α-1,3-fucosyltransferase
US7094530B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Nov 29, 1994 |
| Grant date | Aug 22, 2006 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 29, 2014 |
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- Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
- CPC primaryC12N9/1051
- WIPO fieldBiotechnology
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
The invention provides a novel species of α-1,3-fucosyltransferase expressed by a gene cloned from animal cells, a cDNA coding for the α-1,3-fucosyltransferase, a method of detecting, or inhibiting the production of, the α-1,3-fucosyltransferase which involves the use of the cDNA, a recombinant vector containing the DNA as an insert, a cell harboring the recombinant vector, and a method of producing same. The α-1,3-fucosyltransferase of the invention is useful in the production of carbohydrate chains having useful physiological activity, for example sialyl Lewis x, and modifications thereof.
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