Production of foreign nucleic acids and polypeptides in sprout systems
US7692063B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Feb 13, 2006 |
| Grant date | Apr 6, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 24, 2026 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61K2039/542
- WIPO fieldPharmaceuticals
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
The present invention provides systems and methods for producing a nucleic acid or protein in transgenic sprouted seedlings or sprouted seedlings engineered to transiently express a nucleic acid or protein of interest. The sprouted seedlings of the invention are grown in a contained, regulatable environment, wherein expression of a pharmaceutically active protein is controlled by an exogenously inducible promoter or a viral promoter. The sprouted seedlings may be eaten live or preferably harvested live to preserve the maximal biological activity of the nucleic acid or protein.
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