Cell detection
US8795981B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 6, 2009 |
| Grant date | Aug 5, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 19, 2031 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01N33/56966
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
In one aspect the present invention provides a method of identifying a cell or cell colony which produces a polypeptide of interest, the method comprising exposing one or more cells to a marker compound which associates with a reference polypeptide, wherein production of the polypeptide of interest by the cells is linked to production of the reference polypeptide, and detecting association of the marker compound with the one or more cells, thereby identifying a cell or cell colony which produces the polypeptide of interest.
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