Cell-to-cell communication without exchange of mediating diffusible factors or using any physical contact between cells
US9834750B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jan 29, 2014 |
| Grant date | Dec 5, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 4, 2034 |
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- Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
- CPC primaryC12N2502/30
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
The present invention departs from using traditional modes of cell-to-cell communication and concerns exerting influence on a first cell or cell population by bringing a second cell or cell population into proximity with the first cell population without the use of mediating diffusible factors. Cell to cell communications traditionally occur by way of a variety of mechanisms including, for example, by direct coupling through gap junctions using antigen presentation or using ligand receptor interactions.
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