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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 01, 2019
Filed:
Jun. 23, 2017
Applicant:
Oxitec Limited, Abingdon, Oxfordshire, GB;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Oxitec Limited, Abingdon, GB;
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A01K 67/033 (2006.01); C07K 14/435 (2006.01); C12N 15/85 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A01K 67/0339 (2013.01); C07K 14/43577 (2013.01); C07K 14/43586 (2013.01); C12N 15/8509 (2013.01); A01K 2217/05 (2013.01); A01K 2227/706 (2013.01); A01K 2267/0393 (2013.01); C12N 2800/105 (2013.01); C12N 2830/008 (2013.01);
Abstract
Provided is a gene expression system, suitable for expression in an insect, comprising an insect muscle actin promoter operably linked to a marker gene, which overcomes or ameliorates one or more of: cost of rearing; amount of handling; errors in identification due to human error or loss of marker by the insect; and health concerns related to the effects of marker powders on workers in mass rearing facilities.