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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 04, 2020
Filed:
Mar. 27, 2017
Applicants:
Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Brussels, BE;
Vib Vzw, Ghent, BE;
Universiteit Gent, Ghent, BE;
Inventors:
Thierry Vandendriessche, Bierbeek, BE;
Marinee Chuah, Bierbeek, BE;
Pieter De Bleser, Buggenhout, BE;
Assignees:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12N 15/85 (2006.01); C12N 15/86 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C12N 15/85 (2013.01); C12N 15/86 (2013.01); C12N 2710/10043 (2013.01); C12N 2750/14143 (2013.01); C12N 2800/22 (2013.01); C12N 2830/008 (2013.01); C12N 2830/15 (2013.01); C12N 2830/85 (2013.01);
Abstract
The present invention relates to nucleic acid regulatory elements that are able to enhance muscle-specific expression of genes, in particular expression in cardiac muscle and/or skeletal muscle, methods employing these regulatory elements and uses of these elements. Expression cassettes and vectors containing these nucleic acid regulatory elements are also disclosed. The present invention is particularly useful for applications using gene therapy, more particularly muscle-directed gene therapy, and for vaccination purposes.