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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 19, 1997
Filed:
Apr. 16, 1996
Applicant:
Inventor:
Christopher Robert Bebbington, Windsor, GB;
Assignee:
Celltech Limited, Berkshire, GB;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12N / ; C12N / ; C12P / ; C07H / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
435 691 ; 4351723 ; 4353201 ; 435325 ; 435348 ; 435419 ; 4353651 ; 435358 ; 435359 ; 435360 ; 435365 ; 536 241 ;
Abstract
The invention provides expression vectors containing the promoter, enhancer and substantially complete 5'-untranslated region including the first intron of the major immediate early gene of human cytomegalovirus. Further vectors including the hCMV-MIE DNA linked directly to the coding sequence of a heterologous gene are described. Host cells transfected with the vectors and a process for producing heterologous polypeptides using the vectors and the use of the hCMV-MIE DNA for expression of a heterologous gene are also included within the invention.