The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
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:
Apr. 07, 1998
Filed:
Dec. 30, 1994
Applicant:
Inventors:
Sunil Chada, Vista, CA (US);
Thomas W Dubensky, Jr, Del Mar, CA (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12N / ; C12N / ; A61K / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
4353201 ; 424 936 ; 4351723 ; 4352351 ; 514 44 ;
Abstract
Lamboid bacteriophage capable of specifically interacting with and delivering nucleic acid molecules to eukaryotic cells are disclosed. Such bacteriophage-derived gene transfer systems target one or more specific receptors on eukaryotic cells, for instance by incorporating mutant tail fiber proteins or by incorporating known ligands for specific eukaryotic receptors into lambda phage. Also disclosed are methods for identifying and producing modified bacteriophage tail fiber polypeptides capable of specifically interacting with eukaryotic transmembrane proteins. Methods of treating diseases using such gene transfer systems are also disclosed.