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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:
Apr. 07, 1998
Filed:
Jun. 04, 1996
Applicant:
Inventors:
Pamela Hawley-Nelson, Silver Spring, MD (US);
Jianqing Lan, Germantown, MD (US);
PoJen Shih, Columbia, MD (US);
Joel A Jessee, Mt. Airy, MD (US);
Kevin P Schifferli, Germantown, MD (US);
Assignee:
Life Technologies, Inc., Rockville, MD (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12N / ; C07K / ; G01N / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
4353201 ; 4351723 ; 436 71 ; 530350 ;
Abstract
The present invention discloses compositions useful for transfecting eukaryotic cells comprising nucleic acid complexes with peptides, proteins or protein fragments, wherein the peptide is optionally covalently coupled to a DNA-binding group, and cationic lipids useful for transfecting eukaryotic cells. Methods for the preparation of transfecting compositions and use as intracellular delivery agents and extracellular targeting agents are also disclosed.