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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:
May. 01, 2001
Filed:
May. 20, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Anastasia Khvorova, Boulder, CO (US);
Michael Yarus, Boulder, CO (US);
Assignee:
University Technology Corporation, Boulder, CO (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12Q 1/68 ; G01N 3/3566 ; C07H 2/104 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C12Q 1/68 ; G01N 3/3566 ; C07H 2/104 ;
Abstract
The present invention provides nucleic acid molecules capable of binding phospholipid membranes, and more particularly RNA molecules capable of binding and forming channels in biological membranes. In this regard the present invention provides methods for screening nucleic acid molecules that bind phospholipid membranes. The present invention also provides compositions of nucleic acid molecules capable of binding phospholipid membranes, as well as methods employing these compositions to alter the permeability or detectably label phospholipid membranes.