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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:
Jul. 31, 2001
Filed:
Apr. 13, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Richard A. Clark, Poquott, NY (US);
Miyoko Kubo, Tamano, JP;
Assignee:
The Research Foundation of State University of New York, Albany, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12N 5/16 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C12N 5/16 ;
Abstract
The invention provides a recombinant keratinocyte having nucleic acid encoding a human &bgr;3 integrin subunit introduced therein. This recombinant keratinocyte is able to adhere to fibrin/fibrinogen, and therefore when used in a graft procedure the recombinant keratinocyte is able to adhere to fibrin/fibrinogen present in any fibrin clot in the wound. The invention thus further provides a method of enhancing wound healing in a graft procedure by using the recombinant keratinocytes.