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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. 14, 2001
Filed:
Jun. 26, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
David V. Goeddel, Hillsborough, CA (US);
William J. Kohr, San Mateo, CA (US);
Diane Pennica, Foster City, CA (US);
Gordon A. Vehar, San Carlos, CA (US);
Assignee:
Genentech, Inc., South San Francisco, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12Q 1/56 ; C12N 9/48 ; C12N 9/64 ; C07H 2/102 ; A61K 3/848 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C12Q 1/56 ; C12N 9/48 ; C12N 9/64 ; C07H 2/102 ; A61K 3/848 ;
Abstract
Human tissue plasminogen activator (t-PA) is produced in useful quantities using recombinant DNA techniques. The invention disclosed thus enables the production of t-PA free of contaminants with which it is ordinarily associated in its native cellular environment. Methods, expression vehicles and various host cells useful in its production are also disclosed.