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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:
Nov. 13, 2001
Filed:
Apr. 23, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Helen Fillmore, Richmond, VA (US);
William C. Broaddus, Midlothian, VA (US);
John S. Shurm, Jr., Richmond, VA (US);
George T. Gillies, Charlottesville, VA (US);
Assignee:
Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12Q 1/02 ; C12Q 1/68 ; C12N 1/563 ; C12N 1/512 ; C12N 5/10 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C12Q 1/02 ; C12Q 1/68 ; C12N 1/563 ; C12N 1/512 ; C12N 5/10 ;
Abstract
The present invention provides a vector for stably transforming cells. The vector comprises the green fluorescent protein (GFP) from,as a marker. The invention also provides stably transfected cell lines which may be used to assess real-time biological processes, including tumor cell migration.