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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:
Dec. 18, 2001
Filed:
Aug. 23, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Henry C. Chiou, Encinitas, CA (US);
Dennis J. Carlo, Rancho Santa Fe, CA (US);
Assignee:
The Immune Response Corporation, Carlsbad, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 4/800 ; C12N 1/563 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 4/800 ; C12N 1/563 ;
Abstract
A molecular complex comprising a gene encoding interferon releasably linked to a conjugate of a nucleic acid binding agent and a ligand which binds to a component on the surface of a cell. In a preferred embodiment, the gene encodes human IFN-&agr;, IFN-&bgr;, or IFN-&ggr;. The complex can be used to obtain targeted expression of interferon in selected cells either in vivo or in vitro.