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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. 30, 2002
Filed:
Aug. 02, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Kiyozo Asada, Shiga, JP;
Takashi Uemori, Otsu, JP;
Takashi Ueno, Kusatsu, JP;
Nobuto Koyama, Uji, JP;
Kimikazu Hashino, Takatsuki, JP;
Ikunoshin Kato, Uji, JP;
Assignee:
Takara Shuzo Co., Ltd., , JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 3/122 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 3/122 ;
Abstract
The present invention provides a kit to carry out retrovirus-mediated gene transfer into target cells. The kit contains a functional material bearing a retrovirus binding domain, another functional material bearing a target cell binding domain, an artificial substrate for incubating the retrovirus contacted with the target cells, and a target cell growth factor for pre-stimulating target cells to spur them along the cell cycle. The kit of the invention may further comprise a recombinant retroviral vector, necessary buffers, and the like.