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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 11, 2004
Filed:
Aug. 26, 2002
Applicant:
Inventors:
Allan C. Froehlich, Hanover, NH (US);
Jennifer Loros, Thetford, VT (US);
Jay C. Dunlap, Thetford Cr., VT (US);
Assignee:
Trustees of Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12P 2/102 ; C07K 1/437 ; C12N 5/00 ; C12N 1/511 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C12P 2/102 ; C07K 1/437 ; C12N 5/00 ; C12N 1/511 ;
Abstract
The invention provides methods of regulating gene expression using a light-activated transcription factor. The White Collar Complex, comprised of WC-1 and WC-2 proteins, binds FAD and becomes activated in the presence of light to stimulate transcription of genes operatively-linked to light-responsive regulatory sequences. Regulatory sequences and inducible regulatory system kits are also provided.