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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 21, 2004
Filed:
Mar. 01, 2002
Applicant:
Inventors:
Asim Dasgupta, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Arun Venkatesan, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Assignee:
The Regents Of The University Of California, Oakland, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12P 2/106 ; C12Q 1/68 ; C12Q 1/06 ; C12N 5/06 ; C12N 1/500 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C12P 2/106 ; C12Q 1/68 ; C12Q 1/06 ; C12N 5/06 ; C12N 1/500 ;
Abstract
A method to identify internal ribosome entry site (IRES) elements using a bicistronic expression system for reporter proteins is described. The IRES elements thus identified are useful in identifying trans-acting translation factors and as antiviral agents.