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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 08, 2005
Filed:
Jul. 13, 2001
Frederick L. Hall, Glendale, CA (US);
Erlinda Maria Gordon, Glendale, CA (US);
W. French Anderson, San Marino, CA (US);
Vaughn A. Starnes, Pasadena, CA (US);
Frederick L. Hall, Glendale, CA (US);
Erlinda Maria Gordon, Glendale, CA (US);
W. French Anderson, San Marino, CA (US);
Vaughn A. Starnes, Pasadena, CA (US);
University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Abstract
A viral or non-viral vector particle having a modified viral surface protein wherein the viral surface protein is modified to include a targeting polypeptide including a binding region which binds to an extracellular matrix component. Such vector particles are useful in delivering genes encoding therapeutic agents to cells located at the site of an exposed extracellular matrix component.