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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 05, 2005
Filed:
Jan. 24, 2002
Applicants:
Gary K. Owens, Earlysville, VA (US);
Ichiro Manabe, Taito, JP;
Inventors:
Gary K. Owens, Earlysville, VA (US);
Ichiro Manabe, Taito, JP;
Assignee:
Setagon, Inc., Charlottesville, VA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C07H021/04 ; C12N005/16 ; C12N015/63 ; A01K067/027 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The present invention generally relates to promoters, enhancers and other regulatory elements of smooth muscle cells ('SMC'). The invention more particularly relates to methods for the targeted knockout, or over-expression, of genes of interest within smooth muscle cells or within a subtype of smooth muscle cells. The invention further relates to methods of conferring polynucleotide expression in vivo specifically in smooth muscle cells or in subtypes of smooth muscle cells.