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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 21, 2006
Filed:
Nov. 05, 2003
Applicants:
Maureen Ward, New York, NY (US);
Arthur Bank, New York, NY (US);
Inventors:
Maureen Ward, New York, NY (US);
Arthur Bank, New York, NY (US);
Assignee:
The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York, New York, NY (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12N 5/00 (2006.01); C12N 15/00 (2006.01); A61K 39/21 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
This invention provides a retroviral packaging cell comprising a suitable mammalian cell having therein (i) a first recombinant nucleic acid comprising MMLV gag and pol genes and a selectable marker, and (ii) a second recombinant nucleic acid comprising RD114 envelope gene and a selectable marker, wherein the MMLV gag and pol genes and the RD114 envelope gene are stably expressed in the cell. This invention further provides related production methods, virions and kits.