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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 09, 2008
Filed:
Jan. 20, 2004
Applicant:
Iris Pecker, Rishon LeZion, IL;
Inventor:
Iris Pecker, Rishon LeZion, IL;
Assignee:
InSight Biopharmaceuticals Ltd., Rehovot, IL;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C07H 21/00 (2006.01); C12N 5/00 (2006.01); C12N 15/00 (2006.01); C07K 14/505 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The present invention provides an expression construct capable of producing high levels of erythropoietin in mammalian cells. More particularly, the expression construct includes an erythropoietin coding region fused to a unique 5'-UTR sequence and a truncated 3′-UTR. The present invention also provides methods of synthesizing large amounts of erythropoietin and in increasing serum erythropoietin level in individuals in need thereof.