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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 29, 2010
Filed:
May. 01, 2002
Applicants:
Bernard Massie, Laval, CA;
Alaka Mullick, Montreal West, CA;
Peter C. K. Lau, Kirkland, CA;
Yasuo Konishi, Kirkland, CA;
Inventors:
Bernard Massie, Laval, CA;
Alaka Mullick, Montreal West, CA;
Peter C. K. Lau, Kirkland, CA;
Yasuo Konishi, Kirkland, CA;
Assignee:
National Research Council of Canada, Ontario, CA;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C07H 21/02 (2006.01); C07H 21/04 (2006.01); C12N 15/00 (2006.01); A01N 63/00 (2006.01); A01N 65/00 (2009.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The invention relates to a new 'gene-switch' (cumate-inducible switch) for mammalian cells. This switch is as useful in the development of expression systems and cell-based assays for functional genomics as in the generation of viral vectors for gene therapy.