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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 16, 2013
Filed:
Mar. 04, 2011
Applicants:
Robert J. Schwartz, Houston, TX (US);
Vladimir N. Potaman, Houston, TX (US);
Jose Francisco Islas, Houston, TX (US);
Inventors:
Robert J. Schwartz, Houston, TX (US);
Vladimir N. Potaman, Houston, TX (US);
Jose Francisco Islas, Houston, TX (US);
Assignees:
University of Houston, Houston, TX (US);
Texas Heart Institute, Houston, TX (US);
The Texas A&M University System, College Station, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12Q 1/68 (2006.01); C12N 5/10 (2006.01); C12N 5/071 (2010.01); C12N 15/00 (2006.01); C12N 15/87 (2006.01); C12N 15/74 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method for modulating cell differentiation capabilities using heterologous gene expression. Some embodiments of the invention relate to a method for inducing a cardiac progenitor cell by delivering a reprogramming factor to the cell, wherein the reprogramming factor comprises ETS2 or a combination of ETS2 and Mesp1.