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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 10, 2013
Filed:
Mar. 29, 2012
Applicants:
Frederick L. Hall, Glendale, CA (US);
Erlinda M. Gordon, Glendale, CA (US);
Inventors:
Frederick L. Hall, Glendale, CA (US);
Erlinda M. Gordon, Glendale, CA (US);
Assignee:
University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 48/00 (2006.01); A01N 63/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A viral or non-viral vector particle having a modified viral surface protein wherein the viral surface protein is modified to include a targeting polypeptide including a binding region which binds to an extracellular matrix component. Such vector particles are useful in delivering genes encoding therapeutic agents to cells located at the site of an exposed extracellular matrix component.