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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 20, 2017
Filed:
Mar. 17, 2014
Applicant:
University of Massachusetts, Boston, MA (US);
Inventors:
Jeanne B. Lawrence, Mapleville, RI (US);
Jun Jiang, Shrewsbury, MA (US);
Lisa L. Hall, Framingham, MA (US);
Assignee:
University of Massachusetts, Boston, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12N 15/113 (2010.01); C12N 15/63 (2006.01); A01K 67/027 (2006.01); C07K 14/47 (2006.01); C12N 5/0789 (2010.01); C12N 9/12 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A01K 67/0275 (2013.01); C07K 14/4703 (2013.01); C12N 5/0647 (2013.01); C12N 9/12 (2013.01); C12N 2510/00 (2013.01);
Abstract
Methods and compositions for reducing expression of genes on Chromosome 21 ('Chr 21') by targeting an XIST transgene to the Dual specificity tyrosine-phosphorylation-regulated kinase 1A (DYRK1A) gene or a Regulator of calcineurin 1 (RCAN1) gene, and cells and transgenic animals comprising an XIST transgene inserted into a DYRK1A or RCAN1 allele, e.g., cells and animals trisomic for human Chr 21 and mouse Chr 16.