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US 2002/0160971 A1Published application
Retroviral vectors with foreign-sequence insertion between retroviral primer binding site and retroviral splice donor
AssigneeHeinrich-Pette-Institute
InventorsChristopher Baum, Daniel Schaumann
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Abstract
The subject of the invention is retroviral gene transfer vectors in which foreign sequences are introduced between the retroviral primer binding site (PBS) and the retroviral splice donor (SD). The efficiency of gene expression is improved by this modification, and the vectors are characterized by an increased reliability during use.
Claims18
Retroviral vector with the general structure
- 5′-[LTR]-[PBS]-[SD]-[Ψ]-[SA]-[PP]-[LTR]-3 ′,
- in which
- 3 [LTR] is the terminal sequence repeat (long terminal repeat, LTR) of the retroviral vector, [PBS] is the retroviral primer binding site, [SD] is the retroviral splice donor signal, [Ψ] is the retroviral packaging signal, [SA] is the retroviral splice acceptor signal, and [PP] is a polypurine tract (PP tract),
- characterized in that
- the vector contains, between the retroviral primer binding site (PBS) and the retroviral splice donor (SD), a further foreign sequence [FS1] which is selected from the group composed of enhancer-promoter sequences, enhancer sequences, cDNA sequences, sequences for chromatin-modification, and/or sequences for RNA processing signals.
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Vector corresponding to DSM 13711.
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