Patents Assigned to Ther Regents of The University of California
  • Pantropic retroviral vectors for gene transfer in mollusks
    Patent number: 5969211
    Abstract: A method for introducing foreign nucleic acid sequences into marine mollusks. A pantropic retroviral vector containing a foreign gene sequence is introduced into fertilized mollusk embryos by electroporation. The gene sequence becomes integrated into the host DNA and encodes a functional protein product. This method has implications in the introduction of disease-resistance and growth-accelerating genes into mollusks.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 1997
    Date of Patent: October 19, 1999
    Assignees: Ther Regents of The University of California, The University of Conneticut
    Inventors: Jane C. Burns, Thomas T. Chen