Patents Assigned to Institute Nacional de Investigacion Y Tecnologia Agraria Y Alimentaria (INIA)
  • Infectious vectors and clones of plants derived from the turnip mosaic virus (TUMV)
    Patent number: 6392124
    Abstract: The infectious clone comprises: a) a complete copy of the complementary DNA (cDNA) to the genomic RNA of the turnip mosaic virus (TuMV), in the form of double stranded DNA, b) a transcription promoter sequence, c) a replicon and, optionally, d) a transcription termination or polyadenilation sequence. Viral vectors comprise an infectious clone modified to contain a gene or a heterologous gene fragment. Infectious viral clones and vectors are useful for basic research, in virology and for the expression of genes and epitopes of interest.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 2000
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2002
    Assignee: Institute Nacional de Investigacion Y Tecnologia Agraria Y Alimentaria (INIA)
    Inventors: Fernando Ponz Ascaso, Vicente Torres Pascual, Florentina Sanchez Sanchez, David Martinez Herrera