Patents Assigned to Iowa State University Research Foundation, Inc., an Iowa corporation
  • Plant retroelements and methods related thereto
    Publication number: 20040158888
    Abstract: The present invention provides plant retroelements useful as molecular tools. In one embodiment, the present invention provides nucleic acids encoding gag, pol and/or env genes of plant retroelements. The elements can be used, among other uses, as building blocks of other constructs, tools to find other nucleic acid sequences and tools to transfer nucleic acid into cells.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2004
    Publication date: August 12, 2004
    Applicant: Iowa State University Research Foundation, Inc., a Iowa corporation
    Inventors: David A. Wright, Daniel F. Voytas
  • Plant retroelements and methods related thereto
    Publication number: 20040016018
    Abstract: The present invention provides plant retroelements useful as molecular tools. In one embodiment, the present invention provides nucleic acids encoding gag, pol and/or env genes of plant retroelements. The elements can be used, among other uses, as building blocks of other constructs, tools to find other nucleic acid sequences and tools to transfer nucleic acid into cells.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 8, 2003
    Publication date: January 22, 2004
    Applicant: Iowa State University Research Foundation, Inc., an Iowa corporation
    Inventors: David A. Wright, Daniel F. Voytas
  • Vaccine adjuvant
    Publication number: 20030162260
    Abstract: The invention features fusion agents such as fusion proteins that are useful for the treatment of and prevention from diseases that are susceptible to the effects of cellular (Th1 type) immune responses. Also encompassed by the invention are nucleic acids encoding the fusion proteins of the invention, vectors containing the nucleic acids, and cells containing the vectors. The invention includes methods of making and using the fusion agents of the invention.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2003
    Publication date: August 28, 2003
    Applicant: Iowa State University Research Foundation, Inc., an Iowa corporation
    Inventors: F. Chris Minion, Sreekumar A. Menon, Gregory G. Mahairas