Patents Assigned to Vera Genics Ltd.
  • Cell lines useful for in vitro assay for indentification of carcinogens
    Patent number: 6153429
    Abstract: Disclosed test cells are useful for evaluating the carcinogenicity of a compound using a transformation assay. The test cell preferably is transfected with an oncogenic viral recombinant nucleic acid molecule encoding a transforming protein. Cell growth is scored to identify the presence or absence of a transformation characteristic, such as formation of foci, loss of growth factor or serum requirements or anchorage independence. The development of such a transformation characteristic indicates that the compound being tested is carcinogenic.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 1997
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2000
    Assignee: Vera Genics Ltd.
    Inventor: Linda A. Kowalski