Patents by Inventor Nathalie Turque

Nathalie Turque has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Transgenic clawed frog embryos and use thereof as detectors of endocrine disrupters in the environment
    Patent number: 8476484
    Abstract: The invention relates to transgenic aquatic animals, particularly the clawed frog and the zebra fish and cells derived therefrom, characterized in comprising at least one expression cassette with a regulatory DNA sequence selected from the response elements to nuclear hormone receptors, particularly TRE, connected in a functional manner downstream of a DNA segment coding for a marker protein such as luciferase or GFP. The invention further relates to methods using the transgenic cells and animals according to the invention for the identification of endocrine disrupters in the environment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2003
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2013
    Assignees: Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), The Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle
    Inventors: Barbara Demeneix, Nathalie Turque
  • Transgenic clawed frog embryos and use thereof as detectors of endocrine disrupters in the environment
    Publication number: 20060101528
    Abstract: The invention relates to transgenic aquatic animals, particularly the clawed frog and the zebra fish and cells derived therefrom, characterised in comprising at least one expression cassette with a regulatory DNA sequence selected from the response elements to nuclear hormone receptors, particularly TRE, connected in a functional manner downstream of a DNA segment coding for a marker protein such as luciferase or GFP. The invention further relates to methods using the transgenic cells and animals according to the invention for the identification of endocrine disrupters in the environment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 27, 2003
    Publication date: May 11, 2006
    Applicant: CENTRE NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTFIQUE (CNRS)
    Inventors: Barbara Demeneix, Nathalie Turque