Patents by Inventor Qiaoming Long

Qiaoming Long 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).

  • Long terminal repeat, enhancer, and insulator sequences for use in recombinant vectors
    Patent number: 6395549
    Abstract: Disclosed are an enhancer, insulator, and promoter from the HS5 region in the 5′ boundary area of the locus control region of human &bgr;-like globin genes. These transcription control sequences can be used to control expression of any desired gene of interest and can be used in any vector for this purpose. The control sequences are derived from the area in and around the U3 region of a solitary endogenous retrovirus (ERV) 9 long terminal repeat (LTR). Also disclosed are methods of expressing any gene of interest. For this purpose, the control sequences can be operably linked to the gene of interest (and operably linked to each other). The disclosed enhancers, insulators, and promoters can also be used with any other control sequences. Preferably, the control sequences are used in vectors to obtain expression of a gene of interest in a cell, including cells in animals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 1999
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2002
    Assignee: Medical College of Georgia Research Institute, Inc.
    Inventors: Dorothy Tuan, Qiaoming Long, Chikh Bengra