Bovine Patents (Class 800/15)
  • Patent number: 5994619
    Abstract: Novel cultured inner cell mass (CICM) cells, and cell lines, derived from ungulates, in particular, pigs and cows, and methods for their preparation are provided. The subject CICMs possess similar morphology and express cell markers identically or substantially similarly to ICMs of undifferentiated developing embryos for prolonged culturing periods. Heterologous DNA is inserted into the subject CICM cells and cell lines so as produce transgenic CICM cell which are introduced into non-human fertilized embryos to produce transgenic chimeric embryos. The transgenic chimeric embryos are transferred into recipient females where they are permitted to develop into transgenic chimeric fetuses. Recipient females give birth to transgenic chimeric animals which are capable of transmitting the heterologous DNA to their progeny. Transgenic CICM cells are also used to produce cloned transgenic embryos, fetuses and offspring.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 1996
    Date of Patent: November 30, 1999
    Assignee: University of Massachusetts, A Public Institution of Higher Education of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, as Represented by its Amherst Campus
    Inventors: Steven L. Stice, Jose Cibelli, James Robl, Paul Golueke, F. Abel Ponce de Leon, D. Joseph Jerry
  • Patent number: 5945577
    Abstract: An improved method of nuclear transfer involving the transplantation of donor differentiated cell nuclei into enucleated oocytes of the same species as the donor cell is provided. The resultant nuclear transfer units are useful for multiplication of genotypes and transgenic genotypes by the production of fetuses and offspring, and for production of isogenic CICM cells, including human isogenic embryonic or stem cells. Production of genetically engineered or transgenic mammalian embryos, fetuses and offspring is facilitated by the present method since the differentiated cell source of the donor nuclei can be genetically modified and clonally propagated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 1997
    Date of Patent: August 31, 1999
    Assignee: University of Massachusetts as represented by its Amherst Campus
    Inventors: Steven L. Stice, Jose Cibelli, James Robl, Paul Golueke, F. Abel Ponce de Leon, D. Joseph Jerry
  • Patent number: 5905042
    Abstract: Novel cultured inner cell mass (CICM) cells, and cell lines, derived from ungulates, in particular, pigs and cows, and methods for their preparation are provided. The subject CICMs possess similar morphology and express cell markers identically or substantially similarly to ICMs of undifferentiated developing embryos for prolonged culturing periods. Heterologous DNAs may be introduced into the subject CICM cells and cell lines to produce transgenic cells useful for the production of transgenic embryos, fetuses and/or offspring, e.g., by nuclear transfer procedures.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 1996
    Date of Patent: May 18, 1999
    Assignee: University of Massachusetts, A Public Institution of Higher Education of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, as Represented by its Amherst Campus
    Inventors: Steven L. Stice, Paul J. Golueke
  • Patent number: 5880327
    Abstract: A non-human transgenic mammalian animal, as described above, contains an exogenous double stranded DNA sequence stably integrated into the genome of the animal, which comprises cis-acting regulatory units operably linked to a DNA sequence encoding human Factor VIII protein and a signal peptide, where the cis-acting regulatory units are active in mammary gland cells and the signal peptide is active in directing newly expressed Factor VIII into the milk of the animal. The promoter may be a milk protein promoter such as for whey acidic protein, casein, lactalbumin, or beta-lactoglobulin promoter. The transgenic mammals are preferably farm animals, for example, cows, goats, sheep, rabbits and pigs. Concurrent expression of a gene for human von Willebrand's Factor into milk may be used to stabilize newly-secreted Factor VIII.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 1994
    Date of Patent: March 9, 1999
    Assignee: American National Red Cross
    Inventors: Henryk Lubon, William N. Drohan, William H. Velander