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7217571 Gene therapy by small fragment homologous replacement  
A method for gene therapy using small fragment homologous replacement. The method introduces small fragments of exogenous DNA into regions of endogenous genomic DNA virtually homologous to the...
7211420 Process for oxidizing terpenes  
A process for oxidizing a substrate which is an acyclic or cyclic terpene, or a cycloalkene; or a substituted derivative thereof, which process comprises oxidizing said compound with a mutant...
7208317 In Vitro mutagenesis, phenotyping, and gene mapping  
Cellular libraries useful for in vitro phenotyping and gene mapping. In a representative approach, a method for preparing a homozygous cellular library includes the steps of providing a...
7208293 Directed evolution of novel binding proteins  
In order to obtain a novel binding protein against a chosen target, DNA molecules, each encoding a protein comprising one of a family of similar potential binding domains and a structural signal...
7202069 (R)-2-octanol dehydrogenases, methods for producing the enzymes, DNA encoding the enzymes, and methods for producing alcohols using the enzymes  
This invention provides (R)-2-octanol dehydrogenase that catalyzes oxidation-reduction reaction using NAD + (NADH) as a coenzyme and the genes that encodes them. The enzymes of this invention can...
7202086 Method for massive directed mutagenesis  
The invention concerns the field of molecular biology and more particularly that of mutagenesis. It concerns a method of high-rate directed mutagenesis, that is the formation of numerous directed...
7196187 Method for producing antibody fragments  
An expression library comprising a repertoire of nucleic acid sequences cloned from a non-immunised source, each nucleic acid sequence encoding at least part of a variable domain of a heavy chain...
7195900 Cloning and expression of D-amino acid oxidase from arthrobacter protophormiae  
The present invention is directed to a nucleotide sequence encoding D-amino oxidase (D-AAO, EC 1.4.3.3) from Arthrobacter protophormiae. This may be inserted into an expression and used to...
7196244 Method of transposon-mediated mutagenesis in the nematode caenorhabditis elegans  
The present invention provides methods for generating and identifying mutations in Caenorhabditis elegans . Disclosed herein are methods for introducing DNA into the C. elegans germline, methods...
7192758 Polynucleotides encoding phosphoribosylanthranilate isomerase  
This invention relates to isolated nucleic acid fragments encoding phosphoribosylanthranilate isomerases, a tryptophan biosynthetic enzyme. The invention also relates to the construction of a...
7192772 Recombinant cells that highly express chromosomally-integrated heterologous gene  
Recombinant host cells are obtained that comprise (A) a heterologous, polypeptide-encoding polynucleotide segment, stably integrated into a chromosome, which is under transcriptional control of an...
7186795 Lactoferricin gene and transformant expressing lactoferricin  
Disclosed is a gene encoding a mutated lactoferricin peptide and an E. coli cell transformed with the same, wherein the mutated lactoferricin peptide has substitutions at the 7th and 10th amino...
7186534 Potent inhibitors of human 9-cis retinol dehydrogenase  
The cDNA sequence of the human 9-cis-retinol dehydrogenase enzyme is disclosed.
7179627 Cyclooxygenase variants and methods of use  
The invention relates to the isolation of novel cyclooxygenase type 1 (COX-1) variant enzymes. More specifically, the invention relates to the identification of cyclooxygenase transcripts harboring...
7179473 Attenuated pestiviruses  
This invention relates to attenuated pestiviruses characterised in that their enzymatic activity residing in glycoprotein E RNS is inactivated, methods of preparing, using and detecting these.
7179626 11-Arachidonate-lipoxygenase mutants  
A method for producing a plant lipoxygenase (LOX) with modified positional specificity toward arachidonic acid and its use for hydroperoxylation of arachidonic acid. The LOX makes it possible to...
7176005 Modulation of sulfate permease for photosynthetic hydrogen production  
Sustained hydrogen production is obtained by the culturing of a genetically-modified algae, where the ability of the chloroplasts to intake sulfate is reduced or eliminated compared to wild-type...
7176009 Sucrose phosphate synthase  
This invention relates to an isolated nucleic acid fragment encoding a sucrose phosphate synthase. The invention also relates to the construction of a chimeric gene encoding all or a portion of the...
7176025 Methods for generating double stranded DNA comprising a 3′ single stranded portion and uses of these complexes for recombination  
Methods of recombining nucleic acids are provided. In particular, methods for the production of partially double stranded nucleic acids comprising a 3′ overhang from an RNA target and use in...
7176021 Mutant cells with altered sialic acid  
The invention provides cells useful to propagate influenza virus mutants having reduced sialidase activity.
7173007 Therapy for microbial infections  
The disclosure provides a novel class of cationic cathelin-like peptides and polypeptides that have antimicrobial activity. These peptides are useful for inhibiting microbial infection or growth.
7172894 Reductase gene and use of the same  
A gene containing a DNA having the nucleotide sequence encoding any one of the amino acid sequences of the following (a) to (e): (a) an amino acid sequence set out in SEQ ID NO: 1; (b) an...
7172901 Scorpion toxins  
This invention relates to an isolated nucleic acid fragment encoding scorpion toxins that are K-channel agonists. The invention also relates to the construction of a chimeric gene encoding all or a...
7169964 Genetic control of organ abscission  
A method for decreasing the rate of organ or floral abscission is described. The method includes modifying the ARF GAP domain of a gene. In one instance the gene is the NEVERSHED gene.
7166466 Method for creating polynucleotide and polypeptide sequences  
The invention provides methods for evolving a polynucleotide toward acquisition of a desired property. Such methods entail incubating a population of parental polynucleotide variants under...
7166467 Nucleic acids, polypeptides, compositions, and methods for modulating apoptosis  
The present invention relates to isolated and/or purified rat apoptosis-specific eucaryotic initiation Factor-5A (eIF-5A) and deoxyhypusine synthase (DHS) nucleic acids and polypeptides. The...
7163814 Modified reductase and its gene, and use thereof  
There is provided a reductase characterized by (i) an amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:1 having a substitution at amino acid position 54 or 104 or at both of the amino acid positions 54 and...
7163816 Alpha-amylase variants  
The present invention relates to a method of constructing a variant of a parent Termamyl-like alpha-amylase, which variant has alpha-amylase activity and at least one altered property as compared...
7163804 Non-toxic non-toxigenic non-pathogenic fusarium expression system  
The present invention relates non-toxic, non-toxigenic, non-pathogenic recombinant Fusarium host cells of the section Discolor or a teleomorph or synonym thereof, comprising a nucleic acid...
7163810 Method for producing target substance  
In a method for producing a target substance by using a microorganism comprising culturing a microorganism having an ability to produce the target substance in a medium to produce and accumulate...
7163820 Escherichia coli strain for an oral vaccine against post-weaning diarrhea in pigs  
The invention relates to a strain suitable for producing a live, orally applicable Escherichia coli vaccine for the prevention of post-weaning diarrhoea in pigs, and the procedure suitable for...
7163791 α,2,8-sialyltransferase  
The invention provides a novel α-2,8-sialyltransferase expressed by a gene cloned from animal cells, a cDNA coding for the α-2,8-sialyltransferase, a method of detecting, or suppressing the...
7160708 Fatty alcohol oxidase genes and proteins from Candida tropicalis and methods relating thereto  
The present invention provides fatty alcohol oxidase (FAO) proteins and nucleic acid molecules encoding the FAO proteins. Also provided are analogs, derivatives, and enzymatically active fragments...
7157566 Monomeric and dimeric fluorescent protein variants and methods for making same  
The present invention relates generally to variant fluorescent proteins, and more specifically to monomeric and dimeric forms of Anthozoan fluorescent proteins. In one aspect, the present invention...
7148065 Non-toxic immune stimulating enterotoxin compositions  
Pyrogenic toxins, such as staphylococcal enterotoxins, modified in the disulfide loop region are provided. The modified toxins retain useful biological properties but have substantially reduced...
7141721 Enoyl-ACP reductases  
This invention relates to an isolated nucleic acid fragment encoding corn ( Zea maize ) and soybean ( Glycine max ) enoyl-ACP reductase. The invention also relates to the construction of a...
7141401 COX1-interacting proteins and use thereof  
Protein complexes are provided comprising COX1 and one or more proteins selected from the group consisting of THR S14 and Opa1. The protein complexes are useful in screening assays for identifying...
7135318 Modified reductase and its gene  
There are disclosed a reductase having good heat stability, which resulted in decrease in reaction time and improvement of reaction efficiency. Specifically, disclosed is an enzyme having an amino...
7132273 Cell wall anchor proteins derived from yeast, genes thereof and cell surface expression systems using the same  
The present invention provides novel cell wall anchor proteins derived from yeast, genes thereof and the genetic method for tethering polypeptide to the yeast cell wall using the same....
7129055 Methods of identifying g-couple receptors associated with macrophage-trophic HIV, and diagnostic and therapeutic uses thereof  
Entry of HIV-1 into target cells requires cell surface CD4 as well as additional host cell cofactors. A cofactor required for infection with virus adapted for growth in transformed T cell lines was...
7125695 Directed evolution of microorganisms  
The present invention provides methods for directing the evolution of microorganisms comprising the use of mutator genes and growth under conditions of selective pressure. The method discloses...
7122195 Mutant mycobacteria for use in therapy  
This invention relates to recA mutant mycobacteria, particularly mutants of mycobacterial species which are members of the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex, such as M. bovis BCG and M....
7122359 Active-site engineering of nucleotidylyltransferases and general enzymatic methods for the synthesis of natural and “unnatural” UDP- and TDP-nucleotide sugars  
The present invention provides mutant nucleotidylyl-transferases, such as E p , having altered substrate specificity; methods for their production; and methods of producing nucleotide sugars, which...
RE39352 Creatine amidinohydrolase, production thereof and use thereof  
A creatine amidinohydrolase having the following physicochemical properties: Action: catalyzing the following reaction; creatine+H 2 O→sarcosine+urea Optimum...
7118915 Muteins of apolipoprotein D  
A method for generating a mutein of human apolipoprotein D having detectable affinity to a given non-natural ligand of apolipoprotein D is disclosed, which comprises the steps of: (a) subjecting...
7119077 Multimeric forms of members of the steroid/thyroid superfamily of receptors with the ultraspiracle receptor  
In accordance with the present invention, it has been discovered that various members of the steroid/thyroid superfamily of receptors can interact with the insect-derived ultraspiracle receptor, to...
7118902 Modified ADAMTS4 molecules and method of use thereof  
The present invention relates to modified ADAMTS4 proteins having improved stability comparing to the corresponding native, unmodified proteins. The modified ADAMTS4 proteins can be expressed and...
7115725 Multi-mutant diphtheria toxin vaccines  
Disclosed is DNA encoding diphtheria toxin polypeptides having multiple mutations, which render the polypeptides useful as vaccines.
7115403 Directed evolution of galactose oxidase enzymes  
This invention relates to the expression of improved polynucleotide and polypeptide sequences encoding for eukaryotic enzymes, particularly oxidase enzymes. The enzymes are advantageously produced...
7112417 Foam composite for the repair or regeneration of tissue  
The present patent describes a biocompatible composite made of a first fibrous layer attached to a three-dimensional inter-connected open cell porous foams that have a gradient in composition...