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6770632 Folypolyglutamyl synthetase gene transfer to enhance antifolate  
Methods of killing neoplastic cells are provided. The invention relates to the use of folylpolyglutamyl synthetase (FPGS) gene transfer to enhance the sensitivity of several types of tumor cells to...
6756054 Polycationic sterol derivatives as transfection agents  
A compound capable of acting as a cationic lipid is described. The compound comprises a cholesterol group having linked thereto a head group; wherein the head group is more positive than the head...
6753419 DNA molecules encoding hormone-dependent forms of the adeno-associated virus rep proteins  
The subject matters of this invention are the hormone-dependent forms of Rep 78 and Rep 68 proteins of the Adeno-associated virus (AAV), obtained by the fusion of their specific mutants with the...
6750019 Antisense modulation of insulin-like growth factor binding protein 5 expression  
Antisense compounds, compositions and methods are provided for modulating the expression of insulin-like growth factor binding protein 5. The compositions comprise antisense compounds, particularly...
6749863 Targeted liposome gene delivery  
Targeted ligand-liposome-therapeutic molecule complexes (vectors) for the systemic delivery of the therapeutic molecule to various target cell types including cancer cells such as squamous cell...
6746868 Chemical modification of DNA using peptide nucleic acid conjugates  
Complexes comprising a nucleic acid molecule and a conjugated peptide nucleic acid (PNA). The PNA may be labeled or conjugated to a protein, peptide, carbohydrate moiety or receptor ligand. These...
6737561 Gene encoding short integuments and uses thereof  
The present invention relates to the isolation and identification of a short integuments protein and the nucleic acid which encodes such protein. The invention also relates to an expression vector...
6733777 Cationic reagents of transfection  
Cationic cytofectins and liposomes comprising the same are disclosed which are especially useful for delivering exogenous compounds into cells in vitro and in vivo. The liposomes may comprise (a) a...
6734171 Methods for encapsulating nucleic acids in lipid bilayers  
The present invention relates to lipid-based formulations for nucleic acid delivery to cells, methods for the preparation of such formulations and, in particular, to lipid encapsulated plasmids....
6692911 Cell delivery compositions  
The present invention provides improved cell delivery compositions. In particular, the invention provides biocompatible endosomolytic agents. In a preferred embodiment, the endosomolytic agents are...
6686199 Genetic manipulation of spermatogonia  
The invention features a method of delivering DNA to a spermatogonium by infusing DNA in situ into a testicle of a non-human animal and administering a condition or substance to the testicle to...
6673573 Expression of immunoglobulin-cytokine fusion proteins in malignant B cells  
According to the invention, there is provided a vector for the expression of immunoglobulin-cytokine fusion proteins in malignant B cells at least containing operably linked to each other (a) a...
6670129 Cell transfection apparatus and methods for making and using the cell transfection apparatus  
A cell transfection apparatus and methods for making and using the cell transfection apparatus are described. The cell transfection apparatus has a surface on which there is printed at different...
6656734 Compositions for the delivery of polynucleotides to cells  
The present invention relates to a composition which is intended for transferring at least one therapeutically active substance into the interior of a target cell, characterized in that it...
6656916 Glucocorticoid enhancement of gene expression  
The present invention provides a method of increasing the cellular expression of a gene in a biological tissue after delivery of said gene to an animal, comprising the step of: administering to...
6653113 High efficiency gene targeting in mouse embryonic stem cells  
The present invention provides novel methods for modifying the genome of an animal cell which typically comprise the steps of: constructing a DNA molecule in which desired sequence modifications...
6642003 Human glucose-dependent insulin-secreting cell line  
Disclosed herein is a novel cell line of human pancreatic cells that secrete insulin in a glucose-dependent manner. The cell line comprises pancreatic cells, such as PANC-1 cells, which are...
6642207 Artificial chromosome constructs containing foreign nucleic acid sequences  
The invention provides artificial chromosome constructs containing foreign nucleic acid sequences, such as viral nucleic acid sequences, and methods of using these artificial chromosome constructs...
6635623 Lipoproteins as nucleic acid vectors  
The present invention relates to materials and methods for the in vivo transport and deliver of nucleic acids. More particularly, it concerns the use of lipoproteins, including but not limited to,...
6635483 Compound and methods of inhibiting or stimulating presenilin 1 and related pharmaceuticals and diagnostic agents  
A compound that inhibits the cellular expression of a nucleotide sequence corresponding to all or part of the presenilin 1 gene, the compound comprising an antisense molecule comprising the...
6632671 Nanoparticle encapsulation system and method  
The present invention generally relates to nanocapsules and methods of preparing these nanocapsules. The present invention includes a method of forming a surfactant micelle and dispersing the...
6630455 Methods for inducing mucosal immune responses  
The invention provides a method of inducing a mucosal immune response in a subject, comprising administering to the mucosa of the subject an amount of antigen-encoding DNA effective to induce a...
6627615 Methods and compositions for in vivo gene therapy  
Novel methods and compositions are provided for introducing a gene capable of modulating the genotype and phenotype into two or more tissues following systemic administration. The gene can be...
6627618 Materials and methods for intracellular delivery of biologically active molecules  
The subject invention finds utility in the area of gene therapy of diseases. More specifically, the invention concerns the making of a novel non-viral vector which can bind to desired DNA to form a...
6624149 Method for nucleic acid transfection of cells  
The present invention describes methods for introducing nucleic acids into a target cell using a transition metal enhancer. A mixture containing nucleic acid and a transition metal enhancer is...
6620795 Mammalian transformation complex comprising a lipid carrier and DNA encoding CFTR  
Methods and compositions for producing a mammal capable of expressing an exogenously supplied gene in cells of the airway are disclosed. Lipid carrier-nucleic acid complexes or nucleic acid abre...
6613569 Inducible packaging cell lines for lentivirus vectors  
Novel packaging cell lines for production of lentiviral vectors are disclosed. The cell lines utilize an ecdysone-inducible system for virus production, thereby avoiding the cytotoxic effect of...
6602713 Antisense modulation of protein phosphatase 2 catalytic subunit beta expression  
Antisense compounds, compositions and methods are provided for modulating the expression of Protein Phosphatase 2 catalytic subunit beta. The compositions comprise antisense compounds, particularly...
6589940 Immunostimulatory oligonucleotides, compositions thereof and methods of use thereof  
The invention relates to immunostimulatory oligonucleotide compositions. These oligonucleotides comprise an immunostimulatory octanucleotide sequence. These oligonucleotides can be administered in...
6576618 Methods to enhance wound healing and enhanced wound coverage material  
The present invention describes the incorporation of liposomal gene constructs directly into a wound to further improve wound repair, or into wound coverage and/or closure materials to enhance the...
6573101 Compositions for receptor/liposome mediated transfection and methods of using same  
The present invention relates generally to the delivery of nucleic acid molecules into cells and, more specifically, to compositions and methods for the high efficiency delivery of nucleic acid...
6566104 ERbB-4 targeted ribozymes  
Enzymatic RNA molecules which cleave ErbB-4 mRNA and uses thereof.
6559129 Cationic liposomal delivery system and therapeutic use thereof  
The invention relates to novel cationic lipid formulations and use thereof for treatment of cancer, especially in combination with radiation.
6555673 Synthetic promoters  
Synthetic elements for enhancing expression of genes in plant cells are disclosed. These include a promoter with a “TATA to start” sequence containing 64% or greater GC content and an synthetic...
6555376 Process of entrapping genetic materials in ultra-low size nanoparticles of inorganic compounds to form non-viral carriers  
The present invention relates to a process of entrapping genetic materials in nanoparticles of inorganic metal salts of size below 100 nm diameter to form non-viral carriers for delivery of genes....
6544955 Method of sensitizing tumor cells with adenovirus E1A  
The present invention is directed to methods of sensitizing a human tumor cell with adenovirus E1A. The methods involve treating a human tumor cell by, first, introducing into the tumor cell...
6544797 Compositions and methods for inhibiting light-induced inactivation of biological reagents  
Disclosed is a fluorescent conjugate comprising a biological reagent, a fluorescent molecule, and a means for impeding phototoxic degradation of the biological reagent. The impeding means can be a...
6534483 Protected one-vial formulation for nucleic acid molecules, methods of making the same by in-line mixing, and related products and methods  
The present invention, as noted above, relates generally to the incorporation of plasmid into a conventional dosage form, and more particularly to the production of a single-vial, homogenized,...
6528312 Use of G-actin for improving transfection of a polynucleotide into a cell  
Described is the use of a nuclease inhibitor or of interleukin-10 (IL-10) for the preparation of a therapeutic composition for improving transfection of a polynucleotide into a cell, and to...
6524815 VE-cadherin promoter and its uses  
The invention relates to the isolation and cloning of the VE-cadherin promoter. It also relates to transformed cells and transgenic animals containing the VE-cadherin promoter. The VE-cadherin...
6521252 Transfecting compounds which are sensitive to reducing conditions, pharmaceutical compositions containing them and their applications  
The invention concerns a novel agent for transferring nucleic acids into cells. Said agent is particularly characterised in that it comprises one or several disulphide bonds sensitive to reducing...
6521455 Nucleic acid molecule encoding a transport protein  
The present invention relates to transport proteins, in particular VP22 and homologues thereof, and to methods of delivering these proteins and any associated molecules to a target population of...
6518413 Utrophin gene expression  
Nucleic acid from which a polypeptide with utrophin function can be expressed, especially mini-genes and chimaeric constructs. Expression significantly decreases the severity of the dystrophic...
6503533 Antisense ogligonucleotides against Hepatitis B viral replication  
Antisense oligonucleotides that hybridize to segments of the pres1, S, C, and ε regions of the hepatitis B virus (HBV) RNA pregenome inhibit replication of the virus. Pharmaceutical compositions...
6503756 Antisense modulation of syntaxin 4 interacting protein expression  
Antisense compounds, compositions and methods are provided for modulating the expression of Syntaxin 4 interacting protein. The compositions comprise antisense compounds, particularly antisense...
6475735 Human BMP-2 promoter and method for exploring bone-related substance by using the same  
The present invention provides a method for exploring low molecular weight compounds which regulate positively or negatively the expression of the human BMP-2 with reference to a reporter activity...
6468985 Retinoblastoma protein-interacting zinc finger proteins  
The present invention provides mammalian retinoblastoma (Rb) protein-interacting zinc finger (RIZ) proteins, nucleic acid molecules encoding the RIZ and antibodies specific for the RIZ. The...
6468798 Expression of cloned genes in the lung by aerosol and liposome-based delivery  
Methods and compositions for producing a mammal capable of expressing an exogenously supplied gene in cells of the airway are disclosed. Liposome-nucleic acid complexes are prepared then delivered...
6458026 Integrin-targeting vectors having transfection activity  
A complex that comprises (i) a nucleic acid, (ii) an integrin-binding component, for example, an integrin-binding peptide, (iii) a polycationic nucleic acid-binding component, for example,...
6458593 Immortalized cell lines and methods of making the same  
The present invention relates to methods of immortalizing various primary cell cultures, including pituitary cells, neurons, beta islet cells, glial cells, corneal epithelial cells and follicular...
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