US 5,741,957 · Granted 1998-04-21

Transgenic bovine

A transgenic bovine is disclosed whose somatic and germ cells contain a transgene, wherein the transgene comprising a mammary gland specific promoter, a mammary gland specific enhancer, a DNA sequence encoding a signal sequence functional in bovine mammary gland secretory cells and a DNA sequence encoding a heterologous polypeptide of interest wherein the transgenic bovine expresses the transgene such that the polypeptide of interest is detectable in milk produced by the transgenic bovine.

Fig. 1. Illustration of a DNA double helix. Not this patent’s official drawing.

Patent details

Publication number
US 5,741,957
Filing date
1995-06-05
Grant date
1998-04-21
Assignee
Pharming B.V.
Inventor(s)
DEBOER; HERMAN A., STRIJKER; REIN, HEYNEKER; HERBERT L., PLATENBURG; GERARD, LEE; SANG HE, PIEPER; FRANK, KRIMPENFORT; PAUL J. A.
CPC class
C12N15/8509

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