摘要:
This invention provides in vivo methods of maintaining a plasmid within a host cell, which is in turn within a recipient organism. In particular it relates to methods of maintaining a plasmid containing a gene useful in therapy, especially vaccination. The invention is based on modified host cells, suitable for in vivo therapeutic use, that may be used to express a therapeutically useful plasmid-borne gene, using a plasmid maintenance system that does not require the use of a plasmid-borne dominant selectable marker, but rather utilises a system of repressor titration. Methods of selecting host cells comprising the plasmid and host cells for use in these methods are also provided.
摘要:
The invention relates to a process for the removal of selectable marker gene sequences, in particular antibiotic gene sequences, from nucleic acid molecules, wherein the process makes use of dif-like site-specific recombinase recognition sites. The invention further relates to the application of this process in the unlabelled integration and deletion of chromosomal genes and in controlling gene expression.
摘要:
The invention relates to a system for stable maintenance of a plasmid, to host cells for use in this system and to methods of using the system to obtain a plasmid useful in medical applications. In particular, the invention provides transformed host cell containing: i) a chromosomal gene which inhibits cell growth; and ii) a plasmid encoding an antisense sequence, wherein the antisense sequence encoded by the plasmid inhibits the action of the chromosomal gene, thereby permitting cell growth and a method for stable maintenance of a plasmid in a host cell in vivo.
摘要:
A scalable method for the production of highly purified plasmid DNA in Escherichia coli is described, which method includes growing plasmid-containing cells to a high biomass in exponential growth and lysing the cells by raising the pH of the culture to a carefully controlled pH value in which chromosomal DNA is denatured but plasmid DNA is reversibly renatured. The method has been developed for the production of pharmaceutical grade DNA for use in in vivo and ex vivo gene therapy.
摘要:
A method of producing a selectable marker gene-free plasmid by culturing a plasmid containing a selectable marker gene flanked by site specific recombinase target sites in a host cell environment incapable of effecting recombination between the site specific recombinase target sites and subsequently culturing the plasmid in another host cell environment which is capable of effecting recombination between the site specific recombinase target sites, so that the selectable marker gene is excised. Uses of plasmids produced by the method for the production of recombinant protein for therapeutic and vaccine purposes, production of therapeutic DNA and DNA vaccines and delivery of recombinant protein and DNA to a patient using live bacterial vectors.
摘要:
The invention relates to the purification of biological macromolecules from biological feedstocks by means of ion exchange chromatography. In particular, it relates to methods of purifying plasmid DNA from cell lysates, preferably without the need to pre-treat the cell lysate to remove RNA.
摘要:
The invention relates to host cells and methods of preparing a substantially RNA-free cellular component, comprising culturing cells producing the cellular component in a medium and lysing the cells to produce a cell lysate, wherein the cell lysate contains the cellular component and sufficient RNase activity to degrade substantially all of the RNA molecules present in the cell lysate. The invention also relates to substantially RNA-free cellular components.
摘要:
The invention relates to a vessel for mixing a cell lysate. The invention also relates to a method of using the vessel to mix a cell lysate in order to obtain high-purity products such as nucleic acids or proteins for use in a variety of applications. The invention also relates to a method for monitoring the degree of cell lysis in a cell suspension by measuring the viscosity of the cell suspension.