Method for maintenance and propagation of germline stem cells using members of the TFG-.beta. family of growth factors
Patent Number: 6800790
Date of First Priority Issue: Friday July 24th, 1998
Date Issued: Sunday September 5th, 2004
Assignee: Carnegie Institution of Washington (Washington, DC)
Inventors: Spradling, Allan C. (Baltimore, MD); Xie, Ting (Baltimore, MD)
From Class: Expansion
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This patent teaches how to increase the number of germline stem cells in a fruitfly through overexpression of Dpp locally using certain promoters that are specific to germline stem cells. Since the patent is only covering the fruitfly species, clinical applications seem to be limited.
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