Chemistry: molecular biology and microbiology – Measuring or testing process involving enzymes or... – Involving nucleic acid
Reexamination Certificate
2008-06-09
2011-11-29
Whiteman, Brian (Department: 1635)
Chemistry: molecular biology and microbiology
Measuring or testing process involving enzymes or...
Involving nucleic acid
Reexamination Certificate
active
08067163
ABSTRACT:
Disclosed herein is a method to determine the biological function(s) of a target gene in a cell, the steps of which involve separately culturing a first population and a second population of the cell under same culturing conditions, the first population of the cell differing from the second population of the cell in that the first population of the cell has accepted the introduction of a methylated polynucleotide; comparing the first population and the second population of the cell to determine which biological difference(s) is/are present therebetween; and determining which biological function(s) the target gene is associated with based on the determined biological difference(s) between the first population and the second population of the cell.
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Hsiao Shu-Huei
Huang Tim Hui-Ming
Leu Yu-Wei
National Chung Cheng University
Occhiuti Rohlicek & Tsao LLP
Whiteman Brian
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