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    • Safe, Stephen; Kim, Kyounghyun (United States. Patent and Trademark Office; Texas A&M University. Libraries, 2015-02-17)
      Provided herein are methods directed to modulating the pro-oncogenic effects of noncoding RNAs (ncRNAs) through their interactions with specificity protein transcription factors (SpTFs). In one aspect, the disclosure ...
    • Rich, Rebecca L.; Kriekemeyer, Bernd; Owens, Rick T.; Hook, Magnus; Murray, Barbara E.; Nallapareddy, Sreedhar R.; Weinstock, George M. (United States. Patent and Trademark Office; Texas A&M University. Libraries, 2005-06-21)
      A collagen-binding MSCRAMM entitled Ace from enterococcal bacteria is provided which was homologous to the ligand-binding region of Cna, the collagen-binding MSCRAMM from Staphylococcus aureus, and which can be utilized ...
    • Rich, Rebecca L.; Kriekemeyer, Bernd; Owens, Rick T.; Hook, Magnus; Murray, Barbara E.; Nallapareddy, Sreedhar R.; Weinstock, George M. (United States. Patent and Trademark Office; Texas A&M University. Libraries, 2009-12-29)
      A collagen-binding MSCRAMM entitled Ace from enterococcal bacteria is provided which was homologous to the ligand-binding region of Cna, the collagen-binding MSCRAMM from Staphylococcus aureus, and which can be utilized ...
    • Bottje, Walter; Hargis, Billy; Berghman, Luc; Kwon, Young Min; Cole, Kimberly; Cox, Mandy; Layton, Sherryll (United States. Patent and Trademark Office; Texas A&M University. Libraries, 2013-12-10)
      Provided herein are Salmonella enteritidis 13A strains and compositions comprising these strains. Also provided are methods of enhancing an immune response against Influenza A and methods of reducing morbidity associated ...
    • Bottje, Walter; Hargis, Billy; Berghman, Luc; Kwon, Young Min; Cole, Kimberly; Cox, Mandy; Layton, Sherryll; El-ashram, Said; Barta, John; Tellez, Guillermo (United States. Patent and Trademark Office; Texas A&M University. Libraries, 2015-02-17)
      Vaccines comprising TRAP polypeptides and Salmonella enteritidis vectors comprising TRAP polypeptides are provided. The vaccines may also include a CD154 polypeptide capable of binding to CD40. Also provided are methods ...
    • Mirkov, Erik T.; Park, Jong Won; Gao, San-ji (United States. Patent and Trademark Office; Texas A&M University. Libraries, 2014-04-29)
      The present disclosure relates, in some embodiments, to compositions, organisms, systems, and methods for expressing a gene product in a plant using a expression control sequence (ECS) operable in monocots and/or dicots. ...
    • Guo, Betty P.; Hook, Magnus (United States. Patent and Trademark Office; Texas A&M University. Libraries, 2001-11-06)
      Disclosed are the dbp gene and dbp-derived nucleic acid segments from Borrelia burgdorferi, the etiological agent of Lyme disease, and DNA segments encoding dbp from related borrelias. Also disclosed are decorin binding ...
    • Guo, Betty; Hook, Magnus (United States. Patent and Trademark Office; Texas A&M University. Libraries, 1998-12-29)
      Disclosed are the dbp gene and dbp-derived nucleic acid segments from Borrelia burgdorferi, the etiological agent of Lyme disease, and DNA segments encoding dbp from related borrelias. Also disclosed are decorin binding ...
    • Cochran, Mark D.; Collisson, Ellen W.; Choi, In-soo; Winslow, Barbara J.; Cochran, Mark D. (United States. Patent and Trademark Office; Texas A&M University. Libraries, 2011-12-06)
      The present invention provides isolated and purified DNA encoding feline CD80 (B7-1) ligand, feline CD86 (B7-2) ligand, feline CD28 receptor, or feline CTLA-4 (CD152) receptor, as well as vectors comprising nucleic acid ...
    • Collisson, Ellen W.; Choi, Insoo; Winslow, Barbara J.; Cochran, Mark D. (United States. Patent and Trademark Office; Texas A&M University. Libraries, 2010-06-29)
      The present invention provides isolated and purified DNA encoding feline CD80 (B7-1) ligand, feline CD86 (B7-2) ligand, feline CD28 receptor, or feline CTLA-4 (CD152) receptor, as well as vectors comprising nucleic acid ...
    • Summers, Max D.; Bradfield, James Y.; Keeley, Larry L. (United States. Patent and Trademark Office; Texas A&M University. Libraries, 1991-06-11)
      A baculovirus expression vector system is constructed wherein the natural signal DNA peptide sequence associated with the desired foreign gene, such as CD4 (T cell surface protein T4) is replaced by the signal DNA sequence ...
    • Smith, Gale E.; Summers, Max D. (United States. Patent and Trademark Office; Texas A&M University. Libraries, 1989-11-07)
      A method for producng a recombinant baculovirus expression vector, capable of expressing a selected gene in a host insect cell, is disclosed. The method involves cleaving baculovirus DNA to produce a DNA fragment comprising ...
    • Summers, Max D. (United States. Patent and Trademark Office; Texas A&M University. Libraries, 1994-01-11)
      The engineering of foreign vertebrate gene constructs by recombinant DNA techniques for the more efficient processing and secretion of foreign genes in insect systems is done by replacing the foreign vertebrate protein ...
    • Collisson, Ellen W.; Choi, Insoo; Winslow, Barbara J.; Cochran, Mark D. (United States. Patent and Trademark Office; Texas A&M University. Libraries, 2006-07-18)
      The present invention provides isolated and purified DNA encoding feline CD80 (B7-1) ligand, feline CD86 (B7-2) ligand, feline CD28 receptor, or feline CTLA-4 (CD152) receptor, as well as vectors comprising nucleic acid ...
    • Arntzen, Charles J.; Mason, Hugh S.; Haq, Tariq A. (United States. Patent and Trademark Office; Texas A&M University. Libraries, 2001-02-27)
      The oral vaccines and oral vaccine adjuvants of the present invention are produced in transgenic plants and then administered through the consumption of the transgenic plant. DNA sequences both natural and synthetic encoding ...
    • Foster, Timothy J.; Mccrea, Kirk; Hook, Magnus A. O.; Davis, Stacy; Ni Eidhin, Deirdre; Hartford, Orla (United States. Patent and Trademark Office; Texas A&M University. Libraries, 2003-10-21)
      Isolated proteins, designated SdrF, SdrG and SdrH, and their corresponding amino acid and nucleic acid sequences are provided which are useful in the prevention and treatment of infection caused by coagulase-negative ...
    • Baldwin, Thomas O. (United States. Patent and Trademark Office; Texas A&M University. Libraries, 1986-04-08)
      A process for producing a cloned luciferase-synthesizing microorganism, capable of the expression of bioluminescence, is disclosed. The process involves isolation and digestion of the genomic DNA of an appropriate ...
    • Cai, Li; Taylor, Jeremy; Smyth, Kerrie-Ann; Findeisen, Brian; Lehn, Cathi; Davis, Sara; Davis, Scott (United States. Patent and Trademark Office; Texas A&M University. Libraries, 2009-09-08)
      The disclosure relates to the use of genetic traits in livestock for determining breeding characteristics of livestock progeny, and for optimizing the management and marketing of livestock for improving feedlot performance ...
    • Damaj, Mona B.; Mirkov, Erik T.; Reddy, Avutu; Thomas, Terry L.; Rathore, Keerti S.; Emani, Chandrakanth; Kumpatla, Siva Prasad (United States. Patent and Trademark Office; Texas A&M University. Libraries, 2007-08-07)
      The invention is directed to isolated promoters from stem-regulated, defense-inducible genes, such as JAS promoters. The promoters are useful in expression cassettes and expression vectors for the transformation of plants. ...
    • Summers, Max D.; Braunagel, Sharon C.; Hong, Tao (United States. Patent and Trademark Office; Texas A&M University. Libraries, 2000-01-25)
      Provided are hydrophobic targeting sequences, which may serve to target heterologous proteins to a variety of cellular membranes. In particular, the structural components of the nuclear envelope, or those components which ...