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USOO8703482B2 (12) United States Patent (10) Patent No.: US 8,703,482 B2 Oshimura et al. (45) Date of Patent: Apr. 22, 2014 (54) HUMAN ARTIFICIAL CHROMOSOME (HAC) Rasheed et al. “Characterization of a Newly Derived Human Sar VECTOR coma Cell Line (HT-1080).” Cancer, 1974, vol. 33, pp. 1027-1033. R. Moreadith etal, “Gene targeting in embryonic stem cells: the new physiology and metabolism.” J Mol Med, 1997, vol. 75, pp. 208-216. (75) Inventors: Mitsuo Oshimura, Tottori (JP); L. Mullins et al., “Perspective Series: Molecular Medicine in Geneti Motonobu Katoh, Tottori (JP); Kazuma cally Engineered Animals: Transgenesis in the Rat and Larger Ani Tomizuka, Gunma (JP); Yoshimi mals,” Journal of Clinical Investigation, 1996, vol. 97, No. 7, pp. Kuroiwa, Gunma (JP); Minoru 1557-1560. Kakeda, Gunma (JP) M. Pera et al. “Human embryonic stem cells,” Journal of Cell Sci ence, 2000, vol. 113, pp. 5-10. 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EP 1106061 A1 6, 2001 (Continued) WO 02/070648 A2 9, 2002 Primary Examiner — Kevin Hill OTHER PUBLICATIONS (74) Attorney, Agent, or Firm — Sughrue Mion, PLLC Korean Office Action dated Oct. 18, 2010, as issued in Korean Patent (57) ABSTRACT Application No. 10-2005-7005701. The present invention relates to a human artificial chromo Kuroiwa, Yoshimi et al., “Manipulation of human minichromosomes some (HAC) vector and a method for producing the same. The to carry greater than megabase-sized chromosome inserts'. Nature present invention further relates to a method for introducing Biotechnology, vol. 18, pp. 1086-1090, Oct. 18, 2000. foreign DNA using a human artificial chromosome vector and Grimes, Brenda R., et al., “Alpha-Satellite DNA and Vector Compo a method for producing a cell which expresses foreign DNA. sition Influence Rates of Human Artificial Chromosome Formation', Furthermore, the present invention relates to a method for Molecular Therapy, vol. 5, No. 6, pp. 798-805, May 2002. producing a protein. T. Shinohara et al. "Stability of transferred human chromosome fragments in cultured cells and in mice.” Chromosome Research, 5 Claims, 22 Drawing Sheets 2000, vol. 8, pp. 713-725. (12 of 22 Drawing Sheet(s) Filed in Color) US 8,703.482 B2 Page 2 (56) References Cited H. Masumoto et al., “Assay of centromere function using a human OTHER PUBLICATIONS artificial chromosome" 1998, Chromosoma vol. 107, pp. 406-416. European Search Report dated Feb. 15, 2006 for counterpart appli- Japanese Office Action issued Sep. 20, 2011 for counterpart Japanese cation PCT/JP0312734 to parent U.S. Appl. No. 10/530,207. application 2009-185530. U.S. Patent Apr. 22, 2014 Sheet 1 of 22 US 8,703.482 B2 targeting vecter K K: Kpn wild-type K K -X-----X---X-1a-------X. Xx 8X -l -ms-- w8XX&&888&SXX Cer probeS&8:8 te 9. Okto-orbi targeted allele K K U.S. Patent Apr. 22, 2014 Sheet 2 of 22 US 8,703.482 B2 2ip13 Drug resistant clones O e Polymorphism and o - name of gene markers or or cro - PRED65 | PRED3 21g2. - D21S265 CBR D21 S268 222.3 D2S259 Chronosome 2 U.S. Patent Apr. 22, 2014 Sheet 3 of 22 US 8,703.482 B2 Fig. 3 es S.e as o Drug resistant clones gig O C. c. 83 r kb 13.6 m. Honologous recombinant allele 9. 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