OE Isolated and Purified Nucleic Acid Molecules That Encode A

OE Isolated and Purified Nucleic Acid Molecules That Encode A

USOO6232.107B1 (12) United States Patent (10) Patent No.: US 6,232,107 B1 Bryan et al. (45) Date of Patent: May 15, 2001 (54) LUCIFERASES, FLUORESCENT PROTEINS, 4,676,406 6/1987 Frischmann et al. ................ 222/136 NUCLEC ACDS ENCODING THE 4,681870 7/1987 Balint et al. ......................... 502/403 LUCIFERASES AND FLUORESCENT 4,714,682 12/1987 Schwartz. ... 436/10 4,717,158 1/1988 Pennisi. 273/58 A PROTEINS AND THE USE THEREOF IN 4,735,660 4/1988 Cane ........ ... 106/203 DIAGNOSTICS, HIGH THROUGHPUT 4,745,051 5/1988 Smith et al. ........................... 435/68 SCREENING AND NOVELTY TEMS 4,762,881 8/1988 Kauer ................................ 525/54.11 4,765,510 8/1988 Rende ... ... 222/79 (75) Inventors: Bruce J. Bryan, 716 N. Arden Dr., 4,767.206 8/1988 Schwartz. ... 356/73 Beverly Hills, CA (US) 90210; 4,774,189 9/1988 Schwartz. ... 436/10 Christopher Szent-Gyorgyi, Pittsburgh, 4,777,128 10/1988 Lippa ....................................... 435/5 PA (US) 4,781,647 11/1988 Doane, Jr. ............................ 446/219 4,789,633 12/1988 Huang .......... ... 435/240.2 (73) Assignees: Bruce J. Bryan; Prolume, LTD, 4.853,327 8/1989 Dattagupta ............................... 435/6 Pittsburgh, PA (US) 4,861,709 8/1989 Ulitzur et al. ........................... 435/6 4,867,908 9/1989 Recktenwald et al. .. ... 252/408.1 (*) Notice: Subject to any disclaimer, the term of this 4870,009 9/1989 Evans et al. ........................... 435/70 patent is extended or adjusted under 35 4.882,165 11/1989 Hunt et al. ... 424/450 U.S.C. 154(b) by 0 days. 4,891,043 1/1990 Zeimer et al. ... ... 604/20 4,908.405 3/1990 Bayer et al. ........................... 525/61 (21) Appl No.: 09/277,716 4,921,757 5/1990 Wheatley et al. ... ... 428/402.2 y - - - 9 4924,358 5/1990 Von Heck .............................. 362/32 (22) Filed: Mar. 26, 1999 4,927.923 5/1990 Mathis et al. 540/456 O O 4.950,588 8/1990 Dattagupta ............................... 435/6 Related U.S. Application Data 4,952,496 8/1990 Studier et al. ......................... 435/91 (60) Provisional application No. 60/102.939, filed on Oct. 1, 4,963,117 10/1990 Gualdoni .............................. 446/219 1998, provisional application No. 60/089,367, filed on Jun. 4.968,613 11/1990 Masuda et al. ... 435/172.3 15, 1998, and provisional application No. 60/079,624, filed 5,004,565 4/1991 Schaap ................................. 252/700 on Mar. 27, 1998. 5,023,181 6/1991 Inouye ................................. 435/189 (51) Int. Cl. ............................. C12N 9/02; G01N 33/53; (List continued on next page.) C12O 1/66; C12P 21/06 FOREIGN PATENT DOCUMENTS (52) U.S. Cl. ................................... 435/189; 435/6; 435/8; 3935974 5/1991 (DE). 435/69.1; 435/183; 435/252.2; 435/320.1 OO2S350 9/1980 (EP). O194102 9/1986 (EP). 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Isolated and 4,324,683 4/1982 Lim et al. .......... ... 252/316 purified nucleic acids encoding green fluorescent proteins 4,478,817 10/1984 Campbell et al. .................... 424/7.1 from the genus Renilla and Ptilosarcus, and the green 4,528,180 7/1985 Schaeffer ............................... 424/52 fluorescent proteins encoded thereby are also provided. 4,534,317 8/1985 Walsh ................ ... 119/51 R Compositions and combinations comprising the green fluo 4,542,102 9/1985 Dattagupta et al. ..................... 435/6 rescent proteins and/or the luciferase are further provided. 4,562,157 12/1985 Lowe et al. ........... ... 435/291 4,563,726 1/1986 Newcomb et al. .................... 362/34 4,581,335 4/1986 Baldwin ............................ 435/172.3 63 Claims, 11 Drawing Sheets US 6,232,107 B1 Page 2 U.S. PATENT DOCUMENTS FOREIGN PATENT DOCUMENTS 5,093,240 3/1992 Inouye et al. ....................... 435/69.1 O226979 7/1987 (EP). 5,096,807 3/1992 Leaback ................................... 435/6 O245093 11/1987 (EP). 5,098,828 3/1992 Geiger et al. .. ... 435/7.72 O246174 11/1987 (EP). 5,139.937 8/1992 Inouye et al. .. ... 435/69.1 O386691 9/1990 (EP) ................................ 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