Inventors:
Jennifer Mach - Chicago IL, US
Helge Zieler - Chicago IL, US
James Jin - Chicago IL, US
Kevin Keith - Chicago IL, US
Gregory Copenhaver - Chapel Hill NC, US
Daphne Preuss - Chicago IL, US
Assignee:
Chromatin, Inc. - Chicago IL
The University of Chicago - Chicago IL
International Classification:
C12N 15/82, C12N 15/87, C12N 5/10, C12N 5/04, A01H 5/10, A01H 5/00
US Classification:
800312, 435468, 435419, 435490, 4353201, 435415, 800278, 536 231, 536 242
Abstract:
The present invention provides for the nucleic acid sequences of plant centromeres. This will permit construction of stably inherited recombinant DNA constructs and minichromosomes which can serve as vectors for the construction of transgenic plant and animal cells.