Freeze-tolerant eukaryotic cells
CA 2446022 A1 · Owner: Tanghe, An · Inventors: Tanghe, An; Thevelein, Johan; Van Dijck, Patrick
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The present invention relates to the use of proteins facilitating water diffusion or water transport through the cell membrane preferably aquaporin , or aquaporin related proteins to obtain freeze-tolerant eukaryotic cells preferably yeast cells or plant cells. It relates further to a method for obtaining such cells, and to freeze-tolerant cells characterized by an , enhanced expression level of proteins facilitating water diffusion or water transport through the cell membrane.
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- Filed May 3, 2002. No grant is recorded for it in Canada; had it been granted, its 20-year term would have ended May 3, 2022.
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