Patent ID: 9376684
Filing Date: 2016-06-28
CPC Classification: A01K,A61K,A61P,C07H,C07K,C12N

Claim Text:
1. A method of xenotransplantation to provide membrane-bound anticoagulant protein comprising transplanting a genetically modified porcine cell into a recipient wherein the porcine cell comprises a polynucleotide that is expressed on the surface of the cell, wherein the polynucleotide encodes a non-naturally occurring protein comprising a region with anticoagulant activity and a region which can anchor the protein to a cell membrane, wherein the anchor region and anticoagulant region of the protein are from different protein sequences and wherein the anticoagulant region comprises the sequence of an anticoagulant protein selected from the group consisting of hirudin, tissue factor pathway inhibitor, tick anticoagulant peptide, heparin, antithrombin, and protein C activator or fragment thereof.