Patent ID: 9029111
Filing Date: 2015-05-12
Classification: A61K,A61Q,C12N,C12P

Abstract:
1. An expression cassette comprising a polynucleotide operatively linked to at least one expression control sequence, wherein said polynucleotide comprises a nucleic acid sequence selected from the group consisting of: (a) the nucleic acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 1; (b) a nucleic acid sequence encoding a polypeptide having the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 2; (c) a nucleic acid sequence which is at least 85% identical to the entire region of the nucleic acid sequence of (a) or (b), wherein said nucleic acid sequence encodes a polypeptide having omega-3 desaturase activity capable of converting omega-6 docosapentaenoic acid (DPA) into docosahexaenoic acid (DHA); and (d) a nucleic acid sequence encoding a polypeptide having omega-3 desaturase activity capable of converting DPA into DHA, wherein said polypeptide comprises a polypeptide having at least 85% sequence identity to the entire region of the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 2.