Some of the interesting techniques of DNA cloning vectors which are patented are given below. It refers as cloning vehicle which helps the gene to reproduce in the host cell. The number patents available are 16 patents.
This is important to in field of Cloning vectors for the production of many copies of the recombinant DNA.
Patent No: 4,727,028 titled ‘Recombinant DNA cloning vectors and the eukaryotic and prokaryotic transformants thereof ‘ with the abstract : The present invention comprises novel recombinant DNA cloning and expression vectors which confer hygromycin B and/or G418 resistance to eukaryotic and prokaryotic host cells. The novel recombinant DNA vectors are derived from plasmid pKC203, a plasmid which can be isolated from E. coli JR225 (ATCC 31912). The hygromycin B and G418 resistance-conferring genes can be isolated on the 7.5 kb BglII restriction fragment or the 2.5 kb SalI-BglII restriction fragment of plasmid pKC203. The eukaryotic recombinant DNA vectors of the present invention are prepared by inserting such resistance-conferring restriction fragments into a vector, such as plasmid pSV5gpt, that comprises a eukaryotic promoter and the necessary functions for maintenance of the vector as an extrachromosomal element or as an integrated sequence in the host cell chromosomal DNA. Furthermore, the present invention comprises useful derivatives of plasmid pKC203 which, although comprising no eukaryotic elements, are useful recombinant vectors for E. coli and other prokaryotes and serve as starting material for the construction of eukaryotic vectors that confer hygromycin B and/or G418 resistance to eukaryotic host cells. One useful derivative of plasmid pKC203 is constructed by circularizing the .about.7.5 kb BglIII restriction fragment of plasmid pKC203 to form plasmid pSC701, which can be further digested with HaeII or SauIIIA1 to form smaller plasmids. The present invention also comprises the novel transformants of the aforementioned recombinant DNA vectors.
Patent No: 4,460,689 titled ‘DNA Cloning vector TG1, derivatives, and processes of making’ with the abstract : Disclosed is the novel bacteriophage TG1, TG1 derivatives, and the corresponding genome or nucleic acid components of such bacteriophages and derivatives of such genome, which are useful as DNA cloning vectors into organisms, such as bacteria, for example, Streptomyces cattleya NRRL 8057; portions of such phage genome are additionally useful as adjuncts in recombinant DNA cloning procedures, for example: (1) to permit the maintenance of cloned DNA in the host, either in an integrated state or as an autonomous element; (2) to serve as promoters for increasing expression of endogenous or foreign genes wherein said promoters are ligated to such genes or otherwise serve as promoters; and (3) to serve as regulatory elements for achieving control over endogenous and foreign gene expression; as cloning vectors, TG1, its deletion mutants, and other derivatives serve for the amplification and transfer of DNA sequences (genes) coding for useful functions, for example, genes necessary for the production of the antibiotic thienamycin, or genes necessary for the production of hepatitis B antigen, and of DNA sequences which are useful per se, for example, distinct plasmid vectors which are inherently useful; such modified cloning vectors (hybrid DNA molecules comprising the TG1 genome or portions thereof and foreign DNA sequence) are introduced into the recipient organism by infection, transfection or transformation; wherein the hybrid DNA functions in an integrated mode, in a lytic (vegetative phase) mode and/or in a plasmid mode. Also disclosed are microorganisms comprising TG1 prophage and deletion and hybrid (chimeric) derivatives thereof; and microorganisms comprising hybrid (chimeric) phage-plasmids and derivatives thereof.