Methods for identifying agents which block the interaction of fyn with PKC-theta, and uses thereof
US5776716A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Jan 31, 1996 |
| Grant date | Jul 7, 1998 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 31, 2016 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61K38/00
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
The present invention discloses that the fyn protein binds to the PKC-theta protein. Based on this observation, the present invention provides methods of identifying agents which can be used to modulate immune system activity by blocking fyn/PKC-theta binding and therapeutic methods using such agents.
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