Protein prenyltransferase
US5789558A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Jan 31, 1994 |
| Grant date | Aug 4, 1998 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 31, 2014 |
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- Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
- CPC primaryC12N9/1085
- WIPO fieldBiotechnology
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
The present invention relates, in general, to a protein prenyltransferase and, in particular, to protein geranylgeranyltransferase (GGTase-I) and to a nucleic acid sequence encoding same. The invention also relates to methods of producing GGTase-I and geranylgeranyl modified polypeptides. The invention further relates to a method of screening compounds for the ability to alter GGTase-I activity.
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