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Methods and reagents for regulating telomere length and telomerase activity

US5858777A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateSep 13, 1996
Grant dateJan 12, 1999
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Expiry dateSep 13, 2016

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  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA61K38/00
  • WIPO fieldPharmaceuticals
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

Purified and recombinant proteins TPC2 and TPC3 and recombinant or synthetic oligonucleotides corresponding to those proteins or fragments thereof can be used to detect regulators of telomere length and telomerase activity in mammalian cells and for a variety of related diagnostic and therapeutic purposes.

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