Modulators of BRCA1 activity
US5948643A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 13, 1997 |
| Grant date | Sep 7, 1999 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 13, 2017 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
- CPC primaryC07K14/4702
- WIPO fieldBiotechnology
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
Compositions of matter consisting of a family of related nucleotide sequences that encode proteins, termed BRCA1 Modulator Proteins, that bind to the tumor suppressor gene product BRCA1, and methods of using the nucleotide sequences and the proteins encoded thereby, to diagnose and/or treat disease where the BRCA1 Modulator Proteins have an apparent molecular weight of 45-97 kdaltons and are characterized by having at least one leucine zipper domain, and optionally a zinc finger domain.
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