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Isolated polysialyl transferases

US5959078A · kind A · utility

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Assignee

Boehringer Mannheim GmbH · DE

Inventors

Rita Gerardy-Schahn · Hiddenhausen, DE
Minoru Fukuda · Oodu, JP
Jun Nakayama · Matsumoto, JP
Matthias Eckhardt · Hannover, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Nov 18, 1997
Grant date	Sep 28, 1999
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Nov 18, 2017

Classification

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

Abstract

Isolated nucleic acid molecules encoding polysialyl transferases, and the polysialyl transferases themselves are disclosed. SEQ ID NOS: 1, 2, 7 and 8 present examples of these. The nucleic acid molecules and the proteins can be used diagnostically or therapeutically. Additionally, antisense oligonucleotides and antibodies are described, which can also be used diagnostically or therapeutically.

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