Protease homologs
US6331427A · kind A · utility
Assignee
Inventor
Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 26, 1999 |
| Grant date | Dec 18, 2001 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 26, 2019 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
- CPC primaryC12N9/6421
- WIPO fieldBiotechnology
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
The invention relates to polynucleotides encoding newly identified protease homologs belonging to the superfamily of G-protein-coupled proteases. The invention also relates to the proteases. The invention further relates to methods using the protease polypeptides and polynucleotides as a target for diagnosis and treatment in protease-mediated disorders. The invention further relates to drug-screening methods using the protease polypeptides and polynucleotides to identify agonists and antagonists for diagnosis and treatment. The invention further encompasses agonists and antagonists based on the protease polypeptides and polynucleotides. The invention further relates to procedures for producing the protease polypeptides and polynucleotides.
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.