G protein-coupled receptor up-regulated in prostate cancer and uses thereof
US6838258B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 14, 2001 |
| Grant date | Jan 4, 2005 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 29, 2022 |
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- Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
- CPC primaryC07K2317/34
- WIPO fieldPharmaceuticals
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A novel gene (designated PHOR-1) that is highly overdressed in prostate and other cancers and its encoded protein are described. PHOR-1 is a G protein-coupled receptor with homology to receptors involved in olfaction. PHOR-1 in normal human tissues is restricted to prostate, and this gene is highly over-expressed in prostate cancer as well as in cancers of the kidney, uterus, cervix, stomach and rectum. Consequently, PHOR-1 provides a diagnostic and/or therapeutic target for prostate cancer.
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