Phosophoinositoglycan binding proteins

US7049416B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Sanofi-Aventis Deutschland GMBH · DE

Inventors

• Guenter Mueller · Pocking, DE
• Wendelin Frick · Bad Camberg, DE
• Stefan Petry · Kelkheim, DE
• Rudolf Schneider · Niedernhausen, DE
• Matthias Urmann · Eschborn, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Jul 3, 2003
• Grant date: May 23, 2006
• Expiry date: Jul 3, 2023

Classification

• Technology area (CPC A): Human Necessities
• CPC primary: A61P43/00
• WIPO field: Pharmaceuticals
• WIPO sector: Chemistry

Abstract

The invention refers to a protein from plasma membrane of adipocytes. The protein has specific binding affinity to phosphoinositoylglycans. It regulates glucose uptake by circumventing the insulin signaling cascade.