Exocrine gland tight junction-constituting protein jeap family
US7129063B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Nov 15, 2002 |
| Grant date | Oct 31, 2006 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 6, 2023 |
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- Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
- CPC primaryC07K14/705
- WIPO fieldBiotechnology
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A mouse cDNA library from gene fragments encoding proteins localizing at cell-cell junctions was screened by a technique visualizing localization of a protein to to identify a junction-enriched and -associated protein, JEAP. GenBank homology search was performed based on the sequence. Based on the obtained sequence, a mouse cDNA library was screened to identify JEAP-2. By using prepared antibodies against these proteins, it was revealed that these proteins express specifically at tight junctions, in particular, tight junctions in exocrine glands.
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