Sodium-independent small neutral amino acid transporter transporting L- and D-amino acids
US7138494B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 7, 2002 |
| Grant date | Nov 21, 2006 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 8, 2023 |
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- Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
- CPC primaryC07K14/47
- WIPO fieldBiotechnology
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
Novel sodium-independent small neutral amino acid transporters which transport L- and D-amino acids. A protein comprising the amino acid sequence represented by SEQ ID NO:1 or 4 or an amino acid derived therefrom by deletion, substitution or addition of one or more amino acids and being capable of sodium-independently transporting L- and D-small neutral amino acids and analogs thereof; a gene encoding the above protein; a method of screening substances inhibiting or promoting the function of the above protein; an antibody against the above protein; and a method of regulating cell function by using the above antibody, function inhibitors, function promoters, etc.
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