Gene reporter assay, kit, and cells for determining the presence and/or the level of a molecule that activates signal transduction activity of a cell surface protein
US7470536B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 3, 2003 |
| Grant date | Dec 30, 2008 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 27, 2025 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01N33/5005
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
The present invention relates to a commercializable cell and to a gene reporter assay method and a kit which use this cell to determine the presence and/or the level of a molecule that activates signal transduction activity of a cell surface protein. This cell is treated in such a manner that it will have a sufficiently long shelf life for its intended purpose, whereupon at the end of its useful shelf life or at the end of its use, i.e., in an assay, the cell undergoes cellular death.
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