Nucleic acids encoding rat hyaluronan receptor for endocytosis

US7507556B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• The Board of Regents of the University of Oklahoma · US

Inventors

• Paul H. Weigel · Edmond, US
• Janet Weigel · Edmond, US
• Bin-Bing Stephen Zhou · Waldwick, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Nov 17, 2004
• Grant date: Mar 24, 2009
• Expiry date: Feb 10, 2026

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G01N2400/40
• WIPO field: Pharmaceuticals
• WIPO sector: Chemistry

Abstract

A purified nucleic acid segment encoding a functionally active hyaluronan receptor for endocytosis (HARE) or an active peptide fragment thereof, and methods for producing functionally active HARE or an active peptide fragment thereof therefrom, wherein the functionally active HARE or an active peptide fragment thereof is able to specifically bind HA, chondroitin and chondroitin sulfate.