Kidney-specific urate transporter and gene thereof
US7510847B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 21, 2006 |
| Grant date | Mar 31, 2009 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 21, 2026 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61P19/06
- WIPO fieldBiotechnology
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
It is intended to identify and provide a novel urate transporter gene participating in the urate transport in the kidney and a urate transporter which is a polypeptide encoded by the above gene. Namely, a protein comprising the amino acid sequence represented by SEQ ID NO:1 or an amino acid sequence derived therefrom by deletion, substitution or addition of one to several amino acids and being capable of transporting uric acid and its analogs; and a gene encoding this protein.
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