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Botulinum neurotoxin a protein receptor and uses thereof

US8476024B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateOct 30, 2006
Grant dateJul 2, 2013
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Expiry dateJul 6, 2027

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  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY02A50/30
  • WIPO fieldPharmaceuticals
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

The invention relates to an isolated polypeptide of the luminal domain of synaptic vesicle glycoprotein 2C of Homo sapiens wherein at least 70 percent of the amino acid sequence is identical to the amino acid sequence of the SV2C of Homo sapiens. The polypeptide binds the HC fragment of botulinum neurotoxin A provided that the polypeptide is not the synaptic vesicle glycoprotein 2C of Homo sapiens.

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