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Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

Judith A Lippke

Chao Lin

Lovorka Swenson

Yi Zhou

Ann Dak-Yee Kwong

James P Griffith

Kumkum Saxena

Tara Lynn Kieffer

James Daniel Frantz

Douglas John Bartels

Carlos H Faerman

Fan Lu

Benjamin Shames

Sheila Seepersaud

Eileen Z Zhang

James C Sullivan

James Roger Black

Michael Andrew Wynn

A method of amplifying an HCV nucleic acid in an HCV infected sample comprises amplifying a segment of a DNA template that is complementary to a genome of HCV RNA from the sample by a two-stage PCR, wherein a first stage PCR employs a first outer primer and a second outer primer, and a second stage PCR employs a first inner primer and a second inner primer. The nucleotide sequence of the first outer primer comprises a nucleotide sequence as set forth in SEQ ID NO: 2; or SEQ ID NO:9, wherein optionally 1, 2 or 3 nucleotides are other nucleotides than those of SEQ ID NO: 9. The nucleotide sequence of the second outer primer comprises a nucleotide sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO: 3 or 4; or a nucleotide sequence as set forth in SEQ ID NO: 10 or 11, wherein optionally 1, 2 or 3 nucleotides are other nucleotides than those of SEQ ID NO: 10 and 11. The nucleotide sequence of the first inner primer comprises a nucleotide sequence as set forth in SEQ ID NO: 5; or SEQ ID NO:12, wherein optionally 1, 2 or 3 nucleotides are other nucleotides than those of SEQ ID NO: 12. The nucleotide sequence of the second inner primer comprises a nucleotide sequence as set forth in SEQ ID NO: 6 or 7; or a nucleotide sequence as set forth in SEQ ID NO: 13 or 14, wherein optionally 1, 2 or 3 nucleotides are other nucleotides than those of SEQ ID NO: 13 and 14.

Methods for amplifying hepatitis C virus nucleic acids

The invention relates to FMS-like tyrosine kinase (FLT3), FLT3 binding pockets or FLT3-like binding pockets. The invention relates to a computer comprising a data storage medium encoded with the structure coordinates of such binding pockets. The invention also relates to methods of using the structure coordinates to solve the structure of homologous proteins or protein complexes. The invention relates to methods of using the structure coordinates to screen for and design compounds that bind to FMS-like tyrosine kinase protein, complexes of FMS-like tyrosine kinase protein, homologues thereof, or FLT-3-like protein or protein complexes. The invention also relates to crystallizable compositions and crystals comprising an FMS-like tyrosine kinase cytoplasmic domain or homologues thereof. The invention also relates to methods of identifying inhibitors of the cytoplasmic domain of FMS-like tyrosine kinase protein.

Crystal structure of FMS-like tyrosine kinase

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Chestnut Hill, MA, United States of America

Judith A Lippke