Senesco Technologies, Inc.

Larry Petrov

John E Thompson

Tzann-Wei Wang

Catherine Taylor

John C Carlson

Richard Narayansingh

Dominic O Cliche

Marianne Kaup

Marianne Hopkins

The present invention relates to isolated and/or purified rat apoptosis-specific eucaryotic initiation Factor-5A (eIF-5A) and deoxyhypusine synthase (DHS) nucleic acids and polypeptides. The present invention also relates to methods of modulating apoptosis using apoptosis-specific eIF-5A and DHS, and antisense oligonucleotides and expression vectors of apoptosis-specific eIF-5A and DHS useful in such methods.

Method for inducing apoptosis using apoptosis-specific EIF5-A

Expression vector encoding apoptosis-specific eIF-5A

Nucleic acids, polypeptides, compositions, and methods for modulating apoptosis

Genes encoding an apoptosis-induced eukaryotic initiation Factor-5A (eIF-5A) and an apoptosis-induced deoxyhypusine synthase (DHS), whose expressions are induced by the onset of apoptosis, are identified. The DHS gene and the eIF-5A gene, alone or in combination, as well as inhibitors of the DHS reaction, are used to modulate apoptosis in animals and humans. For example, modulation of apoptosis in cells of animals and humans is achieved by introduction of a gene or gene fragment encoding apoptosis-induced eIF-5A, apoptosis-induced DHS, or both into the animal or human cell in antisense orientation.

DNA encoding apoptosis-induced eucaryotic initiation factor-5A and deoxyhypusine synthase and a method for controlling apoptosis in animals and humans

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Larry Petrov