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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 03, 2025
Filed:
Nov. 11, 2020
Applicant:
University of Virginia Patent Foundation, Charlottesville, VA (US);
Inventor:
Daniel G. Gioeli, Charlottesville, VA (US);
Assignee:
University of Virginia Patent Foundation, Charlottesville, VA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12Q 1/6886 (2018.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C12Q 1/6886 (2013.01); C12Q 2600/118 (2013.01); C12Q 2600/158 (2013.01);
Abstract
Provided herein is a previously unannotated lncRNA lying within exon six and 3'UTR of the LCK gene, labeled 'HULLK' for Hormone-Upregulated lncRNA within LCK. HULLK is a novel lncRNA situated within the LCK gene that can serve as an oncogene in PCa. Accordingly, provided are methods and compositions for diagnosing and treating prostate cancer based on HULLK that regulates prostate cancer cell growth.