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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 30, 1996
Filed:
Apr. 30, 1993
Applicant:
Inventors:
Carlos B Hirschberg, Worcester, MA (US);
Ariel Orellana, Shrewsbury, MA (US);
Yasuhiro Hashimoto, Chiba, JP;
Stuart J Swiedler, Oakland, CA (US);
Zheng Wei, Fremont, CA (US);
Masayuki Ishihara, Alameda, CA (US);
Assignee:
University of Massachusetts Medical Center, Worcester, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12N / ; C12N / ; C12N / ; C12N / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
4351723 ; 435 691 ; 435-6 ; 435193 ; 435227 ; 435228 ; 4352523 ; 4352402 ; 4353201 ; 536 231 ; 536 232 ; 536 234 ; 514 44 ;
Abstract
DNA encoding a polypeptide capable of catalyzing the deacetylation and sulfation of a glycosaminoglycan; production and isolation of recombinant and synthetic polypeptides capable of catalyzing the deacetylation, sulfation or both the deacetylation and sulfation of a glycosaminoglycan; antibodies to the polypeptides of the invention; and therapeutic uses of these compounds are disclosed.