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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 28, 1999
Filed:
Nov. 18, 1997
Applicant:
Inventors:
Rita Gerardy-Schahn, Hiddenhausen, DE;
Minoru Fukuda, San Diego, CA (US);
Jun Nakayama, Matsumoto, JP;
Matthias Eckhardt, Hanover, DE;
Assignee:
Boehringer Mannheim GmbH, Mannheim, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C07K / ; C12N / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
530350 ; 435193 ;
Abstract
Isolated nucleic acid molecules encoding polysialyl transferases, and the polysialyl transferases themselves are disclosed. SEQ ID NOS: 1, 2, 7 and 8 present examples of these. The nucleic acid molecules and the proteins can be used diagnostically or therapeutically. Additionally, antisense oligonucleotides and antibodies are described, which can also be used diagnostically or therapeutically.