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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:
Apr. 17, 2001
Filed:
Oct. 13, 1995
Applicant:
Inventors:
Assignee:
Mount Sinai Hospital Corporation, Toronto, CA;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A01N 3/718 ; C07K 1/4705 ; C12N 1/512 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A01N 3/718 ; C07K 1/4705 ; C12N 1/512 ;
Abstract
Novel receptor tyrosine kinase protein and isoforms thereof which are expressed in migrating axons, and nucleic acid molecules encoding the novel protein isoforms and parts thereof are disclosed. The invention also relates to methods for identifying substances which are capable of binding to the receptor protein and methods for screening for agonists or antagonists of the binding of the protein and substance. Diagnostic and therapeutic methods using the protein and nucleic acid molecules are also described.