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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 01, 2001
Filed:
May. 21, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
Jon S. Morrow, Madison, CT (US);
Prasad Devarajan, North Haven, CT (US);
Assignee:
Yale University, New Haven, CT (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12N 1/500 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C12N 1/500 ;
Abstract
A novel cytoplasmic ankyrin protein is disclosed along with methods for selectively identifying ankyrin proteins that participate in the trafficking of integral membrane proteins and secretory proteins between the endoplasmic reticulum, Golgi and other membrane compartments. Nucleic acid and protein sequences are disclosed, along with methods for identifying agents that modulate the binding of ankyrins to their binding partners.