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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:
Sep. 04, 2001
Filed:
Jun. 10, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Jinshyun R. Wu-Wong, Lake Bluff, IL (US);
Jiahong Wang, Northbrook, IL (US);
Assignee:
Abbott Laboratories, Abbott Park, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12N 5/00 ; C12N 1/500 ; C07H 2/104 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C12N 5/00 ; C12N 1/500 ; C07H 2/104 ;
Abstract
The subject invention relates to a promoter which induces expression of the myostatin gene as well as to methods for identifying compositions useful for the inhibition of the promoter, and also methods and compositions useful for preventing the synthesis, secretion and function of myostatin. In particular, inhibitors that prevent the synthesis, secretion and function of myostatin may be used to prevent the loss of muscle mass in humans and animals.