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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:
Oct. 30, 2001
Filed:
Apr. 03, 1996
Applicant:
Inventors:
Andrew B. Sparks, Carrboro, NC (US);
Noah Hoffman, Greensboro, NC (US);
Brian K. Kay, Chapel Hill, NC (US);
Dana M. Fowlkes, Chapel Hill, NC (US);
Stephen J. McConnell, San Diego, CA (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12Q 1/68 ; G01N 3/353 ; A61K 3/800 ; C12N 7/00 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C12Q 1/68 ; G01N 3/353 ; A61K 3/800 ; C12N 7/00 ;
Abstract
Novel polypeptides having functional domains of interest are described, along with DNA sequences that encode the same. A method of identifying these polypeptides by means of a sequence-independent (that is, independent of the primary sequence of the polypeptide sought), recognition unit-based functional screen is also disclosed. Various applications of the method and of the polypeptides identified are described, including their use in assay kits for drug discovery, modification, and refinement.