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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.

Date of Patent:
Mar. 12, 2002

Filed:

Sep. 11, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:

Caretha Lee Creasy, Erdenheim, PA (US);

Tania Tamson Testa, London, GB;

Assignee:

SmithKline Beecham plc, Brentford, GB;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12N 9/12 ; C12N 1/20 ; C12N 1/500 ; C07H 2/104 ; G01N 3/353 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C12N 9/12 ; C12N 1/20 ; C12N 1/500 ; C07H 2/104 ; G01N 3/353 ;
Abstract

Rattus YAK1 polypeptides and polynucleotides and method for producing such polypeptides by recombinant techniques are disclosed. Also disclosed are methods for screening for compounds which either agonize or antagonize rattus YAK1. Such compounds are expected to be useful in treatment of human diseases, including, but not limited to osteoarthritis, osteoporosis, rheumatoid arthritis.


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