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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 12, 2002
Filed:
Nov. 22, 1999
Franco A. Ferrari, La Jolla, CA (US);
Charles Richardson, Florence, MT (US);
James Chambers, San Diego, CA (US);
Stuart Causey, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Thomas J. Pollock, San Diego, CA (US);
Joseph Cappello, San Diego, CA (US);
John W. Crissman, San Diego, CA (US);
Protein Polymer Technologies, Inc., San Diego, CA (US);
Abstract
Novel polypeptides comprising repetitive units of amino acids, as well as synthetic genes encoding the subject polypeptides are provided. The subject polypeptides are characterized by comprising repetitive units of amino acids, where the repetitive units are present in naturally occurring proteins, particularly naturally occurring structural proteins. The subject polypeptides find use in a variety of applications, such as structural components of prosthetic devices, synthetic fibers, and the like.