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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 04, 2002
Filed:
Sep. 26, 1997
Applicant:
Inventors:
Assignee:
Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research, New York, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12N 9/04 ; C12N 9/02 ; C12N 9/00 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C12N 9/04 ; C12N 9/02 ; C12N 9/00 ;
Abstract
Isolated membrane associated proteins which have a molecular weight of from about 30 kD to about 36 kilodaltons as determined by SDS-PAGE, are disclosed. The proteins have cis retinol dehydrogenase activity, such as 9, 11 or 13 cis retinol dehydrogenase activity, or cis activity at more than one position. Other trans-retinol dehydrogenases are also disclosed. Nucleic acid molecules which code for the proteins are also disclosed.