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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. 24, 2002
Filed:
Jul. 09, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Assignee:
Pharmacia Italia S.p.A., , IT;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12N 9/12 ; C12N 1/20 ; C07H 2/104 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C12N 9/12 ; C12N 1/20 ; C07H 2/104 ;
Abstract
The present invention provides a human polypeptide homolog of human tankyrase protein (THP) and polynucleotides which identify and encode THP. In addition, the invention provides expression vectors, host cells and methods for its production. The invention also provides methods for the identification of THP agonists/antagonists, useful for the treatment of human diseases, such as human cancer and age related diseases.