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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 05, 2002
Filed:
Sep. 08, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
Robert W. Doms, Berwyn, PA (US);
Daryl Faulds, Mill Valley, CA (US);
Joseph E. Hesselgesser, San Francisco, CA (US);
Richard Horuk, Belmont, CA (US);
Branislava Mitrovic, Walnut Creek, CA (US);
Yiqing Zhou, El Sobrante, CA (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12Q 1/70 ; C12N 5/06 ; C12N 5/08 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C12Q 1/70 ; C12N 5/06 ; C12N 5/08 ;
Abstract
The orphan seven transmembrane domain receptor, APJ, can function as a coreceptor for cellular infection by the HIV virus. The establishment of cell lines that coexpress CD4 and APJ provide valuable tools for continuing research on HIV infection and the development of anti-HIV therapeutics.