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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 05, 2002
Filed:
Jun. 29, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Daniel C. Tessier, Pierrefonds, CA;
Andrë Zapun, Fontanil, FR;
John J. M. Bergeron, Pointe Claire, CA;
David Y. Thomas, Montreal West, CA;
Assignee:
National Research Council of Canada, Ottawa, CA;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C07K 1/00 ; C07K 2/00 ; C12N 1/509 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C07K 1/00 ; C07K 2/00 ; C12N 1/509 ;
Abstract
The present invention relates to methods of treating and diagnosing protein trafficking disorders and controlling secretory protein production. The present invention also relates to methods for folding unfolded proteins, especially in heterelogous expression systems. The methods comprise exposing an unfolded protein to a biological preparation comprising ERp57 in combination with calnexin or calreticulin under conditions to permit folding of the unfolded protein.