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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:
Nov. 12, 2002
Filed:
Feb. 13, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
Toni Marie Antalis, Toowong, AU;
John David Hooper, Herston, AU;
Assignee:
Amrad Operations Pty., Ltd., Victoria, AU;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12N 1/20 ; C12N 1/500 ; C12N 5/00 ; C12N 9/50 ; C07H 2/104 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C12N 1/20 ; C12N 1/500 ; C12N 5/00 ; C12N 9/50 ; C07H 2/104 ;
Abstract
The present invention related generally to novel molecules and more particularly novel proteinaceous molecules involved in or associated with regulation of cell activities and/or viability. The present invention is particularly directed to novel serine proteinases and a novel kinase and to derivatives, agonists and antagonists thereof. In one embodiment, the present invention provides a novel serine proteinase, referred to herein as “HELA2” or “testisin”, which has roles in spermatogenesis, in suppressing testicular cancer and as a marker for cancers.