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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 25, 2003
Filed:
Nov. 09, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
J. Michael Pierce, Athens, GA (US);
Kelley W. Moremen, Athens, GA (US);
Jin Kyu Lee, Alameda, CA (US);
Assignee:
University of Georgia Research Foundation, Inc., Athens, GA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12N 1/21 ; C12N 5/10 ; C12N 1/512 ; C12N 1/563 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C12N 1/21 ; C12N 5/10 ; C12N 1/512 ; C12N 1/563 ;
Abstract
The present disclosure provides a novel family of C-type lectins from vertebrates. As specifically exemplified, this family of lectins includes a melibiose-specific lectin (XL35) from oocytes, and two human lectins, HL-3 and HL-13, specifically expressed in endothelial cells such as blood vessels, stomach, small intestine, heart and tissue and in small intestine, respectively. Amino acid sequences of the lectin proteins are provided herein, together with the nucleotide sequences encoding these proteins.