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Date of Patent:
Jul. 01, 2003

Filed:

Jul. 30, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:

Paul Bernasconi, Chapel Hill, NC (US);

Ray Donald Carpenter, Durham, NC (US);

Gary Keith Powell, Morrisville, NC (US);

Robert Michael Petrovich, Cary, NC (US);

Kimberly Ann White, Durham, NC (US);

Jennifer Audrey Hunt, Raleigh, NC (US);

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 3/353 ; C12N 1/100 ; C12N 5/06 ; C12N 1/00 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 3/353 ; C12N 1/100 ; C12N 5/06 ; C12N 1/00 ;
Abstract

A parallel high throughput method and kit for the discovery of small molecule interactors of target proteins, in particular, target proteins expressed from entire genomes or subsets thereof. The target module is prepared by binding selectively a target protein, modified to allow its detection, to a surrogate ligand that is linked to an individually detectable bead. Sets of target modules are mixed together in each chamber of a multi-chamber container. A test compound or collection of test compounds is added to each chamber, and the interaction of a compound with each target module is observed. A compound that is specific for a particular target protein will displace that protein from its target module. The identity of the target module so disrupted is determined by identifying the particular bead to which the displaced target protein was attached.


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