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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 29, 2003
Filed:
Oct. 05, 2001
Gregg B. Morin, Davis, CA (US);
Walter D. Funk, Hayward, CA (US);
Mieczyslaw A. Piatyszek, Morgan Hill, CA (US);
Geron Corporation, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Abstract
A new protein named Tankyrase II is described in this disclosure. Sequences for the human Tankyrase II cDNA and the protein translation product are provided. Also provided are species homologs, muteins, related nucleic acids, peptides, and drug screening assays. Tankyrase II interacts with telomere-associated proteins, thereby affecting telomerase activity and potentially telomere length. The materials and techniques provided in this disclosure allow Tankyrase II activity to be studied in vitro and manipulated inside cells—to the potential benefit of clinical conditions associated with a defect in telomerase activity, or the replicative capacity of affected cells.