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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. 16, 2004
Filed:
Nov. 21, 2001
Applicant:
Assignee:
The Regents of the University of California, Oakland, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12N 1/574 ; C07H 2/104 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C12N 1/574 ; C07H 2/104 ;
Abstract
The invention relates to compositions and methods for the assessment of mucin gene expression. The invention also relates to compositions and methods for the identification of compounds useful in the treatment of various disorders caused by mucin overproduction. The invention provides novel MUC5B promoter sequences and reporter constructs comprising these MUC5B promoter sequences. The invention further provides methods for drug screening to identify compounds have the ability to inhibit MUC5B gene expression. Compounds having the ability to inhibit MUC5B gene expression find use in the treatment of diseases characterized by mucin hyperproduction.