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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 23, 2004
Filed:
Nov. 20, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
Helen H. Hobbs, Dallas, TX (US);
Bei Shan, Redwood City, CA (US);
Robert Barnes, Frisco, TX (US);
Hui Tian, Foster City, CA (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12N 1/585 ; C12N 1/586 ; C07K 5/00 ; C07K 1/400 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C12N 1/585 ; C12N 1/586 ; C07K 5/00 ; C07K 1/400 ;
Abstract
The present invention provides nucleic acids encoding a novel ABC family cholesterol transporter, ABCG8. The herein-disclosed sequences can be used for any of a number of purposes, including for the diagnosis and treatment of cholesterol-associated disorders, including sitosterolemia, and for the identification of molecules that associate with and/or modulate the activity of ABCG8.