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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 07, 2005
Filed:
Nov. 06, 2001
Applicants:
H. Robert Horvitz, Auburndale, MA (US);
Michael Hengartner, Zurich, CH;
Inventors:
H. Robert Horvitz, Auburndale, MA (US);
Michael Hengartner, Zurich, CH;
Assignee:
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A01N063/00 ; C07H021/02 ; C07H021/04 ; C12N015/00 ; C12N005/00 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The present invention relates to genes, referred to herein as cell death-protective genes, which protect cells against programmed cell death by antagonizing the activities of genes which cause cell death. As described herein, a cell death-protective gene from the nematode, called ced-9 has been identified, sequenced, and characterized. In addition, mutations which inactivate the ced-9 gene are also described.