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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 21, 2005
Filed:
Oct. 16, 2001
Axel Ullrich, Portola Valley, CA (US);
Mikhail Gishizky, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Irmingard Sures, Munich, DE;
Axel Ullrich, Portola Valley, CA (US);
Mikhail Gishizky, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Irmingard Sures, Munich, DE;
Sugen, Inc., South San Francisco, CA (US);
Max-Planck-Gesellschaft zur Fonderung der Wissenschaften E.V., Munich, DE;
Abstract
The present invention relates to novel cytoplasmic tyrosine kinases isolated from megakaryocytes (megakaryocyte kinases or MKKs) which are involved in cellular signal transduction pathways and to the use of these novel proteins in the diagnosis and treatment of disease. The present invention further relates to specific megakaryocyte kinases, designated MKK1, MKK2, and MKK3, and their use as diagnostic and therapeutic agents.