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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 20, 2005
Filed:
May. 09, 2003
Applicants:
John C. Herr, Charlottesville, VA (US);
Pablo E. Visconti, Amherst, MA (US);
Zhonglin Hao, Charlottesville, VA (US);
Inventors:
John C. Herr, Charlottesville, VA (US);
Pablo E. Visconti, Amherst, MA (US);
Zhonglin Hao, Charlottesville, VA (US);
Assignee:
University of Virginia Patent Foundation, Charlottesville, VA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12N009/12 ; C12N015/00 ; C12N005/00 ; C12N001/20 ; C07K001/00 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The present invention relates to a family of testis specific kinases (the tssk family), nucleic acid sequences encoding those kinases and antibodies against the kinases. The invention is further directed to the use of those kinases as targets for isolating specific inhibitors or antagonists of tssk kinase activity. Such inhibitors are anticipated to have use as contraceptive agents.