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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 20, 2006
Filed:
Sep. 17, 1998
Suzanne Cory, North Melbourne, AU;
Jerry Adams, North Melbourne, AU;
David C. S. Huang, Carlton, AU;
Liam O'connor, Coburg, AU;
Andreas Strasser, Ascot Vale, AU;
Hamsa Puthalakath, East Keilor, AU;
Lorraine O'reilly, Cheltenham, AU;
Suzanne Cory, North Melbourne, AU;
Jerry Adams, North Melbourne, AU;
David C. S. Huang, Carlton, AU;
Liam O'Connor, Coburg, AU;
Andreas Strasser, Ascot Vale, AU;
Hamsa Puthalakath, East Keilor, AU;
Lorraine O'Reilly, Cheltenham, AU;
The Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research, Victoria, AU;
Abstract
The present invention relates generally to novel molecules capable of, inter alia, modulating apoptosis in mammalian cells and to genetic sequences encoding same. More particularly, the present invention relates to a novel member of the Bcl-2 family of proteins, referred to herein as 'Bim', and to genetic sequences encoding same. The molecules of the present invention are useful, for example, in therapy, diagnosis, antibody generation and as a screening tool for therapeutic agents capable of modulating physiological cell death or survival and/or modulating cell cycle entry.