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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 28, 2007
Filed:
Dec. 10, 2004
Paolo Minoprio, Villiers sur Mame, FR;
Nathalie Chamond, Paris, FR;
Wim M. Degrave, Rio de Janeiro, BR;
Armand Berneman, Paris, FR;
Paolo Minoprio, Villiers sur Mame, FR;
Nathalie Chamond, Paris, FR;
Wim M. Degrave, Rio de Janeiro, BR;
Armand Berneman, Paris, FR;
Institut Pasteur, Paris, FR;
Abstract
This invention provides identification and characterization of racemases and definition of protein signatures of these racemases. This invention also provides identification of nucleic acid molecules encoding a peptide consisting of a motif characteristic of the protein signatures, and to the peptides consisting of these motifs. Antibodies specific for the peptides and to immune complexes of these antibodies with the peptides are also provided. Further, the invention relates to methods and kits for detecting racemases using the nucleic acid molecules of the invention, as well as the peptides consisting of the motifs and antibodies to these peptides.