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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 04, 2007
Filed:
Jul. 31, 2003
Applicants:
Katsura Nozawa, Ibaraki, JP;
Shinobu Mochizuki, Ibaraki, JP;
Inventors:
Katsura Nozawa, Ibaraki, JP;
Shinobu Mochizuki, Ibaraki, JP;
Assignee:
Astellas Pharma Inc., Tokyo, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 33/53 (2006.01); C12P 21/02 (2006.01); C12N 5/10 (2006.01); C07K 14/435 (2006.01); C07H 21/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A novel polypeptide, a polynucleotide encoding the polypeptide, an expression vector comprising the polynucleotide, a cell transfected by the expression vector, a method for producing the polypeptide, and a convenient screening system for obtaining a substance useful in treating cell injuries due to postischemic reperfusion or an inflammatory disease, are disclosed. The polypeptide is a potassium-dependent sodium-calcium exchanger expressed in peripheral leukocytes.