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Date of Patent:
Apr. 01, 2008

Filed:

Nov. 16, 2004
Applicants:

Arthur B. Raitano, Los Angeles, CA (US);

Daniel E. H. Afar, Pacific Palisades, CA (US);

Aya Jakobovits, Beverly Hills, CA (US);

Mary Faris, Los Angeles, CA (US);

Rene S. Hubert, Los Angeles, CA (US);

Steven Chappell Mitchell, Gurnee, IL (US);

Douglas Saffran, Encinitas, CA (US);

Inventors:

Arthur B. Raitano, Los Angeles, CA (US);

Daniel E. H. Afar, Pacific Palisades, CA (US);

Aya Jakobovits, Beverly Hills, CA (US);

Mary Faris, Los Angeles, CA (US);

Rene S. Hubert, Los Angeles, CA (US);

Steven Chappell Mitchell, Gurnee, IL (US);

Douglas Saffran, Encinitas, CA (US);

Assignee:

Agensys, Inc., Santa Monica, CA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12N 15/85 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

A novel gene (designated PHOR-1) that is highly over-expressed in prostate and other cancers and its encoded protein are described. PHOR-1 is a G protein-coupled receptor with homology to receptors involved in olfaction. PHOR-1 in normal human tissues is restricted to prostate, and this gene is highly over-expressed in prostate cancer as well as in cancers of the kidney, uterus, cervix, stomach and rectum. Consequently, PHOR-1 provides a diagnostic and/or therapeutic target for prostate cancer.


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