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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 20, 2008
Filed:
Nov. 07, 2006
Applicants:
Kunitake Abe, Ibaraki, JP;
Masayoshi Takeda, Ibaraki, JP;
Noboru Yamaji, Ibaraki, JP;
Miyuki Katou, Ibaraki, JP;
Tetsuo Matsui, Ibaraki, JP;
Inventors:
Kunitake Abe, Ibaraki, JP;
Masayoshi Takeda, Ibaraki, JP;
Noboru Yamaji, Ibaraki, JP;
Miyuki Katou, Ibaraki, JP;
Tetsuo Matsui, Ibaraki, JP;
Assignee:
Astellas Pharma Inc., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12N 9/64 (2006.01); C12N 15/57 (2006.01); C12N 15/79 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A screening tool and a screening method for a therapeutic agent for type II diabetes, particularly an agent for alleviating insulin resistance are disclosed. A novel polypeptide, a polynucleotide, a vector, a promoter, and a transformant which are useful in the screening tool and the screening method, are also disclosed.