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Date of Patent:
Jun. 03, 2008

Filed:

May. 31, 2002
Applicants:

Kathryn Rene Bracken, Morristown, NJ (US);

Joseph Ernest DE Los Angeles, Cranford, NJ (US);

Ying Huang, Olney, MD (US);

Michael Joseph Kadan, Adamstown, MD (US);

Gary Michael Ksander, Milford, NJ (US);

Dennis Bryan Zerby, Myersville, MD (US);

Inventors:

Kathryn Rene Bracken, Morristown, NJ (US);

Joseph Ernest de los Angeles, Cranford, NJ (US);

Ying Huang, Olney, MD (US);

Michael Joseph Kadan, Adamstown, MD (US);

Gary Michael Ksander, Milford, NJ (US);

Dennis Bryan Zerby, Myersville, MD (US);

Assignee:

Novartis AG, Basel, CH;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C07H 21/04 (2006.01); C07H 21/02 (2006.01); C12N 15/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

Mutants of steroid receptor ligand binding domains and synthetic ligands which have specific binding affinities for these receptors are provided. The use of these LBD-ligand combinations for construction of selective 'molecular gene switches' is disclosed. Methods of regulating gene function using these switches are provided.


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