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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 28, 2008
Filed:
Aug. 06, 2004
Applicants:
David Piwnica-worms, Laduc, MO (US);
Kathryn Luker, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Gary Luker, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Inventors:
David Piwnica-Worms, Laduc, MO (US);
Kathryn Luker, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Gary Luker, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Assignee:
Washington University, St. Louis, MO (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12Q 1/66 (2006.01); G01N 33/53 (2006.01); C12N 15/62 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An enhanced firefly luciferase protein fragment complementation assay method is described that produces a robust and broadly applicable bioluminescence signal and demonstrates both modification-independent and phosphorylation-dependent protein interactions in intact living human cells and animals useful as a diagnostic and testing tool in living biologic systems in research and in assays.