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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 10, 2009
Filed:
Nov. 29, 2005
Applicants:
Christopher A. Bradfield, Madison, WI (US);
Yi Zhong Gu, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
John B. Hogenesch, San Diego, CA (US);
Inventors:
Christopher A. Bradfield, Madison, WI (US);
Yi Zhong Gu, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
John B. Hogenesch, San Diego, CA (US);
Assignee:
Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation, Madison, WI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C07K 17/00 (2006.01); C07H 21/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The present invention provides isolated nucleic acids and proteins that are new and distinct members of the bHLH-PAS superfamily of transcription regulators. These 'MOPs' (members of PAS) are useful in a variety of research, diagnostic and therapeutic applications. Several of the MOPs of the present invention are α-class hypoxia-inducible factors. Several other of the MOPs of the invention are involved in circadian signal transduction.