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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 30, 2009
Filed:
Aug. 28, 2000
Applicants:
William J. Dower, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Steven E. Cwirla, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Inventors:
William J. Dower, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Steven E. Cwirla, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Assignee:
Affymax, Inc., Palo Alto, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12Q 1/70 (2006.01); C12Q 1/60 (2006.01); C12N 15/64 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Peptides which bind to selected receptor molecules are identified by screening libraries which encode a random or controlled collection of amino acids. Peptides encoded by the libraries are expressed as fusion proteins of bacteriophage coat proteins, and bacteriophage particles are then screened against the receptors of interest. Peptides having a wide variety of uses, such as therapeutic or diagnostic reagents, may thus be identified without any prior information on the structure of the expected ligand or receptor molecule.