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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 20, 2010
Filed:
Feb. 02, 2001
Applicants:
Edwin L. Madison, San Diego, CA (US);
Edgar O. Ong, San Diego, CA (US);
Jiunn-chern Yeh, San Diego, CA (US);
Inventors:
Edwin L. Madison, San Diego, CA (US);
Edgar O. Ong, San Diego, CA (US);
Jiunn-Chern Yeh, San Diego, CA (US);
Assignee:
Dendreon Corporation, Seattle, WA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12N 9/48 (2006.01); C12Q 1/00 (2006.01); C12Q 1/37 (2006.01); C12N 1/20 (2006.01); C12N 15/00 (2006.01); C12P 21/04 (2006.01); C07H 21/04 (2006.01); C12Q 1/68 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Provided herein is are polypeptides that include the protease domain of a type II transmembrane serine protease (MTSP) as a single chain. Methods using the polypeptides to identify compounds that modulate the protease activity of an MTSP are provided. Also provided are MTSPs designated MTSP3 and MTSP4 and a form of an MTSP designated MTSP6.