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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 25, 2010
Filed:
Sep. 15, 2006
Applicants:
Jeffrey Moscow, Lexington, KY (US);
Xin LU, Shanghai, CN;
Craig Jordan, Rochester, NY (US);
Inventors:
Assignee:
University of Kentucky Research Foundation, Lexington, KY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12Q 1/00 (2006.01); G01N 33/53 (2006.01); C07K 14/435 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A novel organic cation transporter (OCT) gene, OCT 6, and use thereof is described. The OCT6 gene is preferentially expressed in human hematopoietic tissues, including CD34+ cells and leukemia cells. Its narrow tissue distribution, substrate specificity, and close homology to other cell membrane transporters make OCT6 an attractive target for the treatment of myeloid diseases.