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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 06, 2010
Filed:
Aug. 17, 2005
Thomas R. Cech, Potomac, MD (US);
Joachim Lingner, Epalinges, CH;
Toru Nakamura, San Diego, CA (US);
Karen B. Chapman, Mill Valley, CA (US);
Gregg B. Morin, Oakville, CA;
Calvin B. Harley, Palo Alto, CA (US);
William H. Andrews, Reno, NV (US);
Thomas R. Cech, Potomac, MD (US);
Joachim Lingner, Epalinges, CH;
Toru Nakamura, San Diego, CA (US);
Karen B. Chapman, Mill Valley, CA (US);
Gregg B. Morin, Oakville, CA;
Calvin B. Harley, Palo Alto, CA (US);
William H. Andrews, Reno, NV (US);
Geron Corporation, Menlo Park, CA (US);
The Regents of the University of Colorado, Boulder, CO (US);
Abstract
The invention provides compositions and methods related to human telomerase reverse transcriptase (hTRT), the catalytic protein subunit of human telomerase. The polynucleotides and polypeptides of the invention are useful for diagnosis, prognosis and treatment of human diseases, for changing the proliferative capacity of cells and organisms, and for identification and screening of compounds and treatments useful for treatment of diseases such as cancers.