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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 31, 2010
Filed:
Jun. 19, 2006
Joe Gray, San Francisco, CA (US);
Graeme Hodgson, San Francisco, CA (US);
Douglas Hanahan, San Francisco, CA (US);
Jeffrey Hager, San Diego, CA (US);
Oriol Casanovas, Barcelona, ES;
Joe Gray, San Francisco, CA (US);
Graeme Hodgson, San Francisco, CA (US);
Douglas Hanahan, San Francisco, CA (US);
Jeffrey Hager, San Diego, CA (US);
Oriol Casanovas, Barcelona, ES;
Regents of the University of California, Oakland, CA (US);
Abstract
This invention provides methods employing prefoldin-4 (PFDN-4) nucleic acid and polypeptide sequences to detect cancer or a propensity to develop cancer, to monitor the efficacy of a cancer treatment, and/or for prognostic applications. Further, the invention provides methods of identifying inhibitors of PfDN-4 and methods of treating cancer by inhibiting the expression and/or activity of PFDN-4.