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Date of Patent:
Sep. 14, 2010

Filed:

Mar. 20, 2007
Applicants:

William H. Andrews, Reno, NV (US);

Christopher A. Foster, Carmichael, CA (US);

Stephanie Fraser, Sparks, NV (US);

Hamid Mohammadpour, Reno, NV (US);

Laura Briggs, Reno, NV (US);

Inventors:

William H. Andrews, Reno, NV (US);

Christopher A. Foster, Carmichael, CA (US);

Stephanie Fraser, Sparks, NV (US);

Hamid Mohammadpour, Reno, NV (US);

Laura Briggs, Reno, NV (US);

Assignee:

Sierra Sciences Inc., Reno, NV (US);

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C07H 21/04 (2006.01); C12N 15/85 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

Telomerase repressor proteins and nucleic acid compositions encoding the same are provided. The subject repressor proteins bind to a repressor site in the TERT minimal promoter, e.g., a Site C site, and thereby inhibit TERT expression. Also provided are methods of modulating, e.g., inhibiting or enhancing, TERT expression. The subject invention finds use in a variety of different applications, including therapeutic and therapeutic agent screening applications.


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