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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 01, 2011
Filed:
Aug. 18, 2008
Ira H. Pastan, Potomac, MD (US);
Tapan K. Bera, Germantown, MD (US);
Curt Wolfgang, Germantown, MD (US);
Byungkook Lee, Potomac, MD (US);
James Vincent, Takoma Park, MD (US);
Ira H. Pastan, Potomac, MD (US);
Tapan K. Bera, Germantown, MD (US);
Curt Wolfgang, Germantown, MD (US);
Byungkook Lee, Potomac, MD (US);
James Vincent, Takoma Park, MD (US);
Abstract
A new polypeptide is disclosed that is specifically detected in the cells of the prostate, termed Novel Gene Expressed in Prostate (NGEP). Polynucleotides encoding NGEP are also disclosed, as are vectors including these polynucleotides. Host cells transformed with these polynucleotides are also disclosed. Antibodies are disclosed that specifically bind NGEP. Methods are disclosed for using an NGEP polypeptide, an antibody that specifically binds NGEP, or a polynucleotide encoding NGEP. Assays are disclosed for the detection prostate cancer. Pharmaceutical compositions including an NGEP polypeptide, an antibody that specifically binds NGEP, or a polynucleotide encoding NGEP are also disclosed. These pharmaceutical compositions are of use in the treatment of prostate cancer.