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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 12, 2012
Filed:
Jun. 20, 2007
Applicants:
Cary D. Austin, San Carlos, CA (US);
David A. Lawrence, San Francisco, CA (US);
Avi Ashkenazi, San Mateo, CA (US);
Inventors:
Cary D. Austin, San Carlos, CA (US);
David A. Lawrence, San Francisco, CA (US);
Avi Ashkenazi, San Mateo, CA (US);
Assignee:
Genentech, Inc., South San Francisco, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 33/53 (2006.01); G01N 33/567 (2006.01); G01N 33/574 (2006.01); G01N 33/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The invention provides methods and materials for observing protein fragments generated during apoptosis in order to observe this process in mammalian cells. Embodiments of the invention can be used for example to observe apoptosis in order to examine the sensitivity of a mammalian cancer cell to apoptosis inducing agents.