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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 10, 2012
Filed:
Jun. 04, 2010
Timothy J. O'brien, Little Rock, AR (US);
Lowell J. Underwood, Little Rock, AR (US);
John Beard, Little Rock, AR (US);
Kazushi Shigemasa, Hiroshima, JP;
Timothy J. O'Brien, Little Rock, AR (US);
Lowell J. Underwood, Little Rock, AR (US);
John Beard, Little Rock, AR (US);
Kazushi Shigemasa, Hiroshima, JP;
Board of Trustees of the University of Arkansas, Little Rock, AR (US);
Abstract
The present invention provides a DNA encoding a novel extracellular serine protease termed Tumor Antigen Derived Gene-14 (TADG-14) which is overexpressed in ovarian, breast and colon carcinoma samples. Also provided are vector and host cells capable of expressing the DNA of the present invention, as well as the uses of the DNA and protein of the present invention. Also provided is a TADG-14 protein variant that has a potential role for detecting and targeting of ovarian carcinomas.