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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 15, 2013
Filed:
Oct. 15, 2010
Applicants:
Akimitsu Okamoto, Saitama, JP;
Akiko Nomura, Saitama, JP;
Inventors:
Akimitsu Okamoto, Saitama, JP;
Akiko Nomura, Saitama, JP;
Assignee:
Riken, Wako-shi, Saitama, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C07K 14/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The present invention aims to provide a tool etc. capable of detecting a methylated region of a DNA in a short time, in a labor-saving manner and without being limited by nucleotide sequences, and further capable of quantifying the methylation. The present invention provides a peptide containing a metal finger motif and a tyrosine derivative in a helix forming part of the motif, which recognizes and binds to a methylated region of a double stranded DNA.