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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 31, 2013
Filed:
Jul. 22, 2011
Applicants:
Mohanish Deshmukh, Chapel Hill, NC (US);
Adam Kole, Chapel Hill, NC (US);
Vijay Swahari, Cary, NC (US);
Scott Hammond, Pittsboro, NC (US);
Inventors:
Mohanish Deshmukh, Chapel Hill, NC (US);
Adam Kole, Chapel Hill, NC (US);
Vijay Swahari, Cary, NC (US);
Scott Hammond, Pittsboro, NC (US);
Assignee:
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12Q 1/68 (2006.01); C07H 21/02 (2006.01); C07H 21/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The present invention relates to the regulation of apoptosis and expression of the BH3-only family of genes by miR-29. The invention further relates to the use of miR-29 to protect cells from apoptosis and to treat disorders associated with apoptosis.