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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 19, 2009
Filed:
Sep. 06, 2007
Applicants:
Jeffrey D. Johnson, Moraga, CA (US);
Yun-ping Zhou, East Brunswick, NJ (US);
Kimberly Marlen, San Pablo, CA (US);
Inventors:
Jeffrey D. Johnson, Moraga, CA (US);
Yun-Ping Zhou, East Brunswick, NJ (US);
Kimberly Marlen, San Pablo, CA (US);
Assignee:
Metabolex, Inc., Hayward, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12N 15/56 (2005.12); C12N 5/06 (2005.12); C12P 21/06 (2005.12); C07H 21/04 (2005.12);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The invention provides apoptosis signaling kinase related kinase (ASKRK) nucleic acid and polypeptide sequences and methods of using such sequences to identify modulators of ASKRK. Such modulators can be used for the treatment of diabetes or for delaying the onset of diabetes. The invention also provides methods of diagnosing diabetes or pre-diabetes and methods of making a prognosis based on the detection of ASKRK nucleic acids and proteins.