Human transporter proteins and polynucleotides encoding the same

• US 6,531,309 B1
• Filed: 02/28/2001
• Issued: 03/11/2003
• Est. Priority Date: 02/29/2000
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Lexicon Genetics, Incorporated
• Original Assignee: Lexicon Genetics, Incorporated
• Inventors: Revelli, Jean-Pierre, Hu, Yi, Zambrowicz, Brian, Kieke, James Alvin
• Primary Examiner(s): Kemmerer, Elizabeth
• Assistant Examiner(s): Li, Ruixiang
• Application Number:
  US09/795,927
• Publication Number:
  US 20030039962A1
• Time in Patent Office: 741 Days
• Field of Search: 536/23.5, 536/23.4, 536/23.2, 536/23.1, 530/350, 435/320.1, 435/325, 435/252.3, 435/254.11, 435/254.2
• US Class Current: 435/252.3
• CPC Class Codes: C07K 14/47 from mammals

Abstract

Novel human polynucleotide and polypeptide sequences are disclosed that can be used in therapeutic, diagnostic, and pharmacogenomic applications.

Claims

1. An isolated nucleic acid molecule comprising a sequence that:

(a) encodes the amino acid sequence shown in SEQ ID NO;

7; and

(b) hybridizes under highly stringent conditions with wash conditions of 0.1×

SSC/0.1%SDS at 68°

C. to the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO;

6 or the complement thereof.

2. An isolated nucleic acid molecule comprising a nucleotide sequence that encodes the amino acid sequence shown in SEQ ID NO:

7.

3. A recombinant expression vector comprising the isolated nucleic acid molecule of claim 2.

4. A host cell comprising the recombinant expression vector of claim 3.