Polynucleotides encoding patched proteins
First Claim
1. A nucleic acid including a nucleic acid sequence that hybridizes under stringent conditions, including a wash step of 0.2×
- SSC at 65°
C., to a sequence selected from at least one of SEQ ID Nos. 9 or 18, wherein the nucleic acid sequence encodes an amino acid sequence that binds a naturally occurring hedgehog polypeptide, and wherein the nucleic acid sequence is not identical to SEQ ID No. 5 or a fragment thereof of at least 30 nucleotides.
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Abstract
Invertebrate and vertebrate patched genes are provided, including the mouse and human patched genes, as well as methods for isolation of related genes, where the genes may be of different species or in the same family. Having the ability to regulate the expression of the patched gene, allows for the elucidation of embryonic development, cellular regulation associated with signal transduction by the patched gene, the identification of agonist and antagonist to signal transduction, identification of ligands for binding to patched,isolation of the ligands, and assaying for levels of transcription and expression of the patched gene.
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1. A nucleic acid including a nucleic acid sequence that hybridizes under stringent conditions, including a wash step of 0.2×
- SSC at 65°
C., to a sequence selected from at least one of SEQ ID Nos. 9 or 18, wherein the nucleic acid sequence encodes an amino acid sequence that binds a naturally occurring hedgehog polypeptide, and wherein the nucleic acid sequence is not identical to SEQ ID No. 5 or a fragment thereof of at least 30 nucleotides. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
- SSC at 65°
- 17. A nucleic acid including a nucleic acid sequence encoding an amino acid sequence that binds a naturally occurring hedgehog polypeptide, wherein the amino acid sequence is at least 90% identical to a sequence selected from at least one of SEQ ID No. 10 or 19.
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