Human calcium dependent proteases, polynucleotides encoding the same, and uses thereof

• US 6,716,614 B1
• Filed: 07/23/2002
• Issued: 04/06/2004
• Est. Priority Date: 09/02/1999
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Lexicon Genetics, Incorporated
• Original Assignee: Lexicon Genetics, Incorporated
• Inventors: Donoho, Gregory, Sands, Arthur T., Zambrowicz, Brian, Friedrich, Glenn, Nehls, Michael C., Turner, C. Alexander Jr.
• Primary Examiner(s): Achutamurthy, P.
• Assistant Examiner(s): PAK, YONG D
• Application Number:
  US10/202,619
• Time in Patent Office: 623 Days
• Field of Search: 435/219, 435/320.1, 435/252.3, 536/23.2
• US Class Current: 435/219
• CPC Class Codes: C12N 9/6472 Cysteine endopeptidases (3.4.22)

Abstract

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

Claims

1. A recombinant expression vector comprising an isolated nucleic acid molecule that encodes the amino acid sequence shown in SEQ ID NO:

2.

2. The recombinant expression vector of claim 1, wherein said isolated nucleic acid molecule comprises the nucleic acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:

1.

3. A host cell comprising the recombinant expression vector of claim 1.