Patents Represented by Attorney, Agent or Law Firm Edwin Flores
  • Patent number: 6218109
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the isolation of gene sequences encoding mammalian cell cycle checkpoints, as well as the expression of the encoded proteins using recombinant DNA technology. The expressed proteins are used to generate specific antibodies and to inhibit the growth of cells. The human checkpoint gene sequences are used as a probe for a portion of the chromosome associated with tumors and other malignancies, as well as growth and/or development deficiencies.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 1997
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2001
    Assignee: Baylor College of Medicine
    Inventors: Stephen J. Elledge, Yolanda Sanchez