Patents Assigned to GenExel, Inc.
  • Transgenic Drosophila having a disrupted Parkin gene and exhibits reduced climbing ability
    Patent number: 6943278
    Abstract: The present invention relates to animal models for neuronal function, e.g., spontaneous changes in motor ability related to neuronal degeneration. For example, the present invention provides a Drosophila melanogaster model for Parkinson's disease. The present invention also provides methods for generating genetically based neuronal disease models, identifying genes that affect neuronal function and methods for identifying compounds having activity with respect to neurological function.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2002
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2005
    Assignee: GenExel, Inc.
    Inventor: Jongkyeong Chung