Patents Assigned to Institu Curie
  • Wasp family protein fragments, and use thereof
    Patent number: 7063829
    Abstract: The invention concerns peptide fragments of the WASP family proteins, or peptides derived from said fragments, and their uses in particular for preparing reagents for use in implementing a method for detecting or screening molecules with inhibiting or stimulating effect on the formation of the actin cytoskeleton, hence an inhibiting or stimulating effect on cellular motility.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2000
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2006
    Assignees: Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Institu Curie
    Inventors: Vincent Noireaux, Jacques Prost, Cecile Sykes, Evelyne Friederich, Roy M. Golsteyn, Daniel Louvard