Patents Assigned to La Jolla Cancer Research Foun.
  • Isolated nucleic acid molecules which hybridize to polysialyl transferases
    Patent number: 5849904
    Abstract: Isolated nucleic acid molecules encoding polysialyl transferases, and the polysialyl transferases themselves are disclosed. SEQ ID NOS: 1, 2, 7 and 8 present examples of these. The nucleic acid molecules and the proteins can be used diagnostically or therapeutically. Additionally, antisense oligonucleotides and antibodies are described, which can also be used diagnostically or therapeutically.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 1995
    Date of Patent: December 15, 1998
    Assignees: Boehringer Mannheim GmbH, La Jolla Cancer Research Foun.
    Inventors: Rita Gerardy-Schahn, Minoru Fukuda, Jun Nakayama, Matthias Eckhardt