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7618943 Fusion polypeptides, and use thereof in antivascular tumor therapy  
The present invention relates to fusion polypeptides, comprising at least two peptides. The invention further relates to the use of these fusion proteins in antivascular therapy of neoplastic...
7618818 Method for detecting leptin receptor ligands  
The present invention relates to a method for detecting leptin receptor ligands by measuring the energy transfer between fusion proteins comprising a leptin receptor and an energy donor protein or...
7618817 Genetically modified human natural killer cell lines  
The invention provides a natural killer cell, NK-92, modified to express an Fc receptor on the surface of the cell, such as CD16 (FcγRIII-A), or other Fcγ or Fc receptors. The modified NK-92 cell...
7618786 Method for identifying modulators of human orexin-2 receptor  
The present invention provides a new method for identifying modulators of human orexin-2 receptor without utilizing recombinantly produced nucleic acid molecules encoding human orexin receptor...
7618775 Expanding the eukaryotic genetic code  
This invention provides compositions and methods for producing translational components that expand the number of genetically encoded amino acids in eukaryotic cells. The components include...
7618770 Methods and apparatus for reducing protein content in sperm cell extenders  
The inventive technology relates to methods and apparatus for reducing protein content in sperm cell extenders and may include one or more of the following features: techniques for reducing protein...
7618622 Treatment of Parkinson's disease and related disorders using postpartum derived cells  
Cells derived from postpartum tissue such as the umbilical cord and placenta, pharmaceutical compositions comprising such cells, and methods for using such cells and pharmaceutical compositions to...
7618621 Mammalian multipotent neural stem cells and compositions, methods of preparation and methods of administration thereof  
This invention relates to novel mammalian multipotent neural stem cells (MNSCs), compositions thereof, and methods of preparing and administering the cells to diseased, aged or damaged tissue such...
7618452 Artificially produced, three-dimensional muscle tissue  
The invention relates to a device for producing a three-dimensional circular muscle body from a carrier substance and from cell cultures incorporated therein comprising a cell culture dish ( 1 )...
7615676 Transgenic screen and method for screening modulators of brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) production  
A transgenic screen and method for screening biological and chemical test substances or molecules for their ability to influence or modulate the production of BDNF in cells, includes a fusion gene...
7615374 Generation of clonal mesenchymal progenitors and mesenchymal stem cell lines under serum-free conditions  
Methods for obtaining multipotent mesenchymal stem cells under serum-free conditions and methods for identifying multipotent mesenchymal progenitor cells are disclosed.
7612250 Nuclear transfer embryo formation method  
A nuclear transfer embryo is formed by destabilizing microtubules of an oocyte, whereby essentially all endogenous chromatin collects at a second polar body during meiosis of an oocyte. The oocyte...
7612190 Method for targeting a polypeptide onto cellular surface  
The present invention relates to a polypeptide having an activity for targeting a heterogeneous polypeptide to a surface of cytoplasmic membrane, a nucleic acid encoding the polypeptide, a...
7612185 Nucleic acid biosensors  
Sensors comprising aptazymes capable of detecting the presence and concentration of effectors, as well as methods of using such sensors, are disclosed.
7612167 Human hematopoietic growth regulatory gene product  
The present invention relates to novel human hiwi protein and genes that encode such proteins. The invention is directed toward the isolation and characterization of human hiwi proteins. The...
7611868 Recombinant modified adenovirus fiber protein  
Recombinant adenoviruses comprising modified fiber proteins which expand the tropism of the adenovirus in comparison to wild-type virus are disclosed. The modified fiber proteins described herein...
7611865 Polynucleotides encoding truncated glial cell line-derived neurotrophic factor  
Disclosed are novel proteins, referred to as truncated glial cell line-derived neurotrophic factor (truncated GDNF) proteins, that promote dopamine uptake by dopaminergic cells and promote the...
7611857 IL-receptor like molecules and uses thereof  
The present invention provides for IL-17 receptor like polypeptides and nucleic acid molecules encoding the same. The invention also provides vectors, host cells, agonists and antagonists...
7608707 siRNA targeting survivin  
Efficient sequence specific gene silencing is possible through the use of siRNA technology. By selecting particular siRNAs by rationale design, one can maximize the generation of an effective gene...
7608705 Oligonucleotides, agents containing these oligonucleotides, and the use thereof  
The invention relates to particular oligonucleotides, pharmaceutical agents that contain these oligonucleotides, and to the therapeutic use thereof. The oligonucleotides are, in particular, capable...
7608704 Secreted proteins  
The invention provides human secreted proteins (SECP) and polynucleotides which identify and encode SECP. The invention also provides expression vectors, host cells, antibodies, agonists, and...
7608698 Hypoxia inducible factors and uses thereof for inducing angiogenesis and improving muscular functions  
This invention provides HIF-3α nucleic acid and sequences. Also provided are methods for using HIF-3α nucleic acids, proteins, fragments, antibodies, probes, and cells, to characterize HIF-3α,...
7608454 Vascularization enhanced graft constructs  
A tissue graft construct for use in repairing diseased or damaged tissues is provided. The tissue graft construct comprises a matrix composition selected from the group consisting of liver basement...
7608452 Polynucleotides encoding cytokine receptor zcytor19  
Novel polypeptides, polynucleotides encoding the polypeptides, and related compositions and methods are disclosed for zcytor19, a novel class II cytokine receptor. The polypeptides may be used...
7608431 Fed-batch process for production of erythropoietin in human embryonic retina cells that express adenovirus E1A  
The invention provides processes for recombinant production of erythropoietin (EPO) in a human embryonic retina cell that expresses at least an adenoviral E1A protein, wherein said EPO is produced...
7608430 Interferon-γ antagonists and therapeutic uses thereof  
Polypeptides and multimeric polypeptides capable of binding interferon γ which are useful therapeutically in methods of treating interferon γ-related conditions or diseases.
7608428 Polynucleotide encoding an IL-28B polypeptide  
Homogeneous preparations of IL-28A, IL-28B, and IL-29 have been produced by mutating one or more of the cysteine residues in the polynucleotide sequences encoding the mature proteins. The cysteine...
7608427 Polynucleotide encoding an IL-28B polypeptide  
Homogeneous preparations of IL-28A, IL-28B, and IL-29 have been produced by mutating one or more of the cysteine residues in the polynucleotide sequences encoding the mature proteins. The cysteine...
7608425 Methods for protein expression in mammalian cells in serum-free medium  
Disclosed are compositions and methods for increasing the longevity of a cell culture and permitting the increased production of proteins, preferably recombinant proteins, such as antibodies,...
7608423 Expanding the eukaryotic genetic code  
This invention provides compositions and methods for producing translational components that expand the number of genetically encoded amino acids in eukaryotic cells. The components include...
7608422 Simian immunodeficiency virus (SIV) molecular clone encoding mutant gag gene lacking inhibitory/instability regions  
Nucleic acid constructs containing HIV-1 gag/pol and SIV gag or SIV env genes which have been mutated to remove or reduce inhibitory/instability sequences are disclosed. Viral particles and host...
7604991 Method of generating islet beta-cells from exocrine pancreatic cells  
The present invention discloses an in vitro method wherein mammalian beta-cell differentiation can be induced in dedifferentiated exocrine pancreatic cells in a medium comprising ligands of the EGF...
7604990 Methods of regulating differentiation in stem cells  
The present invention provides methods, media and compositions capable of modulating the differentiation of stem cells. Applicants have discovered that agonists of lysophospholipid receptors and...
7604989 Inhibition of apoptosis process and improvement of cell performance  
The present invention relates to preventing or delaying programmed cell death by expressing one or more anti-apoptotic polypeptides in a cell such that programmed cell death in the cell is...
7604934 Method of screening candidate compounds for susceptibility to biliary excretion by endogenous transport systems  
A method of screening a candidate compound for susceptibility to biliary excretion. The method includes the steps of providing a culture of hepatocytes, the culture having at least one bile...
7604933 Method for sorting tumor cells  
The present invention relates to a method for storing cells, wherein the cells are stored in a composition comprising a base nutritive medium and liposomes at temperatures in the range of −196°...
7601885 Transgenic plant comprising a cassava vein mosaic virus promoter and a heterologous nucleic acid sequence  
The invention relates to compositions and methods useful for the production of transgenic plants. In particular, the invention relates to cassava vein mosaic virus (CsVMV) promoter sequences and...
7601826 Genes and polypeptides relating to human pancreatic cancers  
The present application provides novel human genes C1958V1 or C1958V2 whose expression is markedly elevated in pancreatic cancers compared to corresponding non-cancerous tissues. The genes and...
7601825 Nucleic acid and corresponding protein entitled 121P1F1 useful in treatment and detection of cancer  
A novel gene (designated 121P1F1) and its encoded protein, and variants thereof, are described wherein 121P1F1 exhibits tissue specific expression in normal adult tissue, and is aberrantly...
7601812 Immunomodulating agents from parasitic worms and method for isolation thereof  
The invention relates to active agents from parasitic worms, in particular Schistosoma mansoni , which induce a T-helper type 2 response (Th2 immune response).
7601807 Protease, DNA encoding the same, and method for manufacturing protease  
A protease having the following characteristics: (i) a molecular weight of 21,000±1,000 (by SDS-PAGE) and (ii) specific protease activity cutting the Gly-Phe site of a peptide or protein...
7601805 Photoprotein with improved bioluminescence  
Disclosed is a photoprotein with improved luminescent activity, the use thereof as calcium indicator and in cell-based assays for the detection and measurement of intracellular calcium.
7601699 Production of reprogrammed cells with restored potential  
A method for treating cells and/or nuclear transfer units and/or stem cells in culture with such compounds, individually or in combinations, is described. The method results in a globally...
7601687 Mechanism for identifying drugs for the treatment of type II diabetes  
Insulin resistance is a central feature of type II diabetes and other diseases, and may affect every tissue of the body, including the pancreatic beta cell. Insulin signaling is mediated by a...
7601533 Reverse two-hybrid systems  
Disclosed are methods for identifying molecular interactions (e.g., protein/protein, protein/DNA, protein/RNA, or RNA/RNA interactions). All of the methods within the invention employ...
7601518 Secretion of neublastin  
The present invention concerns improved methods and compositions for producing a Neublastin polypeptide as well as local delivery of Neublastin to specific regions of the nervous system including...
7601516 Heterodimeric follicle stimulating hormone-Fc (FSH-Fc) fusion proteins for the treatment of infertility  
The invention provides novel heterodimeric fusion proteins comprising a first polypeptide including an alpha subunit of FSH (αFSH) linked directly or indirectly to a binding partner of neonatal Fc...
7601514 Nucleic acid encoding PRO10268 polypeptides  
The present invention relates to compositions containing novel proteins and methods of using those compositions for the diagnosis and treatment of immune related diseases.
7601501 Controlling osteogenesis by inhibition of osteogenic suppressors  
The present invention provides methods of screening for agents that inhibit the activity or expression of one or more polypeptides that contribute to the suppression of osteogenesis. The invention...
7601343 Methods for treating cancers and pathogen infections using antigen-presenting cells loaded with RNA  
Disclosed are cells and methods for treating or preventing tumor formation or infections with pathogens in a patient. The cells of the invention are antigen-presenting cells (e.g., dendritic cells...