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7175828 Modulators of β-amyloid peptide aggregation comprising D-amino acids  
Compounds that modulate natural β amyloid peptide aggregation are provided. The modulators of the invention comprise a peptide, preferably based on a β amyloid peptide, that is comprised entirely...
7176181 Compositions and methods of using galectin-8 as an inhibitor of tumor cell growth  
The present invention provides compositions that enhance or inhibit the interactions of galectin-8 and galectin-8-like proteins with other extracellular matrix proteins or cell surface receptors,...
7172876 Method of screening therapeutic agents for nerve degeneration associated diseases  
By using a G protein-coupled receptor protein containing an amino acid sequence, which is the same or the substantially the same as an amino acid sequence represented by SEQ ID NO:1, SEQ ID NO:10,...
7172907 Cyanine dye labelling reagents with meso-substitution  
Disclosed are cyanine dyes having meso-substituents in the polymethine chain linking the heterocyclic ring systems. The dyes are of formula (1): in which groups R 3 and R 4 are attached to...
7172858 Blood-based assay for dysferlinopathies  
It has been discovered that dysferlin is expressed in blood and that individuals who lack dysferlin in muscle also lack it in CD14(+) cells. Based on these discoveries, blood-based tests for...
7169582 Multifunctional recombinant phycobiliprotein-based fluorescent constructs and phycobilisome display  
The invention provides multifunctional fusion constructs which are rapidly incorporated into a macromolecular structure such as a phycobilisome such that the fusion proteins are separated from one...
7169564 FKBP51/52 and CyP40-mediated mammalian hair growth  
The present invention relates to drug screening assays designed to identify non-immunosuppressive agents that modulate hair growth and the use of such agents for modulation of hair growth.
7166423 Direct selection of cells by secretion product  
Cells can be labeled with products which they secrete and release in an efficient manner by coupling the cells at their surface to a specific binding partner for the product and allowing the...
7163799 Neuromedin U receptor NMUR2 and nucleotides encoding it  
A new neuromedin U receptor, designated NMUR2 has been found, which is involved in modulation of feeding behavior in mammals. Ligands of this receptor are able to modulate eating, and weight gain....
7163800 Methods of screening compositions for G protein-coupled receptor desensitization inhibitory activity  
The methods of the present invention allow the screening of a test composition for non-receptor-specific GPCR desensitization inhibitory activity. The methods involve screening a test composition...
7160733 Ligand specific to β2-glycoprotein I and use thereof  
The cholesterol derivative, represented by the following formula (1): wherein R represents a C3–C23 saturated or unsaturated aliphatic hydrocarbon residue having an optional substituent, and,...
7160677 Transcription factor DP-1  
The invention provides a polynucleotide in substantially isolated form which includes a contiguous sequence of nucleotides which is capable of selectively hybridizing to SEQ ID NO: 1 or the...
7157269 On-spot hydrophilic enhanced slide and preparation thereof  
The invention discloses an on-spot hydrophilic enhanced slide/microarray. The preparation method relates to a hydrophobic copolymer prepared by blending, grafting or co-polymerization of a...
7157234 Detection of very low quantities of analyte bound to a solid phase  
A microscale binding assay, analyte binding array, and kits are disclosed, which exploit the mass action law to harvest analyte from a liquid sample. This is achieved by fabrication of sorbent...
7157286 Method for immunologically measuring RCAS1 and kit for measuring the same  
RCAS1 in a specimen is measured by a immunologically method consisting of a step of reacting a specimen with a first anti-RCAS1 antibody capable of specifically binding to RCAS1, a step of labeling...
7153700 Methods and compositions for diagnosing and predicting the behavior of cancer  
The present invention relates to methods for detecting the presence of SIX1 protein or nucleic acid in a biological sample in which a biological sample is contacted with an agent capable of...
7153935 Tumor suppressor gene  
A full-length cDNA encoding novel proteins involved in the control of cell proliferation (human Gros1-L and S) was successfully isolated from the human testis cDNA libraries. A full-length cDNA...
7154007 Luminous compounds and labeling reagents using the same  
This invention provides: a compound represented by formula (I): R—Y—(—X-Phe-COCH 2 COC n F 2n+1 ) m (I)
7150974 Parathyroid hormone receptor binding method  
DNA encoding a parathyroid hormone receptor; production and isolation of recombinant and synthetic parathyroid hormone receptor polypeptides and fragments; antibodies to parathyroid hormone...
7151082 Antagonists of HMG1 for treating inflammatory conditions  
There is disclosed a pharmaceutical composition and method for treating sepsis, including septic shock and ARDS (acute respiratory distress syndrome), comprising administering an effective amount...
7150856 On-spot selectively activated hydrophobic slide and preparation thereof  
An on-spot selectively activated hydrophobic slide/microarray. The preparation method relates to a hydrophobic copolymer prepared by blending, grafting or co-polymerization of a hydrophobic...
7150997 Multiplexed active biologic array  
A method of addressing and driving an electrode array includes the step of addressing one or more electrodes within the array using a plurality of row and column lines. In one aspect of the method,...
7148016 Immunoassays to detect diseases or disease susceptibility traits  
Disclosed are immunoassay methods for the diagnosis/prognosis of diseases and disease susceptibility traits associated with gene mutations that cause protein truncation or allelic loss. The levels...
7144705 Diagnostic assay for stroke  
Heart and brain fatty acid binding proteins (H-FABP, B-FABP) are markers for stroke. The invention provides a diagnostic assay for either of these markers, preferably by ELISA using anti-H-FABP or...
7144997 Vertebrate embryonic patterning-inducing proteins, compositions and uses related therto  
It is shown here that hedgehog proteins possess novel activities beyond phenotype specification. Using cultures derived from the embryonic day 14.5 (E14.5) rat ventral mesencephalon, we show that...
7144996 Nucleic acid encoding human suppressor of fused  
The present invention is directed to novel polypeptides having homology to a polypeptide suppressor of the Drosophila melanogaster fused protein and to nucleic acid molecules encoding those...
7141434 Methods of identifying compounds that modulate IL-4 receptor-mediated IgE synthesis utilizing an adenosine kinase  
The present provides compounds capable of modulating IL-4 receptor-mediated IgE production, as well as IL-4 induced processes associated therewith, methods and kits for identifying such compounds...
7141437 Solid-state colorimetric biosensors comprised of dendritic polymer networks  
Solid-state colorimetric biosensors having sensory groups and interdendritic cross-linking segments of alternating conjugated double and triple bonds are prepared by intermolecular polymerization...
7141377 Process for discrimination of nucleic acid sequence variants  
A process of detecting a target nucleic acid using labeled oligonucleotides uses the 5′ to 3′ nuclease activity of a nucleic acid polymerase to cleave annealed labeled oligonucleotide from...
7141435 Monoclonal antibodies against human apoptosis inhibitory protein NAIP and method for assaying the NAIP  
An anti-NAIP monoclonal antibody recognizing a human apoptosis inhibitory protein NAIP having the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 1, which is produced from hybridoma prepared by fusing a myeloma...
7138492 Method of treating dopaminergic and GABA-nergic disorders  
It is shown here that hedgehog proteins possess novel activities beyond phenotype specification. Using cultures derived from the embryonic day 14.5 (E14.5) rat ventral mesencephalon, we show that...
7138240 Methods of assaying receptor activity  
Described are methods of detecting G-protein coupled receptor (GPCR) activity in vivo and in vitro; methods of assaying GPCR activity; and methods of screening for GPCR ligands, G Protein-coupled...
7138249 Screening method  
The screening method for a compound or a salt thereof that alters the binding property between Neuromedin U or a salt thereof and TGR-1 or a salt thereof, characterized by using Neuromedin U, a...
7138246 Methods for identifying or screening for agents that modulate 17β-HSD3  
Methods for determining whether a test agent inhibits a 17β-HSD3, the methods comprising: obtaining a recombinant host cell that expresses the 17β-HSD3; obtaining a reaction mixture comprising...
7138121 Biosensors utilizing dendrimer-immobilized ligands and there use thereof  
The present invention is directed to methods and compositions useful as biosensors that specifically interact with various pathogens and other target analytes. The biosensor itself, comprises...
7138500 Antibodies to human 4-1BB  
Novel 4-1BB ligand (4-1BB-L) polypeptides and a human cell surface receptor designated 4-1BB that binds 4-1BB-L are provided. Isolated 4-1BB-L-encoding and human 4-1BB-encoding DNA sequences,...
7138239 Method and reagent for testing for multiple organ failure in SIRS by cytochrome C measurement  
A method for testing for multiple organ failure in SIRS, which comprises determining cytochrome C in body fluid and using the determined result as an index of the multiple organ failure, and a...
7138541 Surface coating agents  
Compounds useful as surface coating agents, including compounds of the formula: wherein X 1 comprises a first photoreactive species; X 2 comprises a second photoreactive species; Y...
7138241 Hybridoma, an antibody resistant to an interfering substance, and a kit for immunological analysis  
The present invention provides for a method of selecting an antibody against a target substance to be measured, which comprises selecting the antibody against the target substance by...
7135311 Means for detecting and treating pathologies linked to FGFR3  
The invention relates to a method for detecting carcinomas in a biological sample, comprising identifying FGFR3 mutations.
7135296 Elemental analysis of tagged biologically active materials  
Improved methods for the detection and quantitation of labeled biological materials in a sample using elemental spectroscopic detection are described. Element-labeled biologically active materials,...
7135143 Detecting compounds with liquid crystals  
A device for detecting a compound in a sample includes a substrate and a self-assembled monolayer. The substrate includes a support with a metallized top surface, and the self-assembled monolayer...
7135280 Assay to determine efficacy of treatment for mycobacterial infection  
Method of determining the efficacy of treatment for mycobacterial infection in an individual comprising determining in samples from the individual whether the level of T cells specific for a...
7135340 Tetrameric antibody complexes for blocking non-specific labeling of antigens  
A method for preventing or inhibiting non-specific binding reactions between a detection reagent and an antigen in an immunological assay is described. The method involves using tetrameric antibody...
7135176 VMP-like sequences of pathogenic Borrelia  
The present invention relates to DNA sequences encoding Vmp-like polypeptides of pathogenic Borrelia , the use of the DNA sequences in recombinant vectors to express polypeptides, the encoded...
7132508 Mammalian chemokine reagents  
A novel CC chemokine which is from a mammal, reagents related thereto including purified proteins, specific antibodies, and nucleic acids encoding said chemokine. A chemokine receptor is also...
7129040 Tumor suppressor designated TS10q23.3  
A specific region of chromosome 10 (10q23.3) has been implicated by series of studies to contain a tumor suppressor gene involved in gliomas, as well as a number of other human cancers. One gene...
7129039 Unique dendritic cell-associated C-type lectins, dectin-1 and dectin-2; compositions and uses thereof  
Novel genes expressed selectively by long-term dendritic cell (DC) lines (XS series) from murine epidermis which retain important features of resident epidermal Langerhans cells (LC) are provided....
7129203 Site specific protein modification  
Processes for conjugating proteins with polyethylene glycol are disclosed. The disclosed processes provide modified proteins having little or no decrease in their activity and include the steps of...
7125592 Detecting interactions at biomimetic interfaces with liquid crystals  
A method of forming a liquid crystal device, includes: contacting an aqueous solution comprising a surfactant and a receptor molecule with a top surface of a liquid crystal. The liquid crystal is...