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US 6,184,202 B2Granted
Cell death regulators
AssigneeWashington University
InventorStanley J. Korsmeyer
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Abstract
The invention provides a bcl-2 related protein, bcl-2 muteins, two-hybrid systems comprising interacting bcl-2-related polypeptide sequences, and uses thereof.
Claims10
A method for modulating apoptosis of a cell which comprises administering to the cell an agent which comprises a BH1domain or a BH2 domain and is capable of promoting or inhibiting formation of at least one complex selected from the group consisting of bcl-2:bcl-2 complexes, bcl-XL:bcl-XL complexes, Bax:Bax complexes, bcl-2:Bax complexes, and bcl-XL:Bax complexes.
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