Screening assays for compounds that cause apoptosis
AssigneeThe United States of America as represented by the Department of Health and Human Services
InventorsCurtis C. Harris, Xin Wei Wang, Jan H. J. Hoeijmakers
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Abstract
This invention relates to methods of screening for compounds capable of inducing apoptosis in certain tumor cells. The invention also relates to compounds identified by such methods. In addition, the invention relates to methods for the in vitro diagnosis of Xeroderma pigmentosum and compounds useful in these methods.
Claims2
A compound comprising the amino acid sequence depicted in Seq. ID No. 2, wherein said compound (1) binds to a binding site on the XPB helicase, (2) competes with wild type p53 proteins for the binding site, and (3) inhibits the helicase activity with the proviso that the compound does not exceed 100 amino acid residues on either the amino or carboxyl terminus of SEQ ID NO:2.
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