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Title: Isolation and characterization of Agouti: a diabetes/obesity related gene

Abstract

The present invention relates to the cloning and expression of the Agouti gene and analogous genes in transformed, transfected and transgenic mice. The present invention provides an animal model for the study of diabetes, obesity and tumors for the testing of potential therapeutic agents. The present invention provides oligonucleotide probes for the detection of the Agouti gene and mutations in the gene. The present invention also relates to the isolation and recombinant production of the Agouti gene product, production of antibodies to the Agouti gene product and their use as diagnostic and therapeutic agents.

Inventors:
 [1]
  1. Knoxville, TN
Issue Date:
Research Org.:
Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
OSTI Identifier:
872007
Patent Number(s):
5843652
Assignee:
Lockheed Martin Energy Systems, Inc. (Oak Ridge, TN)
Patent Classifications (CPCs):
A - HUMAN NECESSITIES A01 - AGRICULTURE A01K - ANIMAL HUSBANDRY
C - CHEMISTRY C07 - ORGANIC CHEMISTRY C07K - PEPTIDES
Resource Type:
Patent
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
isolation; characterization; agouti; diabetes; obesity; related; relates; cloning; expression; analogous; genes; transformed; transfected; transgenic; mice; provides; animal; model; study; tumors; testing; potential; therapeutic; agents; oligonucleotide; probes; detection; mutations; recombinant; production; product; antibodies; diagnostic; oligonucleotide probes; therapeutic agents; recombinant production; provides oligonucleotide; transgenic mice; therapeutic agent; animal model; analogous genes; potential therapeutic; obesity related; oligonucleotide probe; /435/999/

Citation Formats

Woychik, Richard P. Isolation and characterization of Agouti: a diabetes/obesity related gene. United States: N. p., 1998. Web.
Woychik, Richard P. Isolation and characterization of Agouti: a diabetes/obesity related gene. United States.
Woychik, Richard P. Thu . "Isolation and characterization of Agouti: a diabetes/obesity related gene". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/872007.
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abstractNote = {The present invention relates to the cloning and expression of the Agouti gene and analogous genes in transformed, transfected and transgenic mice. The present invention provides an animal model for the study of diabetes, obesity and tumors for the testing of potential therapeutic agents. The present invention provides oligonucleotide probes for the detection of the Agouti gene and mutations in the gene. The present invention also relates to the isolation and recombinant production of the Agouti gene product, production of antibodies to the Agouti gene product and their use as diagnostic and therapeutic agents.},
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place = {United States},
year = {Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1998},
month = {Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1998}
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Works referenced in this record:

Molecular structure and chromosomal mapping of the human homolog of the agouti gene.
journal, October 1994