US Patent 7108994 Receptor-type phosphotyrosine phosphatase-alpha

Patent 7108994 was granted and assigned to New York University Press on September, 2006 by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.

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Current Assignee

New York University Press

Patent Jurisdiction

United States Patent and Trademark Office

Patent Number

71089940

Patent Inventor Names

Joseph Schlessinger0

Jan M. Sap0

Date of Patent

September 19, 2006

Patent Application Number

107771860

Date Filed

February 13, 2004

Patent Primary Examiner

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Rebecca Prouty

Patent abstract

A novel receptor-type protein tyrosine phosphatase (RPTP) protein or glycoprotein and the DNA coding therefor is expressed in a wide variety of mammalian tissues. Included in this family of proteins are human RPTPα, human RPTPβ and human RPTPγ. The RPTP protein or glycoprotein may be produced by recombinant means. Antibodies to the proteins, methods for measuring the quantity of the proteins, methods for screening compounds, such as drugs, which can bind to the proteins and inhibit or stimulate their activity, are provided.