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Title:
MONO- AND DIACYLGLYCEROL ACYLTRANSFERASES AND METHODS OF USE THEREOF
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO2004042014
Kind Code:
A3
Abstract:
Nucleic acid compositions encoding polypeptide products with diglyceride acyltransferase and/or monoacylglycerol acyltransferase activity, as well as the polypeptide products encoded thereby, i.e., mammalian DGAT2a, MGAT1, or MGAT2 polypeptide products, and methods for producing the same, are provided. Also provided are: methods and compositions for modulating DGAT2a, MGAT1, or MGAT2 activity; DGAT2a, MGAT1, or MGAT2 transgenic cells, animals and plants, as well as methods for their preparation; and methods for making diglyceride, diglyceride compositions, triglycerides and triglyceride compositions, as well as the compositions produced by these methods. The subject methods and compositions find use in a variety of different applications, including research, medicine, agriculture and industry applications.

Inventors:
CASES SYLVAINE (US)
STONE SCOT J (US)
ZHOU PING (US)
FARESE ROBERT V (US)
YEN CHI-LIANG ERIC (US)
Application Number:
PCT/US2003/034598
Publication Date:
March 02, 2006
Filing Date:
October 29, 2003
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Assignee:
DAVID GLADSTONE INST (US)
International Classes:
C12N9/10; A61K38/00; (IPC1-7): C07H21/04; A61K38/43; C07K1/00; C12N1/20; C12N9/00; C12N15/00; C12Q1/68
Domestic Patent References:
WO2000005367A22000-02-03
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