Expressed Pseudogene Regulates Gene Expression

Selective expression of a pseudogene of myosin light chain kinase is found in cancer cells and tissues but not in normal cells and tissues. The pseudogene is expressed, and when expressed it inhibits expression of the ancestral myosin light chain kinase. This widespread expression among cancer cell types and the selective expression in cancer cells versus normal cells opens the door to many diagnostic and therapeutic applications.

Patents:
US 20,100,173,975

Inventor(s): DE LANEROLLE PRIMAL [US]; HAN YOO JEONG [US]

Type of Offer: Licensing



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