Histone deacetylase, and uses therefor
Patent Number: 6673587
Date of First Priority Issue: Friday August 11th, 2000
Date Issued: Tuesday January 6th, 2004
Assignee: The Salk Institute for Biological Studies (La Jolla, CA)
Inventors: Evans, Ronald M. (La Jolla, CA); Kao, Hung-Ying (San Diego, CA); Downes, Michael (San Diego, CA); Ordentlich, Peter (San Diego, CA)
From Class: Expansion
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This is a composition of matter patent on several proteins that function as histone deacetylases. Histone deacetylases act at an epigenetic level through modifying histones and controlling gene transcription. Manipulation of histone deacetylase activity can be used to change cellular fate.
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