Chemistry: molecular biology and microbiology – Measuring or testing process involving enzymes or... – Involving antigen-antibody binding – specific binding protein...
Reexamination Certificate
2006-06-13
2006-06-13
Landsman, Robert S. (Department: 1646)
Chemistry: molecular biology and microbiology
Measuring or testing process involving enzymes or...
Involving antigen-antibody binding, specific binding protein...
C435S007100, C435S007200, C435S069100, C435S325000, C435S348000, C435S320100, C435S252300, C435S254200, C536S023100, C536S023500, C530S350000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07060450
ABSTRACT:
The present invention concerns the discovery that proteins encoded by a family of vertebrate genes, termed here hedgehog-related genes, comprise morphogenic signals produced by embryonic patterning centers, and are involved in the formation of ordered spatial arrangements of differentiated tissues in vertebrates. The present invention makes available compositions and methods that can be utilized, for example to generate and/or maintain an array of different vertebrate tissue both in vitro and in vivo.
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Ingham Philip W.
Marigo Valeria
McMahon Andrew P.
Tabin Clifford
Fish & Neave IP Group of Ropes & Gray LLP
Howard Zachary C.
Imperial Cancer Research Technology Ltd.
Landsman Robert S.
President and Fellows of Harvard College
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