Global Patent Index - EP 1313756 A4

EP 1313756 A4 20041222 - ANTIBODIES SPECIFIC FOR METHYLATED LYSINES IN HISTONES

Title (en)

ANTIBODIES SPECIFIC FOR METHYLATED LYSINES IN HISTONES

Title (de)

ANTIKÖRPER, DIE SPEZIFISCH FÜR METHYLIERTE LYSINE IN HISTONEN SIND

Title (fr)

ANTICORPS SPECIFIQUES AUX LYSINES METHYLEES DANS DES HISTONES

Publication

EP 1313756 A4 20041222 (EN)

Application

EP 01964349 A 20010823

Priority

  • US 0126283 W 20010823
  • US 22776700 P 20000825
  • US 30274701 P 20010703

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO0218418A1] The present invention relates to the generation of methyllysine-specific histone antibodies. In particular, the H3 lysine 4 methylation specific antibody (Methyl(K4)H3) binds to histone H3 methylated at lysine 4. Methylation of lysine 4 (K4) on histone H3 has been associated with transcriptionally active regions of chromatin. A second antibody, H3 lysine 9 methylation specific antibody (Methyl(K9)H3) specifically binds to histone H3 methylated at lysine 9. Methylation of lysine 9 (K9) on histone H3 has been associated with gene silencing. These antibodies are useful in identifying regions of heterochromatin and euchromatin and serving as diagnostic and screening tools.

IPC 1-7

C07K 7/00; C07K 16/18; G01N 33/53; A61K 38/04; A61K 39/395

IPC 8 full level

C07K 7/06 (2006.01); C07K 14/47 (2006.01); C07K 16/18 (2006.01); C07K 16/44 (2006.01); C12P 21/08 (2006.01); C12Q 1/02 (2006.01); C12Q 1/68 (2006.01); G01N 33/68 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

C07K 14/47 (2013.01); C07K 16/18 (2013.01); G01N 33/6875 (2013.01); A61K 2039/505 (2013.01)

Citation (search report)

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Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE TR

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 0218418 A1 20020307; AU 8521401 A 20020313; CA 2420277 A1 20020307; EP 1313756 A1 20030528; EP 1313756 A4 20041222; JP 2004520270 A 20040708

DOCDB simple family (application)

US 0126283 W 20010823; AU 8521401 A 20010823; CA 2420277 A 20010823; EP 01964349 A 20010823; JP 2002523932 A 20010823