Inventors:
Jon S. Morrow - Madison CT
Prasad Devarajan - New Haven CT
Zhushan Zhang - Hamden CT
Assignee:
Yale University - New Haven CT
International Classification:
C12P 2106
US Classification:
435 691, 435 697, 435189, 435193, 435212, 4352523, 4353201, 536 231, 536 232, 530362, 530364, 530328, 530330
Abstract:
The present invention provides a polypeptide of 26 amino acid residues that comprises the minimal ankyrin binding (MAB) domain. The MAB domain is responsible for the interactions between a Na,K-ATPase and ankyrin. The present invention also provides the three dimensional structure of the MAB domain. Also provided by the present invention are methods for modulating the interaction of a Na,K-ATPase and ankyrin.