Inventors:
Robert Doms - Berwyn PA, US
Daryl Faulds - Mill Valley CA, US
Joseph Hesselgesser - San Francisco CA, US
Richard Horuk - Belmont CA, US
Branislava Mitrovic - Walnut Creek CA, US
Yiqing Zhou - El Sobrante CA, US
Assignee:
Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania - Philadelphia PA
International Classification:
C12P021/06, C12N007/00, C12N007/01, C12N007/02, C07K002/00, C07K004/00, C07K005/00, C07K007/00, C07K014/00, C07K016/00, C07K017/00, A61K038/00, C12N005/00, C12N005/02, C12N005/06, C12N005/16
US Classification:
435/235100, 435/325000, 435/239000, 435/069100, 435/345000, 530/300000
Abstract:
The orphan seven transmembrane domain receptor, APJ, can function as a coreceptor for cellular infection by the HIV virus. The establishment of cell lines that coexpress CD4 and APJ provide valuable tools for continuing research on HIV infection and the development of anti-HIV therapeutics.