Methods and targets for identifying compounds for regulating rhinovirus infection

The present invention provides methods for identifying genes, expression regulators, receptors, protein product receptors, and proteins that may regulate rhinovirus infections. The genes identified may be used as markers for disease onset and progression and to measure efficacy of a therapeutic. The...

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Main Authors CYNTHIA E. FRANCIS, AMY ANN WALANSKI, JEFFREY WARREN CLYMER, MARY LYNN JUMP, BEGONIA Y. HO
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
Published 04.09.2008
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INVESTIGATING OR ANALYSING MATERIALS BY DETERMINING THEIRCHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
MEASURING
PHYSICS
TESTING
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Summary:The present invention provides methods for identifying genes, expression regulators, receptors, protein product receptors, and proteins that may regulate rhinovirus infections. The genes identified may be used as markers for disease onset and progression and to measure efficacy of a therapeutic. The present invention also provides methods to screen agents that are capable of regulating rhinovirus infection. The present invention also provides methods of identifying therapeutic compounds that may treat various disorders by regulating the expression and activity of genes, expression regulators, receptors, protein product receptors, and proteins identified.
Bibliography:Application Number: AU20080220419