Patent ID: 7332279
Filing Date: 2008-02-19
Classification: C07K,C12N

Abstract:
1. An isolated nucleic acid probe of less than 10,000 contiguous nucleotides, wherein the probe hybridizes with the entire length of a second nucleic acid comprising: nucleotides 1-115 of SEQ ID NO:8; and wherein the hybridization conditions comprise: i. overnight incubation at 42° C. of a nucleic acid blot with the probe; ii. washing of the blot at room temperature with 0.5×SSC and 1% Na iii. washing of the blot at 65° C. with 0.2×SSC, 1% SDS, and 1% Na iv. washing of the blot with 0.2×SSC at room temperature, and wherein said probe hybridizes to a polynucleotide encoding a β3Gal-T5 and not to polynucleotides encoding β3Gal-T1, β3Gal-T2, β3Gal-T3, or β3Gal-T4 family members.