Patent ID: 6365569
Filing Date: 2002-04-02
Classification: A61K,C07K,Y02A

Abstract:
An isolated ankyrin protein comprising a protein selected from the group consisting of a Dirofilaria ankyrin protein and a Brugia ankyrin protein, wherein said protein is encoded by a nucleic acid molecule that hybridizes to a nucleic acid molecule having a nucleic acid sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NO:3, SEQ ID NO:5, SEQ ID NO:8, SEQ ID NO:10, SEQ ID NO:13, SEQ ID NO:16, SEQ ID NO:18, SEQ ID NO:21, SEQ ID NO:24, SEQ ID NO:26, SEQ ID NO:29, SEQ ID NO:31, SEQ ID NO:34, SEQ ID NO:36, SEQ ID NO:39, SEQ ID NO:41, SEQ ID NO:87, SEQ ID NO:89, SEQ ID NO:91, SEQ ID NO:93, SEQ ID NO:95, SEQ ID NO:97, SEQ ID NO:99, SEQ ID NO:101, SEQ ID NO:103, SEQ ID NO:105, SEQ ID NO:107, SEQ ID NO:140, SEQ ID NO:143, and SEQ ID NO:146 under conditions comprising (a) hybridizing in a solution comprising 2Ã—SSC and 0% formamide, at a temperature of 37Â° C., and (b) washing in 1Ã—SSC and 0% formamide at a temperature of 49Â° C.