Authors

Said M. Sebti

Document Type

Patent

Publication Date

May 2011

Patent Number

7951924

Abstract

In one aspect, the present invention concerns RhoB variant polypeptides and isolated degenerate polynucleotides encoding the RhoB variant polypeptides. In another aspect, the present invention concerns nucleic acid constructs containing a polynucleotide encoding a RhoB variant polypeptide, and host cells genetically modified to express such polynucleotides. In another aspect, the present invention provides a method of inhibiting the growth of, and inducing apoptosis in, cancerous cells by contacting the cells with an effective amount of a RhoB variant.

Application Number

11/274,368

Assignees

University of South Florida

Filing Date

11/14/2005

Primary/U.S. Class

536/231

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