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The methods and compositions provided herein promote angiogenesis using exogenous expression of Tumor Endothelial Marker (TEM) 1, TEM 9, or TEM 17 protein, or biologically active fragments thereof, in endothelial cells. Also provided are methods to identify inhibitors of angiogenesis in mice transgenic for TEM 1, TEM 9, or TEM 17 proteins. Therefore, these methods and compositions are useful in the accelerating or augmenting wound healing, treatment of anoxic tissues (e.g., cardiac muscle), ulcers, and transplanted tissues, particularly vascular grafts, in vertebrates.
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Methods are provided for intramuscular needle diagnosis and treatment of muscle pain that is the result of sympathetically mediated spindle spasm. Two simultaneous needle EMG needle recordings are used to establish the presence of and magnitude of the 'trigger points' in painful muscle. The abnormal muscle activity so identified is then treated by blocking the sympathetic activation of the muscle with an alpha receptor antagonist, e.g. phentolamine, phenoxybenzamine and guanethidine.
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The invention provides isolated Mre 11 nucleic acids and their encoded proteins. The present invention provides methods and compositions relating to altering Mre11 levels in plants. The invention further provides recombinant expression cassettes, host cells, transgenic plants, and antibody compositions.
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The present invention provides antibodies to an isolated peptide, said peptide being selected from the peptide of sequence AEFHRWSSYMVHWK and functional variants thereof which (i) comprise at least 6 amino acids residues and have at least 70% homology with part or all of said sequence and (ii) retain the calcium channel modulatory function of the peptide of said sequence.
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The invention provides isolated root transcriptional factor nucleic acids and their encoded proteins. The present invention provides methods and compositions relating to altering root transcriptional factor levels in plants. The invention further provides recombinant expression cassettes, host cells, transgenic plants, and antibody compositions.
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The present invention relates generally to the field of human genetics. Specifically, the present invention relates to methods and materials used to isolate and detect a human breast cancer predisposing gene (BRCA2), some mutant alleles of which cause susceptibility to cancer, in particular breast cancer. More specifically, the invention relates to germline mutations in the BRCA2 gene and their use in the diagnosis of predisposition to breast cancer. The present invention further relates to somatic mutations in the BRCA2 gene in human breast cancer and their use in the diagnosis and prognosis of human breast cancer. Additionally, the invention relates to somatic mutations in the BRCA2 gene in other human cancers and their use in the diagnosis and prognosis of human cancers. The invention also relates to the therapy of human cancers which have a mutation in the BRCA2 gene, including gene therapy, protein replacement therapy and protein mimetics. The invention further relates to the screening of drugs for cancer therapy. Finally, the invention relates to the screening of the BRCA2 gene for mutations, which are useful for diagnosing the predisposition to breast cancer.
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The present invention relates to an isolated nucleic acid sequence encoding the Ms45 male tissue-preferred regulatory region. In one aspect this invention relates to the use of this male tissue-preferred regulatory region in mediating fertility. An example of such use is the production of hybrid seed such as in a male sterility system. The Ms45 male tissue-preferred regulatory region can be operably linked with exogenous genes, such as those encoding cytotoxins, complementary nucleotidic units and inhibitory molecules. This invention also relates to plant cells, plant tissue and differentiated plants which contain the regulatory region in this invention.
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The invention provides peptides of about 9-12 amino acids having a sequence derived from the interferon binding site of the IFNAR1 chain of the Type 1-interfereon (Type 1-IFN) receptor for use as a Type 1-IFN antagonist. In particular, the invention provides peptides having the 9 mer sequence FSSLKLNVY (Sequence ID no. 1) and analogues thereof for use as Type 1-IFN antagonists. Particularly preferred for this purpose is the peptide of Sequence ID no. 1 and analogues thereof including Sequence ID no. 1 having an additional asparagine residue (N) at the C-terminus and/or additional glutamic acid residue (E) at the N-terminus.