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<110>  Geron Corporation
       Pirot, Zhu Zhen
 
<120>  Assay for Telomerase Activity

<130>  177/002

<140>  13/035,469
<141>  2011-02-25

<150>  US 61/308,636
<151>  2010-02-26

<160>  7     

<170>  PatentIn version 3.5

<210>  1
<211>  1132
<212>  PRT
<213>  Homo sapiens

<400>  1

Met Pro Arg Ala Pro Arg Cys Arg Ala Val Arg Ser Leu Leu Arg Ser 
1               5                   10                  15      


Arg His Arg Glu Val Leu Pro Leu Ala Thr Phe Val Arg Arg Leu Gly 
            20                  25                  30          


Pro Gln Gly Trp Arg Leu Val Gln Arg Gly Asp Pro Ala Ala Phe Arg 
        35                  40                  45              


Ala Leu Val Ala Gln Cys Leu Val Cys Val Pro Trp Asp Ala Arg Pro 
    50                  55                  60                  


Pro Pro Ala Ala Pro Ser Phe Arg Gln Val Ser Cys Leu Lys Glu Leu 
65                  70                  75                  80  


Val Ala Arg Val Leu Gln Arg Leu Cys Glu Arg Gly Ala Lys Asn Val 
                85                  90                  95      


Leu Ala Phe Gly Phe Ala Leu Leu Asp Gly Ala Arg Gly Gly Pro Pro 
            100                 105                 110         


Glu Ala Phe Thr Thr Ser Val Arg Ser Tyr Leu Pro Asn Thr Val Thr 
        115                 120                 125             


Asp Ala Leu Arg Gly Ser Gly Ala Trp Gly Leu Leu Leu Arg Arg Val 
    130                 135                 140                 


Gly Asp Asp Val Leu Val His Leu Leu Ala Arg Cys Ala Leu Phe Val 
145                 150                 155                 160 


Leu Val Ala Pro Ser Cys Ala Tyr Gln Val Cys Gly Pro Pro Leu Tyr 
                165                 170                 175     


Gln Leu Gly Ala Ala Thr Gln Ala Arg Pro Pro Pro His Ala Ser Gly 
            180                 185                 190         


Pro Arg Arg Arg Leu Gly Cys Glu Arg Ala Trp Asn His Ser Val Arg 
        195                 200                 205             


Glu Ala Gly Val Pro Leu Gly Leu Pro Ala Pro Gly Ala Arg Arg Arg 
    210                 215                 220                 


Gly Gly Ser Ala Ser Arg Ser Leu Pro Leu Pro Lys Arg Pro Arg Arg 
225                 230                 235                 240 


Gly Ala Ala Pro Glu Pro Glu Arg Thr Pro Val Gly Gln Gly Ser Trp 
                245                 250                 255     


Ala His Pro Gly Arg Thr Arg Gly Pro Ser Asp Arg Gly Phe Cys Val 
            260                 265                 270         


Val Ser Pro Ala Arg Pro Ala Glu Glu Ala Thr Ser Leu Glu Gly Ala 
        275                 280                 285             


Leu Ser Gly Thr Arg His Ser His Pro Ser Val Gly Arg Gln His His 
    290                 295                 300                 


Ala Gly Pro Pro Ser Thr Ser Arg Pro Pro Arg Pro Trp Asp Thr Pro 
305                 310                 315                 320 


Cys Pro Pro Val Tyr Ala Glu Thr Lys His Phe Leu Tyr Ser Ser Gly 
                325                 330                 335     


Asp Lys Glu Gln Leu Arg Pro Ser Phe Leu Leu Ser Ser Leu Arg Pro 
            340                 345                 350         


Ser Leu Thr Gly Ala Arg Arg Leu Val Glu Thr Ile Phe Leu Gly Ser 
        355                 360                 365             


Arg Pro Trp Met Pro Gly Thr Pro Arg Arg Leu Pro Arg Leu Pro Gln 
    370                 375                 380                 


Arg Tyr Trp Gln Met Arg Pro Leu Phe Leu Glu Leu Leu Gly Asn His 
385                 390                 395                 400 


Ala Gln Cys Pro Tyr Gly Val Leu Leu Lys Thr His Cys Pro Leu Arg 
                405                 410                 415     


Ala Ala Val Thr Pro Ala Ala Gly Val Cys Ala Arg Glu Lys Pro Gln 
            420                 425                 430         


Gly Ser Val Ala Ala Pro Glu Glu Glu Asp Thr Asp Pro Arg Arg Leu 
        435                 440                 445             


Val Gln Leu Leu Arg Gln His Ser Ser Pro Trp Gln Val Tyr Gly Phe 
    450                 455                 460                 


Val Arg Ala Cys Leu Arg Arg Leu Val Pro Pro Gly Leu Trp Gly Ser 
465                 470                 475                 480 


Arg His Asn Glu Arg Arg Phe Leu Arg Asn Thr Lys Lys Phe Ile Ser 
                485                 490                 495     


Leu Gly Lys His Ala Lys Leu Ser Leu Gln Glu Leu Thr Trp Lys Met 
            500                 505                 510         


Ser Val Arg Asp Cys Ala Trp Leu Arg Arg Ser Pro Gly Val Gly Cys 
        515                 520                 525             


Val Pro Ala Ala Glu His Arg Leu Arg Glu Glu Ile Leu Ala Lys Phe 
    530                 535                 540                 


Leu His Trp Leu Met Ser Val Tyr Val Val Glu Leu Leu Arg Ser Phe 
545                 550                 555                 560 


Phe Tyr Val Thr Glu Thr Thr Phe Gln Lys Asn Arg Leu Phe Phe Tyr 
                565                 570                 575     


Arg Lys Ser Val Trp Ser Lys Leu Gln Ser Ile Gly Ile Arg Gln His 
            580                 585                 590         


Leu Lys Arg Val Gln Leu Arg Glu Leu Ser Glu Ala Glu Val Arg Gln 
        595                 600                 605             


His Arg Glu Ala Arg Pro Ala Leu Leu Thr Ser Arg Leu Arg Phe Ile 
    610                 615                 620                 


Pro Lys Pro Asp Gly Leu Arg Pro Ile Val Asn Met Asp Tyr Val Val 
625                 630                 635                 640 


Gly Ala Arg Thr Phe Arg Arg Glu Lys Arg Ala Glu Arg Leu Thr Ser 
                645                 650                 655     


Arg Val Lys Ala Leu Phe Ser Val Leu Asn Tyr Glu Arg Ala Arg Arg 
            660                 665                 670         


Pro Gly Leu Leu Gly Ala Ser Val Leu Gly Leu Asp Asp Ile His Arg 
        675                 680                 685             


Ala Trp Arg Thr Phe Val Leu Arg Val Arg Ala Gln Asp Pro Pro Pro 
    690                 695                 700                 


Glu Leu Tyr Phe Val Lys Val Asp Val Thr Gly Ala Tyr Asp Thr Ile 
705                 710                 715                 720 


Pro Gln Asp Arg Leu Thr Glu Val Ile Ala Ser Ile Ile Lys Pro Gln 
                725                 730                 735     


Asn Thr Tyr Cys Val Arg Arg Tyr Ala Val Val Gln Lys Ala Ala His 
            740                 745                 750         


Gly His Val Arg Lys Ala Phe Lys Ser His Val Ser Thr Leu Thr Asp 
        755                 760                 765             


Leu Gln Pro Tyr Met Arg Gln Phe Val Ala His Leu Gln Glu Thr Ser 
    770                 775                 780                 


Pro Leu Arg Asp Ala Val Val Ile Glu Gln Ser Ser Ser Leu Asn Glu 
785                 790                 795                 800 


Ala Ser Ser Gly Leu Phe Asp Val Phe Leu Arg Phe Met Cys His His 
                805                 810                 815     


Ala Val Arg Ile Arg Gly Lys Ser Tyr Val Gln Cys Gln Gly Ile Pro 
            820                 825                 830         


Gln Gly Ser Ile Leu Ser Thr Leu Leu Cys Ser Leu Cys Tyr Gly Asp 
        835                 840                 845             


Met Glu Asn Lys Leu Phe Ala Gly Ile Arg Arg Asp Gly Leu Leu Leu 
    850                 855                 860                 


Arg Leu Val Asp Asp Phe Leu Leu Val Thr Pro His Leu Thr His Ala 
865                 870                 875                 880 


Lys Thr Phe Leu Arg Thr Leu Val Arg Gly Val Pro Glu Tyr Gly Cys 
                885                 890                 895     


Val Val Asn Leu Arg Lys Thr Val Val Asn Phe Pro Val Glu Asp Glu 
            900                 905                 910         


Ala Leu Gly Gly Thr Ala Phe Val Gln Met Pro Ala His Gly Leu Phe 
        915                 920                 925             


Pro Trp Cys Gly Leu Leu Leu Asp Thr Arg Thr Leu Glu Val Gln Ser 
    930                 935                 940                 


Asp Tyr Ser Ser Tyr Ala Arg Thr Ser Ile Arg Ala Ser Leu Thr Phe 
945                 950                 955                 960 


Asn Arg Gly Phe Lys Ala Gly Arg Asn Met Arg Arg Lys Leu Phe Gly 
                965                 970                 975     


Val Leu Arg Leu Lys Cys His Ser Leu Phe Leu Asp Leu Gln Val Asn 
            980                 985                 990         


Ser Leu Gln Thr Val Cys Thr Asn  Ile Tyr Lys Ile Leu  Leu Leu Gln 
        995                 1000                 1005             


Ala Tyr  Arg Phe His Ala Cys  Val Leu Gln Leu Pro  Phe His Gln 
    1010                 1015                 1020             


Gln Val  Trp Lys Asn Pro Thr  Phe Phe Leu Arg Val  Ile Ser Asp 
    1025                 1030                 1035             


Thr Ala  Ser Leu Cys Tyr Ser  Ile Leu Lys Ala Lys  Asn Ala Gly 
    1040                 1045                 1050             


Met Ser  Leu Gly Ala Lys Gly  Ala Ala Gly Pro Leu  Pro Ser Glu 
    1055                 1060                 1065             


Ala Val  Gln Trp Leu Cys His  Gln Ala Phe Leu Leu  Lys Leu Thr 
    1070                 1075                 1080             


Arg His  Arg Val Thr Tyr Val  Pro Leu Leu Gly Ser  Leu Arg Thr 
    1085                 1090                 1095             


Ala Gln  Thr Gln Leu Ser Arg  Lys Leu Pro Gly Thr  Thr Leu Thr 
    1100                 1105                 1110             


Ala Leu  Glu Ala Ala Ala Asn  Pro Ala Leu Pro Ser  Asp Phe Lys 
    1115                 1120                 1125             


Thr Ile  Leu Asp 
    1130         


<210>  2
<211>  19
<212>  PRT
<213>  Homo sapiens

<400>  2

Ala Arg Pro Ala Glu Glu Ala Thr Ser Leu Glu Gly Ala Leu Ser Gly 
1               5                   10                  15      


Thr Arg His 
            


<210>  3
<211>  18
<212>  DNA
<213>  Artificial Sequence

<220>
<223>  telomerase substrate

<400>  3
aatccgtcga gcagagtt                                                     18


<210>  4
<211>  24
<212>  DNA
<213>  Artificial Sequence

<220>
<223>  telomerase substrate

<400>  4
cccttaccct tacccttacc ctaa                                              24


<210>  5
<211>  24
<212>  DNA
<213>  Artificial Sequence

<220>
<223>  telomerase substrate

<400>  5
gcgcggctaa ccctaaccct aacc                                              24


<210>  6
<211>  30
<212>  DNA
<213>  Artificial Sequence

<220>
<223>  telomerase substrate

<400>  6
gcgcggctta cccttaccct taccctaacc                                        30


<210>  7
<211>  20
<212>  PRT
<213>  Homo sapiens

<400>  7

Cys Ala Arg Pro Ala Glu Glu Ala Thr Ser Leu Glu Gly Ala Leu Ser 
1               5                   10                  15      


Gly Thr Arg His 
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