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Organic Cation Transporter Preferentially Expressed In Hematopoietic Cells And Leukemias And Uses Thereof, Jeffrey A. Moscow, Xin Lu, Craig Jordan May 2010

Organic Cation Transporter Preferentially Expressed In Hematopoietic Cells And Leukemias And Uses Thereof, Jeffrey A. Moscow, Xin Lu, Craig Jordan

Markey Cancer Center Faculty Patents

A novel organic cation transporter (OCT) gene, OCT 6, and use thereof is described. The OCT6 gene is preferentially expressed in human hematopoietic tissues, including CD34+ cells and leukemia cells. Its narrow tissue distribution, substrate specificity, and close homology to other cell membrane transporters make OCT6 an attractive target for the treatment of myeloid diseases.