WO2003081692-A2  PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN vol. 1998, no. 06, 30 April 1998 (1998-04-30) & JP 10 032012 A (FUJI ELECTRIC CO LTD), 3 February 1998 (1998-02-03);  PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN vol. 1999, no. 04, 30 April 1999 (1999-04-30) & JP 11 016590 A (MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC IND CO LTD), 22 January 1999 (1999-01-22)WO2003081692-A3  VEKONY NICOLE ET AL: "Human cationic amino acid transporter hCAT-3 is preferentially expressed in peripheral tissues" BIOCHEMISTRY, AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY. EASTON, PA, US, vol. 40, no. 41, 16 October 2001 (2001-10-16), pages 12387-12394, XP002193513 ISSN: 0006-2960;  VEKONY N ET AL: "EXPRESSION AND TRANSPORT PROPERTIES OF THE HUMAN CATIONIC AMINO ACID TRANSPORTER-3 (HCAT-3)" NAUNYN-SCHMIEDEBERG'S ARCHIVES OF PHARMACOLOGY, SPRINGER, BERLIN, DE, vol. 363, no. SUPPL 4, 13 March 2001 (2001-03-13), page R07 XP001063316 ISSN: 0028-1298;  DATABASE EMBL [Online] ISOGAI T. ET AL.: "Homo sapiens cDNA FLJ14541 fis, clone NT2RM2001499, moderately similar to LOW-AFFINITY CATIONIC AMINO ACID TRANSPORTER-2" Database accession no. AK027447 XP002236177;  VEKONY N ET AL: "Cloning of a cDNA that codes for the human cationic amino acid transporter-3 (hCAT-3)." AMINO ACIDS (VIENNA), vol. 17, no. 1, 1999, pages 45-46, XP009008499 6th International Congress on Amino Acids;Bonn, Germany; August 3-7, 1999 ISSN: 0939-4451;  N. VEKONY, S. WOLF, J.P. BOISSEL, E. I. CLOSS: "Human cationic aminoa cid transporter-3 (hCAT-3): cloning of a cDNA comprising the complete coding region and analysis of expression in diferent human tissues" NAUNYN-SCHMIEDEBERG'S ARCHIVES OF PHARMACOLOGY, vol. 361, no. suppl R5, 2000, XP001146763;  SEBASTIO G ET AL: "A new gene (HCAT-3) displays high homology with human cationic amino acid transporters and maps to the critical region of the velocardiofacial syndrome." AMERICAN JOURNAL OF HUMAN GENETICS, vol. 59, no. 4 SUPPL., 1996, page A159 XP001121385 46th Annual Meeting of the American Society of Human Genetics;San Francisco, California, USA; October 29-November 2, 1996 ISSN: 0002-9297;  SPERANDEO MARIA PIA ET AL: "The gene encoding a cationic amino acid transporter (SLC7A4) maps to the region deleted in the velocardiofacial syndrome." GENOMICS, vol. 49, no. 2, 15 April 1998 (1998-04-15), pages 230-236, XP002236175 ISSN: 0888-7543;  DATABASE EMBL [Online] EST, 23 August 1999 (1999-08-23) NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE, CANCER GENOME ANATOMY PROJECT (CGAP): "wt28g03.x1 NCI_CGAP_Ut1 Homo sapiens cDNA clone IMAGE:2508820 3' similar to TR:P70423 AMINO ACID TRANSPORTER, CATIONIC 3; mRNA sequence" Database accession no. AI963203 XP002236178;  DATABASE EMBL [Online] EST, 16 March 1999 (1999-03-16) NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE, CANCER GENOME ANATOMY PROJECT (CGAP): "th91c06.x1 Soares_NSF_F8_9W_OT_PA_P_S1 Homo sapiens cDNA clone IMAGE:2126026 3' similar to TR:P70423 CATIONIC AMINO ACID TRANSPORTER; mRNA sequence" Database accession no. AI436660 XP002236179;  DATABASE EMBL [Online] EST, 5 May 1999 (1999-05-05) NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE, CANCER GENOME ANATOMY PROJECT (CGAP): "tt48a09.x1 NCI_CGAP_GC6 Homo sapiens cDNA clone IMAGE:2243992 3' similar to TR:O08812 CATIONIC AMINO ACID TRANSPORTER 3; mRNA sequence" Database accession no. AI656849 XP002236180;  DATABASE EMBL [Online] EST, 31 January 1997 (1997-01-31) HILLIER ET AL.: "zq67b10.s1 Stratagene neuroepithelium (#937231) Homo sapiens cDNA clone IMAGE:646651 3' similar to TR:G532612 HIGH-AFFINITY CATION AMINO ACID TRANSPORTER-1; mRNA sequence" Database accession no. AA205485 XP002236181;  DATABASE EMBL [Online] EST, 5 March 1997 (1997-03-05) HILLIER ET AL.: "zr27e05.s1 Stratagene NT2 neuronal precursor 937230 Homo sapiens cDNA clone IMAGE:664640 3' similar t TR:G532612 HIGH-AFFINITY CATIONIC AMINO ACID TRANSPORTER-1; mRNA sequence" Database accession no. AA232266 XP002236182;  ITO KENICHI ET AL: "A new member of the cationic amino acid transporter family is preferentially expressed in adult mouse brain." JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY, vol. 272, no. 42, 1997, pages 26780-26786, XP002236176 ISSN: 0021-9258;  HOSOKAWA HIROSHI ET AL: "Cloning and characterization of a brain-specific cationic amino acid transporter" JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY, AMERICAN SOCIETY OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTS, BALTIMORE, MD, US, vol. 272, no. 13, 1997, pages 8717-8722, XP002193512 ISSN: 0021-9258;  PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN vol. 1998, no. 06, 30 April 1998 (1998-04-30) & JP 10 032012 A (FUJI ELECTRIC CO LTD), 3 February 1998 (1998-02-03);  PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN vol. 1999, no. 04, 30 April 1999 (1999-04-30) & JP 11 016590 A (MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC IND CO LTD), 22 January 1999 (1999-01-22);  PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN vol. 1998, no. 06 30 April 1998 (1998-04-30);  PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN vol. 1999, no. 04 30 April 1999 (1999-04-30);  VEKONY NICOLE ET AL: "Human cationic amino acid transporter hCAT-3 is preferentially expressed in peripheral tissues", BIOCHEMISTRY, AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY. EASTON, PA, US, vol. 40, no. 41, 16 October 2001 (2001-10-16), pages 12387 - 12394, XP002193513, ISSN: 0006-2960,relevantClaims[1-16,18-23],relevantPassages[&lt;pp&gt;W&lt;/pp&gt;];  VEKONY N ET AL: "EXPRESSION AND TRANSPORT PROPERTIES OF THE HUMAN CATIONIC AMINO ACID TRANSPORTER-3 (HCAT-3)", NAUNYN-SCHMIEDEBERG'S ARCHIVES OF PHARMACOLOGY, SPRINGER, BERLIN, DE, vol. 363, no. SUPPL 4, 13 March 2001 (2001-03-13), pages R07, XP001063316, ISSN: 0028-1298,relevantClaims[1-16,18-23],relevantPassages[&lt;pp&gt;W&lt;/pp&gt;];  DATABASE EMBL [online] ISOGAI T. ET AL.: "Homo sapiens cDNA FLJ14541 fis, clone NT2RM2001499, moderately similar to LOW-AFFINITY CATIONIC AMINO ACID TRANSPORTER-2", XP002236177, Database accession no. AK027447,relevantClaims[1-16,18-23],relevantPassages[&lt;pp&gt;A&lt;/pp&gt;];  VEKONY N ET AL: "Cloning of a cDNA that codes for the human cationic amino acid transporter-3 (hCAT-3).", AMINO ACIDS (VIENNA), vol. 17, no. 1, 1999, 6th International Congress on Amino Acids;Bonn, Germany; August 3-7, 1999, pages 45 - 46, XP009008499, ISSN: 0939-4451,relevantClaims[1-16,18-23];  N. VEKONY, S. WOLF, J.P. BOISSEL, E. I. CLOSS: "Human cationic aminoa cid transporter-3 (hCAT-3): cloning of a cDNA comprising the complete coding region and analysis of expression in diferent human tissues", NAUNYN-SCHMIEDEBERG'S ARCHIVES OF PHARMACOLOGY, vol. 361, no. suppl R5, 2000, XP001146763,relevantClaims[1-16,18-23];  SEBASTIO G ET AL: "A new gene (HCAT-3) displays high homology with human cationic amino acid transporters and maps to the critical region of the velocardiofacial syndrome.", AMERICAN JOURNAL OF HUMAN GENETICS, vol. 59, no. 4 SUPPL., 1996, 46th Annual Meeting of the American Society of Human Genetics;San Francisco, California, USA; October 29-November 2, 1996, pages A159, XP001121385, ISSN: 0002-9297,relevantClaims[1-16,18-23],relevantPassages[&lt;pp&gt;W&lt;/pp&gt;];  SPERANDEO MARIA PIA ET AL: "The gene encoding a cationic amino acid transporter (SLC7A4) maps to the region deleted in the velocardiofacial syndrome.", GENOMICS, vol. 49, no. 2, 15 April 1998 (1998-04-15), pages 230 - 236, XP002236175, ISSN: 0888-7543,relevantClaims[1-16,18-23],relevantPassages[&lt;pp&gt;231&lt;/pp&gt;&lt;column&gt;R&lt;/column&gt;&lt;para&gt;L&lt;/para&gt;|&lt;figure&gt;1&lt;/figure&gt;|&lt;pp&gt;233&lt;/pp&gt;&lt;column&gt;R&lt;/column&gt;];  DATABASE EMBL [online] 23 August 1999 (1999-08-23), NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE, CANCER GENOME ANATOMY PROJECT (CGAP): "wt28g03.x1 NCI_CGAP_Ut1 Homo sapiens cDNA clone IMAGE:2508820 3' similar to TR:P70423 AMINO ACID TRANSPORTER, CATIONIC 3; mRNA sequence", XP002236178, Database accession no. AI963203,relevantClaims[1-16,18-23],relevantPassages[&lt;pp&gt;A&lt;/pp&gt;];  DATABASE EMBL [online] 16 March 1999 (1999-03-16), NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE, CANCER GENOME ANATOMY PROJECT (CGAP): "th91c06.x1 Soares_NSF_F8_9W_OT_PA_P_S1 Homo sapiens cDNA clone IMAGE:2126026 3' similar to TR:P70423 CATIONIC AMINO ACID TRANSPORTER; mRNA sequence", XP002236179, Database accession no. AI436660,relevantClaims[1-16,18-23],relevantPassages[&lt;pp&gt;A&lt;/pp&gt;];  DATABASE EMBL [online] 5 May 1999 (1999-05-05), NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE, CANCER GENOME ANATOMY PROJECT (CGAP): "tt48a09.x1 NCI_CGAP_GC6 Homo sapiens cDNA clone IMAGE:2243992 3' similar to TR:O08812 CATIONIC AMINO ACID TRANSPORTER 3; mRNA sequence", XP002236180, Database accession no. AI656849,relevantClaims[1-16,18-23],relevantPassages[&lt;pp&gt;A&lt;/pp&gt;];  DATABASE EMBL [online] 31 January 1997 (1997-01-31), HILLIER ET AL.: "zq67b10.s1 Stratagene neuroepithelium (#937231) Homo sapiens cDNA clone IMAGE:646651 3' similar to TR:G532612 HIGH-AFFINITY CATION AMINO ACID TRANSPORTER-1; mRNA sequence", XP002236181, Database accession no. AA205485,relevantClaims[1-16,18-23],relevantPassages[&lt;pp&gt;A&lt;/pp&gt;];  DATABASE EMBL [online] 5 March 1997 (1997-03-05), HILLIER ET AL.: "zr27e05.s1 Stratagene NT2 neuronal precursor 937230 Homo sapiens cDNA clone IMAGE:664640 3' similar t TR:G532612 HIGH-AFFINITY CATIONIC AMINO ACID TRANSPORTER-1; mRNA sequence", XP002236182, Database accession no. AA232266,relevantClaims[1-16,18-23],relevantPassages[&lt;pp&gt;A&lt;/pp&gt;];  ITO KENICHI ET AL: "A new member of the cationic amino acid transporter family is preferentially expressed in adult mouse brain.", JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY, vol. 272, no. 42, 1997, pages 26780 - 26786, XP002236176, ISSN: 0021-9258,relevantClaims[4,5],relevantPassages[&lt;figure&gt;3&lt;/figure&gt;];  HOSOKAWA HIROSHI ET AL: "Cloning and characterization of a brain-specific cationic amino acid transporter", JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY, AMERICAN SOCIETY OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTS, BALTIMORE, MD, US, vol. 272, no. 13, 1997, pages 8717 - 8722, XP002193512, ISSN: 0021-9258,relevantClaims[4,5],relevantPassages[&lt;figure&gt;1&lt;/figure&gt;]