C - Chemistry – Metallurgy – 12 – N
Patent
C - Chemistry, Metallurgy
12
N
C12N 15/19 (2006.01) A61K 38/19 (2006.01) A61K 39/395 (2006.01) C07K 14/52 (2006.01) C07K 16/24 (2006.01) C12P 21/02 (2006.01) G01N 33/566 (2006.01)
Patent
CA 2266439
The present invention relates to a novel Neutrokine .alpha. protein which is a member of the TNF protein family. In particular, isolated nucleic acid molecules are provided encoding the human Neutrokine .alpha. protein including soluble forms of the extracellular domain. Neutrokine .alpha. polypeptides are also provided as are vectors, host cells and recombinant methods for producing the same. The invention further relates to screening methods for identifying agonists and antagonists of Neutrokine .alpha. activity. Also provided are diagnostic methods for detecting immune system-related disorders and therapeutic methods for treating immune system-related disorders.
La présente invention concerne une nouvelle protéine, la neutrokine alpha, qui est un membre de la famille des protéines TNF. L'invention concerne en particulier des molécules isolées d'acide nucléique codant la neutrokine alpha humaine, y compris des formes solubles du domaine extracellulaire. L'invention concerne aussi des polypeptides de la neutrokine alpha, ainsi que des vecteurs, cellules hôtes et procédés de recombinaison pour produire lesdites cellules hôtes. L'invention concerne également des procédés de sélection permettant d'identifier des agonistes et des antagonistes de l'activité de la neutrokine alpha. L'invention concerne en outre des méthodes diagnostiques permettant de dépister des troubles liés au système immunitaire et des méthodes thérapeutiques pour traiter lesdits troubles liés au système immunitaire.
Ebner Reinhard
Ni Jian
Yu Guo-Liang
Human Genome Sciences Inc.
Mbm Intellectual Property Law Llp
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