Fusion polypeptides and proteins
US5563046A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 2, 1993 |
| Grant date | Oct 8, 1996 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 2, 2013 |
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- Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
- CPC primaryC07K2319/95
- WIPO fieldBiotechnology
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
The invention is directed to the use of IL-1-like fusion polypeptides to increase the solubility and activity of recombinant polypeptides. The invention includes a nucleic acid encoding a fusion polypeptide comprising an interleukin-1-like polypeptide and a polypeptide of interest and the method of using such a nucleic acid to produce recombinant fusion polypeptides.
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