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Modular assembly of antibody genes, antibodies prepared thereby and use

US5618920A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateApr 29, 1994
Grant dateApr 8, 1997
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Expiry dateApr 29, 2014

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
  • CPC primaryC07K2319/30
  • WIPO fieldPharmaceuticals
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

The invention relates to the secretion of heavy chain immunoglobulin fragments and light chain immunoglobulins from prokaryotic hosts using a prokaryotic secretion signal peptide wherein the heavy chain fragments and light chains are capable of associating to form an antigen binding antibody fragment.

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