DNA encoding lymphocyte chemoattractant factor (LCF) and uses thereof
US5807712A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 13, 1994 |
| Grant date | Sep 15, 1998 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 13, 2014 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61K2039/505
- WIPO fieldPharmaceuticals
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
Purified DNA encoding lyphocyte chemoattractant factor (LCF) and the recombinant proteins expressed from such DNA are disclosed. In addition, the invention provides methods for suppressing an LCF-CD4 interaction and screening candidate LCF agonists or antagonists. The invention also provides compositions and methods useful for stimulating proliferation of CD4+ T-cells in a mammal.
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