Methods of eliciting an antibody response using flea protease proteins and homologs thereof
US6139840A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 1, 1997 |
| Grant date | Oct 31, 2000 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 1, 2017 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61K35/00
- WIPO fieldPharmaceuticals
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
The present invention relates to flea serine protease and aminopeptidase proteins; to flea serine protease and aminopeptidase nucleic acid molecules, including those that encode such proteins; to antibodies raised against such proteins; and to compounds that inhibit flea serine protease and/or aminopeptdiase activities. The present invention also includes methods to obtain such proteins, nucleic acid moelcules, antibodies, and inhibitors. Also included in the present invention are therapeutic compositions comprising such proteins, nucleic acid molecules, antibodies, and/or inhibitors as well as the use of such therapeutic compositions to protect a host animal from flea infestation.
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