AK155 antibodies and binding fragments thereof

US6797813B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• SCHERING CORPORATION · US

Inventors

• Rene de Waal Malefyt · Sunnyvale, US
• Helmut Flickensher · Heidelberg, DE
• Bernhard Fleckenstein · Wiesenthau, DE
• Andrea Knappe · Hersbruck, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Feb 28, 2002
• Grant date: Sep 28, 2004
• Expiry date: Oct 19, 2022

Classification

• Technology area (CPC A): Human Necessities
• CPC primary: A61K39/00
• WIPO field: Pharmaceuticals
• WIPO sector: Chemistry

Abstract

Purified genes encoding a cytokine from a mammal, reagents related thereto including purified proteins, specific antibodies, and nucleic acids encoding this molecule are provided. Methods of using these reagents and diagnostic kits are also provided.