Method of epitope discovery
US6861234B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 28, 2000 |
| Grant date | Mar 1, 2005 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 28, 2020 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02A50/30
- WIPO fieldPharmaceuticals
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A method of epitope discovery comprising the step of selecting an epitope from a population of peptide fragments of an antigen associated with a target cell, wherein the fragments have a known or predicted affinity for a major histocompatibility complex class I receptor peptide binding cleft, wherein the epitope selected corresponds to a proteasome cleavage product of the target cell.
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