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IL-21 antagonists

US6929932B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateOct 28, 2002
Grant dateAug 16, 2005
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Expiry dateJul 24, 2023

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  • Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
  • CPC primaryC12N2799/026
  • WIPO fieldPharmaceuticals
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

The polypeptides, and the polynucleotides encoding for them, described herein are IL-21 antagonists that bind with specificity and exhibit an EC50 that is not detectable in receptor binding studies. These molecules have mutations in the D helix of the IL-21 molecule, and can be used to inhibit the activity of IL-21 with its cognate receptor.

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