Mammalian cytokine; related reagents

US7491500B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• SCHERING CORPORATION · US

Inventors

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

Key dates

• Filing date: Jun 18, 2007
• Grant date: Feb 17, 2009
• Expiry date: Jun 18, 2027

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 said reagents and diagnostic kits are also provided.