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Carrier for targeting nerve cells

US8481040B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

SYNTAXIN, LTD. · GB

Inventors

Andreas Rummel · Hannover, DE
Tanja Weil · Frankfurt am Main, DE
Aleksandrs Gutcaits · Rīga, LV

Key dates

Filing date	Apr 26, 2006
Grant date	Jul 9, 2013
Priority date	—
Expiry date	May 19, 2028

Classification

Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
CPC primaryY02A50/30
WIPO fieldPharmaceuticals
WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

The present invention relates to a transport protein which can be obtained by modifying the heavy chain of the neurotoxin formed by Clostridium botulinum wherein (i) the protein binds specifically to nerve cells with a higher or lower affinity as the native neurotoxin; (ii) the protein has an increased or reduced neurotoxicity compared to the native neurotoxin, the neurotoxicity being preferably determined in the hemidiaphragma assay; and/or (iii) the protein comprises a lower affinity against neutralizing antibodies compared to the native neurotoxin. The invention also relates to methods for producing the same and the use thereof in cosmetic and pharmaceutical compositions.

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