Receptor for IL-17 homologous polypeptides and uses thereof

Details Receptor for IL-17 homologous polypeptides and uses thereof Receptor for IL-17 homologous polypeptides and uses thereof

2007-08-14

2007-08-14

Nickol, Gary B. (Department: 1646)

Chemistry: natural resins or derivatives; peptides or proteins;

Proteins, i.e., more than 100 amino acid residues

C530S387300

Reexamination Certificate

active

10410552

ABSTRACT:
The present invention is directed to novel polypeptides and to nucleic acid molecules encoding those polypeptides. Also provided herein are vectors and host cells comprising those nucleic acid sequences, chimeric polypeptide molecules comprising the polypeptides of the present invention fused to heterologous polypeptide sequences, antibodies which bind to the polypeptides of the present invention and to methods for producing the polypeptides of the present invention.

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