Chemistry: molecular biology and microbiology – Micro-organism – tissue cell culture or enzyme using process... – Recombinant dna technique included in method of making a...
Reexamination Certificate
2007-07-03
2007-07-03
Spector, Lorraine (Department: 1646)
Chemistry: molecular biology and microbiology
Micro-organism, tissue cell culture or enzyme using process...
Recombinant dna technique included in method of making a...
C530S300000, C530S350000, C530S329000, C530S351000, C536S023100, C536S023400, C536S023500, C435S320100, C435S325000, C435S254110, C435S252300
Reexamination Certificate
active
10326186
ABSTRACT:
The present invention relates, in part, to a polypeptide domain having reduced immunogenicity that is capable of inducing trimers in heterologous polypeptides, fusion polypeptides comprising the trimer inducing domain, nucleic acids encoding the polypeptides of the invention and methods of making and using the same.
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Immunex Corporation
Kaufman Claire M.
Marshall & Gerstein & Borun LLP
Spector Lorraine
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