Yeda Research and Develpment & Co. Ltd

The National Institute for Biotechnology in the Negev Ltd.

Batya Cohen

Menachem Rubinstein

Daniela Novick

Michal Neeman

Raz Zarivach

Moriel Vandsburger

Marina Radoul

Dalit Barkan

Limor Lewin

The invention provides a fusion ferritin protein wherein a ferritin heavy chain polypeptide is fused to a peptide, wherein the peptide is fused to the C-terminal end of the ferritin heavy chain; and the peptide includes at least a portion of a Mms6 protein sequence and at least one heterologous amino acid at its N-terminal end. The invention further provides methods of use of the ferritin fusion protein for Magnetic Resonance Imaging.

Reporter genes for magnetic resonance imaging and methods of use thereof

The invention provides a method for determining the presence of leptin in a sample.

Leptin assay

The use of leptin and leptin-related molecules in oncology is disclosed.

Leptin as an inhibitor of tumor cell proliferation

Interferon &agr;/&bgr; binding proteins are provided, which are capable of modulating the activity of interferon-&agr; subtypes as well as interferon-&bgr;. Cloning of DNA molecules encoding these proteins, expression in host cells and antibodies against the proteins are also provided.

Interferon-&agr;/&bgr; binding protein, its preparation and use

Interferon .alpha./.beta. binding proteins are provided, which are capable of modulating the activity of interferon-.alpha. subtypes as well as interferon-.beta.. Cloning of DNA molecules encoding these proteins, expression in host cells and antibodies against the proteins are also provided.

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Tel Aviv, Israel

Batya Cohen