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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 06, 2021
Filed:
Oct. 28, 2016
Indiana University Research and Technology Corporation, Indianapolis, IN (US);
Tarek Maurice Ashkar, Zionsville, IN (US);
Radmila Micanovic, Indianapolis, IN (US);
Indiana University Research and Technology Corporation, Indianapolis, IN (US);
The United States Government as Represented by the Department of Veterans Affair, Washington D.C., DC (US);
Abstract
Embodiments of the present disclosure provide polypeptides, related materials and compositions, and methods for their use. In certain embodiments, the present disclosure provides a monomeric Tamm-Horsfall Protein polypeptide, or a biologically active truncation thereof. Other embodiments provide polynucleotides encoding a polypeptide described herein, nucleic acid expression vectors including the polynucleotides, and recombinant host cells including the expression vector. Yet other embodiments provide pharmaceutical compositions including a polypeptide described herein. Also provided are methods for treating a renal disease, disorder, or condition in a subject and/or modulating an immune response in a subject.