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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 14, 2021
Filed:
Dec. 13, 2018
The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Kenan Christopher Garcia, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Aron Levin, New York City, NY (US);
Aaron Ring, Menlo Park, CA (US);
The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University, Stanford, CA (US);
Abstract
Novel human interleukin-2 (IL-2) muteins or variants thereof, and nucleic acid molecules and variants thereof are provided. Methods for producing these muteins as well as methods for stimulating the immune system of an animal are also disclosed. In addition, the invention provides recombinant expression vectors comprising the nucleic acid molecules of this invention and host cells into which expression vectors have been introduced. Pharmaceutical compositions are included comprising a therapeutically effective amount of a human IL-2 mutein of the invention and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier. The IL-2 muteins can be used in pharmaceutical compositions for use in treatment of cancer and in stimulating the immune response.