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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 10, 2024
Filed:
Jul. 30, 2020
The Trustees of Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH (US);
King's College London, London, GB;
Randolph J. Noelle, Plainfield, NH (US);
Sabrina Ceeraz, Lebanon, NH (US);
Isabelle LeMercier, Enfield, NH (US);
Elizabeth Nowak, West Lebanon, NH (US);
Janet Lines, London, GB;
THE TRUSTEES OF DARTMOUTH COLLEGE, Hanover, NH (US);
KING'S COLLEGE LONDON, London, GB;
Abstract
The present invention relates to a fusion proteins comprising regulatory T cell protein, VISTA (V-domain Immunoglobulin Suppressor of T cell Activation (PD-L3) and an immunoglobulin protein (Ig), preferably also containing a flexible linker intervening the VISTA and Ig Fc polypeptide. The invention also provides the use of VISTA polypeptides, multimeric VISTA polypeptides, VISTA-conjugates (e.g., VISTA-Ig), and VISTA antagonists for the treatment of autoimmune disease, allergy, and inflammatory conditions, especially lupus, multiple sclerosis, psoriasis, psoriatic arthritis, multiple sclerosis, Crohn's disease, inflammatory bowel disease and type 1 or type 2 diabetes.