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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 18, 1992
Filed:
Mar. 07, 1989
Applicant:
Inventor:
Francois Meyer, Zurich, CH;
Assignee:
Ciba-Geigy Corporation, Ardsley, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12P / ; C12N / ; C12N / ; C12N / ; C12N / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
435 6951 ; 435 91 ; 4351723 ; 4352401 ; 4352523 ; 43525233 ; 4353201 ; 536 27 ; 935 11 ;
Abstract
Recombinant DNA molecules and hosts transformed with them are described which produce polypeptides displaying a human lymphoblastoid interferon activity. There are also provided processes for the preparation of said recombinant DNA molecules, said hosts, and said lymphoblastoid interferon-like polypeptides. The polypeptides of the invention are useful as immunomodulators, especially as antiviral, antitumor and anticancer agents.