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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:
Oct. 11, 1994
Filed:
Oct. 13, 1992
Applicant:
Inventors:
Barbara P Wallner, Cambridge, MA (US);
Catherine Hession, South Weymouth, MA (US);
Assignee:
Biogen, Inc., Cambridge, MA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C07K / ; A61K / ; C12N / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
435 693 ; 530350 ; 5303871 ; 530395 ; 514-2 ; 514-8 ;
Abstract
A phosphatidylinositol (PI)-linked form of the LFA-3 polypeptide, which binds to CD2 molecules on the surface of T lymphocytes, in provided. Soluble polypeptides derived from the native sequence are also disclosed. DNA sequences, vectors, and transformed unicellular hosts useful for making these polypeptides are provided. Methods for using the LFA-3 polypeptides in therapy an diagnosis are described.