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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. 23, 1999
Filed:
Jun. 06, 1995
Applicant:
Inventors:
John Stephen Haskill, Chapel Hill, NC (US);
George Martin, Berkeley, CA (US);
Peter Ralph, Orinda, CA (US);
Assignee:
Chiron Corporation/Chapel Hill North Carolina, Emeryville, CA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C07H / ; C12P / ; C12N / ; C12N / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
536 235 ; 435 695 ; 435 6952 ; 4353201 ; 4352523 ; 435325 ; 435335 ; 435 691 ;
Abstract
The present invention is directed to DNA, host cells and a vector encoding a protein with cytokine inhibitory activity, particularly IL-1 inhibitory activity. The protein encoded by the DNA of the present invention is particularly useful as an IL-1 antagonist.