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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. 19, 1999
Filed:
May. 01, 1995
Applicant:
Inventors:
Barton F Haynes, Durham, NC (US);
Alejandro Aruffo, Edmonds, WA (US);
Dhavalkumar Patel, Durham, NC (US);
Michael A Bowen, Seattle, WA (US);
Hans Marquardt, Mercer Island, WA (US);
Assignees:
Duke University, Durham, NC (US);
Bristol-Myers Squibb Company, New York, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12N / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
435 691 ; 4352523 ; 43525411 ; 4353201 ; 435325 ; 536 235 ; 536 2431 ;
Abstract
The present invention relates to an isolated nucleic acid molecule having a sequence that encodes a CD6 ligand present on the surface of thymic epithelial cells, monocytes, activated T cells and a variety of other cell types. The invention further relates to a construct containing the nucleic acid molecule and to a host cell comprising same. Further, the invention relates to a method of producing a CD6 ligand.