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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 02, 2002
Filed:
Jun. 30, 1999
Martin Karl Russel Burnham, King of Prussia, PA (US);
Daniel Robert Gentry, King of Prussia, PA (US);
John Edward Hodgson, King of Prussia, PA (US);
Elizabeth Jane Lawlor, King of Prussia, PA (US);
Other;
Abstract
spo-rel polypeptides and DNA (RNA) encoding such spo-rel and a procedure for producing such polypeptides by recombinant techniques is disclosed. Also disclosed are methods for utilizing such spo-rel for the treatment of infection, particularly bacterial infections. Antagonists against such spo-rel and their use as a therapeutic to treat infections, particularly bacterial infections are also disclosed. Also disclosed are diagnostic assays for detecting diseases related to the presence of spo-rel nucleic acid sequences and the polypeptides in a host. Also disclosed are diagnostic assays for detecting polynucleotides encoding the relA/spoT gene family and for detecting the polypeptide in a host.