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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 07, 2002
Filed:
Oct. 21, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
Florence Guignard, Bethesda, MD (US);
Philip M. Murphy, Rockville, MD (US);
Christophe Combadiere, Paris, FR;
H. Lee Tiffany, Rockville, MD (US);
Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12Q 1/68 ; C07H 2/104 ; C12N 1/500 ; C12N 1/563 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C12Q 1/68 ; C07H 2/104 ; C12N 1/500 ; C12N 1/563 ;
Abstract
A functional promoter for the chemokine receptor CCR5 is provided. The invention provides a nucleic acid sequence for the promoter and methods of reducing inflammation and susceptibility to HIV infection by suppressing the activity of the promoter.