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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 14, 2003
Filed:
Oct. 29, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
Andrew C. Webb, Milton, MA (US);
Beverly A. Blazar, Providence, RI (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C07H 2/100 ; C12N 1/531 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C07H 2/100 ; C12N 1/531 ;
Abstract
A novel immunoregulatory factor, designated IL-X, is described which has been isolated from Mycoplasma. The subject invention also concerns polynucleotides which encode IL-X. IL-X protein is a growth factor for EBV transformed human B lymphocytes and for murine helper T lymphocytes. Also taught are methods of raising antibodies to IL-X, and cloning of IL-X.