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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 21, 2003
Filed:
Feb. 22, 1995
Lee W. Riley, New York, NY (US);
Cornell Research Foundation, Inc., Ithaca, NY (US);
Abstract
The present invention relates to a DNA molecule conferring on an ability to enter mammalian cells and to survive within macrophages. The protein encoded by this gene fragment is useful in vaccines to prevent infection by , while the antibodies raised against this protein can be employed in passively immunizing those already infected by the organism. Both these proteins and antibodies may be utilized in diagnostic assays to detect in tissue or bodily fluids. The protein of the present invention can be associated with various other therapeutic materials, for administration to mammals, particularly humans, to achieve uptake of those materials by such cells.