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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 18, 2003
Filed:
Oct. 19, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
Michael Houghton, Danville, CA (US);
Qui-Lim Choo, El Cerrito, CA (US);
Sergio Abrignani, Siena, IT;
David Chien, Alamo, CA (US);
Mark Selby, San Francisco, CA (US);
Edward Glazer, Oakland, CA (US);
Assignee:
Chiron Corporation, Emeryville, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12P 2/100 ; C12N 7/02 ; C12N 1/508 ; C12Q 1/70 ; G01N 3/352 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C12P 2/100 ; C12N 7/02 ; C12N 1/508 ; C12Q 1/70 ; G01N 3/352 ;
Abstract
Methods for obtaining recombinantly produced, C-terminally truncated, E1 and E2 polypeptides from cell lysates are disclosed. The intracellularly expressed truncated molecules display improved biological properties as compared to their secreted counterparts.