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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 25, 2003
Filed:
Oct. 19, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
F. Chris Minion, Ames, IA (US);
Sreekumar A. Menon, Philadelphia, PA (US);
Gregory G. Mahairas, Seattle, WA (US);
Assignee:
Iowa State University Research Foundation, Ames, IA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 3/902 ; A61K 3/904 ; A61K 4/500 ; A01N 6/303 ; C12N 1/00 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 3/902 ; A61K 3/904 ; A61K 4/500 ; A01N 6/303 ; C12N 1/00 ;
Abstract
The invention features fusion agents such as fusion proteins that are useful for the treatment of and prevention from diseases that are susceptible to the effects of cellular (Th1 type) immune responses. Also encompassed by the invention are nucleic acids encoding the fusion proteins of the invention, vectors containing the nucleic acids, and cells containing the vectors. The invention includes methods of making and using the fusion agents of the invention.