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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 31, 2005
Filed:
May. 24, 2002
Applicants:
Richard Stephens, Orinda, CA (US);
Aya Kubo, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Inventors:
Richard Stephens, Orinda, CA (US);
Aya Kubo, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Assignee:
The Regents of the University of California, Oakland, CA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K039/02 ; G01N033/554 ; G01N033/569 ; C12P021/06 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The present invention features the use of PorB polypeptide as a therapeutic agent. In specific embodiment the invention features a chlamydial vaccine based on a PorB polypeptide, as well as methods for induction of a protective immune response against infection byand. The invention further features methods for identifying agents that affect PorB function such as in transport of α-ketoglutarate and which are effective as anti-chlamydial chemotherapeutic agents.