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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 11, 2006
Filed:
Mar. 18, 2004
Applicant:
Sergio Abrignani, Castelnuovo Berardenga, IT;
Inventor:
Sergio Abrignani, Castelnuovo Berardenga, IT;
Assignee:
Chiron Corporation, Emeryville, CA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 33/53 (2006.01); G01N 33/567 (2006.01); C12Q 1/70 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A 24kd protein capable of binding the E2 envelope protein of hepatitis C virus (HCV), and functionally equivalent variants or fragments of the 24kd protein, are disclosed. Processes for production and purification of the 24kd protein, and functionally equivalent variants or fragments thereof, are also disclosed, as are methods for using the protein to screen for chemical compounds that bind HCV.