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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 17, 2006
Filed:
Aug. 05, 2004
Applicant:
Ben Shen, Verona, WI (US);
Inventor:
Ben Shen, Verona, WI (US);
Assignee:
Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation, Madison, WI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12P 19/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The present invention provides for fusion proteins that act as targeted drug carries. The proteins are derived from molecules that possess natural drug-binding capabilities that are further engineered to target specific cell types, and optionally to have altered/improved drug binding characteristics. These fusion proteins are useful in, for example, delivery of chemotherapeutic compounds to cancer cells.