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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 12, 2006
Filed:
Mar. 07, 2002
Applicants:
Stephen D. Gillies, Carlisle, MA (US);
Kin-ming Lo, Lexington, MA (US);
Inventors:
Stephen D. Gillies, Carlisle, MA (US);
Kin-Ming Lo, Lexington, MA (US);
Assignee:
EMD Lexigen Research Center Corp., Billerica, MA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C07K 5/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Disclosed are methods and compositions for efficiently expressing antibody fusion proteins. Antibody fusion proteins of the invention include a hybrid antibody moiety containing sequences from more than one type of antibody and/or mutant antibody sequences. Hybrid antibody fusion proteins of the invention may be produced at high levels and may combine functional properties characteristic of different antibody types in addition to functional properties of a non-antibody moiety.