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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 29, 2008
Filed:
Aug. 02, 2004
Applicants:
Dirk M. Anderson, Seattle, WA (US);
G. Duke Virca, Seattle, WA (US);
Inventors:
Dirk M. Anderson, Seattle, WA (US);
G. Duke Virca, Seattle, WA (US);
Assignee:
Immunex Corporation, Thousand Oaks, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C07H 21/04 (2006.01); C12N 9/48 (2006.01); C12N 1/20 (2006.01); C12N 15/00 (2006.01); C12P 21/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Isolated Dendritic Cell Transmembrane Serine Proteases (DCTSPs), DNAs encoding such DCTSPs, and pharmaceutical and/or diagnostic compositions made therefrom, are disclosed. The isolated DCTSPs can be used to hydrolyze peptide bonds. The DCTSPs are also useful in screening for inhibitors or agonists thereof.