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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 27, 2008
Filed:
Jan. 16, 2002
Applicants:
Wilfred Arthur Jefferies, Surrey, CA;
Qian-jin Zhang, Richmond, CA;
Susan Shu-ping Chen, Vancouver, CA;
Judie Barbara Alimonti, Winnipeg, CA;
Inventors:
Wilfred Arthur Jefferies, Surrey, CA;
Qian-Jin Zhang, Richmond, CA;
Susan Shu-Ping Chen, Vancouver, CA;
Judie Barbara Alimonti, Winnipeg, CA;
Assignee:
TapImmune, Inc., Vancouver, British Columbia, CA;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 48/00 (2006.01); C12N 15/00 (2006.01); C12N 5/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method of enhancing an immune response to an antigen is provided. The method involves augmenting the level of a TAP molecule in a target cell bearing the antigen. Preferably, the TAP molecules enhanced by administering a nucleic acid sequence encoding a TAP-1 and/or TAP-2 molecule. The method is useful in treating infectious diseases and cancer.