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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 14, 2009
Filed:
Nov. 12, 2004
Applicants:
Soo-hyun Kim, Aurora, CO (US);
Charles A. Dinarello, Boulder, CO (US);
Tania Azam, Denver, CO (US);
Inventors:
Assignee:
The Regents of the University of Colorado, a body corporate, Boulder, CO (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12P 21/02 (2006.01); C12N 1/20 (2006.01); C12N 15/00 (2006.01); C12N 15/63 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The present invention relates to compositions relating a nucleic acid encoding an interleukin 18-inducible cytokine termed tumor necrosis factor-alpha inducing factor (TAIF) or interleukin-32 (IL-32). In particular, the present invention provides vectors for expressing proteins useful for treating autoimmune diseases and cancer, in part by regulation of tumor necrosis factor-alpha expression.