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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 08, 2009
Filed:
Apr. 02, 2008
Applicants:
David E. Junker, San Diego, CA (US);
Mark D. Cochran, Carlsbad, CA (US);
Inventors:
David E. Junker, San Diego, CA (US);
Mark D. Cochran, Carlsbad, CA (US);
Assignee:
Schering-Plough Animal Health Corporation, Summit, NJ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12N 15/11 (2006.01); C12N 15/62 (2006.01); C12N 15/63 (2006.01); C12N 15/64 (2006.01); C12N 1/21 (2006.01); C12N 5/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The invention provides new, specific nucleic acids encoding antigenic peptides from the protein GDF8. The invention also provides nucleic acids encoding fusion proteins comprising the new peptides, immunogens and vaccines based on the nucleic acids encoding new peptides and/or fusion proteins, antibodies that specifically bind to the new peptides of GDF8, and methods of treating animals in order to modulate the activity of GDF8, employing vaccines or antibodies according to the invention.