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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 24, 2009
Filed:
Sep. 19, 2006
William R. Levis, New York, NY (US);
Frank T. Martiniuk, Wood-Ridge, NJ (US);
William R. Levis, New York, NY (US);
Frank T. Martiniuk, Wood-Ridge, NJ (US);
New York University, New York, NY (US);
Abstract
The present invention is directed to heat shock proteins fromas well as their encoding polynucleotides and vectors and host cells containing these polynucleotides. These heat shock proteins and their encoding polynucleotides are useful in detection of. In addition, the heat shock protein can be used as an adjuvant in a pharmaceutical composition containing an antigen to induce or enhance the immune response against the antigen. Further, the heat shock protein may be used to treat atopic conditions or as a vaccine against. Alternatively, the heat shock protein can be used to form a fusion protein with an antigen to induce or enhance the immune response against the antigen.