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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 26, 2011
Filed:
Nov. 12, 2007
Applicants:
Takuya Tamatani, Kanagawa, JP;
Katsunari Tezuka, Kanagawa, JP;
Inventors:
Takuya Tamatani, Kanagawa, JP;
Katsunari Tezuka, Kanagawa, JP;
Assignee:
Japan Tobacco Inc., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C07K 16/00 (2006.01); A61K 39/395 (2006.01); C12N 5/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Novel cell surface molecules recognized by monoclonal antibodies against a cell surface molecule of lymphocytic cells that play an important role in autoimmune diseases and allergic diseases have been isolated, identified, and analyzed for their functions. The cell surface molecules are expressed specifically in thymocytes, lymphocytes activated by ConA-stimulation, and peripheral blood lymphocytes, and induce cell adhesion. Antibodies against the cell surface molecules significantly ameliorate pathological conditions of autoimmune diseases and allergic diseases.