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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 07, 2012
Filed:
Sep. 18, 1996
Applicants:
John M. Greene, Gaithersburg, MD (US);
Robert D. Fleischmann, Gaithersburg, MD (US);
Jian NI, Rockville, MD (US);
Inventors:
John M. Greene, Gaithersburg, MD (US);
Robert D. Fleischmann, Gaithersburg, MD (US);
Jian Ni, Rockville, MD (US);
Assignee:
Human Genome Sciences, Inc., Rockville, MD (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C07K 14/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The present inventors have discovered novel receptors in the Tumor Necrosis Factor (TNF) receptor family. In particular, receptors having homology to the type 2 TNF receptor (TNF-RII) are provided. Isolated nucleic acid molecules are also provided encoding the novel receptors of the present invention. Receptor polypeptides are further provided as are vectors, host cells and recombinant methods for producing the same.