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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 06, 2013
Filed:
Dec. 19, 2011
Jeonghoon Sun, Thousand Oaks, CA (US);
Lei-ting Tony Tam, Thousand Oaks, CA (US);
Hui-quan Han, Thousand Oaks, CA (US);
Keith Soo-nyung Kwak, Thousand Oaks, CA (US);
Xiaolan Zhou, Thousand Oaks, CA (US);
John LU, Culver City, CA (US);
Jeonghoon Sun, Thousand Oaks, CA (US);
Lei-Ting Tony Tam, Thousand Oaks, CA (US);
Hui-Quan Han, Thousand Oaks, CA (US);
Keith Soo-Nyung Kwak, Thousand Oaks, CA (US);
Xiaolan Zhou, Thousand Oaks, CA (US);
John Lu, Culver City, CA (US);
Atara Biotherapeutics, Inc., Brisbane, CA (US);
Abstract
The present invention provides variant activin IIB soluble receptor polypeptides and proteins capable of binding and inhibiting the activities of activin A, myostatin, or GDF-11. The present invention also provides polynucleotides, vectors and host cells capable of producing the variant polypeptides and proteins. Compositions and methods for treating muscle-wasting and other diseases and disorders are also provided.