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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 12, 2013
Filed:
Feb. 23, 2012
Applicants:
Oliver Hill, Neckarsteinach, DE;
Christian Gieffers, Dossenheim, DE;
Meinolf Thiemann, Schriesheim, DE;
Inventors:
Oliver Hill, Neckarsteinach, DE;
Christian Gieffers, Dossenheim, DE;
Meinolf Thiemann, Schriesheim, DE;
Assignee:
Apogenix GmbH, Heidelberg, DE;
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 39/00 (2006.01); A61K 38/00 (2006.01); C07K 14/525 (2006.01); C12N 15/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The present invention refers to fusion proteins comprising a TNF superfamily (TNFSF) cytokine or a receptor binding domain thereof fused to a trimerization domain and a nucleic acid molecule encoding the fusion protein. The fusion protein is present as a trimeric complex or as an oligomer thereof and is suitable for therapeutic, diagnostic and/or research applications.