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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 11, 2014
Filed:
Oct. 08, 2007
Jonathan Braun, Tarzana, CA (US);
Lynn K. Gordon, Tarzana, CA (US);
Kaori Shimazaki, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Madhuri Wadehra-dhawan, Fontana, CA (US);
Kathy A. Kelly, Pacific Palisades, CA (US);
Jonathan Braun, Tarzana, CA (US);
Lynn K. Gordon, Tarzana, CA (US);
Kaori Shimazaki, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Madhuri Wadehra-Dhawan, Fontana, CA (US);
Kathy A. Kelly, Pacific Palisades, CA (US);
The Regents of the University of California, Oakland, CA (US);
Abstract
The present invention provides methods and compositions useful in the treatment or prevention ofinfections. The methods and compositions inhibit the entry ofinto a host cell expressing EMP2 by interfering with the interaction between theand EMP2. The compositions include EMP2 nucleic acids and polypeptides as well as anti-EMP2 antibodies.