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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 09, 2014
Filed:
May. 21, 2008
Wenfeng Xu, Seattle, WA (US);
Wayne R. Kindsvogel, Seattle, WA (US);
Zhi Chen, Bellevue, WA (US);
Steven D. Hughes, Kenmore, WA (US);
Yasmin A. Chandrasekher, Saratoga, CA (US);
Stacey R. Dillon, Seattle, WA (US);
Joyce M. Lehner, Seattle, WA (US);
Anthony W. Siadak, Seattle, WA (US);
Pallavar V. Sivakumar, Seattle, WA (US);
Margaret D. Moore, Seattle, WA (US);
Wenfeng Xu, Seattle, WA (US);
Wayne R. Kindsvogel, Seattle, WA (US);
Zhi Chen, Bellevue, WA (US);
Steven D. Hughes, Kenmore, WA (US);
Yasmin A. Chandrasekher, Saratoga, CA (US);
Stacey R. Dillon, Seattle, WA (US);
Joyce M. Lehner, Seattle, WA (US);
Anthony W. Siadak, Seattle, WA (US);
Pallavar V. Sivakumar, Seattle, WA (US);
Margaret D. Moore, Seattle, WA (US);
ZymoGenetics, Inc., Seattle, WA (US);
Abstract
The present invention relates to blocking the activity of IL-20 polypeptide molecules. IL-20 is a cytokine that is involved in inflammatory processes and human disease. IL-20RA/IL-20RB is a common receptor for IL-20. The present invention includes anti-IL-20 antibodies and binding partners, as well as methods for antagonizing IL-20 using such antibodies and binding partners.