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7390633 Methods for preparing low molecular weight heparin with modified heparinase III  
The invention relates to heparinase III and mutants thereof. Modified forms of heparinase III having reduced enzymatic activity which are useful for a variety of purposes, including sequencing of...
7384771 Beta 1,4-N-acetylgalactosaminyltransferases from C. jejuni  
This invention provides prokaryotic β1,4-N-acetylgucosaminyl (GalNAc) transferases involved in synthesis of lipooligosaccharide (LOS). The β1,4-GalNAc transferases can be obtained from, for...
7384767 Nucleic acid encoding an interleukin-9 receptor variant  
This invention relates to the diagnosis, treatment and methods for discovery of new therapeutics for atopic asthma and related disorders based on variants of Asthma Associated Factor 2. One...
7381545 Method for controlling metallophosphate precipitation in high cell density fermentations  
The invention relates to the use of a phosphate glass as a phosphorous source in the media of high cell density bacterial fermentation processes in order to reduce metallophosphate precipitation...
7378257 Bacterial superantigen vaccines  
The present invention relates to genetically attenuated superantigen toxin vaccines altered such that superantigen attributes are absent, however the superantigen is effectively recognized and an...
7375205 Elongase genes and uses thereof  
The subject invention relates to the identification of several genes involved in the elongation of polyunsaturated fatty acids (i.e., “elongases”) and to uses thereof. At least two of these...
7374917 Mutant 2.5-diketo-L-gluconic acid reductases  
Described herein are novel nucleic acids, proteins and methods that can be used to provide new catalysts with desirable traits for industrial processes. In particular, novel reductases isolated...
7371838 Nucleic acids encoding β 1,4-N-acetylgalactosaminyltransferases from C. jejuni  
This invention provides prokaryotic β1,4-N-acetylglucosaminyl (GalNAc) traosferases involved in synthesis of lipooligosaccharide (LOS). The β1,4-GalNAc transferases can be obtained from, for...
7371824 PRO6093 polypeptides  
The present invention is directed to novel polypeptides and to nucleic acid molecules encoding those polypeptides. Also provided herein are vectors and host cells comprising those nucleic acid...
7371821 Cloning and expression of the full length 110 kDa antigen of Orientia tsutsugamushi to be used as a vaccine component against scrub typhus  
The inventive subject matter relates to a recombinant 110 kDa protein from O. tsutsugamuchi , Karp, Kato and Gilliam strains and for a DNA expression system containing DNA encoding the 110 kDa...
7368547 Use of novel virulence-specific genes as targets for diagnosis and potential control of virulent strains of Listeria monocytogenes  
A method for identifying virulent strains of L. monocytogenes that includes the use of primers or probes in a PCR assay or hybridization technique that employs primers or probes, which are...
7368272 Expression of proteolytic enzymes in koji mold in the presence of carbon sources  
The present invention refers to a koji mold capable of expressing proteolytic enzymes in the presence of a carbon source in at least the same amount as in the absence thereof. In particular, the...
7368261 Conserved Neisserial antigens  
To ensure maximum cross-strain recognition and reactivity, regions of proteins that are conserved between different Neisserial species, serogroups and strains can be used. The invention provides...
7365184 B. anthracis prevention and treatment: mutant B. anthracis lacking luxS activity and furanone inhibition of growth, AI-2 quorum sensing, and toxin production  
The present invention pertains to the discovery that B. anthracis possesses a luxS gene that encodes a functional LuxS polypeptide, and that B. anthracis synthesizes a functional AI-2...
7365157 PRO9912 polypeptides  
The present invention relates to compositions containing novel proteins and methods of using those compositions for the diagnosis and treatment of immune related diseases.
7364724 Recombinant super-compound interferon  
This invention provides a recombinant super-compound interferon or an equivalent thereof with changed spatial configuration. The super-compound interferon possesses anti-viral or anti-tumor...
7361738 Megakaryocyte stimulating factors  
Novel polypeptides of human megakaryocyte stimulating factors (MSFs). Pharmaceutical compositions containing same, and methods for their preparation and use are provided.
7361348 Immunogenic glycopeptides, screening, preparation and uses  
The invention concerns immunogenic glycopeptides derived from pathogenic microorganisms, useful for vaccination and diagnosis of infections caused by said pathogenic microorganisms (bacteria or...
7358355 Antibodies against human parathyroid hormone related protein  
Disclosed are an antibody against human para-thyroid-hormone-related protein, a DNA coding for the antibody, a recombinant vector containing the DNA, a transformant transformed with the recombinant...
7358074 Human phosphatase RET31, and variants thereof  
The present invention provides novel polynucleotides encoding human phosphatase polypeptides, fragments and homologues thereof. Also provided are vectors, host cells, antibodies, and recombinant...
7354740 Animal product free system and process for purifying a botulinum toxin  
Chromatographic processes and systems for purifying a botulinum toxin from an APF fermentation medium.
7351555 Mouse cytokine receptor Zcytor16  
Cytokines and their receptors have proven usefulness in both basic research, animal models, and as therapeutics. The present invention provides a new cytokine receptor designated as “mouse...
7351550 Exoenzyme toxin of Aeromonas salmonicida, and uses thereof  
A protein toxin named Aeromonas salmonicida exoenzyme T (AcxT), which belongs to the family of ADP-ribosylating toxins, is disclosed as is a Calcium (or other cation concentration) dependent...
7348015 Antigen modified cancer cell vaccines for cancer therapy  
Disclosed are methods for treating cancers, particularly tumorigenic types. Cancer cells are modified to express highly immunogenic antigens so that the cells will generate a defensive response in...
7347995 Compositions and methods for achieving immune suppression  
Disclosed herein are therapeutic compositions containing agents that modulate the immune response in a patient.
7344880 Nucleic acid encoding PRO9912 polypeptides  
The present invention relates to compositions containing novel proteins and methods of using those compositions for the diagnosis and treatment of immune related diseases.
7344856 Method of controlling cleavage by OmpT protease  
Methods of using OmpT protease are provided. In particular, the invention provides for a method of controlling cleavage of a polypeptide by OmpT protease comprising, converting a sequence site...
7339037 Glycosylation-resistant cyanovirins and related conjugates, compositions, nucleic acids, vectors, host cells, methods of production and methods of using nonglycosylated cyanovirins  
The invention provides a method of inhibiting prophylactically or therapeutically an influenza viral infection in a host. The method comprises instilling into or onto a host a cell producing an...
7335504 Engineered enzymes and uses thereof  
The present invention provides engineered enzymes generated from protein scaffolds combined with Specificity Determining Regions, the production thereof and the use of said engineered enzymes for...
7335495 Process for the isolation of pharmaceutical compound cyclosporin a from fungus fusarium nivale  
The present invention describes the development and standardization of a facile method for the isolation and purification of cyclosporin A from a new source, viz., Fusarium nivale and evaluation...
7332322 Venezuelan equine encephalitis virus replicons with adaptive mutations in the genome and uses thereof  
The present invention provides a Venezuelan equine encephalitis virus replicon RNA useful in the development of stable lines of mammalian, avian and insect cells in which these replicons will...
7332316 Plant cytokinin oxidase  
The present invention relates to methods for stimulating root growth and/or enhancing the formation of lateral or adventitious roots and/or altering root geotropism comprising expression of a plant...
7329527 Serine proteases from gram-positive microorganisms  
The present invention relates to the identification of novel serine proteases in Gram-positive microorganisms. The present invention provides the nuclei acid and amino acid sequences for the ...
7329523 Phosphoserine phosphatase of coryneform bacteria and variants thereof  
The present invention provides a DNA coding for a protein defined in the following (A) or (B) is obtained from Brevibacterium flavum chromosomal DNA library by cloning a DNA fragment that...
7329518 Enzyme for producing optically active pyridineethanol derivatives  
The present invention relates to a method of producing an optically active pyridineethanol derivative. More particularly, it relates to a method of producing an optically active polycyclic...
7329513 High level constitutive production of anthrax protective antigen  
The present invention relates to a process for preparing anthrax protective antigen protein from E. coli using fed batch culture. This process creates a constitutively expressing system for...
7326782 Metabolic engineering of viomycin biosynthesis  
The invention provides a nucleic acid molecule comprising at least a functional fragment of the viomycin biosynthetic gene cluster, functional proteins encoded by the cluster, expression cassettes...
7323558 Nucleic acids encoding dendritic cell transmembrane serine protease  
Isolated Dendritic Cell Transmembrane Serine Proteases (DCTSPs), DNAs encoding such DCTSPs, and pharmaceutical and/or diagnostic compositions made therefrom, are disclosed. The isolated DCTSPs can...
7320794 Transporter protein  
A novel protein which has an activity to transport hydantoin compounds is described, as well as a recombinant expressing this transporter protein. From Microbacterium liquefaciens strain AJ3912,...
7319021 Cell lysis composition, methods of use, apparatus and kit  
Cell lysis compositions, methods for extracting and isolating proteins and peptides from a host cells using the compositions, kits and apparatus for extracting and isolating protein and peptide...
7317088 PRO5993 polypeptides  
The present invention is directed to novel polypeptides and to nucleic acid molecules encoding those polypeptides. Also provided herein are vectors and host cells comprising those nucleic acid...
7314925 Constructs and methods for expression of recombinant HCV envelope proteins  
The current invention relates to vectors and methods for efficient expression of HCV envelope proteins in eukaryotic cells. More particularly said vectors comprise the coding sequence for an avian...
7314737 Method of effecting a change in a cell, and a vector  
A method of effecting a change in a cell using a transfer system which is contacted with the cell to be changed. The transfer system comprises a fusion protein which is transferred into the cell...
7312312 PRO6242 polypeptides  
The present invention is directed to novel polypeptides and to nucleic acid molecules encoding those polypeptides. Also provided herein are vectors and host cells comprising those nucleic acid...
7312051 Polynucleotides encoding dendritic enriched secreted lymphocyte activation molecule  
The present invention relates to a novel human protein called Dendritic Enriched Secreted Lymphocyte Activation Molecule, and isolated polynucleotides encoding this protein. Also provided are...
7304141 Human leucine-rich repeat containing protein expressed predominately in bone marrow, HLRRBM1  
The present invention provides novel polynucleotides encoding HLRRBM1 polypeptides, fragments and homologues thereof. Also provided are vectors, host cells, antibodies, and recombinant and...
7304140 PRO4503 polypeptides  
The present invention is directed to novel polypeptides and to nucleic acid molecules encoding those polypeptides. Also provided herein are vectors and host cells comprising those nucleic acid...
7297514 Method for preventing superoxide damage to cells and oxygen-labile proteins  
A method of reducing superoxide damage to a cell is disclosed. In one embodiment, this method comprises the step of engineering the cell to produce more than a native amount of the YggX protein or...
7294482 EGF-like nucleic acids  
The invention provides isolated nucleic acid molecules, designated ELVIS-1, ELVIS-2, and ELVIS-3 (for Epidermal Growth Factor-Like Variant In Skin-1, 2, and 3). ELVIS nucleic acid molecules encode...
7291495 β-Secretase variant  
The invention provides polynucleotides and polypeptides encoding an isolated amyloid inhibitor protein (APIP) and compositions thereof. The polypeptides of the subject invention can be used to...