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7619071 Antibodies that bind interleukin-17 receptor homologue  
Cytokines and their receptors have proven usefulness in both basic research and as therapeutics. The present invention provides a new human cytokine receptor designated as “Zcytor14.”
7619067 Evolved interferon-alpha polypeptides  
The present invention provides evolved interferon-alpha polypeptides, and conjugates thereof, and nucleic acids encoding the polypeptides. The invention also includes compositions comprising these...
7619066 IL-1ra variants  
The present invention provides for an IL-1ra having reduced aggregation, methods of reducing aggregation of IL-1ra, and kits comprising an IL-1ra having reduced aggregation.
7619064 Bacillus thuringiensis gene with coleopteran activity  
The invention provides nucleic acids, and variants and fragments thereof, obtained from strains of Bacillus thuringiensis encoding polypeptides having pesticidal activity against insect pests,...
7619063 Chimeric immunogens  
Multimeric hybrid genes encoding the corresponding chimeric protein comprise a gene sequence coding for an antigenic region of a protein from a first pathogen linked to a gene sequence coding for...
7619062 PRO214 polypeptides  
The present invention is directed to novel polypeptides and to nucleic acid molecules encoding those peptides. Also provided herein are vectors and host cells comprising those nucleic acid...
7619061 Antigen constructs useful in the detection and differentiation of antibodies to HIV  
Isolated HIV-1 Group O env polypeptides obtained from the HIV-1 isolate HAM112 are claimed, as well as (a) antigen constructs comprising fusions of one or more of each of HIV-1 Group O env...
7619060 Cytoplasmic polyhedrosis virus protein complex of a polyhedrin and a VP3 polypeptide  
It is intended to provide a protein complex and a production process whereby the protein complex can be efficiently produced without lowering its function. It is also intended to provide use of the...
7618943 Fusion polypeptides, and use thereof in antivascular tumor therapy  
The present invention relates to fusion polypeptides, comprising at least two peptides. The invention further relates to the use of these fusion proteins in antivascular therapy of neoplastic...
7618941 Treating degenerative joint disorders with tribonectins  
The invention features a tribonectin and a method of tribosupplementation carried out by administering tribonectins directly to an injured or arthritic joint.
7618938 Treating cerebrovascular diseases with erythropoietin and granulocyte-colony stimulating factor jointly  
A method for treating a cerebrovascular disease with erythropoietin (EPO) and granulocyte-colony stimulating factor (G-CSF) jointly by first identifying a subject in need of the treatment and then...
7618935 Chaperonin 10 immunosuppression  
The invention is directed to the use of cpnl0 in transplantation and particularly to treatment and/or prevention of graft versus host disease. The invention provides a method of administration of...
7618818 Method for detecting leptin receptor ligands  
The present invention relates to a method for detecting leptin receptor ligands by measuring the energy transfer between fusion proteins comprising a leptin receptor and an energy donor protein or...
7618782 Methods of diagnosing muscle damage  
A method for assessing muscle damage in a biological sample obtained from a subject is disclosed. The method involves obtaining a biological sample from a subject being assessed for muscle damage,...
7618636 Antigenic meningococcal peptides  
WO99/36544 discloses a large number of proteins from Neisseria Meningitidis . The present invention relates to fragments of those proteins which comprise at least one antigenic determinant....
RE40988 Ligands of the neuropeptide receptor HFGAN72  
Polypeptides of HFGAN72 receptor ligands and polynucleotides encoding the polypeptides are provided. Methods of using these polypeptides to diagnose diseases relating to the under- or...
7615623 BAG proteins and nucleic acid molecules encoding them  
The present invention provides a family of BAG-1 related proteins from humans (BAG-1L, BAG-1, BAG-2, BAG-3, BAG-4 and BAG-5), the invertebrate C. elegans (BAG-1, BAG-2) and the fission yeast S....
7615622 Methods and compositions for reducing heparan sulfate proteoglycan-mediated clearance of factor VIII  
The present invention provides methods of increasing the half-life factor VIII. More specifically, the invention methods of increasing the half-life of factor VIII by substituting amino acids in...
7615617 Use of hydrostatic pressure to inhibit and reverse protein aggregation and facilitate protein refolding  
A novel approach is described for reversing aggregation and increasing refolding by application of hydrostatic pressure. A protein of interest in an aggregated, or inclusion body, or other...
7615615 Modified interferon beta with reduced immunogenicity  
The present invention relates a modified human interferon beta (INFβ) which is less immunogenic than human INFβ (SEQ ID NO: 1) when administered in vivo to a human. The modified human INFβ...
7615614 Antigen constructs useful in the detection and differentiation of antibodies to HIV  
Isolated HIV-1 Group O env polypeptides obtained from the HIV-1 isolate HAM112 are claimed, as well as (a) antigen constructs comprising fusions of one or more of each of HIV-1 Group O env...
7615613 Antigen constructs useful in the detection and differentiation of antibodies to HIV  
Isolated HIV-1 Group O env polypeptides obtained from the HIV-1 isolate HAM112 are claimed, as well as (a) antigen constructs comprising fusions of one or more of each of HIV-1 Group O env...
7615612 Polypeptide  
The present invention provides 5T4 tumour-associated antigen (TAA) for use in a method of immunotherapy of tumours. The invention also relates to a recombinant poxvirus vector from which at least...
7615611 Human cytokine receptor  
Cytokines and their receptors have proven usefulness in both basic research and as therapeutics. The present invention provides a new human cytokine receptor designated as “Zcytor16.”
7615610 Modified trafficking patterns for arrestin and G-protein-coupled receptors via arrestin-ubiquitin chimera  
The present invention relates to a modified arrestin which includes an arrestin molecule and a ubiquitin molecule. This modified arrestin has an increased affinity for a GPCR, and traffics with the...
7615531 Methods of reducing the likelihood of spontaneous abortion  
Compositions, kits and methods for the prevention of, for example, spontaneous abortion, preeclampsia, preterm labor or implantation failure during assisted reproduction are provided. The...
7615360 Use of Saccharomyces cerevisiae erg4 mutants for expressing mammalian glucose transporter  
The invention relates to yeast strains in which a human GLUT4 transport or a human GLUT1 transporter can be functionally expressed and to particular GLUT4 transport proteins which can be...
7615229 Mutants of the P4 protein of nontypable Haemophilus influenzae with reduced enzymatic activity  
A P4 variant protein that has reduced enzymatic activity and that induces antibody to wild-type P4 protein and/or has good bactericidal activity against non-typable H. influenzae (NTHi) is useful...
7615228 Polypeptide fragments of hepatitis E virus, the vaccine comprising said fragments and the diagnostic kits  
A purified polypeptide comprising the amino acid sequence as set forth in SEQ ID No. 1 of hepatitis E virus ORF 2 or its fragment, which is in the form of a polymer with n monomeric polypeptides,...
7612191 Polynucleotides encoding interleukin-17 receptor homologue  
Cytokines and their receptors have proven usefulness in both basic research and as therapeutics. The present invention provides a new human cytokine receptor designated as “Zcytor14.”
7612190 Method for targeting a polypeptide onto cellular surface  
The present invention relates to a polypeptide having an activity for targeting a heterogeneous polypeptide to a surface of cytoplasmic membrane, a nucleic acid encoding the polypeptide, a...
7612176 Polymer-based sustained release device  
This invention relates to compositions for the sustained release of biologically active polypeptides, and methods of forming and using said compositions, for the sustained release of biologically...
7612175 Scavenger receptor  
Novel scavenger receptors having an SR structure and a collectin-like structure are provided, which can be utilized in the elucidation of mechanisms of macrophage and basic immunity; in the...
7612174 Scavenger receptor  
Novel scavenger receptors having an SR structure and a collectin-like structure are provided, which can be utilized in the elucidation of mechanisms of macrophage and basic immunity; in the...
7612173 Vaccine for prevention and treatment of HIV-infection  
This invention relates to novel HIV polypeptide and polynucleotide fusions of Gag, Pol and Nef which are useful in immunogenic compositions and vaccines. The invention relates in particular to a...
7612172 Nucleic acids and corresponding proteins entitled 282P1G3 useful in treatment and detection of cancer  
A novel gene 282P1G3 and its encoded protein, and variants thereof, are described wherein 282P1G3 exhibits tissue specific expression in normal adult tissue, and is aberrantly expressed in the...
7612171 DB, the receptor for leptin, nucleic acids encoding the receptor, and uses thereof  
The present invention relates to identification of a receptor for a satiety factor, which is involved in body weight homeostasis. Mutations in this receptor are associated with obese phenotypes. In...
7612170 Co-stimulatory polypeptides  
The invention provides polynucleotides and polypeptides encoded therefrom having advantageous properties, including an ability of the polypeptides to preferentially bind a CD28 or CTLA-4 receptor...
7612169 Osteoprotegerin variant proteins  
The present invention relates to novel osteoprotegerin variant proteins (OVPs) that demonstrate reduced binding affinity for their ligand TRAIL when compared to wild-type osteoprotegerin. Nucleic...
7612168 Modified HIV peptides, antigens, compositions, immunoassay kit and a method of detecting antibodies induced by HIV  
The present invention comprises novel and modified peptides capable of inducing a HIV-1 specific immune response without antagonizing the cytotoxic T-cell activity in order to achieve an effective...
7612167 Human hematopoietic growth regulatory gene product  
The present invention relates to novel human hiwi protein and genes that encode such proteins. The invention is directed toward the isolation and characterization of human hiwi proteins. The...
7612163 Prokineticin 2β peptide and its use  
A PK2β peptide is described, which, as an agonist of prokineticin receptor 1, is useful for treating lung and gastrointestinal diseases or disorders mediated by PKR1 activity.
7612041 Isolated activin-binding ActRIIa polypeptide comprising the SEQ ID NO: 7 and uses for promoting bone growth  
In certain aspects, the present invention provides compositions and methods for promoting bone growth and increasing bone density.
7612040 Lefty polypeptides and derivatives thereof  
The disclosure relates to Lefty derivatives and the uses of Lefty polypeptides as antagonists of the function of certain ligands such as Nodal, GDF-8 (Myostatin), and GDF-11. These derivatives may...
7612035 Inhibition of mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) pathway: a selective therapeutic strategy against melanoma  
Inhibitors of the MAPK pathway, including MEK-directed proteases and small molecule inhibitors, are cytotoxic to human melanoma cells in vitro and in vivo via apoptotic mechanisms. These compounds...
7611879 27877, 18080, 14081, 32140, 50352, 16658, 14223, 16002, 50566, 65552 and 65577 molecules and uses therefor  
The invention provides isolated nucleic acids molecules, designated 27877, 18080, 14081, 32140, 50352, 16658, 14223, 16002, 50566, 65552 and 65577 nucleic acid molecules. The invention also...
7611868 Recombinant modified adenovirus fiber protein  
Recombinant adenoviruses comprising modified fiber proteins which expand the tropism of the adenovirus in comparison to wild-type virus are disclosed. The modified fiber proteins described herein...
7611867 CC-chemokine binding tick proteins  
A novel CC-chemokine binding protein is isolated from the saliva of Rhipicephalus sanguineus . Compounds prepared in accordance with the present invention can be used as anti-inflammatory and...
7611858 Detection of cannabinoid receptor biomarkers and uses thereof  
Traumatic insult to the brain leads to a degradation of low molecular weight of cannabinoid type 1 receptor (CB1) and generation of high molecular weight complexes in the cortex and hippocampus, as...
7611853 Assay to screen for anti-malarials  
Malarial parasite Plasmodium falciparum is responsible for the most severe form of malaria in humans, causing about 2 million deaths every year. Lack of effective vaccines and emergence of...