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Class 435/69.7 - Fusion proteins or polypeptides


Subclass of Class 435 - Chemistry: molecular biology and microbiology
Definition: Processes wherein the product synthesized is a fusion protein
No. of patents: 2559
Last issue date: 05/15/2012


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NumberTitleIssue Date
8178495Therapeutic agents comprising a GLP-1 receptor agonist and elastin-like peptide
The present invention provides therapeutic agents and compositions comprising elastin-like peptides (ELPs) and therapeutic proteins. In some embodiments, the therapeutic protein is a GLP-1 receptor agonist, insulin, or Factor VII/VIIa, including functional analogs. ...
05/15/2012
8173397Folded recombinant catalytic fragments of multidomain serine proteases, preparation and uses thereof
The invention relates to unglycosylated folded C-terminal fragments of a multidomain serine protease of the complement cascade obtainable by expression in a bacterial host, wherein said serine protease is capable of binding a recognition molecule of the complement c...
05/08/2012
8163521Self-assembled proteins and related methods and protein structures
The present invention provides user-directed construction of novel specific homo- and hetero-dimeric, and multimeric assemblages of proteins. The present invention is comprised of gene sequences that transcribe peptide sequences that form links between proteins, whe...
04/24/2012
8163520Nucleic acids encoding a chimeric polypeptide comprising IL-7 and HGF-beta chain and methods of use
The present invention relates to a single-chain or chimeric polypeptide comprising a cytokine and a growth factor linked by at least one amino acid residue, and wherein the chimeric polypeptide enhances the proliferation and/or differentiation of hematopoietic precu...
04/24/2012
8158584Pharmaceutical preparations comprising an ALK1-Fc fusion protein
In certain aspects, the present disclosure relates to the insight that a polypeptide comprising a ligand-binding portion of the extracellular domain of activin-like kinase I (ALK1) polypeptide may be used to inhibit angiogenesis in vivo, particularly in mammals suff...
04/17/2012
8148110Detection of molecular interactions by β-lactamase reporter fragment complementation
Methods and compositions for detecting molecular interactions, particularly protein-protein interactions, using at least two inactive, weakly-complementing β-lactamase fragments are provided. The invention allows detection of such interactions in eukaryotic and mam...
04/03/2012
8143026Albumin fusion proteins
The present invention encompasses albumin fusion proteins. Nucleic acid molecules encoding the albumin fusion proteins of the invention are also encompassed by the invention, as are vectors containing these nucleic acids, host cells transformed with these nucleic ac...
03/27/2012
8137931Fusion proteins of HIV regulatory/accessory proteins
The invention relates to fusion proteins comprising the amino acid sequence of at least three HIV proteins selected from Vif, Vpr, Vpu, Rev, and Tat or derivatives of the amino acid sequence of one or more of said proteins, wherein the fusion protein is not processe...
03/20/2012
8124379Signal peptide for producing a polypeptide
The present invention relates to a method for producing a polypeptide comprising using a signal peptide, to nucleic acid constructs comprising a first nucleotide sequence encoding the signal peptide and a second nucleotide sequence encoding a polypeptide which is fo...
02/28/2012
8119369Human SUMO-3 for enhancing protein expression
The inventive subject matter relates to novel compositions, methods, and kits for enhancing the expression, solubility, and isolation of heterologous proteins. Further, the inventive subject matter relates to methods for generating proteins with novel N-terminal ami...
02/21/2012
8119370Activatable recombinant neurotoxins
Compositions comprising activatable recombinant neurotoxins and polypeptides derived therefrom. The invention also comprises nucleic acids encoding such polypeptides, and methods of making such polypeptides and nucleic acids. ...
02/21/2012
8114634Methods, systems and reagents for improved immunodetection
The instant invention provides methods, systems and reagents for immunodetection involving novel epitope tags and antibodies which recognize these new epitope tags as well as the antibodies which detect the FLAG epitope tag. Fusion proteins comprising the epitope ta...
02/14/2012
8114633Methods for differentiating plasma-derived protein from recombinant protein in a sample
The present invention relates, in general, to methods for detecting and quantitating plasma-derived protein and recombinant protein in a sample based on the difference in protein glycosylation, when the plasma protein and the recombinant protein are essentially the ...
02/14/2012
8088601Expression systems for functional membrane polypeptides
Expression systems and methods for the expression of functional membrane polypeptides such as human cytochrome b5 are provided. The systems include recombinant expression vectors capable of expressing soluble fusion proteins that include a solubilizing agent, a link...
01/03/2012
8084234Isolated nucleic acid molecules encoding a fusion protein capable of binding VEGF
Modified chimeric polypeptides with improved pharmacokinetics are disclosed. Specifically, modified chimeric Flt1 receptor polypeptides that have been modified in such a way as to improve their pharmacokinetic profile are disclosed. Also disclosed are methods of mak...
12/27/2011
8058242Chimeric proteins with natriuretic activity
The present invention discloses proteinaceous compounds that comprise at least a biologically active portion of a taipan natriuretic peptide (TNP) or a variant or derivative thereof. The invention also relates to the use of these compounds in methods for stimulating...
11/15/2011
8039437Fn14/TRAIL fusion proteins
Fusion proteins which act on the TWEAK and TRAIL signaling axes are provided. The proteins are useful in the treatment or amelioration of autoimmune diseases, particularly multiple sclerosis, as well as other diseases such as alloimmune diseases and cancer. ...
10/18/2011
8039233Nucleic acid sequences and their use in methods to identify umami modulatiors
Novel chimeric proteins functional to screen for umami taste modulators, the corresponding nucleic acid sequences, expression vectors, transfected host cells, and screening methods for modulators and enhancers of the umami taste response employing the aforementioned...
10/18/2011
8021859Modified clostridial toxins with altered targeting capabilities for clostridial toxin target cells
The specification discloses modified Clostridial toxins comprising a Clostridial toxin enzymatic domain, a Clostridial toxin translocation domain and an enhanced Clostridial toxin binding domain; polynucleotide molecules encoding such modified Clostridial toxins; an...
09/20/2011
8012715Methods for production of proteins
The current invention provides methods for producing a polypeptide as inclusion bodies in bacterial host cells. The present methods are carried out by forming a gene construct comprising the genetic sequence encoding a polypeptide operatively linked to that of an in...
09/06/2011
8003351Activatable recombinant neurotoxins
Compositions comprising activatable recombinant neurotoxins and polypeptides derived therefrom. The invention also comprises nucleic acids encoding such polypeptides, and methods of making such polypeptides and nucleic acids. ...
08/23/2011
7998704Methods for magnetic resonance imaging
In certain aspects the present invention provides methods and compositions related to contrast agents for magnetic resonance imaging. In certain variations, contrast agents provided herein are generated in situ via genetic instructions and become potent upon sequest...
08/16/2011
7993879Fluorescent protein sensors for detection of analytes
Fluorescent indicators including a binding protein moiety, a donor fluorescent protein moiety, and an acceptor fluorescent protein moiety are described. The binding protein moiety has an analyte-binding region which binds an analyte and causes the indicator to chang...
08/09/2011
7994123Hybrid proteins with ErbB4 extracellular domain and neuregulin heparin-binding domain for targeting
Polypeptides of the neuregulin (NRG) heparin binding domain (N-HBD) and nucleic acids coding therefor are disclosed. In particular, fusion polypeptides are produced that comprise, as a targeting structure, a N-HBD polypeptide, fragment, homologue or functional deriv...
08/09/2011
7989183Soluble fusion proteins comprising heterologous polypeptides
A soluble fusion protein is disclosed. The soluble fusion protein comprises at least one soluble polypeptide and a heterologous polypeptide being fused thereto, the heterologous polypeptide being normally insoluble and/or suboptimally expressed when expressed in a c...
08/02/2011
7964377Nucleic acid molecule encoding a fusion polypeptide capable of binding VEGF
Modified chimeric polypeptides with improved pharmacokinetics are disclosed. Specifically, modified chimeric Flt1 receptor polypeptides that have been modified in such a way as to improve their pharmacokinetic profile are disclosed. Also disclosed are methods of mak...
06/21/2011
7964376Chimeric proteins and their use in methods to screen for sweet taste modulators
Novel chimeric proteins functional to screen for sweet taste modulators, the corresponding nucleic acid sequences, expression vectors, transfected host cells, and screening methods for modulators and enhancers of the sweet taste response employing the aforementioned...
06/21/2011
7947475Modified variant Bowman Birk protease inhibitors
The present invention relates to modified variant Bowman Birk Protease Inhibitor proteins (BBPIs) that comprise peptides that bind target proteins, and that are further modified to have greater protease inhibitory activity and/or be produced at greater yields than t...
05/24/2011
7943345Methods, systems and reagents for improved immunodetection
The instant invention provides methods, systems and reagents for immunodetection involving novel epitope tags and antibodies which recognize these new epitope tags as well as the antibodies which detect the FLAG epitope tag. Fusion proteins comprising the epitope ta...
05/17/2011
7932055Soluble heterodimeric CD94/NKG2 receptors fusion proteins
Soluble versions of heterodimeric receptors, e.g., CD94/NKG2 receptors, and methods of producing and using such constructs, are described. The constructs comprise soluble fragments of, each receptor monomer, and some constructs further comprise at least one immunogl...
04/26/2011
7928072Multimeric constructs
Multimeric fusion proteins of an Ig-like domain of Flt-1 are rendered functional by inclusion of a linker moiety. Vectors encoding the fusion proteins and host cells expressing the fusion proteins can be used therapeutically to block neovascularization in individual...
04/19/2011
7927835Nucleic acids encoding P-selectin ligand fusion proteins
A novel P-selectin ligand glycoprotein is disclosed, comprising the amino acid sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO:2 or by the amino acid sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO:4. DNA sequences encoding the P-selectin ligand protein are also disclosed, along with vectors, host...
04/19/2011
7919274Light-emitting fusion proteins and diagnostic and therapeutic methods therefor
Light-generating fusion proteins having a ligand binding site and a light-generating polypeptide moiety and their use as diagnostics, in drug screening and discovery, and as therapeutics, are disclosed. The light-generating fusion protein has a feature where the bio...
04/05/2011
7910333Antibodies to alpha-synuclein
The invention provides methods for detecting alpha-synuclein. The invention also identifies preferred epitopes of alpha synuclein for use in such detection, and provides antibodies specifically binding to such epitopes. ...
03/22/2011
7901911Polynucleotide encoding IL-6 receptor/IL-6 fusion protein
The present invention intends to provide an IL-6R.IL-6 fusion protein and the like in which IL-6R and IL-6 are directly linked without a linker. The IL-6 receptor.IL-6 fusion protein of the present invention has a structure in which one amino acid residue con...
03/08/2011
7901910Embedded expression of insoluble heterologous proteins
A method for expressing a heterologous protein in a prokaryotic host cell, comprising the steps of: (a) providing a DNA vector having: (1) a control region operatively linked to a first genetic element ...
03/08/2011
7879578Self-assembled proteins and related methods and protein structures
The present invention provides user-directed construction of novel specific homo- and hetero-dimeric, and multimeric assemblages of proteins. The present invention is comprised of gene sequences that transcribe peptide sequences that form links between proteins, whe...
02/01/2011
7863017TAT-utrophin as a protein therapy for dystrophinopathies
Disclosed is a fusion protein including a full-length TAT-utrophin or an anti-dystrophinopathic fragment thereof, a method of treating dystrophinopathies (including Duchenne muscular dystrophy) using the fusion protein, a pharmaceutical composition for treating dyst...
01/04/2011
7863018G-CSF polypeptides and uses thereof
The present invention relates to G-CSF polypeptides and their uses, particularly for therapeutic or prophylactic treatment in human subjects. The invention also relates to nucleic acids encoding said polypeptides, vectors comprising such nucleic acids and recombinan...
01/04/2011
7858345Immunogenic polypeptides
Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae polypeptides and nucleic acids, as well as nucleic acid expression vectors and host cells containing nucleic acid vectors are provided. In addition, compositions containing M. hyopneumoniae polypeptides and nucleic acids are pr...
12/28/2010
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