Patents Represented by Attorney, Agent or Law Firm David A. Carpenter, Ph.D.
  • Protein tyrosine kinase agonist antibodies
    Patent number: 6331302
    Abstract: Agonist antibodies are disclosed which bind to the extracellular domain of receptor protein tyrosine kinases pTKs, and thereby cause dimerization and activation of the intracellular tyrosine kinase domain thereof. The antibodies are useful for activating their respective receptor and thereby enabling the role of the tyrosine kinase receptor in cell growth and/or differentiation to be studied. Chimeric proteins comprising the extracellular domain of the receptor pTKs and an immunoglobulin constant domain sequence are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 1996
    Date of Patent: December 18, 2001
    Assignee: Genentech, Inc.
    Inventors: Brian D. Bennett, David Goeddel, James M. Lee, William Matthews, Siao Ping Tsai, William I. Wood