Abstract: The present invention provides interferon-alpha polypeptides and conjugates, and nucleic acids encoding the polypeptides. The invention also includes compositions comprising these polypeptides, conjugates, and nucleic acids; cells containing or expressing the polypeptides, conjugates, and nucleic acids; methods of making the polypeptides, conjugates, and nucleic acids; and methods of using the polypeptides, conjugates, and nucleic acids.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
September 13, 2006
Date of Patent:
May 12, 2009
Assignee:
Maxygen, Inc.
Inventors:
Phillip A. Patten, Sridhar Viswanathan, Torben Lauesgaard Nissen, Anne Vogt, Harald Kropshofer, Ralf Schumacher, Stephan Fischer, Stefan Seeber, Andreas Schaubmar, Hans Koll