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  • Use of the M3 protein of MHV68 to block binding of a chemokine to its receptor
    Patent number: 6843991
    Abstract: A pharmaceutical composition comprises M3 protein as encoded by virus MHV 68, or a homologue of said M3 protein, for use in binding to a chemokine or a chemokine analogue in vivo, or to block binding of chemokines to corresponding cell surface receptors in vivo, to produce an immunomodulatory effect, or to bind to a chemokine analogue present in a virus or parasite to block its entry into cells.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2000
    Date of Patent: January 18, 2005
    Assignee: Cambridge University Technical Services Limited
    Inventors: Stacey Efstathiou, Antonio Alcami, Christopher Marc Parry, Vincent Peter Smith, João Pedro Monteiro e Louro Machado de Simas