Patents Represented by Attorney, Agent or Law Firm P. Anne Perkins
  • DNA encoding CD40 ligand, a cytokine that binds CD40
    Patent number: 6410711
    Abstract: There is disclosed a polypeptide (CD40-L) and DNA sequences, vectors and transformed host cells useful in providing CD40-L polypeptides. More particularly, this invention provides isolated human and murine CD40-L polypeptides that bind to the extracellular binding region of a CD40 receptor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 1999
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2002
    Assignee: Immunex Corporation
    Inventors: Richard J. Armitage, William C. Fanslow, Melanie K. Spriggs, Subhashini Srinivasan, Marylou G. Gibson, Arvia E. Morris, Jeffrey T. McGrew