Patents Assigned to Ministero Dell Universita'E Della Ricerca Scientifica E Tecnologica (M.U.R.S.T. )
  • Use of a recombinant protein as receptor of a hepatitis virus
    Patent number: 6344362
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are uses of a recombinant protein as a receptor for a hepatitis virus. Also disclosed are a nucleic acid coding for the receptor, a vector comprising a nucleic acid encoding the receptor, a host cell transformed or transfected with the nucleic acid, and a new recombinant protein having the biological property to act as a receptor for a hepatitis virus and a transgenic animal expressing the recombinant protein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 1999
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2002
    Assignee: Ministero Dell Universita'E Della Ricerca Scientifica E Tecnologica (M.U.R.S.T. )
    Inventors: Giorgio Fassina, Sandro De Falco, Antonio Verdoliva, Menotti Ruvo