Abstract: The present invention relates to recombinant gelatins and compositions thereof, and methods of producing and using the same.

Abstract: The present invention relates to recombinant gelatins and compositions thereof, and methods of producing and using the same.

Abstract: The present invention relates to vaccines comprising recombinant gelatin, to methods of producing and using such vaccines, and to vaccination kits.

Abstract: Polymerized type I and/or III collagen based compositions for medical use as adhesives and sealants and preparation thereof are described. Prior to polymerization, the collagen monomers are prepared recombinantly whereby chemical modifications of the collagen are not needed to form such monomers. The type I and/or III collagen compositions are useful as medical adhesives for bonding soft tissues or in a sealant film for a variety of medical uses. In a further aspect of the present invention, the polymerized type I and/or III collagen composition includes agents which induce wound healing or provide for additional beneficial characteristics desired in a tissue adhesive and sealant.

Abstract: The present invention relates to novel isoforms of the &agr; subunit of prolyl 4-hydroxylase, polynucleotide sequences encoding these novel proteins, and methods for making such proteins.

Abstract: Methods of making collagen with hosts, and vectors that express collagen, and collagen post-translation enzymes are disclosed. Collagen post-translation enzymes include prolyl-4-hydroxylase, lysyl hydroxylase, lysyl oxidase, C-proteinase, and N-proteinase, and these enzymes increase the yield of properly folded, recombinant collagen in non-mammalian hosts. The collagens produced by these methods, hosts, and vectors include both homotrimer and heterotrimer collagen made from single or multiple collagen genes, respectively.

Abstract: The invention is transfected cells, substantially all of which contain at least one human collagen gene and express fibrillar collagen molecules derived using methods for synthesizing collagen and collagen fibrils in said cell lines, and methods for treatment of disorders in humans using said collagen derived from said stable cell lines.

Abstract: The present invention relates to novel isoforms of the .alpha. subunit of prolyl-4-hydroxylase, polynucleotide sequences encoding these novel proteins, and methods for making such proteins.

Abstract: The invention provides novel methods and compositions for the treatment of immune system-mediated arthritis, including rheumatoid arthritis. The subject compositions comprise one or more different types of collagen or collagen derivatives and a mucosa binding structure. Specific combinations of collagen and/or collagen derivatives may be used to treat specific types of arthritis. The collagen(s) and/or collagen(s) derivatives used in the subject compositions may be either obtained from natural sources or produced by recombinant genetic engineering techniques by chemical modification. Another aspect of the invention is to provide methods for treating various types of arthritis by administering an effective amount of the subject collagen-containing compositions. The methods of the invention involve the oral administration of a collagen or collagens found in a specific tissue, e.g.

Abstract: The invention is transfected cells, substantially all of which contain at least one human collagen gene and express fibrillar collagen molecules derived using methods for synthesizing collagen and collagen fibrils in said cell lines, and methods for treatment of disorders in humans using said collagen derived from said stable cell lines.

Abstract: The invention is stably transfected cells, substantially all of which contain at least one human collagen gene and express fibrillar collagen molecules derived using methods for synthesizing collagen and collagen fibrils in said cell lines, and methods for treatment of disorders in humans using said collagen derived from said stable cell lines.

Abstract: The invention relates to compounds of the formula I ##STR1## in which A denotes an optionally substituted radical from the series comprising alkyl, acyl, cycloalkyl, aryl and heteroaryl; Cyc represents an optionally substituted heterocyclic carbonyl compound; D represents NH, NCH.sub.3, O or CH.sub.2 ; E represents CHOH, CO, SO or optionally N-substituted C.dbd.NH; F represents O, NH, NCH.sub.3 or a bond; R.sup.4 denotes an optionally substituted radical from the series comprising alkyl, cycloalkyl, aryl and heteroaryl; and R.sup.8 denotes hydrogen or optionally substituted alkyl, to a process for the preparation thereof, and to the use thereof as inhibitors of prolyl hydroxylase.