Patent ID: 6099843
Filing Date: 2000-08-08
Classification: A61K,A61P,C12N,Y02A

Abstract:
An isolated protein selected from the group consisting of: (a) a protein comprising an amino acid sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NO:2, SEQ ID NO:5, SEQ ID NO:7, SEQ ID NO:9, SEQ ID NO:12, SEQ ID NO:14, SEQ ID NO:17, SEQ ID NO:20, and (b) a protein comprising a homologue of a protein comprising an amino acid sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NO:2, SEQ ID NO:5, and SEQ ID NO:7, wherein said homologue comprises one or more amino acid insertions, deletions or substitutions, wherein said homologue comprises at least one epitope comprising at least 5 contiguous amino acids that elicits an immune response against a protein comprising an amino acid sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NO:2, SEQ ID NO:5, SEQ ID NO:7, wherein said homologue has at least a 5 contiguous amino acid portion identical in sequence to a contiguous 5 amino acid portion of sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NO:2, SEQ ID NO:5, and SEQ ID NO:7, wherein said homologue is of a D. immitis protein.