Patent ID: 7335351
Filing Date: 2008-02-26
Classification: A61K,C07K,C12N,C12Q,G01N

Abstract:
1. A method of providing immunotherapy towards stratum corneum chymotrytic enzyme (SCCE) in an individual, comprising the step of: inoculating an individual with the SCCE protein encoded by the DNA sequence shown in SEQ ID NO:30 or an SCCE peptide shown in SEQ ID NO: 32, 33, 35, 36, 86 or 137, wherein said SCCE protein or SCCE peptide is processed and presented on the surface of dendritic cells such that said SCCE protein or SCCE peptide presented on the surface of the dendritic cells elicits an immune response in said individual, thereby providing immunotherapy towards SCCE in the individual.