Patent ID: 6471957
Filing Date: 2002-10-29
Classification: A61K,A61P,C07K,C12N

Abstract:
An isolated protein selected from the group consisting of:(a) an isolated protein of at least about 20 amino acids in length, wherein said 20 amino acids are encoded by a nuclcic acid molecule that has at least 60 contiguous nucleotide region identical in sequence to a 60 contiguous nucleotide region of a nucleic acid sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NO:1, SEQ ID NO:4, and SEQ ID NO:19; and (b) an isolated protein of at least about 20 amino acids in length, wherein said protein has an at least 20 contiguous amino acid region identical in sequence to a 20 contiguous amino acid region selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NO:2 and SEQ ID NO:20, wherein said isolated protein of (a) or (b) elicits an immune response against a canine IL-4 protein or has IL-4 activity.