Patent ID: 7544492
Filing Date: 2009-06-09
Classification: A01K,A61K,A61Q,C07K,C12Q,Y10S

Abstract:
1. An isolated nucleic acid molecule that encodes a fusion protein, said molecule comprising: a polynucleotide sequence encoding an OB polypeptide that is capable of modulating body weight; and at least one polynucleotide sequence encoding at least one polyaminoacid polymer, said at least one polynucleotide sequence joined in frame to said polynucleotide sequence encoding an OB polypeptide, wherein said OB polypeptide comprises the amino acid sequence set out in: (a) SEQ ID NO:2; (b) amino acids 22-167 of SEQ ID NO:2; (c) SEQ ID NO:4; or (d) amino acids 22-167 of SEQ ID NO:4.