Patent ID: 6268480
Filing Date: 2001-07-31
Classification: A61K,C07K,Y10S

Abstract:
An isolated IL-13bc protein comprising an amino acid sequence selected from the group consisting of:(a) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 2;(b) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 2 from amino acids 22 to 334;(c) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 2 from amino acids 357 to 383;(d) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 4;(e) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 4 from amino acids 26 to 341;(f) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 4 from amino acids 363 to 380; and(g) fragments of (a)-(f) having the ability to bind IL-13 or a biologically active fragment thereof.