Patent ID: 7563866

Claim:
A modular antigen transport molecule (MAT molecule) comprising at least one translocation module which brings about transport of the MAT molecule from an extracellular space into an interior of a cell, at least one targeting module which brings about transport of the MAT molecule intracellularly to organelles which are involved in processing of antigens or loading of major histocompatibility (MHC) molecules with antigens, and at least one antigen module which determines the specificity of an immune response modulated by the MAT molecule in an individual, wherein the modules are coupled to one another by covalent linkages; and wherein the MAT molecule is a protein or polypeptide having the sequence set forth in a SEQ ID NO: selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NO: 21, SEQ ID NO: 22, SEQ ID NO: 23, SEQ ID NO: 24, SEQ ID NO: 25, SEQ ID NO: 26, SEQ ID NO: 27, SEQ ID NO: 28, SEQ ID NO: 29, SEQ ID NO: 30, SEQ ID NO: 31, SEQ ID NO: 32, SEQ ID NO: 33, SEQ ID NO: 34, SEQ ID NO: 35 and SEQ ID NO: 36.