Platelet glycoprotein Ibα fusion polypeptides and methods of use thereof
View Patent ↗The present invention provides compositions and methods for treating or preventing vascular-associated disorders.
1. An isolated nucleic acid molecule encoding a glycoprotein Ibα polypeptide-immunoglobulin fusion polypeptide comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:5.
2. A vector comprising the nucleic acid molecule of claim 1 .
3. An isolated cell comprising the vector of claim 2 .
4. A method for expressing glycoprotein Ibα polypeptide-immunoglobulin fusion polypeptide comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:5, the method comprising culturing the cell of claim 3 under conditions that result in expression of said fusion polypeptide.
5. A composition comprising the nucleic acid of claim 1 .
6. The nucleic acid molecule of claim 1 , wherein the amino acid sequence of the polypeptide consists of SEQ ID NO:5.
7. A nucleic acid molecule encoding a multimeric polypeptide comprising the polypeptide encoded by the nucleic acid of claim 1 .
8. The nucleic acid molecule of claim 7 , wherein said multimeric polypeptide is a dimer.