IP Library Granted Patent US 9,296,827
Granted Patent B2
US 9,296,827 · App. 13/933,555 · Granted Mar 29, 2016

Methods and compositions for modulating T cell and/or B cell activation

Inventors: Jenny P.-Y. Ting (Chapel Hill, NC); Brian P. O'Connor (Denver, CO); So-Young Eun (San Diego, CA); Zhengmao Ye (Chapel Hill, NC)
Assignee: The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
C07K16/46A61K38/16C07K14/705C07K16/28
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Patent No.
US 9,296,827
App. No.
13/933,555
Granted
Mar 29, 2016
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present invention provides methods of reducing or enhancing T cell activation and/or B cell activation in a subject, comprising administering to a subject an effective amount of an inhibitor or enhancer, respectively, of Semaphorin 6D (Sema6D) activity on T cells and/or B cells.

Claims (6)

1. A fusion protein comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:2.

2. A nucleic acid molecule comprising a nucleotide sequence encoding the fusion protein of claim 1 .

3. A nucleic acid molecule comprising the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO:1.

4. A composition comprising the fusion protein of claim 1 in a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier.

5. A composition comprising the nucleic acid molecule of claim 2 in a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier.

6. A composition comprising the nucleic acid molecule of claim 3 in a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier.

Assignments (1)
CONFIRMATORY LICENSE Recorded Feb 26, 2014
From: THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHAPEL HILL
To: NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH (NIH), U.S. DEPT. OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES (DHHS), U.S. GOVERNMENT
Reel/Frame 032335/0524 →
Continuity (4)
Continuation 13284341 · Oct 28, 2011
Continuation 12293913
Provisional Application 60785310 · Mar 23, 2006
Related Publication 20140050726A1 · Feb 20, 2014