Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Compositions useful as ligands for the formyl peptide receptor like 1 receptor and methods of use thereof
- Patent Title (中): 可用作甲酰肽受体如1受体的配体的组合物及其使用方法
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Application No.: US11175003Application Date: 2005-07-05
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Publication No.: US08637043B2Publication Date: 2014-01-28
- Inventor: Thomas J. Schall , Zhenhua Miao , Robert Berahovich , Zheng Wei , Maureen Howard , Brett Premack
- Applicant: Thomas J. Schall , Zhenhua Miao , Robert Berahovich , Zheng Wei , Maureen Howard , Brett Premack
- Applicant Address: US CA Mt. View
- Assignee: Chemocentryx, Inc.
- Current Assignee: Chemocentryx, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Mt. View
- Agency: Brinks Gilson & Lione
- Main IPC: A61K39/02
- IPC: A61K39/02

Abstract:
The inventors have discovered that a CKβ8-1 truncation variant, CKβ8-1 (25-116), is a bifunctional ligand for two distinct GPCRs, chemokine receptor CCR1 and formyl peptide receptor like 1 (FPRL1). Hence, the inventors have discovered that, in addition to its functional activity on CCR1, CKβ8-1(25-116) is also a functional ligand for the GPCR receptor FPRL1 that is involved in inflammatory reactions and innate immunity by recruiting monocytes and neutrophils. In addition, the inventors have discovered an alternatively spliced exon of CKβ8-1, named SHAAGtide. SHAAGtide, along with its parent chemokine CKβ8-1 (25-116), is fully functional on both monocytes and neutrophils that are known to express FPRL1.This application relates generally to enhancing immune responses. Such immune responses may be elicited by vaccine administration. Compositions and methods for inducing or enhancing an immune response to an antigen are provided. The compositions and methods are useful for vaccine formulations for therapeutic and prophylactic use (immunization) and for production of antibodies.
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