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Claims for Patent: 6,875,904


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Summary for Patent: 6,875,904
Title: Animal model for identifying agents that inhibit or enhance CTLA4 signaling
Abstract:The present invention relates to a non-human transgenic animal, particularly a knock in mouse, whose genome comprises a heterologous, chimeric CTLA4 gene. The chimeric CTLA4 gene comprises exon 2 of the human CTLA4 gene, exon 1 and exon 4 of the non-human animal, and exon 3 of the CTLA4 gene of the non-human animal, or preferably, exon 3 of the human CTLA4 gene. The invention also relates to methods by which the transgenic mice are used to screen for monoclonal antibodies or other molecules that enhance immunity to tumors and infectious agents by interacting with the human CTLA4 receptor. The transgenic mice of the present invention are also useful for screening for monoclonal antibodies or other molecules that inhibit autoimmunity and transplant rejection.
Inventor(s): Liu; Yang (Columbus, OH), Zheng; Pan (Columbus, OH), Lu; Ping (Columbus, OH), Mosinger; Bedrich (Columbus, OH), May; Ken (Kettering, OH)
Assignee: The Ohio State University Research Foundation (Columbus, OH)
Application Number:09/957,688
Patent Litigation and PTAB cases: See patent lawsuits and PTAB cases for patent 6,875,904
Patent Claims:1. A transgenic mouse whose genome comprises a nucleic acid encoding a humanized CTLA4 receptor and whose T cells express the humanized CTLA4 receptor, wherein said humanized CTLA4 receptor comprises the extracellular domain of a human CTLA4 receptor, and said nucleic acid comprises exon 2 of a human CTLA4 receptor gene, and exons 1, 3, and 4, of a mouse or human CTLA4 receptor gene.

2. The transgenic mouse of claim 1, wherein the mouse genome comprises exon 1 and exon 4 of the mouse CTLA4 gene, exon 2 of the human CTLA4 gene, and exon 3 of the mouse or human CTLA4 gene.

3. The transgenic mouse of claim 2, wherein the genome comprises in order, exon 2, intron 2, and exon 3 of the human CTLA4 gene.

Details for Patent 6,875,904

Applicant Tradename Biologic Ingredient Dosage Form BLA Approval Date Patent No. Expiredate
Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp. INTRON A interferon alfa-2b For Injection 103132 06/04/1986 ⤷  Try a Trial 2020-09-20
Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp. INTRON A interferon alfa-2b For Injection 103132 ⤷  Try a Trial 2020-09-20
Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp. INTRON A interferon alfa-2b Injection 103132 ⤷  Try a Trial 2020-09-20
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