High-affinity interleukin-4 muteins

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PATENT NO 6028176
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08897020

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This invention is directed to recombinant human IL-4 muteins numbered in accordance with wild-type IL-4 wherein the muteins comprise at least one amino acid substitution selected from the group consisting of substitutions at positions 13, 16, 81 and 89 of the wild-type IL-4, whereby the mutein binds to the IL-4R.alpha. receptor with at least greater affinity than native IL-4. The invention is further directed to recombinant human IL-4 antagonist muteins numbered in accordance with wild-type IL-4 wherein the muteins comprise substitutions R121D and Y124D in the D-helix of said wild-type IL-4; and at least one amino acid substitution selected from the group consisting of substitutions at positions 13, 16, 81 and 89 of said wild-type IL-4, whereby the mutein binds to the IL-4R.alpha. receptor with at least greater affinity than native IL-4. The invention is also directed to pharmaceutical compositions comprising individual muteins in combination with pharmaceutically acceptable carriers.

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BAYER HEALTHCARE LLC100 BAYER BOULEVARD WHIPPANY NJ 07981

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Greve, Jeffrey M Berkeley, CA 23 359
Roczniak, Steven Lafayette, CA 3 22
Shanafelt, Armen B Moraga, CA 22 464

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