US Patent Application No: 2012/0134,999

PORIN B (PorB) AS A THERAPEUTIC TARGET FOR PREVENTION AND TREATMENT OF INFECTION BY CHLAMYDIA

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May 31, 2012
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Sep 7, 2011
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13/227,255
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Abstract

The present invention features peptides of a PorB polypeptide, which PorB peptides are useful in production of antibodies that bind the full-length PorB polypeptide and as a therapeutic agent. In specific embodiments the invention features a composition comprising one or more PorB peptides (other than a full-length PorB polypeptide), which peptides contain at least one epitope that can elicit Chlamydia-neutralizing antibodies. The invention also features methods for induction of a protective immune response against infection by Chlamydia and Chlamydiophila.

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Patent Owner	Address	Total Patents
THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA	OAKLAND, CA	7204

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Inventor Name	Address	# of filed Patents	Total Citations
Kawa, Diane	Albany, CA	17	23
Stephens, Richard S	Orinda, CA	10	39

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