MHC Multimers in Cancer Vaccines and Immune Monitoring
First Claim
Patent Images
1. A MHC monomer comprising a-b-P or a MHC multimer comprising (a-b-P)n, wherein n>
- 1,wherein a and b together form a functional MHC protein capable of binding the antigenic peptide, P,wherein (a-b-P) is the MHC-peptide complex formed when the peptide P binds to the functional MHC protein,wherein each MHC peptide complex of a MHC multimer is associated with one or more multimerization domains and wherein P is a cancer antigenic peptide.
3 Assignments
0 Petitions
Accused Products
Abstract
The present invention relates to MHC-peptide complexes and uses thereof in the diagnosis of, treatment of or vaccination against a disease in an individual. More specifically the invention discloses MHC complexes comprising cancer antigenic peptides and uses there of.
-
Citations
1643 Claims
-
1. A MHC monomer comprising a-b-P or a MHC multimer comprising (a-b-P)n, wherein n>
- 1,
wherein a and b together form a functional MHC protein capable of binding the antigenic peptide, P, wherein (a-b-P) is the MHC-peptide complex formed when the peptide P binds to the functional MHC protein, wherein each MHC peptide complex of a MHC multimer is associated with one or more multimerization domains and wherein P is a cancer antigenic peptide. - View Dependent Claims (1631, 1632, 1633, 1634, 1635, 1636, 1637, 1638, 1639, 1640, 1641)
- 1,
-
2. An antigenic peptide comprising or consisting of a sequence selected from the group of sequences included in
FIG. 29 andFIG. 32 and modified sequences obtained by modification of a sequence selected from the group of sequences included inFIG. 29 andFIG. 32 .
-
3-1630. -1630. (canceled)
-
1642. A method for performing a control experiment comprising use of MHC multimers as a positive control.
-
1643. A method for performing a control experiment comprising use of MHC multimers as a negative control.
Specification