Antigen recognized by patients with antibody associated paraneoplastic cerebellar degeneration, DNA encoding same and uses thereof
AssigneeSloan-Kettering Institute for Cancer Research
InventorsJerome B. Posner, Henry M. Furneaux
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Abstract
An isolated nucleic acid sequence encoding major Yo paraneoplastic antigenic polypeptide is provided by this invention. This invention also provides a purified major Yo antigenic polypeptide and compositions containing the purified major Yo antigenic polypeptide. Further provided by this invention is a monoclonal antibody directed to an epitope on the major Yo paraneoplastic antigenic polypeptide. Compositions containing this monoclonal antibody also are provided by this invention. This invention also provides methods of diagnosis and treatment using the compositions described hereinabove.
Claims8
An isolated nucleic acid which comprises the nucleic acid sequence set forth in Seq. ID No. 2, wherein said isolated nucleic acid encodes for a polypeptide.
A vector which comprises an isolated nucleic acid encoding a polypeptide having the amino acid sequence set forth in Seq. ID No. 1.
The plasmid pY2 (ATCC Accession Number 40948).
A fusion protein which comprises a portion of the Yo antigen, wherein the amino acid sequence of said portion is set forth in Seq. ID No. 1.
A fusion protein expressed by the plasmid pY2 (ATCC Accession Number 40948).
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