gbpA
AssigneeSmithKline Beecham Corporation
InventorsMichael Terence Black, John Edward Hodgson, David Justin Charles Knowles, Raymond Winfield Reichard, Richard Oakley Nicholas, Martin Karl Russel Burnham, Julie M Pratt, Martin Rosenberg, Judith M Ward, Michael Arthur Lonetto, Patrick Vernon Warren
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Abstract
The invention provides gbpA polypeptides and DNA (RNA) encoding gbpA polypeptides and methods for producing such polypeptides by recombinant techniques. Also provided are methods for utilizing gbpA polypeptides to screen for antibacterial compounds.
Claims18
An isolated polypeptide comprising the amino acid sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO:2.
An isolated polypeptide comprising a polypeptide sequence comprising at least 50 consecutive amino acids of SEQ ID NO:2, wherein the at least 50 consecutive amino acid fragment of SEQ ID NO:2 comprises an immunogenic epitope of SEO ID NO:2.
An isolated polypeptide comprising a polypeptide sequence comprising at least 30 consecutive amino acids of SEQ ID NO:2 wherein the at least 30 consecutive amino acid fragment of SEQ ID NO:2 comprises an immunogenic epitope of SEQ ID NO:2.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.