Patent 7335499 was granted and assigned to REPLIDYNE, INC. on February, 2008 by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
The invention provides tRNA synthetase polypeptides and DNA (RNA) encoding tRNA synthetase polypetides and methods for producing such polypeptides by recombinant techniques. Also provided are methods for utilizing tRNA synthetase polypeptide for the protection against infection, particularly bacterial infections.