Patent 7381412 was granted and assigned to Millennium Pharmaceuticals on June, 2008 by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
The invention relates to antibodies or antigen-binding fragments thereof which binds the chemokine mammalian TECK and inhibit binding of the chemokine to mammalian GPR-9-6. The invention also relates to host cells that produce such antibodies or antigen-binding fragments, kits comprising such antibodies or antigen-binding fragments and methods of use for such antibodies and antigen-binding fragments.