CRYSTAL OF RECOMBINANT INTERFERON WITH ALTERED SPATIAL CONFIGURATION, THREE-DIMENSIONAL STRUCTURE AND USES THEREOF

摘要

This invention provides crystalline recombinant interferon (rSIFN-co (SEQ ID NO: 1)) having (i) the same amino acid sequence as that of human consensus interferon, and (ii) altered three-dimensional structure as compared to IFN-α2b. The interferon of the present invention exhibits enhanced biological activities. The present invention also provides a structural model of said interferon useful for drug screening and/or drug design, and mimetics of said interferon.