NUCLEIC ACIDS ENCODING (POLY)PEPTIDES HAVING CHIPS ACTIVITY

摘要

The invention relates to nucleic acid molecules encoding (poly)peptides havi ng chemotaxis inhibiting polypeptides CHIPS activity, to recombinant vectors harboring such molecules, and the host cells carrying the vectors. The invention further relates to methods for preparing recombinant (poly)peptide s having CHIPS activity and to the use of such recombinant (poly)peptides havi ng CHIPS activity for diagnosis, prophylaxis and treatment, such as the treatme nt of inflammation reactions and HIV. In addition the invention provides therapeutic and diagnostic compositions comprising as the active ingredient the (poly)peptide having CHIPS activity.