Synonyms: Amevive® | BG 9273 | BG 9712 | BG-9273 | BG-9712 | Lfa3Tip
alefacept is an approved drug (FDA (2003))
Compound class:
Peptide
Comment: This is a fusion protein of the CD2 ligand (CD58/LFA3, lymphocyte function associated antigen 3) linked to the Fc domain of IgG1. The construct is called LFA3TIP in [2].
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This is a recombinant, dimeric fusion protein combining the extracellular CD2-binding portion of the human leukocyte function antigen-3 (LFA-3) linked to the Fc (hinge, CH2 and CH3 domains) portion of human IgG1. In the one letter sequence the heavy chain sequence is given first, with the light chain sequence following the full stop. |