Patent ID: 6355782
Filing Date: 2002-03-12
Classification: A01K,C07K

Abstract:
A purified protein that promotes the development of hair follicles, comprising an amino acid sequence selected from the group consisting of:(a) the amino acid sequence shown in SEQ ID NO 2; (b) the amino acid sequence shown in SEQ ID NOS 19 and 17; (c) amino acid residues 239-391 of SEQ ID NO 2; (d) amino acid residues 25-151 of SEQ ID NO 17; (e) amino acid sequences that differ from those specified in (b) by one or more conservative amino acid substitutions; (f) amino acid sequences having at least 80% sequence identity to the sequences specified in (b), (e), or (d); (g) amino acid sequences having at least 95% sequence identity to the sequences specified in (a) or (c);and (h) amino acid sequences having at least 98% sequence identity to the sequences specified in (a) or (c).