Patent ID: 6723535
Filing Date: 2004-04-20
Classification: C07K

Abstract:
An isolated nucleic acid encoding a polypeptide having at least 80% sequence identity to:(a) the amino acid sequence of the polypeptide shown in FIG. 48 (SEQ ID NO:132); (b) the amino acid sequence of the polypeptide shown in FIG. 48 (SEQ ID NO: 132), lacking its associated signal peptide; (c) the amino acid sequence of the polypeptide encoded by the full-length coding sequence of the nucleic acid sequence shown in FIG. 47 (SEQ ID NO:131); or (d) the amino acid sequence of the polypeptide encoded by the full-length coding sequence of the cDNA deposited under ATCC accession number 209251, wherein the encoded polypeptide is capable of inducing chondrocyte redifferentiation.