Patent ID: 6399747
Filing Date: 2002-06-04
Classification: C07K

Abstract:
A purified and isolated polypeptide encoded by a polynucleotides selected from the group consisting of:(a) the polynucleotide of SEQ ID NO:1; (b) the polynucleotide of SEQ ID NO: 3; and (c) polynucleotides that hybridize under the high stringency conditions of 650Â° C. in 3Ã—SSC, 20 mM NaPO4, and pH 6.8 followed by washing at 65Â° C. in 0.015 M NaCl, 0.005 M sodium citrate, and 0.1% SDS to the complement (non-coding strand) of the polynucleotides of SEQ ID NO: 1 or SEQ ID NO: 3, wherein said polypeptide has the ability to stimulate cell growth or division in vitro.