Patent ID: 6242566
Filing Date: 2001-06-05
Classification: A61K,A61P,C07K

Abstract:
An isolated ACT-4-L ligand soluble polypeptide comprising an amino acid sequence of the extracellular domain of the ACT-4-L polypeptide shown in FIG. 10 (SEQ ID NO: 4), said extracellular domain having an amino terminus of amino acid 51 of the amino acid sequence shown in FIG. 10 (SEQ ID NO: 4) and a carboxyl terminus of amino acid 183 of the amino acid sequence shown in FIG. 10 (SEQ ID NO: 4),said soluble polypeptide having the ability to bind specifically to the ACT-4-h-1 receptor shown in FIG. 5 (SEQ ID NO: 2).