Patent ID: 7011951

Claim:
A polypeptide possessing an action of causing in vitro chromatin condensation in the presence of caspase-3, consisting of a sequence selected from the group consisting of: (A) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:4; and (B) an amino acid sequence encoded by a nucleic acid consisting of 321 nucleotides that hybridizes to the complete complement of SEQ ID NO:8, wherein said hybridizing occurs at 42° C. in a solution containing 6×SSC, 0.5% SDS and 50% formamide solution, with washing thereafter at 68° C. in a solution containing 0.1×SSC and 0.5% SDS, wherein said amino acid encoded by the nucleic acid possesses an action of causing in vitro chromatin condensation in the presence of caspase-3.