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Stem Cell Related Patent Number US5468612
Title: | 9804 gene and methods of use thereof | Inventors: | Cohen, Edward H.; Somerville, MA, USA
Landgraf, Bryan E.; Walpole, MA, USA | Summary: | Described herein is the 9804 DNA encoding hematopoietic stem cell factor, methods and uses thereof. The invention relates to a substantially pure preparation of the 9804 DNA encoding a hematopoietic stem cell protein, antibodies to the 9804 gene products, methods of purifying cells which express the 9804 DNA, and methods of screening for 9804 homologs. Properties of associated vectors, polypeptide sequences and gene transcription techniques are further disclosed. Therapeutic applications are included for the treatment of leukemia. | Abstract: | A substantially pure preparation of a 9804 DNA encoding a hematopoietic stem cell protein; antibodies to the 9804 gene product; methods of purifying 9804-expressing cells; and methods of screening for 9804 homologs are disclosed. | US Patent Website: | Click Here for Full Text of Patent | Title Number: | US5468612 | Application Number: | US1993000154916 | Date Filed: | 19/11/1993 | Date Published: | 21/11/1995 | Assignee: | Cytomed, Inc., Cambridge, MA, USA |
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