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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 22, 1995
Filed:
Apr. 13, 1993
Fujio Suzuki, Toyonaka, JP;
Yuji Hiraki, Takatsuki, JP;
Hideho Tanaka, Machida, JP;
Akihito Kamizono, Machida, JP;
Jun Kondo, Machida, JP;
Yutaka Teranishi, Sagamihara, JP;
Mitsubishi Kasei Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A novel chondromodulin-I protein having a molecular weight of about 26,000 dalton on SDS-PAGE and capable of stimulating the growth of chondrocytes with or without FGF and promoting the differential potency of said cells, a DNA encoding said protein, expression vector containing said DNA, a transformant capable of producing recombinant chondromodulin-I protein, a process for producing chondromodulin-I protein by culturing said transformant and a pharmaceutical composition containing chondromodulin-I protein as an active ingredient.