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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 24, 1995
Filed:
Aug. 26, 1993
Applicant:
Inventors:
Shinji Kawai, Fujimi, JP;
Sunao Takeshita, Tokorozawa, JP;
Makoto Okazaki, Kawagoe, JP;
Egon Amann, Tokyo, JP;
Assignee:
Hoechst Japan Limited, Tokyo, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12P / ; C12P / ; C12N / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
435 691 ; 4351723 ; 435212 ; 536 232 ;
Abstract
A bone-related carboxypeptidase-like protein named OSF-5 which is obtained from bone tissue of a mammal including mouse or human, and a process for its production. This protein is a novel naturally occurring mammal protein which belongs to a group of carboxypeptidase molecules. OSF-5 acts as an adhesion molecule or a growth factor which takes part in the process of osteogenesis at the site of bone induction. OSF-5 can be used as an agent for treating bone metabolic diseases, and its high organ specificity for bones enables its use as a diagnostic reagent for bone metabolic diseases.