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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 03, 1996
Filed:
Apr. 27, 1990
Applicant:
Inventors:
Yu-Chung Yang, Indianapolis, IN (US);
Agnes B Ciarletta, Haverhill, MA (US);
Susan T Ricciardi, Randolph, MA (US);
Steven C Clark, Winchester, MA (US);
Robert E Donahue, Shirley, MA (US);
Assignee:
Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research, New York, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C07K / ; C12P / ; A61K / ; C07H / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
435 695 ; 435 691 ; 4351723 ; 4353201 ; 424 851 ; 424 852 ; 536 2351 ; 530351 ; 935 23 ; 935 71 ; 935101 ;
Abstract
The invention involves DNA molecules which encode a human protein of 144 amino acids, referred to as interleukin-9, or IL-9. The protein is an erythropoietic growth factor. Also disclosed are processes for producing the IL-9 protein via genetic engineering techniques.