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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:
Apr. 29, 1997
Filed:
Feb. 23, 1995
Applicant:
Inventors:
Eva Engvall, Rancho Santa Fe, CA (US);
Ilmo Leivo, Helsinki, FI;
Assignee:
La Jolla Cancer Research Foundation, La Jolla, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K / ; A61K / ; G01N / ; C07K / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
514 21 ; 514-2 ; 530350 ; 5303892 ; 530399 ; 530839 ; 436503 ;
Abstract
This invention provides a purified protein, having an apparent molecular weight of about 800 kDa, designated merosin. Also provided is an isolated nucleic acid sequence which encodes merosin. The invention further provides antibodies, vectors, and the expression of recombinant proteins by use of a host vector system. The invention also provides the use of merosin to promote neurite growth and for certain diagnostic applications.