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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 09, 1997
Filed:
Oct. 08, 1996
Applicant:
Inventors:
Yasushi Saito, Chiba, JP;
Akio Iwasaki, Tsuchiura, JP;
Koichi Arai, Urawa, JP;
Hiroyuki Yamazaki, Higashimurayama, JP;
Assignee:
Kowa Co., Ltd., Nagoya, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C07H / ; C12N / ; C12N / ; C07K / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
536 235 ; 53038825 ; 530350 ; 4353201 ; 435325 ;
Abstract
The present invention is drawn to a DNA encoding a novel LDL receptor-analog. LDL receptors participate in lipoprotein metabolism, which is a critical factor in the onset of arteriosclerosis. The invention provides DNA having the nucleotide sequences shown by SEQ ID NOS: 1 and 5, which encode rabbit and human LDL receptor analog proteins having the sequences shown in SEQ ID NOS: 3 and 7 respectively.