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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 21, 1997
Filed:
Oct. 31, 1995
Koji Yoshimura, Osaka, JP;
Kaori Ishimaru, Osaka, JP;
Koichi Igarashi, Kyoto, JP;
Masaaki Terada, Tokyo, JP;
Takeda Chemical Industries, Inc., Osaka, JP;
President of National Cancer Center, Tokoyo, JP;
Abstract
The present invention provides a polypeptide represented by the following amino acid sequence: ##STR1## wherein n is 0 or 1 and X represents Pro Ala Gly Thr Arg Ala Asn Asn Thr Leu Leu Asp Ser Arg Gly Trp Gly Thr Leu Leu Ser Arg Ser Arg Ala Gly or a fragment thereof (n=0: SEQ ID NO:1, n=1: SEQ ID NO:2), a recombinant DNA coding for the polypeptide, a vector containing the recombinant DNA, the preparation of a transformant carrying the vector, and the production of the polypeptide with the transformant. The use of this peptide in pharmaceutical compositions is also provided.