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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 26, 1998
Filed:
Apr. 25, 1995
Applicant:
Inventors:
Wei-Hsien Ho, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Phyllis L Osheroff, Woodside, CA (US);
Assignee:
Genentech, Inc., South San Francisco, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
514 12 ; 514-2 ;
Abstract
A method for activating the HER2 receptor comprising contacting a cell which expresses this receptor with SMDF polypeptides is discussed. A method for enhancing differentiation and/or proliferation of a cell using SMDF polypeptides is also disclosed. These methods may be performed in vitro or in vivo.