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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 17, 1998
Filed:
Jun. 02, 1995
Applicant:
Inventors:
Eva Engvall, Escondido, CA (US);
Ilmo Leivo, Helsinki, FI;
Assignee:
La Jolla Cancer Research Foundation, La Jolla, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12P / ; C07K / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
435 693 ; 530350 ;
Abstract
This invention provides an isolated nucleic acid molecule encoding a subunit of a protein, the protein having an apparent molecular weight of about 800 kD, designated merosin. Also provided are isolated nucleic acid molecules which encode merosin fragments. Anti-merosin antibodies, vectors for the recombinant production of merosin, and the expression of recombinant proteins by use of a host vector system also are provided. The invention further provides the use of merosin to promote neurite growth and for certain diagnostic applications.