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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 09, 1999
Filed:
Oct. 25, 1996
Applicant:
Inventors:
Sunao Takeshita, Tokorozawa, JP;
Makoto Okazaki, Kawagoe, JP;
Shinji Kawai, Fujimi, JP;
Atsushi Tsujimura, Muko, JP;
Egon Amann, Tokyo, JP;
Assignee:
Hoechst Japan Limited, Tokyo, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C07H / ; C07H / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
536 235 ; 536 234 ; 435 691 ; 435 697 ; 435325 ; 4352551 ; 4352523 ; 43525233 ;
Abstract
A bone-related protein named OSF-4 which is obtained from bone tissue of a mammal including mouse or human, and a process for its production. This protein is a novel naturally occurring mammal protein of the cadherin family. OSF-4 acts as an adhesion molecule or a growth factor which takes part in the process of osteogenesis at the site of bone induction. OSF-4 can be used as an agent for treating bone metabolic diseases, and its high organ specificity for bones enables its use as a diagnostic reagent for bone metabolic diseases.