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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 23, 1999
Filed:
Jun. 07, 1995
Masafumi Tsujimoto, Osaka, JP;
Fuyuki Iwasa, Minoo, JP;
Nobuo Tsuruoka, Ibaraki, JP;
Hiroshi Nakazato, Ibaraki, JP;
Kenju Miura, Osaka, JP;
Nobuhiro Ishida, Nagaokakyo, JP;
Tatsuya Kurihara, Osaka, JP;
Kozo Yamaichi, Ibaraki, JP;
Nozomi Yamaguchi, Kyoto, JP;
Suntory Limited, Osaka, JP;
Abstract
A novel megakaryocyte differentiation factor, for example, consisting essentially of SEQ ID NO: 30; DNA coding for the megakaryocyte differentiation factor, an expression vector comprising the DNA, a host transformed with the expression vector, and a process for production of the megakaryocyte differentiation factor using the host. The megakaryocyte differentiation factor accelerates differentiation of megakaryocytes in the presence of IL-3, and acts as a thrombopoietin, and therefore an effective medicament to various diseases involving a decrease in platelete.