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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 15, 1999
Filed:
Jul. 14, 1995
Applicant:
Inventors:
Haruki Okamura, Osaka, JP;
Tadao Tanimoto, Okayama, JP;
Kakuji Torigoe, Okayama, JP;
Toshi Kunikata, Okayama, JP;
Mutsuko Taniguchi, Okayama, JP;
Keizo Kohno, Okayama, JP;
Masashi Kurimoto, Okayama, JP;
Assignee:
Kabushiki Kaisha Hayashibara Seibutsu Kagaku Kenkyujo, Okayama, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C07K / ; C12N / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
530351 ; 530413 ; 435 6952 ; 424 851 ; 424 852 ;
Abstract
A protein which induces IFN-.gamma. production by immunocompetent cells and has a molecular weight of 19,000.+-.5,000 daltons on SDS-PAGE or gel filtration and a pI of 4.8.+-.1.0 on chromatofocusing. The protein is isolated from mouse liver and can be purified by a monoclonal antibody specific to it. The monoclonal antibody can be also used for assaying the protein.