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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 22, 1999
Filed:
Aug. 11, 1997
Applicant:
Inventors:
Haruki Okamura, Osaka, JP;
Tadao Tanimoto, Okayama, JP;
Kakuji Torigoe, Okayama, JP;
Toshio 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 ...
C12N / ; C07K / ; A61K / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
435 6952 ; 536 235 ; 435 695 ; 435325 ; 4352523 ; 43525233 ; 4353201 ;
Abstract
DNA encoding a murine protein capable of inducing the production of interferon-.gamma. by immunocompetent cells is described. The native protein from mouse liver has a molecular weight of 19.+-.5 kDa, a pI of 4.8.+-.1.0, and the amino acid sequence shown in SEQ ID NO: 2. Methods for producing the protein in recombinant expression systems including E. coli are provided.