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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 21, 1999
Filed:
May. 10, 1995
Jian Chen, Burlingame, CA (US);
R Glenn Hammonds, Berkeley, CA (US);
Paul J Godowski, Burlingame, CA (US);
Melanie R Mark, Burlingame, CA (US);
Jennie P Mather, Millbrae, CA (US);
Ronghao Li, Millbrae, CA (US);
Genentech, Inc., So. San Francisco, CA (US);
Abstract
An activator of the Rse receptor protein tyrosine kinase has been identified which is encoded by growth arrest-specific gene 6 (gas6). Accordingly, the present invention provides a method of activating the Rse receptor by exposing a cell comprising the Rse receptor to exogenous gas6 polypeptide. Moreover, the present invention is directed to a method for enhancing the survival, proliferation or differentiation of a cell comprising a Rse receptor by exposing the cell to exogenous gas6 polypeptide. The types of cells which can be treated according to the method include glial cells such as Schwann cells.