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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 12, 1999
Filed:
Aug. 05, 1997
Applicant:
Inventors:
Si Lok, Seattle, WA (US);
Robyn L Adams, Bellevue, WA (US);
Anna C Jelmberg, Issaquah, WA (US);
Theodore E Whitmore, Redmond, WA (US);
Theresa M Farrah, Seattle, WA (US);
Assignee:
ZymoGenetics, Inc., Seattle, WA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C07K / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
530350 ; 530300 ; 530351 ; 536 231 ; 536 235 ;
Abstract
Novel class II cytokine receptor polypeptides, polynucleotides encoding the polypeptides, an related compositions and methods are disclosed. Th polypeptides comprise an extracellular domain of a cell-surface receptor that is expressed in pancreas, small intestine, colon and thymus. The polypeptides may be used within methods for detecting ligands that promote the proliferation and/or differentiation of these organs.