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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 03, 2001
Filed:
Mar. 10, 1995
Applicant:
Inventors:
R. Glenn Hammonds, Berkeley, CA (US);
Paul J. Godowski, Burlingame, CA (US);
Melanie R. Mark, Burlingame, CA (US);
Assignee:
Genentech, Inc., So. San Francisco, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 3/817 ; C07K 1/447 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 3/817 ; C07K 1/447 ;
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 compositions comprising gas6 polypeptides wherein the gas6 polypeptides are present in an amount effective for activating the Rse receptor. The present invention is further directed to articles of manufacture comprising gas6 polypeptides such as kits and containers containing gas6 polypeptide compositions and gas6 polypeptide In a liposome or adsorbed to a membrane.