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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 13, 2002
Filed:
Nov. 16, 1998
David M. Valenzuela, Yorktown Heights, NY (US);
Pamela F. Jones, Leeds, GB;
George D. Yancopoulos, Yorktown Heights, NY (US);
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Tarrytown, NY (US);
Abstract
The present invention provides for an isolated nucleic acid molecule encoding TIE ligand-3 or TIE ligand-4. In addition, the invention provides for a receptorbody which specifically binds TIE ligand-3 or TIE ligand-4. The invention also provides an antibody which specifically binds TIE ligand-3 or TIE ligand-4. The invention further provides for an antagonist of TIE. The invention also provides for therapeutic compositions as well as a method of blocking blood vessel growth, a method of promoting neovascularization, a method of promoting the growth or differentiation of a cell expressing the TIE receptor, a method of blocking the growth or differentiation of a cell expressing the TIE receptor and a method of attenuating or preventing tumor growth in a human.