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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 01, 2003
Filed:
Mar. 16, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
Stewart Lyman, Seattle, WA (US);
M. Patricia Beckmann, Poulsbo, WA (US);
Peter R. Baum, Seattle, WA (US);
Melissa K. Carpenter, Issaquah, WA (US);
Assignee:
Genentech, Inc., South San Francisco, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 3/819 ; C07K 1/452 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 3/819 ; C07K 1/452 ;
Abstract
Elk ligand (Elk-L) polypeptides as well as DNA sequences, vectors and transformed host cells useful in providing elk-L polypeptides are used in methods for enhancing the survival or inhibiting the death of neurons, particularly hippocampal neurons. The elk-L polypeptides bind to a cell surface receptor that is a member of the tyrosine kinase receptor family.