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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 08, 2003
Filed:
Apr. 21, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
Daniel Harari, Rehovot, IL;
Yosef Yarden, Rehovot, IL;
Assignee:
Yeda Research and Development Co. Ltd, Rehovot, IL;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C07K 2/104 ; C12N 5/00 ; C12N 1/500 ; C12N 1/503 ; C12N 1/506 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C07K 2/104 ; C12N 5/00 ; C12N 1/500 ; C12N 1/503 ; C12N 1/506 ;
Abstract
A novel ErbB-4 ligand, referred to herein as Neuregulin-4 (NRG-4) is disclosed as well as polynucleotide sequences encoding NRG-4, oligonucleotides and oligonucleotide analogs derived from polynucleotide sequences, a display library displaying short peptides derived from NRG-4, antibodies recognizing NRG-4, peptides or peptide analogs derived from NRG-4, and pharmaceutical compositions and methods of employing peptides or peptide analogs, oligonucleotides and oligonucleotide analogs, and/or polynucleotide sequences to up-regulate or down-regulate ErbB-4 receptor activity (signaling).