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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 13, 2004
Filed:
May. 16, 2000
Denis J. Gospodarowicz, Lafayette, CA (US);
Frank R. Masiarz, San Francisco, CA (US);
Chiron Corporation, Emeryville, CA (US);
Abstract
The present invention relates to a keratinocyte growth factor fragment, KGF , or an analog thereof that is composed of a portion of an amino acid sequence of mature, full length keratinocyte growth factor, KGF . The fragment exhibits at least a 2-fold increase in mitogenic activity as compared to a mature, recombinant keratinocyte growth factor, rKGF, but lacks a sequence comprising the first 23 amino acid residues. C-N-D-M-T-P-E-Q-M-A-T-N-V-N-C-S-S-P-E-R-H-T-R- (SEQ ID NO: 2) of the KGF N-terminus. The present invention also relates to a DNA molecule encoding KGF , an expression vector and a transformed host containing the DNA molecule, and a method of producing KGF by culturing the transformed host. The present invention further relates to a conjugate of KGF and a toxin molecule, and the use thereof for treatment of hyperproliferative disease of the epidermis. Moreover, the present invention relates to a therapeutic composition containing KGF and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier and the use thereof for wound healing purposes.