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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 11, 2004
Filed:
May. 22, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
Timothy Wood, Nacka, SE;
Jonas Ekblom, Uppsala, SE;
Erik Holmgren, Lidingo, SE;
Mats Kihlén, Uppsala, SE;
Assignee:
Pharmacia & Upjohn Company, Kalamazoo, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C07A 2/104 ; C12N 9/64 ; C12N 1/563 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C07A 2/104 ; C12N 9/64 ; C12N 1/563 ;
Abstract
The present invention provides genes encoding novel matrix metalloproteinases termed MMP; constructs and recombinant host cells incorporating the genes; the MMP polypeptides encoded by the genes; antibodies to the MMP polypeptides; and methods of making and using all of the foregoing.