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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 04, 2005
Filed:
Aug. 20, 1999
Keiko Tsuganezawa, Kanagawa, JP;
Keiko Tsuganezawa, Kanagawa, JP;
Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd., Osaka, JP;
Abstract
An epimorphin protein having action to induce differentiation of milk protein-producing cells into a branched luminal structure in Artiodactyls including cows and sheep and comprising an amino acid sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO: 1 in the Sequence Listing; and a gene encoding said protein are provided. The epimorphin protein of the present invention can be used as a medicament for Artiodactyls or an agent for modifying animal properties. For example, the protein acts to enlarge the mammary gland of cows or sheep to prevent the gland from clogging, thereby a yield of a desired protein secreted in the milk of the animal is increased.