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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 19, 2005
Filed:
Dec. 19, 1997
Applicants:
Stewart D. Lyman, Seattle, WA (US);
M. Patricia Beckmann, Poulsbo, WA (US);
Inventors:
Stewart D. Lyman, Seattle, WA (US);
M. Patricia Beckmann, Poulsbo, WA (US);
Assignee:
Immunex Corporation, Thousand Oaks, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A01N001/00 ; A61K038/18 ; A61K038/19 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Ligands for flt3 receptors capable of transducing self-renewal signals to regulate the growth, proliferation or differentiation of progenitor cells and stem cells are disclosed. The invention is directed to flt3-L as an isolated protein, the DNA encoding the flt3-L, host cells transfected with cDNAs encoding flt3-L, compositions comprising flt3-L, methods of improving gene transfer to a mammal using flt3-L, and methods of improving transplantations using flt3-L. Flt3 -L finds use in treating patients with anemia, AIDS and various cancers.