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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 07, 2006
Filed:
Nov. 24, 1998
Applicants:
Kurt Lang, Penzberg, DE;
Ulrike Leser, München, DE;
Tilman Seytter, Lochham, DE;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Curis, Inc., Cambridge, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12P 21/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The present invention provides isolated highly active hedgehog proteins esterified with a fatty acid having from 14 to 20 carbon atoms at the N-terminal domain of the protein. The highly active hh proteins are particularly useful therapeutic agents for treating bone disorders and neurodegenerative diseases. Methods for obtaining the highly active modified hedgehog proteins are also provided.