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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 14, 2006
Filed:
Nov. 19, 1999
Hidetoshi Uemura, Hyogo, JP;
Akira Okui, Nara, JP;
Katsuya Kominami, Osaka, JP;
Nozomi Yamaguchi, Kyoto, JP;
Shinichi Mitsui, Kyoto, JP;
Hidetoshi Uemura, Hyogo, JP;
Akira Okui, Nara, JP;
Katsuya Kominami, Osaka, JP;
Nozomi Yamaguchi, Kyoto, JP;
Shinichi Mitsui, Kyoto, JP;
FUSO Pharmaceutical Industries, Ltd., Osaka, JP;
Abstract
There are provided proteins having the amino acid sequences represented by SEQ ID NOS: 2 and 4; proteins having amino acid sequences derived from these amino acid sequences by deletion, substitution or addition of one to several amino acids; and nucleotide sequences encoding the same; transgenic non-human animals with altered expression level of a serine protease BSSP5; an antibody against BSSP5; and a method for detecting BSSP5 in a specimen by using the antibody. The BSSP5 provied by the present invention can be used for treating and diagnosing various diseases such as Alzheimer's disease (AD), epilepsy, cancer, inflammation, sterility and prostatic hypertropy and detecting pancreatitis in various tissues including brain, prostate gland, placenta, pancreas and spleen.