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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 10, 2007
Filed:
Nov. 24, 2000
Applicants:
Koji Yoshimura, Ibaraki, JP;
Yuichi Hikichi, Ibaraki, JP;
Kenichi Noguchi, Ibaraki, JP;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited, Osaka, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 38/17 (2006.01); C12P 21/02 (2006.01); C12Q 1/68 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The polypeptide of the present invention has an activity of binding specifically to the cis-element of Chondromodulin-I (ChM-I) gene promoter and promoting the transcription of the ChM-I gene. The polypeptide of the present invention is usable in screening for a compound that promotes or inhibits the activity of the polypeptide.