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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 20, 2009
Filed:
Nov. 02, 2000
Applicants:
Kathryn Strauch, Bedford, MA (US);
Ellen A. Garber, Cambridge, MA (US);
Frederick R. Taylor, Milton, MA (US);
Inventors:
Kathryn Strauch, Bedford, MA (US);
Ellen A. Garber, Cambridge, MA (US);
Frederick R. Taylor, Milton, MA (US);
Assignee:
Curis, Inc., Cambridge, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C07K 14/47 (2006.01); C07K 16/46 (2006.01); C07K 19/00 (2006.01); A61K 38/17 (2006.01); A61K 39/44 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A fusion polypeptide is described having the amino acid sequence X-Y-Z, or portion thereof, comprising the amino acid sequence of a hedgehog (X); Y is an optional linker moiety; and Z is a polypeptide comprising at least a portion of a polypeptide other than hedgehog. It is preferred that X is a human hedgehog. Mutants of hedgehog are also described.