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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 15, 2013
Filed:
Apr. 04, 1995
Applicants:
Alane M. Gray, San Francisco, CA (US);
Axel Ullrich, San Francisco, CA (US);
Inventors:
Alane M. Gray, San Francisco, CA (US);
Axel Ullrich, San Francisco, CA (US);
Assignee:
Genentech, Inc., South San Francisco, CA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 38/18 (2006.01); C07K 14/48 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The β-subunit of human nerve growth factor (βNGF) is prepared in essentially pure form in commercially useful quantities using recombinant DNA technology. The nucleotide sequence and vectors encoding human βNGF and host cells transformed with the vectors are also provided. The βNGF which the invention provides is useful, for example, in treating nerve damage.