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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 14, 2014
Filed:
Aug. 03, 2012
Applicants:
Napoleone Ferrara, San Francisco, CA (US);
Jennifer Lecouter, San Francisco, CA (US);
Inventors:
Napoleone Ferrara, San Francisco, CA (US);
Jennifer LeCouter, San Francisco, CA (US);
Assignee:
Genentech, Inc., South San Francisco, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 39/00 (2006.01); A61K 39/395 (2006.01); A61K 38/18 (2006.01); A61K 38/02 (2006.01); C12N 5/077 (2010.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 39/3955 (2013.01); A61K 38/1866 (2013.01); A61K 38/02 (2013.01); C12N 5/0673 (2013.01); A61K 38/1891 (2013.01);
Abstract
The present invention provides methods of using Bv8 and EG-VEGF polypeptides and nucleic acids to promote hematopoiesis. Also provided herein are methods of screening for modulators of Bv8 and EG-VEGF activity. Furthermore, methods of treatment using Bv8 and EG-VEGF polypeptides or Bv8 and EG-VEGF antagonists are provided.