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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 02, 2018
Filed:
May. 23, 2014
Saitama Medical University, Iruma-gun, Saitama, JP;
Hideo Toyoshima, Saitama, JP;
Yasushi Okazaki, Saitama, JP;
Tomotaka Yokoo, Saitama, JP;
Izumi Sugahara, Saitama, JP;
SAITAMA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY, Saitama, JP;
Abstract
Provided are a new peptide, a vector inserting a DNA that codes said peptide, a transformant obtained by transformation with that vector, and applications of said peptide, vector and transformant. The peptide comprises an amino acid sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO: 1, or an amino acid sequence obtained by substituting, deleting or adding one or more amino acids to/from the amino acid sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO: 1. This peptide and the vector inserting a DNA that codes this peptide are suitable for use in an agent for promoting the proliferation of pancreatic hormone-producing cells, or a differentiation induction promoter that induces differentiation to pancreatic hormone-producing cells.