DNA encoding the human cytokine, interleukin-9
US5580753A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 27, 1990 |
| Grant date | Dec 3, 1996 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 27, 2010 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61K38/00
- WIPO fieldPharmaceuticals
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
The invention involves DNA molecules which encode a human protein of 144 amino acids, referred to as interleukin-9, or IL-9. The protein is an erythropoietic growth factor. Also disclosed are processes for producing the IL-9 protein via genetic engineering techniques.
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