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Transcription factor and uses therefor

US5858973A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateFeb 23, 1994
Grant dateJan 12, 1999
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Expiry dateFeb 23, 2014

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA61K38/00
  • WIPO fieldPharmaceuticals
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

The invention features a novel recombinant polypeptide that transactivates the somatostatin promoter, the polypeptide being present in pancreatic duct cells and not present in pancreatic .alpha.-cells, the polypeptide being encoded by a gene which encodes a protein on the order of 31 kd.

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