Transcription factor and uses therefor
US5858973A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Feb 23, 1994 |
| Grant date | Jan 12, 1999 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 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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