Cell adhesion peptides for modifying the adhesion capacity of eukaryotic cells between each other

US5994311A · kind A · utility

Assignee

• BEIERSDORF AG · DE

Inventors

• Wolfram Eichner · Rockenberg, DE
• Katharina Kock · Friedberg, DE
• Heiko Mielke · Neu Wulmstorf, DE
• Albrecht Doerschner · Hamburg, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: May 2, 1997
• Grant date: Nov 30, 1999
• Expiry date: May 2, 2017

Classification

• Technology area (CPC C): Chemistry; Metallurgy
• CPC primary: C07K14/78
• WIPO field: Pharmaceuticals
• WIPO sector: Chemistry

Abstract

The invention relates to adhesion peptides for modifying the adhesion capacity of eukaryotic cells between each other and their use to promote or inhibit the cell/cell adhesion of eukaryotic cells. The invention relates in particular to the use of the cell adhesion polypeptides in the manufacture of pharmaceuticals to influence the cell/cell interactions of eukaryotic cells.