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Cadherin derived growth factor and its use

US6809175B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Assignee

Prof. Dr. Wolf-Georg Forssmann · DE

Inventors

Wolf-Georg Forssmann · Hannover, DE
Ludger Ständker · Hannover, DE
Markus Meyer · Hannover, DE
Hossein Mostafavi · Hannover, DE
Hans-Georg Opitz · Weinheim, DE
Lothar Kling · Mannheim, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Nov 27, 2000
Grant date	Oct 26, 2004
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Nov 27, 2020

Classification

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

Abstract

A peptide referred to as cadherin-derived growth factor (CDGF) the sequence of which corresponds to a partial sequence of a pre-pro-cadherin, said pre-pro-cadherin comprising the domains signal sequence, pro sequence cadherin repeats, transmembrane region and intracellular domain, characterized in that the sequence of said peptide comprises the pro sequence, that at least one of the other domains of the pre-pro-cadherin is lacking, and that said peptide has cell-proliferative, cell-protective and/or cell-differential properties.

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