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Methods of using mutant flt3-ligand polypeptides to induce cellular expansion

US7067118B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJul 16, 2001
Grant dateJun 27, 2006
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Expiry dateJul 16, 2021

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  • Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
  • CPC primaryC12N2501/26
  • WIPO fieldPharmaceuticals
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

A screening method for identifying mutant polypeptides having at least one amino acid difference from a wild type protein involved in a receptor-ligand interaction is disclosed. Also disclosed are mutant polypeptides of the hematopoietic growth factor flt3-Ligand (flt3-L) identified using this method, nucleic acids encoding these flt3-L mutant polypeptides, and methods of treatment involving in vitro and in vivo use of the mutant polypeptides and nucleic acids.

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