Stem Cell Related Patent Number US6218148

DNS encoding stem cell factor

Zsebo, Krisztina M.; Thousand Oaks, CA, USA
Bosselman, Robert A.; Thousand Oaks, CA, USA
Suggs, Sidney V.; Newbury Park, CA, USA
Martin, Francis H.; Thousand Oaks, CA, USA

This invention describes an isolated DNA sequence-encoding polypeptide product, methods and uses thereof. Described herein are novel stem cell factors and the oligonucleotides encoding such factors, and methods of their use in stimulating the growth of early hematopoietic progenitor cells. Further disclosed are pharmaceutical compositions which may be applied to the therapeutic treatment of disorders involving blood cells.

Application Number: US1993000172329

Date Filed: 12/21/93

Dated Published: 04/17/01

Assignee: Amgen Inc., Thousand Oaks, CA, USA