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Title: Nucleic Acid Encoding A Lectin-Derived Progenitor Cell Preservation Factor

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OSTI ID:879431
 [1];  [2];  [3]
  1. Dugenta, IT
  2. La Jolla, CA
  3. New York, NY
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The invention relates to an isolated nucleic acid molecule that encodes a protein that is effective to preserve progenitor cells, such as hematopoietic progenitor cells. The nucleic acid comprises a sequence defined by SEQ ID NO:1, a homolog thereof, or a fragment thereof. The encoded protein has an amino acid sequence that comprises a sequence defined by SEQ ID NO:2, a homolog thereof, or a fragment thereof that contains an amino acid sequence TNNVLQVT. Methods of using the encoded protein for preserving progenitor cells in vitro, ex vivo, and in vivo are also described. The invention, therefore, include methods such as myeloablation therapies for cancer treatment wherein myeloid reconstitution is facilitated by means of the specified protein. Other therapeutic utilities are also enabled through the invention, for example, expanding progenitor cell populations ex vivo to increase chances of engraftation, improving conditions for transporting and storing progenitor cells, and facilitating gene therapy to treat and cure a broad range of life-threatening hematologic diseases.

Research Organization:
Univ. of California (United States)
DOE Contract Number:
FG03-86ER13497
Assignee:
ImClone Systems Incorporated (New York, NY)
Patent Number(s):
US 6310195
Application Number:
08/881189
OSTI ID:
879431
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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