Ligands that modulate differentiation of mesenchymal stem cells
Patent Number: 6379953
Date of First Priority Issue: Thursday September 4th, 1997
Date Issued: Tuesday April 30th, 2002
Assignee: Osiris Therapeutics, Inc. (Baltimore, MD)
Inventors: Bruder, Scott P. (Owings Mills, MD); Jaiswal, Neelam (Ellicott City, MD)
From Class: Differentiation
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This patent teaches the use of the molecule ALCAM for induction of mesenchymal cell differentiation. It is also thought in this patent that ALCAM may be useful for the isolation of certain types of mesenchymal stem cells.
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