Hematopoietic growth factor inducible neurokinin-1 gene
Patent Number: 6939955
Date of First Priority Issue: Friday October 20th, 2000
Date Issued: Tuesday September 6th, 2005
Assignee: University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey (New Brunswick, NJ)
Inventor: Rameshwar, Pranela (Maplewood, NJ)
From Class: Expansion
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This is a composition of matter patent for a receptor that seems to be involved in hematopoietic stem cell expansion. The invention discloses a novel gene, HGFIN, which encodes a protein receptor that is involved in the regulation of hematopoietic proliferation and differentiation, and may act as a negative regulator of the Id2 protein. The invention has 2 independent claims. The first covers HGFIN composition of matter, and the second covers a cell expressing HGFIN.
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