Markers for identification and isolation of pancreatic islet .alpha. and .beta. progenitors
Patent Number: 6753153
Date of First Priority Issue: Monday December 13th, 1999
Date Issued: Tuesday June 22nd, 2004
Assignee: The Scripps Research Institute (La Jolla, CA)
Inventors: Sarvetnick, Nora (San Diego, CA); Kritzik, Marcie (La Jolla, CA)
From Class: Extraction/Preservation
Comments: No comments
This patent discloses protein markers that can be used for purification of pancreatic stem cells. The markers are agents that are capable of binding the protein ErbB2.
This patent may be used for purification and ex vivo expantion of islets from tissue, or may be used for characterization of islet stem cells generated via embryonic or other type of stem cell culture.
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