Methods of using hedgehog proteins to modulate hematopoiesis and vascular growth
Patent Number: 6713065
Date of First Priority Issue: Monday February 10th, 1997
Date Issued: Tuesday March 30th, 2004
Assignee: President and Fellows of Harvard College (Cambridge, MA)
Inventors: Baron, Margaret H. (New York, NY); Farrington, Sarah M. (Cambridge, MA); Belaoussoff, Maria (Gottingen, DE)
From Class: Expansion
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This patent covers the use of hedgehog proteins for stimulation of hematopoiesis and angiogenesis. The hedgehog proteins are critically involved in embryogenesis and developmental biology. Given the numerous similarities between stem cells and embryonic cells in general, the notion that hematopoietic stem cells still respond to embryonic signals is intriguing.
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