Chemistry: natural resins or derivatives; peptides or proteins; – Proteins – i.e. – more than 100 amino acid residues – Hormones – e.g. – prolactin – thymosin – growth factors – etc.
Patent
1995-05-05
1997-11-04
Allen, Marianne P.
Chemistry: natural resins or derivatives; peptides or proteins;
Proteins, i.e., more than 100 amino acid residues
Hormones, e.g., prolactin, thymosin, growth factors, etc.
5303873, C07K 14475
Patent
active
056841361
ABSTRACT:
The invention concerns a method for activating receptors selected from receptor tyrosine kinases, cytokine receptors and members of the nerve growth factor receptor superfamily. A conjugate comprising the direct fusion of at least two ligands capable of binding to the receptor(s) to be activated is contacted with the receptors, whereby the ligands bind their respective receptors inducing receptor oligomerization.
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Allen Marianne P.
Conley Deirdre L.
Genentech Inc.
Hayes Robert C.
Marschang Diane L.
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