BRAIN ORIGINATING NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR

The present invention relates to nucleic acid sequences encoding brain derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF), as well as BDNF protein produced in quantity using these nucleic acid sequences, as well as fragments and derivatives thereof. In addition, the invention relates to pharmacologic compositions a...

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Hauptverfasser: MAGUDAREENA HOOFUAA, KIYARORIN HAIMAN, JIYOOJI YANKOPUROSU, HANSU FURIIDORITSUHI ERUBUIN TEENEN, FURANSHISUKO TSUAFURA, IFUESUUARAIN BARUDE, FURIIDORITSUHI ROTSUTOSHIYUPAIHI, DAN RINDOHORUMU, BASUTEIAN HENGERAA, DEIBUITSUDO EDOGAA, ANDOREASU HOON, RONARUDO EMU RINDOSEI, YOAHIMU RAIBUROTSUKU, RARUFU ARUDAASON
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Zusammenfassung:The present invention relates to nucleic acid sequences encoding brain derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF), as well as BDNF protein produced in quantity using these nucleic acid sequences, as well as fragments and derivatives thereof. In addition, the invention relates to pharmacologic compositions and therapeutic uses of BDNF, having provided, for the first time, the means to generate sufficient quantities of substantially pure BDNF for clinical use. The invention also relates to antibodies directed toward BDNF or fragments thereof, having provided a method for generating sufficient immunogen. Further, by permitting a comparison of the nucleic acid sequences of BDNF and NGF, the present invention provides for the identification of homologous regions of nucleic acid sequence between BDNF and NGF, thereby defining a BDNF/NGF gene family; the invention provides a method for identifying and isolating additional members of this gene family.