BONE-ASSOCIATED TRANSCRIPTION CONTROL FACTOR-LIKE PROTEIN AND PROCESS FOR PRODUCING THE SAME

摘要

Bone-associated proteins derived from bone of mammals including mice, human beings, named OSF-6. The protein is the novel natural type mammal protein which can play an important role in bone formation and belongs to a group of transcription control factors. OSF-6 can be used as a therapeutic agent for bone metabolic diseases and also as a diagnostic agent for bone metabolic diseases since it may demonstrate a high organ specificity to bone.