RET LIGAND 5 (RetL5) COMPOSITIONS AND USES THEREOF

摘要

This invention relates to Ret Ligand 5 (RetL5) compositions and uses thereof. Isolated nucleic acid and amino acid sequences for Ret Ligands are disclosed. Ret ligands encoded by the isolated nucleic acid sequences of the invention have a hydrophobic N-terminal signal sequence, a hydrophobic C-terminal sequence and a phosphatidylinositol glycan linkage motif. Vectors and host cells that includes Ret ligands encoded by the isolated nucleic acid sequences of the invention are also disclosed.