PROTEIN WITH CELL PROLIFERATION AND CELL DIVISION MODULATINGACTIVITY AND DNA ENCODING SUCH PROTEIN

摘要

A DNA sequence according to the invention contains (a) a sequence as shown i n SEQ ID NO.1 or 2; (b) a sequence which encodes the same protein as (a) but i s degenerated as a result of the genetic code, (c) a sequence hybridizing unde r stringent conditions to the sequences of (a) and/or (b), (d) a genomic sequence containing the sequence of (a, b or c) and further containing one o r more introns; or (e) a sequence which differs from (a, b, c or d) due to its origin from a different species. A protein according to the invention is encoded by such DNA sequence and can be used for inducing oocyte maturation and/or modulating cell division and/or differentiation and/or proliferation, in a pharmaceutical composition or as diagnostic agent.