Human induced tumor protein

摘要

The present invention provides a polynucleotide which identifies and encodes a novel human induced tumor protein (HITP). The invention provides for genetically engineered expression vectors and host cells comprising the nucleic acid sequence encoding HITP. The invention also provides for the production and use of substantially purified HITP in pharmaceutical compositions to force differentiation and to stop cell division in cancerous cells. The invention also describes diagnostic assays which utilize the polynucleotide to hybridize with the transcripts encoding HITP and the anti-HITP antibodies which specifically bind to HITP.