Protein isolated from blood, process for preparing said protein, aantibodies against said new protein, and pharmaceutical compositions containing said protein or said antibodies

摘要

The invention relates to Tetranectin, a new protein isolated from blood. Its structure comprises four polypeptide chains having the formula shown in the attached drawing. Tetranectin plays a role in the hemostatic system and, therefore, may be used as an agent for regulation of hemostasis. Further, the invention relates to a process for preparing Tetranectin in which Tetranectin is isolated e.g. from blood or blood fractions, cells or genetically engineered organisms. Finally the invention relates to antiserum or antibodies against Tetranectin, to immunological detection and assay methods wherein said antiserum or antibodies are used as immunological reagent, and to pharmaceutical compositions containing Tetranectin or antibodies against Tetranectin.