von Willebrand Factor (vWF) - Cleaving Protease

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13271761

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This invention is intended to isolate and identify a vWF-specific cleaving protease. The vWF-specific cleaving protease cleaves a bond between residues Tyr 842 and Met 843 of vWF and comprises a polypeptide chain having Leu-Leu-Val-Ala-Val (SEQ ID NO: 1) as a partial sequence, and more preferably comprises a polypeptide chain having the partial N-terminal amino acid sequence of a mature protein, Ala-Ala-Gly-Gly-Ile-Leu-His-Leu-Glu-Leu-Leu-Val-Ala-Val (SEQ ID NO: 2), and having a molecular weight of 105 to 160 kDa in SDS-PAGE under reducing or non-reducing conditions. Isolation and identification of this vWF-specific cleaving protease have led to the possibility of replacement therapy for patients having diseases resulting from a deficiency of the protease, such as thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura.

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Hamamoto, Takayoshi Kumamoto-shi, JP 10 152
Maeda, Hiroaki Kikuchi-gun, JP 98 1001
Mimura, Noriko Kikuchi-gun, JP 5 59
Nakagaki, Tomohiro Kumamoto-shi, JP 14 82
Nozaki, Chikateru Kikuchi-gun, JP 49 661
SOEJIMA, Kenji Kikuchi-gun, JP 32 192

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