Claims
- 1. A method of promoting differentiation of breast cancer cells comprising contacting said breast cancer cells with a differentiation-promoting effective amount of pituitary differentiation factor, wherein said pituitary differentiation factor comprises an amino acid sequence encoded by a contiguous fragment of plasmid pBS-PDF1 wherein said fragment encodes pituitary differentiation factor or a nucleic acid that hybridizes under high stringency condition of 68.degree. C. in aqueous buffered solution or at 42.degree. C. in 50% formamide to complement of said contiguous fragment and encodes pituitary differentiation factor that promotes differentiation of breast cancer cells.
- 2. A method of promoting differentiation of breast cancer cells comprising contacting said breast cancer cells with a differentiation-promoting effective amount of pituitary differentiation factor, wherein said pituitary differentiation factor comprises an amino acid sequence encoded by a contiguous fragment of plasmid pBS-PDF1 wherein said fragment encodes pituitary differentiation factor or a nucleic acid that hybridizes under high stringency condition of 68.degree. C. in aqueous buffered solution or at 42.degree. C. in 50% formamide to complement of said contiguous fragment and encodes pituitary differentiation factor promotes differentiation of breast cancer cells.
Parent Case Info
This is a divisional of copending application Ser. No. 08/890,572 filed on Jul. 9, 1997.
This application bases its priority on Provisional Application No. 60/021,589, filed Jul. 11, 1996.
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Divisions (1)
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