Novel secreted proteins derived from pituitary cells and their uses

摘要

It is an object of the present invention to provide a composition and method for promoting cell growth, maintaining survival, or suppressing tumor growth. The present invention is based on the discovery of a novel activity that is completely different from the biological activity of the cgr11 protein that has been reported so far, cgr11 polypeptide, nucleotide encoding the polypeptide, And a method for treating, preventing or diagnosing a disease, and a composition which can be involved in promoting cell growth and maintaining survival.