A truncated keratinocyte growth factor (kgf) with increased biological

摘要

The present invention provides an isolated polypeptide, wherein said polypeptide is (a) a fragment of mature, full-length, human keratinocyte growth-factor (KGF) as depicted in Figure 1 or (b) an analog of said fragment, wherein said polypeptide exhibits an increase in bioactivity relative to said mature, full-length, human KGF as determined by the Balb/MK bioactivity assay.