The present invention discloses Growth Factor HTTER36 polypeptides and polynucleotides
encoding such polypeptides. Also disclosed are antibodies and fragments thereof
that specifically bind to such polypeptides. Also provided is a procedure for producing
such polypeptides by recombinant techniques and therapeutic uses of the polypeptides
which include stimulating cellular growth and differentiation, bone formation and
wound healing. Also disclosed are antagonists against such polypeptide and their
use as a therapeutic to treat neoplasia and to prevent the formation of extracellular
matrix molecules in the liver and lung. Also disclosed are diagnostic assays for
detecting altered levels of the polypeptide of the present invention and mutations
in the nucleic acid sequences which encode the polypeptides of the invention.
