| abstract |
[PROBLEMS] To provide a novel protein that induces apoptosis at the embryonic stage and a gene encoding the same. An apoptosis-inducing protein consisting of either (a) or (b): (a) a protein consisting of a specific amino acid sequence; Alternatively, a protein having an amino acid sequence in which a plurality of amino acids are modified by substitution, deletion or addition, and having an apoptosis-inducing activity, and a gene having another specific nucleotide sequence encoding the protein. |