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Multi-functional chimeric hematopoietic receptor agonists

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Assignee: MC KEARN JOHN PPriority: Oct 25, 1996Filed: Apr 5, 2005Published: Apr 12, 2007
Est. expiryOct 25, 2016(expired)· nominal 20-yr term from priority
C07K 2319/00C07K 14/505C07K 14/524C07K 14/535C07K 14/475C07K 14/5403
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Abstract

Disclosed are novel multi-functional chimeric hematopoietic receptor agonist proteins, DNAs which encode the multi-functional chimeric hematopoietic receptor agonist proteins, methods of making the multi-functional chimeric hematopoietic receptor agonist proteins and methods of using the multi-functional chimeric hematopoietic receptor agonist proteins.

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1 . A hematopoietic protein comprising an amino acid sequence of the formula:  
         R 1 -L 1 -R 2 , R 2 -L 1 -R 1 , R 1 -R 2 , or R 2 -R 1    wherein R 1  is a human stem cell factor receptor agonist polypeptide, comprising; a modified stem cell factor amino acid sequence of the Formula:                          SEQ ID NO:465                   Glu Gly Ile Cys Arg Asn Arg Val Thr Asn Asn Val                                    10           Lys Asp Val Thr Lys Leu Val Ala Asn Leu Pro Lys                          20           Asp Tyr Met Ile Thr Leu Lys Tyr Val Pro Gly Met                    30           Asp Val Leu Pro Ser His Cys Trp Ile Ser Glu Met              40           Val Val Gln Leu Ser Asp Ser Leu Thr Asp Leu Leu        50                            60           Asp Lys Phe Ser Asn Ile Ser Glu Gly Leu Ser Asn                                70           Tyr Ser Ile Ile Asp Lys Leu Val Asn Ile Val Asp                          80           Asp Leu Val Glu Cys Val Lys Glu Asn Ser Ser Lys                    90           Asp Leu Lys Lys Ser Phe Lys Ser Pro Glu Pro Arg              100           Leu Phe Thr Pro Glu Glu Phe Phe Arg Ile Phe Asn        110                           120           Arg Ser Ile Asp Ala Phe Lys Asp Phe Val Val Ala                                130           Ser Glu Thr Ser Asp Cys Val Val Ser Ser Thr Leu                          140           Ser Pro Glu Lys Asp Ser Arg Val Ser Val Thr Lys                    150           Pro Phe Met Leu Pro Pro Val Ala Ala              160                                                                       wherein 1-23 amino acids are optionally deleted from the C-terminus of said stem cell factor receptor agonist polypeptide; and    wherein the N-terminus is joined to the C-terminus directly or through a linker (L 2 ) capable of joining the N-terminus to the C-terminus and having new C- and N-termini at amino acids;                            23-24     24-25     25-26     26-27     27-28     28-29     29-30     30-31     31-32     32-33     33-34     34-35     35-36     36-37     37-38     38-39     39-40     40-41     64-65     65-66     66-67     67-68     68-69     69-70     70-71     89-90     90-91     91-92     92-93     93-94     94-95     95-96     96-97     97-98     98-99      99-100     100-101     101-102     102-103     103-104     104-105     105-106     106-107     107-108     108-109     109-110     110-111     respectively;                                                                                    R 2  is selected from the group consisting of:    a polypeptide comprising; a modified human IL-3 amino acid sequence of the formula:                          SEQ ID NO:859                   Ala Pro Met Thr Gln Thr Thr Ser Leu Lys Thr Ser         1               5                   10           Trp Val Asn Cys Xaa Xaa Xaa Xaa Xaa Xaa Xaa Xaa             15                20           Xaa Xaa Xaa Xaa Xaa Xaa Xaa Xaa Xaa Xaa Xaa Xaa     25                 30                  35           Xaa Xaa Asn Xaa Xaa Xaa Xaa Xaa Xaa Xaa Xaa Xaa                 40                 45           Xaa Xaa Xaa Xaa Xaa Xaa Xaa Xaa Xaa Xaa Xaa Xaa         50                 55                 60           Xaa Xaa Xaa Xaa Xaa Xaa Xaa Xaa Xaa Xaa Xaa Xaa                     65                 70           Xaa Xaa Xaa Xaa Xaa Xaa Xaa Xaa Xaa Xaa Xaa Xaa             75                 80           Xaa Xaa Xaa Xaa Xaa Xaa Xaa Xaa Xaa Xaa Xaa Xaa     85                 90                 95           Xaa Xaa Xaa Xaa Xaa Xaa Xaa Xaa Xaa Xaa Phe Xaa                 100                 105           Xaa Xaa Xaa Xaa Xaa Xaa Xaa Xaa Xaa Xaa Xaa Xaa         110                 115                 120           Xaa Xaa Xaa Gln Gln Thr Thr Leu Ser Leu Ala Ile                     125                 130           Phe                                                                wherein Xaa at position 17 is Ser, Lys, Gly, Asp, Met, Gln, or Arg;    Xaa at position 18 is Asn, His, Leu, Ile, Phe, Arg, or Gln;    Xaa at position 19 is Met, Phe, Ile, Arg, Gly, Ala, or Cys;    Xaa at position 20 is Ile, Cys, Gln, Glu, Arg, Pro, or Ala;    Xaa at position 21 is Asp, Phe, Lys, Arg, Ala, Gly, Glu, Gln, Asn, Thr, Ser or Val;    Xaa at position 22 is Glu, Trp, Pro, Ser, Ala, His, Asp, Asn, Gln, Leu, Val or Gly;    Xaa at position 23 is Ile, Val, Ala, Gly, Trp, Lys, Phe, Leu, Ser, or Arg;    Xaa at position 24 is Ile, Gly, Val, Arg, Ser, Phe, or Leu;    Xaa at position 25 is Thr, His, Gly, Gln, Arg, Pro, or Ala;    Xaa at position 26 is His, Thr, Phe, Gly, Arg, Ala, or Trp;    Xaa at position 27 is Leu, Gly, Arg, Thr, Ser, or Ala;    Xaa at position 28 is Lys, Arg, Leu, Gln, Gly, Pro, Val or Trp;    Xaa at position 29 is Gln, Asn, Leu, Pro, Arg, or Val;    Xaa at position 30 is Pro, His, Thr, Gly, Asp, Gln, Ser, Leu, or Lys;    Xaa at position 31 is Pro, Asp, Gly, Ala, Arg, Leu, or Gln;    Xaa at position 32 is Leu, Val, Arg, Gln, Asn, Gly, Ala, or Glu;    Xaa at position 33 is Pro, Leu, Gln, Ala, Thr, or Glu;    Xaa at position 34 is Leu, Val, Gly, Ser, Lys, Glu, Gln, Thr, Arg, Ala, Phe, Ile or Met;    Xaa at position 35 is Leu, Ala, Gly, Asn, Pro, Gln, or Val;    Xaa at position 36 is Asp, Leu, or Val;    Xaa at position 37 is Phe, Ser, Pro, Trp, or Ile;    Xaa at position 38 is Asn, or Ala;    Xaa at position 40 is Leu, Trp, or Arg;    Xaa at position 41 is Asn, Cys, Arg, Leu, His, Met, or Pro;    Xaa at position 42 is Gly, Asp, Ser, Cys, Asn, Lys, Thr, Leu, Val, Glu, Phe, Tyr, Ile, Met or Ala;    Xaa at position 43 is Glu, Asn, Tyr, Leu, Phe, Asp, Ala, Cys, Gln, Arg, Thr, Gly or Ser;    Xaa at position 44 is Asp, Ser, Leu, Arg, Lys, Thr, Met, Trp, Glu, Asn, Gln, Ala or Pro;    Xaa at position 45 is Gln, Pro, Phe, Val, Met, Leu, Thr, Lys, Trp, Asp, Asn, Arg, Ser, Ala, Ile, Glu or His;    Xaa at position 46 is Asp, Phe, Ser, Thr, Cys, Glu, Asn, Gln, Lys, His, Ala, Tyr, Ile, Val or Gly;    Xaa at position 47 is Ile, Gly, Val, Ser, Arg, Pro, or His;    Xaa at position 48 is Leu, Ser, Cys, Arg, Ile, His, Phe, Glu, Lys, Thr, Ala, Met, Val or Asn;    Xaa at position 49 is Met, Arg, Ala, Gly, Pro, Asn, His, or Asp;    Xaa at position 50 is Glu, Leu, Thr, Asp, Tyr, Lys, Asn, Ser, Ala, Ile, Val, His, Phe, Met or Gln;    Xaa at position 51 is Asn, Arg, Met, Pro, Ser, Thr, or His;    Xaa at position 52 is Asn, His, Arg, Leu, Gly, Ser, or Thr;    Xaa at position 53 is Leu, Thr, Ala, Gly, Glu, Pro, Lys, Ser, or Met;    Xaa at position 54 is Arg, Asp, Ile, Ser, Val, Thr, Gln, Asn, Lys, His, Ala or Leu;    Xaa at position 55 is Arg, Thr, Val, Ser, Leu, or Gly;    Xaa at position 56 is Pro, Gly, Cys, Ser, Gin, Glu, Arg, His, Thr, Ala, Tyr, Phe, Leu, Val or Lys;    Xaa at position 57 is Asn or Gly;    Xaa at position 58 is Leu, Ser, Asp, Arg, Gin, Val, or Cys;    Xaa at position 59 is Glu Tyr, His, Leu, Pro, or Arg;    Xaa at position 60 is Ala, Ser, Pro, Tyr, Asn, or Thr;    Xaa at position 61 is Phe, Asn, Glu, Pro, Lys, Arg, or Ser;    Xaa at position 62 is Asn, His, Val, Arg, Pro, Thr, Asp, or Ile;    Xaa at position 63 is Arg, Tyr, Trp, Lys, Ser, His, Pro, or Val;    Xaa at position 64 is Ala, Asn, Pro, Ser, or Lys;    Xaa at position 65 is Val, Thr, Pro, His, Leu, Phe, or Ser;    Xaa at position 66 is Lys, Ile, Arg, Val, Asn, Glu, or Ser;    Xaa at position 67 is Ser, Ala, Phe, Val, Gly, Asn, Ile, Pro, or His;    Xaa at position 68 is Leu, Val, Trp, Ser, Ile, Phe, Thr, or His;    Xaa at position 69 is Gln, Ala, Pro, Thr, Glu, Arg, Trp, Gly, or Leu;    Xaa at position 70 is Asn, Leu, Val, Trp, Pro, or Ala;    Xaa at position 71 is Ala, Met, Leu, Pro, Arg, Glu, Thr, Gln, Trp, or Asn;    Xaa at position 72 is Ser, Glu, Met, Ala, His, Asn, Arg, or Asp;    Xaa at position 73 is Ala, Glu, Asp, Leu, Ser, Gly, Thr, or Arg;    Xaa at position 74 is Ile, Met, Thr, Pro, Arg, Gly, Ala;    Xaa at position 75 is Glu, Lys, Gly, Asp, Pro, Trp, Arg, Ser, Gin, or Leu;    Xaa at position 76 is Ser, Val, Ala, Asn, Trp, Glu, Pro, Gly, or Asp;    Xaa at position 77 is Ile, Ser, Arg, Thr, or Leu;    Xaa at position 78 is Leu, Ala, Ser, Glu, Phe, Gly, or Arg;    Xaa at position 79 is Lys, Thr, Asn, Met, Arg, Ile, Gly, or Asp;    Xaa at position 80 is Asn, Trp, Val, Gly, Thr, Leu, Glu, or Arg;    Xaa at position 81 is Leu, Gln, Gly, Ala, Trp, Arg, Val, or Lys;    Xaa at position 82 is Leu, Gln, Lys, Trp, Arg, Asp, Glu, Asn, His, Thr, Ser, Ala, Tyr, Phe, Ile, Met or Val;    Xaa at position 83 is Pro, Ala, Thr, Trp, Arg, or Met;    Xaa at position 84 is Cys, Glu, Gly, Arg, Met, or Val;    Xaa at position 85 is Leu, Asn, Val, or Gln;    Xaa at position 86 is Pro, Cys, Arg, Ala, or Lys;    Xaa at position 87 is Leu, Ser, Trp, or Gly;    Xaa at position 88 is Ala, Lys, Arg, Val, or Trp;    Xaa at position 89 is Thr, Asp, Cys, Leu, Val, Glu, His, Asn, or Ser;    Xaa at position 90 is Ala, Pro, Ser, Thr, Gly, Asp, Ile, or Met;    Xaa at position 91 is Ala, Pro, Ser, Thr, Phe, Leu, Asp, or His;    Xaa at position 92 is Pro, Phe, Arg, Ser, Lys, His, Ala, Gly, Ile or Leu;    Xaa at position 93 is Thr, Asp, Ser, Asn, Pro, Ala, Leu, or Arg;    Xaa at position 94 is Arg, Ile, Ser, Glu, Leu, Val, Gln, Lys, His, Ala, or Pro;    Xaa at position 95 is His, Gln, Pro, Arg, Val, Leu, Gly, Thr, Asn, Lys, Ser, Ala, Trp, Phe, Ile, or Tyr;    Xaa at position 96 is Pro, Lys, Tyr, Gly, Ile, or Thr;    Xaa at position 97 is Ile, Val, Lys, Ala, or Asn;    Xaa at position 98 is His, Ile, Asn, Leu, Asp, Ala, Thr, Glu, Gln, Ser, Phe, Met, Val, Lys, Arg, Tyr or Pro;    Xaa at position 99 is Ile, Leu, Arg, Asp, Val, Pro, Gin, Gly, Ser, Phe, or His;    Xaa at position 100 is Lys, Tyr, Leu, His, Arg, Ile, Ser, Gln, or Pro;    Xaa at position 101 is Asp, Pro, Met, Lys, His, Thr, Val, Tyr, Glu, Asn, Ser, Ala, Gly, Ile, Leu, or Gln;    Xaa at position 102 is Gly, Leu, Glu, Lys, Ser, Tyr, or Pro;    Xaa at position 103 is Asp, or Ser;    Xaa at position 104 is Trp, Val, Cys, Tyr, Thr, Met, Pro, Leu, Gln, Lys, Ala, Phe, or Gly;    Xaa at position 105 is Asn, Pro, Ala, Phe, Ser, Trp, Gln, Tyr, Leu, Lys, Ile, Asp, or His;    Xaa at position 106 is Glu, Ser, Ala, Lys, Thr, Ile, Gly, or Pro;    Xaa at position 108 is Arg, Lys, Asp, Leu, Thr, Ile, Gln, His, Ser, Ala or Pro;    Xaa at position 109 is Arg, Thr, Pro, Glu, Tyr, Leu, Ser, or Gly;    Xaa at position 110 is Lys, Ala, Asn, Thr, Leu, Arg, Gln, His, Glu, Ser, or Trp;    Xaa at position 111 is Leu, Ile, Arg, Asp, or Met;    Xaa at position 112 is Thr, Val, Gln, Tyr, Glu, His, Ser, or Phe;    Xaa at position 113 is Phe, Ser, Cys, His, Gly, Trp, Tyr, Asp, Lys, Leu, Ile, Val or Asn;    Xaa at position 114 is Tyr, Cys, His, Ser, Trp, Arg, or Leu;    Xaa at position 115 is Leu, Asn, Val, Pro, Arg, Ala, His, Thr, Trp, or Met;    Xaa at position 116 is Lys, Leu, Pro, Thr, Met, Asp, Val, Glu, Arg, Trp, Ser, Asn, His, Ala, Tyr, Phe, Gln, or Ile;    Xaa at position 117 is Thr, Ser, Asn, Ile, Trp, Lys, or Pro;    Xaa at position 118 is Leu, Ser, Pro, Ala, Glu, Cys, Asp, or Tyr;    Xaa at position 119 is Glu, Ser, Lys, Pro, Leu, Thr, Tyr, or Arg;    Xaa at position 120 is Asn, Ala, Pro, Leu, His, Val, or Gln;    Xaa at position 121 is Ala, Ser, Ile, Asn, Pro, Lys, Asp, or Gly;    Xaa at position 122 is Gln, Ser, Met, Trp, Arg, Phe, Pro, His, Ile, Tyr, or Cys;    Xaa at position 123 is Ala, Met, Glu, His, Ser, Pro, Tyr, or Leu;    wherein from 1 to 14 amino acids are optionally deleted from the N-terminus and/or from 1 to 15 amino acids are optionally deleted from the C-terminus of said modified human IL-3 amino acid sequence; wherein from 0 to 44 of the amino acids designated by Xaa are different from the corresponding amino acids of native (1-133) human interleukin-3; and    wherein the N-terminus is joined to the C-terminus directly or through a linker (L 2 ), capable of joining the N-terminus to the C-terminus and having new C- and N-termini at amino acids;                            26-27     27-28     28-29     29-30     30-31     31-32     32-33     33-34     34-35     35-36     36-37     37-38     38-39     39-40     40-41     41-42     49-50     50-51     51-52     52-53     53-54     54-55     64-65     65-66     66-67     67-68     68-69     69-70     70-71     71-72     72-73     82-83     83-84     84-85     85-86     86-87     87-88     88-89     89-90     90-91     91-92     92-93     97-98     98-99      99-100     100-101     101-102     102-103     or 103-104     respectively;                                                                                      a polypeptide comprising; a modified human c-mpl ligand amino acid sequence of the formula:                          SEQ ID NO:860                   Ser Pro Ala Pro Pro Ala Cys Asp Leu Arg Val Leu         1              5                  10           Ser Lys Leu Leu Arg Asp Ser His Val Leu His Ser              15                  20           Arg Leu Ser Gln Cys Pro Glu Val His Pro Leu Pro     25                  30                  35           Thr Pro Val Leu Leu Pro Ala Val Asp Phe Ser Leu                 40                  45           Gly Glu Trp Lys Thr Gln Met Glu Glu Thr Lys Ala         50                  55                  60           Gln Asp Ile Leu Gly Ala Val Thr Leu Leu Leu Glu                     65                  70           Gly Val Met Ala Ala Arg Gly Gln Leu Gly Pro Thr             75                  80           Cys Leu Ser Ser Leu Leu Gly Gln Leu Ser Gly Gln     85                 90                  95           Val Arg Leu Leu Leu Gly Ala Leu Gln Ser Leu Leu                 100                 105           Gly Thr Gln Xaa Xaa Xaa Xaa Gly Arg Thr Thr Ala         110                 115                 120           His Lys Asp Pro Asn Ala Ile Phe Leu Ser Phe Gln                     125                 130           His Leu Leu Arg Gly Lys Val Arg Phe Leu Met Leu             135                   140           Val Gly Gly Ser Thr Leu Cys Val Arg     145                 150         153                                                                    wherein:    Xaa at position 112 is deleted or Leu, Ala, Val, Ile, Pro, Phe, Trp, or Met;    Xaa at position 113 is deleted or Pro, Phe, Ala, Val, Leu, Ile, Trp, or Met;    Xaa at position 114 is deleted or Pro, Phe, Ala, Val, Leu, Ile, Trp, or Met;    Xaa at position 115 is deleted or Gln, Gly, Ser, Thr, Tyr, or Asn; and    wherein the N-terminus is joined to the C-terminus directly or through a linker (L 2 ) capable of joining the N-terminus to the C-terminus and having new C- and N-termini at amino acids;                            26-27     27-28     28-29     29-30     30-31     32-33     33-34     34-35     36-37     37-38     38-39     40-41     41-42     42-43     43-44     44-45     46-47     47-48     48-49     50-51     51-52     52-53     53-54     54-55     55-56     56-57     57-58     58-59     59-60     78-79     79-80     80-81     81-82     82-83     83-84     84-85     85-86     86-87     87-88     88-89     108-109     109-110     110-111     111-112     112-113     113-114     114-115     115-116     116-117     117-118     118-119     119-120     120-121     121-122     122-123     123-124     124-125     125-126     126-127     or     127-128     respectively;                                                                                                  a colony stimulating factor, a cytokine, a lymphokine, an interleukin, and a hematopoietic growth factor; and    wherein L 1  is a linker capable of linking R 1  to R 2 ;    said hematopoietic protein can optionally be immediately preceded by (methionine −1 ), (alanine −1 ) or (methionine −2 , alanine −1 ).    
     
     
         2 . A hematopoietic protein comprising; an amino acid sequence of the formula:  
         R 1 -L 1 -R 2 , R 2 -L 1 -R 1 , R 1 -R 2 , or R 2 -R 1    wherein R 1  is a human stem cell factor receptor agonist polypeptide, comprising; a modified stem cell factor amino acid sequence of the Formula:                          SEQ ID NO:465                   Glu Gly Ile Cys Arg Asn Arg Val Thr Asn Asn Val                                           10           Lys Asp Val Thr Lys Leu Val Ala Asn Leu Pro Lys                                 20           Asp Tyr Met Ile Thr Leu Lys Tyr Val Pro Gly Met                         30           Asp Val Leu Pro Ser His Cys Trp Ile Ser Glu Met                 40           Val Val Gln Leu Ser Asp Ser Leu Thr Asp Leu Leu         50                                    60           Asp Lys Phe Ser Asn Ile Ser Glu Gly Leu Ser Asn                                          70           Tyr Ser Ile Ile Asp Lys Leu Val Asn Ile Val Asp                                 80           Asp Leu Val Glu Cys Val Lys Glu Asn Ser Ser Lys                          90           Asp Leu Lys Lys Ser Phe Lys Ser Pro Glu Pro Arg                  100           Leu Phe Thr Pro Glu Glu Phe Phe Arg Ile Phe Asn         110                                     120           Arg Ser Ile Asp Ala Phe Lys Asp Phe Val Val Ala                                          130           Ser Glu Thr Ser Asp Cys Val Val Ser Ser Thr Leu                                  140           Ser Pro Glu Lys Asp Ser Arg Val Ser Val Thr Lys                          150           Pro Phe Met Leu Pro Pro Val Ala Ala                 160                  165                                                                       wherein 1-23 amino acids are optionally deleted from the C-terminus of said stem cell factor receptor agonist polypeptide; and    wherein the N-terminus is joined to the C-terminus directly or through a linker (L 2 ) capable of joining the N-terminus to the C-terminus and having new C- and N-termini at amino acids;                            23-24     24-25     25-26     26-27     27-28     28-29     29-30     30-31     31-32     32-33     33-34     34-35     35-36     36-37     37-38     38-39     39-40     40-41     64-65     65-66     66-67     67-68     68-69     69-70     70-71     89-90     90-91     91-92     92-93     93-94     94-95     95-96     96-97     97-98     98-99      99-100     100-101     101-102     102-103     103-104     104-105     105-106     106-107     107-108     108-109     109-110     110-111     respectively;                                                                                    R 2  is selected from the group consisting of:    a polypeptide comprising; a modified human IL-3 amino acid sequence of the formula:                          SEQ ID NO:859                   Ala Pro Met Thr Gln Thr Thr Ser Leu Lys Thr Ser         1              5                  10           Trp Val Asn Cys Xaa Xaa Xaa Xaa Xaa Xaa Xaa Xaa             15                  20           Xaa Xaa Xaa Xaa Xaa Xaa Xaa Xaa Xaa Xaa Xaa Xaa     25                 30                 35           Xaa Xaa Asn Xaa Xaa Xaa Xaa Xaa Xaa Xaa Xaa Xaa                 40                 45           Xaa Xaa Xaa Xaa Xaa Xaa Xaa Xaa Xaa Xaa Xaa Xaa         50                 55                 60           Xaa Xaa Xaa Xaa Xaa Xaa Xaa Xaa Xaa Xaa Xaa Xaa                     65                 70           Xaa Xaa Xaa Xaa Xaa Xaa Xaa Xaa Xaa Xaa Xaa Xaa             75                 80           Xaa Xaa Xaa Xaa Xaa Xaa Xaa Xaa Xaa Xaa Xaa Xaa     85                 90                 95           Xaa Xaa Xaa Xaa Xaa Xaa Xaa Xaa Xaa Xaa Phe Xaa                 100                 105           Xaa Xaa Xaa Xaa Xaa Xaa Xaa Xaa Xaa Xaa Xaa Xaa         110                 115                 120           Xaa Xaa Xaa Gln Gln Thr Thr Leu Ser Leu Ala Ile                     125                 130           Phe                                                                wherein Xaa at position 17 is Ser, Lys, Gly, Asp, Met, Gln, or Arg;    Xaa at position 18 is Asn, His, Leu, Ile, Phe, Arg, or Gln;    Xaa at position 19 is Met, Phe, Ile, Arg, Gly, Ala, or Cys;    Xaa at position 20 is Ile, Cys, Gln, Glu, Arg, Pro, or Ala;    Xaa at position 21 is Asp, Phe, Lys, Arg, Ala, Gly, Glu, Gin, Asn, Thr, Ser or Val;    Xaa at position 22 is Glu, Trp, Pro, Ser, Ala, His, Asp, Asn, Gin, Leu, Val or Gly;    Xaa at position 23 is Ile, Val, Ala, Gly, Trp, Lys, Phe, Leu, Ser, or Arg;    Xaa at position 24 is Ile, Gly, Val, Arg, Ser, Phe, or Leu;    Xaa at position 25 is Thr, His, Gly, Gin, Arg, Pro, or Ala;    Xaa at position 26 is His, Thr, Phe, Gly, Arg, Ala, or Trp;    Xaa at position 27 is Leu, Gly, Arg, Thr, Ser, or Ala;    Xaa at position 28 is Lys, Arg, Leu, Gin, Gly, Pro, Val or Trp;    Xaa at position 29 is Gln, Asn, Leu, Pro, Arg, or Val;    Xaa at position 30 is Pro, His, Thr, Gly, Asp, Gin, Ser, Leu, or Lys;    Xaa at position 31 is Pro, Asp, Gly, Ala, Arg, Leu, or Gin;    Xaa at position 32 is Leu, Val, Arg, Gin, Asn, Gly, Ala, or Glu;    Xaa at position 33 is Pro, Leu, Gin, Ala, Thr, or Glu;    Xaa at position 34 is Leu, Val, Gly, Ser, Lys, Glu, Gin, Thr, Arg, Ala, Phe, Ile or Met;    Xaa at position 35 is Leu, Ala, Gly, Asn, Pro, Gin, or Val;    Xaa at position 36 is Asp, Leu, or Val;    Xaa at position 37 is Phe, Ser, Pro, Trp, or Ile;    Xaa at position 38 is Asn, or Ala;    Xaa at position 40 is Leu, Trp, or Arg;    Xaa at position 41 is Asn, Cys, Arg, Leu, His, Met, or Pro;    Xaa at position 42 is Gly, Asp, Ser, Cys, Asn, Lys, Thr, Leu, Val, Glu, Phe, Tyr, Ile, Met or Ala;    Xaa at position 43 is Glu, Asn, Tyr, Leu, Phe, Asp, Ala, Cys, Gin, Arg, Thr, Gly or Ser;    Xaa at position 44 is Asp, Ser, Leu, Arg, Lys, Thr, Met, Trp, Glu, Asn, Gln, Ala or Pro;    Xaa at position 45 is Gin, Pro, Phe, Val, Met, Leu, Thr, Lys, Trp, Asp, Asn, Arg, Ser, Ala, Ile, Glu or His;    Xaa at position 46 is Asp, Phe, Ser, Thr, Cys, Glu, Asn, Gin, Lys, His, Ala, Tyr, Ile, Val or Gly;    Xaa at position 47 is Ile, Gly, Val, Ser, Arg, Pro, or His;    Xaa at position 48 is Leu, Ser, Cys, Arg, Ile, His, Phe, Glu, Lys, Thr, Ala, Met, Val or Asn;    Xaa at position 49 is Met, Arg, Ala, Gly, Pro, Asn, His, or Asp;    Xaa at position 50 is Glu, Leu, Thr, Asp, Tyr, Lys, Asn, Ser, Ala, Ile, Val, His, Phe, Met or Gin;    Xaa at position 51 is Asn, Arg, Met, Pro, Ser, Thr, or His;    Xaa at position 52 is Asn, His, Arg, Leu, Gly, Ser, or Thr;    Xaa at position 53 is Leu, Thr, Ala, Gly, Glu, Pro, Lys, Ser, or Met;    Xaa at position 54 is Arg, Asp, Ile, Ser, Val, Thr, Gin, Asn, Lys, His, Ala or Leu;    Xaa at position 55 is Arg, Thr, Val, Ser, Leu, or Gly;    Xaa at position 56 is Pro, Gly, Cys, Ser, Gin, Glu, Arg, His, Thr, Ala, Tyr, Phe, Leu, Val or Lys;    Xaa at position 57 is Asn or Gly;    Xaa at position 58 is Leu, Ser, Asp, Arg, Gin, Val, or Cys;    Xaa at position 59 is Glu Tyr, His, Leu, Pro, or Arg; Xaa at position 60 is Ala, Ser, Pro, Tyr, Asn, or Thr;    Xaa at position 61 is Phe, Asn, Glu, Pro, Lys, Arg, or Ser;    Xaa at position 62 is Asn, His, Val, Arg, Pro, Thr, Asp, or Ile;    Xaa at position 63 is Arg, Tyr, Trp, Lys, Ser, His, Pro, or Val;    Xaa at position 64 is Ala, Asn, Pro, Ser, or Lys;    Xaa at position 65 is Val, Thr, Pro, His, Leu, Phe, or Ser;    Xaa at position 66 is Lys, Ile, Arg, Val, Asn, Glu, or Ser;    Xaa at position 67 is Ser, Ala, Phe, Val, Gly, Asn, Ile, Pro, or His;    Xaa at position 68 is Leu, Val, Trp, Ser, Ile, Phe, Thr, or His;    Xaa at position 69 is Gln, Ala, Pro, Thr, Glu, Arg, Trp, Gly, or Leu;    Xaa at position 70 is Asn, Leu, Val, Trp, Pro, or Ala;    Xaa at position 71 is Ala, Met, Leu, Pro, Arg, Glu, Thr, Gln, Trp, or Asn;    Xaa at position 72 is Ser, Glu, Met, Ala, His, Asn, Arg, or Asp;    Xaa at position 73 is Ala, Glu, Asp, Leu, Ser, Gly, Thr, or Arg;    Xaa at position 74 is Ile, Met, Thr, Pro, Arg, Gly, Ala;    Xaa at position 75 is Glu, Lys, Gly, Asp, Pro, Trp, Arg, Ser, Gln, or Leu;    Xaa at position 76 is Ser, Val, Ala, Asn, Trp, Glu, Pro, Gly, or Asp;    Xaa at position 77 is Ile, Ser, Arg, Thr, or Leu;    Xaa at position 78 is Leu, Ala, Ser, Glu, Phe, Gly, or Arg;    Xaa at position 79 is Lys, Thr, Asn, Met, Arg, Ile, Gly, or Asp;    Xaa at position 80 is Asn, Trp, Val, Gly, Thr, Leu, Glu, or Arg;    Xaa at position 81 is Leu, Gln, Gly, Ala, Trp, Arg, Val, or Lys;    Xaa at position 82 is Leu, Gln, Lys, Trp, Arg, Asp, Glu, Asn, His, Thr, Ser, Ala, Tyr, Phe, Ile, Met or Val;    Xaa at position 83 is Pro, Ala, Thr, Trp, Arg, or Met;    Xaa at position 84 is Cys, Glu, Gly, Arg, Met, or Val;    Xaa at position 85 is Leu, Asn, Val, or Gln;    Xaa at position 86 is Pro, Cys, Arg, Ala, or Lys;    Xaa at position 87 is Leu, Ser, Trp, or Gly;    Xaa at position 88 is Ala, Lys, Arg, Val, or Trp;    Xaa at position 89 is Thr, Asp, Cys, Leu, Val, Glu, His, Asn, or Ser;    Xaa at position 90 is Ala, Pro, Ser, Thr, Gly, Asp, Ile, or Met;    Xaa at position 91 is Ala, Pro, Ser, Thr, Phe, Leu, Asp, or His;    Xaa at position 92 is Pro, Phe, Arg, Ser, Lys, His, Ala, Gly, Ile or Leu;    Xaa at position 93 is Thr, Asp, Ser, Asn, Pro, Ala, Leu, or Arg;    Xaa at position 94 is Arg, Ile, Ser, Glu, Leu, Val, Gln, Lys, His, Ala, or Pro;    Xaa at position 95 is His, Gln, Pro, Arg, Val, Leu, Gly, Thr, Asn, Lys, Ser, Ala, Trp, Phe, Ile, or Tyr;    Xaa at position 96 is Pro, Lys, Tyr, Gly, Ile, or Thr;    Xaa at position 97 is Ile, Val, Lys, Ala, or Asn;    Xaa at position 98 is His, Ile, Asn, Leu, Asp, Ala, Thr, Glu, Gln, Ser, Phe, Met, Val, Lys, Arg, Tyr or Pro;    Xaa at position 99 is Ile, Leu, Arg, Asp, Val, Pro, Gln, Gly, Ser, Phe, or His;    Xaa at position 100 is Lys, Tyr, Leu, His, Arg, Ile, Ser, Gln, or Pro;    Xaa at position 101 is Asp, Pro, Met, Lys, His, Thr, Val, Tyr, Glu, Asn, Ser, Ala, Gly, Ile, Leu, or Gln;    Xaa at position 102 is Gly, Leu, Glu, Lys, Ser, Tyr, or Pro;    Xaa at position 103 is Asp, or Ser;    Xaa at position 104 is Trp, Val, Cys, Tyr, Thr, Met, Pro, Leu, Gln, Lys, Ala, Phe, or Gly;    Xaa at position 105 is Asn, Pro, Ala, Phe, Ser, Trp, Gln, Tyr, Leu, Lys, Ile, Asp, or His;    Xaa at position 106 is Glu, Ser, Ala, Lys, Thr, Ile, Gly, or Pro;    Xaa at position 108 is Arg, Lys, Asp, Leu, Thr, Ile, Gln, His, Ser, Ala or Pro;    Xaa at position 109 is Arg, Thr, Pro, Glu, Tyr, Leu, Ser, or Gly;    Xaa at position 110 is Lys, Ala, Asn, Thr, Leu, Arg, Gln, His, Glu, Ser, or Trp;    Xaa at position 111 is Leu, Ile, Arg, Asp, or Met;    Xaa at position 112 is Thr, Val, Gln, Tyr, Glu, His, Ser, or Phe;    Xaa at position 113 is Phe, Ser, Cys, His, Gly, Trp, Tyr, Asp, Lys, Leu, Ile, Val or Asn;    Xaa at position 114 is Tyr, Cys, His, Ser, Trp, Arg, or Leu;    Xaa at position 115 is Leu, Asn, Val, Pro, Arg, Ala, His, Thr, Trp, or Met;    Xaa at position 116 is Lys, Leu, Pro, Thr, Met, Asp, Val, Glu, Arg, Trp, Ser, Asn, His, Ala, Tyr, Phe, Gln, or Ile;    Xaa at position 117 is Thr, Ser, Asn, Ile, Trp, Lys, or Pro;    Xaa at position 118 is Leu, Ser, Pro, Ala, Glu, Cys, Asp, or Tyr;    Xaa at position 119 is Glu, Ser, Lys, Pro, Leu, Thr, Tyr, or Arg;    Xaa at position 120 is Asn, Ala, Pro, Leu, His, Val, or Gln;    Xaa at position 121 is Ala, Ser, Ile, Asn, Pro, Lys, Asp, or Gly;    Xaa at position 122 is Gln, Ser, Met, Trp, Arg, Phe, Pro, His, Ile, Tyr, or Cys;    Xaa at position 123 is Ala, Met, Glu, His, Ser, Pro, Tyr, or Leu;    wherein from 1 to 14 amino acids are optionally deleted from the N-terminus and/or from 1 to 15 amino acids are optionally deleted from the C-terminus of said modified human IL-3 amino acid sequence; wherein from 0 to 44 of the amino acids designated by Xaa are different from the corresponding amino acids of native (1-133) human interleukin-3; and    wherein the N-terminus is joined to the C-terminus directly or through a linker (L 2 ), capable of joining the N-terminus to the C-terminus and having new C- and N-termini at amino acids;                            26-27     27-28     28-29     29-30     30-31     31-32     32-33     33-34     34-35     35-36     36-37     37-38     38-39     39-40     40-41     41-42     49-50     50-51     51-52     52-53     53-54     54-55     64-65     65-66     66-67     67-68     68-69     69-70     70-71     71-72     72-73     82-83     83-84     84-85     85-86     86-87     87-88     88-89     89-90     90-91     91-92     92-93     97-98     98-99      99-100     100-101     101-102     102-103     or     103-104     respectively;                                                                                       and    wherein L 1  is a linker capable of linking R 1  to R 2 ;    said hematopoietic protein can optionally be immediately preceded by (methionine −1 ), (alanine −1 ) or (methionine −2 , alanine −1 ).    
     
     
         3 . The hematopoeitic protein of  claim 2  wherein R 2  is selected from the group consisting of:  
       
         
           
                 
                 
               
                     
                 
                   SEQ ID NO:803 
                     
                 
                 
                 
               
                   Ala Asn Cys Ser Ile Met Ile Asp Glu Ile Ile His 
                     
                 
                     
                 
                   His Leu Lys Arg Pro Pro Ala Pro Leu Leu Asp Pro 
                 
                     
                 
                   Asn Asn Leu Asn Ala Glu Asp Val Asp Ile Leu Met 
                 
                     
                 
                   Glu Arg Asn Leu Arg Leu Pro Asn Leu Glu Ser Phe 
                 
                     
                 
                   Val Arg Ala Val Lys Asn Leu Glu Asn Ala Ser Gly 
                 
                     
                 
                   Ile Glu Ala Ile Leu Arg Asn Leu Gln Pro Cys Leu 
                 
                     
                 
                   Pro Ser Ala Thr Ala Ala Pro Ser Arg His Pro Ile 
                 
                     
                 
                   Ile Ile Lys Ala Gly Asp Trp Gln Glu Phe Arg Glu 
                 
                     
                 
                   Lys Leu Thr Phe Tyr Leu Val Thr Leu Glu Gln Ala 
                 
                     
                 
                   Gln Glu Gln Gln; 
                 
                     
                 
                 
                 
               
                   SEQ ID NO:804 
                     
                 
                 
                 
               
                   Ala Asn Cys Ser Ile Met Ile Asp Glu Ile Ile His 
                     
                 
                     
                 
                   His Leu Lys Arg Pro Pro Asn Pro Leu Leu Asp Pro 
                 
                     
                 
                   Asn Asn Leu Asn Ser Glu Asp Met Asp Ile Leu Met 
                 
                     
                 
                   Glu Arg Asn Leu Arg Thr Pro Asn Leu Leu Ala Phe 
                 
                     
                 
                   Val Arg Ala Val Lys His Leu Glu Asn Ala Ser Gly 
                 
                     
                 
                   Ile Glu Ala Ile Leu Arg Asn Leu Gln Pro Cys Leu 
                 
                     
                 
                   Pro Ser Ala Thr Ala Ala Pro Ser Arg His Pro Ile 
                 
                     
                 
                   Ile Ile Lys Ala Gly Asp Trp Gln Glu Phe Arg Glu 
                 
                     
                 
                   Lys Leu Thr Phe Tyr Leu Val Thr Leu Glu Gln Ala 
                 
                     
                 
                   Gln Glu Gln Gln; 
                 
                     
                 
                 
                 
               
                   SEQ ID NO:805 
                     
                 
                 
                 
               
                   Ala Asn Cys Ser Ile Met Ile Asp Glu Ile Ile His 
                     
                 
                     
                 
                   His Leu Lys Val Pro Pro Ala Pro Leu Leu Asp Ser 
                 
                     
                 
                   Asn Asn Leu Asn Ser Glu Asp Met Asp Ile Leu Met 
                 
                     
                 
                   Glu Arg Asn Leu Arg Leu Pro Asn Leu Leu Ala Phe 
                 
                     
                 
                   Val Arg Ala Val Lys Asn Leu Glu Asn Ala Ser Gly 
                 
                     
                 
                   Ile Glu Ala Ile Leu Arg Asn Leu Gln Pro Cys Leu 
                 
                     
                 
                   Pro Ser Ala Thr Ala Ala Pro Ser Arg His Pro Ile 
                 
                     
                 
                   Ile Ile Lys Ala Gly Asp Trp Gln Glu Phe Arg Glu 
                 
                     
                 
                   Lys Leu Thr Phe Tyr Leu Val Thr Leu Glu Gln Ala 
                 
                     
                 
                   Gln Glu Gln Gln; 
                 
                   and 
                 
                     
                 
                 
                 
               
                   SEQ ID NO:806 
                     
                 
                 
                 
               
                   Asn Cys Ser Ile Met Ile Asp Glu Ile Ile His His 
                     
                 
                     
                 
                   Leu Lys Arg Pro Pro Ala Pro Leu Leu Asp Pro Asn 
                 
                     
                 
                   Asn Leu Asn Asp Glu Asp Val Ser Ile Leu Met Asp 
                 
                     
                 
                   Arg Asn Leu Arg Leu Pro Asn Leu Glu Ser Phe Val 
                 
                     
                 
                   Arg Ala Val Lys Asn Leu Glu Asn Ala Ser Gly Ile 
                 
                     
                 
                   Glu Ala Ile Leu Arg Asn Leu Gln Pro Cys Leu Pro 
                 
                     
                 
                   Ser Ala Thr Ala Ala Pro Ser Arg His Pro Ile Ile 
                 
                     
                 
                   Ile Lys Ala Gly Asp Trp Gln Glu Phe Arg Glu Lys 
                 
                     
                 
                   Leu Thr Phe Tyr Leu Val Thr Leu Glu Gln Ala Gln 
                 
                     
                 
                   Glu Gln Gln. 
                 
                     
                 
             
                
                
               
            
             
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
               
            
             
                
               
            
             
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
               
            
             
                
               
            
             
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
               
            
             
                
               
            
             
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
               
            
           
         
       
     
     
         4 . A hematopoietic protein comprising; an amino acid sequence of the formula:  
         R 1 -L 1 -R 2 , R 2 -L 1 -R 1 , R 1 -R 2 , or R 2 -R 1    wherein R 1  is a human stem cell factor receptor agonist polypeptide, comprising; a modified stem cell factor amino acid sequence of the Formula:                          SEQ ID NO:465                   Glu Gly Ile Cys Arg Asr Arg Val Thr Asn Asn Val                                              10           Lys Asp Val Thr Lys Leu Val Ala Asn Leu Pro Lys                                 20           Asp Tyr Met Ile Thr Leu Lys Tyr Val Pro Gly Met                         30           Asp Val Leu Pro Ser His Cys Trp Ile Ser Glu Met                 40           Val Val Gln Leu Ser Asp Ser Leu Thr Asp Leu Leu         50                                     60           Asp Lys Phe Ser Asn Ile Ser Glu Gly Leu Ser Asn                                         70           Tyr Ser Ile Ile Asp Lys Leu Val Asn Ile Val Asp                                 80           Asp Leu Val Glu Cys Val Lys Glu Asn Ser Ser Lys                         90           Asp Leu Lys Lys Ser Phe Lys Ser Pro Glu Pro Arg                 100           Leu Phe Thr Pro Glu Glu Phe Phe Arg Ile Phe Asn         110                                     120           Arg Ser Ile Asp Ala Phe Lys Asp Phe Val Val Ala                                         130           Ser Glu Thr Ser Asp Cys Val Val Ser Ser Thr Leu                                 140           Ser Pro Glu Lys Asp Ser Arg Val Ser Val Thr Lys                         150           Pro Phe Met Leu Pro Pro Val Ala Ala                 160                 165                                                                       wherein 1-23 amino acids are optionally deleted from the C-terminus of said stem cell factor receptor agonist polypeptide; and    wherein the N-terminus is joined to the C-terminus directly or through a linker (L 2 ) capable of joining the N-terminus to the C-terminus and having new C- and N-termini at amino acids;                            23-24     24-25     25-26     26-27     27-28     28-29     29-30     30-31     31-32     32-33     33-34     34-35     35-36     36-37     37-38     38-39     39-40     40-41     64-65     65-66     66-67     67-68     68-69     69-70     70-71     89-90     90-91     91-92     92-93     93-94     94-95     95-96     96-97     97-98     98-99      99-100     100-101     101-102     102-103     103-104     104-105     105-106     106-107     107-108     108-109     109-110     110-111     respectively;                                                                                    R 2  is selected from the group consisting of:    a polypeptide comprising; a modified human c-mpl ligand amino acid sequence of the formula:                          SEQ ID NO:860                   Ser Pro Ala Pro Pro Ala Cys Asp Leu Arg Val Leu         1               5                   10           Ser Lys Leu Leu Arg Asp Ser His Val Leu His Ser             15                 20           Arg Leu Ser Gln Cys Pro Glu Val His Pro Leu Pro     25                  30                  35           Thr Pro Val Leu Leu Pro Ala Val Asp Phe Ser Leu                 40                  45           Gly Glu Trp Lys Thr Gln Met Glu Glu Thr Lys Ala         50                  55                  60           Gln Asp Ile Leu Gly Ala Val Thr Leu Leu Leu Glu                     65                  70           Gly Val Met Ala Ala Arg Gly Gln Leu Gly Pro Thr             75                  80           Cys Leu Ser Ser Leu Leu Gly Gln Leu Ser Gly Gln     85                  90                  95           Val Arg Leu Leu Leu Gly Ala Leu Gln Ser Leu Leu                 100                 105           Gly Thr Gln Xaa Xaa Xaa Xaa Gly Arg Thr Thr Ala         110                 120           His Lys Asp Pro Asn Ala Ile Phe Leu Ser Phe Gln                     125                 130           His Leu Leu Arg Gly Lys Val Arg Phe Leu Met Leu             135                 140           Val Gly Gly Ser Thr Leu Cys Val Arg     145                 150        153                                                                    wherein;    Xaa at position 112 is deleted or Leu, Ala, Val, Ile, Pro, Phe, Trp, or Met;    Xaa at position 113 is deleted or Pro, Phe, Ala, Val, Leu, Ile, Trp, or Met;    Xaa at position 114 is deleted or Pro, Phe, Ala, Val, Leu, Ile, Trp, or Met;    Xaa at position 115 is deleted or Gln, Gly, Ser, Thr, Tyr, or Asn; and    wherein the N-terminus is joined to the C-terminus directly or through a linker (L 2 ) capable of joining the N-terminus to the C-terminus and having new C- and N-termini at amino acids;                            26-27     27-28     28-29     29-30     30-31     32-33     33-34     34-35     36-37     37-38     38-39     40-41     41-42     42-43     43-44     44-45     46-47     47-48     48-49     50-51     51-52     52-53     53-54     54-55     55-56     56-57     57-58     58-59     59-60     78-79     79-80     80-81     81-82     82-83     83-84     84-85     85-86     86-87     87-88     88-89     108-109     109-110     110-111     111-112     112-113     113-114     114-115     115-116     116-117     117-118     118-119     119-120     120-121     121-122     122-123     123-124     124-125     125-126     126-127     or     127-128     respectively;                                                                                                  and    wherein L 1  is a linker capable of linking R 1  to R 2 ;    said hematopoietic protein can optionally be immediately preceded by (methionine −1 ), (alanine −1 ) or (methionine −2 , alanine −1 ).    
     
     
         5 . A hematopoietic protein comprising; an amino acid sequence of the formula:  
         R 1 -L 1 -R 2 , R 2 -L 1 -R 1 , R 1 -R 2 , or R 2 -R 1    wherein R 1  is a human stem cell factor receptor agonist polypeptide, comprising; a modified stem cell factor amino acid sequence of the Formula:                          SEQ ID NO:465                   Glu Gly Ile Cys Arg Asn Arg Val Thr Asn Asn Val                                             10           Lys Asp Val Thr Lys Leu Val Ala Asn Leu Pro Lys                                 20           Asp Tyr Met Ile Thr Leu Lys Tyr Val Pro Gly Met                         30           Asp Val Leu Pro Ser His Cys Trp Ile Ser Glu Met                 40           Val Val Gln Leu Ser Asp Ser Leu Thr Asp Leu Leu         50                                      60           Asp Lys Phe Ser Asn Ile Ser Glu Gly Leu Ser Asn                                         70           Tyr Ser Ile Ile Asp Lys Leu Val Asn Ile Val Asp                                 80           Asp Leu Val Glu Cys Val Lys Glu Asn Ser Ser Lys                         90           Asp Leu Lys Lys Ser Phe Lys Ser Pro Glu Pro Arg                 100           Leu Phe Thr Pro Glu Glu Phe Phe Arg Ile Phe Asn         110                                     120           Arg Ser Ile Asp Ala Phe Lys Asp Phe Val Val Ala                                         130           Ser Glu Thr Ser Asp Cys Val Val Ser Ser Thr Leu                                 140           Ser Pro Glu Lys Asp Ser Arg Val Ser Val Thr Lys                         150           Pro Phe Met Leu Pro Pro Val Ala Ala                 160                 165                                                                       wherein 1-23 amino acids are optionally deleted from the C-terminus of said stem cell factor receptor agonist polypeptide; and    wherein the N-terminus is joined to the C-terminus directly or through a linker (L 2 ) capable of joining the N-terminus to the C-terminus and having new C- and N-termini at amino acids;                            23-24     24-25     25-26     26-27     27-28     28-29     29-30     30-31     31-32     32-33     33-34     34-35     35-36     36-37     37-38     38-39     39-40     40-41     64-65     65-66     66-67     67-68     68-69     69-70     70-71     89-90     90-91     91-92     92-93     93-94     94-95     95-96     96-97     97-98     98-99      99-100     100-101     101-102     102-103     103-104     104-105     105-106     106-107     107-108     108-109     109-110     110-111     respectively;                                                                                    R 2  is selected from the group consisting of:    a colony stimulating factor, a cytokine, a lymphokine, an interleukin, and a hematopoietic growth factor; and    wherein L 1  is a linker capable of linking R 1  to R 2 ;    said hematopoietic protein can optionally be immediately preceded by (methionine −1 ), (alanine −1 ) or (methionine −2 , alanine −1 ).    
     
     
         6 . The hematopoietic protein as recited in  claim 1 ,  2 ,  3 ,  4  or  5  wherein said linker (L 2 ) is selected from the group consisting of:  
       
         
           
                 
                 
               
                     
                 
                   Ser; 
                     
                 
                     
                 
                   Asn; 
                 
                     
                 
                   Gly; 
                 
                     
                 
                   Thr; 
                 
                     
                 
                   Gly Ser; 
                 
                     
                 
                   Ala Ala; 
                 
                     
                 
                   Gly Ser Gly; 
                 
                     
                 
                   Gly Gly Gly; 
                 
                     
                 
                   Gly Asn Gly; 
                 
                     
                 
                   Gly Ala Gly; 
                 
                     
                 
                   Gly Thr Gly; 
                 
                     
                 
                   Ala Ser Ala; 
                 
                     
                 
                   Ala Ala Ala; 
                 
                     
                 
                 
                 
               
                   SEQ ID NO:778 
                     
                 
                 
                 
               
                   Gly Gly Gly Ser; 
                     
                 
                     
                 
                 
                 
               
                   SEQ ID NO:779 
                     
                 
                 
                 
               
                   Gly Gly Gly Ser Gly Gly Gly Ser; 
                     
                 
                     
                 
                 
                 
               
                   SEQ ID NO:780 
                     
                 
                 
                 
               
                   Gly Gly Gly Ser Gly Gly Gly Ser Gly Gly Gly Ser; 
                     
                 
                     
                 
                 
                 
               
                   SEQ ID NO:781 
                     
                 
                 
                 
               
                   Ser Gly Gly Ser Gly Gly Ser; 
                     
                 
                     
                 
                 
                 
               
                   SEQ ID NO:782 
                     
                 
                 
                 
               
                   Glu Phe Gly Asn Met; 
                     
                 
                     
                 
                 
                 
               
                   SEQ ID NO:783 
                     
                 
                 
                 
               
                   Glu Phe Gly Gly Asn Met; 
                     
                 
                     
                 
                 
                 
               
                   SEQ ID NO:784 
                     
                 
                 
                 
               
                   Glu Phe Gly Gly Asn Gly Gly Asn Met; 
                     
                 
                     
                 
                 
                 
               
                   SEQ ID NO:785 
                     
                 
                 
                 
               
                   Gly Gly Ser Asp Met Ala Gly; 
                     
                 
                     
                 
                 
                 
               
                   SEQ ID NO:786 
                     
                 
                 
                 
               
                   Ser Gly Gly Asn Gly; 
                     
                 
                     
                 
                 
                 
               
                   SEQ ID NO:787 
                     
                 
                 
                 
               
                   Ser Gly Gly Asn Gly Ser Gly Gly Asn Gly; 
                     
                 
                     
                 
                 
                 
               
                   SEQ ID NO:788 
                     
                 
                 
                 
               
                   Ser Gly Gly Asn Gly Ser Gly Gly Asn Gly Ser Gly 
                     
                 
                   Gly Asn Gly; 
                 
                     
                 
                 
                 
               
                   SEQ ID NO:789 
                     
                 
                 
                 
               
                   Ser Gly Gly Ser Gly Ser Gly Gly Ser Gly; 
                     
                 
                     
                 
                 
                 
               
                   SEQ ID NO:790 
                     
                 
                 
                 
               
                   Ser Gly Gly Ser Gly Ser Gly Gly Ser Gly Ser Gly 
                     
                 
                   Gly Ser Gly; 
                 
                     
                 
                 
                 
               
                   SEQ ID NO:791 
                     
                 
                 
                 
               
                   Gly Gly Gly Ser Gly Gly; 
                     
                 
                     
                 
                 
                 
               
                   SEQ ID NO:792 
                     
                 
                 
                 
               
                   Gly Gly Gly Ser Gly Gly Gly; 
                     
                 
                     
                 
                 
                 
               
                   SEQ ID NO:793 
                     
                 
                 
                 
               
                   Gly Gly Gly Ser Gly Gly Gly Ser Gly Gly 
                     
                 
                     
                 
                 
                 
               
                   SEQ ID NO:794 
                     
                 
                 
                 
               
                   Gly Gly Gly Ser Gly Gly Gly Ser Gly Gly Gly Ser 
                     
                 
                   Gly; 
                 
                     
                 
                 
                 
               
                   SEQ ID NO:795 
                     
                 
                 
                 
               
                   Gly Gly Gly Ser Gly Gly Gly Ser Gly Gly Gly Ser 
                     
                 
                   Gly Gly Gly; 
                 
                     
                 
                 
                 
               
                   SEQ ID NO:796 
                     
                 
                 
                 
               
                   Gly Gly Gly Ser Gly Gly Gly Ser Gly Gly Gly Ser 
                     
                 
                   Gly Gly Gly Ser Gly Gly Gly Ser Gly; 
                 
                     
                 
                 
                 
               
                   SEQ ID NO:797 
                     
                 
                 
                 
               
                   Pro Pro Pro Trp Ser Pro Arg Pro Leu Gly Ala Thr 
                     
                 
                   Ala Pro Thr Ala Gly Gln Pro Pro Leu; 
                 
                     
                 
                 
                 
               
                   SEQ ID NO:798 
                     
                 
                 
                 
               
                   Pro Pro Pro Trp Ser Pro Arg Pro Leu Gly Ala Thr 
                     
                 
                   Ala Pro Thr; 
                 
                   and 
                 
                     
                 
                 
                 
               
                   SEQ ID NO:799 
                     
                 
                 
                 
               
                   Val Glu Thr Val Phe His Arg Val Ser Gln Asp Gly 
                     
                 
                   Leu Leu Thr Ser. 
                 
                     
                 
             
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
               
            
             
                
               
            
             
                
                
               
            
             
                
               
            
             
                
                
               
            
             
                
               
            
             
                
                
               
            
             
                
               
            
             
                
                
               
            
             
                
               
            
             
                
                
               
            
             
                
               
            
             
                
                
               
            
             
                
               
            
             
                
                
               
            
             
                
               
            
             
                
                
               
            
             
                
               
            
             
                
                
               
            
             
                
               
            
             
                
                
               
            
             
                
               
            
             
                
                
                
               
            
             
                
               
            
             
                
                
               
            
             
                
               
            
             
                
                
                
               
            
             
                
               
            
             
                
                
               
            
             
                
               
            
             
                
                
               
            
             
                
               
            
             
                
                
               
            
             
                
               
            
             
                
                
                
               
            
             
                
               
            
             
                
                
                
               
            
             
                
               
            
             
                
                
                
               
            
             
                
               
            
             
                
                
                
               
            
             
                
               
            
             
                
                
                
                
               
            
             
                
               
            
             
                
                
                
               
            
           
         
       
     
     
         7 . The hematopoietic protein of  claim 1  or  5 , wherein said colony stimulating factor is selected from the group consisting of GM-CSF, G-CSF, G-CSF Ser 17 , c-mpl ligand (TPO), M-CSF, erythropoietin (EPO), IL-1, IL-4, IL-2, IL-3, IL-5, IL 6, IL-7, IL-8, IL-9, IL-10, IL-11, IL-12, IL-13, IL-15, LIF, flt3/flk2 ligand, human growth hormone, B-cell growth factor, B-cell differentiation factor, eosinophil differentiation factor and stem cell factor (SCF).  
     
     
         8 . The hematopoietic protein of  claim 7  wherein said colony stimulating factor is selected from the group consisting of G-CSF, G-CSF Ser 17 , G-CSF Ala 17  and c-mpl ligand (TPO).  
     
     
         9 . A nucleic acid molecule encoding said hematopoietic protein of  claim 1 .  
     
     
         10 . A nucleic acid molecule encoding said hematopoietic protein of  claim 2 .  
     
     
         11 . A nucleic acid molecule encoding said hematopoietic protein of  claim 3 .  
     
     
         12 . A nucleic acid molecule encoding said hematopoietic protein of  claim 4 .  
     
     
         13 . A nucleic acid molecule encoding said hematopoietic protein of  claim 5 .  
     
     
         14 . A nucleic acid molecule encoding said hematopoietic protein of  claim 6 .  
     
     
         15 . A nucleic acid molecule encoding said hematopoietic protein of  claim 7 .  
     
     
         16 . A nucleic acid molecule encoding said hematopoietic protein of  claim 8 .  
     
     
         17 . A method of producing a hematopoietic protein comprising: growing under suitable nutrient conditions, a host cell transformed or transfected with a replicable vector comprising a nucleic acid molecule of  claim 9 ,  10 ,  11 ,  12 ,  13 ,  14 ,  15  or  16  in a manner allowing expression of said hematopoietic protein and recovering said hematopoietic protein.  
     
     
         18 . A pharmaceutical composition comprising; the hematopoietic protein according to  claim 1 ,  2 ,  3 ,  4  or  5 ; and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier.  
     
     
         19 . A method of stimulating the production of hematopoietic cells in a patient comprising the step of administering an effective amount of the hematopoietic protein as recited in  claim 1 ,  2 ,  3 ,  4  or  5  to said patient.  
     
     
         20 . A method for selective ex vivo expansion of hematopoietic cells, comprising the steps of; 
 (a) culturing said hematopoietic cells in a culture medium comprising; the hematopoietic protein of  claim 1;  and    (b) harvesting said cultured cells.    
     
     
         21 . A method for selective ex vivo expansion of hematopoietic cells, comprising the steps of: 
 (a) separating hematopoietic cells from other cells;    (b) culturing said separated hematopoietic cells in a culture medium comprising; the hematopoietic protein of  claim 1;  and    (c) harvesting said cultured cells.    
     
     
         22 . A method for treatment of a patient having a hematopoietic disorder, comprising the steps of: 
 (a) removing hematopoietic cells from said patient;    (b) culturing said hematopoietic cells in a culture medium comprising; the hematopoietic protein of  claim 1;     (c) harvesting said cultured cells; and    (d) transplanting said cultured cells into said patient.    
     
     
         23 . A method for treatment of a patient having a hematopoietic disorder, comprising the steps of: 
 (a) removing hematopoietic cells from said patient;    (b) separating hematopoietic cells from other cells;    (c) culturing said separated hematopoietic cells in a culture medium comprising; the hematopoietic protein of  claim 1;     (d) harvesting said cultured cells; and    (e) transplanting said cultured cells into said patient.    
     
     
         24 . A method of human gene therapy, comprising the steps of: 
 (a) removing hematopoietic cells from a patient;    (b) separating said hematopoietic cells from other cells;    (c) culturing said separated hematopoietic cells in a culture medium comprising; the hematopoietic protein of  claim 1;     (d) introducing DNA into said cultured cells;    (e) harvesting said transduced cells; and    (f) transplanting said transduced cells into said patient.    
     
     
         25 . The method according to  claim 20 ,  21 ,  22 ,  23  or  24  wherein said hematopoietic cells are CD34+ cells.  
     
     
         26 . The method according to  claim 20 ,  21 ,  22 ,  23  or  24  wherein said hematopoietic cells are peripheral blood cells.  
     
     
         27 . A method for the production of dendritic cells comprising the steps of: 
 a) separating hematopoietic progenitor cells or CD34+ cells from other cells; and    b) culturing said hematopoietic progenitor cells or CD34+ cells in a growth medium, comprising the hematopoietic protein of  claim 1 ,  2 ,  3 ,  4  or  5 .    
     
     
         28 . The method of  claim 27 , further comprising the step of pulsing said culturing hematopoietic progenitor cells or CD34+ cells with an antigen.  
     
     
         29 . The method of  claim 27 , wherein said growth medium, further comprises one or more factor selected from the group consisting of; GM-CSF, IL-4, TNF-α, stem cell factor (SCF), flt-3 ligand, IL-3, an IL-3 variant, an IL-3 variant fusion protein, and a multi-functional receptor agonist.  
     
     
         30 . The method of  claim 28 , wherein said growth medium, further comprises one or more factor selected from the group consisting of; GM-CSF, IL-4, TNF-α, stem cell factor (SCF), flt-3 ligand, IL-3, an IL-3 variant, an IL-3 variant fusion protein, and a multi-functional receptor agonist.  
     
     
         31 . A method for treating a human having a tumor, infection or auto-immune disease, comprising the step of; administering the hematopoietic protein of  claim 1 ,  2 ,  3 ,  4  or  5  to said human.  
     
     
         32 . The method of  claim 31 , further comprising administrating one or more factor selected from the group consisting of; GM-CSF, IL-4, TNF-α, stem cell factor (SCF), flt-3 ligand, IL-3, an IL-3 variant, an IL-3 variant fusion protein, and a multi-functional receptor agonist.  
     
     
         33 . The method of  claim 31 , further comprising the step of administering an antigen to said patient.  
     
     
         34 . The method of  claim 32 , further comprising the step of administering an antigen to said patient.  
     
     
         35 . A method for treating a human having a tumor, infection or auto-immune disease, comprising the step of: 
 a) mobilizing dendritic cell progenitors or mature dendritic cells by administering the hematopoietic protein of  claim 1  to said human;    b) removing said dendritic cell precursors or mature dendritic cells by a blood draw or pheresis;    c) pulsing said dendritic cell precursors or mature dendritic cells with an antigen; and    d) returning said antigen pulsed dendritic cell precursors or mature dendritic cells to said human.    
     
     
         36 . The method of  claim 35 , further comprising administering in step a), one or more factor selected from the group consisting of; GM-CSF, IL-4, TNF-α, stem cell factor (SCF), flt-3 ligand, IL-3, an IL-3 variant, an IL-3 variant fusion protein, and a multi-functional receptor agonist.  
     
     
         37 . The method of  claim 35 , further comprising the step of culturing said dendritic cell precursors or mature dendritic cells from step b), in a growth medium, comprising; the hematopoietic protein of  claim 1 ,  2 ,  3  or  4 .  
     
     
         38 . The method of  claim 36 , further comprising the step of culturing said dendritic cell precursors or mature dendritic cells from step b), in a growth medium, comprising; the hematopoietic protein of  claim 1 ,  2 ,  3 ,  4  or  5 .  
     
     
         39 . The method of  claim 37 , wherein said growth medium, further comprises one or more factor selected from the group consisting of; GM-CSF, IL-4, TNF-α, stem cell factor (SCF), flt-3 ligand, IL-3, an IL-3 variant, an IL-3 variant fusion protein, and a multi-functional receptor agonist.  
     
     
         40 . The method of  claim 38 , wherein said growth medium, further comprises one or more factor selected from the group consisting of; GM-CSF, IL-4, TNF-α, stem cell factor (SCF), flt-3 ligand, IL-3, an IL-3 variant, an IL-3 variant fusion protein, and a multi-functional receptor agonist.  
     
     
         41 . A method for treating a human having a tumor, infection or auto-immune disease, comprising the steps of: 
 a) removing hematopoietic progenitor cells or CD34+cells from said human by a blood draw or pheresis;    b) culturing said hematopoietic progenitor cells or CD34+ cells in a growth medium, comprising the hematopoietic protein of  claim 1  to produce dendritic cell precursors or mature dendritic cells; and    c) returning said dendritic cell precursors or mature dendritic cells to said human.    
     
     
         42 . A method for treating a human having a tumor, infection or auto-immune disease, comprising the steps of: 
 a) removing hematopoietic progenitor cells or CD34+cells from said patient by a blood draw or pheresis;    b) culturing said hematopoietic progenitor cells or CD34+ cells in a growth medium, comprising the hematopoietic protein of  claim 1  to produce dendritic cell precursors or mature dendritic cells;    c) pulsing said dendritic cell precursors or mature dendritic cells with an antigen; and    d) returning said antigen pulsed dendritic cell precursors or mature dendritic cells to said human.    
     
     
         43 . The method of  claim 41 , further comprising the step of separating said hematopoietic progenitor cells or CD34+cells from other cells prior to culturing.  
     
     
         44 . The method of  claim 42 , further comprising the step of separating said hematopoietic progenitor cells or CD34+cells from other cells prior to culturing.  
     
     
         45 . The method of  claim 42 , wherein said culture medium further comprises one or more factor selected from the group consisting of: GM-CSF, IL-4, TNF-α, stem cell factor (SCF), flt-3 ligand, IL-3, an IL-3 variant, an IL-3 variant fusion protein, and a multi-functional receptor agonist.  
     
     
         46 . The method of  claim 43 , wherein said culture medium further comprises one or more factor selected from the group consisting of: GM-CSF, IL-4, TNF-α, stem cell factor (SCF), flt-3 ligand, IL-3, an IL-3 variant, an IL-3 variant fusion protein, and a multi-functional receptor agonist.  
     
     
         47 . The method of  claim 44 , wherein said culture medium further comprises one or more factor selected from the group consisting of: GM-CSF, IL-4, TNF-α, stem cell factor (SCF), flt-3 ligand, IL-3, an IL-3 variant, an IL-3 variant fusion protein, and a multi-functional receptor agonist.

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