US20040143113A1 - Novel human thrombospondin repeat proteins and polynucleotides encoding the same - Google Patents

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US20040143113A1
US20040143113A1 US10/760,783 US76078304A US2004143113A1 US 20040143113 A1 US20040143113 A1 US 20040143113A1 US 76078304 A US76078304 A US 76078304A US 2004143113 A1 US2004143113 A1 US 2004143113A1
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  • the present invention relates to the discovery, identification, and characterization of novel human polynucleotides encoding proteins that share sequence similarity with animal proteins having thrombospondin repeats.
  • the invention encompasses the described polynucleotides, host cell expression systems, the encoded proteins, fusion proteins, polypeptides and peptides, antibodies to the encoded proteins and peptides, and genetically engineered animals that either lack or over express the disclosed polynucleotide sequences, antagonists and agonists of the proteins, and other compounds that modulate the expression or activity of the proteins encoded by the disclosed polynucleotide sequences that can be used for diagnosis, drug screening, clinical trial monitoring, the treatment of diseases and disorders, or cosmetic or nutriceutical applications.
  • Thrombospondins have been implicated in, inter alia, mediating angiogensis, cancer, and development. Proteins having thrombospondin repeats can act as receptors, secreted extracellular matrix proteins, and proteases.
  • the present invention relates to the discovery, identification, and characterization of nucleotides that encode novel human proteins, and the corresponding amino acid sequences of these proteins.
  • novel human proteins (NHPs) described for the first time herein share structural similarity with proteins having thrombospondin repeats.
  • novel human nucleic acid sequences described herein encode alternative proteins/open reading frames (ORFs) of 1,691, 446, 372, 724, 650, 845, 771, and 1,617 amino acids in length (see SEQ ID NOS: 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, and 16 respectively).
  • the invention also encompasses agonists and antagonists of the described NHPs, including small molecules, large molecules, mutant NHPs, or portions thereof that compete with native NHP, peptides, and antibodies, as well as nucleotide sequences that can be used to inhibit the expression of the described NHPs (e.g., antisense and ribozyme molecules, and gene or regulatory sequence replacement constructs) or to enhance the expression of the described NHP polynucleotide sequences (e.g., expression constructs that place the described polynucleotide sequence under the control of a strong promoter system), and transgenic animals that express a NHP transgene, or “knockouts” (which can be conditional) that do not express a functional NHP.
  • nucleotide sequences that can be used to inhibit the expression of the described NHPs (e.g., antisense and ribozyme molecules, and gene or regulatory sequence replacement constructs) or to enhance the expression of the described NHP polynucleotide
  • the present invention also relates to processes for identifying compounds that modulate, i.e., act as agonists or antagonists, of NHP expression and/or NHP activity that utilize purified preparations of the described NHPs and/or NHP product, or cells expressing the same.
  • Such compounds can be used as therapeutic agents for the treatment of any of a wide variety of symptoms associated with biological disorders or imbalances.
  • Sequence Listing provides the sequences of the described NHP ORFs that encode the described NHP amino acid sequences.
  • SEQ ID NO:17 describes a NHP ORF and flanking regions.
  • the NHPs are novel proteins that are expressed in, inter alia, human cell lines, human pituitary, lymph node, prostate, testis, adrenal gland, uterus, fetal kidney, fetal lung, and gene trapped human cells.
  • the present invention encompasses the nucleotides presented in the Sequence Listing, host cells expressing such nucleotides, the expression products of such nucleotides, and: (a) nucleotides that encode mammalian homologs of the described polynucleotide sequences, including the specifically described NHPs, and the NHP products; (b) nucleotides that encode one or more portions of the NHPs that correspond to functional domains, and the polypeptide products specified by such nucleotide sequences, including but not limited to the novel regions of any active domain(s); (c) isolated nucleotides that encode mutant versions, engineered or naturally occurring, of the described NHPs in which all or a part of at least one domain is deleted or altered, and the polypeptide products specified by such nucleotide sequences, including but not limited to soluble proteins and peptides in which all or a portion of the signal sequence is deleted; (d) nucleotides that encode chimeric fusion proteins containing all
  • the present invention includes: (a) the human DNA sequences presented in the Sequence Listing (and vectors comprising the same) and additionally contemplates any nucleotide sequence encoding a contiguous NHP open reading frame (ORF) that hybridizes to a complement of a DNA sequence presented in the Sequence Listing under highly stringent conditions, e.g., hybridization to filter-bound DNA in 0.5 M NaHPO 4 , 7% sodium dodecyl sulfate (SDS), 1 mM EDTA at 65° C., and washing in 0.1 ⁇ SSC/0.1% SDS at 68° C. (Ausubel F. M.
  • NHP NHP polynucleotide sequences
  • the invention also includes nucleic acid molecules, preferably DNA molecules, that hybridize to, and are therefore the complements of, the described NHP nucleotide sequences.
  • Such hybridization conditions may be highly stringent or less highly stringent, as described above.
  • the nucleic acid molecules are deoxyoligonucleotides (“DNA oligos”)
  • DNA oligos” such molecules are generally about 16 to about 100 bases long, or about 20 to about 80, or about 34 to about 45 bases long, or any variation or combination of sizes represented therein that incorporate a contiguous region of sequence first disclosed in the Sequence Listing.
  • Such oligonucleotides can be used in conjunction with the polymerase chain reaction (PCR) to screen libraries, isolate clones, and prepare cloning and sequencing templates, etc.
  • PCR polymerase chain reaction
  • NHP oligonucleotides can be used as hybridization probes for screening libraries, and assessing gene expression patterns (particularly using a micro array or high-throughput “chip” format).
  • a series of the described NHP oligonucleotide sequences, or the complements thereof, can be used to represent all or a portion of the described NHP sequences.
  • An oligonucleotide or polynucleotide sequence first disclosed in at least a portion of one or more of the sequences of SEQ ID NOS: 1-17 can be used as a hybridization probe in conjunction with a solid support matrix/substrate (resins, beads, membranes, plastics, polymers, metal or metallized substrates, crystalline or polycrystalline substrates, etc.).
  • a solid support matrix/substrate resins, beads, membranes, plastics, polymers, metal or metallized substrates, crystalline or polycrystalline substrates, etc.
  • spatially addressable arrays i.e., gene chips, microtiter plates, etc.
  • oligonucleotides and polynucleotides or corresponding oligopeptides and polypeptides
  • at least one of the biopolymers present on the spatially addressable array comprises an oligonucleotide or polynucleotide sequence first disclosed in at least one of the sequences of SEQ ID NOS: 1-17, or an amino acid sequence encoded thereby.
  • Addressable arrays comprising sequences first disclosed in SEQ ID NOS:1-17 can be used to identify and characterize the temporal and tissue specific expression of a gene. These addressable arrays incorporate oligonucleotide sequences of sufficient length to confer the required specificity, yet be within the limitations of the production technology. The length of these probes is within a range of between about 8 to about 2000 nucleotides. Preferably the probes consist of 60 nucleotides and more preferably 25 nucleotides from the sequences first disclosed in SEQ ID NOS:1-17.
  • a series of the described oligonucleotide sequences, or the complements thereof, can be used in chip format to represent all or a portion of the described sequences.
  • the oligonucleotides typically between about 16 to about 40 (or any whole number within the stated range) nucleotides in length can partially overlap each other and/or the sequence may be represented using oligonucleotides that do not overlap.
  • the described polynucleotide sequences shall typically comprise at least about two or three distinct oligonucleotide sequences of at least about 8 nucleotides in length that are each first disclosed in the described Sequence Listing.
  • Such oligonucleotide sequences can begin at any nucleotide present within a sequence in the Sequence Listing and proceed in either a sense (5′-to-3′) orientation vis-a-vis the described sequence or in an antisense orientation.
  • Microarray-based analysis allows the discovery of broad patterns of genetic activity, providing new understanding of gene functions and generating novel and unexpected insight into transcriptional processes and biological mechanisms.
  • the use of addressable arrays comprising sequences first disclosed in SEQ ID NOS:1-17 provides detailed information about transcriptional changes involved in a specific pathway, potentially leading to the identification of novel components or gene functions that manifest themselves as novel phenotypes.
  • Probes consisting of sequences first disclosed in SEQ ID NOS:1-17 can also be used in the identification, selection and validation of novel molecular targets for drug discovery.
  • the use of these unique sequences permits the direct confirmation of drug targets and recognition of drug dependent changes in gene expression that are modulated through pathways distinct from the drugs intended target. These unique sequences therefore also have utility in defining and monitoring both drug action and toxicity.
  • sequences first disclosed in SEQ ID NOS:1-17 can be utilized in microarrays or other assay formats, to screen collections of genetic material from patients who have a particular medical condition. These investigations can also be carried out using the sequences first disclosed in SEQ ID NOS:1-17 in silico and by comparing previously collected genetic databases and the disclosed sequences using computer software known to those in the art.
  • sequences first disclosed in SEQ ID NOS:1-17 can be used to identify mutations associated with a particular disease and also as a diagnostic or prognostic assay.
  • sequences have been specifically described using nucleotide sequence, it should be appreciated that each of the sequences can uniquely be described using any of a wide variety of additional structural attributes, or combinations thereof.
  • a given sequence can be described by the net composition of the nucleotides present within a given region of the sequence in conjunction with the presence of one or more specific oligonucleotide sequence(s) first disclosed in the SEQ ID NOS: 1-17.
  • a restriction map specifying the relative positions of restriction endonuclease digestion sites, or various palindromic or other specific oligonucleotide sequences can be used to structurally describe a given sequence.
  • restriction maps which are typically generated by widely available computer programs (e.g., the University of Wisconsin GCG sequence analysis package, SEQUENCHER 3.0, Gene Codes Corp., Ann Arbor, Mich., etc.), can optionally be used in conjunction with one or more discrete nucleotide sequence(s) present in the sequence that can be described by the relative position of the sequence relatve to one or more additional sequence(s) or one or more restriction sites present in the disclosed sequence.
  • highly stringent conditions may refer, e.g., to washing in 6 ⁇ SSC/0.05% sodium pyrophosphate at 37° C. (for 14-base oligos), 48° C. (for 17-base oligos), 55° C. (for 20-base oligos), and 60° C. (for 23-base oligos).
  • These nucleic acid molecules may encode or act as NHP gene antisense molecules, useful, for example, in NHP gene regulation (for and/or as antisense primers in amplification reactions of NHP nucleic acid sequences).
  • NHP gene regulation such techniques can be used to regulate biological functions.
  • sequences may be used as part of ribozyme and/or triple helix sequences that are also useful for NHP gene regulation.
  • Inhibitory antisense or double stranded oligonucleotides can additionally comprise at least one modified base moiety which is selected from the group including but not limited to 5-fluorouracil, 5-bromouracil, 5-chlorouracil, 5-iodouracil, hypoxanthine, xantine, 4-acetylcytosine, 5-(carboxyhydroxylmethyl) uracil, 5-carboxymethylaminomethyl-2-thiouridine, 5-carboxymethylaminomethyluracil, dihydrouracil, beta-D-galactosylqueosine, inosine, N6-isopentenyladenine, 1-methylguanine, 1-methylinosine, 2,2-dimethylguanine, 2-methyladenine, 2-methylguanine, 3-methylcytosine, 5-methylcytosine, N6-adenine, 7-methylguanine, 5-methylaminomethyluracil, 5-methoxyaminomethyl-2-thiouracil
  • the antisense oligonucleotide can also comprise at least one modified sugar moiety selected from the group including but not limited to arabinose, 2-fluoroarabinose, xylulose, and hexose.
  • the antisense oligonucleotide will comprise at least one modified phosphate backbone selected from the group consisting of a phosphorothioate, a phosphorodithioate, a phosphoramidothioate, a phosphoramidate, a phosphordiamidate, a methylphosphonate, an alkyl phosphotriester, and a formacetal or analog thereof.
  • the antisense oligonucleotide is an ⁇ -anomeric oligonucleotide.
  • An ⁇ -anomeric oligonucleotide forms specific double-stranded hybrids with complementary RNA in which, contrary to the usual ⁇ -units, the strands run parallel to each other (Gautier et al., 1987, Nucl. Acids Res. 15:6625-6641).
  • the oligonucleotide is a 2′-O-methylribonucleotide (Inoue et al., 1987, Nucl. Acids Res.
  • RNA-DNA analogue a chimeric RNA-DNA analogue
  • double stranded RNA can be used to disrupt the expression and function of a targeted NHP.
  • Oligonucleotides of the invention can be synthesized by standard methods known in the art, e.g. by use of an automated DNA synthesizer (such as are commercially available from Biosearch, Applied Biosystems, etc.).
  • an automated DNA synthesizer such as are commercially available from Biosearch, Applied Biosystems, etc.
  • phosphorothioate oligonucleotides can be synthesized by the method of Stein et al. (1988, Nucl. Acids Res. 16:3209), and methylphosphonate oligonucleotides can be prepared by use of controlled pore glass polymer supports (Sarin et al., 1988, Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 85:7448-7451), etc.
  • Low stringency conditions are well known to those of skill in the art, and will vary predictably depending on the specific organisms from which the library and the labeled sequences are derived. For guidance regarding such conditions see, for example, Sambrook et al., 1989, Molecular Cloning, A Laboratory Manual (and periodic updates thereof), Cold Springs Harbor Press, N.Y.; and Ausubel et al., 1989, Current Protocols in Molecular Biology, Green Publishing Associates and Wiley Interscience, N.Y.
  • NHP nucleotide probes can be used to screen a human genomic library using appropriately stringent conditions or by PCR.
  • the identification and characterization of human genomic clones is helpful for identifying polymorphisms (including, but not limited to, nucleotide repeats, microsatellite alleles, single nucleotide polymorphisms, or coding single nucleotide polymorphisms), determining the genomic structure of a given locus/allele, and designing diagnostic tests.
  • sequences derived from regions adjacent to the intron/exon boundaries of the human gene can be used to design primers for use in amplification assays to detect mutations within the exons, introns, splice sites (e.g., splice acceptor and/or donor sites), etc., that can be used in diagnostics and pharmacogenomics.
  • splice sites e.g., splice acceptor and/or donor sites
  • a NHP gene homolog can be isolated from nucleic acid from an organism of interest by performing PCR using two degenerate or “wobble” oligonucleotide primer pools designed on the basis of amino acid sequences within the NHP products disclosed herein.
  • the template for the reaction may be total RNA, mRNA, and/or cDNA obtained by reverse transcription of mRNA prepared from human or non-human cell lines or tissue known or suspected to express an allele of a NHP gene.
  • the PCR product can be subcloned and sequenced to ensure that the amplified sequences represent the sequence of the desired NHP gene.
  • the PCR fragment can then be used to isolate a full length cDNA clone by a variety of methods.
  • the amplified fragment can be labeled and used to screen a cDNA library, such as a bacteriophage cDNA library.
  • the labeled fragment can be used to isolate genomic clones via the screening of a genomic library.
  • RNA can be isolated, following standard procedures, from an appropriate cellular or tissue source (i.e., one known, or suspected, to express a NHP gene).
  • a reverse transcription (RT) reaction can be performed on the RNA using an oligonucleotide primer specific for the most 5′ end of the amplified fragment for the priming of first strand synthesis.
  • the resulting RNA/DNA hybrid may then be “tailed” using a standard terminal transferase reaction, the hybrid may be digested with RNase H, and second strand synthesis may then be primed with a complementary primer.
  • cDNA sequences upstream of the amplified fragment can be isolated.
  • a cDNA encoding a mutant NHP gene can be isolated, for example, by using PCR.
  • the first cDNA strand may be synthesized by hybridizing an oligo-dT oligonucleotide to mRNA isolated from tissue known or suspected to be expressed in an individual putatively carrying a mutant NHP allele, and by extending the new strand with reverse transcriptase.
  • the second strand of the cDNA is then synthesized using an oligonucleotide that hybridizes specifically to the 5′ end of the normal gene.
  • the product is then amplified via PCR, optionally cloned into a suitable vector, and subjected to DNA sequence analysis through methods well known to those of skill in the art.
  • DNA sequence analysis By comparing the DNA sequence of the mutant NHP allele to that of a corresponding normal NHP allele, the mutation(s) responsible for the loss or alteration of function of the mutant NHP gene product can be ascertained.
  • a genomic library can be constructed using DNA obtained from an individual suspected of or known to carry a mutant NHP allele (e.g., a person manifesting a NHP-associated phenotype such as, for example, obesity, vision disorders, high blood pressure, depression, infertility, etc.), or a cDNA library can be constructed using RNA from a tissue known, or suspected, to express a mutant NHP allele.
  • a normal NHP gene, or any suitable fragment thereof, can then be labeled and used as a probe to identify the corresponding mutant NHP allele in such libraries.
  • Clones containing mutant NHP gene sequences can then be purified and subjected to sequence analysis according to methods well known to those skilled in the art.
  • an expression library can be constructed utilizing cDNA synthesized from, for example, RNA isolated from a tissue known, or suspected, to express a mutant NHP allele in an individual suspected of or known to carry such a mutant allele.
  • gene products made by the putatively mutant tissue can be expressed and screened using standard antibody screening techniques in conjunction with antibodies raised against a normal NHP product, as described below. (For screening techniques, see, for example, Harlow, E.
  • screening can be accomplished by screening with labeled NHP fusion proteins, such as, for example, alkaline phosphatase-NHP or NHP-alkaline phosphatase fusion proteins.
  • labeled NHP fusion proteins such as, for example, alkaline phosphatase-NHP or NHP-alkaline phosphatase fusion proteins.
  • polyclonal antibodies to a NHP are likely to cross-react with a corresponding mutant NHP gene product.
  • Library clones detected via their reaction with such labeled antibodies can be purified and subjected to sequence analysis according to methods well known in the art.
  • the invention also encompasses (a) DNA vectors that contain any of the foregoing NHP coding sequences and/or their complements (i.e., antisense); (b) DNA expression vectors that contain any of the foregoing NHP coding sequences operatively associated with a regulatory element that directs the expression of the coding sequences (for example, baculo virus as described in U.S. Pat. No.
  • regulatory elements include, but are not limited to, inducible and non-inducible promoters, enhancers, operators and other elements known to those skilled in the art that drive and regulate expression.
  • Such regulatory elements include but are not limited to the cytomegalovirus (hCMV) immediate early gene, regulatable, viral elements (particularly retroviral LTR promoters), the early or late promoters of SV40 adenovirus, the lac system, the trp system, the TAC system, the TRC system, the major operator and promoter regions of phage lambda, the control regions of fd coat protein, the promoter for 3-phosphoglycerate kinase (PGK), the promoters of acid phosphatase, and the promoters of the yeast ⁇ -mating factors.
  • hCMV cytomegalovirus
  • regulatable, viral elements particularly retroviral LTR promoters
  • the early or late promoters of SV40 adenovirus the lac system, the trp system, the TAC system, the TRC system
  • the major operator and promoter regions of phage lambda the control regions of fd coat protein
  • the present invention also encompasses antibodies and anti-idiotypic antibodies (including Fab fragments), antagonists and agonists of the NHP, as well as compounds or nucleotide constructs that inhibit expression of a NHP gene (transcription factor inhibitors, antisense and ribozyme molecules, or gene or regulatory sequence replacement constructs), or promote the expression of a NHP (e.g., expression constructs in which NHP coding sequences are operatively associated with expression control elements such as promoters, promoter/enhancers, etc.).
  • the NHPs or NHP peptides, NHP fusion proteins, NHP nucleotide sequences, antibodies, antagonists and agonists can be useful for the detection of mutant NHPs or inappropriately expressed NHPs for the diagnosis of disease.
  • the NHP proteins or peptides, NHP fusion proteins, NHP nucleotide sequences, host cell expression systems, antibodies, antagonists, agonists and genetically engineered cells and animals can be used for screening for drugs (or high throughput screening of combinatorial libraries) effective in the treatment of the symptomatic or phenotypic manifestations of perturbing the normal function of NHP in the body.
  • the use of engineered host cells and/or animals may offer an advantage in that such systems allow not only for the identification of compounds that bind to the endogenous receptor for an NHP, but can also identify compounds that trigger NHP-mediated activities or pathways.
  • the NHP products can be used as therapeutics.
  • soluble derivatives such as NHP peptides/domains corresponding to the NHPs, NHP fusion protein products (especially NHP-Ig fusion proteins, i.e., fusions of a NHP, or a domain of a NHP, to an IgFc), NHP antibodies and anti-idiotypic antibodies (including Fab fragments), antagonists or agonists (including compounds that modulate or act on downstream targets in a NHP-mediated pathway) can be used to directly treat diseases or disorders.
  • NHP fusion protein products especially NHP-Ig fusion proteins, i.e., fusions of a NHP, or a domain of a NHP, to an IgFc
  • NHP antibodies and anti-idiotypic antibodies including Fab fragments
  • antagonists or agonists including compounds that modulate or act on downstream targets in a NHP-mediated pathway
  • nucleotide constructs encoding such NHP products can be used to genetically engineer host cells to express such products in vivo; these genetically engineered cells function as “bioreactors” in the body delivering a continuous supply of a NHP, a NHP peptide, or a NHP fusion protein to the body.
  • Nucleotide constructs encoding functional NHPs, mutant NHPs, as well as antisense and ribozyme molecules can also be used in “gene therapy” approaches for the modulation of NHP expression.
  • the invention also encompasses pharmaceutical formulations and methods for treating biological disorders.
  • the cDNA sequences and the corresponding deduced amino acid sequences of the described NHPs are presented in the Sequence Listing.
  • the NHP nucleotides were obtained from clustered human gene trapped sequences, ESTs, and cDNA isolated from human lymph node, pituitary, placenta, trachea and mammary gland cDNA cell libraries (Edge Biosystems, Gaithersburg, Md.).
  • the described sequences share limited structural similarity with a variety of proteins, including, but not limited to, proteinases, thrombospondin-1, F-spondin, ADAMTS metalloproteases, Tango-71, and distintegrins.
  • NHPs, polypeptides, peptide fragments, mutated, truncated, or deleted forms of the NHPs, and/or NHP fusion proteins can be prepared for a variety of uses. These uses include but are not limited to the generation of antibodies, as reagents in diagnostic assays, the identification of other cellular gene products related to a NHP, as reagents in assays for screening for compounds that can be as pharmaceutical reagents useful in the therapeutic treatment of mental, biological, or medical disorders and diseases. Given the similarity information and expression data, the described NHPs can be targeted (by drugs, oligos, antibodies, etc,) in order to treat disease, or to therapeutically augment the efficacy of therapeutic agents.
  • the Sequence Listing discloses the amino acid sequences encoded by the described NHP polynucleotide sequences.
  • the NHPs typically display initiator methionines in DNA sequence contexts consistent with a translation initiation site, and a signal sequence characteristic of membrane or secreted proteins.
  • NHP amino acid sequences of the invention include the amino acid sequences presented in the Sequence Listing as well as analogues and derivatives thereof. Further, corresponding NHP homologues from other species are encompassed by the invention.
  • any NHP protein encoded by the NHP nucleotide sequences described above are within the scope of the invention, as are any novel polynucleotide sequences encoding all or any novel portion of an amino acid sequence presented in the Sequence Listing.
  • the degenerate nature of the genetic code is well known, and, accordingly, each amino acid presented in the Sequence Listing, is generically representative of the well known nucleic acid “triplet” codon, or in many cases codons, that can encode the amino acid.
  • amino acid sequences presented in the Sequence Listing when taken together with the genetic code (see, for example, Table 4-1 at page 109 of “Molecular Cell Biology”, 1986, J. Darnell et al. eds., Scientific American Books, New York, N.Y., herein incorporated by reference) are generically representative of all the various permutations and combinations of nucleic acid sequences that can encode such amino acid sequences.
  • the invention also encompasses proteins that are functionally equivalent to the NHPs encoded by the presently described nucleotide sequences as judged by any of a number of criteria, including, but not limited to, the ability to bind and cleave a substrate of a NHP, or the ability to effect an identical or complementary downstream pathway, or a change in cellular metabolism (e.g., proteolytic activity, ion flux, tyrosine phosphorylation, transport, etc.).
  • Such functionally equivalent NHP proteins include, but are not limited to, additions or substitutions of amino acid residues within the amino acid sequence encoded by the NHP nucleotide sequences described above, but which result in a silent change, thus producing a functionally equivalent gene product.
  • Nonpolar (hydrophobic) amino acids include alanine, leucine, isoleucine, valine, proline, phenylalanine, tryptophan, and methionine
  • polar neutral amino acids include glycine, serine, threonine, cysteine, tyrosine, asparagine, and glutamine
  • positively charged (basic) amino acids include arginine, lysine, and histidine
  • negatively charged (acidic) amino acids include aspartic acid and glutamic acid.
  • a variety of host-expression vector systems can be used to express the NHP nucleotide sequences of the invention. Where, as in the present instance, the NHP peptide or polypeptide is thought to be membrane protein, the hydrophobic regions of the protein can be excised and the resulting soluble peptide or polypeptide can be recovered from the culture media.
  • Such expression systems also encompass engineered host cells that express a NHP, or functional equivalent, in situ. Purification or enrichment of a NHP from such expression systems can be accomplished using appropriate detergents and lipid micelles and methods well known to those skilled in the art. However, such engineered host cells themselves may be used in situations where it is important not only to retain the structural and functional characteristics of the NHP, but to assess biological activity, e.g., in drug screening assays.
  • the expression systems that can be used for purposes of the invention include but are not limited to microorganisms such as bacteria (e.g., E. coli, B. subtilis ) transformed with recombinant bacteriophage DNA, plasmid DNA or cosmid DNA expression vectors containing NHP nucleotide sequences; yeast (e.g., Saccharomyces, Pichia) transformed with recombinant yeast expression vectors containing NHP nucleotide sequences; insect cell systems infected with recombinant virus expression vectors (e.g., baculovirus) containing NHP sequences; plant cell systems infected with recombinant virus expression vectors (e.g., cauliflower mosaic virus, CaMV; tobacco mosaic virus, TMV) or transformed with recombinant plasmid expression vectors (e.g., Ti plasmid) containing NHP nucleotide sequences; or mammalian cell systems (e.g., COS, CHO,
  • a number of expression vectors may be advantageously selected depending upon the use intended for the NHP product being expressed. For example, when a large quantity of such a protein is to be produced for the generation of pharmaceutical compositions of or containing NHP, or for raising antibodies to a NHP, vectors that direct the expression of high levels of fusion protein products that are readily purified may be desirable.
  • vectors include, but are not limited, to the E. coli expression vector pUR278 (Ruther et al., 1983, EMBO J.
  • pGEX vectors can also be used to express foreign polypeptides as fusion proteins with glutathione S-transferase (GST).
  • fusion proteins are soluble and can easily be purified from lysed cells by adsorption to glutathione-agarose beads followed by elution in the presence of free glutathione.
  • the PGEX vectors are designed to include thrombin or factor Xa protease cleavage sites so that the cloned target gene product can be released from the GST moiety.
  • a NHP coding sequence may be cloned individually into non-essential regions (for example the polyhedrin gene) of the virus and placed under control of an AcNPV promoter (for example the polyhedrin promoter). Successful insertion of NHP coding sequence will result in inactivation of the polyhedrin gene and production of non-occluded recombinant virus (i.e., virus lacking the proteinaceous coat coded for by the polyhedrin gene).
  • a number of viral-based expression systems may be utilized.
  • the NHP nucleotide sequence of interest may be ligated to an adenovirus transcription/translation control complex, e.g., the late promoter and tripartite leader sequence. This chimeric gene may then be inserted in the adenovirus genome by in vitro or in vivo recombination.
  • Insertion in a non-essential region of the viral genome will result in a recombinant virus that is viable and capable of expressing a NHP product in infected hosts (e.g., See Logan & Shenk, 1984, Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 81:3655-3659).
  • Specific initiation signals may also be required for efficient translation of inserted NHP nucleotide sequences. These signals include the ATG initiation codon and adjacent sequences. In cases where an entire NHP gene or cDNA, including its own initiation codon and adjacent sequences, is inserted into the appropriate expression vector, no additional translational control signals may be needed.
  • exogenous translational control signals including, perhaps, the ATG initiation codon, must be provided.
  • the initiation codon must be in phase with the reading frame of the desired coding sequence to ensure translation of the entire insert.
  • exogenous translational control signals and initiation codons can be of a variety of origins, both natural and synthetic. The efficiency of expression may be enhanced by the inclusion of appropriate transcription enhancer elements, transcription terminators, etc. (See Bittner et al., 1987, Methods in Enzymol. 153:516-544).
  • a host cell strain may be chosen that modulates the expression of the inserted sequences, or modifies and processes the gene product in the specific fashion desired. Such modifications (e.g., glycosylation) and processing (e.g., cleavage) of protein products may be important for the function of the protein.
  • Different host cells have characteristic and specific mechanisms for the post-translational processing and modification of proteins and gene products. Appropriate cell lines or host systems can be chosen to ensure the correct modification and processing of the foreign protein expressed.
  • eukaryotic host cells which possess the cellular machinery for proper processing of the primary transcript, glycosylation, and phosphorylation of the gene product may be used.
  • mammalian host cells include, but are not limited to, CHO, VERO, BHK, HeLa, COS, MDCK, 293, 3T3, WI38, and in particular, human cell lines.
  • stable expression For long-term, high-yield production of recombinant proteins, stable expression is preferred.
  • cell lines which stably express the NHP sequences described above can be engineered.
  • host cells can be transformed with DNA controlled by appropriate expression control elements (e.g., promoter, enhancer sequences, transcription terminators, polyadenylation sites, etc.), and a selectable marker.
  • appropriate expression control elements e.g., promoter, enhancer sequences, transcription terminators, polyadenylation sites, etc.
  • engineered cells may be allowed to grow for 1-2 days in an enriched media, and then are switched to a selective media.
  • the selectable marker in the recombinant plasmid confers resistance to the selection and allows cells to stably integrate the plasmid into their chromosomes and grow to form foci which in turn can be cloned and expanded into cell lines.
  • This method may advantageously be used to engineer cell lines which express the NHP product.
  • Such engineered cell lines may be particularly useful in screening and evaluation of compounds that affect the endogenous activity of the NHP product.
  • a number of selection systems may be used, including but not limited to the herpes simplex virus thymidine kinase (Wigler, et al., 1977, Cell 11:223), hypoxanthine-guanine phosphoribosyltransferase (Szybalska & Szybalski, 1962, Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 48:2026), and adenine phosphoribosyltransferase (Lowy, et al., 1980, Cell 22:817) genes can be employed in tk ⁇ , hgprt ⁇ or aprt ⁇ cells, respectively.
  • antimetabolite resistance can be used as the basis of selection for the following genes: dhfr, which confers resistance to methotrexate (Wigler, et al., 1980, Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 77:3567; O'Hare, et al., 1981, Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 78:1527); gpt, which confers resistance to mycophenolic acid (Mulligan & Berg, 1981, Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 78:2072); neo, which confers resistance to the aminoglycoside G-418 (Colberre-Garapin; et al., 1981, J. Mol. Biol. 150:1); and hygro, which confers resistance to hygromycin (Santerre, et al., 1984, Gene 30:147).
  • any fusion protein can be readily purified by utilizing an antibody specific for the fusion protein being expressed.
  • a system described by Janknecht et al. allows for the ready purification of non-denatured fusion proteins expressed in human cell lines (Janknecht, et al., 1991, Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 88:8972-8976).
  • the polynucleotide sequence of interest is subcloned into a vaccinia recombination plasmid such that the gene's open reading frame is translationally fused to an amino-terminal tag consisting of six histidine residues. Extracts from cells infected with recombinant vaccinia virus are loaded onto Ni 2+ -nitriloacetic acid-agarose columns and histidine-tagged proteins are selectively eluted with imidazole-containing buffers.
  • fusion proteins that direct the NHP to a target organ and/or facilitate transport across the membrane into the cytosol.
  • Conjugation of NHPs to antibody molecules or their Fab fragments could be used to target cells bearing a particular epitope. Attaching the appropriate signal sequence to the NHP would also transport the NHP to the desired location within the cell.
  • targeting of NHP or its nucleic acid sequence might be achieved using liposome or lipid complex based delivery systems. Such technologies are described in Liposomes:A Practical Approach , New, RRC ed., Oxford University Press, New York and in U.S. Pat. Nos.
  • novel protein constructs engineered in such a way that they facilitate transport of the NHP to the target site or desired organ, where they cross the cell membrane and/or the nucleus where the NHP can exert its functional activity.
  • This goal may be achieved by coupling of the NHP to a cytokine or other ligand that provides targeting specificity, and/or to a protein transducing domain (see generally U.S. applications Ser. No. 60/111,701 and 60/056,713, both of which are herein incorporated by reference, for examples of such transducing sequences) to facilitate passage across cellular membranes and can optionally be engineered to include nuclear localization sequences.
  • Antibodies that specifically recognize one or more epitopes of a NHP, or epitopes of conserved variants of a NHP, or peptide fragments of a NHP are also encompassed by the invention.
  • Such antibodies include but are not limited to polyclonal antibodies, monoclonal antibodies (mAbs), humanized or chimeric antibodies, single chain antibodies, Fab fragments, F(ab′) 2 fragments, fragments produced by a Fab expression library, anti-idiotypic (anti-Id) antibodies, and epitope-binding fragments of any of the above.
  • the antibodies of the invention may be used, for example, in the detection of NHP in a biological sample and may, therefore, be utilized as part of a diagnostic or prognostic technique whereby patients may be tested for abnormal amounts of NHP.
  • Such antibodies may also be utilized in conjunction with, for example, compound screening schemes for the evaluation of the effect of test compounds on expression and/or activity of a NHP gene product.
  • Such antibodies can be used in conjunction gene therapy to, for example, evaluate the normal and/or engineered NHP-expressing cells prior to their introduction into the patient.
  • Such antibodies may additionally be used as a method for the inhibition of abnormal NHP activity.
  • Such antibodies may, therefore, be utilized as part of treatment methods.
  • various host animals may be immunized by injection with the NHP, an NHP peptide (e.g., one corresponding to a functional domain of an NHP), truncated NHP polypeptides (NHP in which one or more domains have been deleted), functional equivalents of the NHP or mutated variant of the NHP.
  • NHP truncated NHP polypeptides
  • Such host animals may include but are not limited to pigs, rabbits, mice, goats, and rats, to name but a few.
  • adjuvants may be used to increase the immunological response, depending on the host species, including but not limited to Freund's adjuvant (complete and incomplete), mineral salts such as aluminum hydroxide or aluminum phosphate, surface active substances such as lysolecithin, pluronic polyols, polyanions, peptides, oil emulsions, and potentially useful human adjuvants such as BCG (bacille Calmette-Guerin) and Corynebacterium parvum .
  • BCG Bacille Calmette-Guerin
  • Corynebacterium parvum Alternatively, the immune response could be enhanced by combination and or coupling with molecules such as keyhole limpet hemocyanin, tetanus toxoid, diptheria toxoid, ovalbumin, cholera toxin or fragments thereof.
  • Polyclonal antibodies are heterogeneous populations of antibody molecules derived from the sera of the immunized animals.
  • Monoclonal antibodies which are homogeneous populations of antibodies to a particular antigen, can be obtained by any technique which provides for the production of antibody molecules by continuous cell lines in culture. These include, but are not limited to, the hybridoma technique of Kohler and Milstein, (1975, Nature 256:495-497; and U.S. Pat. No. 4,376,110), the human B-cell hybridoma technique (Kosbor et al., 1983, Immunology Today 4:72; Cole et al., 1983, Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 80:2026-2030), and the EBV-hybridoma technique (Cole et al., 1985, Monoclonal Antibodies And Cancer Therapy, Alan R.
  • Such antibodies may be of any immunoglobulin class including IgG, IgM, IgE, IgA, IgD and any subclass thereof.
  • the hybridoma producing the mAb of this invention may be cultivated in vitro or in vivo. Production of high titers of mAbs in vivo makes this the presently preferred method of production.
  • chimeric antibodies In addition, techniques developed for the production of “chimeric antibodies” (Morrison et al., 1984, Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci., 81:6851-6855; Neuberger et al., 1984, Nature, 312:604-608; Takeda et al., 1985, Nature, 314:452-454) by splicing the genes from a mouse antibody molecule of appropriate antigen specificity together with genes from a human antibody molecule of appropriate biological activity can be used.
  • a chimeric antibody is a molecule in which different portions are derived from different animal species, such as those having a variable region derived from a murine mAb and a human immunoglobulin constant region. Such technologies are described in U.S. Pat.
  • single chain antibodies can be adapted to produce single chain antibodies against NHP gene products.
  • Single chain antibodies are formed by linking the heavy and light chain fragments of the Fv region via an amino acid bridge, resulting in a single chain polypeptide.
  • Antibody fragments which recognize specific epitopes may be generated by known techniques.
  • such fragments include, but are not limited to: the F(ab′) 2 fragments which can be produced by pepsin digestion of the antibody molecule and the Fab fragments which can be generated by reducing the disulfide bridges of the F(ab′) 2 fragments.
  • Fab expression libraries may be constructed (Huse et al., 1989, Science, 246:127.5-1281) to allow rapid and easy identification of monoclonal Fab fragments with the desired specificity.
  • Antibodies to a NHP can, in turn, be utilized to generate anti-idiotype antibodies that “mimic” a given NHP, using techniques well known to those skilled in the art. (See, e.g., Greenspan & Bona, 1993, FASEB J 7(5):437-444; and Nissinoff, 1991, J. Immunol. 147(8):2429-2438).
  • antibodies which bind to a NHP domain and competitively inhibit the binding of NHP to its cognate receptor can be used to generate anti-idiotypes that “mimic” the NHP and, therefore, bind and activate or neutralize a receptor.
  • Such anti-idiotypic antibodies or Fab fragments of such anti-idiotypes can be used in therapeutic regimens involving a NHP mediated pathway.

Abstract

Novel human polynucleotide and polypeptide sequences are disclosed that can be used in therapeutic, diagnostic, and pharmacogenomic applications.

Description

  • The present application claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Application No. 60/183,282 which was filed on Feb. 17, 2000 and is herein incorporated by reference in its entirety.[0001]
  • 1. INTRODUCTION
  • The present invention relates to the discovery, identification, and characterization of novel human polynucleotides encoding proteins that share sequence similarity with animal proteins having thrombospondin repeats. The invention encompasses the described polynucleotides, host cell expression systems, the encoded proteins, fusion proteins, polypeptides and peptides, antibodies to the encoded proteins and peptides, and genetically engineered animals that either lack or over express the disclosed polynucleotide sequences, antagonists and agonists of the proteins, and other compounds that modulate the expression or activity of the proteins encoded by the disclosed polynucleotide sequences that can be used for diagnosis, drug screening, clinical trial monitoring, the treatment of diseases and disorders, or cosmetic or nutriceutical applications. [0002]
  • 2. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
  • Thrombospondins have been implicated in, inter alia, mediating angiogensis, cancer, and development. Proteins having thrombospondin repeats can act as receptors, secreted extracellular matrix proteins, and proteases. [0003]
  • 3. SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
  • The present invention relates to the discovery, identification, and characterization of nucleotides that encode novel human proteins, and the corresponding amino acid sequences of these proteins. The novel human proteins (NHPs) described for the first time herein share structural similarity with proteins having thrombospondin repeats. [0004]
  • The novel human nucleic acid sequences described herein, encode alternative proteins/open reading frames (ORFs) of 1,691, 446, 372, 724, 650, 845, 771, and 1,617 amino acids in length (see SEQ ID NOS: 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, and 16 respectively). [0005]
  • The invention also encompasses agonists and antagonists of the described NHPs, including small molecules, large molecules, mutant NHPs, or portions thereof that compete with native NHP, peptides, and antibodies, as well as nucleotide sequences that can be used to inhibit the expression of the described NHPs (e.g., antisense and ribozyme molecules, and gene or regulatory sequence replacement constructs) or to enhance the expression of the described NHP polynucleotide sequences (e.g., expression constructs that place the described polynucleotide sequence under the control of a strong promoter system), and transgenic animals that express a NHP transgene, or “knockouts” (which can be conditional) that do not express a functional NHP. [0006]
  • Further, the present invention also relates to processes for identifying compounds that modulate, i.e., act as agonists or antagonists, of NHP expression and/or NHP activity that utilize purified preparations of the described NHPs and/or NHP product, or cells expressing the same. Such compounds can be used as therapeutic agents for the treatment of any of a wide variety of symptoms associated with biological disorders or imbalances. [0007]
  • 4. DESCRIPTION OF THE SEQUENCE LISTING AND FIGURES
  • The Sequence Listing provides the sequences of the described NHP ORFs that encode the described NHP amino acid sequences. SEQ ID NO:17 describes a NHP ORF and flanking regions.[0008]
  • 5. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
  • The NHPs, described for the first time herein, are novel proteins that are expressed in, inter alia, human cell lines, human pituitary, lymph node, prostate, testis, adrenal gland, uterus, fetal kidney, fetal lung, and gene trapped human cells. [0009]
  • The present invention encompasses the nucleotides presented in the Sequence Listing, host cells expressing such nucleotides, the expression products of such nucleotides, and: (a) nucleotides that encode mammalian homologs of the described polynucleotide sequences, including the specifically described NHPs, and the NHP products; (b) nucleotides that encode one or more portions of the NHPs that correspond to functional domains, and the polypeptide products specified by such nucleotide sequences, including but not limited to the novel regions of any active domain(s); (c) isolated nucleotides that encode mutant versions, engineered or naturally occurring, of the described NHPs in which all or a part of at least one domain is deleted or altered, and the polypeptide products specified by such nucleotide sequences, including but not limited to soluble proteins and peptides in which all or a portion of the signal sequence is deleted; (d) nucleotides that encode chimeric fusion proteins containing all or a portion of a coding region of a NHP, or one of its domains (e.g., a receptor or ligand binding domain, accessory protein/self-association domain, etc.) fused to another peptide or polypeptide; or (e) therapeutic or diagnostic derivatives of the described polynucleotides such as oligonucleotides, antisense polynucleotides, ribozymes, dsRNA, or gene therapy constructs comprising a sequence first disclosed in the Sequence Listing. [0010]
  • As discussed above, the present invention includes: (a) the human DNA sequences presented in the Sequence Listing (and vectors comprising the same) and additionally contemplates any nucleotide sequence encoding a contiguous NHP open reading frame (ORF) that hybridizes to a complement of a DNA sequence presented in the Sequence Listing under highly stringent conditions, e.g., hybridization to filter-bound DNA in 0.5 M NaHPO[0011] 4, 7% sodium dodecyl sulfate (SDS), 1 mM EDTA at 65° C., and washing in 0.1×SSC/0.1% SDS at 68° C. (Ausubel F. M. et al., eds., 1989, Current Protocols in Molecular Biology, Vol. I, Green Publishing Associates, Inc., and John Wiley & sons, Inc., New York, at p. 2.10.3) and encodes a functionally equivalent gene product. Additionally contemplated are any nucleotide sequences that hybridize to the complement of a DNA sequence that encodes and expresses an amino acid sequence presented in the Sequence Listing under moderately stringent conditions, e.g., washing in 0.2×SSC/0.1% SDS at 42° C. (Ausubel et al., 1989, supra), yet still encodes a functionally equivalent NHP product. Functional equivalents of a NHP include naturally occurring NHPs present in other species and mutant NHPs whether naturally occurring or engineered (by site directed mutagenesis, gene shuffling, directed evolution as described in, for example, U.S. Pat. No. 5,837,458). The invention also includes degenerate nucleic acid variants of the disclosed NHP polynucleotide sequences.
  • Additionally contemplated are polynucleotides encoding NHP ORFs, or their functional equivalents, encoded by polynucleotide sequences that are about 99, 95, 90, or about 85 percent similar or identical to corresponding regions of the nucleotide sequences of the Sequence Listing (as measured by BLAST sequence comparison analysis using, for example, the GCG sequence analysis package (Madison, Wis.) using standard default settings). [0012]
  • The invention also includes nucleic acid molecules, preferably DNA molecules, that hybridize to, and are therefore the complements of, the described NHP nucleotide sequences. Such hybridization conditions may be highly stringent or less highly stringent, as described above. In instances where the nucleic acid molecules are deoxyoligonucleotides (“DNA oligos”), such molecules are generally about 16 to about 100 bases long, or about 20 to about 80, or about 34 to about 45 bases long, or any variation or combination of sizes represented therein that incorporate a contiguous region of sequence first disclosed in the Sequence Listing. Such oligonucleotides can be used in conjunction with the polymerase chain reaction (PCR) to screen libraries, isolate clones, and prepare cloning and sequencing templates, etc. [0013]
  • Alternatively, such NHP oligonucleotides can be used as hybridization probes for screening libraries, and assessing gene expression patterns (particularly using a micro array or high-throughput “chip” format). Additionally, a series of the described NHP oligonucleotide sequences, or the complements thereof, can be used to represent all or a portion of the described NHP sequences. An oligonucleotide or polynucleotide sequence first disclosed in at least a portion of one or more of the sequences of SEQ ID NOS: 1-17 can be used as a hybridization probe in conjunction with a solid support matrix/substrate (resins, beads, membranes, plastics, polymers, metal or metallized substrates, crystalline or polycrystalline substrates, etc.). Of particular note are spatially addressable arrays (i.e., gene chips, microtiter plates, etc.) of oligonucleotides and polynucleotides, or corresponding oligopeptides and polypeptides, wherein at least one of the biopolymers present on the spatially addressable array comprises an oligonucleotide or polynucleotide sequence first disclosed in at least one of the sequences of SEQ ID NOS: 1-17, or an amino acid sequence encoded thereby. Methods for attaching biopolymers to, or synthesizing biopolymers on, solid support matrices, and conducting binding studies thereon are disclosed in, inter alia, U.S. Pat. Nos. 5,700,637, 5,556,752, 5,744,305, 4,631,211, 5,445,934, 5,252,743, 4,713,326, 5,424,186, and 4,689,405 the disclosures of which are herein incorporated by reference in their entirety. [0014]
  • Addressable arrays comprising sequences first disclosed in SEQ ID NOS:1-17 can be used to identify and characterize the temporal and tissue specific expression of a gene. These addressable arrays incorporate oligonucleotide sequences of sufficient length to confer the required specificity, yet be within the limitations of the production technology. The length of these probes is within a range of between about 8 to about 2000 nucleotides. Preferably the probes consist of 60 nucleotides and more preferably 25 nucleotides from the sequences first disclosed in SEQ ID NOS:1-17. [0015]
  • For example, a series of the described oligonucleotide sequences, or the complements thereof, can be used in chip format to represent all or a portion of the described sequences. The oligonucleotides, typically between about 16 to about 40 (or any whole number within the stated range) nucleotides in length can partially overlap each other and/or the sequence may be represented using oligonucleotides that do not overlap. Accordingly, the described polynucleotide sequences shall typically comprise at least about two or three distinct oligonucleotide sequences of at least about 8 nucleotides in length that are each first disclosed in the described Sequence Listing. Such oligonucleotide sequences can begin at any nucleotide present within a sequence in the Sequence Listing and proceed in either a sense (5′-to-3′) orientation vis-a-vis the described sequence or in an antisense orientation. [0016]
  • Microarray-based analysis allows the discovery of broad patterns of genetic activity, providing new understanding of gene functions and generating novel and unexpected insight into transcriptional processes and biological mechanisms. The use of addressable arrays comprising sequences first disclosed in SEQ ID NOS:1-17 provides detailed information about transcriptional changes involved in a specific pathway, potentially leading to the identification of novel components or gene functions that manifest themselves as novel phenotypes. [0017]
  • Probes consisting of sequences first disclosed in SEQ ID NOS:1-17 can also be used in the identification, selection and validation of novel molecular targets for drug discovery. The use of these unique sequences permits the direct confirmation of drug targets and recognition of drug dependent changes in gene expression that are modulated through pathways distinct from the drugs intended target. These unique sequences therefore also have utility in defining and monitoring both drug action and toxicity. [0018]
  • As an example of utility, the sequences first disclosed in SEQ ID NOS:1-17 can be utilized in microarrays or other assay formats, to screen collections of genetic material from patients who have a particular medical condition. These investigations can also be carried out using the sequences first disclosed in SEQ ID NOS:1-17 in silico and by comparing previously collected genetic databases and the disclosed sequences using computer software known to those in the art. [0019]
  • Thus the sequences first disclosed in SEQ ID NOS:1-17 can be used to identify mutations associated with a particular disease and also as a diagnostic or prognostic assay. [0020]
  • Although the presently described sequences have been specifically described using nucleotide sequence, it should be appreciated that each of the sequences can uniquely be described using any of a wide variety of additional structural attributes, or combinations thereof. For example, a given sequence can be described by the net composition of the nucleotides present within a given region of the sequence in conjunction with the presence of one or more specific oligonucleotide sequence(s) first disclosed in the SEQ ID NOS: 1-17. Alternatively, a restriction map specifying the relative positions of restriction endonuclease digestion sites, or various palindromic or other specific oligonucleotide sequences can be used to structurally describe a given sequence. Such restriction maps, which are typically generated by widely available computer programs (e.g., the University of Wisconsin GCG sequence analysis package, SEQUENCHER 3.0, Gene Codes Corp., Ann Arbor, Mich., etc.), can optionally be used in conjunction with one or more discrete nucleotide sequence(s) present in the sequence that can be described by the relative position of the sequence relatve to one or more additional sequence(s) or one or more restriction sites present in the disclosed sequence. [0021]
  • For oligonucleotide probes, highly stringent conditions may refer, e.g., to washing in 6×SSC/0.05% sodium pyrophosphate at 37° C. (for 14-base oligos), 48° C. (for 17-base oligos), 55° C. (for 20-base oligos), and 60° C. (for 23-base oligos). These nucleic acid molecules may encode or act as NHP gene antisense molecules, useful, for example, in NHP gene regulation (for and/or as antisense primers in amplification reactions of NHP nucleic acid sequences). With respect to NHP gene regulation, such techniques can be used to regulate biological functions. Further, such sequences may be used as part of ribozyme and/or triple helix sequences that are also useful for NHP gene regulation. [0022]
  • Inhibitory antisense or double stranded oligonucleotides can additionally comprise at least one modified base moiety which is selected from the group including but not limited to 5-fluorouracil, 5-bromouracil, 5-chlorouracil, 5-iodouracil, hypoxanthine, xantine, 4-acetylcytosine, 5-(carboxyhydroxylmethyl) uracil, 5-carboxymethylaminomethyl-2-thiouridine, 5-carboxymethylaminomethyluracil, dihydrouracil, beta-D-galactosylqueosine, inosine, N6-isopentenyladenine, 1-methylguanine, 1-methylinosine, 2,2-dimethylguanine, 2-methyladenine, 2-methylguanine, 3-methylcytosine, 5-methylcytosine, N6-adenine, 7-methylguanine, 5-methylaminomethyluracil, 5-methoxyaminomethyl-2-thiouracil, beta-D-mannosylqueosine, 5′-methoxycarboxymethyluracil, 5-methoxyuracil, 2-methylthio-N-6-isopentenyladenine, uracil-5-oxyacetic acid (v), wybutoxosine, pseudouracil, queosine, 2-thiocytosine, 5-methyl-2-thiouracil, 2-thiouracil, 4-thiouracil, 5-methyluracil, uracil-5-oxyacetic acid methylester, uracil-5-oxyacetic acid (v), 5-methyl-2-thiouracil, 3-(3-amino-3-N-2-carboxypropyl) uracil, (acp3)w, and 2,6-diaminopurine. [0023]
  • The antisense oligonucleotide can also comprise at least one modified sugar moiety selected from the group including but not limited to arabinose, 2-fluoroarabinose, xylulose, and hexose. [0024]
  • In yet another embodiment, the antisense oligonucleotide will comprise at least one modified phosphate backbone selected from the group consisting of a phosphorothioate, a phosphorodithioate, a phosphoramidothioate, a phosphoramidate, a phosphordiamidate, a methylphosphonate, an alkyl phosphotriester, and a formacetal or analog thereof. [0025]
  • In yet another embodiment, the antisense oligonucleotide is an α-anomeric oligonucleotide. An α-anomeric oligonucleotide forms specific double-stranded hybrids with complementary RNA in which, contrary to the usual β-units, the strands run parallel to each other (Gautier et al., 1987, Nucl. Acids Res. 15:6625-6641). The oligonucleotide is a 2′-O-methylribonucleotide (Inoue et al., 1987, Nucl. Acids Res. 15:6131-6148), or a chimeric RNA-DNA analogue (Inoue et al., 1987, FEBS Lett. 215:327-330). Alternatively, double stranded RNA can be used to disrupt the expression and function of a targeted NHP. [0026]
  • Oligonucleotides of the invention can be synthesized by standard methods known in the art, e.g. by use of an automated DNA synthesizer (such as are commercially available from Biosearch, Applied Biosystems, etc.). As examples, phosphorothioate oligonucleotides can be synthesized by the method of Stein et al. (1988, Nucl. Acids Res. 16:3209), and methylphosphonate oligonucleotides can be prepared by use of controlled pore glass polymer supports (Sarin et al., 1988, Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 85:7448-7451), etc. [0027]
  • Low stringency conditions are well known to those of skill in the art, and will vary predictably depending on the specific organisms from which the library and the labeled sequences are derived. For guidance regarding such conditions see, for example, Sambrook et al., 1989, Molecular Cloning, A Laboratory Manual (and periodic updates thereof), Cold Springs Harbor Press, N.Y.; and Ausubel et al., 1989, Current Protocols in Molecular Biology, Green Publishing Associates and Wiley Interscience, N.Y. [0028]
  • Alternatively, suitably labeled NHP nucleotide probes can be used to screen a human genomic library using appropriately stringent conditions or by PCR. The identification and characterization of human genomic clones is helpful for identifying polymorphisms (including, but not limited to, nucleotide repeats, microsatellite alleles, single nucleotide polymorphisms, or coding single nucleotide polymorphisms), determining the genomic structure of a given locus/allele, and designing diagnostic tests. For example, sequences derived from regions adjacent to the intron/exon boundaries of the human gene can be used to design primers for use in amplification assays to detect mutations within the exons, introns, splice sites (e.g., splice acceptor and/or donor sites), etc., that can be used in diagnostics and pharmacogenomics. [0029]
  • Further, a NHP gene homolog can be isolated from nucleic acid from an organism of interest by performing PCR using two degenerate or “wobble” oligonucleotide primer pools designed on the basis of amino acid sequences within the NHP products disclosed herein. The template for the reaction may be total RNA, mRNA, and/or cDNA obtained by reverse transcription of mRNA prepared from human or non-human cell lines or tissue known or suspected to express an allele of a NHP gene. [0030]
  • The PCR product can be subcloned and sequenced to ensure that the amplified sequences represent the sequence of the desired NHP gene. The PCR fragment can then be used to isolate a full length cDNA clone by a variety of methods. For example, the amplified fragment can be labeled and used to screen a cDNA library, such as a bacteriophage cDNA library. Alternatively, the labeled fragment can be used to isolate genomic clones via the screening of a genomic library. [0031]
  • PCR technology can also be used to isolate full length cDNA sequences. For example, RNA can be isolated, following standard procedures, from an appropriate cellular or tissue source (i.e., one known, or suspected, to express a NHP gene). A reverse transcription (RT) reaction can be performed on the RNA using an oligonucleotide primer specific for the most 5′ end of the amplified fragment for the priming of first strand synthesis. The resulting RNA/DNA hybrid may then be “tailed” using a standard terminal transferase reaction, the hybrid may be digested with RNase H, and second strand synthesis may then be primed with a complementary primer. Thus, cDNA sequences upstream of the amplified fragment can be isolated. For a review of cloning strategies that can be used, see e.g., Sambrook et al., 1989, supra. [0032]
  • A cDNA encoding a mutant NHP gene can be isolated, for example, by using PCR. In this case, the first cDNA strand may be synthesized by hybridizing an oligo-dT oligonucleotide to mRNA isolated from tissue known or suspected to be expressed in an individual putatively carrying a mutant NHP allele, and by extending the new strand with reverse transcriptase. The second strand of the cDNA is then synthesized using an oligonucleotide that hybridizes specifically to the 5′ end of the normal gene. Using these two primers, the product is then amplified via PCR, optionally cloned into a suitable vector, and subjected to DNA sequence analysis through methods well known to those of skill in the art. By comparing the DNA sequence of the mutant NHP allele to that of a corresponding normal NHP allele, the mutation(s) responsible for the loss or alteration of function of the mutant NHP gene product can be ascertained. [0033]
  • Alternatively, a genomic library can be constructed using DNA obtained from an individual suspected of or known to carry a mutant NHP allele (e.g., a person manifesting a NHP-associated phenotype such as, for example, obesity, vision disorders, high blood pressure, depression, infertility, etc.), or a cDNA library can be constructed using RNA from a tissue known, or suspected, to express a mutant NHP allele. A normal NHP gene, or any suitable fragment thereof, can then be labeled and used as a probe to identify the corresponding mutant NHP allele in such libraries. Clones containing mutant NHP gene sequences can then be purified and subjected to sequence analysis according to methods well known to those skilled in the art. [0034]
  • Additionally, an expression library can be constructed utilizing cDNA synthesized from, for example, RNA isolated from a tissue known, or suspected, to express a mutant NHP allele in an individual suspected of or known to carry such a mutant allele. In this manner, gene products made by the putatively mutant tissue can be expressed and screened using standard antibody screening techniques in conjunction with antibodies raised against a normal NHP product, as described below. (For screening techniques, see, for example, Harlow, E. and Lane, eds., 1988, “Antibodies: A Laboratory Manual”, Cold Spring Harbor Press, Cold Spring Harbor.) Additionally, screening can be accomplished by screening with labeled NHP fusion proteins, such as, for example, alkaline phosphatase-NHP or NHP-alkaline phosphatase fusion proteins. In cases where a NHP mutation results in an expressed gene product with altered function (e.g., as a result of a missense or a frameshift mutation), polyclonal antibodies to a NHP are likely to cross-react with a corresponding mutant NHP gene product. Library clones detected via their reaction with such labeled antibodies can be purified and subjected to sequence analysis according to methods well known in the art. [0035]
  • The invention also encompasses (a) DNA vectors that contain any of the foregoing NHP coding sequences and/or their complements (i.e., antisense); (b) DNA expression vectors that contain any of the foregoing NHP coding sequences operatively associated with a regulatory element that directs the expression of the coding sequences (for example, baculo virus as described in U.S. Pat. No. 5,869,336 herein incorporated by reference); (c) genetically engineered host cells that contain any of the foregoing NHP coding sequences operatively associated with a regulatory element that directs the expression of the coding sequences in the host cell; and (d) genetically engineered host cells that express an endogenous NHP gene under the control of an exogenously introduced regulatory element (i.e., gene activation). As used herein, regulatory elements include, but are not limited to, inducible and non-inducible promoters, enhancers, operators and other elements known to those skilled in the art that drive and regulate expression. Such regulatory elements include but are not limited to the cytomegalovirus (hCMV) immediate early gene, regulatable, viral elements (particularly retroviral LTR promoters), the early or late promoters of SV40 adenovirus, the lac system, the trp system, the TAC system, the TRC system, the major operator and promoter regions of phage lambda, the control regions of fd coat protein, the promoter for 3-phosphoglycerate kinase (PGK), the promoters of acid phosphatase, and the promoters of the yeast α-mating factors. [0036]
  • The present invention also encompasses antibodies and anti-idiotypic antibodies (including Fab fragments), antagonists and agonists of the NHP, as well as compounds or nucleotide constructs that inhibit expression of a NHP gene (transcription factor inhibitors, antisense and ribozyme molecules, or gene or regulatory sequence replacement constructs), or promote the expression of a NHP (e.g., expression constructs in which NHP coding sequences are operatively associated with expression control elements such as promoters, promoter/enhancers, etc.). [0037]
  • The NHPs or NHP peptides, NHP fusion proteins, NHP nucleotide sequences, antibodies, antagonists and agonists can be useful for the detection of mutant NHPs or inappropriately expressed NHPs for the diagnosis of disease. The NHP proteins or peptides, NHP fusion proteins, NHP nucleotide sequences, host cell expression systems, antibodies, antagonists, agonists and genetically engineered cells and animals can be used for screening for drugs (or high throughput screening of combinatorial libraries) effective in the treatment of the symptomatic or phenotypic manifestations of perturbing the normal function of NHP in the body. The use of engineered host cells and/or animals may offer an advantage in that such systems allow not only for the identification of compounds that bind to the endogenous receptor for an NHP, but can also identify compounds that trigger NHP-mediated activities or pathways. [0038]
  • Finally, the NHP products can be used as therapeutics. For example, soluble derivatives such as NHP peptides/domains corresponding to the NHPs, NHP fusion protein products (especially NHP-Ig fusion proteins, i.e., fusions of a NHP, or a domain of a NHP, to an IgFc), NHP antibodies and anti-idiotypic antibodies (including Fab fragments), antagonists or agonists (including compounds that modulate or act on downstream targets in a NHP-mediated pathway) can be used to directly treat diseases or disorders. For instance, the administration of an effective amount of soluble NHP, or a NHP-IgFc fusion protein or an anti-idiotypic antibody (or its Fab) that mimics the NHP could activate or effectively antagonize the endogenous NHP receptor. Nucleotide constructs encoding such NHP products can be used to genetically engineer host cells to express such products in vivo; these genetically engineered cells function as “bioreactors” in the body delivering a continuous supply of a NHP, a NHP peptide, or a NHP fusion protein to the body. Nucleotide constructs encoding functional NHPs, mutant NHPs, as well as antisense and ribozyme molecules can also be used in “gene therapy” approaches for the modulation of NHP expression. Thus, the invention also encompasses pharmaceutical formulations and methods for treating biological disorders. [0039]
  • Various aspects of the invention are described in greater detail in the subsections below. [0040]
  • 5.1 THE NHP Sequences
  • The cDNA sequences and the corresponding deduced amino acid sequences of the described NHPs are presented in the Sequence Listing. The NHP nucleotides were obtained from clustered human gene trapped sequences, ESTs, and cDNA isolated from human lymph node, pituitary, placenta, trachea and mammary gland cDNA cell libraries (Edge Biosystems, Gaithersburg, Md.). The described sequences share limited structural similarity with a variety of proteins, including, but not limited to, proteinases, thrombospondin-1, F-spondin, ADAMTS metalloproteases, Tango-71, and distintegrins. [0041]
  • 5.2 NHPS and NHP Polypeptides
  • NHPs, polypeptides, peptide fragments, mutated, truncated, or deleted forms of the NHPs, and/or NHP fusion proteins can be prepared for a variety of uses. These uses include but are not limited to the generation of antibodies, as reagents in diagnostic assays, the identification of other cellular gene products related to a NHP, as reagents in assays for screening for compounds that can be as pharmaceutical reagents useful in the therapeutic treatment of mental, biological, or medical disorders and diseases. Given the similarity information and expression data, the described NHPs can be targeted (by drugs, oligos, antibodies, etc,) in order to treat disease, or to therapeutically augment the efficacy of therapeutic agents. [0042]
  • The Sequence Listing discloses the amino acid sequences encoded by the described NHP polynucleotide sequences. The NHPs typically display initiator methionines in DNA sequence contexts consistent with a translation initiation site, and a signal sequence characteristic of membrane or secreted proteins. [0043]
  • The NHP amino acid sequences of the invention include the amino acid sequences presented in the Sequence Listing as well as analogues and derivatives thereof. Further, corresponding NHP homologues from other species are encompassed by the invention. In fact, any NHP protein encoded by the NHP nucleotide sequences described above are within the scope of the invention, as are any novel polynucleotide sequences encoding all or any novel portion of an amino acid sequence presented in the Sequence Listing. The degenerate nature of the genetic code is well known, and, accordingly, each amino acid presented in the Sequence Listing, is generically representative of the well known nucleic acid “triplet” codon, or in many cases codons, that can encode the amino acid. As such, as contemplated herein, the amino acid sequences presented in the Sequence Listing, when taken together with the genetic code (see, for example, Table 4-1 at page 109 of “Molecular Cell Biology”, 1986, J. Darnell et al. eds., Scientific American Books, New York, N.Y., herein incorporated by reference) are generically representative of all the various permutations and combinations of nucleic acid sequences that can encode such amino acid sequences. [0044]
  • The invention also encompasses proteins that are functionally equivalent to the NHPs encoded by the presently described nucleotide sequences as judged by any of a number of criteria, including, but not limited to, the ability to bind and cleave a substrate of a NHP, or the ability to effect an identical or complementary downstream pathway, or a change in cellular metabolism (e.g., proteolytic activity, ion flux, tyrosine phosphorylation, transport, etc.). Such functionally equivalent NHP proteins include, but are not limited to, additions or substitutions of amino acid residues within the amino acid sequence encoded by the NHP nucleotide sequences described above, but which result in a silent change, thus producing a functionally equivalent gene product. Amino acid substitutions may be made on the basis of similarity in polarity, charge, solubility, hydrophobicity, hydrophilicity, and/or the amphipathic nature of the residues involved. For example, nonpolar (hydrophobic) amino acids include alanine, leucine, isoleucine, valine, proline, phenylalanine, tryptophan, and methionine; polar neutral amino acids include glycine, serine, threonine, cysteine, tyrosine, asparagine, and glutamine; positively charged (basic) amino acids include arginine, lysine, and histidine; and negatively charged (acidic) amino acids include aspartic acid and glutamic acid. [0045]
  • A variety of host-expression vector systems can be used to express the NHP nucleotide sequences of the invention. Where, as in the present instance, the NHP peptide or polypeptide is thought to be membrane protein, the hydrophobic regions of the protein can be excised and the resulting soluble peptide or polypeptide can be recovered from the culture media. Such expression systems also encompass engineered host cells that express a NHP, or functional equivalent, in situ. Purification or enrichment of a NHP from such expression systems can be accomplished using appropriate detergents and lipid micelles and methods well known to those skilled in the art. However, such engineered host cells themselves may be used in situations where it is important not only to retain the structural and functional characteristics of the NHP, but to assess biological activity, e.g., in drug screening assays. [0046]
  • The expression systems that can be used for purposes of the invention include but are not limited to microorganisms such as bacteria (e.g., [0047] E. coli, B. subtilis) transformed with recombinant bacteriophage DNA, plasmid DNA or cosmid DNA expression vectors containing NHP nucleotide sequences; yeast (e.g., Saccharomyces, Pichia) transformed with recombinant yeast expression vectors containing NHP nucleotide sequences; insect cell systems infected with recombinant virus expression vectors (e.g., baculovirus) containing NHP sequences; plant cell systems infected with recombinant virus expression vectors (e.g., cauliflower mosaic virus, CaMV; tobacco mosaic virus, TMV) or transformed with recombinant plasmid expression vectors (e.g., Ti plasmid) containing NHP nucleotide sequences; or mammalian cell systems (e.g., COS, CHO, BHK, 293, 3T3) harboring recombinant expression constructs containing promoters derived from the genome of mammalian cells (e.g., metallothionein promoter) or from mammalian viruses (e.g., the adenovirus late promoter; the vaccinia virus 7.5K promoter).
  • In bacterial systems, a number of expression vectors may be advantageously selected depending upon the use intended for the NHP product being expressed. For example, when a large quantity of such a protein is to be produced for the generation of pharmaceutical compositions of or containing NHP, or for raising antibodies to a NHP, vectors that direct the expression of high levels of fusion protein products that are readily purified may be desirable. Such vectors include, but are not limited, to the [0048] E. coli expression vector pUR278 (Ruther et al., 1983, EMBO J. 2:1791), in which a NHP coding sequence may be ligated individually into the vector in frame with the lacZ coding region so that a fusion protein is produced; pIN vectors (Inouye & Inouye, 1985, Nucleic Acids Res. 13:3101-3109; Van Heeke & Schuster, 1989, J. Biol. Chem. 264:5503-5509); and the like. pGEX vectors (Pharmacia or American Type Culture Collection) can also be used to express foreign polypeptides as fusion proteins with glutathione S-transferase (GST). In general, such fusion proteins are soluble and can easily be purified from lysed cells by adsorption to glutathione-agarose beads followed by elution in the presence of free glutathione. The PGEX vectors are designed to include thrombin or factor Xa protease cleavage sites so that the cloned target gene product can be released from the GST moiety.
  • In an insect system, [0049] Autographa californica nuclear polyhidrosis virus (AcNPV) is used as a vector to express foreign genes. The virus grows in Spodoptera frugiperda cells. A NHP coding sequence may be cloned individually into non-essential regions (for example the polyhedrin gene) of the virus and placed under control of an AcNPV promoter (for example the polyhedrin promoter). Successful insertion of NHP coding sequence will result in inactivation of the polyhedrin gene and production of non-occluded recombinant virus (i.e., virus lacking the proteinaceous coat coded for by the polyhedrin gene). These recombinant viruses are then used to infect Spodoptera frugiperda cells in which the inserted gene is expressed (e.g., see Smith et al., 1983, J. Virol. 46:584; Smith, U.S. Pat. No. 4,215,051).
  • In mammalian host cells, a number of viral-based expression systems may be utilized. In cases where an adenovirus is used as an expression vector, the NHP nucleotide sequence of interest may be ligated to an adenovirus transcription/translation control complex, e.g., the late promoter and tripartite leader sequence. This chimeric gene may then be inserted in the adenovirus genome by in vitro or in vivo recombination. Insertion in a non-essential region of the viral genome (e.g., region E1 or E3) will result in a recombinant virus that is viable and capable of expressing a NHP product in infected hosts (e.g., See Logan & Shenk, 1984, Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 81:3655-3659). Specific initiation signals may also be required for efficient translation of inserted NHP nucleotide sequences. These signals include the ATG initiation codon and adjacent sequences. In cases where an entire NHP gene or cDNA, including its own initiation codon and adjacent sequences, is inserted into the appropriate expression vector, no additional translational control signals may be needed. However, in cases where only a portion of a NHP coding sequence is inserted, exogenous translational control signals, including, perhaps, the ATG initiation codon, must be provided. Furthermore, the initiation codon must be in phase with the reading frame of the desired coding sequence to ensure translation of the entire insert. These exogenous translational control signals and initiation codons can be of a variety of origins, both natural and synthetic. The efficiency of expression may be enhanced by the inclusion of appropriate transcription enhancer elements, transcription terminators, etc. (See Bittner et al., 1987, Methods in Enzymol. 153:516-544). [0050]
  • In addition, a host cell strain may be chosen that modulates the expression of the inserted sequences, or modifies and processes the gene product in the specific fashion desired. Such modifications (e.g., glycosylation) and processing (e.g., cleavage) of protein products may be important for the function of the protein. Different host cells have characteristic and specific mechanisms for the post-translational processing and modification of proteins and gene products. Appropriate cell lines or host systems can be chosen to ensure the correct modification and processing of the foreign protein expressed. To this end, eukaryotic host cells which possess the cellular machinery for proper processing of the primary transcript, glycosylation, and phosphorylation of the gene product may be used. Such mammalian host cells include, but are not limited to, CHO, VERO, BHK, HeLa, COS, MDCK, 293, 3T3, WI38, and in particular, human cell lines. [0051]
  • For long-term, high-yield production of recombinant proteins, stable expression is preferred. For example, cell lines which stably express the NHP sequences described above can be engineered. Rather than using expression vectors which contain viral origins of replication, host cells can be transformed with DNA controlled by appropriate expression control elements (e.g., promoter, enhancer sequences, transcription terminators, polyadenylation sites, etc.), and a selectable marker. Following the introduction of the foreign DNA, engineered cells may be allowed to grow for 1-2 days in an enriched media, and then are switched to a selective media. The selectable marker in the recombinant plasmid confers resistance to the selection and allows cells to stably integrate the plasmid into their chromosomes and grow to form foci which in turn can be cloned and expanded into cell lines. This method may advantageously be used to engineer cell lines which express the NHP product. Such engineered cell lines may be particularly useful in screening and evaluation of compounds that affect the endogenous activity of the NHP product. [0052]
  • A number of selection systems may be used, including but not limited to the herpes simplex virus thymidine kinase (Wigler, et al., 1977, Cell 11:223), hypoxanthine-guanine phosphoribosyltransferase (Szybalska & Szybalski, 1962, Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 48:2026), and adenine phosphoribosyltransferase (Lowy, et al., 1980, Cell 22:817) genes can be employed in tk[0053] , hgprt or aprt cells, respectively. Also, antimetabolite resistance can be used as the basis of selection for the following genes: dhfr, which confers resistance to methotrexate (Wigler, et al., 1980, Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 77:3567; O'Hare, et al., 1981, Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 78:1527); gpt, which confers resistance to mycophenolic acid (Mulligan & Berg, 1981, Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 78:2072); neo, which confers resistance to the aminoglycoside G-418 (Colberre-Garapin; et al., 1981, J. Mol. Biol. 150:1); and hygro, which confers resistance to hygromycin (Santerre, et al., 1984, Gene 30:147).
  • Alternatively, any fusion protein can be readily purified by utilizing an antibody specific for the fusion protein being expressed. For example, a system described by Janknecht et al. allows for the ready purification of non-denatured fusion proteins expressed in human cell lines (Janknecht, et al., 1991, Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 88:8972-8976). In this system, the polynucleotide sequence of interest is subcloned into a vaccinia recombination plasmid such that the gene's open reading frame is translationally fused to an amino-terminal tag consisting of six histidine residues. Extracts from cells infected with recombinant vaccinia virus are loaded onto Ni[0054] 2+-nitriloacetic acid-agarose columns and histidine-tagged proteins are selectively eluted with imidazole-containing buffers.
  • Also encompassed by the present invention are fusion proteins that direct the NHP to a target organ and/or facilitate transport across the membrane into the cytosol. Conjugation of NHPs to antibody molecules or their Fab fragments could be used to target cells bearing a particular epitope. Attaching the appropriate signal sequence to the NHP would also transport the NHP to the desired location within the cell. Alternatively targeting of NHP or its nucleic acid sequence might be achieved using liposome or lipid complex based delivery systems. Such technologies are described in [0055] Liposomes:A Practical Approach, New, RRC ed., Oxford University Press, New York and in U.S. Pat. Nos. 4,594,595, 5,459,127, 5,948,767 and 6,110,490 and their respective disclosures which are herein incorporated by reference in their entirety. Additionally embodied are novel protein constructs engineered in such a way that they facilitate transport of the NHP to the target site or desired organ, where they cross the cell membrane and/or the nucleus where the NHP can exert its functional activity. This goal may be achieved by coupling of the NHP to a cytokine or other ligand that provides targeting specificity, and/or to a protein transducing domain (see generally U.S. applications Ser. No. 60/111,701 and 60/056,713, both of which are herein incorporated by reference, for examples of such transducing sequences) to facilitate passage across cellular membranes and can optionally be engineered to include nuclear localization sequences.
  • 5.3 Antibodies to NHP Products
  • Antibodies that specifically recognize one or more epitopes of a NHP, or epitopes of conserved variants of a NHP, or peptide fragments of a NHP are also encompassed by the invention. Such antibodies include but are not limited to polyclonal antibodies, monoclonal antibodies (mAbs), humanized or chimeric antibodies, single chain antibodies, Fab fragments, F(ab′)[0056] 2 fragments, fragments produced by a Fab expression library, anti-idiotypic (anti-Id) antibodies, and epitope-binding fragments of any of the above.
  • The antibodies of the invention may be used, for example, in the detection of NHP in a biological sample and may, therefore, be utilized as part of a diagnostic or prognostic technique whereby patients may be tested for abnormal amounts of NHP. Such antibodies may also be utilized in conjunction with, for example, compound screening schemes for the evaluation of the effect of test compounds on expression and/or activity of a NHP gene product. Additionally, such antibodies can be used in conjunction gene therapy to, for example, evaluate the normal and/or engineered NHP-expressing cells prior to their introduction into the patient. Such antibodies may additionally be used as a method for the inhibition of abnormal NHP activity. Thus, such antibodies may, therefore, be utilized as part of treatment methods. [0057]
  • For the production of antibodies, various host animals may be immunized by injection with the NHP, an NHP peptide (e.g., one corresponding to a functional domain of an NHP), truncated NHP polypeptides (NHP in which one or more domains have been deleted), functional equivalents of the NHP or mutated variant of the NHP. Such host animals may include but are not limited to pigs, rabbits, mice, goats, and rats, to name but a few. Various adjuvants may be used to increase the immunological response, depending on the host species, including but not limited to Freund's adjuvant (complete and incomplete), mineral salts such as aluminum hydroxide or aluminum phosphate, surface active substances such as lysolecithin, pluronic polyols, polyanions, peptides, oil emulsions, and potentially useful human adjuvants such as BCG (bacille Calmette-Guerin) and [0058] Corynebacterium parvum. Alternatively, the immune response could be enhanced by combination and or coupling with molecules such as keyhole limpet hemocyanin, tetanus toxoid, diptheria toxoid, ovalbumin, cholera toxin or fragments thereof. Polyclonal antibodies are heterogeneous populations of antibody molecules derived from the sera of the immunized animals.
  • Monoclonal antibodies, which are homogeneous populations of antibodies to a particular antigen, can be obtained by any technique which provides for the production of antibody molecules by continuous cell lines in culture. These include, but are not limited to, the hybridoma technique of Kohler and Milstein, (1975, Nature 256:495-497; and U.S. Pat. No. 4,376,110), the human B-cell hybridoma technique (Kosbor et al., 1983, Immunology Today 4:72; Cole et al., 1983, Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 80:2026-2030), and the EBV-hybridoma technique (Cole et al., 1985, Monoclonal Antibodies And Cancer Therapy, Alan R. Liss, Inc., pp. 77-96). Such antibodies may be of any immunoglobulin class including IgG, IgM, IgE, IgA, IgD and any subclass thereof. The hybridoma producing the mAb of this invention may be cultivated in vitro or in vivo. Production of high titers of mAbs in vivo makes this the presently preferred method of production. [0059]
  • In addition, techniques developed for the production of “chimeric antibodies” (Morrison et al., 1984, Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci., 81:6851-6855; Neuberger et al., 1984, Nature, 312:604-608; Takeda et al., 1985, Nature, 314:452-454) by splicing the genes from a mouse antibody molecule of appropriate antigen specificity together with genes from a human antibody molecule of appropriate biological activity can be used. A chimeric antibody is a molecule in which different portions are derived from different animal species, such as those having a variable region derived from a murine mAb and a human immunoglobulin constant region. Such technologies are described in U.S. Pat. Nos. 6,075,181 and 5,877,397 and their respective disclosures which are herein incorporated by reference in their entirety. Also encompassed by the present invention is the use of fully humanized monoclonal antibodies as described in U.S. Pat. No. 6,150,584 and respective disclosures which are herein incorporated by reference in their entirety. [0060]
  • Alternatively, techniques described for the production of single chain antibodies (U.S. Pat. No. 4,946,778; Bird, 1988, Science 242:423-426; Huston et al., 1988, Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 85:5879-5883; and Ward et al., 1989, Nature 334:544-546) can be adapted to produce single chain antibodies against NHP gene products. Single chain antibodies are formed by linking the heavy and light chain fragments of the Fv region via an amino acid bridge, resulting in a single chain polypeptide. [0061]
  • Antibody fragments which recognize specific epitopes may be generated by known techniques. For example, such fragments include, but are not limited to: the F(ab′)[0062] 2 fragments which can be produced by pepsin digestion of the antibody molecule and the Fab fragments which can be generated by reducing the disulfide bridges of the F(ab′)2 fragments. Alternatively, Fab expression libraries may be constructed (Huse et al., 1989, Science, 246:127.5-1281) to allow rapid and easy identification of monoclonal Fab fragments with the desired specificity.
  • Antibodies to a NHP can, in turn, be utilized to generate anti-idiotype antibodies that “mimic” a given NHP, using techniques well known to those skilled in the art. (See, e.g., Greenspan & Bona, 1993, FASEB J 7(5):437-444; and Nissinoff, 1991, J. Immunol. 147(8):2429-2438). For example antibodies which bind to a NHP domain and competitively inhibit the binding of NHP to its cognate receptor can be used to generate anti-idiotypes that “mimic” the NHP and, therefore, bind and activate or neutralize a receptor. Such anti-idiotypic antibodies or Fab fragments of such anti-idiotypes can be used in therapeutic regimens involving a NHP mediated pathway. [0063]
  • The present invention is not to be limited in scope by the specific embodiments described herein, which are intended as single illustrations of individual aspects of the invention, and functionally equivalent methods and components are within the scope of the invention. Indeed, various modifications of the invention, in addition to those shown and described herein will become apparent to those skilled in the art from the foregoing description. Such modifications are intended to fall within the scope of the appended claims. All cited publications, patents, and patent applications are herein incorporated by reference in their entirety. [0064]
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gcaaggacat 4200 aaaaagtaca ttctccaggc aaccaacact agaaccaaca gcaatgaccc aacaggagaa 4260 cccccgcctc aagagccttt ttgggagcct ggtaactggt cacattgttc tgccacctgt 4320 ggtcatttgg gagcccgcat tcagagaccc cagtgtgtga tggccaatgg gcaggaagtg 4380 agtgaggccc tgtgtgatca cctccagaag ccactggctg ggtttgagcc ctgtaacatc 4440 cgggactgcc cagcgaggtg gttcacaagt gtgtggtcac agtgctctgt gtcttgcggt 4500 gaaggatacc acagtcggca ggtgacgtgc aagcggacaa aagccaatgg aactgtgcag 4560 gtggtgtctc caagagcatg tgcccctaaa gaccggcctc tgggaagaaa accatgtttt 4620 ggtcatccat gtgttcagtg ggaaccaggg aaccggtgtc ctggacgttg catgggccgt 4680 gctgtgagga tgcagcagcg tcacacagct tgtcaacaca acagctctga ctccaactgt 4740 gatgacagaa agagacccac cttaagaagg aactgcacat caggggcctg tgatgtgtgt 4800 tggcacacag gcccttggaa gccctgtaca gcagcctgtg gcaggggttt ccagtctcgg 4860 aaagtcgact gtatccacac aaggagttgc aaacctgtgg ccaagagaca ctgtgtacag 4920 aaaaagaaac caatttcctg gcggcactgt cttgggccct cctgtgatag agactgcaca 4980 gacacaactc actactgtat gtttgtaaaa catcttaatt tgtgttctct agaccgctac 5040 aaacaaaggt gctgccagtc atgtcaagag ggataa 5076 2 1691 PRT homo sapiens 2 Met Ala Ser Trp Thr Ser Pro Trp Trp Val Leu Ile Gly Met Val Phe 1 5 10 15 Met His Ser Pro Leu Pro Gln Thr Thr Ala Glu Lys Ser Pro Gly Ala 20 25 30 Tyr Phe Leu Pro Glu Phe Ala Leu Ser Pro Gln Gly Ser Phe Leu Glu 35 40 45 Asp Thr Thr Gly Glu Gln Phe Leu Thr Tyr Arg Tyr Asp Asp Gln Thr 50 55 60 Ser Arg Asn Thr Arg Ser Asp Glu Asp Lys Asp Gly Asn Trp Asp Ala 65 70 75 80 Trp Gly Asp Trp Ser Asp Cys Ser Arg Thr Cys Gly Gly Gly Ala Ser 85 90 95 Tyr Ser Leu Arg Arg Cys Leu Thr Gly Arg Asn Cys Glu Gly Gln Asn 100 105 110 Ile Arg Tyr Lys Thr Cys Ser Asn His Asp Cys Pro Pro Asp Ala Glu 115 120 125 Asp Phe Arg Ala Gln Gln Cys Ser Ala Tyr Asn Asp Val Gln Tyr Gln 130 135 140 Gly His Tyr Tyr Glu Trp Leu Pro Arg Tyr Asn Asp Pro Ala Ala Pro 145 150 155 160 Cys Ala Leu Lys Cys His Ala Gln Gly Gln Asn Leu Val Val Glu Leu 165 170 175 Ala Pro Lys Val Leu Asp Gly Thr Arg Cys Asn Thr Asp Ser Leu Asp 180 185 190 Met Cys Ile Ser Gly Ile Cys Gln Ala Val Gly Cys Asp Arg Gln Leu 195 200 205 Gly Ser Asn Ala Lys Glu Asp Asn Cys Gly Val Cys Ala Gly Asp Gly 210 215 220 Ser Thr Cys Arg Leu Val Arg Gly Gln Ser Lys Ser His Val Ser Pro 225 230 235 240 Glu Lys Arg Glu Glu Asn Val Ile Ala Val Pro Leu Gly Ser Arg Ser 245 250 255 Val Arg Ile Thr Val Lys Gly Pro Ala His Leu Phe Ile Glu Ser Lys 260 265 270 Thr Leu Gln Gly Ser Lys Gly Glu His Ser Phe Asn Ser Pro Gly Val 275 280 285 Phe Val Val Glu Asn Thr Thr Val Glu Phe Gln Arg Gly Ser Glu Arg 290 295 300 Gln Thr Phe Lys Ile Pro Gly Pro Leu Met Ala Asp Phe Ile Phe Lys 305 310 315 320 Thr Arg Tyr Thr Ala Ala Lys Asp Ser Val Val Gln Phe Phe Phe Tyr 325 330 335 Gln Pro Ile Ser His Gln Trp Arg Gln Thr Asp Phe Phe Pro Cys Thr 340 345 350 Val Thr Cys Gly Gly Gly Tyr Gln Leu Asn Ser Ala Glu Cys Val Asp 355 360 365 Ile Arg Leu Lys Arg Val Val Pro Asp His Tyr Cys His Tyr Tyr Pro 370 375 380 Glu Asn Val Lys Pro Lys Pro Lys Leu Lys Glu Cys Ser Met Asp Pro 385 390 395 400 Cys Pro Ser Ser Asp Gly Phe Lys Glu Ile Met Pro Tyr Asp His Phe 405 410 415 Gln Pro Leu Pro Arg Trp Glu His Asn Pro Trp Thr Ala Cys Ser Val 420 425 430 Ser Cys Gly Gly Gly Ile Gln Arg Arg Ser Phe Val Cys Val Glu Glu 435 440 445 Ser Met His Gly Glu Ile Leu Gln Val Glu Glu Trp Lys Cys Met Tyr 450 455 460 Ala Pro Lys Pro Lys Val Met Gln Thr Cys Asn Leu Phe Asp Cys Pro 465 470 475 480 Lys Trp Ile Ala Met Glu Trp Ser Gln Cys Thr Val Thr Cys Gly Arg 485 490 495 Gly Leu Arg Tyr Arg Val Val Leu Cys Ile Asn His Arg Gly Glu His 500 505 510 Val Gly Gly Cys Asn Pro Gln Leu Lys Leu His Ile Lys Glu Glu Cys 515 520 525 Val Ile Pro Ile Pro Cys Tyr Lys Pro Lys Glu Lys Ser Pro Val Glu 530 535 540 Ala Lys Leu Pro Trp Leu Lys Gln Ala Gln Glu Leu Glu Glu Thr Arg 545 550 555 560 Ile Ala Thr Glu Glu Pro Thr Phe Ile Pro Glu Pro Trp Ser Ala Cys 565 570 575 Ser Thr Thr Cys Gly Pro Gly Val Gln Val Arg Glu Val Lys Cys Arg 580 585 590 Val Leu Leu Thr Phe Thr Gln Thr Glu Thr Glu Leu Pro Glu Glu Glu 595 600 605 Cys Glu Gly Pro Lys Leu Pro Thr Glu Arg Pro Cys Leu Leu Glu Ala 610 615 620 Cys Asp Glu Ser Pro Ala Ser Arg Glu Leu Asp Ile Pro Leu Pro Glu 625 630 635 640 Asp Ser Glu Thr Thr Tyr Asp Trp Glu Tyr Ala Gly Phe Thr Pro Cys 645 650 655 Thr Ala Thr Cys Leu Gly Gly His Gln Glu Ala Ile Ala Val Cys Leu 660 665 670 His Ile Gln Thr Gln Gln Thr Val Asn Asp Ser Leu Cys Asp Met Val 675 680 685 His Arg Pro Pro Ala Met Ser Gln Ala Cys Asn Thr Glu Pro Cys Pro 690 695 700 Pro Arg Trp His Val Gly Ser Trp Gly Pro Cys Ser Ala Thr Cys Gly 705 710 715 720 Val Gly Ile Gln Thr Arg Asp Val Tyr Cys Leu His Pro Gly Glu Thr 725 730 735 Pro Ala Pro Pro Glu Glu Cys Arg Asp Glu Lys Pro His Ala Leu Gln 740 745 750 Ala Cys Asn Gln Phe Asp Cys Pro Pro Gly Trp His Ile Glu Glu Trp 755 760 765 Gln Gln Cys Ser Arg Thr Cys Gly Gly Gly Thr Gln Asn Arg Arg Val 770 775 780 Thr Cys Arg Gln Leu Leu Thr Asp Gly Ser Phe Leu Asn Leu Ser Asp 785 790 795 800 Glu Leu Cys Gln Gly Pro Lys Ala Ser Ser His Lys Ser Cys Ala Arg 805 810 815 Thr Asp Cys Pro Pro His Leu Ala Val Gly Asp Trp Ser Lys Cys Ser 820 825 830 Val Ser Cys Gly Val Gly Ile Gln Arg Arg Lys Gln Val Cys Gln Arg 835 840 845 Leu Ala Ala Lys Gly Arg Arg Ile Pro Leu Ser Glu Met Met Cys Arg 850 855 860 Asp Leu Pro Gly Phe Pro Leu Val Arg Ser Cys Gln Met Pro Glu Cys 865 870 875 880 Ser Lys Ile Lys Ser Glu Met Lys Thr Lys Leu Gly Glu Gln Gly Pro 885 890 895 Gln Ile Leu Ser Val Gln Arg Val Tyr Ile Gln Thr Arg Glu Glu Lys 900 905 910 Arg Ile Asn Leu Thr Ile Gly Ser Arg Ala Tyr Leu Leu Pro Asn Thr 915 920 925 Ser Val Ile Ile Lys Cys Pro Val Arg Arg Phe Gln Lys Ser Leu Ile 930 935 940 Gln Trp Glu Lys Asp Gly Arg Cys Leu Gln Asn Ser Lys Arg Leu Gly 945 950 955 960 Ile Thr Lys Ser Gly Ser Leu Lys Ile His Gly Leu Ala Ala Pro Asp 965 970 975 Ile Gly Val Tyr Arg Cys Ile Ala Gly Ser Ala Gln Glu Thr Val Val 980 985 990 Leu Lys Leu Ile Gly Thr Asp Asn Arg Leu Ile Ala Arg Pro Ala Leu 995 1000 1005 Arg Glu Pro Met Arg Glu Tyr Pro Gly Met Asp His Ser Glu Ala Asn 1010 1015 1020 Ser Leu Gly Val Thr Trp His Lys Met Arg Gln Met Trp Asn Asn Lys 1025 1030 1035 1040 Asn Asp Leu Tyr Leu Asp Asp Asp His Ile Ser Asn Gln Pro Phe Leu 1045 1050 1055 Arg Ala Leu Leu Gly His Cys Ser Asn Ser Ala Gly Ser Thr Asn Ser 1060 1065 1070 Trp Glu Leu Lys Asn Lys Gln Phe Glu Ala Ala Val Lys Gln Gly Ala 1075 1080 1085 Tyr Ser Met Asp Thr Ala Gln Phe Asp Glu Leu Ile Arg Asn Met Ser 1090 1095 1100 Gln Leu Met Glu Thr Gly Glu Val Ser Asp Asp Leu Ala Ser Gln Leu 1105 1110 1115 1120 Ile Tyr Gln Leu Val Ala Glu Leu Ala Lys Ala Gln Pro Thr His Met 1125 1130 1135 Gln Trp Arg Gly Ile Gln Glu Glu Thr Pro Pro Ala Ala Gln Leu Arg 1140 1145 1150 Gly Glu Thr Gly Ser Val Ser Gln Ser Ser His Ala Lys Asn Ser Gly 1155 1160 1165 Lys Leu Thr Phe Lys Pro Lys Gly Pro Val Leu Met Arg Gln Ser Gln 1170 1175 1180 Pro Pro Ser Ile Ser Phe Asn Lys Thr Ile Asn Ser Arg Ile Gly Asn 1185 1190 1195 1200 Thr Val Tyr Ile Thr Lys Arg Thr Glu Val Ile Asn Ile Leu Cys Asp 1205 1210 1215 Leu Ile Thr Pro Ser Glu Ala Thr Tyr Thr Trp Thr Lys Asp Gly Thr 1220 1225 1230 Leu Leu Gln Pro Ser Val Lys Ile Ile Leu Asp Gly Thr Gly Lys Ile 1235 1240 1245 Gln Ile Gln Asn Pro Thr Arg Lys Glu Gln Gly Ile Tyr Glu Cys Ser 1250 1255 1260 Val Ala Asn His Leu Gly Ser Asp Val Glu Ser Ser Ser Val Leu Tyr 1265 1270 1275 1280 Ala Glu Ala Pro Val Ile Leu Ser Val Glu Arg Asn Ile Thr Lys Pro 1285 1290 1295 Glu His Asn His Leu Ser Val Val Val Gly Gly Ile Val Glu Ala Ala 1300 1305 1310 Leu Gly Ala Asn Val Thr Ile Arg Cys Pro Val Lys Gly Val Pro Gln 1315 1320 1325 Pro Asn Ile Thr Trp Leu Lys Arg Gly Gly Ser Leu Ser Gly Asn Val 1330 1335 1340 Ser Leu Leu Phe Asn Gly Ser Leu Leu Leu Gln Asn Val Ser Leu Glu 1345 1350 1355 1360 Asn Glu Gly Thr Tyr Val Cys Ile Ala Thr Asn Ala Leu Gly Lys Ala 1365 1370 1375 Val Ala Thr Ser Val Leu His Leu Leu Glu Arg Arg Trp Pro Glu Ser 1380 1385 1390 Arg Ile Val Phe Leu Gln Gly His Lys Lys Tyr Ile Leu Gln Ala Thr 1395 1400 1405 Asn Thr Arg Thr Asn Ser Asn Asp Pro Thr Gly Glu Pro Pro Pro Gln 1410 1415 1420 Glu Pro Phe Trp Glu Pro Gly Asn Trp Ser His Cys Ser Ala Thr Cys 1425 1430 1435 1440 Gly His Leu Gly Ala Arg Ile Gln Arg Pro Gln Cys Val Met Ala Asn 1445 1450 1455 Gly Gln Glu Val Ser Glu Ala Leu Cys Asp His Leu Gln Lys Pro Leu 1460 1465 1470 Ala Gly Phe Glu Pro Cys Asn Ile Arg Asp Cys Pro Ala Arg Trp Phe 1475 1480 1485 Thr Ser Val Trp Ser Gln Cys Ser Val Ser Cys Gly Glu Gly Tyr His 1490 1495 1500 Ser Arg Gln Val Thr Cys Lys Arg Thr Lys Ala Asn Gly Thr Val Gln 1505 1510 1515 1520 Val Val Ser Pro Arg Ala Cys Ala Pro Lys Asp Arg Pro Leu Gly Arg 1525 1530 1535 Lys Pro Cys Phe Gly His Pro Cys Val Gln Trp Glu Pro Gly Asn Arg 1540 1545 1550 Cys Pro Gly Arg Cys Met Gly Arg Ala Val Arg Met Gln Gln Arg His 1555 1560 1565 Thr Ala Cys Gln His Asn Ser Ser Asp Ser Asn Cys Asp Asp Arg Lys 1570 1575 1580 Arg Pro Thr Leu Arg Arg Asn Cys Thr Ser Gly Ala Cys Asp Val Cys 1585 1590 1595 1600 Trp His Thr Gly Pro Trp Lys Pro Cys Thr Ala Ala Cys Gly Arg Gly 1605 1610 1615 Phe Gln Ser Arg Lys Val Asp Cys Ile His Thr Arg Ser Cys Lys Pro 1620 1625 1630 Val Ala Lys Arg His Cys Val Gln Lys Lys Lys Pro Ile Ser Trp Arg 1635 1640 1645 His Cys Leu Gly Pro Ser Cys Asp Arg Asp Cys Thr Asp Thr Thr His 1650 1655 1660 Tyr Cys Met Phe Val Lys His Leu Asn Leu Cys Ser Leu Asp Arg Tyr 1665 1670 1675 1680 Lys Gln Arg Cys Cys Gln Ser Cys Gln Glu Gly 1685 1690 3 1341 DNA homo sapiens 3 atggcttcct ggacgagccc ctggtgggtg ctgataggga tggtcttcat gcactctccc 60 ctcccgcaga ccacagctga gaaatctcct ggagcctatt tccttcccga gtttgcactt 120 tctcctcagg gaagttttct ggaagacaca acaggggagc agttcctcac ttatcgctat 180 gatgaccaga cctcaagaaa cactcgttca gatgaagaca aagatggcaa ctgggatgct 240 tggggcgact ggagtgactg ctcccggacc tgtgggggag gagcatcata ttctctgcgg 300 agatgtttga ctggaaggaa ttgtgaaggg cagaacattc ggtacaagac atgcagcaat 360 catgactgcc ctccagatgc agaagatttc agagcccagc agtgctcagc ctacaatgat 420 gtccagtatc aggggcatta ctatgaatgg cttccacgat ataatgatcc tgctgccccg 480 tgtgcactca agtgtcatgc acaaggacaa aacttggtgg tggagctggc acctaaggta 540 ctggatggaa ctcgttgcaa cacggactcc ttggacatgt gtatcagtgg catctgtcag 600 gcagtgggct gcgatcggca actgggaagc aatgccaagg aggacaactg tggagtctgt 660 gccggcgatg gctccacctg caggcttgta cggggacaat caaagtcaca cgtttctcct 720 gaaaaaagag aagaaaatgt aattgctgtt cctttgggaa gtcgaagtgt gagaattaca 780 gtgaaaggac ctgcccacct ctttattgaa tcaaaaacac ttcaaggaag caaaggagaa 840 cacagcttta acagccccgg cgtctttgtc gtagaaaaca caacagtgga atttcagagg 900 ggctccgaga ggcaaacttt taagattcca ggacctctga tggctgattt catcttcaag 960 accaggtaca ctgcagccaa agacagcgtg gttcagttct tcttttacca gcccatcagt 1020 catcagtgga gacaaactga cttctttccc tgcactgtga cgtgtggagg aggttatcag 1080 ctcaattctg ctgaatgtgt ggatatccgc ttgaagaggg tagttcctga ccattattgt 1140 cactactacc ctgaaaatgt aaaaccaaaa ccaaaactga aggaatgcag catggatccc 1200 tgcccatcaa gtgatggatt taaagagata atgccctatg accacttcca acctcttcct 1260 cgagctggga acataatcct tggactgcat gttccgtgtc ctgtggagga gggattcaga 1320 gacggagctt tgtgtgtgta g 1341 4 446 PRT homo sapiens 4 Met Ala Ser Trp Thr Ser Pro Trp Trp Val Leu Ile Gly Met Val Phe 1 5 10 15 Met His Ser Pro Leu Pro Gln Thr Thr Ala Glu Lys Ser Pro Gly Ala 20 25 30 Tyr Phe Leu Pro Glu Phe Ala Leu Ser Pro Gln Gly Ser Phe Leu Glu 35 40 45 Asp Thr Thr Gly Glu Gln Phe Leu Thr Tyr Arg Tyr Asp Asp Gln Thr 50 55 60 Ser Arg Asn Thr Arg Ser Asp Glu Asp Lys Asp Gly Asn Trp Asp Ala 65 70 75 80 Trp Gly Asp Trp Ser Asp Cys Ser Arg Thr Cys Gly Gly Gly Ala Ser 85 90 95 Tyr Ser Leu Arg Arg Cys Leu Thr Gly Arg Asn Cys Glu Gly Gln Asn 100 105 110 Ile Arg Tyr Lys Thr Cys Ser Asn His Asp Cys Pro Pro Asp Ala Glu 115 120 125 Asp Phe Arg Ala Gln Gln Cys Ser Ala Tyr Asn Asp Val Gln Tyr Gln 130 135 140 Gly His Tyr Tyr Glu Trp Leu Pro Arg Tyr Asn Asp Pro Ala Ala Pro 145 150 155 160 Cys Ala Leu Lys Cys His Ala Gln Gly Gln Asn Leu Val Val Glu Leu 165 170 175 Ala Pro Lys Val Leu Asp Gly Thr Arg Cys Asn Thr Asp Ser Leu Asp 180 185 190 Met Cys Ile Ser Gly Ile Cys Gln Ala Val Gly Cys Asp Arg Gln Leu 195 200 205 Gly Ser Asn Ala Lys Glu Asp Asn Cys Gly Val Cys Ala Gly Asp Gly 210 215 220 Ser Thr Cys Arg Leu Val Arg Gly Gln Ser Lys Ser His Val Ser Pro 225 230 235 240 Glu Lys Arg Glu Glu Asn Val Ile Ala Val Pro Leu Gly Ser Arg Ser 245 250 255 Val Arg Ile Thr Val Lys Gly Pro Ala His Leu Phe Ile Glu Ser Lys 260 265 270 Thr Leu Gln Gly Ser Lys Gly Glu His Ser Phe Asn Ser Pro Gly Val 275 280 285 Phe Val Val Glu Asn Thr Thr Val Glu Phe Gln Arg Gly Ser Glu Arg 290 295 300 Gln Thr Phe Lys Ile Pro Gly Pro Leu Met Ala Asp Phe Ile Phe Lys 305 310 315 320 Thr Arg Tyr Thr Ala Ala Lys Asp Ser Val Val Gln Phe Phe Phe Tyr 325 330 335 Gln Pro Ile Ser His Gln Trp Arg Gln Thr Asp Phe Phe Pro Cys Thr 340 345 350 Val Thr Cys Gly Gly Gly Tyr Gln Leu Asn Ser Ala Glu Cys Val Asp 355 360 365 Ile Arg Leu Lys Arg Val Val Pro Asp His Tyr Cys His Tyr Tyr Pro 370 375 380 Glu Asn Val Lys Pro Lys Pro Lys Leu Lys Glu Cys Ser Met Asp Pro 385 390 395 400 Cys Pro Ser Ser Asp Gly Phe Lys Glu Ile Met Pro Tyr Asp His Phe 405 410 415 Gln Pro Leu Pro Arg Ala Gly Asn Ile Ile Leu Gly Leu His Val Pro 420 425 430 Cys Pro Val Glu Glu Gly Phe Arg Asp Gly Ala Leu Cys Val 435 440 445 5 1119 DNA homo sapiens 5 atggcttcct ggacgagccc ctggtgggtg ctgataggga tggtcttcat gcactctccc 60 ctcccgcaga ccacagctga gaaatctcct ggaaggaatt gtgaagggca gaacattcgg 120 tacaagacat gcagcaatca tgactgccct ccagatgcag aagatttcag agcccagcag 180 tgctcagcct acaatgatgt ccagtatcag gggcattact atgaatggct tccacgatat 240 aatgatcctg ctgccccgtg tgcactcaag tgtcatgcac aaggacaaaa cttggtggtg 300 gagctggcac ctaaggtact ggatggaact cgttgcaaca cggactcctt ggacatgtgt 360 atcagtggca tctgtcaggc agtgggctgc gatcggcaac tgggaagcaa tgccaaggag 420 gacaactgtg gagtctgtgc cggcgatggc tccacctgca ggcttgtacg gggacaatca 480 aagtcacacg tttctcctga aaaaagagaa gaaaatgtaa ttgctgttcc tttgggaagt 540 cgaagtgtga gaattacagt gaaaggacct gcccacctct ttattgaatc aaaaacactt 600 caaggaagca aaggagaaca cagctttaac agccccggcg tctttgtcgt agaaaacaca 660 acagtggaat ttcagagggg ctccgagagg caaactttta agattccagg acctctgatg 720 gctgatttca tcttcaagac caggtacact gcagccaaag acagcgtggt tcagttcttc 780 ttttaccagc ccatcagtca tcagtggaga caaactgact tctttccctg cactgtgacg 840 tgtggaggag gttatcagct caattctgct gaatgtgtgg atatccgctt gaagagggta 900 gttcctgacc attattgtca ctactaccct gaaaatgtaa aaccaaaacc aaaactgaag 960 gaatgcagca tggatccctg cccatcaagt gatggattta aagagataat gccctatgac 1020 cacttccaac ctcttcctcg agctgggaac ataatccttg gactgcatgt tccgtgtcct 1080 gtggaggagg gattcagaga cggagctttg tgtgtgtag 1119 6 372 PRT homo sapiens 6 Met Ala Ser Trp Thr Ser Pro Trp Trp Val Leu Ile Gly Met Val Phe 1 5 10 15 Met His Ser Pro Leu Pro Gln Thr Thr Ala Glu Lys Ser Pro Gly Arg 20 25 30 Asn Cys Glu Gly Gln Asn Ile Arg Tyr Lys Thr Cys Ser Asn His Asp 35 40 45 Cys Pro Pro Asp Ala Glu Asp Phe Arg Ala Gln Gln Cys Ser Ala Tyr 50 55 60 Asn Asp Val Gln Tyr Gln Gly His Tyr Tyr Glu Trp Leu Pro Arg Tyr 65 70 75 80 Asn Asp Pro Ala Ala Pro Cys Ala Leu Lys Cys His Ala Gln Gly Gln 85 90 95 Asn Leu Val Val Glu Leu Ala Pro Lys Val Leu Asp Gly Thr Arg Cys 100 105 110 Asn Thr Asp Ser Leu Asp Met Cys Ile Ser Gly Ile Cys Gln Ala Val 115 120 125 Gly Cys Asp Arg Gln Leu Gly Ser Asn Ala Lys Glu Asp Asn Cys Gly 130 135 140 Val Cys Ala Gly Asp Gly Ser Thr Cys Arg Leu Val Arg Gly Gln Ser 145 150 155 160 Lys Ser His Val Ser Pro Glu Lys Arg Glu Glu Asn Val Ile Ala Val 165 170 175 Pro Leu Gly Ser Arg Ser Val Arg Ile Thr Val Lys Gly Pro Ala His 180 185 190 Leu Phe Ile Glu Ser Lys Thr Leu Gln Gly Ser Lys Gly Glu His Ser 195 200 205 Phe Asn Ser Pro Gly Val Phe Val Val Glu Asn Thr Thr Val Glu Phe 210 215 220 Gln Arg Gly Ser Glu Arg Gln Thr Phe Lys Ile Pro Gly Pro Leu Met 225 230 235 240 Ala Asp Phe Ile Phe Lys Thr Arg Tyr Thr Ala Ala Lys Asp Ser Val 245 250 255 Val Gln Phe Phe Phe Tyr Gln Pro Ile Ser His Gln Trp Arg Gln Thr 260 265 270 Asp Phe Phe Pro Cys Thr Val Thr Cys Gly Gly Gly Tyr Gln Leu Asn 275 280 285 Ser Ala Glu Cys Val Asp Ile Arg Leu Lys Arg Val Val Pro Asp His 290 295 300 Tyr Cys His Tyr Tyr Pro Glu Asn Val Lys Pro Lys Pro Lys Leu Lys 305 310 315 320 Glu Cys Ser Met Asp Pro Cys Pro Ser Ser Asp Gly Phe Lys Glu Ile 325 330 335 Met Pro Tyr Asp His Phe Gln Pro Leu Pro Arg Ala Gly Asn Ile Ile 340 345 350 Leu Gly Leu His Val Pro Cys Pro Val Glu Glu Gly Phe Arg Asp Gly 355 360 365 Ala Leu Cys Val 370 7 2175 DNA homo sapiens 7 atggcttcct ggacgagccc ctggtgggtg ctgataggga tggtcttcat gcactctccc 60 ctcccgcaga ccacagctga gaaatctcct ggagcctatt tccttcccga gtttgcactt 120 tctcctcagg gaagttttct ggaagacaca acaggggagc agttcctcac ttatcgctat 180 gatgaccaga cctcaagaaa cactcgttca gatgaagaca aagatggcaa ctgggatgct 240 tggggcgact ggagtgactg ctcccggacc tgtgggggag gagcatcata ttctctgcgg 300 agatgtttga ctggaaggaa ttgtgaaggg cagaacattc ggtacaagac atgcagcaat 360 catgactgcc ctccagatgc agaagatttc agagcccagc agtgctcagc ctacaatgat 420 gtccagtatc aggggcatta ctatgaatgg cttccacgat ataatgatcc tgctgccccg 480 tgtgcactca agtgtcatgc acaaggacaa aacttggtgg tggagctggc acctaaggta 540 ctggatggaa ctcgttgcaa cacggactcc ttggacatgt gtatcagtgg catctgtcag 600 gcagtgggct gcgatcggca actgggaagc aatgccaagg aggacaactg tggagtctgt 660 gccggcgatg gctccacctg caggcttgta cggggacaat caaagtcaca cgtttctcct 720 gaaaaaagag aagaaaatgt aattgctgtt cctttgggaa gtcgaagtgt gagaattaca 780 gtgaaaggac ctgcccacct ctttattgaa tcaaaaacac ttcaaggaag caaaggagaa 840 cacagcttta acagccccgg cgtctttgtc gtagaaaaca caacagtgga atttcagagg 900 ggctccgaga ggcaaacttt taagattcca ggacctctga tggctgattt catcttcaag 960 accaggtaca ctgcagccaa agacagcgtg gttcagttct tcttttacca gcccatcagt 1020 catcagtgga gacaaactga cttctttccc tgcactgtga cgtgtggagg aggttatcag 1080 ctcaattctg ctgaatgtgt ggatatccgc ttgaagaggg tagttcctga ccattattgt 1140 cactactacc ctgaaaatgt aaaaccaaaa ccaaaactga aggaatgcag catggatccc 1200 tgcccatcaa gtgatggatt taaagagata atgccctatg accacttcca acctcttcct 1260 cgctgggaac ataatccttg gactgcatgt tccgtgtcct gtggaggagg gattcagaga 1320 cggagctttg tgtgtgtaga ggaatccatg catggagaga tattgcaggt ggaagaatgg 1380 aagtgcatgt acgcacccaa acccaaggtt atgcaaactt gtaatctgtt tgattgcccc 1440 aagtggattg ccatggagtg gtctcagtgc acagtgactt gtggccgagg gttacggtac 1500 cgggttgttc tgtgtattaa ccaccgcgga gagcatgttg ggggctgcaa tccacaactg 1560 aagttacaca tcaaagaaga atgtgtcatt cccatcccgt gttataaacc aaaagaaaaa 1620 agtccagtgg aagcaaaatt gccttggctg aaacaagcac aagaactaga agagaccaga 1680 atagcaacag aagaaccaac gttcattcca gaaccctggt cagcctgcag taccacgtgt 1740 gggccaggtg tgcaggtccg cgaggtgaag tgccgtgtgc tcctcacatt cacgcagact 1800 gagactgagc tgcccgagga agagtgtgaa ggccccaagc tgcccaccga acggccctgc 1860 ctcctggaag catgtgatga gagcccggcc tcccgagagc tagacatccc tctccctgag 1920 gacagtgaga cgacttacga ctgggagtac gctgggttca ccccttgcac agcaacatgc 1980 ttgggaggcc atcaagaagc catagcagtg tgcttacata tccagaccca gcagacagtc 2040 aatgacagct tgtgtgatat ggtccaccgt cctccagcca tgagccaggc ctgtaacaca 2100 gagccctgtc cccccaggag agagccagca gcttgtagaa gcatgccggg ttacataatg 2160 gtcctgctag tctga 2175 8 724 PRT homo sapiens 8 Met Ala Ser Trp Thr Ser Pro Trp Trp Val Leu Ile Gly Met Val Phe 1 5 10 15 Met His Ser Pro Leu Pro Gln Thr Thr Ala Glu Lys Ser Pro Gly Ala 20 25 30 Tyr Phe Leu Pro Glu Phe Ala Leu Ser Pro Gln Gly Ser Phe Leu Glu 35 40 45 Asp Thr Thr Gly Glu Gln Phe Leu Thr Tyr Arg Tyr Asp Asp Gln Thr 50 55 60 Ser Arg Asn Thr Arg Ser Asp Glu Asp Lys Asp Gly Asn Trp Asp Ala 65 70 75 80 Trp Gly Asp Trp Ser Asp Cys Ser Arg Thr Cys Gly Gly Gly Ala Ser 85 90 95 Tyr Ser Leu Arg Arg Cys Leu Thr Gly Arg Asn Cys Glu Gly Gln Asn 100 105 110 Ile Arg Tyr Lys Thr Cys Ser Asn His Asp Cys Pro Pro Asp Ala Glu 115 120 125 Asp Phe Arg Ala Gln Gln Cys Ser Ala Tyr Asn Asp Val Gln Tyr Gln 130 135 140 Gly His Tyr Tyr Glu Trp Leu Pro Arg Tyr Asn Asp Pro Ala Ala Pro 145 150 155 160 Cys Ala Leu Lys Cys His Ala Gln Gly Gln Asn Leu Val Val Glu Leu 165 170 175 Ala Pro Lys Val Leu Asp Gly Thr Arg Cys Asn Thr Asp Ser Leu Asp 180 185 190 Met Cys Ile Ser Gly Ile Cys Gln Ala Val Gly Cys Asp Arg Gln Leu 195 200 205 Gly Ser Asn Ala Lys Glu Asp Asn Cys Gly Val Cys Ala Gly Asp Gly 210 215 220 Ser Thr Cys Arg Leu Val Arg Gly Gln Ser Lys Ser His Val Ser Pro 225 230 235 240 Glu Lys Arg Glu Glu Asn Val Ile Ala Val Pro Leu Gly Ser Arg Ser 245 250 255 Val Arg Ile Thr Val Lys Gly Pro Ala His Leu Phe Ile Glu Ser Lys 260 265 270 Thr Leu Gln Gly Ser Lys Gly Glu His Ser Phe Asn Ser Pro Gly Val 275 280 285 Phe Val Val Glu Asn Thr Thr Val Glu Phe Gln Arg Gly Ser Glu Arg 290 295 300 Gln Thr Phe Lys Ile Pro Gly Pro Leu Met Ala Asp Phe Ile Phe Lys 305 310 315 320 Thr Arg Tyr Thr Ala Ala Lys Asp Ser Val Val Gln Phe Phe Phe Tyr 325 330 335 Gln Pro Ile Ser His Gln Trp Arg Gln Thr Asp Phe Phe Pro Cys Thr 340 345 350 Val Thr Cys Gly Gly Gly Tyr Gln Leu Asn Ser Ala Glu Cys Val Asp 355 360 365 Ile Arg Leu Lys Arg Val Val Pro Asp His Tyr Cys His Tyr Tyr Pro 370 375 380 Glu Asn Val Lys Pro Lys Pro Lys Leu Lys Glu Cys Ser Met Asp Pro 385 390 395 400 Cys Pro Ser Ser Asp Gly Phe Lys Glu Ile Met Pro Tyr Asp His Phe 405 410 415 Gln Pro Leu Pro Arg Trp Glu His Asn Pro Trp Thr Ala Cys Ser Val 420 425 430 Ser Cys Gly Gly Gly Ile Gln Arg Arg Ser Phe Val Cys Val Glu Glu 435 440 445 Ser Met His Gly Glu Ile Leu Gln Val Glu Glu Trp Lys Cys Met Tyr 450 455 460 Ala Pro Lys Pro Lys Val Met Gln Thr Cys Asn Leu Phe Asp Cys Pro 465 470 475 480 Lys Trp Ile Ala Met Glu Trp Ser Gln Cys Thr Val Thr Cys Gly Arg 485 490 495 Gly Leu Arg Tyr Arg Val Val Leu Cys Ile Asn His Arg Gly Glu His 500 505 510 Val Gly Gly Cys Asn Pro Gln Leu Lys Leu His Ile Lys Glu Glu Cys 515 520 525 Val Ile Pro Ile Pro Cys Tyr Lys Pro Lys Glu Lys Ser Pro Val Glu 530 535 540 Ala Lys Leu Pro Trp Leu Lys Gln Ala Gln Glu Leu Glu Glu Thr Arg 545 550 555 560 Ile Ala Thr Glu Glu Pro Thr Phe Ile Pro Glu Pro Trp Ser Ala Cys 565 570 575 Ser Thr Thr Cys Gly Pro Gly Val Gln Val Arg Glu Val Lys Cys Arg 580 585 590 Val Leu Leu Thr Phe Thr Gln Thr Glu Thr Glu Leu Pro Glu Glu Glu 595 600 605 Cys Glu Gly Pro Lys Leu Pro Thr Glu Arg Pro Cys Leu Leu Glu Ala 610 615 620 Cys Asp Glu Ser Pro Ala Ser Arg Glu Leu Asp Ile Pro Leu Pro Glu 625 630 635 640 Asp Ser Glu Thr Thr Tyr Asp Trp Glu Tyr Ala Gly Phe Thr Pro Cys 645 650 655 Thr Ala Thr Cys Leu Gly Gly His Gln Glu Ala Ile Ala Val Cys Leu 660 665 670 His Ile Gln Thr Gln Gln Thr Val Asn Asp Ser Leu Cys Asp Met Val 675 680 685 His Arg Pro Pro Ala Met Ser Gln Ala Cys Asn Thr Glu Pro Cys Pro 690 695 700 Pro Arg Arg Glu Pro Ala Ala Cys Arg Ser Met Pro Gly Tyr Ile Met 705 710 715 720 Val Leu Leu Val 9 1953 DNA homo sapiens 9 atggcttcct ggacgagccc ctggtgggtg ctgataggga tggtcttcat gcactctccc 60 ctcccgcaga ccacagctga gaaatctcct ggaaggaatt gtgaagggca gaacattcgg 120 tacaagacat gcagcaatca tgactgccct ccagatgcag aagatttcag agcccagcag 180 tgctcagcct acaatgatgt ccagtatcag gggcattact atgaatggct tccacgatat 240 aatgatcctg ctgccccgtg tgcactcaag tgtcatgcac aaggacaaaa cttggtggtg 300 gagctggcac ctaaggtact ggatggaact cgttgcaaca cggactcctt ggacatgtgt 360 atcagtggca tctgtcaggc agtgggctgc gatcggcaac tgggaagcaa tgccaaggag 420 gacaactgtg gagtctgtgc cggcgatggc tccacctgca ggcttgtacg gggacaatca 480 aagtcacacg tttctcctga aaaaagagaa gaaaatgtaa ttgctgttcc tttgggaagt 540 cgaagtgtga gaattacagt gaaaggacct gcccacctct ttattgaatc aaaaacactt 600 caaggaagca aaggagaaca cagctttaac agccccggcg tctttgtcgt agaaaacaca 660 acagtggaat ttcagagggg ctccgagagg caaactttta agattccagg acctctgatg 720 gctgatttca tcttcaagac caggtacact gcagccaaag acagcgtggt tcagttcttc 780 ttttaccagc ccatcagtca tcagtggaga caaactgact tctttccctg cactgtgacg 840 tgtggaggag gttatcagct caattctgct gaatgtgtgg atatccgctt gaagagggta 900 gttcctgacc attattgtca ctactaccct gaaaatgtaa aaccaaaacc aaaactgaag 960 gaatgcagca tggatccctg cccatcaagt gatggattta aagagataat gccctatgac 1020 cacttccaac ctcttcctcg ctgggaacat aatccttgga ctgcatgttc cgtgtcctgt 1080 ggaggaggga ttcagagacg gagctttgtg tgtgtagagg aatccatgca tggagagata 1140 ttgcaggtgg aagaatggaa gtgcatgtac gcacccaaac ccaaggttat gcaaacttgt 1200 aatctgtttg attgccccaa gtggattgcc atggagtggt ctcagtgcac agtgacttgt 1260 ggccgagggt tacggtaccg ggttgttctg tgtattaacc accgcggaga gcatgttggg 1320 ggctgcaatc cacaactgaa gttacacatc aaagaagaat gtgtcattcc catcccgtgt 1380 tataaaccaa aagaaaaaag tccagtggaa gcaaaattgc cttggctgaa acaagcacaa 1440 gaactagaag agaccagaat agcaacagaa gaaccaacgt tcattccaga accctggtca 1500 gcctgcagta ccacgtgtgg gccaggtgtg caggtccgcg aggtgaagtg ccgtgtgctc 1560 ctcacattca cgcagactga gactgagctg cccgaggaag agtgtgaagg ccccaagctg 1620 cccaccgaac ggccctgcct cctggaagca tgtgatgaga gcccggcctc ccgagagcta 1680 gacatccctc tccctgagga cagtgagacg acttacgact gggagtacgc tgggttcacc 1740 ccttgcacag caacatgctt gggaggccat caagaagcca tagcagtgtg cttacatatc 1800 cagacccagc agacagtcaa tgacagcttg tgtgatatgg tccaccgtcc tccagccatg 1860 agccaggcct gtaacacaga gccctgtccc cccaggagag agccagcagc ttgtagaagc 1920 atgccgggtt acataatggt cctgctagtc tga 1953 10 650 PRT homo sapiens 10 Met Ala Ser Trp Thr Ser Pro Trp Trp Val Leu Ile Gly Met Val Phe 1 5 10 15 Met His Ser Pro Leu Pro Gln Thr Thr Ala Glu Lys Ser Pro Gly Arg 20 25 30 Asn Cys Glu Gly Gln Asn Ile Arg Tyr Lys Thr Cys Ser Asn His Asp 35 40 45 Cys Pro Pro Asp Ala Glu Asp Phe Arg Ala Gln Gln Cys Ser Ala Tyr 50 55 60 Asn Asp Val Gln Tyr Gln Gly His Tyr Tyr Glu Trp Leu Pro Arg Tyr 65 70 75 80 Asn Asp Pro Ala Ala Pro Cys Ala Leu Lys Cys His Ala Gln Gly Gln 85 90 95 Asn Leu Val Val Glu Leu Ala Pro Lys Val Leu Asp Gly Thr Arg Cys 100 105 110 Asn Thr Asp Ser Leu Asp Met Cys Ile Ser Gly Ile Cys Gln Ala Val 115 120 125 Gly Cys Asp Arg Gln Leu Gly Ser Asn Ala Lys Glu Asp Asn Cys Gly 130 135 140 Val Cys Ala Gly Asp Gly Ser Thr Cys Arg Leu Val Arg Gly Gln Ser 145 150 155 160 Lys Ser His Val Ser Pro Glu Lys Arg Glu Glu Asn Val Ile Ala Val 165 170 175 Pro Leu Gly Ser Arg Ser Val Arg Ile Thr Val Lys Gly Pro Ala His 180 185 190 Leu Phe Ile Glu Ser Lys Thr Leu Gln Gly Ser Lys Gly Glu His Ser 195 200 205 Phe Asn Ser Pro Gly Val Phe Val Val Glu Asn Thr Thr Val Glu Phe 210 215 220 Gln Arg Gly Ser Glu Arg Gln Thr Phe Lys Ile Pro Gly Pro Leu Met 225 230 235 240 Ala Asp Phe Ile Phe Lys Thr Arg Tyr Thr Ala Ala Lys Asp Ser Val 245 250 255 Val Gln Phe Phe Phe Tyr Gln Pro Ile Ser His Gln Trp Arg Gln Thr 260 265 270 Asp Phe Phe Pro Cys Thr Val Thr Cys Gly Gly Gly Tyr Gln Leu Asn 275 280 285 Ser Ala Glu Cys Val Asp Ile Arg Leu Lys Arg Val Val Pro Asp His 290 295 300 Tyr Cys His Tyr Tyr Pro Glu Asn Val Lys Pro Lys Pro Lys Leu Lys 305 310 315 320 Glu Cys Ser Met Asp Pro Cys Pro Ser Ser Asp Gly Phe Lys Glu Ile 325 330 335 Met Pro Tyr Asp His Phe Gln Pro Leu Pro Arg Trp Glu His Asn Pro 340 345 350 Trp Thr Ala Cys Ser Val Ser Cys Gly Gly Gly Ile Gln Arg Arg Ser 355 360 365 Phe Val Cys Val Glu Glu Ser Met His Gly Glu Ile Leu Gln Val Glu 370 375 380 Glu Trp Lys Cys Met Tyr Ala Pro Lys Pro Lys Val Met Gln Thr Cys 385 390 395 400 Asn Leu Phe Asp Cys Pro Lys Trp Ile Ala Met Glu Trp Ser Gln Cys 405 410 415 Thr Val Thr Cys Gly Arg Gly Leu Arg Tyr Arg Val Val Leu Cys Ile 420 425 430 Asn His Arg Gly Glu His Val Gly Gly Cys Asn Pro Gln Leu Lys Leu 435 440 445 His Ile Lys Glu Glu Cys Val Ile Pro Ile Pro Cys Tyr Lys Pro Lys 450 455 460 Glu Lys Ser Pro Val Glu Ala Lys Leu Pro Trp Leu Lys Gln Ala Gln 465 470 475 480 Glu Leu Glu Glu Thr Arg Ile Ala Thr Glu Glu Pro Thr Phe Ile Pro 485 490 495 Glu Pro Trp Ser Ala Cys Ser Thr Thr Cys Gly Pro Gly Val Gln Val 500 505 510 Arg Glu Val Lys Cys Arg Val Leu Leu Thr Phe Thr Gln Thr Glu Thr 515 520 525 Glu Leu Pro Glu Glu Glu Cys Glu Gly Pro Lys Leu Pro Thr Glu Arg 530 535 540 Pro Cys Leu Leu Glu Ala Cys Asp Glu Ser Pro Ala Ser Arg Glu Leu 545 550 555 560 Asp Ile Pro Leu Pro Glu Asp Ser Glu Thr Thr Tyr Asp Trp Glu Tyr 565 570 575 Ala Gly Phe Thr Pro Cys Thr Ala Thr Cys Leu Gly Gly His Gln Glu 580 585 590 Ala Ile Ala Val Cys Leu His Ile Gln Thr Gln Gln Thr Val Asn Asp 595 600 605 Ser Leu Cys Asp Met Val His Arg Pro Pro Ala Met Ser Gln Ala Cys 610 615 620 Asn Thr Glu Pro Cys Pro Pro Arg Arg Glu Pro Ala Ala Cys Arg Ser 625 630 635 640 Met Pro Gly Tyr Ile Met Val Leu Leu Val 645 650 11 2538 DNA homo sapiens 11 atggcttcct ggacgagccc ctggtgggtg ctgataggga tggtcttcat gcactctccc 60 ctcccgcaga ccacagctga gaaatctcct ggagcctatt tccttcccga gtttgcactt 120 tctcctcagg gaagttttct ggaagacaca acaggggagc agttcctcac ttatcgctat 180 gatgaccaga cctcaagaaa cactcgttca gatgaagaca aagatggcaa ctgggatgct 240 tggggcgact ggagtgactg ctcccggacc tgtgggggag gagcatcata ttctctgcgg 300 agatgtttga ctggaaggaa ttgtgaaggg cagaacattc ggtacaagac atgcagcaat 360 catgactgcc ctccagatgc agaagatttc agagcccagc agtgctcagc ctacaatgat 420 gtccagtatc aggggcatta ctatgaatgg cttccacgat ataatgatcc tgctgccccg 480 tgtgcactca agtgtcatgc acaaggacaa aacttggtgg tggagctggc acctaaggta 540 ctggatggaa ctcgttgcaa cacggactcc ttggacatgt gtatcagtgg catctgtcag 600 gcagtgggct gcgatcggca actgggaagc aatgccaagg aggacaactg tggagtctgt 660 gccggcgatg gctccacctg caggcttgta cggggacaat caaagtcaca cgtttctcct 720 gaaaaaagag aagaaaatgt aattgctgtt cctttgggaa gtcgaagtgt gagaattaca 780 gtgaaaggac ctgcccacct ctttattgaa tcaaaaacac ttcaaggaag caaaggagaa 840 cacagcttta acagccccgg cgtctttgtc gtagaaaaca caacagtgga atttcagagg 900 ggctccgaga ggcaaacttt taagattcca ggacctctga tggctgattt catcttcaag 960 accaggtaca ctgcagccaa agacagcgtg gttcagttct tcttttacca gcccatcagt 1020 catcagtgga gacaaactga cttctttccc tgcactgtga cgtgtggagg aggttatcag 1080 ctcaattctg ctgaatgtgt ggatatccgc ttgaagaggg tagttcctga ccattattgt 1140 cactactacc ctgaaaatgt aaaaccaaaa ccaaaactga aggaatgcag catggatccc 1200 tgcccatcaa gtgatggatt taaagagata atgccctatg accacttcca acctcttcct 1260 cgctgggaac ataatccttg gactgcatgt tccgtgtcct gtggaggagg gattcagaga 1320 cggagctttg tgtgtgtaga ggaatccatg catggagaga tattgcaggt ggaagaatgg 1380 aagtgcatgt acgcacccaa acccaaggtt atgcaaactt gtaatctgtt tgattgcccc 1440 aagtggattg ccatggagtg gtctcagtgc acagtgactt gtggccgagg gttacggtac 1500 cgggttgttc tgtgtattaa ccaccgcgga gagcatgttg ggggctgcaa tccacaactg 1560 aagttacaca tcaaagaaga atgtgtcatt cccatcccgt gttataaacc aaaagaaaaa 1620 agtccagtgg aagcaaaatt gccttggctg aaacaagcac aagaactaga agagaccaga 1680 atagcaacag aagaaccaac gttcattcca gaaccctggt cagcctgcag taccacgtgt 1740 gggccaggtg tgcaggtccg cgaggtgaag tgccgtgtgc tcctcacatt cacgcagact 1800 gagactgagc tgcccgagga agagtgtgaa ggccccaagc tgcccaccga acggccctgc 1860 ctcctggaag catgtgatga gagcccggcc tcccgagagc tagacatccc tctccctgag 1920 gacagtgaga cgacttacga ctgggagtac gctgggttca ccccttgcac agcaacatgc 1980 ttgggaggcc atcaagaagc catagcagtg tgcttacata tccagaccca gcagacagtc 2040 aatgacagct tgtgtgatat ggtccaccgt cctccagcca tgagccaggc ctgtaacaca 2100 gagccctgtc cccccaggtg gcatgtgggc tcttgggggc cctgctcagc tacctgtgga 2160 gttggaattc agacccgaga tgtgtactgc ctgcacccag gggagacccc tgcccctcct 2220 gaggagtgcc gagatgaaaa gccccatgct ttacaagcat gcaatcagtt tgactgccct 2280 cctggctggc acattgaaga atggcagcag tgttccagga cttgtggcgg gggaactcag 2340 aacagaagag tcacctgtcg gcagctgcta acggatggca gctttttgaa tctctcagat 2400 gaattgtgcc aaggacccaa ggcatcgtct cacaagtcct gtgccaggac agactgtcct 2460 ccacatttag ctgtgggaga ctggtcgaag gagcattcaa tgcaagagga caatggagca 2520 ggatctacac aattctaa 2538 12 845 PRT homo sapiens 12 Met Ala Ser Trp Thr Ser Pro Trp Trp Val Leu Ile Gly Met Val Phe 1 5 10 15 Met His Ser Pro Leu Pro Gln Thr Thr Ala Glu Lys Ser Pro Gly Ala 20 25 30 Tyr Phe Leu Pro Glu Phe Ala Leu Ser Pro Gln Gly Ser Phe Leu Glu 35 40 45 Asp Thr Thr Gly Glu Gln Phe Leu Thr Tyr Arg Tyr Asp Asp Gln Thr 50 55 60 Ser Arg Asn Thr Arg Ser Asp Glu Asp Lys Asp Gly Asn Trp Asp Ala 65 70 75 80 Trp Gly Asp Trp Ser Asp Cys Ser Arg Thr Cys Gly Gly Gly Ala Ser 85 90 95 Tyr Ser Leu Arg Arg Cys Leu Thr Gly Arg Asn Cys Glu Gly Gln Asn 100 105 110 Ile Arg Tyr Lys Thr Cys Ser Asn His Asp Cys Pro Pro Asp Ala Glu 115 120 125 Asp Phe Arg Ala Gln Gln Cys Ser Ala Tyr Asn Asp Val Gln Tyr Gln 130 135 140 Gly His Tyr Tyr Glu Trp Leu Pro Arg Tyr Asn Asp Pro Ala Ala Pro 145 150 155 160 Cys Ala Leu Lys Cys His Ala Gln Gly Gln Asn Leu Val Val Glu Leu 165 170 175 Ala Pro Lys Val Leu Asp Gly Thr Arg Cys Asn Thr Asp Ser Leu Asp 180 185 190 Met Cys Ile Ser Gly Ile Cys Gln Ala Val Gly Cys Asp Arg Gln Leu 195 200 205 Gly Ser Asn Ala Lys Glu Asp Asn Cys Gly Val Cys Ala Gly Asp Gly 210 215 220 Ser Thr Cys Arg Leu Val Arg Gly Gln Ser Lys Ser His Val Ser Pro 225 230 235 240 Glu Lys Arg Glu Glu Asn Val Ile Ala Val Pro Leu Gly Ser Arg Ser 245 250 255 Val Arg Ile Thr Val Lys Gly Pro Ala His Leu Phe Ile Glu Ser Lys 260 265 270 Thr Leu Gln Gly Ser Lys Gly Glu His Ser Phe Asn Ser Pro Gly Val 275 280 285 Phe Val Val Glu Asn Thr Thr Val Glu Phe Gln Arg Gly Ser Glu Arg 290 295 300 Gln Thr Phe Lys Ile Pro Gly Pro Leu Met Ala Asp Phe Ile Phe Lys 305 310 315 320 Thr Arg Tyr Thr Ala Ala Lys Asp Ser Val Val Gln Phe Phe Phe Tyr 325 330 335 Gln Pro Ile Ser His Gln Trp Arg Gln Thr Asp Phe Phe Pro Cys Thr 340 345 350 Val Thr Cys Gly Gly Gly Tyr Gln Leu Asn Ser Ala Glu Cys Val Asp 355 360 365 Ile Arg Leu Lys Arg Val Val Pro Asp His Tyr Cys His Tyr Tyr Pro 370 375 380 Glu Asn Val Lys Pro Lys Pro Lys Leu Lys Glu Cys Ser Met Asp Pro 385 390 395 400 Cys Pro Ser Ser Asp Gly Phe Lys Glu Ile Met Pro Tyr Asp His Phe 405 410 415 Gln Pro Leu Pro Arg Trp Glu His Asn Pro Trp Thr Ala Cys Ser Val 420 425 430 Ser Cys Gly Gly Gly Ile Gln Arg Arg Ser Phe Val Cys Val Glu Glu 435 440 445 Ser Met His Gly Glu Ile Leu Gln Val Glu Glu Trp Lys Cys Met Tyr 450 455 460 Ala Pro Lys Pro Lys Val Met Gln Thr Cys Asn Leu Phe Asp Cys Pro 465 470 475 480 Lys Trp Ile Ala Met Glu Trp Ser Gln Cys Thr Val Thr Cys Gly Arg 485 490 495 Gly Leu Arg Tyr Arg Val Val Leu Cys Ile Asn His Arg Gly Glu His 500 505 510 Val Gly Gly Cys Asn Pro Gln Leu Lys Leu His Ile Lys Glu Glu Cys 515 520 525 Val Ile Pro Ile Pro Cys Tyr Lys Pro Lys Glu Lys Ser Pro Val Glu 530 535 540 Ala Lys Leu Pro Trp Leu Lys Gln Ala Gln Glu Leu Glu Glu Thr Arg 545 550 555 560 Ile Ala Thr Glu Glu Pro Thr Phe Ile Pro Glu Pro Trp Ser Ala Cys 565 570 575 Ser Thr Thr Cys Gly Pro Gly Val Gln Val Arg Glu Val Lys Cys Arg 580 585 590 Val Leu Leu Thr Phe Thr Gln Thr Glu Thr Glu Leu Pro Glu Glu Glu 595 600 605 Cys Glu Gly Pro Lys Leu Pro Thr Glu Arg Pro Cys Leu Leu Glu Ala 610 615 620 Cys Asp Glu Ser Pro Ala Ser Arg Glu Leu Asp Ile Pro Leu Pro Glu 625 630 635 640 Asp Ser Glu Thr Thr Tyr Asp Trp Glu Tyr Ala Gly Phe Thr Pro Cys 645 650 655 Thr Ala Thr Cys Leu Gly Gly His Gln Glu Ala Ile Ala Val Cys Leu 660 665 670 His Ile Gln Thr Gln Gln Thr Val Asn Asp Ser Leu Cys Asp Met Val 675 680 685 His Arg Pro Pro Ala Met Ser Gln Ala Cys Asn Thr Glu Pro Cys Pro 690 695 700 Pro Arg Trp His Val Gly Ser Trp Gly Pro Cys Ser Ala Thr Cys Gly 705 710 715 720 Val Gly Ile Gln Thr Arg Asp Val Tyr Cys Leu His Pro Gly Glu Thr 725 730 735 Pro Ala Pro Pro Glu Glu Cys Arg Asp Glu Lys Pro His Ala Leu Gln 740 745 750 Ala Cys Asn Gln Phe Asp Cys Pro Pro Gly Trp His Ile Glu Glu Trp 755 760 765 Gln Gln Cys Ser Arg Thr Cys Gly Gly Gly Thr Gln Asn Arg Arg Val 770 775 780 Thr Cys Arg Gln Leu Leu Thr Asp Gly Ser Phe Leu Asn Leu Ser Asp 785 790 795 800 Glu Leu Cys Gln Gly Pro Lys Ala Ser Ser His Lys Ser Cys Ala Arg 805 810 815 Thr Asp Cys Pro Pro His Leu Ala Val Gly Asp Trp Ser Lys Glu His 820 825 830 Ser Met Gln Glu Asp Asn Gly Ala Gly Ser Thr Gln Phe 835 840 845 13 2316 DNA homo sapiens 13 atggcttcct ggacgagccc ctggtgggtg ctgataggga tggtcttcat gcactctccc 60 ctcccgcaga ccacagctga gaaatctcct ggaaggaatt gtgaagggca gaacattcgg 120 tacaagacat gcagcaatca tgactgccct ccagatgcag aagatttcag agcccagcag 180 tgctcagcct acaatgatgt ccagtatcag gggcattact atgaatggct tccacgatat 240 aatgatcctg ctgccccgtg tgcactcaag tgtcatgcac aaggacaaaa cttggtggtg 300 gagctggcac ctaaggtact ggatggaact cgttgcaaca cggactcctt ggacatgtgt 360 atcagtggca tctgtcaggc agtgggctgc gatcggcaac tgggaagcaa tgccaaggag 420 gacaactgtg gagtctgtgc cggcgatggc tccacctgca ggcttgtacg gggacaatca 480 aagtcacacg tttctcctga aaaaagagaa gaaaatgtaa ttgctgttcc tttgggaagt 540 cgaagtgtga gaattacagt gaaaggacct gcccacctct ttattgaatc aaaaacactt 600 caaggaagca aaggagaaca cagctttaac agccccggcg tctttgtcgt agaaaacaca 660 acagtggaat ttcagagggg ctccgagagg caaactttta agattccagg acctctgatg 720 gctgatttca tcttcaagac caggtacact gcagccaaag acagcgtggt tcagttcttc 780 ttttaccagc ccatcagtca tcagtggaga caaactgact tctttccctg cactgtgacg 840 tgtggaggag gttatcagct caattctgct gaatgtgtgg atatccgctt gaagagggta 900 gttcctgacc attattgtca ctactaccct gaaaatgtaa aaccaaaacc aaaactgaag 960 gaatgcagca tggatccctg cccatcaagt gatggattta aagagataat gccctatgac 1020 cacttccaac ctcttcctcg ctgggaacat aatccttgga ctgcatgttc cgtgtcctgt 1080 ggaggaggga ttcagagacg gagctttgtg tgtgtagagg aatccatgca tggagagata 1140 ttgcaggtgg aagaatggaa gtgcatgtac gcacccaaac ccaaggttat gcaaacttgt 1200 aatctgtttg attgccccaa gtggattgcc atggagtggt ctcagtgcac agtgacttgt 1260 ggccgagggt tacggtaccg ggttgttctg tgtattaacc accgcggaga gcatgttggg 1320 ggctgcaatc cacaactgaa gttacacatc aaagaagaat gtgtcattcc catcccgtgt 1380 tataaaccaa aagaaaaaag tccagtggaa gcaaaattgc cttggctgaa acaagcacaa 1440 gaactagaag agaccagaat agcaacagaa gaaccaacgt tcattccaga accctggtca 1500 gcctgcagta ccacgtgtgg gccaggtgtg caggtccgcg aggtgaagtg ccgtgtgctc 1560 ctcacattca cgcagactga gactgagctg cccgaggaag agtgtgaagg ccccaagctg 1620 cccaccgaac ggccctgcct cctggaagca tgtgatgaga gcccggcctc ccgagagcta 1680 gacatccctc tccctgagga cagtgagacg acttacgact gggagtacgc tgggttcacc 1740 ccttgcacag caacatgctt gggaggccat caagaagcca tagcagtgtg cttacatatc 1800 cagacccagc agacagtcaa tgacagcttg tgtgatatgg tccaccgtcc tccagccatg 1860 agccaggcct gtaacacaga gccctgtccc cccaggtggc atgtgggctc ttgggggccc 1920 tgctcagcta cctgtggagt tggaattcag acccgagatg tgtactgcct gcacccaggg 1980 gagacccctg cccctcctga ggagtgccga gatgaaaagc cccatgcttt acaagcatgc 2040 aatcagtttg actgccctcc tggctggcac attgaagaat ggcagcagtg ttccaggact 2100 tgtggcgggg gaactcagaa cagaagagtc acctgtcggc agctgctaac ggatggcagc 2160 tttttgaatc tctcagatga attgtgccaa ggacccaagg catcgtctca caagtcctgt 2220 gccaggacag actgtcctcc acatttagct gtgggagact ggtcgaagga gcattcaatg 2280 caagaggaca atggagcagg atctacacaa ttctaa 2316 14 771 PRT homo sapiens 14 Met Ala Ser Trp Thr Ser Pro Trp Trp Val Leu Ile Gly Met Val Phe 1 5 10 15 Met His Ser Pro Leu Pro Gln Thr Thr Ala Glu Lys Ser Pro Gly Arg 20 25 30 Asn Cys Glu Gly Gln Asn Ile Arg Tyr Lys Thr Cys Ser Asn His Asp 35 40 45 Cys Pro Pro Asp Ala Glu Asp Phe Arg Ala Gln Gln Cys Ser Ala Tyr 50 55 60 Asn Asp Val Gln Tyr Gln Gly His Tyr Tyr Glu Trp Leu Pro Arg Tyr 65 70 75 80 Asn Asp Pro Ala Ala Pro Cys Ala Leu Lys Cys His Ala Gln Gly Gln 85 90 95 Asn Leu Val Val Glu Leu Ala Pro Lys Val Leu Asp Gly Thr Arg Cys 100 105 110 Asn Thr Asp Ser Leu Asp Met Cys Ile Ser Gly Ile Cys Gln Ala Val 115 120 125 Gly Cys Asp Arg Gln Leu Gly Ser Asn Ala Lys Glu Asp Asn Cys Gly 130 135 140 Val Cys Ala Gly Asp Gly Ser Thr Cys Arg Leu Val Arg Gly Gln Ser 145 150 155 160 Lys Ser His Val Ser Pro Glu Lys Arg Glu Glu Asn Val Ile Ala Val 165 170 175 Pro Leu Gly Ser Arg Ser Val Arg Ile Thr Val Lys Gly Pro Ala His 180 185 190 Leu Phe Ile Glu Ser Lys Thr Leu Gln Gly Ser Lys Gly Glu His Ser 195 200 205 Phe Asn Ser Pro Gly Val Phe Val Val Glu Asn Thr Thr Val Glu Phe 210 215 220 Gln Arg Gly Ser Glu Arg Gln Thr Phe Lys Ile Pro Gly Pro Leu Met 225 230 235 240 Ala Asp Phe Ile Phe Lys Thr Arg Tyr Thr Ala Ala Lys Asp Ser Val 245 250 255 Val Gln Phe Phe Phe Tyr Gln Pro Ile Ser His Gln Trp Arg Gln Thr 260 265 270 Asp Phe Phe Pro Cys Thr Val Thr Cys Gly Gly Gly Tyr Gln Leu Asn 275 280 285 Ser Ala Glu Cys Val Asp Ile Arg Leu Lys Arg Val Val Pro Asp His 290 295 300 Tyr Cys His Tyr Tyr Pro Glu Asn Val Lys Pro Lys Pro Lys Leu Lys 305 310 315 320 Glu Cys Ser Met Asp Pro Cys Pro Ser Ser Asp Gly Phe Lys Glu Ile 325 330 335 Met Pro Tyr Asp His Phe Gln Pro Leu Pro Arg Trp Glu His Asn Pro 340 345 350 Trp Thr Ala Cys Ser Val Ser Cys Gly Gly Gly Ile Gln Arg Arg Ser 355 360 365 Phe Val Cys Val Glu Glu Ser Met His Gly Glu Ile Leu Gln Val Glu 370 375 380 Glu Trp Lys Cys Met Tyr Ala Pro Lys Pro Lys Val Met Gln Thr Cys 385 390 395 400 Asn Leu Phe Asp Cys Pro Lys Trp Ile Ala Met Glu Trp Ser Gln Cys 405 410 415 Thr Val Thr Cys Gly Arg Gly Leu Arg Tyr Arg Val Val Leu Cys Ile 420 425 430 Asn His Arg Gly Glu His Val Gly Gly Cys Asn Pro Gln Leu Lys Leu 435 440 445 His Ile Lys Glu Glu Cys Val Ile Pro Ile Pro Cys Tyr Lys Pro Lys 450 455 460 Glu Lys Ser Pro Val Glu Ala Lys Leu Pro Trp Leu Lys Gln Ala Gln 465 470 475 480 Glu Leu Glu Glu Thr Arg Ile Ala Thr Glu Glu Pro Thr Phe Ile Pro 485 490 495 Glu Pro Trp Ser Ala Cys Ser Thr Thr Cys Gly Pro Gly Val Gln Val 500 505 510 Arg Glu Val Lys Cys Arg Val Leu Leu Thr Phe Thr Gln Thr Glu Thr 515 520 525 Glu Leu Pro Glu Glu Glu Cys Glu Gly Pro Lys Leu Pro Thr Glu Arg 530 535 540 Pro Cys Leu Leu Glu Ala Cys Asp Glu Ser Pro Ala Ser Arg Glu Leu 545 550 555 560 Asp Ile Pro Leu Pro Glu Asp Ser Glu Thr Thr Tyr Asp Trp Glu Tyr 565 570 575 Ala Gly Phe Thr Pro Cys Thr Ala Thr Cys Leu Gly Gly His Gln Glu 580 585 590 Ala Ile Ala Val Cys Leu His Ile Gln Thr Gln Gln Thr Val Asn Asp 595 600 605 Ser Leu Cys Asp Met Val His Arg Pro Pro Ala Met Ser Gln Ala Cys 610 615 620 Asn Thr Glu Pro Cys Pro Pro Arg Trp His Val Gly Ser Trp Gly Pro 625 630 635 640 Cys Ser Ala Thr Cys Gly Val Gly Ile Gln Thr Arg Asp Val Tyr Cys 645 650 655 Leu His Pro Gly Glu Thr Pro Ala Pro Pro Glu Glu Cys Arg Asp Glu 660 665 670 Lys Pro His Ala Leu Gln Ala Cys Asn Gln Phe Asp Cys Pro Pro Gly 675 680 685 Trp His Ile Glu Glu Trp Gln Gln Cys Ser Arg Thr Cys Gly Gly Gly 690 695 700 Thr Gln Asn Arg Arg Val Thr Cys Arg Gln Leu Leu Thr Asp Gly Ser 705 710 715 720 Phe Leu Asn Leu Ser Asp Glu Leu Cys Gln Gly Pro Lys Ala Ser Ser 725 730 735 His Lys Ser Cys Ala Arg Thr Asp Cys Pro Pro His Leu Ala Val Gly 740 745 750 Asp Trp Ser Lys Glu His Ser Met Gln Glu Asp Asn Gly Ala Gly Ser 755 760 765 Thr Gln Phe 770 15 4854 DNA homo sapiens 15 atggcttcct ggacgagccc ctggtgggtg ctgataggga tggtcttcat gcactctccc 60 ctcccgcaga ccacagctga gaaatctcct ggaaggaatt gtgaagggca gaacattcgg 120 tacaagacat gcagcaatca tgactgccct ccagatgcag aagatttcag agcccagcag 180 tgctcagcct acaatgatgt ccagtatcag gggcattact atgaatggct tccacgatat 240 aatgatcctg ctgccccgtg tgcactcaag tgtcatgcac aaggacaaaa cttggtggtg 300 gagctggcac ctaaggtact ggatggaact cgttgcaaca cggactcctt ggacatgtgt 360 atcagtggca tctgtcaggc agtgggctgc gatcggcaac tgggaagcaa tgccaaggag 420 gacaactgtg gagtctgtgc cggcgatggc tccacctgca ggcttgtacg gggacaatca 480 aagtcacacg tttctcctga aaaaagagaa gaaaatgtaa ttgctgttcc tttgggaagt 540 cgaagtgtga gaattacagt gaaaggacct gcccacctct ttattgaatc aaaaacactt 600 caaggaagca aaggagaaca cagctttaac agccccggcg tctttgtcgt agaaaacaca 660 acagtggaat ttcagagggg ctccgagagg caaactttta agattccagg acctctgatg 720 gctgatttca tcttcaagac caggtacact gcagccaaag acagcgtggt tcagttcttc 780 ttttaccagc ccatcagtca tcagtggaga caaactgact tctttccctg cactgtgacg 840 tgtggaggag gttatcagct caattctgct gaatgtgtgg atatccgctt gaagagggta 900 gttcctgacc attattgtca ctactaccct gaaaatgtaa aaccaaaacc aaaactgaag 960 gaatgcagca tggatccctg cccatcaagt gatggattta aagagataat gccctatgac 1020 cacttccaac ctcttcctcg ctgggaacat aatccttgga ctgcatgttc cgtgtcctgt 1080 ggaggaggga ttcagagacg gagctttgtg tgtgtagagg aatccatgca tggagagata 1140 ttgcaggtgg aagaatggaa gtgcatgtac gcacccaaac ccaaggttat gcaaacttgt 1200 aatctgtttg attgccccaa gtggattgcc atggagtggt ctcagtgcac agtgacttgt 1260 ggccgagggt tacggtaccg ggttgttctg tgtattaacc accgcggaga gcatgttggg 1320 ggctgcaatc cacaactgaa gttacacatc aaagaagaat gtgtcattcc catcccgtgt 1380 tataaaccaa aagaaaaaag tccagtggaa gcaaaattgc cttggctgaa acaagcacaa 1440 gaactagaag agaccagaat agcaacagaa gaaccaacgt tcattccaga accctggtca 1500 gcctgcagta ccacgtgtgg gccaggtgtg caggtccgcg aggtgaagtg ccgtgtgctc 1560 ctcacattca cgcagactga gactgagctg cccgaggaag agtgtgaagg ccccaagctg 1620 cccaccgaac ggccctgcct cctggaagca tgtgatgaga gcccggcctc ccgagagcta 1680 gacatccctc tccctgagga cagtgagacg acttacgact gggagtacgc tgggttcacc 1740 ccttgcacag caacatgctt gggaggccat caagaagcca tagcagtgtg cttacatatc 1800 cagacccagc agacagtcaa tgacagcttg tgtgatatgg tccaccgtcc tccagccatg 1860 agccaggcct gtaacacaga gccctgtccc cccaggtggc atgtgggctc ttgggggccc 1920 tgctcagcta cctgtggagt tggaattcag acccgagatg tgtactgcct gcacccaggg 1980 gagacccctg cccctcctga ggagtgccga gatgaaaagc cccatgcttt acaagcatgc 2040 aatcagtttg actgccctcc tggctggcac attgaagaat ggcagcagtg ttccaggact 2100 tgtggcgggg gaactcagaa cagaagagtc acctgtcggc agctgctaac ggatggcagc 2160 tttttgaatc tctcagatga attgtgccaa ggacccaagg catcgtctca caagtcctgt 2220 gccaggacag actgtcctcc acatttagct gtgggagact ggtcgaagtg ttctgtcagt 2280 tgtggtgttg gaatccagag aagaaagcag gtgtgtcaaa ggctggcagc caaaggtcgg 2340 cgcatccccc tcagtgagat gatgtgcagg gatctaccag ggttccctct tgtaagatct 2400 tgccagatgc ctgagtgcag taaaatcaaa tcagagatga agacaaaact tggtgagcag 2460 ggtccgcaga tcctcagtgt ccagagagtc tacattcaga caagggaaga gaagcgtatt 2520 aacctgacca ttggtagcag agcctatttg ctgcccaaca catccgtgat tattaagtgc 2580 cccgtgcgac gattccagaa atctctgatc cagtgggaga aggatggccg ttgcctgcag 2640 aactccaaac ggcttggcat caccaagtca ggctcactaa aaatccacgg tcttgctgcc 2700 cccgacatcg gcgtgtaccg gtgcattgca ggctctgcac aggaaacagt tgtgctcaag 2760 ctcattggta ctgacaaccg gctcatcgca cgcccagccc tcagggagcc tatgagggaa 2820 tatcctggga tggaccacag cgaagccaat agtttgggag tcacatggca caaaatgagg 2880 caaatgtgga ataacaaaaa tgacctttat ctggatgatg accacattag taaccagcct 2940 ttcttgagag ctctgttagg ccactgcagc aattctgcag gaagcaccaa ctcctgggag 3000 ttgaagaata agcagtttga agcagcagtt aaacaaggag catatagcat ggatacagcc 3060 cagtttgatg agctgataag aaacatgagt cagctcatgg aaaccggaga ggtcagcgat 3120 gatcttgcgt cccagctgat atatcagctg gtggccgaat tagccaaggc acagccaaca 3180 cacatgcagt ggcggggcat ccaggaagag acacctcctg ctgctcagct cagaggggaa 3240 acagggagtg tgtcccaaag ctcgcatgca aaaaactcag gcaagctgac attcaagccg 3300 aaaggacctg ttctcatgag gcaaagccaa cctccctcaa tttcatttaa taaaacaata 3360 aattccagga ttggaaatac agtatacatt acaaaaagga cagaggtcat caatatactg 3420 tgtgacctta ttacccccag tgaggccaca tatacatgga ccaaggatgg aaccttgtta 3480 cagccctcag taaaaataat tttggatgga actgggaaga tacagataca gaatcctaca 3540 aggaaagaac aaggcatata tgaatgttct gtagctaatc atcttggttc agatgtggaa 3600 agttcttctg tgctgtatgc agaggcacct gtcatcttgt ctgttgaaag aaatatcacc 3660 aaaccagagc acaaccatct gtctgttgtg gttggaggca tcgtggaggc agcccttgga 3720 gcaaacgtga caatccgatg tcctgtaaaa ggtgtccctc agcctaatat aacttggttg 3780 aagagaggag gatctctgag tggcaatgtt tccttgcttt tcaatggatc cctgttgttg 3840 cagaatgttt cccttgaaaa tgaaggaacc tacgtctgca tagccaccaa tgctcttgga 3900 aaggcagtgg caacatctgt actccacttg ctggaacgaa gatggccaga gagtagaatc 3960 gtatttctgc aaggacataa aaagtacatt ctccaggcaa ccaacactag aaccaacagc 4020 aatgacccaa caggagaacc cccgcctcaa gagccttttt gggagcctgg taactggtca 4080 cattgttctg ccacctgtgg tcatttggga gcccgcattc agagacccca gtgtgtgatg 4140 gccaatgggc aggaagtgag tgaggccctg tgtgatcacc tccagaagcc actggctggg 4200 tttgagccct gtaacatccg ggactgccca gcgaggtggt tcacaagtgt gtggtcacag 4260 tgctctgtgt cttgcggtga aggataccac agtcggcagg tgacgtgcaa gcggacaaaa 4320 gccaatggaa ctgtgcaggt ggtgtctcca agagcatgtg cccctaaaga ccggcctctg 4380 ggaagaaaac catgttttgg tcatccatgt gttcagtggg aaccagggaa ccggtgtcct 4440 ggacgttgca tgggccgtgc tgtgaggatg cagcagcgtc acacagcttg tcaacacaac 4500 agctctgact ccaactgtga tgacagaaag agacccacct taagaaggaa ctgcacatca 4560 ggggcctgtg atgtgtgttg gcacacaggc ccttggaagc cctgtacagc agcctgtggc 4620 aggggtttcc agtctcggaa agtcgactgt atccacacaa ggagttgcaa acctgtggcc 4680 aagagacact gtgtacagaa aaagaaacca atttcctggc ggcactgtct tgggccctcc 4740 tgtgatagag actgcacaga cacaactcac tactgtatgt ttgtaaaaca tcttaatttg 4800 tgttctctag accgctacaa acaaaggtgc tgccagtcat gtcaagaggg ataa 4854 16 1617 PRT homo sapiens 16 Met Ala Ser Trp Thr Ser Pro Trp Trp Val Leu Ile Gly Met Val Phe 1 5 10 15 Met His Ser Pro Leu Pro Gln Thr Thr Ala Glu Lys Ser Pro Gly Arg 20 25 30 Asn Cys Glu Gly Gln Asn Ile Arg Tyr Lys Thr Cys Ser Asn His Asp 35 40 45 Cys Pro Pro Asp Ala Glu Asp Phe Arg Ala Gln Gln Cys Ser Ala Tyr 50 55 60 Asn Asp Val Gln Tyr Gln Gly His Tyr Tyr Glu Trp Leu Pro Arg Tyr 65 70 75 80 Asn Asp Pro Ala Ala Pro Cys Ala Leu Lys Cys His Ala Gln Gly Gln 85 90 95 Asn Leu Val Val Glu Leu Ala Pro Lys Val Leu Asp Gly Thr Arg Cys 100 105 110 Asn Thr Asp Ser Leu Asp Met Cys Ile Ser Gly Ile Cys Gln Ala Val 115 120 125 Gly Cys Asp Arg Gln Leu Gly Ser Asn Ala Lys Glu Asp Asn Cys Gly 130 135 140 Val Cys Ala Gly Asp Gly Ser Thr Cys Arg Leu Val Arg Gly Gln Ser 145 150 155 160 Lys Ser His Val Ser Pro Glu Lys Arg Glu Glu Asn Val Ile Ala Val 165 170 175 Pro Leu Gly Ser Arg Ser Val Arg Ile Thr Val Lys Gly Pro Ala His 180 185 190 Leu Phe Ile Glu Ser Lys Thr Leu Gln Gly Ser Lys Gly Glu His Ser 195 200 205 Phe Asn Ser Pro Gly Val Phe Val Val Glu Asn Thr Thr Val Glu Phe 210 215 220 Gln Arg Gly Ser Glu Arg Gln Thr Phe Lys Ile Pro Gly Pro Leu Met 225 230 235 240 Ala Asp Phe Ile Phe Lys Thr Arg Tyr Thr Ala Ala Lys Asp Ser Val 245 250 255 Val Gln Phe Phe Phe Tyr Gln Pro Ile Ser His Gln Trp Arg Gln Thr 260 265 270 Asp Phe Phe Pro Cys Thr Val Thr Cys Gly Gly Gly Tyr Gln Leu Asn 275 280 285 Ser Ala Glu Cys Val Asp Ile Arg Leu Lys Arg Val Val Pro Asp His 290 295 300 Tyr Cys His Tyr Tyr Pro Glu Asn Val Lys Pro Lys Pro Lys Leu Lys 305 310 315 320 Glu Cys Ser Met Asp Pro Cys Pro Ser Ser Asp Gly Phe Lys Glu Ile 325 330 335 Met Pro Tyr Asp His Phe Gln Pro Leu Pro Arg Trp Glu His Asn Pro 340 345 350 Trp Thr Ala Cys Ser Val Ser Cys Gly Gly Gly Ile Gln Arg Arg Ser 355 360 365 Phe Val Cys Val Glu Glu Ser Met His Gly Glu Ile Leu Gln Val Glu 370 375 380 Glu Trp Lys Cys Met Tyr Ala Pro Lys Pro Lys Val Met Gln Thr Cys 385 390 395 400 Asn Leu Phe Asp Cys Pro Lys Trp Ile Ala Met Glu Trp Ser Gln Cys 405 410 415 Thr Val Thr Cys Gly Arg Gly Leu Arg Tyr Arg Val Val Leu Cys Ile 420 425 430 Asn His Arg Gly Glu His Val Gly Gly Cys Asn Pro Gln Leu Lys Leu 435 440 445 His Ile Lys Glu Glu Cys Val Ile Pro Ile Pro Cys Tyr Lys Pro Lys 450 455 460 Glu Lys Ser Pro Val Glu Ala Lys Leu Pro Trp Leu Lys Gln Ala Gln 465 470 475 480 Glu Leu Glu Glu Thr Arg Ile Ala Thr Glu Glu Pro Thr Phe Ile Pro 485 490 495 Glu Pro Trp Ser Ala Cys Ser Thr Thr Cys Gly Pro Gly Val Gln Val 500 505 510 Arg Glu Val Lys Cys Arg Val Leu Leu Thr Phe Thr Gln Thr Glu Thr 515 520 525 Glu Leu Pro Glu Glu Glu Cys Glu Gly Pro Lys Leu Pro Thr Glu Arg 530 535 540 Pro Cys Leu Leu Glu Ala Cys Asp Glu Ser Pro Ala Ser Arg Glu Leu 545 550 555 560 Asp Ile Pro Leu Pro Glu Asp Ser Glu Thr Thr Tyr Asp Trp Glu Tyr 565 570 575 Ala Gly Phe Thr Pro Cys Thr Ala Thr Cys Leu Gly Gly His Gln Glu 580 585 590 Ala Ile Ala Val Cys Leu His Ile Gln Thr Gln Gln Thr Val Asn Asp 595 600 605 Ser Leu Cys Asp Met Val His Arg Pro Pro Ala Met Ser Gln Ala Cys 610 615 620 Asn Thr Glu Pro Cys Pro Pro Arg Trp His Val Gly Ser Trp Gly Pro 625 630 635 640 Cys Ser Ala Thr Cys Gly Val Gly Ile Gln Thr Arg Asp Val Tyr Cys 645 650 655 Leu His Pro Gly Glu Thr Pro Ala Pro Pro Glu Glu Cys Arg Asp Glu 660 665 670 Lys Pro His Ala Leu Gln Ala Cys Asn Gln Phe Asp Cys Pro Pro Gly 675 680 685 Trp His Ile Glu Glu Trp Gln Gln Cys Ser Arg Thr Cys Gly Gly Gly 690 695 700 Thr Gln Asn Arg Arg Val Thr Cys Arg Gln Leu Leu Thr Asp Gly Ser 705 710 715 720 Phe Leu Asn Leu Ser Asp Glu Leu Cys Gln Gly Pro Lys Ala Ser Ser 725 730 735 His Lys Ser Cys Ala Arg Thr Asp Cys Pro Pro His Leu Ala Val Gly 740 745 750 Asp Trp Ser Lys Cys Ser Val Ser Cys Gly Val Gly Ile Gln Arg Arg 755 760 765 Lys Gln Val Cys Gln Arg Leu Ala Ala Lys Gly Arg Arg Ile Pro Leu 770 775 780 Ser Glu Met Met Cys Arg Asp Leu Pro Gly Phe Pro Leu Val Arg Ser 785 790 795 800 Cys Gln Met Pro Glu Cys Ser Lys Ile Lys Ser Glu Met Lys Thr Lys 805 810 815 Leu Gly Glu Gln Gly Pro Gln Ile Leu Ser Val Gln Arg Val Tyr Ile 820 825 830 Gln Thr Arg Glu Glu Lys Arg Ile Asn Leu Thr Ile Gly Ser Arg Ala 835 840 845 Tyr Leu Leu Pro Asn Thr Ser Val Ile Ile Lys Cys Pro Val Arg Arg 850 855 860 Phe Gln Lys Ser Leu Ile Gln Trp Glu Lys Asp Gly Arg Cys Leu Gln 865 870 875 880 Asn Ser Lys Arg Leu Gly Ile Thr Lys Ser Gly Ser Leu Lys Ile His 885 890 895 Gly Leu Ala Ala Pro Asp Ile Gly Val Tyr Arg Cys Ile Ala Gly Ser 900 905 910 Ala Gln Glu Thr Val Val Leu Lys Leu Ile Gly Thr Asp Asn Arg Leu 915 920 925 Ile Ala Arg Pro Ala Leu Arg Glu Pro Met Arg Glu Tyr Pro Gly Met 930 935 940 Asp His Ser Glu Ala Asn Ser Leu Gly Val Thr Trp His Lys Met Arg 945 950 955 960 Gln Met Trp Asn Asn Lys Asn Asp Leu Tyr Leu Asp Asp Asp His Ile 965 970 975 Ser Asn Gln Pro Phe Leu Arg Ala Leu Leu Gly His Cys Ser Asn Ser 980 985 990 Ala Gly Ser Thr Asn Ser Trp Glu Leu Lys Asn Lys Gln Phe Glu Ala 995 1000 1005 Ala Val Lys Gln Gly Ala Tyr Ser Met Asp Thr Ala Gln Phe Asp Glu 1010 1015 1020 Leu Ile Arg Asn Met Ser Gln Leu Met Glu Thr Gly Glu Val Ser Asp 1025 1030 1035 1040 Asp Leu Ala Ser Gln Leu Ile Tyr Gln Leu Val Ala Glu Leu Ala Lys 1045 1050 1055 Ala Gln Pro Thr His Met Gln Trp Arg Gly Ile Gln Glu Glu Thr Pro 1060 1065 1070 Pro Ala Ala Gln Leu Arg Gly Glu Thr Gly Ser Val Ser Gln Ser Ser 1075 1080 1085 His Ala Lys Asn Ser Gly Lys Leu Thr Phe Lys Pro Lys Gly Pro Val 1090 1095 1100 Leu Met Arg Gln Ser Gln Pro Pro Ser Ile Ser Phe Asn Lys Thr Ile 1105 1110 1115 1120 Asn Ser Arg Ile Gly Asn Thr Val Tyr Ile Thr Lys Arg Thr Glu Val 1125 1130 1135 Ile Asn Ile Leu Cys Asp Leu Ile Thr Pro Ser Glu Ala Thr Tyr Thr 1140 1145 1150 Trp Thr Lys Asp Gly Thr Leu Leu Gln Pro Ser Val Lys Ile Ile Leu 1155 1160 1165 Asp Gly Thr Gly Lys Ile Gln Ile Gln Asn Pro Thr Arg Lys Glu Gln 1170 1175 1180 Gly Ile Tyr Glu Cys Ser Val Ala Asn His Leu Gly Ser Asp Val Glu 1185 1190 1195 1200 Ser Ser Ser Val Leu Tyr Ala Glu Ala Pro Val Ile Leu Ser Val Glu 1205 1210 1215 Arg Asn Ile Thr Lys Pro Glu His Asn His Leu Ser Val Val Val Gly 1220 1225 1230 Gly Ile Val Glu Ala Ala Leu Gly Ala Asn Val Thr Ile Arg Cys Pro 1235 1240 1245 Val Lys Gly Val Pro Gln Pro Asn Ile Thr Trp Leu Lys Arg Gly Gly 1250 1255 1260 Ser Leu Ser Gly Asn Val Ser Leu Leu Phe Asn Gly Ser Leu Leu Leu 1265 1270 1275 1280 Gln Asn Val Ser Leu Glu Asn Glu Gly Thr Tyr Val Cys Ile Ala Thr 1285 1290 1295 Asn Ala Leu Gly Lys Ala Val Ala Thr Ser Val Leu His Leu Leu Glu 1300 1305 1310 Arg Arg Trp Pro Glu Ser Arg Ile Val Phe Leu Gln Gly His Lys Lys 1315 1320 1325 Tyr Ile Leu Gln Ala Thr Asn Thr Arg Thr Asn Ser Asn Asp Pro Thr 1330 1335 1340 Gly Glu Pro Pro Pro Gln Glu Pro Phe Trp Glu Pro Gly Asn Trp Ser 1345 1350 1355 1360 His Cys Ser Ala Thr Cys Gly His Leu Gly Ala Arg Ile Gln Arg Pro 1365 1370 1375 Gln Cys Val Met Ala Asn Gly Gln Glu Val Ser Glu Ala Leu Cys Asp 1380 1385 1390 His Leu Gln Lys Pro Leu Ala Gly Phe Glu Pro Cys Asn Ile Arg Asp 1395 1400 1405 Cys Pro Ala Arg Trp Phe Thr Ser Val Trp Ser Gln Cys Ser Val Ser 1410 1415 1420 Cys Gly Glu Gly Tyr His Ser Arg Gln Val Thr Cys Lys Arg Thr Lys 1425 1430 1435 1440 Ala Asn Gly Thr Val Gln Val Val Ser Pro Arg Ala Cys Ala Pro Lys 1445 1450 1455 Asp Arg Pro Leu Gly Arg Lys Pro Cys Phe Gly His Pro Cys Val Gln 1460 1465 1470 Trp Glu Pro Gly Asn Arg Cys Pro Gly Arg Cys Met Gly Arg Ala Val 1475 1480 1485 Arg Met Gln Gln Arg His Thr Ala Cys Gln His Asn Ser Ser Asp Ser 1490 1495 1500 Asn Cys Asp Asp Arg Lys Arg Pro Thr Leu Arg Arg Asn Cys Thr Ser 1505 1510 1515 1520 Gly Ala Cys Asp Val Cys Trp His Thr Gly Pro Trp Lys Pro Cys Thr 1525 1530 1535 Ala Ala Cys Gly Arg Gly Phe Gln Ser Arg Lys Val Asp Cys Ile His 1540 1545 1550 Thr Arg Ser Cys Lys Pro Val Ala Lys Arg His Cys Val Gln Lys Lys 1555 1560 1565 Lys Pro Ile Ser Trp Arg His Cys Leu Gly Pro Ser Cys Asp Arg Asp 1570 1575 1580 Cys Thr Asp Thr Thr His Tyr Cys Met Phe Val Lys His Leu Asn Leu 1585 1590 1595 1600 Cys Ser Leu Asp Arg Tyr Lys Gln Arg Cys Cys Gln Ser Cys Gln Glu 1605 1610 1615 Gly 17 8578 DNA homo sapiens 17 cgggctggag gccggcgtcg gggaaggtcc tggtgccgga ttccgcacga ggtgttgacg 60 ggcggcttct gccaacttct ccccagcgcg cgccgagccc gcgcggcccc ggggctgcac 120 gtcccagata cttctgcggc gcaaggctac aactgagacc cggaggagac tagaccccat 180 ggcttcctgg acgagcccct ggtgggtgct gatagggatg gtcttcatgc actctcccct 240 cccgcagacc acagctgaga aatctcctgg agcctatttc cttcccgagt ttgcactttc 300 tcctcaggga agttttctgg aagacacaac aggggagcag ttcctcactt atcgctatga 360 tgaccagacc tcaagaaaca ctcgttcaga tgaagacaaa gatggcaact gggatgcttg 420 gggcgactgg agtgactgct cccggacctg tgggggagga gcatcatatt ctctgcggag 480 atgtttgact ggaaggaatt gtgaagggca gaacattcgg tacaagacat gcagcaatca 540 tgactgccct ccagatgcag aagatttcag agcccagcag tgctcagcct acaatgatgt 600 ccagtatcag gggcattact atgaatggct tccacgatat aatgatcctg ctgccccgtg 660 tgcactcaag tgtcatgcac aaggacaaaa cttggtggtg gagctggcac ctaaggtact 720 ggatggaact cgttgcaaca cggactcctt ggacatgtgt atcagtggca tctgtcaggc 780 agtgggctgc gatcggcaac tgggaagcaa tgccaaggag gacaactgtg gagtctgtgc 840 cggcgatggc tccacctgca ggcttgtacg gggacaatca aagtcacacg tttctcctga 900 aaaaagagaa gaaaatgtaa ttgctgttcc tttgggaagt cgaagtgtga gaattacagt 960 gaaaggacct gcccacctct ttattgaatc aaaaacactt caaggaagca aaggagaaca 1020 cagctttaac agccccggcg tctttgtcgt agaaaacaca acagtggaat ttcagagggg 1080 ctccgagagg caaactttta agattccagg acctctgatg gctgatttca tcttcaagac 1140 caggtacact gcagccaaag acagcgtggt tcagttcttc ttttaccagc ccatcagtca 1200 tcagtggaga caaactgact tctttccctg cactgtgacg tgtggaggag gttatcagct 1260 caattctgct gaatgtgtgg atatccgctt gaagagggta gttcctgacc attattgtca 1320 ctactaccct gaaaatgtaa aaccaaaacc aaaactgaag gaatgcagca tggatccctg 1380 cccatcaagt gatggattta aagagataat gccctatgac cacttccaac ctcttcctcg 1440 agctgggaac ataatccttg gactgcatgt tccgtgtcct gtggaggagg gattcagaga 1500 cggagctttg tgtgtgtaga ggaatccatg catggagaga tattgcaggt ggaagaatgg 1560 aagtgcatgt acgcacccaa acccaaggtt atgcaaactt gtaatctgtt tgattgcccc 1620 aagtggattg ccatggagtg gtctcagtgc acagtgactt gtggccgagg gttacggtac 1680 cgggttgttc tgtgtattaa ccaccgcgga gagcatgttg ggggctgcaa tccacaactg 1740 aagttacaca tcaaagaaga atgtgtcatt cccatcccgt gttataaacc aaaagaaaaa 1800 agtccagtgg aagcaaaatt gccttggctg aaacaagcac aagaactaga agagaccaga 1860 atagcaacag aagaaccaac gttcattcca gaaccctggt cagcctgcag taccacgtgt 1920 gggccaggtg tgcaggtccg cgaggtgaag tgccgtgtgc tcctcacatt cacgcagact 1980 gagactgagc tgcccgagga agagtgtgaa ggccccaagc tgcccaccga acggccctgc 2040 ctcctggaag catgtgatga gagcccggcc tcccgagagc tagacatccc tctccctgag 2100 gacagtgaga cgacttacga ctgggagtac gctgggttca ccccttgcac agcaacatgc 2160 ttgggaggcc atcaagaagc catagcagtg tgcttacata tccagaccca gcagacagtc 2220 aatgacagct tgtgtgatat ggtccaccgt cctccagcca tgagccaggc ctgtaacaca 2280 gagccctgtc cccccaggag agagccagca gcttgtagaa gcatgccggg ttacataatg 2340 gtcctgctag tctgaggaga gccttcttct ctaacaggat tcaacactgc tagggaagaa 2400 aggaggaaag caagaggcaa tagtgatgtg tttctgtacc agcttgttac ctatttcttg 2460 atataaaaaa caattcttta ttgagttcat tgtctgtgaa taagaaattg ttgcccattt 2520 cttaaataaa aacagctcca tctccaaaaa aaaaaaaaaa aaatggcatg tgggctcttg 2580 ggggccctgc tcagctacct gtggagttgg aattcagacc cgagatgtgt actgcctgca 2640 cccaggggag acccctgccc ctcctgagga gtgccgagat gaaaagcccc atgctttaca 2700 agcatgcaat cagtttgact gccctcctgg ctggcacatt gaagaatggc agcagtgttc 2760 caggacttgt ggcgggggaa ctcagaacag aagagtcacc tgtcggcagc tgctaacgga 2820 tggcagcttt ttgaatctct cagatgaatt gtgccaagga cccaaggcat cgtctcacaa 2880 gtcctgtgcc aggacagact gtcctccaca tttagctgtg ggagactggt cgaaggagca 2940 ttcaatgcaa gaggacaatg gagcaggatc tacacaattc taaagaaaag caagcatgac 3000 tcaaggattt cctcttcatc ctgtgttctt catgtagaga gacagcagag aggcagtcag 3060 agaatactgt ctgataagcc cttgaaaaag ctgtagggcc aagatgagat acagagatga 3120 ctcaaaacag agaatccagg aatgcataga tcctggtaaa aaaggtggga gatgagtaat 3180 aaattcattt gtgtaggatt aagactaatc aactaacaat tatattatag aacataacat 3240 aaatatcaga aatcttgaca ttatctaaat aataaaatga aaactaattg agatttggag 3300 agatgaggta gatgatatag tttggctgtg tccccaccca aatctcatct tgaattgtag 3360 ttcccataat tcccatgtgt tgtgggaggg actcagttgg agataattga atcatggggg 3420 cagtttccct catactgttc tcgtggtggt aaatgagtct cacgagatct gatggtttta 3480 taaggggttt cccttttcgc ttggctctca ttctctcttg cctgctgcca tgtaagacgt 3540 ccctttgccc ttcctttgtc ttctgccatg attgtgaggc ttccctagcc acgtggaact 3600 gagtctatta aacctctttc ctttataact tacccagtct tgggtatgtc tttattaaca 3660 acataagatt ggactaatac agtagaggaa atgtaagtgt gcttatttcc tcatccttct 3720 tagtagcaag tcaataaata ctctcctaag tcaaattgtc attaaaaata actatccaaa 3780 tctcttgttg gtttatttaa tcttctttat taactttaga gtgttctttc gggaattaat 3840 catggtttaa aaaatatcaa acattcaaca actctaattt tactttaatg tctttttttc 3900 taatatatct aataaaattg cattaaattt ttaagttgaa aaaaaaaaaa aaaaaaaaat 3960 gttctgtcag ttgtggtgtt ggaatccaga gaagaaagca ggtgtgtcaa aggctggcag 4020 ccaaaggtcg gcgcatcccc ctcagtgaga tgatgtgcag ggatctacca gggttccctc 4080 ttgtaagatc ttgccagatg cctgagtgca gtaaaatcaa atcagagatg aagacaaaac 4140 ttggtgagca gggtccgcag atcctcagtg tccagagagt ctacattcag acaagggaag 4200 agaagcgtat taacctgacc attggtagca gagcctattt gctgcccaac acatccgtga 4260 ttattaagtg ccccgtgcga cgattccaga aatctctgat ccagtgggag aaggatggcc 4320 gttgcctgca gaactccaaa cggcttggca tcaccaagtc aggctcacta aaaatccacg 4380 gtcttgctgc ccccgacatc ggcgtgtacc ggtgcattgc aggctctgca caggaaacag 4440 ttgtgctcaa gctcattggt actgacaacc ggctcatcgc acgcccagcc ctcagggagc 4500 ctatgaggga atatcctggg atggaccaca gcgaagccaa tagtttggga gtcacatggc 4560 acaaaatgag gcaaatgtgg aataacaaaa atgaccttta tctggatgat gaccacatta 4620 gtaaccagcc tttcttgaga gctctgttag gccactgcag caattctgca ggaagcacca 4680 actcctggga gttgaagaat aagcagtttg aagcagcagt taaacaagga gcatatagca 4740 tggatacagc ccagtttgat gagctgataa gaaacatgag tcagctcatg gaaaccggag 4800 aggtcagcga tgatcttgcg tcccagctga tatatcagct ggtggccgaa ttagccaagg 4860 cacagccaac acacatgcag tggcggggca tccaggaaga gacacctcct gctgctcagc 4920 tcagagggga aacagggagt gtgtcccaaa gctcgcatgc aaaaaactca ggcaagctga 4980 cattcaagcc gaaaggacct gttctcatga ggcaaagcca acctccctca atttcattta 5040 ataaaacaat aaattccagg attggaaata cagtatacat tacaaaaagg acagaggtca 5100 tcaatatact gtgtgacctt attaccccca gtgaggccac atatacatgg accaaggatg 5160 gaaccttgtt acagccctca gtaaaaataa ttttggatgg aactgggaag atacagatac 5220 agaatcctac aaggaaagaa caaggcatat atgaatgttc tgtagctaat catcttggtt 5280 cagatgtgga aagttcttct gtgctgtatg cagaggcacc tgtcatcttg tctgttgaaa 5340 gaaatatcac caaaccagag cacaaccatc tgtctgttgt ggttggaggc atcgtggagg 5400 cagcccttgg agcaaacgtg acaatccgat gtcctgtaaa aggtgtccct cagcctaata 5460 taacttggtt gaagagagga ggatctctga gtggcaatgt ttccttgctt ttcaatggat 5520 ccctgttgtt gcagaatgtt tcccttgaaa atgaaggaac ctacgtctgc atagccacca 5580 atgctcttgg aaaggcagtg gcaacatctg tactccactt gctggaacga agatggccag 5640 agagtagaat cgtatttctg caaggacata aaaagtacat tctccaggca accaacacta 5700 gaaccaacag caatgaccca acaggagaac ccccgcctca agagcctttt tgggagcctg 5760 gtaactggtc acattgttct gccacctgtg gtcatttggg agcccgcatt cagagacccc 5820 agtgtgtgat ggccaatggg caggaagtga gtgaggccct gtgtgatcac ctccagaagc 5880 cactggctgg gtttgagccc tgtaacatcc gggactgccc agcgaggtgg ttcacaagtg 5940 tgtggtcaca gtgctctgtg tcttgcggtg aaggatacca cagtcggcag gtgacgtgca 6000 agcggacaaa agccaatgga actgtgcagg tggtgtctcc aagagcatgt gcccctaaag 6060 accggcctct gggaagaaaa ccatgttttg gtcatccatg tgttcagtgg gaaccaggga 6120 accggtgtcc tggacgttgc atgggccgtg ctgtgaggat gcagcagcgt cacacagctt 6180 gtcaacacaa cagctctgac tccaactgtg atgacagaaa gagacccacc ttaagaagga 6240 actgcacatc aggggcctgt gatgtgtgtt ggcacacagg cccttggaag ccctgtacag 6300 cagcctgtgg caggggtttc cagtctcgga aagtcgactg tatccacaca aggagttgca 6360 aacctgtggc caagagacac tgtgtacaga aaaagaaacc aatttcctgg cggcactgtc 6420 ttgggccctc ctgtgataga gactgcacag acacaactca ctactgtatg tttgtaaaac 6480 atcttaattt gtgttctcta gaccgctaca aacaaaggtg ctgccagtca tgtcaagagg 6540 gataaacctt tggaggggtc atgatgctgc tgtgaagata aaagtagaat ataaaagctc 6600 ttttccccat gtcgctgatt caaaaacatg tatttcttaa aagactagat tctatggatc 6660 aaacagaggt tgatgcaaaa acaccactgt taaggtgtaa agtgaaattt tccaatggta 6720 gttttatatt ccaatttttt aaaatgatgt attcaaggat gaacaaaata ctatagcatg 6780 catgccactg cacttgggac ctcatcatgt cagttgaatc gagaaatcac caagattatg 6840 agtgcatcct cacgtgctgc ctctttcctg tgatatgtag actagcacag agtggtacat 6900 cctaaaaact tgggaaacac agcaacccat gacttcctct tctctcaagt tgcaggtttt 6960 caacagtttt ataaggtatt tgcattttag aagctctggc cagtagttgt taagatgttg 7020 gcattaatgg cattttcata gatccttggt ttagtctgtg aaaaagaaac catctctctg 7080 gataggctgt cacactgact gacctaaggg ttcatggaag catggcatct tgtccttgct 7140 tttagaacac ccatggaaga aaacacagag tagatattgc tgtcatttat acaactacag 7200 aaatttatct atgacctaat gaggcatctc ggaagtcaaa gaagagggaa agttaacctt 7260 ttctactgat ttcgtagtat attcagagct ttcttttaag agctgtgaat gaaacttttt 7320 ctaagcacta ttctattgca cacaaacaga aaaccaaagc cttattagac ctaatttatg 7380 cataaagtag tattcctgag aactttattt tggaaaattt ataagaaagt aatccaaata 7440 agaaacacga tagttgaaaa taatttttat agtaaataat tgttttgggc tgatttttca 7500 gtaaatccaa agtgacttag gttagaagtt acactaagga ccaggggttg gaatcagaat 7560 ttagtttaag atttgaggaa aagggtaagg gttagtttca gttttaggat tagagctaga 7620 attgggttag gtgagaaaga aagttaaggt taaggctaga gttgtcttta agggttaggg 7680 ttaggaccag gttaggtcag ggttggattg ggtttagatt ggggccagtg ctggtgttag 7740 tgatagtgtc aggatggagg ttaggtttgg agtaagcgtt gttgctgaag tgagttcagg 7800 ctagcattaa attgtaagtt ctgaagctga tttggttatg gggtctttcc cctgtatact 7860 accagttgtg tctttagatg gcacacaagt ccaaataagt ggtcatactt ctttattcag 7920 ggtctcagct gcctgtacac ctgctgccta catcttcttg gcaacaaagt tacctgccac 7980 aggctctgct gagcctagtt cctggtcagt aataactgaa cagtgcattt tggctttgga 8040 tgtgtctgtg gacaagcttg ctgagtttct ctaccatatt ctgagcacac ggtctctttt 8100 gttctaattt cagcttcact gacactgggt tgagcactac tgtatgtgga gggtttggtg 8160 attgggaatg gatgggggac agtgaggagg acacaccagc ccattagttg ttaatcatca 8220 atcacatctg attgttgaag gttattaaat taaaagaaag atcatttgta acatactctt 8280 tgtatatatt tattatatga aaggtgcaat attttatttt gtacagtatg taataaagac 8340 atgggacata tatttttctt attaacaaaa tttcatatta aattgcttca ctttgtattt 8400 aaagttaaaa gttactattt ttcatttgct attgtacttt cattgttgtc attcaattga 8460 cattcctgtg tactgtattt tactactgtt tttataacat gagagttaat gtttctgttt 8520 catgatcctt atgtaattca gaaataaatt tactttgatt attcagtggc atccttat 8578

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1. An isolated nucleic acid molecule comprising at least 24 contiguous bases of nucleotide sequence first disclosed in SEQ ID NO: 1.
2. An isolated nucleic acid molecule comprising a nucleotide sequence that:
(a) encodes the amino acid sequence shown in SEQ ID NO: 2; and
(b) hybridizes under stringent conditions to the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO: 1 or the complement thereof.
3. An isolated nucleic acid molecule comprising a nucleotide sequence that encodes the amino acid sequence shown in SEQ ID NO: 2.
4. An isolated nucleic acid molecule comprising a nucleotide sequence that encodes the amino acid sequence shown in SEQ ID NO:16.
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