AU684177C - Hepatitis G virus and molecular cloning thereof - Google Patents

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HEPATITIS G VIRUS AMD MOLECULAR CLONING THEREOF

FIELD OF INVENTION

This invention relates to nucleic acid, polypeptide, antigen, epitope, vaccine and antibody compositions related to a NonA/NonB/NonC/NonD/NonE (N-(ABCDE)) hepatitis-associated viral agent (HGV) . The invention also relates to diagnostic and therapeutic methods.

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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

Viral hepatitis resulting from a virus other than hepatitis A virus (HAV) and hepatitis B virus (HBV) has been referred to as non-A, non-B hepatitis (NANBH) . NANBH can be further defined based on the mode of transmission of an individual type, for example, enteric versus parentera1.

One form of NANBH, known as enterically transmitted NANBH or ET-NANBH, is contracted predominantly in poor- sanitation areas where food and drinking water have been contaminated by fecal matter. The molecular cloning of the causative agent, referred to as the hepatitis E virus (HEV) , has recently been described (Reyes et al., 1990; Tarn et al.) . A second form of NANB, known as parenterally trans¬ mitted NANBH, or PT-NANBH, is transmitted by parenteral routes, typically by exposure to blood or blood products. The rate of this hepatitis varied by (i) locale, (ii) whether ALT testing was done in blood banks, and (iii) elimination of high-risk patients for AIDS. Appoximately 10% of transfusions caused PT-NANBH infection and about half of those went on to a chronic disease state (Dienstag) . After implementation of anti-HCV testing, HCV seroconversion per unit transfused was decreased to less than 1% among heart surgery patients (Alter) .

Human plasma samples documented as having produced post-transfusion NANBH in human recipients have been used successfully to produce PT-NANBH infection in chimpanzees (Bradley) . RNA isolated from infected chimpanzee plasma has been used to construct cDNA libraries in an expression vector for immunoscreening with serum from human subjects with chronic PT-NANBH infection. This procedure identified a PT-NANBH specific cDNA clone and the viral sequence was then used as a probe to identify a set of overlapping fragments making up 7,300 contiguous basepairs of a PT-NANBH viral agent. The sequenced viral agent has been named the hepatitis C virus (HCV) (for example, the sequence of HCV is presented in EPO patent application

88310922.5, filed 11/18/88). The full-length sequence (- 9,500 nt) of HCV is now available.

Primate transmission studies conducted at the Centers for Disease Control (CDC; Phoenix, AZ, 1973-1975; 1978- 1983) originally provided substantial evidence for the existence of multiple agents of non-A, non-B hepatitis (NANBH) : the primary agents associated with the majority of cases of NANBH are now recognized to be HCV and HEV (see above) , for PT-NANBH and ET-NANBH, respectively. Later epidemiologic studies conducted at the CDC (Atlanta, GA, 1989-present) using both research (prototype) and commercial tests for anti-HCV antibody showed that approximately 20% of all community-acquired NANBH was also non-C Further testing of these samples for the presence of HEV (Reyes, et al . , WO A 9115603 (Genelabs Inc.) 17 October 1991) have indicated that these cases of community-acquired non-A, non-B, non-C hepatitis were also non-E. Liver biopsy specimens, sera and plasma of Sentinel County patients (study of Drs. Miriam Alter and Kris Krawczynski) also showed that many bona fide cases of NANBH were also non-C hepatitis (serologically and by Reverse Transcriptase-Polymerase Chain Reaction (RT-PCR; Kawasaki, et al . ,' Wang, et al . , 1990) negative for all markers of HCV infection) developed subsequently into chronic hepatitis with presentation of chronic persistent hepatitis (CPH) or chronic active hepatitis (CAH) consistent with a viral infection.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

The invention pertains to the characterization and isolation of a newly discovered NonA/NonB/NonC/NonD/NonE (N-(ABCDE)) hepatitis-associated viral agent, herein designated Hepatitis G Virus (HGV) . Disclosed here is a family of cDNA replicas of portions of HGV genome. Also disclosed are methods for the isolation and characterization of further HGV sequences and sequences of HGV variants.

The present invention includes HGV genomic polynucleotides, cDNAs thereto and complements thereof. With respect to polynucleotides, some aspects of the invention include: a purified Hepatitis G Virus genomic polynucleotide; HGV derived RNA and DNA polynucleotides; recombinant HGV polynucleotides; a recombinant polynucleotide making up a sequence derived from HGV or HGV variant cDNA or complementary sequences thereof; a recombinant polynucleotide encoding an epitope of HGV; a recombinant vector including any of the above recombinant polynucleotides, and a host cell transformed with any of these vectors. Another aspect of the invention is a polynucleotide probe for HGV and/or its variants.

Current studies on the nature of the genome of HGV, utilizing sequence information to compare HGV to other viral sequences, suggest that HGV is a member of the Flaviviridae family of viruses. Portions of the HGV-derived cDNA sequences are effective as probes to isolate variants of the virus which occur naturally, or to determine the presence of virus in samples. These cDNAs also make available HGV-encoded polypeptide sequences, including HGV-specific polypeptide antigens. These coding sequences allow the production of polypeptides which are useful as reagents in diagnostic tests and/or as components of vaccines, or as standards. Further, it is possible to isolate and sequence other portions of the HGV genome by utilizing probes derived from these cDNAs, therefore giving rise to additional probes and polypeptides useful in the prophylactic, therapeutic and diagnosis applications.

Other aspects of the invention include: a recombinant expression system which incorporates an open reading frame (ORF) derived from HGV cDNA or complements thereof, wherein the ORF is linked operably to a control sequence which is compatible with a desired host, a cell transformed with the recombinant expression system, and a polypeptide produced by the transformed cell.

Yet another aspect of the invention are purified HGV particles; a preparation of polypeptides from the purified HGV; a purified HGV polypeptide; a purified HGV peptide; and a purified polypeptide which comprises an epitope immunologically identifiable with an epitope contained in HGV or an HGV variant.

Included aspects of the invention are an HGV polypeptide; a recombinant polypeptide consisting of a sequence derived from a HGV genome, HGV cDNA or complements thereof; a recombinant polypeptide made of an HGV epitope; and a fusion polypeptide comprised of an HGV polypeptide.

Both polyclonal and monoclonal antibodies directed against HGV epitopes contained within the polypeptide sequences are also useful as therapeutic agents, for diagnostic tests, for the isolation of the HGV agent from which these cDNAs derive, and for screening of antiviral agents. Also included in the invention are a purified preparation of polyclonal antibodies directed against an HGV epitope; and monoclonal antibodies directed against HGV epitopes. Some aspects of the invention pertaining to kits are those for: investigating samples for the presence of polynucleotides derived from HGV which comprise a polynucleotide probe including a nucleotide sequence from HGV of approximately 8 or more nucleotides, in an appropriate container; analyzing samples for the presence of antibodies directed against an HGV antigen made up of a polypeptide which contains an HGV epitope present in the HGV antigen, in a suitable container; and analyzing samples for the presence of HGV antigens made up of an anti-HGV antibody, in a suitable container.

Still other aspects of the invention include a polypeptide comprised of an HGV epitope, which is attached to a solid substrate; and an antibody to an HGV epitope, which is attached to a solid substrate. Other aspects of the invention are: a technique for the production of an HGV polypeptide, which includes incubating host cells which are transformed with an expression vector, containing a sequence encoding an HGV polypeptide, under conditions which allow expression of said polypeptide; and a polypeptide which has been produced by this method (containing, for example, an HGV epitope) .

Also included in the invention are a method for the detection of HGV nucleic acids in samples comprising reacting nucleic acids of the sample with a probe for an HGV polynucleotide, under conditions allowing the creation of a polynucleotide duplex between the probe and the HGV nucleic acid from the sample; as well as detecting a polynucleotide duplex containing the probe. The invention includes the following hybridization based detection methods: reporter labeling; polymerase chain reaction; self-sustained sequence replication; ligase chain reaction; and strand displacement amplification. Further, detection methods include signal amplification (e . g. , branch-chained DNA probes and the Q-beta replicase method) .

The invention also includes immunoassays, including an immunoassay for detecting HGV, comprising the incubation of a sample (which is suspected of being infected with HGV) with a probe antibody directed against an antigen/epitope of HGV, to be detected under conditions allowing the formation of an antigen-antibody complex; and detecting the antigen-antibody complex which contains the probe antibody. An immunoassay for the detection of antibodies which are directed against an HGV antigen comprising the incubation of a sample suspected of containing HGV with a probe polypeptide including an epitope of HGV, under conditions that allow the formation of an antibody-antigen complex; and distinguishing the antibody-antigen complex which contains the probe antigen.

Also forming part of the invention are HGV vaccines, for the treatment and/or prevention of HGV infection, comprising an immunogenic peptide containing an HGV epitope, or an inactivated preparation of HGV, or a reduced preparation of HGV.

In still another aspect, the invention includes a tissue culture grown cell, infected with HGV. In one embodiment, the tissue culture grown cells are primate liver cells.

Another aspect of the invention is a method for producing antibodies to HGV, comprising administering to a test subject an immunogenic polypeptide containing HGV epitopes in an adequate amount to elicit an immune response.

The present invention also includes an HGV mosaic polypeptide, where the mosaic polypeptide contains at least two epitopes of HGV, and, where the polypeptide substantially lacks amino acids normally intervening between the epitopes in the native HGV coding sequence. Such mosaic polypeptides are useful in the applications and methods discussed above. The present invention further includes a random peptide epitope (mimitope) that mimics a natural HGV antigenic epitope during epitope presentation. Such mimitopes are useful in the applications and methods discussed above. Also included in the present invention is a method of identifying a random peptide HGV epitope. In the method, a library of random peptide epitopes is generated or selected. The library is contacted with an anti-HGV antibody. Mimitopes are identified that are specifically immunoreactive with the antibody. Sera

(containing anti-HGV antibodies) or antibodies generated by the methods of the present invention can be used. Random peptide libraries can, for example, be displayed on phage or generated as combinatorial libraries. In another aspect, the present invention includes therapeutic compounds and methods for the prevention and/or treatment of HGV infection.

These and other objects and features of the invention will be more fully appreciated when the following detailed description of the invention is read in conjunction with the accompanying drawings.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE FIGURES Figure 1: the relationship of the SEQ ID NO:14 open reading frame to the 470-20-1 clone.

Figure 2: shows an exemplary protein profile from gradient fractions eluted from a glutathione affinity column. Figure 3: shows an exemplary Sodium dodecyl sulfate polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis analysis of fraction samples from Figure 2.

Figure 4A: shows an exemplary protein profile from gradient fractions eluted from an anion exchange column. Figures 4B and 4C: show exemplary Sodium dodecyl sulfate polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis analysis of fraction samples from Figure 4A. Figures 5A and 5B: amino acid alignments of HGV with two other members of Flaviviridae family — Hog Cholera Virus and Hepatitis C Virus.

Figure 6 shows a map of a portion of the vector pGEX- Hisb-GE3-2, a bacterial expression plasmid carrying an HGV epitope.

Figures 7A to 7D show the results of Western blot analysis of the purified HGV GE3-2 protein.

Figures 8A to 8D show the results of Western blot analysis of the purified HGV Y5-10 antigen.

Figures 9A to 9D show the results of Western blot analysis of the following antigens: Y5-5, GE3-2 and Y5- 10.

Figures 10A to 10F show the results of Western blot analysis of antigens GE-NS2b and GE-NS5a.

Figure 11 presents a Kyte-Doolittle hydrophobicity plot of the coding sequence of HGV.

Figure 12 shows the results of Western blot analysis of HGV pET clones with anti-T7.Tag monoclonal antibody. Figures 13A to 13D show the results of Western blot analysis of HGV pET clone GE-NS5b. Figure 13E shows a corresponding coomassie stained gel.

Figures 14A to 14C show the results of Western blot analysis of HGV pET clone GE-E2. Figure 14D shows a corresponding coomassie stained gel.

Figures 15A to 15C show the results of Western blot analysis of HGV pET clone GE-NS5b. Figure 15D shows a corresponding coomassie stained gel.

Figure 16 shows a schematic representation of the coding regions of HGV.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

I. DEFINITIONS

The terms defined below have the following meaning herein:

1. "nonA/nonB/nonC/nonD/nonE hepatitis viral agent {N-(ABCDE) } , " herein provisionally designated HGV, means a virus, virus type, or virus class which (i) is transmissible in some primates, including, mystax, chimpanzees or humans, (ii) is serologically distinct from hepatitis A virus (HAV) , hepatitis B virus (HBV) , hepatitis C virus (HCV) , hepatitis D virus, and hepatitis E (HEV) (although HGV may co-infect a subject with these viruses) , and (iii) is a member of the virus family Flaviviridae.

2. "HGV variants" are defined as viral isolates that have at least about 40%, preferably 55% or 65%, or more preferably 80% global sequence homology, that is, sequence identity over a length of the viral genome polynucleotide sequence, to the HGV polynucleotide sequences disclosed herein (e . g. , SEQ ID NO:14).

"Sequence homology" is determined essentially as follows. Two polynucleotide sequences of similar length (preferably, the entire viral genome) are considered to be homologous to one another, if, when they are aligned using the ALIGN program, over 40%, preferably 55% or 65%, or more preferably 80% of the nucleic acids in the highest scoring alignment are identically aligned using a ktup of 1, the default parameters and the default PAM matrix.

The ALIGN program is found in the FASTA version 1.7 suite of sequence comparison programs (Pearson, et al . , 1988; Pearson, 1990; program available from William R. Pearson, Department of Biological Chemistry, Box 440, Jordan Hall, Charlottesville, VA) .

In determining whether two viruses are "highly homologous" to each other, the complete sequence of all the viral proteins (or the polyprotein) for one virus are optimally, globally aligned with the viral proteins or polyprotein of the other virus using the ALIGN program of the above suite using a ktup of 1, the default parameters and the default PAM matrix. Regions of dissimilarity or similarity are not excluded from the analysis. Differences in lengths between the two sequences are considered as mismatches. Alternatively, viral structural protein regions are typically used to determine relatedness between viral isolates. Highly homologous viruses have over 40%, or preferably 55% or 65%, or more preferably 80% global polypeptide sequence identity.

3. Two nucleic acid fragments are considered to be "selectively hybridizable" to an HGV polynucleotide, if they are capable of specifically hybridizing to HGV or a variant thereof (e . g. , a probe that hybridizes to HGV nucleic acid but not to polynucleotides from other members of the virus family Flaviviridae) or specifically priming a polymerase chain reaction: (i) under typical hybridization and wash conditions, as described, for example, in Maniatis, et al . , pages 320-328, and 382-389, (ii) using reduced stringency wash conditions that allow at most about 25-30% basepair mismatches, for example: 2 x SSC, 0.1% SDS, room temperature twice, 30 minutes each; then 2 x SSC, 0.1% SDS, 37°C once, 30 minutes; then 2 x SSC room temperature twice, 10 minutes each, or (iii) selecting primers for use in typical polymerase chain reactions (PCR) under standard conditions (for example, in Saiki, R.K, et al. ) , which result in specific amplification of sequences of HGV or its variants.

Preferably, highly homologous nucleic acid strands contain less than 20-30% basepair mismatches, even more preferably less than 5-20% basepair mismatches. These degrees of homology can be selected by using wash conditions of appropriate stringency for identification of clones from gene libraries (or other sources of genetic material) , as is well known in the art.

4. An "HGV polynucleotide," as used herein, is defined as follows. For polynucleotides greater than about 100 nucleotides, HGV polynucleotides encompass polynucleotide sequences encoded by HGV variants and homologous sequences as defined in "2" above. For polynucleotides less than about 100 nucleotides in length, HGV polynucleotide encompasses sequences that selectively hybridizes to sequences of HGV or its variants. Further, HGV polynucleotides include polynucleotides encoding HGV polypeptides (see below) . The term "polynucleotide" as used herein refers to a polymeric molecule having a backbone that supports bases capable of hydrogen bonding to typical nucleic acids, where the polymer backbone presents the bases in a manner to permit such hydrogen bonding in a sequence specific fashion between the polymeric molecule and a typically nucleic acid (e.g., single-stranded DNA). Such bases are typically inosine, adenosine, guanosine, cytosine, uracil and thymidine. Numerous polynucleotide modifications are known in the art, for example, labels, methylation, and substitution of one or more of the naturally occurring nucleotides with an analog.

Polymeric molecules include double and single stranded RNA and DNA, and backbone modifications thereof, for example, methylphosphonate linkages. Further, such polymeric molecules include alternative polymer backbone structures such as, but not limited to, polyvinyl backbones (Pitha, 1970a/b) , morpholino backbones (Summerton, et al . , 1992, 1993). A variety of other charged and uncharged polynucleotide analogs have been reported. Numerous backbone modifications are known in the art, including, but not limited to, uncharged linkages (e . g. , methyl phosphonates , phosphotriesters, phosphoamidates, and carbamates) and charged linkages (e.g., phosphorothioates and phosphorodithioates) . In addition linkages may contain the following exemplary modifications: pendant moieties, such as, proteins (including, for example, nucleases, toxins, antibodies, signal peptides and poly-L-lysine) ; intercalators (e.g., acridine and psoralen) , chelators (e .g. , metals, radioactive metals, boron and oxidative metals) , alkylators, and other modified linkages (e .g. , alpha anomeric nucleic acids) .

5. An "HGV polypeptide" is defined herein as any polypeptide homologous to an HGV polypeptide. "Homology," as used herein, is defined as follows. In one embodiment, a polypeptide is homologous to an HGV polypeptide if it is encoded by nucleic acid that selectively hybridizes to sequences of HGV or its variants.

In another embodiment, a polypeptide is homologous to an HGV polypeptide if it is encoded by HGV or its variants, as defined above, polypeptides of this group are typically larger than 15, preferable 25, or more preferable 35, contiguous amino acids. Further, for polypeptides longer than about 60 amino acids, sequence comparisons for the purpose of determining "polypeptide homology" are performed using the local alignment program LALIGN. The polypeptide sequence, is compared against the HGV amino acid sequence or any of its variants, as defined above, using the LALIGN program with a ktup of 1, default parameters and the default PAM. Any polypeptide (typically a polypeptide not specifically immunoreactive with HGV antibodies) with an optimal alignment longer than 60 amino acids and greater than 65%, preferably 70%, or more preferably 80% of identically aligned amino acids is considered to be a "homologous polypeptide." The LALIGN program is found in the FASTA version 1.7 suite of sequence comparison programs (Pearson, et al . , 1988; Pearson, 1990; program available from William R. Pearson, Department of Biological Chemistry, Box 440, Jordan Hall, Charlottesville, VA) .

6. A polynucleotide is "derived from" HGV if it has the same or substantially the same basepair sequence as a region of an HGV genome, cDNA of HGV or complements thereof, or if it displays homology as noted under "2", "3" or "4" above.

A polypeptide or polypeptide "fragment" is "derived from" HGV if it is (i) encoded by an open reading frame of an HGV polynucleotide, or (ii) displays homology to HGV polypeptides as noted under "2" and "5" above, or (iii) is specifically immunoreactive with HGV positive sera.

7. "Substantially isolated" and "purified" are used in several contexts and typically refer to at least partial purification of an HGV virus particle, component (e . g. , polynucleotide or polypeptide), or related compound (e . g. , anti-HGV antibodies) away from unrelated or contaminating components (e .g. , serum cells, proteins, non-HGV polynucleotides and non-anti-HGV antibodies) . Methods and procedures for the isolation or purification of compounds or components of interest are described below (e . g. , affinity purification of fusion proteins and recombinant production of HGV polypeptides) .

8. In the context of the present invention, the phrase "nucleic acid sequences," when referring to sequences which encode a protein, polypeptide, or peptide, is meant to include degenerative nucleic acid sequences which encode homologous protein, polypeptide or peptide sequences as well as the disclosed sequence. 9. An "epitope" is the antigenic determinant defined as the specific portion of an antigen with which the antigen binding portion of a specific antibody interacts.

10. An antigen or epitope is "specifically immunoreactive" with HGV positive sera when the epitope/antigen binds to antibodies present in the HGV infected sera but does not bind to antibodies present in the majority (greater than about 90%, preferably greater than 95%) of sera from individuals who are not or have not been infected with HGV. "Specifically immunoreactive" antigens or epitopes may also be immunoreactive with monoclonal or polyclonal antibodies generated against specific HGV epitopes or antigens.

An antibody or antibody composition (e . g. , polyclonal antibodies) is "specifically immunoreactive" with HGV when the antibody or antibody composition is immunoreactive with an HGV antigen but not with HAV, HBV, HCV, HDV or HEV antigens. Further, "specifically immunoreactive antibodies" are not immunoreactive with antigens typically present in normal sera obtained from subjects not infected with or exposed to HGV, HAV, HBV, HCV, HDV or HEV. II . N- rABCDEΪ SERA .

Availability of a serologic test for anti-HCV and the development of an RT-PCR assay for HCV-RNA (Kawasaki, et al . ; Wang, et al . , 1990) allowed the identification of several cases of both post-transfusion and community acquired non-HCV hepatitis. The human hepatitis case, PNF 2161, was originally identified as having NANB hepatitis (NANBH) through the Sentinel Counties Study of community acquired hepatitis, sponsored by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Alter, et al . , 1989b). PNF 2161 was a sample obtained from an elderly Caucasian male patient who developed acute hepatitis approximately 8 weeks following a blood transfusion, with a peak serum ALT level of 1141 IU (normal, <45 IU) . Following resolution of the episode of acute hepatitis, he had fluctuating, but persistently elevated ALT levels over the next seven years, consistent with chronic hepatitis, although histopathologic confirmation of this diagnosis was not obtained. The plasma specimen used to clone HGV (as described herein) was obtained in June 1989, approximately A^m years following the episode of acute hepatitis, and cryo- preserved. Patient PNF 2161 was initially believed not to be infected with HCV, based on consistently negative results with a first generation immunoassay test (Ortho HCV ELISA Test System; Ortho Diagnostics, Raritan, NJ) . However, subsequent testing using a second generation HCV immunoassay (Ortho) and PCR with HCV 5'-non-coding region primers demonstrated that the patient was infected with HCV.

III. ISOLATION OF HGV ASSOCIATED SEQUENCES.

As one approach toward identifying clones containing HGV sequences, a cDNA library was prepared from infected- HGV sera in the expression vector lambda gtll (Example 1) . Polynucleotide sequences were then selected for the expression of peptides which are immunoreactive with serum PNF 2161. First round screening was typically performed using the PNF 2161 serum (used to generate the phage library) . It is also possible to screen with other suspected N-(ABCDE) sera.

Recombinant proteins identified by this approach provide candidates for peptides which can serve as substrates in diagnostic tests. Further, the nucleic acid coding sequences identified by this approach serve as useful hybridization probes for the identification of additional HGV coding sequences. The sera described above were used to generate cDNA libraries in lambda gtll (Example 1) . In the method illustrated in Example 1, infected serum was precipitated in 8% PEG without dilution, and the libraries were generated from the resulting pelleted virus. Sera from infected human sources were treated in the same fashion. As an advantageous alternative to PEG precipitation, ultracentrifugation can be used to pellet particulate agents from infected sera or other biological specimens. To isolate viral particles from which nucleic acids could be extracted, serum, ranging up to 2 ml, is diluted to approximately 10 ml with PBS, spun at 3K for 10 minutes, and the supernatant is centrifuged for a minimum of 2 hours at 40,000 rpm (approximately 110,000 x g) in a Ti70.1 rotor (Beckman Instruments, Fullerton, CA) at 4°C The supernatant is then aspirated and the pellet extracted by standard nucleic acid extraction techniques. cDNA libraries were generated using random primers in reverse transcription reactions with RNA extracted from pelleted sera as starting material. The resulting molecules were ligated to Sequence Independent Single

Primer Amplification (SISPA; Reyes, et al . , 1991) linker primers and expanded in a non-selective manner, and then cloned into a suitable vector, for example, lambda gtll, for expression and screening of peptide antigens. Alternatively, the lambda gtlO vector may also be used. Lambda gtll is a particularly useful expression vector which contains a unique EcoRI insertion site 53 base pairs upstream of the translation termination codon of the jS-galactosidase gene. Thus, an inserted sequence is expressed as a 0-galactosidase fusion protein which contains the N-terminal portion of the /3-galactosidase gene product, the heterologous peptide, and optionally the C-terminal region of the /3-galactosidase peptide (the C— terminal portion being expressed when the heterologous peptide coding sequence does not contain a translation termination codon) .

This vector also produces a temperature-sensitive repressor (cI857) which causes viral lysogeny at permissive temperatures, e .g. , 32°C, and leads to viral lysis at elevated temperatures, e . g. , 42°C Advantages of this vector include: (1) highly efficient recombinant clone generation, (2) ability to select lysogenized host cells on the basis of host-cell growth at permissive, but not non-permissive, temperatures, and (3) production of recombinant fusion protein. Further, since phage containing a heterologous insert produces an inactive β- galactosidase enzyme, phage with inserts are typically identified using a colorimetric substrate conversion reaction employing 3-galactosidase.

Example 1 describes the preparation of a cDNA library for the N-(ABCDE) hepatitis sera PNF 2161. The library was immunoscreened using PNF 2161 (Example 3) . A number of lambda gtll clones were identified which were immunoreactive. Immunopositive clones were plaque- purified and their immunoreactivity retested. Also, the immunoreactivity of the clones with normal human sera was also tested. These clones were also examined for the "exogenous" nature of the cloned insert sequence. This basic test establishes that the cloned fragment does not represent a portion of human or other potentially contaminating nucleic acids (e.g., E. coli, S . cerevisiea and mitochondrial) . The clone inserts were isolated by EcoRI digestion following polymerase chain reaction amplification. The inserts were purified then radiolabelled and used as hybridization probes against membrane bound normal human DNA, normal mystax DNA and bacterial DNA (control DNAs) (Example 4A) .

Clone 470-20-1 (PNF2161 cDNA source) was one of the clones isolated by immunoscreening with the PNF 2161 serum. The clone was not reactive with normal human sera. The clone has a large open reading frame (203 base pairs; SEQ ID NO:3), in-frame with the β-galactosidase gene of the lambda gtll vector. The clone is exogenous by genomic DNA hybridization analysis and genomic PCR analysis, using human, yeast and E. coli genomic DNAs (Example 4B) . The sequence was present in PNF2161 serum as determined by RT-PCR (Example 4C) . RT-PCR of serially diluted PNF 2161 RNA suggested at least about 10⁵ copies of 470-20-1 specific sequence per ml. The sequence was also detected in sucrose density gradient fractions at densities consistent with the sequence banding in association with a virus-like particle (Example 5) .

Bacterial lysates of E. coli expressing a second clone, clone 470-expl, (SEQ ID NO:37) were also shown to be specifically immunoreactive with PNF 2161 serum at comparable levels to clone 470-20-1. The coding sequence of 470-expl was flanked by termination codons (based on sequence comparisons to SEQ ID NO:14, also see Figure 1) and had an internal methionine. Further sequences contained in SEQ ID NO:14, adjacent to clone 470-20-1, were obtained by anchor polymerase chain reaction (Anchor PCR) using primers from clone 470- 20-1 (Example 6) . In this case a PNF 2161 2-cDNA source library was used as template, where the cDNA/complement double-stranded DNA products were ligated to lambda arms, but the mixture was not packaged.

470-20-1 specific primers were used in amplification reactions with SISPA-amplified PNF 2161 cDNA as a template (Example 4) . The identity of the amplified DNA fragments were confirmed by (i) size and (ii) hybridization with a 470-20-1 specific oligonucleotide probe (SEQ ID NO:16). The 470-20-1 specific signal was detected in cDNA amplified by PCR from SISPA-amplified PNF 2161, demonstrating the presence of the 470-20-1 sequences in the source material.

The 470-20-1 specific primers were also used in amplification reactions with the following RNA sources as substrate: normal mystax liver RNA, normal tamarin (Sanguins laboriatis) liver RNA, and MY131 liver RNA (Example 4) . The results from these experiments demonstrate the 470-20-1 sequences are present in the parent serum sample (PNF 2161) and in an RNA liver sample from an animal challenged with the PNF 2161 sample

(MY131) . Both normal control RNAs were negative for the presence of 470-20-1 sequences.

Further, PNF 2161 serum and other cloning source or related source materials were directly tested by PCR using primers from selected cloned sequences. Specific amplification products were detected by hybridization to a specific oligonucleotide probe 470-20-1-152F (SEQ ID NO:16). A specific signal was reproducibly detected in multiple extracts of PNF 2161, with the 470-20-1 specific primers.

The disease association between HGV and liver disease is further supported by the data presented in Example 4F. Sera from hepatitis patients and from blood donors with abnormal liver function were assessed for the presence of HGV by RT-PCR screening, using HGV specific primers. HGV specific sequence were detected in 6/152 of these sera samples. No HGV positives were detected among the control samples (n = 11) .

The results presented above indicate the isolation of a viral agent associated with N-(ABCDE) viral infection of liver (i.e., hepatitis) and/or infection, and resulting disease, of other tissue and cell types.

IV. FURTHER CHARACTERIZATION OF HGV RECOMBINANT ANTIGENS. A. SCREENING RECOMBINANT LIBRARIES.

Further candidate HGV antigens can be obtained from the libraries of the present invention using the screening methods described above. The cDNA library described above has been deposited with the American Type Culture Collection, 12301 Parklawn Dr., Rockville, MD, 20852, and has been assigned the following designation: PNF 2161 cDNA source, ATCC 75268. A second PNF 2161 cDNA library has been generated essentially as described for the first PNF 2161 cDNA library, except that second PNF 2161 cDNA source library was ligated to lambda gtll arms but was not packaged. This non-packaged library was used to obtain the extension clones described below. A packaged version of this second library (PNF 2161 2-cDNA source library) has been deposited with the American Type Culture Collection, 12301 Parklawn Drive, Rockville, MD, 20852, and has been assigned the following designation: PNF 2161 2-cDNA source, ATCC 75837.

In addition to the recombinant libraries generated above, other recombinant libraries from N-(ABCDE) hepatitis sera can likewise be generated and screened as described herein.

B. EPITOPE MAPPING, CROSS HYBRIDIZATION AND ISOLATION OF GENOMIC SEQUENCES.

Antigen encoding DNA fragments can be identified by

(i) immunoscreening, as described above, or (ii) computer analysis of coding sequences (e . g. , SEQ ID N0:14) using an algorithm (such as, "ANTIGEN," Intelligenetics, Mountain View, CA) to identify potential antigenic regions. An antigen-encoding DNA fragment can be subcloned. The subcloned insert can then be fragmented by partial DNase I digestion to generate random fragments or by specific restriction endonuclease digestion to produce specific subfragments. The resulting DNA fragments can be inserted into the lambda gtll vector and subjected to immunoscreening in order to provide an epitope map of the cloned insert.

In addition, the DNA fragments can be employed as probes in hybridization experiments to identify overlapping HGV sequences, and these in turn can be further used as probes to identify a set of contiguous clones. The generation of sets of contiguous clones allows the elucidation of the sequence of the HGV's genome. Any of the above-described clone sequences (e . g. , derived from SEQ ID NO:14 or clone 470-20-1) can be used to probe the cDNA and DNA libraries, generated in a vector such as lambda gtlO or "LAMBDA ZAP II" (Stratagene, San Diego, CA) . Specific subfragments of known sequence may be isolated by polymerase chain reaction or after restriction endonuclease cleavage of vectors carrying such sequences. The resulting DNA fragments can be used as radiolabelled probes against any selected library. In particular, the 5' and 3' terminal sequences of the clone inserts are useful as probes to identify additional clones.

Further, the sequences provided by the 5' end of cloned inserts are useful as sequence specific primers in first-strand cDNA or DNA synthesis reactions (Maniatis et al. ; Scharf et al . ) . For example, specifically primed PNF 2161 cDNA and DNA libraries can be prepared by using specific primers derived from SEQ ID NO:14 on PNF 2161 nucleic acids as a template. The second-strand of the new cDNA is synthesized using RNase H and DNA polymerase I. The above procedures identify or produce DNA/cDNA molecules corresponding to nucleic acid regions that are 5' adjacent to the known clone insert sequences. These newly isolated sequences can in turn be used to identify further flanking sequences, and so on, to identify the sequences composing the entire genome for HGV. As de¬ scribed above, after new HGV sequences are isolated, the polynucleotides can be cloned and immunoscreened to identify specific sequences encoding HGV antigens.

Extension clone sequences (SEQ ID NO:14), containing further sequences of interest, have been obtained for clone PNF 470-20-1 (SEQ ID NO:3) using the "Anchor PCR" method described in Example 6. Briefly, the strategy consists of ligating PNF 2161 SISPA cDNA to lambda gtll arms and amplifying the ligation reaction with a gtll- specific primer and one of two 470-20-1 specific primers.

The amplification products are electrophoretically separated, transferred to filters and the DNA bound to the filters is probed with a 470-20-1 specific probe. Bands corresponding to hybridization positive band signals were gel purified, cloned and sequenced.

c. PREPARATION OF ANTIGENIC POLYPEPTIDES AND ANTIBODIES. The recombinant peptides of the present invention can be purified by standard protein purification procedures which may include differential precipitation, molecular sieve chromatography, ion-exchange chromatography, isoelectric focusing, gel electrophoresis and affinity chromatography.

In one embodiment of the present invention, the polynucleotide sequences of the antigens of the present invention have been cloned in the plasmid p-GEX (Example 7A) or various derivatives thereof (pGEX-GLI) . The plasmid pGEX (Smith, et al . , 1988) and its derivatives express the polypeptide sequences of a cloned insert fused in-frame to the protein glutathione-S-transferase (sj26) . In one vector construction, plasmid pGEX-hisB, an amino acid sequence of 6 histidines is introduced at the carboxy terminus of the fusion protein.

The various recombinant pGEX plasmids can be transformed into appropriate strains of E. coli and fusion protein production can be induced by the addition of IPTG (isopropyl-thio galactopyranoside) as described in Example 7A. Solubilized recombinant fusion protein can then be purified from cell lysates of the induced cultures using glutathione agarose affinity chromatography (Example 7A) .

Insoluble fusion protein expressed by the plasmid pGEX-hisB can be purified by means of immobilized metal ion affinity chromatography (Porath) in buffers containing 6M Urea or 6 M guanidinium isothiocyanate, both of which are useful for the solubilization of proteins. Alternatively insoluble proteins expressed in pGEX-GLI or derivatives thereof can be purified using combinations of centrifugation to remove soluble proteins followed by solubilization of insoluble proteins and standard chro atographic methodologies, such as ion exchange or size exclusion chromatography, and other such methods are known in the art.

In the case of β-galactosidase fusion proteins (such as those produced by lambda gtll clones) the fused protein can be isolated readily by affinity chromatography, by passing cell lysis material over a solid support having surface-bound anti-_/3-galactosidase antibody. For example, purification of a β-galactosidase/fusion protein, derived from 470-20-1 coding sequences, by affinity chromatography is described in Example 7B. Also included in the invention is an expression vector, such as the lambda gtll or pGEX vectors described above, containing HGV coding sequences and expression control elements which allow expression of the coding regions in a suitable host. The control elements generally include a promoter, translation initiation codon, and translation and transcription termination se¬ quences, and an insertion site for introducing the insert into the vector.

The DNA encoding the desired antigenic polypeptide can be cloned into any number of commercially available vectors to generate expression of the polypeptide in the appropriate host system. These systems include, but are not limited to, the following: baculovirus expression (Reilly, et al . ; Beames, et al . ; Pharmingen; Clontech, Palo Alto, CA) , vaccinia expression (Earl, 1991; Moss, et al . ) , expression in bacteria (Ausubel, et al . ; Clontech), expression in yeast (Gellissen, 1992; Romanos, 1992; Goeddel; Guthrie and Fink) , expression in mammalian cells (Clontech; Gibco-BRL, Ground Island, NY), e . g. , Chinese hamster ovary (CHO) cell lines (Haynes, 1983, Lau, 1984, Kaufman, 1990) . These recombinant polypeptide antigens can be expressed directly or as fusion proteins. A number of features can be engineered into the expression vectors. such as leader sequences which promote the secretion of the expressed sequences into culture medium.

Expression of large HGV polypeptides using several of these systems is described in Example 16. Expression in yeast systems has the advantage of commercial production. Recombinant protein production by vaccinia and CHO cell line have the advantage of being mammalian expression systems. Further, vaccinia virus expression has several advantages including the following: (i) its wide host range; (ii) faithful post- transcriptional modification, processing, folding, transport, secretion, and assembly of recombinant proteins; (iii) high level expression of relatively soluble recombinant proteins; and (iv) a large capacity to accommodate foreign DNA.

The recombinant expressed polypeptide produced HGV polypeptide antigens are typically isolated from lysed cells or culture media. Purification can be carried out by methods known in the art including salt fractionation, ion exchange chromatography, and affinity chromatography. Immunoaffinity chromatography can be employed using antibodies generated based on the HGV antigens identified by the methods of the present invention.

HGV polypeptide antigens may also be isolated from HGV particles (see below) .

Continuous antigenic determinants of polypeptides are generally relatively small, typically 6 to 10 amino acids in length. Smaller fragments have been identified as antigenic regions, for example, in conformational epitopes. HGV polypeptide antigens are identified as described above. The resulting DNA coding regions of either strand can be expressed recombinantly either as fusion proteins or isolated polypeptides. In addition, amino acid sequences can be conveniently chemically synthesized using commercially available synthesizer

(Applied Biosystems, Foster City, CA) or "PIN" technology (Applied Biosyterns) . In another embodiment, the present invention includes mosaic proteins that are composed of multiple epitopes. An HGV mosaic polypeptide typically contains at least two epitopes of HGV, where the polypeptide substantially lacks amino acids normally intervening between the epitopes in the native HGV coding sequence. Synthetic genes (Crea; Yoshio et al . ; Eaton et al . ) encoding multiple, tandem epitopes can be constructed that will produce mosaic proteins using standard recombinant DNA technology using polypeptide expression vector/host system described above. Further, multiple antigen peptides can be synthesized chemically by methods described previously (Tam, J.P., 1988; Briand et al . ) . For example, a small immunologically inert core matrix of lysine residues with α- and e- amino groups can be used to anchor multiple copies of the same or different synthetic peptides (typically 6-15 residues long) representing epitopes of interest. Mosaic proteins or multiple antigen peptide antigens give higher sensitivity and specificity in immunoassays due to the signal amplification resulting from distribution of multiple epitopes.

Antigens obtained by any of these methods can be used for antibody generation, diagnostic tests and vaccine development. In another aspect, the invention includes specific antibodies directed against the polypeptide antigens of the present invention. Antigens obtained by any of these methods may be directly used for the generation of antibodies or they may be coupled to appropriate carrier molecules. Many such carriers are known in the art and are commercially available (e.g.. Pierce, Rockford IL) . Typically, to prepare antibodies, a host animal, such as a rabbit, is immunized with the purified antigen or fused protein antigen. Hybrid, or fused, proteins may be generated using a variety of coding sequence derived from other proteins, such as glutathione-S-transferase or β- galactosidase. The host serum or plasma is collected following an appropriate time interval, and this serum is tested for antibodies specific against the antigen. Example 8 describes the production of rabbit serum antibodies which are specific against the 470-20-1 antigen in the SJ26/470-20-1 hybrid protein. These techniques are equally applicable to all immunogenic sequences derived from HGV, including, but not limited to, those derived from the coding sequence presented as SEQ ID NO:14.

The gamma globulin fraction or the IgG antibodies of immunized animals can be obtained, for example, by use of saturated ammonium sulfate precipitation or DEAE Sephadex chromatography, affinity chromatography, or other techniques known to those skilled in the art for producing polyclonal antibodies.

Alternatively, purified antigen or fused antigen pro- tein may be used for producing monoclonal antibodies. Here the spleen or lymphocytes from an immunized animal are removed and immortalized or used to prepare hybridomas by methods known to those skilled in the art. To produce a human-derived hybridoma, a human lymphocyte donor is selected. A donor known to be infected with a HGV may serve as a suitable lymphocyte donor. Lymphocytes can be isolated from a peripheral blood sample. Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) can be used to immortalize human lymphocytes or a suitable fusion partner can be used to produce human- derived hybridomas. Primary in vitro sensitization with viral specific polypeptides can also be used in the generation of human monoclonal antibodies.

Antibodies secreted by the immortalized cells are screened to determine the clones that secrete antibodies of the desired specificity, for example, by using the

ELISA or Western blot method (Example 10; Ausubel et al . ) . Using HGV-positive serum or plasma, or the antibodies of the present invention, other antigenic peptides and epitopes can be isolated. For example, a number of different techniques have been developed for the simultaneous synthesis of many peptides (Geysen, et al . ; Houghten; Frank and Doring; Hudson) . The method developed by Geysen, et al . , is especially useful because of the relative simplicity with which large numbers of different peptide sequences can be generated and tested for antigenicity. In the Geysen method (also referred to as MULTI-PIN peptide synthesis) , the peptides are synthesized on polyacrylamide acid grafted polyethylene rods attached to a micro-titer plate. The MULTI-PIN strategy allows large numbers of syntheses (96 peptides per plate) to be immunologically screened using the polyclonal or monoclonal antibodies of the present invention and commercially available reagents and instrumentation.

Immunoreactive peptides are identified and characterized. It has been reported that up to 6,000 oligopeptides can be synthesized in a two week period, thus making it practical (by synthesizing all of the possible overlapping amino acid sequences of a particular antigen) to screen viral antigen sequences for epitopes to the resolution of a single amino acid (Geysen, et al . ) .

An alternative method of scanning for immunodominate peptides is to synthesize longer peptides (e . g. , 10 to 30 amino acids) corresponding to HGV coding sequences using conventional automated peptide synthesis (Carter, et al . , 1994; Obeid, et al . , 1994; Commandaeur, et al . , 1994). This method has the advantage that the longer peptides can fold into shapes that mimic conformational epitopes. Also, HGV antibodies, in particular, monoclonals, can be used to identify random polypeptides that mimic their virus-encoded target polypeptides (Scott and Smith, 1990; Smith, 1991) . For example, random peptide libraries displayed on phage (RPL) (Scott and Smith, 1990) can be used as a source of peptide ligands for antibody generation or for vaccine development. RPL approach allows the expression of peptide-ligand containing fusion proteins on the phage surface and enrichment of these ligand encoding phages by affinity selection using antibodies (Smith, J.P., 1991; Christian, et al . ; Scott, et al., 1992; Folgori, et al . ) . These random peptide epitopes detected by specific antibodies mimic the natural antigenic epitopes (mimotopes) during epitope presentation. HGV antigenic mimics (mimotopes) can be isolated from RPL. Hexa- to decapeptide phagotope (mimotope displayed on phage) expressing RPL can be made by published methods (Scott and Smith; Smith, J.P, 1991; Christian, et al . ; Scott, et al. ; DeGraaf, et al . ;

Folgori, et al . ) and screened by HGV-associated human sera or the antibodies of the present invention.

One example of the use of RPL for isolation of 470- 20-1 mimotopes is as follows. The random decapeptide-pIII fusion phage display library is constructed according to the methods described previously (DeGraaf, et al . , 1993). Briefly, a chemically synthesized single-stranded degenerate insert is annealed to shorter oligonucleotides which generate Sfil restriction overhangs. Annealed DNA is ligated into Sfil-cut fUSE-5 vector DNA.

E. coli MC1061 is transformed with the ligated DNA. The library is amplified through approximately ten population doublings in LB medium with 20 mg/ml tetracycline. This library is affinity selected using one or more of 470-20-1 immunoreactive sera (or antibodies of the present invention) . Polystyrene beads (Precision Plastic Ball Company, Chicago. II) are coated with ammonium sulfate fractionated positive serum (e.g., PNF 2161) in 50 mM NaHC03, pH 9.6 overnight at 4 C Antibody coated beads are thoroughly washed with PBS and blocked with BSA.

These serum coated, blocked beads are pre-incubated with an excess of M13K07-UV killed phage for 4 hours at 4°C. Library phage are then added to the above pre- incubation mixture and incubated for 12 hours at 4°C Unbound phage are removed and the beads are washed extensively with TTB (50 mM Tris, pH 7.5, 150 mM NaCl, 0.5% "TWEEN 20"(v/v), 1 mg/ml BSA) buffer. Bound phage are eluted with elution buffer (0.1M HCl adjusted to pH 2.2 with 2M Tris-HCl, pH 9.0). Eluted, enriched phage are screened with a second positive serum (e.g., Mys 136 sera) by plaque immunoscreening. Further screening of the selected phagotopes can be carried out using large panels of positive and negative sera or specific HGV monoclonal antibodies. Selected phagotopes can be used directly in ELISA assay or antibody generation. Alternatively, the sequences of the phagotope encoding nucleotides can be determined and expressed in conventional vector/host system and used as antigen.

Mimic polypeptides identified as described above can in turn can serve as antigens in detection assays or can be used for the generation of antigen-specific antibodies.

D. ELISA AND PROTEIN BLOT SCREENING.

When HGV antigens are identified, typically through plaque immunoscreening as described above, the antigens can be expressed and purified. The antigens can then be screened rapidly against a large number of suspected HGV hepatitis sera using alternative immunoassays, such as, ELISAs or Protein Blot Assays (Western blots) employing the isolated antigen peptide. The antigen polypeptides fusion can be isolated as described above, usually by affinity chromatography to the fusion partner such as β- galactosidase or glutathione-S-transferase. Alternatively, the antigen itself can be purified using antibodies generated against it (see below) . A general ELISA assay format is presented in Example 10. Harlow, et al . , describe a number of useful techniques for immunoassays and antibody/antigen screening.

The purified antigen polypeptide or fusion polypeptide containing the antigen of interest, is attached to a solid support, for example, a multiwell polystyrene plate. Sera to be tested are diluted and added to the wells. After a period of time sufficient for the binding of antibodies to the bound antigens, the sera are washed out of the wells. A labelled reporter antibody is added to each well along with an appropriate substrate: wells containing antibodies bound to the purified antigen polypeptide or fusion polypeptide containing the antigen are detected by a positive signal.

A typical format for protein blot analysis using the polypeptide antigens of the present invention is presented in Example 10. General protein blotting methods are described by Ausubel, et al . In Example 10, the 470-20- l/sj26 fusion protein was used to screen a number of sera samples. The results presented in Example 10 demonstrate that several different source N-(ABCDE) hepatitis sera are immunoreactive with the polypeptide antigen.

The results presented above demonstrate that the polypeptide antigens of the present invention can, by these methods, be rapidly screened against panels of suspected HGV infected serum samples for the detection of HGV.

E. CELL CULTURE SYSTEMS, ANIMAL MODELS AND ISOLATION OF HGV.

HGV infectivity studies have been carried out in chimpanzees, cynomolgus monkey and four mystax subjects (Example 4H) . These studies have yielded further information about HGV infectivity in these animal models. The HGV described in the present specification have the advantage of being capable of infecting tamarins, cynomologous monkeys and chimpanzees.

Alternatively, primary hepatocytes obtained from infected animals (chimpanzees, baboons, monkeys, or humans) can be cultured in vitro . A serum-free medium, supplemented with growth factors and hormones, has been described which permits the long-term maintenance of differentiated primate hepatocytes (Lanford, et al . ; Jacob, et al . , 1989, 1990, 1991). In addition to primary hepatocyte cultures, immortalized cultures of infected cells may also be generated. For example, primary liver cultures may be fused to a variety of cells (like HepG2) to provide stable immortalized cell lines. Primary hepatocyte cell cultures may also be immortalized by introduction of oncogenes or genes causing a transformed phenotype. Such oncogenes or genes can be derived from a number of sources known in the art including SV40, human cellular oncogenes and Epstein Barr Virus.

Further, the un-infected hepatocytes (e.g., primary or continuous hepatoma cell lines) may be infected by exposing the cells in culture to the HGV either as partially purified particle preparations (prepared, for example, from infected sera by differential centrifugation and/or molecular sieving) or in infectious sera. These infected cells can then be propagated and the virus passaged by methods known in the art. In addition, other cell types, such as lymphoid cell lines, may be useful for the propagation of HGV.

Protein similarity studies of HGV have detected amino acid regions similar to other viruses in the family

Flaviviridae. It is known that members of this family of viruses can be propagated in a variety of tissue culture systems (ATCC-Viruses catalogue, 1990) . By analogy it is likely that HGV can be propagated in one or more of the following tissue culture systems: Hela cells, primary hamster kidney cells, monkey kidney cells, vero cells, LLC-MK2 (rhesus monkey kidney cells), KB cells(human oral epidermoid carcinoma cells) , duck embryo cells, primary sheep leptomeningeal cells, primary sheep choroid plexus cells, pig kidney cells, bovine embryonic kidney cells, bovine turbinate cells, chick embryo cells, primary rabbit kidney cells, BHD-21 cells, or PK-13 cells.

In addition to expression of HGV, regions of HGV polynucleotide sequences, cDNA or in vitro transcribed RNA can be introduced by recombinant means into tissue culture cells. Such recombinant manipulations allow the individual expression of individual components of the HGV.

RNA samples can be prepared from infected tissue or, in particular, from infected cell cultures. The RNA samples can be fractionated on gels and transferred to membranes for hybridization analysis using probes derived from the cloned HGV sequences. HGV particles may be isolated from infected sera, infected tissue, the above-described cell culture media, or the cultured infected cells by methods known in the art. Such methods include techniques based on size fractionation (i.e., ultrafiltration, precipitation, sedimentation) , using anionic and/or cationic exchange materials, separation on the basis of density, hydrophilic properties, and affinity chromatography. During the isolation procedure the HGV can be identified (i) using the anti-HGV hepatitis associated agent antibodies of the present invention, (ii) by using hybridization probes based on identified HGV nucleic acid sequences (e.g., Example 5) or (iii) by RT-PCR.

Antibodies directed against HGV can be used in purification of HGV particles through immunoaffinity chromatography (Harlow, et al . ; Pierce). Antibodies directed against HGV polypeptides or fusion polypeptides (such as 470-20-1) are fixed to solid supports in such a manner that the antibodies maintain their immunoselectivity. To accomplish such attachment of antibodies to solid support bifunctional coupling agents (Pierce; Pharmacia, Piscataway, NJ) containing spacer groups are frequently used to retain accessibility of the antigen binding site of the antibody. HGV particles can be further characterized by standard procedures including, but not limited to, immunofluorescence microscopy, electron microscopy. Western blot analysis of proteins composing the particles, infection studies in animal and/or cell systems utilizing the partially purified particles, and sedimentation characteristics. The results presented in Example 5 suggest that the viral particle of the present invention is more similar to an enveloped viral particle than to a non-enveloped viral particle. HGV particles can be disrupted to obtain HGV genomes. Disruption of the particles can be achieved by, for example, treatment with detergents in the presence of chelating agents. The genomic nucleic acid can then be further characterized. Characterization may include analysis of DNase and RNase sensitivity. The strandedness (Example 41) and conformation (e.g., circular) of the genome can be determined by techniques known in the art, including visualization by electron microscopy and sedimentation characteristics.

The isolated genomes also make it possible to sequence the entire genome whether it is segmented or not, and whether it is an RNA or DNA genome (using, for example RT-PCR, chromosome walking techniques, or PCR which utilizes primers from adjacent cloned sequences) . Determination of the entire sequence of HGV allows genomic organization studies and the comparison of the HGV sequences to the coding and regulatory sequences of known viral agents.

F. SCREENING FOR AGENTS HAVING ANTI-HGV HEPATITIS ACTIVITY. The use of cell culture and animal model systems for propagation of HGV provides the ability to screen for anti-hepatitis agents which inhibit the production of infectious HGV: in particular, drugs that inhibit the replication of HGV. Cell culture and animal models allow the evaluation of the effect of such anti-hepatitis drugs on normal cellular functions and viability. Potential anti-viral agents (including natural products or synthetic compounds; for example, small molecules, complex mixtures such as fungal extracts, and anti-sense oligonucleotides) are typically screened for anti-viral activity over a range of concentrations. The effect on HGV replication and/or antigen production is then evaluated, typically by monitering viral macromolecular synthesis or accumulation of macromolecules (e .g. , DNA, RNA or protein). This evaluation is often made relative to the effect of the anti-viral agent on normal cellular function (DNA replication, RNA transcription, general protein translation, etc.).

The detection of the HGV can be accomplished by many methods including those described in the present specification. For example, antibodies can be generated against the antigens of the present invention and these antibodies used in antibody-based assays (Harlow, et al . ) to identify and quantitate HGV antigens in cell culture. HGV antigens can be quantitated in culture using competition assays: polypeptides encoded by the cloned HGV sequences can be used in such assays. Typically, a recombinantly produced HGV antigenic polypeptide is produced and used to generate a monoclonal or polyclonal antibody. The recombinant HGV polypeptide is labelled using a reporter molecule. The inhibition of binding of this labelled polypeptide to its cognate antibody is then evaluated in the presence of samples (e . g . , cell culture media or sera) that contain HGV antigens. The level of HGV antigens in the sample is determined by comparison of levels of inhibition to a standard curve generated using unlabelled recombinant proteins at known concentrations.

The HGV sequences of the present invention are particularly useful for the generation of polynucleotide probes/primers that may be used to quantitate the amount of HGV nucleic acid sequences produced in a cell culture system. Such quantification can be accomplished in a number of ways. For example, probes labelled with reporter molecules can be used in standard dot-blot hybridizations or competition assays of labelled probes with infected cell nucleic acids. Further, there are a number of methods using the polymerase chain reaction to quantitate target nucleic acid levels in a sample (Osikowicz, et al . ) . Protective antibodies can also be identified using the cell culture and animal model systems described above. For example, polyclonal or monoclonal antibodies are generated against the antigens of the present invention. These antibodies are then used to pre-treat an infectious HGV-containing inoculum (e .g. , serum) before infection of cell cultures or animals. The ability of a single antibody or mixtures of antibodies to protect the cell culture or animal from infection is evaluated. For example, in cell culture and animals the absence of viral antigen and/or nucleic acid production serves as a screen. Further in animals, the absence of HGV hepatitis disease symptoms, e.g., elevated ALT values, is also indicative of the presence of protective antibodies.

Alternatively, convalescent sera can be screened for the presence of protective antibodies and then these sera used to identify HGV hepatitis associated agent antigens that bind with the antibodies. The identified HGV antigen is then recombinantly or synthetically produced. The ability of the antigen to generate protective antibodies is tested as above.

After initial screening, the antigen or antigens identified as capable of generating protective antibodies, either singly or in combination, can be used as a vaccine to inoculate test animals. The animals are then challenged with infectious HGV. Protection from infection indicates the ability of the animals to generate antibodies that protect them from infection. Further, use of the animal models allows identification of antigens that activate cellular immunity.

In animal model studies, a protective immune response in response to challenge by a viral preparation (e.g., infected serum) (i) protects the animal from infection or (ii) prevents manifestation of disease.

G. VACCINES AND THE GENERATION OF PROTECTIVE IMMUNITY. Vaccines can be prepared from one or more of the immunogenic polypeptides identified by the method of the present invention. Genomic organization similarities between the isolated sequences from HGV and other known viral proteins may provide information concerning the polypeptides that are likely to be candidates for effective vaccines. In addition, a number of computer programs can be used for to identify likely regions of isolated sequences that encode protein antigenic determinant regions (for example, Hopp, et al . ; "ANTIGEN," Intelligenetics, Mountain View CA) . Vaccines containing immunogenic polypeptides as active ingredients are typically prepared as injectables either as solutions or suspensions. Further, the immunogenic polypeptides may be prepared in a solid or lyophilized state that is suitable for resuspension, prior to injection, in an aqueous form. The immunogenic polypeptides may also be emulsified or encapsulated in liposomes. The polypeptides are frequently mixed with pharmaceutically acceptable excipients that are compatible with the polypeptides. Such excipients include, but are not limited to, the following and combinations of the following: saline, water, sugars (such as dextrose and sorbitol) , glycerol, alcohols (such as ethanol [EtOH]), and others known in the art. Further, vaccine preparations may contain minor amounts of other auxiliary substances such as wetting agents, emulsifying agents (e.g., detergents), and pH buffering agents. In addition, a number of adjuvants are available which may enhance the effectiveness of vaccine preparations. Examples of such adjuvants include, but are not limited to, the following: the group of related compounds including N-acetyl-muranyl- L-threonyl-D-isoglutamine and N-acetyl-nor-muranyl-L- alanyl-D-isoglutamine, and aluminum hydroxide.

The immunogenic polypeptides used in the vaccines of the present invention may be recombinant, synthetic or isolated from, for example, attenuated HGV particles. The polypeptides are commonly formulated into vaccines in neutral or salt forms. Pharmaceutically acceptable organic and inorganic salts are well known in the art. HGV hepatitis associated agent vaccines are parenterally administered, typically by subcutaneous or intramuscular injection. Other possible formulations include oral and suppository formulations. Oral formulations commonly employ excipients (e.g., pharmaceutical grade sugars, saccharine, cellulose, and the like) and usually contain within 10-98% immunogenic polypeptide. Oral compositions take the form of pills, capsules, tablets, solutions, suspensions, powders, etc., and may be formulated to allow sustained or long-term release. Suppository formulations use traditional binders and carriers and typically contain between 0.1% and 10% of the immunogenic polypeptide. In view of the above information, multivalent vaccines against HGV hepatitis associated agents can be generated which are composed of one or more structural or non-structural viral-agent polypeptide(s) . These vaccines can contain, for example, recombinant expressed HGV polypeptides, polypeptides isolated from HGV virions, synthetic polypeptides or assembled epitopes in the form of mosaic polypeptides. In addition, it may be possible to prepare vaccines, which confer protection against HGV hepatitis infection through the use of inactivated HGV. Such inactivation might be achieved by preparation of viral lysates followed by treatment of the lysates with appropriate organic solvents, detergents or formalin.

Vaccines may also be prepared from attenuated HGV strains. Such attenuated HGV may be obtained utilizing the above described cell culture and/or animal model systems. Typically, attenuated strains are isolated after multiple passages in vitro or in vivo . Detection of attenuated strains is accomplished by methods known in the art. One method for detecting attenuated HGV is the use of antibody probes against HGV antigens, sequence-specific hybridization probes, or amplification with sequence- specific primers for infected animals or assay of HGV- infected in vitro cultures.

Alternatively, or in addition to the above methods, attenuated HGV strains may be constructed based on the genomic information that can be obtained from the information presented in the present specification. Typically, a region of the infectious agent genome that encodes, for example, a polypeptide that is related to viral pathogenesis can be deleted. The deletion should not interfere with viral replication. Further, the recombinant attenuated HGV construct allows the expression of an epitope or epitopes that are capable of giving rise to protective immune responses against the HGV. The desired immune response may include both humeral and cellular immunity.The genome of the attenuated HGV is then used to transform cells and the cells grown under conditions that allow viral replication. Such attenuated strains are useful not only as vaccines, but also as production sources of viral antigens and/or HGV particles. Hybrid particle immunogens that contain HGV epitopes can also be generated. The immunogenicity of HGV epitopes may be enhanced by expressing the epitope in eucaryotic systems (e . g. , mammalian or yeast systems) where the epitope is fused or assembled with known particle forming proteins. One such protein is the hepatitis B surface antigen. Recombinant constructs where the HGV epitope is directly linked to coding sequence for the particle forming protein will produce hybrid proteins that are immunogenic with respect to the HGV epitope and the particle forming protein. Alternatively, selected portions of the particle-forming protein coding sequence, which are not involved in particle formation, may be replaced with coding sequences corresponding to HGV epitopes. For example, regions of specific immunoreactivity to the particle-forming protein can be replaced by HGV epitope sequences. The hepatitis B surface antigen has been shown to be expressed and assembled into particles in the yeast Saccharomyceε cerevisiea and in mammalian cells (Valenzuela, et al . , 1982 and 1984; Michelle, et al . ) . These particles have been shown to have enhanced immunoreactivity. Formation of these particles using hybrid proteins, i.e., recombinant constructs with heterologous viral sequences, has been previously disclosed (EPO 175,261, published 26 March 1986). Such hybrid particles containing HGV epitopes may also be useful in vaccine applications.

The vaccines of the present invention are administered in dosages compatible with the method of formulation, and in such amounts that will be pharmacologically effective for prophylactic or therapeutic treatments. The quantity of immunogen administered depends on the subject being treated, the capacity of the treatment subject's immune system for generation of protective immune response, and the desired level of protection.

HGV vaccines of the present invention can be administered in single or multiple doses. Dosage regimens are also determined relative to the treatment subject's needs and tolerances. In addition to the HGV immunogenic polypeptides, vaccine formulations may be administered in conjunction with other immunoregulatory agents.

In an additional approach to HGV vaccination, DNA constructs encoding HGV proteins under appropriate regulatory control are introduced directly into mammalian tissue, in vivo . Introduction of such constructs produces "genetic immunization". Similar DNA constructs have been shown to be taken up by cells and the encoded proteins expressed (Wolf, et al . ; Ascadi, et al . ) . Injected DNA does not appear to integrate into host cells chromatin or replicate. This expression gives rise to substantial humoral and cellular immune responses, including protection from in vivo viral challenge in animal systems (Wang, et al . , 1993; Ulmer, et al.) . In one embodiment, the DNA construct is injected into skeletal muscle following pre-treatment with local anesthetics, such as, bupivicaine hydrochloride with methylparaben in isotonic saline, to facilitate cellular DNA uptake. The injected DNA constructs are taken up by muscle cells and the encoded proteins expressed.

Compared to vaccination with soluble viral subunit proteins, genetic immunization has the advantage of authentic in vivo expression of the viral proteins. These viral proteins are expressed in association with host cell histocompatibility antigens, and other proteins, as would occur with natural viral infection. This type of immunization is capable of inducing both humoral and cellular immune responses, in contrast to many soluble subunit protein vaccines. Accordingly, this type of immunization retains many of the beneficial features of live attenuated vaccines, without the use of infectious agents for vaccination and attendant safety concerns. Direct injection of plasmid or other DNA constructs encoding the desired vaccine antigens into in vivo tissues is one delivery means. Other means of delivery of the DNA constructs can be employed as well. These include a variety of lipid-based approaches in which the DNA is packaged using liposomes, cationic lipid reagents or cytofectins (such as, lipofectin) . These approaches facilitate in vivo uptake and expression, as summarized by Feigner and Rhodes (1991) . Various modifications to these basic approaches include the following: incorporation of peptides, or other moieties, to facilitate (i) targeting to particular cells, (ii) the intracellular disposition of the DNA construct following uptake, or (iii) to facilitate expression. Alternatively, the sequences encoding the desired vaccine antigens may be inserted into a suitable retroviral vector. The resulting recombinant retroviral vector inoculated into the subject for in vivo expression of the vaccine antigen. The antigen then induces the immune responses. As noted above, this approach has been shown to induce both humoral and cellular immunity to viral antigens (Irwin, et al . ) .

Further, the HGV vaccines of the present invention may be administered in combination with other vaccine agents, for example, with other hepatitis vaccines.

H. SYNTHETIC PEPTIDES.

Using the coding sequences of HGV polypeptide, synthetic peptides can be generated which correspond to these polypeptides. Synthetic peptides can be commercially synthesized or prepared using standard methods and apparatus in the art (Applied Biosystems, Foster City CA) .

Alternatively, oligonucleotide sequences encoding peptides can be either synthesized directly by standard methods of oligonucleotide synthesis, or, in the case of large coding sequences, synthesized by a series of cloning steps involving a tandem array of multiple oligonucleotide fragments corresponding to the coding sequence (Crea; Yoshio et al . ; Eaton et al . ) . Oligonucleotide coding sequences can be expressed by standard recombinant procedures (Maniatis et al . ; Ausubel et al . ) .

V. CHARACTERIZATION OF THE VIRAL GENOME. As shown in Example 4, the HGV genome appears to be an RNA molecule and has the closest sequence similarity to viral sequences that are catagorized in the Flaviviridae family of viruses. This family includes the Flaviviruses, Pestiviruses and an unclassified Genus made up of one member. Hepatitis C virus. The HGV virus does not have significant global (i.e., over the length of the virus) sequence identity with other recognized members of the Flaviviridae — with the exception of the protein motifs discussed below. In general members of the Flaviviridae are enveloped viruses that have densities in sucrose gradients between 1.1 and 1.23 g/ml and are sensitive to heat, organic solvents and detergents. As shown in Example 5, HGV has density characteristics similar to an enveloped Flaviviridae virus (HCV) . The integrity of the HGV virion also appears to be sensitive to organic solvents (Example

5).

Flaviviridae virions contain a single molecule of linear single-stranded (ss) RNA which also serves as the only mRNA that codes for the viral proteins. The ssRNA molecule is typically between the size of 9 and 12 kilobases long.

Viral proteins are derived from one polyprotein precursor that is subsequently processed to the mature viral proteins. Most members of the Flaviviridae do not contain poly(A) tails at their 3' ends. Virions are about

15-20% lipid by weight. Members in the Flaviviridae family have a core protein and two or three membrane-associated proteins. The analogous structural proteins of members in the three genera Flavivirus family show little similarity to one another at the sequence level. The nonstructural proteins contain conserved motifs for RNA dependent RNA polymerase (RDRP) , helicase, and a serine protease. These short blocks of conserved amino acids or motifs can be detected using computer algorithms known in the art such as "MACAW" (Schuler, et al . ) . These motifs are presumably related to constraints imposed by substrates processed by these proteins (Koonin and Dolja) . The order of these motifs is conserved in all members of the Flaviviridae family. The genome of HGV contains protein motifs found in members of the Flaviviridae family, for example, (i) the helicase gene, (ii) the serine-like protease domain, and (iii) the RNA dependent RNA polymerase (RDRP) of (see Figure 5, "GDD" sequence) ;

Sequence information is disclosed herein on several different strains/isolates of HGV. This information can be used by one skilled in the art to isolate new stains/isolates using the techniques of hybridization, primer extension, and RT-PCR as described herein (e.g., using degenerate primers based on the disclosed HGV variant sequences) .

In the present case, HGV is an new isolate believed to be a member of the family Flaviviridae. Within this virus family, examination of the structural proteins encoded by a virus allows the most definitive determination of whether a viral isolate is a member of a distinct species of virus. Non-structural proteins are most conserved between different species of viruses within a family of virus species. This is believed to be the result of the necessity for preserving enzymatic functions, such as, the following: the proteolytic cleavage of a viral polyprotein, and replication of the RNA genome by viral helicase and RNA dependent RNA polymerase of the virus. Examination of several species within any genus of the Flaviviridae family, e.g., the flavivirus genus, demonstrates that the genes for these conserved functions are more highly conserved between species than the structural proteins. Accordingly, one of the major determining factors of whether a virus isolate represents a new species, versus a "variant isolate" of a known species, is a determination of global homology of the structural proteins between known viral species and the new virus isolate.

Local homologies found within regions about 200 amino acids or less which are found in non-structural proteins are indeterminant indicators of whether an isolate is a variant or a new species. Typically, virus isolates having global structural protein homologies of less than or about 40% are classified as either different species (viruses) or different genuses. The structural regions of HGV each have homologies lower than 40% compared with any virus described in "GENBANK" (comparisons carried out by methods standard in the art) . Accordingly, HGV is considered to be a new species and possibly a new genus of positive strand RNA virus.

Another important region that is examined in determining the phylogenetic placement of a viral isolate is the 5' and 3' untranslated regions (UTRs) . These regions are compared between viral isolates. For example, all the members HCV, an unclassified genus of Flaviviridae, have 5' untranslated regions that are greater than about 90% conserved with all other members in the genus. Further, the members of the HCV share 3' untranslated regions between about 24 and about 50 nucleotides long.

No significant alignments are found with any virus in "GENBANK" (Ver. 86) when the 5'-untranslated region is used as a query sequence with FASTA on BLASTN. Further, HGV contains a 3' untranslated region that is at least about 250 nucleotides long that also contains little homology to any other known virus. Members of the Flaviviridae family are known to replicate in a wide variety of animals ranging from (i) hematophagous arthropod vectors (ticks and mosquitoes) , where they do not cause disease, to (ii) a large range of vertebrate hosts (humans, primates, other mammals, marsupials, and birds) . Over 30 members of the Flaviviridae family cause diseases in man, ranging from febrile illness, or rash, to potentially fatal diseases such as hemorrhagic fever, encephalitis, or hepatitis. At least 10 members of the Flaviviridae family cause severe and economically important diseases in domestic animals.

VI. Utility

A. THE INVENTION. In one aspect, the invention pertains to polynucleotides derived from a Hepatitis G Virus (HGV) polynucleotide in substantially isolated form. In one embodiment the HGV polynucleotide is characterized by (i) transmission in primates, (ii) serologically distinguishable from hepatitis A virus (HAV) , hepatitis B virus (HBV) , hepatitis C virus (HCV) , hepatitis D virus, and hepatitis E virus (HEV) , and (iii) membership of the virus family Flaviviridae. Polynucleotides of the invention may be comprised of DNA or RNA (or analogs or variants thereof) and may be produced recombinantly, isolated, or synthesized according to methods known in the art.

Generally, HGV polynucleotides of the invention will be at least 10 nucleotides in length. In an alternative embodiment, the HGV polynucleotide will be at least 15 nucleotides in length. In still a further alternative embodiment, the HGV polynucleotide will be at least 20 nucleotides in length.

In a more specific embodiment, polynucleotides of the invention include cDNA or cDNA complements of the HGV genome. In a more specific embodiment, such a cDNA or cDNA complement will have at least a 40% sequence homology to a polynucleotide selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NO: 14, SEQ ID NO:37, and SEQ ID NO:19, or complements thereof. In yet another embodiment such cDNA's will exhibit at least 55% sequence homology to a polynucleotide selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NO:14, SEQ ID NO:37, and SEQ ID NO:19, or complements thereof. In more specific embodiments, cDNA or cDNA complement polynucleotides of the invention will have sequences derived from sequences selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NO:14, SEQ ID NO:37, and SEQ ID NO:19, or complements thereof.

In another general embodiment, polynucleotides of the invention are polynucleotide probes that specifically hybridize with HGV. In yet another general embodiment, polynucleotides of the invention will encode an epitope of HGV. More specifically, such epitope encoding polynucleotides may include sequences derived from SEQ ID NO:14, SEQ ID NO:19 or SEQ ID NO:37.

In another general embodiment, the polynucleotide of the invention includes a contiguous sequence of nucleotides that is capable of selectively hybridizing to an HGV polynucleotide. In this regard, HGV is characterized as a genome comprising an open reading frame (ORF) encoding an amino acid sequence having at least 40% sequence homology to one of the following amino acid sequences: the 2873 amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:15, the 190 amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:38, or the 67 amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:20. More particularly, the polynucleotide probe will specifically hybridize with HGV. Such a polynucleotide probe may carry detection labels or other modifications or be fixed to a solid support.

DNA polynucleotides as described above may also encode an HGV specifically immunoreactive antigenic determinants. In this regard, HGV is characterized as having a genome, cDNA or complements thereof comprising an open reading frame (ORF) encoding an amino acid sequence. Such, an amino acid sequence having at least 40% sequence homology to one of the following amino acid sequences: the 2873 amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:15, the 190 amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:38, or the 67 amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:20.

In another specific embodiment, an HGV-encoding DNA polynucleotide that is specifically reactive with an HGV antigenic determinant will, in accordance with the invention, include an amino acid sequence having at least 55% sequence homology to the 2873 amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:15 or to the 190 amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:38 or to the 67 amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:20. In yet another specific embodiment, the DNA polynucleotide may exhibit at least 40% sequence homology to a polynucleotide selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NO:14, SEQ ID NO:37, and SEQ ID NO:19, or complements thereof.

In still a further embodiment, the invention includes a DNA polynucleotide that encodes an HGV-derived polypeptide. More particularly, the polypeptide encoded by the polynucleotide will include a contiguous sequence of at least 15-60 amino acids having 55% sequence homology to a contiguous sequence of at least 15-60 amino acids encoded by an HGV genome, cDNA or complements thereof.

In a specific embodiment, HGV-polypeptide encoding polynucleotides may be encoded within the PNF 2161 cDNA source lambda gtll library. In yet another specific embodiment, the DNA polynucleotide may encode an epitope of HGV. In still a further embodiment, the polynucleotide may be a probe that specifically hybridizes with HGV. In a related aspect, the invention includes a recombinant vector that contains a DNA polynucleotide that encodes an HGV polypeptide. In another related aspect, the invention includes a cell transformed with such a vector.

In still another related aspect, the invention includes a polynucleotide probe that specifically hybridizes with an HGV hepatitis virus genome, cDNA or complements thereof. In a more specific embodiment, the polynucleotide probe sequence has at least 40% homology to a sequence derived from SEQ ID NO:19, SEQ ID NO:37, or SEQ ID NO:14, or complements thereof. In another specific embodiment, the polynucleotide probe is derived from SEQ ID NO:19, SEQ ID NO:37, or SEQ ID NO:14, or complements thereof.

In another related aspect, the invention includes a method of detecting an HGV hepatitis virus nucleic acid in a test subject. According to the method a nucleic acid- containing sample is obtained from the subject. The sample is then combined with and at least one polynucleotide probe that specifically hybridizes with the HGV hepatitis viral genome. HGV nucleic acid/probe complexes, formed by hybridization of the HGV nucleic acid with probe, are then detected. Such detecting may be accomplished by hybridization of a probe containing at least one reporter moiety to the HGV nucleic acid.

In a more specific embodiment, the above-described method includes the use of HGV nucleic acid specific probes where the two probes (primers) define an internal region of the HGV nucleic acid. In this embodiment, each probe has one strand containing a 3'-end internal to the HGV nucleic acid internal region. The nucleic acid/probe hybridization complexes are then converted to double- strand probe containing fragments by primer extension reactions. Probe-containing fragments are amplified by successively repeating the steps of (i) denaturing the double-strand fragments to produce single-strand fragments, (ii) hybridizing the single strands with the probes to form strand/probe complexes, (iii) generating double-strand fragments from the strand/probe complexes in the presence of DNA polymerase and all four deoxyribonucleotides, and (iv) repeating steps (i) to (iii) until a desired degree of amplification has been achieved. Amplification products are then identified according to established procedures. The method of the invention may further include a third polynucleotide probe capable of selectively hybridizing to the internal region described above but not to the specific probe/primer sequences used for amplification.

In another specific embodiment, detection of HGV nucleic acid/probe complexes is accomplished by a target amplification method, such as by self-sustained sequence replication, ligase chain reaction, or strand displacement amplification. In a further specific embodiment detection is accomplished employing a signal amplification technique such as branch-chained DNA probes or the- Q-beta replicase method.

In still another related aspect, the invention includes a kit for analyzing samples for the presence of polynucleotides derived HGV hepatitis virus. In a general embodiment, the kit includes at least one polynucleotide probe containing a nucleotide sequence that will specifically hybridize with an HGV polynucleotide and a suitable container. In a specific embodiment, the kit includes two polynucleotide probes defining an internal region of the HGV polynucleotide, where each probe has one strand containing a 3'-end internal to the region. In a further embodiment, the probes may be useful as primers for polymerase chain reaction amplification.

In still a further related aspect, the invention includes the HGV hepatitis virus particle in substantially isolated form.

The invention also includes a polypeptide or a preparation of polypeptides from the HGV hepatitis virus in substantially isolated form. In this regard, the HGV virus is characterized as follows: (i) it is transmissible in primates; (ii) it is serologically distinct from hepatitis A virus (HAV) , hepatitis B virus (HBV) , hepatitis C virus (HCV) , hepatitis D virus, and hepatitis E virus (HEV) ; and (iii) it is a member of the virus family Flaviviridae. HGV polypeptides, as defined above, may be prepared by conventional means, including chemical synthesis and recombinant DNA expression. Such polypeptides may also be fixed to a solid phase. In a specific embodiment the polypeptide is specifically immunoreactive with at least one anti-HGV antibody. In still a further specific embodiment, the polypeptide comprises an antigenic determinant specifically immunoreactive with HGV. In this context, HGV is characterized by having a genome comprising an open reading frame (ORF) encoding an amino acid sequence having at least 40% sequence homology to the 2873 amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:15 or to the 190 amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:38 or to the 67 amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:20. In a more specific embodiment, the ORF encodes amino acid sequence has at least 55% sequence homology to one of the aforementioned amino acid sequences. In still a further embodiment, the polypeptide sequence is derived from the 2873 amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:15, or fragments thereof, the 190 amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:38, or fragments thereof, or the 67 amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:20, or fragments thereof.

In another specific embodiment, the polypeptide from the HGV hepatitis virus includes a contiguous sequence of at least about 60 amino acids encoded by an HGV genome, cDNA or complements thereof. More specifically, such peptide sequence may be encoded by the PNF 2161 cDNA source lambda gtll library. Recombinantly expressed HGV polypeptides may, in a more specific embodiment, include a polypeptide sequence derived from SEQ ID NO:20, SEQ ID NO:38, or SEQ ID NO:15. In another embodiment such a polypeptide may be encoded by a sequence derived from SEQ ID NO:14, or from the complement of SEQ ID NO:14.

In a further related embodiment, in accordance with the invention, an HGV hepatitis virus polypeptide may be a fusion polypeptide comprising an HGV polypeptide and a second polypeptide. More specifically, such a fusion polypeptide may include, as a second polypeptide signal sequences, 3-galactosidase or glutathione-S-transferase protein sequences. Alternatively, the second polypeptide may comprise a particle forming protein. The above-described polypeptides may be derived from structural or non-structural viral proteins.

In still a further related aspect, the invention includes a cloning vector capable of expressing, under suitable conditions, an open reading frame (ORF) of cDNA derived from HGV hepatitis virus genome, cDNA or complements thereof. In this aspect of the invention, the ORF is operably linked to a control sequence compatible with a desired host. In a related aspect, the invention includes a cell transformed with such a vector. In a more specific embodiment of the vector, the ORF may be derived from SEQ ID NO:14 or its complement. In yet further specific embodiments, the ORF may be derived from SEQ ID NO:37 or SEQ ID NO:19. In a related aspect, the invention includes a method of producing an HGV hepatitis virus polypeptide. The method includes culturing cells containing the above- described vectors under conditions suitable to achieve expression of the open reading frame (ORF) sequence. In a more specific embodiment, the ORF sequence encodes a polypeptide sequence selected from the group of polypeptide sequences, or fragments thereof, consisting of SEQ ID NO:15, SEQ ID NO:38 and SEQ ID NO:20. Further, the ORF sequences may be derived from an HGV cDNA, or complement thereof. In yet another specific embodiment, the vector is a lambda gtll phage vector expressed in Escherichia coli cells.

In a further related aspect, the invention includes a diagnostic kit for use in screening serum containing antibodies specific against HGV hepatitis virus infection. Such a kit may include a substantially isolated HGV polypeptide antigen comprising an epitope which is specifically immunoreactive with at least one anti-HGV antibody. Such a kit also includes means for detecting the binding of said antibody to the antigen.

In regard to such a kit, HGV is characterized by having a genome, cDNA or complements thereof comprising an open reading frame (ORF) encoding an amino acid sequence. Such an amino acid sequence typically having at least 40% sequence homology to the 2873 amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:15 or to the 190 amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:38 or to the 67 amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:20. In specific embodiments, the kit may include a recombinantly produced or chemically synthesized polypeptide antigen. The polypeptide antigen of the kit may also be attached to a solid support.

In a more specific embodiment, the detecting means of the above-described kit includes a solid support to which said polypeptide antigen is attached. Such a kit may also include a non-attached reporter-labelled anti-human antibody. In this embodiment, binding of the antibody to the HGV polypeptide antigen can be detected by binding of the reporter-labelled antibody the antibody.

In a related aspect, the invention includes a method of detecting HGV hepatitis virus infection in a test subject. This detection method includes reacting serum from an HGV test subject with a substantially isolated HGV polypeptide antigen, and examining the antigen for the presence of bound antibody. In a specific embodiment, the method includes a polypeptide antigen attached to a solid support, and the serum is reacted with the support. Subsequently, the support is reacted with a reporter- labelled anti-human antibody. The solid support is then examined for the presence of reporter-labelled antibody. In a further aspect, the invention includes an HGV hepatitis virus vaccine composition. The composition includes a substantially isolated HGV polypeptide antigen, where the antigen includes an epitope which is specifically immunoreactive with at least one anti-HGV antibody. The peptide antigen may be produced according to methods known in the art, including recombinant expression or chemical synthesis. The peptide antigen is preferably present in a pharmacologically effective dose in a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier.

In still a further related aspect, the invention includes a monoclonal antibody that is specifically 57 immunoreactive with the HGV hepatitis virus epitope. In another related aspect, the invention includes a substantially isolated preparation of polyclonal antibodies specifically immunoreactive with HGV. In a more specific embodiment, such polyclonal antibodies are prepared by affinity chromatography.

In a related aspect, the invention includes a method for producing antibodies to HGV. The method includes administering to a test subject a substantially isolated HGV polypeptide antigen, where the antigen includes an epitope which is specifically immunoreactive with at least one anti-HGV antibody. The antigen is administered in an amount sufficient to produce an immune response in the subject. In yet another related aspect, the invention includes a diagnostic kit for use in screening serum containing HGV antigens. The diagnostic kit includes a substantially isolated antibody specifically immunoreactive with an HGV polypeptide antigen, and means for detecting the binding of the polypeptide antigen to the antibody. In one embodiment, the antibody is attached to a solid support. In a specific embodiment, the antibody may be a monoclonal antibody. The detecting means of the kit may include a second, labelled monoclonal antibody. Alternatively, or in addition, the detecting means may include a labelled, competing antigen.

In another, related aspect, the invention includes a method of detecting HGV infection in a test subject. According to this aspect of the invention, serum from a test subject is reacted with a substantially isolated HGV specific antibody of the kit described above. The HGV specific antibody is then examined for the presence of bound antigen.

In still a further related aspect, the invention includes an in vitro grown cell infected with HGV. In a specific embodiment, the cell is a hepatocyte grown in tissue culture. More specifically, the tissue culture cell may be an immortalized hepatocyte, or it may be a from a cell line derived from liver of an HGV infected primate.

In a related aspect, the invention includes a method of propagating HGV. The method includes culturing in vitro grown, HGV-infected cells, as described above, under conditions effective to promote the propagation of HGV. In another related aspect, the invention includes HGV particles produced by such a propagation method.

In still a further aspect, the invention includes a mosaic polypeptide. Such a polypeptide may include at least two epitopes of HGV, where the polypeptide substantially lacks amino acids normally intervening between the epitopes in the native HGV coding sequence. In a more specific embodiment, the mosaic polypeptide is attached to a solid support. In still a further related aspect, the invention includes a nucleic acid that encodes the above-described mosaic polypeptide.

In another related aspect, the invention includes a method of detecting HGV infection in a test subject. The method includes contacting an antibody-containing sample from the subject with a mosaic polypeptide, as described above, and examining the antigen for the presence of bound antibody.

In still a further related aspect, the invention includes an HGV vaccine composition. The vaccine composition includes mosaic polypeptide that includes more than one HGV epitope. The mosaic polypeptide is present in a pharmacologically effective dose in a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier.

B. IMMUNOASSAYS FOR HGV.

One utility for the antigens obtained by the methods of the present invention is their use as diagnostic reagents for the detection of antibodies present in the sera of test subjects infected with HGV hepatitis virus, thereby indicating infection in the subject; for example, 470-20-1 antigen, antigens encoded by SEQ ID NO:14 or its complement, and antigens encoded by portions of either strand of the complete viral sequence. The antigens of the present invention can be used singly, or in combination with each other, in order to detect HGV. The antigens of the present invention may also be coupled with diagnostic assays for other hepatitis agents such as HAV, HBV, HCV, and HEV.

In one diagnostic configuration, test serum is reacted with a solid phase reagent having a surface-bound antigen obtained by the methods of the present invention, e.g., the 470-20-1 antigen. After binding with anti-HGV antibody to the reagent and removing unbound serum components by washing, the reagent is reacted with reporter-labelled anti-human antibody to bind reporter to the reagent in proportion to the amount of bound anti-HGV antibody on the solid support. The reagent is again washed to remove unbound labelled antibody, and the amount of reporter associated with the reagent is determined. Typically, the reporter is an enzyme which is detected by incubating the solid phase in the presence of a suitable fluorometric or colorimetric substrate (Sigma, St. Louis, MO) .

The solid surface reagent in the above assay is prepared by known techniques for attaching protein material to solid support material, such as polymeric beads, dip sticks, 96-well plate or filter material.

These attachment methods generally include non-specific adsorption of the protein to the support or covalent attachment of the protein, typically through a free amine group, to a chemically reactive group on the solid support, such as an activated carboxyl, hydroxyl, or aldehyde group. Alternatively, streptavidin coated plates can be used in conjunction with biotinylated antigen(s) .

Also forming part of the invention is an assay system or kit for carrying out this diagnostic method. The kit generally includes a support with surface-bound recombinant HGV antigen (e.g., the 470-20-1 antigen, as above) , and a reporter-labelled anti-human antibody for detecting surface-bound anti-HGV antigen antibody. In a second diagnostic configuration, known as a homogeneous assay, antibody binding to a solid support produces some change in the reaction medium which can be directly detected in the medium. Known general types of homogeneous assays proposed heretofore include (a) spin- labelled reporters, where antibody binding to the antigen is detected by a change in reported mobility (broadening of the spin splitting peaks) , (b) fluorescent reporters, where binding is detected by a change in fluorescence efficiency or polarization, (c) enzyme reporters, where antibody binding causes enzyme/substrate interactions, and (d) liposome-bound reporters, where binding leads to liposome lysis and release of encapsulated reporter. The adaptation of these methods to the protein antigen of the present invention follows conventional methods for preparing homogeneous assay reagents.

In each of the assays described above, the assay method involves reacting the serum from a test individual with the protein antigen and examining the antigen for the presence of bound antibody. The examining may involve attaching a labelled anti-human antibody to the antibody being examined (for example from acute, chronic or convalescent phase) and measuring the amount of reporter bound to the solid support, as in the first method, or may involve observing the effect of antibody binding on a homogeneous assay reagent, as in the second method.

A third diagnostic configuration involves use of HGV antibodies capable of detecting HGV-specific antigens. The HGV antigens may be detected, for example, using an antigen capture assay where HGV antigens present in candidate serum samples are reacted with a HGV specific monoclonal or polyclonal antibody. The antibody is bound to a solid substrate and the antigen is then detected by a second, different labelled anti-HGV antibody. Antibodies can be prepared, utilizing the peptides of the present invention, by standard methods. Further, substantially isolated antibodies (essentially free of serum proteins which may affect reactivity) can be generated (e.g., affinity purification (Harlow et al. ) ) .

C HYBRIDIZATION ASSAYS FOR HGV. One utility for the nucleic acid sequences obtained by the methods of the present invention is their use as diagnostic agents for HGV sequences present in sera, thereby indicating infection in the individual. Primers and/or probes derived from the coding sequences of the present invention, in particular, Clone 470-20-1 and SEQ ID NO:14, can be used singly, or in combination with each other, in order to detect HGV.

In one diagnostic configuration, test serum is reacted under PCR or RT-PCR conditions using primers derived from, for example, 470-20-1 sequences. The presence of HGV, in the serum used in the amplification reaction, can be detected by specific amplification of the sequences targeted by the primers. Example 4 describes the use of polymerase chain amplification reactions, employing primers derived from the clones of the present invention, to screen different source material. The results of these amplification reactions demonstrate the ability of primers derived from the clones of the present invention (for example, 470-20-1) , to detect homologous sequences by amplification reactions employing a variety of different source templates. The amplification reactions in Example 4 included use of nucleic acids obtained directly from sera as template material.

Alternatively, probes can be derived from the HGV sequences of the present invention. These probes can then be labelled and used as hybridization probes against nucleic acids obtained from test serum or tissue samples. The probes can be labelled using a variety of reporter molecules and detected accordingly: for example, radioactive isotopic labelling and chemiluminescent detection reporter systems (Tropix, Bedford, Mass.).

Target amplification methods, embodied by the polymerase chain reaction, the self-sustained sequence replication technique ["3SR," (Guatelli, et al . ; Gingeras, et al . , 1990) also known as "NASBA" (VanGemen, et al . ) ] , the ligase chain reaction (Barany) , strand-displacement amplification ["SDA," (Walker)], and other techniques, multiply the number of copies of the target sequence.

Signal amplification techniques, exemplified by branched- chain DNA probes (Horn and Urdea; Urdea; Urdea, et al . ) and the Q-beta replicase method (Cahill, et al . ; Lomell, et al . ) , first bind a specific molecular probe, then replicate all of or part of this probe or in some other manner amplify the probe signal.

For the detection of the specific nucleic acid sequences disclosed in the present invention or contiguous sequences in the same or a similar (related) viral genome, amplification and detection methodologies may be employed, as alternatives to amplification by the PCR. A number of such techniques are known to the field of nucleic acid diagnostics (The 1992 San Diego Conference: Genetic Recognition, Clin . Chem . 3_9(4):705 (1993)).

1. SELF-SUSTAINED SEQUENCE REPLICATION. The Self-Sustained Sequence Replication (3SR) technique results in amplification to a similar magnitude as PCR, but isothermally. Rather than thermal cycle- driven PCR, the 3SR operates as a concerted three-enzyme reaction of a) cDNA synthesis by reverse transcriptase, b) RNA strand degradation by RNase H, and c) RNA transcription by T7 RNA polymerase.

As the entire reaction sequence occurs isothermally (typically at 42°C), expensive temperature-cycling instrumentation is not required. In the absence of duplex denaturation via heating, organic solvents, or other mechanism, only single-stranded templates (i.e., predominantly RNA) are amplified. Suitable primers for use in 3SR amplification can be selected from the viral sequences of the present invention by those having ordinary skill in the art. For example, for isothermal amplification of viral sequences by the 3SR technique, primer 470-20-1-77F (SEQ ID NO:9) is modified by the addition of the T7 promoter sequence and a preferred T7 transcription initiation site to the 5'-end of the oligonucleotide. This modification results in a suitable 3SR primer T7-470-20-1-77F (SEQ ID N0:9). Primer 470-20-1-211R (SEQ ID NO:10) can be used in these reactions either without modification or T7 promoter.

RNA extracted from PNF 2161 is incubated with AMV reverse transcriptase (30 U) , RNase H (3 U) , T7 RNA polymerase (100 U) , in 100 ul reactions containing 20 mM Tris-HCl, pH 8.1 (at room temperature), 15 mM MgCl₂, 10 mM KC1, 2 mM spermidine HCl, 5 mM dithiothreitol (DTT) , 1 mM each of dATP, dCTP, dGTP, and TTP, 7 mM each of ATP, CTP, GTP, and UTP, and 0.15 uM each primer. Amplification takes place during incubation at 42°C for 1-2 h.

Initially, primer T7-470-20-1-77F anneals to the target RNA, and is extended by AMV reverse transcriptase to form cDNA complementary to the starting RNA strand. Following degradation of the RNA strand by RNase H, reverse transcriptase catalyzes the synthesis of the second strand DNA, resulting in a double-stranded template containing the (double-stranded) T7 promoter sequence. RNA transcription results in production of single-stranded RNA. This RNA then serves to re-enter the cycle for additional rounds of amplification, finally resulting in a pool of high-concentration product RNA. The product is predominantly single-stranded RNA of the same strand as the primer containing the T7 promoter (T7-470-20-1-77F) , with much smaller amounts of cDNA. Alternatively, the other primer (470-20-1-211R) may contain the T7 promoter, or both primers may contain the promoter, resulting in production of both strands of RNA as products of the reaction. Products of the 3SR reaction may be detected, characterized, or quantitated by standard techniques for the analysis of RNA (e.g.. Northern blots, RNA slot or dot blots, direct gel electrophoresis with RNA-staining dyes) . Further, the products may be detected by methods making use of biotin-avidin affinity interactions or specific hybridizations of nucleic acid probes.

In one technique for rapid and specific analysis of 3SR products, solution hybridization of the product to radiolabelled oligonucleotide 470-20-1-152R (SEQ ID NO:21) is followed by non-denaturing polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis. This assay (a gel mobility shift-type assay) results in the detection of specific probe-product hybrid as a slower-moving band than the band corresponding to unhybridized oligonucleotide.

2. LIGASE CHAIN REACTION (LCR)

As another example of a detection system, the HGV sequence may form the basis for design of ligase chain reaction (LCR) primers. LCR makes use of the nick-closing activity of DNA ligase to join two immediately adjacent oligonucleotides possessing adjacent 5'-phosphate ("donor" oligo) and 3'-hydroxyl ("acceptor" oligo) terminii. The property of DNA ligase to join only fully complementary ends in a template-dependent way, leads to a high degree of specificity, in that ligation will not occur unless the terminii to be linked are perfectly matched in sequence to the target strand.

As an alternative to PCR, with some advantages in terms of specificity for discrimination of single base mismatches between primer and target nucleic acid, the LCR may be used to detect or "type" strains of virus possessing homology to HGV sequences. These techniques are suitable for assessing the presence of specific mutations when such base changes are known to confer drug resistance (e.g., Larder and Kemp; Gingeras, et al . , 1991) .

In the presence of template-complementary donor and acceptor oligonucleotides and oligonucleotides complementary to the donor and acceptor, exponential amplification by LCR is possible. In this embodiment, each round of ligation generates additional template for subsequent rounds, in a cyclic reaction. For example, primer 470-20-1-211R (SEQ ID NO:10), an adjacent oligonucleotide (B, SEQ ID NO:22) and cognate oligos (211R', SEQ ID NO:23, and B', SEQ ID NO:24), can be used to perform LCR amplification of the sequence of this invention. Reverse transcription is first performed by standard methods to generate cDNA, which is then amplified in reactions containing 0.1-1 μM each of the four LCR primers, 20 mM Tris-HCl, pH 8.3 (room temperature), 25 mM KC1, 10 mM MgCl₂, 10 mM dithiothreitol (DTT) , 0.5 mM NAD+, 0.01% Triton X-100, and 5 Units of DNA ligase (Ampligase, Epicentre Technologies, Madison, WI, or other commercial supplier of thermostable DNA ligase) , in 25 ul reactions. Thermal cycling is performed at 94°C for 1 min. 30 s; 94°C for 1 min., 65°C for 2 min., repeated for 25-40 cycles. Specificity of product synthesis depends on primer-template match at the 3'-terminal position. Products are detected by polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis, followed by ethidium bromide staining; alternatively, one of the acceptor oligos (211R' or B) is 5'-radiolabelled for visualization by autoradiography following gel electrophoresis.

Alternatively, a donor oligo is 3'-end-labelled with a specific bindable moiety (e.g., biotin) , and the acceptor is 5'-labelled with a specific detectable group (e.g., a fluorescent dye), for solid phase capture and detection.

3 . METHODS FOR ANALYSIS OF AMPLIFIED DNA Numerous techniques have been described for the analysis of amplified DNA. Several such techniques are advantageous for high-throughput applications, where gel electrophoresis is impractical, for example, rapid and high-resolution HPLC techniques (Katz and Dong) . However, in general, methods for infectious disease organism screening using nucleic acid probes involve a separate post-amplification hybridization step in order to assure requisite specificity for pathogen detection. One such detection embodiment is an affinity-based hybrid capture technique (Holodniy, et al.) . In this embodiment the PCR is conducted with one biotinylated primer. Following amplification, the double-stranded product is denatured then hybridized to a peroxidase- labelled probe complementary to the strand having incorporated the biotinylated primer. The hybridized product is then incubated in a buffer which is in contact with an avidin (or streptavidin) coated surface (e.g., membrane filter, microwell, latex or paramagnetic beads) . The mass of coated solid phase which contacts the volume of PCR product to be analyzed by this method must contain sufficient biotin-binding sites to capture essentially all of the free biotinylated primer, as well as the much lower concentration of biotinylated PCR product. Following three to four washes of the solid phase, bound hybridized product is detected by incubation with o-phenylenediamine in citrate buffer containing hydrogen peroxide. Alternatively, capture may be mediated by probe- coated surfaces, followed by affinity-based detection via the biotinylated primer and an avidin-reporter enzyme conjugate (Whetsell, et al . ) .

4. ADDITIONAL METHODS

Viral sequences of the present invention may also form the basis for a signal amplification approach to detection, using branched-chain DNA probes. Branched- chain probes (Horn and Urdea; Urdea) have been described for detection and quantification of rare RNA and DNA sequences (Urdea, et al . ) . In this method, an oligonucleotide probe (RNA, DNA, or nucleic acid analogue) is synthesized with a sequence complementary to the target RNA or DNA. The probe also contains a unique branching sequence or sequences not complementary to the target RNA or DNA.

This unique sequence constitutes a target for hybridization of branched secondary detector probes, each of which contains one or more other unique sequences, serving as targets for tertiary probes. At each branch point in the signal amplification pathway, a different unique sequence directs hybridization of secondary, tertiary, etc., detection probes. The last probe in the series typically is linked to an enzyme useful for detection (e.g., alkaline phosphatase) . The sequential hybridization of primers eventually results in the buildup of a highly-branched structure, the arms of which terminate in enzyme-linked probes.

Enzymatic turnover provides a final amplification, and the choice of highly sensitive chemiluminescent substrates (e.g., LumiPhos, Lumigen, Detroit, MI, as a substrate for alkaline phosphatase labels) results in exquisite sensitivity, on the order of 10,000 molecules or less of original target sequence per assay. In such a detection method, amplification depends only on molecular hybridization, rather than enzymatic mechanisms, and is thus far less susceptible to inhibitory substances in clinical specimens than, for example, PCR. Thus, this detection method allows the use of crude techniques for nucleic acid release in test samples, without extensive purification before assay.

Amplification for sensitive detection of the viral sequences of the present invention may also be accomplished by the Q-β replicase technique (Cahill, et al . ; Lomell, et al . ; Pritchard, et al . ) . In this method, a specific probe is designed to be complementary to the target sequence. This probe is then inserted by standard molecular cloning techniques into the sequence of the replicatable RNA from Q-β phage. Insertion into a specific region of the replicon does not prevent replication by Q-β replicase.

Following molecular hybridization, and several cycles of washing, the replicase is added and amplification of the probe RNA ensues. "Reversible target capture" is one known technique for reducing the potential background from replication of unhybridized probes (Morrissey, et al . ) . Amplified replicons are detectable by standard molecular hybridization techniques employing DNA, RNA or nucleic acid analogue probes.

Additional methods for amplification and detection of rare DNA or RNA sequences are known in the literature and preferred to the PCR for some applications in the field of molecular diagnostics. These alternative techniques may form the basis for detection, characterization (e.g., sequence diversity existing as multiple related strains of the sequence described herein, genotypic changes characteristic of drug resistance) , or quantification of the sequence disclosed in the present invention.

Also forming part of the invention are assay systems or kits for carrying out the amplification/hybridization assay methods just described. Such kits generally include either specific primers for use in amplification reactions or hybridization probes.

D. THERAPEUTIC USES. As discussed above, the HGV antigens of the present invention can be used in vaccine preparation.

Further, antibodies generated against the polypeptide antigens of the present invention can be used for passive immunotherapy or passive immunoprophylaxis. The anti- bodies can be administered in amounts similar to those used for other therapeutic administrations of antibody. For example, pooled gamma globulin is administered at 0.02-0.1 ml/lb body weight during the early incubation of other viral diseases such as rabies, measles and hepatitis B to interfere with establishment of infection. Thus, antibodies reactive with the HGV antigens can be passively administered alone or in conjunction with another anti¬ viral agent to a host infected with HGV to enhance the ability of the host to deal with the infection. The HGV sequences disclosed herein identify HGV as a member of the Flaviviridae family (see above) . The Flaviviridae are classified into 3 genera, flaviviruses, petstiviruses, and the hepatitis C virus genera (Francki, et al . ) . All Flaviviridae possess a positive strand RNA genome of 9.0 - 12 kb in length which encodes a single long polypeptide of 3000-4000 amino acids. This polypeptide is proteolytically cleaved into approximately 10 proteins, including, a viral capsid protein, viral envelope protein(s) , and a minimum of 5 non-structural proteins (NS) . The non-structural proteins include a chymotrypsin like serine protease, RNA helicase (NS3) , and an RNA-dependent RNA polymerase (NS5) . The NS3 protein of Flaviviridae is required for proteolytic cleavage of the viral polypeptide. The NS5 protein is required for replication of the viral genome (Chambers, et al . , 1990a).

Additionally, several cellular proteins have been identified as being involved in the replication of the Flaviviridae. For example, cellular signal peptidase enzyme may be required to cleave the viral polypeptide at several cleavage sites, to allow for expression of the viral protease (Hijikata, et al . ) .

Inhibitors which prevent these proteins from carrying out their required functions in flavivirus replication may also have therapeutic value at treating infection with HGV. Finally cytokines or other polypeptides which are known to have antiviral activity and/or modulate the human immune system may be efficacious at treating HGV infection.

One compound known to inhibit Flaviviridae RNA dependent RNA polymerases, which by analogy may be expected to inhibit the activity of the NS5 protein of HGV, is the nucleotide analogue l-B-D-ribofuranosyl-1-2,4- triazole, 3-carboxamide, also known as ribavirin

(Patterson, et al . ) . The method of action of ribavirin is thought to involve depletion of intercellular guanine pools and interference with the capping of viral RNAs (Patterson et al . ) . In individuals infected with HCV, significant reductions in viral titer and in serum levels of alanine aminotransferase (ALT — an indicator enzyme for liver dysfunction) were observed while ribavirin was administered (Reichard, et al . ; Di Bisceglie, et al . , 1992) . Ribavirin appears to have broad efficacy for treating Flaviviridae infections, accordingly, beneficial results are expected after administration of ribavirin to individuals suffering from HGV derived liver disease.

Another class of compounds known to be efficacious for treating Flaviviridae infections include the cytokines interferon α, interferon 6, and interferon γ (Baron, et al . ; Gutterman) . Interferons are thought to act as antivirals by both (i) inducing the expression of cellular proteins that interfere with the replication and translation of viral RNAs, and (ii) by the activation of components of the human cellular immune system (Baron, et al . ) . The interferons have broad applicability to the treatment of viral infections including infection with HBV, HDV, and HCV (Gutterman; Farci, et al . ) . In particular, multiple studies have indicated that the interferons, either alone or in combination with other antiviral therapies, are effective at treating infection with hepatitis C virus (Di Bisceglie, et al . , 1989;

Kakumu, et al . ) . Due to both the apparent hepatotropic nature of HGV and its classification in the family Flaviviridae, HGV infection may be expected to respond to similar interferon therapy. Still another class of compounds with potent anti¬ viral activity are inhibitors of viral proteases (Krausslich, et al . ) . All Flaviviridae encode a chymotrypsin-like serine protease which is required to cleave multiple sites of the genome polypeptide at multiple sites in the non-structural region. The amino acid residues that make up the catalytic site of this protease are well described and include a Histidine, an Aspartic acid, and a Serine residue (Grakoui, et al . ) . Furthermore studies of the flavivirus, Yellow Fever Virus have indicated that mutation of the Serine residue of the active site inhibits viral replication (Chambers, et al . , 1990b) . Inhibitors of the HGV NS3 protein can be designed to mimic the transition state of enzymatic cleavage. Alternatively, such inhibitors may be isolated by mass screening of previously synthesized compounds. The activity of putative HGV NS3 proteinase inhibitors can be determined through the use of in vitro transcription/translation systems, which are widely used in Flaviviridae research (Hijikata, et al . ; Grakoui, et al . ) . Alternatively, the HGV genome can be cloned into a suitable vector for eukaryotic protein expression, such a bacculovirus or vaccinia, and the efficacy of the compounds can be determined in tissue culture systems (Grakoui, et al . ) . Similar approaches have been employed successfully to obtain potent inhibitors of the HIV protease (Vacca, et al . ; Roberts, et al . ) .

Another approach to treating disease caused by infection with the HGV relies on the synthesis of antisense oligonucleotides (Tonkinson and Stein) or oligonucleotide analogs which encode portions of the sequences of HGV disclosed in the present invention. As is true for all Flaviviridae, it would be expected that the genome of HGV is a positive strand RNA molecule of 9 - 12 kb in size. The single stranded nature of the viral genome should make HGV exquisitely sensitive to antisense oligonucleotides. Possible target sequences which might be employed to inhibit viral replication include the 5' untranslated region of HGV, the ribosome binding site of HGV or other sequences which would interfere with the translation of the HGV genome.

Antisense oligonucleotides can be synthesized using commercially available synthesizers. Preferably the oligonucleotides are synthesized using phosphorodithioate backbones which have the advantage of being resistant to nuclease cleavage (Marshall & Caruthers) . Additionally other oligonucleotide analogues, such as those having a uncharged or amide type backbone (Egholm, et al . ) may be employed. These oligonucleotides are commercially available (Biosearch, Millipore, Bedford, MA) and advantageous in that their lack of charge allows them to cross biological membranes, which are typically resist the passage of charged macromolecules. Oligonucleotides (or analogs thereof) for antisense applications are typically greater than 8 nucleotides in length to facilitate hybridization to a target sequence within the HGV genome. Upon hybridization of, for example, DNA oligomers to viral RNA target sequences, the hybridization complex can be degraded by a cellular enzyme such as RNAse H. The reduction in HGV templates then lessens the severity of HGV associated disease.

The usefulness and efficacy of the above described therapeutic methods can be evaluated in vitro, using the cell systems described above, and in vivo, using the animal model systems described above.

The following examples illustrate, but in no way are intended to limit the present invention.

MATERIALS AMD METHODS Synthetic oligonucleotide linkers and primers were prepared using commercially available automated oligonu¬ cleotide synthesizers. Alternatively, custom designed synthetic oligonucleotides may be purchased from commercial suppliers.

Standard molecular biology and cloning techniques were performed essentially as previously described in Ausubel, et al . , Sambrook, et al . , and Maniatis, et al . Common manipulations relevant to employing antisera and/or antibodies for screening and detection of immunoreactive protein antigens were performed essentially as described (Harlow, et al . ) . Similarly ELISA and Western blot assays for the detection of anti viral antibodies were performed either as described by their manufacturer (Abbott, N. Chicago, IL, Genelabs Diagnostics, Singapore) or using standard techniques known in the art (Harlow, et al ) . EXAMPLES

EXAMPLE 1 CONSTRUCTION OF PNF2161 cDNA LIBRARIES A. ISOLATION OF RNA FROM SERA.

One milliliter of undiluted PNF 2161 serum was precipitated by the addition of PEG (MW 6,000) to 8% and centrifugation at 12K, for 15 minutes in a microfuge, at 4°C. RNA was extracted from the resulting serum pellet essentially as described by Chomczynski.

The pellet was treated with a solution containing 4M guanidinium isothiocyanate, 0.18% 2- mercaptoethanol, and 0.5% sarcosyl. The treated pellet was extracted several times with acidic phenol-chloroform, and the RNA was precipitated with ethanol. This solution was held at -70°C for approximately 10 minutes and then spun in a microfuge at 4°C for 10 minutes. The resulting pellet was resuspended in 100 μl of DEPC-treated (diethyl pyrocarbonate) water, and 10 μl of 3M NaOAc, pH = 5.2, two volumes of 100% ethanol and one volume of 100% isopropanol were added to the solution. The solution was held at -70°C for at least 10 minutes. The RNA pellet was recovered by centrifugation in a microfuge at 12,000 x g for 15 minutes at 5°C The pellet was washed in 70% ethanol and dried under vacuum.

B. SYNTHESIS OF cDNA

(i) FIRST STRAND SYNTHESIS

The synthesis of cDNA molecules was accomplished as follows. The above described RNA preparations were transcribed into cDNA, according to the method of Gubler et al. using random nucleotide hexamer primers (cDNA Synthesis Kit, BMB, Indianapolis, IN or GIBCO/BRL) .

After the second-strand cDNA synthesis, T4 DNA polymerase was added to the mixture to maximize the number of blunt-ends of cDNA molecules. The reaction mixture was incubated at room temperature for 10 minutes. The reaction mixture was extracted with phenol/chloroform and chloroform isoamyl alcohol.

The cDNA was precipitated by the addition of two volumes of 100% ethanol and chilling at -70°C for 15 minutes. The cDNA was collected by centrifugation, the pellet washed with 70% ethanol and dried under vacuum.

C AMPLIFICATION OF THE DOUBLE STRANDED cDNA MOLECULES. The cDNA pellet was resuspended in 12 μl distilled water. To the resuspended cDNA molecules the following components were added: 5 μl phosphorylated linkers (Linker AB, a double strand linker comprised of SEQ ID NO:l and SEQ ID NO:2, where SEQ ID NO:2 is in a 3' to 5' orientation relative to SEQ ID NO:l — as a partially complementary sequence to SEQ ID NO:l), 2 μl 10x ligation buffer (0.66 M Tris.Cl pH=7.6, 50 mM MgCl₂, 50 mM DTT, 10 mM ATP) and 1 μl T4 DNA ligase (0.3 to 0.6 Weiss Units). Typically, the cDNA and linker were mixed at a 1:100 ratio. The reaction was incubated at 14°C overnight. The following morning the reaction was incubated at 70°C for three minutes to inactivate the ligase.

To 100 μl of 10 mM Tris-Cl buffer, pH 8.3, containing 1.5 mM MgCl₂ and 50 mM KC1 (Buffer A) was added about 1 μl of the linker-ligated cDNA preparation, 2 μM of a primer having the sequence shown as SEQ ID NO:l, 200 μM each of dATP, dCTP, dGTP, and dTTP, and 2.5 units of Thermuε aquaticus DNA polymerase (Taq polymerase) . The reaction mixture was heated to 94°C for 30 sec for denaturation, allowed to cool to 50°C for 30 sec for primer annealing, and then heated to 72°C for 0.5-3 minutes to allow for primer extension by Tag polymerase. The amplification reaction, involving successive heating, cooling, and polymerase reaction, was repeated an additional 25-40 times with the aid of a Perkin-Elmer Cetus DNA thermal cycler (Mullis; Mullis, et al . ; Reyes, et al . , 1991; Perkin-Elmer Cetus, Norwalk, CT) .

After the amplification reactions, the solution was then phenol/chloroform, chloroform/isoamyl alcohol extracted and precipitated with two volumes of ethanol. The resulting amplified cDNA pellets were resuspended in 20 μl TE (pH=7.5) .

D. CLONING OF THE cDNA INTO LAMBDA VECTORS.

The linkers used in the construction of the cDNAs contained an EσoRI site which allowed for direct insertion of the amplified cDNAs into lambda gtll vectors (Promega, Madison WI or Stratagene, La Jolla, CA) . Lambda vectors were purchased from the manufacturer (Promega) which were already digested with coRI and treated with alkaline phosphatase, to remove the 5' phosphate and prevent self-ligation of the vector.

The EcoRI-digested cDNA preparations were ligated into lambda gtll (Promega) . The conditions of the ligation reactions were as follows: 1 μl vector DNA (Promega, 0.5 mg/ml); 0.5 or 3 μl of the PCR amplified insert cDNA; 0.5 μl 10 x ligation buffer (0.5 M Tris-HCl, pH=7.8; 0.1 M MgCl₂; 0.2 M DTT; 10 mM ATP; 0.5 mg/ml bovine serum albumin (BSA)), 0.5 μl T4 DNA ligase (0.3 to 0.6 Weiss units) and distilled water to a final reaction volume of 5 μl.

The ligation reactions were incubated at 14°C overnight (12-18 hours) . The ligated cDNA was packaged by standard procedures using a lambda DNA packaging system ("GIGAPAK", Stratagene, LaJolla, CA) , and then plated at various dilutions to determine the titer. A standard X- gal blue/white assay was used to determine recombinant frequency of the libraries (Miller; Maniatis et al . ) . Percent recombination in each library was also determined as follows. A number of random clones were selected and corresponding phage DNA isolated. Polymerase chain reaction (Mullis; Mullis, et al . ) was then performed using isolated phage DNA as template and lambda DNA sequences, derived from lambda sequences flanking the

EcoRI insert site for the cDNA molecules, as primers. The presence or absence of insert was evident from gel analysis of the polymerase chain reaction products. The cDNA-insert phage libraries generated from serum sample PNF 2161 was deposited with the American Type Culture Collection, 12301 Parklawn Dr., Rockville MD 20852, and has been assigned the deposit designation ATCC 75268 (PNF 2161 cDNA source) .

EXAMPLE 2 IMMUNOSCREENING OF RECOMBINANT LIBRARIES The lambda gtll libraries generated in Example 1 were immunoscreened for the production of antigens recognizable by the PNF 2161 serum from which the libraries were generated. The phage were plated for plaque formation using the Escherichia coli bacterial plating strain E . coli KM392. Alternatively, E. coli Y1090R (Promega, Madison WI) may be used.

The fusion proteins expressed by the lambda gtll clones were screened with serum antibodies essentially as described by Ausubel, et al .

Each library was plated at approximately 2 x 10⁴ phages per 150 mm plate. Plates were overlaid with nitrocellulose filters overnight. Filters were washed with TBS (10 mM, Tris pH 7.5; 150 mM NaCl) , blocked with AIB (TBS buffer with 1% gelatin) and incubated with a primary antibody diluted 100 times in AIB. After washing with TBS, filters were incubated with a second antibody, goat-anti-human IgG conjugated to alkaline phosphatase (Promega) . Reactive plaques were developed with a substrate (for example, BCIP, 5-bromo-4- chloro-3-indolyl-phosphate) , with NBT (nitro blue tetrazolium salt (Sigma)). Positive areas from the primary screening were replated and immunoscreened until pure plaques were obtained.

EXAMPLE 3 SCREENING OF THE PNF 2161 LIBRARY

The cDNA library of PNF 2161 in lambda gtll was screened, as described in Example 2, with PNF 2161 sera. The results of the screening are presented in Table 1. Table 1

PNF2161 Libraries

1. cDNA library constructed from the indicated human source.

2. Percent recombinant clones in the indicated λgtll library as determined by blue/white plaque assay and confirmed by PCR amplification of randomly selected clones.

3. Antisera source used for the immunoscreening of each indicated library.

One of the clones isolated by the above screen (PNF 2161 clone 470-20-1, SEQ ID NO:3; /3-galactosidase in-frame fusion translated sequence, SEQ ID N0:4), was used to generate extension clones, as described in Example 6. Clone 470-20-1 nucleic acid sequence is presented as SEQ ID NO:3 (protein sequence SEQ ID NO:4). The isolated nucleic acid sequence without the SISPA cloning linkers is presented as SEQ ID NO:19 (protein SEQ ID NO:20).

EXAMPLE 4 CHARACTERIZATION OF THE IMMUNOREACTIVE 470-20-1 CLONE A. SOUTHERN BLOT ANALYSIS OF IMMUNOREACTIVE CLONES. The inserts of immunoreactive clones were screened for their ability to hybridize to the following control DNA sources: normal human peripheral blood lymphocyte (purchased from Stanford University Blood Bank, Stanford, California) DNA, and Escherichia coli KM392 genomic DNA (Ausubel, et al . ; Maniatis, et al . ; Sambrook, et al . ) .

Ten micrograms of human lymphocyte DNA and 2 micrograms of E. coli genomic DNA were digested with σoRI and Hindlll . The restriction digestion products were electrophoretically fractionated on an agarose gel (Ausubel, et al . ) and transferred to nylon or nitrocellulose membranes (Schleicher and Schuell, Keene, NH) as per the manufacturer's instructions.

Probes from the immunoreactive clones were prepared as follows. Each clone was amplified using primers corresponding to lambda gtll sequences that flank the EcoRI cloning site of the gtll vector. Amplification was carried out by polymerase chain reactions utilizing each immunoreactive clone as template. The resulting amplification products were digested with σoRI, the amplified fragments gel purified and eluted from the gel (Ausubel, et al . ) . The resulting amplified fragments, derived from the immunoreactive clones, were then random prime labelled using a commercially available kit (BMB) employing ³²P-dNTPs.

The random primed probes were then hybridized to the above-prepared nylon membrane to test for hybridization of the insert sequences to the control DNAs. The 470-20-1 insert did not hybridize with any of the control DNAs. As positive hybridization controls, a probe derivative from a human C-kappa gene fragment (Hieter) was used as single gene copy control for human DNA and a E . coli polymerase gene fragment was similarly used for E. coli DNA.

B. GENOMIC PCR.

PCR detection was developed first to verify exogenicity with respect to several genomic DNAs which could have been inadvertently cloned during library construction, then to test for the presence of the cloned sequence in the cloning source and related specimen materials. Several different types of specimens, including SISPA-amplified nucleic acids and nucleic acids extracted from the primary source, and nucleic acids extracted from related source materials (e . g. , from animal passage studies) , were tested.

The term "genomic PCR" refers to testing for the presence of specific sequences in genomic DNA from relevant organisms. For example, a genomic PCR for a Mystax-derived clone would include genomic DNAs as follows:

1. human DNA (l μg/rxn.) 2. Mystax DNA (0.1-1 μg/rxn.)

3. E. coli (10-100 ng/rxn.)

4. yeast (10-100 ng/rxn.)

Human and Mystax DNAs are tested, as the immediate and ultimate source for the agent. E. coli genomic DNA, as a frequent contaminant of commercial enzyme preparations, is tested. Yeast is also tested, as a ubiquitous organism, whose DNA can contaminate reagents and thus, be cloned.

In addition, a negative control (i.e., buffer or water only) , and positive controls to include approximately 10⁵c/rxn., are also amplified.

Amplification conditions vary, as may be determined for individual sequences, but follow closely the following standard PCR protocol: PCR was performed in reactions containing 10 mM Tris, pH 8.3, 50 mM KCl, 1.75 mM MgCl₂, 1.0 uM each primer, 200 uM each dATP, dCTP, and dGTP, and 300 μM dUTP, 2.5 units Taq DNA polymerase, and 0.2 units uracil-N-glycosylase per 100 ul reaction. Cycling was for at least 1 minute at 94°C, followed by 30 to 40 repetitions of denaturation (92-94°C for 15 seconds) , annealing (55-56°C for 30 seconds) , and extension (72°C for 30 seconds) . PCR reagents were assembled, and amplification reactions were constituted, in a specially- designated laboratory maintained free of amplified DNA. As a further barrier to contamination by amplified sequences and thus compromise of the test by "false positives," the PCR was performed with dUTP replacing TTP, in order to render the amplified sequences biochemically distinguishable from native DNA. To enzymatically render unamplifiable any contaminating PCR product, the enzyme uracil-N-glycosylase was included in all genomic PCR reactions. Upon conclusion of thermal cycling, the reactions were held at 72°C to prevent renaturation of uracil-N-glycosylase and possible degradation of amplified U-containing sequences.

A "HOT START PCR" was performed, using standard techniques ("AMPLIWAX", Perkin-Elmer Biotechnology; alternatively, manual techniques were used) , in order to make the above general protocol more robust for amplification of diverse sequences, which ideally require different amplification conditions for maximal sensitivity and specificity. Detection of amplified DNA was performed by hybridization to specific oligonucleotide probes located internal to the two PCR primer sequences and having no or minimal overlap with the primers. In some cases, direct visualization of electrophoresed PCR products was performed, using ethidium bromide fluorescence, but probe hybridization was in each case also performed, to help ensure discrimination between specific and non-specific amplification products. Hybridization to radiolabelled probes in solution was followed by electrophoresis in 8- 15% polyacrylamide gels (as appropriate to the size of the amplified sequence) and autoradiography.

Clone 470-20-1 was tested by genomic PCR, against human, E. coli , and yeast DNAs. No specific sequence was detected in negative control reactions, nor in any genomic DNA which was tested, and 10⁵ copies of DNA/reaction resulted in a readily-detectable signal. This sensitivity (i.e., 10⁵/reaction) is adequate for detection of single- copy human sequences in reactions containing 1 ug total DNA, representing the DNA from approximately 1.5 x 10⁵ cells.

c DIRECT SERUM PCR

Serum or other cloning source or related source materials were directly tested by PCR using primers from selected cloned sequences. In these experiments, HGV viral particles were directly precipitated from sera with polyethylene glycol (PEG) , or, in the case of PNF and certain other sera, were pelleted by ultracentrifugation. For purification of RNA, the pelleted materials were dissolved in guanidinium thiocyanate and extracted by the acid guanidinium phenol technique (Chomczynski, et al . ) .

Alternatively, a modification of this method afforded through and implemented by the use of commercially available reagents, e.g., "TRIREAGENT" (Molecular Research Center, Cincinnati, OH) or "TRIZOL" (Life Technologies, Gaithersburg, MD) , and associated protocols was used to isolate RNA. In addition, RNA suitable for PCR analysis was isolated directly from serum or other fluids containing virus, without prior concentration or pelleting of virus particles, through the use of "PURESCRIPT" reagents and protocols (Gentra Systems, Minneapolis, MN) . Isolated DNA was used directly as a template for the PCR. RNA was reverse transcribed using reverse transcriptase (Gibco/BRL) , and the cDNA product was then used as a template for subsequent PCR amplification. In the case of 470-20-1, nucleic acid from the equivalent of 20-50 ul of PNF serum was used as the input template into each RT-PCR or PCR reaction. Primers were designed based on the 470-20-1 sequence, as follows: 470- 20-1-77F (SEQ ID NO:9) and 470-20-1-211R (SEQ ID N0:10). Reverse transcription was performed using MMLV-RT (Gibco/BRL) and random hexamers (Promega) by incubation at room temperature for approximately 10 minutes, 42°C for 15 minutes, and 99°C for 5 minutes, with rapid cooling to 4°C. The synthesized cDNA was amplified directly, without purification, by PCR, in reactions containing 1.75 mM MgCl₂, 0.2-1 μM each primer, 200 uM each dATP, dCTP, dGTP, and dTTP, and 2.5-5.0 units Taq DNA polymerase

("AMPLITAQ", Perkin-Elmer) per 100 ul reaction. Cycling was for at least one minute at 94°C, followed by 40-45 repetitions of denaturation (94°C for 15 seconds for 10 cycles; 92°C or 94°C for 15 seconds for the succeeding cycles) , annealing (55°C for 30 seconds) , and extension (72°C for 30 seconds), in the "GENEAMP SYSTEM 9600" thermal cycler (Perkin-Elmer) or comparable cycling conditions in other thermal cyclers (Perkin-Elmer; MJ Research, Watertown, MA) .

Positive controls consisted of (i) previously amplified PCR product whose concentration was estimated using the Hoechst 33258 fluroescence assay, (ii) purified plasmid DNA containing the DNA sequence of interest, or (iii) purified RNA transcripts derived from plasmid clones in which the DNA sequence of interest is disposed under the transcriptional control of phage RNA promoters such as T7, T3, or SP6 and RNA prepared through the use of commercially available in vitro transcription kits. In addition, an aliquot of positive control DNA corresponding to approximately 10-100 copies/rxn. can be spiked into reactions containing nucleic acids extracted from the cloning source specimen, as a control for the presence of inhibitors of DNA amplification reactions. Each separate extract was tested with at least one positive control.

Specific products were detected by hybridization to a specific oligonucleotide probe 470-20-1-152F (SEQ ID NO:16), for confirmation of specificity. Hybridization of 10 ul of PCR product was performed in solution in 20 ul reactions containing approximately 1 x 10⁶ cpm of ³²P- labelled 470-20-1-152F. Specific hybrids were detected following electrophoretic separation from unhybridized oligo in polyacrylamide gels, and autoradiography.

In addition to PNF, extracted nucleic acids from normal serum was also reverse transcribed and amplified, using the "serum PCR" protocol sequence. No signal was detected in normal human serum. The specific signal in PNF serum was reproducibly detected in multiple extracts, with the 470-20-1 specific primers.

D. AMPLIFICATION FROM SISPA UNCLONED NUCLEIC ACIDS SISPA (Sequence-Independent Single Primer Amplification) amplified cDNA was used as templates (Example 1) . Sequence-specific primers designed from selected cloned sequences were used to amplify DNA fragments of interest from the templates. Typically, the templates were the SISPA-amplified samples used in the cloning manipulations. For example, amplification primers 470-20-1-77F (SEQ ID NO:9) and 470-20-1-211R (SEQ ID NO:10) were selected from the clone 470-20-1 sequence (SEQ ID NO:3). These primers were used in amplification reactions with the SISPA-amplified PNF2161 cDNA as a template.

The identity of the amplified DNA fragments were confirmed by (i) hybridization with the specific oligonucleotide probe 470-20-1-152F (SEQ ID NO:16), designed based on the 470-20-1 sequence (SEQ ID NO:3) and/or (ii) size. The probe used for DNA blot detection was labelled with digoxygenin using terminal transferase according to the manufacturer's recommendations (BMB) . Hybridization to the amplified DNA was then performed using either Southern blot or liquid hybridization (Kumar, et al . , 1989) analyses.

Positive control DNA used in the amplification reactions was previously amplified PCR product whose concentration was estimated by the Hoechst 33258 fluorescence assay, or, alternatively, purified plasmid DNA containing the cloned inserts of interest.

The 470-20-1 specific signal was detected in cDNA amplified by PCR from SISPA-amplified PNF2161. Negative control reactions were nonreactive, and positive control DNA templates were detected.

E. AMPLIFICATION FROM LIVER RNA SAMPLES.

RNA was prepared from liver biopsy material following the methods of Cathal, et al . , wherein tissue was extracted in 5M guanidine thiocyanate followed by direct precipitation of RNA by 4M LiCl. After washing of the RNA pellet with 2M LiCl, residual contaminating protein was removed by extraction with phenol:chloroform and the RNA recovered by ethanol precipitation.

The 470-20-1 specific primers were also used in amplification reactions with the following RNA sources as substrate: normal mystax liver RNA, normal tamarin (Sanguinus labiatus) liver RNA, and MY131 liver RNA. MY131 is a mystax that was inoculated intravenously with 1 ml of PNF 2161 plasma. There were obvious elevations of a liver enzyme (SCID) and histological evidence of an apparent viral infection. The histological correlation was most obvious in the liver of MY131, whose liver was obtained at or near the peak of SCID activity. Mystax 131 liver RNA did not give amplified products with the non- coding primers (SEQ ID NO:7 and SEQ ID NO:8) of HCV. The amplification reactions were carried out in duplicate for two experiments. The results of these amplification reactions are presented in Table 2.

Table 2

PCR with 470-20-1 Primers

These results demonstrate the 470-20-1 sequences are present in the parent serum sample (PNF 2161) and in a liver RNA sample from a passage animal of the PNF 2161 sample (MY131) . However, both control RNAs were negative for the presence of 470-20-1 sequences.

F. SCREENING OF A SERUM PANEL FOR HGV SEQUENCES BY POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION USING RNA TEMPLATES . l . HIGH-ALT DONORS

The disease association between HGV and liver disease was assessed by polymerase chain reaction screening, using HGV specific primers , of sera from hepatitis patients and from blood donors with abnormal liver function . The latter consisted of serum from blood donations with serum ALT levels greater than 45 International Units per ml.

A serum panel consisting of 152 total sera was selected. The following sera were selected for the serum panel: 104 high-ALT sera from screened blood donations at the Stanford University Blood Bank (SUBB) ; 34 N-(ABCDE) hepatitis sera from northern California, Egypt, and Peru; and 14 sera from other donors suspected of having liver disease and/or hepatitis virus infection. The negative controls for the panel were as follows: 9 highly-screened blood donors (SUBB) notable for the absence of risk factors for viral infections ("supernormal" sera, e.g., O- negative, Rh-negative; negative for HIV, known hepatitis agents, and CMV; whose multiple previous blood donations had been transfused without causing disease) ; and 2 random blood donors. These sera were assayed for the presence of HGV specific sequences by RT-PCR using the 470-20-1 primers 77F (SEQ ID NO:9) and 211R (SEQ ID NO:10).

RNA extraction and RT-PCR were performed essentially as described in Example 4C, except that the primer 470-20- 1-211R was 5'-biotinylated to facilitate rapid screening of amplified products by a method involving hybridization in solution, followed by affinity capture of hybridized probe using streptavidin-coated paramagnetic beads. Methods for the analysis of nucleic acids by hybridization to specific labelled probes with capture of the hybridized sequences through affinity interactions are well known in the art of nucleic acid analysis.

Depending on the amount of serum available for testing, RNA from 30 to 50 μl of serum was used per RT/PCR reaction. Each serum was tested in duplicate, with positive controls corresponding to 10, 100, or 1000 copies of RNA transcript per reaction and with appropriate negative (buffer) controls. No negative controls were reactive, and at least 10 copies per reaction were detectable in each PCR run. Indeterminate results were defined as specific hybridizing signal being present in only one of two duplicate reactions. Efficient, highly sensitive analysis of the products from the amplification analysis of this serum panel was performed using an instrument specifically designed for affinity-based hybrid capture using electrochemiluminscent oligonucleotide probes (QPCR System 5000™, Perkin-Elmer) . Assays utilizing the QPCR 5000™ have been described (DiCesare, et al; Wages, et al) .

The products of each reaction were assayed by hybridization to probe 470-20-1-152F (5'-end-labelled with an electrochemiluminescent ruthenium chelate) , and measurement using the "QPCR 5000." Based on a cutoff of the sum of the mean and three times the standard deviation of negative controls in a given amplification run, a total of 34 possible positives were selected for confirmatory testing.

The 34 samples were analyzed by solution hybridization and electrophoresis (Example 4C) . Out of these 34 samples, 6 sera (i.e., 6/152) were shown to have specific hybridizing sequences in duplicate reactions. Of these six samples, three were strongly reactive by comparison with positive controls: one High-ALT serum from SUBB, and two N-(ABCDE) sera from Egypt.

A second blood sample was obtained from the highly positive SUBB serum donor one year after the initial sample was taken. The second serum sample was confirmed to be HGV positive by the PCR methods described above. This result confirms persistant infection by HGV in a human. The serum was designated "JC." Further, the serum donor was HCV negative (determined by seroreactivity tests and PCR) and antibody negative for HAV and HBV.

In addition, a third N-(ABCDE) serum from Egypt, a northern California blood donor with N-(ABCDE) hepatitis, and a N-(ABCDE) hepatitis serum, were also shown to be weakly positive by this method. Two other sera gave indeterminate results, defined as the presence of specific sequences in one of two amplification reactions.

Subsequent PCR analysis of replicate serum aliquots from these HGV-positive and indeterminate sera resulted in HGV-positive results in 6 of 8 sera tested and indeterminate results in the remaining 2 sera.

A second primer set was used for the confirmation of HGV positive samples. This primer set (GV57-4512MF, SEQ ID NO:121, and GV57-4657MR, SEQ ID NO:122) for diagnostic amplification, was selected from a conserved region of HGV derived from the putative NS5 coding region. An approximately 2.2 kb fragment was amplified from each of 5 separate HGV isolates. The primers used for the amplification reactions were 470EXT4-2189R (SEQ ID NO:119) and 470EXT4-29F (SEQ ID NO:120). The amplified DNA fragments were sequenced and the sequences aligned. Highly conserved regions were identified from the alignment and optimal primer sequences were designed incorporating mixed base synthesis at those positions that remained divergent throughout the five sequences. The resulting NS5 primers were as follows: GV57-4512MF, SEQ ID NO:121, and GV57-4657MR, SEQ ID NO:122. These primers were used to amplify a diagnostic fragment of 165 bp from test samples.

An internal probe sequence, GV22dc-89MF (SEQ ID NO:123) was derived from another highly conserved region for detection of the specifically amplified product. The probe is also of sufficient length to allow for detection of minimally divergent HGV sequences under lowered stringency conditions.

Analysis of specimens for the presence of the diagnostic NS5 sequence followed the same conditions for sample preparation, amplification, and liquid hybridization as described for the 470-20-1 primers

(Example 4C) . The concordance of results for sera samples analyzed by PCR using both the 470-20-1 and NS5 primer pairs are shown in Table 3. Table 3

470-20-1 Primer Pair

+ - Indeter- minant

MS5-Region

Primer + 71 0 1

Pair

(GV57) - 6 13 2

Indeter- 2 1 0 minant

Further PCR analyses of additional aliquots obtained from the 8 sera identified above as being HGV-positive were carried out using the 470-20-1 primer set (SEQ ID NO:9 and SEQ ID NO:10) and the NS5 primer set. In these assays, the HGV PCR analyses gave consistently positive results in 5 of the 8 sera. These results are presented in Table 4.

In contrast, none of the two random donors or nine highly-screened "supernormal" sera was positive in either set of PCR analysis.

These results reinforce the disease association between HGV and liver disease.

Table 4

Specimen Group Number Number Tested Positive

High-ALT Donor 104 1

Non-ABCDE, other 48 4

Normal Donor 2 0

"Supernormal" 9 0

Totals 163 5

Further testing of sera from High-ALT donors has yielded the following results. A total of 495 sera have been tested, in addition to the initial panel of 104 sera described above. Of these 495 specimens, 6 were identified as HGV positive using the primer pair 470-20-1- 77F (SEQ ID NO:9) and 470-20-1-211R (SEQ ID NO:10). These six sera have the following HCV profiles: R25342, HCV negative; R17749, HCV positive; J53171, HCV positive, HBV positive; J54406, HCV negative; R08074, HCV negative; and X31049, HCV negative. Positive scores are based on repeated reactivity in at least 2 separate reactions. R25342 was tested and confirmed positive by PCR using the NS5 primer pair. Accordingly, a detection rate of approximately 1.2% has been observed (7 of 599 tested). Freshly-obtained plasma samples from blood donors with elevated ALT were also obtained from SUBB, the Peninsula Blood Bank (Burlingame, CA) , and the New York Blood Center (New York, NY) , for testing for HGV RNA by PCR (470-20-1 primer pair) . Of 214 total donations which were tested, a total of 5 (approximately 2.3%) were HGV RNA positive. These five sera have the following HCV profiles: T55806, HCV positive; T55875, HCV negative; T56633, HCV negative; R38730, HCV negative; and 3831781, HCV negative. Subsequent donations from two of these donors, T55806 and T55875, were also HGV RNA positive. T55806, T55875 and T56633 were tested and confirmed positive by PCR using the NS5 primer pair.

2. SCREENING OF ACCEPTED BLOOD DONORS To assess the prevalence of HGV in the normal blood donor population, serum was collected from screened blood donors for transfusion at SUBB. A total of 968 specimens, representing 769 unique donors, was tested for HGV RNA. The samples were screened by PCR using the 470-20-1 primer pair.

A total of 16 sera were identified as having detectable HGV RNA. Of these, 6 represent duplicates from 3 donors, such that a total of 13 unique donors of 769 tested were HGV positive by RNA PCR. All positive samples were tested and confirmed positive by PCR using the NS5 primer pair. These donors were characterized by normal ALT levels, as well as otherwise normal serology. Accordingly, approximately 1.7% of the sera tested in the normal blood donor population are HGV positive. Therefore, the presence of HGV was detected in both accepted and rejected blood donors.

3. SPECIMENS FROM VARIOUS GEOGRAPHIC LOCALES.

The presence of HGV infection in populations of hepatitis patients from geographically widespread sources was assessed by PCR. The PCR reactions were carried out essentially as described in Example 4C using the 470-20-1 PCR primer pairs. Serum samples from Egypt, Greece, Australia (see Example 4F-4) , Peru, England, Italy, Germany, South Korea, United States and Japan were tested. HGV RNA was detectable in subsets of all populations tested.

4. POST-TRANSFUSION ASSOCIATED HGV INFECTION AND PARENTERAL TRANSMISSION.

HGV RNA was detected in several post-transfusion hepatitis cases (those of Japanese and European origin were included in Example 4F-3) . For 4 total cases, one from Japan, two from the U.S. and one from Australia, multiple time-points were assayed for the presence of HGV RNA. For 3 of these cases, (i) pre-transfusion samples were available to estabish previous HGV status of the patient, and (ii) samples were available from individual blood donors to those three cases, to establish donor HGV status.

The first case was a Japanese patient transfused on 12/2/80. Following the transfusion the patient developed Non-B Non-C hepatitis. A total of 5 sera from this patient were tested for HGV RNA by PCR using the 470-20-1 primer pair. HGV RNA was detectable from about 2 weeks to about 8 months following transfusion. A sample taken greater than 1 year post-transfusion was indeterminate (i.e., positive in one duplicate reaction only). No pre- transfusion sample was available for testing.

Cases BIZ and STO (Tables 5 and 6, respectively) were from a prospectively-followed heart surgery study (Alter, et al . , 1989) conducted at the NIH. For each of these patients, pre-transfusion sera were available and were determined to be negative for HGV RNA by PCR using the 470-20-1 primer pair. BIZ tested positive for HGV RNA from day one post-transfusion to week 198 post- transfusion. Of 9 total blood donors to BIZ, 2 out of 8 tested were found to be HGV positive. STO tested positive for HGV RNA from week 5 post-transfusion through week 92 post-transfusion.

Table 5

Transfusion-Associated Transmission of HGV: Case BIZ

Table 6

Transfusion-Associated Transmission

Of HGV: Case STO

The fourth case, also prospectively-defined, was a cardiac surgery patient who participated in a post- transfusion hepatitis study conducted in Sydney, Australia. The patient (PA-124) , having no other identifiable risk factors, received 14 units of blood during surgery (4 units packed red cells, 10 units of platelets) . Of these 14 units one was HGV positive; the other 13 were HGV negative. HBV and HCV serologies of the 14 blood donors were negative with the exception of a reactive HCV EIA (first generation test) . No other HCV test confirmed the positive finding.

In patient PA-124 (Table 7) , serum ALT was elevated beginning with a sample taken two weeks post-operation, and was observed to be at least 10 times the pre-operation level for a period of 14 weeks. PCR results for HCV performed on pre-transfusion, 4 week, and 8 week sera from PA-124, were all negative. Serum from this patient was tested for HGV RNA using the 470-20-1 PCR primers. A pre- transfusion sample was negative for HGV RNA. Positive results were demonstrated following transfusion, coinciding with and succeeding the ALT elevation. The presence of HGV RNA was detected out to one year post- transfusion. These data support the conclusion that HGV may be parenterally transmitted.

Table 7

Transfusion-Associated Transmission of HGV: Case PA-124

Weeks ALT in 470 PCR Post-Operation IU/L Result pre-transfusion 7 —

2 74 +

4 86 +

8 135 +

12 179 +

14 78 + Weeks ALT in 470 PCR Post-Operation IU/L Result

18 9 +

24 6 +

36 11 +

52 11 +

64 23 -

84 10 -

In addition to prospectively-defined post-transfusion transmission cases, additional cases of HGV infection were identified in risk groups defined by multiple transfusions and intravenous drug use (IVDU) (Table 8) .

Table 8

HGV RT-PCR Testing of Coded Sera: Selected Hepatitis and Parenteral Risk Groups

Group Number Number Tested Positive

Autoimmune Hepatitis 10 0

Primary Biliary Cirrhosis 20 0

Suspected Acute NonA-E 24 2 Hepatitis

Chronic Hepatitis (NonA-C) (confirmed by liver 34 3 biopsy)

Hepatocellular Carcinoma 20 2

Chronic HBV 20 2

Chronic HCV 50 6

Hemophilia 49 9

IVDU 54 15

Multiply Transfused Anemia 100 19 Among 100 multiply-transfused sickle cell anemia and thalassemia patients, 19 (19%) were found to have detectable serum HGV RNA. Similarly, 9 of 49 hemophilia patients (18%) were HGV positive with 470-20-1 and NS5 primers. Significantly, 15 of 54 (28%) IVDU were found to be PCR positive for HGV RNA. Infection rates in these parenteral risk groups (18-28%) appear to be higher than rates in blood donors with elevated ALT (1-2%) . These results reinforce the significance of the parenteral route for HGV transmission.

5. PCR SCREENING OF SELECTED HEPATITIS DISEASE GROUPS Sera from patients with acute and chronic hepatitis, hepatocellular carcinoma, HBV infection or HCV infection were tested for the presence of HGV using polymerase chain reaction (data presented in Table 8) . In each of sets of specimens from patients with liver disease, HGV positive specimens were demonstrated (with the exception of specimens from patients with autoimmune hepatitis and primary biliary cirrhosis, both conditions not thought to be exclusively associated with an infectious agent) . As shown in the collections of sera from post- transfusion hepatitis patients (Example 4F-4) , HGV infection is established during acute hepatitis, but circulating viral RNA continues to be detected during chronic infection for periods of time measured in months to years.

Approximately 10-20% co-infection rates were observed in patients with HBV and HCV infection. HGV infection is thus shown to be associated with hepatitis with or without co-infection with other hepatitis viruses. Co-infection may reflect similar risk factors and routes of transmission for these hepatitis viruses. As noted above, there is a higher prevalence of HGV in parenteral risk groups, such as hemophiliacs, IVDU's, and multiply transfused anemia patients (compared with other hepatitis risk groups) . 6. PERSISTENT INFECTION BY HGV IN HUMANS Post-transfusion hepatitis cases BIZ, STO, and PA-124 were show to have PCR-detectable viral RNA up to 3.8, 1.8, and 1.0 years, respectively, following transfusion and acute infection. Additional serum samples were obtained from donor JC (Example 4F-1) , one year and 1.5 years following the initial positive sample. These follow-up serum samples were also HGV positive. Additional sera from other high-ALT donors (T55806, T55875, R25342) , obtained several months following the serum sample in which HGV infection was originally detected, were also positive. Similarly, when HGV infection was established in an experimental primate (CH1356, Example 4H) , HGV RNA was detected over 1.5 years following innoculation. These data establish persistent HGV viremia in humans and experimental primates.

G. AMPLIFICATION OF LONG FRAGMENTS FROM PATIENT RNA FOR

SEQUENCING. PCR primers were designed to amplify several informative regions of the HGV genome in order to obtain sequence information on varied HGV isolates. The primers 470EXT4-2189R (SEQ ID NO:119) and 470EXT4-29F (SEQ ID NO:120) were designed to amplify a 2.2 kb fragment that contained the original 470-20-1 sequence. RNA from samples was reverse-transcribed using "SUPERSCRIPT II" reverse transcriptase (Gibco/BRL, Gaithersburg, MD) . The resulting cDNA was amplified using reagents for efficient long-range PCR ("XL PCR BUFFERS" and "rTth-XL", Perkin Elmer/Applied Biosystems Div. , Foster City, CA) .

The amplification reaction was considered to be positive if a band of the correct size on agarose gel electrophoresis was detected. The sample was confirmed as positive by preliminary DNA sequencing of the amplification product. The following sera samples tested positive for HGV RNA by this amplification method: PNF2161; R10291 (JC) ; and specimens from each of the North American, Egyptian, and Japanese groups. However, no positive samples were detected from the Peruvian sera.

Successful amplification from a variety of HGV- positive specimens provides confirmation of the results obtained by PCR amplification using the 470-20-1 primer pair discussed above. Failure to obtain amplification, however, may reflect poor RNA quality or low copy number or local sequence differences among isolates such that the selected primer sets would not function universally. In order to obtain sequence information from the putative 5'-untranslated region of the HGV genome, primers were designed to amplify fragments from the 5'- untranslated region (based on the HGV PNF 2161-variant) . The two fragments were defined by the following primer sets: FV94-22F (SEQ ID NO:124) and FV94-724R (SEQ ID NO:125), yielding a 728 base pair fragment; and FV94-94F (SEQ ID NO:126) and FV94-912R (SEQ ID NO:127), yielding an 847 base pair fragment.

The conditions just described to promote efficient long-range PCR were used. Products were obtained from most of the samples tested, providing additional confirmation of the presence of HGV RNA in the samples.

H. INFECTIVITY OF HGV IN PRIMATES. Two chimpanzees (designated CH1323 and CH1356) , six cynomolgus monkeys (CY143, CY8904, CY8908, CY8912, CY8917, and CH8918), and six Mystax (MY29, MY131, MY98, MY187, MY229, MY254) subjects were inoculated with PNF 2161. Pre-inoculation and post-inoculation sera were monitored for ALT and for the presence of HGV RNA sequences (as determined by PCR screening - described above) .

One cynomologous monkey (CY8904) showed a positive RNA PCR result (39 days post-inoculation) and one indeterminant result from a total of 17 seperate blood draws. In one chimpanzee, designated CH1356, was sustained viremia observed by RT-PCR. As shown in Table 9, no significant ALT elevation was observed, and circulating virus was detected only at time points considerably after inoculation. Viremia was observed at and following 118 days post-inoculation. Suggestive reactivity was also observed in the first post-inoculation time-point (8 days) , which may indicate residual inoculum.

Table 9

ALT and PCR Results from CH1356 Following Inoculation with PNF 2161

Days Post-Inoculation ALT^* HGV PCR

0 59 —

8 65 +

15 85 —

22 89 —

29 89 —

36 86 -

39 31 —

47 74 -

54 40 -

61 57 —

84 65 +

89 63 +

98 64 -

118 84 +

125 73 +

134 74 +

159 80 +

610 (ALT not available) + average ALT base-line before inoculation was 50, The data presented above indicate that HGV infection was persistent up to 1.7 years in an experimental primate.

I . CHARACTERIZATION OF THE VIRAL GENOME . The isolation of 470-20-1 from a cDNA library

(Example 1) suggests that the viral genome detected in PNF 2161 is RNA. Further experiments to confirm the identity of the HGV viral genome as RNA include the following. Selective degradation of either RNA or DNA (e . g . , by DNase-free RNase or RNase-free DNase) in the original cloning source followed by amplification with HGV specific primers and detection of the amplification products serves to distinguish RNA from DNA templates.

An alternative method makes use of amplification reactions (nucleic acids from the original cloning source as template and HGV specific primers) that employ (i) a DNA-dependent DNA polymerase, in the absence of any RNA- dependent DNA polymerase (i.e., reverse transcripase) in the reactions, and (ii) a DNA-dependent DNA polymerase and an RNA-dependent DNA polymerase in the reactions. In this method, if the HGV genome is DNA or has a DNA intermediate, then amplified product is detected in both types of amplification reactions. If the HGV genome is only RNA, the amplified product is detected in only the reverse transcriptase-containing reactions.

Total nucleic acid (i.e., DNA or RNA) was extracted from PNF 2161, using proteinase K and SDS followed by phenol extraction, as described in Example 4C. The purified nucleic acid was then amplified using polymerase chain reaction (PCR) where either (i) the PCR was preceded by a reverse transcription step, or (ii) the reverse transcription step was omitted. Amplification was reproducibly obtained only when the PCR reactions were preceded by reverse transcription. As a control, DNA templates were successfully amplified in separate reactions. These results demonstrate that the nature of the HGV viral genome is RNA. The strand of the cloned, double-stranded DNA sequence that was originally present in PNF 2161 may be deduced by various means, including the following. Northern or dot blotting of the unamplified genomic RNA from an infected source serum can be performed, followed by hybridization of duplicate blots to probes corresponding to each strand of the cloned sequence. Alternatively, single-stranded cDNA probes isolated from M13 vectors (Messing) , or multiple strand-specific oligonucleotide probes are used for added sensitivity. If the source serum contains single-stranded RNA, only one probe (i.e., sequences from one strand of the 470-20-1 clones) yield a signal, under appropriate conditions of hybridization stringency. If the source serum contains double-stranded RNA, both strand-probes will yeild a signal.

The polymerase chain reaction, prefaced by reverse transcription using one or the other specific primer, represents a much more sensitive alternative to Northern blotting. Genomic RNA extracted from purified virions present in PNF 2161 serum is used as the input template into each RT/PCR. Rather than cDNA synthesis with random hexamers, HGV sequence-specific primers were used. One cDNA synthesis reaction was performed with a primer complementary to one strand of the cloned sequence (e.g., 470-20-1-77F) ; a second cDNA synthesis reaction was also performed using a primer derived from the opposite strand (e.g., 470-20-1-211R) . The resulting first strand cDNA was amplified in using two HGV specific primers. Controls were included for successful amplification by PCR (e.g., DNA controls). RNA transcripts from each strand of the cloned sequence was also used, to control also for the reverse transcription efficiency obtained when using the specific primers which are described.

Specific products were detected by agarose gel electrophoresis with ethidium bromide staining. DNA controls (i.e., double-stranded DNA controls for the PCR amplifcation) were successfully amplified regardless of the primer used for reverse transcription. Single- stranded RNA transcripts (i.e., controls for reverse transcription efficiency and strand specificity) were amplified only when the opposite-strand primer was used for cDNA synthesis.

The PNF-derived HGV polynucleotide gave rise to a specific amplified product only when the primer 470-20-1- 211R was used for reverse transcription, thus indicating that the original HGV polynucleotide sequence present in the serum is complementary to 470-20-1-211R and is likely a single-strand RNA.

EXAMPLE 5

SUCROSE DENSITY GRADIENT SEPARATION OF PNF2161 A. BANDING OF PNF-2161 AGENT.

A continuous gradient of 10-60% sucrose ("ULTRAPURE", Gibco/BRL) in TNE (50 mM Tris-Cl, pH 7.5, 100 mM NaCl, 1 mM EDTA) was prepared using a gradient maker from Hoefer Scientific (San Francisco, CA) . Approximately 12.5 ml of the gradient was overlaid with 0.4 ml of PNF serum which had been stored at -70°C, rapidly thawed at 37°C, then diluted in TNE. The gradient was then centrifuged in the SW40 rotor (Beckman Instruments) at 40,000 rpm (approximately 200,000 x g at r,_v) at 4°C for approximately 18 hours. Fractions of volume approximately 0.6 ml were collected from the bottom of the tube, and 0.5 ml was weighed directly into the ultracentrifuge tube, for calculation of density.

Table 10

Measured Densities of PNF Fractions and Presence of 470-20-1

Fraction Density 470-20-1 Detected^*

1 1.274 —

2 1.274 -

3 1.266 -

4 1.266 —

5 1.260 —

6 1.254 -

7 1.248 +

8 1.206 +

9 1.146 +

10 1.126 +++

11 1.098 ++++ Fraction Density 470-20-1 Detected^*

12 1.068 +++

13 1.050 +

14 1.034 +

15 1.036 +

16 1.018 —

17 1.008 +

18 1.020 +

* "+" and "-" scores were initially based on 40-cycle PCR. In order to distinguish "+", "++", ^»+++", and "++++", fractions giving initial positive scores (7-18) were amplified with 30 cycles of PCR.

The putative viral particles were then pelleted by centrifugation at 40,000 rpm in the Ti70.1 rotor (approximately 110,000 x g) at 4°C for 2 hours, and RNA was extracted using the acid guanidinium phenol technique ("TRI REAGENT", Molecular Research Center, Cincinnati, OH) , and alcohol-precipitated using glycogen as a carrier to improve recovery. The purified nucleic acid was dissolved in an RNase-free buffer containing 2 mM DTT and 1 U/μl recombinant RNasin.

Analysis of the gradient fractions by RNA PCR (Example 4C) showed a distinct peak in the 470-20-1 specific signal, localized in fractions of density ranging from 1.126 to 1.068 g/ml (Table 10). The 470-20-1 signal was thus shown, under these conditions, to form a discrete band, consistent with the expected behavior of a viral particle in a sucrose gradient.

B. RELATIVE VIRAL PARTICLE DENSITIES.

PNF 2161 has been demonstrated to be co-infected with HCV (see above) . In order to compare the properties of the 470-20-1 viral particle to other known hepatitis viral particles, the serum PNF 2161 and a sample of purified Hepatitis A Virus were layered on a sucrose gradient (as described above). Fractions (0.6 ml) were collected, pelleted and the RNA extracted. The isolated RNA from each fraction was subjected to amplification reactions (PCR) using HAV (SEQ ID NO:5; SEQ ID NO:6), HCV (SEQ ID NO:7; SEQ ID NO:8) and 470-20-1 (SEQ ID NO:9, SEQ ID NO: 10) specific primers.

Product bands were identified by electrophoretic separation of the amplification reactions on agarose gels followed by ethidium bromide staining. The results of this analysis are presented in Table 11.

Table 11

Average Density HAV HCV 470-20-1

1.269 — — —

1.263 + - -

1.260 + — —

1.246 ++ - —

1.238 ++ — —

1.240 + - —

1.207 + - -

1.193 + - -

1.172 + + -

1.150 + + +

1.134 + + +

1.118 + + +

1.103 + + +

1.118 + + +

1.103 + + +

1.088 + + +

1.084 - + +

1.080 - + +

1.070 - + +

1.057 - + +

1.035 - + - Average Density HAV HCV 470-20-1

1.017 — — -

1.009 - - -

These results suggest that 470-20-1 particles are more similar to HCV particles than to HAV.

Further, serum PNF 2161 and HAV particles were treated with chloroform before sucrose gradient centrifugation. The results of these experiments suggest that 470-20-1 agent may be an enveloped virus since it has more similar properties to an enveloped Flaviviridae member (HCV) than a non-enveloped virus (HAV) .

EXAMPLE 6 GENERATION OF 470-20-1 EXTENSION CLONES A. ANCHOR PCR.

RNA was extracted directly from PNF2161 serum as described in Example 1. The RNA was passed through a "CHROMA SPIN" 100 gel filtration column (Clontech) to remove small molecular weight impurities. cDNA was synthesized using a BMB cDNA synthesis kit. After cDNA synthesis, the PNF cDNA was ligated to a 50 to 100 fold excess of KL-l/KL-2 SISPA or JML-A/JML-B linkers (SEQ ID NO:ll/SEQ ID NO:12, and SEQ ID NO:17/SEQ ID NO:18, respectively) and amplified for 35 cycles using either the primer KL-1 or the primer JML-A.

The 470 extension clones were generated by anchored PCR of a 1 μl aliquot from a 10 μl ligation reaction containing EcoRI digested (dephosphorylated) lambda gtll arms (1 μg) and EcoRI digested PNF cDNA (0.2 μg) . PCR amplification (40 cycles) of the ligation reaction was carried out using the lambda gtll reverse primer (SEQ ID NO:13) in combination with either 470-20-77F (SEQ ID NO:9) or 470-20-1-211R (SEQ ID NO:10). All primer concentrations for PCR were 0.2 μM. The amplification products (9 μl/100 μl) were separated on a 1.5% agarose gel, blotted to "NYTRAN" (Schleicher and Schuell, Keene, NH) , and probed with a digoxygenin labelled oligonucleotide probe specific for 470-20-1. The digoxygenin labeling was performed according to the manufacturer's recommendations using terminal transferase (BMB) . Bands that hybridized were gel-purified, cloned into the "TA CLONING VECTOR pCR II" (Invitrogen) , and sequenced. Numerous clones having both 5' and 3' extensions to 470-20-1 were identified. All sequences are based on a consensus sequence from the sequencing of at least two independent isolates. This Anchor PCR approach was repeated in a similar manner to obtain further 5' and 3' extension sequences. These PCR amplification reactions were carried out using the lambda gtll reverse primer (SEQ ID NO:13) in combination with HGV specific primers derived from sequences obtained from previous extension clones. The substrate for these reactions was unpackaged PNF 2161 2-cDNA source DNA.

Sequencing was carried out using "DYEDEOXY TERMINATOR CYCLE SEQUENCING" (a modification of the procedure of Sanger, et al . ) on an Applied Biosystems model 373A DNA sequencing system according to the manufacturer's recommendations (Applied Biosystems, Foster City, CA) . Sequence data is presented in the Sequence Listing. Sequences were compared with "GENBANK", EMBL database and dbEST (National Library of Medicine) sequences at both nucleic acid and amino acid levels. Search programs FASTA, BLASTP, BLASTN and BLASTX (Altschul, et al . ) indi¬ cated that these sequences were novel as both nucleic acid and amino acid sequences.

Individual clones obtained using a selected primer pair were aligned to yeild a consensus sequence. The series of consensus sequences used to construct the sequence for the HGV-PNF 2161 varient was as follows: 4E3, SEQ ID NO:26; 3E3, SEQ ID NO:27; 2E5, SEQ ID NO:28; 1E5, SEQ ID NO:29; 4E5, SEQ ID NO:30; 3E5, SEQ ID N0:31; 2E3, SEQ ID NO:32; 1E3, SEQ ID NO:33; 4E5-20, SEQ ID NO:34; 5E3, SEQ ID NO:39; 6E3, SEQ ID NO:40; 7E3, SEQ ID NO:42; 5E5, SEQ ID NO:43; 6E5(44F), SEQ ID NO:44; 8E3, SEQ ID NO:98; 9E3, SEQ ID NO:109; 10E3, SEQ ID NO:110; 11E3, SEQ ID NO:116; 12E3, SEQ ID NO:118; 5'-end, SEQ ID NO:175; and 3'-END, SEQ ID NO:167.

The individual consensus sequences were aligned, overlapping sequences identified and a consensus sequence for the HGV-PNF 2161 variant was determined. This consensus sequence was compared with the sequences obtained for four other HGV variants: JC (SEQ ID NO:182), BG34 (SEQ ID NO:176), T55806 (SEQ ID NO:178), and EB20-2 (SEQ ID NO:180) .

The consensus sequence of the HGV-PNF 2161 variant consists of 9391 base pairs presented as SEQ ID NO:14. This sequence represents a continuous open reading frame (SEQ ID NO:15). A Kyte-Doolittle hydrophobicity plot of the polyprotein is presented as Figure 11.

The relationship between the original 470-20-1 clone and the sequences obtained by extension is shown schematically in Figure 1. As seen in the figure, the DNA strand having opposite polarity to the protein coding sequence of 470-20-1 comprising a long continuous open reading frame. The amino acid sequence of HGV was compared against the sequences of all viral sequence in the PIR database (IntelliGenetics, Inc., Mountain View, CA) of protein sequences. The comparison was carried out using the "SSEARCH" program of the "FASTA" suite of programs version 1.7 (Pearson, et al . ) . Regions of local sequence similarities were found between the HGV sequences and two viruses in the Flaviviridae family of viruses. The similarity alignments are presented in Figures 5A and 5B. Present in these alignments are motifs for the RNA dependent RNA polymerase (RDRP) of these viruses.

Conserved RDRP amino acid motifs are indicated in Figures 5A and 5B by stars and uppercase, bold letters (Koonin and Dolja) . These alignments demonstrate that this portion of the HGV coding sequence correspond to RDRP. This alignment data combined with the data concerning the RNA genome of HGV supports the placement of HGV as a member of the Flaviviridae family. The global amino acid sequence identities of the HGV polyprotein (SEQ ID NO:15) with HoCV (Hog Cholera Virus) and HCV are 17.1% and 25.5%, respectively. Such levels of global sequence identity demonstrates that HGV is a separate viral entity from both HoCV and HCV. To illustrate, in two members of the Flaviviridae family of viruses BVDV (Bovine Diarrhea Virus) and HCV, 16.2% of the amino acids can be globally aligned with HGV.

Members within a genus generally show high homology when aligned globally, for example, BVDV vs. HoCV show 71.2% identity. Various members (variants) of the un¬ named genus of which HCV is a member are between 65% and 100% identical when globally aligned.

B. RACE PCR: 5' END CLONING. Clones representing the 5'-end of the HGV genome were obtained by a modified Anchor PCR approach that utilized RACE (Rapid Amplification of cDNA Ends) technology. The RACE method was originally described by Frohman, et al . , (1988) and Belyausky, et al . , (1989). Briefly, the 5'-end clones of HGV were obtained as follows.

First-strand cDNA synthesis was primed using random hexamers and synthesis was carried out using either "SUPERSCRIPT II" or "rTth" reverse transcriptase (GIBCO/BRL) . After first-strand synthesis, the RNA template was degraded by base hydrolysis (NaOH) . The cDNA sample was neutralized by the addition of acetic acid and purified by absorption to a glass matrix support ("GENO- BIND," Clontech, Palo Alto, CA) . Following purification, the cDNA was concentrated by ethanol precipitation and washed twice with 80% ethanol.

The originally described RACE method was modified as follows. A single-stranded oligonucleotide anchor (SEQ ID NO:174) (Clontech) was ligated to the 3' end of the first- strand cDNA using T4 RNA ligase in the presence of cobalt chloride. The oligonucleotide anchor was obtained from the manufacturer with two modifications: (i) the 3'-end of the anchor was modified with an amino group which prevents concatamer formation, and (ii) the 5'-end contains a phosphate group which allows ligation to the first-strand cDNA.

After ligation of the anchor, the cDNA was used as a template for PCR amplification using several HGV-specific primers in combination with a primer complementary to the anchor sequence (AP primer, SEQ ID NO: 134). The resulting amplification products were separated by agarose gel electrophoresis, transferred to filters and hybridized with a nested, HGV-specific oligonucleotide probe. Bands that hybridized to the HGV-probe were isolated, cloned into "pCR-II" (Invitrogen, San Diego, CA) and sequenced.

c. HGV 3' END CLONING.

Clones representing the 3'-end of the HGV genome were obtained by a modified anchored RT-PCR method. Briefly, poly A polymerase (GIBCO/BRL, Gaithersburg, MD) was used to catalyze the addition of a poly(A) tail to PNF 2161 RNA prior to cDNA synthesis. The poly(A) addition was performed according to the manufacturer's recommendations. Following purification of the poly(A) modified RNA, reverse transcription with "SUPERSCRIPT II" (GIBCO/BRL) was carried out using primer GV-5446IRT (SEQ ID NO:184). The resulting cDNA was amplified by PCR using the following primer set: GV59-5446F (SEQ ID NO:171) and GV- 5446IR (SEQ ID NO:172).

After amplification, the products were separated by agarose gel electrophoresis, transferred to filters and hybridized with a digoxigenin-labelled oligonucleotide probe (E5-7-PRB, SEQ ID NO:173). Products that hybridized with the oligonucleotide were isolated, purified, cloned into "pCR-II" and sequenced. The two clones isolated by this method were MP3-3 (SEQ ID NO:168) and MP3-7 (SEQ ID NO:169) . EXAMPLE 7

ISOLATION OF 470-20-1 FUSION PROTEIN

A. EXPRESSION AND PURIFICATION OF 470-20-1/GLUTATHIONE-S- TRANSFERASE FUSION PROTEIN Expression of a glutathione-S-transferase (sj26) fused protein containing the 470-20-1 peptide was achieved as follows. A 237 base pair insert (containing 17 nucleotides of SISPA linkers on both sides) corresponding to the original lambda gtll 470-20-1 clone was isolated from the lambda gtll 470-20-1 clone by polymerase chain reaction using primers gtll F(SEQ ID NO:25) and gtll R(SEQ ID NO:13) followed by Eco RI digestion.

The insert was cloned into a modified pGEX vector, pGEX MOV. pGEX MOV encodes sj26 protein fused with six histidines at the carboxy terminal end (sj26his) . The

470-20-1 polypeptide coding sequences were introduced into the vector at a cloning site located downstream of sj26his coding sequence in the vector. Thus, the 470-20-1 polypeptide is expressed as sj26his/470-20-l fusion protein. The sj26 protein and six histidine region of the fusion protein allow the affinity purification of the fusion protein by dual chromatographic methods employing glutathione-conjugated beads (Smith, D.B. , et al . ) and immobilized metal ion beads (Hochula; Porath) . E. coli strain W3110 (ATCC catalogue number 27352) was transformed with pGEX MOV and pGEX MOV containing 470- 20-1 insert. Sj26his protein and 470-20-1 fusion protein were induced by the addition of 2 mM isopropyl-j8- thiogalactopyranoside (IPTG) . The fusion proteins were purified either by glutathione-affinity chromatography or by immobilized metal ion chromatography (IMAC) according to the published methods (Smith, D.B., et al . ; Porath) in conjunction with conventional ion-exchange chromatography. The purified 470-20-1 fusion protein was immunoreactive with PNF 2161. However, purified sj26his protein was not immunoreactive with PNF 2161, indicating the presence of specific immunoreaction between the 470- 20-1 peptide and PNF 2161. B. ISOLATION OF 470-20-1/B-GALACTOSIDASE FUSION PROTEIN KM392 lysogens infected either with lambda phage gtll or with gtll/470-20-1 are incubated in 32°C until the culture reaches to an O.D. of 0.4. Then the culture is incubated in a 43°C water bath for 15 minutes to induce gtll peptide synthesis, and further incubated at 37°C for 1 hour. Bacterial cells are pelleted and lysed in lysis buffer (10 mM Tris, pH 7.4, 2 % "TRITON X-100" and 1% aprotinin) . Bacterial lysates are clarified by centrifugation (10K, for 10 minutes, Sorvall JA20 rotor) and the clarified lysates are incubated with Sepharose 4B beads conjugated with anti-3-galactosidase (Promega) .

Binding and elution of j8-galactosidase fusion proteins are performed according to the manufacturer's instruction. Typically binding of the proteins and washing of the column are done with lysis buffer. Bound proteins are eluted with 0.1 M carbonate/bicarbonate buffer, pH 10. The purified 470-20-1/b-galactosidase protein is immunoreactive with both PNF2161 and anti-b- galactosidase antibody. However, jS-galactosidase, expressed by gtll lysogen and purified, is not immunoreactive with PNF2161 but immunoreactive with anti- β-galactosidase antibody.

EXAMPLE 8

PURIFICATION OF THE 470-20-1 FUSION PROTEIN AND PREPARATION OF ANTI-470-20-1 ANTIBODY

A. GLUTATHIONE AFFINITY PURIFICATION

Materials included 50 ml glutathione affinity matrix reduced form (Sigma), XK 26/30 Pharmacia column, 2.5 x 10 cm Bio-Rad "ECONO-COLUMN" (Richmond, CA) , Gilson

(Middleton, WI) HPLC, DTT (Sigma) , glutathione reduced form (Sigma) , urea, and sodium phosphate dibasic.

The following solutions were used in purification of the fusion protein:

Buffer A: phosphate buffer saline, pH 7.4, and

Buffer B: 50 mM Tris Ph 8.5, 8 mM glutathione,

(reduced form glutathione) Strip buffer: 8 M urea, 100 mM Tris pH 8.8, 10 mM glutathione, 1.5 NaCl.

E . coli carrying the plasmid pGEX MOV containing 470- 20-1 insert, were grown in a fermentor (20 liters) . The bacteria were collected and lysed in phosphate buffered saline (PBS) containing 2 mM phenylmethyl sulfonyl fluoride (PMSF) using a micro-fluidizer. Unless otherwise noted, all of the following procedures were carried out at 4°C. The crude lysate was prepared for loading by placing lysed bacteria into "OAKRIDGE" tubes and spinning at 2OK rpms (40k x g) in a Beckman model JA-20 rotor. The supernatant was filtered through a 0.4 μ filter and then through a 0.2 μm filter. The 2.5 x 10 cm "ECONO-COLUMN" was packed with the glutathione affinity matrix that was swelled in PBS for two hours at room temperature. The column was brought into equilibrium by washing with 4 bed volumes of PBS.

The column was loaded with the crude lysate at a flow rate of 8 ml per minute. Subsequently, the column was washed with 5 column volumes of PBS at the same flow rate.

The column was eluted by setting the flow rate to 0.75-1 ml/min. and introducing Buffer B. Buffer B was pumped through the column for 5 column volumes and two- minute fractions were collected. An exemplary elution profile is shown in Figure 2. The content and purity of the proteins present in the fractions were assessed by standard SDS PAGE (Figure 3) . The 470-20-l/sj26his fusion protein was identified based on its predicted molecular weight and its immunoreactivity to PNF 2161 serum. For further manipulations, the protein can be isolated from fractions containing the fusion protein or from the gel by extraction of gel regions containing the fusion protein. B . PURIFICATION OF CLONE 470-20-1 FUSION PROTEIN BY ANION EXCHANGE .

Solutions include the following :

Buffer A ( 10 mM sodium phosphate pH 8 . 0 , 4 M urea , 10 mM DTT) ;

Buffer B (10 mM sodium phosphate pH 8.0, 4 M urea, 10 mM DTT, 2.0 M NaCl) ; and

Strip Buffer (8 M urea, 100 mM Tris pH 8.8, 10 mM glutathione, 1.5 NaCl) . Crude lysate (or other protein source, such as pooled fractions from above) was loaded onto "HIGH-Q-50" (Biorad,

Richmond, CA) column at a flow rate of 4.0 ml/min. The column was then washed with Buffer A for 5 column volumes at a flow rate of 4.0 ml/min. After these washes, a gradient was started and ran from Buffer A to Buffer B in 15 column volumes. The gradient then stepped to 100% Buffer B for one column volume. An exemplary gradient is shown in Figure 4A.

Fractions were collected every 10 minutes. Purity of the 470-20-l/sj26his fusion protein was assessed by standard

SDS-PAGE (Figures 4B and 4C) and relevant fractions were pooled (approximately fractions 34 through 37, Figure 4C) .

C PREPARATION OF ANTI-470-20-1 ANTIBODY The purified 470-20-l/sj26his fusion protein is injected subcutaneously in Freund's adjuvant in a rabbit.

Approximately 1 mg of fusion protein is injected at days 0 and 21, and rabbit serum is typically collected at 6 and 8 weeks. A second rabbit is similarly immunized with purified sj26his protein.

Minilysates are prepared from bacteria expressing the

470-20-l/sj26his fusion protein, sj26his protein, and β- galactosidase/470-20-1 fusion protein. The lysates are fractionated on a gel and transfered to a membrane.

Separate Western blots are performed using the sera from the two rabbits. Serum from the animal immunized with 470-20-1 fusion protein is immunoreactive with all sj26his fusion protein in minilysates of IPTG induced E. coli W3110 that are transformed either with pGEX MOV or with pGEX MOV containing 470-20-1 insert. This serum is also immunoreactive with the fusion protein in the minilysate from the 470-20-1 lambda gtll construct.

The second rabbit serum is immunoreactive with both sj26his and 470-20-l/sj26his fusion proteins in the minilysates. This serum is not expected to immunoreactive with 470-20-l/3-galactosidase fusion protein in the minilysate from the 470-20-1 lambda gtll construct. None of the sera are expected to be immunoreactive with β- galactosidase. Anti-470-20-1 antibody present in the sera from the animal immunized with the fusion protein is purified by affinity chromatography (using the 470-20-1 ligand) .

Alternatively, the fusion protein can be cleaved to provide the 470-20-1 antigen free of the sj-26 protein sequences. The 470-20-1 antigen alone is then used to generate antibodies as described above.

EXAMPLE 9 Rabbit Anti-Peptide Sera Peptides were designed to cover the entire HGV sequence, in particular, to cover each of the functional groups in the non-structural and structural genes. Peptides were synthesized commercially by conventional techniques. Representative peptides are presented in Table 12.

Table 12

The NS3 peptide has an extraneous Cysteine on the C terminal end that is not in the HGV-PNF 2161 variant polypeptide sequence; the actual sequence was a Q.

The peptides were coupled to KLH. Using rabbits as host, the conjugated peptides were injected subcutaneously at multiple sites. Anti-peptide rabbit serum were generated by a commercial facility. A two-week immunization protocol was used with bleeds taken at alternate weeks.

Rabbit anti-peptide sera were shown to be peptide specific and to have high titer. Rabbit anti-peptide sera also recognize corresponding recombinant proteins expressed in E. coli and baculovirus. Antibody endpoint titers range from 1:50,000 dilution to 1:625,000 dilution. Rabbit anti-peptide 7 (NS4a) had low end point titers of only 1:1,000. Accordingly, rabbit anti-serum to the NS4a protein expressed in, for example, the baculovirus system may be a more useful reagent. Rabbit anti-peptide sera are useful for immunoprecipitating corresponding HGV proteins expressed, for example, in baculovirus and vaccinia. Rabbit anti- peptide sera are also useful as capture antibody in EIAs to detect HGV antigen. Rabbit anti-peptide sera are further useful in the characterization of the HGV proteins. EXAMPLE 10 SEROLOGY A. WESTERN BLOT ANALYSIS OF SERA PANELS The 470-20-1 fusion antigen (described above) was used to screen panels of sera. Many of the panels were of human sera derived both from individuals suffering from hepatitis and uninfected controls.

Affinity purified 470-20-1 fusion antigen (Example 8) was loaded onto a 12% SDS-PAGE at 2 μg/cm. The gel was run for two hours at 200V. The antigen was transfered from the gel to a nitrocellulose filter.

The membrane was then blocked for 2 hours using a solution of 1% bovine serum albumin, 3% normal goat serum, 0.25% gelatin, 100 mM NaP0₄, 100 mM NaCl, and 1% nonfat dry milk. The membrane was then dried and cut into 1-2 mm strips; each strip contained the 470-20-1 fusion antigen. The strip was typically rehydrated with TBS (150 mM NaCl; 20 mM Tris HCl, pH 7.5) and incubated in panel sera (1:100) overnight with rocking at room temperature. The strips were washed twice for five minutes each time in TBS plus "TWEEN 20" (0.05%), and then washed twice for five minutes each time in TBS. The strips were then incubated in secondary antibody (Promega anti-human IgG- Alkaline Phosphatase conjugate, 1:7500), for 1 hour with rocking at room temperature. The strips were then washed twice x 5 minutes in TBS + "TWEEN 20", then twice x 5 minutes in TBS.

Bound antibody was detected by incubating the strips in a substrate solution containing BCIP (Example 2) and NBT (Example 2) in pH 9.5 buffer (100 mM Tris, 100 mM NaCl, 5 mM MgCl₂) . Color development was allowed to proceed for approximately 15 minutes at which point color development was halted by 3 washes in distilled H₂0.

Test sera were derived from the following groups of individuals: (i) blood donors, negative for HBV Ab, surface Ag, negative for HCV, HIV, HTLV-1 Abs; (ii) HBV, sera from individuals who are infected with Hepatitis B virus; (iii) HCV, sera from individuals infected with Hepatitis C virus by virtue of being reactive in a second- generation HCV ELISA assay; and (iv) HXV, individuals serologically negative for HAV, HBV, HCV, or HEV.

The results of these screens are presented in Table 13.

Table 13

470-20-1 Sera Panelling Result Summary

Mo. Human^*

Sample Sera Tested + IND^* blood 30 1 2 27 donor (3.3%) (6.7%) (90.0%)

HBV 40 7 4 29 (17.5%) (10.0%) (72.5%)

HCV 38 11 11 16 (28.95%) (28.95%) (42.1%)

HXV 122 20 12 90 (16.4%) (9.8%) (73.8%)

Indeterminate, weak reactivity

These results suggest the presence of the 470-20-1 antigen in a number of different sera samples. The antigen is not immunoreactive with normal human sera.

B. GENERAL ELISA PROTOCOL FOR DETECTION OF ANTIBODIES

Polystyrene 96 well plates ("IMMULON II" (PGC) ) are coated with 5 μg/ml (100 μL per well) antigen in 0.1 M sodium bicarbonate buffer, pH 9.5. Plates are sealed with "PARAFILM" and stored at 4°C overnight. Plates are aspirated and blocked with 300 uL 10% normal goat serum and incubated at 37°C for 1 hr.

Plates are washed 5 times with PBS 0.5% "TWEEN-20". Antisera is diluted in 1 x PBS, pH 7.2. The desired dilution(s) of antisera (0.1 mL) are added to each well and the plate incubated 1 hour at 37°C The plates are then washed 5 times with PBS 0.5% "TWEEN-20". Horseradish peroxidase (HRP) conjugated goat anti- human antiserum (Cappel) is diluted 1/5,000 in PBS. 0.1 mL of this solution is added to each well. The plate is incubated 30 min at 37°C, then washed 5 times with PBS. Sigma ABTS (substrate) is prepared just prior to addition to the plate.

The reagent consists of 50 ml 0.05 M citric acid, pH 4.2, 0.078 ml 30% hydrogen peroxide solution and 15 mg ABTS. 0.1 ml of the substrate is added to each well, then incubated for 30 min at room temperature. The reaction is stopped with the addition of 0.050 mL 5% SDS (w/v) . The relative absorbance is determined at 410 nm.

EXAMPLE 11 Expression of Selected HGV Antigens

The entire coding sequence of HGV was subcloned into greater than 50 distinct overlapping cDNA fragments. The length of most cDNA fragments ranged from about 200 bp to about 500 bp. The cDNA fragments were cloned separately into the expression vector, pGEX-HisB. This vector is similar to pGEX-MOV, described above. pGEX-hisB is a modification of pGEX-2T (Genbank accession number A01438; a commercially available expression vector) . The vector pGEX-2T has been modified by insertion of a NcoJ site directly downstream from the thrombin cleavage site. This site is followed by a BamHI site, which is followed by a poly-histidine (six histidines) encoding sequence, followed by the EcoRI site found in pGEX-2T. Coding sequences of interest are typically inserted between the Ncol site and the BamHI site. In Figure 6 (SEQ ID NO:115), the inserted sequence encodes the GE3-2 antigen. The rest of the vector sequence is identical to pGEX-2T. Expression of fusion protein is carried out essentially as described above with other pGEX-derived expression vectors.

Cloning of all 50 fragments was carried out essentially as described below, where specific primers were selected for each of the 50 coding regions. Each HGV insert DNA is PCR amplified from RNA extracted from PNF 2161 or other HGV(+) sera using a specific set of primers as described in Example 4C. Typically, the 5' primer contained a Ncol restriction site and the 3' primer contained a BamHI restriction site. The Ncol primers in the amplified fragments allowed in-frame fusion of amplified coding sequences to the GST-SJ26 coding sequence in the expression vectors pGEX-Hisb or pGEX MOV.

Amplified HGV insert DNA is digested with restriction enzymes Ncol and Bam HI. Digested insert DNA is gel purified and ligated with Ncol and BamHI digested pGEX hisB or pGEX MOV. E. coli strain W3110 (ATCC #27325, American Type Culture Collection, Rockville, MD) was transformed with the ligation product. Ampicillin resistant colonies were selected. Presence of the insert was confirmed by the PCR amplification of the insert from the ampicillin resistant colony using primers homologous to pGEX vector sequences flanking the inserted molecules (primers GLI F (SEQ ID NO:235) and GLI R (SEQ ID NO:236). The size of the PCR amplification product is the insert size plus approximately 160 bp derived from vector. Transformants with appropriate inserts were selected and subjected to protein induction by IPTG as described in Example 7. Expressed recombinant proteins were analyzed for specific immunoreactivity against putative HGV- infected human sera by Western blot.

Eight fragments designated GE3, GE9, GE15, GE17, GE4, EXP3, GEl-N and GE-57 encoded antigens that gave a clear immunogenic response when reacted with putative HGV- infected human sera.

A . CLONING OF GE3 , GE9 , GE15 , GE17 , GE4 , EXP3 , GEl-N AND GE57 .

The coding sequence inserts for clones GE3, GE9, GE15, GE17, GE4, EXP3, GEl-N and GE57 were generated by polymerase chain reaction from SISPA-amplified double- stranded cDNA or RNA obtained from PNF 2161 or T55806 using PCR primers specific for each fragment. Following Table 14 lists the coordinates of each clone relative to SEQ ID NO:14 and the primer sets used for generation of each clone insert.

Table 14

Clone Serum Coordinate F Primer R rimer Source on SEQ ID (SEQ ID MO:) (SEQ ID MO:)

MO:14

GE3 PNF 6615-6977 GE-3F GE-3R 2161 (SEQ ID NO:46) (SEQ ID NO:47)

GE9 PNF 8154-8441 GE-9F GE-9R 2161 (SEQ ID NO:48) (SEQ ID NO:49)

GE15 PNF 3615-3935 GE-15F GE-15R 2161 (SEQ ID NO:111) (SEQ ID NO:112)

GE17 PNF 3168-3305 GE-17F GE-17R 2161 (SEQ ID NO:113) (SEQ ID NO:114)

GE4 PNF 6825-7226 GE4F GE4R 2161 (SEQ ID NO:149) (SEQ ID NO:150)

EXP3 PNF 6648-7658 470EXP3F 470EXP3R 2161 (SEQ ID NO:151) (SEQ ID NO:152)

GEl-N PNF 5850-6239 GE1-NF GE1-NR 2161 (SEQ ID NO:237) (SEQ ID NO:238)

GE57 T55806 271^*-456^* GE57F GE57R (SEQ ID NO:239) (SEQ ID NO:240)

These sequences are given relative to SEQ ID NO:178.

The amino acid sequence of GE57 is presented as SEQ ID NO:241.

In the GE3-5' primer (GE-3F, SEQ ID NO:46) a silent point mutation was introduced to modify a natural Ncol restriction site. Using the above-described primers, PCR amplification products were generated. The amplification products were gel purified, digested with Ncol and BamHI, and gel purified again. The purified Ncol /BamHI GE3, GE9, GE15, GE17, GE4, GEl-N and GE57 fragments were independently ligated into dephosphorylated, Ncol /BamHI cut pGEX-HisB vectors. The purified Ncol /BamHI EXP3 fragment was ligated into dephosphorylated, Ncol /BamHI cut pGEX-MOV vector. Each ligation mixture was transformed into E . coli W3110 strain and ampicillin resistant colonies were selected. The ampicillin resistant colonies were resuspended in a Tris/EDTA buffer and analyzed by PCR, using primers GLI F (SEQ ID NO:235) and GLI R (SEQ ID NO:236) to confirm the presence of insert sequences. Eight candidate clones were designated GE3-2, GE9-2, GE15- 1, GE17-2, GE4-8, EXP3-7, GEl-N and GE57, respectively.

B. Expression of the GE3-2, GE9-2, GE15-1, GE17-2, GE4-8, EXP3-7, GEl-N and GE57 Fusion Proteins.

Colonies of ampicillin resistant bacteria carrying

GE3-2, GE9-2, GE15-1, and GE17-2, GE4-8, EXP3-7, GEl-N and

GE57 containing-vectors were individually inoculated into LB medium containing ampicillin. The cultures were grown to OD of 0.8 to 0.9 at which time IPTG (isopropylthio- beta-galactoside; Gibco-BRL) was added to a final concentration of 0.3 to 1 mM, for the induction of protein expression. Incubation in the presence of IPTG was continued for 3 to 4 hours.

Bacterial cells were harvested by centrifugation and resuspended in SDS sample buffer (0.0625 M Tris, pH 6.8, 10% glycerol, 5% mercaptoethanol, 2.3% SDS). The resuspended pellet was boiled for 5 min. and then cleared of insoluble cellular debris by centrifugation. The supernatants obtained from IPTG-induced cultures of GE3-2, GE9-2, GE15-1, GE17-2, GE4-8, EXP3-7, GEl-N and GE57 were analyzed by SDS-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis (PAGE) together with uninduced lysates. The proteins from these gels were then transferred to nitrocellulose filters (i.e., by Western blotting).

The filters were first incubated with rabbit polyclonal antibody or mouse monoclonal antibody (RMOOl from Sierra Biosource, CA) directed to GST protein to detect the expression of appropriate size GST-fusion protein expression. Expected protein sizes of above clones are 40, 38, 39, 32, 42, 64, 42 and 33 KDa, respectively. Immunoreactivity of RMOOl with bands at the appropriate molecular weight for the fusion proteins demonstrated the successful expression of the fusion proteins of above clones by the bacterial cells. Expression of the clone proteins were also monitored by the appearance of over-expressed proteins of appropriate sizes upon IPTG induction on the Coomassie brilliant blue stained gel.

C WESTERN BLOT ANALYSIS OF HGV PROTEINS. Once the expression of the HGV clone protein was confirmed by Western blot analysis with anti-GST antibody a second set of filters, prepared as above, were then exposed to several HGV(+) and HGV(-) human sera. Human sera used for Western blot analyses of whole cell lysates were pre-absorbed with the lambda-gtll-nitrocellulose filters. Lambda-gtll-nitrocellulose filters were prepared as follows. Briefly, an overnight culture of KM392 culture was prepared in LB. The culture was diluted 10 fold in fresh LB containing 0.2% maltose and incubated for 1 hour at 37°C with shaking.

After 1 hour the culture was mixed with an equal volume of MgCa solution (0.01M MgCl₂ and 0.01M CaCl₂) . To this mixture lambda gtll was added to a titer of 2 x 10⁴ PFU/ml and incubated for 30 min without shaking. After 30 minutes (per each ml of this phage/E.coli mixture) 15 ml of molten (55°C) LB top agar (LB with 0.8% agar) was added: 8 ml of this mixture was spread onto each 15 cm LB agar plate. After the top agar solidified the plate was incubated at 37°C for 3-5 hr. After plaques developed, a nitrocellulose filter was placed on the plate and the plate further incubated at 37°C overnight. The nitrocellulose filter was removed and washed thoroughly with TBS (50 mM Tris-HCl, pH 7.5, 150 mM NaCl) plus 0.05 % "TWEEN 20." The washed filter was then blocked with 1% gelatin in TBS overnight. The filter was washed three times (5 minutes each wash) with TBS.

For the pre-absorption of human sera each serum was diluted 100 fold in blocking solution (described in Example 10) . Ten mis. of diluted serum was then incubated overnight with two lambda gtll filters prepared as above. Lambda gtll filters were removed and the pre-absorbed serum used for Western blot analysis. Western blot analyses demonstrated that clones GE3-2, GE9-2, GE15-1, GE17-2, GE4-8, EXP3-7, GEl-N and GE57 showed specific immunoreactivity toward HGV(+) sera. The GE-4-8 protein was immunoreactive with J21689 serum. J21689 is HGV (+) serum as determined by HGV PCR (Example 4) and HCV (+) as determined by HCV PCR and serological analyses. The EXP3-7 protein was immunoreactive with JC and T55806. JC is the HGV-positive serum identified in Example 4F that was rejected by the blood bank for being high ALT. A second JC sample, taken one year after the initial serum sample, was also positive for HGV by PCR analysis. T55806 is also the HGV-positive serum identified in Example 4F that was rejected by the blood bank for being High ALT. This serum is co-positive with HCV. Further, GE15-1 and GE-17 showed weak but specific immunoreactivity toward PNF 2161 and T55806. GEl-N was immunoreactive with PNF2161, JC, T55806, T56633, T27034 and R0001. T56633, T27034 and R0001 are HGV (+) sera identified in Example 4F. GE57 was immunoreactive with E57963 and R0001. E57963 is HGV and HCV co-positive serum. GE3-2 and GE9-2 were also immunoreactive with HGV sera specifically. However, none of the eight antigens were immunoreactive with HGV negative sera T43608 and R05072. The GE3-2 and GE9-2 fusion proteins were purified from bacterial cell lysates essentially as in Example 7 using dual chromatographic methods employing glutathione- conjugated beads (Smith, D.B., et al . ) and immobilized metal ion beads (Hochuli; Porath) . The purified proteins were subjected to Western blot analysis as follows.

Various amounts of the purified HGV proteins (e.g., GE3-2 and GE9-2 proteins) were loaded on 12% acrylamide gels. Following PAGE, proteins were transferred from the gels to nitrocellulose membranes, using standard pro¬ cedures. Individual membranes were incubated with one of a number of human or mouse sera. Excess sera were removed by washing the membranes. These membranes were incubated with alkaline phosphatase-conjugated goat anti-human antibody (Promega) or alkaline phosphatase-conjugated goat anti-mouse antibodies (Sigma) , depending on the serum being used for screening. The membranes were washed again, to remove excess goat anti-human IgG antibody, and exposed to NBT/BCIP. Photographs of exemplary stained membranes having the GE3 fusion protein are shown in Figures 7A to 7D.

The Figures show the results of Western blot analysis of the purified GE3-2 protein using the following sera: N-(ABCDE) human (JC) serum (Figure 7A) , N-(ABDE) human (PNF 2161) serum (Figure 7B) , a super normal (SN2) serum (Figure 7C) , and mouse monoclonal antibody (RMOOl) directed against GST-SJ26 protein (Figure 7D) . In each of the figures, lane 1 contains pre-stained molecular weight standards(Bio-Rad) , and lanes 2-5 contain, respectively, the following amounts of the GE3-2 fusion protein: 4 μg, 2 μg, 1 μg, and 0.5 μg. Numbers represent loading amounts in micrograms per 0.6 centimeter of gel (well size) . Dilutions of the human JC, PNF 2161 and Super Normal 2 sera were 1:100. The anti-sj26 dilution was 1:1000. The band seen at about 97K in the JC blot is reactivity against a minor contaminant in the GE3.2 fusion protein preparation. Protein marker sizes are 142.9, 97.2, 50, 35.1, 29.7 and 21.9 KD.

As shown in Figures 7A to 7D, GE3-2 showed specific immunoreactivity with JC serum. GE3-2 reacted weakly with PNF 2161 serum and would be scored as an indeterminant or negative. In parallel experiments, GE9-2 showed weak but specific immunoreactivity toward PNF 2161 serum. EXAMPLE 12 Construction of Exemplary Epitope Libraries A. THE Y5 LIBRARY.

Polymerase Chain Reactions were employed to amplify 3 overlapping DNA fragments from PNF 2161 SISPA-amplified cDNA. The PNF 2161 SISPA-amplified cDNA was prepared using the JML-A/B linkers (SEQ ID NO:54 and SEQ ID NO:55). One microliter of this material was re-amplified for 30 cycles (1 minute at 94°C, 1.5 minutes at 55°C and 2 minutes at 72°C) using 1 μM of the JML-A primers. The total reaction volume was 100 μl. The products from 3 of these amplifications were combined and separated from excess PCR primers by a single pass through a "WIZARD PCR COLUMN" (Promega) following the manufacturer's instructions. The "WIZARD PCR COLUMN" is a silica based resin that binds DNA in high ionic strength buffers and will release DNA in low ionic strength buffers. The amplified DNA was eluted from the column with 100 μl distilled H20. The eluted DNA was fractionated on a 1.5% Agarose TBE gel (Maniatis, et al . ) and visualized with UV light following ethidium bromide staining. A strong smear of DNA fragments between 150 and 1000 bp was observed. One microliter of the re-amplified cDNA was used as for template in PCR reactions with each primer pair presented in Table 15.

Table 15

The primers were designed to result in the amplification of HGV specific DNA fragments of the sizes indicated in Table 15. In the amplification reactions, the primer pairs were used at a concentration of 1 μM. Amplifications were for 30 cycles of 1 minute at 94, 1.5 minutes at 54°C and 3 minutes at 72°C in a total reaction volume of 100 μl. Each of the three different primer pair PCR reactions resulted in the specific amplification of products having the expected sizes. For each primer pair reaction, amplification products from 3 independent PCR reactions were combined and purified using a "WIZARD PCR COLUMN" as described above. The purified products were eluted in 50 μl dH20.

Samples from each purified product (14 μl, containing approximately 1 - 2 μg of each primer-pair amplified DNA fragment) were combined. The combined sample of all three different amplified fragments was added to 5 μl of 10X DNAse Digestion buffer (500 mM Tris PH 7.5, 100 mM MnCl₂) and 2 μl of dH20. From this digestion mixture, a 10 μl sample was removed and placed in a tube containing 5 μl of Stop solution (100 mM EDTA, pH 8.0). This sample was the 0 "minutes of digestion" time point. The rest of the digestion reaction was placed at 25°C. To the digestion mixture 1 μl of 1/25 diluted RNase-free DNAse I (Stratagene) was added. At various time points 10 μl aliquots were withdrawn and mixed with 5 μl of Stop solution. The DNAse I digested DNA products were analyzed on a 1.5% Agarose TBE gel.

The results of several digestion experiments showed that 40 minutes of digestion provided a good distribution of DNA fragments in the size range of 100 - 300 bp. A DNAse I digestion was then repeated with the entire digestion being left for 40 minutes at room temperature. The digestion was stopped by the addition of 18 μl of Stop Buffer and the digested DNA products were purified using a "WIZARD PCR COLUMN." The "WIZARD-PCR COLUMN" was eluted with 50 μl of dH20 and the eluted DNA added to the following reaction mixture: 7 μl of Restriction Enzyme Buffer C (Promega, 10 mM MgCl₂, 1 mM DTT, 50 mM NaCl, 10 mM Tris, pH 7.9, IX concentration); 11 μl of 1.25 mM dNTPs; and 2 μl T4 DNA Polymerase (Boehringer-Mannhiem) . This reaction mixture was held at 37°C for 30 minutes, at which point 70 μl of pH 8.0 phenol/CHCl₃ was added and mixed. The phenol/CHC1₃ was removed and extracted once to yield a total aqueous volume of 150 μl containing the DNA sample. The DNA was ethanol precipitated using 2 volumes of absolute ethanol and 0.5 volume of 7.5 M NH₄-acetate. The DNA was pelleted by centrifugation for 15 minutes at 14,000 rpm in an "EPPENDORF MICROFUGE", dried for 5 minutes at 42°C and resuspended in 25 μl of dH20.

The DNA was ligated to 5' phosphorylated SISPA linkers KLl (SEQ ID NO:62) and KL2 (SEQ ID NO:63). Several different concentrations of SISPA linkers and DNA was tested. The highest level of ligation (assessed as described below) occurred under the following ligation reaction conditions: 6 μl of DNA, 2 μl of 5.0 x 10 -12 M KL1/KL2 linkers, 1 μl of 10X ligase buffer (New England Biolabs) , and 1 μl of 400 Units/μl T4 DNA Ligase (New England Biolabs) in a total reaction volume of 10 μl. Ligations were carried out overnight at 16°C

Two reactions were run in parallel as follows. A 2 μl sample of the ligated material was amplified using the KLl SISPA primer in a total reaction volume of 100 μl (25 cycles of 1 minute at 94°C, 1.5 minutes at 55°C and 2 minutes at 72°C). The degree of ligation was assessed by separating 1/5 of the PCR reaction amplified products by electrophoresis using a 1.5% agarose TBE gel. The gel was stained with ethidium bromide and the bands visualized with UV light.

The amplification products from the duplicate reactions were purified using "WIZARD PCR COLUMNS" and the purified DNA eluted in 50 μl of dH20. A twenty-five microliter aliquot of the PCR KL1/KL2 amplified DNA was digested with 36 Units of EcoRI (Promega) in a total volume of 30 μl. The reaction was carried out overnight at 37°C The Digested DNA was purified using a "SEPHADEX G25" spin column.

The EcoRI digested DNA was ligated in overnight reactions to λgtll arms that were pre-digested with EcoRI and treated with calf intestinal alkaline phosphatase (Stratagene, La Jolla, CA) . The ligation mixture was packaged using a "GIGAPACK GOLD PACKAGING EXTRACT" (Stratagene) following manufacturer's instructions. Titration of the amount of recombinant phage obtained was performed by plating a 1/10 dilution of the packaged phage on a lawn of KM-392, where the plate contained 20 μl of a 100 mg/ml solution of x-gal (5-Bromo-4-chloro-3-indolyl-/3- D-galactoside; Sigma) and 20 μl of a 0.1 M solution of IPTG (Isopropyl-l-thio-_/3-D-galactoside; Sigma) . A titer was obtained of 1.2 x 10⁶phage/ml containing over 75% recombinant phage.

The percentage of recombinant plaques was confirmed by PCR analysis of 8 randomly picked plaques using primers 11F (SEQ ID NO:25) and 11R (SEQ ID NO:13). This packaged library containing the DNA fragments derived from the digestion of the amplified DNAs Fl/Rl, F2/R3, and F4/R4 amplified DNAs and was designated library Y5.

B. THE ENV LIBRARY. An expression library, designated the ENV library, was generated as follows. One microliter of PNF 2161 SISPA amplified DNA was used as the template in polymerase chain amplification reactions utilizing the following primer pairs: GEP-F15 (SEQ ID NO:128) and GEP-R15 (SEQ ID NO:129), which generate a 525 nucleotide HGV fragment; and GEP-F17 (SEQ ID NO:130) and GEP-R16 (SEQ ID NO:131), which generate a 765 nucleotide HGV fragment.

PCR amplification was for 35 cycles of 94°C for 1 min, 52°C for 1.5 minutes, and 72°C for 3 minutes. The amplified products were purified and digested with DNAse I. Ligation of KLl and KL2 linkers to cDNA, amplification of DNA fragments and construction of libraries in lambda gtll were performed essentially as described in Example 12A. The recombinant frequency of the library was greater than 70%. Analysis of the inserts by polymerase chain reaction using primers derived from the flanking regions of lambda gtll confirmed the recombinant frequency and indicated that the insert size range was 150-500 nucleotides.

c THE NS3 LIBRARY.

An expression library designated NS3 was constructed as follows. A first fragment was amplified by polymerase chain reaction using the primers 470ep-F9 (SEQ ID NO:132) and 470ep-R9 (SEQ ID NO:133) and, as template, PNF 2161 SISPA amplified nucleic acids. The predicted product of this amplification reaction was 777 base pairs. The amplified fragment was gel purified by separation on a TAE gel. The fragment was further purified using "GENECLEAN" (Bio 101, La Jolla, CA) .

Fragment F9/R9 was also amplified using the extension clone GE3L-11 (SEQ ID NO:41) as source material. Approximately 25 ng of GE3L-11 was used as template with the F9 and R9 primers in amplification reactions.

Both of the F9/R9 amplifications were for 30 cycles of 94°C, for 1 minute, 52°C for two minutes, and 72°C for 3 minutes, using "TAQ START" (Clonetech, Palo Alto, CA) . The amplification products from both reactions were combined. The products were digested with DNAse I (10 μl GE3L product and 25 ul of PNF SISPA product) . The GE3L- based amplification product represented the majority of the amplification product starting material. Ligation of KLl and KL2 linkers to cDNA, amplification of DNA fragments and construction of libraries in lambda gtll were performed essentially as described in Example 12A.

The titer obtained was 2.5 x 10⁶ phage/ l and the percent recombinant phage was determined to be greater than 99%. Polymerase chain reaction analysis of the insert sizes confirmed the recombinant frequency and indicated an insert size range of 150 to 550 nucleotides. In addition, a second fragment was also amplified using the GEP-F10/GEP-R10 primers (SEQ ID NO:135 and SEQ ID NO:136, respectively). One microliter of PNF 2161 SISPA amplified nucleic acids was used as template. The predicted fragment size of 570 nucleotides was obtained. The resulting amplification products were manipulated as just described for the F9/R9 amplifications. The titer obtained for this fragment when inserted in lambda gtll was 1.47 X 10⁶ phage/ml, with a recombinant frequency of 90%.

D. THE NS2 LIBRARY.

The NS2 epitope library was constructed using the methodologies described in Example 12A. Four DNA fragments containing all or part of the HGV proteins NS2, NS3, and NS5b were amplified from 1 ul of PNF 2161 SISPA DNA (prepared essentially as described in Example 12A) . The library was generated using the primers given in Table 16 and SISPA amplified PNF 2162 DNA as template.

Table 16

All amplifications were for 35 cycles of 94°C/1 minute, 48°C/2 minutes, and 73°C/3 minutes. All amplifications yielded at least a fragment of the expected size. The amplified products were mixed and in an approximately 1:1:1:1 ratio and partially digested with DNase I. As above, the digestion products were ligated to KLl SISPA linkers, amplified and EcoRI digested. The digested fragments were ligated into lambda gtll. The ligation reactions were packaged. The packaged ligation products were plated. The resulting library was determined to contain -70% recombinant phage with an observed insert size of 150 to 500 nucleotides.

E. THE VNS5A LIBRARY.

Primers 470EXT4-2189R (SEQ ID NO:119) and 470EXT4-29F (SEQ ID NO:120) were used to isolate a 2.1 kb DNA fragment that contains the entire coding sequences for the HGV proteins NS4b and NS5a, as well as the 3' end of NS4a and the 5' end of NS5b. PCR amplifications using these primers were performed as described in Example 4G. Successful amplification was observed with multiple HGV- infected sera including the following: T56633 was from a blood donor whose donation was rejected due to an ALT value above the cutoff; samples E21-A and E20 were derived from Egyptian individuals suffering from hepatitis; and sample AH0591 is derived from an Australian individual who developed fulminant hepatitis.

The amplified products of E21-A and E20 were cloned into the T overhang site of the vector T/A (obtained from InVitrogen, San Diego, CA) essentially as described in Example 6. The 2.1 kb HGV inserts from these 2 plasmids were then isolated by the digestion of approximately 20 ug of plasmid DNA with approximately 150 units of the restriction enzyme EcoRI . After incubation overnight at 37°C, the products of the digestion were separated by TAE agarose gel electrophoresis. The products were excised from the section of the agarose gel containing the fragment of interest. The agarose was melted and extraction of the liberated DNA was carried out using the "GENECLEAN II" kit according to the manufacturers instructions (Bio 101, La Jolla, CA) . The purified 2.1 kb fragments derived from the E21-A and E20 samples, as well as the DNA fragments obtained from PCR amplification of samples T56633 and AH0591, were digested separately with DNAse I as described in Example 12A. For all 4 samples digestion conditions were determined that resulted in the isolation of fragments of between 100 to 1000 nts in size. After purification and trimming (Example 12A) the fragments derived from each of the 4 HGV infected samples were ligated separately to different sets of SISPA linkers. After ligation the DNAs were SISPA amplified.

The amplified DNAs were separately digested overnight at 37°C with approximately 100 units of EcoRI. The digested DNAs were then purified by spin column chromatography using G25 resin (5'3' Inc, Boulder, CO). Digested DNA from the samples T56633, AH0591, and E21-A were combined at a ratio of 1:1:1 and the mixture of DNAs was ligated into the JJcoRI site of λgtll as described in Example 12A. After packaging using the "GIGAPACK III XL" extract (Stratagene, LaJolla, CA) , the resulting library was plated in the presence of IPTG and XGAL and determined to have a titer of approximately 1.0 x 10⁶ phage/ml and a recombinant frequency of approximately 70%.

EXAMPLE 13 Immunoscreening of the Epitope Libraries

A. ISOLATION OF IMMUNOREACTIVE Y5 CLONES. Two HGV positive sera, PNF2161 and JC, were used for immunoscreening of the Y5 library, essentially as described in Example 2. The Y5 phage library was plated onto 20 plates at approximately 15,000 phage per plate. The plates were incubated for approximately 5 hours and were overlaid with nitrocellulose filters (Schleicher and Schuell) overnight. The filters were blocked by incubation in AIB (1% gelatin plus 0.02% Na azide) for approximately 6 hours. The blocked filters were washed once with TBS.

Ten Y5 library filters were incubated overnight, with agitation, with PNF2161 serum and ten filters with JC serum. Both sera were diluted 1:10 in AIB. In order to reduce non-specific antibody binding, the diluted sera had been pre-treated by incubation overnight with nitrocellu¬ lose filters to which wild type λgtll were adsorbed. The filters were removed from the sera, washed 3 times with TBS and incubated with goat anti-human alkaline phosphatase-conjugated secondary antibody (Promega; diluted 1/7500 in AIB) for one hour. The filters were washed 4 times with TBS. Bound secondary antibody was detected by incubation of the filters in AP buffer (100 mM NaCl, 5 mM MgCl₂, 100 mM Tris pH 9.5) containing NBT and BCIP.

Plaques that tested positive in the initial screen were picked and eluted in 500 μl of PDB (100 mM NaCl, 8.1 mM MgS0₄, 50 mM Tris pH 7 . 5 , 0. 02% Gelatin) . The immunoreactive phage were purified by replating the eluted phage at a total density of 100 - 500 plaques per 100 mm plate. The plates were re-immunoscreened with the appropriate HGV-positive sera, essentially as described above. After color development several isolated, positive plaques were picked and put into 500 μl of PDB. After 1 hour of incubation, 2 μl of the re-purified phage PDB solution was used as template in a PCR reaction containing the 11F (SEQ ID NO:25) and 11R (SEQ ID NO:13) PCR primers. These primers are homologous to sequences located 70 nucleotides (nt) 5' and 90 nt 3' of the EcoRI site of λgtll. The PCR reactions were amplified through 30 cycles of 94°C for 1 minute, 55°C for 1.5 minutes and 72°C for 2 minutes. The PCR amplification reactions were size- fractionated on agarose gels. PCR amplification of purified plaques resulted in a single band for each single-plaque amplification reaction, where the amplified fragment contained the DNA insert plus approximately 140 bp of 5' and 3' phage flanking sequences. The amplified products, from PCR reactions resulting in single bands, were purified using a "S-300 HR" spin column (Pharmacia) , following manufacturers instructions. The DNA was quantitated and DNA sequenced employing an Applied Biosystems automated sequencer 373A and appropriate protocols.

The above-described screening of the Y5 library with JC sera resulted in the purification and DNA sequencing of the positive-strand clones presented in Table 17. Positive-strand clones correspond to the 5' to 3' translation of the HGV sequence presented in SEQ ID NO:14 — the polyprotein reading frame.

Table 17

Clone Screen¬ Insert Insert Nucleic Encoded ing size Size Acid Protein Sera (base (amino SEQ ID SEQ ID pairs) acids) MO. NO.

Y5-10 JC 210 62 64 65

Y5-12 JC 333 94 66 67

Y5-26 JC 303 93 68 69

Y5-5 JC 153 36 70 71

Y5-3 JC 162 44 72 73

Y5-27 JC 288 86 74 75

Y5-25 JC 165 36 76 77

Y5-20 JC 165 19' 78 79

Y5-16 JC 234 56 80 81 the clone contained a double insert, nt 69 to 126 of the clone insert correspond to HGV sequences.

These clones delineated 2 immunogenic regions within the putative NS5 protein of HGV. These two region, relative to the sequence presented as SEQ ID NO:14 are positions 6636 to 6821 and 7278 to 7385. Further, screening of the Y5 library with PNF 2161 sera resulted in the purification and DNA sequencing of the following negative-strand clones presented in Table 18. Negative-strand clones correspond to the 5' to 3' translation of the sequence complementary to the HGV sequence presented in SEQ ID NO:14.

Table 18

the clone contained a double insert, nt 46 to 105 of the clone insert correspond to HGV sequences. the clone contained a double insert, nt 19 to 118 of the clone insert correspond to HGV sequences. the clone contained a double insert, nt 70 to 126 of the clone insert correspond to HGV sequences. the insert contains an extra, non-HGV sequence between nucleotides 19 and 35. All of these sequences contain portions of the original HGV clone 470-20-1 isolated using the PNF 2161 serum.

Additional epitope clones from the Y5 library were isolated as follows. The Y5 library was screened with the HGV infected sera J21689 and T56633 using the methods described in Example 13. Greater than 400 positive plaques were obtained, indicating the presence of a strongly immunogenic sequence recognized by both of these HGV infected sera. Ten of these positive plaques were purified and DNA sequenced. The results obtained from the DNA sequencing are delineated in Table 19.

Table 19

CLONE HGV VAR SERA START^* STOP

Y5-114-1A PNF J21689 6636 6827

Y5-114-2B PNF J21689 6678 6935

Y5-121-19A PNF T56633 6678 7063

Y5-121-11A PNF T56633 6636 6917

Y5-121-12A PNF T56633 6636 6959

Y5-121-15A PNF T56633 6636 6917

Y5-121-16A PNF T56633 6636 6989

Y5-121-17A PNF T56633 6636 7082

Y5-121-20A PNF T56633 6636 6929

Y5-121-18A PNF T56633 6636 6896 start/stop locations are given relative to SEQ

ID NO:14

Comparison of these sequences with those obtained previously from screening this library indicated that these clones all contained the same epitope(s) that are contained in the previously isolated epitope clone Y5-10. Two of the clones, Y5-114-2B and Y5-121-19A are distinguished by the fact that their 5' ends are located 14 amino acids closer to the carboxy terminal of NS5a than the previously observed start of clones Y5-10, Y5-12, and Y5-26. None of the above clones has its 3' end interior to that observed in the clone Y5-10. Thus a minimal sequence of this epitope is contained within amino acid sequence (SEQ ID NO:272).

B. ANTIGENIC CLONES FROM THE ENV LIBRARY.

The ENV library was screened with HGV serum J21094. This serum (J21094) was identified as HCV positive based on the first generation (c-100) HCV test. Subsequent testing of the initial J21094 serum sample, and of subsequently obtained J21094 samples, by PCR and with other HCV antigens confirmed that the source individual for the serum was HCV infected. Evidence for the presence of HGV nucleic acid was obtained via PCR analysis using the 470-20-1 and NS5 primer sets. A number of phage clones were identified as immunoreactive with J21094 serum. The phage were plaque purified and sequenced. Seven of the clones (Q7-12-1, Q7- 16-2-2, Q7-15-2, Q7-17-2-1, Q7-19-1, and Q7-19-2-1) contained the same insert. The nucleotide sequence for Q7-12-1 is presented as SEQ ID NO:143 (polypeptide sequence, SEQ ID NO:144).

One additional clone, Q7-16-1, obtained by the method just described, has the same 5' end as Q7-12-1, but is 26 amino acids shorter at the 3' end.

C. ANTIGENIC CLONES FROM THE NS3 LIBRARY. A one to one mixture of the F9/R9 phage and F10/R10 phage were screened using the following sera: PNF 2161, J21689 and E57963. Both J21689 and E57963 are sera that test co-positive for HCV and HGV by PCR (using multiple primers) . Each immunoscreening was of 10 plates or approximately 150,000 phage. Some of the immunopositive clones identified in these screens are as follows.

Clone Y12-10-3 (polynucleotide sequence, SEQ ID NO:145; polypeptide sequence, SEQ ID NO:146) was identified by its immunoreactivity with J21689 serum. The clone expresses an 88 amino acid insert from HGV NS3. Clone Y12-15-1 (polynucleotide sequence, SEQ ID NO:147; polypeptide sequence, SEQ ID NO:148) was identified by its immunoreactivity with E57963 serum. The clone expresses a 64 amino acid insert from the NS3 protein of HGV. This sequence is located approximately 70 amino acids 5' to clone Y12-10-3.

D. ANTIGENIC CLONES FROM THE NS2 LIBRARY.

Multiple positive plaques were isolated by screening the NS2 library with HGV-positive serum T56633. Eleven of these plaques were subsequently purified and DNA sequenced. The locations of the inserts contained within these plaques (relative to SEQ ID NO:14) are delineated in Table 20.

Table 20

CLONE HGV VAR SERA START^* STOP

Q9-18-5 PNF T56633 3071 2778

Q9-18-3 PNF T56633 2951 2745

Q9-20-4 PNF T56633 3002 2745

Q9-18-2 PNF T56633 2990 2745

Q9-20-8 PNF T56633 3062 2745

Q9-20-5 PNF T56633 2972 2787

Q9-17-1 PNF T56633 2990 2745

Q9-19-3 PNF T56633 2982 2745

Q9-19-1 PNF T56633 2982 2745

Q9-19-5 PNF T56633 2984 2745

Q9-20-2 PNF T56633 3027 2745 in this table the locations are given with respect to SEQ ID NO:14. The actual sequence of the clones are the complement of the indicated fragment.

All of the immunoclones express portions of the same open reading frame (ORF) . This reading frame is encoded by the HGV polynucleotide strand that is complementary to the sequence encoding the polyprotein. This ORF extends between nts 6322 and 6865 of the sequence complementary to SEQ ID NO:14. There is a Methionine that could serve as a site of translation initiation located at nt 6388 of the complementary strand that would allow for the production of a 159 amino acid protein.

The smallest amino acid sequence common to all of the 11 sequenced clones is located between nts 6342 to 6606 (relative to the complementary strand of SEQ ID NO:14). The amino acid sequence encoded by this region of the negative strand of HGV-PNF 2161 is presented as SEQ ID NO:273.

The subcloning and subsequent Western blot analysis of immunoreactive negative strand regions is described below.

E. ANTIGENIC CLONES FROM THE VNS5A LIBRARY.

Approximately 1.5 X 10^s phage from the VNS5a library was plated out and subsequently screened with the HGV- positive serum J29374 using the procedures described in Example 13. Immunoscreening of the VNS5a library with J29374 resulted in the isolation of multiple positive plaques. Six of these plaques were purified and subsequently DNA sequenced. The original strain of the DNA sequence obtained could be determined by which of the SISPA linker sequences was present at the 5' and 3' ends of the clones. The locations of the starts and stops of the obtained clones (relative to SEQ ID NO:14) and their source sera are summarized in Table 21.

Table 21

CLONE HGV VARIANT SOURCE SERA START^* STOP

Qll-14-2 AH0591 J29374 6525 6749

Qll-16-1 E21-A J29374 6432 6935

Qll-10-2 T56633 J29374 6579 6710

Qll-18-2 T56633 J29374 6579 6758

Qll-22-1 T56633 J29374 6576 6680

Qll-9-1 T56633 J29374 6531 6851 All of these clones contain the sequence of the clone Qll-22-1 in common (SEQ ID NO:274). This amino acid sequence is located immediately 5' to the minimal sequence of the Y5-10 epitope. Thus it defines an additional unique epitope in HGV NS5a (along with Y5-10 and Y5-5) . Comparison of the observed amino acid sequence of these 3 HGV variants with the sequence of the PNF-2161 and JC isolates reveals few amino acid substitutions.

EXAMPLE 14

Further Characterization of Immunoreactive Clones A. SUBCLONING. l. Y5 CLONES.

Clones Y5-10, Y5-16, and Y5-5 were selected for sub- cloning into the expression vector pGEX-HisB. PCR primers were designed which removed the extraneous linker sequences at the end of these clones. These primers also introduced (i) a Ncol site at the 5' end (relative to the coding sequence) of each insert, and (ii) a BamHI site at the 3' end of each insert. Using these primers (see Table 22) , the DNA fragments were amplified from 2 μl of the plaque pure stocks.

Table 22

Clone Primer Set

Y5-10 Y5-10-F1 SEQ ID NO:99

Y5-10-R1 SEQ ID NO:100

Y5-16 Y5-16F1 SEQ ID NO:101

470ep-R3 SEQ ID NO:102

Y5-5 Y5-5-F1 SEQ ID NO:103

470ep-R3 SEQ ID NO:102

Amplifications were performed as follows: 30 cycles of 94°C for 1 minute, 50°C for 1.5 minutes, and 72°C for 2 minutes. After amplification the resulting DNAs were purified using "WIZARD PCR," spin columns, the samples eluted in 50 μl, and digested overnight with Ncol and BamHI. A minimum of 30 units of each enzyme was used in the restriction endonuclease digestions (Ncol, Boehringer Mannhiem; BamHI , Promega) . The digested PCR fragments were ligated overnight to expression vector pGEX-HisB that had been digested with NcoJ and BamHI. Each set of ligated plasmids was independently used to transform E. coli strain W3110, using a heat shock protocol (Ausubel, et al . ; Maniatis, et al . ) . Transformants were selected on LB plates containing 100 μg/ml ampicillin and resistant colonies were used to inoculate 2 is of LB containing 100 μg/ml ampicillin. Cultures expressing non-recombinant sj26/his protein were also prepared. After incubation overnight at 37°C the cultures were diluted 1/10 into 2 mis of fresh LB plus ampicillin and grown for an additional 1 hour at 37°C IPTG was added to a final concentration of 0.2 mM and the cultures were grown for an additional 3 hours at 37°C The bacteria were pelleted by centrifugation and the bacterial pellet was resuspended in 100 μl PBS. To the pellet, 100 μl of 2X SDS sample buffer (0.125 M Tris, pH 6.8, 10% glycine, 5% j8-mercaptoethanol, 2.3% SDS) was added. The resulting lysates were vortexed and heated to 100°C for 5 minutes. Aliquots (15 μl) of each lysate were loaded onto a 12% acrylamide SDS-PAGE gel.

The expressed proteins were size-fractionated by electrophoresis. The separated proteins were transferred from the gel to nitrocellulose filters using standard techniques (Harlow, et al . ) . An additional gel containing the expressed proteins was stained using coomasie blue protein stain.

Transformants carrying plasmids Y5-10, Y5-5 and Y5-16 expressed significant amounts of correctly sized recombinant fusion proteins. The identity of the recombinant fusions were confirmed by incubating a Western blot (prepared above) with a murine monoclonal antibody that is specifically immunoreactive with sj26 (Sierra BioSource, Gilroy, CA) .

Additional confirmation that the picked colonies contained the appropriate insert was obtained as follows. A phage solution for each colony was prepared by inoculating 40 μl of TE solution with a toothpick containing a small amount of bacteria putatively expressing a recombinant clone had been inoculated. A 5 μl sample was taken from each solution and separately PCR amplified.

The amplifications employed the appropriate forward primer, (e .g. , Y5-10 F for a colony putatively expressing Y5-10) and a reverse primer (SEQ ID NO:104) homologous to a sequence located 3' to the cloning sites of the plasmid pGEX-HisB. The PCR amplifications were for 25 cycles as follows: 94°C for 1 minute, 50°C for 1.5 minutes and 72°C for 2 minutes. All of the colonies selected for further analysis produced a correctly sized DNA band with no other obvious bands under these conditions. The immunoreactivity of the antigens expressed from the Y5-10, Y5-16, & Y5-5 inserts (expressed as sj26-his fusion proteins) was determined as follows. Aliquots (15 μl) of the crude lysates prepared above were size- fractionated by SDS-PAGE using a 12% acrylamide gel. The proteins were electro-blotted ("NOVEX MINICELL MINIBLOT II," San Diego, CA) onto nitrocellulose filters. The filters were then individually incubated with one of the following sera: JC, PNF 2161, and super normal serum 4 (SN4) (R05072) as a negative control. In addition, one filter was incubated with anti-sj26 monoclonal antibodies (RMOOl; Sierra BioSource).

As expected, the recombinant protein produced by the bacteria expressing the antigens encoded by the Y5-10, Y5- 5, and Y5-16 inserts all reacted with JC sera. No reactivity was observed with either PNF 2161 or SN4 sera. All proteins appeared to be expressed at similar levels as determined by their reactivity to the anti-sj26 monoclonal antibody. The Y5-5 and Y5-10 encoded proteins were selected for further purification.

E. coli carrying Y5-5- and Y5-10- containing pGEX- HisB vectors were cultured and expression of the fusion protein induced as described above. The cells were lysed in PBS, containing 2 mM PMSF, using a French Press at 1500 psi. The crude lysate was spun to remove cellular debris. The supernatant was loaded onto the glutathione affinity column at a high flow rate and the column was washed with 10 column volumes of PBS. The Y5-5 and Y5-10 fusion proteins were eluted with 10 mM Tris pH 8.8 containing 10 mM glutathione.

Each of the fusion protein samples was diluted 1/10 with Buffer A (10 mM Tris pH 8.8, containing 8 M urea) and loaded onto a nickel charged-chelating "SEPHAROSE" fast flow column. Each column was repeatedly washed with Buffer A until no further contaminants were eluted. The fusion proteins were eluted using a gradient of imidazole in buffer A. An imidazole gradient was run from 0 to 0.5 M imidazole in 20 column volumes. Fractions were collected.

Each set of fractions was analyzed by standard SDS- PAGE using 12% polyacrylamide gels. Pools of the Y5-5 and Y5-10 fusion protein-containing fractions were separately made.

Figures 8A to 8D show the results of Western blot analysis of the following samples (μg/lane) : lane 1, Y5- 10 antigen 1.6 μg; lane 2, Y5-10 antigen 0.8 μg; lane 3, Y5-10 antigen 0.4 μg; and lane 4, Y5-10 antigen 0.2 μg. Human serum JC (Figure 8A) and Super Normal 2 serum (Figure 8B) were diluted 1:100. The anti-GST mouse monoclonal antibody RMOOl (Figure 8C) was diluted 1:1000. Figure 8D shows the Y5-10 antigen resolved by SDS-PAGE, transferred onto the nitrocellulose membrane and stained with Ponceau S protein stain (Kodak, Rochester, NY;

Sigma). Arrow indicates the location of Y5.10 antigen. These results demonstrate that Y5-10 is specifically immunoreactive with N-(ABCDE) human serum JC. Figures 9A to 9D show the results of Western blot analysis of the following samples: lane 1, Y5-5 antigen 3.2 μg; lane 2, Y5-5 antigen 1.6 μg; lane 3, Y5-5 antigen 0.8 μg; lane 4, Y5-5 antigen 0.4 μg; lane 5, Y5-5 antigen 0.2 μg; lane 6, GE3-2 antigen 0.4 μg; and lane 7, Y5-10 antigen 0.4 μg. Human serum JC (Figure 9A) , T55806 (Figure 9B) , and Super Normal 2 serum (Figure 9C) were diluted 1:100. RMOOl, the anti-GST mouse monoclonal antibody, (Figure 9D) was diluted 1:1000. Arrows indicate the locations of antigens Y5.5, GE3.2 and Y5.10. These results show specific immunoreactivity of the Y5-5 antigen with the JC serum. Further, the antigens GE3-2 and Y5-10 were reactive with T55806. However, the Y5-5 antigen was not reactive with the HGV-positive sera T55806. The Y5-10 antigen was also size-fractionated by SDS polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis. The gel was stained using coomasie blue protein stain. The gel was scanned for purity with a laser densitometer. The purity of the Y5-10 fusion protein was approximately 95%.

2. ENV CLONES.

The immunoclone Q7-12-1 was originally isolated by screening the ENV epitope library with the HGV positive sera J21094. Sequence specific primers were employed to isolate the HGV insert contained within the Q7-12-1 λgtll clone. The Q7-12-1 insert was excised and cloned into pGEX-Nde. The sequence of the insert was confirmed by the DNA sequencing (SEQ ID NO:275).

3. NS3 CLONES.

The immunoclone Y12-15-1 was originally isolated by screening the NS3 epitope library with the HGV positive sera E57963. Sequence specific primers were employed to isolate the HGV insert contained within the Y12-15-1 λgtll clone. The Y12-15-1 insert was excised and cloned into pGEX-Nde. The sequence of the insert was confirmed by the DNA sequencing (SEQ ID NO:276). The immunoclone Y12-10-3 was originally isolated by screening the NS3 epitope library with the HGV positive sera J21689. Sequence specific primers were employed to isolate the HGV insert contained within the Y12-10-3 λgtll clone. The Y12-10-3 insert was excised and cloned into pGEX-Nde. Production of fusion proteins by selected clone was evaluated by Western blot analysis. The sequence of the insert was confirmed by the DNA sequencing (SEQ ID NO:277) .

4. NS2 CLONES.

Multiple negative strand immunoclones derived from sequences complementary to the sequences of the NS2 region of SEQ ID NO:14 were isolated. There are at least 2 significant ORFs encoded by the negative strand of HGV. The first of these ORFs, represented by the Q9 series of clones was described above. The second of these ORFs is located between nts 6723 and 7259 of the complement of SEQ ID NO:14 and also possess a 5' methionine at nt 6774. The second ORF encodes a 162 amino acid protein.

Selected portions of the sequences of both of these negative strand ORFs were cloned into the expression vector pGEX-Nde. All of these subclones were obtained by the PCR amplification of PNF 2161 SISPA material using appropriate oligonucleotide primers, thus they contain the sequence of the HGV-PNF 2161 variant. Table 23 indicates the names, size of the ORF and locations relative to the complement of SEQ ID NO:14.

Table 23

NAME/ORF ORF FROM MT TO MT (ATG)

NORF-F4/KR2 3' 6901 7172

NORF-F2/R1 3' 6744 7259

NORF-KF2/R4 5' 6684 6865

NORF-KF1/R2 5' 6881 6742

NORF-F3/R2 5' 6389 6742

NORF-F2/R3 3' 6744 6899

K3P-KF2/KR1 5' 6684 6772 3' 6744 6791

The first 2 lines of this table identify the locations of the NS2 region 5' and 3' negative strand ORFs relative to the complement of SEQ ID NO:14. The remaining lines indicate the specific nucleotide sequences expressed by all of the 9 clones. Note that several of the clones express amino acids located 5' to the hypothetical HGV initiating methionine of the ORF. Also note that the last clone listed, K3p-KF2/KR1, is a chimera expressing the indicated portions of the 5' ORF followed by the indicated portions of the 3' ORF. All of the DNA fragments were subsequently cloned into pGEX-Nde. Insert containing clones were also identified and confirmed.

5. NS5A CLONES. Table 24 lists a number of NS5a clones and the regions of SEQ ID NO:14 to which they correspond.

Table 24

NAME HGV START STOP SOURCE

EXY10-F2 PNF 6416 6827

EXY10-F3 PNF 6537 6827

Q11-F1-R1 T56633 6537 6680 NAME HGV START STOP SOURCE

Q11-F1-R2 T56633 6537 6827

Q11-F2-R1 T56633 6576 6680

Q11-F2-R2 T56633 6576 6827

Y5-12 PNF 6633 6917

EXY12 PNF 6918 6977

EXY10F14 PNF 6822 6977

These sequences were cloned into the vector pGEX-Nde for expression of the encoded protein antigens.

B. WESTERN BLOT ANALYSIS OF SELECTED HGV SUBCLONES.

To determine the reactivity of both the negative and positive strand constructs described above whole cell lysates from bacteria expressing the various HGV subclones were prepared essentially as described in Example 13B. Aliquots of the expressed proteins were then fractionated by SDS-PAGE, the proteins transferred to nitrocellulose filters, and the filters probed with HGV-positive or control sera (e . g. , anti-SJ26 MAB RMOl) . The blots were incubated with an appropriate reporter antibody.

With respect to the HGV proteins tested, clear immunoreactivity to the protein NORF-F3/R2 was detected with the HGV sera J21689 and T56633. The NORF-F3/R2 subclone expresses the amino acid sequences that were also encoded by the Q9 series of negative strand epitope clones. The observed strong reactivity with HGV sera T56633 confirms the immunoreactivity of this region of the negative strand of HGV. Reactivity to the NORF-F3/R2 protein was not observed with the sera from the HGV negative individual R04316 or any of 5 other HGV negative supernormal sera tested.

Additional blots indicated that the other major 5' ORF clone NORF KF2-R4, which expresses amino acids of the carboxy terminal half of the 5' negative strand ORF located does not react with the HGV-positive sera T56633. This observation in conjunction with the locations of the Q9 epitope clones described above suggest that the immunogenic epitope of this portion of the negative strand is contained within the 55 amino acid delineated above (SEQ ID NO:273). The fact that this sequence is recognized by other HGV antisera, including J21689, indicates that immunoreactivity towards this sequence is relatively widespread among HGV infected individuals. Further, clear immunoreactivity with the Y12-10-3 protein was observed with the HGV-infected sera J21689,

J29374, and E57963. The specificity of this reactivity is additionally supported by the failure to observe immunoreactivity with the HGV antisera J29374 or E57963 in the absence of the induction of Y12-10-3 protein expression by IPTG. No reactivity to Y12-10-3 was observed with any of 7 supernormal sera tested.

EXAMPLE 15 A Multi-Antigen HGV Diagnostic Assay Although the epitope clones described above do not appear to be reactive with all HGV PCR-positive sera, many of these clones react with a substantial fraction of the HGV infected sera they have been tested against. Additionally these proteins have not exhibited substantial cross reactivity with HGV-negative sera. It is therefore possible to construct a diagnostic assay in which several of these proteins are combined so that the individual reactivities of the protein are summed. Such an assay is ,expected to have a relatively high sensitivity for the detection of HGV-positive sera and a relatively low background reactivity with HGV-negative sera.

Exemplary epitopes/antigens useful in such an assay include, but are not limited to, NORF-F3/R2 (NS2-Neg strand), Y12-10-3 (NS3) , Q11-F2-R1 (NS5a) , Y5-10 (NS5a) , Y5-5 (NS5a) , Q11-F2-R2 (combines 2 epitopes of NS5a) . For this assay, individual antigens are typically selected that contain different unique epitopes that recognized different subset of HGV-positive sera. Further, such antigens typically do not significantly react with HGV-negative sera. Following the guidance of the present invention, additional useful immunogenic clones can be isolated. A multi-antigen diagnostic assay can take many formats. In one embodiment, the assay might entail immobilizing each of, et al . , 5 HGV proteins and control proteins at separate locations on a nitrocellulose strip or other convenient solid phase format. Alternatively the non-viral portions of, for example, an HGV-fusion protein could be modified, either by insertions or deletions such that they would naturally migrate to easily distinguishable locations upon SDS PAGE and subsequent Western blot analysis. Strips are then incubated in test sera. After detection of bound antibody, a serum may then be scored based on (i) the number of antigens with which it is immunoreactive, and (ii) the strength of the immunological reactions. Reactivity to a non-HGV control protein would render a serum un-typeable. Reactivity with no HGV protein would classify a serum as HGV-negative. ELISA-based screening assay can be formed by combining purified antigen proteins in a single reaction zone or by creating protein constructs that express 2 or more of the reactive epitopes as a single protein (e . g. , a HGV mosaic polypeptide) . The methods to construct mosaic polypeptides is described herein. Q11-F2-R2 construct described above, in fact, represents a "matrix protein" that encodes 2 individual epitopes in a single polypeptide chain. Western blot assays may serve as a confirmatory assay for such an ELISA screening test.

Alternatively or in addition, full length HGV proteins, such as E2, NS5a and NS3 might be placed in a single reaction zone. Sera reactive with such proteins may also be confirmed as HGV positive by Western blot assay. EXAMPLE 16 Expression of Large HGV Polypeptides A. Expression of Larger HGV Antigens in E. coli 1. Cloning and Expression. To identify conformational HGV epitopes (not covered by small overlapping HGV constructs or by phage library screening) larger HGV protein constructs were generated in the pET-21a(+) vector (Novagen, WI) based on the prediction of cleavage sites (Bazan, et al . , 1989; Chambers, et al . , 1990b; Grakoui, et al . , 1993; Kyte and Doolittle, 1982) . Individual HGV protein constructs were generated in a similar fashion to HGV sequences cloned into pGEX vectors.

Briefly, selected HGV sequences were RT-PCR amplified from a HGV(+) human sera source using HGV sequence specific primers. The primers were engineered to contain appropriate restriction sites for cloning manipulations in the pET vector. Coding sequences of interest were typically inserted between the EcoRI site and the HindiII sites in the vector to produce 5' in-frame fusions with T7. ag leader sequence and 3' in-frame fusion with a hexamer histidine sequence. 17. Tag (an 11 amino acid sequence) allows the detection of the fusion proteins using an anti-T7. Tag monoclonal antibody (Novagen, WI) . The histidine hexamer at the carboxyl end of the fusion protein allows the purification of the protein using immobilized metal ion affinity chromatography.

HGV fragments were ligated into appropriately digested pET-21a(+) vectors. Ligated products were transformed into competent E.coli (HMS174; Novagen, WI) . Plasmid DNA from transformed HMS174 was analyzed for the presence of HGV sequences by PCR, using primers T7F(SEQ ID NO:157) and T7R(SEQ ID NO:158), which are homologous to pET-21a(+) vector sequences flanking the inserted molecule. The size of the PCR product was the insert size plus approximately 260 bp derived from the vector.

For each construct the PCR results confirmed the presence of the insert sequences. Transformants with appropriate inserts were selected, plasmid DNAs with HGV inserts prepared and introduced into HMS174(DE3) competent E.coli (Novagen, WI) for the expression of HGV proteins.

Expression of HGV proteins was induced with 1 mM IPTG. Expression of the T7. Tag fusion proteins was monitored by the appearance of the predicted size proteins on the Coomassie blue stained gel. Expression of the fusion proteins was confirmed by Western blot analysis using anti-T7. ag antibody (Novagen, WI) . HGV proteins expressed in pET-21a(+) vector are shown in the Table 25. The start and end points of the expressed sequences are given relative to SEQ ID NO:14. The amino acid sequence of GE-Cap is shown in SEQ ID NO:185.

Table 25

Mme Domain Serum Start End HGV Size Source aa (KDa)

GE-Cap capsid T55806 271^* 480^* 70 11

GE-Ela El PNF 594 1148 185 24

GE-E2 E2/NS1 PNF 1149 2183 345 41

GE-MS2b NS2b PNF 2904 3254 117 16

GE-NS3 NS3 PNF 3255 5081 609 70

GE-NS4a NS4a PNF 5082 6083 334 40

GE-MS4b NS4b PNF 6084 6536 151 20

GE-MS4 NS4 PNF 5082 6536 485 57

GE-MS5a NS5a PNF 6537 7529 331 39

GE-MS5b NS5b PNF 7530 9044 505 59 hese seque ≥nces are givent relat .ive t .o SEQ > ID NO:.

Figure 12 shows the expression of each HGV proteins demonstrated by Western blot analysis with T7. Tag monoclonal antibody. The lanes in Figure 12 are as follows: Lane 1, pre-stained molecular weight marker (Bio-Rad) ; Lane 2, uninduced GE-Cap lysate; Lanes 3-11, IPTG induced lysates of GE-Cap, Ela, E2 , NS2b, NS3, NS4a, NS4b, NS4, and NS5b lysate, respectively. Lane 12 contained 1 μg of purified NS5a. Locations of each antigen are marked with arrow heads. As shown in Figure 12 all the HGV proteins were expressed in E. coli .

2. Western Blot Analyses of HGV proteins expressed in PET vector

Western blot analyses of the HGV protein expressed in pET vector were performed as described in Example 11C using E. coli whole cell lysates and pre-absorbed sera. The results of these analyses demonstrated that several of pET HGV proteins are specifically immunoreactive with HGV- positive human sera but not with HGV-negative human sera. GE-NS2b-l protein was immunoreactive with J21689 serum. The GE-NS5a-3 protein was immunoreactivity with several HGV (+) sera on Western blot analysis, including JC,

T55806, T56633, J21689, E57963 and R0001. Among these sera T55806, J21689 and E57963 are HCV co-positive (by the PCR analysis) . Neither GE-NS2b-l nor GE-NS5a-3 were immunoreactive with several HGV negative sera tested. Figures 10A to 10F show the exemplary results of a series of Western blot experiments examining the reactivity of antigens GE-NS2b and GE-NS5a3. The lanes in each blot of Figures 10A to 10F are as follows: Lane 1, uninduced GE-NS2b lysate; Lane 2, IPTG induced GE-NS2b lysate; Lane 3, uninduced GE-NS5a lysate; and Lane 4, IPTG induced GE-NS5a lysate. Each blot was incubated with a human serum or mouse monoclonal antibody: Figure 10A, J29374; Figure 10B, J21689; Figure IOC, T56633; Figure 10D, T43608 (super normal serum); Figure 10E, Anti-T7.Tag; and Figure 10F, coomassie stained gel. The serum or monoclonal antibody that was used is indicated above each blot. Human sera were diluted 1:100 and anti-T7.Tag mouse monoclonal antibody was diluted 1:1000.

In addition to the sera listed above, additional HGV- PCR positive sera have been screened using GE-NS5a. The results of all these analyses have demonstrated the reactivity of the GE-NS5a antigen with multiple HGV- infected sera. GE-NS5b was immunoreactive with HGV(+) sera JC and T55806 but was not immunoreactive with HGV(-) negative sera tested. Figures 13A to 13E show the results of a series of Western blot experiments examining the reactivity of antigen GE-NS5b. The lanes in each blot the figures are as follows: Lane 1, pre-stained molecular weight marker (Bio-Rad) ; Lane 2, uninduced GE-NS5b lysate; Lane 3, IPTG induced GE-NS5b lysate.

Each blot was incubated with a human serum or mouse monoclonal antibody: Figure 13A, anti-T7.Tag monoclonal antibody; Figure 13B, JC; Figure 13C, T55806; and Figure 13D, T43608 (super normal serum) . Figure 13E is a Coomassie Stain.

Figures 14A to 14D show the results of a series of Western blot experiments examining the reactivity of antigen GE-E2. The lanes in each of Figures 14A to 14D are as follows: Lane 1, pre-stained molecular weight marker (Bio-Rad); Lane 2, uninduced GE-E2 lysate; Lane 3, IPTG induced GE-E2 lysate. Each blot was incubated with a human serum or mouse monoclonal antibody: Figure 14A, anti-T7.Tag monoclonal antibody; Figure 14B, 3831781; and Figure 14C, T43608 (super normal serum) . Figure 14D is Coomassie Stain. The serum or monoclonal antibody that was used is indicated above each blot. GE-E2 protein was immunoreactive with HGV-positive serum 3831781 but was not immunoreactive with supernormal serum T43608 (Figures 14B and 14C, respectively) .

Antigens GE-Cap and GE-NS4a were also specifically immunoreactive with HGV(+) serum J21689.

B. Expression larger HGV Antigens in Insect Cells. Expression of proteins using recombinant baculoviruses offers the following advantages (i) a high level of recombinant protein expression, and (ii) the benefits of a higher eucaryotic system, including efficient protein translocation and modification. This system is particularly useful for expression of translocated proteins, e.g., HGV El, E2 and NS2a. 1. Cloning and Expression.

Spodoptera frugiperda insect cell culture Sf21 and a derivative of Autografa californica nuclear polyhedrosis virus "BACULOGOLD" (Pharmingen, San Diego, CA) were used for expression of HGV polypeptides. Established protocols were used for insect cell cultivation and for generation of recombinant baculoviruses by co-transfection of baculovirus plasmid transfer vectors with linearized baculovirus DNA (King, 1992) . Conventional techniques were used for construction of baculovirus plasmid transfer vectors (Maniatis, et al . ; Sambrook, et al . ) .

The baculovirus transfer vector pAcYMl (King, et al . , 1992) was modified by ligating a double-stranded oligonucleotide coding for a Histidine hexamer into the vector's BamHI cloning site (vector designated pAcYMIH) . A stop codon (TAA) was placed after the Histidine hexamer sequence. This provides a histidine hexamer on the carboxy-termini of expressed proteins. The BamHI cloning site of the pAcYMl parent vector remained intact in the pAcYMIH and could be used for cloning various genes in- frame with the Histidine hexamer. The histidine hexamer provides a method of rapid and efficient purification of the expressed protein (Janknecht, et al . , 1991).

A second baculovirus transfer vector, pVT-Bac, was also modified in a similar manner to provide a histidine hexamer on the carboxy-termini of expressed proteins. pVT-Bac like the pAcYMl vector contains a strong late polyhedrin promoter. In addition, pVT-Bac also provides a strong insect translocation signal sequence to ensure efficient translocation of the expressed proteins

(Tessier, et al . , 1991). The pVT-Bac vector was modified by ligating a double-stranded oligonucleotide coding for a histidine hexamer into the vector's BamHI cloning site (yielding the pVT-BacH vector) . The BamHI cloning site of the pVT-Bac parent vector remains intact in the obtained pVT-BacH vector and can be used for cloning genes in-frame with the insect leader sequence and the histidine hexamer sequence. DNA fragments coding for various HGV genes were obtained by reverse transcription PCR. Regions of the HGV genome were selected according to predicted cleavage sites (Bazan, et al . , 1989; Chambers, et al . , 1990b; Grakoui, et al . , 1993; Kyte and Doolittle, 1982). The following primer pairs were used in RT-PCR amplification reactions using PNF 2161 source nucleic acid: El, SEQ ID NO:242, SEQ ID NO:243; E2B (HGV signal sequence), SEQ ID NO:244, SEQ ID NO:245; E2C (insect signal sequence), SEQ ID NO:246, SEQ ID NO:247; NS2a, SEQ ID NO:248, SEQ ID NO:249; NS2b, SEQ ID NO:250, SEQ ID NO:251; NS3, SEQ ID NO:252, SEQ ID NO:253; NS4a, SEQ ID NO:254, SEQ ID NO:255; NS4b, SEQ ID NO:256, SEQ ID NO:257; NS5a, SEQ ID NO:258, SEQ ID NO:259; NS5b, SEQ ID NO:260, SEQ ID NO:261; and E1-E2- NS2a, SEQ ID NO:262, SEQ ID NO:263.

Amplified DNA fragments were digested with BamHI or Bglll endonucleases and cloned into BamHI cut pAcYMl, pAcYMIH, pVT-Bac or pVT-BacH vectors. Sequences coding for the El and E2 carboxy-terminal anchors as well as a hydrophobic sequence at the carboxy-terminus of NS5b were deleted in order to facilitate subsequent protein purification.

The recombinant baculovirus plasmid transfer vectors containing HGV sequences were co-transfected with linearized baculovirus DNA and the recombinant viruses were selected as white foci in presence of X-gal (King, et al . , 1992). Recombinant viruses were twice plaque- purified and propagated. Monolayers of Sf21 cells were infected with the recombinant baculoviruses at the multiplicity 5 p.f.u. per cell and incubated at 27°C for 60h. The cells were washed with PBS and lysed in TNN buffer (50 mM Tris-HCl pH 8.0, 150 mM NaCl, 0.5% "NONIDET- P40") . Inclusion bodies were isolated by spinning the cell samples at 14k for 5 minutes. The inclusion bodies were resuspended in protein dissociation buffer (10% 2- ercaptoethanol, 10% SDS, 25% glycerol, lOmM Tris-HCl pH 6.8, 0.02% Bromphenol blue) and incubated at 100°C for 10 minutes. The protein expression patterns analyzed by SDS-PAGE. Proteins were separated by 0.1% SDS-18% PAGE and stained with Coomassie brilliant blue. The majority of the HGV proteins were expressed to a high level and could be easily detected on the Coomassie blue stained gels. NS5a and NS2a polypeptides were detected by ³⁵S methionine protein labeling (King, et al . , 1992).

HGV E2 protein glycosylation was examined as follows. Sf21 cells were infected with recombinant baculoviruses and processed as described above. Proteins were separated by 0.1% SDS-12% PAGE, electroblotted onto an "IMMOBILON-P" membrane (Millipore, Bedford, MA) and reacted with Galanthus nivalis agglutinin (Boehringer Mannheim DIG Glycan differentiation kit) which is specific for mannose residues. The HGV E2 protein that was expressed with its own signal sequence was extensively glycosylated, indicating that the predicted E2 signal sequence can function as such.

2. Immunofluorescence Assay Analysis.

SF21 insect cells were infected with the baculovirus- HGV constructs described above. Cells were harvested, spun at 1.5K rpm for 3 minutes, washed in IX PBS, and spun again. For Immunofluorescence Assay (IFA) (King, et al . , 1992) the cells were resuspended in PBS and layered into the wells of glass slides such that the cells formed a sub-confluent layer in the wells of the slides. The slides were air-dried. The cells fixed with pre-chilled - 70°C acetone for 10 minutes and rehydrated with PBS for 5 minutes. The excess PBS was removed by blotting. The fixed cells were treated for one hour with the following "Blocking" buffer: 40mM Tris-HCl pH 7.5, 3% goat serum, 1% BSA, 1% nonfat milk and 0.1% gelatin. Primary antibody was then added to the fixed cells. Primary antibodies included a series of human HGV-positive sera and a positive control monoclonal antibody. Before use, the sera were pre-absorbed for non-specific proteins using insect cell lysate. Pre-absorption was carried out overnight at 4°C Uninfected SF21 cells were used as a negative control. After addition of a selected primary antibody (sera) , the slides were incubated for 2 hours then washed several times with PBS and excess buffer removed. A secondary antibody conjugated with fluorescein (0.5 μg/ml cone.) was then added to the samples on the slides. The incubation time and temperature for the secondary antibody was the same as for the primary antibody. After incubation, slides were washed in PBS and mounted with a cover slip. The fluorescence of the cells was then determined using a fluorescence microscope.

The results of this analysis were as follows. Cells expressing HGV antigen El-E2-NS2a were immunoreactive with 4/10 HGV-positive sera and weakly immunoreactive with an additional 2/10 sera. Cells expressing El were weakly immunoreactive with 1/10 sera. Cells expressing E2 were immunoreactive with 3/10 sera and weakly immunoreactive with 1/10 sera. None of the cells carrying HGV antigens were immunoreactive with supernormal control sera.

3. Western Blot Analyses of HGV proteins expressed in baculo vector

Western blot analyses of the HGV proteins expressed in recombinant baculo virus infected Sf21 insect cells were also performed. Inclusion bodies were prepared as described above and subjected to Western blot analysis.

Western blot analysis was performed using pre-absorbed sera. The results of the analyses demonstrated that E2 proteins (one variant having the endogenous HGV signal sequence, E2B, and a second variant carrying an insect signal sequence, E2C) were specifically immunoreactive with HGV(+) serum 3831781.

Figures 15A to 15D show the results of a series of Western blot experiments examining the reactivity of baculo antigens E2B and E2C The lanes in each blot of

Figures 15A to 15D were as follows: Lane 1, pre-stained molecular weight marker (Bio-Rad); Lane 2, E2B lysate; Lane 3, E2C lysate; Lane 4, 3-galactosidase lysate. Each blot was incubated with a human or rabbit serum : Figure 15A, rabbit anti-E2 antibody; Figure 15B, 3831781 (an HGV- PCR-positive serum) ; Figure 15C, 3838857 (an HGV-negative serum) . Figure 15D a Coomassie Stain. The serum or rabbit antibody that was used is indicated above each blot. Human sera were diluted 1:100 and rabbit serum was diluted 1:1000.

Further, HGV antigen NS2b protein expressed in insect cells was immunoreactive with J21689. These results are consistent with the results obtained with pET expressed HGV proteins.

C. Expression of Larger Antigens in Vaccinia. 1. Cloning and Expression.

Various regions of HGV genome were integrated into vaccinia virus genome for expression. An exemplary HGV polypeptide expression strategy is given in Figure 16. HGV (PNF 2161 variant) proteins expressed in vaccinia virus are schematically illustrated in Figure 16. Full length polyprotein is drawn (not to scale) by an open box indicating regions of predicted proteins: C=highly basic protein, 4A=NS4A, 4B=NS4B, 5a=NS5A, 5b=NS5B. The individual boxes with nucleotide locations (below the polyprotein) represents exemplary regions of HGV for expression in vaccinia virus. The number in the box stands for recombinant virus nomenclature. Virus #1 was derived from the highly basic protein region of HGV Stain T55806 (SEQ ID NO:185). Two sets of recombinant viruses were generated. The first set contained HGV sequences that correspond to individual protein domains based on sequence analysis of HGV cDNA (Figure 16, fragments #1 to #9) . The second set contained HGV sequences that spanned multiple protein domains, up to full length of HGV genome (Figure 16, #10, #11, #14).

The various regions of the HGV genome were cloned into the multicloning site of the vaccinia expression vector. A recombinant vaccinia virus expression system was used that included bacterial phage T7 system and E. coli lac repressor for high level inducible expression (Fuerst, 1986; Elroy-Stein, 1989; Alexander, 1992; Moss, et al . ) . Therefore, recombinant protein is expressed only in the presence of an inducer, such as isopropyl beta-D- thiogalactoside (IPTG) . Both direct cloning and PCR were used for plasmid construction. In the latter, restriction endonuclease sites suitable for cloning into the vaccinia vector were incorporated into primers used to amplify individual DNA fragment.

A polyhistidine tag was also incorporated into every clone covering individual domains of HGV for use in purifying the expressed proteins. HGV-PCR amplification products were digested with the appropriate restriction enzymes and ligated into the vaccinia vector. Target HGV cDNA fragments were integrated into vaccinia virus genome through homologous recombination and drug (mycophenolic acid) selection (Falkner, 1988, Earl, 1991). Recombinant virus were plaque purified 4 times before a viral stock was generated.

The length of each clone in nucleotides is indicated in Figure 16. The group of smaller clones (#1 to #9) are useful for HGV epitope mapping. The larger clones (e.g., #10, #11 and #14) are also useful for mapping the HGV polyprotein cleavage sites experimentally. In addition to the clones shown in Figure 16, additional recombinant viruses covering multiple domains from NS3 to NS5b can be constructed. Expression plasmids were transfected into mammalian cells which had been infected with a parent vaccinia virus. CV-1 and BS-C-1 cells were maintained in Minimum Essential Medium (MEM) supplemented with 10% fetal bovine serum. The cells were used for transfection (CV-l) and recombinant virus selection and propagation (BS-C-1) . 2. Evaluation of recombinant protein expression. BS-C-1 cells were infected with recombinant virus in the presence or absence of IPTG for 7 hours after which cells were labeled with ³⁵S-methionine for another one hour (Zhang, 1991) . Briefly, 1 x 10⁶ BS-C-1 cells were infected with recombinant virus at a multiplicity of infection (MOI) of 10 plaque forming unit (PFU) per cell for 1 h and then supplemented with medium in the presence or absence of 5 mM IPTG for another 6 h. Cells were pulse-labeled with 600 ul Methionine-free medium supplemented with 2.5% dialyzed fetal bovine serum plus 60 uCi 35S-methionine ("TRAN ³⁵S-LABEL", ICN, Costa Mesa, CA) in the presence or absence of 5 mM IPTG for another 60 min. Labeled cells were then lysed on ice for 10 min in the presence of 100 mM Tris pH8.0, 150 mM NaCl, and 1% "TRITON X-100." Nuclei were spun down and supernatant was collected for analysis.

Cell lysate was analyzed by SDS-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis (Fling, 1986; Schagger, 1987) . Gels were fixed with 50% methanol and 10% acetic acid before they were treated with a fluorograph solution "AMPLIFY"

(Amersham, Arlington Heights, IL) . Gels were dried and exposed to X-ray film.

Using this method, expression of HGV polypeptides by viruses containing inserts #4 to #11, and #14 (Figure 16) has been confirmed. Expression of polypeptides corresponding to other regions is confirmed in a similar manner. For example, in a NS5a construct, upon induction by IPTG, a unique polypeptide was produced that migrated just below a 46 KDa protein standard. This protein was not seen in the infection in the absence of IPTG induction, establishing the identity of the protein as NS5a recombinant protein.

Further, limited immunoprecipitations using HGV region-specific antisera (for example, rabbit anti-sera raised against an isolated HGV polypeptide from the region of interest) against ³⁵S-Met labeled cell lysate from individual virus infections was carried out to evaluate the protein expression from recombinant viruses. For example, expression of NS2, NS3, NS4B, NS5A and NS5B has been confirmed. An alternative method, to evaluate recombinant protein expression is to perform western blot analysis with HGV-region-specific antisera. When the full length HGV polyprotein was expressed in #14 virus (Figure 16), processed products of NS2, NS3 and NS5A were detected using immunoprecipitation with HGV region-specific antisera, demonstrating the usefulness of the full length HGV clone to evaluate polyprotein processing.

Using an expression strategy similar to that shown in Figure 16, candidate HGV proteins/antigens can be expressed in yeast or CHO cells. Yeast offers high level of expression, economical operation, and ease of scaling up for commercial production. CHO cell lines allow secretion of the recombinant proteins into growth media for large scale protein production and purification useful, for example, for vaccine development.

EXAMPLE 17

HGV Encoded Highly Basic Proteins A. DETERMINATION OF THE METHIONINE USED FOR INITIATION IN

THE TRANSLATION OF HGV FROM PNF AND T55806 .

The methionine located at nucleotide (nt) 459 (relative to SEQ ID NO:14) in the HGV-PNF 2161 variant is in-frame with the polyprotein. The "capsid" region appears to be 32 amino acid long. In other HGV isolates, such as T55806, this region is longer (e.g., about 83 amino acids) . The methionine located at nt 349 (relative to SEQ ID NO:14) in HGV-PNF 2161 variant is not in-frame with the polyprotein sequence, but a methionine at the same position in HGV-T55806 variant is in frame with the polyprotein. To see if there is a read-through or a ribosomal frame shift at this position in HGV-PNF 2161, the following experiments were carried out.

Constructs were made containing (i) HGV genomic sequences having all the MET codons upstream of the HGV El region (e.g., in HGV-PNF 2161 there are six such METs and five such in T55806) , (ii) two different 3' ends for each construct to allow determination of whether a ribosome shift of read-through occurs. For a given genomic DNA, if both translated products are the same size, that suggests they are terminated prematurely at the stop codon. On the other hand, if read-through or frameshift occurs two products that differ by 55 amino acids are expected.

A total of 21 constructs containing sequences from variants HGV-PNF 2161 and HGV-T55806 were subcloned in a pGEX vector and corresponding proteins expressed in E. coli . Sizes of the resulting translation products were determined by both Coomassie stained gels and Westerns that were blotted with monoclonal anti-GST antibody. Induced and un-induced samples were prepared for each construct.

The results demonstrated that the size of the protein products corresponded to that expected by translation initiating at the first MET in-frame with the polyprotein. There was no evidence of frame-shifting or read-through.

B. ALTERNATIVE ENCODED HIGHLY BASIC PROTEINS. The method of Fickett (1982) was used to scan the genomic sequences HGV-PNF 2161 and HGV-JC for sequences that potentially encode proteins (i) alternative to the previously described polyprotein, (ii) showing conservation between HGV-PNF 2161 and HGV-JC, and (iii) having predicted isoelectric points in excess of pH 10. Two such potential proteins were identified.

The first protein is encoded by residues 628 through 882 (relative to SEQ ID NO:14) in HGV-PNF 2161 and by residues 556 through 810 (relative to SEQ ID NO:182) in HGV-JC. This protein is 85 amino acids long, is greater than 75% homologous between HFV94-1 and JC9B, and has a predicted pi of 11.6-12.3. The second protein is encoded by residues 6844 through 7125 in HGV-PNF 2161 (relative to SEQ ID NO:14) and by 6772 to 7053 in HGV-JC (relative to SEQ ID NO:182). This protein is 94 amino acids long, is greater than 88% homologous between HGV-PNF 2161 and HGV-JC, and has a predicted pi of 12.4-12.7.

These exemplary two proteins represent potentially expressed highly basic proteins of HGV.

EXAMPLE 18

Cloning Further HGV Isolates and Design of Diagnostic Primers

A. CONSTRUCTION OF A cDNA CLONE OF HGV-PNF 2161. A cDNA clone of the nearly full-length HGV genome from PNF 2161 was constructed by cloning three overlapping PCR products into the plasmid vector pGEM3Z (Promega, Madison, WI) . The PCR products used in this construction were obtained by reverse transcription with "SUPERSCRIPT II" (Gibco/BRL, Gaithersburg, MD) followed by PCR using reaction conditions that allowed for the amplification of long target sequences ("rTth-XL" polymerase and "XL PCR BUFFERS", Applied Biosystems, Foster City, CA) . The rTth enzyme used for these "long-range" PCR reactions has proof-reading activity (i.e. 3' to 5' exonuclease activity) that corrects mis-incorporated nucleotides, thus providing for high fidelity PCR.

The three products used to construct the HGV genome included (i) an internal 6.7 kb product (nt 2101 to 8834 of SEQ ID NO:14) amplified using the primers GV75-36FE

(SEQ ID NO:228) and GV75-7064RLE (SEQ ID NO:229), (ii) a 2.8 kb 5'-end product (nt 38 to 2899 of SEQ ID NO:14) amplified using 28F (SEQ ID NO:230) and FV94-2864R (SEQ ID NO:231), and (iii) a 2.9 kb 3'-end product (nt 6449 to 9366 of SEQ ID NO:14) amplified using FV94-6439F (SEQ ID NO:232) and FV94-9331R (SEQ ID NO:233).

Initially, the 6.7 kb internal fragment was cloned into the "TA-vector" pCRII to create the clone HGV7. Subsequently, a 6.1 kb Kpnl/ EcoRI fragment was removed from HGV7 and combined with the Kpnl/Xbal digested 2.8 kb 5'-end product (the primer 28F contains an artificial Xjbal site) and cloned into Xbal/EcoRI digested pGEM3Z. This 8.8 kb clone, which lacks about 0.6 kb of the 3' portion of the HGV genome, was designated HGV-KEX-2. To construct the nearly full-length HGV genome, the 3'-end HGV product was digested with Nhel and .EcoRI (the primer FV94-9331R contains an artificial .EcoRI site) and cloned into Nhel /EcoRI digested HGV-KEX-2 plasmid creating a cloned HGV-PNF2161 sequence of 9329 nt (nt 38 to 9366 of SEQ ID NO:14) that is designated 3Z-HGV94-6. The complete sequence of 3Z-HGV94-6 is presented as SEQ ID NO:234. The clone 3Z-HGV94-6 may be used to generate in vitro-transcribed full-length HGV RNA or portions thereof (e.g., using SP6 polymerase). The RNA molecules can be used to transfect human cell lines. This approach could be used to map the various regions of the viral genome, study its replication, and understand the mechanisms of HGV pathogenicity in human cells (Rice, et al . , 1989; Sumiyoshi, et al . , 1992; Yoo, et al . , 1995).

B. CLONING THE JC VARIANT.

One milliliter of JC serum was spun at 40,000 rpms (Beckman, Spinco Rotor 70.1Ti) for 2 hours. The resulting pellet was extracted using "TRIREAGENT" (MRC, Cincinnati, OH) , resulting in the formation of 3 phases. The upper phase contained RNA only. This phase was taken and RNA recovered by ethanol precipitation. HGV cDNA molecules were generated from the JC sample by two methods. The first method was amplification (RT- PCR) of the JC nucleic acid sample using specific and nested primers. The primer sequences were based on the HGV sequence obtained from PNF 2161 serum. The criteria used to select the primers were (i) regions having a high G/C content, and (ii) no repetitious sequences.

The second method used to generate HGV cDNA molecules was amplification using HGV (PNF 2161) specific primers followed by identification of HGV specific sequences with ³²P-labelled oligonucleotide probes. Such DNA hybridizations were carried out essentially as described by Sambrook, et al . (1989). The PCR derived clones were either (i) cloned into the "TA" vector (Invitrogen, San Diego, CA) and sequenced with vector primers (TAR and TAF) , or (ii) sequenced directly after PCR amplification. Both the probe and primer sequences were based on the HGV variant obtained from the PNF 2161 serum. These two approaches yielded multiply-overlapping HGV fragments from the JC serum. Each of these fragments were cloned and sequenced. The sequences were aligned to obtain the HGV (JC-variant) consensus sequence presented as SEQ ID NO:182 (polypeptide sequence, SEQ ID NO:183). The sequence of each region of the HGV (JC-variant) virus was based on a consensus from at least three different, overlapping, independent clones.

C OTHER HGV VARIANTS. In addition to the HGV PNF 2161-variant and JC- variant sequences, three partial HGV isolates have been obtained from the sera BG34, T55806 and EB20 by methods similar to those described above. The partial sequences of these isolates are presented as SEQ ID NO:176 (BG34 nucleic acid), SEQ ID NO:177 (BG34 polypeptide), SEQ ID NO:178 (T55806 nucleic acid), SEQ ID NO:179 (T55806 polypeptide), SEQ ID NO:180 (EB20-2 nucleic acid) and SEQ ID NO:181 (EB20-2 polypeptide).

D. ALTERNATIVE PRIMERS FOR DIAGNOSTIC PCR.

PCR primers and corresponding assay development may be derived from regions of the HGV genome(s) typically based on the analysis of conserved regions. Based on comparisons of the HGV-JC variant and the HGV-PNF 2161 variant, the 5' untranslated region of HGV was selected as one such region for development of a further PCR-based diagnostic test for the detection of HGV isolates. Two exemplary primers are FV-94-22F (SEQ ID NO:124) and FV94- 724R (SEQ ID NO:125). These primers amplify an approximately 728 bp fragment of the HGV genome.

Sequence analysis was performed on amplification products from reactions employing these two primers for 36 isolates of HGV (including PNF 2161 and JC, see Table 26) . An approximately 400 bp region (nt 69 to 469 of SEQ ID NO:14) of the approximately 728 bp amplification product was used for multiple sequence alignments (Table 26) and further determination of conserved regions (see below) .

Table 26

SEQ ID Serum Country % ID PNF MO: Code 2161

186 S59 England 96.8

187 S368 England 98.8

188 S309 England 95.5

189 FZ Australia 96

190 G21 Greece 97.8

191 G23 Greece 94.3

192 G59 Greece 93.6

193 E36 Egypt 94

194 R38730 USA 94.8

195 G281 Greece 97.8

196 G157 Greece 94.3

197 G154 Greece 96

198 G213 Greece 94.8

199 G204 Greece 98.3

200 G191 Greece 94.8

201 G299 Greece 94.8

202 T56957 USA 95.3

203 C01698 USA 98.8

204 T27034 USA 93.5

205 E57963 USA 98.5

206 R37166 USA 97.5

207 B5 Germany 95.5

208 B33 Germany 95.5

209 FH010 Australia 95

210 PNF2161 USA 100

211 JC USA 96.3 SEQ ID Serum Country % ID PNF MO: Code 2161

212 7155 Peru 89.8

213 7244 Peru 89

214 K27 Korea 89.5

215 K30 Korea 89.5

216 T55875 USA 97.3

217 T56633 USA 93.5

218 EB20 Egypt 94.1

219 T55806 USA 95.6

220 BG34 Greece 94.8

221 BE12 Egypt 95

The development of an amplification-based (e.g., PCR) or probe-based method/assay for the detection of HGV isolates in samples involves the selection of appropriate primer/probe sequences. Two criteria for such an assay are low copy sensitivity and specificity for HGV sequences. Alignments of sequences (such as just described) can help guide primer/probe selection and design.

Several criteria for selecting primers are as follows: (i) forward and reverse primers of a pair should not be significantly complementary in sequence, and (ii) primers should not have significant self complementarity or the potential to form secondary structures. These precautions minimize the potential for generation of primer dimers or oligomers.

Primers may optimally be designed from sequence regions showing no variation among different isolates but may also be designed from regions of less homology by incorporating mixed base synthesis or neutral bases, such as inosine, at those positions to account for known isolate divergence. The following two groups of primers are examples of primers may be employed in development of a PCR-based assay for detection of HGV genomes: forward primers SEQ ID NO:222, SEQ ID NO:223 and SEQ ID NO:224; and reverse primers SEQ ID NO:225, SEQ ID NO:226 and SEQ ID NO:227.

Various combinations of primers, may be employed in development of an HGV diagnostic assay. Optimal combinations of primers are experimentally determined and typically address considerations for assay sensitivity and specificity. Such considerations include the following: (i) a PCR product length of 100-300 bp for efficient amplification and ease of product detection; (ii) an ability to reproducibly detect at least 10 copies of target HGV, and (iii) an ability to reproducibly detect a majority of HGV variants.

In addition, probe sequences may be similarly designed with mixed base or neutral base syntheses and/or may be used at reduced stringency so as to detect a majority of HGV variants.

While the invention has been described with reference to specific methods and embodiments, it will be appreciated that various modifications and changes may be made without departing from the invention.

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(vii) PRIOR APPLICATION DATA:

(A) APPLICATION NUMBER: US 08/389,886

(B) FILING DATE: 15-FEB-1995

(C) DOCKET NUMBER: 4600-0201.35

(vii) PRIOR APPLICATION DATA:

(A) APPLICATION NUMBER: US 08/357,509

(B) FILING DATE: 16-DEC-1994

(C) DOCKET NUMBER: 4600-0201.34 (vii) PRIOR APPLICATION DATA:

(A) APPLICATION NUMBER: US 08/329,729

(B) FILING DATE: 26-OCT-1994

(C) DOCKET NUMBER: 4600-0201.33

(vii) PRIOR APPLICATION DATA:

(A) APPLICATION NUMBER: US 08/344,271

(B) FILING DATE: 23-NOV-1994

(C) DOCKET NUMBER: 4600-0202

(vii) PRIOR APPLICATION DATA:

(A) APPLICATION NUMBER: US 08/285,558

(B) FILING DATE: 03-AUG-1994

(C) DOCKET NUMBER: 4600-0201.30

(vii) PRIOR APPLICATION DATA:

(A) APPLICATION NUMBER: US 08/285,543

(B) FILING DATE: 03-AUG-1994

(C) DOCKET NUMBER: 4600-0201.32

(vii) PRIOR APPLICATION DATA:

(A) APPLICATION NUMBER: US 08/246,985

(B) FILING DATE: 20-MAY-1994

(C) DOCKET NUMBER: 4600-0201

(viii) ATTORNEY/AGENT INFORMATION:

(A) NAME: Fabian, Gary R.

(B) REGISTRATION NUMBER: 33,875

(C) REFERENCE/DOCKET NUMBER: 4600-0201.41/G100PCT

(ix) TELECOMMUNICATION INFORMATION:

(A) TELEPHONE: (415) 324-0880

(B) TELEFAX: (415) 324-0960

(2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:l:

(i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:

(A) LENGTH: 18 base pairs

(B) TYPE: nucleic acid

(C) STRANDEDNESS: single

(D) TOPOLOGY: linear

(ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA

(iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:

(C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: SISPA primer, top strand Linker AB

(xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID Nθ:l:

GGAATTCGCG GCCGCTCG 18

(2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:2:

(i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:

(A) LENGTH: 20 base pairs

(B) TYPE: nucleic acid

(C) STRANDEDNESS: single

(D) TOPOLOGY: linear

(ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA

(iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO

(vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:

(C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Linker AB, bottom strand

(xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:2:

CGAGCGGCCG CGAATTCCTT 20

(2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:3:

(i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:

(A) LENGTH: 237 base pairs

(B) TYPE: nucleic acid

(C) STRANDEDNESS: double

(D) TOPOLOGY: linear

(ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA

(iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO

(vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:

(C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: PNF 2161 CLONE 470-20-1

(ix) FEATURE: (A) NAME/KEY: CDS

(B) LOCATION: 1..237

(xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:3:

GAA TTC GCG GCC GCT CGG GCT GTC TCG GAC TCT TGG ATG ACC TCG AAT 48 Glu Phe Ala Ala Ala Arg Ala Val Ser Asp Ser Trp Met Thr Ser Asn 1 5 10 15

GAG TCA GAG GAC GGG GTA TCC TCC TGC GAG GAG GAC ACC GGC GGG GTC 96 Glu Ser Glu Asp Gly Val Ser Ser Cys Glu Glu Asp Thr Gly Gly Val 20 25 30

TTC TCA TCT GAG CTG CTC TCA GTA ACC GAG ATA AGT GCT GGC GAT GGA 144 Phe Ser Ser Glu Leu Leu Ser Val Thr Glu lie Ser Ala Gly Asp Gly 35 40 45

GTA CGG GGG ATG TCT TCT CCC CAT ACA GGC ATC TCT CGG CTA CTA CCA 192 Val Arg Gly Met Ser Ser Pro His Thr Gly lie Ser Arg Leu Leu Pro 50 55 60

CAA AGA GAG GGT GTA CTG CAG TCC TCC ACG AGC GGC CGC GAA TTC 237

Gin Arg Glu Gly Val Leu Gin Ser Ser Thr Ser Gly Arg Glu Phe 65 70 75

(2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO: :

(i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:

(A) LENGTH: 79 amino acids

(B) TYPE: amino acid (D) TOPOLOGY: linear

(ii) MOLECULE TYPE: protein

(xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:4:

Glu Phe Ala Ala Ala Arg Ala Val Ser Asp Ser Trp Met Thr Ser Asn 1 5 10 15

Glu Ser Glu Asp Gly Val Ser Ser Cys Glu Glu Asp Thr Gly Gly Val 20 25 30

Phe Ser Ser Glu Leu Leu Ser Val Thr Glu lie Ser Ala Gly Asp Gly 35 40 45

Val Arg Gly Met Ser Ser Pro His Thr Gly lie Ser Arg Leu Leu Pro 50 55 60

Gin Arg Glu Gly Val Leu Gin Ser Ser Thr Ser Gly Arg Glu Phe 65 70 75

(2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:5:

(i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:

(A) LENGTH: 22 base pairs

(B) TYPE: nucleic acid

(C) STRANDEDNESS: single

(D) TOPOLOGY: linear

(ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA

(iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO

(vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:

(C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: HAV-R1

(xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:5:

GTTGACCAAC TGAGTCTGAA GC 22

(2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:6:

(i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:

(A) LENGTH: 22 base pairs

(B) TYPE: nucleic acid

(C) STRANDEDNESS: single

(D) TOPOLOGY: linear

(ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA

(iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO

(vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:

(C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: HAV-F1 (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:6:

GATTGGAAAT CTGATCCGTC CC 22

(2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:7:

(i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:

(A) LENGTH: 19 base pairs

(B) TYPE: nucleic acid

(C) STRANDEDNESS: single

(D) TOPOLOGY: linear

(ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA

(iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO

(vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:

(C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: HCV-LANR

(xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID Nθ:7i

TCGCGACCCA ACACTACTC 19

(2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:8:

(i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:

(A) LENGTH: 18 base pairs

(B) TYPE: nucleic acid

(C) STRANDEDNESS: single

(D) TOPOLOGY: linear

(ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA

(iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO

(vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:

(C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: HCV 1532

(xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:8:

GGGGGCGACA CTCCACCA 18 (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:9:

(i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:

(A) LENGTH: 25 base pairs

(B) TYPE: nucleic acid

(C) STRANDEDNESS: single

(D) TOPOLOGY: linear

(ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA

(iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO

(iv) ANTI-SENSE: NO

(vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:

(C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Primer 470-20-1-77F

(xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:9:

CTCTTTGTGG TAGTAGCCGA GAGAT 25

(2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:10:

(i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:

(A) LENGTH: 24 base pairs

(B) TYPE: nucleic acid

(C) STRANDEDNESS: single

(D) TOPOLOGY: linear

(ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA

(iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO

(iv) ANTI-SENSE: NO

(vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:

(C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Primer 470-20-1-211R

(xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:10:

CGAATGAGTC AGAGGACGGG GTAT 24 (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:11:

(i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:

(A) LENGTH: 27 base pairs

(B) TYPE: nucleic acid

(C) STRANDEDNESS: single

(D) TOPOLOGY: linear

(ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA

(iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO

(iv) ANTI-SENSE: NO

(vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:

(C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Primer KL-1

(xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:ll:

GCAGGATCCG AATTCGCATC TAGAGAT 27

(2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:12:

(i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:

(A) LENGTH: 29 base pairs

(B) TYPE: nucleic acid

(C) STRANDEDNESS: single

(D) TOPOLOGY: linear

(ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA

(iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO

(iv) ANTI-SENSE: NO

(vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:

(C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Primer KL-2

(xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:12:

ATCTCTAGAT GCGAATTCGG ATCCTGCGA 29 (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:13:

(i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:

(A) LENGTH: 20 base pairs

(B) TYPE: nucleic acid

(C) STRANDEDNESS: single

(D) TOPOLOGY: linear

(ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA

(iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO

(vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:

(C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: LAMBDA GTll, REVERSE PRIMER

(xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:13:

GGCAGACATG GCCTGCCCGG 20

(2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:14:

(i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:

(A) LENGTH: 9392 base pairs

(B) TYPE: nucleic acid

(C) STRANDEDNESS: double

(D) TOPOLOGY: unknown

(ii) MOLECULE TYPE: cDNA

(iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO

(iv) ANTI-SENSE: NO

(vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:

(C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: HGV-PNF 2161 Variant

(ix) FEATURE:

(A) NAME/KEY: CDS

(B) LOCATION: 459..9077

(xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:14: ACGTGGGGGA GTTGATCCCC CCCCCCCGGC ACTGGGTGCA AGCCCCAGAA ACCGACGCCT 60

ATCTAAGTAG ACGCAATGAC TCGGCGCCGA CTCGGCGACC GGCCAAAAGG TGGTGGATGG 120

GTGATGACAG GGTTGGTAGG TCGTAAATCC CGGTCACCTT GGTAGCCACT ATAGGTGGGT 180

CTTAAGAGAA GGTTAAGATT CCTCTTGTGC CTGCGGCGAG ACCGCGCACG GTCCACAGGT 240

GTTGGCCCTA CCGGTGGGAA TAAGGGCCCG ACGTCAGGCT CGTCGTTAAA CCGAGCCCGT 300

TACCCACCTG GGCAAACGAC GCCCACGTAC GGTCCACGTC GCCCTTCAAT GTCTCTCTTG 360

ACCAATAGGC GTAGCCGGCG AGTTGACAAG GACCAGTGGG GGCCGGGGGC TTGGAGAGGG 420

ACTCCAAGTC CCGCCCTTCC CGGTGGGCCG GGAAATGC ATG GGG CCA CCC AGC 473

Met Gly Pro Pro Ser 1 5

TCC GCG GCG GCC TGC AGC CGG GGT AGC CCA AGA ATC CTT CGG GTG AGG 521 Ser Ala Ala Ala Cys Ser Arg Gly Ser Pro Arg lie Leu Arg Val Arg 10 15 20

GCG GGT GGC ATT TCC TTT TTC TAT ACC ATC ATG GCA GTC CTT CTG CTC 569 Ala Gly Gly lie Ser Phe Phe Tyr Thr lie Met Ala Val Leu Leu Leu 25 30 35

CTT CTC GTG GTT GAG GCC GGG GCC ATT CTG GCC CCG GCC ACC CAC GCT 617 Leu Leu Val Val Glu Ala Gly Ala lie Leu Ala Pro Ala Thr His Ala 40 45 50

TGT CGA GCG AAT GGG CAA TAT TTC CTC ACA AAT TGT TGT GCC CCG GAG 665 Cys Arg Ala Asn Gly Gin Tyr Phe Leu Thr Asn Cys Cys Ala Pro Glu 55 60 65

GAC ATC GGG TTC TGC CTG GAG GGT GGA TGC CTG GTG GCC CTG GGG TGC 713 Asp lie Gly Phe Cys Leu Glu Gly Gly Cys Leu Val Ala Leu Gly Cys 70 75 80 85

ACG ATT TGC ACT GAC CAA TGC TGG CCA CTG TAT CAG GCG GGT TTG GCT 761 Thr lie Cys Thr Asp Gin Cys Trp Pro Leu Tyr Gin Ala Gly Leu Ala 90 95 100

GTG CGG CCT GGC AAG TCC GCG GCC CAA CTG GTG GGG GAG CTG GGT AGC 809 Val Arg Pro Gly Lys Ser Ala Ala Gin Leu Val Gly Glu Leu Gly Ser 105 110 115 CTA TAC GGG CCC CTG TCG GTC TCG GCC TAT GTG GCT GGG ATC CTG GGC 857 Leu Tyr Gly Pro Leu Ser Val Ser Ala Tyr Val Ala Gly He Leu Gly 120 125 130

CTG GGT GAG GTG TAC TCG GGT GTC CTA ACG GTG GGA GTC GCG TTG ACG 905 Leu Gly Glu Val Tyr Ser Gly Val Leu Thr Val Gly Val Ala Leu Thr 135 140 145

CGC CGG GTC TAC CCG GTG CCT AAC CTG ACG TGT GCA GTC GCG TGT GAG 953 Arg Arg Val Tyr Pro Val Pro Asn Leu Thr Cys Ala Val Ala Cys Glu 150 155 160 165

CTA AAG TGG GAA AGT GAG TTT TGG AGA TGG ACT GAA CAG CTG GCC TCC 1001 Leu Lys Trp Glu Ser Glu Phe Trp Arg Trp Thr Glu Gin Leu Ala Ser 170 175 180

AAC TAC TGG ATT CTG GAA TAC CTC TGG AAG GTC CCA TTT GAT TTC TGG 1049 Asn Tyr Trp He Leu Glu Tyr Leu Trp Lys Val Pro Phe Asp Phe Trp 185 190 195

AGA GGC GTG ATA AGC CTG ACC CCC TTG TTG GTT TGC GTG GCC GCA TTG 1097 Arg Gly Val He Ser Leu Thr Pro Leu Leu Val Cys Val Ala Ala Leu 200 205 210

CTG CTG CTT GAG CAA CGG ATT GTC ATG GTC TTC CTG TTG GTG ACG ATG 1145 Leu Leu Leu Glu Gin Arg He Val Met Val Phe Leu Leu Val Thr Met 215 220 225

GCC GGG ATG TCG CAA GGC GCC CCT GCC TCC GTT TTG GGG TCA CGC CCC 1193 Ala Gly Met Ser Gin Gly Ala Pro Ala Ser Val Leu Gly Ser Arg Pro 230 235 240 245

TTT GAC TAC GGG TTG ACT TGG CAG ACC TGC TCT TGC AGG GCC AAC GGT 1241 Phe Asp Tyr Gly Leu Thr Trp Gin Thr Cys Ser Cys Arg Ala Asn Gly 250 255 260

TCG CGT TTT TCG ACT GGG GAG AAG GTG TGG GAC CGT GGG AAC GTT ACG 1289 Ser Arg Phe Ser Thr Gly Glu Lys Val Trp Asp Arg Gly Asn Val Thr 265 270 275

CTT CAG TGT GAC TGC CCT AAC GGC CCC TGG GTG TGG TTG CCA GCC TTT 1337 Leu Gin Cys Asp Cys Pro Asn Gly Pro Trp Val Trp Leu Pro Ala Phe 280 285 290

TGC CAA GCA ATC GGC TGG GGT GAC CCC ATC ACT TAT TGG AGC CAC GGG 1385 Cys Gin Ala He Gly Trp Gly Asp Pro He Thr Tyr Trp Ser His Gly 295 300 305

CAA AAT CAG TGG CCC CTT TCA TGC CCC CAG TAT GTC TAT GGG TCT GCT 1433 Gin Asn Gin Trp Pro Leu Ser Cys Pro Gin Tyr Val Tyr Gly Ser Ala 310 315 320 325

ACA GTC ACT TGC GTG TGG GGT TCC GCT TCT TGG TTT GCC TCC ACC AGT 1481 Thr Val Thr Cys Val Trp Gly Ser Ala Ser Trp Phe Ala Ser Thr Ser 330 335 340

GGT CGC GAC TCG AAG ATA GAT GTG TGG AGT TTA GTG CCA GTT GGC TCT 1529 Gly Arg Asp Ser Lys He Asp Val Trp Ser Leu Val Pro Val Gly Ser 345 350 355

GCC ACC TGC ACC ATA GCC GCA CTT GGA TCA TCG GAT CGC GAC ACG GTG 1577 Ala Thr Cys Thr He Ala Ala Leu Gly Ser Ser Asp Arg Asp Thr Val 360 365 370

CCT GGG CTC TCC GAG TGG GGA ATC CCG TGC GTG ACG TGT GTT CTG GAC 1625 Pro Gly Leu Ser Glu Trp Gly He Pro Cys Val Thr Cys Val Leu Asp 375 380 385

CGT CGG CCT GCC TCC TGC GGC ACC TGT GTG AGG GAC TGC TGG CCC GAG 1673 Arg Arg Pro Ala Ser Cys Gly Thr Cys Val Arg Asp Cys Trp Pro Glu 390 395 400 405

ACC GGG TCG GTT AGG TTC CCA TTC CAT CGG TGC GGC GTG GGG CCT CGG 1721 Thr Gly Ser Val Arg Phe Pro Phe His Arg Cys Gly Val Gly Pro Arg 410 415 420

CTG ACA AAG GAC TTG GAA GCT GTG CCC TTC GTC AAC AGG ACA ACT CCC 1769 Leu Thr Lys Asp Leu Glu Ala Val Pro Phe Val Asn Arg Thr Thr Pro 425 430 435

TTC ACC ATT AGG GGG CCC CTG GGC AAC CAG GGC CGA GGC AAC CCG GTG 1817 Phe Thr He Arg Gly Pro Leu Gly Asn Gin Gly Arg Gly Asn Pro Val 440 445 450

CGG TCG CCC TTG GGT TTT GGG TCC TAC GCC ATG ACC AGG ATC CGA GAT 1865 Arg Ser Pro Leu Gly Phe Gly Ser Tyr Ala Met Thr Arg He Arg Asp 455 460 465

ACC CTA CAT CTG GTG GAG TGT CCC ACA CCA GCC ATT GAG CCT CCC ACC 1913 Thr Leu His Leu Val Glu Cys Pro Thr Pro Ala He Glu Pro Pro Thr 470 475 480 485

GGG ACG TTT GGG TTC TTC CCC GGG ACG CCG CCT CTC AAC AAC TGC ATG 1961

Gly Thr Phe Gly Phe Phe Pro Gly Thr Pro Pro Leu Asn Asn Cys Met 490 495 500

CTC TTG GGC ACG GAA GTG TCC GAG GCA CTT GGG GGG GCT GGC CTC ACG 2009

Leu Leu Gly Thr Glu Val Ser Glu Ala Leu Gly Gly Ala Gly Leu Thr 505 510 515

GGG GGG TTC TAT GAA CCC CTG GTG CGC AGG TGT TCG AAG CTG ATG GGA 2057

Gly Gly Phe Tyr Glu Pro Leu Val Arg Arg Cys Ser Lys Leu Met Gly

520 525 530

AGC CGA AAT CCG GTT TGT CCG GGG TTT GCA TGG CTC TCT TCG GGC AGG 2105

Ser Arg Asn Pro Val Cys Pro Gly Phe Ala Trp Leu Ser Ser Gly Arg

535 540 545

CCT GAT GGG TTT ATA CAT GTC CAG GGT CAC TTG CAG GAG GTG GAT GCA 2153

Pro Asp Gly Phe He His Val Gin Gly His Leu Gin Glu Val Asp Ala

550 555 560 565

GGC AAC TTC ATC CCG CCC CCG CGC TGG TTG CTC TTG GAC TTT GTA TTT 2201

Gly Asn Phe He Pro Pro Pro Arg Trp Leu Leu Leu Asp Phe Val Phe 570 575 580

GTC CTG TTA TAC CTG ATG AAG CTG GCT GAG GCA CGG TTG GTC CCG CTG 2249

Val Leu Leu Tyr Leu Met Lys Leu Ala Glu Ala Arg Leu Val Pro Leu 585 590 595

ATC TTG CTG CTG CTA TGG TGG TGG GTG AAC CAG CTG GCA GTC CTA GGG 2297

He Leu Leu Leu Leu Trp Trp Trp Val Asn Gin Leu Ala Val Leu Gly

600 605 610

CTG CCG GCT GTG GAA GCC GCC GTG GCA GGT GAG GTC TTC GCG GGC CCT 2345

Leu Pro Ala Val Glu Ala Ala Val Ala Gly Glu Val Phe Ala Gly Pro

615 620 625

GCC CTG TCC TGG TGT CTG GGA CTC CCG GTC GTC AGT ATG ATA TTG GGT 2393

Ala Leu Ser Trp Cys Leu Gly Leu Pro Val Val Ser Met He Leu Gly

630 635 640 645

TTG GCA AAC CTG GTG CTG TAC TTT AGA TGG TTG GGA CCC CAA CGC CTG 2441

Leu Ala Asn Leu Val Leu Tyr Phe Arg Trp Leu Gly Pro Gin Arg Leu 650 655 660 ATG TTC CTC GTG TTG TGG AAG CTT GCT CGG GGA GCT TTC CCG CTG GCC 2489 Met Phe Leu Val Leu Trp Lys Leu Ala Arg Gly Ala Phe Pro Leu Ala 665 670 675

CTC TTG ATG GGG ATT TCG GCG ACC CGC GGG CGC ACC TCA GTG CTC GGG 2537 Leu Leu Met Gly He Ser Ala Thr Arg Gly Arg Thr Ser Val Leu Gly 680 685 690

GCC GAG TTC TGC TTC GAT GCT ACA TTC GAG GTG GAC ACT TCG GTG TTG 2585 Ala Glu Phe Cys Phe Asp Ala Thr Phe Glu Val Asp Thr Ser Val Leu 695 700 705

GGC TGG GTG GTG GCC AGT GTG GTA GCT TGG GCC ATT GCG CTC CTG AGC 2633 Gly Trp Val Val Ala Ser Val Val Ala Trp Ala He Ala Leu Leu Ser 710 715 720 725

TCG ATG AGC GCA GGG GGG TGG AGG CAC AAA GCC GTG ATC TAT AGG ACG 2681 Ser Met Ser Ala Gly Gly Trp Arg His Lys Ala Val He Tyr Arg Thr 730 735 740

TGG TGT AAG GGG TAC CAG GCA ATC CGT CAA AGG GTG GTG AGG AGC CCC 2729 Trp Cys Lys Gly Tyr Gin Ala He Arg Gin Arg Val Val Arg Ser Pro 745 750 755

CTC GGG GAG GGG CGG CCT GCC AAA CCC CTG ACC TTT GCC TGG TGC TTG 2777 Leu Gly Glu Gly Arg Pro Ala Lys Pro Leu Thr Phe Ala Trp Cys Leu 760 765 770

GCC TCG TAC ATC TGG CCA GAT GCT GTG ATG ATG GTG GTG GTT GCC TTG 2825 Ala Ser Tyr He Trp Pro Asp Ala Val Met Met Val Val Val Ala Leu 775 780 785

GTC CTT CTC TTT GGC CTG TTC GAC GCG TTG GAT TGG GCC TTG GAG GAG 2873 Val Leu Leu Phe Gly Leu Phe Asp Ala Leu Asp Trp Ala Leu Glu Glu 790 795 800 805

ATC TTG GTG TCC CGG CCC TCG TTG CGG CGT TTG GCT CGG GTG GTT GAG 2921 He Leu Val Ser Arg Pro Ser Leu Arg Arg Leu Ala Arg Val Val Glu 810 815 820

TGC TGT GTG ATG GCG GGT GAG AAG GCC ACA ACC GTC CGG CTG GTC TCC 2969 Cys Cys Val Met Ala Gly Glu Lys Ala Thr Thr Val Arg Leu Val Ser 825 830 835

AAG ATG TGT GCG AGA GGA GCT TAT TTG TTC GAT CAT ATG GGC TCT TTT 3017 Lys Met Cys Ala Arg Gly Ala Tyr Leu Phe Asp His Met Gly Ser Phe 840 845 850

TCG CGT GCT GTC AAG GAG CGC CTG TTG GAA TGG GAC GCA GCT CTT GAA 3065 Ser Arg Ala Val Lys Glu Arg Leu Leu Glu Trp Asp Ala Ala Leu Glu 855 860 865

CCT CTG TCA TTC ACT AGG ACG GAC TGT CGC ATC ATA CGG GAT GCC GCG 3113 Pro Leu Ser Phe Thr Arg Thr Asp Cys Arg He He Arg Asp Ala Ala 870 875 880 885

AGG ACT TTG TCC TGC GGG CAG TGC GTC ATG GGT TTA CCC GTG GTT GCG 3161 Arg Thr Leu Ser Cys Gly Gin Cys Val Met Gly Leu Pro Val Val Ala 890 895 900

CGC CGT GGT GAT GAG GTT CTC ATC GGC GTC TTC CAG GAT GTG AAT CAT 3209 Arg Arg Gly Asp Glu Val Leu He Gly Val Phe Gin Asp Val Asn His 905 910 915

TTG CCT CCC GGG TTT GTT CCG ACC GCG CCT GTT GTC ATC CGA CGG TGC 3257 Leu Pro Pro Gly Phe Val Pro Thr Ala Pro Val Val He Arg Arg Cys 920 925 930

GGA AAG GGC TTC TTG GGG GTC ACA AAG GCT GCC TTG ACA GGT CGG GAT 3305 Gly Lys Gly Phe Leu Gly Val Thr Lys Ala Ala Leu Thr Gly Arg Asp 935 940 945

CCT GAC TTA CAT CCA GGG AAC GTC ATG GTG TTG GGG ACG GCT ACG TCG 3353 Pro Asp Leu His Pro Gly Asn Val Met Val Leu Gly Thr Ala Thr Ser 950 955 960 965

CGA AGC ATG GGA ACA TGC TTG AAC GGC CTG CTG TTC ACG ACC TTC CAT 3401 Arg Ser Met Gly Thr Cys Leu Asn Gly Leu Leu Phe Thr Thr Phe His 970 975 980

GGG GCT TCA TCC CGA ACC ATC GCC ACA CCC GTG GGG GCC CTT AAT CCC 3449 Gly Ala Ser Ser Arg Thr He Ala Thr Pro Val Gly Ala Leu Asn Pro 985 990 995

AGA TGG TGG TCA GCC AGT GAT GAT GTC ACG GTG TAT CCA CTC CCG GAT 3497 Arg Trp Trp Ser Ala Ser Asp Asp Val Thr Val Tyr Pro Leu Pro Asp 1000 1005 1010

GGG GCT ACT TCG TTA ACA CCT TGT ACT TGC CAG GCT GAG TCC TGT TGG 3545 Gly Ala Thr Ser Leu Thr Pro Cys Thr Cys Gin Ala Glu Ser Cys Trp 1015 1020 1025

GTC ATC AGA TCC GAC GGG GCC CTA TGC CAT GGC TTG AGC AAG GGG GAC 3593 Val He Arg Ser Asp Gly Ala Leu Cys His Gly Leu Ser Lys Gly Asp 1030 1035 1040 1045

AAG GTG GAG CTG GAT GTG GCC ATG GAG GTC TCT GAC TTC CGT GGC TCG 3641 Lys Val Glu Leu Asp Val Ala Met Glu Val Ser Asp Phe Arg Gly Ser 1050 1055 1060

TCT GGC TCA CCG GTC CTA TGT GAC GAA GGG CAC GCA GTA GGA ATG CTC 3689 Ser Gly Ser Pro Val Leu Cys Asp Glu Gly His Ala Val Gly Met Leu 1065 1070 1075

GTG TCT GTG CTT CAC TCC GGT GGT AGG GTC ACC GCG GCA CGG TTC ACT 3737 Val Ser Val Leu His Ser Gly Gly Arg Val Thr Ala Ala Arg Phe Thr 1080 1085 1090

AGG CCG TGG ACC CAA GTG CCA ACA GAT GCC AAA ACC ACT ACT GAA CCC 3785 Arg Pro Trp Thr Gin Val Pro Thr Asp Ala Lys Thr Thr Thr Glu Pro 1095 1100 1105

CCT CCG GTG CCG GCC AAA GGA GTT TTC AAA GAG GCC CCG TTG TTT ATG 3833 Pro Pro Val Pro Ala Lys Gly Val Phe Lys Glu Ala Pro Leu Phe Met 1110 1115 1120 1125

CCT ACG GGA GCG GGA AAG AGC ACT CGC GTC CCG TTG GAG TAC GAT AAC 3881 Pro Thr Gly Ala Gly Lys Ser Thr Arg Val Pro Leu Glu Tyr Asp Asn 1130 1135 1140

ATG GGG CAC AAG GTC TTA ATC TTG AAC CCC TCA GTG GCC ACT GTG CGG 3929 Met Gly His Lys Val Leu He Leu Asn Pro Ser Val Ala Thr Val Arg 1145 1150 1155

GCC ATG GGC CCG TAC ATG GAG CGG CTG GCG GGT AAA CAT CCA AGT ATA 3977 Ala Met Gly Pro Tyr Met Glu Arg Leu Ala Gly Lys His Pro Ser He 1160 1165 1170

TAC TGT GGG CAT GAT ACA ACT GCT TTC ACA AGG ATC ACT GAC TCC CCC 4025 Tyr Cys Gly His Asp Thr Thr Ala Phe Thr Arg He Thr Asp Ser Pro 1175 1180 1185

CTG ACG TAT TCA ACC TAT GGG AGG TTT TTG GCC AAC CCT AGG CAG ATG 4073 Leu Thr Tyr Ser Thr Tyr Gly Arg Phe Leu Ala Asn Pro Arg Gin Met 1190 1195 1200 1205 CTA CGG GGC GTT TCG GTG GTC ATT TGT GAT GAG TGC CAC AGT CAT GAC 4121 Leu Arg Gly Val Ser Val Val He Cys Asp Glu Cys His Ser His Asp 1210 1215 1220

TCA ACC GTG CTG TTA GGC ATT GGG AGA GTC CGG GAG CTG GCG CGT GGG 4169 Ser Thr Val Leu Leu Gly He Gly Arg Val Arg Glu Leu Ala Arg Gly 1225 1230 1235

TGC GGG GTG CAA CTA GTG CTC TAC GCC ACC GCT ACA CCT CCC GGA TCC 4217 Cys Gly Val Gin Leu Val Leu Tyr Ala Thr Ala Thr Pro Pro Gly Ser 1240 1245 1250

CCT ATG ACG CAG CAC CCT TCC ATA ATT GAG ACA AAA TTG GAC GTG GGC 4265 Pro Met Thr Gin His Pro Ser He He Glu Thr Lys Leu Asp Val Gly 1255 1260 1265

GAG ATT CCC TTT TAT GGG CAT GGA ATA CCC CTC GAG CGG ATG CGA ACC 4313 Glu He Pro Phe Tyr Gly His Gly He Pro Leu Glu Arg Met Arg Thr 1270 1275 1280 1285

GGA AGG CAC CTC GTG TTC TGC CAT TCT AAG GCT GAG TGC GAG CGC CTT 4361 Gly Arg His Leu Val Phe Cys His Ser Lys Ala Glu Cys Glu Arg Leu 1290 1295 1300

GCT GGC CAG TTC TCC GCT AGG GGG GTC AAT GCC ATT GCC TAT TAT AGG 4409 Ala Gly Gin Phe Ser Ala Arg Gly Val Asn Ala He Ala Tyr Tyr Arg 1305 1310 1315

GGT AAA GAC AGT TCT ATC ATC AAG GAT GGG GAC CTG GTG GTC TGT GCT 4457 Gly Lys Asp Ser Ser He He Lys Asp Gly Asp Leu Val Val Cys Ala 1320 1325 1330

ACA GAC GCG CTT TCC ACT GGG TAC ACT GGA AAT TTC GAC TCC GTC ACC 4505 Thr Asp Ala Leu Ser Thr Gly Tyr Thr Gly Asn Phe Asp Ser Val Thr 1335 1340 1345

GAC TGT GGA TTA GTG GTG GAG GAG GTC GTT GAG GTG ACC CTT GAT CCC 4553 Asp Cys Gly Leu Val Val Glu Glu Val Val Glu Val Thr Leu Asp Pro 1350 1355 1360 1365

ACC ATT ACC ATC TCC CTG CGG ACA GTG CCT GCG TCG GCT GAA CTG TCG 4601 Thr He Thr He Ser Leu Arg Thr Val Pro Ala Ser Ala Glu Leu Ser 1370 1375 1380

ATG CAA AGA CGA GGA CGC ACG GGT AGG GGC AGG TCT GGA CGC TAC TAC 4649 Met Gin Arg Arg Gly Arg Thr Gly Arg Gly Arg Ser Gly Arg Tyr Tyr 1385 1390 1395

TAC GCG GGG GTG GGC AAA GCC CCT GCG GGT GTG GTG CGC TCA GGT CCT 4697 Tyr Ala Gly Val Gly Lys Ala Pro Ala Gly Val Val Arg Ser Gly Pro 1400 1405 1410

GTC TGG TCG GCG GTG GAA GCT GGA GTG ACC TGG TAC GGA ATG GAA CCT 4745 Val Trp Ser Ala Val Glu Ala Gly Val Thr Trp Tyr Gly Met Glu Pro 1415 1420 1425

GAC TTG ACA GCT AAC CTA CTG AGA CTT TAC GAC GAC TGC CCT TAC ACC 4793 Asp Leu Thr Ala Asn Leu Leu Arg Leu Tyr Asp Asp Cys Pro Tyr Thr 1430 1435 1440 1445

GCA GCC GTC GCG GCT GAT ATC GGA GAA GCC GCG GTG TTC TTC TCT GGG 4841 Ala Ala Val Ala Ala Asp He Gly Glu Ala Ala Val Phe Phe Ser Gly 1450 1455 1460

CTC GCC CCA TTG AGG ATG CAC CCT GAT GTC AGC TGG GCA AAA GTT CGC 4889 Leu Ala Pro Leu Arg Met His Pro Asp Val Ser Trp Ala Lys Val Arg 1465 1470 1475

GGC GTC AAC TGG CCC CTC TTG GTG GGT GTT CAG CGG ACC ATG TGT CGG 4937 Gly Val Asn Trp Pro Leu Leu Val Gly Val Gin Arg Thr Met Cys Arg 1480 1485 1490

GAA ACA CTG TCT CCC GGC CCA TCG GAT GAC CCC CAA TGG GCA GGT CTG 4985 Glu Thr Leu Ser Pro Gly Pro Ser Asp Asp Pro Gin Trp Ala Gly Leu 1495 1500 1505

AAG GGC CCA AAT CCT GTC CCA CTC CTG CTG AGG TGG GGC AAT GAT TTA 5033 Lys Gly Pro Asn Pro Val Pro Leu Leu Leu Arg Trp Gly Asn Asp Leu 1510 1515 1520 1525

CCA TCT AAA GTG GCC GGC CAC CAC ATA GTG GAC GAC CTG GTC CGG AGA 5081 Pro Ser Lys Val Ala Gly His His He Val Asp Asp Leu Val Arg Arg 1530 1535 1540

CTC GGT GTG GCG GAG GGT TAC GTC CGC TGC GAC GCT GGG CCG ATC TTG 5129 Leu Gly Val Ala Glu Gly Tyr Val Arg Cys Asp Ala Gly Pro He Leu 1545 1550 1555

ATG ATC GGT CTA GCT ATC GCG GGG GGA ATG ATC TAC GCG TCA TAC ACC 5177 Met He Gly Leu Ala He Ala Gly Gly Met He Tyr Ala Ser Tyr Thr 1560 1565 1570

GGG TCG CTA GTG GTG GTG ACA GAC TGG GAT GTG AAG GGG GGT GGC GCC 5225 Gly Ser Leu Val Val Val Thr Asp Trp Asp Val Lys Gly Gly Gly Ala 1575 1580 1585

CCC CTT TAT CGG CAT GGA GAC CAG GCC ACG CCT CAG CCG GTG GTG CAG 5273 Pro Leu Tyr Arg His Gly Asp Gin Ala Thr Pro Gin Pro Val Val Gin 1590 1595 1600 1605

GTT CCT CCG GTA GAC CAT CGG CCG GGG GGT GAA TCA GCA CCA TCG GAT 5321 Val Pro Pro Val Asp His Arg Pro Gly Gly Glu Ser Ala Pro Ser Asp 1610 1615 1620

GCC AAG ACA GTG ACA GAT GCG GTG GCA GCC ATC CAG GTG GAC TGC GAT 5369 Ala Lys Thr Val Thr Asp Ala Val Ala Ala He Gin Val Asp Cys Asp 1625 1630 1635

TGG ACT ATC ATG ACT CTG TCG ATC GGA GAA GTG TTG TCC TTG GCT CAG 5417 Trp Thr He Met Thr Leu Ser He Gly Glu Val Leu Ser Leu Ala Gin 1640 1645 1650

GCT AAG ACG GCC GAG GCC TAC ACA GCA ACC GCC AAG TGG CTC GCT GGC 5465 Ala Lys Thr Ala Glu Ala Tyr Thr Ala Thr Ala Lys Trp Leu Ala Gly 1655 1660 1665

TGC TAT ACG GGG ACG CGG GCC GTT CCC ACT GTA TCC ATT GTT GAC AAG 5513 Cys Tyr Thr Gly Thr Arg Ala Val Pro Thr Val Ser He Val Asp Lys 1670 1675 1680 1685

CTC TTC GCC GGA GGG TGG GCG GCT GTG GTG GGC CAT TGC CAC AGC GTG 5561 Leu Phe Ala Gly Gly Trp Ala Ala Val Val Gly His Cys His Ser Val 1690 1695 1700

ATT GCT GCG GCG GTG GCG GCC TAC GGG GCT TCA AGG AGC CCG CCG TTG 5609 He Ala Ala Ala Val Ala Ala Tyr Gly Ala Ser Arg Ser Pro Pro Leu 1705 1710 1715

GCA GCC GCG GCT TCC TAC CTG ATG GGG TTG GGC GTT GGA GGC AAC GCT 5657 Ala Ala Ala Ala Ser Tyr Leu Met Gly Leu Gly Val Gly Gly Asn Ala 1720 1725 1730

CAG ACG CGC CTG GCG TCT GCC CTC CTA TTG GGG GCT GCT GGA ACC GCC 5705 Gin Thr Arg Leu Ala Ser Ala Leu Leu Leu Gly Ala Ala Gly Thr Ala 1735 1740 1745 TTG GGC ACT CCT GTC GTG GGC TTG ACC ATG GCA GGT GCG TTC ATG GGG 5753 Leu Gly Thr Pro Val Val Gly Leu Thr Met Ala Gly Ala Phe Met Gly 1750 1755 1760 1765

GGG GCC AGT GTC TCC CCC TCC TTG GTC ACC ATT TTA TTG GGG GCC GTC 5801 Gly Ala Ser Val Ser Pro Ser Leu Val Thr He Leu Leu Gly Ala Val 1770 1775 1780

GGA GGT TGG GAG GGT GTT GTC AAC GCG GCG AGC CTA GTC TTT GAC TTC 5849 Gly Gly Trp Glu Gly Val Val Asn Ala Ala Ser Leu Val Phe Asp Phe 1785 1790 1795

ATG GCG GGG AAA CTT TCA TCA GAA GAT CTG TGG TAT GCC ATC CCG GTA 5897 Met Ala Gly Lys Leu Ser Ser Glu Asp Leu Trp Tyr Ala He Pro Val 1800 1805 1810

CTG ACC AGC CCG GGG GCG GGC CTT GCG GGG ATC GCT CTC GGG TTG GTT 5945 Leu Thr Ser Pro Gly Ala Gly Leu Ala Gly He Ala Leu Gly Leu Val 1815 1820 1825

TTG TAT TCA GCT AAC AAC TCT GGC ACT ACC ACT TGG TTG AAC CGT CTG 5993 Leu Tyr Ser Ala Asn Asn Ser Gly Thr Thr Thr Trp Leu Asn Arg Leu 1830 1835 1840 1845

CTG ACT ACG TTA CCA AGG TCT TCA TGT ATC CCG GAC AGT TAC TTT CAG 6041 Leu Thr Thr Leu Pro Arg Ser Ser Cys He Pro Asp Ser Tyr Phe Gin 1850 1855 1860

CAA GTT GAC TAT TGC GAC AAG GTC TCA GCC GTG CTC CGG CGC CTG AGC 6089 Gin Val Asp Tyr Cys Asp Lys Val Ser Ala Val Leu Arg Arg Leu Ser 1865 1870 1875

CTC ACC CGC ACA GTG GTT GCC CTG GTC AAC AGG GAG CCT AAG GTG GAT 6137 Leu Thr Arg Thr Val Val Ala Leu Val Asn Arg Glu Pro Lys Val Asp 1880 1885 1890

GAG GTA CAG GTG GGG TAT GTC TGG GAC CTG TGG GAG TGG ATC ATG CGC 6185 Glu Val Gin Val Gly Tyr Val Trp Asp Leu Trp Glu Trp He Met Arg 1895 1900 1905

CAA GTG CGC GTG GTC ATG GCC AGA CTC AGG GCC CTC TGC CCC GTG GTG 6233 Gin Val Arg Val Val Met Ala Arg Leu Arg Ala Leu Cys Pro Val Val 1910 1915 1920 1925

TCA CTA CCC TTG TGG CAT TGC GGG GAG GGG TGG TCC GGG GAA TGG TTG 6281 Ser Leu Pro Leu Trp His Cys Gly Glu Gly Trp Ser Gly Glu Trp Leu 1930 1935 1940

CTT GAC GGT CAT GTT GAG AGT CGC TGC CTC TGT GGC TGC GTG ATC ACT 6329 Leu Asp Gly His Val Glu Ser Arg Cys Leu Cys Gly Cys Val He Thr 1945 1950 1955

GGT GAC GTT CTG AAT GGG CAA CTC AAA GAA CCA GTT TAC TCT ACC AAG 6377 Gly Asp Val Leu Asn Gly Gin Leu Lys Glu Pro Val Tyr Ser Thr Lys 1960 1965 1970

CTG TGC CGG CAC TAT TGG ATG GGG ACT GTC CCT GTG AAC ATG CTG GGT 6425 Leu Cys Arg His Tyr Trp Met Gly Thr Val Pro Val Asn Met Leu Gly 1975 1980 1985

TAC GGT GAA ACG TCG CCT CTC CTG GCC TCC GAC ACC CCG AAG GTT GTG 6473 Tyr Gly Glu Thr Ser Pro Leu Leu Ala Ser Asp Thr Pro Lys Val Val 1990 1995 2000 2005

CCC TTC GGG ACG TCT GGC TGG GCT GAG GTG GTG GTG ACC ACT ACC CAC 6521 Pro Phe Gly Thr Ser Gly Trp Ala Glu Val Val Val Thr Thr Thr His 2010 2015 2020

GTG GTA ATC AGG AGG ACC TCC GCC TAT AAG CTG CTG CGC CAG CAA ATC 6569 Val Val He Arg Arg Thr Ser Ala Tyr Lys Leu Leu Arg Gin Gin He 2025 2030 2035

CTA TCG GCT GCT GTA GCT GAG CCC TAC TAC GTC GAC GGC ATT CCG GTC 6617 Leu Ser Ala Ala Val Ala Glu Pro Tyr Tyr Val Asp Gly He Pro Val 2040 2045 2050

TCA TGG GAC GCG GAC GCT CGT GCG CCC GCC ATG GTC TAT GGC CCT GGG 6665 Ser Trp Asp Ala Asp Ala Arg Ala Pro Ala Met Val Tyr Gly Pro Gly 2055 2060 2065

CAA AGT GTT ACC ATT GAC GGG GAG CGC TAC ACC TTG CCT CAT CAA CTG 6713 Gin Ser Val Thr He Asp Gly Glu Arg Tyr Thr Leu Pro His Gin Leu 2070 2075 2080 2085

AGG CTC AGG AAT GTG GCA CCC TCT GAG GTT TCA TCC GAG GTG TCC ATT 6761 Arg Leu Arg Asn Val Ala Pro Ser Glu Val Ser Ser Glu Val Ser He 2090 2095 2100

GAC ATT GGG ACG GAG ACT GAA GAC TCA GAA CTG ACT GAG GCC GAT CTG 6809 Asp He Gly Thr Glu Thr Glu Asp Ser Glu Leu Thr Glu Ala Asp Leu 210B 2110 2115

CCG CCG GCG GCT GCT GCT CTC CAA GCG ATC GAG AAT GCT GCG AGG ATT 6857 Pro Pro Ala Ala Ala Ala Leu Gin Ala He Glu Asn Ala Ala Arg He 2120 2125 2130

CTT GAA CCG CAC ATT GAT GTC ATC ATG GAG GAC TGC AGT ACA CCC TCT 6905 Leu Glu Pro His He Asp Val He Met Glu Asp Cys Ser Thr Pro Ser 2135 2140 2145

CTT TGT GGT AGT AGC CGA GAG ATG CCT GTA TGG GGA GAA GAC ATC CCC 6953 Leu Cys Gly Ser Ser Arg Glu Met Pro Val Trp Gly Glu Asp He Pro 2150 2155 2160 2165

CGT ACT CCA TCG CCA GCA CTT ATC TCG GTT ACT GAG AGC AGC TCA GAT 7001 Arg Thr Pro Ser Pro Ala Leu He Ser Val Thr Glu Ser Ser Ser Asp 2170 2175 2180

GAG AAG ACC CCG TCG GTG TCC TCC TCG CAG GAG GAT ACC CCG TCC TCT 7049 Glu Lys Thr Pro Ser Val Ser Ser Ser Gin Glu Asp Thr Pro Ser Ser 2185 2190 2195

GAC TCA TTC GAG GTC ATC CAA GAG TCC GAG ACA GCC GAA GGG GAG GAA 7097 Asp Ser Phe Glu Val He Gin Glu Ser Glu Thr Ala Glu Gly Glu Glu 2200 2205 2210

AGT GTC TTC AAC GTG GCT CTT TCC GTA TTA AAA GCC TTA TTT CCA CAG 7145 Ser Val Phe Asn Val Ala Leu Ser Val Leu Lys Ala Leu Phe Pro Gin 2215 2220 2225

AGC GAC GCG ACC AGG AAG CTT ACC GTC AAG ATG TCG TGC TGC GTT GAA 7193 Ser Asp Ala Thr Arg Lys Leu Thr Val Lys Met Ser Cys Cys Val Glu 2230 2235 2240 2245

AAG AGC GTC ACG CGC TTT TTC TCA TTG GGG TTG ACG GTG GCT GAT GTT 7241 Lys Ser Val Thr Arg Phe Phe Ser Leu Gly Leu Thr Val Ala Asp Val 2250 2255 2260

GCT AGC CTG TGT GAG ATG GAA ATC CAG AAC CAT ACA GCC TAT TGT GAC 7289 Ala Ser Leu Cys Glu Met Glu He Gin Asn His Thr Ala Tyr Cys Asp 2265 2270 2275

CAG GTG CGC ACT CCG CTT GAA TTG CAG GTT GGG TGC TTG GTG GGC AAT 7337 Gin Val Arg Thr Pro Leu Glu Leu Gin Val Gly Cys Leu Val Gly Asn 2280 2285 2290 GAA CTT ACC TTT GAA TGT GAC AAG TGT GAG GCT AGG CAA GAA ACC TTG 7385 Glu Leu Thr Phe Glu Cys Asp Lys Cys Glu Ala Arg Gin Glu Thr Leu 2295 2300 2305

GCC TCC TTC TCT TAC ATT TGG TCT GGA GTG CCG CTG ACT AGG GCC ACG 7433 Ala Ser Phe Ser Tyr He Trp Ser Gly Val Pro Leu Thr Arg Ala Thr 2310 2315 2320 2325

CCG GCC AAG CCT CCC GTG GTG AGG CCG GTT GGC TCT TTG TTA GTG GCC 7481 Pro Ala Lys Pro Pro Val Val Arg Pro Val Gly Ser Leu Leu Val Ala 2330 2335 2340

GAC ACT ACT AAG GTG TAT GTT ACC AAT CCA GAC AAT GTG GGA CGG AGG 7529 Asp Thr Thr Lys Val Tyr Val Thr Asn Pro Asp Asn Val Gly Arg Arg 2345 2350 2355

GTG GAC AAG GTG ACC TTC TGG CGT GCT CCT AGG GTT CAT GAT AAG TAC 7577 Val Asp Lys Val Thr Phe Trp Arg Ala Pro Arg Val His Asp Lys Tyr 2360 2365 2370

CTC GTG GAC TCT ATT GAG CGC GCT AAG AGG GCC GCT CAA GCC TGC CTA 7625 Leu Val Asp Ser He Glu Arg Ala Lys Arg Ala Ala Gin Ala Cys Leu 2375 2380 2385

AGC ATG GGT TAC ACT TAT GAG GAA GCA ATA AGG ACT GTA AGG CCA CAT 7673 Ser Met Gly Tyr Thr Tyr Glu Glu Ala He Arg Thr Val Arg Pro His 2390 2395 2400 2405

GCT GCC ATG GGC TGG GGA TCT AAG GTG TCG GTT AAG GAC TTA GCC ACC 7721 Ala Ala Met Gly Trp Gly Ser Lys Val Ser Val Lys Asp Leu Ala Thr 2410 2415 2420

CCC GCG GGG AAG ATG GCC GTC CAT GAC CGG CTT CAG GAG ATA CTT GAA 7769 Pro Ala Gly Lys Met Ala Val His Asp Arg Leu Gin Glu He Leu Glu 2425 2430 2435

GGG ACT CCG GTC CCC TTT ACT CTT ACT GTG AAA AAG GAG GTG TTC TTC 7817 Gly Thr Pro Val Pro Phe Thr Leu Thr Val Lys Lys Glu Val Phe Phe 2440 2445 2450

AAA GAC CGG AAG GAG GAG AAG GCC CCC CGC CTC ATT GTG TTC CCC CCC 7865 Lys Asp Arg Lys Glu Glu Lys Ala Pro Arg Leu He Val Phe Pro Pro 2455 2460 2465

CTG GAC TTC CGG ATA GCT GAA AAG CTC ATC TTG GGA GAC CCA GGC CGG 7913 Leu Asp Phe Arg He Ala Glu Lys Leu He Leu Gly Asp Pro Gly Arg 2470 2475 2480 2485

GTA GCC AAG GCG GTG TTG GGG GGG GCC TAC GCC TTC CAG TAC ACC CCA 7961 Val Ala Lys Ala Val Leu Gly Gly Ala Tyr Ala Phe Gin Tyr Thr Pro 2490 2495 2500

AAT CAG CGA GTT AAG GAG ATG CTC AAG CTA TGG GAG TCT AAG AAG ACC 8009 Asn Gin Arg Val Lys Glu Met Leu Lys Leu Trp Glu Ser Lys Lys Thr 2505 2510 2515

CCT TGC GCC ATC TGT GTG GAC GCC ACC TGC TTC GAC AGT AGC ATA ACT 8057 Pro Cys Ala He Cys Val Asp Ala Thr Cys Phe Asp Ser Ser He Thr 2520 2525 2530

GAA GAG GAC GTG GCT TTG GAG ACA GAG CTA TAC GCT CTG GCC TCT GAC 8105 Glu Glu Asp Val Ala Leu Glu Thr Glu Leu Tyr Ala Leu Ala Ser Asp 2535 2540 2545

CAT CCA GAA TGG GTG CGG GCA CTT GGG AAA TAC TAT GCC TCA GGC ACC 8153 His Pro Glu Trp Val Arg Ala Leu Gly Lys Tyr Tyr Ala Ser Gly Thr 2550 2555 2560 2565

ATG GTC ACC CCG GAA GGG GTG CCC GTC GGT GAG AGG TAT TGC AGA TCC 8201 Met Val Thr Pro Glu Gly Val Pro Val Gly Glu Arg Tyr Cys Arg Ser 2570 2575 2580

TCG GGT GTC CTA ACA ACT AGC GCG AGC AAC TGC TTG ACC TGC TAC ATC 8249 Ser Gly Val Leu Thr Thr Ser Ala Ser Asn Cys Leu Thr Cys Tyr He 2585 2590 2595

AAG GTG AAA GCT GCC TGT GAG AGA GTG GGG CTG AAA AAT GTC TCT CTT 8297 Lys Val Lys Ala Ala Cys Glu Arg Val Gly Leu Lys Asn Val Ser Leu 2600 2605 2610

CTC ATA GCC GGC GAT GAC TGC TTG ATC ATA TGT GAG CGG CCA GTG TGC 8345 Leu He Ala Gly Asp Asp Cys Leu He He Cys Glu Arg Pro Val Cys 2615 2620 2625

GAC CCA AGC GAC GCT TTG GGC AGA GCC CTA GCG AGC TAT GGG TAC GCG 8393 Asp Pro Ser Asp Ala Leu Gly Arg Ala Leu Ala Ser Tyr Gly Tyr Ala 2630 2635 2640 2645

TGC GAG CCC TCA TAT CAT GCA TCA TTG GAC ACG GCC CCC TTC TGC TCC 8441 Cys Glu Pro Ser Tyr His Ala Ser Leu Asp Thr Ala Pro Phe Cys Ser 2650 2655 2660

ACT TGG CTT GCT GAG TGC AAT GCA GAT GGG AAG CGC CAT TTC TTC CTG 8489 Thr Trp Leu Ala Glu Cys Asn Ala Asp Gly Lys Arg His Phe Phe Leu 2665 2670 2675

ACC ACG GAC TTC CGG AGG CCG CTC GCT CGC ATG TCG AGT GAG TAT AGT 8537 Thr Thr Asp Phe Arg Arg Pro Leu Ala Arg Met Ser Ser Glu Tyr Ser 2680 2685 2690

GAC CCG ATG GCT TCG GCG ATC GGT TAC ATC CTC CTT TAT CCT TGG CAC 8585 Asp Pro Met Ala Ser Ala He Gly Tyr He Leu Leu Tyr Pro Trp His 2695 2700 2705

CCC ATC ACA CGG TGG GTC ATC ATC CCT CAT GTG CTA ACG TGC GCA TTC 8633 Pro He Thr Arg Trp Val He He Pro His Val Leu Thr Cys Ala Phe 2710 2715 2720 2725

AGG GGT GGA GGC ACA CCG TCT GAT CCG GTT TGG TGC CAG GTG CAT GGT 8681 Arg Gly Gly Gly Thr Pro Ser Asp Pro Val Trp Cys Gin Val His Gly 2730 2735 2740

AAC TAC TAC AAG TTT CCA CTG GAC AAA CTG CCT AAC ATC ATC GTG GCC 8729 Asn Tyr Tyr Lys Phe Pro Leu Asp Lys Leu Pro Asn He He Val Ala 2745 2750 2755

CTC CAC GGA CCA GCA GCG TTG AGG GTT ACC GCA GAC ACA ACT AAA ACA 8777 Leu His Gly Pro Ala Ala Leu Arg Val Thr Ala Asp Thr Thr Lys Thr 2760 2765 2770

AAG ATG GAG GCT GGT AAG GTT CTG AGC GAC CTC AAG CTC CCT GGC TTA 8825 Lys Met Glu Ala Gly Lys Val Leu Ser Asp Leu Lys Leu Pro Gly Leu 2775 2780 2785

GCA GTC CAC CGA AAG AAG GCC GGG GCG TTG CGA ACA CGC ATG CTC CGC 8873 Ala Val His Arg Lys Lys Ala Gly Ala Leu Arg Thr Arg Met Leu Arg 2790 2795 2800 2805

TCG CGC GGT TGG GCT GAG TTG GCT AGG GGC TTG TTG TGG CAT CCA GGC 8921 Ser Arg Gly Trp Ala Glu Leu Ala Arg Gly Leu Leu Trp His Pro Gly 2810 2815 2820

CTA CGG CTT CCT CCC CCT GAG ATT GCT GGT ATC CCG GGG GGT TTC CCT 8969 Leu Arg Leu Pro Pro Pro Glu He Ala Gly He Pro Gly Gly Phe Pro 2825 2830 2835 CTC TCC CCC CCC TAT ATG GGG GTG GTA CAT CAA TTG GAT TTC ACA AGC 9017 Leu Ser Pro Pro Tyr Met Gly Val Val His Gin Leu Asp Phe Thr Ser 2840 2845 2850

CAG AGG AGT CGC TGG CGG TGG TTG GGG TTC TTA GCC CTG CTC ATC GTA 9065 Gin Arg Ser Arg Trp Arg Trp Leu Gly Phe Leu Ala Leu Leu He Val 2855 2860 2865

GCC CTC TTC GGG TGAACTAAAT TCATCTGTTG CGGCAAGGTC TGGTGACTGA 9117

Ala Leu Phe Gly

2870

TCATCACCGG AGGAGGTTCC CGCCCTCCCC GCCCCAGGGG TCTCCCCGCT GGGTAAAAAG 9177

GGCCCGGCCT TGGGAGGCAT GGTGGTTACT AACCCCCTGG CAGGGTCAAA GCCTGATGGT 9237

GCTAATGCAC TGCCACTTCG GTGGCGGGTC GCTACCTTAT AGCGTAATCC GTGACTACGG 9297

GCTGCTCGCA GAGCCCTCCC CGGATGGGGC ACAGTGCACT GTGATCTGAA GGGGTGCACC 9357

CCGGGAAGAG CTCGGCCCGA AGGCCGGSTT CTACT 9392

(2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:15:

(i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:

(A) LENGTH: 2873 amino acids

(B) TYPE: amino acid (D) TOPOLOGY: linear

(ii) MOLECULE TYPE: protein

(xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:15:

Met Gly Pro Pro Ser Ser Ala Ala Ala Cys Ser Arg Gly Ser Pro Arg 1 5 10 15

He Leu Arg Val Arg Ala Gly Gly He Ser Phe Phe Tyr Thr He Met 20 25 30

Ala Val Leu Leu Leu Leu Leu Val Val Glu Ala Gly Ala He Leu Ala 35 40 45

Pro Ala Thr His Ala Cys Arg Ala Asn Gly Gin Tyr Phe Leu Thr Asn 50 55 60 Cys Cys Ala Pro Glu Asp He Gly Phe Cys Leu Glu Gly Gly Cys Leu 65 70 75 80

Val Ala Leu Gly Cys Thr He Cys Thr Asp Gin Cys Trp Pro Leu Tyr 85 90 95

Gin Ala Gly Leu Ala Val Arg Pro Gly Lys Ser Ala Ala Gin Leu Val 100 105 110

Gly Glu Leu Gly Ser Leu Tyr Gly Pro Leu Ser Val Ser Ala Tyr Val 115 120 125

Ala Gly He Leu Gly Leu Gly Glu Val Tyr Ser Gly Val Leu Thr Val 130 135 140

Gly Val Ala Leu Thr Arg Arg Val Tyr Pro Val Pro Asn Leu Thr Cys 145 150 155 160

Ala Val Ala Cys Glu Leu Lys Trp Glu Ser Glu Phe Trp Arg Trp Thr 165 170 175

Glu Gin Leu Ala Ser Asn Tyr Trp He Leu Glu Tyr Leu Trp Lys Val 180 185 190

Pro Phe Asp Phe Trp Arg Gly Val He Ser Leu Thr Pro Leu Leu Val 195 200 205

Cys Val Ala Ala Leu Leu Leu Leu Glu Gin Arg He Val Met Val Phe 210 215 220

Leu Leu Val Thr Met Ala Gly Met Ser Gin Gly Ala Pro Ala Ser Val 225 230 235 240

Leu Gly Ser Arg Pro Phe Asp Tyr Gly Leu Thr Trp Gin Thr Cys Ser 245 250 255

Cys Arg Ala Asn Gly Ser Arg Phe Ser Thr Gly Glu Lys Val Trp Asp 260 265 270

Arg Gly Asn Val Thr Leu Gin Cys Asp Cys Pro Asn Gly Pro Trp Val 275 280 285

Trp Leu Pro Ala Phe Cys Gin Ala He Gly Trp Gly Asp Pro He Thr 290 295 300 Tyr Trp Ser His Gly Gin Asn Gin Trp Pro Leu Ser Cys Pro Gin Tyr 305 310 315 320

Val Tyr Gly Ser Ala Thr Val Thr Cys Val Trp Gly Ser Ala Ser Trp 325 330 335

Phe Ala Ser Thr Ser Gly Arg Asp Ser Lys He Asp Val Trp Ser Leu 340 345 350

Val Pro Val Gly Ser Ala Thr Cys Thr He Ala Ala Leu Gly Ser Ser 355 360 365

Asp Arg Asp Thr Val Pro Gly Leu Ser Glu Trp Gly He Pro Cys Val 370 375 380

Thr Cys Val Leu Asp Arg Arg Pro Ala Ser Cys Gly Thr Cys Val Arg 385 390 395 400

Asp Cys Trp Pro Glu Thr Gly Ser Val Arg Phe Pro Phe His Arg Cys 405 410 415

Gly Val Gly Pro Arg Leu Thr Lys Asp Leu Glu Ala Val Pro Phe Val 420 425 430

Asn Arg Thr Thr Pro Phe Thr He Arg Gly Pro Leu Gly Asn Gin Gly 435 440 445

Arg Gly Asn Pro Val Arg Ser Pro Leu Gly Phe Gly Ser Tyr Ala Met 450 455 460

Thr Arg He Arg Asp Thr Leu His Leu Val Glu Cys Pro Thr Pro Ala 465 470 475 480

He Glu Pro Pro Thr Gly Thr Phe Gly Phe Phe Pro Gly Thr Pro Pro 485 490 495

Leu Asn Asn Cys Met Leu Leu Gly Thr Glu Val Ser Glu Ala Leu Gly 500 505 510

Gly Ala Gly Leu Thr Gly Gly Phe Tyr Glu Pro Leu Val Arg Arg Cys 515 520 525

Ser Lys Leu Met Gly Ser Arg Asn Pro Val Cys Pro Gly Phe Ala Trp 530 535 540 Leu Ser Ser Gly Arg Pro Asp Gly Phe He His Val Gin Gly His Leu 545 550 555 560

Gin Glu Val Asp Ala Gly Asn Phe He Pro Pro Pro Arg Trp Leu Leu 565 570 575

Leu Asp Phe Val Phe Val Leu Leu Tyr Leu Met Lys Leu Ala Glu Ala 580 585 590

Arg Leu Val Pro Leu He Leu Leu Leu Leu Trp Trp Trp Val Asn Gin 595 600 605

Leu Ala Val Leu Gly Leu Pro Ala Val Glu Ala Ala Val Ala Gly Glu 610 615 620

Val Phe Ala Gly Pro Ala Leu Ser Trp Cys Leu Gly Leu Pro Val Val 625 630 635 640

Ser Met He Leu Gly Leu Ala Asn Leu Val Leu Tyr Phe Arg Trp Leu 645 650 655

Gly Pro Gin Arg Leu Met Phe Leu Val Leu Trp Lys Leu Ala Arg Gly 660 665 670

Ala Phe Pro Leu Ala Leu Leu Met Gly He Ser Ala Thr Arg Gly Arg 675 680 685

Thr Ser Val Leu Gly Ala Glu Phe Cys Phe Asp Ala Thr Phe Glu Val 690 695 700

Asp Thr Ser Val Leu Gly Trp Val Val Ala Ser Val Val Ala Trp Ala 705 710 715 720

He Ala Leu Leu Ser Ser Met Ser Ala Gly Gly Trp Arg His Lys Ala 725 730 735

Val He Tyr Arg Thr Trp Cys Lys Gly Tyr Gin Ala He Arg Gin Arg 740 745 750

Val Val Arg Ser Pro Leu Gly Glu Gly Arg Pro Ala Lys Pro Leu Thr 755 760 • 765

Phe Ala Trp Cys Leu Ala Ser Tyr He Trp Pro Asp Ala Val Met Met 770 775 780 Val Val Val Ala Leu Val Leu Leu Phe Gly Leu Phe Asp Ala Leu Asp 785 790 795 800

Trp Ala Leu Glu Glu He Leu Val Ser Arg Pro Ser Leu Arg Arg Leu 805 810 815

Ala Arg Val Val Glu Cys Cys Val Met Ala Gly Glu Lys Ala Thr Thr 820 825 830

Val Arg Leu Val Ser Lys Met Cys Ala Arg Gly Ala Tyr Leu Phe Asp 835 840 845

His Met Gly Ser Phe Ser Arg Ala Val Lys Glu Arg Leu Leu Glu Trp 850 855 860

Asp Ala Ala Leu Glu Pro Leu Ser Phe Thr Arg Thr Asp Cys Arg He 865 870 875 880

He Arg Asp Ala Ala Arg Thr Leu Ser Cys Gly Gin Cys Val Met Gly 885 890 895

Leu Pro Val Val Ala Arg Arg Gly Asp Glu Val Leu He Gly Val Phe 900 905 910

Gin Asp Val Asn His Leu Pro Pro Gly Phe Val Pro Thr Ala Pro Val 915 920 925

Val He Arg Arg Cys Gly Lys Gly Phe Leu Gly Val Thr Lys Ala Ala 930 935 940

Leu Thr Gly Arg Asp Pro Asp Leu His Pro Gly Asn Val Met Val Leu 945 950 955 960

Gly Thr Ala Thr Ser Arg Ser Met Gly Thr Cys Leu Asn Gly Leu Leu 965 970 975

Phe Thr Thr Phe His Gly Ala Ser Ser Arg Thr He Ala Thr Pro Val 980 985 990

Gly Ala Leu Asn Pro Arg Trp Trp Ser Ala Ser Asp Asp Val Thr Val 995 1000 1005

Tyr Pro Leu Pro Asp Gly Ala Thr Ser Leu Thr Pro Cys Thr Cys Gin 1010 1015 1020 Ala Glu Ser Cys Trp Val He Arg Ser Asp Gly Ala Leu Cys His Gly 1025 1030 1035 1040

Leu Ser Lys Gly Asp Lys Val Glu Leu Asp Val Ala Met Glu Val Ser 1045 1050 1055

Asp Phe Arg Gly Ser Ser Gly Ser Pro Val Leu Cys Asp Glu Gly His 1060 1065 1070

Ala Val Gly Met Leu Val Ser Val Leu His Ser Gly Gly Arg Val Thr 1075 1080 1085

Ala Ala Arg Phe Thr Arg Pro Trp Thr Gin Val Pro Thr Asp Ala Lys 1090 1095 1100

Thr Thr Thr Glu Pro Pro Pro Val Pro Ala Lys Gly Val Phe Lys Glu 1105 1110 1115 1120

Ala Pro Leu Phe Met Pro Thr Gly Ala Gly Lys Ser Thr Arg Val Pro 1125 1130 1135

Leu Glu Tyr Asp Asn Met Gly His Lys Val Leu He Leu Asn Pro Ser 1140 1145 1150

Val Ala Thr Val Arg Ala Met Gly Pro Tyr Met Glu Arg Leu Ala Gly 1155 1160 1165

Lys His Pro Ser He Tyr Cys Gly His Asp Thr Thr Ala Phe Thr Arg 1170 1175 1180

He Thr Asp Ser Pro Leu Thr Tyr Ser Thr Tyr Gly Arg Phe Leu Ala 1185 1190 1195 1200

Asn Pro Arg Gin Met Leu Arg Gly Val Ser Val Val He Cys Asp Glu 1205 1210 1215

Cys His Ser His Asp Ser Thr Val Leu Leu Gly He Gly Arg Val Arg 1220 1225 1230

Glu Leu Ala Arg Gly Cys Gly Val Gin Leu Val Leu Tyr Ala Thr Ala 1235 1240 1245

Thr Pro Pro Gly Ser Pro Met Thr Gin His Pro Ser He He Glu Thr 1250 1255 1260 Lys Leu Asp Val Gly Glu He Pro Phe Tyr Gly His Gly He Pro Leu 1265 1270 1275 1280

Glu Arg Met Arg Thr Gly Arg His Leu Val Phe Cys His Ser Lys Ala 1285 1290 1295

Glu Cys Glu Arg Leu Ala Gly Gin Phe Ser Ala Arg Gly Val Asn Ala 1300 1305 1310

He Ala Tyr Tyr Arg Gly Lys Asp Ser Ser He He Lys Asp Gly Asp 1315 1320 1325

Leu Val Val Cys Ala Thr Asp Ala Leu Ser Thr Gly Tyr Thr Gly Asn 1330 1335 1340

Phe Asp Ser Val Thr Asp Cys Gly Leu Val Val Glu Glu Val Val Glu 1345 1350 1355 1360

Val Thr Leu Asp Pro Thr He Thr He Ser Leu Arg Thr Val Pro Ala 1365 1370 1375

Ser Ala Glu Leu Ser Met Gin Arg Arg Gly Arg Thr Gly Arg Gly Arg 1380 1385 1390

Ser Gly Arg Tyr Tyr Tyr Ala Gly Val Gly Lys Ala Pro Ala Gly Val 1395 1400 1405

Val Arg Ser Gly Pro Val Trp Ser Ala Val Glu Ala Gly Val Thr Trp 1410 1415 1420

Tyr Gly Met Glu Pro Asp Leu Thr Ala Asn Leu Leu Arg Leu Tyr Asp 1425 1430 1435 1440

Asp Cys Pro Tyr Thr Ala Ala Val Ala Ala Asp He Gly Glu Ala Ala 1445 1450 1455

Val Phe Phe Ser Gly Leu Ala Pro Leu Arg Met His Pro Asp Val Ser 1460 1465 1470

Trp Ala Lys Val Arg Gly Val Asn Trp Pro Leu Leu Val Gly Val Gin 1475 1480 • 1485

Arg Thr Met Cys Arg Glu Thr Leu Ser Pro Gly Pro Ser Asp Asp Pro 1490 1495 1500 Gin Trp Ala Gly Leu Lys Gly Pro Asn Pro Val Pro Leu Leu Leu Arg 1505 1510 1515 1520

Trp Gly Asn Asp Leu Pro Ser Lys Val Ala Gly His His He Val Asp 1525 1530 1535

Asp Leu Val Arg Arg Leu Gly Val Ala Glu Gly Tyr Val Arg Cys Asp 1540 1545 1550

Ala Gly Pro He Leu Met He Gly Leu Ala He Ala Gly Gly Met He 1555 1560 1565

Tyr Ala Ser Tyr Thr Gly Ser Leu Val Val Val Thr Asp Trp Asp Val 1570 1575 1580

Lys Gly Gly Gly Ala Pro Leu Tyr Arg His Gly Asp Gin Ala Thr Pro 1585 1590 1595 1600

Gin Pro Val Val Gin Val Pro Pro Val Asp His Arg Pro Gly Gly Glu 1605 1610 1615

Ser Ala Pro Ser Asp Ala Lys Thr Val Thr Asp Ala Val Ala Ala He 1620 1625 1630

Gin Val Asp Cys Asp Trp Thr He Met Thr Leu Ser He Gly Glu Val 1635 1640 1645

Leu Ser Leu Ala Gin Ala Lys Thr Ala Glu Ala Tyr Thr Ala Thr Ala 1650 1655 1660

Lys Trp Leu Ala Gly Cys Tyr Thr Gly Thr Arg Ala Val Pro Thr Val 1665 1670 1675 1680

Ser He Val Asp Lys Leu Phe Ala Gly Gly Trp Ala Ala Val Val Gly 1685 1690 1695

His Cys His Ser Val He Ala Ala Ala Val Ala Ala Tyr Gly Ala Ser 1700 1705 1710

Arg Ser Pro Pro Leu Ala Ala Ala Ala Ser Tyr Leu Met Gly Leu Gly 1715 1720 1725

Val Gly Gly Asn Ala Gin Thr Arg Leu Ala Ser Ala Leu Leu Leu Gly 1730 1735 1740 Ala Ala Gly Thr Ala Leu Gly Thr Pro Val Val Gly Leu Thr Met Ala 1745 1750 1755 1760

Gly Ala Phe Met Gly Gly Ala Ser Val Ser Pro Ser Leu Val Thr He 1765 1770 1775

Leu Leu Gly Ala Val Gly Gly Trp Glu Gly Val Val Asn Ala Ala Ser 1780 1785 1790

Leu Val Phe Asp Phe Met Ala Gly Lys Leu Ser Ser Glu Asp Leu Trp 1795 1800 1805

Tyr Ala He Pro Val Leu Thr Ser Pro Gly Ala Gly Leu Ala Gly He 1810 1815 1820

Ala Leu Gly Leu Val Leu Tyr Ser Ala Asn Asn Ser Gly Thr Thr Thr 1825 1830 1835 1840

Trp Leu Asn Arg Leu Leu Thr Thr Leu Pro Arg Ser Ser Cys He Pro 1845 1850 1855

Asp Ser Tyr Phe Gin Gin Val Asp Tyr Cys Asp Lys Val Ser Ala Val 1860 1865 1870

Leu Arg Arg Leu Ser Leu Thr Arg Thr Val Val Ala Leu Val Asn Arg 1875 1880 1885

Glu Pro Lys Val Asp Glu Val Gin Val Gly Tyr Val Trp Asp Leu Trp 1890 1895 1900

Glu Trp He Met Arg Gin Val Arg Val Val Met Ala Arg Leu Arg Ala 1905 1910 1915 1920

Leu Cys Pro Val Val Ser Leu Pro Leu Trp His Cys Gly Glu Gly Trp 1925 1930 1935

Ser Gly Glu Trp Leu Leu Asp Gly His Val Glu Ser Arg Cys Leu Cys 1940 1945 1950

Gly Cys Val He Thr Gly Asp Val Leu Asn Gly Gin Leu Lys Glu Pro 1955 1960 1965

Val Tyr Ser Thr Lys Leu Cys Arg His Tyr Trp Met Gly Thr Val Pro 1970 1975 1980 Val Asn Met Leu Gly Tyr Gly Glu Thr Ser Pro Leu Leu Ala Ser Asp 1985 1990 1995 2000

Thr Pro Lys Val Val Pro Phe Gly Thr Ser Gly Trp Ala Glu Val Val 2005 2010 2015

Val Thr Thr Thr His Val Val He Arg Arg Thr Ser Ala Tyr Lys Leu 2020 2025 2030

Leu Arg Gin Gin He Leu Ser Ala Ala Val Ala Glu Pro Tyr Tyr Val 2035 2040 2045

Asp Gly He Pro Val Ser Trp Asp Ala Asp Ala Arg Ala Pro Ala Met 2050 2055 2060

Val Tyr Gly Pro Gly Gin Ser Val Thr He Asp Gly Glu Arg Tyr Thr 2065 2070 2075 2080

Leu Pro His Gin Leu Arg Leu Arg Asn Val Ala Pro Ser Glu Val Ser 2085 2090 2095

Ser Glu Val Ser He Asp He Gly Thr Glu Thr Glu Asp Ser Glu Leu 2100 2105 2110

Thr Glu Ala Asp Leu Pro Pro Ala Ala Ala Ala Leu Gin Ala He Glu 2115 2120 2125

Asn Ala Ala Arg He Leu Glu Pro His He Asp Val He Met Glu Asp 2130 2135 2140

Cys Ser Thr Pro Ser Leu Cys Gly Ser Ser Arg Glu Met Pro Val Trp 2145 2150 2155 2160

Gly Glu Asp He Pro Arg Thr Pro Ser Pro Ala Leu He Ser Val Thr 2165 2170 2175

Glu Ser Ser Ser Asp Glu Lys Thr Pro Ser Val Ser Ser Ser Gin Glu 2180 2185 2190

Asp Thr Pro Ser Ser Asp Ser Phe Glu Val He Gin Glu Ser Glu Thr 2195 2200 2205

Ala Glu Gly Glu Glu Ser Val Phe Asn Val Ala Leu Ser Val Leu Lys 2210 2215 2220 Ala Leu Phe Pro Gin Ser Asp Ala Thr Arg Lys Leu Thr Val Lys Met 2225 2230 2235 2240

Ser Cys Cys Val Glu Lys Ser Val Thr Arg Phe Phe Ser Leu Gly Leu 2245 2250 2255

Thr Val Ala Asp Val Ala Ser Leu Cys Glu Met Glu He Gin Asn His 2260 2265 2270

Thr Ala Tyr Cys Asp Gin Val Arg Thr Pro Leu Glu Leu Gin Val Gly 2275 2280 2285

Cys Leu Val Gly Asn Glu Leu Thr Phe Glu Cys Asp Lys Cys Glu Ala 2290 2295 2300

Arg Gin Glu Thr Leu Ala Ser Phe Ser Tyr He Trp Ser Gly Val Pro 2305 2310 2315 2320

Leu Thr Arg Ala Thr Pro Ala Lys Pro Pro Val Val Arg Pro Val Gly 2325 2330 2335

Ser Leu Leu Val Ala Asp Thr Thr Lys Val Tyr Val Thr Asn Pro Asp 2340 2345 2350

Asn Val Gly Arg Arg Val Asp Lys Val Thr Phe Trp Arg Ala Pro Arg 2355 2360 2365

Val His Asp Lys Tyr Leu Val Asp Ser He Glu Arg Ala Lys Arg Ala 2370 2375 2380

Ala Gin Ala Cys Leu Ser Met Gly Tyr Thr Tyr Glu Glu Ala He Arg 2385 2390 2395 2400

Thr Val Arg Pro His Ala Ala Met Gly Trp Gly Ser Lys Val Ser Val 2405 2410 2415

Lys Asp Leu Ala Thr Pro Ala Gly Lys Met Ala Val His Asp Arg Leu 2420 2425 2430

Gin Glu He Leu Glu Gly Thr Pro Val Pro Phe Thr Leu Thr Val Lys 2435 2440 2445

Lys Glu Val Phe Phe Lys Asp Arg Lys Glu Glu Lys Ala Pro Arg Leu 2450 2455 2460 He Val Phe Pro Pro Leu Asp Phe Arg He Ala Glu Lys Leu He Leu 2465 2470 2475 2480

Gly Asp Pro Gly Arg Val Ala Lys Ala Val Leu Gly Gly Ala Tyr Ala 2485 2490 2495

Phe Gin Tyr Thr Pro Asn Gin Arg Val Lys Glu Met Leu Lys Leu Trp 2500 2505 2510

Glu Ser Lys Lys Thr Pro Cys Ala He Cys Val Asp Ala Thr Cys Phe 2515 2520 2525

Asp Ser Ser He Thr Glu Glu Asp Val Ala Leu Glu Thr Glu Leu Tyr 2530 2535 2540

Ala Leu Ala Ser Asp His Pro Glu Trp Val Arg Ala Leu Gly Lys Tyr 2545 2550 2555 2560

Tyr Ala Ser Gly Thr Met Val Thr Pro Glu Gly Val Pro Val Gly Glu 2565 2570 2575

Arg Tyr Cys Arg Ser Ser Gly Val Leu Thr Thr Ser Ala Ser Asn Cys 2580 2585 2590

Leu Thr Cys Tyr He Lys Val Lys Ala Ala Cys Glu Arg Val Gly Leu 2595 2600 2605

Lys Asn Val Ser Leu Leu He Ala Gly Asp Asp Cys Leu He He Cys 2610 2615 2620

Glu Arg Pro Val Cys Asp Pro Ser Asp Ala Leu Gly Arg Ala Leu Ala 2625 2630 2635 2640

Ser Tyr Gly Tyr Ala Cys Glu Pro Ser Tyr His Ala Ser Leu Asp Thr 2645 2650 2655

Ala Pro Phe Cys Ser Thr Trp Leu Ala Glu Cys Asn Ala Asp Gly Lys 2660 2665 2670

Arg His Phe Phe Leu Thr Thr Asp Phe Arg Arg Pro Leu Ala Arg Met 2675 2680 2685

Ser Ser Glu Tyr Ser Asp Pro Met Ala Ser Ala He Gly Tyr He Leu 2690 2695 2700 Leu Tyr Pro Trp His Pro He Thr Arg Trp Val He He Pro His Val 2705 2710 2715 2720

Leu Thr Cys Ala Phe Arg Gly Gly Gly Thr Pro Ser Asp Pro Val Trp 2725 2730 2735

Cys Gin Val His Gly Asn Tyr Tyr Lys Phe Pro Leu Asp Lys Leu Pro 2740 2745 2750

Asn He He Val Ala Leu His Gly Pro Ala Ala Leu Arg Val Thr Ala 2755 2760 2765

Asp Thr Thr Lys Thr Lys Met Glu Ala Gly Lys Val Leu Ser Asp Leu 2770 2775 2780

Lys Leu Pro Gly Leu Ala Val His Arg Lys Lys Ala Gly Ala Leu Arg 2785 2790 2795 2800

Thr Arg Met Leu Arg Ser Arg Gly Trp Ala Glu Leu Ala Arg Gly Leu 2805 2810 2815

Leu Trp His Pro Gly Leu Arg Leu Pro Pro Pro Glu He Ala Gly He 2820 2825 2830

Pro Gly Gly Phe Pro Leu Ser Pro Pro Tyr Met Gly Val Val His Gin 2835 2840 2845

Leu Asp Phe Thr Ser Gin Arg Ser Arg Trp Arg Trp Leu Gly Phe Leu 2850 2855 2860

Ala Leu Leu He Val Ala Leu Phe Gly 2865 2870

(2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:16:

(i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:

(A) LENGTH: 27 base pairs

(B) TYPE: nucleic acid

(C) STRANDEDNESS: single

(D) TOPOLOGY: linear

(ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA

(iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO ( iv ) ANTI-SENSE : NO

(vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:

(C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: PROBE 470-20-1-152F

(xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:16:

TCGGTTACTG AGAGCAGCTC AGATGAG 27

(2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:17:

(i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:

(A) LENGTH: 20 base pairs

(B) TYPE: nucleic acid

(C) STRANDEDNESS: single

(D) TOPOLOGY: linear

(ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA

(iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO

(vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:

(C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: JML-A, PRIMER

(xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:17:

AGGAATTCAG CGGCCGCGAG 20

(2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:18:

(i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:

(A) LENGTH: 22 base pairs

(B) TYPE: nucleic acid

(C) STRANDEDNESS: single

(D) TOPOLOGY: linear

(ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA

(iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO

(vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE: (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: JML-B, PRIMER

(xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:18:

CTCGCGGCCG CTGAATTCCT TT 22

(2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:19:

(i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:

(A) LENGTH: 203 base pairs

(B) TYPE: nucleic acid

(C) STRANDEDNESS: double

(D) TOPOLOGY: linear

(ii) MOLECULE TYPE: cDNA

(iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO

(vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:

(C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: 470-20-1 CLONE, WITHOUT SISPA LINKERS

(ix) FEATURE:

(A) NAME/KEY: CDS

(B) LOCATION: 2..203

(xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:19:

G GCT GTC TCG GAC TCT TGG ATG ACC TCG AAT GAG TCA GAG GAC GGG 46

Ala Val Ser Asp Ser Trp Met Thr Ser Asn Glu Ser Glu Asp Gly 1 5 10 15

GTA TCC TCC TGC GAG GAG GAC ACC GGC GGG GTC TTC TCA TCT GAG CTG 94 Val Ser Ser Cys Glu Glu Asp Thr Gly Gly Val Phe Ser Ser Glu Leu 20 25 30

CTC TCA GTA ACC GAG ATA AGT GCT GGC GAT GGA GTA CGG GGG ATG TCT 142 Leu Ser Val Thr Glu He Ser Ala Gly Asp Gly Val Arg Gly Met Ser 35 40 45

TCT CCC CAT ACA GGC ATC TCT CGG CTA CTA CCA CAA AGA GAG GGT GTA 190 Ser Pro His Thr Gly He Ser Arg Leu Leu Pro Gin Arg Glu Gly Val 50 55 60

CTG CAG TCC TCC A 203

Leu Gin Ser Ser 65

(2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:20:

(i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:

(A) LENGTH: 67 amino acids

(B) TYPE: amino acid (D) TOPOLOGY: linear

(ii) MOLECULE TYPE: protein

(xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:20:

Ala Val Ser Asp Ser Trp Met Thr Ser Asn Glu Ser Glu Asp Gly Val 1 5 10 15

Ser Ser Cys Glu Glu Asp Thr Gly Gly Val Phe Ser Ser Glu Leu Leu 20 25 30

Ser Val Thr Glu He Ser Ala Gly Asp Gly Val Arg Gly Met Ser Ser 35 40 45

Pro His Thr Gly He Ser Arg Leu Leu Pro Gin Arg Glu Gly Val Leu 50 55 60

Gin Ser Ser 65

(2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:21:

(i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:

(A) LENGTH: 27 base pairs

(B) TYPE: nucleic acid

(C) STRANDEDNESS: single

(D) TOPOLOGY: linear

(ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA

(iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO ( iv ) ANTI-SENSE : NO

(vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:

(C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: 470-20-1-152R

(xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:21:

CTCATCTGAG CTGCTCTCAG TAACCGA 27

(2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:22:

(i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:

(A) LENGTH: 24 base pairs

(B) TYPE: nucleic acid

(C) STRANDEDNESS: single

(D) TOPOLOGY: linear

(ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA

(iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO

(iv) ANTI-SENSE: NO

(vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:

(C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: OLIGONUCLEOTIDE B

(xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:22:

CTGTCTCGGA CTCTTGGATG ACCT 24

(2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:23:

(i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:

(A) LENGTH: 24 base pairs

(B) TYPE: nucleic acid

(C) STRANDEDNESS: single

(D) TOPOLOGY: linear

(ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA

(iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO (iv) ANTI-SENSE: NO

(vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:

(C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: COGNATE OLIGONUCLEOTIDE 211R'

(xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:23:

ATACCCCGTC CTCTGACTCA TTCG 24

(2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:24:

(i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:

(A) LENGTH: 24 base pairs

(B) TYPE: nucleic acid

(C) STRANDEDNESS: single

(D) TOPOLOGY: linear

(ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA

(iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO

(iv) ANTI-SENSE: NO

(vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:

(C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: COGNATE OLIGONUCLEOTIDE B'

(xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:24:

AGGTCATCCA AGAGTCCGAG ACAG 24

(2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:25:

(i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:

(A) LENGTH: 20 base pairs

(B) TYPE: nucleic acid

(C) STRANDEDNESS: single

(D) TOPOLOGY: linear

(ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA

(iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO ( iv ) ANTI-SENSE : NO

(vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:

(C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: LAMBDA GT 11 FORWARD PRIMER, 20mer

(xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:25:

CACATGGCTG AATATCGACG 20

(2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:26:

(i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:

(A) LENGTH: 180 base pairs

(B) TYPE: nucleic acid

(C) STRANDEDNESS: both

(D) TOPOLOGY: linear

(ii) MOLECULE TYPE: cDNA

(iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO

(iv) ANTI-SENSE: NO

(vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:

(C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Consensus Sequence 4E3

(xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:26:

GCGAGCCTAG TCTTTGACTT CATGGCGGGG AAACTTTCAT CAGAAGATCT GTGGTATGCC 60

ATCCCGGTAC TGACCAGCCC GGGGGCGGGC CTTGCGGGGA TCGCTCTCGG GTTGGTTTTG 120

TATTCAGCTA ACAACTCTGG CACTACCACT TGGTTGAACC GTCTGCTGAC TACGTTACCA 180

(2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:27:

(i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:-

(A) LENGTH: 430 base pairs

(B) TYPE: nucleic acid

(C) STRANDEDNESS: both

(D) TOPOLOGY: linear (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: cDNA

(iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO

(iv) ANTI-SENSE: NO

(vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:

(C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Consensus Sequence 3E3

(xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:27:

GGCACTACCA CTTGGTTGAA CCGTCTGCTG ACTACGTTAC CAAGGTCTTC ATGTATCCCG 60

GACAGTTACT TTCAGCAAGT TGACTATTGC GACAAGGTCT CAGCCGTGCT CCGGCGCCTG 120

AGCCTCACCC GCACAGTGGT TGCCCTGGTC AACAGGGAGC CTAAGGTGGA TGAGGTACAG 180

GTGGGGTATG TCTGGGACCT GTGGGAGTGG ATCATGCGCC AAGTGCGCGT GGTCATGGCC 240

AGACTCAGGG CCCTCTGCCC CGTGGTGTCA CTACCCTTGT GGCATTGCGG GGAGGGGTGG 300

TCCGGGGAAT GGTTGCTTGA CGGTCATGTT GAGAGTCGCT GCCTCTGTGG CTGCGTGATC 360

ACTGGTGACG TTCTGAATGG GCAACTCAAA GAACCAGTTT ACTCTACCAA GCTGTGCCGG 420

CACTATTGGA 430

(2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:28:

(i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:

(A) LENGTH: 180 base pairs

(B) TYPE: nucleic acid

(C) STRANDEDNESS: both

(D) TOPOLOGY: linear

(ii) MOLECULE TYPE: cDNA

(iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO

(iv) ANTI-SENSE: NO

(vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:

(C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Consensus Sequence 2E5 (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:28:

CTTACCGTCA AGATGTCGTG CTGCGTTGAA AAGAGCGTCA CGCGCTTTTT CTCATTGGGG 60

TTGACGGTGG CTGATGTTGC TAGCCTGTGT GAGATGGAAA TCCAGAACCA TACAGCCTAT 120

TGTGACCAGG TGCGCACTCC GCTTGAATTG CAGGTTGGGT GCTTGGTGGG CAATGAACTT 180

(2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:29:

(i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:

(A) LENGTH: 344 base pairs

(B) TYPE: nucleic acid

(C) STRANDEDNESS: both

(D) TOPOLOGY: linear

(ii) MOLECULE TYPE: cDNA

(iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO

(iv) ANTI-SENSE: NO

(vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:

(C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Consensus Sequence 1E5

(xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:29:

CTTCTCTTTG TGGTAGTAGC CGAGAGATGC CTGTATGGGG AGAAGACATC CCCCGTACTC 60

CATCGCCAGC ACTTATCTCG GTTACTGAGA GCAGCTCAGA TGAGAAGACC CCGTCGGTGT 120

CCTCCTCGCA GGAGGATACC CCGTCCTCTG ACTCATTCGA GGTCATCCAA GAGTCCGAGA 180

CAGCCGAAGG GGAGGAAAGT GTCTTCAACG TGGCTCTTTC CGTATTAAAA GCCTTATTTC 240

CACAGAGCGA CGCGACCAGG AAGCTTACCG TCAAGATGTC GTGCTGCGTT GAAAAGAGCG 300

TCACGCGCTT TTTCTCATTG GGGTTGACGG TGGCTGATGT TGCT 344

(2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:30: (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:

(A) LENGTH: 423 base pairs

(B) TYPE: nucleic acid

(C) STRANDEDNESS: both

(D) TOPOLOGY: linear

(ii) MOLECULE TYPE: cDNA

(iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO

(iv) ANTI-SENSE: NO

(vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:

(C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Consensus Sequence 4E5

(xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:30:

GTAAGGCCAC ATGCTGCCAT GGGCTGGGGA TCTAAGGTGT CGGTTAAGGA CTTAGCCACC 60

CCCGCGGGGA AGATGGCCGT CCATGACCGG CTTCAGGAGA TACTTGAAGG GACTCCGGTC 120

CCCTTTACTC TTACTGTGAA AAAGGAGGTG TTCTTCAAAG ACCGGAAGGA GGAGAAGGCC 180

CCCCGCCTCA TTGTGTTCCC CCCCCTGGAC TTCCGGATAG CTGAAAAGCT CATCTTGGGA 240

GACCCAGGCC GGGTAGCCAA GGCGGTGTTG GGGGGGGCCT ACGCCTTCCA GTACACCCCA 300

AATCAGCGAG TTAAGGAGAT GCTCAAGCTA TGGGAGTCTA AGAAGACCCC TTGCGCCATC 360

TGTGTGGACG CCACCTGCTT CGACAGTAGC ATAACTGAAG AGGACGTGGC TTTGGAGACA 420

GAG 423

(2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:31:

(i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:

(A) LENGTH: 516 base pairs

(B) TYPE: nucleic acid

(C) STRANDEDNESS: both

(D) TOPOLOGY: linear

(ii) MOLECULE TYPE: cDNA (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO

(iv) ANTI-SENSE: NO

(vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:

(C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Consensus Sequence 3E5

(xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:31:

TACAGCCTAT TGTGACCAGG TGCGCACTCC GCTTGAATTG CAGGTTGGGT GCTTGGTGGG 60

CAATGAACTT ACCTTTGAAT GTGACAAGTG TGAGGCTAGG CAAGAAACCT TGGCCTCCTT 120

CTCTTACATT TGGTCTGGAG TGCCGCTGAC TAGGGCCACG CCGGCCAAGC CTCCCGTGGT 180

GAGGCCGGTT GGCTCTTTGT TAGTGGCCGA CACTACTAAG GTGTATGTTA CCAATCCAGA 240

CAATGTGGGA CGGAGGGTGG ACAAGGTGAC CTTCTGGCGT GCTCCTAGGG TTCATGATAA 300

GTACCTCGTG GACTCTATTG AGCGCGCTAA GAGGGCCGCT CAAGCCTGCC TAAGCATGGG 360

TTACACTTAT GAGGAAGCAA TAAGGACTGT AAGGCCACAT GCTGCCATGG GCTGGGGATC 420

TAAGGTGTCG GTTAAGGACT TAGCCACCCC CGCGGGGAAG ATGGCCGTCC ATGACCGGCT 480

TCAGGAGATA CTTGAAGGGA CTCCGGTCCC CTTTAC 516

(2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:32:

(i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:

(A) LENGTH: 518 base pairs

(B) TYPE: nucleic acid

(C) STRANDEDNESS: both

(D) TOPOLOGY: linear

(ii) MOLECULE TYPE: cDNA

(iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO

(iv) ANTI-SENSE: NO

(vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:

(C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Consensus Sequence 2E3 (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:32:

GAATGGGCAA CTCAAAGAAC CAGTTTACTC TACCAAGCTG TGCCGGCACT ATTGGATGGG 60

GACTGTCCCT GTGAACATGC TGGGTTACGG TGAAACGTCG CCTCTCCTGG CCTCCGACAC 120

CCCGAAGGTT GTGCCCTTCG GGACGTCTGG CTGGGCTGAG GTGGTGGTGA CCACTACCCA 180

CGTGGTAATC AGGAGGACCT CCGCCTATAA GCTGCTGCGC CAGCAAATCC TATCGGCTGC 240

TGTAGCTGAG CCCTACTACG TCGACGGCAT TCCGGTCTCA TGGGACGCGG ACGCTCGTGC 300

GCCCGCCATG GTCTATGGCC CTGGGCAAAG TGTTACCATT GACGGGGAGC GCTACACCTT 360

GCCTCATCAA CTGAGGCTCA GGAATGTGGC ACCCTCTGAG GTTTCATCCG AGGTGTCCAT 420

TGACATTGGG ACGGAGACTG AAGACTCAGA ACTGACTGAG GCCGATCTGC CGCCGGCGGC 480

TGCTGCTCTC CAAGCGATCG AGAATGCTGC GAGGATTC 518

(2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:33:

(i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:

(A) LENGTH: 268 base pairs

(B) TYPE: nucleic acid

(C) STRANDEDNESS: both

(D) TOPOLOGY: linear

(ii) MOLECULE TYPE: cDNA

(iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO

(iv) ANTI-SENSE: NO

(vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:

(C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Consensus Sequence 1E3

(xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:33:

CTTACTGAGG CCGATCTGCC GCCGGCGGCT GCTGCTCTCC AAGCGATCGA GAATGCTGCG 60

AGGATTCTTG AACCGCACAT TGATGTCATC ATGGAGGACT GCAGTACACC CTCTCTTTGT 120 GGTAGTAGCC GAGAGATGCC TGTATGGGGA GAAGACATCC CCCGTACTCC ATCGCCAGCA 180

CTTATCTCGG TTACTGAGAG CAGCTCAGAT GAGAAGACCC CGTCGGTGTC CTCCTCGCAG 240

GAGGATACCC CGTCCTCTGA CTCATTCG 268

(2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:34:

(i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:

(A) LENGTH: 781 base pairs

(B) TYPE: nucleic acid

(C) STRANDEDNESS: both

(D) TOPOLOGY: linear

(ii) MOLECULE TYPE: cDNA

(iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO

(iv) ANTI-SENSE: NO

(vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:

(C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: INDIVIDUAL CLONE 4E5-20

(xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:34:

GTAAGGCCAC ATGCTGCCAT GGGCTGGGGA TCTAAGGTGT CGGTTAAGGA CTTAGCCACC 60

CCCGCGGGGA AGATGGCCGT CCATGACCGG CTTCAGGAGA TACTTGAAGG GACTCCGGTC 120

CCCTTTACTC TTACTGTGAA AAAGGAGGTG TTCTTCAAAG ACCGGAAGGA GGAGAAGGCC 180

CCCCGCCTCA TTGTGTTCCC CCCCCTGGAC TTCCGGATAG CTGAAAAGCT CATCTTGGGA 240

GACCCAGGCC GGGTAGCCAA GGCGGTGTTG GGGGGGGCCT ACGCCTTCCA GTACACCCCA 300

AATCAGCGAG TTAAGGAGAT GCTCAAGCTA TGGGAGTCTA AGAAGACCCC TTGCGCCATC 360

TGTGTGGACG CCACCTGCTT CGACAGTAGC ATAACTGAAG AGGACGTGGC TTTGGAGACA 420

GAGTTATACG CTCTGGCCTC TGACCATCCA GAATGGGTGC GGGCACCTGG GAAATACTAT 480

GCCTCAGGCA CCATGGTCAC CCCGGAAGGG GTGCCCGTCG GTGAGAGGTA TTGCAGATCC 540 TCGGGTGTCC TAACAACTAG CGCGAGCAAC TGCCTGACCT GCTACATCAA GGTGAAAGCT 600

GCCTGTGAGA GAGTGGGGCT GAAAAATGTC TCTCTTCTCA TAGCCGGCGA TGACTGCTTG 660

ATCATATGTG AGCGGCCAGT GTGCGACCCA AGCGACGCTT TGGGCAGAGC CCTAGCGAGC 720

TATGGGTACG CGTGCGAGCC CTCATATCAT GCATCATTGG ACACGGCCCC CTTCTGCTCC 780

A 781

(2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:35:

(i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:

(A) LENGTH: 27 base pairs

(B) TYPE: nucleic acid

(C) STRANDEDNESS: both

(D) TOPOLOGY: linear

(ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA

(iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO

(iv) ANTI-SENSE: NO

(vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:

(C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: PROBE 470-201-1-142R

(xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:35:

TCGGTTACTG AGAGCAGCTC AGATGAG 27

(2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:36:

(i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:

(A) LENGTH: 27 base pairs

(B) TYPE: nucleic acid

(C) STRANDEDNESS: both

(D) TOPOLOGY: linear

(ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA

(iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO (iv) ANTI-SENSE: NO

(vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:

(C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: PROBE 470-20-1-152F

(xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:36:

TCGGTTACTG AGAGCAGCTC AGATGAG 27

(2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:37:

(i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:

(A) LENGTH: 570 base pairs

(B) TYPE: nucleic acid

(C) STRANDEDNESS: double

(D) TOPOLOGY: linear

(ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA

(iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO

(iv) ANTI-SENSE: NO

(vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:

(C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Clone 470EXP1

(ix) FEATURE:

(A) NAME/KEY: CDS

(B) LOCATION: 1..570

(xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:37:

GCT GTA TGG TTC TGG ATT TCC ATC TCA CAC AGG CTA GCA ACA TCA GCC 48 Ala Val Trp Phe Trp He Ser He Ser His Arg Leu Ala Thr Ser Ala 1 5 10 15

ACC GTC AAC CCC AAT GAG AAA AAG CGC GTG ACG CTC TTT TCA ACG CAG 96 Thr Val Asn Pro Asn Glu Lys Lys Arg Val Thr Leu Phe Ser Thr Gin 20 25 30

CAC GAC ATC TTG ACG GTA AGC TTC CTG GTC GCG TCG CTC TGT GGA AAT 144 His Asp He Leu Thr Val Ser Phe Leu Val Ala Ser Leu Cys Gly Asn 35 40 45

AAG GCT TTT AAT ACG GAA AGA GCC ACG TTG AAG ACA CTT TCC TCC CCT 192 Lys Ala Phe Asn Thr Glu Arg Ala Thr Leu Lys Thr Leu Ser Ser Pro 50 55 60

TCG GCT GTC TCG GAC TCT TGG ATG ACC TCG AAT GAG TCA GAG GAC GGG 240 Ser Ala Val Ser Asp Ser Trp Met Thr Ser Asn Glu Ser Glu Asp Gly 65 70 75 80

GTA TCC TCC TGC GAG GAG GAC ACC GAC GGG GTC TTC TCA TCT GAG CTG 288 Val Ser Ser Cys Glu Glu Asp Thr Asp Gly Val Phe Ser Ser Glu Leu 85 90 95

CTC TCA GTA ACC GAG ATA AGT GCT GGC GAT GGA GTA CGG GGG ATG TCT 336 Leu Ser Val Thr Glu He Ser Ala Gly Asp Gly Val Arg Gly Met Ser 100 105 110

TCT CCC CAT ACA GGC ATC TCT CGG CTA CTA CCA CAA AGA GAG GGT GTA 384 Ser Pro His Thr Gly He Ser Arg Leu Leu Pro Gin Arg Glu Gly Val 115 120 125

CTG CAG TCC TCC ATG ATG ACA TCA ATG TGC GGT TCA AGA ATC CTC GCA 432 Leu Gin Ser Ser Met Met Thr Ser Met Cys Gly Ser Arg He Leu Ala 130 135 140

GCA TTC TCG ATC GCT TGG AGA GCA GCA GCC GCC GGC GGC AGA TCG GCC 480 Ala Phe Ser He Ala Trp Arg Ala Ala Ala Ala Gly Gly Arg Ser Ala 145 150 155 160

TCA GTC AGT TCT GAG TCT TCA GTC TCC GTC CCA ATG TCA ATG GAC ACC 528 Ser Val Ser Ser Glu Ser Ser Val Ser Val Pro Met Ser Met Asp Thr 165 170 175

TCG GAT GAA ACC TCA GAG GGT GCC ACA TTC CTG AGC CTC AGT 570

Ser Asp Glu Thr Ser Glu Gly Ala Thr Phe Leu Ser Leu Ser 180 185 190

(2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:38:

(i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:

(A) LENGTH: 190 amino acids

(B) TYPE: amino acid (D) TOPOLOGY: linear (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: protein

(xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:38:

Ala Val Trp Phe Trp He Ser He Ser His Arg Leu Ala Thr Ser Ala 1 5 10 15

Thr Val Asn Pro Asn Glu Lys Lys Arg Val Thr Leu Phe Ser Thr Gin 20 25 30

His Asp He Leu Thr Val Ser Phe Leu Val Ala Ser Leu Cys Gly Asn 35 40 45

Lys Ala Phe Asn Thr Glu Arg Ala Thr Leu Lys Thr Leu Ser Ser Pro 50 55 60

Ser Ala Val Ser Asp Ser Trp Met Thr Ser Asn Glu Ser Glu Asp Gly 65 70 75 80

Val Ser Ser Cys Glu Glu Asp Thr Asp Gly Val Phe Ser Ser Glu Leu 85 90 95

Leu Ser Val Thr Glu He Ser Ala Gly Asp Gly Val Arg Gly Met Ser 100 105 110

Ser Pro His Thr Gly He Ser Arg Leu Leu Pro Gin Arg Glu Gly Val 115 120 125

Leu Gin Ser Ser Met Met Thr Ser Met Cys Gly Ser Arg He Leu Ala 130 135 140

Ala Phe Ser He Ala Trp Arg Ala Ala Ala Ala Gly Gly Arg Ser Ala 145 150 155 160

Ser Val Ser Ser Glu Ser Ser Val Ser Val Pro Met Ser Met Asp Thr 165 170 175

Ser Asp Glu Thr Ser Glu Gly Ala Thr Phe Leu Ser Leu Ser 180 185 190

(2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:39:

(i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:

(A) LENGTH: 1288 base pairs (B) TYPE: nucleic acid

(C) STRANDEDNESS: both

(D) TOPOLOGY: linear

(ii) MOLECULE TYPE: cDNA

(iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO

(iv) ANTI-SENSE: NO

(vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:

(C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Consensus Sequence 5E3

(xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:39:

ACGGGTAGGG GCAGGTCTGG ACGCTACTAC TACGCGGGGG TGGGCAAAGC CCCTGCGGGT 60

GTGGTGCGCT CAGGTCCTGT CTGGTCGGCG GTGGAAGCTG GAGTGACCTG GTACGGAATG 120

GAACCTGACT TGACAGCTAA CCTACTGAGA CTTTACGACG ACTGCCCTTA CACCGCAGCC 180

GTCGCGGCTG ATATCGGAGA AGCCGCGGTG TTCTTCTCTG GGCTCGCCCC ATTGAGGATG 240

CACCCTGATG TCAGCTGGGC AAAAGTTCGC GGCGTCAACT GGCCCCTCTT GGTGGGTGTT 300

CAGCGGACCA TGTGTCGGGA AACACTGTCT CCCGGCCCAT CGGATGACCC CCAATGGGCA 360

GGTCTGAAGG GCCCAAATCC TGTCCCACTC CTGCTGAGGT GGGGCAATGA TTTACCATCT 420

AAAGTGGCCG GCCACCACAT AGTGGACGAC CTGGTCCGGA GACTCGGTGT GGCGGAGGGT 480

TACGTCCGCT GCGACGCTGG GCCGATCTTG ATGATCGGTC TAGCTATCGC GGGGGGAATG 540

ATCTACGCGT CATACACCGG GTCGCTAGTG GTGGTGACAG ACTGGGATGT GAAGGGGGGT 600

GGCGCCCCCC TTTATCGGCA TGGAGACCAG GCCACGCCTC AGCCGGTGGT GCAGGTTCCT 660

CCGGTAGACC ATCGGCCGGG GGGTGAATCA GCACCATCGG ATGCCAAGAC AGTGACAGAT 720

GCGGTGGCAG CCATCCAGGT GGACTGCGAT TGGACTATCA TGACTCTGTC GATCGGAGAA 780

GTGTTGTCCT TGGCTCAGGC TAAGACGGCC GAGGCCTACA CAGCAACCGC CAAGTGGCTC 840

GCTGGCTGCT ATACGGGGAC GCGGGCCGTT CCCACTGTAT CCATTGTTGA CAAGCTCTTC 900 GCCGGAGGGT GGGCGGCTGT GGTGGGCCAT TGCCACAGCG TGATTGCTGC GGCGGTGGCG 960

GCCTACGGGG CTTCAAGGAG CCCGCCGTTG GCAGCCGCGG CTTCCTACCT GATGGGGTTG 1020

GGCGTTGGAG GCAACGCTCA GACGCGCCTG GCGTCTGCCC TCCTATTGGG GGCTGCTGGA 1080

ACCGCCTTGG GCACTCCTGT CGTGGGCTTG ACCATGGCAG GTGCGTTCAT GGGGGGGGCC 1140

AGTGTCTCCC CCTCCTTGGT CACCATTTTA TTGGGGGCCG TCGGAGGTTG GGAGGGTGTT 1200

GTCAACGCGG CGAGCCTAGT CTTTGACTTC ATGGCGGGGA AACTTTCATC AGAAGATCTG 1260

TGGTATGCCA TCCCGGTACT GACCAGCC 1288

(2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO: 0:

(i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:

(A) LENGTH: 862 base pairs

(B) TYPE: nucleic acid

(C) STRANDEDNESS: both

(D) TOPOLOGY: linear

(ii) MOLECULE TYPE: cDNA

(iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO

(iv) ANTI-SENSE: NO

(vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:

(C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Consensus Sequence 6E3

(xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:40:

ACGGCAACAT GGGGCACAAG GTCTTAATCT TGAACCCCTC AGTGGCCACT GTGCGGGCCA 60

TGGGCCCGTA CATGGAGCGG CTGGCGGGTA AACATCCAAG TATATACTGT GGGCATGATA 120

CAACTGCTTT CACAAGGATC ACTGACTCCC CCCTGACGTA TTCAACCTAT GGGAGGTTTT 180

TGGCCAACCC TAGGCAGATG CTACGGGGCG TTTCGGTGGT CATTTGTGAT GAGTGCCACA 240

GTCATGACTC AACCGTGCTG TTAGGCATTG GGAGAGTTCG GGAGCTGGCG CGTGGGTGCG 300

GAGTGCAACT AGTGCTCTAC GCCACCGCTA CACCTCCCGG ATCCCCTATG ACGCAGCACC 360 CTTCCATAAT TGAGACAAAA TTGGACGTGG GCGAGATTCC CTTTTATGGG CATGGAATAC 420

CCCTCGAGCG GATGCGAACC GGAAGGCACC TCGTGTTCTG CCATTCTAAG GCTGAGTGCG 480

AGCGCCTTGC TGGCCAGTTC TCCGCTAGGG GGGTCAATGC CATTGCCTAT TATAGGGGTA 540

AAGACAGTTC TATCATCAAG GATGGGGACC TGGTGGTCTG TGCTACAGAC GCGCTTTCCA 600

CTGGGTACAC TGGAAATTTC GACTCCGTCA CCGACTGTGG ATTAGTGGTG GAGGAGGTCG 660

TTGAGGTGAC CCTTGATCCC ACCATTACCA TCTCCCTGCG GACAGTGCCT GCGTCGGCTG 720

AACTGTCGAT GCAAAGACGA GGACGCACGG GTAGGGGCAG GTCTGGACGC TACTACTACG 780

CGGGGGTGGG CAAAGCCCCT GCGGGTGTGG TGCGCTCAGG TCCTGTCTGG TCGGCGGTGG 840

AAGCTGGAGT GACCTCGTAC GG 862

(2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:41:

(i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:

(A) LENGTH: 865 base pairs

(B) TYPE: nucleic acid

(C) STRANDEDNESS: both

(D) TOPOLOGY: linear

(ii) MOLECULE TYPE: cDNA

(iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO

(iv) ANTI-SENSE: NO

(vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:

(C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Individual Clone GE3L-11

(xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:41:

AGTACGGCAA CATGGGGCAC AAGGTCTTAA TCTTGAACCC CTCAGTGGCC ACTGTGCGGG 60

CCATGGGCCC GTACATGGAG CGGCTGGCGG GTAAACATCC AAGTATATAC TGTGGGCATG 120

ATACAACTGC TTTCACAAGG ATCACTGACT CCCCCCTGAC GTATTCAACC TATGGGAGGT 180 TTTTGGCCAA CCCTAGGCAG ATGCTACGGG GCGTTTCGGT GGTCATTTGT GATGAGTGCC 240

ACAGTCATGA CTCAACCGTG CTGTTAGGCA TTGGGAGAGT CCGGGAGCTG GCGCGTGGGT 300

GCGGGGTGCA ACTAGTGCTC TACGCCACCG CTACACCTCC CGGATCCCCT ATGACGCAGC 360

ACCCTTCCAT AATTGAGACA AAATTGGACG TGGGCGAGAT TCCCTTTTAT GGACATGGAA 420

TACCCCTCGA GCGGATGCGA ACCGGAAGGC ACCTCGTGTT CTGCCATTCT AAGGCTGAGT 480

GCGAGCGCCT TGCTGGCCAG TTCTCCGCTA GGGGGGTCAA TGCCATTGCC TATTATAGGG 540

GTAAAGACAG TTCTATCATC AAGGATGGGG ACCTGGTGGT CTGTGCTACA GACGCGCTTT 600

CCACTGGGTA CACTGGAAAT TTCGACTCCG TCACCGACTG TGGATTAGTG GTGGAGGAGG 660

TCGTTGAGGT GACCCTTGAT CCCACCATTA CCATCTCCCT GCGGACAGTG CCTGCGTCGG 720

CTGAACTGTC GATGCAAAGA CGAGGACGCA CGGGTAGGGG CAGGTCTGGA CGCTACTACT 780

ACGCGGGGGT GGGCAAAGCC CCTGCGGGTG TGGTGCGCTC AGGTCCTGTC TGGTCGGCGG 840

TGGAAGCTGG AGTGACCTCG TACGG 865

(2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:42:

(i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:

(A) LENGTH: 596 base pairs

(B) TYPE: nucleic acid

(C) STRANDEDNESS: both

(D) TOPOLOGY: linear

(ii) MOLECULE TYPE: cDNA

(iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO

(iv) ANTI-SENSE: NO

(vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:

(C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Consensus Sequence 7E3

(xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO: 2: AGCATGGGAA CATGCTTGAA CGGCCTGCTG TTCACGACCT TCCATGGGGC TTCATCCCGA 60

ACCATCGCCA CACCCGTGGG GGCCCTTAAT CCCAGATGGT GGTCAGCCAG TGATGATGTC 120

ACGGTGTATC CACTCCCGGA TGGGGCTACT TCGTTAACAC CTTGTACTTG CCAGGCTGAG 180

TCCTGTTGGG TCATCAGATC CGACGGGGCC CTATGCCATG GCTTGAGCAA GGGGGACAAG 240

GTGGAGCTGG ATGTGGCCAT GGAGGTCTCT GACTTCCGTG GCTCGTCTGG CTCACCGGTC 300

CTATGTGACG AAGGGCACGC AGTAGGAATG CTCGTGTCTG TGCTTCACTC CGGTGGTAGG 360

GTCACCGCGG CACGGTTCAC TAGGCCGTGG ACCCAAGTGC CAACAGATGC CAAAACCACT 420

ACTGAACCCC CTCCGGTGCC GGCCAAAGGA GTTTTCAAAG AGGCCCCGTT GTTTATGCCT 480

ACGGGAGCGG GAAAGAGCAC TCGCGTCCCG TTGGAGTACG ATAACATGGG GCACAAGGTC 540

TTAATCTTGA ACCCCTCAGT GGCCACTGTG CGGGCCATGG GCCCGTACAT GGAGCG 596

(2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:43:

(i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:

(A) LENGTH: 586 base pairs

(B) TYPE: nucleic acid

(C) STRANDEDNESS: both

(D) TOPOLOGY: linear

(ii) MOLECULE TYPE: cDNA

(iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO

(iv) ANTI-SENSE: NO

(vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:

(C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Consensus Sequence 5E5

(xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:43:

GAGCTATGGG TACGCGTGCG AGCCCTCATA TCATGCATCA TTGGACACGG CCCCCTTCTG 60

CTCCACTTGG CTTGCTGAGT GCAATGCAGA TGGGAAGCGC CATTTCTTCC TGACCACGGA 120 CTTCCGGAGG CCGCTCGCTC GCATGTCGAG TGAGTATAGT GACCCGATGG CTTCGGCGAT 180

CGGTTACATC CTCCTTTATC CTTGGCACCC CATCACACGG TGGGTCATCA TCCCTCATGT 240

GCTAACGTGC GCATTCAGGG GTGGAGGCAC ACCGTCTGAT CCGGTTTGGT GCCAGGTGCA 300

TGGTAACTAC TACAAGTTTC CACTGGACAA ACTGCCTAAC ATCATCGTGG CCCTCCACGG 360

ACCAGCAGCG TTGAGGGTTA CCGCAGACAC AACTAAAACA AAGATGGAGG CTGGTAAGGT 420

TCTGAGCGAC CTCAAGCTCC CTGGCTTAGC AGTCCACCGA AAGAAGGCCG GGGCGTTGCG 480

AACACGCATG CTCCGCTCGC GCGGTTGGGC TGAGTTGGCT AGGGGCTTGT TGTGGCATCC 540

AGGCCTACGG CTTCCTCCCC CTGAGATTGC TGGTATCCCG GGGGGT 586

(2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:44:

(i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:

(A) LENGTH: 242 base pairs

(B) TYPE: nucleic acid

(C) STRANDEDNESS: both

(D) TOPOLOGY: linear

(ii) MOLECULE TYPE: cDNA

(iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO

(iv) ANTI-SENSE: NO

(vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:

(C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Consensus Sequence 6E5 (44F)

(xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:44:

CGAACGCGCA TGCTCCGCTC GCGCGGTTGG GCTGAGTTGG CTAGGGGCTT GTTGTGGCAT 60

CCAGGCCTAC GGCTTCCTCC CCCTGAGATT GCTGGTATCC CGGGGGGTTT CCCTCTCTCC 120

CCCCCCTATA TGGGGGTGGT ACACCAATTG GATTTCACAA GCCAGAGGAG TCGCTGGCGG 180

TGGTTGGGGT TCTTAGCCCT GCTCATCGTA GCCCTCTTCG GGTGAACTAA ATTCATCTGT 240 TG 242

(2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO: 5:

(i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:

(A) LENGTH: 27 base pairs

(B) TYPE: nucleic acid

(C) STRANDEDNESS: both

(D) TOPOLOGY: linear

(ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA

(iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO

(iv) ANTI-SENSE: NO

(vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:

(C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Primer Gtll rev-JL

(xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:45:

TGGTAATGGT AGCGACCGGC GCTCAGC 27

(2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:46:

(i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:

(A) LENGTH: 45 base pairs

(B) TYPE: nucleic acid

(C) STRANDEDNESS: both

(D) TOPOLOGY: linear

(ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA

(iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO

(iv) ANTI-SENSE: NO

(vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:

(C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Primer GE-3F

(xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:46: GCCGCCATGG TCTCATGGGA CGCGGACGCT CGTGCGCCCG CGATG 45

(2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:47:

(i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:

(A) LENGTH: 34 base pairs

(B) TYPE: nucleic acid

(C) STRANDEDNESS: both

(D) TOPOLOGY: linear

(ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA

(iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO

(iv) ANTI-SENSE: NO

(vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:

(C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Primer GE-3R

(xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:47:

GCGCGGATCC GATAAGTGCT GGCGATGGAG TACG 34

(2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:48:

(i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:

(A) LENGTH: 22 base pairs

(B) TYPE: nucleic acid

(C) STRANDEDNESS: both

(D) TOPOLOGY: linear

(ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA

(iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO

(iv) ANTI-SENSE: NO

(vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:

(C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Primer GE-9F

(xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:48: GGCACCATGG TCACCCCGGA AG 22

(2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:49:

(i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:

(A) LENGTH: 28 base pairs

(B) TYPE: nucleic acid

(C) STRANDEDNESS: both

(D) TOPOLOGY: linear

(ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA

(iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO

(iv) ANTI-SENSE: NO

(vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:

(C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Primer GE-9R

(xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:49:

GCTCGGATCC GGAGCAGAAG GGGGCCGT 28

(2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:50:

(i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:

(A) LENGTH: 364 base pairs

(B) TYPE: nucleic acid

(C) STRANDEDNESS: both

(D) TOPOLOGY: linear

(ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA

(iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO

(iv) ANTI-SENSE: NO

(vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:

(C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: GE3-2

(ix) FEATURE:

(A) NAME/KEY: CDS (B) LOCATION: 2..364

(xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:50:

G GTC TCA TGG GAC GCG GAC GCT CGT GCG CCC GCG ATG GTC TAT GGC 46

Val Ser Trp Asp Ala Asp Ala Arg Ala Pro Ala Met Val Tyr Gly 1 5 10 15

CCT GGG CAA AGT GTT ACC ATT GAC GGG GAG CGC TAC ACC TTG CCT CAT 94 Pro Gly Gin Ser Val Thr He Asp Gly Glu Arg Tyr Thr Leu Pro His 20 25 30

CAA CTG AGG CTC AGG AAT GTG GCA CCC TCT GAG GTT TCA TCC GAG GTG 142 Gin Leu Arg Leu Arg Asn Val Ala Pro Ser Glu Val Ser Ser Glu Val 35 40 45

TCC ATT GAC ATT GGG ACG GAG ACT GAA GAC TCA GAA CTG ACT GAG GCC 190 Ser He Asp He Gly Thr Glu Thr Glu Asp Ser Glu Leu Thr Glu Ala 50 55 60

GAT CTG CCG CCG GCG GCT GCT GCT CTC CAA GCG ATC GAG AAT GCT GCG 238 Asp Leu Pro Pro Ala Ala Ala Ala Leu Gin Ala He Glu Asn Ala Ala 65 70 75

AGG ATT CTT GAA CCG CAC ATT GAT GTC ATC ATG GAG GAC TGC AGT ACA 286 Arg He Leu Glu Pro His He Asp Val He Met Glu Asp Cys Ser Thr 80 85 90 95

CCC TCT CTT TGT GGT AGT AGC CGA GAG ATG CCT GTA TGG GGA GAA GAC 334 Pro Ser Leu Cys Gly Ser Ser Arg Glu Met Pro Val Trp Gly Glu Asp 100 105 110

ATC CCC CGT ACT CCA TCG CCA GCA CTT ATC 364

He Pro Arg Thr Pro Ser Pro Ala Leu He 115 120

(2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:51:

(i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:

(A) LENGTH: 121 amino acids

(B) TYPE: amino acid (D) TOPOLOGY: linear (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: protein

(xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:51:

Val Ser Trp Asp Ala Asp Ala Arg Ala Pro Ala Met Val Tyr Gly Pro 1 5 10 15

Gly Gin Ser Val Thr He Asp Gly Glu Arg Tyr Thr Leu Pro His Gin 20 25 30

Leu Arg Leu Arg Asn Val Ala Pro Ser Glu Val Ser Ser Glu Val Ser 35 40 45

He Asp He Gly Thr Glu Thr Glu Asp Ser Glu Leu Thr Glu Ala Asp 50 55 60

Leu Pro Pro Ala Ala Ala Ala Leu Gin Ala He Glu Asn Ala Ala Arg 65 70 75 80

He Leu Glu Pro His He Asp Val He Met Glu Asp Cys Ser Thr Pro 85 90 95

Ser Leu Cys Gly Ser Ser Arg Glu Met Pro Val Trp Gly Glu Asp He 100 105 110

Pro Arg Thr Pro Ser Pro Ala Leu He 115 120

(2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:52:

(i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:

(A) LENGTH: 290 base pairs

(B) TYPE: nucleic acid

(C) STRANDEDNESS: both

(D) TOPOLOGY: linear

(ii) MOLECULE TYPE: cDNA

(iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO

(iv) ANTI-SENSE: NO

(vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:

(C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Clone GE9-2 ( ix ) FEATURE :

(A) NAME/KEY: CDS

(B) LOCATION: 3..290

(xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:52:

CC ATG GTC ACC CCG GAA GGG GTG CCC GTT GGT GAG AGG TAT TGC AGA 47

Met Val Thr Pro Glu Gly Val Pro Val Gly Glu Arg Tyr Cys Arg 1 5 10 15

TCC TCG GGT GTC CTA ACA ACT AGC GCG AGC AAC TGC TTG ACC TGC TAC 95 Ser Ser Gly Val Leu Thr Thr Ser Ala Ser Asn Cys Leu Thr Cys Tyr 20 25 30

ATC AAG GTG AAA GCC GCC TGT GAG AGG GTG GGG CTG AAA AAT GTC TCT 143 He Lys Val Lys Ala Ala Cys Glu Arg Val Gly Leu Lys Asn Val Ser 35 40 45

CTT CTC ATA GCC GGC GAT GAC TGC TTG ATC ATA TGT GAG CGG CCA GTG 191 Leu Leu He Ala Gly Asp Asp Cys Leu He He Cys Glu Arg Pro Val 50 55 60

TGC GAC CCA AGC GAC GCT TTG GGC AGA GCC CTA GCG AGC TAT GGG TAC 239 Cys Asp Pro Ser Asp Ala Leu Gly Arg Ala Leu Ala Ser Tyr Gly Tyr 65 70 75

GCG TGC GAG CCC TCA TAT TAT GCA TGC TCG GAC ACG GCC CCC TTC TGC 287 Ala Cys Glu Pro Ser Tyr Tyr Ala Cys Ser Asp Thr Ala Pro Phe Cys 80 85 90 95

TCC 290

Ser

(2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:53:

(i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:

(A) LENGTH: 96 amino acids

(B) TYPE: amino acid (D) TOPOLOGY: linear

(ii) MOLECULE TYPE: protein

(xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:53: Met Val Thr Pro Glu Gly Val Pro Val Gly Glu Arg Tyr Cys Arg Ser 1 5 10 15

Ser Gly Val Leu Thr Thr Ser Ala Ser Asn Cys Leu Thr Cys Tyr He 20 25 30

Lys Val Lys Ala Ala Cys Glu Arg Val Gly Leu Lys Asn Val Ser Leu 35 40 45

Leu He Ala Gly Asp Asp Cys Leu He He Cys Glu Arg Pro Val Cys 50 55 60

Asp Pro Ser Asp Ala Leu Gly Arg Ala Leu Ala Ser Tyr Gly Tyr Ala 65 70 75 80

Cys Glu Pro Ser Tyr Tyr Ala Cys Ser Asp Thr Ala Pro Phe Cys Ser 85 90 95

(2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:54:

(i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:

(A) LENGTH: 20 base pairs

(B) TYPE: nucleic acid

(C) STRANDEDNESS: both

(D) TOPOLOGY: linear

(ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA

(iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO

(iv) ANTI-SENSE: NO

(vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:

(C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: JML-A SISPA Primer

(xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:54:

AGGAATTCAG CGGCCGCGAG 20

(2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:55:

(i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS: (A) LENGTH: 22 base pairs

(B) TYPE: nucleic acid

(C) STRANDEDNESS: both

(D) TOPOLOGY: linear

(ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA

(iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO

(iv) ANTI-SENSE: NO

(Vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:

(C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: JML-B SISPA Primer

(xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:55:

CTCGCGGCCG CTGAATTCCT TT 22

(2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:56:

(i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:

(A) LENGTH: 32 base pairs

(B) TYPE: nucleic acid

(C) STRANDEDNESS: both

(D) TOPOLOGY: linear

(ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA

(iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO

(iv) ANTI-SENSE: NO

(vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:

(C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: 470ep-fl Primer

(xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:56:

GCGAATTCGC CATGGCGGGG AGACTTTCAT CA 32

(2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:57: (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:

(A) LENGTH: 35 base pairs

(B) TYPE: nucleic acid

(C) STRANDEDNESS: both

(D) TOPOLOGY: linear

(ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA

(iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO

(iv) ANTI-SENSE: NO

(vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:

(C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: 470ep-Rl Primer

(xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:57:

GCGAATTCGG ATCCAGGGCC ATAGACCATC GCGGG 35

(2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:58:

(i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:

(A) LENGTH: 26 base pairs

(B) TYPE: nucleic acid

(C) STRANDEDNESS: both

(D) TOPOLOGY: linear

(ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA

(iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO

(iv) ANTI-SENSE: NO

(vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:

(C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: 470ep-f2 Primer

(xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:58:

GCGAATTCCG TGCGCCCGCC ATGGTC 26

(2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:59: (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:

(A) LENGTH: 32 base pairs

(B) TYPE: nucleic acid

(C) STRANDEDNESS: both

(D) TOPOLOGY: linear

(ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA

(iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO

(iv) ANTI-SENSE: NO

(vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:

(C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: 470ep-R3 Primer

(xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:59:

GCGAATTCGG ATCCCAAGGT TTCTTGCCTA GC 32

(2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:60:

(i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:

(A) LENGTH: 26 base pairs

(B) TYPE: nucleic acid

(C) STRANDEDNESS: both

(D) TOPOLOGY: linear

(ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA

(iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO

(iv) ANTI-SENSE: NO

(vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:

(C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: 470ep-f4 Primer

(xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:60:

GCGAATTCAA GTGTGAGGCT AGGCAA 26

(2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:61: (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:

(A) LENGTH: 35 base pairs

(B) TYPE: nucleic acid

(C) STRANDEDNESS: both

(D) TOPOLOGY: linear

(ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA

(iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO

(iv) ANTI-SENSE: NO

(vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:

(C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: 470ep-R4 Primer

(xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:61:

GCGAATTCGG ATCCCCACAC AGATGGCGCA AGGGG 35

(2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:62:

(i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:

(A) LENGTH: 27 base pairs

(B) TYPE: nucleic acid

(C) STRANDEDNESS: both

(D) TOPOLOGY: linear

(ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA

(iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO

(iv) ANTI-SENSE: NO

(Vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:

(C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: KL-1 SISPA Primer

(xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:62:

GCAGGATCCG AATTCGCATC TAGAGAT 27

(2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:63: (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:

(A) LENGTH: 29 base pairs

(B) TYPE: nucleic acid

(C) STRANDEDNESS: both

(D) TOPOLOGY: linear

(ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA

(iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO

(iv) ANTI-SENSE: NO

(vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:

(C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: KL-2 SISPA Primer

(xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:63:

ATCTCTAGAT GCGAATTCGG ATCCTGCGA 29

(2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:64:

(i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:

(A) LENGTH: 186 base pairs

(B) TYPE: nucleic acid

(C) STRANDEDNESS: both

(D) TOPOLOGY: linear

(ii) MOLECULE TYPE: cDNA

(iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO

(iv) ANTI-SENSE: NO

(vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:

(C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Clone Y5-10

(ix) FEATURE:

(A) NAME/KEY: CDS

(B) LOCATION: 1..186

(xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:64: CGT GCG CCC GCC ATG GTC TAT GGC CCT GGG CAA AGT GTT GCC ATT GAC 48 Arg Ala Pro Ala Met Val Tyr Gly Pro Gly Gin Ser Val Ala He Asp 1 5 10 15

GGG GAG CGC TAC ACC TTG CCT CAT CAA CTG AGG CTC AGG AAT GTG GCA 96 Gly Glu Arg Tyr Thr Leu Pro His Gin Leu Arg Leu Arg Asn Val Ala 20 25 30

CCC TCT GAG GTT TCA TCC GAG GTG TCC ATT GAC ATT GGG ACG GAG GCT 144 Pro Ser Glu Val Ser Ser Glu Val Ser He Asp He Gly Thr Glu Ala 35 40 45

GAA AAC TCA GAA CTG ACT GAG GCC GAT CTG CCG CCG GCG GCT 186

Glu Asn Ser Glu Leu Thr Glu Ala Asp Leu Pro Pro Ala Ala 50 55 60

(2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:65:

(i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:

(A) LENGTH: 62 amino acids

(B) TYPE: amino acid (D) TOPOLOGY: linear

(ii) MOLECULE TYPE: protein

(xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:65:

Arg Ala Pro Ala Met Val Tyr Gly Pro Gly Gin Ser Val Ala He Asp 1 5 10 15

Gly Glu Arg Tyr Thr Leu Pro His Gin Leu Arg Leu Arg Asn Val Ala 20 25 30

Pro Ser Glu Val Ser Ser Glu Val Ser He Asp He Gly Thr Glu Ala 35 40 45

Glu Asn Ser Glu Leu Thr Glu Ala Asp Leu Pro Pro Ala Ala 50 55 60

(2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:66:

(i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:

(A) LENGTH: 282 base pairs (B) TYPE: nucleic acid

(C) STRANDEDNESS: both

(D) TOPOLOGY: linear

(ii) MOLECULE TYPE: cDNA

(iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO

(iv) ANTI-SENSE: NO

(vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:

(C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Clone Y5-12

(ix) FEATURE:

(A) NAME/KEY: CDS

(B) LOCATION: 1..282

(xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:66:

CGT GCG CCC GCC ATG GTC TAT GGC CCT GGG CAA AGT GTT ACC ATT GAC 48 Arg Ala Pro Ala Met Val Tyr Gly Pro Gly Gin Ser Val Thr He Asp 1 5 10 15

GGG GAG CGC TAC ACC TTG CCT CAT CAA CTG AGG CTC AGG AAT GTG GCA 96 Gly Glu Arg Tyr Thr Leu Pro His Gin Leu Arg Leu Arg Asn Val Ala 20 25 30

CCC TCT GAG GTT TCA TCC GAG GTG TCC ATT GAC ATT GGG ACG GAG ACT 144 Pro Ser Glu Val Ser Ser Glu Val Ser He Asp He Gly Thr Glu Thr 35 40 45

GAA GAC TCA GAA CTG ACT GAG GCC GAT CTG CCG CCG GCG GCT GCT GCT 192 Glu Asp Ser Glu Leu Thr Glu Ala Asp Leu Pro Pro Ala Ala Ala Ala 50 55 60

CTC CAA GCG ATC GAG AAT GCT GCG AGG ATT CTT GAA CCG CAC ATT GAT 240 Leu Gin Ala He Glu Asn Ala Ala Arg He Leu Glu Pro His He Asp 65 70 75 80

GTC ATC ATG GAG GAC TGC AGT ACA CCC TCT CTT TGT GGT AGT 282

Val He Met Glu Asp Cys Ser Thr Pro Ser Leu Cys Gly Ser 85 90 (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:67:

(i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:

(A) LENGTH: 94 amino acids

(B) TYPE: amino acid (D) TOPOLOGY: linear

(ii) MOLECULE TYPE: protein

(xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:67:

Arg Ala Pro Ala Met Val Tyr Gly Pro Gly Gin Ser Val Thr He Asp 1 5 10 15

Gly Glu Arg Tyr Thr Leu Pro His Gin Leu Arg Leu Arg Asn Val Ala 20 25 30

Pro Ser Glu Val Ser Ser Glu Val Ser He Asp He Gly Thr Glu Thr 35 40 45

Glu Asp Ser Glu Leu Thr Glu Ala Asp Leu Pro Pro Ala Ala Ala Ala 50 55 60

Leu Gin Ala He Glu Asn Ala Ala Arg He Leu Glu Pro His He Asp 65 70 75 80

Val He Met Glu Asp Cys Ser Thr Pro Ser Leu Cys Gly Ser 85 90

(2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:68:

(i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:

(A) LENGTH: 279 base pairs

(B) TYPE: nucleic acid

(C) STRANDEDNESS: both

(D) TOPOLOGY: linear

(ii) MOLECULE TYPE: cDNA

(iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO

(iv) ANTI-SENSE: NO

(vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE: (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Clone Y5-26

(ix) FEATURE:

(A) NAME/KEY: CDS

(B) LOCATION: 1..279

(xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:68:

CGT GCG CCC GCC ATG GTC TAT GGC CCT GGG CAA AGT GTT TCC ATT GAC 48 Arg Ala Pro Ala Met Val Tyr Gly Pro Gly Gin Ser Val Ser He Asp 1 5 10 15

GGG GAG CGC TAC ACC TTG CCT CAT CAA CTG AGG CTC AGG AAT GTG GCA 96 Gly Glu Arg Tyr Thr Leu Pro His Gin Leu Arg Leu Arg Asn Val Ala 20 25 30

CCC TCT GAG GTT TCA TCC GAG GTG TCC ATT GAC ATT GGG ACG GAG ACT 144 Pro Ser Glu Val Ser Ser Glu Val Ser He Asp He Gly Thr Glu Thr 35 40 45

GAA GAC TCA GAA CTG ACT GAG GCC GAC CTG CCG CCG GCG GCT GCT GCT 192 Glu Asp Ser Glu Leu Thr Glu Ala Asp Leu Pro Pro Ala Ala Ala Ala 50 55 60

CTC CAA GCG ATC GAG AAT GCT GCG AGG ATT CTT GAA CCG CAC ATC GAT 240 Leu Gin Ala He Glu Asn Ala Ala Arg He Leu Glu Pro His He Asp 65 70 75 80

GTC ATC ATG GAG GAC TGC AGT ACA CCC TCT CTT TGT GGT 279

Val He Met Glu Asp Cys Ser Thr Pro Ser Leu Cys Gly 85 90

(2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:69:

(i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:

(A) LENGTH: 93 amino acids

(B) TYPE: amino acid (D) TOPOLOGY: linear

(ii) MOLECULE TYPE: protein

(xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:69: 243

Arg Ala Pro Ala Met Val Tyr Gly Pro Gly Gin Ser Val Ser He Asp 1 5 10 15

Gly Glu Arg Tyr Thr Leu Pro His Gin Leu Arg Leu Arg Asn Val Ala 20 25 30

Pro Ser Glu Val Ser Ser Glu Val Ser He Asp He Gly Thr Glu Thr 35 40 45

Glu Asp Ser Glu Leu Thr Glu Ala Asp Leu Pro Pro Ala Ala Ala Ala 50 55 60

Leu Gin Ala He Glu Asn Ala Ala Arg He Leu Glu Pro His He Asp 65 70 75 80

Val He Met Glu Asp Cys Ser Thr Pro Ser Leu Cys Gly 85 90

(2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:70:

(i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:

(A) LENGTH: 108 base pairs

(B) TYPE: nucleic acid

(C) STRANDEDNESS: both

(D) TOPOLOGY: linear

(ii) MOLECULE TYPE: cDNA

(iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO

(iv) ANTI-SENSE: NO

(vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:

(C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Clone Y5-5

(ix) FEATURE:

(A) NAME/KEY: CDS

(B) LOCATION: 1..108

(xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:70:

GCC TAT TGT GAC AAG GTG CGC ACT CCG CTT GAA TTG CAG GTT GGG TGC 48 Ala Tyr Cys Asp Lys Val Arg Thr Pro Leu Glu Leu Gin Val Gly Cys 1 5 10 15

TTG GTG GGC AAT GAA CTT ACC TTT GAA TGT GAC AAG TGT GAG GCT AGG 96 Leu Val Gly Asn Glu Leu Thr Phe Glu Cys Asp Lys Cys Glu Ala Arg 20 25 30

CAA GAA ACC TTG 108

Gin Glu Thr Leu 35

(2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:71:

(i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:

(A) LENGTH: 36 amino acids

(B) TYPE: amino acid (D) TOPOLOGY: linear

(ii) MOLECULE TYPE: protein

(xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:71:

Ala Tyr Cys Asp Lys Val Arg Thr Pro Leu Glu Leu Gin Val Gly Cys 1 5 10 15

Leu Val Gly Asn Glu Leu Thr Phe Glu Cys Asp Lys Cys Glu Ala Arg 20 25 30

Gin Glu Thr Leu 35

(2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:72:

(i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:

(A) LENGTH: 132 base pairs

(B) TYPE: nucleic acid

(C) STRANDEDNESS: both

(D) TOPOLOGY: linear

(ii) MOLECULE TYPE: cDNA

(iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO

(iv) ANTI-SENSE: NO (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:

(C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Clone Y5-3

(ix) FEATURE:

(A) NAME/KEY: CDS

(B) LOCATION: 1..132

(xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:72:

GAG ATG GAA ATC CAG AAC CAT ACA GCC TAT TGT GAC AAG GTG CGC ACT 48 Glu Met Glu He Gin Asn His Thr Ala Tyr Cys Asp Lys Val Arg Thr 1 5 10 15

CCG CTT GAA TTG CAG GTT GGG TGC TTG GTG GGC AAT GAA CTT ACC TTT 96 Pro Leu Glu Leu Gin Val Gly Cys Leu Val Gly Asn Glu Leu Thr Phe 20 25 30

GAA TGT GAC AAG TGT GAG GCT AGG CAA GAA ACC TTG 132

Glu Cys Asp Lys Cys Glu Ala Arg Gin Glu Thr Leu 35 40

(2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:73:

(i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:

(A) LENGTH: 44 amino acids

(B) TYPE: amino acid (D) TOPOLOGY: linear

(ii) MOLECULE TYPE: protein

(xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:73:

Glu Met Glu He Gin Asn His Thr Ala Tyr Cys Asp Lys Val Arg Thr 1 5 10 15

Pro Leu Glu Leu Gin Val Gly Cys Leu Val Gly Asn Glu Leu Thr Phe 20 25 30

Glu Cys Asp Lys Cys Glu Ala Arg Gin Glu Thr Leu 35 40

(2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:74: (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:

(A) LENGTH: 258 base pairs

(B) TYPE: nucleic acid

(C) STRANDEDNESS: both

(D) TOPOLOGY: linear

(ii) MOLECULE TYPE: CDNA

(iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO

(iv) ANTI-SENSE: NO

(vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:

(C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Clone Y5-27

(ix) FEATURE:

(A) NAME/KEY: CDS

(B) LOCATION: 1..258

(xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:74:

AAA GCC TTA TTT CCA CAG AGC GAC GCG ACC AGG AAG CTT ACC GTC AAG 48 Lys Ala Leu Phe Pro Gin Ser Asp Ala Thr Arg Lys Leu Thr Val Lys 1 5 10 15

ATG TCA TGC TGC GTT GAA AAG AGC GTC ACG CGC TTT TTC TCA TTG GGG 96 Met Ser Cys Cys Val Glu Lys Ser Val Thr Arg Phe Phe Ser Leu Gly 20 25 30

TTG ACG GTG GCT GAT GTT GCT AGC CTG TGT GAG ATG GAA ATC CAG AAC 144 Leu Thr Val Ala Asp Val Ala Ser Leu Cys Glu Met Glu He Gin Asn 35 40 45

CAT ATA GCC TAT TGT GAC AAG GTG CGC ACT CCG CTT GAA TTG CAG GTT 192 His He Ala Tyr Cys Asp Lys Val Arg Thr Pro Leu Glu Leu Gin Val 50 55 60

GGG TGC TTG GTG GGC AAT GAA CTC ACC TTT GAA TGT GAC AAG TGT GAG 240 Gly Cys Leu Val Gly Asn Glu Leu Thr Phe Glu Cys Asp Lys Cys Glu 65 70 75 80

GCT AGG CAA GAA ACC TTG 258

Ala Arg Gin Glu Thr Leu 85 (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:75:

(i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:

(A) LENGTH: 86 amino acids

(B) TYPE: amino acid (D) TOPOLOGY: linear

(ii) MOLECULE TYPE: protein

(xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:75:

Lys Ala Leu Phe Pro Gin Ser Asp Ala Thr Arg Lys Leu Thr Val Lys 1 5 10 15

Met Ser Cys Cys Val Glu Lys Ser Val Thr Arg Phe Phe Ser Leu Gly 20 25 30

Leu Thr Val Ala Asp Val Ala Ser Leu Cys Glu Met Glu He Gin Asn 35 40 45

His He Ala Tyr Cys Asp Lys Val Arg Thr Pro Leu Glu Leu Gin Val 50 55 60

Gly Cys Leu Val Gly Asn Glu Leu Thr Phe Glu Cys Asp Lys Cys Glu 65 70 75 80

Ala Arg Gin Glu Thr Leu 85

(2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:76:

(i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:

(A) LENGTH: 108 base pairs

(B) TYPE: nucleic acid

(C) STRANDEDNESS: both

(D) TOPOLOGY: linear

(ii) MOLECULE TYPE: cDNA

(iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO

(iv) ANTI-SENSE: NO (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:

(C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Clone Y5-25

(ix) FEATURE:

(A) NAME/KEY: CDS

(B) LOCATION: 1..108

(xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:76:

ACC TAT TGT GAC AAG GTG CGC ACT CCG CTT GAA TTG CAG GTT GGG TGC 48 Thr Tyr Cys Asp Lys Val Arg Thr Pro Leu Glu Leu Gin Val Gly Cys 1 5 10 15

TTG GTG GGC AAT GAA CTT ACC TTT GAA TGT GAC AAG TGT GAG GCT AGG 96 Leu Val Gly Asn Glu Leu Thr Phe Glu Cys Asp Lys Cys Glu Ala Arg 20 25 30

CAA GAA ACC TTG 108

Gin Glu Thr Leu 35

(2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:77:

(i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:

(A) LENGTH: 36 amino acids

(B) TYPE: amino acid (D) TOPOLOGY: linear

(ii) MOLECULE TYPE: protein

(xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:77:

Thr Tyr Cys Asp Lys Val Arg Thr Pro Leu Glu Leu Gin Val Gly Cys 1 5 10 15

Leu Val Gly Asn Glu Leu Thr Phe Glu Cys Asp Lys Cys Glu Ala Arg 20 25 30

Gin Glu Thr Leu 35

(2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:78: (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:

(A) LENGTH: 108 base pairs

(B) TYPE: nucleic acid

(C) STRANDEDNESS: both

(D) TOPOLOGY: linear

(ii) MOLECULE TYPE: cDNA

(iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO

(iv) ANTI-SENSE: NO

(vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:

(C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Clone Y5-20

(ix) FEATURE:

(A) NAME/KEY: CDS

(B) LOCATION: 52..108

(xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:78:

GCCGACACTA CTAAGGTGTA TGTTACCAAT CCAGACAATG TGGGACGAAG G GTG GGC 57

Val Gly

1

AAT GAA CTT ACC TTT GAA TGT GAC AAG TGT GAG GCT AGG CAA GAA ACC 105 Asn Glu Leu Thr Phe Glu Cys Asp Lys Cys Glu Ala Arg Gin Glu Thr 5 10 15

TTG 108

Leu

(2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:79:

(i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:

(A) LENGTH: 19 amino acids

(B) TYPE: amino acid (D) TOPOLOGY: linear

(ii) MOLECULE TYPE: protein

(xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:79: Val Gly Asn Glu Leu Thr Phe Glu Cys Asp Lys Cys Glu Ala Arg Gin 1 5 10 15

Glu Thr Leu

(2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:80:

(i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:

(A) LENGTH: 168 base pairs

(B) TYPE: nucleic acid

(C) STRANDEDNESS: both

(D) TOPOLOGY: linear

(ii) MOLECULE TYPE: cDNA

(iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO

(iv) ANTI-SENSE: NO

(vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:

(C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Clone Y5-16

(ix) FEATURE:

(A) NAME/KEY: CDS

(B) LOCATION: 1..168

(xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:80:

TTG GGG TTG ACG GTG GCT GAT GTT GCT AGC CTG TGT GAG ATG GAA ATC 48 Leu Gly Leu Thr Val Ala Asp Val Ala Ser Leu Cys Glu Met Glu He 1 5 10 15

CAG AAC CAT ACA GCC TAT TGT GAC AAG GTG CGC ACT CCG CTT GAA TTG 96 Gin Asn His Thr Ala Tyr Cys Asp Lys Val Arg Thr Pro Leu Glu Leu 20 25 30

CAG GTT GGG TGC TTG GTG GGC AAT GAA CTT ACC TTT GAA TGT GAC AAG 144 Gin Val Gly Cys Leu Val Gly Asn Glu Leu Thr Phe Glu Cys Asp Lys 35 40 45

TGT GAG GCT AGG CAA GAA ACC TTG 168

Cys Glu Ala Arg Gin Glu Thr Leu 50 55 (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:81:

(i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:

(A) LENGTH: 56 amino acids

(B) TYPE: amino acid (D) TOPOLOGY: linear

(ii) MOLECULE TYPE: protein

(xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:81:

Leu Gly Leu Thr Val Ala Asp Val Ala Ser Leu Cys Glu Met Glu He 1 5 10 15

Gin Asn His Thr Ala Tyr Cys Asp Lys Val Arg Thr Pro Leu Glu Leu 20 25 30

Gin Val Gly Cys Leu Val Gly Asn Glu Leu Thr Phe Glu Cys Asp Lys 35 40 45

Cys Glu Ala Arg Gin Glu Thr Leu 50 55

(2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:82:

(i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:

(A) LENGTH: 313 base pairs

(B) TYPE: nucleic acid

(C) STRANDEDNESS: both

(D) TOPOLOGY: linear

(ii) MOLECULE TYPE: cDNA

(iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO

(iv) ANTI-SENSE: NO

(vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:

(C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Clone Y5-50

(ix) FEATURE:

(A) NAME/KEY: CDS

(B) LOCATION: 1..313 (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:82:

ATC ACC GTC AAC CCC AAT GAG AAA AAG CGC GTG ACG CTC TTT TCA ACG 48 He Thr Val Asn Pro Asn Glu Lys Lys Arg Val Thr Leu Phe Ser Thr 1 5 10 15

CAG CAC GAC ATC TTG ACG GTA AGC TTC CTG GTC GCG TCG CTC TGT GGA 96 Gin His Asp He Leu Thr Val Ser Phe Leu Val Ala Ser Leu Cys Gly 20 25 30

AAT AAG GCT TTT AAT ACG GAA AGA GCC ACG TTG AAG ACA CTT TCC TCC 144 Asn Lys Ala Phe Asn Thr Glu Arg Ala Thr Leu Lys Thr Leu Ser Ser 35 40 45

CCT TCG GCT GTC TCG GAC TCT TGG ATG ACC TCG AAT GAG TCA GAG GAC 192 Pro Ser Ala Val Ser Asp Ser Trp Met Thr Ser Asn Glu Ser Glu Asp 50 55 60

GGG GTA TCC TCC TGC GAG GAG GAC ACC GAC GGG GTC TTC TCA TCT GAG 240 Gly Val Ser Ser Cys Glu Glu Asp Thr Asp Gly Val Phe Ser Ser Glu 65 70 75 80

CTG CTC TCA GTA ACC GAG ATA AGT GCT GGC GAT GGA GTA CGG GGG ATG 288 Leu Leu Ser Val Thr Glu He Ser Ala Gly Asp Gly Val Arg Gly Met 85 90 95

TCT TCT CCC CAT ACA GGC ATC TCT C 313

Ser Ser Pro His Thr Gly He Ser 100

(2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:83:

(i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:

(A) LENGTH: 104 amino acids

(B) TYPE: amino acid (D) TOPOLOGY: linear

(ii) MOLECULE TYPE: protein

(xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:83:

He Thr Val Asn Pro Asn Glu Lys Lys Arg Val Thr Leu Phe Ser Thr 1 5 10 15 Gin His Asp He Leu Thr Val Ser Phe Leu Val Ala Ser Leu Cys Gly 20 25 30

Asn Lys Ala Phe Asn Thr Glu Arg Ala Thr Leu Lys Thr Leu Ser Ser 35 40 45

Pro Ser Ala Val Ser Asp Ser Trp Met Thr Ser Asn Glu Ser Glu Asp 50 55 60

Gly Val Ser Ser Cys Glu Glu Asp Thr Asp Gly Val Phe Ser Ser Glu 65 70 75 80

Leu Leu Ser Val Thr Glu He Ser Ala Gly Asp Gly Val Arg Gly Met 85 90 95

Ser Ser Pro His Thr Gly He Ser 100

(2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:84:

(i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:

(A) LENGTH: 89 base pairs

(B) TYPE: nucleic acid

(C) STRANDEDNESS: both

(D) TOPOLOGY: linear

(ii) MOLECULE TYPE: cDNA

(iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO

(iv) ANTI-SENSE: NO

(vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:

(C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Clone Y5-52

(ix) FEATURE:

(A) NAME/KEY: CDS

(B) LOCATION: 28..87

(xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:84:

ACTGAGAGCA GCTCAGATGA GAAGACC CCT TCG GCT GTC TCG GAC TCT TGG 51

Pro Ser Ala Val Ser Asp Ser Trp ATG ACC TCG AAT GAG TCA GAG GAC GGG GTA TCC TCG CA 89

Met Thr Ser Asn Glu Ser Glu Asp Gly Val Ser Ser 10 15 20

(2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:85:

(i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:

(A) LENGTH: 20 amino acids

(B) TYPE: amino acid (D) TOPOLOGY: linear

(ii) MOLECULE TYPE: protein

(xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:85:

Pro Ser Ala Val Ser Asp Ser Trp Met Thr Ser Asn Glu Ser Glu Asp 1 5 10 15

Gly Val Ser Ser 20

(2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:86:

(i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:

(A) LENGTH: 214 base pairs

(B) TYPE: nucleic acid

(C) STRANDEDNESS: both

(D) TOPOLOGY: linear

(ii) MOLECULE TYPE: cDNA

(iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO

(iv) ANTI-SENSE: NO

(vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:

(C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Clone Y5-53

(ix) FEATURE:

(A) NAME/KEY: CDS

(B) LOCATION: 1..100 (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:86:

AAT AAG GCT TTT AAT ACG GAA AGA GCC ACG TTG AAG ACA CTT TCC TCC 48 Asn Lys Ala Phe Asn Thr Glu Arg Ala Thr Leu Lys Thr Leu Ser Ser 1 5 10 15

CCT TCG GCT GTC TCG GAC TCT TGG ATG ACC TCG AAT GAG TCA GAG GAC 96 Pro Ser Ala Val Ser Asp Ser Trp Met Thr Ser Asn Glu Ser Glu Asp 20 25 30

GGG G ATCTCTAGAT GCGAATTCAA GTGTGAGGCT AGGCAAGAAA CCTTGGCCTC 150

Gly

CTTCTCTTAC ATTTGGTCTG GAGTGCCGCT GACTAGGGCC ACGCCGGCCA AGCCTCCCGT 210

GGTG 214

(2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:87:

(i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:

(A) LENGTH: 33 amino acids

(B) TYPE: amino acid (D) TOPOLOGY: linear

(ii) MOLECULE TYPE: protein

(xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:87:

Asn Lys Ala Phe Asn Thr Glu Arg Ala Thr Leu Lys Thr Leu Ser Ser 1 5 10 15

Pro Ser Ala Val Ser Asp Ser Trp Met Thr Ser Asn Glu Ser Glu Asp 20 25 30

Gly

(2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:88:

(i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:

(A) LENGTH: 113 base pairs

(B) TYPE: nucleic acid (C) STRANDEDNESS: both

(D) TOPOLOGY: linear

(ii) MOLECULE TYPE: cDNA

(iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO

(iv) ANTI-SENSE: NO

(vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:

(C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Clone Y5-55

(ix) FEATURE:

(A) NAME/KEY: CDS

(B) LOCATION: 52..113

(xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:88:

CCATCGCCAG CACTTATCTC GGTTACTGAG AGCAGCTCAG ATCAGAAGAC C CCT TCG 57

Pro Ser

1

GCT GTC TCG GAC TCT TGG ATG ACC TCG AAT GAG TCA GAG GAC GGG GTA 105 Ala Val Ser Asp Ser Trp Met Thr Ser Asn Glu Ser Glu Asp Gly Val 5 10 15

TCC TCG CA 113

Ser Ser 20

(2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:89:

(i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:

(A) LENGTH: 20 amino acids

(B) TYPE: amino acid (D) TOPOLOGY: linear

(ii) MOLECULE TYPE: protein

(xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:89:

Pro Ser Ala Val Ser Asp Ser Trp Met Thr Ser Asn Glu Ser Glu Asp 1 5 10 15 Gly Val Ser Ser 20

(2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:90:

(i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:

(A) LENGTH: 330 base pairs

(B) TYPE: nucleic acid

(C) STRANDEDNESS: both

(D) TOPOLOGY: linear

(ii) MOLECULE TYPE: cDNA

(iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO

(iv) ANTI-SENSE: NO

(vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:

(C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Clone Y5-56

(ix) FEATURE:

(A) NAME/KEY: CDS

(B) LOCATION: 1..330

(xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:90:

ACG TTG AAG ACA CTT TCC TCC CCT TCG GCT GTC TCG GAC TCT TGG ATG 48 Thr Leu Lys Thr Leu Ser Ser Pro Ser Ala Val Ser Asp Ser Trp Met 1 5 10 15

ACC TCG AAT GAG TCA GAG GAC GGG GTA TCC TCC TGC GAG GAG GAC ACC 96 Thr Ser Asn Glu Ser Glu Asp Gly Val Ser Ser Cys Glu Glu Asp Thr 20 25 30

GAC GGG GTC TTC TCA TCT GAG CTG CTC TCA GTA ACC GAG ATA AGT GCT 144 Asp Gly Val Phe Ser Ser Glu Leu Leu Ser Val Thr Glu He Ser Ala 35 40 45

GGC GAT GGA GTA CGG GGG ATG TCT TCT CCC CAT ACA GGC ATC TCT CGG 192 Gly Asp Gly Val Arg Gly Met Ser Ser Pro His Thr Gly He Ser Arg 50 55 60

CTA CTA CCA CAA AGA GAG GGT GTA CTG CAG TCC TCC ATG ATG ACA TCA 240 Leu Leu Pro Gin Arg Glu Gly Val Leu Gin Ser Ser Met Met Thr Ser 65 70 75 80

ATG TGC GGT TCA AGA ATC CTC GCA GCA TTC TCG ATC GCT TGG AGA GCA 288 Met Cys Gly Ser Arg He Leu Ala Ala Phe Ser He Ala Trp Arg Ala 85 90 95

GCA GCC GCC GGC GGC AGA TCG GCC TCA GTC AGT TCT GAG TCT 330

Ala Ala Ala Gly Gly Arg Ser Ala Ser Val Ser Ser Glu Ser 100 105 110

(2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:91:

(i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:

(A) LENGTH: 110 amino acids

(B) TYPE: amino acid (D) TOPOLOGY: linear

(ii) MOLECULE TYPE: protein

(xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:91:

Thr Leu Lys Thr Leu Ser Ser Pro Ser Ala Val Ser Asp Ser Trp Met 1 5 10 15

Thr Ser Asn Glu Ser Glu Asp Gly Val Ser Ser Cys Glu Glu Asp Thr 20 25 30

Asp Gly Val Phe Ser Ser Glu Leu Leu Ser Val Thr Glu He Ser Ala 35 40 45

Gly Asp Gly Val Arg Gly Met Ser Ser Pro His Thr Gly He Ser Arg 50 55 60

Leu Leu Pro Gin Arg Glu Gly Val Leu Gin Ser Ser Met Met Thr Ser 65 70 75 80

Met Cys Gly Ser Arg He Leu Ala Ala Phe Ser He Ala Trp Arg Ala 85 90 95

Ala Ala Ala Gly Gly Arg Ser Ala Ser Val Ser Ser Glu Ser 100 105 110 (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:92:

(i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:

(A) LENGTH: 195 base pairs

(B) TYPE: nucleic acid

(C) STRANDEDNESS: both

(D) TOPOLOGY: linear

(ii) MOLECULE TYPE: cDNA

(iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO

(iv) ANTI-SENSE: NO

(vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:

(C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Clone Y5-57

(ix) FEATURE:

(A) NAME/KEY: CDS

(B) LOCATION: 1..195

(xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:92:

ACG GAA AGA GCC ACG TTG AAG ACA CTT TCC TCC CCT TCG GCT GCC TCG 48 Thr Glu Arg Ala Thr Leu Lys Thr Leu Ser Ser Pro Ser Ala Ala Ser 1 5 10 15

GAC TCT TGG ATG ACC TCG AAT GAG TCG GAG GAC GGG GTA TCC TCC TGC 96 Asp Ser Trp Met Thr Ser Asn Glu Ser Glu Asp Gly Val Ser Ser Cys 20 25 30

GAA GAG GAC ACC GAC GGG GTC TTC TCA TCT GAG CTG CTC TCA GTA ACC 144 Glu Glu Asp Thr Asp Gly Val Phe Ser Ser Glu Leu Leu Ser Val Thr 35 40 45

GAG ATA AGT GCT GGC GGT GGA GTA CGG GGG ATG TCT TCT CCC CAT ACG 192 Glu He Ser Ala Gly Gly Gly Val Arg Gly Met Ser Ser Pro His Thr 50 55 60

GGC 195

Gly 65 (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:93:

(i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:

(A) LENGTH: 65 amino acids

(B) TYPE: amino acid (D) TOPOLOGY: linear

(ii) MOLECULE TYPE: protein

(xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:93:

Thr Glu Arg Ala Thr Leu Lys Thr Leu Ser Ser Pro Ser Ala Ala Ser 1 5 10 15

Asp Ser Trp Met Thr Ser Asn Glu Ser Glu Asp Gly Val Ser Ser Cys 20 25 30

Glu Glu Asp Thr Asp Gly Val Phe Ser Ser Glu Leu Leu Ser Val Thr 35 40 45

Glu He Ser Ala Gly Gly Gly Val Arg Gly Met Ser Ser Pro His Thr 50 55 60

Gly 65

(2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:94:

(i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:

(A) LENGTH: 115 base pairs

(B) TYPE: nucleic acid

(C) STRANDEDNESS: both

(D) TOPOLOGY: linear

(ii) MOLECULE TYPE: cDNA

(iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO

(iv) ANTI-SENSE: NO

(vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:

(C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Clone Y5-60

(ix) FEATURE: (A) NAME/KEY: CDS

(B) LOCATION: 1..115

(xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:94:

AAG ACA CTT TCC TCC CCT TCG GCT GTC TCG GAC TCT TGG ATG ACC TCG 48 Lys Thr Leu Ser Ser Pro Ser Ala Val Ser Asp Ser Trp Met Thr Ser 1 5 10 15

AAT GAG TCA GAG GAC GGG GTA TCC TCC TGC GAG GAG GAC ACC GAC TGG 96 Asn Glu Ser Glu Asp Gly Val Ser Ser Cys Glu Glu Asp Thr Asp Trp 20 25 30

GTC TTC TCA TCT GAG CTG C 115

Val Phe Ser Ser Glu Leu 35

(2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:95:

(i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:

(A) LENGTH: 38 amino acids

(B) TYPE: amino acid (D) TOPOLOGY: linear

(ii) MOLECULE TYPE: protein

(xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:95:

Lys Thr Leu Ser Ser Pro Ser Ala Val Ser Asp Ser Trp Met Thr Ser 1 5 10 15

Asn Glu Ser Glu Asp Gly Val Ser Ser Cys Glu Glu Asp Thr Asp Trp 20 25 30

Val Phe Ser Ser Glu Leu 35

(2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:96: .

(i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:

(A) LENGTH: 93 base pairs

(B) TYPE: nucleic acid (C) STRANDEDNESS: both

(D) TOPOLOGY: linear

(ii) MOLECULE TYPE: cDNA

(iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO

(iv) ANTI-SENSE: NO

(vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:

(C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Clone Y5-63

(ix) FEATURE:

(A) NAME/KEY: CDS

(B) LOCATION: 19..93

(xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:96:

GAGAGCAGCT CAGATGAG AAG ACA CTT TCC TCC CCT TCG GCT GTC TCG GAC 51

Lys Thr Leu Ser Ser Pro Ser Ala Val Ser Asp 1 5 10

TCT TGG ATG ACC TCG AAT GAG TCA GAG GAC GGG GTA TCC TCG 93

Ser Trp Met Thr Ser Asn Glu Ser Glu Asp Gly Val Ser Ser 15 20 25

(2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:97:

(i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:

(A) LENGTH: 25 amino acids

(B) TYPE: amino acid (D) TOPOLOGY: linear

(ii) MOLECULE TYPE: protein

(xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:97:

Lys Thr Leu Ser Ser Pro Ser Ala Val Ser Asp Ser Trp Met Thr Ser 1 5 10 15

Asn Glu Ser Glu Asp Gly Val Ser Ser 20 25 (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:98:

(i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:

(A) LENGTH: 1181 base pairs

(B) TYPE: nucleic acid

(C) STRANDEDNESS: both

(D) TOPOLOGY: linear

(ii) MOLECULE TYPE: cDNA

(iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO

(iv) ANTI-SENSE: NO

(vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:

(C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Consensus Sequence 8E3

(xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:98:

GCTGGCTGAG GCACGGTTGG TCCCGCTGAT CTTGCTGCTG CTATGGTGGT GGGTGAACCA 60

GCTGGCAGTC CTAGGGCTGC CGGCTGTGGA AGCCGCCGTG GCAGGTGAGG TCTTCGCGGG 120

CCCTGCCCTG TCCTGGTGTC TGGGACTCCC GGTCGTCAGT ATGATATTGG GTTTGGCAAA 180

CCTGGTGCTG TACTTTAGAT GGTTGGGACC CCAACGCCTG ATGTTCCTCG TGTTGTGGAA 240

GCTTGCTCGG GGAGCTTTCC CGCTGGCCCT CTTGATGGGG ATTTCGGCGA CCCGCGGGCG 300

CACCTCAGTG CTCGGGGCCG AGTTCTGCTT CGATGCTACA TTCGAGGTGG ACACTTCGGT 360

GTTGGGCTGG GTGGTGGCCA GTGTGGTAGC TTGGGCCATT GCGCTCCTGA GCTCGATGAG 420

CGCAGGGGGG TGGAGGCACA AAGCCGTGAT CTATAGGACG TGGTGTAAGG GGTACCAGGC 480

AATCCGTCAA AGGGTGGTGA GGAGCCCCCT CGGGGAGGGG CGGCCTGCCA AACCCCTGAC 540

CTTTGCCTGG TGCTTGGCCT CGTACATCTG GCCAGATGCT GTGATGATGG TGGTGGTTGC 600

CTTGGTCCTT CTCTTTGGCC TGTTCGACGC GTTGGATTGG GCCTTGGAGG AGATCTTGGT 660

GTCCCGGCCC TCGTTGCGGC GTTTGGCTCG GGTGGTTGAG TGCTGTGTGA TGGCGGGTGA 720

GAAGGCCACA ACCGTCCGGC TGGTCTCCAA GATGTGTGCG AGAGGAGCTT ATTTGTTCGA 780 TCATATGGGC TCTTTTTCGC GTGCTGTCAA GGAGCGCCTG TTGGAATGGG ACGCAGCTCT 840

TGAACCTCTG TCATTCACTA GGACGGACTG TCGCATCATA CGGGATGCCG CGAGGACTTT 900

GTCCTGCGGG CAGTGCGTCA TGGGTTTACC CGTGGTTGCG CGCCGTGGTG ATGAGGTTCT 960

CATCGGCGTC TTCCAGGATG TGAATCATTT GCCTCCCGGG TTTGTTCCGA CCGCGCCTGT 1020

TGTCATCCGA CGGTGCGGAA AGGGCTTCTT GGGGGTCACA AAGGCTGCCT TGACAGGTCG 1080

GGATCCTGAC TTACATCCAG GGAACGTCAT GGTGTTGGGG ACGGCTACGT CGCGAAGCAT 1140

GGGAACATGC TTGAACGGCC TGCTGTTCAC GACCTTCCAT G 1181

(2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:99:

(i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:

(A) LENGTH: 30 base pairs

(B) TYPE: nucleic acid

(C) STRANDEDNESS: both

(D) TOPOLOGY: linear

(ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA

(iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO

(iv) ANTI-SENSE: NO

(vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:

(C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Primer Y5-10-F1

(xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:99:

TCAGCCATGG CTCGTGCGCC CGCGATGGTC 30

(2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:100:

(i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:

(A) LENGTH: 27 base pairs

(B) TYPE: nucleic acid

(C) STRANDEDNESS: both

(D) TOPOLOGY: linear (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA

(iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO

(iv) ANTI-SENSE: NO

(vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:

(C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Primer Y5-10-R1

(xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:100:

CGAGGATCCA GCCGCCGGCG GCAGATC 27

(2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:101:

(i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:

(A) LENGTH: 32 base pairs

(B) TYPE: nucleic acid

(C) STRANDEDNESS: both

(D) TOPOLOGY: linear

(ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA

(iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO

(iv) ANTI-SENSE: NO

(vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:

(C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Primer Y5-16F1

(xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:101:

GATTCCATGG GTTTGGGGTT GACGGTGGCT GA 32

(2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:102:

(i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:

(A) LENGTH: 32 base pairs

(B) TYPE: nucleic acid

(C) STRANDEDNESS: both

(D) TOPOLOGY: linear (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA

(iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO

(iv) ANTI-SENSE: NO

(vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:

(C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Primer 470EP-R3

(xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:102:

GCGAATTCGG ATCCCAAGGT TTCTTGCCTA GC 32

(2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:103:

(i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:

(A) LENGTH: 27 base pairs

(B) TYPE: nucleic acid

(C) STRANDEDNESS: both

(D) TOPOLOGY: linear

(ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA

(iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO

(iv) ANTI-SENSE: NO

(vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:

(C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Primer Y5-5-F1

(xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:103:

GAGGCCATGG CCTATTGTGA CAAGGTG 27

(2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:104:

(i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:.

(A) LENGTH: 17 base pairs

(B) TYPE: nucleic acid

(C) STRANDEDNESS: both

(D) TOPOLOGY: linear (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA

(iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO

(iv) ANTI-SENSE: NO

(vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:

(C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Primer PGEX-R

(xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:104:

GACCGTCTCC GGGAGCT 17

(2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:105:

(i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:

(A) LENGTH: 326 base pairs

(B) TYPE: nucleic acid

(C) STRANDEDNESS: both

(D) TOPOLOGY: linear

(ii) MOLECULE TYPE: cDNA

(iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO

(iv) ANTI-SENSE: NO

(vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:

(C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Clone GE15

(ix) FEATURE:

(A) NAME/KEY: CDS

(B) LOCATION: 3.-326

(xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:105:

CC ATG GAG GTC TCT GAC TTC CGT GGC TCG TCT GGC TCA CCG GTC CTA 47

Met Glu Val Ser Asp Phe Arg Gly Ser Ser Gly Ser Pro Val Leu 1 5 10 15

TGT GAC GAA GGG CAC GCA GTA GGA ATG CTC GTG TCT GTG CTT CAC TCC 95 Cys Asp Glu Gly His Ala Val Gly Met Leu Val Ser Val Leu His Ser 20 25 30

GGT GGT AGG GTC ACC GCG GCA CGG TTC ACT AGG CCG TGG ACC CAA GTG 143 Gly Gly Arg Val Thr Ala Ala Arg Phe Thr Arg Pro Trp Thr Gin Val 35 40 45

CCA ACA GAT GCC AAA ACC ACC ACT GAA CCC CCT CCG GTG CCG GCC AAA 191 Pro Thr Asp Ala Lys Thr Thr Thr Glu Pro Pro Pro Val Pro Ala Lys 50 55 60

GGA GTT TTC AAA GAG GCC CCG TTG TTT ATG CCT ACG GGA GCG GGA AAG 239 Gly Val Phe Lys Glu Ala Pro Leu Phe Met Pro Thr Gly Ala Gly Lys 65 70 75

AGC ACT CGC GTC CCG TTG GAG TAC GGC AAC ATG GGG CAC AAG GTC TTA 287 Ser Thr Arg Val Pro Leu Glu Tyr Gly Asn Met Gly His Lys Val Leu 80 85 90 95

ATC TTG AAC CCC TCA GTG GCC ACT GTG CGG GCG ATG GGC 326

He Leu Asn Pro Ser Val Ala Thr Val Arg Ala Met Gly 100 105

(2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:106:

(i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:

(A) LENGTH: 108 amino acids

(B) TYPE: amino acid (D) TOPOLOGY: linear

(ii) MOLECULE TYPE: protein

(xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:106:

Met Glu Val Ser Asp Phe Arg Gly Ser Ser Gly Ser Pro Val Leu Cys 1 5 10 15

Asp Glu Gly His Ala Val Gly Met Leu Val Ser Val Leu His Ser Gly 20 25 30

Gly Arg Val Thr Ala Ala Arg Phe Thr Arg Pro Trp Thr Gin Val Pro 35 40 45

Thr Asp Ala Lys Thr Thr Thr Glu Pro Pro Pro Val Pro Ala Lys Gly 50 55 60 Val Phe Lys Glu Ala Pro Leu Phe Met Pro Thr Gly Ala Gly Lys Ser 65 70 75 80

Thr Arg Val Pro Leu Glu Tyr Gly Asn Met Gly His Lys Val Leu He 85 90 95

Leu Asn Pro Ser Val Ala Thr Val Arg Ala Met Gly 100 105

(2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:107:

(i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:

(A) LENGTH: 138 base pairs

(B) TYPE: nucleic acid

(C) STRANDEDNESS: both

(D) TOPOLOGY: linear

(ii) MOLECULE TYPE: CDNA

(iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO

(iv) ANTI-SENSE: NO

(vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:

(C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Clone GE17

(ix) FEATURE:

(A) NAME/KEY: CDS

(B) LOCATION: 1..138

(xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:107:

GGT GAT GAG GTT CTC ATC GGC GTC TTC CAG GAT GTG AAT CAT TTG CCT 48 Gly Asp Glu Val Leu He Gly Val Phe Gin Asp Val Asn His Leu Pro 1 5 10 15

CCC GGG TTT GTT CCG ACC GCG CCT GTT GTC ATC CGA CGG TGC GGA AAG 96 Pro Gly Phe Val Pro Thr Ala Pro Val Val He Arg Arg Cys Gly Lys 20 25 30

GGC TTC TTG GGG GTC ACA AAG GCT GCC TTG ACA GGT CGG GAT 138

Gly Phe Leu Gly Val Thr Lys Ala Ala Leu Thr Gly Arg Asp 35 40 45 (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:108:

(i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:

(A) LENGTH: 46 amino acids

(B) TYPE: amino acid (D) TOPOLOGY: linear

(ii) MOLECULE TYPE: protein

(xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:108:

Gly Asp Glu Val Leu He Gly Val Phe Gin Asp Val Asn His Leu Pro 1 5 10 15

Pro Gly Phe Val Pro Thr Ala Pro Val Val He Arg Arg Cys Gly Lys 20 25 30

Gly Phe Leu Gly Val Thr Lys Ala Ala Leu Thr Gly Arg Asp 35 40 45

(2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:109:

(i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:

(A) LENGTH: 395 base pairs

(B) TYPE: nucleic acid

(C) STRANDEDNESS: both

(D) TOPOLOGY: linear

(ii) MOLECULE TYPE: cDNA

(iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO

(iv) ANTI-SENSE: NO

(vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:

(C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Consensus Sequence 9E3

(xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:109:

TGTATTTGTC CTGTTATACC TGATGAAGCT GGCTGAGGCA CGGTTGGTCC CGCTGATCTT 60

GCTGCTGCTA TGGTGGTGGG TGAACCAGCT GGCAGTCCTA GGGCTGCCGG CTGTGGAAGC 120 CGCCGTGGCA GGTGAGGTCT TCGCGGGCCC TGCCCTGTCC TGGTGTCTGG GACTCCCGGT 180

CGTCAGTATG ATATTGGGTT TGGCAAACCT AGTGCTGTAC TTTAGATGGT TGGGACCCCA 240

ACGCCTGATG TTCCTCGTGT TGTGGAAGCT TGCTCGGGGA GCTTTCCCGC TGGCCCTCTT 300

GATGGGGATT TCGGCGACCC GCGGGCGCAC CTCAGTGCTC GGGGCCGAGT TCTGCTTCGA 360

TGCTACATTC GAGGTGGACA CTTCGGTGTT GGGCT 395

(2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:110:

(i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:

(A) LENGTH: 460 base pairs

(B) TYPE: nucleic acid

(C) STRANDEDNESS: both

(D) TOPOLOGY: linear

(ii) MOLECULE TYPE: cDNA

(iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO

(iv) ANTI-SENSE: NO

(vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:

(C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Consensus Sequence 10E3

(xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:110:

GCCCCTGGGC AACCAGGGCC GAGGCAACCC GGTGCGGTCG CCCTTGGGTT TTGGGTCCTA 60

CGCCATGACC AGGATCCGAG ATACCCTACA TCTGGTGGAG TGTCCCACAC CAGCCATTGA 120

GCCTCCCACC GGGACGTTTG GGTTCTTCCC CGGGACGCCG CCTCTCAACA ACTGCATGCT 180

CTTGGGCACG GAAGTGTCCG AGGCACTTGG GGGGGCTGGC CTCACGGGGG GGTTCTATGA 240

ACCCCTGGTG CGCAGGTGTT CGAAGCTGAT GGGAAGCCGA AATCCGGTTT GTCCGGGGTT 300

TGCATGGCTC TCTTCGGGCA GGCCTGATGG GTTTATACAT GTCCAGGGTC ACTTGCAGGA 360

GGTGGATGCA GGCAACTTCA TCCCGCCCCC GCGCTGGTTG CTCTTGGACT TTGTATTTGT 420 CCTGTTATAC CTGATGAAGC TGGCTGAGGC ACGGTTGGTC 460

(2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:111:

(i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:

(A) LENGTH: 28 base pairs

(B) TYPE: nucleic acid

(C) STRANDEDNESS: both

(D) TOPOLOGY: linear

(ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA

(iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO

(iv) ANTI-SENSE: NO

(vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:

(C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Primer GE15F

(xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:111:

GCCGCCATGG AGGTCTCTGA CTTCCGTG 28

(2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:112

(i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:

(A) LENGTH: 31 base pairs

(B) TYPE: nucleic acid

(C) STRANDEDNESS: both

(D) TOPOLOGY: linear

(ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA

(iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO

(iv) ANTI-SENSE: NO

(vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:

(C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Primer GE15R

(xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:112: GCGCGGATCC GCCCATCGCC CGCACAGTGG C 31

(2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:113:

(i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:

(A) LENGTH: 31 base pairs

(B) TYPE: nucleic acid

(C) STRANDEDNESS: both

(D) TOPOLOGY: linear

(ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA

(iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO

(iv) ANTI-SENSE: NO

(vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:

(C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Primer GE17F

(xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:113:

CGCTCCATGG GTGATGAGGT TCTCATCGGC G 31

(2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:114:

(i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:

(A) LENGTH: 28 base pairs

(B) TYPE: nucleic acid

(C) STRANDEDNESS: both

(D) TOPOLOGY: linear

(ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA

(iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO

(iv) ANTI-SENSE: NO

(vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:

(C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Primer GE17R

(xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:114:

GTAAGTCAGG ATCCCGACCT GTCAAGGC 28 (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:115:

(i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:

(A) LENGTH: 452 base pairs

(B) TYPE: nucleic acid

(C) STRANDEDNESS: double

(D) TOPOLOGY: linear

(ii) MOLECULE TYPE: cDNA

(iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO

(iv) ANTI-SENSE: NO

(vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:

(C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: NcoI/EcoRI-containing fragment of pGEX-HISb-GE3-s HGV plasmid

(xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:115:

CAAAATCGGA TCTGGTTCCG CGTGGTTCCA TGGTCTCATG GGACGCGGAC GCTCGTGCGC 60

CCGCGATGGT CTATGGCCCT GGGCAAAGTG TTACCATTGA CGGGGAGCGC TACACCTTGC 120

CTCATCAACT GAGGCTCAGG AATGTGGCAC CCTCTGAGGT TTCATCCGAG GTGTCCATTG 180

ACATTGGGAC GGAGACTGAA GACTCAGAAC TGACTGAGGC CGATCTGCCG CCGGCGGCTG 240

CTGCTCTCCA AGCGATCGAG AATGCTGCGA GGATTCTTGA ACCGCACATT GATGTCATCA 300

TGGAGGACTG CAGTACACCC TCTCTTTGTG GTAGTAGCCG AGAGATGCCT GTATGGGGAG 360

AAGACATCCC CCGTACTCCA TCGCCAGCAC TTATCGGATC CCACCATCAC CATCACCATT 420

AGAATTCATC GTGACTGACT GACGATCTAC CT 452

(2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:116:

(i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:

(A) LENGTH: 590 base pairs

(B) TYPE: nucleic acid

(C) STRANDEDNESS: both

(D) TOPOLOGY: linear (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: CDNA

(iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO

(iv) ANTI-SENSE: NO

(Vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:

(C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Consensus Sequence 11E3

( i) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:116:

AGCAATCGGC TGGGGTGACC CCATCACTTA TTGGAGCCAC GGGCAAAATC AGTGGCCCCT 60

TTCATGCCCC CAGTATGTCT ATGGGTCTGC TACAGTCACT TGCGTGTGGG GTTCCGCTTC 120

TTGGTTTGCC TCCACCAGTG GTCGCGACTC GAAGATAGAT GTGTGGAGTT TAGTGCCAGT 180

TGGCTCTGCC ACCTGCACCA TAGCCGCACT TGGATCATCG GATCGCGACA CGGTGCCTGG 240

GCTCTCCGAG TGGGGAATCC CGTGCGTGAC GTGTGTTCTG GACCGTCGGC CTGCCTCCTG 300

CGGCACCTGT GTGAGGGACT GCTGGCCCGA GACCGGGTCG GTTAGGTTCC CATTCCATCG 360

GTGCGGCGTG GGGCCTCGGC TGACAAAGGA CTTGGAAGCT GTGCCCTTCG TCAACAGGAC 420

AACTCCCTTC ACCATTAGGG GGCCCCTGGG CAACCAGGGC CGAGGCAACC CGGTGCGGTC 480

GCCCTTGGGT TTTGGGTCCT ACGCCATGAC CAGGATCCGA GATACCCTAC ATCTGGTGGA 540

GTGTCCCACA CCAGCCATCG AGCCTCCCAC CGGGACGTTT GGGTTCTTCC 590

(2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:117:

(i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:

(A) LENGTH: 29 base pairs

(B) TYPE: nucleic acid

(C) STRANDEDNESS: both

(D) TOPOLOGY: linear

(ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA

(iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO

(iv) ANTI-SENSE: NO (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:

(C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Probe E3-111PROB

(xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:117:

TGGTGAAGGG AGTTGTCCTA TTGACGAAG 29

(2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:118:

(i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:

(A) LENGTH: 735 base pairs

(B) TYPE: nucleic acid

(C) STRANDEDNESS: both

(D) TOPOLOGY: linear

(ii) MOLECULE TYPE: cDNA

(iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO

(iv) ANTI-SENSE: NO

(vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:

(C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Consensus Sequence 12E3

(xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:118:

ATTGTTGTGC CCCGGAGGAC ATCGGGTTCT GCCTGGAGGG TGGATGCCTG GTGGCCCTGG 60

GGTGCACGAT TTGCACTGAC CAATGCTGGC CACTGTATCA GGCGGGTTTG GCTGTGCGGC 120

CTGGCAAGTC CGCGGCCCAA CTGGTGGGGG AGCTGGGTAG CCTATACGGG CCCCTGTCGG 180

TCTCGGCCTA TGTGGCTGGG ATCCTGGGCC TGGGTGAGGT GTACTCGGGT GTCCTAACGG 240

TGGGAGTCGC GTTGACGCGC CGGGTCTACC CGGTGCCTAA CCTGACGTGT GCAGTCGCGT 300

GTGAGCTAAA GTGGGAAAGT GAGTTTTGGA GATGGACTGA ACAGCTGGCC TCCAACTACT 360

GGATTCTGGA ATACCTCTGG AAGGTCCCAT TTGATTTCTG GAGAGGCGTG ATAAGCCTGA 420

CCCCCTTGTT GGTTTGCGTG GCCGCATTGC TGCTGCTTGA GCAACGGATT GTCATGGTCT 480

TCCTGTTGGT GACGATGGCC GGGATGTCGC AAGGCGCCCC TGCCTCCGTT TTGGGGTCAC 540 GCCCCTTTGA CTACGGGTTG ACTTGGCAGA CCTGCTCTTG CAGGGCCAAC GGTTCGCGTT 600

TTTCGACTGG GGAGAAGGTG TGGGACCGTG GGAACGTTAC GCTTCAGTGT GACTGCCCTA 660

ACGGCCCCTG GGTGTGGTTG CCAGCCTTTT GCCAAGCAAT CGGCTGGGGT GACCCCATCA 720

CTTATTGGAG CCACG 735

(2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:119:

(i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:

(A) LENGTH: 22 base pairs

(B) TYPE: nucleic acid

(C) STRANDEDNESS: both

(D) TOPOLOGY: linear

(ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA

(iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO

(iv) ANTI-SENSE: NO

( i) ORIGINAL SOURCE:

(C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Primer 470EXT4-2189R

(xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:119:

ATCTGTGGTA TGCCATCCCG GT 22

(2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:120:

(i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:

(A) LENGTH: 23 base pairs

(B) TYPE: nucleic acid

(C) STRANDEDNESS: both

(D) TOPOLOGY: linear

(ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA

(iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO

(iv) ANTI-SENSE: NO (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:

(C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Primer 470EXT4-29F

(xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:120:

GTTATGCTAC TGTCGAAGCA GGT 23

(2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:121:

(i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:

(A) LENGTH: 24 base pairs

(B) TYPE: nucleic acid

(C) STRANDEDNESS: both

(D) TOPOLOGY: linear

(ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA

(iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO

(iv) ANTI-SENSE: NO

(vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:

(C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: NS5 Primer GV57-4512 MF

(xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:121:

GGACTTCCGG ATAGCTGARA AGCT 24

(2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:122:

(i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:

(A) LENGTH: 20 base pairs

(B) TYPE: nucleic acid

(C) STRANDEDNESS: both

(D) TOPOLOGY: linear

(ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA

(iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO

(iv) ANTI-SENSE: NO (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:

(C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: NS5 Primer GV57-4657 MR

(xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:122:

GCRTCCACAC AGATGGCGCA 20

(2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:123:

(i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:

(A) LENGTH: 28 base pairs

(B) TYPE: nucleic acid

(C) STRANDEDNESS: both

(D) TOPOLOGY: linear

(ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA

(iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO

(iv) ANTI-SENSE: NO

(vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:

(C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: NS5 Probe GV22dc-89 MF

(xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:123:

CYCGCTGRTT TGGGGTGTAC TGGAAGGC 28

(2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:124:

(i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:

(A) LENGTH: 31 base pairs

(B) TYPE: nucleic acid

(C) STRANDEDNESS: both

(D) TOPOLOGY: linear

(ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA

(iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO

(iv) ANTI-SENSE: NO (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:

(C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: 5'-UTR Primer FV94-22F

(xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:124:

GAAAGCCCCA GAAACCGACG CCTATCTAAG T 31

(2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:125:

(i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:

(A) LENGTH: 26 base pairs

(B) TYPE: nucleic acid

(C) STRANDEDNESS: both

(D) TOPOLOGY: linear

(ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA

(iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO

(iv) ANTI-SENSE: NO

(vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:

(C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: 5'UTR Primer FV94-724R

(xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:125:

GCACAGCCAA ACCCGCCTGA TACAGT 26

(2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:126:

(i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:

(A) LENGTH: 28 base pairs

(B) TYPE: nucleic acid

(C) STRANDEDNESS: both

(D) TOPOLOGY: linear

(ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA

(iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO

(iv) ANTI-SENSE: NO (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:

(C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: 5'-UTR Primer FV94-94F

(xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:126:

GTGGTGGATG GGTGATGACA GGGTTGGT 28

(2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:127:

(i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:

(A) LENGTH: 29 base pairs

(B) TYPE: nucleic acid

(C) STRANDEDNESS: both

(D) TOPOLOGY: linear

(ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA

(iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO

(iv) ANTI-SENSE: NO

(vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:

(C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: 5'-UTR Primer FV94-912R

(xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:127:

TAACTCACAC GCGACTGCAC ACGTCAGGT 29

(2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:128:

(i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:

(A) LENGTH: 30 base pairs

(B) TYPE: nucleic acid

(C) STRANDEDNESS: both

(D) TOPOLOGY: linear

(ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA

(iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO

(iv) ANTI-SENSE: NO (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:

(C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: ENV Library Primer GEP-F15

(xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:128:

GCGGCCATGG TGCCCTTCGT CAA AGGACA 30

(2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:129:

(i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:

(A) LENGTH: 29 base pairs

(B) TYPE: nucleic acid

(C) STRANDEDNESS: both

(D) TOPOLOGY: linear

(ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA

(iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO

(iv) ANTI-SENSE: NO

(vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:

(C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: ENV Library Primer GEP-R15

(xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:129:

CTTGCCATGG CCAGCTGGTT CACCCACCA 29

(2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:130:

(i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:

(A) LENGTH: 30 base pairs

(B) TYPE: nucleic acid

(C) STRANDEDNESS: both

(D) TOPOLOGY: linear

(ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA

(iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO

(iv) ANTI-SENSE: NO (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:

(C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Primer GEP-F17

(xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:130:

GCAGGATCCC CTCTGGAAGG TCCCATTTGA 30

(2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:131:

(i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:

(A) LENGTH: 27 base pairs

(B) TYPE: nucleic acid

(C) STRANDEDNESS: both

(D) TOPOLOGY: linear

(ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA

(iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO

(iv) ANTI-SENSE: NO

(vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:

(C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Primer GEP-R16

(xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:131:

TGCGAATCCT CGGCCCTGGT TGCCCAG 27

(2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:132:

(i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:

(A) LENGTH: 30 base pairs

(B) TYPE: nucleic acid

(C) STRANDEDNESS: both

(D) TOPOLOGY: linear

(ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA

(iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO

(iv) ANTI-SENSE: NO (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:

(C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Primer 470ep-F9

(xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:132:

GCTAGATCTG GCAACATGGG GCACAAGGTC 30

(2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:133:

(i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:

(A) LENGTH: 30 base pairs

(B) TYPE: nucleic acid

(C) STRANDEDNESS: both

(D) TOPOLOGY: linear

(ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA

(iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO

(iv) ANTI-SENSE: NO

(vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:

(C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Primer 470ep-R9

(xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:133:

CACAGATCTC GCGTAGTAGT AGCGTCCAGA 30

(2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:134:

(i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:

(A) LENGTH: 38 base pairs

(B) TYPE: nucleic acid

(C) STRANDEDNESS: both

(D) TOPOLOGY: linear

(ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA

(iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO

(iv) ANTI-SENSE: NO (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:

(C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: AP Primer for Race PCR

(xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:134:

CTGGTTCGGC CCACCTCTGA AGGTTCCAGA ATCGATAG 38

(2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:135:

(i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:

(A) LENGTH: 30 base pairs

(B) TYPE: nucleic acid

(C) STRANDEDNESS: both

(D) TOPOLOGY: linear

(ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA

(iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO

(iv) ANTI-SENSE: NO

(vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:

(C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Primer GEP-F10

(xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:135:

GCTGGATCCA GCATGGGAAC ATGCTTGAAC 30

(2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:136:

(i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:

(A) LENGTH: 30 base pairs

(B) TYPE: nucleic acid

(C) STRANDEDNESS: both

(D) TOPOLOGY: linear

(ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA

(iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO

(iv) ANTI-SENSE: NO (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:

(C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Primer GEP-R10

(xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:136:

CGCGGATCCC ACAGTGGCCA CTGAGGGGTT 30

(2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:137:

(i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:

(A) LENGTH: 27 base pairs

(B) TYPE: nucleic acid

(C) STRANDEDNESS: both

(D) TOPOLOGY: linear

(ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA

(iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO

(iv) ANTI-SENSE: NO

(vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:

(C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Primer EXY10-F1

(xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:137:

GCCCATATGG TGATCACTGG TGACGTT 27

(2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:138:

(i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:

(A) LENGTH: 24 base pairs

(B) TYPE: nucleic acid

(C) STRANDEDNESS: both

(D) TOPOLOGY: linear

(ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA

(iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO

(iv) ANTI-SENSE: NO (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:

(C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Primer EXY10-F2

(xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:138:

GCCCATATGC TGGGTTACGG TGAA 24

(2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:139:

(i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:

(A) LENGTH: 27 base pairs

(B) TYPE: nucleic acid

(C) STRANDEDNESS: both

(D) TOPOLOGY: linear

(ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA

(iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO

(iv) ANTI-SENSE: NO

(vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:

(C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Primer EXY10-F3

(xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:139:

GCCCATATGA CCTCCGCCTA TAAGCTG 27

(2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:140:

(i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:

(A) LENGTH: 27 base pairs

(B) TYPE: nucleic acid

(C) STRANDEDNESS: both

(D) TOPOLOGY: linear

(ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA

(iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO

(iv) ANTI-SENSE: NO (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:

(C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Primer EXY10-R1

(xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:140:

GCCCATATGA GCCGCCGGCG GCAGATC 27

(2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:141:

(i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:

(A) LENGTH: 24 base pairs

(B) TYPE: nucleic acid

(C) STRANDEDNESS: both

(D) TOPOLOGY: linear

(ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA

(iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO

(iv) ANTI-SENSE: NO

(vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:

(C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Primer EXY5-R1

(xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:141:

TGCGGATCCC ACATTGTCTG GATT 24

(2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:142:

(i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:

(A) LENGTH: 27 base pairs

(B) TYPE: nucleic acid

(C) STRANDEDNESS: both

(D) TOPOLOGY: linear

(ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA

(iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO

(iv) ANTI-SENSE: NO (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:

(C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Primer Y5-5-F1

(xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:142:

TCGGCCATGG CCTATTGTGA CAAGGTG 27

(2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:143:

(i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:

(A) LENGTH: 219 base pairs

(B) TYPE: nucleic acid

(C) STRANDEDNESS: both

(D) TOPOLOGY: linear

(ii) MOLECULE TYPE: cDNA

(iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO

(iv) ANTI-SENSE: NO

(vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:

(C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Antigen Clone Q7-12-1

(i ) FEATURE:

(A) NAME/KEY: CDS

(B) LOCATION: 1..219

(xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:143:

GTG CCC TTC GTC AAT AGG ACA ACT CTC TTC ACC ATT AGG GGG CCC CTG 48 Val Pro Phe Val Asn Arg Thr Thr Leu Phe Thr He Arg Gly Pro Leu 1 5 10 15

GGC AAC CAG GGC CGA GGC AAC CCG GTG CGG TCG CCC TTG GGT TTT GGG 96 Gly Asn Gin Gly Arg Gly Asn Pro Val Arg Ser Pro Leu Gly Phe Gly 20 25 30

TCC TAC GCC ATG ACC AGG ATC CGA GAT ACC CTA CAT CTG GTG GAG TGT 144 Ser Tyr Ala Met Thr Arg He Arg Asp Thr Leu His Leu Val Glu Cys 35 40 45 CCC ACA CCA GCC ATC GAG CCT CCC ACC GGG ACG TCT GGG TTC TTC CCC 192 Pro Thr Pro Ala He Glu Pro Pro Thr Gly Thr Ser Gly Phe Phe Pro 50 55 60

GGG ACG CCG CCT CTC AAC AGC TGC ATG 219

Gly Thr Pro Pro Leu Asn Ser Cys Met 65 70

(2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:144:

(i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:

(A) LENGTH: 73 amino acids

(B) TYPE: amino acid (D) TOPOLOGY: linear

(ii) MOLECULE TYPE: protein

(xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:144:

Val Pro Phe Val Asn Arg Thr Thr Leu Phe Thr He Arg Gly Pro Leu 1 5 10 15

Gly Asn Gin Gly Arg Gly Asn Pro Val Arg Ser Pro Leu Gly Phe Gly 20 25 30

Ser Tyr Ala Met Thr Arg He Arg Asp Thr Leu His Leu Val Glu Cys 35 40 45

Pro Thr Pro Ala He Glu Pro Pro Thr Gly Thr Ser Gly Phe Phe Pro 50 55 60

Gly Thr Pro Pro Leu Asn Ser Cys Met 65 70

(2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:145:

(i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:

(A) LENGTH: 264 base pairs

(B) TYPE: nucleic acid

(C) STRANDEDNESS: both

(D) TOPOLOGY: linear ( ii ) MOLECULE TYPE : cDNA

( iii ) HYPOTHETICAL : NO

( iv ) ANTI -SENSE : NO

(vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:

(C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Antigen Clone Y12-10-3

(ix) FEATURE:

(A) NAME/KEY: CDS

(B) LOCATION: 1..264

(xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:145:

CCC CTC GAG CGG ATG CGA ACC GGA AGG CAC CTC GTG TTC TGC CAT TCT 48 Pro Leu Glu Arg Met Arg Thr Gly Arg His Leu Val Phe Cys His Ser 1 5 10 15

AAG GCT GAG TGC GAG CGC CTT GCT GGC CAG TTC TCC GCT AGG GGG GTC 96 Lys Ala Glu Cys Glu Arg Leu Ala Gly Gin Phe Ser Ala Arg Gly Val 20 25 30

AAT GCC ATT GCC TAT TAT AGG GGT AAA GAC AGC TCT ATC ATC AAG GAT 144 Asn Ala He Ala Tyr Tyr Arg Gly Lys Asp Ser Ser He He Lys Asp 35 40 45

GGG GAC CTG GTG GTC TGT GCT ACA GAC GCG CTT TCC ACT GGG TAC ACT 192 Gly Asp Leu Val Val Cys Ala Thr Asp Ala Leu Ser Thr Gly Tyr Thr 50 55 60

GGA AAT TTC GAC TCC GTC ACC GAC TGT GGA TTA GTG GTG GAG GAG GTC 240 Gly Asn Phe Asp Ser Val Thr Asp Cys Gly Leu Val Val Glu Glu Val 65 70 75 80

GTT GAG GTG ACC CTT GAT CCC ACC 264

Val Glu Val Thr Leu Asp Pro Thr 85

(2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:146:

(i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:

(A) LENGTH: 88 amino acids (B) TYPE: amino acid (D) TOPOLOGY: linear

(ii) MOLECULE TYPE: protein

(xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:146:

Pro Leu Glu Arg Met Arg Thr Gly Arg His Leu Val Phe Cys His Ser 1 5 10 15

Lys Ala Glu Cys Glu Arg Leu Ala Gly Gin Phe Ser Ala Arg Gly Val 20 25 30

Asn Ala He Ala Tyr Tyr Arg Gly Lys Asp Ser Ser He He Lys Asp 35 40 45

Gly Asp Leu Val Val Cys Ala Thr Asp Ala Leu Ser Thr Gly Tyr Thr 50 55 60

Gly Asn Phe Asp Ser Val Thr Asp Cys Gly Leu Val Val Glu Glu Val 65 70 75 80

Val Glu Val Thr Leu Asp Pro Thr 85

(2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:147:

(i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:

(A) LENGTH: 205 base pairs

(B) TYPE: nucleic acid

(C) STRANDEDNESS: both

(D) TOPOLOGY: linear

(ii) MOLECULE TYPE: cDNA

(iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO

(iv) ANTI-SENSE: NO

(vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:

(C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Antigen Clone Y12-15-1

(ix) FEATURE:

(A) NAME/KEY: CDS

(B) LOCATION: 1..205 (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:147:

GCT AGA TCT GGC AAC ATG GGG CAC AAG GTC TTA ATC TTG AAC CCC TCA 48 Ala Arg Ser Gly Asn Met Gly His Lys Val Leu He Leu Asn Pro Ser 1 5 10 15

GTG GCC ACT GTG CGG GCC ATG GGC CCG TAC ATG GAG CGG CTG GCG GGT 96 Val Ala Thr Val Arg Ala Met Gly Pro Tyr Met Glu Arg Leu Ala Gly 20 25 30

AAA CAT CCA AGT ATA TAC TGT GGG CAT GAT ACA ACT GCT TTC ACA AGG 144 Lys His Pro Ser He Tyr Cys Gly His Asp Thr Thr Ala Phe Thr Arg 35 40 45

ATC ACT GAC TCC CCC CTG ACG TAT TCA ACC TAT GGG AGG TTT TTG GCC 192 He Thr Asp Ser Pro Leu Thr Tyr Ser Thr Tyr Gly Arg Phe Leu Ala 50 55 60

AAC CCT AGG CAG A 205

Asn Pro Arg Gin 65

(2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:148:

(i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:

(A) LENGTH: 68 amino acids

(B) TYPE: amino acid (D) TOPOLOGY: linear

(ii) MOLECULE TYPE: protein

(xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:148:

Ala Arg Ser Gly Asn Met Gly His Lys Val Leu He Leu Asn Pro Ser 1 5 10 15

Val Ala Thr Val Arg Ala Met Gly Pro Tyr Met Glu Arg Leu Ala Gly 20 25 30

Lys His Pro Ser He Tyr Cys Gly His Asp Thr Thr Ala Phe Thr Arg 35 40 45

He Thr Asp Ser Pro Leu Thr Tyr Ser Thr Tyr Gly Arg Phe Leu Ala 50 55 60

Asn Pro Arg Gin 65

(2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:149:

(i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:

(A) LENGTH: 32 base pairs

(B) TYPE: nucleic acid

(C) STRANDEDNESS: both

(D) TOPOLOGY: linear

(ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA

(iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO

(iv) ANTI-SENSE: NO

(vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:

(C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Primer GE4F

(xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:149:

GCCGCCATGG CTCTCCAAGC GATCGAGAAT GC 32

(2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:150:

(i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:

(A) LENGTH: 31 base pairs

(B) TYPE: nucleic acid

(C) STRANDEDNESS: both

(D) TOPOLOGY: linear

(ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA

(iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO

(iv) ANTI-SENSE: NO

(vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:

(C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Primer GE4R (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:150:

GCGCGGATCC CAACCCCAAT GAGAAAAAGC G 31

(2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:151:

(i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:

(A) LENGTH: 23 base pairs

(B) TYPE: nucleic acid

(C) STRANDEDNESS: both

(D) TOPOLOGY: linear

(ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA

(iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO

(iv) ANTI-SENSE: NO

(vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:

(C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Primer 470EXP3F

(xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:151:

CCGCCATGGG ACGCGGACGC TCG 23

(2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:152:

(i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:

(A) LENGTH: 28 base pairs

(B) TYPE: nucleic acid

(C) STRANDEDNESS: both

(D) TOPOLOGY: linear

(ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA

(iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO

(iv) ANTI-SENSE: NO

(vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:

(C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Primer 470EXP3R (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:152:

CGCGGATCCT TACTGTCTTA TTGCTTCC 28

(2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:153:

(i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:

(A) LENGTH: 34 base pairs

(B) TYPE: nucleic acid

(C) STRANDEDNESS: both

(D) TOPOLOGY: linear

(ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA

(iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO

(iv) ANTI-SENSE: NO

(vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:

(C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Primer FV94-2888F

(xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:153:

GCGGAATTCT TGGCTCGGGT GGTTGAGTGC TGTG 34

(2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:154:

(i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:

(A) LENGTH: 32 base pairs

(B) TYPE: nucleic acid

(C) STRANDEDNESS: both

(D) TOPOLOGY: linear

(ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA

(iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO

(iv) ANTI-SENSE: NO

(vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:

(C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Primer FV94-3216R (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:154:

GCGAAGCTTC CGTCGGATGA CAACAGGCGC GG 32

(2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:155:

(i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:

(A) LENGTH: 36 base pairs

(B) TYPE: nucleic acid

(C) STRANDEDNESS: both

(D) TOPOLOGY: linear

(ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA

(iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO

(iv) ANTI-SENSE: NO

(vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:

(C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Primer FV94-6521F

(xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:155:

GCGGAATTCA CCTCCGCCTA TAAGCTGCTG CGCCAG 36

(2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:156:

(i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:

(A) LENGTH: 42 base pairs

(B) TYPE: nucleic acid

(C) STRANDEDNESS: both

(D) TOPOLOGY: linear

(ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA

(iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO

(iv) ANTI-SENSE: NO

(vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:

(C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Primer FV94-7483R (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:156:

GCTGCGGCCG CCCTCCGTCC CACATTGTCT GGATTGGTAA CA 42

(2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:157:

(i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:

(A) LENGTH: 22 base pairs

(B) TYPE: nucleic acid

(C) STRANDEDNESS: both

(D) TOPOLOGY: linear

(ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA

(iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO

(iv) ANTI-SENSE: NO

(vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:

(C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Primer T7F

(xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:157:

ATTAATACGA CTCACTATAG GG 22

(2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:158:

(i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:

(A) LENGTH: 22 base pairs

(B) TYPE: nucleic acid

(C) STRANDEDNESS: both

(D) TOPOLOGY: linear

(ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA

(iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO

(iv) ANTI-SENSE: NO

(vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:

(C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Primer T7R (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:158:

CAAGGGGTTA TGCTAGTTAT TG 22

(2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:159:

(i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:

(A) LENGTH: 402 base pairs

(B) TYPE: nucleic acid

(C) STRANDEDNESS: both

(D) TOPOLOGY: linear

(ii) MOLECULE TYPE: cDNA

(iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO

(iv) ANTI-SENSE: NO

(vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:

(C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Antigen Clone GE4-8

(ix) FEATURE:

(A) NAME/KEY: CDS

(B) LOCATION: 1..402

(xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:159:

GCT CTC CAA GCG ATC GAG AAT GCT GCG AGG ATT CTT GAA CCG CAC ATT 48 Ala Leu Gin Ala He Glu Asn Ala Ala Arg He Leu Glu Pro His He 1 5 10 15

GAT GTC ATC ATG GAG GAC TGC AGT ACA CCC TCT CTT TGT GGT AGT AGC 96 Asp Val He Met Glu Asp Cys Ser Thr Pro Ser Leu Cys Gly Ser Ser 20 25 30

CGA GAG ATG CCT GTA TGG GGA GAA GAC ATC CCC CGT ACT CCA TCG CCA 144 Arg Glu Met Pro Val Trp Gly Glu Asp He Pro Arg Thr Pro Ser Pro 35 40 45

GCA CTT ATC TCG GTT ACT GAG AGC AGC TCA GAT GAG AAG ACC CCG TCG 192 Ala Leu He Ser Val Thr Glu Ser Ser Ser Asp Glu Lys Thr Pro Ser 50 55 60 GTG TCC TCC TCG CAG GAG GAT ACC CCG TCC TCT GAC TCA TTC GAG GTC 240 Val Ser Ser Ser Gin Glu Asp Thr Pro Ser Ser Asp Ser Phe Glu Val 65 70 75 80

ATC CAA GAG TCC GAG ACA GCC GAA GGG GAG GAA AGT GTC TTC AAC GTG 288 He Gin Glu Ser Glu Thr Ala Glu Gly Glu Glu Ser Val Phe Asn Val 85 90 95

GCT CTT TCC GTA TTA AAA GCC TTA TTT CCA CAG AGC GAC GCG ACC AGG 336 Ala Leu Ser Val Leu Lys Ala Leu Phe Pro Gin Ser Asp Ala Thr Arg 100 105 110

AAG CTT ACC GTC AAG ATG TCG TGC TGC GTT GAA AAG AGC GTC ACG CGC 384 Lys Leu Thr Val Lys Met Ser Cys Cys Val Glu Lys Ser Val Thr Arg 115 120 125

TTT TTC TCA TTG GGG TTG 402

Phe Phe Ser Leu Gly Leu 130

(2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:160:

(i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:

(A) LENGTH: 134 amino acids

(B) TYPE: amino acid (D) TOPOLOGY: linear

(ii) MOLECULE TYPE: protein

(xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:160:

Ala Leu Gin Ala He Glu Asn Ala Ala Arg He Leu Glu Pro His He 1 5 10 15

Asp Val He Met Glu Asp Cys Ser Thr Pro Ser Leu Cys Gly Ser Ser 20 25 30

Arg Glu Met Pro Val Trp Gly Glu Asp He Pro Arg Thr Pro Ser Pro 35 40 45

Ala Leu He Ser Val Thr Glu Ser Ser Ser Asp Glu Lys Thr Pro Ser 50 55 60

Val Ser Ser Ser Gin Glu Asp Thr Pro Ser Ser Asp Ser Phe Glu Val 65 70 75 80

He Gin Glu Ser Glu Thr Ala Glu Gly Glu Glu Ser Val Phe Asn Val 85 90 95

Ala Leu Ser Val Leu Lys Ala Leu Phe Pro Gin Ser Asp Ala Thr Arg 100 105 110

Lys Leu Thr Val Lys Met Ser Cys Cys Val Glu Lys Ser Val Thr Arg 115 120 125

Phe Phe Ser Leu Gly Leu 130

(2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:161:

(i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:

(A) LENGTH: 1011 base pairs

(B) TYPE: nucleic acid

(C) STRANDEDNESS: both

(D) TOPOLOGY: linear

(ii) MOLECULE TYPE: cDNA

(iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO

(iv) ANTI-SENSE: NO

(vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:

(C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Antigen Clone EXP3-7

(ix) FEATURE:

(A) NAME/KEY: CDS

(B) LOCATION: 1..1011

(xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:161:

ATG GTC TAT GGC CCT GGG CAA AGT GTT ACC ATT GAC GGG GAG CGC TAC 48 Met Val Tyr Gly Pro Gly Gin Ser Val Thr He Asp Gly Glu Arg Tyr 1 5 10 15

ACC TTG CCT CAT CAA CTG AGG CTC AGG AAT GTG GCA CCC TCT GAG GTT 96 Thr Leu Pro His Gin Leu Arg Leu Arg Asn Val Ala Pro Ser Glu Val 20 25 30

TCA TCC GAG GTG TCC ATT GAC ATT GGG ACG GAG ACT GAA GAC TCA GAA 144 Ser Ser Glu Val Ser He Asp He Gly Thr Glu Thr Glu Asp Ser Glu 35 40 45

CTG ACT GAG GCC GAT CTG CCG CCG GCG GCT GCT GCT CTC CAA GCG ATC 192 Leu Thr Glu Ala Asp Leu Pro Pro Ala Ala Ala Ala Leu Gin Ala He 50 55 60

GAG AAT GCT GCG AGG ATT CTT GAA CCG CAC ATT GAT GTC ATC ATG GAG 240 Glu Asn Ala Ala Arg He Leu Glu Pro His He Asp Val He Met Glu 65 70 75 80

GAC TGC AGT ACA CCC TCT CTT TGT GGT AGT AGC CGA GAG ATG CCT GTA 288 Asp Cys Ser Thr Pro Ser Leu Cys Gly Ser Ser Arg Glu Met Pro Val 85 90 95

TGG GGA GAA GAC ATC CCC CGT ACT CCA TCG CCA GCA CTT ATC TCG GTT 336 Trp Gly Glu Asp He Pro Arg Thr Pro Ser Pro Ala Leu He Ser Val 100 105 110

ACT GAG AGC AGC TCA GAT GAG AAG ACC CCG TCG GTG TCC TCC TCG CAG 384 Thr Glu Ser Ser Ser Asp Glu Lys Thr Pro Ser Val Ser Ser Ser Gin 115 120 125

GAG GAT ACC CCG TCC TCT GAC TCA TTC GAG GTC ATC CAA GAG TCC GAG 432 Glu Asp Thr Pro Ser Ser Asp Ser Phe Glu Val He Gin Glu Ser Glu 130 135 140

ACA GCC GAA GGG GAG GAA AGT GTC TTC AAC GTG GCT CTT TCC GTA TTA 480 Thr Ala Glu Gly Glu Glu Ser Val Phe Asn Val Ala Leu Ser Val Leu 145 150 155 160

AAA GCC TTA TTT CCA CAG AGC GAC GCG ACC AGG AAG CTT ACC GTC AAG 528 Lys Ala Leu Phe Pro Gin Ser Asp Ala Thr Arg Lys Leu Thr Val Lys 165 170 175

ATG TCG TGC TGC GTT GAA AAG AGC GTC ACG CGC TTT TTC TCA TTG GGG 576 Met Ser Cys Cys Val Glu Lys Ser Val Thr Arg Phe Phe Ser Leu Gly 180 185 190

TTG ACG GTG GCT GAT GTT GCT AGC CTG TGT GAG ATG GAA ATC CAG AAC 624 Leu Thr Val Ala Asp Val Ala Ser Leu Cys Glu Met Glu He Gin Asn 195 200 205 CAT ACA GCC TAT TGT GAC CAG GTG CGC ACT CCG CTT GAA TTG CAG GTT 672 His Thr Ala Tyr Cys Asp Gin Val Arg Thr Pro Leu Glu Leu Gin Val 210 215 220

GGG TGC TTG GTG GGC AAT GAA CTT ACC TTT GAA TGT GAC AAG TGT GAG 720 Gly Cys Leu Val Gly Asn Glu Leu Thr Phe Glu Cys Asp Lys Cys Glu 225 230 235 240

GCT AGG CAA GAA ACC TTG GCC TCC TTC TCT TAC ATT TGG TCT GGA GTG 768 Ala Arg Gin Glu Thr Leu Ala Ser Phe Ser Tyr He Trp Ser Gly Val 245 250 255

CCG CTG ACT AGG GCC ACG CCG GCC AAG CCT CCC GTG GTG AGG CCG GTT 816 Pro Leu Thr Arg Ala Thr Pro Ala Lys Pro Pro Val Val Arg Pro Val 260 265 270

GGC TCT TTG TTA GTG GCC GAC ACT ACT AAG GTG TAT GTT ACC AAT CCA 864 Gly Ser Leu Leu Val Ala Asp Thr Thr Lys Val Tyr Val Thr Asn Pro 275 280 285

GAC AAT GTG GGA CGG AGG GTG GAC AAG GTG ACC TTC TGG CGT GCT CCT 912 Asp Asn Val Gly Arg Arg Val Asp Lys Val Thr Phe Trp Arg Ala Pro 290 295 300

AGG GTT CAT GAT AAG TAC CTC GTG GAC TCT ATT GAG CGC GCT AAG AGG 960 Arg Val His Asp Lys Tyr Leu Val Asp Ser He Glu Arg Ala Lys Arg 305 310 315 320

GCC GCT CAA GCC TGC CTA AGC ATG GGT TAC ACT TAT GAG GAA GCA ATA 1008 Ala Ala Gin Ala Cys Leu Ser Met Gly Tyr Thr Tyr Glu Glu Ala He 325 330 335

AGG 1011

Arg

(2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:162:

(i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:

(A) LENGTH: 337 amino acids

(B) TYPE: amino acid (D) TOPOLOGY: linear

(ii) MOLECULE TYPE: protein (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:162:

Met Val Tyr Gly Pro Gly Gin Ser Val Thr He Asp Gly Glu Arg Tyr 1 5 10 15

Thr Leu Pro His Gin Leu Arg Leu Arg Asn Val Ala Pro Ser Glu Val 20 25 30

Ser Ser Glu Val Ser He Asp He Gly Thr Glu Thr Glu Asp Ser Glu 35 40 45

Leu Thr Glu Ala Asp Leu Pro Pro Ala Ala Ala Ala Leu Gin Ala He 50 55 60

Glu Asn Ala Ala Arg He Leu Glu Pro His He Asp Val He Met Glu 65 70 75 80

Asp Cys Ser Thr Pro Ser Leu Cys Gly Ser Ser Arg Glu Met Pro Val 85 90 95

Trp Gly Glu Asp He Pro Arg Thr Pro Ser Pro Ala Leu He Ser Val 100 105 110

Thr Glu Ser Ser Ser Asp Glu Lys Thr Pro Ser Val Ser Ser Ser Gin 115 120 125

Glu Asp Thr Pro Ser Ser Asp Ser Phe Glu Val He Gin Glu Ser Glu 130 135 140

Thr Ala Glu Gly Glu Glu Ser Val Phe Asn Val Ala Leu Ser Val Leu 145 150 155 160

Lys Ala Leu Phe Pro Gin Ser Asp Ala Thr Arg Lys Leu Thr Val Lys 165 170 175

Met Ser Cys Cys Val Glu Lys Ser Val Thr Arg Phe Phe Ser Leu Gly 180 185 190

Leu Thr Val Ala Asp Val Ala Ser Leu Cys Glu Met Glu He Gin Asn 195 200 205

His Thr Ala Tyr Cys Asp Gin Val Arg Thr Pro Leu Glu Leu Gin Val 210 215 220

Gly Cys Leu Val Gly Asn Glu Leu Thr Phe Glu Cys Asp Lys Cys Glu 225 230 235 240

Ala Arg Gin Glu Thr Leu Ala Ser Phe Ser Tyr He Trp Ser Gly Val 245 250 255

Pro Leu Thr Arg Ala Thr Pro Ala Lys Pro Pro Val Val Arg Pro Val 260 265 270

Gly Ser Leu Leu Val Ala Asp Thr Thr Lys Val Tyr Val Thr Asn Pro 275 280 285

Asp Asn Val Gly Arg Arg Val Asp Lys Val Thr Phe Trp Arg Ala Pro 290 295 300

Arg Val His Asp Lys Tyr Leu Val Asp Ser He Glu Arg Ala Lys Arg 305 310 315 320

Ala Ala Gin Ala Cys Leu Ser Met Gly Tyr Thr Tyr Glu Glu Ala He 325 330 335

Arg

(2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:163:

(i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:

(A) LENGTH: 351 base pairs

(B) TYPE: nucleic acid

(C) STRANDEDNESS: both

(D) TOPOLOGY: linear

(ii) MOLECULE TYPE: cDNA

(iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO

(iv) ANTI-SENSE: NO

(vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:

(C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Antigen Clone GENS2b-l

(ix) FEATURE:

(A) NAME/KEY: CDS

(B) LOCATION: 1..351 (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:163:

TTG GCT CGG GTG GTT GAG TGC TGT GTG ATG GCG GGT GAG AAG GCC ACA 48

Leu Ala Arg Val Val Glu Cys Cys Val Met Ala Gly Glu Lys Ala Thr

1 5 10 15

ACC GTC CGG CTG GTC TCC AAG ATG TGT GCG AGA GGA GCT TAT TTG TTC 96

Thr Val Arg Leu Val Ser Lys Met Cys Ala Arg Gly Ala Tyr Leu Phe

20 25 30

GAT CAT ATG GGC TCT TTT TCG CGT GCT GTC AAG GAG CGC CTG TTG GAA 144

Asp His Met Gly Ser Phe Ser Arg Ala Val Lys Glu Arg Leu Leu Glu

35 40 45

TGG GAC GCA GCT CTT GAA CCT CTG TCA TTC ACT AGG ACG GAC TGT CGC 192

Trp Asp Ala Ala Leu Glu Pro Leu Ser Phe Thr Arg Thr Asp Cys Arg

50 55 60

ATC ATA CGG GAT GCC GCG AGG ACT TTG TCC TGC GGG CAG TGC GTC ATG 240

He He Arg Asp Ala Ala Arg Thr Leu Ser Cys Gly Gin Cys Val Met

65 70 75 80

GGT TTA CCC GTG GTT GCG CGC CGT GGT GAT GAG GTT CTC ATC GGC GTC 288

Gly Leu Pro Val Val Ala Arg Arg Gly Asp Glu Val Leu He Gly Val

85 90 95

TTC CAG GAT GTG AAT CAT TTG CCT CCC GGG TTT GTT CCG ACC GCG CCT 336

Phe Gin Asp Val Asn His Leu Pro Pro Gly Phe Val Pro Thr Ala Pro

100 105 110

GTT GTC ATC CGA CGG 351 Val Val He Arg Arg 115

(2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:164:

(i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:

(A) LENGTH: 117 amino acids

(B) TYPE: amino acid (D) TOPOLOGY: linear

(ii) MOLECULE TYPE: protein

(xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:164: Leu Ala Arg Val Val Glu Cys Cys Val Met Ala Gly Glu Lys Ala Thr 1 5 10 15

Thr Val Arg Leu Val Ser Lys Met Cys Ala Arg Gly Ala Tyr Leu Phe 20 25 30

Asp His Met Gly Ser Phe Ser Arg Ala Val Lys Glu Arg Leu Leu Glu 35 40 45

Trp Asp Ala Ala Leu Glu Pro Leu Ser Phe Thr Arg Thr Asp Cys Arg 50 55 60

He He Arg Asp Ala Ala Arg Thr Leu Ser Cys Gly Gin Cys Val Met 65 70 75 80

Gly Leu Pro Val Val Ala Arg Arg Gly Asp Glu Val Leu He Gly Val 85 90 95

Phe Gin Asp Val Asn His Leu Pro Pro Gly Phe Val Pro Thr Ala Pro 100 105 110

Val Val He Arg Arg 115

(2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:165:

(i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:

(A) LENGTH: 993 base pairs

(B) TYPE: nucleic acid

(C) STRANDEDNESS: both

(D) TOPOLOGY: linear

(ii) MOLECULE TYPE: cDNA

(iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO

(iv) ANTI-SENSE: NO

(vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:

(C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Antigen Clone GENS5a-3

(ix) FEATURE:

(A) NAME/KEY: CDS

(B) LOCATION: 1..993 (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:165:

ACC TCC GCC TAT AAG CTG CTG CGC CAG CAA ATC CTA TCG GCT GCT GTA 48 Thr Ser Ala Tyr Lys Leu Leu Arg Gin Gin He Leu Ser Ala Ala Val 1 5 10 15

GCT GAG CCC TAC TAC GTC GAC GGC ATT CCG GTC TCA TGG GAC GCG GAC 96 Ala Glu Pro Tyr Tyr Val Asp Gly He Pro Val Ser Trp Asp Ala Asp 20 25 30

GCT CGT GCG CCC GCC ATG GTC TAT GGC CCT GGG CAA AGT GTT ACC ATT 144 Ala Arg Ala Pro Ala Met Val Tyr Gly Pro Gly Gin Ser Val Thr He 35 40 45

GAC GGG GAG CGC TAC ACC TTG CCT CAT CAA CTG AGG CTC AGG AAT GTG 192 Asp Gly Glu Arg Tyr Thr Leu Pro His Gin Leu Arg Leu Arg Asn Val 50 55 60

GCA CCC TCT GAG GTT TCA TCC GAG GTG TCC ATT GAC ATT GGG ACG GAG 240 Ala Pro Ser Glu Val Ser Ser Glu Val Ser He Asp He Gly Thr Glu 65 70 75 80

ACT GAA GAC TCA GAA CTG ACT GAG GCC GAT CTG CCG CCG GCG GCT GCT 288 Thr Glu Asp Ser Glu Leu Thr Glu Ala Asp Leu Pro Pro Ala Ala Ala 85 90 95

GCT CTC CAA GCG ATC GAG AAT GCT GCG AGG ATT CTT GAA CCG CAC ATT 336 Ala Leu Gin Ala He Glu Asn Ala Ala Arg He Leu Glu Pro His He 100 105 110

GAT GTC ATC ATG GAG GAC TGC AGT ACA CCC TCT CTT TGT GGT AGT AGC 384 Asp Val He Met Glu Asp Cys Ser Thr Pro Ser Leu Cys Gly Ser Ser 115 120 125

CGA GAG ATG CCT GTA TGG GGA GAA GAC ATC CCC CGT ACT CCA TCG CCA 432 Arg Glu Met Pro Val Trp Gly Glu Asp He Pro Arg Thr Pro Ser Pro 130 135 140

GCA CTT ATC TCG GTT ACT GAG AGC AGC TCA GAT GAG AAG ACC CCG TCG 480 Ala Leu He Ser Val Thr Glu Ser Ser Ser Asp Glu Lys Thr Pro Ser 145 150 155 160

GTG TCC TCC TCG CAG GAG GAT ACC CCG TCC TCT GAC TCA TTC GAG GTC 528 Val Ser Ser Ser Gin Glu Asp Thr Pro Ser Ser Asp Ser Phe Glu Val 165 170 175 ATC CAA GAG TCC GAG ACA GCC GAA GGG GAG GAA AGT GTC TTC AAC GTG 576 He Gin Glu Ser Glu Thr Ala Glu Gly Glu Glu Ser Val Phe Asn Val 180 185 190

GCT CTT TCC GTA TTA AAA GCC TTA TTT CCA CAG AGC GAC GCG ACC AGG 624 Ala Leu Ser Val Leu Lys Ala Leu Phe Pro Gin Ser Asp Ala Thr Arg 195 200 205

AAG CTT ACC GTC AAG ATG TCG TGC TGC GTT GAA AAG AGC GTC ACG CGC 672 Lys Leu Thr Val Lys Met Ser Cys Cys Val Glu Lys Ser Val Thr Arg 210 215 220

TTT TTC TCA TTG GGG TTG ACG GTG GCT GAT GTT GCT AGC CTG TGT GAG 720 Phe Phe Ser Leu Gly Leu Thr Val Ala Asp Val Ala Ser Leu Cys Glu 225 230 235 240

ATG GAA ATC CAG AAC CAT ACA GCC TAT TGT GAC CAG GTG CGC ACT CCG 768 Met Glu He Gin Asn His Thr Ala Tyr Cys Asp Gin Val Arg Thr Pro 245 250 255

CTT GAA TTG CAG GTT GGG TGC TTG GTG GGC AAT GAA CTT ACC TTT GAA 816 Leu Glu Leu Gin Val Gly Cys Leu Val Gly Asn Glu Leu Thr Phe Glu 260 265 270

TGT GAC AAG TGT GAG GCT AGG CAA GAA ACC TTG GCC TCC TTC TCT TAC 864 Cys Asp Lys Cys Glu Ala Arg Gin Glu Thr Leu Ala Ser Phe Ser Tyr 275 280 285

ATT TGG TCT GGA GTG CCG CTG ACT AGG GCC ACG CCG GCC AAG CCT CCC 912 He Trp Ser Gly Val Pro Leu Thr Arg Ala Thr Pro Ala Lys Pro Pro 290 295 300

GTG GTG AGG CCG GTT GGC TCT TTG TTA GTG GCC GAC ACT ACT AAG GTG 960 Val Val Arg Pro Val Gly Ser Leu Leu Val Ala Asp Thr Thr Lys Val 305 310 315 320

TAT GTT ACC AAT CCA GAC AAT GTG GGA CGG AGG 993

Tyr Val Thr Asn Pro Asp Asn Val Gly Arg Arg 325 330

(2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:166:

(i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:

(A) LENGTH: 331 amino acids (B) TYPE: amino acid (D) TOPOLOGY: linear

(ii) MOLECULE TYPE: protein

(xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:166:

Thr Ser Ala Tyr Lys Leu Leu Arg Gin Gin He Leu Ser Ala Ala Val 1 5 10 15

Ala Glu Pro Tyr Tyr Val Asp Gly He Pro Val Ser Trp Asp Ala Asp 20 25 30

Ala Arg Ala Pro Ala Met Val Tyr Gly Pro Gly Gin Ser Val Thr He 35 40 45

Asp Gly Glu Arg Tyr Thr Leu Pro His Gin Leu Arg Leu Arg Asn Val 50 55 60

Ala Pro Ser Glu Val Ser Ser Glu Val Ser He Asp He Gly Thr Glu 65 70 75 80

Thr Glu Asp Ser Glu Leu Thr Glu Ala Asp Leu Pro Pro Ala Ala Ala 85 90 95

Ala Leu Gin Ala He Glu Asn Ala Ala Arg He Leu Glu Pro His He 100 105 110

Asp Val He Met Glu Asp Cys Ser Thr Pro Ser Leu Cys Gly Ser Ser 115 120 125

Arg Glu Met Pro Val Trp Gly Glu Asp He Pro Arg Thr Pro Ser Pro 130 135 140

Ala Leu He Ser Val Thr Glu Ser Ser Ser Asp Glu Lys Thr Pro Ser 145 150 155 160

Val Ser Ser Ser Gin Glu Asp Thr Pro Ser Ser Asp Ser Phe Glu Val 165 170 175

He Gin Glu Ser Glu Thr Ala Glu Gly Glu Glu Ser Val Phe Asn Val 180 185 190

Ala Leu Ser Val Leu Lys Ala Leu Phe Pro Gin Ser Asp Ala Thr Arg 195 200 205 Lys Leu Thr Val Lys Met Ser Cys Cys Val Glu Lys Ser Val Thr Arg 210 215 220

Phe Phe Ser Leu Gly Leu Thr Val Ala Asp Val Ala Ser Leu Cys Glu 225 230 235 240

Met Glu He Gin Asn His Thr Ala Tyr Cys Asp Gin Val Arg Thr Pro 245 250 255

Leu Glu Leu Gin Val Gly Cys Leu Val Gly Asn Glu Leu Thr Phe Glu 260 265 270

Cys Asp Lys Cys Glu Ala Arg Gin Glu Thr Leu Ala Ser Phe Ser Tyr 275 280 285

He Trp Ser Gly Val Pro Leu Thr Arg Ala Thr Pro Ala Lys Pro Pro 290 295 300

Val Val Arg Pro Val Gly Ser Leu Leu Val Ala Asp Thr Thr Lys Val 305 310 315 320

Tyr Val Thr Asn Pro Asp Asn Val Gly Arg Arg 325 330

(2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:167:

(i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:

(A) LENGTH: 536 base pairs

(B) TYPE: nucleic acid

(C) STRANDEDNESS: both

(D) TOPOLOGY: linear

(ii) MOLECULE TYPE: cDNA

(iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO

(iv) ANTI-SENSE: NO

(vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:

(C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Consensus Sequence 3'-end

(xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:167: CTGAGCGACC TCAAGCTCCC TGGCTTAGCA GTCCACCGAA AGAAGGCCGG GGCGTTGCGA 60

ACACGCATGC TCCGCTCGCG CGGTTGGGCT GAGTTGGCTA GGGGCTTGTT GTGGCATCCA 120

GGCCTACGGC TTCCTCCCCC TGAGATTGCT GGTATCCCGG GGGGTTTCCC TCTCTCCCCC 180

CCCTATATGG GGGTGGTACA TCAATTGGAT TTCACAAGCC AGAGGAGTCG CTGGCGGTGG 240

TTGGGGTTCT TAGCCCTGCT CATCGTAGCC CTCTTCGGGT GAACTAAATT CATCTGTTGC 300

GGCAAGGTCT GGTGACTGAT CATCACCGGA GGAGGTTCCC GCCCTCCCCG CCCCAGGGGT 360

CTCCCCGCTG GGTAAAAAGG GCCCGGCCTT GGGAGGCATG GTGGTTACTA ACCCCCTGGC 420

AGGGTCAAAG CCTGATGGTG CTAATGCACT GCCACTTCGG TGGCGGGTCG CTACCTTATA 480

GCGTAATCCG TGACTACGGG CTGCTCGCAG AGCCCTCCCC GGATGGGGCA CAGTGC 536

(2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:168:

(i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:

(A) LENGTH: 594 base pairs

(B) TYPE: nucleic acid

(C) STRANDEDNESS: both

(D) TOPOLOGY: linear

(ii) MOLECULE TYPE: cDNA

(iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO

(iv) ANTI-SENSE: NO

(vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:

(C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Individual Clone MP3-3

(xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:168:

CTGAGCGACC TCAAGCTCCC TGGCTTAGCA GTCCACCGAA AGAAGGCCGG GGCGTTGCGA 60

ACACGCATGC TCCGCTCGCG CGGTTGGGCT GAGTTGGCTA GGGGCTTGTT GTGGCATCCA 120

GGCCTACGGC TTCCTCCCCC TGAGATTGCT GGTATCCCGG GGGGTTTCCC TCTCTCCCCC 180 CCCTATATGG GGGTGGTACA CCAATTGGAT TTCACAAGCC AGAGGAGTCG CTGGCGGTGG 240

TTGGGGTTCT TAGCCCTGCT CATCGTAGCC CTCTTCGGGT GAACTAAATT CATCTGTTGC 300

GGCAAGGTCT GGTGACTGAT CATCACCGGA GGAGGTTCCC GCCCTCCCCG CCCCAGGGGT 360

CTCCCCGCTG GGTAAAAAGG GCCCGGCCTT GGGAGGCATG GTGGTTACTA ACCCCCTGGC 420

AGGGTCAAAG CCTGATGGTG CTAATGCACT GCCACTTCGG TGGCGGGTCG CTACCTTATA 480

GCGTAATCCG TGACTACGGG CTGCTCGCAG AGCCCTCCCC GGATGGGGCA CAGTGCACTG 540

TGATCTGAAG GGGTGCACCC CGGGAAGAGC TCGGCCCGAA GGCCGGCTTC TACT 594

(2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:169:

(i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:

(A) LENGTH: 594 base pairs

(B) TYPE: nucleic acid

(C) STRANDEDNESS: both

(D) TOPOLOGY: linear

(ii) MOLECULE TYPE: cDNA

(iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO

(iv) ANTI-SENSE: NO

(vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:

(C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Individual Clone MP3-7

(xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:169:

CTGAGCGACC TCAAGCTCCC TGGCTTAGCA GTCCACCGAA AGAAGGCCGG GGCGTTGCGA 60

ACACGCATGC TCCGCTCGCG CGGTTGGGCT GAGTTGGCTA GGGGCTTGTT GTGGCATCCA 120

GGCCTACGGC TTCCTCCCCC TGAGATTGCT GGTGTCCCGG GGGGTTTCCC TCTCTCCCCC 180

CCCTATATGG GGGTGGTACA CCAATTGGAT TTCACAAGCC AGAGGAGTCG CTGGCGGTGG 240

TTGGGGTTCT TAGCCCTGCT CATCGTAGCC CTCTTCGGGT GAACTAAATT CATCTGTTGC 300 GGCAAGGTCT GGTGACTGAT CATCACCGGA GGAGGTTCCC GCCCTCCCCG CCCCAGGGGT 360

CTCCCCGCTG GGTAAAAAGG GCCCGGCCTT GGGAGGCATG GTGGTTACTA ACCCCCTGGC 420

AGGGTCAAAG CCTGATGGTG CTAATGCACT GCCACTTCGG TGGCGGGTCG CTACCTTATA 480

GCGTAATCCG TGACTACGGG CTGCTCGCAG AGCCCTCCCC GGATGGGGCA CAGTGCACTG 540

TGATCTGAAG GGGTGCACCC CGGTAAGAGC TCGGCCCGAA GGCCGGGTTC TACT 594

(2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:170:

(i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:

(A) LENGTH: 39 base pairs

(B) TYPE: nucleic acid

(C) STRANDEDNESS: both

(D) TOPOLOGY: linear

(ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA

(iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO

(iv) ANTI-SENSE: NO

(vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:

(C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Primer GV5446IRT

(xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:170:

CGGTCCCTCG AACTCCAGCG AGTCTTTTTT TTTTTTTTT 39

(2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:171:

(i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:

(A) LENGTH: 24 base pairs

(B) TYPE: nucleic acid

(C) STRANDEDNESS: both

(D) TOPOLOGY: linear

(ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA

(iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO (iv) ANTI-SENSE: NO

(vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:

(C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Primer GV59-5446F

(xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:171:

CTGAGCGACC TCAAGCTCCC TGGC 24

(2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:172:

(i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:

(A) LENGTH: 24 base pairs

(B) TYPE: nucleic acid

(C) STRANDEDNESS: both

(D) TOPOLOGY: linear

(ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA

(iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO

(iv) ANTI-SENSE: NO

(vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:

(C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Primer GV-5446IR

(xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:172:

CGGTCCCTCG AACTCCAGCG AGTC 24

(2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:173:

(i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:

(A) LENGTH: 23 base pairs

(B) TYPE: nucleic acid

(C) STRANDEDNESS: both

(D) TOPOLOGY: linear

(ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA

(iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO (iv) ANTI-SENSE: NO

(vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:

(C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Probe E5-7-PRB

(xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:173:

CGTAGCCCTC GGGTGAACTA AAT 23

(2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:174:

(i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:

(A) LENGTH: 35 base pairs

(B) TYPE: nucleic acid

(C) STRANDEDNESS: single

(D) TOPOLOGY: linear

(ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA

(iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO

(iv) ANTI-SENSE: NO

(vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:

(C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Race Anchor Sequence

(xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:174:

CACGAATTCA CTATCGATTC TGGAACCTTC AGAGG 35

(2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:175:

(i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:

(A) LENGTH: 736 base pairs

(B) TYPE: nucleic acid

(C) STRANDEDNESS: both

(D) TOPOLOGY: linear

(ii) MOLECULE TYPE: cDNA

(iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO (iv) ANTI-SENSE: NO

(vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:

(C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Consensus Sequence 5'-end

(xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:175:

ACGTGGGGGA GTTGATCCCC CCCCCCCGGC ACTGGGTGCA AGCCCCAGAA ACCGACGCCT 60

ATCTAAGTAG ACGCAATGAC TCGGCGCCGA CTCGGCGACC GGCCAAAAGG TGGTGGATGG 120

GTGATGACAG GGTTGGTAGG TCGTAAATCC CGGTCACCTT GGTAGCCACT ATAGGTGGGT 180

CTTAAGAGAA GGTTAAGATT CCTCTTGTGC CTGCGGCGAG ACCGCGCACG GTCCACAGGT 240

GTTGGCCCTA CCGGTGGGAA TAAGGGCCCG ACGTCAGGCT CGTCGTTAAA CCGAGCCCGT 300

TACCCACCTG GGCAAACGAC GCCCACGTAC GGTCCACGTC GCCCTTCAAT GTCTCTCTTG 360

ACCAATAGGC GTAGCCGGCG AGTTGACAAG GACCAGTGGG GGCCGGGGGC TTGGAGAGGG 420

ACTCCAAGTC CCGCCCTTCC CGGTGGGCCG GGAAATGCAT GGGGCCACCC AGCTCCGCGG 480

CGGCCTGCAG CCGGGGTAGC CCAAGAATCC TTCGGGTGAG GGCGGGTGGC ATTTCCTTTT 540

TCTATACCAT CATGGCAGTC CTTCTGCTCC TTCTCGTGGT TGAGGCCGGG GCCATTCTGG 600

CCCCGGCCAC CCACGCTTGT CGAGCGAATG GGCAATATTT CCTCACAAAT TGTTGTGCCC 660

CGGAGGACAT CGGGTTCTGC CTGGAGGGTG GATGCCTGGT GGCCCTGGGG TGCACGATTT 720

GCACTGACCA ATGCTG 736

(2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:176:

(i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:

(A) LENGTH: 688 base pairs

(B) TYPE: nucleic acid

(C) STRANDEDNESS: both .

(D) TOPOLOGY: linear

(ii) MOLECULE TYPE: cDNA (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO

(iv) ANTI-SENSE: NO

(vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:

(C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: HGV Variant BG34

(ix) FEATURE:

(A) NAME/KEY: CDS

(B) LOCATION: 272.-688

(xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:176:

GACTCGGCGC CGACTCGGCG ACCGGCCAAA AGGTGGTGGA TGGGTGATGA CAGGGTTGGT 60

AGGTCGTAAA TCCCGGTCAC CTTGGTAGCC ACTATAGGTG GGTCTTAAGA GAAGGTTAAG 120

ATTCCTCTTG TGCCTGCGGC GAGACCGCGC ACGGTCCACA GGTGTTGGCC CTACCGGTGT 180

GAATAAGGGC CCGACGTCAG GCTCGTCGTT AAACCGAGCC CGTCACCCAC CTGGGCAAAC 240

GACGCCCACG TACGGTCCAC GTCGCCCTTC A ATG CCT CTC TTG GCC AAT AGG 292

Met Pro Leu Leu Ala Asn Arg 1 5

AGT ATC CGG CGA GTT GAC AAG GAC CAG TGG GGG CCG GGA GTC ACG GGG 340 Ser He Arg Arg Val Asp Lys Asp Gin Trp Gly Pro Gly Val Thr Gly 10 15 20

ATG GAC CCC GGG CTC TGC CCT TCC CGG TGG AAC GGG AAA CGC ATG GGG 388 Met Asp Pro Gly Leu Cys Pro Ser Arg Trp Asn Gly Lys Arg Met Gly 25 30 35

CCA CCC AGC TCC GCG GCG GCC TGC AGC CGG GGT AGC CCA AGA ACC CTT 436 Pro Pro Ser Ser Ala Ala Ala Cys Ser Arg Gly Ser Pro Arg Thr Leu 40 45 50 55

CGG GTG AGG GCG GGT GGC ATT TCT CTT TTC TGT ATC ATC ATG GCA GTC 484 Arg Val Arg Ala Gly Gly He Ser Leu Phe Cys He He Met Ala Val 60 65 70

CTC CTG CTC CTT CTC GTG GTT GAG GCC GGG GCC ATT CTG GCC CCG GCC 532 Leu Leu Leu Leu Leu Val Val Glu Ala Gly Ala He Leu Ala Pro Ala 75 80 85 ACC CAC GCT TGT CGA GCG AAT GGA CAA TAT TTC CTC ACA AAC. TGT TGC 580 Thr His Ala Cys Arg Ala Asn Gly Gin Tyr Phe Leu Thr Asn Cys Cys 90 95 100

GCC CTC GAG GAC ATC GGG TTC TGC CTG GAA GGC GGG TGC CTG GTG GCC 628 Ala Leu Glu Asp He Gly Phe Cys Leu Glu Gly Gly Cys Leu Val Ala 105 110 115

TTA GGG TGC ACC ATT TGC ACT GAC CGT TGC TGG CCA CTG TAT CAG GCG 676 Leu Gly Cys Thr He Cys Thr Asp Arg Cys Trp Pro Leu Tyr Gin Ala 120 125 130 135

GGT TTG GCT GTG 688

Gly Leu Ala Val

(2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:177:

(i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:

(A) LENGTH: 139 amino acids

(B) TYPE: amino acid (D) TOPOLOGY: linear

(ii) MOLECULE TYPE: protein

(xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:177:

Met Pro Leu Leu Ala Asn Arg Ser He Arg Arg Val Asp Lys Asp Gin 1 5 10 15

Trp Gly Pro Gly Val Thr Gly Met Asp Pro Gly Leu Cys Pro Ser Arg 20 25 30

Trp Asn Gly Lys Arg Met Gly Pro Pro Ser Ser Ala Ala Ala Cys Ser 35 40 45

Arg Gly Ser Pro Arg Thr Leu Arg Val Arg Ala Gly Gly He Ser Leu 50 55 60

Phe Cys He He Met Ala Val Leu Leu Leu Leu Leu Val Val Glu Ala 65 70 75 80

Gly Ala He Leu Ala Pro Ala Thr His Ala Cys Arg Ala Asn Gly Gin 85 90 95 Tyr Phe Leu Thr Asn Cys Cys Ala Leu Glu Asp He Gly Phe Cys Leu 100 105 110

Glu Gly Gly Cys Leu Val Ala Leu Gly Cys Thr He Cys Thr Asp Arg 115 120 125

Cys Trp Pro Leu Tyr Gin Ala Gly Leu Ala Val 130 135

(2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:178:

(i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:

(A) LENGTH: 663 base pairs

(B) TYPE: nucleic acid

(C) STRANDEDNESS: both

(D) TOPOLOGY: linear

(ii) MOLECULE TYPE: cDNA

(iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO

(iv) ANTI-SENSE: NO

(vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:

(C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: HGV Variant T55806

(ix) FEATURE:

(A) NAME/KEY: CDS

(B) LOCATION: 271..663

(xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:178:

GACTCGGCGC CGACTCGGCG ACCGGCCAAA AGGTGGTGGA TGGGTGATGC CAGGGTTGGT 60

AGGTCGTAAA TCCCGGTCAT CTTGGTAGCC ACTATAGGTG GGTCTTAAGA GAAGGTTAAG 120

ATTCCTCTTG TGCCTGCGGC GAGACCGCGC ACGGTCCACA GGTGTTGGCC CTACCGGTGG 180

AATAAGGGCC CGACGTCAGG CTCGTCGTTA AACCGAGCCC GTCACCCACC TGGGCAAACG 240

ACGCTCACGT ACGGTCCACG TCGCCCTTCA ATG TCT CTC TTG ACC AAT AGG TTT 294

Met Ser Leu Leu Thr Asn Arg Phe 1 5 ATC CGG CGA GTT GAC AAG GAC CAG TGG GGG CCG GGG GTT ACG GGG ACG 342 He Arg Arg Val Asp Lys Asp Gin Trp Gly Pro Gly Val Thr Gly Thr 10 15 20

GAC CCC GAA CCC TGC CCT TCC CGG TGG GCC GGG AAA TGC ATG GGG CCA 390 Asp Pro Glu Pro Cys Pro Ser Arg Trp Ala Gly Lys Cys Met Gly Pro 25 30 35 40

CCC AGC TCC GCG GCG GCC TGC AGC CGG GGT AGC CCA AGA ATC CTT CGG 438 Pro Ser Ser Ala Ala Ala Cys Ser Arg Gly Ser Pro Arg He Leu Arg 45 50 55

GTG AGG GCG GGT GGC ATT TCT CTT TTC TAT ACC ATC ATG GCA GTC CTT 486 Val Arg Ala Gly Gly He Ser Leu Phe Tyr Thr He Met Ala Val Leu 60 65 70

CTG CTC TTC TTC GTG GTT GAG GCC GGG GCG ATT CTC GCC CCG GCC ACC 534 Leu Leu Phe Phe Val Val Glu Ala Gly Ala He Leu Ala Pro Ala Thr 75 80 85

CAC GCT TGT CGG GCG AAT GGG CAA TAT TTC CTC ACA AAT TGT TGC GCC 582 His Ala Cys Arg Ala Asn Gly Gin Tyr Phe Leu Thr Asn Cys Cys Ala 90 95 100

CCA GAG GAT GTT GGG TTC TGC CTG GAG GGC GGA TGC CTG GTG GCT CTG 630 Pro Glu Asp Val Gly Phe Cys Leu Glu Gly Gly Cys Leu Val Ala Leu 105 110 115 120

GGG TGT ACG ATT TGC ACT GAC CGT TGC TGG CCA 663

Gly Cys Thr He Cys Thr Asp Arg Cys Trp Pro 125 130

(2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:179:

(i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:

(A) LENGTH: 131 amino acids

(B) TYPE: amino acid (D) TOPOLOGY: linear

(ii) MOLECULE TYPE: protein

(xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:179:

Met Ser Leu Leu Thr Asn Arg Phe He Arg Arg Val Asp Lys Asp Gin 1 5 10 15

Trp Gly Pro Gly Val Thr Gly Thr Asp Pro Glu Pro Cys Pro Ser Arg 20 25 30

Trp Ala Gly Lys Cys Met Gly Pro Pro Ser Ser Ala Ala Ala Cys Ser 35 40 45

Arg Gly Ser Pro Arg He Leu Arg Val Arg Ala Gly Gly He Ser Leu 50 55 60

Phe Tyr Thr He Met Ala Val Leu Leu Leu Phe Phe Val Val Glu Ala 65 70 75 80

Gly Ala He Leu Ala Pro Ala Thr His Ala Cys Arg Ala Asn Gly Gin 85 90 95

Tyr Phe Leu Thr Asn Cys Cys Ala Pro Glu Asp Val Gly Phe Cys Leu 100 105 110

Glu Gly Gly Cys Leu Val Ala Leu Gly Cys Thr He Cys Thr Asp Arg 115 120 125

Cys Trp Pro 130

(2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:180:

(i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:

(A) LENGTH: 632 base pairs

(B) TYPE: nucleic acid

(C) STRANDEDNESS: both

(D) TOPOLOGY: linear

(ii) MOLECULE TYPE: cDNA

(iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO

(iv) ANTI-SENSE: NO

(vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:

(C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: HGV Variant EB20-2

(ix) FEATURE:

(A) NAME/KEY: CDS (B) LOCATION: 271..632

(xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:180:

GACTCGGCGC CGACTCGGCG ACCGGCCAAA AGGTGGTGGA TGGGTGATGC CAGGGTTGGT 60

AGGTCGTAAA TCCCGGTCAT CTTGGTAGCC ACTATAGGTG GGTCTTAAGA GAAGGTTAAG 120

ATTCCTCTTG TGCCTGCGGC GAGACCGCGC ACGGTCCACA GGTGTTGGCC CTACCGGTGT 180

AATAAGGGCC CGACGTCAGG CTCGTCGTTA AACCGAGCCC GTCACCCACC TGGGCAAACG 240

ACGCCCACGT ACGGTCCACG TCGCCCTTCA ATG CCT CTC TTG GCC AAT AGG AGT 294

Met Pro Leu Leu Ala Asn Arg Ser 1 5

TAT CTC CGG CGA GTT GGC AAG GAC CAG TGG GGG CCG GGG GTT ACG GGG 342 Tyr Leu Arg Arg Val Gly Lys Asp Gin Trp Gly Pro Gly Val Thr Gly 10 15 20

AAG GAC CCC GAA CCC TGC CCT TCC CGG TGG GCC GGG AAA TGC ATG GGG 390 Lys Asp Pro Glu Pro Cys Pro Ser Arg Trp Ala Gly Lys Cys Met Gly 25 30 35 40

CCA CCC AGC TCC GCG GCG GCC TGC AGC CGG GGT AGC CCA AAA AAC CTT 438 Pro Pro Ser Ser Ala Ala Ala Cys Ser Arg Gly Ser Pro Lys Asn Leu 45 50 55

CGG GTG AGG GCG GGT GGC ATT TTC TTT TCC TAT ACC ATC ATG GCA GTC 486 Arg Val Arg Ala Gly Gly He Phe Phe Ser Tyr Thr He Met Ala Val 60 65 70

CTT CTG CTC CTT CTC GTG GTT GAG GCC GGG GCC ATT TTG GCC CCG GCC 534 Leu Leu Leu Leu Leu Val Val Glu Ala Gly Ala He Leu Ala Pro Ala 75 80 85

ACC CAC GCT TGC AGA GCT AAT GGG CAA TAT TTC CTC ACA AAC TGT TGT 582 Thr His Ala Cys Arg Ala Asn Gly Gin Tyr Phe Leu Thr Asn Cys Cys 90 95 100

GCC TTG GAG GAC ATC GGG TTC TGC CTG GAA GGC GGA TGC TTG GTG GCG CT 632 Ala Leu Glu Asp He Gly Phe Cys Leu Glu Gly Gly Cys Leu Val Ala 105 110 115 120 (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:181:

(i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:

(A) LENGTH: 120 amino acids

(B) TYPE: amino acid (D) TOPOLOGY: linear

(ii) MOLECULE TYPE: protein

(xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:181:

Met Pro Leu Leu Ala Asn Arg Ser Tyr Leu Arg Arg Val Gly Lys Asp 1 5 10 15

Gin Trp Gly Pro Gly Val Thr Gly Lys Asp Pro Glu Pro Cys Pro Ser 20 25 30

Arg Trp Ala Gly Lys Cys Met Gly Pro Pro Ser Ser Ala Ala Ala Cys 35 40 45

Ser Arg Gly Ser Pro Lys Asn Leu Arg Val Arg Ala Gly Gly He Phe 50 55 60

Phe Ser Tyr Thr He Met Ala Val Leu Leu Leu Leu Leu Val Val Glu 65 70 75 80

Ala Gly Ala He Leu Ala Pro Ala Thr His Ala Cys Arg Ala Asn Gly 85 90 95

Gin Tyr Phe Leu Thr Asn Cys Cys Ala Leu Glu Asp He Gly Phe Cys 100 105 110

Leu Glu Gly Gly Cys Leu Val Ala 115 120

(2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:182:

(i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:

(A) LENGTH: 9103 base pairs

(B) TYPE: nucleic acid

(C) STRANDEDNESS: both

(D) TOPOLOGY: linear (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: cDNA

(iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO

(iv) ANTI-SENSE: NO

(vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:

(C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: HGV-JC Variant

(ix) FEATURE:

(A) NAME/KEY: CDS

(B) LOCATION: 276..9005

(xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:182:

CAATGACTCG GCGCCGACTC GGCGACCGGC CAAAAGGTGG TGGATGGGTG ATGACAGGGT 60

TGGTAGGTCG TAAATCCCGG TCACCTTGGT AGCCACTATA GGTGGGTCTT AAGAGAAGGT 120

TAAGATTCCT CTTGTGCCTG CGGCGAGACC GCGCACGGTC CACAGGTGTT GGCCCTACCG 180

GTGGGAATAA GGGCCCGACG TCAGGCTCGT CGTTAAACCG AGCCCGTAAC CCGCCTGGGC 240

AAACGACGCC CACGTACGGT CCACGTCGCC CTTCA ATG TCG CTC TTG ACC AAT 293

Met Ser Leu Leu Thr Asn 1 5

AGG CTT AGC CGG CGA GTT GAC AAG GAC CAG TGG GGG CCG GGG TTT ATG 341 Arg Leu Ser Arg Arg Val Asp Lys Asp Gin Trp Gly Pro Gly Phe Met 10 15 20

GGG AAG GAC CCC AAA CCC TGC CCT TCC CGG CGG ACC GGG AAA TGC ATG 389 Gly Lys Asp Pro Lys Pro Cys Pro Ser Arg Arg Thr Gly Lys Cys Met 25 30 35

GGG CCA CCC AGC TCC GCG GCG GCC TGC AGC CGG GGT AGC CCA AGA ATC 437 Gly Pro Pro Ser Ser Ala Ala Ala Cys Ser Arg Gly Ser Pro Arg He 40 45 50

CTT CGG GTG AGG GCG GGT GGC ATT TCT CTT CCT TAT ACC ATC ATG GAA 485 Leu Arg Val Arg Ala Gly Gly He Ser Leu Pro Tyr Thr He Met Glu 55 60 65 70

GCC CTC CTG TTC CTC CTC GGG GTG GAG GCC GGG GCC ATT CTG GCC CCG 533 Ala Leu Leu Phe Leu Leu Gly Val Glu Ala Gly Ala He Leu Ala Pro 75 80 85

GCC ACC CAC GCT TGT CGA GCG AAT GGG CAA TAT TTC CTC ACA AAC TGT 581 Ala Thr His Ala Cys Arg Ala Asn Gly Gin Tyr Phe Leu Thr Asn Cys 90 95 100

TGT GCT CCA GAG GAC ATT GGG TTC TGC CTC GAA GGC GGT TGC CTT GTG 629 Cys Ala Pro Glu Asp He Gly Phe Cys Leu Glu Gly Gly Cys Leu Val 105 110 115

GCC CTG GGG TGC ACA GTT TGC ACT GAC CGA TGC TGG CCG CTG TAT CAG 677 Ala Leu Gly Cys Thr Val Cys Thr Asp Arg Cys Trp Pro Leu Tyr Gin 120 125 130

GCG GGC TTG GCT GTG CGG CCT GGC AAG TCC GCA GCC CAG CTG GTG GGG 725 Ala Gly Leu Ala Val Arg Pro Gly Lys Ser Ala Ala Gin Leu Val Gly 135 140 145 150

CAA CTG GGT GGC CTC TAC GGG CCC TTG TCG GTG TCG GCC TAC GTG GCC 773 Gin Leu Gly Gly Leu Tyr Gly Pro Leu Ser Val Ser Ala Tyr Val Ala 155 160 165

GGC ATC CTG GGC CTG GGT GAG GTG TAC TCG GGT GTC CTA ACA GTT GGT 821 Gly He Leu Gly Leu Gly Glu Val Tyr Ser Gly Val Leu Thr Val Gly 170 175 180

GTT GCG TTG ACG CGC CGG GTC TAC CCG ATG CCC AAC CTG ACG TGT GCA 869 Val Ala Leu Thr Arg Arg Val Tyr Pro Met Pro Asn Leu Thr Cys Ala 185 190 195

GTA GAG TGT GAG CTT AAG TGG GAA AGT GAG TTT TGG AGA TGG ACT GAG 917 Val Glu Cys Glu Leu Lys Trp Glu Ser Glu Phe Trp Arg Trp Thr Glu 200 205 210

CAG CTG GCC TCC AAT TAC TGG ATT CTG GAA TAC CTT TGG AAG GTC CCG 965 Gin Leu Ala Ser Asn Tyr Trp He Leu Glu Tyr Leu Trp Lys Val Pro 215 220 225 230

TTT GAC TTC TGG AGA GGC GTG CTA AGC CTG ACT CCC TTG CTG GTT TGC 1013 Phe Asp Phe Trp Arg Gly Val Leu Ser Leu Thr Pro Leu Leu Val Cys 235 240 245

GTG GCC GCG TTG CTG CTG CTG GAG CAA CGG ATT GTC ATG GTC TTC CTG 1061 Val Ala Ala Leu Leu Leu Leu Glu Gin Arg He Val Met Val Phe Leu 250 255 260

TTG GTG ACG ATG GCC GGG ATG TCG CAA GGC GCT CCG GCC TCC GTT TTG 1109 Leu Val Thr Met Ala Gly Met Ser Gin Gly Ala Pro Ala Ser Val Leu 265 270 275

GGG TCT CGC CCC TTT GAC TAC GGG TTG ACA TGG CAG TCT TGT TCC TGC 1157 Gly Ser Arg Pro Phe Asp Tyr Gly Leu Thr Trp Gin Ser Cys Ser Cys 280 285 290

AGG GCT AAT GGG TCG CGC TAT ACT ACT GGG GAG AAG GTG TGG GAC CGT 1205 Arg Ala Asn Gly Ser Arg Tyr Thr Thr Gly Glu Lys Val Trp Asp Arg 295 300 305 310

GGG AAC GTC ACG CTC CTG TGT GAC TGC CCC AAC GGC CCC TGG GTG TGG 1253 Gly Asn Val Thr Leu Leu Cys Asp Cys Pro Asn Gly Pro Trp Val Trp 315 320 325

TTG CCG GCC TTT TGC CAA GCA ATC GGC TGG GGC GAT CCC ATC ACT CAT 1301 Leu Pro Ala Phe Cys Gin Ala He Gly Trp Gly Asp Pro He Thr His 330 335 340

TGG AGC CAC GGC CAA AAT CGG TGG CCC CTC TCA TGC CCC CAG TAT GTC 1349 Trp Ser His Gly Gin Asn Arg Trp Pro Leu Ser Cys Pro Gin Tyr Val 345 350 355

TAT GGG TCT GTT TCA GTC ACT TGC GTG TGG GGT TCC GTC TCT TGG TTT 1397 Tyr Gly Ser Val Ser Val Thr Cys Val Trp Gly Ser Val Ser Trp Phe 360 365 370

GCC TCG ACT GGC GGT CGC GAC TCG AAG ATC GAT GTG TGG AGT CTG GTG 1445 Ala Ser Thr Gly Gly Arg Asp Ser Lys He Asp Val Trp Ser Leu Val 375 380 385 390

CCG GTT GGT TCC GCC AGC TGC ACC ATA GCC GCT CTT GGA TCG TCG GAT 1493 Pro Val Gly Ser Ala Ser Cys Thr He Ala Ala Leu Gly Ser Ser Asp 395 400 405

CGG GAC ACG GTA GTT GAG CTC TCC GAG TGG GGA GTC CCG TGC GCA ACG 1541 Arg Asp Thr Val Val Glu Leu Ser Glu Trp Gly Val Pro Cys Ala Thr 410 415 420

TGC ATT CTG GAT CGT CGG CCG GCC TCG TGC GGC ACC TGT GTG AGA GAC 1589 Cys He Leu Asp Arg Arg Pro Ala Ser Cys Gly Thr Cys Val Arg Asp 425 430 435 TGC TGG CCC GAA ACC GGG TCG GTT AGG TTT CCA TTC CAT CGG TGC GGC 1637 Cys Trp Pro Glu Thr Gly Ser Val Arg Phe Pro Phe His Arg Cys Gly 440 445 450

GCG GGG CCT AAG CTG ACA AAG GAC TTG GAA GCT GTG CCC TTC GTC AAT 1685 Ala Gly Pro Lys Leu Thr Lys Asp Leu Glu Ala Val Pro Phe Val Asn 455 460 465 470

AGG ACA ACT CCC TTC ACC ATA AGG GGC CCC CTG GGC AAC CAG GGG AGA 1733 Arg Thr Thr Pro Phe Thr He Arg Gly Pro Leu Gly Asn Gin Gly Arg 475 480 485

GGC AAC CCG GTG CGG TCG CCC TTG GGT TTT GGG TCC TAC GCC ATG ACC 1781 Gly Asn Pro Val Arg Ser Pro Leu Gly Phe Gly Ser Tyr Ala Met Thr 490 495 500

AAG ATC CGA GAC TCC TTA CAT TTG GTG AAA TGT CCC ACA CCA GCC ATT 1829 Lys He Arg Asp Ser Leu His Leu Val Lys Cys Pro Thr Pro Ala He 505 510 515

GAG CCT CCC ACC GGG ACG TTT GGG TTC TTC CCC GGA GTG CCG CCT CTT 1877 Glu Pro Pro Thr Gly Thr Phe Gly Phe Phe Pro Gly Val Pro Pro Leu 520 525 530

AAC AAC TGC CTG CTG TTG GGC ACG GAA GTG TCC GAA GCG CTG GGC GGG 1925 Asn Asn Cys Leu Leu Leu Gly Thr Glu Val Ser Glu Ala Leu Gly Gly 535 540 545 550

GCC GGC CTC ACG GGG GGG TTC TAT GAA CCC CTG GTG CGC AGG CGT TCG 1973 Ala Gly Leu Thr Gly Gly Phe Tyr Glu Pro Leu Val Arg Arg Arg Ser 555 560 565

GAG CTG ATG GGG CGC CGA AAT CCG GTT TGC CCG GGG TTT GCA TGG CTG 2021 Glu Leu Met Gly Arg Arg Asn Pro Val Cys Pro Gly Phe Ala Trp Leu 570 575 580

TCC TCG GGT CGA CCT GAC GGG TTT ATA CAC GTC CAG GGC CAC TTG CAG 2069 Ser Ser Gly Arg Pro Asp Gly Phe He His Val Gin Gly His Leu Gin 585 590 595

GAG GTC GAT GCT GGC AAC TTC ATC CCT CCA CCT CGC TGG TTG CTC TTG 2117 Glu Val Asp Ala Gly Asn Phe He Pro Pro Pro Arg Trp Leu Leu Leu 600 605 610

GAC TTT GTG TTT GTC CTG TTA TAC CTG ATG AAG CTG GCT GAG GCA CGG 2165 Asp Phe Val Phe Val Leu Leu Tyr Leu Met Lys Leu Ala Glu Ala Arg 615 620 625 630

CTG GTC CCG TTG ATC TTG CTT CTG CTG TGG TGG TGG GTG AAC CAG TTG 2213 Leu Val Pro Leu He Leu Leu Leu Leu Trp Trp Trp Val Asn Gin Leu 635 640 645

GCA GTC CTT GGA CTG CCG GCT GTG GAC GCC GCC GTG GCT GGT GAG GTC 2261 Ala Val Leu Gly Leu Pro Ala Val Asp Ala Ala Val Ala Gly Glu Val 650 655 660

TTC GCG GGC CCG GCC CTG TCG TGG TGT CTG GGC CTC CCC ACC GTT AGT 2309 Phe Ala Gly Pro Ala Leu Ser Trp Cys Leu Gly Leu Pro Thr Val Ser 665 670 675

ATG ATC CTG GGC TTA GCA AAC CTG GTG TTG TAT TTC CGG TGG ATG GGT 2357 Met He Leu Gly Leu Ala Asn Leu Val Leu Tyr Phe Arg Trp Met Gly 680 685 690

CCC CAA CGC CTC ATG TTC CTC GTG TTG TGG AAG CTC GCT CGG GGA GCC 2405 Pro Gin Arg Leu Met Phe Leu Val Leu Trp Lys Leu Ala Arg Gly Ala 695 700 705 710

TTC CCG CTG GCA CTT CTG ATG GGG ATC TCG GCA ACC CGC GGG CGC ACC 2453 Phe Pro Leu Ala Leu Leu Met Gly He Ser Ala Thr Arg Gly Arg Thr 715 720 725

TCG GTG CTC GGG GCC GAG TTC TGC TTC GAT GTC ACA TTC GAG GTG GAC 2501 Ser Val Leu Gly Ala Glu Phe Cys Phe Asp Val Thr Phe Glu Val Asp 730 735 740

ACG TCG GTT TTG GGC TGG GTG GTG GCC AGT GTG GTA GCC TGG GCC ATT 2549 Thr Ser Val Leu Gly Trp Val Val Ala Ser Val Val Ala Trp Ala He 745 750 755

GCG CTC CTG AGC TCG ATG AGC GCG GGA GGG TGG AGG CAC AAG GCC GTG 2597 Ala Leu Leu Ser Ser Met Ser Ala Gly Gly Trp Arg His Lys Ala Val 760 765 770

ATC TAT AGG ACG TGG TGT AAG GGG TAC CAG GCA ATA CGC CAA CGG GTG 2645 He Tyr Arg Thr Trp Cys Lys Gly Tyr Gin Ala He Arg Gin Arg Val 775 780 785 790

GTG CGG AGC CCC CTC GGG GAG GGG CGG CCC ACC AAA CCC TTG ACG TTT 2693 Val Arg Ser Pro Leu Gly Glu Gly Arg Pro Thr Lys Pro Leu Thr Phe 795 800 805

GCT TGG TGC TTG GCC TCA TAC ATC TGG CCG GAT GCT GTG ATG ATG GTG 2741 Ala Trp Cys Leu Ala Ser Tyr He Trp Pro Asp Ala Val Met Met Val 810 815 820

GTG GTA GCC TTG GTG CTC CTC TTT GGC CTG TTC GAC GCG TTG GAC TGG 2789 Val Val Ala Leu Val Leu Leu Phe Gly Leu Phe Asp Ala Leu Asp Trp 825 830 835

GCT TTG GAG GAG CTC TTG GTG TCC CGG CCC TCG TTA CGG CGT CTG GCC 2837 Ala Leu Glu Glu Leu Leu Val Ser Arg Pro Ser Leu Arg Arg Leu Ala 840 845 850

CGG GTG GTT GAG TGC TGT GTG ATG GCG GGA GAG AAG GCC ACA ACC GTC 2885 Arg Val Val Glu Cys Cys Val Met Ala Gly Glu Lys Ala Thr Thr Val 855 860 865 870

CGG CTG GTC TCC AAG ATG TGC GCG AGA GGG GCC TAT TTG TTT GAC CAT 2933 Arg Leu Val Ser Lys Met Cys Ala Arg Gly Ala Tyr Leu Phe Asp His 875 880 885

ATG GGC TCT TTT TCG CGC GCT GTC AAG GAG CGC CTG CTG GAG TGG GAC 2981 Met Gly Ser Phe Ser Arg Ala Val Lys Glu Arg Leu Leu Glu Trp Asp 890 895 900

GCG GCT TTG GAA CCC CTG TCA TTC ACT AGG ACG GAC TGT CGC ATC ATT 3029 Ala Ala Leu Glu Pro Leu Ser Phe Thr Arg Thr Asp Cys Arg He He 905 910 915

AGA GAT GCT GCG AGG ACC TTG GCC TGC GGG CAG TGC GTC ATG GGC TTG 3077 Arg Asp Ala Ala Arg Thr Leu Ala Cys Gly Gin Cys Val Met Gly Leu 920 925 930

CCT GTG GTA GCG CGC CGT GGT GAC GAG GTT CTT ATC GGT GTC TTT CAG 3125 Pro Val Val Ala Arg Arg Gly Asp Glu Val Leu He Gly Val Phe Gin 935 940 945 950

GAT GTG AAC CAT TTG CCT CCC GGA TTC GTC CCG ACC GCA CCC GTT GTC 3173 Asp Val Asn His Leu Pro Pro Gly Phe Val Pro Thr Ala Pro Val Val 955 960 965

ATC CGG CGG TGC GGG AAG GGG TTT CTG GGG GTC ACT AAG GCT GCC TTG 3221 He Arg Arg Cys Gly Lys Gly Phe Leu Gly Val Thr Lys Ala Ala Leu 970 975 980 ACT GGT CGG GAT CCT GAC TTA CAT CCA GGG AAC GTC ATG GTG TTG GGG 3269 Thr Gly Arg Asp Pro Asp Leu His Pro Gly Asn Val Met Val Leu Gly 985 990 995

ACG GCT ACG TCG CGA AGC ATG GGG ACA TGC CTG AAC GGC CTG CTG TTC 3317 Thr Ala Thr Ser Arg Ser Met Gly Thr Cys Leu Asn Gly Leu Leu Phe 1000 1005 1010

ACG ACT TTC CAT GGG GCT TCA TCC CGA ACC ATC GCC ACG CCC GTG GGG 3365 Thr Thr Phe His Gly Ala Ser Ser Arg Thr He Ala Thr Pro Val Gly 1015 1020 1025 1030

GCC CTT AAT CCC AGG TGG TGG TCC GCC AGT GAT GAC GTC ACG GTG TAC 3413 Ala Leu Asn Pro Arg Trp Trp Ser Ala Ser Asp Asp Val Thr Val Tyr 1035 1040 1045

CCG CTC CCG GAT GGG GCA ACC TCG TTG ACG CCC TGC ACT TGC CAG GCT 3461 Pro Leu Pro Asp Gly Ala Thr Ser Leu Thr Pro Cys Thr Cys Gin Ala 1050 1055 1060

GAG TCC TGT TGG GTC ATA CGG TCC GAC GGG GCT TTG TGC CAT GGC TTG 3509 Glu Ser Cys Trp Val He Arg Ser Asp Gly Ala Leu Cys His Gly Leu 1065 1070 1075

AGT AAG GGA GAC AAG GTG GAG CTA GAT GTG GCC ATG GAG GTC TCA GAT 3557 Ser Lys Gly Asp Lys Val Glu Leu Asp Val Ala Met Glu Val Ser Asp 1080 1085 1090

TTC CGT GGC TCG TCC GGC TCA CCT GTC CTG TGC GAC GAG GGG CAC GCA 3605 Phe Arg Gly Ser Ser Gly Ser Pro Val Leu Cys Asp Glu Gly His Ala 1095 1100 1105 1110

GTA GGA ATG CTC GTG TCG GTG CTC CAC TCG GGT GGT CGG GTC ACC GCG 3653 Val Gly Met Leu Val Ser Val Leu His Ser Gly Gly Arg Val Thr Ala 1115 1120 1125

GCT CGA TTC ACC AGG CCG TGG ACC CAG GTC CCA ACA GAT GCT AAG ACC 3701 Ala Arg Phe Thr Arg Pro Trp Thr Gin Val Pro Thr Asp Ala Lys Thr 1130 1135 1140

ACC ACT GAA CCC CCT CCG GTG CCG GCA AAG GGA GTT TTC AAG GAA GCC 3749 Thr Thr Glu Pro Pro Pro Val Pro Ala Lys Gly Val Phe Lys Glu Ala 1145 1150 1155

CCA CTG TTT ATG CCC ACG GGC GCA GGA AAG AGC ACG CGC GTC CCG TTG 3797 Pro Leu Phe Met Pro Thr Gly Ala Gly Lys Ser Thr Arg Val Pro Leu 1160 1165 1170

GAG TAT GGC AAC ATG GGG CAC AAG GTC CTG ATT TTG AAC CCC TCG GTG 3845 Glu Tyr Gly Asn Met Gly His Lys Val Leu He Leu Asn Pro Ser Val 1175 1180 1185 1190

GCG ACA GTG AGG GCC ATG GGC CCT TAC ATG GAG CGA CTG GCG GGA AAA 3893 Ala Thr Val Arg Ala Met Gly Pro Tyr Met Glu Arg Leu Ala Gly Lys 1195 1200 1205

CAT CCA AGT ATC TAC TGT GGC CAT GAC ACC ACT GCC TTC ACA AGG ATC 3941 His Pro Ser He Tyr Cys Gly His Asp Thr Thr Ala Phe Thr Arg He 1210 1215 1220

ACT GAT TCC CCC TTA ACG TAC TCT ACC TAT GGG AGG TTT CTG GCC AAC 3989 Thr Asp Ser Pro Leu Thr Tyr Ser Thr Tyr Gly Arg Phe Leu Ala Asn 1225 1230 1235

CCT AGG CAG ATG CTG CGA GGT GTG TCG GTG GTC ATT TGC GAT GAA TGC 4037 Pro Arg Gin Met Leu Arg Gly Val Ser Val Val He Cys Asp Glu Cys 1240 1245 1250

CAC AGT CAT GAT TCC ACT GTG TTG TTG GGG ATT GGA CGG GTC CGG GAG 4085 His Ser His Asp Ser Thr Val Leu Leu Gly He Gly Arg Val Arg Glu 1255 1260 1265 1270

CTG GCA CGA GAG TGT GGG GTG CAG CTT GTG CTC TAC GCC ACT GCC ACG 4133 Leu Ala Arg Glu Cys Gly Val Gin Leu Val Leu Tyr Ala Thr Ala Thr 1275 1280 1285

CCT CCT GGG TCC CCC ATG ACT CAG CAT CCG TCA ATC ATT GAG ACC AAA 4181 Pro Pro Gly Ser Pro Met Thr Gin His Pro Ser He He Glu Thr Lys 1290 1295 1300

TTG GAT GTG GGT GAG ATT CCC TTC TAT GGG CAT GGC ATA CCC CTC GAG 4229 Leu Asp Val Gly Glu He Pro Phe Tyr Gly His Gly He Pro Leu Glu 1305 1310 1315

CGG ATG CGG ACC GGT AGG CAC CTC GTA TTC TGC TAC TCT AAG GCA GAG 4277 Arg Met Arg Thr Gly Arg His Leu Val Phe Cys Tyr Ser Lys Ala Glu 1320 1325 1330

TGT GAG CGG CTA GCC GGT CAG TTT TCT GCT AGG GGA GTT AAC GCC ATA 4325 Cys Glu Arg Leu Ala Gly Gin Phe Ser Ala Arg Gly Val Asn Ala He 1335 1340 1345 1350

GCC TAT TAC AGG GGA AAA GAC AGT TCT ATC ATC AAG GAC GGA GAT CTG 4373 Ala Tyr Tyr Arg Gly Lys Asp Ser Ser He He Lys Asp Gly Asp Leu 1355 1360 1365

GTG GTG TGC GCG ACC GAC GCG CTA TCC ACT GGA TAC ACT GGG AAC TTC 4421 Val Val Cys Ala Thr Asp Ala Leu Ser Thr Gly Tyr Thr Gly Asn Phe 1370 1375 1380

GAT TCT GTC ACC GAC TGT GGG TTA GTG GTG GAG GAG GTC GTC GAG GTG 4469 Asp Ser Val Thr Asp Cys Gly Leu Val Val Glu Glu Val Val Glu Val 1385 1390 1395

ACC CTT GAT CCC ACC ATT ACC ATC TCC CTG CGG ACA GTG CCC GCG TCG 4517 Thr Leu Asp Pro Thr He Thr He Ser Leu Arg Thr Val Pro Ala Ser 1400 1405 1410

GCA GAA CTG TCG ATG CAG AGA CGA GGA CGC ACG GGT AGA GGC AGG TCT 4565 Ala Glu Leu Ser Met Gin Arg Arg Gly Arg Thr Gly Arg Gly Arg Ser 1415 1420 1425 1430

GGG CGC TAC TAC TAC GCC GGG GTC GGA AAG GCC CCC GCG GGT GTG GTG 4613 Gly Arg Tyr Tyr Tyr Ala Gly Val Gly Lys Ala Pro Ala Gly Val Val 1435 1440 1445

CGC TCG GGT CCT GTC TGG TCG GCG GTG GAG GCC GGA GTG ACC TGG TAT 4661 Arg Ser Gly Pro Val Trp Ser Ala Val Glu Ala Gly Val Thr Trp Tyr 1450 1455 1460

GGA ATG GAA CCT GAC TTG ACA GCT AAC CTA TTG AGA CTT TAC GAC GAC 4709 Gly Met Glu Pro Asp Leu Thr Ala Asn Leu Leu Arg Leu Tyr Asp Asp 1465 1470 1475

TGC CCT TAC ACC GCA GCC GTC GCA GCT GAC ATC GGT GAA GCC GCG GTG 4757 Cys Pro Tyr Thr Ala Ala Val Ala Ala Asp He Gly Glu Ala Ala Val 1480 1485 1490

TTT TTC TCC GGG CTA GCC CCG TTG AGG ATG CAT CCC GAT GTT AGC TGG 4805 Phe Phe Ser Gly Leu Ala Pro Leu Arg Met His Pro Asp Val Ser Trp 1495 1500 1505 1510

GCA AAA GTG CGC GGC GTC AAC TGG CCC CTC TTG GTG GGT GTT CAG CGG 4853 Ala Lys Val Arg Gly Val Asn Trp Pro Leu Leu Val Gly Val Gin Arg 1515 1520 1525 ACC ATG TGC CGG GAA ACA CTG TCT CCC GGA CCA TCG GAC GAC CCC CAA 4901 Thr Met Cys Arg Glu Thr Leu Ser Pro Gly Pro Ser Asp Asp Pro Gin 1530 1535 1540

TGG GCA GGT CTG AAG GGC CCG AAT CCT GTT CCA CTA CTG CTG AGG TGG 4949 Trp Ala Gly Leu Lys Gly Pro Asn Pro Val Pro Leu Leu Leu Arg Trp 1545 1550 1555

GGC AAT GAT TTA CCA TCA AAA GTG GCC GGC CAC CAC ATT GTT GAC GAC 4997 Gly Asn Asp Leu Pro Ser Lys Val Ala Gly His His He Val Asp Asp 1560 1565 1570

CTG GTT CGT AGG CTT GGT GTG GCG GAG GGT TAT GTC CGC TGC GAT GCG 5045 Leu Val Arg Arg Leu Gly Val Ala Glu Gly Tyr Val Arg Cys Asp Ala 1575 1580 1585 1590

GGG CCG ATC TTA ATG GTC GGC CTC GCT ATC GCG GGG GGG ATG ATC TAC 5093 Gly Pro He Leu Met Val Gly Leu Ala He Ala Gly Gly Met He Tyr 1595 1600 1605

GCA TCT TAC ACC GGG TCT TTA GTG GTG GTG ACA GAC TGG GAT GTA AAG 5141 Ala Ser Tyr Thr Gly Ser Leu Val Val Val Thr Asp Trp Asp Val Lys 1610 1615 1620

GGG GGT GGC AGC CCT CTT TAT CGG CAT GGA GAC CAG GCC ACG CCA CAG 5189 Gly Gly Gly Ser Pro Leu Tyr Arg His Gly Asp Gin Ala Thr Pro Gin 1625 1630 1635

CCG GTT GTG CAG GTC CCC CCG GTA GAC CAT CGG CCG GGG GGG GAG TCT 5237 Pro Val Val Gin Val Pro Pro Val Asp His Arg Pro Gly Gly Glu Ser 1640 1645 1650

GCG CCT TCG GAT GCC AAG ACA GTG ACA GAT GCG GTG GCG GCC ATC CAG 5285 Ala Pro Ser Asp Ala Lys Thr Val Thr Asp Ala Val Ala Ala He Gin 1655 1660 1665 1670

GTG GAT TGC GAT TGG TCA GTC ATG ACC CTG TCG ATC GGG GAA GTG CTG 5333 Val Asp Cys Asp Trp Ser Val Met Thr Leu Ser He Gly Glu Val Leu 1675 1680 1685

TCC TTG GCT CAG GCT AAA ACA GCT GAG GCC TAC ACG GCA ACC GCC AAG 5381 Ser Leu Ala Gin Ala Lys Thr Ala Glu Ala Tyr Thr Ala Thr Ala Lys 1690 1695 1700

TGG CTC GCT GGC TGC TAC ACG GGG ACG CGG GCC GTT CCC ACT GTT TCA 5429 Trp Leu Ala Gly Cys Tyr Thr Gly Thr Arg Ala Val Pro Thr Val Ser 1705 1710 1715

ATT GTT GAC AAG CTC TTT GCC GGA GGG TGG GCG GCT GTG GTT GGC CAC 5477 He Val Asp Lys Leu Phe Ala Gly Gly Trp Ala Ala Val Val Gly His 1720 1725 1730

TGT CAC AGC GTC ATA GCT GCG GCG GTG GCT GCC TAC GGG GCT TCC AGG 5525 Cys His Ser Val He Ala Ala Ala Val Ala Ala Tyr Gly Ala Ser Arg 1735 1740 1745 1750

AGT CCG CCG TTG GCA GCC GCG GCT TCC TAC CTG ATG GGA CTG GGC GTC 5573 Ser Pro Pro Leu Ala Ala Ala Ala Ser Tyr Leu Met Gly Leu Gly Val 1755 1760 1765

GGA GGC AAC GCT CAG ACG CGT TTG GCG TCT GCC CTC CTG TTG GGG GCC 5621 Gly Gly Asn Ala Gin Thr Arg Leu Ala Ser Ala Leu Leu Leu Gly Ala 1770 1775 1780

GCT GGC ACC GCC CTG GGC ACT CCC GTC GTG GGT TTA ACC ATG GCG GGG 5669 Ala Gly Thr Ala Leu Gly Thr Pro Val Val Gly Leu Thr Met Ala Gly 1785 1790 1795

GCG TTC ATG GGG GGT GCT AGC GTC TCT CCC TCC TTG GTC ACC ATC TTG 5717 Ala Phe Met Gly Gly Ala Ser Val Ser Pro Ser Leu Val Thr He Leu 1800 1805 1810

TTG GGG GCC GTG GGA GGC TGG GAG GGC GTC GTC AAC GCT GCT AGC CTT 5765 Leu Gly Ala Val Gly Gly Trp Glu Gly Val Val Asn Ala Ala Ser Leu 1815 1820 1825 1830

GTC TTT GAC TTC ATG GCG GGG AAA CTA TCG TCA GAA GAT CTG TGG TAC 5813 Val Phe Asp Phe Met Ala Gly Lys Leu Ser Ser Glu Asp Leu Trp Tyr 1835 1840 1845

GCC ATC CCA GTG CTC ACC AGC CCG GGG GCG GGC CTT GCG GGG ATC GCC 5861 Ala He Pro Val Leu Thr Ser Pro Gly Ala Gly Leu Ala Gly He Ala 1850 1855 1860

CTT GGG TTG GTG CTG TAC TCA GCT AAC AAC TCT GGT ACT ACC ACT TGG 5909 Leu Gly Leu Val Leu Tyr Ser Ala Asn Asn Ser Gly Thr Thr Thr Trp 1865 1870 1875

TTG AAC CGT CTG CTG ACT ACG TTA CCT AGG TCT TCT TGC ATC CCT GAC 5957 Leu Asn Arg Leu Leu Thr Thr Leu Pro Arg Ser Ser Cys He Pro Asp 1880 1885 1890

AGC TAT TTC CAA CAG GCC GAT TAC TGT GAC AAG GTC TCG GCC GTG CTT 6005 Ser Tyr Phe Gin Gin Ala Asp Tyr Cys Asp Lys Val Ser Ala Val Leu 1895 1900 1905 1910

CGC CGA CTG AGC CTC ACC CGC ACT GTG GTG GCC CTA GTC AAT AGG GAA 6053 Arg Arg Leu Ser Leu Thr Arg Thr Val Val Ala Leu Val Asn Arg Glu 1915 1920 1925

CCC AAG GTG GAC GAG GTA CAG GTG GGG TAC GTC TGG GAT CTC TGG GAG 6101 Pro Lys Val Asp Glu Val Gin Val Gly Tyr Val Trp Asp Leu Trp Glu 1930 1935 1940

TGG ATC ATG CGT CAA GTG CGC ATG GTC ATG GCC AGG CTC CGG GCT CTC 6149 Trp He Met Arg Gin Val Arg Met Val Met Ala Arg Leu Arg Ala Leu 1945 1950 1955

TGC CCC GTG GTG TCA CTG CCT TTG TGG CAC TGC GGG GAG GGG TGG TCC 6197 Cys Pro Val Val Ser Leu Pro Leu Trp His Cys Gly Glu Gly Trp Ser 1960 1965 1970

GGA GAG TGG TTG TTG GAC GGC CAT GTG GAG AGT CGC TGT CTT TGC GGG 6245 Gly Glu Trp Leu Leu Asp Gly His Val Glu Ser Arg Cys Leu Cys Gly 1975 1980 1985 1990

TGC GTG ATC ACC GGC GAT GTT TTC AAT GGG CAA CTC AAA GAG CCA GTT 6293 Cys Val He Thr Gly Asp Val Phe Asn Gly Gin Leu Lys Glu Pro Val 1995 2000 2005

TAC TCT ACA AAG TTG TGC CGG CAC TAT TGG ATG GGG ACC GTT CCT GTG 6341 Tyr Ser Thr Lys Leu Cys Arg His Tyr Trp Met Gly Thr Val Pro Val 2010 2015 2020

AAC ATG CTG GGT TAC GGC GAA ACA TCA CCC CTC TTG GCC TCT GAC ACC 6389 Asn Met Leu Gly Tyr Gly Glu Thr Ser Pro Leu Leu Ala Ser Asp Thr 2025 2030 2035

CCG AAG GTG GTG CCT TTT GGG ACG TCG GGC TGG GCT GAG GTG GTG GTG 6437 Pro Lys Val Val Pro Phe Gly Thr Ser Gly Trp Ala Glu Val Val Val 2040 2045 2050

ACC CCT ACC CAC GTG GTG ATC AGG AGA ACC TCT CCC TAC GAG TTG CTG 6485 Thr Pro Thr His Val Val He Arg Arg Thr Ser Pro Tyr Glu Leu Leu 2055 2060 2065 2070 CGC CAA CAA ATC CTA TCA GCT GCA GTT GCT GAG CCC TAT TAT GTC GAC 6533 Arg Gin Gin He Leu Ser Ala Ala Val Ala Glu Pro Tyr Tyr Val Asp 2075 2080 2085

GGC ATA CCG GTC TCA TGG GAC GCG GAC GCT CGT GCG CCT GCT ATG GTT 6581 Gly He Pro Val Ser Trp Asp Ala Asp Ala Arg Ala Pro Ala Met Val 2090 2095 2100

TAT GGC CCT GGG CAA AGT GTT ACC ATT GAC GGG GAG CGC TAC ACC CTG 6629 Tyr Gly Pro Gly Gin Ser Val Thr He Asp Gly Glu Arg Tyr Thr Leu 2105 2110 2115

CCG CAT CAA CTG CGG CTC AGG AAT GTA GCG CCC TCT GAG GTT TCA TCC 6677 Pro His Gin Leu Arg Leu Arg Asn Val Ala Pro Ser Glu Val Ser Ser 2120 2125 2130

GAG GTG TCC ATA GAC ATT GGG ACG GAG ACT GAA GAC TCA GAA CTG ACT 6725 Glu Val Ser He Asp He Gly Thr Glu Thr Glu Asp Ser Glu Leu Thr 2135 2140 2145 2150

GAG GCC GAC CTG CCG CCG GCA GCT GCA GCC CTC CAG GCT ATC GAG AAT 6773 Glu Ala Asp Leu Pro Pro Ala Ala Ala Ala Leu Gin Ala He Glu Asn 2155 2160 2165

GCT GCG AGG ATT CTT GAG CCT CAT ATT GAT GTC ATC ATG GAG GAT TGC 6821 Ala Ala Arg He Leu Glu Pro His He Asp Val He Met Glu Asp Cys 2170 2175 2180

AGT ACA CCC TCT CTT TGT GGT AGT AGC CGA GAG ATG CCT GTG TGG GGA 6869 Ser Thr Pro Ser Leu Cys Gly Ser Ser Arg Glu Met Pro Val Trp Gly 2185 2190 2195

GAA GAC ATC CCC CGC ACT CCA TCG CCA GCA CTT ATC TCG GTT ACC GAG 6917 Glu Asp He Pro Arg Thr Pro Ser Pro Ala Leu He Ser Val Thr Glu 2200 2205 2210

AGC AGC TCA GAT GAG AAG ACC CCG TCG GTG TCC TCC TCG CAG GAG GAT 6965 Ser Ser Ser Asp Glu Lys Thr Pro Ser Val Ser Ser Ser Gin Glu Asp 2215 2220 2225 2230

ACC CCG TCC TCT GAC TCA TTC GAA GTC ATC CAA GAG TCT GAG ACA GCT 7013 Thr Pro Ser Ser Asp Ser Phe Glu Val He Gin Glu Ser Glu Thr Ala 2235 2240 2245

GAA GGA GAG GAA AGT GTC TTC AAC GTG GCT CTT TCC GTA CTA GAA GCC 7061 Glu Gly Glu Glu Ser Val Phe Asn Val Ala Leu Ser Val Leu Glu Ala 2250 2255 2260

TTG TTT CCA CAG AGT GAT GCC ACT AGA AAG CTT ACC GTC AGG ATG AAT 7109 Leu Phe Pro Gin Ser Asp Ala Thr Arg Lys Leu Thr Val Arg Met Asn 2265 2270 2275

TGC TGC GTT GAG AAG AGC GTC ACG CGC TTC TTT TCT TTG GGG CTG ACG 7157 Cys Cys Val Glu Lys Ser Val Thr Arg Phe Phe Ser Leu Gly Leu Thr 2280 2285 2290

GTG GCT GAT GTG GCC AGT CTG TGT GAG ATG GAG ATC CAG AAC CAT ACA 7205 Val Ala Asp Val Ala Ser Leu Cys Glu Met Glu He Gin Asn His Thr 2295 2300 2305 2310

GCC TAT TGT GAC AAG GTG CGC ACT CCG CTC GAA TTG CAA GTT GGG TGC 7253 Ala Tyr Cys Asp Lys Val Arg Thr Pro Leu Glu Leu Gin Val Gly Cys 2315 2320 2325

TTG GTG GGC AAT GAA CTT ACC TTT GAA TGT GAT AAG TGT GAG GCT AGG 7301 Leu Val Gly Asn Glu Leu Thr Phe Glu Cys Asp Lys Cys Glu Ala Arg 2330 2335 2340

CAA GAG ACT TTG GCC TCC TTC TCC TAT ATT TGG TCT GGG GTG CCA TTG 7349 Gin Glu Thr Leu Ala Ser Phe Ser Tyr He Trp Ser Gly Val Pro Leu 2345 2350 2355

ACT AGG GCC ACA CCG GCT AAA CCA CCT GTG GTG AGG CCG GTG GGG TCC 7397 Thr Arg Ala Thr Pro Ala Lys Pro Pro Val Val Arg Pro Val Gly Ser 2360 2365 2370

TTG TTG GTG GCT GAC ACC ACG AAA GTG TAT GTC ACA AAC CCG GAC AAT 7445 Leu Leu Val Ala Asp Thr Thr Lys Val Tyr Val Thr Asn Pro Asp Asn 2375 2380 2385 2390

GTT GGG AGA AGA GTG GAC AAG GTG ACC TTC TGG CGC GCC CCC AGG GTC 7493 Val Gly Arg Arg Val Asp Lys Val Thr Phe Trp Arg Ala Pro Arg Val 2395 2400 2405

CAT GAC AAA TAT CTC GTG GAC TCC ATC GAG CGT GCC AGG AGG GCG GCT 7541 His Asp Lys Tyr Leu Val Asp Ser He Glu Arg Ala Arg Arg Ala Ala 2410 2415 2420

CAA GCC TGC CAA AGC ATG GGT TAC ACT TAT GAG GAA GCA ATA AGG ACT 7589 Gin Ala Cys Gin Ser Met Gly Tyr Thr Tyr Glu Glu Ala He Arg Thr 2425 2430 2435

GTT AGG CCA CAT GCT GCC ATG GGC TGG GGA TCT AAG GTG TCG GTC AAG 7637 Val Arg Pro His Ala Ala Met Gly Trp Gly Ser Lys Val Ser Val Lys 2440 2445 2450

GAC TTG GCC ACC CCT GCG GGG AAG ATG GCC GTC CAC GAC CGA CTT CAG 7685 Asp Leu Ala Thr Pro Ala Gly Lys Met Ala Val His Asp Arg Leu Gin 2455 2460 2465 2470

GAG ATA CTT GAG GGG ACT CCG GTC CCT TTT ACT CTT ACT GTG AAA AAG 7733 Glu He Leu Glu Gly Thr Pro Val Pro Phe Thr Leu Thr Val Lys Lys 2475 2480 2485

GAG GTG TTC TTC AAA GAC CGT AAG GAG GAG AAG GCC CCC CGC CTC ATT 7781 Glu Val Phe Phe Lys Asp Arg Lys Glu Glu Lys Ala Pro Arg Leu He 2490 2495 2500

GTG TTC CCC CCC CTG GAC TTC CGG ATA GCT GAG AAG CTT ATC CTG GGA 7829 Val Phe Pro Pro Leu Asp Phe Arg He Ala Glu Lys Leu He Leu Gly 2505 2510 2515

GAC CCG GGG CGG GTG GCC AAG GCG GTG TTG GGG GGG GCT TAC GCC TTC 7877 Asp Pro Gly Arg Val Ala Lys Ala Val Leu Gly Gly Ala Tyr Ala Phe 2520 2525 2530

CAG TAC ACC CCA AAT CAG CGA GTT AAG GAG ATG CTC AAA CTG TGG GAG 7925 Gin Tyr Thr Pro Asn Gin Arg Val Lys Glu Met Leu Lys Leu Trp Glu 2535 2540 2545 2550

TCA AAG AAA ACA CCT TGC GCC ATC TGT GTG GAC GCC ACT TGC TTC GAC 7973 Ser Lys Lys Thr Pro Cys Ala He Cys Val Asp Ala Thr Cys Phe Asp 2555 2560 2565

AGT AGC ATT ACT GAA GAG GAC GTG GCG CTG GAG ACA GAG CTG TAC GCT 8021 Ser Ser He Thr Glu Glu Asp Val Ala Leu Glu Thr Glu Leu Tyr Ala 2570 2575 2580

CTG GCC TCT GAC CAT CCA GAG TGG GTG CGA GCT TTG GGG AAG TAC TAT 8069 Leu Ala Ser Asp His Pro Glu Trp Val Arg Ala Leu Gly Lys Tyr Tyr 2585 2590 2595

GCC TCA GGA ACC ATG GTC ACC CCT GAG GGG GTT CCC GTA GGT GAG AGG 8117 Ala Ser Gly Thr Met Val Thr Pro Glu Gly Val Pro Val Gly Glu Arg 2600 2605 2610 TAT TGT AGA TCC TCA GGC GTT TTG ACT ACC AGC GCG AGT AAC TGC CTG 8165 Tyr Cys Arg Ser Ser Gly Val Leu Thr Thr Ser Ala Ser Asn Cys Leu 2615 2620 2625 2630

ACC TGC TAC ATC AAG GTG AAA GCC GCT TGT GAG AGA GTG GGG CTG AAA 8213 Thr Cys Tyr He Lys Val Lys Ala Ala Cys Glu Arg Val Gly Leu Lys 2635 2640 2645

AAT GTC TCG CTT CTC ATA GCC GGC GAT GAC TGT TTG ATC ATA TGC GAA 8261 Asn Val Ser Leu Leu He Ala Gly Asp Asp Cys Leu He He Cys Glu 2650 2655 2660

CGG CCA GTG TGC GAC CCT TGT GAC GCC TTG GGC AGA GCC CTG GCG AGC 8309 Arg Pro Val Cys Asp Pro Cys Asp Ala Leu Gly Arg Ala Leu Ala Ser 2665 2670 2675

TAT GGG TAT GCT TGC GAG CCT TCG TAT CAT GCA TCA CTG GAC ACG GCC 8357 Tyr Gly Tyr Ala Cys Glu Pro Ser Tyr His Ala Ser Leu Asp Thr Ala 2680 2685 2690

CCC TTC TGC TCC ACT TGG CTC GCT GAG TGC AAC GCA GAT GGG AAA CGC 8405 Pro Phe Cys Ser Thr Trp Leu Ala Glu Cys Asn Ala Asp Gly Lys Arg 2695 2700 2705 2710

CAT TTC TTC CTG ACC ACG GAC TTT CGG AGG CCG CTT GCT CGC ATG TCG 8453 His Phe Phe Leu Thr Thr Asp Phe Arg Arg Pro Leu Ala Arg Met Ser 2715 2720 2725

AGC GAG TAT AGT GAC CCA ATG GCT TCG GCC ATA GGT TAC ATC CTC CTG 8501 Ser Glu Tyr Ser Asp Pro Met Ala Ser Ala He Gly Tyr He Leu Leu 2730 2735 2740

TAT CCC TGG CAT CCC ATC ACA CGG TGG GTC ATC ATC CCT CAT GTG CTA 8549 Tyr Pro Trp His Pro He Thr Arg Trp Val He He Pro His Val Leu 2745 2750 2755

ACG TGC GCA TTC AGG GGT GGT GGT ACA CCG TCT GAT CCG GTT TGG TGT 8597 Thr Cys Ala Phe Arg Gly Gly Gly Thr Pro Ser Asp Pro Val Trp Cys 2760 2765 2770

CAG GTG CAT GGT AAC TAC TAC AAG TTT CCA CTG GAC AAA CTG CCT AAC 8645 Gin Val His Gly Asn Tyr Tyr Lys Phe Pro Leu Asp Lys Leu Pro Asn 2775 2780 2785 2790

ATC ATC GTG GCC CTC CAC GGA CCA GCA GCG TTG AGG GTT ACC GCA GAC 8693 He He Val Ala Leu His Gly Pro Ala Ala Leu Arg Val Thr Ala Asp 2795 2800 2805

ACA ACT AAG ACA AAA ATG GAA GCT GGG AAG GTG CTG AGT GAC CTC AAG 8741 Thr Thr Lys Thr Lys Met Glu Ala Gly Lys Val Leu Ser Asp Leu Lys 2810 2815 2820

CTC CCT GGC CTA GCG GTC CAC CGA AAG AAG GCC GGA GCA CTG CGA ACA 8789 Leu Pro Gly Leu Ala Val His Arg Lys Lys Ala Gly Ala Leu Arg Thr 2825 2830 2835

CGC ATG CTT CGG TCG CGC GGT TGG GCC GAG TTG GCG AGG GGC CTG TTG 8837 Arg Met Leu Arg Ser Arg Gly Trp Ala Glu Leu Ala Arg Gly Leu Leu 2840 2845 2850

TGG CAT CCA GGC CTC CGG CTC CCT CCC CCT GAG ATT GCT GGT ATC CCG 8885 Trp His Pro Gly Leu Arg Leu Pro Pro Pro Glu He Ala Gly He Pro 2855 2860 2865 2870

GGG GGT TTC CCC CTC TCC CCC CCC TAC ATG GGG GTG GTG CAT CAA TTG 8933 Gly Gly Phe Pro Leu Ser Pro Pro Tyr Met Gly Val Val His Gin Leu 2875 2880 2885

GAT TTT ACA AGC CAG AGG AGT CGC TGG CGG TGG CTG GGG TTC TTA GCC 8981 Asp Phe Thr Ser Gin Arg Ser Arg Trp Arg Trp Leu Gly Phe Leu Ala 2890 2895 2900

CTG CTC ATC GTA GCC CTC TTC GGG TGAACTAAAT TCATCTGTTG CGGCAAGGTC 9035 Leu Leu He Val Ala Leu Phe Gly 2905 2910

CAGTGACTGA TCATCACTGG AGGAGGTTCC CGCCCTCCCC GCCCCAGGGG TCTCCCCGCT 9095

GGGTAAAA 9103

(2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:183:

(i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:

(A) LENGTH: 2910 amino acids

(B) TYPE: amino acid (D) TOPOLOGY: linear

(ii) MOLECULE TYPE: protein (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:183:

Met Ser Leu Leu Thr Asn Arg Leu Ser Arg Arg Val Asp Lys Asp Gin 1 5 10 15

Trp Gly Pro Gly Phe Met Gly Lys Asp Pro Lys Pro Cys Pro Ser Arg 20 25 30

Arg Thr Gly Lys Cys Met Gly Pro Pro Ser Ser Ala Ala Ala Cys Ser 35 40 45

Arg Gly Ser Pro Arg He Leu Arg Val Arg Ala Gly Gly He Ser Leu 50 55 60

Pro Tyr Thr He Met Glu Ala Leu Leu Phe Leu Leu Gly Val Glu Ala 65 70 75 80

Gly Ala He Leu Ala Pro Ala Thr His Ala Cys Arg Ala Asn Gly Gin 85 90 95

Tyr Phe Leu Thr Asn Cys Cys Ala Pro Glu Asp He Gly Phe Cys Leu 100 105 110

Glu Gly Gly Cys Leu Val Ala Leu Gly Cys Thr Val Cys Thr Asp Arg 115 120 125

Cys Trp Pro Leu Tyr Gin Ala Gly Leu Ala Val Arg Pro Gly Lys Ser 130 135 140

Ala Ala Gin Leu Val Gly Gin Leu Gly Gly Leu Tyr Gly Pro Leu Ser 145 150 155 160

Val Ser Ala Tyr Val Ala Gly He Leu Gly Leu Gly Glu Val Tyr Ser 165 170 175

Gly Val Leu Thr Val Gly Val Ala Leu Thr Arg Arg Val Tyr Pro Met 180 185 190

Pro Asn Leu Thr Cys Ala Val Glu Cys Glu Leu Lys Trp Glu Ser Glu 195 200 205

Phe Trp Arg Trp Thr Glu Gin Leu Ala Ser Asn Tyr Trp He Leu Glu 210 215 220

Tyr Leu Trp Lys Val Pro Phe Asp Phe Trp Arg Gly Val Leu Ser Leu 225 230 235 240

Thr Pro Leu Leu Val Cys Val Ala Ala Leu Leu Leu Leu Glu Gin Arg 245 250 255

He Val Met Val Phe Leu Leu Val Thr Met Ala Gly Met Ser Gin Gly 260 265 270

Ala Pro Ala Ser Val Leu Gly Ser Arg Pro Phe Asp Tyr Gly Leu Thr 275 280 285

Trp Gin Ser Cys Ser Cys Arg Ala Asn Gly Ser Arg Tyr Thr Thr Gly 290 295 300

Glu Lys Val Trp Asp Arg Gly Asn Val Thr Leu Leu Cys Asp Cys Pro 305 310 315 320

Asn Gly Pro Trp Val Trp Leu Pro Ala Phe Cys Gin Ala He Gly Trp 325 330 335

Gly Asp Pro He Thr His Trp Ser His Gly Gin Asn Arg Trp Pro Leu 340 345 350

Ser Cys Pro Gin Tyr Val Tyr Gly Ser Val Ser Val Thr Cys Val Trp 355 360 365

Gly Ser Val Ser Trp Phe Ala Ser Thr Gly Gly Arg Asp Ser Lys He 370 375 380

Asp Val Trp Ser Leu Val Pro Val Gly Ser Ala Ser Cys Thr He Ala 385 390 395 400

Ala Leu Gly Ser Ser Asp Arg Asp Thr Val Val Glu Leu Ser Glu Trp 405 410 415

Gly Val Pro Cys Ala Thr Cys He Leu Asp Arg Arg Pro Ala Ser Cys 420 425 430

Gly Thr Cys Val Arg Asp Cys Trp Pro Glu Thr Gly Ser Val Arg Phe 435 440 445

Pro Phe His Arg Cys Gly Ala Gly Pro Lys Leu Thr Lys Asp Leu Glu 450 455 460

Ala Val Pro Phe Val Asn Arg Thr Thr Pro Phe Thr He Arg Gly Pro 465 470 475 480

Leu Gly Asn Gin Gly Arg Gly Asn Pro Val Arg Ser Pro Leu Gly Phe 485 490 495

Gly Ser Tyr Ala Met Thr Lys He Arg Asp Ser Leu His Leu Val Lys 500 505 510

Cys Pro Thr Pro Ala He Glu Pro Pro Thr Gly Thr Phe Gly Phe Phe 515 520 525

Pro Gly Val Pro Pro Leu Asn Asn Cys Leu Leu Leu Gly Thr Glu Val 530 535 540

Ser Glu Ala Leu Gly Gly Ala Gly Leu Thr Gly Gly Phe Tyr Glu Pro 545 550 555 560

Leu Val Arg Arg Arg Ser Glu Leu Met Gly Arg Arg Asn Pro Val Cys 565 570 575

Pro Gly Phe Ala Trp Leu Ser Ser Gly Arg Pro Asp Gly Phe He His 580 585 590

Val Gin Gly His Leu Gin Glu Val Asp Ala Gly Asn Phe He Pro Pro 595 600 605

Pro Arg Trp Leu Leu Leu Asp Phe Val Phe Val Leu Leu Tyr Leu Met 610 615 620

Lys Leu Ala Glu Ala Arg Leu Val Pro Leu He Leu Leu Leu Leu Trp 625 630 635 640

Trp Trp Val Asn Gin Leu Ala Val Leu Gly Leu Pro Ala Val Asp Ala 645 650 655

Ala Val Ala Gly Glu Val Phe Ala Gly Pro Ala Leu Ser Trp Cys Leu 660 665 670

Gly Leu Pro Thr Val Ser Met He Leu Gly Leu Ala Asn Leu Val Leu 675 680 685

Tyr Phe Arg Trp Met Gly Pro Gin Arg Leu Met Phe Leu Val Leu Trp 690 695 700

Lys Leu Ala Arg Gly Ala Phe Pro Leu Ala Leu Leu Met Gly He Ser 705 710 715 720

Ala Thr Arg Gly Arg Thr Ser Val Leu Gly Ala Glu Phe Cys Phe Asp 725 730 735

Val Thr Phe Glu Val Asp Thr Ser Val Leu Gly Trp Val Val Ala Ser 740 745 750

Val Val Ala Trp Ala He Ala Leu Leu Ser Ser Met Ser Ala Gly Gly 755 760 765

Trp Arg His Lys Ala Val He Tyr Arg Thr Trp Cys Lys Gly Tyr Gin 770 775 780

Ala He Arg Gin Arg Val Val Arg Ser Pro Leu Gly Glu Gly Arg Pro 785 790 795 800

Thr Lys Pro Leu Thr Phe Ala Trp Cys Leu Ala Ser Tyr He Trp Pro 805 810 815

Asp Ala Val Met Met Val Val Val Ala Leu Val Leu Leu Phe Gly Leu 820 825 830

Phe Asp Ala Leu Asp Trp Ala Leu Glu Glu Leu Leu Val Ser Arg Pro 835 840 845

Ser Leu Arg Arg Leu Ala Arg Val Val Glu Cys Cys Val Met Ala Gly 850 855 860

Glu Lys Ala Thr Thr Val Arg Leu Val Ser Lys Met Cys Ala Arg Gly 865 870 875 880

Ala Tyr Leu Phe Asp His Met Gly Ser Phe Ser Arg Ala Val Lys Glu 885 890 895

Arg Leu Leu Glu Trp Asp Ala Ala Leu Glu Pro Leu Ser Phe Thr Arg 900 905 910

Thr Asp Cys Arg He He Arg Asp Ala Ala Arg Thr Leu Ala Cys Gly 915 920 925

Gin Cys Val Met Gly Leu Pro Val Val Ala Arg Arg Gly Asp Glu Val 930 935 940

Leu He Gly Val Phe Gin Asp Val Asn His Leu Pro Pro Gly Phe Val 945 950 955 960

Pro Thr Ala Pro Val Val He Arg Arg Cys Gly Lys Gly Phe Leu Gly 965 970 975

Val Thr Lys Ala Ala Leu Thr Gly Arg Asp Pro Asp Leu His Pro Gly 980 985 990

Asn Val Met Val Leu Gly Thr Ala Thr Ser Arg Ser Met Gly Thr Cys 995 1000 1005

Leu Asn Gly Leu Leu Phe Thr Thr Phe His Gly Ala Ser Ser Arg Thr 1010 1015 1020

He Ala Thr Pro Val Gly Ala Leu Asn Pro Arg Trp Trp Ser Ala Ser 1025 1030 1035 1040

Asp Asp Val Thr Val Tyr Pro Leu Pro Asp Gly Ala Thr Ser Leu Thr 1045 1050 1055

Pro Cys Thr Cys Gin Ala Glu Ser Cys Trp Val He Arg Ser Asp Gly 1060 1065 1070

Ala Leu Cys His Gly Leu Ser Lys Gly Asp Lys Val Glu Leu Asp Val 1075 1080 1085

Ala Met Glu Val Ser Asp Phe Arg Gly Ser Ser Gly Ser Pro Val Leu 1090 1095 1100

Cys Asp Glu Gly His Ala Val Gly Met Leu Val Ser Val Leu His Ser 1105 1110 1115 1120

Gly Gly Arg Val Thr Ala Ala Arg Phe Thr Arg Pro Trp Thr Gin Val 1125 1130 1135

Pro Thr Asp Ala Lys Thr Thr Thr Glu Pro Pro Pro Val Pro Ala Lys 1140 1145 1150

Gly Val Phe Lys Glu Ala Pro Leu Phe Met Pro Thr Gly Ala Gly Lys 1155 1160 1165

Ser Thr Arg Val Pro Leu Glu Tyr Gly Asn Met Gly His Lys Val Leu 1170 1175 1180

He Leu Asn Pro Ser Val Ala Thr Val Arg Ala Met Gly Pro Tyr Met 1185 1190 1195 1200

Glu Arg Leu Ala Gly Lys His Pro Ser He Tyr Cys Gly His Asp Thr 1205 1210 1215

Thr Ala Phe Thr Arg He Thr Asp Ser Pro Leu Thr Tyr Ser Thr Tyr 1220 1225 1230

Gly Arg Phe Leu Ala Asn Pro Arg Gin Met Leu Arg Gly Val Ser Val 1235 1240 1245

Val He Cys Asp Glu Cys His Ser His Asp Ser Thr Val Leu Leu Gly 1250 1255 1260

He Gly Arg Val Arg Glu Leu Ala Arg Glu Cys Gly Val Gin Leu Val 1265 1270 1275 1280

Leu Tyr Ala Thr Ala Thr Pro Pro Gly Ser Pro Met Thr Gin His Pro 1285 1290 1295

Ser He He Glu Thr Lys Leu Asp Val Gly Glu He Pro Phe Tyr Gly 1300 1305 1310

His Gly He Pro Leu Glu Arg Met Arg Thr Gly Arg His Leu Val Phe 1315 1320 1325

Cys Tyr Ser Lys Ala Glu Cys Glu Arg Leu Ala Gly Gin Phe Ser Ala 1330 1335 1340

Arg Gly Val Asn Ala He Ala Tyr Tyr Arg Gly Lys Asp Ser Ser He 1345 1350 1355 1360

He Lys Asp Gly Asp Leu Val Val Cys Ala Thr Asp Ala Leu Ser Thr 1365 1370 1375

Gly Tyr Thr Gly Asn Phe Asp Ser Val Thr Asp Cys Gly Leu Val Val 1380 1385 1390

Glu Glu Val Val Glu Val Thr Leu Asp Pro Thr He Thr He Ser Leu 1395 1400 1405

Arg Thr Val Pro Ala Ser Ala Glu Leu Ser Met Gin Arg Arg Gly Arg 1410 1415 1420

Thr Gly Arg Gly Arg Ser Gly Arg Tyr Tyr Tyr Ala Gly Val Gly Lys 1425 1430 1435 1440

Ala Pro Ala Gly Val Val Arg Ser Gly Pro Val Trp Ser Ala Val Glu 1445 1450 1455

Ala Gly Val Thr Trp Tyr Gly Met Glu Pro Asp Leu Thr Ala Asn Leu 1460 1465 1470

Leu Arg Leu Tyr Asp Asp Cys Pro Tyr Thr Ala Ala Val Ala Ala Asp 1475 1480 1485

He Gly Glu Ala Ala Val Phe Phe Ser Gly Leu Ala Pro Leu Arg Met 1490 1495 1500

His Pro Asp Val Ser Trp Ala Lys Val Arg Gly Val Asn Trp Pro Leu 1505 1510 1515 1520

Leu Val Gly Val Gin Arg Thr Met Cys Arg Glu Thr Leu Ser Pro Gly 1525 1530 1535

Pro Ser Asp Asp Pro Gin Trp Ala Gly Leu Lys Gly Pro Asn Pro Val 1540 1545 1550

Pro Leu Leu Leu Arg Trp Gly Asn Asp Leu Pro Ser Lys Val Ala Gly 1555 1560 1565

His His He Val Asp Asp Leu Val Arg Arg Leu Gly Val Ala Glu Gly 1570 1575 1580

Tyr Val Arg Cys Asp Ala Gly Pro He Leu Met Val Gly Leu Ala He 1585 1590 1595 1600

Ala Gly Gly Met He Tyr Ala Ser Tyr Thr Gly Ser Leu Val Val Val 1605 1610 1615

Thr Asp Trp Asp Val Lys Gly Gly Gly Ser Pro Leu Tyr Arg His Gly 1620 1625 1630

Asp Gin Ala Thr Pro Gin Pro Val Val Gin Val Pro Pro Val Asp His 1635 1640 1645

Arg Pro Gly Gly Glu Ser Ala Pro Ser Asp Ala Lys Thr Val Thr Asp 1650 1655 1660

Ala Val Ala Ala He Gin Val Asp Cys Asp Trp Ser Val Met Thr Leu 1665 1670 1675 1680

Ser He Gly Glu Val Leu Ser Leu Ala Gin Ala Lys Thr Ala Glu Ala 1685 1690 1695

Tyr Thr Ala Thr Ala Lys Trp Leu Ala Gly Cys Tyr Thr Gly Thr Arg 1700 1705 1710

Ala Val Pro Thr Val Ser He Val Asp Lys Leu Phe Ala Gly Gly Trp 1715 1720 1725

Ala Ala Val Val Gly His Cys His Ser Val He Ala Ala Ala Val Ala 1730 1735 1740

Ala Tyr Gly Ala Ser Arg Ser Pro Pro Leu Ala Ala Ala Ala Ser Tyr 1745 1750 1755 1760

Leu Met Gly Leu Gly Val Gly Gly Asn Ala Gin Thr Arg Leu Ala Ser 1765 1770 1775

Ala Leu Leu Leu Gly Ala Ala Gly Thr Ala Leu Gly Thr Pro Val Val 1780 1785 1790

Gly Leu Thr Met Ala Gly Ala Phe Met Gly Gly Ala Ser Val Ser Pro 1795 1800 1805

Ser Leu Val Thr He Leu Leu Gly Ala Val Gly Gly Trp Glu Gly Val 1810 1815 1820

Val Asn Ala Ala Ser Leu Val Phe Asp Phe Met Ala Gly Lys Leu Ser 1825 1830 1835 1840

Ser Glu Asp Leu Trp Tyr Ala He Pro Val Leu Thr Ser Pro Gly Ala 1845 1850 1855

Gly Leu Ala Gly He Ala Leu Gly Leu Val Leu Tyr Ser Ala Asn Asn 1860 1865 1870

Ser Gly Thr Thr Thr Trp Leu Asn Arg Leu Leu Thr Thr Leu Pro Arg 1875 1880 1885

Ser Ser Cys He Pro Asp Ser Tyr Phe Gin Gin Ala Asp Tyr Cys Asp 1890 1895 1900

Lys Val Ser Ala Val Leu Arg Arg Leu Ser Leu Thr Arg Thr Val Val 1905 1910 1915 1920

Ala Leu Val Asn Arg Glu Pro Lys Val Asp Glu Val Gin Val Gly Tyr 1925 1930 1935

Val Trp Asp Leu Trp Glu Trp He Met Arg Gin Val Arg Met Val Met 1940 1945 1950

Ala Arg Leu Arg Ala Leu Cys Pro Val Val Ser Leu Pro Leu Trp His 1955 1960 1965

Cys Gly Glu Gly Trp Ser Gly Glu Trp Leu Leu Asp Gly His Val Glu 1970 1975 1980

Ser Arg Cys Leu Cys Gly Cys Val He Thr Gly Asp Val Phe Asn Gly 1985 1990 1995 2000

Gin Leu Lys Glu Pro Val Tyr Ser Thr Lys Leu Cys Arg His Tyr Trp 2005 2010 2015

Met Gly Thr Val Pro Val Asn Met Leu Gly Tyr Gly Glu Thr Ser Pro 2020 2025 2030

Leu Leu Ala Ser Asp Thr Pro Lys Val Val Pro Phe Gly Thr Ser Gly 2035 2040 2045

Trp Ala Glu Val Val Val Thr Pro Thr His Val Val He Arg Arg Thr 2050 2055 2060

Ser Pro Tyr Glu Leu Leu Arg Gin Gin He Leu Ser Ala Ala Val Ala 2065 2070 2075 2080

Glu Pro Tyr Tyr Val Asp Gly He Pro Val Ser Trp Asp Ala Asp Ala 2085 2090 2095

Arg Ala Pro Ala Met Val Tyr Gly Pro Gly Gin Ser Val Thr He Asp 2100 2105 2110

Gly Glu Arg Tyr Thr Leu Pro His Gin Leu Arg Leu Arg Asn Val Ala 2115 2120 2125

Pro Ser Glu Val Ser Ser Glu Val Ser He Asp He Gly Thr Glu Thr 2130 2135 2140

Glu Asp Ser Glu Leu Thr Glu Ala Asp Leu Pro Pro Ala Ala Ala Ala 2145 2150 2155 2160

Leu Gin Ala He Glu Asn Ala Ala Arg He Leu Glu Pro His He Asp 2165 2170 2175

Val He Met Glu Asp Cys Ser Thr Pro Ser Leu Cys Gly Ser Ser Arg 2180 2185 2190

Glu Met Pro Val Trp Gly Glu Asp He Pro Arg Thr Pro Ser Pro Ala 2195 2200 2205

Leu He Ser Val Thr Glu Ser Ser Ser Asp Glu Lys Thr Pro Ser Val 2210 2215 2220

Ser Ser Ser Gin Glu Asp Thr Pro Ser Ser Asp Ser Phe Glu Val He 2225 2230 2235 2240

Gin Glu Ser Glu Thr Ala Glu Gly Glu Glu Ser Val Phe Asn Val Ala 2245 2250 2255

Leu Ser Val Leu Glu Ala Leu Phe Pro Gin Ser Asp Ala Thr Arg Lys 2260 2265 2270

Leu Thr Val Arg Met Asn Cys Cys Val Glu Lys Ser Val Thr Arg Phe 2275 2280 2285

Phe Ser Leu Gly Leu Thr Val Ala Asp Val Ala Ser Leu Cys Glu Met 2290 2295 2300

Glu He Gin Asn His Thr Ala Tyr Cys Asp Lys Val Arg Thr Pro Leu 2305 2310 2315 2320

Glu Leu Gin Val Gly Cys Leu Val Gly Asn Glu Leu Thr Phe Glu Cys 2325 2330 2335

Asp Lys Cys Glu Ala Arg Gin Glu Thr Leu Ala Ser Phe Ser Tyr He 2340 2345 2350

Trp Ser Gly Val Pro Leu Thr Arg Ala Thr Pro Ala Lys Pro Pro Val 2355 2360 2365

Val Arg Pro Val Gly Ser Leu Leu Val Ala Asp Thr Thr Lys Val Tyr 2370 2375 2380

Val Thr Asn Pro Asp Asn Val Gly Arg Arg Val Asp Lys Val Thr Phe 2385 2390 2395 2400

Trp Arg Ala Pro Arg Val His Asp Lys Tyr Leu Val Asp Ser He Glu 2405 2410 2415

Arg Ala Arg Arg Ala Ala Gin Ala Cys Gin Ser Met Gly Tyr Thr Tyr 2420 2425 2430

Glu Glu Ala He Arg Thr Val Arg Pro His Ala Ala Met Gly Trp Gly 2435 2440 2445

Ser Lys Val Ser Val Lys Asp Leu Ala Thr Pro Ala Gly Lys Met Ala 2450 2455 2460

Val His Asp Arg Leu Gin Glu He Leu Glu Gly Thr Pro Val Pro Phe 2465 2470 2475 2480

Thr Leu Thr Val Lys Lys Glu Val Phe Phe Lys Asp Arg Lys Glu Glu 2485 2490 2495

Lys Ala Pro Arg Leu He Val Phe Pro Pro Leu Asp Phe Arg He Ala 2500 2505 2510

Glu Lys Leu He Leu Gly Asp Pro Gly Arg Val Ala Lys Ala Val Leu 2515 2520 2525

Gly Gly Ala Tyr Ala Phe Gin Tyr Thr Pro Asn Gin Arg Val Lys Glu 2530 2535 2540

Met Leu Lys Leu Trp Glu Ser Lys Lys Thr Pro Cys Ala He Cys Val 2545 2550 2555 2560

Asp Ala Thr Cys Phe Asp Ser Ser He Thr Glu Glu Asp Val Ala Leu 2565 2570 2575

Glu Thr Glu Leu Tyr Ala Leu Ala Ser Asp His Pro Glu Trp Val Arg 2580 2585 2590

Ala Leu Gly Lys Tyr Tyr Ala Ser Gly Thr Met Val Thr Pro Glu Gly 2595 2600 2605

Val Pro Val Gly Glu Arg Tyr Cys Arg Ser Ser Gly Val Leu Thr Thr 2610 2615 2620

Ser Ala Ser Asn Cys Leu Thr Cys Tyr He Lys Val Lys Ala Ala Cys 2625 2630 2635 2640

Glu Arg Val Gly Leu Lys Asn Val Ser Leu Leu He Ala Gly Asp Asp 2645 2650 2655

Cys Leu He He Cys Glu Arg Pro Val Cys Asp Pro Cys Asp Ala Leu 2660 2665 2670

Gly Arg Ala Leu Ala Ser Tyr Gly Tyr Ala Cys Glu Pro Ser Tyr His 2675 2680 2685

Ala Ser Leu Asp Thr Ala Pro Phe Cys Ser Thr Trp Leu Ala Glu Cys 2690 2695 2700

Asn Ala Asp Gly Lys Arg His Phe Phe Leu Thr Thr Asp Phe Arg Arg 2705 2710 2715 2720

Pro Leu Ala Arg Met Ser Ser Glu Tyr Ser Asp Pro Met Ala Ser Ala 2725 2730 2735

He Gly Tyr He Leu Leu Tyr Pro Trp His Pro He Thr Arg Trp Val 2740 2745 2750

He He Pro His Val Leu Thr Cys Ala Phe Arg Gly Gly Gly Thr Pro 2755 2760 2765

Ser Asp Pro Val Trp Cys Gin Val His Gly Asn Tyr Tyr Lys Phe Pro 2770 2775 2780

Leu Asp Lys Leu Pro Asn He He Val Ala Leu His Gly Pro Ala Ala 2785 2790 2795 2800

Leu Arg Val Thr Ala Asp Thr Thr Lys Thr Lys Met Glu Ala Gly Lys 2805 2810 2815

Val Leu Ser Asp Leu Lys Leu Pro Gly Leu Ala Val His Arg Lys Lys 2820 2825 2830

Ala Gly Ala Leu Arg Thr Arg Met Leu Arg Ser Arg Gly Trp Ala Glu 2835 2840 2845

Leu Ala Arg Gly Leu Leu Trp His Pro Gly Leu Arg Leu Pro Pro Pro 2850 2855 2860

Glu He Ala Gly He Pro Gly Gly Phe Pro Leu Ser Pro Pro Tyr Met 2865 2870 2875 2880

Gly Val Val His Gin Leu Asp Phe Thr Ser Gin Arg Ser Arg Trp Arg 2885 2890 2895

Trp Leu Gly Phe Leu Ala Leu Leu He Val Ala Leu Phe Gly 2900 2905 2910

(2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:184:

(i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:

(A) LENGTH: 39 base pairs

(B) TYPE: nucleic acid

(C) STRANDEDNESS: both

(D) TOPOLOGY: linear

(ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA

(iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO

(iv) ANTI-SENSE: NO

(vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:

(C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Primer GV5446IRT

(xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:184:

CGGTCCCTCG AACTCCAGCG AGTCTTTTTT TTTTTTTTT 39

(2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:185:

(i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:

(A) LENGTH: 70 amino acids

(B) TYPE: amino acid

(C) STRANDEDNESS: double

(D) TOPOLOGY: unknown

(ii) MOLECULE TYPE: protein

(iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO

(iv) ANTI-SENSE: NO (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:

(C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: GE-CAP from T55806

(xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:185:

Met Ser Leu Leu Thr Asn Arg Phe He Arg Arg Val Asp Lys Asp Gin 1 5 10 15

Trp Gly Pro Gly Val Thr Gly Thr Asp Pro Glu Pro Cys Pro Ser Arg 20 25 30

Trp Ala Gly Lys Cys Met Gly Pro Pro Ser Ser Ala Ala Ala Cys Ser 35 40 45

Arg Gly Ser Pro Arg He Leu Arg Val Arg Ala Gly Gly He Ser Leu 50 55 60

Phe Tyr Thr He Met Ala 65 70

(2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:186:

(i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:

(A) LENGTH: 401 base pairs

(B) TYPE: nucleic acid

(C) STRANDEDNESS: double

(D) TOPOLOGY: unknown

(ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA

(iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO

(iv) ANTI-SENSE: NO

(vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:

(C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: HGV-S59 Variant

(xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:186:

AGACGCAATG ACTCGGCGCC GACTCGGCGA CCGGCCAAAA GGTGGTGGAT GGGTGATGAC 60 AGGGTTGGTA GGTCGTAAAT CCCGGTCACC TTGGTAGCCA CTATAGGTGG GTCTTAAGAG 120

AAGGTTAAGA TTCCTCTTGT GCCTGCGGCG AGACCGCGCA CGGTCCACAG GTGTTGGCCC 180

TACCGGTGTG AATAAGGGCC CGACGTCAGG CTCGTCGTTA AACCGAGCCC GTTACCCACC 240

TGGGCAAACG ACGCCCACGT ACGGTCCACG TCGCCCTTCA ATGCCTCTCT TGGCCAATAG 300

GTTTATCCGG CGAGTTGACA AGGACCAGTG GGGGCCGGGG GCTTGGGGAA GGACCTCAAG 360

CCCTGCCCTT CCCGGTGGGG CGGGAAATGC ATGGGGCCAC C 401

(2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:187:

(i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:

(A) LENGTH: 401 base pairs

(B) TYPE: nucleic acid

(C) STRANDEDNESS: double

(D) TOPOLOGY: unknown

(ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA

(iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO

(iv) ANTI-SENSE: NO

(vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:

(C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: HGV-S368 Variant

(xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:187:

AGACGCAATG ACTCGGCGCC AACTCGGCGA CCGGCCAAAA GGTGGTGGAT GGGTGATGAC 60

AGGGTTGGTA GGTCGTAAAT CCCGGTCACC TTGGTAGCCA CTATAGGTGG GTCTTAAGAG 120

AAGGTTAAGA TTCCTCTTGT GCCTGCGGCG AGACCGCGCA CGGTCCACAG GTGTTGGCCC 180

TACCGGTGTG AATAAGGGCC CGACGTCAGG CTCGTCGTTA AACCGAGCCC GTTACCCACC 240

CGGGCAAACG ACGCCCACGT ACGGTCCACG TCGCCCTTCA ATGTCTCTCT TGACCAATAG 300

GCTTAGCCGG CGAGTTGACA AGGACCAGTG GGGGCCGGGG GCTTGGAGAG GGACTCCAAG 360 TCCTGCCCTT CCCGGTGGGC CGGGAAATGC ATGGGGCCAC C 401

(2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:188:

(i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:

(A) LENGTH: 402 base pairs

(B) TYPE: nucleic acid

(C) STRANDEDNESS: double

(D) TOPOLOGY: unknown

(ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA

(iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO

(iv) ANTI-SENSE: NO

(Vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:

(C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: HGV-S309 VARIANT

(xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:188:

AGACGCAATG ACTCGGCGCC GACTCGGCGA CCGGCCAAAA GGTGGTGGAT GGGTGATGAC 60

AGGGTTGGTA GGTCGTAAAT CCCGGTCATC CTGGTAGCCA CTATAGGTGG GTCTTAAGAG 120

AAGGTTAAGA TTCCTCTTGT GCATGCGGCG AGAACGCGCA CGGTCCACAG GTGTTGGCCC 180

TACCGGTGTG AATAAGGGCC CGACGTCAGG CTCGTCGTTA AACCGAGCCC GTTACCCACC 240

TGGGCAAACG ACGCCCACGT ACGGTCCACG TCGCCCTTCA ATGTCTCTCT TGACCAATAG 300

GTTTATCCGG CGAGTTGACA AGGACCAGTG GGGGCCGGGG GTCACGGGGA AGGACCCCGG 360

ATCCTGCCCT TCCCGGTGGG CCGGGAAATG CATGGGGCCA CC 402

(2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:189:

(i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:

(A) LENGTH: 402 base pairs

(B) TYPE: nucleic acid

(C) STRANDEDNESS: double

(D) TOPOLOGY: unknown (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA

(iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO

(iv) ANTI-SENSE: NO

(vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:

(C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: HGV-FZ VARIANT

(xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:189:

AGACGCAATG ACTCGGCGCC GACTCGGCGA CCGGCCAAAA GGTGGTGGAT GGGTGATGAC 60

AGGGTTGGTA GGTCGTAAAT CCCGGTCACC TTGGTAGCCA CTATAGGTGG GTCTTAAGAG 120

AAGGTTAAGA TTCCTCTTGT GCCTGCGGCG AGACCGCGCA CGGTCCACAG GTGTTGGCCC 180

TACCGGTGTG AATAAGGGCC CGACGTCAGG CTCGTCGTTA AACCGAGCCC GCTACCCACC 240

TGGGCAAACG ACGCCCATGT ACGGTCCACG TCGCCCTTCA ATGTCTCTCT TGACCAATAG 300

GATTCGTCCG GCGAGTTGAC AAGGACCAGT GGGGGCCGGG GGCCTGGGGA AGGACCCCAG 360

ACCCTGCCCT TCCCGGTGGG ACGGGAAATG CATGGGGCCA CC 402

(2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:190:

(i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:

(A) LENGTH: 401 base pairs

(B) TYPE: nucleic acid

(C) STRANDEDNESS: double

(D) TOPOLOGY: unknown

(ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA

(iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO

(iv) ANTI-SENSE: NO

(vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:

(C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: HGV-G21 VARIANT (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:190:

AGACGCAATG ACTCGGCGCC GACTCGGCGA CCGGCCAAAA GGTGGTGGAT GGGTGATGAC 60

AGGGTTGGTA GGTCGTAAAT CCCGGTCACC TTGGTAGCCA CTATAGGTGG GTCTTAAGAG 120

AAGGTTAAGA TTCCTCTTGT GCCTGCGGCG AGACCGCGCA CGGTCCACAG GTGTTGGTCC 180

TACCGGTGTG AATAAGGACC CGACGTCAGG CTCGTCGTTA AACCGAGCCC GTTACCCACC 240

TGGGCAAACG ACGCCCACGT ACGGTCCACG TCGCCCTTCA ATGTCTCTCT TGACCAATAG 300

GCTTAGCCGG CGAGTTGACA AGGACCAGTG GGGGCCGGGG GCTTGGGGAA GGACCCCAAG 360

CCCTGCCCTT CCCGGTGGGC CGGGAAATGC ATGGGGCCAC C 401

(2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:191:

(i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:

(A) LENGTH: 402 base pairs

(B) TYPE: nucleic acid

(C) STRANDEDNESS: double

(D) TOPOLOGY: unknown

(ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA

(iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO

(iv) ANTI-SENSE: NO

(vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:

(C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: HGV-G23 VARIANT

(xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:191:

AGACGCAATG ACTCGGCGCC AACTCGGCGA CCGGCCAAAA GGTGGTGGAT GGGTGATGAC 60

AGGGTTGGTA GGTCGTAAAT CCCGGTCACC TTGGTAGCCA CTATAGGTGG GTCTTAAGAG 120

AAGGTTAAGA TTCCTCTTGT GCCTGCGGCG AGACCGCGCA CGGTCCGCAG GTGTTGGCCC 180

TACCGGTGTG AATAAGGGCC CGACATCAGG CATGTCGTTA AACCGAGCCC GTTACCCGCC 240 TGGGCTAACG ACGCCCACGT ACGGTCCACG TCGCCCTTCA ATGTCTCTCT TGACCAATAG 300

GTTTATCCGG CGAGTTGACA AGGACCAGTG GGGGCCGGGG GTTACGGGGA AGGACCCCGA 360

ACCCTGCCCT TCCCGGCGGA CCGGGAAATG CATGGGGCCA CC 402

(2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:192:

(i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:

(A) LENGTH: 405 base pairs

(B) TYPE: nucleic acid

(C) STRANDEDNESS: double

(D) TOPOLOGY: unknown

(ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA

(iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO

(iv) ANTI-SENSE: NO

(vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:

(C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: HGV-G59 VARIANT

(xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:192:

AGACGCAATG ACTCGGCGCC GACTCGGCGA CCGGCCAAAA GGTGGTGGAT GGGTGATGCC 60

AGGGTTGGTA GGTCGTAAAT CCCGGTCATC TTGGTAGCCA CTATAGGTGG GTCTTAAGAG 120

AAGGTTAAGA TTCCTCTTGT GCCTGCGGCG AGACCGCGCA CGGTCCACAG GTGTTGGCCC 180

TACCGGTGGG AATAAGGGCC CGACGTCAGG CTCGTCGTTA AACTGAGCCC GTAACCCACC 240

TGGGCAAACG ACGCCCACGT ACGGTCCACG TCGCCCTTCA ATGCCTCTCT TGGCCAATAG 300

GGATTATTCC CGGCGAGTTG GCAAGGACCA GTGGGGGCCG GGAGCTACAG AGAAGGACTC 360

TGAGCTCTGC CCTTCCCGGT GGAACGGGAA ATGCATGGGG CCACC 405

(2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:193:

(i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:

(A) LENGTH: 402 base pairs (B) TYPE: nucleic acid

(C) STRANDEDNESS: double

(D) TOPOLOGY: unknown

(ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA

(iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO

(iv) ANTI-SENSE: NO

(vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:

(C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: HGV-E36 VARIANT

(xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:193:

AGACGCAATG ACTCGGCGCC GACTCGGCGA CCGGCCAAAA GGTGGTGGAT GGGTGATGAC 60

AGGGTTGGTA GGTCGTAAAT CCCGGTCACC TTGGTAGCCA CTATAGGTGG GTCTTAAGAG 120

AAGGTTAAGA TTCCTCTTGT GCCTGCGGCG AGACCGCGCA CGGCCCACAG GTGTTGGCCC 180

TACCGGTGTG AATAAGGGCC CGACGTCAGG CTCGTCGTTA AACCGAGCCC ACTACCCACC 240

TGGGCAAACG ACGCCCACGT ACGGTCTACG TCGCCCTTCA ATGTCTCTCT TGACCAATAG 300

GCTAAGCCGG CGAGTTGACA AAGACCAGTG GGGGCCGGGG GTCACAGGGA TGGACCCTGG 360

ACCCTGCCCT TCCCGGTGGA GTGGGAAATG CATGGGGCCA CC 402

(2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:194:

(i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:

(A) LENGTH: 402 base pairs

(B) TYPE: nucleic acid

(C) STRANDEDNESS: double

(D) TOPOLOGY: unknown

(ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA

(iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO

(iv) ANTI-SENSE: NO (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:

(C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: HGV-R38730 VARIANT

(xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:194:

AGACGCAATG ACTCGGCGCC GACTCGGCGA CCGGCCAAAA GGTGGTGGAT GGGTGATGAC 60

AGGGTTGGTA GGTCGTAAAT CCCGGTCACC TTGGTAGCCA CTATAGGTGG GTCTTAAGAG 120

AAGGTTAAGG ATCCTCTTGT GCCTGCGGCG AGACCGCGCA CGGTCCACAG GTGTTGGCCC 180

TACCGGTGTG AATAAGGGCC CGACGTCAGG CTCGTCGTTA AACCGAGCCC GTATCCCACC 240

TGGGCAAACG ACGCCCACGT ACGGTCCACG TCGCCCTTCA ATGTCTCTCT TGACCAATAG 300

GTTCGTCCGG CGAGTTGACA AGGACCAGTG GGGGCCGGGG GTTGCGGGGA AGGACCCCGA 360

ACTCTGCCCT TCCCGGTGGG CCGGGAAATG CATGGGGCCA CC 402

(2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:195:

(i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:

(A) LENGTH: 401 base pairs

(B) TYPE: nucleic acid

(C) STRANDEDNESS: double

(D) TOPOLOGY: unknown

(ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA

(iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO

(iv) ANTI-SENSE: NO

(vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:

(C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: HGV-G281 VARIANT

(xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:195:

AGACGCAATG ACTCGGCGCC GACTCGGCGA CCGGCCAAAA GGTGGTGGAT GGGTGATGAC 60

AGGGTTGGTA GGTCGTAAAT CCCGGTCACC TTGGTAGCCA CTATAGGTGG GTCTTAAGAG 120 AAGGTTAAGA TTCCTCTTGT GCCTGCGGCG AGACCGCGCA CGGTCCACAG GTGTTGGTCC 180

TACCGGTGTG AATAAGGACC CGACGTCAGG CTCGTCGTTA AACCGAGCCC GTTACCCACC 240

TGGGCAAACG ACGCCCACGT ACGGTCCACG TCGCCCTTCA ATGTCTCTCT TGACCAATAG 300

GCTTAGCCGG CGAGTTGACA AGGACCAGTG GGGGCCGGGG GCTTGGGGAA GGACCCCAAG 360

CCCTGCCCTT CCCGGTGGGC CGGGAAATGC ATGGGGCCAC C 401

(2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:196:

(i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:

(A) LENGTH: 402 base pairs

(B) TYPE: nucleic acid

(C) STRANDEDNESS: double

(D) TOPOLOGY: unknown

(ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA

(iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO

(iv) ANTI-SENSE: NO

(vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:

(C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: HGV-G157 VARIANT

(xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:196:

AGACGCAATG ACTCGGCGCC GACCCGGCGA CCGGCCAAAA GGTGGTGGAT GGGTGATGCC 60

AGGGTTGGTA GGTCGTAAAT CCCGGTCATC TTGGTAGCCA CTATAGGTGG GTCTTAAGGG 120

AAGGTTAAGA TTCCTCTTGT GCCTGTGGCG AGACAGCGCA CGGTCCACAG GTGTTGGCCC 180

TACCGGTGTG AATAAGGGCC CGACGTCAGG CTCGTCGTTA AACCGAGACC GACACCCACC 240

TGGGCAAACG ACGCCCACGT ACGGTCCACG TCGCCCTTCA ATGTCTCTCT TGACCAATAG 300

GCTTTGCCGG CGAGTTGACA AGGACCAGTG GGGGCCGGGT GCTGGGGGAA GGACCCCCTT 360

GCACCGCCCT TCCCGGTGGG ACGGGAAATG CATGGGGCCA CC 402 (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:197:

(i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:

(A) LENGTH: 401 base pairs

(B) TYPE: nucleic acid

(C) STRANDEDNESS: double

(D) TOPOLOGY: unknown

(ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA

(iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO

(iv) ANTI-SENSE: NO

(vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:

(C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: HGV-G154 VARIANT

(xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:197:

AGACGCAATG ACTCGGCGCC GACTCGGCGA CCGGCCAAAA GGTGGTGGAT GGGTGATGAC 60

AGGGTTGGTA GGTCGTAAAT CCCGGTCATC CTGGTAGCCA CTATAGGTGG GTCTTAAGAG 120

AAGGTTAAGA TTCCTCTTAC GCCTGCGGCG AGACCGCGCA CGGTCCACAG GTGCTGGCCT 180

TACCGGTGTG AATAAAGGCC CGACGTCAGG CTCGTCGTTA AACCGAGCCC GTCACCCACC 240

TGGGCAAACG ACGCCCACGT ACGGTCCACG TCGCCCTTCA ATGTCTCTCT TGACCAGTAG 300

GTTTAACCGG CGAGTTGACA AGGACCAGTG GGGGCCGGGG CCTTGGAGAT GGACTCCAAG 360

TCCTGCCCTT CCCGGTGGGC CGGGAAATGC ATGGGGCCAC C 401

(2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:198:

(i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:

(A) LENGTH: 401 base pairs

(B) TYPE: nucleic acid

(C) STRANDEDNESS: double

(D) TOPOLOGY: unknown

(ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO

(iv) ANTI-SENSE: NO

(vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:

(C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: HGV-G213 VARIANT

(xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:198:

AGACGCAATG ACTCGGCGCC AACTCGGCGA CCGGCCAAAA GGTGGTGGAT GGGTGATGAC 60

AGGGTTGGTA GGTCGTAAAT CCCGGTCACC TTGGTAGCCA CTATAGGTGG GTCTTAAGAG 120

AAGGTTAAGA TTCCTCTTGT GCCTGCGGCG AGACCGCGCA CGGTCCACAG GTGTTGGTCC 180

TACCGGTGGG AATAAGGGCC CGACGTCAGG CTCGTCGTTA AACCGAGCCC GTCACCCACC 240

TGGGCAAACG ACGCCCACGT ATGGTCCACG TCGCCCTTCA ATGCCTCTCT TGGCCAATAG 300

GTTTATCCGG CGAGTTGACA AGGACCAGTG GGGGCCGGGG GTTCGGGGAA GGACCCCGTA 360

CCCTGCCCTT CCCGGTGGAA CGGGAAATGC ATGGGGCCAC C 401

(2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:199:

(i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:

(A) LENGTH: 401 base pairs

(B) TYPE: nucleic acid

(C) STRANDEDNESS: double

(D) TOPOLOGY: unknown

(ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA

(iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO

(iv) ANTI-SENSE: NO

(Vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:

(C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: HGV-G204 VARIANT

(xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:199: AGACGCAATG ACTCGGCGCC GACTCGGCGA CCGGCCAAAA GGTGGTGGAT GGGTGATGAC 60

AGGGTTGGTA GGTCGTAAAT CCCGGTCACC TTGGTAGCCA CTATAGGTGG GTCTTAAGAG 120

AAGGTTAAGA TTCCTCTTGT GCCTGCGGCG AGACCGCGCA CGGTCCACAG GTGTTGGCCC 180

TACCGGTGTT AATAAGGGCC CGACGTCAGG CTCGTCGTTA AACCGAGCCC GTCACCCACC 240

TGGGCAAACG ACGCCCACGT ACGGTCCACG TCGCCCTTCA ATGTCTCTCT TGACCAATAG 300

GCTTAGCCGG CGAGTTGACA AGGACCAGTG GGGGCCGGGG GCCTGGAGAG GGACTCCAGG 360

TCCTGCCCTT CCCGGTGGGC CGGGAAATGC ATGGGGCCAC C 401

(2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:200:

(i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:

(A) LENGTH: 402 base pairs

(B) TYPE: nucleic acid

(C) STRANDEDNESS: double

(D) TOPOLOGY: unknown

(ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA

(iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO

(iv) ANTI-SENSE: NO

(vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:

(C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: HGV-G191 VARIANT

(xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:200:

AGACGCAATG ACTCGGCGCC GACTCGGCGA CCGGCCAAAA GGTGGTGGAT GGGTGATGAC 60

AGGGTTGGTA GGTCGTAAAT CCCGGTCATC CTGGTAGCCA CTATAGGTGG GTCTTAAGAG 120

AAGGTTAAGG ATCCTCTTGT GCCTGCGGCG AGACCGCGCA CGGTCCACAG GTGTTGGCCC 180

TACCGGTGTG AATAAGGGCC CGACGTCAGG CTCGTCGCTA AACCGAGCCC GTATCCCACC 240

TGGGCAAACG ACGCCCACGT ACGGTCCACG TCGCCCTTCA ATGTCTCTCT TGACCAATAG 300 GTTTATCCGG CGAGTTGACA AGGACCAGTG GGGGCCGGAG GTTACGGGGA AGGACCCCGA 360

GCCTCGCCCT TCCCGGTGGG CCGGGAAATG CATGGGGCCA CC 402

(2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:201:

(i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:

(A) LENGTH: 402 base pairs

(B) TYPE: nucleic acid

(C) STRANDEDNESS: double

(D) TOPOLOGY: unknown

(ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA

(iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO

(iv) ANTI-SENSE: NO

(vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:

(C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: HGV-G299 VARIANT

(xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:201:

AGACGCAATG ACTCGGCGCC GACTCGGCGA CCGGCCAAAA GGTGGTGGAT GGGTGATGAC 60

AGGGTTGGTA GGTCGTAAAT CCCGGTCACC TTGGTAGCCA CTATAGGTGG GTCTTAAGAG 120

AAGGTTAAGA TTCCTCTTGT GCCTGCGGCG AGACCGCGCA CGGTCCACAG GTGTTGGCCC 180

TACCGGTGTG AATAAGGGCC CGACGTCAGG CTCGTCGTTA AACCGAGCCC GTCACCCACC 240

TGGGCAAACG ACGCCCACGC ACGGTCCACG TCGCCCTTCA ATGCCTCTCT TGGCCAATAG 300

GAGTATCCGG CGAGTTGACA AGGACCAGTG GGGGCCGGGA GTCACGGGGA TGGACCCCGG 360

GCTCTGCCCT TCCCGGTGGA ACGGGAAATG CATGGGGCCA CC 402

(2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:202:

(i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:

(A) LENGTH: 402 base pairs

(B) TYPE: nucleic acid

(C) STRANDEDNESS: double (D) TOPOLOGY: unknown

(ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA

(iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO

(iv) ANTI-SENSE: NO

(vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:

(C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: HGV-T56957 VARIANT

(xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:202:

AGACGCAATG ACTCGGCGCC GACTCGGCGA CCGGCCAAAA GGTGGTGGAT GGGTGATGAC 60

AGGGTTGGTA GGTCGTAAAT CCCGGTCACC TTGGTAGCCA CTATAGGTGG GTCTTAAGAG 120

AAGGTTAAGA TTCCTCTTGT GCCTGCGGCG AGACCGCGCA CGGTCCACAG GTGTTGGCCC 180

TACCGGTGTG AATAAGGGCC CGACGTCAGG CTCGTCGTTA AACCGAGCCC ATCACCCACC 240

TGGGCAAACG ACGCCCACGT ACGGTCCACG TCGCCCTACA ATGTCTCTCT TGACCAATAG 300

GCTTAGCCGG CGAGTTGACA AGGACCAGTG GGGGCCGGGG GTCACAGGGA TGGACCCTGG 360

GCCCTGCCCT TCCCGGTGGG GTGGGAAATG CATGGGGCCA CC 402

(2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:203:

(i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:

(A) LENGTH: 401 base pairs

(B) TYPE: nucleic acid

(C) STRANDEDNESS: double

(D) TOPOLOGY: unknown

(ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA

(iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO

(iv) ANTI-SENSE: NO

(vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:

(C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: HGV-C01698 VARIANT (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:203:

AGACGCAATG ACTCGGCGCC GACTCGGCGA CCGGCCAAAA GGTGGTGGAT GGGTGATGAC 60

AGGGTTGGTA GGTCGTAAAT CCCGGTCACC TTGGTAGCCA CTATAGGTGG GTCTTAAGAG 120

AAGGTTAAGA TTCCTCTTGT GCCTGCGGCG AGACCGCGCA CGGTCCACAG GTGTTGGCCC 180

TACCGGTGTG AATAAGGGCC CGACGTCAGG CTCGTCGTTA AACCGAGCCC GTCACCCACC 240

TGGGCAAACG ACGCCCACGT ACGGTCCACG TCGCCCTTCA ATGTCTCTCT TGACCAATAG 300

GCTTAGCCGG CGAGTTGACA AGGACCAGTG GGGGCCGGGG GCTTGGAGAT GGACTCCAAG 360

TCCTGCCCTT CCCGGTGGGC CGGGAAATGC ATGGGGCCAC C 401

(2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:204:

(i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:

(A) LENGTH: 402 base pairs

(B) TYPE: nucleic acid

(C) STRANDEDNESS: double

(D) TOPOLOGY: unknown

(ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA

(iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO

(iv) ANTI-SENSE: NO

(vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:

(C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: HGV-T27034 VARIANT

(xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:204:

AGACGCAATG ACTCGGCGCC GACTCGGCGA CCGGCCAAAA GGTGGTGGAT GGGTGATGAC 60

AGGGTTGGTA GGTCGTAAAT CCCGGTCACC TTGGTAGCCA CTATAGGTGG GTCTTAAGAG 120

AAGGTTAAGA TTCCTCTTGT GCCTGCGGCG AGACCGCGCA CGGTCCACAG GTGTTGGCCC 180 TACCGGTGTG AATAAGGGCC CGACGTCAGG CTCGTCGTTA AACCGAGCCC ATTTCCCGCC 240

TGGGCTAACG ACGCCCACGT ACGGTCCACG TCGCCCTTCA ATGTCTCTCT TGACCAATAG 300

GTTTATCCGG CGAGTTGACA AGGACCAGTG GGGGCCGGGA GTCACTGGGA TGGACCCAGG 360

GCTCTGCCCT TCCCGGCGGG GTGGGAAAAG CATGGGGCCA CC 402

(2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:205:

(i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:

(A) LENGTH: 401 base pairs

(B) TYPE: nucleic acid

(C) STRANDEDNESS: double

(D) TOPOLOGY: unknown

(ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA

(iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO

(iv) ANTI-SENSE: NO

(vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:

(C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: HGV-E57963 VARIANT

(xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:205:

AGACGCAATG ACTCGGCGCC GACTCGGCGA CCGGCCAAAA GGTGGTGGAT GGGTGATGAC 60

AGGGTTGGTA GGTCGTAAAT CCCGGTCACC TTGGTAGCCA CTATAGGTGG GTCTTAAGAG 120

AAGGTTAAGA TTCCTCTTGT GCCTGCGGCG AGACCGCGCA CGGTCCGCAG GTGTTGGCCC 180

TACCGGTGTG AATAAGGGCC CGACGTCAGG CTCGTCGTTA AACCGAGCCC GTCACCCACC 240

TGGGCAAACG ACGCCCACGT ACGGTCCACG TCGCCCTTCA ATGTCTCTCT TGACCAATAG 300

GCTTAGCCGG CGAGTTGACA AGGACCAGTG GGGGCCGGGG GCTTGGAGAA GGACTCCAAG 360

TCCTGCCCTT CCCGGTGGGC CGGGAAATGC ATGGGGCCAC C 401

(2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:206: (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:

(A) LENGTH: 401 base pairs

(B) TYPE: nucleic acid

(C) STRANDEDNESS: double

(D) TOPOLOGY: unknown

(ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA

(iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO

(iv) ANTI-SENSE: NO

(vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:

(C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: HGV-R37166 VARIANT

(xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:206:

AGACGCAATG ACTCGGCGCC GACTCGGCGA CCGGCCAAAA GGTGGTGGAT GGGTGATGAC 60

AGGGTTGGTA GGTCGTAAAT CCCGGTCACC TTGGTAGCCA CTATAGGTGG GTCTTAAGAG 120

AAGGTTAAGA TTCCTCTTGT GCCTGCGGCG AGACCGCGCA CGGTCCACAG GTGTTGGCCC 180

TACCGGTGTG AATAAGGGCC CGACGTCAGG CTCGTCGTTA AACCGAGCCC GTAACCCGCC 240

TGGGCAAACG ACGCCCACGT ACGGTCCACG TCGCCCTTCA ATGTCTCTCT TGACCAATAG 300

GTTTAACCGG CGAGTTGACA AGGACCAGTG GGGGCCGGGG CCTTGGAGAT GGACTCCAAG 360

TCCTGCCCTT CCCGGCGGGC CGGGAAATGC ATGGGGCCAC C 401

(2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:207:

(i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:

(A) LENGTH: 404 base pairs

(B) TYPE: nucleic acid

(C) STRANDEDNESS: double

(D) TOPOLOGY: unknown

(ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA

(iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO ( iv ) ANTI-SENSE : NO

(vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:

(C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: HGV-B5 VARIANT

(xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:207:

AGACGCAATG ACTCGGCGCC GACTCGGCGA CCGGCCAAAA GGTGGTGGAT GGGTGATGAC 60

AGGGTTGGTA GGTCGTAAAT CCCGGTCATC CTGGTAGCCA CTATAGGTGG GTCTTAAGGG 120

AAGGTTAAGA TTCCTCTTGT GCCTGCGGCG AGACCGCGCA CGGTCCACAG GTGTTGGCCC 180

TACCGGTGTG AATAAGGGCC CGACGTCAGG CTCGTCGTTA AACCGAGCCC GTCACCCACC 240

TGGGCTAACG ACGCCCACGT ACGGTCCACG TCGCCCTTCA ATGTCTCTCT TGACCAATAG 300

GCTTTTTGCC GGCGAGTTGA CAAGGACCAG TGGGGGCCGG GGGTTATGGG GAAGGACCCC 360

AAACCCTGCC CTTCCCGGTG GGCCGGGAAA TGCATGGGGC CACC 404

(2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:208:

(i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:

(A) LENGTH: 402 base pairs

(B) TYPE: nucleic acid

(C) STRANDEDNESS: double

(D) TOPOLOGY: unknown

(ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA

(iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO

(iv) ANTI-SENSE: NO

(vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:

(C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: HGV-B33 VARIANT

(xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:208:

AGACGCAATG ACTCGGCGCC GACTCGGCGA CCGGCCAAAA GGTGGTGGAT GGGTGATGAC 60 AGGGTTGGTA GGTCGTAAAT CCCGGTCATC CTGGTAGCCA CTATAGGTGG GTCTTAAGAG 120

AAGGTTAAGA TTCCTCTTGT GCCTGCGGCG AGACCGCGCA CGGTCCACAG GTGTTGGCCC 180

TACCGGTGTG AATAAGGGCC CGACGTCAGG CTCGTCGTTA AACCGAGCCC GTTCCCCGCC 240

TGGGCAAACG ACGCCCACGT ACGGTCCACG TCGCCCTTCA ATGTCTCTCT TGACCAATAG 300

GTTTATCCGG CGAGTTGACA AGGACCAGTG GGGGCCGGGG ATCATGGGGA AGGACCCCAG 360

ATCCTGCCCT TCCCGGCGGG CCGGGAAATG CATGGGGCCA CC 402

(2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:209:

(i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:

(A) LENGTH: 401 base pairs

(B) TYPE: nucleic acid

(C) STRANDEDNESS: double

(D) TOPOLOGY: unknown

(ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA

(iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO

(iv) ANTI-SENSE: NO

(vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:

(C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: HGV-FH010 VARIANT

(xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:209:

AGACGCAATG ACTCGGCGCC G? CCGGCGA CCGGCCAAAA GGTGGTGGAT GGGTGATGCC 60

AGGGTTGGTA GGTCGTAAAT ' 'JTCATC TTGGTAGCCA CTATAGGTGG GTCTTAAGGG 120

AAGGTTAAGA TTCCTCTTGT • TGGCG AGACAGCGCA CGGTCCACAG GTGTTGGCCC 180

TACCGGTGTG AATAAGGGCC CGACGTCAGG CTCGTCGTTA AACTGAGACC GACACCCACC 240

TGGGCAAACG ACGCCCACGT ACGGTCCACG TCGCCCTTCA ATGTCTCTCT TGACCAATAG 300

GCTTTGCCGG CGAGTTGACA AGGACCAGTG GGGGCCGGGG GCTGGGGGAA GGACCCCCAG 360 TCCTGCCCTT CCCGGTGGGA CGGGAAATGC ATGGGGCCAC C 401

(2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:210:

(i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:

(A) LENGTH: 401 base pairs

(B) TYPE: nucleic acid

(C) STRANDEDNESS: double

(D) TOPOLOGY: unknown

(ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA

(iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO

(iv) ANTI-SENSE: NO

(vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:

(C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: HGV-PNF2161 VARIANT

(xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:210:

AGACGCAATG ACTCGGCGCC GACTCGGCGA CCGGCCAAAA GGTGGTGGAT GGGTGATGAC 60

AGGGTTGGTA GGTCGTAAAT CCCGGTCACC TTGGTAGCCA CTATAGGTGG GTCTTAAGAG 120

AAGGTTAAGA TTCCTCTTGT GCCTGCGGCG AGACCGCGCA CGGTCCACAG GTGTTGGCCC 180

TACCGGTGGG AATAAGGGCC CGACGTCAGG CTCGTCGTTA AACCGAGCCC GTTACCCACC 240

TGGGCAAACG ACGCCCACGT ACGGTCCACG TCGCCCTTCA ATGTCTCTCT TGACCAATAG 300

GCGTAGCCGG CGAGTTGACA AGGACCAGTG GGGGCCGGGG GCTTGGAGAG GGACTCCAAG 360

TCCCGCCCTT CCCGGTGGGC CGGGAAATGC ATGGGGCCAC C 401

(2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:211:

(i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:

(A) LENGTH: 402 base pairs

(B) TYPE: nucleic acid

(C) STRANDEDNESS: double

(D) TOPOLOGY: unknown (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA

(iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO

(iv) ANTI-SENSE: NO

(vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:

(C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: HGV-JC VARIANT

(xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:211:

AGACGCAATG ACTCGGCGCC GACTCGGCGA CCGGCCAAAA GGTGGTGGAT GGGTGATGAC 60

AGGGTTGGTA GGTCGTAAAT CCCGGTCACC TTGGTAGCCA CTATAGGTGG GTCTTAAGAG 120

AAGGTTAAGA TTCCTCTTGT GCCTGCGGCG AGACCGCGCA CGGTCCACAG GTGTTGGCCC 180

TACCGGTGGG AATAAGGGCC CGACGTCAGG CTCGTCGTTA AACCGAGCCC GTAACCCGCC 240

TGGGCAAACG ACGCCCACGT ACGGTCCACG TCGCCCTTCA ATGTCGCTCT TGACCAATAG 300

GCTTAGCCGG CGAGTTGACA AGGACCAGTG GGGGCCGGGG TTTATGGGGA AGGACCCCAA 360

ACCCTGCCCT TCCCGGCGGA CCGGGAAATG CATGGGGCCA CC 402

(2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:212:

(i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:

(A) LENGTH: 401 base pairs

(B) TYPE: nucleic acid

(C) STRANDEDNESS: double

(D) TOPOLOGY: unknown

(ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA

(iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO

(iv) ANTI-SENSE: NO

(Vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:

(C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: HGV-7155 VARIANT (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:212:

AGACGTTATG AACCGGCGCC GCCCCGGCGA CCGGCCAAAA GGTGGTGGAT GGGTGATGCC 60

AGGGTTGGTA GGTCGTAAAT CCCGGTCATC TTGGTAGCCA CTATAGGTGG GTCTTAAGGG 120

GTGGTCAAGG TCCCTCTAGC GCTTGTGGCG AGAAAGCGCA CGGTCCACAG GTGTTGGCCC 180

TACCGGTGTG AATAAGGGCC CGACGTCAGG CTCGTCGTTA AACCGAGCCC ATTATCCTCC 240

TGGGCAAACG ACGCCCACGT ACGGTCCACG TCGCCCTTCA ATGTCTCTCT TGACCAATAG 300

GCTTTGCCGG CGAGTTGACA AGGACCAGTG GGGGCCGGGT GCCGGGGGAA GGACCCCCGG 360

TACTGCCCCT CCCGGAGGAG TGGGAAATGC ATGGGGCCAC C 401

(2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:213:

(i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:

(A) LENGTH: 401 base pairs

(B) TYPE: nucleic acid

(C) STRANDEDNESS: double

(D) TOPOLOGY: unknown

(ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA

(iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO

(iv) ANTI-SENSE: NO

(vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:

(C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: HGV-7244 VARIANT

(xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:213:

AGACGTTAAG AACCGGCGCC GCCCCGGCGA CCGGCCAAAA GGTGGTGGAT GGGTGATGCC 60

AGGGTTGGTA GGTCGTAAAT CCCGGTCATC TTGGTAGCCA CTATAGGTGG GTCTTAAGGG 120

GTGGTCAAGG TCCCTCTGGC GCTTGTGGCG AGAAAGCGCA CGGTCCACAG GTGTTGGCCC 180

TACCGGTGTG AATAAGGGCC CGACGTCAGG CTCGTCGTTA AACCGAGCCC ATTACCCTCC 240 TGGGCAAACG ACGCCCATGT ACGGTCCACG TCGCCCTTCA ATGTCTCTCT TGACCAATAG 300

GCTTTGCCGG CGAGTTGACA AGGACCAGTG GGGGCCGGGT GGCGGGGGAA GGACCCCCGT 360

CACTGCCCTT CCCGGAGGGG TGGGAAATGC ATGGGGCCAC C 401

(2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:214:

(i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:

(A) LENGTH: 401 base pairs

(B) TYPE: nucleic acid

(C) STRANDEDNESS: double

(D) TOPOLOGY: unknown

(ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA

(iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO

(iv) ANTI-SENSE: NO

(vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:

(C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: HGV-K27 VARIANT

(xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:214:

AGACGTTAAG TACCGGCGCC GACCCGGCGA CCGGCCAAAA GGTGGTGGAT GGGTGATGCC 60

AGGGTTGGTA GGTCGTAAAT CCCGGTCATC TTGGTAGCCA CTATAGGTGG GTCTTAAGGG 120

TTGGTCAAGG TCCCTCTGGC GCTTGTGGCG AGAAAGCGCA CGGTCCACAG GTGTTGGCCC 180

TACCGGTGTG AATAAGGGCC CGACGTCAGG CTCGTCGTTA AACCGAGCCC ATTACCCACC 240

TGGGCAAACA ACGCCCACGT ACGGTCCACG TCGCCCTACA ATGTCTCTCT TGACCAATAG 300

GCTTTGCCGG CGAGTTGACA AGGACCAGTG GGGGCTGGGC GGCGAGGGAA GGACCCTCGT 360

CGCTGCCCTT CCCGGCGGGG TGGGGAATGC ATGGGGCCAC C 401

(2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:215:

(i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:

(A) LENGTH: 401 base pairs (B) TYPE: nucleic acid

(C) STRANDEDNESS: double

(D) TOPOLOGY: unknown

(ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA

(iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO

(iv) ANTI-SENSE: NO

(vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:

(C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: HGV-K30 VARIANT

(xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:215:

AGACGTTAAG AACCGGCGCC TTCCCGGCGA CCGGCCAAAA GGTGGTGGAT GGGTGATGCC 60

AGGGTTGGTA GGTCGTAAGT CCCGGTCATC TTGGTAGCCA CTATAGGTGG GTCTTAAGGG 120

AGGGTTAAGG TCCCTCTGGC GCTTGTGGCG AGAAAGCGCA CGGTCCACAG GTGTTGGCCC 180

TACCGGTGTG AATAAGGGCC CGACGTCAGG CTCGTCGTTA AACCGAGCCC ATTACCCACC 240

TGGGCAAACA ACGCCCACGT ACGGTCCACG TCGCCCTTCA ATGTCTCTCT TGACCAATAG 300

GCTTTGCCGG CGAGTTGACA AGGACCAGTG GGGGCTGGGC GGTAGGGGAA GGACCCTTGC 360

CGCTGCCCTT CCCGGTGGGG TGGGAAATGC ATGGGGCCAC C 401

(2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:216:

(i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:

(A) LENGTH: 401 base pairs

(B) TYPE: nucleic acid

(C) STRANDEDNESS: double

(D) TOPOLOGY: unknown

(ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA

(iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO

(iv) ANTI-SENSE: NO (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:

(C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: HGV-T55875 VARIANT

(xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:216:

AGACGCAATG ACTCGGCGCC GACTCGGCGA CCGGCCAAAA GGTGGTGGAT GGGTGATGAC 60

AGGGTTGGTA GGTCGTAAAT CCCGGTCACC TTGGTAGCCA CTATAGGTGG GTCTTAAGAG 120

AAGGTTAAGA TTCCTCTTGT GCCTGCGACG AGACCGCGCA CGGTCCGCAG GTGTTGGCCC 180

TACCGGTGTG AATAAGGGCC CGACGTCAGG CTCGTCGTTA AACCGAGCCC GTCACCCACC 240

TGGGCAAACG ACGCCCACGT ACGGTCCACG TCGCCCTTCA ATGCCTCTCT TGGCCAATAG 300

GTTTAACCGG CGAGTTGGCA AGGACCAGTG GGGGCCGGGG GCTTGGAGAG GGACTCCAAG 360

TCCTGCCCTT CCCGGTGGGC CGGGAAATGC ATGGGGCCAC C 401

(2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:217:

(i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:

(A) LENGTH: 402 base pairs

(B) TYPE: nucleic acid

(C) STRANDEDNESS: double

(D) TOPOLOGY: unknown

(ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA

(iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO

(iv) ANTI-SENSE: NO

(vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:

(C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: HGV-T56633 VARIANT

(xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:217:

AGACGCAATG ACTCGGCGCC GACTCGGCGA CCGGCCAAAA GGTGGTGGAT GGGTGATGAC 60

AGGGTTGGTA GGTCGTAAAT CCCGGTCACC TTGGTAGCCA CTATAGGTGG GTCTTAAGAG 120 AAGGTTAAGA TTCCTCTTGT GCCTGCGGCG AGACCGCGCA CGGTCCACAG GTGTTGGCCC 180

TACCGGTGTG AATAAGGGCC CGACGTCAGG CTCGTCGTTA AACCGAGCCC ACTACCCACC 240

TGGGCTAACG ACGCCCACGT ACGGTCCACG TCGCCCTTCA ATGTCTCTCT TGACCAATAG 300

GCTAGTCCGG CGAGTTGACA AGGACCAGTG GGGGCCGGAG GTCACAGGGA TGGACCCTGG 360

GCCTTGCCCT TCCCGGTGGA GTGGGAAAAG CATGGGGCCA CC 402

(2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:218:

(i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:

(A) LENGTH: 404 base pairs

(B) TYPE: nucleic acid

(C) STRANDEDNESS: double

(D) TOPOLOGY: unknown

(ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA

(iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO

(iv) ANTI-SENSE: NO

(vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:

(C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: HGV-EB20 VARIANT

(xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:218:

AGACGCAATG ACTCGGCGCC GACTCGGCGA CCGGCCAAAA GGTGGTGGAT GGGTGATGCC 60

AGGGTTGGTA GGTCGTAAAT CCCGGTCATC TTGGTAGCCA CTATAGGTGG GTCTTAAGAG 120

AAGGTTAAGA TTCCTCTTGT GCCTGCGGCG AGACCGCGCA CGGTCCACAG GTGTTGGCCC 180

TACCGGTGTA ATAAGGGCCC GACGTCAGGC TCGTCGTTAA ACCGAGCCCG TCACCCACCT 240

GGGCAAACGA CGCCCACGTA CGGTCCACGT CGCCCTTCAA TGCCTCTCTT GGCCAATAGG 300

AGTTATCTCC GGCGAGTTGG CAAGGACCAG TGGGGGCCGG GGGTTACGGG GAAGGACCCC 360

GAACCCTGCC CTTCCCGGTG GGCCGGGAAA TGCATGGGGC CACC 404 (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:219:

(i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:

(A) LENGTH: 401 base pairs

(B) TYPE: nucleic acid

(C) STRANDEDNESS: double

(D) TOPOLOGY: unknown

(ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA

(iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO

(iv) ANTI-SENSE: NO

(vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:

(C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: HGV-T55806 VARIANT

(xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:219:

AGACGCAATG ACTCGGCGCC GACTCGGCGA CCGGCCAAAA GGTGGTGGAT GGGTGATGCC 60

AGGGTTGGTA GGTCGTAAAT CCCGGTCATC TTGGTAGCCA CTATAGGTGG GTCTTAAGAG 120

AAGGTTAAGA TTCCTCTTGT GCCTGCGGCG AGACCGCGCA CGGTCCACAG GTGTTGGCCC 180

TACCGGTGGA ATAAGGGCCC GACGTCAGGC TCGTCGTTAA ACCGAGCCCG TCACCCACCT 240

GGGCAAACGA CGCTCACGTA CGGTCCACGT CGCCCTTCAA TGTCTCTCTT GACCAATAGG 300

TTTATCCGGC GAGTTGACAA GGACCAGTGG GGGCCGGGGG TTACGGGGAC GGACCCCGAA 360

CCCTGCCCTT CCCGGTGGGC CGGGAAATGC ATGGGGCCAC C 401

(2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:220:

(i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:

(A) LENGTH: 402 base pairs

(B) TYPE: nucleic acid

(C) STRANDEDNESS: double

(D) TOPOLOGY: unknown

(ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO

(iv) ANTI-SENSE: NO

(vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:

(C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: HGV-BG34 VARIANT

(xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:220:

AGACGCAATG ACTCGGCGCC GACTCGGCGA CCGGCCAAAA GGTGGTGGAT GGGTGATGAC 60

AGGGTTGGTA GGTCGTAAAT CCCGGTCACC TTGGTAGCCA CTATAGGTGG GTCTTAAGAG 120

AAGGTTAAGA TTCCTCTTGT GCCTGCGGCG AGACCGCGCA CGGTCCACAG GTGTTGGCCC 180

TACCGGTGTG AATAAGGGCC CGACGTCAGG CTCGTCGTTA AACCGAGCCC GTCACCCACC 240

TGGGCAAACG ACGCCCACGT ACGGTCCACG TCGCCCTTCA ATGCCTCTCT TGGCCAATAG 300

GAGTATCCGG CGAGTTGACA AGGACCAGTG GGGGCCGGGA GTCACGGGGA TGGACCCCGG 360

GCTCTGCCCT TCCCGGTGGA ACGGGAAACG CATGGGGCCA CC 402

(2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:221:

(i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:

(A) LENGTH: 402 base pairs

(B) TYPE: nucleic acid

(C) STRANDEDNESS: double

(D) TOPOLOGY: unknown

(ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA

(iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO

(iv) ANTI-SENSE: NO

(vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:

(C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: HGV-BE12 VARIANT

(xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:221: AGACGCAATG ACTCGGCGCC GACTCGGCGA CCGGCCAAAA GGTGGTGGAT GGGTGATGAC 60

AGGGTTGGTA GGTCGTAAAT CCCGGTCACC TTGGTAGCCA CTATAGGTGG GTCTTAAGAG 120

AAGGTTAAGA TTCCTCTTGT GCCTGCGGCG AGACCGCGCA CGGTCCGCAG GTGTTGGTCC 180

TACCGGTGTG AATAAGGACC CGACGTCAGG CTCGTCGTTA AACCGAGCCC GCCACCCACC 240

TGGGCAAACG ACGCCCACGT ACGGTCCACG TCGCCCTTCA ATGCCTCTCT TGGCCAATAG 300

GTTTATCCGG CGAGTTGACA AGGACCAGTG GGGGCCGGGG GCTCCGGGGA AGAACCCCGA 360

GCCCCGCCCT TCCCGGTGGG ACGGGAAATG CATGGGGCCA CC 402

(2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:222:

(i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:

(A) LENGTH: 24 base pairs

(B) TYPE: nucleic acid

(C) STRANDEDNESS: single

(D) TOPOLOGY: unknown

(ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA

(iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO

(iv) ANTI-SENSE: NO

(vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:

(C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: HGV-FORWARD PRIMER

(xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:222:

CCAAAAGGTG GTGGATGGGT GATG 24

(2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:223:

(i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:

(A) LENGTH: 24 base pairs

(B) TYPE: nucleic acid

(C) STRANDEDNESS: single

(D) TOPOLOGY: unknown (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA

(iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO

(iv) ANTI-SENSE: NO

(vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:

(C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: HGV-FORWARD PRIMER

(xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:223:

GTGATGMCAG GGTTGGTAGG TCGT 24

(2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:224:

(i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:

(A) LENGTH: 26 base pairs

(B) TYPE: nucleic acid

(C) STRANDEDNESS: single

(D) TOPOLOGY: unknown

(ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA

(iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO

(iv) ANTI-SENSE: NO

(vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:

(C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: HGV-FORWARD PRIMER

(xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:224:

GGTAGCCACT ATAGGTGGGT CTTAAG 26

(2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:225:

(i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:

(A) LENGTH: 25 base pairs

(B) TYPE: nucleic acid

(C) STRANDEDNESS: single

(D) TOPOLOGY: unknown (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA

(iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO

(iv) ANTI-SENSE: NO

(vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:

(C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: HGV-REVERSE PRIMER

(xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:225:

GAGMGRCATT GWAGGGCGAC GTRGA 25

(2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:226:

(i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:

(A) LENGTH: 21 base pairs

(B) TYPE: nucleic acid

(C) STRANDEDNESS: single

(D) TOPOLOGY: unknown

(ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA

(iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO

(iv) ANTI-SENSE: NO

(vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:

(C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: HGV-REVERSE PRIMER

(xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:226:

GRCATTGWAG GGCGACGTRG A 21

(2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:227:

(i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:

(A) LENGTH: 22 base pairs

(B) TYPE: nucleic acid

(C) STRANDEDNESS: single

(D) TOPOLOGY: unknown (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA

(iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO

(iv) ANTI-SENSE: NO

(vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:

(C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: HGV-REVERSE PRIMER

(xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:227:

CCCCACTGGT CYTTGYCAAC TC 22

(2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:228:

(i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:

(A) LENGTH: 29 base pairs

(B) TYPE: nucleic acid

(C) STRANDEDNESS: single

(D) TOPOLOGY: unknown

(ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA

(iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO

(iv) ANTI-SENSE: NO

(vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:

(C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: PRIMER GV75-36FE

(xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:228:

GCGAGATCTA AAATGCAGGC CTGATGGGT 29

(2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:229:

(i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:

(A) LENGTH: 29 base pairs

(B) TYPE: nucleic acid

(C) STRANDEDNESS: single

(D) TOPOLOGY: unknown (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA

(iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO

(iv) ANTI-SENSE: NO

(vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:

(C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: PRIMER GV75-7064RLE

(xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:229:

GCGAGATCTA AAATGTGGAC TGCTAAGCC 29

(2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:230:

(i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:

(A) LENGTH: 46 base pairs

(B) TYPE: nucleic acid

(C) STRANDEDNESS: single

(D) TOPOLOGY: unknown

(ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA

(iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO

(iv) ANTI-SENSE: NO

(vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:

(C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: PRIMER FV94-28F

(xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:230:

GCGAGATCTA AAATGGCAAG CCCCAGAAAC CGACGCCTAT CTAAGT 46

(2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:231:

(i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:

(A) LENGTH: 39 base pairs

(B) TYPE: nucleic acid

(C) STRANDEDNESS: single

(D) TOPOLOGY: unknown (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA

(iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO

(iv) ANTI-SENSE: NO

(vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:

(C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: PRIMER FV94-2864R

(xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:231:

GGCATGATGA ATTCGCAACG AGGGCCGGGA CACCAAGAT 39

(2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:232:

(i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:

(A) LENGTH: 39 base pairs

(B) TYPE: nucleic acid

(C) STRANDEDNESS: single

(D) TOPOLOGY: unknown

(ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA

(iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO

(iv) ANTI-SENSE: NO

(vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:

(C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: PRIMER FV94-6439F

(xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:232:

GCGAGATCTA AAATGGGCCT CCGACACCCC GAAGGTTGT 39

(2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:233:

(i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:

(A) LENGTH: 39 base pairs

(B) TYPE: nucleic acid

(C) STRANDEDNESS: single

(D) TOPOLOGY: unknown (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA

(iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO

(iv) ANTI-SENSE: NO

(vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:

(C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: PRIMER FV94-9331R

(xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:233:

GCGAGATCTG AATTCTTCCC GGGGTGCACC CCTTCAGAT 39

(2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:234:

(i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:

(A) LENGTH: 9327 base pairs

(B) TYPE: nucleic acid

(C) STRANDEDNESS: double

(D) TOPOLOGY: unknown

(ii) MOLECULE TYPE: cDNA

(iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO

(iv) ANTI-SENSE: NO

(vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:

(C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: 3ZHGV-6, HGV FROM PNF2161

(xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:234:

GCAAGCCCCA GAAACCGACG CCTATCTAAG TAGACGCAAT GACTCGGCGC CGACTCGGCG 60

ACCGGCCAAA AGGTGGTGGA TGGGTGATGA CAGGGTTGGT AGGTCGTAAA TCCCGGTCAC 120

CTTGGTAGCC ACTATAGGTG GGTCTTAAGA GAAGGTTAAG ATTCCTCTTG TGCCTGCGGC 180

GAGACCGCGC ACGGTCCACA GGTGTTGGCC CTACCGGTGG GAATAAGGGC CCGACGTCAG 240

GCTCGTCGTT AAACCGAGCC CGTTACCCAC CTGGGCAAAC GACGCCCACG TACGGTCCAC 300 GTCGCCCTTC AATGTCTCTC TTGACCAATA GGCGTAGCCG GCGAGTTGAC AAGGACCAGT 360

GGGGGCCGGG GGCTTGGAGA GGGACTCCAA GTCCCGCCCT TCCCGGTGGG CCGGGAAATG 420

CATGGGGCCA CCCAGCTCCG CGGCGGCCTG CAGCCGGGGT AGCCCAAGAA TCCTTCGGGT 480

GAGGGCGGGT GGCATTTCCT TTTTCTATAC CATCATGGCA GTCCTTCTGC TCCTTCTCGT 540

GGTTGAGGCC GGGGCCATTC TGGCCCCGGC CACCCACGCT TGTCGAGCGA ATGGGCAATA 600

TTTCCTCACA AATTGTTGTG CCCCGGAGGA CATCGGGTTC TGCCTGGAGG GTGGATGCCT 660

GGTGGCCCTG GGGTGCACGA TTTGCACTGA CCAATGCTGG CCACTGTATC AGGCGGGTTT 720

GGCTGTGCGG CCTGGCAAGT CCGCGGCCCA ACTGGTGGGG GAGCTGGGTA GCCTATACGG 780

GCCCCTGTCG GTCTCGGCCT ATGTGGCTGG GATCCTGGGC CTGGGTGAGG TGTACTCGGG 840

TGTCCTAACG GTGGGAGTCG CGTTGACGCG CCGGATCTAC CCGGTGCCTA ACCTGACGTG 900

TGCAGTCGCG TGTGAGTTAA AGTGGGAAAG TGAGTTTTGG AGATGGACTG AACAGCTGGC 960

CTCCAACTAC TGGATTCTGG AATACCTCTG GAAGGTCCCA TTTGATTTCT GGAGAGGCGT 1020

GATAAGCCTG ACCCCCTTGT TGGTTTGCGT GGCCGCATTG CTGCTGCTTG AGCAACGGGT 1080

TGTCATGGTC TTCCTGTTGG TGACGATGGC CGGGATGTCG CAAGGCGCCC CTGCCTCCGT 1140

TTTGGGGTCA CGCCCCTTTG ACTACGGGTT GACTTGGCAG ACCTGCTCTT GCAGGGCCAA 1200

CGGTTCGCGT TTTTCGACTG GGGAGAAGGT GTGGGACCGT GGGAACGTTA CGCTTCAGTG 1260

TGACTGCCCT AACGGCCCCT GGGTGTGGTT GCCAGCCTTT TGCCAAGCAA TCGGCTGGGG 1320

TGACCCCATC ACTTATTGGA GCCACGGGCA AAATCAGTGG CCCCTTTCAT GCCCCCAGTA 1380

TGTCTATGGG TCTGCTACAG TCACTTGCGT GTGGGGTTCC GCTTCTTGGT ATGCCTCCAC 1440

CAGTGGTCGC GACTCGAAGA TAGATGTGTG GAGTTTAGTG CCAGTTGGCT CTGCCACCTG 1500

CACCATAGCC GCACTTGGAT CATCGGATCG CGACACGGTG CCTGGGCTCT CCGAGTGGGG 1560

AATCCCGTGC GTGACGTGTG TTCTGGACCG TCGGCCTGCT TCATGCGGCA CCTGTGTGAG 1620

GGACTGCTGG CCCGAGACCG GGTCGGTTAG GTTCCCATTC CATCGGTGCG GCGTGGGGCC 1680 TCGGCTGACA AAGGACTTGG AAGCTGTGCC CTTCGTCAAT AGGACAACTC CCTTCACCAT 1740

TAGGGGGCCC CTGGGCAACC AGGGCCGAGG CAACCCGGTG CGGTCGCCCT TGGGTTTTGG 1800

GTCCTACGCC ATGACCAGGA TCCGAGATAC CCTACATCTG GTGGAGTGTC CCACACCAGC 1860

CATCGAGCCT CCCACCGGGA CGTTTGGGTT CTTCCCCGGG ACGCCGCCTC TCAACAACTG 1920

CATGCTCTTG GGCACGGAAG TGTCCGAGGC ACTTGGGGGG GCTGGCCTCA CGGGGGGGTT 1980

CTATGAACCC CTGGTGCGCA GGTGTTCGGA GCTGATGGGA AGCCGAAATC CGGTTTGTCC 2040

GGGGTTTGCA TGGCTCTCTT CGGGCAGGCC TGATGGGTTT ATACATGTCC AGGGTCACTT 2100

GCAGGAGGTG GATGCAGGCA ACTTCATCCC GCCCCCGCGC TGGTTGCTCT TGGACTTTGT 2160

ATTTGTCCTG TTATACCTGA TGAAGCTGGC TGAGGCACGG TTGGTCCCGC TGATCTTGCT 2220

GCTGCTATGG TGGTGGGTGA ACCAGCTGGC AGTCCTAGGG CTGCCGGCTG TGGAAGCCGC 2280

CGTGGCAGGT GAGGTCTTCG CGGGCCCTGC CCTGTCCTGG TGTCTGGGAC TCCCGGTCGT 2340

CAGTATGATA TTGGGTTTGG CAAACCTGGT GCTGTACTTT AGATGGTTGG GACCCCAACG 2400

CCTGATGTTC CTCGTGTTGT GGAAGCTTGC TCGGGGAGCT TTCCCGCTGG CCCTCTTGAT 2460

GGGGATTTCG GCGACCCGCG GGCGCACCTC AGTGCTCGGG GCCGAGTTCT GCTTCGATGC 2520

TACATTCGAG GTGGACACTT CGGTGTTGGG CTGGGTGGTG GCCAATGTGG TAGCTTGGGC 2580

CATTGCGCTC CTGAGCTCGA TGAGCGCAGG GGGGTGGAGG CACAAAGCCG TGATCTATAG 2640

GACGTGGTGT AAGGGGTACC AGGCAATCCG TCAAAGGGTG GTGAGGAGCC CCCTCGGGGA 2700

GGGGCGGCCT GCCAAACCCC TGACCTTTGC CTGGTGCTTG GCCTCGTACA TCTGGCCAGA 2760

TGCTGTGATG ATGGTGGTGG TTGCCTTGGT TCTTCTCTTT GGCCTGTTCG ACGCGTTGGA 2820

TTGGGCCTTG GAGGAGATCT TGGTGTCCCG GCCCTCGCTG CGGCGTTTGG CTCGGGTGGT 2880

TGAGTGCTGT GTGATGGCGG GTGAGAAGGC CACAACCGTC CGGCTGGTCT CCAAGATGTG 2940

TGCGAGAGGA GCTTATTTGT TCGATCATAT GGGCTCATTT TCGCGTGCTG TCAAGGAGCG 3000

CCTGTTGGAA TGGGACGCGG CTCTTGAACC TCTGTCATTC ACTAGGACGG ACTGTCGCAT 3060 CATACGGGAT GCCGCGAGGA CTTTGTCCTG CGGGCAATGC GTCATGGGTT TACCCGTGGT 3120

TGCGCGCCGT GGTGATGAGG TTCTCATCGG CGTCTTCCAG GATGTGAATC ATTTGCCTCC 3180

CGGGTTTGTT CCGACCGCGC CTGTTGTCAT CCGACGGTGC GGAAAGGGCT TCTTGGGGGT 3240

CACAAAGGCT GCCTTGACAG GTCGGGATCC TGACTTACAT CCAGGGAACG TCATGGTGTT 3300

GGGGACGGCT ACGTCGCGAA GCATGGGAAC ATGCTTGAAC GGCCTGCTGT TCACGACCTT 3360

CCATGGGGCT TCATCCCGAA CCATCGCCAC ACCCGTGGGG GCCCTTAATC CCAGATGGTG 3420

GTCAGCCAGT GATGATGTCA CGGTGTATCC ACTCCCGGAT GGGGCTACTT CGTTAACGCC 3480

TTGTACTTGC CAGGCTGAGT CCTGTTGGGT CATCAGATCC GACGGGGCCC TATGCCATGG 3540

CTTGAGCAAG GGGGACAAGG TGGAGCTGGA TGTGGCCATG GAGGTCCCTG ATTTCCGTGG 3600

CTCGTCTGGC TCACCGGTCC TATGTGACGA GGGGCACGCA GTAGGAATGC TCGTGTCTGT 3660

GCTTCACTCC GGTGGTAGGG TCACCGCGGC ACGGTTCACT AGGCCGTGGA CCCAAGTGCC 3720

AACAGATGCC AAAACCACCA CTGAACCCCC TCCGGTGCCG GCCAAAGGAG TTTTCAAAGA 3780

GGCCCCGTTG TTTATGCCTA CGGGAGCGGG AAAGAGCACT CGCGTCCCGT TGGAGTACGG 3840

CAACATGGGG CACAAGGTCT TAGTCTTGAA CCCCTCAGTG GCCACTGTGC GGGCCATGGG 3900

CCCGTACATG GAGCGGCTGG CGGGTAAACA TCCAAGTATA TACTGTGGGC ATGATACAAC 3960

TGCTTTCACA AGGATCACTG ACTCCCCCCT GACGTATTCA ACCTATGGGA GGTTTTTGGC 4020

CAACCCTAGG CAGATGCTAC GGGGCGTTTC GGTGGTCATT TGTGATGAGT GCCACAGTTA 4080

TGACTCAACC GTGCTGTTAG GCATTGGGAG GGTTCGGGAG CTGGCGCGTG GGTGCGGAGT 4140

GCAACTAGTG CTCTACGCCA CCGCTACGCC TCCCGGATCC CCTATGACGC AGCACCCTTC 4200

CATAATTGAG ACAAAATTGG ACGTGGGCGA GATTCCCTTT TATGGGCACG GAATACCCCT 4260

CGAGCGGATG CGAACCGGAA GGCACCTCGT GTTCTGCCAT TCTAAGGCTG AGTGCGAGCG 4320

CCTTGCTGGC CAGTTCTCCG CTAGGGGGGT CAATGCCATT GCCTATTATA GGGGTAAAGA 4380

CAGTTCTATC ATCAAGGATG GGGACCTGGT GGTCTGTGCC ACAGACGCGC TTTCCACTGG 4440 GTACACTGGA AATTTCGACT CCGTCACCGA CTGTGGATTA GTGGTGGAGG AGGTCGTTGA 4500

GGTGACCCTT GATCCTACCA TTACCATCTC CCTGCGGACA GTGCCTGCGT CGGCTGAACT 4560

GTCGATGCAA AGACGAGGAC GCACGGGTAG GGGCAGGTCT GGACGCTACT ACTACGCGGG 4620

GGTGGGCAAA GCCCCTGCGG GTGTGGTGCG CTCAGGTCCT GTCTGGTCGG CGGTGGAAGC 4680

TGGAGTGACC TGGTACGGAA TGGAACCTGA CTTGACAGCT AACCTACTGA GACTTTACGA 4740

CGACTGCCCT TACACCGCAG CCGTCGCGGC TGATATCGGA GAAGCCGCGG TGTTCTTCTC 4800

TGGGCTCGCC CCATTGAGGA TGCACCCTGA TGTCAGCTGG GCAAAAGTTC GCGGCGTCAA 4860

CTGGCCCCTC TTGGTGGGTG TTCAGCGGAC CATGTGTCGG GAAACACTGT CTCCCGGCCC 4920

ATCGGATGAC CCCCAATGGG CAGGTCTGAA GGGCCCAAAT CCTGTCCCAC TCCTGCTGAG 4980

GTGGGGCAAT GATTTACCAT CTAAAGTGGC CGGCCACCAC ATAGTGGACG ACCTGGTCCG 5040

GAGACTCGGT GTGGCGGAGG GTTACGCCCG CTGCGACGCT GGGCCGATCT TGATGATCGG 5100

TCTAGCTATC GCGGGGGGAA TGATCTACGC GT.^GTACACC GGGTCGCTAG TGGTGGTGAC 5160

AGACTGGGAT GTGAAGGGGG GTGGCGCCCC CCTTTATCGG CATGGAGACC AGGCCACGCC 5220

TCAGCCGGTG GTGCAGGTTC CTCCGGTAGA CCATCGGCCG GGGGGTGAAT CAGCACCATC 5280

GGATGCCAAG ACAGTGACAG ATGCGGTGGC AGCGATCCAG GTGGACTGCG ATTGGACTAT ' 5340

CATGACTCTG TCGATCGGAG AAGTGTTGTC CTTGGCTCAG GCTAAGACGG CCGAGGCCTA 5400

CACAGCAGCC ACCAAGTGGC TCGCTGGCTG CTATACGGGG ACGCGGGCCG TTCCCACTGT 5460

ATCCATTGTT GACAAGCTCT TCGCCGGAGG GTGGGCGGCT GTGGTGGGCC ATTGCCACAA 5520

CGTGATTGCT GCGGCGGTGG CGGCCTACGG GGCTTCAAAG AGCCCGCCGT TGGCAGCCGC 5580

GGCTTCCTAC CTGATGGGGT TGGGCGTTGG AGGCAACGCT CAGACGCGTC TGGCATCTGC 5640

CCTCCTATTG GGGGCTGCTG GAACCGCCTT GGGCACTCCT GTCGTGGGCT TGACCATGGC 5700

AGGTGCGTTC ATGGGGGGCG CCAGTGTCTC CCCCTCCTTG GTCACCATTT TATTGGGGGC 5760

CGTCGGAGGT TGGGAGGGTG TTGTCAACGC GGCGAGCCTA GTCTTTGACT TCATGGCGGG 5820 GAAACTTTCA TCAGAAGATC TGTGGTATGC CATCCCGGTA CTGACCAGCC CGGGGGCGGG 5880

CCTTGCGGGG ATCGCTCTCG GGTTGGTTTT GTATTCAGCT AACAACTCTG GCACTACCAC 5940

TTGGTTGAAC CGTCTGCTGA CTACGTTACC AAGGTCTTCA TGTATCCCGG ACAGTTACTT 6000

TCAGCAAGTT GACTATTGCG ACAAGGTCTC AGCCGTGCTC CGGCGCCTGA GCCTCACCCG 6060

CACAGTGGTT GCCCTGGTCA ACAGGGAGCC TAAGGTGGAT GAGGTACAGG TGGGGTATGT 6120

CTGGGACCTG TGGGAGTGGA TCATGCGCCA AGTGCGCGTG GTCATGGCCA GACTCAGGGC 6180

CCTCTGCCCC GTGGTGTCAT TACCCTTGTG GCACTGCGGG GAGGGGTGGT CCGGGGAATG 6240

GTTGCTTGAC GGTCATGTTG AGAGTCGCTG CCTCTGTGGC TGCGCGATCA CTGGTGACGT 6300

TCTGAATGGG CAACTCAAAG AACCAGTTTA CTCTACCAAG CTGTGCCGGC ACTATTGGAT 6360

GGGGACTGTC CCTGTGAACA TGCTGGGTTA CGGTGAAACG TCGCCTCTCC TGGCCTCCGA 6420

CACCCCGAAG GTTGTGCCCT TCGGGACGTC TGGCTGGGCT GAGGTGGTGG TGACCACTAC 6480

CCACGTGGTA ATCAGGAGAA CCTCCGCCTA TAAGCTGCTG CGCCAGCAAA TCCTATCGGC 6540

TGCTGTAGCT GAGCCCTACT ACGTCGACGG CATTCCGGTC TCATGGGACG CGGACGCTCG 6600

TGCGCCCGCC ATGGTCTATG GCCCTGGGCA AAGTGTTACC ATTGACGGGG AGCGCTACAC 6660

CCTGCCTCAT CAACTGAGGC TCAGGAATGT GGCGCCCTCT GAGGTTTCAT CCGAGGTGTC 6720

CATTGACATT GGGACGGAGA CTGGAGACTC AGAACTGACT GAGGCCGATC TGCCGCCGGC 6780

GGCTGCTGCT CTCCAAGCGA TCGAGAATGC TGCGAGGATT CTTGAACCGC ACATTGATGC 6840

CATCATGGAG GACTGCAGTA CACCCTCTCT TTGTGGTAGT AGCCGAGAGA TGCCTGTATG 6900

GGGAGAAGAC ATCCCCCGTA CTCCATCGCC AGCACTTATC TCGGTTACTG AGAGCAGCTC 6960

AGATGAGAAG ACCCCGTCGG TGTCCTCCTC GCAGGAGGAT ACCCCGTCCT CTGACTCATT 7020

CGAGGTCATC CAAGAGTCCG AGACAGCCGA AGGGGAGGAA AGCGTCTTCA ACGTGGCTCT 7080

TTCCGTATTA GAAGCCTCAT TTCCACAGAG CGACGCGACC AGGAAGCTTA CCGTCAAGAT 7140

GTCGTGCTGC GTTGAAAAGA GCGTCACGCG CTTTTTCTCA TTGGGGTTGA CGGTGGCTGA 7200 TGTTGCTAGC CTGTGTGAGA TGGAAATCCA GAACCATACA GCCTATTGTG ACAAGGTGCG 7260

CACTCCGCTT GAATTGCAGG TTGGGTGCTT GGTGGGCAAT GAACTTACCT TTGAATGTGA 7320

CAAGTGTGAG GCTAGGCAAG AAACCTTGGC CTCCTTCTCT TACATTTGGT CTGGAGTGCC 7380

GCTGACTAGG GCCACGCCGG CCAAGCCTCC CGTGGTGAGG CCGGTTGGCT CTTTATTAGT 7440

GGCCGACACT ACTAAGGTGT ATGTTACCAA TCCAGACAAT GTGGGACGGA GGGTGGACAA 7500

GGTGACCTTC TGGCGTGCTC CTAGGGTTCA TGATAAGTAC CTCGTGGACT CTATTGAGCG 7560

CGCTAAGAGG GCCGCTCAAG CCTGCCTAAG CATGGGTTAC ACTTATGAGG AAGCAATAAG 7620

GACTGTAAGG CCACATGCTG CCATGGGCTG GGGATCTAAG GTGTCGGTTA AGGACTTAGC 7680

CACCCCCGCG GGGAAGATGG CCGTCCATGA CCGGCTCCAG GAGATACTTG AAGGGACTCC 7740

GGTCCCCTTT ACTCTTACTG TGAAAAAGGA GGTGTTCTTC AAAGACCGGA AGGAGGAGGA 7800

GGCCCCCCGC CTCATTGTGT TCCCCCCCCT GGACTTCCGG ATAGCTGAAA AGCTCATCTT 7860

GGGAGACCCA GACCGGGTAG CCAAGGCGGT GTTGGGGGGG GCCTACGCCT TCCAGTACAC 7920

CCCAAATCAG CGAGTTAAGG AGATGCTCAA GCTATGGGAG TCTAAGAAGA CCCCTTGCGC 7980

CATCTGTGTG GACGCCACCT GCTTCGACAG TAGCATAACT GAAGAGGACG TGGCTTTGGA 8040

GACAGAGCTG TACGCTCTGG CCTCTGACCA TCCAGAATGG GTGCGGGCAC TTGGGAAATA 8100

CTATGCCTCA GGCACCATGG TCACCCCGGA AGGGGTGCCC GTCGGTGAGA GGTATTGCAG 8160

ATCCTCGGGT GTCCTAACAA CTAGCGCGAG CAACTGCTTG ACCTGCTACA TCAAGGTGAA 8220

AGCCGCCTGT GAGAGGGTGG GGCTGAAGAA TGTCTCTCTT CTCATAGCCG GCGATGACTG 8280

CTTGATCATA TGTGAGCGGC CAGTGTGCGA CCCAAGCGAC GCTTTGGGCA GAGCCCTAGC 8340

GAGCTATGGG TACGCGTGCG AGCCCTCATA TCATGCATCC TTGGACACGG CCCCCTTCTG 8400

CTCCACTTGG CTTGCTGAGT GCAATGCAGA TGGGAAGCGC CATTTCTTCC TGACCACGGA 8460

CTTCCGGAGG CCGCTCGCTC GCATGTCGAG TGAGTATAGT GACCCGATGG CTTCGGCGAT 8520

CGGTTACATC CTCCTTTATC CTTGGCACCC CATCACACGG TGGGTCATCA TCCCTCATGT 8580 GCTAACGTGC GCATTCAGGG GTGGAGGCAC ACCGTCTGAT CCGGTTTGGT GCCAGGTACA 8640

TGGTAACTAC TACAAGTTTC CACTGGACAA ACTGCCTAAC ATCATCGTGG CCCTCCACGG 8700

ACCAGCAGCG TTGAGGGTTA CCGCAGACAC AACTAAAACA AAGATGGAGG CTGGTAAGGT 8760

TCTGAGCGAC CTCAAGCTCC CTGGCTTAGC AGTCCACCGA AAGAAGGCCG GGGCGTTGCG 8820

AACACGCATG CTCCGCTCGC GCGGTTGGGC TGAGTTGGCT AGGGGCTTGT TGTGGCATCC 8880

AGGCCTACGG CTTCCTCCCC CTGAGATTGC TGGTATCCCG GGGGGTTTCC CTCTCTCCCC 8940

CCCCTATATG GGGGTGGTAC ACCAATTGGA TTTTACAAGC CAGAGGAGTC GCTGGCGGTG 9000

GTTGGGGTTC TTAGCCCTGC TCATCGTAGC CCTCTTCGGG TGAACTAAAT TCATCTGTTG 9060

CGGCGAGGTC TGGTGACTGA TCGTCACCGG AGGAGGTTCC CGCCCTCCCC GCCCCAGGGG 9120

TCTCCCCGCT GGGTAAAAAG GGCCCGGCCT TGGGAGGCAT GGTGGTTACT AACCCCCTGG 9180

CAGGGTTAAA GCCTGATGGT GCTAATGCAC TGCCACTTCG GTGGCGGGTC GCTACCTTAT 9240

AGCGTAATCC GTGACTACGG GCTGCTCGCA GAGCCCTCCC CGGATGGGGC ACAGTGCACT 9300

GAGATCTGAA GGGGTGCACC CCGGGAA 9327

(2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:235:

(i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:

(A) LENGTH: 22 base pairs

(B) TYPE: nucleic acid

(C) STRANDEDNESS: single

(D) TOPOLOGY: linear

(ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA

(iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO

(iv) ANTI-SENSE: NO

(vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:

(C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Primer GLI-F

(xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:235: TAGCATGGCC TTTGCAGGGC TG 22

(2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:236:

(i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:

(A) LENGTH: 18 base pairs

(B) TYPE: nucleic acid

(C) STRANDEDNESS: single

(D) TOPOLOGY: linear

(ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA

(iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO

(iv) ANTI-SENSE: NO

(vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:

(C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Primer GLI-R

(xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:236:

AAGCTGTGAC CGTCTCCG 18

(2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:237:

(i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:

(A) LENGTH: 31 base pairs

(B) TYPE: nucleic acid

(C) STRANDEDNESS: single

(D) TOPOLOGY: linear

(ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA

(iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO

(iv) ANTI-SENSE: NO

(vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:

(C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Primer GEl-NF

(xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:237:

GCCGCCATGG CGGGGAAACT TTCATCAGAA G 31 (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:238:

(i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:

(A) LENGTH: 32 base pairs

(B) TYPE: nucleic acid

(C) STRANDEDNESS: single

(D) TOPOLOGY: linear

(ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA

(iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO

(iv) ANTI-SENSE: NO

(vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:

(C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Primer GEl-NR

(xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:238:

GCGCGGATCC TAGTGACACC ACGGGGCAGA GG 32

(2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:239:

(i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:

(A) LENGTH: 33 base pairs

(B) TYPE: nucleic acid

(C) STRANDEDNESS: single

(D) TOPOLOGY: linear

(ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA

(iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO

(iv) ANTI-SENSE: NO

(vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:

(C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Primer GE57F

(xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:239:

GCCGCCATGG CTCTCTTGAC CAATAGGTTT ATC 33

(2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:240: (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:

(A) LENGTH: 31 base pairs

(B) TYPE: nucleic acid

(C) STRANDEDNESS: single

(D) TOPOLOGY: linear

(ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA

(iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO

(iv) ANTI-SENSE: NO

(vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:

(C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Primer GE57R

(xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:240:

GCGCGGATCC AGAAATGCCA CCCGCCCTCA C 31

(2) INFORMATIO^N ^OR SEQ ID NO:241:

(i) SEQUE CHARACTERISTICS:

(A) L "TH: 61 amino acids

(B) " ^". t amino acid

(D) TOCOLOGY: linear

(ii) MOLECULE TYPE: protein

(iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO

(iv) ANTI-SENSE: NO

(vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:

(C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: GE57 amino acid sequence

(xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:241:

Met Ser Leu Leu Thr Asn Arg Phe He Arg Arg Val Asp Lys Asp Gin 1 5 10 15

Trp Gly Pro Gly Val Thr Gly Thr Asp Pro Glu Pro Cys Pro Ser Arg 20 25 30 Trp Ala Gly Lys Cys Met Gly Pro Pro Ser Ser Ala Ala Ala Cys Ser 35 40 45

Arg Gly Ser Pro Arg He Leu Arg Val Arg Ala Gly Gly 50 55 60

(2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:242:

(i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:

(A) LENGTH: 52 base pairs

(B) TYPE: nucleic acid

(C) STRANDEDNESS: single

(D) TOPOLOGY: linear

(ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA

(iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO

(iv) ANTI-SENSE: NO

(vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:

(C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Forward Primer for El

(xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:242:

GCGCAGATCT AAAATGAGCC GTGGTGGCAT TTCCTTTTTC TATACCATCA TG 52

(2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:243:

(i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:

(A) LENGTH: 38 base pairs

(B) TYPE: nucleic acid

(C) STRANDEDNESS: single

(D) TOPOLOGY: linear

(ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA

(iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO

(iv) ANTI-SENSE: NO

(vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:

(C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Reverse Primer for El (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID N0:243:

GCGCAGATCT CCAGAAATCA AATGGGACCT TCCAGAGG 38

(2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:244:

(i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:

(A) LENGTH: 26 base pairs

(B) TYPE: nucleic acid

(C) STRANDEDNESS: single

(D) TOPOLOGY: linear

(ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA

(iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO

(iv) ANTI-SENSE: NO

(vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:

(C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Forward Primer for E2 with insect signal sequence

(xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:244:

CGCGAGATCT GTCGCAAGGC GCCCCT 26

(2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:245:

(i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:

(A) LENGTH: 28 base pairs

(B) TYPE: nucleic acid

(C) STRANDEDNESS: single

(D) TOPOLOGY: linear

(ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA

(iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO

(iv) ANTI-SENSE: NO

(vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:

(C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Reverse Primer for E2 with insect signal sequence (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:245:

GCGCAGATCT AGTTGCCTGC ATCCACCT 28

(2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:246:

(i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:

(A) LENGTH: 42 base pairs

(B) TYPE: nucleic acid

(C) STRANDEDNESS: single

(D) TOPOLOGY: linear

(ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA

(iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO

(iv) ANTI-SENSE: NO

(vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:

(C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Forward Primer for E2 with HGV signal sequence

(xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:246:

CGCGAGATCT AAAATGAAAC TGCTTGTCAT GGTCTTCCTG TT 42

(2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:247:

(i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:

(A) LENGTH: 28 base pairs

(B) TYPE: nucleic acid

(C) STRANDEDNESS: single

(D) TOPOLOGY: linear

(ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA

(iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO

(iv) ANTI-SENSE: NO

(vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:

(C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Reverse Primer for E2 with HGV signal sequence (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:247:

GCGCAGATCT AGTTGCCTGC ATCCACCT 28

(2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:248:

(i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:

(A) LENGTH: 34 base pairs

(B) TYPE: nucleic acid

(C) STRANDEDNESS: single

(D) TOPOLOGY: linear

(ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA

(iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO

(iv) ANTI-SENSE: NO

(vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:

(C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Forward Primer for NS2a

(xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:248:

GCGCAGATCT GGCCGTGGCA GGTGAGGTCT TCGC 34

(2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:249:

(i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:

(A) LENGTH: 31 base pairs

(B) TYPE: nucleic acid

(C) STRANDEDNESS: single

(D) TOPOLOGY: linear

(ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA

(iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO

(iv) ANTI-SENSE: NO

(vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:

(C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Reverse Primer for NS2a

(xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:249: GCGCAGATCT TAACGCCGCA ACGAGGGCCG G 31

(2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:250:

(i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:

(A) LENGTH: 46 base pairs

(B) TYPE: nucleic acid

(C) STRANDEDNESS: single

(D) TOPOLOGY: linear

(ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA

(iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO

(iv) ANTI-SENSE: NO

(vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:

(C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Forward Primer for NS2b

(xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:250:

GCGCGGATCC AAAATGATCG CTCGGGTGGT TGAGTGCTGT GTGATG 46

(2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:251:

(i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:

(A) LENGTH: 32 base pairs

(B) TYPE: nucleic acid

(C) STRANDEDNESS: single

(D) TOPOLOGY: linear

(ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA

(iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO

(iv) ANTI-SENSE: NO

(vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:

(C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Reverse Primer for NS2b

(xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:251:

GCGCGGATCC AGGCGCGGTC GGAACAAACC CG 32 (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:252:

(i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:

(A) LENGTH: 39 base pairs

(B) TYPE: nucleic acid

(C) STRANDEDNESS: single

(D) TOPOLOGY: linear

(ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA

(iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO

(iv) ANTI-SENSE: NO

(vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:

(C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Forward Primer NS3

(xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:252:

GCGAGATCTA AAATGTGCGG AAAGGGCTTC TTGGGGGTC 39

(2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:253:

(i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:

(A) LENGTH: 39 base pairs

(B) TYPE: nucleic acid

(C) STRANDEDNESS: single

(D) TOPOLOGY: linear

(ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA

(iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO

(iv) ANTI-SENSE: NO

(vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:

(C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Reverse Primer NS3

(xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:253:

GCGAGATCTC ATCTCCGGAC CAGGTCGTCC ACTATGTGG 39

(2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:254: (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:

(A) LENGTH: 31 base pairs

(B) TYPE: nucleic acid

(C) STRANDEDNESS: single

(D) TOPOLOGY: linear

(ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA

(iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO

(iv) ANTI-SENSE: NO

(vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:

(C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Forward Primer NS4a

(xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:254:

GGCGGATCCA AAATGATCGG TGTGGCGGAG G 31

(2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:255:

(i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:

(A) LENGTH: 26 base pairs

(B) TYPE: nucleic acid

(C) STRANDEDNESS: single

(D) TOPOLOGY: linear

(ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA

(iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO

(iv) ANTI-SENSE: NO

(vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:

(C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Reverse Primer NS4a

(xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:255:

GGCGGGATCC ATGCGCCGGA GCACGG 26

(2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:256:

(i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS: (A) LENGTH: 34 base pairs

(B) TYPE: nucleic acid

(C) STRANDEDNESS: single

(D) TOPOLOGY: linear

(ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA

(iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO

(iv) ANTI-SENSE: NO

(vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:

(C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Forward Primer NS4b

(xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:256:

GCGGGATCCA AAATGATCAG CCTCACCCGC ACAG 34

(2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:257:

(i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:

(A) LENGTH: 29 base pairs

(B) TYPE: nucleic acid

(C) STRANDEDNESS: single

(D) TOPOLOGY: linear

(ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA

(iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO

(iv) ANTI-SENSE: NO

(vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:

(C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Reverse Primer NS5a

(xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:257:

GGCGGGATCC TACCTCCTGA TTACCACGT 29

(2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:258:

(i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS: (A) LENGTH: 42 base pairs (B) TYPE: nucleic acid

(C) STRANDEDNESS: single

(D) TOPOLOGY: linear

(ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA

(iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO

(iv) ANTI-SENSE: NO

(vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:

(C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Forward Primer NS5a

(xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:258:

GCGAGATCTA AAATGACCTC CGCCTATAAG CTGCTGCGCC AG 42

(2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:259:

(i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:

(A) LENGTH: 40 base pairs

(B) TYPE: nucleic acid

(C) STRANDEDNESS: single

(D) TOPOLOGY: linear

(ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA

(iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO

(iv) ANTI-SENSE: NO

(vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:

(C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Reverse Primer NS5a

(xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:259:

GGCAGATCTA CCTCCGTCCC ACATTGTCTG GATTGGTAAC 40

(2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:260:

(i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:

(A) LENGTH: 43 base pairs

(B) TYPE: nucleic acid (C) STRANDEDNESS: single

(D) TOPOLOGY: linear

(ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA

(iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO

(iv) ANTI-SENSE: NO

(vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:

(C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Forward Primer NS5b

(xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:260:

GCGAGATCTA AAATGGTGGA CAAGGTGACC TTCTGGCGTG CTC 43

(2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:261:

(i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:

(A) LENGTH: 36 base pairs

(B) TYPE: nucleic acid

(C) STRANDEDNESS: single

(D) TOPOLOGY: linear

(ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA

(iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO

(iv) ANTI-SENSE: NO

(vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:

(C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Reverse Primer NS5b

(xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:261:

GCGAGATCTC ACCCGAAGAG GGCTACGATG AGCAGG 36

(2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:262:

(i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:

(A) LENGTH: 52 base pairs

(B) TYPE: nucleic acid

(C) STRANDEDNESS: single (D) TOPOLOGY: linear

(ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA

(iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO

(iv) ANTI-SENSE: NO

(vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:

(C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Forward Primer El-E2-NS2a

(xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:262:

GCGCAGATCT AAAATGAGCC GTGGTGGCAT TTCCTTTTTC TATACCATCA TG 52

(2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:263:

(i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:

(A) LENGTH: 31 base pairs

(B) TYPE: nucleic acid

(C) STRANDEDNESS: single

(D) TOPOLOGY: linear

(ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA

(iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO

(iv) ANTI-SENSE: NO

(vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:

(C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Reverse Primer El-E2-NS2a

(xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:263:

GCGCAGATCT TAACGCCGCA ACGAGGGCCG G 31

(2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:264:

(i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:

(A) LENGTH: 22 base pairs

(B) TYPE: nucleic acid

(C) STRANDEDNESS: single (D) TOPOLOGY: linear

(ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA

(iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO

(iv) ANTI-SENSE: NO

(vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:

(C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Primer 9E3-REV

(xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:264:

GCTGGCTGAG GCACGGTTGG TC 22

(2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:265:

(i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:

(A) LENGTH: 22 base pairs

(B) TYPE: nucleic acid

(C) STRANDEDNESS: single

(D) TOPOLOGY: linear

(ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA

(iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO

(iv) ANTI-SENSE: NO

(vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:

(C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Primer E39-94PR

(xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:265:

CACCATCATC ACAGCATCTG GC 22

(2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:266:

(i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:

(A) LENGTH: 32 base pairs

(B) TYPE: nucleic acid

(C) STRANDEDNESS: single

(D) TOPOLOGY: linear 412 (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA

(iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO

(iv) ANTI-SENSE: NO

(vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:

(C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Primer GEP-F12

(xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:266:

GCAACCATGG AACCTGCCAA ACCCCTGACC TT 32

(2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:267:

(i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:

(A) LENGTH: 21 base pairs

(B) TYPE: nucleic acid

(C) STRANDEDNESS: single

(D) TOPOLOGY: linear

(ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA

(iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO

(iv) ANTI-SENSE: NO

(vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:

(C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Primer GEP-R12

(xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:267:

AGCCCCATGG AAGGTCGTGA A 21

(2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:268:

(i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:

(A) LENGTH: 30 base pairs

(B) TYPE: nucleic acid

(C) STRANDEDNESS: single

(D) TOPOLOGY: linear (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA

(iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO

(iv) ANTI-SENSE: NO

(vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:

(C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Primer GEP-F14

(xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:268:

TTGGGATCCC TCGTGTTCCG CCATTCTAAG 30

(2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:269:

(i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:

(A) LENGTH: 30 base pairs

(B) TYPE: nucleic acid

(C) STRANDEDNESS: single

(D) TOPOLOGY: linear

(ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA

(iii) HYPOTHETICAL: ?

;i-') ANTI-SENSE: NC

(vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:

(C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Primer GEP-R13

(xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:269:

TATGGATCCT GGTAAATCAT TGCCCCACCT 30

(2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:270:

(i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:

(A) LENGTH: 39 base pairs

(B) TYPE: nucleic acid

(C) STRANDEDNESS: single

(D) TOPOLOGY: linear

(ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO

(iv) ANTI-SENSE: NO

(vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:

(C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Primer 470EP-F8

(xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:270:

GCTGAATTCG CCATGGCGAC GTGCGCATTC AGGGGTGGA 39

(2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:271:

(i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:

(A) LENGTH: 27 base pairs

(B) TYPE: nucleic acid

(C) STRANDEDNESS: single

(D) TOPOLOGY: linear

(ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA

(iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO

(iv) ANTI-SENSE: NO

(vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:

(C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Primer GEP-R14

(xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:271:

GGAGGATCCG CGACCCGCCA CCGAAGT 27

(2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:272:

(i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:

(A) LENGTH: 48 amino acids

(B) TYPE: amino acid

(D) TOPOLOGY: linear

(ii) MOLECULE TYPE: protein

(iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO (iv) ANTI-SENSE: NO

(vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:

(C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Y5 epitope

(xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:272:

He Asp Gly Glu Arg Tyr Thr Leu Pro His Gin Leu Arg Leu Arg Asn 1 5 10 15

Val Ala Pro Ser Glu Val Ser Ser Glu Val Ser He Asp He Gly Thr 20 25 30

Glu Ala Glu Asn Ser Glu Leu Thr Glu Ala Asp Leu Pro Pro Ala Ala 35 40 45

(2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:273:

(i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:

(A) LENGTH: 55 amino acids

(B) TYPE: amino acid (D) TOPOLOGY: linear

(ii) MOLECULE TYPE: protein

(iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO

(iv) ANTI-SENSE: NO

(vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:

(C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Q9 Epitope

(xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:273:

Cys Gly Leu Leu Thr Arg His His Thr Ala Leu Asn His Pro Ser Gin 1 5 10 15

Thr Pro Gin Arg Gly Pro Gly His Gin Asp Leu Leu Gin Gly Pro He 20 25 30

Gin Arg Val Glu Gin Ala Lys Glu Lys Asp Gin Gly Asn His His His 35 40 45 His His Ser He Trp Pro Asp 50 55

(2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:274:

(i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:

(A) LENGTH: 35 amino acids

(B) TYPE: amino acid (D) TOPOLOGY: linear

(ii) MOLECULE TYPE: protein

(iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO

(iv) ANTI-SENSE: NO

(vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:

(C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Qll Epitope

(xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:274:

Ala Ala Val Ala Glu Pro Tyr Tyr Val Asp Gly He Pro Val Ser Trp 1 5 10 15

Asp Ala Asp Ala Arg Ala Pro Ala Met Val Tyr Gly Pro Gly Gin Ser 20 25 30

Val Thr He 35

(2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:275:

(i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:

(A) LENGTH: 225 base pairs

(B) TYPE: nucleic acid

(C) STRANDEDNESS: both

(D) TOPOLOGY: linear

(ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA

(iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO

(iv) ANTI-SENSE: NO (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:

(C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Q7-12-1 env clone

(xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:275:

GTGCCCTTCG TCAACAGGAC AACTCTCTTC ACCATTAGGG GGCCCCTGGG CAACCAGGGC 60

CGAGGCAACC CGGTGCGGTC GCCCTTGGGT TTTGGGTCCT ACGCCATGAC CAGGATCCGA 120

GATACCCTAC ATCTGGTGGA GTGTCCCACA CCAGCCATCG AGCCTCCCAC CGGGACGTCT 180

GGGTTCTTCC CCGGGACGCC GCCTCTCAAC AACTGCATGC ATATG 225

(2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:276:

(i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:

(A) LENGTH: 192 base pairs

(B) TYPE: nucleic acid

(C) STRANDEDNESS: both

(D) TOPOLOGY: linear

(ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA

(iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO

(iv) ANTI-SENSE: NO

(vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:

(C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Y12-15-1 NS3 clone DNA

(xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:276:

AACATGGGGC ACAAGGTCTT AATCTTGAAC CCCTCAGTGG CCACTGTGCG GGCCATGGGC 60

CCGTACATGG AGCGGCTGGC GGGTAAACAT CCAAGTATAT ACTGTGGGCA TGATACAACT 120

GCTTTCACAA GGATCACTGA CTCCCCCCTG ACGTATTCAA CCTATGGGAG GTTTTTGGCC 180

AACCCTAGGC AA 192

(2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:277: (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:

(A) LENGTH: 264 base pairs

(B) TYPE: nucleic acid

(C) STRANDEDNESS: both

(D) TOPOLOGY: linear

(ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA

(iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO

(iv) ANTI-SENSE: NO

(vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:

(C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Y12-10-2 NS3 clone

(xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:277:

CCCCTCGAGC GGATGCGAAC CGGAAGGCAC CTCGTGTTCT GCCATTCTAA GGCTGAGTGC 60

GAGCGCCTTG CTGGCCAGTT CTCCGCTAGG GGGGTCAATG CCATTGCCTA TTATAGGGGT 120

AAAGACAGCT CTATCATCAA GGATGGGGAC CTGGTGGTCT GTGCTACAGA CGCGCTTTCC 180

ACTGGGTACA CTGGAAATTT CGACTCCGTC ACCGACTGTG GATTAGTGGT GGAGGAGGTC 240

GTTGAGGTGA CCCTTGATCC CACC 264

Claims (107)

IT IS CLAIMED:

1. A Non-A Non-B Non-C Non-D Non-E Hepatitis Virus (HGV) polypeptide in substantially isolated form.

2. A polypeptide of claim 1, where said HGV is characterized as follows: (i) is transmissible in primates, (ii) is serologically distinct from hepatitis A virus (HAV) , hepatitis B virus (HBV) , hepatitis C virus (HCV) , hepatitis D virus, and hepatitis E virus (HEV) , and (iii) is a member of the virus family Flaviviridae.

3. A polypeptide of claim 1, comprising an epitope which is specifically immunoreactive with at least one anti-HGV antibody.

4. A polypeptide of claim 1, further comprising an antigenic determinant specifically immunoreactive with HGV, wherein HGV is characterized by: (i) a genome, cDNA or complements thereof comprising an open reading frame (ORF) ; and

(ii) said ORF encoding an amino acid sequence having at least 40% sequence homology to the 2873 amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:15 or to the 190 amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:38 or to the 67 amino acid sequence of SEQ ID

NO:20.

5. A polypeptide of claim 4, wherein said ORF encodes an amino acid sequence having at least 55% sequence homology to the 2873 amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:15 or to the 190 amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:38 or to the 67 amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:20.

6. A polypeptide of claim 1, wherein said polypeptide is fixed to a solid phase.

7. A polypeptide of claim 1, prepared by chemical synthesis.

8. A polypeptide of claim 1, prepared by recombinant DNA expression.

9. A polypeptide of claim 8, comprising a polypeptide sequence that is derived from SEQ ID NO:20, SEQ ID NO:38, or SEQ ID NO:15.

10. A polypeptide of claim 8, comprising a polypeptide sequence that is encoded by SEQ ID NO:14.

11. A polypeptide of claim 8, comprising a polypeptide sequence that is encoded by the complement of SEQ ID NO:14.

12. A polypeptide of claim 1, where said polypeptide is a fusion polypeptide comprising an HGV polypeptide and a second polypeptide.

13. A polypeptide of claim 12, where said second polypeptide is 3-galactosidase or glutathione-S- transferase protein sequences.

14. A polypeptide of claim 12, where said second polypeptide comprises a particle forming protein.

15. A polypeptide of claim 1, comprising a contiguous sequence of at least 60 amino acids encoded by an HGV genome, cDNA or complements thereof.

16. A polypeptide of claim 15, wherein said contiguous sequence comprises the 2873 amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:15, or fragments thereof.

17. A polypeptide of claim 15, wherein said contiguous sequence comprises the 190 amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:38, or fragments thereof.

18. A polypeptide of claim 15, wherein said contiguous sequence comprises the 67 amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:20, or fragments thereof.

19. A polypeptide of claim 15, wherein said contiguous sequence is encoded within the PNF 2161 cDNA source lambda gtll library.

20. A cloning vector capable of expressing, under suitable conditions, an open reading frame (ORF) of cDNA derived from a Non-A Non-B Non-C Non-D Non-E Hepatitis Virus (HGV) genome, cDNA or complements thereof, wherein the ORF is operably linked to a control sequence compatible with a desired host.

21. A cloning vector of claim 20, where said ORF is derived from SEQ ID NO:14 or its complement.

22. A cloning vector of claim 21, where said ORF is derived from SEQ ID NO:37 or SEQ ID NO:19.

23. A cell transformed with the vector of claim 20.

24. A method of producing a Non-A Non-B Non-C Non-D Non-E Hepatitis Virus (HGV) polypeptide, comprising culturing the cell of claim 23 under conditions resulting in the expression of the open reading frame (ORF) sequence.

25. A method of claim 24, where said ORF sequence encodes a polypeptide sequence selected from the group of polypeptide sequences, or fragments thereof, consisting of SEQ ID NO:15, SEQ ID NO:38 and SEQ ID NO:20.

26. A method of claim 24, where the vector is a lambda gtll phage vector and the cell is Escherichia coli .

27. A diagnostic kit for use in screening serum containing antibodies specific against Non-A Non-B Non-C Non-D Non-E Hepatitis Virus (HGV) infection comprising a substantially isolated HGV polypeptide antigen comprising an epitope which is specifically immunoreactive with at least one anti-HGV antibody, and means for detecting the binding of said antibody to the antigen.

28. A kit of claim 27, wherein HGV is characterized by:

(i) a genome, cDNA or complements thereof comprising an open reading frame (ORF) ; and

(ii) said ORF encoding an amino acid sequence having at least 40% sequence homology to the 2873 amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:15 or to the 190 amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:38 or to the 67 amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:20.

29. A kit of claim 27, where said polypeptide antigen is recombinantly produced.

30. A kit of claim 27, where said polypeptide antigen is chemically synthesized.

31. A kit of claim 27, where said polypeptide antigen is attached to a solid support.

32. A kit of claim 27, wherein said detecting means includes a solid support to which said polypeptide antigen is attached and also providing a non-attached reporter- labelled anti-human antibody, wherein binding of said serum antibodies to said polypeptide antigen can be detected by binding of the reporter-labelled antibody to said serum antibodies.

33. A method of detecting Non-A Non-B Non-C Non-D Non-E Hepatitis Virus (HGV) infection in a test subject, comprising reacting serum from an HGV test subject with a substantially isolated HGV polypeptide antigen, and examining the antigen for the presence of bound anti¬ body.

34. A method of claim 33, wherein the polypeptide antigen is attached to a solid support, said reacting in¬ cludes reacting the serum with the support, and subsequently reacting the support with a reporter-labelled anti-human antibody, and said examining includes detecting the presence of reporter-labelled antibody on the solid support.

35. Non-A Non-B Non-C Non-D Non-E Hepatitis Virus (HGV) in substantially isolated form.

36. A preparation of polypeptides from the Non-A Non-B Non-C Non-D Non-E Hepatitis Virus (HGV) in substantially isolated form.

37. A Non-A Non-B Non-C Non-D Non-E Hepatitis Virus (HGV) polynucleotide in substantially isolated form.

38. A polynucleotide of claim 37, where said HGV is characterized as follows: (i) is transmissible in primates, (ii) is serologically distinct from hepatitis A virus (HAV) , hepatitis B virus (HBV) , hepatitis C virus

(HCV) , hepatitis D virus, and hepatitis E virus (HEV) , and (iii) is a member of the virus family Flaviviridae.

39. A polynucleotide of claim 37, comprising an HGV genome's cDNA or cDNA complement.

40. A polynucleotide of claim 37, where said polynucleotide has at least 40% sequence homology to a polynucleotide selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NO:14, SEQ ID NO:37, and SEQ ID NO:19, or their complements.

41. A polynucleotide of claim 37, where said polynucleotide has at least 55% sequence homology to a polynucleotide selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NO:14, SEQ ID NO:37, and SEQ ID NO: 19, or their complements.

42. A polynucleotide of claim 37, where said polynucleotide has a sequence derived from a polynucleotide selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NO:14, SEQ ID NO:37, and SEQ ID NO:19, or their complements.

43. A polynucleotide of claim 37, where said polynucleotide is at least 10 nucleotides in length.

44. A polynucleotide of claim 37, where said polynucleotide is at least 15 nucleotides in length.

45. A polynucleotide of claim 37, where said polynucleotide is at least 20 nucleotides in length.

46. A polynucleotide of claim 37, where said polynucleotide is a DNA polynucleotide.

47. A polynucleotide of claim 37, where said polynucleotide is a RNA polynucleotide.

48. A polynucleotide of claim 37, where said polynucleotide is a polynucleotide probe that specifically hybridizes with HGV.

49. A polynucleotide of claim 37, where said polynucleotide is recombinantly produced.

50. A polynucleotide of claim 37, where said polynucleotide encodes an epitope of HGV.

51. A polynucleotide of claim 50, where said polynucleotide comprises SEQ ID NO: 14, SEQ ID NO:19 or SEQ ID NO:37.

52. A polynucleotide of claim 37, wherein said polynucleotide is encoded within the PNF 2161 cDNA source lambda gtll library.

53. A polynucleotide of claim 37, comprising a contiguous sequence of nucleotides that is capable of selectively hybridizing to an HGV polynucleotide, where HGV is characterized by

(i) a genome, cDNA or complements thereof comprising an open reading frame (ORF) ; and

(ii) said ORF encoding an amino acid sequence having at least 40% sequence homology to the 2873 amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:15 or to the 190 amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:38 or to the 67 amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:20.

54. A polynucleotide of claim 53, where said polynucleotide is a polynucleotide probe that specifically hybridizes with HGV.

55. A polynucleotide of claim 54, where said polynucleotide probe is fixed to a solid support.

56. A DNA polynucleotide encoding a Non-A Non-B Non- C Non-D Non-E Hepatitis Virus (HGV) polypeptide.

57. A DNA polynucleotide of claim 56, further comprising an HGV specifically immunoreactive antigenic determinant.

58. A DNA polynucleotide of claim 57, wherein HGV is characterized by:

(i) a genome, cDNA or complements thereof comprising an open reading frame (ORF) ; and (ii) said ORF encoding an amino acid sequence having at least 40% sequence homology to the 2873 amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:15 or to the 190 amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:38 or to the 67 amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:20.

59. A DNA polynucleotide of claim 57, where said ORF encodes an amino acid sequence having at least 55% sequence homology to the 2873 amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:15 or to the 190 amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:38 or to the 67 amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:20.

60. A DNA polynucleotide of claim 57, where said polynucleotide has at least 40% sequence homology to a polynucleotide selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NO:14, SEQ ID NO:37, and SEQ ID NO: 19.

61. A DNA polynucleotide of claim 57, where said polynucleotide is at least 10 nucleotides in length.

62. A DNA polynucleotide of claim 57, where said polynucleotide is at least 15 nucleotides in length.

63. A DNA polynucleotide of claim 57, where said polynucleotide is at least 20 nucleotides in length.

64. A DNA polynucleotide of claim 56, wherein said polynucleotide is encoded within the PNF 2161 cDNA source lambda gtll library.

65. A DNA polynucleotide of claim 56, where said polynucleotide encodes an epitope of HGV.

66. A DNA polynucleotide of claim 56, where said polynucleotide is a polynucleotide probe that specifically hybridizes with HGV.

67. A DNA polynucleotide of claim 56, where said polypeptide comprises a contiguous sequence of at least 60 amino acids having 55% sequence homology to a contiguous sequence of at least 60 amino acids encoded by an HGV genome, cDNA or complements thereof.

68. A recombinant vector containing a DNA polynucleotide of claim 56.

69. A host cell transformed with the vector of claim 68.

70. A polynucleotide probe that specifically hybridizes with an Non-A Non-B Non-C Non-D Non-E Hepatitis Virus (HGV) genome, cDNA or complements thereof.

71. A polynucleotide probe of claim 70, where the sequence of the probe has at least 40% homology to a sequence derived from SEQ ID NO:19, SEQ ID NO:37, or SEQ ID NO:14, or their complements.

72. A polynucleotide probe of claim 70, where the sequence of the probe is derived from SEQ ID NO:19, SEQ ID NO:37, or SEQ ID NO:14, or their complements.

73. A method of detecting Non-A Non-B Non-C Non-D

Non-E Hepatitis Virus (HGV) nucleic acid in a test subject, comprising obtaining a nucleic acid-containing sample from the subject, combining the sample containing nucleic acid and at least one probe of claim 70, and detecting the presence of HGV nucleic acid/probe complexes, formed by hybridization of the HGV nucleic acid with probe.

74. A method of claim 73, wherein said detecting is accomplished by hybridization of probe containing at least one reporter moiety to the HGV nucleic acid.

75. A method of claim 73, wherein said detecting includes using HGV nucleic acid specific probes where the two probes define an internal region of the HGV nucleic acid and each probe has one strand containing a 3'-end internal to the region, converting the nucleic acid/probe hybridization complexes to double-strand probe-containing fragments by primer extension reactions, amplifying the number of probe-containing fragments by successively repeating the steps of (i) denaturing the double-strand fragments to produce single-strand fragments, (ii) hybridizing the single strands with the probes to form strand/probe complexes, (iii) generating double-strand fragments from the strand/probe complexes in the presence of DNA polymerase and all four deoxyribonucleotides, and (iv) repeating steps (i) to (iii) until a desired degree of amplification has been achieved, identifying the amplification products.

76. A method of claim 73, where said detecting is accomplished by a target amplification method selected from the group consisting of self-sustained sequence replication, ligase chain reaction, and strand displacement amplification.

77. A method of claim 73, where said detecting is accomplished employing a signal amplification technique selected from the group consisting of branch-chained DNA probes and the Q-beta replicase method.

78. A kit for analyzing samples for the presence of polynucleotides derived from Non-A Non-B Non-C Non-D Non-E Hepatitis Virus (HGV) , comprising at least one polynucleotide probe containing a nucleotide sequence that will specifically hybridize with an HGV polynucleotide, and a suitable container.

79. A kit of claim 78, where said kit contains two polynucleotide probes, where the two probes define an internal region of the HGV polynucleotide and each probe has one strand containing a 3'-end internal to the region.

80. A kit of claim 79, where said probes are useful as primers for polymerase chain reaction amplification.

81. A Non-A Non-B Non-C Non-D Non-E Hepatitis Virus (HGV) vaccine composition, comprising a substantially isolated HGV polypeptide antigen comprising an epitope which is specifically immunoreactive with at least one anti-HGV antibody, present in a pharmacologically effective dose in a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier.

82. A composition of claim 81, where said polypeptide antigen is recombinantly produced.

83. A composition of claim 81, where said polypeptide antigen is chemically synthesized.

84. A composition of claim 81, wherein HGV is characterized by:

(i) a genome, cDNA or complements thereof comprising an open reading frame (ORF) ; and (ii) said ORF encoding an amino acid sequence having at least 40% sequence homology to the 2873 amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:15 or to the 190 amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:38 or to the 67 amino acid sequence of SEQ ID N0:20.

85. A monoclonal antibody specifically immunoreactive with a Non-A Non-B Non-C Non-D Non-E Hepatitis Virus (HGV) epitope.

86. A substantially isolated preparation of polyclonal antibodies specifically immunoreactive with Non-A Non-B Non-C Non-D Non-E Hepatitis Virus (HGV) .

87. A preparation of polyclonal antibodies of claim 86, where said polyclonal antibodies are prepared by affinity chromatography.

88. A method for producing antibodies to Non-A Non-B Non-C Non-D Non-E Hepatitis Virus (HGV) comprising administering to a test subject a substantially isolated HGV polypeptide antigen comprising an epitope which is specifically immunoreactive with at least one anti-HGV antibody in an amount sufficient to produce an immune response.

89. A diagnostic kit for use in screening serum containing Non-A Non-B Non-C Non-D Non-E Hepatitis Virus

(HGV) antigens, comprising a substantially isolated antibody specifically immunoreactive with a Non-A Non-B Non-C Non-D Non-E

Hepatitis Virus (HGV) polypeptide antigen, and means for detecting the binding of said polypeptide antigen to said antibody.

90. A kit of claim 89, where said antibody is a monoclonal antibody.

91. A kit of claim 89, where said antibody is attached to a solid support.

92. A kit of claim 89, wherein said detecting means includes a second, labelled monoclonal antibody.

93. A kit of claim 89, where said detecting means includes a labelled, competing antigen.

94. A kit of claim 89, wherein HGV is characterized by:

(i) a genome, cDNA or complements thereof comprising an open reading frame (ORF) ; and

(ii) said ORF encoding an amino acid sequence having at least 40% sequence homology to the 2873 amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:15 or to the 190 amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:38 or to the 67 amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:20.

95. A method of detecting Non-A Non-B Non-C Non-D Non-E Hepatitis Virus (HGV) infection in a test subject, comprising reacting serum from a test subject with a substantially isolated HGV specific antibody of the kit of claim 89, and examining the antibody for the presence of bound antigen.

96. An in vitro grown cell infected with Non-A Non-B Non-C Non-D Non-E Hepatitis Virus (HGV) .

97. An in vitro grown cell of claim 96, where said cell is a hepatocyte, and said cell is grown in tissue culture.

98. An in vitro grown cell of claim 97, where said cell is an immortalized hepatocyte.

99. An in vitro grown cell of claim 97, where said cell is of a cell line derived from liver of an HGV infected primate.

100. A method of propagating Non-A Non-B Non-C Non-D Non-E Hepatitis Virus (HGV) , comprising providing the HGV infected cells of claim 96, and culturing said cells in vitro under conditions effective to promote the propagation of HGV.

101. Non-A Non-B Non-C Non-D Non-E Hepatitis Virus (HGV) particles produced by the method of claim 100.

102. A mosaic polypeptide, comprising at least two epitopes of Non-A Non-B Non-C Non-D Non- E Hepatitis Virus (HGV) , where said polypeptide substantially lacks amino acids normally intervening between the epitopes in the native HGV coding sequence.

103. A mosaic polypeptide of claim 102, where said polypeptide is attached to a solid support.

104. A mosaic polypeptide of claim 102, wherein HGV is characterized by:

(i) a genome, cDNA or complements thereof comprising an open reading frame (ORF) ; and

(ii) said ORF encoding an amino acid sequence having at least 40% sequence homology to the 2873 amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:15 or to the 190 amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:38 or to the 67 amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:20.

105. A nucleic acid encoding the mosaic polypeptide of claim 102.

106. A method of detecting Non-A Non-B Non-C Non-D Non-E Hepatitis Virus (HGV) infection in a test subject, comprising contacting an antibody containing sample from the subject with the polypeptide of claim 102, and examining the antigen for the presence of bound anti¬ body.

107. A Non-A Non-B Non-C Non-D Non-E Hepatitis Virus (HGV) vaccine composition, comprising a mosaic polypeptide of claim 102, where said mosaic polypeptide comprises more than one HGV epitope and is present in a pharmacologically effective dose in a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier.