EP0973896A2 - Marqueurs secretes de sequence exprimee (sest) - Google Patents

Marqueurs secretes de sequence exprimee (sest)

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EP0973896A2
EP0973896A2 EP98914592A EP98914592A EP0973896A2 EP 0973896 A2 EP0973896 A2 EP 0973896A2 EP 98914592 A EP98914592 A EP 98914592A EP 98914592 A EP98914592 A EP 98914592A EP 0973896 A2 EP0973896 A2 EP 0973896A2
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human
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Kenneth Jacobs
John M. Mccoy
Edward R. Lavallie
Lisa A. Racie
David Merberg
Maurice Treacy
Vikki Spaulding
Michael J. Agostino
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    • C07K14/00—Peptides having more than 20 amino acids; Gastrins; Somatostatins; Melanotropins; Derivatives thereof
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  • the present invention provides novel polynucleotides which are expressed sequence tags (ESTs) for secreted proteins.
  • ESTs expressed sequence tags
  • Gargantuan efforts have been employed by various investigational projects to randomly sequence portions of naturally-occurring cDNAs.
  • the rationale behind this approach to identification and sequencing genes is founded in two basic principles: (1) that transcribed cDNAs represent the product of the most important genes, namely those that are actually expressed in vivo, and (2) that efforts to sequence genes and other portions of the genome of target organisms which are not actually expressed wastes substantial effort on areas not likely to yield genetic information of therapeutic importance.
  • the high-throughput sequencing efforts focus on only those portions of the genome which are expressed.
  • the randomly produced cDNA sequences represent "expressed sequence tags" or "ESTs”, which identify and can be used as probes for the longer, full-length cDNA or genomic sequence from which they were transcribed.
  • the present invention provides an isolated polynucleoti ⁇ e comprising a nucleotide sequence selected from the group consisting of:
  • SEQ ID NO: 1 SEQ ID NO:2, SEQ ID NO:3, SEQ ID NO:4, SEQ ID NO:5, SEQ ID NO:6, SEQ ID NO:7, SEQ ID NO:8, SEQ ID NO:9, SEQ ID NO:10, SEQ ID NO:
  • SEQ ID NO: 11 SEQ ID NO: 12, SEQ ID NO: 13, SEQ ID NO: 14, SEQ ID NO: 15, SEQ ID NO: 16, SEQ ID NO: 17, SEQ ID NO: 18, SEQ ID NO: 19, SEQ ID NO:20, SEQ ID NO:21, SEQ ID NO:22, SEQ ID NO:23, SEQ ID NO:24, SEQ ID NO:25, SEQ ID NO:26, SEQ ID NO:27, SEQ ID NO:28, SEQ ID NO:29, SEQ ID NO:30, SEQ ID NO:31 , SEQ ID NO:32, SEQ ID NO:33, SEQ ID NO:34, SEQ ID NO:35, SEQ
  • SEQ ID NO: 110 SEQ ID NO. l l l, SEQ ID NO: 112, SEQ ID NO: 113, SEQ ID NO: 114, SEQ ID NO: 115, SEQ ID NO: 116, SEQ ID NO: 117, SEQ ID NO: 118, SEQ ID NO: 119, SEQ ID NO: 120, SEQ ID NO: 121 , SEQ ID NO: 122, SEQ ID NO: 123, SEQ ID NO: 124, SEQ ID NO: 125, SEQ ID NO: 126, SEQ ID NO: 127, SEQ ID NO: 128, SEQ ID NO: 129, SEQ ID NO: 130, SEQ ID NO: 131 , SEQ ID NO: 132, SEQ ID NO: 133, SEQ ID NO: 134, SEQ ID NO: 135, SEQ ID NO: 136, SEQ ID NO: 137, SEQ ID NO: 138, SEQ ID NO: 139, SEQ ID NO: 140, SEQ ID NO: 141
  • SEQ ID NO: 150 SEQ ID NO: 151 , SEQ ID NO: 152, SEQ ID NO: 153, SEQ ID NO: 154, SEQ ID NO: 155, SEQ ID NO: 156, SEQ ID NO: 157, SEQ ID NO: 158, SEQ ID NO: 159, SEQ ID NO: 160, SEQ ID NO: 161 , SEQ ID NO: 162, SEQ ID NO: 163, SEQ ID NO: 164, SEQ ID NO: 165, SEQ ID NO: 166, SEQ ID NO: 167, SEQ ID NO: 168, SEQ ID NO: 169, SEQ ID NO: 170, SEQ ID NO: 171 , SEQ ID NO: 172,
  • SEQ ID NO: 195 SEQ ID NO: 196, SEQ ID NO: 197, SEQ ID NO: 198, SEQ ID NO: 199, SEQ ID NO:200, SEQ ID NO:201, SEQ ID NO:202, SEQ ID NO:203, SEQ ID NO:204, SEQ ID NO:205, SEQ ID NO:206, SEQ ID NO:207, SEQ ID NO:208, SEQ ID NO:209, SEQ ID NO:210, SEQ ID NO:211, SEQ ID NO:212, SEQ ID NO:213, SEQ ID NO:214, SEQ ID NO:215, SEQ ID NO:216, SEQ ID NO:217,
  • SEQ ID NO:240 SEQ ID NO:241, SEQ ID NO:242, SEQ ID N0.243, SEQ ID NO:244, SEQ ID NO:245, SEQ ID NO:246, SEQ ID NO:247, SEQ ID NO:248, SEQ ID NO:249, SEQ ID NO:250, SEQ ID NO:251, SEQ ID NO:252, SEQ ID NO:253, SEQ ID NO:254, SEQ ID NO:255, SEQ ID NO:256, SEQ ID NO:257, SEQ ID NO:258, SEQ ID NO:259, SEQ ID NO:260, SEQ ID NO:261, SEQ ID NO:262,
  • SEQ ID NO:303 SEQ ID NO:304, SEQ ID NO:305, SEQ ID NO:306, SEQ ID NO:307, SEQ ID NO:308, SEQ ID NO:309, SEQ ID NO:310, SEQ ID NO:311 , SEQ ID NO:312, SEQ ID NO:313, SEQ ID NO:314, SEQ ID NO:315, SEQ ID NO:316, SEQ ID NO:317, SEQ ID NO:318, SEQ ID NO:319, SEQ ID NO:320, SEQ ID NO:321 , SEQ ID NO:322, SEQ ID NO:323, SEQ ID NO:324, SEQ ID NO:325,
  • SEQ ID NO:371 SEQ ID NO:372, SEQ ID NO:373, SEQ ID NO:374, SEQ ID NO:375, SEQ ID NO:376, SEQ ID NO:377, SEQ ID NO:378, SEQ ID NO:379, SEQ ID NO:380, SEQ ID NO:381, SEQ ID NO:382, SEQ ID NO:383, SEQ ID NO:384, SEQ ID NO:385, SEQ ID NO:386, SEQ ID NO:387, SEQ ID NO:388, SEQ ID NO:389, SEQ ID NO:390, SEQ ID NO:391, SEQ ID NO:392, SEQ ID NO:375, SEQ ID NO:376, SEQ ID NO:377, SEQ ID NO:378, SEQ ID NO:379, SEQ ID NO:380, SEQ ID NO:381, SEQ ID NO:382, SEQ ID NO:383, SEQ ID NO:384, SEQ ID NO:385, SEQ ID NO:386, SEQ ID NO:387, S
  • SEQ ID NO:632 SEQ ID NO:633, SEQ ID NO:634, SEQ ID NO:635, SEQ ID NO:636, SEQ ID NO:637, SEQ ID NO:638, SEQ ID NO:639, SEQ ID NO:640, SEQ ID N0.641 , SEQ ID NO:642, SEQ ID NO:643, SEQ ID NO:644, SEQ ID NO:645, SEQ ID NO:646, SEQ ID NO:647, SEQ ID NO:648, SEQ ID NO:649, SEQ ID NO:650, SEQ ID NO:651 , SEQ ID NO:652, SEQ ID NO:653, SEQ ID NO:65
  • SEQ ID NO:654 SEQ ID NO:655, SEQ ID NO:656, SEQ ID NO:657, SEQ ID NO:658, SEQ ID NO:659, SEQ ID NO:660, SEQ ID NO:661 , SEQ ID NO:662, SEQ ID NO:663, SEQ ID NO:664, SEQ ID NO:665, SEQ ID NO:666, SEQ ID NO:667, SEQ ID NO:668, SEQ ID NO:669, SEQ ID NO:670, SEQ ID NO:671, SEQ ID NO:672, SEQ ID NO:673, SEQ ID NO:674, SEQ ID NO:675, SEQ ID NO:676,
  • SEQ ID NO:699 SEQ ID NO:700, SEQ ID NO.701, SEQ ID NO:702, SEQ ID NO:703, SEQ ID NO:704, SEQ ID NO:705, SEQ ID NO:706, SEQ ID NO:707, SEQ ID NO:708, SEQ ID NO:709, SEQ ID NO:710, SEQ ID N0.711 , SEQ ID NO:712, SEQ ID NO:713, SEQ ID NO:714, SEQ ID NO:715, SEQ ID NO:716, SEQ ID NO:717, SEQ ID N0.718, SEQ ID NO:719, SEQ ID NO:720, SEQ ID NO:721,
  • SEQ ID NO:762 SEQ ID NO:763, SEQ ID NO:764, SEQ ID NO:765, SEQ ID NO:766, SEQ ID NO:767, SEQ ID NO:768, SEQ ID NO:769.
  • SEQ ID NO:770 SEQ ID NO:771 , SEQ ID NO:772, SEQ ID NO:773, SEQ ID NO:774, SEQ ID NO:775, SEQ ID NO:776, SEQ ID NO:777, SEQ ID NO:778, SEQ ID NO:779, SEQ ID NO:780, SEQ ID NO:781 , SEQ ID NO:782, SEQ ID NO:783, SEQ ID NO:784,
  • SEQ ID NO:852 SEQ ID NO:853, SEQ ID NO:854, SEQ ID NO:855, SEQ ID NO:856, SEQ ID NO:857, SEQ ID NO:858, SEQ ID NO:859, SEQ ID NO:860, SEQ ID NO:861 , SEQ ID NO:862, SEQ ID NO:863, SEQ ID NO:864, SEQ ID NO:865, SEQ ID NO:866, SEQ ID NO:867, SEQ ID NO:868, SEQ ID NO:869, SEQ ID NO:870, SEQ ID NO:871, SEQ ID NO:872, SEQ ID NO:873, SEQ ID NO:874,
  • SEQ ID NO: 1005 SEQ ID NO: 1006, SEQ ID NO: 1007, SEQ ID NO: 1008, SEQ ID NO: 1009, SEQ ID NO: 1010, SEQ ID NO: 101 1, SEQ ID NO: 1012, SEQ ID NO: 1013, SEQ ID NO: 1014, SEQ ID NO: 1015, SEQ ID NO: 1016, SEQ ID NO: 1017, SEQ ID NO: 1018, SEQ ID NO: 1019, SEQ ID NO: 1020, SEQ ID NO: 1021, SEQ ID NO: 1022, SEQ ID NO: 1023, SEQ ID NO: 1024, SEQ ID NO: 1010, SEQ ID NO: 101 1, SEQ ID NO: 1012, SEQ ID NO: 1013, SEQ ID NO: 1014, SEQ ID NO: 1015, SEQ ID NO: 1016, SEQ ID NO: 1017, SEQ ID NO: 1018, SEQ ID NO: 1019, SEQ ID NO: 1020, SEQ ID NO: 1021, SEQ ID
  • SEQ ID NO: 1173 SEQ ID NO: 1174, SEQ ID NO: 1175, SEQ ID NO: 1176, SEQ ID NO: 1177, SEQ ID NO: 1178, SEQ ID NO: 1179.
  • SEQ ID NO: 1180 SEQ ID NO: 1181 , SEQ ID NO: 1182, SEQ ID NO: 1 183, SEQ ID NO: 1 184, SEQ ID NO: 1185, SEQ ID NO: 1186, SEQ ID NO: 1187, SEQ ID NO: 1 188, SEQ ID NO: 1189, SEQ ID NO: 1190, SEQ ID NO: 1 191 , SEQ ID NO: 1192, SEQ ID 5 NO: 1193, SEQ ID NO: 1194, SEQ ID NO: 1195, SEQ ID NO: 1196, SEQ ID NO: 191 , SEQ ID NO: 1192, SEQ ID 5 NO: 1193, SEQ ID NO: 1194, SEQ ID NO: 1195, SEQ ID NO: 1196, SEQ ID NO:
  • SEQ ID NO: 1197 SEQ ID NO: 1 198, SEQ ID NO: 1 199, SEQ ID NO: 1200, SEQ ID NO: 1201 , SEQ ID NO: 1202, SEQ ID NO: 1203, SEQ ID NO: 1204, SEQ ID NO: 1205, SEQ ID NO: 1206, SEQ ID NO: 1207, SEQ ID NO: 1208, SEQ ID NO: 1209, SEQ ID NO: 1210, SEQ ID NO: 1211 , SEQ ID NO: 1212, SEQ ID NO: 1197, SEQ ID NO: 1 198, SEQ ID NO: 1 199, SEQ ID NO: 1200, SEQ ID NO: 1201 , SEQ ID NO: 1202, SEQ ID NO: 1203, SEQ ID NO: 1204, SEQ ID NO: 1205, SEQ ID NO: 1206, SEQ ID NO: 1207, SEQ ID NO: 1208, SEQ ID NO: 1209, SEQ ID NO: 1210, SEQ ID NO: 1211 , SEQ ID NO: 1212, SEQ ID
  • SEQ ID NO: 1433 SEQ ID NO: 1434, SEQ ID NO: 1435, SEQ ID NO: 1436, SEQ ID NO: 1437, SEQ ID NO: 1438, SEQ ID NO: 1439, SEQ ID NO: 1440, SEQ ID NO: 1441 , SEQ ID NO: 1442, SEQ ID NO: 1443, SEQ ID NO: 1444, SEQ ID NO: 1445, SEQ ID NO: 1446, SEQ ID NO: 1447, SEQ ID NO: 1448, SEQ ID NO: 1449, SEQ ID NO: 1450, SEQ ID NO: 1451 , SEQ ID NO: 1452, SEQ ID NO: 1453, SEQ ID NO: 1454, SEQ ID NO: 1455, SEQ ID NO: 1456.
  • SEQ ID NO: 1457 SEQ ID NO: 1458, SEQ ID NO: 1459, SEQ ID NO: 1460, SEQ ID NO: 1461 , SEQ ID NO: 1462, SEQ ID NO: 1463, SEQ ID NO: 1464, SEQ ID NO: 1465.
  • the present invention provides an isolated polynucleotide consisting of a nucleotide sequence selected from the group consisting of:
  • SEQ ID NO: 1 SEQ ID NO:2, SEQ ID NO:3, SEQ ID NO:4, SEQ ID NO:5, SEQ ID NO:6, SEQ ID NO:7, SEQ ID NO:8, SEQ ID NO:9, SEQ ID NO: 10, SEQ ID NO: 11 , SEQ ID NO: 12, SEQ ID NO: 13, SEQ ID NO: 14, SEQ ID NO: 15, SEQ ID NO: 16, SEQ ID NO: 17, SEQ ID NO: 18, SEQ ID NO: 19, SEQ ID NO:20, SEQ ID NO: 1, SEQ ID NO:2, SEQ ID NO:3, SEQ ID NO:4, SEQ ID NO:5, SEQ ID NO:6, SEQ ID NO:7, SEQ ID NO:8, SEQ ID NO:9, SEQ ID NO: 10, SEQ ID NO: 11 , SEQ ID NO: 12, SEQ ID NO: 13, SEQ ID NO: 14, SEQ ID NO: 15, SEQ ID NO: 16, SEQ ID NO: 17, SEQ ID NO: 18, SEQ ID NO: 19, SEQ ID NO:20, SEQ ID NO
  • SEQ ID NO: 114 SEQ ID NO: 115, SEQ ID NO: 1 16, SEQ ID NO: 117, SEQ ID NO: 118, SEQ ID NO: 119, SEQ ID NO: 120, SEQ ID NO: 121 , SEQ ID NO: 122, SEQ ID NO: 123, SEQ ID NO: 124, SEQ ID NO: 125, SEQ ID NO: 126, SEQ ID NO: 127, SEQ ID NO: 128, SEQ ID NO: 129, SEQ ID NO: 130, SEQ ID NO: 131 , SEQ ID NO: 132, SEQ ID NO: 133, SEQ ID NO: 134, SEQ ID NO: 135, SEQ ID NO: 136,
  • SEQ ID NO: 182 SEQ ID NO: 183, SEQ ID NO: 184, SEQ ID NO: 185, SEQ ID NO: 186, SEQ ID NO: 187, SEQ ID NO: 188, SEQ ID NO: 189, SEQ ID NO: 190, SEQ ID NO: 191, SEQ ID NO: 192, SEQ ID NO: 193, SEQ ID NO: 194, SEQ ID NO: 195, SEQ ID NO: 196, SEQ ID NO: 197, SEQ ID NO: 198, SEQ ID NO: 199, SEQ ID NO:200, SEQ ID NO:201, SEQ ID NO:202, SEQ ID NO:203, SEQ ID
  • SEQ ID NO:204 SEQ ID NO:205, SEQ ID NO:206, SEQ ID NO:207, SEQ ID NO:208, SEQ ID NO:209, SEQ ID NO:210, SEQ ID NO:211, SEQ ID NO:212, SEQ ID NO:213, SEQ ID NO:214, SEQ ID NO:215, SEQ ID NO:216, SEQ ID NO:217, SEQ ID NO:218, SEQ ID NO:219, SEQ ID NO:220, SEQ ID N0.221, SEQ ID NO:222, SEQ ID NO:223, SEQ ID NO:224, SEQ ID NO:225, SEQ ID NO:226,
  • SEQ ID NO:312 SEQ ID NO:313, SEQ ID NO:314, SEQ ID NO:315, SEQ ID NO:316, SEQ ID NO:317, SEQ ID NO:318, SEQ ID NO:319, SEQ ID NO:320, SEQ ID NO:321 , SEQ ID NO:322, SEQ ID NO:323, SEQ ID NO:324, SEQ ID NO:325, SEQ ID NO:326, SEQ ID NO:327, SEQ ID NO:328, SEQ ID NO:329, SEQ ID NO:330, SEQ ID NO:331 , SEQ ID NO:332, SEQ ID NO:333, SEQ ID NO:334,
  • SEQ ID NO:380 SEQ ID NO:381 , SEQ ID NO:382, SEQ ID NO:383, SEQ ID NO:384, SEQ ID NO:385, SEQ ID NO:386, SEQ ID NO:387, SEQ ID NO:388, SEQ ID NO:389, SEQ ID NO:390, SEQ ID NO:391 , SEQ ID NO:392, SEQ ID NO:393, SEQ ID NO:394, SEQ ID NO.395, SEQ ID NO:396, SEQ ID NO:397, SEQ ID NO:398, SEQ ID NO:399, SEQ ID NO:400, SEQ ID NO:401.
  • SEQ ID NO:402 SEQ ID NO:403, SEQ ID NO:404, SEQ ID NO:405, SEQ ID NO:406, SEQ ID NO:407, SEQ ID NO:408, SEQ ID NO:409, SEQ ID NO:410, SEQ ID NO:41 1 , SEQ ID NO:412, SEQ ID NO:413, SEQ ID NO:414, SEQ ID NO:415, SEQ ID NO:416, SEQ ID NO:417, SEQ ID NO:418. SEQ ID NO:419, SEQ ID NO:
  • SEQ ID NO:420 SEQ ID NO:421 , SEQ ID NO:422, SEQ ID NO:423, SEQ ID NO:424, SEQ ID NO:425, SEQ ID NO:426, SEQ ID NO:427, SEQ ID NO:428, SEQ ID NO:429, SEQ ID NO:430, SEQ ID NO:431 , SEQ ID NO:432, SEQ ID NO:433, SEQ ID NO:434, SEQ ID NO:435, SEQ ID NO:436, SEQ ID NO:437, SEQ ID NO:438, SEQ ID NO:439, SEQ ID NO:440, SEQ ID NO:441 , SEQ ID NO:442,
  • SEQ ID NO:510 SEQ ID NO:511, SEQ ID NO:512, SEQ ID NO:513, SEQ ID NO:514, SEQ ID NO:515, SEQ ID NO:516, SEQ ID NO:517, SEQ ID NO:518, SEQ ID NO:519, SEQ ID NO:520, SEQ ID NO:521, SEQ ID NO.522, SEQ ID NO:523, SEQ ID NO:524, SEQ ID NO:525, SEQ ID NO:526, SEQ ID NO:527, SEQ ID NO:528, SEQ ID NO:529, SEQ ID NO:530, SEQ ID NO:531, SEQ ID NO:532,
  • SEQ ID NO:641 SEQ ID NO:642, SEQ ID NO:643, SEQ ID NO:644, SEQ ID NO:645, SEQ ID NO:646, SEQ ID NO:647, SEQ ID NO:648, SEQ ID NO:649, SEQ ID NO:650, SEQ ID NO:651, SEQ ID NO:652, SEQ ID NO:653, SEQ ID NO:654, SEQ ID NO:655, SEQ ID NO:656, SEQ ID NO:657, SEQ ID NO:658, SEQ ID NO:659, SEQ ID NO:660, SEQ ID NO:661, SEQ ID NO:662, SEQ ID NO:641, SEQ ID NO:662, SEQ ID NO:641, SEQ ID NO:662, SEQ ID NO:65
  • SEQ ID NO: 1049 SEQ ID NO: 1050, SEQ ID NO: 1051, SEQ ID NO: 1052, SEQ ID NO: 1053, SEQ ID NO: 1054, SEQ ID NO: 1055, SEQ ID NO: 1056, SEQ ID NO: 1057, SEQ ID NO: 1058, SEQ ID NO: 1059, SEQ ID NO: 1060, SEQ ID NO: 1061, SEQ ID NO: 1062, SEQ ID NO: 1063, SEQ ID NO: 1064, SEQ ID NO: 1049, SEQ ID NO: 1050, SEQ ID NO: 1051, SEQ ID NO: 1052, SEQ ID NO: 1053, SEQ ID NO: 1054, SEQ ID NO: 1055, SEQ ID NO: 1056, SEQ ID NO: 1057, SEQ ID NO: 1058, SEQ ID NO: 1059, SEQ ID NO: 1060, SEQ ID NO: 1061, SEQ ID NO: 1062, SEQ ID NO: 1063, SEQ ID NO: 1064
  • SEQ ID NO: 1185 SEQ ID NO: 1186, SEQ ID NO: 1187, SEQ ID NO: 1188, SEQ ID NO: 1189, SEQ ID NO: 1190, SEQ ID NO: 1191 , SEQ ID NO: 1192, SEQ ID NO: 1193, SEQ ID NO: 1194, SEQ ID NO: 1195, SEQ ID NO: 1196, SEQ ID NO: 1197, SEQ ID NO: 1198, SEQ ID NO: 1199, SEQ ID NO: 1200, SEQ ID NO: 1185, SEQ ID NO: 1186, SEQ ID NO: 1187, SEQ ID NO: 1188, SEQ ID NO: 1189, SEQ ID NO: 1190, SEQ ID NO: 1191 , SEQ ID NO: 1192, SEQ ID NO: 1193, SEQ ID NO: 1194, SEQ ID NO: 1195, SEQ ID NO: 1196, SEQ ID NO: 1197, SEQ ID NO: 1198, SEQ ID NO: 1199, SEQ ID NO:
  • SEQ ID NO: 1437 SEQ ID NO: 1438, SEQ ID NO: 1439, SEQ ID NO: 1440, SEQ ID NO: 1441 , SEQ ID NO: 1442, SEQ ID NO: 1443, SEQ ID NO: 1444, SEQ ID NO: 1445, SEQ ID NO: 1446, SEQ ID NO: 1447, SEQ ID NO: 1448, SEQ ID NO: 1449, SEQ ID NO: 1450, SEQ ID NO: 1451 , SEQ ID NO: 1452, SEQ ID NO: 1453, SEQ ID NO: 1454, SEQ ID NO: 1455.
  • SEQ ID NO: 1456 SEQ ID NO:
  • the present invention provides an isolated polynucleotide consisting essentially of a nucleotide sequence selected from the group consisting of: SEQ ID NO: 1 , SEQ ID NO:2, SEQ ID NO:3, SEQ ID NO:4, SEQ ID NO:5, SEQ ID NO:
  • SEQ ID NO:384 SEQ ID NO:385, SEQ ID NO:386, SEQ ID NO:387, SEQ ID NO:388, SEQ ID NO:389, SEQ ID NO:390, SEQ ID NO:391 , SEQ ID NO:392, SEQ ID NO:393, SEQ ID NO:394, SEQ ID NO:395, SEQ ID NO:396, SEQ ID NO:397, SEQ ID NO:398, SEQ ID NO:399, SEQ ID NO:400, SEQ ID NO:401 , SEQ ID NO:402, SEQ ID NO:403, SEQ ID NO:404, SEQ ID NO:405, SEQ ID NO:406,
  • SEQ ID NO:474 SEQ ID NO:475, SEQ ID NO:476, SEQ ID NO:477, SEQ ID NO:478, SEQ ID NO:479, SEQ ID NO:480, SEQ ID NO:481 , SEQ ID NO:482, SEQ ID NO:483, SEQ ID NO:484, SEQ ID NO:485, SEQ ID NO:486, SEQ ID NO:487, SEQ ID NO:488, SEQ ID NO:489, SEQ ID NO:490, SEQ ID NO:491, SEQ ID NO:492, SEQ ID NO:493, SEQ ID NO:494, SEQ ID NO:495, SEQ ID NO:496,
  • SEQ ID NO:560 SEQ ID NO:561 , SEQ ID NO:562, SEQ ID NO:563, SEQ ID NO:564, SEQ ID NO:565, SEQ ID NO:566, SEQ ID NO:567, SEQ ID NO:568, SEQ ID NO:569, SEQ ID NO:570, SEQ ID NO:571, SEQ ID NO:572, SEQ ID NO.573, SEQ ID NO:574, SEQ ID NO:575, SEQ ID NO:576, SEQ ID NO:577, SEQ ID NO:578, SEQ ID NO:579, SEQ ID NO:580, SEQ ID NO:581, SEQ ID NO:
  • SEQ ID NO:605 SEQ ID NO:606, SEQ ID NO:607, SEQ ID NO:608, SEQ ID NO:609, SEQ ID NO:610, SEQ ID NO:611, SEQ ID NO:612, SEQ ID NO:613, SEQ ID NO:614, SEQ ID NO:615, SEQ ID NO:616, SEQ ID NO:617, SEQ ID NO:618, SEQ ID NO:619, SEQ ID NO:620, SEQ ID NO:621, SEQ ID NO:622, SEQ ID NO:623, SEQ ID NO:624, SEQ ID NO:625, SEQ ID NO:626, SEQ ID NO:605, SEQ ID NO:606, SEQ ID NO:607, SEQ ID NO:608, SEQ ID NO:609, SEQ ID NO:610, SEQ ID NO:611, SEQ ID NO:612, SEQ ID NO:613, SEQ ID NO:614, SEQ ID NO:615, SEQ ID NO:616, SEQ ID NO:617, SEQ
  • SEQ ID NO:690 SEQ ID NO:691 , SEQ ID NO:692, SEQ ID NO:693, SEQ ID NO:694, SEQ ID NO:695, SEQ ID NO:696, SEQ ID NO:697, SEQ ID NO:698, SEQ ID NO:699, SEQ ID NO:700, SEQ ID NO:701 , SEQ ID NO:702, SEQ ID NO:703, SEQ ID NO:704, SEQ ID NO:705, SEQ ID NO:706, SEQ ID NO:707, SEQ ID NO:708, SEQ ID NO:709, SEQ ID NO:710, SEQ ID NO:711 , SEQ ID NO:712,
  • SEQ ID NO:780 SEQ ID NO:781 , SEQ ID NO:782, SEQ ID NO:783, SEQ ID NO:784, SEQ ID NO:785, SEQ ID NO:786, SEQ ID NO:787, SEQ ID NO:788, SEQ ID NO:789, SEQ ID NO:790, SEQ ID NO:791, SEQ ID NO:792, SEQ ID NO:793, SEQ ID NO:794, SEQ ID NO:795, SEQ ID NO.796, SEQ ID NO:797, SEQ ID NO:798, SEQ ID NO:799, SEQ ID NO:800, SEQ ID NO:801, SEQ ID NO:802,
  • SEQ ID NO:888 SEQ ID NO:889, SEQ ID NO:890, SEQ ID NO:891 , SEQ ID NO:892, SEQ ID NO:893, SEQ ID NO:894, SEQ ID NO:895, SEQ ID NO:896, SEQ ID NO:897, SEQ ID NO:898, SEQ ID NO:899, SEQ ID NO:900, SEQ ID NO:901, SEQ ID NO:902, SEQ ID NO:903, SEQ ID NO:904, SEQ ID NO:905, SEQ ID NO:906, SEQ ID NO:907, SEQ ID NO:908, SEQ ID NO:909, SEQ ID NO:910,
  • SEQ ID NO: 1193 SEQ ID NO: 1194, SEQ ID NO: 1195, SEQ ID NO: 1196, SEQ ID NO: 1197, SEQ ID NO: 1198, SEQ ID NO: 1199, SEQ ID NO: 1200, SEQ ID NO: 1201, SEQ ID NO: 1202, SEQ ID NO: 1203, SEQ ID NO: 1204, SEQ ID NO: 1205, SEQ ID NO: 1206, SEQ ID NO: 1207, SEQ ID NO: 1208, SEQ ID NO:
  • SEQ ID NO: 1233 SEQ ID NO: 1234, SEQ ID NO: 1235, SEQ ID NO: 1236, SEQ ID NO: 1237, SEQ ID NO: 1238, SEQ ID NO: 1239, SEQ ID NO: 1240, SEQ ID NO: 1241, SEQ ID NO: 1242, SEQ ID NO: 1243, SEQ ID NO: 1244, SEQ ID NO: 1245, SEQ ID NO: 1246, SEQ ID NO: 1247, SEQ ID NO: 1248, SEQ ID NO: 1249, SEQ ID NO: 1250, SEQ ID NO: 1251 , SEQ ID NO: 1252, SEQ ID NO: 1253, SEQ ID NO: 1254, SEQ ID NO: 1255, SEQ ID NO: 1256.
  • SEQ ID NO: 1269 SEQ ID NO: 1270, SEQ ID NO: 1271 , SEQ ID NO: 1272, SEQ ID NO: 1273, SEQ ID NO: 1274, SEQ ID NO: 1275, SEQ ID NO: 1276, SEQ ID NO: 1277, SEQ ID NO: 1278, SEQ ID NO: 1279, SEQ ID NO: 1280, SEQ ID NO: 1281 , SEQ ID NO: 1282, SEQ ID NO: 1283, SEQ ID NO: 1284, SEQ ID NO:
  • SEQ ID NO: 1289 SEQ ID NO: 1290, SEQ ID NO: 1291 , SEQ ID NO: 1292, SEQ ID NO: 1293, SEQ ID NO: 1294, SEQ ID NO: 1295, SEQ ID NO: 1296, SEQ ID NO: 1297, SEQ ID NO: 1298, SEQ ID NO: 1299, SEQ ID NO: 1300, SEQ ID NO: 1301, SEQ ID NO: 1302, SEQ ID NO: 1303, SEQ ID NO: 1304, SEQ ID NO:
  • SEQ ID NO: 1369 SEQ ID NO: 1370, SEQ ID NO: 1371 , SEQ ID NO: 1372, SEQ ID NO: 1373, SEQ ID NO: 1374, SEQ ID NO: 1375, SEQ ID NO: 1376, SEQ ID NO: 1377, SEQ ID NO: 1378, SEQ ID NO: 1379, SEQ ID NO: 1380, SEQ ID NO: 1381, SEQ ID NO: 1382, SEQ ID NO: 1383, SEQ ID NO: 1384, SEQ ID NO: 1385, SEQ ID NO: 1386, SEQ ID NO: 1387, SEQ ID NO: 1388, SEQ ID NO: 1389, SEQ ID NO: 1390, SEQ ID NO: 1391 , SEQ ID NO: 1392, SEQ ID NO: 1393, SEQ ID NO: 1394, SEQ ID NO: 1395, SEQ ID NO: 1396, SEQ ID NO: 1397, SEQ ID NO: 1398, SEQ ID NO: 1399, SEQ ID NO:
  • SEQ ID NO: 1485 SEQ ID NO: 1486, SEQ ID NO: 1487, SEQ ID NO: 1488, SEQ ID NO: 1489, SEQ ID NO: 1490, SEQ ID NO: 1491 , SEQ ID NO: 1492, SEQ ID NO: 1493, SEQ ID NO: 1494, SEQ ID NO: 1495, SEQ ID NO: 1496, SEQ ID NO: 1497, SEQ ID NO: 1498, SEQ ID NO: 1499, and SEQ ID NO: 1500; or a complement of said sequence.
  • the present invention provides an isolated polynucleotide comprising a nucleotide sequence which hybridizes to a sequence selected from the group consisting of: SEQ ID NO: 1 , SEQ ID NO:2, SEQ ID NO:3, SEQ ID NO:4, SEQ ID NO:5, SEQ ID NO:6, SEQ ID NO:7, SEQ ID NO:8, SEQ ID NO:9, SEQ ID NO: 10, SEQ ID NO: 11 , SEQ ID NO: 12, SEQ ID NO: 13, SEQ ID NO: 14, SEQ ID NO: 15, SEQ ID NO: 16, SEQ ID NO: 17, SEQ ID NO: 18, SEQ ID NO: 19, SEQ ID NO:20, SEQ ID NO:21 , SEQ ID NO:22, SEQ ID NO:23, SEQ ID NO:24, SEQ ID NO:25, SEQ ID NO:
  • SEQ ID NO:51 SEQ ID NO:52, SEQ ID NO:53, SEQ ID NO:54, SEQ ID NO:55, SEQ ID NO:56, SEQ ID NO:57, SEQ ID NO:58, SEQ ID NO:59, SEQ ID NO:60, SEQ ID NO:61 , SEQ ID NO:62, SEQ ID NO:63, SEQ ID NO:64, SEQ ID NO:65, SEQ ID NO:66, SEQ ID NO:67, SEQ ID NO:68, SEQ ID NO:69, SEQ ID NO:70, SEQ ID NO:71, SEQ ID NO:72, SEQ ID NO:73, SEQ ID NO:74, SEQ ID NO:75, SEQ
  • SEQ ID NO: 186 SEQ ID NO: 187, SEQ ID NO: 188, SEQ ID NO: 189, SEQ ID NO: 190, SEQ ID NO: 191 , SEQ ID NO: 192, SEQ ID NO: 193, SEQ ID NO: 194, SEQ ID NO: 195, SEQ ID NO: 196, SEQ ID NO: 197, SEQ ID NO: 198, SEQ ID NO: 199, SEQ ID NO:200, SEQ ID NO:201 , SEQ ID NO:202, SEQ ID NO:203, SEQ ID NO:204, SEQ ID NO:205, SEQ ID NO:206, SEQ ID NO:207, SEQ ID NO:208,
  • SEQ ID NO:231 SEQ ID NO:232, SEQ ID NO:233, SEQ ID NO:234, SEQ ID NO:235, SEQ ID NO:236, SEQ ID NO:237, SEQ ID NO:238, SEQ ID NO:239, SEQ ID NO:240, SEQ ID NO:241, SEQ ID NO:242, SEQ ID NO:243, SEQ ID NO:244, SEQ ID NO:245, SEQ ID NO:246, SEQ ID NO:247, SEQ ID NO:248, SEQ ID NO:249, SEQ ID NO:250, SEQ ID NO:251, SEQ ID NO:252, SEQ ID NO:253,
  • SEQ ID NO:384 SEQ ID NO:385, SEQ ID NO:386, SEQ ID NO:387, SEQ ID NO:388, SEQ ID NO:389, SEQ ID NO:390, SEQ ID NO:391, SEQ ID NO:392, SEQ ID NO:393, SEQ ID NO:394, SEQ ID NO:395, SEQ ID NO:396, SEQ ID NO:397, SEQ ID NO:398, SEQ ID NO:399, SEQ ID NO:400, SEQ ID NO:401, SEQ ID NO:402, SEQ ID NO:403, SEQ ID NO:404, SEQ ID NO:405, SEQ ID NO:406,
  • SEQ ID NO:492 SEQ ID NO:493, SEQ ID NO:494, SEQ ID NO:495, SEQ ID NO:496, SEQ ID NO:497, SEQ ID NO:498, SEQ ID NO:499, SEQ ID NO:500, SEQ ID NO:501, SEQ ID NO:502, SEQ ID NO:503, SEQ ID NO:504, SEQ ID NO:505, SEQ ID NO:506, SEQ ID NO:507, SEQ ID NO:508, SEQ ID NO:509, SEQ ID NO:510, SEQ ID NO:511, SEQ ID NO:512, SEQ ID NO:513, SEQ ID NO:514,
  • SEQ ID NO:537 SEQ ID NO:538, SEQ ID NO:539, SEQ ID NO:540, SEQ ID NO:541, SEQ ID NO:542, SEQ ID NO:543, SEQ ID NO:544, SEQ ID NO:545, SEQ ID NO:546, SEQ ID NO:547, SEQ ID NO:548, SEQ ID NO:549, SEQ ID NO:550, SEQ ID NO:551, SEQ ID NO:552, SEQ ID NO:553, SEQ ID NO:554, SEQ ID NO:555, SEQ ID NO:556, SEQ ID NO:557, SEQ ID NO:558, SEQ ID NO:559,
  • SEQ ID NO:560 SEQ ID NO:561, SEQ ID NO:562, SEQ ID NO:563, SEQ ID NO:564, SEQ ID NO:565, SEQ ID NO:566, SEQ ID NO:567, SEQ ID NO:568, SEQ ID NO:569, SEQ ID NO:570, SEQ ID NO:571, SEQ ID NO:572, SEQ ID NO:573, SEQ ID NO:574, SEQ ID NO:575, SEQ ID NO:576, SEQ ID NO-.577, SEQ ID NO:578, SEQ ID NO:579, SEQ ID NO:580, SEQ ID NO:581, SEQ ID NO:
  • SEQ ID NO:582 SEQ ID NO:583, SEQ ID NO:584, SEQ ID NO:585, SEQ ID NO:586, SEQ ID NO:587, SEQ ID NO:588, SEQ ID NO:589, SEQ ID NO:590, SEQ ID NO:591 , SEQ ID NO:592, SEQ ID NO:593, SEQ ID NO:594, SEQ ID NO:595, SEQ ID NO:596, SEQ ID NO:597, SEQ ID NO:598, SEQ ID NO:599, SEQ ID NO:600, SEQ ID NO:601, SEQ ID NO:602, SEQ ID NO:603, SEQ ID NO:604,
  • SEQ ID NO: 690 SEQ ID NO: 691, SEQ ID NO: 692, SEQ ID NO: 693, SEQ ID NO: 694, SEQ ID NO:695, SEQ ID NO:696, SEQ ID NO:697, SEQ ID NO:698, SEQ ID NO:699, SEQ ID NO:700, SEQ ID NO:701, SEQ ID NO:702, SEQ ID NO:703, SEQ ID NO:704, SEQ ID NO:705, SEQ ID NO:706, SEQ ID NO:707, SEQ ID NO:708, SEQ ID NO:709, SEQ ID NO:710, SEQ ID NO:711 , SEQ ID NO:712,
  • SEQ ID NO:758 SEQ ID NO:759, SEQ ID NO:760, SEQ ID NO:761, SEQ ID NO:762, SEQ ID NO:763, SEQ ID NO:764, SEQ ID NO:765, SEQ ID NO:766, SEQ ID NO:767, SEQ ID NO:768, SEQ ID NO:769, SEQ ID NO:770, SEQ ID NO:771, SEQ ID NO:772, SEQ ID NO:773, SEQ ID NO:774, SEQ ID NO:775, SEQ ID NO:776, SEQ ID NO:777, SEQ ID NO:778, SEQ ID NO:779, SEQ ID NO:780, SEQ ID NO:781 , SEQ ID NO:782, SEQ ID NO:783, SEQ ID NO:784.
  • SEQ ID NO:888 SEQ ID NO:889, SEQ ID NO:890, SEQ ID NO:891, SEQ ID NO:892, SEQ ID NO:893, SEQ ID NO:894, SEQ ID NO:895, SEQ ID NO:896, SEQ ID NO:897, SEQ ID NO:898, SEQ ID NO:899, SEQ ID NO:900, SEQ ID NO:901, SEQ ID NO:902, SEQ ID NO:903, SEQ ID NO:904, SEQ ID NO:905, SEQ ID NO:906, SEQ ID NO:907, SEQ ID NO:908, SEQ ID NO:909, SEQ ID NO:910,
  • SEQ ID NO:974 SEQ ID NO:975, SEQ ID NO:976, SEQ ID NO:977, SEQ ID NO:978, SEQ ID NO:979, SEQ ID NO:980, SEQ ID NO:981, SEQ ID NO:982, SEQ ID NO:983, SEQ ID NO:984, SEQ ID NO:985, SEQ ID NO:986, SEQ ID NO:987, SEQ ID NO:988, SEQ ID NO:989, SEQ ID NO:990, SEQ ID NO:991, SEQ ID NO:992, SEQ ID NO:993, SEQ ID NO:994, SEQ ID NO:995, SEQ ID NO:
  • SEQ ID NO: 1229 SEQ ID NO: 1230, SEQ ID NO: 1231 , SEQ ID NO: 1232, SEQ ID NO: 1233, SEQ ID NO: 1234, SEQ ID NO: 1235, SEQ ID NO: 1236, SEQ ID NO: 1237, SEQ ID NO: 1238, SEQ ID NO: 1239.
  • SEQ ID NO: 1269 SEQ ID NO: 1270, SEQ ID NO: 1271 , SEQ ID NO: 1272, SEQ ID NO: 1273, SEQ ID NO: 1274, SEQ ID NO: 1275, SEQ ID NO: 1276, SEQ ID NO: 1277, SEQ ID NO: 1278, SEQ ID NO: 1279, SEQ ID NO: 1280, SEQ ID NO: 1281, SEQ ID NO: 1282, SEQ ID NO: 1283, SEQ ID NO: 1284, SEQ ID NO:
  • SEQ ID NO: 1289 SEQ ID NO: 1290, SEQ ID NO: 1291, SEQ ID NO: 1292, SEQ ID NO: 1293, SEQ ID NO: 1294, SEQ ID NO: 1295, SEQ ID NO: 1296, SEQ ID NO: 1297, SEQ ID NO: 1298, SEQ ID NO: 1299, SEQ ID NO: 1300, SEQ ID NO: 1301, SEQ ID NO: 1302, SEQ ID NO: 1303, SEQ ID NO: 1304, SEQ ID NO:
  • SEQ ID NO: 1329 SEQ ID NO: 1330, SEQ ID NO: 1331, SEQ ID NO: 1332, SEQ ID NO: 1333, SEQ ID NO: 1334, SEQ ID NO: 1335, SEQ ID NO: 1336, SEQ ID NO: 1337, SEQ ID NO: 1338, SEQ ID NO: 1339, SEQ ID NO: 1340, SEQ ID NO: 1341, SEQ ID NO: 1342, SEQ ID NO: 1343, SEQ ID NO: 1344, SEQ ID NO: 1345, SEQ ID NO: 1346, SEQ ID NO: 1347, SEQ ID NO: 1348, SEQ ID NO: 1349, SEQ ID NO: 1350, SEQ ID NO: 1351 , SEQ ID NO: 1352, SEQ ID NO: 1353, SEQ ID NO: 1354, SEQ ID NO: 1355, SEQ ID NO: 1356, SEQ ID NO: 1357, SEQ ID NO: 1358, SEQ ID NO: 1359, SEQ ID NO: 13
  • SEQ ID NO: 1365 SEQ ID NO: 1366, SEQ ID NO: 1367, SEQ ID NO: 1368, SEQ ID NO: 1369, SEQ ID NO: 1370, SEQ ID NO: 1371 , SEQ ID NO: 1372, SEQ ID NO: 1373, SEQ ID NO: 1374, SEQ ID NO: 1375, SEQ ID NO: 1376, SEQ ID NO: 1377, SEQ ID NO: 1378, SEQ ID NO: 1379, SEQ ID NO: 1380, SEQ ID NO: 1365, SEQ ID NO: 1366, SEQ ID NO: 1367, SEQ ID NO: 1368, SEQ ID NO: 1369, SEQ ID NO: 1370, SEQ ID NO: 1371 , SEQ ID NO: 1372, SEQ ID NO: 1373, SEQ ID NO: 1374, SEQ ID NO: 1375, SEQ ID NO: 1376, SEQ ID NO: 1377, SEQ ID NO: 1378, SEQ ID NO: 1379, SEQ ID NO:
  • SEQ ID NO: 1385 SEQ ID NO: 1386, SEQ ID NO: 1387, SEQ ID NO: 1388, SEQ ID NO: 1389, SEQ ID NO: 1390, SEQ ID NO: 1391 , SEQ ID NO: 1392, SEQ ID NO: 1393, SEQ ID NO: 1394, SEQ ID NO: 1395, SEQ ID NO: 1396, SEQ ID NO: 1397, SEQ ID NO: 1398, SEQ ID NO: 1399, SEQ ID NO: 1400, SEQ ID NO: 1385, SEQ ID NO: 1386, SEQ ID NO: 1387, SEQ ID NO: 1388, SEQ ID NO: 1389, SEQ ID NO: 1390, SEQ ID NO: 1391 , SEQ ID NO: 1392, SEQ ID NO: 1393, SEQ ID NO: 1394, SEQ ID NO: 1395, SEQ ID NO: 1396, SEQ ID NO: 1397, SEQ ID NO: 1398, SEQ ID NO: 1399, SEQ ID NO:
  • the invention also provides for proteins encoded by the above-described polynucleotides.
  • the "Clone ID No." for a particular clone consists of one or two letters followed by a number. The letters designate the tissue source from which the sEST was isolated. Table 3 below lists the various sources which were run through applicants' signal sequence trap. Thus, the tissue source for a particular sEST sequence can be identified in Table 3 by the one and two letter designations used in the relevant "Clone ID No. " . For example, a clone designated as "BA312" would have been isolated from a human placenta (26 yrs.) library (i.e. , selection "BA”) as indicated in Table 3.
  • polynucleotide includes single- and double-stranded RNAs, DNAs and RNA:DNA hybrids.
  • a "secreted” protein is one which, when expressed in a suitable host cell, is transported across or through a membrane, including transport as a result of signal sequences in its amino acid sequence.
  • "Secreted” proteins include without limitation proteins secreted wholly (e.g. , soluble proteins) or partially (e.g. , receptors) from the cell in which they are expressed.
  • “Secreted” proteins also include without limitation proteins which are transported across the membrane of the endoplpasmic reticulum.
  • Fragments of the proteins of the present invention which are capable of exhibiting biological activity are also encompassed by the present invention.
  • Fragments of the protein may be in linear form or they may be cyclized using known methods, for example, as described in H.U. Saragovi, et al. , Bio/Technology JO, 773-778 (1992) and in R.S. McDowell, et al. , J. Amer. Chem. Soc. 114, 9245-9253 (1992), both of which are incorporated herein by reference.
  • Such fragments may be fused to carrier molecules such as immunoglobulins for many purposes, including increasing the valency of protein binding sites.
  • fragments of the protein may be fused through "linker" sequences to the Fc portion of an immunoglobulin.
  • a fusion could be to the Fc portion of an IgG molecule.
  • Other immunoglobulin isotypes may also be used to generate such fusions.
  • a protein - IgM fusion would generate a decavalent form of the protein of the invention.
  • the present invention also provides both full-length and mature forms of the disclosed proteins.
  • the full-length form of the such proteins is identified in the sequence listing by translation of the nucleotide sequence of each disclosed clone.
  • the mature form of such protein may be obtained by expression of the disclosed full-length polynucleotide (preferably those deposited with ATCC) in a suitable mammalian cell or other host cell.
  • the sequence of the mature form of the protein may also be determinable from the amino acid sequence of the full-length form.
  • the present invention also provides genes corresponding to the cDNA sequences disclosed herein
  • the corresponding genes can be isolated in accordance with known methods using the sequence information disclosed herein Such methods include the preparation of probes or primers from the disclosed sequence information for identification and/or amplification of genes in appropriate genomic libraries or other sources of genomic materials
  • the present invention also provides for soluble forms of such protein In such forms part or all of the intracellular and transmembrane domains of the protein are deleted such that the protein is fully secreted from the cell in which it is expressed
  • the intracellular and transmembrane domains of proteins of the invention can be identified in accordance with known techniques for determination of such domains from sequence information
  • Species homologs of the disclosed polynucleotides and proteins are also provided by the present invention
  • Species homologs may be isolated and identified by making suitable probes or primers from the sequences provided herein and screening a suitable nucleic acid source from the desired species
  • the invention also encompasses allelic variants of the disclosed polynucleotides or proteins, that is, naturally-occurring alternative forms of the isolated polynucleotide which also encode proteins which are identical, homologous or related to that encoded by the polynucleotides disclosed herein
  • the invention also includes polynucleotides with sequences complementary to those of the polynucleotides disclosed herein
  • the present invention also includes polynucleotides capable of hybridizing, preferably under reduced stringency conditions, more preferably under stringent conditions, most preferably under highly stringent conditions, to polynucleotides described herein
  • stringency conditions are shown in Table 1 below highly stringent conditions are those that are at least as stringent as, for example, conditions A-F, stringent conditions are at least as stringent as, for example, conditions G-L, and reduced stringency conditions are at least as stringent as, for example, conditions M-R Table
  • the hybrid length is that anticipated for the hybridized reg ⁇ on(s) of the hybridizing polynucleotides When hybridizing a polynucleotide to a target polynucleotide of unknown sequence, the hybrid length is assumed to be that of the hybridizing polynucleotide When polynucleotides of known sequence are hybridized, the hybrid length can be determined by aligning the sequences of the polynucleotides and identifying the region or regions of optimal sequence complementarity
  • SSPE lxSSPE is 0 15M NaCl, lOmM NaH,P0 4 , and 1 25mM EDTA, pH 7 4)
  • IxSSC is 0 15M NaCl and 15mM sodium citrate
  • T J melting temperature
  • hybridizing polynucleotides have at least 70% sequence identity (more preferably, at least 80% identity, most preferably at least 90% or 95% identity) with the polynucleotide of the present invention to which they hybridize, where sequence identity is determined by comparing the sequences of the hybridizing polynucleotides when aligned so as to maximize overlap and identity while minimizing sequence gaps
  • sequence identity is determined by comparing the sequences of the hybridizing polynucleotides when aligned so as to maximize overlap and identity while minimizing sequence gaps
  • Theisola- ⁇ d polynucleotide encoding the protein of the invention may be operably linked to an expression control sequence such as the pMT2 or pED expression vectors disclosed in
  • operably linked means that the isolated polynucleotide of the invention and an expression control sequence are situated within a vector or cell in such a way that the protein is expressed by a host cell which has been transformed (transfected) with the ligated polynucleotide/expression control sequence.
  • Mammalian host cells include, for example, monkey COS cells, Chinese Hamster Ovary (CHO) cells, human kidney 293 cells, human epidermal A431 cells, human Colo205 cells, 3T3 cells, CV-1 cells, other transformed primate cell lines, normal diploid cells, cell strains derived from in vitro culture of primary tissue, primary explants, HeLa cells, mouse L cells, BHK, HL-60, U937, HaK or Jurkat cells.
  • yeast strains include Saccharomyces cerevisiae, Schizosaccharomyce pom.be, Kluyveromyces strains, Candida, or any yeast strain capable of expressing heterologous proteins.
  • Potentially suitable bacterial strains include Escherichia coli, Bacillus subtilis, Salmonella typhimurium, or any bacterial strain capable of expressing heterologous proteins. If the protein is made in yeast or bacteria, it may be necessary to modify the protein produced therein, for example by phosphorylaticn or glycosylation of the appropriate sites, in order to obtain the functional protein. Such covalent attachments may be accomplished using known chemical or enzymatic methods.
  • the protein may also be produced by operably linking the isolated polynucleotide of the invention to suitable control sequences in one or more insect expression vectors, and employing an insect expression system.
  • suitable control sequences in one or more insect expression vectors, and employing an insect expression system.
  • Materials and methods for baculovirus/insect cell expression systems are commercially available in kit form from, e.g. , Invitrogen, San Diego, California, U.S.A. (the MaxBac ® kit), and such methods are well known in the art, as described in Summers and Smith, Texas Agricultural Experiment Station Bulletin No. 1555 (1987). incorporated herein by reference.
  • an insect cell capable of expressing a polynucleotide of the present invention is "transformed.”
  • the protein of the invention may be prepared by culturing transformed host cells under culture conditions suitable to express the recombinant protein.
  • the resulting expressed protein may then be purified from such culture (i.e. , from culture medium or cell extracts) using known purification processes, such as gel filtration and ion exchange chromatography.
  • the purification of the protein may also include an affinity column containing agents which will bind to the protein; one or more column steps over such affinity resins as concanavalin A-agarose, heparin-toyopearl ® or Cibacrom blue 3GA Sepharose ® ; one or more steps involving hydrophobic interaction chromatography using such resins as phenyl ether, butyl ether, or propyl ether; or immunoaffinity chromatography.
  • affinity resins as concanavalin A-agarose, heparin-toyopearl ® or Cibacrom blue 3GA Sepharose ®
  • hydrophobic interaction chromatography using such resins as phenyl ether, butyl ether, or propyl ether
  • immunoaffinity chromatography immunoaffinity chromatography
  • the protein of the invention may also be expressed in a form which will facilitate purification.
  • it may be expressed as a fusion protein, such as those of maltose binding protein (MBP), glutathione-S-transferase (GST) or thioredoxin (TRX). Kits for expression and purification of such fusion proteins are commercially available from New England BioLab (Beverly, MA), Pharmacia (Piscataway, NJ) and InVitrogen, respectively.
  • MBP maltose binding protein
  • GST glutathione-S-transferase
  • TRX thioredoxin
  • Kits for expression and purification of such fusion proteins are commercially available from New England BioLab (Beverly, MA), Pharmacia (Piscataway, NJ) and InVitrogen, respectively.
  • the protein can also be tagged with an epitope and subsequently purified by using a specific antibody directed to such epitope.
  • One such epitope (“Flag") is commercially available from Kod
  • RP- HPLC reverse-phase high performance liquid chromatography
  • hydrophobic RP-HPLC media e.g. , silica gel having pendant methyl or other aliphatic groups
  • Some or all of the foregoing purification steps, in various combinations, can also be employed to provide a substantially homogeneous isolated recombinant protein.
  • the protein thus purified is substantially free of other mammalian proteins and is defined in accordance with the present invention as an "isolated protein.”
  • the protein of the invention may also be expressed as a product of transgenic animals, e.g., as a component of the milk of transgenic cows, goats, pigs, or sheep which are characterized by somatic or germ cells containing a nucleotide sequence encoding the protein.
  • the protein may also be produced by known conventional chemical synthesis. Methods for constructing the proteins of the present invention by synthetic means are known to those skilled in the art.
  • the synthetically-constructedprotein sequences by virtue of sharing primary, secondary or tertiary structural and/or conformational characteristics with proteins may possess biological properties in common therewith, including protein activity. Thus, they may be employed as biologically active or immunological substitutes for natural, purified proteins in screening of therapeutic compounds and in immunological processes for the development of antibodies.
  • the proteins provided herein also include proteins characterized by amino acid sequences similar to those of purified proteins but into which modification are naturally provided or deliberately engineered.
  • modifications in the peptide or DNA sequences can be made by those skilled in the art using known techniques.
  • Modifications of interest in the protein sequences may include the alteration, substitution, replacement, insertion or deletion of a selected amino acid residue in the coding sequence.
  • one or more of the cysteine residues may be deleted or replaced with another amino acid to alter the conformation of the molecule.
  • Techniques for such alteration, substitution, replacement, insertion or deletion are well known to those skilled in the art (see, e.g., U.S. Patent No. 4,518,584).
  • such alteration, substitution, replacement, insertion or deletion retains the desired activity of the protein.
  • polynucleotides and proteins of the present invention are expected to exhibit one or more of the uses or biological activities (including those associated with assays cited herein) identified below.
  • Uses or activities described for proteins of the present invention may be provided by administration or use of such proteins or by administration or use of polynucleotides encoding such proteins (such as, for example, in gene therapies or vectors suitable for introduction of DNA).
  • polynucleotides provided by the present invention can be used by the research community for various purposes.
  • the primary use of polynucleotides of the invention which are sESTs is as porbes for the identification and isolation of full-length cDNAs and genomic DNA molecules which correspond (i.e., is a longer polynucleotide sequence of which substantially the entire sEST is a fragment in the case of a full-length cDNA, or which encodes the sEST in the case of a genomic DNA molecule) to such sESTs.
  • Techniques for use of such sequences as probes for larger cDNAs or genomic molecules are well known in the art.
  • the polynucleotides can also be used to express recombinant protein for analysis, characterization or therapeutic use; as markers for tissues in which the corresponding protein is preferentially expressed (either constimtively or at a particular stage of tissue differentiation or development or in disease states); as molecular weight markers on Southern gels; as chromosome markers or tags (when labeled) to identify chromosomes or to map related gene positions; to compare with endogenous DNA sequences in patients to identify potential genetic disorders; as probes to hybridize and thus discover novel, related DNA sequences; as a source of information to derive PCR primers for genetic fingerprinting; as a probe to "subtract-out" known sequences in the process of discovering other novel polynucleotides; for selecting and making oligomers for attachment to a "gene chip” or other support, including for examination of expression patterns; to raise anti- protein antibodies using DNA immunization techniques; and as an antigen to raise anti- DNA antibodies or elicit another immune response.
  • the polynucleotide encodes a protein which binds or potentially binds to another protein (such as, for example, in a receptor-Kgand interaction)
  • the polynucleotide can also be used in interaction trap assays (such as, for example, that described in Gyuris et al., Cell 75:791-803 (1993)) to identify polynucleotides encoding the other protein with which binding occurs or to identify inhibitors of the binding interaction
  • the proteins provided by the present invention can similarly be used in assay to determine biological activity, including in a panel of multiple proteins for high-throughput screening, to raise antibodies or to elicit another immune response, as a reagent (including the labeled reagent) in assays designed to quantitatively determine levels of the protein (or its receptor) in biological fluids, as markers for tissues in which the corresponding protein is preferentially expressed (either constimtively or at a particular stage of tissue differentiation or development or in a disease state), and, of course, to isolate correlative receptors or ligands Where the protein binds or potentially binds to another protein (such as, for example, in a receptor-hgand interaction), the protein can be used to identify the other protein with which binding occurs or to identify inhibitors of the binding interaction Proteins involved in these binding interactions can also be used to screen for peptide or small molecule inhibitors or agonists of the binding interaction Any or all of these research utilities are capable of being developed into reagent grade or kit format for commercialization as research products
  • Polynucleotides and proteins of the present invention can also be used as nutritional sources or supplements Such uses include without limitation use as a protein or ammo acid supplement, use as a carbon source, use as a nitrogen source and use as a source of carbohydrate
  • the protein or polynucleotide of the invention can be added to the feed of a particular organism or can be administered as a separate solid or liquid preparation, such as in the form of powder, pills, solutions, suspensions or capsules
  • the protein or polynucleotide of the invention can be added to the medium in or on which the microorganism is cultured
  • a protein of the present invention may exhibit cytokine, cell proliferation (either inducing or inhibiting) or cell differentiation (either inducing or inhibiting) activity or may induce production of other cytokines in certain cell populations
  • the activity of a protein of the present invention is evidenced by any one of a number of routine factor dependent cell proliferation assays for cell lines including, without limitation, 32D, DA2, DA1G, T10, B9, B9/11 , BaF3, MC9/G, M+ (preB M + ), 2E8, RB5, DAI , 123, Tl 165, HT2, CTLL2, TF-1 , Mo7e and CMK.
  • the activity of a protein of the invention may, among other means, be measured by the following methods:
  • Assays for T-cell or thymocyte proliferation include without limitation those described in. Current Protocols in Immunology, Ed by J E. Coligan, A M. Kruisbeek, D H Marguhes, E.M. Shevach, W Strober, Pub. Greene Publishing Associates and Wiley- Interscience (Chapter 3, In Vitro assays for Mouse Lymphocyte Function 3.1-3.19; Chapter 7, Immunologic studies in Humans); Takai et al., J. Immunol. 137:3494-3500, 1986; Bertagnolh et al., J. Immunol.
  • Assays for cytokine production and/or proliferation of spleen cells, lymph node cells or thymocytes include, without limitation, those described in: Polyclonal T cell stimulation, Kruisbeek, A.M. and Shevach, E.M In Current Protocols in Immunology J.E.e.a. Coligan eds. Vol 1 pp.
  • Assays for proliferationand differentiationof hematopoieticand lymphopoietic cells include, without limitation, those described in- Measurement of Human and Mu ⁇ ne Interleukin 2 and Interleukin 4, Bottomly, K., Davis, L.S. and Lipsky, P E. In Current Protocols in Immunology. J.E.e.a. Coligan eds. Vol 1 pp. 6.3.1-6.3.12, John Wiley and
  • Assays for T-cell clone responses to antigens include, without limitation, those described in: Current Protocols in Immunology, Ed by J. E. Coligan, A.M. Kruisbeek, D.H. Margulies, E.M. Shevach, W Strober, Pub. Greene Publishing Associates and Wiley-Interscience (Chapter 3, In Vitro assays for Mouse Lymphocyte Function; Chapter 6, Cytokines and their cellular receptors; Chapter 7, Immunologic studies in Humans); Weinberger et al., Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci.
  • a protein of the present invention may also exhibit immune stimulating or immune suppressing activity, including without limitation the activities for which assays are described herein.
  • a protein may be useful in the treatment of various immune deficiencies and disorders (including severe combined immunodeficiency (SCID)), e.g., in regulating (up or down) growth and proliferation of T and/or B lymphocytes, as well as effecting the cytolytic activity of NK cells and other cell populations.
  • SCID severe combined immunodeficiency
  • These immune deficiencies may be genetic or be caused by viral (e.g. , HIV) as well as bacterial or fungal infections, or may result from autoimmune disorders.
  • infectious diseases causes by viral, bacterial , fungal or other infection may be treatable using a protein of the present invention, including infections by HIV, hepatitis viruses, herpesviruses, mycobacteria, Leishmania spp. , malaria spp. and various fungal infections such as candidiasis.
  • a protein of the present invention may also be useful where a boost to the immune system generally may be desirable, i.e. , in the treatment of cancer.
  • Autoimmune disorders which may be treated using a protein of the present invention include, for example, connective tissue disease, multiple sclerosis, systemic lupus erythematosus, rheumatoid arthritis, autoimmune pulmonary inflammation, Guillain-Barre syndrome, autoimmune thy roiditis, insulin dependent diabetes mellitis, myasthenia gravis, graft- versus-hostdisease and autoimmune inflammatory eye disease.
  • a protein of the present invention may also to be useful in the treatment of allergic reactions and conditions, such as asthma (particularly allergic asthma) or other respiratory problems.
  • Other conditions, in which immune suppression is desired may also be treatable using a protein of the present invention.
  • T cells may be inhibited by suppressing T cell responses or by inducing specific tolerance in T cells, or both.
  • Immunosuppression of T cell responses is generally an active, non-antigen-spec ific, process which requires continuous exposure of the T cells to the suppressive agent.
  • Tolerance which involves inducing non-responsiveness or anergy in T cells, is distinguishable from immunosuppression in that it is generally antigen-specific and persists after exposure to the tolerizing agent has ceased. Operationally, tolerance can be demonstrated by the lack of a T cell response upon reexposure to specific antigen in the absence of the tolerizing agent.
  • Down regulating or preventing one or more antigen functions (including without limitation B lymphocyte antigen functions (such as , for example, B7)), e.g., preventing high level lymphokine synthesis by activated T cells, will be useful in situations of tissue, skin and organ transplantation and in graft- versus-host disease (GVHD).
  • B lymphocyte antigen functions such as , for example, B7
  • GVHD graft- versus-host disease
  • blockage of T cell function should result in reduced tissue destruction in tissue transplantation.
  • rejection of the transplant is initiated through its recognition as foreign by T cells, followed by an immune reaction that destroys the transplant.
  • a molecule which inhibits or blocks interaction of a B7 lymphocyte antigen with its natural ligand(s) on immune cells such as a soluble, monomeric form of a peptide having B7-2 activity alone or in conjunction with a monomeric form of a peptide having an activity of another B lymphocyte antigen (e.g., B7- 1, B7-3) or blocking antibody
  • a B7 lymphocyte antigen e.g., B7- 1, B7-3 or blocking antibody
  • Blocking B lymphocyte antigen function in this matter prevents cytokine synthesis by immune cells, such as T cells, and thus acts as an immunosuppressant Moreover, the lack of costimulationmay also be sufficient to anergize the T cells, thereby inducing tolerance in a subject. Induction of long-term tolerance by B lymphocyte antigen- blocking reagents may avoid the necessity of repeated administration of these blocking reagents To achieve sufficient immunosuppression or tolerance in a subject, it may also be necessary to block the function of a combination of B lymphocyte antigens
  • the efficacy of particular blocking reagents in preventing organ transplant rejection or GVHD can be assessed using animal models that are predictive of efficacy in humans
  • animal models that are predictive of efficacy in humans
  • appropriate systems which can be used include allogeneic cardiac grafts in rats and xenogeneic pancreatic islet cell grafts in mice, both of which have been used to examine the immunosuppressive effects of CTLA4Ig fusion proteins in vivo as described in Lenschow et al , Science 257789-792 (1992) and Turka et al , Proc Natl Acad Sci USA, 89 11102-1 1105 (1992)
  • munne models of GVHD see Paul ed , Fundamental Immunology, Raven Press, New York, 1989, pp 846-847) can be used to determine the effect of blocking B lymphocyte antigen function in vivo on the development of that disease
  • Blocking antigen function may also be therapeutically useful for treating autoimmune diseases
  • Many autoimmune disorders are the result of inappropriate activation of T cells that are reactive against self tissue and which promote the production of cytokines and autoantibodes involved in the pathology of the diseases
  • Preventing the activation of autoreactive T cells may reduce or eliminate disease symptoms
  • Administration of reagents which block costimulation of T cells by disrupting receptor ligand interactions of B lymphocyte antigens can be used to inhibit T cell activation and prevent production of autoantibodies or T cell-derived cytokines which may be involved in the disease process
  • blocking reagents may induce antigen-specific tolerance of autoreactive T cells which could lead to long-term relief from the disease
  • the efficacy of blocking reagents in preventing or alleviating autoimmune disorders can be determined using a number of well-characterized animal models of human autoimmune diseases Examples include munne experimental autoimmune encephalitis, systemic lupus erythmatosis in MRL/ Ipr/lpr
  • anti-viral immune responses may be enhanced in an infected patient by removing T cells from the patient, costimulating the T cells in vitro with viral antigen- pulsed APCs either expressing a peptide of the present invention or together with a stimulatory form of a soluble peptide of the present invention and reintroducirg the in vitro activated T cells into the patient.
  • Another method of enhancing anti-viral immune responses would be to isolate infected cells from a patient, transfect them with a nucleic acid encoding a protein of the present invention as described herein such that the cells express all or a portion of the protein on their surface, and reintroduce the transfected cells into the patient.
  • the infected cells would now be capable of delivering a costimulatory signal to, and thereby activate, T cells in vivo.
  • up regulation or enhancement of antigen function may be useful in the induction of tumor immunity.
  • Tumor cells e.g., sarcoma, melanoma, lymphoma, leukemia, neuroblastoma, carcinoma
  • a nucleic acid encoding at least one peptide of the present invention can be administered to a subject to overcome tumor-specific tolerance in the subject. If desired, the tumor cell can be transfected to express a combination of peptides.
  • tumor cells obtained from a patient can be transfected ex vivo with an expression vector directing the expression of a peptide having B7-2-like activity alone, or in conjunction with a peptide having B7-l-like activity and/or B7-3-like activity.
  • the transfected tumor cells are returned to the patient to result in expression of the peptides on the surface of the transfected cell.
  • gene therapy techniques can be used to target a tumor cell for transfection in vivo.
  • tumor cells which lack MHC class I or MHC class II molecules, or which fail to reexpress sufficient amounts of MHC class I or MHC class II molecules, can be transfected with nucleic acid encoding all or a portion of (e.g., a cytoplasmic-domain truncated portion) of an MHC class I ⁇ chain protein and ⁇ 2 microglobulin protein or an MHC class II chain protein and an MHC class II ⁇ chain protein to thereby express MHC class I or MHC class II proteins on the cell surface.
  • nucleic acid encoding all or a portion of (e.g., a cytoplasmic-domain truncated portion) of an MHC class I ⁇ chain protein and ⁇ 2 microglobulin protein or an MHC class II chain protein and an MHC class II ⁇ chain protein to thereby express MHC class I or MHC class II proteins on the cell surface.
  • a gene encoding an antisense construct which blocks expression of an MHC class II associated protein, such as the invariant chain can also be cotransfected with a DNA encoding a peptide having the activity of a B lymphocyte antigen to promote presentation of tumor associated antigens and induce tumor specific immunity.
  • a T cell mediated immune response in a human subject may be sufficient to overcome tumor-specific tolerance in the subject.
  • the activity of a protein of the invention may, among other means, be measured by the following methods:
  • Suitable assays for thymocyte or splenocyte cytotoxicity include, without limitation, those described in: Current Protocols in Immunology, Ed by J. E. Coligan, A.M. Kruisbeek, D.H. Margulies, E.M. Shevach, W Strober, Pub. Greene Publishing Associates and Wiley-Interscience (Chapter 3, In Vitro assays for Mouse Lymphocyte Function 3.1- 3.19; Chapter 7, Immunologic studies in Humans); Herrmann et al. , Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 78:2488-2492, 1981; Herrmann et al., J. Immunol. 128: 1968-1974, 1982; Handa et al., J. Immunol.
  • T-cell-dependent immunoglobulin responses and isotype switching (which will identify, among others, proteins that modulate T-cell dependent antibody responses and that affect Thl/Th2 profiles) include, without limitation, those described in: Maliszewski, J. Immunol. 144:3028-3033, 1990; and Assays for B cell function: In vitro antibody production, Mond, J.J. and Brunswick, M. In Current Protocols in Immunology. J.E.e.a. Coligan eds. Vol 1 pp. 3.8.1-3.8.16, John Wiley and Sons, Toronto. 1994.
  • MLR Mixed lymphocyte reaction
  • Dendritic cell-dependent assays (which will identify, among others, proteins expressed by dendritic cells that activate naive T-cells) include, without limitation, those described in: Guery et al., J. Immunol. 134:536-544, 1995; Inaba et al., Journal of Experimental Medicine 173:549-559, 1991 ; Macatonia et al. , Journal of Immunology 154:5071-5079, 1995; Porgador et al. , Journal of Experimental Medicine 182:255-260, 1995; Nair et al., Journal of Virology 67:4062-4069, 1993; Huang et al.. Science 264:961-965, 1994; Macatonia et al. , Journal of Experimental Medicine 169: 1255-1264, 1989; Bhardwaj et al., Journal of Clinical Investigation 94:797-807, 1994; and Inaba et al., Journal of Experimental Medicine 172:631-640, 1990.
  • lymphocyte survival/apoptosis (which will identify, among others, proteins that prevent apoptosis after superantigen induction and proteins that regulate lymphocyte homeostasis) include, without limitation, those described in: Darzynkiewicz et al., Cytometry 13:795-808, 1992; Gorczyca et al., Leukemia 7:659-670, 1993; Gorczyca et al., Cancer Research 53: 1945-1951, 1993; Itoh et al., Cell 66:233-243, 1991; Zacharchuk, Journal of Immunology 145:4037-4045, 1990; Zamai et al., Cytometry 14:891-897, 1993; Gorczyca et al., International Journal of Oncology 1 :639-648, 1992.
  • Assays for proteins that influence early steps of T-cell commitment and development include, without limitation, those described in: Antica et al., Blood 84: 111-117, 1994; Fine et al., Cellular Immunology 155: 111-122, 1994; Galy et al., Blood 85:2770-2778, 1995; Toki et al. , Proc. Nat. Acad Sci. USA 88:7548-7551, 1991.
  • a protein of the present invention may be useful in regulation of hematopoiesis and, consequently, in the treatment of myeloid or lymphoid cell deficiencies. Even marginal biological activity in support of colony forming cells or of factor-dependent cell lines indicates involvement in regulating hematopoiesis, e.g.
  • erythroid progenitor cells in supporting the growth and proliferation of erythroid progenitor cells alone or in combination with other cytokines, thereby indicating utility, for example, in treating various anemias or for use in conjunction with irradiation/chemotherapy to stimulate the production of erythroid precursors and/or erythroid cells; in supporting the growth and proliferation of myeloid cells such as granulocytes and monocytes/macrophages (i.e., traditional CSF activity) useful, for example, in conjunction with chemotherapy to prevent or treat consequent myelo- suppression; in supporting the growth and proliferation of megakaryocytes and consequently of platelets thereby allowing prevention or treatment of various platelet disorders such as thrombocytopenia, and generally for use in place of or complimentary to platelet transfusions; and/or in supporting the growth and proliferation of hematopoietic stem cells which are capable of maturing to any and all of the above-mentioned hematopoietic cells and therefore find therapeutic utility in various stem cell
  • the activity of a protein of the invention may, among other means, be measured by the following methods: Suitable assays for proliferation and differentiation of various hematopoietic lines are cited above.
  • Assays for embryonic stem cell differentiation include, without limitation, those described in: Johansson et al. Cellular Biology 15: 141-151 , 1995; Keller et al., Molecular and Cellular Biology 13:473-486, 1993; McClanahan et al., Blood
  • Assays for stem cell survival and differentiation include, without limitation, those described in: Methylcellulose colony forming assays, Freshney, M.G. In Culture of Hematopoietic Cells. R.I. Freshney, et al. eds. Vol pp. 265-268, Wiley-Liss, Inc. , New York, NY. 1994;
  • a protein of the present invention also may have utility in compositions used for bone, cartilage, tendon, ligament and/or nerve tissue growth or regeneration, as well as for wound healing and tissue repair and replacement, and in the treatment of burns, incisions and ulcers.
  • a protein of the present invention which induces cartilage and/or bone growth in circumstances where bone is not normally formed, has application in the healing of bone fractures and cartilage damage or defects in humans and other animals.
  • Such a preparation employing a protein of the invention may have prophylactic use in closed as well as open fracture reduction and also in the improved fixation of artificial joints. De novo bone formation induced by an osteogenic agent contributes to the repair of congenital, trauma induced, or oncologic resection induced craniofacial defects, and also is useful in cosmetic plastic surgery.
  • a protein of this invention may also be used in the treatment of periodontal disease, and in other tooth repair processes. Such agents may provide an environment to attract bone-forming cells, stimulate growth of bone-forming cells or induce differentiation of progenitors of bone-forming cells.
  • a protein of the invention may also be useful in the treatment of osteoporosis or osteoarthritis, such as through stimulation of bone and/or cartilage repair or by blocking inflammation or processes of tissue destruction (collagenase activity, osteoclast activity, etc.) mediated by inflammatory processes.
  • tissue regeneration activity that may be attributable to the protein of the present invention is tendon/ligament formation.
  • a protein of the present invention which induces tendon/ligament-like tissue or other tissue formation in circumstances where such tissue is not normally formed, has application in the healing of tendon or ligament tears, deformities and other tendon or ligament defects in humans and other animals.
  • Such a preparation employing a tendon/ligament-liketissue inducing protein may have prophylactic use in preventing damage to tendon or ligament tissue, as well as use in the improved fixation of tendon or ligament to bone or other tissues, and in repairing defects to tendon or ligament tissue.
  • compositions of the present invention may provide an environment to attract tendon- or ligament-forming cells, stimulate growth of tendon- or ligament-forming cells, induce differentiation of progenitors of tendon- or ligament-forming cells, or induce growth of tendon/ligament cells or progenitors ex vivo for return in vivo to effect tissue repair
  • the compositions of the invention may also be useful m the treatment of tendinitis, carpal tunnel syndrome and other tendon or ligament defects
  • compositions may also include an appropriate matrix and/or sequestering agent as a carrier as is well known in the art
  • the protein of the present invention may also be useful for proliferation of neural cells and for regeneration of nerve and brain tissue, e for the treatment of central and peripheral nervous system diseases and neuropathies, as well as mechanical and traumatic disorders , which involve degeneration, death or trauma to neural cells or nerve tissue More specifically, a protein may be used in the treatment of diseases of the peripheral nervous system, such as peripheral nerve injuries, peripheral neuropathy and localized neuropathies, and central nervous system diseases, such as Alzheimer's, Parkinson's disease, Huntmgton's disease, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, and Shy-Drager syndrome Further conditions which may be treated in accordance with the present invention include mechanical and traumatic disorders, such as spinal cord disorders, head trauma and cerebrovascular diseases such as stroke Peripheral neuropathies resulting from chemotherapy or other medical therapies may also be treatable using a protein of the invention
  • Proteins of the invention may also be useful to promote better or faster closure of non-healing wounds, including without limitation pressure ulcers, ulcers associated with vascular insufficiency, surgical and traumatic wounds, and the like It is expected that a protein of the present invention may also exhibit activity for generation or regeneration of other tissues, such as organs (including, for example, pancreas, liver, intestine, kidney, skin, endothelium), muscle (smooth, skeletal or cardiac) and vascular (including vascular endothelium) tissue, or for promoting the growth of cells comprising such tissues Part of the desired effects may be by inhibition or modulation of fibrotic scarring to allow normal tissue to regenerate A protein of the invention may also exhibit angiogenic activity
  • a protein of the present invention may also be useful for gut protection or regeneration and treatment of lung or liver fibrosis, reperfusion injury in various tissues, and conditions resulting from systemic cytokine damage
  • a protein of the present invention may also be useful for promoting or inhibiting differentiation of tissues described above from precursor tissues or cells, or for inhibiting the growth of tissues described above
  • the activity of a protein of the invention may, among other means, be measured by the following methods
  • Assays for tissue generation activity include, without limitation, those described in International Patent Publication No WO95/16035 (bone, cartilage, tendon), International Patent Publication No WO95/05846 (nerve, neuronal), International Patent Publication No WO91/07491 (skin, endothelium )
  • Assays for wound healing activity include, without limitation, those described in
  • a protein of the present invention may also exhibit activm- or lnhibin-related activities Inhibins are characterized by their ability to inhibit the release of follicle stimulating hormone (FSH), while activins and are characterized by their ability to stimulate the release of follicle stimulating hormone (FSH)
  • FSH follicle stimulating hormone
  • a protein of the present invention alone or in heterodimers with a member of the inhibin ⁇ family, may be useful as a contraceptive based on the ability of inhibins to decrease fertility in female mammals and decrease spermatogenesis in male mammals Administration of sufficient amounts of other inhibins can induce infertility in these mammals
  • the protein of the invention as a homodimer or as a heterodimer with other protein subumts of the inhibin- ⁇ group, may be useful as a fertility inducing therapeutic, based upon the ability of activm molecules in stimulating FSH release from cells of the anterior pituitary See, for example, United States Patent 4,798,885 A protein of
  • Assays for activin/inhibin activity include, without limitation, those described in Vale et al , Endocrinology 91 562-572, 1972, Ling et al , Nature 321 779-782, 1986, Vale et al. , Nature 321 :776-779, 1986; Mason et al.. Nature 318:659-663. 1985; Forage et al. , Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 83:3091-3095, 1986.
  • a protein of the present invention may have chemotactic or chemokinetic activity
  • Chemotactic and chemokinetic proteins can be used to mobilize or attract a desired cell population to a desired site of action.
  • Chemotactic or chemokinetic proteins provide particular advantages in treatment of wounds and other trauma to tissues, as well as in treatment of localized infections. For example, attraction of lymphocytes, monocytes or neutrophils to tumors or sites of infection may result in improved immune responses against the tumor or infecting agent.
  • a protein or peptide has chemotactic activity for a particular cell population if it can stimulate, directly or indirectly, the directed orientation or movement of such cell population.
  • the protein or peptide has the ability to directly stimulate directed movement of cells.
  • Whether a particular protein has chemotactic activity for a population of cells can be readily determined by employing such protein or peptide in any known assay for cell chemotaxis.
  • the activity of a protein of the invention may, among other means, be measured by the following methods:
  • Assays for chemotactic activity consist of assays that measure the ability of a protein to induce the migration of cells across a membrane as well as the ability of a protein to induce the adhesion of one cell population to another cell population.
  • Suitable assays for movement and adhesion include, without limitation, those described in: Current Protocols in Immunology, Ed by J.E. Coligan, A.M. Kruisbeek, D.H. Margulies, E.M. Shevach, W. Strober, Pub. Greene Publishing Associates and Wiley-Interscience (Chapter 6.12, Measurement of alpha and beta Chemokines 6.12.1-6.12.28; Taub et al. J. Clin. Invest. 95: 1370-1376, 1995; Lind et al. APMIS 103: 140-146, 1995; Muller et al Eur. J. Immunol. 25: 1744-1748; Gruber et al.
  • a protein of the invention may also exhibit hemostatic or thrombolytic activity As a result, such a protein is expected to be useful in treatment of various coagulation disorders (including hereditary disorders, such as hemophilias) or to enhance coagulation and other hemostatic events in treating wounds resulting from trauma, surgery or other causes.
  • a protein of the invention may also be useful for dissolving or inhibiting formation of thromboses and for treatment and prevention of conditions resulting therefrom (such as, for example, infarction of cardiac and central nervous system vessels (e g., stroke)
  • the activity of a protein of the invention may, among other means, be measured by the following methods: Assay for hemostatic and thrombolytic activity include, without limitation, those described in. Linet et al., J Clin. Pharmacol. 26- 131-140, 1986; Burdick et al., Thrombosis Res. 45-413-419, 1987; Humphrey et al., F ⁇ b ⁇ nolys ⁇ s5:71-79 (1991), Schaub, Prostaglandins 35 467-474, 1988
  • a protein of the present invention may also demonstrate activity as receptors, receptor ligands or inhibitors or agonists of receptor/hgand interactions.
  • receptors and ligands include, without limitation, cytokine receptors and their ligands, receptor kinases and their ligands, receptor phosphatases and their ligands, receptors involved in cell-cell interactions and their ligands (including without limitation, cellular adhesion molecules (such as selectins, integ ⁇ ns and their ligands) and receptor/hgand pairs involved in antigen presentation, antigen recognition and development of cellular and humoral immune responses)
  • Receptors and ligands are also useful for screening of potential peptide or small molecule inhibitors of the relevant receptor/hgand interaction.
  • a protein of the present invention may themselves be useful as inhibitors of receptor/hgand interactions.
  • the activity of a protein of the invention may, among other means, be measured by the following methods:
  • Suitable assays for receptor-ligand activity include without limitation those described in:Current Protocols in Immunology, Ed by J.E. Coligan, A.M. Kruisbeek, D.H
  • Anti-Inflammatory Activity Proteins of the present invention may also exhibit anti-inflammatory activity.
  • the anti-inflammatory activity may be achieved by providing a stimulus to cells involved in the inflammatory response, by inhibiting or promoting cell-cell interactions (such as, for example, cell adhesion), by inhibiting or promoting chemotaxis of cells involved in the inflammatory process, inhibiting or promoting cell extravasation, or by stimulating or suppressing production of other factors which more directly inhibit or promote an inflammatory response.
  • Proteins exhibiting such activities can be used to treat inflammatory conditions including chronic or acute conditions), including without limitation inflammation associated with infection (such as septic shock, sepsis or systemic inflammatory response syndrome (SIRS)), ischemia-reperfusion injury, endotoxin lethality, arthritis, complement-mediated hyperacute rejection, nephritis, cytokine or chemokine- induced lung injury, inflammatory bowel disease, Crohn's disease or resulting from over production of cytokines such as TNF or IL- 1. Proteins of the invention may also be useful to treat anaphylaxis and hypersensitivity to an antigenic substance or material.
  • infection such as septic shock, sepsis or systemic inflammatory response syndrome (SIRS)
  • ischemia-reperfusion injury such as endotoxin lethality, arthritis, complement-mediated hyperacute rejection, nephritis, cytokine or chemokine- induced lung injury, inflammatory bowel disease, Crohn's disease or
  • a protein of the invention may exhibit other anti-tumor activities.
  • a protein may inhibit tumor growth directly or indirectly (such as, for example, via ADCC).
  • a protein may exhibit its tumor inhibitory activity by acting on mmor tissue or mmor precursor tissue, by inhibiting formation of tissues necessary to support mmor growth (such as, for example, by inhibiting angiogenesis), by causing production of other factors, agents or cell types which inhibit mmor growth, or by suppressing, eliminating or inhibiting factors, agents or cell types which promote mmor growth.
  • a protein of the invention may also exhibit one or more of the following additional activities or effects: inhibiting the growth, infection or function of, or killing, infectious agents, including, without limitation, bacteria, viruses, fungi and other parasites; effecting (suppressing or enhancing) bodily characteristics, including, without limitation, height, weight, hair color, eye color, skin, fat to lean ratio or other tissue pigmentation, or organ or body part size or shape (such as, for example, breast augmentation or diminution, change in bone form or shape), effecting biorhythms or ca ⁇ cadic cycles or rhythms, effecting the fertility of male or female subjects, effecting the metabolism, catabohsm, anabolism, processing, utilization, storage or elimination of dietary fat, lipid, protein, carbohydrate, vitamins, minerals, cofactors or other nutritional factors or component(s), effecting behavioral characteristics, including, without limitation, appetite, libido, stress, cognition (including cognitive disorders), depression (including depressive disorders) and violent behaviors, providing analgesic effects or other pain reducing effects,
  • a protein of the present invention may be used in a pharmaceutical composition when combined with a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier
  • a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier may also contain (in addition to protein and a carrier) diluents, fillers, salts, buffers, stabilizers, solubihzers, and other materials well known in the art
  • the term 'pharmaceutically acceptable means a non-toxic material that does not interfere with the effectiveness of the biological activity of the active ⁇ ngred ⁇ ent(s)
  • the charactenstics of the carrier will depend on the route of administration
  • the pharmaceutical composition of the invention may also contain cytokines, lymphokines, or other hematopoietic factors such as M-CSF, GM-CSF, TNF, IL-1 , IL-2, IL-3, IL-4, IL-5, IL-6, IL-7, IL-8, IL-9, IL-10, IL-11, IL-12, IL-13, IL
  • a protein of the present invention may be active in multimers (e g , heterodimers or homodimers) or complexes with itself or other proteins
  • pharmaceutical compositions of the invention may comprise a protein of the invention in such multime ⁇ c or complexed form
  • the pharmaceutical composition of the invention may be in the form of a complex of the protem(s) of present invention along with protein or peptide antigens
  • the protein and/or peptide antigen will deliver a stimulatory signal to both B and T lymphocytes
  • B lymphocytes will respond to antigen through their surface immunoglobulin receptor T lymphocytes will respond to antigen through the T cell receptor (TCR) following presentation of the antigen by MHC proteins MHC and structurally related proteins including those encoded by class I and class II MHC genes on host cells will serve to present the peptide ant ⁇ gen(s) to T lymphocytes
  • TCR T cell receptor
  • the antigen components could also be supplied as purified MHC-peptide complexes alone or with co-stimulatory molecules that can directly signal T cells Alternatively antibodies able to bind surface immunolgobulin and other molecules on B cells as well as antibodies able to bind the TCR and other molecules on T cells can be combined with the pharmaceutical composition of the mventioa
  • the pharmaceutical composition of the invention may be in the form of a hposome in which protein of the present invention is combined, in addition to other acceptable carriers, with amphipathc agents such as lipids which exist in aggregated form as micelles, insoluble monolayers, liquid crystals, or lamellar layers in aqueous solution
  • amphipathc agents such as lipids which exist in aggregated form as micelles, insoluble monolayers, liquid crystals, or lamellar layers in aqueous solution
  • Suitable lipids for liposomal formulation include, without limitation, monoglyce ⁇ des, diglyce ⁇ des, sulfatides, lysolecithin, phosphohpids, saponin, bile acids, and the like
  • Preparation of such liposomal formulations is within the level of skill in the art, as disclosed, for example, m U S Patent No 4,235,871 , U S Patent No 4,501,728, U S Patent No 4,837,028, and U S Patent No 4,737,32
  • a therapeutically effective amount of protein of the present invention is administered to a mammal having a condition to be treated
  • Protein of the present invention may be administered m accordance with the method of the invention either alone or in combination with other therapies such as treatments employing cytokines, lymphokines or other hematopoietic factors
  • protein of the present invention may be administered either simultaneously with the cytok ⁇ ne(s), lymphok ⁇ ne(s), other hematopoietic factor(s), thrombolytc or anti-thrombotic factors, or sequentially If administered sequentially, the attending physician will decide on the appropriate sequence of administering protein of the present invention in combination with cytokme(s), lymphok ⁇ ne(s), other hematopoietic factor(s), thrombolytic or anti-thrombotic factors Administration of protein of the present invention used in the pharmaceutical composition or to
  • protein of the present invention When administered orally, protein of the present invention will be in the form of a tablet, capsule, powder, solution or elixir
  • the pharmaceutical composition of the invention may additionally contain a solid carrier such as a gelatin or an adjuvant
  • the tablet, capsule, and powder contain from about 5 to 95 % protein of the present invention, and preferably from about 25 to 90% protein of the present invention
  • a liquid carrier such as water, petroleum, oils of animal or plant origin such as peanut oil, mineral oil, soybean oil, or sesame oil, or synthetic oils may be added
  • the liquid form of the pharmaceutical composition may further contain physiological saline solution, dextrose or other sacchande solution, or glycols such as ethylene glycol, propylene glycol or polyethylene glycol
  • the pharmaceutical composition contains from about 0 5 to 90% by weight of protein of the present invention, and preferably from about 1 to 50% protein of the present invention When a therapeutically effective amount of protein of the present invention is
  • the amount of protein of the present invention in the pharmaceutical composition of the present invention will depend upon the nature and severity of the condition being treated, and on the nature of prior treatments which the patient has undergone Ultimately, the attending physician will decide the amount of protein of the present invention with which to treat each individual patient Initially, the attending physician will administer low doses of protein of the present invention and observe the patient s response Larger doses of protein of the present invention may be administered until the optimal therapeutic effect is obtained for the patient, and at that point the dosage is not increased further It is contemplated that the various pharmaceutical compositions used to practice the method of the present invention should contain about 0 01 ⁇ g to about 100 mg (preferably about 0 lng to about 10 mg, more preferably about 0 1 ⁇ g to about 1 mg) of protein of the present invention per kg body weight
  • the duration of intravenous therapy using the pharmaceutical composition of the present invention will vary, depending on the severity of the disease being treated and the condition and potential idiosyncratic response of each individual patient It is contemplated that the duration of each application of the protein of the present invention will be m the range of 12 to 24 hours of continuous intravenous administration Ultimately the attending physician will decide on the appropriate duration of intravenous therapy using the pharmaceutical composition of the present invention
  • Protein of the invention may also be used to immunize animals to obtain polyclonal and monoclonal antibodies which specifically react with the protein Such antibodies may be obtained using either the entire protein or fragments thereof as an lmmunogen
  • the peptide immunogens additionally may contain a cysteine residue at the carboxyl terminus, and are conjugated to a hapten such as keyhole limpet hemocyanm (KLH)
  • KLH keyhole limpet hemocyanm
  • Methods for synthesizing such peptides are known in the art, for example, as in R P Mer ⁇ field, J Amer Chem Soc 85, 2149-2154 (1963), J L Krstenansky, et al , FEBS Lett 211, 10 (1987)
  • Monoclonal antibodies binding to the protein of the invention may be useful diagnostic agents for the lmmunodetection of the protein
  • Neutralizing monoclonal antibodies binding to the protein may also be useful therapeutics for both conditions associated with the protein and also in the treatment
  • the therapeutic method includes administering the composition topically, systematically, or locally as an implant or device
  • the therapeutic composition for use in this invention is, of course, in a pyrogen-free, physiologically acceptable form
  • the composition may desirably be encapsulated or injected in a viscous form for delivery to the site of bone, cartilage or tissue damage
  • Topical administration may be suitable for wound healing and tissue repair
  • Therapeutically useful agents other than a protein of the invention which may also optionally be included in the composition as described above, may alternatively or additionally, be administered simultaneously or sequentially with the composition in the methods of the invention
  • the composition would include a matrix capable of delivering the protein-containing composition to the site of bone and/or cartilage damage, providing a structure for the developing bone and cartilage and optimally capable of being resorbed into the body
  • Such matrices may be formed of materials presently in use for other implanted medical applications
  • compositions may be biodegradable and chemically defined calcium sulfate, tncalc ⁇ umphosphate,hydroxyapat ⁇ te, polylact ⁇ c ac ⁇ d, polyglycohc acid and polyanhyd ⁇ des.
  • biodegradable and biologically well-defined such as bone or dermal collagen
  • Further matrices are comprised of pure proteins or extracellular matrix components
  • Other potential mat ⁇ ces are nonbiodegradable and chemically defined, such as sintered hydroxapatite, bioglass, alummates, or other ceramics
  • Matrices may be comprised of combinations of any of the above mentioned types of material, such as polylactic acid and hydroxyapatite or collagen and t ⁇ calciumphosphate
  • the bioceramics may be altered in composition, such as in calcium-aluminate-phosphate and processing to alter pore size, particle size, particle shape, and biodegradabihty
  • a 50 50 (mole weight) copolymer of lactic acid and glycohc acid in the form of porous particles having diameters ranging from 150 to 800 microns
  • it will be useful to utilize a sequestering agent, such as carboxymethyl cellulose or autologous blood clot to prevent the protein compositions from disassociating
  • the amount of sequestering agent useful herein is 0.5-20 wt% , preferably 1-10 wt% based on total formulation weight, which represents the amount necessary to prevent desorbtion of the protein from the polymer matrix and to provide appropriate handling of the composition, yet not so much that the progenitor cells are prevented from infiltrating the matrix, thereby providing the protein the opportunity to assist the osteogenic activity of the progenitor cells.
  • proteins of the invention may be combined with other agents beneficial to the treatment of the bone and/or cartilage defect, wound, or tissue in question.
  • agents include various growth factors such as epidermal growth factor
  • EGF platelet derived growth factor
  • TGF- ⁇ transforming growth factors
  • TGF- ⁇ TGF- ⁇
  • IGF insulin-like growth factor
  • the therapeutic compositions are also presently valuable for veterinary applications. Particularly domestic animals and thoroughbred horses, in addition to humans, are desired patients for such treatment with proteins of the present invention.
  • the dosage regimen of a protein-containing pharmaceutical composition to be used in tissue regeneration will be determined by the attending physician considering various factors which modify the action of the proteins, e.g. , amount of tissue weight desired to be formed, the site of damage, the condition of the damaged tissue, the size of a wound, type of damaged tissue (e.g., bone), the patient's age, sex, and diet, the severity of any infectioa time of administration and other clinical factors.
  • the dosage may vary with the type of matrix used in the reconstitutionand with inclusion of other proteins in the pharmaceutical composition. For example, the addition of other known growth factors, such as IGF I (insulin like growth factor I), to the final composition, may also effect the dosage. Progress can be monitored by periodic assessment of tissue/bone growth and/or repair, for example,
  • Polynucleotides of the present invention can also be used for gene therapy. Such as
  • polynucleotides can be introduced either in vivo or ex vivo into cells for expression in a mammalian subject.
  • Polynucleotides of the invention may also be administered by other known methods for introduction of nucleic acid into a cell or organism (including, without limitation, in the form of viral vectors or naked DNA).
  • Cells may also be cultured ex vivo in the presence of proteins of the present invention in order to proliferate or to produce a desired effect on or activity in such cells. Treated cells can then be introduced in vivo for therapeutic purposes.
  • Patent and literature references cited herein are incorporated by reference as if fully set forth.

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L'invention a trait à des marqueurs sécrétés de séquence exprimée (sEST) isolés de diverses sources tissulaires humaines.
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