EP1075487A1 - Proteines secretees et polynucleotides les codant - Google Patents
Proteines secretees et polynucleotides les codantInfo
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- the present invention provides novel polynucleotides and proteins encoded by such polynucleotides, along with therapeutic, diagnostic and research utilities for these polynucleotides and proteins.
- the present invention provides a composition comprising an isolated polynucleotide selected from the group consisting of:
- a polynucleotide encoding a protein comprising a fragment of the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:2 having biological activity, the fragment comprising eight contiguous amino acids of SEQ ID NO:2;
- a polynucleotide which is an allelic variant of a polynucleotide of
- polynucleotide that hybridizes tinder stringent conditions to any one of the polynucleotides specified in (a)-(i) and that has a length that is at least 25% of the length of SEQ ID NO:l.
- polynucleotide comprises the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO:
- the polynucleotide encodes the full-length or a mature protein encoded by the cDNA insert of clone vb2_l deposited under accession number ATCC 98804.
- the present invention provides a polynucleotide encoding a protein comprising a fragment of the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:2 having biological activity, the fragment preferably comprising eight (more preferably twenty, most preferably thirty) contiguous amino acids of SEQ ID NO:2, or a polynucleotide encoding a protein comprising a fragment of the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:2 having biological activity, the fragment comprising the amino acid sequence from amino acid 55 to amino acid 64 of SEQ ID NO:2.
- inventions provide isolated polynucleotides produced according to a process selected from the group consisting of: (a) a process comprising the steps of:
- the polynucleotide isolated according to the above process comprises a nucleotide sequence corresponding to the cDNA sequence of SEQ ID NO:l, and extending contiguously from a nucleotide sequence corresponding to the 5' end of SEQ ID NO:l to a nucleotide sequence corresponding to the 3' end of SEQ ID NO:l , but excluding the poly(A) tail at the 3' end of SEQ ID NO:l.
- the polynucleotide isolated according to the above process comprises a nucleotide sequence corresponding to the cDNA sequence of SEQ ID NO:l from nucleotide 126 to nucleotide 485, and extending contiguously from a nucleotide sequence corresponding to the 5' end of said sequence of SEQ ID NO:l from nucleotide 126 to nucleotide 485, to a nucleotide sequence corresponding to the 3' end of said sequence of SEQ ID NO:l from nucleotide 126 to nucleotide 485.
- the polynucleotide isolated according to the above process comprises a nucleotide sequence corresponding to the cDNA sequence of SEQ ID NO:l from nucleotide 207 to nucleotide 485, and extending contiguously from a nucleotide sequence corresponding to the 5' end of said sequence of SEQ ID NO:l from nucleotide 207 to nucleotide 485, to a nucleotide sequence corresponding to the 3' end of said sequence of SEQ ID NO:l from nucleotide 207 to nucleotide 485.
- the present invention provides a composition comprising a protein, wherein said protein comprises an amino acid sequence selected from the group consisting of:
- the present invention provides a protein comprising a fragment of the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:2 having biological activity, the fragment preferably comprising eight (more preferably twenty, most preferably thirty) contiguous amino acids of SEQ ID NO:2, or a protein comprising a fragment of the amino acid sequence of SEQ
- the fragment comprising the amino acid sequence from amino acid 55 to amino acid 64 of SEQ ID NO:2.
- the present invention provides a composition comprising an isolated polynucleotide selected from the group consisting of:
- a polynucleotide encoding a protein comprising a fragment of the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:4 having biological activity, the fragment comprising eight contiguous amino acids of SEQ ID NO:4;
- (k) a polynucleotide which encodes a species homologue of the protein of (h) or (i) above ; (1) a polynucleotide that hybridizes under stringent conditions to any one of the polynucleotides specified in (a)-(i); and
- such polynucleotide comprises the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO:3.
- the polynucleotide encodes the full-length or a mature protein encoded by the cDNA insert of clone vb3_l deposited under accession number ATCC 98804.
- the present invention provides a polynucleotide encoding a protein comprising a fragment of the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:4 having biological activity, the fragment preferably comprising eight (more preferably twenty, most preferably thirty) contiguous amino acids of SEQ ID NO:4, or a polynucleotide encoding a protein comprising a fragment of the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:4 having biological activity, the fragment comprising the amino acid sequence from amino acid 354 to amino acid 363 of
- inventions provide isolated polynucleotides produced according to a process selected from the group consisting of: (a) a process comprising the steps of: (i) preparing one or more polynucleotide probes that hybridize in 6X SSC at 65 degrees C to a nucleotide sequence selected from the group consisting of:
- the polynucleotide isolated according to the above process comprises a nucleotide sequence corresponding to the cDNA sequence of SEQ ID NO:3, and extending contiguously from a nucleotide sequence corresponding to the 5' end of SEQ ID NO:3 to a nucleotide sequence corresponding to the 3' end of SEQ ID NO:3 , but excluding the poly(A) tail at the 3' end of SEQ ID NO:3.
- the polynucleotide isolated according to the above process comprises a nucleotide sequence corresponding to the cDNA sequence of SEQ ID NO:3 from nucleotide 130 to nucleotide 2286, and extending contiguously from a nucleotide sequence corresponding to the 5' end of said sequence of SEQ ID NO:3 from nucleotide 130 to nucleotide 2286, to a nucleotide sequence corresponding to the 3' end of said sequence of SEQ ID NO:3 from nucleotide 130 to nucleotide 2286.
- the polynucleotide isolated according to the above process comprises a nucleotide sequence corresponding to the cDNA sequence of SEQ ID NO:3 from nucleotide 214 to nucleotide 2286, and extending contiguously from a nucleotide sequence corresponding to the 5' end of said sequence of SEQ ID NO:3 from nucleotide 214 to nucleotide 2286, to a nucleotide sequence corresponding to the 3' end of said sequence of SEQ ID NO:3 from nucleotide 214 to nucleotide 2286.
- the present invention provides a composition comprising a protein, wherein said protein comprises an amino acid sequence selected from the group consisting of:
- the present invention provides a protein comprising a fragment of the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:4 having biological activity, the fragment preferably comprising eight (more preferably twenty, most preferably thirty) contiguous amino acids of SEQ ID NO:4, or a protein comprising a fragment of the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:4 having biological activity, the fragment comprising the amino acid sequence from amino acid 354 to amino acid 363 of SEQ ID NO:4.
- the present invention provides a composition comprising an isolated polynucleotide selected from the group consisting of:
- such polynucleotide comprises the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO:5 from nucleotide 172 to nucleotide 522; the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO:5 from nucleotide 214 to nucleotide 522; the nucleotide sequence of the full-length protein coding sequence of clone vb4_l deposited tmder accession number ATCC 98804; or the nucleotide sequence of a mature protein coding sequence of clone vb4_l deposited under accession number ATCC 98804.
- the polynucleotide encodes the full-length or a mature protein encoded by the cDNA insert of clone vb4_l deposited under accession number ATCC 98804.
- the present invention provides a polynucleotide encoding a protein comprising a fragment of the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:6 having biological activity, the fragment preferably comprising eight (more preferably twenty, most preferably thirty) contiguous amino acids of SEQ ID NO:6, or a polynucleotide encoding a protein comprising a fragment of the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:6 having biological activity, the fragment comprising the amino acid sequence from amino acid 53 to amino acid 62 of SEQ
- inventions provide the gene corresponding to the cDNA sequence of SEQ ID NO:5. Further embodiments of the invention provide isolated polynucleotides produced according to a process selected from the group consisting of:
- the polynucleotide isolated according to the above process comprises a nucleotide sequence corresponding to the cDNA sequence of SEQ ID NO:5, and extending contiguously from a nucleotide sequence corresponding to the 5' end of SEQ ID NO:5 to a nucleotide sequence corresponding to the 3' end of SEQ ID NO:5 , but excluding the poly(A) tail at the 3' end of SEQ ID NO:5.
- the polynucleotide isolated according to the above process comprises a nucleotide sequence corresponding to the cDNA sequence of SEQ ID NO:5 from nucleotide 172 to nucleotide 522, and extending
- the polynucleotide isolated according to the above process comprises a nucleotide sequence corresponding to the cDNA sequence of SEQ ID NO:5 from nucleotide 214 to nucleotide 522, and extending contiguously from a nucleotide sequence corresponding to the 5' end of said sequence of SEQ ID NO:5 from nucleotide 214 to nucleotide 522, to a nucleotide sequence corresponding to the 3' end of said sequence of SEQ ID NO:5 from nucleotide 214 to nucleotide 522.
- the present invention provides a composition comprising a protein, wherein said protein comprises an amino acid sequence selected from the group consisting of:
- the present invention provides a protein comprising a fragment of the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:6 having biological activity, the fragment preferably comprising eight (more preferably twenty, most preferably thirty) contiguous amino acids of SEQ ID NO:6, or a protein comprising a fragment of the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:6 having biological activity, the fragment comprising the amino acid sequence from amino acid 53 to amino acid 62 of SEQ ID NO:6.
- the present invention provides a composition comprising an isolated polynucleotide selected from the group consisting of:
- (k) a polynucleotide which encodes a species homologue of the protein of (h) or (i) above ; (1) a polynucleotide that hybridizes under stringent conditions to any one of the polynucleotides specified in (a)-(i); and
- polynucleotide that hybridizes under stringent conditions to any one of the polynucleotides specified in (a)-(i) and that has a length that is at least 25% of the length of SEQ ID NO:7.
- polynucleotide comprises the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO:7
- the polynucleotide encodes the full-length or a mature protein encoded by the cDNA insert of clone vb5_l deposited imder accession number ATCC 98804.
- the present invention provides a polynucleotide encoding a protein comprising a fragment of the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:8 having biological activity, the fragment
- inventions provide isolated polynucleotides produced according to a process selected from the group consisting of: (a) a process comprising the steps of:
- step (ii) hybridizing said primer(s) to human genomic DNA in conditions at least as stringent as 4X SSC at 50 degrees C; (iii) amplifying human DNA sequences; and (iv) isolating the polynucleotide products of step (b)(iii).
- the polynucleotide isolated according to the above process comprises a nucleotide sequence corresponding to the cDNA sequence of SEQ ID NO:7, and extending contiguously from a nucleotide sequence corresponding to the 5' end of SEQ ID NO:7 to a nucleotide sequence corresponding to the 3' end of SEQ ID NO:7 , but excluding the poly(A) tail at the 3' end of SEQ ID NO:7.
- the polynucleotide isolated according to the above process comprises a nucleotide sequence corresponding to the cDNA sequence of SEQ ID NO:7 from nucleotide 119 to nucleotide 502, and extending contiguously from a nucleotide sequence corresponding to the 5' end of said sequence of SEQ ID NO:7 from nucleotide 119 to nucleotide 502, to a nucleotide sequence corresponding to the 3' end of said sequence of SEQ ID NO:7 from nucleotide 119 to nucleotide 502.
- the polynucleotide isolated according to the above process comprises a nucleotide sequence corresponding to the cDNA sequence of SEQ ID NO:7 from nucleotide 176 to nucleotide 502, and extending contiguously from a nucleotide sequence corresponding to the 5' end of said sequence of SEQ ID NO:7 from nucleotide 176 to nucleotide 502, to a nucleotide sequence corresponding to the 3' end of said sequence of SEQ ID NO:7 from nucleotide 176 to nucleotide 502.
- the present invention provides a composition comprising a protein, wherein said protein comprises an amino acid sequence selected from the group consisting of: (a) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:8;
- the present invention provides a protein comprising a fragment of the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:8 having biological activity, the fragment preferably comprising eight (more preferably twenty, most preferably thirty) contiguous amino acids of SEQ ID NO:8, or a protein comprising a fragment of the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:8 having biological activity, the fragment comprising the amino acid sequence from amino acid 59 to amino acid 68 of SEQ ID NO:8.
- the present invention provides a composition comprising an isolated polynucleotide selected from the group consisting of:
- (m) a polynucleotide that hybridizes under stringent conditions to any one of the polynucleotides specified in (a)-(i) and that has a length that is at least 25% of the length of SEQ ID NO:9.
- such polynucleotide comprises the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO:9 from nucleotide 128 to nucleotide 436; the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO:9 from nucleotide 203 to nucleotide 436; the nucleotide sequence of the full-length protein coding sequence of clone vb6_l deposited under accession number ATCC 98804; or the
- the polynucleotide encodes the full-length or a mature protein encoded by the cDNA insert of clone vb6_l deposited under accession number ATCC 98804.
- the present invention provides a polynucleotide encoding a protein comprising a fragment of the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 10 having biological activity, the fragment preferably comprising eight (more preferably twenty, most preferably thirty) contiguous amino acids of SEQ ID NO: 10, or a polynucleotide encoding a protein comprising a fragment of the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:10 having biological activity, the fragment comprising the amino acid sequence from amino acid 46 to amino acid 55 of SEQ ID NO:10.
- the polynucleotide isolated according to the above process comprises a nucleotide sequence corresponding to the cDNA sequence of SEQ ID NO:9, and extending contiguously from a nucleotide sequence corresponding to the 5' end of SEQ ID NO:9 to a nucleotide sequence corresponding to the 3' end of SEQ ID NO:9 , but excluding the poly(A) tail at the 3' end of SEQ ID NO:9.
- the polynucleotide isolated according to the above process comprises a nucleotide sequence corresponding to the cDNA sequence of SEQ ID NO:9 from nucleotide 128 to nucleotide 436, and extending contiguously from a nucleotide sequence corresponding to the 5' end of said sequence of SEQ ID NO:9 from nucleotide 128 to nucleotide 436, to a nucleotide sequence corresponding to the 3' end of said sequence of SEQ ID NO:9 from nucleotide 128 to nucleotide 436.
- the polynucleotide isolated according to the above process comprises a nucleotide sequence corresponding to the cDNA sequence of SEQ ID NO:9 from nucleotide 203 to nucleotide 436, and extending contiguously from a nucleotide sequence corresponding to the 5' end of said sequence of SEQ ID NO:9 from nucleotide 203 to nucleotide 436, to a nucleotide sequence corresponding to the 3' end of said sequence of SEQ ID NO:9 from nucleotide 203 to nucleotide 436.
- the present invention provides a composition comprising a protein, wherein said protein comprises an amino acid sequence selected from the group consisting of:
- the protein comprises the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:10.
- the present invention provides a protein comprising a fragment of the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:10 having biological activity, the fragment preferably
- the present invention provides a composition comprising an isolated polynucleotide selected from the group consisting of:
- such polynucleotide comprises the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO:ll from nucleotide 138 to nucleotide 1250; the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO:ll from nucleotide 279 to nucleotide 1250; the nucleotide sequence of the full-length protein coding sequence of clone vb7_l deposited under accession number ATCC 98804; or the nucleotide sequence of a mature protein coding sequence of clone vb7_l deposited under accession number ATCC 98804.
- the polynucleotide encodes the full-length or a mature protein encoded by the cDNA insert of clone vb7_l deposited under accession number ATCC 98804.
- the present invention provides a polynucleotide encoding a protein comprising a fragment of the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:12 having biological activity, the fragment preferably comprising eight (more preferably twenty, most preferably thirty) contiguous amino acids of SEQ ID NO:12, or a polynucleotide encoding a protein comprising a fragment of the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:12 having biological activity, the fragment comprising the amino acid sequence from amino acid 180 to amino acid 189 of
- inventions provide isolated polynucleotides produced according to a process selected from the group consisting of: (a) a process comprising the steps of:
- step (bb) the nucleotide sequence of the cDNA insert of clone vb7_l deposited under accession number ATCC 98804; (ii) hybridizing said primer(s) to human genomic DNA in conditions at least as stringent as 4X SSC at 50 degrees C; (iii) amplifying human DNA sequences; and (iv) isolating the polynucleotide products of step (b)(iii).
- the polynucleotide isolated according to the above process comprises a nucleotide sequence corresponding to the cDNA sequence of SEQ ID NO:ll, and extending contiguously from a nucleotide sequence corresponding to the 5' end of SEQ ID NO:ll to a nucleotide sequence corresponding to the 3' end of SEQ ID NO:ll , but excluding the poly(A) tail at the 3' end of SEQ ID NO:ll.
- the polynucleotide isolated according to the above process comprises a nucleotide sequence corresponding to the cDNA sequence of SEQ ID NO:ll from nucleotide 138 to nucleotide 1250, and extending contiguously from a nucleotide sequence corresponding to the 5' end of said sequence of SEQ ID NO:ll from nucleotide 138 to nucleotide 1250, to a nucleotide sequence corresponding to the 3' end of said sequence of SEQ ID NO:ll from nucleotide 138 to nucleotide 1250.
- the polynucleotide isolated according to the above process comprises a nucleotide sequence corresponding to the cDNA sequence of SEQ ID
- the present invention provides a composition comprising a protein, wherein said protein comprises an amino acid sequence selected from the group consisting of:
- the present invention provides a protein comprising a fragment of the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:12 having biological activity, the fragment preferably comprising eight (more preferably twenty, most preferably thirty) contiguous amino acids of SEQ ID NO: 12, or a protein comprising a fragment of the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:12 having biological activity, the fragment comprising the amino acid sequence from amino acid 180 to amino acid 189 of SEQ ID NO:12.
- the present invention provides a composition comprising an isolated polynucleotide selected from the group consisting of: (a) a polynucleotide comprising the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO: (a) a polynucleotide comprising the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO: (a) a polynucleotide comprising the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO: (a) a polynucleotide comprising the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID
- a polynucleotide that hybridizes under stringent conditions to any one of the polynucleotides specified in (a)-(h) and that has a length that is at least
- such polynucleotide comprises the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO:13.
- polynucleotide encodes the full-length or a mature protein encoded by the cDNA insert of clone vb8_l deposited under accession number ATCC 98804.
- the present invention provides a polynucleotide encoding a protein comprising a fragment of the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 14 having biological activity, the fragment preferably comprising eight (more preferably twenty, most preferably thirty) contiguous amino acids of SEQ ID NO:14, or a polynucleotide encoding a protein comprising a fragment of the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 14 having biological activity, the fragment comprising the amino acid sequence from amino acid 37 to amino acid 46 of SEQ ID NO:14.
- inventions provide isolated polynucleotides produced according to a process selected from the group consisting of: (a) a process comprising the steps of:
- the polynucleotide isolated according to the above process comprises a nucleotide sequence corresponding to the cDNA sequence of SEQ ID NO:13, and extending contiguously from a nucleotide sequence corresponding to the 5' end of SEQ ID NO:13 to a nucleotide sequence corresponding to the 3' end of SEQ ID NO:13 , but excluding the poly(A) tail at the 3' end of SEQ ID NO:13.
- the polynucleotide isolated according to the above process comprises a nucleotide sequence corresponding to the cDNA sequence of SEQ ID NO:13 from nucleotide 615 to nucleotide 869, and extending contiguously from a nucleotide sequence corresponding to the 5' end of said sequence of SEQ ID NO:13 from nucleotide 615 to nucleotide 869, to a nucleotide sequence corresponding to the 3' end of said sequence of SEQ ID NO:13 from nucleotide 615 to nucleotide 869.
- the present invention provides a composition comprising a protein, wherein said protein comprises an amino acid sequence selected from the group consisting of:
- the present invention provides a protein comprising a fragment of the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:14 having biological activity, the fragment preferably comprising eight (more preferably twenty, most preferably thirty) contiguous amino acids of SEQ ID NO: 14, or a protein comprising a fragment of the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 14 having biological activity, the fragment comprising the amino acid sequence from amino acid 37 to amino acid 46 of SEQ ID NO:14.
- the present invention provides a composition comprising an isolated polynucleotide selected from the group consisting of: (a) a polynucleotide comprising the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO: (a) a polynucleotide comprising the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO: (a) a polynucleotide comprising the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO: (a) a polynucleotide comprising the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID
- such polynucleotide comprises the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO:15 from nucleotide 148 to nucleotide 1470; the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO:15 from nucleotide 193 to nucleotide 1470; the nucleotide sequence of the full-length protein coding sequence of clone vb9_l deposited under accession number ATCC 98804; or the nucleotide sequence of a mature protein coding sequence of clone vb9_l deposited under accession number ATCC 98804.
- the polynucleotide encodes the full-length or a mature protein encoded by the cDNA insert of clone vb9_l deposited under accession number ATCC 98804.
- the present invention provides a polynucleotide encoding a protein comprising a fragment of the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:16 having biological activity, the fragment preferably comprising eight (more preferably twenty, most preferably thirty) contiguous amino acids of SEQ ID NO: 16, or a polynucleotide encoding a protein comprising a fragment of the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:16 having biological activity, the fragment comprising the amino acid sequence from amino acid 215 to amino acid 224 of SEQ ID NO:16.
- inventions provide the gene corresponding to the cDNA sequence of SEQ ID NO:15.
- Further embodiments of the invention provide isolated polynucleotides produced according to a process selected from the group consisting of: (a) a process comprising the steps of:
- the polynucleotide isolated according to the above process comprises a nucleotide sequence corresponding to the cDNA sequence of SEQ ID NO: 15, and extending contiguously from a nucleotide sequence corresponding to the 5' end of SEQ ID NO:15 to a nucleotide sequence corresponding to the 3' end of SEQ ID NO:15 , but excluding the poly(A) tail at the 3' end of SEQ ID NO:15.
- the polynucleotide isolated according to the above process comprises a nucleotide sequence corresponding to the cDNA sequence of SEQ ID NO:15 from nucleotide 148 to nucleotide 1470, and extending contiguously from a nucleotide sequence corresponding to the 5' end of said sequence of SEQ ID NO:15 from nucleotide 148 to nucleotide 1470, to a nucleotide sequence corresponding to the 3' end of said sequence of SEQ ID NO:15 from nucleotide
- the polynucleotide isolated according to the above process comprises a nucleotide sequence corresponding to the cDNA sequence of SEQ ID NO:15 from nucleotide 193 to nucleotide 1470, and extending contiguously from a nucleotide sequence corresponding to the 5' end of said sequence of SEQ ID NO:15 from nucleotide 193 to nucleotide 1470, to a nucleotide sequence corresponding to the 3' end of said sequence of SEQ ID NO:15 from nucleotide 193 to nucleotide 1470.
- the present invention provides a composition comprising a protein, wherein said protein comprises an amino acid sequence selected from the group consisting of: (a) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 16;
- the protein comprises the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:16.
- the present invention provides a protein comprising a fragment of the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:16 having biological activity, the fragment preferably comprising eight (more preferably twenty, most preferably thirty) contiguous amino acids of SEQ ID NO:16, or a protein comprising a fragment of the amino acid sequence of SEQ
- the fragment comprising the amino acid sequence from amino acid 215 to amino acid 224 of SEQ ID NO:16.
- the present invention provides a composition comprising an isolated polynucleotide selected from the group consisting of: (a) a polynucleotide comprising the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO: (a) a polynucleotide comprising the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO: (a) a polynucleotide comprising the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO: (a) a polynucleotide comprising the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID
- such polynucleotide comprises the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO:17 from nucleotide 109 to nucleotide 414; the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO:17 from nucleotide 217 to nucleotide 414; the nucleotide sequence of the full-length protein coding sequence of clone vc3_l deposited under accession number ATCC 98748; or the nucleotide sequence of a mature protein coding sequence of clone vc3_l deposited under accession number ATCC 98748.
- the polynucleotide encodes the full-length or a mature protein encoded by the cDNA insert of clone vc3_l deposited under accession number ATCC 98748.
- the present invention provides a polynucleotide encoding a protein comprising a fragment of the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:18 having biological activity, the fragment preferably comprising eight (more preferably twenty, most preferably thirty) contiguous amino acids of SEQ ID NO:18, or a polynucleotide encoding a protein comprising a fragment of the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 18 having biological activity, the
- inventions provide the gene corresponding to the cDNA sequence of SEQ ID NO:17.
- Further embodiments of the invention provide isolated polynucleotides produced according to a process selected from the group consisting of: (a) a process comprising the steps of:
- the polynucleotide isolated according to the above process comprises a nucleotide sequence corresponding to the cDNA sequence of SEQ ID NO:17, and extending contiguously from a nucleotide sequence corresponding to the 5' end of SEQ
- the polynucleotide isolated according to the above process comprises a nucleotide sequence corresponding to the cDNA sequence of SEQ ID NO:17 from nucleotide 109 to nucleotide 414, and extending contiguously from a nucleotide sequence corresponding to the 5' end of said sequence of SEQ ID NO:17 from nucleotide 109 to nucleotide 414, to a nucleotide sequence corresponding to the 3' end of said sequence of SEQ ID NO:17 from nucleotide 109 to nucleotide 414.
- the polynucleotide isolated according to the above process comprises a nucleotide sequence corresponding to the cDNA sequence of SEQ ID NO:17 from nucleotide 217 to nucleotide 414, and extending contiguously from a nucleotide sequence corresponding to the 5' end of said sequence of SEQ ID NO:17 from nucleotide 217 to nucleotide 414, to a nucleotide sequence corresponding to the 3' end of said sequence of SEQ ID NO:17 from nucleotide 217 to nucleotide 414.
- the present invention provides a composition comprising a protein, wherein said protein comprises an amino acid sequence selected from the group consisting of:
- a fragment of the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:18 (b) a fragment of the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:18, the fragment comprising eight contiguous amino acids of SEQ ID NO: 18; and (c) the amino acid sequence encoded by the cDNA insert of clone vc3_l deposited under accession number ATCC 98748; the protein being substantially free from other mammalian proteins.
- such protein comprises the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:18.
- the present invention provides a protein comprising a fragment of the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:18 having biological activity, the fragment preferably comprising eight (more preferably twenty, most preferably thirty) contiguous amino acids of SEQ ID NO:18, or a protein comprising a fragment of the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:18 having biological activity, the fragment comprising the amino acid sequence from amino acid 46 to amino acid 55 of SEQ ID NO:18.
- the present invention provides a composition comprising an isolated polynucleotide selected from the group consisting of:
- a polynucleotide encoding a protein comprising a fragment of the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:20 having biological activity, the fragment comprising eight contiguous amino acids of SEQ ID NO:20;
- polynucleotide that hybridizes under stringent conditions to any one of the polynucleotides specified in (a)-(i) and that has a length that is at least 25% of the length of SEQ ID NO:19.
- such polynucleotide comprises the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO:19 from nucleotide 169 to nucleotide 840; the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO:19 from nucleotide 211 to nucleotide 840; the nucleotide sequence of the full-length protein coding sequence of clone vc4_l deposited under accession number ATCC 98748; or the nucleotide sequence of a mature protein coding sequence of clone vc4_l deposited under accession number ATCC 98748.
- the polynucleotide comprises the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO:19 from nucleotide 169 to nucleotide 840; the nucle
- the present invention provides a polynucleotide encoding a protein comprising a fragment of the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:20 having biological activity, the fragment preferably comprising eight (more preferably twenty, most preferably thirty) contiguous amino acids of SEQ ID NO:20, or a polynucleotide encoding a protein comprising a fragment of the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:20 having biological activity, the fragment comprising the amino acid sequence from amino acid 107 to amino acid 116 of SEQ ID NO:20.
- Other embodiments provide the gene corresponding to the cDNA sequence of SEQ
- the polynucleotide isolated according to the above process comprises a nucleotide sequence corresponding to the cDNA sequence of SEQ ID NO:19, and extending contiguously from a nucleotide sequence corresponding to the 5' end of SEQ
- the polynucleotide isolated according to the above process comprises a nucleotide sequence corresponding to the cDNA sequence of SEQ ID NO:19 from nucleotide 169 to nucleotide
- the polynucleotide isolated according to the above process comprises a nucleotide sequence corresponding to the cDNA sequence of SEQ ID NO:
- nucleotide 211 to nucleotide 840 from nucleotide 211 to nucleotide 840, and extending contiguously from a nucleotide sequence corresponding to the 5' end of said sequence of SEQ ID NO:19 from nucleotide 211 to nucleotide 840, to a nucleotide sequence corresponding to the 3' end of said sequence of SEQ ID NO:19 from nucleotide 211 to nucleotide 840.
- the present invention provides a composition comprising a protein, wherein said protein comprises an amino acid sequence selected from the group consisting of:
- the protein comprises the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:20.
- the present invention provides a protein comprising a fragment of the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:20 having biological activity, the fragment preferably comprising eight (more preferably twenty, most preferably thirty) contiguous amino acids of SEQ ID NO:20, or a protein comprising a fragment of the amino acid sequence of SEQ
- 33 ID NO:20 having biological activity, the fragment comprising the amino acid sequence from amino acid 107 to amino acid 116 of SEQ ID NO:20.
- the present invention provides a composition comprising an isolated polynucleotide selected from the group consisting of: (a) a polynucleotide comprising the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO: (a) a polynucleotide comprising the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO: (a) a polynucleotide comprising the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO: (a) a polynucleotide comprising the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID
- (k) a polynucleotide which encodes a species homologue of the protein of (h) or (i) above ; (1) a polynucleotide that hybridizes under stringent conditions to any one of the polynucleotides specified in (a)-(i); and
- (m) a polynucleotide that hybridizes under stringent conditions to any one of the polynucleotides specified in (a)-(i) and that has a length that is at least 25% of the length of SEQ ID NO:21.
- such polynucleotide comprises the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO: 34.
- the polynucleotide encodes the full-length or a mature protein encoded by the cDNA insert of clone vc5_l deposited under accession number ATCC 98748.
- the present invention provides a polynucleotide encoding a protein comprising a fragment of the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:22 having biological activity, the fragment preferably comprising eight (more preferably twenty, most preferably thirty) contiguous amino acids of SEQ ID NO:22, or a polynucleotide encoding a protein comprising a fragment of the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:22 having biological activity, the fragment comprising the amino acid sequence from amino acid 69 to amino acid 78 of SEQ ID NO:22.
- inventions provide isolated polynucleotides produced according to a process selected from the group consisting of: (a) a process comprising the steps of:
- the polynucleotide isolated according to the above process comprises a nucleotide sequence corresponding to the cDNA sequence of SEQ ID NO:21, and extending contiguously from a nucleotide sequence corresponding to the 5' end of SEQ ID NO:21 to a nucleotide sequence corresponding to the 3' end of SEQ ID NO:21 , but excluding the poly(A) tail at the 3' end of SEQ ID NO:21.
- the polynucleotide isolated according to the above process comprises a nucleotide sequence corresponding to the cDNA sequence of SEQ ID NO:21 from nucleotide 508 to nucleotide 951, and extending contiguously from a nucleotide sequence corresponding to the 5' end of said sequence of SEQ ID NO:21 from nucleotide 508 to nucleotide 951, to a nucleotide sequence corresponding to the 3' end of said sequence of SEQ ID NO:21 from nucleotide 508 to nucleotide 951.
- the polynucleotide isolated according to the above process comprises a nucleotide sequence corresponding to the cDNA sequence of SEQ ID NO:21 from nucleotide 733 to nucleotide 951, and extending contiguously from a nucleotide sequence corresponding to the 5' end of said sequence of SEQ ID NO:21 from nucleotide 733 to nucleotide 951, to a nucleotide sequence corresponding to the 3' end of said sequence of SEQ ID NO:21 from nucleotide 733 to nucleotide 951.
- the present invention provides a composition comprising a protein, wherein said protein comprises an amino acid sequence selected from the group consisting of:
- the present invention provides a protein comprising a fragment of the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:22 having biological activity, the fragment preferably comprising eight (more preferably twenty, most preferably thirty) contiguous amino acids of SEQ ID NO:22, or a protein comprising a fragment of the amino acid sequence of SEQ
- the fragment comprising the amino acid sequence from amino acid 69 to amino acid 78 of SEQ ID NO:22.
- the present invention provides a composition comprising an isolated polynucleotide selected from the group consisting of:
- (k) a polynucleotide that hybridizes under stringent conditions to any one of the polynucleotides specified in (a)-(h); and (1) a polynucleotide that hybridizes under stringent conditions to any one of the polynucleotides specified in (a)-(h) and that has a length that is at least 25% of the length of SEQ ID NO:23.
- such polynucleotide comprises the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO: 1
- polynucleotide encodes the full-length or a mature protein encoded by the cDNA insert of clone vc7_l deposited under accession number ATCC 98748.
- the present invention provides a polynucleotide encoding a protein comprising a fragment of the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:24 having biological activity, the fragment preferably comprising eight (more preferably twenty, most preferably thirty) contiguous amino acids of SEQ ID NO:24, or a polynucleotide encoding a protein comprising a fragment of the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:24 having biological activity, the fragment comprising the amino acid sequence from amino acid 56 to amino acid 65 of SEQ ID NO:24.
- inventions provide isolated polynucleotides produced according to a process selected from the group consisting of: (a) a process comprising the steps of:
- the polynucleotide isolated according to the above process comprises a nucleotide sequence corresponding to the cDNA sequence of SEQ ID NO:23, and extending contiguously from a nucleotide sequence corresponding to the 5' end of SEQ ID NO:23 to a nucleotide sequence corresponding to the 3' end of SEQ ID NO:23 , but excluding the poly(A) tail at the 3' end of SEQ ID NO:23.
- the polynucleotide isolated according to the above process comprises a nucleotide sequence corresponding to the cDNA sequence of SEQ ID NO:23 from nucleotide 125 to nucleotide 493, and extending contiguously from a nucleotide sequence corresponding to the 5' end of said sequence of SEQ ID NO:23 from nucleotide 125 to nucleotide 493, to a nucleotide sequence corresponding to the 3' end of said sequence of SEQ ID NO:23 from nucleotide 125 to nucleotide 493.
- the present invention provides a composition comprising a protein, wherein said protein comprises an amino acid sequence selected from the group consisting of:
- the present invention provides a protein comprising a fragment of the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:24 having biological activity, the fragment preferably comprising eight (more preferably twenty, most preferably thirty) contiguous amino acids of SEQ ID NO:24, or a protein comprising a fragment of the amino acid sequence of SEQ
- the fragment comprising the amino acid sequence from amino acid 56 to amino acid 65 of SEQ ID NO:24.
- the present invention provides a composition comprising an isolated polynucleotide selected from the group consisting of:
- (k) a polynucleotide which encodes a species homologue of the protein of (h) or (i) above ; (1) a polynucleotide that hybridizes under stringent conditions to any one of the polynucleotides specified in (a)-(i); and
- such polynucleotide comprises the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO:25.
- the polynucleotide encodes the full-length or a mature protein encoded by the cDNA insert of clone vc9_l deposited under accession number ATCC 98748.
- the present invention provides a polynucleotide encoding a protein comprising a fragment of the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:26 having biological activity, the fragment preferably comprising eight (more preferably twenty, most preferably thirty) contiguous amino acids of SEQ ID NO:26, or a polynucleotide encoding a protein comprising a fragment of the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:26 having biological activity, the fragment comprising the amino acid sequence from amino acid 57 to amino acid 66 of SEQ
- inventions provide isolated polynucleotides produced according to a process selected from the group consisting of: (a) a process comprising the steps of: (i) preparing one or more polynucleotide probes that hybridize in 6X SSC at 65 degrees C to a nucleotide sequence selected from the group consisting of:
- the polynucleotide isolated according to the above process comprises a nucleotide sequence corresponding to the cDNA sequence of SEQ ID NO:25, and extending contiguously from a nucleotide sequence corresponding to the 5' end of SEQ ID NO:25 to a nucleotide sequence corresponding to the 3' end of SEQ ID NO:25 , but excluding the poly(A) tail at the 3' end of SEQ ID NO:25.
- the polynucleotide isolated according to the above process comprises a nucleotide sequence corresponding to the cDNA sequence of SEQ ID NO:25 from nucleotide 33 to nucleotide 407, and extending contiguously from a nucleotide sequence corresponding to the 5' end of said sequence of SEQ ID NO:25 from nucleotide 33 to nucleotide 407, to a nucleotide sequence corresponding to the 3' end of said sequence of SEQ ID NO:25 from nucleotide 33 to nucleotide 407.
- the polynucleotide isolated according to the above process comprises a nucleotide sequence corresponding to the cDNA sequence of SEQ ID NO:25 from nucleotide 99 to nucleotide 407, and extending contiguously from a nucleotide sequence corresponding to the 5' end of said sequence of SEQ ID NO:25 from
- nucleotide 99 to nucleotide 407 to a nucleotide sequence corresponding to the 3' end of said sequence of SEQ ID NO:25 from nucleotide 99 to nucleotide 407.
- the present invention provides a composition comprising a protein, wherein said protein comprises an amino acid sequence selected from the group consisting of:
- the present invention provides a protein comprising a fragment of the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:26 having biological activity, the fragment preferably comprising eight (more preferably twenty, most preferably thirty) contiguous amino acids of SEQ ID NO:26, or a protein comprising a fragment of the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:26 having biological activity, the fragment comprising the amino acid sequence from amino acid 57 to amino acid 66 of SEQ ID NO:26.
- the present invention provides a composition comprising an isolated polynucleotide selected from the group consisting of:
- a polynucleotide that hybridizes under stringent conditions to any one of the polynucleotides specified in (a)-(h) and that has a length that is at least
- such polynucleotide comprises the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO:27.
- polynucleotide encodes the full-length or a mature protein encoded by the cDNA insert of clone vcl0_l deposited under accession number ATCC 98748.
- the present invention provides a polynucleotide encoding a protein comprising a fragment of the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:28 having biological activity, the fragment preferably comprising eight (more preferably twenty, most preferably thirty) contiguous amino acids of SEQ ID NO:28, or a polynucleotide encoding a protein comprising a fragment of the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:28 having biological activity, the fragment comprising the amino acid sequence from amino acid 111 to amino acid 120 of SEQ ID NO:28.
- inventions provide isolated polynucleotides produced according to a process selected from the group consisting of: (a) a process comprising the steps of:
- the polynucleotide isolated according to the above process comprises a nucleotide sequence corresponding to the cDNA sequence of SEQ ID NO:27, and extending contiguously from a nucleotide sequence corresponding to the 5' end of SEQ ID NO:27 to a nucleotide sequence corresponding to the 3' end of SEQ ID NO:27 , but excluding the poly(A) tail at the 3' end of SEQ ID NO:27.
- the polynucleotide isolated according to the above process comprises a nucleotide sequence corresponding to the cDNA sequence of SEQ ID NO:27 from nucleotide 176 to nucleotide 871, and extending contiguously from a nucleotide sequence corresponding to the 5' end of said sequence of SEQ ID NO:27 from nucleotide 176 to nucleotide 871, to a nucleotide
- the present invention provides a composition comprising a protein, wherein said protein comprises an amino acid sequence selected from the group consisting of:
- the present invention provides a protein comprising a fragment of the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:28 having biological activity, the fragment preferably comprising eight (more preferably twenty, most preferably thirty) contiguous amino acids of SEQ ID NO:28, or a protein comprising a fragment of the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:28 having biological activity, the fragment comprising the amino acid sequence from amino acid 111 to amino acid 120 of SEQ ID NO:28.
- the present invention provides a composition comprising an isolated polynucleotide selected from the group consisting of:
- such polynucleotide comprises the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO:29 from nucleotide 160 to nucleotide 657; the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO:29 from nucleotide 214 to nucleotide 657; the nucleotide sequence of the full-length protein coding sequence of clone vcll_l deposited under accession number ATCC 98748; or the nucleotide sequence of a mature protein coding sequence of clone vcll_l deposited under accession number ATCC 98748.
- the polynucleotide encodes the full-length or a mature protein encoded by the cDNA insert of clone vcll_l deposited under accession number ATCC 98748.
- the present invention provides a polynucleotide encoding a protein comprising a fragment of the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:30 having biological activity, the fragment preferably comprising eight (more preferably twenty, most preferably thirty) contiguous amino acids of SEQ ID NO:30, or a polynucleotide encoding a protein comprising a fragment of the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:30 having biological activity, the fragment comprising the amino acid sequence from amino acid 78 to amino acid 87 of SEQ
- the polynucleotide isolated according to the above process comprises a nucleotide sequence corresponding to the cDNA sequence of SEQ ID NO:29, and extending contiguously from a nucleotide sequence corresponding to the 5' end of SEQ
- the polynucleotide isolated according to the above process comprises a nucleotide sequence corresponding to the cDNA sequence of SEQ ID NO:29 from nucleotide 160 to nucleotide
- the polynucleotide isolated according to the above process comprises a nucleotide sequence corresponding to the cDNA sequence of SEQ ID NO:29 from nucleotide 214 to nucleotide 657, and extending contiguously from a nucleotide sequence corresponding to the 5' end of said sequence of SEQ ID NO:29 from nucleotide 214 to nucleotide 657, to a nucleotide sequence corresponding to the 3' end of said sequence of SEQ ID NO:29 from nucleotide 214 to nucleotide 657.
- the present invention provides a composition comprising a protein, wherein said protein comprises an amino acid sequence selected from the group consisting of:
- the present invention provides a protein comprising a fragment of the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:30 having biological activity, the fragment preferably comprising eight (more preferably twenty, most preferably thirty) contiguous amino acids of SEQ ID NO:30, or a protein comprising a fragment of the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:30 having biological activity, the fragment comprising the amino acid sequence from amino acid 78 to amino acid 87 of SEQ ID NO:30.
- the present invention provides a composition comprising an isolated polynucleotide selected from the group consisting of:
- (k) a polynucleotide which encodes a species homologue of the protein of (h) or (i) above ; (1) a polynucleotide that hybridizes under stringent conditions to any one of the polynucleotides specified in (a)-(i); and
- polynucleotide that hybridizes under stringent conditions to any one of the polynucleotides specified in (a)-(i) and that has a length that is at least 25% of the length of SEQ ID NO:31.
- polynucleotide comprises the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO:31
- the polynucleotide encodes the full-length or a mature protein encoded by the cDNA insert of clone vcl4_l deposited under accession number ATCC 98748.
- the present invention provides a polynucleotide encoding a protein comprising a fragment of the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:32 having biological activity, the fragment
- SEQ ID NO:32 preferably comprising eight (more preferably twenty, most preferably thirty) contiguous amino acids of SEQ ID NO:32, or a polynucleotide encoding a protein comprising a fragment of the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:32 having biological activity, the fragment comprising the amino acid sequence from amino acid 67 to amino acid 76 of SEQ ID NO:32.
- inventions provide isolated polynucleotides produced according to a process selected from the group consisting of: (a) a process comprising the steps of:
- step (ii) hybridizing said primer(s) to human genomic DNA in conditions at least as stringent as 4X SSC at 50 degrees C; (iii) amplifying human DNA sequences; and (iv) isolating the polynucleotide products of step (b)(iii).
- the polynucleotide isolated according to the above process comprises a nucleotide sequence corresponding to the cDNA sequence of SEQ ID NO:31, and extending contiguously from a nucleotide sequence corresponding to the 5' end of SEQ ID NO:31 to a nucleotide sequence corresponding to the 3' end of SEQ ID NO:31 , but excluding the poly (A) tail at the 3' end of SEQ ID NO:31.
- the polynucleotide isolated according to the above process comprises a nucleotide sequence corresponding to the cDNA sequence of SEQ ID NO:31 from nucleotide 228 to nucleotide 662, and extending contiguously from a nucleotide sequence corresponding to the 5' end of said sequence of SEQ ID NO:31 from nucleotide 228 to nucleotide 662, to a nucleotide sequence corresponding to the 3' end of said sequence of SEQ ID NO:31 from nucleotide 228 to nucleotide 662.
- the polynucleotide isolated according to the above process comprises a nucleotide sequence corresponding to the cDNA sequence of SEQ ID NO:31 from nucleotide 327 to nucleotide 662, and extending contiguously from a nucleotide sequence corresponding to the 5' end of said sequence of SEQ ID NO:31 from nucleotide 327 to nucleotide 662, to a nucleotide sequence corresponding to the 3' end of said sequence of SEQ ID NO:31 from nucleotide 327 to nucleotide 662.
- the present invention provides a composition comprising a protein, wherein said protein comprises an amino acid sequence selected from the group consisting of: (a) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:32;
- the present invention provides a protein comprising a fragment of the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:32 having biological activity, the fragment preferably comprising eight (more preferably twenty, most preferably thirty) contiguous amino acids of SEQ ID NO:32, or a protein comprising a fragment of the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:32 having biological activity, the fragment comprising the amino acid sequence from amino acid 67 to amino acid 76 of SEQ ID NO:32.
- the present invention provides a composition comprising an isolated polynucleotide selected from the group consisting of:
- (m) a polynucleotide that hybridizes under stringent conditions to any one of the polynucleotides specified in (a)-(i) and that has a length that is at least 25% of the length of SEQ ID NO:33.
- such polynucleotide comprises the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO:33 from nucleotide 101 to nucleotide 667; the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO:33 from nucleotide 182 to nucleotide 667; the nucleotide sequence of the full-length protein coding sequence of clone vcl6_l deposited under accession number ATCC 98784; or the
- polynucleotide encodes the full-length or a mature protein encoded by the cDNA insert of clone vcl6_l deposited under accession number ATCC 98784.
- the present invention provides a polynucleotide encoding a protein comprising a fragment of the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:34 having biological activity, the fragment preferably comprising eight (more preferably twenty, most preferably thirty) contiguous amino acids of SEQ ID NO:34, or a polynucleotide encoding a protein comprising a fragment of the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:34 having biological activity, the fragment comprising the amino acid sequence from amino acid 89 to amino acid 98 of SEQ ID NO:34.
- the polynucleotide isolated according to the above process comprises a nucleotide sequence corresponding to the cDNA sequence of SEQ ID NO:33, and extending contiguously from a nucleotide sequence corresponding to the 5' end of SEQ ID NO:33 to a nucleotide sequence corresponding to the 3' end of SEQ ID NO:33 , but excluding the poly(A) tail at the 3' end of SEQ ID NO:33.
- the polynucleotide isolated according to the above process comprises a nucleotide sequence corresponding to the cDNA sequence of SEQ ID NO:33 from nucleotide 101 to nucleotide 667, and extending contiguously from a nucleotide sequence corresponding to the 5' end of said sequence of SEQ ID NO:33 from nucleotide 101 to nucleotide 667, to a nucleotide sequence corresponding to the 3' end of said sequence of SEQ ID NO:33 from nucleotide 101 to nucleotide 667.
- the polynucleotide isolated according to the above process comprises a nucleotide sequence corresponding to the cDNA sequence of SEQ ID NO:33 from nucleotide 182 to nucleotide 667, and extending contiguously from a nucleotide sequence corresponding to the 5' end of said sequence of SEQ ID NO:33 from nucleotide 182 to nucleotide 667, to a nucleotide sequence corresponding to the 3' end of said sequence of SEQ ID NO:33 from nucleotide 182 to nucleotide 667.
- the present invention provides a composition comprising a protein, wherein said protein comprises an amino acid sequence selected from the group consisting of:
- the protein comprises the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:34.
- the present invention provides a protein comprising a fragment of the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:34 having biological activity, the fragment preferably
- the present invention provides a composition comprising an isolated polynucleotide selected from the group consisting of:
- such polynucleotide comprises the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO:35 from nucleotide 8 to nucleotide 355; the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO:35 from nucleotide 134 to nucleotide 355; the nucleotide sequence of the full-length protein coding sequence of clone vcl7_l deposited under accession number ATCC 98784; or the nucleotide sequence of a mature protein coding sequence of clone vcl7_l deposited under accession number ATCC 98784.
- the polynucleotide encodes the full-length or a mature protein encoded by the cDNA insert of clone vcl7_l deposited under accession number ATCC 98784.
- the present invention provides a polynucleotide encoding a protein comprising a fragment of the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:36 having biological activity, the fragment preferably comprising eight (more preferably twenty, most preferably thirty) contiguous amino acids of SEQ ID NO:36, or a polynucleotide encoding a protein comprising a fragment of the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:36 having biological activity, the fragment comprising the amino acid sequence from amino acid 53 to amino acid 62 of SEQ
- inventions provide isolated polynucleotides produced according to a process selected from the group consisting of: (a) a process comprising the steps of:
- step (bb) the nucleotide sequence of the cDNA insert of clone vcl7_l deposited under accession number ATCC 98784; (ii) hybridizing said primer(s) to human genomic DNA in conditions at least as stringent as 4X SSC at 50 degrees C; (iii) amplifying human DNA sequences; and (iv) isolating the polynucleotide products of step (b)(iii).
- the polynucleotide isolated according to the above process comprises a nucleotide sequence corresponding to the cDNA sequence of SEQ ID NO:35, and extending contiguously from a nucleotide sequence corresponding to the 5' end of SEQ ID NO:35 to a nucleotide sequence corresponding to the 3' end of SEQ ID NO:35 , but excluding the poly(A) tail at the 3' end of SEQ ID NO:35.
- the polynucleotide isolated according to the above process comprises a nucleotide sequence corresponding to the cDNA sequence of SEQ ID NO:35 from nucleotide 8 to nucleotide 355, and extending contiguously from a nucleotide sequence corresponding to the 5' end of said sequence of SEQ ID NO:35 from nucleotide 8 to nucleotide 355, to a nucleotide sequence corresponding to the 3' end of said sequence of SEQ ID NO:35 from nucleotide 8 to nucleotide 355.
- the polynucleotide isolated according to the above process comprises a nucleotide sequence corresponding to the cDNA sequence of SEQ ID
- the present invention provides a composition comprising a protein, wherein said protein comprises an amino acid sequence selected from the group consisting of:
- the present invention provides a protein comprising a fragment of the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:36 having biological activity, the fragment preferably comprising eight (more preferably twenty, most preferably thirty) contiguous amino acids of SEQ ID NO:36, or a protein comprising a fragment of the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:36 having biological activity, the fragment comprising the amino acid sequence from amino acid 53 to amino acid 62 of SEQ ID NO:36.
- the present invention provides a composition comprising an isolated polynucleotide selected from the group consisting of: (a) a polynucleotide comprising the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO: (a) a polynucleotide comprising the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO: (a) a polynucleotide comprising the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO: (a) a polynucleotide comprising the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID
- such polynucleotide comprises the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO:37 from nucleotide 1031 to nucleotide 1252; the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO:37 from nucleotide 1100 to nucleotide 1252; the nucleotide sequence of the full-length protein coding sequence of clone vc21_l deposited under accession number ATCC 98785; or the nucleotide sequence of a mature protein coding sequence of clone vc21 __1 deposited under accession number ATCC 98785.
- the polynucleotide encodes the full-length or a mature protein encoded by the cDNA insert of clone vc21_l deposited under accession number ATCC 98785.
- the present invention provides a polynucleotide encoding a protein comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:38 from amino acid 29 to amino acid 74.
- the present invention provides a polynucleotide encoding a protein comprising a fragment of the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:38 having biological activity, the fragment preferably comprising eight (more preferably twenty, most preferably thirty) contiguous amino acids of SEQ ID NO:38, or a polynucleotide encoding a protein comprising a fragment of the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:38 having biological activity, the fragment comprising the amino acid sequence from amino acid 32 to amino acid 41 of SEQ ID NO:38.
- Other embodiments provide the gene corresponding to the cDNA sequence of SEQ
- inventions provide isolated polynucleotides produced according to a process selected from the group consisting of: (a) a process comprising the steps of:
- the polynucleotide isolated according to the above process comprises a nucleotide sequence corresponding to the cDNA sequence of SEQ ID NO:37, and extending contiguously from a nucleotide sequence corresponding to the 5' end of SEQ ID NO:37 to a nucleotide sequence corresponding to the 3' end of SEQ ID NO:37 , but excluding the poly(A) tail at the 3' end of SEQ ID NO:37.
- the polynucleotide isolated according to the above process comprises a nucleotide sequence corresponding to the cDNA sequence of SEQ ID NO:37 from nucleotide 1031 to nucleotide 1252, and extending contiguously from a nucleotide sequence corresponding to the 5' end of said sequence of SEQ ID NO:37 from nucleotide 1031 to nucleotide 1252, to a nucleotide sequence corresponding to the 3' end of said sequence of SEQ ID NO:37 from nucleotide
- the polynucleotide isolated according to the above process comprises a nucleotide sequence corresponding to the cDNA sequence of SEQ ID NO:37 from nucleotide 1100 to nucleotide 1252, and extending contiguously from a nucleotide sequence corresponding to the 5' end of said sequence of SEQ ID NO:37 from nucleotide 1100 to nucleotide 1252, to a nucleotide sequence corresponding to the 3' end of said sequence of SEQ ID NO:37 from nucleotide 1100 to nucleotide 1252.
- the present invention provides a composition comprising a protein, wherein said protein comprises an amino acid sequence selected from the group consisting of: (a) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:38;
- the present invention provides a protein comprising a fragment of the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:38 having biological activity, the fragment preferably comprising eight (more preferably twenty, most preferably thirty) contiguous amino acids of SEQ ID NO:38
- amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:38 or a protein comprising a fragment of the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:38 having biological activity, the fragment comprising the amino acid sequence from amino acid 32 to amino acid 41 of SEQ ID NO:38.
- the present invention provides a composition comprising an isolated polynucleotide selected from the group consisting of:
- (k) a polynucleotide which encodes a species homologue of the protein of (h) or (i) above ; (1) a polynucleotide that hybridizes under stringent conditions to any one of the polynucleotides specified in (a)-(i); and
- polynucleotide that hybridizes under stringent conditions to any one of the polynucleotides specified in (a)-(i) and that has a length that is at least 25% of the length of SEQ ID NO:39.
- polynucleotide comprises the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO:39.
- the polynucleotide encodes the full-length or a mature protein encoded by the cDNA insert of clone vc23_l deposited under accession number ATCC 98784.
- the present invention provides a polynucleotide encoding a protein comprising a fragment of the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:40 having biological activity, the fragment
- 63 preferably comprising eight (more preferably twenty, most preferably thirty) contiguous amino acids of SEQ ID NO:40, or a polynucleotide encoding a protein comprising a fragment of the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:40 having biological activity, the fragment comprising the amino acid sequence from amino acid 226 to amino acid 235 of SEQ ID NO:40.
- inventions provide isolated polynucleotides produced according to a process selected from the group consisting of: (a) a process comprising the steps of:
- step (ii) hybridizing said primer(s) to human genomic DNA in conditions at least as stringent as 4X SSC at 50 degrees C; (iii) amplifying human DNA sequences; and (iv) isolating the polynucleotide products of step (b)(iii).
- the polynucleotide isolated according to the above process comprises a nucleotide sequence corresponding to the cDNA sequence of SEQ ID NO:39, and extending contiguously from a nucleotide sequence corresponding to the 5' end of SEQ ID NO:39 to a nucleotide sequence corresponding to the 3' end of SEQ ID NO:39 , but excluding the poly(A) tail at the 3' end of SEQ ID NO:39.
- the polynucleotide isolated according to the above process comprises a nucleotide sequence corresponding to the cDNA sequence of SEQ ID NO:39 from nucleotide 94 to nucleotide 1482, and extending contiguously from a nucleotide sequence corresponding to the 5' end of said sequence of SEQ ID NO:39 from nucleotide 94 to nucleotide 1482, to a nucleotide sequence corresponding to the 3' end of said sequence of SEQ ID NO:39 from nucleotide 94 to nucleotide 1482.
- the polynucleotide isolated according to the above process comprises a nucleotide sequence corresponding to the cDNA sequence of SEQ ID NO:39 from nucleotide 214 to nucleotide 1482, and extending contiguously from a nucleotide sequence corresponding to the 5' end of said sequence of SEQ ID NO:39 from nucleotide 214 to nucleotide 1482, to a nucleotide sequence corresponding to the 3' end of said sequence of SEQ ID NO:39 from nucleotide 214 to nucleotide 1482.
- the present invention provides a composition comprising a protein, wherein said protein comprises an amino acid sequence selected from the group consisting of: (a) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:40;
- the protein comprises the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:40.
- the present invention provides a protein comprising a fragment of the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:40 having biological activity, the fragment preferably comprising eight (more preferably twenty, most preferably thirty) contiguous amino acids of SEQ ID NO:40, or a protein comprising a fragment of the amino acid sequence of SEQ
- the fragment comprising the amino acid sequence from amino acid 226 to amino acid 235 of SEQ ID NO:40.
- the present invention provides a composition comprising an isolated polynucleotide selected from the group consisting of:
- a polynucleotide comprising the nucleotide sequence of a mature protein coding sequence of clone vc25_l deposited under accession number ATCC 98784;
- (m) a polynucleotide that hybridizes under stringent conditions to any one of the polynucleotides specified in (a)-(i) and that has a length that is at least 25% of the length of SEQ ID NO:41.
- such polynucleotide comprises the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO:41 from nucleotide 153 to nucleotide 413; the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO:41 from nucleotide 264 to nucleotide 413; the nucleotide sequence of the full-length protein coding sequence of clone vc25_l deposited under accession number ATCC 98784; or the
- polynucleotide sequence of a mature protein coding sequence of clone vc25_l deposited under accession number ATCC 98784 is 66 nucleotide sequence of a mature protein coding sequence of clone vc25_l deposited under accession number ATCC 98784.
- the polynucleotide encodes the full-length or a mature protein encoded by the cDNA insert of clone vc25_l deposited under accession number ATCC 98784.
- the present invention provides a polynucleotide encoding a protein comprising a fragment of the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:42 having biological activity, the fragment preferably comprising eight (more preferably twenty, most preferably thirty) contiguous amino acids of SEQ ID NO:42, or a polynucleotide encoding a protein comprising a fragment of the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:42 having biological activity, the fragment comprising the amino acid sequence from amino acid 38 to amino acid 47 of SEQ ID NO:42.
- the polynucleotide isolated according to the above process comprises a nucleotide sequence corresponding to the cDNA sequence of SEQ ID NO:41, and extending contiguously from a nucleotide sequence corresponding to the 5' end of SEQ ID NO:41 to a nucleotide sequence corresponding to the 3' end of SEQ ID NO:41 , but excluding the poly (A) tail at the 3' end of SEQ ID NO:41.
- the polynucleotide isolated according to the above process comprises a nucleotide sequence corresponding to the cDNA sequence of SEQ ID NO:41 from nucleotide 153 to nucleotide 413, and extending contiguously from a nucleotide sequence corresponding to the 5' end of said sequence of SEQ ID NO:41 from nucleotide 153 to nucleotide 413, to a nucleotide sequence corresponding to the 3' end of said sequence of SEQ ID NO:41 from nucleotide 153 to nucleotide 413.
- the polynucleotide isolated according to the above process comprises a nucleotide sequence corresponding to the cDNA sequence of SEQ ID NO:41 from nucleotide 264 to nucleotide 413, and extending contiguously from a nucleotide sequence corresponding to the 5' end of said sequence of SEQ ID NO:41 from nucleotide 264 to nucleotide 413, to a nucleotide sequence corresponding to the 3' end of said sequence of SEQ ID NO:41 from nucleotide 264 to nucleotide 413.
- the present invention provides a composition comprising a protein, wherein said protein comprises an amino acid sequence selected from the group consisting of:
- the protein comprises the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:42.
- the present invention provides a protein comprising a fragment of the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:42 having biological activity, the fragment preferably
- the present invention provides a composition comprising an isolated polynucleotide selected from the group consisting of:
- such polynucleotide comprises the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO:43 from nucleotide 87 to nucleotide 1409; the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO:43 from nucleotide 156 to nucleotide 1409; the nucleotide sequence of the full-length protein coding sequence of clone vc26_l deposited under accession number ATCC 98784; or the nucleotide sequence of a mature protein coding sequence of clone vc26_l deposited under accession number ATCC 98784.
- the polynucleotide encodes the full-length or a mature protein encoded by the cDNA insert of clone vc26_l deposited under accession number ATCC 98784.
- the present invention provides a polynucleotide encoding a protein comprising a fragment of the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:44 having biological activity, the fragment preferably comprising eight (more preferably twenty, most preferably thirty) contiguous amino acids of SEQ ID NO:44, or a polynucleotide encoding a protein comprising a fragment of the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:44 having biological activity, the fragment comprising the amino acid sequence from amino acid 215 to amino acid 224 of
- inventions provide isolated polynucleotides produced according to a process selected from the group consisting of: (a) a process comprising the steps of:
- step (bb) the nucleotide sequence of the cDNA insert of clone vc26_l deposited under accession number ATCC 98784; (ii) hybridizing said primer(s) to human genomic DNA in conditions at least as stringent as 4X SSC at 50 degrees C; (iii) amplifying human DNA sequences; and (iv) isolating the polynucleotide products of step (b)(iii).
- the polynucleotide isolated according to the above process comprises a nucleotide sequence corresponding to the cDNA sequence of SEQ ID NO:43, and extending contiguously from a nucleotide sequence corresponding to the 5' end of SEQ ID NO:43 to a nucleotide sequence corresponding to the 3' end of SEQ ID NO:43 , but excluding the ⁇ oly(A) tail at the 3' end of SEQ ID NO:43.
- the polynucleotide isolated according to the above process comprises a nucleotide sequence corresponding to the cDNA sequence of SEQ ID NO:43 from nucleotide 87 to nucleotide 1409, and extending contiguously from a nucleotide sequence corresponding to the 5' end of said sequence of SEQ ID NO:43 from nucleotide 87 to nucleotide 1409, to a nucleotide sequence corresponding to the 3' end of said sequence of SEQ ID NO:43 from nucleotide 87 to nucleotide 1409.
- the polynucleotide isolated according to the above process comprises a nucleotide sequence corresponding to the cDNA sequence of SEQ ID NO:43 from nucleotide 156 to nucleotide 1409, and extending contiguously from a nucleotide sequence corresponding to the 5' end of said sequence of SEQ ID NO:43 from nucleotide 156 to nucleotide 1409, to a nucleotide sequence corresponding to the 3' end of said sequence of SEQ ID NO:43 from nucleotide 156 to nucleotide 1409.
- the present invention provides a composition comprising a protein, wherein said protein comprises an amino acid sequence selected from the group consisting of:
- the present invention provides a protein comprising a fragment of the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:44 having biological activity, the fragment preferably comprising eight (more preferably twenty, most preferably thirty) contiguous amino acids of SEQ ID NO:44, or a protein comprising a fragment of the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:44 having biological activity, the fragment comprising the amino acid sequence from amino acid 215 to amino acid 224 of SEQ ID NO:44.
- the present invention provides a composition comprising an isolated polynucleotide selected from the group consisting of: (a) a polynucleotide comprising the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO: (a) a polynucleotide comprising the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO: (a) a polynucleotide comprising the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO: (a) a polynucleotide comprising the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID
- such polynucleotide comprises the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO:45 from nucleotide 63 to nucleotide 428; the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO:45 from nucleotide 156 to nucleotide 428; the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO:45 from nucleotide 356 to nucleotide 1773; the nucleotide sequence of the full-length protein coding sequence of clone vc30_l deposited under accession number ATCC 98804; or the nucleotide sequence of a mature protein coding sequence of clone vc30_l deposited under accession number ATCC 98804.
- the polynucleotide encodes the full-length or a mature protein encoded by the cDNA insert of clone vc30_l deposited under accession number ATCC 98804.
- the present invention provides a polynucleotide encoding a protein comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:46 from amino acid 1 to amino acid 97.
- the present invention provides a polynucleotide encoding a protein comprising a fragment of the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:46 having biological activity, the fragment preferably comprising eight (more preferably twenty, most preferably thirty) contiguous amino acids of SEQ ID NO:46, or a polynucleotide encoding a protein comprising a fragment of the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:46 having biological activity, the fragment comprising the amino acid sequence from amino acid 56 to amino acid 65 of SEQ ID NO:46.
- step (ba) SEQ ID NO:45, but excluding the ⁇ oly(A) tail at the 3' end of SEQ ID NO:45; and (bb) the nucleotide sequence of the cDNA insert of clone vc30_l deposited under accession number ATCC 98804; (ii) hybridizing said primer(s) to human genomic DNA in conditions at least as stringent as 4X SSC at 50 degrees C; (iii) amplifying human DNA sequences; and (iv) isolating the polynucleotide products of step (b)(iii).
- the polynucleotide isolated according to the above process comprises a nucleotide sequence corresponding to the cDNA sequence of SEQ ID NO:45, and extending contiguously from a nucleotide sequence corresponding to the 5' end of SEQ ID NO:45 to a nucleotide sequence corresponding to the 3' end of SEQ ID NO:45 , but excluding the poly(A) tail at the 3' end of SEQ ID NO:45.
- the polynucleotide isolated according to the above process comprises a nucleotide sequence corresponding to the cDNA sequence of SEQ ID NO:45 from nucleotide 63 to nucleotide 428, and extending contiguously from a nucleotide sequence corresponding to the 5' end of said sequence of SEQ ID NO:45 from nucleotide 63 to nucleotide 428, to a nucleotide
- the polynucleotide isolated according to the above process comprises a nucleotide sequence corresponding to the cDNA sequence of SEQ ID NO:45 from nucleotide 156 to nucleotide 428, and extending contiguously from a nucleotide sequence corresponding to the 5' end of said sequence of SEQ ID NO:45 from nucleotide 156 to nucleotide 428, to a nucleotide sequence corresponding to the 3' end of said sequence of SEQ ID NO:45 from nucleotide 156 to nucleotide 428.
- the polynucleotide isolated according to the above process comprises a nucleotide sequence corresponding to the cDNA sequence of SEQ ID NO:45 from nucleotide 356 to nucleotide 1773, and extending contiguously from a nucleotide sequence corresponding to the 5' end of said sequence of SEQ ID NO:45 from nucleotide 356 to nucleotide 1773, to a nucleotide sequence corresponding to the 3' end of said sequence of SEQ ID NO:45 from nucleotide 356 to nucleotide 1773.
- the present invention provides a composition comprising a protein, wherein said protein comprises an amino acid sequence selected from the group consisting of:
- protein comprises the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:46 or the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:46 from amino acid 1 to amino acid 97.
- the present invention provides a protein comprising a fragment of the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:46 having biological activity, the fragment preferably comprising eight (more preferably twenty, most preferably thirty) contiguous amino acids of SEQ ID NO:46, or a protein comprising a fragment of the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:46 having biological activity, the fragment comprising the amino acid sequence from amino acid 56 to amino acid 65 of SEQ ID NO:46.
- the present invention provides a composition comprising an isolated polynucleotide selected from the group consisting of:
- a polynucleotide comprising the nucleotide sequence of a mature protein coding sequence of clone vdl_l deposited under accession number ATCC 98748;
- (m) a polynucleotide that hybridizes under stringent conditions to any one of the polynucleotides specified in (a)-(i) and that has a length that is at least 25% of the length of SEQ ID NO:47.
- such polynucleotide comprises the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO:47 from nucleotide 30 to nucleotide 1799; the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO:47 from nucleotide 90 to nucleotide 1799; the nucleotide sequence of the full-length protein coding sequence of clone vdl_l deposited under accession number ATCC 98748; or the
- the polynucleotide encodes the full-length or a mature protein encoded by the cDNA insert of clone vdl_l deposited under accession number ATCC 98748.
- the present invention provides a polynucleotide encoding a protein comprising a fragment of the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:48 having biological activity, the fragment preferably comprising eight (more preferably twenty, most preferably thirty) contiguous amino acids of SEQ ID NO:48, or a polynucleotide encoding a protein comprising a fragment of the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:48 having biological activity, the fragment comprising the amino acid sequence from amino acid 290 to amino acid 299 of SEQ ID NO:48.
- the polynucleotide isolated according to the above process comprises a nucleotide sequence corresponding to the cDNA sequence of SEQ ID NO:47, and extending contiguously from a nucleotide sequence corresponding to the 5' end of SEQ ID NO:47 to a nucleotide sequence corresponding to the 3' end of SEQ ID NO:47 , but excluding the poly(A) tail at the 3' end of SEQ ID NO:47.
- the polynucleotide isolated according to the above process comprises a nucleotide sequence corresponding to the cDNA sequence of SEQ ID NO:47 from nucleotide 30 to nucleotide 1799, and extending contiguously from a nucleotide sequence corresponding to the 5' end of said sequence of SEQ ID NO:47 from nucleotide 30 to nucleotide 1799, to a nucleotide sequence corresponding to the 3' end of said sequence of SEQ ID NO:47 from nucleotide 30 to nucleotide 1799.
- the polynucleotide isolated according to the above process comprises a nucleotide sequence corresponding to the cDNA sequence of SEQ ID NO:47 from nucleotide 90 to nucleotide 1799, and extending contiguously from a nucleotide sequence corresponding to the 5' end of said sequence of SEQ ID NO:47 from nucleotide 90 to nucleotide 1799, to a nucleotide sequence corresponding to the 3' end of said sequence of SEQ ID NO:47 from nucleotide 90 to nucleotide 1799.
- the present invention provides a composition comprising a protein, wherein said protein comprises an amino acid sequence selected from the group consisting of:
- the protein comprises the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:48.
- the present invention provides a protein comprising a fragment of the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:48 having biological activity, the fragment preferably
- the present invention provides a composition comprising an isolated polynucleotide selected from the group consisting of:
- such polynucleotide comprises the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO:49 from nucleotide 69 to nucleotide 443; the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO:49 from nucleotide 111 to nucleotide 443; the nucleotide sequence of the full-length protein coding sequence of clone vd2_l deposited under accession number ATCC 98748; or the nucleotide sequence of a mature protein coding sequence of clone vd2_l deposited under accession number ATCC 98748.
- the polynucleotide encodes the full-length or a mature protein encoded by the cDNA insert of clone vd2_l deposited under accession number ATCC 98748.
- the present invention provides a polynucleotide encoding a protein comprising a fragment of the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:50 having biological activity, the fragment preferably comprising eight (more preferably twenty, most preferably thirty) contiguous amino acids of SEQ ID NO:50, or a polynucleotide encoding a protein comprising a fragment of the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:50 having biological activity, the fragment comprising the amino acid sequence from amino acid 57 to amino acid 66 of SEQ
- inventions provide isolated polynucleotides produced according to a process selected from the group consisting of: (a) a process comprising the steps of:
- step (bb) the nucleotide sequence of the cDNA insert of clone vd2_l deposited under accession number ATCC 98748; (ii) hybridizing said primer(s) to human genomic DNA in conditions at least as stringent as 4X SSC at 50 degrees C; (iii) amplifying human DNA sequences; and (iv) isolating the polynucleotide products of step (b)(iii).
- the polynucleotide isolated according to the above process comprises a nucleotide sequence corresponding to the cDNA sequence of SEQ ID NO:49, and extending contiguously from a nucleotide sequence corresponding to the 5' end of SEQ ID NO:49 to a nucleotide sequence corresponding to the 3' end of SEQ ID NO:49 , but excluding the poly(A) tail at the 3' end of SEQ ID NO:49.
- the polynucleotide isolated according to the above process comprises a nucleotide sequence corresponding to the cDNA sequence of SEQ ID NO:49 from nucleotide 69 to nucleotide 443, and extending contiguously from a nucleotide sequence corresponding to the 5' end of said sequence of SEQ ID NO:49 from nucleotide 69 to nucleotide 443, to a nucleotide sequence corresponding to the 3' end of said sequence of SEQ ID NO:49 from nucleotide 69 to nucleotide 443.
- the polynucleotide isolated according to the above process comprises a nucleotide sequence corresponding to the cDNA sequence of SEQ ID NO:49 from nucleotide 111 to nucleotide 443, and extending contiguously from a nucleotide sequence corresponding to the 5' end of said sequence of SEQ ID NO:49 from nucleotide 111 to nucleotide 443, to a nucleotide sequence corresponding to the 3' end of said sequence of SEQ ID NO:49 from nucleotide 111 to nucleotide 443.
- the present invention provides a composition comprising a protein, wherein said protein comprises an amino acid sequence selected from the group consisting of:
- the present invention provides a protein comprising a fragment of the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:50 having biological activity, the fragment preferably comprising eight (more preferably twenty, most preferably thirty) contiguous amino acids of SEQ ID NO:50, or a protein comprising a fragment of the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:50 having biological activity, the fragment comprising the amino acid sequence from amino acid 57 to amino acid 66 of SEQ ID NO:50.
- the present invention provides a composition comprising an isolated polynucleotide selected from the group consisting of: (a) a polynucleotide comprising the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO: (a) a polynucleotide comprising the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO: (a) a polynucleotide comprising the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO: (a) a polynucleotide comprising the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID
- such polynucleotide comprises the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO:51 from nucleotide 176 to nucleotide 1249; the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO:51 from nucleotide 227 to nucleotide 1249; the nucleotide sequence of the full-length protein coding sequence of clone vd3_l deposited under accession number ATCC 98804; or the nucleotide sequence of a mature protein coding sequence of clone vd3_l deposited under accession number ATCC 98804.
- the polynucleotide encodes the full-length or a mature protein encoded by the cDNA insert of clone vd3_l deposited under accession number ATCC 98804.
- the present invention provides a polynucleotide encoding a protein comprising a fragment of the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:52 having biological activity, the fragment preferably comprising eight (more preferably twenty, most preferably thirty) contiguous amino acids of SEQ ID NO:52, or a polynucleotide encoding a protein comprising a fragment of the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:52 having biological activity, the fragment comprising the amino acid sequence from amino acid 174 to amino acid 183 of SEQ ID NO:52.
- inventions provide the gene corresponding to the cDNA sequence of SEQ ID NO:51.
- Further embodiments of the invention provide isolated polynucleotides produced according to a process selected from the group consisting of: (a) a process comprising the steps of:
- the polynucleotide isolated according to the above process comprises a nucleotide sequence corresponding to the cDNA sequence of SEQ ID NO:51, and extending contiguously from a nucleotide sequence corresponding to the 5' end of SEQ ID NO:51 to a nucleotide sequence corresponding to the 3' end of SEQ ID NO:51 , but excluding the poly (A) tail at the 3' end of SEQ ID NO:51.
- the polynucleotide isolated according to the above process comprises a nucleotide sequence corresponding to the cDNA sequence of SEQ ID NO:51 from nucleotide 176 to nucleotide 1249, and extending contiguously from a nucleotide sequence corresponding to the 5' end of said sequence of SEQ ID NO:51 from nucleotide 176 to nucleotide 1249, to a nucleotide sequence corresponding to the 3' end of said sequence of SEQ ID NO:51 from nucleotide
- the polynucleotide isolated according to the above process comprises a nucleotide sequence corresponding to the cDNA sequence of SEQ ID NO:51 from nucleotide 227 to nucleotide 1249, and extending contiguously from a nucleotide sequence corresponding to the 5' end of said sequence of SEQ ID NO:51 from nucleotide 227 to nucleotide 1249, to a nucleotide sequence corresponding to the 3' end of said sequence of SEQ ID NO:51 from nucleotide 227 to nucleotide 1249.
- the present invention provides a composition comprising a protein, wherein said protein comprises an amino acid sequence selected from the group consisting of: (a) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:52;
- the protein comprises the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:52.
- the present invention provides a protein comprising a fragment of the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:52 having biological activity, the fragment preferably comprising eight (more preferably twenty, most preferably thirty) contiguous amino acids of SEQ ID NO:52, or a protein comprising a fragment of the amino acid sequence of SEQ
- the fragment comprising the amino acid sequence from amino acid 174 to amino acid 183 of SEQ ID NO:52.
- the present invention provides a composition comprising an isolated polynucleotide selected from the group consisting of: (a) a polynucleotide comprising the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO: (a) a polynucleotide comprising the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO: (a) a polynucleotide comprising the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO: (a) a polynucleotide comprising the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID
- such polynucleotide comprises the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO:53 from nucleotide 94 to nucleotide 1530; the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO:53 from nucleotide 145 to nucleotide 1530; the nucleotide sequence of the full-length protein coding sequence of clone vd4_l deposited under accession number ATCC 98804; or the nucleotide sequence of a mature protein coding sequence of clone vd4_l deposited under accession number ATCC 98804.
- the polynucleotide encodes the full-length or a mature protein encoded by the cDNA insert of clone vd4_l deposited under accession number ATCC 98804.
- the present invention provides a polynucleotide encoding a protein comprising a fragment of the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:54 having biological activity, the fragment preferably comprising eight (more preferably twenty, most preferably thirty) contiguous amino acids of SEQ ID NO:54, or a polynucleotide encoding a protein comprising a fragment of the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:54 having biological activity, the
- inventions provide the gene corresponding to the cDNA sequence of SEQ ID NO:53.
- Further embodiments of the invention provide isolated polynucleotides produced according to a process selected from the group consisting of: (a) a process comprising the steps of:
- the polynucleotide isolated according to the above process comprises a nucleotide sequence corresponding to the cDNA sequence of SEQ ID NO:53, and extending contiguously from a nucleotide sequence corresponding to the 5' end of SEQ
- the polynucleotide isolated according to the above process comprises a nucleotide sequence corresponding to the cDNA sequence of SEQ ID NO:53 from nucleotide 94 to nucleotide 1530, and extending contiguously from a nucleotide sequence corresponding to the 5' end of said sequence of SEQ ID NO:53 from nucleotide 94 to nucleotide 1530, to a nucleotide sequence corresponding to the 3' end of said sequence of SEQ ID NO:53 from nucleotide 94 to nucleotide 1530.
- the polynucleotide isolated according to the above process comprises a nucleotide sequence corresponding to the cDNA sequence of SEQ ID NO:53 from nucleotide 145 to nucleotide 1530, and extending contiguously from a nucleotide sequence corresponding to the 5' end of said sequence of SEQ ID NO:53 from nucleotide 145 to nucleotide 1530, to a nucleotide sequence corresponding to the 3' end of said sequence of SEQ ID NO:53 from nucleotide 145 to nucleotide 1530.
- the present invention provides a composition comprising a protein, wherein said protein comprises an amino acid sequence selected from the group consisting of:
- a fragment of the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:54 (b) a fragment of the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:54, the fragment comprising eight contiguous amino acids of SEQ ID NO:54; and (c) the amino acid sequence encoded by the cDNA insert of clone vd4_l deposited under accession number ATCC 98804; the protein being substantially free from other mammalian proteins.
- such protein comprises the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:54.
- the present invention provides a protein comprising a fragment of the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:54 having biological activity, the fragment preferably comprising eight (more preferably twenty, most preferably thirty) contiguous amino acids of SEQ ID NO:54, or a protein comprising a fragment of the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:54 having biological activity, the fragment comprising the amino acid sequence from amino acid 234 to amino acid 243 of SEQ ID NO:54.
- the present invention provides a composition comprising an isolated polynucleotide selected from the group consisting of:
- a polynucleotide encoding a protein comprising a fragment of the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:56 having biological activity, the fragment comprising eight contiguous amino acids of SEQ ID NO:56;
- polynucleotide that hybridizes under stringent conditions to any one of the polynucleotides specified in (a)-(i) and that has a length that is at least 25% of the length of SEQ ID NO:55.
- such polynucleotide comprises the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO:55 from nucleotide 71 to nucleotide 1300; the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO:55 from nucleotide 182 to nucleotide 1300; the nucleotide sequence of the full-length protein coding sequence of clone ve4_l deposited under accession number ATCC 98784; or the nucleotide sequence of a mature protein coding sequence of clone ve4_l deposited under accession number ATCC 98784.
- the polynucleotide comprises the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO:55 from nucleotide 71 to nucleotide 1300; the nucleot
- the present invention provides a polynucleotide encoding a protein comprising a fragment of the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:56 having biological activity, the fragment preferably comprising eight (more preferably twenty, most preferably thirty) contiguous amino acids of SEQ ID NO:56, or a polynucleotide encoding a protein comprising a fragment of the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:56 having biological activity, the fragment comprising the amino acid sequence from amino acid 200 to amino acid 209 of SEQ ID NO:56.
- Other embodiments provide the gene corresponding to the cDNA sequence of SEQ
- the polynucleotide isolated according to the above process comprises a nucleotide sequence corresponding to the cDNA sequence of SEQ ID NO:55, and extending contiguously from a nucleotide sequence corresponding to the 5' end of SEQ
- the polynucleotide isolated according to the above process comprises a nucleotide sequence corresponding to the cDNA sequence of SEQ ID NO:55 from nucleotide 71 to nucleotide
- the polynucleotide isolated according to the above process comprises a nucleotide sequence corresponding to the cDNA sequence of SEQ ID NO:
- nucleotide 182 to nucleotide 1300 and extending contiguously from a nucleotide sequence corresponding to the 5' end of said sequence of SEQ ID NO:55 from nucleotide 182 to nucleotide 1300, to a nucleotide sequence corresponding to the 3' end of said sequence of SEQ ID NO:55 from nucleotide 182 to nucleotide 1300.
- the present invention provides a composition comprising a protein, wherein said protein comprises an amino acid sequence selected from the group consisting of:
- the protein comprises the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:56.
- the present invention provides a protein comprising a fragment of the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:56 having biological activity, the fragment preferably comprising eight (more preferably twenty, most preferably thirty) contiguous amino acids of SEQ ID NO:56, or a protein comprising a fragment of the amino acid sequence of SEQ
- 91 ID NO:56 having biological activity, the fragment comprising the amino acid sequence from amino acid 200 to amino acid 209 of SEQ ID NO:56.
- the present invention provides a composition comprising an isolated polynucleotide selected from the group consisting of: (a) a polynucleotide comprising the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO: (a) a polynucleotide comprising the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO: (a) a polynucleotide comprising the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO: (a) a polynucleotide comprising the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID
- (k) a polynucleotide which encodes a species homologue of the protein of (h) or (i) above ; (1) a polynucleotide that hybridizes under stringent conditions to any one of the polynucleotides specified in (a)-(i); and
- (m) a polynucleotide that hybridizes under stringent conditions to any one of the polynucleotides specified in (a)-(i) and that has a length that is at least 25% of the length of SEQ ID NO:57.
- such polynucleotide comprises the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO: 1
- polynucleotide encodes the full-length or a mature protein encoded by the cDNA insert of clone ve8_l deposited under accession number ATCC 98804.
- the present invention provides a polynucleotide encoding a protein comprising a fragment of the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:58 having biological activity, the fragment preferably comprising eight (more preferably twenty, most preferably thirty) contiguous amino acids of SEQ ID NO:58, or a polynucleotide encoding a protein comprising a fragment of the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:58 having biological activity, the fragment comprising the amino acid sequence from amino acid 116 to amino acid 125 of SEQ ID NO:58.
- inventions provide isolated polynucleotides produced according to a process selected from the group consisting of: (a) a process comprising the steps of:
- the polynucleotide isolated according to the above process comprises a nucleotide sequence corresponding to the cDNA sequence of SEQ ID NO:57, and extending contiguously from a nucleotide sequence corresponding to the 5' end of SEQ ID NO:57 to a nucleotide sequence corresponding to the 3' end of SEQ ID NO:57 , but excluding the poly(A) tail at the 3' end of SEQ ID NO:57.
- the polynucleotide isolated according to the above process comprises a nucleotide sequence corresponding to the cDNA sequence of SEQ ID NO:57 from nucleotide 57 to nucleotide 785, and extending contiguously from a nucleotide sequence corresponding to the 5' end of said sequence of SEQ ID NO:57 from nucleotide 57 to nucleotide 785, to a nucleotide sequence corresponding to the 3' end of said sequence of SEQ ID NO:57 from nucleotide 57 to nucleotide 785.
- the polynucleotide isolated according to the above process comprises a nucleotide sequence corresponding to the cDNA sequence of SEQ ID NO:57 from nucleotide 147 to nucleotide 785, and extending contiguously from a nucleotide sequence corresponding to the 5' end of said sequence of SEQ ID NO:57 from nucleotide 147 to nucleotide 785, to a nucleotide sequence corresponding to the 3' end of said sequence of SEQ ID NO:57 from nucleotide 147 to nucleotide 785.
- the present invention provides a composition comprising a protein, wherein said protein comprises an amino acid sequence selected from the group consisting of:
- the present invention provides a protein comprising a fragment of the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:58 having biological activity, the fragment preferably comprising eight (more preferably twenty, most preferably thirty) contiguous amino acids of SEQ ID NO:58, or a protein comprising a fragment of the amino acid sequence of SEQ
- the fragment comprising the amino acid sequence from amino acid 116 to amino acid 125 of SEQ ID NO:58.
- the present invention provides a composition comprising an isolated polynucleotide selected from the group consisting of:
- (k) a polynucleotide which encodes a species homologue of the protein of (h) or (i) above ; (1) a polynucleotide that hybridizes under stringent conditions to any one of the polynucleotides specified in (a)-(i); and
- such polynucleotide comprises the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO:59.
- polynucleotide encodes the full-length or a mature protein encoded by the cDNA insert of clone vfl_l deposited under accession number ATCC 98784.
- the present invention provides a polynucleotide encoding a protein comprising a fragment of the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:60 having biological activity, the fragment preferably comprising eight (more preferably twenty, most preferably thirty) contiguous amino acids of SEQ ID NO:60, or a polynucleotide encoding a protein comprising a fragment of the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:60 having biological activity, the fragment comprising the amino acid sequence from amino acid 151 to amino acid 160 of
- SEQ ID NO:60 Other embodiments provide the gene corresponding to the cDNA sequence of SEQ ID NO:60.
- Other embodiments provide the gene corresponding to the cDNA sequence of SEQ ID NO:60.
- inventions provide isolated polynucleotides produced according to a process selected from the group consisting of: (a) a process comprising the steps of: (i) preparing one or more polynucleotide probes that hybridize in 6X SSC at 65 degrees C to a nucleotide sequence selected from the group consisting of:
- the polynucleotide isolated according to the above process comprises a nucleotide sequence corresponding to the cDNA sequence of SEQ ID NO:59, and extending contiguously from a nucleotide sequence corresponding to the 5' end of SEQ ID NO:59 to a nucleotide sequence corresponding to the 3' end of SEQ ID NO:59 , but excluding the poly(A) tail at the 3' end of SEQ ID NO:59.
- the polynucleotide isolated according to the above process comprises a nucleotide sequence corresponding to the cDNA sequence of SEQ ID NO:59 from nucleotide 64 to nucleotide 1002, and extending contiguously from a nucleotide sequence corresponding to the 5' end of said sequence of SEQ ID NO:59 from nucleotide 64 to nucleotide 1002, to a nucleotide sequence corresponding to the 3' end of said sequence of SEQ ID NO:59 from nucleotide 64 to nucleotide 1002.
- the polynucleotide isolated according to the above process comprises a nucleotide sequence corresponding to the cDNA sequence of SEQ ID NO:59 from nucleotide 139 to nucleotide 1002, and extending contiguously from a nucleotide sequence corresponding to the 5' end of said sequence of SEQ ID NO:59 from nucleotide 139 to nucleotide 1002, and extending contiguously from a nucleotide sequence corresponding to the 5' end of said sequence of SEQ ID NO:59 from
- nucleotide 139 to nucleotide 1002, to a nucleotide sequence corresponding to the 3' end of said sequence of SEQ ID NO:59 from nucleotide 139 to nucleotide 1002.
- the present invention provides a composition comprising a protein, wherein said protein comprises an amino acid sequence selected from the group consisting of:
- the present invention provides a protein comprising a fragment of the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:60 having biological activity, the fragment preferably comprising eight (more preferably twenty, most preferably thirty) contiguous amino acids of SEQ ID NO:60, or a protein comprising a fragment of the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:60 having biological activity, the fragment comprising the amino acid sequence from amino acid 151 to amino acid 160 of SEQ ID NO:60.
- the present invention provides a composition comprising an isolated polynucleotide selected from the group consisting of:
- such polynucleotide comprises the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO:61 from nucleotide 588 to nucleotide 995; the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO:61 from nucleotide 750 to nucleotide 995; the nucleotide sequence of the full-length protein coding sequence of clone vhl_l deposited under accession number ATCC 98804; or the nucleotide sequence of a mature protein coding sequence of clone vhl_l deposited under accession number ATCC 98804.
- the polynucleotide encodes the fuU-length or a mature protein encoded by the cDNA insert of clone vhl_l deposited under accession number ATCC 98804.
- the present invention provides a polynucleotide encoding a protein comprising a fragment of the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:62 having biological activity, the fragment preferably comprising eight (more preferably twenty, most preferably thirty) contiguous amino acids of SEQ ID NO:62, or a polynucleotide encoding a protein comprising a fragment of the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:62 having biological activity, the fragment comprising the amino acid sequence from amino acid 63 to amino acid 72 of SEQ
- the polynucleotide isolated according to the above process comprises a nucleotide sequence corresponding to the cDNA sequence of SEQ ID NO:61, and extending contiguously from a nucleotide sequence corresponding to the 5' end of SEQ
- the polynucleotide isolated according to the above process comprises a nucleotide sequence corresponding to the cDNA sequence of SEQ ID NO:61 from nucleotide 588 to nucleotide
- nucleotide 100 995 and extending contiguously from a nucleotide sequence corresponding to the 5' end of said sequence of SEQ ID NO:61 from nucleotide 588 to nucleotide 995, to a nucleotide sequence corresponding to the 3' end of said sequence of SEQ ID NO:61 from nucleotide 588 to nucleotide 995.
- the polynucleotide isolated according to the above process comprises a nucleotide sequence corresponding to the cDNA sequence of SEQ ID NO:61 from nucleotide 750 to nucleotide 995, and extending contiguously from a nucleotide sequence corresponding to the 5' end of said sequence of SEQ ID NO:61 from nucleotide 750 to nucleotide 995, to a nucleotide sequence corresponding to the 3' end of said sequence of SEQ ID NO:61 from nucleotide 750 to nucleotide 995.
- the present invention provides a composition comprising a protein, wherein said protein comprises an amino acid sequence selected from the group consisting of:
- the present invention provides a protein comprising a fragment of the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:62 having biological activity, the fragment preferably comprising eight (more preferably twenty, most preferably thirty) contiguous amino acids of SEQ ID NO:62, or a protein comprising a fragment of the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:62 having biological activity, the fragment comprising the amino acid sequence from amino acid 63 to amino acid 72 of SEQ ID NO:62.
- the present invention provides a composition comprising an isolated polynucleotide selected from the group consisting of:
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