EP1080180A2 - Secreted proteins and polynucleotides encoding them - Google Patents

Secreted proteins and polynucleotides encoding them

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EP1080180A2
EP1080180A2 EP99924280A EP99924280A EP1080180A2 EP 1080180 A2 EP1080180 A2 EP 1080180A2 EP 99924280 A EP99924280 A EP 99924280A EP 99924280 A EP99924280 A EP 99924280A EP 1080180 A2 EP1080180 A2 EP 1080180A2
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Gordon G. Wong
Hilary F. Clark
Kim Fechtel
Michael J. Agostino
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  • the present invention provides a composition comprising an isolated polynucleotide selected from the group consisting of:
  • a polynucleotide which is an allelic variant of a polynucleotide of (a)-(f) above (j) a polynucleotide which encodes a species homologue of the protein of (g) or (h) above ;
  • 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:l from nucleotide 29 to nucleotide 253; the nucleotide sequence of the full-length protein coding sequence of clone yal5_l deposited under accession number ATCC 98650; or the nucleotide sequence of a mature protein coding sequence of clone yal5_l deposited under accession number ATCC 98650.
  • the polynucleotide encodes the full-length or a mature protein encoded by the cDNA insert of clone yal5_l deposited under accession number ATCC 98650.
  • 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 32 to amino acid 41 of SEQ ID NO:2.
  • 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 29 to nucleotide 253, and extending contiguously from a nucleotide sequence corresponding to the 5' end of said sequence of SEQ ID NO:l from nucleotide 29 to nucleotide 253, to a nucleotide sequence corresponding to the 3' end of said sequence of SEQ ID NO:l from nucleotide 29 to nucleotide 253.
  • 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 ID NO:2 having biological activity, the fragment comprising the amino acid sequence from amino acid 32 to amino acid 41 of SEQ ID NO:2.
  • 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:3 from nucleotide 151 to nucleotide 288; the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO:3 from nucleotide 196 to nucleotide 288; the nucleotide sequence of the full-length protein coding sequence of clone ya24_l deposited under accession number ATCC 98650; or the nucleotide sequence of a mature protein coding sequence of clone ya24_l deposited under accession number ATCC 98650.
  • the polynucleotide encodes the full-length or a mature protein encoded by the cDNA insert of clone ya24_l deposited under accession number ATCC 98650.
  • 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 18 to amino acid 27 of SEQ ID NO:4.
  • step (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: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 151 to nucleotide 288, and extending contiguously from a nucleotide sequence corresponding to the 5' end of said sequence of
  • polynucleotide isolated according to the above process comprises a nucleotide sequence corresponding to the cDNA sequence of SEQ ID NO:
  • 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 18 to amino acid 27 of SEQ ID NO:4.
  • 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:6 having biological activity, the fragment comprising eight contiguous amino acids of SEQ ID NO:6;
  • (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:5.
  • 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 yb42_l deposited under accession number ATCC 98650.
  • 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 44 to amino acid 53 of SEQ ID NO:6.
  • inventions provide isolated polynucleotides produced according to a process selected from the group consisting of: (a) a process comprising the steps of:
  • step (ba) SEQ ID NO:5, but excluding the poly(A) tail at the 3' end of SEQ ID NO:5; and (bb) the nucleotide sequence of the cDNA insert of clone yb42_l deposited under accession number ATCC 98650; (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: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 615 to nucleotide 908, and extending contiguously from a nucleotide sequence corresponding to the 5' end of said sequence of SEQ ID NO:5 from nucleotide 615 to nucleotide 908, to a nucleotide sequence corresponding to the 3' end of said sequence of SEQ ID NO:5 from nucleotide 615 to nucleotide 908.
  • the polynucleotide isolated according to the above process comprises a nucleotide sequence corresponding to the cDNA sequence of SEQ ID NO:5 from nucleotide 774 to nucleotide 908, and extending contiguously from a nucleotide sequence corresponding to the 5' end of said sequence of SEQ ID NO:5 from nucleotide 774 to nucleotide 908, to a nucleotide sequence corresponding to the 3' end of said sequence of SEQ ID NO:5 from nucleotide 774 to nucleotide 908.
  • 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:6;
  • 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 44 to amino acid 53 of SEQ ID NO:6.
  • 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:8 having biological activity, the fragment comprising eight contiguous amino acids of SEQ ID NO:8;
  • a polynucleotide which is an allelic variant of a polynucleotide of (a)-(f) above;
  • 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:7.
  • polynucleotide encodes the full-length or a mature protein encoded by the cDNA insert of clone yc9_l deposited under accession number ATCC 98650.
  • 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 preferably comprising eight (more preferably twenty, most preferably thirty) contiguous amino acids of SEQ ID NO:8, or a polynucleotide encoding 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 182 to amino acid 191 of SEQ ID NO:8.
  • 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: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 1203 to nucleotide 2327, and extending contiguously from a nucleotide sequence corresponding to the 5' end of said sequence of SEQ ID NO:7 from nucleotide 1203 to nucleotide 2327, to a nucleotide sequence corresponding to the 3' end of said sequence of SEQ ID NO:7 from nucleotide 1203 to nucleotide 2327.
  • 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: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 add sequence of SEQ ID NO:8 having biological activity, the fragment comprising the amino acid sequence from amino acid 182 to amino acid 191 of SEQ ID NO:8.
  • 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:9 from nucleotide 230 to nucleotide 823; the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO:9 from nucleotide 584 to nucleotide 823; the nucleotide sequence of the full-length protein coding sequence of clone ycl9_l deposited under accession number ATCC 98650; or the nucleotide sequence of a mature protein coding sequence of clone ycl9_l deposited under accession number ATCC 98650.
  • the polynucleotide encodes the full-length or a mature protein encoded by the cDNA insert of clone ycl9_l deposited under accession number ATCC 98650.
  • 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 94 to amino acid 103 of SEQ ID NO:10.
  • inventions provide the gene corresponding to the cDNA sequence of SEQ ID NO:9.
  • 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: (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: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 230 to nucleotide 823, and extending contiguously from a nucleotide sequence corresponding to the 5' end of said sequence of SEQ ID NO:9 from nucleotide 230 to nucleotide 823, to a nucleotide sequence corresponding to the 3' end of said sequence of SEQ ID NO:9 from nucleotide 230 to nucleotide 823.
  • the polynucleotide isolated according to the above process comprises a nucleotide sequence corresponding to the cDNA sequence of SEQ ID NO:9 from nucleotide 584 to nucleotide 823, and extending contiguously from a nucleotide sequence corresponding to the 5' end of said sequence of SEQ ID NO:9 from nucleotide 584 to nucleotide 823, to a nucleotide sequence corresponding to the 3' end of said sequence of SEQ ID NO:9 from nucleotide 584 to nucleotide 823.
  • 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: 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 comprising eight (more preferably twenty, most preferably thirty) contiguous amino acids of SEQ ID NO:10, or a protein comprising a fragment of the amino acid sequence of SEQ
  • 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:ll.
  • polynucleotide encodes the full-length or a mature protein encoded by the cDNA insert of clone yc20_l deposited under accession number ATCC 98650.
  • 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 35 to amino acid 44 of SEQ ID NO:12.
  • Other embodiments provide the gene corresponding to the cDNA sequence of SEQ ID NO:ll.
  • 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:ll, and extending contiguously from a nucleotide sequence corresponding to the 5' end of SEQ ID NO: 11 to a nucleotide sequence corresponding to the 3' end of SEQ ID NO: 11 , 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: 11 from nucleotide 292 to nucleotide 534, and extending contiguously from a nucleotide sequence corresponding to the 5' end of said sequence of SEQ ID NO:ll from nucleotide 292 to nucleotide 534, to a nucleotide sequence corresponding to the 3' end of said sequence of SEQ ID NO: 11 from nucleotide 292 to nucleotide 534.
  • 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:12;
  • 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 35 to amino acid 44 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
  • such polynucleotide comprises the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO:13 from nucleotide 45 to nucleotide 590; the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO:13 from nucleotide 126 to nucleotide 590; the nucleotide sequence of the full-length protein coding sequence of clone ya9_l deposited under accession number ATCC 98724; or the nucleotide sequence of a mature protein coding sequence of clone ya9_l deposited under accession number ATCC 98724.
  • the polynucleotide encodes the full-length or a mature protein encoded by the cDNA insert of clone ya9_l deposited under accession number ATCC 98724.
  • 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 86 to amino acid 95 of SEQ IDNO:14.
  • inventions provide the gene corresponding to the cDNA sequence of SEQ ID NO:13.
  • 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: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 45 to nucleotide 590, and extending contiguously from a nucleotide sequence corresponding to the 5' end of said sequence of SEQ ID NO:13 from nucleotide 45 to nucleotide 590, to a nucleotide sequence corresponding to the 3' end of said sequence of SEQ ID NO: 13 from nucleotide 45 to nucleotide 590.
  • the polynucleotide isolated according to the above process comprises a nucleotide sequence corresponding to the cDNA sequence of SEQ ID NO: 13 from nucleotide 126 to nucleotide 590, and extending contiguously from a nucleotide sequence corresponding to the 5' end of said sequence of SEQ ID NO:13 from nucleotide 126 to nucleotide 590, to a nucleotide sequence corresponding to the 3' end of said sequence of SEQ ID NO:13 from nucleotide 126 to nucleotide 590.
  • 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: 14.
  • 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 86 to amino acid 95 of SEQ ID NO: 14.
  • 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:16 having biological activity, the fragment comprising eight contiguous amino acids of SEQ ID NO:16;
  • 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:15.
  • such polynucleotide comprises the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO:15 from nucleotide 194 to nucleotide 466; the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO:15 from nucleotide 338 to nucleotide 466; the nucleotide sequence of the full-length protein coding sequence of clone yall_l deposited under accession number ATCC 98724; or the nucleotide sequence of a mature protein coding sequence of clone yall_l deposited under accession number ATCC 98724.
  • the polynucleotide encodes the full-length or a mature protein encoded by the cDNA insert of clone yall_l deposited under accession number ATCC 98724.
  • 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 40 to amino acid 49 of SEQ ID NO:16.
  • 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:15, 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:15 from nucleotide 194 to nucleotide
  • polynucleotide isolated according to the above process comprises a nucleotide sequence corresponding to the cDNA sequence of SEQ ID NO:
  • nucleotide 338 to nucleotide 466 and extending contiguously from a nucleotide sequence corresponding to the 5' end of said sequence of SEQ ID NO:15 from nucleotide 338 to nucleotide 466, to a nucleotide sequence corresponding to the 3' end of said sequence of SEQ ID NO:15 from nucleotide 338 to nucleotide 466.
  • 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: 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 ID NO: 16 having biological activity, the fragment comprising the amino acid sequence from amino acid 40 to amino acid 49 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
  • (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:17.
  • polynucleotide comprises the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO:17.
  • polynucleotide encodes the full-length or a mature protein encoded by the cDNA insert of clone ya28_l deposited under accession number ATCC 98724.
  • 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 fragment comprising the amino acid sequence from amino acid 31 to amino acid 40 of SEQ ID NO:18.
  • 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:17, and extending contiguously from a nucleotide sequence corresponding to the 5' end of SEQ ID NO:17 to a nucleotide sequence corresponding to the 3' end of SEQ ID NO:17 , but excluding the poly(A) tail at the 3' end of SEQ ID NO:17.
  • the polynucleotide isolated according to the above process comprises a nucleotide sequence corresponding to the cDNA sequence of SEQ ID NO:17 from nucleotide 15 to nucleotide 233, and extending contiguously from a nucleotide sequence corresponding to the 5' end of said sequence of SEQ ID NO:17 from nucleotide 15 to nucleotide 233, to a nucleotide sequence corresponding to the 3' end of said sequence of SEQ ID NO: 17 from nucleotide 15 to nucleotide 233.
  • the polynucleotide isolated according to the above process comprises a nucleotide sequence corresponding to the cDNA sequence of SEQ ID NO: 17 from nucleotide 174 to nucleotide 233, and extending contiguously from a nucleotide sequence corresponding to the 5' end of said sequence of SEQ ID NO:17 from nucleotide 174 to nucleotide 233, to a nucleotide sequence corresponding to the 3' end of said sequence of SEQ ID NO:17 from nucleotide 174 to nucleotide 233.
  • 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: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
  • the fragment comprising the amino acid sequence from amino acid 31 to amino acid 40 of SEQ ID NO:18.
  • the present invention provides a composition comprising an isolated polynucleotide selected from the group consisting of:
  • a polynucleotide which is an allelic variant of a polynucleotide of (a)-(f) above (j) a polynucleotide which encodes a species homologue of the protein of (g) or (h) above ;
  • (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:19.
  • 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 yb81_l deposited under accession number ATCC 98724.
  • 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 55 to amino acid 64 of SEQ ID NO:20.
  • 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 ID NO:19 to a nucleotide sequence corresponding to the 3' end of SEQ ID NO:19 , but excluding the poly(A) tail at the 3' end of SEQ ID NO:19.
  • the polynucleotide isolated according to the above process comprises a nucleotide sequence corresponding to the cDNA sequence of SEQ ID NO:19 from nucleotide 102 to nucleotide 461, and extending contiguously from a nucleotide sequence corresponding to the 5' end of said sequence of SEQ ID NO:19 from nucleotide 102 to nucleotide 461, to a nucleotide sequence corresponding to the 3' end of said sequence of SEQ ID NO:19 from nucleotide 102 to nucleotide 461.
  • the present invention provides a composition comprising a protein, wherein said protein comprises an amino add 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: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
  • the fragment comprising the amino acid sequence from amino acid 55 to amino acid 64 of SEQ ID NO:20.
  • the present invention provides a composition comprising an isolated polynucleotide selected from the group consisting of:
  • a polynucleotide which is an allelic variant of a polynucleotide of (a)-(f) above (j) a polynucleotide which encodes a species homologue of the protein of (g) or (h) above ;
  • (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:21.
  • 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 ycl4_l deposited under accession number ATCC 98724.
  • 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 add 461 to amino acid 470 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 170 to nucleotide 2968, and extending contiguously from a nucleotide sequence corresponding to the 5' end of said sequence of SEQ ID NO:21 from nucleotide 170 to nucleotide 2968, to a nucleotide sequence corresponding to the 3' end of said sequence of SEQ ID NO:21 from nucleotide 170 to nucleotide 2968.
  • 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 461 to amino acid 470 of SEQ ID NO:22.
  • the present invention provides a composition comprising an isolated polynucleotide selected from the group consisting of:
  • a polynucleotide which is an allelic variant of a polynucleotide of (a)-(f) above (j) a polynucleotide which encodes a species homologue of the protein of (g) or (h) above ;
  • (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 yc24_l deposited under accession number ATCC 98755.
  • 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 103 to amino acid 112 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 82 to nucleotide 729, and extending contiguously from a nucleotide sequence corresponding to the 5' end of said sequence of SEQ ID NO:23 from nucleotide 82 to nucleotide 729, to a nucleotide sequence corresponding to the 3' end of said sequence of SEQ ID NO:23 from nucleotide 82 to nucleotide 729.
  • 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 103 to amino acid 112 of SEQ ID NO:24.
  • 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:26 having biological activity, the fragment comprising eight contiguous amino acids of SEQ ID NO:26;
  • (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 yc25_l deposited under accession number ATCC 98755.
  • 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 152 to amino acid 161 of
  • SEQ ID NO:26 Other embodiments provide the gene corresponding to the cDNA sequence of SEQ ID NO:26.
  • Other embodiments provide the gene corresponding to the cDNA sequence of SEQ ID NO:26.
  • 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
  • the polynucleotide isolated according to the above process comprises a nucleotide sequence corresponding to the cDNA sequence of SEQ ID NO:25 from nucleotide 7 to nucleotide
  • the polynucleotide isolated according to the above process comprises a nucleotide sequence corresponding to the cDNA sequence of SEQ ID NO:
  • nucleotide 61 to nucleotide 951 from nucleotide 61 to nucleotide 951, and extending contiguously from a nucleotide sequence corresponding to the 5' end of said sequence of SEQ ID NO:25 from nucleotide 61 to nucleotide 951, to a nucleotide sequence corresponding to the 3' end of said sequence of SEQ ID NO:25 from nucleotide 61 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: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 152 to amino acid 161 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 ye2_l deposited under accession number ATCC 98755.
  • 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 add sequence from amino add 149 to amino acid 158 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: (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: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 157 to nucleotide 1083, and extending contiguously from a nucleotide sequence corresponding to the 5' end of said sequence of SEQ ID NO:27 from nucleotide 157 to nucleotide 1083, to a nucleotide sequence corresponding to the 3' end of said sequence of SEQ ID NO:27 from nucleotide 157 to nucleotide 1083.
  • 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 149 to amino acid 158 of SEQ ID NO:28.
  • 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:29.
  • polynucleotide encodes the full-length or a mature protein encoded by the cDNA insert of clone ya65_l deposited under accession number ATCC 98834.
  • 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 67 to amino acid 76 of SEQ ID NO:30.
  • 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:29, and extending contiguously from a nucleotide sequence corresponding to the 5' end of SEQ ID NO:29 to a nucleotide sequence corresponding to the 3' end of SEQ ID NO:29 , but excluding the poly(A) tail at the 3' end of SEQ ID NO:29.
  • the polynucleotide isolated according to the above process comprises a nucleotide sequence corresponding to the cDNA sequence of SEQ ID NO:29 from nucleotide 39 to nucleotide 473, and extending contiguously from a nucleotide sequence corresponding to the 5' end of said sequence of SEQ ID NO:29 from nucleotide 39 to nucleotide 473, to a nucleotide sequence corresponding to the 3' end of said sequence of SEQ ID NO:29 from nucleotide 39 to nucleotide 473.
  • 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 adds 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 67 to amino acid 76 of SEQ ID NO:30.
  • 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:31.
  • polynucleotide encodes the full-length or a mature protein encoded by the cDNA insert of clone yb60_l deposited under accession number ATCC 98834.
  • 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 preferably comprising eight (more preferably twenty, most preferably thirty) contiguous amino adds 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 35 to amino acid 44 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: (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: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 664 to nucleotide 903, and extending contiguously from a nucleotide sequence corresponding to the 5' end of said sequence of SEQ ID NO:31 from nucleotide 664 to nucleotide 903, to a nucleotide sequence corresponding to the 3' end of said sequence of SEQ ID NO:31 from nucleotide 664 to nucleotide 903.
  • 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: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 35 to amino acid 44 of SEQ ID NO:32.
  • 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:33 from nucleotide 88 to nucleotide 447; the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO:33 from nucleotide 427 to nucleotide 447; the nucleotide sequence of the full-length protein coding sequence of clone ybl39_l deposited under accession number ATCC 98834; or the nucleotide sequence of a mature protein coding sequence of clone ybl39_l deposited under accession number ATCC 98834.
  • the polynucleotide encodes the full-length or a mature protein encoded by the cDNA insert of clone ybl39_l deposited under accession number ATCC 98834.
  • 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 polynudeotide 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 55 to amino acid 64 of SEQ ID NO:34.
  • inventions provide the gene corresponding to the cDNA sequence of SEQ ID NO:33. 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:33, 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:33 from nucleotide 88 to nucleotide 447, and extending contiguously from a nucleotide sequence corresponding to the 5' end of said sequence of SEQ ID NO:33 from nucleotide 88 to nucleotide 447, to a nucleotide sequence corresponding to the 3' end of said sequence of SEQ ID NO:33 from nucleotide 88 to nucleotide 447.
  • the polynucleotide isolated according to the above process comprises a nucleotide sequence corresponding to the cDNA sequence of SEQ ID NO:33 from nucleotide 427 to nucleotide 447, and extending contiguously from a nucleotide sequence corresponding to the 5' end of said sequence of SEQ ID NO:33 from nucleotide 427 to nucleotide 447, to a nucleotide sequence corresponding to the 3' end of said sequence of SEQ ID NO:33 from nucleotide 427 to nucleotide 447.
  • 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: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 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 55 to amino acid 64 of SEQ ID NO:34.
  • the present invention provides a composition comprising an isolated polynucleotide selected from the group consisting of:
  • a polynucleotide which is an allelic variant of a polynucleotide of (a)-(f) above (j) a polynucleotide which encodes a species homologue of the protein of (g) or (h) above ;
  • a polynucleotide that hybridizes under stringent conditions to any one of the polynudeotides specified in (a)-(h) and that has a length that is at least
  • such polynucleotide comprises the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO:35 from nucleotide 93 to nucleotide 1481; the nucleotide sequence of the full-length protein coding sequence of clone yc29_l deposited under accession number ATCC 98834; or the nucleotide sequence of a mature protein coding sequence of clone yc29_l deposited under accession number ATCC 98834.
  • the polynucleotide encodes the full-length or a mature protein encoded by the cDNA insert of clone yc29_l deposited under accession number ATCC 98834.
  • 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 226 to amino acid 235 of SEQ ID NO:36.
  • inventions provide the gene corresponding to the cDNA sequence of SEQ ID NO:35.
  • 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: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 93 to nucleotide 1481, and extending contiguously from a nucleotide sequence corresponding to the 5' end of said sequence of SEQ ID NO:35 from nucleotide 93 to nucleotide 1481, to a nucleotide sequence corresponding to the 3' end of said sequence of SEQ ID NO:35 from nucleotide 93 to nucleotide 1481.
  • 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:36 (b) a fragment of the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:36, the fragment comprising eight contiguous amino acids of SEQ ID NO:36; and (c) the amino acid sequence encoded by the cDNA insert of clone yc29_l deposited under accession number ATCC 98834; the protein being substantially free from other mammalian proteins.
  • such protein comprises the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:36.
  • 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 226 to amino acid 235 of SEQ ID NO:36.
  • 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:37.
  • polynucleotide comprises the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO:37.
  • polynucleotide encodes the full-length or a mature protein encoded by the cDNA insert of clone yc40_l deposited under accession number ATCC 98834.
  • 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 40 to amino add 49 of SEQ ID NO:38.
  • 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 482 to nucleotide 751, and extending contiguously from a nucleotide sequence corresponding to the 5' end of said sequence of SEQ ID NO:37 from nucleotide 482 to nucleotide 751, to a nucleotide sequence corresponding to the 3' end of said sequence of SEQ ID NO:37 from nucleotide 482 to nucleotide 751.
  • the polynucleotide isolated according to the above process comprises a nucleotide sequence corresponding to the cDNA sequence of SEQ ID NO:37 from nucleotide 611 to nucleotide 751, and extending contiguously from a nucleotide sequence corresponding to the 5' end of said sequence of SEQ ID NO:37 from nucleotide 611 to nucleotide 751, to a nucleotide sequence corresponding to the 3' end of said sequence of SEQ ID NO:37 from nucleotide 611 to nucleotide 751.
  • 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, 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 40 to amino acid 49 of SEQ ID NO:38.
  • 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:39;
  • a polynucleotide comprising the nucleotide sequence of a mature protein coding sequence of clone ydl0_l deposited under accession number ATCC 98834;
  • (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:39.
  • such polynucleotide comprises the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO:39 from nucleotide 179 to nucleotide 601; the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO:39 from nucleotide 356 to nucleotide 601; the nucleotide sequence of the full-length protein coding sequence of done ydl0_l deposited under accession number ATCC 98834; or the nucleotide sequence of a mature protein coding sequence of clone ydlO_l deposited under accession number ATCC 98834.
  • the polynucleotide encodes the full-length or a mature protein encoded by the cDNA insert of clone ydlO_l deposited under accession number ATCC 98834.
  • 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 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 65 to amino acid 74 of SEQ ID NO:40.
  • 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 179 to nucleotide 601, and extending contiguously from a nucleotide sequence corresponding to the 5' end of said sequence of SEQ ID NO:39 from nucleotide 179 to nucleotide 601, to a nucleotide sequence corresponding to the 3' end of said sequence of SEQ ID NO:39 from nucleotide 179 to nucleotide 601.
  • the polynucleotide isolated according to the above process comprises a nucleotide sequence corresponding to the cDNA sequence of SEQ ID NO:39 from nucleotide 356 to nucleotide 601, and extending contiguously from a nucleotide sequence corresponding to the 5' end of said sequence of SEQ ID NO:39 from nucleotide 356 to nucleotide 601, to a nucleotide sequence corresponding to the 3' end of said sequence of SEQ ID NO:39 from nucleotide 356 to nucleotide 601.
  • 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: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 ID NO:40 having biological activity, the fragment comprising the amino acid sequence from amino acid 65 to amino acid 74 of SEQ ID NO:40.
  • 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:41 from nucleotide 324 to nucleotide 1559; the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO:41 from nucleotide 387 to nucleotide 1559; the nucleotide sequence of the full-length protein coding sequence of clone yf5_l deposited under accession number ATCC 98834; or the nudeotide sequence of a mature protein coding sequence of clone yf5_l deposited under accession number ATCC 98834.
  • the polynucleotide encodes the full-length or a mature protein encoded by the cDNA insert of clone yf5_l deposited under accession number ATCC 98834.
  • 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 201 to amino acid 210 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 yf5_l deposited under accession number ATCC 98834; (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: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 324 to nucleotide 1559, and extending contiguously from a nucleotide sequence corresponding to the 5' end of said sequence of SEQ ID NO:41 from nucleotide 324 to nucleotide 1559, to a nucleotide sequence corresponding to the 3' end of said sequence of SEQ ID NO:41 from nucleotide 324 to nucleotide 1559.
  • 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: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 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 201 to amino acid 210 of SEQ ID NO:42.
  • 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:43 from nucleotide 257 to nucleotide 649; the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO:43 from nucleotide 335 to nucleotide 649; the nucleotide sequence of the full-length protein coding sequence of clone ya67_l deposited under accession number ATCC 98864; or the nucleotide sequence of a mature protein coding sequence of clone ya67_l deposited under accession number ATCC 98864.
  • the polynucleotide encodes the full-length or a mature protein encoded by the cDNA insert of clone ya67_l deposited under accession number ATCC 98864.
  • 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 60 to amino acid 69 of SEQ ID NO:44.
  • inventions provide the gene corresponding to the cDN A sequence of SEQ ID NO:43.
  • 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: (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: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 poly(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 257 to nucleotide 649, and extending contiguously from a nucleotide sequence corresponding to the 5' end of said sequence of SEQ ID NO:43 from nucleotide 257 to nucleotide 649, to a nucleotide sequence corresponding to the 3' end of said sequence of SEQ ID NO:43 from nucleotide 257 to nucleotide 649.
  • the polynucleotide isolated according to the above process comprises a nucleotide sequence corresponding to the cDNA sequence of SEQ ID NO:43 from nucleotide 335 to nucleotide 649, and extending contiguously from a nucleotide sequence corresponding to the 5' end of said sequence of SEQ ID NO:43 from nucleotide 335 to nucleotide 649, to a nucleotide sequence corresponding to the 3' end of said sequence of SEQ ID NO:43 from nucleotide 335 to nucleotide 649.
  • 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:44;
  • 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
  • the fragment comprising the amino acid sequence from amino acid 60 to amino acid 69 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
  • 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:45.
  • polynucleotide encodes the full-length or a mature protein encoded by the cDNA insert of clone ya70_l deposited under accession number ATCC 98864.
  • 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 111 to amino acid 120 of SEQ ID NO:46.
  • Other embodiments provide the gene corresponding to the cDNA sequence of SEQ ID NO:45.
  • 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: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 89 to nucleotide 787, and extending contiguously from a nucleotide sequence corresponding to the 5' end of said sequence of SEQ ID NO:45 from nucleotide 89 to nucleotide 787, to a nucleotide sequence corresponding to the 3' end of said sequence of SEQ ID NO:45 from nucleotide 89 to nucleotide 787.
  • 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:46;
  • the protein comprises the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:46.
  • 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
  • the fragment comprising the amino acid sequence from amino acid 111 to amino acid 120 of SEQ ID NO:46.
  • 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:47 from nucleotide 1017 to nucleotide 1265; the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO:47 from nucleotide 1068 to nucleotide 1265; the nucleotide sequence of the full-length protein coding sequence of clone yb51_l deposited under accession number ATCC 98864; or the nucleotide sequence of a mature protein coding sequence of clone yb51_l deposited under accession number ATCC 98864.
  • the polynucleotide encodes the full-length or a mature protein encoded by the cDNA insert of clone yb51_l deposited under accession number ATCC 98864.
  • 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 36 to amino acid 45 of SEQ ID NO:48.
  • inventions provide the gene corresponding to the cDNA sequence of SEQ ID NO:47.
  • 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: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 1017 to nucleotide 1265, and extending contiguously from a nucleotide sequence corresponding to the 5' end of said sequence of SEQ ID NO:47 from nucleotide 1017 to nucleotide 1265, to a nucleotide sequence corresponding to the 3' end of said sequence of SEQ ID NO:47 from nucleotide 1017 to nucleotide 1265.
  • the polynucleotide isolated according to the above process comprises a nucleotide sequence corresponding to the cDNA sequence of SEQ ID NO:47 from nucleotide 1068 to nucleotide 1265, and extending contiguously from a nucleotide sequence corresponding to the 5' end of said sequence of SEQ ID NO:47 from nucleotide 1068 to nucleotide 1265, to a nucleotide sequence corresponding to the 3' end of said sequence of SEQ ID NO:47 from nucleotide 1068 to nucleotide 1265.
  • 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:48 (b) a fragment of the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:48, the fragment comprising eight contiguous amino acids of SEQ ID NO:48; and (c) the amino acid sequence encoded by the cDNA insert of clone yb51_l deposited under accession number ATCC 98864; the protein being substantially free from other mammalian proteins.
  • such 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 comprising eight (more preferably twenty, most preferably thirty) contiguous amino acids of SEQ ID NO:48, or 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 36 to amino acid 45 of SEQ ID NO:48.
  • the present invention provides a composition comprising an isolated polynucleotide selected from the group consisting of:
  • a polynucleotide which is an allelic variant of a polynucleotide of (a)-(f) above (j) a polynucleotide which encodes a species homologue of the protein of (g) or (h) above ;
  • 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:49 from nucleotide 13 to nucleotide 306; the nucleotide sequence of the full-length protein coding sequence of clone ybl01_l deposited under accession number ATCC 98864; or the nucleotide sequence of a mature protein coding sequence of clone ybl01_l deposited under accession number ATCC 98864.
  • the polynucleotide encodes the full-length or a mature protein encoded by the cDNA insert of clone ybl01_l deposited under accession number ATCC 98864.
  • 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 44 to amino acid 53 of SEQ ID NO:50.
  • step (ba) SEQ ID NO:49, but excluding the poly(A) tail at the 3' end of SEQ ID NO:49; and (bb) the nucleotide sequence of the cDNA insert of clone ybl01_l deposited under accession number ATCC 98864; (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 13 to nucleotide 306, and extending contiguously from a nucleotide sequence corresponding to the 5' end of said sequence of SEQ ID NO:49 from nucleotide 13 to nucleotide 306, to a nucleotide sequence corresponding to the 3' end of said sequence of SEQ ID NO:49 from nucleotide 13 to nucleotide 306.
  • 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 44 to amino acid 53 of SEQ ID NO:50.
  • the present invention provides a composition comprising an isolated polynucleotide selected from the group consisting of:
  • 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:51.
  • polynucleotide comprises the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO:51
  • polynucleotide encodes the full-length or a mature protein encoded by the cDNA insert of clone ybl24_l deposited under accession number ATCC 98864.
  • 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 arnino 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 65 to amino acid 74 of SEQ ID NO:52.
  • Other embodiments provide the gene corresponding to the cDNA sequence of SEQ
  • step (bb) the nucleotide sequence of the cDNA insert of clone ybl24_l deposited under accession number ATCC 98864; (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: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 284 to nucleotide 706, and extending contiguously from a nucleotide sequence corresponding to the 5' end of said sequence of SEQ ID NO:51 from nucleotide 284 to nucleotide 706, to a nucleotide sequence corresponding to the 3' end of said sequence of SEQ ID NO:51 from nucleotide 284 to nucleotide 706.
  • 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 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 ID NO:52 having biological activity, the fragment comprising the amino acid sequence from amino acid 65 to amino acid 74 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 1106 to nucleotide 1447; the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO:53 from nucleotide 1187 to nucleotide 1447; the nucleotide sequence of the full-length protein coding sequence of clone ybl25_l deposited under accession number ATCC
  • polynucleotide encodes the full-length or a mature protein encoded by the cDNA insert of clone ybl25_l deposited under accession number ATCC 98864.
  • 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 fragment comprising the amino acid sequence from amino acid 52 to amino acid 61 of SEQ ID NO:54.
  • 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:
  • step (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: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 1106 to nucleotide 1447, and extending contiguously from a nucleotide sequence corresponding to the 5' end of said sequence of SEQ ID NO:53 from nucleotide 1106 to nucleotide 1447, to a nucleotide sequence corresponding to the 3' end of said sequence of SEQ ID NO:53 from nucleotide
  • the polynucleotide isolated according to the above process comprises a nucleotide sequence corresponding to the cDNA sequence of SEQ ID NO:53 from nucleotide 1187 to nucleotide 1447, and extending contiguously from a nucleotide sequence corresponding to the 5' end of said sequence of SEQ ID NO:53 from nucleotide 1187 to nucleotide 1447, to a nucleotide sequence corresponding to the 3' end of said sequence of SEQ ID NO:53 from nucleotide 1187 to nucleotide 1447.
  • 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 ybl25_l deposited under accession number ATCC 98864; 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 52 to amino acid 61 of SEQ ID NO:54.
  • 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 25% of the length of SEQ ID NO:55.
  • such polynucleotide comprises the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO:55 from nucleotide 28 to nucleotide 417; the nucleotide sequence of the full-length protein coding sequence of clone ybl79_l deposited under accession number ATCC 98864; or the nucleotide sequence of a mature protein coding sequence of clone ybl79_l deposited under accession number ATCC 98864.
  • the polynucleotide encodes the full-length or a mature protein encoded by the cDNA insert of clone ybl79_l deposited under accession number ATCC 98864.
  • 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 adds 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 60 to amino acid 69 of SEQ ID NO:56.
  • 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:55, and extending contiguously from a nucleotide sequence corresponding to the 5' end of SEQ ID NO:55 to a nucleotide sequence corresponding to the 3' end of SEQ ID NO:55 , but excluding the poly(A) tail at the 3' end of SEQ ID NO:55.
  • the polynucleotide isolated according to the above process comprises a nucleotide sequence corresponding to the cDNA sequence of SEQ ID NO:55 from nucleotide 28 to nucleotide 417, and extending contiguously from a nucleotide sequence corresponding to the 5' end of said sequence of SEQ ID NO:55 from nucleotide 28 to nucleotide 417, to a nucleotide sequence corresponding to the 3' end of said sequence of SEQ ID NO:55 from nucleotide 28 to nucleotide 417.
  • 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: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 ID NO:56 having biological activity, the fragment comprising the amino acid sequence from amino acid 60 to amino acid 69 of SEQ ID NO:56.
  • 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:57 from nucleotide 56 to nucleotide 1084; the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO:57 from nucleotide 107 to nucleotide 1084; the nucleotide sequence of the full-length protein coding sequence of clone yc48_l deposited under accession number ATCC 98864; or the nucleotide sequence of a mature protein coding sequence of clone yc48_l deposited under accession number ATCC 98864.
  • the polynucleotide encodes the full-length or a mature protein encoded by the cDNA insert of clone yc48_l deposited under accession number ATCC 98864.
  • 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 166 to amino acid 175 of SEQ ID NO:58.
  • step (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:57, 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:57 from nucleotide 56 to nucleotide
  • nucleotide 1084 and extending contiguously from a nucleotide sequence corresponding to the 5' end of said sequence of SEQ ID NO:57 from nucleotide 56 to nucleotide 1084, to a nucleotide sequence corresponding to the 3' end of said sequence of SEQ ID NO:57 from nucleotide
  • polynucleotide isolated according to the above process comprises a nucleotide sequence corresponding to the cDNA sequence of SEQ ID NO: 1
  • 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 ID NO:58 having biological activity, the fragment comprising the amino acid sequence from amino acid 166 to amino acid 175 of SEQ ID NO:58.
  • 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:60 having biological activity, the fragment comprising eight contiguous amino acids of SEQ ID NO:60;
  • (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:59.
  • 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 ye21_l deposited under accession number ATCC 98864.
  • 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 43 to amino add 52 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:
  • step (ba) SEQ ID NO:59, but excluding the poly(A) tail at the 3' end of SEQ ID NO:59; and (bb) the nucleotide sequence of the cDN A insert of clone ye21_l deposited under accession number ATCC 98864; (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: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 373 to nucleotide 660, and extending contiguously from a nucleotide sequence corresponding to the 5' end of said sequence of SEQ ID NO:59 from nucleotide 373 to nucleotide 660, to a nucleotide sequence corresponding to the 3' end of said sequence of SEQ ID NO:59 from nucleotide
  • the polynudeotide isolated according to the above process comprises a nucleotide sequence corresponding to the cDNA sequence of SEQ ID NO:59 from nucleotide 436 to nucleotide 660, and extending contiguously from a nucleotide sequence corresponding to the 5' end of said sequence of SEQ ID NO:59 from nucleotide 436 to nucleotide 660, to a nucleotide sequence corresponding to the 3' end of said sequence of SEQ ID NO:59 from nucleotide 436 to nucleotide 660.
  • 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:60;
  • 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 43 to amino acid 52 of SEQ ID NO:60.
  • 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:62 having biological activity, the fragment comprising eight contiguous amino acids of SEQ ID NO:62;
  • a polynucleotide which is an allelic variant of a polynucleotide of (a)-(f) above;
  • 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:61.
  • polynucleotide encodes the full-length or a mature protein encoded by the cDNA insert of clone ye22_l deposited under accession number ATCC 98864.
  • 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 53 to amino acid 62 of SEQ ID NO:62.
  • 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:61, and extending contiguously from a nucleotide sequence corresponding to the 5' end of SEQ ID NO:61 to a nucleotide sequence corresponding to the 3' end of SEQ ID NO:61 , but excluding the poly(A) tail at the 3' end of SEQ ID NO:61.
  • the polynucleotide isolated according to the above process comprises a nucleotide sequence corresponding to the cDNA sequence of SEQ ID NO:61 from nucleotide 119 to nucleotide 466, and extending contiguously from a nucleotide sequence corresponding to the 5' end of said sequence of SEQ ID NO:61 from nucleotide 119 to nucleotide 466, to a nucleotide sequence corresponding to the 3' end of said sequence of SEQ ID NO:61 from nucleotide 119 to nucleotide 466.
  • 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 53 to amino acid 62 of SEQ ID NO:62.
  • 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 encoding a protein comprising a fragment of the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:64 having biological activity, the fragment comprising eight contiguous amino acids of SEQ ID NO:64;
  • a polynucleotide which is an allelic variant of a polynucleotide of (a)-(f) above;
  • 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:63.
  • polynucleotide encodes the full-length or a mature protein encoded by the cDNA insert of clone ye39_l deposited under accession number ATCC 98861.
  • the present invention provides a polynucleotide encoding a protein comprising a fragment of the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:64 having biological activity, the fragment preferably comprising eight (more preferably twenty, most preferably thirty) contiguous amino acids of SEQ ID NO:64, or a polynucleotide encoding a protein comprising a fragment of the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:64 having biological activity, the fragment comprising the amino acid sequence from amino acid 43 to amino acid 52 of SEQ ID NO:64.
  • 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:63, and extending contiguously from a nucleotide sequence corresponding to the 5' end of SEQ ID NO:63 to a nucleotide sequence corresponding to the 3' end of SEQ ID NO:63 , but excluding the poly(A) tail at the 3' end of SEQ ID NO:63.
  • the polynucleotide isolated according to the above process comprises a nucleotide sequence corresponding to the cDNA sequence of SEQ ID NO:63 from nucleotide 1212 to nucleotide 1502, and extending contiguously from a nucleotide sequence corresponding to the 5' end of said sequence of SEQ ID NO:63 from nucleotide 1212 to nucleotide 1502, to a nucleotide sequence corresponding to the 3' end of said sequence of SEQ ID NO:63 from nucleotide 1212 to nucleotide 1502.
  • 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:64 having biological activity, the fragment preferably comprising eight (more preferably twenty, most preferably thirty) contiguous amino acids of SEQ ID NO:64, or a protein comprising a fragment of the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:64 having biological activity, the fragment comprising the amino acid sequence from amino acid 43 to amino acid 52 of SEQ ID NO:64.
  • 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 encoding a protein comprising a fragment of the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:66 having biological activity, the fragment comprising eight contiguous amino acids of SEQ ID NO:66;
  • a polynucleotide which is an allelic variant of a polynucleotide of (a)-(f) above;
  • 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:65.
  • polynucleotide encodes the full-length or a mature protein encoded by the cDNA insert of clone yf9_l deposited under accession number ATCC 98861.
  • the present invention provides a polynucleotide encoding a protein comprising a fragment of the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:66 having biological activity, the fragment preferably comprising eight (more preferably twenty, most preferably thirty) contiguous amino acids of SEQ ID NO:66, or a polynucleotide encoding a protein comprising a fragment of the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:66 having biological activity, the fragment comprising the amino add sequence from amino acid 129 to amino acid 138 of SEQ ID NO:66.
  • 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:65, and extending contiguously from a nucleotide sequence corresponding to the 5' end of SEQ ID NO:65 to a nucleotide sequence corresponding to the 3' end of SEQ ID NO:65 .
  • the polynucleotide isolated according to the above process comprises a nucleotide sequence corresponding to the cDNA sequence of SEQ ID NO:65 from nucleotide 81 to nucleotide 887, and extending contiguously from a nucleotide sequence corresponding to the 5' end of said sequence of SEQ ID NO:65 from nucleotide 81 to nucleotide 887, to a nucleotide sequence corresponding to the 3' end of said sequence of
  • the present invention provides a composition comprising a protein, wherein said protein comprises an amino add sequence selected from the group consisting of: (a) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:66;
  • the present invention provides a protein comprising a fragment of the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:66 having biological activity, the fragment preferably comprising eight (more preferably twenty, most preferably thirty) contiguous amino acids of SEQ ID NO:66, or a protein comprising a fragment of the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:66 having biological activity, the fragment comprising the amino acid sequence from amino acid 129 to amino acid 138 of SEQ ID NO:66.
  • 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:68 having biological activity, the fragment comprising eight contiguous amino acids of SEQ ID NO:68;
  • 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:67.
  • such polynucleotide comprises the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO:67 from nucleotide 63 to nucleotide 305; the nucleotide sequence of the full-length protein coding sequence of clone yh4_l deposited under accession number ATCC 98861; or the nucleotide sequence of a mature protein coding sequence of clone yh4_l deposited under accession number ATCC 98861.
  • the polynucleotide encodes the full-length or a mature protein encoded by the cDNA insert of clone yh4_l deposited under accession number ATCC 98861.
  • the present invention provides a polynucleotide encoding a protein comprising a fragment of the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:68 having biological activity, the fragment preferably comprising eight (more preferably twenty, most preferably thirty) contiguous amino acids of SEQ ID NO:68, or a polynucleotide encoding a protein comprising a fragment of the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:68 having biological activity, the fragment comprising the amino acid sequence from amino acid 35 to amino acid 44 of SEQ ID NO:68.
  • 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: (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:
  • step (ba) SEQ ID NO:67, but excluding the poly(A) tail at the 3' end of SEQ ID NO:67; and (bb) the nucleotide sequence of the cDNA insert of clone yh4_l deposited under accession number ATCC 98861; (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:67, and extending contiguously from a nucleotide sequence corresponding to the 5' end of SEQ ID NO:67 to a nucleotide sequence corresponding to the 3' end of SEQ ID NO:67 , but excluding the poly(A) tail at the 3' end of SEQ ID NO:67.
  • the polynucleotide isolated according to the above process comprises a nucleotide sequence corresponding to the cDNA sequence of SEQ ID NO:67 from nucleotide 63 to nucleotide 305, and extending contiguously from a nucleotide sequence corresponding to the 5' end of said sequence of SEQ ID NO:67 from nucleotide 63 to nucleotide 305, to a nucleotide sequence corresponding to the 3' end of said sequence of SEQ ID NO:67 from nucleotide
  • nucleotide 305 63 to nucleotide 305.
  • 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:68;
  • the present invention provides a protein comprising a fragment of the amino add sequence of SEQ ID NO:68 having biological activity, the fragment preferably comprising eight (more preferably twenty, most preferably thirty) contiguous amino acids of SEQ ID NO:68, or a protein comprising a fragment of the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:68 having biological activity, the fragment comprising the amino acid sequence from amino acid 35 to amino acid 44 of SEQ ID NO:68.
  • 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 yi4_l deposited under accession number ATCC 98861;
  • 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 yi4_l deposited under accession number ATCC 98861.
  • the present invention provides a polynucleotide encoding a protein comprising a fragment of the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:70 having biological activity, the fragment preferably comprising eight (more preferably twenty, most preferably thirty) contiguous amino acids of SEQ ID NO:70, or a polynucleotide encoding a protein comprising a fragment of the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:70 having biological activity, the fragment comprising the amino acid sequence from amino acid 54 to amino acid 63 of SEQ
  • inventions provide the gene corresponding to the cDNA sequence of SEQ ID NO:69.
  • 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:69, and extending contiguously from a nucleotide sequence corresponding to the 5' end of SEQ ID NO:69 to a nucleotide sequence corresponding to the 3' end of SEQ ID NO:69 , but excluding the poly(A) tail at the 3' end of SEQ ID NO:69.
  • the polynucleotide isolated according to the above process comprises a nucleotide sequence corresponding to the cDNA sequence of SEQ ID NO:69 from nucleotide 332 to nucleotide 685, and extending contiguously from a nucleotide sequence corresponding to the 5' end of said sequence of SEQ ID NO:69 from nucleotide 332 to nucleotide 685, to a nucleotide sequence corresponding to the 3' end of said sequence of SEQ ID NO:69 from nucleotide 332 to nucleotide 685.
  • the polynucleotide isolated according to the above process comprises a nucleotide sequence corresponding to the cDNA sequence of SEQ ID NO:69 from nucleotide 422 to nucleotide 685, and extending contiguously from a nucleotide sequence corresponding to the 5' end of said sequence of SEQ ID NO:69 from nucleotide 422 to nucleotide 685, to a nucleotide sequence corresponding to the 3' end of said sequence of SEQ ID NO:69 from nucleotide 422 to nucleotide 685.
  • 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:70 having biological activity, the fragment preferably comprising eight (more preferably twenty, most preferably thirty) contiguous amino acids of SEQ ID NO:70, or a protein comprising a fragment of the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:70 having biological activity, the fragment comprising the amino acid sequence from amino acid 54 to amino acid 63 of SEQ ID NO:70.
  • the present invention provides a composition comprising an isolated polynucleotide selected from the group consisting of:
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