ZA200106595B - Compositions and methods for the treatment of tumor. - Google Patents

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ZA200106595B
ZA200106595B ZA200106595A ZA200106595A ZA200106595B ZA 200106595 B ZA200106595 B ZA 200106595B ZA 200106595 A ZA200106595 A ZA 200106595A ZA 200106595 A ZA200106595 A ZA 200106595A ZA 200106595 B ZA200106595 B ZA 200106595B
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Scot A Marsters
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Margaret Ann Roy
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COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR THE TREATMENT OF TUMOR
: Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to compositions and methods for the diagnosis and treatment of tumor. "10
Backeround of the Invention
Malignant tumors (cancers) are the second lading cause of death in the United States, after heart disease (Boring et al., CA Cancel J. Clin, 43:7 [1993]).
Cancer is characterized by an increase in the number of abnormal, or neoplastic cells derived from anormal tissue which proliferate to form a tumor mass, the invasion of adjacent tissues by these neoplastic tumor cells, and the generation of malignant cells which eventually spread via the blood or lymphatic system to regional lymph nodes and to distant sites (metastasis). In a cancerous state, a cell proliferates under conditions in which normal cells would not grow. Cancer manifests itself in a wide variety of forms, characterized by different degrees of invasiveness and aggressiveness. .
Alteration of gene expression is intimately related to the uncontrolled cell growth and de-differentiation which are a common feature of all cancers. The genomes of certain well studied tumors have been found to show decreased expression of recessive genes, usually referred to as tumor suppression genes, which would normally function to prevent malignant cell growth, and/or overexpression of certain dominant genes, such as oncogenes, that act to promote malignant growth. Each of these genetic changes appears to be responsible for importing some of the traits that, in aggregate, represent the full neoplastic phenotype (Hunter, Cell, 64:1129 [1991] and Bishop,
Cell, 64:235-248 [1991)). :
A well known mechanism of gene (e.£., oncogene) overexpression in cancer cells is gene amplification.
This is a process where in the chromosome of the ancestral cell nmltiple copies of a particular gene are produced.
The process involves unscheduled replication of the region of chromosome comprising the gene, followed by recombination of the replicated scpments back into the chromosome (Alitalo er al, Adv. Cagoer Reg, 47:235-281
[1986]). It is believed that the overexpression of the gene pacalicls geac amplification, i.c., is proportionate 10 the pomber of copies made. . Proto-oncogenes that encode growth facters and growth factor receptors have been identified to play important roles in the pathogenesis of various Ixuman malignancies, inciading breast cancer. For example, it has /35 been found that the human Esti? geac (erbB2, also known as her2, or c-erbB-2), which encodes a 185-kd . transmembrane glycoprotein receptor (p185™2; HERZ) redsted to the epidermal growth factor receptor EGFR), is overexpressed in about 25% to 30% of human breast cancer (Slamon et al., Science, 235:177-182 [1987]; Slamon et al., Science, 244:707-712 [1989]).
It has been reported that gene amplification of a proto-oncogene is an event typically involved in the more malignant forms of cancer, and could act as a predictor of clinical outcome (Schwab et al., Genes Chromosomes
Cancer, 1:181-193 [1990]; Alitalo et al., supra). Thus, erbB2 overexpression is commonly regarded as a predictor of a poor prognosis, especially in patients with primary disease that involves axillary lymph nodes (Slamon et al.,
[1987] and [1989], supra; Ravdin and Chamness, Gene, 159:19-27 [1995]; and Hynes and Stern, Biochim. Biophys.
Acta, 1198:165-184 [1994]), and has been linked to sensitivity and/or resistance to hormone therapy and chemotherapeutic regimens, including CMF (cyclophosphamide, methotrexate, and fluoruracil) and anthracyclines (Baselga et al., Oncology, 11 (3 Suppl 1):43-48 [1997]). However, despite the association of erbB2 overexpression with poor prognosis, the odds of HER2-positive patients responding clinically to treatment with taxanes were greater than three times those of HER 2-negative patients (/bid). A recombinant humanized anti-ErbB2 (anti-HER2) monoclonal antibody (a humanized version of the murine anti-ErbB2 antibody 4D35, referred to as rthuMAb HER2 or Herceptin™) has been clinically active in patients with EcbB2-overexpressing metastatic breast cancers that had received extensive prior anticancer therapy. (Baselga ef al., J. Clin. Oncol... 14:737-744 11996).
In light of the above, there is obvious interest in identifying novel methods and compositions which are useful for diagnosing and treating tumors. which are associated with gene amplification.
Summary of the Invention
A. Embodiments
The present invention concerns compositions and methods for the diagnosis and treatment of neoplastic cell growth and proliferation in mammals, including humans. The present invention is based on the identification of genes that are amplified in the genome of tumor cells. Such gene amplification is expected to be associated with the overexpression of the gene product and contribute to tumorigenesis. Accordingly, the proteins encoded by the amplified genes are believed to be useful targets for the diagnosis and/or treatment (including prevention) of certain cancers, and may act as predictors of the prognosis of tumor treatment.
In one embodiment, the present invention concerns an isolated antibody which binds to a polypeptide designated herein as a PRO197, PRO207, PRO226, PRO232, PRO243, PRO256, PRO269, PRO274, PRO304,
PRO339, PRO1558, PRO779, PRO1185, PRO1245, PRO1759, PRO5775, PRO7133, PRO7168, PRO5725,
PRO202, PRO206, PRO264, PRO313, PRO342, PRO542, PRO773, PRO861, PRO1216, PRO1686, PRO1800,
PRO3562, PRO9850, PRO539, PRO4316 or PRO4980 polypeptide. In one aspect, the isolated antibody specifically binds to a PRO197, PRO207, PRO226, PR0O232, PRO243, PRO256, PRO269, PRO274, PRO304,
PR0O339, PRO1558, PRO779, PRO1185, PRO1245, PRO1759, PRO5775, PRO7133, PRO7168, PROS5725,
PR0O202, PRO206, PRO264, PRO313, PRO342, PRO542, PRO773, PRO861, PRO1216, PRO1686, PRO1800,
PRO3562, PRO9850, PRO539, PRO4316 or PRO4980 polypeptide. In another aspect, the antibody induces the death of a cell which expresses a PRO197, PRO207, PRO226, PR0232, PR0243, PRO256, PRO269, PRO274,
PRO304, PRO339, PRO1558, PRO779, PRO1185, PRO1245, PRO1759, PRO5775, PRO7133, PRO7168,
PRO5725, PRO202, PRO206, PR0O264, PRO313, PRO342, PRO542, PRO773, PRO861, PRO1216, PRO1686,
PRO1800, PRO3562, PRO9850, PRO539, PRO4316 or PRO4980 polypeptide. Often, the cell that expresses the
PRO197, PRO207, PRO226, PRO232, PR0O243, PRO256, PRO269, PRO274, PRO304, PRO339, PRO1558,
PRO779, PRO1185, PRO1245, PRO1759, PRO5775, PRO7133, PRO7168, PRO5725, PRO202, PRO206,
PRO264, PRO313, PRO342, PRO542, PRO773, PRO861, PRO1216, PRO1686, PRO1800, PRO3562, PRO9850,
PROS539, PRO4316 or PRO4980 polypeptide is a tuner cell that overexpresses the polypeptide as compared to a normal cell of the same tissue type. In yet another aspect, the antibody is a monoclonal antibody, which preferably has non-human complementarity determining region (CDR) residues and human framework region (FR) residues. - The antibody may be labeled and may be immobilized on a solid support. In yet another aspect, the antibody is an antibody fragment, a single-chain antibody, or a humanized antibody which binds, preferably specifically, to a
PRO197, PRO207, PRO226, PRO232, PR0O243, PRO256, PRO269, PRO274, PRO304, PRO339, PRO1558,
PRO779, PRO1185, PRO1245, PRO1759, PRO5775, PRO7133, PRO7168, PRO5725, PRO202, PRO206, .
PRO264,PRO313, PRO342, PRO542, PRO773,PRO861, PRO1216, PRO1686, PRO1800, PRO3562, PRO9850,
PRO539, PRO4316 or PRO4980 polypeptide.
In another embodiment, the invention concerns a composition of matter which comprises an antibody which binds, preferably specifically, toa PRO197, PRO207, PRO226, PRO232, PRO243, PRO256, PRO269,
PRO274, PRO304, PRO339, PRO1558, PRO779, PRO1185, PRO1245, PRO1759, PRO5775, PRO7133,
PRO7168, PRO5725, PRO202, PRO206, PRO264, PRO313, PRO342, PRO542, PRO773, PRO861, PRO1216,
PRO1686, PRO1800, PRO3562, PRO9850, PRO539, PRO4316 or PRO4980 polypeptide in admixture with a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier. In one aspect, the composition of matter comprises a therapeutically effective amount of the antibody. In another aspect, the composition comprises a further active ingredient, which may, for example, be a further antibody or a cytotoxic or chemotherapeutic agent. Preferably, the composition is sterile.
In a further embodiment, the invention concerns isolated nucleic acid molecules which encode anti-
PRO197, anti-PRO207, anti-PR0O226, anti-PR0O232, anti-PR0243, anti-PR0256, anti-PRO269, anti-PR0O274, anti-
PRO304, anti-PRO339, anti-PRO1558, anti-PRO779, anti-PRO1185, anti-PRO1245, anti-PRO1759, anti-
PRO5775, anti-PRO7133, anti-PRO7168, anti-PROS5725, anti-PRO202, anti-PRO206, anti-PRO264, anti-PRO313, anti-PRO342, anti-PRO542, anti-PRO773, anti-PROS861, anti-PRO1216, anti-PRO1686, anti-PRO1800, anti-
PRO3562, anti-PRO9850, anti-PRO539, anti-PR0O43 16 or anti-PRO4980 antibodies, and vectors and recombinant
In a still further embodiment, the invention concerns a method for producing an anti-PRO197, anti-
PRO207, aati PRO226, anti-PRO232, anti PRO243, anti-PRO256, ati-PRO2G9, anti-PRO274, anti-PRO304, anti-
PRO339, aati PRO1558, anti FRO779, anti-PRO118S, anti PRO124S5, anti PROI759, astiPROST7S, anti-
PRO7133, anti-PRO716R, anti-PROST2S, anti-FRO2(2, anti-PRO206, snti-PRO264, anti-FRO313, anti PRO342, ati- PROSE, aati-PRO773, anti PROBE, anti PRO1216, anti-PRO1686, anti PRO1800, ansi-FRO3S62, anti-
PROSSS), anti PROS, ani FRO43 16 aranti- FRO4988 antibody, wherein the method comprises cultaring a host cell transformed with a sucleic acid molecule which encodes the antibody wader conditions sufficient %0 allow expression of the antibody, and recovering the antibody from the cell culture. - The invention further concerns antagonists of s PRO197, PRO207, PRO226, PRO232, PRO243, PRO256,
PRO269, PROZ74, PRO304, PRO339, PROSE, PROTTY, PRO1 185, PRO1245, PRO1759, PROSTTS, PRO7133,
PRO7168, PRO5725, PRO202, PRO206, PRO264, PRO313, PRO342, PRO542, PRO773, PROS61, PRO1216,
PRO1686, PRO1800, PRO3562, PR09850, PR0O539, PRO4316 or PRO4980 polypeptide that inhibit one or more of the biological and/or immunological functions or activities of aPRO197, PRO207, PRO226, PRO232, PRO243,
PRO256, PRO269, PRO274, PRO304, PRO339, PRO1558, PRO779,PRO1185,PRO1245, PRO1759, PROS 773,
PRO7133, PRO7168, PRO5725, PRO202, PRO206, PRO264, PRO313, PRO342, PRO342, PRO773, FROS61,
PROI1216, PRO1686, PRO1800, PRO3562, PRO9850, PRO539, PRO4316 or PRO4980 polypeptide.
In a further embodiment, the invention concerns an isolated nucleic acid molecule that hybridizes to a nucleic acid molecule encoding a PRO197, PRO207, PRO226, PR0O232, PR0O243, PRO256, PRO269, PRO274,
PRO304, PRO339, PRO1558, PRO779, PRO1185, PRO1245, PRO1759, PRO5775, PRO7133, PRO7168,
PROS5725, PRO202, PRO206, PRO264, PRO313, PRO342, PRO542, PRO773, PRO861, PRO1216, PRO1686,
PROI1800, PRO3562, PRO9850, PRO539, PRO4316 or PRO4980 polypeptide or the complement thereof. The isolated nucleic acid molecule is preferably DNA, and hybridization preferably occurs under stringent hybridization and wash conditions. Such nucleic acid molecules can act as antisense molecules of the amplified genes identified herein, which, in turn, can find use in the modulation of the transcription and/or translation of the respective amplified genes, or as antisense primers in amplification reactions. Furthermore, such sequences can be used as part of a ribozyme and/or a triple helix sequence which, in turn, may be used in regulation of the amplified genes.
In another embodiment, the invention provides a method for determining the presence of a PRO197,
PRO207, PRO226, PRO232, PRO243, PRO256, PRO269, PRO274, PRO304, PRO339, PRO1558, PRO779,
PRO1185, PRO1245, PRO1759, PRO5775, PRO7133, PRO7168, PROS725, PRO202, PRO206, PRO264,
PRO313, PRO342,PRO542,PRO773,PRO861, PRO1216, PRO1686, PRO1800, PRO3562, PRO9850, PRO539,
PRO4316 or PRO4980 polypeptide in a sample suspected of containing a PRO197, PRO207, PRO226, PRO232,
PRO243, PRO256, PRO269, PRO274, PRO304, PRO339, PRO1558, PRO779. PRO1185, PRO1245, PRO1759,
PROS5775,PR0O7133, PRO7168, PRO5725, PRO202, PRO206, PRO264, PRO313, PRO342, PRO542, PRO773,
PRO861, PRO1216, PRO1686, PRO1800, PRO3562, PRO9850, PRO539, PRO4316 or PRO4980 polypeptide, wherein the method comprises exposing the sample to an anti-PRO197, anti-PRO207, anti-PRO226, anti-PRO232, anti-PRO243, anti-PRO256, anti-PRO269, anti-PRO274, anti-PRO304, anti-PR0339, anti-PRO1558, anti-PRO779, anti-PRO1185, anti-PRO1245, anti-PRO1759, anti-PROS5775, anti-PRO7133, anti-PRO7168, anti-PRO5725, anti-
PRO202, anti-PRO206, anti-PR0O264, anti-PR0O313, anti-PR0O342, anti-PRO542, anti-PRO773, anti-PRO861, anti-
PRO1216, anti-PRO1686, anti-PRO1800, anti-PRO3562, anti-PR0O9850, anti-PRO539, anti-PRO4316 or anti-
PRO4980 antibody and determining binding of the antibody to a PRO197, PRO207, PRO226, PRO232, PRO243,
PRO256,PR0O269, PRO274, PRO304, PRO339, PRO1558, PRO779, PRO1185,PRO1245, PRO1759, PRO5775,
PRO7133, PRO7168, PRO5725, PRO202, PRO206, PR0O264, PRO313, PRO342, PRO542, PRO773, PRO861,
PRO1216,PRO1686, PRO1800, PRO3562, PRO9850, PRO539,PR0O4316 or PRO4980 polypeptide in the sample.
In another embodiment, the invention provides a method for determining the presence of a PRO197, PRO207,
PRO226, PRO232, PRO243, PRO256, PRO269, PRO274, PRO304, PRO339, PRO1558, PRO779, PRO1135,
PRO1245,PRO1759, PRO5775, PRO7133,PRO7168,PRO5725, PRO202, PRO206,PRO264, PRO313,PRO342,
PRO542, PRO773, PRO861, PRO1216, PRO1686, PRO1800, PRO3562, PRO9850, PRO539, PRO4316 or
PRO4980 polypeptide in a cell, wherein the method comprises exposing the cell to an anti-PRO197, anti-PRO207, anti-PRO226, anti-PRO232, anti-PRO243, anti-PRO256, anti-PR0O269, anti-PRO274, anti-PR0O304, anti-PRO339,
anti-PRO1558, anti-PRO779, anti-PRO118S, anti-PRO1245, anti-PRO1759, anti-PRO5775, anti-PRO7133, anti-
PRO7168, anti-PRO5725, anti-PR0O202, anti-PRO206, anti-PR0O264, anti-PRO313, anti-PRO342, anti-PRO542, anti-PRO773, anti-PRO861, anti-PRO1216, anti-PRO1686, anti-PRO1800, anti-PR03562, anti- PROIBS0, anti-
PRO539, anti-PRO4316 or anti-PRO4980 antibody and determining binding of the antibody to the cell. - In yet another exsnbodiment, the present invention concerns a method of diagnosing tumor in a mammal, comprising detecting the level of expression of a gene encoding a PRO197, PRO207, PRO226, PRO232, PRO243, - PRO256,PR0O269, PRO274, PRO304, PRO339, PRO1558, PRO779, PRO1185, PRO1245, PRO1759, PROS 773,
PRO7133, PRO7168, PRO572S, PRO202, PRO206, PRO264, PRO313, PRO342, PRO542, PRO773, PRO861,
PRO1216, PRO1686, PRO1800, PRO3562, PRO9850, PRO539, PRO4316 or PRO4980 polypeptide (a) in a test sample of tissue cells obtained from the mammal, and (b) in a control sample of known normal tissue cells of the same cell type, wherein a higher expression level in the test sample as compared to the control sample, is indicative of the presence of tumor in the mammal from which the test tissue cells were obtained.
In another embodiment, the present invention concerns a method of diagnosing tumor in a mammal, comprising (a) contacting an anti-PRO197, anti-PRO207, anti-PR0226, anti-PR0O232, anti-PR0O243, anti-PR0O256, anti-PRO269, anti-PRO274, anti-PRO304, anti-PRO339, anti-PRO1558, anti-PRO779, anti-PRO1185, anti-
PROI1245, anti-PRO1759, anti-PROS5775, anti-PRO7133, anti-PRO7168, anti-PRO5725, anti-PRO202, anti-
PRO206, anti-PRO264, anti-PRO313, anti-PRO342, anti-PRO542, anti-PRO773, anti-PRO861, anti-PRO1216, anti-PRO1686, anti-PRO1800, anti-PRO3562, anti-PRO9850, anti-PROS539, anti-PRO4316 or anti-PRO4980 antibody with a test sample of tissue cells obtained from the mammal, and (b) detecting the formation of a complex between the anti-PRO197, anti-PRO207, anti-PRO226, anti-PRO232, anti PRO243, anti-PRO256, anti-PR0O269, anti-PRO274, anti-PRO304, anti-PR0O339, anti-PRO1558, anti-PRO779, anti-PRO1185, anti-PRO1245, anti- -PRO1759, anti-PRO5775, anti-PRO7133, anti-PRO7168, anti-PROS5725, anti-PRO202, anti-PR0O206, anti- . PRO264, anti-PRO313, anti-PRO342, anti-PRO542, anti-PRO773, anti-PRO861, anti-PR0O1216, anti-PRO1686, anti-PRO1800, anti-PRO3562, anti-PR0O9850, anti-PRO539, anti-PRO4316 or anti-PRO4980 antibody and a
PRO197, PRO207, PRO226, PRO232, PRO243, PRO256, PRO269, PRO274, PRO304, PRO339, PRO1558,
PRO779, PRO1185, PRO1245, PRO1759, PROS775, PRO7133, PRO7168, PRO5725, PRO202, PRO206,
PRO264, PRO313, PRO342, PROS542, PRO773, PRO861, PRO1216, PRO1686, PRO1800, PRO3562, PRO9850,
PRO539, PRO4316 or PRO4980 polypeptide in the test sample, wherein the formation of a complex is indicative of the presence of a turnor in ssid mammal. The detection may be qualitative or qaantitative, and may be performed in comparison with mositoring the complex formation in a control sample of known normal tissue cells of the same cell type. A larger quantity of complexes formed in the test smwple indicates the preseace of tanor in the mosmmal from which the test tissue cefis were obtained. The antibody pecferably carries a detectable label Comsplex formestion can be monitored, for example, by light microscopy, flow cytometry, fluctimwtry, or other techniques known in the art.
The test sample is usually obtained from an individual suspected 10 have neoplastic cell growth or proliferstion (e.g. cancerous cells).
In another embodiment, the present invention concerns a cancer diagnostic kit comprising an anti-PRO197, anti-PRO207, anti-PRO?226, anti-PR0O232, anti-PRO243, anti-PR0O256, anti-PRO269, anti-PRO274, anti-PRO304,
anti-PRO339, anti-PRO1558, anti-PRO779, anti-PRO1185, anti-PRO1245, anti-PRO1759, anti-PROS5775, anti-
PRO7133, anti-PRO7168, anti-PRO5725, anti-PRO202, anti-PRO206, anti-PRO264, anti-PRO313, anti-PR0O342, anti-PRO542, anti-PRO773, anti-PRO861, anti-PRO1216, anti-PRO1686, anti-PRO1800, anti-PRO3562. anti-
PRO9850, anti-PRO539, anti-PRO4316 or anti-PRO4980 antibody and a carrier (e.g., a buffer) in suitable packaging. The kit preferably contains instructions for using the antibody to detect the presence of a PR0O197,
PRO207, PRO226, PRO232, PRO243, PRO256, PRO269, PRO274, PRO304, PRO339, PRO1558, PRO779.
PRO118S, PRO124S, PRO1759, PRO5775, PRO7133, PRO7168, PRO5725, PRO202, PRO206, PRO264,
PRO313,PR0O342, PRO542,PRO773, PRO861,PRO1216,PRO1686, PRO1800, PRO3562, PRO9850, PRO539,
PRO4316 or PRO4980 polypeptide in a sample suspected of containing the same.
In yet another embodiment, the invention concerns a method for inhibiting the growth of tumor cells comprising exposing tumor cells which express a PRO197, PRO207, PRO226, PRO232, PRO243, PRO256,
PRO269,PRO274, PRO304, PRO339, PRO1558, PRO779,PRO1185, PRO1245,PRO1759, PRO5775,PRO7133,
PRO7168, PR0O5725, PRO202, PRO206, PRO264, PRO313, PRO342, PRO542, PRO773, PRO861, PRO1216,
PRO1686, PRO1800, PRO3562, PRO9850, PROS539, PRO4316 or PRO4980 polypeptide to an effective amount of an agent which inhibits a biological and/or immunological activity and/or the expression of aPRO197, PRO207,
PRO226, PRO232, PRO243, PRO256, PRO269, PRO274, PRO304, PRO339, PRO1558, PRO779, PRO1185,
PRO1245,PRO1759,PRO5775,PRO7133, PRO7168,PRO5725, PRO202, PRO206, PRO264,PRO313, PRO342,
PROS542, PRO773, PRO861, PRO1216, PRO1686, PRO1800, PRO3562, PRO9850, PRO539, PRO4316 or
PRO4980 polypeptide, wherein growth of the tumor cells is thereby inhibited. The agent preferably is an anti-
PRO197,ant-PRO207, anti-PRO226, anti-PR0232, anti-PR0243, anti-PRO256, anti-PRO269, anti-PRO274, anti-
PRO304, anti-PRO339, anti-PRO1558, anti-PRO779, anti-PRO1185, anti-PRO1245, anti-PRO1759, anti-
PROS5775, anti-PRO7133, anti-PRO7168, anti-PR0O5725, anti-PR0O202, anti-PRO206, anti-PR0264, anti-PRO313, anti-PRO342, anti-PRO542, anti-PRO773, anti-PRO861, anti-PRO1216, anti-PRO1686, anti-PRO1800, anti-
PR0O3562, anti-PRO9850, anti-PRO539, anti-PRO4316 or anti-PR0O4980 antibody, a small organic and inorganic molecule, peptide, phosphopeptide, antisense or ribozyme molecule, or a triple helix molecule. In a specific aspect, the agent, e.g., the anti-PRO197, anti-PRO207, anti-PRO226, anti-PRO232, anti-PRO243, anti-PRO256, anti-
PRO269, anti-PRO274, anti-PRO304, anti-PR0O339, anti-PRO 1558, anti-PRO779, anti-PRO1185, anti-PRO1245, anti-PRO1759, anti-PRO5775, anti-PRO7133, anti-PRO7168, anti-PRO5725, anti-PRO202, anti-PRO206, anti-
PRO264, anti-PRO313, anti-PR0O342, anti-PR0542, anti-PRO773, anti-PR0O861, anti-PRO1216, anti-PRO1686, anti-PRO1800, anti-PRO3562, anti-PR0O9850, anti-PRO539, anti-PR0O4316 or anti-PRO4980 antibody, induces cell death. In a further aspect, the tumor cells are further exposed to radiation treatment and/or a cytotoxic or chemotherapeutic agent.
In a further embodiment, the invention concerns an article of manufacture, comprising: a container; a label on the container; and a composition comprising an active agent contained within the container; wherein the composition is effective for inhibiting the growth of tumor cells and the label on the container indicates that the composition can be used for treating conditions characterized by overexpression of a PRO197, PRO207, PRO226, PRO232,
PRO243, PRO256, PRO269, PRO274, PRO304, PRO339, PRO1558, PRO779, PRO1185, PR0O1245,PRO1759,
PRO5775, PRO7133, PRO7168, PRO5725, PRO202, PRO206, PRO264, PRO313, PRO342, PRO542, PRO773,
PRO861, PRO1216, PRO1686, PRO1800, PRO3562, PRO9850, PRO539, PR04316 or PR0O4980 polypeptide as compared to a normal cell of the same tissue type. In perticular aspects, the active agent in the composition is an agent which imhibits an activity andéer the expression of a PRO197, PRO207, PRO226, PRO232, PRO243,
PRO256, PRO265, PRO274, PRO304, PRO339, PRO1558, PRO779, PRO1185, PRO1245, PRO1759, PRO5775,
PRO7133, PRO7168, PRO5725, PRO202, PRO206, PRO264, PRO313, PRO342, PRO542, PRO773, PRO861,
PRO1216, PRO1686, PRO1800, PRO3562, PRO9850, PRO539, PRO4316 or PRO4980 polypeptide. In preferred aspects, the active agent is an anti-PRO197, anti-PRO207, anti-PR0226, anti-PR0232, anti-PR0243, anti-PR0256, anti-PRO269, anti-PR0O274, anti-PRO304; anti-PRO339, anti-PRO1558, anti-PRO779, anti-PRO1185, anti-
PRO1245, anti-PRO1759, anti-PRO5775, anti-PRO7133, anti-PRO7168, anti-PRO5725, anti-PRO202, anti-
PRO206, anti-PRO264, anti-PRO313, anti-PRO342, anti-PRO542, anti-PRO773, anti-PRO861, anti-PRO1216, anti-PRO1686, anti-PRO1800, anti-PR0O3562, anti-PR0O9850, anti-PRO539, anti-PRO4316 or anti-PRO4980 antibody or an antisense oligonucleotide. .
The invention also provides a method for identifying a compound that inhibits an activity of a PRO197,
PRO207, PRO226, PRO232, PR0O243, PRO256, PRO269, PRO274, PRO304, PRO339, PRO1558, PRO779,
PRO1185, PR0O1245, PRO1759, PRO5775, PRO7133, PRO7168, PRO5725, PRO202, PRO266, PRO264,
PRO313,PRO342, PRO542, PRO773,PRO861, PRO1216, PRO1686, PRO1800, PRO3562, PRO9850, PRO539,
PRO4316 or PRO4980 polypeptide, comprising contacting a candidate compound with a PRO197, PR0O207,
PRO226, PRO232, PRO243, PRO256, PRO269, PRO274, PRO304, PRO339, PRO1558, PRO779, PRO1185,
PRO1245,PR0O1759, PRO5775,PRO7133,PRO7168, PRO5725,PRO202, PRO206, PRO264, PRO313,PRO342,
PRO542, PRO773, PRO861, PRO1216, PRO1686, PRO1800, PRO3562, PRO9850, PRO539, PRO4316 or
PRO4980 polypeptide under conditions and for a time sufficient to allow these two components to interact and determining whether a biological and/or immunological activity of the PRO197, PRO207, PRO226, PRO232,
PRO243,PRO256, PRO269, PRO274, PRO304, PRO339, PRO1558, PRO779, PRO1185, PRO1245, PRO1759,
PRO5775, PRO7133, PRO7168, PRO5725, PRO202, PRO206, PRO264, PRO313, PRO342, PRO542, PRO773,
PRO861, PRO1216, PRO1686, PRO1800, PRO3562, PRO9850, PRO539, PRO4316 or PRO4980 polypeptide is inhibited. In a specific aspect, cither the candidate compound or the PRO197, PRO207, PRO226, PRO232,
PRO243, PRO2S6, PRO269, PRO274, PRO304, PRO339, PRO1558, PRO779, PRO118S, PRO1245, PRO1759,
PROST7S, FROT7133, FROT168, PROS572S, FRO202, PRO206, PRO264, PRO313, PRO342, PROS542, PRO773,
PROE61, PRO1216, PRO1686, PRO1300, FRO3562, PRO9850, PRO539, FRO43 16 ar PRO980 polypeptide is : immobilized on a solid sapport. In smother aspect, the non-ismobilized component carries a detectable label. In a prefesved mapect, this malised compwines the steps of (a) contacting cells and a candidate compound 10 be screened in the presence of the PRO197, FRO207, FRO226, PRO232, PRO243, FRO256, PRO269, FROZ74, PRO304,
PRO339, PRO1558, PRO779, PRO118S, PRO124S, PRO1759, PROS5775, PRO7133, PRO7168, PROS72S,
PRO202, PRO206, PRO264, PRO313, PRO342, PROS42, PROT73, PRO861, PRO1216, PRO1686, PRO1800,
PRO3562, PROSE50, PRO539, PRO4316 or PRO4980 polypeptide under conditions suitable for the induction of a cellular response normally induced by a PRO197, PRO207, PRO226, PRO232, PRO243, PRO256, PRO269, a. So
PRO274, PRO304, PRO339, PRO1558, PRO779, PRO1185, PRO1245, PRO175%, PRO5775, PRO7133,
PRO7168, PRO5725, PRO202, PRO206, PRO264, PRO313, PRO342, PRO542, PRO773, PRO861, PRO1216,
PRO1686, PRO1800, PRO3562, PRO9850, FRO539, PRO4316 or PRO4980 polypeptide and (b) determining the induction of said cellular response to determine if the test compound is an effective antagonist.
In another embodiment, the invention provides a method for identifying a compound that inhibits the expression of a PRO197, PRO207, PRO226, PR0232, PR0243, PRO256, PRO269, PRO274, PRO304, PRO339.
PRO1558, PRO779, PRO1185, PRO1245, PRO1759, PRO5775, PRO7133, PRO7168, PRO5725, PRO202Z,
PRO206, PRO264, PRO313, PRO342, PRO542, PRO773,PRO861, PRO1216, PRO1686, PRO1800, PRO3562,
PRO9850, PRO539, PRO4316 or PRO4980 polypeptide in cells that express the polypeptide, wherein the method comprises contacting the cells with a candidate compound and determining whether the expression of the PRO197,
PRO207, PRO226, PRO232, PRO243, PRO256, PRO26S, PRO274, PRO304, PRO339, PRO1558, PRO779,
PRO1185, PRO1245, PRO1759, PRO5775, PRO7133, PRO7168, PRO5725, PRO202, PRO206, PRO264,
PRO313,PR0O342,PRO542, PRO773,PRO861,PRO1216, PRO1686, PRO1800,PRO3562, PRO9850, PRO539,
PRO4316 or PRO4980 polypeptide is inhibited. In a preferred aspect, this method comprises the steps of (a) contacting cells and a candidate compound to be screened under conditions suitable for allowing expression of the
PRO197, PRO207, PRO226, PRO232, PRO243, PRO256, PRO269, PRO274, PRO304, PRO339, PRO1558,
PRO779, PRO1185, PRO1245, PRO1759, PRO5775, PRO7133, PRO7168, PRO5725, PRO202, PRO206,
PRO264,PRO313,PRO342,PRO542,PRO773,PR0O861,PRO1216,PRO1686, PRO1800, PRO3562, PRO9850, -
PRO539, PRO4316 or PRO4980 polypeptide and (b) determining the inhibition of expression of said polypeptide.
B. Additional Embodiments
In other embodiments of the present invention, the invention provides an isolated nucleic acid molecule comprising a nucleotide sequence that encodes a PRO197, PRO207, PRO226, PRO232, PRO243, PRO256,
PRO269,PR0O274,PRO304,PRO339,PRO1558, PRO779,PRO1185,PRO1245, PRO1759,PRO5775,PRO7133,
PRO7168, PRO5725, PRO202, PRO206, PRO264, PRO313, PRO342, PRO542, PRO773, PRO861, PRO1216,
PRO1686, PRO1800, PRO3562, PRO9850, PRO539, PRO4316 or PRO4980 polypeptide.
In one aspect, the isolated nucleic acid molecule comprises a nucleotide sequence having at least about 80% sequence identity, preferably at least about 81% sequence identity, more preferably at least about 82% sequence identity, yet more preferably at least about 83% sequence identity, yet more preferably at least about 84% sequence identity, yet more preferably at least about 85% sequence identity, yet more preferably at least about 86% sequence identity, yet more preferably at least about 87% sequence identity, yet more preferably at least about 88% sequence identity, yet more preferably at least about 89% sequence identity, yet more preferably at least about 90% sequence identity, yet more preferably at least about 91% sequence identity, yet more preferably at least about 92% sequence identity, yet more preferably at least about 93% sequence identity, yet more preferably at least about 94% sequence identity, yet more preferably at least about 95% sequence identity, yet more preferably at least about 96% sequence identity, yet more preferably at least about 97% sequence identity, yet more preferably at least about 98% sequence identity and yet more preferably at least about 99% sequence identity to (a) a DNA molecule encoding a PRO197, PRO207, PRO226, PRO232, PRO243, PRO256, PRO269, PRO274, PRO304, PRO339, PRO1558,
PRO779, PRO1185, PRO1245, PRO1759, PROS5775, PRO7133, PRO7168, PRO5725, PR0O202, PRO206,
PRO264, PRO313, PRO342, PRO542, PRO773, PRO861,PRO1216, PRO1686, PRO1800, PRO3562, PRO9850,
PRO539, PRO4316 or PRO4980 polypeptide having a full-length amino acid sequence as disclosed herein, an amino acid sequence lacking the signal peptide as disclosed herein, an extracellular domain of a transrnembrane protein, with or without the signal peptide, as disclosed herein or any other specifically defined fragment of the full-length anino acid sequence as disclosed herein, or (b) the complement of the DNA molecule of (a).
In other aspects, the isolated nucleic acid molecule comprises a nucleotide sequence having at least about 80% sequence identity, preferably at least about 81% sequence identity, more preferably at least about 82% sequence identity, yet more preferably atleast about 83% sequence identity, yet more preferably at least about 84% sequence identity, yet more preferably at least about 85% sequence identity, yet more preferably at least about 86% sequence identity, yet more preferably at least about 87% sequence identity, yet more preferably at least about 88% sequence identity, yet more preferably at least about 89% sequence identity, yet more preferably at least about 90% sequence identity, yet more preferably at least about 91% sequence identity, yet more preferably at least about 92% sequence identity, yet more preferably at least about 93% sequence identity, yet more preferably at least about 94% sequence identity, yet more preferably at least about 95% sequence identity, yet more preferably at least about 96% sequence identity, yet more preferably at least about 97% sequence identity, yet more preferably at least about 98% sequence identity and yet more preferably at least about 99% sequence identity to (a) a DNA molecule comprising the coding sequence of a full-length PRO197, PRO207, PRO226, PRO232, PRO243, PRO256, PRO269, PRO274,
PRO304, PRO339, PRO1558, PRO779, PRO1185, PRO1245, PRO1759, PRO5775, PRO7133, PRO7168,
PROS5725,PRO202, PRO206, PRO264, PRO313, PRO342, PROS542, PRO773, PRO861, PRO1216, PRO1686,
PRO1800, PRO3562, PR0O9850, PRO539, PRO4316 or PRO4980 polypeptide cDNA. as disclosed herein, the coding sequence of a PRO197, PRO207, PRO226, PRO232, PRO243, PRO256, PRO269, PRO274, PRO304,
PRO339, PRO1558, PRO779, PRO1185, PRO1245, PRO1759, PRO5775, PRO7133, PRO7168, PRO5725,
PRO202, PRO206, PRO264, PRO313, PRO342, PRO542, PRO773, PRO861, PRO1216, PRO1686, PRO1800,
PRO3562,PRO9850, PRO539, PRO4316 or PRO4980 polypeptide lacking the signal peptide as disclosed herein, the coding sequence of an extracellular domain of a transmembrane PRO197, PRO207, PRO226, PRO232,
PRO243, PRO256, PRO269, PRO274, PRO304, PRO339, PRO1558, PRO779, PRO1185, PRO1245, PRO1759,
PROS775, PRO7133, PRO7168, PROS5725, PRO202, PRO206, PRO264, PRO313, PRO342, PRO542, PRO773,
PROS861, PRO1216, PRO1686, PRO1800, PRO3562, PRO9850, PROS39, PRO4316 ar PRO4980 polypeptide, with or without the signal peptide, as disclosed herein or the coding sequence of amy other specifically defined fragment of the full-length amino acid sequence as disclosed herein, or (b) the complement of the DNA molecule of (a).
In a farther aspect, the inveation concer an isolated mucieic acid molecule comprising a sscleotide sequence having at least about 30% sequence identity, pecierably at least about 31% soquesce identity, more preferably st least about 82% sequence identity, yet more preferably at least sbout 83% sequence idestity, yet more preferably at least about 349 sequence identity, yet more preferably at least about 85% sequence identity, yet more preferably at least about 86% sequence identity, yet move preferably at least about 87% sequence identity, yet more : preferably at least about 88% sequence identity, yet more preferably at least about 89% sequence identity, yet more preferably at least about 90% sequence identity, yet more preferably atleast about 91% sequence identity, yet more preferably at least about 92% sequence identity, yet more preferably atleast about 93% sequence identity, yet more preferably at least about 94% sequence identity, yet more preferably atleast about 95% sequence identity, vet more preferably at least about 96% sequence identity, yet more preferably atleast about 97% sequence identity, yet more preferably atleast about 98% sequence identity and yet more preferably at least about 99% sequence identity to (a) a DNA molecule that encodes the same mature polypeptide encoded by any of the human protein cDNAs deposited with the ATCC as disclosed herein, or (b) the complement of the DNA molecule of (a).
Another aspect of the invention provides an isolated nucleic acid molecule comprising a nucieotide sequence encoding a PRO197, PRO207, PRO226, PR0O232, PRO243, PRO256, PR0269, PRO274, PRO304,
PRO339, PROI1558, PRO779, PRO1185, PRO1245, PRO1759, PRO5775, PRO7133, PRO7168, PRO5725,
PRO202, PRO206, PRO264, PRO313, PRO342, PRO542, PRO773,PRO861, PRO1216, PRO1686, PRO1800,
PRO3562, PRO9850, PRO539, PRO4316 or PRO4980 polypeptide which is either transmembrane domain-deleted or transmembrane domain-inactivated, or is complementary to such encoding nucleotide sequence, wherein the transmembrane domain(s) of such polypeptide are disclosed herein. Therefore, soluble extracellular domains of the herein described PRO197, FRO207, PRO226, PR0O232, PRO243, PRO256, PRO269, PRO274, PRO304,
PRO339, PRO1558, PRO779, PRO1185, PRO1245, PRO1759, PRO5775, PRO7133, PRO7168, PRO5725,
PRO202, PRO206, PRO264, PRO313, PRO342, PROS542, PRO773, PRO861, PRO1216, PRO1686, PRO1800,
PRO3562, PRO9850, PRO539, PRO4316 or PRO4980 polypeptides are contemplated.
Another embodiment is directed to fragments of a PRO197, PRO207, PR0O226, PRO232, PRO243,
PRO256,PRO269,PRO274, PRO304, PRO339, PRO1558, PRO779, PRO1185,PR0O1245,PRO1759, PROS775,
PRO7133, PRO7168, PRO5725, PRO202, PRO206, PRO264, PRO313, PRO342, PRO542, PRO773, PROB61,
PRO1216, PRO1686, PRO1800, PRO3562, PRO9850, PRO539, PRO4316 or PRO4980 polypeptide coding . sequence, or the complement thereof, that may find use as, for example, hybridization probes, for encoding fragments of a PRO197, PRO207, PRO226, PRO232, PRO243, PRO256, PRO269, PRO274, PRO304, PRO339,
PROI1558, PRO779, PRO1185, PRO1245, PRO1759, PRO5775, PRO7133, PRO7168, PRO5725, PRO202,
PRO206, PRO264, PRO313, PRO342, PRO542, PRO773, PRO861, PRO1216, PRO1686, PRO1800, PRO3562, : PRO9850, PRO539, PRO4316 or PRO4980 polypeptide that may optionally encode a polypeptide comprising a binding site for an anti-PRO197, anti-PR0O207, anti-PR0226, anti-PRO232, anti-PR0243, anti-PRO256, anti-
PRO269, anti-PR0O274, anti-PRO304, anti-PR0O339, anti-PRO1558, anti-PRO779, anti-PRO1185, anti-PRO1245, anti-PRO1759, anti-PROS77S, anti-PRO7133, anti-PRO7168, anti-PROS5725, anti-PRO202, anti-PRO206, anti-
PRO264, anti-PRO313, anti-PRO342, anti-PRO542, anti-PRO773, anti-PRO8B61, anti-PRO1216, anti-PRO1686, anti-PRO1800, anti-PRO3562, anti-PRO9850, anti-PRO539, anti-PRO4316 or anti-PRO4980 antibody or as antisense oligonucleotide probes. Such nucleic acid fragments are usually at least about 20 nucleotides in length, preferably at least about 30 nucleotides in length, more preferably at least about 40 nucleotides in length, yet more preferably at least about 50 nucleotides in length, yet more preferably at least about 60 nucleotides in length, yet more preferably at least about 70 nucleotides in length, yet more preferably at least about 80 nucleotides in length, yet more preferably at least about 90 nucleotides in length, yet more preferably at least about 100 nucleotides in length, yet more preferably at least about 110 nucleotides in length, yet more preferably at least about 120 nucleotides in length, yet more preferably at least about 130 nucleotides in length, yet more preferably at least about 140 nucleotides in length, yet more preferably at least about 150 nucleotides in length, yet more preferably at least about 160 nucleotides in length, yet more preferably at least about 170 nucleotides in length, yet more preferably at least about 180 nucleotides in length, yet more preferably at least about 190 nucleotides in length, yet more preferably at least about 200 mucieotides in length, yet mone preferably at least about 250 nucleotides in length, yet more preferably at least about 300 nucleotides in length, yet more preferably at least about 350 nucleotides in length,
Yet more preferably at least about 400 nucleotides in length, yet more preferably at least about 450 nucleotides in length, yet more preferably at least about 500 nucleotides in length, yet more preferably at least about 600 nucleotides in length, yet more preferably at least about 700 nucleotides in length, yet more preferably at least about 800 nucleotides in length, yet more preferably at least about 900 nucleotides in length and yet more preferably at least about 1000 nucleotides in length, wherein in this context the term "about" means the referenced nucleotide sequence length plus or minus 10% of that referenced length. It is noted that novel fragments of a PRO197,
PRO207, PRO226, PRO232, PRO243, PRO256, PRO269, PRO274, PRO304, PRO339, PRO1558, PROT79,
PRO1185, PRO1245, PRO1759, PROS5775, PRO7133, PRO7168, PROS725, PRO202, PRO206, PRO264,
PRO313,PR0342, PROS542,PRO773,PRO861,PRO1216,PRO1686, PRO1800, PRO3562, PRO9850,PRO539,
PRO4316 or PRO4980 polypeptide-encoding nucleotide sequence may be determined in a routine manner by aligning the PRO197, PRO207, PRO226, PRO232, PRO243, PRO256, PRO269, PRO274, PRO304, PRO339,
PRO1558, PRO779, PRO1185, PRO1245, PRO1759, PRO5775, PRO7133, PRO7168, PRO5725, PRO202,
PRO206, PRO264, PRO313, PRO342, PRO542, PRO773, PRO861, PRO1216, PRO1686, PRO1800, PRO3562,
PRO9850;PRO539, PRO4316 or PRO4980 polypeptide-encoding nucleotide sequence with other known nucleotide sequences using any of a number of well known sequence alignment programs and determining which PRO197,
PRO207, PRO226, PRO232, PRO243, PRO256, PRO269, PRO274, PRO304, PRO339, PRO1558, PRO779,
PRO1185, PRO1245, PRO1759, PROS775, PRO7133, PRO7168, PROS725, PRO202, PRO206, PRO264, " PRO313,PRO342,PRO542, PRO773,PRO861,PRO1216, PRO1686, PRO1800, PRO3562, PRO9850, PRO539,
PRO4316 or PRO4980 polypeptide-encoding nucleotide sequence fragment(s) are novel All of such PRO197,
PRO207, PRO226, PRO232, PRO243, PRO256, PRO269, PRO274, PRO304, PR0O339, PRO1558, PRO779,
PRO1185, PRO1245, PRO1759, PRO5775, PRO7133, PRO7168, PROS72S, PRO202, PRO206, PRO264,
PRO313, PRO342, PROS542, PRO773,PRO861, PRO1216, PRO1686, PRO1800, PRO3562, PRO9850, PRO539,
PRO4316 or PRO4980 polypeptide-cncoding nacleotide sequences are contemplated herein. Also contemplated are the PRO197, PRO207, PRO226, PRO232, PRO243, PRO256, PRO26D, PRO274, PRO304, PRO339,
PRO1558, PROT, PRO1185, PRO1I24S, PRO1759, PROS77S, PRO7133, PRO7168, PRO5725, PRO202,
PRO206, PRO264, PRO313, PRO342, PROS42, PRO773, PROS61, PRO1216, PRO1686, PRO1800, PRO3562,
PRO98S0, PROS39, PRO4316 or PRO4980 polypeptide fragments cmcoded by these macieolide molecule fragments, prcfecably those PRO197, PRO207, PROG, FRO232, FRO243, PRO256, PRO26S, PRO274, FRO304,
PRO339, FRO1558, PROT, PRO1185, PROIMS, FRO1755, PROSTTS, PRO7133, PRO7168, PROS725,
PRO202, PRO206, FRO264, PRO313, PRO342, PRO542, PRO773, PRO861, PRO1216, PRO1686, PRO1800,
PRO3562, PRO9850, PROS39, PRO4316 or PRO4980 polypeptide fragments that comprise a binding site for an anti-PRO197, anti-PRO207, anti-PRO226, anti-PRO232, anti-PR0O243, anti-PRO256, anti- PRO269, anti-PROZ74, anti-PRO304, anti-PRO339, anti-PRO1558, anti-PROT79, anti-PRO1185, anti-PRO1245, anti-PRO1759, anti-
PRO5775, anti-PRO7133, anti-PRO7168, anti-PRO5725, anti-PR0O202, anti-PRO206, anti-PRO264, anti-PRO313, anti-PRO342, anti-PRO542, anti-PRO773, anti-PRO861, anti-PRO1216, anti-PRO1686, anti-PRO1800, anti-
PRO3562, anti-PRO9850, anti-PRO539, anti-PRO4316 or anti-PR04980 antibody.
In another embodiment, the invention provides isolated PRO197, PRO207, PRO226, PRO232, PRO243,
PRO256,PRO269, PRO274,PRO304,PR0O339, PRO1558, PRO779, PRO1185,PRO1245, PRO1759, PRO5775,
PRO7133, PRO7168, PRO5725, PRO202, PRO206, PRO264, PRO313, PRO342, PRO542, PRO773, PROS61,
PRO1216, PRO1686, PRO1800, PRO3562, PRO9850, PRO539, PRO43 16 or PRO4980 polypeptide encoded by any of the isolated nucleic acid sequences hereinabove identified.
In a certain aspect, the invention concerns an isolated PRO197, PRO207, PRO226, PRO232, PRO?243,
PRO256,PRO269, PRO274,PRO304,PRO339, PRO1558, PRO779,PRO1185,PRO1245, PRO1759, PROS775,
PRO7133, PRO7168, PROS5725, PRO202, PRO206, PRO264, PRO313, PRO342, PRO542, PRO773, PROS61,
PRO1216, PRO1686, PRO1800, PRO3562, PRO9850, PROS539, PR0O4316 or PRO4980 polypeptide, comprising an amino acid sequence having at least about 80% sequence identity, preferably at least about 81% sequence identity, more preferably at least about 82% sequence identity, yet more preferably at least about 83% sequence identity, yet more preferably at least about 84% sequence identity, yet more preferably at least about 85% sequence identity, yet more preferably at least about 86% sequence identity, yet more preferably at least about 87% sequence identity, yet more preferably at least about 88% sequence identity, yet more preferably at least about 89% sequence identity, yet more preferably at least about 90% sequence identity, yet more preferably at least about 91% sequence identity, yet more preferably at least about 92% sequence identity, yet more preferably at least about 93% sequence identity, yet more preferably at least about 94% sequence identity, yet more preferably at least about 95% sequence identity, yet more preferably at least about 96% sequence identity, yet more preferably at least about 97% sequence identity, yet more preferably at least about 98% sequence identity and yet more preferably at least about 99% sequence identity to a PRO197, PRO207, PRO226, PRO232, PRO243, PRO256, PRO269, PRO274, PRO304,
PRO339, PRO1558, PRO779, PRO1185, PRO1245, PRO1759, PRO5775, PRO7133, PRO7168, PRO5725,
PRO202, PRO206, PRO264, PRO313, PRO342, PRO542, PRO773, PRO861, PRO1216, PRO1686, PRO1800,
PRO3562, PRO9850, PROS539, PRO4316 or PRO4980 polypeptide having a full-length amino acid sequence as . disclosed herein, an amino acid sequence lacking the signal peptide as disclosed herein, an extracellular domain of a transmembrane protein, with or without the signal peptide, as disclosed herein or any other specifically defined fragment of the full-length amino acid sequence as disclosed herein.
In a further aspect, the invention concerns an isolated PRO197, PRO207, PRO226, PRO232, PR0O243,
PRO256,PR0O269, PRO274, PRO304, PRO339, PRO1558, PRO779, PRO1185,PR0O1245, PRO1759, PROS775,
PRO7133, PRO7168, PRO5725, PRO202, PRO206, PR0264, PRO313, PRO342, PRO542, PRO773, PRO861,
PRO1216, PRO1686, PRO1 800, PRO3562, PRO9850, PRO539, PRO4316 or PRO4980 polypeptide comprising an amino acid sequence having at least about 80% sequence identity, preferably at least about 81% sequence identity, more preferably at least about 82% sequence identity, yet more preferably at least about 83% sequence identity, yet more preferably at least about 84% sequence identity, yet more preferably at least about 85% sequence identity, yet more preferably at least about 86% sequence identity, yet more preferably at least about 87% sequence identity, yet more preferably at least about 88% sequence identity, yet more preferably at least about 89% sequence identity, yet more preferably at least about 90% sequence identity, yet more preferably at least about 91% sequence identity, yet more preferably at least about 92% sequence identity, yet more preferably at least about 93% sequence identity, yet more preferably at least about 94% sequence identity, yet more preferably at least about 95% sequence identity, yet more preferably at least about 96% sequence identity, yet more preferably at least about 97% sequence identity, yet more preferably at least about 98% sequence identity and yet more preferably at least about 99% sequence identity 0 an amino acid sequence encoded by any of the hnmaa protein cDNAs deposited with the ATCC as disclosed herein.
In a further aspect, the invention concerns an isolated PRO197, PRO207, PRO226, PRO232, PRO243,
PRO256,PR0O269, PRO274, PRO304, PRO339, PRO1558, PRO779, PRO1185, PRO1245, PRO1759, PROS775,
PRO7133, PRO7168, PRO5725, PRO202, PRO206, PRO264, PRO313, PRO342, PRO542, PRO773, PRO861,
PRO1216, PRO1686, PRO1800, PRO3562, PRO9850, PRO539, PRO4316 or PRO4980 polypeptide comprising an amino acid sequence scoring at least about 80% positives, preferably at least about 81% positives, more preferably at least about 82% positives, yet more preferably atleast about 83% positives, yet more preferably atleast about 84% positives, yet more preferably at least about 85% positives, yet more preferably at least about 86% . positives, yet more preferably at least about 87% positives, yet more preferably at least about 88% positives, yet more preferably at least about 89% positives, yet more preferably at least about 90% positives, yet more preferably at least about 91% positives, yet more preferably at least about 92% positives, yet more preferably at least about 93% pasitives, yet more preferably at least about 34% positives, yet more preferably at least about 95% positives, yet more preferably at least about 96% positives, yet more preferably at least about 97% positives, yet more preferably at least about 98% positives and yet more preferably at least about 99% positives when compared with the amino acid sequence of a PRO197, PRO207, PRO226, PRO232, PRO243, PRO256, PRO269, PRO274,
PRO304, PRO339, PRO1558, PRO779, PRO1185, PRO1245, PRO1759, PRO5775, PRO7133, PRO7168,
PRO5725, PRO202, PRO206, PRO264, PRO313, PRO342, PRO542, PRO773, PRO861, PRO1216, PRO1686, -. PRO1800, PRO3562, PR0O9850, PRO539, PRO4316 or PRO4980 polypeptide having a full-length amino acid sequence as disclosed herein, an amino acid sequence lacking the signal peptide as disclosed herein, an extracellular domain of a transmembrane protein, with or without the signal peptide, as disclosed herein or any other specifically defined fragment of the full-length amino acid sequence as disclosed herein. : In a specific aspect, the invention provides an isolated PRO197, PRO207, PRO226, PRO232, PRO243,
PRO256, PRO26D, PROZ74, PRO304, PRO339, PRO1558, PRO779, PRO1185, PRO1245, PRO1759, PROS775,
PRO7133, PRO7168, PROS5725, PRO202, PRO206, PRO264, PRO313, PRO342, PRO542, PRO773, PROS61,
PRO1216, PRO1686, PRO1800, FRO3562, FRO9850, FROS539, PRO4316 ar PRO4980 polypeptide without the
N-terminal sigual sequence and/or the initiating methionine and is encoded by a nmclectide sequence that encodes such an amino acid sequence as hereinbefore described. Processes for producing fhe same are also herein described, wherein those processes comprise culiwcing a host coll comprising a vector which comprises the approprisic emcoding aucheic acid molecule wader conditions switsble for expression of the PRO197, PRO207, PRO226,
PRO232, PROM3, PRO256, PRO2GS, PRO274, PRO304, PRO3, PRO1SSS, PRO779, PRO118S, PRO1245,
PRO1759, PRO5775, PROT133, PRO7168, PRO5725, PRO202, PRO206G, PRO264, PRO313, PRO342, PRO542,
PROT773, PRO861, PRO1216, PRO1686, PRO1800, PRO3562, PRO9850, PRO539, PROM316 or PRO4980 polypeptide and recovering the PRO197, PRO207, PRO226, PRO232, PRO243, PRO256, PRO269, PRO274,
PRO304, PRO339, PRO1558, PRO779, PRO118S, PRO1245, PRO1759, PROS775, PRO7133, PRO7168,
PRO5725, PRO202, PRO206, PRO264, PRO313, PRO342, PRO542, PRO773, PRO861, PRO1216, PRO1686,
PRO1800, PRO3562, PRO9850, PRO539, PR0O4316 or PRO4980 polypeptide from the cell culture.
Another aspect of the invention provides an isolated PRO197, PRO207, PRO226, PRO232, PRO243,
PRO256, PRO269, PRO274, PRO304, PRO339, PRO1558, PRO779,PRO1185,PRO1245, PRO1759, PROS77S,
PRO7133, PRO7168, PRO5725, PRO202, PRO206, PRO264, PRO313, PRO342, PRO542, PRO773, PROS6I,
PRO1216,PRO1686, PRO1800, PRO3562,PRO9850, PROS539, PRO4316 or PRO4980 polypeptide which is either transmembrane domain-deleted or transmembrane domain-inactivated. Processes for producing the same are also herein described, wherein those processes comprise culturing a host cell comprising a vector which comprises the appropriate encoding nucleic acid molecule under conditions suitable for expression of the PRO197, PRO207,
PRO226, PRO232, PR0O243, PRO256, PRO269, PRO274, PRO304, PRO339, PRO1558, PRO779, PRO1185,
PRO1245,PR0O1759, PRO5775,PRO7133,PRO7168, PRO5725, PR0202, PR0O206, PRO264, PRO313, PRO342,
PRO542, PRO773, PRO861, PRO1216, PRO1686, PRO1800, PRO3562, PRO9850, PRO539, PRO4316 or
PRO4980 polypeptide and recovering the PRO197, PRO207, PRO226, PRO232, PRO243, PRO256, PRO269,
PRO274, PRO304. PRO339. PRO1558, PRO779, PRO1185, PRO1245, PRO1759. PRO5775. PRO7133,
PRO7168, PRO5725, PRO202, PRO206, PRO264, PRO313, PRO342, PRO542, PRO773, PRO861, PRO1216,
PRO1686, PRO1800, PRO3562, PRO9850, PRO539, PRO4316 ar PRO4980 polypeptide from the cell culture.
In yet another embodiment, the invention concerns antagonists of a native PRO197, PRO207, PRO226,
PRO232, PRO243, PRO256, PRO269, PRO274, PRO304, PRO339, PRO1558, PRO779, PRO1185, PRO1245,
PRO1759,PRO5775,PRO7133,PRO7168,PRO5725,PRO202, PRO206, PRO264, PRO313,PRO342, PRO542,
PRO773, PRO861, PRO1216, PRO1686, PRO1800, PRO3562, PRO9850, PRO539, PRO4316 or PRO4980 polypeptide as defined herein. In a particular embodiment, the antagonist is an anti-PRO197, anti-PRO207, anti-
PRO226, anti-PRO232, anti-PR0243, anti-PRO256, anti-PRO269, anti-PRO274, anti-PRO304, anti-PRO339, anti-
PRO1558, anti-PRO779, anti-PRO1185, anti-PRO1245, anti-PRO1759, anti-PRO5775,.anti-PRO7133, anti-
PRO7168, anti-PRO5725, anti-PR0O202, anti-PRO206, anti-PRO264, anti-PRO313, anti-PRO342, anti-PRO542, anti-PRO773, anti-PRO861, anti-PRO1216, anti-PRO1686, anti-PRO1800, anti-PRO3562, anti-PRO9850, anti-
PROS539, anti-PRO4316 or anti-PRO4980 antibody or a small molecule.
In a further embodiment, the invention concerns a method of identifying antagonists to a PRO197,
PRO207, PRO226, PRO232, PRO243, PRO256, PRO269, PRO274, PRO304, PRO339, PRO1558, PRO779,
PRO1185, PRO1245, PRO1759, PRO5775, PRO7133, PRO7168, PRO5725, PR0O202, PRO206, PRO264,
PRO313,PRO342, PRO542,PRO773,PRO861,PRO1216, PRO1686, PRO1800, PRO3562, PRO9850, PRO539,
PRO4316 or PRO4980 polypeptide which comprise contacting the PRO197, PRO207, PRO226, PRO232, PRO243,
PRO256, PRO269, PRO274, PRO304, PRO339,PRO1558, PRO779,PRO1185,PR0O1245,PRO1759, PRO5775,
PRO7133, PRO7168, PROS5725, PRO202, PRO206, PRO264, PRO313, PRO342, PRO542, PRO773, PROS6I,
PRO1216, PRO1686, PRO1800, PRO3562, PRO9850, PRO539, PRO4316 or PRO4980 polypeptide with a candidate molecule and monitoring a biological activity mediated by said PRO197, PRO207, PRO226, PRO232,
PRO243, PRO256, PRO269, PRO274, PRO304, PRO339, PRO1558, PRO779, PRO1185, PRO1245, PRO1759,
PRO5775, PRO7133, PRO7168, PRO5725, PRO202, PRO206, PRO264, PRO313, PRO342, PRO542, PRO773,
PROS61, PRO1216, PRO1686, PRO1800, PRO3562, PRO9850, PRO539, PRO4316 or PRO4980 polypeptide.
Preferably, the PRO197, PRO207, PRO226, PRO232, PRO243, PRO256, PRO269, PRO274, PRO304, PRO339,
PRO1558, PRO779, PRO1185, PRO1245, PRO1759, PRO5775, PRO7133, PRO7168, PRO5725, PRO202,
PRO206, PRO264, PRO313, PRO342, PRO542, PRO773, PRO861, PRO1216, PRO1686, PRO1800, PRO3562,
PRO9850, PRO539, PRO4316 or PRO4980. polypeptide is a native PRO197, PRO207, PRO226, PRO232,
PRO243, PRO256, PRO26D, PRO274, PRO304, PRO339, PRO1558, PRO779, PRO1185, PRO1245, PRO1759,
PROST7sS, PROT133, PRO716R, PROST2S, PRO22, PRO206, PRO264, PRO313, PRO342, PROS542, PRO773,
PROB861, PRO1216, PRO1686, PRO1800, PRO3562, PRO9850, PRO539, PRO4316 or PRO4980 polypeptide.
In a still further embodiment, the invention concerns a composition of matter comprising a PRO197,
PRO207, PRO226, PRO232, PRO243, PRO256, PRO269, PRO274, PRO304, PRO339, PRO1558, PRO779,
PRO1185, PRO1245, PRO1759, PROS577S, PRO7133, PRO7168, PRO5725, PRO202, PRO206, PRO264,
PRO313,PRO342,PROS542, PRO773,PRO861, PRO1216, PRO1686, PRO1800, PRO3562, PRO9850, PRO539, © PRO4316 or PRO4980 polypeptide, or an antagonist of a PRO197, PRO207, PRO226, PRO232, PRO243, © PRO256,PRO269,PRO274, PRO304, PRO339, PRO1558, PRO779, PRO1185,PR0O1245, PRO1759,PR0O5775,
PRO7133, PRO7168, PRO5725, PRO202, PRO206, PRO264, PRO313, PRO342, PRO542, PRO773, PRO861,
PRO1216, PRO1686, PRO1800, PRO3562, PRO9850, PRO539, PRO4316 or PRO4980 polypeptide as herein described, or an anti-PRO197, anti-PRO207, anti-PRO226, anti-PRO232, anti-PRO243, anti-PRO256, anti-
PRO269, anti-PRO274, anti-PRO304, anti-PR0O339, anti-PR0O1558, anti-PRO779, anti-PRO1185, anti-PR0O1245, anti-PRO1759, anti-PRO5775, anti-PRO7133, anti-PRO7168, anti-PR0O5725, anti-PRO202, anti-PRO206, anti-
PRO264, anti-PRO313, anti-PRO342, anti-PRO542, anti-PR0O773, anti-PRO861, anti-PRO1216, anti-PRO1686, anti-PRO1800,anti-PR0O3562,anti-PRO9850,anti-PR0O539,anti-PR0O43 16 or anti-PRO4980antibody, in combination with a carrier. Optionally, the carrier is a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier.
Another embodiment of the present invention is directed to the use of a PRO197, PRO207, PRO226,
PRO232, PRO243, PRO256, PRO269, PRO274, PRO304, PRO339, PRO1558, PRO779, PRO1185, PRO1245,
PRO1759, PRO5775,PRO7133, PRO7168, PRO5725, PRO202, PRO206, PRO264, PRO313,PRO342, PRO542,
PRO773, PRO861, PRO1216, PRO1686, PRO1800, PRO3562, PR0O9850, PRO539, PRO4316 or PRO4980 polypeptide, or an antagonist thereof as hereinbefore described, or an anti-PRO197, anti-PR0O207, anti-PRO226, anti-PRO232, anti-PR0O243, anti-PRO256, anti-PRO269, anti-PRO274, anti-PRO304, anti-PR0339, anti-PRO1558, anti-PRO779, anti PRO1 185, anti-PRO1245, anti PRO1759, anti PROS77S, anti-PRO7133, anti-PRO7168, anti-
PROS5T725, anti-PRO202, anti-PRO206, anti-PRO264, anti-PRO313, aati-PRO342, anti-PRO542, anti-PRO773, anti-PRO661, anti PRO1216, anti-PRO1686, anti-PRO1300, anti- PRO3562, anti-PRO9850, aati PROS539, anti-
PRO4316 or anti PRO4980 astibody, for the preparation of a medicament useful in the treatment of 2 condition which is respousive to the PRO197, PRO207, PRO226, PRO232, PRO243, PRO256, PRO269, PRO274, PRO304,
PRO339, PRO1558, PROT, PRO118S5, PRO1245, PRO17, PROS775, PRO7133, PRO7168, PROS5725,
PRO202, FROZ206, PRO264, FRO313, FRO342, FROS542, PROT73, FROS6L, PRO1216, FRO1686, PRO1800,
PRO3562, PROSSS0, PROS39, PRO4316 or PRO4980 polypeptide, an antagonist theseaf or sn anti PRO197, anti-
PRO207, aati-PRO226, anti PRO232, anti-PRO243, anti-PRO256, anti-PRO269, anti-PRO274, aati PRO30M, anti-
PRO339, anti-PRO1558, anti-PRO779, anti-PRO1185, anti-PRO1245, anti-PRO1759, aati PROS775, anti-
PRO7133, anti-PRO7168, anti PROS572S, anti-PRO202, anti-PRO206, anti PRO264, anti-PRO313, anti-PRO342, : anti-PROS42, anti-PRO773, anti-PROS61, anti-PRO1216, anti-PRO1686, anti-PRO1800, anti-PRO3562, anti-
PRO9850, anti-PROS39, anti PROA316 or anti PRO9S0 antibody. ;
In other embodiments of the present invention, the invention provides vectors comprising DNA encoding any of the herein described polypeptides. Host cell comprising any such vector are also provided. By way of example, the host cells may be CHO cells, E. coli, yeast, or Baculovirus-infected insect cells. A process for producing any of the herein described polypeptides is further provided and comprises culturing host cells under conditions suitable for expression of the desired polypeptide and recovering the desired polypeptide from the cell culture.
In other embodiments, the invention provides chimeric molecules comprising any of the herein described polypeptides fused to a heterologous polypeptide or amino acid sequence. Example of such chimeric molecules comprise any of the herein described polypeptides fused to an epitope tag sequence or a Fc region of an immunoglobulin.
In another embodiment, the invention provides an antibody which specifically binds to any of the above or below described polypeptides. Optionally, the antibody is a monoclonal antibody, humanized antibody, antibody fragment or single-chain antibody.
In vet other embodiments, the invention provides oligonucleotide probes useful for isolating genomic and cDNA nucleotide sequences or as antisense probes, wherein those probes may be derived from any of the above or below described nucleotide sequences.
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Figure 1 shows the nucleotide sequence (SEQ ID NO:1) of a cDNA containing a nucleotide sequence encoding native sequence PRO197, wherein the nucleotide sequence (SEQ ID NO:1) is a clone designated herein as DNA22780-1078. Also presented in bold font and underlined are the positions of the respective start and stop codons.
Figure 2 shows the amino acid sequence (SEQ ID NO:2) of a native sequence PRO197 polypeptide as derived from the coding sequence of SEQ ID NO:1 shown in Figure 1.
Figure 3 shows the nucleotide sequence (SEQ ID NO:3) of a cDNA containing a nucleotide sequence encoding native sequence PRO207, wherein the nucleotide sequence (SEQ ID NO:3) is a clone designated herein as DNA30879-1152. Also presented in bold font and underlined are the positions of the respective start and stop codons.
Figure 4 shows the amino acid sequence (SEQ ID NO:4) of a native sequence PRO207 polypeptide as derived from the coding sequence of SEQ ID NO:3 shown in Figure 3.
Figure 5 shows the nucleotide sequence (SEQ ID NO:5) of a cDNA containing a nucleotide sequence encoding native sequence PRO226, wherein the nucleotide sequence (SEQ ID NO:5) is a clone designated herein as DNA33460-1166. Also presented in bold font and underlined are the positions of the respective start and stop codons.
Figure 6 shows the amino acid sequence (SEQ ID NO:6) of a native sequence PRO226 polypeptide as derived from the coding sequence of SEQ ID NO:5 shown in Figure 5.
Figure 7 shows the nucleotide sequence (SEQ ID NO:7) of a cDNA containing a nucleotide sequence encoding native sequence PRO232, wherein the nucleotide sequence (SEQ ID NO:7) is a clone designated herein as DNA34435-1140. Also presented in bold font and underlined are the positions of the respective start and stop codons.
Figure 8 shows the amino acid sequence (SEQ ID NO:8) of a native sequence PRO232 polypeptide as derived from the coding sequence of SEQ ID NO:7 shown in Figure 7.
Figure 9 shows the nucleotide sequence (SEQ ID NO:9) of a cDNA containing a nucleotide sequence encoding native sequence PRO243, wherein the mcleotide sequence (SEQ ID NO:9) is a clone designated herein as DNA35917-1207. Also presented in bold font and underlined are the positions of the respective start and stop codons. :
Figure 10 shows the amino acid sequence (SEQ ID NO:10) of a native sequence PRO243 polypeptide as derived from the coding sequence of SEQ ID NO:9 shown in Figure 9.
Figure 11 shows the nucleotide sequence (SEQ ID NO:11) of a cDNA containing a nucleotide sequence encoding native sequence PRO256, wherein the nucleotide sequence (SEQ ID NO:11) is a clone designated herein as DNA35880-1160. Also presented in bold font and underlined are the positions of the respective start and stop codons.
Figure 12 shows the amino acid sequence (SEQ ID NO:12) of a native sequence PRO256 polypeptide as derived from the coding sequence of SEQ ID NO:11 shown in Figure 11.
Figure 13 shows the nucleotide sequence (SEQ ID NO:13) of a cDNA containing a nucleotide sequence encoding native sequence PRO269, wherein the nucleotide sequence (SEQ ID NO:13) is a clone designated herein as DNA38260-1180. Also presented in bold font and underlined are the positions of the respective start and stop codons: “Figure 14 shows the amino acid sequence (SEQ ID NO:14) of a native sequence PRO269 polypeptide as derived from the coding sequence of SEQ ID NO:13 shown in Figure 13.
Figure 15 shows the nucleotide sequence (SEQ ID NO:15) of a cDNA containing a nucleotide sequence encoding native sequence PRO274, wherein the nucleotide sequence (SEQ ID NO:15) is a clone designated herein as DNA39987-1184. Also presented in bold font and underlined are the positions of the respective start and stop codous.
Figure 16 shows the amino acid sequence (SEQ ID NO:16) of a native sequence PRO274 polypeptide as derived from the coding sequence of SEQ ID NO:15 shown in Fignre 15.
Figmze 17 shows the nncleotide sequence (SEQ ID NO:17) of a cDNA containing a nucleotide sequence encoding native sequence PRO30M4, wherein the nucleotide sequence (SEQ ID NO:17) is a clone designated herein as DNA39520-1217. Also presented in bold fomt and underlined are the positions of the respective start and stop codons.
Figase 18 shows the amino acid sequence (SBQ ID NO: 18) of a native scqueace PRO304 polypeptide as derived from the coding sequence of SEQ ID NO:17 shows in Figese 17. . Figuse 19 shows the nucleotide sequence (SBQ ID NO:19) of a cDNA containing a macleotide sequence cacoding native soquence PRO, wherein the nucleotide sequence (SEQ ID NO: 19) is a close desigasied herein as DNA43466-1225. Also presented in bold font and undefined are the positions of the respective start and stop codons.
Figure 20 shows the amino acid sequence (SEQ ID NO:20) of a native sequence PR0O339 polypeptide as derived from the coding sequence of SEQ ID NO:19 shown in Figure 19.
Figure 21 shows the nucleotide sequence (SEQ ID NO:21) of a cDNA containing a nucleotide sequence encoding native sequence PRO1558, wherein the nucleotide sequence (SEQ ID NO:21) is a clone designated herein as DNA71282-1668. Also presented in bold font and underlined are the positions of the respective start and stop codons.
Figure 22 shows the amino acid sequence (SEQ ID NO:22) of a native sequence PRO1558 polypeptide as derived from the coding sequence of SEQ ID NO:21 shown in Figure 21. : Figure 23 shows the nucleotide sequence (SEQ ID NO:23) of a cDNA containing a nucleotide sequence encoding native sequence PRO779, wherein the nucleotide sequence (SEQ ID NO:23) is a clone designated herein as DNAS58801-1052. Also presented in bold font and underlined are the positions of the respective start and stop codons.
Figure 24 shows the amino acid sequence (SEQ ID NO:24) of a native sequence PRO779 polypeptide as derived from the coding sequence of SEQ ID NO:23 shown in Figure 23.
Figure 25 shows the nucleotide sequence (SEQ ID NO:25) of a cDNA containing a nucleotide sequence encoding native sequence PRO1185, wherein the nucleotide sequence (SEQ ID NO:25) is a clone designated herein as DNA62881-1515. Also presented in bold font and underlined are the positions of the respective start and stop codons.
Figure 26 shows the amino acid sequence (SEQ ID NO:26) of a native sequence PRO1185 polypeptide as derived from the coding sequence of SEQ ID NO:25 shown in Figure 25.
Figure 27 shows the nucleotide sequence (SEQ ID NO:27) of a cDNA containing a nucleotide sequence encoding native sequence PRO1245, wherein the nucleotide sequence (SEQ ID NO:27) is a clone designated herein as DNA64884-1527. Also presented in bold font and underlined are the positions of the respective start and stop codons.
Figure 28 shows the amino acid sequence (SEQ ID NO:28) of a native sequence PRO1245 polypeptide as derived from the coding sequence of SEQ ID NO:27 shown in Figure 27,
Figure 29 shows the nucleotide sequence (SEQ ID NO:29) of a cDNA containing a nucleotide sequence encoding native sequence PRO1759, wherein the nucleotide sequence (SEQ ID NO:29) is a clone designated herein as DNA76531-1701. Also presented in bold font and underlined are the positions of the respective start and stop codons.
Figure 30 shows the amino acid sequence (SEQ ID NO:30) of a native sequence PRO1759 polypeptide as derived from the coding sequence of SEQ ID NO:29 shown in Figure 29.
Figure 31 shows the nucleotide sequence (SEQ ID NO:31) of a cDNA containing a nucleotide sequence encoding native sequence PRO5775, wherein the nucleotide sequence (SEQ ID NO:31) is a clone designated herein as DNA96869-2673. Also presented in bold font and underlined are the positions of the respective start and stop codons. }
Figure 32 shows the amino acid sequence (SEQ ID NO:32) of a native sequence PRO5775 polypeptide as derived from the coding sequence of SEQ ID NO:31 shown in Figure 31.
Figure 33 shows the nucleotide sequence (SEQ ID NQ:33) of a cDNA containing a nucleotide sequence encoding native sequence PRO7133, wherein the nucleotide sequence (SEQID NO:33) is a clone designated herein as DNA128451-2739. Also presented in bold font and underlined are the positions of the respective start and stop codons.
Figure 34 shows the amino acid sequence (SEQ ID NO:34) of a native sequence PRO7133 polypeptide as derived from the coding sequence of SEQ ID NO:33 shown in Figure 33.
Figure 35 shows the macieotide sequence (SEQ ID NO:35) of a cDNA containing a naclectide sequence encoding native sequence PRO7168, wherein the nucleotide sequence (SEQ ID NO:35) is a clone designated herein as DNA102846-2742. Also presented in bold font and underlined are the positions of the respective start and stop codons.
Figure 36 shows the amino acid sequence (SEQ ID NO:36) of a native sequence PRO7168 polypeptide as derived from the coding sequence of SEQ ID NO:35 shown in Figure 35.
Figure 37 shows the nucleotide sequence (SEQ ID NO:37) of a cDNA containing a nucleotide sequence encoding native sequence PRO5725, wherein the nucleotide sequence (SEQ ID NO:37) is a clone designated herein as DNA92265-2669. Also presented in bold font and underlined are the positions of the respective start and stop codons. )
Figure 38 shows the amino acid sequence (SEQ ID NO:38) of a native sequence PRO5725 polypeptide as derived from the coding sequence of SEQ ID NO:37 shown in Figure 37.
Figure 39 shows the nucleotide sequence (SEQ ID NO:39) of a cDNA containing a nucleotide sequence encoding native sequence PRO202, wherein the nucleotide sequence (SEQ ID NO:39) is a clone designated herein as DNA30869. Also presented in bold font and underlined are the positions of the respective start and stop codons.
Figure 40 shows the amino acid sequence (SEQ ID NO:40) of a native sequence PRO202 polypeptide as derived from the coding sequence of SEQ ID NO:39 shown in Figure 39.
Figure 41 shows the nucleotide sequence (SEQ ID NO:41) of a cDNA containing a nucleotide sequence encoding native sequence PRO206, wherein the nucleotide sequence (SEQ ID NO:41) is a clone designated herein as DNA34405. Also presented in bold font and underlined are the positions of the respective start and stop codons.
Figure 42 shows the amino acid sequence (SEQ ID NO:42) of a native sequence PRO206 polypeptide as derived from the coding sequence of SEQ ID NO:41 shown in Figure 41.
Figure 43 shows the nucleotide sequence (SEQ ID NO:43) of a cDNA containing a nucleotide sequence encoding native sequence PRO264, wherein the nucleotide sequence (SEQ ID NO:43) is a clone designated herein as DNA36995. Also presented in bold font snd undesfined are the positions of the respective start and stop codons.
Figure 44 shows the amino acid sequence (SEQ ID NO:44) of a native sequence PRO264 polypeptide as derived from the coding sequence of SEQ ID NO:43 shown ia Figure 43.
Figure 45 shows the nucleotide sequeace (SEQ ID NO:45) of a cDNA containing a nucleotide sequence encoding native sequence PRO313, whesein the macieotide sequeace (SBQ ID NO:45) is a clone desigasted herein as DNA43320. Also prescatod in bold fost snd waderfincd are the positions of the respective start and stop codons.
Figure 46 shows the amino acid sequence (SBQ HD NO:46) of a aative sequence PRO313 polypeptide as derived from the coding sequence of SEQ) ID NO:45 shows in Figme 45.
Figure 47 shows the nucleotide sequence (SEQ ID NO:47) of a cDNA containing a macleotide sequence encoding native sequence PRO342, wherein the nucleotide sequence (SEQ ID NO:47) is a clone designated herein as DNA38649. Also presented in bold font and underlined are the positions of the respective start and stop codons.
Figure 43 shows the amino acid sequence (SEQ ID NO:48) of a native sequence PRO342 polypeptide as }
derived from the coding sequence of SEQ ID NO:47 shown in Figure 47.
Figure 49 shows the nucleotide sequence (SEQ ID NO:49) of 2a cDNA containing a nucleotide sequence encoding native sequence PRO542, wherein the nucleotide sequence (SEQ ID NO:49) is a clone designated herein as DNAS56505. Also presented in bold font and underlined are the positions of the respective start and stop codons.
Figure 50 shows the amino acid sequence (SEQ ID NO:50) of a native sequence PRO542 polypeptide as derived from the coding sequence of SEQ ID NO:49 shown in Figure 49.
Figure 51 shows the nucleotide sequence (SEQ ID NO:51) of a cDNA containing a nucleotide sequence encoding native sequence PRO773, wherein the nucleotide sequence (SEQ ID NO:51) is a clone designated herein as DNA48303. Also presented in bold font and underlined are the positions of the respective start and stop codons.
Figure 52 shows the amino acid sequence (SEQ ID NO:52) of a native sequence PRO773 polypeptide as derived from the coding sequence of SEQ ID NO:51 shown in Figure 51.
Figure 53 shows the nucleotide sequence (SEQ ID NO:53) of a cDNA containing a nucleotide sequence encoding native sequence PROB61, wherein the nucleotide sequence (SEQ ID NO:53) is a clone designated herein as DNAS0798. Also presented in bold font and underlined are the positions of the respective start and stop codons.
Figure 54 shows the amino acid sequence (SEQ ID NO:54) of a native sequence PRO861 polypeptide as derived from the coding sequence of SEQ ID NO:53 shown in Figure 53.
Figure 55 shows the nucleotide sequence (SEQ ID NQO:55) of a cDNA containing a nucleotide sequence encoding native sequence PRO1216, wherein the nucleotide sequence (SEQ ID NO:55) is a clone designated herein as DNA 66489. Also presented in bold font and underlined are the positions of the respective start and stop codons.
Figure 56 shows the amino acid sequence (SEQ ID NO:56) of a native sequence PRO1216 polypeptide as derived from the coding sequence of SEQ ID NO:55 shown in Figure 55.
Figure 57 shows the nucleotide sequence (SEQ ID NO:57) of a cDNA containing a nucleotide sequence encoding native sequence PRO1686, wherein the nucleotide sequence (SEQ ID NO:57) is a clone designated herein as DNAB0896. Also presented in bold font and underlined are the positions of the respective start and stop codons.
Figure 58 shows the amino acid sequence (SEQ ID NO:58) of a native sequence PRO1686 polypeptide as derived from the coding sequence of SEQ ID NO:57 shown in Figure 57.
Figure 59 shows the nucleotide sequence (SEQ ID NO:59) of a cDNA containing a nucleotide sequence encoding native sequence PRO 1800, wherein the nucleotide sequence (SEQ ID NO:59) is a clone designated herein as DNA35672-2508. Also presented in bold font and underlined are the positions of the respective start and stop codons. :
Figure 60 shows the amino acid sequence (SEQ ID NO:60) of a native sequence PRO1800 polypeptide as derived from the coding sequence of SEQ ID NO:59 shown in Figure 59.
Figure 61shows the nucleotide sequence (SEQ ID NO:61) of a cDNA containing a nucleotide sequence encoding native sequence PRO3562, wherein the nucleotide sequence (SEQ ID NO:61) is a clone designated herein asDNA96791. Also presented in bold font and underlined are the positions of the respective start and stop codons.
Figure 62 shows the amino acid sequence (SEQ ID NO:62) of a native sequence PRO3562 polypeptide as derived from the coding sequence of SEQ ID NO:61 shown in Figure 61.
Figure 63 shows the nucleotide sequence (SEQ ID NO:63) of a cDNA containing a nucleotide sequence encoding native sequence PRO9850, wherein the nucleotide sequence (SEQ ID NO:63) is a clone designated herein as DNA58725. Also presented in bold font and underlined are the positions of the respective start and stop codons.
Figure 64 shows the amino acid sequence (SEQ ID NO:64) of a native sequence PRO9850 polypeptide as derived from the coding sequence of SEQ ID NO:63 shown in Figure 63.
Figure 65 shows the nucleotide sequence (SEQ ID NO:65) of a cDNA containing a nucleotide sequence encoding native sequence PROS539, wherein the nucleotide sequence (SEQ ID NO:65) is a clone designated herein as DNA47465-1561. Also presented in bold font and underlined are the positions of the respective start and stop codons.
Figure 66 shows the amino acid sequence (SEQ ID NO:66) of a native sequence PROS539 polypeptide as derived from the coding sequence of SEQ ID NO:65 shown in Figure 65.
Figure 67 shows the nucleotide sequence (SEQ ID NO:67) of a cDNA containing a nucleotide sequence ’ encoding native sequence PR0O4316, wherein the nucleotide sequence (SEQID NO:67) is a clone designated herein as DNA94713-2561. Also presented in bold font and underlined are the positions of the respective start and stop codons.
Figure 68 shows the amino acid sequence (SEQ ID NO:68) of a native sequence PRO4316 polypeptide as derived from the coding sequence of SEQ ID NO:67 shown in Figure 67.
Figure 69 shows the nucleotide sequence (SEQ ID NO:69) of a cDNA containing a nucleotide sequence encoding native sequence PRO4980, wherein the nucleotide sequence (SEQ ID NO:69) is a clone designated herein as DNA97003-2649. Also presented in bold font and underlined are the positions of the respective start and stop codons. "Figure 70 shows the amino acid sequence (SEQ ID NO:70) of a native sequence PRO4980 polypeptide as derived from the coding sequence of SEQ ID NO:G9 shown in Figure 69.
Detailed Description of the Invention
LL Definitions - The phrases "gene amplification” and "gene duplication” are used interchangeably and refer to a process by which multiple copies of a gene or gene fragment are farmed in a particular cell or cell line. The duplicated region (a stretch of amplified DNA) is often referred to as “amplicon.” Usually, the amount of the messenger RNA (mRNA) produced, i e., the level of gene expression, also increases in the proportion of the nnmber of copies made of the particular gene expressed. "Tumor", as used herein, refers to all neoplastic cell growth and proliferation, whether malignant or benign, and all pre-cancerous and cancerows cells and tissues.
The texnx "cascer” and “cancerous” refer to or describe the physiological condition in mammals that is typically chasacscrized by wascguinted ocll growth. Examples of cancer inclsde but are not Emited to, cascinoma, lymphoma, bisstorm, sarcoma, and lewlemia. More particular examples of such cancers include breast cancer, prostaie camcer, colon cancer, squamous cell cancer, small-cell kmg cancer, non-samll cell lang cancer, gastrointestinal cancer, pancreatic cancer, glioblastoma, cervical cancer, ovarian cancer, liver cancer, biadder cancer, hepatoma, colorectal cancer, endometrial carcinoma, salivary gland carcinoma, kidney cancer, liver cancer, vulval cancer, thyroid cancer, hepatic carcinoma and various types of head and neck cancer. : "Treatment" is an intervention performed with the intention of preventing the development or altering the pathology of a disorder. Accordingly, “treatment” refers to both therapeutic treatment and prophylactic or preventative measures. Those in need of treatment include those already with the disorder as well as those in which the disorder is to be prevented. In tumor (e.g., cancer) treatment, a therapeutic agent may directly decrease the pathology of tumor cells, or render the tumor cells more susceptible to treatment by other therapeutic agents, e.g., radiation and/or chemotherapy. ’
The "pathology" of cancer includes all phenomena that compromise the well-being of the patient. ‘Lhus includes, without limitation, abnormal or uncontrollable cell growth, metastasis, interference with the normal functioning of neighboring cells, release of cytokines or other secretory products at abnormal levels, suppression or aggravation of inflammatory or immunological response, etc. "Mammal" for purposes of treatment refers to any animal classified as a mammal, including humans, domestic and farm animals, and zoo, sports, or pet animals, such as dogs, horses, cats, cattle, pigs, sheep, etc.
Preferably, the mammal is human. "Carriers" as used herein include pharmaceutically acceptable carriers, excipients, or stabilizers which are nontoxic to the cell or mammal being exposed thereto at the dosages and concentrations employed. Often the physiologically acceptable carrier is an aqueous pH buffered solution. Examples of physiologically acceptable carriers include buffers such as phosphate, citrate, and other organic acids; antioxidants including ascorbic acid; low molecular weight (less than about 10 residues) polypeptides; proteins, such as serum albumin, gelatin, or immunoglobulins; hydrophilic polymers such as polyvinylpyrrolidone; amino acids such as glycine, glutamine, asparagine, arginine or lysine; monosaccharides, disaccharides, and other carbohydrates including glucose, mannose, or dextrins; chelating agents such as EDTA; sugar alcohols such as mannitol or sorbitol; salt-forming' counterions such as sodium; and/or nonionic surfactants such as TWEEN™, polyethylene glycol (PEG), and
PLURONICS™.
Administration "in combination with" one or more further therapeutic agents includes simultaneous (concurrent) and consecutive administration in any order. ’
The term "cytotoxic agent” as used herein refers to a substance that inhibits or prevents the function of cells and/or causes destruction of cells. The term is intended to include radioactive isotopes (e.g., I'*, I'*, Y*® and
Re!®%), chemotherapeutic agents, and toxins such as enzymatically active toxins of bacterial, fungal, plant or animal origin, or fragments thereof.
A "chemotherapeutic agent" is a chemical compound useful in the treatment of cancer. Examples of chemotherapeutic agents include adriamycin, doxorubicin, epirubicin, 5-fluorouracil, cytosine arabinoside ("Ara-
C"), cyclophosphamide, thiotepa, busulfan, cytoxin, taxoids, e.g., paclitaxel (Taxol, Bristol-Myers Squibb
Oncology, Princeton, NJ), and doxetaxel (Taxotere, Rhdne-Poulenc Rorer, Antony, Rnace), toxotere, methotrexate, cisplatin, melphalan, vinblastine, bleomycin, etoposide, ifosfamide, mitomycin C, mitoxantrone, vincristine, vinorelbine, carboplatin, teniposide, daunomycin, carminomycin, aminopterin, dactinomycin, mitomycins, esperamicins (see U.S. Pat. No. 4,675,187), 5-FU, 6-thioguanine, 6-mercaptopurine, actinomycin D, VP-16, chlorambucil, melphalan, and other related nitrogen mustards. Also included in this definition are hormonal agents that act to regulate or inhibit hormone action on tumors such as tamoxifen and onapristone. ‘
A "growth inhibitory agent" when used herein refers to a compound or composition which inhibits growth of a cell, especially cancer cell overexpressing any of the genes identified herein, either in vitro or in vivo. Thus,
the growth inhibitory agent is one which significantly reduces the percentage of cells overexpressing such genes in S phase. Examples of growth inhibitory agents include agents that block cell cycle progression (at a place other "than S phase), such as agents that induce G1 arrest and M-phase arrest. Classical M-phase blockers include the vincas (vincristine and vinblastine), taxol, and topo II inhibitors such as doxorubicin, epirubicin, daunorubicin, etoposide, and bleomycin. Those agents that arrest G1 also spill over into S-phase arrest, for example, DNA alkylating agents such as tamoxifen, prednisone, dacarbazine, mechlorethamine, cisplatin, methotrexate, 5- - fluorouracil, and ara-C. Further information can be found in The Molecular Basis of Cancer, Mendelsohn and
Israel, eds., Chapter 1, entitled "Cell cycle regulation, oncogens, and antineoplastic drugs" by Murakami et al., (WB
Saunders: Philadelphia, 1995), especially p. 13. “Doxorubicin” is an anthracycline antibiotic. The full chemical name of doxorubicin is (85-cis)-10-[(3- amino-2,3,6-trideoxy-a-L-lyxo-hexapyranosyl)oxy]-7,8,9,10-tetrahydro-6,8, 1 1 -trihydroxy-8-(hydroxyacetyl)-1- methoxy-5,12-naphthacenedione.
The term "cytokine" is a generic term for proteins released by one cell population which act on another cell as intercellular mediators. Examples of such cytokines are lymphokines, monokines, and traditional polypeptide hormones. Included among the cytokines are growth hormone such as human growth hormone, N-methionyl human growth hormone, and bovine growth hormone; parathyroid hormone; thyroxine; insulin; proinsulin; relaxin; prorelaxin; glycoprotein hormones such as follicle stimulating hormone (FSH), thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH), and luteinizing hormone (LH); hepatic growth factor; fibroblast growth factor; prolactin; placental lactogen; tumor necrosis factor-a and -3; mullerian-inhibiting substance; mouse gonadotropin-assaciated peptide; inhibin; activin; vascular endothelial growth factor; integrin; thrombopoietin (TPO); nerve growth factors such as NGF-J; platelet- growth factor; transforming growth factors (TGFs) such as TGF-a and TGF-B; insulin-like growth factor-I and -11; erythropoietin (EPO); osteoinductive factors; interferons such as interferon -, -B, and -y; colony stimulating factors (CSFs) such as macrophage-CSF (M-CSF); granulocyte-macrophage-CSF (GM-CSF); and granulocyte-CSF (G-
CSF); interleukins (ILs) such as IL-1, IL~ 1a, IL-2, IL-3, IL-4, IL-5, IL-6, IL-7, IL-8, IL-9, IL-11, IL-12; a tumor necrosis factor such as TNF-a or TNF-8; and other polypeptide factors including LIF and kit ligand (KL). As used herein, the term cytokine includes proteins from natural sources or from recombinant cell culture and biologically active equivalents of the native sequence cytokines.
The term “prodrag” as used in this application refers Ww a precursor or derivative form of a pharmaceutically active substance that is less cytotoxic to temor cells compared 10 the parent dmg and is capable of being eazymatically activated or converted isto the mare active pasent form. See, e.g, Wilnean, “Prodags in
Cancer Chemotherapy”, Biochemical Society Transactions, 14:375-382, 615th Meeting, Belfast (1986), and Stella et al, “Prodrags: A Chemical Approach © Targeted Drug Delivery”, Directed Drug Delivery, Borchardt ef al, (ed), pp. 147-267, Humana Press (1985). The prodrwgs of this invention inchede, but are not limited 10, phosphate -
D-mmimo acid-modified prodrugs, glysocyisted prodregs, B-lactam-containing prodrags, optionally substituted * phenoxyacetamide-containing prodrags or optionally substituted phenylacetamide-containing prodrugs, 5- fluorocytosine and other 5-fluorouridine prodrags which can be converted into the more active cytotoxic free drug,
Examples of cytotoxic drugs that can be derivatized into a prodrugs form for use in this invention include, but are not limited to, those chemotherapentic agents described above. :
An “effective amount” of a polypeptide disclosed herein or an antagonist thereof, in reference to inhibition of neoplastic cell growth, tumor growth or cancer cell growth, is an amount capable of inhibiting, to some extent, the growth of target cells. The term includes an amount capable of invoking a growth inhibitory, cytostatic and/or cytotoxic effect and/or apoptosis of the target cells. An “effective amount” of a PRO polypeptide antagonist for purposes of inhibiting neoplastic cell growth, tumor growth or cancer cell growth, may be determined empirically and in a routine manner. . A “therapeutically effective amount”, in reference to the treatment of tumor, refers to an amount capable of invoking one or more of the following effects: (1) inhibition, to some extent, of tumor growth, including, slowing down and complete growth arrest; (2) reduction in the number of tumor cells; (3) reduction in tumor size; (4) inhibition (i.e., reduction, slowing down or complete stopping) of turnor cell infiltration into peripheral organs; (5) inhibition (i.e., reduction, slowing down or complete stopping) of metastasis; (6) enhancement of anti-tumor immune response, which may, but does not have to, result in the regression or rejection of the tumor; and/or (7) relief, to some extent, of one or more symptoms associated with the disorder. A “therapeutically effective amount” of a PRO polypeptide antagonist for purposes of treatment of tumor may be determined empirically and in a routine manner.
A “growth inhibitory amount” of a PRO antagonist is an amount capable of inhibiting the growth of a cell, especially tumor, e.g., cancer cell, either in vitro or in vive. A “growth inhibitory amount” of a PRO antagonist for purposes of inhibiting neoplastic cell growth may be determined empirically and in a routine manner. . A “cytotoxic amount” of a PRO antagonist is an amount capable of causing the destruction of a cell, especially tumor, e.g., cancer cell, either in vitro or in vivo. A “cytotoxic amount” of a PRO antagonist for purposes of inhibiting neoplastic cell growth may be determined empirically and in a routine manner.
The terms "PRO polypeptide” and "PRO" as used herein and when immediately followed by a numerical designation refer to various polypeptides, wherein the complete designation (i.e., PRO/number) refers to specific polypeptide sequences as described herein. The terms "PRO/number polypeptide” and "PRO/number" wherein the term "number" is provided as an actual numerical designation as used herein encompass native sequence polypeptides and polypeptide variants (which are further defined herein). The PRO polypeptides described herein may be isolated from a variety of sources, such as from human tissue types or from another source, or prepared by recombinant or synthetic methods.
A "native sequence PRO polypeptide" comprises a polypeptide having the same amino acid sequence as the corresponding PRO polypeptide derived from nature. Such native sequence PRO polypeptides can be isolated from nature or can be produced by recombinant or synthetic means. The term "native sequence PRO polypeptide" specifically encompasses naturally-occurring truncated or secreted forms of the specific PRO polypeptide (e.g., an extracellular domain sequence), naturally-occurring variant forms (e.g., alternatively spliced forms) and naturally-occurring allelic variants of the polypeptide. In various embodiments of the invention, the native sequence
PRO polypeptides disclosed herein are mature or full-length native sequence polypeptides comprising the full-length amino acids sequences shown in the accompanying figures. Start and stop codons are shown in bold font and underlined in the figures. However, while the PRO polypeptide disclosed in the accompanying figures are shown to begin with methionine residues designated herein as amino acid position 1 in the figures, it is conceivable and possible that other methionine residues located either upstream or downstream from the amino acid position 1 in the figures may be employed as the starting amino acid residue for the PRO polypeptides.
The PRO polypeptide "extracellular domain” or "ECD" refers to a form of the PRO polypeptide which is essentially free of the transmembrane and cytoplasmic domains. Ordinarily, a PRO polypeptide ECD will have less than 1% of such transmembrane and/or cytoplasmic domains and preferably, will have less than 0.5% of such domains. It will be understood that any transmembrane domains kientified for the PRO polypeptides of the present invention are identified pursuant to criteria routinely employed in the art for identifying that type of hydrophobic domain. The exact boundaries of a transmembrane domain may vary but most likely by no more than about 5 amino acids at either end of the domain as initially identified herein. Optionally, therefore, an extracellular domain of a
PRO polypeptide may contain from about 5 or fewer amino acids on either side of the transmembrane domain/extracellular domain boundary as identified in the Examples or specification and such polypeptides, with or without the associated signal peptide, and nucleic acid encoding them, are contemplated by the present invention.
The approximate location of the "signal peptides" of the various PRO polypeptides disclosed herein are shown in the present specification and/or the accompanying figures. It is noted, however; that the C-terminal boundary of a signal peptide may vary, but most likely by no more than about 5 amino acids on either side of the signal peptide C-terminal boundary as initially identified herein, wherein the C-terminal boundary of the signal peptide may be identified pursuant to criteria routinely employed in the art for identifying that type of amino acid sequence clement (e.g., Nielsen ef al., Prot. Eng., 10:1-6 (1997) and von Heinje et al., Nucl. Acids Res., 14:4683-4690 (1986)). Moreover, it is also recognized that, in some cases, cleavage of a signal sequence from a - secreted polypeptide is not entirely uniform, resulting in more than one secreted species. These mature polypeptides, where the signal peptide is cleaved within no more than about 5 amino acids on either side of the
C-terminal boundary of the signal peptide as identified herein, and the polynucleotides encoding them, are contemplated by the present invention. "PRO polypeptide variant" means an active PRO polypeptide as defined above or below having at least about 80% amino acid sequence identity with a full-length native sequence PRO polypeptide sequence as disclosed herein, a PRO polypeptide sequence lacking the signal peptide as disclosed herein, an extracellular domain of a
PRO polypeptide, with ar without the signal peptide, as disclosed herein or any other fragment of a full-length PRO polypeptide sequence as disclosed herein. Such PRO polypeptide variants incinde, for instance, PRO polypeptides wherein one or more amino acid residues are added, or deleted, at the N- or C-terminus of the full-length native amino acid sequeace. Ordinarily, a FRO polypeptide variant will have at least shout 30% amino acid sequeace identity, preferably at least about 819 amino acid sequence identity, more preferably at lesst about 82% amino acid sequence idestity, more preferably at least about 83% amino acid sequence identity, mare preferably at least about 84% amino acid sequence ideatity, more preferably at least about 85% amimo acid sequence ideatity, more identity, mose peefecably ot least shout $3% amino acid sequence identity, more preferably atleast about 89% amino acid sequence identity, more preferably at icast shout 950% amino acid sequence idemiity, more prefershly at least about 91% amino acid sequence identity, more preferably at least about 92% amino acid sequeace identity, more preferably atleast about 93% amino acid sequence identity, more preferably at least about 94% amino acid sequence identity, more preferably at least sbout 95% amino acid sequence identity, more preferably at least about 96% amino acid sequence identity, more preferably at least about 97% amino acid sequence ideatity, more proferably at least about 98% amino acid sequence identity and most preferably at least about 99% amino acid sequence identity with a full-length native sequence PRO polypeptide sequence as disclosed herein, a PRO polypeptide sequence lacking the signal peptide as disclosed herein, an extracellular domain of a PRO polypeptide, with or without the signal peptide, as disclosed herein or any other specifically defined fragment of a full-length PRO polypeptide sequence asdisclosed herein. Ordinarily, PRO variant polypeptides are at least about 10 amino acids in length, often at least about 20 amino acids in length, more often at least about 30 amino acids in length, more often at least about 40 amino acids in length, more often at least about 50 amino acids in length, more often at least about 60 amino acids in length, more often at least about 70 amino acids in length, more often at least about 80 amino acids in length, more often at least about 90 amino acids in length, more often at least about 100 amino acids in length, more often atleast about 150 amino acids in length, more often at least about 200 amino acids in length, more often at least about 300 amino acids in length, or more.
As shown below, Table 1 provides the complete source code for the ALIGN-2 sequence comparison computer program. This source code may be routinely compiled for use on a UNIX operating system to provide the ALIGN-2 sequence comparison computer program.
In addition, Tables 2A-2D show hypothetical exemplifications for using the below described method to determine % amino acid sequence identity (Tables 2A-2B) and % nucleic acid sequence identity (Tables 2C-2D) using the ALIGN-2 sequence comparison computer program, wherein “PRO” represents the amino acid sequence of a hypothetical PRO polypeptide of interest, “Comparison Protein” represents the amino acid sequence of a polypeptide against which the “PRO” polypeptide of interest is being compared, “PRO-DNA” represents a hypothetical PRO-encoding nucleic acid sequence of interest, “Comparison DNA” represents the nucleotide sequence of a nucleic acid molecule against which the “PRO-DNA” nucleic acid molecule of interest is being compared, “X”, “Y™, and “Z” each represent different hypothetical amino acid residues and “N”, “L” and *“V*’ each represent different hypothetical nucleotides.
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Fad * * C-C increased from 12 to 15 * Z is average of EQ * B is average of ND * madch with stop is _M; stop-siop = 0; J (joker) maich = 0 * #define M -8 /* value of a match with a stop */ int _day[26][26] = { }
I* ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ¥ *A* {2,0,2,0,0,4,1,1-1,0,1,2,-1,0, M,1,0,-2, 1, 1, 0, 0,-6, 0,-3, 0}, >» B */ { 0, 3,4, 3, 2,-5, 0, 1,-2, 0, 0,-3,-2, 2, M,-1, 1, 0, 0, 0, 0,-2,-5, 0,-3, 1}, 1*C¥ {-2,4,15,-5,-5,4,-3,-3,-2, 0,-5,-6,-5,-4,_M,-3,-5,-4, 0,-2, 0,-2,-8, 0, 0,-5}, /*D */ { 0, 3,5, 4, 3,6, 1, 1,-2, 0, 0,4,-3, 2, M,-1, 2,-1, 0, 0, 0,-2,-7, 0,4, 2},
I/*E + {0,2,-5,3,4,-5,0,1,-2,0,0,-3,-2, 1, M,-1,2,-1,0, 0, 0,-2,-7, 0,4, 3},
I*F* {4.-5,4,6,-5,9,-5,2, 1, 0,-5, 2, 0,4, M,-5,-5,4,-3,-3, 0,-1, 0, 0, 7,-5}, : 1*G*/ {1,03,1,0,5,5,2,-3, 0,-2,-4,-3, 0,_M,-1,-1,-3, 1, 0, 0,-1,-7, 0,-5, 0}, /*H* {-1, 1,3, 1, 1,2,2,6,-2, 0, 0,-2,-2, 2, M, 0, 3, 2,-1,-1, 0,-2,-3, 0, 0, 2}, 1% {1,2,2,2,2, 1,-3,2, 5, 0,2, 2, 2,-2, M,-2,-2,2,-1, 0, 0, 4,-5, 0,-1,-2}, *J* {o0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0, M,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0, 0,0, 0}, /*K */ {-1,0,-5,0,0,-5,-2,0,-2,0, 5,-3,0, 1, M,-1, 1, 3,0, 0, 0,-2,-3, 0,4, 0}, ) +1 {-2,-3,-6,4,-3,2,4,-2, 2, 0,-3, 6, 4,-3, M,-3,-2,-3,-3,-1, 0, 2,-2, 0,-1,-2},
AMY {-1,2,5,3,-2,0,-3,2, 2, 0,0, 4, 6,2, M,-2,-1, 0,2,-1, 0, 2,4, 0,-2,-1}, * N */ { 0, 2,4, 2, 1,4, 0, 2,2, 0, 1,-3,-2, 2, M,-1, 1, 0, 1, 0, 0,-2,-4, 0.-2, 1}, 0% { M, M, M, M, M, M, M, M, M, M, M, M, M, M, 0, M, M, M, M, M, M, M, M, M, M, M},
I*P* {1,-1,-3,-1,-1,-5,-1, 0,-2, 0,-1,-3,-2,-1, M, 6, 0, 0, 1, 0, 0,-1,-6, 0,-5, 0}, 1*Q%/ {0,1,5,2,2,5,-1,3,-2,0, 1,-2,-1, 1, M, 0, 4, 1,-1,-1, 0,-2,-5, 0,4, 3},
I*R* {-2,0,4,-1,-1,-4,-3,2,-2,0,3,-3,0,0, M, 0, 1, 6, 0,-1, 0,-2, 2, 0,4, 0}, 1%S */ {1,0,0,0,0,3,1,-1,-1, 0, 0,-3,-2, 1, M, 1,-1, 0, 2, 1, 0,-1,-2, 0,-3, 0}, *T* {1,0,2,0,0,3, 0,1, 0,0, 0,-1,-1, 0,_M, 0,-1,-1, 1, 3, 0, 0,-5, 0,-3, 0}, *u=+ {0,0,0,00,0,000,0,0,0,0,0,M,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0, 0}, *V * {0,-2,-2,-2,-2,-1,-1,-2, 4, 0,-2, 2, 2,2, M,-1,2,-2,-1, 0, 0, 4,-6, 0,-2,-2}, *W* {6,5,8,7,-7,0,-7,-3,-, 0,-3,-2,-4,-4, M.-6,-5, 2,-2,-5, 0,-6,17, 0, 0,-6}, 1X {0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,M,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0, 0}, 1*Y */ {-3.-3,0,-4,4, 7,-5, 0,-1, 0,4,-1,-2,-2, M,-5,4,-4,-3,-3, 0,-2, 0, 0,10,-4}, 1*Z% {0 1,-5,2,3,-5,0,2,-2,0,0,-2,-1,1, M, 0,3, 0,0, 0, 0,-2,-6, 0,4, 4} . hb
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*/ #include <stdio.h> #include <ctype.h> #define MAXIMP 16 /* max jumps in a diag ¥/ fidefine MAXGAP 24 /¥ don't continue to penalize gaps larger than this */ #define JMPS 1024 /* max jmps in an path */ fidefine MX 4 I* save if there's at least MX~1 bases since last jmp */ - #define DMAT 3 /* value of matching bases */ #define DMIS 0 /* penalty for mismatched bases */ #define DINSO 8 7% penalty for a gap */ #define DINS1 1 /* penalty per base */ #define PINSO 8 /* penalty for a gap */ #define PINS1 4 /* penalty per residue */ struct jmp { short n[MAXIMP); J* size of jmp (neg for dely) */ unsigned short x[MAXIMP]; /* base no. of jmp in seq x */ }h /* limits seq to 2°16 -1 */ struct diag { int score; /* score at last jmp */ long offset; /* offset of prev block */ short ijmp; /* current jmp index */ struct jmp ips /* list of jmps */ bs struct path { ’ . int spc; /* number of leading spaces */ short n[IMPS];/* size of jmp (gap) */ y int x[YMPST; /* loc of jmp (last elem before gap) */ char *ofile; /* output file name */ char *namex[2]; /* seq names: getseqs() */ char *prog; /* prog name for err msgs */ char *seqxf2]; /* seqs: getseqs() */ int dmax; /* best diag: aw() */ int dmax0; /* final diag */ int dna; : /* set if dna: main() */ int endgaps; /* set if penalizing end gaps */ int gapx, gapy; /* total gaps in seqs */ int len, lenl; /* seq lens */ int ngapx, ngapy; /* total size of gaps */ int smax; /* max score: nw(Q) */ int *xbm; /* bitmap for matching */ long offset; /* current offset in jmp file */ struct diag *dx; /* holds diagonals */ struct path ppl2l; /* holds path for seqs */ char *calloc(), *malloc(), *index(), *strcpy(; char *getseq(), *g_calloc();
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/* Needleman-Wunsch alignment program * * usage: progs filel file2 * where file] and file2 are two dna or two protein sequences. * The sequences can be in wpper- or lower-case an may contain ssbiguity * Any himes beginning with ';', > ' or ' <' are ignored * Max file length is 65535 (limited by unsigned shert x in the jmp struct) * A sequence with 1/3 or more of its elements ACGTU is assumed to be DNA. * Output is in the file "align.out" * * The program may create a tmp file in /tmp to hold info about traceback. * Original version developed under BSD 4.3 on a vax 8650 */ #include "nw.h" #include "day.h" static _dbval26] = { ) 1,14,2,13,0,0,4,11,0,0,12,0,3,15,0,0,0,5,6,8,8,7,9,0,10,0 3: static _pbval[26] = {
L2|(1< <('D'-'A"D|(1< <('N'-'A"), 4, 8, 16, 32, 64, 128, 256, OXFFFFFFF, 1< <10, 1< <1], 1<<12,1< < 13, 1< <14, 1<<15,1<<16,1<<17,1<<18, 1<<19, 1<<20, 1<<21,1<<22, 1<<23,1<<24, 1< <25|(1< <('E-'A")|(1< <('Q-'A") 3 main(ac, av) main int ac; char *avil; { prog = avi0]; if (ac!=3){ fprintf(stderr, "usage: %s filel file2\n", prog); fprintf(stderr, "where filel and file2 are two dna or two protein sequences.\n"); fprintf(stderr, "The sequences can be in upper- or lower-case\n"); fprintf(stderr," Any lines beginning with ';' or ' <' are ignored\n"); fprintf(stderr, "Output is in the file \"align.out\"\n"); exit(1); } pamexf0] = avil}; mamex{1] = av{Z}; seqxil] = petseqg(oamex{], &lenl); scqx{l] = getseqg(eamex|{1], &lenl); xbm = (dma)? dbval : pbval; eadgaps = 0; /* 1 wo pesalize cadgaps */ ofile = "align out"; 1* owpwt file */ aw(); /* fill im the matrix, get the possible jmps */ readimpa(); 1* gut the acl jugs */ primt(); 1% print stn, sligmmant */ cleannpf0); 1+ walink samy tmp files */ }
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/* do the alignment, return best score: main() : * dna: values in Fitch and Smith, PNAS, 80, 1382-1386, 1983 * pro: PAM 250 values * When scores are equal, we prefer mismatches to any gap, prefer * a new gap to extending an ongoing gap, and prefer a gap in seqx *to a gap in seq y. */ nw() nw { char *pX, *py; /* seqs and ptrs */ int *ndely, *dely; /* keep track of dely */ int ndelx, delx; * keep track of delx */ int *tmp; 1% for swapping row0, rowl */ int mis: I* score for each type */ int insC, insl; /* insertion penalties */ register id; /* diagonal index */ register ij; /* jmp index */ register *col0, *coll; /* score for curr, last row */ register XX, YY; /* index into seqs */ dx = (struct diag *)g_calloc("to get diags”, len0+leni +1, sizeof(struct diag)); ndely = (int *)g_calloc("to get ndely”, lenl +1, sizeof(int)); dely = (int *)g_calloc("to get dely”, lenl +1, sizeof(int)); col0 = (int *)g_calloc("to get col0”, lenl +1, sizeof(int)); coll = (int *)g_calloc("to get coll”, lenl +1, sizeof(int)); ins0 = (dna)? DINSO : PINSO; insl = (dna)? DINSI : PINS1; smax = -10000; if (endgaps) { for (colO[0] = dely[0] = -ins0, yy = 1: yy <= lenl: yy ++) { col0fyy] = delyfyy] = col0{yy-1] - ins; ; ndeiy[yyl = yy; col0[0] = 0; /* Waterman Bull Math Biol 84 */ } else for (yy = I; yy <=lenl; yy++) dely[yy] = -ins0; /* fill in match matrix */ for (px = seqx[0], xx = 1; xx < = len0; px+ +, xx+ +) { /* initialize first entry in col */ if (endgaps) { fxx==1) col1[0] = delx = ~(ins0-+ins1); : else col1f0] = delx = colO[0] - ins1; ndelx = xx; } else { cot1[0] = 0; delx = -ins0; ndelx = 0; }
Page 2 of nw.c ee AW for (py = seqx{l), yy = 1; yy <=lenl; py++, yy++) { mis = colO[yy-1]; if (dna) mis += (xbm[*px-'A")&xbm{*py-'A'])? DMAT : DMIS; else mis +=_dayf*px-'AT%y-'A'T /* update penalty for del in x seq; * favor ncw del over ongoug del ) * jgnore MAXGAP if weighting endgaps */
If (endgaps | | ndelylyy] < MAXGAP) { if (colO[yy] - ins0 > = dely[yy]) { delylyy] = colO[yy] - (ins0+ins1); - ndelyfyy] = 1; } else { . dely([yy] -= insl; ndely{yy] ++; } } else { if (colOfyy] - (insD+ins1) > = dely[yy]) { delylyy] = colOlyy] - (insO+ins1); ndelylyy]l = 1; } else ndelylyy] + +; } /* update penalty for del in y seq; * favor new del over ongong del */ if (endgaps | | ndelx < MAXGAP) { if (coll[yy-1] - insO > = delx) { delx = collfyy-1] - (ins0+insl); ndelx = 1; } else { deix -= insl; ndelx+ +; } }else { if (collfyy-1] - (insD+insl) > = delx) { deix = collfyy-1] - (insD+ins1); ndeix = 1; } cle mdeix++; } /* pick the maxims score; we're favoring * mic over amy del and detx over dely »/
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ses AW id =xx-yy + lenl - I; if (mis > = delx && mis > = dely[yy]) collyy] = mis; else if (delx > = dely[yy]) { ’ colifyyl = delx; ij = dxid).ijmp; if (dx[id].jp.n[0] && (!dna || (ndelx >= MAXIMP && xx > dx{id].jp.x[if]+MX) || mis > dx[id].score+DINSC)) { dx{id].ijmp+ +; if (+ +ij >= MAXIMP) { writejmps(id); ij = dx[id].ijmp = O; dx[id].offset = offset; . offset += sizeof(struct jmp) + sizeof(offset); } } : dx[id].jp.n(ij] = ndelx; dx[id].jp.x[ij]- = xx; dx[id].score = delx; } else { collfyy] = delylvyl; ij = dx{id].ijmp; if (dx[id].jp.n[0] && (!dna || (ndelylyy] >= MAXIMP && xx > dx[id].jp.x[ij]+MX) || mis > dx[id].score+DINSO)) { dx[id].ijmp+ +; if (+ +ij >= MAXIMP) { ) writejmps(id); ij = dx[id].ijmp = 0; dx[id}.offset = offset; offset + = sizeof(struct jmp) + sizeof(offset); } } ’ dx[id].jp.nfij] = -ndelylyyl; dx[id].jp.x[ij] = xx; dx[id].score = dely[yy]; } if (xx == lend && yy < lenl) { . /* last col */ if (endgaps) coll[yy] -= ins0+insl*(lenl-yy); if (coll[yy] > smax) { smax = colllyyl; : dmax = id; }
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} if (endgaps && xx < len0) : coll[yy-1] -= insO+ ins1*(len0-xx); if (collfyy-1] > smax) { smax = collfyy-11; ’ dmax = id; } tmp = colf; cold = coll; coll = tmp; y . (void) free((char *)ndely); (void) free((char *)dely); (void) free((char *)col0); (void) free((char *)coll); } : Page 4 of nw.c t 3 * print() — only routine visible outside this module . * * static: * getmat() — trace back best path, count matches: print() * pr_align() — print alignment of described in array pf]: print) * dumpblock() -- dump a block of lines with numbers, stars: pr_align() * nums() — put out a number line: dumpblock) * putline() — put out a line (name, (num], seq, [num]): dumpblock( * stars() - -put a line of stars: dumpblock() fr pnamel ) —- strip any path and prefix from a sequame #include "nw.h" #define SPC 3 #define P_LINE 256 /* maximum output line */ #define P SPC 3 /* space between name or num and seq */ extern _day(261{26]; . int olen; /* set output line length */
FILE *fx; /* output file */ pri print int Ix, ly, firstgap, lastgap; I* overlap */ if (fx = fopen(ofile, "w")) == 0) { fprintf(stderr," %s: can't write %s\n", prog, ofile); y cleanop(1); : fprintf(fx, " < first sequence: %s (length = %d)\n", namex[0], len0); fprintf{fx, " < second sequence: %s (length = %d)\n", namex|1], lenl); olen = 60;
Ix = JenD; ly = lenl; firstgap = lastgap = 0; if (dmax < lenl - I) { /* leading gap in x */ prl0).spc = firstgap = leal - dmax - 1; ) ) ly -= ppi0].spc; chee if (dmax > leal - 1) { /* leading gap iny */ ppl1]-spc = firstgap = deomax - (eal - 1); } bx -= pp{1].apc; if (dma) < dem -1) { /* trailing pap in x */ lastgap = lenD) - domaxD -1;
Ix -= Instgap; } alse if (Gand > lew - 1) { /* teeiling gup in y */ laptgep = dmncf) - GenD - 1); y ly -= lnuigag; } gctmniix, ly, ficsigep, stgep); pr_align(;
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/* * trace back the best path, count matches #/ static getmat(lx, ly. firstgap, lastgap) getmat int Ix, ly; I* “core” (minus endgaps) */ int firstgap, lastgap; /* leading trailing overlap */ { int nm, iG, il, siz0, sizl; char outx[32]; ) double pct; register n0, ni; register char *p0, *pl; /* get total matches, score
E i0 = il = siz0 = sizl = 0; :
PO = seqx[0] + pp[i].spc; pl = seqx[1} + pp[0].spc; nl = pp[1].spec + 1; nl = pp{0l.spc + 1; nm = (; while ( *p0 && *pl ) { if (siz0) { pl+—+; nl ++; 5iz0—; } else if (siz1) { pO+ +; n0++; sizl—; } else { if (xbm[*p0-'A'J&xbm[*p1-'A"]) nm+ +; if (00+ + == pp[0].x[i0]) siz0 = pp[0].n(i0+ +]; if (nl ++ == pp[1).x[i1]) sizl = pp[1}.nfil ++]; pO+ +; pl++;
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} /* pct homology: * if penalizing endgaps, base is the shorter seq * else, knock off overhangs and take shorter core */ if (endgaps)
Ix = (len0 < len1)? lenO : lenl: else
Ix=(0x < ly)? Ix: ly; pct = 100.*(double)nm/(double)ix; fprintf(fx, "\n");
Tprintf(fx, " < %d match %s in an overlap of %d: %.2f percent similarity\n", nm, (nm == 1)? "" : "es", Ix, pet);
Page 2 of nwprint.c fprintf{fx, " < gaps in first sequence: %d", gapx); ...getmat if (gapx) { (void) sprintf{outx, " (%d %s%s)", ngapx, (dna)? “base”: "residue", (ngapx == 1)? "":"s"); fprintf{fx," %s", ontx); fprintf{fx, °, gaps in secomd sequence: $d”, gapy): if (gapy) { . (void) sprintfloutx, * (%d %s%s)", ngapy, (dna)? "base": "residue", (ngapy == 1)? "":"s"); . N fprintf(fx,” %s", outx); if (dna) fprintf(fx, "\n< score: %d (match = %d, mismatch = %d, gap pemalty = %d + %d per base)\n”, smax, DMAT, DMIS, DINSO, DINS1); else fprintf(fx, "\n < score: %d (Dayhoff PAM 250 matrix, gap penalty = %d + %d per residue)\n", smax, PINSO, PINS1); if (cndgaps) fprintf(fx, " < endgaps penalized. left endgap: %d %s%s, right endgap: %d %s%s\n", firstgap, (dna)? “base” : “residue”, (firstgap == 1)? "" : "'s", lastgap, (dna)? "base" : "residue", (lastgap == 1)? "" : "s"); else y fprintf(fx, " <endgaps not penalized\n™); static nm; /* matches in core — for checking */ static Imax; /* lengths of stripped file names */ static i121; /* jmp index for a path */ static ncf2]; /* mumber at start of current line */ static nif2]; /* current elem number — for gapping */ static siz[2]; static char *ns[2]; /* ptr to current element */ static char *po[2]; /* ptr to next output char slot */ static char out[2][P_LINE]; /* output line */ static char sar{P LINE]; /* set by starsQ */ id * print alignment of described in struct path pp{] . */ static paleo pr_align int mm; /* cher commt */ int mere; register i for i = 0, loax = 0; i <2;i++){ ma = siripuessc(essexf);
Gm > lnm) :
Imax = mm; wf] =]; afi] = 1; pe{i] = sequfi]; : } pofi] = omfil;
Page 3 of nwprint.c for (nn = nm = 0, more = 1; more; } { ...pr_align for = more = 0;i < 2;i++) { 73% * do we have more of this sequence? */ if (*ps[i) continue; more+ +; if (pp[il.spc) { /* leading space */ *pofil++ ="'"; ; pplil.spc—; else if (siz[i) { /*inagap*/ . *poli] ++ = '-'; siz[i}-; } . else { /* we're putting a seq element */ *poli] = *ps[il; if (islower(*psfi])) *ps(i] = toupper(*ps[il); . poli] ++; psi] ++; 1* * are we at next gap for this seq? . */ if (@ifi] == pplil-x{iflD {
I* * we need to merge all gaps * at this location */ siz{i] = pp(i].nfj[i]+ +1; while (ni[i] == ppl[i].x[i[il]) siz[i] += pp[i).nfij[i]+ +1; ’ } nifi]l+ +; } } if (++nmn == olen || !more && nn) { : dumpblock(); for i=0;i<2;i++) poli] = outfil; } m = 0;
H
} } 1* * dump a block of lines, including numbers, stars: pr_alignQ ¥/ static dumpblock() . dumpblock { . register i; for(i=0;i <2; i++) *pofi]- = "\0'"; .
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} ...dumpblock (void) putc("\n', fx); for (i=0;i<2;i++){ . ’ if (*out(] && (*omfi] !="" || *(pofiD) =" MN { msi); if (| == 0 && *out{1]) ’ stars(); putiine(f); if (i == 0 && *out[1]) fprinef(fx, star); fti==1) . nums(i); } } }
Vad * put out a number line: dumpblock() */ static nums(ix) nums int ix; /* index in out]] holding seq line */ { char nline[P_LINE]; register ij: register char *pn, *px, *py; for (pn = nline, i = 0; i < lmax+P_SPC; i+ +, pn++) *pn - v for (i = ncfix], py = outfix]; *py; py ++. pn++) { if (bpy =="" || *py =="-") *on = 1 's else { if (i%10 ==0]] (i == 1 && ncfix] I= 1)) { j=i<0)?-i:1i; for (px = pm; j; j /= 10, px-) *px = j%10 + '0'; if (i <0) : x = '-';
H cise } *pa="" i++; } } *m = 0; ncfix] = i; for (pa = nline; *pa; p++) (veld) prtc(*pn, fx); y (void) putc("a’, fx) =
Jr ime (ame, fuss], oq, fmem]): dumpbiock( static putline(ix) putline int ix; { :
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...putline int i; : register char *px; for (px = namex[ix], i = 0; *px && *px != "'; pX+ +, i++) } (void) putc(*px, fx); for (; i < lmax+P SPC; i++) (void) pute(’ ', fx); /* these count from 1: : * nif] is current element (from 1) * ncf] is number at start of current line */ for (px = out[ix]; *px; px++) (void) putc(*px&0xTF, fx); (void) putc("\n', fx); }
J* * put a line of stars (seqs always in out[0], out{1]}: dumpblock( */ static stars() stars { . int i } register char *p0, *pl, cx, *px; if (*out[0] || (*out[0] == '' && *(po[0]) == "") 1*out[1] || (*outf1] == *"' && *@o[l) =="") return; px = star; for (i = Imax+P_SPC; i; i-) *px++ ="; for (pO = out[0], pl = out[1]; *p0 && *pl; p0++, p1+ +) { if (isalpha(*p0) && isalpha(*pl)) { if (xbm[*p0-'A 'J&xbm{*p1-'A"]) { cx = '¥'; . m+ +; } else if (!dna && _day[*p0-'A'][*p1-'A'] > Q) cx =""; else cx = ' ' . } else cx = [] ' *px+ + = cx; } *px++ = "\n’; *px = "0"; }
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/* at path or prefix from pn, return len: pr_align() static stripname(pn) strippame ( char *pn; I* file name (may be path) */ register char *ox, *py; py =0; for (px = pn; *px; px+ +) if (px =="/") py=px+1; if (py) (void) strepy(pn, py); return(strien(pn)); }
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/* * cleanup()} — cleanup any tmp file * getseq() — read in seq, set dna, len, maxlen * = calloc() — callocQ with error checkin # 2adimps() — get the good jmps, from tmp file if necessary * writejmps() — write a filled array of jmps to a tmp file: ow() */ #include "nw.h" #include <sys/file.h> char *jpame = "/tmp/homgXXXXXX"; /* tmp file for jmps */
FILE *fj; . int cleanup(); /* cleanup tmp file */ long Iseek(); : /* * remove any tmp file if we blow . cleanup(i) cleanup int i; { = if (fj) (void) unlink(jname); exit(i); ° } /* * read, return pir to seq, set dna, len, maxlen * skip lines starting with ';', '<', or ' >" * seq in upper or lower case */ char * getseq(file, len) getseq char *file; /* file name */ int *len; /* seq len */ . . { char line[1024], *pseq; register char *nx, *py; int natgc, tlen;
FILE *; if (fp = fopen(file,"r")) == 0) { fprintf(stderr,” %s: can't read %s\n", prog, file); exit(1); } tlen = natgc = 0; while (fgets(line, 1024, fp)) { if (*line =="; I ¥line == '<' || ¥line == "'>") continue; for (px = line; *px != "\n'; px++) if (isupper(*px) || islower(*px)) tlen+ +;
H if ((pseq = malloc((unsigned)(tlen+6))) == 0) { fprintf(stderr," %s: malloc() failed to get %d bytes for %s\n", prog, tlen+6, file); exit(1); . } . pseq[0] = pseq[1] = pseq[2] = pseqi3] = "\0';
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...getseq
Py = pseq + 4; *len = tien; : rewind(fp); while (fgeta(line, 1024, fp)) { if (*lioe == 5! I Hipe == '<!' I “ige == '>" contimne; for (px = line; *px != "\n'; px+ +) { if (isupper(*px)) ’ *py++ = *px; else If (islower(*px)) *py++ = toupper(*px); if (index("ATGCU",*(py-1))) natgc+ +; } } *py++ = "\0'; spy = 0’; . (void) fclose(fp); } dna = natgc > (tlen/3); return(pseq +4); } char * g_calloc(msg, nx, sz) g calloc char *msg; /* program, calling routine */ p int nx, sz; /* number and size of elements */ char *px, *calloc(); if ((px = calloc((unsigned)nx, (unsigned)sz)) == 0) { if (*msg) { . fprintf(stderr, "%s: g_calioc() failed %s (n= %d, sz= %d)\n", prog, msg, nx, sz); exit(1); } } . ; return(px); * * pet final jmps from dx{] or tmp file, set pp{], reset dmax: main) */ igen readjmps int M=-1 int siz, 0, il; register i, j, xx; { (veld) fcioee(ff); if Si = epeaammc, O_RDOMLY, 0) < 0) { fpwintligtdenr, "Re: can't open() Sein", peag, jusmc); cleasup(1);
N } for Gi = iD = il = 0, denxD) = dmx, xx = lent); ; i++) { while (1) { for (j = dx{dmax].ijmp; j > = 0 && dxfdmax).jp.x{jl > = xx; j~)
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...readjmps if < 0 && dx[dmax].offset && fj) { (void) Iseek(fd, dx[dmax].offset, 0); (void) read(fd, (char *)&dx[dmax].jp, sizeof(struct jmp)); (void) r=ad{fd, (char *)&dx[dmax].offset, sizeof(dx[dmax].offs=t)): dx[dmax].ijmp = MAXIMP-1; 3 else break; } if @ >= IMPS) { fprintf(stderr, "%s: too many gaps in alignment\n“, prog); cleanup(l); . } ifG>=0){ siz = dx[dmax].jp.nfj]; xx = dx[dmax].jp.x[il; dmax + = siz; . if (siz < 0) { /* gap in second seq */ ppli1-nfil] = -siz;
Xx += siz; /*id =xx-yy+lenl-1 */ ppl1]1.x[i1] = xx - dmax + lenl - 1; gapy++; . ngapy -= Siz; ‘ /* ignore MAXGAP when doing endgaps */ siz = (-siz < MAXGAP || endgaps)? -siz : MAXGAP; il+4; .
H else if (siz > 0) { /* gap in first seq */ ~ ppl0].nfi0] = siz; pp0].x[i0] = xx; gapx++; : ngapx += siz; /* ignore MAXGAP when doing endgaps ¥/ . siz = (siz < MAXGAP || endgaps)? siz : MAXGAP; : i0++; }
H else break; } /* reverse the order of jmps */ for = 0, i0—; j < i0; j++, i0-) { i = pp[0].n[j}; pp{0].n{j] = pp(0]-n[i0); pp{0].n(i0] = i; y i = ppl0L.x{j}; ppi0].xfj] = pp{0]-x[i0]; pp[0].x[i0] = i; for = 0, il; j < il; j++, i1-) { i = pp(1].n[j}; ppl1].nfj] = pp[1].nil]; ppl1].nfil] = i; : } i = pp[1].x[il; pp[1].x[il = ppl1].x[i1); ppl1].x[i1] = i; if (fd >= 0) (void) close(fd); if (f) { (void) unlink(jname); fj=0; offset = 0; } } Page 3 of nwsubr.c
* write a filled jmp struct offset of the prev one (if any): nw( *
Writejmps(ix) writejmps { char *mktenm(); it 09) { if (uktemp(juame) < 0) { . fprintf(stderr, * %s: can't mktemp() %s\n", prog, jname); cleamp(1); } . if (fj = fopen(jname, "w")) == 0) { fprintf{stderr, * %s: can't write %s\n", prog, jname); . exit(1); y } (void) fwrite((char *)&dx{ix].jp, sizeof(struct jmp), 1, §); ) (void) fwrite((char *)&dx[ix].offset, sizeof(dx[ix].offset), 1, fj); ’ Page 4 of nwsubr.c
Table 2A
PRO ).$.9.9.9.0.0.9.9.9.9.9.0.9.0:4 (Length = 1S amino acids)
Comparison Protein XOXXYYYYYYY (Length = 12 amino acids) % amino acid sequence identity = (the number of identically matching amino acid residues between the two polypeptide sequences as determined by ALIGN-2) divided by (the total number of amino acid residues of the PRO polypeptide) = divided by 15 = 33.3% : “
: Table 2B
PRO i. (Length = 10 amino acids)
Comparison Protein XXXXXYYYYYYZZYZ (Length = 15 amine acids) % amino acid sequence identity = (the number of identically matching amino acid residues between the two polypeptide sequences as determined by ALIGN-2) divided by (the total number of amino acid residues of the PRO polypeptide) = divided by 10 = 50% : 4s
Table 2C
PRC-DNA NNNNNNNNNNNNNN (Length = 14 nucleotides)
Comparison DNA NNNNNNLLLLLILLLI, ; (Length = 16 nucleotides % nucleic acid sequence identity = (the number of identically matching nucleotides between the two nucleic acid sequences as determined by
ALIGN-2) divided by (the total number of nucleotides of the PRO-DNA nucleic acid sequence) = 6 divided by 14 = 42.9%
Table 2D
PRO-DNA NNNNNNNNNNNN (Length = 12 nucleotides)
Comparison DNA NNNNLLLVV " (Length = 9 nucleotides) % mucleic acid sequence identity = (the number of identically matching nucleotides between the two nucleic acid sequences as determined by
ALIGN-2) divided by (the total number of nucleotides of the PRO-DNA nucleic acid sequence) = 4 divided by 12 = 33.3% )
"Percent (%) amino acid sequence identity" with respect to the PRO polypeptide sequences identified herein is defined as the percentage of amino acid residues in a candidate sequence that are identical with the amino acid residues in a PRO sequence, after aligning the sequences and introducing gaps, if necessary, to achieve the maximum percent sequence identity, and not considering any conservative substitutions as part of the sequence identity. Alignment for purposes of determining percent amino acid sequence identity can be achieved in vanous ways that are within the skill in the art, for instance, using publicly available computer software such as BLAST.
BLAST-2, ALIGN, ALIGN-2 or Megalign (DNASTAR) software. Those skilled in the art can determine appropriate parameters for measuring alignment, including any algorithms needed to achieve maximal alignment over the full-length of the sequences being compared. For purposes herein, however, % amino acid sequence identity values are obtained as described below by using the sequence comparison computer program ALIGN-2, wherein the complete source code for the ALIGN-2 program is provided in Table 1. The ALIGN-2 sequence comparison computer program was authored by Genentech, Inc., and the source code shown in Table 1 has been filed with user documentation in the U.S. Copyright Office, Washington D.C., 20559, where it is registered under
U.S. Copyright Registration No. TXU510087. The ALIGN-2 program is publicly available through Genentech,
Inc. South San Francisco, California or may be compiled from the source code provided in Table 1. The ATLIGN-2 program should be compiled for use on a UNIX operating system, preferably digital UNIX V4.0D. All sequence comparison parameters are set by the ALIGN-2 program and do not vary.
For purposes herein, the % amino acid sequence identity of a given amino acid sequence A to, with, or against a given amino acid sequence B (which can alternatively be phrased as a given amino acid sequence A that has or comprises a certain % amino acid sequence identity to, with, or against a given amino acid sequence B) is calculated as follows: 100 times the fraction X/Y where X is the number of amino acid residues scored as identical matches by the sequence alignment program
ALIGN-2 in that program’s alignment of A and B, and where Y is the total number of amino acid residues in B.
It will be appreciated that where the length of amino acid sequence A is not equal to the length of amino acid sequence B, the % amino acid sequence identity of A to B will not equal the % amino acid sequence identity of B to A. As examples of % amino acid sequence identity calculations, Tables 2A-2B demonstrate how to calculate the % amino acid sequence identity of the amino acid sequence designated “Comparison Protein” to the amino acid sequence designated “PRO”.
Unless specifically stated otherwise, all % amino acid sequence identity values used herein are obtained as described above using the ALIGN-2 sequence comparison computer program. However, % amino acid sequence identity may also be determined using the sequence comparison program NCBI-BLAST2 (Altschul et al., Nucleic
Acids Res., 25:3389-3402 (1997)). The NCBI-BLAST?2 sequence comparison program may be downloaded from http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov. NCBI-BLAST2 uses several search parameters, wherein all of those search parameters are set to default values including, for example, unmask = yes, strand = all, expected occurrences = 10, minimum low complexity length = 15/5, multi-pass e-value = 0.01, constant for multi-pass = 25, dropoff for final gapped alignment = 25 and scoring matrix = BLOSUMG62.
In situations where NCBI-BLAST? is employed for amino acid sequence comparisons, the % amino acid sequence identity of a given amino acid sequence A to, with, or against a given amino acid sequence B (which can alternatively be phrased as a given amino acid sequence A that has or comprises a certain % amino acid sequence identity to, with, or against a given amino acid sequence B) is calculated as follows: 100 times the fraction X/Y where X is the number of amino acid residues scored as identical matches by the sequence alignment program
NCBI-BLAST?2 in that program’s alignment of A and B, and where Y is the total number of amino acid residues in B. It will be appreciated that where the length of amino acid sequence A is not equal to the length of amino acid sequence B, the % amino acid sequence identity of A to B will not equal the % amino acid sequence identity of B to A.
In addition, % amino acid sequence identity may also be determined using the WU-BLAST-2 computer ~~ program (Altschul er al., Methods in Enzymology, 266:460-480 (1996)). Most of the WU-BLAST-2 search parameters are set to the default values. Those not set to default values, ie., the adjustable parameters, are set with the following values: overlap span = 1, overlap fraction = 0.125, word threshold (T) = 11, and scoring matrix =
BLOSUMSG62. For purposes herein, a % amino acid sequence identity value is determined by dividing (a) the number of matching identical amino acids residues between the amino acid sequence of the PRO polypeptide of interest having a sequence derived from the native PRO polypeptide and the comparison amino acid sequence of interest (ie., the sequence against which the PRO polypeptide of interest is being compared which may be a PRO variant polypeptide) as determined by WU-BLAST-2 by (b) the total number of amino acid residues of the PRO polypeptide of interest. For example, in the statement “a polypeptide comprising an amino acid sequence A which has or having at least 80% amino acid sequence identity to the amino acid sequence B”, the amino acid sequence
A is the comparison amino acid sequence of imerest and the amino acid sequence B is the amino acid sequence of the PRO polypeptide of interest. "PRO variant polypeptide” or "PRO variant nucleic acid sequence” means a nucleic acid molecule which encodes an active PRO polypeptide as defined below and which has at least about 80% nacleic acid sequence identity with a nucleotide acid sequence encoding a full-length sative sequeace PRO polypeptide scguence as disclosed herein, a full-length mative sequence PRO polypeptide sequence lacking the signal peptide 2s disclosed herein, an extracelinlar domsin of a PRO polypeptide, with or without the signal peptide, as disclosed herein or any other fragment of a full-lemgth PRO polypeptide sequence as disclosed herein. Ordinarily, a PRO variant polymucicotide will have at least about 30% mucieic acid sequence identity, move poeferably at least about 81% pucicic acid sequence idesaity, mone peefezsbly at least about £2% smcleic acid sequence ideatity, more preferably at keast shout 83% sacieic acid sequence identity, move preferably at least about 84% mmcieic acid sequence identity, more preferably at least shout 85% mucieic acid sequence identity, move preferably at least about 36% nucleic acid sequenceidentity, more preferably at least about 87% nucleic acid sequence identity, more preferably at least about 88% nucleic acid sequence identity, more preferably at least about 89% nucleic acid sequence identity, more preferably at least about 90% nucleic acid sequence identity, more preferably at least about 91% nucleic acid sequence identity, more preferably at least about 92% nucleic acid sequence identity, more preferably at least about 93% nucleic acid sequence identity, more preferably at least about 94% nucleic acid sequence identity. more preferably at least about 95% nucleic acid sequence identity, more preferably at least about 96% nuclei: acic 5S sequence identity, more preferably at least about 97% nucleic acid sequence identity, more preferably at least about 98% nucleic acid sequence identity and yet more preferably at least about 99% nucleic acid sequence identity with: - the nucleic acid sequence encoding a full-length native sequence PRO polypeptide sequence as disclosed herein, a full-length native sequence PRO polypeptide sequence lacking the signal peptide as disclosed herein, an extracellular domain of a PRO polypeptide, with or without the signal sequence, as disclosed herein or any other fragment of a full-length PRO polypeptide sequence as disclosed herein. Variants do not encompass the native nucleotide sequence.
Ordinarily, PRO variant polynucleotides are at least about 30 nucleotides in length, often at least about 60 nucleotides in length, more often at least about 90 nucleotides in length, more often at least about 120 nucleotides in length, more often at least about 150 nucleotides in length, more often at least about 180 nucleotides inlength, more often at least about 210 nucleotides in length, more often at least about 240 nucleotides in length, more often at least about 270 nucleotides in length, more often at least about 300 nucleotides in length, more often atleast about 450 nucleotides in length, more often at least about 600 nucleotides in length, more often at least about 900 nucleotides in length, or more. "Percent (%) nucleic acid sequence identity" with respect to the PRO polypeptide-encoding nucleic acid sequences identified herein is defined as the percentage of nucleotides in a candidate sequence that are identical with the nucleotides in a PRO polypeptide-encoding nucleic acid sequence, after aligning the sequences and introducing gaps, if necessary, to achieve the maximum percent sequence identity. Alignment for purposes of determining percent nucleic acid sequence identity can be achieved in various ways that are within the skill in the art, for instance, using publicly available computer software such as BLAST, BLAST-2, ALIGN, ALIGN-2 or
Megalign (DNASTAR) software. Those skilled in the art can determine appropriate parameters for measuring alignment, including any algorithms needed to achieve maximal alignment over the full-length of the sequences being compared. For purposes herein, however, % nucleic acid sequence identity values are obtained as described below by using the sequence comparison computer program ALIGN-2, wherein the complete source code for the
ALIGN-2 program is provided in Table 1. The ALIGN-2 sequence comparison computer program was authored by Genentech, Inc., and the source code shown in Table 1 has been filed with user documentation in the U.S.
Copyright Office, Washington D.C., 20559, where it is registered under U.S. Copyright Registration No.
TXU510087. The ALIGN-2 program is publicly available through Genentech, Inc., South San Francisco,
California or may be compiled from the source code provided in Table 1. The ALIGN-2 program should be compiled for use on a UNIX operating system, preferably digital UNIX V4.0D. All sequence comparison parameters are set by the ALIGN-2 program and do not vary.
For purposes herein, the % nucleic acid sequence identity of a given nucleic acid sequence C to, with, or against a given nucleic acid sequence D (which can alternatively be phrased as a given nucleic acid sequence C that has or comprises a certain % nucleic acid sequence identity to, with, or against a given nucleic acid sequence D)
is calculated as follows: 100 times the fraction W/Z where W is the number of nucleotides scored as identical matches by the sequence alignment program ALIGN-2 in that program's alignment of C and D, and where Z is the total number of nucleotides in D. It will be appreciated that where the length of nucleic acid sequence C is not equal to the length of nucleic acid sequence D, the % nucleic acid sequence identity of C to D will not equal the % nucleic acid sequence identity of D to C. As examples of % nucleic acid sequence identity calculations, Tables 2C-2D demonstrate how to calculate the % nucleic acid sequence identity of the nucleic acid sequence designated “Comparison DNA” to the nucleic acid sequence designated “PRO-
DNA".
Unless specifically stated otherwise, all % nucleic acid sequence identity values used herein are obtained as described above using the ALIGN-2 sequence comparison computer program. However, % nucleic acid sequence identity may also be determined using the sequence comparison program NCBI-BLAST2 (Altschul et al., “Nucleic Acids Res., 25:3389-3402 (1997)). The NCBI-BLASTZ sequence comparison program may be downloaded from http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov. NCBI-BLAST? uscs several search parameters, wherein all of those search parameters are set to default values including, for example, unmask = yes, strand = all, expected occurrences = 10, minimum low complexity length = 15/5, multi-pass e-value = 0.01, constant for multi-pass = 25, dropoff for final gapped alignment = 25 and scoring matrix = BLOSUM62.
In situations where NCBI-BLAST2 is employed for sequence comparisons, the % nucleic acid sequence identity of a given nucleic acid sequence C to, with, or against a given nucleic acid sequence D (which can alternatively be phrased as a given nucleic acid sequence C that has or comprises a certain % nucleic acid sequence identity to, with, or against a given nucleic acid sequence D) is calculated as follows: . 100 times the fraction W/Z where W is the nmmber of nucleotides scored as identical matches by the sequence alignment program NCBI-
BLAST? in that program's alignment of C and D, and where Z is the total mmnber of nucleotides in D. t will be appreciated that where the length of aacieic acid sequence C is not equal to the length of ancicic acid seqaeace D, the % nucleic acid sequence identity of C to D will not equal the % necleic acid sequence identity of D to C.
In addition, % nmcleic acid sequence identity values may also be generated using the WU-BLAST-2 computer program (Altschul er al, Methods in Enzymology, 266-460-480 (1996)). Most of the WU-BLAST-2 scarch paranmiers are set to the defanlt values. Those net sot to defanik values, ie, the adjustable pacasaeters, are set with the following values: overinp span = 1, overlup fraction = 0.125, wend theeshoid (T) = 11, and scoring matrix =BLOSUMS2. For parpases hesein, 2 % mucinic acid sequence identity value is determined by dividing (2) the mamber of matching identical necicotides betwezn the ancleic acid sequence of the PRO polypeptide-eacoding nucleic acid molecule of interest having a sequence derived from the native sequence PRO polypeptide-encoding oucleic acid and the comparison mucleic acid molecule of interest (ie., the sequence against which the PRO polypeptide-encoding nucleic acid molecule of interest is being compared which may be a variant PRO polynucleotide) as determined by WU-BLAST-2 by (b) the total number of nucleotides of the PRO polypeptide- encoding nucleic acid molecule of interest. For example, in the statement “an isolated nucleic acid molecule comprising a nucleic acid sequence A which has or having atleast 80% nucleic acid sequence identity to tne nuciexc
S acid sequence B”, the nucleic acid sequence A is the comparison nucleic acid molecule of interest and the nucleic acid sequence B is the nucleic acid sequence of the PRO polypeptide-encoding nucleic acid molecuie of interest,
In other embodiments, PRO variant polynucleotides are nucleic acid molecules that encode an active PRO polypeptide and which are capable of hybridizing, preferably under stringent hybridization and wash conditions, to nucleotide sequences encoding the full-length PRO polypeptide shown in Figure 2 (SEQ ID NO:2), Figure 4 (SEQID NO:4), Figure 6 (SEQ ID NO:6), Figure 8 (SEQ ID NO:8), Figure 10 (SEQ ID NO:10), Figure 12 (SEQ
ID NO:12), Figure 14 (SEQ ID NO:14), Figure 16 (SEQ ID NO:16), Figure 18 (SEQ ID NO:18), Figure 20 (SEQ
ID NO:20), Figure 22 (SEQ ID NO:22), Figure 24 (SEQ ID NO:24), Figure 26 (SEQ ID NO:26), or Figure 28 (SEQ ID NO:28), Figure 30 (SEQ ID NO:30), Figure 32 (SEQ ID NO:32), Figure 34 (SEQ ID NO:34), Figure 36 (SEQ ID NO:36), Figure 38 (SEQ ID NO:38), Figure 40 (SEQ ID NO:40), Figure 42 (SEQ ID NO:42), Figure 44 (SEQID NO:44), Figure 46 (SEQ ID NO:46), Figure 48 (SEQ ID N0:48), Figure 50 (SEQ ID NO:50), Figure 52 (SEQ ID NO:52), Figure 54 (SEQ ID NO:54), Figure 56 (SEQ ID NO:56), Figure 58 (SEQ ID NO:58), Figure 50 (SEQ ID NO:60), Figure 62 (SEQ ID NO:62), Figure 64 (SEQ ID NO:64), Figure 66 (SEQ ID NO:66), Figure 68 (SEQ ID NO:68) or Figure 70 (SEQ ID NO:70), respectively. PRO variant polypeptides may be those that are encoded by a PRO variant polynucleotide.
The term "positives", in the context of the amino acid sequence identity comparisons performed as described above, includes amino acid residues in the sequences compared that are not only identical, but also those that have similar properties. Amino acid residues that score a positive value to an amino acid residue of interest are those that are either identical to the amino acid residue of interest or are a preferred substitution (as defined in
Table 3 below) of the amino acid residue of interest.
For purposes herein, the % value of positives of a given amino acid sequence A to, with, or against a given amino acid sequence B (which can alternatively be phrased as a given amino acid sequence A that has or comprises a certain % positives to, with, or against a given amino acid sequence B) is calculated as follows: 100 times the fraction X/Y where X is the number of amino acid residues scoring a positive value as defined above by the sequence alignment program ALIGN-2 in that program's alignment of A and B, and where Y is the total number of amino acid residues in B. It will be appreciated that where the length of amino acid sequence A is not equal to the length of amino acid sequence B, the % positives of A to B will not equal the % positives of B to A.’ "Isolated," when used to describe the various polypeptides disclosed herein, means polypeptide that has been identified and separated and/or recovered from a component of its natural environment Preferably, the isolated polypeptide is free of association with all components with which it is naturally associated. Contaminant components of its natural environment are materials that would typically interfere with diagnostic or therapeutic uses for the polypeptide, and may include enzymes, hormones, and other proteinaceous or non-proteinaceous solutes. In preferred embodiments, the polypeptide will be purified (1) to a degree sufficient to obtain at least 15 residues of N-terminal or internal amino acid sequence by use of a spinning cup sequenator, or (2) to homogeneity by SDS-PAGE under non-reducing or reducing conditions using Coomassie blue or, preferably, silver stain.
Isolated polypeptide includes polypeptide in situ within recombinant cells, since at least one component of the PRO natural environment will not be present. Ordinarily, however, isolated polypeptide will be prepared by at least one purification step.
An "isolated" nucleic acid molecule encoding a PRO polypeptide or an “isolated” nucleic acid encoding an anti-PRO antibody, is a nucleic acid molecule that is identified and separated from at least one contaminant nucleic acid molecule with which itis ordinarily associated in the natural source of the PRO-encoding nucleic acid or the anti-PRO-encoding nucleic acid. Preferably, the isolated nucleic acid is free of association with all components with which it is naturally associated. An isolated PRO-encoding nucleic acid molecule or an anti-
PRO-encoding nucleic acid molecule is other than in the form or setting in which it is found in nature. Isolated nucleic acid molecules therefore are distinguished from the PRO-encoding nucleic acid molecule or the anti-PRO- ‘encoding nucleic acid molecule as it exists in natural cells. However, an isolated nucleic acid molecule encoding a PRO polypeptide or an anti-PRO antibody includes PRO-nucleic acid molecules and anti-PRO-nucleic acid molecules contained in cells that ordinarily express PRO polypeptides or express anti-PRO antibodies where, for example, the nucleic acid molecule is in a chromosomal location different from that of natural cells.
The term "control sequences" refers to DNA sequences necessary for the expression of an operably linked coding sequence in a particular host organism. The control sequences that are suitable for prokaryotes, for example, include a promoter, optionally an operator sequence, and a ribosome binding site. Eukaryotic cells are known to utilize promoters, polyadenylation signals, and enhancers.
Nucleic acid is "operably linked” when it is placed into a functional relationship with another nucleic acid sequence. For example, DNA for a presequence or secretory leader is operably linked to DNA for a polypeptide if itis expressed as a preprotein that participates in the secretion of the polypeptide; a promoter or enhancer is operably linked to a coding sequence if it affects the transcription of the sequence; or a ribosome binding site is operably linked to a coding sequence if it is positioned 50 as 10 facilitate transistion. Generally, "operably linked” means that the DNA sequences being linked ase contiguons, and, in the case of a secretory leader, contignous and in reading phase. However, eshancers do mot have 10 be contiguous. Linking is accomplished by Ligation at conveniest restriction sites. If such sites do not exist, the synthetic oligosaciectide adaptors or linkers are used in
The term “antibody” is used in the broadest sense and specifically covers, for example, single anti-
PRO197, sali PROXY], anti FROZE, anti PROYIZ, anti FRO anti PROSE, anti-FRO2ES, sabi FROZE, andi
PROS0M, ati PRO3I9, ati PROISSE, anti PROT, mi PROIISS, anti PROIMS, ani PROI7S, amti-
PROST?5, mii PRO7133, sti PROTIGR, 2uti-PROS72S, anti-PROX, anti PRO20E, anti-PRO264, anti PRO313, wti-PRO342, anti-FROS542, ati PRO773, anti- PROBS], anti PRO1216, anti-PRO1686, anti-PRO1800, anti-
PRO3562, anti-PRO9I850, anti PROS39, anti PRO4316 or snti-PRO4980 monoclonal aastibodies (including antagonist, 2nd neutralizing antibodies), anti-PRO197, anti-PRO207, anti-PRO226, anti-PRO232, anti-PRO243,
anti-PRO256, anti-PRO269, anti-PRO274, anti-PRO304, anti-PRO339, anti-PRO1558, anti-PRO779, anti-
PRO118S5, anti-PRO1245, anti-PRO1759, anti-PRO5775, anti-PRO7133, anti-PRO7168, anti-PRO5725, anti-
PR0O202, anti-PRO206, anti-PRO264, anti-PRO313, anti-PRO342, anti-PRO542, anti-PRO773, anti-PROR61, anti-
PRO1216, anti-PRO1686, anti-PRO1800, anti-PRO3562, anti-PROY850, anti-PROS539, anti-PRO4316 or anc.-
S PRO4980 antibody compositions with polyepitopic specificity, single chain anti-PRO197, anti-PRO20™ anr.-
PR0O226, anti-PRO232, anti-PRO243, anti-PR0O256, anti-PRO269, anti-PRO274, anti-PRO304, anti-PRG334, anti-
PRO1558, anti-PRO779, anti-PRO11835, anti-PRO1245, anti-PRO1759, anti-PRO5775, anti-PRO7133, anti-
PRO7168, anti-PRO5725, anti-PRO202, anti-PRO206, anti-PRO264, anti-PR0O313, anti-PRO342, anti-PRO542, anti-PRO773, anti-PRO861, anti-PRO1216, anti-PRO1686, anti-PRO1800, anti-PRO3562, anti-PRO9850, anti-
PROS539, anti-PRO4316 or anti-PRO4980 antibodies, and fragments of anti-PR0197, anti-PR0O207, anti-PRO226, . anti-PRO232, anti-PR0O243, anti-PRO256, anti-PRO269, anti-PR0O274, anti-PRO304, anti-PRO339, anti-PRO1558, anti-PRO779, anti-PRO1185, anti-PR0O1245, anti-PR0O1759, anti-PRO5775, anti-PRO7133, anti-PRO7168, anti-
PRO5725, anti-PRO202, anti-PRO206, anti-PR0O264, anti-PRO313, anti-PR0O342, anti-PRO542, anti-PRO773, anti-PRO861, anti-PRO1216, anti-PRO1686, anti-PRO1800, anti-PRO3562, anti-PRO9850, anti-PROS539, anti-
PRO4316 or anti-PRO4980 antibodies (see below). The term “monoclonal antibody” as used herein refers to an antibody obtained from a population of substantially homogeneous antibodies, i.e., the individual antibodies comprising the population are identical except for possible naturally-occurring mutations that may be present in minor amounts. "Stringency” of hybridization reactions is readily determinable by one of ordinary skill in the art, and generally is an empirical calculation dependent upon probe length, washing temperature, and salt concentration.
In general, longer probes require higher temperatures for proper annealing, while shorter probes need lower temperatures. Hybridization generally depends on the ability of denatured DNA to reanneal when complementary strands are present in an environment below their melting temperature. The higher the degree of desired homology between the probe and hybridizable sequence, the higher the relative temperature which can be used. As a result, itfollows that higher relative temperatures would tend to make the reaction conditions more stringent, while lower temperatures less so. For additional details and explanation of stringency of hybridization reactions, see Ausubel et al., Current Protocols in Molecular Biology, Wiley Interscience Publishers, (1995). "Stringent conditions” or "high stringency conditions", as defined herein, may be identified by those that: (1) employ low ionic strength and high temperature for washing, for example 0.015 M sodium chloride/0.0015 M sodium citrate/0.1% sodium dodecyl sulfate at 50°C; (2) employ during hybridization a denaturing agent, such as formamide, for example, 50% (v/v) formamide with 0.1% bovine serum albumin/0.1% Ficoll/0.1% polyvinylpyrrolidone/50mM sodium phosphate buffer at pH 6.5 with 750 mM sodium chloride, 75 mM sodium citrate at 42°C; or (3) employ 50% formamide, 5 x SSC (0.75 M NaCl, 0.075 M sodium citrate), 50 mM sodium phosphate (pH 6.8), 0.1% sodium pyrophosphate, 5 x Denhardt's solution, sonicated salmon sperm DNA (50 ug/ml), 0.1% SDS, and 10% dextran sulfate at 42°C, with washes at 42°C in 0.2 x SSC (sodium chloride/sodium citrate) and 50% formamide at 55°C, followed by a high-stringency wash consisting of 0.1 x SSC containing EDTA at 55°C. "Moderately stringent conditions" may be identified as described by Sambrook et al., Molecular Cloning:
A Laboratory Manual, New York: Cold Spring Harbor Press, 1989, and include the use of washing solution and hybridization conditions (e.g., temperature, ionic strength and % SDS) less stringent than those described above.
An example of moderately stringent conditions is overnight incubation at 37°C in a solution comprising: 20% formamide, 5 x SSC (150 mM NaCl, 15 mM trisodium citrate), 50 mM sodium phosphate (pH 7.6), 5 x Denhardt's solution, 10% dextran sulfate, and 20 mg/ml denatured sheared salmon sperm DNA, followed by washing the filters in 1 x SSC at about 35°C-50°C. The skilled artisan will recognize how to adjust the temperature, ionic strength, etc. as necessary to accommodate factors such as probe length and the like.
The term "epitope tagged” when used herein refers to a chimeric polypeptide comprising 2a PRO197,
PRO207, PRO226, PRO232, PRO243, PRO256, PRO269, PRO274, PRO304, PRO339, PR0O1558, PRO779,
PROI118S, PRO1245, PRO1759, PRO577S, PRO7133, PRO7168, PRO5725, PRO202, PRO206, PRO264,
PRO313,PRO342, PRO542, PRO773, PRO861,PRO1216, PRO1686, PRO1800, PRO3562, PRO9850, PRO539,
PRO4316 or PRO4980 polypeptide fused to a "tag polypeptide”. The tag polypeptide has enongh residues to provide an epitope against which an antibody can be made, yet is short enough such that it does not interfere with activity of the polypeptide to which it is fused. The tag polypeptide preferably also is fairly unique so that the antibody does not substantially cross-react with other epitopes. Suitable tag polypeptides generally have at least six amino acid residues and usually between about 8 and 50 amino acid residues (preferably, between about 10 and amino acid residues). "Active" or "activity" for the purposes herein refers to form(s) of PRO197, PR0O207, PRO226, PRO232,
PRO243, PRO256, PRO269, PRO274, PRO304, PR0O339, PRO1558, PRO779, PRO1185, PRO1245, PRO1759, 20 PROS5775, PRO7133, PRO7168, PROS725, PRO202, PRO206, PRO264, PRO313, PRO342, PRO542, PRO773,
PRO861, PRO1216, PRO1686, PRO1800, PRO3562, PRO9850, PRO539, PRO4316 or PRO4980 polypeptides which retain a biological and/or an immunological activity/property of a native or naturally-occurring PRO197,
PRO207, PRO226, PRO232, PRO243, PRO256, PRO269, PRO274, PRO304, PRO339, PRO1558, PRO779,
PRO1185, PRO1245, PRO1759, PROS577S5, PRO7133, PRO7168, PRO5725, PRO202, PRO206, PRO264,
PRO313,PRO342,PRO542 PRO773,PRO%61, PRO1216, PRO1686, PRO1800, PRO3562, PRO9850, PRO539,
PRO4316 or PRO4980 polypeptide, wherein “biological” activity refers to a function (either inhibitory or stimnlatory) cansed by a native or naterally-occurring PRO197, PRO207, PRO226, PRO232, PRO243, PRO256,
PRO269, PROZ74, PROGOM, PRO339, PRO1558, PRO779, PRO1185, PRO1245, PRO1759, PROS775, PRO7133,
PRO7168, PROS572S, PRO2G2, PRO206, PRO264, PRO313, PRO342, PROS42, PRO773, PROB61, PRO1216,
PRO1686, PRO1300, PRO3562, PRO9850, PROS39, PRO4316 ar PRO4980 polypeptide other thea the ability to induce the production of an amtibody against an antigenic epitope possessed by a native or natarally-occerring
PRO197, PRO207, PRO226, PRO232, FPRO243, PRO256, FRO269, PROZ274, PRO304, PRO339, PRO1558,
PROT, FPROL118S5, FROI24S, FRO17S9, PROST775, PRO7133, PRO7168, PROS72S, FRO202, FRO206,
PRO264, PROB, FRO, PROS42, PRO773, PROSE], FRO1216, FROIGE, PROTON, PROSE, PROSESO,
PROS, PROMS or PROGEO polypeptide and an “issmmmological” activity reficrs to the shility to induce the production of an antibody against an antigenic epitope possessed by a native or naturally-occarring PRO197,
PRO207, PRO226, PRO232, PRO243, PRO256, PRO26, PRO274, PRO304, PRO339, PRO1558, PROT79,
PRO118S, PRO1245, PRO1755, PROS77S, PRO7133, PRO7168, PROS5725, PRO202, PRO206, PRO264, :
PRO313,PR0O342,PRO542,PRO773,PRO861, PRO1216, PRO1686, PRO1800, PRO3562, PRO9850, PRO539,
PRO4316 or PRO4980 polypeptide. “Biological activity” in the context of an antibody or another antagonist molecule that can be identified by the screening assays disclosed herein {e.g., an organic or inorganic small molecule, peptide, etc.) is used to rerer tothe ability of such molecules to bind or complex with the polypeptides encoded by the amplified genes identified herein, or otherwise interfere with the interaction of the encoded polypeptides with other cellular proteins or otherwise interfere with the transcription or translation of a PRO197, PRO207, PRO226, PRO232, PR0O243, - PRO256,PR0O269, PRO274, PRO304, PRO339, PRO1558, PRO779, PRO1185, PRO1245, PRO1759, PROS775,
PRO7133, PRO7168, PRO5725, PRO202, PRO206, PRO264, PRO313, PRO342, PRO542, PRO773, PROS61,
PROI1216, PRO1686, PRO1S00, PRO3562, PRO9850, PRO539, PRO4316 or PRO4980 polypeptide. A preferred biological activity is growth inhibition of a target tumor cell. Another preferred biological activity is cytotoxic activity resulting in the death of the target tumor cell.
The term “biological activity” in the context of a PRO197, PRO207, PRO226, PRO232, PRO243,
PRO256, PRO269, PRO274, PRO304, PRO339, PRO1558,PRO779, PRO1185,PRO1245, PRO1759, PRO5775,
PRO7133, PRO7168, PROS5725, PRO202, PRO206, PRO264, PRO313, PRO342, PRO542, PRO773, PROS61,
PRO1216, PRO1686, PRO1800, PRO3562, PRO9850, PRO539, PRO4316 or PRO4980 polypeptide means the ability of a PRO197, PRO207, PRO226, PRO232, PRO243, PRO256, PRO269, PRO274, PRO304, PRO339,
PRO1558, PRO779, PRO1185, PRO1245, PRO1759, PRO5775, PRO7133, PRO7168, PRO5725, PRO202,
PRO206, PRO264, PRO313, PRO342, PRO542, PRO773, PRO861, PRO1216, PRO1686, PRO1800, PRO3562, :
PRO9Y850, PROS539, PRO4316 or PRO4980 polypeptide to induce neoplastic cell growth or uncontrolled cell growth.
The phrase “immunological activity” means immunological cross-reactivity with at least one epitope of a PRO197, PRO207, PRO226, PRO232, PRO243, PRO256, PRO269, PRO274, PRO304, PRO339, PRO1558,
PRO779, PRO118S, PRO1245, PRO1759, PROS775, PRO7133, PRO7168, PRO5725, PRO202, PRO206,
PRO264,PRO313,PRO342, PRO542, PRO773,PRO861,PRO1216, PRO1686, PRO1800, PRO3562, PRO9850,
PRO539, PRO4316 or PRO4980 polypeptide. ‘Immunological cross-reactivity” as used herein means that the candidate polypeptide is capable of - competitively inhibiting the qualitative biological activity of a PRO197, PRO207, PRO226, PRO232, PRO243,
PRO256, PRO269, PRO274,PRO304, PRO339, PRO1558, PRO779, PRO1185, PRO1245, PRO1759, PROS775,
PRO7133, PRO7168, PRO5725, PRO202, PRO206, PRO264, PRO313, PRO342, PRO542, PRO773, PRO861,
PRO1216, PRO1686, PRO1800, PRO3562, PRO9850, PRO539, PRO4316 or PRO4980 polypeptide having this activity with polyclonal antisera raised against the known active PRO197, PR0O207, PRO226, PR0O232, PRO243,
PRO256, PRO269, PRO274, PRO304,PRO339, PRO1558, PRO779,PRO1185, PRO1245, PRO1759, PROS775,
PRO7133, PRO7168, PRO5725, PRO202, PRO206, PRO264, PRO313, PRO342, PRO542, PRO773, PROS6I,
PROI1216,PRO1686, PRO1800, PRO3562, PRO9850, PRO539, PRO4316 or PRO4980 polypeptide. Such antisera are prepared in conventional fashion by injecting goats or rabbits, for example, subcutaneously with the known active analogue in complete Freund's adjuvant, followed by booster intraperitoneal or subcutaneous injection in incomplete Freunds. The immunological cross-reactivity preferably is “specific”, which means that the binding affinity of the immunologically cross-reactive molecule (e.g., antibody) identified, to the corresponding PRO197,
PRO207, PRO226, PRO232, PR0O243, PRO256, PRO269, PRO274, PRO304, PRO339, PRO1558, PRO779,
PRO1185, PRO1245, PRO1759, PRO577S, PRO7133, PRO7168, PROS572S5, PRO202, PRO206, PRO264,
PRO313,PRO342, PRO542, PRO773, PRO861, PRO1216, PRO1686, PRO1800, PRO3562, PRO9850, PR0O539,
PRO43160r PRO4980 polypeptide is significantly higher (preferably at least about 2-times, more preferably at least about 4-times, even more preferably at least about 8-times, most preferably at least about 10-times higher) thanthe binding affinity of that molecule to any other known native polypeptide.
The term "antagonist" is used in the broadest sense, and includes any molecule that partially or fully blocks, inhibits, or neutralizes a biological activity of a native PRO197, PRO207, PRO226, PRO232, PRO243, PRO256,
PRO269, PRO274,PRO304, PRO339,PRO1558, PROT79,PRO1185, PRO1245, PRO1759, PRO5775,PRO7133,
PRO7168, PRO5725, PRO202, PRO206, PRO264, PRO313, PRO342, PRO542, PRO773, PRO861, PRO1216,
PRO1686, PRO1800, PRO3562, PRO9850, PRO539, PRO4316 ar PRO4980 polypeptide disclosed herein or the transcription or translation thereof. Suitable antagonist molecules specifically include antagonist antibodies or "antibody fragments, fragments, peptides, small organic molecules, anti-sense nucleic acids, etc. Included are methods for identifying antagonists of a PRO197, PRO207, PRO226, PRO232, PRO243, PRO256, PRO269,
PRO274, PRO304, PRO339, PRO1558, PRO779, PRO118S, PRO1245, PRO1759, PRO5775, PRO7133,
PRO7168, PRO5725, PRO202, PRO206, PRO264, PRO313, PRO342, PRO542, PRO773, PRO861, PRO1216,
PRO1686, PRO1800, PRO3562, PRO9850, PRO539, PRO4316 or PRO4980 polypeptide with a candidate antagonist molecule and measuring a detectable change in one or more biological activities normally associated with the PRO197, PRO207, PRO226, PRO232, PRO243, PRO256, PRO269, PRO274, PRO304, PRO339, PRO1558,
PRO779, PRO1185, PRO1245, PRO1759, PROS5775, PRO7133, PRO7168, PRO5725, PRO202, PRO206,
PRO264,PRO313, PRO342, FRO542, PRO773, FRO861, PRO1216, PRO1686, PRO1800, PRO3562, PRO9850,
PRO539, PRO4316 or PRO4980 polypeptide.
A “small molecule” is defined herein to bave a molecular weight below about 500 Daltons. "Antibodies" (Abs) and “immemogiobulins® (Igs) are glycoproteins heving the same structural characteristics. While antibodies exhibit binding specificity to a specific antigen, immunoglobulins include both - antibodies and other antibody-like molecules which lack antigen specificity. Polypeptides of the Latter kind are, for example, produced at low levels by the lymph system and at increased levels by myelomes. The term “antibody” is used in the broadest sease and specifically covers, without imitation, intact monoclonal antibodies, polyclonal antibodies, nmitispecific antibodies (e.g., bispecific antibodies) formed from at least two intact antibodies, and antibody fragments so long as they exhibit the desired biological activity. "Native antibodics” aad “native immmnogiobuling” are ussally heterotetrameric glycoproteins of about 150,000 daltons, compesed of two identical Eght (1) chains and two identical heavy (H) chains. Bach Eight chain is linked 50 2 heavy chain by cur covalent disulfide bond, while the susmber of disulfide Snkages varics ameny the heavy chains of different imsmnegisbulin isstypes. Each heavy and Sight chain slsohes seguiacly spaced imtzachein disulfide briiges. Bach heavy chain hes at ose end a variable domain (V,,) followed by a sumber of constant domains. Each light chain has a variable dosain at one end (V, ) and a constant dommein at its other end; the constant domain of the light chain is aligned with the first constant domain of the heavy chain, and the light-chain variable domain is aligned with the variable domain of the heavy chain. Particular amino acid residues are believed to form an interface between the light- and heavy-chain variable domains.
The term "variable" refers to the fact that certain portions of the variable domains differ extensively in sequence among antibodies and are used in the binding and specificity of each particular antibody for its particular antigen. However, the variability is not evenly distributed throughout the variable domains of antibodies It is concentrated in three segments called complementarity-determining regions (CDRs) or hypervariabie regions botn in the light-chain and the heavy-chain variable domains. The more highly conserved portions of variable domains are called the framework (FR) regions. The variable domains of native heavy and light chains each comprise four
FR regions, largely adopting a B-sheet configuration, connected by three CDRs, which form loops connecting, and in some cases forming part of, the B-sheet structure. The CDRs in each chain are held together in close proximity by the FR regions and, with the CDRs from the other chain, contribute to the formation of the antigen-binding site of antibodies (see Kabat et al., NIH Publ. N0.91-3242, Vol. I, pages 647-669 (1991}). The constant domains are not involved directly in binding an antibody to an antigen, but exhibit various effector functions, such as participation of the antibody in antibody-dependent cellular toxicity.
The term “hypervariable region” when used herein refers to the amino acid residues of an antibody which are responsible for antigen-binding. The hypervariable region comprises amino acid residues from a “complementarity determining region” or “CDR?” (i.e., residues 24-34 (L.1), 50-56 (L2) and 89-97 (3) in the light chain variable domain and 31-35 (H1), 50-65 (H2) and 95-102 (H3) in the heavy chain variable domain; Kabat et al., Sequences of Proteins of Immunological Interest, 5th Ed. Public Health Service, National Institute of Health,
Bethesda, MD. [199 1]) and/or those residues from a “hypervariable loop” (i.e., residues 26-32 (L1), 50-52 (1.2) and 91-96 (L3) in the light chain variable domain and 26-32 (H1), 53-55 (H2) and 96-101 (H3) in the heavy chain variable domain ; Clothia and Lesk, J. Mol. Biol., 196:901-917 [1987]). “Framework” or “FR” residues are those variable domain residues other than the hypervariable region residues as herein defined. " Antibody fragments" comprise a portion of an intact antibody, preferably the antigen binding or variable region of the intact antibody. ~ Examples of antibody fragments include Fab, Fab’, F(ab'),, and Fv fragments; diabodies; linear antibodies (Zapata et al., Protein Eng. , 8(10):1057-1062 [1995]); single-chain antibody molecules; and multispecific antibodies formed from antibody fragments.
Papain digestion of antibodies produces two identical antigen-binding fragments, called "Fab" fragments, each with a single antigen-binding site, and a residual "Fc" fragment, whose name reflects its ability to crystallize readily. Pepsin treatment yields an F(ab"), fragment that has two antigen-combining sites and is still capable of cross-linking antigen. "Fv" is the minimum antibody fragment which contains a complete antigen-recognition and -binding site.
This region consists of a dimer of one heavy- and one light-chain variable domain in tight, non-covalent association.
It is in this configuration that the three CDRs of each variable domain interact to define an antigen-binding site on the surface of the VV, dimer. Collectively, the six CDRs confer antigen-binding specificity to the antibody.
However, even a single variable domain (or half of an Fv comprising only three CDRs specific for an antigen) has the ability to recognize and bind antigen, although at a lower affinity than the entire binding site.
The Fab fragment also contains the constant domain of the light chain and the first constant domain (CH1)
of the heavy chain. Fab fragments differ from Fab' fragments by the addition of a few residues at the carboxy terminus of the heavy chain CH1 domain including one or more cysteines from the antibody hinge region. Fab-SH is the designation herein for Fab' in which the cysteine residue(s) of the constant domains bear a free thiol group.
F(ab"), antibody fragments originally were produced as pairs of Fab' fragments which have hinge cysteines between them Other chemical couplings of antibody fragments are also known.
The "light chains” of antibodies (immumegiobulins) from any vertebrate species can be assigned to one of two clearly distinct types, called kappa (x) and lambda (1), based on the amino acid sequences of their constant domains.
Depending on the amino acid sequence of the constant domain of their heavy chains, immunoglobulins canbeassignedto different classes. There are five major classes of immunoglobulins: IgA, IgD, IgE, IgG, and IgM, and several of these may be further divided into subclasses (isotypes), e.g.,1gG1, [gG2,1gG3,IgG4, IgA, and IgA2.
The heavy-chain constant domains that correspond to the different classes of immunoglobulins are called «, 5, €, ¥, and pu, respectively. The subunit structures and three-dimensional configurations of different classes of immunoglobulins are well known.
The term "monoclonal antibody” as used herein refers to an antibody obtained from a population of substantially homogeneous antibodies, i. e., the individual antibodies comprising the population are identical except for possible naturally occurring mutations that may be present in minor amounts. Monoclonal antibodies are highly specific, being directed against a single antigenic site, Furthermore, in contrast to conventional (polyclonal) antibody preparations which typically include different antibodies directed against different determinants (epitopes), each monoclonal antibody is directed against a single determinant on the antigen. In addition to their specificity, the monoclonal antibodies are advantageous in that they are synthesized by the hybridoma culture, uncontaminated by other immunoglobulins. The modifier "monoclonal" indicates the character of the antibody as being obtained from a substantially homogeneous population of antibodies, and is not to be construed as requiring production of the antibody by any particular method. For example, the monoclonal antibodies to be used in accordance with the present invention may be made by the hybridoma method first described by Kohler ef al., Nature, 256:495 [1975], or may be made by recombinant DNA methads (see, e.g., U.S. Patent No. 4,816,567). The "monoclonal antibodies” may also be isolated from phage antibody libraries using the techmiques described in Clackson er al, Nature, 352:624-628 [1991] and Marks ez al, J. Mol. Biol, 222-581-597 (1991), for example.
The monoclonal antibodies herein specifically inciade chimeric” antibodies (immmmaogiobuling) in which aportion of the heavy and/or light chain is identical with or hormologous © corresponding sequences in antibodies derived from a particular species or belonging to a particular antibody class or subclass, while the remainder of the chain(s) is identical with or homologous to corresponding sequences in antibodies derived from another species or beloaging to another antibody class er subcisss, as well as fragments of such astibodies, 30 long as they exhibit the desised biolegical activity (U.S. Patent No. 4,316,567; Moises er al, Proc. Natl. Acad, Sci USA, §1-:6851-6855 [sed : "Humsuized” forms of nombumen (eg., wxxine) matibodies are chimeric immonogiobeling, immumogiobulin chains or fragments thereof (such as Fy, Fab, Fab’, F(ab’), or other antigen-binding subsequences of amtibodies) which contain minimal sequence derived from non-homan immanogiobulin, For the most part,
humanized antibodies are human immunoglobulins (recipient antibody) in which residues from a CDR of the recipient are replaced by residues from a CDR of a non-human species (donor antibody) such as mouse, rat or rabbit having the desired specificity, affinity, and capacity. In some instances, Fv FR residues of the human immunoglobulin are replaced by corresponding non-humar. residues. Furthermore, humanized antibodies max comprise residues which are found neither in the recipient antibody nor in the imparted CDR ar framework sequences. These modifications are made to further refine and maximize antibody performance. In general, the humanized antibody will comprise substantially all of at least one, and typically two, variable domains, in which all or substantially all of the CDR regions correspond to those of a non-human immunoglobulin and all or substantially all of the FR regions are those of a human immunoglobulin sequence. The humanized antibody optimally also will comprise at least a portion of an immunoglobulin constant region (Fc), typically that of a human immunoglobulin. For further details, see, Jones et al., Nature, 321:522-525 (1986); Reichmann et al., Nature, 332:323-329 [1988]; and Presta, Curr. Op. Struct. Biol, 2:593-596 (1992). The humanized antibody includes a
PRIMATIZED ™ antibody wherein the antigen-binding region of the antibody is derived from an antibody produced by immunizing macaque monkeys with the antigen of interest. "Single-chain Fv" or "sFv" antibody fragments comprise the Vy and V; domains of antibody, wherein these domains are present in a single polypeptide chain. Preferably, the Fv polypeptide further comprises a polypeptide linker between the Vy and V; domains which enables the sFv to form the desired structure for antigen binding. For a review of sFv see Pluckthun in The Pharmacology of Monoclonal Antibodies, vol. 113, Rosenburg and Moore eds., Springer-Verlag, New York, pp. 269-315 (1994).
The term "diabodies" refers to small antibody fragments with two antigen-binding sites, which fragments comprise a heavy-chain variable domain (Vg) connected to a light-chain variable domain (V,) in the same polypeptide chain (Vy - V1). By using a linker that is too short to allow pairing between the two domains on the same chain, the domains are forced to pair with the complementary domains of another chain and create two antigen-binding sites. Diabodies are described more fully in, for example, EP 404,097; WO 93/11161; and "25 Hollinger et al., Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA, 90:6444-6448 (1993).
An "isolated" antibody is one which has been identified and separated and/or recovered from a component of its natural environment. Contaminant components of its natural environment are materials which would interfere with diagnostic or therapeutic uses for the antibody, and may include enzymes, hormones, and other proteinaceous or nonproteinaceous solutes. In preferred embodiments, the antibody will be purified (1) to greater than 95% by weight of antibody as determined by the Lowry method, and most preferably more than 99% by weight, (2) to a degree sufficient to obtain at least 15 residues of N-terminal or internal amino acid sequence by use of a spinning cup sequenator, or (3) to homogeneity by SDS-PAGE under reducing or nonreducing conditions using Coomassie blue or, preferably, silver stain. Isolated antibody includes the antibody in situ within recombinant cells since at least one component of the antibody's natural environment will not be present. Ordinarily, however, isolated antibody will be prepared by at least one purification step.
The word "label" when used herein refers to a detectable compound or composition which is conjugated directly or indirectly to the antibody so as to generate a "labeled" antibody. The label may be detectable by itself (e.g., radioisotope labels or fluorescent labels) or, in the case of an enzymatic label, may catalyze chemical alteration of a substrate compound or composition which is detectable. Radionuclides that can serve as detectable labels include, for example, I-131, I-123, I-125, Y-90, Re-188, Re-186, At-211, Cu-67, Bi-212, and Pd-109. The label may also be a non-detectable entity such as a toxin.
By "solid phase” is meant a non-aqueous matrix to which the antibody of the present invention can adhere.
Examples of solid phases encompassed herein include those formed partially or entirely of glass (e.g., controlled pore glass), polysaccharides (e.g, agarose), polyacrylamides, polystyrene, polyvinyl alcohol and silicones. In certain embodiments, depending on the context, the solid phase can comprise the well of an assay plate; in others itis a purification column (e.g., an affinity chromatography column). This term also includes a discontinuous solid phase of discrete particles, such as those described in U.S. Patent No. 4,275,149.
A "liposome" is a small vesicle composed of various types of lipids, phospholipids and/or surfactant which is useful for delivery of a drug (such as a PRO197, PRO207, PRO226, PRO232, PRO243, PRO256, PRO269,
PRO274, PRO304, PRO339, PRO1558, PRO779, PRO1185, PRO1245, PRO1759, PRO5775, PRO7133,
PRO7168, PRO5725, PRO202, PRO206, PRO264, PRO313, PRO342, PRO542, PRO773, PRO861, PRO1216,
PRO1686, PRO1800, PRO3562, PRO9850, PRO539, PRO4316 or PRO4980 polypeptide or antibody thereto and, - optionally, a chemotherapeutic agent) to a mammal. The components of the liposome are commonly arranged in a bilayer formation, similar to the lipid arrangement of biological membranes. - As used herein, the term "immunoadhesin” designates antibody-like molecules which combine the binding specificity of a heterologous protein (an "adhesin”) with the effector functions of immunoglobulin constant domains. Structurally, the immuncadhesins comprise a fusion of an amino acid sequence with the desired binding specificity which is other than the antigen recognition and binding site of an antibody (i.e., is "heterologous"), and an immunoglobulin constant domain sequence. The adhesin part of an immunoadhesin molecule typically is a contiguous amino acid sequence comprising at least the binding site of a receptor or a ligand. The immunoglobulin _constant domain sequence in the immunoadhesin may be obtained from any immunoglobulin, such as IgG-1, IgG-2,
I2G-3, or IgG-4 subtypes, IgA (including IgA-1 and IgA-2), IgE, IgD or IgM. 23 Ln Compositions gad Methods of the Invention
A. Foll-lencth PRO197, PRO207. PRO226, PRO232, PRO243. PRO256, PRO269, PRO274, PRO304.
PRQO339, PRO1558, PRO779, PRO1185, PRO1245 PRO1759, PROS775, PRO7133, PRO7168, PROS725
The present invention provides newly identified and isolated nucleotide sequences encoding polypeptides referred 10 in the present application as PRO197, PRO207, PRO226, PRO232, PRO243, PRO256, PRO269,
PROZ74, PROM, PRO3I9, PROLSSE, FRO77, PRO118S, FROLMS, PRO17Y, PROS77S, PRO7133,
PRO716R, FROST2S, FROCO2, FROZ06, PRO264, PRO313, PRO342, PROSL2, PROTT3, FROS61, PRO1216,
PROIGBS, PROIS0D, PROISE?, PROESD, PROS, PROA316 and PROSSD. In particular, cDNA cocoding
PRO197, PRO207, FRO226, PROZ32, PRO243, PRO256, PRO269, PRO274, PRO304, PRO339, PRO1558,
PROTTS, PRO118S, PRO1245, PRO1759, PROS775, PRO7133, PRO7168, PROS72S5, PRO202, PRO206,
PRO264, PRO313, PRO342, PRO542, PRO773, PRO861, PRO1216, PRO1686, PRO1800, PRO3562, PRO9850,
PRO539, PRO4316 and PRO4980 polypeptides has been identified and isolated, as disclosed in further detail in the Examples below. It is noted that proteins produced in separate expression rounds may be given different PRO numbers but the UNQ number is unique for any given DNA and the encoded protein, and will not be changed.
However, for sake of simplicity, in the present specification the proteins encoded by the herein disclosed nuciex acid sequences as well as all further native homologues and variants included in the foregoing definition o+
PRO197, PRO207, PRO226, PRO232, PRO243, PRO256, PRO269, PROZ74, PRO304, PR0O339, PRO1338,
PRO779, PRO1185, PRO1245, PRO1759, PRO5775, PRO7133, PRO7168, PRO5725; PRO20Z, PRO206,
PRO264,PRO313,PR0O342, PRO542,PRO773,PRO861,PRO1216, PRO1686, PRO1800, PRO3562, PRO9850,
PRO539, PRO4316 and PRO4980 will be referred to as “PRO197", “PR0O207", “PRO226", “PR0232", “PR0O243", “PRO256", “PRO269", “PRO274", “PRO304", “PR0O339", “PRO1558", “PRO779", “PRO1185", “PRO1245", “PRO1759", “PROS5775",“PRO7133", “PRO7168", “PRO5725", “PRO202", “PRO206", “PRO264", “PR0O313", “PRO342", “PROS542", “PRO773",“PRO861", “PRO1216", “PRO1686", “PRO1800", “PRO3562", “PROSB50", “PRO539", “PRO4316" or “PRO4980", regardless of their origin or mode of preparation. ’ As disclosed in the Examples below, cDNA clones have been deposited with the ATCC, with the exception of known clones: DNA30869, DNA344035, DNA36995, DNA43320, DNA38649, DNAS56505, DNA48303,
DNAS50798, DNA66489, DNA80896, DNA96791, and DNA58725. The actual nucleotide sequence of the clones can readily be determined by the skilled artisan by sequencing of the deposited clone using routine methods in the art. The predicted amino acid sequences can be determined from the nucleotide sequences using routine skill. For the PRO197, PRO207, PRO226, PRO232, PRO243, PRO256, PRO269, PRO274, PRO304, PRO339, PRO1558,
PRO779, PRO118S, PRO1245, PRO1759, PRO5775, PRO7133, PRO7168, PRO5725, PRO202, PRO206,
PRO264,PRO313,PR0O342, PRO542, PRO773,PRO861, PRO1216,PRO1686, PRO1800, PRO3562, PRO9850,
PROS539, PRO4316 or PRO4980 polypeptides and encoding nucleic acid described herein, Applicants have identified what are believed to be the reading frames best identifiable with the sequence information available at . the time.
B. PRO197. PRO207, PRO226, PRO232, PRO243. PRO256, PRO269, PRO274, PRO304, PRO339,
PRQ1558, PRO779, PRO1185, PRO1245, PRO1759. PRO5775, PRO7133, PRO7168, PRO5725, PRO202,
PRO206, PRO264,. PRO313, PRO342, PRO542, PRO773, PRO861, PRO1216. PRO1686, PRO1800, PRO3562,
PRO9850, PRO539, PRO4316 and PRO4980 Variants
In addition to the full-length native sequence PRO197, PRO207, PRO226, PRO232, PRO243, PRO256,
PRO269,PRO274, PRO304, PRO339,PRO1558, PRO779, PRO1185, PRO1245,PRO1759,PRO5775,PRO7133,
PRO7168, PRO5725, PRO202, PRO206, PRO264, PRO313, PRO342, PRO542, PRO773, PRO861, PRO1216, "PRO1686, PRO1800, PRO3562, PR09850, PRO539, PRO4316 and PRO4980 polypeptides described herein, it is contemplated that PRO197, PRO207, PR0O226, PRO232, PRO243, PR0O256, PRO269, PRO274, PRO304,
PRO339, PRO1558, PRO779, PRO1185, PRO1245, PRO1759, PRO5775, PRO7133, PRO7168, PRO5725,
PRO202, PRO206, PRO264, PRO313, PRO342, PRO542, PRO773, PRO861, PRO1216, PRO1686, PRO1800,
PRO3562, PRO9850, PRO539, PRO4316 and PRO4980 variants can be prepared. PRO197, PRO207, PRO226,
PRO232, PRO243, PRO256, PRO269, PRO274, PRO304, PRO339, PRO1558, PRO779, PRO1185, PRO1245,
PRO1759,PRO5775, PRO7133, PRO7168, PRO5725, PRO202, PRO206, PRO264, PRO313, PRO342, PRO542, ' PRO773, PROS61, PRO1216, PRO1686, PRO1800, PRO3562, PRO9850, PRO539, PRO4316 and PRO4980 variants can be prepared by introducing appropriate nucleotide changes into the PRO197, PRO207, PRO226,
PRO232, PRO243, PRO256, PRO269, PRO274, PRO304, PRO339, PRO1558, PRO779, PRO1185, PRO1245,
PRO1759,PRO5775, PRO7133, PRO7168, PRO5725, PRO202, PRO206, PRO264, PRO313, PRO342, PRO542,
PROT73,PRO861, PRO1216, PRO1686, PRO1800, PRO3562, PRO9850, PRO539, PRO4316 or PRO4980 DNA, and/or by synthesis of the desired PRO197, PRO207, PRO226, PRO232, PRO243, PRO256, PRO269, PRO274,
PRO304, PRO339, PRO1558, PRO779, PRO1185, PRO1245, PRO1759, PROS775, PRO7133, PRO7168,
PROS5725, PRO202, PRO206, PRO264, PRO313, PRO342, PRO542, PRO773, PRO861, PRO1216, PRO1686,
PRO1800, PRO3562, PRO9850, PROS539, PRO4316 or PRO4980 polypeptide. Those skilled in the art will appreciate that amino acid changes may alter post-translational processes of the PRO197, PRO207, PRO226,
PRO232, PRO243, PRO256, PRO269, PRO274, PRO304, PRO339, PRO1558, PRO779, PRO1185, PRO1245,
PRO1759,PRO5775,PRO7133, PRO7168, PRO5725, PRO202, PRO206, PRO264, PRO313, PRO342, PRO542,
PRO773,PRO861, PRO1216, PRO1686, PRO1800, PRO3562, PRO9850, PRO539, PRO4316 or PRO4980, such as changing the number or position of glycosylation sites or altering the membrane anchoring characteristics.
Variations in the native full-length sequence PRO197, PRO207, PRO226, PRO232, PRO243, PRO256,
PRO269, PRO274, PRO304, PRO339, PRO1558, PRO779, PRO1185,PRO1245, PRO1759, PRO5775,PRO7133, : PRO7168, PROS5725, PRO202, PRO206, PRO264, PRO313, PRO342, PRO542, PRO773, PRO861, PRO1216, : PRO1686, PRO1800, PRO3562, PRO9850, PRO539, PRO43 16 or PRO4980 or in various domains of the PRO197,
PRO207, PRO226, PRO232, PRO243, PRO256, PRO269, PRO274, PRO304, PRO339, PRO1558, PRO779,
PRO1185, PRO1245, PRO1759, PROS775, PRO7133, PRO7168, PRO5725, PRO202, PRO206, PRO264,
PRO313,PRO342, PROS542, PRO773,PRO861, PRO1216, PRO1686, PRO1800, PRO3562, PRO9850, PRO539, . PRO4316 or PRO4980 described herein, can be made, for example, using any of the techniques and guidelines for conservative and non-conservative mutations set forth, for instance, in U.S. Patent No. 5,364,934. Variations may beasubstitution, deletion or insertion of one or more codons encoding the PRO197, PRO207, PRO226, PRO232,
PRO243, PRO256, PRO269, PRO274, PRO304, PRO339, PRO1558, PRO779, PRO1185, PRO1245, PRO1759,
PRO5775, PRO7133, PRO7168, PRO5725, PRO202, PRO206, PRO264, PRO313, PRO342, PRO542, PRO773,
PROS861, PRO1216, PRO1686, PRO1800, PRO3562, PRO9850, PROS39, PRO4316 or PRO4980 that results in a change in the amino acid sequence of the PRO197, PRO207, PRO226, PRO232, PRO243, PRO256, PRO269,
PRO274, PRO304, PRO339, PRO1558, PRO779, PRO118S, PRO1245, PRO1759, PROS775, PRO7133,
PRO7168, PRO5725, PRO202, PRO206, PRO264, PRO313, PRO342, PROS42, PRO773, PROB61, PRO1216,
PRO1686, PRO1800, PRO3562, PRO9850, PROS539, PRO4316 or PRO4980 as compared with the native sequence
PRO197, PRO207, PRO226, PRO232, FRO243, PROZSE, PRO26S, PRO274, PRO04, PRO, PRO1558,
PROT, FRO1185, PROIMS, PROITS, FROS775, PROTII3, PRO7IER, PROST2S, FRO202, PRO206,
PRO264,PRO3I3, PROS42, PROS42, PRO773, PROSE], PROIZM, PRO16S6, PROISO0, PRO3562, PRO9850,
PROS539, PRO4316 ar PROY980. Optioasily the variation is by substitetion of at least one amino acid with any other amino acid in one or more of the donmins of the PRO197, PRO207, PRO226, PRO232, PRO243, PRO256, . PRO269,PRO274, PRO304, PRO339, PRO1558, PRO779, PRO1185, PRO1245, PRO1759, PROSTTS, PRO7133,
PRO7168, PRO5725, PRO202, PRO206, PRO264, PRO313, PRO342, PRO542, PRO773, PROS61, PRO1216,
PRO1686, PRO1800, PRO3562, PRO9850, PRO539, PRO4316 or PRO4980. Guidance in determining which amino acid residue may be inserted, substituted or deleted without adversely affecting the desired activity mav be found by comparing the sequence of the PRO197, PRO207, PROZ26, PRO232, PRO243, PROZSS, PROCES
S$ PRO274, PRO304, PRO339, PRO1558, PRO779, PRO1185, PRO1245, PRO1759, PRO5775, PRO713:.
PRO7168, PRO5725, PRO202, PRO206, PRO264, PRO313, PRO34Z, PRO542Z, PRO773, PRO%61, PROIZ1G.
PRO1686, PRO1800, PRO3562, PRO9850, PRO539, PRO4316 or PRO4980 with that of homologous known protein molecules and minimizing the number of amino acid sequence changes made in regions of high homology.
Amino acid substitutions can be the result of replacing one amino acid with another amino acid having similar structural and/or chemical properties, such as the replacement of a leucine with a serine, i.e., conservative amino acid replacements. Insertions or deletions may optionally be in the range of about 1 to 5 amino acids. The variation allowed may be determined by systematically making insertions, deletions or substitutions of amino acids in the sequence and testing the resulting variants for activity exhibited by the full-length or mature native sequence.
PRO197, PRO207, PRO226, PRO232, PRO243, PRO256, PRO269, PR0O274, PRO304, PRO339,
PRO1558, PRO779, PRO1185, PRO1245, PRO1759, PRO5775, PRO7133, PRO7168, PRO5725, PRO202,
PRO206, PRO264, PRO313, PFRO342, PRO542, PRO773, PRO861, PRO1216, PRO1686, PRO1800, PRO3562,
PRO9850, PRO539, PRO4316 and PRO4980 polypeptide fragments are provided herein. Such fragments may be truncated at the N-terminus or C-terminus, or may lack internal residues, for example, when compared with a full- length native protein. Certain fragments lack amino acid residues that are not essential for a desired biological activity of the PRO197, PRO207, PRO226, PRO232, PRO243, PRO256, PRO269, PRO274, PRO304, PRO339,
PRO1558, PRO779, PRO11R85, PRO1245, PRO1759, PROS5775, PRO7133, PRO7168, PRO5725, PRO202,
PRO206, PRO264, PRO313, PRO342, PRO542, PRO773, PRO861, PRO1216, PRO1686, PRO1800, PRO3562,
PRO9850, PROS539, PRO4316 or PRO4980 polypeptide.
PRO197, PRO207, PRO226, PRO232, PRO243, PRO256, PRO269, PRO274, PRO304, PRO339,
PROI1558, PRO779, PRO1185, PRO1245, PRO1759, PRO5775, PRO7133, PRO7168, PRO5725, PRO202,
PRO206, PRO264,PR0313, PRO342, PRO542, PRO773, PRO861, PRO1216, PRO1686, PRO1800, PRO3562,
PRO9850, PRO539, PRO4316 or PRO4980 fragments may be prepared by any of a number of conventional techniques. Desired peptide fragments may be chemically synthesized. An alternative approach involves generating
PRO197, PRO207, PRO226, PRO232, PRO243, PRO256, PRO269, PRO274, PRO304, PRO339, PRO1558,
PRO779, PRO1185, PRO1245, PRO1759, PROS775, PRO7133, PRO7168, PRO5725, PRO202, PRO206,
PRO264,PRO313,PR0O342,PR0O542, PRO773, PRO861, PRO1216, PRO1686, PRO1800, PRO3562, PRO9850,
PRO539, PRO4316 or PRO4980 fragments by enzymatic digestion, e.g., by treating the protein with an enzyme known to cleave proteins at sites defined by particular amino acid residues, or by digesting the DNA. with suitable restriction enzymes and isolating the desired fragment. Yet another suitable technique involves isolating and amplifying a DNA fragment encoding a desired polypeptide fragment, by polymerase chain reaction (PCR).
Oligonucleotides that define the desired termini of the DNA fragment are employed at the 5' and 3' primers in the
PCR. Preferably, PRO197, PRO207, PR0O226, PR0O232, PRO243, PRO256, PRO269, PRO274, PRO304,
PRO339, PRO1558, PRO779, PRO1185, PRO1245, PRO1759, PRO5775, PRO7133, PRO7168, PRO5725,
PRO202, PRO206, PRO264, PRO313, PRO342, PRO542, PRO773, PRO861, PRO1216, PRO1686, PRO1800,
PRO3562, PRO9850, PRO539, PRO4316 or PRO4980 polypeptide fragments share at least one biological and/or immunological activity with the native PRO197, PRO207, PRO226, PRO232, PRO243, PRO256, PRO269,
PRO274, PRO304, PRO339, PRO1558, PRO779, PRO1185, PRO1245, PRO1759, PRO5775, PRO7133,
PRO7168, PRO5725, PRO202, PRO206, PRO264, PRO313, PRO342, PRO542, PRO773, PRO861, PRO1216,
PRO1686, PRO1800, PRO3562, PRO9850, PROS39, PRO4316 or PRO4980 polypeptide.
In particular embodiments, conservative substitutions of interest are shown in Table 3 under the heading of preferred substitutions. If such substitutions result in a change in biological activity, then more substantial changes, denominated exemplary substitutions in Table 3, or as further described below in reference to amino acid classes, are introduced and the products screened.
Table 3
Original Exemplary Preferred
Residue Substitutions Substitutions
Ala (A) val; ley; ile val
AR lys; glo; asn lys
Asn (N) gin; his; lys; arg gin
Asp (D) glu glu
Cys (CO) ser .ser .
Gln (Q) . asn asn .
Gh®) asp asp
Gly (G) pro; ala ala
His (H) - asm; gln; ys; arg arg
Ile () lew; val; met; ala; phe; norleucine leu
Leu@) norleucine; ile; val; met; ala; phe ile
Lys (KX) arg; gln; asn arg
Met M) leu; phe; ile leu .
Phe (F) leu; val; ile; ala; tyr leu
Pro(® ala ala
Ser (S) thr , thr
Thr (T) ser ser .
Trp (W) tyr; phe tyr
Tyr (Y) trp; phe; thr; ser phe .
Val) ile; leu; met; phe; ala; norleucine leu
Substantial modifications in function or immunological identity of the polypeptide are accomplished by selecting substitutions that differ significantly in their effect on maintaining (a) the structure of the polypeptide backbone in the area of the substitution, for example, as a sheet or helical conformation, (b) the charge or hydrophobicity of the molecule at the target site, or (¢) the bulk of the side chain. Naturally occurring residues are divided into groups based on common side-chain properties: (1) hydrophobic: norleucine, met, ala, val, leu, ile; (2) neutral hydrophilic: cys, ser, thr; (3) acidic: asp, glu; (4) basic: asn, gin, his, lys, arg; (5) residues that influence chain orientation: gly, pro; and (6) aromatic: trp, tyr, phe.
Non-conservative substitutions will entail exchanging a member of one of these classes for another class.
Such substituted residues also may be introduced into the conservative substitution sites or, more preferably, into 40 the remaining (non-conserved) sites.
The variations can be made using methods known in the art such as oligonucleotide-mediated (site- directed) mutagenesis, alanine scanning, and PCR mutagenesis. Site-directed mutagenesis [Carter er al., Nucl,
Acids Res., 13:4331 (1986); Zoller et al., Nucl. Acids Res., 10:6487 (1987)], cassette mutagenesis [Wells et al.,
Gene, 34:315 (1985)], restriction selection mutagenesis [Wells et al., Philos. Trans. R. Soc. London SerA, 317:415
(1986)] or other known techniques can be performed on the cloned DNA to produce the PRO197, PRO207,
PRO226, PRO232, PRO243, PRO256, PR0269, PRO274, PRO304, PRO339, PRO1558, PRO779, PRO118S5,
PRO1245,PRO1759, PROS775,PRO7133, PRO7168, PRO5725, PRO202, PRO206, PRO264, FRO313, PRO342,
PRO542, PRO773, PRO861, PRO1216, PRO1686, PRO1800, PRO3562, PRO9850, PROS39, PRO4316 or
S PRO4980 variant DNA.
Scanning amino acid analysis can also be employed to identify one or more amino acids along a contiguous sequence. Among the preferred scanning amino acids are relatively small, neutral amino acids. Such amino acids include alanine, glycine, serine, and cysteine. Alanine is typically a prefesred scanning amino acid among this group because it eliminates the side-chain beyond the beta-carbon and is less likely to alter the main-chain conformation of the variant [Cunningham and Wells, Science, 244: 1081-1085 (1989)]. Alanine is also typically preferred because it is the most common amino acid. Further, it is frequently found in both buried and exposed positions [Creighton, The Proteins, (W.H. Freeman & Co., N.Y.); Chothia, J. Mol. Biol., 150:1 (1976)]. If alanine substitution does not yield adequate amounts of variant, an isoteric amino acid can be used.
C. Modifications of PRO197, PRO207, PR0O226, PRO232, PRO243. PRO256, PRO269. PRO274,
PRO304, PRO339, PRO1558, PRO779, PRO1185, PRO1245, PRO1759. PROS5775, PRO7133, PRO7168,
PRO3725, PRO202, PRO206, PRO264. PRO313, PRO342. PRO542, PRO773. PRO861, PRO1216, PRO1686,
PRO1800, PRO3562, PRO9850. PRO539, PRO4316 and PRO4980
Covalent modifications of FRO197, PRO207, PR0226, PRO232, PRO243, PR0256, PRO269, PRO274, _ PRO304, PRO339, PRO1558, PRO779, PRO1185, PRO1245, PRO1759, PRO5773, PRO7133, PRO7168,
PROS5725, PRO202, PRO206, PRO264, PRO313, PRO342, PRO542, PRO773, PRO861, PRO1216, PRO1686,
PRO1800, PRO3562, PRO9850,PRO539, PRO4316 and PRO4980 are included within the scope of this invention.
One type of covalent modification includes reacting targeted amino acid residues of a PRO197, PRO207, PRO226,
PRO232, PRO243, PRO256, PRO269, PRO274, PRO304, PRO339, PRO1558, PRO779, PRO1185, PRO1245,
PRO1759, PROST75, PRO7133, PRO7168, PRO5725, PRO202, PRO206, PRO264, PRO313, PRO342, PRO542,
PROT73, PRO861, PRO1216, PRO1686, PRO1800, PRO3562, PRO9850, PRO539, PRO4316 or PRO4980 polypeptide with an organic devivatizing agent that is capable of reacting with selected side chains or the N- oc C- terminal residues of the PRO197, PRO207, PRO226, PR0O232, PRO243, PRO256, FRO26D, PRO274, PRO304,
PRO339, PRO1LS558, PRO779, PRO118S, PRO1245, PRO1759, PROSTTS, PRO7133, PRO7168, PROST2S,
PRO202, PRO206, PRO264, PRO313, PRO342, PROS42, PRO7T3, PROS61, PRO1216, PRO1686, PRO1800,
PRO3562, PRO9850, PRO539, PROM316 or PRO4980. Derivatization with bifunctional agents is useful, for instance, for crosslinking PRO197, PRO207, PRO226, PRO232, PRO243, PRO256, PRO269, PRO274, PRO304,
FRO339, PRO1LSSS, PRO77S, FRO11SS, PROIMS, PRO1759, PROSTTS, PRO7133, FROTISR, PROST2S,
PROM, PROG, PRO2G4, PROS13, FROA42, PROSE, PROTT3, PROSE] PRO121E, PROTEGE, PRO1S00,
PRO3SE2, FROSD, FROST, FRO4316 or PROSED 10 a waler-insslubic support matrix or surface for use in themethod forpuifying sus PRO197, anti PROD, sufi PRO226, anti-PRO232, suti-FROM3, anti PRO256, anti-
PRO26S, anti PRO274, anti PROI0A, anti-PROT39, ati- PRO15SS, anti PROT, anti PRO1 185, anti PRO1245, anti PRO1759, aati-PROS775, anti-PRO7133, anti-PRO7168, anti- PROS72S, anti-PRO202, anti-PRO?206, anti-
PRO264, anti-PRO313, anti-PR0O342, anti-PRO542, anti-PRO773, anti-PRO861, anti-PRO1216, anti-PRO1686, anti-PRO1800, anti-PRO3562, anti-PRO9850, anti-PROS539, anti-PRO4316 or anti-PRO4980 antibodies, and vice- versa. Commonly used crosslinking agents include, e.g., 1,1-bis(diazoacetyl)-2-phenylethane, glutaraldehyde. N- hydroxysuccinimide esters, for example, esters with 4-azidosalicylic acid, homooifunctional imidcesters, inc:uding disuccinimidyl esters such as 3,3-dithiobis(succinimidylpropionate), bifunctional maleimides such as nis-N- maleimido-1,8-octane and agents such as methyl-3-[(p-azidophenyl)dithio]propiotmidate.
Other modifications include deamidation of glutaminyl and asparaginyl residues to the corresponding glutamyl and aspartyl residues, respectively, hydroxylation of proline and lysine, phosphorylation of hydroxyl groups of seryl or threonyl residues, methylation of the o.-amino groups of lysine, arginine, and histidine side chains [TE Creighton, Proteins: Structure and Molecular Properties, W.H. Freeman & Co., San Francisco, pp. 79-86 (1983)], acetylation of the N-terminal amine, and amidation of any C-terminal carboxyl group.
Another type of covalent modification of the PRO197, PRO207, PRO226, PR0O232, PR0243, PRO256,
PRO269, PRO274, PRO304,PRO339,PRO1558, PRO779,PRO1185,PR0O1245,PRO1759,PRO5775, PRO7133,
PRO7168, PRO5725, PRO202, PRO206, PRO264, PRO313, PRO342, PRO542, PRO773, PRO861, PRO1216,
PRO1686,PRO1800, PRO3562, PRO9850, PRO539, PRO4316 or PRO4980 polypeptide included within the scope of this invention comprises altering the native glycosylation pattern of the polypeptide. "Altering the native glycosylation pattern” is intended for purposes herein to mean deleting one or more carbohydrate moieties found in native sequence PRO197, PRO207, PRO226, PRO232, PRO243, PRO256, PRO269, PRO274, PRO304,
PRO339, PRO1558, PRO779, PRO1185, PRO1245, PRO1759, PRO5775, PRO7133, PRO7168, PRO5725,
PRO202, PRO206, PRO264, PRO313, PRO342, PROS542, PRO773, PRO861, PRO1216, PRO1686, PRO1800,
PRO3562, PRO9850, PRO539, PRO4316 or PRO4980 (either by removing the underlying glycosylation site or by deleting the glycosylation by chemical and/or enzymatic means), and/or adding one or more glycosylation sites that are not present in the native sequence PRO197, PRO207, PRO226, PRO232, PR0243, PRO256, PRO269,
PRO274, PRO304, PRO339, PRO1558, PRO779, PRO1185, PRO1245, PRO1759, PRO5775, PRO7133,
PRO7168, PRO5725, PRO202, PRO206, PRO264, PRO313, PRO342, PRO542, PRO773, PROS61, PRO1216.
PRO1686, PRO1800, PRO3562, PRO9850, PRO539, PRO4316 or PRO4980. In addition, the phrase includes qualitative changes in the glycosylation of the native proteins, involving a change in the nature and proportions of the various carbohydrate moieties present.
Addition of glycosylation sites to the PRO197, PRO207,PR0226, PRO232, PRO243,PR0256, PRO269,
PRO274, PRO304, PRO339, PRO1558, PRO779, PRO1185, PRO1245, PRO1759, PRO5775, PRO7133,
PRO7168, PRO5725, PRO202, PRO206, PRO264, PRO313, PRO342, PRO542, PRO773, PRO861, PRO1216,
PRO1686, PRO1800, PRO3562, PRO9850, PRO539, PRO4316 or PRO4980 polypeptide may be accomplished by altering the amino acid sequence. The alteration may be made, for example, by the addition of, or substitution by, one or more serine or threonine residues to the native sequence PRO197, PRO207, PRO226, PR0O232, PRO243,
PRO256,PRO269, PRO274, PRO304, PRO339, PRO1558, PRO779, PRO1185, PRO1245, PRO1759, PRO5775,
PRO7133, PRO7168, PRO5725, PRO202, PRO206, PRO264, PRO313, PRO342, PRO542, PRO773, PRO861,
PRO1216, PRO1686, PRO1800, PRO3562, PR0O9850, PRO539, PRO4316 or PRO4980 (for O-linked glycosylation sites). The PRO197, PRO207, PRO226, PRO232, PR0243, PRO256, PRO269, PRO274, PRO304,
PRO339, PRO1558, PRO779, PRO1185, PRO1245, PRO1759, PRO5775, PRO7133, PRO7168, PRO5725,
PRO202, PRO206, PRO264, PRO313, PRO342, PRO542, PRO773, PRO861, PRO1216, PR0O1686, PRO1800,
PRO3562, PR0O9850, PRO539, PRO4316 or PRO4980 amino acid sequence may optionally be altered through changes at the DNA level, particularly by mutating the DNA encoding the PRO197, PRO207, PRO226, PRO232,
PRO243,PRO256, PRO269, PRO274, PRO304, PRO339, PRO1558, PRO779, PRO1185, PRO1245, PRO1759,
PROS775, PRO7133, PRO7168, PRO5725, PRO202, PRO206, PRO264, PRO313, PRO342, PRO542, PRO773,
PRO861, PRO1216, PRO1686, PRO1800, PRO3562, PRO%850, PRO539, PRO4316 or PRO4980 polypeptide at preselected bases such that codons are generated that will translate into the desired amino acids.
Another means of increasing the number of carbohydrate moieties on the PRO197, PRO207, PR0226, PRO232, PRO243, PRO256, PRO269, PRO274, PRO304, PRO339, PRO1558, PRO779, PRO1185, PRO1245,
PRO1759, PRO5775, PRO7133, PRO7168, PRO5725, PRO202, PRO206, PRO264, PRO313, PRO342, PRO542,
PRO773, PRO861, PRO1216, PRO1686, PRO1800, PRO3562, PR0O9850, PR0O539, PRO4316 or PRO4980 polypeptide is by chemical or enzymatic coupling of glycosides to the polypeptide. Such methods are described inthe art, e.g., in WO 87/05330 published 11 September 1987, and in Aplin and Wriston, CRC Crit. Rev. Biochem. , 15° pp. 259-306 (1981).
Removal of carbohydrate moieties present on the PRO197, PRO207, PRO226, PRO232, PR0O243,
PRO256, PRO269, PRO274, PRO304, PRO339, PRO1558, PRO779, PRO1185, PRO1245, PRO1759, PRO577S,
PRO7133, PRO7168, PRO5725, PRO202, PRO206, PRO264, PRO313, PRO342, PRO3542, PRO773, PROS61,
PRO1216, PRO1686, PRO1800, PRO3562, PRO9850, PRO539, PRO4316 or PRO4980 polypeptide may be accomplished chemically or enzymatically or by mutational substitution of codons encoding for amino acid residues that serve as targets for glycosylation. Chemical deglycosylation techniques are known in the art and described, for instance, by Hakimuddin, ez al., Arch, Biochem, Biophys., 259:52 (1987) and by Edge et al., Anal, Biochem, - 118:131 (1981). Enzymatic cleavage of carbohydrate moieties on polypeptides can be achieved by the use of a variety of endo- and exo-glycosidases as described by Thotakura er al, Meth. Enzymol, 138:350 (1987).
Another type of covalent modification of PRO197, PRO207, PRO226, PRO232, PRO243, PRO256,
PRO269, PRO274, PRO304, PRO339, PRO1558, PRO779, PRO1185, PRO1245, PRO1759, PROS775, PRO7133,
PRO7168, PROS725, PRO202, PRO206, PRO264, PRO313, PRO342, PRO542, PRO773, PROS61, PRO1216,
PRO1686, PRO1800, PRO3562, PRO9850, PRO539, PRO4316 ar PRO4980 comprises linking the PRO197,
PRO207, PRO226, PRO232, PRO243, PRO256, PRO26), PRO274, PRO304, PRO339, PRO1558, PRO779,
PROI1185, PROI245, PRO1759, PROS77S, PRO7133, PROT7168, PROST2S, PRO202, PRO206, PRO264,
PRO313,PRO342, PRO542, PRO773, PRO861, PRO1216, PRO1686, PRO1800, PRO3562, PRO9850, PRO539,
PRO4316 or PRO4980 polypeptide to onc of a variety of nonproteinaceous polymers, e.g., polyethylene glycol (PIG), polypropylene glycol, or polyoxyalkyleses, in thessamer set forth in US. Patent Nos. 4,640,835; 4,496,689; 4,301,144; 4.670417; 4,791,192 ax 4,179,337. 3s The PRO197, FRO207, PRO226, PRO232, PROMS, PRO2S6, FRO2G, PRO274, PRO04, PRO339,
PRO1558, FROT?, PRO1185, PRO124S, PRO1759, PROS77S, PRO7133, PRO7168, PROS72S, PRO2(02,
PRO206, PRO264, PRO313, PRO342, PROS42, PROTT3, PROS61, PRO1216, PRO1686, PRO1800, PRO3562,
PRO9850, PROS539, PRO4316 or PRO4980 of the present invention may also be modified in a way to form a chimeric molecule comprising PRO197, PRO207, PRO226, PR0O232, PR0O243, PRO256, PRO269, PRO274,
PRO304, PRO339, PRO1558, PRO779, PRO1185, PRO1245, PRO1759, PRO5775, PRO7133, PRO7168,
PROS5725, PRO202, PRO206, PRO264, PRO313, PRO342, PRO542, PRO773, PROEB61, PRO1216, PRO1686.
PRO18C0, PRO3562, PRO9850, FROS39, PRO4316 or PRO4SE0 fused to another, heterologous poivpepnas oo
S amino acid sequence.
In one embodiment, such a chimeric molecule comprises a fusion of the PRO197, PROZ07, PRO22¢.
PRO232, PRO243, PRO256, PRO269, PRO274, PRO304, PRO339, PRO1558, PRO779, PROL18S, PRO1245,
PRO1759,PRO5775,PR0O7133,PRO7168,PRO5725, PRO202, PRO206, PRO264, PRO313,PR0O342, PRO542,
PRO773,PRO861, PRO1216, PRO1686, PRO1800, PRO3562, PRO9850, PRO539, PRO4316 or PRO4980 with atagpolypeptide which provides an epitope to which an anti-tag antibody can selectively bind. The epitope tag is generally placed at the amino- or carboxyl-terminus of the PRO197, PRO207, PRO226, PRO232, PRO243,
PRO256, PRO269, PRO274, PRO304,PRO339, PRO1558, PRO779,PRO1185, PRO1245, PRO1759, PRO5775, . PRO7133, PRO7168, PRO5725, PRO202, PRO206, PRO264, PRO313, PRO342, PRO542, PRO773, PROB61,
PRO1216, PRO1686, PRO1800, PRO3562, PRO%850, PROS39, PRO4316 or PRO4980. The presence of such epitope-tagged forms of the PRO197, PRO207, PR0O226, PRO232, PRO243, PRO256, PRO269, PRO274,
PRO304, PRO339, PRO1558, PRO779, PRO1185, PRO1245, PRO1759, PRO5775, PRO7133, PRO7168,
PROS5725, PRO202, PRO206, PRO264, PRO313, PRO342, PRO542, PRO773, PRO861, PRO1216, PRO1686,
PRO1800, PRO3562, PRO9850, PRO539, PRO4316 or PRO4980 can be detected using an antibody against the tag polypeptide. Also, provision of the epitope tag enables the PRO197, PRO207, PRO226, PRO232, PRO243,
PRO256,PRO269, PRO274, PRO304, PRO339, PRO1558, PRO779, PRO1185, PRO1245, PRO1759, PRO5775,
PRO7133, PRO7168, PROS72S, PRO202, PRO206, PRO264, PRO313, PRO342, PRO542, PRO773, PRO861,
PRO1216, PRO1686, PRO1800, PRO3562, PRO9850, PRO539, PRO4316 or PRO4980 to be readily purified by . affinity purification using an anti-tag antibody or another type of affinity matrix that binds to the epitope tag.
Various tag polypeptides and their respective antibodies are well known in the art. Examples include poly-histidine (poly-His) or poly-histidine-glycine (poly-His-gly) tags; the flu HA tag polypeptide and its antibody 12CAS5 [Field et al., Mol. Cell. Biol, 8:2159-2165 (1988)]; the c-myc tag and the 8F9, 3C7, 6E10, G4, B7 and 9E10 antibodies thereto {Evan et al., Molecular and Cellular Biology, 5:3610-3616 (1985)]; and the Herpes Simplex virus glycoprotein D (gD) tag and its antibody [Paborsky er al., Protein Engineering, 3(6):547-553 (1990)]. Other tag polypeptides include the Flag-peptide [Hopp et al., BioTechnology, §:1204-1210 (1988)]; the KT3 epitope peptide [Martin et al., Science, 255:192-194 (1992)]; an o-tubulin epitope peptide [Skinner et al, J. Biol. Chem., 266:15163-15166 (1991)]; and the T7 gene 10 protein peptide tag [Lutz-Freyermuth ez al., Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci,
USA, 87:6393-6397 (1990)].
In an alternative embodiment, the chimeric molecule may comprise a fusion of the PRO197, PRO207,
PRO226, PRO232, PR0O243, PRO256, PRO269, PRO274, PRO304, PRO339, PRO1558, PRO779, PRO1185,
PRO1245,PRO1759, PROS775, PRO7133,PRO7168, PRO5725,PR0O202, PRO206, PRO264, PRO313,PR0O342,
PRO542, PRO773, PRO861, PRO1216, PRO1686, PRO1800, PRO3562, PRO9850, PRO539, PRO4316 or
PRO4980 with an immunoglobulin or a particular region of an immunoglobulin. For a bivalent form of the chimeric molecule (also referred to as an “immunoadhesin™), such a fusion could be to the Fc region of an IgG molecule.
The Ig fusions preferably include the substitution of a soluble (transmembrane domain deleted or inactivated) form of aPRO197, PRO207, PRO226, PRO232, PRO243, PR0256, PRO269, PRO274, PRO304, PRO339, PRO1558,
PROT779, PRO1185, PRO1245, PRO1759, PRO5775, PRO7133, PRO7168, PRO5725, PRO202, PRO206,
PRO264, PRO313, PRO342, PRO542, PRO773,PRO861, PRO1216, PRO1686, PRO1800, PRO3562, PRO9850,
PRO539, PRO4316 ar PRO4980 polypeptide in place of at least one variable region within an Ig molecule. Ina particularly preferred embodiment, the immunoglobulin fasion includes the hinge, CH2 and CH3, or the hinge,
CH1, CH2 and CH3 regions of an IgG1 molecule. For the production of immunoglobulin fusions see also, US
Patent No. 5,428,130 issued June 27, 1995.
D. Preparation of PRO197, PRO207, PRO226. PRO232, PRO243, PRO256, PRO269, PRO274, PRO304,
PRO339, PRO1558, PRO779. PRO1185, PRO1245, PRO1759, PRO5775, PRO7133, PRO7168, PRO5725,
PRO202 PRO206, PRO264. PRO313, PRO342 PROS542. PRO773, PRO861, PRO1216, PRO1686, PRO1800, : The description below relates primarily to production of PRO197, PRO207, PRO226, PRO232, PRO243,
PRO256, PRO269, PRO274, PRO304, PR0O339, PRO1558, PRO779, PRO1185, PRO1245, PRO1759, PRO5775,
PRO7133, PRO7168, PRO5725, PRO202, PRO206, PRO264, PRO313, PRO342, PRO542, PRO773, PROS61,
PROI1216, PRO1686, PRO1800, PRO3562, PRO9850, PRO539, PRO4316 or PRO4980 by culturing cells : transformed or transfected with a vector containing PRO197, PRO207, PRO226, PR0O232, PR0O243, PRO256,
PRO269, PRO274, PRO304, PRO339, PRO1558, PRO779, PRO1185, PRO1245, FPRO1759, PRO5775, PRO7133,
PRO7168, PROS572S, PRO202, PRO206, PRO264, PRO313, PRO342, PRO542, PRO773, PRO861, PRO1216,
PROI1686, PRO1800, PRO3562, PRO9850, PRO539, PRO4316 or PRO4980 nucleic acid. It is, of course, contemplated that alternative methods, which are well known in the art, may be employed to prepare PRO197,
PRO207, PRO226, PRO232, PRO243, PRO256, PRO269, PRO274, PRO304, PRO339, PRO1558, PRO779,
PROL1185, PRO1245, PRO1759, PRO5775, PRO7133, PRO7168, PRO5725, PRO202, PRO206, PRO264,
PRO313, PRO342, PRO542, PRO773, PRO861, PRO1216, PRO 1686, PRO1800, PRO3562, PRO9850, PRO539,
PRO4316 or PRO4980. For instance, the PRO197, PRO207, PRO226, PRO232, PRO243, PRO256, PRO269,
PRO274, PRO304, PRO339, PRO1558, PRO779, PRO1185, PRO1245, PRO1759, PRO5775, PRO7133,
PRO7168, PRO5725, PRO22, PRO206, PRO264, PRO313, PRO342, PRO542, PRO773, PROB61, PRO1216,
PRO1686, PRO1800, PRO3562, PRO9850, PRO539, PRO4316 or PRO4980 sequence, or portions thereof, may be produced by direct peptide synthesis using solid-phase techniques [see, e.g., Stewart et al., Solid-Phase Peptide
Synthesis, W.H. Freeman Co., San Francisco, CA (1969); Merrifield, J. Am. Chem. Soc, 85:2149-2154 (1963)].
In vitro protein synthesis may be performed using mama techaiques or by automation. Automated synthesis may be accomplished, for instance, using an Applied Biosystems Peptide Symthesizer (Foster City, CA) using measiacsmer’s instructions. Vacdiess postions of the PRO197, PRO207, FRO226, PROT32, PRO243, PRO256,
PRO2GD, PRO, PROSOL, PROSS, FRO1552, PROT, PRO 18S, PRO1 MS, PROA 7599, PROST7S, PRO7133,
PROTIGE, FPROST2S, PROC, PROG, PRO264, PRO313, PRO342, PROS42, PROT773, PROBG], PRO1216,
PRO1636, PRO1800, PRO3S562, PROS850, PROS39, PRO4316 or PRO4980 may be chemically synthesized separately and combined using chemsical or enzymatic methods to produce the full-leagth PRO197, PRO207, n- :
PRO226, PRO232, PRO243, PRO256, PRO269, PRO274, PRO304, PRO339, PRO1558, PRO779, PRO1185,
PRO1245,PRO1759, PRO5775,PRO7133,PRO7168,PROS5725,PRO202, PRO206, PRO264, PRO313. PRO342,
PROS542, PRO773, PRO861, PRO1216, PRO1686, PRO1800, PRO3562, PRO9850, PROS39, PRO4316 or
PRO4980. a Isolation of DNA Encoding 3 PRO197, PRO207, PRO226, PRO232, PRO243, PROISS,
PR0O269, PRO274, PRO304, PRO339. PRO1558,. PRO779. PRO1185, PRO1245. PRO1759, PRO5775, PRO7133.
PRO7168, PRO5725. PRO202. PRO206, PRO264, PRO313, PRO342, PROS42, PRO773, PRO861, PRO1216,
PRO1686, PRO1800. PRO3562. PRO9850, PRO539, PRO4316 or PRO4980 Polypeptide
DNA encoding PRO197, PRO207, PRO226, PRO232, PRO243, PRO256, PRO269, PRO274, PRO304,
PRO339, PRO1558, PRO779, PRO1185, PRO1245, PRO1759, PRO5775, PRO7133, PRO7168, PRO5725,
PRO202, PRO206, PRO264, PRO313, PRO342, PRO542, PRO773, PRO861, PRO1216, PRO1686, PRO1800,
PRO3562, PRO9850, PRO539, PRO4316 or PRO4980 may be obtained from a cDNA library prepared from tissue believed to possess the PRO197, PRO207, PRO226, PRO232, PR0O243, PRO256, PRO269, PRO274, PRO304,
PRO339, PRO1558, PRO779, PROI1185, PRO1245, PRO1759, PRO5775, PRO7133, PRO7168, PROS725,
PRO202, PRO206, PRO264, PRO313, PRO342, PRO542, PRO773, PROS61, PROI1216, PRO1686, PRO1800,
PRO3562, PRO9850, PRO539, PRO4316 or PRO4980 mRNA and to express it at a detectable level. Accordingly, human PRO197, human PRO207, human PR0O226, human PR0232, human PRO243, human PRO256, human
PRO269, human PRO274, human PRO304, human PRO339, human PRO1558, human PRO779, human PRO1185, human PRO1245, human PRO1759, human PRO5775, human PRO7133, human PRO7168, human PRO5725, human PRO202, human PRO206, human PRO264, human PRO313, human PR0O342, human PRO542, human
PRO773, human PRO861, human PRO1216, human PRO1686, human PRO1800, human PRO3562, human
PRO9850, human PRO539, human PR04316 or human PRO4980 DNA can be conveniently obtained froma cDNA library prepared from human tissue, such as described in the Examples. PRO197-, PRO207-, PRO226-, PRO232-,
PRO243-, PRO256-, PRO269-, PRO274-, PRO304-, PRO339-, PRO1558-, PRO779-, PRO1185-, PRO1245-,
PRO1759-, PROS5775-, PRO7133-, PRO7168-, PRO5725-, PRO202-, PRO206-, PRO264-, PRO313-, PRO342-,
PRO542-, PRO773-, PRO861-, PRO1216-, PRO1686-, PRO1800-, PRO3562-, PRO9850-, PRO539-, PRO4316- or PRO4980-encoding gene may also be obtained from a genomic library or by oligonucleotide synthesis.
Libraries can be screened with probes (such as antibodies to the PRO197, PRO207, PRO226, PRO232,
PRO243, PRO256, PRO269, PRO274, PRO304, PRO339, PRO1558, PRO779, PRO1185, PRO1245, PRO1759, © PROS5775,PRO7133, PRO7168, PRO5725, PRO202, PRO206, PRO264, PRO313, PRO342, PRO542, PRO773,
PROS861, PRO1216, PRO1686, PRO1800, PRO3562, PRO9850, PRO539, PRO4316 or PRO4980 polypeptide, or oligonucleotides of at least about 20-80 bases) designed to identify the gene of interest or the protein encoded byit. Screening the cDNA or genomic library with the selected probe may be conducted using standard procedures, such as described in Sambrook ef al., Molecular Cloning: A Laboratory Manual (New York: Cold Spring Harbor
Laboratory Press, 1989). An alternative means to isolate the gene encoding PRO197, PRO207, PRO226, PRO232,
PRO243, PRO256, PRO269, PRO274, PRO304, PRO339, PRO1558, PRO779, PRO1185, PRO1245, PRO1759,
PROS5775, PRO7133, PRO7168, PRO5725, PRO202, PRO206, PRO264, PRO313, PRO342, PRO542, PRO773,
PRO861, PRO1216, PRO1686, PRO1800, PRO3562, PRO9850, PRO539, PRO4316 or PRO4980 is to use PCR methodology [Sambrook et al., supra; Dieffenbach et al., PCR Primer: A Laboratory Manual (Cold Spring Harbor
Laboratory Press, 1995)].
The Examples below describe techniques for screening a cDNA library. The oligonucleotide sequences sclected as probes should be of sufficient length and sufficiently unambiguous that false positives are minimized.
The aligormcleotide is preferably labeled such that it can be detected upon hybridization to DNA in the library being screened. Methods of labeling are well known in the art, and include the use of radiolabels like ¥P-labeled ATP, biotinylation or enzyme labeling. Hybridization conditions, including moderate stringency and high stringency, are provided in Sambrook et al., supra.
Sequences identified in such library screening methods can be compared and aligned to other known sequences deposited and available in public databases such as GenBank or other private sequence databases.
Sequence identity (at either the amino acid or nucleotide level) within defined regions of the molecule or across the full-length sequence can be determined using methods known in the art and as described herein.
Nucleic acid having protein coding sequence may be obtained by screening selected cDNA or genomic
Ilibraries using the deduced amino acid sequence disclosed herein for the first time, and, if necessary, using conventional primer extension procedures as described in Sambrook et al., supra, to detect precursors and processing intermediates of mRNA that may not have been reverse-transcribed into cDNA. b. Selection and Transformation of Host Cells
Host cells are transfected or transformed with expression or cloning vectors described herein for PRO197,
PRO207, PRO226, PRO232, PRO243, PRO256, PRO269, PRO274, PRO304, PRO339, PRO1558, PRO779,
PRO1185, PRO1245, PRO1759, PRO5775, PRO7133, PRO7168, PRO5725, PR0O202, PRO206, PRO264,
PRO313,PRO342, PRO542, PRO773, PRO861, PRO1216, PRO1686, PRO1800, PRO3562, PRO9850, PRO539,
PRO4316 or PRO4980 production and cultured in conventional nutrient media modified as appropriate for inducing promoters, selecting transforments, or amplifying the genes encoding the desired sequences. The culture conditions, such as media, temperature, pH and the like, can be selected by the skilled artisan without undue experimentation.
In general, principles, protocols, and practical techaigues for maximizing the productivity of cell cultures can be found in Mammalian Cell Biotechnology: a Practical Approach, M. Butler, ed. (IRL Press, 1991) and Sambrook etal, supra.
Methods of eukaryotic cell transfection and prokaryotic cell transformation are known to the ardinarily skilled artisan, for example, CaCl,, CaPO,, liposome-mediated and electroporation. Depending on the host cell used, transformation is performed using standard techniques appropriate %0 such cells. The calcium trestment employing caicisms chioride, as described in Sambeock et al, supra, or clectropocation is gemerally used for prokaryotes. Jafiection with Agrobacterises hmmgfaciens is weed for tasformation of cortsin plant cclis, as described by Shaw et al., Gene, 23:315 (1983) and WO 3905859 published 29 June 1989. For menymmlion cells without such cell walls, the calcium phosphate precipitation mwthod of Graham and vas der Bb, Virology, 52:456- 457 (1978) can be employed. General aspects of mexmmakian cell host system transfections have been described in U.S. Patent No. 4,399,216. Transformations into yeast are typically carried out according to the method of Van
Solingen et al., J. Bact., 130:946 (1977) and Hsiao et al., Proc. Natl. Acad.-Sci. (USA), 76:3829 (1979). However, other methods for introducing DNA into cells, such as by nuclear microinjection, electroporation, hacterial protoplast fusion with intact cells, or polycations, e.g., polybrene, polyornithine, may also be used. For various techniques for transforming mammalian cells, see, Keown ef zi.. Methods in Enzvmology, 185:327-237 189: anc
S Mansour 2 al., Nature, 336:348-352 (1988).
Suitable host cells for cloning or expressing the DNA in the vectors herein include prokaryote, veast. or higher eukaryote cells. Suitable prokaryotes include but are not limited to eubacteria, such as Gram-negative or
Gram-positive organisms, for example, Enterobacteriaceae such as E. coli. Various E. coli strains are publicly available, such as E. coli K12 strain MM294 (ATCC 31,446); E. coli X1776 (ATCC 31,537); E. coli strain W3110 (ATCC 27,325) and E. coli strain K5 772 (ATCC 53,635). Other suitable prokaryotic host cells include
Enterobacteriaceae such as Escherichia, e.g., E. coli, Enterobacter, Erwinia, Klebsiella, Proteus, Salmonella, e.g.,
Salmonella typhimurium, Serratia, e.g., Serratia marcescans, and Shigella, as well as Bacilli such as B. subtilis and
B. licheniformis (e.g., B. licheniformis 41P disclosed in DD 266,710 published 12 April 1989), Pseudomonas such as P. aeruginosa, and Streptomyces. These examples are illustrative rather than limiting. Strain W3110 is one particularly preferred host or parent host because it is a common host strain for recombinant DNA product fermentations. Preferably, the host cell secretes minimal amounts of proteolytic enzymes. For example, strain
W3110 may be modified to effect a genetic mutation in the genes encoding proteins endogenous to the host, with examples of such hosts including E. coli W3110 strain 1A2, which has the complete genotype tond ; E. coli W3110 strain 9E4, which has the complete genotype tonA pir3; E. coli W3110 strain 27C7 (ATCC 55,244), which has the complete genotype tonA pir3 phoA E15 (argF-lac)169 degP ompT kan”; E. coli W3110 strain 37D6, which has the complete genotype tonA ptr3 phoA E15 (argF-lac}169 degP ompT rbs7 ilvG kan’; E. coli W3110 strain 40B4, which is strain 37D6 with a non-kanamycin resistant degP deletion mutation; and an E. coli strain having mutant . periplasmic protease disclosed in U.S. Patent No. 4,946,783 issued 7 August 1990. Alternatively, in vitro methods of cloning, e.g., PCR or other nucleic acid polymerase reactions, are suitable.
In addition to prokaryotes, eukaryotic microbes such as filamentous fungi or yeast are suitable cloning or expression hosts for PRO197-, PRO207-, PRO226-, PRO232-, PRO243-, PRO256-, PRO269-, PRO274-, PRO304.
PRO339-, PRO1558-, PRO779-, PRO1185-, PRO1245-, PRO1759-, PRO5775-,PRO7133-, PRO7168-,PRO5725-,
PRO202-, PRO206-, PRO264-, PRO313-, PRO342-, PRO542-, PRO773-, PRO861-, PRO1216-, PRO1636-,
PRO1800-,PRO3562- PRO9850-, PRO539-, PRO4316- or PRO4980-encoding vectors. Saccharomyces cerevisiae is a commonly used lower eukaryotic host microorganism. Others include Schizosaccharomyces pombe (Beach and Nurse, Nature, 290: 140 [1981]; EP 139,383 published 2 May 1985); Kluyveromyces hosts (U.S. Patent No. 4,943,529; Fleer et al., Bio/Technology, 9: 968-975 (1991)) such as, e.g., K. lactis (MW98-8C, CBS683, CBS4574;
Louvencourt et al., I. Bacteriol., 737 [1983]), K. fragilis (ATCC 12,424), K. bulgaricus (ATCC 16,045), K. wickeramii (ATCC 24,178), K. waltii (ATCC 56,500), K. drosophilarum (ATCC 36,906; Vanden Berg et al.,
Bio/Technology, 8:135 (1990)), XK. thermotolerans, and K. marxianus; yarrowia (EP 402,226); Pichia pastoris (EP 183,070; Sreckrishna er al., J. Basic Microbiol., 28:265-278 [1988)); Candida; Trichoderma reesia (EP 244,234); Neurospora crassa (Case et al., Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA, 76:5259-5263 [1979]); Schwanniomyces such as Schwanniomyces occidentalis (EP 394,538 published 3 1 October 1990); and filamentous fungi such as, e.g.,
Neurospora, Penicillium, Tolypocladium (WO 91/00357 published 10 J anuary 1991), and Aspergillus hosts such as A. nidulans (Ballance et al., Biochem. Biophys. Res. Commun, 112:284-289 [1983]; Tilburn et al., Gene, 26:205-221[1983]; Yelton etal., Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA, 81:1470-1474 [1984]) and A. niger (Kelly and Hynes,
EMBO J, 4:475-479 [1985]). Methylotropic yeasts are suitable herein and include, but are not limited to, yeast capable of growth on methanol selected from the genera consisting of Hansenula, Candida, Kloeckera, Pichia,
Saccharomyces, Torulopsis, and Rhodotorsla. A list of specific species that are exemplary of this class of yeasts may be found in C. Anthony, The Biochemistry of Methyiotrophs, 269 (1982). - :
Suitable host cells for the expression of glycosylated PRO197, PRO207, PRO226, PRO232, PRO243,
PRO256, PRO269, PRO274, PRO304, PRO339, PRO1558, PRO779, PRO1185, PRO1245, PRO1759, PRO5775,
PRO7133, PRO7168, PRO5725, PRO202, PRO206, PRO264, PRO313, PRO342, PRO542, PRO773, PROS61,
PRO1216, PRO1686, PRO1800, PRO3562, PRO9850, PRO539; PRO4316 or PRO4980 are derived from multicellular organisms. Examples of invertebrate cells include insect cells such as Drosophila S2 and Spodoptera
S19, as well as plant cells. Examples of useful mammalian host cell lines include Chinese hamster ovary (CHO) - and COS cells. More specific examples include monkey kidney CV1 line transformed by SV40 (COS-7, ATCC ~CRL 1651); human embryonic kidney line (293 or 293 cells subcloned for growth in suspension culture, Graham etal, J. Gen. Virol, 36:59 (1977)); Chinese hamster ovary ceils/-DHFR (CHO), Urlaub and Chasin, Proc. Natl,
Acad. Sci. USA, 77:4216 (1980)); mouse sertoli cells (TM4, Mather, Biol. Reprod., 23:243-251 (1980)); human lung cells (W138, ATCC CCL 75); human liver cells (Hep G2, HB 8065); and mouse mammary amor (MMT 060562, ATCC CCLS1). The selection of the appropriate host cell is deemed to be within the skill in the art. c. Selection and Use of a Replicable Vector
The nucleic acid (e.g., cDNA or genomic DNA) encoding PRO197, PRO207, PRO226, PRO232, PRO243, - PRO256,PRO269, PRO274, PRO304, PRO339, PRO1558, PRO779, PRO1185,PRO1245, PRO1759, PRO5775,
PRO7133, PRO7168, PRO5725, PRO202, PRO206, PRO264, PRO313, PRO342, PRO542, PRO773, PROS61,
PRO1216, PRO1686, PRO1800, PRO3562, PRO9850, PRO539, PRO4316 or PRO4980 may be inserted into a replicable vector for cloning (amplification of the DNA) or for expression. Various vectors are publicly available.
The vector may, for example, be in the form of a plasmid, cosmid, viral particle, or phage. The appropriate nucleic acid sequence may be inserted into the vector by a variety of procedures. In general, DNA i inserted into an spproprisic restriction eadosucicsse site(s) using techniques kesown in the art. Vector components gemerally include, but are not limited to, one or more of a signal sequence, an origin of replication, ose or more masker genes, an enhancer clement, a promoter, and a tramscription termination sequence. Construction of suitable vectors containing coe or more of these components employs standard ligation techniques which are known to the skilled artisan. i
The FROY97, FRODT, PROZ26, FRO2I2, FRO2A3, PROSE, PRO2ES, FRO, PROSE, PRO3IY,
FROISSE, FRO779, FROLIES, FROIMS, FRO17S9, PROSTTS, PRO7133, FROTIGR, FROST2S, PRO202,
PRO206 PRO264, FROB13, FRO342, PROS42, PRO773, PROBGL, PRO1216, PROTGEG, PRO1S00, PRO3SG2,
PRO9850, PROS39, PRO4316 or PRO4980 may be produced recombinantly not only directly, but also as a fusion polypeptide with a heterologous polypeptide, which may be a signal sequence or other polypeptide having a specific cleavage site at the N-terminus of the mature protein or polypeptide. In general, the signal sequence may be a component of the vector, or it may be a part of the PRO197-, PRO207-, PRO226-, PRO232-, PRO243-, PRO256-,
PRO269-, PRO274-, PRO304-, PRO339-, PRO1558-, PRO779-, PRO1185-, PRO1245-, PRO1759-. PROS775-.
PRO7133-, PRO7168-, PRO5725-, PRO202-, PRO206-. PRO264-, PRO313-, PRO34.-, PROS42- PRO
PRO861-,PRO1216-, PRO1686-, PRO1800-, PRO3562-, PRO9850-, PROS39-, PRO4316- or PRO4980-encoding
DNA that is inserted into the vector. The signal sequence may be a prokaryotic signal sequence selected. tor example, from the group of the alkaline phosphatase, penicillinase, Ipp, or heat-stable enterotoxin II leaders. For yeast secretion the signal sequence may be, e.g., the yeast invertase leader, alpha factor leader (including
Saccharomyces and Kluyveromyces a-factor leaders, the latter described in U.S. Patent No. 5,010,182), or acid phosphatase leader, the C. albicans glucoamylase leader (EP 362,179 published 4 April 1990), or the signal described in WO 90/13646 published 15 November 1990. In mammalian cell expression, mammalian signal sequences may be used to direct secretion of the protein, such as signal sequences from secreted polypeptides of the same or related species, as well as viral secretory leaders.
Both expression and cloning vectors contain a nucleic acid sequence that enables the vector to replicate in one or more selected host cells. Such sequences are well known for a variety of bacteria, yeast, and viruses. The origin of replication from the plasmid pBR322 is suitable for most Gram-negative bacteria, the 2; plasmid origin is suitable for yeast, and various viral origins (SV40, polyoma, adenovirus, VSV or BPV) are useful for cloning vectors in mammalian cells. . Expression and cloning vectors will typically contain a selection gene, also termed a selectable marker.
Typical selection genes encode proteins that (a) confer resistance to antibiotics or other toxins, e.g., ampicillin, neomycin, methotrexate, or tetracycline, (b) complement auxotrophic deficiencies, or (c) supply critical nutrients not available from complex media, e.g., the gene encoding D-alanine racemase for Bacilli.
An example of suitable selectable markers for mammalian cells are those that enable the identification of cells competent to take up the PRO197-, PRO207-, PRO226-, PRO232-, PRO243-, PRO256-, PR0269-, PRO274-,
PRO304-,PRO339-, PRO1558-, PRO779-, PRO1185-, PRO1245-, PRO1759-, PRO5775-, PRO7133-, PRO7168-,
PRO5725-, PRO202-, PRO206-, PRO264-, PRO313-, PRO342-, PRO542-, PRO773-, PRO861-, PRO1216-,
PRO1686-, PRO1800-, PRO3562-, PRO9850-, PRO539-, PRO4316- or PRO4980-encoding nucleic acid, such as DHFR or thymidine kinase. An appropriate host cell when wild-type DHFR is employed is the CHO cell line deficient in DHFR activity, prepared and propagated as described by Urlaub et al., Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA, 77:4216 (1980). A suitable selection gene for use in yeast is the trpl gene present in the yeast plasmid YRp7 {Stinchcomb et al., Nature, 282:39 (1979); Kingsman er al, Gene, 7:141 (1979); Tschemper et al., Gene, 10:157 (1980)]. The #rpl gene provides a selection marker for a mutant strain of yeast lacking the ability to grow in tryptophan, for example, ATCC No. 44076 or PEP4-1 (Jones, Genetics, 85: 12 197Nn1.
Expression and cloning vectors usually contain a promoter operably linked to the PRO197-, PRO207-,
PRO226-, PRO232-, PRO243-, PRO256-, PRO269-, PRO274-, PRO304-, PRO339-, PRO1558-, PRO779-,
PRO1185-,PR0O1245-,PRO1759-,PRO5775-, PRO7133-, PRO7168-, PRO5725-, PRO202-, PRO206-, PRO264-,
PRO313-, PRO342-, PRO542-, PRO773-, PRO861-, PRO1216-, PRO1686-, PRO1800-, PRO3562-, PRO9850-,
PRO539-, PRO4316- or PRO4980-encoding nucleic acid sequence to direct mRNA synthesis. Promoters recognized by a variety of potential host cells are well known. Promoters suitable for use with prokaryotic hosts include the 8-lactamase and lactose promoter systems [Chang etal., Nature, 275:615 (1978); Goeddel et al., Nature, 281:544 (1979)], alkaline phosphatase, a tryptophan (trp) promoter system [Goeddel, Nucleic Acids Res., 8:4057 (1980); EP 36,776], and hybrid promoters such as the tac promoter [deBoer ef al., Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA, 80:21-25 (1983)]. Promoters for use in bacterial systems also will contain a Shine-Dalgarno (S.D.) sequence operably linked to the DNA encoding PRO197, PRO207, PRO226, PRO232, PRO243, PRO256, PRO269,
PRO274, PRO304, PRO339, PRO1558, PRO779, PRO118S, PRO1245, PRO1759, PRO5775, PRO7133,
PROT7168, PRO5725, PRO202, PRO206, PRO264, PRO313, PRO342, PRO542, PRO773, PRO861, PRO1216,
PRO1686, PRO1800, PRO3562, PRO9850, PRO539, PRO4316 or PRO4980.
Examples of suitable promoting sequences for use with yeast hosts include the promoters for 3- phosphoglycerate kinase [Hitzeman er al., J. Biol. Chem., 255:2073 (1980)] or other glycolytic enzymes [Hess et al., J. Adv. Enzyme Reg, 7:149 (1968); Holland, Biochemistry, 17:4900 (1978)], such as enolase, glyceraldehyde- 3-phosphate dehydrogenase, hexokinase, pyruvate decarboxylase, phosphofructokinase, glucose-6-phosphate isomerase, 3-phosphoglycerate mutase, pyruvate kinase, triosephosphate isomerase, phosphoglucose isomerase, and ‘glucokinase. : :
Other yeast promoters, which are inducible promoters having the additional advantage of transcription controlled by growth conditions, are the promoter regions for alcohol dehydrogenase 2, isocytochrome C, acid phosphatase, degradative enzymes associated with nitrogen metabolism, metallothionein, glyceraldehyde-3- ‘ phosphate dehydrogenase, and enzymes responsible for maltose and galactose utilization. Suitable vectors and promoters for use in yeast expression are further described in EP 73,657.
PRO197, PRO207, PRO226, PRO232, PRO243, PRO256, PRO269, PRO274, PRO304, PRO339,
PRO1558, PRO779, PRO1185, PRO1245, PRO1759, PRO5775, PRO7133, PRO7168, PRO5725, PRO202,
PRO206, PRO264, PRO313, PRO342, PRO542, PRO773, PRO861, PRO1216, PRO1686, PRO1800, PRO3562,
PRO9850, PRO539, PRO4316 or PRO4980 transcription from vectors in mammalian host cells is controlled, for example, by promoters obtained from the genomes of virnses such as polyama virus, fowlpox vires (UK 2,211,504 published 5 July 1989), ademovirus (such as Adenovirus 2), bovine papilloma virus, avian sarcoma virus, cytomegalovirus, a retrovirus, hepatitis-B virus and Simian Virus 40 (SV40), from heterologous marmmalian promoters, e.g, the actin promoter or an imenonoglobslin promoter, and from heat-shock promoters, provided such promoters are compatible with the host cell systems.
Transcription of a DNA encoding the PRO197, PRO207, PRO226, PRO232, PR0O243, PRO256, PRO269,
PRO274, PRO304, PRO339, PRO1558, PRO779, PRO1185, PRO1245, PRO1759, PROS775, PRO7133,
PRO7168, PROS5725, PRO202, PRO206, PRO264, PRO313, PRO342, PROS542, PROT73, PROS61, PRO1216,
PRO1686, PRO1800, FROSSG2, FROSESE, FROS59, FROM316 or PROYSE0 by higher eukaryotes may be : incressed by inscating an cabawcer sequence into the vectar. Fubaucers are cis-aciing clements of DNA, wsually about from 10 10 380 by, that act on a pecasster 10 increase ils anscription. Many cabancer scquERCES are ROW use an eshancer from a eukaryotic cell viras. Examples include the SV40 enhancer on the late side of the replication origin (bp 100-270), the cytomegalovirus carly promster enhancer, the polyoma enhancer on the Iste side of the replication origin, and adenovirus enhancers. The enhancer may be spliced into the vector at a position 5' or 3' to the PRO197, PRO207, PRO226, PRO232, PRO243, PRO256, PRO269, PRO274, PRO304, PRO339,
PRO1558, PRO779, PRO1185, PRO1245, PRO1759, PROS775, PRO7133, PRO7168, PRO5725, PRO2(Z
PRO206,PRO264, PRO313, PRO342, PRO542, PRO773, PROSE, PRO1216, PRO1686, PROIR00, PRG25AC
PRO985C, PRO53S, PRO4316 or PRO4980 coding sequence, but is preferably located at z site =' fron tne promoter. . Expression vectors used in eukaryotic host cells (yeast, fungi, insect, plant, animal, human, or nucleated cells from other multicellular organisms) will also contain sequences necessary for the termination of transcription and for stabilizing the mRNA. Such sequences are commonly available from the 5' and, occasionally 3, untranslated regions of eukaryotic or viral DNAs or cDNAs. These regions contain nucleotide segments transcribed as polyadenylated fragments in the untranslated portion of the mRNA encoding PRO197, PRO207, PRO226,
PRO232, PRO243, PRO256, PRO269, PRO274, PRO304, PRO339, PRO1558, PRO779, PRO1185, PRO1245,
PRO1759,PRO5775,PRO7133, PRO7168, PRO5725, PRO202, PRO206, PRO264, PRO313,PRO342, PRO542,
PRO773, PRO861, PRO1216, PRO1686, PRO1800, PRO3562, PRO9850, PROS539, PRO4316 or PRO4980.
Still other methods, vectors, and host cells suitable for adaptation to the synthesis of PRO197, PRO207,
PRO226, PRO232, PRO243, PRO256, PRO269, PRO274, PRO304, PRO339, PRO1558, PRO779, PRO1185,
PRO1245,PRO1759,PRO5775,PRO7133,PRO7168, PRO5725, PRO202, PRO206, PRO264,PRO313, PRO342,
PROS542, PRO773, PRO861, PRO1216, PRO1686, PRO1800, PRO3562, PRO9850, PRO539, PRO4316 or
PRO4980 in recombinant vertebrate cell culture are described in Gething et al., Nature, 293:620-625 (1981); Mantei etal. Nature, 281:40-46 (1979); EP 117,060; and EP 117,058. d. Detecting Gene Amplification/Expression . Gene amplification and/or expression may be measured in a sample directly, for example, by conventional
Southern blotting, Northern blotting to quantitate the transcription of mRNA [Thomas, Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA, 717:5201-5205 (1980)], dot blotting (DNA analysis), or in sizu hybridization, using an appropriately labeled probe, based on the sequences provided herein. Alternatively, antibodies may be employed that can recognize specific duplexes, including DNA duplexes, RNA duplexes, and DNA-RNA hybrid duplexes or DNA-protein duplexes.
The antibodies in turn may be labeled and the assay may be carried out where the duplex is bound to a surface, so that upon the formation of duplex on the surface, the presence of antibody bound to the duplex can be defected.
Gene expression, alternatively, may be measured by immunological methods, such as immunohistochemical staining of cells or tissue sections and assay of cell culture or body fluids, to quantitate directly the expression of gene product. Antibodies useful for immunohistochemical staining and/or assay of sample fluids may be either monoclonal or polyclonal, and may be prepared in any mammal. Conveniently, the antibodies may be prepared against a native sequence PRO197, PRO207, PRO226, PRO232, PR0243, PRO256,
PRO269,PRO274, PRO304, PRO339, PRO1558, PRO779, PRO1185,PRO1245,PR01759, PRO5775, PRO7133,
PRO7168, PRO5725, PRO202, PRO206, PRO264, PR0O313, PRO342, PRO542, PRO773, PRO861, PRO1216,
PRO1686, PRO1800, PRO3562, PRO9850, PRO539, PRO4316 or PRO4980 polypeptide or against a synthetic peptide based on the DNA sequences provided herein or against an exogenous sequence fused to PRO197,
PRO207, PRO226, PRO232, PRO243, PRO256, PRO269, PRO274, PRO304, PRO339, PRO1558, PRO779,
PRO1185, PRO1245, PRO1759, PRO5775, PRO7133, PRO7168, PRO5725, PRO202, PRO206, PRO264,
PRO313,PR0O342,PRO542, PRO773, PRO861, PRO1216,PRO1686, PRO1800, PRO3562, PRO9850, PRO539,
PRO4316 or PRO4980 DNA and encoding a specific antibody epitope. e. Puification of Polypeptide
Forms of PRO197, PRO207, PRO226, PRO232, PRO243, PRO256, PRO269, PRO274, PRO304,
PRO339, PRO1558, PRO779, PRO1185, PRO1245, PRO1759, PRO5775, PRO7133, PRO7168, PROS5725,
PRO202, PRO206, PRO264, PRO313, PRO342, PRO542, PRO773, PRO861, PRO1216, PRO1686, PRO1800,
PRO3562, PRO9850, PRO539, PRO4316 or PRO4980 may be recovered from culture medium or from host cell lysates. If membrane-bound, it can be released from the membrane using a suitable detergent solution (e.g., Triton-
X 100) or by enzymatic cleavage. Cells employed in expression of PRO197, PRO207, PRO226, PRO232, PRO243,
PRO256, PRO269, PRO274, PRO304,PRO339, PRO1558, PRO779, PRO1185, PRO1245, PRO1759, PRO5775, ~ PRO7133, PRO7168, PRO5725, PRO202, PRO206, PRO264, PRO313, PR0O342, PRO542, PRO773, PROS61, = PRO1216, PRO1686, PRO1800, PRO3562, PRO9850, PRO539, PRO4316 or PRO4980 can be disrupted by various physical or chemical means, such as freeze-thaw cycling, sonication, mechanical disruption, or cell lysing agents. : It may be desired to purify PRO197, PRO207, PRO226, PRO232, PRO243, PRO256, PRO269, PRO274,
PRO304, PRO339, PRO1558, PRO779, PRO1185, PRO1245, PRO1759, PRO5775, PRO7133, PRO7168,
PRO5725, PRO202, PRO206, PRO264, PRO313, PRO342, PRO542, PRO773, PRO861, PRO1216, PRO1686,
PRO1800, PRO3562, PRO9850, PRO539, PRO4316 or PRO4980 from recombinant cell proteins or polypeptides.
The following procedures are exemplary of suitable purification procedures: by fractionation on an ion-exchange column; ethanol precipitation; reverse phase HPLC; chromatography on silica or on a cation-exchange resin such as DEAE; chromatofocusing; SDS-PAGE; ammonium sulfate precipitation; gel filtration using, for example,
Sephadex G-75; protein A Sepharose columns to remove contaminants such as IgG; and metal chelating columns to bind epitope-tagged forms of the PRO197, PRO207, PRO226, PRO232, PRO243, PRO256, PRO269, PRO274,
PRO304, PRO339, PROLS58, PRO779, PRO1185, PRO1245, PRO1759, PRO5775, PRO7133, PRO7168,
PROS5725, PRO202, PRO206, PRO264, PRO313, PRO342, PROS542, PRO773, PRO861, PRO1216, PRO1686,
PRO1800, PRO3562, PRO9850, PROS39, PRO4316 or PRO4980. Various methods of protein purification may be employed and such methods are known in the art and described for example in Dentacher, Methods in
Enzymology, 182 (1990); Scopes, Protein Purification: Principles and Practice, Springer-Verlag, New York (1982).
The purification skep(s) selected will depend, for example, or the nature of the production process used and the paxticular FRO197, PRON7, PROG, PROZ32, FROM3, FRO256, PROG, PROQ74, PROA0L, PRO339,
PRO1S5S, PRO779, PRO118S, FROI12MS, FRO1759, FROS77S, PRO7133, FPROTIGR, PROS72S5, PRO202,
PRO2086, FRO264, PROS13, FRO342, FROS42, PRO773, PROBS], FRO1216, FROGS, PRO1S8B0, PRO3S62,
PRO9850, PROS, PRO4316 or PROY980 produced.
E. Amplification of Genes Encoding PRO197, PRO207, PRO226, PRO232, PRO243, PRO256,
PRO269,PRO274. PRO304, PRO339, PRO1558. PRQ779,PRO1185. PRO1245 PRO1759, PRO5775, PRO7123,
PRO7168, PRO5725, PRO202, PRO206, PRO264, PRO313. PRO342, PRO542, PRO773, PRORE1. PROI216.
PRO1686. PRO1800, PRO3562, PRO9850, PRO5323. PRO43: 6 or PRO4980 Polypeptides in Tamor Tissues anc
Cell Lines
The present invention is based on the identification and characterization of genes that are amplitiec ir certain cancer cells. :
The genome of prokaryotic and eukaryotic organisms is subjected to two seemingly conflicting requirements. One is the preservation and propagation of DNA as the genetic information in its original form, to guarantee stable inheritance through multiple generations. On the other hand, cells or organisms must be able to adapt to lasting environmental changes. The adaptive mechanisms can include qualitative or quantitative modifications of the genetic material. Qualitative modifications include DNA mutations, in which coding sequences are altered resulting in a structurally and/or functionally different protein. Gene amplification is a quantitative modification, whereby the actual number of complete coding sequence, i.e., a gene, increases, leading to an increased number of available templates for transcription, an increased number of translatable transcripts, and, ultimately, to an increased abundance of the protein encoded by the amplified gene.
The phenomenon of gene amplification and its underlying mechanisms have been investigated in vitro in : several prokaryotic and eukaryotic culture systems. The best-characterized example of gene amplification involves the culture of eukaryotic cells in medium containing variable concentrations of the cytotoxic drug methotrexate
MTX). MTX is a folic acid analogue and interferes with DNA synthesis by blocking the enzyme dihydrofolate reductase (DHFR). During the initial exposure to low concentrations of MTX most cells (>99.9%) will die. A small number of cells survive, and are capable of growing in increasing concentrations of MTX by producing large amounts of DHFR-RNA and protein. The basis of this overproduction is the amplification of the single DHFR gene. The additional copies of the gene are found as extrachromosomal copies in the form of small, supernumerary chromosomes (double minutes) or as integrated chromosomal copies.
Gene amplification is most commonly encountered in the development of resistance to cytotoxic drugs (antibiotics for bacteria and chemotherapeutic agents for eukaryotic cells) and neoplastic transformation.
Transformation of a eukaryotic cell as a spontaneous event or due to a viral or chemical/environmental insult is typically associated with changes in the genetic material of that cell. One of the most common genetic changes observed in human malignancies are mutations of the p53 protein. p53 controls the transition of cells from the stationary (G1) to the replicative (S) phase and prevents this transition in the presence of DNA damage. In other words, one of the main consequences of disabling p53 mutations is the accumulation and propagation of DNA damage, i.e., genetic changes. Common types of genetic changes in neoplastic cells are, in addition to point mutations, amplifications and gross, structural alterations, such as translocations.
The amplification of DNA sequences may indicate a specific functional requirement as illustrated in the
DHFR experimental system. Therefore, the amplification of certain oncogenes in malignancies points toward a causative role of these genes in the process of malignant transformation and maintenance of the transformed phenotype. This hypothesis has gained support in recent studies. For example, the bcl-2 protein was found to be amplified in certain types of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma. This protein inhibits apoptosis and leads to the progressive accumulation of neoplastic cells. Members of the gene family of growth factor receptors have been found to be amplified in various types of cancers suggesting that overexpression of these receptors may make neoplastic cells less susceptible to limiting amounts of available growth factor. Examples include the amplification of the androgen receptorinrecurrent prostate cancer during androgen deprivation therapy and the amplification of the growth factor receptor homologue ERB2 in breast cancer. Lastly, genes involved in intracellular signaling and control of cell cycle progression can undergo amplification during malignant transformation. This is illustrated by the amplification of the bcl-I and ras genes in various epithelial and lymphoid neoplasms.
These earlier studies illustrate the feasibility of identifying amplified DNA sequences in neoplasms, because this approach can identify genes important for malignant transformation. The case of ERB2 also demonstrates the feasibility from a therapeutic standpoint, since transforming proteins may represent novel and specific targets for tumor therapy.
Several different techniques can be used to demonstrate amplified genomic sequences. Classical cytogenetic analysis of chromosome spreads prepared from cancer cells is adequate to identify gross structural alterations, such as translocations, deletions and inversions. Amplified genomic regions can only be visualized, if they involve large regions with high copy numbers or are present as extrachromosomal material. While cytogenetics : was the first technique to demonstrate the consistent association of specific chromosomal changes with particular : neoplasms, it is inadequate for the identification and isolation of manageable DNA sequences. The mare recently 4 developed technique of comparative genomic hybridization (CGH) has illustrated the widespread phenomenon of genomic amplification in neoplasms. Tumor and normal DNA are hybridized simultaneously onto metaphases of normal cells and the entire genome can be screened by image analysis for DNA sequences that are present in the : tumor at an increased frequency. (WO 93/18,186; Gray et al., Radiation Res., 137:275-289 (1994]). As a screening method, this type of analysis has revealed a large number of recurring amplicons (a stretch of amplified DNA) in : a variety of human neoplasms. Although CGH is more sensitive than classical cytogenetic analysis in identifying amplified stretches of DNA, it does not allow a rapid identification and isolation of coding sequences within the amplicon by standard molecular genetic techniques. .
These assays utilize very sinall amount of tumor DNA as starting material, are exquisitely sensitive, provide DNA that is amenable to further analysis, such as sequencing aad are suitable for high-volsme throughput analysis.
The above-mentioned assays are aot mutually exclusive, but are frequently used in combination to identify amplifications in neoplasms. While cytogenetic analysis and CGH represent screening methods to survey the entire genome for amplified regions, PCR-based assays are most suitable for the final identification of coding sequences,
Le, genes in amplified regions.
Acconding w the pureest invention, such genes have been idesgified by quantitative PCR (S. Gemini ef al, Cla Cecm, 43-752 [1997], by comparing DNA from a varicty of prissery temsers, including breast, hung, colon, prostate, beain, liver, kidecy, pancreas, spicen, thynmss, testis, ovary, wicres, cic., tamor, or tumor cell Eines, with pooled DNA from hesithy donors. Quantitative PCR was performed using a TagMan™ instrament (ABI).
Gene-specific primers and fimarogenic probes were designed based upon the coding sequences of the DNAs.
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Human lung carcinoma cell lines include A549 (SRCC768), Calu-1 (SRCC769), Calu-6 (SRCC770), H157 (SRCC771), H441 (SRCC772), H460 (SRCC773), SKMES-1 (SRCC774), SW900 (SRCC775), H52? (SRCC832),and H810 (SRCCR33), all available from ATCC. Primary human lung tumor cells usually derive from adenocarcinomas, squamous cell carcinomas, large cell carcinomas. non-smai: cell carcinomas, smal. cal carcinomas, and broncho alveolar carcinomas, and include, for example, SRCC724 (adenocarcinoma, abbreviate: as “AdenoCa”)(LT1), SRCC725 (squamous cell carcinoma, abbreviated as “SqCCa)(LTla), SRCC72¢ (adenocarcinoma)(LT2), SRCC727 (adenocarcinoma)(LT3), SRCC728 (adenocarcinoma)(L.T4), SRCC729 (squamous cell carcinoma)(LT6), SRCC730 (adeno/squamous cell carcinoma)(L'T7), SRCC731 (adenocarcinoma)(LT9), SRCC732 (squamous cell carcinoma)(LT10), SRCC733 (squamous cell carcinoma)(LT11), SRCC734 (adenocarcinoma)(L.T12), SRCC735 (adeno/squamous cell carcinoma)(LT13),
SRCC736 (squamous cell carcinoma)(LT15), SRCC737 (squamous cell carcinoma)(LT16), SRCC738 (squamous cell carcinoma)(IT17), SRCC739 (squamous cell carcinoma)(LT18), SRCC740 (squamous cell carcinoma)(@_T19),
SRCC741 (lung cell carcinoma, abbreviated as “LCCa”)[IL.T21), SRCC811 (adenocarcinoma)(L.T22), SRCC825 (adenocarcinoma)(LT8), SRCC886 (adenocarcinoma)(L'T25), SRCC887 (squamous cell carcinoma) (L126), 1S SRCC888 (adeno-BAC carcinoma) (LT27), SRCC889 (squamous cell carcinoma) (L.T28), SRCC890 (squamous cell carcinoma) (LT29), SRCC891 (adenocarcinoma) (LT30), SRCC892 (squamous cell carcinoma) (LT31),
SRCC894 (adenocarcinoma) (@LT33). Also included are human lung tumors designated SRCC1125 [HF-0006311,
SRCC1127 [HF-000641], SRCC1129 [HF-000643], SRCC1133 [HF-000840], SRCC1135 [HF-000842],
SRCC1227 [HF-001291], SRCC1229 [HF-001293], SRCC1230 [HF-001294], SRCC1231 [HF-001295],
SRCC1232 [HF-001296}, SRCC1233 [HE-001297), SRCC1235 [HF-001299], and SRCC1236 [HF-001300].
Colon cancer cell lines include, for example, ATCC cell lines SW480 (adenocarcinoma, SRCC776),
SW620 (lymph node metastasis of colon adenocarcinoma, SRCC777), Colo320 (carcinoma, SRCC778), HT29 (adenocarcinoma, SRCC779), HM7 (a high mucin producing variant of ATCC colon adenocarcinoma cell line,
SRCC780, obtained from Dr. Robert Warren, UCSF), CaWiDr (adenocarcinoma, SRCC781), HCT116 (carcinoma,
SRCC782), SKCO1 (adenocarcinoma, SRCC783), SW403 (adenocarcinoma, SRCC784), LS174T (carcinoma,
SRCC785), Colo205 (carcinoma, SRCC828), HCT15 (carcinoma, SRCC829), HCC2998 (carcinoma, SRCC830), and KM12 (carcinoma, SRCC831). Primary colon tumors include colon adenocarcinomas designated CT2 (SRCC742), CT3 (SRCC743) ,CT8 (SRCC744), CT10 (SRCC745), CT12 (SRCC746), CT14 (SRCC747), CT15 (SRCC748), CT16 (SRCC749), CT17 (SRCC750), CT1 (SRCC751), CT4 (SRCC752), CTS (SRCC753), CT6 (SRCC754), CT7 (SRCC755), CT9 (SRCC756), CT11 (SRCC757), CT18 (SRCC758), CT19 (adenocarcinoma,
SRCC906), CT20 (adenocarcinoma, SRCC907), CT21 (adenocarcinoma, SRCC908), CT22 (adenocarcinoma,
SRCC909), CT23 (adenocarcinoma, SRCC910), CT24 (adenocarcinoma, SRCCI11), CT25 (adenocarcinoma,
SRC(C912), CT26 (adenocarcinoma, SRCC913), CT27 (adenocarcinoma, SRCC914),CT28 (adenocarcinoma,
SRCC915), CT29 (adenocarcinoma, SRCC916), CT30 (adenocarcinoma, SRCC917), CT31 (adenocarcinoma,
SRCC918), CT32 (adenocarcinoma, SRCC919), CT33 (adenocarcinoma, SRCC920), CT35 (adenocarcinoma,
SRCC921), and CT36 (adenocarcinoma, SRCC922). Also included are human colon tumor centers designated
SRCC1051 [HF-000499], SRCC1052 [HF-000539], SRCC1053 [HF-000575], SRCC1054 [HF-000698],
SRCC1059 [HF-000755], SRCC1060 [HF-000756], SRCC1142 [HF-000762], SRCC1144 [HF-000789],
SRCC1146 [HF-000795] and SRCC1148[HF-000811].
Human breast carcinoma cell lines include, for example, HBL100 (SRCC759), MB435s (SRCC760), T47D (SRCC761), MB468(SRCC762), MB175 (SRCC763), MB361 (SRCC764), BT20 (SRCC765), MCF7 (SRCC766), and SKBR3 (SRCC767), and human breast tumor center designated SRCC1057 [HF-000545). Also included are 5S human breast tumors designated SRCC1094, SRCC1095, SRCC1096, SRCC1097, SRCC1098, SRCC1099,
SRCC1100, SRCC1101, and human breast-met-lung-NS tumor designated SRCC893 [LT 32).
Human rectum tumors include SRCC981 [HF-000550] and SRCC982 [HF-000551].
Human kidney tumor centers include SRCC989 [HF-000611] and SRCC1014 [HF-000613].
Homan testis tumor center include SRCC1001 [HF-000733] and testis tumor margin SRCC999 [HF- 000716].
Human parathyroid tumors include SRCC1002 [HF-000831] and SRCC1003 [HF-000832].
Human lymph node tumors include SRCC1004 [HF-000854], SRCC1005 [HF-000855}, and SRCC1006 [HF-000856].
FE. Tissue Distribution
The results of the gene amplification assays herein can be verified by further studies, such as, by determining mRNA expression in various human tissues.
As noted before, gene amplification and/or gene expression in various tissues may be measured by conventional Southern blotting, Northern blotting to quantitate the transcription of mRNA (Thomas, Proc. Natl.
Acad. Sci. USA, 77:5201-5205 [1980]), dot blotting (DNA analysis), or in situ hybridization, using an appropriately labeled probe, based on the sequences provided herein. Alternatively, antibodies may be employed that can recognize specific duplexes, including DNA duplexes, RNA duplexes, and DNA-RNA hybrid duplexes or
DNA-protein duplexes. :
Gene expression in various tissues, alternatively, may be measured by immmological methods, such as immumohistochemical staining of tissue sections and assay of ceil culture or body fluids, to quantitate directly the expression of gene product. Antibodies useful for immunohistochemical staining and/or assay of sample fluids may be either monaclonal or polyclonal, and may be prepared in any mammal. Conveniently, the antibodies may be prepared against a native sequence PRO197, PRO207, PRO226, PRO232, PRO243, PRO256, PRO269, PRO274,
PRO304, PRO339, PRO1558, PRO779, PRO118S, PRO1245, PRO1759, PROS77S5, PRO7133, PRO7168,
PRO5725, PRO202, PRO206, PRO264, PRO313, PRO342, PRO542, PRO773, PROB61, PRO1216, PRO1686,
PROI1800, PRO3562, PRO9850, PRO539, PRO4316 or PRO4980 polypeptide or against a synthetic peptide based on the DNA sequeaces provided herein or against exogenous sequence fused 10 sequence PRO197, PRO207,
PRO226, PROZ32, PROZA3, PROZS6, PROS, PROZ74, PROS, PRO33I9, PRO1S58, PRO779, PRO1 185,
PROI245, FROI7SS, FROS77S, FRO7173, PRO716R, PROS72S, FROZ, FROIDS, PROZS4, PROS 3, PRO342,
PROS42, PROT73, PROSE, PRO1216, PRO1686, PROIS00, PROSE, PROSE, PROS, PRO4316 or
PRO4S8ODNA sadencodinga specific antibody epitope. General techainues for generating antibodies, snd special protocols for Northern blotting and in situ hybridization are provided hereinbelow.
G. Chromosome Mapping
If the amplification of a given gene is functionally relevant, then that gene should be amplified more than neighboring genomic regions which are not important for turnor survival. To test this, the gene can be mapped to a particular chromosome, e.g., by radiation-hybrid analysis. The amplification leve. is then deierminac ut we location identified, and at the neighboring genomic region. Selective or preferential amplification at the penomus region to which the gene has been mapped is consistent with the possibility that the gene amplification observec promotes tumor growth or survival. Chromosome mapping includes both framework and epicenter mapping. For further details see, e.g., Stewart ez al., Genome Research, 7:422-433 (1997).
H. Antibody Binding Studies )
The results of the gene amplification study can be further verified by antibody binding studies, in which the ability of anti-PRO197, anti-PRO207, anti-PRO226, anti-PR0232, anti-PR0243, anti-PR0256, anti-PR0269, anti-PRO274, anti-PRO304, anti-PRO339, anti-PRO1558, anti-PRO779, anti-PRO1185, anti-PRO1245, anti-
PRO1759, anti-PRO5775, anti-PRO7133, anti-PRO7168, anti-PRO5725, anti-PRO202, anti-PRO206, anti-
PRO264, anti-PR0O313, anti-PR0O342, anti-PRO542, anti-PRO773, anti-PRO8A1, anti-PRO1216, anti-PRO1686, anti-PRO1800, anti-PR0O3562, anti-PRO9850, anti-PRO539, anti-PR0O4316 or anti-PRO4980 antibodies to inhibit the expression of PRO197, PRO207, PRO226, PRO232, PRO243, PRO256, PRO269, PRO274, PRO304,
PRO339, PRO1558, PRO779, PRO1185, PRO1245, PRO1759, PRO5775, PRO7133, PRO7168, PRO5725,
PRO202, PRO206, PRO264, PRO313, PRO342, PRO542, PRO773, PRO861, PRO1216, PRO1686, PRO1800,
PRO3562, PRO9850, PRO539, PRO4316 or PRO4980 polypeptides on tumor (cancer) cells is tested. Exemplary antibodies include polyclonal, monoclonal, humanized, bispecific, and heteroconjugate antibodies, the preparation of which will be described hereinbelow.
Antibody binding studies may be carried out in any known assay method, such as competitive binding assays, direct and indirect sandwich assays, and immunoprecipitation assays. Zola, Monoclonal Antibodies: A
Manual of Techniques, pp.147-158 (CRC Press, Inc., 1987).
Competitive binding assays rely on the ability of a labeled standard to compete with the test sample analyte for binding with a limited amount of antibody. The amount of target protein (encoded by a gene amplified in a tumor cell) in the test sample is inversely proportional to the amount of standard that becomes bound to the antibodies. To facilitate determining the amount of standard that becomes bound, the antibodies preferably are insolubilized before or after the competition, so that the standard and analyte that are bound to the antibodies may conveniently be separated from the standard and analyte which remain unbound.
Sandwich assays involve the use of two antibodies, each capable of binding to a different immunogenic portion, or epitope, of the protein to be detected. In a sandwich assay, the test sample analyte is bound by a first antibody which is immobilized on a solid support, and thereafter a second antibody binds to the analyte, thus forming an insoluble three-part complex. See, e.g., U.S. Patent No. 4,376,110. The second antibody may itself be labeled with a detectable moiety (direct sandwich assays) or may be measured using an anti-immunoglobulin antibody that is labeled with a detectable moiety (indirect sandwich assay). For example, one type of sandwich assay is an ELISA assay, in which case the detectable moiety is an enzyrue.
For immunohistochemistry, the tumor sample may be fresh or frozen or may be embedded in paraffin and fixed with a preservative such as formalin, for example.
L Cell-Based Tumor Assays
Cell-based assays and animal models for tumors (e.g, cancers) can be used to verify the findings of the gene amplification assay, and farther understand the relationship between the genes identified herein and the development and pathogenesis of neoplastic cell growth. The role of gene products identified herein in the development and pathology of tumor or cancer can be tested by using primary tumor cells or cells lines that have been identified to amplify the genes herein. Such cells include, for example, the breast, colon and lung cancer cells and cell lines listed above.
In a different approach, cells of a cell type known to be involved in a particular tumor are transfected with the cDNAs herein, and the ability of these cDNAs to induce excessive growth is analyzed. Suitable cells include, for example, stable tumor cells lines such as, the B104-1-1 cell line (stable NIH-3T3 cell line transfected with the neu protooncogene) and ras-transfected NIH-3T3 cells, which can be transfected with the desired gene, and “monitored for tumorogenic growth. Such transfected cell lines can then be used to test the ability of poly- or monoclonal antibodies or antibody compositions to inhibit tumorogenic cell growth by exerting cytostatic or cytotoxic activity on the growth of the transformed cells, or by mediating antibody-dependent cellular cytotoxicity - (ADCC). Cells transfected with the coding sequences of the genes identified herein can further be used to identify drug candidates for the treatment of cancer.
In addition, primary cultures derived from tumors in transgenic animals (as described below) can be used in the cell-based assays herein, although stable cell lines are preferred. Techniques to derive continuous cell lines from transgenic animals are well known in the art (see, e.g., Small et al., Mol. Cell. Biol., 5:642-648 [1985]).
I Animal Models
A variety of well known animal models can be used to further understand the role of the genes identified herein in the development and pathogenesis of tumors, and to test the efficacy of candidate therapeutic agents, in vivo natore of such models makes them particelarly predictive of respomses in hisnan patiests. Animal models of mors and camcers (e.g., breast cancer, colon cancer, prostate cancer, lung camcer, cic.) include both non- recombinant and recombinant (transgenic) animals. Non-recombinant animal models include, for example, rodent, e.g., murine models. Such models can be generated by introducing tumor cells into syngeneic mice using standard techniques, e.g., subcutaneous injection, tail vein injection, spleen implantation, intraperitoneal implantation, implantation under the reas capsule, or orthwpia implantation, e.g, colon cancer cells implanted in colonic tissue. (See, e.g, PCT publication No. WO 97/33551, published Soptesuber 18, 1997).
Probably the most often weed! amimal species in encological studies are imssswedeficient mice and, in particular, sade mice. The observation that the mde mons with hypo/apissin could seccessfully act as a host for bummen mmor xenografts hes lead 10 its widespread use for this parpose. The autoscinal recessive an gene has been introduced into a very large sumber of distinct congenic strains of sude mouse, including, for example, ASW, A/He,
AKR, BALB/c, B10.LP, C17, C3H, C57BL, C57, CBA, DBA, DDD, Ist, NC, NFR, NFS, NFS/N, NZB, NZC,
NZW, P, RIII and SJL. In addition, a wide variety of other animals with inherited immunological defects other than the nude mouse have been bred and used as recipients of tumor xenografts. For further details 522, e.e.. The Nude
Mouse in Oncology Research, E. Boven and B. Winograd, eds., CRC Press, Inc., 1957 3 The cells introduced intc such animals can be derived from known tumor/cancer zell lines. such a. any of the above-listed tumor cell lines, and, for example, the B104-1-1 cell line (stable NTH-3T3 cell line transtected with the neu protooncogene); ras-transfected NIH-3T3 cells; Caco-2 (ATCC HTB-37); a moderately well- differentiated grade Il human colon adenocarcinoma cell line, HT-29 (ATCC HTB-38), or from tumors and cancers.
Samples of tumor or cancer cells can be obtained from patients undergoing surgery, using standard conditions, involving freezing and storing in liquid nitrogen (Karmali et al., Br. J. Cancer, 48:689-696 [1983]). , Tumor cells can be introduced into animals, such as nude mice, by a variety of procedures. The subcutaneous (s.c.) space in mice is very suitable for tumor implantation. Tumors can be transplanted s.c. as solid blocks, as needle biopsies by use of a trochar, or as cell suspensions. For solid block or trochar implantation, tumor tissue fragments of suitable size are introduced into the s.c. space. Cell suspensions are freshly prepared from primary tumors or stable tumor cell lines, and injected subcutaneously. Tumor cells can also be injected as subdermal implants. In this location, the inoculum is deposited between the lower part of the dermal connective tissue and the s.c. tissue. Boven and Winograd (1991), supra.
Animal models of breast cancer can be generated, for example, by implanting rat neuroblastoma cells (from which the neu oncogen was initially isolated), or neu-transformed NIH-3T3 cells into nude mice, essentially as described by Drebin et al., PNAS USA, 83:9129-9133 (1986).
Similarly, animal models of colon cancer can be generated by passaging colon cancer cells in animals, e. g., nude mice, leading to the appearance of tumors in these animals. An orthotopic transplant model of human colon cancer in nude mice has been described, for example, by Wang et al., Cancer Research, 54:4726-4728 (1994) and
Too et al., Cancer Research, 55:681-684 (1995). This model is based on the so-called “METAMOUSE” sold by AntiCancer, Inc., (San Diego, California).
Tumors that arise in animals can be removed and cultured ir vitro. Cells from the in vitro cultures can then be passaged to animals. Such tumors can serve as targets for further testing or drug screening. Alternatively, the + turpors resulting from the passage can be isolated and RNA from pre-passage cells and cells isolated after one or more rounds of passage analyzed for differential expression of genes of interest. Such passaging techniques can be performed with any known tumor or cancer cell lines.
For example, Meth A, CMS4, CMSS5, CMS21, and WEHI-164 are chemically induced fibrosarcomas of
BALB/c female mice (DeLeo et al., I. Exp. Med., 146:720 [1977]), which provide a highly controllable model system for studying the anti-tumor activities of various agents (Palladino ef al., J. Immunol., 138:4023-4032 [1987)). Briefly, tumnor cells are propagated in vitro in cell culture. Prior to injection into the animals, the cell lines are washed and suspended in buffer, at a cell density of about 10x10% to 10x10” cells/ml. The animals are then infected subcutaneously with 10 to 100 na of the cell suspension, allowing one to three weeks for a tumor to appear.
In addition, the Lewis lung (3LL) carcinoma of mice, which is one of the most thoroughly studied experimental tumors, can be used as an investigational tumor model. Efficacy in this tumor model has been correlated with beneficial effects in the treatment of human patients diagnosed with small cell carcinoma of the lung (SCCL). This tumor can be introduced in normal mice upon injection of tumor fragments from an affected mouse or of cells maintained in culture (Zupi et al., Br. J. Cancer, 41:suppl. 4:309 [1980]), and evidence indicates that tumors can be started from injection of even a single cell and that a very high proportion of infected tumor cells survive. For further information about this tamor model see, Zacharski, Haemostasis, 16:300-320 [1986]).
One way of evaluating the efficacy of a test compound in an animal model on an implanted tumor is to measure the size of the tumor before and after treatment. Traditionally, the size of implanted tumors has been measured with a slide caliper in two or three dimensions. The measure limited to two dimensions does not accurately reflect the size of the tumor, therefore, it is usually converted into the corresponding volume by using amathematical formula. However, the measurement of tumor size is very inaccurate. The therapeutic effects of a drug candidate can be better described as treatment-induced growth delay and specific growth delay. Another important variable in the description of tumor growth is the tumor volume doubling time. Computer programs for the calculation and description of tumor growth are also available, such as the program reported by Rygaard and
Spang-Thomsen, Proc. 6th Int. Workshop on Immune-Deficient Animals, Wu and Sheng eds., Basel, 1989, 301. Itisnoted, however, that necrosis and inflammatory responses following treatment may actually result in an increase in tumor size, at least initially. Therefore, these changes need to be carefully monitored, by a combination of a morphometric method and flow cytometric analysis.
Recombinant (transgenic) animal models can be engineered by introducing the coding portion of the genes identified herein into the genome of animals of interest, using standard techniques for producing transgenic animals.
Animals that can serve as a target for transgenic manipulation include, without limitation, mice, rats, rabbits, guinea pigs, sheep, goats, pigs, and non-human primates, e.g., baboons, chimpanzees and monkeys. Techniques known in the art to introduce a transgene into such animals include pronucleic microinjection (Hoppe and Wanger, U.S.
Patent No. 4,873,191); retrovirus-mediated gene transfer into germ lines (e.g., Van der Putten ez al., Proc. Natl,
Acad. Sci. USA, 82:6148-615 [1985]); gene targeting in embryonic stem cells (Thompson et al., Cell, 56:313-321 [1989)); electroporation of embryos (Lo, Mol. Cell Biol, 3:1803-1814 [1983]); sperm-mediated gene transfer (Lavitrano et al., Cell, 57:717-73 [1989]. For review, see, for example, U.S. Pateat No. 4,736,866.
For the purpose of the present invention, transgenic animals include those that carry the transgene only in part of their cells (“mosaic animals”). The transgene can be integrated either as a single transgene, or in concatamers, e.£., head-to-head or head-to-tail tandems. Selective introduction of 2 transgene into a particular cell typeis also possible by following, for example, the technique of Lasko er al., Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA, 89:6232- 636 (1992). ‘ The cxpression of the transgeac in transgenic animals can be mositored by standard techmiques. For cxample, Southern blot asslysis or PCR amplification can be weed 19 verify the intcgestins of the tramspene. The level of BNA cxpenssion can then be amslyand wing tcchmigers such as ix sits ybridizatien, Northern blot malysis, PCR, or immmsocytochemistry. The simmis arc funther cxaminod for siges of Semor or cancer development.
Alernatively, “knock out” animale can be constructed which have a defective or altered gene encoding a
PRO197, PRO207, PRO226, PRO232, PRO243, PRO256, PRO269, PRO274, PRO304, PRO339, PRO1558,
PRO779, PRO1185, PRO1245, PRO1759, PRO5775, PRO7133, PRO7168, PRO5725, PRO202, PRO206,
PRO264, PRO313, PRO342, PRO542, PRO773, PRO861, PRO1216, PRO1686, PRO1800, PRO3562, PRO985(,
PRO539, PRO4316 or PRO4980 polypeptide identified herein, as a result of homologous recombination between the endogenous gene encoding the polypeptide and altered genomic DNA encoding the sams polypeptide introduced into an embryonic cell of the animal. For example, cDNA encoding a PRO197, PRO207, PRO226, PRO232,
PRO243, PRO256, PRO269, PRO274, PRO304, PRO339, PRO1558, PRO779, PRO1185, PRO1245, PRO175Y.
PRO5775,PR0O7133, PRO7168, PRO5725, PRO202, PRO206, PRO264, PRO313, PRO342, PRO542, PRO773.
PROB861,PRO1216, PRO1686, PRO1800, PRO3562, PRO9850, PRO539, PR0O4316 or PRO4980 polypeptide cau be used to clone genomic DNA encoding that polypeptide in accordance with established techniques. A portion of the genomic DNA encoding a particular PRO197, PRO207, PRO226, PRO232, PRO243, PRO256, PRO269,
PRO274, PRO304, PRO339, PRO1558, PRO779, PRO1185, PRO1245, PRO1759, PRO5775, PRO7133,
PRO7168, PRO5725, PRO202, PRO206, PRO264, PRO313, PRO342, PRO542, PRO773, PRO861, PRO1216,
PRO1686, PRO1800, PRO3562, PRO9850, PROS39, PRO4316 or PRO4980 polypeptide can be deleted or replaced with another gene, such as a gene encoding a selectable marker which can be used to monitor integration.
Typically, several kilobases of unaltered flanking DNA (both at the 5' and 3' ends) are included in the vector [see, e.g., Thomas and Capecchi, Cell, 51:503 (1987) for a description of homologous recombination vectors]. The vector is introduced into an embryonic stem cell line (e.g., by electroporation) and cells in which the introduced
DNA has homologously recombined with the endogenous DNA are selected [see, e.g., Li et al., Cell, 69:915 (1992)]. The selected cells are then injected into a blastocyst of an animal (e. g., a mouse or rat) to form aggregation chimeras [see, e.g., Bradley, in Teratocarcinomas and Embryonic Stem Cells: A Practical Approach, E. I.
Robertson, ed. (IRL, Oxford, 1987), pp. 113-152]. A chimeric embryo can then be implanted into a suitable pseudopregnant female foster animal and the embryo brought to term to create a "knock out” animal. Progeny harboring the homologously recombined DNA in their germ cells can be identified by standard techniques and used to breed animals in which all cells of the animal contain the homologously recombined DNA. Knockout animals can be characterized for instance, by their ability to defend against certain pathological conditions and by their development of pathological conditions due to absence of the PRO197, PRO207, PRO226, PRO232, PRO243,
PRO256,PR0O269, PRO274, PRO304, PRO339,PRO1558, PRO779, PRO1185, PRO1245, PRO1759, PRO5775,
PRO7133, PRO7168, PRO5725, PRO202, PRO206, PRO264, PRO313, PRO342, PRO542, PRO773, PRO861,
PRO1216, PRO1686, PRO1800, PRO3562, PRO9850, PROS39, PRO4316 or PRO4980 polypeptide.
The efficacy of antibodies specifically binding the polypeptides identified herein and other drug candidates, can be tested also in the treatment of spontaneous animal tumors, A suitable target for such studies is the feline oral squamous cell carcinoma (SCC). Feline oral SCC is a highly invasive, malignant tumor that is the most common oral malignancy of cats, accounting for over 60% of the oral tumors reported in this species. It rarely metastasizes to distant sites, although this low incidence of metastasis may merely be a reflection of the short survival times for cats with this tumor. These tumors are usually not amenable to surgery, primarily because of the anatomy of the feline oral cavity. At present, there is no effective treatment for this tumor. Prior to entry into the study, each cat undergoes complete clinical examination, biopsy, and is scanned by computed tomography (CT). Cats diagnosed with sublingual oral squamous cell tumors are excluded from the study. The tongue can become paralyzed as a result of such tumor, and even if the treatment kills the tumor, the animals may not be able to feed themselves. Each cat is treated repeatedly, over a longer period of time. Photographs of the tumors will be taken daily during the treatment period, and at each subsequent recheck. After treatment, each cat undergoes another CT scan. CT scans and thoracic radiograms are evaluated every 8 weeks thereafter. The data are evaluated for differences in survival, response and toxicity as compared to control groups. Positive response may require evidence of tumor regression, preferably with improvement of quality of life and/or increased lifc span.
In addition, other spontaneous animal tumors, such as fibrosarcoma, adenocarcinoma, lymphoma, chrondroma, leiomyosarcoma of dogs, cats, and baboons can also be tested. Of these mammary adenocarcinoma in dogs and cats is a preferred model as its appearance and behavior are very similar to those in humans. However, the use of this model is limited by the rare occurrence of this type of tumor in animals. :
K Screening Assays for Drug Candidates
Screening assays for drug candidates are designed to identify compounds that bind or complex with the polypeptides encoded by the genes identified herein, or otherwise interfere with the interaction of the encoded polypeptides with other cellular proteins. Such screening assays will include assays amenable to high-throughput screening of chemical libraries, making them particularly suitable for identifying small molecule drug candidates.
Small molecules contemplated include synthetic organic or inorganic compounds, including peptides, preferably soluble peptides, (poly)peptide-immunoglobulin fusions, and, in particular, antibodies including, without limitation, poly- and monoclonal antibodies and antibody fragments, single-chain antibodies, anti-idiotypic antibodies, and chimeric or humanized versions of such antibodies or fragments, as well as human antibodies and antibody fragments. The assays can be performed in a variety of formats, including protein-protein binding assays, biochemical screening assays, immunoassays and cell based assays, which are well characterized in the art.
All assays are common in that they call for contacting the drug candidate with a polypeptide encoded by a nucleic acid identified herein under conditions and for a time sufficient to allow these two components to interact. ‘In binding assays, the interaction is binding and the complex formed can be isolated or detected in the reaction mixture. In a particular embodiment, the polypeptide encoded by the gene identified herein or the drug candidate is immobilized on a solid phase, e g., on a microtiter plate, by covalent or non-covaleat attacinpents. Non- covalent attachment generally is accomplished by coating the solid serface with a solution of the polypeptide and drying. Alternatively, an immobilized antibody, e.g., a monoclonal antibody, specific for the polypeptide to be immobilized can be used to anchor it to a solid surface. The assay is performed by adding the non-imsmobilized component, which may be labeled by a detectable label, to the immobilized component, e.g., the coated surface containing the anchored componeat. When the reaction is complete, the non-reacted componests are removed, e.g. by washing, and complexes anchosod on the solid surface ase detected. Whes the eriginmally non-isssaobilized
Component carries a detectable label, the detection of label immobilized on the surface indicates that complexing occurred. 'Whese the originally nos-insmobilized component docs not carry a label, complexing can be detected, for example, by wsing a iabeled antibody specifically binding the immobilized complex.
H the candidate compound interacts with but does not bind to a particular PRO197, PRO207, PRO226,
PRO232, PRO243, PRO256, PRO269, PRO274, PRO304, PRO339, PRO1558, PROT79, PRO1185, PRO1245,
PRO1759,PRO5775,PRO7133, PRO7168, PRO5725, PRO202, PRO206, PRO264, PRO313, PRO342, PRO542,
PRO773, PRO8B61, PRO1216, PRO1686, PRO1800, PRO3562, PRO9I850, PROS39, PRO4316 or PRO4980 polypeptide encoded by a gene identified herein, its interaction with that polypeptide can be assayed by methods well known for detecting protein-protein interactions. Such assays include traditional approaches, such as, cross- linking, co-immunoprecipitation, and co-purification through gradients or chromatographic columns. In addition, protein-protein interactions can be monitored by using a yeast-based genetic system described by Fields and co- workers [Fields and Song, Nature, 340:245-246 (1989); Chien et al., Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA, 88: 9575-9552, (1991)] as disclosed by Chevray and Nathans, Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA, 89:5789-5793 (1991)]. Many transcriptional activators, such as yeast GALA, consist of two physically discrete modular domains, one acting as the DNA-binding domain, while the other one functioning as the transcription activation domain. The yeast expression system described in the foregoing publications (generally referred to as the "two-hybrid system") takes advantage of this property, and employs two hybrid proteins, one in which the target protein is fused to the DNA- binding domain of GALA, and another, in which candidate activating proteins are fused to the activation domain.
The expression of a GALI-lacZ reporter gene under control of a GALA4-activated promoter depends on reconstitution of GALA4 activity via protein-protein interaction. Colonies containing interacting polypeptides are detected with a chromogenic substrate for B-galactosidase. A complete kit MATCHMAKER™) for identifying protein-protein interactions between two specific proteins using the two-hybrid technique is commercially available from Clontech. This system can also be extended to map protein domains involved in specific protein interactions as well as to pinpoint amino acid residues that are crucial for these interactions.
Compounds that interfere with the interaction of a PRO197-, PRO207-, PRO226-, PRO232-, PRO243-,
PRO256-, PRO269-, PRO274-, PRO304-, PRO339-, PRO1558-, PRO779-, PRO1185-, PRO1245-, PRO1759-,
PRO5775-, PRO7133-, PRO7168-, PRO5725-, PRO202-, PRO206-, PRO264-, PRO313-, PRO342-, PRO542-, . PRO773-, PRO861-, PRO1216-, PRO1686-, PRO1800-, PRO3562-, PRO9850-, PRO539-, PRO4316- or
PRO4980-encoding gene identified herein and other intra- or extracellular components can be tested as follows: usually a reaction mixture is prepared containing the product of the amplified gene and the intra- or extracellular component under conditions and for a time allowing for the interaction and binding of the two products. To test the ability of a test compound to inhibit binding, the reaction is run in the absence and in the presence of the test compound. In addition, a placebo may be added to a third reaction mixture, to serve as positive control. The binding (complex formation) between the test compound and the intra- or extracellular component present in the mixture is monitored as described hereinabove. The formation of a complex in the control reaction(s) but not in the reaction mixture containing the test compound indicates that the test compound interferes with the interaction of the test compound and its reaction partner.
To assay for antagonists, the PRO197, PRO207, PRO226, PRO232, PRO243, PRO256, PRO269,
PRO274, PRO304, PRO339, PRO1558, PRO779, PRO1185, PRO1245, PRO1759, PRO5775, PRO7133,
PRO7168, PRO5725, PRO202, PRO206, PRO264, PRO313, PRO342, PRO542, PRO773, PRO861, PRO1216,
PRO1686, PRO1800, PRO3562, PRO9350, PRO539, PRO4316 or PRO4980 polypeptide may be added to a cell along with the compound to be screened for a particular activity and the ability of the compound to inhibit the activity of interest in the presence of the PRO197, PRO207, PRO226, PRO232, PR0243, PRO256, PRO269,
PRO274, PRO304, PRO339, PRO1558, PRO779, PRO1185, PRO1245, PRO1759, PRO5775, PRO7133,
PRO7168, PRO5725, PRO202, PRO206, PRO264, PRO313, PRO342, PRO542, PRO773, PRO861, PRO1216,
PRO1686, PRO1800, PRO3562, PRO9850, PRO539, PRO4316 or PRO4980 polypeptide indicates that the compound is an antagonist to the PRO197, PRO207, PRO226, PRO232, PRO243, PRO256, PRO269, PRO274,
PRO304, PRO339, PRO1558, PRO779, PRO118S, PRO1245, PRO1759, PRO5775, PRO7133, PRO7168,
PROST725, PRO202, PRO206, PRO264, PRO313, PRO342, PROS42, PRO773, PRO861, PRO1216, PRO1686,
PRO1800, PRO3562, PRO9850, PROS539, PRO4316 or PRO4980 polypeptide. Alternatively, antagonists may be detected by combining the PR0O197, PRO207,PRO226, PRO232, PRO243,PRO256, PRO269,PRO274, PRO304,
PRO339, PRO1558, PRO779, PRO1185, PRO124S, PRO1759, PRO5775, PRO7133, PRO7168, PRO5725,
PRO202, PRO206, PRO264, PRO313, PRO342, PRO542, PRO773, PRO861, PRO1216, PRO1686, PRO1800,
PRO3562, PRO9850, PRO539, PRO4316 or PRO4980 polypeptide and a potential antagonist with membrane- bound PRO197, PRO207, PRO226, PRO232, PRO243, PRO256, PR0269, PRO274, PRO304, PRO339, PRO1558,
PRO779, PRO1185, PRO1245, PRO1759, PRO5775, PRO7133, PRO7168, PRO5725, PRO202, PRO206,
PRO264, PRO313, PRO342, PRO542, PRO773, PRO861, PRO1216, PRO1686, PRO1800, PRO3562, PRO9850,
PROS539, PRO4316 or PRO4980 polypeptide receptors or recombinant receptors under appropriate conditions for a competitive inhibition assay. The PRO197, PRO207, PRO226, PR0O232, PRO243, PRO256, PRO269, PRO274,
PRO304, PRO339, PRO1558, PRO779, PRO1185, PRO1245, PRO1759, PRO5775, PRO7133, PRO7168, ~- PROS725, PRO202, PRO206, PRO264, PRO313, PRO342, PRO542, PRO773, PRO861, PRO1216, PRO1686,
PRO1800, PRO3562, PR09850, PRO539, PR0O4316 or PRO4980 polypeptide can be labeled, such as by radioactivity, such that the number of PRO197, PRO207, PRO226, PRO232, PRO243, PRO256, PRO269,
PRO274, PRO304, PRO339, PRO1558, PRO779, PRO1185, PRO1245, PRO1759, PRO5775, PRO7133,
PRO7168, PRO5725, PRO202, PRO206, PRO264, PRO313, PRO342, PRO542, PRO773, PRO861, PRO1216,
PRO1686, PRO1800, PRO3562, PRO9850, PRO539, PRO4316 or PRO4980 polypeptide molecules bound to the “receptor can be used to determine the effectiveness of the potential antagonist. The gene encoding the receptor can be identified by numerous methods known to those of skill in the art, for example, ligand panning and FACS . sorting. Coligan et al., Current Protocols in Fmnmn., 1(2): Chapter 5 (1991). Preferably, expression cloning is employed wherein polyadenylated RNA is prepared from a cell responsive to the PRO197, PRO207, PRO226,
PROZ32, PRO243, PRO256, PRO26Y, PRO274, PRO304, PRO339, PRO1558, PRO779, PRO1185, PRO1245,
PRO1799, PROST7S, PRO7133, PRO7168, PROST2S, PRO22, PRO206, PRO264, PRO313, PRO342, PRO542, )
PROT7T73, PROS61, PRO1216, PRO1686, PRO1800, PROASE2, PRO98S0, PROS39, PRO4316 or PRO4980 polypeptide and a cDNA Ebrary created from this RNA is divided into pools and used to transfect COS cells or other cefis that acc not respamsive to the PRO197, PRO207, PRO226, PRO232, PRO243, PRO256, PRO269,
PRO274, FROS04, PRO3Y, PRO1SSE, PRO779, PRO118S, PROIMS, FRO1799, PROS775, PRO7133,
PROTIOR, PROST2S, PRODI, FROZ0E, PRO264, FROST, PROSE, FROS42, FROT73, PROBE], FRO1216,
PROIGES, PROISE0, FROASEZ, FROESD, PROSIS, PROK316 or FRO4SE0 polypeptide. Transfected celis that + are grown om glass slides are exposed 10 lebeled PRO197, PRO207, PRO22S, PRO232, PROMS, PRO256,
PRO263, PROZ74, PRO304, PRO339, PRO1S558, PRO779, PRO1185, PRO1245, PRO1759, PRO5775, PRO7133,
PRO7168, PROS72S, PRO202, PRO206, PRO264, PRO313, PRO342, PROS542, PROT73, PRO861, PRO1216,
PRO1686, PRO1800, PRO3562, PRO9850, PRO539, PRO4316 or PRO4980 polypeptide. The PRO197, PRO207,
PRO226, PRO232, PRO243, PRO256, PRO269, PRO274, PRO304, PRO339, PRO1558, PRO779, PRO1185,
PRO1245,PRO1759,PRO5775,PRO7133, PRO7168,PRO5725, PRO202, PRO206, PRO264,PRO313. PRO342.
PRO54Z, PROY73, PRO861, PRO1216, PRO1686, PRO1800, PRO3562, PRO9850, PRO539, PRO43 5 or 5S PRO4980 polypeptide can be labeled by a variety of means including iodination or inclusion of a recognition site for a site-specific protein kinase. Following fixation and incubation, the slides are subjected to autoradiographic analysis. Positive pools are identified and sub-pools are prepared and re-transfected using an interactive sub- pooling and re-screening process, eventually yielding a single clone that encodes the putative receptor.
As an alternative approach for receptor identification, labeled PRO197, PRO207, PRO226, PR0232,
PRO243, PRO256, PRO269, PRO274, PRO304, PRO339, PRO1558, PRO779, PRO1185, PRO1245, PRO1759,
PRO5775,PRO7133, PRO7168, PRO5725, PRO202, PRO206, PRO264, PRO313, PRO342, PRO542, PRO773,
PROB61, PRO1216, PRO1686, PRO1800, PRO3562, PRO9850, PRO539, PRO4316 or PRO4980 polypeptide can be photoaffinity-linked with cell membrane or extract preparations that express the receptor molecule. Cross-linked material is resolved by PAGE and exposed to X-ray film. The labeled complex containing the receptor can be excised, resolved into peptide fragments, and subjected to protein micro-sequencing. The amino acid sequence obtained from micro-sequencing would be used to design a set of degenerate oligonucleotide probes to screen a cDNA library to identify the gene encoding the putative receptor.
In another assay for antagonists, mammalian cells or a membrane preparation expressing the receptor would be incubated with labeled PRO197, PRO207, PRO226, PR0O232, PRO243, PRO256, PRO269, PRO274,
PRO304, PRO339, PRO1558, PRO779, PRO1185, PRO1245, PRO1759, PRO5775, PRO7133, PRO7168,
PROS5725, PRO202, PRO206, PRO264, PRO313, PR0O342, PRO542, PRO773, PRO861, PRO1216, PRO1686,
PRO1800, PRO3562, PRO9850, PRQO539, PR0O4316 or PRO4980 polypeptide in the presence of the candidate . compound. The ability of the compound to enhance or block this interaction could then be measured.
More specific examples of potential antagonists include an oligonucleotide that binds to the fusions of immunoglobulin with the PRO197, PRO207, PRO226, PRO232, PRO243, PRO256, PRO269, PRO274, PRO304,
PRO339, PRO1558, PRO779, PRO1185, PRO1245, PRO1759, PROS775, PRO7133, PRO7168, PRO5725,
PRO202, PRO206, PRO264, PRO313, PRO342, PRO542, PRO773, PRO861, PRO1216, PRO1686, PRO1800,
PRO3562, PRO%850, PR0539, PRO4316 or PR0O4980 polypeptide, and, in particular, antibodies including, without limitation, poly- and monoclonal antibodies and antibody fragments, single-chain antibodies, anti-idiotypic antibodies, and chimeric or humanized versions of such antibodies or fragments, as well as human antibodies and antibody fragments. Alternatively, a potential antagonist may be a closely related protein, for example, a mutated form of the PRO197, PRO207, PRO226, PRO232, PRO243, PRO256, PRO269, PR0O274, PRO304, PRO339,
PRO1558, PRO779, PRO1185, PRO1245, PRO1759, PRO5775, PRO7133, PRO7168, PRO5725, PRO202,
PRO206, PRO264, PRO313, PRO342, PRO542, PRO773, PRO861, PRO1216, PRO1686, PRO1800, PRO3562,
PRO9850, PRO539, PRO4316 or PRO4980 polypeptide that recognizes the receptor but imparts no effect, thereby competitively inhibiting the action of the PRO197, PRO207, PRO226, PRO232, PRO243, PRO256, PRO269,
PRO274, PRO304, PRO339, PRO1558, PRO779, PRO1185, PRO1245, PRO1759, PRO5775, PRO7133,
PROT168, PRO5725, PRO202, PRO206, PRO264, PRO313, PRO342, PRO542, PRO773, PRO861, PRO1216,
PRO1686, PRO1800, PRO3562, PRO9850, PRO539, PRO4316 or PRO4980 polypeptide.
Another potential PRO197, PRO207, PRO226, PRO232, PRO243, PRO256, PRO269, PRO274,PRO304,
PRO339, PRO1558, PRO779, PRO1185, PRO1245, PRO1759, PRO5775, PRO7133, PRO7168, PRO5725,
PRO202, PRO206, PRO264, PRO313, PRO342, PRO542, PRO773, PRO861, PRO1216, PRO1686, PRO1800,
PRO3562, PRO9850, PRO539, PRO4316 or PRO4980 polypeptide antagonist is an antisense RNA or DNA construct prepared using antisense technology, where, e.g., an antisense RNA or DNA molecule acts to block directly the translation of mRNA by hybridizing to targeted mRNA and preventing protein translation. Antisense technology can be used to control gene expression through triple-helix forroation or antisense DNA or RNA, both of which methods are based on binding of a polynucleotide to DNA or RNA. For example, the 5' coding portion of the polynucleotide sequence, which encodes the mature PRO197, PRO207, PRO226, PRO232, PRO243,
PRO256, PRO269, PRO274, PRO304, PRO339, PRO1558, PRO779, PRO1185, PRO1245, PRO1759, PRO5775,
PRO7133, PRO7168, PRO5725, PRO202, PRO206, PRO264, PRO313, PRO342, PRO542, PRO773, PRO861,
PRO1216, PRO1686, PRO1800, PRO3562, PRO9850, PRO539, PRO4316 or PRO4930 polypeptide herein, is used to design an antisense RNA oligonucleotide of from about 10 to 40 base pairs in length. A DNA oligonucleotide is designed to be complementary to a region of the gene involved in transcription (triple helix - see, Lee et al., Nucl,
Acids Res., 6:3073 (1979); Cooney et al., Science, 241: 456 (1988); Dervan et al., Science, 251:1360 (1991), thereby preventing transcription and the production of the PRO197, PRO207, PRO226, PRO232, PRO243, *PRO256, PRO269, PRO274, PRO304, PRO339, PRO1558, PRO779, PRO1185, PRO1245, PRO1759, PRO5775, ‘PRO7133, PRO7168, PRO5725, PRO202, PRO206, PRO264, PRO313, PRO342, PRO542, PRO773, PRO861, -PRO1216, PRO1686, PRO1800, PRO3562, PRO9850, PRO539, PRO4316 or PRO4980 polypeptide. The antisense RNA oligonucleotide hybridizes to the mRNA. in vivo and blocks translation of the mRNA molecule into the PRO197, PRO207, PRO226, PRO232, PRQ243, PRO256, PRO269, PRO274, PRO304, PRO339, PRO1558,
PRO779, PRO1185, PRO1245, PRO1759, PRO5775, PRO7133, PRO7168, PRO5725, PRO202, PRO206,
PRO264, PRO313, PRO342, PRO542, PRO773,PRO861, PRO1216, PRO1686, PRO1800, PRO3562, PRO9850,
PRO539, PRO4316 or PRO4980 polypeptide (antisense - Okano, Neurochem, 56:560 (1991);
Oligodeaxynucleotides as Antisense Inhibitors of Gene Expression (CRC Press: Boca Raton, FL, 1988). The oligamucleotides described sbove can also be delivered to cells such that the antiscase RNA or DNA may be expressed in vivo 0 inhibit production of the PRO197, PROT, PROZ26, PROZ32, PRO243, PRO256, PRO269,
PRO274, PRO304, PRO339, PRO1S58, PRO779, PRO118S, PRO1245, PRO17S9, PROS7T5, PRO7133,
PRO7168, PRO5T25, PRO202, PRO206, PRO264, PRO313, PRO342, PROS542, PROT73, PRO861, PRO1216,
PRO1686, PRO1800, PRO3562, PRO9850, PRO539, PRO4316 or PRO4980 polypeptide. When antisense DNA is used, oligodecxyribomscieotides derived from the translation-initiation site, e.g., between sbout -10 and +10 positions of the target gene maciestide sequence, ase pocficrsed.
Asntiseuse RNA or DNA molecules are gemecally at least shout 5 bases in length, about 10 bases in length, about 15 bases inlemgth, about 20 bases in length, shout 25 bascs in Jongth, about 30 bases in length, about 35 bases in length, about 40 buses in length, about 45 bases in length, about 50 bases in length, about 55 bases in length, about 60 bases in length, about 65 bases in length, about 70 bases in length, about 75 bases in length, about 80 bases in length, about 85 bases in length, about 90 bases in length, about 95 bases in length, about 100 bases in length,
or more.
Potential antagonists include small molecules that bind to the active site, the receptor binding site, or growth factor or other relevant binding site of the PRO197, PRO207, PRO226, PRO232, PRO243, PROZ56,
PROC265,PR0O274,PRO304,PRO335, PRO1558, PRO779,PRO1185,PRO1245,PRO1759, PRO3775, PROT13:.
PRO7168, PRO5725, PRO202, PRO206, PRO264, PRO313, PRO342, PRO542, PRO773, PRO861, PRO1216,
PRO1686, PRO1800, PRO3562, PRO9850, PRO539, PRO4316 or PRO4980 polypeptide, thereby blocking the normal biological activity of the PRO197, PRO207, PRO226, PRO232, PRO243, PRO256, PRO269, PR0O274,
PRO304, PRO339, PRO1558, PRO779, PRO1185, PRO1245, PRO1759, PRO5775, PRO7133, PRO7168,
PROS5725, PRO202, PRO206, PRO264, PRO313, PRO342, PRO542, PRO773, PRO861, PRO1216, PRO1686,
PRO1800, PRO3562, PRO9850, PROS39, PRO4316 or PRO4980 polypeptide. Examples of small molecules include, but are not limited to, small peptides or peptide-like molecules, preferably soluble peptides, and synthetic non-peptidyl organic or inorganic compounds.
Ribozymes are enzymatic RNA molecules capable of catalyzing the specific cleavage of RNA. Ribozymes act by sequence-specific hybridization to the complementary target RNA, followed by endonucleolytic cleavage.
Specific ribozyme cleavage sites within a potential RNA target can be identified by known techniques. For further details see, e.g., Rossi, Current Biology, 4:469-471 (1994), and PCT publication No. WO 97/33551 (published
September 18, 1997).
Nucleic acid molecules in triple-helix formation used to inhibit transcription should be single-stranded and composed of deoxynucleotides. The base composition of these oligonucleotides is designed such that it promotes triple-helix formation via Hoogsteen base-pairing rules, which generally require sizeable stretches of purines or pyrimidines on one strand of a duplex. For further details see, e.g., PCT publication No. WO 97/33551, supra.
These small molecules can be identified by any one or more of the screening assays discussed hereinabove and/or by any other screening techniques well known for those skilled in the art.
L. Compositions and Methods for the Treatment of Tumors
The compositions useful in the treatment of tumors associated with the amplification of the genes identified herein include, without limitation, antibodies, small organic and inorganic molecules, peptides, phosphopeptides, antisense and ribozyme molecules, triple helix molecules, etc., that inhibit the expression and/or activity of the target gene product. :
For example, antisense RNA and RNA molecules act to directly block the translation of mRNA by hybridizing to targeted mRNA and preventing protein translation. When antisense DNA is used, oligodeoxyribonucleotides derived from the translation initiation site, e.g., between about -10 and +10 positions of the target gene nucleotide sequence, are preferred.
Ribozymes are enzymatic RNA molecules capable of catalyzing the specific cleavage of RNA. Ribozymes act by sequence-specific hybridization to the complementary target RNA, followed by endonucleolytic cleavage.
Specific ribozyme cleavage sites within a potential RNA target can be identified by known techniques. For further details see, e.g., Rossi, Current Biology, 4:469-471 (1994), and PCT publication No. WO 97/33551 (published
September 18, 1997).
Nucleic acid molecules in triple helix formation used to inhibit transcription should be single-stranded and composed of deoxynucleotides. The base composition of these oligonucleotides is designed such that it promotes triple helix formation via Hoogsteen base pairing rules, which generally require sizeable stretches of purines or pyrimidines on one strand of a duplex. For further details see, e.g., PCT publication No. WO 97/33551, supra.
These molecules can be. identified by any or any combination of the screening assays discussed hereinabove and/or by any other screening techniques weil known for those skilled in the art.
M. Aptibodi
Some of the most promising drug candidates according to the present invention are antibodies and antibody fragments which may inhibit the production or the gene product of the amplified genes identified herein and/or reduce the activity of the gene products. : 1. Polyclonal Antibodies
Methods of preparing polyclonal antibodies are known to the skilled artisan. Polyclonal antibodies can beraisedina mammal, for example, by one or more injections of an immunizing agent and, if desired, an adjuvant.
Typically, the immunizing agent and/or adjuvant will be injected in the mammal by multiple subcutaneous or intraperitoneal injections. The immunizing agent may include the PRO197, PRO207, PRO226, PRO232, PRO243, “PRO256, PRO269, PRO274, PRO304, PRO339, PRO1558, PRO779, PRO1185, PRO1245, PRO1759, PRO5775,
PRO7133, PRO7168, PRO5725, PRO202, PRO206, PRO264, PRO313, PRO342, PRO542, PRO773, PRO861,
PRO1216, PRO1686, PRO1800, PRO3562, PRO9850, PRO539, PRO4316 or PRO4980 polypeptide or a fusion protein thereof. It may be useful to conjugate the immunizing agent to a protein known to be immunogenic in the mammal being immunized. Examples of such immunogenic proteins include but are not limited to keyhole limpet hemocyanin, serum albumin, bovine thyroglobulin, and soybean trypsin inhibitor. Examples of adjuvants which may be employed include Freund's complete adjuvant and MPL-TDM adjuvant (monophosphoryl Lipid A, synthetic trehalose dicorynomycolate). The immunization protocol may be selected by one skilled in the art without undue experimentation. } 2 Manociogal Antibodies
The anti PRO197, aati PRO207, anti-PRO226, anti-PRO232, aati PR0243, anti- PRO256, anti-PRO269, anti-PRO274, anti PRO304, anti PRO339, anti- PRO1558, anti PRO779, sati-PRO1185, anti-PRO1245, anti-
PRO1759, anti-PROS775, anti-PRO7133, anti PRO7168, anti-PROS572S, amti-PRO202, anti-PRO206, anti-
PRO264, anti PRO313, anti-PRO342, anti-PROS542, anti-PRO773, anti PROS61, anti-PRO1216, anti-PRO1686, "30 ati PROIS00, anti-PROASE2, sui PROSESO, anti-PROSII, anti PRO4316 or anti PRO50 antibodies may, sltcrastively, be menocioas] antibodies. Monocious! antibodies may be prepared using bybridome metheds, such as those described by Kohler and Milstein, Nagas, 2560495 (1975). In aybridoran method, 2 mouse, hanmicr, or other appropriate host animal, is typically immemised with an issnsnizieg agent 1 clicit iymphocytes that produce or are capable of producing antibodies that will specifically hind to the immunizing agent. Alternatively, the lymphocytes may be imnmnized in vitro.
Theimmunizing agent will typically include the PRO197, PRO207, PRO226, PRO232, PRO243, PRO256,
PRO269, PRO274, PRO304, PRO339, PRO1558, PRO779, PRO1185, PRO1245, PRO1759, PROS5775,PRO7133,
PRO7168, PRO572S, PRO202, PRO206, PRO264, PRO313, PRO342, PRO542, PRO773, PRO861, PRO1216.
PRO1686, PRO1800, PRO3562, PRO9850, PRO539, PR0O4316 or PRO4980 polypeptide, including fragments, orafusion protein of such protein or a fragment thereof. Generally, either peripheral blood lymphocytes ("PRL.."" are used if cells of human origin are desired, or spleen cells or lymph node cells are used if non-human mammalian sources are desired. The lymphocytes are then fused with an immortalized cell line using a suitable fusing agent, such as polyethylene glycol, to form a hybridoma cell [Goding, Monoclonal Antibodies: Principles and Practice,
Academic Press, (1986) pp. 59-103]. Immortalized cell lines are usually transformed mammalian cells, particularly myeloma cells of rodent, bovine and human origin. Usually, rat or mouse myeloma cell lines are employed. The hybridoma cells may be cultured in a suitable culture medium that preferably contains one or more substances that inhibit the growth or survival of the unfused, immortalized cells. For example, if the parental cells lack the enzyme hypoxanthine guanine phosphoribosyl transferase (HGPRT or HPRT), the culture medium for the hybridomas typically will include hypoxanthine, aminopterin, and thymidine ("HAT medium"), which substances prevent the growth of HGPRT-deficient cells.
Preferred immortalized cell lines are those that fuse efficiently, support stable high level expression of antibody by the selected antibody-producing cells, and are sensitive to a medium such as HAT medium. More preferred immortalized cell lines are murine myeloma lines, which can be obtained, for instance, from the Salk
Institute Cell Distribution Center, San Diego, California and the American Type Culture Collection (ATCC),
Manassas, Virginia. Human myeloma and mouse-human heteromyeloma cell lines also have been described for the production of human monoclonal antibodies [Kozbor, J. Immunol., 133:3001 (1984); Brodeur ef al., Monoclonal
Antibody Production Techniques and Applications, Marcel Dekker, Inc., New York, (1987) pp. 51-63].
The culture medium in which the hybridoma cells are cultured can then be assayed for the presence of monoclonal antibodies directed against PRO197, PRO207, PR0O226, PR0O232, PRO243, PRO256, PRO269,
PRO274, PRO304, PRO339, PRO1558, PRO779, PRO1185, PRO1245, PRO1759, PRO5775, PRO7133.
PRO7168, PRO572S, PRO202, PRO206, PRO264, PR0313, PRO342, PRO542, PRO773, PRO861, PRO1216,
PRO1686, PRO1800, PRO3562, PRO9850, PRO539, PRO4316 or PRO4980. Preferably, the binding specificity of monoclonal antibodies produced by the hybridoma cells is determined by immunoprecipitation or by an in vitro binding assay, such as radioimmunoassay (RIA) or enzyme-linked immunoabsorbent assay (ELISA). Such techniques and assays are known in the art. ‘The binding affinity of the monoclonal antibody can, for example, be determined by the Scatchard analysis of Munson and Pollard, Anal. Bigchem., 107:220 (1980).
After the desired hybridoma cells are identified, the clones may be subcloned by limiting dilution procedures and grown by standard methods [Goding, supra]. Suitable culture media for this purpose include, for example, Dulbecco's Modified Eagle's Medium and RPMI-1640 medium. Alternatively, the hybridoma cells may be grown in vive as ascites in a mammal.
The monoclonal antibodies secreted by the subclones may be isolated or purified from the culture medium - orascites fluid by conventional immunoglobulin purification procedures such as, for example, protein A-Sepharose, hydroxylapatite chromatography, gel electrophoresis, dialysis, or affinity chromatography. }
The monoclonal antibodies may also be made by recombinant DNA methods, such as those described in
U.S. Patent No. 4,816,567. DNA encoding the monoclonal antibodies of the invention can be readily isolated and sequenced using conventional procedures (e.g., by using oligonucleotide probes that are capable of binding specifically to genes encoding the heavy and light chains of murine antibodies). The hybridoma cells of the invention serve as a preferred source of such DNA. Once isolated, the DNA may be placed into expression vectors, which are then transfected into host cells such as simian COS cells, Chinese hamster ovary (CHO) cells, or myeloma cells that do not otherwise produce immunoglobulin protein, to obtain the synthesis of monoclonal antibodies in the recombinant host cells. The DNA also may be modified, for example, by substitnting the coding sequence for human heavy and light chain constant domains in place of the homologous murine sequences [U.S.
Patent No. 4,816,567; Morrison et al., supra] or by covalently joining to the immunoglobulin coding sequence all or part of the coding sequence for a non-immunoglobulin polypeptide. Such a non-immunoglobulin polypeptide can be substituted for the constant domains of an antibody of the invention, or can be substituted for the variable domains of one antigen-combining site of an antibody of the invention to create a chimeric bivalent antibody. - The antibodies may be monovalent antibodies. Methods for preparing monovalent antibodies are well known in the art. For example, one method involves recombinant expression of immunoglobulin light chain and modified heavy chain. The heavy chain is truncated generally at any point in the Fc region so as to prevent heavy chain crosslinking. Alternatively, the relevant cysteine residues are substituted with another amino acid residue or are deleted so as to prevent crosslinking.
Invitro methods are also suitable for preparing monovalent antibodies. Digestion of antibodies to produce fragments thereof, particularly, Fab fragments, can be accomplished using routine techniques known in the art. 3. Human and Humanized Antibodies
The anti-PRO197, anti-PRO207, anti-PRO226, anti-PRO232, anti-PR0O243, anti-PRO256, anti-PRO269, anti-PRO274, anti-PRO304, anti-PRO339, anti-PRO1558, anti-PRO779, anti-PRO1185, anti-PR0O1245, anti-
PRO1759, anti-PROS77S, anti-PRO7133, antiPRO7168, anti-PROS725, anti-PRO202, anti-PRO206, anti-
PRO264, anti PRO313, anti-PRO342, anti-PRO542, anti PRO773, anti-PRO861, anti-PRO1216, anti-PRO1686, anti-PRO1800, anti-PRO3562, anti-PRO9850, anti-PRO539, anti PRO4316 or anti-PROM980 antibodies may further comprise bumanized antibodics or buman antibodies. Humanized forms of non-boman (e.g, nxwine) antibodies are chimeric imommogiobulins, immsmogiobsiin chains or fragments thereof (such as Fv, Fab, Fab),
F(ab"), or other antigen-binding subsequences of antibodies) which contain minimal sequence derived from non- buoman innemogiobelin. Hussmized antibodies include human inunsnogiobalins (recipient antibody) in which residues from a complementary determining region (CDR) of the recipieat are replaced by resiines from a CDR of a non-humes species (dosor antibody) such as mouse, at or rabbit having the desived specificity, affinity and capacity. In some instances, Fv framework residues of the wasn imssssogicbalin are replaced by corresponding noa-beaws residues. Humsnised satibodics may also comprise residues which sre fonad seifher in the recipient antibody nor in the imported CDR or frssework sequences. In gomeral, the hawssnized smtibody will comprise substantiafly all of at least one, and typically two, variable domains, in which all or substantially all of the CDR regions correspond to those of a non-human immunoglobulin and all or substantially all of the FR regions are those :
of a human immunoglobulin consensus sequence. The humanized antibody optimally also will comprise at least a portion of an immunoglobulin constant region (Fc), typically that of a human immunoglobulin [Jones er al.
Nature, 321:522-525 (1986); Riechmann er af., Nature, 332:323-329 (1988); and Presta, Curr. Op. Struct. Bicl.. 2:593-596 (1992)].
Methods for humanizing non-human antibodies are well known in the art. Generally, a humanizac antibody has one or more amino acid residues introduced into it from a source which is non-human. These non- human amino acid residues are often referred to as "import" residues, which are typically taken from an "import" variable domain. Humanization can be essentially performed following the method of Winter and co-workers [Jones et al., Nature, 321:522-525 (1986); Riechmann et al., Nature, 332:323-327 (1988); Verhoeyen et al.,
Science, 239:1534-1536 (1988)], by substituting rodent CDRs or CDR sequences for the corresponding sequences of a human antibody. Accordingly, such "humanized" antibodies are chimeric antibodies (U.S. Patent No. 4,816,567), wherein substantially less than an intact human variable domain has been substituted by the corresponding sequence from a non-human species. In practice, humanized antibodies are typically human antibodies in which some CDR residues and possibly some FR residues are substituted by residues from analogous sites in rodent antibodies.
Human antibodies can also be produced using various techniques known in the art, including phage display libraries [Hoogenboom and Winter, J. Mol. Biol, 227:381 (1991); Marks er al., J. Mol. Biol., 222:581 (1991)].
The techniques of Cole et al., and Boerner et al., are also available for the preparation of human monoclonal antibodies (Cole et al., Monoclonal Antibodies and Cancer Therapy, Alan R. Liss, p. 77 (1985) and Boerner et al.,
J. Jmmunol., 147(1):86-95 (1991)]. Similarly, human antibodies can be made by introducing of human immunoglobulin loci into transgenic animals, e. g., mice in which the endogenous immunoglobulin genes have been partially or completely inactivated. Upon challenge, human antibody production is observed, which closely resembles that seen in humans in all respects, including gene rearrangement, assembly, and antibody repertoire.
This approach is described, for example, in U.S. Patent Nos. 5,545,807; 5,545,806; 5,569,825; 5,625,126; 5,633,425; 5,661,016, and in the following scientific publications: Marks et al., Bio/Technology, 10:779-783 (1992); Lonberg et al., Nature, 368:856-859 (1994); Morrison, Nature, 368:812-13 (1994); Fishwild ez al., Nature
Biotechnology. 14:845-51 (1996); Neuberger, Nature Biotechnology, 14:826 (1996); Lonberg and Huszar, Intern.
Rev. Immunol, 13:65-93 (1995). 4. Antibody Dependent Enzyme Mediated Prodrug Therapy (ADEPT)
The antibodies of the present invention may also be used in ADEPT by conjugating the antibody to a prodrug-activating enzyme which converts a prodrug {e.g., a peptidyl chemotherapeutic agent, see WO 81/01145) to an active anti-cancer drug. See, for example, WO 88/07378 and U. S. Patent No. 4,975,278.
The enzyme component of the immunoconjugate useful for ADEPT includes any enzyme capable of acting on a prodrug in such as way so as to convert it into its more active, cytotoxic form.
Enzymes that are useful in the method of this invention include, but are not limited to, glycosidase, glucose oxidase, human lysosyme, human glucuronidase, alkaline phosphatase useful for converting phosphate-containing prodrugs into free drugs; arylsulfatase useful for converting sulfate-containing prodrugs into free drugs; cytosine deaminase useful for converting non-toxic 5-fluorocytosine into the anti-cancer drug S-fluorouracil; proteases, such as serratia protease, thermolysin, subtilisin, carboxypeptidases (e.g., carboxypeptidase G2 and carboxypeptidase
A) and cathepsins (such as cathepsins B and L), that are useful for converting peptide-containing prodrugs into free drugs; D-alanylcarboxypeptidases, useful for converting prodrugs that contain D-amino acid substituents; 5S carbohydrate-cleaving enzymes such as B-galactosidase and neuraminidase useful for converting glycosylated penicillin amidases, such as penicillin Vamidase or penicillin G amidase, useful for converting drugs derivatized at their amine nitrogens with phenoxyacetyl or phenylacetyl groups, respectively, into free drugs. Alternatively, antibodies with enzymatic activity, also known in the art as “abzymes” can be used to convert the prodrugs of the invention into free active drugs (see, e.g., Massey, Nature, 328:457-458 (1987)). Antibody-abzyme conjugates can be prepared as described herein for delivery of the abzyme to a tumor cell population.
The enzymes of this invention can be covalently bound to the anti-PRQ197, anti-PR0O207, anti-PR0226, anti-PRO232, anti-PRO243, anti-PR0256, anti-PRO269, anti-PRO274, anti- PRO304, anti-PRO339, anti-PRO1558, anti-PRO779, anti-PRO1185, anti-PRO124S, anti-PRO1759, anti-PRO5775, anti-PRO7133, anti-PRO7168, anti-
PROS5725, anti-PRO202, anti-PR0Q206, anti-PRO264, anti-PR0O313, anti-PR0O342, anti-PRO542, anti-PRO773, anti-PRO861, anti-PRO1216, anti-PRO1686, anti-PRO1800, anti-PR0O3562, anti-PR0O9850, anti-PROS539, anti-
PRO4316 or anti-PRO4980 antibodies by techniques well known in the art such as the use of the heterobifunctional cross-linking agents discussed above. Alternatively, fusion proteins comprising at least the antigen binding region - of the antibody of the invention linked to at least a functionally active portion of an enzyme of the invention can be constructed using recombinant DNA techniques well known in the art (see, e.g., Neuberger et al, Nature, 312:604-608 (1984)). 5. Bispecific Antibodies
Bispecific antibodies are monoclonal, preferably human or humanized, antibodies that have binding specificities for at least two different antigens. In the present case, one of the binding specificities is for the
PRO197, PRO207, PRO226, PRO232, PRO243, PRO256, PR0O269, PRO274, PRO304, PRO339, PRO1558,
PRO779, PRO1185, PRO1245, PRO1759, PROS5775, PRO7133, PRO7168, PRO5725, PRO2(02, PRO206,
PRO264, PRO313, PRO342, PRO542, PRO773, FRO861, PRO1216, PRO1686, FRO1800, PRO3562, PRO9850,
PROS539, PRO4316 ar PROM980 the other ome is for any other antigen, and preferably for a cell-surface protein or receptor Or receptor subunit.
Methods for making bispecific antibodies are known in the art. Traditionally, the recombinant production of bispecific antibodies is based on the co-expression of two immunoglobulin heavy-chwin/Tight-chain peirs, where the two heavy chains have diffiecent specificities (Milstein sad Cuello, Natuse, 305-537-539 [1983]). Became of the nado ssscetement of imsmsegivhulic heavy aad Spit chains, these hybrids (quadromss) produce a potential mixtee of ton diffessat antibody molecuics, of which only ome has the corsect bispecific stractoee. The purification of the correct raolecale is useally accomplished by affinity chromstography stops. Similar procedures are disclosed in WO 93/08829, published 13 May 1993, and in Traunecker eral, EMBO J, 10:3655-3659 (1991).
Antibody variable domains with the desired binding specificities (antibody-antigen combining sites) can . I.
be fused to immunoglobulin constant domain sequences. The fusion preferably is with an immunoglobulin heavy- chain constant domain, comprising at least part of the hinge, CH2, and CH3 regions. Itis preferred to have the first heavy-chain constant region (CH1) containing the site necessary for light-chain binding present in at least ope of the fusions. DNAs encoding the immunoglobulin heavy-chain fusions and, if desired, the immunoglobulin Zign: © 3 chain, are inserted into separate expression vectors, and are co-transfected into asuitable host organism. For further details of generating bispecific antibodies see, for example, Suresh ez 2l., Methods in Enzymology, 121:210 (1986.
According to another approach described in WO 96/27011, the interface between a pair of antibody molecules can be engineered to maximize the percentage of heterodimers which are recovered from recombinant cell culture. The preferred interface comprises at least a part of the CH3 region of an antibody constant domain.
In this method, one or more small amino acid side chains from the interface of the first antibody molecule are replaced with larger side chains (e.g., tyrosine or tryptophan). Compensatory “cavities” of identical or similar size to the large side chain(s) are created on the interface of the second antibody molecule by replacing large amino acid side chains with smaller ones (e.g., alanine or threonine). This provides a mechanism for increasing the yield of the heterodimer over other unwanted end-products sach as homodimers.
Bispecific antibodies can be prepared as full length antibodies or antibody fragments (e.g.. F(ab"). bispecific antibodies). Techniques for generating bispecific antibodies from antibody fragments have been described in the literature. For example, bispecific antibodies can be prepared using chemical linkage. Brennan etal., Science, 229:81 (1985) describe a procedure wherein intact antibodies are proteolytically cleaved to generate
F(ab'), fragments. These fragments are reduced in the presence of the dithiol complexing agent sodium arsenite to stabilize vicinal dithiols and prevent intermolecular disulfide formation. The Fab' fragments generated are then converted to thionitrobenzoate (TNB) derivatives. One of the Fab-TNB derivatives is then reconverted to the Fab'- thiol by reduction with mercaptoethylamine and is mixed with an equimolar amount of the other Fab-TNB derivative to form the bispecific antibody. The bispecific antibodies produced can be used as agents for the selective immobilization of enzymes.
Fab' fragments may be directly recovered from E. coli and chemically coupled to form bispecific antibodies. Shalaby er al., J. Exp. Med., 175:217-225 (1992) describe the production of a fully humanized bispecific antibody F(ab"), molecule. Each Fab’ fragment was separately secreted from E. coli and subjected to directed chemical coupling in vitro to form the bispecific antibody. The bispecific antibody thus formed was able to bind to cells overexpressing the ErbB2 receptor and normal human T cells, as well as trigger the lytic activity of human cytotoxic lymphocytes against human breast tumor targets. :
Various techniques for making and isolating bispecific antibody fragments directly from recombinant cell culture have also been described. For example, bispecific antibodies have been produced using leucine zippers.
Kostelny et al., J. Immunol., 148(5):1547-1553 (1992). The leucine zipper peptides from the Fos and Jun proteins were linked to the Fab' portions of two different antibodies by gene fusion. The antibody homodimers were reduced at the hinge region to form monomers and then re-oxidized to form the antibody heterodimers. This method can also be utilized for the production of antibody homodimers. The “diabody” technology described by Hollinger et al., Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci, USA, 90:6444-6448 (1993) has provided an alternative mechanism for making bispecific antibody fragments. The fragments comprise a heavy-chain variable domain (V,) connected to a light-chain variable domain (V;) by a linker which is too short to allow pairing between the two domains on the same chain.
Accordingly, the Vy, and V, domains of one fragment are forced to pair with the complementary V; and Vy; domains of another fragment, thereby forming two antigen-binding sites. Another strategy for making bispecific antibody fragments by the use of single-chain Fv (sFv) dimers has also been reported. See, Gruber et al., J. Immunol, 152:5368 (1994).
Antibodies with more than two valeacies are contemplated. For example, trispecific antibodies can be prepared. Tutt et al., J. Immunol., 147:60 (1991).
Exemplary bispecific antibodies may bind to two different epitopes on a given polypeptide herein.
Alternatively, an anti-polypeptide arm may be combined with an arm which binds to a triggering molecule on a leukocyte such as a T-cell receptor molecule (e.g., CD2, CD3, CD28, or B7), or Fc receptors for IgG (FcyR), such as FcyRI (CD64), FcyRII (CD32) and FcyRUI (CD16) 80 as to focus cellular defense mechanisms to the cell expressing the particular polypeptide. Bispecific antibodies may also be used to localize cytotoxic agents to cells which express a particular polypeptide. These antibodies possess a polypeptide-binding arm and an arm which binds a cytotoxic agent or a radionuclide chelator, such as EOTUBE, DPTA, DOTA, or TETA. Another bispecific antibody of interest binds the polypeptide and further binds tissue factor (TF). 6. Heteroconjugate Antibodies : Heteroconjugate antibodies are composed of two covalently joined antibodies. Such antibodies have, for example, been proposed to target immune system cells to unwanted cells [U.S. Patent No. 4,676,980], and for - treatment of HIV infection [WO 9100360; WO 92/200373; EP 03089]. It is contemplated that the antibodies may be prepared in vitro using known methods in synthetic protein chemistry, including those involving crosslinking agents. For example, immunotoxins may be constructed using a disulfide exchange reaction or by forming a thioether bond. Examples of suitable reagents for this purpose include iminothiolate and methyl-4- mercaptobutyrimidate and those disclosed, for example, in U.S. Patent No. 4,676,980. 7. Effector function engineering
It may be desirable to modify the antibody of the invention with respect to effector function, so as to enhance the effectiveness of the antibody in treating cancer, for example. For example, cysteine residue(s) may be introduced in the Fc region, thereby allowing interchain disulfide bond formation ia this region. The homodimeric killing and antibody-dependent cellular cytotoxicity (ADCC). See, Caron et al., J. Exp. Med, 176:1191-1195 (1992)and Shopes, ] kngmngl. 148: 2918-2922 (1992). Homodimeric satibodics with enhanced sati-tamor activity may aleo be prepared using hetorobifuactional cross-linkess as described in Wolff ef al, Cancer Reseach, 53:2560- 2565 (1993). Alexustively, sn antibody can be eagincesed which hes dual Fc regions and sey thereby have cahanced complement lysis snd ADCC capahilitics. See, Stevenson et ol, Auti Cancer Deas Desien, 3:219-230 (1989).
8. Immunoconjugates
The invention also pertains to immunoconjugates comprising an antibody conjugated to a cytotoxic agent such as a chemotherapeutic agent, toxin {e.g., an enzymatically active toxin of bacterial, fungal, plant or xnimal origin, or fragments thereof, or a small molecule toxin), or a radioactive isotope (i.e, a radioconjugara},
Chemotherapeutic agents useful in the generation of such immunoconjugates have been described above.
Enzymatically active protein toxins and fragments thereof which can be used include diphtheria A chain, nonbinding active fragments of diphtheria toxin, cholera toxin, botulinus toxin, exotoxin A chain (from Pseudomonas aeruginosa), ricin A chain, abrin A chain, modeccin A chain, alpha-sarcin, Aleurites fordii proteins, dianthin proteins, Phytolaca americana proteins (PAPI, PAPII, and PAP-S), momordica charantia inhibitor, curcin, crotin, sapaonaria officinalis inhibitor, gelonin, saporin, mitogellin, restrictocin, phenomycin, enomycin and the tricothecenes. Small molecule toxins include, for example, calicheamicins, maytansinoids, palytoxin and CC1065.
A variety of radionuclides are available for the production of radioconjugated antibodies. Examples include 2!?Bi,
BI Bip 9Y and Re. : Conjugates of the antibody and cytotoxic agent are made using a variety of bifunctional protein coupling . agents suchas N-succinimidyl-3-(2-pyridyldithiol) propionate (SPDP), iminothiolane (IT), bifunctional derivatives of imidoesters (such as dimethyl adipimidate HCL), active esters (such as disuccinimidyl suberate), aldehydes (such . as glutaraldehyde), bis-azido compounds (such as bis (p-azidobenzoyl) hexanediamine), bis-diazonium derivatives } (such as bis-(p-diazoninmbenzoyl)-ethylenediamine), diisocyanates (such as tolyene 2,6-diisocyanate), and bis- active fluorine compounds (such as 1,5-difluoro-2,4-dinitrobenzene). For example, a ricin immunotoxin can be prepared as described in Vitetta et al., Science, 238:1098 (1987). Carbon-14-labeled 1-isothiocyanatobenzyl-3- methyldiethylene triaminepentaacetic acid (MX-DTPA) is an exemplary chelating agent for conjugation of radionucleotide to the antibody. See, W094/11026.
In another embodiment, the antibody may be conjugated to a "receptor” (such as streptavidin) for utilization in tumor pretargeting wherein the antibody-receptor conjugate is administered to the patient, followed byremoval of unbound conjugate from the circulation using a clearing agent and then administration of a "ligand" (e.g., avidin) which is conjugated to a cytotoxic agent (e.g., a radionucleotide). 9. Immunoliposomes
The antibodies disclosed herein may also be formulated as immunoliposomes. Liposomes containing the antibody are prepared by methods known in the art, such as described in Epstein ez al., Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci, USA, 82:3688 (1985); Hwang et al., Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA, 77:4030 (1980); and U.S. Patent Nos. 4,485,045 and 4,544,545. Liposomes with enhanced circulation time are disclosed in U.S. Patent No. 5,013,556.
Particularly useful liposomes can be generated by the reverse phase evaporation method with a lipid composition comprising phosphatidylcholine, cholesterol and PEG-derivatized phosphatidylethanolamine (PEG-
PE). Liposomes are extruded through filters of defined pore size to yield liposomes with the desired diameter. Fab’ fragments of the antibody of the present invention can be conjugated to the liposomes as described in Martin ez al.,
J. Biol. Chem., 257:286-288 (1982) via a disulfide interchange reaction. A chemotherapeutic agent (such as
Doxorubicin) is optionally contained within the liposome. See, Gabizon etal., J. National Cancer Inst., 81(19):1484
N. Pharmaceutical Compositions
Antibodies specifically binding the product of an amplified gene identified herein, as well as other molecules identified by the screening assays disclosed hereinbefore, can be administered for the treatment of tumors, including cancers, in the form of pharmaceutical compositions. - If the protein encoded by the amplified gene is intracellular and whole antibodies are used as inhibitors, internalizing antibodies are preferred. However, lipofections or liposomes can also be used to deliver the antibody, or an antibody fragment, into cells. Where antibody fragments are used, the smallest inhibitory fragment which specifically binds to the binding domain of the target protein is preferred. For example, based upon the variable region sequences of an antibody, peptide molecules can be designed which retain the ability to bind the target protein sequence. Such peptides can be synthesized chemically and/or produced by recombinant DNA technology (see, e.g., Marasco et al., Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA, 90:7889-7893 [1993]).
Therapeutic formulations of the antibody are prepared for storage by mixing the antibody having the desired degree of purity with optional pharmaceutically acceptable carriers, excipients or stabilizers (Remington's
Pharmaceutical Sciences, 16th edition, Osol, A. ed. [1980]), in the form of lyophilized formulations or aqueous solutions. Acceptable carriers, excipients, or stabilizers are nontoxic to recipients at the dosages and concentrations employed, and include buffers such as phosphate, citrate, and other organic acids; antioxidants including ascorbic acid and methionine; preservatives (such as octadecyldimethylbenzyl ammonium chloride; hexamethonium chloride; * benzalkonium chloride, benzethonium chloride; phenol, butyl or benzyl alcohol; alkyl parabens such as methyl or propyl paraben; catechol; resorcinol; cyclohexanol; 3-pentanol; and m-cresol); low molecular weight (less than about 10 residues) polypeptides; proteins, such as serum albumin, gelatin, or immunoglobulins; hydrophilic polymers such as polyvinylpyrrolidone; amino acids such as glycine, glutamine, asparagine, histidine, arginine, or lysine; monosaccharides, disaccharides, and other carbohydrates including glucose, mannose, or dextrins; chelating agents such as EDTA; sugars such as sucrose, mammitol, trehalose or sorbitol; salt-forming counter-ions such as sodium; metal complexes (e.g., Zn-protein complexes); and/or non-ionic surfactants such as TWEEN™,
PLURONICS™ ar polyethylene giycol (PEG).
Non-antibody compounds identified by the screening assays of the present invention can be formulated in an analogous masmer©, using standard techoigues well known in the art.
The formulation herein may also contain more than one active compound as necessary for the particular
Alternatively, or in addition, the composition may corapxise a Cytotoxic agent, cytokine or growth inhibitory agent.
Such molecules age snitably pseseat in combination in amouats that are effective for the purpose imteaded.
The active ingsodicnts may sis be catapped in micsscapsules pecpared, for example, by coscervation (methylmethacylste) microcapsules, sespectively, in colloidal dreg delivery systesns (for example, liposomes, albumin microspheres, microesmitions, aano-particies and nanocapsules) or in macroemmisions. Such techniques are disclosed in Remington's Phenueceutical Scicnoes, 16¢h edition, Osol, A. ed. (1980). a208-
The formulations to be used for in vivo administration must be sterile. This is readily accomplished by filtration through sterile filtration membranes,
Sustained-release preparations may be prepared. Suitable examples of sustained-release preparations include semipermeable matrices of solid hydrophobic polymers containing the antibody, which matrices are mn the form of shaped articles, e.g., films or microcapsules. Examples of sustained-release matrices include poiyesters hydrogels (for example, poly(2-hydroxyethyl-methacrylate). or poly(vinylalcohol)), polylactides (U.S. Pat. No. 3,773,919), copolymers of L-glutamic acid and ethyl-L-glutamate, -non-degradable ethylene-vinyl acetate, degradable lactic acid-glycolic acid copolymers such as the LUPRON DEPOT ™ (injectable microspheres composed of lactic acid-glycolic acid copolymer and leuprolide acetate), and poly-D-(-)-3-hydroxybutyric acid.
While polymers such as ethylene-vinyl acetate and lactic acid-glycolic acid enable release of molecules for over 100 days, certain hydrogels release proteins for shorter time periods. When encapsulated antibodies remain in the body for a long time, they may denature or aggregate as a result of exposure to moisture at 37°C, resulting in a loss of biological activity and possible changes in immunogenicity. Rational strategies can be devised for stabilization depending on the mechanism involved. For example, if the aggregation mechanism is discovered to be intermolecular S-S bond formation through thio-disulfide interchange, stabilization may be achieved by modifying sulfhydryl residues, lyophilizing from acidic solutions, controlling moisture content, using appropriate additives, and developing specific polymer matrix compositions. 0. Methods of Treatment
Itis contemplated that the antibodies and other anti-tumor compounds of the present invention may be used totreatvarious conditions, including those characterized by overexpression and/or activation of the amplified genes identified herein. Exemplary conditions or disorders to be treated with such antibodies and other compounds, . including, but not limited to, small organic and inorganic molecules, peptides, antisense molecules, etc., include benign or malignant tumors (e.g., renal, liver, kidney, bladder, breast, gastric, ovarian, colorectal, prostate, pancreatic, lung, vulval, thyroid, hepatic carcinomas; sarcomas; glioblastomas; and various head and neck tumors); leukemias and lymphoid malignancies; other disorders such as neuronal, glial, astrocytal, hypothalamic and other glandular, macrophagal, epithelial, stromal and blastocoelic disorders; and inflammatory, angiogenic and immunologic disorders. :
The anti-tumor agents of the present invention, e.g., antibodies, are administered to a mammal, preferably a human, in accord with known methods, such as intravenous administration as a bolus or by continuous infusion over a period of time, by intramuscular, intraperitoneal, intracerobrospinal, subcbtaneous, intra-articular, intrasynovial, intrathecal, oral, topical, or inhalation routes. Intravenous administration of the antibody is preferred.
Other therapeutic regimens may be combined with the administration of the anti-cancer agents, e.g., antibodies of the instant invention. For example, the patient to be treated with such anti-cancer agents may also receive radiation therapy. Alternatively, or in addition, a chemotherapeutic agent may be administered to the patient. Preparation and dosing schedules for such chemotherapeutic agents may be used according to manufacturers’ instructions or as determined empirically by the skilled practitioner. Preparation and dosing schedules for such chemotherapy are also described in Chemotherapy Service Ed., M.C. Perry, Williams & Wilkins,
Baltimore, MD (1992). The chemotherapeutic agent may precede, or follow administration of the anti-tumor agent, e.g., antibody, or may be given simultaneously therewith. The antibody may be combined with an anti-oestrogen compound such as tamoxifen or an anti-progesterone such as onapristone (see, EP 616812) in dosages known for such molecules.
It may be desirable to also administer antibodies against other tumor associated antigens, such as antibodies which bind tw the BrbB2, EGFR, ErbB3, FrbB4, or vascular endothelial factor (VBGF). Alternatively, or in addition, two or more antibodies binding the same or two or more different antigens disclosed herein may be co- administered to the patient. Sometimes, it may be beneficial to also administer one or more cytokines to the patient.
In a preferred embodiment, the antibodies herein are co-administered with a growth inhibitory agent. For example, the growth inhibitory agent may be administered first, followed by an antibody of the present invention. However, simultaneous administration or administration of the antibody of the present invention first is also contemplated.
Suitable dosages for the growth inhibitory agent are those presently used and may be lowered due to the combined ’ action (synergy) of the growth inhibitory agent and the antibody herein.
For the prevention or treatment of disease, the appropriate dosage of an anti-tumor agent, e.g., an antibody herein will depend on the type of disease to be treated, as defined above, the severity and course of the disease, whether the agent is administered for preventive or therapeutic purposes, previous therapy, the patient's clinical history and response to the agent, and the discretion of the attending physician. The agent is suitably administered to the patient at one time or over a series of treatments. ’
For example, depending on the type and severity of the disease, about 1 ug/kg to 15 mg/kg (e.g., 0.1-20 mg/kg) of antibody is an initial candidate dosage for administration to the patient, whether, for example, byoneor more separate administrations, or by continuous infusion. A typical daily dosage might range from about 1 ng/kg to 100 mg/kg or more, depending on the factors mentioned above. For repeated administrations over several days - ot longer, depending on the condition, the treatinent is sustained until a desired suppression of disease symptoms occurs. However, other dosage regimens may be useful. The progress of this therapy is easily monitored by conventional techniques and assays. (
P. Articles of Manufacture
In another embodiment of the invention, an article of manufacture containing materials useful for the diagnosis or treatment of the disorders described above is provided. The article of manufacture comprises a containers may be formed from a variety of materials such as glass or plastic. The contaimer holds a composition which is effective for diagnosing or tresting the condition and may have a sterile access port (for example the container may be an intravenous solution bag or a vial having a stopper pierceable by a hypodermic imjection needle). The active agest in the composition is usally an anti -Sussar agent capable of interfering wilh the activity of a gene product idessified hessin, ¢.2., 30 antibody. The label on, ar associated with, the comtainer indicates that the compusition is weed for dingnosing or treating the condition of choice. The article of mennfactere may further comprise a second container comprising a pharmaceutically-acoeptable buffer, such as phosphate-buffered saline,
Ringer's solution and dextrose solution. It may further include other materials desixable from a commercial and user standpoint, including other buffers, diluents, filters, needles, syringes, and package inserts with instructions for use.
Q. Diagnosis and Prognosis of Tumors
While celi surface proteins, such as growth receptors overexpressed in certain tumors are excellent targets ‘ for drug candidates or tumor (e.g., cancer) treatment, the same proteins along with secreted proteins encoded by the genes amplified in tumor cells find additional use in the diagnosis and prognosis of tumors. For example, antibodies directed against the protein products of genes amplified in-tumor cells can be used as tumor diagnostics
Or progmostics.
Forexample, antibodies, including antibody fragments, can be used to qualitatively or quantitatively detect the expression of proteins encoded by the amplified genes (“marker gene products™). The antibody preferably is equipped with a detectable, e.g., fluorescent label, and binding can be monitored by light microscopy, flow cytometry, fluorimetry, or other techniques known in the art. These techniques are particularly suitable, if the amplified gene encodes a cell surface protein, e.g., a growth factor. Such binding assays are performed essentially as described in section 5 above. i
In situ detection of antibody binding to the marker gene products can be performed, for example, by : immunofluorescence or immunoelectron microscopy. For this purpose, a histological specimen is removed from the patient, and a labeled antibody is applied to it, preferably by overlaying the antibody on a biological sample.
This procedure also allows for determining the distribution of the marker gene product in the tissue examined. It will be apparent for those skilled in the art that a wide variety of histological methods are readily available for in situ detection.
The following examples are offered for illustrative purposes only, and are not intended to limit the scope of the present invention in any way.
All patent and literature references cited in the present specification are hereby incorporated by reference in their entirety. : )
EXAMPLES
Commercially available reagents referred to in the examples were used according to manufacturer's instructions unless otherwise indicated. The source of those cells identified in the following examples, and throughout the specification, by ATCC accession numbers is the American Type Culture Collection, 10801
University Blvd,, Manassas, VA 20110-2209. All original deposits referred to in the present application were made under the provisions of the Budapest Treaty on the International Recognition of the Deposit of Microorganisms for the Purpose of Patent Procedure and the Regulations thereunder (Budapest Treaty). This assures maintenance of a viable culture of the deposit for 30 years from the date of deposit. The deposit will be made available by ATCC under the terms of the Budapest Treaty, and subject to an agreement between Genentech, Inc., and ATCC, which assures permanent and unrestricted availability of the progeny of the culture of the deposit to the public upon issuance of the pertinent U.S. patent or upon laying open to the public of any U.S. or foreign patent application, whichever comes first, and assures availability of the progeny to one determined by the U.S. Commissioner of
Patents and Trademarks to be entitled thereto according to 35 USC § 122 and the Commissjoner’s rules pursuant thereto (including 37 CFR § 1.14 with particular reference to 886 OG 638).
Unless otherwise noted, the present invention uses standard procedures of recombinant DNA technology, such as those described hereinabove and in the following textbooks: Sambrook et al., Molecular Cloning: A
Laboratory Manual, Cold Spring Harbor Press NY, 1989; Ausubel et a!., Current Protocols in Molecular Biology,
Green Publishing Associates and Wiley Interscience, N.Y., 1989; Inuis et al., PCR Protocols: A Guide to Methods and Applications, Academic Press, Inc., N.Y, 1990; Barlow et al, Antibodies: A Laboratory Manual, Cold Spring
Harbor Press, Cold Spring Harbor, 1988; Gait, Oligonucleotide Synthesis, IRL Press, Oxford, 1984; R.I Freshney,
Animal Cell Culture, 1987; Coligan er al., Current Protocols in Jinmunojogy, 1991.
EXAMPLE 1
Extracellular Domain Homology Screening to Identify Novel Polypeptides and cDNA Encoding Therefor
The extracellular domain (ECD) sequences (including the secretion signal sequence, if any) from about 950 known secreted proteins from the Swiss-Prot public database were used to search EST databases. The EST databases included public databases (e.g., Dayhoff, GenBank), and proprietary databases (e.g. LIFESEQ®, Incyte
Pharmaceuticals, Palo Alto, CA). The search was performed using the computer program BLAST or BLAST-2 (Altschul ez al, Methods in Enzymology, 266:460-480 (1996)) as a comparison of the ECD protein sequences to a 6 frame translation of the EST sequences. Those comparisons with a BLAST score of 70 (or in some cases 90) or greater that did not encode known proteins were clustered and assembled into consensus DNA sequences with the program "phrap” (Phil Green, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington).
Using this extracellular domain homology screen, consensus DNA sequences were assembled relative to the other identified EST sequences using phrap. In addition, the consensus DNA sequences obtained were often (but not always) extended using repeated cycles of BLAST or BLAST-2 and phrap to extend the consensus sequence as far as possible using the sources of EST sequences discussed above.
Based upon the consensus sequences obtained as described above, oligonucleotides were then synthesized and used to identify by PCR a cDNA library that contained the sequence of interest and for use as probes to isolate aclone of the full-length coding sequence for a PRO polypeptide. Forward and reverse PCR primers generally range from 20 to 30 nucleotides and are often designed to give a PCR prodact of about 100-1000 bp in length. The probe sequences are typically 40-55 bp in length. In some cases, additional oligoancieotides are synthesized when the consensus sequence is greater than about 1-15 kbp. In order 10 screea several bearies for a full-lemgth clone,
DNA from the libraries was screened by PCR amplification, as per Ausubel er al., Caveat Protocols in Molecular
Biology, with the PCR primer pair. A positive library was then used to isolate clones encoding the gene of interest using the probe oligommcieotide and onc of the primer pairs.
The cDNA lbxaries wsod © isolate the cDNA clones were comstracted by stasdend methods using commercially svaileble seagrats sech as those from Invitsogen, San Diego, CA. The cDNA was primed with oligo dT comtxining a Nod site, lake) with blunt © Sell hemikinascd adaptors, Cleaved with Noll, sised appropristely by gel electrophoresis, and cloned in 2 defined orientation ito a suitable closing vector (such as pRKB or pRKD;
PRKIB is a precursor of pRICSD that does not contain the SHI site; see, Holmes ef al, Science, 253:1278-1280 (1991)) in the unique Xhol and Not] sites.
EXAMPLE 2
Isolation of cDNA Clones Using Signal Algorithm Analysis -
Various polypeptide-encoding nucleic acid sequences were identified by applying a proprietary signal sequence finding algorithm developed by Genentech, Inc., (South San Francisco, CA) upon ESTs as wel; as 5S clustered and assembled EST fragments from public {e.g., GenBank) and/or private (LIFESEQ®. Incvt:
Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Palo Alto, CA) databases. The signal sequence algorithm computes a secretion signal score based on the character of the DNA nucleotides surrounding the first and optionally the second methionine codon(s) (ATG) at the 5'-end of the sequence or sequence fragment under consideration. The nucleotides following the first
ATG must code for atleast 35 unambiguous amino acids without any stop codons. If the first ATG has the required amino acids, the second is not examined. If neither meets the requirement, the candidate sequence is not scored.
In order to determine whether the EST sequence contains an authentic signal sequence, the DNA and corresponding amino acid sequences surrounding the ATG codon are scored using a set of seven sensors (evaluation parameters) known to be associated with secretion signals. Use of this algorithm resulted in the identification of numerous polypeptide-encoding nucleic acid sequences.
EXAMPLE 3
Isolation of cDNA clones encoding Human PRO197
PRO197 was identified by screening the GenBank database using the computer program BLAST (Altschul et al., Methods in Enzymology, 266:460-480 (1996)). The PRO197 sequence was shown to have homology with known EST sequences T08223, AA122061, and M62290. None of the known EST sequences have been identified as full-length sequences, or described as ligands associated with TIE receptors. Following identification, PRO197 was cloned from a human fetal lung library prepared from mRNA purchased from Clontech, Inc., (Palo Alto, CA), . catalog # 6528-1, following the manufacturer’s instructions. The library was screened by hybridization with synthetic oligonucleotide probes.
Based on the ESTs found in the GenBank database, the oligonucleotide sequences used were as follows: 5-ATGAGGTGGCCAAGCCTGCCCGAAGAAAGAGGC-3' (SEQ ID NO:71) 5-CAACTGGCTGGGCCATCTCGGGCAGCCTCTTTCTTCGGG-3' (SEQ ID NO:72)
S-CCCAGCCAGAACTCGCCGTGGGGA-3' (SEQ ID NO:73)
A cDNA clone was identified and sequenced in entirety. The entire nucleotide sequence of DNA22780- 1078 is shown in Figure 1 (SEQ ID NO:1). Clone DNA22780-1078 contains a single open reading frame with an apparent translational initiation site at nucleotide positions 23-25, and a stop codon at nucleotide positions 1382- 1384 (Figure 1; SEQ ID NO:1). The predicted polypeptide precursor is 453 amino acids long. The full-length
PRO197 protein is shown in Figure 2 (SEQ ID NO:2).
Analysis of the full-length PRO197 sequence shown in Figure 2 (SEQ ID NO:2) evidences the presence of important polypeptide domains, wherein the locations given for those important polypeptide domains are approximate as described above. Analysis of the full-length PRO197 sequence shown in Figure 2 evidences the presence of the following: a transmembrane domain from about amino acid 51 to about amino acid 70; an N- glycosylation site from about amino acid 224 to about amino acid 228; cAMP- and cGMP-dependent protein kinase phosphorylation sites from about amino acid 46 to about amino acid 50 and from about amino acid 118 to about amino acid 122; N-myristoylation sites from about amino acid 50 to about amino acid 56, from about amino acid 129 to about amino acid 135, from about amino acid 341 to about amino acid 347, and from about amino acid 357 to about amino acid 363; and a fibrinogen beta and gamma chains C-tenminal domain signature from about amino acid 396 to about amino acid 409.
Clone DNA22780-1078 has been deposited with ATCC on Septesnber 18, 1997 and is assigned ATCC deposit no. 209284. It is understood that the deposited clone has the actual correct sequence rather than the representations provided herein.
An analysis of the Dayhoff database (version 35.45 SwissProt 35), using the ALIGN-2 sequence alignment analysis of the full-length sequence shown in Figure 2 (SEQ ID NO:2), evidenced homology between the PRO197 amino acid sequence and ligands associated with TIE receptors. The abbreviation “TIE” is an acronym which stands for “tyrosine kinase containing Ig and EGF bomology domains” and was coined to designate a new family of receptor tyrosine kinases.
EXAMPLE 4
Isolation of cDNA clones Encoding Human PRO207
Anexpressed sequence tag (EST) DNA database (LIFESEQ®, Incyte Pharmaceuticals, Palo Alto, CA) was - searched and an BEST was identified which showed homology to human Apo-2 ligand. A human fetal kidney cDNA library was then screened. mRNAisolated from human fetal Kidney tissue (Clontech) was used to prepare the cDNA + library. This RNA was used to generate an oligo dT primed cDNA library in the vector pRKSD using reagents and protocols from Life Technologies, Gaithersburg, MD (Super Script Plasmid System). In this procedure, the double stranded cDNA was sized to greater than 1000 bp and the Sall/Not] linkered cDNA was cloned into Xhol/NotI cleaved vector. pRKSD is a cloning vector that has an sp6 transcription initiation site followed by an Sfil restriction enzyme site preceding the Xhol/Notl cDNA cloning sites. The library was screened by hybridization with a synthetic oligonucleotide probe: $5-CCAGCCCTCTGCGCTACAACCGCCAGATCGGGGAGTTTATAGTCACCCGG-3' (SEQ ID NO:74) based on the EST.
A cDNA done was sequenced in entirety. A mucleotide sequence of the foll-lesgth DNA30879-1152 is shown in Figure 3 (SEQ ID NO:3). Clone DNA30879-1152 contaims a single open reading frame with an apparent translational initiation site at nucleotide positions 58-60 (Figure 3; SBQ ID NO:3) and an apparent stop codon at nucleotide positions 805-807. The predicted polypeptide precursor is 249 amino acids long.
Analysis of the full-length PRO207 sequence shown in Figure 4 (SBQ ID NO:4) evidences the presence appeoximste 35 described shove. Amalysis of the full-length PROOST sequence shows in Figs 4 evidences the presence of the following: a signal pepiisic from about amino acid 1 to shout amino acid 40; an N-glycosylation site from shout amino acid 139 to sbout amino acid 143; N-myristoylation sites from shout amino acid 27 to about amino acid 33, from about amino acid 29 to about amino acid 35, from about amino acid 36 10 about amino acid 42, from about amino acid 45 w about amino acid 51, from about amino acid 1183 to about amino acid 124, from about amino acid 121 to about amino acid 127, from about amino acid 125 to about amino acid 131, and from about amino acid 128 to about amino acid 134; amidation sites from about amino acid 10 to about amino acid 14 and from about amino acid 97 to about amino acid 101; and a prokaryotic membrane lipoprotein lipid attachment site from about amino acid 24 to about amino acid 35. Clone DNA30879-1152 has been deposited with ATCC or. October
S 10,1997 and is assigned ATCC deposit no. 209358.
Based on 2a BLAST and FastA sequence alignment analysis (using the ALIGN-2 computer program) of the full-length PRO207sequence shown in Figure 4 (SEQ ID NO:4), PRO207 shows amino acid sequence identity to several members of the TNF cytokine family, and particularly, to human lymphotoxin-beta (23.4%) and human
CD40 ligand (19.8%).
EXAMPLE S
Isolation of cDNA Clones Encoding Human PRO226
A consensus DNA sequence was assembled relative to other EST sequences using phrap as described in
Example 1 above. This assembled consensus sequence encoding an EGF-like homologue is herein identified as
DNA28744. Based on the DNA28744 consensus sequence, oligonucleotides were synthesized: 1) to identify by
PCR a cDNA library that contained the sequence of interest, and 2) for use as probes to isolate a clone of the full- length coding sequence for PR0O226.
PCR primers (forward and reverse) were synthesized: forward PCR primer (28744.f) (OLI556): ’ 5-ATTCTGCGTGAACACTGAGGGC-3' (SEQ ID NO:75) reverse PCR primer (28744.1) (OLI557): 5-ATCTGCTTGTAGCCCTCGGCAC-3' (SEQ ID NO:76)
Additionally, a synthetic oligonucleotide hybridization probe was constructed from the DNA28744 consensus sequence which had the following nucleotide sequence: hybridization probe (28744.p) (OLI555): 5-CCTGGCTATCAGCAGGTGGGCTCCAAGTGTCTCGATGTGGATGAGTGTGA-3' (SEQ ID NO:77)
In order to screen several libraries for a source of a full-length clone, DNA from the libraries was screened by PCR amplification with the PCR primer pairs identified above. A positive library was then used to isolate clones encoding the PRO226 gene using the probe oligonucleotide and one of the PCR primers. RNA for construction of the cDNA libraries was isolated from human fetal lung tissue.
DNA sequencing of the isolated clones isolated as described above gave the full-length DNA sequence for DNA33460-1166 [Figure 5, SEQ ID NO:5]; and the derived protein sequence for PRO226.
The entire coding sequence of DNA33460-1166 is included in Figure 5 (SEQ ID NO:5). Clone
DNA33460-1166 contains a single open reading frame with an apparent translational initiation site at nucleotide positions 62-64, and an apparent stop codon at nucleotide positions 1391-1393. The predicted polypeptide precursor is 443 amino acids long. Analysis of the full-length PRO226 sequence shown in Figure 6 (SEQ ID NO:6) evidences the presence of a variety of important polypeptide domains, wherein the locations given for those important polypeptide domains are approximate as’ described above. Analysis of the full-length PRO226 polypeptide shown in Figure 6 evidences the presence of the following: a signal peptide from about amino acid 1 to about amino acid 25; N-glycosylation sites from about amino acid 198 to about amino acid 202 and from about amino acid 394 to about amino acid 398; N-myristoylation sites from about amino acid 76 to about amino acid 82, from about amino acid 145 to about amino acid 151, from about amino acid 182 to about amino acid 188, from about amino acid 222 to about amino acid 228, from about amino acid 290 to sbout amino acid 296, from about amino acid 305 to about amino acid 311, from about amino acid 371 to about amino acid 377 and from about amino acid 381 to about amino acid 387; and aspartic acid and asparagine hydroxylation sites from about amino acid 140 to about amino acid 152, from about amino acid 177 to about amino acid 189, from about amino acid 217 to about amino acid 229, and from about amino acid 258 to about amino acid 270. Clone DNA33460-1166 has been deposited with the ATCC on October 16, 1997 and is assigned ATCC deposit no. 209376.
Based on a BLAST and FastA sequence alignment analysis of the full-length PRO226 sequence shown in Figure 6 (SEQ ID NO:6), EGF-like homolog DNA33460- 1166 shows amino acid sequence identity to HT protein and/or Fibulin (49% and 38%, respectively).
EXAMPLE 6
Isolation of cDNA Clones Encoding Human PRO232
A consensus DNA sequence was assembled relative to other EST sequences using phrap as described in
Example 1 above. This assembled consensus sequence is herein identified as DNA30935, wherein the polypeptide showed similarity to one or more stern cell antigens. Based on the DNA30935 consensus sequence, oligonucleotides were synthesized: 1) to identify by PCR a cDNA library that contained the sequence of interest, - and 2) for use as probes to isolate a clone of the full-length coding sequence for PRO232.
PCR primers (forward and reverse) were synthesized: . . forward PCR primer: 5-TGCTGTGCTACTCCTGCAAAGCCC-3' (SEQ ID NO:78) reverse PCR primer: 5-TGCACAAGTCGGTGTCACAGCACG-3' (SEQ ID NO: 79)
S5-AGCAACGAGGACTGCCTGCAGGTGGAGAACTGCACCCAGCTGGG-3' (SEQ ID NO:80)
In aadier 10 scsven several libearies for a source of a full-length clone, DNA from the libraries was screened by PCR amplification with the PCR priser pairs identified above. A positive licary was thea used to isolate clones encoding the PRO232 gene wsing the probe oligonucleotide and one of the PCR primers. RNA for comstraction of the cDNA lbaries was isolated from hams fetal kiduey tissue.
DNA sequencing of the isolated clones isolated as described above gave the full-length DNA sequence for DNA34435-1140 [Figure 7, SEQ ID NO:7]; and the derived protein sequence for PRO232.
The entire coding sequence of DNA34435-1140 is included in Figure 7 (SEQ ID NO:7). Clone
DNA34435-1140 contains a single open reading frame with apparent stop codon at nucleotide positions 359-361.
The predicted polypeptide precursor is 119 amino acids long. Analysis of the full-length PRO232 sequence shown in Figure 8 (SEQ ID NO:8) evidences the presence of a variety of important polypeptide domains, wherein tne locations given for those important polypeptide domains are approximate as described above. Analysis of the tull- length PRO232 polypeptide shown in Figure 8 evidences the presence of the following: a signal peptide from about amino acid 1 to about amino acid 16; N-glycosylation sites from about amino acid 36 to about amino acid 40, from about amino acid 79 to about amino acid 83, and from about amino acid 89 to about amino acid 93; an N- myristoylation site from about amino acid 61 to about amino acid 67; and an amidation site from about amino acid 75 to about amino acid 79. Clone DNA34435-1 140 has been deposited with the ATCC on September 16, 1997 and is assigned ATCC deposit no. 209250.
An analysis of the full-length PRO232 sequence shown in Figure 8 (SEQ ID NO:8) suggests that it possesses 35% sequence identity with a stem cell surface antigen from Gallus gallus.
EXAMPLE 7
Isolation of cDNA Clones Encoding Human PRO243 by Genomic Walking
Introduction:
Human thrombopoietin (THPO) is a glycosylated hormone of 352 amino acids consisting of two domains.
The N-terminal domain, sharing 50% similarity to erythropoietin, is responsible for the biological activity. The C- terminal region is required for secretion. The gene for thrombopoietin {(THPO) maps to human chromosome 3q27- g28 where the six exons of this gene span 7 kilobase base pairs of genomic DNA (Gurney er al, Blood, 85:981-988 (1995). In order to determine whether there were any genes encoding THPO homologues located in close proximity . to THPO, genomic DNA fragments from this region were identified and sequenced. Three P1 clones and one PAC clone (Genome Systerns, Inc., St. Louis, MO; cat. Nos. P1-2535 and PAC-6539) encompassing the THPO locus were isolated and a 140 kb region was sequenced using the ordered shotgun strategy (Chen et al. Genomics, 17:651- 656(1993)), coupled with a PCR-based gap filling approach. Analysis reveals that the region is gene-rich with four additional genes located very close to THPO: tumor necrosis factor-receptor type 1 associated protein 2 (TRAP2) and elongation initiation factor gamma (e1F4g), chloride channel 2 (CLCN2) and RNA polymerase II subunit hRPB17. While no THPO homolog was found in the region, four novel genes have been predicted by computer- assisted gene detection (GRAIL)(Xu ef al., Gen. Engin., 16:241-253 (1994), the presence of CpG islands (Cross,
S.andBird, A., Curr, Opin. Genet. & Devel., 5:109-314 (1995), and homology to known genes (as detected by WU-
BLAST2.0) (Altschul and Gish, Methods Enzymol, 266:460-480 (1996)).
Procedures:
P1 and PAC clones:
The initial human P1 clone was isolated from a genomic P1 library (Genome Systems, Inc., St. Louis, MO; catno.: P1-2535) screened with PCR primers designed from the THPO genomic sequence (A. L. Gurney, er al,
Blood, 85:981-988 (1995). PCR primers were designed from the end sequences derived from this P1 clone were then used to screen P1 and PAC libraries (Genome Systems, Cat Nos.: P1-2535 & PAC-6539) to identify overlapping clones.
Ordered Shotgun Strategy:
The Ordered Shotgun Strategy (OSS) (Chen et al, Genomics, 17:651-656 (1993) Involves the mapping 5S and sequencing of large genomic DNA clones with a hierarchical approach. The P1 or PAC clone was sonicated and the fragments subcloned into lambda vector (ABluestar) (Novagen, Inc., Madison, WIL; cat no. 69242-3). The lambda subclone inserts were isolated by long-range PCR (Barnes, W., Proc, Natl, Acad. Sci, USA, 91:2216-2220 (1994) and the ends sequenced. The lambda-end sequences were overlapped to create a partial map of the original clone. Those lambda clones with overlapping end-sequences were identified, the insets subcloned into a plasmid vector (pUCY or pUC18) and the ends of the plasmid subclones were sequenced and assembled to generate a contiguous sequence. This directed sequencing strategy minimizes the redundancy required while allowing one to scan for and concentrate on interesting regions.
In order to identify better the THPO locus and to search for other genes related to the hematopoietin family, four genomic clones were isolated from this region by PCR screening of human P1 and PAC libraries (Genome
System, Inc., Cat. Nos.: P1-2535 and PAC-6539). The sizes of the genomic fragments are as follows: Pl.t is 40 kb; P1.g is 70 kb; P1.u is 70 kb; and PAC.z is 200 kb. Approximately 80% of the 200 kb genomic DNA region was sequenced by the Ordered Shotgun Strategy (OSS) (Chen er al., Genomics, 17:651-56 (1993) and assembled into ‘contigs using AutoAssemnbler™ (Applied Biosystems, Perkin Elmer, Foster City, CA, cat no. 903227). The -preliminary order of these contigs was determined by manual analysis. There were 46 contigs and filling in the gaps was employed. Table 4 summarizes the number and sizes of the gaps.
Table 4
Summary of the gaps in the 140 kb region
Size of gap Number <S0 bp 13 50-150 bp 7 150-300 bp 7 300-1000 bp 10 1000-5000 bp 7 >5000 bp 2 (=15,000 bp)
DNA sequencing:
ABI DYE-primmer™ chemistry (PE Applied Biosystems, Foster City, CA; Cat. No.: 402112) was used to
City, CA, Cat. No: 463044) was weed #0 sequence the PCR products with their seapective PCR primers. The sequences weze collected with sa ABIS77 insswuent. For PCR products larger than 1kb, walking primers were used. The sequences of contigs generated by the OSS strategy in AmtoAssemibler™ (PE Applied Biosystesas, Foster
City, CA; Cat. No: 903227) and the gap-filling sequencing trace files were imported into Sequencher™ (Gene
Codes Corp., Ann Arbor, MI) for overlapping and editing.
PCR-Based gap filling Strategy:
Primers were designed based on the 5 and 3'-end sequence of each contig, avoiding repetitive and Iow quality sequence regions. All primers were designed to be 19-24-mers with 50%-70% G/C content. Oligos were synthesized and gel-purified by standard methods.
Since the orientation and order of the contigs were unknown, permutations of the primers were used in the amplification reactions. Two PCR kits were used: first, XL. PCR kit (Perkin Elmer, Norwalk, CT; Cat No.:
NB080205), with extension times of approximately 10 minutes; and second, the Taq polymerase PCR kit (Qiagen,
Inc., Valencia, CA; Cat. No.: 201223) was used under high stringency conditions if smeared or multiple products were observed with the XI PCR kit. The main PCR product from each successful reaction was extracted from a 0.9% low melting agarose gel and purified with the Geneclean DNA Purification kit prior to sequencing.
Analysis: .
The identification and characterization of coding regions was carried out as follows: First, repetitive sequences were masked using RepeatMasker (A.F.A. Smit & P.Green, http://ftp.genome. washington.edu/RM/RM_details.html) which screens DNA sequences in FastA format against a library of repetitive elements and returns a masked query sequence. Repeats not masked were identified by comparing the sequence to the GenBank database using WUBLAST (Altschul, S. & Gish, W., Methods Enzymol., 266:460-480 (1996)) and were masked manually.
Next, known genes were revealed by comparing the genomic regions against Genentech’s protein database using the WUBLAST?2.0 algorithm and then annotated by aligning the genomic and cDNA sequences foreach gene, respectively, using a Needleman-Wunch (Needleman and Wunsch, J. Mol. Biol., 48:443-453 (1970)) algorithm to find regions of local identity between sequences which are otherwise largely dissimilar. The strategy results in detection of all exons of the five known genes in the region, THPO, TRAP2, e1F4g, CLCN2, and hRPB17 (Table 5). .
Table 5
Summary of known genes located in the 140 kb region analyzed
Known genes Map position eukaryotic translation initiation factor 4 gamma 3q27-gter thrombopoietin 3926-927 chloride channel 2 3qg26-gter
TNF receptor associated protein 2 not previously mapped
RNA polymerase II subunit hRPB17 not previously mapped
Finally, novel transcription units were predicted using a number of approaches. CpG islands (S. Cross &
Bird, A., Curr. Opin. Genet. Dev., 5:109-314 (1995)) islands were used to define promoter regions and were identified as clusters of sites cleaved by enzymes recognizing GC-rich, 6 or 8-mer palindromic sequences. CpG islands are usually associated with promoter regions of genes. WUBLAST?2.0 analysis of short genomic regions (10-20 kb) versus GenBank revealed matches to ESTs. The individual EST sequences (or where possible, their sequence chromatogram files) were retrieved and assembled with Sequencher to provide a theoretical cDNA sequence (DNA34415). GRAIL2 (ApoCom, Inc., Knoxville, TN, command line version for the DEC alpha) was used to predict a novel exon. The five known genes in the region served as internal controls for the success of the
GRALL algorithm.
Chordin cDNA clones were isolated from an oligo-dT-primed human fetal lung library. Human fetal lung polyA* RNA was purchased from Clontech (cat#6528-1, loth3777) and 5 mg used to construct a cDNA library in pRKSB (Geneatech, LIB26). The 3'-primer: - :
PGACTAGTTCTAGATCGCGAGCGGCCGCCCTTTITTTTITTITTIT (SEQ ID NO:81) and the 5'linker:
PCGGACGCGTGGGGCCTGCGCACCCAGCT (SEQ ID NO:82) were designed to introduce Sall and NotI restriction sites. Clones were screened with oligonucleotide probes designed from the putative human chordin cDNA sequence (DNA34415) deduced by manually “splicing” together the proposed genomic exons of the gene. PCR primers flanking the probes were used to confirm the identity of the cDNA clones prior to sequencing.
The screening oligonucleotide probes were the following:
OLI5640 34415.p1: Lo 5'-GCCGCTCCCCGAACGGGCAGCGGCTCCTTCTCAGAA-3' (SEQ ID NO:83)
OLI5642 34415.p2: *5-“GGCGCACAGCACGCAGCGCATCACCCCGAATGGCTC-3' (SEQ ID NO:84) and the flanking probes used were the following:
OLIS639 344151: 5-GTGCTGCCCATCCGTTCTGAGAAGGA-3' (SEQ ID NO:85)
OLI5643 34415. 5-GCAGGGTGCTCAAACAGGACAC-3' (SEQ ID NO:86)
The entire coding sequence of DNA35917-1207 is included in Figure 9 (SEQ ID NO:9). Clone
DNA35917-1207 contains a singic open reading frame with an apparent translational initiation site at nucleotide positions 137-139 and with apparent stop codon at nucleotide positions 2999-3001. The predicted polypeptide precursor is 954 amino acids long. Analysis of the full-length PRO243 sequence shown in Fignre 10 (SEQ ID
NO:10) evidences the presence of a variety of important polypeptide domains, wherein the locations givea for those important polypeptide dommins sre spproximete as described above. Analysis of the full length PRO243 polypeptide shown in Figure 10 evidences the presence of the following: a signal peptide from about amino acid 1 to about amino acid 23; N-glycosylation sites from about amino acid 217 to shout amino ack 221, from about amino acid 351 to abut amino acid 355, from about amino acid 365 to shout amino acid 369, and frome slbout amino acid 434 © abont amino acid 438; tyrosine kissse phosphoryistion sites from: sbeut amino acid 145 1 about amino acid 153 amd from shout mmino acid 778 1 about amino acid 786; N-myristoylation sites fon sbost amino acid 20 to shout amino acid 26, from about amino acid 47 to about amino acid 53, from about amino acid 50 to about amino acid 56, from shout amino acid 69 10 about amino acid 75, from sbout amino acid 73 to about amino acid
79, from about amino acid 232 to about amino acid 238, from about amino acid 236 to about amino acid 242, from about amino acid 390 to about amino acid 396, from about amino acid 422 to about amino acid 428, from about amino acid 473 to about amino acid 479, from about amino acid 477 to about amino acid 482, from about amino acid 483 to about amine acid 489, from about amino acid 489 to about amino acid 493, from about amc asia 5° to about amino acid 579, from about amino acid 576 to about amino acid 582, from about amino acid 580 to about amino acid 586, from about amino aacid 635 to about amino acid 641, from about amino acid 670 to about amine acid 676, from about amino acid 773 to about amino acid 779, from about amino acid 807 to about amino acid 813, from about amino acid 871 to about amino acid 877, and from about amino acid 905 to about amino acid 911; an amidation site from about amino acid 87 to about amino acid 91; a cell attachment sequence from about amino acid 165 to about amino acid 168; and a leucine zipper pattern from about amino acid 315 to about amino acid 337.
Clone DNA35917-1207 has been deposited with the ATCC on September 3, 1997 and is assigned ATCC deposit no. 209508. The full-length PRO243 protein shown in Figure 10 has an estimated molecular weight of about 101,960 daltons and a pI of about 8.21. . EXAMPLE §
Isolation of cDNA Clones Encoding Human PRO256
A consensus DNA sequence was assembled relative to other EST sequences using phrap as described in
Example 1 above. This assembled consensus sequence is herein identified as DNA28725. Based on the
DNA28725 consensus sequence, oligonucleotides were synthesized: 1) to identify by PCR a cDNA library that contained the sequence of interest, and 2) for use as probes to isolate a clone of the full-length coding sequence for
PRO2S6.
A pair of PCR primers (forward and reverse) were synthesized: forward PCR primer: 5-TGTCCACCAAGCAGACAGAAG-3' (SEQIDNO:87) reverse PCR primer: 5-ACTGGATGGCGCCTTTCCATG-3' (SEQ ID NO:88)
Additionally, two synthetic oligonucleotide hybridization probes were constructed from the consensus DNA 28725 sequence which had the following nucleotide sequences: hybridization probes: 5'-CTGACAGTGACTAGCTCAGACCACCCAGAGGACACGGCCAACGTCACAGT-3' (SEQ ID NO:89) 5-GGGCTCTTTCCCACGCTGGTACTATGACCCCACGGAGCAGATCTG-3' (SEQ ID NO:90)
In order to screen several libraries for a source of a full-length clone, DNA from the libraries was screened by PCR amplification with the PCR primer pair identified above. A positive library was then used to isolate clones encoding the PRO256 gene using one of the probe oligonucleotides and one of the PCR primers.
RNA for construction of the cDNA libraries was isolated from hurnan placentatissue. The cDNA libraries used to isolate the cDNA clones were constructed by standard methods using commercially available reagents such as those from Invitrogen, San Diego, CA. The cDNA was primed with oligo dT containing a NotI site, linked with blunt to Sall hemikinased adaptors, cleaved with Nod, sized appropriately by gel electrophoresis, and cloned in a defined orientation into a suitable cloning vector (such as pRKB or pRKD; pRKS5B is a precursor of pRKSD that does notcontain the Sfil site; see, Holmes ezal., Science, 253:1278-1280 (1991)) in the unique Xhol and Not sites.
DNA sequencing of the clones isolated as described above gave the full-length DNA sequence for ’
PRO256, herein designated as DNA35880-1160 [Figure 11; SEQ ID NO:11] and the derived protein sequence for
PRO256.
The entire nucleotide sequence of DNA35880-1160 is shown in Figure 11 (SEQ ID NO:11). Clone
DNA35880-1160 contains a single open reading frame with an apparent translational initiation site at nucleotide positions 188-190 and ending at the stop codon at nucleotide positions 1775-1777. The predicted polypeptide precursor is 529 amino acids long (Figure 12). Analysis of the full-length PRO256 sequence shown in Figure 12 (SEQID NO:12) evidences the presence of a variety of important polypeptide domains, wherein the locations given for those important polypeptide domains are approximate as described above. Analysis of the full-length PRO256 polypeptide shown in Figure 12 evidences the presence of the following: a signal peptide from about amino acid 1 to about amino acid 35; a transmembrane domain from about amino acid 466 to about amino acid 483; N- glycosylation sites from about amino acid 66 to about amino acid 70, from about amino acid 235 to about amino “acid 239, and from about amino acid 523 to about amino acid 527; N-myristoylation sites from about amino acid 29 to about amino acid 35, from about amino acid 43 to about amino acid 49, from about amino acid 161 to about “amino acid 167, from about amino acid 212 to about amino acid 218, from about amino acid 281 to about amino acid 287, from about amino acid 282 to about amino acid 288, from about amino acid 285 to about amino acid 291, from about amino acid 310 to about amino acid 316, from about amino acid 313 to about amino acid 319, from about amino acid 422 to about amino acid 428, from about amino acid 423 to about amino acid 429, and fram about amino acid 426 to about amino acid 432; a cell attachient sequence from about amino acid 193 to about amino acid 199; and pancreatic trypsin inhibitor (Kunitz) family signatures from about amino acid 278 to about amino acid 298 and from about amino acid 419 to about amino acid 438. Clone DNA35880-1160 has been deposited with ATCC on October 16, 1997 and is assigned ATCC deposit no. 209379.
Analysis of the amino acid sequence of the full-length PRO256 polypeptide segpests that partions of it possess significant homology to the bomas bikugin protein, thereby indicating that PRO256 may be a novel
EXAMPLE 9
A comsemsus DNA seqence was assembled selative 10 other EST sequences using pheap as described in * Example 1 shove. This comseasss sequence is designated herein ag DNAIS70S. Based on the assembled
DNA35705 consensus sequence, cligomucicotides were synthesized: 1) to idestify by PCR a cDNA Theary that contained the sequence of interest, and 2) for use as probes to isolate a clone of the full-length coding sequence for
PRO259.
PCR primers (three forward and two reverse) were synthesized: forward PCR primer 1:
S-TGGAAGGAGATGCGATGCCACCTG-3' (SEQ ID NQ:91) forward PCR primer 2: 5 TGACCAGTGGGGAAGGACAG-3' (SEQ ID NO:92) forward PCR primer 3:
S-ACAGAGCAGAGGGTGCCTTG-3' . a. - (SEQ ID NO:93) reverse PCR primer 1
S~TCAGGGACAAGTGGTGTCTCTCCC-3' (SEQ ID NO:94) reverse PCR primer 2: 5 TCAGGGAAGGAGTGTGCAGTTCTIG-3' (SEQ ID NO:95)
Additionally, a synthetic oligonucleotide hybridization probe was constructed from the DNA35705 consensus sequence which had the following nucleotide sequence: hybridization probe: 5-ACAGCTCCCGATCTCAGTTACTTGCATCGCGGACGAAATCGGCGCTCGCT-3' (SEQ ID NO:96)
In order to screen several libraries for a source of a full-length clone, DNA from the libraries was screened by PCR amplification with the PCR primers identified above. A positive library was then used to isolate clones encoding the PRO269 gene using the probe oligonucleotide and one of the PCR primers. RNA for construction of the cDNA libraries was isolated from human fetal kidney tissue.
DNA sequencing of the isolated clones isolated as described above gave the full-length DNA sequence for DNA38260-1180 [Figure 13, SEQ ID NO:13]; and the derived protein sequence for PRO269.
The entire coding sequence of DNA38260-1180 is included in Figure 13 (SEQ ID NO:13). Clone
DNA38260-1180 contains a single open reading frame with an apparent translational initiation site at nucleotide positions 314-316, and an apparent stop codon at nucleotide positions 1784-1786. The predicted polypeptide precursor is 490 amino acids long with a molecular weight of approximately 51,636 daltons and an estimated pl of about 6.29. Analysis of the full-length PRO269 sequence shown in Figure 14 (SEQ ID NO:14) evidences the presence of a variety of important polypeptide domains, wherein the locations given for those important polypeptide domains are approximate as described above. Analysis of the full-length PRO269 polypeptide shown in Figure 14 evidences the presence of the following: a signal peptide from about amino acid 1 to about amino acid 16; a transmembrane domain from about amino acid 397 to about amino acid 418; N-glycosylation sites from about amino acid 189 to about amino acid 193, and from about amino acid 381 to about amino acid 385; a glycosaminoglycan attachment site from about amino acid 289 to about amino acid 293; cAMP- and cGMP-dependent protein kinase phosphorylation sites from about amino acid 98 to about amino acid 102, and from about amino acid 434 to about amino acid 438; N-myristoylation sites from about amino acid 30 to about amino acid 36, from about amino acid 35 to about amino acid 41, from about amino acid 58 to about amino acid 64, from about amino acid 59 to about amino acid 65, from about amino acid 121 to about amino acid 127, from about amino acid 151 to about amino acid
157, from about amino acid 185 to about amino acid 191, from about amino acid 209 to about amino acid 215, from about amino acid 267 to about amino acid 273, from about amino acid 350 to about amino acid 356, from about amino acid 374 to about amino acid 380, from about amino acid 453 to about amino acid 459, from about amino acid 463 to about amino acid 469, and from about amino acid 477 to about amino acid 483; and an aspartic acid and asparagine hydroxylation site from about amino acid 262 to about amino acid 274. Clone DNA 38260-1180 has been deposited with the ATCC on October 17, 1997 and is assigned ATCC deposit no. 209397.
Analysis of the amino acid sequence of the full-length PRO269 sequence shown in Figure 14 (SEQ ID
NO:14), suggests that portions of it possess significant homology to the human thrombomodulin proteins, thereby indicating that PRO269 may possess one or more thrombomodulin-like domains.
EXAMPLE 10
Isolation of cDNA Clones Encoding Human PRO274
A consensus DNA sequence was assembled relative to other EST sequences using phrap as described in
Example 1 above. This consensus sequence is designated herein as DNA36469. The DNA36469 consensus sequence was then extended using repeated cycles of BLAST and phrap to extend the consensus sequence as far as possible using the sources of EST sequences discussed above. The extended assembly consensus sequence is herein designated <consen01>. ESTs proprietary to Genentech were employed in the second consensus assembly and are herein designated DNA17873, DNA36157 and DNA28929. Based on the assembled DNA36469 and <consen01> consensus sequences, oligonucleotides were synthesized: 1) to identify by PCR a cDNA library that * contained the sequence of interest, and 2) for use as probes to isolate a clone of the full-length coding sequence for
PRO274.
Pairs of PCR primers (forward and reverse) were synthesized: forward PCR primer 1 (36469 £1): 5-CTGATCCGGTTCTTGGTGCCCCTG-3! (SEQ ID NO:97) 5-GCTCTGTCACTCACGCTIC-3' (SEQ ID NO-98) forward PCR primer 3 (36460 £3): 5-TCATCTCTTCOCCTCTCCC-3' (SEQ ID NO-99) forward PCR primey 4 (36460 £4); 5-CCTTCCGCCACGGAGTTC-3' (SEQ ID NO:100) reverse PCR primer 1 (3646911): 5-GGCAAAGTCCACTCCGATGATGTC-3' (SEQ ID NO:101) reverse PCR primer 2 (3646912; 5-GCCTIGCYTGTGGTCACAGGTCTOOG- (SBQ ID NO:102)
Additionally, a synthetic cligoascicotide hybridisation probe was constructed fromthe DNA 36460 and <consen01> conseasus sequences which had the following nucleotide sequence:
hybridization probe {36469.p1): 5-TCGGGGAGCAGGCCTTGAACCGGGGCATTGCTGCTGTCAAGGAGG-3' (SEQ ID NO:103)
In order to screen several libraries for a source of a full-length clone, DNA from the libraries was screened by PCR amplification with the PCR primers identified above. A positive library was ther used fo Isclate iones 5S encoding the PRO274 gene using the probe oligonucleotide and one of the PCR primers. RNA for construction of the cDNA libraries was isolated from human fetal liver tissue (LIB229). -- DNA. sequencing of the isolated clones isolated as described above gave the full-length DNA. sequence for DNA39987-1184 [Figure 15, SEQ ID NO:15]; and the derived protein sequence for PRO274.
The entire coding sequence of DNA39987-1184 is included in Figure 15 (SEQ ID NO:15). Clone
DNA39987-1184 contains a single open reading frame with an apparent translational initiation site at nucleotide positions 83-85, and an apparent stop codon at nucleotide positions 1559-1561. The predicted polypeptide precursor is 492 amino acids long with a molecular weight of approximately 54,241 daltons and an estimated pI of about 8.21. Analysis of the full-length PRO274 sequence shown in Figure 16 (SEQ ID NO:16) evidences the presence of a variety of important polypeptide domains, wherein the locations given for those important polypeptide domains are approximate as described above. Analysis of the full-length PRO274 polypeptide shown in Figure 16 evidences the presence of the following: transmembrane domains from about amino acid 86 to about amino acid 105, from about amino acid 162 to about amino acid 178, from about amino acid 327 to about amino acid 345, from about amino acid 359 to about amino acid 374, and from about amino acid 403 to about amino acid 423; N- glycosylation sites from about amino acid 347 to about amino acid 351, and from about amino acid 461 to about amino acid 465; a cAMP- and cGMP-dependent protein kinase phosphorylation site from about amino acid 325 to about amino acid 329; and N-myristoylation sites from about amino acid 53 to about amino acid 59, from about amino acid 94 to about amino acid 100, from about amino acid 229 to about amino acid 235, from about amino acid 267 to about amino acid 273, from about amino acid 268 to about amino acid 274, from about amino acid 358 to about amino acid 364, from about amino acid 422 to about amino acid 428, from about amino acid 425 to about amino acid 431, and from about amino acid 431 to about amino acid 437. Clone DNA39987-1184 has been deposited with the ATCC on April 21, 1998 and is assigned ATCC deposit no. 209786.
Analysis of the amino acid sequence of the full-length PRO274 sequence shown in Figure 16 (SEQ ID
NO:16), suggests that portions of it possess significant homology to the Fn54 protein. More specifically, an analysis of the Dayhoff database (version 35.45 SwissProt 35) evidenced significant homology between the
PRO274 amino acid sequence and the following Dayhoff sequences: MMFN5452_1, MMFN54S81_1,
CELF48C1_8, CEF38B7_6, PRP3_RAT, INL3_PIG, MTCY07A7_13, YNAX KILEAE, A47234 and
HME2_MOUSE.
EXAMPLE 11
Isolation of cDNA Clones Encoding Human PRO304
A consensus DNA sequence was assembled relative to other EST sequences using phrap as described in
Example 1 above. This consensus sequence is designated herein as DNA35958. Based on the assembled
DNA35958 consensus sequence, oligonucleotides were synthesized: 1) to identify by PCR a cDNA library that contained the sequence of interest, and 2) for use as probes to isolate a clone of the full-length coding sequence for
PRO30M4.
Pairs of PCR primers (forward and reverse) were synthesized: 5-GCGGAAGGGCAGAATGGGACTCCAAG-3' (SEQ ID NO:104) forward PCR primer 2. 5'-CAGCCCTGCCACATGTGC-3' : (SEQ ID NO:105) forward PCR primer 3: 5 TACTGGGTGGTCAGCAAC-3' (SEQ ID NO:106) reverse PCR primer 1: : 5-GGCGAAGAGCAGGGTGAGACCCCG-3' (SEQ ID NO:107)
Additionally, a synthetic oligonucleotide hybridization probe was constructed from the DNA35958 consensus sequence which had the following nucleotide sequence: 5-GCCCTCATCCTCTCTGGCAAATGCAGTTACAGCCCGGAGCCCGAC-3' (SEQ ID NO:108)
In order to screen several libraries for a source of a full-length clone, DNA from the libraries was screened ‘by PCR amplification with the PCR primers identified above. A positive library was then used to isolate clones encoding the PRO304 gene using the probe oligonucleotide and one of the PCR primers. RNA for construction of the cDNA libraries was isolated from 22 week human fetal brain tissue (I.IB153).
DNA sequencing of the isolated clones isolated as described above gave the full-length DNA sequence for DNA39520-1217 [Figure 17, SEQ ID NO:17]; and the derived protein sequence for PRO30M.
The entire coding sequence of DNA39520-1217 is included in Figure 17 (SEQ ID NO:17). Clone
DNA39520-1217 contains a single open reading frame with an apparent translational initiation site at nucleotide positions 34-36, and an apparent stop codon at nucleotide positions 1702-1704. The predicted polypeptide precursor is 556 amino acids long. Analysis of the foll-length PRO304 sequence shown in Figure 18 (SEQ ID
NO: 18) evidences the presence of a variety of important polypeptide domains, wherein the locations given for those important polypeptide domsins are approximsie as described above. Analysis of the full-length PRO304 polypeptide shown in Figure 18 evidences the presence of the following: a signal sequence from about amino acid 1 to about amino acid 16; N-glycosylation sites from about amino acid 210 to about amino acid 214, from about amino acid 222 sw about amino acid 226, from about amino acid 286 wo about amino acid 290, from about amino acid 313 to about amino acid 317, and from about amino acid 443 © about amino acid 447; glycossmimogiycan sttachenent sites from shout amine acid 361 to abeut amiso acid 365, fsom about amino acid 408 to sbest amino acid 412, snd from about amino acid 538 to sbost amine acid 542; and N-myristoyiation sites from aboot amino acid 2 to shout amino acid 8, fees about amino acid 107 » sbout mine acid 113, from sbowt amino acid 195 © about amino acid 201, frem abet amino acid 199 © about amino acid 205, from sbout amino acid 217 wo about amino acid 223, from about amino acid 219 to about amino acid 225, from sbout amino acid 248 to about amino acid 254, from about amino acid 270 to about amino acid 276, from about amino acid 284 to about amino acid 290, from about amino acid 409 to about amino acid 415, from about amino acid 410 to about amino acid 416, from about amino acid 473 to about amino acid 479, from about amino acid 482 to about amino acid 488, from about amino acid 521 to about amino aciid 527, from about amino acid 333 to about amino acid 539, and Tom anous
S amino acid 549 to about amino acid 555. Clone DNA39520-1217 has been deposited with the ATCC on November 21, 1997 and is assigned ATCC deposit no. 209482. } EXAMPLE 12
Isolation of cDNA Clones Encoding Human PRQ339
An expressed sequence tag (EST) DNA database ( LIFESEQ®, Incyte Pharmaceuticals, Palo Alto, CA) was searched and an EST was identified. An assembly of Incyte clones and a consensus sequence was formed from which 4 forward primers, two reverse primers and another primer was formed. Human fetal liver cDNA libraries were screened by hybridization with a synthetic oligonucleotide probe based on the identified EST. The cDNA . libraries used to isolate the cDNA clones encoding human PRO339 were constructed by standard methods using commercially available reagents such as those from Invitrogen, San Diego, CA. The cDNA was primed with oligo dT containing a Not site, linked with blunt to Sall hemikinased adaptors, cleaved with NotI, sized appropriately by gel electrophoresis, and cloned in a defined orientation into a suitable cloning vector (such as pRKB or pRKD;
PRKS5B is a precursor of pRKSD that does not contain the Sfil site; see, Holmes er al, Science, 253:1278-1280 (1991) in the unique Xhol and NotI.
The following oligonucleotide probes were used: forward PCR primer 1: 5'-GGGATGCAGGTGGTGTCTCATGGGG-3' (SEQ ID NO:109) forward PCR primer 2: 5'-CCCTCATGTACCGGCTCC-3' (SEQ ID NO:110) forward PCR primer 3: 5-GTGTGACACAGCGTGGGC-3' (SEQIDNO:111) forward PCR primer 4: 5“GACCGGCAGGCTTCTGCG-3' (SEQ ID NO:112) reverse PCR primer 1: 5'-CAGCAGCTTCAGCCACCAGGAGTGG-3' (SEQID NO:113) reverse PCR primer 2: 5-CTGAGCCGTGGGCTGCAGTCTCGC-3' (SEQID NO:114) primer: 5-CCGACTACGACTGGTTCTTCATCATGCAGGATGACACATATGTGC-3' (SEQ ID NO:115)
A full length clone DNA43466-1225 [Figure 19; SEQ ID NO:19] was identified and sequenced in entirety thatcontained a single open reading frame with an apparent translational initiation site at nucleotide positions 333- 335 and a stop signal at nucleotide positions 2649-2651 (Figure 19, SEQ ID NO:19). The predicted polypeptide precursor is 772 amino acids long and has a calculated molecular weight of approximately 86,226 daltons. Apalysis of the full-length PRO339 sequence shown in Figure 20 (SEQ ID NO:20) evidences the presence of a variety of important polypeptide domains, wherein the locations given for those important polypeptide domains are approximate as described above. Analysis of the full-length PRO339 polypeptide shown in Figure 20 evidences the presence of the following: a signal sequence from about amino acid 1 to about amino acid 15; a transmembrane domain from about amino acid 489 to about amino acid 510; N-glycosylation sites from about amino acid 121 to about amino acid 125 and from about amino acid 342 to about amino acid 346; cAMP- and cGMP-dependent protein kinase phosphorylation sites from about amino acid 319 to about amino acid 323 and from about amino acid 464 to about amino acid 468; a tyrosine kinase phosphorylation site from about amino acid 736 to about amino acid 743; N-myristoylation sites from about amino acid 19 to about amino acid 25, from about amino acid 23 to about amino acid 29, from about amino acid 136 to about amino acid 142, from about amino acid 397 to about amine acid 403, from about amino acid 441 to about amino acid 447, from about amino acid 544 to about amino acid 550, from about amino acid 558 to about amino acid 564, from about amino acid 651 to about amino acid 657, from about amino acid 657 to about amino acid 663, and from about amino acid 672 to about amino acid 678; a prokaryotic membrane lipoprotein lipid attachment site from about amino acid 14 to about amino acid 25; and a cell attachment site from about amino acid 247 to about amino acid 250. Clone DNA43466-1225 has been deposited with ATCC on November 21, 1997 and is assigned ATCC deposit no. 209490.
Based on a BLAST and FastA sequence alignment analysis of the full-length sequence shown in Figure - 20 (SEQID NO:20), PRO339 shows amino acid sequence identity to C. elegans proteins and collagen-like polymer sequences as well as to fringe, thereby indicating that PRO339 may be involved in development or tissue growth.
EXAMPLE 13 :
Isolation of cDNAs Encoding Human PRO1558
DNA71282-1668 was identified by applying the proprietary signal sequence finding algorithm described in Example 2 above. Use of the above described signal sequence algorithm allowed identification of an EST cluster sequence from the LIFESEQ® database, Incyte Pharmaceuticals, Palo Alto, CA, designated Incyte EST cluster no. 86390. This EST cluster sequence was then compared to a variety of expressed sequence tag (EST) databases which incinded public EST databases (e.g., GenBank) and a proprietary EST DNA database (LIFESEQ®, Incyte
Pharmaceuticals, Palo Alto, CA) to identify existing homologies. The homology search was performed using the composer program BLAST or BLAST2 (AMshal ef al, Methods in Esgvmology, 266-460-480 (1996). Those comparisons resulting in a BLAST score of 70 (or in some cases 90) or greater that did not encode known proteins were clustered and assembled into a consensus DNA sequence with the program “phrap” (Phil Green, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington). The consensus sequence obtained therefrom is herein designated as
DNAS8842.
In light of an chearved sequence homology between the DINASES42 sequence and Incyte EST clase no. 3746864, Incyee EST mo. 3746574 was puschased smi the cDNA insert was obinined and sequenced. The sequence of this cDNA insert is shown in Figaee 21 (SBQ ID NO:21) and is herein designated as DNA71282-1668.
The entire coding sequence of DNA71282-1668 is incladed in Figure 21 (SEQ ID NO:21). Clone
DNA71282-1668 contsins a single open reading frame with an apparent translational initiation site at nucleotide positions 84-86 and ending at the stop codon at nucleotide positions 870-872 (Figure 21). The predicted polypeptide precursor is 262 amino acids long (Figure 22; SEQ ID NO:22). The full-length PRO1558 protein shown in Figure 22 has an estimated molecular weight of about 28,809 daltons and a pI of about 8.80. Anaivsis of the full-length PRO1558 sequence shown in Figure 22 (SEQ ID NO:22) evidences the presence of a variety of
S important polypeptide domains, wherein the locations given for those important polypeptide domains zre approximate as described above. Analysis of the full-length PRO1558 sequence shown in Figure 22 evidences the - presence of the following: a signal peptide from about amino acid 1 to about amino acid 25; transmembrane domains from about amino acid 8 to about amino acid 30 and from about amino acid 109 to about amino acid 130; an N-glycosylation site from about amino acid 190 to about amino acid 194; a tyrosine kinase phosphorylation site from about amino acid 238 to about amino acid 247; N-myristoylation sites from about amino acid 22 to about amino acid 28, from about amino acid 28 to about amino acid 34, from about amino acid 110 to about amino acid 116, from about amino acid 205 to about amino acid 211, and from about amino acid 255 to about amino acid 261; and amidation sites from about amino acid 31 to about amino acid 35 and from about amino acid 39 to about amino acid 43. Clone DNA71282-1668 has been deposited with ATCC on October 6, 1998 and is assigned ATCC deposit no. 203312.
An analysis of the Dayhoff database (version 35.45 SwissProt 35), using a WU-BLAST2 sequence alignmentanalysis of the full-length sequence shown in Figure 22 (SEQ ID NO:22), evidenced significant sequence identity between the PRO1558 amino acid sequence and the following Dayhoff sequences: AF075724_2,
MXU24657_3, CAMT_EUCGU,MSU20736_1,P_R29515,B70431,JC4004, CEY32B12A_3,CELF53B3_2 and
P_R13543.
EXAMPLE 14
Isolation of cDNA Clones Encoding Human PRO779 :
Human fetal heart and human fetal lung Igt10 bacteriophage cDNA libraries (both purchased from
Clontech) were screened by hybridization with synthetic oligonucleotide probes based on an EST (GenBank locus
W71984), which showed some degree of homology to the intracellular domain (ICD) of human TNFR 1 and CD95.
W71984 is a 523 bp EST, which in its -1 reading frame has 27 identities to a 43 amino acid long sequence in the
ICD of human TNFR1. The oligonucleotide probes used in the screening were 27 and 25 bp long, respectively, with the following sequences: 5“GGCGCTCTGGTGGCCCTTGCAGAAGCC-3' (SEQ ID NO:116)
S5-TTCGGCCGAGAAGTTGAGAAATGTC-3' (SEQ ID NO:117)
Hybridization was done with a 1:1 mixture of the two probes overnight at room temperature in buffer containing 20% formamide, SX SSC, 10% dextran sulfate, 0.1% NaPiPQ,, ) 0.05 M NaPO,, 0.05 mg salmon sperm
DNA, and 0.1% sodium dodecyl sulfate (SDS), followed consecutively by one wash at room temperature in 6X
SSC, two washes at 37°C in 1X SSC/0.1% SDS, two washes at 37°C in 0.5X SSC/0.1% SDS, and two washes at 37°C in 0.2X SSC/0.1% SDS. One positive clone from each of the fetal heart (FH20A.57) and fetal lung (FLB8A.53) libraries were confirmed to be specific by PCR using the respective above hybridization probes as primers. Single phage plaques containing each of the positive clones were isolated by limiting dilution and the
DNA was purified using a Wizard lambda prep DNA purification kit (Promega).
The cDNA inserts were excised from the lambda vector arms by digestion with EcoR1, gel-purified, and subcloned into pRKS that was predigested with EcoRL The clones were then sequenced in cutirety.
Clone (FH20A 57) DNA58801-1052 (also referred to as Apo 3 clone FH20.57 deposited as ATCC 55820, as indicated below) contains a single open reading frame with an apparent translational initiation site at nucleotide positions 103-105 and ending at the stop codon found at nucleotide positions 1354-1356 [Figure 23, SEQ ID
NO:23]. The predicted polypeptide precursor is 417 amino acids long (Figure 24; SEQ ID NO:24). The full-length
PROT79 protein shown in Figure 24 has an estimated molecular weight of about 45,000 daltons and a pl of about 6.40. Analysis of the full-length PRO779 sequence shown in Figure 24 (SEQ ID NO:24) evidences the presence of a variety of important polypeptide domains, wherein the locations given for those important polypeptide domains are approximate as described above. Analysis of the full-length PRO779 sequence shown in Figure 24 evidences the presence of the following: a signal peptide from about amino acid 1 to about amino acid 24; a transmembrane domain from about amino acid 199 to about amino acid 219; N-glycosylation sites from about amino acid 67 to about amino acid 71 and from about amino acid 106 to about amino acid 110; a cAMP- and cGMP-dependent protein kinase phosphorylation site from about amino acid 157 to about amino acid 161; a tyrosine kinase phosphorylation site from about amino acid 370 to about amino acid 377; N-myristoylation sites from about amino acid 44 to about amino acid 50, from about amino acid 50 to about amino acid 56, from about amino acid 66 to about amino acid 72, from about amino acid 116 to about amino acid 122, from about amino acid 217 to about amino acid 223, from about amino acid 355 to about amino acid 361, from about amino acid 391 to about amino acid 397, and from about amino acid 401 to about amino acid 407; and a prokaryotic membrane lipoprotein lipid attachment site from about amino acid 177 to about amino acid 188. Clone DNA58801-1052 has been deposited with ATCC on September 5, 1996 and is assigned ATCC deposit no. 55820.
The ECD contains 4 cysteine-rich repeats which resemble the corresponding regions of human TNFR1 (4 repeats), of human CD95 (3 repeats) and of the other known TNFR family members. The ICD contains a death domain sequence that resembles the death domains found in the ICD of TNFR1 and CD95 and in the cytoplasmic death signalling proteins such as horaan FADD/MORT1, TRADD, RIP, and Drosophila Reaper. Both globally and in individual regions, PROT79 (Apo 3) is more closely related to TNFR1 than to CD95; the respective amino acid identities are 29.3% and 22.8% overall, 28.2% and 24.7% in the BCD, 31.6% and 18.3% in the ICD, and 47.5% and 20% in the death domain.
EXAMPLE 15
Isolation of cDNA Clones Encoding Hosen PROL1ZS
DNASIES1-1515 was identified by applying the peopristary sigaal sequence finding algorithm described in Example 2 shove. Use of the above described signal sequence sigorithmaliowed idestification of sn EST cluster sequence fom the LEFESBQ® database, Incyte Pharmaceuticals, Palo Alto, CA. This EST cluster sequence was then compared to a variety of expressed sequence tag (BST) databases which incinded public EST databases (eg.
GenBank) and a proprietary EST DNA database (LIFESEQ®, Incyte Pharmaceuticals, Palo Alto, CA) to identify : i -125-
existing homologies. The homology search was performed using the computer program BLAST or BLASTZ (Altshul ez al., Methods in Enzymology, 266:460-480 (1996)). Those comparisons resulting in a BLAST score of 70 (or in some cases 90) or greater that did not encode known proteins were clustered and assembled into 4 consensus DNA sequence with the program “parap™ (Phi. Greer, University of Washington, Seale, Wasoingros
The consensus sequence obtained therefrom is herein designated as DNAS6426.
In light of an observed sequence homology between the DNAS6426 sequence and Incyte EST 32844. 1, the clone including this Incyte EST 3284411 (from a library constructed of RNA from aortic tissue) was purchased and the cDNA insert was obtained and sequenced. The sequence of this cDNA insert is shown in Figure 25 (SEQ :
ID NO:25) and is herein designated as DNA62881-1515.
The entire coding sequence of DNA62881-1515 is included in Figure 25 (SEQ ID NO:25). Clone
DNAG62881-1515 contains a single open reading frame with an apparent translational initiation site at nucleotide positions 4-6 and ending at the stop codon at nucleotide positions 598-600 (Figure 25). The predicted polypeptide precursor is 198 amino acids long (Figure 26; SEQ ID NO:26). The full-length PRO1185 protein shown in Figure 26 has an estimated molecular weight of about 22,105 daltons and a pI of about 7.73. Analysis of the full-length
PROI118S sequence shown in Figure 26 (SEQ ID NO:26) evidences the presence of a variety of important polypeptide domains, wherein the locations given for those impertant polypeptide domains are approximate as described above. Analysis of the full-length PRO1185 sequence shown in Figure 26 evidences the presence of the following: a signal peptide from about amino acid 1 to about amino acid 21; and N-myristoylation sites from about amino acid 46 to about amino acid 52, from about amino acid 51 to about amino acid 57, and from about amino acid 78 to about amino acid 84. Clone DNA62881-1515 has been deposited with ATCC on August 4, 1998 and is assigned ATCC deposit no. 203096.
An analysis of the Dayhoff database (version 35.45 SwissProt 35), using a WU-BLAST?2 sequence alignment analysis of the full-length sequence shown in Figure 26 (SEQ ID NO:26), evidenced significant sequence identity between the PRO1185 amino acid sequence and the following Dayhoff sequences: TUP1_YEAST,
AF041382_1, MAOM_SOLTU, SPPBPHU9_1, EPCPLCFAIL_1, HSPLEC_1, YKLA_CAEEL, A44643, and
TGU65922_1.
EXAMPLE 16
Isolation of cDNA Clones Encoding Human PRO1245
DNA64884-1527 was identified by applying the proprietary signal sequence finding algorithm described inExample 2 above. Use of the above described signal sequence algorithm allowed identification of an EST cluster sequence from the LIFESEQ® database, Incyte Pharmaceuticals, Palo Alto, CA, designated Incyte EST Cluster No. 46370. This EST cluster sequence was then compared to a variety of expressed sequence tag (EST) databases which included public EST databases (e.g., GenBank) and a proprietary EST DNA database (LIFESEQ®, Incyte
Pharmaceuticals, Palo Alto, CA) to identify existing homologies. The homology search was performed using the computer program BLAST or BLAST2 (Altshul ef al., Methods in Enzymology, 266:460-480 (1996)). Those comparisons resulting in a BLAST score of 70 (or in some cases 90) or greater that did not encode known proteins were clustered and assembled into a consensus DNA sequence with the program “phrap” (Phil Green, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington). One or more of the ESTs used in the assembly was derived from a library constructed from tissue obtained from the parotid (salivary) gland of a human with parotid cancer. The consensus sequence obtained therefrom is herein designated as DNAS56019.
In light of an observed sequence homology between the DNA56019 sequence and Incyte EST clone no. 1327836, Incyte EST clone no. 1327836 was purchased and the cDNA insert was obtained and sequenced. The sequence of this cDNA insert is shown in Figure 27 (SEQ ID NO:27) and is herein designated 2s DNA64884-1527.
The entire coding sequence of DNAG4884-1527 is included in Figure 27 (SEQ ID NO:27). Clone
DNAG64884-1527 contains a single open reading frame with an apparent translational initiation site at nucleotide positions 79-81 and ending at the stop codon at nucleotide positions 391-393 (Figure 27). The predicted polypeptide precursor is 104 amino acids long (Figure 28; SEQ ID NO:28). The full-length PRO1245 protein shown in Figure 28 has an estimated molecular weight of about 10,100 daltons and a pI of about 8.76. Analysis of the full-length PRO1245 sequence shown in Figure 28 (SEQ ID NO:28) evidences the presence of a variety of important polypeptide domains, wherein the locations given for those important polypeptide domains are approximate as described above. Analysis of the full-length PRO1245 sequence shown in Figure 28 evidences the presence of the following: a signal peptide from about amino acid 1 to about amino acid 18; N-myristoylation sites from about amino acid 8 to about amino acid 14, from about amino acid 65 to about amino acid 71, from about amino acid 74 to about amino acid 80, and from about amino acid 88 to about amino acid 94; and a prokaryotic “membrane lipoprotein lipid attachment site from about amino acid 5 to about amino acid 16. Clone DNA64884- : 1527 has been deposited with ATCC on August 25, 1998 and is assigned ATCC deposit no. 203155.
An analysis of the Dayhoff database (version 35.45 SwissProt 35), using a WU-BLAST?2 sequence alignment analysis of the full-length sequence shown in Figure 28 (SEQ ID NO:28), evidenced some homology between the PRO1245 amino acid sequence and the following Dayhoff sequences: SYA_THETH, GEN11167,
MTV044_4, AB011151_1, RLAJ2750_3, SNELIPTRA_1, S63624, C28391, A37907, and S14064.
EXAMPLE 17
Isolation of cDNA Clones Encoding Human PRO1759
DNA76531-1701 was identified by applying the proprietary signal sequence finding algorithm described in Example 2 above. Use of the above described signal sequence algorithm allowed identification of an EST cluster sequence from the LIFESEQ® database, Incyte Pharmaceuticals, Palo Alio, CA, desiguated DNA10571. This EST cluster sequence was then compared to a variety of expressed sequence tag (EST) databases which included public
EST databases (e.g., GenBank) and a proprictary EST DNA database (LIFESEQ®, Incyte Pharmaceuticals, Palo
Alto, CA) to identify existing homologies. The homology search was performed using the camputer program
BLAST or BLAST? (Alshui ef al, Mothodls in Boxvmplogy, 266-460-430 (1996)). Those comparisons resulting in a BLAST scoue of 78 (or in some cases 90) or greater that did not encode knows proteins wese clustesed and assembled into a consensus DNA sequence with the program “pluap” (Phil Green, University of Washington,
Secaific, Washington). One or swe of the EST: used in the assembly was derived from pooled eosimophils of allergic asthenstic paticats. The conscasus sequence obtained therefrom is herein designated as DNAS7313.
In Eght of an observed sequence homology between the DNA 57313 sequence and Incyte EST 2434255,
the clone including this Incyte EST 2434255 was purchased and the cDNA insert was obtained and sequenced. ‘The sequence of this cDNA insert is shown in Figure 29 (SEQ ID NO:29) and is herein designated as DNA76531-1701.
The entire coding sequence of DNA76531-1701 is included in Figure 29 (SEQ ID NO:28). Clone
DNA76531-1701 contains a single open reading frame with an apparent translational initiagon sitz a: nucizonae
S positions 125-127 and ending at the stop codon at nucleotide positions 1475-1477 (Figure 25). The predictac: polypeptide precursor is 450 amino acids long (Figure 30; SEQ ID NO:30). The full-length PRO1755 protein shown in Figure 30 has an estimated molecular weight of about 49,765 daltons and a pl of about 8.14. Analysis of the full-length PRO1759 sequence shown in Figure 30 (SEQ ID NO:30) evidences the presence of a variety of important polypeptide domains, wherein the locations given for those important polypeptide domains are approximate as described above. Analysis of the full-length PRO1759 sequence shown in Figure 30 evidences the presence of the following: a signal peptide from about amino acid 1 to about amino acid 18; transmembrane domains from about amino acid 41 to about amino acid 55, from about amino acid 75 to about amino acid 94, from about amino acid 127 to about amino acid 143, from about amino acid 191 to about amino acid 213, from about amino acid 249 to about amino acid 270, from about amino acid 278 to about amino acid 299, from about amino acid 314 to about amino acid 330, from about amino acid 343 to about amino acid 359, from about amino acid 379 to about amino acid 394, and from about amino acid 410 to about amino acid 430; a cAMP- and cGMP-dependent protein kinase phosphorylation site from about amino acid 104 to about amino acid 108; N-myristoylation sites from about amino acid 11 to about amino acid 17, from about amino acid 18 to about amino acid 24, from about amino acid 84 to about arnino acid 90, from about amino acid 92 to about amino acid 98, from about amino acid 137 to about amino acid 143, from about amino acid 138 to about amino acid 144, from about amino acid 238 to about amino acid 244, from about amino acid 253 to about amino acid 259, from about amino acid 278 to about arnino acid 284, and from about amino acid 282 to about amino acid 288; an amidation site from about amino acid 102 to about amino acid 106; and a prokaryotic membrane lipoprotein lipid attachment site from about amino acid 6 to about amino acid 17. Clone DNA76531-1701 has been deposited with ATCC on November 17, 1998 and is assigned ATCC deposit no. 203465.
An analysis of the Dayhoff database (version 35.45 SwissProt 35), using a WU-BLAST2 sequence alignment analysis of the full-length sequence shown in Figure 30 (SEQ ID NO:30), evidenced sequence identity between the PRO1759 amino acid sequence and the following Dayhoff sequences: OPDE_PSEAE, TH11_TRYBB, 567684, RGT2_YEAST, 568362, ATSUGTRPR 1, P_W17836 (Patent application WO9715668-A2), F69587,
A48076, and A45611.
EXAMPLE 18
Isolation of cDNA Clones Encoding Human PRO5773
DNA96869-2673 was identified by applying the proprietary signal sequence finding algorithm described in Example 2 above. Use of the above described signal sequence algorithm allowed identification of an EST cluster sequence from the LIFESEQ®database, Incyte Pharmaceuticals, Palo Alto, CA, designated herein as CLU86443.
This EST cluster sequence was then compared to a variety of expressed sequence tag (EST) databases which included public EST databases (e.g., GenBank) and a proprietary EST DNA database (LIFESEQ®, Incyte
Pharmaceuticals, Palo Alto, CA) to identify existing homologies. The homology search was performed using the computer program BLAST or BLAST2 (Altshul ez al., Methods in Enzymology, 266:460-480 (1996)). Those comparisons resulting in a BLAST score of 70 (or in some cases 90) or greater that did not encode known proteins were clustered and assembled into a consensus DNA sequence with the program “phrap” (Phil Green, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington). The consensus sequence obtained therefrom is herein designated as
DNA79860.
In light of an observed sequence homology between the DNA 79860 sequence and an Incyte EST sequence encompassed within clone no. 1614726H1 from the LIFESEQ®, Incyte Pharmaceuticals, Palo Alto, CA database, clone no. 1614726H1 was purchased and the cDNA insert was obtained and sequenced. The sequence of this cDNA insert is shown in Figure 31 (SEQ ID NO:31) and is herein designated as DNA96869-2673.
The entire coding sequence of DNA96869-2673 is included in Figure 31 (SEQ ID NO:31). Clone
DNA96869-2673 contains a single open reading frame with an apparent translational initiation site at nucleotide positions 193-195 and ending at the stop codon at nucleotide positions 1660-1662 (Figure 31). The predicted polypeptide precursor is 489 amino acids long (Figure 32; SEQ ID NO:32). The full-length PRO5775 protein shown in Figure 32 has an estimated molecular weight of about 53,745 daltons and a pl of about 8.36. Analysis of the full-length PRO5775 sequence shown in Figure 32 (SEQ ID NO:32) evidences the presence of a variety of important polypeptide domains, wherein the locations given for those important polypeptide domains are approximate as described above. Analysis of the full-length PRO5775 sequence shown in Figure 32 evidences the . presence of the following: a signal peptide from about amino acid 1 to about amino acid 29; a transmembrane 20 . domain from about amino acid 381 to about amino acid 399; N-glycosylation sites from about amino acid 133 to about amino acid 137, from about amino acid 154 to about amino acid 158, from about amino acid 232 to about amino acid 236, from about amino acid 264 to about amino acid 268, from about amino acid 386 to about amino - acid 390, from abont amino acid 400 to about amino acid 404, from about amino acid 410 to about amino acid 414, and from about amino acid 427 to about amino acid 431; and N-myristoylation sites from about amino acid 58 to about amino acid 64, from about amino acid 94 to about amino acid 100, from about amino acid 131 to about amino acid 137, from about amino acid 194 to about amino acid 200, from about amino acid 251 to about amino acid 257, from about amino acid 277 to about amino acid 283, from about amino acid 281 to about amino acid 287, from about amino acid 361 to about amino acid 367, from about amino acid 399 so about amino acid 405, from about amino acid 440 to abowt amino acid 446, from about amino acid 448 10 shout amino acid 454, sad from about amino acid 478 to about amino acid 484. Clone DNA96869-2673 has been deposited with ATCC on June 22, 1999 and is assigned ATCC deposit no. PTA-255.
An mnalysis of the Dayhoff database (version 35.45 SwissProt 35), using a WU-BLAST2 sequence alignment ssalysis of the full-length sequence shown in Figuee 32 (SEQ ID NO:32), evidenced sequence identity between the FROS775 amino acid sequence and te following DayhalY soquences: USMB48_12, P_WS57899,
CVAIKEFL 33, HSU@SA4_ |, CVWORFILSL 3, VEDM_VACCV, CVGEIS0 41, VED4_VACCC, aad
AFO2614_1.
EXAMPLE 19
Isolation of cDNA Clones Encoding a Human PRO7133
Clone DNA128450-2739 was pulled out by a CARD homolog screen, and the sequence was used as a probe tc isolate a clone of the full-length coding sequence for PRO7133 using traditional low sTingenc: arc 3 hybridization. To identify the full ORF for the PRO7133 cDNA, the CARD domain containing molecule; a cDN 2. fragment encoding the N-terminal portion of SOCA-1; was used to screen a human fetal kidney library, Several positive clones were picked up, and the DNA was prepared and sequenced. . forward primer: 5'-GCCGGATCCACAATGGCTACCGAGAGTACTCC-3' (SEQ ID NO:118) reverse primer: 5-GCGGAATTCACAGATCCTCTTCTGAGATGAGTTTCTGTTCCTCCTCCAATGAAAGGC-3' (SEQ ID NO:119)
The probe DNA (soca-1) had the following nucleotide sequence: : 5'CGCGTACGTAAGCTCGGAATTCGGCTCGAGGGAACAATGGCTACCGAGAGTACTCCCTCAGAG
ATCATAGAACTGGTGAAGAACCAAGTTATGAGGGATCAGAAACCAGCCTTTCATTGGAGGAGGA
ACAGGAGAAAAGTATAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAGGGCGGCCGCCGACTAGTGAGCTCGTCGACCCG
GGAATTAATTCCGGACCGGTACCTGCAGGCGTACCAGCTTTCCCTATAGTAGTG-3' (SEQ ID NO:120)
DNA sequencing revealed that one of the cDNA clones contains a full-length ORF that encodes a protein significantly homologous to the human Sab protein; the PRO7133 polypeptide (designated herein as DNA128451- 2739 [Figure 33, SEQ ID NO:33]} and the derived protein sequence for that PRO7133 polypeptide.
Clone DNA128451-2739 contains a single open reading frame with an apparent translational initiation site at nucleotide positions 501-503 and ending at the stop codon at nucleotide positions 1680-1682 (Figure 33). The predicted polypeptide precursor is 393 amino acids long (Figure 34; SEQ ID NO:34). The full-length PRO7133 protein shown in Figure 34 has an estimated molecular weight of about 43,499 daltons and a pI of about 5.75.
Analysis of the full-length PRO7133 sequence shown in Figure 34 (SEQ ID NO:34) evidences the presence of a variety of important polypeptide domains, wherein the locations given for those important polypeptide domains are approximate as described above. Analysis of the full-length PRO7133 sequence shown in Figure 34 evidences the presence of the following: cAMP- and cGMP-dependent protein kinase phosphorylation sites from about amino acid 287 to about amino acid 291 and from about amino acid 375 to about amino acid 379; N-myristoylation sites from about amino acid 37 to about amino acid 43, from about amino acid 38 to about amino acid 44, from about amino acid 39 to about amino acid 45, from about amino acid 40 to about amino acid 46, from about amino acid 103 to about amino acid 109, from about amino acid 307 to about amino acid 313, from about amino acid 310 to about amino acid 316, from about amino acid 315 to about amino acid 321, from about amino acid 365 to about amino acid 371, from about amino acid 369 to about amino acid 375, from about amino acid 373 to about amino acid 379, from about amino acid 377 to about amino acid 383, from about amino acid 380 to about amino acid 386,
and from about amino acid 381 to about amino acid 387; and an amidation site from about amino acid 373 to about amino acid 377. Clones DNA128451-2739 has been deposited with ATCC on August 31, 1999 and is assigned
ATCC deposit no. PTA-618.
EXAMPLE 20
Inolation of cDNA Clones Encoding Human PRO7168
DNA102346-2742 was identified by applying the proprietary signal sequence finding algorithm described in Example 2 above. Use of the above described signal sequence algorithm allowed identification of an EST cluster sequence from the LIFESEQ® database, Incyte Pharmaceuticals, Palo Alto, CA, designated herein as CLU122441.
This EST cluster sequence was then compared to a variety of expressed sequence tag (EST) databases which included public EST databases (e.g., GenBank) and a proprietary EST DNA database (LIFESEQ®, Incyte
Pharmaceuticals, Palo Alto, CA) to identify existing homologies. The homology search was performed using the computer program BLAST or BLAST? (Altshul ef ak, Methods in Enzymology, 266:460-480 (1996)). Those comparisons resulting in a BLAST score of 70 (or in some cases 90) or greater that did not encode known proteins were clustered and assembled into a consensus DNA sequence with the program “phrap” (Phil Green, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington). The consensus sequence obtained therefrom is herein designated as
DNAS7953.
Inlight of an observed sequence homology between the DNA 57953 sequence and an Incyte EST sequence encompassed within clone no. 4181351 from the LIFESEQ®, Incyte Pharmaceuticals, Palo Alto, CA database, clone no. 4181351 was purchased and the cDNA insert was obtained and sequenced. The sequence of this cDNA insert isshownin Figure 35 (SEQ ID NO:35) and is herein designated as DNA102846-2742.
The entire coding sequence of DNA102846-2742 is included in Figure 35 (SEQ ID NO:35). Clone
DNA102846-2742 contains a single open reading frame with an apparent translational initiation site at macleotide positions 23-25 and ending at the stop codon at nucleotide positions 2540-2542 (Figure 35). The predicted polypeptide precursor is 839 amino acids long (Figure 36; SEQ ID NO:36). The full-length PRO7168 protein shown in Figure 36 has an estimated molecular weight of about 87,546 daltons and a pI of about 4.84. Analysis of the full-length PRO7168 sequence shown in Fignre 36 (SEQ ID NO:36) evidences the preseace of a variety of approximate as described sbove. Analysis of the full-length PRO7168 sequence shown in Figure 36 evidences the presence of the following: a sigual peptide from about amino acid 1 to about amino acid 25; a transmembrane domain from about amino acid 663 to about amino acid 686; N-glycosylation sites from about amino acid 44 to about amino acid 48, from about amino acid 140 to about amino acid 144, from about amino acid 198 to about amino acid 202, from about amino acid 297 to about amino acid 301, from about amino acid 308 © about mnino acid 312, feo about amino acid 405 to shout amino acid 409, and from shout amino acid 520 © shewt amino acid 524; glycomminegiycan stiachmest sites from shout amino acid 490 to shout amino acid 494, from showt amino acid 647 w about amino acid 651 and foam shout amino acid $13 10 sbout amino acid $17; 2 cAMP- sad cGMP- phosphorylation sites from about amino acid 154 to about amino acid 163 and from about amino acid 776 to shout amino acid 783; N-myristoylation sites from about amino acid 57 to about amino acid 63, from about amino acid 102 to about amino acid 108, from about amino acid 255 to about arpino acid 261, from about amino acid 294 to about amino acid 300, from about amino acid 366 to about amino acid 372, from about amino acic 426 to about amino acid 432, from about amino acid 441 to about amino acid 447, from about amine acc £13 to about amine acid 519, from about amino acid 517 to about amino acid 523, from about amine acid S30 to about amino acid 336, from about amino acid 548 to about amino acid 554, from about amino acid 550 to about amino azid 556, from about amino acid 581 to about amino acid 587, from about amino acid 592 to about amino acid 598, from about amino acid 610 to about amino acid 616, from about amino acid 612 to about amino acid 618, from about amino acid 623 to about amino acid 629, from about amino acid 648 to about amino acid 654, from about amino acid 666 to about amino acid 672, from about amino acid 667 to about amino acid 673, from about amino acid 762 to about amino acid 768, from about amino acid 763 to about amino acid 769, from about amino acid 780 to about amino acid 786, from about amino acid 809 to about amino acid 815, from about amino acid 821 to about amino acid 827, and from about amino acid 833 to about amino acid 839; and 2 cadherins extracellular repeated domain signature from about amino acid 112 to about amino acid 123. Clone DNA102846-2742 has been deposited with ATCC on
August 17, 1999 and is assigned ATCC deposit no. PTA-545.
An analysis of the Dayhoff database (version 35.45 SwissProt 35), using a WU-BLAST2 sequence alignment analysis of the full-length sequence shown in Figure 36 (SEQ ID NO:36), evidenced sequence identity between the PRO7168 amino acid sequence and the following Dayhoff sequences: CELT22D1_9, B48013,
AF100960_1,MUC2_HUMAN, PRP3_MOUSE, 553363, A39066, HUMSPRPA _1, AF053091_1,and S80905_1.
EXAMPLE 21
Isolation of cDNA Clones Encoding Human PRO5725
An expressed sequence tag (EST) DNA database (LIFESEQ®, Incyte Pharmaceuticals, Palo Alto, CA) was searched and an EST was identified which showed homology to Neuritin. Incyte ESTclone no. 3705684 was then purchased from LIFESEQ®, Incyte Pharmaceuticals, Palo Alto, CA and the cDNA insert of that clone (designated herein as DNA92265-2669) was obtained and sequenced in entirety [Figure 37; SEQ ID NO:37].
The full-length clone [DNA92265-2669; SEQ ID NO:37] contains a single open reading frame with an apparent translational initiation site at nucleotide positions 27-29 and a stop signal at nucleotide positions 522-524 (Figure 37, SEQ ID NO:37). The predicted polypeptide precursor is 165 amino acids long and has a calculated molecular weight of approximately 17,786 daltons and an estimated pI of approximately 8.43. Analysis of the full-length PRO5725 sequence shown in Figure 38 (SEQ ID NO:38) evidences the presence of a variety of important polypeptide domains as shown in Figure 38, wherein the locations given for those important polypeptide domains are approximate as described above. Analysis of the full-length PROS5725 polypeptide shown in Figure 38 evidences the presence of the following: a signal sequence from about amino acid 1 to about amino acid 35; a transmembrane domain from about amino acid 141 to about amino acid 157; an N-myristoylation site from about amino acid 127 to about amino acid 133; and a prokaryotic membrane lipoprotein lipid attachment site from about amino acid 77 to about amino acid 88. Clone DNA92265-2669 has been deposited with ATCC on June 22, 1999 and is assigned ATCC deposit no. PTA-256.
An analysis of the Dayhoff database (version 35.45 SwissProt 35), using a WU-BLAST2 sequence alignment analysis of the full-length sequence shown in Figure 38 (SEQ ID NO:38), evidenced sequence identity between the PROS5725 amino acid sequence and the following Dayhoff sequences: RNU88958_1, P_W37859,
P_W37858, C6305, HGS_RET778, HGS_RET777, P_W27652, P_W44088, HGS_RE776, and HGS_REA425.
EXAMPLE 22 :
A consensus DNA sequence was assembled relative to other EST sequences using phrap as described in N
Example 1 above. This consensus sequence is designated herein as DNA30934. Based on the assembled
DNA30934 consensus sequence, oligonucleotides were synthesized: 1) to identify by PCR a cDNA library that contained the sequence of interest, and 2) for use as probes to isolate a clone of the full-length coding sequence for
PRO1800.
PCR primers (forward and reverse) were synthesized: forward PCR primer (30934.f1): 5-GCATAATGGATGTCACTGAGG-3' (SEQ ID NO:121) reverse PCR primer (30934.r1): 5-AGAACAATCCTGCTGAAAGCTAG-3' (SEQ ID NO:122)
Additionally, a synthetic oligonucleotide hybridization probe was constructed from the DNA30934 consensus sequence which had the following nucleotide sequence: hybridization probe (30934.p1): 5-GAAACGAGGAGGCGGCTCAGTGGTGATCGTGTCTTCCATAGCAGCC-3' (SEQ ID NO:123)
In order to screen several libraries for a source of a full-length clone, DNA from the libraries was screened by PCR amplification with the PCR primers identified above. A positive library was then used to isolate clones encoding the PRO1800 gene using the probe oligonuclectide and one of the PCR primers. RNA for construction of the cDNA libraries was isolated from human fetal liver tissue.
DNA sequencing of the isolated clones isolated as described above gave the full-length DNA sequence for DNA35672-2508 [Figure 59, SEQ ID NO:59]; and the derived protein sequence for PRO1800.
The entire coding sequence of DNA35672-2508 is included in Figure 59 (SEQ ID NO:59). Clone
DNA35672-2508 contains a single open reading frame with an apparent translational initiation site at nucleotide positions 36-38, and an apparent stop codon at nacleotide positions 870-872. The predicted polypeptide precursar is 278 amino acids long and hes an estinsted molecular weight of about 29,537 daltons and a pl of abowt 8.97.
Analysia of the fall-leagih PRO1380 scouence shows in Figeee 60 (SEQ ID NOD) evidences the psesence of a approximate as described shove. Analysis of the fall loagth PRO1800 polypeptide shown in Figere 60 evidences the presence of the following: a sigmal sequence from abowt amino acid 1 w about amino acid 15; an N- glycosylation site from about amino acid 183 to about amino acid 187; N-myristoylation sites from about amino acid 43 to about amino acid 49, from about amino acid 80 to about amino acid 86, from about amino acid 191 to about amino acid 197, from about amino acid 213 to about amino acid 219, and from about amino acid 272 to abou* amino acid 278; a microbodies C-terminal targeting signal from abont amino acid 276 to about aming acid 230: and z short-chain glcohcl dehydrogenase sequence from about amino acid 162 tc about amino aciZ 296. Tie
DNAZ25672-2508 has been deposited with the ATCC on December 15, 1998 and is assigned ATCC deposit ne 203538.
An analysis of the Dayhoff database (version 35.45 SwissProt 35), using a WU-BLASTZ sequence alignment analysis of the full-length sequence shown in Figure 60 (SEQ ID NO:60), evidenced significant homology between the PRO1800 amino acid sequence and the following Dayhoff sequences: HE27_HUMAN,
CELF36H9_1,CEF54F3_3,A69621, AP000007_227, UCPA_ECOLI, F69868, YALA_RHISN,DHK2_STRVN, and DHG1_BACME.
EXAMPLE 23
Isolation of cDNA Clones Encoding Human PRO539
Anexpressed sequence tag (EST) DNA database (LIFESEQ®, Incyte Pharmaceuticals, Palo Alto, CA) was searched and an EST (1299359) was identified which showed homology to Costal-2 protein of Drosophila melanogaster. This EST sequence was then compared to various EST databases including public EST databases (eg., GenBank), and a proprietary EST database (LIFESEQ?, Incyte Pharmaceuticals, Palo Alto, CA) to identify homologous EST sequences. The comparison was performed using the computer program BLAST or BLASTZ2 (Altschul et al., Methods in Enzymology, 266:460-480 (1996)) and another sequence EST. The comparisons were clustered and assembled into a consensus DNA sequence with the program “phrap” (Phil Green, University of
Washington, Seattle, Washington). This consensus sequence is herein designated “consensus”.
Based on the assembled “consensus” sequence, oligonucleotides were synthesized: 1) to identify by PCR a cDNA library that contained the sequence of interest, and 2) for use as probes to isolate a clone of the full-length coding sequence for PRO539. Forward and reverse PCR primers generally range from 20 to 30 nucleotides and are often designed to give a PCR product of about 100-1000 bp in length. The probe sequences are typically 40-55 bp in length. In some cases, additional oligonucleotides are synthesized when the consensus sequence is greater than about 1-1.5 kbp. In order to screen several libraries for a full-length clone, DNA from the libraries was screened by PCR amplification, as per Ausubel ef al., Current Protocols in Molecular Biology, supra, with the PCR primer pair. A positive library was then used to isolate clones encoding the gene of interest using the probe oligonucleotide and one of the primer pairs.
PCR primers (forward and reverse) were synthesized: forward PCR primer (hcos2.F): 5-GATGAGGCCATCGAGGCCCTGG-3' (SEQ ID NO:124) reverse PCR primer (hcos2.R):
S5.TCTCGGAGCGTCACCACCTTGTC-3' (SEQ ID NO:125)
Additionally, a synthetic oligonucleotide hybridization probe was constructed from the “consensus” sequence which had the following nucleotide sequence: hybridization probe (hcos2.P): 5-CTGGATGCTGCCATTGAGTATAAGAATGAGGCCATCACA-3' (SEQ ID NO:126)
RNA for construction of the cDNA libraries was isolated from human fetal kidney tissue. The cDNA libraries used to isolate the cDNA clones were constructed by standard methods using commercially available reagents such as those from Invitrogen, San Diego, CA. The cDNA was primed with oligo dT containing a NotI site, linked with blunt to Sall hemikinased adaptors, cleaved with Notl, sized appropriately by gel electrophoresis, and cloned in a defined orientation into a suitable cloning vector (such as pRKB or pRKD; pRKSB is a precursor of pRKSD that does not contain the Sfil site; see, Holmes etal, Science, 253:1278-1280 (1991)) in the unique Xhol and Nod sites.
DNA sequencing of the isolated clones isolated as described above gave the full-length DNA sequence for DNA47465-1561 [Figure 65, SEQ ID NO:65]; and the derived protein sequence for PRO539.
The entire coding sequence of DNA47465-1561 is included in Figure 65 (SEQ ID NQ:65). Clone
DNAA47465-1561 contains a single open reading frame with an apparent translational initiation site at nucleotide positions 186-188, and an apparent stop codon at nucleotide positions 2676-2678. The predicted polypeptide precursor is 830 amino acids long and has an estimated molecular weight of about 95,029 daltons and a pI of about 8.26. Analysis of the full-length PRO539 sequence shown in Figure 66 (SEQ ID NO:66) evidences the presence of a variety of important polypeptide domains, wherein the locations given for those important polypeptide domains are approximate as described above. Analysis of the full-length PRO539 polypeptide shown in Figure 66 evidences the presence of the following: leucine zipper patterns from about amino acid 557 to about amino acid 579 and from about amino acid 794 to about amino acid 816; N-glycosylation sites from about amino acid 133 to about amino acid 137 and from about amino acid 383 to about amino acid 387; and a kinesin related protein Kif-4 coiled-coil domain from about amino acid 231 to about amino acid 672. Clone DNA47465-1561 bas been deposited with the
ATCC on February 9, 1999 and is assigned ATCC deposit no. 203661.
An analysis of the Dayhoff database (version 35.45 SwissProt 35), using a WU-BLAST2 sequence alignment analysis of the full-length sequence shown in Figure 66 (SEQ ID NO:66), evidenced significant homology between the PROS539 amino acid sequence and the following Dayhoff sequences: AF019250_1,
KIF4_MOUSE, TRHY_HUMAN, A56514,G02520, MYSP_HUMAN, AF041382 1, A45592, HS125H2_1,and
HS6802_2. - EXAMPLE 24
A cDNA clone desigaated hegrin ac DNAS0935 was identified by a yeast screen, in a humnas adrenal gland 0 other knows EST sequences, wheyrin: the comperisos was performed using the computer progam BLAST aor
BLAST2 [Altschul stoi, Miptheds in Ensysmingy, 266-460-480(1996)]. Those comparisons sesulting in a BLAST score of 70 (or in some cases, 90) or grester that did not encode knowa proteins were clastered and assembled into aconsensus DNA sequence with the program “phrap™ (Phil Green, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington).
Ths consensus sequence is herein designated DNA83527.
PCR primers (forward and reverse) were synthesized based upon the DNA83527 sequence: forward PCR primer:
S-TGGACGACCAGGAGAAGCTGC-2 (SEQ ID NO:127)
S reverse PCR primer: 5.CTCCACTTGTCCTCTGGAAGGTGG-3' (SEQ ID NO:128)
Additionally, a synthetic oligonucleotide hybridization probe was constructed from the DNA83527 consensus sequence which had the following nucleotide sequence: hybridization probe: 5“GCAAGAGGCAGAAGCCATGTTAGATGAGCCTCAGGAACAAGCGG-3' (SEQ ID NO:129)
RNA for construction of the cDNA libraries was isolated from human adrenal gland tissue. The cDNA libraries used to isolate the cDNA clones were constructed by standard methods using commercially available reagents such as those from Invitrogen, San Diego, CA. The cDNA was primed with oligo dT containing a NotI site, linked with blunt to Sall hemikinased adaptors, cleaved with NotI, sized appropriately by gel electrophoresis, and cloned in a defined orientation into a suitable cloning vector (such as pRKB or pRKD; pRK5B is a precursor of pRK5D that does not contain the Sfil site; see, Holmes ef al, Science, 253:1278-1280 (1991)) in the unique Xhol and NotI sites.
The full-length DNA94713-2561 clone obtained from this screen is shown in Figure 67 [SEQ ID NO:67] and contains a single open reading frame with an apparent translational initiation site at nucleotide positions 293- 295, and an apparent stop codon at nucleotide positions 1934-1936. The predicted polypeptide precursor is 547 amino acids long (Figure 68). The full-length PRO4316 protein shown in Figure 68 has an estimated molecular weight of about 61,005 daltons and a pI of about 6.34. Analysis of the full-length PRO4316 sequence shown in
Figure 68 (SEQ ID NO:68) evidences the presence of a variety of important polypeptide domains, wherein the locations given for those important polypeptide domains are approximate as described above. Analysis of the fuli- length PRO4316 polypeptide shown in Figure 68 evidences the presence of the following: a signal peptide from about amino acid 1 to about amino acid 23; transmembrane domains from about amino acid 42 to about amino acid 60 and from about-amino acid 511 to about amino acid 530; N-glycosylation sites from about amino acid 259 to about amino acid 263 and from about amino acid 362 to about amino acid 366; casein kinase II phosphorylation sites from about amina acid 115 to about amino acid 119, from about amino acid 186 to about amino acid 190, from about amino acid 467 to about amino acid 471, and from about amino acid 488 to about amino acid 494; N- myristoylation sites from about amino acid 255 to about amino acid 261, from about amino acid 304 to about amino acid 310, and from about amino acid 335 to about amino acid 341; and amidation sites from about amino acid 7 to about amino acid 11 and from about amino acid 174 to about amino acid 178. Clone DNA94713-2561 has been deposited with the ATCC on March 9, 1999 and is assigned ATCC deposit no. 203835.
An analysis of the Dayhoff database (version 35.45 SwissProt 35), using a WU-BLAST?2 sequence alignment analysis of the full-length sequence shown in Figure 68 (SEQ ID NO:68), evidenced significant homology between the PRO4316 amino acid sequence and the following Dayhoff sequences: YDA9_SCHPO,
$67452, S69714, DP27_CAEEL, $47053, CEY43F8C_4, VP2_BRD, and SPCC895_S.
EXAMPLE 25
An initial DNA sequence, referred to herein as DNA81573 was identified by a yeast screen, in a human cDNA library that preferentially represents the 5' ends of the primary cDNA clones. This cDNA was then compared ; to ESTs from public databases (e.g., GenBank), and a proprietary EST database (LIFESEQ®, Incyte
Pharmaceuticals, Palo Alto, CA), using the computer program BLAST or BLAST? [Altschul et al, Methods in
Enzymology, 266:460-480 (1996)]. The ESTs were clustered and assembled into a consensus DNA sequence with the program “phrap” (Phil Green, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington). Ths consensus sequence is herein designated DNAS0613.
PCR primers (forward and reverse) were synthesized based upon the DNA90613 sequence for use as probes to isolate a clone of the full-length coding sequence for PRO4980 from a human aortic endothelial cell cDNA library: forward PCR primer: 5-CAACCGTATGGGACCGATACTCG-3' (SEQ ID NO:130) reverse PCR primer: 5-CACGCTCAACGAGTCTTCATG-3' ‘(SEQ ID NO:131) hybridization probe: 5-GTGGCCCTCGCAGTGCAGGCCTTCTACGTCCAATACAAGTG-3' (SEQ ID NO:132)
RNA for construction of the cDNA libraries was isolated from human aortic endothelial cell tissue. The cDNA libraries used to isolate the cDNA clones were constructed by standard methods using commercially available reagents such as those from Invitrogen, San Diego, CA. The cDNA was primed with oligo dT containing a Not! site, linked with blunt to Sall hemikinased adaptors, cleaved with Notl, sized appropriately by gel electrophoresis, and cloned in a defined orientation into a suitable cloning vector (such as pRKB or pRKD; pRKSB is a precursor of pRKSD that does not contain the Sil site; see, Holmes er al, Science, 253:1278-1280 (1991)) in
The full-length DNAS7003-2649 clone obtained from this screen is shown in Figure 69 [SEQ ID NO:69] and contains a siagle open reading frame with an apparent translational isitiation site at nucleotide positions 286- 288, and an apparent stop codon at nucleotide positions 1900-1902. The predicted polypeptide precursor is 538 amino acids long (Figure 70). The full-length PRO4980 protein shown in Figure 70 has an estimated molecular weight of about 59,268 daltons and a pl of about 8.94. Analysis of the full-length PRO4980 sequence shown in
Figare 70 (SBQ ID NO:70) eviscaces the preseace of a vasicty of importast polypeptide domains, wherein the locations given fer these important polypeptide domains arc approximate 3s described shove. Analysis of the full- length PRO4SED polypeptide shows in Figure 70 evidences the pacseace of the following: a sigusl peptide from sbowtaminoacid 1 10 shout amino acid 36; trascmemshcane dessaing foom about smino acid 77 ©© about amino acid 95, from shout amino acid 111 to about amino acid 133, fron about amino acid 161 to about amino acid 184, from about amino acid 225 to shout amino acid 248, from sbout amino acid 255 to sbout amino acid 273, from about amino acid 299 to about amino acid 314, from about amino acid 348 to about amino acid 373, from about amino acid 406 to about amino acid 421, from about amino acid 435 to about amino acid 456, and from about amino acid 480 to about amino acid 497; an N-glycosylation site from about amino acid 500 to about amino acid 504: a c AMP- and cGMP-dependent protein kinase phosphorylation site from about amino acid 321 to about amino acii 325 myristoylation sites from about amino acid 13 to about amino acid 19, from about amino acid 18 tc about ammo acid 24, from about amino acid 80 to about amino acid 86, from about amino acid 111 to about amino acid 117. from about amino acid 118 to about amino acid 124, from about amino acid 145 to about amino acid 151, from about amino acid 238 to about amino acid 244, from about amino acid 251 to about amino acid 257, from about amino acid 430 to about amino acid 436, from about amino acid 433 to about amino acid 439, from about amino acid 448 to about amino acid 454, from about amino acid 458 to about amino acid 464, from about amino acid 468 to about amino acid 474, from about amino acid 475 to about amino acid 481, from about amino acid 496 to about amino acid 502, and from about amino acid 508 to about amino acid 514; and a prokaryotic membrane lipoprotein lipid attachment site from about amino acid 302 to about amino acid 313. Clone DNA97003-2649 has been deposited with the ATCC on May 11, 1999 and is assigned ATCC deposit no. PTA-43.
An analysis of the Dayhoff database (version 35.45 SwissProt 35), using a WU-BLAST2 sequence alignment analysis of the full-length sequence shown in Figure 70 (SEQ ID NO:70), evidenced significant homology between the PRO4980 amino acid sequence and the following Dayhoff sequences: SC59_YEAST,
S76857, CELF31F4_12, AC002464_1, NUSM_CHOCR, S59109, SAY10108_2, AF055482_2, F69049, and
G70433.
EXAMPLE 26
Gene Amplification . ‘This example shows that the PRO197-, PRO207-, PRO226-, PRO232-, PRO243-, PR0O256-, PRO269-,
PRO274-, PRO304-, PRO339-, PRO1558-, PRO779-, PRO1185-, PRO1245-, PRO1759-, PRO5775-, PRO7133-,
PRO7168-, PROS725-, PRO202-, PRO206-, PRO264-, PRO313-, PRO342-, PRO542-, PRO773-, PROS61-,
PROI216-, PRO1686-, PRO1800-, PRO3562-, PRO9850-, PRO539-, PRO4316- or PRO4980-encoding genes are amplified in the genome of certain human lung, colon and/or breast cancers and/or cell lines. Amplification is associated with overexpression of the gene product, indicating that the polypeptides are useful targets for therapeutic intervention in certain cancers such as colon, lung, breast and other cancers. Therapeutic agents may take the form of antagonists of PRO197, PRO207, PRO226, PRO232, PRO243, PRO256, PRO269, PRO274,
PRO304, PRO339, PRO1558, PRO779, PRO1185, PRO1245, PRO1759, PRO5775, PRO7133, PRO7168,
PRQ5725, PRO202, PRO206, PRO264, PRO313, PRO342, PRO542, PRO773, PRO861, PRO1216, PRO1686, " PRO1800, PRO3562, PRO9850, PRO539, PRO4316 or PRO4980 polypeptides, for example, murine-human chimeric, humanized or human antibodies against a PRO197, PRO207, PRO226, PRO232, PR0O243, PRO256,
PR0O269,PRO274, PRO304, PRO339, PRO1558, PRO779, PRO1185,PR0O1245,PRO1759, PRO5775,PRO7133,
PRO7168, PRO5725, PRO202, PRO206, PRO264, PRO313, PRO342, PROS542, PRO773, PROB61, PRO1216,
PRO1686, PRO1800, PRO3562, PROY850, PRO539, PRO4316 or PRO4980 polypeptide. ’ The starting material for the screen was genomic DNA isolated from a variety of cancers. The DNA is quantitated precisely, e.g., fluorometrically. As a negative control, DNA was isolated from the cells of ten normal healthy individuals which was pooled and used as assay controls for the gene copy in healthy individuals (not shown). The 5' nuclease assay (for example, TagMan™) and real-time quantitative PCR (for example, ABI Prizm 7700 Sequence Detection System™ (Perkin Elmer, Applied Biosystems Division, Foster City, CA)), were used to find genes potentially amplified in certain cancers. The results were used to determine whether the DNA encoding PRO197, PRO207, PRO226, PR0O232, PRO243, PRO256, PRO269, PRO274, PRO304, PRO339,
PRO1558, PRO779, PRO1185, PRO1245, PRO1759, PRO5775, PRO7133, PRO7168, PRO5725, PRO202,
PRO206, PRO264, PRO313, PRO342, PRO542, PRO773, PRO861, PRO1216, PRO1686, PRO1800, PRO3562,
PRO9850, PRO539, PRO4316 or PRO4980 is over-represented in any of the primary lung or colon cancers or cancer cell lines or breast cancer cell lines that were screened. The primary lung cancers were obtained from individuals with tumors of the type and stage as indicated in Table 6. An explanation of the abbreviations used for the designation of the primary tumors listed in Table 6 and the primary tumors and cell lines referred to throughout this example has been given hereinbefore.
The results of the TagMan™ are reported in delta (A) Ct units. One unit corresponds to 1 PCR cycle or approximately a 2-fold amplification relative to normal, two units corresponds to 4-fold, 3 units to 8-fold amplification and so on. Quantitation was obtained using primers and a TagMan™ fluorescent probe derived from the PRO197-, PRO207-, PRO226-, PRO232-, PRO243-, PRO256-, PRO269-, PRO274-, PRO304-, PRO339-,
PRO1558-, PRO779, PRO1185-, PRO1245-, PRO1759-, PRO5775-, PRO7133-, PRO7168-, PRO5725-, PRO202-,
PRO206-, PRO264-, PRO313-, PRO342-, PRO542-, PRO773-, PRO861-, PRO1216-, PRO1686-, PRO1800-,
PRO3562-, PRO9850-, PRO539-, PRO4316- or PRO4980-encoding gene. Regions of PRO197, PRO207, PRO226,
PRO232, PRO243, PRO256, PRO269, PRO274, PRO304, PRO339, PRO1558, PRO779, PRO1185, PRO1245,
PRO1759, PRO5775, PRO7133, PRO7168, PRO5725, PRO202, PRO206, PRO264, PRO313, PRO342, PRO542,
PROT73,PRO861, PRO1216, PRO1686, PRO1800, PRO3562, PRO9850, PRO539, PRO4316 or PRO4980 which are most likely to contain unique nucleic acid sequences and which are least likely to have spliced out introns are prefered for the primer and probe derivation, e.g, 3'-untranslated regions. The sequences for the primers and probes (forward, reverse and probe) used for the PRO197, PRO207, PRO226, PRO232, PRO243, PRO256,
PRO269, PRO274, PRO304, PRO339, PRO1558, PRO779, PRO1185, PRO1245, PRO1759, PRO5775,PRO7133,
PRO7168, PROS5T725, PRO202, PRO206, PRO264, PRO313, PRO342, PRO542, PRO773, PRO861, PRO1216,
PRO1686, PRO1800, PRO3562, PRO9850, PRO539, PRO4316 or PRO4980 gene amplification analysis were as follows:
PRO197 (DNA22780-1078) 22780. mn f: 5-GOCATCTGGAAACTTGTGGAC-3 (SBQ ID NO-133) 22780 tn px
S-AGAAGACCAOGACTGGAGAAGCOCCC-Y (SBQ ID NO:134) ’ 22780.tm.r: 5-AGCCCCCCTGCACTCAG-3' (SEQ ID NO:135)
PRO207 (DNA30879-1152): 30879.tm.f: 5“GACCIGCCCCTCCCTCTAGA-3 (SEQ ID NO:136) 50875.tm.o: 5S 5. CTGCCTGGGCCTGTICACGTGTT-3 (SEQ ID NO:137; 30879.tm.r : 5-GGAATACTGTATTTATGTGGGATGGA-3' (SEQ ID NO:138)-
PRO226 (DNA33460-1166): 33460.3utr-5: 5 -GCAATAAAGGGAGAAAGAAAGTCCT-3 (SEQID NO:139) 33460.3utr-probe.rc: 5TGACCCGCCCACCTCAGCCA-3' (SEQ ID NO:140) 33460.3utr-3b: 5“ GCCTGAGGCTTCCTGCAGT-3' (SEQ ID NO:141)
PRO232 (DNA34435-1140): 34435 3utr-5: 5-GCCAGGCCTCACATTCGT-3' (SEQ ID NO:142) 34435.3utr-probe: . 5-CTCCCTGAATGGCAGCCTGAGCA-3' (SEQ ID NO:143) 344353umr-3; 5-AGGTGTTTATTAAGGGCCTACGCT-3' (SEQ ID NO:144)
PRO243 (DNA35917-1207): 35917.tm.f;
S“CCAGTGCCTTITGCTCCTCTIG -3' (SEQ ID NO:145) 35917.tmp: 5"TGCCTCTACTCCCACCCCCACTACCT-3' (SEQ ID NO:146) 35917.tm.1: 5“TGTGGAGCTGTGGTTCCCA -3' (SEQ ID NO:147)
PRO256 (DNA35830-1160): 35880.3utr-5: 5-TGTCCTCCCGAGCTCCTCT-3' (SEQ ID NO:148) 35880.3utr-probe: 5-CCATGCTGTGCGCCCAGGG-3' (SEQ ID NO:149)
35880.3utr-3: 5-GCACAAACTACACAGGGAAGTCC-3' (SEQ ID NO:150)
PRO269 (DNA38260-1180): 38260.tm.f: : 5-CAGAGCAGAGGGTGCCTIG-3' (SEQ ID NO:151) 38260.tm.p: . . 5-TGGCGGAGTCCCCTCTTGGCT-3' (SEQ ID NO:152) 38260.tm.r: : 5-CCCTGTTTCCCTATGCATCACT-3' (SEQ ID NO:153)
PRO274 (DNA39987-1184): 39987.tm.f: 5-GGACGGTCAGTCAGGATGACA-3' (SEQ ID NO:154) : 39987. tmp: 5-TTCGGCATCATCTCTTCCCTCTCCC-3' (SEQ ID NO:155) 39987.4nr: . 5"ACAAAAAAAAGGGAACAAAATACGA-3' (SEQIDNO:156)
PRO304 (DNA39520-1217): 39520.tm.f: 5-TCAACCCCTGACCCTTTCCTA-3' (SEQ ID NO:157) 39520.tmp: 5. GGCAGGGGACAAGCCATCTCTCCT-3' (SEQ ID NO:158) 39520.tm.r: 5-GGGACTGAACTGCCAGCTTC -3' (SEQ ID NO:159)
PRO339 (DNA43466-1225): 43466.1mf1: 5-GGGCCCTAACCTCATTACCTTT-3 (SEQ ID NO:160) 43466.tm.pl: 5.TGTCTGCCTCAGCCCCAGGAAGG-3' (SEQ ID NO:161) 43466. marl:
S-TCTGTCCACCATCTTGOCTYG -3 (SBQ ID NO:162)
PRO1S58 (DNA71282-1668)
T1282.4m fl: 5-ACTGCTCOGCCTACTACGA -3' (SBQ ID NO:163)
71282.tm pl: v 5-AGGGATCCTCGCCGTCCTCA -3' . (SEQ ID NO:164) 71282.tm.rl:
S-AAGGCCAAGGTGACGTICCAT -% SEQ ID NO:163) 71282.tmf2: 5 -CGAGTGTGTGCGAAACCTAA -3' (SEQ ID NO:166) 71282.tm.p2: . 5-TCAGGGTCTACATCAGCCTCCTGC -3' (SEQ ID NO:167) 71282.tm.r2: 5-AAGGCCAAGGTGAGTCCAT -3' (SEQ ID NO:168)
PRO779 (DNA58801-1052); 58801.tm.f1: 5-CCCTATCGCTCCAGCCAA -3' (SEQ ID NO:169) 58801.tm.pl: 5-CGAAGAAGCACGAACGAATGTCGAGA -3' (SEQ ID NO:170) 58801.tm.rl: 5-CCGAGAAGTTGAGAAATGTCTTCA-3' (SEQ ID NO:171)
PRO118S5 (DNA62881-1515): 62881.tmfl: 5'-ACAGATCCAGGAGAGACTCCACA -3' (SEQ ID NO:172) 62881.tm.pl: 5-AGCGGCGCTCCCAGCCTGAAT -3' (SEQ ID NO:173) 62881.tmrl: 5-CATGATTGGTCCTCAGTTCCATC -3' (SEQ ID NO:174)
PRO1245 (DNA64884-1527): 64884.m.11: 5-ATAGAGGGCTCCCAGAAGTG -3' (SEQ ID NO:175) 64884.tm.p1: 5-CAGGGCCTTCAGGGCCTTCAC-3' (SEQ ID NO:176) 64884.tm.rl: 5'-GCTCAGCCAAACACTGTCA-3' (SEQ ID NO:177) 64884.tm 2: 5'-GGGGCCCTGACAGTGTT -3' (SEQ ID NO:178) 64884.tmp2: 5'“CTGAGCCGAGACTGGAGCATCTACAC-3' (SEQ ID NO:179)
64884.tm.r2: ] 5-GTGGGCAGCGTCTTGTC-3' (SEQ ID NO:180)
PRO1759 (DNA76531-1701): 76531.tm.f1: 5-CCTACTGAGGAGCCCTATGC -3' (SEQ ID NO:181) 76531.tm.p1: 5-CCTGAGCTGTAACCCCACTCCAGG-3' (SEQ ID NO:182) 76531.tm.r1: 5-AGAGTCTGTCCCAGCTATCTTGT -3 (SEQ ID NO:183)
PRO5775 (DNA96869-2673): 96869.tm.f1: 5"GGGGAACCATICCAACATC-3 (SEQ ID NO:184) 96869.tm.p1: $-CCATTCAGCAGGGTGAACCACAG -3' (SEQ ID NO:185) 96869.1mrl: 5“ TCTCCGTGACCATGAACTTG-3 (SEQ ID NO:186)
PRO7133 (DNA128451-2739); 128451 tm £1: 5“ TTAGGGAATTTGGTGCTCAA -3' (SEQ ID NO:187) 128451.tmpl: 5 TTGCTCTCOCTTGCTCTTCOCC -3' (SEQ ID NO:188) 128451 tm.rl: 5-TCCTGCAGTAGGTATTTTCAGTTT -3' (SEQ ID NO:189)
PROT168 (DNA102846 2742): 102846.tm £1: 5-GAGCCGGTGGTCTCAAAC-3 (SEQ ID NO:190) 102846.tm.p1: 5-COGGGGGTCCTAGTCCCCTIC 3 (SEQ ID NO:191) 102846.1mrl:
S-TTTACTGCTGOGCTOCAA-F (SHO ID NO:192)
PROST2ZS (DINASZIES 2660): 92265.0n 11: 5-CAGCTGCAGTGTGGGAAT -3' (SEQ ID NO:193)
92265.tm.p1: . 3“CACTACAGCAAGAAGCTCGCCAGG -3' (SEQ ID NO:154) 92265.tm.rl:
S-CGCACAGACTGTGCAAGTTAT -3 (SEQ ID NO:195)
PRO202 (DNA30869): 30869.tm.f: 5-CGGAAGGAGGCCAACCA-3% (SEQ ID NO:196) 30869.tm.p: 5-CGACAGTGCCATCCCCACCTTCA-3' (SEQ ID NO:197) 30869.tmr:
S-TTCTTTCTCCATCCCTCCGA-3' (SEQ ID NO:198)
PRO206 (DNA34405): 34405. tm.f: 5-GCATGGCCCCAACGGT -3' (SEQ ID NO:199) 34405.m.p: 5-CACGACTCAGTATCCATGCTCTTGACCTTGT-3' (SEQ ID NO:200) 34405.tm.r:
S“TGGCTGTAAATACGCGTGTTCT-3' (SEQ ID NO:201)
PRO264 (DNA36995): 36995.3trn-5: 5-CCTGTGAGATTGTGGATGAGAAGA-3' (SEQ ID NO:202) 36995.3trn-probe: 5“CCACACCAGCCAGACTCCAGTTGACC-3" (SEQ ID NO:203) 36995.3tmn-3: 5-GGGTGGTGCCCTCCTGA-3' (SEQ ID NO:204)
PRO313 (DNA43320): : . 43320.tm.f
S~CCATTGTTCAGACGTTGGTCA-3' (SEQ ID NO:205) 43320.tm.p: 5-CTCTGTTAACTCTAAGATTCCTAAGGCATGCTGTGTC-3' (SEQ ID NO:206) 43320.tm.r: : 5-ATCGAGATAGCACTGAGTTCTGTCG -3' (SEQ ID NO:207)
[PRO342 (DNA38649); 38649.tm.f: 5"CTCGGCTCGCGAAACTACA-3' (SEQ ID NO:208) 38649.tm.p: 5-TGCCCGCACAGACTTCTACTGCCTG-3' (SEQ ID NO:209) 38649.tm.r: 5“GGAGCTACATATCATCCTTGGACA-3' (SEQ ID NO:210) 38649.tm.f2: 5-GAGATAAACGACGGGAAGCTCTAC-3' (SEQ ID NO:211) 38649.tm.p2: 5-ACGCCTACGTCTCCTACAGCGACTGC-3' (SEQ ID NO:212) © 38649.tm.r2: 5-GCTGCGGCTTTAGGATGAAGT-3' (SEQ ID NO:213)
PROS542 (DNAS6505): 56505.tm.f1: 5-CCTTGGCCTCCATTTCTGTC -3' (SEQ ID NO:214) 56505.tm.pl: 5“TGCTGCTCAGGCCCATGCTATGAGT-3' (SEQ ID NO:215) 56505.tm.rl: 5“GGGTGTAGTCCAGAACAGCTAGAGA-3' (SEQ ID NO:216)
PRO773 (DNA48303): 48303.tm.f1: 5-CCCATTCCCAGCTTCTTG-3' (SEQ ID NO:217) 48303.tmpl: 5"CTCAGAGCCAAGGCTCCCCAGA -3' (SEQ ID NO:218) 48303.tm.rl: 5“TCAAGGACTGAACCATGCTAGA -3' (SEQ ID NO:219)
PRO861 (DNASO798): 50798.tm.f1: . 5“ACCATGTACTACGTGCCAGCICTA -3' (SEQ ID NO:220) 508. m pl:
S-ATTCTGACTICCTCTGATTTTGGCATGTGG 3 (SBQ ID NO221) 50798tmri: 5-GGCTTGAACTCTCCTTATAGGAGTGT-3' (SEQ ID NO: 222)
PRO1216 (DNAG6489): 66489.tm.f1: 5“CTAACTGCCCAGCTCCAAGAA -3' (SEQ ID NO:223) } 66489.tm.p 1: S-TCACAGCACTCTCCAGGCACCTCAA -2 (SEQID NO:224) 66489.tm.r1: . 5-TCTGGGCCACAGATCCACTT-3' (SEQ ID NO:225)
PRO1686 (DNA808I6): 80896.tm.f1: 5“GCTCAGCCCTAGACCCTGACTT -3' (SEQID NO:226) - 80896.tm.p1: . 5“CAGGCTCAGCTGCTGTTCTAACCTCAGTAATG -3' (SEQ ID NO:227) 80896.tm.r1: 5-CGTGGACAGCAGGAGCCT-3' (SEQ ID NO:228)
PROI1800 (DNA35672-2508):; . 35672.tm.flL: 5-ACTCGGGATTCCTGCTGTT-3' (SEQ ID NO:229) 35672.tm.rl: 5“GGCCTGTCCTGTGTTCTCA-3' (SEQ ID NO:230) 35672.tm.pi: 5-AGGCCTTTACCCAAGGCCACAAC-3' (SEQ ID NO:231)
PRO3562 (DNA96791): 96791.tm.f1: 5-GACCCACGCGCTACGAA -3' (SEQ ID NO:232) 96791.tm.pl: 5-CGGTCTCCTTCATGGACGTCAACAG -3' (SEQ ID NO:233) 96791.tm.r1: 5-GGTCCACGGTTCTCCAGGT -3' (SEQ ID NO:234)
PRO9850 (DNAS58725): ) 58725.tm.f1: 5-ATGATTGGTAGGAAATGAGGTAAAGTACT-3' (SEQ ID NO:235) 58725.tm.p1: 5-CCATCTTTCTCTGGCACATTGAGGAACTG -3' (SEQ ID NO:236)
58725.tm.rl: 5TGATCTAGAACTTAAACTTTGGAAAACAAC-3' (SEQ ID NO:237)
PRO539 (DNA47465-1561): 47465.un.f1:
S 5-TCCCACCACTTACTTCCATGAA-3' (SEQ ID NO:238) 47465.tm.rl: 5-ATIGTCCTGAGATTCGAGCAAGA-3' (SEQ ID NO:239) 47465.tm.pl: 5'-CIGTGGTACCCAATTGCCGCCTTGT-3' (SEQ ID NO:240)
PRO4316 (DNA94713-2561): 94713.tm.f1: 5'-GGTCACCTGTGGGACCTT-3' (SEQ ID NO:241) 94713.unrl: 5-TGCACCTGACAGACAAAGC-3' (SEQ ID NO:242) 94713.4npl: 5-TCCCTCACTCCCCTCCCTCCTAGT-3' (SEQ ID NO:243)
PRO4980 (DNA97003-2649): 97003.tm.f1: 5'-AAGCCTTTIGGGTCACACTCT-3' (SEQ ID NO:244) 97003.tmrl: 5-TGGTCCACTGTCTCGTTCA-3' (SEQ ID NO:245) 97003.tm.p1: 5“CGGAGCTTCCTGTCCCTTITTICIG-3' (SEQ ID NO:246)
The 5' nuclease assay reaction is a fluorescent PCR-based technique which makes use of the 5' exonuclease activity of Taq DNA polymerase enzyme $0 monitor amplification in real time. Two oligommcicotide primers are used to generate an amplicon typical of a PCR reaction. A third oligonucleotide, or probe, is designed to detect nucleotide sequence located between the two PCR primers. The probe is non-extendible by Taq DNA polymerase enzyme, and is labeled with a reporter fluorescent dye and a quencher fiworesceat dye. Any laser-induced emission from the reporter dye is quenched by the quenching dye whea the two dyes are located close together as they are on fhe probe. During the smplification seaction, the Tag DNA pelysesase cuzyme cleaves the probe in a templete-depeadent mosner. The sesnltont paohe fragments disnssociate in snimting, sd signal from the released reporter dye is free from the quenching offiect of the second fiscraphose. One molecule of reporter dye is liberated interpretation of the data.
The 5' nuclease procedure is run on a real-time quantitative PCR device such as the ABI Prism 7700TM
Sequence Detection. The system consists of a thermocycler, laser, charge-coupled device (CCD) camera and computer. The system amplifies samples in a 96-well format on a thermocycler. During amplification, laser-induced
Huorescent signal is collected in real-time through fiber optics cables far all 96 wells, and detected at the CCT The
S system incindes software for running the instrument and for analyzing the data. 5" Nuclease assay data are initially expressed as Ct, or the threshold cycle. This is defined as the cvcie al which the reporter signal accumulates above the background level of fluorescence. The ACt values are used us quantitative measurement of the relative number of starting copies of a particular target sequence in a nucleic acid sample when comparing cancer DNA results to normal human DNA results.
Table 6 describes the stage, T stage and N stage of various primary tumors which were used to screen the
PRO197, PRO207, PRO226, PR0O232, PR0O243, PRO256, PRO269, PRO274, PRO304, PRO339, PRO1558,
PRO779, PRO1185, PRO1245, PRO1759, PRO5775, PRO7133, PRO7168, PROS725, PRO202, PRO206,
PRO264, PRO313,PRO342, PRO542,PRO773,PRO861, PRO1216, PRO1686, PRO1800, PRO3562, PRO9850,
PRO539, PRO4316 or PRO4980 compounds of the invention.
Table 6
Primary Lupg and Colon Tumor Profiles
Primary Tumor Stage Other Stage Dukes Stage T Stage N Stage
Human lung tumor AdenoCa (SRCC724) [LT1] oA Tl N1
Human lung tumor SqCCa (SROCT25) [LT1a) IB T3 NO
Human lung tumor AdemoCa (SRCC726) [LT2] iB T2 NO
Human lung tumor AdenoCa (SRCCT727) [LT3) OIA Ti N2
Homes eng tumor AdeaoCa (SROCT28) [LTH] B T2 NO
Human lung tenor SqCCa (SRCC729) [LT6) IB T2 NO
Human lung tamor Aden/SqCCa (SRCCT30) [LT7] IA T1 NO
Human lung tumor AdenoCa (SRCC731) [LT9] 1B T2 NO
Human Jung tumor SqCCa (SRCC732) [LT10} IB TZ Nl
Human lung tumor SqCCa (SRCC733) [LT11] IOA T1 N1
Human lung tumor AdenoCa (SRCC734) [LT12) IV T2 NO
Human lung tumor AdenoSqCCa (SRCC735)[LT13] IB T2 NO
Human lung tumor SqCCa (SRCC736) [LT15] IB T2 NO
Human lung tumor SqCCa (SRCC737) [LT16) IB T2 NO
Human lung tumor SqCCa (SRCC738) [LT17] oB T2 N1
Human lung tumor SqCCa (SRCC739) [LT18] IB 2 NO
Human lung tumar SqCCa (SRCC740) [LT19) IB 2 NO
Human lung tumor LCCa (SRCC741) (LT21] IB T3 N1
Human lung AdenoCa (SRCC811) [LT22] 1A T1 NO
Human colon AdenoCa (SRCC742) [CT2] M1 D pT4 NO
Human colon AdenoCa (SRCC743) [CT3] B “pT3 NO
Human colon AdenoCa (SRCC 744) [CTS] B T3 NO
Human colon AdenoCa (SRCC745) [CT10] A pT2 NO
Human colon AdenoCa (SRCC746) [CT12) MO, R1 B T3 NO
Human colon AdenoCa (SRCC747) [CT14] PMO,RO B pT3 pNO
Human colon AdenoCa (SRCC748) [CT15] Mi, R2 D T4 N2
Human colon AdenoCa (SRCC749) [CT16] pMO B pT3 pNO
Human colon AdenoCa (SRCC750) [CT17] C1 p13 pN1
Human colon AdenoCa (SRCC751) [CT1] MO, R1 B pT3 NO
Human colon AdenoCa (SRCC752) [CT4] B pT3 MO
Human colon AdenoCa (SRCC753) [CTS] G2 C1 pT3 pNO
Human colon AdenoCa (SRCC754) [CT6) PMO,RO B pT3 pNO
Human colon AdenoCa (SRCC755) [CTT] G1 A p12 pNO
Human colon AdenoCa (SRCC756) [CTY] G3 D pT4 pN2
Human colon AdenoCa (SRCC757) [CT11] B T3 NO
Human colon AdenoCa (SRCC758) [CT18] MORO B PT3 pNO 40 DNA Preparation:
DNA was prepared from cultured cell lines, primary tumors, and normal human blood. The isolation was performed using purification kit, buffer set and protease and all from Qiagen, according to the manufacturer's
Cell culture lysis: 45 Celis wese washed and typsimined at 2 concentestion of 7.5 x 10° per ip and pelicted by contrifaging at 1000 rpmn for 5 mimstes at 47°C, fallowed by washing again with 1/2 volves of PBS and recemarifegation. The peficts wese washed 2 thind time, the suspended cells collected and washed 2x with PBS. The cells were then suspended into 10 mi PBS. Buffer C1 was aquilibrated at 4°C. Qingen protease #15155 was diluted into 6.25 ml cold ddH,0 to a final concentration of 20 mg/ml and equilibeated at 4°C. 10 mi of G2 Buffer was prepared by diluting Qiagen RNAse A stock (100 mg/ml) to a final concentration of 200 pg/ml.
Buffer C1 (10 ml, 4°C) and ddH20 (40 ml, 4°C) were then added to the 10 ml of cell suspension, mixed by inverting and incubated on ice for 10 minutes. The cell nuclei were pelleted by centrifuging in a Beckman swinging bucket rotor at 2500 rpm at 4°C for 15 minutes. The supernatant was discarded anc tae nucie: were suspended with a vortex into 2 ml Buffer C1 (at 4°C) and 6 ml dd, 0, followed by a second 4°C centrifugation a: 2500 rpm for 15 minutes. The nuclei were then resuspended into the residual buffer using 200 1 per tip. GZ buffer (10 ml) was added to the suspended nuclei while gentle vortexing was applied. Upon completion of buffer addition, vigorous vortexing was applied for 30 seconds. Qiagen protease (200 ul, prepared as indicated above) was added and incubated at 50°C for 60 minutes. The incubation and centrifugation were repeated until the lysates were clear (e.g. incubating additional 30-60 minutes, pelleting at 3000 x g for 10 min., 4°C).
Solid human tumor sample preparation and lysis:
Tumor samples were weighed and placed into SO ml conical tubes and held on ice. Processing was limited to no more than 250 mg tissue per preparation (1 tip/preparation). The protease solution was freshly prepared by diluting into 6.25 ml cold ddH,0 to a final concentration of 20 mg/ml and stored at 4°C. G2 buffer (20 ml) was prepared by diluting DNAse A to a final concentration of 200 mg/ml (from 100 mg/ml stock). The tumor tissue was homogenated in 19 ml G2 buffer for 60 seconds using the large tip of the polytron in a laminar-flow TC hood in order to avoid inhalation of aerosols, and held at room temperature. Between samples, the polytron was cleaned by spinning at 2 x 30 seconds each in 2L ddH,0, followed by G2 buffer (50 ml). If tissue was still present on the generator tip, the apparatus was disassembled and cleaned.
Qiagen protease (prepared as indicated above, 1.0 ml) was added, followed by vortexing and incubation at 50°C for 3 hours. The incubation and centrifugation were repeated until the lysates were clear (e.g., incubating additional 30-60 minutes, pelleting at 3000 x g for 10 min., 4°C).
Human blood preparation and lysis:
Blood was drawn from healthy volunteers using standard infectious agent protocols and citrated into 10 ml samples per tip. Qiagen protease was freshly prepared by dilution into 6.25 ml cold ddH,O to a final concentration of 20 mg/ml and stored at 4°C. G2 buffer was prepared by diluting RNAse A to a final concentration of 200 g/ml from 100 mg/ml stock. The blood (10 ml) was placed into a 50 ml conical tube and 10 ml C1 buffer and 30 ml ddH,0 (both previously equilibrated to 4°C) were added, and the components mixed by inverting and held on ice for 10 minutes. The nuclei were pelleted with a Beckman swinging bucket rotor at 2500 rpm, 4°C for 15 minutes and the supernatant discarded. With a vortex, the nuclei were suspended into 2 mi C1 buffer (4°C) and 6 ml ddH,0 (4°C). Vortexing was repeated until the pellet was white. The nuclei were then suspended into the residual buffer using a 200 ul tip. G2 buffer (10 ml) was added to the suspended nuclei while gently vortexing, followed by vigorous vortexing for 30 seconds. Qiagen protease was added (200 1) and incubated at 50°C for 60 minutes. The incubation and centrifugation were repeated until the lysates were clear (e.g., incubating additional 30-60 minutes, pelleting at 3000 x g for 10 min., 4°C).
Purification of cleared lysates: (1) Isolation of genomic DNA:
Genomic DNA was equilibrated (1 sample per maxi tip preparation) with 10 ml QBT buffer. QF elution buffer was equilibrated at 50°C. The samples were vortexed for 30 seconds, then loaded onto equilibrated tips and drained by gravity. The tips were washed with 2 x 15 ml QC buffer. The DNA was eluted into 30 ml silanized, autoclaved 30 ml Corex tubes with 15 ml QF buffer (50°C). Isopropanol (10.5 ml) was added to each sample, the tubes covered with parafin and mixed by repeated inversion until the DNA precipitated. Samples were pelleted by centrifugation in the SS-34 rotor at 15,000 rpm for 10 minutes at 4°C. The pellet location was marked, the supernatant discarded, and 10 mi 70% ethanol (4°C) was added. Samples were pelleted again by centrifugation on the S5-34 rotor at 10,000 rpm for 10 minutes at 4°C. The pellet location was marked and the supernatant discarded.
The tubes were then placed om their side in a drying rack and dried 10 minutes at 37°C, taking care not to overdry the samples. ’
After drying, the pellets were dissolved into 1.0 ml TE (pH 8.5) and placed at 50°C for 1-2 hours. Samples were held overnight at 4°C as dissolution continued. The DNA solution was then transferred to 1.5 ml tubes with a 26 gauge needic on a tuberculin syringe. The transfer was repeated 5x in order to shear the DNA. Samples were then placed at 50°C for 1-2 hours. 2) Quantitation of genomic DNA and preparation for gene amplification assay:
The DNA levels in each tube were quantified by standard Aq Aq, spectrophotometry on a 1:20 dilution (5 41 DNA +95 1 ddH,0) using the 0.1 ml quartz cuvettes in the Beckinan DU640 spectrophotometer. As/Av ratios were in the range of 1.8-1.9. Each DNA sample was then diluted further to approximately 200 ng/ml in TE (pH 8.5). I the original material was highly concentrated (about 700 ng/ul), the material was placed at 50°C for several hours until resuspended.
Fluorometric DNA quantitation was then performed on the diluted material (20-600 ng/ml) using the manufacturers guidelines as modified below. This was accomplished by allowing a Hoeffer DyNA Quant 200 fluorometer to warm-up for about 15 minutes. ‘The Hoechst dye working solution (#33258, 10.4, prepared within 12 hours of use) was diluted into 100 ml 1 x TNE buffer. A 2 mi cuvette was filled with the fluorometer solution, placed into the machine, and the machine was zeroed. pGEM 3Z£(+) (2 ul, lot #360851026) was added to 2 ml of fluorometer solution and calibrated at 200 units. An additional 2 i of pGEM 3Zf(+) DNA was thea tested and the reading confirmed at 400 +/- 10 units. Each sample was then read at least in triplicate. When 3 samples were found to be within 10% of each other, their average was taken and this valne was used as the quantification value.
The fiuorometricty determined concentration was then used to dilute each sample to 10 ng/ul in &dH,0.
This was done simultaneously on ali template samples for a single Taghian™ plate assay, and with encugh material to run 500-1000 assays. The samples were tested in triplicate with Tagman™ primers and probe both B-actinand
GAFDH on a singic plate with normal lnman DNA and no-template controls. The diluted samples were used provided that the CT value of normal human DNA subtracted from test DNA was +/- 1 Ct. The diluted, lot- qualified genomic DNA was stosed in 1.0 ml aliquots at -80°C. Aliquots which were subsequently $0 be used in the geae amplification assay wese sissed at °C. Each 1 mi aliquot is cacugh for 8-9 plates or 64 oats.
Gene amplification assy:
The PRO197, PRO207, PRO226, PRO232, PRO243, PRO256, PRO2G, PRO274, PRO30S, PRO339,
PRO1558, PROT79, PRO118S, PRO124S, PRO1759, PROSTTS, PRO7133, PRO7168, PRO5725, PRO202,
PRO206, FRO264, PRO313, PRO342, PROS42, PRO773, PRO861, PRO1216, PRO1686, PRO1800, PRO3562,
PRO9850, PRO539, PRO4316 or PRO4580 compounds of the invention were screened in the following primary tumors and the resulting ACt values are reported in Table 7A-7C.
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DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSION: ’
PRO197 (DNA22780-1078):
The ACt values for DNA22780-1078 in a variety of tumors are report=d in Table 7A. A ACtof>1 was typically used as the thresnclc value for ampiificariorn scoring. 2s this renrasent © courbing ~¥ gene top” anes
S . 7Aindicates that significant amplification of nucleic acid DNA22730-107% enc oCing PRT ST seemed in primar lung tumors: LT15, LT3, LT9, LT21, LT6, LT10, LT11, LT1S, and LT17.
Because amplification of DNA22780-1078 occurs in various lung tumors, it is highly probable to play a significant role in tumor formation or growth. As a result, antagonists (e.g., antibodies) directed against the protein encoded by DNA22780-1078 (PRO197) would be expected to have utility in cancer therapy.
PRO207 (DNA30879-1152):
The ACt values for DNA30879-1152 in a variety of tumors are reported in Table 7A. A ACt of >1 was typically used as the threshold value for amplification scoring, as this represents a doubling of gene copy. Table 7A indicates that significant amplification of nucleic acid DNA30879-1152 encoding PRO207 occurred: (1) in primary lung tumors: LT13, LT3, LT21, LT11, LT15, LT17, and LT19; (2) in primary colon tumors: CT3, CT10, cT15, CT1, CT4, CTS, and CT11; and (3) in colon tumor cell lines: SW480, SW620, Colo320, HCT116, and
SKCO1.
Because amplification of DNA30879-1152 occurs in various tumors, it is highly probable to play a significant role in tumor formation or growth. As aresult, antagonists (e.g., antibodies) directed against the protein encoded by DNA30879-1152 (PRO207) would be expected to have utility in cancer therapy.
PRO226 (DNA33460-1166):
The ACt values for DNA33460-1166 in a variety of tumors are reported in Table 7A. A ACtof >1 was typically used as the threshold value for amplification scoring, as this represents a doubling of gene copy. Table 7A indicates that significant amplification of nucleic acid DNA33460-1166 encoding PRO226 occurred: (1) in primary lung tumors: L'T7,LT13,LT3,LT4,1LT9,LT21,LT1a, LT11,LT15,LT17,and LT19; (2) in primary colon tumors: CT2, CT3, CT12, CT14, CT15, CT4, CTS, and CT11; and (3) in colon tumor cell lines: SW480, SW620,
HT29, HM7. WiDr, HCT116, SKCO1, and SW403.
Because amplification of DNA33460-1166 occurs in various tumors, it is highly probable to play a significant role in tumor formation or growth. As aresult, antagonists (e.g., antibodies) directed against the protein encoded by DNA33460-1166 (PRO226) would be expected to have utility in cancer therapy.
PRO232 (DNA34435-1140 ):
The ACt values for DNA34435-1140 in a variety of tumors are reported in Table 7A. A ACt of >1 was typically used as the threshold value for amplification scoring, as this represents a doubling of gene copy. Table 7A indicates that significant amplification of nucleic acid DNA34435-1140 encoding PRO232 occurred: (1) in primary lung tumors: LT12, LT15, LT17, LT18,and LT19; and (2) in primary colon tumors: CT1, CT4, CTS, CT7,
CT9,CTl1and CT18. .
Because amplification of DNA34435-1140 occurs in various tumors, it is highly probable to play a significant role in tumor formation or growth. As aresult, antagonists (e.g., antibodies) directed against the protein encoded by DNA34435-1140 (PR0O232) would be expected to have utility in cancer therapy.
PRO243 (DNA35917-1207):
The ACt values for DNA35917-1207 in a variety of tumors are reported in Table 7A. A ACt of >1 was typically used as the threshold valve for amplification scoring, as this represents a doubling of gene copy. Table 7A indicates that significant amplification of nucleic acid DNA35917-1207 encoding PR0O243 occurred: (1) in primary lung tumors: LT13, LT3, LT12, LT11, LT1S, LT16, LT17,and LT19; and (2) in primary colon tumors:
CT14 and CTS.
Because amplification of DNA35917-1207 occurs in various tumors, it is highly probable to play a significant role in tumor formation or growth. As aresult, antagonists (e.., antibodies) directed against the protein encoded by DNA35917-1207 (PRO243) would be expected to have utility in cancer therapy.
PRO256 (DNA35880-1160):
The ACt values for DNA35880-1160 in a variety of tumors are reported in Table 7A. A ACt of >1 was typically used as the threshold value for amplification scoring, as this represents a doubling of gene copy. Table 7A indicates that significant amplification of nucleic acid DNA35880-1160 encoding PRO256 occurred in colon tumor cell lines: SW620, HT29, WiDr, and HCT116.
Because amplification of DNA35880-1160 occurs in various tumors, it is highly probable to play a significant role in tumor formation or growth. As a result, antagonists (e.g., antibodies) directed against the protein encoded by DNA35880-1160 (PRO256) would be expected to have utility in cancer therapy.
PRO260 (DNA38260-1180):
The ACt values for DNA38260-1180 in a variety of tumors are reported in Table 7A. A ACtof >1 was typically used as the threshold value for amplification scoring, as this represents a doubling of gene copy. Table 7A indicates that significant amplification of nucleic acid DNA38260-1180 encoding PRO268 occurred in primary lung tumors: LT7, LT13,LT9,LT12, LT11, LT15, LT17,aad LT19.
Becanse amplification of DNA38260-1180 occurs in various lung tmmors, it is highly probable to play a significant role in temor formation or growth. As a result, antagonists (e.g, antibodies) directed against the protein encoded by DNA38260-1180 (PRO269) woukd be expected to have utility in cancer therapy.
PROZ74 (DNAJ99§7-1184):
The AC values for DNA39987-1184 in a varicty of tumues ssc repented in Table 7A. A ACtof >1 was typically used as the thessheld value for smplification scoring. a5 this sepssscmts 2 doubling of gow copy. Table
TA indicates that significant ssuplificasion of secieic acid DINA 39987-1184 encoding FROZ74 occurved in primacy
Tong tomors: LT4, LT16,aad I T18.
Became moplification of DNA 39987-1184 occas in various lung tumors, it is highly probable © play a significant role in tumor formation or growth. As aresult, antagonists (.g., antibodies) directed against the protein encoded by DNA39987-1184 (PRO274) would be expected to have utility in cancer therapy.
PROIADNASYGSTR-121T:
The ACt values for DNA29520-1217 in a variety of tumors are reported in Table 7A. A AT: ~¥~ was
S typically used as the threshold value for amplification scoring, as this represents a doubling of gene copy. lable 7A indicates that significant amplification of nucleic acid DNA39520-1217 encoding PRO304 occurred in primary
Iung tumors: L.T13, LT12, LT11, LT15, LT16, LT17and LT19.
Because amplification of DNA39520-1217 occurs in various lung tumors, it is highly probable to play a significant role in tumor formation or growth. As aresult, antagonists (e.g., antibodies) directed against the protein encoded by DNA39520-1217 (PRO304) would be expected to have utility in cancer therapy.
PRO339 (DNA43466-1225):
The ACt values for DNA43466-1225 in a variety of tumors are reported in Table 7A. A ACtof >1 was typically used as the threshold value for amplification scoring, as this represents a doubling of gene copy. Table 7A indicates that significant amplification of nucleic acid DNA43466-1225 encoding PRO339 occurred in primary lung tumors: LT7,LT13, LT3, LT9, LT12, LT11, and LT17.
Because amplification of DNA43466-1225 occurs in various lung tumors, it is highly probable to play a significant role in tumor formation or growth. As aresult, antagonists (e.g., antibodies) directed against the protein encoded by DNA43466-1225 (PRO339) would be expected to have utility in cancer therapy.
PRO1558 (DNA71282-1668):
The ACt values for DNA71282-1668 in a variety of tumors are reported in Table 7A. A ACt of >1 was typically used as the threshold value for amplification scoring, as this represents a doubling of gene copy. Table 7A indicates that significant amplification of nucleic acid DNA71282-1668 encoding PRO1558 occurred: (1) in primary lung tumors: HF-000840, HF-000842, HF-001294, HF-001296 and HF-001299; and (2) in colon tumor center HF-000795.
Because amplification of DNA71282-1668 occurs in various tumors, it is highly probable to play a significant role in tumor formation or growth. As aresult, antagonists (e.g., antibodies) directed against the protein encoded by DNA71282-1668 (PRO1558) would be expected to have utility in cancer therapy.
PRO779 (DNAS58801-1052):
The ACt values for DNA58801-1052 in a variety of tumors are reported in Table 7A. A ACt of >1 was typically used as the threshold value for amplification scoring, as this represents a doubling of gene copy. Table 7A indicates that significant amplification of nucleic acid DNAS58801-1052 encoding PRO779 occurred: (1) in primary lung tumors:LT13,LT3,LT9,LT12,L.T21,LT1-a,LT6,LT10,LT11,LT15,LT16,LT17,LT18,LT19,and
HF-000840; (2) in primary colon tumors: CT2, CT3, CT8, CT10, CT12, CT14, CT15, CT16, CT17, CT1, CT4,
CT5,CT6, CT7,CT9, and CT11; and (3) in colon tumor cell lines: SW480, SW620, Colo320, HT29, HM7, WiDr,
HCT116, SKCO1, and 1LS174T. :
Because amplification of DNA58801-1052 occurs in various tumors, it is highly probable to play a * significant role in tumor formation or growth. As a result, antagonists (e.g., antibodies) directed against the protein encoded by DNA 58801-1052 (PRO779) would be expected to have utility in cancer therapy.
PRO1ISS (DNAG28RI-1515):
The ACt values for DNA62881-1515 in a variety of tumors are reparted in Table 7A. A ACt of >1 was typically used as the threshold value for amplification scoring, as this represents a doubling of gene copy. Table 7A indicates that significant amplification of nucleic acid DNA62881-1515 encoding PRO1185 occurred: (1) in primary lung tumors: LT3, LT30 and LT26; and (2) in primary colon tumor CT2.
Because amplification of DNA62881-1515 occurs in various tumors, it is highly probable to play a significant role in tumor formation or growth. As a result, antagonists (e.g., antibodies) directed against the protein encoded by DNA62881-1515 (PRO1185) would be expected to have utility in cancer therapy.
PRO1245 (DNAG64884-1527):
The ACt values for DNA64884-1527 in a variety of tumors are reported in Table 7A. A ACt of >1 was typically used as the threshold value for amplification scoring, as this represents a doubling of gene copy. Table 7A indicates that significant amplification of nucleic acid DNA64884-1527 encoding PRO1245 occurred: (1) in primary Inng tumors: LT13, LT15 and LT16; (2) in lung turnar cell line H522; and (3) in primary colon tumor
CTI5.
Becanse amplification of DNA64884-1527occurs in various tumars, it is highly probable to play a significant role in tumor formation or growth. As aresult, antagonists (e.g., antibodies) directed against the protein encoded by DNA64884-1527 (PRO1245) would be expected to have utility in cancer therapy.
PRO1759 (DNA76531-1701):
The AC values for DNA76531-1701 in a variety of tumors are reported in Table 7B. A ACt of >1 was typically used as the threshold value for amplification scoring, as this represents a doubling of gene copy. Table 7B indicates that significant amplification of nucleic acid DNA76531-1701 encoding PRO1759 occurred: (1) in primary lang tamors: BF-000840 and HF-001296; aad (2) in primary colon tumor center HFE-000795.
Because amplification of DNA76531-1701occurs in various tumors, it is highly probable to play a significant role in tamor formation or growth. As aresult, antagonists (e.g., antibodies) directed against the protein encoded by DNA76531-1701 (PRO1759) would be expected to have utility in cancer therapy.
PROSTIS (DNASERED-26T3):
The ACY values for DNASGRED-2673 im a variety of temors ase reported in Table 7B. A AC of >1 was typically weed as the thweshold value for amplification scoring, as this scpssseats a doubling of gene copy. Table 78 indicates tat significant amplification of macieic acid TINASGSG)-2673 encoding PROSTTS occurred: (1) in primary lung temors: HIF-000631, HF-000641, HF-000643, HFE-000840, HF-000842, HF-001293, HF-001294, HF-
001295, HF-001296 and HF-001299; and (2) in primary colon tumor centers: HF-000762, HF-000789, and HF- 000811. :
Because amplification of DNA96869-2673 occurs in various tumors, it is highly probable ra rlav a significant roie ir tumor formation of growth. As 2resuls antagonists (e.g. antibodies) directed agains: tne ~roers 3 encoded bv DNA95B6S-2673 (PROS7TS) would be expected to have utility in cancer therary.
PRO7133 (DNA128451-2739);
The ACt values for DNA128451-2739 in a variety of tumors are reported in Table 7B. A ACtof >1 was typically used as the threshold value for amplification scoring, as this represents a doubling of gene copy. Table 7B indicates that significant amplification of nuclejc acid DNA128451-2739 encoding PRO7133 occurred: (1) in primary lung tumors: HF-000840 and HF-001296; and (2) in primary colon tumor centers: HF-000795 and HF- 000811.
Because amplification of DNA128451-2739 occurs in various tumors, it is highly probable to play a significant role in tumor formation or growth. As a result, antagonists (e.g., antibodies) directed against the protein encoded by DNA128451-2739 (PRO7133) would be expected to have utility in cancer therapy.
PRO7168 (DNA102846-2742):
The ACt values for DNA102846-2742 in a variety of tumors are reported in Table 7B. A ACtof >1 was typically used as the threshold value for amplification scoring, as this represents a doubling of gene copy. Table 7B indicates that significant amplification of nucleic acid DNA102846-2742 encoding PRO7168 occurred in primary Inng tumors: HF-000631, HF-000840 and HEF-000842.
Because amplification of DNA102846-2742 occurs in various tumors, it is highly probable to play a significant role in mmor formation or growth. As aresult, antagonists (e.g., antibodies) directed against the protein encoded by DNA102846-2742 (PR0O7168) would be expected to have utility in cancer therapy.
PROS5725 (DNA92265-2669):
The ACt values for DNA92265-2669 in a variety of tumors are reported in Table 7B. A ACt of >1 was typically used as the threshold value for amplification scoring, as this represents a doubling of gene copy. Table 7B indicates that significant amplification of nucleic acid DNA92265-2669 encoding PRO5725 occurred: (1) in primary lung tumors: HF-000641, HF-000840, HF-001295, and HF-001296; and (2) in primary colon tumor centers: HF-000762 and HF-000795.
Because amplification of DNA92265-2669 occurs in various tumors, it is highly probable to play a significant role in tumor formation or growth. As aresult, antagonists (e.g., antibodies) directed against the protein encoded by DNA92265-2669 (PRO5725) would be expected to have utility in cancer therapy.
PRO202 (DNA30869);
The ACt values for DNA30869 in a variety of tumors are reported in Table 7B. A ACtof>1 was typically used as the threshold value for amplification scoring, as this represents a doubling of gene copy. Table 7B indicates that significant amplification of nucleic acid DNA30869 encoding PRO202 occurred in primary lung tumors: LT7,
LT13,LT1,1LT3,LT4, LT9,LT12,LT1a, LT6, LT11, LT15,LT16,LT17, and LT1S. .
Because amplification of DNA30869 occurs in various lung tumors, it is highly probable to play a significant role in tamor formation or growth. As a result, antagonists (e.g., antibodies) directed against the protein encoded by DNA30869 (PRO202) would be expected to have utility in cancer therapy.
PRO206 (DNA34405):
The ACt values for DNA34405 in a variety of tumors are reported in Table 7B. A ACt of >1 was typically used as the threshold value for amplification scoring, as this represents a doubling of gene copy. Table 7B indicates that significant amplification of nucleic acid DNA34405 encoding PRO266 occurred in primary colon tumors:
CT2,CT10, CT12, CT14, CT15, CT16, CTS, and CT18.
Because amplification of DNA34405 occurs in various colon tumors, it is highly probable to play a significant role in turnor formation or growth. As a result, antagonists (e.g., antibodies) directed against the protein encoded by DNA34405 (PRO206) would be expected to have utility in cancer therapy.
PRO264 (DNA36995):
The ACt values for DNA36995 in a variety of tumors are reported in Table 7B. A ACt of >1 was typically used as the threshold value for amplification scoring, as this represents a doubling of gene copy. Table 7B indicates that significant amplification of nucleic acid DNA36995 encoding PRO264 occurred in primary lung tamors: L'T3,
LT4,LT9,LTla,LT6, and LT17.
Becanse amplification of DNA36995 occurs in various colon tumors, it is highly probable to play a significant role in tumor formation or growth. As a result, antagonists (e.g. , antibodies) directed against the protein encoded by DNA 36995 (PRO264) would be expected to have utility in cancer therapy.
PRO313 (DNA43320):
The ACt values for DNA43320 in a variety of tumors are reported in Table 7B. A ACt of >1 was typically used as the threshold value for amplification scoring, as this represents a doubling of gene copy. Table 7B indicates that significant amplification of mucicic acid DNA43320 encoding PRO313 occurred: (1) in primary lung tumors:
LT9,LT12, LT16, and L.T19; (2) in primary colon tumors: CT2, CT1, CT4, CTS, CT9, and CT11; and (3) in colon tumar cell line SW620.
Because amplification of DNA43320 occurs in various tumors, it is highly probable to play a significant role in tumor formation or growth. As a result, antagonists (e.2., antibodies) directed against the protein encoded by DNA43320 (PRO313) would be expected to have utility in cancer therapy.
PROS? (DNASE):
The ACt values for DNAIIGD in a variety of tamors ace reported in Table 7B. A AC of >1 was typically tend 25 the threshold vebue for maplification scoring. as this represents a dosbling of gear copy. Table 7B indicates that significant amplification of sacieic acid DNA 38649 encoding PRO342 occmrred: (1) in primary hang tmors:
LT7,LT13,LT3,LT9,LT12,L'T21,LT1a, LT6,LT10, LT11, LT15,LT16,LT17, LT19, HF-000840, HE-000842,
HF-001294, and HF-001296; (2) in primary colon tumors: CT2, CT3, CT8, CT10, CT12, CT14, CT15. CTI6.
CT17,CT1,CT4,CT5, CT6, CT9, and CT11; (3) in lung tumor cell lines: Calu-1 and H441; and (4) in colon tumor cell ines: SWE20 and 187747.
Because amplification of DNA38649 occurs in various tumors, it is highly probable to play a sigrifizan: role in tumor formation or growth. As a result, antagonists (e.g., antibodies) directed against the protein encoded by DNA38649 (PRO342) would be expected to have utility in cancer therapy.
PROS542 (DNAS6505): Co
The ACt values for DNAS6505 in a variety of tumors are reported in Table 7B. A ACtof>1 was typically used asthe threshold value for amplification scoring, as this represents a doubling of gene copy. Table 7B indicates that significant amplification of nucleic acid DNA 56505 encoding PRO542 occurred: (1) in primary lung tumors:
LT7,LT13,LT12,LT21,LT10, LT16,LT17,LT18, and LT19; (2) in primary colon tumors: CT10, CT12, CT14,
CT5, and CT9; (3) in lung tumor cell line H441; (4) in colon tumor cell lines: SW480, SW620, HT29, WiDr,
HCT116, SKCO1, SW403, and LS174T; and (5) in breast tumor cell lines: HBL.100 and MCF7.
Because amplification of DNAS56505 occurs in various tumors, it is highly probable to play a significant role in tumor formation or growth. As a result, antagonists (e.g., antibodies) directed against the protein encoded by DNAS56505 (PRO542) would be expected to have utility in cancer therapy. ’
PRO773 (DNA48303):
The ACt values for DNA48303 in a variety of tumors are reported in Table 7B. A ACtof>1 was typically used as the threshold value for amplification scoring, as this represents a doubling of gene copy. Table 7B indicates that significant amplification of nucleic acid DNA48303 encoding PRO773 occurred: (1) in primary lung tumors:
LT13 and LT16; (2) in primary colon tumors: CT15, CT16 and CT17; (3) in colon tumor cell lines: Colo320, HT29, and Colo205; and (4) in Iung tumor cell line H441.
Because amplification of DNA48303 occurs in various tumors, it is highly probable to play a significant role in tumor formation or growth. As a result, antagonists (e.g., antibodies) directed against the protein encoded by DNA48303 (PRO773) would be expected to have utility in cancer therapy.
PROB61 (DNASO79R):
The ACt values for DNA50798 in a variety of tumors are reported in Table 7B. A ACtof >1 was typically used as the threshold value for amplification scoring, as this represents a doubling of gene copy. Table 7B indicates thatsignificant amplification of nucleic acid DNA50798 encoding PRO861 occurred: (1) in primary lung tumors:
LT13,LT12,LT8,LT1a,LT11,LT15 and LT16; (2) in primary colon tumors: CT2, CT3, CT8,CT10,CT12,CT14,
CT15, CT16, CT17, CTl, CT4, CTS, C17, CT9, and CT11; and (3) in lung tumor cell lines: H441 and H522.
Because amplification of DNAS50798 occurs in various tumors, it is highly probable to play a significant role in tumor formation or growth. As a result, antagonists (e.g., antibodies) directed against the protein encoded by DNAS0798 (PRO861) would be expected to have utility in cancer therapy.
PRO1216 (DNA66489):
The ACt values for DNA66489 in a variety of tumors are reported in Table 7B. A ACt of >1 was typically used as the threshold value for amplification scoring, as this represents a doubling of gene copy. Table 7B indicates that significant amplification of nucleic acid DNA66489 encoding PRO1216 occurred: (1) in primary lung tumors:
LT7,and LT12; (2) in primary colon tumors: CT12 and CTS; and (3) in colon tumor cell lines: WiDr, HCT116,
SW403, and LS174T.
Because amplification of DNAG66489 occurs in various tumors, it is highly probable to play a significant role in tumor formation or growth. As a result, antagonists (e.g., antibodies) directed against the protein encoded by DNA66489 (PRO1216) would be expected to have utility in cancer therapy.
PRO1686 (DNASORYE):
The ACt values for DNAB0896 in a variety of tumors are reported in Table 7C. A ACtof >1 was typically used as the threshold value for amplification scoring, as this represents a doubling of gene copy. Table 7C indicates that significant amplification of nucleic acid DNA80896 encoding PRO1686 occurred: (1) in primary lung tumors:
LT13,LT11,LT15,LT17,LTI8, HE-000840, HF-000842, HF-001294, HE-001296, and HF-001299; (2) in primary colon tumors: CT2, CT10, CT12, CT1, CT4, CTS, CT6, and CT11; and (3) colon tumor center HF-000795.
Because amplification of DNA80896 occurs in various tumors, it is highly probable to play a significant role in tumor formation or growth. As a result, antagonists (e.g., antibodies) directed against the protein encoded by DNAB0896 (PRO1686) would be expected to have utility in cancer therapy.
PRO1800 (DNA35672-2508):
The ACt values for DNA35672-2508 in a variety of tumors are reported in Table 7C. A ACt of >1 was typically used as the threshold value for amplification scoring, as this represents a doubling of gene copy. Table 7C indicaies that significant amplification of nucleic acid DNA35672-2508 encoding PRO1800 occarred: (1) in primary lung tumors: LT13, LT12,LT21,LT11,LT15,LT16,LT17, LT18, and LT19; (2) in primary colon tumors:
CT2, CT14, CT15, CTS, and CT11; and (3) in colon tumor cell line Colo320.
Because amplification of DNA35672-2508 occurs in various tumors, it is highly probable to play a significant role in tumor formation or growth. As a result, antagonists (e.g, antibodies) directed against the protein encoded by DNA35672-2508 (PRO1800) would be expected to have utility in cancer therapy.
PRO3562 (DNA96791):
The ACt values for DNA96791 in a variety of tumors are reported in Table 7C. A ACtof>1 was typically used as the threshold value for amplification scoring, as this represents a doubling of gene copy. Tabie 7C indicates that significant amplification of sacieic acid DNASE791 cacoding PRO3S62 occmsnd: (1) im priscary hang toms:
LT13,LY16, and HF-QO0S4D; (Z) in primary colon temsor CT1S; (3) in colon emer center EIF-000539; (4) in lung tamor cell Ene H522; (5) in colon temor cell lines: SW620 and HCT1 16; (6) in boast tmmor HF-000545; and (7) in testes tmors: HF-000733 and HE-000716.
Becanse amplification of DNA96791 occurs in various tamors, it is highly probable to play a significant role in tumor formation or growth. As a result, antagonists (e.g., antibodies) directed against the protein encoded by DNA96791 (PR0O3562) would be expected to have utility in cancer therapy.
PRO9ZS0 DNASR7235%:
The ACt values for DNAS58725 ir a variety of tumors are reported in Table TC. A AC: oI>7 was wvpical
S usedas the threshold value for amplification scoring, as this represents a doubling of gene copy. Table "C indicates that significant amplification of nucleic acid DINAS8725 encoding PRO9850 occurred: {1} in primary lung tumors:
LT13, LT12, LT11, and LT15; and (2) in primary colon tumors: CT10, CT1S, CT16, CT1, CT4, CT5, CTS,
CT7,and CT11.
Because amplification of DNAS8725 occurs in various tumors, it is highly probable to play a significant role in tumor formation or growth. As a result, antagonists (e.g., antibodies) directed against the protein encoded by DNA58725 (PRO9850) would be expected to have utility in cancer therapy.
PROS539 (DNA47465-1561):
The ACt values for DNA47465-1561 in a variety of tumors are reported in Table 7C. A ACt of >1 was typically used as the threshold value for amplification scoring, as this represents a doubling of gene copy. Table 7C indicates that significant amplification of nucleic acid DNA47465-1561 encoding PRO539 occurred: (1) in primary lung tumors: LT13, .T12, LT21,LT15, LT17, and LT19; and (2) in primary colon tumors: CT3, CT10,
CT12, CT15, and CT11.
Because amplification of DNA47465-1561 occurs in various tumors, it is highly probable to play a significant role in tumor formation or growth. As a resnit, antagonists (e.g., antibodies) directed against the protein encoded by DNA47465-1561 (PRO539) would be expected to have utility in cancer therapy.
PRO4316 (DNA94713-2561):
The ACt values for DNA94713-2561 in a variety of tumors are reported in Table 7C. A ACt of >1 was typically used as the threshold value for amplification scoring, as this represents a doubling of gene copy. Table 7C indicates that significant amplification of nucleic acid DNA94713-2561 encoding PRO4316 ocurred: (1) in primary lung tumor HF-000840; and (2) in primary colon tumor center HF-000795.
Because amplification of DNA94713-25610ccurs in various tumors, it is highly probable to play a significant role in tumor formation or growth. As a result, antagonists (e.g., antibodies) directed against the protein encoded by DNA94713-2561 (PR0O4316) would be expected to have utility in cancer therapy.
PRO4980 (DNA97003-2649):
The ACt values for DNA97003-2649 in a variety of tumors are reported in Table 7C. A ACt of >1 was typically used as the threshold value for amplification scoring, as this represents a doubling of gene copy. Table 7C indicates that significant amplification of nucleic acid DNA97003-2649 encoding PRO4980 ocurred in primary lung tumors: HF-000840, HF-001294, HF-001296 and HF-001299.
Because amplification of DNA97003-2649 occurs in various lung tumors, it is highly probable to play a significant role in tumor formation or growth. As aresult, antagonists (e.g., antibodies) directed against the protein encoded by DNA97003-2649 (PR0O4980) would be expected to have utility in cancer therapy. } EXAMPLE 27
In sity Hybridization
In situ hybridization is a powerful and versatile technique for the detection and localization of nucleic acid sequences within cell or tissue preparations. It may be useful, for example, to identify sites of gene expression, analyze the tissue distribution of transcription, identify and localize viral infection, follow changes in specific mRNA synthesis, and aid in chromosome mapping.
In situ hybridization was performed following an optimized version of the protocol by Lu and Gillett, Cell
Vision, 1: 169-176 (1994), using PCR-generated *P-labeled riboprobes. Briefly, formalin-fixed, paraffin-embedded human tissues were sectioned, deparaffinized, deproteinated in proteinase K (20 g/ml) for 15 minutes at 37°C, and further processed for in situ hybridization as described by Lu and Gillett, supra. A (**-P)UTP-labeled antisense riboprobe was generated from a PCR product and hybridized at 55°C overnight. The slides were dipped in Kodak * NTB2™ nuclear track emulsion and exposed for 4 weeks.
Ip.Riboprobe synthesis 6.0 14 (125 mCi) of ®P-UTP (Amersham BF 1002, SA <2000 Ci/mmol) were speed-vacuumdried. To each tube containing dried ®P-UTP, the following ingredients were added: 2.0 ul 5x transcription buffer 1.0 21 DTT (100 mM) 2.0 ul NTP mix (2.5 mM: 10 ul each of 10 mM GTP, CTP & ATP + 10 ul H,0) 1.0 ul UTP (50 iM) 1.0 .d RNAsin 1.0 11 DNA template (1 ug) . 1.0 1 B,0 1.0 .4 RNA polymerase (for PCR products T3 = AS, T7 = S, usually)
The tubes were incubated at 37°C for one hour. A total of 1.0 1 RQ1 DNase was added, followed by incubation at 37°C for 15 minutes. A total of 90 ul TE (10 mM Tris pH 7.6/1 mM EDTA pH 8.0) was added, and the mixture was pipetted onto DES] paper. The remaining solution was loaded in a MICROCON-50™ ultrafiltration unit, and spun using program 10 (6 minutes). The filtration unit was inverted over a second tube and spun using program 2 (3 minutes). After the final recovery spin, a total of 100 1 TE was added, then 1 i of the final product was pipetted on DES! paper and counted in 6 mi of BIOFLUOR II™.
The probe was run am 2a TBEforea gel. A total of 1-3 ud of the probe or 5 14d of RNA Mek HI was added 0 3 4 of loading bufier. Aller hesting on 895°C heat block for theee minntes, the gel was immediately placed on ice. The weds of gel were finshed, and the sample was loaded and ren at 188-250 volts for 45 missstex. The pel was wrapped im plastic wrap (SARAN™ band) and exposed 10 XAR film with an intensifying screea in 2 -70°C freezer ome hour to overnight.
2p Hybridization
A. Pretreatment of frozen sections
The slides were removed from the freezer, placed on aluminum trays, and thawed at room temperature for £ minutes. The trays were placed in = S5°C incubator for five mimuies to reduce condensation. The slides were
S fixed for 10 minutes ir. 4% paraformaldehyde on ice in the fume hood, and washed ir. 2.5 x SSC for & minute: = room temperature (25 ml 20 x SSC + 975 ml SQ H,0). After deproteination in 0.5 g/ml proteinase K for if: minutes at 37°C (12.5 pl of 10 mg/ml stock in 250 ml prewarmed RNAse-free RNAse buffer), the sections were washed in 0.5 x SSC for 10 minutes at room temperature. The sections were dehydrated in 70%, 95%, and 100% ethanol, 2 minutes each. 10 B. Pretreatment of paraffin-embedded sections
The slides were deparaffinized, placed in SQ H,0, and rinsed twice in 2 x SSC at room temperature, for minutes each time. The sections were deproteinated in 20 pg/ml proteinase K (500 ul of 10 mg/ml in 250 ml
RNase-free RNase buffer; 37°C, 15 minutes) for human embryo tissue, or 8 x proteinase K (100 11 in 250 ml Rnase buffer, 37°C, 30 minutes) for formalin tissues. Subsequent rinsing in 0.5 x SSC and dehydration were performed as described above.
C. Preliybridization
The slides were laid out in a plastic box lined with Box buffer (4 x SSC, 50% formamide) - saturated filter paper. The tissue was covered with 50 ul of hybridization buffer (3.75 g dextran sulfate + 6 ml SQ H,0), vortexed, and heated in the microwave for 2 minutes with the cap loosened. After cooling on ice, 18.75 ml formamide, 3.75 mlI20x SSC, and 9 ml SQ H,O were added, and the tissue was vortexed well and incubated at 42°C for 1-4 hours.
D. Hybridization 1.0 x 10° cpm probe and 1.0 11 tRNA (50 mg/ml stock) per slide were heated at 95°C for 3 minutes. The * slides were cooled on ice, and 48 .1 hybridization buffer was added per slide. After vortexing, 50 11 **P mix was added to 50 ul prehybridization on the slide. The slides were incubated overnight at 55°C.
E. Washes
Washing was done for 2x10 minutes with 2xSSC, EDTA at room temperature (400 ml 20 x SSC + 16 ml 0.25 M EDTA, V=4L), followed by RNAseA treatment at 37°C for 30 minutes (500 x1 of 10 mg/ml in 250 mi
Rnase buffer = 20 ug/ml), The slides were washed 2 x10 minutes with 2 x SSC, EDTA at room temperature. The stringency wash conditions were as follows: 2 hours at 55°C, 0.1 x SSC, EDTA (20 ml 20 x SSC + 16 ml EDTA,
V=4L).
F. Oligonucleotides :
In situ analysis was performed on six of the DNA sequences disclosed herein. The oligonucleotides employed for these analyses are as follows: (1) PRO197 (DNA22780-1078):
DNA22780.p1: 5-GAA TTC TAA TAC GAC TCA CTA TAG GGC CGC CAC CGC CGT GCT ACT GA-3' (SEQ ID NO:247)
DNA22780.p2: . 5-CTA TGA AAT TAA CCC TCA CTA AAG GGA TGC AGG CGG CTG ACA TTG TGA-3' (SEQ ID NO:248) (2) PRO207 (DNA30879-1152): ' .
DNA30879.p1: 5“GGA TTC TAA TAC GAC TCA CTA TAG GGC TCC TGC GCC TTT CCT GAA CC-3' (SEQ ID NO:249)
DNA30879.p2: 5'-CTATGA AATTAACCC TCACTA AAG GGA GAC CCA TCC TTG CCC ACA GAG-3' (SEQ ID NO:250) (3) PRO226 (DNA33460-1166):
DNA33460.p1: 5'-GGA TTC TAA TAC GAC TCA CTA TAG GGC CAG CAC TGC CGG GAT GTC AAC-3' (SEQ ID NO:251)
DNA33460.p2: 5'-CTA TGA AAT TAA CCC TCA CTA AAG GGA GTT TGG GCC TCG GAG CAG TG-3' (SEQ ID NO:252) (4) PRO232 (DNA34435-1140):
DNA34435p1: 5“GGA TCC TAA TAC GAC TCA CTA TAG GGC ACC CAC GCG TCC GGC TGC TT-3' (SEQ ID NO:253)
DNA34435.p2: 5'-CTA TGA AATTAA CCC TCA CTA AAG GGA CGG GGG ACA CCA CGG ACC AGA-3' (SEQIDNO:254) (5) PRO243 (DNA35917-1207):
DNA35917.pl: 5-GGATTC TAA TAC GAC TCA CTA TAG GGC AAG GAG CCG GGA CCC AGG AGA-3' (SEQ ID NO:255)
DNA35917.p2: 5_CTA TGA AAT TAA CCC TCA CTA AAG GGA GGG GGC CCTTGG TGC TGA GT-3' (SEQ ID NO:256) (6) PRO342 (DNA38649):
DNA38649pl: 5-GGA TTC TAA TAC GAC TCA CTA TAG GGC GGG GCC TTC ACC TGC TCC ATC-3' (SEQ IDNO:257)
DNA 38649.p2: 5-CTA TGA AAT TAA CCC TCA CTA AAG GGA GCT GCG TCT GGG GGT CTC CTT-3' (SEQ ID NO:258)
G. Results @
A mandesate to intcase signal was scea over benign but reactive stromal cells in inflamed appeadix. These celis typically have large nuclei with promincat nucleoli. An intense signal was present over a smal] subset (<5%) of temmor cells in mesmmary ductal adenocarcinoma, and in peritumoral stromal cells. The histological appearance of the positive cells was not notably different than the adjacent negative cells. A very focal positive signal was found over tumor and/or stromal cells in renal cell carcinoma adjacent to necrotic tissue. No signal was seen in pulmonary adenocarcinoma. {2} PRO207 'DNA30879-1152) (Apo 21 homolog):
Low level expression was observed over a chondrosarcoma, and over one other soft-tissue sarcoma. Al other tissues were negative.
Human fetal tissues examined (E12-E16 weeks) included: placenta, umbilical cord, liver, kidney, adrenals, thyroid, lungs, heart, great vessels, oesophagus, stomach, small intestine, spleen, thymus, pancreas, brain, eye, spinal cord, body wall, pelvis and lower limb.
Adult human tissues examined included: kidnay (normal and end-stage), adrenals, myocardium, spleen, lymph node, pancreas, lung, skin, eye (including retina), bladder, and liver (normal, cirrhotic, and acute failure).
Non-human primate tissues examined included:
Chimp tissues: salivary gland, stomach, thyroid, parathyroid, tongue, thymus, ovary, and lymph node.
Rhesus monkey tissues: cerebral cortex, hippocampus, cerebellum, and penis. (3) PRO226 (DNA33460-1166 J(EGF homolog):
A specific signal was observed over cells in loose connective tissue immediately adjacent to developing extra ocular muscle in the fetal eye. Moderate expression was also seen over soft-tissue sarcoma. (4) PRO232 (DNA34435-1140) (stem cell antigen homolog):
Expression pattern in human and fetal tissues
Strong expression was seen in prostatic epithelium and bladder epithelium, with lower level of expression in bronchial epithelium. Low level expression was seen in a number of sites, including among others, bone, blood, chondrosarcoma, adult heart and fetal liver, All other tissues were negative.
Expression in urothelium of the ureter of renal pelvis, and urethra of rhesus penis
Expression was observed in the epithelium of the prostate, the superficial layers of the urethelium of the urinary bladder, the urethelium lining the renal pelvis, and the urethelium of the ureter (in one out of two experiments). The urethra of a rhesus monkey was negative; it was unclear whether this represents a true lack of expression by the urethra, or if it is the result of a failure of the probe to cross react with rhesus tissue. The findings in the prostate and the bladder were similar to those previously described using an isotopic detection technique.
Expression of the mRNA for this antigen was not prostate epithelial specific. The antigen may serve as a useful marker for urethelial derived tissues. Expression in the superficial, post-mitotic cells of the urinary tract epithelium also suggests that it is unlikely to represent a specific stem cell marker, as this would be expected to be expressed specifically in basal epithelium.
PSCA in prostate and bladder carcinoma
Six samples of prostate and bladder cancer of various grades, one sample each of normal renal pelvis, ureter, bladder, prostate (including seminal vesicle) and penile ureter, and pellets of LNCaP and PC3 prostate cancer cell lines were analyzed: each sample was hybridized with sense and anti-sense probes for PSCA, and with anti- sense probe only for beta-actin (mRNA integrity control).
Normal transitional epithelium of the renal pelvis, ureter, and bladder, and stratified columnar epithelium of penile urethra were all positive for PSCA; of these, the superficial (umbrella) cells of the bladder and renal pelvis were most intensely positive. Normal prostatic glandular epithelium was variably positive for PSCA; moderately to strong positive glands occurred in close proximity to negative glands within the same tissue section. All positive epithelia (biadder snd prostate) showed more intense expression in the transifional or prostatic epithelium. Seminal vesicle epithelium and all other tissues (neural, vascular, fibrous stroma, renal parenchyma) do not express PSCA.
Prostatic tumor cells are generally PSCA-negative; no detectable expression was noted in LNCaP and PC3 cells and in three of six tissue samples; moderately to weakly positive cells occurred only in three of six prostate tumor samples. PSCA-negative prostate tumor samples showed beta-actin expression consistent with adequate mRNA preservation.
Papillary transitional carcinoma cells (five of six cases) were moderately or strongly positive for PSCA.
One of six tumors (a case of invasive poorly differiated TCC) showed only focally positive cells.
PSCA and PSA expression in additional prostate and bladder carcinoma specimens
Thirteen samples of prostate cancer (all moderately to poorly differentiated adenocarcinoma), one sample of prostate without tumor, and bladder transitional cell carcinoma of various grades (eight well-differentiated, three moderately differentiated, two poorly differentiated) were hybridized with sense and anti-sense probes for PSCA "and with anti-sense probe only for beta-actin (mRNA integrity control). As an additonal control, the fourteen prostate cases were hybridized with an anti-sense probe to PSA, as were the six sections of prostate CA from the previous sudy.
One case of prostate cancer (#127) showed uniform high expression of PSCA. Two cases of prostate CA (#399, #403) showed only focal high levels of PSCA expression, and one case (#124) showed focal moderate expression, all with marked gland-to-gland variability. Most areas of these three cases, and all areas of the other nine cases showed uniformly weak or absent PSCA expression. The low PSCA signals were not due to mRNA degradation: all cases of prostate CA negative for PSCA were positive for PSA and/or beta-actin.
All eleven well- or moderately well-differentiated transitional carcinomas of the bladder were uniformly moderately or strongly positive for PSCA. Two tumors, both poorly differentiated TOC, were negative or only
These results confirm the previously described studies. In these two studies, nineteen prostate CA cases were examined: one of nineteen showed uniformly high expression; six of nineteen showed focal high expression in 2 minority of tumor cells; twelve of nincteen were negative or only weakly positive. In contrast, these two studies included nineteen bladder TOC cases, the majority of which were uniformly moderately or strongly PSCA-positive.
Al sixteen well er modecatsly well-difesentisted TOC cases wese positive; thuve poorly difScsentisted cases were megative ar caly weakly positive. (5) FRO243 (DINA3 5917-1207) Chondin bormolog):
Faint cxpucssion was observed at the cleavage line in the developing synovial joint forming between the femoral head and acetabulum (hip joint). If this pattern of expression were observed at sites of joint formation elsewhere, it might explain the facial and limb abnormalities observed in the Cornelia de Lange syndrome.
Additional sections of human fetal face, head, limbs and mouse embryos were also examined. Nc exnression was Seen in anv of the mouse tissues. Expression was only seen with the anti-sense prope.
Expression was observed adjacent to developing limt and facial bones in the periosteal mesenchvme T=: expression was highly specific and was often adjacent to areas undergoing vascularization. The distabunon i consistent with the observed skeletal abnormalities in the Cornelia de Lange syndrome. Expression was also observed in the developing temporal and occipital lobes of the fetal brain, but was not observed elsewhere. In addition, expression was seen in the ganglia of the developing inner ear. (6) PRO342 (DNA38649)(IL-1 receptor homolog): oe
This DNA was expressed in many tissues and in many cell types. In the fetus, expression was seen in the inner aspect of the retina, in dorsal root ganglia, in small intestinal epithelium, thymic medulla and spleen. In the adult, expression was seen in epithelium of renal tubules, hepatocytes in the liver and urinary bladder. Expression was also present in infiltrating inflammatory cells and in an osteosarcoma. In chim, expression was seen on gastric epithelium, salivary gland and thymus. None of the other tissues examined showed evidence of specific expression.
Fetal tissues examined (E12-E16 weeks) included: liver, kidney, adrenals, lungs, heart, great vesscls, oesophagus, stomach, spleen, gonad, spinal cord and body wall. Adult human tissues examined included: liver, kidney, stomach, bladder, prostate, lung, renal cell carcinoma, osteosarcoma, hepatitis and hepatic cirrhosis. Chimp tissues examined included: thyroid, nerve, tongue, thymus, adrenal gastric mucosa and salivary gland. Rhesus tissues examined included Rhesus brain.
In addition, eight squamous and eight adenocarcinomas of the lung were examined. Expression was observed in all tumors, although the level of expression was variable. Based on signal intensity, tumors were divided into high and low expressers. Three of the tumors (two adenocarcinomas: 96-20125 and 96-3686, and one squamous carcinoma: 95-6727) were categorized as high expressers. Moderate expression was also seen in normal benign bronchial epithelium and in lymphoid infiltrates, a finding consistent with previous observations that this receptor is widely expressed in most specimens.
EXAMPLE 28
Use of PRO197, PRO207, PRO226, PRO232, PRO243, PRO256, PRO269. PRO274, PR0304, PRO339,
PRO1558, PRO779. PRO1185, PRO1245. PRO1759, PRO5775, PRO7133, PRO7168, PRO5725, PRO202,
PRO206, PRO264, PRO313. PRO342. PRO542, PRQ773, PRO861, PRO1216, PRO1686, PRO1800,
PRO3562, PRO9850, PRO539, PRO4316 or PRO4980 as a hybridization probe
The following method describes use of a nucleotide sequence encoding a PRO197, PRO207, PRO226,
PRO232, PRO243, PRO256, PRO269, PRO274, PRO304, PRO339, PRO1558, PRO779, PRO1185, PRO1245,
PRO1759,PRO5775,PRO7133, PRO7168,PRO5725, PRO202, PRO206,PR0O264, PRO313, PRO342, PRO542,
PRO773, PROS61, PRO1216, PRO1686, PRO1800, PRO3562, PRO9850, PRO539, PRO4316 or PRO4980 polypeptide as a hybridization probe.
DNA comprising the coding sequence of a full-length or mature “PRO197", “PRO207", “PRO226", “PRO232", “PRO243", “PRO256", “PRO269", “PRO274", “PRO304", “PRO339", “PRO1558", “PROT79", “PRO1185", “PRO1245", “PRO1759", “PROSTTS", “PRO7133", “PRO7168", “PRO5725", “PRO202", “PRO206", “PRO264", “PRO313", “PRO342", “PRO542", “PRO773", “PRO861", “PRO1216", “PRO1686", “PROI1800", “PRO3562", “PRO9850", “PR0O539", “PRO4316" or “PRO4980" polypeptide as disclosed herein and/or fragments thereof may be employed as a probe to screen for homologous DNAs (such as these encoding naturally-occurming variants of PRO197, PRO207, PRO226, PRO232, PRO243, PRO256, PRO263; PRO274,
PRO304, PRO339, PRO1558, PRO779, PRO118S5, PRO1245, PRO1759, PROSTT5, PRO7133, PRO7168,
PROST72S, PRO202, PRO206, PRO264, PRO313, PRO342, PROS42, PRO773, PRO861, PRO1216, PRO1686,
PROI1800, PRO3562, PRO9850, PR0O539, PRO4316 or PRO4980) in human tissue cDNA libraries or human tissue genomic libraries.
Hybridization and washing of filters containing either library DNAs is performed under the following high stringency conditions. Hybridization of radiolabeled PRO197-, PRO207-, PRO226-, PRO232-, PRO243-, PRO256-
PRO269-, PRO274-, PRO304-, PRO339-, PRO1558-, PRO779-, PRO1185-, PRO1245-, PRO1759-, PRO5775-,
PRO7133-, PRO7168-, PRO5725-, PRO202-, PRO206-, PRO264-, PRO313-, PRO342-, PRO542-, PRO773-,
PRO861-, PRO1216-, PRO1686-, PRO1800-, PRO3562-, PRO9850-, PRO539-, PRO4316- or PRO4980-derived probe to the filters is performed in a sohtion of 50% formamide, Sx SSC, 0.1% SDS, 0.1% sodium pyrophosphate, 50 mM sodium phosphate, pH 6.8, 2x Denhardt's solution, and 10% dextran sulfate at 42°C for 20 hours. Washing of the filters is performed in an aqueous solution of 0.1x SSC and 0.1% SDS at 42°C.
DNAs having a desired sequence identity with the DNA encoding full-length native sequence PRO197,
PRO207, PRO226, PRO232, PRO243, PRO256, PRO269, PRO274, PRO304, PRO339, PRO1558, PRO779,
PRO1185, PRO1245, PRO1759, PROS775, PRO7133, PRO7168, PRO5725, PRO202, PRO206, PRO264,
PRO313, PRO342, PRO542, PROT73, PRO861, PRO1216, PRO1686, PRO1800, PRO3562, PRO9850, PRO539,
PRO4316 or PRO4980 can then be identified using standard techniques known in the art.
EXAMPLE 29
Expression of PRO197, PRO207, PRO226. PRO232, PRO243, PRO256, PRO269, PRO274, PRO304,
PRO339, PRO1558, PRO779, PRO118S, PRO1245, PRO1759, PROS775, PRO7133, PRO7168, PROST2S, .PRO3562, PRO9ESO, PRO539, PRO4316 or PRO4980 Polvpentides in £ coli,
This example illastrates preparation of an unglycosyisted form of PRO197, PRO207, PRO226, PRO232,
PRO243, PRO256, PRO269, PRO274, PRO304, PRO339, PRO1558, PRO779, PRO1185, PRO1245, PRO1759,
PROSTT7S, PROT133, PRO7168, PROST2S, PRO202, PRO206, PRO264, PRO313, PRO342, PROS42, PRO773,
PROSEL, PRO1216, PROSE, PROISE0, PRO3SE2, PROSESD, PROS, PROG 16 or FRO80 by recombinant expression in EK cok.
The DNA sequence encoding the FRO polypeptide of interest is initially amplified using selected PCR primers. The prissers should contain restriction cazyme sites which correspond 10 the restriction cazyme sites on the selected expression vector. A variety of exprossion vectors may bo employed. An example of a suitshie vector is pBR322 (derived from E. coli; see Bolivar et al., Gene, 2:95 (1977)) which contains genes for ampicillin and tetracycline resistance. The vector is digested with restriction enzyme and dephosphorylated. The PCR amplified sequences are then ligated into the vector. The vector will preferably include sequences which encode for an antibjotic resistance gene, a trp promoter, a poly-His leader (including the first six ST zodons. 20:v-his sequence $ andenterokinase cleavage site). the PRO197, PRO207, PRO226, PRO232, PRO243, PRC25€, PROI6S PRON
PRO304, PRO339, PRO1558, PRO779, PRO1185, PRO1245, PRO1759, PROS5775, PROT13%, PRO 166.
PRO35725, PRO202, PRO206, PRO264, PRO313, PRO342, PRO542, PRO773, PRO861, PRO1216, PRU1686,
PRO1800, PRO3562, PRO9850, PRO539, PRO4316 or PRO4980 coding region, lambda transcriptional terminator, and an arpU gene.
The ligation mixture is then used to transform a selected E. coli strain using the methods described in
Sambrook et al., supra. Transformants are identified by their ability to grow on LB plates and antibiotic resistant colonies are then selected. Plasmid DNA can be isolated and confirmed by restriction analysis and DNA sequencing.
Selected clones can be grown overnight in liquid culture medium such as LB broth supplemented with antibiotics. The overnight culture may subsequently be used to inoculate a larger scale culture. The cells are then grown to a desired optical density, during which the expression promoter is turned on.
After culturing the cells for several more hours, the cells can be harvested by centrifugation. The cell pellet obtained by the centrifugation can be solubilized using various agents known in the art, and the solubilized PRO197,
PRO207, PRO226, PRO232, PRO243, PRO256, PRO269, PRO274, PRO304, PRO339, PRO1558, PRO779,
PRO1185, PRO1245, PRO1759, PRO5775, PRO7133, PRO7168, PRO5725, PRO202, PRO206, PRO264,
PRO313,PR0O342, PRO542, PRO773,PRO861, PRO1216, PRO1686, PRO1800, PRO3562, PRO9850, PRO539,
PRO4316 or PRO4980 protein can then be purified using a metal chelating column under conditions that allow tight binding of the protein.
PRO197, PRO207,PRO1185, PRO5725, PRO202, and PRO3562 were successfully expressed in E. coli in a poly-His tagged form using the following procedure. The DNA encoding PRO197, PRO207, PRO1185,
PROS5725, PRO202, and PRO3562 was initially amplified using selected PCR primers. The primers contained restriction enzyme sites which correspond to the restriction enzyme sites on the selected expression vector, and other useful sequences providing for efficient and reliable translation initiation, rapid purification on a metal chelation column, and proteolytic removal with enterokinase. The PCR-amplified, poly-His tagged sequences were then ligated into an expression vector, which was used to transform an E. coli host based on strain 52 (W3110 fuhA(tonA) lon galE rpoHts(htpRts) clpP(laclq). Transformants were first grown in LB containing 50 mg/ml carbenicillin at 30°C with shaking until an O.D. of 3-5 at 600 nm was reached. Cultures were then diluted 50-100 fold into CRAP media (prepared by mixing 3.57 g (NH,),SO,, 0.71 g sodium citrates2H,0, 1.07 g KCl, 5.36 g Difco yeast extract, 5.36g Sheffield hycase SF in 500 ml water, as well as 110 mM MPOS, pH 7.3, 0.55% (w/v) glucose and 7 mM MgSO,) and grown for approximately 20-30 hours at 30°C with shaking. Samples were removed to verify expression by SDS-PAGE analysis, and the bulk culture was centrifu ged to pellet the cells. Cell pellets were frozen until purification and refolding.
E. coli paste from 0.5 to 1 L fermentations (6-10 g pellets) was resuspended in 10 volumes (w/v) in 7M guanidine, 20 mM Tris, pH 8 buffer. Solid sodinm sulfite and sodium tetrathionate were added to make final concentrations of 0.1IM and 0.02 M, respectively, and the solution was stirred overnight at 4°C. This step results in a denatured protein with all cysteine residues blocked by sulfitolization. The solution was centrifuged at 40,000 rpm in a Beckman Ultracentifuge for 30 min. The supematant was diluted with 3-5 volumes of metal chelate
S column buffer (6M guanidine, 20 mM Tris, pH 7.4) and filtered through 0.22 micron filters to clarify. The clarified extract was loaded onto a 5 ml Qiagen Ni **-NTA metal chelate column equilibrated in the metal chelate column buffer. The colomn was washed with additional buffer containing 50 mM imidazole (Calbiochem, Utrol grade), pH 7.4. The proteins were eluted with buffer containing 250 mM imidazole. Fractions containing the desired protein were pooled and stored at 4°C. Protein concentration was estimated by its absorbance at 280 nm using the calculated extinction coefficient based on its amino acid sequence.
The protein was refolded by diluting sample slowly into freshly prepared refolding buffer consisting of: 20 mM Tris, pH 8.6, 0.3 M NaCl, 2.5 M urea, 5 mM cysteine, 20 mM glycine and 1 mM EDTA. Refolding volumes were chosen so that the final protein concentration was between 50 to 100 micrograms/ml. The refolding solution was stirred gently at 4°C for 12-36 hours. The refolding reaction was quenched by the addition of TFA to afinal concentration of 0.4% (pH of approximately 3). Before further purification of the protein, the solution was filtered through a 0.22 micron filter and acetonitrile was added to 2-10% final concentration. The refolded protein was chromatographed on a Poros R1/H reversed phase column using a mobile buffer of 0.1% TFA with elution with a gradient of acetonitrile from 10 to 80%. Aliquots of fractions with A,,, absorbance were analyzed on SDS polyacrylamide gels and fractions containing homogeneous refolded protein were pooled. Generally, the properly refolded species of most proteins are eluted at the lowest concentrations of acetonitrile since those species are the most compact with their hydrophobic interiors shielded from interaction with the reversed phase resin.
Aggregated species arc usually eluted at higher acetonitrile concentrations. In addition to resolving misfolded forms of proteins from the desired form, the reversed phase step also removes endotoxin from the samples.
Fractions coataining the desired folded PRO197, PRO207, PRO1185, PRO5725, PRO202, and PRO3562 protein were pooled and the acetonitrile removed using a gentle stream of nitrogen directed at the solution.
Proteins were formulated into 20 mM Hepes, pH 6.8 with 0.14 M sodium chloride and 4% mannitol by dialysis or by gel filtration using G25 Superfine (Phannacia) resins equilibrated in the formuiation buffer and sterile filtered.
EXAMPLE 30
Expression of PRO197, PRO207, PRO226, PRO232, PRO243, PRO256, PRO269, PRO274, PRO304,
FRO339, PRO1558, PROT, PRO1185, PRO1245, PRO1759, PROS77S, PRO7133, PRO7168. PROS725,
This example illnstcates poepacation of 2 potentially glycosylated form of PRO1Y7, PRO207, PRO22G,
PROZ32, FROG, FROZSE FROG, FRO74, PROM, PRO39, PRO1SSE, PROT, PRO11ES, PRO124S,
PRO1759, PROS775, PRO7133, PROT1I68, PROS72S, PRO202, PRO20S, PRO264, PRO313, PRO342, PROS42,
PROT73, PROSG1, PRO1216, FRO1686, PRO1800, PRO3S62, PROS850, PROS39, PRO4316 or PRO4980 by recombinant expression in mesmalien cells.
The vector, pRKS (see EP 307,247, published March 15, 1989), is employed as the expression vector.
Optionally, the PRO197, PRO207, PRO226, PRO232, PRO243, PR0O256, PRO269, PRO274, PRO304, PRO239,
PRO1558, PRO779, PRO1185, PRO1245, PRO1759, PRO5775, PRO7133, PRO7168, PROS725. PROZOZ.
DPRQI2€ PRO264, PRC31Z, PRO34Z PROF, PRO™7Z PROKGL. PROIZIE PROG: PRIN) PE m2
S PRO9250, PROZ29. PRO4316 or PRO4980 DNA is ligated into pRKS with select=c rest=cticr snmmes == show insertion of the PRO197, PROZ07, PR0O226, PRO232, PR0O243,PR0O256, PRO269, PRO274, PRON PROIAG
PRO1558, PRO779, PRO1185, PRO1245, PRO1759, PRO5775, PRO7133, PRO7168, PROS725, PRO20Z,
PRO206, PRO264, PRO313, PRO342, PRO542, PRO773, PRO861,PRO1216, PRO1686, PRO1800, PRO3562,
PRO9850, PRO539, PRO4316 or PRO4980 DNA using ligation methods such as described in Sambrook et al., supra. The resulting vector is called pRK5-PRO197, pRKS-PRO207, pRK5-PR0O226, pRK5-PRO232, pRKS-
PRO243, pRK5-PRO256, pRK5-PRO269, pRKS-PRO274, pRK5-PRO304, pRK5-PR0O339, pRK5-PRO1558,
PRKS5-PRO779, pRK5-PRO1185, pRK5-PRO1245, pRK5-PRO1759, pRK5-PRO5775, pRKS-PRO7133, pRKS-
PRO7168, pRK5-PRO5725, pRK5-PRO202, pRKS-PR0O206, pRKS-PRO264, pRK5-PR0O313, pRK5-PRO342,
PRKS5-PRO542, pRKS-PRO773, pRK5-PRO861, pRKS5-PRO1216, pRKS5-PRO1686, pRKS-PRO1800, pRKS-
PRO3562, pRK5-PRO9850, pRK5-PR0O539, pRK5-PR0O4316 or pRKS-PRO4980.
In one embodiment, the selected host cells may be 293 cells. Human 293 cells (ATCC CCL 1573) are grown to confluence in tissue culture plates in medium such as DMEM supplemented with fetal calf serum and optionally, nutrient components and/or antibiotics. About 10 ug pRK5-PRO197, PRKS5-PRO207, pRKS5-PR0O226, pRKS5-PRO232, pRK5-PRO243, pRK5-PR0O256, pRK5-PRO269, pRK5-PRO274, pRK5-PRO304, pRK5-PRO339, pRKS-PRO1558, pRKS-PRO779, pRK5-PRO118S, pRK5-PRO1245, pRK5-PRO1759, pRKS5-PRO5775, pRKS-
PRO7133, pRK5-PRO7168, pRK5-PRO5725, pRK5-PRO202, pRKS5-PR0206, pRKS5-PRO264, pRK5-PRO313,
PRKS-PRO342, pRK5-PRO542, pRK5-PRO773, pRK5-PRO361, pRK5-PRO1216, pRK5-PRO1686, pRKS-
PRO1800, pRK5-PRO3562, pRK5-PRO9850, pRK5-PRO539, pRKS5-PR04316 or pPRKS5-PRO4980 DNA is mixed with about 1 .g DNA encoding the VA RNA gene [Thimmappaya et al., Cell, 31:543 (1982)] and dissolved in S00 ulof 1 mM Tris-HCI, 0.1 mM EDTA, 0.227 M CaCl,. To this mixture is added, dropwise, 500 1 of 50 mM
HEPES (pH 7.35), 280 mM NaCl, 1.5 mM NaPO,, and a precipitate is allowed to form for 10 minutes at 25°C. The precipitate is suspended and added to the 293 cells and allowed to settle for about four hours at 37°C. The culture medium is aspirated off and 2 ml of 20% glycerol in PBS is added for 30 secands. The 293 cells are then washed "with serum free medium, fresh medium is added and the cells are incubated for about 5 days.
Approximately 24 hours after the transfections, the culture medium is removed and replaced with culture medium (alone) or culture medium containing 200 uCi/ml 3*S-cysteine and 200 pCi/ml **S-methionine. Aftera 12 hour incubation, the conditioned medium is collected, concentrated on a spin filter, and loaded onto a 15% SDS , gel. The processed gel may be dried and exposed to film for a selected period of time to reveal the presence of the
PRO197, PRO207, PRO226, PRO232, PRO243, PRO256, PRO269, PRO274, PRO304, PRO339, PRO1558,
PRO779, PRO1185, PRO1245, PRO1759, PRO5775, PRO7133, PRO7168, PRO5725, PRO202, PRO206,
PRO264,PRO313,PR0O342, PROS42, PRO773, PRO861, PRO1216, PRO1686, PRO1800, PRO3562, PRO9850,
PRO539, PRO4316 or PRO4980 polypeptide. The cultures containing transfected cells may undergo further incubation (in serum free medium) and the medium is tested in selected bioassays.
In an alternative technique, PRO197, PRO207, PRO226, PRO232, PRO243, PRO256, PRO269, PRO274,
PRO304, PRO339, PRO1558, PRO779, PRO1185, PRO1245, PRO1759, PRO5775, PRO7133, PRO7168,
PRO5725, PRO202, PRO206, PRO264, PRO313, PRO342, PRO542, PRO773, PRO861, PRO1216, PRO1686,
PRO1800, PRO3562, PRO9850, PRO539, PRO4316 or PRO4980 DNA may be introduced into 293 cells transiently using the dextran sulfate method described by Somparyrac et al., Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci, 12:7575 (1981). 293 cells are grown to maximal density in a spinner flask and 700 ng pRK5-PRO197, pRK5-PRO207, pRK5-
PRO226, pRKS-PRO232, pRKS5-PRO243, pRKS-PRO256, pRKS5-PRO269, pRKS-PRO274, pRKS-PRO304,
PRKS-PRO339, pRKS-PRO1558, pRKS-PRO779, pRKS-PRO1185, pRKS-PRO1245, pRK5-PRO1759, pRKS-
PRO5775, pRK5-PRO7133, pRK5-PRO7168, pRK5-PR0O5725, pRK5-PRO202, pRKS-PRO206, pRKS-PRO264, pRKS5-PRO313, pRK5-PRO342, pRK5-PRO542, pRK5-PRO773, pRK5-PRO861, pRKS-PRO1216, pRKS-
PRO1686, pRKS-PRO1800, pRK5-PR0O3562, pRKS-PRO9850, pRKS-PROS39, pRKS-PR0O4316 or pRKS-
PRO4980 DNA is added. The cells are first concentrated from the spinner flask by centrifugation and washed with
PBS. The DNA-dextran precipitate is incubated on the cell pellet for four hours. The cells are treated with 20% glycerol for 90 seconds, washed with tissue culture medium, and re-introduced into the spinner flask containing tissue culture medium, 5 ig/ml bovine insulin and 0.1 ig/ml bovine transferrin. After about four days, the conditioned media is centrifuged and filtered to remove cells and debris. The sample containing expressed PRO197,
PRO207, PRO226, PRO232, PRO243, PRO256, PRO269, PRO274, PRO304, PRO339, PRO1558, PRO779,
PROL1185, PRO1245, PRO1759, PROS775, PRO7133, PRO7168, PRO5725, PRO202, PRO206, PRO264,
PRO313,PRO342, PRO542, PRO773,PRO861, PRO1216, PRO1686, PRO1800, PRO3562, PRO9850, PRO539,
PRO4316 or PRO4980 can then be concentrated and purified by any selected method, such as dialysis and/or column chromatography.
In another embodiment PRO197, PRO207, PRO226, PRO232, PRO243, PR0256, PR0O265, PRO274,
PRO304, PRO339, PRO1558, PRO779, PRO1185, PRO1245, PRO1759, PRO5775, PRO7133, PRO7168,
PRO5725, PRO202, PRO206, PRO264, PRO313, PRO342, PRO542, PROT73, PRO861, PRO1216, PRO1686,
PRO1800, PRO3562, PRO9850, PRO539, PRO4316 or PRO4980 can be expressed in CHO cells. The pRKS5-
PRO197, pREKS-PRO207, PRK5-PRO226, pRK5-PR0O232, pRKS5-PR0O243, pRK5-PRO256, pRKS-PRO269,
PRK5-PRO274, pRK5-PRO304, pRKS5-PRO339, pRKS-PRO1558, pRKS-PRO779, pRK5-PRO1185, pRKS-
PRO1245, pRKS-PRO1759, pRKS-PROST75, pRKS-PRO7133, pRKS-PRO7168, pRKS-PRO5725, pRKS-
PRO202, pRKS-PRO206, pRK5-PRO264, pRK5-PRO313, pRKS-PRO342, pRKS5-PROS42, pRKS5-PRO773, pRK5-PRO861, pRKS-PRO1216, pRKS-PRO1686, pRKS5-PRO1800, pRKS-PRO3562, pRKS-PRO9850, pRKS5-
PRO539, pRK5-PR0O4316 ar pRK5-PRO4980 vector can be transfected into CHO cells using known reagents such as CaPO, or DEAE-dextran. As described above, the cell cultures can be incubated, and the mediam replaced with culture medium (aloas) or medium containing a radiolabel such ag **S-methionine. After determining the presence of he PRO197, FRO207, PRO226, PRO232, FRO243, PRO256, PRO2GD, PRO274, PRO304, PRO3 9, PRO1558,
PRO7M, PRO11SS, PROIMS, PRO17S, PROSTTS, PROTII3, PROTIGR, PROST2S, PROX, PRO206,
PRO264, PRO313, PRO342, PROS42, PRO773, PROB61, PRO1216, PRO1686, PRO1800, PRO3562, PRO9RS0,
PROS539, PRO%316 or PRO4930 polypeptide, the culture medinm may be replaced with serum free medinm.
Preferably, the cultures are incubated for about 6 days, and then the conditioned medium is harvested. The mediam containing the expressed PRO197, PRO207, PRO226, PRO232, PRO243, PRO256, PRO269, PRO274, PRO304,
PRO339, PRO1558, PRO779, PRO118S, PRO1245, PRO1759, PRO5775, PRO7133, PRO7168, PROS725,
PRO202, PRO206, PRO264, PRO313, PRO342, PROS42, PRO773, PROR61, PRO121E, PRO168E. PRO1ROC.
PROZ5EZ. PROISSC. PROSAG. PRO43IE or PRO-OR0 cap faer be corcenmarss ane pumdiss = ame sajectec
S$ method.
Epitope-tagged PRO197, PRO207, PRO226, PRO232, PRO247%. PR(O236, PRO26Y. PROVE PRO
PRO339, PRO1558, PRO779, PRO1185, PRO1245, PRO1759, PROS77S, PRQ7133, PRO7168, PRO5725,
PRO202, PRO206, PRO264, PRO313, PRO342, PRO542, PRO773, PRO861, PRO1216, PRO1686, PRO1800,
PRO3562, PROY850, PRO539, PRO4316 or PRO4980 may also be expressed in host CHO cells. The PRQ197,
PRO207, PRO226, PRO232, PRO243, PRO256, PRO269, PRO274, PRO304, PRO339, PRO1558, PRO779,
PRO1185, PRO1245, PRO1759, PRO5775, PRO7133, PRO7168, PRO5725, PRO202, PRO206, PRO264,
PRO313,PR0O342, PRO542,PRO773, PRO861, PRO1216, PRO1686, PRO1800, PRO3562, PRO9850, PROS39,
PRO4316 or PRO4980 may be subcloned out of the pRKS vector. The subclone insert can undergo PCR to fuse in frame with a selected epitope tag such as a poly-His tag into a Baculovirus expression vector. The poly-His tagged PRO197, PRO207, PRO226, PRO232, PRO243, PRO256, PRO269, PRO274, PRO304, PRO339,
PRO1558, PRO779, PRO1185, PRO1245, PRO1759, PRO5775, PRO7133, PRO7168, PRO5725, PRO202,
PRO206, PRO264, PRO313, PRO342, PRO542, PRO773, PRO861, PRO1216, PRO1686, PRO1800, PRO3562,
PRO9850, PRO539, PRO4316 or PRO4980 insert can then be subcloned into a SV40 driven vector containing a selection marker such as DHFR for selection of stable clones. Finally, the CHO cells can be transfected (as described above) with the SV40 driven vector. Labeling may be performed, as described above, to verify expression. The culture medium containing the expressed poly-His tagged PRO197, PRO207, PRO226, PRO232,
PRO243, PRO256, PRO269, PRO274, PRO304, PRO339, PRO1558, PRO779, PRO1185, PRO1245, PRO1759,
PRO5775, PRO7133, PRO7168, PRO5725, PRO202, PRO206, PRO264, PRO313, PRO342, PRO542, PRO773,
PRO861, PRO1216, PRO1686, PRO1800, PR0O3562, PRO9850, PRO539, PRO4316 or PRO4980 can then be concentrated and purified by any selected method, such as by Ni**-chelate affinity chromatography. Expression in CHO and/or COS cells may also be accomplished by a transient expression procedure.
PRO197,PRO226,PR0256,PR0O202, PRO264, PRO542, PRO773 and PRO861 were expressed in CHO cells by a stable expression procedure, whereas PRO256, PRO264 and PRO861 were expressed in CHO cells by a transient procedure. Stable expression in CHO cells was performed using the following procedure. The proteins were expressed as an IgG construct (immunoadhesin), in which the coding sequences for the soluble forms (e.g., extracellular domains) of the respective proteins were fused to an IgG1 constant region sequence containing the hinge, CH2 and CH2 domains and/or in a poly-His tagged form.
Following PCR amplification, the respective DNAs were subcloned in a CHO expression vector using standard techniques as described in Ausubel et al., Current Protocols of Molecular Biology, Unit 3.16, John Wiley and Sons (1997). CHO expression vectors are constructed to have compatible restriction sites 5' and 3' of the DNA of interest to allow the convenient shuttling of cDNA’s. The vector used for expression in CHO cells is as described in Lucas et al, Nucl. Acids Res., 24:9 (1774-1779 (1996), and uses the SV40 early promoter/enhancer to drive expression of the cDNA of interest and dihydrofolate reductase (DHFR). DHFR expression permits selection for stable maintenance of the plasmid following transfection.
Twelve micrograms of the desired plasmid DNA were introduced into approximately 10 million CHO cells using commercially available transfection reagents Superfect® (Qiagen), Dosper® or Fugene® (Boehringer
Mannheim). The cells were grown as described in Lucas et al, supra. Approximately 3 x 107 cells are frozen in an ampule for further growth and production as described below. ‘The ampules containing the plasmid DNA were thawed by placement into a water bath and mixed by vortexing. The contents were pipetted into a centrifage tabe containing 10 mis of media and centrifuged at 1000 rpm for 5 minutes. The supernatant was aspirated and the cells were resuspended in 10 mi of selective media (0.2 pm filtered PS20 with 5% 0.2 um diafiltered fetal bovine serum). The cells were then aliquoted into a 100 ml spinner containing 90 ml of selective media. After 1-2 days, the cells were transferred into a 250 ml spinner filled with 150 ml selective growth medium and incubated at 37°C. After another 2-3 days, 250 ml, 500 mi and 2000 ml spinners were seeded with 3 x 10° cells/ml. The cell media was exchanged with fresh media by centrifugation and . resuspension in production medium. Although any suitable CHO media may be employed, a production medium described in US Patent No. 5,122,469, issued June 16, 1992 was actually used. 3L production spinner was seeded at1.2x 10° cells/ml. On day O, the cell number and pH were determined. On day 1, the spinner was sampled and sparging with filtered air was commenced. On day 2, the spinner was sampled, the temperature shifted to 33°C, and 30 ml of 500 g/L gicose and 0.6 ml of 10% antifoam (e. g., 35% polydimethylsiloxane emulsion, Dow Coming 365
Medical Grade Emulsion) added. Throughout the production, the pH was adjusted as necessary to keep at around 7.2. After 10 days, or until viability dropped below 70%, the cell culture was harvested by centrifugation and filtered through a 0.22 um filter. The filtrate was either stored at 4°C or immediately loaded onto columns for purification.
For the poly-His tagged constructs, the proteins were purified using a Ni *-NTA column (Qiagen). Before purification, imidazole was added to the conditioned media to a concentration of 5 mM. The conditioned media was pumped oato a 6 ml Ni #*-NTA column equilitwated in 20 mM Hepes, pH 7.4, buffer containing 0.3 M NaCl and 5 mM imidazole at a flow rate of 4-5 mi/min. at 4°C. After loading, the column was washed with additional equilibration buffer and the protein ehned with equilibration buffer containing 0.25 M imidazole. The highly purified protein was subsequently desalted into a storage buffer containing 10 mM Hepes, 0.14 M NaCl and 4% mannitol, pH 6.8, with a 25 ml G25 Superfine (Pharmacia) column and stored at -80°C.
Imrumoadhesin (Fc containing) constructs were purified from the conditioned media as follows. The conditioned medinm was pumped onto a S mi Protein A column (Pharmacia) which had been equilibrated in 20 mM
Na phosphate buffer, pH 6.8. After loading, the column was washed extensively with equilibration buffer before elution with 100 mM citric acid, pH 3.5. The eluted protein was inenediately nestralized by collecting 1 mi fractions into tebes containing 275 ul of 1 M Tris buffer, pH 5. The highly purified protein was subsequently . desalted into stocage buffer as described above for the poly-His tagged proteins. The hamagearity was assessed by SDS pelyacrylamide gels and by N-terminal amino acid sequencing by Edman degradation.
EXAMPLE 32
Expression of PRO197, PRO207, PRO226, PRO232. PRO243, PRO256, PRO269, PRO274. PRO304.
PRO339, PRO{SS58, PRO779, PRO118S. PRO121S, PRO1759, PROS775, PRO7133. PRO7168. PROS7S
PRO20Z, PRO206 PRCIA4. PROZIZ PRO3AT PROT DPRO™™E PROBE. PROVIZTZ DRTUTALS DB 3
PRO2562, PRO9RSN. PROS2C. PROJ1€ or PRO4I 30 in Yeast
The following method describes recombinant cxpression of PRO197, PRO207, PRD226, PRUE
PRO243, PRO256, PRO269, PRO274, PRO304, PRO339, PRO1558, PRO779, PRO1185, PRO1245, PRO1759,
PRO5775, PRO7133, PRO7168, PRO5725, PRO202, PRO206, PRO264, PRO313, PRO342, PRO542, PRO773,
PRO861, PRO1216, PRO1686, PRO1800, PRO3562, PRO9850, PRO539, PRO4316 or PRO4980 in yeast.
First, yeast expression vectors are constructed for intracellular production or secretion of PRO197,
PRO207, PRO226, PRO232, PRO243, PRO256, PRO269, PRO274, PRO304, PRO339, PRO1558, PRO779, © PROI1185, PRO1245, PRO1759, PRO5775, PRO7133, PRO7168, PRO5725, PR0O202, PRO206, PRO264,
PRO313,PR0O342,PRO542, PRO773,PRO861, PRO1216, PRO1686, PRO1800, PRO3562, PRO9850, PRO539,
PRO4316 or PRO4980 fromthe ADH2/GAPDH promoter. DNA encoding PRO197, PRO207, PRO226, PRO232,
PRO243,PR0O256, PRO269, PRO274, PRO304, PRO339, PRO1558, PRO779, PRO1185, PRO1245, PRO1759,
PRO5775, PRO7133, PRO7168, PRO5725, PRO202, PR0O206, PRO264, PRO313, PRO342, PRO542, PRO773,
PRO861, PRO1216, PRO1686, PRO1800, PRO3562, PRO9850, PRO539, PRO4316 or PRO4980 and the promoter ' is inserted into suitable restriction enzyme sites in the selected plasmid to direct intracellular expression of PRO197,
PRO207, PRO226, PRO232, PRO243, PRO256, PRO269, PRO274, PRO304, PR0O339, PRO1558, PRO779,
PRO1185, PRO1245, PRO1759, PRO577S, PRO7133, PRO7168, PRO5725, PRO202, PRO206, PRO264,
PRO313,PR0O342,PRO542, PRO773, PRO861, PRO1216, PRO1686, PRO1800, PRO3562, PRO9850, PROS539,
PRO4316 or PRO4980. For secretion, DNA encoding PRO197, PRO207, PRO226, PRO232, PR0243, PRO256,
PRO269,PR0O274,PR0O304, PRO339, PRO1558, PRO779, PRO1185,PRO1245,PRO1759, PRO5775,PRO7133,
PRO7168, PRO5725, PRO202, PRO206, PRO264, PRO313, PRO342, PRO542, PRO773, PRO861, PRO1216,
PRO1686, PRO1800, PRO3562, PRO9850, PRO539, PRO4316 ar PRO4980 can be cloned into the selected plasmid, together with DNA encoding the ADH2/GAPDH promoter, a native PRO197, PRO207, PRO226.
PRO232, PRO243, PRO256, PRO269, PRO274, PRO304, PRO339, PRO1558, PRO779, PRO1185, PRO1245,
PRO1759,PRO5775,PRO7133, PRO7168, PRO5725, PRO202, PRO206, PRO264, PRO313,PRO342, PRO542,
PRO773,PRO861,PRO1216,PRO1686, PRO1800,PRO3562, PRO9850, PRO539, PRO4316 or PRO4980 signal peptide or other mammalian signal peptide, or, for example, a yeast alpha-factor or invertase secretory signal/leader sequence, and linker sequences (if needed) for expression of PRO197, PR0O207, PR0226, PRO232, PRO243,
PRO256, PRO269,PRO274, PRO304, PRO339, PRO1558,PRO779, PRO1185,PRO1245, PRO1759, PRO5775,
PRO7133, PRO7168, PROS572S, PRO202, PRO206, PRO264, PRO313, PRO342, PRO542, PRO773, PROS861,
PRO1216, PRO1686, PRO1800, PRO3562, PRO9850, PRO539, PRO4316 or PRO4980.
Yeast cells, such as yeast strain AB110, can then be transformed with the expression plasmids described above and cultured in selected fermentation media. The transformed yeast supernatants can be analyzed by precipitation with 10% trichloroacetic acid and separation by SDS-PAGE, followed by staining of the gels with
Coomassie Blue stain.
Recombinant PRO197, PRO207, PRO226, PR0232, PRO243, PRO256, PRO269, PRO274, PRO304,
PRO339, PRO1558, PRO779, PRO1185, PRO1245, PRO1759, PRO5775, PRO7133, PRO7168, PRO5725,
PRO202, PRO206, PRO264, PRO313, PRO342, PRO542, PRO773, PRO861, PRO1216, PRO1686, PRO1800,
PRO3562, PRO9850, PRO539, PRO4316 or PRO4930 can subsequently be isolated and purified by removing the yeast cells from the fermentation medium by centrifagation and then concentrating the medium using selected cartridge filters. The concentrate containing PRO197, PRO207, PRO226, PRO232, PRO243, PRO256, PRO269,
PRO274, PRO304, PRO339, PRO1558, PRO779, PRO118S, PRO1245, PRO1759, PROST7S, PRO7133,
PRO7168, PROS725, PRO202, PRO206, PRO264, PRO313, PRO342, PRO542, PROT73, PRO861, PRO1216,
PRO1686, PRO1800, PRO3562, PRO9850, PRO539, PRO4316 or PRO4980 may further be purified using selected column chromatography resins.
EXAMPLE 33
Expression of PRO197. PRO207, PRO226, PRO232. PRO243, PRO256. PRO269, PRO274, PRO304,
PRO339, PRO1558, PRO779, PRO1185, PRO1245, PRO1759, PRO5775. PRO7133, PRO7168. PROS725,
PROQ202, PRO206. PRO264, PRO313, PRO342, PRO542, PRO773. PRO861, PRO1216, PRO1686, PRO1800,
PRO3562. PRO9850, PRO539, PRO4316 or PRO4980 in Baculovirus-infected Insect Cells
The following method describes recombinant expression in Baculovirus-infected insect cells.
The sequence coding for PRO197, PRO207, PRO226, PRO232, PRO243, PRO256, PRO269, PRO274,
PRO304, PRO339, PRO1558, PRO779, PRO1185, PRO1245, PRO1759, PRO5775, PRO7133, PRO7168,
PRO5725, PRO202, PRO206, PRO264, PRO313, PRO342, PRO542, PRO773, PRO861, PRO1216, PRO1686,
PRO1800, PRO3562, PRO9850, PRO539, PRO4316 or PRO4980 is fused upstream of an epitope tag contained within a baculovirus expression vector. Such epitope tags include poly-His tags and immunoglobulin tags (like Fc regions of IgG). A variety of plasmids may be employed, including plasmids derived from commercially available i plasmids such as pVL.1393 (Novagen). Bricfly, the sequence encoding PRO197, PRO207, PRO226, PRO232,
PRO243, PRO256, PRO269, PRO274, PRO304, PRO339, PRO1558, PRO779, PRO1185, PRO1245, PRO1759,
PROST775,PRO7133, PRO7168, PROS725, PRO202, PRO206, PRO264, PRO313, PRO342, PRO542, PRO773,
PRO861, PRO1216, PRO1686, PRO1800, PRO3562, PRO9850, PRO539, PRO4316 or PRO4980 or the desired portion of the coding sequence of PRO197, PRO207, PRO226, PRO232, PRO243, PRO256, PRO269, PRO274,
PRQ304, PRO339, PRO1558, PRO779, PRO1185, PRO124S, PRO1759, PROST7S5, PRO7133, PRO7168,
PRO5725, PRO202, PRO206, PRO264, PRO313, PRO342, PRO542, PRO773, PROS61, PRO1216, PROI6S6,
PROI1800, PRO3562, PRO9850,PRO539, PRO4316 or PRO4980 [such as the sequence encoding the extracellular domain of a transmembrane protein or the sequeace encoding the matore protein if the protein is extracellular] is amplified by PCR with primers complementary to the 5’ and 3° regions. The 5° primer may incorporate flanking (selected) restriction caryme sites. The product is then digested with those selected restriction enzymes and subcloned ilo the cxpscesion vec
Recombinant baculovires is geacsated by co-transfiecting the sbove plasmid and BaculoGold™ vires DNA (Pharmingen) into Spodopeera frugiperda ("S19") cells (ATCC CRL 1711) using Epofiectin (commercially available from GIBCO-BRL). After 4 - 5 days of incubation at 28°C, the released viruses are harvested and used for further amplifications. Viral infection and protein expression are performed as described by O'Reilley ez al., Baculovirus expression vectors: A Laboratory Manual, Oxford: Oxford University Press (19943.
Expressed poly-His tagged PRO197, PRO207, PRO226, PRO232, PRO245, PROZ56. PRO269. PROC 74
PRC35< PETZ23C DROLZZZ PROTTE, PROIIRE, PROIZAE DPRCI7TSC DETSTTS DROIT DRO, £ PROZ723, PRC20Z. PRO206, PRO264, PRO312, PROS4Z, PROS4Z, PROT. PRORG. PRI TE PROC SSS
PROI800, PRO2562, PRO9850, PRO539, PRO4316 or PRO4980 can then be purified, for example, hv Nis chelate affinity chromatography as follows. Extracts are prepared from recombinant virus-infected S19 cells as described by Rupert ez al., Nature, 362:175-179 (1993). Briefly, Sf9 cells are washed, resuspended in sonication buffer (25 ml Hepes, pH 7.9; 12.5 mM MgCl,; 0.1 mM EDTA; 10% glycerol; 0.1% NP-40; 0.4 M KCI), and sonicated twice for 20 seconds on ice. The sonicates are cleared by centrifugation, and the supernatant is diluted 50-fold in loading buffer (50 mM phosphate, 300 mM NaCl, 10% glycerol, pH 7.8) and filtered through 2 0.45 um filter. A Ni**-NTA agarose column (commercially available from Qiagen) is prepared with a bed volume of 5 mil, washed with 25 ml of water and equilibrated with 25 ml of loading buffer. The filtered cell extract is loaded onto the column at 0.5 ml per minute. The column is washed to baseline A, with loading buffer, at which point fraction collection is started. Next, the column is washed with a secondary wash buffer (S0 mM phosphate; 300 mM NaCl, 10% glycerol, pH 6.0), which elutes nonspecifically bound protein. After reaching Aq, baseline again, the column is developed with a 0 to 500 mM imidazole gradient in the secondary wash buffer. One ml fractions are collected and analyzed by SDS-PAGE and silver staining or Western blot with Ni**-NTA-conjugated to alkaline phosphatase (Qiagen). Fractions containing the eluted His-tagged PRO197, PRO207, PRO226, PRO232, PRO243, PRO256, PRO269,PR0O274,PRO304, PRO339, PRO1558, PRO779, PRO1185, PRO1245,PRO1759, PRO5775, PRO7133,
PRO7168, PRO5725, PRO202, PRO206, PRO264, PRO313, PRO342, PROS542, PRO773, PRO861, PRO1216,
PRO1686,PRO1800, PRO3562, PRO9850, PRO539, PR0O4316 or PRO4980, respectively, are pooled and dialyzed against loading buffer.
Alternatively, purification of the IgG tagged (or Fc tagged) PRO197, PRO207, PRO226, PRO232,
PRO243, PRO256, PRO269, PRO274, PRO304, PRO339, PRO1558, PRO779, PRO1185, PRO1245, PRO1759,
PRG5775, PRO7133, PRO7168, PRO5725, PRO202, PRO206, PRO264, PRO313, PRO342, PRO542, PRO773,
PROB61, PRO1216, PRO1686, PRO1800, PRO3562, PRO9850, PRO539, PRO4316 or PRO4980 can be performed using known chromatography techniques, including for instance, Protein A or protein G column chromatography. ‘While expression is actually performed in a 0.5-2 L scale, it can be readily scaled up for larger (e.g., 8 L) preparations. The proteins are expressed as an IgG construct (immunoadhesin), in which the protein extracellular region is fused to an IgG1 constant region sequence containing the hinge, CH2 and CH3 domains and/or in poly-
His tagged forms.
Following PCR amplification, the respective coding sequences are subcloned into a baculovirus expression vector (pb.PH.IgG for IgG fusions and pb.PH.His.c for poly-His tagged proteins), and the vector and Baculogold® baculovirus DNA (Pharmingen) are co-transfected into 105 Spodoptera fiugiperda ("Sf9") cells (ATCC CRL 1711), using Lipofectin (Gibco BRL). pb.PH.IgG and pb.PH.His are modifications of the commercially available baculovirus expression vector pVL1393 (Pharmingen), with modified polylinker regions to include the His or Fc tag sequences. The cells are grown in Hink's TNM-FH medium supplemented with 10% FBS (Hyclone). Cells are incubated for S days at 28°C. The supernatant is harvested and subsequently used for the first viral amplification by infecting Sf9 cells in Hink's TNM-FH medium supplemented with 10% FBS at an approximate multiplicity of infection (MOI) of 10. Cells are incubated for 3 days at 28°C. The supernatant is harvested and the expression ofthe constructs in the baculovirus expression vector is determined by batch binding of 1 ml of supernatant to 25 ml of Ni #*-NTA beads (QLAGEN) for histidine tagged proteins or Protein-A Sepharose CL-4B beads (Pharmacia) for IgG tagged proweins followed by SDS-PAGE analysis comparing to a known concentration of protein standard by Coomassie blue staining.
The first vical amplification supernatant is used to infect a spinner culture (S00 ml) of Sf9 cells grown in ESF-921 medium (Expression Systems LLC) at an approximate MOI of 0.1. Cells are incubated for 3 days at 28°C.
The supernatant is harvested and filtered. Batch binding and SDS-PAGE analysis are repeated, as necessary, until expression of the spinner culture is confirmed.
The conditioned mediinn from the transfected cells (0.5 to 3 L) is harvested by centrifugation to remove the cells and filtered through 0.22 micron filters. For the poly-His tagged constructs, the protein construct is ° purified using a Ni >*-NTA column (Qiagen). Before purification, imidazole is added to the conditioned media to a concentration of 5 mM. The conditioned media is pumped onto a 6 ml Ni 2*-NTA column equilibrated in 20 mM
Hepes, pH 7.4, buffer containing 0.3 M NaCl and 5 mM imidazole at a flow rate of 4-5 ml/min. at 4°C. After loading, the column is washed with additional equilibration buffer and the protein eluted with equilibration buffer containing 0.25 M imidazole. The highly purified protein is subsequently desalted into a storage buffer containing 10mM Hepes, 0.14 M NaCl and 4% mannitol, pH 6.8, with a 25 ml G25 Superfine (Pharmacia) column and stored at -80°C.
Imnmumoadhesin (Fc containing) constructs of proteins are purified from the conditioned media as follows.
The conditioned media is pumped onto a 5 mi Protein A column (Pharmacia) which has been equilibrated in 20 mM
Na phosphate buffer, pH 6.8. After loading, the column is washed extensively with equilibration buffer before elution with 100 mM citric acid, pH 3.5. The eluted protein is immediately neutralized by collecting 1 mi fractions into tnbes containing 275 mi of 1 M Tris buffer, pH 9. The highly purified protein is sobsequently desalted into storage buffer as described above for the poly-His tagged proteins. The homogeneity of the proteins is verified by
SDS polyacrylamide gel (PEG) electrophoresis and N-terminal amino acid seqeencing by Edman degradation.
PRO256, PRO269, PRO1245, PRO264 and PRO542 were expressed in Baculovirus -infected SO insect cells by the above procedure.
Alternatively, a modified baculovirus procedure may be used incorporating high 5 cells. In this procedure, the DNA. encoding the desired sequence is amplified with suitable systems, such as Pfu (Stratagene), or fused upstream (5'-of) of an epitope tag contained with a baculovims expression vector. Such epitope tags include poly-
His tags and immsmogiobulin tags (like Fc regions of IgG). A variety of plasmids may be employed, incinding plasmids desived from commencially available plasmids such ss piE]-1 (Novagen). The pi 1-1 and piE1-2 vectors are desigaed for constitutive expression of recorshinast proteins from the bacwioviras ic] promoter in stably- transformed imsect cells. The plasmids differ only in the orientation of the multiple cloning sites and contain all promoter soquences knows 10 be important for iel-medisted gene expression in sninfected insect cells as well as the hr5 enhancer element. pIE1-1 and pIEI-2 include the translation initiation site and can be used to produce fusion proteins. Briefly, the desired sequence or the desired portion of the sequence (such as the sequence encoding the extracellular domain of a transmembrane protein) is amplified by PCR with primers zompiementars ro the = ang I regions. 1ae I primer may incorporate flanking selected. restricnon enzyme sues Tae proguc i asn
S digested withthose selected restriction enzymes and subcloned into te expression vecter. For axampie, Jenvatve- of pIE1-1 car include the Fe region of human IgG (pb. PH.IgG) or an § histidine (pb.PH.His) tag downstream: . 3-07 the desired sequence. Preferably, the vector construct is sequenced for confirmation.
High 5 cells are grown to a confluency of 50% under the conditions of 27°C, no CO,, NO pen/strep. For each 150 mm plate, 30 ug of pIE based vector containing the sequence is mixed with 1 ml Ex-Cell medium (Media:
Ex-Cell401 + 1/100 L-Glu JRH Biosciences #14401-78P (note: this media is light sensitive), and in a separate tube, 100 1 of CellFectin (CellFECTIN (GibcoBRL #10362-010) (vortexed to mix)) is mixed with 1 mi of Ex-Cell medium. The two solutions are combined and allowed to incubate at room temperature for 15 minutes. 8m] of Ex-
Cell media is added to the 2 ml of DNA/CellFECTIN mix and this is layered on high 5 cells that have been washed once with Ex-Cell media. The plate is then incubated in darkness for 1 hour at room temperature. The
DNA/CelIFECTIN mix is then aspirated, and the cells are washed once with Ex-Cell to remove excess
CellFECTIN, 30 mi of fresh Ex-Cell media is added and the cells are incubated for 3 days at 28°C. The supernatant is harvested and the expression of the sequence in the baculovirus expression vector is determined by batch binding of 1 ml of supernatant to 25 ml of Ni **-NTA beads (QIAGEN) for histidine tagged proteins or Protein-A Sepharose
CL-4B beads (Pharmacia) for IgG tagged proteins followed by SDS-PAGE analysis comparing to a known concentration of protein standard by Coomassie blue staining.
The conditioned media from the transfected cells (0.5 to 3 L) is harvested by centrifugation to remove the cells and filtered through 0.22 micron filters. For the poly-His tagged constructs, the protein comprising the sequence is purified using a Ni *-NTA column (Qiagen). Before purification, imidazole is added to the conditioned media to a concentration of 5 mM. The conditioned media is pumped onto a 6 ml Ni *-NTA column equilibrated in 20 mM Hepes, pH 7.4, buffer containing 0.3 M NaCl and 5 mM imidazole at a flow rate of 4-5 ml/min. at 48°C.
After loading, the column is washed with additional equilibration buffer and the protein eluted with equilibration buffer containing 0.25 M imidazole. The highly purified protein is then subsequently desalted into a storage buffer containing 10 mM Hepes, 0.14 M NaCl and 4% mannitol, pH 6.8, with a 25 ml G25 Superfine (Pharmacia) column and stored at -80°C.
Immunoadhesin (Fc containing) constructs of proteins are purified from the conditioned media as follows.
The conditioned media is pumped onto a S ml Protein A column (Pharmacia) which has been equilibrated in 20 mM
Na phosphate buffer, pH 6.8. After loading, the column is washed extensively with equilibration buffer before elution with 100 mM citric acid, pH 3.5. The eluted protein is immediately neutralized by collecting 1 ml fractions into tubes containing 275 ml of 1 M Tris buffer, pH 9. The highly purified protein is subsequently desalted into storage buffer as described above for the poly-His tagged proteins. The homogeneity of the sequence is assessed by SDS polyacrylamide gels and by N-terminal amino acid sequencing by Edman degradation and other analytical procedures as desired or necessary. ’
PRO226, PRO232, PRO243, PRO269, PRO779, PRO202, PRO542 and PRO861 were successfully expressed by the above modified baculovirus procedure incorporating high 5 cells.
EXAMPLE 34
Preparation of Antibodies that Bind PRQ197, PRO207, PRO226, PRO232, PRO243, PRO256, PRO269,
This example illustrates preparation of monoclonal antibodies which can specifically bind PRO197,
PRO207, PRO226, PRO232, PRO243, PRO256, PRO269, PRO274, PRO304, PRO339, PRO1558, PRO779,
PRO1185, PRO1245, PRO1759, PRO5775, PRO7133, PRO7168, PRO5725, PRO202, PRO206, PRO264,
PRO313,PRO342,PROS42, PRO773, PRO861, PRO1216, PRO1686, PRO1800, PRO3562, PRO9850, PROS39,
PRO4316 or PRO4980.
Techniques for producing the monoclonal antibodies are known in the art and are described, for instance, in Goding, supra. Immunogens that may be employed include purified PRO197, PRO207, PRO226, PRO232,
PRO243, PRO256, PRO269, PRO274, PRO304, PRO339, PRO1558, PRO779, PRO1185, PRO1245, PRO1759,
PROS5775,PRO7133, PRO7168, PRO5725, PRO202, PRO206, PRO264, PRO313, PRO342, PRO542, PRO773,
PRO861, PRO1216, PRO1686, PRO1800, PRO3562, PRO9850, PRO539, PRO4316 or PRO4980 fusion proteins containing PRO197, PRO207, PRO226, PRO232, PRO243, PRO256, PRO269, PRO274, PRO304, PRO339,
PRO1558, PRO779, PRO1185, PRO1245, PRO1759, PROS775, PRO7133, PRO7168, PROS72S, PRO202,
PRO206, PRO264, PRO313, PRO342, PRO542, PRO773, PRO861, PRO1216, PRO1686, PRO1800, PRO3562,
PRO9850, PRO539, PRO4316 or PRO4980 and cells expressing recombinant PRO197, PRO207, PRO226,
PRO232, PRO243, PRO256, PRO269, PRO274, PRO304, PRO339, PRO1558, PRO779, PRO1185, PRO1245,
PRO1759,PROST75,PRO7133, PRO7168, PROS725, PRO202, PRO206, PRO264, PRO313, PRO342, PRO542,
PRQ773, PRO861, PRO1216, PRO1686, PRO1800, PRO3562, PRO9850, PRO539, PRO4316 or PRO4980 on the cell surface. Selection of the immunogen can be made by the skilled artisan without undae experimentation.
Mice, such as Balbéc, are ieemized with the PRO197, PRO207, PRO226, PRO232, PRO243, PRO256,
PRO269, PRO274, PRO304, PRO339, PRO1558, PRO779, PRO1185, PRO1245, PRO1759, PRO5775, PRO7133,
PRO7168, PROS5725, PRO202, PRO206, PRO264, PRO313, PRO342, PRO542, PRO773, PRO861, PRO1216,
PRO1686, PRO1800, PRO3562, PRO9850, PRO539, PRO4316 ar PRO4980 immunogen emulsified in complete
Freund's adjuvant and injected subcutaneously or intraperitoneally in an amount from 1-100 micrograms.
Alternatively, the immunogen is emmisified in MPL-TDM adjuvant (Ribi Immunochemical Research, Hamilton,
MT) and injected into the animal's hind foot pads. The immunized mice are then boosted 10 to 12 days later with additional ismmunogen enmisified in the selected adjuvant. Thereafter, for several weeks, the mice may also be boosted with additions] inssssization injections. Serum sasnples muy be periodically obtained from the mice by retro-arbital biceding for testing in FLISA sssnys to detect anti FRO 197, anti-PRO07, anti PROZ26, anti PRO232, mii PROMI, si PROSE, anti PRO2GS, anti PROZ74, anti- PRO304, anti PRO39, ani PRO1 SSS, anti PROTT9, ati-PRO118S, anti-PRO1245, anti-PRO1759, anti-PROS775, ati PRO7133, anti PRO7168, aati-PROS72S, anti.
PRO202, auti-PRO206, anti-PRO264, anti-PRO313, anti PRO342, auti-PROS542, anti PROT73, aoti- PROB6], anti-
PROI1216, anti-PRO1686, anti-PRO1800, anti-PRO3562, anti-PR09850, anti-PRO539, anti-PRO4316 or anti-
PRO4980 antibodies.
After a suitable antibody titer has been detected, the animals "positive" for antibodies zan te imeactsc with & Ara: ingruvenous riechon of PROG PROZI™ PROSE PROIZZ PROINAI PRIZST 2B 7.4. SRC. 3 PRO334, PRO336, PROIZS%, PRO77S. PROIISS, PROI24S, PROI™SS PROF TROTITT DPR-=" 3%
PROS5725, PRO202, PRO206, PRO264, PRO313, PRO342, PRO542, PRO772, PRORGL, PROLI1E, PRUTEKS,
PRO1800, PRO3562, PRO9850, PRO539, PRO4316 or PRO4980. Three to four days later, the mice are sacrificed and the spleen cells are harvested. The spleen cells are then fused (using 35% polyethylene glycol) to a selected murine myeloma cell line such as P3X63AgU.1, available from ATCC, No. CRL 1597. The fusions generate hybridoma cells which can then be plated in 96 well tissue culture plates containing HAT (hypoxanthine, aminopterin, and thymidine) medium to inhibit proliferation of non-fused cells, myeloma hybrids, and spleen cell hybrids.
The hybridoma cells will be screened in an ELISA for reactivity against PRO197, PRO207, PRO226,
PRO232, PRO243, PRO256, PRO269, PRO274, PRO304, PRO339, PRO1558, PRO779, PRO1185, PRO1245,
PRO1759,PRO5775,PRO7133, PRO7168, PRO5725, PRO202, PRO206, PRO264, PRO313, PRO342, PRO542,
PRO773, PROS61, PRO1216, PRO1686, PRO1800, PRO3562, PRO9850, PRO539, PRO4316 or PRO4980.
Determination of "positive" hybridoma cells secreting the desired monoclonal antibodies against PRO197,PRO207,
PRO226, PRO232, PRO243, PRO256, PRO269, PRO274, PRO304, PRO339, PRO1558, PRO779, PRO1185,
PRO1245, PRO1759,PRO5775,PRO7133, PRO7168,PR0O5725, PRO202, PRO206, PRO264,PRO313,PR0O342,
PROS542, PRO773, PRO861, PRO1216, PRO1686, PRO1800, PRO3562, PR0O9850, PRO539, PRO4316 or
PRO4980 is within the skill in the art.
The positive hybridoma cells can be injected intraperitoneally into syngeneic Balb/c mice to produce ascites containing the anti-PRO197, anti-PR0O207, anti-PRO226, anti-PR0O232, anti-PR0243, anti-PRO256, anti-
PRO269, anti-PRO274, anti-PRO304, anti-PR0O339, anti-PRO1558, anti-PRO779, anti-PRO1185, anti-PRO1245, anti-PRO1759, anti-PROS5775, anti-PRO7133, anti-PRO7168, anti-PRO5725, anti-PRO202, anti-PRO206, anti-
PRO264, anti-PRO313, anti-PRO342, anti-PRO542, anti-PRO773, anti-PRO861, anti-PRO1216, anti- PRO 1686, anti-PRO1800, anti-PRO3562, anti-PRO9850, anti-PRO539, anti-PRO4316 or anti-PRO4980 monoclonal antibodies. Alternatively, the hybridoma cells can be grown in tissue culture flasks or roller bottles. Purification of the monoclonal antibodies produced in the ascites can be accomplished using ammonium sulfate precipitation, followed by gelexclusion chromatography. Alternatively, affinity chromatography based upon binding of antibody to protein A or protein G can be employed.
Deposit of Material:
The following materials have been deposited with the American Type Culture Collection, 10801 University
Blvd., Manassas, VA 20110-2209, USA (ATCC):
Material ATCC Deposit No.: Deposit Date
DNA22780-1078 209284 September 18, 1997
DNA30879-1152 209358 October 10, 1997
DNA33460-1166 209376 October 16, 1997
DNA34435-1140 209250 September 16, 1997
DNA35917-1207 209508 : December 3, 1997
DNA35880-1160 209379 October 16, 1997
DNA38260-1180 209397 October 17, 1997
DNA39987-1184 209786 April 21, 1998
DNA39520-1217 209482 November 21, 1997
DNA43466-1225 209490 November 21, 1997
DNA71282-1668 203312 October 6, 1998
DNAS8801-1052 55820 September 5, 1996
DNAG62881-1515 203096 August 4, 1998
DNA64884-1527 203155 August 25, 1998
DNA76531-1701 203465 November 17, 1998
DNA96869-2673 PTA-255 June 22, 1999 5 DNA128451-2739 PTA-618 August 31, 1999 = DNA102846-2742 PTA-545 August 17, 1999
DNA92265-2669 PTA-256 June 22, 1999
DNA35672-2508 203538 December 15, 1998
DNAA47465-1561 203661 February 2, 1999
DNA94713-2561 203835 March 9, 1999
DNA97003-2649 PTA-43 May 11, 1999
These deposits were made under the provisions of the Budapest Treaty on the International Recognition of the Deposit of Microorganisms for the Purpose of Patent Procedure and the Regulations thereunder (Budapest
Treaty). This assures the maintenance of a viable culture of the deposit for 30 years from the date of deposit. The deposit will be made available by the ATCC under the terms of the Budapest Treaty, and subject to an agreement between Genentech, Inc., and the ATCC, which assures permanent and wrestricied availability of the progeny of the culture of the deposit to the public upon issuance of the pertinent U.S. patent or upon laying open to the public of any U.S. or foreign patent application, whichever comes first, and assures availability of the progeny to one determined by the U.S. Commissioner of Patents and Trademarks to be entitied thereto according to 35 U.S.C. § 122 amd the Commissioner's rales pursusat theoeto (nchaling 37 CFR. § 1.14 with particular refexence 10 836 OG 638).
The assignee of fhe present application hes agreed that if a cultare of the materials on deposit should die or be lost or destroyed when cultivated under suitshie conditions, the materials will be promptly replaced on notification with another of the same. Availability of the deposited material is not $0 be construed as a license to practice the invention in contravention of the rights granted under the authority of any government in accordance with its patent laws.
The foregoing written specification is considered to be sufficient to enable one skilled in the art to pracuce zz Imvendorn. The present invention is not tc be Hmited ir ssope By the construct deposited. since me lanooce
S empodimert is intended as z single illustration. =F sertic aspects of the invention and anv comstuct me an functionally equivalent are within the scope of this invention. The deposit of material herein does not constitute an admission that the written description herein contained is inadequate to enable the practice of any aspect of the . invention, including the best mode thereof, nor is it to be construed as limiting the scope of the claims to the specific illustrations that it represents. Indeed, various modifications of the invention in addition to those shown and described herein will become apparent to those skilled in the art from the foregoing description and fall within the scope of the appended claims.

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  1. WHATIS CLAIMED IS:
    1. An isolated antibody that binds to a PRO197, PR0207, PRO226, PR0232, PRO243, PRO256, PRO269, PRO274, PRO304, PRO339, PRO1558, PRO779, PRO1185, PRO1245, PRO1759, PRO5775, PRO7133, PRO7168, PRO5725, PRO202, PRO206, PRO264, PRO313, PRO342, PRO542, PRO773, PRO861, PRO1216, PRO1686, PRO1800, PRO3562, PRO9850, PRO539, PRO4316 or PRO4980 polypeptide. 2 The antibody of Claim 1 which specifically binds to said polypeptide.
    3. The antibody of Claim 1 which induces the death of a cell that expresses said polypeptide. 4, The antibody of Claim 3, wherein said cell is a cancer cell that overexpresses said polypeptide as compared to a normal cell of the same tissue type.
    S. The antibody of Claim 1 which is a monoclonal antibody.
    6. The antibody of Claim 5 which comprises a non-human complementarity determining region (CDR) or a human framework region (FR).
    7. The antibody of Claim 1 which is labeled.
    8. The antibody of Claim 1 which is an antibody fragment or a single-chain antibody.
    9. A composition of matter which comprises an antibody of Claim 1 in admixture with a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier.
    10. The composition of matter of Claim 9 which comprises a therapeutically effective amount of said antibody:
    11. The composition of matter of Claim 9 which further comprises a cytotoxic or a chemotherapeutic agent
    12. An isolated nucleic acid molecule that encodes the antibody of Claim 1.
    13. A vector comprising the sucleic acid molecule of Claim 12.
    14. A host cell comprising the vector of Claim 13. -
    15. A method for producing an antibody that binds to a PRO197, PRO207, PRO226, PRO232,
    PR0O243, PRO256, PRO269, PRO274, PRO304, PRO339, PRO1558, PRO779, PRO1185, PRO1245, PRO1759, PRO5775, PRO7133,PRO7168, PRO5725, PRO202, PRO206, PRO264, PRO313, PRO342, PROS42, PROT72. PRO861, PRO1216, PRO1686, PRO1800, PRO3562, PROS850, PRO539, PRO4315 or PRO493C polvpeptide. sail method comprising culturing the host cell of Claim 1+ under conditions suffciznr tz alioy =xoressior oo sac S antibody and recovering said antibody from the cell culture.
    16. Anantagonist ofa PRO197, PRO207, PRO226, PRO232, PRO243, PRO256, PRO269, PRO274, PRO304, PRO339, PRO1558, PRO779, PRO1185, PRO1245, PRO1759, PROS5775, PRO7133, PRO7168, PRO5725, PRO202, PRO206, PRO264, PRO313, PRO342, PRO542, PRO773, PRO861, PRO1216, PRO1686, PRO1800, PRO3562, PRO9850, PRO539, PRO4316 or PRO4980 polypeptide.
    17. The antagonist of Claim 16, wherein said antagonist inhibits tumor cell growth.
    18. Anisolated nucleic acid molecule that hybridizes to a nucleic acid sequence that encodes aPRO197, PRO207, PRO226, PRO232, PRO243, PRO256, PRO269, PRO274, PRO304, PRO339, PRO1558, PRO779, PRO1185, PRO1245, PRO1759, PRO5775, PRO7133, PRO7168, PRO5725, PRO202, PRO206, PRO264, PRO313,PR0O342,PRO542, PRO773,PRO861,PRO1216, PRO1686, PRO1800, PRO3562, PRO9850,PRO539, PRO4316 or PRO4980 polypeptide, or the complement thereof.
    19. The isolated nucleic acid molecule of Claim 18, wherein said hybridization is under stringent hybridization and wash conditions.
    20. A method for determining the presence of a PRO197, PRO207, PRO226, PRO232, PRO243, PRO256,PR0O269, PRO274, PRO304, PRO339,PRO1558, PRO779, PRO1185, PRO1245,PRO1759, PRO5775, PRO7133, PRO7168, PROS725, PRO202, PRO206, PRO264, PRO313, PRO342, PROS42, PRO773, PROS61, PRO1216, PRO1686, PRO1800, PRO3562, PRO9850, PRO539, PRO4316 or PRO4980 polypeptide in a sample suspected of containing said polypeptide, said method comprising exposing the sample to an anti-PRO197, anti- PRO207, anti-PRO226, anti-PR0232, anti-PR0243, anti-PRO256, anti-PRO269, anti-PRO274, anti-PRO304, anti- PRO339, anti-PRO1558, anti-PRO779, anti-PRO1185, anti-PRO1245, anti-PRO1759, anti-PROS77S, anti- PRO7133,anti-PRO7168, anti-PRO5725, anti-PRO202, anti-PRO206, anti-PRO264,anti-PRO313, anti-PRO342, anti-PRO542, anti-PRO773, anti-PRO861, anti-PRO1216, anti-PRO1686, anti-PRO1800, anti-PRO3562, anti- PRO9850, anti-PRO539, anti-PR043 16 or anti-PR 04980 antibody and determining binding of said antibody to said polypeptide in said sample.
    21. The method of Claim 20, wherein said sample comprises a cell suspected of containinga PRO197, PRO207, PRO226, PRO232, PRO243, PRO256, PRO269, PRO274, PRO304, PRO339, PRO1558, PRO779, PRO1185, PRO1245, PRO1759, PRO5775, PRO7133, PRO7168, PRO5725, PRO202, PRO206, PRO264, PRO313, PRO342, PRO542, PRO773,PRO861, PRO1216, PRO1686, PRO1800, PRO3562, PRO9850, PRO539,
    PRO4316 or PRO4980 polypeptide.
    22. The method of Claim 21, wherein said cell is a cancer cell.
    23. A method of diagnosing tumor in a mammal, said method comprising detecting the level of expression of a gene enceding 2 PRO197, PRO207, PRO226, PRO232, PRO243, PRO256, PRO269, PRO274, PRO304, PRO3%9, PRO1558, PRO779, PRO1185, PRO1245, PRO1759, PROSTT5, PROT133, PRO7168, PRO5725, PRO202, PRO206, PRO264, PRO313, PRO342, PROS42, PRO773, PRO861, PRO1216, PRO1686, PRO1800, PRO3562, PRO9850, PRO539, PRO4316 or PRO4980 polypeptide (a) in a test sample of tissue cells obtained from the mammal, and (b) in 2 control sample of known normal tissue cells of the same cell type, wherein a higher expression level in the test sample, as compared to the control sample, is indicative of the presence of tumor in the mammal from which the test tissue cells were obtained.
    24. A method of diagnosing tumor in a mammal, said method comprising (a) contacting an anti- PRO197, anti-PRO207, anti-PRO226, anti-PR0O232, anti-PR0243, anti-PR0O256, anti-PR0269, anti-PRO274, anti- PRO304, anti-PRO339, anti-PRO1558, anti-PRO779, anti-PRO118S, anti-PR0Q1245, anti PRO1759, anti- PRO5775, anti-PRO7133, anti-PRO7168, anti-PROS5725, anti-PRO202, anti-PR0O206, anti-PR0264 anti-PRO313, anti-PRO342, anti-PROS542, anti-PRO773, anti-PRO861, anti PRO1216, anti-PRO1686, anti-PRO1800, anti- PRO3562, anti-PRO9850, anti-PRO539, anti-PR0O4316 or anti-PRO4980 antibody with a test sample of tissue cells obtained from the mammal, and (b) detecting the formation of a complex between said antibody and a PRO197, PRO207, PRO226, PRO232, PRO243, PRO256, PRO269, PRO274, PRO304, PRO339, PRO1558, PRO779, PRO1185, PRO1245, PRO1759, PROS775, PRO7133, PRO7168, PROS725, PRO202, PRO206, PRO264, PRO313,PRO342,PROS542, PRO773,PRO861, PRO1216, PRO1686, PRO1800, PRO3562, PRO9850, PRO539, PRO4316 or PRO4980 polypeptide in the test sample, wherein the formation of a complex is indicative of the presence of a tomo in said mammal. :
    25. The method of Claim 24, wherein said antibody is detectably labeled.
    26. The method of Claim 24, wherein said test sample of tissue cells is obtained from an individual suspected of having neoplastic cell growth or proliferation.
    27. A cancer diagnostic kit comprising an anti-PRO197, anti-PRO207, anti-PRO226, anti- PR0232, anti- PRO243, anti-PRO256, aati-PRO269, anti-PRO274, ati-PRO304, anti-PR0O339, anti-PRO1558, anti-PRO779, mti-FRO11SS, anti- PROMS, anti-PRO1759, anti-PROS77S, aati-PRO7133, anti PRO7168, anti PROST2S, anti- PRO1216, anti-PRO16SG, anti FRO1300, anti-PROISE2, anti-PROSESD, anti-PROSI9, anti PRO43 16 ar anti- PRO4980 antibody and a carrier in suitable packaging.
    28. The kit of Claim 27 which further comprises instructions for using said antibody to detect the presence of a PRO197, PRO207, PRO226, PRO232, PRO243, PRO256, PRO269, PRO274, PRO304, PRO339, PRO1558, PRO779, PRO1185, PRO1245, PRO1759, PRO5775, PRO7133, PRO7168, PRO5725, PRO202, PRO206, PRO264, PRO313, PRO342, PRO542, PRO773, PRO861, PRO1216, PRO1686, PRO1800, PRO3562, PRO9850, PRO539, PRO4316 or PRO4980 polypeptide in a sample suspected of containing the same.
    29. The use of an agent that inhibits a biological activity of a PRO197, PRO207, PRO226, PRO232, PRO243, PRO256, PRO269, PRO274, PRO304, PRO339, PRO1558, PRO779, PRO1185, PROI1245, PRO1759, PRO5775, PRO7133, PRO7168, PRO5725, PRO202, PRO206, PRO264, PRO313, PRO342, PRO542, PRO773, PRO86I, PROI1216, PRO1686, PRO1800, PRO3562, PRO9850, PRO539, PRO4316 or PRO4980 polypeptide in a method of making a medicament for use in a method for inhibiting the growth of tumor cells, said method comprising exposing tumor cells that express the polypeptide to an effective amount of said agent, wherein growth of said tumor cells is thereby inhibited. .
    30. The use of Claim 29, wherein said tumor cells overexpress said polypeptide as compared to normal cells of the same tissue type.
    31. The use of Claim 29, wherein said agent is an anti-PRO197, anti-PRO207, anti-PRO226, anti-PRO232, anti-PRO243, anti-PRO256, anti-PR0O269, anti-PR0O274, anti-PRO304, anti-PRO339, anti-PRO1558, anti-PRO779, anti- PROI185, anti-PRO1245, anti-PRO1759, anti-PRO5775, anti-PRO7133, anti-PRO7168, anti-PRO5725, anti-PRO202, anti-PRO206, anti-PRO264,anti-PRO3 13, anti-PR0O342, anti-PRO542, anti-PRO773, anti-PRO861, anti-PRO1216, anti- PRO1686, anti-PRO1800, anti-PRO3562, anti-PRO9850, anti-PRO539, anti-PRO4316 or anti-PRO4980 antibody.
    32. The use of Claim 31, wherein said anti-PRO197, anti-PRO207, anti-PRO226, anti-PRO232, anti- PRO243, anti-PRO256, anti-PRO269, anti-PRO274, anti-PRO304, anti-PRO339, anti-PRO1558, anti-PRO779, anti- PRO1185, anti-PRO1245, anti-PRO1759, anti-PRO5775, anti-PRO7133, anti-PRO7168, anti-PRO5725, anti-PRO202, anti-PRO206, anti-PRO264 anti-PRO3 13, anti-PRO342, anti-PRO542, anti-PRO773, anti-PRO861, anti-PRO1216, anti- PRO1686, anti-PRO1800, anti-PRO3562, anti-PRO9850, anti-PRO539, anti-PRO4316 or anti-PRO4980 antibody induces cell death.
    33. The use of Claim 29, wherein said tumor cells are further exposed to radiation treatment, a cytotoxic agent or a chemotherapeutic agent.
    34. The use of an agent that inhibits the expression of a PRO197, PRO207, PRO226, PRO232, PRO243, PRO256, PRO269, PRO274, PRO304, PRO339, PRO1558, PRO779, PRO1185, PROI1245, PRO1759, PROSTTS, PRO7133, PRO7168, PROS5725, PRO202, PRO206, PRO264, PRO313, PRO342, PRO542, PRO773, PROS6], PRO1216, PRO1686, PRO1800, PRO3562, PRO9850, PRO539, PRO4316 or PRO4980 polypeptide in a method of making 8 medicament for use in a method for inhibiting the growth of tumor cells, said method comprising exposing tumor cells that express the polypeptide to an effective amount of said agent, wherein growth of said tumor cells is thereby inhibited. 24 E AMENDED SHEET 12 AUGUST 2002
    35. The use of Claim 34, wherein said tumor cells overexpress said polypeptide as compared to normal cells of the same tissue type.
    36. The use of Claim 34, wherein said agent is an antisense oligonucleotide that hybridizes to a nucleic acid which encodes the PRO197, PRO207, PRO226, PRO232, PRO243, PRO256, PRO269, PRO274, PRO304, PRO339, PRO1558, PRO779, PRO1185, PRO1245, PRO1759, PRO5775, PRO7133, PRO7168, PRO5725, PRO202, PRO206, PRO264, PRO313, PRO342, PRO542, PRO773, PRO861, PRO1216, PRO1686, PRO1800, PRO3562, PRO9850, PRO539, PRO4316 or PRO4980 polypeptide or the complement thereof.
    37. The use of Claim 36, wherein said tumor cells are further exposed to radiation treatment, a cytotoxic agent or a chemotherapeutic agent.
    38. An article of manufacture, comprising: a container; a label on the container; and a composition comprising an active agent contained within the container, wherein the composition is effective for inhibiting the growth of tumor cells and wherein the label on the container indicates that the composition is effective for treating conditions characterized by overexpression of a PRO197, PRO207, PRO226, PRO232, PRO243, PRO256, PRO269, PRO274, PRO304, PRO339, PRO1558, PRO779, PRO1185, PRO1245, PRO1759, PRO5775, PRO7133, PRO7168, PRO5725, PRO202, PRO206, PRO264, PRO313, PRO342, PRO542, PRO773, PRO861, PROI216, PRO1686, PRO1800, PRO3562, PRO9850, PRO539, PRO4316 or PRO4980 polypeptide in said tumor cells as compared to in normal cells of the same tissue type.
    39. The article of manufacture of Claim 38, wherein said active agent inhibits a biological activity of and/or the expression of said PRO197, PRO207, PRO226, PRO232, PRO243, PRO256, PRO269, PRO274, PRO304, PRO339, PRO1558, PRO779, PRO1185, PRO1245, PRO1759, PROS5775, PRO7133, PRO7168, PRO5725, PRO202, PRO206, PRO264, PRO313, PRO342, PRO542, PRO773, PRO861, PRO1216, PRO1686, PRO1800, PRO3562, PRO9850, PRO539, PRO4316 or PRO4980 polypeptide.
    40. The article of manufacture of Claim 39, wherein said active agent is an anti-PRO197, anti-PRO207, anti- PRO226, anti-PRO232, anti-PR0243, anti-PRO256, anti-PRO269, anti-PRO274, anti-PRO304, anti-PRO339, anti- PRO1558, anti-PRO779, anti-PRO1185, anti-PRO1245, anti-PRO1759, anti-PRO5775, anti-PRO7133, anti-PRO7168, anti-PRO5725, anti-PRO202, anti-PRO206, anti-PRO264,anti-PRO3 13, anti-PRO342, anti-PRO542, anti-PRO773, anti- PROS61, anti PRO1216, anti-PRO1686, anti-PRO1800, anti-PRO3562, anti-PRO9850, anti-PRO539, anti-PRO4316 or anti-PRO4980 antibody. -217- AMENDED SHEET 12 AUGUST 2002
    41. The article of manufacture of Claim 39, wherein said active agent is an antisense oligonucleotide.
    42. A method of identifying a compound that inhibits a biological or immmnological activity of a PRO197, PRO207, PRO226, PRO232, PRO243, PRO256, PRO269, PRO274, PRO304, PRO339, PRO1558, PRO779, PRO1185, PRO1245, PRO1759, PROS77S, PRO7133, PRO7168, PRO5725, PRO202, PRO206, PRO264,PRO313,PRO342, PRO542, PRO773, PRO861, PRO1216, PRO1686, PRO1800, PRO3562, PRO9850, PRO539, PRO4316 or PRO4980 polypeptide, said method comprising contacting a candidate compound with said polypeptide under conditions and for a time sufficient to allow the two components to interact and determining whether a biological or immunological activity of said polypeptide is inhibited.
    43. Themethod of Claim 42, wherein said candidate compound is an anti-PRO197, anti-PR0O207, anti- PRO226, anti-PRO232, anti-PRO243, anti-PRO256, anti- PRO26, anti-PR0274, anti-PRO304, anti-PRO339, anti- PRO1558, anti-PRO779, anti-PRO1185, anti-PR01245, anti-PRO1759, anti-PRO5775, anti-PRO7133, anti- PRO7168, anti-PRO5725, anti-PRO202, anti-PRO206, anti-PR0O264,anti-PR0O313, anti-PRO342, anti-PRO542, anti-PRO773, anti-PRO861, anti-PRO1216, anti-PRO1686, anti-PRO1800, anti-PRO3562, anti-PRO9850, anti- PRO539, anti-PR0O4316 or anti-PRO4980 antibody.
    44. The method of Claim 42, wherein said candidate compound or said PRO197, PRO207, PRO226, PRO232, PRO243, PRO256, FRO269, PRO274, PRO304, PRO339, PRO1558, PRO779, PRO1185, PRO1245, PRO1759,PRO5775,PRO7133, PRO7168, PRO5725, PRO202, PRO206, FRO264, PRO313,PR0O342, PRO542, PRO773, PRO861, PRO1216, PRO1686, PRO1800, PRO3562, PRO9850, PRO539, PRO4316 or PRO4980 polypeptide is immobilized on a solid support.
    45. The method of Claim 44, wherein the non-immobilized component is detectably labeled.
    46. A method of identifying a compound that inhibits an activity of a PRO197, PRO207, PRO226, PRO232, PR0O243, PRO256, PRO269, PRO274, PRO304, PRO339, PRO1558, PRO779, PRO1185, PRO1245, PRO1759, PROS775,PRO7133, PRO7168, PRO5725, PRO202, PRO206, PRO264, PRO313, PRO342, PRO542, PROT73, PROS861, PRO1216, PRO1686, PRO1800, PRO3562, PRO9850, PRO539, PRO4316 or PRO4980 polypeptide, said method comprising the steps of (a) contacting cells and a candidate compound to be screened in the presence of said polypeptide under conditions suitable for the induction of a cellular response normally induced by said polypeptide and (b) determining the induction of said cellular response to determine if the test compound is an effective antagonist, wherein the lack of induction of said cellular response is indicative of said compound being an effective antagonist. )
    47. A method for identifying a compound that ishibits the expression of 2 PRO197, PRO207, PRO226, PRO232, PRO243, PRO256, PRO26D, PRO274, PRO30M, PRO, PRO15SE, PRO779, PRO118S, PRO124S, PRO1759, PROS775, PRO7133, PRO7168, PROS725, PRO202, PRO206, PRO264, PRO313, PRO342, PRO542,
    PRO773, PRO861, PRO1216, PRO1686, PRO1800, PRO3562, PRO9850, PRO539, PRO4316 or PRO4980 polypeptide in cells that express said polypeptide, wherein said method comprises contacting said cells with a candidate compound and determining whether expression of said polypeptide is inhibited.
    48. The method of Claim 47, wherein said candidate compound is an antisense oligonucleotide. 49, Isolated nucleic acid having at least 80% mucleic acid sequence identity to a nucleotide sequence that encodes an amino acid sequence selected from the group consisting of the amino acid sequence shown inFigure 2 (SEQ ID NO:2), Figure 4 (SEQ ID NO:4), Figure 6 (SEQ ID NO:6), Figure 8 (SEQ ID NO:8), Figure 10 (SEQ ID NO:10), Figure 12 (SEQ ID NO:12), Figure 14 (SEQ ID NO:14), Figure 16 (SEQ ID NO:16), Figure 18 (SEQ ID NO:18), Figure 20 (SEQ ID NO:20), Figure 22 (SEQ ID NQ:22), Figure 24 (SEQ ID NQ:24), Figure 26 (SEQ ID NO:26), Figure 28 (SEQ ID NO:28), Figure 30 (SEQ ID NO:30), Figure 32 (SEQ ID NO:32), Figure 34 (SEQ ID NO:34), Figure 36 (SEQ ID NO:36), Figure 38 (SEQ ID NO:38), Figure 40 (SEQ ID NO:40), Figure 42 (SEQ ID NO:42, Figure 44 (SEQ ID NO:44), Figure 46 (SEQ ID NO:46), Figure 48 (SEQ ID NO:48), Figure 50 (SEQ ID NO:50), Figure 52 (SEQ ID NO:52), Figure 54 (SEQ ID NO:54), Figure 56 (SEQ ID NO:56) Figure 58 (SEQ ID NO:58), Figure 60 (SEQ ID NO:60), Figure 62 (SEQ ID NO:62), Figure 64 (SEQ ID NO:64), Figure 66 (SEQ ID NO:66), Figure 68 (SEQ ID NO:68) and Figure 70 (SEQ ID NO:70).
    50. Isolated nucleic acid having at least 80% nucleic acid sequence identity to a nucleotide sequence selected from the group consisting of the nucleotide sequence shown in Figure 1 (SEQ ID NO:1), Figure 3 (SEQ ID NO:3), Figure 5 (SEQ ID NO:5), Figure 7 (SEQ ID NO:7). Figure 9 (SEQ ID NO:9), Figure 11 (SEQ ID NO:11), Figure 13 (SEQ ID NO:13), Fignre 15 (SEQ ID NO: 15), Figure 17 (SEQ ID NO:17), Figure 19 (SEQ ID NO:19), Figure 21 (SEQ ID NO:21), Figure 23 (SEQ ID NO:23), Figure 25 (SEQ ID NO:25), Figure 27 (SEQ ID NO:27), Figure 29 (SEQ ID NO:29), Figure 31 (SEQ ID NO:31), Figure 33 (SEQ ID NO:33), Figure 35 (SEQ ID NO:35), Figure 37 (SEQ ID NO:37), Figure 39 (SEQ ID NO:39), Figure 41 (SEQ ID NO:41), Figure 43 (SEQ ID NO:43), Figure 45 (SEQ ID NO:45), Figure 47 (SEQ ID NO:47), Figure 49 (SEQ ID NO:49), Figure 51 (SEQ ID NO:51), Figure 53 (SEQ ID NO:53), Figure 55 (SEQ ID NO:55), Figure 57 (SEQ ID NO:57), Figure 59 (SEQ ID NO:59), Figure 61 (SEQ ID NO:61), Figure 63 (SEQ ID NO:63), Figure 65 (SEQ ID NO:65), Figure 67 (SEQ ID NO:67) and Figure 69 (SEQ ID NO:69).
    51. Isolated nucleic acid having at least 80% nucleic acid sequence identity to a nucleotide sequence selected from the group consisting of the full-length coding sequence of the mmacleotide sequence shown in Figure 1 (SEQ ID NO:1), Figure 3 (SEQ ID NO:3), Figure 5 (SEQ ID NO:5), Figure 7 (SBQ ID NO:7), Figure 9 (SEQ ID NO), Figee 11 (SBQ ID NO:11), Figuee 13 (SBQ 1D NO:13). Figaee 15 (SHQ ID NO:15), Figmee 17 (SEQ . IDNO:17), Figmee 19 (SHQ ID NO:19), Figase 21 (SHQ ID NO:21), Figaee 23 (SEQ ID NO:23), Figmee 25 (SBQ ID NO:25), Figaee 27 (SBQ ID NO:27), Figuse 29 (SBQ ID NO-25), Figmse 31 (SBQ ID NO:31), Figmee 33 (SEQ ID NO:33), Figare 35 (3BQ ID NO:35), Figure 37 (SEQ ID NO:37), Figure 39 (SBQ ID NO:39), Figare 41 (SEQ ID NO:41), Figure 43 (SBQ ID NO243), Figure 45 (SEQ ID NO:45), Figure 47 (SEQ ID NO:47), Figure 49 (SEQ
    ID NO:49), Figure 51 (SEQ ID NO:51), Figure 53 (SEQ ID NO:53), Figure 55 (SEQ ID NO:55), Figure 57 (SEQ ID NO:57), Figure 59 (SEQ ID NO:59), Figure 61 (SEQ ID NO:61), Figure 63 (SEQ ID NO:63), Figure 65 (SEQ ID NO:65), Figure 67 (SEQ ID NO:67) and Figure 89 (SEQ ID NO:69).
    32. Isolated nucleic acid having at least 80% nucleic acid sequence identity to the Zuli-length zoding i] sequence of the DNA deposited under ATCC accession number 209284, 200358, 203376, 209250, 200505. 209379, 205397, 209786, 209482, 209490, 203312, 55820, 203096, 203155, 203465, PTA-255, PTA-618, PTA- 545, PTA-256, 203538, 203661, 203835 or PTA-43.
    53. A vector comprising the nucleic acid of any one of Claims 49 to 52.
    54. The vector of Claim 53 operably linked to control sequences recognized by a host cell transformed with the vector.
    55. A host cell comprising the vector of Claim 53.
    56. The host cell of Claim 55, wherein said cell is a CHO cell.
    57. The host cell of Claim 55, wherein said cell is an E. coli.
    58. The host cell of Claim 55, wherein said cell is a yeast cell.
    59. The host cell of Claim 55, wherein said cell is a Baculovirus-infected insect cell. . 60. A process for producing a PRO197, PRO207, PRO226, PRO232, PRO243, PRO256, PRO269, PRO274, PRO304, PRO339, PRO1558, PRO779, PRO1185, PRO1245, PRO1759, PRO5775, PRO7133, PRO7168, PRO5725, PRO202, PRO206, PRO264, PRO313, PRO342, PRO542, PRO773, PRO861, PRO1216, PRO1686,PRO1800, PRO3562, PRO9850, PRO539, PRO4316 or PRO4980 polypeptide comprising culturing the hostcell of Claim 55 under conditions suitable for expression of said polypeptide and recovering said polypeptide from the cell culture. ’
    61. An isolated polypeptide having at least 80% amino acid sequence identity to an amino acid sequence selected from the group consisting of the amino acid sequence shown in Figure 2 (SEQ ID NO:2), Figure 4 (SEQID NO:4), Figure 6 (SEQ ID NO:6), Figure 8 (SEQ ID NO:8), Figure 10 (SEQ ID NO:10), Figure 12 (SEQ ID NO:12), Figure 14 (SEQ ID NO:14), Figure 16 (SEQ ID NO:16), Figure 18 (SEQ ID NO:18), Figure 20 (SEQ ID NO:20), Figure 22 (SEQ ID NO:22), Figure 24 (SEQ ID NO:24), Figure 26 (SEQ ID NO:26), Figure 28 (SEQ "ID NO:28), Figure 30 (SEQ ID NO:30), Figure 32 (SEQ ID NO:32), Figure 34 (SEQ ID NO:34), Figure 36 (SEQ ID NO:36), Figure 38 (SEQ ID NO:38), Figure 40 (SEQ ID NO:40), Figure 42 (SEQ ID NO:42, Figure 44 (SEQ
    ID NO:44), Figure 46 (SEQ ID NO:46), Figure 48 (SEQ ID NO:48), Figure 50 (SEQ ID NO:50), Figure 52 (SEQ ID NO:52), Figure 54 (SEQ ID NO:54), Figure 56 (SEQ ID NO:56) Figure 58 (SEQ ID NO:58), Figure 60 (SEQ ID NO:60), Figure 62 (SEQ ID NO:62), Figure 64 (SEQ ID NO:64), Figure 66 (SEQ ID NO:66), Figure 68 (SEQ ID NO:68) and Figure 70 (SEQ ID NO:70).
    62. An isolated polypeptide scoring at least 80% positives when compared to an amino acid sequence selected from the group consisting of the amino acid seqeence shown in Figure 2 (SEQ ID NO:2), Figure 4 (SEQ ID NO:4), Figure 6 (SEQ ID NO:6), Figure 8 (SEQ ID NO:8), Figure 10 (SEQ ID NO:10), Figure 12 (SEQ ID NO:12), Figure 14 (SEQ ID NO:14), Figure 16 (SEQ ID NO:16), Figure 18 (SEQ ID NO:18), Figure 20 (SEQ ID NO:20), Figure 22 (SEQ ID NO:22), Figure 24 (SEQ ID NO: 24), Figure 26 (SEQ ID NO:26), Figure 28 (SEQ ID NO:28), Figure 30 (SEQ ID NO:30), Figure 32 (SEQ ID NO:32), Figure 34 (SEQ ID NO:34), Figure 36 (SEQ ID NO:36), Figure 38 (SEQ ID NO:38), Figure 40 (SEQ ID NO:40), Figure 42 (SEQ ID NO:42, Figure 44 (SEQ ID NO:44), Figure 46 (SEQ ID NO:46), Figure 48 (SEQ ID NO:48), Figure 50 (SEQ ID NO:50), Figure 52 (SEQ ID NO:52), Figure 54 (SEQ ID NO:54), Figure 56 (SEQ ID NO:56) Figure 58 (SEQ ID NO:58), Figure 60 (SEQ ID NO:60), Figure 62 (SEQ ID NO:62), Figure 64 (SEQ ID NO:64), Figure 66 (SEQ ID NO:66), Figure 68 (SEQ ID NO:68) and Figure 70 (SEQ ID NO:70).
    63. An isolated polypeptide having at least 80% amino acid sequence identity to an amino acid sequence encoded by the full-length coding sequence of the DNA deposited under ATCC accession number 209284, 209358, 203376, 209250, 209508, 209379, 209397, 209786, 209482, 209490, 203312, 55820, 203096, 203155, 203465, PTA-255, PTA-618, PTA-545, PTA-256, 203538, 203661, 203835 or PTA-43.
    64. A chimeric molecule comprising a polypeptide according to any one of Claims 61 to 63 fused to a heterologous amino acid sequence.
    65. The chimeric molecule of Claim 64, wherein said heterologous amino acid sequence is an epitope tag sequence. . "© 66. The chimeric molecule of Claim 64, wherein said heterologous amino acid sequence is a Fc region of an immunoglobulin.
    67. An antibody which specifically binds to a polypeptide according to any one of Claims 61 to 63.
    68. ‘Theasatibody of Claims 67, wherein said antibody is 2a mosocionsl sstibody, 2 humanized antibody or a single-chain sstibody.
    60. Isolated nucleic acid having at least 30% nucleic acid sequence identity to: @ a nucleotide sequence cacoding the polypeptide shown in Figure 2 (SEQ ID NO:2), Figure 4
    : (SEQ ID NO:4), Figure 6 (SEQ ID NO:6), Figure 8 (SEQ ID NO:8), Figure 10 (SEQ ID NO:10), Figure 12 (SEQ ID NO:12), Figure 14 (SEQ ID NO:14), Figure 16 (SEQ ID NO:16), Figure 18 (SEQ ID NO:18), Figure 20 (SEQ ID NO:20), Figure 22 (SEQ ID NO:22), Figure 24 (SEQ ID NO:24), Figure 26 (SEQ ID NO:26), Figure 28 (SEQ ID NO:28), Figure 30 (SEQ ID NQ:20, Figure 32 (SEQ ID NO:232;, Figure 34 ‘SEQ ID NC:34 Figure Se SET ID NO:36), Figure 38 (SEQ ID NO:38), Figure 40 (SEQ ID NO:40}, Figure 42 {SEQ I> NOL, Figure £4 SET ID NO:44), Figure 46 (SEQ ID NO:46), Figure 48 (SEQ ID NO:48), Figure 50 (SEQ ID NQ:50), Figure 52 (SEC ID NO:52), Figure 54 (SEQ ID NO:54), Figure 56 (SEQ ID NO:56) Figure 58 (SEQ ID NO:58), Figure 60 (SEG ID NO:60), Figure 62 (SEQ ID NO:62), Figure 64 (SEQ ID NO:64), Figure 66 (SEQ ID NO:66), Figure 68 (SEQ ID NO:68) or Figure 70 (SEQ ID NO:70), lacking its associated signal peptide; (b) a nucleotide sequence encoding an extracellular domain of the polypeptide shown in Figure 2 (SEQID NO:2), Figure 4 (SEQ ID NO:4), Figure 6 (SEQ ID NO:6), Figure 8 (SEQ ID NO:8), Figure 10 (SEQ ID NO:10), Figure 12 (SEQ ID NO:12), Figure 14 (SEQ ID NO:14), Figure 16 (SEQ ID NO:16), Figure 18 (SEQ ID NO:18), Figure 20 (SEQ ID NO:20), Figure 22 (SEQID NO:22), Figure 24 (SEQ ID NO:24), Figure 26 (SEQ ID NO:26), Figure 28 (SEQ ID NO:28), Figure 30 (SEQ ID NO:30), Figure 32 (SEQ ID N0:32), Figure 34 (SEQ ID NO:34), Figure 36 (SEQ ID NO:36), Figure 38 (SEQ ID NO:38), Figure 40 (SEQ ID NO:40), Figure 42 (SEQID NO:42, Figure 44 (SEQ ID NO:44), Figure 46 (SEQ ID NO:46), Figure 48 (SEQ ID NO:48), Figure 50 (SEQ ID NO:50), Figure 52 (SEQ ID NO:52), Figure 54 (SEQ ID NO:54), Figure 56 (SEQ ID NO:56) Figure 58 (SEQ ID NO:58), Figure 60 (SEQ ID NO:60), Figure 62 (SEQ ID NO:62), Figure 64 (SEQ ID NO:64), Figure 66 (SEQ ID NO:66), Figure 68 (SEQ ID NO:68) or Figure 70 (SEQ ID NO:70), with its associated signal peptide; or (c) a nucleotide sequence encoding an extracellular domain of the polypeptide shown in Figure 2 (SEQID NO:2), Figure 4 (SEQ ID NO:4), Figure 6 (SEQ ID NO:6), Figure 8 (SEQ ID NO:8), Figure 10 (SEQ ID NO:10), Figure 12 (SEQ ID NO:12), Figure 14 (SEQ ID NO:14), Figure 16 (SEQ ID NO:16), Figure 18 (SEQ ID NO:18), Figure 20 (SEQ ID NO:20), Figure 22 (SEQ ID NO:22), Figure 24 (SEQ ID NO:24), Figure 26 (SEQ ID NO:26), Figure 28 (SEQ ID NO:28), Figure 30 (SEQ ID NO:30), Figure 32 (SEQ ID NO:32), Figure 34 (SEQ ID NO:34), Figure 36 (SEQ ID NO:36), Figure 38 (SEQ ID NO:38), Figure 40 (SEQ ID NO:40), Figure 42 (SEQ ID NO:42, Figure 44 (SEQ ID NO:44), Figure 46 (SEQ ID NO:46), Figure 48 (SEQ ID NO:48), Figure 50 (SEQ ID NO:50), Figure 52 (SEQ ID NO:52), Figure 54 (SEQ ID NO:54), Figure 56 (SEQ ID NO:56) Figure 58 (SEQ ID NO:58), Figure 60 (SEQ ID NO:60), Figure 62 (SEQ ID NQ:62), Figure 64 (SEQ ID NO:64), Figure 66 (SEQ ID NO:66), Figure 68 (SEQ ID NO:68) or Figure 70 (SEQ ID NO:70), lacking its associated signal peptide.
    70. An isolated polypeptide having at least 80% amino acid sequence identity to: (a) the polypeptide shown in Figure 2 (SEQ ID NO:2), Figure 4 (SEQ ID NO:4), Figure 6 (SEQ ID NO:6), Figure 8 (SEQ ID NO:8), Figure 10 (SEQ ID NO:10), Figure 12 (SEQ ID NO:12), Figure 14 (SEQ ID NO:14), Figure 16 (SEQ ID NO:16), Figure 18 (SEQ ID NO: 18), Figure 20 (SEQ ID NQ:20), Figure 22 (SEQ ID NO:22), Figure 24 (SEQ ID NO:24), Figure 26 (SEQ ID NO:26), Figure 28 (SEQ ID NO:28), Figure 30 (SEQ ID NO:30), Figure 32 (SEQ ID NO:32), Figure 34 (SEQ ID NO:34), Figure 36 (SEQ ID NO:36), Figure 38 (SEQ ID NO:38), Figure 40 (SEQ ID NO:40), Figure 42 (SEQ ID NO:42, Figure 44 (SEQ ID NO:44), Figure 46 (SEQ ID NO:46), Figure 48 (SEQ ID NO:48), Figure 50 (SEQ ID NO:50), Figure 52 (SEQ ID NO:52), Figure 54 (SEQ ID
    71. The isolated antibody of Claim 1 which binds to a PRO197 polypeptide.
    72. The isolated antibody of Claim 1 which binds to a PRO207 polypeptide.
    73. The isolated antibody of Claim 1 which binds to a PRO226 polypeptide.
    74. The isolated antibody of Claim 1 which binds to a PRO232 polypeptide.
    75. The isolated antibody of Claim 1 which binds to a PRO243 polypeptide.
    76. The isolated antibody of Claim 1 which binds to a PRO256 polypeptide.
    77. The isolated antibody of Claim 1 which binds to a PRO269 polypeptide.
    78. The isolated antibody of Claim 1 which binds to a PRO274 polypeptide.
    79. The isolated antibody of Claim { which binds to a PRO304 polypeptide.
    80. The isolated antibody of Claim 1 which binds to a PRO339 polypeptide.
    81. The isolated antibody of Claim 1 which binds to a PRO1558 polypeptide.
    82. The isolated antibody of Claim | which binds to a PRO779 polypeptide.
    83. The isolated antibody of Claim | which binds to a PRO1185 polypeptide.
    84. The isolated antibody of Claim | which binds to 2a PRO1245 polypeptide.
    85. The isolated antibody of Claim 1 which binds to a PRO1759 polypeptide.
    86. The isolated antibody of Claim 1 which binds to a PROS5775 polypeptide.
    87. The isolated antibody of Claim 1 which binds to a PRO7133 polypeptide.
    88. The isolated antibody of Claim 1 which binds to a PRO7168 polypeptide. -222- AMENDED SHEET 12 AUGUST 2002
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    89. The isolated antibody of Claim 1 which binds to a PROS5725 polypeptide. 0 The isolated antibody of Claim 1 which binds to a PRO202 polypeptide.
    Sl. The isolated antibody of Claim 1 which binds to a PRO206 polypeptide. } 92. The isolated antibody of Claim 1 which binds to a PRO264 polypeptide.
    93. The isolated antibody of Claim 1 which binds to a PRO313 polypeptide.
    94. The isolated antibody of Claim 1 which binds to a PRO342 polypeptide.
    95. The isolated antibody of Claim 1 which binds to a PROS542 polypeptide.
    96. The isolated antibody of Claim 1 which binds to a PRO773 polypeptide.
    97. The isolated antibody of Claim 1 which binds to a PRO861 polypeptide.
    98. The isolated antibody of Claim 1 which binds to a PRO1216 polypeptide.
    99. The isolated antibody of Claim 1 which binds to a PRO1686 polypeptide.
    100. The isolated antibody of Claim 1 which binds to a PRO1800 polypeptide.
    101. The isolated antibody of Claim 1 which binds to a PRO3562 polypeptide.
    102. The isolated wabods of Claim 1 which binds to a PRO9850 polypeptide. : 103. The isolated antibody of Claim 1 which binds to a PROS539 polypeptide.
    104. The isolated antibody of Claim 1 which binds to a PRO4316 polypeptide.
    105. The isolated antibody of Claim | which binds to 2 PRO4980 polypeptide.
    106. The isolated antibody of any onc of Claims 71 to 105 which specifically binds to said polypeptide. :
    107. The isolated antibody of any one of Claims 71 to 105 which induces the death of a cell that 3 AMENDED SHEET 12 AUGUST 2602 expresses said polypeptide
    108. The antibody of Claim 107, wherein said cell is a cancer cell that overepresses said polypeptide as compared to a normal cell of the same cell type.
    109. The antibody of any one of Claims 71 to 105 which is monoclonal antibody.
    110. THe antibody of Claim 109 which comprises a non-human complementary determining region (CDR) or a human framework region (FR).
    111. The antibody of any one of Claims 71 to 105 which is labeled.
    112. The antibody of any one of Claims 71 to 105 which is an antibody fragment or a single-chain antibody.
    113. A composition of matter which comprises an antibody of any one of Claims 71 to 105 in admixture with a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier.
    114. The composition of matter of Claim 113 which comprises a therapeutically effective amount of said antibody.
    115. The composition of matter Claim 113 which further comprises a cytotoxic or a chemotherapeutic agent.
    116. An isolated nucleic acid molecule that encodes the antibody that binds to a PRO197 polypeptide.
    117. An isolated nucleic acid molecule that encodes the antibody that binds to a PRO207 polypeptide.
    118. An isolated nucleic acid molecule that encodes the antibody that binds to a PRO226 polypeptide.
    119. An isolated nucleic acid molecule that encodes the antibody that binds to a PRO232 polypeptide.
    120. An isolated nucleic acid molecule that encodes the antibody that binds to a PRO243 polypeptide.
    121. An isolated nucleic acid molecule that encodes the antibody that binds to a PRO256 polypeptide. =224-~ AMENDED SHEET 12 AUGUST 2002
    122. An isolated nucleic acid molecule that encodes the antibody that binds to a PRO269 polypeptide.
    123. An isolated nucleic acid molecule that encodes the antibody that binds to a PRO274 polypeptide.
    124. An isolated nucleic acid molecule that encodes the antibody that binds to a PRO304 polypeptide.
    125. An isolated nucleic acid molecule that encodes the antibody that binds to a PRO339 polypeptide.
    126. An isolated nucleic acid molecule that encodes the antibody that binds to a PRO1558 polypeptide.
    127. An isolated nucleic acid molecule that encodes the antibody that binds to a PRO779 polypeptide.
    128. An isolated nucleic acid molecule that encodes the antibody that binds to a PRO1185 polypeptide.
    129. An isolated nucleic acid molecule that encodes the antibody that binds to a PRO1245 polypeptide.
    130. An isolated nucleic acid molecule that encodes the antibody that binds to a PRO1759 polypeptide.
    131. An isolated nucleic acid molecule that encodes the antibody that binds to a PRO5775 polypeptide.
    132. An isolated nucleic acid molecule that encodes the antibody that binds to a PRO7133 polypeptide.
    133. An isolated nucleic acid molecule that encodes the antibody that binds to 2a PRO7168 polypeptide.
    134. An isolated nucleic acid molecule that encodes the antibody that binds to a PRO5725 polypeptide.
    135. An isolated mucieic acid molecule that encodes the antibody that binds to a PRO202 polypeptide. -225- AMENDED SHEET 12 AUGUST 2002
    136. An isolated nucleic acid molecule that encodes the antibody that binds to a PRO206 polypeptide.
    137. An isolated nucleic acid molecule that encodes the antibody that binds to a PRO264 polypeptide.
    138. An isolated nucleic acid molecule that encodes the antibody that binds to a PRO313 polypeptide.
    139. An isolated nucleic acid molecule that encodes the antibody that binds to a PRO342 polypeptide.
    140. An isolated nucleic acid molecule that encodes the antibody that binds to a PRO542 polypeptide.
    141. An isolated nucleic acid molecule that encodes the antibody that binds to a PRO773 polypeptide.
    142. An isolated nucleic acid molecule that encodes the antibody that binds to a PRO861 polypeptide.
    143. An isolated nucleic acid molecule that encodes the antibody that binds to a PRO1216 polypeptide.
    144. An isolated nucleic acid molecule that encodes the antibody that binds to a PRO1686 polypeptide.
    145. An isolated nucleic acid molecule that encodes the antibody that binds to a PRO1800 polypeptide.
    146. An isolated nucleic acid molecule that encodes the antibody that binds to a PRO3562 polypeptide.
    147. An isolated nucleic acid molecule that encodes the antibody that binds to a PRO9850 polypeptide.
    148. An isolated nucleic acid molecule that encodes the antibody that binds to a PRO539 polypeptide.
    149. An isolated micleic acid molecule that encodes the antibody that binds to a PRO4316 polypeptide. -226- AMENDED SHEET 12 AUGUST 2002
    150. An isolated nucleic acid molecule that encodes the antibody that binds to a PRO4980 polypeptide.
    151. A vector comprising the isolated nucleic acid molecule of any one of Claims 116 to 150.
    152. A host cell comprising the vector of Claim 151.
    153. A method of producing an antibody that binds to a PRO polypeptide, said method comprising culturing the host cell of Claim 152 under conditions sufficient to allow expression of said antibody and recovering said antibody from the cell culture.
    154. An antagonist of a PRO197 polypeptide.
    155. An antagonist of a PRO207 polypeptide.
    156. An antagonist of a PRO226 polypeptide.
    157. An antagonist of a PRO232 polypeptide.
    158. An antagonist of a PRO243 polypeptide.
    159. An antagonist of a PRO256 polypeptide.
    160. An antagonist of a PRO269 polypeptide. "161. An antagonist of a PRO274 polypeptide.
    162. An antagonist of a PRO304 polypeptide.
    163. An antagonist of a PRO339 polypeptide.
    164. An antagonist of a PRO1558 polypeptide.
    165. An antagonist of a PRO779 polypeptide. -227- AMENDED SHEET 12 AUGUST 2002
    166. An antagonist of a PRO1185 polypeptide.
    167. An antagonist of a PRO1245 polypeptide.
    168. An antagonist of a PRO1759 polypeptide.
    169. An antagonist of a PRO5775 polypeptide.
    170. An antagonist of a PRO7133 polypeptide.
    171. An antagonist of a PRO7168 polypeptide. :
    172. An antagonist of a PRO5725 polypeptide.
    173. An antagonist of a PRO202 polypeptide.
    174. An antagonist of a PRO206 polypeptide.
    175. An antagonist of a PRO264 polypeptide.
    176. An antagonist of a PRO313 polypeptide.
    177. An antagonist of a PRO342 polypeptide.
    178. An antagonist of a PRO542 polypeptide.
    179. An antagonist of a PRO773 polypeptide.
    180. An antagonist of a PRO861 polypeptide.
    181. An antagonist of a PRO1216 polypeptide.
    182. An antagonist of a PRO1686 polypeptide. -228- AMENDED SHEET 12 AUGUST 2002
    183. An antagonist of a PRO1800 polypeptide.
    184. An antagonist of a PRO3562 polypeptide.
    185. An antagonist of a PRO9850 polypeptide.
    186. An antagonist of a PRO539 polypeptide.
    187. An antagonist of a PRO4316 polypeptide.
    188. An antagonist of a PRO4980 polypeptide.
    189. The antagonist of any one of Claims 154 to 188, wherein said antagonist inhibits tumor cell growth.
    190. An isolated nucleic acid molecule that hybridizes to a nucleic acid sequence that encodes a PRO197 polypeptide, or the complement thereof.
    191. An isolated nucleic acid molecule that hybridizes to a nucleic acid sequence that encodes a PRO207 polypeptide, or the complement thereof.
    192. An isolated nucleic acid molecule that hybridizes to a nucleic acid sequence that encodes a PRO226 polypeptide, or the complement thereof.
    193. An isolated nucleic acid molecule that hybridizes to a nucleic acid sequence that encodes a PRO232 polypeptide, or the complement thereof.
    194. An isolated nucleic acid molecule that hybridizes to a nucleic acid sequence that encodes a PRO243 polypeptide, or the complement thereof.
    195. An isolated nucleic acid molecule that hybridizes to a nucleic acid sequence that encodes a PRO256 polypeptide, or the complement thereof. -229- AMENDED SHEET 12 AUGUST 2002
    196. An isolated nucleic acid molecule that hybridizes to a nucleic acid sequence that encodes a PRO269 polypeptide, or the complement thereof.
    197. An isolated nucleic acid molecule that hybridizes to a nucleic acid sequence that encodes a PRO274 polypeptide, or the complement thereof.
    198. An isolated nucleic acid molecule that hybridizes to a nucleic acid sequence that encodes a PRO304 polypeptide, or the complement thereof.
    199. An isolated nucleic acid molecule that hybridizes to a nucleic acid sequence that encodes a PRO339 polypeptide, or the complement thereof.
    200. An isolated nucleic acid molecule that hybridizes to a nucleic acid sequence that encodes a PRO1558 polypeptide, or the complement thereof.
    201. An isolated nucleic acid molecule that hybridizes to a nucleic acid sequence that encodes a PRO779 polypeptide, or the complement thereof.
    202. An isolated nucleic acid molecule that hybridizes to a nucleic acid sequence that encodes a PRO1185 polypeptide, or the complement thereof.
    203. An isolated nucleic acid molecule that hybridizes to a nucleic acid sequence that encodes a PRO1245 polypeptide, or the complement thereof.
    204. An isolated nucleic acid molecule that hybridizes to a nucleic acid sequence that encodes a PRO1759 polypeptide, or the complement thereof.
    205. An isolated nucleic acid molecule that hybridizes to a nucleic acid sequence that encodes a PRO5775 polypeptide, or the complement thereof.
    206. An isolated nucleic acid molecule that hybridizes to a nucleic acid sequence that encodes a PRO7133 polypeptide, or the compicment thereof.
    207. An isolated nucleic acid molecule that hybridizes to a nucleic acid sequence that encodes a PRO7168 polypeptide, or the complement thereof. -230- AMENDED SHEET 12 AUGUST 20602
    208. An isolated nucleic acid molecule that hybridizes to a nucleic acid sequence that encodes a PROS725 polypeptide, or the complement thereof.
    209. An isolated nucleic acid molecule that hybridizes to a nucleic acid sequence that encodes a PRO202 polypeptide, or the complement thereof.
    210. An isolated nucleic acid molecule that hybridizes to a nucleic acid sequence that encodes a PRO206 polypeptide, or the complement thereof.
    211. An isolated nucleic acid molecule that hybridizes to a nucleic acid sequence that encodes a PRO264 polypeptide, or the complement thereof.
    212. An isolated nucleic acid molecule that hybridizes to a nucleic acid sequence that encodes a PRO313 polypeptide, or the complement thereof.
    213. An isolated nucleic acid molecule that hybridizes to a nucleic acid sequence that encodes a PRO342 polypeptide, or the complement thereof.
    214. An isolated nucleic acid molecule that hybridizes to a nucleic acid sequence that encodes a PRO3542 polypeptide, or the complement thereof.
    215. An isolated nucleic acid molecule that hybridizes to a nucleic acid sequence that encodes a PRO773 polypeptide, or the complement thereof.
    216. An isolated nucleic acid molecule that hybridizes to a nucleic acid sequence that encodes a PRO861 polypeptide, or the complement thereof.
    217. An isolated nucleic acid molecule that hybridizes to a nucleic acid sequence that encodes a PRO1216 polypeptide, or the complement thereof.
    218. An isolated nucleic acid molecule that hybridizes to a nucleic acid sequence that encodes a PRO1686 polypeptide, or the complement thereof.
    219. An isolated nucleic acid molecule that hybridizes to a nucleic acid sequence that encodes a PRO1800 polypeptide, or the complement thereof. -231- AMENDED SHEET 12 AUGUST 2002
    220. An isolated nucleic acid molecule that hybridizes to a nucleic acid sequence that encodes a PRO3562 polypeptide, or the complement thereof.
    221. An isolated nucleic acid molecule that hybridizes to a nucleic acid sequence that encodes a PRO9850 polypeptide, or the complement thereof.
    222. An isolated nucleic acid molecule that hybridizes to a nucleic acid sequence that encodes a PRO539 polypeptide, or the complement thereof.
    223. An isolated nucleic acid molecule that hybridizes to a nucleic acid sequence that encodes a PROA4316 polypeptide, or the complement thereof.
    224. An isolated nucleic acid molecule that hybridizes to a nucleic acid sequence that encodes a PRO4980 polypeptide, or the complement thereof.
    225. The isolated nucleic acid molecule of any one of Claims 190 to 224, wherein said hybridization is under stringent hybridization and wash conditions.
    226. A method for determining the presence of a PRO197 polypeptide in a sample suspected of containing said polypeptide, said method comprising exposing the sample to an anti-PRO197antibody and determining binding of said antibody to said poiypeptide.
    227. A method for determining the presence of a PRO207 polypeptide in a sample suspected of containing said polypeptide, said method comprising exposing the sample to an anti-PRO207 antibody and determining binding of said antibody to said polypeptide.
    228. A method for determining the presence of a PRO226 polypeptide in a sample suspected of containing said polypeptide, said method comprising exposing the sample to an anti-PRO226 antibody and : determining binding of said antibody to said polypeptide.
    229. A method for determining the presence of a PRO232 polypeptide in a sample suspected of containing said polypeptide, said method comprising exposing the sample to an anti-PRO232 antibody and determining binding of said antibody to said polypeptide. -232- AMENDED SHEET 12 AUGUST 2002
    230. A method for determining the presence of a PRO243 polypeptide in a sample suspected of containing said polypeptide, said method comprising exposing the sample to an anti-PRO243 antibody and determining binding of said antibody to said polypeptide.
    231. A method for determining the presence of a PRO256 polypeptide in a sample suspected of containing said polypeptide, said method comprising exposing the sample to an anti-PRO256 antibody and determining binding of said antibody to said polypeptide.
    232. A method for determining the presence of a PRO269 polypeptide in a sample suspected of containing said polypeptide, said method comprising exposing the sample to an anti-PRO269 antibody and determining binding of said antibody to said polypeptide.
    233. A method for determining the presence of a PRO274 polypeptide in a sample suspected of containing said polypeptide, said method comprising exposing the sample to an anti-PRO274 antibody and determining binding of said antibody to said polypeptide.
    234. A method for determining the presence of a PRO304 polypeptide in a sample suspected of containing said polypeptide, said method comprising exposing the sample to an anti-PRO304 antibody and determining binding of said antibody to said polypeptide.
    235. A method for determining the presence of a PRO339 polypeptide in a sample suspected of containing said polypeptide, said method comprising exposing the sample to an anti-PRO339 antibody and determining binding of said antibody to said polypeptide.
    236. A method for determining the presence of a PRO1558 polypeptide in a sample suspected of containing said polypeptide, said method comprising exposing the sample to an anti-PRO1558 antibody and determining binding of said antibody to said polypeptide.
    237. A method for determining the presence of a PRO779 polypeptide in a sample suspected of containing said polypeptide, said method comprising exposing the sample to an anti-PRO779 antibody and determining binding of said antibody to said polypeptide.
    238. A method for determining the presence of a PRO118S5 polypeptide in a sample suspected of containing said polypeptide, said method comprising exposing the sample to an anti-PRO1185 antibody and determining binding of said antibody to said polypeptide. -233- AMENDED SHEET 12 AUGUST 2002
    239. A method for determining the presence of a PRO1245 polypeptide in a sample suspected of containing said polypeptide, said method comprising exposing the sample to an anti-PRO1245 antibody and determining binding of said antibody to said polypeptide.
    240. A method for determining the presence of a PRO1759 polypeptide in a sample suspected of containing said polypeptide, said method comprising exposing the sample to an anti-PRO1759 antibody and determining binding of said antibody to said polypeptide.
    241. A method for determining the presence of a PRO5775 polypeptide in a sample suspected of containing said polypeptide, said method comprising exposing the sample to an anti-PRO5775 antibody and determining binding of said antibody to said polypeptide.
    242. A method for determining the presence of a PRO7133 polypeptide in a sample suspected of containing said polypeptide, said method comprising exposing the sample to an anti-PRO7133 antibody and determining binding of said antibody to said polypeptide.
    243. A method for determining the presence of a PRO7168 polypeptide in a sample suspected of containing said polypeptide, said method comprising exposing the sample to an anti-PRO7168 antibody and determining binding of said antibody to said polypeptide.
    244. A method for determining the presence of a PRO3725 polypeptide in a sample suspected of containing said polypeptide, said method comprising exposing the sample to an anti-PRO5725 antibody and determining binding of said antibody to said polypeptide.
    245. A method for determining the presence of a PRO202 polypeptide in a sample suspected of containing said polypeptide, said method comprising exposing the sample to an anti-PRO202 antibody and determining binding of said antibody to said polypeptide.
    246. A method for determining the presence of a PRO206 polypeptide in a sample suspected of containing said polypeptide, said method comprising exposing the sample to an anti-PRO206 antibody and determining binding of said antibody to said polypeptide.
    247. A method for determining the presence of a PRO264 polypeptide in a sample suspected of containing said polypeptide, said method comprising exposing the sample to an anti-PRO264 antibody and determining binding of said antibody to said polypeptide. -234- AMENDED SHEET 12 AUGUST 2002
    248. A method for determining the presence of a PRO313 polypeptide in a sample suspected of containing said polypeptide, said method comprising exposing the sample to an anti-PRO313 antibody and determining binding of said antibody to said polypeptide.
    249. A method for determining the presence of a PRO342 polypeptide in a sample suspected of containing said polypeptide, said method comprising exposing the sample to an anti-PRO342 antibody and determining binding of said antibody to said polypeptide.
    250. A method for determining the presence of a PRO542 polypeptide in a sample suspected of containing said polypeptide, said method comprising exposing the sample to an anti-PRO542 antibody and determining binding of said antibody to said polypeptide.
    251. A method for determining the presence of a PRO773 polypeptide in a sample suspected of containing said polypeptide, said method comprising exposing the sample to an anti-PRO773 antibody and determining binding of said antibody to said polypeptide.
    252. A method for determining the presence of a PRO861 polypeptide in a sample suspected of containing said polypeptide, said method comprising exposing the sample to an anti-PRO861 antibody and determining binding of said antibody to said polypeptide.
    253. A method for determining the presence of a PRO1216 polypeptide in a sample suspected of containing said polypeptide, said method comprising exposing the sample to an anti-PRO1216 antibody and determining binding of said antibody to said polypeptide.
    254. A method for determining the presence of a PRO1686 polypeptide in a sample suspected of containing said polypeptide, said method comprising exposing the sample to an anti-PRO1686 antibody and determining binding of said antibody to said polypeptide.
    255. A method for determining the presence of a PRO1800 polypeptide in a sample suspected of containing said polypeptide, said method comprising exposing the sample to an anti-PRO1800 antibody and determining binding of said antibody to said polypeptide.
    256. A method for determining the presence of a PRO3562 polypeptide in a sample suspected ofcontaining said polypeptide, said method comprising exposing the sampie to an anti-PRO3562 antibody and determining binding of said antibody to said polypeptide. =235- AMENDED SHEET 12 AUGUST 2002
    257. A method for determining the presence of a PRO9850 polypeptide in a sample suspected of containing said polypeptide, said method comprising exposing the sample to an anti-PRO9850 antibody and determining binding of said antibody to said polypeptide.
    258. A method for determining the presence of a PRO539 polypeptide in a sample suspected of containing said polypeptide, said method comprising exposing the sample to an anti-PROS39 antibody and determining binding of said antibody to said polypeptide.
    259. A method for determining the presence of a PRO4316 polypeptide in a sample suspected of containing said polypeptide, said method comprising exposing the sample to an anti-PRO4316 antibody and determining binding of said antibody to said polypeptide.
    260. A method for determining the presence of a PRO4980 polypeptide in a sample suspected of containing said polypeptide, said method comprising exposing the sample to an anti-PRO4980 antibody and determining binding of said antibody to said polypeptide.
    261. The method of Claim 226, wherein said sample comprises a cell suspected of containing a PRO197 polypeptide.
    262. The method of Claim 227, wherein said sample comprises a cell suspected of containing a PRO207 polypeptide.
    263. The method of Claim 228, wherein said sample comprises a cell suspected of containing a PRO226 polypeptide.
    264. The method of Claim 229, wherein said sample comprises a cell suspected of containing a PRO232 polypeptide.
    265. The method of Claim 230, wherein said sample comprises a cell suspected of containing a PRO243 polypeptide.
    266. The method of Claim 231, wherein said sample comprises a cell suspected of containing a PRO256 polypeptide. -236- : . AMENDED SHEET 12 AUGUST 2002 ’ }
    267. The method of Claim 232, wherein said sample comprises a cell suspected of containing a PRO269 polypeptide.
    268. The method of Claim 233, wherein said sample comprises a cell suspected of containing a PRO274 polypeptide.
    269. The method of Claim 234, wherein said sample comprises a cell suspected of containing a PRO304 polypeptide.
    270. The method of Claim 235, wherein said sample comprises a cell suspected of containing a PRO339 polypeptide.
    271. The method of Claim 236, wherein said sample comprises a cell suspected of containing a PRO1558 polypeptide.
    272. The method of Claim 237, wherein said sample comprises a cell suspected of containing a PRO779 polypeptide.
    273. The method of Claim 238, wherein said sample comprises a cell suspected of containing a PRO1185 polypeptide.
    274. The method of Claim 239, wherein said sample comprises a cell suspected of containing a PRO1245 polypeptide. ~ 275. The method of Claim 240, wherein said sample comprises a cell suspected of containing a PRO1759 polypeptide.
    276. The method of Claim 241, wherein said sample comprises a cell suspected of containing a PRO5775 polypeptide.
    277. The method of Claim 242, wherein said sample comprises a cell suspected of containing a PRO7133 polypeptide.
    278. The method of Claim 243, wherein said sample comprises a cell suspected of containing a PRO7168 polypeptide. -237- AMENDED SHEET 12 AUGUST 2002
    279. The method of Claim 244, wherein said sample comprises a cell suspected of containing a PRO5725 polypeptide.
    280. The method of Claim 245, wherein said sample comprises a cell suspected of containing a PRO202 polypeptide.
    281. The method of Claim 246, wherein said sample comprises a cell suspected of containing a PRO206 polypeptide. :
    282. The method of Claim 247, wherein said sample comprises a cell suspected of containing a PRO264 polypeptide.
    283. The method of Claim 248, wherein said sample comprises a cell suspected of containing a PRO313 polypeptide.
    284. The method of Claim 249, wherein said sample comprises a cell suspected of containing a PRO342 polypeptide.
    285. The method of Claim 250, wherein said sample comprises a cell suspected of containing a PRO542 polypeptide.
    286. The method of Claim 251, wherein said sample comprises a cell suspected of containing a PRO773 polypeptide.
    287. The method of Claim 252, wherein said sample comprises a cell suspected of containing a PRO861 polypeptide.
    288. The method of Claim 253, wherein said sample comprises a cell suspected of containing a PRO1216 polypeptide.
    289. The method of Claim 254, wherein said sample comprises a cell suspected of containing a PRO1686 polypeptide.
    290. The method of Claim 255, wherein said sample comprises a cell suspected of containing a PRO1800 polypeptide. -238- AMENDED SHEET 12 AUGUST 2002
    291. The method of Claim 256, wherein said sample comprises a cell suspected of containing a PRO3562 polypeptide.
    292. The method of Claim 257, wherein said sample comprises a cell suspected of containing a PRO9850 polypeptide.
    293. The method of Claim 258, wherein said sample comprises a cell suspected of containing a PROS539 polypeptide.
    294. The method of Claim 259, wherein said sample comprises a cell suspected of containing a PRO4316 polypeptide.
    295. The method of Claim 260, wherein said sample comprises a cell suspected of containing a PRO4980 polypeptide.
    296. The method of any one of Claims 261 to 295, wherein said sample is a cancer cell.
    297. A method of diagnosing tumor in a mammal, said method comprising detecting the level of expression of a gene encoding a PRO197 polypeptide (a) in a test sample of tissue cells obtained from the mammal, and (b) in a control sample of known normal tissue cells of the same cell type, wherein a higher expression level in the test sample, as compared to the control sample, is indicative of the presence of tumor in the mammal from which the test tissue cells were obtained.
    298. A method of diagnosing tumor in a mammal, said method comprising detecting the level of expression of a gene encoding a PRO207 polypeptide (a) in a test sample of tissue cells obtained from the mammal, and (b) in a control sample of known normal tissue cells of the same cell type, wherein a higher expression level in the test sample, as compared to the control sample, is indicative of the presence of tumor in the mammal from which the test tissue cells were obtained.
    299. A method of diagnosing tumor in a mammal, said method comprising detecting the level of expression of a gene encoding a PRO226 polypeptide (a) in a test sample of tissue cells obtained from the mammal, and (b) in a control sample of known normal tissue cells of the same cell type, wherein a higher expression level in the test sample, as compared to the control sample, is indicative of the presence of tumor in the mammal from which the test tissue cells were obtained. -239- AMENDED SHEET 12 AUGUST 2002
    300. A method of diagnosing tumor in a mammal, said method comprising detecting the level of expression of a gene encoding a PRO232 polypeptide (a) in a test sample of tissue cells obtained from the mammal, and (b) in a control sample of known normal tissue cells of the same cell type, wherein a higher expression level in the test sample, as compared to the control sample, is indicative of the presence of tumor in the mammal from which the test tissue cells were obtained.
    301. A method of diagnosing tumor in a mammal, said method comprising detecting the level of expression of a gene encoding a PRO243 polypeptide (a) in a test sample of tissue cells obtained from the mammal, and (b) in a control sample of known normal tissue cells of the same cell type, wherein a higher expression level in the test sample, as compared to the control sample, is indicative of the presence of tumor in the mammal from which the test tissue cells were obtained.
    302. A method of diagnosing tumor in a mammal, said method comprising detecting the level of expression of a gene encoding a PRO256 polypeptide (a) in a test sample of tissue cells obtained from the mammal, and (b) in a control sample of known normal tissue cells of the same cell type, wherein a higher expression level in the test sample, as compared to the control sample, is indicative of the presence of tumor in the mammal from which the test tissue cells were obtained.
    303. A method of diagnosing tumor in a mammal, said method comprising detecting the level of expression of a gene encoding a PRO269 polypeptide (2) in a test sample of tissue cells obtained from the mammal, and (b) in a control sample of known normal tissue cells of the same cell type, wherein a higher expression level in the test sample, as compared to the control sample, is indicative of the presence of tumor in the mammal from which the test tissue cells were obtained.
    304. A method of diagnosing tumor in a mammal, said method comprising detecting the level of expression of a gene encoding a PRO274 polypeptide (a) in a test sample of tissue cells obtained from the mammal, and (b) in a control sample of known normal tissue cells of the same cell type, wherein a higher expression level in the test sample, as compared to the control sample, is indicative of the presence of tumor in the mammal from which the test tissue cells were obtained.
    305. A method of diagnosing tumor in a mammal, said method comprising detecting the level of expression of a gene encoding a PRO304 polypeptide (a) in a test sample of tissue cells obtained from the mammal, and (b) in a control sample of known normal tissue cells of the same cell type, wherein a higher expression level in the test sample, as compared to the control sample, is indicative of the presence of tumor in the mammal from which -240~- AMENDED SHEET 12 AUGUST 2602
    306. A method of diagnosing tumor in a mammal, said method comprising detecting the level of expression of a gene encoding a PRO339 polypeptide (a) in a test sample of tissue cells obtained from the mammal, and (b) in a control sample of known normal tissue cells of the same cell type, wherein a higher expression level in the test sample, as compared to the control sample, is indicative of the presence of tumor in the mammal from which the test tissue cells were obtained.
    307. A method of diagnosing tumor in a mammal, said method comprising detecting the level of expression of a gene encoding a PRO1558 polypeptide (2) in a test sample of tissue cells obtained from the mammal, and (b) in a control sample of known normal tissue cells of the same cell type, wherein a higher expression level in the test sample, as compared to the control sample, is indicative of the presence of tumor in the mammal from which the test tissue cells were obtained.
    308. A method of diagnosing tumor in a mammal, said method comprising detecting the level of expression of a gene encoding a PRO779 polypeptide (a) in a test sample of tissue cells obtained from the mammal, and (b) in a control sample of known normal tissue cells of the same cell type, wherein a higher expression level in the test sample, as compared to the control sample, is indicative of the presence of tumor in the mammal from which the test tissue cells were obtained.
    309. A method of diagnosing tumor in a mammal, said method comprising detecting the level of expression of a gene encoding a PRO1185 polypeptide (a) in a test sample of tissue cells obtained from the mammal, and (b) in a control sample of known normal tissue cells of the same cell type, wherein a higher expression level in the test sample, as compared to the control sample, is indicative of the presence of tumor in the mammal from which the test tissue cells were obtained.
    310. A method of diagnosing tumor in a mammal, said method comprising detecting the level of expression of a gene encoding a PRO1245 polypeptide (a) in a test sample of tissue ceils obtained from the mammal, and (b) in a control sample of known normal tissue cells of the same cell type, wherein a higher expression level in the test sample, as compared to the control sample, is indicative of the presence of tumor in the mammal from which the test tissue cells were obtained.
    311. A method of diagnosing tumor in a mammal, said method comprising detecting the level of expression of a gene encoding a PRO1759 polypeptide (a) in a test sample of tissue cells obtained from the mammal, and (b) in a control sample of known normal tissue cells of the same cell type, wherein a higher expression level in the test sample, as compared to the control sample, is indicative of the presence of tumor in the mammal from which the test tissue cells were obtained. -241- AMENDED SHEET 12 AUGUST 2002
    312. A method of diagnosing tumor in a mammal, said method comprising detecting the level of expression of a gene encoding a PRO5775 polypeptide (a) in a test sample of tissue cells obtained from the mammal, and (b) in a control sample of known normal tissue cells of the same cell type, wherein a higher expression level in the test sample, as compared to the control sample, is indicative of the presence of tumor in the mammal from which the test tissue cells were obtained.
    313. A method of diagnosing tumor in a mammal, said method comprising detecting the level of expression of a gene encoding a PRO7133 polypeptide (a) in a test sample of tissue cells obtained from the mammal, and (b) in a control sample of known normal tissue cells of the same cell type, wherein a higher expression level in the test sample, as compared to the control sample, is indicative of the presence of tumor in the mammal from which the test tissue cells were obtained.
    314. A method of diagnosing tumor in a mammal, said method comprising detecting the level of expression of a gene encoding a PRO7168 polypeptide (a) in a test sample of tissue cells obtained from the mammal, and (b) in a control sample of known normal tissue cells of the same cell type, wherein a higher expression level in the test sample, as compared to the control sample, is indicative of the presence of tumor in the mammal from which the test tissue cells were obtained.
    315. A method of diagnosing tumor in a mammal, said method comprising detecting the level of expression of a gene encoding a PRO5725 polypeptide (a) in a test sample of tissue cells obtained from the mammal, and (b) in a control sample of known normal tissue cells of the same cell type, wherein a higher expression level in the test sample, as compared to the control sample, is indicative of the presence of tumor in the mammal from which the test tissue cells were obtained.
    316. A method of diagnosing tumor in a mammal, said method comprising detecting the level of expression of a gene encoding a PRO202 polypeptide (a) in a test sample of tissue cells obtained from the mammal, and (b) in a control sample of known normal tissue cells of the same cell type, wherein a higher expression level in the test sample, as compared to the control sample, is indicative of the presence of tumor in the mammal from which the test tissue cells were obtained.
    317. A method of diagnosing tumor in a mammal, said method comprising detecting the level of expression of a gene encoding a PRO206 polypeptide (a) in a test sample of tissue cells obtained from the mammal, and (b) in a control sample of known normal tissue cells of the same cell type, wherein a higher expression level in the test sample, as compared to the control sample, is indicative of the presence of tumor in the mammal from which the test tissue cells were obtained. -242- AMENDED SHEET 12 AUGUST 2002
    318. A method of diagnosing tumor in a mammal, said method comprising detecting the level of expression of a gene encoding a PRO264 polypeptide (a) in a test sample of tissue cells obtained from the mammal, : and (b) in a control sample of known normal tissue cells of the same cell type, wherein a higher expression level in the test sample, as compared to the control sample, is indicative of the presence of tumor in the mammal from which the test tissue cells were obtained.
    319. A method of diagnosing tumor in a mammal, said method comprising detecting the level of expression of a gene encoding a PRO313 polypeptide (a) in a test sample of tissue cells obtained from the mammal, and (b) in a control sample of known normal tissue cells of the same cell type, wherein a higher expression level in the test sample, as compared to the control sample, is indicative of the presence of tumor in the mammal from which the test tissue cells were obtained.
    320. A method of diagnosing tumor in a mammal, said method comprising detecting the level of expression of a gene encoding a PRO342 polypeptide (a) in a test sample of tissue celis obtained from the mammal, and (b) in a control sample of known normal tissue cells of the same cell type, wherem a higher expression level in the test sample, as compared to the control sample, is indicative of the presence of tumor in the mammal from which the test tissue cells were obtained.
    321. A method of diagnosing tumor in a mammal, said method comprising detecting the levei of expression of a gene encoding a PRO542 polypeptide (a) in a test sample of tissue cells obtained from the mammal, and (b) in a control sample of known normal tissue cells of the same cell type, wherein a higher expression level in the test sample, as compared to the control sample, is indicative of the presence of tumor in the mammal from which the test tissue cells were obtained.
    322. A method of diagnosing tumor in a mammal, said method comprising detecting the level of expression of a gene encoding a PRO773 polypeptide (a) in a test sample of tissue cells obtained from the mammal, and (b) in a control sample of known normal tissue cells of the same cell type, wherein a higher expression level in the test sample, as compared to the control sample, is indicative of the presence of tumor in the mammal from which the test tissue cells were obtained.
    323. A method of diagnosing tumor in a mammal, said method comprising detecting the level of expression of a gene encoding a PRO861 polypeptide (a) in a test sample of tissue cells obtained from the mammal, and (b) in a control sample of known normal tissue cells of the same cell type, wherein a higher expression level in the test sample, as compared to the control sample, is indicative of the presence of tumor in the mammal from which ~243- AMENDED SHEET 12 AUGUST 2002
    324. A method of diagnosing tumor in a mammal, said method comprising detecting the level of expression of a gene encoding a PRO1216 polypeptide (a) in a test sample of tissue cells obtained from the mammal, and (b) in a control sample of known normal tissue cells of the same cell type, wherein a higher expression level in the test sample, as compared to the control sample, is indicative of the presence of tumor in the mammal from which the test tissue cells were obtained.
    325. A method of diagnosing tumor in a mammal, said method comprising detecting the level of _ expression of a gene encoding a PRO1686 polypeptide (a) in a test sample of tissue cells obtained from the mammal, and (b) in a control sample of known normal tissue cells of the same cell type, wherein a higher expression level in the test sample, as compared to the control sample, is indicative of the presence of tumor in the mammal from which the test tissue cells were obtained.
    326. A method of diagnosing tumor in a mammal, said method comprising detecting the level of expression of a gene encoding a PRO1800 polypeptide (a) in a test sample of tissue cells obtained from the mammal, and (b) in a control sample of known normal tissue cells of the same cell type, wherein a higher expression level in the test sample, as compared to the control sample, is indicative of the presence of tumor in the mammal from which the test tissue cells were obtained.
    327. A method of diagnosing tumor in a mammal, said method comprising detecting the level of expression of a gene encoding a PRO3562 polypeptide (a) in a test sample of tissue cells obtained from the mammal, and (b) in a control sample of known normal tissue ceils of the same cell type, wherein a higher expression level in the test sample, as compared to the control sample, is indicative of the presence of tumor in the mammal from which the test tissue cells were obtained.
    328. A method of diagnosing tumor in a mammal, said method comprising detecting the level of expression of a gene encoding a PRO9850 polypeptide (a) in a test sample of tissue cells obtained from the mammal, and (b) in a control sample of known normal tissue cells of the same cell type, wherein a higher expression level in the test sample, as compared to the control sample, is indicative of the presence of tumor in the mammal from which the test tissue cells were obtained.
    329. A method of diagnosing tumor in a mammal, said method comprising detecting the level of expression of a gene encoding a PRO539 polypeptide (2) in a test sample of tissue cells obtained from the mammal, and (b) in a control sampie of known normal tissue cells of the same cell type, wherein a higher expression level in the test sample, as compared to the control sample, is indicative of the presence of tumor in the mammal from which the test tissue cells were obtained. -244- AMENDED SHEET 12 AUGUST 2002
    330. A method of diagnosing tumor in a mammal, said method comprising detecting the level of expression of a gene encoding a PRO4316 polypeptide (a) in a test sample of tissue cells obtained from the mammal, and (b) in a control sample of known normal tissue cells of the same cell type, wherein a higher expression level in the test sample, as compared to the control sample, is indicative of the presence of tumor in the mammal from which the test tissue cells were obtained. 331 A method of diagnosing tumor in a mammal, said method comprising detecting the level of expression of a gene encoding a PRO4980 polypeptide (a) in a test sample of tissue cells obtained from the marnmal, and (b) in a control sample of known normal tissue cells of the same cell type, wherein a higher expression level in the test sample, as compared to the control sample, is indicative of the presence of tumor in the mammal from which the test tissue cells were obtained.
    332. A method of diagnosing a tumor in a mammal, said method comprising (a) contacting an anti- PRO197 antibody with a test sample of tissue cells obtained from the mammal, and (b) detecting the formation of a complex between said antibody and a PRO197 polypeptide in the test sample, wherein the formation of a complex is indicative of the presence of a tumor in said mammal.
    333. A method of diagnosing a tumor in a mammal, said method comprising (a) contacting an anti- PRO207 antibody with a test sample of tissue cells obtained from the mammal, and (b) detecting the formation of a complex between said antibody and a PRO207 polypeptide in the test sample, wherein the formation of a complex is indicative of the presence of a tumor in said mammal.
    334. A method of diagnosing a tumor in a mammal, said method comprising (a) contacting an anti- PRO226 antibody with a test sample of tissue cells obtained from the mammal, and (b) detecting the formation of a complex between said antibody and a PRO226 polypeptide in the test sample, wherein the formation of a complex is indicative of the presence of a tumor in said mammal.
    33s. A method of diagnosing a tumor in a mammal, said method comprising (2) contacting an anti- PRO232 antibody with a test sample of tissue cells obtained from the mammal, and (b) detecting the formation of a complex between said antibody and a PRO232 polypeptide in the test sample, wherein the formation of a complex is indicative of the presence of a tumor in said mammal.
    336. A method of diagnosing a tumor in a mammal, said method comprising (2) contacting an anti- PRO243 antibody with a test sample of tissue cells obtained from the mammal, and (b) detecting the formation of a complex between said antibody and a PRO243 polypeptide in the test sample, wherein the formation of a complex is indicative of the presence of a tumor in said mammal. -245- AMENDED SHEET 12 AUGUST 2602 “iid
    337. A method of diagnosing a tumor in a mammal, said method comprising (a) contacting an anti- PRO256 antibody with a test sample of tissue cells obtained from the mammal, and (b) detecting the formation of a complex between said antibody and a PRO256 polypeptide in the test sample, wherein the formation of a complex is indicative of the presence of a tumor in said mammal.
    338. A method of diagnosing a tumor in a mammal, said method comprising (a) contacting an anti- PRO269 antibody with a test sample of tissue cells obtained from the mammal, and (b) detecting the formation of a complex between said antibody and a PRO269 polypeptide in the test sample, wherein the formation of a complex is indicative of the presence of a tumor in said mammal.
    339. A method of diagnosing a tumor in a mammal, said method comprising (a) contacting an anti- PRO274 antibody with a test sample of tissue cells obtained from the mammal, and (b) detecting the formation of a complex between said antibody and a PRO274 polypeptide in the test sample, wherein the formation of a complex is indicative of the presence of a tumor in said mammal.
    340. A method of diagnosing a tumor in a mammal, said method comprising (a) contacting an anti- PRO304 antibody with a test sample of tissue cells obtained from the mammal, and (b) detecting the formation of a complex between said antibody and a PRO304 polypeptide in the test sample, wherein the formation of a complex is indicative of the presence of a tumor in said mammal.
    341. A method of diagnosing a tumor in a mammal, said method comprising (2) contacting an anti- PRO339 antibody with a test sample of tissue cells obtained from the mammal, and (b) detecting the formation of a complex between said antibody and a PRO339 polypeptide in the test sample, wherein the formation of a complex is indicative of the presence of a tumor in said mammal.
    342. A method of diagnosing a tumor in a mammal, said method comprising (a) contacting an anti- PRO1558 antibody with a test sample of tissue cells obtained from the mammal, and (b) detecting the formation of a complex between said antibody and a PRO1558 polypeptide in the test sample, wherein the formation of a complex is indicative of the presence of a tumor in said mammal.
    343. A method of diagnosing a tumor in 2a mammal, said method comprising (a) contacting an anti- PRO779 antibody with a test sample of tissue cells obtained from the mammal, and (b) detecting the formation of a complex between said antibody and a PRO779 polypeptide in the test sample, wherein the formation of a complex is indicative of the presence of a tumor in said mammal. -246~ AMENDED SHEET 12 AUGUST 2002
    344. A method of diagnosing a tumor in a mammal, said method comprising (a) contacting an anti- PRO1185 antibody with a test sample of tissue cells obtained from the mammal, and (b) detecting the formation of a complex between said antibody and a PRO1185 polypeptide in the test sample, wherein the formation of a complex is indicative of the presence of a tumor in said mammal.
    345. A method of diagnosing a tumor in a mammal, said method comprising (2) contacting an anti- PRO1245 antibody with a test sample of tissue cells obtained from the mammal, and (b) detecting the formation of a complex between said antibody and a PRO1245 polypeptide in the test sample, wherein the formation of a complex is indicative of the presence of a tumor in said mammal.
    346. A method of diagnosing a tumor in a mammal, said method comprising (a) contacting an anti- PRO1759 antibody with a test sample of tissue cells obtained from the mammal, and (b) detecting the formation of a complex between said antibody and a PRO1759 polypeptide in the test sample, wherein the formation of a complex is indicative of the presence of a tumor in said mammal.
    347. A method of diagnosing a tumor in a mammal, said method comprising (a) contacting an anti- PRO5775 antibody with a test sample of tissue cells obtained from the mammal, and (b) detecting the formation of a complex between said antibody and a PROS5775 polypeptide in the test sample, wherein the formation of a complex is indicative of the presence of a tumor in said mammal.
    348. A method of diagnosing a tumor in a mammal, said method comprising (a) contacting an anti- PRO7133 antibody with a test sample of tissue cells obtained from the mammal, and (b) detecting the formation of a complex between said antibody and a PRO7133 polypeptide in the test sample, wherein the formation of a complex is indicative of the presence of a tumor in said mammal.
    349. A method of diagnosing a tumor in a mammal, said method comprising (a) contacting an anti- PRO7168 antibody with a test sample of tissue cells obtained from the mammal, and (b) detecting the formation of a complex between said antibody and a PRO7168 polypeptide in the test sample, wherein the formation of a complex is indicative of the presence of a tumor in said mammal.
    350. A method of diagnosing a tumor in a mammal, said method comprising (a) contacting an anti- PROS5725 antibody with a test sample of tissue cells obtained from the mammal, and (b) detecting the formation of a complex between said antibody and a PRO5725 polypeptide in the test sample, wherein the formation of a complex is indicative of the presence of a tumor in said mammal. -247- AMENDED SHEET 12 AUGUST 2002
    351. A method of diagnosing a tumor in a mammal, said method comprising (a) contacting an anti- PRO202 antibody with a test sample of tissue cells obtained from the mammal, and (b) detecting the formation of a complex between said antibody and a PRO202 polypeptide in the test sample, wherein the formation of a complex is indicative of the presence of a tumor in said mammal.
    352. A method of diagnosing a tumor in a mammal, said method comprising (a) contacting an anti- PRO206 antibody with a test sample of tissue cells obtained from the mammal, and (b) detecting the formation of a complex between said antibody and a PRO206 polypeptide in the test sample, wherein the formation of a complex is indicative of the presence of a tumor in said mammal.
    353. A method of diagnosing a tumor in a mammal, said method comprising (a) contacting an anti- PRO264 antibody with a test sample of tissue cells obtained from the mammal, and (b) detecting the formation of a complex between said antibody and a PRO264 polypeptide in the test sample, wherein the formation of a complex is indicative of the presence of a tumor in said mammal.
    354. A method of diagnosing a tumor in a mammal, said method comprising (a) contacting an anti- PRO313 antibody with a test sample of tissue cells obtained from the mammal, and (b) detecting the formation of a complex between said antibody and a PRO313 polypeptide in the test sample, wherein the formation of a complex is indicative of the presence of a tumor in said mammal.
    355. A method of diagnosing a tumor in a mammal, said method comprising (a) contacting an anti- PRO342 antibody with a test sample of tissue cells obtained from the mammal, and (b) detecting the formation of a complex between said antibody and a PRO342 polypeptide in the test sample, wheremn the formation of a complex is indicative of the presence of a tumor in said mammal.
    356. A method of diagnosing a tumor in a mammal, said method comprising (a) contacting an anti- PRO542 antibody with a test sample of tissue cells obtained from the mammal, and (b) detecting the formation of a complex between said antibody and a PRO542 polypeptide in the test sample, wherein the formation of a complex is indicative of the presence of a tumor in said mammal.
    357. A method of diagnosing a tumor in a mammal, said method comprising (a) contacting an anti- PRO773 antibody with a test sample of tissue cells obtained from the mammal, and (b) detecting the formation of a complex between said antibody and a PRO773 polypeptide in the test sample, wherein the formation of a complex is indicative of the presence of a tumor in said mammal. -248- : AMENDED SHEET 12 AUGUST 2002
    358. A method of diagnosing a tumor in a mammal, said method comprising (a) contacting an anti- PRO861 antibody with a test sample of tissue cells obtained from the mammal, and (b) detecting the formation of a complex between said antibody and a PRO861 polypeptide in the test sample, wherein the formation of a complex is indicative of the presence of a tumor in said mammal.
    359. A method of diagnosing a tumor in a mammal, said method comprising (a) contacting an anti- PROI1216 antibody with a test sample of tissue cells obtained from the mammal, and (b) detecting the formation of a complex between said antibody and a PRO1216 polypeptide in the test sample, wherein the formation of a complex is indicative of the presence of a tumor in said mammal.
    360. A method of diagnosing a tumor in a mammal, said method comprising (a) contacting an anti- PRO1686 antibody with a test sample of tissue cells obtained from the mammal, and (b) detecting the formation of a complex between said antibody and a PRO 1686 polypeptide in the test sample, wherein the formation of a complex is indicative of the presence of a tumor in said mammal.
    361. A method of diagnosing a tumor in a mammal, said method comprising (a) contacting an anti- PRO1800 antibody with a test sample of tissue cells obtained from the mammal, and (b) detecting the formation of a complex between said antibody and a PRO1800 polypeptide in the test sample, wherein the formation of a complex is indicative of the presence of a tumor in said mammal.
    362. A method of diagnosing a tumor in a mammal, said method comprising (a) contacting an anti- PRO3562 antibody with a test sample of tissue cells obtained from the mammal, and (b) detecting the formation of a complex between said antibody and a PRO3562 polypeptide in the test sample, wherein the formation of a complex is indicative of the presence of a tumor in said mammal.
    363. A method of diagnosing a tumor in a mammal, said method comprising (a) contacting an anti- PRO9850 antibody with a test sample of tissue cells obtained from the mammal, and (b) detecting the formation of a complex between said antibody and a PRO9850 polypeptide in the test sample, wherein the formation of a complex is indicative of the presence of a tumor in said mammal.
    364. A method of diagnosing a tumor in a mammal, said method comprising (a) contacting an anti- PRO539 antibody with a test sample of tissue cells obtained from the mammal, and (b) detecting the formation of a complex between said antibody and a PRO539 polypeptide in the test sample, wherein the formation of a complex is indicative of the presence of a tumor in said mammal. -249- AMENDED SHEET 12 AUGUST 2002
    365. A method of diagnosing a tumor in a mammal, said method comprising (a) contacting an anti- PRO4316 antibody with a test sample of tissue cells obtained from the mammal, and (b) detecting the formation of a complex between said antibody and a PRO43 16 polypeptide in the test sample, wherein the formation of a complex is indicative of the presence of a tumor in said mammal.
    366. A method of diagnosing a tumor in a mammal, said method comprising (a) contacting an anti- PRO4980 antibody with a test sample of tissue cells obtained from the mammal, and (b) detecting the formation of a complex between said antibody and a PRO4980 polypeptide in the test sample, wherein the formation of a complex is indicative of the presence of a tumor in said mammal.
    367. The method of any one of Claims 332 to 366, wherein said antibody is detectably labeled.
    368. The method of any one of Claims 332 to 366, wherein said test sample of tissue cells is obtained from an individual suspected of having neoplastic cell growth or proliferation.
    369. A cancer diagnostic kit comprising an anti-PRO197 antibody and a carrier in suitable packaging.
    370. A cancer diagnostic kit comprising an anti-PRO207 antibody and a carrier in suitable packaging,
    371. A cancer diagnostic kit comprising an anti-PRO226 antibody and a carrier in suitable packaging.
    372. A cancer diagnostic kit comprising an anti-PRO232 antibody and a carrier in suitable packaging.
    373. A cancer diagnostic kit comprising an anti-PRO243 antibody and a carrier in suitable packaging.
    374. A cancer diagnostic kit comprising an anti-PRO256 antibody and a carrier in suitable packaging.
    37s. A cancer diagnostic kit comprising an anti-PRO269 antibody and a carrier in suitable packaging.
    376. A cancer diagnostic kit comprising an anti-PRO274 antibody and a carrier in suitable packaging.
    377. A cancer diagnostic kit comprising an anti-PRO304 antibody and a carrier in suitable packaging.
    378. A cancer diagnostic kit comprising an anti-PRO339 antibody and a carrier in suitable packaging. -250- : AMENDED SHEET 12 AUGUST 2002
    379. A cancer diagnostic kit comprising an anti-PRO1558 antibody and a carrier in suitable packaging.
    380. A cancer diagnostic kit comprising an anti-PRO779 antibody and a carrier in suitable packaging.
    381. A cancer diagnostic kit comprising an anti-PRO1185 antibody and a carrier in suitable packaging.
    382. A cancer diagnostic kit comprising an anti-PRO1245 antibody and a carrier in suitable packaging.
    383. A cancer diagnostic kit comprising an anti-PRO1759 antibody and a carrier in suitable packaging.
    384. A cancer diagnostic kit comprising an anti-PRO5775 antibody and a carrier in suitable packaging.
    385. A cancer diagnostic kit comprising an anti-PRO7133 antibody and a carrier in suitable packaging.
    386. A cancer diagnostic kit comprising an anti-PRO7168 antibody and a carrier in suitable packaging.
    387. A cancer diagnostic kit comprising an anti-PRO5725 antibody and a carrier in suitable packaging.
    388. A cancer diagnostic kit comprising an anti-PRO202 antibody and a carrier in suitable packaging.
    389. A cancer diagnostic kit comprising an anti-PRO206 antibody and a carrier in suitable packaging.
    390. A cancer diagnostic kit comprising an anti-PRO264 antibody and a carrier in suitable packaging.
    391. A cancer diagnostic kit comprising an anti-PRO3 13 antibody and a carrier in suitable packaging.
    392. A cancer diagnostic kit comprising an anti-PRO342 antibody and a carrier in suitable packaging.
    393. A cancer diagnostic kit comprising an anti-PRO773 antibody and a carrier in suitable packaging.
    394. A cancer diagnostic kit comprising an anti-PRO861 antibody and a carrier in suitable packaging.
    395. A cancer diagnostic kit comprising an anti-PRO1216 antibody and a carrier in suitable packaging.
    396. A cancer diagnostic kit comprising an anti-PRO1686 antibody and a carrier in suitable packaging. -251- AMENDED SHEET 12 AUGUST 2002
    397. A cancer diagnostic kit comprising an anti-PRO1800 antibody and a carrier in suitable packaging.
    398. A cancer diagnostic kit comprising an anti-PRO3562 antibody and a carrier in suitable packaging.
    399. A cancer diagnostic kit comprising an anti-PRO9850 antibody and a carrier in suitable packaging.
    400. A cancer diagnostic kit comprising an anti-PRO539 antibody and a carrier in suitable packaging.
    401. A cancer diagnostic kit comprising an anti-PRO43 16 antibody and a carrier in suitable packaging.
    402. A cancer diagnostic kit comprising an anti-PRO4980 antibody and a carrier in suitable packaging.
    403. The kit of Claim 369 which further comprises instructions for using said anti-PRO197 antibody to detect the presence of a PRO197 polypeptide in a sample containing the same.
    405. The kit of Claim 370 which further comprises instructions for using said anti-PRO207 antibody to detect the presence of a PRO207 polypeptide in a sample containing the same.
    406. The kit of Claim 371 which further comprises instructions for using said anti-PRO226 antibody to detect the presence of a PRO226 polypeptide in a sample containing the same.
    407. The kit of Claim 372 which further comprises instructions for using said anti-PRO232 antibody to detect the presence of a PRO232 polypeptide in a sample containing the same.
    408. The kit of Claim 373 which further comprises instructions for using said anti-PR0243 antibody to detect the presence of a PRO243 polypeptide in a sample containing the same.
    409. The kit of Claim 374 which further comprises instructions for using said anti-PRO256 antibody - to detect the presence of a PRO256 polypeptide in a sample containing the same.
    410. The kit of Claim 375 which further comprises instructions for using said anti-PRO269 antibody to detect the presence of 2 PRO269 polypeptide in a sample containing the same.
    411. The kit of Claim 376 which further comprises instructions for using said anti-PR0O274 antibody to detect the presence of a PRO274 polypeptide in a sample containing the same. -252- . AMENDED SHEET 12 AUGUST 2002
    412. The kit of Claim 377 which further comprises instructions for using said anti-PRO304 antibody to detect the presence of a PRO304 polypeptide in a sample containing the same.
    413. The kit of Claim 378 which further comprises instructions for using said anti-PRO339 antibodyto detect the presence of a PRO339 polypeptide in a sample containing the same.
    414. The kit of Claim 379 which further comprises instructions for using said anti-PRO1558 antibody to detect the presence of a PRO1558 polypeptide in a sample containing the same.
    415. The kit of Claim 380 which further comprises instructions for using said anti-PRO779 antibody to detect the presence of a PRO779 polypeptide in a sample containing the same.
    416. The kit of Claim 381 which further comprises instructions for using said anti-PRO1185 antibody to detect the presence of a PRO1185 polypeptide in a sample containing the same.
    417. The kit of Claim 382 which further comprises instructions for using said anti-PRO12435 antibody to detect the presence of a PRQO1245 polypeptide in a sample containing the same.
    418. The kit of Claim 383 which further comprises instructions for using said anti-PRO1759 antibody to detect the presence of a PRO1789 polypeptide in a sampie containing the same.
    419. The kit of Claim 384 which further comprises instructions for using said anti-PRO5775 antibody to detect the presence of a PRO5775 polypeptide in a sample containing the same.
    420. The kit of Claim 385 which further comprises instructions for using said anti-PRO7133 antibody to detect the presence of a PRO7133 polypeptide in a sample containing the same.
    421. The kit of Claim 386 which further comprises instructions for using said anti-PRO7168 antibody to detect the presence of a PRO7168 polypeptide in a sample containing the same.
    422. The kit of Claim 387 which further comprises instructions for using said anti-PRO5725 antibody to detect the presence of a PRO5725 polypeptide in a sampie containing the same.
    423. The kit of Claim 388 which further comprises instructions for using said anti-PR0O202 antibody to detect the presence of a PRO202 polypeptide in a sample containing the same. -253- AMENDED SHEET 12 AUGUST 2002
    424. The kit of Claim 389 which further comprises instructions for using said anti-PRO206 antibody to detect the presence of a PRO206 polypeptide in a sample containing the same.
    425. The kit of Claim 390 which further comprises instructions for using said anti-PRO264 antibody to detect the presence of a PRO264 polypeptide in a sample containing the same.
    426. The kit of Claim 391 which further comprises instructions for using said anti-PRO313 antibody to detect the presence of a PRO313 polypeptide in a sample containing the same.
    427. The kit of Claim 392 which further comprises instructions for using said anti-PRO342 antibody to detect the presence of a PRO342 polypeptide in a sample containing the same.
    428. The kit of Claim 393 which further comprises instructions for using said anti-PRO542 antibody to detect the presence of a PRO342 polypeptide in a sample containing the same.
    429. The kit of Claim 394 which further comprises instructions for using said anti-PRO773 antibody to detect the presence of a PRO773 polypeptide in a sample containing the same.
    430. The kit of Claim 395 which further comprises instructions for using said anti-PRO861 antibody to detect the presence of a PRO861 polypeptide in a sample containing the same.
    431. The kit of Claim 396 which further comprises instructions for using said anti-PRO1216 antibody to detect the presence of a PRO1216 polypeptide in a sample containing the same.
    432. The kit of Claim 397 which further comprises instructions for using said anti-PRO1686 antibody to detect the presence of a PRO1686 polypeptide in a sample containing the same.
    433. The kit of Claim 398 which further comprises instructions for using said anti-PRO1800 antibody to detect the presence of a PRO 1800 polypeptide in a sample containing the same.
    434. The kit of Claim 399 which further comprises instructions for using said anti-PRO3562 antibody to detect the presence of a PRO3562 polypeptide in a sample containing the same.
    435. The kit of Claim 400 which further comprises instructions for using said anti-PRO9850 antibody to detect the presence of a PRO9850 polypeptide in a sample containing the same. -254- AMENDED SHEET 12 AUGUST 2002
    436. The kit of Claim 401 which further comprises instructions for using said anti-PRO539 antibody to detect the presence of a PRO539 polypeptide in a sample containing the same.
    437. The kit of Claim 402 which further comprises instructions for using said anti-PRO4316 antibody to detect the presence of a PRO4316 polypeptide in a sample containing the same.
    438. The kit of Claim 403 which further comprises instructions for using said anti-PRO4980 antibody to detect the presence of a PRO4980 polypeptide in a sample containing the same.
    439. The use of an agent that inhibits a biological activity of a PRO197 polypeptide in a method of making a medicament for use in a method for inhibiting the growth of tumor cells, said method comprising exposing tumor cells that express said polypeptide to an effective amount of said agent, wherein said growth of said tumor cells is thereby inhibited.
    440. The use of an agent that inhibits a biological activity of a PRO207 polypeptide in a method of making a medicament for use in a method for inhibiting the growth of tumor cells, said method comprising exposing tumor cells that express said polypeptide to an effective amount of said agent, wherein said growth of said tumor cells is thereby inhibited.
    441. The use of an agent that inhibits a biological activity of a PRO226 polypeptide in a method of making a medicament for use in a method for inhibiting the growth of tumor cells, said method comprising exposing tumor cells that express said polypeptide to an effective amount of said agent, wherein said growth of said tumor cells is thereby inhibited.
    442. The use of an agent that inhibits a biological activity of a PRO232 polypeptide in a method of making a medicament for use in a method for inhibiting the growth of tumor cells, said method comprising exposing tumor cells that express said polypeptide to an effective amount of said agent, wherein said growth of said tumor cells is thereby inhibited.
    443. The use of an agent that inhibits a biological activity of a PRO243 polypeptide in a method of making a medicament for use in a method for inhibiting the growth of tumor cells, said method comprising exposing tumor cells that express said polypetide, that express said polypeptide to an effective amount of said agent, wherein said growth of said tumor cells is thereby inhibited. -255- AMENDED SHEET 12 AUGUST 2002
    444, The use of an agent that inhibits a biological activity of a PRO256 polypeptide in a method of making a medicament for use in a method for inhibiting the growth of tumor cells, said method comprising exposing tumor cells that express said polypetide to an effective amount of said agent, wherein said growth of said tumor cells is thereby inhibited.
    445. The use of an agent that inhibits a biological activity of a PRO269 polypeptide in a method of making a medicament for use in a method for inhibiting the growth of tumor cells, said method comprising exposing tumor cells that express said polypetide to an effective amount of said agent, wherein said growth of said tumor cells is thereby inhibited.
    446. The use of an agent that inhibits a biological activity of a PRO274 polypeptide in a method of making a medicament for use in a method for inhibiting the growth of tumor cells, said method comprising exposing tumor cells that express said polypetide to an effective amount of said agent, wherein said growth of said tumor cells is thereby inhibited.
    447. The use of an agent that inhibits a biological activity of a PRO304 polypeptide in a method of making a medicament for use in a method for inhibiting the growth of tumor cells, said method comprising exposing tumor cells that express said polypetide to an effective amount of said agent, wherein said growth of said tumor cells is thereby inhibited. :
    448. The use of an agent that inhibits a biological activity of a PRO339 polypeptide in a method of making a medicament for use in a method for inhibiting the growth of tumor cells, said method comprising exposing tumor cells that express said polypetide to an effective amount of said agent, wherein said growth of said tumor cells is thereby inhibited. © 449. The use of an agent that inhibits a biological activity of a PRO1558 polypeptide in a method of making a medicament for use in a method for inhibiting the growth of tumor cells, said method comprising exposing tumor cells that express said polypetide to an effective amount of said agent, wherein said growth of said tumor cells is thereby inhibited.
    450. The use of an agent that inhibits a biological activity of a PRO779 polypeptide in a method of making a medicament for use in a method for inhibiting the growth of tumor cells, said method comprising exposing tumor cells that express said polypetide to an effective amount of said agent, wherein said growth of said tumor cells
    . is thereby inhibited. -256- AMENDED SHEET 12 AUGUST 2002
    451. The use of an agent that inhibits a biological activity of a PRO1185 polypeptide in a method of making a medicament for use in a method for inhibiting the growth of tumor cells, said method comprising exposing tumor cells that express said polypetide to an effective amount of said agent, wherein said growth of said tumor cells is thereby inhibited.
    452. The use of an agent that inhibits a biological activity of a PRO1245 polypeptide in a method of making a medicament for use in a method for inhibiting the growth of tumor cells, said method comprising exposing tumor cells that express said polypetide to an effective amount of said agent, wherein said growth of said tumor cells is thereby inhibited.
    453. The use of an agent that inhibits a biological activity of a PRO1759 polypeptide in a method of making a medicament for use in a method for inhibiting the growth of tumor cells, said method comprising exposing tumor cells that express said polypetide to an effective amount of said agent, wherein said growth of said tumor cells is thereby inhibited.
    454. The use of an agent that inhibits a biological activity of a PRO5775 polypeptide in a method of making a medicament for use in a method for inhibiting the growth of tumor cells, said method comprising exposing tumor cells that express said polypetide to an effective amount of said agent, wherein said growth of said tumor cells is thereby inhibited. .
    455. The use of an agent that inhibits a biological activity of a PRO7133 polypeptide in a method of making a medicament for use in a method for inhibiting the growth of tumor cells, said method comprising exposing tumor cells that express said polypetide to an effective amount of said agent, wherein said growth of said tumor cells is thereby inhibited. © 456. The use of an agent that inhibits a biological activity of a PRO7168 polypeptide in a method of making a medicament for use in a method for inhibiting the growth of tumor cells, said method comprising exposing tumor cells that express said polypetide to an effective amount of said agent, wherein said growth of said tumor cells is thereby inhibited.
    457. The use of an agent that inhibits a biological activity of a PRO5725 polypeptide in a method of making a medicament for use in a method for inhibiting the growth of tumor cells, said method comprising exposing tumor cells that express said polypetide to an effective amount of said agent, wherein said growth of said tumor cells is thereby inhibited. -257- AMENDED SHEET 12 AUGUST 2002 ]
    458. The use of an agent that inhibits a biological activity of a PRO202 polypeptide in a method of making a medicament for use in a method for inhibiting the growth of tumor cells, said method comprising exposing tumor cells that express said polypetide to an effective amount of said agent, wherein said growth of said tumor cells is thereby inhibited.
    459. The use of an agent that inhibits a biological activity of a PRO206 polypeptide in a method of making a medicament for use in a method for inhibiting the growth of tumor cells, said method comprising exposing tumor cells that express said polypetide to an effective amount of said agent, wherein said growth of said tumor cells is thereby inhibited.
    460. The use of an agent that inhibits a biological activity of a PRO264 polypeptide in a method of making a medicament for use in a method for inhibiting the growth of tumor cells, said method comprising exposing tumor cells that express said polypetide to an effective amount of said agent, wherein said growth of said tumor cells is thereby inhibited.
    461. The use of an agent that inhibits a biological activity of a PRO313 polypeptide in a method of making a medicament for use in a method for inhibiting the growth of tumor cells, said method comprising exposing tumor cells that express said polypetide to an effective amount of said agent, wherein said growth of said tumor cells is thereby inhibited. :
    462. The use of an agent that inhibits a biological activity of a PRO342 polypeptide in a method of making a medicament for use in a method for inhibiting the growth of tumor cells, said method comprising exposing tumor cells that express said polypetide to an effective amount of said agent, wherein said growth of said tumor cells is thereby inhibited. © 463. The use of an agent that inhibits a biological activity of a PRO542 polypeptide in a method of making a medicament for use in a method for inhibiting the growth of tumor cells, said method comprising exposing tumor cells that express said polypetide to an effective amount of said agent, wherein said growth of said tumor cells is thereby inhibited.
    464. The use of an agent that inhibits a biological activity of a PRO773 polypeptide in a2 method of making a medicament for use in a method for inhibiting the growth of tumor cells, said method comprising exposing tumor cells that express said polypetide to an effective amount of said agent, wherein said growth of said tumor cells is thereby inhibited. -258- AMENDED SHEET 12 AUGUST 2002
    465. The use of an agent that inhibits a biological activity of a PRO861 polypeptide in a method of making a medicament for use in a method for inhibiting the growth of tumor cells, said method comprising exposing tumor cells that express said polypetide to an effective amount of said agent, wherein said growth of said tumor cells is thereby inhibited.
    466. The use of an agent that inhibits a biological activity of a PRO1216 polypeptide in a method of making a medicament for use in a method for inhibiting the growth of tumor cells, said method comprising exposing tumor cells that express said polypetide to an effective amount of said agent, wherein said growth of said tumor cells is thereby inhibited.
    467. The use of an agent that inhibits a biological activity of a PRO1686 polypeptide in a method of making a medicament for use in a method for inhibiting the growth of tumor cells, said method comprising exposing tumor cells that express said polypetide to an effective amount of said agent, wherein said growth of said tumor cells is thereby inhibited.
    468. The use of an agent that inhibits a biological activity of a PRO1800 polypeptide in a method of making a medicament for use in a method for inhibiting the growth of tumor cells, said method comprising exposing tumor cells that express said polypetide to an effective amount of said agent, wherein said growth of said tumor cells is thereby inhibited.
    469. The use of an agent that inhibits a biological activity of a PRO3562 polypeptide in a method of making a medicament for use in a method for inhibiting the growth of tumor cells. said method comprising exposing tumor cells that express said polypetide to an effective amount of said agent, wherein said growth of said tumor cells is thereby inhibited.
    470. The use of an agent that inhibits a biological activity of a PRO9850 polypeptide in a method of making a medicament for use in a method for inhibiting the growth of tumor cells, said method comprising exposing tumor cells that express said polypetide to an effective amount of said agent, wherein said growth of said tumor cells is thereby inhibited.
    471. The use of an agent that inhibits a biological activity of a PRO3539 polypeptide in a method of making a medicament for use in 2 method for inhibiting the growth of tumor cells, said method comprising exposing tumor cells that express said polypetide to an effective amount of said agent, wherein said growth of said tumor cells -259- : AMENDED SHEET 12 AUGUST 2002
    472. The use of an agent that inhibits a biological activity of a PRO4316 polypeptide in a method of making a medicament for use in a method for inhibiting the growth of tumor cells, said method comprising exposing tumor cells that express said polypetide to an effective amount of said agent, wherein said growth of said tumor cells is thereby inhibited.
    473. The use of an agent that inhibits a biological activity of a PRO4980 polypeptide in a2 method of making a medicament for use in a method for inhibiting the growth of tumor cells, said method comprising exposing tumor cells that express said polypetide to an effective amount of said agent, wherein said growth of said tumor cells is thereby inhibited.
    474. The use of Claim 439, wherein said tumor cells overexpress said PRO197 polypeptide as compared to normal cells of the same tissue type.
    475. The use of Claim 440, wherein said tumor cells overexpress said PRO207 polypeptide as compared to normal cells of the same tissue type.
    476. The use of Claim 441, wherein said tumor cells overexpress said PRO226 polypeptide as compared to normal cells of the same tissue type.
    477. The use of Claim 442, wherein said tumor cells overexpress said PRO232 polypeptide as compared to normal cells of the same tissue type.
    478. The use of Claim 443, wherein said tumor cells overexpress said PRO243 polypeptide as compared to normal cells of the same tissue type. © 479. The use of Claim 444, wherein said tumor cells overexpress said PRO256 polypeptide as compared to normal cells of the same tissue type.
    480. The use of Claim 445, wherein said tumor cells overexpress said PRO269 polypeptide as compared to normal cells of the same tissue type.
    481. The use of Claim 446, wherein said tumor cells overexpress said PRO274 polypeptide as compared to normal cells of the same tissue type. : -260- AMENDED SHEET 12 AUGUST 2002 ] :
    482. The use of Claim 447, wherein said tumor cells overexpress said PRO304 polypeptide as compared to normal cells of the same tissue type.
    483. The use of Claim 448, wherein said tumor cells overexpress said PRO339 polypeptide as compared to normal cells of the same tissue type.
    484. The use of Claim 449, wherein said tumor cells overexpress said PRO1558 polypeptide as compared to normal cells of the same tissue type.
    485. The use of Claim 450, wherein said tumor cells overexpress said PRO779 polypeptide as compared to normal cells of the same tissue type.
    486. The use of Claim 451, wherein said tumor cells overexpress said PRO1185 polypeptide as compared to normal cells of the same tissue type.
    487. The use of Claim 452, wherein said tumor cells overexpress said PRO1245 polypeptide as compared to normal cells of the same tissue type.
    488. The use of Claim 453, wherein said tumor cells overexpress said PRO1759 polypeptide as compared to normal cells of the same tissue type.
    489. The use of Claim 454, wherein said tumor cells overexpress said PRO5775 polypeptide as compared to normal cells of the same tissue type.
    490. The use of Claim 455, wherein said tumor cells overexpress said PRO7133 polypeptide as compared to normal cells of the same tissue type.
    491. The use of Claim 456, wherein said tumor cells overexpress said PRO7168 polypeptide as compared to normal cells of the same tissue type.
    492. The use of Claim 457, wherein said tumor cells overexpress said PRO5725 polypeptide as compared to normal cells of the same tissue type.
    493. The use of Claim 458, wherein said tumor cells overexpress said PRO202 polypeptide as compared to normal cells of the same tissue type. - -261- : AMENDED SHEET 12 AUGUST 2002
    494, The use of Claim 459, wherein said tumor cells overexpress said PRO206 polypeptide as compared to normal cells of the same tissue type.
    495. The use of Claim 460, wherein said tumor cells overexpress said PRO264 polypeptide as compared to normal cells of the same tissue type.
    496. The use of Claim 461, wherein said tumor cells overexpress said PRO313 polypeptide as compared to normal cells of the same tissue type.
    497. The use of Claim 462, wherein said tumor cells overexpress said PRO342 polypeptide as compared to normal cells of the same tissue type.
    498. The use of Claim 463, wherein said tumor cells overexpress said PRO542 polypeptide as compared to normal cells of the same tissue type.
    499. The use of Claim 464, wherein said tumor cells overexpress said PRO773 polypeptide as compared to normal cells of the same tissue type.
    500. The use of Claim 465, wherein said tumor cells overexpress said PRO861 polypeptide as compared to normal cells of the same tissue type.
    501. The use of Claim 466, wherein said tumor cells overexpress said PRO1216 polypeptide as compared to normal cells of the same tissue type.
    502. The use of Claim 467, wherein said tumor cells overexpress said PRO1686 polypeptide as compared to normal cells of the same tissue type.
    503. The use of Claim 468, wherein said tumor cells overexpress said PRO1800 polypeptide as compared to normal cells of the same tissue type.
    504. The use of Claim 469, wherein said tumor cells overexpress said PRO3562 polypeptide as compared to normal cells of the same tissue type.
    505. The use of Claim 470, wherein said tumor cells overexpress said PRO9850 polypeptide as compared to normal cells of the same tissue type. -262- AMENDED SHEET 12 AUGUST 2002
    506. The use of Claim 471, wherein said tumor cells overexpress said PRO539 polypeptide as compared to normal cells of the same tissue type. : 507. The use of Claim 472, wherein said tumor cells overexpress said PRO4316 polypeptide as compared to normal cells of the same tissue type.
    508. The use of Claim 473, wherein said tumor cells overexpress said PRO4980 polypeptide as compared to normal cells of the same tissue type.
    509. The use of Claim 439, wherein said agent is an anti-PRO197 antibody.
    510. The use of Claim 440, wherein said agent is an anti-PRO207 antibody.
    511. The use of Claim 441, wherein said agent is an anti-PRO226 antibody.
    512. The use of Claim 442, wherein said agent is an anti-PRO232 antibody.
    513. The use of Claim 443, wherein said agent is an anti-PR0O243 antibody.
    514. The use of Claim 444, wherein id agent is an anti-PRO256 antibody.
    515. The use of Claim 445, wherein said agent is an anti-PRO269 antibody.
    516. The use of Claim 446, wherein said agent is an anti-PRO274 antibody. © S17. The use of Claim 447, wherein said agent is an anti-PRO304 antibody.
    518. The use of Claim 448, wherein said agent is an anti-PRO339 antibody.
    519. The use of Claim 449, wherein said agent is an anti-PRO1558 antibody.
    520. The use of Claim 450, wherein said agent is an anti-PRO779 antibody.
    521. The use of Claim 451, wherein said agent is an anti-PRO1185 antibody. -263- ; AMENDED SHEET 12 AUGUST 2002
    522. The use of Claim 452, wherein said agent is an anti-PRO124S5 antibody.
    523. The use of Claim 453, wherein said agent is an anti-PRO1759 antibody.
    524. The use of Claim 454, wherein said agent is an anti-PRO5775 antibody.
    525. The use of Claim 455, wherein said agent is an anti-PRO7133 antibody.
    526. The use of Claim 456, wherein said agent is an anti-PRO7168 antibody.
    527. The use of Claim 457, wherein said agent is an anti-PRO5725 antibody.
    528. The use of Claim 458, wherein said agent is an anti-PRO202 antibody.
    529. The use of Claim 459. wherein said agent is an anti-PRO206 antibody.
    530. The use of Claim 460, wherein said agent is an anti-PRO264 antibody.
    531. The use of Claim 461, wherein said agent is an anti-PRO3 13 antibody.
    532. The use of Claim 462, wherein said agent is an anti-PRO342 antibody.
    533. The use of Claim 463, wherein said agent is an anti-PRO542 antibody.
    534. The use of Claim 464, wherein said agent is an anti-PRO773 antibody.
    535. The use of Claim 465, wherein said agent is an anti-PRO861 antibody.
    536. The use of Claim 466, wherein said agent is an anti-PRO1216 antibody.
    537. The use of Claim 467, wherein said agent is an anti-PRO1686 antibody.
    538. The use of Claim 468, wherein said agent is an anti-PRO1800 antibody.
    539. The use of Claim 469, wherein said agent is an anti-PRO3562 antibody. -264- AMENDED SHEET 12 AUGUST 2002
    540. The use of Claim 470, wherein said agent is an anti-PRO9850 antibody.
    541. The use of Claim 471, wherein said agent is an anti-PROS539 antibody.
    542. The use of Claim 472, wherein said agent is an anti-PRO4316 antibody.
    543. The use of Claim 473, wherein said agent is an anti-PRO4980 antibody. 544, The use of Claim 509, wherein said anti-PRO197 antibody induces cell death. : 545. The use of Claim 510, wherein said anti-PRO207 antibody induces cell death.
    546. The use of Claim 511, wherein said anti-PR0O226 antibody induces cell death.
    547. The use of Claim 512, wherein said anti-PRO232 antibody induces cell death.
    548. The use of Claim 513, wherein said anti-PR0O243 antibody induces cell death.
    549. The use of Claim 514, wherein said anti-PRO256 antibody induces cell death.
    550. The use of Claim 515, wherein said anti-PRO269 antibody induces cell death.
    551. The use of Claim 516, wherein said anti-PR0O274 antibody induces cell death.
    552. The use of Claim 517, wherein said anti-PRO304 antibody induces cell death.
    553. The use of Claim 518, wherein said anti-PR0O339 antibody induces cell death.
    554. The use of Claim 519, wherein said anti-PRO1558 antibody induces cell death.
    555. The use of Claim 520, wherein said anti-PRO779 antibody induces cell death.
    556. The use of Claim 521, wherein said anti-PRO1185 antibody induces cell death.
    557. The use of Claim 522, wherein said anti-PRO1245 antibody induces cell death. -265- AMENDED SHEET 12 AUGUST 2002
    558. The use of Claim 523, wherein said anti-PRO1759 antibody induces cell death.
    559. The use of Claim 524, wherein said anti-PROS5775 antibody induces cell death.
    560. The use of Claim 525, wherein said anti-PRO7133 antibody induces cell death.
    561. The use of Claim 526, wherein said anti-PRO7168 antibody induces cell death.
    562. The use of Claim 527, wherein said anti-PRO5725 antibody induces cell death.
    563. The use of Claim 528, wherein said anti-PRO202 antibody induces cell death.
    564. The use of Claim 529, wherein said anti-PRO206 antibody induces cell death.
    565. The use of Claim 530, wherein said anti-PRO264 antibody induces cell death.
    566. The use of Claim 531, wherein said anti-PRO3 13 antibody induces cell death.
    567. The use of Claim 532, wherein said anti-PRO342 antibody induces cell death.
    568. The use of Claim 533, wherein said anti-PRO542 antibody induces cell death.
    569. The use of Claim 534, wherein said anti-PRO773 antibody induces cell death.
    570. The use of Claim 535, wherein said anti-PRO861 antibody induces cell death.
    571. The use of Claim 536, wherein said anti-PRO1216 antibody induces cell death.
    572. The use of Claim 537, wherein said anti-PRO1686 antibody induces cell death.
    573. The use of Claim 538, wherein said anti-PRO 1800 antibody induces cell death.
    574. The use of Claim 539, wherein said ami-PRO3562 antibody induces cell death.
    575. The use of Claim 540, wherein said anti-PRO9850 antibody induces cell death. -266- AMENDED SHEET 12 AUGUST 2002
    576. The use of Claim 541, wherein said anti-PRO539 antibody induces cell death.
    577. The use of Claim 542, wherein said anti-PR0O4316 antibody induces cell death.
    578. The use of Claim 543, wherein said anti-PRO4980 antibody induces cell death.
    579. The use of any one of Claims 439 to 473, wherein said tumor cells are further exposed to radiation treatment, a cytotoxic agent or a chemotherapeutic agent.
    580. The use of an agent that inhibits the expression of a PRO197 polypeptide in a method of making a medicament for use in a method for inhibiting the growth of tumor cells, said method comprising exposing the tumor cells that express the polypeptide to an effective amount of said agent, wherein growth of said tumor cells is thereby inhibited.
    581. The use of an agent that inhibits the expression of a PRO207 polypeptide in a method of making a medicament for use in a method for inhibiting the growth of tumor cells, said method comprising exposing the tumor cells that express the polypeptide to an effective amount of said agent, wherein growth of said tumor cells is thereby inhibited.
    582. The use of an agent that inhibits the expression of a PRO226 polypeptide in a method of making a medicament for use in a method for inhibiting the growth of tumor cells, said method comprising exposing the tumor cells that express the polypeptide to an effective amount of said agent, wherein growth of said tumor cells is thereby inhibited.
    583. The use of an agent that inhibits the expression of a PRO232 polypeptide in a method of making a medicament for use in a method for inhibiting the growth of tumor cells, said method comprising exposing the tumor cells that express the polypeptide to an effective amount of said agent, wherein growth of said tumor cells is thereby inhibited.
    584. The use of an agent that inhibits the expression of a PRO243 polypeptide in a method of making a medicament for use in a method for inhibiting the growth of tumor cells, said method comprising exposing the tumor cells that express the polypeptide to an effective amount of said agent, where growth of said tumor cells is -267- AMENDED SHEET 12 AUGUST 2002
    58s. The use of an agent that inhibits the expression of a PRO256 polypeptide in a method of making a medicament for use in a method for inhibiting the growth of tumor cells, said method comprising exposing the } tumor cells that express the polypeptide to an effective amount of said agent, wherein growth of said tumor cells is thereby inhibited.
    586. The use of an agent that inhibits the expression of a PRO269 polypeptide in a method of making a medicament for use in a method for inhibiting the growth of tumor cells, said method comprising exposing the tumor cells that express the polypeptide to an effective amount of said agent, wherein growth of said tumor cells is thereby inhibited.
    587. The use of an agent that inhibits the expression of a PRO274 polypeptide in a method of making a medicament for use in a method for inhibiting the growth of tumor cells, said method comprising exposing the tumor cells that express the polypeptide to an effective amount of said agent, wherein growth of said tumor cells is thereby inhibited.
    588. The use of an agent that inhibits the expression of a PRO304 polypeptide in a method of making a medicament for use in a method for inhibiting the growth of tumor cells, said method comprising exposing the tumor cells that express the polypeptide to an effective amount of said agent, wherein growth of said tumor cells is thereby inhibited. -
    589. The use of an agent that inhibits the expression of a PRO339 polypeptide in a method of making a medicament for use in a method for inhibiting the growth of tumor cells, said method comprising exposing the tumor cells that express the polypeptide to an effective amount of said agent, wherein growth of said tumor cells is thereby inhibited. © 590. The use of an agent that inhibits the expression of a PRO1558 polypeptide in a method of making a medicament for use in a method for inhibiting the growth of tumor cells, said method comprising exposing the tumor cells that express the polypeptide to an effective amount of said agent, wherein growth of said tumor cells is thereby inhibited.
    591. The use of an agent that inhibits the expression of a PRO779 polypeptide in a method of making a medicament for use in a method for inhibiting the growth of tumor ceils, said method comprising exposing the tumor cells that express the polypeptide to an effective amount of said agent, wherein growth of said tumor cells is thereby inhibited. -268- AMENDED SHEET 12 AUGUST 2002 E
    592. The use of an agent that inhibits the expression of a PRO1185 polypeptide in a method of making a medicament for use in a method for inhibiting the growth of tumor cells, said method comprising exposing the tumor cells that express the polypeptide to an effective amount of said agent, wherein growth of said tumor cells is thereby inhibited.
    593. The use of an agent that inhibits the expression of a PRO1245 polypeptide in a method of making a medicament for use in a method for inhibiting the growth of tumor cells, said method comprising exposing the tumor cells that express the polypeptide to an effective amount of said agent, wherein growth of said tumor cells is thereby inhibited.
    594. The use of an agent that inhibits the expression of a PRO1759 polypeptide in a method of making a medicament for use in a method for inhibiting the growth of tumor cells, said method comprising exposing the tumor cells that express the polypeptide to an effective amount of said agent, wherein growth of said tumor cells is thereby inhibited.
    595. The use of an agent that inhibits the expression of a PRO5775 polypeptide in a method of making a medicament for use in a method for inhibiting the growth of tumor cells, said method comprising exposing the tumor cells that express the polypeptide to an effective amount of said agent, wherein growth of said tumor cells is thereby inhibited. :
    596. The use of an agent that inhibits the expression of a PRO7133 polypeptide in a method of making a medicament for use in a method for inhibiting the growth of tumor cells, said method comprising exposing the tumor cells that express the polypeptide to an effective amount of said agent, wherein growth of said tumor cells is thereby inhibited. © 597. The use of an agent that inhibits the expression of a PRO7168 polypeptide in a method of making a medicament for use in a method for inhibiting the growth of tumor cells, said method comprising exposing the tumor cells that express the polypeptide to an effective amount of said agent, wherein growth of said tumor cells is thereby inhibited.
    598. The use of an agent that inhibits the expression of a PRO5725 polypeptide in a method of making a medicament for use in a method for inhibiting the growth of tumor cells, said method comprising exposing the tumor cells that express the polypeptide to an effective amount of said agent, wherein growth of said tumor cells is thereby inhibited. -269- AMENDED SHEET 12 AUGUST 2002 BS
    599. The use of an agent that inhibits the expression of a PRO202 polypeptide in a method of making : a medicament for use in a method for inhibiting the growth of tumor cells, said method comprising exposing the tumor cells that express the polypeptide to an effective amount of said agent, wherein growth of said tumor cells is thereby inhibited.
    600. The use of an agent that inhibits the expression of a PRO206 polypeptide in a method of making a medicament for use in a method for inhibiting the growth of tumor cells, said method comprising exposing the tumor cells that express the polypeptide to an effective amount of said agent, wherein growth of said tumor cells is . thereby inhibited.
    601. The use of an agent that inhibits the expression of a PRO264 polypeptide in a method of making a medicament for use in a method for inhibiting the growth of tumor cells, said method comprising exposing the tumor cells that express the polypeptide to an effective amount of said agent, wherein growth of said tumor cells is thereby inhibited.
    602. The use of an agent that inhibits the expression of a PRO313 polypeptide in a method of making a medicament for use in a method for inhibiting the growth of tumor cells, said method comprising exposing the tumor cells that express the polypeptide to an effective amount of said agent, wherein growth of said tumor cells is thereby inhibited. ’
    603. The use of an agent that inhibits the expression of a PRO342 polypeptide in a method of making a medicament for use in a method for inhibiting the growth of tumor cells, said method comprising exposing the tumor cells that express the polypeptide to an effective amount of said agent, wherein growth of said tumor cells is thereby inhibited. © 604. The use of an agent that inhibits the expression of a PRO542 polypeptide in a method of making a medicament for use in a method for inhibiting the growth of tumor cells, said method comprising exposing the tumor cells that express the polypeptide to an effective amount of said agent, wherein growth of said tumor cells is thereby inhibited.
    605. The use of an agent that inhibits the expression of a PRO773 polypeptide in a method of making a medicament for use in a method for inhibiting the growth of tumor cells, said method comprising exposing the tumor cells that express the polypeptide to an effective amount of said agent, wherein growth of said tumor cells is thereby inhibited. -270- AMENDED SHEET 12 AUGUST 2002
    606. The use of an agent that inhibits the expression of a PRO861 polypeptide in a method of making a medicament for use in a method for inhibiting the growth of tumor cells, said method comprising exposing the tumor cells that express the polypeptide to an effective amount of said agent, wherein growth of said tumor cells is thereby inhibited.
    607. The use of an agent that inhibits the expression of a PRO1216 polypeptide in a method of making a medicament for use in a method for inhibiting the growth of tumor cells, said method comprising exposing the tumor cells that express the polypeptide to an effective amount of said agent, wherein growth of said tumor cells is } thereby inhibited.
    608. The use of an agent that inhibits the expression of a PRO1686 polypeptide in a method of making a medicament for use in a method for inhibiting the growth of tumor ceils, said method comprising exposing the tumor cells that express the polypeptide to an effective amount of said agent, wherein growth of said tumor cells is thereby inhibited.
    609. The use of an agent that inhibits the expression of a PRO1800 polypeptide in a method of making a medicament for use in a method for inhibiting the growth of tumor cells, said method comprising exposing the tumor cells that express the polypeptide to an effective amount of said agent, wherein growth of said tumor cells is thereby inhibited. -
    610. The use of an agent that inhibits the expression of a PRO3562 polypeptide in a method of making a medicament for use in a method for inhibiting the growth of tumor cells, said method comprising exposing the tumor cells that express the polypeptide 10 an effective amount of said agent, wherein growth of said tumor cells is thereby inhibited. © 611. The use of an agent that inhibits the expression of a PRO9850 polypeptide in a method of making a medicament for use in a method for inhibiting the growth of tumor cells, said method comprising exposing the tumor cells that express the polypeptide to an effective amount of said agent, wherein growth of said tumor cells is thereby inhibited.
    612. The use of an agent that inhibits the expression of a PRO539 polypeptide im a method of making a medicament for use in a method for mhibiting the growth of tumor cells, said method comprising exposing the tumor cells that express the polypeptide to an effective amount of said agent, wherein growth of said tumor cells is thereby inhibited. -271- AMENDED SHEET 12 AUGUST 2002 . Ad
    613. The use of an agent that inhibits the expression of a PRO43 16 polypeptide in a method of making a medicament for use in a method for inhibiting the growth of tumor cells, said method comprising exposing the tumor cells that express the polypeptide to an effective amount of said agent, wherein growth of said tumor cells is thereby inhibited.
    614. The use of an agent that inhibits the expression of a PRO4980 polypeptide in a method of making a medicament for use in a method for inhibiting the growth of tumor cells, said method comprising exposing the tumor cells that express the polypeptide to an effective amount of said agent, wherein growth of said tumor cells is thereby inhibited.
    615. The use of any one of Claims 580 to 614, wherein said tumor cells overexpress said polypeptide as compared to normal cells of the same tissue type.
    616. The use of Claim 580, wherein said agent is an antisense oligonucieotide that hybridizes to a nucleic acid which encodes the PRO197 polypeptide. or the complement thereof.
    617. The use of Claim 581, wherein said agent is an antisense oligonucleotide that hybridizes to a nucleic acid which encodes the PRO207 polypeptide, or the complement thereof.
    618. The use of Claim 582, wherein said agent is an antisense oligonucleotide that hybridizes to a nucleic acid which encodes the PRO226 polypeptide, or the complement thereof.
    619. The use of Claim 583, wherein said agent is an antisense oligonucleotide that hybridizes to a nucleic acid which encodes the PRO232 polypeptide, or the complement thereof. © 620. The use of Claim 584, wherein said agent is an antisense oligonucleotide that hybridizes to a nucleic acid which encodes the PRO243 polypeptide, or the complement thereof.
    621. The use of Claim 585, wherein said agent is an antisense oligonucleotide that hybridizes to a nucleic acid which encodes the PRO256 polypeptide, or the complement thereof.
    622. The use of Claim 586, wherein said agent is an antisense oligonucleotide that hybridizes to a nucleic acid which encodes the PRO269 polypeptide, or the complement thereof. ~272- AMENDED SHEET 12 AUGUST 2002
    623. The use of Claim 587, wherein said agent is an antisense oligonucleotide that hybridizes to a nucleic acid which encodes the PRO274 polypeptide, or the complement thereof.
    624. The use of Claim 588, wherein said agent is an antisense oligonucleotide that hybridizes to a nucleic acid which encodes the PRO304 polypeptide, or the complement thereof.
    625. The use of Claim 589, wherein said agent is an antisense oligonucleotide that hybridizes to a nucleic acid which encodes the PRO339 polypeptide, or the complement thereof. }
    626. The use of Claim 590, wherein said agent is an antisense oligonucleotide that hybridizes to a nucleic acid which encodes the PRO1558 polypeptide, or the complement thereof.
    627. The use of Claim 591, wherein said agent is an antisense oligonucleotide that hybridizes to a nucleic acid which encodes the PRO779 polypeptide, or the complement thereof.
    628. The use of Claim 592, wherein said agent is an antisense oligonucleotide that hybridizes to a nucleic acid which encodes the PRO1185 polypeptide, or the compiement thereof.
    629. The use of Claim 593, wherein said agent is an antisense oligonucieotide that hybridizes to a nucleic acid which encodes the PRO1245 polypeptide, or the complement thereof.
    630. The use of Claim 594, wherein said agent is an antisense oligonucleotide that hybridizes to a nucleic acid which encodes the PRO1759 polypeptide, or the compiement thereof.
    631. The use of Claim 595, wherein said agent is an antisense oligonucleotide that hybridizes to a nucleic acid which encodes the PROS5775 polypeptide, or the complement thereof.
    632. The use of Claim 596, wherein said agent is an antisense oligonucleotide that hybridizes to a nucleic acid which encodes the PRO7133 polypeptide, or the complement thereof.
    633. The use of Claim 597, wherein said agent is an antisense oligonucleotide that hybridizes to a nucleic acid which encodes the PRO7168 polypeptide, or the complement thereof.
    634. The use of Claim 598, wherein said agent is an antisense oligonucleotide that hybridizes to a nucleic acid which encodes the PRO5725 polypeptide, or the complement thereof. -273- AMENDED SHEET 12 AUGUST 2002 :
    635. The use of Claim 599, wherein said agent is an antisense oligonucleotide that hybridizes to a nucleic acid which encodes the PRO202 polypeptide, or the complement thereof.
    636. The use of Claim 600, wherein said agent is an antisense oligonucleotide that hybridizes to a nucleic acid which encodes the PRO206 polypeptide, or the complement thereof.
    637. The use of Claim 601, wherein said agent is an antisense oligonucleotide that hybridizes to } a nucleic acid which encodes the PRO264 polypeptide, or the complement thereof.
    638. The use of Claim 602, wherein said agent is an antisense oligonucleotide that hybridizes to a nucleic acid which encodes the PRO313 polypeptide, or the complement thereof.
    639. The use of Claim 603, wherein said agent is an antisense oligonucleotide that hybridizes to a nucleic acid which encodes the PRO342 polypeptide. or the complement thereof.
    640. The use of Claim 604, wherein said agent is an antisense oligonucleotide that hybridizes to a nucleic acid which encodes the PRO542 polypeptide, or the complement thereof.
    641. The use of Claim 605, wherein said agent is an antisense oligonucleotide that hybridizes to a nucleic acid which encodes the PRO773 polypeptide. or the complement thereof.
    642. The use of Claim 606, wherein said agent is an antisense oligonucleotide that hybridizes to a nucleic acid which encodes the PRO861 polypeptide, or the complement thereof. © 643. The use of Claim 607, wherein said agent is an antisense oligonucleotide that hybridizes to a nucleic acid which encodes the PRO1216 polypeptide, or the complement thereof.
    644. The use of Claim 608, wherein said agent is an antisense oligonucleotide that hybridizes to a nucleic acid which encodes the PRO1686 polypeptide, or the complement thereof.
    645. The use of Claim 609, wherein said agent is an antisense oligonucleotide that hybridizes to a nucleic acid which encodes the PRO1800 polypeptide, or the complement thereof.
    646. The use of Claim 610, wherein said agent is an antisense oligonucleotide that hybridizes to a nucleic acid which encodes the PRO3562 polypeptide, or the complement thereof. -274- AMENDED SHEET 12 AUGUST 2002
    647. The use of Claim 611, wherein said agent is an antisense oligonucleotide that hybridizes to a nucleic acid which encodes the PRO9850 polypeptide, or the complement thereof.
    648. The use of Claim 612, wherein said agent is an antisense oligonucleotide that hybridizes to a nucleic acid which encodes the PRO539 polypeptide, or the complement thereof.
    649. The use of Claim 613, wherein said agent is an antisense oligonucleotide that hybridizes to a nucleic acid which encodes the PRO43 16 polypeptide, or the complement thereof. } ~ 650. The use of Claim 614, wherein said agent is an antisense oligonucleotide that hybridizes to a nucleic acid which encodes the PRO4980 polypeptide, or the complement thereof.
    651. The use of any one of Claims 616 to 650, wherein said tumor cells are further exposed to radiation treatment, a cytotoxic agent or a chemotherapeutic agent.
    652. An article of manufacture, comprising: a container; a label on the container; and a composition comprising an active agent contained within the container, wherein the composition is effective for inhibiting the growth of tumor cells and wherein the label on the container indicates that the composition is effective for treating conditions characterized by overexpression of a PRO197 polypeptide in said tumor cells as compared to in normal cells of the same tissue type.
    653. An article of manufacture, comprising: a container; © a label on the container; and a composition comprising an active agent contained within the container, wherein the composition is effective for inhibiting the growth of tumor cells and wherein the label on the container indicates that the composition is effective for treating conditions characterized by overexpression of a PRO207 polypeptide in said tumor cells as compared to in normal cells of the same tissue type.
    654. An article of manufacture, comprising: a container, a label on the container; and a composition comprising an active agent contained within the container, wherein the composition is effective for inhibiting the growth of tumor cells and wherein the label on the container indicates that the -275- AMENDED SHEET 12 AUGUST 2002 composition is effective for treating conditions characterized by overexpression of a PRO226 polypeptide in said tumor cells as compared to in normal cells of the same tissue type.
    655. An article of manufacture, comprising: a container; a label on the container; and a composition comprising an active agent contained within the container, wherein the composition is effective for inhibiting the growth of tumor cells and wherein the label on the container indicates that the composition is effective for treating conditions characterized by overexpression of a PRO232 polypeptide in said } tumor cells as compared to in normal cells of the same tissue type.
    656. An article of manufacture, comprising: a container; a label on the container; and a composition comprising an active agent contained within the container, wherein the composition is effective for inhibiting the growth of tumor cells and wherein the label on the container indicates that the composition is effective for treating conditions characterized by overexpression of a PRO243 polypeptide in said tumor cells as compared to in normal cells of the same tissue type.
    657. An article of manufacture, comprising: a container; a label on the container; and a composition comprising an active agent contained within the container, wherein the composition is effective for inhibiting the growth of tumor cells and wherein the label on the container indicates that the composition is effective for treating conditions characterized by overexpression of a PRO256 polypeptide in said tumor cells as compared to in normal cells of the same tissue type.
    658. An article of manufacture, comprising: a container; a label on the container; and a composition comprising an active agent contained within the container, wherein the composition is effective for inhibiting the growth of tumor cells and wherein the Label on the container indicates that the composition is effective for treating conditions characterized by overexpression of a PRO269 polypeptide in said tumor cells as compared to in normal cells of the same tissue type. -276- AMENDED SHEET 12 AUGUST 20602
    659. An article of manufacture, comprising: a container; a label on the container; and a composition comprising an active agent contained within the container, wherein the composition is effective for inhibiting the growth of tumor cells and wherein the label on the container indicates that the composition is effective for treating conditions characterized by overexpression of a PRO274 polypeptide in said tumor cells as compared to in normal cells of the same tissue type.
    660. An article of manufacture, comprising: a container; a label on the container; and a composition comprising an active agent contained within the container, wherein the composition is effective for inhibiting the growth of tumor cells and wherein the label on the container indicates that the composition is effective for treating conditions characterized by overexpression of a PRO304 polypeptide in said tumor cells as compared to in normal cells of the same tissue type.
    661. An article of manufacture, comprising: a container; a label on the container; and : a composition comprising an active agent contained within the container, wherein the composition is effective for inhibiting the growth of tumor cells and wherein the label on the container indicates that the composition is effective for treating conditions characterized by overexpression of a PRO339 polypeptide in said tumor cells as compared to in normal cells of the same tissue type.
    662. An article of manufacture, comprising: © a container; a label on the container; and a composition comprising an active agent contained within the container, wherein the composition Is effective for inhibiting the growth of tumor cells and wherein the label on the container indicates that the composition is effective for treating conditions characterized by overexpression of a PRO1558 polypeptide in said tumor cells as compared to in normal cells of the same tissue type.
    663. An article of manufacture, comprising: a container; a label on the container; and a composition comprising an active agent contained within the container, wherein the composition is -277- AMENDED SHEET 12 AUGUST 2002 effective for inhibiting the growth of tumor cells and wherein the label on the container indicates that the composition is effective for treating conditions characterized by overexpression of a PRO779 polypeptide in said tumor cells as compared to in normal cells of the same tissue type.
    664. An article of manufacture, comprising: a container; a label on the container; and a composition comprising an active agent contained within the container, wherein the composition is effective for inhibiting the growth of tumor cells and wherein the label on the container indicates that the composition is effective for treating conditions characterized by overexpression of a PRO1185 polypeptide in said tumor cells as compared to in normal cells of the same tissue type.
    665. An article of manufacture, comprising: a container; a label on the container: and a composition comprising an active agent contained within the container, wherein the composition is effective for inhibiting the growth of tumor cells and wherein the label on the container indicates that the composition is effective for treating conditions characterized by overexpression of a PRO1245 polypeptide in said tumor cells as compared to in normal cells of the same tissue type.
    666. An article of manufacture, comprising: a container; a label on the container; and a composition comprising an active agent contained within the container, wherein the composition is effective for inhibiting the growth of tumor cells and wherein the label on the container indicates that the composition is effective for treating conditions characterized by overexpression of a PRO1759 polypeptide in said tumor cells as compared to in normal cells of the same tissue type.
    667. An article of manufacture, comprising: a container; a label on the container; and a composition comprising an active agent contained within the container, wherein the composition is effective for inhibiting the growth of tumor cells and wherein the label on the container indicates that the composition is effective for treating conditions characterized by overexpression of a PRO5775 polypeptide in said tumor cells as compared to in normal cells of the same tissue type. ~-278- AMENDED SHEET 12 AUGUST 2002
    668. An article of manufacture, comprising: . a container; } a label on the container; and a composition comprising an active agent contained within the container, wherein the composition is effective for inhibiting the growth of tumor cells and wherein the label on the container indicates that the composition is effective for treating conditions characterized by overexpression of a PRO7133 polypeptide in said tumor cells as compared to in normal cells of the same tissue type.
    669. An article of manufacture, comprising: a container; a label on the container; and a composition comprising an active agent contained within the container, wherein the composition is effective for inhibiting the growth of tumor cells and wherein the label on the container indicates that the composition is effective for treating conditions characterized by overexpression of a PRO7168 polypeptide in said tumor cells as compared to in normal cells of the same tissue type.
    670. An article of manufacture, comprising: a container; a label on the container; and a composition comprising an active agent contained within the container, wherein the composition is effective for inhibiting the growth of tumor cells and wherein the label on the container indicates that the composition is effective for treating conditions characterized by overexpression of a PRO5725 polypeptide in said tumor cells as compared to in normal cells of the same tissue type.
    671. An article of manufacture, comprising: a container; a label on the container; and a composition comprising an active agent contained within the container, wherein the composition is effective for inhibiting the growth of tumor cells and wherein the label on the container indicates that the composition is effective for treating conditions characterized by overexpression of a PRO202 polypeptide in said tumor cells as compared to in normal cells of the same tissue type.
    672. An article of mamnfacture, comprising: a container; a label on the container; and a composition comprising an active agent contained within the container, wherein the composition is effective for inhibiting the growth of tumor cells and wherein the label on the container indicates that the -279- AMENDED SHEET 12 AUGUST 2002 composition is effective for treating conditions characterized by overexpression of a PRO206 polypeptide in said tumor cells as compared to in normal cells of the same tissue type.
    673. An article of manufacture, comprising: a container; a label on the container; and a composition comprising an active agent contained within the container, wherein the composition is effective for inhibiting the growth of tumor cells and wherein the label on the container indicates that the composition is effective for treating conditions characterized by overexpression of a PRO264 polypeptide in said tumor cells as compared to in normal cells of the same tissue type.
    674. An article of manufacture, comprising: a container; a label on the container; and a composition comprising an active agent contained within the container. wherein the composition is effective for inhibiting the growth of tumor cells and wherein the label on the container indicates that the composition is effective for treating conditions characterized by overexpression of a PRO313 polypeptide in said tumor cells as compared to in normal cells of the same tissue type.
    675. An article of manufacture, comprising: a container; a label on the container; and a composition comprising an active agent contained within the container, wherein the composition is effective for inhibiting the growth of tumor cells and wherein the label on the container indicates that the composition is effective for treating conditions characterized by overexpression of a PRO342 polypeptide in said tumor cells as compared to in normal cells of the same tissue type.
    676. An article of manufacture, comprising: a container; a label on the container; and a composition comprising an active agent contained within the container, wherein the composition is effective for mhibiting the growth of tumor cells and wherein the label on the container indicates that the composition is effective for treating conditions characterized by overexpression of a PRO342 polypeptide in said tumor cells as compared to in normal cells of the same tissue type. -280- AMENDED SHEET 12 AUGUST 2002
    677. An article of manufacture, comprising: a container; a label on the container; and a composition comprising an active agent contained within the container, wherein the composition is effective for inhibiting the growth of tumor cells and wherein the label on the container indicates that the composition is effective for treating conditions characterized by overexpression of a PRO773 polypeptide in said tumor cells as compared to in normal cells of the same tissue type.
    678. An article of manufacture, comprising: a container; a label on the container; and a composition comprising an active agent contained within the container, wherein the composition is effective for inhibiting the growth of tumor cells and wherein the label on the container indicates that the composition is effective for treating conditions characterized by overexpression of a PRO861 polypeptide in said tumor cells as compared to in normal cells of the same tissue type.
    679. An article of manufacture, comprising: a container; a label on the container; and : a composition comprising an active agent contained within the container, wherein the composition is effective for inhibiting the growth of tumor cells and wherein the label on the container indicates that the composition is effective for treating conditions characterized by overexpression of a PRO1216 polypeptide in said tumor cells as compared to in normal cells of the same tissue type.
    680. An article of manufacture, comprising: a container; a label on the container; and a composition comprising an active agent contained within the container, wherein the composition is effective for inhibiting the growth of tumor cells and wherein the label on the container indicates that the composition is effective for treating conditions characterized by overexpression of a PRO1686 polypeptide in said tumor cells as compared to in normal cells of the same tissue type.
    681. An article of manufacture, comprising: a container, a label on the container; and a composition comprising an active agent contained within the container, wherein the composition is -281- AMENDED SHEET 12 AUGUST 2002 . oo effective for inhibiting the growth of tumor cells and wherein the label on the container indicates that the composition is effective for treating conditions characterized by overexpression of a PRO1800 polypeptide in said tumor cells as compared to in normal cells of the same tissue type.
    682. An article of manufacture, comprising: a container; a label on the container; and a composition comprising an active agent contained within the container, wherein the composition is effective for inhibiting the growth of tumor cells and wherein the label on the container indicates that the composition is effective for treating conditions characterized by overexpression of a PRO3562 polypeptide in said tumor cells as compared to in normal cells of the same tissue type.
    683. An article of manufacture, comprising: a container; a label on the container: and a composition comprising an active agent contained within the container, wherein the composition is effective for inhibiting the growth of tumor cells and wherein the label on the container indicates that the composition is effective for treating conditions characterized by overexpression of a PRO9850 polypeptide in said tumor cells as compared to in normal cells of the same tissue type.
    684. An article of manufacture, comprising: a container; : a label on the container; and a composition comprising an active agent contained within the container, wherein the composition is effective for inhibiting the growth of tumor cells and wherein the label on the container indicates that the composition is effective for treating conditions characterized by overexpression of a PRO539 polypeptide in said tumor cells as compared to in normal cells of the same tissue type.
    685. An article of manufacture, comprising: a container; a label on the container; and a composition comprising an active agent contained within the container, wherein the composition is effective for inhibiting the growth of tumor cells and wherein the label on the container indicates that the composition is effective for treating conditions characterized by overexpression of a PRO4316 polypeptide in said tumor cells as compared to in normal cells of the same tissue type. -282- AMENDED SHEET 12 AUGUST 2002
    686. An article of manufacture, comprising: a container; a label on the container; and a composition comprising an active agent contained within the container, wherein the composition is effective for inhibiting the growth of tumor cells and wherein the label on the container indicates that the composition is effective for treating conditions characterized by overexpression of a PRO4980 polypeptide in said tumor cells as compared to in normal cells of the same tissue type.
    687. The article of manufacture of Claim 652, wherein said active agent inhibits a biological activity of and/or the expression of said PRO197 polypeptide.
    688. The article of manufacture of Claim 653, wherein said active agent inhibits a biological activity of and/or the expression of said PRO207 polypeptide.
    689. The article of manufacture of Claim 654, wherein said active agent inhibits a biological activity of and/or the expression of said PRO226 polypeptide.
    690. The article of manufacture of Claim 655, wherein said active agent inhibits a biological activity of and/or the expression of said PRO232 polypeptide.
    691. The article of manufacture of Claim 656, wherein said active agent inhibits a biological activity of and/or the expression of said PR0243 polypeptide.
    692. The article of manufacture of Claim 657, wherein said active agent inhibits a biological activity of and/or the expression of said PRO256 polypeptide.
    693. The article of manufacture of Claim 658, wherein said active agent inhibits a biological activity of and/or the expression of said PRO269 polypeptide.
    694. The article of manufacture of Claim 659, wherein said active agent inhibits a biological activity of and/or the expression of said PRO274 polypeptide.
    695. The article of manufacture of Claim 660, wherein said active agent inhibits a biological activity of and/or the expression of said PRO304 polypeptide. -283- AMENDED SHEET 12 AUGUST 2002
    696. The article of manufacture of Claim 661, wherein said active agent inhibits a biological activity of and/or the expression of said PRO339 polypeptide.
    697. The article of manufacture of Claim 662, wherein said active agent inhibits a biological activity of and/or the expression of said PRO1558 polypeptide.
    698. The article of manufacture of Claim 663, wherein said active agent inhibits a biological activity of and/or the expression of said PRO779 polypeptide.
    699. The article of manufacture of Claim 664, wherein said active agent inhibits a biological activity of and/or the expression of said PRO1185 polypeptide.
    700. The article of manufacture of Claim 665, wherein said active agent inhibits a biological activity of and/or the expression of said PRO1245 polypeptide.
    701. The article of manufacture of Claim 666, wherein said active agent inhibits a biological activity of and/or the expression of said PRO1759 polypeptide.
    702. The article of manufacture of Claim 667, wherein said active agent inhibits a biological activity of and/or the expression of said PRO5775 polypeptide.
    703. The article of manufacture of Claim 668, wherein said active agent inhibits a biological activity of and/or the expression of said PRO7133 polypeptide.
    704. The article of manufacture of Claim 669, wherein said active agent inhibits a biological activity of and/or the expression of said PRO7168 polypeptide.
    705. The article of manufacture of Claim 670, wherein said active agent inhibits a biological activity of and/or the expression of said PRO5725 polypeptide.
    706. The article of manufacture of Claim 671, wherein said active agent inhibits a biological activity of and/or the expression of said PRO202 polypeptide.
    707. The article of manufacture of Claim 672, wherein said active agent inhibits a biological activity of and/or the expression of said PRO206 polypeptide. -284- AMENDED SHEET 12 AUGUST 2002
    708. The article of manufacture of Claim 673, wherein said active agent inhibits a biological activity of and/or the expression of said PRO264 polypeptide.
    709. The article of manufacture of Claim 674, wherein said active agent inhibits a biological activity of and/or the expression of said PRO313 polypeptide.
    710. The article of manufacture of Claim 675, wherein said active agent inhibits a biological activity of and/or the expression of said PRO342 polypeptide.
    711. The article of manufacture of Claim 676, wherein said active agent inhibits a biological activity of and/or the expression of said PRO542 polypeptide.
    712. The article of manufacture of Claim 677, wherein said active agent inhibits a biological activity of and/or the expression of said PRO773 polypeptide.
    713. The article of manufacture of Claim 678, wherein said active agent inhibits a biological activity of and/or the expression of said PRO861 polypeptide.
    714. The article of manufacture of Claim 679, wherein said active agent inhibits a biological activity of and/or the expression of said PRO1216 polypeptide.
    715. The article of manufacture of Claim 680, wherein said active agent inhibits a biological activity of and/or the expression of said PRO1686 polypeptide.
    716. The article of manufacture of Claim 681, wherein said active agent inhibits a biological activity of and/or the expression of said PRO1800 polypeptide.
    717. The article of manufacture of Claim 682, wherein said active agent inhibits a biological activity of and/or the expression of said PRO3562 polypeptide.
    718. The article of manufacture of Claim 683, wherein said active agent inhibits a biological activity of and/or the expression of said PRO9850 polypeptide.
    719. The article of manufacture of Claim 684, wherein said active agent inhibits a biological activity of and/or the expression of said PRO539 polypeptide. -285- AMENDED SHEET 12 AUGUST 2002
    720. The article of manufacture of Claim 685, wherein said active agent inhibits a biological activity of and/or the expression of said PRO43 16 polypeptide.
    721. The article of manufacture of Claim 686, wherein said active agent inhibits a biological activity of and/or the expression of said PRO4980 polypeptide.
    722. The article of manufacture of Claim 652, wherein said active agent is an anti-PRO197 antibody.
    723. The article of manufacture of Claim 653, wherein said active agent is an anti-PRO207 antibody.
    724. The article of manufacture of Claim 654, wherein said active agent is an anti-PR0O226 antibody.
    725. The article of manufacture of Claim 655, wherein said active agent is an anti-PR0O232 antibody.
    726. The article of manufacture of Claim 656. wherein said active agent is an anti-PR0O243 antibody.
    727. The article of manufacture of Claim 657, wherein said active agent is an anti-PRO256 antibody.
    728. The article of manufacture of Claim 658, wherein said active agent is an anti-PR0O269 antibody.
    729. The article of manufacture of Claim 659, wherein said active agent is an anti-PRO274 antibody.
    730. The articie of manufacture of Claim 660, wherein said active agent is an anti-PRO304 antibody.
    731. The article of manufacture of Claim 661, wherein said active agent is an anti-PRO339 antibody.
    732. The article of manufacture of Claim 662, wherein said active agent is an anti-PRO1558 antibody.
    733. The article of manufacture of Claim 663, wherein said active agent is an anti-PRO779 antibody.
    734. The article of manufacture of Claim 664, wherein said active agent is an anti-PRO1185 antibody.
    735. The article of manufacture of Claim 665, wherein said active agent is an anti-PRO1245 antibody.
    736. The article of manufacture of Claim 666, wherein said active agent is an anti-PRO1759 antibody. -286- ” AMENDED SHEET 12 AUGUST 2602
    737. The article of manufacture of Claim 667, wherein said active agent is an anti-PROS5775 antibody.
    738. The article of manufacture of Claim 668, wherein said active agent is an anti-PRO7133 antibody.
    739. The article of manufacture of Claim 669, wherein said active agent is an anti-PRO7168 antibody.
    740. The article of manufacture of Claim 670, wherein said active agent is an anti-PRO5725 antibody.
    741. The article of manufacture of Claim 671, wherein said active agent is an anti-PR0O202 antibody.
    742. The article of manufacture of Claim 672, wherein said active agent is an anti-PRO206 antibody.
    743. The article of manufacture of Claim 673, wherein said active agent is an anti-PRO264 antibody.
    744. The article of manufacture of Claim 674, wherein said active agent is an anti-PRO313 antibody.
    745. The article of manufacture of Claim 675, wherein said active agent is an anti-PRO342 antibody.
    746. The article of manufacture of Claim 676, wherein said active agent is an anti-PROS542 antibody.
    747. The article of manufacture of Claim 677, wherein said active agent is an anti-PRO773 antibody.
    748. The article of manufacture of Claim 678, wherein said active agent is an anti-PRO861 antibody.
    749. The article of manufacture of Claim 679, wherein said active agent is an anti-PRO1216 antibody.
    750. The article of manufacture of Claim 680, wherein said active agent is an anti-PRO1686 antibody.
    751. The article of manufacture of Claim 681, wherein said active agent is an anti-PRO1800 antibody.
    752. The article of manufacture of Claim 682, wherein said active agent is an anti-PR03562 antibody.
    753. The article of manufacture of Claim 683, wherein said active agent is an anti-PRO9850 antibody.
    754. The article of manufacture of Claim 684, wherein said active agent is an anti-PRO539 antibody. -287- AMENDED SHEET 12 AUGUST 2002
    755. The article of manufacture of Claim 685, wherein said active agent is an anti-PRO4316 antibody.
    756. The article of manufacture of Claim 686, wherein said active agent is an anti-PRO4980 antibody.
    757. The article of manufacture of any one of Claims 652 to 686, wherein said active agent is an antisense oligonucleotide.
    758. A method of identifying a compound that inhibits a biological or immunological activity of a PRO197 polypeptide, said method comprising contacting a candidate compound with said PRO197 polypeptide under conditions and for a time sufficient to allow the two compounds to interact and determining whether a biological or immunological activity of said PRO197 polypeptide is inhibited.
    759. A method of identifying a compound that inhibits a biological or immunological activity of a PRO207 polypeptide, said method comprising contacting a candidate compound with said PRO207 polypeptide under conditions and for a time sufficient to allow the two compounds to interact and determining-whether a biological or immunological activity of said PRO207 polypeptide is inhibited.
    760. A method of identifying a compound that inhibits a biological or immunological activity of a PRO226 polypeptide, said method comprising contacting a candidate compound with said PRO226 polypeptide under conditions and for a time sufficient to allow the two compounds to interact and determining whether a biological or immunological activity of said PRO226 polypeptide is inhibited.
    761. A method of identifving a compound that inhibits a biological or immunological activity of a PRO232 polypeptide, said method comprising contacting a candidate compound with said PRO232 polypeptide under conditions and for a time sufficient to allow the two compounds to interact and determining whether a biological or immunological activity of said PRO232 polypeptide is inhibited.
    762. A method of identifying a compound that inhibits a biological or inmunological activity of a PRO243 polypeptide, said method comprising contacting a candidate compound with said PRO243 polypeptide under conditions and for a time sufficient to allow the two compounds to interact and determining whether a biological or immunological activity of said PRO243 polypeptide is inhibited.
    763. A method of identifying a compound that inhibits a biological or immunological activity of a PRO256 polypeptide, said method comprising contacting a candidate compound with said PRO256 polypeptide under conditions and for a time sufficient to allow the two compounds to interact and determining whether a biological or immunological activity of said PRO256 polypeptide is inhibited. -288- AMENDED SHEET 12 AUGUST 2002
    764. A method of identifying a compound that inhibits a biological or immunological activity of a PRO269 polypeptide, said method comprising contacting a candidate compound with said PRO269 polypeptide under conditions and for a time sufficient to allow the two compounds to interact and determining whether a biological or immunological activity of said PRO269 polypeptide is inhibited.
    765. A method of identifying a compound that inhibits a biological or immunological activity of a PRO274 polypeptide, said method comprising contacting a candidate compound with said PRO274 polypeptide under conditions and for a time sufficient to allow the two compounds to interact and determining whether a biological or immunological activity of said PRO274 polypeptide is inhibited.
    766. A method of identifying a compound that inhibits a biological or immunological activity of a PRO304 polypeptide, said method comprising contacting a candidate compound with said PRO304 polypeptide under conditions and for a time sufficient to allow the two compounds to interact and determining whether a biological or immunological activity of said PRO304 polypeptide is inhibited.
    767. A method of identifying a compound that inhibits a biological or immunological activity of a PRO339 polypeptide, said method comprising contacting a candidate compound with said PRO339 polypeptide under conditions and for a time sufficient to allow the two compounds to interact and determining whether a biological or immunological activity of said PRO339 polypeptide is inhibited.
    768. A method of identifying a compound that inhibits a biological or immunological activity of a PRO1558 polypeptide, said method comprising contacting a candidate compound with said PRO1558 polypeptide under conditions and for a time sufficient to allow the two compounds to interact and determining whether a biological or immunological activity of said PRO1558 polypeptide is inhibited. © 769. A method of identifying a compound that inhibits a biological or immunological activity of a PRO779 polypeptide, said method comprising contacting a candidate compound with said PRO779 polypeptide under conditions and for a time sufficient to allow the two compounds to interact and determining whether a biological or immunological activity of said PRO779 polypeptide is inhibited.
    770. A method of identifying a compound that inhibits a biological or immunological activity of a PRO1185 polypeptide, said method comprising contacting a candidate compound with said PRO1 185 polypeptide under conditions and for a time sufficient to allow the two compounds to interact and determining whether a biological or immunological activity of said PRO118S polypeptide is inhibited. -289- ) AMENDED SHEET 12 AUGUST 2002
    771. A method of identifying a compound that inhibits a biological or immunological activity of a PRO1245 polypeptide, said method comprising contacting a candidate compound with said PRO1245 polypeptide under conditions and for a time sufficient to allow the two compounds to interact and determining whether a biological or immunological activity of said PRO1245 polypeptide is inhibited.
    772. A method of identifying a compound that inhibits a biological or immunological activity of a PRO1759 polypeptide, said method comprising contacting a candidate compound with said PRO1759 polypeptide under conditions and for a time sufficient to allow the two compounds to interact and determining whether a biological or immunological activity of said PRO1759 polypeptide is inhibited.
    773. A method of identifying a compound that inhibits a biological or immunological activity of a PROS5775 polypeptide, said method comprising contacting a candidate compound with said PRO5775 polypeptide under conditions and for a time sufficient to allow the two compounds to interact and determining whether a biological or immunological activity of said PRO5775 polypeptide is inhibited.
    774. A method of identifying a compound that inhibits a biological or immunological activity of a PRO7133 polypeptide, said method comprising contacting a candidate compound with said PRO7133 polypeptide : under conditions and for a time sufficient to allow the two compounds to interact and determining whether a biological or immunological activity of said PRO7133 polypeptide is inhibited.
    775. A method of identifying a compound that inhibits a biological or immunological activity of a PRO7168 polypeptide, said method comprising contacting a candidate compound with said PRO7168 polypeptide under conditions and for a time sufficient to allow the two compounds to interact and determining whether a biological or immunological activity of said PRO7168 polypeptide is inhibited. © 776. A method of identifying a compound that inhibits a biological or immunological activity of a PROS5725 polypeptide, said method comprising contacting a candidate compound with said PRO5725 polypeptide under conditions and for a time sufficient to allow the two compounds to interact and determining whether a biological or immunological activity of said PRO5725 polypeptide is inhibited.
    777. A method of identifying a compound that inhibits a biological or immunological activity of a PRO202 polypeptide, said method comprising contacting a candidate compound with said PRO202 polypeptide under conditions and for a time sufficient to allow the two compounds to interact and determining whether a biological or immunological activity of said PRO202 polypeptide is inhibited. -290- AMENDED SHEET 12 AUGUST 2002
    778. A method of identifying a compound that inhibits a biological or immunological activity of a PRO206 polypeptide, said method comprising contacting a candidate compound with said PRO206 polypeptide under conditions and for a time sufficient to allow the two compounds to interact and determining whether a biological or immunological activity of said PRO206 polypeptide is inhibited.
    779. A method of identifying a compound that inhibits a biological or immunological activity of a PRO264 polypeptide, said method comprising contacting a candidate compound with said PRO264 polypeptide under conditions and for a time sufficient to allow the two compounds to interact and determining whether a biological or immunological activity of said PRO264 polypeptide is inhibited.
    780. A method of identifying a compound that inhibits a biological or immunological activity of a PRO313 polypeptide, said method comprising contacting a candidate compound with said PRO313 polypeptide under conditions and for a time sufficient to allow the two compounds to interact and determining whether a biological or immunological activity of said PRO313 polypeptide is inhibited.
    781. A method of identifying a compound that inhibits a biological or immunological activity of a PRO342 polypeptide, said method comprising contacting a candidate compound with said PRO342 polypeptide under conditions and for a time sufficient to allow the two compounds to interact and determining whether a biological or immunological activity of said PRO342 polypeptide is inhibited.
    782. A method of identifying a compound that inhibits a biological or immunological activity of a PROS542 polypeptide, said method comprising contacting a candidate compound with said PRO542 polypeptide under conditions and for a time sufficient to allow the two compounds to interact and deterrnining whether a biological or immunological activity of said PRO542 polypeptide is inhibited. © 783. A method of identifying a compound that inhibits a biological or immunological activity of a PRO773 polypeptide, said method comprising contacting a candidate compound with said PRO773 polypeptide under conditions and for a time sufficient to allow the two compounds to interact and determining whether a biological or immunological activity of said PRO773 polypeptide is inhibited.
    784. A method of identifying a compound that inhibits a biological or immunological activity of a PRO861 polypeptide, said method comprising contacting a candidate compound with said PRO861 polypeptide under conditions and for a ime sufficient to allow the two compounds to interact and determining whether a biological or immunological activity of said PRO861 polypeptide is inhibited. -291- AMENDED SHEET 12 AUGUST 2002 fe
    785. A method of identifying a compound that inhibits a biological or immunological activity of a PRO1216 polypeptide, said method comprising contacting a candidate compound with said PRO1216 polypeptide under conditions and for a time sufficient to allow the two compounds to interact and determining whether a biological or immunological activity of said PRO1216 polypeptide is inhibited.
    786. A method of identifying a compound that inhibits a biological or immunological activity ofa PRO1686 polypeptide, said method comprising contacting a candidate compound with said PRO1686 polypeptide under conditions and for a time sufficient to allow the two compounds to interact and determining whether a biological or immunological activity of said PRO1686 polypeptide is inhibited.
    787. A method of identifying a compound that inhibits a biological or immunological activity of a PRO1800 polypeptide, said method comprising contacting a candidate compound with said PRO1800 polypeptide under conditions and for a time sufficient to allow the two compounds to interact and determining whether a biological or immunological activity of said PRO1800 polypeptide is inhibited.
    788. A method of identifying a compound that inhibits a biological or immunological activity of a PRO3562 polypeptide, said method comprising contacting a candidate compound with said PRO3562 polypeptide under conditions and for a time sufficient to allow the two compounds to interact and determining whether a biological or immunological activity of said PRO3562 polypeptide is inhibited.
    789. A method of identifying a compound that inhibits a biological or immunological activity of a PRO9850 polypeptide, said method comprising contacting a candidate compound with said PRO9850 polypeptide under conditions and for a time sufficient to allow the two compounds to interact and determining whether a biological or immunological activity of said PRO9850 polypeptide is inhibited. © 790. A method of identifying a compound that inhibits a biological or immunological activity of a PRO539 polypeptide, said method comprising contacting a candidate compound with said PRO539 polypeptide under conditions and for a time sufficient to allow the two compounds to interact and determining whether a biological or immunological activity of said PRO539 polypeptide is inhibited.
    791. A method of identifying a compound that inhibits a biological or immunological activity of a PRO4316 polypeptide, said method comprising contacting a candidate compound with said PRO4316 polypeptide under conditions and for a time sufficient to allow the two compounds to interact and determining whether a biological or immunological activity of said PRO4316 polypeptide is inhibited. -292- AMENDED SHEET 12 AUGUST 2002 E
    792. A method of identifying a compound that inhibits a biological or immunological activity of a PRO4980 polypeptide, said method comprising contacting a candidate compound with said PRO4980 polypeptide under conditions and for a time sufficient to allow the two compounds to interact and determining whether a biological or immunological activity of said PRO4980 polypeptide is inhibited.
    793. The method of Claim 758, wherein said candidate compound is an anti-PRO197 antibody.
    794. The method of Claim 759, wherein said candidate compound is an anti-PRO207 antibody.
    795. The method of Claim 760, wherein said candidate compound is an anti-PR0O226 antibody.
    796. The method of Claim 761, wherein said candidate compound is an anti-PR0O232 antibody.
    797. The method of Claim 762, wherein said candidate compound is an anti-PRO243 antibody.
    798. The method of Claim 763, wherein said candidate compound is an anti-PRO256 antibody.
    799. The method of Claim 764, wherein said candidate compound is an anti-PRO269 antibody.
    800. The method of Claim 765, wherein said candidate compound is an anti-PRO274 antibody.
    801. The method of Claim 766, wherein said candidate compound is an anti-PRO304 antibody.
    802. The method of Claim 767, wherein said candidate compound is an anti-PRO339 antibody. - 803. The method of Claim 768, wherein said candidate compound is an anti-PRO1558 antibody.
    804. The method of Claim 769, wherein said candidate compound is an anti-PRO779 antibody.
    805. The method of Claim 770, wherein said candidate compound is an anti-PRO1185 antibody.
    806. The method of Claim 771, wherein said candidate compound is an anti-PRO1245 antibody.
    807. The method of Claim 772, wherein said candidate compound is an anti-PRO1759 antibody.
    808. The method of Claim 773, wherein said candidate compound is an anti-PRO5775 antibody. ] -293- AMENDED SHEET 12 AUGUST 20602
    809. The method of Claim 774, wherein said candidate compound is an anti-PRO7133 antibody.
    810. The method of Claim 775, wherein said candidate compound is an anti-PRO7168 antibody.
    811. The method of Claim 776, wherein said candidate compound is an anti-PRO5725 antibody.
    812. The method of Claim 777, wherein said candidate compound is an anti-PRO202 antibody.
    813. The method of Claim 778, wherein said candidate compound is an anti-PR0O206 antibody.
    814. The method of Claim 779, wherein said candidate compound is an anti-PR0264 antibody.
    815. The method of Claim 780, wherein said candidate compound is an anti-PRO3 13 antibody.
    816. The method of Claim 781. wherein said candidate compound is an anti-PR0342 antibody.
    817. The method of Claim 782, wherein said candidate compound is an anti-PRO542 antibody.
    818. The method of Claim 783, wherein said candidate compound is an anti-PRO773 antibody.
    819. The method of Claim 784, wherein said candidate compound is an anti-PRO861 antibody.
    820. The method of Claim 785, wherein said candidate compound is an anti-PRO1216 antibody.
    821. The method of Claim 786, wherein said candidate compound is an anti-PRO1686 antibody.
    822. The method of Claim 787, wherein said candidate compound is an anti-PRO1800 antibody.
    823. The method of Claim 788, wherein said candidate compound is an anti-PRO3562 antibody.
    824. The method of Claim 789, wherein said candidate compound is an anti-PRO9850 antibody.
    825. The method of Claim 790, wherein said candidate compound is an anti-PRO539 antibody.
    826. The method of Claim 791, wherein said candidate compound is an anti-PRO4316 antibody. ~294- AMENDED SHEET 12 AUGUST 2002
    827. The method of Claim 792, wherein said candidate compound is an anti-PRO4980 antibody.
    828. The method of Claim 758, wherein said candidate compound or said PRO197 polypeptide is immobilized on a solid support.
    829. The method of Claim 759, wherein said candidate compound or said PRO207 polypeptide is immobilized on a solid support.
    830. The method of Claim 760, wherein said candidate compound or said PRO226 polypeptide is immobilized on a solid support.
    831. The method of Claim 761, wherein said candidate compound or said PRO232 polypeptide is immobilized on a solid support.
    832. The method of Claim 762. wherein said candidate compound or said PR0O243 polvpeptide is immobilized on a solid support.
    833. The method of Claim 763, wherein said candidate compound or said PRO256 polypeptide is immobilized on a solid support. :
    834. The method of Claim 764, wherein said candidate compound or said PRO269 polypeptide is immobilized on a solid support.
    835. The method of Claim 765, wherein said candidate compound or said PRO274 polypeptide is immobilized on a solid support.
    836. The method of Claim 766, wherein said candidate compound or said PRO304 polypeptide is immobilized on a solid support.
    837. The method of Claim 767, wherein said candidate compound or said PRO339 polypeptide is immobilized on a solid support.
    838. The method of Claim 768, wherein said candidate compound or said PRO1558 polypeptide is immobilized on a solid support. AMENDED SHEET 12 AUGUST 20602 1 j
    839. The method of Claim 769, wherein said candidate compound or said PRO779 polypeptide is immobilized on a solid support.
    840. The method of Claim 770, wherein said candidate compound or said PRO1185 polypeptide is immobilized on a solid support.
    841. The method of Claim 771, wherein said candidate compound or said PRO1245 polypeptide is immobilized on a solid support.
    842. The method of Claim 772, wherein said candidate compound or said PRO1759 polypeptide is immobilized on a solid support.
    843. The method of Claim 773, wherein said candidate compound or said PRO5775 polypeptide is immobilized on a solid support.
    844. The method of Claim 774, wherein said candidate compound or said PRO7133 polypeptide is immobilized on a solid support.
    845. The method of Claim 775, wherein said candidate compound or said PRO7168 polypeptide is immobilized on a solid support.
    846. The method of Claim 776, wherein said candidate compound or said PRO5725 polypeptide is immobilized on a solid support.
    847. The method of Claim 777, wherein said candidate compound or said PRO202 polypeptide is immobilized on a solid support.
    848. The method of Claim 778, wherein said candidate compound or said PRO206 polypeptide is immobilized on a solid support.
    849. The method of Claim 779, wherein said candidate compound or said PRO264 polypeptide is immobilized on a solid support.
    850. The method of Claim 780, wherein said candidate compound or said PRO3 13 polypeptide is immobilized on a solid support. -296- AMENDED SHEET 12 AUGUST 2002 JE US iid
    851. The method of Claim 781, wherein said candidate compound or said PRO342 polypeptide is immobilized on a solid support.
    852. The method of Claim 782, wherein said candidate compound or said PRO542 polypeptide is immobilized on a solid support.
    853. The method of Claim 783, wherein said candidate compound or said PRO773 polypeptide is immobilized on a solid support.
    854. The method of Claim 784, wherein said candidate compound or said PRO861 polypeptide is immobilized on a solid support.
    855. The method of Claim 785, wherein said candidate compound or said PRO1216 polypeptide is immobilized on a solid support.
    856. The method of Claim 786, wherein said candidate compound or said PRO1686 polypeptide is immobilized on a solid support.
    857. The method of Claim 787, wherein said candidate compound or said PRO1800 polypeptide is immobilized on a solid support.
    858. The method of Claim 788, wherein said candidate compound or said PRO3562 polypeptide is immobilized on a solid support.
    859. The method of Claim 789, wherein said candidate compound or said PRO9850 polypeptide is immobilized on a solid support.
    860. The method of Claim 790, wherein said candidate compound or said PRO539 polypeptide is immobilized on a solid support.
    861. The method of Claim 791, wherein said candidate compound or said PRO4316 polypeptide is immobilized on a solid support.
    862. The method of Claim 792, wherein said candidate compound or said PRO4980 polypeptide is immobilized on a solid support. -297- AMENDED SHEET 12 AUGUST 2002
    863. The method of any one of Claims 828 to 862, wherein the non-immobilized component is detectably labeled.
    864. A method of identifying a compound that inhibits an activity of a PRO197 polypeptide, said method comprising the steps of (a) contacting cells and a candidate compound to be screened in the presence of said PRO197 polypeptide under conditions suitable for the induction of a cellular response normally induced by said PRO197 polypeptide and (b) determining the induction of said cellular response to determine if the test compound is an effective antagonist, wherein the lack of induction of said cellular response is indicative of said compound being an effective antagonist.
    865. A method of identifying a compound that inhibits an activity of a PRO207 polypeptide, said method comprising the steps of (a) contacting cells and a candidate compound to be screened in the presence of said PRO207 polypeptide under conditions suitable for the induction of a cellular response normally induced by said PRO207 polypeptide and (b) determining the induction of said cellular response to determine if the test compound is an effective antagonist. wherein the lack of induction of said cellular response is indicative of said compound being an effective antagonist.
    866. A method of identifying a compound that inhibits an activity of a PRO226 polypeptide, said method comprising the steps of (a) contacting cells and a candidate compound to be screened in the presence of said PRO226 polypeptide under conditions suitable for the induction of a cellular response normally induced by said PRO226 polypeptide and (b) determining the induction of said cellular response to determine if the test compound is an effective antagonist, wherein the lack of induction of said cellular response is indicative of said compound being an effective antagonist.
    867. A method of identifying a compound that inhibits an activity of a PRO232 polypeptide, said method comprising the steps of (a) contacting cells and a candidate compound to be screened in the presence of said PRO232 polypeptide under conditions suitable for the induction of a cellular response normally induced by said PRO232 polypeptide and (b) determining the induction of said cellular response to determine if the test compound is an effective antagonist, wherein the lack of induction of said cellular response is indicative of said compound being an effective antagonist.
    868. A method of identifying a compound that inhibits an activity of a PRO243 polypeptide, said method comprising the steps of (a) contacting cells and a candidate compound to be screened in the presence of said PRO243 polypeptide under conditions suitable for the induction of a cellular response normally induced by said PRO243 polypeptide and (b) determining the induction of said cellular response to determine if the test compound is an effective antagonist, wherein the lack of induction of said cellular response is indicative of said compound -298- Co AMENDED SHEET 12 AUGUST 2002 being an effective antagonist.
    869. A method of identifying a compound that inhibits an activity of a PRO256 polypeptide, said method comprising the steps of (a) contacting cells and a candidate compound to be screened in the presence of said PRO256 polypeptide under conditions suitable for the induction of a cellular response normally induced by said PRO256 polypeptide and (b) determining the induction of said cellular response to determine if the test compound is an effective antagonist, wherein the lack of induction of said cellular response is indicative of said compound being an effective antagonist.
    870. A method of identifying a compound that inhibits an activity of a PRO269 polypeptide, said method comprising the steps of (a) contacting cells and a candidate compound to be screened in the presence of said PRO269 polypeptide under conditions suitable for the induction of a cellular response normally induced by said PRO269 polypeptide and (b) determining the induction of said cellular response to determine if the test compound is an effective antagonist, wherein the lack of induction of said cellular response is indicative of said compound being an effective antagonist.
    871. A method of identifying a compound that inhibits an activity of a PRO274 polypeptide, said method comprising the steps of (a) contacting cells and a candidate compound to be screened in the presence of said PRO274 polypeptide under conditions suitable for the induction of a cellular response normally induced by said PRO274 polypeptide and (b) determining the induction of said cellular response to determine if the test compound is an effective antagonist, wherein the lack of induction of said cellular response is indicative of said compound being an effective antagonist.
    872. A method of identifying a compound that inhibits an activity of a PRO304 polypeptide, said method comprising the steps of (a) contacting cells and a candidate compound to be screened in the presence of said PRO304 polypeptide under conditions suitable for the induction of a cellular response normally induced by said PRO304 polypeptide and (b) determining the induction of said cellular response to determine if the test compound is an effective antagonist, wherein the lack of induction of said cellular response is indicative of said compound being an effective antagonist.
    873. A method of identifying a compound that inhibits an activity of a PRO339 polypeptide, said method comprising the steps of (a) contacting cells and a candidate compound to be screened in the presence of said PRO339 polypeptide under conditions suitable for the induction of a cellular response normally induced by said PRO339 polypeptide and (b) determining the induction of said cellular response to determine if the test compound is an effective antagonist, wherein the lack of induction of said cellular response is indicative of said compound being an effective antagonist. -299- AMENDED SHEET 12 AUGUST 2002
    874. A method of identifying a compound that inhibits an activity of a PRO1558 polypeptide, said method comprising the steps of (a) contacting cells and a candidate compound to be screened in the presence of said PRO1558 polypeptide under conditions suitable for the induction of a cellular response normally induced by said PRO1558 polypeptide and (b) determining the induction of said cellular response to determine if the test compound is an effective antagonist, wherein the lack of induction of said cellular response is indicative of said compound being an effective antagonist.
    87s. A method of identifying a compound that inhibits an activity of a PRO779 polypeptide, said method comprising the steps of (a) contacting cells and a candidate compound to be screened in the presence of said PRO779 polypeptide under conditions suitable for the induction of a cellular response normally induced by said PRO779 polypeptide and (b) determining the induction of said cellular response to determine if the test compound is an effective antagonist, wherein the lack of induction of said cellular response is indicative of said compound being an effective antagonist.
    876. A method of identifying a compound that inhibits an activity of a PRO1185 polypeptide. said method comprising the steps of (a) contacting cells and a candidate compound to be screened in the presence of said PRO1185 polypeptide under conditions suitable for the induction of a cellular response normally induced by said PRO1185 polypeptide and (b) determining the induction of said cellular response to determine if the test compound is an effective antagonist, wherein the lack of induction of said cellular response is indicative of said compound being an effective antagonist.
    877. A method of identifying a compound that inhibits an activity of a PRO 1245 polypeptide, said method comprising the steps of (a) contacting cells and a candidate compound to be screened in the presence of said PRO1245 polypeptide under conditions suitable for the induction of a cellular response normally induced by said PRO1245 polypeptide and (b) determining the induction of said cellular response to determine if the test compound is an effective antagonist, wherein the lack of induction of said cellular response is indicative of said compound being an effective antagonist.
    878. A method of identifying a compound that inhibits an activity of a PRO1759 polypeptide, said method comprising the steps of (a) contacting cells and a candidate compound to be screened in the presence of said PRO1759 polypeptide under conditions suitable for the induction of a cellular response normally induced by said PRO1759 polypeptide and (b) determining the induction of said cellular response to determine if the test compound is an effective antagonist, wherein the lack of induction of said cellular response is indicative of said compound being an effective antagonist. -300- AMENDED SHEET 12 AUGUST 2002
    879. A method of identifying a compound that inhibits an activity of a PRO5775 polypeptide, said method comprising the steps of (a) contacting cells and a candidate compound to be screened in the presence of said PRO5775 polypeptide under conditions suitable for the induction of a cellular response normally induced by said PRO5775 polypeptide and (b) determining the induction of said cellular response to determine if the test compound is an effective antagonist, wherein the lack of induction of said cellular response is indicative of said compound being an effective antagonist.
    830. A method of identifying a compound that inhibits an activity of a PRO7133 polypeptide, said method comprising the steps of (a) contacting cells and a candidate compound to be screened in the presence of said PRO7133 polypeptide under conditions suitable for the induction of a cellular response normally induced by said PRO7133 polypeptide and (b) determining the induction of said cellular response to determine if the test compound is an effective antagonist, wherein the lack of induction of said cellular response is indicative of said compound being an effective antagonist.
    881. A method of identifving a compound that inhibits an activity of a PRO7168 polypeptide. said method comprising the steps of (a) contacting cells and a candidate compound to be screened in the presence of said PRO7168 polypeptide under conditions suitable for the induction of a cellular response normally induced by said PRO7168 polypeptide and (b) determining the induction of said cellular response to determine if the test compound is an effective antagonist, wherein the lack of induction of said cellular response is indicative of said compound being an effective antagonist.
    882. A method of identifying a compound that inhibits an activity of a PRO5725 polypeptide, said method comprising the steps of (a) contacting cells and a candidate compound to be screened in the presence of said PRO5725 polypeptide under conditions suitable for the induction of a cellular response normally induced by said PRO5725 polypeptide and (b) determining the induction of said cellular response to determine if the test compound is an effective antagonist, wherein the lack of induction of said cellular response is indicative of said compound being an effective antagonist.
    883. A method of identifying a compound that inhibits an activity of a PRO202 polypeptide, said method comprising the steps of (a) contacting cells and a candidate compound to be screened in the presence of said PRO202 polypeptide under conditions suitable for the induction of a cellular response normally induced by said PRO202 polypeptide and (b) determining the induction of said cellular response to determine if the test compound is an effective antagonist, wherein the lack of induction of said cellular response is indicative of said compound being an effective antagonist. -301- AMENDED SHEET 12 AUGUST 2002
    884. A method of identifying a compound that inhibits an activity of a PRO206 polypeptide, said method comprising the steps of (a) contacting cells and a candidate compound to be screened in the presence of said PRO206 polypeptide under conditions suitable for the induction of a cellular response normally induced by said PRO206 polypeptide and (b) determining the induction of said cellular response to determine if the test compound is an effective antagonist, wherein the lack of induction of said cellular response is indicative of said compound being an effective antagonist.
    885. A method of identifying a compound that inhibits an activity of a PRO264 polypeptide, said method comprising the steps of (a) contacting cells and a candidate compound to be screened in the presence of said PRO264 polypeptide under conditions suitable for the induction of a cellular response normally induced by said PRO264 polypeptide and (b) determining the induction of said cellular response to determine if the test compound is an effective antagonist, wherein the lack of induction of said cellular response is indicative of said compound being an effective antagonist.
    886. A method of identifying a compound that inhibits an activity of a PRO313 polypeptide. said method comprising the steps of (a) contacting cells and a candidate compound to be screened in the presence of said PRO313 polypeptide under conditions suitable for the induction of a cellular response normally induced by said PRO313 polypeptide and (b) determining the induction of said cellular response to determine if the test compound is an effective antagonist, wherein the lack of induction of said cellular response is indicative of said compound being an effective antagonist.
    887. A method of identifying a compound that inhibits an activity of a PRO342 polypeptide, said method comprising the steps of (a) contacting cells and a candidate compound to be screened in the presence of said PRO342 polypeptide under conditions suitable for the induction of a cellular response normally induced by said PRO342 polypeptide and (b) determining the induction of said cellular response to determine if the test compound is an effective antagonist, wherein the lack of induction of said cellular response is indicative of said compound being an effective antagonist.
    888. A method of identifying a compound that inhibits an activity of a PRO542 polypeptide, said method comprising the steps of (a) contacting cells and a candidate compound to be screened in the presence of said PRO542 polypeptide under conditions suitable for the induction of a cellular response normally induced by said PRO542 polypeptide and (b) determining the induction of said cellular response to determine if the test compound is an effective antagonist, wherein the lack of induction of said cellular response is indicative of said compound being an effective antagonist. -302- AMENDED SHEET 12 AUGUST 2002
    889. A method of identifying a compound that inhibits an activity of a PRO773 polypeptide, said * method comprising the steps of (a) contacting cells and a candidate compound to be screened in the presence of said PRO773 polypeptide under conditions suitable for the induction of a cellular response normally induced by said PRO773 polypeptide and (b) determining the induction of said cellular response to determine if the test compound is an effective antagonist, wherein the lack of induction of said cellular response is indicative of said compound being an effective antagonist.
    890. A method of identifying a compound that inhibits an activity of a PRO861 polypeptide, said method comprising the steps of (a) contacting cells and a candidate compound to be screened in the presence of said PRO861 polypeptide under conditions suitable for the induction of a cellular response normally induced by said PRO861 polypeptide and (b) determining the induction of said cellular response to determine if the test compound is an effective antagonist, wherein the lack of induction of said cellular response is indicative of said compound being an effective antagonist.
    891. A method of identifving a compound that inhibits an activity of a PRO1216 polypeptide. said method comprising the steps of (a) contacting cells and a candidate compound to be screened in the presence of said PRO1216 polypeptide under conditions suitable for the induction of a cellular response normally induced by said PRO1216 polypeptide and (b) determining the induction of said cellular response to determine if the test compound is an effective antagonist, wherein the lack of induction of said cellular response is indicative of said compound being an effective antagonist.
    892. A method of identifying a compound that inhibits an activity of a PRO1686 polypeptide, said method comprising the steps of (a) contacting cells and a candidate compound to be screened in the presence of said PRO1686 polypeptide under conditions suitable for the induction of a cellular response normally induced by said PRO1686 polypeptide and (b) determining the induction of said cellular response to determine if the test compound is an effective antagonist, wherein the lack of induction of said cellular response is indicative of said compound being an effective antagonist.
    893. A method of identifying a compound that inhibits an activity of a PRO1800 polypeptide, said method comprising the steps of (a) contacting cells and a candidate compound to be screened in the presence of said PRO1800 polypeptide under conditions suitable for the induction of a cellular response normally induced by said PRO1800 polypeptide and (b) determining the induction of said cellular response to determine if the test compound is an effective antagonist, wherein the lack of induction of said cellular response is indicative of said compound being an effective antagonist. -303- AMENDED SHEET 12 AUGUST 2002
    894. A method of identifying a compound that inhibits an activity of a PRO3562 polypeptide, said method comprising the steps of (a) contacting cells and a candidate compound to be screened in the presence of said PRO3562 polypeptide under conditions suitable for the induction of a cellular response normally induced by said PRO3562 polypeptide and (b) determining the induction of said cellular response to determine if the test compound is an effective antagonist, wherein the lack of induction of said cellular response is indicative of said compound being an effective antagonist.
    895. A method of identifying a compound that inhibits an activity of a PRO9850 polypeptide, said method comprising the steps of (a) contacting cells and a candidate compound to be screened in the presence of said PRO9850 polypeptide under conditions suitable for the induction of a cellular response normally induced by said PRO9850 polypeptide and (b) determining the induction of said cellular response to determine if the test compound is an effective antagonist, wherein the lack of induction of said cellular response is indicative of said compound being an effective antagonist.
    896. A method of identifying a compound that inhibits an activity of a PRO539 polypeptide. said method comprising the steps of (a) contacting cells and a candidate compound to be screened in the presence of said PROS539 polypeptide under conditions suitable for the induction of a cellular response normally induced by said PROS539 polypeptide and (b) determining the induction of said cellular response to determine if the test compound is an effective antagonist, wherein the lack of induction of said cellular response is indicative of said compound being an effective antagonist.
    897. A method of identifying a compound that inhibits an activity of a PRO4316 polypeptide, said method comprising the steps of (a) contacting cells and a candidate compound to be screened in the presence of said PRO43 16 polypeptide under conditions suitable for the induction of a cellular response normally induced by said PRO4316 polypeptide and (b) determining the induction of said cellular response to determine if the test compound is an effective antagonist, wherein the lack of induction of said cellular response is indicative of said compound being an effective antagonist.
    898. A method of identifying a compound that inhibits an activity of a PRO4980 polypeptide, said method comprising the steps of (a) contacting cells and a candidate compound to be screened in the presence of said PRO4980 polypeptide under conditions suitable for the induction of a cellular response normally induced by said PRO4980 polypeptide and (b) determining the induction of said cellular response to determine if the test compound is an effective antagonist, wherein the lack of induction of said cellular response is indicative of said compound : being an effective antagonist. -304- AMENDED SHEET 12 AUGUST 2002
    899. A method for identifying a compound that inhibits the expression of a PRO197 polypeptide in cells that express said polypeptide, wherein said method comprises contacting said cells with a candidate compound and determining whether expression of said polypeptide is inhibited.
    900. A method for identifying a compound that inhibits the expression of a PRO207 polypeptide in cells that express said polypeptide, wherein said method comprises contacting said cells with a candidate compound and determining whether expression of said polypeptide is inhibited.
    901. A method for identifying a compound that inhibits the expression of a PRO226 polypeptide in cells that express said polypeptide, wherein said method comprises contacting said cells with a candidate compound and determining whether expression of said polypeptide is inhibited.
    902. A method for identifying a compound that inhibits the expression of a PRO232 polypeptide in cells that express said polypeptide, wherein said method comprises contacting said cells with a candidate compound and determining whether expression of said polypeptide is inhibited.
    903. A method for identifying a compound that inhibits the expression of a PRO243 polypeptide in cells that express said polypeptide, wherein said method comprises contacting said cells with a candidate compound and determining whether expression of said polypeptide is inhibited.
    904. A method for identifying a compound that inhibits the expression of a PRO256 polypeptide in cells that express said polypeptide, wherein said method comprises contacting said cells with a candidate compound and determining whether expression of said polypeptide is inhibited.
    905. A method for identifying a compound that inhibits the expression of a PRO269 polypeptide in cells that express said polypeptide, wherein said method comprises contacting said cells with a candidate compound and determining whether expression of said polypeptide is inhibited.
    906. A method for identifying a compound that inhibits the expression of a PRO274 polypeptide in cells that express said polypeptide, wherein said method comprises contacting said cells with a candidate compound and determining whether expression of said polypeptide is inhibited.
    907. A method for identifying a compound that inhibits the expression of a PRO304 polypeptide in cells that express said polypeptide, wherein said method comprises contacting said cells with a candidate compound and determining whether expression of said polypeptide is inhibited. -305- AMENDED SHEET 12 AUGUST 2002
    908. A method for identifying a compound that inhibits the expression of a PRO339 polypeptide in cells that express said polypeptide, wherein said method comprises contacting said cells with a candidate compound and determining whether expression of said polypeptide is inhibited.
    909. A method for identifying a compound that inhibits the expression of a PRO1558 polypeptide in cells that express said polypeptide, wherein said method comprises contacting said cells with a candidate compound and determining whether expression of said polypeptide is inhibited.
    910. A method for identifying a compound that inhibits the expression of a PRO779 polypeptide in cells that express said polypeptide, wherein said method comprises contacting said cells with a candidate compound and determining whether expression of said polypeptide is inhibited.
    911. A method for identifying a compound that inhibits the expression of a PRO1185 polypeptide in cells that express said polvpeptide. wherein said method comprises contacting said cells with a candidate compound and determining whether expression of said polypeptide is inhibited.
    912. A method for identifying a compound that inhibits the expression of a PRO1245 polypeptide in cells that express said polypeptide, wherein said method comprises contacting said cells with a candidate compound and determining whether expression of said polypeptide is inhibited.
    913. A method for identifying a compound that inhibits the expression of a PRO1759 polypeptide in cells that express said polypeptide, wherein said method comprises contacting said cells with a candidate compound and determining whether expression of said polypeptide is inhibited. © 914. A method for identifying a compound that inhibits the expression of a PRO577S5 polypeptide in cells that express said polypeptide, wherein said method comprises contacting said cells with a candidate compound and determining whether expression of said polypeptide is inhibited.
    915. A method for identifying a compound that inhibits the expression of a PRO7133 polypeptide in cells that express said polypeptide, wherein said method comprises contacting said cells with a candidate compound and determining whether expression of said polypeptide is inhibited.
    916. A method for identifying a compound that inhibits the expression of a PRO7168 polypeptide in cells that express said polypeptide, wherein said method comprises contacting said cells with a candidate compound and determining whether expression of said polypeptide is inhibited. -306- AMENDED SHEET 12 AUGUST 2602
    917. A method for identifying a compound that inhibits the expression of a PRO5725 polypeptide in cells that express said polypeptide, wherein said method comprises contacting said cells with a candidate compound and determining whether expression of said polypeptide is inhibited.
    918. A method for identifying a compound that inhibits the expression of a PRO202 polypeptide in cells that express said polypeptide, wherein said method comprises contacting said cells with a candidate compound and determining whether expression of said polypeptide is inhibited.
    919. A method for identifying a compound that inhibits the expression of a PRO206 polypeptide in cells that express said polypeptide, wherein said method comprises contacting said cells with a candidate compound and determining whether expression of said polypeptide is inhibited.
    920. A method for identifying a compound that inhibits the expression of a PRO264 polypeptide in cells that express said polypeptide, wherein said method comprises contacting said cells with a candidate compound and determining whether expression of said polypeptide is inhibited.
    921. A method for identifying a compound that inhibits the expression of a PRO313 polypeptide in cells that express said polypeptide, wherein said method comprises contacting said cells with a candidate compound and determining whether expression of said polypeptide is inhibited.
    922. A method for identifying a compound that inhibits the expression of a PRO342 polypeptide in cells that express said polypeptide, wherein said method comprises contacting said cells with a candidate compound and determining whether expression of said polypeptide is inhibited.
    923. A method for identifying a compound that inhibits the expression of a PRO542 polypeptide in cells that express said polypeptide, wherein said method comprises contacting said celis with a candidate compound and determining whether expression of said polypeptide is inhibited.
    924. A method for identifying a compound that inhibits the expression of a PRO773 polypeptide in cells that express said polypeptide, wherein said method comprises contacting said cells with a candidate compound and determining whether expression of said polypeptide is inhibited.
    925. A method for identifying a compound that inhibits the expression of a PRO861 polypeptide in cells that express said polypeptide, wherein said method comprises contacting said cells with a candidate compound and determining whether expression of said polypeptide is inhibited. -307- AMENDED SHEET 12 AUGUST 2602
    926. A method for identifying a compound that inhibits the expression of a PRO1216 polypeptide in cells that express said polypeptide, wherein said method comprises contacting said cells with a candidate compound and determining whether expression of said polypeptide is inhibited.
    927. A method for identifying a compound that inhibits the expression of a PRO1686 polypeptide in cells that express said polypeptide, wherein said method comprises contacting said cells with a candidate compound and determining whether expression of said polypeptide is inhibited.
    928. A method for identifying a compound that inhibits the expression of a PRO1800 polypeptide in cells that express said polypeptide, wherein said method comprises contacting said cells with a candidate compound and determining whether expression of said polypeptide is inhibited.
    929. A method for identifying a compound that inhibits the expression of a PRO3562 potypeptide in cells that express said polypeptide, wherein said method comprises contacting said cells with a candidate compound and determining whether expression of said polypeptide is inhibited.
    930. A method for identifying a compound that inhibits the expression of a PRO9850 polypeptide in cells that express said polypeptide, wherein said method comprises contacting said cells with a candidate compound and determining whether expression of said polypeptide is inhibited.
    931. A method for identifying a compound that inhibits the expression of a PRO539 polypeptide in cells that express said polypeptide, wherein said method comprises contacting said cells with a candidate compound and determining whether expression of said polypeptide is inhibited.
    932. A method for identifying a compound that inhibits the expression of a PRO4316 polypeptide in cells that express said polypeptide, wherein said method comprises contacting said cells with a candidate compound and determining whether expression of said polypeptide is inhibited.
    933. A method for identifying a compound that inhibits the expression of a PRO4980 polypeptide in cells that express said polypeptide, wherein said method comprises contacting said cells with a candidate compound and determining whether expression of said polypeptide is inhibited.
    934. The method of any one of Claims 899 to 933, wherein said candidate compound 1s an antisense oligonucleotide. -308- AMENDED SHEET 12 AUGUST 2002
    935. An isolated nucleic acid having at least 80% nucleic acid sequence identity to a nucleotide sequence which encodes an amino acid sequence shown in Figure 2 (SEQ ID NO:2).
    936. An isolated nucleic acid having at least 80% nucleic acid sequence identity to a nucleotide sequence which encodes an amino acid sequence shown in Figure 4 (SEQ ID NO:4).
    937. An isolated nucleic acid having at least 80% nucleic acid sequence identity to a nucleotide sequence which encodes an amino acid sequence shown in Figure 6 (SEQ ID NO:6).
    938. An isolated nucleic acid having at least 80% nucleic acid sequence identity to a nucleotide sequence which encodes an amino acid sequence shown in Figure 8 (SEQ ID NO:8).
    939. An isolated nucleic acid having at least 80% nucleic acid sequence identity to a nucleotide sequence which encodes an amino acid sequence shown in Figure 10 (SEQ ID NO:10).
    940. An isolated nucleic acid having at least 80% nucleic acid sequence identity to a nucleotide sequence which encodes an amino acid sequence shown in Figure 12 (SEQ ID NO:12).
    941. An isolated nucleic acid having at least 80% nucleic acid sequence identity to a nucleotide sequence which encodes an amino acid sequence shown in Figure 14 (SEQ ID NO:14).
    942. An isolated nucleic acid having at least 80% nucleic acid sequence identity to a nucleotide sequence which encodes an amino acid sequence shown in Figure 16 (SEQ ID NO:16).
    943. An isolated nucleic acid having at least 80% nucleic acid sequence identity to a nucleotide sequence which encodes an amino acid sequence shown in Figure 18 (SEQ ID NO:18).
    944. An isolated nucleic acid having at least 80% nucleic acid sequence identity to a nucleotide sequence which encodes an amino acid sequence shown in Figure 20 (SEQ ID NO:20).
    945. An isolated nucleic acid having at least 80% nucleic acid sequence identity to a nucleotide sequence which encodes an amino acid sequence shown in Figure 22 (SEQ ID NO:22).
    946. An isolated nucleic acid having at least 80% nucleic acid sequence identity to a nucleotide sequence which encodes an amino acid sequence shown in Figure 24 (SEQ ID NO:24). -309- : AMENDED SHEET 12 AUGUST 2002
    947. An isolated nucleic acid having at least 80% nucleic acid sequence identity to a nucleotide sequence which encodes an amino acid sequence shown in Figure 26 (SEQ ID NO:26).
    948. An isolated nucleic acid having at least 80% nucleic acid sequence identity to a nucleotide sequence which encodes an amino acid sequence shown in Figure 28 (SEQ ID NO:28).
    949. An isolated nucleic acid having at least 80% nucleic acid sequence identity to a nucleotide sequence which encodes an amino acid sequence shown in Figure 30 (SEQ ID NO:30).
    950. An isolated nucleic acid having at least 80% nucleic acid sequence identity to a nucleotide sequence which encodes an amino acid sequence shown in Figure 32 (SEQ ID NO:32).
    951. An isolated nucleic acid having at least 80% nucleic acid sequence identity to a nucleotide sequence which encodes an amino acid sequence shown in Figure 34 (SEQ ID NO:34).
    952. An isolated nucleic acid having at least 80% nucleic acid sequence identity to a nucleotide sequence which encodes an amino acid sequence shown in Figure 36 (SEQ ID NO:36).
    953. An isolated nucleic acid having at least 80% nucleic acid sequence identity to a nucleotide sequence which encodes an amino acid sequence shown in Figure 38 (SEQ ID NO:38).
    954. An isolated nucleic acid having at least 80% nucleic acid sequence identity to a nucleotide sequence which encodes an amino acid sequence shown in Figure 40 (SEQ ID NO:40). : 955. An isolated nucleic acid having at least 80% nucleic acid sequence identity to a nucleotide sequence which encodes an amino acid sequence shown in Figure 42 (SEQ ID NO:42).
    956. An isolated nucleic acid having at least 80% nucleic acid sequence identity to a nucleotide sequence which encodes an amino acid sequence shown in Figure 44 (SEQ ID NO:44).
    957. An isolated nucleic acid having at least 80% nucleic acid sequence identity to a nucleotide sequence which encodes an amino acid sequence shown in Figure 46 (SEQ ID NO:46).
    958. An isolated nucleic acid having at least 80% nucleic acid sequence identity to a nucleotide sequence which encodes an amino acid sequence shown in Figure 48 (SEQ ID NO:48). -310- AMENDED SHEET 12 AUGUST 2002
    959. An isolated nucleic acid having at least 80% nucleic acid sequence identity to a nucleotide sequence which encodes an amino acid sequence shown in Figure 50 (SEQ ID NO:50).
    960. An isolated nucleic acid having at least 80% nucleic acid sequence identity to a nucleotide sequence which encodes an amino acid sequence shown in Figure 52 (SEQ ID NO:52).
    961. An isolated nucleic acid having at least 80% nucleic acid sequence identity to a nucleotide sequence which encodes an amino acid sequence shown in Figure 54 (SEQ ID NO:54).
    962. An isolated nucleic acid having at least 80% nucleic acid sequence identity to a nucleotide sequence which encodes an amino acid sequence shown in Figure 56 (SEQ ID NO:56).
    963. An isolated nucleic acid having at least 80% nucleic acid sequence identity to a nucleotide sequence which encodes an amino acid sequence shown in Figure 58 (SEQ ID NO:38).
    964. An isolated nucleic acid having at least 80% nucleic acid sequence identity to a nucleotide sequence which encodes an amino acid sequence shown in Figure 60 (SEQ ID NO:60).
    965. An isolated nucleic acid having at east 80% nucleic acid sequence identity to a nucleotide sequence which encodes an amino acid sequence shown in Figure 62 (SEQ ID NO:62).
    966. An isolated nucleic acid having at least 80% nucleic acid sequence identity to a nucleotide sequence which encodes an amino acid sequence shown in Figure 64 (SEQ ID NO:64).
    967. An isolated nucleic acid having at least 80% nucleic acid sequence identity to a nucleotide sequence which encodes an amino acid sequence shown in Figure 66 (SEQ ID NO:66).
    968. An isolated nucleic acid having at least 80% nucleic acid sequence identity to a nucleotide sequence which encodes an amino acid sequence shown in Figure 68 (SEQ ID NO:68).
    969. An isolated nucleic acid having at least 80% nucleic acid sequence identity to a nucleotide sequence which encodes an amino acid sequence shown in Figure 70 (SEQ ID NO:70).
    970. An isolated nucleic acid having at least 80% nucleic acid sequence identity to a nucleotide sequence shown in Figure 1 (SEQ ID NO:1). ’ -311- AMENDED SHEET 12 AUGUST 2002
    971. An isolated nucleic acid having at least 80% nucleic acid sequence identity to a nucleotide sequence shown in Figure 3 (SEQ ID NO:3).
    972. An isolated nucleic acid having at least 80% nucleic acid sequence identity to a nucleotide sequence shown in Figure 5 (SEQ ID NO:5).
    973. An isolated nucleic acid having at least 80% nucleic acid sequence identity to a nucleotide sequence shown in Figure 7 (SEQ ID NO:7).
    974. An isolated nucleic acid having at least 80% nucleic acid sequence identity to a nucleotide sequence shown in Figure 9 (SEQ ID NO:9).
    97s. An isolated nucleic acid having at least 80% nucleic acid sequence identity to a nucleotide sequence shown in Figure 11 (SEQ ID NO:11).
    976. An isolated nucleic acid having at least 80% nucleic acid sequence identity to a nucleotide sequence shown in Figure 13 (SEQ ID NO:13).
    977. An isolated nucleic acid having at least 80% nucleic acid sequence identity to a nucleotide sequence shown in Figure 15 (SEQ ID NO:15).
    978. An isolated nucleic acid having at least 80% nucleic acid sequence identity to a nucleotide sequence shown in Figure 17 (SEQ ID NO:17).
    979. An isolated nucleic acid having at least 80% nucleic acid sequence identity to a nucleotide sequence shown in Figure 19 (SEQ ID NO:19).
    980. An isolated nucleic acid having at least 80% nucleic acid sequence identity to a nucleotide sequence shown in Figure 21 (SEQ ID NO:21).
    981. An isolated nucleic acid having at least 80% nucleic acid sequence identity to a nucleotide sequence shown in Figure 23 (SEQ ID NO:23).
    982. An isolated nucleic acid having at least 80% nucleic acid sequence identity to a nucleotide sequence shown in Figure 25 (SEQ ID NO:25). : -312- AMENDED SHEET 12 AUGUST 2002
    983. An isolated nucleic acid having at least 80% nucleic acid sequence identity to a nucleotide sequence shown in Figure 27 (SEQ ID NO:27).
    984. An isolated nucieic acid having at least 80% nucleic acid sequence identity to a nucleotide sequence shown in Figure 29 (SEQ ID NO:29).
    985. An isolated nucleic acid having at least 80% nucleic acid sequence identity to a nucleotide sequence shown in Figure 31 (SEQ ID NO:31).
    986. An isolated nucleic acid having at least 80% nucleic acid sequence identity to a nucleotide sequence shown in Figure 33 (SEQ ID NO:33).
    987. An isolated nucleic acid having at least 80% nucleic acid sequence identity to a nucleotide sequence shown in Figure 35 (SEQ ID NO:35).
    988. An isolated nucieic acid having at least 80% nucleic acid sequence identity to a nucleotide sequence shown in Figure 37 (SEQ ID NO:37).
    989. An isolated nucleic acid having at least 80% nucleic acid sequence identity to a nucleotide sequence shown in Figure 39 (SEQ ID NO:39).
    990. An isolated nucleic acid having at least 80% nucleic acid sequence identity to a nucleotide sequence shown in Figure 41 (SEQ ID NO:41).
    991. An isolated nucleic acid having at least 80% nucleic acid sequence identity to a nucleotide sequence shown in Figure 43 (SEQ ID NO:43).
    992. An isolated nucleic acid having at least 80% nucleic acid sequence identity to a nucleotide sequence shown in Figure 45 (SEQ ID NO:45).
    993. An isolated nucleic acid having at least 80% nucleic acid sequence identity to a nucleotide sequence shown in Figure 47 (SEQ ID NO:47).
    994. An isolated nucleic acid having at least 80% nucleic acid sequence identity to a nucleotide sequence shown in Figure 49 (SEQ ID NO:49). ’ -313- AMENDED SHEET 12 AUGUST 2002
    995. An isolated nucleic acid having at least 80% nucleic acid sequence identity to a nucleotide sequence shown in Figure 51 (SEQ ID NO:51).
    996. An isolated nucleic acid having at least 80% nucleic acid sequence identity to a nucleotide sequence shown in Figure 53 (SEQ ID NO:53).
    997. An isolated nucleic acid having at least 80% nucleic acid sequence identity to a nucleotide sequence shown in Figure 55 (SEQ ID NO:55).
    998. An isolated nucleic acid having at least 80% nucleic acid sequence identity to a nucleotide sequence shown in Figure 57 (SEQ ID NO:57).
    999. An isolated nucleic acid having at least 80% nucleic acid sequence identity to a nucleotide sequence shown in Figure 59 (SEQ ID NO:59). 1000. An isolated nucleic acid having at least 80% nucleic acid sequence identity to a nucleotide sequence shown in Figure 61 (SEQ ID NO:61). 1001. An isolated nucleic acid having at least 80% nucleic acid sequence identity to a nucleotide sequence shown in Figure 63 (SEQ ID NO:63). 1002. An isolated nucleic acid having at least 80% nucleic acid sequence identity to a nucleotide sequence shown in Figure 65 (SEQ ID NO:65). 1003. An isolated nucleic acid having at least 80% nucleic acid sequence identity to a nucleotide sequence shown in Figure 67 (SEQ ID NO:67). 1004. An isolated nucleic acid having at least 80% nucleic acid sequence identity to a nucleotide sequence shown in Figure 69 (SEQ ID NO:69). 1005. An isolated nucleic acid having at least 80% nucleic acid sequence identity to the full-length coding sequence of the nucleotide sequence shown in Figure | (SEQ ID NO:1). 1006. An isolated nucleic acid having at least 80% nucleic acid sequence identity to the full-length coding sequence of the nucleotide sequence shown in Figure 3 (SEQ ID NO:3). -314- AMENDED SHEET 12 AUGUST 2002
    1007. An isolated nucleic acid having at least 80% nucleic acid sequence identity to the full-length coding sequence of the nucleotide sequence shown in Figure 5 (SEQ ID NO:5).
    1008. An isolated nucleic acid having at least 80% nucleic acid sequence identity to the full-length coding sequence of the nucleotide sequence shown in Figure 7 (SEQ ID NO:7).
    1009. An isolated nucleic acid having at least 80% nucleic acid sequence identity to the full-length coding sequence of the nucleotide sequence shown in Figure 9 (SEQ ID NO:9).
    1010. An isolated nucleic acid having at least 80% nucleic acid sequence identity to the full-length coding sequence of the nucleotide sequence shown in Figure 11 (SEQ ID NO:11).
    1011. An isolated nucleic acid having at least 80% nucleic acid sequence identity to the full-length coding sequence of the nucleotide sequence shown in Figure 13 (SEQ ID NO:13).
    1012. An isolated nucleic acid having at least 80% nucleic acid sequence identity to the full-length coding sequence of the nucleotide sequence shown in Figure 15 (SEQ ID NO:15).
    1013. An isolated nucleic acid having at least 80% nucleic acid sequence identity to the full-length coding sequence of the nucleotide sequence shown in Figure 17 (SEQ ID NO:17).
    1014. An isolated nucleic acid having at least 80% nucleic acid sequence identity to the full-length coding sequence of the nucleotide sequence shown in Figure 19 (SEQ ID NO: 19).
    1015. An isolated nucleic acid having at least 80% nucleic acid sequence identity to the full-length coding sequence of the nucleotide sequence shown in Figure 21 (SEQ ID NO:21).
    1016. An isolated nucleic acid having at least 80% nucleic acid sequence identity to the full-length coding sequence of the nucleotide sequence shown in Figure 23 (SEQ ID NO:23).
    1017. An isolated nucleic acid having at least 80% nucleic acid sequence identity to the full-length coding sequence of the nucleotide sequence shown in Figure 25 (SEQ ID NO:25).
    1018. An isolated nucleic acid having at least 80% nucleic acid sequence identity to the full-length coding sequence of the nucleotide sequence shown in Figure 27 (SEQ ID NO:27).
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    1019. An isolated nucleic acid having at least 80% nucleic acid sequence identity to the full-length coding sequence of the nucleotide sequence shown in Figure 29 (SEQ ID NO:29).
    1020. An isolated nucleic acid having at least 80% nucleic acid sequence identity to the full-length coding sequence of the nucleotide sequence shown in Figure 31 (SEQ ID NO:31).
    1021. An isolated nucleic acid having at least 80% nucleic acid sequence identity to the full-length coding sequence of the nucleotide sequence shown in Figure 33 (SEQ ID NO:33).
    1022. An isolated nucleic acid having at least 80% nucleic acid sequence identity to the full-length coding sequence of the nucleotide sequence shown in Figure 35 (SEQ ID NO:35).
    1023. An isolated nucleic acid having at least 80% nucleic acid sequence identity to the full-length coding sequence of the nucleotide sequence shown in Figure 37 (SEQ ID NO:37).
    1024. An isolated nucleic acid having at least 80% nucleic acid sequence identity to the full-length coding sequence of the nucleotide sequence shown in Figure 39 (SEQ ID NO:39).
    1025. An isolated nucleic acid having at least 80% nucleic acid sequence identity to the full-length coding sequence of the nucleotide sequence shown in Figure 41 (SEQ ID NO:41).
    1026. An isolated nucleic acid having at least 80% nucleic acid sequence identity to the full-length coding sequence of the nucleotide sequence shown in Figure 43 (SEQ ID NO:43).
    1027. n isolated nucleic acid having at least 80% nucleic acid sequence identity to the full-length coding sequence of the nucieotide sequence shown in Figure 45 (SEQ ID NO:45).
    1028. An isolated nucleic acid having at least 80% nucleic acid sequence identity to the full-length coding sequence of the nucleotide sequence shown in Figure 47 (SEQ ID NO:47).
    1029. An isolated nucleic acid having at least 80% nucleic acid sequence identity to the full-length coding sequence of the nucleotide sequence shown in Figure 49 (SEQ ID NO:49).
    1030. An isolated nucleic acid having at least 80% nucleic acid sequence identity to the full-length coding sequence of the nucleotide sequence shown in Figure 51 (SEQ ID NO:51).
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    1031. An isolated nucleic acid having at least 80% nucleic acid sequence identity to the full-length coding sequence of the nucleotide sequence shown in Figure 53 (SEQ ID NO:53). 1032. An isolated nucleic acid having at least 80% nucleic acid sequence identity to the full-length coding sequence of the nucleotide sequence shown in Figure 55 (SEQ ID NO:55). 1033. An isolated nucleic acid having at least 80% nucleic acid sequence identity to the full-length coding sequence of the nucleotide sequence shown in Figure 57 (SEQ ID NO:57). 1034. An isolated nucleic acid having at least 80% nucleic acid sequence identity to the full-length coding sequence of the nucleotide sequence shown in Figure 59 (SEQ ID NO:59). 1035. An isolated nucleic acid having at least 80% nucleic acid sequence identity to the full-length coding sequence of the nucleotide sequence shown in Figure 61 (SEQ ID NO:61). 1036. An isolated nucleic acid having at least 80% nucleic acid sequence identity to the full-length coding sequence of the nucleotide sequence shown in Figure 63 (SEQ ID NO:63). 1037. An isolated nucleic acid having at least 80% nucleic acid sequence identity to the full-length coding sequence of the nucleotide sequence shown in Figure 65 (SEQ ID NO:65). 1038. An isolated nucleic acid having at least 80% nucleic acid sequence identity to the full-length coding sequence of the nucleotide sequence shown in Figure 67 (SEQ ID NO:67). 1039. An isolated nucleic acid having at least 80% nucleic acid sequence identity to the full-length coding sequence of the nucleotide sequence shown in Figure 69 (SEQ ID NO:69). 1040. An isolated nucleic acid having at least 80% nucleic acid sequence identity to the full-length coding sequence of the cDNA deposited under ATCC accession number 209284. 1041. An isolated nucleic acid having at least 80% nucleic acid sequence identity to the full-length coding sequence of the cDNA deposited under ATCC accession number 209358. 1042. An isolated nucleic acid having at least 80% nucleic acid sequence identity to the full-length coding sequence of the cDNA deposited under ATCC accession number 203376. -317- AMENDED SHEET 12 AUGUST 2002
    1043. An isolated nucleic acid having at least 80% nucleic acid sequence identity to the full-length coding sequence of the cDNA deposited under ATCC accession number 209250.
    1044. An isolated nucleic acid having at least 80% nucleic acid sequence identity to the full-length coding sequence of the cDNA deposited under ATCC accession number 209508.
    1045. An isolated nucleic acid having at least 80% nucleic acid sequence identity to the full-length coding sequence of the cDNA deposited under ATCC accession number 209379.
    1046. An isolated nucleic acid having at least 80% nucleic acid sequence identity to the full-length coding sequence of the cDNA deposited under ATCC accession number 209397.
    1047. An isolated nucleic acid having at least 80% nucleic acid sequence identity to the full-length coding sequence of the cDNA deposited under ATCC accession number 209786.
    1048. An isolated nucleic acid having at least 80% nucleic acid sequence identity to the full-length coding sequence of the cDNA deposited under ATCC accession number 209482.
    1049. An isolated nucleic acid having at least 80% nucleic acid sequence identity to the full-length coding sequence of the cDNA deposited under ATCC accession number 209490.
    1050. An isolated nucleic acid having at least 80% nucleic acid sequence identity to the full-length coding sequence of the cDNA deposited under ATCC accession number 203312.
    1051. An isolated nucleic acid having at least 80% nucleic acid sequence identity to the full-length coding sequence of the cDNA deposited under ATCC accession number 55820.
    1052. An isolated nucleic acid having at least 80% nucleic acid sequence identity to the full-length coding sequence of the cDNA deposited under ATCC accession number 203096.
    1053. An isolated nucleic acid having at least 80% nucleic acid sequence identity to the full-length coding sequence of the cDNA deposited under ATCC accession number 203155.
    1054. An isolated nucleic acid having at least 80% nucleic acid sequence identity to the full-length coding sequence of the cDNA deposited under ATCC accession number 203465.
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    1055. An isolated nucleic acid having at least 80% nucleic acid sequence identity to the full-length coding sequence of the cDNA deposited under ATCC accession number PTA-255.
    1056. An isolated nucleic acid having at least 80% nucleic acid sequence identity to the full-length coding sequence of the cDNA deposited under ATCC accession number PTA-618.
    1057. An isolated nucleic acid having at least 80% nucleic acid sequence identity to the full-length coding sequence of the cDNA deposited under ATCC accession number PTA-545.
    1058. An isolated nucleic acid having at least 80% nucleic acid sequence identity to the full-length coding sequence of the cDNA deposited under ATCC accession number PTA-256.
    1059. An isolated nucleic acid having at least 80% nucleic acid sequence identity to the full-length coding sequence of the cDNA deposited under ATCC accession number 203538.
    1060. An isolated nucleic acid having at least 80% nucleic acid sequence identity to the full-length coding sequence of the cDNA deposited under ATCC accession number 203661.
    1061. An isolated nucleic acid having at least 80% nucleic acid sequence identity to the full-length coding sequence of the cDNA deposited under ATCC accession number 203835.
    1062. An isolated nucleic acid having at least 80% nucleic acid sequence identity to the full-length coding sequence of the cDNA deposited under ATCC accession number PTA-43.
    1063. A vector comprising the isolated nucleic acid of any one of Claims 935 to 1062.
    1064. A host cell comprising the vector of Claim 1063.
    1065. The host cell of Claim 1064, wherein said cell is a CHO cell, an E. coli, a yeast cell or a Baculovirus-infected insect cell.
    1066. A process for producing a PRO polypeptide comprising culturing the host cell of Claim 1064 under conditions suitable for expression of said PRO polypeptide and recovering said PRO polypeptide from the cell culture.
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    1067. An isolated polypeptide having at least 80% amino acid sequence identity to the amino acid sequence shown in Figure 2 (SEQ ID NO:2).
    1068. An isolated polypeptide having at least 80% amino acid sequence identity to the amino acid sequence shown in Figure 4 (SEQ ID NO:4).
    1069. An isolated polypeptide having at least 80% amino acid sequence identity to the amino acid sequence shown in Figure 6 (SEQ ID NO:6).
    1070. An isolated polypeptide having at least 80% amino acid sequence identity to the amino acid sequence shown in Figure 8 (SEQ ID NO:8).
    1071. An isolated polypeptide having at least 80% amino acid sequence identity to the amino acid sequence shown in Figure 10 (SEQ ID NO:10).
    1072. An isolated polypeptide having at least 80% amino acid sequence identity to the amino acid sequence shown in Figure 12 (SEQ ID NO:12).
    1073. An isolated polypeptide having at least 80% amino acid sequence identity to the amino acid sequence shown in Figure 14 (SEQ ID NO:14).
    1074. An isolated polypeptide having at least 80% amino acid sequence identity to the amino acid sequence shown in Figure 16 (SEQ ID NO:16).
    1075. An isolated polypeptide having at least 80% amino acid sequence identity to the amino acid sequence shown in Figure 18 (SEQ ID NO:18).
    1076. An isolated polypeptide having at least 80% amino acid sequence identity to the amino acid sequence shown in Figure 20 (SEQ ID NO:20).
    1077. An isolated polypeptide having at least 80% amino acid sequence identity to the amino acid sequence shown in Figure 22 (SEQ ID NO:22).
    1078. An isolated polypeptide having at least 80% amino acid sequence identity to the amino acid sequence shown in Figure 24 (SEQ ID NO:24).
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    1079. An isolated polypeptide having at least 80% amino acid sequence identity to the amino acid sequence shown in Figure 26 (SEQ ID NO:26). 1080. An isolated polypeptide having at least 80% amino acid sequence identity to the amino acid sequence shown in Figure 28 (SEQ ID NO:28). 1081. An isolated polypeptide having at least 80% amino acid sequence identity to the amino acid sequence shown in Figure 30 (SEQ ID NO:30). 1082. An isolated polypeptide having at least 80% amino acid sequence identity to the amino acid sequence shown in Figure 32 (SEQ ID NO:32). 1083. An isolated polypeptide having at least 80% amino acid sequence identity to the amino acid sequence shown in Figure 34 (SEQ ID NO:34). 1084. An isolated polypeptide having at least 80% amino acid sequence identity to the amino acid sequence shown in Figure 36 (SEQ ID NO:36). 1085. An isolated polypeptide having at least 80% amino acid sequence identity to the amino acid sequence shown in Figure 38 (SEQ ID NO:38). 1086. An isolated polypeptide having at least 80% amino acid sequence identity to the amino acid sequence shown in Figure 40 (SEQ ID NO:40). 1087. An isolated polypeptide having at least 80% amino acid sequence identity to the amino acid sequence shown in Figure 42 (SEQ ID NO:42). 1088. An isolated polypeptide having at least 80% amino acid sequence identity to the amino acid sequence shown in Figure 44 (SEQ ID NO:44). 1089. An isolated polypeptide having at least 80% amino acid sequence identity to the amino acid sequence shown in Figure 46 (SEQ ID NO:46). . 1090. An isolated polypeptide having at least 80% amino acid sequence identity to the amino acid sequence shown in Figure 48 (SEQ ID NO:48). -321- AMENDED SHEET 12 AUGUST 2002
    1091. An isolated polypeptide having at least 80% amino acid sequence identity to the amino acid sequence shown in Figure 50 (SEQ ID NO:50).
    1092. An isolated polypeptide having at least 80% amino acid sequence identity to the amino acid sequence shown in Figure 52 (SEQ ID NO:52).
    1093. An isolated polypeptide having at least 80% amino acid sequence identity to the amino acid sequence shown in Figure 54 (SEQ ID NO:54).
    1094. An isolated polypeptide having at least 80% amino acid sequence identity to the amino acid sequence shown in Figure 56 (SEQ ID NO:56).
    1095. An isolated polypeptide having at least 80% amino acid sequence identity to the amino acid sequence shown in Figure 58 (SEQ ID NO:58).
    1096. An isolated polypeptide having at least 80% amino acid sequence identity to the amino acid sequence shown in Figure 60 (SEQ ID NO:60).
    1097. An isolated polypeptide having at least 80% amino acid sequence identity to the amino acid sequence shown in Figure 62 (SEQ ID NO:62).
    1098. An isolated polypeptide having at least 80% amino acid sequence identity to the amino acid sequence shown in Figure 64 (SEQ ID NO:64).
    1099. An isolated polypeptide having at least 80% amino acid sequence identity to the amino acid sequence shown in Figure 66 (SEQ ID NO:66).
    - 1100. An isolated polypeptide having at least 80% amino acid sequence identity to the amino acid sequence shown in Figure 68 (SEQ ID NO:68).
    1101. An isolated polypeptide having at least 80% amino acid sequence identity to the amino acid sequence shown in Figure 70 (SEQ ID NO:70).
    1102. An isolated polypeptide having at least 80% amino acid sequence identity to an amino acid sequence encoded by the full-length coding sequence of the cDNA deposited under ATCC accession number 209284.
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    1103. An isolated polypeptide having at least 80% amino acid sequence identity to an amino acid sequence encoded by the full-length coding sequence of the cDNA deposited under ATCC accession number 209358.
    1104. An isolated polypeptide having at least 80% amino acid sequence identity to an amino acid sequence encoded by the full-length coding sequence of the cDNA deposited under ATCC accession number 203376.
    1105. An isolated polypeptide having at least 80% amino acid sequence identity to an amino acid sequence encoded by the full-length coding sequence of the cDNA deposited under ATCC accession number 209250.
    1106. An isolated polypeptide having at least 80% amino acid sequence identity to an amino acid sequence encoded by the full-length coding sequence of the cDNA deposited under ATCC accession number 209508.
    1107. An isolated polypeptide having at least 80% amino acid sequence identity to an amino acid sequence encoded by the full-length coding sequence of the cDNA deposited under ATCC accession number 209379. :
    1108. An isolated polypeptide having at least 80% amino acid sequence identity to an amino acid sequence encoded by the full-length coding sequence of the cDNA deposited under ATCC accession number 209397.
    1109. An isolated polypeptide having at least 80% amino acid sequence identity to an amino acid
    ‘ sequence encoded by the full-length coding sequence of the cDNA deposited under ATCC accession number 209786.
    1110. An isolated polypeptide having at least 80% amino acid sequence identity to an amino acid sequence encoded by the full-length coding sequence of the cDNA deposited under ATCC accession number 209482.
    1111. An isolated polypeptide having at least 80% amino acid sequence identity to an amino acid sequence encoded by the full-length coding sequence of the cDNA deposited under ATCC accession number 2094990.
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    1112. An isolated polypeptide having at least 80% amino acid sequence identity to an amino acid sequence encoded by the full-length coding sequence of the cDNA deposited under ATCC accession number 203312. 1113. An isolated polypeptide having at least 80% amino acid sequence identity to an amino acid sequence encoded by the full-length coding sequence of the cDNA deposited under ATCC accession number 55820. 1114. An isolated polypeptide having at least 80% amino acid sequence identity to an amino acid sequence encoded by the full-length coding sequence of the cDNA deposited under ATCC accession number 203096. 1115. An isolated polypeptide having at least 80% amino acid sequence identity to an amino acid sequence encoded by the full-length coding sequence of the cDNA deposited under ATCC accession number 203155. 1116. An isolated polypeptide having at least 80% amino acid sequence identity to an amino acid sequence encoded by the full-length coding sequence of the cDNA deposited under ATCC accession number 203465. 1117. An isolated polypeptide having at least 80% amino acid sequence identity to an amino acid sequence encoded by the full-length coding sequence of the cDNA deposited under ATCC accession number PTA-
    255. 1118. An isolated polypeptide having at least 80% amino acid sequence identity to an amino acid sequence encoded by the full-length coding sequence of the cDNA deposited under ATCC accession number PTA-
    618. ° 1119. An isolated polypeptide having at least 80% amino acid sequence identity to an amino acid sequence encoded by the full-length coding sequence of the cDNA deposited under ATCC accession number PTA-
    545. 1120. An isolated polypeptide having at least 80% amino acid sequence identity to an amino acid sequence encoded by the full-length coding sequence of the cDNA deposited under ATCC accession number PTA-
    256. -324- AMENDED SHEET 12 AUGUST 2002
    1121. An isolated polypeptide having at least 80% amino acid sequence identity to an amino acid sequence encoded by the full-length coding sequence of the cDNA deposited under ATCC accession number 203538. 1122. An isolated polypeptide having at least 80% amino acid sequence identity to an amino acid sequence encoded by the full-length coding sequence of the cDNA deposited under ATCC accession number 203661. 1123. An isolated polypeptide having at least 80% amino acid sequence identity to an amino acid sequence encoded by the full-length coding sequence of the cDNA deposited under ATCC accession number 203835. 1124. An isolated polypeptide having at least 80% amino acid sequence identity to an amino acid sequence encoded by the full-length coding sequence of the cDNA deposited under ATCC accession number PTA-
    43. 1125. A chimeric molecule comprising a PRO polypeptide according to any one of Claims 1067 to 1124 fused to a heterologous amino acid sequence. 1126. The chimeric molecule of Claim 1125, wherein said heterologous amino acid sequence is an epitope tag sequence or a Fc region of an immunoglobulin. 1127. An antibody which specifically binds to a polypeptide according to any one of Claims 1067 to 1124. © 1128. The antibody of Claim 1127, wherein said antibody is a monoclonal antibody, a humanized antibody or a single-chain antibody. 1129. An isolated nucleic acid sequence having at least 80% nucleic acid sequence identity to: (a) a nucleotide sequence encoding the polypeptide shown in Figure 2 (SEQ ID NO:2) lacking its associated signal peptide; (®) a nucleotide sequence encoding the extracellular domain of the polypeptide shown in Figure 2 (SEQ ID NO:2) with its associated signal peptide; or © a nucleotide sequence encoding an extracellular domain of the polypeptide shown in Figure 2 (SEQ ID NO:2) lacking its associated signal peptide. -325- AMENDED SHEET 12 AUGUST 2002
    1130. An isolated nucleic acid sequence having at least 80% nucleic acid sequence identity to: (2) a nucleotide sequence encoding the polypeptide shown in Figure 4 (SEQ ID NO:4) lacking its associated signal peptide; ®) a nucleotide sequence encoding the extracellular domain of the polypeptide shown in Figure 4 (SEQ ID NO:4) with its associated signal peptide; or © a nucleotide sequence encoding an extracellular domain of the polypeptide shown in Figure 4 (SEQ ID NO:4) lacking its associated signal peptide. 1131. An isolated nucleic acid sequence having at least 80% nucleic acid sequence identity to: (a) a nucleotide sequence encoding the polypeptide shown in Figure 6 (SEQ ID NO:6) lacking its associated signal peptide; (b) a nucleotide sequence encoding the extracellular domain of the polypeptide shown in Figure 6 (SEQ ID NO:6) with its associated signal peptide; or (€) a nucleotide sequence encoding an extracellular domain of the polypeptide shown in Figure 6 (SEQ ID NO:6) lacking its associated signal peptide. 1132. An isolated nucleic acid sequence having at least 80% nucleic acid sequence identity to: (a) a nucleotide sequence encoding the polypeptide shown in Figure 8 (SEQ ID NO:8) lacking its associated signal peptide; : (b) a nucleotide sequence encoding the extracellular domain of the polypeptide shown in Figure 8 (SEQ ID NO:8) with its associated signal peptide; or ©) a nucleotide sequence encoding an extracellular domain of the polypeptide shown in Figure § (SEQ ID NO:8) lacking its associated signal peptide. 1133. An isolated nucleic acid sequence having at least 80% nucleic acid sequence identity to: © (a) a nucleotide sequence encoding the polypeptide shown in Figure 10 (SEQ ID NO:10) lacking its associated signal peptide; (b) a nucleotide sequence encoding the extracellular domain of the polypeptide shown in Figure 10 (SEQ ID NO:10) with its associated signal peptide; or (©) a nucleotide sequence encoding an extracellular domain of the polypeptide shown in Figure 10 (SEQ ID NO: 10) lacking its associated signal peptide. 1134. An isolated nucieic acid sequence having at least 80% nucleic acid sequence identity to: (a) a nucleotide sequence encoding the polypeptide shown in Figure 12 (SEQ ID NO:12) lacking its associated signal peptide; (b) a nucleotide sequence encoding the extracellular domain of the polypeptide shown in Figure 12 -326~ AMENDED SHEET 12 AUGUST 2002
    (SEQ ID NO:12) with its associated signal peptide; or (c) a nucleotide sequence encoding an extracellular domain of the polypeptide shown in Figure 12 (SEQ ID NO:12) lacking its associated signal peptide. 1135. An isolated nucleic acid sequence having at least 80% nucleic acid sequence identity to: (a) a nucleotide sequence encoding the polypeptide shown in Figure 14 (SEQ ID NO: 14) lacking its associated signal peptide; (b) a nucleotide sequence encoding the extracellular domain of the polypeptide shown in Figure 14 (SEQ ID NO: 14) with its associated signal peptide; or ©) a nucleotide sequence encoding an extracellular domain of the polypeptide shown in Figure 14 (SEQ ID NO:14) lacking its associated signal peptide. 1136. An isolated nucleic acid sequence having at least 80% nucleic acid sequence identity to: (a) a nucleotide sequence encoding the polypeptide shown in Figure 16 (SEQ ID NO:16) lacking its associated signal peptide: b) a nucleotide sequence encoding the extracellular domain of the polypeptide shown in Figure 16 (SEQ ID NO:16) with its associated signal peptide; or ©) a nucleotide sequence encoding an extracellular domain of the polypeptide shown in Figure 16 (SEQ ID NO:16) lacking its associated signal peptide. 1137. An isolated nucleic acid sequence having at least 80% nucleic acid sequence identity to: (a) a nucleotide sequence encoding the polypeptide shown in Figure 18 (SEQ ID NO:18) lacking its associated signal peptide; ®) a nucleotide sequence encoding the extracellular domain of the polypeptide shown in Figure 18 (SEQ ID NO:18) with its associated signal peptide; or © (c) a nucleotide sequence encoding an extracellular domain of the polypeptide shown in Figure 18 (SEQ ID NO:18) lacking its associated signal peptide. 1138. An isolated nucleic acid sequence having at least 80% nucleic acid sequence identity to: (a) a nucleotide sequence encoding the polypeptide shown in Figure 20 (SEQ ID NO:20) lacking its associated signal peptide; (b) anucleotide sequence encoding the extracellular domain of the polypeptide shown in Figure 20 (SEQ ID NO:20) with its associated signal peptide; or : (c) a nucleotide sequence encoding an extracellular domain of the polypeptide shown in Figure 20 (SEQ ID NO:20) lacking its associated signal peptide. -327- AMENDED SHEET 12 AUGUST 2002
    1139. An isolated nucleic acid sequence having at least 80% nucleic acid sequence identity to:
    (a) a nucleotide sequence encoding the polypeptide shown in Figure 22 (SEQ ID NO:22) lacking its associated signal peptide;
    (b) a nucleotide sequence encoding the extracellular domain of the polypeptide shown in Figure 22 (SEQ ID NO:22) with its associated signal peptide; or
    (c) a nucleotide sequence encoding an extracellular domain of the polypeptide shown in Figure 22 (SEQ ID NO:22) lacking its associated signal peptide.
    1140. An isolated nucleic acid sequence having at least 80% nucleic acid sequence identity to:
    (a) a nucleotide sequence encoding the polypeptide shown in Figure 24 (SEQ ID NO:24) lacking its associated signal peptide;
    (b) a nucleotide sequence encoding the extracellular domain of the polypeptide shown in Figure 24 (SEQ ID NO:24) with its associated signal peptide; or
    (c) a nucleotide sequence encoding an extracellular domain of the polypeptide shown in Figure 24 (SEQ ID NO:24) lacking its associated signal peptide.
    1141. An isolated nucleic acid sequence having at least 80% nucleic acid sequence identity to:
    (a) a nucleotide sequence encoding the polypeptide shown in Figure 26 (SEQ ID NO:26) lacking its associated signal peptide; :
    (b) a nucleotide sequence encoding the extracellular domain of the polypeptide shown in Figure 26 (SEQ ID NO:26) with its associated signal peptide; or
    ©) a nucleotide sequence encoding an extracellular domain of the polypeptide shown in Figure 26 (SEQ ID NO:26) lacking its associated signal peptide.
    1142. An isolated nucleic acid sequence having at least 80% nucleic acid sequence identity to:
    © (a) a nucleotide sequence encoding the polypeptide shown in Figure 28 (SEQ ID NO:28) lacking its associated signal peptide;
    (b) a nucleotide sequence encoding the extracellular domain of the polypeptide shown in Figure 28 (SEQ ID NO:28) with its associated signal peptide; or
    (©) a nucleotide sequence encoding an extracellular domain of the polypeptide shown in Figure 28 (SEQ ID NO:28) lacking its associated signal peptide.
    1143. An isolated mucleic acid sequence having at least 80% nucleic acid sequence identity to:
    (a) a nucleotide sequence encoding the polypeptide shown in Figure 30 (SEQ ID NO:30) lacking its associated signal peptide;
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    1) a nucleotide sequence encoding the extracellular domain of the polypeptide shown in Figure 30 (SEQ ID NO:30) with its associated signal peptide; or
    (c) a nucleotide sequence encoding an extracellular domain of the polypeptide shown in Figure 30 (SEQ ID NO:30) lacking its associated signal peptide.
    1144. An isolated nucleic acid sequence having at least 80% nucleic acid sequence identity to:
    (a) a nucleotide sequence encoding the polypeptide shown in Figure 32 (SEQ ID NO:32) lacking its associated signal peptide;
    (b) a nucleotide sequence encoding the extracellular domain of the polypeptide shown in Figure 32 (SEQ ID NO:32) with its associated signal peptide; or
    (c) a nucleotide sequence encoding an extracellular domain of the polypeptide shown in Figure 32 (SEQ ID NO:32) lacking its associated signal peptide.
    1145. An isolated nucleic acid sequence having at least 80% nucleic acid sequence identity to:
    (a) a nucleotide sequence encoding the polvpeptide shown in Figure 34 (SEQ ID NO:34) lacking its associated signal peptide;
    (b) a nucleotide sequence encoding the extracellular domain of the polypeptide shown in Figure 34 (SEQ ID NO:34) with its associated signal peptide; or
    (c) a nucleotide sequence encoding an extracellular domain of the polypeptide shown in Figure 34 (SEQ ID NO:34) lacking its associated signal peptide.
    1146. An isolated nucleic acid sequence having at least 80% nucleic acid sequence identity to:
    (a) a nucleotide sequence encoding the polypeptide shown in Figure 36 (SEQ ID NO:36) lacking its associated signal peptide;
    (b) a nucleotide sequence encoding the extracellular domain of the polypeptide shown in Figure 36 (SEQ'ID NO:36) with its associated signal peptide; or
    (c) a nucleotide sequence encoding an extracellular domain of the polypeptide shown in Figure 36 (SEQ ID NO:36) lacking its associated signal peptide.
    1147. An isolated nucleic acid sequence having at least 80% nucleic acid sequence identity to:
    (a) a nucleotide sequence encoding the polypeptide shown in Figure 38 (SEQ ID NO:38) lacking its associated signal peptide;
    (db) a nucleotide sequence encoding the extracellular domain of the polypeptide shown in Figure 38
    ~ (SEQ ID NO:38) with its associated signal peptide; or (c) a nucleotide sequence encoding an extracellular domain of the polypeptide shown in Figure 38 -329- AMENDED SHEET 12 AUGUST 2002
    (SEQ ID NO:38) lacking its associated signal peptide. 1148. An isolated nucleic acid sequence having at least 80% nucleic acid sequence identity to: (a) a nucleotide sequence encoding the polypeptide shown in Figure 40 (SEQ ID NO:40) lacking its associated signal peptide; b) a nucleotide sequence encoding the extracellular domain of the polypeptide shown in Figure 40 (SEQ ID NO:40) with its associated signal peptide; or © a nucleotide sequence encoding an extracellular domain of the polypeptide shown in Figure 40 (SEQ ID NO:40) lacking its associated signal peptide. 1149. An isolated nucleic acid sequence having at least 80% nucleic acid sequence identity to: (a) a nucleotide sequence encoding the polypeptide shown in Figure 42 (SEQ ID NO:42) lacking its associated signal peptide; (b) a nucleotide sequence encoding the extracellular domain of the polypeptide shown in Figure 42 (SEQ ID NO:42) with its associated signal peptide: or (c) a nucleotide sequence encoding an extracellular domain of the polypeptide shown in Figure 42 (SEQ ID NO:42) lacking its associated signal peptide. 1150. An isolated nucleic acid sequence having at least 80% nucleic acid sequence identity to: (a) a nucleotide sequence encoding the polypeptide shown in Figure 44 (SEQ ID NO:44) lacking its associated signal peptide; (b) a nucleotide sequence encoding the extracellular domain of the polypeptide shown in Figure 44 (SEQ ID NO:44) with its associated signal peptide; or (©) a nucleotide sequence encoding an extracellular domain of the polypeptide shown in Figure 44 (SEQ ID NO:44) lacking its associated signal peptide. 1151. An isolated nucleic acid sequence having at least 80% nucleic acid sequence identity to: (a) a nucleotide sequence encoding the polypeptide shown in Figure 46 (SEQ ID NO:46) lacking its associated signal peptide; (b) a nucleotide sequence encoding the extracellular domain of the polypeptide shown in Figure 46 (SEQ ID NO:46) with its associated signal peptide; or (c) a nucleotide sequence encoding an extracellular domain of the polypeptide shown in Figure 46 (SEQ ID NO:46) lacking its associated signal peptide. -330- AMENDED SHEET 12 AUGUST 2002 i :
    1152. An isolated nucleic acid sequence having at least 80% nucleic acid sequence identity to:
    (a) a nucleotide sequence encoding the polypeptide shown in Figure 48 (SEQ ID NO:48) lacking its associated signal peptide;
    (b) a nucleotide sequence encoding the extracellular domain of the polypeptide shown in Figure 48 (SEQ ID NO:48) with its associated signal peptide; or
    (c) a nucleotide sequence encoding an extracellular domain of the polypeptide shown in Figure 48 (SEQ ID NO:48) lacking its associated signal peptide.
    1153. An isolated nucleic acid sequence having at least 80% nucleic acid sequence identity to:
    (a) a nucleotide sequence encoding the polypeptide shown in Figure 50 (SEQ ID NO:50) lacking its associated signal peptide;
    (b) a nucleotide sequence encoding the extracellular domain of the polypeptide shown in Figure 50 (SEQ ID NO:50) with its associated signal peptide; or
    ©) a nucleotide sequence encoding an extracellular domain of the polypeptide shown in Figure 50 (SEQ ID NO:50) lacking its associated signal peptide.
    1154. An isolated nucleic acid sequence having at least 80% nucleic acid sequence identity to:
    (a) a nucleotide sequence encoding the polypeptide shown in Figure 52 (SEQ ID NO:52) lacking its associated signal peptide;
    (b) a nucleotide sequence encoding the extracellular domain of the polypeptide shown in Figure 52 (SEQ ID NO:52) with its associated signal peptide; or
    (c) a nucleotide sequence encoding an extracellular domain of the polypeptide shown in Figure 52 (SEQ ID NO:52) lacking its associated signal peptide.
    1155. An isolated nucleic acid sequence having at least 80% nucleic acid sequence identity to:
    " (a) a nucleotide sequence encoding the polypeptide shown in Figure 54 (SEQ ID NO:54) lacking its associated signal peptide;
    (b) a nucleotide sequence encoding the extracellular domain of the polypeptide shown in Figure 54 (SEQ ID NO:54) with its associated signal peptide; or
    (©) a nucleotide sequence encoding an extracellular domain of the polypeptide shown in Figure 54 (SEQID NO:54) lacking its associated signal peptide.
    1156. An isolated nucleic acid sequence having at least 80% nucleic acid sequence identity to:
    (a a nucleotide sequence encoding the polypeptide shown in Figure 56 (SEQ ID NO:56) lacking its associated signal peptide;
    (b) a nucleotide sequence encoding the extracellular domain of the polypeptide shown in Figure 56 i
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    (SEQ ID NO:56) with its associated signal peptide; or
    (©) a nucleotide sequence encoding an extracellular domain of the polypeptide shown in Figure 56 (SEQ ID NO:56) lacking its associated signal peptide.
    1157. An isolated nucleic acid sequence having at least 80% nucleic acid sequence identity to:
    (a) a nucleotide sequence encoding the polypeptide shown in Figure 58 (SEQ ID NO:58) lacking its associated signal peptide;
    (b) a nucleotide sequence encoding the extracellular domain of the polypeptide shown in Figure 58 (SEQ ID NO:58) with its associated signal peptide; or
    ©) a nucleotide sequence encoding an extracellular domain of the polypeptide shown in Figure 58 (SEQ ID NO:58) lacking its associated signal peptide.
    1158. An isolated nucleic acid sequence having at least 80% nucleic acid sequence identity to:
    (a) a nucleotide sequence encoding the polypeptide shown in Figure 60 (SEQ ID NO:60) lacking its associated signal peptide:
    (b) a nucleotide sequence encoding the extracellular domain of the polypeptide shown in Figure 60 (SEQ ID N0:60) with its associated signal peptide; or
    (©) a nucleotide sequence encoding an extracellular domain of the polypeptide shown in Figure 60 (SEQ ID NO:60) lacking its associated signal peptide.
    1159. An isolated nucleic acid sequence having at least 80% nucleic acid sequence identity to:
    (a) a nucleotide sequence encoding the polypeptide shown in Figure 62 (SEQ ID NO:62) lacking its associated signal peptide;
    (b) a nucleotide sequence encoding the extracellular domain of the polypeptide shown in Figure 62 (SEQ ID NO:62) with its associated signal peptide; or -
    © (e) a nucleotide sequence encoding an extracellular domain of the polypeptide shown in Figure 62
    (SEQ ID NO:62) lacking its associated signal peptide.
    1160. An isolated nucleic acid sequence having at least 80% nucleic acid sequence identity to:
    (a) a nucleotide sequence encoding the polypeptide shown in Figure 64 (SEQ ID NO:64) lacking its associated signal peptide;
    ®) a nucleotide sequence encoding the extracellular domain of the polypeptide shown in Figure 64 (SEQ ID NO:64) with its associated signal peptide; or
    (©) a nucleotide sequence encoding an extracellular domain of the polypeptide shown in Figure 64 (SEQ ID NO:64) lacking its associated signal peptide.
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    1161. An isolated nucleic acid sequence having at least 80% nucleic acid sequence identity to: (a) a nucleotide sequence encoding the polypeptide shown in Figure 66 (SEQ ID NO:66) lacking its associated signal peptide; (b) a nucleotide sequence encoding the extracellular domain of the polypeptide shown in Figure 66 (SEQ ID NO:66) with its associated signal peptide; or . (©) a nucleotide sequence encoding an extracellular domain of the polypeptide shown in Figure 66 (SEQ ID NO:66) lacking its associated signal peptide. 1162. An isolated nucleic acid sequence having at least 80% nucleic acid sequence identity to: (a) a nucleotide sequence encoding the polypeptide shown in Figure 68 (SEQ ID NO:68) lacking its associated signal peptide; (b) a nucleotide sequence encoding the extracellular domain of the polypeptide shown in Figure 68 (SEQ ID NO:68) with its associated signal peptide; or (c) a nucleotide sequence encoding an extracellular domain of the polypeptide shown in Figure 68 (SEQ ID NO:68) lacking its associated signal peptide. 1163. An isolated nucleic acid sequence having at least 80% nucleic acid sequence identity to: (a) a nucleotide sequence encoding the polypeptide shown in Figure 70 (SEQ ID NO:70) lacking its associated signal peptide; : (b) a nucleotide sequence encoding the extracellular domain of the polypeptide shown in Figure 70 (SEQ ID NO:70) with its associated signal peptide; or (©) a nucleotide sequence encoding an extracellular domain of the polypeptide shown in Figure 70 (SEQ ID NO:70) lacking its associated signal peptide. 1164. An isolated polypeptide having at least 80% amino acid sequence identity to: © (a) the polypeptide shown in Figure 2 (SEQ ID NO:2) lacking its associated polypeptide; (b) an extracellular domain of the polypeptide shown in Figure 2 (SEQ ID NO:2) with its associated signal peptide; or (©) an extracellular domain of the polypeptide shown in Figure 2 (SEQ ID NO:2) lacking its associated polypeptide. 1165. An isolated polypeptide having at least 80% amino acid sequence identity to: (@ polypeptide shown in Figure 4 (SEQ ID NO:4) lacking its associated polypeptide; ®) an extracellular domain of the polypeptide shown in Figure 4 (SEQ ID NO:4) with its associated signal peptide; or (©) an extracellular domain of the polypeptide shown in Figure 4 (SEQ ID NO:4) lacking its -333- : AMENDED SHEET 12 AUGUST 2002 associated polypeptide. 1166. An isolated polypeptide having at least 80% amino acid sequence identity to: (a) olypeptide shown in Figure 6 (SEQ ID NO:6) lacking its associated polypeptide; (b) an extracellular domain of the polypeptide shown in Figure 6 (SEQ ID NO:6) with its associated signal peptide; or (c) an extracellular domain of the polypeptide shown in Figure 6 (SEQ ID NO:6) lacking its associated polypeptide. 1167. An isolated polypeptide having at least 80% amino acid sequence identity to: (a) polypeptide shown in Figure 8 (SEQ ID NO:8) lacking its associated polypeptide; (b) an extracellular domain of the polypeptide shown in Figure 8 (SEQ ID NO:8) with its associated signal peptide; or ©) an extracellular domain of the polypeptide shown in Figure 8 (SEQ ID NO:8) lacking its associated polypeptide. 1168. An isolated polypeptide having at least 80% amino acid sequence identity to: (a) the polylypeptide shown in Figure 10 (SEQ ID NO:10) lacking its associated polypeptide; (b) an extracellular domain of the polypeptide shown in Figure 10 (SEQ ID NO:10) with its associated signal peptide; or (c) an extracellular domain of the polypeptide shown in Figure 10 (SEQ ID NO:10) lacking its associated polypeptide. 1169. An isolated polypeptide having at least 80% amino acid sequence identity to: (a) the polypeptide shown in Figure 12 (SEQ ID NO:12) lacking its associated polypeptide; © (b) an extracellular domain of the polypeptide shown in Figure 12 (SEQ ID NO:12) with its associated signal peptide; or ©) an extracellular domain of the polypeptide shown in Figure 12 (SEQ ID NO:12) lacking its associated polypeptide. 1170. An isolated polypeptide having at least 80% amino acid sequence identity to: (a the polypeptide shown in Figure 14 (SEQ ID NO: 14) lacking its associated polypeptide: (b) an extracellular domain of the polypeptide shown in Figure 14 (SEQ ID NO: 14) with its associated signal peptide; or (c) an extracellular domain of the polypeptide shown in Figure 14 (SEQ ID NO:14) lacking its associated polypeptide. -334- AMENDED SHEET 12 AUGUST 2002 ;
    1171. An isolated polypeptide having at least 80% amino acid sequence identity to: (a) the polypeptide shown in Figure 16 (SEQ ID NO:16) lacking its associated polypeptide; b) an extracellular domain of the polypeptide shown in Figure 16 (SEQ ID NO:16) with its associated signal peptide; or (c) an extracellular domain of the polypeptide shown in Figure 16 (SEQ ID NO:16) lacking its associated polypeptide. 1172. An isolated polypeptide having at least 80% amino acid sequence identity to: (a) the polypeptide shown in Figure 18 (SEQ ID NO:18) lacking its associated polypeptide; (b) an extracellular domain of the polypeptide shown in Figure 18 (SEQ ID NO:18) with its associated signal peptide; or (©) an extracellular domain of the polypeptide shown in Figure 18 (SEQ ID NO:18) lacking its associated polypeptide. 1173. An isolated polypeptide having at least 80% amino acid sequence identity to: (a) the polypeptide shown in Figure 20 (SEQ ID NO:20) lacking its associated polypeptide: (b) an extracellular domain of the polypeptide shown in Figure 20 (SEQ ID NO:20) with its associated signal peptide; or (c) an extracellular domain of the polypeptide shown in Figure 20 (SEQ ID NO:20) lacking its associated polypeptide. 1174. An isolated polypeptide having at least 80% amino acid sequence identity to: (a) the polypeptide shown in Figure 22 (SEQ ID NO:22) lacking its associated polypeptide; (b) an extracellular domain of the polypeptide shown in Figure 22 (SEQ ID NO:22) with its associated signal peptide; or (+) an extracellular domain of the polypeptide shown in Figure 22 (SEQ ID NO:22) lacking its associated polypeptide. 1175. An isolated polypeptide having at least 80% amino acid sequence identity to: (a) the polypeptide shown in Figure 24 (SEQ ID NO:24) lacking its associated polypeptide; ®) an extracellular domain of the polypeptide shown in Figure 24 (SEQ ID NO:24) with its associated signal peptide; or © an extracellular domain of the polypeptide shown in Figure 24 (SEQ ID NO:24) lacking its associated polypeptide. -335- . AMENDED SHEET 12 AUGUST 2002
    1176. An isolated polypeptide having at least 80% amino acid sequence identity to: (a) the polypeptide shown in Figure 26 (SEQ ID NO:26) lacking its associated polypeptide; (b) an extracellular domain of the polypeptide shown in Figure 26 (SEQ ID NO:26) with its associated signal peptide; or (©) an extracellular domain of the polypeptide shown in Figure 26 (SEQ ID NO:26) lacking its associated polypeptide. 1177. An isolated polypeptide having at least 80% amino acid sequence identity to: (a) the polypeptide shown in Figure 28 (SEQ ID NO:28) lacking its associated polypeptide; (b) an extracellular domain of the polypeptide shown in Figure 28 (SEQ ID NO:28) with its associated signal peptide; or (c) an extracellular domain of the polypeptide shown in Figure 28 (SEQ ID NO:28) lacking its associated polypeptide. 1178. An isolated polypeptide having at least 80% amino acid sequence identity to: (a) the polypeptide shown in Figure 30 (SEQ ID NO:30) lacking its associated polypeptide; (b) an extracellular domain of the polypeptide shown in Figure 30 (SEQ ID NO:30) with its associated signal peptide; or (©) an extracellular domain of the polypeptide shown in Figure 30 (SEQ ID NO:30) lacking its associated polypeptide. 1179. An isolated polypeptide having at least 80% amino acid sequence identity to: (a) the polypeptide shown in Figure 32 (SEQ ID NO:32) lacking its associated polypeptide; (b) an extracellular domain of the polypeptide shown in Figure 32 (SEQ ID NO:32) with its associated signal peptide; or CT (©) an extracellular domain of the polypeptide shown in Figure 32 (SEQ ID NO:32) lacking its associated polypeptide. 1180. An isolated polypeptide having at least 80% amino acid sequence identity to: (a) the polypeptide shown in Figure 34 (SEQ ID NO:34) lacking its associated polypeptide; (b) an extracellular domain of the polypeptide shown in Figure 34 (SEQ ID NO:34) with its associated signal peptide; or (c) an extracellular domain of the polypeptide shown in Figure 34 (SEQ ID NO:34) lacking its associated polypeptide. -336- AMENDED SHEET 12 AUGUST 2002
    1181. An isolated polypeptide having at least 80% amino acid sequence identity to: (a) the polypeptide shown in Figure 36 (SEQ ID NO:36) lacking its associated polypeptide; (b) an extracellular domain of the polypeptide shown in Figure 36 (SEQ ID NO:36) with its associated signal peptide; or (c) an extracellular domain of the polypeptide shown in Figure 36 (SEQ ID NO:36) lacking its associated polypeptide. 1182. An isolated polypeptide having at least 80% amino acid sequence identity to: (a) the polypeptide shown in Figure 38 (SEQ ID NO:38) lacking its associated polypeptide; (b) an extracellular domain of the polypeptide shown in Figure 38 (SEQ ID NO:38) with its associated signal peptide; or c) an extracellular domain of the polypeptide shown in Figure 38 (SEQ ID NO:38) lacking its associated polypeptide. 1183. An isolated polypeptide having ar least 80% amino acid sequence identity to: (a) the polypeptide shown in Figure 40 (SEQ ID NO:40) lacking its associated polypeptide; (b) an extracellular domain of the polypeptide shown in Figure 40 (SEQ ID NO:40) with its associated signal peptide; or (c) an extracellular domain of the polypeptide shown in Figure 40 (SEQ ID NO:40) lacking its associated polypeptide. 1184. An isolated polypeptide having at least 80% amino acid sequence identity to: (a) the polypeptide shown in Figure 42 (SEQ ID NO:42) lacking its associated polypeptide; (b) an extracellular domain of the polypeptide shown in Figure 42 (SEQ ID NO:42) with its associated signal peptide; or © (©) an extracellular domain of the polypeptide shown in Figure 42 (SEQ ID NO:42) lacking its associated polypeptide. 1185. An isolated polypeptide having at least 80% amino acid sequence identity to: (a) the polypeptide shown in Figure 44 (SEQ ID NO:44) lacking its associated polypeptide; (b) an extracellular domain of the polypeptide shown in Figure 44 (SEQ ID NO:44) with its associated signal peptide; or ©) an extracellular domain of the polypeptide shown in Figure 44 (SEQ ID NO:44) lacking its associated polypeptide. -337- AMENDED SHEET 12 AUGUST 2002 :
    1186. An isolated polypeptide having at least 80% amino acid sequence identity to: (a) the polypeptide shown in Figure 46 (SEQ ID NO:46) lacking its associated polypeptide; (b) an extracellular domain of the polypeptide shown in Figure 46 (SEQ ID NO:46) with its associated signal peptide; or © an extracellular domain of the polypeptide shown in Figure 46 (SEQ ID NO:46) lacking its associated polypeptide. 1187. An isolated polypeptide having at least 80% amino acid sequence identity to: (a) the polypeptide shown in Figure 48 (SEQ ID NO:48) lacking its associated polypeptide; (b) an extracellular domain of the polypeptide shown in Figure 48 (SEQ ID NO:48) with its associated signal peptide; or (c) an extracellular domain of the polypeptide shown in Figure 48 (SEQ ID NO:48) lacking its associated polypeptide. 1188. An isolated polypeptide having at least 80% amino acid sequence identity to: (a) the polypeptide shown in Figure 50 (SEQ ID NO:50) lacking its associated polypeptide; (b) an extracellular domain of the polypeptide shown in Figure 50 (SEQ ID NO:50) with its associated signal peptide; or (c) an extracellular domain of the polypeptide shown in Figure 50 (SEQ ID NO:50) lacking its associated polypeptide. 1189. An isolated polypeptide having at least 80% amino acid sequence identity to: (a) the polypeptide shown in Figure 52 (SEQ ID NO:52) lacking its associated polypeptide; (b) an extracellular domain of the polypeptide shown in Figure 52 (SEQ ID NO:52) with its associated signal peptide; or ©) an extracellular domain of the polypeptide shown in Figure 52 (SEQ ID NO:52) lacking its associated polypeptide. 1190. An isolated polypeptide having at least 80% amino acid sequence identity to: (a) the polypeptide shown in Figure 54 (SEQ ID NO:54) lacking its associated polypeptide; (b) an extracellular domain of the polypeptide shown in Figure 54 (SEQ ID NO:54) with its associated signal peptide; or (c) an extracellular domain of the polypeptide shown in Figure 54 (SEQ ID NO:54) lacking its associated polypeptide. -338- AMENDED SHEET 12 AUGUST 2602
    1191. An isolated polypeptide having at least 80% amino acid sequence identity to:
    (a) the polypeptide shown in Figure 56 (SEQ ID NO:56) lacking its associated polypeptide;
    (b) an extracellular domain of the polypeptide shown in Figure 56 (SEQ ID NO:56) with its associated signal peptide; or
    (c) an extracellular domain of the polypeptide shown in Figure 56 (SEQ ID NO:56) lacking its . associated polypeptide.
    1192. An isolated polypeptide having at least 80% amino acid sequence identity to:
    (a) the polypeptide shown in Figure 58 (SEQ ID NO:58) lacking its associated polypeptide;
    (b) an extracellular domain of the polypeptide shown in Figure 58 (SEQ ID NO:58) with itsassociated signal peptide; or
    (©) an extracellular domain of the polypeptide shown in Figure 58 (SEQ ID NO:58) lacking its associated polypeptide.
    1193. An isolated polypeptide having art least 80% amino acid sequence identity to:
    (a) the polypeptide shown in Figure 60 (SEQ ID NO:60) lacking its associated polypeptide;
    (b) an extracellular domain of the polypeptide shown in Figure 60 (SEQ ID NO:60) with its associated signal peptide; or
    (c) an extracellular domain of the polypeptide shown in Figure 60 (SEQ ID NO:60) lacking its associated polypeptide.
    1194. An isolated polypeptide having at least 80% amino acid sequence identity to:
    (a) the polypeptide shown in Figure 62 (SEQ ID NO:62) lacking its associated polypeptide;
    (b) an extracellular domain of the polypeptide shown in Figure 62 (SEQ ID NO:62) with its associated signal peptide; or
    (9) an extracellular domain of the polypeptide shown in Figure 62 (SEQ ID NO:62) lacking its associated polypeptide.
    1195. An isolated polypeptide having at ieast 80% amino acid sequence identity to: : (a) the polypeptide shown in Figure 64 (SEQ ID NO:64) lacking its associated polypeptide;
    (b) an extracellular domain of the polypeptide shown in Figure 64 (SEQ ID NO:64) with its associated signal peptide; or
    (©) an extracellular domain of the polypeptide shown in Figure 64 (SEQ ID NO:64) lacking its associated polypeptide.
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