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US20040002593A1 US10/407,866 US40786603A US2004002593A1 US 20040002593 A1 US20040002593 A1 US 20040002593A1 US 40786603 A US40786603 A US 40786603A US 2004002593 A1 US2004002593 A1 US 2004002593A1
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  • This invention relates generally to the fields of molecular biology and molecular medicine and more specifically to the identification of proteins involved in innate immunity, programmed cell death, NF ⁇ B induction, cytokine processing and inflammation, and associations of these proteins.
  • DDF death domain fold
  • CARD- and DED-family proteins have been implicated in activation of Caspase-family proteases. Though many of these intracellular cysteine proteases are involved in apoptosis induction, some of these proteases, such as Caspase-1, are chiefly responsible for proteolytic processing and activation of pro-inflammatory cytokines, such as Interleukin-1 ⁇ . Homotypic interactions among CARD- and DED-containing adapter proteins occur with the inactive proforms of those Caspases which possess N-terminal prodomains containing complementary CARDs or DEDs, respectively.
  • DDF proteins are also known to participate in activation of transcription factor NF- ⁇ B, a family of dimeric transcription factors containing the Rel-homology domain (RHD).
  • NF- ⁇ B a family of dimeric transcription factors containing the Rel-homology domain (RHD).
  • RHD Rel-homology domain
  • NF- ⁇ B family members play critical roles in regulating expression of genes involved in inflammatory and immune responses, including certain cytokines, lymphokines, immunoglobulins, and leukocyte adhesion proteins.
  • DD- and CARD-containing proteins have been shown to participate in NF- ⁇ B induction, with certain DD-family proteins linking cytokine receptors to downstream adapter proteins implicated in IKK activation and specific CARD-family proteins linking to adapter proteins that connect to the IKK complex.
  • the invention provides isolated nucleic acid molecules encoding PAAD-domain containing polypeptides and functional fragments thereof, including fragments containing PAAD domains, NB-ARC (NACHT) domains and LRR domains. Also provided are vectors containing such nucleic acid molecules and host cells containing the vectors. Further provided are oligonucleotides therefrom and methods of identifying nucleic acid molecules encoding a PAAD-containing polypeptide in a sample using such oligonucleotides.
  • PAAD-domain containing polypeptides and functional fragments thereof including fragments containing PAAD domains, NB-ARC (NACHT) domains and LRR domains, and peptides therefrom.
  • the invention further provides antibodies that can specifically bind to PAAD-domain containing polypeptides, and methods of detecting PAAD-domain containing polypeptides in a sample using such antibodies.
  • the method is practiced by contacting a PAAD domain-containing polypeptide or fragment with a candidate PAAD domain-containing polypeptide-associated polypeptide (PAP), and detecting association of the PAAD domain-containing polypeptide or fragment with the candidate PAP, wherein a candidate PAP that associates with the polypeptide is identified as a PAP.
  • PAP PAAD domain-containing polypeptide-associated polypeptide
  • the invention also provides a method of identifying an effective agent that alters the association of a PAAD domain-containing polypeptide or fragment with a PAP.
  • the method is practiced by contacting a PAAD domain-containing polypeptide, or a PAAD, NB-ARC (NACHT) or LRR domain therefrom, and the PAP under conditions that allow the PAAD domain-containing polypeptide or fragment and the PAP to associate, with a candidate agent, and detecting the altered association of the PAAD domain-containing polypeptide or domain with the PAP, wherein an agent that alters the association is identified as an effective agent.
  • a method for identifying an agent that associates with a PAAD-domain containing polypeptide or fragment therefrom including a fragment containing a PAAD domain, NB-ARC (NACHT) domain or LRR domains.
  • the method is practiced by contacting the PAAD domain-containing polypeptide or fragment with a candidate agent and detecting association of the PAAD domain-containing polypeptide with the agent.
  • the method is practiced by contacting a cell that recombinantly expresses a PAAD domain-containing polypeptide with a candidate agent and detecting NF ⁇ B activity in the cell. Increased or decreased NF ⁇ B activity in the cell compared to a control cell indicates that the candidate agent is an agent that modulates PAAD domain-mediated inhibition of NF ⁇ B activity.
  • a method of identifying an agent that modulates an activity of a NB-ARC (NACHT) domain of a PAAD domain-containing polypeptide is practiced by contacting an NB-ARC (NACHT) domain-containing polypeptide with a candidate agent and detecting an activity of the NB-ARC (NACHT) domain, wherein an increase or decrease of the activity identifies the agent as an agent that modulates the activity of the NB-ARC (NACHT) domain.
  • the detected activity of the NB-ARC (NACHT) domain can be selected from homo-oligomerization, hetero-oligomerization, nucleotide hydrolysis, and nucleotide binding.
  • a method of modulating NF ⁇ B transcriptional activity in a cell is practiced by introducing a nucleic acid molecule encoding a PAAD domain-containing polypeptide into a cell and expressing the nucleic acid molecule in the cell, wherein the expression of the nucleic acid modulates NF ⁇ B transcriptional activity in the cell.
  • the invention also provides a method of decreasing expression of a PAAD domain-containing polypeptide in a cell, by introducing an antisense or dsRNA nucleic molecule into a cell, wherein the antisense or dsRNA nucleic molecule binds to a nucleic acid molecule encoding a PAAD domain-containing polypeptide.
  • FIG. 1 shows that multiple alignment using the CLUSTAL W program (Higgins et al. Nuc. Acid Res . 22:4673-4680 (1995)) of the aligned part of selected members of the PAAD family from humans. NCBI gi accession numbers are included.
  • the “sec_str” line shows secondary structure prediction made for pyrin using the PHD program (Rost et al., Comput. Appl. Biosci . 10:53-60 (1994)).
  • FIG. 2 shows the evolutionary tree showing the relationship between selected members of the PAAD family of proteins from humans and viruses. The tree was built using the CLUSTALW program. Proteins containing NB-ARC (NACHT) NTP-ase domains as well as PAAD domains (NAC and PAN1-6) are shown in grey.
  • NACHT NB-ARC
  • PAAD domains NAC and PAN1-6
  • FIG. 3 shows a schematic (not to scale) representation of domain arrangement in proteins containing a PAAD domain.
  • FIG. 4 shows a model of the PAAD domain built on the template of the Death Effector Domain from FADD protein (PDB code: 1a1z), using the FFAS alignment and the Modeller program (Sali et al, J. Mol. Biol . 234:779-815 (1993)).
  • Some motifs identified in the sequence analyses of the PAAD family stand out as surface features that may be responsible for biological activity of these domains.
  • a notable feature is the conserved Lys-Phe-Lys motif, that according to this model, is found on the protein surface, in helix 2. Positively charged residues from this motif, together with other charged residues from another, less conserved motif in helix 5, form a positively charged surface of the predicted protein that may be important for inter-molecule interaction. These residues are shown in the ball-and-stick representation.
  • FIG. 5 shows a luciferase reporter assay in which NF ⁇ B transcription activity was determined in cells transfected with NIK, IKK ⁇ or IKK ⁇ and either an empty vector or the indicated amounts of a vector expressing PAN2.
  • FIG. 6 shows a protein interaction assay in which vectors expressing Myc-tagged PAN2, or Myc-tagged domains of PAN2 as indicated, and either Flag-tagged IkB ⁇ or Flag-tagged empty vector, were co-transfected into 293T cells.
  • the lysates were immunoprecipitated with an anti-Flag antibody and blotted with either an anti-Myc or an anti-Flag antibody.
  • FIG. 7 shows a luciferase reporter assay in which NF ⁇ B transcriptional activity was determined in cells transfected with Bcl10 (A), contacted with TNF ⁇ (B), contacted with IL-1 ⁇ (C), or transfected with Bcl10, Nod1 or Cardiak (D), and further transfected with either an empty vector (CNTR), or vectors expressing ASC, domains therefrom, or ASC2, as indicated.
  • FIG. 8 shows an immunoblot in which the expression of TRAF1 and TRAF2 was examined in cells transfected with the indicated expression vectors and either stimulated with TNF or unstimulated.
  • the expression of Tubulin was determined as a control.
  • FIG. 9 shows the amount of interleukin-1 ⁇ secreted from 293N or Cos-7 cells transfected with the indicated expression vectors.
  • FIG. 10 shows caspase activity, indicated by the cleavage of the fluorogenic substrate Ac-DEVD-AFC over time in cells transfected with the indicated expression vectors. c/a indicates that the caspase is an active site mutant.
  • FIG. 11 shows an alignment of the PAAD, NACHT and ARED domains of the indicated proteins (SEQ ID NOS:85-102), and intervening variable sequences. Residues shown in white on a black background are conserved in at least 90% of the proteins; residues boxed in pale grey are conserved in at least 70% of the proteins; residues boxed in dark grey are conserved in at least 50% of the proteins.
  • the PAAD domain, NACHT domain and ARED domain boundaries are shown by overlining.
  • FIG. 12 shows the PAN3 nucleotide sequence designated SEQ ID NO:65, and the PAN3 amino acid sequence designated SEQ ID NO:66.
  • FIG. 13 shows the PAN6 nucleotide sequence designated SEQ ID NO:67, and the PAN6 amino acid sequence designated SEQ ID NO:68.
  • FIG. 14 shows the PAN7 nucleotide sequence designated SEQ ID NO:69, and the PAN7 amino acid sequence designated SEQ ID NO:70.
  • FIG. 15 shows the PAN8 nucleotide sequence designated SEQ ID NO:71, and the PAN8 amino acid sequence designated SEQ ID NO:72.
  • FIG. 16 shows the PAN9 nucleotide sequence designated SEQ ID NO:73, and the PAN9 amino acid sequence designated SEQ ID NO:74.
  • FIG. 17 shows the PAN10 nucleotide sequence designated SEQ ID NO:75, and the PAN10 amino acid sequence designated SEQ ID NO:76.
  • FIG. 18 shows the PAN5 nucleotide sequence designated SEQ ID NO:83, and the PAN5 amino acid sequence designated SEQ ID NO:84.
  • PAAD domain-containing polypeptides and functional fragments thereof, encoding nucleic acid molecules, and related compositions and methods are provided.
  • the “PAAD domain” is an 80-100 residue domain named after the protein families in which it was first identified: pyrin, AIM (Absent-in-melanoma), ASC (apoptosis-associated speck-like protein containing a caspase recruitment domain), and death domain (DD)-like.
  • PAAD and “PACS” for identified in Pyrin, AIM, Caspase, and Speck-like protein are synonymous.
  • the PAAD domain has the predicted tertiary structure shown in FIG. 4, identifying PAAD as a member of the Death Domain Fold (DDF) family, whose members include Death Domain (DD), Death Effector Domain (DED) and Caspase Recruitment Domain (CARD) proteins.
  • DDF Death Domain Fold
  • DD Death Domain
  • DED Death Effector Domain
  • CARD Caspase Recruitment Domain
  • Structural properties of the PAAD domain which is also known as PYRIN or DAPIN, are described, for example, in Pawlowski et al., Trends Biochem. Sci . 26:85-87 (2001); Bertin et al., Cell Death Differ . 7:1273-1274 (2000); Fairbrother et al., Protein Sci . 10:1911-1918 (2001); Martinon et al., Curr. Biol . 11: R118-120 (2001); and Staub et al., Trends Biochem. Sci . 26:83-85 (2001).
  • PAAD domains have been identified at the N-terminus of several different proteins involved in apoptosis, cancer, inflammation and immune responses, as described herein (see FIG. 1).
  • the founding member of the PAAD domain family, Pyrin is mutated in families with Familial Mediterranean Fever (FMF), a hereditary hyper-inflammatory response syndrome.
  • FMF Familial Mediterranean Fever
  • Mutant alleles of a gene encoding another PAAD family protein, Cryopyrin have been associated with familial cold auto-inflammatory syndrome and Muckle-Wells syndrome.
  • PAAD domain Protein-protein interactions influence the activity of various proteins involved in apoptosis and immune response.
  • Several protein interaction domains have been implicated in interactions among these proteins.
  • the PAAD domain has been identified at the N-terminus of the recently identified caspase-homologous gene from zebrafish (Inohara et al., Cell Death Differ , 7:509-510 (2000)), suggesting the involvement of the PAAD domain in apoptosis.
  • the PAAD domain occupies a position corresponding to the prodomain, which in other caspase genes is occupied by a CARD (caspase recruitment domain) or a DED (death effector domain) domain.
  • CARD caspase recruitment domain
  • DED death effector domain
  • PAAD domain-containing polypeptides bind proteins through their PAAD domains, including other PAAD domain-containing polypeptides, IKAP, Nod1, Cardiak, NIK, IKK-i, IKK ⁇ and IKK ⁇ .
  • NF ⁇ B is the collective name for inducible dimeric transcription factors composed of members of the Rel family of DNA-binding proteins that recognize a common sequence motif. NF ⁇ B is sequestered in the cytoplasm of resting cells through its association with an inhibitory protein called I ⁇ B.
  • I ⁇ B kinases ⁇ and ⁇ IKK ⁇ / ⁇
  • IkB phosphorylation leads to its ubiquitination, which targets the protein for rapid degradation by the 26S proteasome.
  • the degradation of I ⁇ B exposes the nuclear localization signal (NLS) of NF ⁇ B, resulting in NF ⁇ B translocation to the nucleus and activation.
  • NLS nuclear localization signal
  • NF ⁇ B regulates the transcription of a large number of genes, including those involved in immune and inflammatory responses such as immunoreceptors, cell adhesion molecules cytokines and chemokines. NF ⁇ B also plays an important role in the antiviral response through interferon gene induction. Through adaptation, many viruses that do not cause interferon induction exploit NF ⁇ B to activate their own genes and to stimulate the survival and proliferation of lymphoid cells in which they replicate.
  • NF ⁇ B can have either positive and negative effects on cellular apoptosis depending on the cell type, apoptotic stimulus, and timing of NF ⁇ B activation.
  • NF ⁇ B regulates the transcription of a variety of genes involved in blocking apoptosis, including cellular inhibitor of apopotosis (cIAP)-1, cIAP-2, TRAF1, TRAF2, superoxide dismutase (SOD), A20, and the Bcl-2 homolog Bfl-1/A1.
  • NF ⁇ B Inappropriate regulation of NF ⁇ B is involved in a wide range of human disorders, including cancers, neurodegenerative disorders, ataxia-telangiectasia, arthritis, asthma, inflammatory bowel disease and numerous other inflammatory conditions (see Karin et al., Ann. Rev. Immunol . 18:621-663 (2000), and references therein). Activation of NF ⁇ B also correlates with resistance to apoptosis induced by cancer therapeutic agents.
  • PAAD domain-containing proteins such as PAN2 and ASC can suppress NF ⁇ B transcriptional activity and NF ⁇ B DNA-binding activity in response to TNF ⁇ and IL-1 ⁇ , implicating PAAD domain-containing proteins at the point of convergence of these cytokine signal transduction pathways.
  • PAAD domain-containing proteins can also suppress NF ⁇ B induction resulting from over-expression of several adapter proteins and protein kinases involved in the TNF ⁇ and IL-1 ⁇ receptor signal transduction pathway, and suppress the cytokine-mediated activation of IKK ⁇ and IKK ⁇ .
  • PAAD domain-containing proteins also can associate with IKK ⁇ , indicating a direct effect on the IKK complex.
  • the PANs of the invention are contemplated to function in a negative feedback mechanism that ensures that NF ⁇ B activity is produced in short bursts that limit inflammatory responses.
  • the hereditary mutations associated with the PAN family proteins Cryopyrin and the PAAD-containing protein Pyrin may alter the functions of these proteins so that they are no longer capable of properly suppressing NF ⁇ B, thereby explaining the hyperinflammatory syndromes associated with mutations in the genes encoding these proteins.
  • mutations in genes encoding PANs of the invention, or altered regulation of such PANs may be associated with inflammatory syndromes.
  • PANs function as stimulators rather than inhibitors of NF ⁇ B. Homotypic interactions between PAAD domains of suppressors and activators can thus set thresholds within cells for NF ⁇ B induction and inflammatory responses.
  • agents that modulate, either positively or negatively, the PAAD domain-mediated modulation of NF ⁇ B activation.
  • Such agents can thus be used to regulate inflammatory responses, immune responses (including autoimmune responses), apoptosis, and other processes mediated at least in part by NF ⁇ B activity.
  • PAAD domain-containing polypeptides are contemplated herein as influencing a variety of cellular and biochemical processes beyond apoptosis, including cell adhesion, inflammation and cytokine receptor signaling, and responses to viruses and infectious agents.
  • Exemplary invention PAAD domain-containing polypeptides include a family of proteins that in addition to a PAAD domain, contain a domain similar to the recently identified NB-ARC NTP-ase family (Koonin et al., Trends Biochem Sci , 25:223-224 (2000)) (see FIG. 3), as well as ARED domains and variable numbers of Leucine-Rich Repeat (LRR) domains.
  • the NE-ARC, or “NACHT” domain has been implicated in nucleotide binding, oligomerization, and nucleotide (e.g. ATP and/or GTP) hydrolysis.
  • This family of proteins is referred to herein as PAAD and Nucleotide-binding (“PAN”) proteins.
  • the N-terminal CARD is essential for the effector functions of these proteins as inducers of NF- ⁇ B or activators of Caspases.
  • the PAAD domain of invention PAN proteins also modulates NF- ⁇ B induction.
  • PAAD domains of PAN1 through PAN6 are set forth in FIG. 1 and as SEQ ID NOS:1-6, respectively.
  • the PAAD domains of PAN2-6 can have the boundaries set forth by overlining in FIG. 11, corresponding to SEQ ID NO:103 (PAAD domain of PAN2), SEQ ID NO:106 (PAAD domain of PAN3), SEQ ID NO:109 (PAAD domain of PAN4), SEQ ID NO:112 (PAAD domain of PAN5) and SEQ ID NO:115 (PAAD domain of PAN6).
  • PAN2-6 cDNAs and encoded polypeptides are set forth as follows: PAN2: SEQ ID NOS:15 and 16; PAN3: SEQ ID NOS:17 and 18; PAN4: SEQ ID NOS:19 and 20; PAN5: SEQ ID NOS:21 and 22; PAN6: SEQ ID NOS:23 and 24.
  • PAN3-6 cDNAs and encoded polypeptides can have sequences set forth in FIG. 12 (PAN 3; SEQ ID NOS:65 and 66), FIG. 18 (PAN 5; SEQ ID NOS:83 and 84) and FIG. 13 (PAN 6; SEQ ID NOS:67 and 68).
  • PAAD domain-containing polypeptides are designated PAN7, PAN8, PAN9 and PAN10.
  • the amino acid sequence of the PAAD domains of PAN7, PAN8, PAN9 and PAN10 are shown by overlining in FIG. 11, corresponding to SEQ ID NO:118 (PAAD domain of PAN7), SEQ ID NO:121 (PAAD domain of PAN8), SEQ ID NO:124 (PAAD domain of PAN9) and SEQ ID NO:127 (PAAD domain of PAN10).
  • FIG. 14 The cDNA and encoded polypeptide sequences of PAN7, PAN8, PAN9 and PAN10 are set forth in FIG. 14 (PAN7; SEQ ID NOS:69 and 70), FIG. 15 (PAN8; SEQ ID NOS:71 and 72), FIG. 16 (PAN9; SEQ ID NOS:73 and 74) and FIG. 17 (PAN10; SEQ ID NOS:75 and 76).
  • PAAD domain-containing polypeptides include pyrin2 and human ASC2, whose PAAD domain sequences are set forth in FIG. 1 and as SEQ ID NOS:8 and 10, respectively, and the proteins aligned in FIG. 11 designated FLJ20510_human (SEQ ID NO:85), PANunk_mouse (SEQ ID NO:88), NALP3/cryopyrin (SEQ ID NO:89), NALP1/NAC (SEQ ID NO:92), PAN5_mouse (SEQ ID NO:93), PAN4_CT (SEQ ID NO:6) and PAN2_mouse (SEQ ID NO:97).
  • sequences of pyrin2 cDNA and encoded polypeptide are set forth as SEQ ID NOS:25 and 26.
  • a PAAD domain-containing polypeptide can contain the first 41 amino acids of SEQ ID NO:26, and can optionally further comprise the amino acid sequence designated SEQ ID NO:59.
  • ASC2 is an 89-residue protein containing only the PAAD domain.
  • PAAD domain has also been identified in the N-terminal part of “Absent in Melanoma-2” (AIM2) and several closely homologous human and murine proteins, such as interferon-inducible genes IFI16 and MNDA (DeYoung et al., Oncogene , 15:453-457 (1997) (see FIG. 1; SEQ ID NOS:12 and 13). Proteins from this family were characterized as containing one or more copies of a conserved 200-residue domain, implicated in transcription repression (Johnstone et al., J Biol Chem . 273:17172-17177 (1998).
  • N-terminal part of AIM2 and related homologous proteins, containing the invention PAAD domain was not functionally analyzed, with two exceptions.
  • MNDA protein it was shown that the N-terminal domain is partly responsible for homodimerization (Xie et al., FEBS Lett . 408:151-155 (1997).
  • IFI16 DNA-binding was attributed to a 159-residue long N-terminal segment (Dawson et al. Biochem Biophys Res Commun , 214:152-162 (1995)).
  • M013L from myxoma virus and gp013L from rabbit fibroma virus
  • PAAD domain of M013L is shown in FIG. 1 (SEQ ID NO:14).
  • a PAAD domain has also been identified in the N-terminus of the ASC protein (apoptosis-associated speck-like protein containing a CARD) (Masumoto et al., J Biol Chem , 274:33835-33838 (1999)) (see FIG. 1; SEQ ID NO:9).
  • the ASC protein was identified by characteristic dot-like aggregates (specks) which were present in cells during apoptosis triggered by retinolic acid and other anti-cancer drugs (Masumoto et al., supra (1999)).
  • the C-terminal half of the speck protein contains an easily recognizable CARD domain, while the N-terminal half has now been found to be occupied by an invention PAAD domain.
  • PAN6 SEQ ID NO:24
  • AIM2/IFI16 AIM2/IFI16 branch of the family.
  • the average sequence similarity between different branches of the PAAD domain protein family is approximately 25% of sequence identity (see FIG. 1). However, clear amino acid regions of strong sequence similarity are conserved throughout the PAAD domain family of proteins, as shown in FIG. 11.
  • invention PAAD domains comprise the following amino acid consensus sequence motif —KFKX 1 X 2 L— (SEQ ID NO:29), where X 1 and X 2 can be any amino acid.
  • X 1 is selected from amino acids F, M, L, Y, E, H, Q and S
  • X 2 is preferably selected from amino acids K, H, L, Y and F. This motif has been found to be present in the N-terminal half of the majority of invention PAAD domains (see, e.g., FIG. 1).
  • PAAD domains are also contemplated herein comprising the following amino acid consensus sequence motif —KLKX 1 X 2 L— (SEQ ID NO:30), where X 1 and X 2 can be any amino acid.
  • X 1 is selected from amino acids F, M, L, Y, E, H, Q and S
  • X 2 is preferably selected from amino acids K, H, L, Y and F.
  • PAAD domains are also contemplated herein comprising the following amino acid consensus sequence motif —RFRX 1 X 2 L— (SEQ ID NO:31), where X 1 and X 2 can be any amino acid.
  • X 1 is selected from amino acids F, M, L, Y, E, H, Q and S
  • X 2 is preferably selected from amino acids K, H, L, Y and F.
  • PAAD domains are also contemplated herein comprising the following amino acid consensus sequence motif —RFKX 1 X 2 L— (SEQ ID NO:32), where X 1 and X 2 can be any amino acid.
  • X 1 is selected from amino acids F, M, L, Y, E, H, Q and S
  • X 2 is preferably selected from amino acids K, H, L, Y and F.
  • PAAD domains are also contemplated herein comprising the following amino acid consensus sequence motif —KFRX 1 X 2 L— (SEQ ID NO:33), where X 1 and X 2 can be any amino acid.
  • X 1 is selected from amino acids F, M, L, Y, E, H, Q and S
  • X 2 is preferably selected from amino acids K, H, L, Y and F.
  • PAAD domains are also contemplated herein comprising the following amino acid consensus sequence motif —KFKX 1 X 2 I— (SEQ ID NO:34), where X 1 and X 2 can be any amino acid.
  • X 1 is selected from amino acids F, M, L, Y, E, H, Q and S
  • X 2 is preferably selected from amino acids K, H, L, Y and F.
  • PAAD domain-containing polypeptides comprising an amino acid consensus sequence selected from the group consisting of: -KFKX 1 X 2 L-; (SEQ ID NO:29) -KLKX 1 X 2 L-; (SEQ ID NO:30) -RFRX 1 X 2 L-; (SEQ ID NO:31) -RFKX 1 X 2 L-; (SEQ ID NO:32) -KFRX 1 X 2 L-; (SEQ ID NO:33) and -KFKX 1 X 2 I-; (SEQ ID NO:34)
  • X 1 and X 2 can be any amino acid.
  • X 1 is selected from amino acids F, M, L, Y, E, H, Q and S
  • X 2 is preferably selected from amino acids K, H, L, Y and F.
  • PAAD domains can be present in an invention polypeptide fragment or chimeric protein in conjunction with other types of functional domains, thus providing a mechanism for bringing one or more functional domains into close proximity or contact with a target protein via PAAD:PAAD associations involving two PAAD-containing polypeptides.
  • PAAD domains of invention PAN proteins e.g., PAN1 through PAN6, PAN7, PAN8, PAN9 and PAN10
  • PAN proteins e.g., PAN1 through PAN6, PAN7, PAN8, PAN9 and PAN10
  • PAAD domain-containing proteins also contain a CARD domain
  • exemplary proteins that are contemplated for association with invention PAN proteins are pro-caspases. Because most pro-caspases possess at least a small amount of protease activity even in their unprocessed form, the assembly of a complex that brings the proforms of caspase into juxtaposition can result in trans-processing of zymogens, producing the proteolytically processed and active caspase.
  • invention PAN proteins can employ a PAAD domain for self-oligomerization and a CARD domain for binding a pro-caspase, resulting in caspase clustering, proteolytic processing and activation.
  • PAAD domains are contemplated herein as being able to inhibit caspases.
  • PAAD domains can regulate other cellular processes.
  • a PAAD domain-containing polypeptide can, for example, induce activation of the transcription factor NF-kB.
  • caspase activation resulting from PAAD domain interactions can be involved in inducing apoptosis, other caspases can be primarily involved in proteolytic processing and activation of inflammatory cytokines (such as pro-IL-1 ⁇ and pro-IL-18).
  • PAAD domain-containing polypeptides can also be involved in cytokine receptor signaling, cytokine production and cJun N-terminal kinase activation, and, therefore, can be involved in regulation of immune and inflammatory responses.
  • PAAD domain-containing polypeptides or functional fragments thereof PAAD domain-containing polypeptides or functional fragments thereof
  • polypeptides of the invention are contemplated herein for use in methods to alter cellular and biochemical processes such as apoptosis, NF- ⁇ B induction, cytokine processing, cytokine receptor signaling, caspase-mediated proteolysis, or cJun N-terminal kinase activation, thus having modulating effects on cell life and death (i.e., apoptosis), inflammation, cell adhesion, or other cellular or biochemical processes.
  • PAAD domain-containing polypeptides or functional fragments thereof are also contemplated in methods to identify PAAD domain binding agents and PAAD-associated polypeptides (PAPs) that alter apoptosis, NF-kB induction, cytokine processing, cytokine receptor signaling, caspase-mediated proteolysis, or cJun N-terminal kinase activation, thus having modulating effects on cell life and death (i.e., apoptosis), inflammation, cell adhesion, or other cellular or biochemical processes.
  • PAPs PAAD domain binding agents and PAAD-associated polypeptides
  • invention PAAD domain-containing polypeptides can associate with other PAAD domain-containing polypeptides to form invention hetero-oligomers or homo-oligomers, such as heterodimers or homodimers.
  • association of the PAAD domain of invention polypeptides with another PAAD domain-containing polypeptide, such as those identified herein, including homo-oligomerization is sufficiently specific such that the bound complex can form in vivo in a cell or in vitro under suitable conditions.
  • an invention PAAD domain-containing polypeptide can associate with another PAAD domain-containing polypeptide by PAAD:PAAD interaction to form invention hetero-oligomers or homo-oligomers, such as heterodimers or homodimers.
  • PAAD domain-containing polypeptide can contain a variety of additional domains including a CARD domain, a NACHT domain, a LRR domain, an ARED (ANGIO-R) domain, a caspase protease domain, or other recognized domains (see FIG. 3 and FIG. 11). Accordingly, PAAD domain-containing polypeptides can exhibit one or more of the biological activities characteristic of known CARD domain-, NACHT domain-, LRR domain-, ARED (ANGIO-R) domain or caspase domain-containing polypeptides.
  • a PAAD domain-containing polypeptide that contains a caspase recruitment domain, or CARD domain can associate with pro-caspases, caspases or with caspase-associated proteins, thereby altering caspase proteolytic activity.
  • a PAAD domain-containing polypeptide that contains a caspase protease domain can hydrolyze amide bonds, particularly the amide bond of a peptide or polypeptide backbone.
  • a caspase protease domain contains a P20/P10 domain in the active site region of the caspase protease domain.
  • a caspase protease domain has proteolytic activity.
  • Caspase proteolytic activity is associated with apoptosis of cells, and additionally with cytokine production.
  • a “caspase” is any member of the cysteine aspartyl proteases.
  • a “pro-caspase” is an inactive or less-active precursor form of a caspase, which is typically converted to the more active caspase form by a proteolytic event, often a preceded by a protein:protein interaction, such as an interaction with a PAAD domain-containing polypeptide.
  • a PAAD domain-containing polypeptide that contains a NACHT domain can associate with other polypeptides, particularly with polypeptides comprising NACHT domains.
  • a NACHT domain of an invention PAN associates with NACHT domain-containing polypeptides by way of NACHT:NACHT association.
  • a NACHT domain demonstrates both nucleotide-binding (e.g., ATP-binding) and hydrolytic activities, which is typically required for its ability to associate with NACHT domain-containing polypeptides.
  • a NACHT domain of an invention PAN protein comprises one or more nucleotide binding sites.
  • a nucleotide binding site is a portion of a polypeptide that specifically binds a nucleotide such as, e.g., ADP, ATP, and the like.
  • the nucleotide binding site of NACHT will comprise a P-loop, a kinase 2 motif, or a kinase 3a motif of the invention PAAD domain-containing polypeptide (these motifs are defined, for example, in van der Biezen and Jones, Curr. Biol . 8:R226-R227 (1998)).
  • the nucleotide binding site of the NACHT of an invention PAN protein comprises a P-loop.
  • the NACHT domain of the an invention PAN therefore, is capable of associating with other NACHT domains in homo- or hetero-oligormerization. Additionally, the NACHT domain is characterized by nucleotide hydrolysis activity, which can influence the ability of a NACHT domain to associate with another NACHT domain.
  • functional fragments of PAN proteins comprising NACHT domains are provided.
  • NACHT domains of PAN2, 3, 5 and 6 are set forth as follows: PAN2, SEQ ID NO:37, corresponding to amino acids 147-465 of SEQ ID NO:16; PAN3, SEQ ID NO:60, corresponding to amino acids 196-512 of SEQ ID NO:18; PAN5, SEQ ID NO:62, corresponding to amino acids 93-273 of SEQ ID NO:22; and PAN6, SEQ ID NO:63, corresponding to amino acids 183-372 of SEQ ID NO:24.
  • the NACHT domains of PAN2, 3, 5 and 6 can have the boundaries shown in FIG.
  • SEQ ID NO:104 NACHT domain of PAN2
  • SEQ ID NO:107 NACHT domain of PAN3
  • SEQ ID NO:113 NACHT domain of PAN5
  • SEQ ID NO:116 NACHT domain of PAN6
  • NACHT domains of PAN4, PAN7, PAN8, PAN9 and PAN10 are shown in FIG. 11, and correspond to SEQ ID NO:110 (NACHT domain of PAN4), SEQ ID NO:119 (NACHT domain of PAN7), SEQ ID NO:122 (NACHT domain of PAN8), SEQ ID NO:125 (NACHT domain of PAN9) and SEQ ID NO:128 (NACHT domain of PAN10).
  • the P loop at the N-terminus of the NACHT domain contains a substitution of an Ala (A) for a completely conserved Gly (G).
  • PAAD domain-containing polypeptide such as a PAN, therefore, is capable of PAAD:PAAD association and/or NACHT:NACHT association, resulting in a multifunctional polypeptide capable of one or more specific associations with other polypeptides.
  • association refers to binding that is sufficiently specific such that a bound complex can form in vivo in a cell or in vitro under suitable conditions.
  • a PAAD domain-containing polypeptide can also contain a Leucine-Rich Repeat (LRR) domain (e.g. PAN2, PAN3, PAN6, NAC; see FIG. 3).
  • LRRs Leucine-rich repeats
  • LRRs are 22-28 amino acid-long leucine rich sequence motifs found in cytoplasmic, membrane and extracellular proteins, including the mammalian Ced4 proteins Nod1 (Inohara et al., J. Biol. Chem . 274:14560-14567 (1999)) and DEFCAP, Hlaing et al., J. Biol. Chem . 276:9230-9238 (2001), NAC (Chu et al., J. Biol. Chem .
  • LRR domains can include, for example, protein-protein interactions that regulate signal transduction and cell adhesion; assisting in formation of large, multiprotein complexes; and binding molecules produced by pathogens (e.g. lipids, RNA, proteins, DNA).
  • pathogens e.g. lipids, RNA, proteins, DNA
  • other LRR-containing proteins are known to bind bacterial lipopolysaccharide (e.g. TLR4 and Nod1/2), CpG DNA (e.g. TLR9), the bacterial protein flagellin (e.g. TLR5), and steroids (e.g.
  • LRRs plant LRRs
  • PANs are contemplated to recognize pathogen products, changing the activation state of these proteins.
  • amino acid sequences of the LRR domains of PAN2, 3 and 6 are set forth as follows: PAN2, SEQ ID NO.39, corresponding to amino acids 620-995 of SEQ ID NO:16; PAN3, SEQ ID NO:61, corresponding to amino acids 658 through the C-terminus of SEQ ID NO:18; and PAN6, SEQ ID NO:64, corresponding to amino acids 429-1031 of SEQ ID NO:24.
  • PAN2 amino acid sequences of the LRR domains of PAN2, 3 and 6 are set forth as follows: PAN2, SEQ ID NO.39, corresponding to amino acids 620-995 of SEQ ID NO:16; PAN3, SEQ ID NO:61, corresponding to amino acids 658 through the C-terminus of SEQ ID NO:18; and PAN6, SEQ ID NO:64, corresponding to amino acids 429-1031 of SEQ ID NO:24.
  • the skilled person can readily determine the LRR domain amino acid sequences from other invention PAN polypeptides.
  • a PAAD domain-containing polypeptide can also contain an “ANGIO-R” or “ARED” domain.
  • An ANGIO-R (ARED) domain is a region of a polypeptide chain that bears substantial similarity (e.g. 25, 30, 40% or higher sequence identity) to a portion of the 514-residue long protein “angiotensin II/vasopressin receptor” (described in Ruiz-Opazo et al., Nature Med . 1:1074-1081 (1995)).
  • PAN generally a single exon encodes both the NACHT domain and the ARED domain.
  • the amino acid sequence of the ANGIO-R (ARED) domain of PAN2 is set forth as SEQ ID NO:38, corresponding to amino acids 336-605 of SEQ ID NO:16.
  • the ARED domain of PAN2 can have the boundaries set forth by overlining in FIG. 11, corresponding to-SEQ ID NO:105.
  • amino acid sequences of the ARED domains of PAN3-6 and PAN7-10 are shown by overlining in FIG. 11, corresponding to SEQ ID NO:108 (ARED domain of PAN3), SEQ ID NO:111 (ARED domain of PAN4), SEQ ID NO:114 (ARED domain of PAN5), SEQ ID NO:117 (ARED domain of PAN6), SEQ ID NO:120 (ARED-domain of PAN7), SEQ ID NO:123 (ARED domain of PAN8), SEQ ID NO:126 (ARED domain of PAN9) and SEQ ID NO:129 (ARED domain of PAN10).
  • An invention PAAD domain-containing polypeptide can alter cell processes such as apoptosis. For example, it is contemplated herein that an invention PAAD domain-containing polypeptide can increase apoptosis in a cell. It is also contemplated herein that an invention PAAD domain-containing polypeptide can decrease the level of apoptosis in a cell. For example, a PAAD domain-containing polypeptide which does not induce apoptosis may form hetero-oligomers with a PAAD domain-containing polypeptide which is apoptotic, thus interfering with its apoptosis-inducing activity.
  • the invention provides PAAD domain-containing polypeptides comprising substantially the same, or the same, amino acid sequence as set forth in any of SEQ ID NOS:16, 18, 20, 22, 24, 26 and 28, and fragments therefrom, including PAAD, NB-ARC (NACHT) and LRR domain-containing fragments.
  • the invention also provides PAAD domain-containing polypeptides comprising substantially the same, or the same, amino acid sequence as set forth in any of SEQ ID NOS:66, 68, 70, 72, 74, 76 and 84, and fragments therefrom, including PAAD, NACHT and ARED domain-containing fragments.
  • the term “substantially the same amino acid sequence” refers to amino acid sequences having at least about 70% or 75% identity with respect to the reference amino acid sequence and retaining comparable functional and biological activity characteristic of the polypeptide defined by the reference amino acid sequence.
  • polypeptides having “substantially the same amino acid sequence” will have at least about 80%, 82%, 84%, 86% or 88%, more preferably 90%, 91%, 92%, 93% or 94% amino acid identity with respect to the reference amino acid sequence; with greater than about 95%, 96%, 97%, 98% or 99% amino acid sequence identity being especially preferred.
  • polypeptides containing less than the described levels of sequence identity arising as splice variants or that are modified by conservative amino acid substitutions, or by substitution of degenerate codons are also encompassed within the scope of the present invention.
  • PAAD domain-containing polypeptide when used herein as a modifier of invention PAAD domain-containing polypeptide, functional fragments thereof, or chimeric proteins, refers to a polypeptide that exhibits functional characteristics similar to at least a portion of a naturally occurring PAAD domain-containing protein.
  • Biological activities of a naturally occurring PAAD domain-containing protein include, for example, the ability to bind, preferably in vivo, to a nucleotide, to a PAAD domain-containing polypeptide, to a CARD-containing polypeptide, to a NB-ARC (NACHT)-containing polypeptide, to a LRR-containing polypeptide or to homo-oligomerize, or to alter protease activation, particularly caspase activation, or to catalyze reactions such as proteolysis or nucleotide hydrolysis, or to alter NF-kB activity, or to alter cJun N-terminal kinase activity, or to alter apoptosis, cytokine processing, cytokine receptor signaling, inflammation, immune response, or other biological activities described herein.
  • Another biological activity of a PAAD domain-containing polypeptide is the ability to act as an immunogen for the production of polyclonal and monoclonal antibodies that bind specifically to an invention PAAD domain-
  • a further biological activity of a PAAD domain-containing polypeptide is the ability to modulate the NF ⁇ B transcriptional activity induced by a variety of stimuli, including activators of the TNF ⁇ and IL-1 ⁇ signaling pathways (see Examples).
  • the PAAD domain is sufficient for this activity.
  • a PAAD domain-containing polypeptide to bind another polypeptide such as a PAAD-associated polypeptide can be assayed using in vitro or in vivo methods.
  • methods well known in the art such as yeast two-hybrid assays, co-immunoprecipitation, GST fusion co-purification, GST pull-down assays, and other methods provided in standard technique manuals such as Sambrook et al., Molecular Cloning: A Laboratory Manual , 2nd ed., Cold Spring Harbor Press, Plainview, N.Y. (1989) and , Ausubel et al., Current Protocols in Molecular Biology , John Wiley & Sons, New York (2000) can be used.
  • substantially purified means a polypeptide that is in a form that is relatively free from contaminating lipids, polypeptides, nucleic acids or other cellular material normally associated with the polypeptide.
  • a substantially purified PAAD domain-containing polypeptide can be obtained by a variety of methods well-known in the art, e.g., recombinant expression systems described herein, precipitation, gel filtration, ion-exchange, reverse-phase and affinity chromatography, and the like. Other well-known methods are described in Deutscher et al., “Guide to Protein Purification” Methods in Enzymology Vol. 182, (Academic Press, (1990)). The methods and conditions for biochemical purification of a polypeptide of the invention can be chosen by those skilled in the art, and purification monitored, for example, by an immunological assay, binding assay, or a functional assay.
  • invention PAAD domain-containing polypeptides, or functional fragments thereof, to interact with other, heterologous proteins e.g. other PAAD domain-, LRR domain-, or NB-ARC (NACHT) domain-containing polypeptides
  • invention PAAD-containing polypeptides have the ability to self-associate to form invention homo-oligomers such as homodimers. This self-association is possible through interactions between PAAD domains, and also through. interactions between CARD domains or NACHT domains. Further, self-association can take place as a result of interactions between LRR domains.
  • mutations of PAAD domain-containing polypeptides which have activity different than a predominant naturally occurring PAAD domain-containing polypeptide activity.
  • a “mutation” can be any deletion, insertion, or change of one or more amino acids within the predominant naturally occurring protein sequence (e.g., wild-type), and a “fragment” is any truncated form, either carboxy-terminal, amino-terminal, or both, of the predominant naturally occurring protein.
  • the different activity of the mutation or fragment is a result of the mutant polypeptide or fragment maintaining some but not all of the activities of the respective predominant naturally occurring PAAD domain-containing polypeptide.
  • a functional fragment of an invention protein can contain one or more of the following: a PAAD domain, a NACHT domain, a LRR domain or an ANGIO-R (ARED) domain.
  • a functional fragment of a PAAD domain-containing polypeptide such as a PAN can contain a PAAD domain and LRR domain, or only a PAAD domain, but lack a functional NACHT domain.
  • Such a fragment will maintain a portion of the predominant naturally occurring PAN activity (e.g., PAAD domain functionality), but not all such activities (e.g., lacking an active NACHT domain). The resultant fragment will therefore have an activity different than the predominant naturally occurring PAN activity.
  • a functional fragment of a PAN protein might have only the NACHT domain, allowing it to interact with other NACHT domain proteins in forming homo-oligomers or hetero-oligomers.
  • a functional fragment of a PAAD domain-containing protein or polypeptide is not required to contain a functional PAAD domain, but only to contain a functional domain from a naturally occurring PAAD domain-containing protein.
  • the activity of the fragment will be “dominant-negative.” A dominant-negative activity will allow the fragment to reduce or inactivate the activity of one or more isoforms of a predominant naturally occurring PAAD domain-containing polypeptide.
  • PAAD domain-containing polypeptides and functional fragments thereof are well known in the art and are disclosed herein.
  • genomic or cDNA libraries, including universal cDNA libraries can be probed according to methods disclosed herein or other methods known in the art.
  • Full-length polypeptide-encoding nucleic acids such as full-length cDNAs can be obtained by a variety of methods well-known in the art. For example, 5′ and 3′ RACE, methodology is well known in the art and described in Ausubel et al., supra, and the like.
  • chimeric proteins comprising a PAAD domain-containing polypeptide, or a functional fragment thereof, fused with another protein or functional fragment thereof.
  • Functional fragments of a PAAD domain-containing polypeptide include, for example, PAAD, NACHT, LRR, and ANGIO-R (ARED) domains or other fragments that retain a biological activity of an invention containing polypeptide.
  • Polypeptides with which the PAAD domain-containing polypeptide or functional fragment thereof are fused can include, for example, glutathione-S-transferase, an antibody, or other proteins or functional fragments thereof which facilitate recovery of the chimera.
  • PAAD domain-containing polypeptide or functional fragment thereof can include, for example, luciferase, green fluorescent protein, an antibody, or other proteins or functional fragments thereof which facilitate identification of the chimera.
  • Still further polypeptides with which a PAAD-containing polypeptide or functional fragment thereof are fused will include, for example, the LexA DNA binding domain, ricin, ⁇ -sarcin, an antibody or fragment thereof, or other polypeptides which have therapeutic properties or other biological activity.
  • chimeric proteins contemplated herein are chimeric proteins wherein a functional fragment of a PAAD domain-containing polypeptide is fused with a catalytic domain or a protein interaction domain from a heterologous polypeptide.
  • chimeric proteins can contain a functional fragment of a PAAD domain-containing polypeptide of the invention fused with a domain of a protein known in the art, such as CED-4, Apaf-1, caspase-1, and the like.
  • the NACHT domain of an invention PAN can be replaced by the NACHT domain of CED-4 and the like.
  • a chimera is a polypeptide wherein the CARD domain of an invention PAN is replaced by the CARD domain from CED-4, and the like.
  • a NACHT domain can be fused with a P20/P10 domain to form a novel chimera with caspase activity.
  • a chimeric protein can be formed which contains functional domains of 2 or more PAAD domain-containing polypeptides of the invention.
  • polypeptide when used in reference to a PAAD domain-containing polypeptide is intended to refer to a peptide or polypeptide of two or more amino acids.
  • polypeptide analog includes any polypeptide having an amino acid residue sequence substantially the same as a sequence specifically described herein in which one or more residues have been conservatively substituted with a functionally similar residue and which displays the ability to functionally mimic a PAAD domain-containing polypeptide as described herein.
  • a “modification” of an invention polypeptide also encompasses conservative substitutions of an invention polypeptide amino acid sequence.
  • amino acids that belong within the following groups: (1) non-polar amino acids (Gly, Ala, Val, Leu, and Ile); (2) polar neutral amino acids (Cys, Met, Ser, Thr, Asn, and Gln); (3) polar acidic amino acids (Asp and Glu); (4) polar basic amino acids (Lys, Arg and His); and (5) aromatic amino acids (Phe, Trp, Tyr, and His).
  • non-polar amino acids Gly, Ala, Val, Leu, and Ile
  • Cys, Met, Ser, Thr, Asn, and Gln polar acidic amino acids
  • Asp and Glu polar basic amino acids
  • aromatic amino acids Phe, Trp, Tyr, and His
  • amino acid length of functional fragments or polypeptide analogs of the present invention can range from about 5 amino acids up to the full-length protein sequence of an invention PAAD domain-containing polypeptide.
  • the amino acid lengths include, for example, at least about 10 amino acids, at least about 15, at least about 20, at least about 25, at least about 30, at least about 35, at least about 40, at least about 45, at least about 50, at least about 55, at least about 60, at least about 65, at least about 70, at least about 75, at least about 80, at least about 85, at least about 90, at least about 95, at least about 100, at least about 125, at least about 150, at least about 175, at least about 200, at least about 250 or more amino acids in length up to no more than 1 residue less than a full-length naturally occurring PAAD domain-containing protein.
  • PAAD domain-containing functional fragments comprise an amino acid consensus sequence selected from the group consisting of: -KFKX 1 X 2 L-; (SEQ ID NO:29); -KLKX 1 X 2 L-; (SEQ ID NO:30); -RFRX 1 X 2 L-; (SEQ ID NO:31); -RFKX 1 X 2 L-; (SEQ ID NO:32); -KFRX 1 X 2 L-; (SEQ ID NO:33); and -KFKX 1 X 2 I-; (SEQ ID NO:34);
  • PAAD domain-containing functional fragments comprise 15 or more contiguous amino acids selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOS:1-14.
  • a modification of a polypeptide can also include derivatives, analogues and functional mimetics thereof, provided that such polypeptide displays a PAAD domain-containing polypeptide biological activity.
  • derivatives can include chemical modifications of the polypeptide such as alkylation, acylation, carbamylation, iodination, or any modification that derivatizes the polypeptide.
  • derivatized molecules include, for example, those molecules in which free amino groups have been derivatized to form amine hydrochlorides, p-toluene sulfonyl groups, carbobenzoxy groups, t-butyloxycarbonyl groups, chloroacetyl groups or formyl groups.
  • Free carboxyl groups can be derivatized to form salts, methyl and ethyl esters or other types of esters or hydrazides. Free hydroxyl groups can be derivatized to form O-acyl or O-alkyl derivatives. The imidazole nitrogen of histidine can be derivatized to form N-im-benzylhistidine. Also included as derivatives or analogues are those peptides which contain one or more naturally occurring amino acid derivatives of the twenty standard amino acids, for example, 4-hydroxyproline, 5-hydroxylysine, 3-methylhistidine, homoserine, ornithine or carboxyglutamate, and can include amino acids that are not linked by peptide bonds. Polypeptides of the present invention also include any polypeptide having one or more additions and/or deletions of residues, relative to the sequence of a polypeptide whose sequence is shown herein, so long as PAAD domain-containing polypeptide activity is maintained.
  • a modification of an invention polypeptide includes functional mimetics thereof.
  • Mimetics encompass chemicals containing chemical moieties that mimic the function of the polypeptide. For example, if a polypeptide contains two charged chemical moieties having functional activity, a mimetic places two charged chemical moieties in a spatial orientation and constrained structure so that the charged chemical function is maintained in three-dimensional space. Thus, a mimetic, which orients functional groups that provide a function of a PAAD domain-containing polypeptide, are included within the meaning of a PAAD domain-containing polypeptide derivative. All of these modifications are included within the term “polypeptide” so long as the invention polypeptide or functional fragment retains its function.
  • Exemplary mimetics are peptidomimetics, peptoids, or other peptide-like polymers such as poly(b-amino acids), and also non-polymeric compounds upon which functional groups that mimic a peptide are positioned.
  • a “moiety” can be a physical, chemical or biological entity which contributes functionality to a PAAD domain-containing polypeptide or a functional fragment thereof. Functionalities contributed by a moiety include therapeutic or other biological activity, or the ability to facilitate identification or recovery of a PAAD domain-containing polypeptide. Therefore, a moiety will include molecules known in the art to be useful for detection of the conjugate by, for example, by fluorescence, magnetic imaging, detection of radioactive emission.
  • a moiety may also be useful for recovery of the conjugate, for example a His tag or other known tags used for protein isolation and/or purification, or a physical substance such as a bead.
  • a moiety can be a therapeutic compound, for example, a cytotoxic drug which can be useful to effect a biological change in cells to which the conjugate localizes.
  • An example of the methods for preparing the invention polypeptide(s) is to express nucleic acids encoding a PAAD domain-containing polypeptide in a suitable host cell, such as a bacterial cell, a yeast cell, an amphibian cell such as an oocyte, or a mammalian cell, using methods well known in the art, and recovering the expressed polypeptide, again using well-known purification methods.
  • a suitable host cell such as a bacterial cell, a yeast cell, an amphibian cell such as an oocyte, or a mammalian cell
  • Invention polypeptides can be isolated directly from cells that have been transformed with expression vectors as known in the art.
  • Recombinantly expressed polypeptides of the invention can also be expressed as fusion proteins with appropriate affinity tags, such as glutathione S transferase (GST) or poly His, and affinity purified.
  • GST glutathione S transferase
  • the invention polypeptide, biologically functional fragments, and functional equivalents thereof can also be produced by in vitro transcription/translation methods known in the art, such as using reticulocyte lysates, as used for example, in the TNT system (Promega).
  • the invention polypeptide, biologically functional fragments, and functional equivalents thereof can also be produced by chemical synthesis.
  • synthetic polypeptides can be produced using Applied Biosystems, Inc. Model 430A or 431A automatic peptide synthesizer (Foster City, Calif.) employing the chemistry provided by the manufacturer.
  • the present invention also provides compositions containing an acceptable carrier and any of an isolated, purified PAAD domain-containing mature protein, such as an invention PAN protein, or functional polypeptide fragments thereof, alone or in combination with each other.
  • an acceptable carrier encompasses any of the standard pharmaceutical carriers, such as phosphate buffered saline solution, water and emulsions such as an oil/water or water/oil emulsion, and various types of wetting agents.
  • the invention thus provides a therapeutic composition
  • a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier and a compound selected from the group consisting of a PAAD domain-containing fragment polypeptide, a PAAD domain-containing chimeric protein, a PAAD domain-containing polypeptide modulating compound, and an anti-PAAD antibody.
  • the invention additionally provides a method of treating a pathologies characterized by abnormal cell proliferation, abnormal cell death, or inflammation by administering an effective amount of the composition containing a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier and a compound selected from the group consisting of a PAAD domain-containing polypeptide, a functional fragment thereof, a PAAD domain-Containing polypeptide modulating compound, and an anti-PAAD antibody.
  • PAAD domain-containing polypeptides can be administered to an individual to increase an activity associated with a PAAD domain-containing polypeptide, including induction of apoptosis, functioning as a tumor suppressor, modulation of inflammation or cell adhesion, and the like.
  • a PAAD domain-containing polypeptide can be administered therapeutically to an individual using expression vectors containing nucleic acids encoding PAAD domain-containing polypeptides, as described below.
  • PAAD domain-containing polypeptides, or a functional portion thereof can be directly administered to an individual. Methods of administering therapeutic polypeptides are well known to those skilled in the art, for example, in the form of a pharmaceutical composition.
  • isolated nucleic acids encoding a PAAD domain-containing polypeptide fragment or chimeric protein comprising a PAAD domain-containing polypeptide.
  • the isolated nucleic acids can be selected from:
  • nucleic acid molecules described herein are useful for producing invention polypeptides, when such nucleic acids are incorporated into a variety of protein expression systems known to those of skill in the art.
  • nucleic acid molecules or fragments thereof can be labeled with a readily detectable substituent and used as hybridization probes for assaying for the presence and/or amount of an invention PAAD domain encoding gene or mRNA transcript in a given sample.
  • the nucleic acid molecules described herein, and fragments thereof are also useful as primers and/or templates in a PCR reaction for amplifying genes encoding invention polypeptides described herein.
  • nucleic acid or “nucleic acid molecule” (also referred to as polynucleotides) encompasses ribonucleic acid (RNA) or deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA), probes, oligonucleotides, and primers and can be single stranded or double stranded.
  • DNA can be either complementary DNA (cDNA) or genomic DNA, e.g. a PAAD domain encoding gene, and can represent the sense strand, the anti-sense strand, or both.
  • Examples of nucleic acids are RNA, cDNA, or isolated genomic DNA encoding a PAAD domain-containing polypeptide.
  • One means of isolating a PAAD domain encoding nucleic acid polypeptide is to probe a mammalian genomic or cDNA library with a natural or artificially designed DNA probe using methods well known in the art. DNA probes derived from the PAAD domain encoding gene are particularly useful for this purpose. DNA and cDNA molecules that encode PAAD domain-containing polypeptides can be used to obtain complementary genomic DNA, cDNA or RNA from mammalian (e.g., human, mouse, rat, rabbit, pig, and the like), or other animal sources, or to isolate related cDNA or genomic clones by screening cDNA or genomic libraries, using methods described in more detail below.
  • mammalian e.g., human, mouse, rat, rabbit, pig, and the like
  • invention nucleic acids comprise substantially the same or the same nucleotide sequence as set forth in SEQ ID NOs:15 (PAN2), 17 (PAN3), 19 (PAN4), 21 (PAN5), 23 (PAN6), 25 (pyrin2), or 27 (ASC2).
  • the invention also provides nucleic acids that comprise substantially the same or the same nucleotide sequence as set forth in SEQ ID NOs:65, 67, 69, 71, 73, 75 or 83.
  • a PAAD domain encoding nucleic acid refers to a nucleic acid encoding a polypeptide containing a PAAD domain-containing polypeptide fragment of the invention, or a PAAD domain-containing chimeric protein.
  • invention nucleic acids encoding PAAD domain-containing polypeptides and invention PAAD domain-containing polypeptides can be obtained from any species of organism, such as prokaryotes, eukaryotes, plants, fungi, vertebrates, invertebrates, and the like.
  • a particular species can be mammalian, e.g., human, rat, mouse, rabbit, monkey, baboon, bovine, porcine, ovine, canine, feline, and the like.
  • a preferred PAAD domain encoding nucleic acid herein, is human PAAD domain encoding nucleic acid.
  • substantially the same nucleotide sequence refers to DNA having sufficient identity to the reference polynucleotide, such that it will hybridize to the reference nucleotide under moderately or highly stringent hybridization conditions.
  • DNA having substantially the same nucleotide sequence as the reference nucleotide sequence encodes substantially the same amino acid sequence as that set forth in any of SEQ ID NOs:16, 18, 20, 22, 24, 26 or 28, or in SEQ ID NOs:65, 67, 69, 71, 73, 75 or 83.
  • DNA having “substantially the same nucleotide sequence” as the reference nucleotide sequence has at least 60%, or at least 65% identity with respect to the reference nucleotide sequence.
  • DNA having at least 70%, 72%, 74%, 76%, 78%, 80%, 82%, 84%, 86% or 88%, more preferably at least 90%, 91%, 92%, 93% or 94% yet more preferably at least 95%, 96%, 97%, 98% or 99% identity to the reference nucleotide sequence is preferred.
  • a “modification” of a nucleic acid can also include one or several nucleotide additions, deletions, or substitutions with respect to a reference sequence.
  • a modification of a nucleic acid can include substitutions that do not change the encoded amino acid sequence due to the degeneracy of the genetic code. Such modifications can correspond to variations that are made deliberately, or which occur as mutations during nucleic acid replication.
  • nucleotide sequences include sequences that correspond to homologs of other species, including mammalian species such as mouse, primates, including monkey and baboon, rat, rabbit, bovine, porcine, ovine, canine, feline, or other animal species.
  • the corresponding nucleotide sequences of non-human species can be determined by methods known in the art, such as by PCR or by screening genomic, cDNA or expression libraries.
  • PAAD domain encoding nucleic acid or PAAD domain-containing polypeptide can correspond to mutant or splice variant forms of the PAAD domain encoding nucleotide sequence.
  • a modification of a nucleotide sequence can include one or more non-native nucleotides, having, for example, modifications to the base, the sugar, or the phosphate portion, or having a modified phosphodiester linkage. Such modifications can be advantageous in increasing the stability of the nucleic acid molecule.
  • a modification of a nucleotide sequence can include, for example, a detectable moiety, such as a radiolabel, a fluorochrome, a ferromagnetic substance, a luminescent tag or a detectable binding agent such as biotin.
  • a detectable moiety such as a radiolabel, a fluorochrome, a ferromagnetic substance, a luminescent tag or a detectable binding agent such as biotin.
  • This invention also encompasses nucleic acids which differ from the nucleic acids shown in SEQ ID NOs:15, 17, 19, 21, 23, 25 or 27, or in SEQ ID NOs:65, 67, 69, 71, 73, 75 or 83, but which have the same phenotype. Phenotypically similar nucleic acids are also referred to as “functionally equivalent nucleic acids”. As used herein, the phrase “functionally equivalent nucleic acids” encompasses nucleic acids characterized by slight and non-consequential sequence variations that will function in substantially the same manner to produce the same polypeptide product(s) as the nucleic acids disclosed herein.
  • nucleic acids encode polypeptides that are the same as those encoded by the nucleic acids disclosed herein or that have conservative amino acid variations.
  • conservative variations include substitution of a non-polar residue with another non-polar residue, or substitution of a charged residue with a similarly charged residue.
  • nucleic acids encoding invention PAAD domain-containing polypeptides that, by virtue of the degeneracy of the genetic code, do not necessarily hybridize to the invention nucleic acids under specified hybridization conditions.
  • Preferred nucleic acids encoding the invention PAAD domain-containing polypeptides are comprised of nucleotides that encode substantially the same amino acid sequence as set forth in SEQ ID NOs:16, 18, 20, 22, 24, 26 or 28, or SEQ ID NOs:65, 67, 69, 71, 73, 75 or 83.
  • Hybridization refers to the binding of complementary strands of nucleic acid (i.e., sense:antisense strands or probe:target-DNA) to each other through hydrogen bonds, similar to the bonds that naturally occur in chromosomal DNA. Stringency levels used to hybridize a given probe with target-DNA can be readily varied by those of skill in the art.
  • stringent hybridization is used herein to refer to conditions under which polynucleic acid hybrids are stable. As known to those of skill in the art, the stability of hybrids is reflected in the melting temperature (Tm) of the hybrids. In general, the stability of a hybrid is a function of sodium ion concentration and temperature. Typically, the hybridization reaction is performed under conditions of lower stringency, followed by washes of varying, but higher, stringency. Reference to hybridization stringency relates to such washing conditions.
  • Moderately stringent hybridization refers to conditions that permit target-nucleic acid to bind a complementary nucleic acid.
  • the hybridized nucleic acids will generally have at least about 60% identity, at least about 75% identity, more at least about 85% identity; or at least about 90% identity.
  • Moderately stringent conditions are conditions equivalent to hybridization in 50% formamide, 5 ⁇ Denhart's solution, 5 ⁇ SSPE, 0.2% SDS at 42° C., followed by washing in 0.2 ⁇ SSPE, 0.2% SDS, at 42° C.
  • high stringency hybridization refers to conditions that permit hybridization of only those nucleic acid sequences that form stable hybrids in 0.018M NaCl at 65° C., for example, if a hybrid is not stable in 0.018M NaCl at 65° C., it will not be stable under high stringency conditions, as contemplated herein.
  • High stringency conditions can be provided, for example, by hybridization in 50% formamide, 5 ⁇ Denhart's solution, 5 ⁇ SSPE, 0.2% SDS at 42° C., followed by washing in 0.1 ⁇ SSPE, and 0.1% SDS at 65° C.
  • low stringency hybridization refers to conditions equivalent to hybridization in 10% formamide, 5 ⁇ Denhart's solution, 6 ⁇ SSPE, 0.2% SDS at 22° C., followed by washing in 1 ⁇ SSPE, 0.2% SDS, at 37° C.
  • Denhart's solution contains 1% Ficoll, 1% polyvinylpyrolidone, and 1% bovine serum albumin (BSA).
  • BSA bovine serum albumin
  • 20 ⁇ SSPE sodium chloride, sodium phosphate, ethylene diamide tetraacetic acid (EDTA)
  • EDTA ethylene diamide tetraacetic acid
  • Other suitable moderate stringency and high stringency hybridization buffers and conditions are well known to those of skill in the art and are described, for example, in Sambrook et al., supra (1989); and Ausubel et al., supra (2000).
  • Nucleic acids encoding polypeptides hybridize under moderately stringent or high stringency conditions to substantially the entire sequence, or substantial portions, for example, typically at least 15, 17, 21, 25, 30, 40, 50 or more nucleotides of the recited nucleic acid sequences.
  • the term “degenerate” refers to codons that differ in at least one nucleotide from a reference nucleic acid, but encode the same amino acids as the reference nucleic acid.
  • codons specified by the triplets “UCU”, “UCC”, “UCA”, and “UCG” are degenerate with respect to each other since all four of these codons encode the amino acid serine.
  • the invention also provides a modification of a nucleotide sequence that hybridizes to a PAAD domain encoding nucleic acid molecule under moderately stringent conditions. Modifications of nucleotide sequences, where the modification has at least 60% identity to a PAAD domain encoding nucleotide sequence, are also provided.
  • the invention also provides modification of a PAAD domain encoding nucleotide sequence having at least 65% identity, at least 70% identity, at least 72% identity, at least 74% identity, at least 76% identity, at least 78% identity, at least 80% identity, at least 82% identity, at least 84% identity, at least 86% identity, at least 88% identity, at least 90% identity, at least 91% identity, at least 92% identity, at least 93% identity, at least 94% identity, at least 95% identity, at least 96% identity, at least 97% identity, at least 98% identity or at least 99% identity to a recited sequence.
  • One means of isolating a nucleic acid encoding a PAAD domain-containing polypeptide is to probe a cDNA library or genomic library with a natural or artificially designed nucleic acid probe using methods well known in the art. Nucleic acid probes derived from a PAAD domain encoding gene are particularly useful for this purpose.
  • DNA and cDNA molecules that encode PAAD domain-containing polypeptides can be used to obtain complementary genomic DNA, cDNA or RNA from mammals, for example, human, mouse, rat, rabbit, pig, and the like, or other animal sources, or to isolate related cDNA or genomic clones by the screening of cDNA or genomic libraries, by methods well known in the art (see, for example, Sambrook et al., supra (1989); Ausubel et al., supra (2000)).
  • the invention additionally provides a nucleic acid that hybridizes under high stringency conditions to the PAAD domain coding portion of any of SEQ ID NOs:15, 17, 19, 21, 23, 25 or 27, or SEQ ID NOs:65, 67, 69, 71, 73, 75 or 83.
  • the invention also provides a nucleic acid having a nucleotide sequence substantially the same as set that forth in any of SEQ ID NOs:15, 17, 19, 21, 23, 25 or 27, or SEQ ID NOs:65, 67, 69, 71, 73, 75 or 83.
  • the invention also provides a method for identifying nucleic acids encoding a mammalian PAAD domain-containing polypeptide by contacting a sample containing nucleic acids with one or more invention oligonucleotides, wherein the contacting is effected under high stringency hybridization conditions, and identifying a nucleic acid that hybridizes to the oligonucleotide.
  • the invention additionally provides a method of detecting a PAAD domain encoding nucleic acid molecule in a sample by contacting the sample with two or more invention oligonucleotides, amplifying a nucleic acid molecule, and detecting the amplification.
  • the amplification can be performed, for example, using PCR.
  • the invention further provides oligonucleotides that function as single stranded nucleic acid primers for amplification of a PAAD domain encoding nucleic acid, wherein the primers comprise a nucleic acid sequence derived from the nucleic acid sequences set forth as SEQ ID NOS:SEQ ID NOs:15, 17, 19, 21, 23, 25 or 27, or SEQ ID NOs:65, 67, 69, 71, 73, 75 or 83.
  • PAAD-encoding cDNAs can be employed to probe library(ies) such as cDNA, genomic, BAC, and the like for predominant nucleic acid sequences or additional nucleic acid sequences encoding novel PAAD domain-containing polypeptides.
  • library(ies) such as cDNA, genomic, BAC, and the like for predominant nucleic acid sequences or additional nucleic acid sequences encoding novel PAAD domain-containing polypeptides.
  • Construction and screening of suitable mammalian cDNA libraries, including human cDNA libraries is well-known in the art, as demonstrated, for example, in Ausubel et al., supra. Screening of such a cDNA library is initially carried out under low-stringency conditions, which comprise a temperature of less than about 42° C., a formamide concentration of less than about 50%, and a moderate to low salt concentration.
  • Presently preferred probe-based screening conditions comprise a temperature of about 37° C., a formamide concentration of about 20%, and a salt concentration of about 5 ⁇ standard saline citrate (SSC; 20 ⁇ SSC contains 3M sodium chloride, 0.3M sodium citrate, pH 7.0).
  • SSC standard saline citrate
  • Such conditions will allow the identification of sequences which have a substantial degree of similarity with the probe sequence, without requiring perfect homology.
  • the phrase “substantial similarity” refers to sequences which share at least 50% homology.
  • Hybridization conditions are selected which allow the identification of sequences having at least 70% homology with the probe, while discriminating against sequences which have a lower degree of homology with the probe.
  • nucleic acids having substantially the same nucleotide sequence as SEQ ID NOs:15, 17, 19, 21, 23, 25 or 27, or SEQ ID NOs:65, 67, 69, 71, 73, 75 or 83, are obtained.
  • a nucleic acid “probe” is single-stranded nucleic acid, or analog thereof, that has a sequence of nucleotides that includes at least 15, at least at least 17, at least 20, at least 22, at least 25, at least 30, at least 40, at least 50, at least 75, at least 100, at least 200, at least 300, at least 400, or at least 500 contiguous bases that are substantially the same as, or the complement of, any contiguous bases set forth in any of SEQ ID NOs:15, 17, 19, 21, 23, 25 or 27, or SEQ ID NOs:65, 67, 69, 71, 73, 75 or 83.
  • Preferred regions from which to construct probes include 5′ and/or 3′ coding regions of SEQ ID NOs:15, 17, 19, 21, 23, 25 or 27.
  • the entire cDNA encoding region of an invention PAAD domain-containing polypeptide, or an entire sequence substantially the same as SEQ ID NOs:15, 17, 19, 21, 23, 25 or 27, may be used as a probe, or SEQ ID NOs:65, 67, 69, 71, 73, 75 or 83.
  • Probes can be labeled by methods well-known in the art, as described hereinafter, and used in various diagnostic kits.
  • the invention additionally provides an oligonucleotide comprising at least 15 contiguous nucleotides of SEQ ID NOs:15, 17, 19, 21, 23, 25 or 27, or SEQ ID NOs:69, 71, 73, 75, or the anti-sense strand thereof.
  • oligonucleotide refers to a nucleic acid molecule that includes at least 15 contiguous nucleotides from a reference nucleotide sequence, can include at least 16, 17, 18, 19, 20 21, 22, or at least 25 contiguous nucleotides, and often includes at least 30, 40, 50, 60, 70, 80, 90, 100, 125, 150, 175, 200, 225, 250, 275, 300, 325, 350, 400, 500, 600, 700 or more contiguous nucleotides from the reference nucleotide sequence.
  • the reference nucleotide sequence can be the sense strand or the anti-sense strand.
  • the oligonucleotides comprise, or consist of, sequences from those portions of SEQ ID NOs:65, 67, 69, 71, 73, 75 or 83 that are not also present in SEQ ID NOs:15, 17, 19, 21, 23, 25 or 27.
  • the oligonucleotides of the invention that contain at least 15 contiguous nucleotides of a reference PAAD domain encoding nucleotide sequence are able to hybridize to PAAD domain encoding nucleotide sequences under moderately stringent hybridization conditions and thus can be advantageously used, for example, as probes to detect PAAD domain encoding DNA or RNA in a sample, and to detect splice variants thereof; as sequencing or PCR primers; as antisense reagents to block transcription of PAAD domain encoding RNA in cells; or in other applications known to those skilled in the art in which hybridization to a PAAD domain encoding nucleic acid molecule is desirable.
  • a method for identifying nucleic acids encoding a PAAD-containing polypeptide comprising, contacting a sample containing nucleic acids with an invention probe or an invention oligonucleotide, wherein said contacting is effected under high stringency hybridization conditions, and identifying nucleic acids which hybridize thereto.
  • Methods for identification of nucleic acids encoding a PAAD domain-containing polypeptide are disclosed herein.
  • Methods for identifying PAAD-encoding sequences are provided herein (See Examples 1.0, 2.0, 3.0 and 4.0).
  • a PAAD domain encoding nucleic acid molecule of the invention specifically excludes previously known nucleic acid molecules consisting of nucleotide sequences having exact sequence identity with the PAAD domain encoding nucleotide sequence, such as Expressed Sequence Tags (ESTs), Sequence Tagged Sites (STSs) and genomic fragments, deposited in public databases such as the nr, dbest, dbsts, gss and htgs databases, which are available for searching at http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/blast/.
  • ESTs Expressed Sequence Tags
  • STSs Sequence Tagged Sites
  • genomic fragments deposited in public databases such as the nr, dbest, dbsts, gss and htgs databases, which are available for searching at http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/blast/.
  • PAAD domain encoding nucleic acid molecules, and PAAD domain-containing polypeptides excludes the exact, specific and complete nucleic acid and/or amino acid sequences corresponding to any of the nucleotide and/or amino acid sequences having the Genbank (gb), NCBI, EMBL (emb) or DDBJ (dbj) accession numbers described below.
  • the isolated nucleic acid molecules of the invention can be used in a variety of diagnostic and therapeutic applications.
  • the isolated nucleic acid molecules of the invention can be used as probes, as described above; as templates for the recombinant expression of PAAD domain-containing polypeptides; or in screening assays such as two-hybrid assays to identify cellular molecules that bind PAAD domain-containing polypeptides.
  • Another useful method for producing a PAAD domain encoding nucleic acid molecule or fragment of the invention involves amplification of the nucleic acid molecule using PCR and invention oligonucleotides and, optionally, purification of the resulting product by gel electrophoresis.
  • Either PCR or RT-PCR can be used to produce a nucleic acid molecule having any desired nucleotide boundaries. Desired modifications to the nucleic acid sequence can also be introduced by choosing an appropriate oligonucleotide primer with one or more additions, deletions or substitutions.
  • Such nucleic acid molecules can be amplified exponentially starting from as little as a single gene or mRNA copy, from any cell, tissue or species of interest.
  • the invention thus provides methods for detecting a PAAD domain encoding nucleic acid or fragment in a sample.
  • the methods of detecting a PAAD domain encoding nucleic acid in a sample can be either qualitative or quantitative, as desired.
  • the presence, abundance, integrity or structure of a PAAD domain encoding nucleic acid can be determined, as desired, depending on the assay format and the probe used for hybridization or primer pair chosen for application.
  • Useful assays for detecting a PAAD domain-containing nucleic acid based on specific hybridization with an isolated invention oligonucleotide are well known in the art and include, for example, in situ hybridization, which can be used to detect altered chromosomal location of the nucleic acid molecule, altered gene copy number, and RNA abundance, depending on the assay format used.
  • Other hybridization assays include, for example, Northern blots and RNase protection assays, which can be used to determine the abundance and integrity of different RNA splice variants, and Southern blots, which can be used to determine the copy number and integrity of DNA.
  • a hybridization probe can be labeled with any suitable detectable moiety, such as a radioisotope, fluorochrome, chemiluminescent marker, biotin, or other detectable moiety known in the art that is detectable by analytical methods.
  • Useful assays for detecting a PAAD domain encoding nucleic acid in a sample based on amplifying a PAAD domain encoding nucleic acid with two or more invention oligonucleotides are also well known in the art, and include, for example, qualitative or quantitative polymerase chain reaction (PCR); reverse-transcription PCR (RT-PCR); single strand conformational polymorphism (SSCP) analysis, which can readily identify a single point mutation in DNA based on differences in the secondary structure of single-strand DNA that produce an altered electrophoretic mobility upon non-denaturing gel electrophoresis; and coupled PCR, transcription and translation assays, such as a protein truncation test, in which a mutation in DNA is-determined by an altered protein product on an electrophoresis gel.
  • the amplified PAAD domain encoding nucleic acid can be sequenced to detect mutations and mutational hot-spots, and specific assays for large-scale screening of samples to identify such mutations can
  • a PAAD domain-containing polypeptide, or functional fragment thereof can be administered to an individual so that the PAAD domain-containing polypeptide or functional fragment is targeted to a tumor to induce apoptosis, inhibit cell proliferation, or otherwise function as a tumor suppressor.
  • One method of delivering a PAAD domain-containing polypeptide to an intracellular target is to fuse a PAAD domain-containing polypeptide or functional fragment to an intracellular-targeting peptide that can penetrate the cell membrane or otherwise deliver a polypeptide to the intracellular environment such as via internalization, thereby causing the fused PAAD domain-containing polypeptide to enter the cell.
  • intracellular-targeting peptides is a fusion to the transduction domain of HIV TAT, which allows transduction of up to 100% of cells (Schwarze et al., Science 285:1569-1572 (1999); Vocero-Akbani et al., Nature Med . 5:29-33 (1999)).
  • intracellular-targeting peptide is the Antennapeida homeoprotein internalization domain (Holinger et al., J. Biol. Chem . 274:13298-13304 (1999)). Still another intracellular-targeting peptide is a peptide that is specific for a cell surface receptor, which allows binding and internalization of a fusion polypeptide via receptor-mediated endocytosis (Ellerby et al., Nature Med . 5:1032-1038 (1999)). Such intracellular-targeting peptides that mediate specific receptor interactions can be advantageously used to target a tumor (see Ellerby et al., supra, 1999).
  • a PAAD domain-containing polypeptide of the invention can be incorporated, if desired, into liposomes, microspheres or other polymer matrices (Gregoriadis, Liposome Technoloqy , Vols. I to III, 2nd ed., CRC Press, Boca Raton Fla. (1993)).
  • antisense-nucleic acids having a sequence capable of binding specifically with full-length or any portion of an mRNA that encodes PAAD domain-containing polypeptides so as to prevent translation of the mRNA.
  • the antisense-nucleic acid can have a sequence capable of binding specifically with any portion of the sequence of the cDNA encoding PAAD domain-containing polypeptides.
  • binding specifically encompasses the ability of a nucleic acid sequence to recognize a complementary nucleic acid sequence and to form double-helical segments therewith via the formation of hydrogen bonds between the complementary base pairs.
  • An example of an antisense-nucleic acid is an antisense-nucleic acid comprising chemical analogs of nucleotides.
  • RNA interference is a process of sequence-specific gene silencing by post-transcriptional RNA degradation, which is initiated by double-stranded RNA (dsRNA) homologous in sequence to the silenced gene.
  • dsRNA double-stranded RNA
  • a suitable double-stranded RNA (dsRNA) for RNAi contains sense and antisense strands of about 21 contiguous nucleotides corresponding to the gene to be targeted that form 19 RNA base pairs, leaving overhangs of two nucleotides at each 3′ end (Elbashir et al., Nature 411:494-498 (2001); Bass, Nature 411:428-429 (2001); Zamore, Nat. Struct.
  • dsRNAs of about 25-30 nucleotides have also been used successfully for RNAi (Karabinos et al., Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci . 98:7863-7868 (2001).
  • dsRNA can be synthesized in vitro and introduced into a cell by methods known in the art. By such methods, translation of the target polypeptide can be decreased.
  • the present invention provides a method of reducing levels of expression of PAAD domain-containing polypeptides by introducing into a cell anti-sense nucleic acids that inhibit translation or degrade mRNA encoding these polypeptides.
  • nucleic acid molecules are designed to recognize and selectively bind to mRNA, such as to mRNA comprising SEQ ID NOs:15, 17, 19, 21, 23, 25 or 27, or SEQ ID NOs:65, 67, 69, 71, 73, 75 or 83, and are complementary to portions thereof.
  • the present invention also provides a method of reducing levels of expression of PAAD domain-containing polypeptides by introducing into a cell dsRNA that degrades mRNA encoding such polyepeptides.
  • dsRNA contains short contiguous sequences of about 21-30 nucleotides of SEQ ID NOs:15, 17, 19, 21, 23, 25 or 27, or SEQ ID NOs:65, 67, 69, 71, 73, 75 or 83, and about 21-30 nucleotides complementary thereto, designed such that there is about a 2 base overhang at each 3′ end of the double-stranded sequence.
  • compositions comprising an amount of the antisense-nucleic acid or dsRNA effective to reduce expression of PAAD domain-containing polypeptides can further contain an acceptable hydrophobic carrier capable of passing through a cell membrane are also provided herein.
  • acceptable hydrophobic carriers are described, for example, in U.S. Pat. Nos. 5,334,761; 4,889,953; 4,897,355, and the like.
  • the acceptable hydrophobic carrier capable of passing through cell membranes may also comprise a structure which binds to a receptor specific for a selected cell type and is thereby taken up by cells of the selected cell type.
  • the structure can be part of a protein known to bind to a cell-type specific receptor.
  • the invention also provides a method for expression of a PAAD domain-containing polypeptide by culturing cells containing a PAAD domain encoding nucleic acid under conditions suitable for expression of a PAAD domain-containing polypeptide.
  • a method for the recombinant production of a PAAD domain-containing polypeptide of the invention by expressing the PAAD domain encoding nucleic acid sequences in suitable host cells.
  • Recombinant DNA expression systems that are suitable to produce a PAAD domain-containing polypeptide described herein are well-known in the art (see, for example, Ausubel et al., supra (2000)).
  • the above-described nucleotide sequences can be incorporated into vectors for further manipulation.
  • a vector refers to a recombinant DNA or RNA plasmid or virus containing discrete elements that are used to introduce heterologous DNA into cells for either expression or replication thereof.
  • the invention also provides vectors containing the PAAD domain encoding nucleic acids of the invention.
  • Suitable expression vectors are well-known in the art and include vectors capable of expressing nucleic acid operatively linked to a regulatory sequence or element such as a promoter region or enhancer region that is capable of regulating expression of such nucleic acid.
  • Appropriate expression vectors include those that are replicable in eukaryotic cells and/or prokaryotic cells and those that remain episomal or those which integrate into the host cell genome.
  • Promoters or enhancers can be constitutive or regulated.
  • the regulatory sequences or regulatory elements are operatively linked to a nucleic acid of the invention such that the physical and functional relationship between the nucleic acid and the regulatory sequence allows transcription of the nucleic acid.
  • Suitable vectors for expression in prokaryotic or eukaryotic cells are well known to those skilled in the art (see, for example, Ausubel et al., supra (2000)).
  • Vectors useful for expression in eukaryotic cells can include, for example, regulatory elements including the SV40 early promoter, the cytomegalovirus (CMV) promoter, the mouse mammary tumor virus (MMTV) steroid-inducible promoter, Moloney murine leukemia virus (MMLV) promoter, and the like.
  • the vectors of the invention are useful for subcloning and amplifying a PAAD domain encoding nucleic acid molecule and for recombinantly expressing a PAAD domain-containing polypeptide.
  • a vector of the invention can include, for example, viral vectors such as a bacteriophage, a baculovirus or a retrovirus; cosmids or plasmids; and, particularly for cloning large nucleic acid molecules, bacterial artificial chromosome vectors (BACs) and yeast artificial chromosome vectors (YACs).
  • viral vectors such as a bacteriophage, a baculovirus or a retrovirus
  • cosmids or plasmids and, particularly for cloning large nucleic acid molecules, bacterial artificial chromosome vectors (BACs) and yeast artificial chromosome vectors (YACs).
  • BACs bacterial artificial chromosome vectors
  • YACs yeast artificial chromosome vectors
  • the invention additionally provides recombinant cells containing PAAD domain encoding nucleic acids of the invention.
  • the recombinant cells are generated by introducing into a host cell a vector containing a PAAD domain encoding nucleic acid molecule.
  • the recombinant cells are transducted, transfected or otherwise genetically modified.
  • Exemplary host cells that can be used to express recombinant PAAD molecules include mammalian primary cells; established mammalian cell lines, such as COS, CHO, HeLa, NIH3T3, HEK 293 and PC12 cells; amphibian cells, such as Xenopus embryos and oocytes and other vertebrate cells.
  • Exemplary host cells also include insect cells such as Drosophila, yeast cells such as Saccharomyces cerevisiae, Saccharomyces pombe , or Pichia pastoris , and prokaryotic cells such as Escherichia coli . Additional host cells can be obtained, for example, from ATCC (Manassas, Va.)
  • PAAD domain encoding nucleic acids can be delivered into mammalian cells, either in vivo or in vitro using suitable vectors well-known in the art.
  • suitable vectors for delivering a PAAD domain-containing polypeptide, or a functional fragment thereof to a mammalian cell include viral vectors such as retroviral vectors, adenovirus, adeno-associated virus, lentivirus, herpesvirus, as well as non-viral vectors such as plasmid vectors.
  • viral vectors such as retroviral vectors, adenovirus, adeno-associated virus, lentivirus, herpesvirus, as well as non-viral vectors such as plasmid vectors.
  • Such vectors are useful for providing therapeutic amounts of a PAAD domain-containing polypeptide (see, for example, U.S. Pat. No. 5,399,346, issued Mar. 21, 1995).
  • PAAD polypeptides or nucleic acids therapeutically can be particularly useful when targeted to a tumor cell, thereby inducing apoptosis in tumor cells.
  • introduction of the antisense strand of the invention nucleic acid is contemplated.
  • the invention additionally provides an isolated anti-PAAD domain antibody (also referred to herein as an anti-PAAD antibody) having specific reactivity with a invention PAAD domain-containing polypeptide.
  • the anti-PAAD antibody can be a monoclonal antibody or a polyclonal antibody.
  • the invention further provides cell lines producing monoclonal antibodies having specific reactivity with an invention PAAD domain-containing protien.
  • the invention thus provides antibodies that specifically bind a PAAD domain-containing polypeptide.
  • antibody is used in its broadest sense to include polyclonal and monoclonal antibodies, as well as antigen binding fragments of such antibodies.
  • antigen means a native or synthesized PAAD domain-containing polypeptide or fragment thereof.
  • An anti-PAAD antibody, or antigen binding fragment of such an antibody is characterized by having specific binding activity for a PAAD polypeptide or a peptide portion thereof of at least about 1 ⁇ 10 5 M ⁇ 1 .
  • Fab, F(ab′) 2 , Fd and Fv fragments of an anti-PAAD antibody which retain specific binding activity for a PAAD domain-containing polypeptide, are included within the definition of an antibody.
  • Specific binding activity of a PAAD domain-containing polypeptide can be readily determined by one skilled in the art, for example, by comparing the binding activity of an anti-PAAD antibody to a PAAD domain-containing polypeptide versus a reference polypeptide that is not a PAAD domain-containing polypeptide.
  • Methods of preparing polyclonal or monoclonal antibodies are well known to those skilled in the art (see, for example, Harlow and Lane, Antibodies: A Laboratory Manual , Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press (1988)).
  • antibody as used herein includes naturally occurring antibodies as well as non-naturally occurring antibodies, including, for example, single chain antibodies, chimeric, bifunctional and humanized antibodies, as well as antigen-binding fragments thereof.
  • non-naturally occurring antibodies can be constructed using solid phase peptide synthesis, can be produced recombinantly or can be obtained, for example, by screening combinatorial libraries consisting of variable heavy chains and variable light chains as described by Huse et al., Science 246:1275-1281 (1989)).
  • These and other methods of making, for example, chimeric, humanized, CDR-grafted, single chain, and bifunctional antibodies are well known to those skilled in the art (Winter and Harris, Immunol.
  • Anti-PAAD antibodies can be raised using a PAAD immunogen such as an isolated PAAD domain-containing functional fragment comprising an amino acid consensus sequence selected from the group consisting of: -KFKX 1 X 2 L-; (SEQ ID NO:29); -KLKX 1 X 2 L-; (SEQ ID NO:30); -RFRX 1 X 2 L-; (SEQ ID NO:31); -RFKX 1 X 2 L-; (SEQ ID NO:32); -KFRX 1 X 2 L-; (SEQ ID NO:33); and -KFKX 1 X 2 I-; (SEQ ID NO:34);
  • a PAAD immunogen such as an isolated PAAD domain-containing functional fragment comprising an amino acid consensus sequence selected from the group consisting of: -KFKX 1 X 2 L-; (SEQ ID NO:29); -KLKX 1 X 2 L-; (SEQ ID NO:30); -RFRX 1 X 2 L-; (SEQ
  • X 1 and X 2 can be any amino acid; or PAAD domain-containing protein having substantially the same amino acid sequence as SEQ ID NOS:16, 18, 20, 22, 24, 26 or 28, or SEQ ID NOs: 66, 68, 70, 72, 74, 76 or 84, or a portion thereof, which can be prepared from natural sources or produced recombinantly.
  • Such a portion of a PAAD domain-containing polypeptide is a functional antigenic portion if the antigenic peptides can be used to generate a PAAD domain-containing polypeptide-specific antibody.
  • the invention provides isolated peptides comprising at least 10 contiguous amino acids of any of SEQ ID NOS:70, 72, 74 or 76, which can be used, for example, as antigens to generate antibodies against the polypeptides of the invention.
  • the isolated peptides consist of or comprise contiguous sequences of any of SEQ ID NOS:66, 68, 70, 72, 74, 76 or 84 that are not also present in any of SEQ ID NOS:16, 18, 20, 22, 24, 26 or 28.
  • the invention further provides a method for detecting the presence of a human PAAD domain-containing polypeptide in a sample by contacting a sample with a PAAD domain specific antibody, and detecting the presence of specific binding of the antibody to the sample, thereby detecting the presence of a human PAAD domain-containing polypeptide in the sample.
  • PAAD domain specific antibodies can be used in diagnostic methods and systems to detect the level of PAAD domain-containing polypeptide present in a sample.
  • sample is intended to mean any biological fluid, cell, tissue, organ or portion thereof, that includes or potentially includes PAAD domain encoding nucleic acids or PAAD domain-containing polypeptides. The term includes samples present in an individual as well as samples obtained or derived from the individual.
  • a sample can be a histologic section of a specimen obtained by biopsy, or cells that are placed in or adapted to tissue culture.
  • a sample further can be a subcellular fraction or extract, or a crude or substantially pure nucleic acid or polypeptide preparation.
  • PAAD domain specific antibodies can also be used for the immunoaffinity or affinity chromatography purification of an invention PAAD domain-containing polypeptide.
  • methods are contemplated herein for detecting the presence of an invention PAAD domain-containing polypeptide in a cell, comprising contacting the cell with an antibody that specifically binds to PAAD domain-containing polypeptides under conditions permitting binding of the antibody to the PAAD domain-containing polypeptides, detecting the presence of the antibody bound to the PAAD domain-containing polypeptide, and thereby detecting the presence of invention polypeptides in a cell.
  • the antibodies can be used for in vitro diagnostic or in vivo imaging methods.
  • Immunological procedures useful for in vitro detection of target PAAD domain-containing polypeptides in a sample include immunoassays that employ a detectable antibody.
  • immunoassays include, for example, immunohistochemistry, immunofluorescence, ELISA assays, radioimmunoassay, FACS analysis, immunoprecipitation, immunoblot analysis, Pandex microfluorimetric assay, agglutination assays, flow cytometry and serum diagnostic assays, which are well known in the art (Harlow and Lane, supra (1988); Harlow and Lane, Using Antibodies: A Laboratory Manual , Cold Spring Harbor Press (1999)).
  • An antibody can be made detectable by various means well known in the art.
  • a detectable marker can be directly attached to the antibody or indirectly attached using, for example, a secondary agent that recognizes the PAAD specific antibody.
  • Useful markers include, for example, radionucleotides, enzymes, binding proteins such as biotin, fluorogens, chromogens, fluorescent labels and chemiluminescent labels.
  • a description of immunofluorescent analytic techniques is found in DeLuca, “Immunofluorescence Analysis”, in Antibody As a Tool , Marchalonis et al., eds., John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., pp. 189-231 (1982), which is incorporated herein by reference.
  • invention anti-PAAD antibodies are contemplated for use herein to alter the activity of the PAAD domain-containing polypeptide in living animals, in humans, or in biological tissues or fluids isolated therefrom.
  • alter refers to the ability of a compound such as a PAAD domain-containing polypeptide, a PAAD domain encoding nucleic acid, an agent or other compound to increase or decrease biological activity which is modulated by the compound, by functioning as an agonist or antagonist of the compound.
  • compositions comprising a carrier and an amount of an antibody having specificity for PAAD domain-containing polypeptides effective to block naturally occurring ligands or other PAAD-associated polypeptides from binding to invention PAAD domain-containing polypeptides are contemplated herein.
  • a monoclonal antibody directed to an epitope of an invention PAAD domain-containing polypeptide including an amino acid sequence substantially the same as SEQ ID NOS:16, 18, 20, 22, 24, 26 or 28, or SEQ ID NOs: 66, 68, 70, 72, 74, 76 or 84, can be useful for this purpose.
  • the present invention further provides transgenic non-human mammals that are capable of expressing exogenous nucleic acids encoding PAAD domain-containing polypeptides.
  • exogenous nucleic acid refers to nucleic acid sequence which is not native to the host, or which is present in the host in other than its native environment, for example, as part of a genetically engineered DNA construct.
  • a PAAD domain-containing polypeptide of the invention can either be overexpressed or underexpressed in transgenic mammals, for example, underexpressed in a knock-out animal.
  • Animal model systems useful for elucidating the physiological and behavioral roles of PAAD domain-containing polypeptides are also provided, and are produced by creating transgenic animals in which the expression of the PAAD domain-containing polypeptide is altered using a variety of techniques. Examples of such techniques include the insertion of normal or mutant versions of nucleic acids encoding a PAAD domain-containing polypeptide by microinjection, retroviral infection or other means well known to those skilled in the art, into appropriate fertilized embryos to produce a transgenic animal, see, for example, Hogan et al., Manipulating the Mouse Embryo: A Laboratory Manual (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, (1986)). Transgenic animal model systems are useful for in vivo screening of compounds for identification of specific ligands, such as agonists or antagonists, which activate or inhibit a biological activity.
  • specific ligands such as agonists or antagonists
  • a method for identifying a PAAD-associated polypeptide is provided. The method is carried out by contacting an invention PAAD domain-containing polypeptide with a candidate PAP and detecting association of the PAAD domain-containing polypeptide with the PAP.
  • PAAD-associated polypeptide or “PAP” means a polypeptide that can specifically bind to the PAAD domain-containing polypeptides of the invention, or to any functional fragment of a PAAD domain-containing polypeptide of the invention. Because PAAD domain-containing polypeptides of the invention contain domains which can self-associate, PAAD domain-containing polypeptides are encompassed by the term PAP.
  • An exemplary PAP is a protein or a polypeptide portion of a protein that can bind a PAAD, NACHT, LRR or ANGIO-R (ARED) domain of an invention PAAD domain-containing polypeptide.
  • a PAP can be identified, for example, using in vitro or in vivo protein-interaction assays and methods known in the art, including yeast two-hybrid assays, co-immunoprecipitation, GST fusion co-purification, GST pull-down assays and the like (see, for example, Ausubel et al., supra (2000)). Additional methods include, for example, scintillation proximity assay (SPA) (Alouani, Methods Mol. Biol. 138:135-41 (2000)), UV or chemical cross-linking (Fancy, Curr. Opin. Chem. Biol .
  • SPA scintillation proximity assay
  • UV or chemical cross-linking Fancy, Curr. Opin. Chem. Biol .
  • Exemplary PAPs contemplated herein can include a protein involved in regulating apoptosis, caspase activation or NF ⁇ B induction, and other PAAD domain-containing polypeptides, selected from: Apaf-1, CED4, Nod1/CARD4, ASC-1, CARDX1, pro-Casp1, pro-Casp2, pro-Casp4, pro-Casp5, pro-Casp7, pro-Casp11, pro-Casp12, pro-Casp14, CED3, Dronc, Raidd/CRADD, Cardiak (RIP2, Rick), Bcl-1/CIPER, ARC, NOP30, cIAP-1, cIAP-2, Fadd/mort1, pro-Casp8, pro-Casp10, Dredd, c-Flip/flame, KSV/V-Flip, MCV, DEDD/DEFT, PEA-15, Flash, BAP31, BAR, RIP
  • exemplary PAPs that associate with ASC include ASC, ASC2, Caspase-1, Card10, Nod1, Cardiak, NIK and IKK-i.
  • An exemplary PAP that associates with PAN2 is I ⁇ B ⁇ .
  • An exemplary PAP that associates with PAN6 is IKAP.
  • the normal association between a PAAD domain-containing polypeptide and a PAP polypeptide in a cell can be altered due, for example, to the expression in the cell of a variant PAP or PAAD domain-containing polypeptide, respectively, either of which can compete with the normal binding function of a PAAD domain-containing polypeptide and, therefore, can decrease the association of PAP and PAAD domain-containing polypeptides in a cell.
  • the term “variant” is used generally herein to mean a polypeptide that is different from the PAP or PAAD domain-containing polypeptide that normally is found in a particular cell type.
  • a variant can include a mutated protein or a naturally occurring protein, such as an isoform, that is not normally found in a particular cell type.
  • PAAD domain-containing polypeptides and PAAD-associated polypeptides of the invention can be characterized, for example, using in vitro binding assays or the yeast two hybrid system.
  • An in vivo transcription activation assay such as the yeast two hybrid system is particularly useful for identifying and manipulating the association of proteins.
  • the results observed in such an assay likely mirror the events that naturally occur in a cell.
  • the results obtained in such an in vivo assay can be predictive of results that can occur in a cell in a subject such as a human subject.
  • a transcription activation assay such as the yeast two hybrid system is based on the modular nature of transcription factors, which consist of functionally separable DNA-binding and trans-activation domains. When expressed as separate proteins, these two domains fail to mediate gene transcription. However, transcription activation activity can be restored if the DNA-binding domain and the trans-activation domain are bridged together due, for example, to the association of two proteins.
  • the DNA-binding domain and trans-activation domain can be bridged, for example, by expressing the DNA-binding domain and trans-activation domain as fusion proteins (hybrids), provided that the proteins that are fused to the domains can associate with each other.
  • hybrids fusion proteins
  • yeast two hybrid systems exemplified herein use various strains of S. cerevisiae as host cells for vectors that express the hybrid proteins.
  • a transcription activation assay also can be performed using, for example, mammalian cells.
  • yeast two hybrid system is particularly useful due to the ease of working with yeast and the speed with which the assay can be performed.
  • yeast host cells containing a lacZ reporter gene linked to a LexA operator sequence can be used to demonstrate that a PAAD domain of an invention PAAD domain-containing polypeptide can interact with itself or other PAAD domain-containing polypeptides.
  • the DNA-binding domain can consist of the LexA DNA-binding domain, which binds the LexA promoter, fused to the PAAD domain of a PAAD domain-containing polypeptide of the invention and the trans-activation domain can consist of the B42 acidic region separately fused to several cDNA sequences which encode known PAAD domain-containing polypeptides.
  • the LexA domain is non-covalently bridged to a trans-activation domain fused to a PAAD domain-containing polypeptide, the association can activate transcription of the reporter gene.
  • a PAP for example, a PAAD domain-containing polypeptide, a CARD-containing polypeptide, an NACHT-containing polypeptide or a LRR-containing polypeptide
  • a PAP also can be identified using well known in vitro assays, for example, an assay utilizing a glutathione-S-transferase (GST) fusion protein.
  • GST glutathione-S-transferase
  • Such an in vitro assay provides a simple, rapid and inexpensive method for identifying and isolating a PAP.
  • Such an in vitro assay is particularly useful in confirming results obtained in vivo and can be used to characterize specific binding domains of a PAP.
  • a GST can be fused to a PAAD domain-containing polypeptide of the invention, and expressed and purified by binding to an affinity matrix containing immobilized glutathione.
  • a sample that can contains a PAP or active fragments of a PAP can be passed over an affinity column containing bound GST/PAAD and a PAP that binds to a PAAD domain-containing polypeptide can be obtained.
  • GST/PAAD can be used to screen a cDNA expression library, wherein binding of the GST/PAAD fusion protein to a clone indicates that the clone contains a cDNA encoding a PAP.
  • PAAD domain-containing polypeptides described herein, a variety of methods, such as protein purification, protein interaction cloning, or protein mass-spectrometry, can be used to identify a PAP.
  • a PAP that is identified using the novel polypeptides described herein can be a fragment of a protein.
  • a PAP also includes a polypeptide that specifically associates to a portion of an invention PAAD domain-containing polypeptide that does not include a PAAD domain.
  • a PAP can associate with the NACHT domain of an invention PAN.
  • a “candidate PAP” refers to a polypeptide containing a polypeptide sequence know or suspected of binding one or more PAAD domain-containing polypeptides of the invention.
  • a PAP can represent a full-length protein or a PAAD-associating fragment thereof. Since a PAP polypeptide can be a full-length protein or a PAAD-associating fragment thereof, one of skill in the art will recognize that a PAP-encoding nucleic acid, such as the genomic sequence, an mRNA sequence or a cDNA sequence need not encode the full-length protein. Thus, a cDNA can encode a polypeptide that is a fragment of a full-length PAP which, nevertheless, binds one or more invention PAAD domain-containing polypeptides.
  • a full-length PAP can assume a conformation that does not, absent some post-translational modification, bind a PAAD domain-containing polypeptide of the invention, due, for example, to steric blocking of the binding site.
  • a PAP can be a protein or a polypeptide portion of a protein that can bind one of the PAAD domain-containing polypeptides of the invention.
  • a PAP can be identified by using a minimal polypeptide derived from the sequences of the PAAD domain-containing polypeptides of the invention, and does not necessarily require that the full-length molecules be employed for identifying such PAPs.
  • PAAD domain-containing polypeptides can be involved in apoptosis
  • the association of a PAP with a PAAD domain-containing polypeptide can affect the sensitivity or resistance of a cell to apoptosis or can induce or block apoptosis induced by external or internal stimuli.
  • the identification of various PAPs by use of known methods can be used to determine the function of these PAPs in cell death or signal transduction pathways controlled by PAAD domain-containing polypeptides, allowing for the development of assays that are useful for identifying agents that effectively alter the association of a PAP with a PAAD domain-containing polypeptide.
  • Such agents can be useful for providing effective therapy for conditions caused, at least in part, by insufficient apoptosis, such as cancer, autoimmune disease or certain viral infections. Such agents can also be useful for providing an effective therapy for diseases where excessive apoptosis is known to occur, such as stroke, heart failure, or AIDS; as well as inflammatory diseases, such as inflammatory bowel diseases (e.g. Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitus); rheumatoid arthritis, sepsis, trauma, allograft rejection and graft-versus-host disease.
  • diseases where excessive apoptosis is known to occur such as stroke, heart failure, or AIDS
  • inflammatory diseases such as inflammatory bowel diseases (e.g. Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitus); rheumatoid arthritis, sepsis, trauma, allograft rejection and graft-versus-host disease.
  • PAAD domain-containing polypeptides are also involved in regulating NF ⁇ B activity
  • association of a PAP with a PAAD domain-containing polypeptide can also affect responses of cells to stimuli that activate NF ⁇ B transcription, including TNF ⁇ and IL-1 and other proinflammatory cytokines, T- and B-cell mitogens, bacteria, bacterial lipopolysaccharide (LPS), viruses, viral proteins, double stranded RNA, and physical and chemical stresses.
  • Assays of the invention can be used for identification of agents that alter the self-association of the PAAD domain-containing polypeptides of the invention.
  • the methods of the invention can be used to identify agents that alter the self-association of invention PAAD domains, such as SEQ ID NOS:1-14 and PAAD domain-containing proteins, such as SEQ ID NOs:16, 18, 20, 22, 24, 26 and 28, or SEQ ID NOs: 66, 68, 70, 72, 74, 76 or 84, via their PAAD domains, NB-ARC (NACHT) domains, LRR domains, ANGIO-R (ARED) domains or other domains within these polypeptides.
  • NACHT NACHT
  • LRR domains LRR domains
  • the ATP-binding and hydrolysis of the NACHT domains can be critical for function of a PAAD domain-containing polypeptide, for example, by altering the oligomerization of the PAAD domain-containing polypeptide.
  • agents that interfere with or enhance ATP or nucleotide binding and/or hydrolysis by the NACHT domain of a PAAD domain-containing polypeptide of the invention such as invention PAN proteins, can also be useful for altering the activity of these polypeptides in cells.
  • a further embodiment of the invention provides a method to identify agents that can effectively alter PAAD domain-containing polypeptide activity, for example the ability of PAAD domain-containing polypeptides to associate with one or more heterologous proteins.
  • the present invention provides a screening assay useful for identifying an effective agent, which can alter the association of a PAAD domain-containing polypeptide, such as a PAN, with a PAAD-associated polypeptide (PAP), such as a heterologous PAAD domain-containing polypeptide.
  • PAP PAAD-associated polypeptide
  • Effective agents can be useful to alter a biochemical process modulated by a PAAD domain-containing polypeptide of the invention.
  • Additional biochemical processes (also referred to herein as “cell activities”) modulated by PAAD domain-containing polypeptide include, for example, apoptosis, regulation of NF ⁇ B induction, cytokine processing, cytokine receptor signaling, cJUN N-terminal kinase induction, caspase-mediated proteolytic activation/inhibition, transcription, inflammation and cell adhesion.
  • the term “agent” means a chemical or biological molecule such as a simple or complex organic molecule, a peptide, a peptido-mimetic, a polypeptide, a protein or an oligonucleotide that has the potential for altering the association of a PAAD domain-containing polypeptide with a heterologous protein or altering the ability of a PAAD domain-containing polypeptide to self-associate or altering the ligand binding or biological activity of a PAAD domain-containing polypeptide.
  • An exemplary ligand binding activity is nucleotide binding activity, such as ADP or ATP binding activity; and exemplary catalytic activities are nucleotide hydrolytic activity and proteolytic activity.
  • an effective agent is used herein to mean an agent that is confirmed as capable of altering the association of a PAAD domain-containing polypeptide with a heterologous protein or altering the ability of a PAAD domain-containing polypeptide to self-associate or altering the ligand binding or catalytic activity of a PAAD domain-containing polypeptide.
  • an effective agent may be an anti-PAAD antibody, a PAAD-associated polypeptide and the like.
  • alter the association means that the association between two specifically interacting polypeptides either is increased or decreased due to the presence of an effective agent.
  • the activity of the PAAD domain-containing polypeptide or the PAP can be increased or decreased, thereby altering a biochemical process, for example, the level of apoptosis or NF ⁇ B transcriptional activity in the cell.
  • alter the activity means that the agent can increase or decrease the activity of a PAAD domain-containing polypeptide in a cell, thereby modulating a biochemical process in a cell, for example, the level of apoptosis or NF ⁇ B transcriptional activity in the cell.
  • alter the level” of a biological process modulated by a PAAD domain-containing polypeptide refers to an increase or decrease a biochemical process which occurs upon altering the activity of a PAAD domain-containing polypeptide.
  • an effective agent can increase or decrease the PAAD:PAAD-associating activity of a PAAD domain-containing polypeptide, which can result in altered apoptosis or increased or decreased NF ⁇ B transcriptional activity.
  • alteration of the ATP hydrolysis activity can modulate the ability of the NACHT domain of a PAAD domain-containing polypeptide to associate with other NACHT-containing polypeptides, such as Apaf-1, thereby altering any process effected by such association between a PAAD domain-containing polypeptide and a NACHT-containing polypeptide.
  • An effective agent can act by interfering with the ability of a PAAD domain-containing polypeptide to associate with another polypeptide, or can act by causing the dissociation of a PAAD domain-containing polypeptide from a complex with a PAAD-associated polypeptide, wherein the ratio of bound PAAD domain-containing polypeptide to free PAAD domain-containing polypeptide is related to the level of a biochemical process, such as apoptosis or NF ⁇ B transcriptional activity, in a cell.
  • binding of a ligand to a PAP can allow the PAP, in turn, to bind a specific PAAD domain-containing polypeptide such that all of the specific PAAD domain-containing polypeptide is bound to a PAP.
  • An effective agent can be useful, for example, to increase the level of apoptosis in a cell such as a cancer cell, which is characterized by having a decreased level of apoptosis as compared to its normal cell counterpart.
  • An effective agent also can be useful, for example, to decrease the level of apoptosis in a cell such as a T lymphocyte in a subject having a viral disease such as acquired immunodeficiency syndrome, which is characterized by an increased level of apoptosis in an infected T cell as compared to a normal T cell.
  • an effective agent can be useful as a medicament for altering the level of apoptosis in a subject having a pathology characterized by increased or decreased apoptosis.
  • an effective agent can be used, for example, to decrease the level of apoptosis and, therefore, increase the survival time of a cell such as a hybridoma cell in culture.
  • the use of an effective agent to prolong the survival of a cell in vitro can significantly improve bioproduction yields in industrial tissue culture applications.
  • An effective agent can also be useful to increase or decrease NF ⁇ B transcriptional activity, and thus can be used to provide effective therapy for conditions mediated, at least in part, by NF ⁇ B, including, for example, inflammatory conditions (e.g. inflammatory bowel diseases, such as Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitus), infections, cancers, neurodegenerative disorders, arthritis, asthma, stroke, heart failure, AIDS, sepsis, trauma, allograft rejection and graft-versus-host disease.
  • inflammatory conditions e.g. inflammatory bowel diseases, such as Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitus
  • a PAAD domain-containing polypeptide that lacks the ability to bind the CARD domain, NACHT domain or LRR domain of another polypeptide but retains the ability to self-associate via its PAAD domain or to bind to other PAAD domain-containing polypeptides is an example of an effective agent, since the expression of a non-NACHT-associating or non-catalytically active PAAD domain-containing polypeptide in a cell can alter the association of a the endogenous PAAD domain-containing polypeptide with itself or with PAPs.
  • a mutation of a PAAD domain-containing polypeptide can be an effective agent, depending, for example, on the normal levels of PAAD domain-containing polypeptide and PAAD-associated polypeptide that occur in a particular cell type.
  • an active fragment of a PAAD domain-containing polypeptide can be an effective agent, provided the active fragment can alter the association of a PAAD domain-containing polypeptide and another polypeptide in a cell.
  • Such active fragments which can be peptides as small as about five amino acids, can be identified, for example, by screening a peptide library (see, for example, Ladner et al., U.S. Pat. No: 5,223,409, which is incorporated herein by reference) to identify peptides that can bind a PAAD-associated polypeptide.
  • a peptide or polypeptide portion of a PAAD-associated polypeptide also can be an effective agent.
  • a peptide of PAAD-associated polypeptide can be useful, for example, for decreasing the association of a PAAD domain-containing polypeptide with a PAP in a cell by competing for binding to the PAAD domain-containing polypeptide.
  • a non-naturally occurring peptido-mimetic also can be useful as an effective agent.
  • Such a peptido-mimetic can include, for example, a peptoid, which is peptide-like sequence containing N-substituted glycines, or an oligocarbamate.
  • a peptido-mimetic can be particularly useful as an effective agent due, for example, to having an increased stability to enzymatic degradation in vivo.
  • condition that allow said PAAD domain-containing polypeptide and PAP polypeptides to associate refers to environmental conditions in which a PAAD domain-containing polypeptide and PAP specifically associate.
  • Such conditions will typically be aqueous conditions, with a pH between 3.0 and 11.0, and temperature below 100° C.
  • the conditions will be aqueous conditions with salt concentrations below the equivalent of 1 M NaCl, and pH between 5.0 and 9.0, and temperatures between 0° C. and 50° C.
  • the conditions will range from physiological conditions of normal yeast or mammalian cells, or conditions favorable for carrying out in vitro assays such as immunoprecipitation and GST protein:protein association assays, and the like.
  • a method for identifying agents that modulate a biological activity of an invention PAAD domain-containing polypeptide, such as ligand interaction or catalytic activity.
  • the method contains the steps of contacting an invention PAAD domain-containing polypeptide with an agent suspected of modulating a ligand binding or biological activity of the PAAD domain-containing polypeptide and measuring a biological activity of the PAAD domain-containing polypeptide, where modulated biological activity identifies the agent as an agent that alters the biological activity of a PAAD domain-containing polypeptide.
  • modulate refers to an increase or decrease in the measured biological activity.
  • modulation encompasses inhibition of biological activity as well as activation or enhancement of biological activity.
  • Exemplary biological activities include nucleotide binding, nucleotide hydrolysis and modulation of NF ⁇ B activation.
  • Methods for measuring ligand binding and other biological activities are well known in the art, as disclosed herein.
  • an agent known or suspected of modulating a biological activity can be contacted with an invention PAAD domain-containing polypeptide in vivo or in vitro, and the activity can be measured using known methods.
  • agents that can modulate a biological activity include peptides, peptidomimetics and other peptide analogs, non-peptide organic molecules such as naturally occuring protease inhibitors and derviatives thereof, nucleotides and nucleotide analogs, and the like.
  • Such inhibitors can be either reversible or irreversible, as is well known in the art.
  • Agents that modulate a biological activity of a PAAD domain-containing polypeptide identified using the invention methods can be used to modulate the activity of a PAAD domain-containing polypeptide.
  • an agent can modulate the nucleotide binding or nucleotide hydrolytic activity of an NACHT domain of a PAAD domain-containing polypeptide.
  • an agent can modulate the NF ⁇ B regulatory activity of the PAAD domain.
  • Methods of modulating a biological activity of invention PAAD domain-containing proteins can be used in methods of altering biochemical processes modulated by PAAD domain-containing proteins, such as the biochemical processes disclosed herein.
  • the present invention also provides in vitro screening assays.
  • screening assays are particularly useful in that they can be automated, which allows for high through-put screening, for example, of randomly or rationally designed agents such as drugs, peptidomimetics or peptides in order to identify those agents that effectively alter the association of a PAAD-domain-containing polypeptide and a PAP or the catalytic or ligand binding activity of a PAAD domain-containing polypeptide and, thereby, alter a biochemical process modulated by a PAAD domain-containing polypeptide such as apoptosis.
  • agents such as drugs, peptidomimetics or peptides
  • An in vitro screening assay can utilize, for example, a PAAD domain-containing polypeptide including a PAAD domain-containing fusion protein such as a PAAD-glutathione-S-transferase fusion protein.
  • a PAAD domain-containing polypeptide including a PAAD domain-containing fusion protein such as a PAAD-glutathione-S-transferase fusion protein.
  • the PAAD domain-containing polypeptide should have an affinity for a solid substrate as well as the ability to associate with a PAAD-associated polypeptide.
  • the solid substrate can contain a covalently attached anti-PAAD antibody.
  • a GST/PAAD fusion protein can be used in the assay and the solid substrate can contain covalently attached glutathione, which is bound by the GST component of the GST/PAAD fusion protein.
  • a PAAD-associated polypeptide can be used in any of a variety of in vitro enzymatic or in vitro binding assays known in the art and described in texts such as Ausubel et al., supra, 2000.
  • An in vitro screening assay can be performed by allowing a PAAD domain-containing polypeptide or fragment thereof to bind to the solid support, then adding a PAAD-associated polypeptide and an agent to be tested. Reference reactions, which do not contain an agent, can be performed in parallel. Following incubation under suitable conditions, which include, for example, an appropriate buffer concentration and pH and time and temperature that permit binding of the particular PAAD domain-containing polypeptide and PAAD-associated polypeptide, the amount of protein that has associated in the absence of an agent and in the presence of an agent can be determined.
  • the association of a PAAD-associated polypeptide with a PAAD domain-containing polypeptide can be detected, for example, by attaching a detectable moiety such as a radionuclide or a fluorescent label to a PAAD-associated polypeptide and measuring the amount of label that is associated with the solid support, wherein the amount of label detected indicates the amount of association of the PAAD-associated polypeptide with a PAAD domain-containing polypeptide.
  • An effective agent is determined by comparing the amount of specific binding in the presence of an agent as compared to a reference level of binding, wherein an effective agent alters the association of PAAD domain-containing polypeptide with the PAAD-associated polypeptide.
  • Such an assay is particularly useful for screening a panel of agents such as a peptide library in order to detect an effective agent.
  • a PAAD domain-containing polypeptide or domain thereof such as a PAAD domain or NACHT domain
  • a candidate agent can be contacted with a candidate agent and association between the polypeptide and the candidate agent determined.
  • Agents that bind in such assays can further be tested for their ability to alter a biological activity of a PAAD domain-containing polypeptide or for their ability to alter associations between a PAAD domain-containing polypeptide and a PAP.
  • binding assays described above such as the two hybrid assay, co-immunoprecipitation assay, co-localization assay, scintillation proximity assay (SPA), UV or chemical cross-linking, biomolecular interaction analysis (BIA), mass spectrometry (MS), nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR), and fluorescence polarization assays (FPA) can be used to identify an effective agent.
  • SPA scintillation proximity assay
  • BIOA biomolecular interaction analysis
  • MS mass spectrometry
  • NMR nuclear magnetic resonance
  • FPA fluorescence polarization assays
  • Another assay for screening of agents that alter the activity of a PAAD domain-containing polypeptide is based on altering the phenotype of yeast by expressing a PAAD domain-containing polypeptide.
  • expression of a PAAD domain-containing polypeptide can be inducible (Tao et al., J. Biol. Chem . 273:23704-23708 (1998), and the compounds can be screened when PAAD domain-containing polypeptide expression is induced.
  • PAAD domain-containing polypeptides of the invention can also be co-expressed in yeast with PAP polypeptides used to screen for compounds that antagonize the activity of the PAAD domain-containing polypeptide.
  • a biological activity that can potentially be altered by an agent is PAAD domain-mediated modulation of NF ⁇ B activity.
  • Such agents can be useful for treating conditions associated with decreased or increased NF ⁇ B activity as described herein, including, for example, inflammation, autoimmune diseases, neurodegenerative diseases, cancer and infectious disorders.
  • the invention thus provides methods of identifying agents that modulate PAAD domain-mediated inhibition or stimulation of NF ⁇ B activity.
  • a cell that recombinantly expresses a PAAD domain-containing polypeptide is contacted with a candidate agent and altered NF ⁇ B activity, such as increased or decreased activity, is detected in the cell.
  • NF ⁇ B activity in an unstimulated cell is normally low
  • methods can be practiced by contacting the cell with an NF ⁇ B inducer, such as TNF ⁇ or IL1 ⁇ , or recombinantly expressing within the cell an NF ⁇ B inducer, such as Bcl10, TRAF2, TRAF6, NIK, RIP2, p65, IRAK2, IRAK3, MyD88, RIP, IL-1R, Nod1, IKK ⁇ , IKK ⁇ , TNFR1, and the like, such that the PAAD domain-containing polypeptide inhibits the induced level of NF ⁇ B activity.
  • an NF ⁇ B inducer such as TNF ⁇ or IL1 ⁇
  • an NF ⁇ B inducer such as Bcl10, TRAF2, TRAF6, NIK, RIP2, p65, IRAK2, IRAK3, MyD88, RIP, IL-1R, Nod1, IKK ⁇ , IKK ⁇ , TNFR1, and the like
  • the skilled person can employ appropriate controls to confirm that the effect of the candidate agent is specific for the PAAD domain-containing polypeptide.
  • the effect on NF ⁇ B activation of the candidate agent can be compared to the effect in a control cell that does not express nucleic acid molecule encoding a PAAD domain-containing polypeptide.
  • the effect of the candidate agent on NF ⁇ B activation can be compared with the effect of a vehicle control not containing the agent.
  • NF ⁇ B activity in a cell Various methods of determining the amount of NF ⁇ B activity in a cell are well known in the art. For example, binding assays have been developed that take advantage of the observation that active NF ⁇ B, but not inactive NF ⁇ B, binds to DNA. Therefore, the binding of a test cell extract to a labeled oligonucleotide containing an NF ⁇ B consensus binding site can be assayed. Active NF ⁇ B in the cell extract is evidenced by retardation of the mobility of the oligonucleotide band on a gel (Schreck et al., Nucleic Acids Res . 18:6497-6502 (1990); Rusher et al., J. Biotech .
  • An alternative method is to attach an oligonucleotide containing an NF ⁇ B consensus binding site to a multiwell plate and detect bound, active NF ⁇ B in an ELISA-type assay using NF ⁇ B antibodies (Renard et al., Nucleic Acids Res . 29:E21 (2001)).
  • An alternative assay for determining the amount of NF ⁇ B activity in a cell monitors the cleavage of the NF ⁇ B precursors p100 or p105 to the active p50 or p55 subunits (see, for example, Lin et al., Mol. Cell. Biol . 16:2248-2254 (1996); Morgan et al., Cancer Res . 59:6205-6213 (1999); Uren et al., Mol. Cell 6:961-967 (2000)).
  • Activity assays can also be used to determine the amount of NF ⁇ B activity in a cell.
  • a reporter gene such as the luciferase, ⁇ -galactosidase or secretory alkaline phosphatase gene can be placed under the control of a promoter containing the NF ⁇ B consensus site.
  • NF ⁇ B activity in cells transfected with the reporter construct is evidenced by expression of the product of the reporter gene (Moon et al., Anal. Biochem . 292:17-21 (2001); see Examples).
  • Additional methods of monitoring NF ⁇ B activation include, for example, monitoring cytoplasmic I ⁇ B degradation using antibodies directed against I ⁇ B (Sun et al., Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 91:1346-1350 (1994), and monitoring exposure of the nuclear localization signal (NLS) of active NF ⁇ B using NLS-specific antibodies (Zabel et al., EMBO J . 12:201-211 (1993)).
  • NLS nuclear localization signal
  • assays to identify agents that alter PAAD domain-containing polypeptide expression can involve detecting a change in PAAD domain-containing polypeptide abundance in response to contacting the cell with an agent that modulates PAAD domain-containing polypeptide expression.
  • Assays for detecting changes in polypeptide expression include, for example, immunoassays with PAAD domain specific antibodies, such as immunoblotting, immunofluorescence, immunohistochemistry and immunoprecipitation assays, as described herein.
  • assay methods for identifying agents that alter PAAD domain-containing polypeptide activity generally require comparison to a reference.
  • a “reference” is a cell or culture that is treated substantially the same as the test cell or test culture exposed to the agent, with the distinction that the “reference” cell or culture is not exposed to the agent.
  • Another type of “reference” cell or culture can be a cell or culture that is identical to the test cells, with the exception that the “reference” cells or culture do not express a PAAD domain-containing polypeptide. Accordingly, the response of the transfected cell to an agent is compared to the response, or lack thereof, of the “reference” cell or culture to the same agent under the same reaction conditions.
  • the invention further provides a method of diagnosing or predicting clinical prognosis of a pathology characterized by an increased or decreased level of a PAAD domain-containing polypeptide in a subject.
  • the method includes the steps of (a) obtaining a test sample from the subject; (b) contacting the sample with an agent that can bind a PAAD domain-containing polypeptide of the invention under suitable conditions, wherein the conditions allow specific binding of the agent to the PAAD domain-containing polypeptide; and (c) comparing the amount of the specific binding in the test sample with the amount of specific binding in a reference sample, wherein an increased or decreased amount of the specific binding in the test sample as compared to the reference sample is diagnostic of, or predictive of the clinical prognosis of, a pathology.
  • the agent can be, for example, an anti-PAAD antibody, a PAAD-associated-polypeptide (PAP), or a PAAD domain encoding nucleic acid.
  • Exemplary pathologies for diagnosis or the prediction of clinical prognosis include any of the pathologies described herein, such as neoplastic pathologies (e.g. cancer), autoimmune diseases, and other pathologies related to abnormal cell proliferation or abnormal cell death (e.g. apoptosis), as disclosed herein.
  • neoplastic pathologies e.g. cancer
  • autoimmune diseases e.g. apoptosis
  • apoptosis e.g. apoptosis
  • the invention also provides a method of diagnosing cancer or monitoring cancer therapy by contacting a test sample from a patient with a PAAD domain specific antibody.
  • the invention additionally provides a method of assessing prognosis (e.g., predicting the clinical prognosis) of patients with cancer comprising contacting a test sample from a patient with a PAAD domain specific antibody.
  • the invention additionally provides a method of diagnosing cancer or monitoring cancer therapy by contacting a test sample from a patient with a oligonucleotide that selectively hybridizes to a PAAD domain encoding nucleic acid molecule.
  • the invention further provides a method of assessing prognosis (e.g., predicting the clinical prognosis) of patients with cancer by contacting a test sample from a patient with a oligonucleotide that selectively hybridizes to a PAAD domain encoding nucleic acid molecule.
  • the methods of the invention for diagnosing cancer or monitoring cancer therapy using a PAAD domain specific antibody or oligonucleotide or nucleic acid that selectively hybridizes to a PAAD domain encoding nucleic acid molecule can be used, for example, to segregate patients into a high risk group or a low risk group for diagnosing cancer or predicting risk of metastasis or risk of failure to respond to therapy. Therefore, the methods of the invention can be advantageously used to determine, for example, the risk of metastasis in a cancer patient, or the risk of an autoimmune disease of a patient, or as a prognostic indicator of survival or disease progression in a cancer patient or patient with an autoimmune disease.
  • prognostic indicators of survival for cancer patients suffering from stage I cancer can be different from those for cancer patients suffering from stage IV cancer.
  • prognosis for stage I cancer patients can be oriented toward the likelihood of continued growth and/or metastasis of the cancer
  • prognosis for stage IV cancer patients can be oriented toward the likely effectiveness of therapeutic methods for treating the cancer.
  • the methods of the invention directed to measuring the level of or determining the presence of a PAAD domain-containing polypeptide or PAAD domain encoding nucleic acid can be used advantageously as a prognostic indicator for the presence or progression of a cancer or response to therapy.
  • the invention further provides methods for introducing a PAAD domain encoding nucleic acid into a cell in a subject, for example, for gene therapy.
  • Viruses are specialized infectious agents that can elude host defense mechanisms and can infect and propagate in specific cell types. Viral based systems provide the advantage of being able to introduce relatively high levels of the heterologous nucleic acid into a variety of cells.
  • Suitable viral vectors for introducing an invention PAAD domain encoding nucleic acid into mammalian cells e.g., vascular tissue segments
  • mammalian cells e.g., vascular tissue segments
  • the present invention also provides therapeutic compositions useful for practicing the therapeutic methods described herein.
  • Therapeutic compositions of the present invention such as pharmaceutical compositions, contain a physiologically compatible carrier together with an invention PAAD domain-containing polypeptide (or functional fragment thereof), an invention PAAD domain encoding nucleic acid, an agent that alters PAAD activity or expression identified by the methods described herein, or an anti-PAAD antibody, as described herein, dissolved or dispersed therein as an active ingredient.
  • the therapeutic composition is not immunogenic when administered to a mammal or human patient for therapeutic purposes.
  • compositions, carriers, diluents and reagents are used interchangeably and represent that the materials are capable of administration to a mammal without the production of undesirable physiological effects such as nausea, dizziness, gastric upset, and the like.
  • compositions that contains active ingredients dissolved or dispersed therein are well known in the art.
  • compositions are prepared as injectables either as liquid solutions or suspensions; however, solid forms suitable for solution, or suspension, in liquid prior to use can also be prepared.
  • the preparation can also be emulsified.
  • the active ingredient can be mixed with excipients which are pharmaceutically acceptable and compatible with the active ingredient in amounts suitable for use in the therapeutic methods described herein.
  • Suitable excipients are, for example, water, saline, dextrose, glycerol, ethanol), or the like, as well as combinations of any two or more thereof.
  • the composition can contain minor amounts of auxiliary substances such as wetting or emulsifying agents, pH buffering agents, and the like, which enhance the effectiveness of the active ingredient.
  • Physiologically tolerable carriers are well known in the art.
  • Exemplary liquid carriers are sterile aqueous solutions that contain no materials in addition to the active ingredients and water, or contain a buffer such as sodium phosphate at physiological pH, physiological saline or both, such as phosphate-buffered saline.
  • aqueous carriers can contain more than one buffer salt, as well as salts such as sodium and potassium chlorides, dextrose, polyethylene glycol and other solutes.
  • an “effective amount” is a predetermined amount calculated to achieve the desired therapeutic effect, i.e., to alter the protein binding activity of a PAAD domain-containing polypeptide or the catalytic activity of a PAAD domain-containing polypeptide, resulting in altered biochemical process modulated by a PAAD domain-containing polypeptide.
  • the required dosage will vary with the particular treatment and with the duration of desired treatment; however, it is anticipated that dosages between about 10 micrograms and about 1 milligram per kilogram of body weight per day will be used for therapeutic treatment. It may be particularly advantageous to administer such agents in depot or long-lasting form as discussed herein.
  • a therapeutically effective amount is typically an amount of an agent identified herein that, when administered in a physiologically acceptable composition, is sufficient to achieve a plasma concentration of from about 0.1 ⁇ g/ml to about 100 ⁇ g/ml, preferably from about 1.0 ⁇ g/ml to about 50 ⁇ g/ml, more preferably at least about 2 ⁇ g/ml and usually 5 to 10 ⁇ g/ml.
  • Therapeutic invention anti-PAAD antibodies can be administered in proportionately appropriate amounts in accordance with known practices in this art.
  • compositions are typically administered in a physiologically compatible composition.
  • Exemplary abnormal cell proliferation diseases associated with PAAD domain-containing polypeptides contemplated herein for treatment according to the present invention include cancer pathologies, keratinocyte hyperplasia, neoplasia, keloid, benign prostatic hypertrophy, inflammatory hyperplasia, fibrosis, smooth muscle cell proliferation in arteries following balloon angioplasty (restenosis), and the like.
  • Exemplary cancer pathologies contemplated herein for treatment include, gliomas, carcinomas, adenocarcinomas, sarcomas, melanomas, hamartomas, leukemias, lymphomas, and the like.
  • PAAD domain-containing polypeptides contemplated herein for treatment according to the present invention include inflammatory diseases and diseases of cell loss. Such diseases include allergies, inflammatory diseases including arthritis, lupus, Schrogen's syndrome, Crohn's disease, ulcerative colitis, as well as allograft rejection, such as graft-versus-host disease, and the like. PAAD domain-containing polypeptides can also be useful in design of strategies for preventing diseases related to abnormal cell death in conditions such as stroke, myopyrinial infarction, heart failure, neurodegenerative diseases such as Parkinson's and Alzheimer's diseases, and for immunodeficiency associated diseases such as HIV infection, HIV-related disease, and the like.
  • Methods of treating pathologies can include methods of modulating the activity of one or more oncogenic proteins, wherein the oncogenic proteins specifically interact with a PAAD domain-containing polypeptide of the invention.
  • Methods of modulating the activity of such oncogenic proteins will include contacting the oncogenic protein with a substantially pure PAAD domain-containing polypeptide or an active fragment (i.e., oncogenic protein-binding fragment) thereof. This contacting will alter the activity of the oncogenic protein, thereby providing a method of treating a pathology caused by the oncogenic protein.
  • Further methods of modulating the activity of oncogenic proteins will include contacting the oncogenic protein with an agent, wherein the agent alters interaction between a PAAD domain-containing polypeptide and an oncogenic protein.
  • invention pharmaceutical compositions for the treatment of pathological disorders in which there is too little cell division, such as, for example, bone marrow aplasias, immunodeficiencies due to a decreased number of lymphocytes, and the like.
  • Methods of treating a variety of inflammatory diseases with invention therapeutic compositions are also contemplated herein, such as treatment of sepsis, fibrosis (e.g., scarring), arthritis, graft versus host disease, and the like.
  • the present invention also provides methods for diagnosing a pathology that is characterized by an increased or decreased level of a biochemical process to determine whether the increased or decreased level of the biochemical process is due, for example, to increased or decreased expression of a PAAD domain-containing polypeptide or to expression of a variant PAAD domain-containing polypeptide.
  • biochemical processes include apoptosis, NF ⁇ B induction, cytokine processing, caspase-mediated proteolysis, transcription, inflammation, cell adhesion, and the like.
  • a pathology which can be due to altered association of a PAAD domain-containing polypeptide with a PAAD-associated polypeptide in a cell, or altered ligand binding or catalytic activity of a PAAD domain-containing polypeptide, can allow for intervention therapy using an effective agent or a nucleic acid molecule or an antisense or dsRNA nucleotide sequence as described herein.
  • a test sample can be obtained from a subject having a pathology characterized by having or suspected of having increased or decreased apoptosis and can be compared to a reference sample from a normal subject to determine whether a cell in the test sample has, for example, increased or decreased. expression of a PAAD domain encoding gene.
  • the level of a PAAD domain-containing polypeptide in a cell can be determined by contacting a sample with a reagent such as an anti-PAAD antibody or a PAAD-associated polypeptide, either of which can specifically bind a PAAD domain-containing polypeptide.
  • a reagent such as an anti-PAAD antibody or a PAAD-associated polypeptide, either of which can specifically bind a PAAD domain-containing polypeptide.
  • the level of a PAAD domain-containing polypeptide in a cell can determined by well known immunoassay or immunohistochemical methods using an anti-PAAD antibody (see, for example, Reed and Godzik et al., Anal. Biochem . 205:70-76 (1992); see, also, Harlow and Lane, supra, (1988)).
  • the term “reagent” means a chemical or biological molecule that can specifically bind to a PAAD domain-containing polypeptide or to a bound PAAD/PAAD-associated polypeptide complex.
  • an anti-PAAD antibody or a PAAD-associated polypeptide can be a reagent for a PAAD domain-containing polypeptide
  • an anti-PAAD antibody or an anti-PAAD-associated polypeptide antibody can be a reagent for a PAAD:PAAD-associated polypeptide complex.
  • test sample means a cell or tissue specimen that is obtained from a subject and is to be examined for expression of a PAAD domain encoding gene in a cell in the sample.
  • a test sample can be obtained, for example, during surgery or by needle biopsy and can be examined using the methods described herein to diagnose a pathology characterized by increased or decreased apoptosis.
  • Increased or decreased expression of a PAAD domain encoding gene in a cell in a test sample can be determined, for example, by comparison to an expected normal level of PAAD domain-containing polypeptide or PAAD domain encoding mRNA in a particular cell type.
  • a normal range of PAAD domain-containing polypeptide or PAAD domain encoding mRNA levels in various cell types can be determined by sampling a statistically significant number of normal subjects.
  • a reference sample can be evaluated in parallel with a test sample in order to determine whether a pathology characterized by increased or decreased apoptosis is due to increased or decreased expression of a PAAD domain encoding gene.
  • the test sample can be examined using, for example, immunohistochemical methods as described above or the sample can be further processed and examined.
  • an extract of a test sample can be prepared and examined to determine whether a PAAD domain-containing polypeptide in the sample can associate with a PAAD-associated polypeptide in the same manner as a PAAD domaincontaining polypeptide from a reference cell or whether, instead, a variant PAAD domain-containing polypeptide is expressed in the cell.
  • diagnostic systems preferably in kit form, comprising at least one invention PAAD domain encoding nucleic acid, PAAD domain-containing polypeptide, and/or anti-PAAD antibody described herein, in a suitable packaging material.
  • the diagnostic nucleic acids are derived from any of SEQ ID NOs:15, 17, 19, 21, 23, 25 or 27, or SEQ ID NOs:65, 67, 69, 71, 73, 75 or 83, or their complements.
  • Invention diagnostic systems are useful for assaying for the presence or absence of PAAD domain encoding nucleic acid in either genomic DNA or in transcribed PAAD domain encoding nucleic acid, such as mRNA or cDNA.
  • a suitable diagnostic system includes at least one invention PAAD domain encoding nucleic acid, PAAD domain-containing polypeptide, and/or anti-PAAD antibody, preferably two or more invention nucleic acids, proteins and/or antibodies, as a separately packaged chemical reagent(s) in an amount sufficient for at least one assay. Instructions for use of the packaged reagent are also typically included. Those of skill in the art can readily incorporate invention nucleic acid probes and/or primers into kit form in combination with appropriate buffers and solutions for the practice of the invention methods as described herein.
  • packaging material refers to one or more physical structures used to house the contents of the kit, such as invention nucleic acid probes or primers, and the like.
  • the packaging material is constructed by well known methods, preferably to provide a sterile, contaminant-free environment.
  • the packaging material has a label which indicates that the invention nucleic acids can be used for detecting a particular PAAD domain encoding sequence including the nucleotide sequences set forth in SEQ ID NOs:15, 17, 19, 21, 23, 25 or 27, or in SEQ ID NOs:65, 67, 69, 71, 73, 75 or 83, or the complement thereof, or mutations or deletions therein, thereby diagnosing the presence of, or a predisposition for a pathology such as cancer or an autoimmune disease.
  • the packaging material contains instructions indicating how the materials within the kit are employed both to detect a particular sequence and diagnose the presence of, or a predisposition for a pathology such as cancer or an autoimmune disease.
  • packaging materials employed herein in relation to diagnostic systems are those customarily utilized in nucleic acid-based diagnostic systems.
  • the term “package” refers to a solid matrix or material such as glass, plastic, paper, foil, and the like, capable of holding within fixed limits an isolated nucleic acid, oligonucleotide, or primer of the present invention.
  • a package can be a glass vial used to contain milligram quantities of a contemplated nucleic acid, oligonucleotide or primer, or it can be a microtiter plate well to which microgram quantities of a contemplated nucleic acid probe have been operatively affixed.
  • Instructions for use typically include a tangible expression describing the reagent concentration or at least one assay method parameter, such as the relative amounts of reagent and sample to be admixed, maintenance time periods for reagent/sample admixtures, temperature, buffer conditions, and the like.
  • a diagnostic assay should include a simple method for detecting the amount of a PAAD domain-containing polypeptide or PAAD domain encoding nucleic acid in a sample that is bound to the reagent. Detection can be performed by labeling the reagent and detecting the presence of the label using well known methods (see, for example, Harlow and Lane, supra, 1988; chap. 9, for labeling an antibody).
  • a reagent can be labeled with various detectable moieties including a radiolabel, an enzyme, biotin or a fluorochrome. Materials for labeling the reagent can be included in the diagnostic kit or can be purchased separately from a commercial source. Following contact of a labeled reagent with a test sample and, if desired, a control sample, specifically bound reagent can be identified by detecting the particular moiety.
  • a labeled antibody that can specifically bind the reagent also can be used to identify specific binding of an unlabeled reagent.
  • a second antibody can be used to detect specific binding of the anti-PAAD antibody.
  • a second antibody generally will be specific for the particular class of the first antibody.
  • an anti-PAAD antibody is of the IgG class
  • a second antibody will be an anti-IgG antibody.
  • Such second antibodies are readily available from commercial sources.
  • the second antibody can be labeled using a detectable moiety as described above.
  • Proteins suspected of having a PAAD domain were added to the Saturated BLAST and FFAS databases and the FFAS similarity score was used to accept or reject the putative PAAD domains.
  • Most of the proteins identified in FIGS. 1 and 2 could be connected with each other with PSI-BLAST significance better than 0.001 and/or the FFAS Z-score better than 10.
  • the weakest link in the chain is the connection between the AIM2/IFI16 branch and the rest of the family (pyrin/ASC/caspase/NAC), with 0.05 PSI-BLAST E-value and FFAS Z-score of 8. The latter value was independently verified on a protein structure benchmark to give a correct match in more than 99% of cases (Rychlewski et al. supra).
  • A) Identification of new candidate PAAD containing polypeptides was performed using the TBLASTN program with the PAAD domain of pyrin and all other identified PAAD domains as the query in the following NCBI databases: high throughput genome sequence (HTGS), genomic survey sequence (GSS) and expressed sequence tag (EST) databases.
  • HGS high throughput genome sequence
  • GSS genomic survey sequence
  • EST expressed sequence tag
  • Genomic DNA fragments identified by T-BLAST-N analysis were extended and identified using intron/exon prediction programs, such as Genescan, GRAIL, ORF-find, and the like; searching in both directions until start and stop codons were identified.
  • intron/exon prediction programs such as Genescan, GRAIL, ORF-find, and the like
  • Nucleic acids encoding PAAD domain-containing proteins corresponding to PAN2, PAN3, PAN4, PAN5, PAN6, Pyrin2, ASC2, PAN7, PAN8, PAN9 and PAN10 were identified from different PAAD domain queries using tblastn and systematically scanning gss, htgs, and all EST databases at NCBI. Further analysis using translated genomic fragments containing PAAD domains, which fragments were larger than the PAAD domain itself as query, were performed to identify additional domains. Genomic DNA were translated in all reading frames and examined for additional domains using psi-blast and nr database. Using this strategy, additional domains of PAAD domain-containing polypeptides, including a NB-ARC (NACHT) domain, LRR repeat and ANGIO-R (ARED) domain, were identified.
  • NACHT NB-ARC
  • LRR repeat LRR repeat
  • ANGIO-R ANGIO-R
  • cDNA larger than 1500 bp cloning is accomplished by amplification of multiple fragments of the cDNA.
  • Jurkat total RNA is reverse-transcribed to complementary DNAs using MMLV reverse transcriptase (Stratagene) and random hexanucleotide primers.
  • Overlapping cDNA fragments of a PAAD domain-containing polypeptide are amplified from the Jurkat complementary DNAs with Turbo Pfu DNA polymerase (Stratagene) using an oligonucleotide primer set for every 1500 bp of cDNA, where the amplified cDNA fragment contains a unique restriction site near the end that is to be ligated with an adjacent amplified cDNA fragment.
  • the resultant cDNA fragments are ligated into mammalian expression vector pcDNA-myc (Invitrogen, modified as described in Roy et al., EMBO J . 16:6914-6925 (1997)) and assembled to full-length cDNA by consecutively ligating adjacent fragments at the unique endonuclease sites form the full-length cDNA. Sequencing analysis of the assembled full-length cDNA is carried out, and splice isoforms of PAAD domain-containing polypeptides can be identified.
  • pcDNA-myc Invitrogen, modified as described in Roy et al., EMBO J . 16:6914-6925 (1997)
  • Complementary DNA encoding a PAAD domain-containing polypeptide, or a functional fragment thereof is amplified from Jurkat cDNAs with Turbo Pfu DNA polymerase (Stratagene) and desired primers, such as those described above.
  • the resultant PCR fragments are digested with restriction enzymes such as EcoRI and Xho I and ligated into pGEX-4T1 (Pharmacia) and pcDNA-myc vectors.
  • PAAD domain-containing or fragments thereof encoded in pGEX-4T1 are expressed in XL-1 blue E. coli cells (Stratagene), and affinity-purified using glutathione (GSH)-sepharose according to known methods, such as those in Current Protocols in Molecular Biology , Ausubel et al. eds., John Wiley and Sons (1999).
  • the beads are then incubated with 1 ⁇ l of rat reticulocyte lysates (TnT-lysate; Promega, Inc.) containing 35 S-labeled, in vitro translated PAAD domain-containing or control protein Skp-1 in 100 ⁇ l Co-IP buffer supplemented with 0.5 mg/ml BSA for overnight at 4° C.
  • the beads are washed four times in 500 ⁇ l Co-IP buffer, followed by boiling in 20 ⁇ l Laemmli-SDS sample buffer.
  • the eluted proteins are analyzed by SDS-PAGE.
  • the bands of SDS-PAGE gels are detected by fluorography.
  • PAAD domain-containing polypeptides e.g., PAN2 through PAN6, PAN7, PAN8, PAN9 and PAN10 and the like
  • PAAD domain-containing polypeptides e.g., PAN2 through PAN6, PAN7, PAN8, PAN9 and PAN10 and the like
  • Lanes containing GST-PAAD domain yield positive binding signals when incubated with a PAAD-associated polypeptide selected from Apaf-1, CED4, Nod1/CARD4, ASC-1, CARDX1, pro-Casp1, pro-Casp2, prc-Casp4, pro-Casp5, pro-Casp7, pro-Casp11, pro-Casp12, pro-Casp14, CED3, Dronc, Raidd/CRADD, Cardiak (RIP2, Rick), Bcl-1/CIPER, ARC, NOP30, cIAP-1, cIAP-2, Fadd/mort1, pro-Casp8, pro-Casp10, Dredd, c-Flip/flame, KSV/V-Flip, MCV, DEDD/DEFT, PEA-15, Flash, BAP31, BAR, RIP, IRAK-1, IRAK-2, IRAK-M, My D88, NMP-84, An
  • Transient transfections of 293T are conducted using SuperFect reagents (Qiagen) according to manufacturer's instructions.
  • 293T cells are transiently transfected with an expression plasmid (2 ⁇ g) encoding HA-tagged Apaf-1, CED4, Nod1/CARD4, ASC-1, CARDX1, pro-Casp1, pro-Casp2, pro-Casp4, pro-Casp5, pro-Casp7, pro-Casp11, pro-Casp12, pro-Casp14, CED3, Dronc, Raidd/CRADD, Cardiak (RIP2, Rick), Bcl-1/CIPER, ARC, NOP30, cIAP-1, cIAP-2, Fadd/mort1, pro-Casp8, pro-Casp10, Dredd, c-Flip/flame, KSV/V-Flip, M
  • transfected cells are collected and lysed in Co-IP buffer [142.4 mM KCl, 5 mM MgCl 2 , 10 mM HEPES (pH 7.4), 0.5 mM EGTA, 0.1% NP-40, and 1 mM DTT] supplemented with 12.5 mM ⁇ -glycerolphosphate, 2 mM NaF, 1 mM Na 3 VO 4 , 1 mM PMSF, and 1 ⁇ protenase inhibitor mix (Boehringer Mannheim).
  • Co-IP buffer 142.4 mM KCl, 5 mM MgCl 2 , 10 mM HEPES (pH 7.4), 0.5 mM EGTA, 0.1% NP-40, and 1 mM DTT
  • Cell lysates are clarified by microcentrifugation and subjected to immunoprecipitation using either a mouse monoclonal antibody to myc (Santa Cruz Biotechnologies, Inc) or a control mouse IgG. Proteins from the immune complexes are resolved by SDS-PAGE, transferred to nitrocellulose membranes, and subjected to immunoblot analysis using anti-HA antibodies followed by anti-myc antibodies using a standard Western blotting procedure and ECL reagents from Amersham-Pharmacia Biotechnologies, Inc. (Krajewski et al., Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 96:5752-5757 (1999)).
  • PAAD domain-containing polypeptides can bind to themselves (e.g., homodimers, and the like) and to one or more polypeptides selected from Apaf-1, CED4, Nod1/CARD4, ASC-1, CARDX1, pro-Casp1, pro-Casp2, pro-Casp4, pro-Casp5, pro-Casp7, pro-Casp11, pro-Casp12, pro-Casp14, CED3, Dronc, Raidd/CRADD, Cardiak (RIP2, Rick), Bcl-1/CIPER, ARC, NOP30, cIAP-1, cIAP-2, Fadd/mort1, pro-Casp8, pro-Casp10, Dredd, c-Flip/flame, KSV/V-Flip, MCV, DEDD/DEFT, PEA-15, Flash, BAP31, BAR, RIP, IRAK-1, IRAK
  • RT-PCR was performed on total RNA from HeLa cells using oligo dT to prime the first-strand synthesis and then 2 PAN2-specific primers designated Pan2/5′: 5′-CCGGAATTCACCATGGCAGCCTCTTTCTTCTCTGATTTT-3′ (SEQ ID NO:35) and Pan2/3′: 5′-CCGCTCGAGTCACGTAGAGCTGTGTTCATCCTCTTTCTTAA-3′ (SEQ ID NO:36). These primers were designed based on the predicted PAN2 open reading frame identified in the genomic sequence AC022066 on chromosome 19, as described in Example 2.0.
  • the ATG of PAN2 and an artificial stop codon inserted after amino acid 620 are underlined in SEQ ID NOS:35 and 36, respectively.
  • EcoRI and XhoI restriction sites are shown in italics in SEQ ID NOS:35 and 36, respectively.
  • the resulting PCR product was cloned into a pcDNA3Myc expression vector at the EcoRI(5′) and XhoI(3′), and sequenced.
  • the complete coding sequence of PAN2 was cloned by PCR from I.M.A.G.E. Consortium CloneID 3139498 by PCR, using as the 5′ primer SEQ ID NO:35 and as the 3′ primer Pan2STOP4: 5′-CCTCTCGAGTCAGATCTCTACCCTTGTGATTGTGTCAC-3′ (SEQ ID NO:40).
  • the PAN2 cDNA was independently amplified from HeLa cells using overlapping primers to confirm that the I.M.A.G.E. clone contained an intact, single cDNA.
  • the PAN2 cDNA coding sequence (SEQ ID NO:15) is 2985 nucleotides and encodes an amino acid sequence (SEQ ID NO:16) of 995 amino acids.
  • the PAN2 gene spans 30 kbp on chromosome 19, and contains at least 10 exons, including 9 coding and at least 1 non-coding exon.
  • the PAAD domain corresponds to amino acids 14-89 of SEQ ID NO:16.
  • the nucleotide-binding domain (NB-ARC) corresponds to amino acids 147-336 of SEQ ID NO:16.
  • the Angiotensin receptor-like domain (AR-like or ARED domain) (SEQ ID NO:38) corresponds to amino acids 465-605 of SEQ ID NO:16.
  • the Leucine rich region (LRR) (SEQ ID NO:39) corresponds to amino acids 620-995 of SEQ ID NO:16, or alternatively amino acids 604-995.
  • PAN2 expression of PAN2 in human tissues was determined using a panel of Clontech (Palo Alto, Calif.) first-strand cDNAs to amplify a region of PAN2 corresponding to the NB-ARC (NACHT) domain (amino acids 147-465), following manufacturer's recommended procedures. PAN2 was found to be expressed in several human tissues, including placenta, lung, liver, muscle, kidney, pancreas, spleen, thymus, prostate, testis and ovary.
  • NACHT NB-ARC
  • an electro-mobility shift assay was performed using a 32 P-labeled double strand DNA oligonucleotide encompassing NF ⁇ B binding sites.
  • Nuclear extracts were prepared from cells that had been stably transfected with either control or PAN2-encoding plasmids, then stimulated with TNF ⁇ . Incubation of the nuclear extracts with 32 P-labeled NF ⁇ B probe then permitted measurements of the relative levels of the NF ⁇ B DNA binding activity. The results indicated that TNF ⁇ stimulated increases in NF ⁇ B DNA-binding activity in control transfected cells.
  • NF ⁇ B DNA-binding activity was markedly reduced in cells stably over-expressing PAN2.
  • PAN2 Incubating the protein/DNA complexes with antibodies recognizing various members of the Rel/NF ⁇ B family of transcription factors provided evidence that p50 and p65 subunits of NF ⁇ B are included in the DNA/protein complexes, producing a super-shift effect in EMSAs. From these experiments it was concluded that PAN2 inhibits the induction NF ⁇ B DNA-binding activity by TNF ⁇ .
  • plasmids encoding either NIK (pCMV-NIK), IKK ⁇ (pRE-HA-IKK ⁇ ) or IKK ⁇ (pRE-HA-IKK ⁇ ) were co-transfected into 293N cells as described above with from 10 ng to 300 ng of pcDNA3Myc PAN2 or with empty vector, together with 10 ng of pNF ⁇ B-luc and 2.5 ng of pTK-RL. Luciferase activities determined as described above. As shown in FIG. 5, PAN2 expression dose-dependently blocked the activation of NF ⁇ B mediated by either NIK, IKK ⁇ or IKK ⁇ . Therefore, PAN2 acts downstream of the I ⁇ B kinase complex.
  • HEK293 cells were transiently transfected with plasmids encoding epitope-tagged either IKK ⁇ or IKK ⁇ together with either a control or various amounts of a PAN2-encoding plasmid. After 36 h, cells were left untreated or stimulated with TNF ⁇ for 15 minutes, then cell lysates were prepared and either IKK ⁇ or IKK ⁇ was immunoprecipitated.
  • the resulting immunoprecipitates were then employed for in vitro kinase assays, where they were incubated with the exogenous substrate (GST-IKB 1-54) in the presence of 32 P ⁇ -ATP.
  • the kinase reaction products were then analyzed by SDS-PAGE, examining phosphorylation of GST-I ⁇ B substrate as well as phosphorylation of the kinases.
  • the immunoprecipitates were subjected to SDS-PAGE/immunoblot analysis to verify loading of equivalent amounts of proteins.
  • NF ⁇ B is normally sequestered into the cytoplasm of nonstimulated cells by a family of inhibitory proteins, called I ⁇ B ( ⁇ , ⁇ , ⁇ and ⁇ ). Exposure of cells to various stimuli leads to the rapid phosphorylation, ubiquitination and proteolytic degradation of I ⁇ B, which frees NF ⁇ B to translocate to the nucleus where it regulates gene expression. Accordingly, it was hypothesized that the PAN2 inhibitory effect on NF ⁇ B activation could be related to I ⁇ B. To test this hypothesis, the in vivo interactions between PAN2 and I ⁇ B ⁇ were determined.
  • HEK293T cells were seeded at 3 ⁇ 10 6 cells per well in 100 mm dishes and transfected with 6-8 ⁇ g plasmid DNA using Lipofectamine PlusTM transfection reagent (GIBCO) 24 hours later.
  • GIBCO Lipofectamine PlusTM transfection reagent
  • cells were collected, washed in PBS and lysed in isotonic lysis buffer [150 or 500 mM NaCl, 20 mM Tris/HCl (pH 7.4), 1% NP-40, 12.5 mM ⁇ -glycerophosphate, 2 mM NaF, 1 mM Na 3 V0 4 , 1 mM PMSF, and 1 ⁇ protease inhibitor mix (Roche)].
  • isotonic lysis buffer 150 or 500 mM NaCl, 20 mM Tris/HCl (pH 7.4), 1% NP-40, 12.5 mM ⁇ -glycerophosphate, 2 mM NaF, 1 mM Na 3 V0 4 , 1 mM PMSF, and 1 ⁇ protease inhibitor mix (Roche)].
  • Lysates were clarified by centrifugation and subjected to immunoprecipitation using agarose-conjugated anti-c-Myc antibodies (Santa Cruz) or anti-FlagM2 antibodies (Sigma) or non-specific control antibodies and Protein G-agarose for 2-4 hours at 4° C.
  • Immune-complexes were washed 3-5 times with lysis buffer and once with PBS, boiled in 1.5 ⁇ Laemmli buffer, and separated by 12-15% PAGE. Immune-complexes were then transferred to PVDF membranes (Millipore) and immunoblotted with anti-c-Myc (Santa Cruz) or anti-Flag (Sigma) antibodies in 5% dry milk in TBS-T. Membranes were washed, incubated with HRP-conjugated secondary antibodies, and reactive proteins were detected using ECL.
  • Flag-tagged I ⁇ B ⁇ co-immunoprecipitated with Myc-tagged full-length PAN2 (“f.l.”), Myc-tagged PAN2 ⁇ LRR, and Myc-tagged PAN2NBARC, each of which contained the NBARC domain, but not with Myc-tagged PAN2PAAD or Myc-tagged PAN2AR-like.
  • first strand cDNA was synthesized at 42° C. for 1 hour from HeLa total RNA (1 ⁇ g) using the PAN5 specific primer (300 ng): L1515 (reverse): TTGCTCGAGTCATCTGAATAC (SEQ ID NO:53), and the ProStart Ultra HF RT-PCR system (Stratagene) as described by the manufacturer. A control mRNA and primers provided in the kit were also used (positive control).
  • the completed first-strand cDNA was used for PCR amplification using Pfu DNA polymerase (2.5 units) and PAN5-specific primers (100 ng each), U1(forward): ATGGCCATGGCCAAGGC CAGAAAGC (SEQ ID NO:54) and L1515 (reverse): TTGCTCGAGTCATCTGAATAC (SEQ ID NO:55).
  • the following PCR conditions were used: 4′ hot start at 94° C., 35 cycles of 94° C. denaturation for 1 minute, 44° C. annealing for 1 minute and extension at 72° C. for 2 minutes and a final 10 minute extension at 72° C.
  • a 1515 bp PCR product corresponding to PAN5 was observed on an agarose gel.
  • the resultant PCR product was cloned into pcDNA4-His/Max Topo (Invitrogen) following the recommendations of the manufacturer.
  • PAAD5 PAAD domain of PAN5
  • SEQ ID NO:21 bp34-271 of PAN5 cDNA (SEQ ID NO:21), encoding amino acids 12-90 of SEQ ID NO:22
  • EA-PAC5-Eco-U34 GAATTCCTCTGGGCCTTGAGTGACCTTGAG (SEQ ID NO:51)
  • EA-PAC5-Xho-St-L271 CCAGCCGACCTCGAGCAGTCAAATATGGC (SEQ ID NO:52).
  • PCR reactions contained in a total volume of 50 ⁇ l: 10 ⁇ PCR buffer, 20 mM each dNTPs, amplitaq polymerase (0.5 U), 100 ng HeLa cDNA, 50 ng of each primer and 10% DMSO. The same mixture lacking DNA was used as a negative control.
  • the PCR conditions used were as follows: the DNA was first denatured for 3 minutes (hot start). The primer mixture was then added and for 30 subsequent cycles of PCR, the samples were denatured at 94° C. for 30 seconds, annealed at 44° C. for 30 seconds and extended at 72° C. for 1 minute. The 30 cycles of PCR were followed by a 10 minute extension at 72° C.
  • the PAAD5 domain was first cloned into pCR-II-Topo, sequence-verified and then digested with EcoR1/Xho1. The digest was then analyzed by gel electrophoresis and the 238 bp band containing the PAAD5 domain gel purified for subcloning into pcDNA3-Myc at the EcoR1/XhoI sites for expression in mammalian cells.
  • HEK293 cells were transiently transfected using SuperFectTM transfection reagent (1.5 ⁇ l/well) with pNF ⁇ B-Luc (50 ng) and pRL-TK (10 ng) luciferase reporter constructs, pcDNA3-PAAD5 or pcDNA4-PANS (390 ng) and 50 ng each of different components of the TNF, LPS or IL signaling pathways, as indicated in Table 3. After incubation for 3 hours, the transfection reagent was removed, fresh serum-containing media was added and cells were then incubated for 36 hours.
  • the 32 P-primer labeling reaction contained 25 ng of denatured DNA, DATP, DAGTP, dTTP, random octamer primers, 50 uCi [ 32 P] dCTP and Klenow fragment.
  • the prehybridization solution was removed, and the denatured radiolabeled probe was added to the hybridization solution (same as prehybridization buffer) and the membrane was hybridized overnight at 68° C.
  • the membrane was washed three times for 40′ with 2 ⁇ SSC/0.05% SDS at room temperature, washed twice for 40′ at 50° C., and exposed to Kodak XAR-5 film with intensifying screens at ⁇ 70° C. C for 1-3 days.
  • the PAN6 gene was determined to share certain LRR-encoding exons with a gene designated RNO2 (GenBank Accession Number NP — 15039 (gi:15193292)).
  • RNO2 GeneBank Accession Number NP — 15039 (gi:15193292)
  • the RNO2 cDNA is expressed in hematopoietic cells and is upregulated in leukemia cells by nitric oxide. It is contemplated that the RNO2 gene product and PAN6 can compete for ligands that bind the LRR domain.
  • PAAD6 The PAAD domain of PAN6 (“PAAD6”) corresponding to bp34-271 of PAN6 cDNA (SEQ ID NO:23), encoding amino acids 12-90 of SEQ ID NO:24, was amplified by PCR from HeLa cDNA library using the primer set EA-PAAD6-U22: GACGGATCCTGTGGCATGGCCACCTACTTGG (SEQ ID NO:56) and EA-PAAD6-L291: ATCCCTCACGAATTCCCCTCACTGTCCTC (SEQ ID NO:57), essentially as described for PAAD5.
  • the PAAD 6 domain was first cloned into pCR-II-Topo, sequence-verified and then digested with BamH1 and Xho1.
  • the 270 bp band containing the PAAD 6 domain was gel purified and ligated into pcDNA3-Myc for expression in mammalian cells, into pGEX-4T.3 for GST-fusion protein production and into pGilda for yeast two-hybrid studies, at the BamH1/Xho1 sites of the relevant vector.
  • HEK293 cells were transiently transfected with pNF ⁇ B-Luc (50 ng) and pRL-TK (10 ng) luciferase reporter constructs, pcDNA3-PAAD6(390 ng) and 50 ng each of different components of the TNF, LPS or IL signaling pathways, as indicated in Table 4, as described above for PAAD5.
  • the pGilda plasmid was used to express as a “bait” protein the PAAD domain of PAN6 (nucleotides 22-291 of PAN6 cDNA, corresponding to amino acids 8-97 of SEQ ID NO:24).
  • the plasmid expressing the LexA-PAAD6 bait protein was then used to transform the yeast strain EGY48 (MAT,trp1,ura3, his,his leu2::6LexAop-LEU2.
  • the ability of the LexA-PAAD6 bait protein alone to activate LEU2 or LacZ reporter genes was also tested.
  • the LexA-PAAD6 bait protein was used to screen a human fetal brain and Jurkat T cell pJG4-5 cDNA libraries. Briefly, cells were grown in either YPD medium with 1% yeast extract, 2% polypeptone and 2% glucose, or in Burkholder's minimal medium (BMM) supplemented with appropriate amino acids. Transformations were performed by a LiCl method using 0.1 mg of pJG4-5 cDNA library DNA and 5 mg denatured salmon sperm DNA. The potential positive transformants that grew on Leu deficient BMM plates containing 2% galactose were transferred to BMM plates containing leucine and 2% glucose.
  • BMM Burkholder's minimal medium
  • IKAP is an IK ⁇ kinase complex associated protein.
  • the region of IKAP that interacted with PAAD6 was within amino acids 1089-1232. IKAP is known in the art and described, for example, in Cohen et al., Nature 395:292-296 (1998).
  • a PAN6 transcript of 3.3 kb was observed at highest levels in thymus, spleen and skeletal muscle, with lower levels in other tissues.
  • ASC and ASC2 were cloned as following.
  • the ASC or ASC2 (SEQ ID NO:27) open reading frames, or the ASC CARD or PAAD domains, were amplified by high fidelity PCR using primers containing EcoRI and XhoI sites and sub cloned into pcDNA3 vectors containing Myc, Flag or HA epitope tags on the N- or C-terminal end.
  • As template either the ASC cDNA described in Masumoto et al., J. Biol. Chem . 274:33835-33838 (1999) or the 619 bp EST with GenBank Accession No. W73523 (gi:1383656) were used.
  • ASC 5′-GAATTCGATCCTGGAGCCATGGGG-3′; (SEQ ID NO:41) 5′-CTCGAGCCGGAGTGTTGCTGGGAA-3′; (SEQ ID NO:42) ASC-PAAD: 5′-GAATTCGATCCTGGAGCCATGGGG-3; (SEQ ID NO:43) 5′-CTCGAGTCAGCTTGGCTGCCGACT-3′or (SEQ ID NO:44) 5-CCCCCTCGAGGGCCTGGCTTGGCTGCCGACT-3′; (SEQ ID NO:45) ASC-CARD: 5′-GAATTCCCTCAGTCGGCAGCCAAG-3′; (SEQ ID NO:46) 5′-CTCGAGCCGGAGTGTTGCTGGGAA-3′; (SEQ ID NO:47) ASC2: 5′-GAATTCGAGGCGCAGGGCTGTG-3′; (SEQ ID NO:48) 5′-CTCGAGGCTTCACA
  • ASC contains a PAAD domain at the N-terminus followed by a CARD domain.
  • ASC2 contains only a PAAD domain, which shares extensive sequence homology with the PAAD domain of ASC.
  • the ASC gene is localized at chromosome 16p12-11.2, whereas the ASC2 gene is localized at chromosome 16.p13.
  • ASC-PAAD and ASC2 were subcloned into pGEX4-T1 (Pharmacia) and affinity purified as GST-fusion proteins from E.coli XL-1 blue (Stratagene) using GSH-Sepharose.
  • the beads were washed twice and incubated overnight at 4° C. with 1 ⁇ l of rabbit reticulocyte lysate (Quick-TNT-lysate, Promega) containing 35 S-labeled, in vitro-translated proteins in 100 ⁇ l of buffer A supplemented with 0.5 mg/ml bovine serum albumin. Bound proteins were washed four times in 500 ⁇ l of buffer A, followed by boiling in 20 ⁇ l of Laemmli-SDS sample buffer, SDS-PAGE and detected by fluorography.
  • rabbit reticulocyte lysate Quick-TNT-lysate, Promega
  • yeast two-hybrid assays the yeast EGY-48 strain was transformed with various combinations of ASC, ASC-CARD, ASC-PAAD, and ASC2 in the plasmids pGilda and pJG 4-5, together with the ⁇ -galactosidase expression plasmid pSH-18-34 (Invitrogen). Colonies were plated on both LEU+ and LEU ⁇ media and also used for a ⁇ -Gal-assay. The results of the yeast interaction assays are shown in Table 5, below.
  • HEK293T cells were seeded at 5 ⁇ 10 5 cells per well in six-well plates (35 mm wells) and transfected with 2 ⁇ g plasmid DNA using Superfect (Qiagen) 24 hours later. After culturing for 36 hours, cells were collected, washed in PBS and lysed in isotonic lysis buffer [150 or 500 mM NaCl, 20 mM Tris/HCl (pH 7.4), 0.2% NP-40, 12.5 mM ⁇ -glycerophosphate, 2 mM NaF, 1 mM Na 3 V0 4 , 1 mM PMSF, and 1 ⁇ protease inhibitor mix (Roche).
  • isotonic lysis buffer 150 or 500 mM NaCl, 20 mM Tris/HCl (pH 7.4), 0.2% NP-40, 12.5 mM ⁇ -glycerophosphate, 2 mM NaF, 1 mM Na 3 V0 4 , 1 mM PMSF,
  • Lysates were clarified by centrifugation and subjected to immunoprecipitation using agarose-conjugated anti-c-Myc antibodies (Santa Cruz), anti-HA antibodies (Santa Cruz, Roche) anti-FlagM2 antibodies (Sigma) or non-specific control antibodies and Protein G-agarose for 2-4 hours at 4° C. Immune-complexes were washed 3-5 times with lysis buffer and once with PBS, boiled in 1.5 ⁇ Laemmli buffer, and separated by 12-15% PAGE next to 10% of the total lysate.
  • Immune-complexes were then transferred to PVDF membranes (Millipore) and immunoblotted with anti-c-Myc (Santa Cruz), anti-HA (Roche), or anti-Flag (Sigma) antibodies in 5% dry milk in TBS-T. Membranes were washed, incubated with HRP-conjugated secondary antibodies, and reactive proteins were detected using ECL.
  • Cos-7 cells were seeded onto 12-well plates and transfected with 1.5 ⁇ g total fusion plasmid DNA (either EGFP-ASC, EGFP-ASC2 or EGFP-ASC in combination with RFP-ASC2) (Clontech) using Lipofectamine plus (Life Technologies) 24 hours later. The next day cells were trypsinized and seeded onto 4- or 8-well chamber slides (LabTec) and fixed with 4% paraformaldehyde and mounted (Vectashield). Confocal laser scanning microscopy was then performed.
  • ASC when expressed alone, was localized to characteristic “speckles.”
  • ASC2 when expressed alone, exhibited a diffuse pattern of cytoplasmic and nuclear localization.
  • ASC and ASC2 co-localized in ASC speckles. Therefore, ASC is apparently able to recruit ASC2 into ASC “speckles.” This co-localization is further evidence that ASC and ASC2 associate in vivo.
  • reporter assays were performed using the Dual-Luciferase assay system (Promega).
  • HEK293N cells were seeded onto 24-well plates and transfected with 1 ⁇ g total plasmid DNA including 6 ng of pRL-TK and 150 ng pRL-NF- ⁇ B or pRL-p53 (all Pronega) using SuperFectTM transfection reagent (Qiagen) 24 hours later.
  • ASC, ASC2 and the PAAD domain of ASC are each able to inhibit NF ⁇ B induction by Bcl-10, TNF ⁇ and IL-1 ⁇ .
  • ASC and ASC2 also inhibited NF ⁇ B induction by Nod1 and, to a lesser extent, by Cardiak.
  • the inhibition of TNF ⁇ -induced NF ⁇ B activation was shown to be dependent on the amount of either ASC or ASC2 transfected, and also to be specific for NF ⁇ B, as no inhibition of adriamycin-induced p53 activation by ASC was observed.
  • TNF ⁇ is a potent inducer of NF ⁇ B activation.
  • HEK 293N cells were transiently transfected with expression plasmids for ASC-PAAD or ASC2, and either treated for 4 hours with TNF ⁇ or left untreated. Cleared lysates were immunoblotted with anti-TRAF1 or anti-TRAF2 antibodies. Equal loading was confirmed by re-blotting with an anti-Tubulin antibody.
  • TRAF1 As shown in FIG. 8, treatment with TNF normally causes an increase in expression of TRAF1 but not TRAF2 protein (see lanes marked CNTR, compare ⁇ and +TNF).
  • Expression of either ASC-PAAD or ASC2 decreased both basal and TNF-induced expression of TRAF1, without affecting expression of TRAF2. Because increased TRAF1 expression in response to TNF stimulation is mediated by NF ⁇ B activation, this result is consistent with the determination (see FIG. 7) that ASC-PAAD or ASC2 inhibit NF ⁇ B activation.
  • Active caspase-1 cleaves pro-IL-1 ⁇ , resulting in the generation of bioactive IL-1 ⁇ which is secreted from cells.
  • COS-7 cells and HEK293N cells were grown in 24 well plates (14 mm wells) and transfected with 1 ⁇ g plasmid DNA (Myc-tagged pro-caspase-1, pro-IL-1 ⁇ (Lee et al., J. Biol. Chem.
  • HEK293N cells were transiently transfected with expression plasmids for ASC; or ASC in combination with ASC2 alone or further in combination with active site mutants of caspase-1, caspase-8, caspase-9 or caspase-10.
  • Transfected HEK293N cells were directly lysed in caspase lysis buffer (10 mM HEPES (pH 7.4), 25 mM NaCl, 0.25% Triton X-100, and 1 mM EDTA), normalized for protein content, and protease activity was measured continuously by monitoring the release of fluorigenic Ac-DEVD-AFC (Bachem, Philadelphia, Pa.) at 37 C.
  • caspase activity was increased by expression of ASC (A and B), and further increased by expression of ASC and ASC2 in combination (A and B).
  • Caspase activity was only slightly increased by expression of ASC2 alone (B).
  • this effect on Nf ⁇ B activity in HEK293N-ASC-PAAD cells was confirmed to be ASC-dependent by introduction of an ASC-antisense plasmid, in which a cDNA fragment corresponding to the ASC-PAAD was subcloned in reverse orientation downstream of the GFP open reading frame in pEGFP (Clontech), positioning it into the 3′ untranslated region of this plasmid. Transfection of various amounts of this ASC-antisense plasmid induced concentration-dependent decreases in the amounts of Myc-ASC-PAAD protein, correlating with dose-dependent restoration of NF ⁇ B activity following TNF ⁇ -stimulation.
  • THP-1 monocytic cells were infected with retrovirus encoding either GFP or GFP fused to the PAAD of ASC.
  • the effects of LPS on expression of the NF ⁇ B-inducible gene, ICAM-1 were then studied in these cells by immunoblotting(Chen et al., J. Biol. Chem . 276:30724-30728 (2001)).
  • LPS-mediated induction of ICAM-I expression was markedly reduced in ASC-PAAD-expressing cells.
  • NF ⁇ B activity in cells was assessed by transient transfection of plasmids encoding various intracellular signal-transducing proteins that operate within cytokine receptor pathways leading to phosphorylation of IKB, a key event required for NF ⁇ B release.
  • Co-expression of ASC-encoding plasmids with these signal transducers revealed that ASC blocks induction of NF ⁇ B activity by the adapter proteins TRAF2 and TRAF6, the TRAF-binding kinases TBK1 and NIK, the IKK complex constituents IKK ⁇ and IKK ⁇ , and by the related kinase IKKi.
  • co-expression of ASC did not suppress reporter gene activation induced by over-expression of the p65 subunit of NF ⁇ B
  • in vitro kinase assays were performed to directly evaluate the effects of ASC on IKK activity.
  • either HA-epitope tagged IKK ⁇ or IKK ⁇ was expressed in cells alone or in combination with ASC-encoding or kinase dead IKK expressing plasmids, then either HA-IKK ⁇ or HA-IKK ⁇ was immunoprecipitated from transfected cells, and its phosphorylation in vitro of GST-I ⁇ B ⁇ substrate was measured.
  • in vitro phosphorylation of IKK ⁇ as well as phosphorylation of associated endogenous I ⁇ B ⁇ was also measured in the kinase assays.
  • IKK phosphorylates I ⁇ B-family proteins, causing their ubiquitination and proteasome-dependent degradation
  • the effects of the PAAD domain of ASC on levels of endogenous I ⁇ B ⁇ in these stably transfected cells were also evaluated, before and at various times after TNF ⁇ stimulation.
  • Immunoblot analysis of lysates from HEK293N-Neo cells using anti-I ⁇ B ⁇ antibody demonstrated the appearance of a doublet band indicative of phosphorylation of I ⁇ B ⁇ within 5 minutes after TNF ⁇ simulation, followed by disappearance of IKB ⁇ protein.
  • I ⁇ B ⁇ protein levels were sustained at detectable levels in HEK293N-ASC-PAAD cells despite TNF ⁇ treatment.
  • the I ⁇ B ⁇ doublet band indicative of phosphorylation was not observed until much later, at 15-30 minutes post-stimulation, thus demonstrating a marked delay relative to control cells.
  • HEK293N transfectants stably expressing ASC-PAAD were also analyzed to determine whether the PAAD domain is sufficient for association with endogenous IKK ⁇ and IKK ⁇ . Again, co-immunoprecipitation experiments demonstrated specific interaction of ASC-PAAD with both IKK ⁇ and IKK ⁇ .
  • PAAD domain of ASC associates with endogenous IKK ⁇ and IKK ⁇ containing protein complexes, altering their intracellular location and suppressing cytokine- and LPS-mediated activation of these protein kinases involved in NF ⁇ B induction.

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Abstract

The invention provides isolated nucleic acid molecules encoding PAAD-domain containing polypeptides and functional fragments thereof, including fragments containing PAAD domains, NACHT domains and ARED domains, encoded polypeptides, and antibodies. Also provided are methods of identifying polypeptides and agents that associate with a PAAD-domain containing polypeptide or fragment thereof, or that alter an association of a PAAD domain-containing polypeptides. Further provided are methods of identifying agents that modulate PAAD domain-mediated inhibition of NFκB activity, or modulate an activity of a NACHT domain of a PAAD domain-containing polypeptide. Also provided are methods of modulating NFκB transcriptional activity in a cell, and methods of altering expression of a PAAD domain-containing polypeptide in a cell

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  • This application claims benefit of the filing date of U.S. Provisional Application No. 60/370,538, filed Apr. 4, 2002, which is incorporated herein by reference.[0001]
  • [0002] This invention was made in part with United States Government support under grant number NIH GM60049 awarded by the National Institutes of Health and NSF DBI-0078731 awarded by the National Science Foundation. The U.S. Government has certain rights in this invention.
  • BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION FIELD OF THE INVENTION
  • This invention relates generally to the fields of molecular biology and molecular medicine and more specifically to the identification of proteins involved in innate immunity, programmed cell death, NFκB induction, cytokine processing and inflammation, and associations of these proteins. [0003]
  • BACKGROUND INFORMATION
  • Proteins containing the death domain fold (DDF) play pivotal roles in programmed cell death (apoptosis) and inflammatory responses. The DDF represents a protein interaction motif consisting of a bundle of (usually) six antiparallel α-helices. This core structure is found in at least three families of evolutionarily conserved and closely related domain families, including Death Domain (DD), Death Effector Domain (DED) and Caspase Recruitment Domain (CARD) families. [0004]
  • CARD- and DED-family proteins have been implicated in activation of Caspase-family proteases. Though many of these intracellular cysteine proteases are involved in apoptosis induction, some of these proteases, such as Caspase-1, are chiefly responsible for proteolytic processing and activation of pro-inflammatory cytokines, such as Interleukin-1β. Homotypic interactions among CARD- and DED-containing adapter proteins occur with the inactive proforms of those Caspases which possess N-terminal prodomains containing complementary CARDs or DEDs, respectively. The resulting formation of multi-protein complexes leads to protease cleavage and activation by an induced proximity mechanism in which pro-proteases are clustered together, permitting trans-proteolytic cleavage events necessary for generation of active Caspases. [0005]
  • Besides regulating Caspase activation, some DDF proteins are also known to participate in activation of transcription factor NF-κB, a family of dimeric transcription factors containing the Rel-homology domain (RHD). In mammals, NF-κB family members play critical roles in regulating expression of genes involved in inflammatory and immune responses, including certain cytokines, lymphokines, immunoglobulins, and leukocyte adhesion proteins. Among the DDF proteins, DD- and CARD-containing proteins have been shown to participate in NF-κB induction, with certain DD-family proteins linking cytokine receptors to downstream adapter proteins implicated in IKK activation and specific CARD-family proteins linking to adapter proteins that connect to the IKK complex. [0006]
  • The identification of proteins with folds that structurally resemble the Death Domain Fold, determination of molecules with which they interact, and elucidation of their biological function, can form the basis for strategies designed to alter apoptosis, NFκB inductions, immune and inflammatory responses, cytokine production, and other cellular processes mediated by these proteins. Thus, a need exists to identify proteins with structural resemblance to DDF proteins, and to identify functional domains within these proteins. The present invention satisfies this need and provides additional advantages as well. [0007]
  • SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
  • The invention provides isolated nucleic acid molecules encoding PAAD-domain containing polypeptides and functional fragments thereof, including fragments containing PAAD domains, NB-ARC (NACHT) domains and LRR domains. Also provided are vectors containing such nucleic acid molecules and host cells containing the vectors. Further provided are oligonucleotides therefrom and methods of identifying nucleic acid molecules encoding a PAAD-containing polypeptide in a sample using such oligonucleotides. [0008]
  • Also provided are isolated PAAD-domain containing polypeptides and functional fragments thereof, including fragments containing PAAD domains, NB-ARC (NACHT) domains and LRR domains, and peptides therefrom. [0009]
  • The invention further provides antibodies that can specifically bind to PAAD-domain containing polypeptides, and methods of detecting PAAD-domain containing polypeptides in a sample using such antibodies. [0010]
  • Also provided is a method of identifying a polypeptide that associates with a PAAD-domain containing polypeptide or fragment thereof, including fragments containing PAAD domains, NB-ARC (NACHT) domains and LRR domains. The method is practiced by contacting a PAAD domain-containing polypeptide or fragment with a candidate PAAD domain-containing polypeptide-associated polypeptide (PAP), and detecting association of the PAAD domain-containing polypeptide or fragment with the candidate PAP, wherein a candidate PAP that associates with the polypeptide is identified as a PAP. [0011]
  • The invention also provides a method of identifying an effective agent that alters the association of a PAAD domain-containing polypeptide or fragment with a PAP. The method is practiced by contacting a PAAD domain-containing polypeptide, or a PAAD, NB-ARC (NACHT) or LRR domain therefrom, and the PAP under conditions that allow the PAAD domain-containing polypeptide or fragment and the PAP to associate, with a candidate agent, and detecting the altered association of the PAAD domain-containing polypeptide or domain with the PAP, wherein an agent that alters the association is identified as an effective agent. [0012]
  • Further provided is a method for identifying an agent that associates with a PAAD-domain containing polypeptide or fragment therefrom, including a fragment containing a PAAD domain, NB-ARC (NACHT) domain or LRR domains. The method is practiced by contacting the PAAD domain-containing polypeptide or fragment with a candidate agent and detecting association of the PAAD domain-containing polypeptide with the agent. [0013]
  • Also provided is a method of identifying an agent that modulates PAAD domain-mediated inhibition of NFκB activity. The method is practiced by contacting a cell that recombinantly expresses a PAAD domain-containing polypeptide with a candidate agent and detecting NFκB activity in the cell. Increased or decreased NFκB activity in the cell compared to a control cell indicates that the candidate agent is an agent that modulates PAAD domain-mediated inhibition of NFκB activity. [0014]
  • Further provided is a method of identifying an agent that modulates an activity of a NB-ARC (NACHT) domain of a PAAD domain-containing polypeptide. The method is practiced by contacting an NB-ARC (NACHT) domain-containing polypeptide with a candidate agent and detecting an activity of the NB-ARC (NACHT) domain, wherein an increase or decrease of the activity identifies the agent as an agent that modulates the activity of the NB-ARC (NACHT) domain. The detected activity of the NB-ARC (NACHT) domain can be selected from homo-oligomerization, hetero-oligomerization, nucleotide hydrolysis, and nucleotide binding. [0015]
  • Further provided is a method of modulating NFκB transcriptional activity in a cell. The method is practiced by introducing a nucleic acid molecule encoding a PAAD domain-containing polypeptide into a cell and expressing the nucleic acid molecule in the cell, wherein the expression of the nucleic acid modulates NFκB transcriptional activity in the cell. [0016]
  • The invention also provides a method of decreasing expression of a PAAD domain-containing polypeptide in a cell, by introducing an antisense or dsRNA nucleic molecule into a cell, wherein the antisense or dsRNA nucleic molecule binds to a nucleic acid molecule encoding a PAAD domain-containing polypeptide.[0017]
  • BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE FIGURES
  • FIG. 1 shows that multiple alignment using the CLUSTAL W program (Higgins et al. [0018] Nuc. Acid Res. 22:4673-4680 (1995)) of the aligned part of selected members of the PAAD family from humans. NCBI gi accession numbers are included. The “sec_str” line shows secondary structure prediction made for pyrin using the PHD program (Rost et al., Comput. Appl. Biosci. 10:53-60 (1994)).
  • FIG. 2 shows the evolutionary tree showing the relationship between selected members of the PAAD family of proteins from humans and viruses. The tree was built using the CLUSTALW program. Proteins containing NB-ARC (NACHT) NTP-ase domains as well as PAAD domains (NAC and PAN1-6) are shown in grey. [0019]
  • FIG. 3 shows a schematic (not to scale) representation of domain arrangement in proteins containing a PAAD domain. [0020]
  • FIG. 4 shows a model of the PAAD domain built on the template of the Death Effector Domain from FADD protein (PDB code: 1a1z), using the FFAS alignment and the Modeller program (Sali et al, [0021] J. Mol. Biol. 234:779-815 (1993)). Some motifs identified in the sequence analyses of the PAAD family stand out as surface features that may be responsible for biological activity of these domains. A notable feature is the conserved Lys-Phe-Lys motif, that according to this model, is found on the protein surface, in helix 2. Positively charged residues from this motif, together with other charged residues from another, less conserved motif in helix 5, form a positively charged surface of the predicted protein that may be important for inter-molecule interaction. These residues are shown in the ball-and-stick representation.
  • FIG. 5 shows a luciferase reporter assay in which NFκB transcription activity was determined in cells transfected with NIK, IKKα or IKKβ and either an empty vector or the indicated amounts of a vector expressing PAN2. [0022]
  • FIG. 6 shows a protein interaction assay in which vectors expressing Myc-tagged PAN2, or Myc-tagged domains of PAN2 as indicated, and either Flag-tagged IkBα or Flag-tagged empty vector, were co-transfected into 293T cells. The lysates were immunoprecipitated with an anti-Flag antibody and blotted with either an anti-Myc or an anti-Flag antibody. [0023]
  • FIG. 7 shows a luciferase reporter assay in which NFκB transcriptional activity was determined in cells transfected with Bcl10 (A), contacted with TNFα (B), contacted with IL-1β (C), or transfected with Bcl10, Nod1 or Cardiak (D), and further transfected with either an empty vector (CNTR), or vectors expressing ASC, domains therefrom, or ASC2, as indicated. [0024]
  • FIG. 8 shows an immunoblot in which the expression of TRAF1 and TRAF2 was examined in cells transfected with the indicated expression vectors and either stimulated with TNF or unstimulated. The expression of Tubulin was determined as a control. [0025]
  • FIG. 9 shows the amount of interleukin-1β secreted from 293N or Cos-7 cells transfected with the indicated expression vectors. [0026]
  • FIG. 10 shows caspase activity, indicated by the cleavage of the fluorogenic substrate Ac-DEVD-AFC over time in cells transfected with the indicated expression vectors. c/a indicates that the caspase is an active site mutant. [0027]
  • FIG. 11 shows an alignment of the PAAD, NACHT and ARED domains of the indicated proteins (SEQ ID NOS:85-102), and intervening variable sequences. Residues shown in white on a black background are conserved in at least 90% of the proteins; residues boxed in pale grey are conserved in at least 70% of the proteins; residues boxed in dark grey are conserved in at least 50% of the proteins. The PAAD domain, NACHT domain and ARED domain boundaries are shown by overlining. [0028]
  • FIG. 12 shows the PAN3 nucleotide sequence designated SEQ ID NO:65, and the PAN3 amino acid sequence designated SEQ ID NO:66. [0029]
  • FIG. 13 shows the PAN6 nucleotide sequence designated SEQ ID NO:67, and the PAN6 amino acid sequence designated SEQ ID NO:68. [0030]
  • FIG. 14 shows the PAN7 nucleotide sequence designated SEQ ID NO:69, and the PAN7 amino acid sequence designated SEQ ID NO:70. [0031]
  • FIG. 15 shows the PAN8 nucleotide sequence designated SEQ ID NO:71, and the PAN8 amino acid sequence designated SEQ ID NO:72. [0032]
  • FIG. 16 shows the PAN9 nucleotide sequence designated SEQ ID NO:73, and the PAN9 amino acid sequence designated SEQ ID NO:74. [0033]
  • FIG. 17 shows the PAN10 nucleotide sequence designated SEQ ID NO:75, and the PAN10 amino acid sequence designated SEQ ID NO:76. [0034]
  • FIG. 18 shows the PAN5 nucleotide sequence designated SEQ ID NO:83, and the PAN5 amino acid sequence designated SEQ ID NO:84. [0035]
  • DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
  • In accordance with the present invention, there are provided PAAD domain-containing polypeptides and functional fragments thereof, encoding nucleic acid molecules, and related compositions and methods. The “PAAD domain” is an 80-100 residue domain named after the protein families in which it was first identified: pyrin, AIM (Absent-in-melanoma), ASC (apoptosis-associated speck-like protein containing a caspase recruitment domain), and death domain (DD)-like. The terms “PAAD” and “PACS” (for identified in Pyrin, AIM, Caspase, and Speck-like protein) are synonymous. [0036]
  • Secondary structural predictions identify the PAAD domain as mostly helical (see FIG. 1). The PAAD domain has the predicted tertiary structure shown in FIG. 4, identifying PAAD as a member of the Death Domain Fold (DDF) family, whose members include Death Domain (DD), Death Effector Domain (DED) and Caspase Recruitment Domain (CARD) proteins. Structural properties of the PAAD domain, which is also known as PYRIN or DAPIN, are described, for example, in Pawlowski et al., [0037] Trends Biochem. Sci. 26:85-87 (2001); Bertin et al., Cell Death Differ. 7:1273-1274 (2000); Fairbrother et al., Protein Sci. 10:1911-1918 (2001); Martinon et al., Curr. Biol. 11: R118-120 (2001); and Staub et al., Trends Biochem. Sci. 26:83-85 (2001).
  • PAAD domains have been identified at the N-terminus of several different proteins involved in apoptosis, cancer, inflammation and immune responses, as described herein (see FIG. 1). The founding member of the PAAD domain family, Pyrin, is mutated in families with Familial Mediterranean Fever (FMF), a hereditary hyper-inflammatory response syndrome. Mutant alleles of a gene encoding another PAAD family protein, Cryopyrin, have been associated with familial cold auto-inflammatory syndrome and Muckle-Wells syndrome. [0038]
  • Protein-protein interactions influence the activity of various proteins involved in apoptosis and immune response. Several protein interaction domains have been implicated in interactions among these proteins. The PAAD domain has been identified at the N-terminus of the recently identified caspase-homologous gene from zebrafish (Inohara et al., [0039] Cell Death Differ, 7:509-510 (2000)), suggesting the involvement of the PAAD domain in apoptosis. In this protein, the PAAD domain occupies a position corresponding to the prodomain, which in other caspase genes is occupied by a CARD (caspase recruitment domain) or a DED (death effector domain) domain. Thus, it is contemplated herein that the PAAD domain functions as a death domain in apoptosis. Accordingly, methods are provided herein for identifying PAAD domain binding agents that modulate apoptotic activity.
  • As disclosed herein, PAAD domain-containing polypeptides bind proteins through their PAAD domains, including other PAAD domain-containing polypeptides, IKAP, Nod1, Cardiak, NIK, IKK-i, IKKα and IKKβ. [0040]
  • Accordingly, methods are provided herein for identifying PAAD domain-associating proteins, and for identifying compounds that disrupt the interaction between the PAAD domain and PAAD domain-associating proteins. [0041]
  • As disclosed herein, expression of the PAAD domain of PAAD domain-containing polypeptides is able to specifically modulate the induction of NFκB activity by various stimuli. NFκB is the collective name for inducible dimeric transcription factors composed of members of the Rel family of DNA-binding proteins that recognize a common sequence motif. NFκB is sequestered in the cytoplasm of resting cells through its association with an inhibitory protein called IκB. When stimulated by a variety of extracellular modulators, including the proinflammatory cytokines TNFα and IL-1, T- and B-cell mitogens, bacteria, bacterial lipopolysaccharide (LPS), viruses, viral proteins, double stranded RNA, and physical and chemical stresses, a cascade of adaptor proteins and protein kinases is activated, leading to phosphorylation of IκB by the IκB kinases α and β (IKKα/β). IkB phosphorylation leads to its ubiquitination, which targets the protein for rapid degradation by the 26S proteasome. The degradation of IκB exposes the nuclear localization signal (NLS) of NFκB, resulting in NFκB translocation to the nucleus and activation. [0042]
  • Active NFκB regulates the transcription of a large number of genes, including those involved in immune and inflammatory responses such as immunoreceptors, cell adhesion molecules cytokines and chemokines. NFκB also plays an important role in the antiviral response through interferon gene induction. Through adaptation, many viruses that do not cause interferon induction exploit NFκB to activate their own genes and to stimulate the survival and proliferation of lymphoid cells in which they replicate. [0043]
  • NFκB can have either positive and negative effects on cellular apoptosis depending on the cell type, apoptotic stimulus, and timing of NFκB activation. NFκB regulates the transcription of a variety of genes involved in blocking apoptosis, including cellular inhibitor of apopotosis (cIAP)-1, cIAP-2, TRAF1, TRAF2, superoxide dismutase (SOD), A20, and the Bcl-2 homolog Bfl-1/A1. [0044]
  • Inappropriate regulation of NFκB is involved in a wide range of human disorders, including cancers, neurodegenerative disorders, ataxia-telangiectasia, arthritis, asthma, inflammatory bowel disease and numerous other inflammatory conditions (see Karin et al., [0045] Ann. Rev. Immunol. 18:621-663 (2000), and references therein). Activation of NFκB also correlates with resistance to apoptosis induced by cancer therapeutic agents.
  • As disclosed herein, gene-transfer-mediated increases in the level of PAAD domain-containing proteins such as PAN2 and ASC can suppress NFκB transcriptional activity and NFκB DNA-binding activity in response to TNFα and IL-1β, implicating PAAD domain-containing proteins at the point of convergence of these cytokine signal transduction pathways. PAAD domain-containing proteins can also suppress NFκB induction resulting from over-expression of several adapter proteins and protein kinases involved in the TNFα and IL-1β receptor signal transduction pathway, and suppress the cytokine-mediated activation of IKKα and IKKβ. PAAD domain-containing proteins also can associate with IKKα, indicating a direct effect on the IKK complex. [0046]
  • The PANs of the invention are contemplated to function in a negative feedback mechanism that ensures that NFκB activity is produced in short bursts that limit inflammatory responses. The hereditary mutations associated with the PAN family proteins Cryopyrin and the PAAD-containing protein Pyrin may alter the functions of these proteins so that they are no longer capable of properly suppressing NFκB, thereby explaining the hyperinflammatory syndromes associated with mutations in the genes encoding these proteins. Likewise, mutations in genes encoding PANs of the invention, or altered regulation of such PANs, may be associated with inflammatory syndromes. [0047]
  • Under certain circumstances, it is contemplated that PANs function as stimulators rather than inhibitors of NFκB. Homotypic interactions between PAAD domains of suppressors and activators can thus set thresholds within cells for NFκB induction and inflammatory responses. [0048]
  • Accordingly, methods are provided herein to identify agents that modulate, either positively or negatively, the PAAD domain-mediated modulation of NFκB activation. Such agents can thus be used to regulate inflammatory responses, immune responses (including autoimmune responses), apoptosis, and other processes mediated at least in part by NF κB activity. [0049]
  • Further, PAAD domain-containing polypeptides are contemplated herein as influencing a variety of cellular and biochemical processes beyond apoptosis, including cell adhesion, inflammation and cytokine receptor signaling, and responses to viruses and infectious agents. [0050]
  • Exemplary invention PAAD domain-containing polypeptides include a family of proteins that in addition to a PAAD domain, contain a domain similar to the recently identified NB-ARC NTP-ase family (Koonin et al., [0051] Trends Biochem Sci, 25:223-224 (2000)) (see FIG. 3), as well as ARED domains and variable numbers of Leucine-Rich Repeat (LRR) domains. The NE-ARC, or “NACHT” domain has been implicated in nucleotide binding, oligomerization, and nucleotide (e.g. ATP and/or GTP) hydrolysis. This family of proteins is referred to herein as PAAD and Nucleotide-binding (“PAN”) proteins. The topological organisation of domains in PANs is reminiscent of proteins previously implicated in NF-κB induction or Caspase activation, such as Nod1 (CARD4), Nod2 (Inflammatory bowel disease protein 1), and CLAN (Ipaf1; CARD12), which contain a CARD followed by NACHT and LRR domains (Inohara et al., J. Biol. Chem. 274:14560-14567 (1999); Ogura et al., J. Biol. Chem. 276:4812-4818 (2001); and Damiano et al., Genomics 75:77-83 (2001)). In those proteins, the N-terminal CARD is essential for the effector functions of these proteins as inducers of NF-κB or activators of Caspases. As disclosed herein, the PAAD domain of invention PAN proteins also modulates NF-κB induction.
  • The amino acid sequence of the PAAD domains of PAN1 through PAN6 are set forth in FIG. 1 and as SEQ ID NOS:1-6, respectively. Alternatively, the PAAD domains of PAN2-6 can have the boundaries set forth by overlining in FIG. 11, corresponding to SEQ ID NO:103 (PAAD domain of PAN2), SEQ ID NO:106 (PAAD domain of PAN3), SEQ ID NO:109 (PAAD domain of PAN4), SEQ ID NO:112 (PAAD domain of PAN5) and SEQ ID NO:115 (PAAD domain of PAN6). [0052]
  • The sequences of PAN2-6 cDNAs and encoded polypeptides are set forth as follows: PAN2: SEQ ID NOS:15 and 16; PAN3: SEQ ID NOS:17 and 18; PAN4: SEQ ID NOS:19 and 20; PAN5: SEQ ID NOS:21 and 22; PAN6: SEQ ID NOS:23 and 24. [0053]
  • Alternatively, PAN3-6 cDNAs and encoded polypeptides can have sequences set forth in FIG. 12 ([0054] PAN 3; SEQ ID NOS:65 and 66), FIG. 18 (PAN 5; SEQ ID NOS:83 and 84) and FIG. 13 (PAN 6; SEQ ID NOS:67 and 68).
  • Other invention PAAD domain-containing polypeptides are designated PAN7, PAN8, PAN9 and PAN10. The amino acid sequence of the PAAD domains of PAN7, PAN8, PAN9 and PAN10 are shown by overlining in FIG. 11, corresponding to SEQ ID NO:118 (PAAD domain of PAN7), SEQ ID NO:121 (PAAD domain of PAN8), SEQ ID NO:124 (PAAD domain of PAN9) and SEQ ID NO:127 (PAAD domain of PAN10). [0055]
  • The cDNA and encoded polypeptide sequences of PAN7, PAN8, PAN9 and PAN10 are set forth in FIG. 14 (PAN7; SEQ ID NOS:69 and 70), FIG. 15 (PAN8; SEQ ID NOS:71 and 72), FIG. 16 (PAN9; SEQ ID NOS:73 and 74) and FIG. 17 (PAN10; SEQ ID NOS:75 and 76). [0056]
  • Other PAAD domain-containing polypeptides include pyrin2 and human ASC2, whose PAAD domain sequences are set forth in FIG. 1 and as SEQ ID NOS:8 and 10, respectively, and the proteins aligned in FIG. 11 designated FLJ20510_human (SEQ ID NO:85), PANunk_mouse (SEQ ID NO:88), NALP3/cryopyrin (SEQ ID NO:89), NALP1/NAC (SEQ ID NO:92), PAN5_mouse (SEQ ID NO:93), PAN4_CT (SEQ ID NO:6) and PAN2_mouse (SEQ ID NO:97). The sequences of pyrin2 cDNA and encoded polypeptide are set forth as SEQ ID NOS:25 and 26. A 719 residue open reading frame from [0057] chromosome 1, which is identical over the N-terminal 41 amino acids with SEQ ID NO:26, has been identified and deposited as gi:14731966 (SEQ ID NOS:58 and 59). Accordingly, a PAAD domain-containing polypeptide can contain the first 41 amino acids of SEQ ID NO:26, and can optionally further comprise the amino acid sequence designated SEQ ID NO:59.
  • The sequences of ASC2 cDNA and encoded polypeptide are set forth as SEQ ID NOS:27 and 28. ASC2 is an 89-residue protein containing only the PAAD domain. [0058]
  • The PAAD domain has also been identified in the N-terminal part of “Absent in Melanoma-2” (AIM2) and several closely homologous human and murine proteins, such as interferon-inducible genes IFI16 and MNDA (DeYoung et al., [0059] Oncogene, 15:453-457 (1997) (see FIG. 1; SEQ ID NOS:12 and 13). Proteins from this family were characterized as containing one or more copies of a conserved 200-residue domain, implicated in transcription repression (Johnstone et al., J Biol Chem. 273:17172-17177 (1998). The N-terminal part of AIM2 and related homologous proteins, containing the invention PAAD domain was not functionally analyzed, with two exceptions. In MNDA protein, it was shown that the N-terminal domain is partly responsible for homodimerization (Xie et al., FEBS Lett. 408:151-155 (1997). In IFI16, DNA-binding was attributed to a 159-residue long N-terminal segment (Dawson et al. Biochem Biophys Res Commun, 214:152-162 (1995)). There are also two viral proteins homologous to the interferon-inducible MNDA/IFI16 family, (M013L from myxoma virus and gp013L from rabbit fibroma virus), that contain an invention PAAD domain. The PAAD domain of M013L is shown in FIG. 1 (SEQ ID NO:14).
  • A PAAD domain has also been identified in the N-terminus of the ASC protein (apoptosis-associated speck-like protein containing a CARD) (Masumoto et al., [0060] J Biol Chem, 274:33835-33838 (1999)) (see FIG. 1; SEQ ID NO:9). The ASC protein was identified by characteristic dot-like aggregates (specks) which were present in cells during apoptosis triggered by retinolic acid and other anti-cancer drugs (Masumoto et al., supra (1999)). The C-terminal half of the speck protein contains an easily recognizable CARD domain, while the N-terminal half has now been found to be occupied by an invention PAAD domain.
  • One of the PAAD domain-containing polypeptides, PAN6 (SEQ ID NO:24), allowed an independent and unambigous connection between the pyrin/ASC/caspase and the AIM2/IFI16 branches of the family. Three iterations of a standard PSI-BLAST search against the NCBI nr database starting from this putative domain pulled out, among others, pyrin and AIM2, with E-values of 1e-23 and 1e-18, respectively. [0061]
  • The average sequence similarity between different branches of the PAAD domain protein family is approximately 25% of sequence identity (see FIG. 1). However, clear amino acid regions of strong sequence similarity are conserved throughout the PAAD domain family of proteins, as shown in FIG. 11. [0062]
  • Accordingly, in one embodiment, invention PAAD domains comprise the following amino acid consensus sequence motif —KFKX[0063] 1X2L— (SEQ ID NO:29), where X1 and X2 can be any amino acid. Preferably, X1 is selected from amino acids F, M, L, Y, E, H, Q and S, and X2 is preferably selected from amino acids K, H, L, Y and F. This motif has been found to be present in the N-terminal half of the majority of invention PAAD domains (see, e.g., FIG. 1).
  • In another embodiment, invention PAAD domains are also contemplated herein comprising the following amino acid consensus sequence motif —KLKX[0064] 1X2L— (SEQ ID NO:30), where X1 and X2 can be any amino acid. Preferably, X1 is selected from amino acids F, M, L, Y, E, H, Q and S, and X2 is preferably selected from amino acids K, H, L, Y and F.
  • In yet another embodiment, invention PAAD domains are also contemplated herein comprising the following amino acid consensus sequence motif —RFRX[0065] 1X2L— (SEQ ID NO:31), where X1 and X2 can be any amino acid. Preferably, X1 is selected from amino acids F, M, L, Y, E, H, Q and S, and X2 is preferably selected from amino acids K, H, L, Y and F.
  • In yet another embodiment, invention PAAD domains are also contemplated herein comprising the following amino acid consensus sequence motif —RFKX[0066] 1X2L— (SEQ ID NO:32), where X1 and X2 can be any amino acid. Preferably, X1 is selected from amino acids F, M, L, Y, E, H, Q and S, and X2 is preferably selected from amino acids K, H, L, Y and F.
  • In yet another embodiment, invention PAAD domains are also contemplated herein comprising the following amino acid consensus sequence motif —KFRX[0067] 1X2L— (SEQ ID NO:33), where X1 and X2 can be any amino acid. Preferably, X1 is selected from amino acids F, M, L, Y, E, H, Q and S, and X2 is preferably selected from amino acids K, H, L, Y and F.
  • In still another embodiment, invention PAAD domains are also contemplated herein comprising the following amino acid consensus sequence motif —KFKX[0068] 1X2I— (SEQ ID NO:34), where X1 and X2 can be any amino acid. Preferably, X1 is selected from amino acids F, M, L, Y, E, H, Q and S, and X2 is preferably selected from amino acids K, H, L, Y and F.
  • Accordingly, there are provided PAAD domain-containing polypeptides comprising an amino acid consensus sequence selected from the group consisting of: [0069]
    -KFKX1X2L-; (SEQ ID NO:29)
    -KLKX1X2L-; (SEQ ID NO:30)
    -RFRX1X2L-; (SEQ ID NO:31)
    -RFKX1X2L-; (SEQ ID NO:32)
    -KFRX1X2L-; (SEQ ID NO:33)
    and
    -KFKX1X2I-; (SEQ ID NO:34)
  • where X[0070] 1 and X2 can be any amino acid. Preferably, X1 is selected from amino acids F, M, L, Y, E, H, Q and S, and X2 is preferably selected from amino acids K, H, L, Y and F.
  • PAAD domains can be present in an invention polypeptide fragment or chimeric protein in conjunction with other types of functional domains, thus providing a mechanism for bringing one or more functional domains into close proximity or contact with a target protein via PAAD:PAAD associations involving two PAAD-containing polypeptides. For example, the PAAD domains of invention PAN proteins (e.g., PAN1 through PAN6, PAN7, PAN8, PAN9 and PAN10) allows invention PAN proteins to self-associate forming homo- or hetero-oligimers, thereby forming an oligomeric complex which brings proteins associated with PAN proteins into close proximity to each other. Because some PAAD domain-containing proteins also contain a CARD domain, exemplary proteins that are contemplated for association with invention PAN proteins are pro-caspases. Because most pro-caspases possess at least a small amount of protease activity even in their unprocessed form, the assembly of a complex that brings the proforms of caspase into juxtaposition can result in trans-processing of zymogens, producing the proteolytically processed and active caspase. Thus, invention PAN proteins can employ a PAAD domain for self-oligomerization and a CARD domain for binding a pro-caspase, resulting in caspase clustering, proteolytic processing and activation. In addition to the ability to activate caspases, PAAD domains are contemplated herein as being able to inhibit caspases. [0071]
  • In addition to their role in regulation of cell death and cell proliferation, PAAD domains can regulate other cellular processes. A PAAD domain-containing polypeptide can, for example, induce activation of the transcription factor NF-kB. Though caspase activation resulting from PAAD domain interactions can be involved in inducing apoptosis, other caspases can be primarily involved in proteolytic processing and activation of inflammatory cytokines (such as pro-IL-1β and pro-IL-18). Thus, PAAD domain-containing polypeptides can also be involved in cytokine receptor signaling, cytokine production and cJun N-terminal kinase activation, and, therefore, can be involved in regulation of immune and inflammatory responses. [0072]
  • In view of the function of the PAAD domain within the invention PAAD domain-containing polypeptides or functional fragments thereof, polypeptides of the invention are contemplated herein for use in methods to alter cellular and biochemical processes such as apoptosis, NF-κB induction, cytokine processing, cytokine receptor signaling, caspase-mediated proteolysis, or cJun N-terminal kinase activation, thus having modulating effects on cell life and death (i.e., apoptosis), inflammation, cell adhesion, or other cellular or biochemical processes. [0073]
  • Invention PAAD domain-containing polypeptides or functional fragments thereof are also contemplated in methods to identify PAAD domain binding agents and PAAD-associated polypeptides (PAPs) that alter apoptosis, NF-kB induction, cytokine processing, cytokine receptor signaling, caspase-mediated proteolysis, or cJun N-terminal kinase activation, thus having modulating effects on cell life and death (i.e., apoptosis), inflammation, cell adhesion, or other cellular or biochemical processes. [0074]
  • It is also contemplated herein that invention PAAD domain-containing polypeptides can associate with other PAAD domain-containing polypeptides to form invention hetero-oligomers or homo-oligomers, such as heterodimers or homodimers. In particular, the association of the PAAD domain of invention polypeptides with another PAAD domain-containing polypeptide, such as those identified herein, including homo-oligomerization, is sufficiently specific such that the bound complex can form in vivo in a cell or in vitro under suitable conditions. Similarly therefore, an invention PAAD domain-containing polypeptide can associate with another PAAD domain-containing polypeptide by PAAD:PAAD interaction to form invention hetero-oligomers or homo-oligomers, such as heterodimers or homodimers. [0075]
  • In addition to PAAD domains, an invention PAAD domain-containing polypeptide can contain a variety of additional domains including a CARD domain, a NACHT domain, a LRR domain, an ARED (ANGIO-R) domain, a caspase protease domain, or other recognized domains (see FIG. 3 and FIG. 11). Accordingly, PAAD domain-containing polypeptides can exhibit one or more of the biological activities characteristic of known CARD domain-, NACHT domain-, LRR domain-, ARED (ANGIO-R) domain or caspase domain-containing polypeptides. [0076]
  • A PAAD domain-containing polypeptide that contains a caspase recruitment domain, or CARD domain (e.g. ASC; FIG. 3), can associate with pro-caspases, caspases or with caspase-associated proteins, thereby altering caspase proteolytic activity. [0077]
  • A PAAD domain-containing polypeptide that contains a caspase protease domain (e.g. zebrafish caspase; FIG. 3) can hydrolyze amide bonds, particularly the amide bond of a peptide or polypeptide backbone. Typically, a caspase protease domain contains a P20/P10 domain in the active site region of the caspase protease domain. Thus, a caspase protease domain has proteolytic activity. [0078]
  • Caspase proteolytic activity is associated with apoptosis of cells, and additionally with cytokine production. As used herein a “caspase” is any member of the cysteine aspartyl proteases. A “pro-caspase” is an inactive or less-active precursor form of a caspase, which is typically converted to the more active caspase form by a proteolytic event, often a preceded by a protein:protein interaction, such as an interaction with a PAAD domain-containing polypeptide. [0079]
  • A PAAD domain-containing polypeptide that contains a NACHT domain (such as a PAN, or NAC; FIG. 3) can associate with other polypeptides, particularly with polypeptides comprising NACHT domains. Thus, a NACHT domain of an invention PAN associates with NACHT domain-containing polypeptides by way of NACHT:NACHT association. Further, a NACHT domain demonstrates both nucleotide-binding (e.g., ATP-binding) and hydrolytic activities, which is typically required for its ability to associate with NACHT domain-containing polypeptides. Thus, a NACHT domain of an invention PAN protein comprises one or more nucleotide binding sites. As used herein, a nucleotide binding site is a portion of a polypeptide that specifically binds a nucleotide such as, e.g., ADP, ATP, and the like. Typically, the nucleotide binding site of NACHT will comprise a P-loop, a [0080] kinase 2 motif, or a kinase 3a motif of the invention PAAD domain-containing polypeptide (these motifs are defined, for example, in van der Biezen and Jones, Curr. Biol. 8:R226-R227 (1998)). Preferably, the nucleotide binding site of the NACHT of an invention PAN protein comprises a P-loop. The NACHT domain of the an invention PAN, therefore, is capable of associating with other NACHT domains in homo- or hetero-oligormerization. Additionally, the NACHT domain is characterized by nucleotide hydrolysis activity, which can influence the ability of a NACHT domain to associate with another NACHT domain. In accordance with the present invention, functional fragments of PAN proteins comprising NACHT domains are provided.
  • The amino acid sequences of NB-ARC (NACHT) domains of PAN2, 3, 5 and 6 are set forth as follows: PAN2, SEQ ID NO:37, corresponding to amino acids 147-465 of SEQ ID NO:16; PAN3, SEQ ID NO:60, corresponding to amino acids 196-512 of SEQ ID NO:18; PAN5, SEQ ID NO:62, corresponding to amino acids 93-273 of SEQ ID NO:22; and PAN6, SEQ ID NO:63, corresponding to amino acids 183-372 of SEQ ID NO:24. Alternatively, the NACHT domains of PAN2, 3, 5 and 6 can have the boundaries shown in FIG. 11, corresponding to SEQ ID NO:104 (NACHT domain of PAN2), SEQ ID NO:107 (NACHT domain of PAN3), SEQ ID NO:113 (NACHT domain of PAN5) and SEQ ID NO:116 (NACHT domain of PAN6). [0081]
  • The amino acid sequences of the NACHT domains of PAN4, PAN7, PAN8, PAN9 and PAN10 are shown in FIG. 11, and correspond to SEQ ID NO:110 (NACHT domain of PAN4), SEQ ID NO:119 (NACHT domain of PAN7), SEQ ID NO:122 (NACHT domain of PAN8), SEQ ID NO:125 (NACHT domain of PAN9) and SEQ ID NO:128 (NACHT domain of PAN10). [0082]
  • The skilled person can readily determine the NACHT domain amino acid sequences from other invention PAN polypeptides. [0083]
  • Interestingly, several residues within highly conserved regions of the NACHT domain of PAN10 differ with respect to other NACHT domain-containing proteins. For example, as shown in FIG. 11, the P loop at the N-terminus of the NACHT domain (positions 338 to 351 of the aligned sequences; also called the “kinase 1a motif” in van der Biezen et al., supra (1998)) contains a substitution of an Ala (A) for a completely conserved Gly (G). [0084]
  • An invention PAAD domain-containing polypeptide, such as a PAN, therefore, is capable of PAAD:PAAD association and/or NACHT:NACHT association, resulting in a multifunctional polypeptide capable of one or more specific associations with other polypeptides. [0085]
  • As used herein, the term “associate” or “association” refers to binding that is sufficiently specific such that a bound complex can form in vivo in a cell or in vitro under suitable conditions. [0086]
  • A PAAD domain-containing polypeptide can also contain a Leucine-Rich Repeat (LRR) domain (e.g. PAN2, PAN3, PAN6, NAC; see FIG. 3). Leucine-rich repeats (LRRs) are 22-28 amino acid-long leucine rich sequence motifs found in cytoplasmic, membrane and extracellular proteins, including the mammalian Ced4 proteins Nod1 (Inohara et al., [0087] J. Biol. Chem. 274:14560-14567 (1999)) and DEFCAP, Hlaing et al., J. Biol. Chem. 276:9230-9238 (2001), NAC (Chu et al., J. Biol. Chem. 276:9239-9245 (2001), and Toll-like receptors (Takeuchi et al., Gene 231:59-65 (1999)). The biological activities of LRR domains can include, for example, protein-protein interactions that regulate signal transduction and cell adhesion; assisting in formation of large, multiprotein complexes; and binding molecules produced by pathogens (e.g. lipids, RNA, proteins, DNA). For example, other LRR-containing proteins are known to bind bacterial lipopolysaccharide (e.g. TLR4 and Nod1/2), CpG DNA (e.g. TLR9), the bacterial protein flagellin (e.g. TLR5), and steroids (e.g. plant LRRs) (see, for example, Fumitaka et al.,Nature 410:1099-1103 (2001); Aderem et al., Nature 406:782-787 (2000); and Beutler, Immunity 15;5-14 (2001)). One model for how LRR-domain-containing proteins become activated is that the unliganded LRRs function as negative regulatory domains that suppress activitation of the NB-domains until appropriate stimulatory ligands bind, relieving this auto-repression. Thus, the LRRs of the invention PANs are contemplated to recognize pathogen products, changing the activation state of these proteins. In accordance with the present invention, functional fragments of PAN proteins comprising LRR domains are provided.
  • The amino acid sequences of the LRR domains of PAN2, 3 and 6 are set forth as follows: PAN2, SEQ ID NO.39, corresponding to amino acids 620-995 of SEQ ID NO:16; PAN3, SEQ ID NO:61, corresponding to amino acids 658 through the C-terminus of SEQ ID NO:18; and PAN6, SEQ ID NO:64, corresponding to amino acids 429-1031 of SEQ ID NO:24. The skilled person can readily determine the LRR domain amino acid sequences from other invention PAN polypeptides. [0088]
  • A PAAD domain-containing polypeptide can also contain an “ANGIO-R” or “ARED” domain. An ANGIO-R (ARED) domain is a region of a polypeptide chain that bears substantial similarity (e.g. 25, 30, 40% or higher sequence identity) to a portion of the 514-residue long protein “angiotensin II/vasopressin receptor” (described in Ruiz-Opazo et al., [0089] Nature Med. 1:1074-1081 (1995)). In an invention PAN, generally a single exon encodes both the NACHT domain and the ARED domain.
  • The amino acid sequence of the ANGIO-R (ARED) domain of PAN2 is set forth as SEQ ID NO:38, corresponding to amino acids 336-605 of SEQ ID NO:16. Alternatively, the ARED domain of PAN2 can have the boundaries set forth by overlining in FIG. 11, corresponding to-SEQ ID NO:105. [0090]
  • The amino acid sequences of the ARED domains of PAN3-6 and PAN7-10 are shown by overlining in FIG. 11, corresponding to SEQ ID NO:108 (ARED domain of PAN3), SEQ ID NO:111 (ARED domain of PAN4), SEQ ID NO:114 (ARED domain of PAN5), SEQ ID NO:117 (ARED domain of PAN6), SEQ ID NO:120 (ARED-domain of PAN7), SEQ ID NO:123 (ARED domain of PAN8), SEQ ID NO:126 (ARED domain of PAN9) and SEQ ID NO:129 (ARED domain of PAN10). [0091]
  • An invention PAAD domain-containing polypeptide can alter cell processes such as apoptosis. For example, it is contemplated herein that an invention PAAD domain-containing polypeptide can increase apoptosis in a cell. It is also contemplated herein that an invention PAAD domain-containing polypeptide can decrease the level of apoptosis in a cell. For example, a PAAD domain-containing polypeptide which does not induce apoptosis may form hetero-oligomers with a PAAD domain-containing polypeptide which is apoptotic, thus interfering with its apoptosis-inducing activity. [0092]
  • In one embodiment, the invention provides PAAD domain-containing polypeptides comprising substantially the same, or the same, amino acid sequence as set forth in any of SEQ ID NOS:16, 18, 20, 22, 24, 26 and 28, and fragments therefrom, including PAAD, NB-ARC (NACHT) and LRR domain-containing fragments. [0093]
  • The invention also provides PAAD domain-containing polypeptides comprising substantially the same, or the same, amino acid sequence as set forth in any of SEQ ID NOS:66, 68, 70, 72, 74, 76 and 84, and fragments therefrom, including PAAD, NACHT and ARED domain-containing fragments. [0094]
  • As employed herein, the term “substantially the same amino acid sequence” refers to amino acid sequences having at least about 70% or 75% identity with respect to the reference amino acid sequence and retaining comparable functional and biological activity characteristic of the polypeptide defined by the reference amino acid sequence. Preferably, polypeptides having “substantially the same amino acid sequence” will have at least about 80%, 82%, 84%, 86% or 88%, more preferably 90%, 91%, 92%, 93% or 94% amino acid identity with respect to the reference amino acid sequence; with greater than about 95%, 96%, 97%, 98% or 99% amino acid sequence identity being especially preferred. It is recognized, however, that polypeptides containing less than the described levels of sequence identity arising as splice variants or that are modified by conservative amino acid substitutions, or by substitution of degenerate codons are also encompassed within the scope of the present invention. [0095]
  • The term “biologically active” or “functional”, when used herein as a modifier of invention PAAD domain-containing polypeptide, functional fragments thereof, or chimeric proteins, refers to a polypeptide that exhibits functional characteristics similar to at least a portion of a naturally occurring PAAD domain-containing protein. Biological activities of a naturally occurring PAAD domain-containing protein include, for example, the ability to bind, preferably in vivo, to a nucleotide, to a PAAD domain-containing polypeptide, to a CARD-containing polypeptide, to a NB-ARC (NACHT)-containing polypeptide, to a LRR-containing polypeptide or to homo-oligomerize, or to alter protease activation, particularly caspase activation, or to catalyze reactions such as proteolysis or nucleotide hydrolysis, or to alter NF-kB activity, or to alter cJun N-terminal kinase activity, or to alter apoptosis, cytokine processing, cytokine receptor signaling, inflammation, immune response, or other biological activities described herein. Another biological activity of a PAAD domain-containing polypeptide is the ability to act as an immunogen for the production of polyclonal and monoclonal antibodies that bind specifically to an invention PAAD domain-containing polypeptide. [0096]
  • A further biological activity of a PAAD domain-containing polypeptide is the ability to modulate the NFκB transcriptional activity induced by a variety of stimuli, including activators of the TNFα and IL-1β signaling pathways (see Examples). The PAAD domain is sufficient for this activity. [0097]
  • The ability of a PAAD domain-containing polypeptide to bind another polypeptide such as a PAAD-associated polypeptide can be assayed using in vitro or in vivo methods. For example, methods well known in the art such as yeast two-hybrid assays, co-immunoprecipitation, GST fusion co-purification, GST pull-down assays, and other methods provided in standard technique manuals such as Sambrook et al., [0098] Molecular Cloning: A Laboratory Manual, 2nd ed., Cold Spring Harbor Press, Plainview, N.Y. (1989) and , Ausubel et al., Current Protocols in Molecular Biology, John Wiley & Sons, New York (2000) can be used.
  • As used herein, the term “substantially purified” means a polypeptide that is in a form that is relatively free from contaminating lipids, polypeptides, nucleic acids or other cellular material normally associated with the polypeptide. A substantially purified PAAD domain-containing polypeptide can be obtained by a variety of methods well-known in the art, e.g., recombinant expression systems described herein, precipitation, gel filtration, ion-exchange, reverse-phase and affinity chromatography, and the like. Other well-known methods are described in Deutscher et al., “Guide to Protein Purification” [0099] Methods in Enzymology Vol. 182, (Academic Press, (1990)). The methods and conditions for biochemical purification of a polypeptide of the invention can be chosen by those skilled in the art, and purification monitored, for example, by an immunological assay, binding assay, or a functional assay.
  • In addition to the ability of invention PAAD domain-containing polypeptides, or functional fragments thereof, to interact with other, heterologous proteins (e.g. other PAAD domain-, LRR domain-, or NB-ARC (NACHT) domain-containing polypeptides), invention PAAD-containing polypeptides have the ability to self-associate to form invention homo-oligomers such as homodimers. This self-association is possible through interactions between PAAD domains, and also through. interactions between CARD domains or NACHT domains. Further, self-association can take place as a result of interactions between LRR domains. [0100]
  • In accordance with the invention, there are also provided mutations of PAAD domain-containing polypeptides which have activity different than a predominant naturally occurring PAAD domain-containing polypeptide activity. As used herein, a “mutation” can be any deletion, insertion, or change of one or more amino acids within the predominant naturally occurring protein sequence (e.g., wild-type), and a “fragment” is any truncated form, either carboxy-terminal, amino-terminal, or both, of the predominant naturally occurring protein. Preferably, the different activity of the mutation or fragment is a result of the mutant polypeptide or fragment maintaining some but not all of the activities of the respective predominant naturally occurring PAAD domain-containing polypeptide. [0101]
  • For example, a functional fragment of an invention protein can contain one or more of the following: a PAAD domain, a NACHT domain, a LRR domain or an ANGIO-R (ARED) domain. In a specific example, a functional fragment of a PAAD domain-containing polypeptide such as a PAN can contain a PAAD domain and LRR domain, or only a PAAD domain, but lack a functional NACHT domain. Such a fragment will maintain a portion of the predominant naturally occurring PAN activity (e.g., PAAD domain functionality), but not all such activities (e.g., lacking an active NACHT domain). The resultant fragment will therefore have an activity different than the predominant naturally occurring PAN activity. In another example, a functional fragment of a PAN protein might have only the NACHT domain, allowing it to interact with other NACHT domain proteins in forming homo-oligomers or hetero-oligomers. Thus, a functional fragment of a PAAD domain-containing protein or polypeptide is not required to contain a functional PAAD domain, but only to contain a functional domain from a naturally occurring PAAD domain-containing protein. In one embodiment, the activity of the fragment will be “dominant-negative.” A dominant-negative activity will allow the fragment to reduce or inactivate the activity of one or more isoforms of a predominant naturally occurring PAAD domain-containing polypeptide. [0102]
  • Methods to identify additional invention PAAD domain-containing polypeptides and functional fragments thereof are well known in the art and are disclosed herein. For example, genomic or cDNA libraries, including universal cDNA libraries can be probed according to methods disclosed herein or other methods known in the art. Full-length polypeptide-encoding nucleic acids such as full-length cDNAs can be obtained by a variety of methods well-known in the art. For example, 5′ and 3′ RACE, methodology is well known in the art and described in Ausubel et al., supra, and the like. [0103]
  • In another embodiment of the invention, chimeric proteins are provided comprising a PAAD domain-containing polypeptide, or a functional fragment thereof, fused with another protein or functional fragment thereof. Functional fragments of a PAAD domain-containing polypeptide include, for example, PAAD, NACHT, LRR, and ANGIO-R (ARED) domains or other fragments that retain a biological activity of an invention containing polypeptide. Polypeptides with which the PAAD domain-containing polypeptide or functional fragment thereof are fused can include, for example, glutathione-S-transferase, an antibody, or other proteins or functional fragments thereof which facilitate recovery of the chimera. Further polypeptides with which a PAAD domain-containing polypeptide or functional fragment thereof are fused can include, for example, luciferase, green fluorescent protein, an antibody, or other proteins or functional fragments thereof which facilitate identification of the chimera. Still further polypeptides with which a PAAD-containing polypeptide or functional fragment thereof are fused will include, for example, the LexA DNA binding domain, ricin, α-sarcin, an antibody or fragment thereof, or other polypeptides which have therapeutic properties or other biological activity. [0104]
  • Further invention chimeric proteins contemplated herein are chimeric proteins wherein a functional fragment of a PAAD domain-containing polypeptide is fused with a catalytic domain or a protein interaction domain from a heterologous polypeptide. For example, chimeric proteins can contain a functional fragment of a PAAD domain-containing polypeptide of the invention fused with a domain of a protein known in the art, such as CED-4, Apaf-1, caspase-1, and the like. For example, the NACHT domain of an invention PAN can be replaced by the NACHT domain of CED-4 and the like. Another example of such a chimera is a polypeptide wherein the CARD domain of an invention PAN is replaced by the CARD domain from CED-4, and the like. In a further example, a NACHT domain can be fused with a P20/P10 domain to form a novel chimera with caspase activity. In another embodiment, a chimeric protein can be formed which contains functional domains of 2 or more PAAD domain-containing polypeptides of the invention. [0105]
  • As used herein, the term “polypeptide” when used in reference to a PAAD domain-containing polypeptide is intended to refer to a peptide or polypeptide of two or more amino acids. The term “polypeptide analog” includes any polypeptide having an amino acid residue sequence substantially the same as a sequence specifically described herein in which one or more residues have been conservatively substituted with a functionally similar residue and which displays the ability to functionally mimic a PAAD domain-containing polypeptide as described herein. A “modification” of an invention polypeptide also encompasses conservative substitutions of an invention polypeptide amino acid sequence. Conservative substitutions of encoded amino acids include, for example, amino acids that belong within the following groups: (1) non-polar amino acids (Gly, Ala, Val, Leu, and Ile); (2) polar neutral amino acids (Cys, Met, Ser, Thr, Asn, and Gln); (3) polar acidic amino acids (Asp and Glu); (4) polar basic amino acids (Lys, Arg and His); and (5) aromatic amino acids (Phe, Trp, Tyr, and His). Other groupings of amino acids can be found, for example in Taylor, [0106] J. Theor. Biol. 119:205-218 (1986), which is incorporated herein by reference. Other minor modifications are included within invention polypeptides so long as the polypeptide retains some or all of its function as described herein.
  • The amino acid length of functional fragments or polypeptide analogs of the present invention can range from about 5 amino acids up to the full-length protein sequence of an invention PAAD domain-containing polypeptide. In certain embodiments, the amino acid lengths include, for example, at least about 10 amino acids, at least about 15, at least about 20, at least about 25, at least about 30, at least about 35, at least about 40, at least about 45, at least about 50, at least about 55, at least about 60, at least about 65, at least about 70, at least about 75, at least about 80, at least about 85, at least about 90, at least about 95, at least about 100, at least about 125, at least about 150, at least about 175, at least about 200, at least about 250 or more amino acids in length up to no more than 1 residue less than a full-length naturally occurring PAAD domain-containing protein. In a particular embodiment of the invention, PAAD domain-containing functional fragments comprise an amino acid consensus sequence selected from the group consisting of: [0107]
    -KFKX1X2L-; (SEQ ID NO:29);
    -KLKX1X2L-; (SEQ ID NO:30);
    -RFRX1X2L-; (SEQ ID NO:31);
    -RFKX1X2L-; (SEQ ID NO:32);
    -KFRX1X2L-; (SEQ ID NO:33);
    and
    -KFKX1X2I-; (SEQ ID NO:34);
  • where X[0108] 1 and X2 can be any amino acid. Preferably, PAAD domain-containing functional fragments comprise 15 or more contiguous amino acids selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOS:1-14.
  • A modification of a polypeptide can also include derivatives, analogues and functional mimetics thereof, provided that such polypeptide displays a PAAD domain-containing polypeptide biological activity. For example, derivatives can include chemical modifications of the polypeptide such as alkylation, acylation, carbamylation, iodination, or any modification that derivatizes the polypeptide. Such derivatized molecules include, for example, those molecules in which free amino groups have been derivatized to form amine hydrochlorides, p-toluene sulfonyl groups, carbobenzoxy groups, t-butyloxycarbonyl groups, chloroacetyl groups or formyl groups. Free carboxyl groups can be derivatized to form salts, methyl and ethyl esters or other types of esters or hydrazides. Free hydroxyl groups can be derivatized to form O-acyl or O-alkyl derivatives. The imidazole nitrogen of histidine can be derivatized to form N-im-benzylhistidine. Also included as derivatives or analogues are those peptides which contain one or more naturally occurring amino acid derivatives of the twenty standard amino acids, for example, 4-hydroxyproline, 5-hydroxylysine, 3-methylhistidine, homoserine, ornithine or carboxyglutamate, and can include amino acids that are not linked by peptide bonds. Polypeptides of the present invention also include any polypeptide having one or more additions and/or deletions of residues, relative to the sequence of a polypeptide whose sequence is shown herein, so long as PAAD domain-containing polypeptide activity is maintained. [0109]
  • A modification of an invention polypeptide includes functional mimetics thereof. Mimetics encompass chemicals containing chemical moieties that mimic the function of the polypeptide. For example, if a polypeptide contains two charged chemical moieties having functional activity, a mimetic places two charged chemical moieties in a spatial orientation and constrained structure so that the charged chemical function is maintained in three-dimensional space. Thus, a mimetic, which orients functional groups that provide a function of a PAAD domain-containing polypeptide, are included within the meaning of a PAAD domain-containing polypeptide derivative. All of these modifications are included within the term “polypeptide” so long as the invention polypeptide or functional fragment retains its function. Exemplary mimetics are peptidomimetics, peptoids, or other peptide-like polymers such as poly(b-amino acids), and also non-polymeric compounds upon which functional groups that mimic a peptide are positioned. [0110]
  • Another embodiment of the invention provides a PAAD domain-containing polypeptide, or a functional fragment thereof, fused with a moiety to form a conjugate. As used herein, a “moiety” can be a physical, chemical or biological entity which contributes functionality to a PAAD domain-containing polypeptide or a functional fragment thereof. Functionalities contributed by a moiety include therapeutic or other biological activity, or the ability to facilitate identification or recovery of a PAAD domain-containing polypeptide. Therefore, a moiety will include molecules known in the art to be useful for detection of the conjugate by, for example, by fluorescence, magnetic imaging, detection of radioactive emission. A moiety may also be useful for recovery of the conjugate, for example a His tag or other known tags used for protein isolation and/or purification, or a physical substance such as a bead. A moiety can be a therapeutic compound, for example, a cytotoxic drug which can be useful to effect a biological change in cells to which the conjugate localizes. [0111]
  • An example of the methods for preparing the invention polypeptide(s) is to express nucleic acids encoding a PAAD domain-containing polypeptide in a suitable host cell, such as a bacterial cell, a yeast cell, an amphibian cell such as an oocyte, or a mammalian cell, using methods well known in the art, and recovering the expressed polypeptide, again using well-known purification methods. Invention polypeptides can be isolated directly from cells that have been transformed with expression vectors as known in the art. Recombinantly expressed polypeptides of the invention can also be expressed as fusion proteins with appropriate affinity tags, such as glutathione S transferase (GST) or poly His, and affinity purified. The invention polypeptide, biologically functional fragments, and functional equivalents thereof can also be produced by in vitro transcription/translation methods known in the art, such as using reticulocyte lysates, as used for example, in the TNT system (Promega). The invention polypeptide, biologically functional fragments, and functional equivalents thereof can also be produced by chemical synthesis. For example, synthetic polypeptides can be produced using Applied Biosystems, Inc. Model 430A or 431A automatic peptide synthesizer (Foster City, Calif.) employing the chemistry provided by the manufacturer. [0112]
  • The present invention also provides compositions containing an acceptable carrier and any of an isolated, purified PAAD domain-containing mature protein, such as an invention PAN protein, or functional polypeptide fragments thereof, alone or in combination with each other. These polypeptides or proteins can be recombinantly derived, chemically synthesized or purified from native sources. As used herein, the term “acceptable carrier” encompasses any of the standard pharmaceutical carriers, such as phosphate buffered saline solution, water and emulsions such as an oil/water or water/oil emulsion, and various types of wetting agents. [0113]
  • The invention thus provides a therapeutic composition comprising a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier and a compound selected from the group consisting of a PAAD domain-containing fragment polypeptide, a PAAD domain-containing chimeric protein, a PAAD domain-containing polypeptide modulating compound, and an anti-PAAD antibody. The invention additionally provides a method of treating a pathologies characterized by abnormal cell proliferation, abnormal cell death, or inflammation by administering an effective amount of the composition containing a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier and a compound selected from the group consisting of a PAAD domain-containing polypeptide, a functional fragment thereof, a PAAD domain-Containing polypeptide modulating compound, and an anti-PAAD antibody. [0114]
  • PAAD domain-containing polypeptides can be administered to an individual to increase an activity associated with a PAAD domain-containing polypeptide, including induction of apoptosis, functioning as a tumor suppressor, modulation of inflammation or cell adhesion, and the like. For example, a PAAD domain-containing polypeptide can be administered therapeutically to an individual using expression vectors containing nucleic acids encoding PAAD domain-containing polypeptides, as described below. In addition, PAAD domain-containing polypeptides, or a functional portion thereof, can be directly administered to an individual. Methods of administering therapeutic polypeptides are well known to those skilled in the art, for example, in the form of a pharmaceutical composition. [0115]
  • In accordance with another embodiment of the invention, there are provided isolated nucleic acids encoding a PAAD domain-containing polypeptide fragment or chimeric protein comprising a PAAD domain-containing polypeptide. The isolated nucleic acids can be selected from: [0116]
  • (a) DNA encoding a polypeptide containing the amino acid sequence set forth in SEQ ID NOs: 16, 18, 20, 22, 24, 26 or 28; or DNA encoding a polypeptide containing the amino acid sequence set forth in SEQ ID NOs: 66, 68, 70, 72, 74, 76 or 84; [0117]
  • (b) DNA that hybridizes to the DNA of (a) under moderately stringent conditions, where the DNA encodes a biologically active PAAD domain-containing polypeptide. [0118]
  • The nucleic acid molecules described herein are useful for producing invention polypeptides, when such nucleic acids are incorporated into a variety of protein expression systems known to those of skill in the art. In addition, such nucleic acid molecules or fragments thereof can be labeled with a readily detectable substituent and used as hybridization probes for assaying for the presence and/or amount of an invention PAAD domain encoding gene or mRNA transcript in a given sample. The nucleic acid molecules described herein, and fragments thereof, are also useful as primers and/or templates in a PCR reaction for amplifying genes encoding invention polypeptides described herein. [0119]
  • The term “nucleic acid” or “nucleic acid molecule” (also referred to as polynucleotides) encompasses ribonucleic acid (RNA) or deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA), probes, oligonucleotides, and primers and can be single stranded or double stranded. DNA can be either complementary DNA (cDNA) or genomic DNA, e.g. a PAAD domain encoding gene, and can represent the sense strand, the anti-sense strand, or both. Examples of nucleic acids are RNA, cDNA, or isolated genomic DNA encoding a PAAD domain-containing polypeptide. One means of isolating a PAAD domain encoding nucleic acid polypeptide is to probe a mammalian genomic or cDNA library with a natural or artificially designed DNA probe using methods well known in the art. DNA probes derived from the PAAD domain encoding gene are particularly useful for this purpose. DNA and cDNA molecules that encode PAAD domain-containing polypeptides can be used to obtain complementary genomic DNA, cDNA or RNA from mammalian (e.g., human, mouse, rat, rabbit, pig, and the like), or other animal sources, or to isolate related cDNA or genomic clones by screening cDNA or genomic libraries, using methods described in more detail below. [0120]
  • In one embodiment, invention nucleic acids comprise substantially the same or the same nucleotide sequence as set forth in SEQ ID NOs:15 (PAN2), 17 (PAN3), 19 (PAN4), 21 (PAN5), 23 (PAN6), 25 (pyrin2), or 27 (ASC2). The invention also provides nucleic acids that comprise substantially the same or the same nucleotide sequence as set forth in SEQ ID NOs:65, 67, 69, 71, 73, 75 or 83. [0121]
  • Thus a PAAD domain encoding nucleic acid as used herein refers to a nucleic acid encoding a polypeptide containing a PAAD domain-containing polypeptide fragment of the invention, or a PAAD domain-containing chimeric protein. [0122]
  • Use of the terms “isolated” and/or “purified” and/or “substantially purified” in the present specification and claims as a modifier of DNA, RNA, polypeptides or proteins means that the DNA, RNA, polypeptides or proteins so designated have been produced in such form by the hand of man, and thus are separated from their native in vivo cellular environment, and are substantially free of any other species of nucleic acid or protein. As a result of this human intervention, the recombinant DNAs, RNAs, polypeptides and proteins of the invention are useful in ways described herein that the DNAs, RNAs, polypeptides or proteins as they naturally occur are not. [0123]
  • Invention nucleic acids encoding PAAD domain-containing polypeptides and invention PAAD domain-containing polypeptides can be obtained from any species of organism, such as prokaryotes, eukaryotes, plants, fungi, vertebrates, invertebrates, and the like. A particular species can be mammalian, e.g., human, rat, mouse, rabbit, monkey, baboon, bovine, porcine, ovine, canine, feline, and the like. A preferred PAAD domain encoding nucleic acid herein, is human PAAD domain encoding nucleic acid. [0124]
  • As employed herein, the term “substantially the same nucleotide sequence” refers to DNA having sufficient identity to the reference polynucleotide, such that it will hybridize to the reference nucleotide under moderately or highly stringent hybridization conditions. In one embodiment, DNA having substantially the same nucleotide sequence as the reference nucleotide sequence encodes substantially the same amino acid sequence as that set forth in any of SEQ ID NOs:16, 18, 20, 22, 24, 26 or 28, or in SEQ ID NOs:65, 67, 69, 71, 73, 75 or 83. In another embodiment, DNA having “substantially the same nucleotide sequence” as the reference nucleotide sequence has at least 60%, or at least 65% identity with respect to the reference nucleotide sequence. DNA having at least 70%, 72%, 74%, 76%, 78%, 80%, 82%, 84%, 86% or 88%, more preferably at least 90%, 91%, 92%, 93% or 94% yet more preferably at least 95%, 96%, 97%, 98% or 99% identity to the reference nucleotide sequence is preferred. [0125]
  • As used herein, a “modification” of a nucleic acid can also include one or several nucleotide additions, deletions, or substitutions with respect to a reference sequence. A modification of a nucleic acid can include substitutions that do not change the encoded amino acid sequence due to the degeneracy of the genetic code. Such modifications can correspond to variations that are made deliberately, or which occur as mutations during nucleic acid replication. [0126]
  • Exemplary modifications of the recited nucleotide sequences include sequences that correspond to homologs of other species, including mammalian species such as mouse, primates, including monkey and baboon, rat, rabbit, bovine, porcine, ovine, canine, feline, or other animal species. The corresponding nucleotide sequences of non-human species can be determined by methods known in the art, such as by PCR or by screening genomic, cDNA or expression libraries. [0127]
  • Another exemplary modification of the invention PAAD domain encoding nucleic acid or PAAD domain-containing polypeptide can correspond to mutant or splice variant forms of the PAAD domain encoding nucleotide sequence. Additionally, a modification of a nucleotide sequence can include one or more non-native nucleotides, having, for example, modifications to the base, the sugar, or the phosphate portion, or having a modified phosphodiester linkage. Such modifications can be advantageous in increasing the stability of the nucleic acid molecule. [0128]
  • Furthermore, a modification of a nucleotide sequence can include, for example, a detectable moiety, such as a radiolabel, a fluorochrome, a ferromagnetic substance, a luminescent tag or a detectable binding agent such as biotin. Such modifications can be advantageous in applications where detection of a PAAD domain encoding nucleic acid molecule is desired. [0129]
  • This invention also encompasses nucleic acids which differ from the nucleic acids shown in SEQ ID NOs:15, 17, 19, 21, 23, 25 or 27, or in SEQ ID NOs:65, 67, 69, 71, 73, 75 or 83, but which have the same phenotype. Phenotypically similar nucleic acids are also referred to as “functionally equivalent nucleic acids”. As used herein, the phrase “functionally equivalent nucleic acids” encompasses nucleic acids characterized by slight and non-consequential sequence variations that will function in substantially the same manner to produce the same polypeptide product(s) as the nucleic acids disclosed herein. In particular, functionally equivalent nucleic acids encode polypeptides that are the same as those encoded by the nucleic acids disclosed herein or that have conservative amino acid variations. For example, conservative variations include substitution of a non-polar residue with another non-polar residue, or substitution of a charged residue with a similarly charged residue. These variations include those recognized by skilled artisans as those that do not substantially alter the tertiary structure of the protein. [0130]
  • Further provided are nucleic acids encoding invention PAAD domain-containing polypeptides that, by virtue of the degeneracy of the genetic code, do not necessarily hybridize to the invention nucleic acids under specified hybridization conditions. Preferred nucleic acids encoding the invention PAAD domain-containing polypeptides are comprised of nucleotides that encode substantially the same amino acid sequence as set forth in SEQ ID NOs:16, 18, 20, 22, 24, 26 or 28, or SEQ ID NOs:65, 67, 69, 71, 73, 75 or 83. [0131]
  • Hybridization refers to the binding of complementary strands of nucleic acid (i.e., sense:antisense strands or probe:target-DNA) to each other through hydrogen bonds, similar to the bonds that naturally occur in chromosomal DNA. Stringency levels used to hybridize a given probe with target-DNA can be readily varied by those of skill in the art. [0132]
  • The phrase “stringent hybridization” is used herein to refer to conditions under which polynucleic acid hybrids are stable. As known to those of skill in the art, the stability of hybrids is reflected in the melting temperature (Tm) of the hybrids. In general, the stability of a hybrid is a function of sodium ion concentration and temperature. Typically, the hybridization reaction is performed under conditions of lower stringency, followed by washes of varying, but higher, stringency. Reference to hybridization stringency relates to such washing conditions. [0133]
  • As used herein, the phrase “moderately stringent hybridization” refers to conditions that permit target-nucleic acid to bind a complementary nucleic acid. The hybridized nucleic acids will generally have at least about 60% identity, at least about 75% identity, more at least about 85% identity; or at least about 90% identity. Moderately stringent conditions are conditions equivalent to hybridization in 50% formamide, 5× Denhart's solution, 5×SSPE, 0.2% SDS at 42° C., followed by washing in 0.2×SSPE, 0.2% SDS, at 42° C. [0134]
  • The phrase “high stringency hybridization” refers to conditions that permit hybridization of only those nucleic acid sequences that form stable hybrids in 0.018M NaCl at 65° C., for example, if a hybrid is not stable in 0.018M NaCl at 65° C., it will not be stable under high stringency conditions, as contemplated herein. High stringency conditions can be provided, for example, by hybridization in 50% formamide, 5× Denhart's solution, 5×SSPE, 0.2% SDS at 42° C., followed by washing in 0.1×SSPE, and 0.1% SDS at 65° C. [0135]
  • The phrase “low stringency hybridization” refers to conditions equivalent to hybridization in 10% formamide, 5× Denhart's solution, 6×SSPE, 0.2% SDS at 22° C., followed by washing in 1×SSPE, 0.2% SDS, at 37° C. Denhart's solution contains 1% Ficoll, 1% polyvinylpyrolidone, and 1% bovine serum albumin (BSA). 20×SSPE (sodium chloride, sodium phosphate, ethylene diamide tetraacetic acid (EDTA)) contains 3M sodium chloride, 0.2M sodium phosphate, and 0.025 M (EDTA). Other suitable moderate stringency and high stringency hybridization buffers and conditions are well known to those of skill in the art and are described, for example, in Sambrook et al., supra (1989); and Ausubel et al., supra (2000). [0136]
  • Nucleic acids encoding polypeptides hybridize under moderately stringent or high stringency conditions to substantially the entire sequence, or substantial portions, for example, typically at least 15, 17, 21, 25, 30, 40, 50 or more nucleotides of the recited nucleic acid sequences. [0137]
  • As used herein, the term “degenerate” refers to codons that differ in at least one nucleotide from a reference nucleic acid, but encode the same amino acids as the reference nucleic acid. For example, codons specified by the triplets “UCU”, “UCC”, “UCA”, and “UCG” are degenerate with respect to each other since all four of these codons encode the amino acid serine. [0138]
  • The invention also provides a modification of a nucleotide sequence that hybridizes to a PAAD domain encoding nucleic acid molecule under moderately stringent conditions. Modifications of nucleotide sequences, where the modification has at least 60% identity to a PAAD domain encoding nucleotide sequence, are also provided. The invention also provides modification of a PAAD domain encoding nucleotide sequence having at least 65% identity, at least 70% identity, at least 72% identity, at least 74% identity, at least 76% identity, at least 78% identity, at least 80% identity, at least 82% identity, at least 84% identity, at least 86% identity, at least 88% identity, at least 90% identity, at least 91% identity, at least 92% identity, at least 93% identity, at least 94% identity, at least 95% identity, at least 96% identity, at least 97% identity, at least 98% identity or at least 99% identity to a recited sequence. [0139]
  • Identity of any two nucleic acid or amino acid sequences can be determined by those skilled in the art based, for example, on known computer alignments such as BLAST 2.0, ClustalW and the like, which can be adjusted manually, if appropriate, to insert gaps to optimize the alignment according to standard practice in the art. [0140]
  • One means of isolating a nucleic acid encoding a PAAD domain-containing polypeptide is to probe a cDNA library or genomic library with a natural or artificially designed nucleic acid probe using methods well known in the art. Nucleic acid probes derived from a PAAD domain encoding gene are particularly useful for this purpose. DNA and cDNA molecules that encode PAAD domain-containing polypeptides can be used to obtain complementary genomic DNA, cDNA or RNA from mammals, for example, human, mouse, rat, rabbit, pig, and the like, or other animal sources, or to isolate related cDNA or genomic clones by the screening of cDNA or genomic libraries, by methods well known in the art (see, for example, Sambrook et al., supra (1989); Ausubel et al., supra (2000)). [0141]
  • The invention additionally provides a nucleic acid that hybridizes under high stringency conditions to the PAAD domain coding portion of any of SEQ ID NOs:15, 17, 19, 21, 23, 25 or 27, or SEQ ID NOs:65, 67, 69, 71, 73, 75 or 83. The invention also provides a nucleic acid having a nucleotide sequence substantially the same as set that forth in any of SEQ ID NOs:15, 17, 19, 21, 23, 25 or 27, or SEQ ID NOs:65, 67, 69, 71, 73, 75 or 83. [0142]
  • The invention also provides a method for identifying nucleic acids encoding a mammalian PAAD domain-containing polypeptide by contacting a sample containing nucleic acids with one or more invention oligonucleotides, wherein the contacting is effected under high stringency hybridization conditions, and identifying a nucleic acid that hybridizes to the oligonucleotide. The invention additionally provides a method of detecting a PAAD domain encoding nucleic acid molecule in a sample by contacting the sample with two or more invention oligonucleotides, amplifying a nucleic acid molecule, and detecting the amplification. The amplification can be performed, for example, using PCR. The invention further provides oligonucleotides that function as single stranded nucleic acid primers for amplification of a PAAD domain encoding nucleic acid, wherein the primers comprise a nucleic acid sequence derived from the nucleic acid sequences set forth as SEQ ID NOS:SEQ ID NOs:15, 17, 19, 21, 23, 25 or 27, or SEQ ID NOs:65, 67, 69, 71, 73, 75 or 83. [0143]
  • In accordance with a further embodiment of the present invention, optionally labeled PAAD-encoding cDNAs, or fragments thereof, can be employed to probe library(ies) such as cDNA, genomic, BAC, and the like for predominant nucleic acid sequences or additional nucleic acid sequences encoding novel PAAD domain-containing polypeptides. Construction and screening of suitable mammalian cDNA libraries, including human cDNA libraries, is well-known in the art, as demonstrated, for example, in Ausubel et al., supra. Screening of such a cDNA library is initially carried out under low-stringency conditions, which comprise a temperature of less than about 42° C., a formamide concentration of less than about 50%, and a moderate to low salt concentration. [0144]
  • Presently preferred probe-based screening conditions comprise a temperature of about 37° C., a formamide concentration of about 20%, and a salt concentration of about 5× standard saline citrate (SSC; 20×SSC contains 3M sodium chloride, 0.3M sodium citrate, pH 7.0). Such conditions will allow the identification of sequences which have a substantial degree of similarity with the probe sequence, without requiring perfect homology. The phrase “substantial similarity” refers to sequences which share at least 50% homology. Hybridization conditions are selected which allow the identification of sequences having at least 70% homology with the probe, while discriminating against sequences which have a lower degree of homology with the probe. As a result, nucleic acids having substantially the same nucleotide sequence as SEQ ID NOs:15, 17, 19, 21, 23, 25 or 27, or SEQ ID NOs:65, 67, 69, 71, 73, 75 or 83, are obtained. [0145]
  • As used herein, a nucleic acid “probe” is single-stranded nucleic acid, or analog thereof, that has a sequence of nucleotides that includes at least 15, at least at least 17, at least 20, at least 22, at least 25, at least 30, at least 40, at least 50, at least 75, at least 100, at least 200, at least 300, at least 400, or at least 500 contiguous bases that are substantially the same as, or the complement of, any contiguous bases set forth in any of SEQ ID NOs:15, 17, 19, 21, 23, 25 or 27, or SEQ ID NOs:65, 67, 69, 71, 73, 75 or 83. Preferred regions from which to construct probes include 5′ and/or 3′ coding regions of SEQ ID NOs:15, 17, 19, 21, 23, 25 or 27. In addition, the entire cDNA encoding region of an invention PAAD domain-containing polypeptide, or an entire sequence substantially the same as SEQ ID NOs:15, 17, 19, 21, 23, 25 or 27, may be used as a probe, or SEQ ID NOs:65, 67, 69, 71, 73, 75 or 83. Probes can be labeled by methods well-known in the art, as described hereinafter, and used in various diagnostic kits. [0146]
  • The invention additionally provides an oligonucleotide comprising at least 15 contiguous nucleotides of SEQ ID NOs:15, 17, 19, 21, 23, 25 or 27, or SEQ ID NOs:69, 71, 73, 75, or the anti-sense strand thereof. As used herein, the term “oligonucleotide” refers to a nucleic acid molecule that includes at least 15 contiguous nucleotides from a reference nucleotide sequence, can include at least 16, 17, 18, 19, 20 21, 22, or at least 25 contiguous nucleotides, and often includes at least 30, 40, 50, 60, 70, 80, 90, 100, 125, 150, 175, 200, 225, 250, 275, 300, 325, 350, 400, 500, 600, 700 or more contiguous nucleotides from the reference nucleotide sequence. The reference nucleotide sequence can be the sense strand or the anti-sense strand. [0147]
  • In some embodiments, the oligonucleotides comprise, or consist of, sequences from those portions of SEQ ID NOs:65, 67, 69, 71, 73, 75 or 83 that are not also present in SEQ ID NOs:15, 17, 19, 21, 23, 25 or 27. [0148]
  • The oligonucleotides of the invention that contain at least 15 contiguous nucleotides of a reference PAAD domain encoding nucleotide sequence are able to hybridize to PAAD domain encoding nucleotide sequences under moderately stringent hybridization conditions and thus can be advantageously used, for example, as probes to detect PAAD domain encoding DNA or RNA in a sample, and to detect splice variants thereof; as sequencing or PCR primers; as antisense reagents to block transcription of PAAD domain encoding RNA in cells; or in other applications known to those skilled in the art in which hybridization to a PAAD domain encoding nucleic acid molecule is desirable. [0149]
  • In accordance with another embodiment of the invention, a method is provided for identifying nucleic acids encoding a PAAD-containing polypeptide, comprising, contacting a sample containing nucleic acids with an invention probe or an invention oligonucleotide, wherein said contacting is effected under high stringency hybridization conditions, and identifying nucleic acids which hybridize thereto. Methods for identification of nucleic acids encoding a PAAD domain-containing polypeptide are disclosed herein. [0150]
  • Also provided in accordance with present invention is a method for identifying a PAAD domain encoding nucleotide sequence comprising the steps of using a PAAD domain encoding nucleotide sequence selected from SEQ ID NOS:15, 17, 19, 21, 23, 25 or 27, or SEQ ID NOs:65, 67, 69, 71, 73, 75 or 83, to identify a candidate PAAD domain encoding nucleotide sequence and verifying the candidate PAAD domain encoding nucleotide sequence by aligning the candidate sequence with known PAAD domain encoding nucleotide sequences, where a conserved PAAD domain sequence or a predicted three dimensional polypeptide structure similar to a known PAAD domain three dimensional structure confirms the candidate sequence as a PAAD domain encoding sequence. Methods for identifying PAAD-encoding sequences are provided herein (See Examples 1.0, 2.0, 3.0 and 4.0). [0151]
  • It is understood that a PAAD domain encoding nucleic acid molecule of the invention, as used herein, specifically excludes previously known nucleic acid molecules consisting of nucleotide sequences having exact sequence identity with the PAAD domain encoding nucleotide sequence, such as Expressed Sequence Tags (ESTs), Sequence Tagged Sites (STSs) and genomic fragments, deposited in public databases such as the nr, dbest, dbsts, gss and htgs databases, which are available for searching at http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/blast/. [0152]
  • In particular, invention PAAD domain encoding nucleic acid molecules, and PAAD domain-containing polypeptides, excludes the exact, specific and complete nucleic acid and/or amino acid sequences corresponding to any of the nucleotide and/or amino acid sequences having the Genbank (gb), NCBI, EMBL (emb) or DDBJ (dbj) accession numbers described below. Accession numbers specifically excluded include NCBI Accession Nos: [0153] GI 4557743, 5094556, 7019331, 7689912, 7020664, 7382417, 2335202, 7690109, 8099799, 8655944, 7662386, 5902751, 2833279, 6523868, 3483677, 10440263, 14731965, 2335202, 15488764, 202805, 9211204, 3483677, 15488878, 14779455, 14779445, 14488058, 11096298, 9802275, 9863861, 9863863, 10835255, 10801601, 7020146, 14779447, 13325315, 15215377, 11230601, 9937751, 14758026, 15193291, 13182796, 14731965, 14731967, 4757727, 3341995, 10440263, 14253110, 9153913, 1383656, 19387135, 15193292, 18448932, 17461450, 17483016, 17483018, 17483020, 17472936, 4081482, 17483013 and EST clones BE018433, AA421452 and AI204456.
  • Since one of skill in the art will realize that the above-recited excluded sequences may be revised at a later date, the skilled artisan will recognize that the above-recited sequences are excluded as they stand on the priority date of this application. [0154]
  • The isolated nucleic acid molecules of the invention can be used in a variety of diagnostic and therapeutic applications. For example, the isolated nucleic acid molecules of the invention can be used as probes, as described above; as templates for the recombinant expression of PAAD domain-containing polypeptides; or in screening assays such as two-hybrid assays to identify cellular molecules that bind PAAD domain-containing polypeptides. [0155]
  • Another useful method for producing a PAAD domain encoding nucleic acid molecule or fragment of the invention involves amplification of the nucleic acid molecule using PCR and invention oligonucleotides and, optionally, purification of the resulting product by gel electrophoresis. Either PCR or RT-PCR can be used to produce a nucleic acid molecule having any desired nucleotide boundaries. Desired modifications to the nucleic acid sequence can also be introduced by choosing an appropriate oligonucleotide primer with one or more additions, deletions or substitutions. Such nucleic acid molecules can be amplified exponentially starting from as little as a single gene or mRNA copy, from any cell, tissue or species of interest. [0156]
  • The invention thus provides methods for detecting a PAAD domain encoding nucleic acid or fragment in a sample. The methods of detecting a PAAD domain encoding nucleic acid in a sample can be either qualitative or quantitative, as desired. For example, the presence, abundance, integrity or structure of a PAAD domain encoding nucleic acid can be determined, as desired, depending on the assay format and the probe used for hybridization or primer pair chosen for application. [0157]
  • Useful assays for detecting a PAAD domain-containing nucleic acid based on specific hybridization with an isolated invention oligonucleotide are well known in the art and include, for example, in situ hybridization, which can be used to detect altered chromosomal location of the nucleic acid molecule, altered gene copy number, and RNA abundance, depending on the assay format used. Other hybridization assays include, for example, Northern blots and RNase protection assays, which can be used to determine the abundance and integrity of different RNA splice variants, and Southern blots, which can be used to determine the copy number and integrity of DNA. A hybridization probe can be labeled with any suitable detectable moiety, such as a radioisotope, fluorochrome, chemiluminescent marker, biotin, or other detectable moiety known in the art that is detectable by analytical methods. [0158]
  • Useful assays for detecting a PAAD domain encoding nucleic acid in a sample based on amplifying a PAAD domain encoding nucleic acid with two or more invention oligonucleotides are also well known in the art, and include, for example, qualitative or quantitative polymerase chain reaction (PCR); reverse-transcription PCR (RT-PCR); single strand conformational polymorphism (SSCP) analysis, which can readily identify a single point mutation in DNA based on differences in the secondary structure of single-strand DNA that produce an altered electrophoretic mobility upon non-denaturing gel electrophoresis; and coupled PCR, transcription and translation assays, such as a protein truncation test, in which a mutation in DNA is-determined by an altered protein product on an electrophoresis gel. Additionally, the amplified PAAD domain encoding nucleic acid can be sequenced to detect mutations and mutational hot-spots, and specific assays for large-scale screening of samples to identify such mutations can be developed. [0159]
  • In a particular embodiment, a PAAD domain-containing polypeptide, or functional fragment thereof, can be administered to an individual so that the PAAD domain-containing polypeptide or functional fragment is targeted to a tumor to induce apoptosis, inhibit cell proliferation, or otherwise function as a tumor suppressor. One method of delivering a PAAD domain-containing polypeptide to an intracellular target is to fuse a PAAD domain-containing polypeptide or functional fragment to an intracellular-targeting peptide that can penetrate the cell membrane or otherwise deliver a polypeptide to the intracellular environment such as via internalization, thereby causing the fused PAAD domain-containing polypeptide to enter the cell. One example of such an intracellular-targeting peptides is a fusion to the transduction domain of HIV TAT, which allows transduction of up to 100% of cells (Schwarze et al., [0160] Science 285:1569-1572 (1999); Vocero-Akbani et al., Nature Med. 5:29-33 (1999)).
  • Another example of such an intracellular-targeting peptide is the Antennapeida homeoprotein internalization domain (Holinger et al., [0161] J. Biol. Chem. 274:13298-13304 (1999)). Still another intracellular-targeting peptide is a peptide that is specific for a cell surface receptor, which allows binding and internalization of a fusion polypeptide via receptor-mediated endocytosis (Ellerby et al., Nature Med. 5:1032-1038 (1999)). Such intracellular-targeting peptides that mediate specific receptor interactions can be advantageously used to target a tumor (see Ellerby et al., supra, 1999). Alternatively, a PAAD domain-containing polypeptide of the invention can be incorporated, if desired, into liposomes, microspheres or other polymer matrices (Gregoriadis, Liposome Technoloqy, Vols. I to III, 2nd ed., CRC Press, Boca Raton Fla. (1993)).
  • Also provided are antisense-nucleic acids having a sequence capable of binding specifically with full-length or any portion of an mRNA that encodes PAAD domain-containing polypeptides so as to prevent translation of the mRNA. The antisense-nucleic acid can have a sequence capable of binding specifically with any portion of the sequence of the cDNA encoding PAAD domain-containing polypeptides. As used herein, the phrase “binding specifically” encompasses the ability of a nucleic acid sequence to recognize a complementary nucleic acid sequence and to form double-helical segments therewith via the formation of hydrogen bonds between the complementary base pairs. An example of an antisense-nucleic acid is an antisense-nucleic acid comprising chemical analogs of nucleotides. [0162]
  • Also provided are double-stranded RNA molecules for use in RNA interference methods. RNA interference (RNAi) is a process of sequence-specific gene silencing by post-transcriptional RNA degradation, which is initiated by double-stranded RNA (dsRNA) homologous in sequence to the silenced gene. A suitable double-stranded RNA (dsRNA) for RNAi contains sense and antisense strands of about 21 contiguous nucleotides corresponding to the gene to be targeted that form 19 RNA base pairs, leaving overhangs of two nucleotides at each 3′ end (Elbashir et al., [0163] Nature 411:494-498 (2001); Bass, Nature 411:428-429 (2001); Zamore, Nat. Struct. Biol. 8:746-750 (2001)). dsRNAs of about 25-30 nucleotides have also been used successfully for RNAi (Karabinos et al., Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. 98:7863-7868 (2001). dsRNA can be synthesized in vitro and introduced into a cell by methods known in the art. By such methods, translation of the target polypeptide can be decreased.
  • The present invention provides a method of reducing levels of expression of PAAD domain-containing polypeptides by introducing into a cell anti-sense nucleic acids that inhibit translation or degrade mRNA encoding these polypeptides. Such nucleic acid molecules are designed to recognize and selectively bind to mRNA, such as to mRNA comprising SEQ ID NOs:15, 17, 19, 21, 23, 25 or 27, or SEQ ID NOs:65, 67, 69, 71, 73, 75 or 83, and are complementary to portions thereof. [0164]
  • The present invention also provides a method of reducing levels of expression of PAAD domain-containing polypeptides by introducing into a cell dsRNA that degrades mRNA encoding such polyepeptides. Such dsRNA contains short contiguous sequences of about 21-30 nucleotides of SEQ ID NOs:15, 17, 19, 21, 23, 25 or 27, or SEQ ID NOs:65, 67, 69, 71, 73, 75 or 83, and about 21-30 nucleotides complementary thereto, designed such that there is about a 2 base overhang at each 3′ end of the double-stranded sequence. [0165]
  • Compositions comprising an amount of the antisense-nucleic acid or dsRNA effective to reduce expression of PAAD domain-containing polypeptides can further contain an acceptable hydrophobic carrier capable of passing through a cell membrane are also provided herein. Suitable hydrophobic carriers are described, for example, in U.S. Pat. Nos. 5,334,761; 4,889,953; 4,897,355, and the like. The acceptable hydrophobic carrier capable of passing through cell membranes may also comprise a structure which binds to a receptor specific for a selected cell type and is thereby taken up by cells of the selected cell type. For example, the structure can be part of a protein known to bind to a cell-type specific receptor. [0166]
  • The invention also provides a method for expression of a PAAD domain-containing polypeptide by culturing cells containing a PAAD domain encoding nucleic acid under conditions suitable for expression of a PAAD domain-containing polypeptide. Thus, there is provided a method for the recombinant production of a PAAD domain-containing polypeptide of the invention by expressing the PAAD domain encoding nucleic acid sequences in suitable host cells. Recombinant DNA expression systems that are suitable to produce a PAAD domain-containing polypeptide described herein are well-known in the art (see, for example, Ausubel et al., supra (2000)). For example, the above-described nucleotide sequences can be incorporated into vectors for further manipulation. As used herein, a vector refers to a recombinant DNA or RNA plasmid or virus containing discrete elements that are used to introduce heterologous DNA into cells for either expression or replication thereof. [0167]
  • The invention also provides vectors containing the PAAD domain encoding nucleic acids of the invention. Suitable expression vectors are well-known in the art and include vectors capable of expressing nucleic acid operatively linked to a regulatory sequence or element such as a promoter region or enhancer region that is capable of regulating expression of such nucleic acid. Appropriate expression vectors include those that are replicable in eukaryotic cells and/or prokaryotic cells and those that remain episomal or those which integrate into the host cell genome. [0168]
  • Promoters or enhancers, depending upon the nature of the regulation, can be constitutive or regulated. The regulatory sequences or regulatory elements are operatively linked to a nucleic acid of the invention such that the physical and functional relationship between the nucleic acid and the regulatory sequence allows transcription of the nucleic acid. [0169]
  • Suitable vectors for expression in prokaryotic or eukaryotic cells are well known to those skilled in the art (see, for example, Ausubel et al., supra (2000)). Vectors useful for expression in eukaryotic cells can include, for example, regulatory elements including the SV40 early promoter, the cytomegalovirus (CMV) promoter, the mouse mammary tumor virus (MMTV) steroid-inducible promoter, Moloney murine leukemia virus (MMLV) promoter, and the like. The vectors of the invention are useful for subcloning and amplifying a PAAD domain encoding nucleic acid molecule and for recombinantly expressing a PAAD domain-containing polypeptide. A vector of the invention can include, for example, viral vectors such as a bacteriophage, a baculovirus or a retrovirus; cosmids or plasmids; and, particularly for cloning large nucleic acid molecules, bacterial artificial chromosome vectors (BACs) and yeast artificial chromosome vectors (YACs). Such vectors are commercially available, and their uses are well known in the art. One skilled in the art will know or can readily determine an appropriate promoter for expression in a particular host cell. [0170]
  • The invention additionally provides recombinant cells containing PAAD domain encoding nucleic acids of the invention. The recombinant cells are generated by introducing into a host cell a vector containing a PAAD domain encoding nucleic acid molecule. The recombinant cells are transducted, transfected or otherwise genetically modified. Exemplary host cells that can be used to express recombinant PAAD molecules include mammalian primary cells; established mammalian cell lines, such as COS, CHO, HeLa, NIH3T3, HEK 293 and PC12 cells; amphibian cells, such as [0171] Xenopus embryos and oocytes and other vertebrate cells. Exemplary host cells also include insect cells such as Drosophila, yeast cells such as Saccharomyces cerevisiae, Saccharomyces pombe, or Pichia pastoris, and prokaryotic cells such as Escherichia coli. Additional host cells can be obtained, for example, from ATCC (Manassas, Va.)
  • In one embodiment, PAAD domain encoding nucleic acids can be delivered into mammalian cells, either in vivo or in vitro using suitable vectors well-known in the art. Suitable vectors for delivering a PAAD domain-containing polypeptide, or a functional fragment thereof to a mammalian cell, include viral vectors such as retroviral vectors, adenovirus, adeno-associated virus, lentivirus, herpesvirus, as well as non-viral vectors such as plasmid vectors. Such vectors are useful for providing therapeutic amounts of a PAAD domain-containing polypeptide (see, for example, U.S. Pat. No. 5,399,346, issued Mar. 21, 1995). Delivery of PAAD polypeptides or nucleic acids therapeutically can be particularly useful when targeted to a tumor cell, thereby inducing apoptosis in tumor cells. In addition, where it is desirable to limit or reduce the in vivo expression of a PAAD domain-containing polypeptide, the introduction of the antisense strand of the invention nucleic acid is contemplated. [0172]
  • The invention additionally provides an isolated anti-PAAD domain antibody (also referred to herein as an anti-PAAD antibody) having specific reactivity with a invention PAAD domain-containing polypeptide. The anti-PAAD antibody can be a monoclonal antibody or a polyclonal antibody. The invention further provides cell lines producing monoclonal antibodies having specific reactivity with an invention PAAD domain-containing protien. [0173]
  • The invention thus provides antibodies that specifically bind a PAAD domain-containing polypeptide. As used herein, the term “antibody” is used in its broadest sense to include polyclonal and monoclonal antibodies, as well as antigen binding fragments of such antibodies. With regard to an anti-PAAD antibody of the invention, the term “antigen” means a native or synthesized PAAD domain-containing polypeptide or fragment thereof. An anti-PAAD antibody, or antigen binding fragment of such an antibody, is characterized by having specific binding activity for a PAAD polypeptide or a peptide portion thereof of at least about 1×10[0174] 5 M−1. Thus, Fab, F(ab′)2, Fd and Fv fragments of an anti-PAAD antibody, which retain specific binding activity for a PAAD domain-containing polypeptide, are included within the definition of an antibody. Specific binding activity of a PAAD domain-containing polypeptide can be readily determined by one skilled in the art, for example, by comparing the binding activity of an anti-PAAD antibody to a PAAD domain-containing polypeptide versus a reference polypeptide that is not a PAAD domain-containing polypeptide. Methods of preparing polyclonal or monoclonal antibodies are well known to those skilled in the art (see, for example, Harlow and Lane, Antibodies: A Laboratory Manual, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press (1988)).
  • In addition, the term “antibody” as used herein includes naturally occurring antibodies as well as non-naturally occurring antibodies, including, for example, single chain antibodies, chimeric, bifunctional and humanized antibodies, as well as antigen-binding fragments thereof. Such non-naturally occurring antibodies can be constructed using solid phase peptide synthesis, can be produced recombinantly or can be obtained, for example, by screening combinatorial libraries consisting of variable heavy chains and variable light chains as described by Huse et al., [0175] Science 246:1275-1281 (1989)). These and other methods of making, for example, chimeric, humanized, CDR-grafted, single chain, and bifunctional antibodies are well known to those skilled in the art (Winter and Harris, Immunol. Today 14:243-246 (1993); Ward et al., Nature 341:544-546 (1989) ; Harlow and Lane, supra, 1988); Hilyard et al., Protein Engineering: A practical approach (IRL Press 1992); Borrabeck, Antibody Engineering, 2d ed. (Oxford University Press 1995)).
  • Anti-PAAD antibodies can be raised using a PAAD immunogen such as an isolated PAAD domain-containing functional fragment comprising an amino acid consensus sequence selected from the group consisting of: [0176]
    -KFKX1X2L-; (SEQ ID NO:29);
    -KLKX1X2L-; (SEQ ID NO:30);
    -RFRX1X2L-; (SEQ ID NO:31);
    -RFKX1X2L-; (SEQ ID NO:32);
    -KFRX1X2L-; (SEQ ID NO:33);
    and
    -KFKX1X2I-; (SEQ ID NO:34);
  • where X[0177] 1 and X2 can be any amino acid; or PAAD domain-containing protein having substantially the same amino acid sequence as SEQ ID NOS:16, 18, 20, 22, 24, 26 or 28, or SEQ ID NOs: 66, 68, 70, 72, 74, 76 or 84, or a portion thereof, which can be prepared from natural sources or produced recombinantly. Such a portion of a PAAD domain-containing polypeptide is a functional antigenic portion if the antigenic peptides can be used to generate a PAAD domain-containing polypeptide-specific antibody.
  • Thus, the invention provides isolated peptides comprising at least 10 contiguous amino acids of any of SEQ ID NOS:70, 72, 74 or 76, which can be used, for example, as antigens to generate antibodies against the polypeptides of the invention. In some embodiments, the isolated peptides consist of or comprise contiguous sequences of any of SEQ ID NOS:66, 68, 70, 72, 74, 76 or 84 that are not also present in any of SEQ ID NOS:16, 18, 20, 22, 24, 26 or 28. [0178]
  • The invention further provides a method for detecting the presence of a human PAAD domain-containing polypeptide in a sample by contacting a sample with a PAAD domain specific antibody, and detecting the presence of specific binding of the antibody to the sample, thereby detecting the presence of a human PAAD domain-containing polypeptide in the sample. PAAD domain specific antibodies can be used in diagnostic methods and systems to detect the level of PAAD domain-containing polypeptide present in a sample. As used herein, the term “sample” is intended to mean any biological fluid, cell, tissue, organ or portion thereof, that includes or potentially includes PAAD domain encoding nucleic acids or PAAD domain-containing polypeptides. The term includes samples present in an individual as well as samples obtained or derived from the individual. For example, a sample can be a histologic section of a specimen obtained by biopsy, or cells that are placed in or adapted to tissue culture. A sample further can be a subcellular fraction or extract, or a crude or substantially pure nucleic acid or polypeptide preparation. [0179]
  • PAAD domain specific antibodies can also be used for the immunoaffinity or affinity chromatography purification of an invention PAAD domain-containing polypeptide. In addition, methods are contemplated herein for detecting the presence of an invention PAAD domain-containing polypeptide in a cell, comprising contacting the cell with an antibody that specifically binds to PAAD domain-containing polypeptides under conditions permitting binding of the antibody to the PAAD domain-containing polypeptides, detecting the presence of the antibody bound to the PAAD domain-containing polypeptide, and thereby detecting the presence of invention polypeptides in a cell. With respect to the detection of such polypeptides, the antibodies can be used for in vitro diagnostic or in vivo imaging methods. [0180]
  • Immunological procedures useful for in vitro detection of target PAAD domain-containing polypeptides in a sample include immunoassays that employ a detectable antibody. Such immunoassays include, for example, immunohistochemistry, immunofluorescence, ELISA assays, radioimmunoassay, FACS analysis, immunoprecipitation, immunoblot analysis, Pandex microfluorimetric assay, agglutination assays, flow cytometry and serum diagnostic assays, which are well known in the art (Harlow and Lane, supra (1988); Harlow and Lane, [0181] Using Antibodies: A Laboratory Manual, Cold Spring Harbor Press (1999)).
  • An antibody can be made detectable by various means well known in the art. For example, a detectable marker can be directly attached to the antibody or indirectly attached using, for example, a secondary agent that recognizes the PAAD specific antibody. Useful markers include, for example, radionucleotides, enzymes, binding proteins such as biotin, fluorogens, chromogens, fluorescent labels and chemiluminescent labels. A description of immunofluorescent analytic techniques is found in DeLuca, “Immunofluorescence Analysis”, in [0182] Antibody As a Tool, Marchalonis et al., eds., John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., pp. 189-231 (1982), which is incorporated herein by reference.
  • In addition to detecting the presence of a PAAD domain-containing polypeptide, invention anti-PAAD antibodies are contemplated for use herein to alter the activity of the PAAD domain-containing polypeptide in living animals, in humans, or in biological tissues or fluids isolated therefrom. The term “alter” refers to the ability of a compound such as a PAAD domain-containing polypeptide, a PAAD domain encoding nucleic acid, an agent or other compound to increase or decrease biological activity which is modulated by the compound, by functioning as an agonist or antagonist of the compound. Accordingly, compositions comprising a carrier and an amount of an antibody having specificity for PAAD domain-containing polypeptides effective to block naturally occurring ligands or other PAAD-associated polypeptides from binding to invention PAAD domain-containing polypeptides are contemplated herein. For example, a monoclonal antibody directed to an epitope of an invention PAAD domain-containing polypeptide, including an amino acid sequence substantially the same as SEQ ID NOS:16, 18, 20, 22, 24, 26 or 28, or SEQ ID NOs: 66, 68, 70, 72, 74, 76 or 84, can be useful for this purpose. [0183]
  • The present invention further provides transgenic non-human mammals that are capable of expressing exogenous nucleic acids encoding PAAD domain-containing polypeptides. As employed herein, the phrase “exogenous nucleic acid” refers to nucleic acid sequence which is not native to the host, or which is present in the host in other than its native environment, for example, as part of a genetically engineered DNA construct. In addition to naturally occurring PAAD domain-containing polypeptide levels, a PAAD domain-containing polypeptide of the invention can either be overexpressed or underexpressed in transgenic mammals, for example, underexpressed in a knock-out animal. [0184]
  • Animal model systems useful for elucidating the physiological and behavioral roles of PAAD domain-containing polypeptides are also provided, and are produced by creating transgenic animals in which the expression of the PAAD domain-containing polypeptide is altered using a variety of techniques. Examples of such techniques include the insertion of normal or mutant versions of nucleic acids encoding a PAAD domain-containing polypeptide by microinjection, retroviral infection or other means well known to those skilled in the art, into appropriate fertilized embryos to produce a transgenic animal, see, for example, Hogan et al., [0185] Manipulating the Mouse Embryo: A Laboratory Manual (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, (1986)). Transgenic animal model systems are useful for in vivo screening of compounds for identification of specific ligands, such as agonists or antagonists, which activate or inhibit a biological activity.
  • In accordance with another embodiment of the invention, a method is provided for identifying a PAAD-associated polypeptide (PAP). The method is carried out by contacting an invention PAAD domain-containing polypeptide with a candidate PAP and detecting association of the PAAD domain-containing polypeptide with the PAP. [0186]
  • As used herein, the term “PAAD-associated polypeptide” or “PAP” means a polypeptide that can specifically bind to the PAAD domain-containing polypeptides of the invention, or to any functional fragment of a PAAD domain-containing polypeptide of the invention. Because PAAD domain-containing polypeptides of the invention contain domains which can self-associate, PAAD domain-containing polypeptides are encompassed by the term PAP. An exemplary PAP is a protein or a polypeptide portion of a protein that can bind a PAAD, NACHT, LRR or ANGIO-R (ARED) domain of an invention PAAD domain-containing polypeptide. A PAP can be identified, for example, using in vitro or in vivo protein-interaction assays and methods known in the art, including yeast two-hybrid assays, co-immunoprecipitation, GST fusion co-purification, GST pull-down assays and the like (see, for example, Ausubel et al., supra (2000)). Additional methods include, for example, scintillation proximity assay (SPA) (Alouani, Methods Mol. Biol. 138:135-41 (2000)), UV or chemical cross-linking (Fancy, [0187] Curr. Opin. Chem. Biol. 4:28-33 (2000)), competition binding assays (Yamamura et al., Methods in Neurotransmitter Receptor Analysis, Raven Press, New York, 1990), biomolecular interaction analysis (BIA) such as surface plasmon resonance (SPR) (Weinberger et al., Pharmacogenomics 1:395-416 (2000)), mass spectrometry (MS) (McLafferty et al., Science 284:1289-1290 (1999) and Degterev, et al., Nature Cell Biology 3:173-182 (2001)), nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) (Shuker etal., Science 274:1531-1534 (1996), Hajduk et al., J. Med. Chem. 42:2315-2317 (1999), and Chen and Shapiro, Anal. Chem. 71:669A-675A (1999)), and fluorescence polarization assays (FPA) (Degterev et al., supra, 2001).
  • Exemplary PAPs contemplated herein can include a protein involved in regulating apoptosis, caspase activation or NFκB induction, and other PAAD domain-containing polypeptides, selected from: Apaf-1, CED4, Nod1/CARD4, ASC-1, CARDX1, pro-Casp1, pro-Casp2, pro-Casp4, pro-Casp5, pro-Casp7, pro-Casp11, pro-Casp12, pro-Casp14, CED3, Dronc, Raidd/CRADD, Cardiak (RIP2, Rick), Bcl-1/CIPER, ARC, NOP30, cIAP-1, cIAP-2, Fadd/mort1, pro-Casp8, pro-Casp10, Dredd, c-Flip/flame, KSV/V-Flip, MCV, DEDD/DEFT, PEA-15, Flash, BAP31, BAR, RIP, IRAK-1, IRAK-2, IRAK-M, My D88, NMP-84, Ankyrin-1, Ankyrin-3, TNFR1, NGFR, Fas, DR3, DR4, DR5, DR6, Tradd, Fadd, Raidd2, DAP Kinase, NIK, IKKα, IKKβ, IκB, p65, p50, IKAP, pyrin, pyrin2, PAN1, PAN2, PAN3, PAN4, PAN5, PAN6, PAN7, PAN8, PAN9, PAN10, FLJ20510_human, PANunk_mouse, NALP3/cryopyrin, NALP1/NAC, PAN5_mouse, PAN4_CT, PAN2_mouse, ASC, ASC2, NAC, AIM2, IFI16, MO13L, p52, p100, p105, ParaCaspase (MALT1) and all members of the NFκB/IκB families. The naturally occurring sequences of these molecules from a variety of species, including human and rodent, are well known in the art. The skilled person can readily determine fragments and modifications of naturally occurring PAP sequences that retain their ability to associate with a PAAD domain-containing polypeptide, or domain therefrom, in the assays described herein. [0188]
  • As disclosed herein, exemplary PAPs that associate with ASC include ASC, ASC2, Caspase-1, Card10, Nod1, Cardiak, NIK and IKK-i. An exemplary PAP that associates with PAN2 is IκBα. An exemplary PAP that associates with PAN6 is IKAP. [0189]
  • The normal association between a PAAD domain-containing polypeptide and a PAP polypeptide in a cell can be altered due, for example, to the expression in the cell of a variant PAP or PAAD domain-containing polypeptide, respectively, either of which can compete with the normal binding function of a PAAD domain-containing polypeptide and, therefore, can decrease the association of PAP and PAAD domain-containing polypeptides in a cell. The term “variant” is used generally herein to mean a polypeptide that is different from the PAP or PAAD domain-containing polypeptide that normally is found in a particular cell type. Thus, a variant can include a mutated protein or a naturally occurring protein, such as an isoform, that is not normally found in a particular cell type. [0190]
  • PAAD domain-containing polypeptides and PAAD-associated polypeptides of the invention can be characterized, for example, using in vitro binding assays or the yeast two hybrid system. An in vivo transcription activation assay such as the yeast two hybrid system is particularly useful for identifying and manipulating the association of proteins. In addition, the results observed in such an assay likely mirror the events that naturally occur in a cell. Thus, the results obtained in such an in vivo assay can be predictive of results that can occur in a cell in a subject such as a human subject. [0191]
  • A transcription activation assay such as the yeast two hybrid system is based on the modular nature of transcription factors, which consist of functionally separable DNA-binding and trans-activation domains. When expressed as separate proteins, these two domains fail to mediate gene transcription. However, transcription activation activity can be restored if the DNA-binding domain and the trans-activation domain are bridged together due, for example, to the association of two proteins. The DNA-binding domain and trans-activation domain can be bridged, for example, by expressing the DNA-binding domain and trans-activation domain as fusion proteins (hybrids), provided that the proteins that are fused to the domains can associate with each other. The non-covalent bridging of the two hybrids brings the DNA-binding and trans-activation domains together and creates a transcriptionally competent complex. The association of the proteins is determined by observing transcriptional activation of a reporter gene. [0192]
  • The yeast two hybrid systems exemplified herein use various strains of [0193] S. cerevisiae as host cells for vectors that express the hybrid proteins. A transcription activation assay also can be performed using, for example, mammalian cells. However, the yeast two hybrid system is particularly useful due to the ease of working with yeast and the speed with which the assay can be performed. For example, yeast host cells containing a lacZ reporter gene linked to a LexA operator sequence can be used to demonstrate that a PAAD domain of an invention PAAD domain-containing polypeptide can interact with itself or other PAAD domain-containing polypeptides. For example, the DNA-binding domain can consist of the LexA DNA-binding domain, which binds the LexA promoter, fused to the PAAD domain of a PAAD domain-containing polypeptide of the invention and the trans-activation domain can consist of the B42 acidic region separately fused to several cDNA sequences which encode known PAAD domain-containing polypeptides. When the LexA domain is non-covalently bridged to a trans-activation domain fused to a PAAD domain-containing polypeptide, the association can activate transcription of the reporter gene.
  • A PAP, for example, a PAAD domain-containing polypeptide, a CARD-containing polypeptide, an NACHT-containing polypeptide or a LRR-containing polypeptide, also can be identified using well known in vitro assays, for example, an assay utilizing a glutathione-S-transferase (GST) fusion protein. Such an in vitro assay provides a simple, rapid and inexpensive method for identifying and isolating a PAP. Such an in vitro assay is particularly useful in confirming results obtained in vivo and can be used to characterize specific binding domains of a PAP. For example, a GST can be fused to a PAAD domain-containing polypeptide of the invention, and expressed and purified by binding to an affinity matrix containing immobilized glutathione. If desired, a sample that can contains a PAP or active fragments of a PAP can be passed over an affinity column containing bound GST/PAAD and a PAP that binds to a PAAD domain-containing polypeptide can be obtained. In addition, GST/PAAD can be used to screen a cDNA expression library, wherein binding of the GST/PAAD fusion protein to a clone indicates that the clone contains a cDNA encoding a PAP. [0194]
  • Thus, one of skill in the art will recognize that using the PAAD domain-containing polypeptides described herein, a variety of methods, such as protein purification, protein interaction cloning, or protein mass-spectrometry, can be used to identify a PAP. [0195]
  • Although the term “PAP” is used generally, it should be recognized that a PAP that is identified using the novel polypeptides described herein can be a fragment of a protein. Thus, as used herein, a PAP also includes a polypeptide that specifically associates to a portion of an invention PAAD domain-containing polypeptide that does not include a PAAD domain. For example, a PAP can associate with the NACHT domain of an invention PAN. As used herein, a “candidate PAP” refers to a polypeptide containing a polypeptide sequence know or suspected of binding one or more PAAD domain-containing polypeptides of the invention. Thus, a PAP can represent a full-length protein or a PAAD-associating fragment thereof. Since a PAP polypeptide can be a full-length protein or a PAAD-associating fragment thereof, one of skill in the art will recognize that a PAP-encoding nucleic acid, such as the genomic sequence, an mRNA sequence or a cDNA sequence need not encode the full-length protein. Thus, a cDNA can encode a polypeptide that is a fragment of a full-length PAP which, nevertheless, binds one or more invention PAAD domain-containing polypeptides. It is also within the scope of the invention that a full-length PAP can assume a conformation that does not, absent some post-translational modification, bind a PAAD domain-containing polypeptide of the invention, due, for example, to steric blocking of the binding site. Thus, a PAP can be a protein or a polypeptide portion of a protein that can bind one of the PAAD domain-containing polypeptides of the invention. Also, it should be recognized that a PAP can be identified by using a minimal polypeptide derived from the sequences of the PAAD domain-containing polypeptides of the invention, and does not necessarily require that the full-length molecules be employed for identifying such PAPs. [0196]
  • Since PAAD domain-containing polypeptides can be involved in apoptosis, the association of a PAP with a PAAD domain-containing polypeptide can affect the sensitivity or resistance of a cell to apoptosis or can induce or block apoptosis induced by external or internal stimuli. The identification of various PAPs by use of known methods can be used to determine the function of these PAPs in cell death or signal transduction pathways controlled by PAAD domain-containing polypeptides, allowing for the development of assays that are useful for identifying agents that effectively alter the association of a PAP with a PAAD domain-containing polypeptide. Such agents can be useful for providing effective therapy for conditions caused, at least in part, by insufficient apoptosis, such as cancer, autoimmune disease or certain viral infections. Such agents can also be useful for providing an effective therapy for diseases where excessive apoptosis is known to occur, such as stroke, heart failure, or AIDS; as well as inflammatory diseases, such as inflammatory bowel diseases (e.g. Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitus); rheumatoid arthritis, sepsis, trauma, allograft rejection and graft-versus-host disease. [0197]
  • Since PAAD domain-containing polypeptides are also involved in regulating NFκB activity, the association of a PAP with a PAAD domain-containing polypeptide can also affect responses of cells to stimuli that activate NFκB transcription, including TNFα and IL-1 and other proinflammatory cytokines, T- and B-cell mitogens, bacteria, bacterial lipopolysaccharide (LPS), viruses, viral proteins, double stranded RNA, and physical and chemical stresses. The identification of various PAPs as described herein and agents that effectively alter the association of a PAP with a PAAD domain-containing polypeptide can be used to provide effective therapy for conditions mediated, at least in part, by NFκB, including, for example, inflammatory conditions, infections, cancers, neurodegenerative disorders, arthritis and asthma. [0198]
  • Assays of the invention can be used for identification of agents that alter the self-association of the PAAD domain-containing polypeptides of the invention. Thus, the methods of the invention can be used to identify agents that alter the self-association of invention PAAD domains, such as SEQ ID NOS:1-14 and PAAD domain-containing proteins, such as SEQ ID NOs:16, 18, 20, 22, 24, 26 and 28, or SEQ ID NOs: 66, 68, 70, 72, 74, 76 or 84, via their PAAD domains, NB-ARC (NACHT) domains, LRR domains, ANGIO-R (ARED) domains or other domains within these polypeptides. [0199]
  • The ATP-binding and hydrolysis of the NACHT domains can be critical for function of a PAAD domain-containing polypeptide, for example, by altering the oligomerization of the PAAD domain-containing polypeptide. Thus, agents that interfere with or enhance ATP or nucleotide binding and/or hydrolysis by the NACHT domain of a PAAD domain-containing polypeptide of the invention, such as invention PAN proteins, can also be useful for altering the activity of these polypeptides in cells. [0200]
  • A further embodiment of the invention provides a method to identify agents that can effectively alter PAAD domain-containing polypeptide activity, for example the ability of PAAD domain-containing polypeptides to associate with one or more heterologous proteins. Thus, the present invention provides a screening assay useful for identifying an effective agent, which can alter the association of a PAAD domain-containing polypeptide, such as a PAN, with a PAAD-associated polypeptide (PAP), such as a heterologous PAAD domain-containing polypeptide. [0201]
  • Effective agents can be useful to alter a biochemical process modulated by a PAAD domain-containing polypeptide of the invention. Additional biochemical processes (also referred to herein as “cell activities”) modulated by PAAD domain-containing polypeptide include, for example, apoptosis, regulation of NFκB induction, cytokine processing, cytokine receptor signaling, cJUN N-terminal kinase induction, caspase-mediated proteolytic activation/inhibition, transcription, inflammation and cell adhesion. [0202]
  • As used herein, the term “agent” means a chemical or biological molecule such as a simple or complex organic molecule, a peptide, a peptido-mimetic, a polypeptide, a protein or an oligonucleotide that has the potential for altering the association of a PAAD domain-containing polypeptide with a heterologous protein or altering the ability of a PAAD domain-containing polypeptide to self-associate or altering the ligand binding or biological activity of a PAAD domain-containing polypeptide. An exemplary ligand binding activity is nucleotide binding activity, such as ADP or ATP binding activity; and exemplary catalytic activities are nucleotide hydrolytic activity and proteolytic activity. In addition, the term “effective agent” is used herein to mean an agent that is confirmed as capable of altering the association of a PAAD domain-containing polypeptide with a heterologous protein or altering the ability of a PAAD domain-containing polypeptide to self-associate or altering the ligand binding or catalytic activity of a PAAD domain-containing polypeptide. For example, an effective agent may be an anti-PAAD antibody, a PAAD-associated polypeptide and the like. [0203]
  • As used herein, the term “alter the association” means that the association between two specifically interacting polypeptides either is increased or decreased due to the presence of an effective agent. As a result of an altered association of PAAD domain-containing polypeptide with another polypeptide in a cell, the activity of the PAAD domain-containing polypeptide or the PAP can be increased or decreased, thereby altering a biochemical process, for example, the level of apoptosis or NFκB transcriptional activity in the cell. As used herein, the term “alter the activity” means that the agent can increase or decrease the activity of a PAAD domain-containing polypeptide in a cell, thereby modulating a biochemical process in a cell, for example, the level of apoptosis or NFκB transcriptional activity in the cell. Similarly, the term “alter the level” of a biological process modulated by a PAAD domain-containing polypeptide refers to an increase or decrease a biochemical process which occurs upon altering the activity of a PAAD domain-containing polypeptide. For example, an effective agent can increase or decrease the PAAD:PAAD-associating activity of a PAAD domain-containing polypeptide, which can result in altered apoptosis or increased or decreased NFκB transcriptional activity. In another example, alteration of the ATP hydrolysis activity can modulate the ability of the NACHT domain of a PAAD domain-containing polypeptide to associate with other NACHT-containing polypeptides, such as Apaf-1, thereby altering any process effected by such association between a PAAD domain-containing polypeptide and a NACHT-containing polypeptide. [0204]
  • An effective agent can act by interfering with the ability of a PAAD domain-containing polypeptide to associate with another polypeptide, or can act by causing the dissociation of a PAAD domain-containing polypeptide from a complex with a PAAD-associated polypeptide, wherein the ratio of bound PAAD domain-containing polypeptide to free PAAD domain-containing polypeptide is related to the level of a biochemical process, such as apoptosis or NFκB transcriptional activity, in a cell. For example, binding of a ligand to a PAP can allow the PAP, in turn, to bind a specific PAAD domain-containing polypeptide such that all of the specific PAAD domain-containing polypeptide is bound to a PAP. [0205]
  • An effective agent can be useful, for example, to increase the level of apoptosis in a cell such as a cancer cell, which is characterized by having a decreased level of apoptosis as compared to its normal cell counterpart. An effective agent also can be useful, for example, to decrease the level of apoptosis in a cell such as a T lymphocyte in a subject having a viral disease such as acquired immunodeficiency syndrome, which is characterized by an increased level of apoptosis in an infected T cell as compared to a normal T cell. Thus, an effective agent can be useful as a medicament for altering the level of apoptosis in a subject having a pathology characterized by increased or decreased apoptosis. In addition, an effective agent can be used, for example, to decrease the level of apoptosis and, therefore, increase the survival time of a cell such as a hybridoma cell in culture. The use of an effective agent to prolong the survival of a cell in vitro can significantly improve bioproduction yields in industrial tissue culture applications. [0206]
  • An effective agent can also be useful to increase or decrease NFκB transcriptional activity, and thus can be used to provide effective therapy for conditions mediated, at least in part, by NFκB, including, for example, inflammatory conditions (e.g. inflammatory bowel diseases, such as Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitus), infections, cancers, neurodegenerative disorders, arthritis, asthma, stroke, heart failure, AIDS, sepsis, trauma, allograft rejection and graft-versus-host disease. [0207]
  • A PAAD domain-containing polypeptide that lacks the ability to bind the CARD domain, NACHT domain or LRR domain of another polypeptide but retains the ability to self-associate via its PAAD domain or to bind to other PAAD domain-containing polypeptides is an example of an effective agent, since the expression of a non-NACHT-associating or non-catalytically active PAAD domain-containing polypeptide in a cell can alter the association of a the endogenous PAAD domain-containing polypeptide with itself or with PAPs. [0208]
  • Thus, it should be recognized that a mutation of a PAAD domain-containing polypeptide can be an effective agent, depending, for example, on the normal levels of PAAD domain-containing polypeptide and PAAD-associated polypeptide that occur in a particular cell type. In addition, an active fragment of a PAAD domain-containing polypeptide can be an effective agent, provided the active fragment can alter the association of a PAAD domain-containing polypeptide and another polypeptide in a cell. Such active fragments, which can be peptides as small as about five amino acids, can be identified, for example, by screening a peptide library (see, for example, Ladner et al., U.S. Pat. No: 5,223,409, which is incorporated herein by reference) to identify peptides that can bind a PAAD-associated polypeptide. [0209]
  • Similarly, a peptide or polypeptide portion of a PAAD-associated polypeptide also can be an effective agent. A peptide of PAAD-associated polypeptide can be useful, for example, for decreasing the association of a PAAD domain-containing polypeptide with a PAP in a cell by competing for binding to the PAAD domain-containing polypeptide. A non-naturally occurring peptido-mimetic also can be useful as an effective agent. Such a peptido-mimetic can include, for example, a peptoid, which is peptide-like sequence containing N-substituted glycines, or an oligocarbamate. A peptido-mimetic can be particularly useful as an effective agent due, for example, to having an increased stability to enzymatic degradation in vivo. [0210]
  • In accordance with another embodiment of the present invention, there is provided a method of identifying an effective agent that alters the association of an invention PAAD domain-containing polypeptide with a PAAD-associated polypeptide (PAP), by the steps of: [0211]
  • (a) contacting the PAAD domain-containing polypeptide and PAP polypeptides, under conditions that allow the PAAD domain-containing polypeptide and PAP polypeptides to associate, with an agent suspected of being able to alter the association of the PAAD domain-containing polypeptide and PAP polypeptides; and [0212]
  • (b) detecting the altered association of the PAAD domain-containing polypeptide and PAP polypeptides, where the altered association identifies an effective agent. [0213]
  • Methods well-known in the art for detecting the altered association of the PAAD domain-containing polypeptide and PAP polypeptides, for example, measuring protein:protein binding, protein degradation or apoptotic activity can be employed in bioassays described herein to identify agents as agonists or antagonists of PAAD domain-containing polypeptides. As described herein, PAAD domain-containing polypeptides have the ability to self-associate. Thus, methods for identifying effective agents that alter the association of a PAAD domain-containing polypeptide with a PAP are useful for identifying effective agents that alter the ability of a PAAD domain-containing polypeptide to self-associate. [0214]
  • As used herein, “conditions that allow said PAAD domain-containing polypeptide and PAP polypeptides to associate” refers to environmental conditions in which a PAAD domain-containing polypeptide and PAP specifically associate. Such conditions will typically be aqueous conditions, with a pH between 3.0 and 11.0, and temperature below 100° C. Preferably, the conditions will be aqueous conditions with salt concentrations below the equivalent of 1 M NaCl, and pH between 5.0 and 9.0, and temperatures between 0° C. and 50° C. Most preferably, the conditions will range from physiological conditions of normal yeast or mammalian cells, or conditions favorable for carrying out in vitro assays such as immunoprecipitation and GST protein:protein association assays, and the like. [0215]
  • In another embodiment of the invention, a method is provided for identifying agents that modulate a biological activity of an invention PAAD domain-containing polypeptide, such as ligand interaction or catalytic activity. The method contains the steps of contacting an invention PAAD domain-containing polypeptide with an agent suspected of modulating a ligand binding or biological activity of the PAAD domain-containing polypeptide and measuring a biological activity of the PAAD domain-containing polypeptide, where modulated biological activity identifies the agent as an agent that alters the biological activity of a PAAD domain-containing polypeptide. [0216]
  • As used herein in regard to biological activity, “modulate” refers to an increase or decrease in the measured biological activity. Thus, modulation encompasses inhibition of biological activity as well as activation or enhancement of biological activity. Exemplary biological activities include nucleotide binding, nucleotide hydrolysis and modulation of NFκB activation. [0217]
  • Methods for measuring ligand binding and other biological activities are well known in the art, as disclosed herein. For example, an agent known or suspected of modulating a biological activity can be contacted with an invention PAAD domain-containing polypeptide in vivo or in vitro, and the activity can be measured using known methods. Exemplary agents that can modulate a biological activity include peptides, peptidomimetics and other peptide analogs, non-peptide organic molecules such as naturally occuring protease inhibitors and derviatives thereof, nucleotides and nucleotide analogs, and the like. Such inhibitors can be either reversible or irreversible, as is well known in the art. [0218]
  • Agents that modulate a biological activity of a PAAD domain-containing polypeptide identified using the invention methods can be used to modulate the activity of a PAAD domain-containing polypeptide. For example, an agent can modulate the nucleotide binding or nucleotide hydrolytic activity of an NACHT domain of a PAAD domain-containing polypeptide. In another example, an agent can modulate the NFκB regulatory activity of the PAAD domain. Methods of modulating a biological activity of invention PAAD domain-containing proteins can be used in methods of altering biochemical processes modulated by PAAD domain-containing proteins, such as the biochemical processes disclosed herein. [0219]
  • In yet another embodiment of the present invention, there are provided methods for altering a bioloigcal activity of a PAAD domain-containing polypeptide of the invention, the method comprising: [0220]
  • contacting an PAAD domain-containing polypeptide with an effective amount of an agent identified by the herein-described bioassays. [0221]
  • The present invention also provides in vitro screening assays. Such screening assays are particularly useful in that they can be automated, which allows for high through-put screening, for example, of randomly or rationally designed agents such as drugs, peptidomimetics or peptides in order to identify those agents that effectively alter the association of a PAAD-domain-containing polypeptide and a PAP or the catalytic or ligand binding activity of a PAAD domain-containing polypeptide and, thereby, alter a biochemical process modulated by a PAAD domain-containing polypeptide such as apoptosis. An in vitro screening assay can utilize, for example, a PAAD domain-containing polypeptide including a PAAD domain-containing fusion protein such as a PAAD-glutathione-S-transferase fusion protein. For use in the in vitro screening assay, the PAAD domain-containing polypeptide should have an affinity for a solid substrate as well as the ability to associate with a PAAD-associated polypeptide. For example, when a PAAD domain-containing polypeptide is used in the assay, the solid substrate can contain a covalently attached anti-PAAD antibody. Alternatively, a GST/PAAD fusion protein can be used in the assay and the solid substrate can contain covalently attached glutathione, which is bound by the GST component of the GST/PAAD fusion protein. Similarly, a PAAD-associated polypeptide can be used in any of a variety of in vitro enzymatic or in vitro binding assays known in the art and described in texts such as Ausubel et al., supra, 2000. [0222]
  • An in vitro screening assay can be performed by allowing a PAAD domain-containing polypeptide or fragment thereof to bind to the solid support, then adding a PAAD-associated polypeptide and an agent to be tested. Reference reactions, which do not contain an agent, can be performed in parallel. Following incubation under suitable conditions, which include, for example, an appropriate buffer concentration and pH and time and temperature that permit binding of the particular PAAD domain-containing polypeptide and PAAD-associated polypeptide, the amount of protein that has associated in the absence of an agent and in the presence of an agent can be determined. The association of a PAAD-associated polypeptide with a PAAD domain-containing polypeptide can be detected, for example, by attaching a detectable moiety such as a radionuclide or a fluorescent label to a PAAD-associated polypeptide and measuring the amount of label that is associated with the solid support, wherein the amount of label detected indicates the amount of association of the PAAD-associated polypeptide with a PAAD domain-containing polypeptide. An effective agent is determined by comparing the amount of specific binding in the presence of an agent as compared to a reference level of binding, wherein an effective agent alters the association of PAAD domain-containing polypeptide with the PAAD-associated polypeptide. Such an assay is particularly useful for screening a panel of agents such as a peptide library in order to detect an effective agent. [0223]
  • Additionally, a PAAD domain-containing polypeptide or domain thereof, such as a PAAD domain or NACHT domain, can be contacted with a candidate agent and association between the polypeptide and the candidate agent determined. Agents that bind in such assays can further be tested for their ability to alter a biological activity of a PAAD domain-containing polypeptide or for their ability to alter associations between a PAAD domain-containing polypeptide and a PAP. [0224]
  • Various binding assays described above, such as the two hybrid assay, co-immunoprecipitation assay, co-localization assay, scintillation proximity assay (SPA), UV or chemical cross-linking, biomolecular interaction analysis (BIA), mass spectrometry (MS), nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR), and fluorescence polarization assays (FPA) can be used to identify an effective agent. [0225]
  • Another assay for screening of agents that alter the activity of a PAAD domain-containing polypeptide is based on altering the phenotype of yeast by expressing a PAAD domain-containing polypeptide. In one embodiment, expression of a PAAD domain-containing polypeptide can be inducible (Tao et al., [0226] J. Biol. Chem. 273:23704-23708 (1998), and the compounds can be screened when PAAD domain-containing polypeptide expression is induced. PAAD domain-containing polypeptides of the invention can also be co-expressed in yeast with PAP polypeptides used to screen for compounds that antagonize the activity of the PAAD domain-containing polypeptide.
  • A biological activity that can potentially be altered by an agent is PAAD domain-mediated modulation of NFκB activity. An agent that increases or decreases PAAD domain-mediated inhibition of NFκB activity with correspondingly decrease or increase NFκB activity. Such agents can be useful for treating conditions associated with decreased or increased NFκB activity as described herein, including, for example, inflammation, autoimmune diseases, neurodegenerative diseases, cancer and infectious disorders. [0227]
  • The invention thus provides methods of identifying agents that modulate PAAD domain-mediated inhibition or stimulation of NFκB activity. In one embodiment, a cell that recombinantly expresses a PAAD domain-containing polypeptide is contacted with a candidate agent and altered NFκB activity, such as increased or decreased activity, is detected in the cell. As NFκB activity in an unstimulated cell is normally low, such methods can be practiced by contacting the cell with an NFκB inducer, such as TNFα or IL1β, or recombinantly expressing within the cell an NFκB inducer, such as Bcl10, TRAF2, TRAF6, NIK, RIP2, p65, IRAK2, IRAK3, MyD88, RIP, IL-1R, Nod1, IKKα, IKKβ, TNFR1, and the like, such that the PAAD domain-containing polypeptide inhibits the induced level of NFκB activity. [0228]
  • The skilled person can employ appropriate controls to confirm that the effect of the candidate agent is specific for the PAAD domain-containing polypeptide. For example, the effect on NFκB activation of the candidate agent can be compared to the effect in a control cell that does not express nucleic acid molecule encoding a PAAD domain-containing polypeptide. Additionally, the effect of the candidate agent on NFκB activation can be compared with the effect of a vehicle control not containing the agent. [0229]
  • Various methods of determining the amount of NFκB activity in a cell are well known in the art. For example, binding assays have been developed that take advantage of the observation that active NFκB, but not inactive NFκB, binds to DNA. Therefore, the binding of a test cell extract to a labeled oligonucleotide containing an NFκB consensus binding site can be assayed. Active NFκB in the cell extract is evidenced by retardation of the mobility of the oligonucleotide band on a gel (Schreck et al., [0230] Nucleic Acids Res. 18:6497-6502 (1990); Rusher et al., J. Biotech. 78:163-170 (2000)). An alternative method is to attach an oligonucleotide containing an NFκB consensus binding site to a multiwell plate and detect bound, active NFκB in an ELISA-type assay using NFκB antibodies (Renard et al., Nucleic Acids Res. 29:E21 (2001)).
  • An alternative assay for determining the amount of NFκB activity in a cell monitors the cleavage of the NFκB precursors p100 or p105 to the active p50 or p55 subunits (see, for example, Lin et al., [0231] Mol. Cell. Biol. 16:2248-2254 (1996); Morgan et al., Cancer Res. 59:6205-6213 (1999); Uren et al., Mol. Cell 6:961-967 (2000)).
  • Activity assays can also be used to determine the amount of NFκB activity in a cell. For example, a reporter gene such as the luciferase, β-galactosidase or secretory alkaline phosphatase gene can be placed under the control of a promoter containing the NFκB consensus site. NFκB activity in cells transfected with the reporter construct is evidenced by expression of the product of the reporter gene (Moon et al., [0232] Anal. Biochem. 292:17-21 (2001); see Examples).
  • Additional methods of monitoring NFκB activation include, for example, monitoring cytoplasmic IκB degradation using antibodies directed against IκB (Sun et al., [0233] Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 91:1346-1350 (1994), and monitoring exposure of the nuclear localization signal (NLS) of active NFκB using NLS-specific antibodies (Zabel et al., EMBO J. 12:201-211 (1993)).
  • Also provided with the present invention are assays to identify agents that alter PAAD domain-containing polypeptide expression. Methods to determine PAAD domain-containing polypeptide expression can involve detecting a change in PAAD domain-containing polypeptide abundance in response to contacting the cell with an agent that modulates PAAD domain-containing polypeptide expression. Assays for detecting changes in polypeptide expression include, for example, immunoassays with PAAD domain specific antibodies, such as immunoblotting, immunofluorescence, immunohistochemistry and immunoprecipitation assays, as described herein. [0234]
  • As understood by those of skill in the art, assay methods for identifying agents that alter PAAD domain-containing polypeptide activity generally require comparison to a reference. One type of a “reference” is a cell or culture that is treated substantially the same as the test cell or test culture exposed to the agent, with the distinction that the “reference” cell or culture is not exposed to the agent. Another type of “reference” cell or culture can be a cell or culture that is identical to the test cells, with the exception that the “reference” cells or culture do not express a PAAD domain-containing polypeptide. Accordingly, the response of the transfected cell to an agent is compared to the response, or lack thereof, of the “reference” cell or culture to the same agent under the same reaction conditions. [0235]
  • Methods for producing pluralities of agents to use in screening for compounds that alter the activity of a PAAD domain-containing polypeptide, including chemical or biological molecules such as simple or complex organic molecules, metal-containing compounds, carbohydrates, peptides, proteins, peptidomimetics, glycoproteins, lipoproteins, nucleic acids, antibodies, and the like, are well known in the art and are described, for example, in Huse, U.S. Pat. No. 5,264,563; Francis et al., [0236] Curr. Opin. Chem. Biol. 2:422-428 (1998); Tietze et al., Curr. Biol., 2:363-371 (1998); Sofia, Mol. Divers. 3:75-94 (1998); Eichler et al., Med. Res. Rev. 15:481-496 (1995); and the like. Libraries containing large numbers of natural and synthetic agents also can be obtained from commercial sources. Combinatorial libraries of molecules can be prepared using well known combinatorial chemistry methods (Gordon et al., J. Med. Chem. 37: 1233-1251 (1994); Gordon et al., J. Med. Chem. 37: 1385-1401 (1994); Gordon et al., Acc. Chem. Res. 29:144-154 (1996); Wilson and Czarnik, eds., Combinatorial Chemistry: Synthesis and Application, John Wiley & Sons, New York (1997)).
  • The invention further provides a method of diagnosing or predicting clinical prognosis of a pathology characterized by an increased or decreased level of a PAAD domain-containing polypeptide in a subject. The method includes the steps of (a) obtaining a test sample from the subject; (b) contacting the sample with an agent that can bind a PAAD domain-containing polypeptide of the invention under suitable conditions, wherein the conditions allow specific binding of the agent to the PAAD domain-containing polypeptide; and (c) comparing the amount of the specific binding in the test sample with the amount of specific binding in a reference sample, wherein an increased or decreased amount of the specific binding in the test sample as compared to the reference sample is diagnostic of, or predictive of the clinical prognosis of, a pathology. The agent can be, for example, an anti-PAAD antibody, a PAAD-associated-polypeptide (PAP), or a PAAD domain encoding nucleic acid. [0237]
  • Exemplary pathologies for diagnosis or the prediction of clinical prognosis include any of the pathologies described herein, such as neoplastic pathologies (e.g. cancer), autoimmune diseases, and other pathologies related to abnormal cell proliferation or abnormal cell death (e.g. apoptosis), as disclosed herein. [0238]
  • The invention also provides a method of diagnosing cancer or monitoring cancer therapy by contacting a test sample from a patient with a PAAD domain specific antibody. The invention additionally provides a method of assessing prognosis (e.g., predicting the clinical prognosis) of patients with cancer comprising contacting a test sample from a patient with a PAAD domain specific antibody. [0239]
  • The invention additionally provides a method of diagnosing cancer or monitoring cancer therapy by contacting a test sample from a patient with a oligonucleotide that selectively hybridizes to a PAAD domain encoding nucleic acid molecule. The invention further provides a method of assessing prognosis (e.g., predicting the clinical prognosis) of patients with cancer by contacting a test sample from a patient with a oligonucleotide that selectively hybridizes to a PAAD domain encoding nucleic acid molecule. [0240]
  • The methods of the invention for diagnosing cancer or monitoring cancer therapy using a PAAD domain specific antibody or oligonucleotide or nucleic acid that selectively hybridizes to a PAAD domain encoding nucleic acid molecule can be used, for example, to segregate patients into a high risk group or a low risk group for diagnosing cancer or predicting risk of metastasis or risk of failure to respond to therapy. Therefore, the methods of the invention can be advantageously used to determine, for example, the risk of metastasis in a cancer patient, or the risk of an autoimmune disease of a patient, or as a prognostic indicator of survival or disease progression in a cancer patient or patient with an autoimmune disease. One of ordinary skill in the art would appreciate that the prognostic indicators of survival for cancer patients suffering from stage I cancer can be different from those for cancer patients suffering from stage IV cancer. For example, prognosis for stage I cancer patients can be oriented toward the likelihood of continued growth and/or metastasis of the cancer, whereas prognosis for stage IV cancer patients can be oriented toward the likely effectiveness of therapeutic methods for treating the cancer. Accordingly, the methods of the invention directed to measuring the level of or determining the presence of a PAAD domain-containing polypeptide or PAAD domain encoding nucleic acid can be used advantageously as a prognostic indicator for the presence or progression of a cancer or response to therapy. [0241]
  • The invention further provides methods for introducing a PAAD domain encoding nucleic acid into a cell in a subject, for example, for gene therapy. Viruses are specialized infectious agents that can elude host defense mechanisms and can infect and propagate in specific cell types. Viral based systems provide the advantage of being able to introduce relatively high levels of the heterologous nucleic acid into a variety of cells. Suitable viral vectors for introducing an invention PAAD domain encoding nucleic acid into mammalian cells (e.g., vascular tissue segments) are well known in the art. [0242]
  • The present invention also provides therapeutic compositions useful for practicing the therapeutic methods described herein. Therapeutic compositions of the present invention, such as pharmaceutical compositions, contain a physiologically compatible carrier together with an invention PAAD domain-containing polypeptide (or functional fragment thereof), an invention PAAD domain encoding nucleic acid, an agent that alters PAAD activity or expression identified by the methods described herein, or an anti-PAAD antibody, as described herein, dissolved or dispersed therein as an active ingredient. In a preferred embodiment, the therapeutic composition is not immunogenic when administered to a mammal or human patient for therapeutic purposes. [0243]
  • As used herein, the terms “pharmaceutically acceptable”, “physiologically compatible” and grammatical variations thereof, as they refer to compositions, carriers, diluents and reagents, are used interchangeably and represent that the materials are capable of administration to a mammal without the production of undesirable physiological effects such as nausea, dizziness, gastric upset, and the like. [0244]
  • The preparation of a pharmacological composition that contains active ingredients dissolved or dispersed therein is well known in the art. Typically such compositions are prepared as injectables either as liquid solutions or suspensions; however, solid forms suitable for solution, or suspension, in liquid prior to use can also be prepared. The preparation can also be emulsified. [0245]
  • The active ingredient can be mixed with excipients which are pharmaceutically acceptable and compatible with the active ingredient in amounts suitable for use in the therapeutic methods described herein. Suitable excipients are, for example, water, saline, dextrose, glycerol, ethanol), or the like, as well as combinations of any two or more thereof. In addition, if desired, the composition can contain minor amounts of auxiliary substances such as wetting or emulsifying agents, pH buffering agents, and the like, which enhance the effectiveness of the active ingredient. [0246]
  • Physiologically tolerable carriers are well known in the art. Exemplary liquid carriers are sterile aqueous solutions that contain no materials in addition to the active ingredients and water, or contain a buffer such as sodium phosphate at physiological pH, physiological saline or both, such as phosphate-buffered saline. Still further, aqueous carriers can contain more than one buffer salt, as well as salts such as sodium and potassium chlorides, dextrose, polyethylene glycol and other solutes. [0247]
  • As described herein, an “effective amount” is a predetermined amount calculated to achieve the desired therapeutic effect, i.e., to alter the protein binding activity of a PAAD domain-containing polypeptide or the catalytic activity of a PAAD domain-containing polypeptide, resulting in altered biochemical process modulated by a PAAD domain-containing polypeptide. The required dosage will vary with the particular treatment and with the duration of desired treatment; however, it is anticipated that dosages between about 10 micrograms and about 1 milligram per kilogram of body weight per day will be used for therapeutic treatment. It may be particularly advantageous to administer such agents in depot or long-lasting form as discussed herein. A therapeutically effective amount is typically an amount of an agent identified herein that, when administered in a physiologically acceptable composition, is sufficient to achieve a plasma concentration of from about 0.1 μg/ml to about 100 μg/ml, preferably from about 1.0 μg/ml to about 50 μg/ml, more preferably at least about 2 μg/ml and usually 5 to 10 μg/ml. Therapeutic invention anti-PAAD antibodies can be administered in proportionately appropriate amounts in accordance with known practices in this art. [0248]
  • Also provided herein are methods of treating pathologies characterized by abnormal cell proliferation, abnormal cell death, or inflammation said method comprising administering an effective amount of an invention therapeutic composition. Such compositions are typically administered in a physiologically compatible composition. [0249]
  • Exemplary abnormal cell proliferation diseases associated with PAAD domain-containing polypeptides contemplated herein for treatment according to the present invention include cancer pathologies, keratinocyte hyperplasia, neoplasia, keloid, benign prostatic hypertrophy, inflammatory hyperplasia, fibrosis, smooth muscle cell proliferation in arteries following balloon angioplasty (restenosis), and the like. Exemplary cancer pathologies contemplated herein for treatment include, gliomas, carcinomas, adenocarcinomas, sarcomas, melanomas, hamartomas, leukemias, lymphomas, and the like. Further diseases associated with PAAD domain-containing polypeptides contemplated herein for treatment according to the present invention include inflammatory diseases and diseases of cell loss. Such diseases include allergies, inflammatory diseases including arthritis, lupus, Schrogen's syndrome, Crohn's disease, ulcerative colitis, as well as allograft rejection, such as graft-versus-host disease, and the like. PAAD domain-containing polypeptides can also be useful in design of strategies for preventing diseases related to abnormal cell death in conditions such as stroke, myopyrinial infarction, heart failure, neurodegenerative diseases such as Parkinson's and Alzheimer's diseases, and for immunodeficiency associated diseases such as HIV infection, HIV-related disease, and the like. [0250]
  • Methods of treating pathologies can include methods of modulating the activity of one or more oncogenic proteins, wherein the oncogenic proteins specifically interact with a PAAD domain-containing polypeptide of the invention. Methods of modulating the activity of such oncogenic proteins will include contacting the oncogenic protein with a substantially pure PAAD domain-containing polypeptide or an active fragment (i.e., oncogenic protein-binding fragment) thereof. This contacting will alter the activity of the oncogenic protein, thereby providing a method of treating a pathology caused by the oncogenic protein. Further methods of modulating the activity of oncogenic proteins will include contacting the oncogenic protein with an agent, wherein the agent alters interaction between a PAAD domain-containing polypeptide and an oncogenic protein. [0251]
  • Also contemplated herein, are therapeutic methods using invention pharmaceutical compositions for the treatment of pathological disorders in which there is too little cell division, such as, for example, bone marrow aplasias, immunodeficiencies due to a decreased number of lymphocytes, and the like. Methods of treating a variety of inflammatory diseases with invention therapeutic compositions are also contemplated herein, such as treatment of sepsis, fibrosis (e.g., scarring), arthritis, graft versus host disease, and the like. [0252]
  • The present invention also provides methods for diagnosing a pathology that is characterized by an increased or decreased level of a biochemical process to determine whether the increased or decreased level of the biochemical process is due, for example, to increased or decreased expression of a PAAD domain-containing polypeptide or to expression of a variant PAAD domain-containing polypeptide. As disclosed herein, such biochemical processes include apoptosis, NFκB induction, cytokine processing, caspase-mediated proteolysis, transcription, inflammation, cell adhesion, and the like. The identification of such a pathology, which can be due to altered association of a PAAD domain-containing polypeptide with a PAAD-associated polypeptide in a cell, or altered ligand binding or catalytic activity of a PAAD domain-containing polypeptide, can allow for intervention therapy using an effective agent or a nucleic acid molecule or an antisense or dsRNA nucleotide sequence as described herein. In general, a test sample can be obtained from a subject having a pathology characterized by having or suspected of having increased or decreased apoptosis and can be compared to a reference sample from a normal subject to determine whether a cell in the test sample has, for example, increased or decreased. expression of a PAAD domain encoding gene. The level of a PAAD domain-containing polypeptide in a cell can be determined by contacting a sample with a reagent such as an anti-PAAD antibody or a PAAD-associated polypeptide, either of which can specifically bind a PAAD domain-containing polypeptide. For example, the level of a PAAD domain-containing polypeptide in a cell can determined by well known immunoassay or immunohistochemical methods using an anti-PAAD antibody (see, for example, Reed and Godzik et al., [0253] Anal. Biochem. 205:70-76 (1992); see, also, Harlow and Lane, supra, (1988)). As used herein, the term “reagent” means a chemical or biological molecule that can specifically bind to a PAAD domain-containing polypeptide or to a bound PAAD/PAAD-associated polypeptide complex. For example, either an anti-PAAD antibody or a PAAD-associated polypeptide can be a reagent for a PAAD domain-containing polypeptide, whereas either an anti-PAAD antibody or an anti-PAAD-associated polypeptide antibody can be a reagent for a PAAD:PAAD-associated polypeptide complex.
  • As used herein, the term “test sample” means a cell or tissue specimen that is obtained from a subject and is to be examined for expression of a PAAD domain encoding gene in a cell in the sample. A test sample can be obtained, for example, during surgery or by needle biopsy and can be examined using the methods described herein to diagnose a pathology characterized by increased or decreased apoptosis. Increased or decreased expression of a PAAD domain encoding gene in a cell in a test sample can be determined, for example, by comparison to an expected normal level of PAAD domain-containing polypeptide or PAAD domain encoding mRNA in a particular cell type. A normal range of PAAD domain-containing polypeptide or PAAD domain encoding mRNA levels in various cell types can be determined by sampling a statistically significant number of normal subjects. In addition, a reference sample can be evaluated in parallel with a test sample in order to determine whether a pathology characterized by increased or decreased apoptosis is due to increased or decreased expression of a PAAD domain encoding gene. The test sample can be examined using, for example, immunohistochemical methods as described above or the sample can be further processed and examined. For example, an extract of a test sample can be prepared and examined to determine whether a PAAD domain-containing polypeptide in the sample can associate with a PAAD-associated polypeptide in the same manner as a PAAD domaincontaining polypeptide from a reference cell or whether, instead, a variant PAAD domain-containing polypeptide is expressed in the cell. [0254]
  • In accordance with another embodiment of the present invention, there are provided diagnostic systems, preferably in kit form, comprising at least one invention PAAD domain encoding nucleic acid, PAAD domain-containing polypeptide, and/or anti-PAAD antibody described herein, in a suitable packaging material. In one embodiment, for example, the diagnostic nucleic acids are derived from any of SEQ ID NOs:15, 17, 19, 21, 23, 25 or 27, or SEQ ID NOs:65, 67, 69, 71, 73, 75 or 83, or their complements. Invention diagnostic systems are useful for assaying for the presence or absence of PAAD domain encoding nucleic acid in either genomic DNA or in transcribed PAAD domain encoding nucleic acid, such as mRNA or cDNA. [0255]
  • A suitable diagnostic system includes at least one invention PAAD domain encoding nucleic acid, PAAD domain-containing polypeptide, and/or anti-PAAD antibody, preferably two or more invention nucleic acids, proteins and/or antibodies, as a separately packaged chemical reagent(s) in an amount sufficient for at least one assay. Instructions for use of the packaged reagent are also typically included. Those of skill in the art can readily incorporate invention nucleic acid probes and/or primers into kit form in combination with appropriate buffers and solutions for the practice of the invention methods as described herein. [0256]
  • As employed herein, the phrase “packaging material” refers to one or more physical structures used to house the contents of the kit, such as invention nucleic acid probes or primers, and the like. The packaging material is constructed by well known methods, preferably to provide a sterile, contaminant-free environment. The packaging material has a label which indicates that the invention nucleic acids can be used for detecting a particular PAAD domain encoding sequence including the nucleotide sequences set forth in SEQ ID NOs:15, 17, 19, 21, 23, 25 or 27, or in SEQ ID NOs:65, 67, 69, 71, 73, 75 or 83, or the complement thereof, or mutations or deletions therein, thereby diagnosing the presence of, or a predisposition for a pathology such as cancer or an autoimmune disease. In addition, the packaging material contains instructions indicating how the materials within the kit are employed both to detect a particular sequence and diagnose the presence of, or a predisposition for a pathology such as cancer or an autoimmune disease. [0257]
  • The packaging materials employed herein in relation to diagnostic systems are those customarily utilized in nucleic acid-based diagnostic systems. As used herein, the term “package” refers to a solid matrix or material such as glass, plastic, paper, foil, and the like, capable of holding within fixed limits an isolated nucleic acid, oligonucleotide, or primer of the present invention. Thus, for example, a package can be a glass vial used to contain milligram quantities of a contemplated nucleic acid, oligonucleotide or primer, or it can be a microtiter plate well to which microgram quantities of a contemplated nucleic acid probe have been operatively affixed. [0258]
  • “Instructions for use” typically include a tangible expression describing the reagent concentration or at least one assay method parameter, such as the relative amounts of reagent and sample to be admixed, maintenance time periods for reagent/sample admixtures, temperature, buffer conditions, and the like. [0259]
  • A diagnostic assay should include a simple method for detecting the amount of a PAAD domain-containing polypeptide or PAAD domain encoding nucleic acid in a sample that is bound to the reagent. Detection can be performed by labeling the reagent and detecting the presence of the label using well known methods (see, for example, Harlow and Lane, supra, 1988; chap. 9, for labeling an antibody). A reagent can be labeled with various detectable moieties including a radiolabel, an enzyme, biotin or a fluorochrome. Materials for labeling the reagent can be included in the diagnostic kit or can be purchased separately from a commercial source. Following contact of a labeled reagent with a test sample and, if desired, a control sample, specifically bound reagent can be identified by detecting the particular moiety. [0260]
  • A labeled antibody that can specifically bind the reagent also can be used to identify specific binding of an unlabeled reagent. For example, if the reagent is an anti-PAAD antibody, a second antibody can be used to detect specific binding of the anti-PAAD antibody. A second antibody generally will be specific for the particular class of the first antibody. For example, if an anti-PAAD antibody is of the IgG class, a second antibody will be an anti-IgG antibody. Such second antibodies are readily available from commercial sources. The second antibody can be labeled using a detectable moiety as described above. When a sample is labeled using a second antibody, the sample is first contacted with a first antibody, then the sample iscontacted with the labeled second antibody, which specifically binds-to the first antibody and results in a labeled sample. [0261]
  • All patents, publications and database sequences mentioned herein are incorporated in their entirety by reference thereto. The invention will now be described in greater detail by reference to the following non-limiting examples. [0262]
  • EXAMPLES
  • 1.0 Identification of PAAD Domain-containing Polypeptides [0263]
  • The sequence of the N-[0264] terminal 100 amino acid fragment of the pyrin protein (Genbank Accession # NP00234; Pras, 1998, Scand. J. Rheumatol., 27:92-97) was used to perform a cascade of PSI-BLAST searches until no new hits were found. Lower significance hits from this procedure (called Saturated BLAST) were confirmed using the profile-to-profile alignment algorithm FFAS (Rychlewski et al., 2000, Protein Science 9:232-241) against a library of apoptosis-related domains. Proteins suspected of having a PAAD domain were added to the Saturated BLAST and FFAS databases and the FFAS similarity score was used to accept or reject the putative PAAD domains. Most of the proteins identified in FIGS. 1 and 2 could be connected with each other with PSI-BLAST significance better than 0.001 and/or the FFAS Z-score better than 10. The weakest link in the chain is the connection between the AIM2/IFI16 branch and the rest of the family (pyrin/ASC/caspase/NAC), with 0.05 PSI-BLAST E-value and FFAS Z-score of 8. The latter value was independently verified on a protein structure benchmark to give a correct match in more than 99% of cases (Rychlewski et al. supra). The same link was also confirmed by independent application of the Gibbs sampling algorithm (Lawrence, C. et al. (1993) Science 262:208-14), where sequence patterns identified in the pyrin/ASC/caspase branch of the family could be consistently used to find the AIM2/IFI16 group, albeit with low significance. In accordance with the present invention, this Saturated BLAST procedure resulted in the identification of several putative PAAD homologues in the unfinished nucleotide databases.
  • The process of gene identification and assembling include the following steps: [0265]
  • A) Identification of new candidate PAAD containing polypeptides. A iterative database search was performed using the TBLASTN program with the PAAD domain of pyrin and all other identified PAAD domains as the query in the following NCBI databases: high throughput genome sequence (HTGS), genomic survey sequence (GSS) and expressed sequence tag (EST) databases. [0266]
  • B) Verification that the new candidate PAAD domain-containing polypeptide is novel. Using PSI-BLAST, each new candidate PAAD domain gene was queried in the annotated non-redundant (NR) database at NCBI. When the new candidate gene showed significant but not identical homology with other known PAAD domain-containing polypeptides during this search, the PAAD domain-containing polypeptide candidate was kept for further analysis. [0267]
  • C) 3-D-Model Building of new candidate PAAD domain polypeptide: When the sequence homology was low (<25% identity), three-dimensional criteria was added to characterization of new PAAD domain-containing polypeptides. The candidate PAAD domain fragment was analyzed by a profile-profile sequence comparison method which aligns the candidate PAAD domain with a database of sequences of known three-dimensional structure. From this analysis, a sequence alignment was produced and a model three-dimensional structure was built using DD, DED and CARD domains as templates. In most cases, the best score was produced using PAAD domain sequences having known three-dimensional structures. The quality of the three-dimensional model obtained from the alignments confirmed that novel PAAD domain-containing polypeptides had been identified. [0268]
  • D) Identification of additional domains in the full length protein. Full length protein sequences were obtained using the new PAAD domain identified in step B as query. TBLASTN searches of the sequences containing the newly identified PAAD domains were performed. Longer aligned fragments or multiple aligned fragments in the accession number corresponding to the newly identified PAAD domain-containing polypeptides indicated a longer PAAD domain-containing protein. [0269]
  • E) These additional domains were assembled using the following gene building procedure: [0270]
  • Genomic DNA fragments identified by T-BLAST-N analysis were extended and identified using intron/exon prediction programs, such as Genescan, GRAIL, ORF-find, and the like; searching in both directions until start and stop codons were identified. [0271]
  • 2.0 Identification of PAAD Domain-containing Polypeptides PAN2-6, Pyrin2 and ASC2 [0272]
  • Nucleic acids encoding PAAD domain-containing proteins corresponding to PAN2, PAN3, PAN4, PAN5, PAN6, Pyrin2, ASC2, PAN7, PAN8, PAN9 and PAN10 were identified from different PAAD domain queries using tblastn and systematically scanning gss, htgs, and all EST databases at NCBI. Further analysis using translated genomic fragments containing PAAD domains, which fragments were larger than the PAAD domain itself as query, were performed to identify additional domains. Genomic DNA were translated in all reading frames and examined for additional domains using psi-blast and nr database. Using this strategy, additional domains of PAAD domain-containing polypeptides, including a NB-ARC (NACHT) domain, LRR repeat and ANGIO-R (ARED) domain, were identified. [0273]
  • 3.0 Cloning and Sequencing of Large cDNA [0274]
  • For cDNA larger than 1500 bp, cloning is accomplished by amplification of multiple fragments of the cDNA. Jurkat total RNA is reverse-transcribed to complementary DNAs using MMLV reverse transcriptase (Stratagene) and random hexanucleotide primers. Overlapping cDNA fragments of a PAAD domain-containing polypeptide are amplified from the Jurkat complementary DNAs with Turbo Pfu DNA polymerase (Stratagene) using an oligonucleotide primer set for every 1500 bp of cDNA, where the amplified cDNA fragment contains a unique restriction site near the end that is to be ligated with an adjacent amplified cDNA fragment. [0275]
  • The resultant cDNA fragments are ligated into mammalian expression vector pcDNA-myc (Invitrogen, modified as described in Roy et al., [0276] EMBO J. 16:6914-6925 (1997)) and assembled to full-length cDNA by consecutively ligating adjacent fragments at the unique endonuclease sites form the full-length cDNA. Sequencing analysis of the assembled full-length cDNA is carried out, and splice isoforms of PAAD domain-containing polypeptides can be identified.
  • 4.0 Plasmid Constructions [0277]
  • Complementary DNA encoding a PAAD domain-containing polypeptide, or a functional fragment thereof is amplified from Jurkat cDNAs with Turbo Pfu DNA polymerase (Stratagene) and desired primers, such as those described above. The resultant PCR fragments are digested with restriction enzymes such as EcoRI and Xho I and ligated into pGEX-4T1 (Pharmacia) and pcDNA-myc vectors. [0278]
  • 5.0 In vitro Protein Binding Assays [0279]
  • PAAD domain-containing or fragments thereof encoded in pGEX-4T1 are expressed in XL-1 blue [0280] E. coli cells (Stratagene), and affinity-purified using glutathione (GSH)-sepharose according to known methods, such as those in Current Protocols in Molecular Biology, Ausubel et al. eds., John Wiley and Sons (1999). For GST pull-down assays, purified PAAD domain GST fusion proteins and GST alone (0.1-0.5 μg immobilized on 10-15 μl GSH-sepharose beads) are incubated with 1 mg/ml of BSA in 100 μl Co-IP buffer [142.4 mM KCl, 5 mM MgCl2, 10 mM HEPES (pH 7.4), 0.5 mM EGTA, 0.2% NP-40, 1 mM DTT, and 1 mM PMSF] for 30 min. at room temperature. The beads are then incubated with 1 μl of rat reticulocyte lysates (TnT-lysate; Promega, Inc.) containing 35S-labeled, in vitro translated PAAD domain-containing or control protein Skp-1 in 100 μl Co-IP buffer supplemented with 0.5 mg/ml BSA for overnight at 4° C. The beads are washed four times in 500 μl Co-IP buffer, followed by boiling in 20 μl Laemmli-SDS sample buffer. The eluted proteins are analyzed by SDS-PAGE. The bands of SDS-PAGE gels are detected by fluorography.
  • The resultant oligomerization pattern will reveal that PAAD:PAAD and other protein:protein interactions occur with invention PAAD domain-containing polypeptides (e.g., PAN2 through PAN6, PAN7, PAN8, PAN9 and PAN10 and the like) or fragments thereof. [0281]
  • In vitro translated candidate PAAD-associated polypeptides, along with a control, are subjected to GST pull-down assay using GSH-sepharose beads conjugated with GST and GST-PAAD domain-containing polypeptides as described above. Lanes containing GST-PAAD domain yield positive binding signals when incubated with a PAAD-associated polypeptide selected from Apaf-1, CED4, Nod1/CARD4, ASC-1, CARDX1, pro-Casp1, pro-Casp2, prc-Casp4, pro-Casp5, pro-Casp7, pro-Casp11, pro-Casp12, pro-Casp14, CED3, Dronc, Raidd/CRADD, Cardiak (RIP2, Rick), Bcl-1/CIPER, ARC, NOP30, cIAP-1, cIAP-2, Fadd/mort1, pro-Casp8, pro-Casp10, Dredd, c-Flip/flame, KSV/V-Flip, MCV, DEDD/DEFT, PEA-15, Flash, BAP31, BAR, RIP, IRAK-1, IRAK-2, IRAK-M, My D88, NMP-84, Ankyrin-1, Ankyrin-3, TNFR1, NGFR, Fas, DR3, DR4, DR5, DR6, Tradd, Fadd, Raidd2, DAP Kinase, NIK, IKKα, IKKβ, IκB, p65, p50, IKAP, pyrin, pyrin2, PAN1, PAN2, PAN3, PAN4, PAN5, PAN6, PAN7, PAN8, PAN9, PAN10, FLJ20510_human, PANunk_mouse, NALP3/cryopyrin, NALP1/NAC, PAN5_mouse, PAN4_CT, PAN2_mouse, ASC, ASC2, NAC, AIM2, IFI16, MO13L, p52, p100, p105, ParaCaspase (MALT1), and all members of the NFκB/IκB families, whereas, the controls GST alone and Skp-1 yield negligible signals. [0282]
  • 6.0 Self-Association of NB-ARC (NACHT) Domain of PAAD Domain-containing Polypeptides [0283]
  • In vitro translated, [0284] 35S-labeled rabbit reticulocyte lysates (1 μl) containing an NB-ARC (NACHT) domain of an invention PAN protein or a control protein, such as SKP-1, are incubated with GSH-sepharose beads conjugated with purified GST-NB-ARC or GST alone for GST pull-down assay, resolved on SDS-PAGE and visualized by fluorography as described above. One tenth of input is loaded for NB-ARC (NACHT) or Skp-1 as controls. The results indicate that the NB-ARC (NACHT) domains of invention proteins can self-associate by binding through the NB-ARC (NACHT) domains.
  • 7.0 Protein-Protein Interactions of PAAD Domain-containing Polypeptides [0285]
  • Transient transfections of 293T, a human embryonic kidney fibroblast cell line, are conducted using SuperFect reagents (Qiagen) according to manufacturer's instructions. 293T cells are transiently transfected with an expression plasmid (2 μg) encoding HA-tagged Apaf-1, CED4, Nod1/CARD4, ASC-1, CARDX1, pro-Casp1, pro-Casp2, pro-Casp4, pro-Casp5, pro-Casp7, pro-Casp11, pro-Casp12, pro-Casp14, CED3, Dronc, Raidd/CRADD, Cardiak (RIP2, Rick), Bcl-1/CIPER, ARC, NOP30, cIAP-1, cIAP-2, Fadd/mort1, pro-Casp8, pro-Casp10, Dredd, c-Flip/flame, KSV/V-Flip, MCV, DEDD/DEFT, PEA-15, Flash, BAP31, BAR, RTP, IRAK-1, IRAK-2, IRAK-M, My D88, NMP-84, Ankyrin-1, Ankyrin-3, TNFR1, NGFR, Fas, DR3, DR4, DR5, DR6, Tradd, Fadd, Raidd2, DAP Kinase, NIK, IKKα, IKKβ, IκB, p65, p50, IKAP, pyrin, pyrin2, PAN1, PAN2, PAN3, PAN4, PAN5, PAN6, PAN7, PAN8, PAN9, PAN10, FLJ20510_human, PANunk_mouse, NALP3/cryopyrin, NALP1/NAC, PAN5_mouse, PAN4_CT, PAN2_mouse, ASC, ASC2, NAC, AIM2, IFI16, MO13L, p52, p100, p105, ParaCaspase (MALT1), and all members of the NFκB/IκB families, or the like, in the presence or absence of a plasmid (2 μg) encoding a myc-tagged PAAD domain-containing polypeptide. After 24 hr growth in culture, transfected cells are collected and lysed in Co-IP buffer [142.4 mM KCl, 5 mM MgCl[0286] 2, 10 mM HEPES (pH 7.4), 0.5 mM EGTA, 0.1% NP-40, and 1 mM DTT] supplemented with 12.5 mM β-glycerolphosphate, 2 mM NaF, 1 mM Na3VO4, 1 mM PMSF, and 1× protenase inhibitor mix (Boehringer Mannheim). Cell lysates are clarified by microcentrifugation and subjected to immunoprecipitation using either a mouse monoclonal antibody to myc (Santa Cruz Biotechnologies, Inc) or a control mouse IgG. Proteins from the immune complexes are resolved by SDS-PAGE, transferred to nitrocellulose membranes, and subjected to immunoblot analysis using anti-HA antibodies followed by anti-myc antibodies using a standard Western blotting procedure and ECL reagents from Amersham-Pharmacia Biotechnologies, Inc. (Krajewski et al., Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 96:5752-5757 (1999)).
  • The results indicate that invention PAAD domain-containing polypeptides can bind to themselves (e.g., homodimers, and the like) and to one or more polypeptides selected from Apaf-1, CED4, Nod1/CARD4, ASC-1, CARDX1, pro-Casp1, pro-Casp2, pro-Casp4, pro-Casp5, pro-Casp7, pro-Casp11, pro-Casp12, pro-Casp14, CED3, Dronc, Raidd/CRADD, Cardiak (RIP2, Rick), Bcl-1/CIPER, ARC, NOP30, cIAP-1, cIAP-2, Fadd/mort1, pro-Casp8, pro-Casp10, Dredd, c-Flip/flame, KSV/V-Flip, MCV, DEDD/DEFT, PEA-15, Flash, BAP31, BAR, RIP, IRAK-1, IRAK-2, IRAK-M, My D88, NMP-84, Ankyrin-1, Ankyrin-3, TNFR1, NGFR, Fas, DR3, DR4, DR5, DR6, Tradd, Fadd, Raidd2, DAP Kinase, NIK, IKKα, IKKβ, IκB, p65, p50, IKAP, pyrin, pyrin2, PAN1, PAN2, PAN3, PAN4, PAN5, PAN6, PAN7, PAN8, PAN9, PAN10, FLJ20510_human, PANunk_mouse, NALP3/cryopyrin, NALP1/NAC, PAN5_mouse, PAN4_CT, PAN2_mouse, ASC, ASC2, NAC, AIM2, IFI16, MO13L, p52, p100, p105, ParaCaspase (MALT1), and all members of the NFκB/IκB families. [0287]
  • 8.0 Cloning and Characterization of PAN2 [0288]
  • As a first step in cloning PAN2 cDNA, RT-PCR was performed on total RNA from HeLa cells using oligo dT to prime the first-strand synthesis and then 2 PAN2-specific primers designated Pan2/5′: 5′-CCGGAATTCACCATGGCAGCCTCTTTCTTCTCTGATTTT-3′ (SEQ ID NO:35) and Pan2/3′: 5′-CCGCTCGAGTCACGTAGAGCTGTGTTCATCCTCTTTCTTAA-3′ (SEQ ID NO:36). These primers were designed based on the predicted PAN2 open reading frame identified in the genomic sequence AC022066 on chromosome 19, as described in Example 2.0. The ATG of PAN2 and an artificial stop codon inserted after [0289] amino acid 620 are underlined in SEQ ID NOS:35 and 36, respectively. EcoRI and XhoI restriction sites are shown in italics in SEQ ID NOS:35 and 36, respectively. The resulting PCR product was cloned into a pcDNA3Myc expression vector at the EcoRI(5′) and XhoI(3′), and sequenced.
  • A BLAST search of the human EST database was then performed using the partial PAN2 sequence. Several EST clones were identified, and several corresponding I.M.A.G.E. Consortium cDNA clones (Lennon et al., [0290] Genomics 33;151-152 (1996)) were obtained. I.M.A.G.E. Consortium CloneID 3139498, corresponding to EST GenBank Accession Number BE278926, was sequenced and determined to contain full-length PAN2 cDNA, including the stop codon, the 3′ UTR of the gene and the poly-A tail.
  • The complete coding sequence of PAN2 was cloned by PCR from I.M.A.G.E. Consortium CloneID 3139498 by PCR, using as the 5′ primer SEQ ID NO:35 and as the 3′ primer Pan2STOP4: 5′-CCTCTCGAGTCAGATCTCTACCCTTGTGATTGTGTCAC-3′ (SEQ ID NO:40). The PAN2 cDNA was independently amplified from HeLa cells using overlapping primers to confirm that the I.M.A.G.E. clone contained an intact, single cDNA. The PAN2 cDNA coding sequence (SEQ ID NO:15) is 2985 nucleotides and encodes an amino acid sequence (SEQ ID NO:16) of 995 amino acids. [0291]
  • The PAN2 gene spans 30 kbp on chromosome 19, and contains at least 10 exons, including 9 coding and at least 1 non-coding exon. [0292]
  • Several domains within PAN2 were identified, based on homology with known proteins. The PAAD domain (SEQ ID NO:2) corresponds to amino acids 14-89 of SEQ ID NO:16. The nucleotide-binding domain (NB-ARC) (SEQ ID NO:37) corresponds to amino acids 147-336 of SEQ ID NO:16. The Angiotensin receptor-like domain (AR-like or ARED domain) (SEQ ID NO:38) corresponds to amino acids 465-605 of SEQ ID NO:16. The Leucine rich region (LRR) (SEQ ID NO:39) corresponds to amino acids 620-995 of SEQ ID NO:16, or alternatively amino acids 604-995. [0293]
  • Expression of PAN2 in human tissues was determined using a panel of Clontech (Palo Alto, Calif.) first-strand cDNAs to amplify a region of PAN2 corresponding to the NB-ARC (NACHT) domain (amino acids 147-465), following manufacturer's recommended procedures. PAN2 was found to be expressed in several human tissues, including placenta, lung, liver, muscle, kidney, pancreas, spleen, thymus, prostate, testis and ovary. [0294]
  • In order to determine whether the PAAD domain of PAN2 is able to self-associate, fusions of the PAN2 PAAD domain (amino acids 1-89 of SEQ ID NO:16) and PAN2(1-620)(amino acids 1-620 of SEQ ID NO:16) with glutathione-S-transferase (GST) were constructed, expressed in bacteria and attached to glutathione beads. The GST fusion proteins were used to pull down in vitro-translated PAN2 PAAD or PAN2(1-620). GST alone and GST-CD40 were used as controls. The PAAD domain of PAN2 was determined not to self-associate or to associate with PAN2. However, PAN2(1-620) was determined to self-associate, likely through its NB-ARC (NACHT) domain. Therefore, the PAAD domain is likely not involved in PAN2/PAN2 interactions. [0295]
  • The effect of expression of the PAN2 PAAD domain on NF-κB activation by the TNFα pathway and the IL-1β pathway were assessed as follows. 10,000 293N cells were seeded into 96-well plates and cells were transfected the following day using SuperFect™ transfection reagent (Qiagen, Venlo, The Netherlands) with 10 ng of pNFκB-luc and 2.5 ng of thymidine kinase promoter-Renilla luciferase (pRL-TK) reporter vectors (Stratagene, San Diego, Calif.), together with 100 ng of plasmids encoding proteins in the TNF-α pathway (pCMV TNFR1, pcDNA3 Traf2 or pcDNA3HA RIP) or in the IL-1β pathway (pCMVFlag IL-1R, pcDNA3His MyD88, pcDNA3HA IRAK3 or pcDNA3HA Traf6), and either 400 ng of pcDNA3Myc (“Empty”) or 400 ng of pcDNA3Myc PAAD 1-89 (“PAAD”). After 36 hours, cells were harvested and luciferase activities were determined using the Dual Luciferase System (Promega, Madison, Wis.). [0296]
  • The results of the luciferase assays for cells transfected with molecules in the TNFα pathway are shown in Table 1, below. For the “TNFα” condition, cells were stimulated with 10 ng TNFα for 6-8 hours prior to lysis. The numbers indicate the fold induction of NFκB activity. [0297]
    TABLE 1
    TNFR1 TNFα TRAF2 RIP
    EMPTY 20.04 21.05 33.53 53.93
    PAAD2 19.62 7.14 15.75 23.51
  • The results of the luciferase assays for cells transfected with molecules in the IL-1β pathway are shown in Table 2, below. The numbers indicate the fold induction of NFκB activity. [0298]
    TABLE 2
    IL1R MyD88 IRAK2 TRAF6
    EMPTY 6 28.16 10.27 28.17
    PAAD2 4.27 21.23 4.58 20.41
  • The results of the NFκB activation assays shown in Tables 1 and 2 indicate that expression of the PAAD domain of PAN2 significantly inhibits NFκB activation by either the TNFα or the IL-1β pathway. [0299]
  • Expression of full-length PAN2 was also demonstrated to inhibit NFκB activation by either the TNFα or the IL-1β pathway. At the same DNA concentration, the inhibition of NFκB activation following transfection with pcDNA3Myc PAN2 was almost the same as the extent of inhibition following transfection with pcDNA3Myc PAAD 1-89. It was concluded that inhibition of NFκB activation by PAN2 was mediated by the PAAD domain. [0300]
  • To determine whether the observed reduction in NFκB activity correlated with reduced NFκB DNA-binding activity in PAN2 over-expressing cells, an electro-mobility shift assay (EMSA) was performed using a [0301] 32P-labeled double strand DNA oligonucleotide encompassing NFκB binding sites. Nuclear extracts were prepared from cells that had been stably transfected with either control or PAN2-encoding plasmids, then stimulated with TNFα. Incubation of the nuclear extracts with 32P-labeled NFκB probe then permitted measurements of the relative levels of the NFκB DNA binding activity. The results indicated that TNFα stimulated increases in NFκB DNA-binding activity in control transfected cells. In contrast, NFκB DNA-binding activity was markedly reduced in cells stably over-expressing PAN2. Incubating the protein/DNA complexes with antibodies recognizing various members of the Rel/NFκB family of transcription factors provided evidence that p50 and p65 subunits of NFκB are included in the DNA/protein complexes, producing a super-shift effect in EMSAs. From these experiments it was concluded that PAN2 inhibits the induction NFκB DNA-binding activity by TNFα.
  • In order to determine whether PAN2 affects activation of NFκB mediated by upstream components in the NFκB activation pathway, plasmids encoding either NIK (pCMV-NIK), IKKα (pRE-HA-IKKα) or IKKβ (pRE-HA-IKKβ) were co-transfected into 293N cells as described above with from 10 ng to 300 ng of pcDNA3Myc PAN2 or with empty vector, together with 10 ng of pNFκB-luc and 2.5 ng of pTK-RL. Luciferase activities determined as described above. As shown in FIG. 5, PAN2 expression dose-dependently blocked the activation of NFκB mediated by either NIK, IKKα or IKKβ. Therefore, PAN2 acts downstream of the IκB kinase complex. [0302]
  • The effect of PAN2 on the activity of IKKα was also assessed, using in vitro kinase assays. For these experiments, HEK293 cells were transiently transfected with plasmids encoding epitope-tagged either IKKα or IKKβ together with either a control or various amounts of a PAN2-encoding plasmid. After 36 h, cells were left untreated or stimulated with TNFα for 15 minutes, then cell lysates were prepared and either IKKα or IKKβ was immunoprecipitated. The resulting immunoprecipitates were then employed for in vitro kinase assays, where they were incubated with the exogenous substrate (GST-IKB 1-54) in the presence of [0303] 32P γ-ATP. The kinase reaction products were then analyzed by SDS-PAGE, examining phosphorylation of GST-IκB substrate as well as phosphorylation of the kinases. Furthermore, the immunoprecipitates were subjected to SDS-PAGE/immunoblot analysis to verify loading of equivalent amounts of proteins.
  • The results showed that TNFα induced increases in both the phosphorylation and kinase activity of IKKα in control-transfected cells. In contrast, TNFα-inducible IKKα activity and phosphorylation were suppressed in a concentration-dependent manner by PAN2. Similar results were obtained for IKKβ, where PAN2 over-expression potentially suppressed IKKβ activity below baseline levels in TNFα-stimulated HEK293 cells. [0304]
  • NFκB is normally sequestered into the cytoplasm of nonstimulated cells by a family of inhibitory proteins, called IκB (α, β, γ and ε). Exposure of cells to various stimuli leads to the rapid phosphorylation, ubiquitination and proteolytic degradation of IκB, which frees NFκB to translocate to the nucleus where it regulates gene expression. Accordingly, it was hypothesized that the PAN2 inhibitory effect on NFκB activation could be related to IκB. To test this hypothesis, the in vivo interactions between PAN2 and IκBα were determined. [0305]
  • For co-immunoprecipitation experiments, HEK293T cells were seeded at 3×10[0306] 6 cells per well in 100 mm dishes and transfected with 6-8 μg plasmid DNA using Lipofectamine Plus™ transfection reagent (GIBCO) 24 hours later. After culturing for 36 hours, cells were collected, washed in PBS and lysed in isotonic lysis buffer [150 or 500 mM NaCl, 20 mM Tris/HCl (pH 7.4), 1% NP-40, 12.5 mM β-glycerophosphate, 2 mM NaF, 1 mM Na3V04, 1 mM PMSF, and 1× protease inhibitor mix (Roche)]. Lysates were clarified by centrifugation and subjected to immunoprecipitation using agarose-conjugated anti-c-Myc antibodies (Santa Cruz) or anti-FlagM2 antibodies (Sigma) or non-specific control antibodies and Protein G-agarose for 2-4 hours at 4° C. Immune-complexes were washed 3-5 times with lysis buffer and once with PBS, boiled in 1.5× Laemmli buffer, and separated by 12-15% PAGE. Immune-complexes were then transferred to PVDF membranes (Millipore) and immunoblotted with anti-c-Myc (Santa Cruz) or anti-Flag (Sigma) antibodies in 5% dry milk in TBS-T. Membranes were washed, incubated with HRP-conjugated secondary antibodies, and reactive proteins were detected using ECL.
  • As shown in FIG. 6, Flag-tagged IKBα co-immunoprecipitated with Myc-tagged PAN2 (“f.l.”) when both plasmids were expressed in 293T cells. Under similar conditions, associations of PAN2 with IKKβ, IKKγ, p105 or Nik were not detected. [0307]
  • In order to determine which domain of PAN2 is responsible for association with IKB, the following constructs were co-expressed in 293T cells with Flag-tagged IκBα or an empty Flag-tagged vector: Myc-tagged full-length PAN2, Myc-tagged PAN2 ΔLRR (amino acids 1-619 of PAN2), Myc-tagged PAN2PAAD (amino acids 1-89 of PAN2), Myc-tagged PAN2NBARC (amino acids 147-465 of PAN2), or Myc-tagged PAN2AR-like (amino acids 336-605 of PAN2). Immunoprecipitation and immunoblot assays were performed as described above. [0308]
  • As shown in FIG. 6, Flag-tagged IκBα co-immunoprecipitated with Myc-tagged full-length PAN2 (“f.l.”), Myc-tagged PAN2 ΔLRR, and Myc-tagged PAN2NBARC, each of which contained the NBARC domain, but not with Myc-tagged PAN2PAAD or Myc-tagged PAN2AR-like. [0309]
  • These results indicate that the NBARC (NACHT) domain of PAN2 is responsible for association with IκBα, whereas the PAAD domain of PAN2 is responsible for inhibition of NFκB interaction. [0310]
  • 9.0 Cloning and Characterization of PAN5 [0311]
  • In order to clone PAN5 cDNA, first strand cDNA was synthesized at 42° C. for 1 hour from HeLa total RNA (1 μg) using the PAN5 specific primer (300 ng): L1515 (reverse): TTGCTCGAGTCATCTGAATAC (SEQ ID NO:53), and the ProStart Ultra HF RT-PCR system (Stratagene) as described by the manufacturer. A control mRNA and primers provided in the kit were also used (positive control). The completed first-strand cDNA was used for PCR amplification using Pfu DNA polymerase (2.5 units) and PAN5-specific primers (100 ng each), U1(forward): ATGGCCATGGCCAAGGC CAGAAAGC (SEQ ID NO:54) and L1515 (reverse): TTGCTCGAGTCATCTGAATAC (SEQ ID NO:55). The following PCR conditions were used: 4′ hot start at 94° C., 35 cycles of 94° C. denaturation for 1 minute, 44° C. annealing for 1 minute and extension at 72° C. for 2 minutes and a final 10 minute extension at 72° C. A 1515 bp PCR product corresponding to PAN5 was observed on an agarose gel. The resultant PCR product was cloned into pcDNA4-His/Max Topo (Invitrogen) following the recommendations of the manufacturer. [0312]
  • The PAAD domain of PAN5 (“PAAD5”), corresponding to bp34-271 of PAN5 cDNA (SEQ ID NO:21), encoding amino acids 12-90 of SEQ ID NO:22, was amplified by PCR from a HeLa cDNA library using the primer set EA-PAC5-Eco-U34: GAATTCCTCTGGGCCTTGAGTGACCTTGAG (SEQ ID NO:51) and EA-PAC5-Xho-St-L271: CCAGCCGACCTCGAGCAGTCAAATATGGC (SEQ ID NO:52). PCR reactions contained in a total volume of 50 μl: 10×PCR buffer, 20 mM each dNTPs, amplitaq polymerase (0.5 U), 100 ng HeLa cDNA, 50 ng of each primer and 10% DMSO. The same mixture lacking DNA was used as a negative control. The PCR conditions used were as follows: the DNA was first denatured for 3 minutes (hot start). The primer mixture was then added and for 30 subsequent cycles of PCR, the samples were denatured at 94° C. for 30 seconds, annealed at 44° C. for 30 seconds and extended at 72° C. for 1 minute. The 30 cycles of PCR were followed by a 10 minute extension at 72° C. [0313]
  • The PAAD5 domain was first cloned into pCR-II-Topo, sequence-verified and then digested with EcoR1/Xho1. The digest was then analyzed by gel electrophoresis and the 238 bp band containing the PAAD5 domain gel purified for subcloning into pcDNA3-Myc at the EcoR1/XhoI sites for expression in mammalian cells. [0314]
  • In order to determine the effect of PAN5 or the PAAD5 domain on NFκB activation, HEK293 cells were transiently transfected using SuperFect™ transfection reagent (1.5 μl/well) with pNFκB-Luc (50 ng) and pRL-TK (10 ng) luciferase reporter constructs, pcDNA3-PAAD5 or pcDNA4-PANS (390 ng) and 50 ng each of different components of the TNF, LPS or IL signaling pathways, as indicated in Table 3. After incubation for 3 hours, the transfection reagent was removed, fresh serum-containing media was added and cells were then incubated for 36 hours. After 36 hours, cells were lysed with Passive lysis buffer (1×; Promega) and then the effect of PAAD5 domain or PAN5 on NFκB activaty was measured with a luminometer. Co-transfection of pToF-Flash/β-catenin was used as a control for stickiness. [0315]
  • The results of the luciferase assays are shown in Table 3, below. [0316]
    TABLE 3
    NFKB Activity (fold
    Construct induction)
    Control 1
    TNFα 24
    PAAD5 3
    PAN5 4
    TNFR1 23
    TNFR1/PAAD5 21
    TNFR1/PAN5 24
    NIK 30
    NIK/PAAD5 5
    NIK/PAN5 3
    IKKβ 45
    IKKβ/PAAD5 6
    IKKβ/PAN5 8
    p65 55
    p65/PAAD5 13
    p65/PAN5 46
    ToF-Flash+β-catenin 16
    ToF-Flash+β-catenin/PAAD5 15
    ToF-Flash+β-catenin/PAN5 17
  • As evidenced by the data shown in Table 3, overexpression of either PAN5, or the PAAD domain of PAN5, inhibits NFκB activation by a variety of proteins in the TNF, LPS or IL signaling pathways. Therefore, the PAAD domain of PAN5, like the PAAD domain of other PAN proteins described herein, is responsible for the inhibition of NFκB activation. [0317]
  • In order to determine the expression of PAN5 in human tissues, a commercially available Northern membrane (Stratagene) was prehybridized with QuikHyb hybridization solution (Stratagene) containing single stranded sperm DNA for 1-2 hours at 68° C. [0318] 32P-primer labeling of the DNA probe (the 1.5 kb fragment corresponding to the PAN5 ORF) was performed at 37° C. for 30 minutes, using the RTS radprime DNA labeling kit (Life Technologies), as described by the manufacturer. The 32P-primer labeling reaction contained 25 ng of denatured DNA, DATP, DAGTP, dTTP, random octamer primers, 50 uCi [32P] dCTP and Klenow fragment. The prehybridization solution was removed, and the denatured radiolabeled probe was added to the hybridization solution (same as prehybridization buffer) and the membrane was hybridized overnight at 68° C. The membrane was washed three times for 40′ with 2×SSC/0.05% SDS at room temperature, washed twice for 40′ at 50° C., and exposed to Kodak XAR-5 film with intensifying screens at −70° C. C for 1-3 days.
  • Two transcripts, of 1.8 kb and 1.35 kb, were found to be expressed at varying levels in most human tissues tested. Thymus, spleen, placental and lung had the highest expression of PAD5 transcripts. In thymus and spleen, the 1.35 kb transcript was more abundant than the 1.8 kb transcript, whereas in placenta the 1.8 kb transcript was more abundant than the 1.35 kb transcript. [0319]
  • 10.0 Cloning and Characterization of PAN6 [0320]
  • The PAN6 gene was determined to share certain LRR-encoding exons with a gene designated RNO2 (GenBank Accession Number NP[0321] 15039 (gi:15193292)). The RNO2 cDNA is expressed in hematopoietic cells and is upregulated in leukemia cells by nitric oxide. It is contemplated that the RNO2 gene product and PAN6 can compete for ligands that bind the LRR domain.
  • The PAAD domain of PAN6 (“PAAD6”) corresponding to bp34-271 of PAN6 cDNA (SEQ ID NO:23), encoding amino acids 12-90 of SEQ ID NO:24, was amplified by PCR from HeLa cDNA library using the primer set EA-PAAD6-U22: GACGGATCCTGTGGCATGGCCACCTACTTGG (SEQ ID NO:56) and EA-PAAD6-L291: ATCCCTCACGAATTCCCCTCACTGTCCTC (SEQ ID NO:57), essentially as described for PAAD5. The [0322] PAAD 6 domain was first cloned into pCR-II-Topo, sequence-verified and then digested with BamH1 and Xho1. The 270 bp band containing the PAAD 6 domain was gel purified and ligated into pcDNA3-Myc for expression in mammalian cells, into pGEX-4T.3 for GST-fusion protein production and into pGilda for yeast two-hybrid studies, at the BamH1/Xho1 sites of the relevant vector.
  • In order to determine the effect of PAAD6 expression on NFκB activation, HEK293 cells were transiently transfected with pNFκB-Luc (50 ng) and pRL-TK (10 ng) luciferase reporter constructs, pcDNA3-PAAD6(390 ng) and 50 ng each of different components of the TNF, LPS or IL signaling pathways, as indicated in Table 4, as described above for PAAD5. [0323]
  • The results of the luciferase assays are shown in Table 4, below. [0324]
    TABLE 4
    NFKB Activity (fold
    Construct induction)
    Control 1
    TNFα 20
    PAAD6 4
    IRAK2 18
    IRAK2/PAAD6 2
    TRAF2 44
    TRAF2/PAAD6 5
    TRAF6 45
    TRAF6/PAAD6 6
    NIK 29
    NIK/PAAD6 3
    RIP 45
    RIP/PAAD6 2
    p65 50
    p65/PAAD6 11
    IKKβ 42
    IKKβ/PAAD6 2
    Bcl10 10
    Bcl10/PAAD6 1
    Nod1 17
    Nod1/PAAD6 18
    TNFR1 25
    TNFR1/PAAD6 19
    ToF-Flash+β-catenin 18
    ToF-Flash+β-catenin/PAAD6 17
  • As evidenced by the data shown in Table 4, overexpression of the PAAD domain of PAN6 inhibits NFκB activation by a variety of proteins in the TNF, LPS or IL signaling pathways. Therefore, the PAAD domain of PAN6, like the PAAD domain of other PAN proteins described herein, is responsible for the inhibition of NFκB activation. [0325]
  • In order to identify proteins that associate with PAN6 in vivo, the pGilda plasmid was used to express as a “bait” protein the PAAD domain of PAN6 (nucleotides 22-291 of PAN6 cDNA, corresponding to amino acids 8-97 of SEQ ID NO:24). The plasmid expressing the LexA-PAAD6 bait protein was then used to transform the yeast strain EGY48 (MAT,trp1,ura3, his,his leu2::6LexAop-LEU2. The ability of the LexA-PAAD6 bait protein alone to activate LEU2 or LacZ reporter genes was also tested. The LexA-PAAD6 bait protein was used to screen a human fetal brain and Jurkat T cell pJG4-5 cDNA libraries. Briefly, cells were grown in either YPD medium with 1% yeast extract, 2% polypeptone and 2% glucose, or in Burkholder's minimal medium (BMM) supplemented with appropriate amino acids. Transformations were performed by a LiCl method using 0.1 mg of pJG4-5 cDNA library DNA and 5 mg denatured salmon sperm DNA. The potential positive transformants that grew on Leu deficient BMM plates containing 2% galactose were transferred to BMM plates containing leucine and 2% glucose. Filter assays were then performed to measure β-galactosidase activity as described in Sato et al. [0326] Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci USA 91:9238-9242 (1994). As a result of the screening, 7 β-galactosidase positive clones out of 11 clones from the Jurkat T cell cDNA library were obtained that transactivated the LEU2 reporter gene (based on the ability to grow on leu deficient media). The screening of a fetal brain cDNA library gave 430 positive clones for the transactivation of the LEU2 reporter gene. Of those, 42 colonies were also positive in the β-galactosidase assay.
  • Two of the clones identified as encoding PAAD6-interacting proteins by yeast two hybrid analysis encoded IKAP, which is an IKβ kinase complex associated protein. The region of IKAP that interacted with PAAD6 was within amino acids 1089-1232. IKAP is known in the art and described, for example, in Cohen et al., [0327] Nature 395:292-296 (1998).
  • In order to determine the expression of PAN6 in human tissues, a commercially available Northern membrane (Stratagene) was hybridized as described above in regard to PAN5 expression, using the EST I.M.A.G.E. clone 2900568, corresponding to nucleotides 892-2331 of PAN6 as the radiolabeled probe. [0328]
  • A PAN6 transcript of 3.3 kb was observed at highest levels in thymus, spleen and skeletal muscle, with lower levels in other tissues. [0329]
  • 11.0 Cloning and characterization of ASC and ASC2 [0330]
  • ASC and ASC2 were cloned as following. The ASC or ASC2 (SEQ ID NO:27) open reading frames, or the ASC CARD or PAAD domains, were amplified by high fidelity PCR using primers containing EcoRI and XhoI sites and sub cloned into pcDNA3 vectors containing Myc, Flag or HA epitope tags on the N- or C-terminal end. As template either the ASC cDNA described in Masumoto et al., [0331] J. Biol. Chem. 274:33835-33838 (1999) or the 619 bp EST with GenBank Accession No. W73523 (gi:1383656) were used. Authenticity of all constructs was confirmed by DNA sequencing. The primers used were as follows:
    ASC:
    5′-GAATTCGATCCTGGAGCCATGGGG-3′; (SEQ ID NO:41)
    5′-CTCGAGCCGGAGTGTTGCTGGGAA-3′; (SEQ ID NO:42)
    ASC-PAAD:
    5′-GAATTCGATCCTGGAGCCATGGGG-3; (SEQ ID NO:43)
    5′-CTCGAGTCAGCTTGGCTGCCGACT-3′or (SEQ ID NO:44)
    5-CCCCCTCGAGGGCCTGGCTTGGCTGCCGACT-3′; (SEQ ID NO:45)
    ASC-CARD:
    5′-GAATTCCCTCAGTCGGCAGCCAAG-3′; (SEQ ID NO:46)
    5′-CTCGAGCCGGAGTGTTGCTGGGAA-3′; (SEQ ID NO:47)
    ASC2:
    5′-GAATTCGAGGCGCAGGGCTGTG-3′; (SEQ ID NO:48)
    5′-CTCGAGGCTTCACAGGCGTTGCAT-3′or (SEQ ID NO:49)
    5′-CTCGAGGCTACACAGGCGTTGCAT-3′. (SEQ ID NO:50)
  • ASC contains a PAAD domain at the N-terminus followed by a CARD domain. ASC2 contains only a PAAD domain, which shares extensive sequence homology with the PAAD domain of ASC. The ASC gene is localized at chromosome 16p12-11.2, whereas the ASC2 gene is localized at chromosome 16.p13. [0332]
  • To determine associations between various domains of ASC and ASC2, GST pull-down assays and yeast two-hybrid assays were performed. For GST pull-down assays, ASC-PAAD and ASC2 were subcloned into pGEX4-T1 (Pharmacia) and affinity purified as GST-fusion proteins from [0333] E.coli XL-1 blue (Stratagene) using GSH-Sepharose. Purified GST-fusion proteins (0.1 μg) immobilized on 10-1.5 μl of GSH-Sepharose beads were incubated with 1 mg/ml bovine serum albumin in 100 μl buffer A [142.4 mM KCl, 5 mM MgCl2, 10 mM HEPES (pH 7.4), 0.5 mM EGTA, 1 mM EDTA, and 0.2% Nonidet P-40, supplemented with 1 mM dithiothreitol, 12.5 mM β-glycerol phosphate, 1 μM Na3V04, 1 mM phenylmethylsulfonyl fluoride, and 1× protease inhibitor mix (Roche)] for 30 min at 25° C. The beads were washed twice and incubated overnight at 4° C. with 1 μl of rabbit reticulocyte lysate (Quick-TNT-lysate, Promega) containing 35S-labeled, in vitro-translated proteins in 100 μl of buffer A supplemented with 0.5 mg/ml bovine serum albumin. Bound proteins were washed four times in 500 μl of buffer A, followed by boiling in 20 μl of Laemmli-SDS sample buffer, SDS-PAGE and detected by fluorography.
  • By the GST pull-down assays, the PAAD domain of ASC did not associate with the CARD domain of ASC, but weakly associated with full-length ASC and with ASC2, suggesting that the PAAD domain of ASC self-associates and also associates with ASC2. [0334]
  • For the yeast two-hybrid assays, the yeast EGY-48 strain was transformed with various combinations of ASC, ASC-CARD, ASC-PAAD, and ASC2 in the plasmids pGilda and pJG 4-5, together with the β-galactosidase expression plasmid pSH-18-34 (Invitrogen). Colonies were plated on both LEU+ and LEU− media and also used for a β-Gal-assay. The results of the yeast interaction assays are shown in Table 5, below. [0335]
    TABLE 5
    pJG 4-5 pGilda Leu β-Gal
    ASC-CARD ASC-CARD + +
    ASC-CARD empty
    ASC-CARD ASC + +
    ASC-CARD ASC-PAAD
    ASC-CARD ASC2
    ASC-PAAD empty
    ASC-PAAD ASC-PAAD + +
    ASC2 empty
    ASC2 ASC2 +
    ASC2 ASC + +
    ASC empty
  • As shown in Table 5, the CARD domain of ASC self associates. In this in vivo assay, the PAAD domain of ASC was shown to self-associate, and also to associate with ASC2. [0336]
  • For co-immunoprecipitation experiments, HEK293T cells were seeded at 5×10[0337] 5 cells per well in six-well plates (35 mm wells) and transfected with 2 μg plasmid DNA using Superfect (Qiagen) 24 hours later. After culturing for 36 hours, cells were collected, washed in PBS and lysed in isotonic lysis buffer [150 or 500 mM NaCl, 20 mM Tris/HCl (pH 7.4), 0.2% NP-40, 12.5 mM β-glycerophosphate, 2 mM NaF, 1 mM Na3V04, 1 mM PMSF, and 1× protease inhibitor mix (Roche). Lysates were clarified by centrifugation and subjected to immunoprecipitation using agarose-conjugated anti-c-Myc antibodies (Santa Cruz), anti-HA antibodies (Santa Cruz, Roche) anti-FlagM2 antibodies (Sigma) or non-specific control antibodies and Protein G-agarose for 2-4 hours at 4° C. Immune-complexes were washed 3-5 times with lysis buffer and once with PBS, boiled in 1.5× Laemmli buffer, and separated by 12-15% PAGE next to 10% of the total lysate. Immune-complexes were then transferred to PVDF membranes (Millipore) and immunoblotted with anti-c-Myc (Santa Cruz), anti-HA (Roche), or anti-Flag (Sigma) antibodies in 5% dry milk in TBS-T. Membranes were washed, incubated with HRP-conjugated secondary antibodies, and reactive proteins were detected using ECL.
  • The results of the co-immunoprecipitation assays are shown in Table 6, below, with a “+” sign indicating co-immunoprecipititation. [0338]
    TABLE 6
    Myc-ASC HA-ASC +
    Myc-Caspase-1 HA-ASC +
    Myc-Card10 HA-ASC +
    Flag-Nod1 HA-ASC +
    Flag-Cardiak HA-ASC +
    Myc-ASC2 HA-ASC-PAAD +
    Flag-Nod1 HA-ASC-PAAD +
    Flag-Cardiak HA-ASC-PAAD +
    Myc-NIK HA-ASC-PAAD +
    Flag-IKK-i HA-ASC-PAAD +
    Flag-IKBα HA-ASC-PAAD
    HA-IKKβ Myc-ASC-PAAD
  • The results shown in Table 6 indicate that ASC associates with ASC, ASC2, Caspase-1, Card10, Nod1, Cardiak, NIK and IKK-i. [0339]
  • GST pull-down assays, as described above, were used to determine whether the CARD domain of ASC is able to associate with other proteins, including other CARD domain-containing proteins. The results of these assays are shown in Table 7, with a “+” indicating a detectable interaction between the GST-ASC-CARD domain and the indicated in vitro-translated (IVT) test protein. [0340]
    TABLE 7
    GST-ASC-CARD/IVT Caspase-8
    GST-ASC-CARD/IVT Caspase-9
    GST-ASC-CARD/IVT Caspase-10
    GST-ASC-CARD/IVT Bcl-10
    GST-ASC-CARD/IVT RAIDD
    GST-ASC-CARD/IVT ASC-2
    GST-ASC-CARD/IVT ASC +
    GST-ASC-CARD/IVT Xiap
    GST-ASC-CARD/IVT cIAP-1
    GST-ASC-CARD/IVT cIAP-2
  • As shown in Table 7, the CARD domain of ASC, while self-associating, does not associate with several other CARD domain-containing proteins. [0341]
  • In order to determine the localization of ASC and ASC2, Cos-7 cells were seeded onto 12-well plates and transfected with 1.5 μg total fusion plasmid DNA (either EGFP-ASC, EGFP-ASC2 or EGFP-ASC in combination with RFP-ASC2) (Clontech) using Lipofectamine plus (Life Technologies) 24 hours later. The next day cells were trypsinized and seeded onto 4- or 8-well chamber slides (LabTec) and fixed with 4% paraformaldehyde and mounted (Vectashield). Confocal laser scanning microscopy was then performed. [0342]
  • The microscopy results indicated that ASC, when expressed alone, was localized to characteristic “speckles.” ASC2, when expressed alone, exhibited a diffuse pattern of cytoplasmic and nuclear localization. However, when expressed together, ASC and ASC2 co-localized in ASC speckles. Therefore, ASC is apparently able to recruit ASC2 into ASC “speckles.” This co-localization is further evidence that ASC and ASC2 associate in vivo. [0343]
  • In order to determine the effect of ASC, ASC-CARD, ASC-PAAD and ASC2 on NFκB induction in response to TNFα, IL-1β, Bcl10, Nod1 or Cardiak, reporter assays were performed using the Dual-Luciferase assay system (Promega). In brief, HEK293N cells were seeded onto 24-well plates and transfected with 1 μg total plasmid DNA including 6 ng of pRL-TK and 150 ng pRL-NF-κB or pRL-p53 (all Pronega) using SuperFect™ transfection reagent (Qiagen) 24 hours later. After culturing for 48 hours, cells were lysed in 100 μl passive lysis buffer (Promega) and frozen at −80° C. Subsequently, 5-10 μl of lysate were transferred to 96-well plates and analyzed using a Luminometer (Wallach, Perkin Elmer). If indicated, cells were treated with 10 ng TNF-α or IL-1β 6-8 hours prior to lysis. All experiments were performed in triplicate and repeated at least twice. [0344]
  • As shown in FIG. 7A-[0345] 7C, ASC, ASC2 and the PAAD domain of ASC are each able to inhibit NFκB induction by Bcl-10, TNFα and IL-1β. As shown in FIG. 7D, ASC and ASC2 also inhibited NFκB induction by Nod1 and, to a lesser extent, by Cardiak. In other experiments, the inhibition of TNFα-induced NFκB activation was shown to be dependent on the amount of either ASC or ASC2 transfected, and also to be specific for NFκB, as no inhibition of adriamycin-induced p53 activation by ASC was observed.
  • Certain genes are induced by NFκB, including TRAF1 (Carpentier et al., [0346] FEBS Lett. 460:246-250 (1999). TNFα is a potent inducer of NFκB activation. In order to examine the effect of ASC-PAAD and ASC2 on TNFα-induced expression of the endogenous NFκB target gene TRAF1, HEK 293N cells were transiently transfected with expression plasmids for ASC-PAAD or ASC2, and either treated for 4 hours with TNFα or left untreated. Cleared lysates were immunoblotted with anti-TRAF1 or anti-TRAF2 antibodies. Equal loading was confirmed by re-blotting with an anti-Tubulin antibody. As shown in FIG. 8, treatment with TNF normally causes an increase in expression of TRAF1 but not TRAF2 protein (see lanes marked CNTR, compare − and +TNF). Expression of either ASC-PAAD or ASC2 decreased both basal and TNF-induced expression of TRAF1, without affecting expression of TRAF2. Because increased TRAF1 expression in response to TNF stimulation is mediated by NFκB activation, this result is consistent with the determination (see FIG. 7) that ASC-PAAD or ASC2 inhibit NFκB activation.
  • Active caspase-1 cleaves pro-IL-1β, resulting in the generation of bioactive IL-1β which is secreted from cells. In order to determine whether ASC or ASC2 affected caspase-1-induced pro-IL-1β processing, COS-7 cells and HEK293N cells were grown in 24 well plates (14 mm wells) and transfected with 1 μg plasmid DNA (Myc-tagged pro-caspase-1, pro-IL-1β (Lee et al., J. Biol. Chem. 276:34495-34500 (2001); Damiano et al., [0347] Genomics 75:77-83 (2001)), HA-tagged ASC and HA-tagged ASC2 in various combinations) using Lipofectamine plus (Gibco BRL, Grand Island, N.Y.) or Superfect (Qiagen, Valencia, Calif.) 24 hours later. After culturing for 36 hours at 37° C. and 5% CO2 in Dulbecco's modified Eagle medium (DMEM) supplemented with either 20% or 10% heat-inactivated fetal bovine serum (FBS), 1 mM L-glutamine, and antibiotics, supernatants were collected, volume adjusted and stored at −80° C. or used immediately for an IL-1β ELISA assay (R&D Systems, Minneapolis, Minn.) according to the manufacturer's instructions. Cells were washed in PBS, lysed in isotonic lysis buffer, and directly analyzed by immunoblotting using anti-Myc and anti-HA antibodies. Results from one representative experiment of at least three experiments are shown in FIG. 9.
  • As shown in FIG. 9, co-expression of procaspase-1 and pro-IL-1β (“IL-1”) resulted in a high level of secretion of active IL-1β. This IL-1β secretion was inhibited by about 50% by co-expression of ASC, and almost completely inhibited by co-expression of both ASC and ASC2, but was not inhibited by expression of ASC2 alone. Therefore, ASC interferes with activation of a CARD-containing caspase, caspase-1. The association between Cardiak and ASC (see Table 6) may be involved in the inhibition of caspase-1 activation. [0348]
  • Caspases that cleave the tetrapeptide substrate DEVD-AFC are directly involved in apoptosis, and thus DEDVase activity serves as a surrogate marker of apoptosis. In order to determine the effect of ASC and ASC2 on caspase activation, HEK293N cells were transiently transfected with expression plasmids for ASC; or ASC in combination with ASC2 alone or further in combination with active site mutants of caspase-1, caspase-8, caspase-9 or caspase-10. Transfected HEK293N cells were directly lysed in caspase lysis buffer (10 mM HEPES (pH 7.4), 25 mM NaCl, 0.25% Triton X-100, and 1 mM EDTA), normalized for protein content, and protease activity was measured continuously by monitoring the release of fluorigenic Ac-DEVD-AFC (Bachem, Philadelphia, Pa.) at 37[0349]
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    C. As shown in FIG. 10, caspase activity was increased by expression of ASC (A and B), and further increased by expression of ASC and ASC2 in combination (A and B). Caspase activity was only slightly increased by expression of ASC2 alone (B). Expression of catalytic site mutants of caspase-1, caspase-8 or caspase-10 (c/a) only slightly decreased ASC+ASC2-mediated caspase activity (B), whereas expression of a catalytic site mutant of caspase-9 (c/a) strongly inhibited ASC+ASC2-mediated caspase activity (B). Therefore, ASC and ASC2 activate a caspase-9-dependent pathway for apoptosis.
  • Experiments were also performed using stable transfectants of HEK293N expressing the PAAD domain of ASC. The PAAD of ASC was chosen for expression to exclude any contribution from the CARD and to focus on the role of the PAAD in NFκB regulation. Clones of HEK293N stably expressing ASC-PAAD demonstrated reduced activation of a transfected NFκB reporter gene in response to TNFα, consistent with the transient transfection experiments. Moreover, this effect on NfκB activity in HEK293N-ASC-PAAD cells was confirmed to be ASC-dependent by introduction of an ASC-antisense plasmid, in which a cDNA fragment corresponding to the ASC-PAAD was subcloned in reverse orientation downstream of the GFP open reading frame in pEGFP (Clontech), positioning it into the 3′ untranslated region of this plasmid. Transfection of various amounts of this ASC-antisense plasmid induced concentration-dependent decreases in the amounts of Myc-ASC-PAAD protein, correlating with dose-dependent restoration of NFκB activity following TNFα-stimulation. [0350]
  • Next, it was evaluated whether stable expression of the ASC-PAAD protein in HEK293N cells interfered with TNFα-induced expression of an endogenous NFκB target gene, TRAF1, which contains several NFκB binding sites in its promoter. Whereas TNFα stimulated marked increases in TRAF1 protein levels in HEK293N-Neo control cells, this response was markedly blunted in ASC-PAAD-expressing cells. The specificity of these results was confirmed by re-probing the same blot with antibodies recognizing TRAF2 or α-Tubulin, showing that the levels of these proteins did not change in response to TNFα. [0351]
  • To extend these studies to another cell line, THP-1 monocytic cells were infected with retrovirus encoding either GFP or GFP fused to the PAAD of ASC. The effects of LPS on expression of the NFκB-inducible gene, ICAM-1, were then studied in these cells by immunoblotting(Chen et al., [0352] J. Biol. Chem. 276:30724-30728 (2001)). Compared to control GFP-expressing THP-1 cells in which LPS induced >20-fold increases in the levels of ICAM protein within 10 hrs after stimulation, LPS-mediated induction of ICAM-I expression was markedly reduced in ASC-PAAD-expressing cells. Reprobing the same blot with antibodies recognizing GFP confirmed production of the GFP-ASC-PAAD and GFP proteins at comparable levels, while reprobing with anti-β-Actin antibody confirmed loading of equivalent amounts of protein for all samples. Taken together, the data derived from stable transfectants of HEK293N and THP-1 cells indicate that ASC is capable of suppressing TNFα- and LPS-inducible expression of endogenous NFκB target genes through its PAAD domain.
  • To map where ASC-PAAD affects pathways leading to NFκB induction, NFκB activity in cells was assessed by transient transfection of plasmids encoding various intracellular signal-transducing proteins that operate within cytokine receptor pathways leading to phosphorylation of IKB, a key event required for NFκB release. Co-expression of ASC-encoding plasmids with these signal transducers revealed that ASC blocks induction of NFκB activity by the adapter proteins TRAF2 and TRAF6, the TRAF-binding kinases TBK1 and NIK, the IKK complex constituents IKKα and IKKβ, and by the related kinase IKKi. In contrast, co-expression of ASC did not suppress reporter gene activation induced by over-expression of the p65 subunit of NFκB These functional mapping studies thus suggest that ASC blocks upstream of NFκB, apparently at the level of the IKK complex. [0353]
  • Next, in vitro kinase assays were performed to directly evaluate the effects of ASC on IKK activity. For initial experiments, either HA-epitope tagged IKKα or IKKβ was expressed in cells alone or in combination with ASC-encoding or kinase dead IKK expressing plasmids, then either HA-IKKα or HA-IKKβ was immunoprecipitated from transfected cells, and its phosphorylation in vitro of GST-IκBα substrate was measured. In some cases, in vitro phosphorylation of IKKα as well as phosphorylation of associated endogenous IκBα was also measured in the kinase assays. In unstimulated cells, low levels of IKKα and IKKβ activity were detected, which increased about 5-10-fold in response to TNFα stimulation. Co-expression of kinase-dead IKKα or IKKβ mutants blocked this response, serving as a control. TNFα-induced activation of IKKα and IKKβ was suppressed to essentially baseline levels by co-expression of either full-length ASC or its PAAD. This inhibitory effect of ASC and ASC-PAAD on IKKA and IKKβ activity was not attributable to a difference in the total levels of the IKKα or IKKβ proteins, as determined by immunoblot analysis, thus confirming that ASC suppresses activation of the IKK complex. Similar results were obtained when IKKα or IKKβ was activated in cells by transient transfection of plasmids encoding intracellular signaling proteins such as TRAF2 and TRAF6. [0354]
  • To extend these studies involving expression of epitope-tagged proteins by transient transfection, the activity of endogenous IKKα was evaluated in HEK293 cells that had been stably transfected with either control or Myc-ASC-PAAD-encoding plasmids. ASC-PAAD potently suppressed TNFα-induced activation of endogenous IKKα in these cells, as determined by kinase assays where immunoprecipitated IKKα was tested for ability to phosphorylate GST-IKBα substrate in vitro. The in vitro phosphorylation of IKKα and of endogenous IκBα that was associated with these immune-complexes was also suppressed in ASC-PAAD-expressing cells. These differences in IKKα activity were not due to differences in the total levels of IKKα protein, as determined by immunoblotting. [0355]
  • Since IKK phosphorylates IκB-family proteins, causing their ubiquitination and proteasome-dependent degradation, the effects of the PAAD domain of ASC on levels of endogenous IκBα in these stably transfected cells were also evaluated, before and at various times after TNFα stimulation. Immunoblot analysis of lysates from HEK293N-Neo cells using anti-IκBα antibody demonstrated the appearance of a doublet band indicative of phosphorylation of IκBα within 5 minutes after TNFα simulation, followed by disappearance of IKBα protein. In contrast, IκBα protein levels were sustained at detectable levels in HEK293N-ASC-PAAD cells despite TNFα treatment. Furthermore, the IκBα doublet band indicative of phosphorylation was not observed until much later, at 15-30 minutes post-stimulation, thus demonstrating a marked delay relative to control cells. [0356]
  • Having mapped the site of action of ASC to the IKK complex, experiments were performed to explore whether ASC associated with these protein kinases. In the course of these studies of ASC, it was observed that expression of ASC is induced in myeloid-lineage hematopoietic cells by LPS and TNFα. For example, in THP-1 monocytic cells, levels of ASC mRNA (as determined by RT-PCR) and ASC protein (as determined by immunoblot analysis of lysates using anti-ASC antiserum) increased after LPS stimulation, reaching maximum levels at 3 and 6 hrs, respectively, then declining. It was thus determined whether endogenous ASC protein could be found associated with endogenous IKK complex components after LPS- or TNFα-stimulation in these cells. Co-immunoprecipitation experiments provided evidence of association of ASC with both IKKα and IKKβ in LPS-stimulated THP-1 and TNFα-treated HL-60 cells. These protein interactions were reciprocally demonstrable, regardless of whether immune-complexes were prepared using anti-IKKα and anti-IKKβ antibodies (followed by immunoblotting with anti-ASC antiserum) or using anti-ASC. antiserum (followed by immunoblotting with anti-IKKα and anti-IKKβ antibodies). [0357]
  • HEK293N transfectants stably expressing ASC-PAAD were also analyzed to determine whether the PAAD domain is sufficient for association with endogenous IKKα and IKKβ. Again, co-immunoprecipitation experiments demonstrated specific interaction of ASC-PAAD with both IKKα and IKKβ. [0358]
  • Finally, immunofluorescence microscopy was used to examine the intracellular location of IKKα and IKKβ in control HEK293N and ASC-PAAD-expressing cells. In control-transfected HEK293N cells, endogenous IKKα and IKKβ were diffusely distributed throughout the cytosol. In contrast, IKKα and IKKβ relocated to filament-like structures in HEK293N cells stably expressing ASC-PAAD, co-localizing with the ASC-PAAD proteins (as determined by two-color immunofluorescence microscopy). Treatment of these cells with TNFα did not affect the co-localization of ASC-PAAD with IKKs. It was thus concluded that the PAAD domain of ASC associates with endogenous IKKα and IKKβ containing protein complexes, altering their intracellular location and suppressing cytokine- and LPS-mediated activation of these protein kinases involved in NFκB induction. [0359]
  • Although the invention has been described with reference to the examples above, it should be understood that various modifications can be made without departing from the spirit of the invention. Accordingly, the invention is limited only by the following claims. [0360]
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    Gln Glu Met Gln Lys Gly Lys Asp Leu Ala Leu Thr Cys Gln Ser Thr
    355 360 365
    acc tct gtg tac tcc tct ttc gtc ttt aac ctg ttc aca cct gag ggt 1152
    Thr Ser Val Tyr Ser Ser Phe Val Phe Asn Leu Phe Thr Pro Glu Gly
    370 375 380
    gcc gag ggc ccg act ccg caa acc cag cac cag ctg aag gcc ctg tgc 1200
    Ala Glu Gly Pro Thr Pro Gln Thr Gln His Gln Leu Lys Ala Leu Cys
    385 390 395 400
    tcc ctg gct gca gag ggt atg tgg aca gac aca ttt gag ttt tgt gaa 1248
    Ser Leu Ala Ala Glu Gly Met Trp Thr Asp Thr Phe Glu Phe Cys Glu
    405 410 415
    gac gac ctc cgg aga aat ggg gtt gtt gac gct gac atc cct gcg ctg 1296
    Asp Asp Leu Arg Arg Asn Gly Val Val Asp Ala Asp Ile Pro Ala Leu
    420 425 430
    ctg ggc acc aag ata ctt ctg aag tac ggg gag cgt gag agc tcc tac 1344
    Leu Gly Thr Lys Ile Leu Leu Lys Tyr Gly Glu Arg Glu Ser Ser Tyr
    435 440 445
    gtg ttc ctc cac gtg tgt atc cag gag ttc tgt gcc gcc ttg ttc tat 1392
    Val Phe Leu His Val Cys Ile Gln Glu Phe Cys Ala Ala Leu Phe Tyr
    450 455 460
    ttg ctc aag agc cat ctt gat cat cct cac cca gct gtg aga tgt gta 1440
    Leu Leu Lys Ser His Leu Asp His Pro His Pro Ala Val Arg Cys Val
    465 470 475 480
    cag gaa ttg cta gtt gcc aat ttt gaa aaa gca agg aga gca cat tgg 1488
    Gln Glu Leu Leu Val Ala Asn Phe Glu Lys Ala Arg Arg Ala His Trp
    485 490 495
    att ttt ttg ggg tgt ttt cta act ggc ctt tta aat aaa aag gaa caa 1536
    Ile Phe Leu Gly Cys Phe Leu Thr Gly Leu Leu Asn Lys Lys Glu Gln
    500 505 510
    gaa aaa ctg gat gcg ttt ttt ggc ttc caa ctg tcc caa gag ata aag 1584
    Glu Lys Leu Asp Ala Phe Phe Gly Phe Gln Leu Ser Gln Glu Ile Lys
    515 520 525
    cag caa att cac cag tgc ctg aag agc tta ggg gag cgt ggc aat cct 1632
    Gln Gln Ile His Gln Cys Leu Lys Ser Leu Gly Glu Arg Gly Asn Pro
    530 535 540
    cag gga cag gtg gat tcc ttg gcg ata ttt tac tgt ctc ttt gaa atg 1680
    Gln Gly Gln Val Asp Ser Leu Ala Ile Phe Tyr Cys Leu Phe Glu Met
    545 550 555 560
    cag gat cct gcc ttt gtg aag cag gca gtg aac ctc ctc caa gaa gct 1728
    Gln Asp Pro Ala Phe Val Lys Gln Ala Val Asn Leu Leu Gln Glu Ala
    565 570 575
    aac ttt cat att att gac aac gtg gac ttg gtg gtt tct gcc tac tgc 1776
    Asn Phe His Ile Ile Asp Asn Val Asp Leu Val Val Ser Ala Tyr Cys
    580 585 590
    tta aaa tac tgc tcc agc ttg agg aaa ctc tgt ttt tcc gtt caa aat 1824
    Leu Lys Tyr Cys Ser Ser Leu Arg Lys Leu Cys Phe Ser Val Gln Asn
    595 600 605
    gtc ttt aag aaa gag gat gaa cac agc tct acg tcg gat tac agc ctc 1872
    Val Phe Lys Lys Glu Asp Glu His Ser Ser Thr Ser Asp Tyr Ser Leu
    610 615 620
    atc tgt tgg cat cac atc tgc tct gtg ctc acc acc agc ggg cac ctc 1920
    Ile Cys Trp His His Ile Cys Ser Val Leu Thr Thr Ser Gly His Leu
    625 630 635 640
    aga gag ctc cag gtg cag gac agc acc ctc agc gag tcg acc ttt gtg 1968
    Arg Glu Leu Gln Val Gln Asp Ser Thr Leu Ser Glu Ser Thr Phe Val
    645 650 655
    acc tgg tgt aac cag ctg agg cat ccc agc tgt cgc ctt cag aag ctt 2016
    Thr Trp Cys Asn Gln Leu Arg His Pro Ser Cys Arg Leu Gln Lys Leu
    660 665 670
    gga ata aat aac gtt tcc ttt tct ggc cag agt gtt ctg ctc ttt gag 2064
    Gly Ile Asn Asn Val Ser Phe Ser Gly Gln Ser Val Leu Leu Phe Glu
    675 680 685
    gtg ctc ttt tat cag cca gac ttg aaa tac ctg agc ttc acc ctc acg 2112
    Val Leu Phe Tyr Gln Pro Asp Leu Lys Tyr Leu Ser Phe Thr Leu Thr
    690 695 700
    aaa ctc tct cgt gat gac atc agg tcc ctc tgt gat gcc ttg aac tac 2160
    Lys Leu Ser Arg Asp Asp Ile Arg Ser Leu Cys Asp Ala Leu Asn Tyr
    705 710 715 720
    cca gca ggc aac gtc aaa gag cta gcg ctg gta aat tgt cac ctc tca 2208
    Pro Ala Gly Asn Val Lys Glu Leu Ala Leu Val Asn Cys His Leu Ser
    725 730 735
    ccc att gat tgt gaa gtc ctt gct ggc ctt cta acc aac aac aag aag 2256
    Pro Ile Asp Cys Glu Val Leu Ala Gly Leu Leu Thr Asn Asn Lys Lys
    740 745 750
    ctg acg tat ctg aat gta tcc tgc aac cag tta gac aca ggc gtg ccc 2304
    Leu Thr Tyr Leu Asn Val Ser Cys Asn Gln Leu Asp Thr Gly Val Pro
    755 760 765
    ctt ttg tgt gaa gcc ctg tgc agc cca gac acg gtc ctg gta tac ctg 2352
    Leu Leu Cys Glu Ala Leu Cys Ser Pro Asp Thr Val Leu Val Tyr Leu
    770 775 780
    atg ttg gct ttc tgc cac ctc agc gag cag tgc tgc gaa tac atc tct 2400
    Met Leu Ala Phe Cys His Leu Ser Glu Gln Cys Cys Glu Tyr Ile Ser
    785 790 795 800
    gaa atg ctt ctg cgt aac aag agc gtg cgc tat cta gac ctc agt gcc 2448
    Glu Met Leu Leu Arg Asn Lys Ser Val Arg Tyr Leu Asp Leu Ser Ala
    805 810 815
    aat gtc ctg aag gac gaa gga ctg aaa act ctc tgc gag gcc ttg aaa 2496
    Asn Val Leu Lys Asp Glu Gly Leu Lys Thr Leu Cys Glu Ala Leu Lys
    820 825 830
    cat ccg gac tgc tgc ctg gat tca ctg tgt ttg gta aaa tgt ttt atc 2544
    His Pro Asp Cys Cys Leu Asp Ser Leu Cys Leu Val Lys Cys Phe Ile
    835 840 845
    act gct gct ggc tgt gaa gac ctc gcc tct gct ctc atc agc aat caa 2592
    Thr Ala Ala Gly Cys Glu Asp Leu Ala Ser Ala Leu Ile Ser Asn Gln
    850 855 860
    aac ctg aag att ctg caa att ggg tgc aat gaa atc gga gat gtg ggt 2640
    Asn Leu Lys Ile Leu Gln Ile Gly Cys Asn Glu Ile Gly Asp Val Gly
    865 870 875 880
    gtg cag ctg ttg tgt cgg gct ctg acg cat acg gat tgc cgc tta gag 2688
    Val Gln Leu Leu Cys Arg Ala Leu Thr His Thr Asp Cys Arg Leu Glu
    885 890 895
    att ctt ggg ttg gaa gaa tgt ggg tta acg agc acc tgc tgt aag gat 2736
    Ile Leu Gly Leu Glu Glu Cys Gly Leu Thr Ser Thr Cys Cys Lys Asp
    900 905 910
    ctc gcg tct gtt ctc acc tgc agt aag acc ctg cag cag ctc aac ctg 2784
    Leu Ala Ser Val Leu Thr Cys Ser Lys Thr Leu Gln Gln Leu Asn Leu
    915 920 925
    acc ttg aac acc ttg gac cac aca ggg gtg gtt gta ctc tgt gag gcc 2832
    Thr Leu Asn Thr Leu Asp His Thr Gly Val Val Val Leu Cys Glu Ala
    930 935 940
    ctg aga cac cca gag tgt gcc ctg cag gtg ctc ggg ctg aga aaa act 2880
    Leu Arg His Pro Glu Cys Ala Leu Gln Val Leu Gly Leu Arg Lys Thr
    945 950 955 960
    gat ttt gat gag gaa acc cag gca ctt ctg acg gct gag gaa gag aga 2928
    Asp Phe Asp Glu Glu Thr Gln Ala Leu Leu Thr Ala Glu Glu Glu Arg
    965 970 975
    aat cct aac ctg acc atc aca gac gac tgt gac aca atc aca agg gta 2976
    Asn Pro Asn Leu Thr Ile Thr Asp Asp Cys Asp Thr Ile Thr Arg Val
    980 985 990
    gag atc tga 2985
    Glu Ile *
    <210> SEQ ID NO 16
    <211> LENGTH: 994
    <212> TYPE: PRT
    <213> ORGANISM: Homo sapien
    <400> SEQUENCE: 16
    Met Ala Ala Ser Phe Phe Ser Asp Phe Gly Leu Met Trp Tyr Leu Glu
    1 5 10 15
    Glu Leu Lys Lys Glu Glu Phe Arg Lys Phe Lys Glu His Leu Lys Gln
    20 25 30
    Met Thr Leu Gln Leu Glu Leu Lys Gln Ile Pro Trp Thr Glu Val Lys
    35 40 45
    Lys Ala Ser Arg Glu Glu Leu Ala Asn Leu Leu Ile Lys His Tyr Glu
    50 55 60
    Glu Gln Gln Ala Trp Asn Ile Thr Leu Arg Ile Phe Gln Lys Met Asp
    65 70 75 80
    Arg Lys Asp Leu Cys Met Lys Val Met Arg Glu Arg Thr Gly Tyr Thr
    85 90 95
    Lys Thr Tyr Gln Ala His Ala Lys Gln Lys Phe Ser Arg Leu Trp Ser
    100 105 110
    Ser Lys Ser Val Thr Glu Ile His Leu Tyr Phe Glu Glu Glu Val Lys
    115 120 125
    Gln Glu Glu Cys Asp His Leu Asp Arg Leu Phe Ala Pro Lys Glu Thr
    130 135 140
    Gly Lys Gln Pro Arg Thr Val Ile Ile Gln Gly Pro Gln Gly Ile Gly
    145 150 155 160
    Lys Thr Thr Leu Leu Met Lys Leu Met Met Ala Trp Ser Asp Asn Lys
    165 170 175
    Ile Phe Arg Asp Arg Phe Leu Tyr Thr Phe Tyr Phe Cys Cys Arg Glu
    180 185 190
    Leu Arg Glu Leu Pro Pro Thr Ser Leu Ala Asp Leu Ile Ser Arg Glu
    195 200 205
    Trp Pro Asp Pro Ala Ala Pro Ile Thr Glu Ile Val Ser Gln Pro Glu
    210 215 220
    Arg Leu Leu Phe Val Ile Asp Ser Phe Glu Glu Leu Gln Gly Gly Leu
    225 230 235 240
    Asn Glu Pro Asp Ser Asp Leu Cys Gly Asp Leu Met Glu Lys Arg Pro
    245 250 255
    Val Gln Val Leu Leu Ser Ser Leu Leu Arg Lys Lys Met Leu Pro Glu
    260 265 270
    Ala Ser Leu Leu Ile Ala Ile Lys Pro Val Cys Pro Lys Glu Leu Arg
    275 280 285
    Asp Gln Val Thr Ile Ser Glu Ile Tyr Gln Pro Arg Gly Phe Asn Glu
    290 295 300
    Ser Asp Arg Leu Val Tyr Phe Cys Cys Phe Phe Lys Asp Pro Lys Arg
    305 310 315 320
    Ala Met Glu Ala Phe Asn Leu Val Arg Glu Ser Glu Gln Leu Phe Ser
    325 330 335
    Ile Cys Gln Ile Pro Leu Leu Cys Trp Ile Leu Cys Thr Ser Leu Lys
    340 345 350
    Gln Glu Met Gln Lys Gly Lys Asp Leu Ala Leu Thr Cys Gln Ser Thr
    355 360 365
    Thr Ser Val Tyr Ser Ser Phe Val Phe Asn Leu Phe Thr Pro Glu Gly
    370 375 380
    Ala Glu Gly Pro Thr Pro Gln Thr Gln His Gln Leu Lys Ala Leu Cys
    385 390 395 400
    Ser Leu Ala Ala Glu Gly Met Trp Thr Asp Thr Phe Glu Phe Cys Glu
    405 410 415
    Asp Asp Leu Arg Arg Asn Gly Val Val Asp Ala Asp Ile Pro Ala Leu
    420 425 430
    Leu Gly Thr Lys Ile Leu Leu Lys Tyr Gly Glu Arg Glu Ser Ser Tyr
    435 440 445
    Val Phe Leu His Val Cys Ile Gln Glu Phe Cys Ala Ala Leu Phe Tyr
    450 455 460
    Leu Leu Lys Ser His Leu Asp His Pro His Pro Ala Val Arg Cys Val
    465 470 475 480
    Gln Glu Leu Leu Val Ala Asn Phe Glu Lys Ala Arg Arg Ala His Trp
    485 490 495
    Ile Phe Leu Gly Cys Phe Leu Thr Gly Leu Leu Asn Lys Lys Glu Gln
    500 505 510
    Glu Lys Leu Asp Ala Phe Phe Gly Phe Gln Leu Ser Gln Glu Ile Lys
    515 520 525
    Gln Gln Ile His Gln Cys Leu Lys Ser Leu Gly Glu Arg Gly Asn Pro
    530 535 540
    Gln Gly Gln Val Asp Ser Leu Ala Ile Phe Tyr Cys Leu Phe Glu Met
    545 550 555 560
    Gln Asp Pro Ala Phe Val Lys Gln Ala Val Asn Leu Leu Gln Glu Ala
    565 570 575
    Asn Phe His Ile Ile Asp Asn Val Asp Leu Val Val Ser Ala Tyr Cys
    580 585 590
    Leu Lys Tyr Cys Ser Ser Leu Arg Lys Leu Cys Phe Ser Val Gln Asn
    595 600 605
    Val Phe Lys Lys Glu Asp Glu His Ser Ser Thr Ser Asp Tyr Ser Leu
    610 615 620
    Ile Cys Trp His His Ile Cys Ser Val Leu Thr Thr Ser Gly His Leu
    625 630 635 640
    Arg Glu Leu Gln Val Gln Asp Ser Thr Leu Ser Glu Ser Thr Phe Val
    645 650 655
    Thr Trp Cys Asn Gln Leu Arg His Pro Ser Cys Arg Leu Gln Lys Leu
    660 665 670
    Gly Ile Asn Asn Val Ser Phe Ser Gly Gln Ser Val Leu Leu Phe Glu
    675 680 685
    Val Leu Phe Tyr Gln Pro Asp Leu Lys Tyr Leu Ser Phe Thr Leu Thr
    690 695 700
    Lys Leu Ser Arg Asp Asp Ile Arg Ser Leu Cys Asp Ala Leu Asn Tyr
    705 710 715 720
    Pro Ala Gly Asn Val Lys Glu Leu Ala Leu Val Asn Cys His Leu Ser
    725 730 735
    Pro Ile Asp Cys Glu Val Leu Ala Gly Leu Leu Thr Asn Asn Lys Lys
    740 745 750
    Leu Thr Tyr Leu Asn Val Ser Cys Asn Gln Leu Asp Thr Gly Val Pro
    755 760 765
    Leu Leu Cys Glu Ala Leu Cys Ser Pro Asp Thr Val Leu Val Tyr Leu
    770 775 780
    Met Leu Ala Phe Cys His Leu Ser Glu Gln Cys Cys Glu Tyr Ile Ser
    785 790 795 800
    Glu Met Leu Leu Arg Asn Lys Ser Val Arg Tyr Leu Asp Leu Ser Ala
    805 810 815
    Asn Val Leu Lys Asp Glu Gly Leu Lys Thr Leu Cys Glu Ala Leu Lys
    820 825 830
    His Pro Asp Cys Cys Leu Asp Ser Leu Cys Leu Val Lys Cys Phe Ile
    835 840 845
    Thr Ala Ala Gly Cys Glu Asp Leu Ala Ser Ala Leu Ile Ser Asn Gln
    850 855 860
    Asn Leu Lys Ile Leu Gln Ile Gly Cys Asn Glu Ile Gly Asp Val Gly
    865 870 875 880
    Val Gln Leu Leu Cys Arg Ala Leu Thr His Thr Asp Cys Arg Leu Glu
    885 890 895
    Ile Leu Gly Leu Glu Glu Cys Gly Leu Thr Ser Thr Cys Cys Lys Asp
    900 905 910
    Leu Ala Ser Val Leu Thr Cys Ser Lys Thr Leu Gln Gln Leu Asn Leu
    915 920 925
    Thr Leu Asn Thr Leu Asp His Thr Gly Val Val Val Leu Cys Glu Ala
    930 935 940
    Leu Arg His Pro Glu Cys Ala Leu Gln Val Leu Gly Leu Arg Lys Thr
    945 950 955 960
    Asp Phe Asp Glu Glu Thr Gln Ala Leu Leu Thr Ala Glu Glu Glu Arg
    965 970 975
    Asn Pro Asn Leu Thr Ile Thr Asp Asp Cys Asp Thr Ile Thr Arg Val
    980 985 990
    Glu Ile
    <210> SEQ ID NO 17
    <211> LENGTH: 2844
    <212> TYPE: DNA
    <213> ORGANISM: Homo sapien
    <220> FEATURE:
    <221> NAME/KEY: CDS
    <222> LOCATION: (1)...(2841)
    <400> SEQUENCE: 17
    atg gac cag cca gag gcc ccc tgc tcc agc acg ggg ccg cgc ctc gcg 48
    Met Asp Gln Pro Glu Ala Pro Cys Ser Ser Thr Gly Pro Arg Leu Ala
    1 5 10 15
    gtg gcc cgc gag ctg ctc ctg gct gcg ctg gag gaa ctg agc caa gag 96
    Val Ala Arg Glu Leu Leu Leu Ala Ala Leu Glu Glu Leu Ser Gln Glu
    20 25 30
    cag ctg aag cgc ttc cgc cac aag ctg cgc gac gtg ggc ccg gac gga 144
    Gln Leu Lys Arg Phe Arg His Lys Leu Arg Asp Val Gly Pro Asp Gly
    35 40 45
    cgc agc atc ccg tgg ggg cgg ctg gag cgc gcg gac gcc gtg gac ctc 192
    Arg Ser Ile Pro Trp Gly Arg Leu Glu Arg Ala Asp Ala Val Asp Leu
    50 55 60
    gcg gag cag ctg gcc cag ttc tac ggc ccg gag cct gcc ctg gag gtg 240
    Ala Glu Gln Leu Ala Gln Phe Tyr Gly Pro Glu Pro Ala Leu Glu Val
    65 70 75 80
    gcc cgc aag acc ctc aag agg gcg gac gcg cgc gac gtg gcg gcg cag 288
    Ala Arg Lys Thr Leu Lys Arg Ala Asp Ala Arg Asp Val Ala Ala Gln
    85 90 95
    ctc cag gag cgg cgg ctg cag cgg ctc ggg ctc ggc tcc ggg acg ctg 336
    Leu Gln Glu Arg Arg Leu Gln Arg Leu Gly Leu Gly Ser Gly Thr Leu
    100 105 110
    ctc tcc gtg tcc gag tac aag aag aag tac cgg gag cac gtg ctg cag 384
    Leu Ser Val Ser Glu Tyr Lys Lys Lys Tyr Arg Glu His Val Leu Gln
    115 120 125
    ctg cac gct cgg gtg aag gag agg aac gcc cgc tcc gtg aag atc acc 432
    Leu His Ala Arg Val Lys Glu Arg Asn Ala Arg Ser Val Lys Ile Thr
    130 135 140
    aag cgc ttc acc aag ctg ctc atc gcg ccc gag agc gcc gcc ccg gag 480
    Lys Arg Phe Thr Lys Leu Leu Ile Ala Pro Glu Ser Ala Ala Pro Glu
    145 150 155 160
    gag gcg ctg ggg ccc gcg gaa gag cct gag ccg ggg cgc gcg cgg cgc 528
    Glu Ala Leu Gly Pro Ala Glu Glu Pro Glu Pro Gly Arg Ala Arg Arg
    165 170 175
    tcg gac acg cac act ttc aac cgc ctc ttc cgc cgc gac gag gag ggc 576
    Ser Asp Thr His Thr Phe Asn Arg Leu Phe Arg Arg Asp Glu Glu Gly
    180 185 190
    cgg cgg ccg ctg acc gtg gtg ctg cag ggc ccg gcg ggc atc ggc aag 624
    Arg Arg Pro Leu Thr Val Val Leu Gln Gly Pro Ala Gly Ile Gly Lys
    195 200 205
    acc atg gcg gcc aaa aag atc ctg tac gac tgg gcg gcg ggc aag ctg 672
    Thr Met Ala Ala Lys Lys Ile Leu Tyr Asp Trp Ala Ala Gly Lys Leu
    210 215 220
    tac cag ggc cag gtg gac ttc gcc ttc ttc atg ccc tgc ggc gag ctg 720
    Tyr Gln Gly Gln Val Asp Phe Ala Phe Phe Met Pro Cys Gly Glu Leu
    225 230 235 240
    ctg gag agg ccg ggc acg cgc agc ctg gct gac ctg atc ctg gac cag 768
    Leu Glu Arg Pro Gly Thr Arg Ser Leu Ala Asp Leu Ile Leu Asp Gln
    245 250 255
    tgc ccc gac cgc ggc gcg ccg gtg ccg cag atg ctg gcc cag ccg cag 816
    Cys Pro Asp Arg Gly Ala Pro Val Pro Gln Met Leu Ala Gln Pro Gln
    260 265 270
    cgg ctg ctc ttc atc ctg gac ggc gcg gac gag ctg ccg gcg ctg ggg 864
    Arg Leu Leu Phe Ile Leu Asp Gly Ala Asp Glu Leu Pro Ala Leu Gly
    275 280 285
    ggc ccc gag gcc gcg ccc tgc aca gac ccc ttc gag gcg gcg agc ggc 912
    Gly Pro Glu Ala Ala Pro Cys Thr Asp Pro Phe Glu Ala Ala Ser Gly
    290 295 300
    gcg cgg gtg cta ggc ggg ctg ctg agc aag gcg ctg ctg ccc acg gcc 960
    Ala Arg Val Leu Gly Gly Leu Leu Ser Lys Ala Leu Leu Pro Thr Ala
    305 310 315 320
    ctc ctg ctg gtg acc acg cgc gcc gcc gcc ccc ggg agg ctg cag ggc 1008
    Leu Leu Leu Val Thr Thr Arg Ala Ala Ala Pro Gly Arg Leu Gln Gly
    325 330 335
    cgc ctg tgt tcc ccg cag tgc gcc gag gtg cgc ggc ttc tcc gac aag 1056
    Arg Leu Cys Ser Pro Gln Cys Ala Glu Val Arg Gly Phe Ser Asp Lys
    340 345 350
    gac aag aag aag tat ttc tac aag ttc ttc cgg gat gag agg agg gcc 1104
    Asp Lys Lys Lys Tyr Phe Tyr Lys Phe Phe Arg Asp Glu Arg Arg Ala
    355 360 365
    gag cgc gcc tac cgc ttc gtg aag gag aac gag acg ctg ttc gcg ctg 1152
    Glu Arg Ala Tyr Arg Phe Val Lys Glu Asn Glu Thr Leu Phe Ala Leu
    370 375 380
    tgc ttc gtg ccc ttc gtg tgc tgg atc gtg tgc acc gtg ctg cgc cag 1200
    Cys Phe Val Pro Phe Val Cys Trp Ile Val Cys Thr Val Leu Arg Gln
    385 390 395 400
    cag ctg gag ctc ggt cgg gac ctg tcg cgc acg tcc aag acc acc acg 1248
    Gln Leu Glu Leu Gly Arg Asp Leu Ser Arg Thr Ser Lys Thr Thr Thr
    405 410 415
    tca gtg tac ctg ctt ttc atc acc agc gtt ctg agc tcg gct ccg gta 1296
    Ser Val Tyr Leu Leu Phe Ile Thr Ser Val Leu Ser Ser Ala Pro Val
    420 425 430
    gcc gac ggg ccc cgg ttg cag ggc gac ctg cgc aat ctg tgc cgc ctg 1344
    Ala Asp Gly Pro Arg Leu Gln Gly Asp Leu Arg Asn Leu Cys Arg Leu
    435 440 445
    gcc cgc gag ggc gtc ctc gga cgc agg gcg cag ttt gcc gag aag gaa 1392
    Ala Arg Glu Gly Val Leu Gly Arg Arg Ala Gln Phe Ala Glu Lys Glu
    450 455 460
    ctg gag caa ctg gag ctt cgt ggc tcc aaa gtg cag acg ctg ttt ctc 1440
    Leu Glu Gln Leu Glu Leu Arg Gly Ser Lys Val Gln Thr Leu Phe Leu
    465 470 475 480
    agc aaa aag gag ctg ccg ggc gtg ctg gag aca gag gtc acc tac cag 1488
    Ser Lys Lys Glu Leu Pro Gly Val Leu Glu Thr Glu Val Thr Tyr Gln
    485 490 495
    ttc atc gac cag agc ttc cag gag ttc ctc gcg gca ctg tcc tac ctg 1536
    Phe Ile Asp Gln Ser Phe Gln Glu Phe Leu Ala Ala Leu Ser Tyr Leu
    500 505 510
    ctg gag gac ggc ggg gtg ccc agg acc gcg gct ggc ggc gtt ggg aca 1584
    Leu Glu Asp Gly Gly Val Pro Arg Thr Ala Ala Gly Gly Val Gly Thr
    515 520 525
    ctc ctg cgt ggg gac gcc cag ccg cac agc cac ttg gtg ctc acc acg 1632
    Leu Leu Arg Gly Asp Ala Gln Pro His Ser His Leu Val Leu Thr Thr
    530 535 540
    cgc ttc ctc ttc gga ctg ctg agc gcg gag cgg atg cgc gac atc gag 1680
    Arg Phe Leu Phe Gly Leu Leu Ser Ala Glu Arg Met Arg Asp Ile Glu
    545 550 555 560
    cgc cac ttc ggc tgc atg gtt tca gag cgt gtg aag cag gag gcc ctg 1728
    Arg His Phe Gly Cys Met Val Ser Glu Arg Val Lys Gln Glu Ala Leu
    565 570 575
    cgg tgg gtg cag gga cag gga cag ggc tgc ccc gga gtg gca cca gag 1776
    Arg Trp Val Gln Gly Gln Gly Gln Gly Cys Pro Gly Val Ala Pro Glu
    580 585 590
    gtg acc gag ggg gcc aaa ggg ctc gag gac acc gaa gag cca gag gag 1824
    Val Thr Glu Gly Ala Lys Gly Leu Glu Asp Thr Glu Glu Pro Glu Glu
    595 600 605
    gag gag gag gga gag gag ccc aac tac cca ctg gag ttg ctg tac tgc 1872
    Glu Glu Glu Gly Glu Glu Pro Asn Tyr Pro Leu Glu Leu Leu Tyr Cys
    610 615 620
    ctg tac gag acg cag gag gac gcg ttt gtg cgc caa gcc ctg tgc cgg 1920
    Leu Tyr Glu Thr Gln Glu Asp Ala Phe Val Arg Gln Ala Leu Cys Arg
    625 630 635 640
    ttc ccg gag ctg gcg ctg cag cga gtg cgc ttc tgc cgc atg gac gtg 1968
    Phe Pro Glu Leu Ala Leu Gln Arg Val Arg Phe Cys Arg Met Asp Val
    645 650 655
    gct gtt ctg agc tac tgc gtg agg tgc tgc cct gct gga cag gca ctg 2016
    Ala Val Leu Ser Tyr Cys Val Arg Cys Cys Pro Ala Gly Gln Ala Leu
    660 665 670
    cgg ctg atc agc tgc aga ttg gtt gct gcg cag gag aag aag aag aag 2064
    Arg Leu Ile Ser Cys Arg Leu Val Ala Ala Gln Glu Lys Lys Lys Lys
    675 680 685
    agc ctg ggg aag cgg ctc cag gcc agc ctg ggt ggc ggc agc tgg ctg 2112
    Ser Leu Gly Lys Arg Leu Gln Ala Ser Leu Gly Gly Gly Ser Trp Leu
    690 695 700
    ggg acc caa ctg gct cca gaa gta ccc ttt cga cca ccc tgc tgt gac 2160
    Gly Thr Gln Leu Ala Pro Glu Val Pro Phe Arg Pro Pro Cys Cys Asp
    705 710 715 720
    atc tgc ccc aca cct cca cca gac cct cgg ctc ctc cag ggc aag gct 2208
    Ile Cys Pro Thr Pro Pro Pro Asp Pro Arg Leu Leu Gln Gly Lys Ala
    725 730 735
    ttt gcc aga gtt cct ttg aat ata gct cca att cag ccc ctg ccc agg 2256
    Phe Ala Arg Val Pro Leu Asn Ile Ala Pro Ile Gln Pro Leu Pro Arg
    740 745 750
    ggc ttg gca tct gtt gag agg atg aat gtc acg gtg ttg gca ggg gct 2304
    Gly Leu Ala Ser Val Glu Arg Met Asn Val Thr Val Leu Ala Gly Ala
    755 760 765
    ggg cct ggg gac cca aag acc cat gca atg act gac cca ctg tgc cat 2352
    Gly Pro Gly Asp Pro Lys Thr His Ala Met Thr Asp Pro Leu Cys His
    770 775 780
    ctg agc agc ctc acg ctg tcc cac tgc aaa ctc cct gac gcg gtc tgc 2400
    Leu Ser Ser Leu Thr Leu Ser His Cys Lys Leu Pro Asp Ala Val Cys
    785 790 795 800
    cga gac ctt tct gag gcc ctg agg gca gcc ccc gca ctg acg gag ctg 2448
    Arg Asp Leu Ser Glu Ala Leu Arg Ala Ala Pro Ala Leu Thr Glu Leu
    805 810 815
    ggc ctc ctc cac aac agg ctc agt gag gca gga ctg cgt atg ctg agt 2496
    Gly Leu Leu His Asn Arg Leu Ser Glu Ala Gly Leu Arg Met Leu Ser
    820 825 830
    gag ggc cta gcc tgg ccg cag tgc agg gtg cag acg gtc agg gta cag 2544
    Glu Gly Leu Ala Trp Pro Gln Cys Arg Val Gln Thr Val Arg Val Gln
    835 840 845
    ctg cct gac ccc cag cga ggg ctc cag tac ctg gtg ggt atg ctt cgg 2592
    Leu Pro Asp Pro Gln Arg Gly Leu Gln Tyr Leu Val Gly Met Leu Arg
    850 855 860
    cag agc cct gcc ctg acc acc ctg gat ctc agc ggc tgc caa ctg ccc 2640
    Gln Ser Pro Ala Leu Thr Thr Leu Asp Leu Ser Gly Cys Gln Leu Pro
    865 870 875 880
    gcc ccc atg gtg acc tac ctg tgt gca gtc ctg cag cac cag gga tgc 2688
    Ala Pro Met Val Thr Tyr Leu Cys Ala Val Leu Gln His Gln Gly Cys
    885 890 895
    ggc ctg cag acc ctc agt ctg gcc tct gtg gag ctg agc gag cag tca 2736
    Gly Leu Gln Thr Leu Ser Leu Ala Ser Val Glu Leu Ser Glu Gln Ser
    900 905 910
    cta cag gag ctt cag gct gtg aag aga gca aag ccg gat ctg gtc atc 2784
    Leu Gln Glu Leu Gln Ala Val Lys Arg Ala Lys Pro Asp Leu Val Ile
    915 920 925
    aca cac cca gcg ctg gac ggc cac cca caa cct ccc aag gaa ctc atc 2832
    Thr His Pro Ala Leu Asp Gly His Pro Gln Pro Pro Lys Glu Leu Ile
    930 935 940
    tcg acc ttc tga 2844
    Ser Thr Phe
    945
    <210> SEQ ID NO 18
    <211> LENGTH: 947
    <212> TYPE: PRT
    <213> ORGANISM: Homo sapien
    <400> SEQUENCE: 18
    Met Asp Gln Pro Glu Ala Pro Cys Ser Ser Thr Gly Pro Arg Leu Ala
    1 5 10 15
    Val Ala Arg Glu Leu Leu Leu Ala Ala Leu Glu Glu Leu Ser Gln Glu
    20 25 30
    Gln Leu Lys Arg Phe Arg His Lys Leu Arg Asp Val Gly Pro Asp Gly
    35 40 45
    Arg Ser Ile Pro Trp Gly Arg Leu Glu Arg Ala Asp Ala Val Asp Leu
    50 55 60
    Ala Glu Gln Leu Ala Gln Phe Tyr Gly Pro Glu Pro Ala Leu Glu Val
    65 70 75 80
    Ala Arg Lys Thr Leu Lys Arg Ala Asp Ala Arg Asp Val Ala Ala Gln
    85 90 95
    Leu Gln Glu Arg Arg Leu Gln Arg Leu Gly Leu Gly Ser Gly Thr Leu
    100 105 110
    Leu Ser Val Ser Glu Tyr Lys Lys Lys Tyr Arg Glu His Val Leu Gln
    115 120 125
    Leu His Ala Arg Val Lys Glu Arg Asn Ala Arg Ser Val Lys Ile Thr
    130 135 140
    Lys Arg Phe Thr Lys Leu Leu Ile Ala Pro Glu Ser Ala Ala Pro Glu
    145 150 155 160
    Glu Ala Leu Gly Pro Ala Glu Glu Pro Glu Pro Gly Arg Ala Arg Arg
    165 170 175
    Ser Asp Thr His Thr Phe Asn Arg Leu Phe Arg Arg Asp Glu Glu Gly
    180 185 190
    Arg Arg Pro Leu Thr Val Val Leu Gln Gly Pro Ala Gly Ile Gly Lys
    195 200 205
    Thr Met Ala Ala Lys Lys Ile Leu Tyr Asp Trp Ala Ala Gly Lys Leu
    210 215 220
    Tyr Gln Gly Gln Val Asp Phe Ala Phe Phe Met Pro Cys Gly Glu Leu
    225 230 235 240
    Leu Glu Arg Pro Gly Thr Arg Ser Leu Ala Asp Leu Ile Leu Asp Gln
    245 250 255
    Cys Pro Asp Arg Gly Ala Pro Val Pro Gln Met Leu Ala Gln Pro Gln
    260 265 270
    Arg Leu Leu Phe Ile Leu Asp Gly Ala Asp Glu Leu Pro Ala Leu Gly
    275 280 285
    Gly Pro Glu Ala Ala Pro Cys Thr Asp Pro Phe Glu Ala Ala Ser Gly
    290 295 300
    Ala Arg Val Leu Gly Gly Leu Leu Ser Lys Ala Leu Leu Pro Thr Ala
    305 310 315 320
    Leu Leu Leu Val Thr Thr Arg Ala Ala Ala Pro Gly Arg Leu Gln Gly
    325 330 335
    Arg Leu Cys Ser Pro Gln Cys Ala Glu Val Arg Gly Phe Ser Asp Lys
    340 345 350
    Asp Lys Lys Lys Tyr Phe Tyr Lys Phe Phe Arg Asp Glu Arg Arg Ala
    355 360 365
    Glu Arg Ala Tyr Arg Phe Val Lys Glu Asn Glu Thr Leu Phe Ala Leu
    370 375 380
    Cys Phe Val Pro Phe Val Cys Trp Ile Val Cys Thr Val Leu Arg Gln
    385 390 395 400
    Gln Leu Glu Leu Gly Arg Asp Leu Ser Arg Thr Ser Lys Thr Thr Thr
    405 410 415
    Ser Val Tyr Leu Leu Phe Ile Thr Ser Val Leu Ser Ser Ala Pro Val
    420 425 430
    Ala Asp Gly Pro Arg Leu Gln Gly Asp Leu Arg Asn Leu Cys Arg Leu
    435 440 445
    Ala Arg Glu Gly Val Leu Gly Arg Arg Ala Gln Phe Ala Glu Lys Glu
    450 455 460
    Leu Glu Gln Leu Glu Leu Arg Gly Ser Lys Val Gln Thr Leu Phe Leu
    465 470 475 480
    Ser Lys Lys Glu Leu Pro Gly Val Leu Glu Thr Glu Val Thr Tyr Gln
    485 490 495
    Phe Ile Asp Gln Ser Phe Gln Glu Phe Leu Ala Ala Leu Ser Tyr Leu
    500 505 510
    Leu Glu Asp Gly Gly Val Pro Arg Thr Ala Ala Gly Gly Val Gly Thr
    515 520 525
    Leu Leu Arg Gly Asp Ala Gln Pro His Ser His Leu Val Leu Thr Thr
    530 535 540
    Arg Phe Leu Phe Gly Leu Leu Ser Ala Glu Arg Met Arg Asp Ile Glu
    545 550 555 560
    Arg His Phe Gly Cys Met Val Ser Glu Arg Val Lys Gln Glu Ala Leu
    565 570 575
    Arg Trp Val Gln Gly Gln Gly Gln Gly Cys Pro Gly Val Ala Pro Glu
    580 585 590
    Val Thr Glu Gly Ala Lys Gly Leu Glu Asp Thr Glu Glu Pro Glu Glu
    595 600 605
    Glu Glu Glu Gly Glu Glu Pro Asn Tyr Pro Leu Glu Leu Leu Tyr Cys
    610 615 620
    Leu Tyr Glu Thr Gln Glu Asp Ala Phe Val Arg Gln Ala Leu Cys Arg
    625 630 635 640
    Phe Pro Glu Leu Ala Leu Gln Arg Val Arg Phe Cys Arg Met Asp Val
    645 650 655
    Ala Val Leu Ser Tyr Cys Val Arg Cys Cys Pro Ala Gly Gln Ala Leu
    660 665 670
    Arg Leu Ile Ser Cys Arg Leu Val Ala Ala Gln Glu Lys Lys Lys Lys
    675 680 685
    Ser Leu Gly Lys Arg Leu Gln Ala Ser Leu Gly Gly Gly Ser Trp Leu
    690 695 700
    Gly Thr Gln Leu Ala Pro Glu Val Pro Phe Arg Pro Pro Cys Cys Asp
    705 710 715 720
    Ile Cys Pro Thr Pro Pro Pro Asp Pro Arg Leu Leu Gln Gly Lys Ala
    725 730 735
    Phe Ala Arg Val Pro Leu Asn Ile Ala Pro Ile Gln Pro Leu Pro Arg
    740 745 750
    Gly Leu Ala Ser Val Glu Arg Met Asn Val Thr Val Leu Ala Gly Ala
    755 760 765
    Gly Pro Gly Asp Pro Lys Thr His Ala Met Thr Asp Pro Leu Cys His
    770 775 780
    Leu Ser Ser Leu Thr Leu Ser His Cys Lys Leu Pro Asp Ala Val Cys
    785 790 795 800
    Arg Asp Leu Ser Glu Ala Leu Arg Ala Ala Pro Ala Leu Thr Glu Leu
    805 810 815
    Gly Leu Leu His Asn Arg Leu Ser Glu Ala Gly Leu Arg Met Leu Ser
    820 825 830
    Glu Gly Leu Ala Trp Pro Gln Cys Arg Val Gln Thr Val Arg Val Gln
    835 840 845
    Leu Pro Asp Pro Gln Arg Gly Leu Gln Tyr Leu Val Gly Met Leu Arg
    850 855 860
    Gln Ser Pro Ala Leu Thr Thr Leu Asp Leu Ser Gly Cys Gln Leu Pro
    865 870 875 880
    Ala Pro Met Val Thr Tyr Leu Cys Ala Val Leu Gln His Gln Gly Cys
    885 890 895
    Gly Leu Gln Thr Leu Ser Leu Ala Ser Val Glu Leu Ser Glu Gln Ser
    900 905 910
    Leu Gln Glu Leu Gln Ala Val Lys Arg Ala Lys Pro Asp Leu Val Ile
    915 920 925
    Thr His Pro Ala Leu Asp Gly His Pro Gln Pro Pro Lys Glu Leu Ile
    930 935 940
    Ser Thr Phe
    945
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    <221> NAME/KEY: CDS
    <222> LOCATION: (1)...(2043)
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    Met Ser Asp Val Asn Pro Pro Ser Asp Thr Pro Ile Pro Phe Ser Ser
    1 5 10 15
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    Ser Ser Thr His Ser Ser His Ile Pro Pro Trp Thr Phe Ser Cys Tyr
    20 25 30
    ccc ggc tcc cca tgt gaa aat ggg gtc atg ctg tac atg aga aac gtg 144
    Pro Gly Ser Pro Cys Glu Asn Gly Val Met Leu Tyr Met Arg Asn Val
    35 40 45
    agc cat gag gag cta caa cgg ttc aag cag ctc tta ctg act gag ctc 192
    Ser His Glu Glu Leu Gln Arg Phe Lys Gln Leu Leu Leu Thr Glu Leu
    50 55 60
    agt act ggc acc atg ccc atc acc tgg gac cag gtc gag aca gcc agc 240
    Ser Thr Gly Thr Met Pro Ile Thr Trp Asp Gln Val Glu Thr Ala Ser
    65 70 75 80
    tgg gca gag gtg gtt cat ctc ttg ata gag cgt ttc cct gga cga cgc 288
    Trp Ala Glu Val Val His Leu Leu Ile Glu Arg Phe Pro Gly Arg Arg
    85 90 95
    gct tgg gat gtg act tcg aac atc ttt gcc att atg aac tgt gat aaa 336
    Ala Trp Asp Val Thr Ser Asn Ile Phe Ala Ile Met Asn Cys Asp Lys
    100 105 110
    atg tgt gtt gta gtc cgc aga gag ata aat gcc att ctg cct acc ttg 384
    Met Cys Val Val Val Arg Arg Glu Ile Asn Ala Ile Leu Pro Thr Leu
    115 120 125
    gaa cca gag gac ttg aat gtg gga gaa aca cag gtg aat ctg gag gaa 432
    Glu Pro Glu Asp Leu Asn Val Gly Glu Thr Gln Val Asn Leu Glu Glu
    130 135 140
    gga gaa tct ggt aaa ata cgg cgg tat aaa tcg aat gtg atg gaa aag 480
    Gly Glu Ser Gly Lys Ile Arg Arg Tyr Lys Ser Asn Val Met Glu Lys
    145 150 155 160
    ttt ttc ccc ata tgg gac att acg act tgg cct gga aac cag agg gac 528
    Phe Phe Pro Ile Trp Asp Ile Thr Thr Trp Pro Gly Asn Gln Arg Asp
    165 170 175
    ttc ttc tac caa ggt gta cac agg cac gag gag tac tta cca tgt ctg 576
    Phe Phe Tyr Gln Gly Val His Arg His Glu Glu Tyr Leu Pro Cys Leu
    180 185 190
    ctt ctg ccc aaa aga ccc cag ggt aga cag ccc aag acc gtg gcc ata 624
    Leu Leu Pro Lys Arg Pro Gln Gly Arg Gln Pro Lys Thr Val Ala Ile
    195 200 205
    cag gga gct cct ggg atc gga aaa aca atc ctg gcc aaa aag gtg atg 672
    Gln Gly Ala Pro Gly Ile Gly Lys Thr Ile Leu Ala Lys Lys Val Met
    210 215 220
    ttt gag tgg gcc aga aac aag ttc tac gcc cac aag cgc tgg tgt gct 720
    Phe Glu Trp Ala Arg Asn Lys Phe Tyr Ala His Lys Arg Trp Cys Ala
    225 230 235 240
    ttc tac ttc cat tgc caa gag gtg aac cag acg aca gac cag agc ttc 768
    Phe Tyr Phe His Cys Gln Glu Val Asn Gln Thr Thr Asp Gln Ser Phe
    245 250 255
    tcc gag ctg att gag caa aag tgg cct gga tct cag gac ctc gtg tca 816
    Ser Glu Leu Ile Glu Gln Lys Trp Pro Gly Ser Gln Asp Leu Val Ser
    260 265 270
    aag att atg tcc aaa ccc gac caa ctt ctg ctg ctc ttg gat ggc ttt 864
    Lys Ile Met Ser Lys Pro Asp Gln Leu Leu Leu Leu Leu Asp Gly Phe
    275 280 285
    gag gag ctc aca tct acc ctc att gac aga ctg gag gac ctg agt gaa 912
    Glu Glu Leu Thr Ser Thr Leu Ile Asp Arg Leu Glu Asp Leu Ser Glu
    290 295 300
    gac tgg agg cag aaa ttg cct ggg tct gtc cta ctg agc agt ttg ctg 960
    Asp Trp Arg Gln Lys Leu Pro Gly Ser Val Leu Leu Ser Ser Leu Leu
    305 310 315 320
    agc aaa acg atg ctt cca gag gcc acg cta ctg atc atg ata aga ttt 1008
    Ser Lys Thr Met Leu Pro Glu Ala Thr Leu Leu Ile Met Ile Arg Phe
    325 330 335
    acc tct tgg cag aca tgc aag ccc ttg ctg aaa tgt ccc tct ctc gta 1056
    Thr Ser Trp Gln Thr Cys Lys Pro Leu Leu Lys Cys Pro Ser Leu Val
    340 345 350
    acc ctt ccg ggg ttt aat acg atg gaa aaa atc aag tat ttc cag atg 1104
    Thr Leu Pro Gly Phe Asn Thr Met Glu Lys Ile Lys Tyr Phe Gln Met
    355 360 365
    tat ttt gga cac aca gag gag gga gac caa gtc ttg agt ttc gcc atg 1152
    Tyr Phe Gly His Thr Glu Glu Gly Asp Gln Val Leu Ser Phe Ala Met
    370 375 380
    gaa aac acc att ctc ttc tcc atg tgc cgg gtc cct gtg gtt tgc tgg 1200
    Glu Asn Thr Ile Leu Phe Ser Met Cys Arg Val Pro Val Val Cys Trp
    385 390 395 400
    atg gtc tgc tct ggt ctg aaa cag caa atg gag aga gga aac aat ctc 1248
    Met Val Cys Ser Gly Leu Lys Gln Gln Met Glu Arg Gly Asn Asn Leu
    405 410 415
    aca cag tca tgt cca aat gcc acc tct gtg ttc gtc cgg tat att tct 1296
    Thr Gln Ser Cys Pro Asn Ala Thr Ser Val Phe Val Arg Tyr Ile Ser
    420 425 430
    agc ttg ttt ccc acc aga gct gag aac ttt tcc aga aag atc cac caa 1344
    Ser Leu Phe Pro Thr Arg Ala Glu Asn Phe Ser Arg Lys Ile His Gln
    435 440 445
    gca caa ctg gaa ggt ctg tgt cac ttg gcc gca gac agc atg tgg cac 1392
    Ala Gln Leu Glu Gly Leu Cys His Leu Ala Ala Asp Ser Met Trp His
    450 455 460
    agg aaa tgg gtg tta ggt aaa gaa gat ctt gag gaa gcc aag ctg gat 1440
    Arg Lys Trp Val Leu Gly Lys Glu Asp Leu Glu Glu Ala Lys Leu Asp
    465 470 475 480
    cag acg gga gtc acc gcc ttc ctt ggc atg agt att ctt cgg aga att 1488
    Gln Thr Gly Val Thr Ala Phe Leu Gly Met Ser Ile Leu Arg Arg Ile
    485 490 495
    gca ggt gag gaa gac cac tat gtc ttt acc ctc gtg act ttt cag gaa 1536
    Ala Gly Glu Glu Asp His Tyr Val Phe Thr Leu Val Thr Phe Gln Glu
    500 505 510
    ttt ttt gcg gcc ttg ttt tat gtt ctc tgt ttc cca caa aga ctc aaa 1584
    Phe Phe Ala Ala Leu Phe Tyr Val Leu Cys Phe Pro Gln Arg Leu Lys
    515 520 525
    aat ttt cat gtg ttg agc cac gtg aat atc cag cgc ctg ata gcg agt 1632
    Asn Phe His Val Leu Ser His Val Asn Ile Gln Arg Leu Ile Ala Ser
    530 535 540
    ccc aga gga agc aaa agc tat ctc tct cac atg gga ctt ttc tta ttc 1680
    Pro Arg Gly Ser Lys Ser Tyr Leu Ser His Met Gly Leu Phe Leu Phe
    545 550 555 560
    ggt ttt ctg aac gag gcc tgc gct tcg gcc gtg gaa cag tca ttc caa 1728
    Gly Phe Leu Asn Glu Ala Cys Ala Ser Ala Val Glu Gln Ser Phe Gln
    565 570 575
    tgc aag gtg tct ttc ggt aat aag agg aaa ctg ctg aaa gtc ata cct 1776
    Cys Lys Val Ser Phe Gly Asn Lys Arg Lys Leu Leu Lys Val Ile Pro
    580 585 590
    ctg ttg cat aaa tgt gac cca cct tct ccg ggc agt ggg gtc ccg cag 1824
    Leu Leu His Lys Cys Asp Pro Pro Ser Pro Gly Ser Gly Val Pro Gln
    595 600 605
    tta ttc tac tgt ctg cat gaa atc cgg gag gaa gcc ttt gta agc caa 1872
    Leu Phe Tyr Cys Leu His Glu Ile Arg Glu Glu Ala Phe Val Ser Gln
    610 615 620
    gcc cta aat gat tat cat aaa gtt gtc ttg aga att ggc aac aac aaa 1920
    Ala Leu Asn Asp Tyr His Lys Val Val Leu Arg Ile Gly Asn Asn Lys
    625 630 635 640
    gaa gtt caa gtg tct gct ttt tgc ctg aag cgg tgt caa tat ttg cat 1968
    Glu Val Gln Val Ser Ala Phe Cys Leu Lys Arg Cys Gln Tyr Leu His
    645 650 655
    gag gtg gaa ctg acc gtc acc ctg aac ttc atg aac gtg tgg aag ctc 2016
    Glu Val Glu Leu Thr Val Thr Leu Asn Phe Met Asn Val Trp Lys Leu
    660 665 670
    agc tcc agc tcc cat cct ggc tct gag taa 2046
    Ser Ser Ser Ser His Pro Gly Ser Glu
    675 680
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    <212> TYPE: PRT
    <213> ORGANISM: Homo sapien
    <400> SEQUENCE: 20
    Met Ser Asp Val Asn Pro Pro Ser Asp Thr Pro Ile Pro Phe Ser Ser
    1 5 10 15
    Ser Ser Thr His Ser Ser His Ile Pro Pro Trp Thr Phe Ser Cys Tyr
    20 25 30
    Pro Gly Ser Pro Cys Glu Asn Gly Val Met Leu Tyr Met Arg Asn Val
    35 40 45
    Ser His Glu Glu Leu Gln Arg Phe Lys Gln Leu Leu Leu Thr Glu Leu
    50 55 60
    Ser Thr Gly Thr Met Pro Ile Thr Trp Asp Gln Val Glu Thr Ala Ser
    65 70 75 80
    Trp Ala Glu Val Val His Leu Leu Ile Glu Arg Phe Pro Gly Arg Arg
    85 90 95
    Ala Trp Asp Val Thr Ser Asn Ile Phe Ala Ile Met Asn Cys Asp Lys
    100 105 110
    Met Cys Val Val Val Arg Arg Glu Ile Asn Ala Ile Leu Pro Thr Leu
    115 120 125
    Glu Pro Glu Asp Leu Asn Val Gly Glu Thr Gln Val Asn Leu Glu Glu
    130 135 140
    Gly Glu Ser Gly Lys Ile Arg Arg Tyr Lys Ser Asn Val Met Glu Lys
    145 150 155 160
    Phe Phe Pro Ile Trp Asp Ile Thr Thr Trp Pro Gly Asn Gln Arg Asp
    165 170 175
    Phe Phe Tyr Gln Gly Val His Arg His Glu Glu Tyr Leu Pro Cys Leu
    180 185 190
    Leu Leu Pro Lys Arg Pro Gln Gly Arg Gln Pro Lys Thr Val Ala Ile
    195 200 205
    Gln Gly Ala Pro Gly Ile Gly Lys Thr Ile Leu Ala Lys Lys Val Met
    210 215 220
    Phe Glu Trp Ala Arg Asn Lys Phe Tyr Ala His Lys Arg Trp Cys Ala
    225 230 235 240
    Phe Tyr Phe His Cys Gln Glu Val Asn Gln Thr Thr Asp Gln Ser Phe
    245 250 255
    Ser Glu Leu Ile Glu Gln Lys Trp Pro Gly Ser Gln Asp Leu Val Ser
    260 265 270
    Lys Ile Met Ser Lys Pro Asp Gln Leu Leu Leu Leu Leu Asp Gly Phe
    275 280 285
    Glu Glu Leu Thr Ser Thr Leu Ile Asp Arg Leu Glu Asp Leu Ser Glu
    290 295 300
    Asp Trp Arg Gln Lys Leu Pro Gly Ser Val Leu Leu Ser Ser Leu Leu
    305 310 315 320
    Ser Lys Thr Met Leu Pro Glu Ala Thr Leu Leu Ile Met Ile Arg Phe
    325 330 335
    Thr Ser Trp Gln Thr Cys Lys Pro Leu Leu Lys Cys Pro Ser Leu Val
    340 345 350
    Thr Leu Pro Gly Phe Asn Thr Met Glu Lys Ile Lys Tyr Phe Gln Met
    355 360 365
    Tyr Phe Gly His Thr Glu Glu Gly Asp Gln Val Leu Ser Phe Ala Met
    370 375 380
    Glu Asn Thr Ile Leu Phe Ser Met Cys Arg Val Pro Val Val Cys Trp
    385 390 395 400
    Met Val Cys Ser Gly Leu Lys Gln Gln Met Glu Arg Gly Asn Asn Leu
    405 410 415
    Thr Gln Ser Cys Pro Asn Ala Thr Ser Val Phe Val Arg Tyr Ile Ser
    420 425 430
    Ser Leu Phe Pro Thr Arg Ala Glu Asn Phe Ser Arg Lys Ile His Gln
    435 440 445
    Ala Gln Leu Glu Gly Leu Cys His Leu Ala Ala Asp Ser Met Trp His
    450 455 460
    Arg Lys Trp Val Leu Gly Lys Glu Asp Leu Glu Glu Ala Lys Leu Asp
    465 470 475 480
    Gln Thr Gly Val Thr Ala Phe Leu Gly Met Ser Ile Leu Arg Arg Ile
    485 490 495
    Ala Gly Glu Glu Asp His Tyr Val Phe Thr Leu Val Thr Phe Gln Glu
    500 505 510
    Phe Phe Ala Ala Leu Phe Tyr Val Leu Cys Phe Pro Gln Arg Leu Lys
    515 520 525
    Asn Phe His Val Leu Ser His Val Asn Ile Gln Arg Leu Ile Ala Ser
    530 535 540
    Pro Arg Gly Ser Lys Ser Tyr Leu Ser His Met Gly Leu Phe Leu Phe
    545 550 555 560
    Gly Phe Leu Asn Glu Ala Cys Ala Ser Ala Val Glu Gln Ser Phe Gln
    565 570 575
    Cys Lys Val Ser Phe Gly Asn Lys Arg Lys Leu Leu Lys Val Ile Pro
    580 585 590
    Leu Leu His Lys Cys Asp Pro Pro Ser Pro Gly Ser Gly Val Pro Gln
    595 600 605
    Leu Phe Tyr Cys Leu His Glu Ile Arg Glu Glu Ala Phe Val Ser Gln
    610 615 620
    Ala Leu Asn Asp Tyr His Lys Val Val Leu Arg Ile Gly Asn Asn Lys
    625 630 635 640
    Glu Val Gln Val Ser Ala Phe Cys Leu Lys Arg Cys Gln Tyr Leu His
    645 650 655
    Glu Val Glu Leu Thr Val Thr Leu Asn Phe Met Asn Val Trp Lys Leu
    660 665 670
    Ser Ser Ser Ser His Pro Gly Ser Glu
    675 680
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    <221> NAME/KEY: CDS
    <222> LOCATION: (1)...(1512)
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    Met Ala Met Ala Lys Ala Arg Lys Pro Arg Glu Ala Leu Leu Trp Ala
    1 5 10 15
    ttg agt gac ctt gag gag aac gat ttc aag aag tta aag ttc tac tta 96
    Leu Ser Asp Leu Glu Glu Asn Asp Phe Lys Lys Leu Lys Phe Tyr Leu
    20 25 30
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    Arg Asp Met Thr Leu Ser Glu Gly Gln Pro Pro Leu Ala Arg Gly Glu
    35 40 45
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    Leu Glu Gly Leu Ile Pro Val Asp Leu Ala Glu Leu Leu Ile Ser Lys
    50 55 60
    tat gga gaa aag gag gct gtg aaa gtt gtc ctc aag ggc ttg aag gtc 240
    Tyr Gly Glu Lys Glu Ala Val Lys Val Val Leu Lys Gly Leu Lys Val
    65 70 75 80
    atg aac ctg ttg gaa ctt gtg gac cag ctc agc cat att tgt ctg cat 288
    Met Asn Leu Leu Glu Leu Val Asp Gln Leu Ser His Ile Cys Leu His
    85 90 95
    ggg gtc ggc tgg cac tgg aaa gac aac tct cgc cag aaa aag gtg ttg 336
    Gly Val Gly Trp His Trp Lys Asp Asn Ser Arg Gln Lys Lys Val Leu
    100 105 110
    gac tgg gcc acc ggt act ctg tac cca ggc cgg ttt gat tat gtc ttt 384
    Asp Trp Ala Thr Gly Thr Leu Tyr Pro Gly Arg Phe Asp Tyr Val Phe
    115 120 125
    tat gta agc tgc aaa gaa gtg gtc ctg ctg ctg gag agc aaa ctg gag 432
    Tyr Val Ser Cys Lys Glu Val Val Leu Leu Leu Glu Ser Lys Leu Glu
    130 135 140
    cag ctc ctt ttc tgg tgc tgc ggg gac aat caa gcc cct gtc aca gag 480
    Gln Leu Leu Phe Trp Cys Cys Gly Asp Asn Gln Ala Pro Val Thr Glu
    145 150 155 160
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    Ile Leu Arg Gln Pro Glu Arg Leu Leu Phe Ile Leu Asp Gly Phe Asp
    165 170 175
    gag ctg cag agg ccc ttt gaa gaa aag ttg aag aag agg ggt ttg agt 576
    Glu Leu Gln Arg Pro Phe Glu Glu Lys Leu Lys Lys Arg Gly Leu Ser
    180 185 190
    ccc aag gag agc ctg ctg cac ctt cta att agg aga cat aca ctc ccc 624
    Pro Lys Glu Ser Leu Leu His Leu Leu Ile Arg Arg His Thr Leu Pro
    195 200 205
    acg tgc tcc ctt ctc atc acc acc cgg ccc ctg gct ttg agg aat ctg 672
    Thr Cys Ser Leu Leu Ile Thr Thr Arg Pro Leu Ala Leu Arg Asn Leu
    210 215 220
    gag ccc ttg ctg aaa caa gca cgt cat gtc cat atc cta ggc ttc tct 720
    Glu Pro Leu Leu Lys Gln Ala Arg His Val His Ile Leu Gly Phe Ser
    225 230 235 240
    gag gag gag agg gcg agg tac ttc agc tcc tat ttc acg gat gag aag 768
    Glu Glu Glu Arg Ala Arg Tyr Phe Ser Ser Tyr Phe Thr Asp Glu Lys
    245 250 255
    caa gct gac cgt gcc ttc gac att gta cag aaa aat gac att ctc tac 816
    Gln Ala Asp Arg Ala Phe Asp Ile Val Gln Lys Asn Asp Ile Leu Tyr
    260 265 270
    aaa gcg tgt cag gtt cca ggc att tgc tgg gtg gtc tgc tcc tgg ctg 864
    Lys Ala Cys Gln Val Pro Gly Ile Cys Trp Val Val Cys Ser Trp Leu
    275 280 285
    cag ggg cag atg gag aga ggc aaa gtt gtc tta gag aca cct aga aac 912
    Gln Gly Gln Met Glu Arg Gly Lys Val Val Leu Glu Thr Pro Arg Asn
    290 295 300
    agc act gac atc ttc atg gct tac gtc tcc acc ttt ctg ccg ccc gat 960
    Ser Thr Asp Ile Phe Met Ala Tyr Val Ser Thr Phe Leu Pro Pro Asp
    305 310 315 320
    gat gat ggg ggc tgc tcc gag ctt tcc cgg cac agg gtc ctg agg agt 1008
    Asp Asp Gly Gly Cys Ser Glu Leu Ser Arg His Arg Val Leu Arg Ser
    325 330 335
    ctg tgc tcc cta gca gct gaa ggg att cag cac cag agg ttc cta ttt 1056
    Leu Cys Ser Leu Ala Ala Glu Gly Ile Gln His Gln Arg Phe Leu Phe
    340 345 350
    gaa gaa gct gag ctc agg aaa cat aat tta gat ggc ccc agg ctt gcc 1104
    Glu Glu Ala Glu Leu Arg Lys His Asn Leu Asp Gly Pro Arg Leu Ala
    355 360 365
    gct ttc ctg agt agt aac gac tac caa ttg gga ctt gcc atc aag aag 1152
    Ala Phe Leu Ser Ser Asn Asp Tyr Gln Leu Gly Leu Ala Ile Lys Lys
    370 375 380
    ttc tac agc ttc cgc cac atc agc ttc cag gac ttt ttt cat gcc atg 1200
    Phe Tyr Ser Phe Arg His Ile Ser Phe Gln Asp Phe Phe His Ala Met
    385 390 395 400
    tct tac ctg gtg aaa gag gac caa agc cgg ctg ggg aag gag tcc cgc 1248
    Ser Tyr Leu Val Lys Glu Asp Gln Ser Arg Leu Gly Lys Glu Ser Arg
    405 410 415
    aga gaa gtg caa agg ctg ctg gag gta aag gag cag gaa ggg aat gat 1296
    Arg Glu Val Gln Arg Leu Leu Glu Val Lys Glu Gln Glu Gly Asn Asp
    420 425 430
    gag atg acc ctc act atg cag ttt tta ctg gac atc tcg aaa aaa gac 1344
    Glu Met Thr Leu Thr Met Gln Phe Leu Leu Asp Ile Ser Lys Lys Asp
    435 440 445
    agc ttc tcg aac ttg gag ctc aag ttc tgc ttc aga att tct ccc tgt 1392
    Ser Phe Ser Asn Leu Glu Leu Lys Phe Cys Phe Arg Ile Ser Pro Cys
    450 455 460
    tta gcg cag gat ctg aag cat ttt aaa gaa cag atg gaa tct atg aag 1440
    Leu Ala Gln Asp Leu Lys His Phe Lys Glu Gln Met Glu Ser Met Lys
    465 470 475 480
    cac aac agg acc tgg gat ttg gaa ttc tcc ctg tat gaa gct aaa ata 1488
    His Asn Arg Thr Trp Asp Leu Glu Phe Ser Leu Tyr Glu Ala Lys Ile
    485 490 495
    aag aat ctg gta aaa gta ttc aga tga 1515
    Lys Asn Leu Val Lys Val Phe Arg
    500
    <210> SEQ ID NO 22
    <211> LENGTH: 504
    <212> TYPE: PRT
    <213> ORGANISM: Homo sapien
    <400> SEQUENCE: 22
    Met Ala Met Ala Lys Ala Arg Lys Pro Arg Glu Ala Leu Leu Trp Ala
    1 5 10 15
    Leu Ser Asp Leu Glu Glu Asn Asp Phe Lys Lys Leu Lys Phe Tyr Leu
    20 25 30
    Arg Asp Met Thr Leu Ser Glu Gly Gln Pro Pro Leu Ala Arg Gly Glu
    35 40 45
    Leu Glu Gly Leu Ile Pro Val Asp Leu Ala Glu Leu Leu Ile Ser Lys
    50 55 60
    Tyr Gly Glu Lys Glu Ala Val Lys Val Val Leu Lys Gly Leu Lys Val
    65 70 75 80
    Met Asn Leu Leu Glu Leu Val Asp Gln Leu Ser His Ile Cys Leu His
    85 90 95
    Gly Val Gly Trp His Trp Lys Asp Asn Ser Arg Gln Lys Lys Val Leu
    100 105 110
    Asp Trp Ala Thr Gly Thr Leu Tyr Pro Gly Arg Phe Asp Tyr Val Phe
    115 120 125
    Tyr Val Ser Cys Lys Glu Val Val Leu Leu Leu Glu Ser Lys Leu Glu
    130 135 140
    Gln Leu Leu Phe Trp Cys Cys Gly Asp Asn Gln Ala Pro Val Thr Glu
    145 150 155 160
    Ile Leu Arg Gln Pro Glu Arg Leu Leu Phe Ile Leu Asp Gly Phe Asp
    165 170 175
    Glu Leu Gln Arg Pro Phe Glu Glu Lys Leu Lys Lys Arg Gly Leu Ser
    180 185 190
    Pro Lys Glu Ser Leu Leu His Leu Leu Ile Arg Arg His Thr Leu Pro
    195 200 205
    Thr Cys Ser Leu Leu Ile Thr Thr Arg Pro Leu Ala Leu Arg Asn Leu
    210 215 220
    Glu Pro Leu Leu Lys Gln Ala Arg His Val His Ile Leu Gly Phe Ser
    225 230 235 240
    Glu Glu Glu Arg Ala Arg Tyr Phe Ser Ser Tyr Phe Thr Asp Glu Lys
    245 250 255
    Gln Ala Asp Arg Ala Phe Asp Ile Val Gln Lys Asn Asp Ile Leu Tyr
    260 265 270
    Lys Ala Cys Gln Val Pro Gly Ile Cys Trp Val Val Cys Ser Trp Leu
    275 280 285
    Gln Gly Gln Met Glu Arg Gly Lys Val Val Leu Glu Thr Pro Arg Asn
    290 295 300
    Ser Thr Asp Ile Phe Met Ala Tyr Val Ser Thr Phe Leu Pro Pro Asp
    305 310 315 320
    Asp Asp Gly Gly Cys Ser Glu Leu Ser Arg His Arg Val Leu Arg Ser
    325 330 335
    Leu Cys Ser Leu Ala Ala Glu Gly Ile Gln His Gln Arg Phe Leu Phe
    340 345 350
    Glu Glu Ala Glu Leu Arg Lys His Asn Leu Asp Gly Pro Arg Leu Ala
    355 360 365
    Ala Phe Leu Ser Ser Asn Asp Tyr Gln Leu Gly Leu Ala Ile Lys Lys
    370 375 380
    Phe Tyr Ser Phe Arg His Ile Ser Phe Gln Asp Phe Phe His Ala Met
    385 390 395 400
    Ser Tyr Leu Val Lys Glu Asp Gln Ser Arg Leu Gly Lys Glu Ser Arg
    405 410 415
    Arg Glu Val Gln Arg Leu Leu Glu Val Lys Glu Gln Glu Gly Asn Asp
    420 425 430
    Glu Met Thr Leu Thr Met Gln Phe Leu Leu Asp Ile Ser Lys Lys Asp
    435 440 445
    Ser Phe Ser Asn Leu Glu Leu Lys Phe Cys Phe Arg Ile Ser Pro Cys
    450 455 460
    Leu Ala Gln Asp Leu Lys His Phe Lys Glu Gln Met Glu Ser Met Lys
    465 470 475 480
    His Asn Arg Thr Trp Asp Leu Glu Phe Ser Leu Tyr Glu Ala Lys Ile
    485 490 495
    Lys Asn Leu Val Lys Val Phe Arg
    500
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    <212> TYPE: DNA
    <213> ORGANISM: Homo sapien
    <220> FEATURE:
    <221> NAME/KEY: CDS
    <222> LOCATION: (1)...(3105)
    <400> SEQUENCE: 23
    atg cta cga acc gca ggc agg gac ggc ctc tgt cgc ctg tcc acc tac 48
    Met Leu Arg Thr Ala Gly Arg Asp Gly Leu Cys Arg Leu Ser Thr Tyr
    1 5 10 15
    ttg gaa gaa ctc gag gct gtg gaa ctg aag aag ttc aag tta tac ctg 96
    Leu Glu Glu Leu Glu Ala Val Glu Leu Lys Lys Phe Lys Leu Tyr Leu
    20 25 30
    ggg acc gcg aca gag ctg gga gaa ggc aag atc ccc tgg gga agc atg 144
    Gly Thr Ala Thr Glu Leu Gly Glu Gly Lys Ile Pro Trp Gly Ser Met
    35 40 45
    gag aag gcc ggt ccc ctg gaa atg gcc cag ctg ctc atc acc cac ttc 192
    Glu Lys Ala Gly Pro Leu Glu Met Ala Gln Leu Leu Ile Thr His Phe
    50 55 60
    ggg cca gag gag gcc tgg agg ttg gct ctc agc acc ttt gag cgg ata 240
    Gly Pro Glu Glu Ala Trp Arg Leu Ala Leu Ser Thr Phe Glu Arg Ile
    65 70 75 80
    aac agg aag gac ctg tgg gag aga gga cag aga gag gac ctg gtg agg 288
    Asn Arg Lys Asp Leu Trp Glu Arg Gly Gln Arg Glu Asp Leu Val Arg
    85 90 95
    gat ccc cag gaa acc tac agg gac tat gtc cgc agg aaa ttc cgg ctc 336
    Asp Pro Gln Glu Thr Tyr Arg Asp Tyr Val Arg Arg Lys Phe Arg Leu
    100 105 110
    atg gaa gac cgc aat gcg cgc cta ggg gaa tgt gtc aac ctc agc cac 384
    Met Glu Asp Arg Asn Ala Arg Leu Gly Glu Cys Val Asn Leu Ser His
    115 120 125
    cgg tac acc cgg ctc ctg ctg gtg aag gag cac tca aac ccc atg cag 432
    Arg Tyr Thr Arg Leu Leu Leu Val Lys Glu His Ser Asn Pro Met Gln
    130 135 140
    gtc cag cag cag ctt ctg gac aca ggc cgg gga cac gcg agg acc gtg 480
    Val Gln Gln Gln Leu Leu Asp Thr Gly Arg Gly His Ala Arg Thr Val
    145 150 155 160
    gga cac cag gct agc ccc atc aag ata gag acc ctc ttt gag cca gac 528
    Gly His Gln Ala Ser Pro Ile Lys Ile Glu Thr Leu Phe Glu Pro Asp
    165 170 175
    gag gag cgc ccc gag cca ccg cgc acc gtg gtc atg caa ggc gcg gca 576
    Glu Glu Arg Pro Glu Pro Pro Arg Thr Val Val Met Gln Gly Ala Ala
    180 185 190
    ggg ata ggc aag tcc atg ctg gca cac aag gtg atg ctg gac tgg gcg 624
    Gly Ile Gly Lys Ser Met Leu Ala His Lys Val Met Leu Asp Trp Ala
    195 200 205
    gac ggg aag ctc ttc caa ggc aga ttt gat tat ctc ttc tac atc aac 672
    Asp Gly Lys Leu Phe Gln Gly Arg Phe Asp Tyr Leu Phe Tyr Ile Asn
    210 215 220
    tgc agg gag atg aac cag agt gcc acg gaa tgc agc atg caa gac ctc 720
    Cys Arg Glu Met Asn Gln Ser Ala Thr Glu Cys Ser Met Gln Asp Leu
    225 230 235 240
    atc ttc agc tgc tgg cct gag ccc agc gcg cct ctc cag gag ctc atc 768
    Ile Phe Ser Cys Trp Pro Glu Pro Ser Ala Pro Leu Gln Glu Leu Ile
    245 250 255
    cga gtt ccc gag cgc ctc ctt ttc atc atc gac ggc ttc gat gag ctc 816
    Arg Val Pro Glu Arg Leu Leu Phe Ile Ile Asp Gly Phe Asp Glu Leu
    260 265 270
    aag cct tct ttc cac gat cct cag gga ccc tgg tgc ctc tgc tgg gag 864
    Lys Pro Ser Phe His Asp Pro Gln Gly Pro Trp Cys Leu Cys Trp Glu
    275 280 285
    gag aaa cgg ccc acg gag ctg ctt ctt aac agc tta att cgg aag aag 912
    Glu Lys Arg Pro Thr Glu Leu Leu Leu Asn Ser Leu Ile Arg Lys Lys
    290 295 300
    ctg ctc cct gag cta tct ttg ctc atc acc aca cgg ccc acg gct ttg 960
    Leu Leu Pro Glu Leu Ser Leu Leu Ile Thr Thr Arg Pro Thr Ala Leu
    305 310 315 320
    gag aag ctc cac cgt ctg ctg gag cac ccc agg cat gtg gag atc ctg 1008
    Glu Lys Leu His Arg Leu Leu Glu His Pro Arg His Val Glu Ile Leu
    325 330 335
    ggc ttc tct gag gca gaa agg aag gaa tac ttc tac aag tat ttc cac 1056
    Gly Phe Ser Glu Ala Glu Arg Lys Glu Tyr Phe Tyr Lys Tyr Phe His
    340 345 350
    aat gca gag cag gcg ggc caa gtc ttc aat tac gtg agg gac aac gag 1104
    Asn Ala Glu Gln Ala Gly Gln Val Phe Asn Tyr Val Arg Asp Asn Glu
    355 360 365
    cct ctc ttc acc atg tgc ttc gtc ccc ctg gtg tgc tgg gtg gtg tgt 1152
    Pro Leu Phe Thr Met Cys Phe Val Pro Leu Val Cys Trp Val Val Cys
    370 375 380
    acc tgc ctc cag cag cag ctg gag ggt ggg ggg ctg ttg aga cag acg 1200
    Thr Cys Leu Gln Gln Gln Leu Glu Gly Gly Gly Leu Leu Arg Gln Thr
    385 390 395 400
    tcc agg acc acc act gca gtg tac atg ctc tac ctg ctg agt ctg atg 1248
    Ser Arg Thr Thr Thr Ala Val Tyr Met Leu Tyr Leu Leu Ser Leu Met
    405 410 415
    caa ccc aag ccg ggg gcc ccg cgc ctc cag ccc cca ccc aac cag aga 1296
    Gln Pro Lys Pro Gly Ala Pro Arg Leu Gln Pro Pro Pro Asn Gln Arg
    420 425 430
    ggg ttg tgc tcc ttg gcg gca gat ggg ctc tgg aat cag aaa atc cta 1344
    Gly Leu Cys Ser Leu Ala Ala Asp Gly Leu Trp Asn Gln Lys Ile Leu
    435 440 445
    ttt gag gag cag gac ctc cgg aag cac ggc cta gac ggg gaa gac gtc 1392
    Phe Glu Glu Gln Asp Leu Arg Lys His Gly Leu Asp Gly Glu Asp Val
    450 455 460
    tct gcc ttc ctc aac atg aac atc ttc cag aag gac atc aac tgt gag 1440
    Ser Ala Phe Leu Asn Met Asn Ile Phe Gln Lys Asp Ile Asn Cys Glu
    465 470 475 480
    agg tac tac agc ttc atc cac ttg agt ttc cag gaa ttc ttt gca gct 1488
    Arg Tyr Tyr Ser Phe Ile His Leu Ser Phe Gln Glu Phe Phe Ala Ala
    485 490 495
    atg tac tat atc ctg gac gag ggg gag ggc ggg gca ggc cca gac cag 1536
    Met Tyr Tyr Ile Leu Asp Glu Gly Glu Gly Gly Ala Gly Pro Asp Gln
    500 505 510
    gac gtg acc agg ctg ttg acc gag tac gcg ttt tct gaa agg agc ttc 1584
    Asp Val Thr Arg Leu Leu Thr Glu Tyr Ala Phe Ser Glu Arg Ser Phe
    515 520 525
    ctg gca ctc acc agc cgc ttc ctg ttt gga ctc ctg aac gag gag acc 1632
    Leu Ala Leu Thr Ser Arg Phe Leu Phe Gly Leu Leu Asn Glu Glu Thr
    530 535 540
    agg agc cac ctg gag aag agt ctc tgc tgg aag gtc tcg ccg cac atc 1680
    Arg Ser His Leu Glu Lys Ser Leu Cys Trp Lys Val Ser Pro His Ile
    545 550 555 560
    aag atg gac ctg ttg cag tgg atc caa agc aaa gct cag agc gac ggc 1728
    Lys Met Asp Leu Leu Gln Trp Ile Gln Ser Lys Ala Gln Ser Asp Gly
    565 570 575
    tcc acc ctg cag cag ggc tcc ttg gag ttc ttc agc tgc ttg tac gag 1776
    Ser Thr Leu Gln Gln Gly Ser Leu Glu Phe Phe Ser Cys Leu Tyr Glu
    580 585 590
    atc cag gag gag gag ttt atc cag cag gcc ctg agc cac ttc cag gtg 1824
    Ile Gln Glu Glu Glu Phe Ile Gln Gln Ala Leu Ser His Phe Gln Val
    595 600 605
    atc gtg gtc agc aac att gcc tcc aag atg gag cac atg gtc tcc tcg 1872
    Ile Val Val Ser Asn Ile Ala Ser Lys Met Glu His Met Val Ser Ser
    610 615 620
    ttc tgt ctg aag cgc tgc agg agc gcc cag gtg ctg cac ttg tat ggc 1920
    Phe Cys Leu Lys Arg Cys Arg Ser Ala Gln Val Leu His Leu Tyr Gly
    625 630 635 640
    gcc acc tac agc gcg gac ggg gaa gac cgc gcg agg tgc tcc gca gga 1968
    Ala Thr Tyr Ser Ala Asp Gly Glu Asp Arg Ala Arg Cys Ser Ala Gly
    645 650 655
    gcg cac acg ctg ttg gtg cag ctc aga cca gag agg acc gtt ctg ctg 2016
    Ala His Thr Leu Leu Val Gln Leu Arg Pro Glu Arg Thr Val Leu Leu
    660 665 670
    gac gcc tac agt gaa cat ctg gca gcg gcc ctg tgc acc aat cca aac 2064
    Asp Ala Tyr Ser Glu His Leu Ala Ala Ala Leu Cys Thr Asn Pro Asn
    675 680 685
    ctg ata gag ctg tct ctg tac cga aat gcc ctg ggc agc cgg ggg gtg 2112
    Leu Ile Glu Leu Ser Leu Tyr Arg Asn Ala Leu Gly Ser Arg Gly Val
    690 695 700
    aag ctg ctc tgt caa gga ctc aga cac ccc aac tgc aaa ctt cag aac 2160
    Lys Leu Leu Cys Gln Gly Leu Arg His Pro Asn Cys Lys Leu Gln Asn
    705 710 715 720
    ctg agg ctg aag agg tgc cgc atc tcc agc tca gcc tgc gag gac ctc 2208
    Leu Arg Leu Lys Arg Cys Arg Ile Ser Ser Ser Ala Cys Glu Asp Leu
    725 730 735
    tct gca gct ctc ata gcc aat aag aat ttg aca agg atg gat ctc agt 2256
    Ser Ala Ala Leu Ile Ala Asn Lys Asn Leu Thr Arg Met Asp Leu Ser
    740 745 750
    ggc aac ggc gtt gga ttc cca ggc atg atg ctg ctt tgc gag ggc ctg 2304
    Gly Asn Gly Val Gly Phe Pro Gly Met Met Leu Leu Cys Glu Gly Leu
    755 760 765
    cgg cat ccc cag tgc agg ctg cag atg att cag ttg agg aag tgt cag 2352
    Arg His Pro Gln Cys Arg Leu Gln Met Ile Gln Leu Arg Lys Cys Gln
    770 775 780
    ctg gag tcc ggg gct tgt cag gag atg gct tct gtg ctc ggc acc aac 2400
    Leu Glu Ser Gly Ala Cys Gln Glu Met Ala Ser Val Leu Gly Thr Asn
    785 790 795 800
    cca cat ctg gtt gag ttg gac ctg aca gga aat gca ctg gag gat ttg 2448
    Pro His Leu Val Glu Leu Asp Leu Thr Gly Asn Ala Leu Glu Asp Leu
    805 810 815
    ggc ctg agg tta cta tgc cag gga ctg agg cac cca gtc tgc aga cta 2496
    Gly Leu Arg Leu Leu Cys Gln Gly Leu Arg His Pro Val Cys Arg Leu
    820 825 830
    cgg act ttg tgg ctg aag atc tgc cgc ctc act gct gct gcc tgt gac 2544
    Arg Thr Leu Trp Leu Lys Ile Cys Arg Leu Thr Ala Ala Ala Cys Asp
    835 840 845
    gag ctg gcc tca act ctc agt gtg aac cag agc ctg aga gag ctg gac 2592
    Glu Leu Ala Ser Thr Leu Ser Val Asn Gln Ser Leu Arg Glu Leu Asp
    850 855 860
    ctg agc ctg aat gag ctg ggg gac ctc ggg gtg ctg ctg ctg tgt gag 2640
    Leu Ser Leu Asn Glu Leu Gly Asp Leu Gly Val Leu Leu Leu Cys Glu
    865 870 875 880
    ggc ctc agg cat ccc acg tgc aag ctc cag acc ctg cgg ttg ggc atc 2688
    Gly Leu Arg His Pro Thr Cys Lys Leu Gln Thr Leu Arg Leu Gly Ile
    885 890 895
    tgc cgg ctg ggc tct gcc gcc tgt gag ggt ctt tct gtg gtg ctc cag 2736
    Cys Arg Leu Gly Ser Ala Ala Cys Glu Gly Leu Ser Val Val Leu Gln
    900 905 910
    gcc aac cac aac ctc cgg gag ctg gac ttg agt ttc aac gac ctg gga 2784
    Ala Asn His Asn Leu Arg Glu Leu Asp Leu Ser Phe Asn Asp Leu Gly
    915 920 925
    gac tgg ggc ctg tgg ttg ctg gct gag ggg ctg caa cat ccc gcc tgc 2832
    Asp Trp Gly Leu Trp Leu Leu Ala Glu Gly Leu Gln His Pro Ala Cys
    930 935 940
    aga ctc cag aaa ctg tgg ctg gat agc tgt ggc ctc aca gcc aag gct 2880
    Arg Leu Gln Lys Leu Trp Leu Asp Ser Cys Gly Leu Thr Ala Lys Ala
    945 950 955 960
    tgt gag aat ctt tac ttc acc ctg ggg atc aac cag acc ttg acc gac 2928
    Cys Glu Asn Leu Tyr Phe Thr Leu Gly Ile Asn Gln Thr Leu Thr Asp
    965 970 975
    ctt tac ctg acc aac aac gcc cta ggg gac aca ggt gtc cga ctg ctt 2976
    Leu Tyr Leu Thr Asn Asn Ala Leu Gly Asp Thr Gly Val Arg Leu Leu
    980 985 990
    tgc aag cgg ctg agc cat cct ggc tgc aaa ctc cga gtc ctc tgg tta 3024
    Cys Lys Arg Leu Ser His Pro Gly Cys Lys Leu Arg Val Leu Trp Leu
    995 1000 1005
    ttt ggg atg gac ctg aat aaa atg acc cac agt agg ttg gca gcg ctt 3072
    Phe Gly Met Asp Leu Asn Lys Met Thr His Ser Arg Leu Ala Ala Leu
    1010 1015 1020
    cga gta aca aaa cct tat ttg gac att ggc tgc tga 3108
    Arg Val Thr Lys Pro Tyr Leu Asp Ile Gly Cys
    1025 1030 1035
    <210> SEQ ID NO 24
    <211> LENGTH: 1035
    <212> TYPE: PRT
    <213> ORGANISM: Homo sapien
    <400> SEQUENCE: 24
    Met Leu Arg Thr Ala Gly Arg Asp Gly Leu Cys Arg Leu Ser Thr Tyr
    1 5 10 15
    Leu Glu Glu Leu Glu Ala Val Glu Leu Lys Lys Phe Lys Leu Tyr Leu
    20 25 30
    Gly Thr Ala Thr Glu Leu Gly Glu Gly Lys Ile Pro Trp Gly Ser Met
    35 40 45
    Glu Lys Ala Gly Pro Leu Glu Met Ala Gln Leu Leu Ile Thr His Phe
    50 55 60
    Gly Pro Glu Glu Ala Trp Arg Leu Ala Leu Ser Thr Phe Glu Arg Ile
    65 70 75 80
    Asn Arg Lys Asp Leu Trp Glu Arg Gly Gln Arg Glu Asp Leu Val Arg
    85 90 95
    Asp Pro Gln Glu Thr Tyr Arg Asp Tyr Val Arg Arg Lys Phe Arg Leu
    100 105 110
    Met Glu Asp Arg Asn Ala Arg Leu Gly Glu Cys Val Asn Leu Ser His
    115 120 125
    Arg Tyr Thr Arg Leu Leu Leu Val Lys Glu His Ser Asn Pro Met Gln
    130 135 140
    Val Gln Gln Gln Leu Leu Asp Thr Gly Arg Gly His Ala Arg Thr Val
    145 150 155 160
    Gly His Gln Ala Ser Pro Ile Lys Ile Glu Thr Leu Phe Glu Pro Asp
    165 170 175
    Glu Glu Arg Pro Glu Pro Pro Arg Thr Val Val Met Gln Gly Ala Ala
    180 185 190
    Gly Ile Gly Lys Ser Met Leu Ala His Lys Val Met Leu Asp Trp Ala
    195 200 205
    Asp Gly Lys Leu Phe Gln Gly Arg Phe Asp Tyr Leu Phe Tyr Ile Asn
    210 215 220
    Cys Arg Glu Met Asn Gln Ser Ala Thr Glu Cys Ser Met Gln Asp Leu
    225 230 235 240
    Ile Phe Ser Cys Trp Pro Glu Pro Ser Ala Pro Leu Gln Glu Leu Ile
    245 250 255
    Arg Val Pro Glu Arg Leu Leu Phe Ile Ile Asp Gly Phe Asp Glu Leu
    260 265 270
    Lys Pro Ser Phe His Asp Pro Gln Gly Pro Trp Cys Leu Cys Trp Glu
    275 280 285
    Glu Lys Arg Pro Thr Glu Leu Leu Leu Asn Ser Leu Ile Arg Lys Lys
    290 295 300
    Leu Leu Pro Glu Leu Ser Leu Leu Ile Thr Thr Arg Pro Thr Ala Leu
    305 310 315 320
    Glu Lys Leu His Arg Leu Leu Glu His Pro Arg His Val Glu Ile Leu
    325 330 335
    Gly Phe Ser Glu Ala Glu Arg Lys Glu Tyr Phe Tyr Lys Tyr Phe His
    340 345 350
    Asn Ala Glu Gln Ala Gly Gln Val Phe Asn Tyr Val Arg Asp Asn Glu
    355 360 365
    Pro Leu Phe Thr Met Cys Phe Val Pro Leu Val Cys Trp Val Val Cys
    370 375 380
    Thr Cys Leu Gln Gln Gln Leu Glu Gly Gly Gly Leu Leu Arg Gln Thr
    385 390 395 400
    Ser Arg Thr Thr Thr Ala Val Tyr Met Leu Tyr Leu Leu Ser Leu Met
    405 410 415
    Gln Pro Lys Pro Gly Ala Pro Arg Leu Gln Pro Pro Pro Asn Gln Arg
    420 425 430
    Gly Leu Cys Ser Leu Ala Ala Asp Gly Leu Trp Asn Gln Lys Ile Leu
    435 440 445
    Phe Glu Glu Gln Asp Leu Arg Lys His Gly Leu Asp Gly Glu Asp Val
    450 455 460
    Ser Ala Phe Leu Asn Met Asn Ile Phe Gln Lys Asp Ile Asn Cys Glu
    465 470 475 480
    Arg Tyr Tyr Ser Phe Ile His Leu Ser Phe Gln Glu Phe Phe Ala Ala
    485 490 495
    Met Tyr Tyr Ile Leu Asp Glu Gly Glu Gly Gly Ala Gly Pro Asp Gln
    500 505 510
    Asp Val Thr Arg Leu Leu Thr Glu Tyr Ala Phe Ser Glu Arg Ser Phe
    515 520 525
    Leu Ala Leu Thr Ser Arg Phe Leu Phe Gly Leu Leu Asn Glu Glu Thr
    530 535 540
    Arg Ser His Leu Glu Lys Ser Leu Cys Trp Lys Val Ser Pro His Ile
    545 550 555 560
    Lys Met Asp Leu Leu Gln Trp Ile Gln Ser Lys Ala Gln Ser Asp Gly
    565 570 575
    Ser Thr Leu Gln Gln Gly Ser Leu Glu Phe Phe Ser Cys Leu Tyr Glu
    580 585 590
    Ile Gln Glu Glu Glu Phe Ile Gln Gln Ala Leu Ser His Phe Gln Val
    595 600 605
    Ile Val Val Ser Asn Ile Ala Ser Lys Met Glu His Met Val Ser Ser
    610 615 620
    Phe Cys Leu Lys Arg Cys Arg Ser Ala Gln Val Leu His Leu Tyr Gly
    625 630 635 640
    Ala Thr Tyr Ser Ala Asp Gly Glu Asp Arg Ala Arg Cys Ser Ala Gly
    645 650 655
    Ala His Thr Leu Leu Val Gln Leu Arg Pro Glu Arg Thr Val Leu Leu
    660 665 670
    Asp Ala Tyr Ser Glu His Leu Ala Ala Ala Leu Cys Thr Asn Pro Asn
    675 680 685
    Leu Ile Glu Leu Ser Leu Tyr Arg Asn Ala Leu Gly Ser Arg Gly Val
    690 695 700
    Lys Leu Leu Cys Gln Gly Leu Arg His Pro Asn Cys Lys Leu Gln Asn
    705 710 715 720
    Leu Arg Leu Lys Arg Cys Arg Ile Ser Ser Ser Ala Cys Glu Asp Leu
    725 730 735
    Ser Ala Ala Leu Ile Ala Asn Lys Asn Leu Thr Arg Met Asp Leu Ser
    740 745 750
    Gly Asn Gly Val Gly Phe Pro Gly Met Met Leu Leu Cys Glu Gly Leu
    755 760 765
    Arg His Pro Gln Cys Arg Leu Gln Met Ile Gln Leu Arg Lys Cys Gln
    770 775 780
    Leu Glu Ser Gly Ala Cys Gln Glu Met Ala Ser Val Leu Gly Thr Asn
    785 790 795 800
    Pro His Leu Val Glu Leu Asp Leu Thr Gly Asn Ala Leu Glu Asp Leu
    805 810 815
    Gly Leu Arg Leu Leu Cys Gln Gly Leu Arg His Pro Val Cys Arg Leu
    820 825 830
    Arg Thr Leu Trp Leu Lys Ile Cys Arg Leu Thr Ala Ala Ala Cys Asp
    835 840 845
    Glu Leu Ala Ser Thr Leu Ser Val Asn Gln Ser Leu Arg Glu Leu Asp
    850 855 860
    Leu Ser Leu Asn Glu Leu Gly Asp Leu Gly Val Leu Leu Leu Cys Glu
    865 870 875 880
    Gly Leu Arg His Pro Thr Cys Lys Leu Gln Thr Leu Arg Leu Gly Ile
    885 890 895
    Cys Arg Leu Gly Ser Ala Ala Cys Glu Gly Leu Ser Val Val Leu Gln
    900 905 910
    Ala Asn His Asn Leu Arg Glu Leu Asp Leu Ser Phe Asn Asp Leu Gly
    915 920 925
    Asp Trp Gly Leu Trp Leu Leu Ala Glu Gly Leu Gln His Pro Ala Cys
    930 935 940
    Arg Leu Gln Lys Leu Trp Leu Asp Ser Cys Gly Leu Thr Ala Lys Ala
    945 950 955 960
    Cys Glu Asn Leu Tyr Phe Thr Leu Gly Ile Asn Gln Thr Leu Thr Asp
    965 970 975
    Leu Tyr Leu Thr Asn Asn Ala Leu Gly Asp Thr Gly Val Arg Leu Leu
    980 985 990
    Cys Lys Arg Leu Ser His Pro Gly Cys Lys Leu Arg Val Leu Trp Leu
    995 1000 1005
    Phe Gly Met Asp Leu Asn Lys Met Thr His Ser Arg Leu Ala Ala Leu
    1010 1015 1020
    Arg Val Thr Lys Pro Tyr Leu Asp Ile Gly Cys
    1025 1030 1035
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    <211> LENGTH: 243
    <212> TYPE: DNA
    <213> ORGANISM: Homo sapien
    <220> FEATURE:
    <221> NAME/KEY: CDS
    <222> LOCATION: (1)...(243)
    <400> SEQUENCE: 25
    atg gca agc acc cgc tgc aag ctg gcc agg tac ctg gag gac ctg gag 48
    Met Ala Ser Thr Arg Cys Lys Leu Ala Arg Tyr Leu Glu Asp Leu Glu
    1 5 10 15
    gat gtg gac ttg aag aaa ttt aag atg cac tta gag gac tat cct ccc 96
    Asp Val Asp Leu Lys Lys Phe Lys Met His Leu Glu Asp Tyr Pro Pro
    20 25 30
    cag aag ggc tgc atc ccc ctc ccg agg ggt cag aca gag aag gca gac 144
    Gln Lys Gly Cys Ile Pro Leu Pro Arg Gly Gln Thr Glu Lys Ala Asp
    35 40 45
    cat gtg gat cta gcc acg cta atg atc gac ttc aat ggg gag gag aag 192
    His Val Asp Leu Ala Thr Leu Met Ile Asp Phe Asn Gly Glu Glu Lys
    50 55 60
    gcg tgg gcc atg gtc gtg tgg atc ttc gct gcg atc aac agg aga gac 240
    Ala Trp Ala Met Val Val Trp Ile Phe Ala Ala Ile Asn Arg Arg Asp
    65 70 75 80
    ctt 243
    Leu
    <210> SEQ ID NO 26
    <211> LENGTH: 81
    <212> TYPE: PRT
    <213> ORGANISM: Homo sapien
    <400> SEQUENCE: 26
    Met Ala Ser Thr Arg Cys Lys Leu Ala Arg Tyr Leu Glu Asp Leu Glu
    1 5 10 15
    Asp Val Asp Leu Lys Lys Phe Lys Met His Leu Glu Asp Tyr Pro Pro
    20 25 30
    Gln Lys Gly Cys Ile Pro Leu Pro Arg Gly Gln Thr Glu Lys Ala Asp
    35 40 45
    His Val Asp Leu Ala Thr Leu Met Ile Asp Phe Asn Gly Glu Glu Lys
    50 55 60
    Ala Trp Ala Met Val Val Trp Ile Phe Ala Ala Ile Asn Arg Arg Asp
    65 70 75 80
    Leu
    <210> SEQ ID NO 27
    <211> LENGTH: 270
    <212> TYPE: DNA
    <213> ORGANISM: Homo sapien
    <220> FEATURE:
    <221> NAME/KEY: CDS
    <222> LOCATION: (1)...(267)
    <400> SEQUENCE: 27
    atg gga acg aag cgc gag gcc atc ctg aag gtg ctg gag aac ctg aca 48
    Met Gly Thr Lys Arg Glu Ala Ile Leu Lys Val Leu Glu Asn Leu Thr
    1 5 10 15
    ccg gag gag ctc aag aag ttc aag atg aag ctg ggg acg gtg ccg ctg 96
    Pro Glu Glu Leu Lys Lys Phe Lys Met Lys Leu Gly Thr Val Pro Leu
    20 25 30
    cgc gag ggc ttt gag cgc atc ccg cgg ggc gcg ctc ggg cag cta gat 144
    Arg Glu Gly Phe Glu Arg Ile Pro Arg Gly Ala Leu Gly Gln Leu Asp
    35 40 45
    atc gtg gac ctc acc gac aag ctg gtc gcc tcc tac tac gag gac tac 192
    Ile Val Asp Leu Thr Asp Lys Leu Val Ala Ser Tyr Tyr Glu Asp Tyr
    50 55 60
    gca gcc gag ctc gtc gtg gcc gtg ctg cgc gac atg cgc atg ttg gag 240
    Ala Ala Glu Leu Val Val Ala Val Leu Arg Asp Met Arg Met Leu Glu
    65 70 75 80
    gag gcc gca cgg ctg cag cgg gct gcg tga 270
    Glu Ala Ala Arg Leu Gln Arg Ala Ala
    85
    <210> SEQ ID NO 28
    <211> LENGTH: 89
    <212> TYPE: PRT
    <213> ORGANISM: Homo sapien
    <400> SEQUENCE: 28
    Met Gly Thr Lys Arg Glu Ala Ile Leu Lys Val Leu Glu Asn Leu Thr
    1 5 10 15
    Pro Glu Glu Leu Lys Lys Phe Lys Met Lys Leu Gly Thr Val Pro Leu
    20 25 30
    Arg Glu Gly Phe Glu Arg Ile Pro Arg Gly Ala Leu Gly Gln Leu Asp
    35 40 45
    Ile Val Asp Leu Thr Asp Lys Leu Val Ala Ser Tyr Tyr Glu Asp Tyr
    50 55 60
    Ala Ala Glu Leu Val Val Ala Val Leu Arg Asp Met Arg Met Leu Glu
    65 70 75 80
    Glu Ala Ala Arg Leu Gln Arg Ala Ala
    85
    <210> SEQ ID NO 29
    <211> LENGTH: 6
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    <213> ORGANISM: Homo sapien
    <220> FEATURE:
    <221> NAME/KEY: VARIANT
    <222> LOCATION: (4)...(5)
    <223> OTHER INFORMATION: Xaa=any amino acid
    <400> SEQUENCE: 29
    Lys Phe Lys Xaa Xaa Leu
    1 5
    <210> SEQ ID NO 30
    <211> LENGTH: 6
    <212> TYPE: PRT
    <213> ORGANISM: Homo sapien
    <220> FEATURE:
    <221> NAME/KEY: VARIANT
    <222> LOCATION: (4)...(5)
    <223> OTHER INFORMATION: Xaa=any amino acid
    <400> SEQUENCE: 30
    Lys Leu Lys Xaa Xaa Leu
    1 5
    <210> SEQ ID NO 31
    <211> LENGTH: 6
    <212> TYPE: PRT
    <213> ORGANISM: Homo sapien
    <220> FEATURE:
    <221> NAME/KEY: VARIANT
    <222> LOCATION: (4)...(5)
    <223> OTHER INFORMATION: Xaa=any amino acid
    <400> SEQUENCE: 31
    Arg Phe Arg Xaa Xaa Leu
    1 5
    <210> SEQ ID NO 32
    <211> LENGTH: 6
    <212> TYPE: PRT
    <213> ORGANISM: Homo sapien
    <220> FEATURE:
    <221> NAME/KEY: VARIANT
    <222> LOCATION: (4)...(5)
    <223> OTHER INFORMATION: Xaa=any amino acid
    <400> SEQUENCE: 32
    Arg Phe Lys Xaa Xaa Leu
    1 5
    <210> SEQ ID NO 33
    <211> LENGTH: 6
    <212> TYPE: PRT
    <213> ORGANISM: Homo sapien
    <220> FEATURE:
    <221> NAME/KEY: VARIANT
    <222> LOCATION: (4)...(5)
    <223> OTHER INFORMATION: Xaa=any amino acid
    <400> SEQUENCE: 33
    Lys Phe Arg Xaa Xaa Leu
    1 5
    <210> SEQ ID NO 34
    <211> LENGTH: 6
    <212> TYPE: PRT
    <213> ORGANISM: Homo sapien
    <220> FEATURE:
    <221> NAME/KEY: VARIANT
    <222> LOCATION: (4)...(5)
    <223> OTHER INFORMATION: Xaa=any amino acid
    <400> SEQUENCE: 34
    Lys Phe Lys Xaa Xaa Ile
    1 5
    <210> SEQ ID NO 35
    <211> LENGTH: 39
    <212> TYPE: DNA
    <213> ORGANISM: Artificial Sequence
    <220> FEATURE:
    <223> OTHER INFORMATION: synthetic primer
    <400> SEQUENCE: 35
    ccggaattca ccatggcagc ctctttcttc tctgatttt 39
    <210> SEQ ID NO 36
    <211> LENGTH: 41
    <212> TYPE: DNA
    <213> ORGANISM: Artificial Sequence
    <220> FEATURE:
    <223> OTHER INFORMATION: synthetic primer
    <400> SEQUENCE: 36
    ccgctcgagt cacgtagagc tgtgttcatc ctctttctta a 41
    <210> SEQ ID NO 37
    <211> LENGTH: 319
    <212> TYPE: PRT
    <213> ORGANISM: Homo sapiens
    <400> SEQUENCE: 37
    Gln Pro Arg Thr Val Ile Ile Gln Gly Pro Gln Gly Ile Gly Lys Thr
    1 5 10 15
    Thr Leu Leu Met Lys Leu Met Met Ala Trp Ser Asp Asn Lys Ile Phe
    20 25 30
    Arg Asp Arg Phe Leu Tyr Thr Phe Tyr Phe Cys Cys Arg Glu Leu Arg
    35 40 45
    Glu Leu Pro Pro Thr Ser Leu Ala Asp Leu Ile Ser Arg Glu Trp Pro
    50 55 60
    Asp Pro Ala Ala Pro Ile Thr Glu Ile Val Ser Gln Pro Glu Arg Leu
    65 70 75 80
    Leu Phe Val Ile Asp Ser Phe Glu Glu Leu Gln Gly Gly Leu Asn Glu
    85 90 95
    Pro Asp Ser Asp Leu Cys Gly Asp Leu Met Glu Lys Arg Pro Val Gln
    100 105 110
    Val Leu Leu Ser Ser Leu Leu Arg Lys Lys Met Leu Pro Glu Ala Ser
    115 120 125
    Leu Leu Ile Ala Ile Lys Pro Val Cys Pro Lys Glu Leu Arg Asp Gln
    130 135 140
    Val Thr Ile Ser Glu Ile Tyr Gln Pro Arg Gly Phe Asn Glu Ser Asp
    145 150 155 160
    Arg Leu Val Tyr Phe Cys Cys Phe Phe Lys Asp Pro Lys Arg Ala Met
    165 170 175
    Glu Ala Phe Asn Leu Val Arg Glu Ser Glu Gln Leu Phe Ser Ile Cys
    180 185 190
    Gln Ile Pro Leu Leu Cys Trp Ile Leu Cys Thr Ser Leu Lys Gln Glu
    195 200 205
    Met Gln Lys Gly Lys Asp Leu Ala Leu Thr Cys Gln Ser Thr Thr Ser
    210 215 220
    Val Tyr Ser Ser Phe Val Phe Asn Leu Phe Thr Pro Glu Gly Ala Glu
    225 230 235 240
    Gly Pro Thr Pro Gln Thr Gln His Gln Leu Lys Ala Leu Cys Ser Leu
    245 250 255
    Ala Ala Glu Gly Met Trp Thr Asp Thr Phe Glu Phe Cys Glu Asp Asp
    260 265 270
    Leu Arg Arg Asn Gly Val Val Asp Ala Asp Ile Pro Ala Leu Leu Gly
    275 280 285
    Thr Lys Ile Leu Leu Lys Tyr Gly Glu Arg Glu Ser Ser Tyr Val Phe
    290 295 300
    Leu His Val Cys Ile Gln Glu Phe Cys Ala Ala Leu Phe Tyr Leu
    305 310 315
    <210> SEQ ID NO 38
    <211> LENGTH: 270
    <212> TYPE: PRT
    <213> ORGANISM: Homo sapiens
    <400> SEQUENCE: 38
    Ser Ile Cys Gln Ile Pro Leu Leu Cys Trp Ile Leu Cys Thr Ser Leu
    1 5 10 15
    Lys Gln Glu Met Gln Lys Gly Lys Asp Leu Ala Leu Thr Cys Gln Ser
    20 25 30
    Thr Thr Ser Val Tyr Ser Ser Phe Val Phe Asn Leu Phe Thr Pro Glu
    35 40 45
    Gly Ala Glu Gly Pro Thr Pro Gln Thr Gln His Gln Leu Lys Ala Leu
    50 55 60
    Cys Ser Leu Ala Ala Glu Gly Met Trp Thr Asp Thr Phe Glu Phe Cys
    65 70 75 80
    Glu Asp Asp Leu Arg Arg Asn Gly Val Val Asp Ala Asp Ile Pro Ala
    85 90 95
    Leu Leu Gly Thr Lys Ile Leu Leu Lys Tyr Gly Glu Arg Glu Ser Ser
    100 105 110
    Tyr Val Phe Leu His Val Cys Ile Gln Glu Phe Cys Ala Ala Leu Phe
    115 120 125
    Tyr Leu Leu Lys Ser His Leu Asp His Pro His Pro Ala Val Arg Cys
    130 135 140
    Val Gln Glu Leu Leu Val Ala Asn Phe Glu Lys Ala Arg Arg Ala His
    145 150 155 160
    Trp Ile Phe Leu Gly Cys Phe Leu Thr Gly Leu Leu Asn Lys Lys Glu
    165 170 175
    Gln Glu Lys Leu Asp Ala Phe Phe Gly Phe Gln Leu Ser Gln Glu Ile
    180 185 190
    Lys Gln Gln Ile His Gln Cys Leu Lys Ser Leu Gly Glu Arg Gly Asn
    195 200 205
    Pro Gln Gly Gln Val Asp Ser Leu Ala Ile Phe Tyr Cys Leu Phe Glu
    210 215 220
    Met Gln Asp Pro Ala Phe Val Lys Gln Ala Val Asn Leu Leu Gln Glu
    225 230 235 240
    Ala Asn Phe His Ile Ile Asp Asn Val Asp Leu Val Val Ser Ala Tyr
    245 250 255
    Cys Leu Lys Tyr Cys Ser Ser Leu Arg Lys Leu Cys Phe Ser
    260 265 270
    <210> SEQ ID NO 39
    <211> LENGTH: 375
    <212> TYPE: PRT
    <213> ORGANISM: Homo sapiens
    <400> SEQUENCE: 39
    Ser Asp Tyr Ser Leu Ile Cys Trp His His Ile Cys Ser Val Leu Thr
    1 5 10 15
    Thr Ser Gly His Leu Arg Glu Leu Gln Val Gln Asp Ser Thr Leu Ser
    20 25 30
    Glu Ser Thr Phe Val Thr Trp Cys Asn Gln Leu Arg His Pro Ser Cys
    35 40 45
    Arg Leu Gln Lys Leu Gly Ile Asn Asn Val Ser Phe Ser Gly Gln Ser
    50 55 60
    Val Leu Leu Phe Glu Val Leu Phe Tyr Gln Pro Asp Leu Lys Tyr Leu
    65 70 75 80
    Ser Phe Thr Leu Thr Lys Leu Ser Arg Asp Asp Ile Arg Ser Leu Cys
    85 90 95
    Asp Ala Leu Asn Tyr Pro Ala Gly Asn Val Lys Glu Leu Ala Leu Val
    100 105 110
    Asn Cys His Leu Ser Pro Ile Asp Cys Glu Val Leu Ala Gly Leu Leu
    115 120 125
    Thr Asn Asn Lys Lys Leu Thr Tyr Leu Asn Val Ser Cys Asn Gln Leu
    130 135 140
    Asp Thr Gly Val Pro Leu Leu Cys Glu Ala Leu Cys Ser Pro Asp Thr
    145 150 155 160
    Val Leu Val Tyr Leu Met Leu Ala Phe Cys His Leu Ser Glu Gln Cys
    165 170 175
    Cys Glu Tyr Ile Ser Glu Met Leu Leu Arg Asn Lys Ser Val Arg Tyr
    180 185 190
    Leu Asp Leu Ser Ala Asn Val Leu Lys Asp Glu Gly Leu Lys Thr Leu
    195 200 205
    Cys Glu Ala Leu Lys His Pro Asp Cys Cys Leu Asp Ser Leu Cys Leu
    210 215 220
    Val Lys Cys Phe Ile Thr Ala Ala Gly Cys Glu Asp Leu Ala Ser Ala
    225 230 235 240
    Leu Ile Ser Asn Gln Asn Leu Lys Ile Leu Gln Ile Gly Cys Asn Glu
    245 250 255
    Ile Gly Asp Val Gly Val Gln Leu Leu Cys Arg Ala Leu Thr His Thr
    260 265 270
    Asp Cys Arg Leu Glu Ile Leu Gly Leu Glu Glu Cys Gly Leu Thr Ser
    275 280 285
    Thr Cys Cys Lys Asp Leu Ala Ser Val Leu Thr Cys Ser Lys Thr Leu
    290 295 300
    Gln Gln Leu Asn Leu Thr Leu Asn Thr Leu Asp His Thr Gly Val Val
    305 310 315 320
    Val Leu Cys Glu Ala Leu Arg His Pro Glu Cys Ala Leu Gln Val Leu
    325 330 335
    Gly Leu Arg Lys Thr Asp Phe Asp Glu Glu Thr Gln Ala Leu Leu Thr
    340 345 350
    Ala Glu Glu Glu Arg Asn Pro Asn Leu Thr Ile Thr Asp Asp Cys Asp
    355 360 365
    Thr Ile Thr Arg Val Glu Ile
    370 375
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    <211> LENGTH: 38
    <212> TYPE: DNA
    <213> ORGANISM: Artificial Sequence
    <220> FEATURE:
    <223> OTHER INFORMATION: synthetic primer
    <400> SEQUENCE: 40
    cctctcgagt cagatctcta cccttgtgat tgtgtcac 38
    <210> SEQ ID NO 41
    <211> LENGTH: 24
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    <213> ORGANISM: Artificial Sequence
    <220> FEATURE:
    <223> OTHER INFORMATION: synthetic primer
    <400> SEQUENCE: 41
    gaattcgatc ctggagccat gggg 24
    <210> SEQ ID NO 42
    <211> LENGTH: 24
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    <213> ORGANISM: Artificial Sequence
    <220> FEATURE:
    <223> OTHER INFORMATION: synthetic primer
    <400> SEQUENCE: 42
    ctcgagccgg agtgttgctg ggaa 24
    <210> SEQ ID NO 43
    <211> LENGTH: 24
    <212> TYPE: DNA
    <213> ORGANISM: Artificial Sequence
    <220> FEATURE:
    <223> OTHER INFORMATION: synthetic primer
    <400> SEQUENCE: 43
    gaattcgatc ctggagccat gggg 24
    <210> SEQ ID NO 44
    <211> LENGTH: 24
    <212> TYPE: DNA
    <213> ORGANISM: Artificial Sequence
    <220> FEATURE:
    <223> OTHER INFORMATION: synthetic primer
    <400> SEQUENCE: 44
    ctcgagtcag cttggctgcc gact 24
    <210> SEQ ID NO 45
    <211> LENGTH: 31
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    <213> ORGANISM: Artificial Sequence
    <220> FEATURE:
    <223> OTHER INFORMATION: synthetic primer
    <400> SEQUENCE: 45
    ccccctcgag ggcctggctt ggctgccgac t 31
    <210> SEQ ID NO 46
    <211> LENGTH: 24
    <212> TYPE: DNA
    <213> ORGANISM: Artificial Sequence
    <220> FEATURE:
    <223> OTHER INFORMATION: synthetic primer
    <400> SEQUENCE: 46
    gaattccctc agtcggcagc caag 24
    <210> SEQ ID NO 47
    <211> LENGTH: 24
    <212> TYPE: DNA
    <213> ORGANISM: Artificial Sequence
    <220> FEATURE:
    <223> OTHER INFORMATION: synthetic primer
    <400> SEQUENCE: 47
    ctcgagccgg agtgttgctg ggaa 24
    <210> SEQ ID NO 48
    <211> LENGTH: 22
    <212> TYPE: DNA
    <213> ORGANISM: Artificial Sequence
    <220> FEATURE:
    <223> OTHER INFORMATION: synthetic primer
    <400> SEQUENCE: 48
    gaattcgagg cgcagggctg tg 22
    <210> SEQ ID NO 49
    <211> LENGTH: 24
    <212> TYPE: DNA
    <213> ORGANISM: Artificial Sequence
    <220> FEATURE:
    <223> OTHER INFORMATION: synthetic primer
    <400> SEQUENCE: 49
    ctcgaggctt cacaggcgtt gcat 24
    <210> SEQ ID NO 50
    <211> LENGTH: 24
    <212> TYPE: DNA
    <213> ORGANISM: Artificial Sequence
    <220> FEATURE:
    <223> OTHER INFORMATION: synthetic primer
    <400> SEQUENCE: 50
    ctcgaggcta cacaggcgtt gcat 24
    <210> SEQ ID NO 51
    <211> LENGTH: 30
    <212> TYPE: DNA
    <213> ORGANISM: Artificial Sequence
    <220> FEATURE:
    <223> OTHER INFORMATION: synthetic primer
    <400> SEQUENCE: 51
    gaattcctct gggccttgag tgaccttgag 30
    <210> SEQ ID NO 52
    <211> LENGTH: 29
    <212> TYPE: DNA
    <213> ORGANISM: Artificial Sequence
    <220> FEATURE:
    <223> OTHER INFORMATION: synthetic primer
    <400> SEQUENCE: 52
    ccagccgacc tcgagcagtc aaatatggc 29
    <210> SEQ ID NO 53
    <211> LENGTH: 21
    <212> TYPE: DNA
    <213> ORGANISM: Artificial Sequence
    <220> FEATURE:
    <223> OTHER INFORMATION: synthetic primer
    <400> SEQUENCE: 53
    ttgctcgagt catctgaata c 21
    <210> SEQ ID NO 54
    <211> LENGTH: 25
    <212> TYPE: DNA
    <213> ORGANISM: Artificial Sequence
    <220> FEATURE:
    <223> OTHER INFORMATION: synthetic primer
    <400> SEQUENCE: 54
    atggccatgg ccaaggccag aaagc 25
    <210> SEQ ID NO 55
    <211> LENGTH: 21
    <212> TYPE: DNA
    <213> ORGANISM: Artificial Sequence
    <220> FEATURE:
    <223> OTHER INFORMATION: synthetic primer
    <400> SEQUENCE: 55
    ttgctcgagt catctgaata c 21
    <210> SEQ ID NO 56
    <211> LENGTH: 31
    <212> TYPE: DNA
    <213> ORGANISM: Artificial Sequence
    <220> FEATURE:
    <223> OTHER INFORMATION: synthetic primer
    <400> SEQUENCE: 56
    gacggatcct gtggcatggc cacctacttg g 31
    <210> SEQ ID NO 57
    <211> LENGTH: 29
    <212> TYPE: DNA
    <213> ORGANISM: Artificial Sequence
    <220> FEATURE:
    <223> OTHER INFORMATION: synthetic primer
    <400> SEQUENCE: 57
    atccctcacg aattcccctc actgtcctc 29
    <210> SEQ ID NO 58
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    <220> FEATURE:
    <221> NAME/KEY: CDS
    <222> LOCATION: (176)...(2332)
    <220> FEATURE:
    <221> NAME/KEY: misc_feature
    <222> LOCATION: (306)...(458)
    <223> OTHER INFORMATION: n = A,T,C or G
    <400> SEQUENCE: 58
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    tgataattta tatctctcaa agtggagact ttaaaaaaga ctcatccgtg tgccgtgttc 120
    actgcctggt atcttagtgt ggaccgaagc ctaaggaccc tgaaaacagc tgcag atg 178
    Met
    1
    aag atg gca agc acc cgc tgc aag ctg gcc agg tac ctg gag gac ctg 226
    Lys Met Ala Ser Thr Arg Cys Lys Leu Ala Arg Tyr Leu Glu Asp Leu
    5 10 15
    gag gat gtg gac ttg aag aaa ttt aag atg cac tta gag gac tat cct 274
    Glu Asp Val Asp Leu Lys Lys Phe Lys Met His Leu Glu Asp Tyr Pro
    20 25 30
    ccc cag aag ggc tgc atc ccc ctc ccg agg gnn nnn nnn nnn nnn nnn 322
    Pro Gln Lys Gly Cys Ile Pro Leu Pro Arg Xaa Xaa Xaa Xaa Xaa Xaa
    35 40 45
    nnn nnn nnn nnn nnn nnn nnn nnn nnn nnn nnn nnn nnn nnn nnn nnn 370
    Xaa Xaa Xaa Xaa Xaa Xaa Xaa Xaa Xaa Xaa Xaa Xaa Xaa Xaa Xaa Xaa
    50 55 60 65
    nnn nnn nnn nnn nnn nnn nnn nnn nnn nnn nnn nnn nnn nnn nnn nnn 418
    Xaa Xaa Xaa Xaa Xaa Xaa Xaa Xaa Xaa Xaa Xaa Xaa Xaa Xaa Xaa Xaa
    70 75 80
    nnn nnn nnn nnn nnn nnn nnn nnn nnn nnn nnn nnn nnn ngt tca gat 466
    Xaa Xaa Xaa Xaa Xaa Xaa Xaa Xaa Xaa Xaa Xaa Xaa Xaa Xaa Ser Asp
    85 90 95
    aat gca cgt gtt tcg aat ccc act gtg ata tgc cag gaa gac agc att 514
    Asn Ala Arg Val Ser Asn Pro Thr Val Ile Cys Gln Glu Asp Ser Ile
    100 105 110
    gaa gag gag tgg atg ggt tta ctg gag tac ctt tcg aga atc tct att 562
    Glu Glu Glu Trp Met Gly Leu Leu Glu Tyr Leu Ser Arg Ile Ser Ile
    115 120 125
    tgt aaa atg aag aaa gat tac cgt aag aag tac aga aag tac gtg aga 610
    Cys Lys Met Lys Lys Asp Tyr Arg Lys Lys Tyr Arg Lys Tyr Val Arg
    130 135 140 145
    agc aga ttc cag tgc att gaa gac agg aat gcc cgt ctg ggt gag agt 658
    Ser Arg Phe Gln Cys Ile Glu Asp Arg Asn Ala Arg Leu Gly Glu Ser
    150 155 160
    gtg agc ctc aac aaa cgc tac aca cga ctg cgt ctc atc aag gag cac 706
    Val Ser Leu Asn Lys Arg Tyr Thr Arg Leu Arg Leu Ile Lys Glu His
    165 170 175
    cgg agc cag cag gag agg gag cag gag ctt ctg gcc atc ggc aag acc 754
    Arg Ser Gln Gln Glu Arg Glu Gln Glu Leu Leu Ala Ile Gly Lys Thr
    180 185 190
    aag acg tgt gag agc ccc gtg agt ccc att aag atg gag ttg ctg ttt 802
    Lys Thr Cys Glu Ser Pro Val Ser Pro Ile Lys Met Glu Leu Leu Phe
    195 200 205
    gac ccc gat gat gag cat tct gag cct gtg cac acc gtg gtg ttc cag 850
    Asp Pro Asp Asp Glu His Ser Glu Pro Val His Thr Val Val Phe Gln
    210 215 220 225
    ggg gcg gca ggg att ggg aaa aca atc ctg gcc agg aag atg atg ttg 898
    Gly Ala Ala Gly Ile Gly Lys Thr Ile Leu Ala Arg Lys Met Met Leu
    230 235 240
    gac tgg gcg tcg ggg aca ctc tac caa gac agg ttt gac tat ctg ttc 946
    Asp Trp Ala Ser Gly Thr Leu Tyr Gln Asp Arg Phe Asp Tyr Leu Phe
    245 250 255
    tat atc cac tgt cga gag gtg agc ctt gtg aca cag agg agc ctg ggg 994
    Tyr Ile His Cys Arg Glu Val Ser Leu Val Thr Gln Arg Ser Leu Gly
    260 265 270
    gac ctg atc atg agc tgc tgc ccc gac cca aac cca ccc atc cac aag 1042
    Asp Leu Ile Met Ser Cys Cys Pro Asp Pro Asn Pro Pro Ile His Lys
    275 280 285
    atc gtg aga aaa ccc tcc aga atc ctc ttc ctc atg gac ggc ttc gat 1090
    Ile Val Arg Lys Pro Ser Arg Ile Leu Phe Leu Met Asp Gly Phe Asp
    290 295 300 305
    gag ctg caa ggt gcc ttt gac gag cac ata gga ccg ctc tgc act gac 1138
    Glu Leu Gln Gly Ala Phe Asp Glu His Ile Gly Pro Leu Cys Thr Asp
    310 315 320
    tgg cag aag gcc gag cgg gga gac att ctc ctg agc agc ctc atc aga 1186
    Trp Gln Lys Ala Glu Arg Gly Asp Ile Leu Leu Ser Ser Leu Ile Arg
    325 330 335
    aag aag ctg ctt ccc gag gcc tct ctg ctc atc acc acg aga cct gtg 1234
    Lys Lys Leu Leu Pro Glu Ala Ser Leu Leu Ile Thr Thr Arg Pro Val
    340 345 350
    gcc ctg gag aaa ctg cag cac ttg ctg gac cat cct cgg cat gtg gag 1282
    Ala Leu Glu Lys Leu Gln His Leu Leu Asp His Pro Arg His Val Glu
    355 360 365
    atc ctg ggt ttc tcc gag gcc aaa agg aaa gag tac ttc ttc aag tac 1330
    Ile Leu Gly Phe Ser Glu Ala Lys Arg Lys Glu Tyr Phe Phe Lys Tyr
    370 375 380 385
    ttc tct gat gag gcc caa gcc agg gca gcc ttc agt ctg att cag gag 1378
    Phe Ser Asp Glu Ala Gln Ala Arg Ala Ala Phe Ser Leu Ile Gln Glu
    390 395 400
    aac gag gtc ctc ttc acc atg tgc ttc atc ccc ctg gtc tgc tgg atc 1426
    Asn Glu Val Leu Phe Thr Met Cys Phe Ile Pro Leu Val Cys Trp Ile
    405 410 415
    gtg tgc act gga ctg aaa cag cag atg gag agt ggc aag agc ctt gcc 1474
    Val Cys Thr Gly Leu Lys Gln Gln Met Glu Ser Gly Lys Ser Leu Ala
    420 425 430
    cag aca tcc aag acc acc acc gcg gtg tac gtc ttc ttc ctt tcc agt 1522
    Gln Thr Ser Lys Thr Thr Thr Ala Val Tyr Val Phe Phe Leu Ser Ser
    435 440 445
    ttg ctg cag ccc cgg gga ggg agc cag gag cac ggc ctc tgc gcc cac 1570
    Leu Leu Gln Pro Arg Gly Gly Ser Gln Glu His Gly Leu Cys Ala His
    450 455 460 465
    ctc tgg ggg ctc tgc tct ttg gct gca gat gga atc tgg aac cag aaa 1618
    Leu Trp Gly Leu Cys Ser Leu Ala Ala Asp Gly Ile Trp Asn Gln Lys
    470 475 480
    atc ctg ttt gag gag tcc gac ctc agg aat cat gga ctg cag aag gcg 1666
    Ile Leu Phe Glu Glu Ser Asp Leu Arg Asn His Gly Leu Gln Lys Ala
    485 490 495
    gat gtg tct gct ttc ctg agg atg aac ctg ttc caa aag gaa gtg gac 1714
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    500 505 510
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    515 520 525
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    Ala Ala Met Tyr Tyr Leu Leu Glu Glu Glu Lys Glu Gly Arg Thr Asn
    530 535 540 545
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    Val Pro Gly Ser Arg Leu Lys Leu Pro Ser Arg Asp Val Thr Val Leu
    550 555 560
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    Leu Glu Asn Tyr Gly Lys Phe Glu Lys Gly Tyr Leu Ile Phe Val Val
    565 570 575
    cgt ttc ctc ttt ggc ctg gta aac cag gag agg acc tcc tac ttg gag 1954
    Arg Phe Leu Phe Gly Leu Val Asn Gln Glu Arg Thr Ser Tyr Leu Glu
    580 585 590
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    595 600 605
    aaa tgg att gaa gtg aaa gcc aaa gct aaa aag ctg cag atc cag ccc 2050
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    610 615 620 625
    agc cag ctg gaa ttg ttc tac tgt ttg tac gag atg cag gag gag gac 2098
    Ser Gln Leu Glu Leu Phe Tyr Cys Leu Tyr Glu Met Gln Glu Glu Asp
    630 635 640
    ttc gtg caa agg gcc atg gac tat ttc ccc aag att gag atc aat ctc 2146
    Phe Val Gln Arg Ala Met Asp Tyr Phe Pro Lys Ile Glu Ile Asn Leu
    645 650 655
    tcc acc aga atg gac cac atg gtt tct tcc ttt tgc att gag aac tgt 2194
    Ser Thr Arg Met Asp His Met Val Ser Ser Phe Cys Ile Glu Asn Cys
    660 665 670
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    His Arg Val Glu Ser Leu Ser Leu Gly Phe Leu His Asn Met Pro Lys
    675 680 685
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    Glu Glu Glu Glu Glu Glu Lys Glu Gly Arg His Leu Asp Met Val Gln
    690 695 700 705
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    Cys Val Leu Pro Ser Ser Ser His Ala Ala Cys Ser His Gly
    710 715
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    tgcctcctct catctctttt caactatctt ccaaatactg ttgccacagc tacatcataa 2452
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    aaatgggatg ag 2524
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    <213> ORGANISM: Homo sapiens
    <220> FEATURE:
    <221> NAME/KEY: VARIANT
    <222> LOCATION: 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57,
    58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71
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    <220> FEATURE:
    <221> NAME/KEY: VARIANT
    <222> LOCATION: 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85,
    86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95
    <223> OTHER INFORMATION: Xaa = Any Amino Acid
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    1 5 10 15
    Leu Glu Asp Val Asp Leu Lys Lys Phe Lys Met His Leu Glu Asp Tyr
    20 25 30
    Pro Pro Gln Lys Gly Cys Ile Pro Leu Pro Arg Xaa Xaa Xaa Xaa Xaa
    35 40 45
    Xaa Xaa Xaa Xaa Xaa Xaa Xaa Xaa Xaa Xaa Xaa Xaa Xaa Xaa Xaa Xaa
    50 55 60
    Xaa Xaa Xaa Xaa Xaa Xaa Xaa Xaa Xaa Xaa Xaa Xaa Xaa Xaa Xaa Xaa
    65 70 75 80
    Xaa Xaa Xaa Xaa Xaa Xaa Xaa Xaa Xaa Xaa Xaa Xaa Xaa Xaa Xaa Ser
    85 90 95
    Asp Asn Ala Arg Val Ser Asn Pro Thr Val Ile Cys Gln Glu Asp Ser
    100 105 110
    Ile Glu Glu Glu Trp Met Gly Leu Leu Glu Tyr Leu Ser Arg Ile Ser
    115 120 125
    Ile Cys Lys Met Lys Lys Asp Tyr Arg Lys Lys Tyr Arg Lys Tyr Val
    130 135 140
    Arg Ser Arg Phe Gln Cys Ile Glu Asp Arg Asn Ala Arg Leu Gly Glu
    145 150 155 160
    Ser Val Ser Leu Asn Lys Arg Tyr Thr Arg Leu Arg Leu Ile Lys Glu
    165 170 175
    His Arg Ser Gln Gln Glu Arg Glu Gln Glu Leu Leu Ala Ile Gly Lys
    180 185 190
    Thr Lys Thr Cys Glu Ser Pro Val Ser Pro Ile Lys Met Glu Leu Leu
    195 200 205
    Phe Asp Pro Asp Asp Glu His Ser Glu Pro Val His Thr Val Val Phe
    210 215 220
    Gln Gly Ala Ala Gly Ile Gly Lys Thr Ile Leu Ala Arg Lys Met Met
    225 230 235 240
    Leu Asp Trp Ala Ser Gly Thr Leu Tyr Gln Asp Arg Phe Asp Tyr Leu
    245 250 255
    Phe Tyr Ile His Cys Arg Glu Val Ser Leu Val Thr Gln Arg Ser Leu
    260 265 270
    Gly Asp Leu Ile Met Ser Cys Cys Pro Asp Pro Asn Pro Pro Ile His
    275 280 285
    Lys Ile Val Arg Lys Pro Ser Arg Ile Leu Phe Leu Met Asp Gly Phe
    290 295 300
    Asp Glu Leu Gln Gly Ala Phe Asp Glu His Ile Gly Pro Leu Cys Thr
    305 310 315 320
    Asp Trp Gln Lys Ala Glu Arg Gly Asp Ile Leu Leu Ser Ser Leu Ile
    325 330 335
    Arg Lys Lys Leu Leu Pro Glu Ala Ser Leu Leu Ile Thr Thr Arg Pro
    340 345 350
    Val Ala Leu Glu Lys Leu Gln His Leu Leu Asp His Pro Arg His Val
    355 360 365
    Glu Ile Leu Gly Phe Ser Glu Ala Lys Arg Lys Glu Tyr Phe Phe Lys
    370 375 380
    Tyr Phe Ser Asp Glu Ala Gln Ala Arg Ala Ala Phe Ser Leu Ile Gln
    385 390 395 400
    Glu Asn Glu Val Leu Phe Thr Met Cys Phe Ile Pro Leu Val Cys Trp
    405 410 415
    Ile Val Cys Thr Gly Leu Lys Gln Gln Met Glu Ser Gly Lys Ser Leu
    420 425 430
    Ala Gln Thr Ser Lys Thr Thr Thr Ala Val Tyr Val Phe Phe Leu Ser
    435 440 445
    Ser Leu Leu Gln Pro Arg Gly Gly Ser Gln Glu His Gly Leu Cys Ala
    450 455 460
    His Leu Trp Gly Leu Cys Ser Leu Ala Ala Asp Gly Ile Trp Asn Gln
    465 470 475 480
    Lys Ile Leu Phe Glu Glu Ser Asp Leu Arg Asn His Gly Leu Gln Lys
    485 490 495
    Ala Asp Val Ser Ala Phe Leu Arg Met Asn Leu Phe Gln Lys Glu Val
    500 505 510
    Asp Cys Glu Lys Phe Tyr Ser Phe Ile His Met Thr Phe Gln Glu Phe
    515 520 525
    Phe Ala Ala Met Tyr Tyr Leu Leu Glu Glu Glu Lys Glu Gly Arg Thr
    530 535 540
    Asn Val Pro Gly Ser Arg Leu Lys Leu Pro Ser Arg Asp Val Thr Val
    545 550 555 560
    Leu Leu Glu Asn Tyr Gly Lys Phe Glu Lys Gly Tyr Leu Ile Phe Val
    565 570 575
    Val Arg Phe Leu Phe Gly Leu Val Asn Gln Glu Arg Thr Ser Tyr Leu
    580 585 590
    Glu Lys Lys Leu Ser Cys Lys Ile Ser Gln Gln Ile Arg Leu Glu Leu
    595 600 605
    Leu Lys Trp Ile Glu Val Lys Ala Lys Ala Lys Lys Leu Gln Ile Gln
    610 615 620
    Pro Ser Gln Leu Glu Leu Phe Tyr Cys Leu Tyr Glu Met Gln Glu Glu
    625 630 635 640
    Asp Phe Val Gln Arg Ala Met Asp Tyr Phe Pro Lys Ile Glu Ile Asn
    645 650 655
    Leu Ser Thr Arg Met Asp His Met Val Ser Ser Phe Cys Ile Glu Asn
    660 665 670
    Cys His Arg Val Glu Ser Leu Ser Leu Gly Phe Leu His Asn Met Pro
    675 680 685
    Lys Glu Glu Glu Glu Glu Glu Lys Glu Gly Arg His Leu Asp Met Val
    690 695 700
    Gln Cys Val Leu Pro Ser Ser Ser His Ala Ala Cys Ser His Gly
    705 710 715
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    <211> LENGTH: 317
    <212> TYPE: PRT
    <213> ORGANISM: Homo sapiens
    <400> SEQUENCE: 60
    Leu Thr Val Val Leu Gln Gly Pro Ala Gly Ile Gly Lys Thr Met Ala
    1 5 10 15
    Ala Lys Lys Ile Leu Tyr Asp Trp Ala Ala Gly Lys Leu Tyr Gln Gly
    20 25 30
    Gln Val Asp Phe Ala Phe Phe Met Pro Cys Gly Glu Leu Leu Glu Arg
    35 40 45
    Pro Gly Thr Arg Ser Leu Ala Asp Leu Ile Leu Asp Gln Cys Pro Asp
    50 55 60
    Arg Gly Ala Pro Val Pro Gln Met Leu Ala Gln Pro Gln Arg Leu Leu
    65 70 75 80
    Phe Ile Leu Asp Gly Ala Asp Glu Leu Pro Ala Leu Gly Gly Pro Glu
    85 90 95
    Ala Ala Pro Cys Thr Asp Pro Phe Glu Ala Ala Ser Gly Ala Arg Val
    100 105 110
    Leu Gly Gly Leu Leu Ser Lys Ala Leu Leu Pro Thr Ala Leu Leu Leu
    115 120 125
    Val Thr Thr Arg Ala Ala Ala Pro Gly Arg Leu Gln Gly Arg Leu Cys
    130 135 140
    Ser Pro Gln Cys Ala Glu Val Arg Gly Phe Ser Asp Lys Asp Lys Lys
    145 150 155 160
    Lys Tyr Phe Tyr Lys Phe Phe Arg Asp Glu Arg Arg Ala Glu Arg Ala
    165 170 175
    Tyr Arg Phe Val Lys Glu Asn Glu Thr Leu Phe Ala Leu Cys Phe Val
    180 185 190
    Pro Phe Val Cys Trp Ile Val Cys Thr Val Leu Arg Gln Gln Leu Glu
    195 200 205
    Leu Gly Arg Asp Leu Ser Arg Thr Ser Lys Thr Thr Thr Ser Val Tyr
    210 215 220
    Leu Leu Phe Ile Thr Ser Val Leu Ser Ser Ala Pro Val Ala Asp Gly
    225 230 235 240
    Pro Arg Leu Gln Gly Asp Leu Arg Asn Leu Cys Arg Leu Ala Arg Glu
    245 250 255
    Gly Val Leu Gly Arg Arg Ala Gln Phe Ala Glu Lys Glu Leu Glu Gln
    260 265 270
    Leu Glu Leu Arg Gly Ser Lys Val Gln Thr Leu Phe Leu Ser Lys Lys
    275 280 285
    Glu Leu Pro Gly Val Leu Glu Thr Glu Val Thr Tyr Gln Phe Ile Asp
    290 295 300
    Gln Ser Phe Gln Glu Phe Leu Ala Ala Leu Ser Tyr Leu
    305 310 315
    <210> SEQ ID NO 61
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    <212> TYPE: PRT
    <213> ORGANISM: Homo sapiens
    <400> SEQUENCE: 61
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    1 5 10 15
    Leu Ile Ser Cys Arg Leu Val Ala Ala Gln Glu Lys Lys Lys Lys Ser
    20 25 30
    Leu Gly Lys Arg Leu Gln Ala Ser Leu Gly Gly Gly Ser Trp Leu Gly
    35 40 45
    Thr Gln Leu Ala Pro Glu Val Pro Phe Arg Pro Pro Cys Cys Asp Ile
    50 55 60
    Cys Pro Thr Pro Pro Pro Asp Pro Arg Leu Leu Gln Gly Lys Ala Phe
    65 70 75 80
    Ala Arg Val Pro Leu Asn Ile Ala Pro Ile Gln Pro Leu Pro Arg Gly
    85 90 95
    Leu Ala Ser Val Glu Arg Met Asn Val Thr Val Leu Ala Gly Ala Gly
    100 105 110
    Pro Gly Asp Pro Lys Thr His Ala Met Thr Asp Pro Leu Cys His Leu
    115 120 125
    Ser Ser Leu Thr Leu Ser His Cys Lys Leu Pro Asp Ala Val Cys Arg
    130 135 140
    Asp Leu Ser Glu Ala Leu Arg Ala Ala Pro Ala Leu Thr Glu Leu Gly
    145 150 155 160
    Leu Leu His Asn Arg Leu Ser Glu Ala Gly Leu Arg Met Leu Ser Glu
    165 170 175
    Gly Leu Ala Trp Pro Gln Cys Arg Val Gln Thr Val Arg Val Gln Leu
    180 185 190
    Pro Asp Pro Gln Arg Gly Leu Gln Tyr Leu Val Gly Met Leu Arg Gln
    195 200 205
    Ser Pro Ala Leu Thr Thr Leu Asp Leu Ser Gly Cys Gln Leu Pro Ala
    210 215 220
    Pro Met Val Thr Tyr Leu Cys Ala Val Leu Gln His Gln Gly Cys Gly
    225 230 235 240
    Leu Gln Thr Leu Ser Leu Ala Ser Val Glu Leu Ser Glu Gln Ser Leu
    245 250 255
    Gln Glu Leu Gln Ala Val Lys Arg Ala Lys Pro Asp Leu Val Ile Thr
    260 265 270
    His Pro Ala Leu Asp Gly His Pro Gln Pro Pro Lys Glu Leu Ile Ser
    275 280 285
    Thr Phe
    290
    <210> SEQ ID NO 62
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    <213> ORGANISM: Homo sapiens
    <400> SEQUENCE: 62
    Ile Cys Leu His Gly Val Gly Trp His Trp Lys Asp Asn Ser Arg Gln
    1 5 10 15
    Lys Lys Val Leu Asp Trp Ala Thr Gly Thr Leu Tyr Pro Gly Arg Phe
    20 25 30
    Asp Tyr Val Phe Tyr Val Ser Cys Lys Glu Val Val Leu Leu Leu Glu
    35 40 45
    Ser Lys Leu Glu Gln Leu Leu Phe Trp Cys Cys Gly Asp Asn Gln Ala
    50 55 60
    Pro Val Thr Glu Ile Leu Arg Gln Pro Glu Arg Leu Leu Phe Ile Leu
    65 70 75 80
    Asp Gly Phe Asp Glu Leu Gln Arg Pro Phe Glu Glu Lys Leu Lys Lys
    85 90 95
    Arg Gly Leu Ser Pro Lys Glu Ser Leu Leu His Leu Leu Ile Arg Arg
    100 105 110
    His Thr Leu Pro Thr Cys Ser Leu Leu Ile Thr Thr Arg Pro Leu Ala
    115 120 125
    Leu Arg Asn Leu Glu Pro Leu Leu Lys Gln Ala Arg His Val His Ile
    130 135 140
    Leu Gly Phe Ser Glu Glu Glu Arg Ala Arg Tyr Phe Ser Ser Tyr Phe
    145 150 155 160
    Thr Asp Glu Lys Gln Ala Asp Arg Ala Phe Asp Ile Val Gln Lys Asn
    165 170 175
    Asp Ile Leu Tyr Lys
    180
    <210> SEQ ID NO 63
    <211> LENGTH: 190
    <212> TYPE: PRT
    <213> ORGANISM: Homo sapiens
    <400> SEQUENCE: 63
    Pro Arg Thr Val Val Met Gln Gly Ala Ala Gly Ile Gly Lys Ser Met
    1 5 10 15
    Leu Ala His Lys Val Met Leu Asp Trp Ala Asp Gly Lys Leu Phe Gln
    20 25 30
    Gly Arg Phe Asp Tyr Leu Phe Tyr Ile Asn Cys Arg Glu Met Asn Gln
    35 40 45
    Ser Ala Thr Glu Cys Ser Met Gln Asp Leu Ile Phe Ser Cys Trp Pro
    50 55 60
    Glu Pro Ser Ala Pro Leu Gln Glu Leu Ile Arg Val Pro Glu Arg Leu
    65 70 75 80
    Leu Phe Ile Ile Asp Gly Phe Asp Glu Leu Lys Pro Ser Phe His Asp
    85 90 95
    Pro Gln Gly Pro Trp Cys Leu Cys Trp Glu Glu Lys Arg Pro Thr Glu
    100 105 110
    Leu Leu Leu Asn Ser Leu Ile Arg Lys Lys Leu Leu Pro Glu Leu Ser
    115 120 125
    Leu Leu Ile Thr Thr Arg Pro Thr Ala Leu Glu Lys Leu His Arg Leu
    130 135 140
    Leu Glu His Pro Arg His Val Glu Ile Leu Gly Phe Ser Glu Ala Glu
    145 150 155 160
    Arg Lys Glu Tyr Phe Tyr Lys Tyr Phe His Asn Ala Glu Gln Ala Gly
    165 170 175
    Gln Val Phe Asn Tyr Val Arg Asp Asn Glu Pro Leu Phe Thr
    180 185 190
    <210> SEQ ID NO 64
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    <212> TYPE: PRT
    <213> ORGANISM: Homo sapiens
    <400> SEQUENCE: 64
    Pro Asn Gln Arg Gly Leu Cys Ser Leu Ala Ala Asp Gly Leu Trp Asn
    1 5 10 15
    Gln Lys Ile Leu Phe Glu Glu Gln Asp Leu Arg Lys His Gly Leu Asp
    20 25 30
    Gly Glu Asp Val Ser Ala Phe Leu Asn Met Asn Ile Phe Gln Lys Asp
    35 40 45
    Ile Asn Cys Glu Arg Tyr Tyr Ser Phe Ile His Leu Ser Phe Gln Glu
    50 55 60
    Phe Phe Ala Ala Met Tyr Tyr Ile Leu Asp Glu Gly Glu Gly Gly Ala
    65 70 75 80
    Gly Pro Asp Gln Asp Val Thr Arg Leu Leu Thr Glu Tyr Ala Phe Ser
    85 90 95
    Glu Arg Ser Phe Leu Ala Leu Thr Ser Arg Phe Leu Phe Gly Leu Leu
    100 105 110
    Asn Glu Glu Thr Arg Ser His Leu Glu Lys Ser Leu Cys Trp Lys Val
    115 120 125
    Ser Pro His Ile Lys Met Asp Leu Leu Gln Trp Ile Gln Ser Lys Ala
    130 135 140
    Gln Ser Asp Gly Ser Thr Leu Gln Gln Gly Ser Leu Glu Phe Phe Ser
    145 150 155 160
    Cys Leu Tyr Glu Ile Gln Glu Glu Glu Phe Ile Gln Gln Ala Leu Ser
    165 170 175
    His Phe Gln Val Ile Val Val Ser Asn Ile Ala Ser Lys Met Glu His
    180 185 190
    Met Val Ser Ser Phe Cys Leu Lys Arg Cys Arg Ser Ala Gln Val Leu
    195 200 205
    His Leu Tyr Gly Ala Thr Tyr Ser Ala Asp Gly Glu Asp Arg Ala Arg
    210 215 220
    Cys Ser Ala Gly Ala His Thr Leu Leu Val Gln Leu Arg Pro Glu Arg
    225 230 235 240
    Thr Val Leu Leu Asp Ala Tyr Ser Glu His Leu Ala Ala Ala Leu Cys
    245 250 255
    Thr Asn Pro Asn Leu Ile Glu Leu Ser Leu Tyr Arg Asn Ala Leu Gly
    260 265 270
    Ser Arg Gly Val Lys Leu Leu Cys Gln Gly Leu Arg His Pro Asn Cys
    275 280 285
    Lys Leu Gln Asn Leu Arg Leu Lys Arg Cys Arg Ile Ser Ser Ser Ala
    290 295 300
    Cys Glu Asp Leu Ser Ala Ala Leu Ile Ala Asn Lys Asn Leu Thr Arg
    305 310 315 320
    Met Asp Leu Ser Gly Asn Gly Val Gly Phe Pro Gly Met Met Leu Leu
    325 330 335
    Cys Glu Gly Leu Arg His Pro Gln Cys Arg Leu Gln Met Ile Gln Leu
    340 345 350
    Arg Lys Cys Gln Leu Glu Ser Gly Ala Cys Gln Glu Met Ala Ser Val
    355 360 365
    Leu Gly Thr Asn Pro His Leu Val Glu Leu Asp Leu Thr Gly Asn Ala
    370 375 380
    Leu Glu Asp Leu Gly Leu Arg Leu Leu Cys Gln Gly Leu Arg His Pro
    385 390 395 400
    Val Cys Arg Leu Arg Thr Leu Trp Leu Lys Ile Cys Arg Leu Thr Ala
    405 410 415
    Ala Ala Cys Asp Glu Leu Ala Ser Thr Leu Ser Val Asn Gln Ser Leu
    420 425 430
    Arg Glu Leu Asp Leu Ser Leu Asn Glu Leu Gly Asp Leu Gly Val Leu
    435 440 445
    Leu Leu Cys Glu Gly Leu Arg His Pro Thr Cys Lys Leu Gln Thr Leu
    450 455 460
    Arg Leu Gly Ile Cys Arg Leu Gly Ser Ala Ala Cys Glu Gly Leu Ser
    465 470 475 480
    Val Val Leu Gln Ala Asn His Asn Leu Arg Glu Leu Asp Leu Ser Phe
    485 490 495
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    500 505 510
    His Pro Ala Cys Arg Leu Gln Lys Leu Trp Leu Asp Ser Cys Gly Leu
    515 520 525
    Thr Ala Lys Ala Cys Glu Asn Leu Tyr Phe Thr Leu Gly Ile Asn Gln
    530 535 540
    Thr Leu Thr Asp Leu Tyr Leu Thr Asn Asn Ala Leu Gly Asp Thr Gly
    545 550 555 560
    Val Arg Leu Leu Cys Lys Arg Leu Ser His Pro Gly Cys Lys Leu Arg
    565 570 575
    Val Leu Trp Leu Phe Gly Met Asp Leu Asn Lys Met Thr His Ser Arg
    580 585 590
    Leu Ala Ala Leu Arg Val Thr Lys Pro Tyr Leu
    595 600
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    Met Asp Gln Pro Glu Ala Pro Cys Ser Ser Thr Gly Pro Arg Leu Ala
    1 5 10 15
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    20 25 30
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    35 40 45
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    50 55 60
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    85 90 95
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    100 105 110
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    115 120 125
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    145 150 155 160
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    165 170 175
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    180 185 190
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    210 215 220
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    Tyr Gln Gly Gln Val Asp Phe Ala Phe Phe Met Pro Cys Gly Glu Leu
    225 230 235 240
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    Leu Glu Arg Pro Gly Thr Arg Ser Leu Ala Asp Leu Ile Leu Asp Gln
    245 250 255
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    260 265 270
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    275 280 285
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    Gly Pro Glu Ala Ala Pro Cys Thr Asp Pro Phe Glu Ala Ala Ser Gly
    290 295 300
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    Ala Arg Val Leu Gly Gly Leu Leu Ser Lys Ala Leu Leu Pro Thr Ala
    305 310 315 320
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    325 330 335
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    Arg Leu Cys Ser Pro Gln Cys Ala Glu Val Arg Gly Phe Ser Asp Lys
    340 345 350
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    355 360 365
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    Glu Arg Ala Tyr Arg Phe Val Lys Glu Asn Glu Thr Leu Phe Ala Leu
    370 375 380
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    Cys Phe Val Pro Phe Val Cys Trp Ile Val Cys Thr Val Leu Arg Gln
    385 390 395 400
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    Gln Leu Glu Leu Gly Arg Asp Leu Ser Arg Thr Ser Lys Thr Thr Thr
    405 410 415
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    Ser Val Tyr Leu Leu Phe Ile Thr Ser Val Leu Ser Ser Ala Pro Val
    420 425 430
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    Ala Asp Gly Pro Arg Leu Gln Gly Asp Leu Arg Asn Leu Cys Arg Leu
    435 440 445
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    Ala Arg Glu Gly Val Leu Gly Arg Arg Ala Gln Phe Ala Glu Lys Glu
    450 455 460
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    Leu Glu Gln Leu Glu Leu Arg Gly Ser Lys Val Gln Thr Leu Phe Leu
    465 470 475 480
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    Ser Lys Lys Glu Leu Pro Gly Val Leu Glu Thr Glu Val Thr Tyr Gln
    485 490 495
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    Phe Ile Asp Gln Ser Phe Gln Glu Phe Leu Ala Ala Leu Ser Tyr Leu
    500 505 510
    ctg gag gac ggc ggg gtg ccc agg acc gcg gct ggc ggc gtt ggg aca 1584
    Leu Glu Asp Gly Gly Val Pro Arg Thr Ala Ala Gly Gly Val Gly Thr
    515 520 525
    ctc ctg cgt ggg gac gcc cag ccg cac agc cac ttg gtg ctc acc acg 1632
    Leu Leu Arg Gly Asp Ala Gln Pro His Ser His Leu Val Leu Thr Thr
    530 535 540
    cgc ttc ctc ttc gga ctg ctg agc gcg gag cgg atg cgc gac atc gag 1680
    Arg Phe Leu Phe Gly Leu Leu Ser Ala Glu Arg Met Arg Asp Ile Glu
    545 550 555 560
    cgc cac ttc ggc tgc atg gtt tca gag cgt gtg aag cag gag gcc ctg 1728
    Arg His Phe Gly Cys Met Val Ser Glu Arg Val Lys Gln Glu Ala Leu
    565 570 575
    cgg tgg gtg cag gga cag gga cag ggc tgc ccc gga gtg gca cca gag 1776
    Arg Trp Val Gln Gly Gln Gly Gln Gly Cys Pro Gly Val Ala Pro Glu
    580 585 590
    gtg acc gag ggg gcc aaa ggg ctc gag gac acc gaa gag cca gag gag 1824
    Val Thr Glu Gly Ala Lys Gly Leu Glu Asp Thr Glu Glu Pro Glu Glu
    595 600 605
    gag gag gag gga gag gag ccc aac tac cca ctg gag ttg ctg tac tgc 1872
    Glu Glu Glu Gly Glu Glu Pro Asn Tyr Pro Leu Glu Leu Leu Tyr Cys
    610 615 620
    ctg tac gag acg cag gag gac gcg ttt gtg cgc caa gcc ctg tgc cgg 1920
    Leu Tyr Glu Thr Gln Glu Asp Ala Phe Val Arg Gln Ala Leu Cys Arg
    625 630 635 640
    ttc ccg gag ctg gcg ctg cag cga gtg cgc ttc tgc cgc atg gac gtg 1968
    Phe Pro Glu Leu Ala Leu Gln Arg Val Arg Phe Cys Arg Met Asp Val
    645 650 655
    gct gtt ctg agc tac tgc gtg agg tgc tgc cct gct gga cag gca ctg 2016
    Ala Val Leu Ser Tyr Cys Val Arg Cys Cys Pro Ala Gly Gln Ala Leu
    660 665 670
    cgg ctg atc agc tgc aga ttg gtt gct gcg cag gag aag aag aag aag 2064
    Arg Leu Ile Ser Cys Arg Leu Val Ala Ala Gln Glu Lys Lys Lys Lys
    675 680 685
    agc ctg ggg aag cgg ctc cag gcc agc ctg ggt ggc ggc agc tgg ctg 2112
    Ser Leu Gly Lys Arg Leu Gln Ala Ser Leu Gly Gly Gly Ser Trp Leu
    690 695 700
    ggg acc caa ctg gct cca gaa gta ccc ttt cga cca ccc tgc tgt gac 2160
    Gly Thr Gln Leu Ala Pro Glu Val Pro Phe Arg Pro Pro Cys Cys Asp
    705 710 715 720
    atc tgc ccc aca cct cca cca gac cct cgg ctc ctc cag ggc aag gct 2208
    Ile Cys Pro Thr Pro Pro Pro Asp Pro Arg Leu Leu Gln Gly Lys Ala
    725 730 735
    ttt gcc aga gtt cct ttg aat ata gct cca att cag ccc ctg ccc agg 2256
    Phe Ala Arg Val Pro Leu Asn Ile Ala Pro Ile Gln Pro Leu Pro Arg
    740 745 750
    ggc ttg gca tct gtt gag agg atg aat gtc acg gtg ttg gca ggg gct 2304
    Gly Leu Ala Ser Val Glu Arg Met Asn Val Thr Val Leu Ala Gly Ala
    755 760 765
    ggg cct ggg gac cca aag acc cat gca atg act gac cca ctg tgc cat 2352
    Gly Pro Gly Asp Pro Lys Thr His Ala Met Thr Asp Pro Leu Cys His
    770 775 780
    ctg agc agc ctc acg ctg tcc cac tgc aaa ctc cct gac gcg gtc tgc 2400
    Leu Ser Ser Leu Thr Leu Ser His Cys Lys Leu Pro Asp Ala Val Cys
    785 790 795 800
    cga gac ctt tct gag gcc ctg agg gca gcc ccc gca ctg acg gag ctg 2448
    Arg Asp Leu Ser Glu Ala Leu Arg Ala Ala Pro Ala Leu Thr Glu Leu
    805 810 815
    ggc ctc ctc cac aac agg ctc agt gag gca gga ctg cgt atg ctg agt 2496
    Gly Leu Leu His Asn Arg Leu Ser Glu Ala Gly Leu Arg Met Leu Ser
    820 825 830
    gag ggc cta gcc tgg ccg cag tgc agg gtg cag acg gtc agg gta cag 2544
    Glu Gly Leu Ala Trp Pro Gln Cys Arg Val Gln Thr Val Arg Val Gln
    835 840 845
    ctg cct gac ccc cag cga ggg ctc cag tac ctg gtg ggt atg ctt cgg 2592
    Leu Pro Asp Pro Gln Arg Gly Leu Gln Tyr Leu Val Gly Met Leu Arg
    850 855 860
    cag agc cct gcc ctg acc acc ctg gat ctc agc ggc tgc caa ctg ccc 2640
    Gln Ser Pro Ala Leu Thr Thr Leu Asp Leu Ser Gly Cys Gln Leu Pro
    865 870 875 880
    gcc ccc atg gtg acc tac ctg tgt gca gtc ctg cag cac cag gga tgc 2688
    Ala Pro Met Val Thr Tyr Leu Cys Ala Val Leu Gln His Gln Gly Cys
    885 890 895
    ggc ctg cag acc ctc agc ct 2708
    Gly Leu Gln Thr Leu Ser
    900
    <210> SEQ ID NO 66
    <211> LENGTH: 902
    <212> TYPE: PRT
    <213> ORGANISM: Homo sapiens
    <400> SEQUENCE: 66
    Met Asp Gln Pro Glu Ala Pro Cys Ser Ser Thr Gly Pro Arg Leu Ala
    1 5 10 15
    Val Ala Arg Glu Leu Leu Leu Ala Ala Leu Glu Glu Leu Ser Gln Glu
    20 25 30
    Gln Leu Lys Arg Phe Arg His Lys Leu Arg Asp Val Gly Pro Asp Gly
    35 40 45
    Arg Ser Ile Pro Trp Gly Arg Leu Glu Arg Ala Asp Ala Val Asp Leu
    50 55 60
    Ala Glu Gln Leu Ala Gln Phe Tyr Gly Pro Glu Pro Ala Leu Glu Val
    65 70 75 80
    Ala Arg Lys Thr Leu Lys Arg Ala Asp Ala Arg Asp Val Ala Ala Gln
    85 90 95
    Leu Gln Glu Arg Arg Leu Gln Arg Leu Gly Leu Gly Ser Gly Thr Leu
    100 105 110
    Leu Ser Val Ser Glu Tyr Lys Lys Lys Tyr Arg Glu His Val Leu Gln
    115 120 125
    Leu His Ala Arg Val Lys Glu Arg Asn Ala Arg Ser Val Lys Ile Thr
    130 135 140
    Lys Arg Phe Thr Lys Leu Leu Ile Ala Pro Glu Ser Ala Ala Pro Glu
    145 150 155 160
    Glu Ala Leu Gly Pro Ala Glu Glu Pro Glu Pro Gly Arg Ala Arg Arg
    165 170 175
    Ser Asp Thr His Thr Phe Asn Arg Leu Phe Arg Arg Asp Glu Glu Gly
    180 185 190
    Arg Arg Pro Leu Thr Val Val Leu Gln Gly Pro Ala Gly Ile Gly Lys
    195 200 205
    Thr Met Ala Ala Lys Lys Ile Leu Tyr Asp Trp Ala Ala Gly Lys Leu
    210 215 220
    Tyr Gln Gly Gln Val Asp Phe Ala Phe Phe Met Pro Cys Gly Glu Leu
    225 230 235 240
    Leu Glu Arg Pro Gly Thr Arg Ser Leu Ala Asp Leu Ile Leu Asp Gln
    245 250 255
    Cys Pro Asp Arg Gly Ala Pro Val Pro Gln Met Leu Ala Gln Pro Gln
    260 265 270
    Arg Leu Leu Phe Ile Leu Asp Gly Ala Asp Glu Leu Pro Ala Leu Gly
    275 280 285
    Gly Pro Glu Ala Ala Pro Cys Thr Asp Pro Phe Glu Ala Ala Ser Gly
    290 295 300
    Ala Arg Val Leu Gly Gly Leu Leu Ser Lys Ala Leu Leu Pro Thr Ala
    305 310 315 320
    Leu Leu Leu Val Thr Thr Arg Ala Ala Ala Pro Gly Arg Leu Gln Gly
    325 330 335
    Arg Leu Cys Ser Pro Gln Cys Ala Glu Val Arg Gly Phe Ser Asp Lys
    340 345 350
    Asp Lys Lys Lys Tyr Phe Tyr Lys Phe Phe Arg Asp Glu Arg Arg Ala
    355 360 365
    Glu Arg Ala Tyr Arg Phe Val Lys Glu Asn Glu Thr Leu Phe Ala Leu
    370 375 380
    Cys Phe Val Pro Phe Val Cys Trp Ile Val Cys Thr Val Leu Arg Gln
    385 390 395 400
    Gln Leu Glu Leu Gly Arg Asp Leu Ser Arg Thr Ser Lys Thr Thr Thr
    405 410 415
    Ser Val Tyr Leu Leu Phe Ile Thr Ser Val Leu Ser Ser Ala Pro Val
    420 425 430
    Ala Asp Gly Pro Arg Leu Gln Gly Asp Leu Arg Asn Leu Cys Arg Leu
    435 440 445
    Ala Arg Glu Gly Val Leu Gly Arg Arg Ala Gln Phe Ala Glu Lys Glu
    450 455 460
    Leu Glu Gln Leu Glu Leu Arg Gly Ser Lys Val Gln Thr Leu Phe Leu
    465 470 475 480
    Ser Lys Lys Glu Leu Pro Gly Val Leu Glu Thr Glu Val Thr Tyr Gln
    485 490 495
    Phe Ile Asp Gln Ser Phe Gln Glu Phe Leu Ala Ala Leu Ser Tyr Leu
    500 505 510
    Leu Glu Asp Gly Gly Val Pro Arg Thr Ala Ala Gly Gly Val Gly Thr
    515 520 525
    Leu Leu Arg Gly Asp Ala Gln Pro His Ser His Leu Val Leu Thr Thr
    530 535 540
    Arg Phe Leu Phe Gly Leu Leu Ser Ala Glu Arg Met Arg Asp Ile Glu
    545 550 555 560
    Arg His Phe Gly Cys Met Val Ser Glu Arg Val Lys Gln Glu Ala Leu
    565 570 575
    Arg Trp Val Gln Gly Gln Gly Gln Gly Cys Pro Gly Val Ala Pro Glu
    580 585 590
    Val Thr Glu Gly Ala Lys Gly Leu Glu Asp Thr Glu Glu Pro Glu Glu
    595 600 605
    Glu Glu Glu Gly Glu Glu Pro Asn Tyr Pro Leu Glu Leu Leu Tyr Cys
    610 615 620
    Leu Tyr Glu Thr Gln Glu Asp Ala Phe Val Arg Gln Ala Leu Cys Arg
    625 630 635 640
    Phe Pro Glu Leu Ala Leu Gln Arg Val Arg Phe Cys Arg Met Asp Val
    645 650 655
    Ala Val Leu Ser Tyr Cys Val Arg Cys Cys Pro Ala Gly Gln Ala Leu
    660 665 670
    Arg Leu Ile Ser Cys Arg Leu Val Ala Ala Gln Glu Lys Lys Lys Lys
    675 680 685
    Ser Leu Gly Lys Arg Leu Gln Ala Ser Leu Gly Gly Gly Ser Trp Leu
    690 695 700
    Gly Thr Gln Leu Ala Pro Glu Val Pro Phe Arg Pro Pro Cys Cys Asp
    705 710 715 720
    Ile Cys Pro Thr Pro Pro Pro Asp Pro Arg Leu Leu Gln Gly Lys Ala
    725 730 735
    Phe Ala Arg Val Pro Leu Asn Ile Ala Pro Ile Gln Pro Leu Pro Arg
    740 745 750
    Gly Leu Ala Ser Val Glu Arg Met Asn Val Thr Val Leu Ala Gly Ala
    755 760 765
    Gly Pro Gly Asp Pro Lys Thr His Ala Met Thr Asp Pro Leu Cys His
    770 775 780
    Leu Ser Ser Leu Thr Leu Ser His Cys Lys Leu Pro Asp Ala Val Cys
    785 790 795 800
    Arg Asp Leu Ser Glu Ala Leu Arg Ala Ala Pro Ala Leu Thr Glu Leu
    805 810 815
    Gly Leu Leu His Asn Arg Leu Ser Glu Ala Gly Leu Arg Met Leu Ser
    820 825 830
    Glu Gly Leu Ala Trp Pro Gln Cys Arg Val Gln Thr Val Arg Val Gln
    835 840 845
    Leu Pro Asp Pro Gln Arg Gly Leu Gln Tyr Leu Val Gly Met Leu Arg
    850 855 860
    Gln Ser Pro Ala Leu Thr Thr Leu Asp Leu Ser Gly Cys Gln Leu Pro
    865 870 875 880
    Ala Pro Met Val Thr Tyr Leu Cys Ala Val Leu Gln His Gln Gly Cys
    885 890 895
    Gly Leu Gln Thr Leu Ser
    900
    <210> SEQ ID NO 67
    <211> LENGTH: 3218
    <212> TYPE: DNA
    <213> ORGANISM: Homo sapiens
    <220> FEATURE:
    <221> NAME/KEY: CDS
    <222> LOCATION: (118)...(3200)
    <400> SEQUENCE: 67
    ctctccgccc gctgcctgtg aatgatgcaa tggaaggtgt gctggggtcg ccctgtgtcc 60
    cgtgcatagg agcatctcag cctccaggtc ctctcctttg gggctcacgg caccccc atg 120
    Met
    1
    cta cga acc gca ggc agg gac ggc ctc tgt cgc ctg tcc acc tac ttg 168
    Leu Arg Thr Ala Gly Arg Asp Gly Leu Cys Arg Leu Ser Thr Tyr Leu
    5 10 15
    gaa gaa ctc gag gct gtg gaa ctg aag aag ttc aag tta tac ctg ggg 216
    Glu Glu Leu Glu Ala Val Glu Leu Lys Lys Phe Lys Leu Tyr Leu Gly
    20 25 30
    acc gcg aca gag ctg gga gaa ggc aag atc ccc tgg gga agc atg gag 264
    Thr Ala Thr Glu Leu Gly Glu Gly Lys Ile Pro Trp Gly Ser Met Glu
    35 40 45
    aag gcc ggt ccc ctg gaa atg gcc cag ctg ctc atc acc cac ttc ggg 312
    Lys Ala Gly Pro Leu Glu Met Ala Gln Leu Leu Ile Thr His Phe Gly
    50 55 60 65
    cca gag gag gcc tgg agg ttg gct ctc agc acc ttt gag cgg ata aac 360
    Pro Glu Glu Ala Trp Arg Leu Ala Leu Ser Thr Phe Glu Arg Ile Asn
    70 75 80
    agg aag gac ctg tgg gag aga gga cag aga gag gac ctg gtg agg gat 408
    Arg Lys Asp Leu Trp Glu Arg Gly Gln Arg Glu Asp Leu Val Arg Asp
    85 90 95
    acc cca cct ggt ggc ccg tcc tca ctt ggg aac cag tca aca tgc ctt 456
    Thr Pro Pro Gly Gly Pro Ser Ser Leu Gly Asn Gln Ser Thr Cys Leu
    100 105 110
    ctg gaa gtc tct ctt gtc act cca aga aaa gat ccc cag gaa acc tac 504
    Leu Glu Val Ser Leu Val Thr Pro Arg Lys Asp Pro Gln Glu Thr Tyr
    115 120 125
    agg gac tat gtc cgc agg aaa ttc cgg ctc atg gaa gac cgc aat gcg 552
    Arg Asp Tyr Val Arg Arg Lys Phe Arg Leu Met Glu Asp Arg Asn Ala
    130 135 140 145
    cgc cta ggg gaa tgt gtc aac ctc agc cac cgg tac acc cgg ctc ctg 600
    Arg Leu Gly Glu Cys Val Asn Leu Ser His Arg Tyr Thr Arg Leu Leu
    150 155 160
    ctg gtg aag gag cac tca aac ccc atg cag gtc cag cag cag ctt ctg 648
    Leu Val Lys Glu His Ser Asn Pro Met Gln Val Gln Gln Gln Leu Leu
    165 170 175
    gac aca ggc cgg gga cac gcg agg acc gtg gga cac cag gct agc ccc 696
    Asp Thr Gly Arg Gly His Ala Arg Thr Val Gly His Gln Ala Ser Pro
    180 185 190
    atc aag ata gag acc ctc ttt gag cca gac gag gag cgc ccc gag cca 744
    Ile Lys Ile Glu Thr Leu Phe Glu Pro Asp Glu Glu Arg Pro Glu Pro
    195 200 205
    ccg cgc acc gtg gtc atg caa ggc gcg gca ggg ata ggc aag tcc atg 792
    Pro Arg Thr Val Val Met Gln Gly Ala Ala Gly Ile Gly Lys Ser Met
    210 215 220 225
    ctg gca cac aag gtg atg ctg gac tgg gcg gac ggg aag ctc ttc caa 840
    Leu Ala His Lys Val Met Leu Asp Trp Ala Asp Gly Lys Leu Phe Gln
    230 235 240
    ggc aga ttt gat tat ctc ttc tac atc aac tgc agg gag atg aac cag 888
    Gly Arg Phe Asp Tyr Leu Phe Tyr Ile Asn Cys Arg Glu Met Asn Gln
    245 250 255
    agt gcc acg gaa tgc agc atg caa gac ctc atc ttc agc tgc tgg cct 936
    Ser Ala Thr Glu Cys Ser Met Gln Asp Leu Ile Phe Ser Cys Trp Pro
    260 265 270
    gag ccc agc gcg cct ctc cag gag ctc atc cga gtt ccc gag cgc ctc 984
    Glu Pro Ser Ala Pro Leu Gln Glu Leu Ile Arg Val Pro Glu Arg Leu
    275 280 285
    ctt ttc atc atc gac ggc ttc gat gag ctc aag cct tct ttc cac gat 1032
    Leu Phe Ile Ile Asp Gly Phe Asp Glu Leu Lys Pro Ser Phe His Asp
    290 295 300 305
    cct cag gga ccc tgg tgc ctc tgc tgg gag gag aaa cgg ccc acg gag 1080
    Pro Gln Gly Pro Trp Cys Leu Cys Trp Glu Glu Lys Arg Pro Thr Glu
    310 315 320
    ctg ctt ctt aac agc tta att cgg aag aag ctg ctc cct gag cta tct 1128
    Leu Leu Leu Asn Ser Leu Ile Arg Lys Lys Leu Leu Pro Glu Leu Ser
    325 330 335
    ttg ctc atc acc aca cgg ccc acg gct ttg gag aag ctc cac cgt ctg 1176
    Leu Leu Ile Thr Thr Arg Pro Thr Ala Leu Glu Lys Leu His Arg Leu
    340 345 350
    ctg gag cac ccc agg cat gtg gag atc ctg ggc ttc tct gag gca gaa 1224
    Leu Glu His Pro Arg His Val Glu Ile Leu Gly Phe Ser Glu Ala Glu
    355 360 365
    agg aag gaa tac ttc tac aag tat ttc cac aat gca gag cag gcg ggc 1272
    Arg Lys Glu Tyr Phe Tyr Lys Tyr Phe His Asn Ala Glu Gln Ala Gly
    370 375 380 385
    caa gtc ttc aat tac gtg agg gac aac gag cct ctc ttc acc atg tgc 1320
    Gln Val Phe Asn Tyr Val Arg Asp Asn Glu Pro Leu Phe Thr Met Cys
    390 395 400
    ttc gtc ccc ctg gtg tgc tgg gtg gtg tgt acc tgc ctc cag cag cag 1368
    Phe Val Pro Leu Val Cys Trp Val Val Cys Thr Cys Leu Gln Gln Gln
    405 410 415
    ctg gag ggt ggg ggg ctg ttg aga cag acg tcc agg acc acc act gca 1416
    Leu Glu Gly Gly Gly Leu Leu Arg Gln Thr Ser Arg Thr Thr Thr Ala
    420 425 430
    gtg tac atg ctc tac ctg ctg agt ctg atg caa ccc aag ccg ggg gcc 1464
    Val Tyr Met Leu Tyr Leu Leu Ser Leu Met Gln Pro Lys Pro Gly Ala
    435 440 445
    ccg cgc ctc cag ccc cca ccc aac cag aga ggg ttg tgc tcc ttg gcg 1512
    Pro Arg Leu Gln Pro Pro Pro Asn Gln Arg Gly Leu Cys Ser Leu Ala
    450 455 460 465
    gca gat ggg ctc tgg aat cag aaa atc cta ttt gag gag cag gac ctc 1560
    Ala Asp Gly Leu Trp Asn Gln Lys Ile Leu Phe Glu Glu Gln Asp Leu
    470 475 480
    cgg aag cac ggc cta gac ggg gaa gac gtc tct gcc ttc ctc aac atg 1608
    Arg Lys His Gly Leu Asp Gly Glu Asp Val Ser Ala Phe Leu Asn Met
    485 490 495
    aac atc ttc cag aag gac atc aac tgt gag agg tac tac agc ttc atc 1656
    Asn Ile Phe Gln Lys Asp Ile Asn Cys Glu Arg Tyr Tyr Ser Phe Ile
    500 505 510
    cac ttg agt ttc cag gaa ttc ttt gca gct atg tac tat atc ctg gac 1704
    His Leu Ser Phe Gln Glu Phe Phe Ala Ala Met Tyr Tyr Ile Leu Asp
    515 520 525
    gag ggg gag ggc ggg gca ggc cca gac cag gac gtg acc agg ctg ttg 1752
    Glu Gly Glu Gly Gly Ala Gly Pro Asp Gln Asp Val Thr Arg Leu Leu
    530 535 540 545
    acc gag tac gcg ttt tct gaa agg agc ttc ctg gca ctc acc agc cgc 1800
    Thr Glu Tyr Ala Phe Ser Glu Arg Ser Phe Leu Ala Leu Thr Ser Arg
    550 555 560
    ttc ctg ttt gga ctc ctg aac gag gag acc agg agc cac ctg gag aag 1848
    Phe Leu Phe Gly Leu Leu Asn Glu Glu Thr Arg Ser His Leu Glu Lys
    565 570 575
    agt ctc tgc tgg aag gtc tcg ccg cac atc aag atg gac ctg ttg cag 1896
    Ser Leu Cys Trp Lys Val Ser Pro His Ile Lys Met Asp Leu Leu Gln
    580 585 590
    tgg atc caa agc aaa gct cag agc gac ggc tcc acc ctg cag cag ggc 1944
    Trp Ile Gln Ser Lys Ala Gln Ser Asp Gly Ser Thr Leu Gln Gln Gly
    595 600 605
    tcc ttg gag ttc ttc agc tgc ttg tac gag atc cag gag gag gag ttt 1992
    Ser Leu Glu Phe Phe Ser Cys Leu Tyr Glu Ile Gln Glu Glu Glu Phe
    610 615 620 625
    atc cag cag gcc ctg agc cac ttc cag gtg atc gtg gtc agc aac att 2040
    Ile Gln Gln Ala Leu Ser His Phe Gln Val Ile Val Val Ser Asn Ile
    630 635 640
    gcc tcc aag atg gag cac atg gtc tcc tcg ttc tgt ctg aag cgc tgc 2088
    Ala Ser Lys Met Glu His Met Val Ser Ser Phe Cys Leu Lys Arg Cys
    645 650 655
    agg agc gcc cag gtg ctg cac ttg tat ggc gcc acc tac agc gcg gac 2136
    Arg Ser Ala Gln Val Leu His Leu Tyr Gly Ala Thr Tyr Ser Ala Asp
    660 665 670
    ggg gaa gac cgc gcg agg tgc tcc gca gga gcg cac acg ctg ttg gtg 2184
    Gly Glu Asp Arg Ala Arg Cys Ser Ala Gly Ala His Thr Leu Leu Val
    675 680 685
    cag ctc aga cca gag agg acc gtt ctg ctg gac gcc tac agt gaa cat 2232
    Gln Leu Arg Pro Glu Arg Thr Val Leu Leu Asp Ala Tyr Ser Glu His
    690 695 700 705
    ctg gca gcg gcc ctg tgc acc aat cca aac ctg ata gag ctg tct ctg 2280
    Leu Ala Ala Ala Leu Cys Thr Asn Pro Asn Leu Ile Glu Leu Ser Leu
    710 715 720
    tac cga aat gcc ctg ggc agc cgg ggg gtg aag ctg ctc tgt caa gga 2328
    Tyr Arg Asn Ala Leu Gly Ser Arg Gly Val Lys Leu Leu Cys Gln Gly
    725 730 735
    ctc aga cac ccc aac tgc aaa ctt cag aac ctg agg ctg aag agg tgc 2376
    Leu Arg His Pro Asn Cys Lys Leu Gln Asn Leu Arg Leu Lys Arg Cys
    740 745 750
    cgc atc tcc agc tca gcc tgc gag gac ctc tct gca gct ctc ata gcc 2424
    Arg Ile Ser Ser Ser Ala Cys Glu Asp Leu Ser Ala Ala Leu Ile Ala
    755 760 765
    aat aag aat ttg aca agg atg gat ctc agt ggc aac ggc gtt gga ttc 2472
    Asn Lys Asn Leu Thr Arg Met Asp Leu Ser Gly Asn Gly Val Gly Phe
    770 775 780 785
    cca ggc atg atg ctg ctt tgc gag ggc ctg cgg cat ccc cag tgc agg 2520
    Pro Gly Met Met Leu Leu Cys Glu Gly Leu Arg His Pro Gln Cys Arg
    790 795 800
    ctg cag atg att cag ttg agg aag tgt cag ctg gag tcc ggg gct tgt 2568
    Leu Gln Met Ile Gln Leu Arg Lys Cys Gln Leu Glu Ser Gly Ala Cys
    805 810 815
    cag gag atg gct tct gtg ctc ggc acc aac cca cat ctg gtt gag ttg 2616
    Gln Glu Met Ala Ser Val Leu Gly Thr Asn Pro His Leu Val Glu Leu
    820 825 830
    gac ctg aca gga aat gca ctg gag gat ttg ggc ctg agg tta cta tgc 2664
    Asp Leu Thr Gly Asn Ala Leu Glu Asp Leu Gly Leu Arg Leu Leu Cys
    835 840 845
    cag gga ctg agg cac cca gtc tgc aga cta cgg act ttg tgg ctg aag 2712
    Gln Gly Leu Arg His Pro Val Cys Arg Leu Arg Thr Leu Trp Leu Lys
    850 855 860 865
    atc tgc cgc ctc act gct gct gcc tgt gac gag ctg gcc tca act ctc 2760
    Ile Cys Arg Leu Thr Ala Ala Ala Cys Asp Glu Leu Ala Ser Thr Leu
    870 875 880
    agt gtg aac cag agc ctg aga gag ctg gac ctg agc ctg aat gag ctg 2808
    Ser Val Asn Gln Ser Leu Arg Glu Leu Asp Leu Ser Leu Asn Glu Leu
    885 890 895
    ggg gac ctc ggg gtg ctg ctg ctg tgt gag ggc ctc agg cat ccc acg 2856
    Gly Asp Leu Gly Val Leu Leu Leu Cys Glu Gly Leu Arg His Pro Thr
    900 905 910
    tgc aag ctc cag acc ctg cgg ttg ggc atc tgc cgg ctg ggc tct gcc 2904
    Cys Lys Leu Gln Thr Leu Arg Leu Gly Ile Cys Arg Leu Gly Ser Ala
    915 920 925
    gcc tgt gag ggt ctt tct gtg gtg ctc cag gcc aac cac aac ctc cgg 2952
    Ala Cys Glu Gly Leu Ser Val Val Leu Gln Ala Asn His Asn Leu Arg
    930 935 940 945
    gag ctg gac ttg agt ttc aac gac ctg gga gac tgg ggc ctg tgg ttg 3000
    Glu Leu Asp Leu Ser Phe Asn Asp Leu Gly Asp Trp Gly Leu Trp Leu
    950 955 960
    ctg gct gag ggg ctg caa cat ccc gcc tgc aga ctc cag aaa ctg tgg 3048
    Leu Ala Glu Gly Leu Gln His Pro Ala Cys Arg Leu Gln Lys Leu Trp
    965 970 975
    ctg gat agc tgt ggc ctc aca gcc aag gct tgt gag aat ctt tac ttc 3096
    Leu Asp Ser Cys Gly Leu Thr Ala Lys Ala Cys Glu Asn Leu Tyr Phe
    980 985 990
    acc ctg ggg atc aac cag acc ttg acc gac ctt tac ctg acc aac aac 3144
    Thr Leu Gly Ile Asn Gln Thr Leu Thr Asp Leu Tyr Leu Thr Asn Asn
    995 1000 1005
    gcc cta ggg gac aca ggt gtc cga ctg ctt tgc aag cgg ctg agc cat 3192
    Ala Leu Gly Asp Thr Gly Val Arg Leu Leu Cys Lys Arg Leu Ser His
    1010 1015 1020 1025
    cct ggc tg caaactccga gtcctctg 3218
    Pro Gly
    <210> SEQ ID NO 68
    <211> LENGTH: 1027
    <212> TYPE: PRT
    <213> ORGANISM: Homo sapiens
    <400> SEQUENCE: 68
    Met Leu Arg Thr Ala Gly Arg Asp Gly Leu Cys Arg Leu Ser Thr Tyr
    1 5 10 15
    Leu Glu Glu Leu Glu Ala Val Glu Leu Lys Lys Phe Lys Leu Tyr Leu
    20 25 30
    Gly Thr Ala Thr Glu Leu Gly Glu Gly Lys Ile Pro Trp Gly Ser Met
    35 40 45
    Glu Lys Ala Gly Pro Leu Glu Met Ala Gln Leu Leu Ile Thr His Phe
    50 55 60
    Gly Pro Glu Glu Ala Trp Arg Leu Ala Leu Ser Thr Phe Glu Arg Ile
    65 70 75 80
    Asn Arg Lys Asp Leu Trp Glu Arg Gly Gln Arg Glu Asp Leu Val Arg
    85 90 95
    Asp Thr Pro Pro Gly Gly Pro Ser Ser Leu Gly Asn Gln Ser Thr Cys
    100 105 110
    Leu Leu Glu Val Ser Leu Val Thr Pro Arg Lys Asp Pro Gln Glu Thr
    115 120 125
    Tyr Arg Asp Tyr Val Arg Arg Lys Phe Arg Leu Met Glu Asp Arg Asn
    130 135 140
    Ala Arg Leu Gly Glu Cys Val Asn Leu Ser His Arg Tyr Thr Arg Leu
    145 150 155 160
    Leu Leu Val Lys Glu His Ser Asn Pro Met Gln Val Gln Gln Gln Leu
    165 170 175
    Leu Asp Thr Gly Arg Gly His Ala Arg Thr Val Gly His Gln Ala Ser
    180 185 190
    Pro Ile Lys Ile Glu Thr Leu Phe Glu Pro Asp Glu Glu Arg Pro Glu
    195 200 205
    Pro Pro Arg Thr Val Val Met Gln Gly Ala Ala Gly Ile Gly Lys Ser
    210 215 220
    Met Leu Ala His Lys Val Met Leu Asp Trp Ala Asp Gly Lys Leu Phe
    225 230 235 240
    Gln Gly Arg Phe Asp Tyr Leu Phe Tyr Ile Asn Cys Arg Glu Met Asn
    245 250 255
    Gln Ser Ala Thr Glu Cys Ser Met Gln Asp Leu Ile Phe Ser Cys Trp
    260 265 270
    Pro Glu Pro Ser Ala Pro Leu Gln Glu Leu Ile Arg Val Pro Glu Arg
    275 280 285
    Leu Leu Phe Ile Ile Asp Gly Phe Asp Glu Leu Lys Pro Ser Phe His
    290 295 300
    Asp Pro Gln Gly Pro Trp Cys Leu Cys Trp Glu Glu Lys Arg Pro Thr
    305 310 315 320
    Glu Leu Leu Leu Asn Ser Leu Ile Arg Lys Lys Leu Leu Pro Glu Leu
    325 330 335
    Ser Leu Leu Ile Thr Thr Arg Pro Thr Ala Leu Glu Lys Leu His Arg
    340 345 350
    Leu Leu Glu His Pro Arg His Val Glu Ile Leu Gly Phe Ser Glu Ala
    355 360 365
    Glu Arg Lys Glu Tyr Phe Tyr Lys Tyr Phe His Asn Ala Glu Gln Ala
    370 375 380
    Gly Gln Val Phe Asn Tyr Val Arg Asp Asn Glu Pro Leu Phe Thr Met
    385 390 395 400
    Cys Phe Val Pro Leu Val Cys Trp Val Val Cys Thr Cys Leu Gln Gln
    405 410 415
    Gln Leu Glu Gly Gly Gly Leu Leu Arg Gln Thr Ser Arg Thr Thr Thr
    420 425 430
    Ala Val Tyr Met Leu Tyr Leu Leu Ser Leu Met Gln Pro Lys Pro Gly
    435 440 445
    Ala Pro Arg Leu Gln Pro Pro Pro Asn Gln Arg Gly Leu Cys Ser Leu
    450 455 460
    Ala Ala Asp Gly Leu Trp Asn Gln Lys Ile Leu Phe Glu Glu Gln Asp
    465 470 475 480
    Leu Arg Lys His Gly Leu Asp Gly Glu Asp Val Ser Ala Phe Leu Asn
    485 490 495
    Met Asn Ile Phe Gln Lys Asp Ile Asn Cys Glu Arg Tyr Tyr Ser Phe
    500 505 510
    Ile His Leu Ser Phe Gln Glu Phe Phe Ala Ala Met Tyr Tyr Ile Leu
    515 520 525
    Asp Glu Gly Glu Gly Gly Ala Gly Pro Asp Gln Asp Val Thr Arg Leu
    530 535 540
    Leu Thr Glu Tyr Ala Phe Ser Glu Arg Ser Phe Leu Ala Leu Thr Ser
    545 550 555 560
    Arg Phe Leu Phe Gly Leu Leu Asn Glu Glu Thr Arg Ser His Leu Glu
    565 570 575
    Lys Ser Leu Cys Trp Lys Val Ser Pro His Ile Lys Met Asp Leu Leu
    580 585 590
    Gln Trp Ile Gln Ser Lys Ala Gln Ser Asp Gly Ser Thr Leu Gln Gln
    595 600 605
    Gly Ser Leu Glu Phe Phe Ser Cys Leu Tyr Glu Ile Gln Glu Glu Glu
    610 615 620
    Phe Ile Gln Gln Ala Leu Ser His Phe Gln Val Ile Val Val Ser Asn
    625 630 635 640
    Ile Ala Ser Lys Met Glu His Met Val Ser Ser Phe Cys Leu Lys Arg
    645 650 655
    Cys Arg Ser Ala Gln Val Leu His Leu Tyr Gly Ala Thr Tyr Ser Ala
    660 665 670
    Asp Gly Glu Asp Arg Ala Arg Cys Ser Ala Gly Ala His Thr Leu Leu
    675 680 685
    Val Gln Leu Arg Pro Glu Arg Thr Val Leu Leu Asp Ala Tyr Ser Glu
    690 695 700
    His Leu Ala Ala Ala Leu Cys Thr Asn Pro Asn Leu Ile Glu Leu Ser
    705 710 715 720
    Leu Tyr Arg Asn Ala Leu Gly Ser Arg Gly Val Lys Leu Leu Cys Gln
    725 730 735
    Gly Leu Arg His Pro Asn Cys Lys Leu Gln Asn Leu Arg Leu Lys Arg
    740 745 750
    Cys Arg Ile Ser Ser Ser Ala Cys Glu Asp Leu Ser Ala Ala Leu Ile
    755 760 765
    Ala Asn Lys Asn Leu Thr Arg Met Asp Leu Ser Gly Asn Gly Val Gly
    770 775 780
    Phe Pro Gly Met Met Leu Leu Cys Glu Gly Leu Arg His Pro Gln Cys
    785 790 795 800
    Arg Leu Gln Met Ile Gln Leu Arg Lys Cys Gln Leu Glu Ser Gly Ala
    805 810 815
    Cys Gln Glu Met Ala Ser Val Leu Gly Thr Asn Pro His Leu Val Glu
    820 825 830
    Leu Asp Leu Thr Gly Asn Ala Leu Glu Asp Leu Gly Leu Arg Leu Leu
    835 840 845
    Cys Gln Gly Leu Arg His Pro Val Cys Arg Leu Arg Thr Leu Trp Leu
    850 855 860
    Lys Ile Cys Arg Leu Thr Ala Ala Ala Cys Asp Glu Leu Ala Ser Thr
    865 870 875 880
    Leu Ser Val Asn Gln Ser Leu Arg Glu Leu Asp Leu Ser Leu Asn Glu
    885 890 895
    Leu Gly Asp Leu Gly Val Leu Leu Leu Cys Glu Gly Leu Arg His Pro
    900 905 910
    Thr Cys Lys Leu Gln Thr Leu Arg Leu Gly Ile Cys Arg Leu Gly Ser
    915 920 925
    Ala Ala Cys Glu Gly Leu Ser Val Val Leu Gln Ala Asn His Asn Leu
    930 935 940
    Arg Glu Leu Asp Leu Ser Phe Asn Asp Leu Gly Asp Trp Gly Leu Trp
    945 950 955 960
    Leu Leu Ala Glu Gly Leu Gln His Pro Ala Cys Arg Leu Gln Lys Leu
    965 970 975
    Trp Leu Asp Ser Cys Gly Leu Thr Ala Lys Ala Cys Glu Asn Leu Tyr
    980 985 990
    Phe Thr Leu Gly Ile Asn Gln Thr Leu Thr Asp Leu Tyr Leu Thr Asn
    995 1000 1005
    Asn Ala Leu Gly Asp Thr Gly Val Arg Leu Leu Cys Lys Arg Leu Ser
    1010 1015 1020
    His Pro Gly
    1025
    <210> SEQ ID NO 69
    <211> LENGTH: 2859
    <212> TYPE: DNA
    <213> ORGANISM: Homo sapiens
    <220> FEATURE:
    <221> NAME/KEY: CDS
    <222> LOCATION: (1)...(2859)
    <400> SEQUENCE: 69
    atg aca tcg ccc cag cta gag tgg act ctg cag acc ctt ctg gag cag 48
    Met Thr Ser Pro Gln Leu Glu Trp Thr Leu Gln Thr Leu Leu Glu Gln
    1 5 10 15
    ctg aac gag gat gaa tta aag agt ttc aaa tcc ctt tta tgg gct ttt 96
    Leu Asn Glu Asp Glu Leu Lys Ser Phe Lys Ser Leu Leu Trp Ala Phe
    20 25 30
    ccc ctc gaa gac gtg cta cag aag acc cca tgg tct gag gtg gaa gag 144
    Pro Leu Glu Asp Val Leu Gln Lys Thr Pro Trp Ser Glu Val Glu Glu
    35 40 45
    gct gat ggc aag aaa ctg gca gaa att ctg gtc aac acc tcc tca gaa 192
    Ala Asp Gly Lys Lys Leu Ala Glu Ile Leu Val Asn Thr Ser Ser Glu
    50 55 60
    aat tgg ata agg aat gcg act gtg aac atc ttg gaa gag atg aat ctc 240
    Asn Trp Ile Arg Asn Ala Thr Val Asn Ile Leu Glu Glu Met Asn Leu
    65 70 75 80
    acg gaa ttg tgt aag atg gca aag gct gag atg atg gag gac gga cag 288
    Thr Glu Leu Cys Lys Met Ala Lys Ala Glu Met Met Glu Asp Gly Gln
    85 90 95
    gtg caa gaa ata gat aat cct gag ctg gga gat gca gaa gaa gac tcg 336
    Val Gln Glu Ile Asp Asn Pro Glu Leu Gly Asp Ala Glu Glu Asp Ser
    100 105 110
    gag tta gca aag cca ggt gaa aag gaa gga tgg aga aat tca atg gag 384
    Glu Leu Ala Lys Pro Gly Glu Lys Glu Gly Trp Arg Asn Ser Met Glu
    115 120 125
    aaa cag tct ttg gtc tgg aag aac acc ttt tgg caa gga gac att gac 432
    Lys Gln Ser Leu Val Trp Lys Asn Thr Phe Trp Gln Gly Asp Ile Asp
    130 135 140
    aat ttc cat gac gac gtc act ctg aga aac caa cgg ttc att cca ttc 480
    Asn Phe His Asp Asp Val Thr Leu Arg Asn Gln Arg Phe Ile Pro Phe
    145 150 155 160
    ttg aat ccc aga aca ccc agg aag cta aca cct tac acg gtg gtg ctg 528
    Leu Asn Pro Arg Thr Pro Arg Lys Leu Thr Pro Tyr Thr Val Val Leu
    165 170 175
    cac ggc ccc gca ggc gtg ggg aaa acc acg ctg gcc aaa aag tgt atg 576
    His Gly Pro Ala Gly Val Gly Lys Thr Thr Leu Ala Lys Lys Cys Met
    180 185 190
    ctg gac tgg aca gac tgc aac ctc agc ccg acg ctc aga tac gcg ttc 624
    Leu Asp Trp Thr Asp Cys Asn Leu Ser Pro Thr Leu Arg Tyr Ala Phe
    195 200 205
    tac ctc agc tgc aag gag ctc agc cgc atg ggc ccc tgc agt ttt gca 672
    Tyr Leu Ser Cys Lys Glu Leu Ser Arg Met Gly Pro Cys Ser Phe Ala
    210 215 220
    gag ctg atc tcc aaa gac tgg cct gaa ttg cag gat gac att cca agc 720
    Glu Leu Ile Ser Lys Asp Trp Pro Glu Leu Gln Asp Asp Ile Pro Ser
    225 230 235 240
    atc cta gcc caa gca cag aga atc ctg ttc gtg gtc gat ggc ctt gat 768
    Ile Leu Ala Gln Ala Gln Arg Ile Leu Phe Val Val Asp Gly Leu Asp
    245 250 255
    gag ctg aaa gtc cca cct ggg gcg ctg atc cag gac atc tgc ggg gac 816
    Glu Leu Lys Val Pro Pro Gly Ala Leu Ile Gln Asp Ile Cys Gly Asp
    260 265 270
    tgg gag aag aag aag ccg gtg ccc gtc ctc ctg ggg agt ttg ctg aag 864
    Trp Glu Lys Lys Lys Pro Val Pro Val Leu Leu Gly Ser Leu Leu Lys
    275 280 285
    agg aag atg tta ccc agg gca gcc ttg ctg gtc acc acg cgg ccc agg 912
    Arg Lys Met Leu Pro Arg Ala Ala Leu Leu Val Thr Thr Arg Pro Arg
    290 295 300
    gca ctg agg gac ctc cag ctc ctg gcg cag cag ccg atc tac gta agg 960
    Ala Leu Arg Asp Leu Gln Leu Leu Ala Gln Gln Pro Ile Tyr Val Arg
    305 310 315 320
    gtg gag ggc ttc ctg gag gag gac agg agg gcc tat ttc ctg aga cac 1008
    Val Glu Gly Phe Leu Glu Glu Asp Arg Arg Ala Tyr Phe Leu Arg His
    325 330 335
    ttt gga gac gag gac caa gcc atg cgt gcc ttt gag cta atg agg agc 1056
    Phe Gly Asp Glu Asp Gln Ala Met Arg Ala Phe Glu Leu Met Arg Ser
    340 345 350
    aac gcg gcc ctg ttc cag ctg ggc tcg gcc ccc gcg gtg tgc tgg att 1104
    Asn Ala Ala Leu Phe Gln Leu Gly Ser Ala Pro Ala Val Cys Trp Ile
    355 360 365
    gtg tgc acg act ctg aag ctg cag atg gag aag ggg gag gac ccg gtc 1152
    Val Cys Thr Thr Leu Lys Leu Gln Met Glu Lys Gly Glu Asp Pro Val
    370 375 380
    ccc acc tgc ctc acc cgc acg ggg ctg ttc ctg cgt ttc ctc tgc agc 1200
    Pro Thr Cys Leu Thr Arg Thr Gly Leu Phe Leu Arg Phe Leu Cys Ser
    385 390 395 400
    cgg ttc ccg cag ggc gca cag ctg cgg ggc gcg ctg cgg acg ctg agc 1248
    Arg Phe Pro Gln Gly Ala Gln Leu Arg Gly Ala Leu Arg Thr Leu Ser
    405 410 415
    ctc ctg gcc gcg cag ggc ctg tgg gcg cag atg tcc gtg ttc cac cga 1296
    Leu Leu Ala Ala Gln Gly Leu Trp Ala Gln Met Ser Val Phe His Arg
    420 425 430
    gag gac ctg gaa agg ctc ggg gtg cag gag tcc gac ctc cgt ctg ttc 1344
    Glu Asp Leu Glu Arg Leu Gly Val Gln Glu Ser Asp Leu Arg Leu Phe
    435 440 445
    ctg gac gga gac atc ctc cgc cag gac aga gtc tcc aaa ggc tgc tac 1392
    Leu Asp Gly Asp Ile Leu Arg Gln Asp Arg Val Ser Lys Gly Cys Tyr
    450 455 460
    tcc ttc atc cac ctc agc ttc cag cag ttt ctc act gcc ctg ttc tac 1440
    Ser Phe Ile His Leu Ser Phe Gln Gln Phe Leu Thr Ala Leu Phe Tyr
    465 470 475 480
    gcc ctg gag aag gag gag ggg gag gac agg gac ggc cac gcc tgg gac 1488
    Ala Leu Glu Lys Glu Glu Gly Glu Asp Arg Asp Gly His Ala Trp Asp
    485 490 495
    atc ggg gac gta cag aag ctg ctt tcc gga gaa gaa aga ctc aag aac 1536
    Ile Gly Asp Val Gln Lys Leu Leu Ser Gly Glu Glu Arg Leu Lys Asn
    500 505 510
    ccc gac ctg att caa gta gga cac ttc tta ttc ggc ctc gct aac gag 1584
    Pro Asp Leu Ile Gln Val Gly His Phe Leu Phe Gly Leu Ala Asn Glu
    515 520 525
    aag aga gcc aag gag ttg gag gcc act ttt ggc tgc cgg atg tca ccg 1632
    Lys Arg Ala Lys Glu Leu Glu Ala Thr Phe Gly Cys Arg Met Ser Pro
    530 535 540
    gac atc aaa cag gaa ttg ctg caa tgc aaa gca cat ctt cat gca aat 1680
    Asp Ile Lys Gln Glu Leu Leu Gln Cys Lys Ala His Leu His Ala Asn
    545 550 555 560
    aag ccc tta tcc gtg acc gac ctg aag gag gtc ttg ggc tgc ctg tat 1728
    Lys Pro Leu Ser Val Thr Asp Leu Lys Glu Val Leu Gly Cys Leu Tyr
    565 570 575
    gag tct cag gag gag gag ctg gcg aag gtg gtg gtg gcc ccg ttc aag 1776
    Glu Ser Gln Glu Glu Glu Leu Ala Lys Val Val Val Ala Pro Phe Lys
    580 585 590
    gaa att tct att cac ctg aca aat act tct gaa gtg atg cat tgt tcc 1824
    Glu Ile Ser Ile His Leu Thr Asn Thr Ser Glu Val Met His Cys Ser
    595 600 605
    ttc agc ctg aag cat tgt caa gac ttg cag aaa ctc tca ctg cag gta 1872
    Phe Ser Leu Lys His Cys Gln Asp Leu Gln Lys Leu Ser Leu Gln Val
    610 615 620
    gca aag ggg gtg ttc ctg gag aat tac atg gat ttt gaa ctg gac att 1920
    Ala Lys Gly Val Phe Leu Glu Asn Tyr Met Asp Phe Glu Leu Asp Ile
    625 630 635 640
    gaa ttt gaa agc tca aac agc aac ctc aag ttt ctg gaa gtg aaa caa 1968
    Glu Phe Glu Ser Ser Asn Ser Asn Leu Lys Phe Leu Glu Val Lys Gln
    645 650 655
    agc ttc ctg agt gac tct tct gtg cgg att ctt tgt gac cac gta acc 2016
    Ser Phe Leu Ser Asp Ser Ser Val Arg Ile Leu Cys Asp His Val Thr
    660 665 670
    cgt agc acc tgt cat ctg cag aaa gtg gag att aaa aac gtc acc cct 2064
    Arg Ser Thr Cys His Leu Gln Lys Val Glu Ile Lys Asn Val Thr Pro
    675 680 685
    gac acc gcg tac cgg gac ttc tgt ctt gct ttc att ggg aag aag acc 2112
    Asp Thr Ala Tyr Arg Asp Phe Cys Leu Ala Phe Ile Gly Lys Lys Thr
    690 695 700
    ctc acg cac ctg acc ctg gca ggg cac atc gag tgg gaa cgc acg atg 2160
    Leu Thr His Leu Thr Leu Ala Gly His Ile Glu Trp Glu Arg Thr Met
    705 710 715 720
    atg ctg atg ctg tgt gac ctg ctc aga aat cat aaa tgc aac ctg cag 2208
    Met Leu Met Leu Cys Asp Leu Leu Arg Asn His Lys Cys Asn Leu Gln
    725 730 735
    tac ctg agg ttg gga ggt cac tgt gcc acc ccg gag cag tgg gct gaa 2256
    Tyr Leu Arg Leu Gly Gly His Cys Ala Thr Pro Glu Gln Trp Ala Glu
    740 745 750
    ttc ttc tat gtc ctc aaa gcc aac cag tcc ctg aag cac ctg cgt ctc 2304
    Phe Phe Tyr Val Leu Lys Ala Asn Gln Ser Leu Lys His Leu Arg Leu
    755 760 765
    tca gcc aat gtg ctc ctg gat gag ggt gcc atg ttg ctg tac aag acc 2352
    Ser Ala Asn Val Leu Leu Asp Glu Gly Ala Met Leu Leu Tyr Lys Thr
    770 775 780
    atg aca cgc cca aaa cac ttc ctg cag atg ttg tcg ttg gaa aac tgt 2400
    Met Thr Arg Pro Lys His Phe Leu Gln Met Leu Ser Leu Glu Asn Cys
    785 790 795 800
    cgt ctt aca gaa gcc agt tgc aag gac ctt gct gct gtc ttg gtt gtc 2448
    Arg Leu Thr Glu Ala Ser Cys Lys Asp Leu Ala Ala Val Leu Val Val
    805 810 815
    agc aag aag ctg aca cac ctg tgc ttg gcc aag aac ccc att ggg gat 2496
    Ser Lys Lys Leu Thr His Leu Cys Leu Ala Lys Asn Pro Ile Gly Asp
    820 825 830
    aca ggg gtg aag ttt ctg tgt gag ggc ttg agt tac cct gat tgt aaa 2544
    Thr Gly Val Lys Phe Leu Cys Glu Gly Leu Ser Tyr Pro Asp Cys Lys
    835 840 845
    ctg cag acc ttg gtg tta cag caa tgc agc ata acc aag ctt ggc tgt 2592
    Leu Gln Thr Leu Val Leu Gln Gln Cys Ser Ile Thr Lys Leu Gly Cys
    850 855 860
    aga tac ctc tca gag gcg ctc caa gaa gcc tgc agc ctc aca aac ctg 2640
    Arg Tyr Leu Ser Glu Ala Leu Gln Glu Ala Cys Ser Leu Thr Asn Leu
    865 870 875 880
    gac ttg agt atc aac cag ata gct cgt gga ttg tgg att ctc tgt cag 2688
    Asp Leu Ser Ile Asn Gln Ile Ala Arg Gly Leu Trp Ile Leu Cys Gln
    885 890 895
    gcg tta gag aat cca aac tgt aac cta aaa cac cta cgg ttg aag acc 2736
    Ala Leu Glu Asn Pro Asn Cys Asn Leu Lys His Leu Arg Leu Lys Thr
    900 905 910
    tat gaa act aat ttg gaa atc aag aag ctg ttg gag gaa gtg aaa gaa 2784
    Tyr Glu Thr Asn Leu Glu Ile Lys Lys Leu Leu Glu Glu Val Lys Glu
    915 920 925
    aag aat ccc aag ctg act att gat tgc aat gct tcc ggg gca acg gca 2832
    Lys Asn Pro Lys Leu Thr Ile Asp Cys Asn Ala Ser Gly Ala Thr Ala
    930 935 940
    cct ccg tgc tgt gac ttt ttt tgc tga 2859
    Pro Pro Cys Cys Asp Phe Phe Cys *
    945 950
    <210> SEQ ID NO 70
    <211> LENGTH: 952
    <212> TYPE: PRT
    <213> ORGANISM: Homo sapiens
    <400> SEQUENCE: 70
    Met Thr Ser Pro Gln Leu Glu Trp Thr Leu Gln Thr Leu Leu Glu Gln
    1 5 10 15
    Leu Asn Glu Asp Glu Leu Lys Ser Phe Lys Ser Leu Leu Trp Ala Phe
    20 25 30
    Pro Leu Glu Asp Val Leu Gln Lys Thr Pro Trp Ser Glu Val Glu Glu
    35 40 45
    Ala Asp Gly Lys Lys Leu Ala Glu Ile Leu Val Asn Thr Ser Ser Glu
    50 55 60
    Asn Trp Ile Arg Asn Ala Thr Val Asn Ile Leu Glu Glu Met Asn Leu
    65 70 75 80
    Thr Glu Leu Cys Lys Met Ala Lys Ala Glu Met Met Glu Asp Gly Gln
    85 90 95
    Val Gln Glu Ile Asp Asn Pro Glu Leu Gly Asp Ala Glu Glu Asp Ser
    100 105 110
    Glu Leu Ala Lys Pro Gly Glu Lys Glu Gly Trp Arg Asn Ser Met Glu
    115 120 125
    Lys Gln Ser Leu Val Trp Lys Asn Thr Phe Trp Gln Gly Asp Ile Asp
    130 135 140
    Asn Phe His Asp Asp Val Thr Leu Arg Asn Gln Arg Phe Ile Pro Phe
    145 150 155 160
    Leu Asn Pro Arg Thr Pro Arg Lys Leu Thr Pro Tyr Thr Val Val Leu
    165 170 175
    His Gly Pro Ala Gly Val Gly Lys Thr Thr Leu Ala Lys Lys Cys Met
    180 185 190
    Leu Asp Trp Thr Asp Cys Asn Leu Ser Pro Thr Leu Arg Tyr Ala Phe
    195 200 205
    Tyr Leu Ser Cys Lys Glu Leu Ser Arg Met Gly Pro Cys Ser Phe Ala
    210 215 220
    Glu Leu Ile Ser Lys Asp Trp Pro Glu Leu Gln Asp Asp Ile Pro Ser
    225 230 235 240
    Ile Leu Ala Gln Ala Gln Arg Ile Leu Phe Val Val Asp Gly Leu Asp
    245 250 255
    Glu Leu Lys Val Pro Pro Gly Ala Leu Ile Gln Asp Ile Cys Gly Asp
    260 265 270
    Trp Glu Lys Lys Lys Pro Val Pro Val Leu Leu Gly Ser Leu Leu Lys
    275 280 285
    Arg Lys Met Leu Pro Arg Ala Ala Leu Leu Val Thr Thr Arg Pro Arg
    290 295 300
    Ala Leu Arg Asp Leu Gln Leu Leu Ala Gln Gln Pro Ile Tyr Val Arg
    305 310 315 320
    Val Glu Gly Phe Leu Glu Glu Asp Arg Arg Ala Tyr Phe Leu Arg His
    325 330 335
    Phe Gly Asp Glu Asp Gln Ala Met Arg Ala Phe Glu Leu Met Arg Ser
    340 345 350
    Asn Ala Ala Leu Phe Gln Leu Gly Ser Ala Pro Ala Val Cys Trp Ile
    355 360 365
    Val Cys Thr Thr Leu Lys Leu Gln Met Glu Lys Gly Glu Asp Pro Val
    370 375 380
    Pro Thr Cys Leu Thr Arg Thr Gly Leu Phe Leu Arg Phe Leu Cys Ser
    385 390 395 400
    Arg Phe Pro Gln Gly Ala Gln Leu Arg Gly Ala Leu Arg Thr Leu Ser
    405 410 415
    Leu Leu Ala Ala Gln Gly Leu Trp Ala Gln Met Ser Val Phe His Arg
    420 425 430
    Glu Asp Leu Glu Arg Leu Gly Val Gln Glu Ser Asp Leu Arg Leu Phe
    435 440 445
    Leu Asp Gly Asp Ile Leu Arg Gln Asp Arg Val Ser Lys Gly Cys Tyr
    450 455 460
    Ser Phe Ile His Leu Ser Phe Gln Gln Phe Leu Thr Ala Leu Phe Tyr
    465 470 475 480
    Ala Leu Glu Lys Glu Glu Gly Glu Asp Arg Asp Gly His Ala Trp Asp
    485 490 495
    Ile Gly Asp Val Gln Lys Leu Leu Ser Gly Glu Glu Arg Leu Lys Asn
    500 505 510
    Pro Asp Leu Ile Gln Val Gly His Phe Leu Phe Gly Leu Ala Asn Glu
    515 520 525
    Lys Arg Ala Lys Glu Leu Glu Ala Thr Phe Gly Cys Arg Met Ser Pro
    530 535 540
    Asp Ile Lys Gln Glu Leu Leu Gln Cys Lys Ala His Leu His Ala Asn
    545 550 555 560
    Lys Pro Leu Ser Val Thr Asp Leu Lys Glu Val Leu Gly Cys Leu Tyr
    565 570 575
    Glu Ser Gln Glu Glu Glu Leu Ala Lys Val Val Val Ala Pro Phe Lys
    580 585 590
    Glu Ile Ser Ile His Leu Thr Asn Thr Ser Glu Val Met His Cys Ser
    595 600 605
    Phe Ser Leu Lys His Cys Gln Asp Leu Gln Lys Leu Ser Leu Gln Val
    610 615 620
    Ala Lys Gly Val Phe Leu Glu Asn Tyr Met Asp Phe Glu Leu Asp Ile
    625 630 635 640
    Glu Phe Glu Ser Ser Asn Ser Asn Leu Lys Phe Leu Glu Val Lys Gln
    645 650 655
    Ser Phe Leu Ser Asp Ser Ser Val Arg Ile Leu Cys Asp His Val Thr
    660 665 670
    Arg Ser Thr Cys His Leu Gln Lys Val Glu Ile Lys Asn Val Thr Pro
    675 680 685
    Asp Thr Ala Tyr Arg Asp Phe Cys Leu Ala Phe Ile Gly Lys Lys Thr
    690 695 700
    Leu Thr His Leu Thr Leu Ala Gly His Ile Glu Trp Glu Arg Thr Met
    705 710 715 720
    Met Leu Met Leu Cys Asp Leu Leu Arg Asn His Lys Cys Asn Leu Gln
    725 730 735
    Tyr Leu Arg Leu Gly Gly His Cys Ala Thr Pro Glu Gln Trp Ala Glu
    740 745 750
    Phe Phe Tyr Val Leu Lys Ala Asn Gln Ser Leu Lys His Leu Arg Leu
    755 760 765
    Ser Ala Asn Val Leu Leu Asp Glu Gly Ala Met Leu Leu Tyr Lys Thr
    770 775 780
    Met Thr Arg Pro Lys His Phe Leu Gln Met Leu Ser Leu Glu Asn Cys
    785 790 795 800
    Arg Leu Thr Glu Ala Ser Cys Lys Asp Leu Ala Ala Val Leu Val Val
    805 810 815
    Ser Lys Lys Leu Thr His Leu Cys Leu Ala Lys Asn Pro Ile Gly Asp
    820 825 830
    Thr Gly Val Lys Phe Leu Cys Glu Gly Leu Ser Tyr Pro Asp Cys Lys
    835 840 845
    Leu Gln Thr Leu Val Leu Gln Gln Cys Ser Ile Thr Lys Leu Gly Cys
    850 855 860
    Arg Tyr Leu Ser Glu Ala Leu Gln Glu Ala Cys Ser Leu Thr Asn Leu
    865 870 875 880
    Asp Leu Ser Ile Asn Gln Ile Ala Arg Gly Leu Trp Ile Leu Cys Gln
    885 890 895
    Ala Leu Glu Asn Pro Asn Cys Asn Leu Lys His Leu Arg Leu Lys Thr
    900 905 910
    Tyr Glu Thr Asn Leu Glu Ile Lys Lys Leu Leu Glu Glu Val Lys Glu
    915 920 925
    Lys Asn Pro Lys Leu Thr Ile Asp Cys Asn Ala Ser Gly Ala Thr Ala
    930 935 940
    Pro Pro Cys Cys Asp Phe Phe Cys
    945 950
    <210> SEQ ID NO 71
    <211> LENGTH: 2199
    <212> TYPE: DNA
    <213> ORGANISM: Homo sapiens
    <220> FEATURE:
    <221> NAME/KEY: CDS
    <222> LOCATION: (1)...(2199)
    <400> SEQUENCE: 71
    atg gca gat tca tca tca tct tct ttc ttt cct gat ttt ggg ctg cta 48
    Met Ala Asp Ser Ser Ser Ser Ser Phe Phe Pro Asp Phe Gly Leu Leu
    1 5 10 15
    ttg tat ttg gag gag cta aac aaa gag gaa tta aat aca ttc aag tta 96
    Leu Tyr Leu Glu Glu Leu Asn Lys Glu Glu Leu Asn Thr Phe Lys Leu
    20 25 30
    ttc cta aag gag acc atg gaa cct gag cat ggc ctg aca ccc tgg aat 144
    Phe Leu Lys Glu Thr Met Glu Pro Glu His Gly Leu Thr Pro Trp Asn
    35 40 45
    gaa gtg aag aag gcc agg cgg gag gac ctg gcc aat ttg atg aag aaa 192
    Glu Val Lys Lys Ala Arg Arg Glu Asp Leu Ala Asn Leu Met Lys Lys
    50 55 60
    tat tat cca gga gag aaa gcc tgg agt gtg tct ctc aaa atc ttt ggc 240
    Tyr Tyr Pro Gly Glu Lys Ala Trp Ser Val Ser Leu Lys Ile Phe Gly
    65 70 75 80
    aag atg aac ctg aag gat ctg tgt gag aga gcg aaa gaa gag atc aac 288
    Lys Met Asn Leu Lys Asp Leu Cys Glu Arg Ala Lys Glu Glu Ile Asn
    85 90 95
    tgg tcg gcc cag act ata gga cca gat gat gcc aag gct gga gag aca 336
    Trp Ser Ala Gln Thr Ile Gly Pro Asp Asp Ala Lys Ala Gly Glu Thr
    100 105 110
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    Gln Glu Asp Gln Glu Ala Val Leu Val Ile Val Asn Thr Gly Val Pro
    115 120 125
    aac tcc tgg gcc aca gac ccc tac tgg tcg gcg gcc cct cgg gaa tca 432
    Asn Ser Trp Ala Thr Asp Pro Tyr Trp Ser Ala Ala Pro Arg Glu Ser
    130 135 140
    ggt cgc ata gca gga ggt gat gga aca gaa tac aga aat aga ata aag 480
    Gly Arg Ile Ala Gly Gly Asp Gly Thr Glu Tyr Arg Asn Arg Ile Lys
    145 150 155 160
    gaa aaa ttt tgc atc act tgg gac aag aag tct ttg gct gga aag cct 528
    Glu Lys Phe Cys Ile Thr Trp Asp Lys Lys Ser Leu Ala Gly Lys Pro
    165 170 175
    gaa gat ttc cat cat gga att gca gag aaa gat aga aaa ctg ttg gaa 576
    Glu Asp Phe His His Gly Ile Ala Glu Lys Asp Arg Lys Leu Leu Glu
    180 185 190
    cac ttg ttc gat gtg gat gtc aaa acc ggt gca cag cca cag atc gtg 624
    His Leu Phe Asp Val Asp Val Lys Thr Gly Ala Gln Pro Gln Ile Val
    195 200 205
    gtg ctt cag gga gct gct gga gtt ggg aaa aca acc ttg gtg aga aag 672
    Val Leu Gln Gly Ala Ala Gly Val Gly Lys Thr Thr Leu Val Arg Lys
    210 215 220
    gca atg tta gat tgg gca gag ggc agt ctc tac cag cag agg ttt aag 720
    Ala Met Leu Asp Trp Ala Glu Gly Ser Leu Tyr Gln Gln Arg Phe Lys
    225 230 235 240
    tat gtt ttt tat ctc aat ggg aga gaa att aac cag ctg aaa gag aga 768
    Tyr Val Phe Tyr Leu Asn Gly Arg Glu Ile Asn Gln Leu Lys Glu Arg
    245 250 255
    agc ttt gct caa ttg ata tca aag gac tgg ccc agc aca gaa ggc ccc 816
    Ser Phe Ala Gln Leu Ile Ser Lys Asp Trp Pro Ser Thr Glu Gly Pro
    260 265 270
    att gaa gaa atc atg tac cag cca agt agc ctc ttg ttt att att gac 864
    Ile Glu Glu Ile Met Tyr Gln Pro Ser Ser Leu Leu Phe Ile Ile Asp
    275 280 285
    agt ttc gat gaa ctg aac ttt gcc ttt gaa gaa cct gag ttt gca ctg 912
    Ser Phe Asp Glu Leu Asn Phe Ala Phe Glu Glu Pro Glu Phe Ala Leu
    290 295 300
    tgc gaa gac tgg acc caa gaa cac cca gtg tcc ttc ctc atg agt agt 960
    Cys Glu Asp Trp Thr Gln Glu His Pro Val Ser Phe Leu Met Ser Ser
    305 310 315 320
    ttg ctg agg aaa gtg atg ctc cct gag gca tcc tta ttg gtg aca aca 1008
    Leu Leu Arg Lys Val Met Leu Pro Glu Ala Ser Leu Leu Val Thr Thr
    325 330 335
    aga ctc aca act tct aag aga cta aag cag ttg ttg aag aat cac cat 1056
    Arg Leu Thr Thr Ser Lys Arg Leu Lys Gln Leu Leu Lys Asn His His
    340 345 350
    tat gta gag cta cta gga atg tct gag gat gca aga gag gag tat att 1104
    Tyr Val Glu Leu Leu Gly Met Ser Glu Asp Ala Arg Glu Glu Tyr Ile
    355 360 365
    tac cag ttt ttt gaa gat aag agg tgg gcc atg aaa gta ttc agt tca 1152
    Tyr Gln Phe Phe Glu Asp Lys Arg Trp Ala Met Lys Val Phe Ser Ser
    370 375 380
    cta aaa agc aat gag atg ctg ttt agc atg tgc caa gtc ccc cta gtg 1200
    Leu Lys Ser Asn Glu Met Leu Phe Ser Met Cys Gln Val Pro Leu Val
    385 390 395 400
    tgc tgg gcc gct tgt act tgt ctg aag cag caa atg gag aag ggt ggt 1248
    Cys Trp Ala Ala Cys Thr Cys Leu Lys Gln Gln Met Glu Lys Gly Gly
    405 410 415
    gat gtc aca ttg acc tgc caa aca acc aca gct ctg ttt acc tgc tat 1296
    Asp Val Thr Leu Thr Cys Gln Thr Thr Thr Ala Leu Phe Thr Cys Tyr
    420 425 430
    att tct agc ttg ttc aca cca gta gat gga ggc tct cct agt cta ccc 1344
    Ile Ser Ser Leu Phe Thr Pro Val Asp Gly Gly Ser Pro Ser Leu Pro
    435 440 445
    aac caa gcc cag ctg aga aga ctg tgc caa gtc gct gcc aaa gga ata 1392
    Asn Gln Ala Gln Leu Arg Arg Leu Cys Gln Val Ala Ala Lys Gly Ile
    450 455 460
    tgg act atg act tac gtg ttt tac aga gaa aat ctc aga agg ctt ggg 1440
    Trp Thr Met Thr Tyr Val Phe Tyr Arg Glu Asn Leu Arg Arg Leu Gly
    465 470 475 480
    tta act caa tct gat gtc tct agt ttt atg gac agc aat att att cag 1488
    Leu Thr Gln Ser Asp Val Ser Ser Phe Met Asp Ser Asn Ile Ile Gln
    485 490 495
    aag gac gca gag tat gaa aac tgc tat gtg ttc acc cac ctt cat gtt 1536
    Lys Asp Ala Glu Tyr Glu Asn Cys Tyr Val Phe Thr His Leu His Val
    500 505 510
    cag gag ttt ttt gca gct atg ttc tat atg ttg aaa ggc agt tgg gaa 1584
    Gln Glu Phe Phe Ala Ala Met Phe Tyr Met Leu Lys Gly Ser Trp Glu
    515 520 525
    gct ggg aac cct tcc tgc cag cct ttt gaa gat ttg aag tca tta ctt 1632
    Ala Gly Asn Pro Ser Cys Gln Pro Phe Glu Asp Leu Lys Ser Leu Leu
    530 535 540
    caa agc aca agt tat aaa gac ccc cat ttg aca cag atg aag tgc ttt 1680
    Gln Ser Thr Ser Tyr Lys Asp Pro His Leu Thr Gln Met Lys Cys Phe
    545 550 555 560
    ttg ttt ggc ctt ttg aat gaa gat cga gta aaa caa ctg gag agg act 1728
    Leu Phe Gly Leu Leu Asn Glu Asp Arg Val Lys Gln Leu Glu Arg Thr
    565 570 575
    ttt aac tgt aaa atg tca ctg aag ata aaa tca aag tta ctt cag tgt 1776
    Phe Asn Cys Lys Met Ser Leu Lys Ile Lys Ser Lys Leu Leu Gln Cys
    580 585 590
    atg gaa gta tta gga aac agt gac tat tct cca tca cag ctg gga ttt 1824
    Met Glu Val Leu Gly Asn Ser Asp Tyr Ser Pro Ser Gln Leu Gly Phe
    595 600 605
    ctg gag ttg ttt cac tgt ctg tat gag act caa gat aaa gcg ttt ata 1872
    Leu Glu Leu Phe His Cys Leu Tyr Glu Thr Gln Asp Lys Ala Phe Ile
    610 615 620
    agc cag gca atg aga tgt ttc cca aag gtt gcc att aat att tgt gag 1920
    Ser Gln Ala Met Arg Cys Phe Pro Lys Val Ala Ile Asn Ile Cys Glu
    625 630 635 640
    aaa ata cat ttg ctt gta tct tct ttc tgc ctt aag cac tgc cgg tgt 1968
    Lys Ile His Leu Leu Val Ser Ser Phe Cys Leu Lys His Cys Arg Cys
    645 650 655
    ttg cgg acc atc agg ctg tct gta act gtg gta ttt gag aag aag ata 2016
    Leu Arg Thr Ile Arg Leu Ser Val Thr Val Val Phe Glu Lys Lys Ile
    660 665 670
    tta aaa aca agc ctc cca act aac act tgg gag tgg atg gga aac ggg 2064
    Leu Lys Thr Ser Leu Pro Thr Asn Thr Trp Glu Trp Met Gly Asn Gly
    675 680 685
    aga gct att gga caa ata aga cct ctg gag tgc cca gag gaa gac ttc 2112
    Arg Ala Ile Gly Gln Ile Arg Pro Leu Glu Cys Pro Glu Glu Asp Phe
    690 695 700
    ctg gtg gac tgt gcc cac ggt gga gct gca ctg gat gct ctt gcc ttt 2160
    Leu Val Asp Cys Ala His Gly Gly Ala Ala Leu Asp Ala Leu Ala Phe
    705 710 715 720
    cca aag tac act tac ttt tac tcc aat act atc ctc tga 2199
    Pro Lys Tyr Thr Tyr Phe Tyr Ser Asn Thr Ile Leu *
    725 730
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    <212> TYPE: PRT
    <213> ORGANISM: Homo sapiens
    <400> SEQUENCE: 72
    Met Ala Asp Ser Ser Ser Ser Ser Phe Phe Pro Asp Phe Gly Leu Leu
    1 5 10 15
    Leu Tyr Leu Glu Glu Leu Asn Lys Glu Glu Leu Asn Thr Phe Lys Leu
    20 25 30
    Phe Leu Lys Glu Thr Met Glu Pro Glu His Gly Leu Thr Pro Trp Asn
    35 40 45
    Glu Val Lys Lys Ala Arg Arg Glu Asp Leu Ala Asn Leu Met Lys Lys
    50 55 60
    Tyr Tyr Pro Gly Glu Lys Ala Trp Ser Val Ser Leu Lys Ile Phe Gly
    65 70 75 80
    Lys Met Asn Leu Lys Asp Leu Cys Glu Arg Ala Lys Glu Glu Ile Asn
    85 90 95
    Trp Ser Ala Gln Thr Ile Gly Pro Asp Asp Ala Lys Ala Gly Glu Thr
    100 105 110
    Gln Glu Asp Gln Glu Ala Val Leu Val Ile Val Asn Thr Gly Val Pro
    115 120 125
    Asn Ser Trp Ala Thr Asp Pro Tyr Trp Ser Ala Ala Pro Arg Glu Ser
    130 135 140
    Gly Arg Ile Ala Gly Gly Asp Gly Thr Glu Tyr Arg Asn Arg Ile Lys
    145 150 155 160
    Glu Lys Phe Cys Ile Thr Trp Asp Lys Lys Ser Leu Ala Gly Lys Pro
    165 170 175
    Glu Asp Phe His His Gly Ile Ala Glu Lys Asp Arg Lys Leu Leu Glu
    180 185 190
    His Leu Phe Asp Val Asp Val Lys Thr Gly Ala Gln Pro Gln Ile Val
    195 200 205
    Val Leu Gln Gly Ala Ala Gly Val Gly Lys Thr Thr Leu Val Arg Lys
    210 215 220
    Ala Met Leu Asp Trp Ala Glu Gly Ser Leu Tyr Gln Gln Arg Phe Lys
    225 230 235 240
    Tyr Val Phe Tyr Leu Asn Gly Arg Glu Ile Asn Gln Leu Lys Glu Arg
    245 250 255
    Ser Phe Ala Gln Leu Ile Ser Lys Asp Trp Pro Ser Thr Glu Gly Pro
    260 265 270
    Ile Glu Glu Ile Met Tyr Gln Pro Ser Ser Leu Leu Phe Ile Ile Asp
    275 280 285
    Ser Phe Asp Glu Leu Asn Phe Ala Phe Glu Glu Pro Glu Phe Ala Leu
    290 295 300
    Cys Glu Asp Trp Thr Gln Glu His Pro Val Ser Phe Leu Met Ser Ser
    305 310 315 320
    Leu Leu Arg Lys Val Met Leu Pro Glu Ala Ser Leu Leu Val Thr Thr
    325 330 335
    Arg Leu Thr Thr Ser Lys Arg Leu Lys Gln Leu Leu Lys Asn His His
    340 345 350
    Tyr Val Glu Leu Leu Gly Met Ser Glu Asp Ala Arg Glu Glu Tyr Ile
    355 360 365
    Tyr Gln Phe Phe Glu Asp Lys Arg Trp Ala Met Lys Val Phe Ser Ser
    370 375 380
    Leu Lys Ser Asn Glu Met Leu Phe Ser Met Cys Gln Val Pro Leu Val
    385 390 395 400
    Cys Trp Ala Ala Cys Thr Cys Leu Lys Gln Gln Met Glu Lys Gly Gly
    405 410 415
    Asp Val Thr Leu Thr Cys Gln Thr Thr Thr Ala Leu Phe Thr Cys Tyr
    420 425 430
    Ile Ser Ser Leu Phe Thr Pro Val Asp Gly Gly Ser Pro Ser Leu Pro
    435 440 445
    Asn Gln Ala Gln Leu Arg Arg Leu Cys Gln Val Ala Ala Lys Gly Ile
    450 455 460
    Trp Thr Met Thr Tyr Val Phe Tyr Arg Glu Asn Leu Arg Arg Leu Gly
    465 470 475 480
    Leu Thr Gln Ser Asp Val Ser Ser Phe Met Asp Ser Asn Ile Ile Gln
    485 490 495
    Lys Asp Ala Glu Tyr Glu Asn Cys Tyr Val Phe Thr His Leu His Val
    500 505 510
    Gln Glu Phe Phe Ala Ala Met Phe Tyr Met Leu Lys Gly Ser Trp Glu
    515 520 525
    Ala Gly Asn Pro Ser Cys Gln Pro Phe Glu Asp Leu Lys Ser Leu Leu
    530 535 540
    Gln Ser Thr Ser Tyr Lys Asp Pro His Leu Thr Gln Met Lys Cys Phe
    545 550 555 560
    Leu Phe Gly Leu Leu Asn Glu Asp Arg Val Lys Gln Leu Glu Arg Thr
    565 570 575
    Phe Asn Cys Lys Met Ser Leu Lys Ile Lys Ser Lys Leu Leu Gln Cys
    580 585 590
    Met Glu Val Leu Gly Asn Ser Asp Tyr Ser Pro Ser Gln Leu Gly Phe
    595 600 605
    Leu Glu Leu Phe His Cys Leu Tyr Glu Thr Gln Asp Lys Ala Phe Ile
    610 615 620
    Ser Gln Ala Met Arg Cys Phe Pro Lys Val Ala Ile Asn Ile Cys Glu
    625 630 635 640
    Lys Ile His Leu Leu Val Ser Ser Phe Cys Leu Lys His Cys Arg Cys
    645 650 655
    Leu Arg Thr Ile Arg Leu Ser Val Thr Val Val Phe Glu Lys Lys Ile
    660 665 670
    Leu Lys Thr Ser Leu Pro Thr Asn Thr Trp Glu Trp Met Gly Asn Gly
    675 680 685
    Arg Ala Ile Gly Gln Ile Arg Pro Leu Glu Cys Pro Glu Glu Asp Phe
    690 695 700
    Leu Val Asp Cys Ala His Gly Gly Ala Ala Leu Asp Ala Leu Ala Phe
    705 710 715 720
    Pro Lys Tyr Thr Tyr Phe Tyr Ser Asn Thr Ile Leu
    725 730
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    <221> NAME/KEY: CDS
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    Met Tyr Glu Phe Tyr Ile His Lys Gly Tyr Asp Asp Val Ser Ser Asp
    1 5 10 15
    aac agc aga gag aaa atc aaa ggt gaa ccc tct gaa tgt gag ttg ggg 96
    Asn Ser Arg Glu Lys Ile Lys Gly Glu Pro Ser Glu Cys Glu Leu Gly
    20 25 30
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    His Phe Pro Arg Ile Pro Trp Ala Asn Leu Arg Ala Ala Asp Pro Leu
    35 40 45
    aat ctg tcc ttt ctt ttg gat gaa cac ttc cca aaa ggt cag gca tgg 192
    Asn Leu Ser Phe Leu Leu Asp Glu His Phe Pro Lys Gly Gln Ala Trp
    50 55 60
    aaa gtg gtc ctc ggc atc ttc cag aca atg aat ctg acc tca ctg tgt 240
    Lys Val Val Leu Gly Ile Phe Gln Thr Met Asn Leu Thr Ser Leu Cys
    65 70 75 80
    gag aaa gtt aga gcc gag atg aaa gag aat gtg cag acc caa gag ctg 288
    Glu Lys Val Arg Ala Glu Met Lys Glu Asn Val Gln Thr Gln Glu Leu
    85 90 95
    caa gat cca acc cag gaa gat cta gag atg cta gaa gca gca gca ggg 336
    Gln Asp Pro Thr Gln Glu Asp Leu Glu Met Leu Glu Ala Ala Ala Gly
    100 105 110
    aat atg cag acc cag gga tgc caa gat cca aac caa gaa gaa cta gac 384
    Asn Met Gln Thr Gln Gly Cys Gln Asp Pro Asn Gln Glu Glu Leu Asp
    115 120 125
    gag cta gaa gaa gaa aca ggg aat gta cag gcc cag gga tgc caa gat 432
    Glu Leu Glu Glu Glu Thr Gly Asn Val Gln Ala Gln Gly Cys Gln Asp
    130 135 140
    cca aac caa gaa gaa cca gag atg cta gag gaa gca gac cac aga aga 480
    Pro Asn Gln Glu Glu Pro Glu Met Leu Glu Glu Ala Asp His Arg Arg
    145 150 155 160
    aaa tac aga gag aac atg aag gct gaa cta ctg gag aca tgg gac aac 528
    Lys Tyr Arg Glu Asn Met Lys Ala Glu Leu Leu Glu Thr Trp Asp Asn
    165 170 175
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    Ile Ser Trp Pro Lys Asp His Val Tyr Ile Arg Asn Thr Ser Lys Asp
    180 185 190
    gaa cat gag gaa ctg cag cgc cta ctg gat cct aat agg act aga gcc 624
    Glu His Glu Glu Leu Gln Arg Leu Leu Asp Pro Asn Arg Thr Arg Ala
    195 200 205
    cag gcc cag acg ata gtc ttg gtg ggg agg gca ggg gtt ggg aag acc 672
    Gln Ala Gln Thr Ile Val Leu Val Gly Arg Ala Gly Val Gly Lys Thr
    210 215 220
    acc ttg gca atg cgg gct atg ctg cac tgg gca aat gga gtt ctc ttt 720
    Thr Leu Ala Met Arg Ala Met Leu His Trp Ala Asn Gly Val Leu Phe
    225 230 235 240
    cag caa agg ttc tcc tat gtt ttc tat ctc agc tgc cat aaa ata agg 768
    Gln Gln Arg Phe Ser Tyr Val Phe Tyr Leu Ser Cys His Lys Ile Arg
    245 250 255
    tac atg aag gaa act acc ttt gct gaa ttg att tct ttg gat tgg ccc 816
    Tyr Met Lys Glu Thr Thr Phe Ala Glu Leu Ile Ser Leu Asp Trp Pro
    260 265 270
    gat ttt gat gcc ccc att gaa gag ttc atg tct caa cca gag aag ctc 864
    Asp Phe Asp Ala Pro Ile Glu Glu Phe Met Ser Gln Pro Glu Lys Leu
    275 280 285
    ctg ttt att att gat ggc ttt gag gaa ata atc ata tct gag tca cgc 912
    Leu Phe Ile Ile Asp Gly Phe Glu Glu Ile Ile Ile Ser Glu Ser Arg
    290 295 300
    tct gag agc ttg gat gat ggc tcg cca tgt aca gac tgg tac cag gag 960
    Ser Glu Ser Leu Asp Asp Gly Ser Pro Cys Thr Asp Trp Tyr Gln Glu
    305 310 315 320
    ctc cca gtg acc aaa atc cta cac agc ttg ttg aag aaa gaa ttg gtt 1008
    Leu Pro Val Thr Lys Ile Leu His Ser Leu Leu Lys Lys Glu Leu Val
    325 330 335
    ccc ctg gct acc tta ctg atc acg atc aag acc tgg ttt gtg aga gat 1056
    Pro Leu Ala Thr Leu Leu Ile Thr Ile Lys Thr Trp Phe Val Arg Asp
    340 345 350
    ctt aag gcc tca tta gtg aat cca tgc ttt gta caa att aca ggg ttc 1104
    Leu Lys Ala Ser Leu Val Asn Pro Cys Phe Val Gln Ile Thr Gly Phe
    355 360 365
    aca ggg gac gac cta cgg gta tat ttc atg aga cac ttt gat gac tca 1152
    Thr Gly Asp Asp Leu Arg Val Tyr Phe Met Arg His Phe Asp Asp Ser
    370 375 380
    agt gaa gtt gag aaa atc ctg cag cag cta aga aaa aac gaa act ctc 1200
    Ser Glu Val Glu Lys Ile Leu Gln Gln Leu Arg Lys Asn Glu Thr Leu
    385 390 395 400
    ttt cat tcc tgc agt gcc ccc atg gtg tgt tgg act gta tgt tcc tgt 1248
    Phe His Ser Cys Ser Ala Pro Met Val Cys Trp Thr Val Cys Ser Cys
    405 410 415
    ctg aag cag ccg aag gtg agg tat tac gat ctc cag tca atc act cag 1296
    Leu Lys Gln Pro Lys Val Arg Tyr Tyr Asp Leu Gln Ser Ile Thr Gln
    420 425 430
    act acc acc agt ctg tat gcc tat ttt ttc tcc aac ttg ttc tcc aca 1344
    Thr Thr Thr Ser Leu Tyr Ala Tyr Phe Phe Ser Asn Leu Phe Ser Thr
    435 440 445
    gca gag gta gat ttg gca gat gac agc tgg cca gga caa tgg agg gcc 1392
    Ala Glu Val Asp Leu Ala Asp Asp Ser Trp Pro Gly Gln Trp Arg Ala
    450 455 460
    ctc tgc agc ctg gcc ata gaa ggg ctg tgg tct atg aac ttc aca ttt 1440
    Leu Cys Ser Leu Ala Ile Glu Gly Leu Trp Ser Met Asn Phe Thr Phe
    465 470 475 480
    aac aaa gaa gac act gag att gag ggc ctg gaa gtg cct ttc att gat 1488
    Asn Lys Glu Asp Thr Glu Ile Glu Gly Leu Glu Val Pro Phe Ile Asp
    485 490 495
    tct ctc tac gag ttc aat att ctt caa aag atc aat gac tgt ggg ggt 1536
    Ser Leu Tyr Glu Phe Asn Ile Leu Gln Lys Ile Asn Asp Cys Gly Gly
    500 505 510
    tgc act act ttc acc cac cta agt ttc cag gag ttt ttt gca gcc atg 1584
    Cys Thr Thr Phe Thr His Leu Ser Phe Gln Glu Phe Phe Ala Ala Met
    515 520 525
    tcc ttt gtg cta gag gaa cct aga gaa ttc cct ccc cat tcc aca aag 1632
    Ser Phe Val Leu Glu Glu Pro Arg Glu Phe Pro Pro His Ser Thr Lys
    530 535 540
    cca caa gag atg aag atg tta ctg caa cac gtc ttg ctt gac aaa gaa 1680
    Pro Gln Glu Met Lys Met Leu Leu Gln His Val Leu Leu Asp Lys Glu
    545 550 555 560
    gcc tac tgg act cca gtg gtt ctg ttc ttc ttt ggt ctt tta aat aaa 1728
    Ala Tyr Trp Thr Pro Val Val Leu Phe Phe Phe Gly Leu Leu Asn Lys
    565 570 575
    aac ata gca aga gaa ctg gaa gat act ttg cat tgt aaa ata tct ccc 1776
    Asn Ile Ala Arg Glu Leu Glu Asp Thr Leu His Cys Lys Ile Ser Pro
    580 585 590
    agg gta atg gag gaa tta tta aag tgg gga gaa gag tta g 1816
    Arg Val Met Glu Glu Leu Leu Lys Trp Gly Glu Glu Leu
    595 600 605
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    Met Tyr Glu Phe Tyr Ile His Lys Gly Tyr Asp Asp Val Ser Ser Asp
    1 5 10 15
    Asn Ser Arg Glu Lys Ile Lys Gly Glu Pro Ser Glu Cys Glu Leu Gly
    20 25 30
    His Phe Pro Arg Ile Pro Trp Ala Asn Leu Arg Ala Ala Asp Pro Leu
    35 40 45
    Asn Leu Ser Phe Leu Leu Asp Glu His Phe Pro Lys Gly Gln Ala Trp
    50 55 60
    Lys Val Val Leu Gly Ile Phe Gln Thr Met Asn Leu Thr Ser Leu Cys
    65 70 75 80
    Glu Lys Val Arg Ala Glu Met Lys Glu Asn Val Gln Thr Gln Glu Leu
    85 90 95
    Gln Asp Pro Thr Gln Glu Asp Leu Glu Met Leu Glu Ala Ala Ala Gly
    100 105 110
    Asn Met Gln Thr Gln Gly Cys Gln Asp Pro Asn Gln Glu Glu Leu Asp
    115 120 125
    Glu Leu Glu Glu Glu Thr Gly Asn Val Gln Ala Gln Gly Cys Gln Asp
    130 135 140
    Pro Asn Gln Glu Glu Pro Glu Met Leu Glu Glu Ala Asp His Arg Arg
    145 150 155 160
    Lys Tyr Arg Glu Asn Met Lys Ala Glu Leu Leu Glu Thr Trp Asp Asn
    165 170 175
    Ile Ser Trp Pro Lys Asp His Val Tyr Ile Arg Asn Thr Ser Lys Asp
    180 185 190
    Glu His Glu Glu Leu Gln Arg Leu Leu Asp Pro Asn Arg Thr Arg Ala
    195 200 205
    Gln Ala Gln Thr Ile Val Leu Val Gly Arg Ala Gly Val Gly Lys Thr
    210 215 220
    Thr Leu Ala Met Arg Ala Met Leu His Trp Ala Asn Gly Val Leu Phe
    225 230 235 240
    Gln Gln Arg Phe Ser Tyr Val Phe Tyr Leu Ser Cys His Lys Ile Arg
    245 250 255
    Tyr Met Lys Glu Thr Thr Phe Ala Glu Leu Ile Ser Leu Asp Trp Pro
    260 265 270
    Asp Phe Asp Ala Pro Ile Glu Glu Phe Met Ser Gln Pro Glu Lys Leu
    275 280 285
    Leu Phe Ile Ile Asp Gly Phe Glu Glu Ile Ile Ile Ser Glu Ser Arg
    290 295 300
    Ser Glu Ser Leu Asp Asp Gly Ser Pro Cys Thr Asp Trp Tyr Gln Glu
    305 310 315 320
    Leu Pro Val Thr Lys Ile Leu His Ser Leu Leu Lys Lys Glu Leu Val
    325 330 335
    Pro Leu Ala Thr Leu Leu Ile Thr Ile Lys Thr Trp Phe Val Arg Asp
    340 345 350
    Leu Lys Ala Ser Leu Val Asn Pro Cys Phe Val Gln Ile Thr Gly Phe
    355 360 365
    Thr Gly Asp Asp Leu Arg Val Tyr Phe Met Arg His Phe Asp Asp Ser
    370 375 380
    Ser Glu Val Glu Lys Ile Leu Gln Gln Leu Arg Lys Asn Glu Thr Leu
    385 390 395 400
    Phe His Ser Cys Ser Ala Pro Met Val Cys Trp Thr Val Cys Ser Cys
    405 410 415
    Leu Lys Gln Pro Lys Val Arg Tyr Tyr Asp Leu Gln Ser Ile Thr Gln
    420 425 430
    Thr Thr Thr Ser Leu Tyr Ala Tyr Phe Phe Ser Asn Leu Phe Ser Thr
    435 440 445
    Ala Glu Val Asp Leu Ala Asp Asp Ser Trp Pro Gly Gln Trp Arg Ala
    450 455 460
    Leu Cys Ser Leu Ala Ile Glu Gly Leu Trp Ser Met Asn Phe Thr Phe
    465 470 475 480
    Asn Lys Glu Asp Thr Glu Ile Glu Gly Leu Glu Val Pro Phe Ile Asp
    485 490 495
    Ser Leu Tyr Glu Phe Asn Ile Leu Gln Lys Ile Asn Asp Cys Gly Gly
    500 505 510
    Cys Thr Thr Phe Thr His Leu Ser Phe Gln Glu Phe Phe Ala Ala Met
    515 520 525
    Ser Phe Val Leu Glu Glu Pro Arg Glu Phe Pro Pro His Ser Thr Lys
    530 535 540
    Pro Gln Glu Met Lys Met Leu Leu Gln His Val Leu Leu Asp Lys Glu
    545 550 555 560
    Ala Tyr Trp Thr Pro Val Val Leu Phe Phe Phe Gly Leu Leu Asn Lys
    565 570 575
    Asn Ile Ala Arg Glu Leu Glu Asp Thr Leu His Cys Lys Ile Ser Pro
    580 585 590
    Arg Val Met Glu Glu Leu Leu Lys Trp Gly Glu Glu Leu
    595 600 605
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    <222> LOCATION: (64)...(2356)
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    aag atg gca gaa tcg gat tct act gac ttt gac ctg ctg tgg tat cta 108
    Met Ala Glu Ser Asp Ser Thr Asp Phe Asp Leu Leu Trp Tyr Leu
    1 5 10 15
    gag aat ctc agt gac aag gaa ttt cag agt ttt aag aag tat ctg gca 156
    Glu Asn Leu Ser Asp Lys Glu Phe Gln Ser Phe Lys Lys Tyr Leu Ala
    20 25 30
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    Arg Lys Ile Leu Asp Phe Lys Leu Pro Gln Phe Pro Leu Ile Gln Met
    35 40 45
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    Thr Lys Glu Glu Leu Ala Asn Val Leu Pro Ile Ser Tyr Glu Gly Gln
    50 55 60
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    Tyr Ile Trp Asn Met Leu Phe Ser Ile Phe Ser Met Met Arg Lys Glu
    65 70 75
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    Asp Leu Cys Arg Lys Ile Ile Gly Arg Arg Asn Arg Asn Gln Glu Ala
    80 85 90 95
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    Cys Lys Ala Val Met Arg Arg Lys Phe Met Leu Gln Trp Glu Ser His
    100 105 110
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    Thr Phe Gly Lys Phe His Tyr Lys Phe Phe Arg Asp Val Ser Ser Asp
    115 120 125
    gtg ttc tac ata ctt caa tta gcc tat gat tct acc agc tat tat tca 492
    Val Phe Tyr Ile Leu Gln Leu Ala Tyr Asp Ser Thr Ser Tyr Tyr Ser
    130 135 140
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    Ala Asn Asn Leu Asn Val Phe Leu Met Gly Glu Arg Ala Ser Gly Lys
    145 150 155
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    Thr Ile Val Ile Asn Leu Ala Val Leu Arg Trp Ile Lys Gly Glu Met
    160 165 170 175
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    Trp Gln Asn Met Ile Ser Tyr Val Val His Leu Thr Ala His Glu Ile
    180 185 190
    aac cag atg acc aac agc agc ttg gct gag cta atc gcc aag gac tgg 684
    Asn Gln Met Thr Asn Ser Ser Leu Ala Glu Leu Ile Ala Lys Asp Trp
    195 200 205
    cct gac ggc cag gct ccc att gca gac atc ctg tct gat ccc aag aaa 732
    Pro Asp Gly Gln Ala Pro Ile Ala Asp Ile Leu Ser Asp Pro Lys Lys
    210 215 220
    ctc ctt ttc atc ctc gag gac ttg gac aac ata aga ttc gag tta aat 780
    Leu Leu Phe Ile Leu Glu Asp Leu Asp Asn Ile Arg Phe Glu Leu Asn
    225 230 235
    gtc aat gaa agt gct ttg tgt agt aac agc acc cag aaa gtt ccc att 828
    Val Asn Glu Ser Ala Leu Cys Ser Asn Ser Thr Gln Lys Val Pro Ile
    240 245 250 255
    cca gtt ctc ctg gtc agt ttg ctg aag aga aaa atg gct cca ggc tgc 876
    Pro Val Leu Leu Val Ser Leu Leu Lys Arg Lys Met Ala Pro Gly Cys
    260 265 270
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    Trp Phe Leu Ile Ser Ser Arg Pro Thr Arg Gly Asn Asn Val Lys Thr
    275 280 285
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    Phe Leu Lys Glu Val Asp Cys Cys Thr Thr Leu Gln Leu Ser Asn Gly
    290 295 300
    aag agg gag ata tat ttt aac tct ttc ttt aaa gac cgc cag agg gcg 1020
    Lys Arg Glu Ile Tyr Phe Asn Ser Phe Phe Lys Asp Arg Gln Arg Ala
    305 310 315
    tcg gca gcc ctc cag ctt gta cat gag gat gaa ata ctc gtg ggt ctg 1068
    Ser Ala Ala Leu Gln Leu Val His Glu Asp Glu Ile Leu Val Gly Leu
    320 325 330 335
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    Cys Arg Val Ala Ile Leu Cys Trp Ile Thr Cys Thr Val Leu Lys Arg
    340 345 350
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    Gln Met Asp Lys Gly Arg Asp Phe Gln Leu Cys Cys Gln Thr Pro Thr
    355 360 365
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    Asp Leu His Ala His Phe Leu Ala Asp Ala Leu Thr Ser Glu Ala Gly
    370 375 380
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    Leu Thr Ala Asn Gln Tyr His Leu Gly Leu Leu Lys Arg Leu Cys Leu
    385 390 395
    ctg gct gca gga gga ctg ttt ctg agc acc ctg aat ttc agt ggt gaa 1308
    Leu Ala Ala Gly Gly Leu Phe Leu Ser Thr Leu Asn Phe Ser Gly Glu
    400 405 410 415
    gac ctc aga tgt gtt ggg ttt act gag gct gat gtc tct gtg ttg cag 1356
    Asp Leu Arg Cys Val Gly Phe Thr Glu Ala Asp Val Ser Val Leu Gln
    420 425 430
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    Ala Ala Asn Ile Leu Leu Pro Ser Asn Thr His Lys Asp Arg Tyr Lys
    435 440 445
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    Phe Ile His Leu Asn Val Gln Glu Phe Cys Thr Ala Ile Ala Phe Leu
    450 455 460
    atg gca gta ccc aac tat ctg atc ccc tca ggc agc aga gag tat aaa 1500
    Met Ala Val Pro Asn Tyr Leu Ile Pro Ser Gly Ser Arg Glu Tyr Lys
    465 470 475
    gag aag aga gaa caa tac tct gac ttt aat caa gtg ttt act ttc att 1548
    Glu Lys Arg Glu Gln Tyr Ser Asp Phe Asn Gln Val Phe Thr Phe Ile
    480 485 490 495
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    Phe Gly Leu Leu Asn Ala Asn Arg Arg Lys Ile Leu Glu Thr Ser Phe
    500 505 510
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    Gly Tyr Gln Leu Pro Met Val Asp Ser Phe Lys Trp Tyr Ser Val Gly
    515 520 525
    tac atg aaa cat ttg gac cgt gac ccg gaa aag ttg acg cac cat atg 1692
    Tyr Met Lys His Leu Asp Arg Asp Pro Glu Lys Leu Thr His His Met
    530 535 540
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    Pro Leu Phe Tyr Cys Leu Tyr Glu Asn Arg Glu Glu Glu Phe Val Lys
    545 550 555
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    Thr Ile Val Asp Ala Leu Met Glu Val Thr Val Tyr Leu Gln Ser Asp
    560 565 570 575
    aag gat atg atg gtc tca tta tac tgt ctg gat tac tgc tgt cac ctg 1836
    Lys Asp Met Met Val Ser Leu Tyr Cys Leu Asp Tyr Cys Cys His Leu
    580 585 590
    agg aca ctt aag ttg agt gtt cag cgc atc ttt caa aac aaa gag cca 1884
    Arg Thr Leu Lys Leu Ser Val Gln Arg Ile Phe Gln Asn Lys Glu Pro
    595 600 605
    ctt ata agg cca act gct agg ttg tcc tat gtc tcg act gct tct ggt 1932
    Leu Ile Arg Pro Thr Ala Arg Leu Ser Tyr Val Ser Thr Ala Ser Gly
    610 615 620
    ttt gaa gac tta ctc aag gct ttg gct cgt aat cgg agc ctg aca tac 1980
    Phe Glu Asp Leu Leu Lys Ala Leu Ala Arg Asn Arg Ser Leu Thr Tyr
    625 630 635
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    Leu Ser Ile Asn Cys Thr Ser Ile Ser Leu Asn Met Phe Ser Leu Leu
    640 645 650 655
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    His Asp Ile Leu His Glu Pro Thr Cys Gln Ile Ser His Leu Ser Leu
    660 665 670
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    Met Lys Cys Asp Leu Arg Ala Ser Glu Cys Glu Glu Ile Ala Ser Leu
    675 680 685
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    Leu Ile Ser Gly Gly Ser Leu Arg Lys Leu Thr Leu Ser Ser Asn Pro
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    Leu Arg Ser Asp Gly Met Asn Ile Leu Cys Asp Ala Leu Leu His Pro
    705 710 715
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    Asn Cys Thr Leu Ile Ser Leu Val Leu Val Phe Cys Cys Leu Thr Glu
    720 725 730 735
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    Asn Cys Cys Ser Ala Leu Gly Arg Val Leu Leu Phe Ser Pro Thr Leu
    740 745 750
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    Arg Gln Leu Asp Leu Cys Val Asn Arg Leu Lys Asn Tyr
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    1 5 10 15
    Asn Leu Ser Asp Lys Glu Phe Gln Ser Phe Lys Lys Tyr Leu Ala Arg
    20 25 30
    Lys Ile Leu Asp Phe Lys Leu Pro Gln Phe Pro Leu Ile Gln Met Thr
    35 40 45
    Lys Glu Glu Leu Ala Asn Val Leu Pro Ile Ser Tyr Glu Gly Gln Tyr
    50 55 60
    Ile Trp Asn Met Leu Phe Ser Ile Phe Ser Met Met Arg Lys Glu Asp
    65 70 75 80
    Leu Cys Arg Lys Ile Ile Gly Arg Arg Asn Arg Asn Gln Glu Ala Cys
    85 90 95
    Lys Ala Val Met Arg Arg Lys Phe Met Leu Gln Trp Glu Ser His Thr
    100 105 110
    Phe Gly Lys Phe His Tyr Lys Phe Phe Arg Asp Val Ser Ser Asp Val
    115 120 125
    Phe Tyr Ile Leu Gln Leu Ala Tyr Asp Ser Thr Ser Tyr Tyr Ser Ala
    130 135 140
    Asn Asn Leu Asn Val Phe Leu Met Gly Glu Arg Ala Ser Gly Lys Thr
    145 150 155 160
    Ile Val Ile Asn Leu Ala Val Leu Arg Trp Ile Lys Gly Glu Met Trp
    165 170 175
    Gln Asn Met Ile Ser Tyr Val Val His Leu Thr Ala His Glu Ile Asn
    180 185 190
    Gln Met Thr Asn Ser Ser Leu Ala Glu Leu Ile Ala Lys Asp Trp Pro
    195 200 205
    Asp Gly Gln Ala Pro Ile Ala Asp Ile Leu Ser Asp Pro Lys Lys Leu
    210 215 220
    Leu Phe Ile Leu Glu Asp Leu Asp Asn Ile Arg Phe Glu Leu Asn Val
    225 230 235 240
    Asn Glu Ser Ala Leu Cys Ser Asn Ser Thr Gln Lys Val Pro Ile Pro
    245 250 255
    Val Leu Leu Val Ser Leu Leu Lys Arg Lys Met Ala Pro Gly Cys Trp
    260 265 270
    Phe Leu Ile Ser Ser Arg Pro Thr Arg Gly Asn Asn Val Lys Thr Phe
    275 280 285
    Leu Lys Glu Val Asp Cys Cys Thr Thr Leu Gln Leu Ser Asn Gly Lys
    290 295 300
    Arg Glu Ile Tyr Phe Asn Ser Phe Phe Lys Asp Arg Gln Arg Ala Ser
    305 310 315 320
    Ala Ala Leu Gln Leu Val His Glu Asp Glu Ile Leu Val Gly Leu Cys
    325 330 335
    Arg Val Ala Ile Leu Cys Trp Ile Thr Cys Thr Val Leu Lys Arg Gln
    340 345 350
    Met Asp Lys Gly Arg Asp Phe Gln Leu Cys Cys Gln Thr Pro Thr Asp
    355 360 365
    Leu His Ala His Phe Leu Ala Asp Ala Leu Thr Ser Glu Ala Gly Leu
    370 375 380
    Thr Ala Asn Gln Tyr His Leu Gly Leu Leu Lys Arg Leu Cys Leu Leu
    385 390 395 400
    Ala Ala Gly Gly Leu Phe Leu Ser Thr Leu Asn Phe Ser Gly Glu Asp
    405 410 415
    Leu Arg Cys Val Gly Phe Thr Glu Ala Asp Val Ser Val Leu Gln Ala
    420 425 430
    Ala Asn Ile Leu Leu Pro Ser Asn Thr His Lys Asp Arg Tyr Lys Phe
    435 440 445
    Ile His Leu Asn Val Gln Glu Phe Cys Thr Ala Ile Ala Phe Leu Met
    450 455 460
    Ala Val Pro Asn Tyr Leu Ile Pro Ser Gly Ser Arg Glu Tyr Lys Glu
    465 470 475 480
    Lys Arg Glu Gln Tyr Ser Asp Phe Asn Gln Val Phe Thr Phe Ile Phe
    485 490 495
    Gly Leu Leu Asn Ala Asn Arg Arg Lys Ile Leu Glu Thr Ser Phe Gly
    500 505 510
    Tyr Gln Leu Pro Met Val Asp Ser Phe Lys Trp Tyr Ser Val Gly Tyr
    515 520 525
    Met Lys His Leu Asp Arg Asp Pro Glu Lys Leu Thr His His Met Pro
    530 535 540
    Leu Phe Tyr Cys Leu Tyr Glu Asn Arg Glu Glu Glu Phe Val Lys Thr
    545 550 555 560
    Ile Val Asp Ala Leu Met Glu Val Thr Val Tyr Leu Gln Ser Asp Lys
    565 570 575
    Asp Met Met Val Ser Leu Tyr Cys Leu Asp Tyr Cys Cys His Leu Arg
    580 585 590
    Thr Leu Lys Leu Ser Val Gln Arg Ile Phe Gln Asn Lys Glu Pro Leu
    595 600 605
    Ile Arg Pro Thr Ala Arg Leu Ser Tyr Val Ser Thr Ala Ser Gly Phe
    610 615 620
    Glu Asp Leu Leu Lys Ala Leu Ala Arg Asn Arg Ser Leu Thr Tyr Leu
    625 630 635 640
    Ser Ile Asn Cys Thr Ser Ile Ser Leu Asn Met Phe Ser Leu Leu His
    645 650 655
    Asp Ile Leu His Glu Pro Thr Cys Gln Ile Ser His Leu Ser Leu Met
    660 665 670
    Lys Cys Asp Leu Arg Ala Ser Glu Cys Glu Glu Ile Ala Ser Leu Leu
    675 680 685
    Ile Ser Gly Gly Ser Leu Arg Lys Leu Thr Leu Ser Ser Asn Pro Leu
    690 695 700
    Arg Ser Asp Gly Met Asn Ile Leu Cys Asp Ala Leu Leu His Pro Asn
    705 710 715 720
    Cys Thr Leu Ile Ser Leu Val Leu Val Phe Cys Cys Leu Thr Glu Asn
    725 730 735
    Cys Cys Ser Ala Leu Gly Arg Val Leu Leu Phe Ser Pro Thr Leu Arg
    740 745 750
    Gln Leu Asp Leu Cys Val Asn Arg Leu Lys Asn Tyr
    755 760
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    <210> SEQ ID NO 78
    <400> SEQUENCE: 78
    000
    <210> SEQ ID NO 79
    <400> SEQUENCE: 79
    000
    <210> SEQ ID NO 80
    <400> SEQUENCE: 80
    000
    <210> SEQ ID NO 81
    <400> SEQUENCE: 81
    000
    <210> SEQ ID NO 82
    <400> SEQUENCE: 82
    000
    <210> SEQ ID NO 83
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    Met Ala Met Ala Lys Ala Arg Lys Pro Arg Glu Ala Leu Leu Trp Ala
    1 5 10 15
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    Leu Ser Asp Leu Glu Glu Asn Asp Phe Lys Lys Leu Lys Phe Tyr Leu
    20 25 30
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    Arg Asp Met Thr Leu Ser Glu Gly Gln Pro Pro Leu Ala Arg Gly Glu
    35 40 45
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    Leu Glu Gly Leu Ile Pro Val Asp Leu Ala Glu Leu Leu Ile Ser Lys
    50 55 60
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    Tyr Gly Glu Lys Glu Ala Val Lys Val Val Leu Lys Gly Leu Lys Val
    65 70 75 80
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    Met Asn Leu Leu Glu Leu Val Asp Gln Leu Ser His Ile Cys Leu His
    85 90 95
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    Asp Tyr Arg Glu Val Tyr Arg Glu His Val Arg Cys Leu Glu Glu Trp
    100 105 110
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    Gln Glu Ala Gly Val Asn Gly Arg Tyr Asn Gln Val Leu Leu Val Ala
    115 120 125
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    Lys Pro Ser Ser Glu Ser Pro Glu Ser Leu Ala Cys Pro Phe Pro Glu
    130 135 140
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    Gln Glu Leu Glu Ser Val Thr Val Glu Ala Leu Phe Asp Ser Gly Glu
    145 150 155 160
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    Lys Pro Ser Leu Ala Pro Ser Leu Val Val Leu Gln Gly Ser Ala Gly
    165 170 175
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    Thr Gly Lys Thr Thr Leu Ala Arg Lys Met Val Leu Asp Trp Ala Thr
    180 185 190
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    Gly Thr Leu Tyr Pro Gly Arg Phe Asp Tyr Val Phe Tyr Val Ser Cys
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    Lys Glu Val Val Leu Leu Leu Glu Ser Lys Leu Glu Gln Leu Leu Phe
    210 215 220
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    Trp Cys Cys Gly Asp Asn Gln Ala Pro Val Thr Glu Ile Leu Arg Gln
    225 230 235 240
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    Pro Glu Arg Leu Leu Phe Ile Leu Asp Gly Phe Asp Glu Leu Gln Arg
    245 250 255
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    Pro Phe Glu Glu Lys Leu Lys Lys Arg Gly Leu Ser Pro Lys Glu Ser
    260 265 270
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    Leu Leu His Leu Leu Ile Arg Arg His Thr Leu Pro Thr Cys Ser Leu
    275 280 285
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    Leu Ile Thr Thr Arg Pro Leu Ala Leu Arg Asn Leu Glu Pro Leu Leu
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    Lys Gln Ala Arg His Val His Ile Leu Gly Phe Ser Glu Glu Glu Arg
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    Ala Arg Tyr Phe Ser Ser Tyr Phe Thr Asp Glu Lys Gln Ala Asp Arg
    325 330 335
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    Ala Phe Asp Ile Val Gln Lys Asn Asp Ile Leu Tyr Lys Ala Cys Gln
    340 345 350
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    Val Pro Gly Ile Cys Trp Val Val Cys Ser Trp Leu Gln Gly Gln Met
    355 360 365
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    Glu Arg Gly Lys Val Val Leu Glu Thr Pro Arg Asn Ser Thr Asp Ile
    370 375 380
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    Phe Met Ala Tyr Val Ser Thr Phe Leu Pro Pro Asp Asp Asp Gly Gly
    385 390 395 400
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    Cys Ser Glu Leu Ser Arg His Arg Val Leu Arg Ser Leu Cys Ser Leu
    405 410 415
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    Ala Ala Glu Gly Ile Gln His Gln Arg Phe Leu Phe Glu Glu Ala Glu
    420 425 430
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    Leu Arg Lys His Asn Leu Asp Gly Pro Arg Leu Ala Ala Phe Leu Ser
    435 440 445
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    Ser Asn Asp Tyr Gln Leu Gly Leu Ala Ile Lys Lys Phe Tyr Ser Phe
    450 455 460
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    Arg His Ile Ser Phe Gln Asp Phe Phe His Ala Met Ser Tyr Leu Val
    465 470 475 480
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    Lys Glu Asp Gln Ser Arg Leu Gly Lys Glu Ser Arg Arg Glu Val Gln
    485 490 495
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    Arg Leu Leu Glu Val Lys Glu Gln Glu Gly Asn Asp Glu Met Thr Leu
    500 505 510
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    Thr Met Gln Phe Leu Leu Asp Ile Ser Lys Lys Asp Ser Phe Ser Asn
    515 520 525
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    Leu Glu Leu Lys Phe Cys Phe Arg Ile Ser Pro Cys Leu Ala Gln Asp
    530 535 540
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    Leu Lys His Phe Lys Glu Gln Met Glu Ser Met Lys His Asn Arg Thr
    545 550 555 560
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    Trp Asp Leu Glu Phe Ser Leu Tyr Glu Ala Lys Ile Lys Asn Leu Val
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    Lys Gly Ile Gln Met Asn Asn Val Ser Phe Lys Ile Lys His Ser Asn
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    Glu Lys Lys Ser Gln Ser Gln Asn Leu Phe Ser Val Lys Ser Ser Leu
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    Ser His Gly Pro Lys Glu Glu Gln Lys Cys Pro Ser Val His Gly Gln
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    Lys Glu Gly Lys Asp Asn Ile Ala Gly Thr Gln Lys Glu Ala Ser Thr
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    Leu Ser Asp Leu Glu Glu Asn Asp Phe Lys Lys Leu Lys Phe Tyr Leu
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    Arg Asp Met Thr Leu Ser Glu Gly Gln Pro Pro Leu Ala Arg Gly Glu
    35 40 45
    Leu Glu Gly Leu Ile Pro Val Asp Leu Ala Glu Leu Leu Ile Ser Lys
    50 55 60
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    65 70 75 80
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    Asp Tyr Arg Glu Val Tyr Arg Glu His Val Arg Cys Leu Glu Glu Trp
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    Gln Glu Ala Gly Val Asn Gly Arg Tyr Asn Gln Val Leu Leu Val Ala
    115 120 125
    Lys Pro Ser Ser Glu Ser Pro Glu Ser Leu Ala Cys Pro Phe Pro Glu
    130 135 140
    Gln Glu Leu Glu Ser Val Thr Val Glu Ala Leu Phe Asp Ser Gly Glu
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    Lys Pro Ser Leu Ala Pro Ser Leu Val Val Leu Gln Gly Ser Ala Gly
    165 170 175
    Thr Gly Lys Thr Thr Leu Ala Arg Lys Met Val Leu Asp Trp Ala Thr
    180 185 190
    Gly Thr Leu Tyr Pro Gly Arg Phe Asp Tyr Val Phe Tyr Val Ser Cys
    195 200 205
    Lys Glu Val Val Leu Leu Leu Glu Ser Lys Leu Glu Gln Leu Leu Phe
    210 215 220
    Trp Cys Cys Gly Asp Asn Gln Ala Pro Val Thr Glu Ile Leu Arg Gln
    225 230 235 240
    Pro Glu Arg Leu Leu Phe Ile Leu Asp Gly Phe Asp Glu Leu Gln Arg
    245 250 255
    Pro Phe Glu Glu Lys Leu Lys Lys Arg Gly Leu Ser Pro Lys Glu Ser
    260 265 270
    Leu Leu His Leu Leu Ile Arg Arg His Thr Leu Pro Thr Cys Ser Leu
    275 280 285
    Leu Ile Thr Thr Arg Pro Leu Ala Leu Arg Asn Leu Glu Pro Leu Leu
    290 295 300
    Lys Gln Ala Arg His Val His Ile Leu Gly Phe Ser Glu Glu Glu Arg
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    Ala Arg Tyr Phe Ser Ser Tyr Phe Thr Asp Glu Lys Gln Ala Asp Arg
    325 330 335
    Ala Phe Asp Ile Val Gln Lys Asn Asp Ile Leu Tyr Lys Ala Cys Gln
    340 345 350
    Val Pro Gly Ile Cys Trp Val Val Cys Ser Trp Leu Gln Gly Gln Met
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    Glu Arg Gly Lys Val Val Leu Glu Thr Pro Arg Asn Ser Thr Asp Ile
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    Phe Met Ala Tyr Val Ser Thr Phe Leu Pro Pro Asp Asp Asp Gly Gly
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    405 410 415
    Ala Ala Glu Gly Ile Gln His Gln Arg Phe Leu Phe Glu Glu Ala Glu
    420 425 430
    Leu Arg Lys His Asn Leu Asp Gly Pro Arg Leu Ala Ala Phe Leu Ser
    435 440 445
    Ser Asn Asp Tyr Gln Leu Gly Leu Ala Ile Lys Lys Phe Tyr Ser Phe
    450 455 460
    Arg His Ile Ser Phe Gln Asp Phe Phe His Ala Met Ser Tyr Leu Val
    465 470 475 480
    Lys Glu Asp Gln Ser Arg Leu Gly Lys Glu Ser Arg Arg Glu Val Gln
    485 490 495
    Arg Leu Leu Glu Val Lys Glu Gln Glu Gly Asn Asp Glu Met Thr Leu
    500 505 510
    Thr Met Gln Phe Leu Leu Asp Ile Ser Lys Lys Asp Ser Phe Ser Asn
    515 520 525
    Leu Glu Leu Lys Phe Cys Phe Arg Ile Ser Pro Cys Leu Ala Gln Asp
    530 535 540
    Leu Lys His Phe Lys Glu Gln Met Glu Ser Met Lys His Asn Arg Thr
    545 550 555 560
    Trp Asp Leu Glu Phe Ser Leu Tyr Glu Ala Lys Ile Lys Asn Leu Val
    565 570 575
    Lys Gly Ile Gln Met Asn Asn Val Ser Phe Lys Ile Lys His Ser Asn
    580 585 590
    Glu Lys Lys Ser Gln Ser Gln Asn Leu Phe Ser Val Lys Ser Ser Leu
    595 600 605
    Ser His Gly Pro Lys Glu Glu Gln Lys Cys Pro Ser Val His Gly Gln
    610 615 620
    Lys Glu Gly Lys Asp Asn Ile Ala Gly Thr Gln Lys Glu Ala Ser Thr
    625 630 635 640
    Gly Lys Gly Arg Gly Thr Glu Glu Thr Pro Lys Asn Thr Tyr Ile
    645 650 655
    <210> SEQ ID NO 85
    <211> LENGTH: 650
    <212> TYPE: PRT
    <213> ORGANISM: Homo sapiens
    <400> SEQUENCE: 85
    Met Val Ser Ser Ala Gln Met Gly Phe Asn Leu Gln Ala Leu Leu Glu
    1 5 10 15
    Gln Leu Ser Gln Asp Glu Leu Ser Lys Phe Lys Tyr Leu Ile Thr Thr
    20 25 30
    Phe Ser Leu Ala His Glu Leu Gln Lys Ile Pro His Lys Glu Val Asp
    35 40 45
    Lys Ala Asp Gly Lys Gln Leu Val Glu Ile Leu Thr Thr His Cys Asp
    50 55 60
    Ser Tyr Trp Val Glu Met Ala Ser Leu Gln Val Phe Glu Lys Met His
    65 70 75 80
    Arg Met Asp Leu Ser Glu Arg Ala Lys Asp Glu Val Arg Glu Ala Ala
    85 90 95
    Leu Lys Ser Phe Asn Lys Arg Lys Pro Leu Ser Leu Gly Ile Thr Arg
    100 105 110
    Lys Glu Arg Pro Pro Leu Asp Val Asp Glu Met Leu Glu Arg Phe Lys
    115 120 125
    Thr Glu Ala Gln Ala Phe Thr Glu Thr Lys Gly Asn Val Ile Cys Leu
    130 135 140
    Gly Lys Glu Val Phe Lys Gly Lys Lys Pro Asp Lys Asp Asn Arg Cys
    145 150 155 160
    Arg Tyr Ile Leu Lys Thr Lys Phe Arg Glu Met Trp Lys Ser Trp Pro
    165 170 175
    Gly Asp Ser Lys Glu Val Gln Val Met Ala Glu Arg Tyr Lys Met Leu
    180 185 190
    Ile Pro Phe Ser Asn Pro Arg Val Leu Pro Gly Pro Phe Ser Tyr Thr
    195 200 205
    Val Val Leu Tyr Gly Pro Ala Gly Leu Gly Lys Thr Thr Leu Ala Gln
    210 215 220
    Lys Leu Met Leu Asp Trp Ala Glu Asp Asn Leu Ile His Lys Phe Lys
    225 230 235 240
    Tyr Ala Phe Tyr Leu Ser Cys Arg Glu Leu Ser Arg Leu Gly Pro Cys
    245 250 255
    Ser Phe Ala Glu Leu Val Phe Arg Asp Trp Pro Glu Leu Gln Asp Asp
    260 265 270
    Ile Pro His Ile Leu Ala Gln Ala Arg Lys Ile Leu Phe Val Ile Asp
    275 280 285
    Gly Phe Asp Glu Leu Gly Ala Ala Pro Gly Ala Leu Ile Glu Asp Ile
    290 295 300
    Cys Gly Asp Trp Glu Lys Lys Lys Pro Val Pro Val Leu Leu Gly Ser
    305 310 315 320
    Leu Leu Asn Arg Val Met Leu Pro Lys Ala Ala Leu Leu Val Thr Thr
    325 330 335
    Arg Pro Arg Ala Leu Arg Asp Leu Arg Ile Leu Ala Glu Glu Pro Ile
    340 345 350
    Tyr Ile Arg Val Glu Gly Phe Leu Glu Glu Asp Arg Arg Ala Tyr Phe
    355 360 365
    Leu Arg His Phe Gly Asp Glu Asp Gln Ala Met Arg Ala Phe Glu Leu
    370 375 380
    Met Arg Ser Asn Ala Ala Leu Phe Gln Leu Gly Ser Ala Pro Ala Val
    385 390 395 400
    Cys Trp Ile Val Cys Thr Thr Leu Lys Leu Gln Met Glu Lys Gly Glu
    405 410 415
    Asp Pro Val Pro Thr Cys Leu Thr Arg Thr Gly Leu Phe Leu Arg Phe
    420 425 430
    Leu Cys Ser Arg Phe Pro Gln Gly Ala Gln Leu Arg Gly Ala Leu Arg
    435 440 445
    Thr Leu Ser Leu Leu Ala Ala Gln Gly Leu Trp Ala Gln Thr Ser Val
    450 455 460
    Leu His Arg Glu Asp Leu Glu Arg Leu Gly Val Gln Glu Ser Asp Leu
    465 470 475 480
    Arg Leu Phe Leu Asp Gly Asp Ile Leu Arg Gln Asp Arg Val Ser Lys
    485 490 495
    Gly Cys Tyr Ser Phe Ile His Leu Ser Phe Gln Gln Phe Leu Thr Ala
    500 505 510
    Leu Phe Tyr Thr Leu Glu Lys Glu Glu Glu Glu Asp Arg Asp Gly His
    515 520 525
    Thr Trp Asp Ile Gly Asp Val Gln Lys Leu Leu Ser Gly Val Glu Arg
    530 535 540
    Leu Arg Asn Pro Asp Leu Ile Gln Ala Gly Tyr Tyr Ser Phe Gly Leu
    545 550 555 560
    Ala Asn Glu Lys Arg Ala Lys Glu Leu Glu Ala Thr Phe Gly Cys Arg
    565 570 575
    Met Ser Pro Asp Ile Lys Gln Glu Leu Leu Arg Cys Asp Ile Ser Cys
    580 585 590
    Lys Gly Gly His Ser Thr Val Thr Asp Leu Gln Glu Leu Leu Gly Cys
    595 600 605
    Leu Tyr Glu Ser Gln Glu Glu Glu Leu Val Lys Glu Val Met Ala Gln
    610 615 620
    Phe Lys Glu Ile Ser Leu His Leu Asn Ala Val Asp Val Val Pro Ser
    625 630 635 640
    Ser Phe Cys Val Lys His Cys Arg Asn Leu
    645 650
    <210> SEQ ID NO 86
    <211> LENGTH: 650
    <212> TYPE: PRT
    <213> ORGANISM: Homo sapiens
    <400> SEQUENCE: 86
    Met Val Ser Ser Ala Gln Met Gly Phe Asn Leu Gln Ala Leu Leu Glu
    1 5 10 15
    Gln Leu Ser Gln Asp Glu Leu Ser Lys Phe Lys Tyr Leu Ile Thr Thr
    20 25 30
    Phe Ser Leu Ala His Glu Leu Gln Lys Ile Pro His Lys Glu Val Asp
    35 40 45
    Lys Ala Asp Gly Lys Gln Leu Val Glu Ile Leu Thr Thr His Cys Asp
    50 55 60
    Ser Tyr Trp Val Glu Met Ala Ser Leu Gln Val Phe Glu Lys Met His
    65 70 75 80
    Arg Met Asp Leu Ser Glu Arg Ala Lys Asp Glu Val Arg Glu Ala Ala
    85 90 95
    Leu Lys Ser Phe Asn Lys Arg Lys Pro Leu Ser Leu Gly Ile Thr Arg
    100 105 110
    Lys Glu Arg Pro Pro Leu Asp Val Asp Glu Met Leu Glu Arg Phe Lys
    115 120 125
    Thr Glu Ala Gln Ala Phe Thr Glu Thr Lys Gly Asn Val Ile Cys Leu
    130 135 140
    Gly Lys Glu Val Phe Lys Gly Lys Lys Pro Asp Lys Asp Asn Arg Cys
    145 150 155 160
    Arg Tyr Ile Leu Lys Thr Lys Phe Arg Glu Met Trp Lys Ser Trp Pro
    165 170 175
    Gly Asp Ser Lys Glu Val Gln Val Met Ala Glu Arg Tyr Lys Met Leu
    180 185 190
    Ile Pro Phe Ser Asn Pro Arg Val Leu Pro Gly Pro Phe Ser Tyr Thr
    195 200 205
    Val Val Leu Tyr Gly Pro Ala Gly Leu Gly Lys Thr Thr Leu Ala Gln
    210 215 220
    Lys Leu Met Leu Asp Trp Ala Glu Asp Asn Leu Ile His Lys Phe Lys
    225 230 235 240
    Tyr Ala Phe Tyr Leu Ser Cys Arg Glu Leu Ser Arg Leu Gly Pro Cys
    245 250 255
    Ser Phe Ala Glu Leu Val Phe Arg Asp Trp Pro Glu Leu Gln Asp Asp
    260 265 270
    Ile Pro His Ile Leu Ala Gln Ala Arg Lys Ile Leu Phe Val Ile Asp
    275 280 285
    Gly Phe Asp Glu Leu Gly Ala Ala Pro Gly Ala Leu Ile Glu Asp Ile
    290 295 300
    Cys Gly Asp Trp Glu Lys Lys Lys Pro Val Pro Val Leu Leu Gly Ser
    305 310 315 320
    Leu Leu Asn Arg Val Met Leu Pro Lys Ala Ala Leu Leu Val Thr Thr
    325 330 335
    Arg Pro Arg Ala Leu Arg Asp Leu Arg Ile Leu Ala Glu Glu Pro Ile
    340 345 350
    Tyr Ile Arg Val Glu Gly Phe Leu Glu Glu Asp Arg Arg Ala Tyr Phe
    355 360 365
    Leu Arg His Phe Gly Asp Glu Asp Gln Ala Met Arg Ala Phe Glu Leu
    370 375 380
    Met Arg Ser Asn Ala Ala Leu Phe Gln Leu Gly Ser Ala Pro Ala Val
    385 390 395 400
    Cys Trp Ile Val Cys Thr Thr Leu Lys Leu Gln Met Glu Lys Gly Glu
    405 410 415
    Asp Pro Val Pro Thr Cys Leu Thr Arg Thr Gly Leu Phe Leu Arg Phe
    420 425 430
    Leu Cys Ser Arg Phe Pro Gln Gly Ala Gln Leu Arg Gly Ala Leu Arg
    435 440 445
    Thr Leu Ser Leu Leu Ala Ala Gln Gly Leu Trp Ala Gln Thr Ser Val
    450 455 460
    Leu His Arg Glu Asp Leu Glu Arg Leu Gly Val Gln Glu Ser Asp Leu
    465 470 475 480
    Arg Leu Phe Leu Asp Gly Asp Ile Leu Arg Gln Asp Arg Val Ser Lys
    485 490 495
    Gly Cys Tyr Ser Phe Ile His Leu Ser Phe Gln Gln Phe Leu Thr Ala
    500 505 510
    Leu Phe Tyr Thr Leu Glu Lys Glu Glu Glu Glu Asp Arg Asp Gly His
    515 520 525
    Thr Trp Asp Ile Gly Asp Val Gln Lys Leu Leu Ser Gly Val Glu Arg
    530 535 540
    Leu Arg Asn Pro Asp Leu Ile Gln Ala Gly Tyr Tyr Ser Phe Gly Leu
    545 550 555 560
    Ala Asn Glu Lys Arg Ala Lys Glu Leu Glu Ala Thr Phe Gly Cys Arg
    565 570 575
    Met Ser Pro Asp Ile Lys Gln Glu Leu Leu Arg Cys Asp Ile Ser Cys
    580 585 590
    Lys Gly Gly His Ser Thr Val Thr Asp Leu Gln Glu Leu Leu Gly Cys
    595 600 605
    Leu Tyr Glu Ser Gln Glu Glu Glu Leu Val Lys Glu Val Met Ala Gln
    610 615 620
    Phe Lys Glu Ile Ser Leu His Leu Asn Ala Val Asp Val Val Pro Ser
    625 630 635 640
    Ser Phe Cys Val Lys His Cys Arg Asn Leu
    645 650
    <210> SEQ ID NO 87
    <211> LENGTH: 622
    <212> TYPE: PRT
    <213> ORGANISM: Homo sapiens
    <400> SEQUENCE: 87
    His Thr Arg Ser Thr Met Thr Ser Pro Gln Leu Glu Trp Thr Leu Gln
    1 5 10 15
    Thr Leu Leu Glu Gln Leu Asn Glu Asp Glu Leu Lys Ser Phe Lys Ser
    20 25 30
    Leu Leu Trp Ala Phe Pro Leu Glu Asp Val Leu Gln Lys Thr Pro Trp
    35 40 45
    Ser Glu Val Glu Glu Ala Asp Gly Lys Lys Leu Ala Glu Ile Leu Val
    50 55 60
    Asn Thr Ser Ser Glu Asn Trp Ile Arg Asn Ala Thr Val Asn Ile Leu
    65 70 75 80
    Glu Glu Met Asn Leu Thr Glu Leu Cys Lys Met Ala Lys Ala Glu Met
    85 90 95
    Met Glu Asp Gly Gln Val Gln Glu Ile Asp Asn Pro Glu Leu Gly Asp
    100 105 110
    Ala Glu Glu Asp Ser Glu Leu Ala Lys Pro Gly Glu Lys Glu Gly Trp
    115 120 125
    Arg Asn Ser Met Glu Lys Gln Ser Leu Val Trp Lys Asn Thr Phe Trp
    130 135 140
    Gln Gly Asp Ile Asp Asn Phe His Asp Asp Val Thr Leu Arg Asn Gln
    145 150 155 160
    Arg Phe Ile Pro Phe Leu Asn Pro Arg Thr Pro Arg Lys Leu Thr Pro
    165 170 175
    Tyr Thr Val Val Leu His Gly Pro Ala Gly Val Gly Lys Thr Thr Leu
    180 185 190
    Ala Lys Lys Cys Met Leu Asp Trp Thr Asp Cys Asn Leu Ser Pro Thr
    195 200 205
    Leu Arg Tyr Ala Phe Tyr Leu Ser Cys Lys Glu Leu Ser Arg Met Gly
    210 215 220
    Pro Cys Ser Phe Ala Glu Leu Ile Ser Lys Asp Trp Pro Glu Leu Gln
    225 230 235 240
    Asp Asp Ile Pro Ser Ile Leu Ala Gln Ala Gln Arg Ile Leu Phe Val
    245 250 255
    Val Asp Gly Leu Asp Glu Leu Lys Val Pro Pro Gly Ala Leu Ile Gln
    260 265 270
    Asp Ile Cys Gly Asp Trp Glu Lys Lys Lys Pro Val Pro Val Leu Leu
    275 280 285
    Gly Ser Leu Leu Lys Arg Lys Met Leu Pro Arg Ala Ala Leu Leu Val
    290 295 300
    Thr Thr Arg Pro Arg Ala Leu Arg Asp Leu Gln Leu Leu Ala Gln Gln
    305 310 315 320
    Pro Ile Tyr Val Arg Val Glu Gly Phe Leu Glu Glu Asp Arg Arg Ala
    325 330 335
    Tyr Phe Leu Arg His Phe Gly Asp Glu Asp Gln Ala Met Arg Ala Phe
    340 345 350
    Glu Leu Met Arg Ser Asn Ala Ala Leu Phe Gln Leu Gly Ser Ala Pro
    355 360 365
    Ala Val Cys Trp Ile Val Cys Thr Thr Leu Lys Leu Gln Met Glu Lys
    370 375 380
    Gly Glu Asp Pro Val Pro Thr Cys Leu Thr Arg Thr Gly Leu Phe Leu
    385 390 395 400
    Arg Phe Leu Cys Ser Arg Phe Pro Gln Gly Ala Gln Leu Arg Gly Ala
    405 410 415
    Leu Arg Thr Leu Ser Leu Leu Ala Ala Gln Gly Leu Trp Ala Gln Met
    420 425 430
    Ser Val Phe His Arg Glu Asp Leu Glu Arg Leu Gly Val Gln Glu Ser
    435 440 445
    Asp Leu Arg Leu Phe Leu Asp Gly Asp Ile Leu Arg Gln Asp Arg Val
    450 455 460
    Ser Lys Gly Cys Tyr Ser Phe Ile His Leu Ser Phe Gln Gln Phe Leu
    465 470 475 480
    Thr Ala Leu Phe Tyr Ala Leu Glu Lys Glu Glu Gly Glu Asp Arg Asp
    485 490 495
    Gly His Ala Trp Asp Ile Gly Asp Val Gln Lys Leu Leu Ser Gly Glu
    500 505 510
    Glu Arg Leu Lys Asn Pro Asp Leu Ile Gln Val Gly His Phe Leu Phe
    515 520 525
    Gly Leu Ala Asn Glu Lys Arg Ala Lys Glu Leu Glu Ala Thr Phe Gly
    530 535 540
    Cys Arg Met Ser Pro Asp Ile Lys Gln Glu Leu Leu Gln Cys Lys Ala
    545 550 555 560
    His Leu His Ala Asn Lys Pro Leu Ser Val Thr Asp Leu Lys Glu Val
    565 570 575
    Leu Gly Cys Leu Tyr Glu Ser Gln Glu Glu Glu Leu Ala Lys Val Val
    580 585 590
    Val Ala Pro Phe Lys Glu Ile Ser Ile His Leu Thr Asn Thr Ser Glu
    595 600 605
    Val Met His Cys Ser Phe Ser Leu Lys His Cys Gln Asp Leu
    610 615 620
    <210> SEQ ID NO 88
    <211> LENGTH: 612
    <212> TYPE: PRT
    <213> ORGANISM: Mus musculus
    <400> SEQUENCE: 88
    Leu Leu Lys Met Thr Ser Val Arg Cys Lys Leu Ala Gln Tyr Leu Glu
    1 5 10 15
    Asp Leu Glu Asp Val Asp Leu Lys Lys Phe Lys Met His Leu Glu Asp
    20 25 30
    Tyr Pro Pro Glu Lys Gly Cys Ile Pro Val Pro Arg Gly Gln Met Glu
    35 40 45
    Lys Ala Asp His Leu Asp Leu Ala Thr Leu Met Ile Asp Phe Asn Gly
    50 55 60
    Glu Glu Lys Ala Asp Tyr Cys Lys Met Tyr Arg Arg His Val Arg Ser
    65 70 75 80
    Arg Phe Tyr Ser Ile Lys Asp Arg Asn Ala Arg Leu Gly Glu Ser Val
    85 90 95
    Asp Leu Asn Ser Arg Tyr Thr Gln Leu Gln Leu Val Lys Glu His Pro
    100 105 110
    Ser Lys Gln Glu Arg Glu His Glu Leu Leu Thr Ile Gly Arg Thr Lys
    115 120 125
    Met Arg Asp Ser Pro Met Ser Ser Leu Lys Leu Glu Leu Leu Phe Glu
    130 135 140
    Pro Glu Asp Gly His Ser Glu Pro Val His Thr Val Val Phe Gln Gly
    145 150 155 160
    Ala Ala Gly Ile Gly Lys Thr Ile Leu Ala Arg Lys Ile Met Leu Asp
    165 170 175
    Trp Ala Leu Gly Lys Leu Phe Lys Asp Lys Phe Asp Tyr Leu Phe Phe
    180 185 190
    Ile His Cys Arg Glu Val Ser Leu Arg Thr Pro Arg Ser Leu Ala Asp
    195 200 205
    Leu Ile Val Ser Cys Trp Pro Asp Pro Asn Pro Pro Val Cys Lys Ile
    210 215 220
    Leu Arg Lys Pro Ser Arg Ile Leu Phe Leu Met Asp Gly Phe Asp Glu
    225 230 235 240
    Leu Gln Gly Ala Phe Asp Glu His Ile Gly Glu Val Cys Thr Asp Trp
    245 250 255
    Gln Lys Ala Val Arg Gly Asp Ile Leu Leu Ser Ser Leu Ile Arg Lys
    260 265 270
    Lys Leu Leu Pro Lys Ala Ser Leu Leu Ile Thr Thr Arg Pro Val Ala
    275 280 285
    Leu Glu Lys Leu Gln His Leu Leu Asp His Pro Arg His Val Glu Ile
    290 295 300
    Leu Gly Phe Ser Glu Ala Lys Arg Lys Glu Tyr Phe Phe Lys Tyr Phe
    305 310 315 320
    Ser Asn Glu Leu Gln Ala Arg Glu Ala Phe Arg Leu Ile Gln Glu Asn
    325 330 335
    Glu Val Leu Phe Thr Met Cys Phe Ile Pro Leu Val Cys Trp Ile Val
    340 345 350
    Cys Thr Gly Leu Lys Gln Gln Met Glu Thr Gly Lys Ser Leu Ala Gln
    355 360 365
    Thr Ser Lys Thr Thr Thr Ala Val Tyr Val Phe Phe Leu Ser Ser Leu
    370 375 380
    Leu Gln Ser Arg Gly Gly Ile Glu Glu His Leu Phe Ser Asp Tyr Leu
    385 390 395 400
    Gln Gly Leu Cys Ser Leu Ala Ala Asp Gly Ile Trp Asn Gln Lys Ile
    405 410 415
    Leu Phe Glu Glu Cys Asp Leu Arg Lys His Gly Leu Gln Lys Thr Asp
    420 425 430
    Val Ser Ala Phe Leu Arg Met Asn Val Phe Gln Lys Glu Val Asp Cys
    435 440 445
    Glu Arg Phe Tyr Ser Phe Ser His Met Thr Phe Gln Glu Phe Phe Ala
    450 455 460
    Ala Met Tyr Tyr Leu Leu Glu Glu Glu Ala Glu Gly Glu Thr Val Arg
    465 470 475 480
    Lys Gly Pro Gly Gly Cys Ser Asp Leu Leu Asn Arg Asp Val Lys Val
    485 490 495
    Leu Leu Glu Asn Tyr Gly Lys Phe Glu Lys Gly Tyr Leu Ile Phe Val
    500 505 510
    Val Arg Phe Leu Phe Gly Leu Val Asn Gln Glu Arg Thr Ser Tyr Leu
    515 520 525
    Glu Lys Lys Leu Ser Cys Lys Ile Ser Gln Gln Val Arg Leu Glu Leu
    530 535 540
    Leu Lys Trp Ile Glu Val Lys Ala Lys Ala Lys Lys Leu Gln Trp Gln
    545 550 555 560
    Pro Ser Gln Leu Glu Leu Phe Tyr Cys Leu Tyr Glu Met Gln Glu Glu
    565 570 575
    Asp Phe Val Gln Ser Ala Met Asp His Phe Pro Lys Ile Glu Ile Asn
    580 585 590
    Leu Ser Thr Arg Met Asp His Val Val Ser Ser Phe Cys Ile Lys Asn
    595 600 605
    Cys His Arg Val
    610
    <210> SEQ ID NO 89
    <211> LENGTH: 674
    <212> TYPE: PRT
    <213> ORGANISM: Homo sapiens
    <400> SEQUENCE: 89
    Met Ala Ser Thr Arg Cys Lys Leu Ala Arg Tyr Leu Glu Asp Leu Glu
    1 5 10 15
    Asp Val Asp Leu Lys Lys Phe Lys Met His Leu Glu Asp Tyr Pro Pro
    20 25 30
    Gln Lys Gly Cys Ile Pro Leu Pro Arg Gly Gln Thr Glu Lys Ala Asp
    35 40 45
    His Val Asp Leu Ala Thr Leu Met Ile Asp Phe Asn Gly Glu Glu Lys
    50 55 60
    Ala Trp Ala Met Ala Val Trp Ile Phe Ala Ala Ile Asn Arg Arg Asp
    65 70 75 80
    Leu Tyr Glu Lys Ala Lys Arg Asp Glu Pro Lys Trp Gly Ser Asp Asn
    85 90 95
    Ala Arg Val Ser Asn Pro Thr Val Ile Cys Gln Glu Asp Ser Ile Glu
    100 105 110
    Glu Glu Trp Met Gly Leu Leu Glu Tyr Leu Ser Arg Ile Ser Ile Cys
    115 120 125
    Lys Met Lys Lys Asp Tyr Arg Lys Lys Tyr Arg Lys Tyr Val Arg Ser
    130 135 140
    Arg Phe Gln Cys Ile Glu Asp Arg Asn Ala Arg Leu Gly Glu Ser Val
    145 150 155 160
    Ser Leu Asn Lys Arg Tyr Thr Arg Leu Arg Leu Ile Lys Glu His Arg
    165 170 175
    Ser Gln Gln Glu Arg Glu Gln Glu Leu Leu Ala Ile Gly Lys Thr Lys
    180 185 190
    Thr Cys Glu Ser Pro Val Ser Pro Ile Lys Met Glu Leu Leu Phe Asp
    195 200 205
    Pro Asp Asp Glu His Ser Glu Pro Val His Thr Val Val Phe Gln Gly
    210 215 220
    Ala Ala Gly Ile Gly Lys Thr Ile Leu Ala Arg Lys Met Met Leu Asp
    225 230 235 240
    Trp Ala Ser Gly Thr Leu Tyr Gln Asp Arg Phe Asp Tyr Leu Phe Tyr
    245 250 255
    Ile His Cys Arg Glu Val Ser Leu Val Thr Gln Arg Ser Leu Gly Asp
    260 265 270
    Leu Ile Met Ser Cys Cys Pro Asp Pro Asn Pro Pro Ile His Lys Ile
    275 280 285
    Val Arg Lys Pro Ser Arg Ile Leu Phe Leu Met Asp Gly Phe Asp Glu
    290 295 300
    Leu Gln Gly Ala Phe Asp Glu His Ile Gly Pro Leu Cys Thr Asp Trp
    305 310 315 320
    Gln Lys Ala Glu Arg Gly Asp Ile Leu Leu Ser Ser Leu Ile Arg Lys
    325 330 335
    Lys Leu Leu Pro Glu Ala Ser Leu Leu Ile Thr Thr Arg Pro Val Ala
    340 345 350
    Leu Glu Lys Leu Gln His Leu Leu Asp His Pro Arg His Val Glu Ile
    355 360 365
    Leu Gly Phe Ser Glu Ala Lys Arg Lys Glu Tyr Phe Phe Lys Tyr Phe
    370 375 380
    Ser Asp Glu Ala Gln Ala Arg Ala Ala Phe Ser Leu Ile Gln Glu Asn
    385 390 395 400
    Glu Val Leu Phe Thr Met Cys Phe Ile Pro Leu Val Cys Trp Ile Val
    405 410 415
    Cys Thr Gly Leu Lys Gln Gln Met Glu Ser Gly Lys Ser Leu Ala Gln
    420 425 430
    Thr Ser Lys Thr Thr Thr Ala Val Tyr Val Phe Phe Leu Ser Ser Leu
    435 440 445
    Leu Gln Pro Arg Gly Gly Ser Gln Glu His Gly Leu Cys Ala His Leu
    450 455 460
    Trp Gly Leu Cys Ser Leu Ala Ala Asp Gly Ile Trp Asn Gln Lys Ile
    465 470 475 480
    Leu Phe Glu Glu Ser Asp Leu Arg Asn His Gly Leu Gln Lys Ala Asp
    485 490 495
    Val Ser Ala Phe Leu Arg Met Asn Leu Phe Gln Lys Glu Val Asp Cys
    500 505 510
    Glu Lys Phe Tyr Ser Phe Ile His Met Thr Phe Gln Glu Phe Phe Ala
    515 520 525
    Ala Met Tyr Tyr Leu Leu Glu Glu Glu Lys Glu Gly Arg Thr Asn Val
    530 535 540
    Pro Gly Ser Arg Leu Lys Leu Pro Ser Arg Asp Val Thr Val Leu Leu
    545 550 555 560
    Glu Asn Tyr Gly Lys Phe Glu Lys Gly Tyr Leu Ile Phe Val Val Arg
    565 570 575
    Phe Leu Phe Gly Leu Val Asn Gln Glu Arg Thr Ser Tyr Leu Glu Lys
    580 585 590
    Lys Leu Ser Cys Lys Ile Ser Gln Gln Ile Arg Leu Glu Leu Leu Lys
    595 600 605
    Trp Ile Glu Val Lys Ala Lys Ala Lys Lys Leu Gln Ile Gln Pro Ser
    610 615 620
    Gln Leu Glu Leu Phe Tyr Cys Leu Tyr Glu Met Gln Glu Glu Asp Phe
    625 630 635 640
    Val Gln Arg Ala Met Asp Tyr Phe Pro Lys Ile Glu Ile Asn Leu Ser
    645 650 655
    Thr Arg Met Asp His Met Val Ser Ser Phe Cys Ile Glu Asn Cys His
    660 665 670
    Arg Val
    <210> SEQ ID NO 90
    <211> LENGTH: 635
    <212> TYPE: PRT
    <213> ORGANISM: Homo sapiens
    <400> SEQUENCE: 90
    Met Leu Arg Thr Ala Gly Arg Asp Gly Leu Cys Arg Leu Ser Thr Tyr
    1 5 10 15
    Leu Glu Glu Leu Glu Ala Val Glu Leu Lys Lys Phe Lys Leu Tyr Leu
    20 25 30
    Gly Thr Ala Thr Glu Leu Gly Glu Gly Lys Ile Pro Trp Gly Ser Met
    35 40 45
    Glu Lys Ala Gly Pro Leu Glu Met Ala Gln Leu Leu Ile Thr His Phe
    50 55 60
    Gly Pro Glu Glu Ala Trp Arg Leu Ala Leu Ser Thr Phe Glu Arg Ile
    65 70 75 80
    Asn Arg Lys Asp Leu Trp Glu Arg Gly Gln Arg Glu Asp Leu Val Arg
    85 90 95
    Asp Pro Gln Glu Thr Tyr Arg Asp Tyr Val Arg Arg Lys Phe Arg Leu
    100 105 110
    Met Glu Asp Arg Asn Ala Arg Leu Gly Glu Cys Val Asn Leu Ser His
    115 120 125
    Arg Tyr Thr Arg Leu Leu Leu Val Lys Glu His Ser Asn Pro Met Gln
    130 135 140
    Val Gln Gln Gln Leu Leu Asp Thr Gly Arg Gly His Ala Arg Thr Val
    145 150 155 160
    Gly His Gln Ala Ser Pro Ile Lys Ile Glu Thr Leu Phe Glu Pro Asp
    165 170 175
    Glu Glu Arg Pro Glu Pro Pro Arg Thr Val Val Met Gln Gly Ala Ala
    180 185 190
    Gly Ile Gly Lys Ser Met Leu Ala His Lys Val Met Leu Asp Trp Ala
    195 200 205
    Asp Gly Lys Leu Phe Gln Gly Arg Phe Asp Tyr Leu Phe Tyr Ile Asn
    210 215 220
    Cys Arg Glu Met Asn Gln Ser Ala Thr Glu Cys Ser Met Gln Asp Leu
    225 230 235 240
    Ile Phe Ser Cys Trp Pro Glu Pro Ser Ala Pro Leu Gln Glu Leu Ile
    245 250 255
    Arg Val Pro Glu Arg Leu Leu Phe Ile Ile Asp Gly Phe Asp Glu Leu
    260 265 270
    Lys Pro Ser Phe His Asp Pro Gln Gly Pro Trp Cys Leu Cys Trp Glu
    275 280 285
    Glu Lys Arg Pro Thr Glu Leu Leu Leu Asn Ser Leu Ile Arg Lys Lys
    290 295 300
    Leu Leu Pro Glu Leu Ser Leu Leu Ile Thr Thr Arg Pro Thr Ala Leu
    305 310 315 320
    Glu Lys Leu His Arg Leu Leu Glu His Pro Arg His Val Glu Ile Leu
    325 330 335
    Gly Phe Ser Glu Ala Glu Arg Lys Glu Tyr Phe Tyr Lys Tyr Phe His
    340 345 350
    Asn Ala Glu Gln Ala Gly Gln Val Phe Asn Tyr Val Arg Asp Asn Glu
    355 360 365
    Pro Leu Phe Thr Met Cys Phe Val Pro Leu Val Cys Trp Val Val Cys
    370 375 380
    Thr Cys Leu Gln Gln Gln Leu Glu Gly Gly Gly Leu Leu Arg Gln Thr
    385 390 395 400
    Ser Arg Thr Thr Thr Ala Val Tyr Met Leu Tyr Leu Leu Ser Leu Met
    405 410 415
    Gln Pro Lys Pro Gly Ala Pro Arg Leu Gln Pro Pro Pro Asn Gln Arg
    420 425 430
    Gly Leu Cys Ser Leu Ala Ala Asp Gly Leu Trp Asn Gln Lys Ile Leu
    435 440 445
    Phe Glu Glu Gln Asp Leu Arg Lys His Gly Leu Asp Gly Glu Asp Val
    450 455 460
    Ser Ala Phe Leu Asn Met Asn Ile Phe Gln Lys Asp Ile Asn Cys Glu
    465 470 475 480
    Arg Tyr Tyr Ser Phe Ile His Leu Ser Phe Gln Glu Phe Phe Ala Ala
    485 490 495
    Met Tyr Tyr Ile Leu Asp Glu Gly Glu Gly Gly Ala Gly Pro Asp Gln
    500 505 510
    Asp Val Thr Arg Leu Leu Thr Glu Tyr Ala Phe Ser Glu Arg Ser Phe
    515 520 525
    Leu Ala Leu Thr Ser Arg Phe Leu Phe Gly Leu Leu Asn Glu Glu Thr
    530 535 540
    Arg Ser His Leu Glu Lys Ser Leu Cys Trp Lys Val Ser Pro His Ile
    545 550 555 560
    Lys Met Asp Leu Leu Gln Trp Ile Gln Ser Lys Ala Gln Ser Asp Gly
    565 570 575
    Ser Thr Leu Gln Gln Gly Ser Leu Glu Phe Phe Ser Cys Leu Tyr Glu
    580 585 590
    Ile Gln Glu Glu Glu Phe Ile Gln Gln Ala Leu Ser His Phe Gln Val
    595 600 605
    Ile Val Val Ser Asn Ile Ala Ser Lys Met Glu His Met Val Ser Ser
    610 615 620
    Phe Cys Leu Lys Arg Cys Arg Ser Ala Gln Val
    625 630 635
    <210> SEQ ID NO 91
    <211> LENGTH: 659
    <212> TYPE: PRT
    <213> ORGANISM: Homo sapiens
    <400> SEQUENCE: 91
    Cys Ser Ser Thr Gly Pro Arg Leu Ala Val Ala Arg Glu Leu Leu Leu
    1 5 10 15
    Ala Ala Leu Glu Glu Leu Ser Gln Glu Gln Leu Lys Arg Phe Arg His
    20 25 30
    Lys Leu Arg Asp Val Gly Pro Asp Gly Arg Ser Ile Pro Trp Gly Arg
    35 40 45
    Leu Glu Arg Ala Asp Ala Val Asp Leu Ala Glu Gln Leu Ala Gln Phe
    50 55 60
    Tyr Gly Pro Glu Pro Ala Leu Glu Val Ala Arg Lys Thr Leu Lys Arg
    65 70 75 80
    Ala Asp Ala Arg Asp Val Ala Ala Gln Leu Gln Glu Arg Arg Leu Gln
    85 90 95
    Arg Leu Gly Leu Gly Ser Gly Thr Leu Leu Ser Val Ser Glu Tyr Lys
    100 105 110
    Lys Lys Tyr Arg Glu His Val Leu Gln Leu His Ala Arg Val Lys Glu
    115 120 125
    Arg Asn Ala Arg Ser Val Lys Ile Thr Lys Arg Phe Thr Lys Leu Leu
    130 135 140
    Ile Ala Pro Glu Ser Ala Ala Pro Glu Glu Ala Leu Gly Pro Ala Glu
    145 150 155 160
    Glu Pro Glu Pro Gly Arg Ala Arg Arg Ser Asp Thr His Thr Phe Asn
    165 170 175
    Arg Leu Phe Arg Arg Asp Glu Glu Gly Arg Arg Pro Leu Thr Val Val
    180 185 190
    Leu Gln Gly Pro Ala Gly Ile Gly Lys Thr Met Ala Ala Lys Lys Ile
    195 200 205
    Leu Tyr Asp Trp Ala Ala Gly Lys Leu Tyr Gln Gly Gln Val Asp Phe
    210 215 220
    Ala Phe Phe Met Pro Cys Gly Glu Leu Leu Glu Arg Pro Gly Thr Arg
    225 230 235 240
    Ser Leu Ala Asp Leu Ile Leu Asp Gln Cys Pro Asp Arg Gly Ala Pro
    245 250 255
    Val Pro Gln Met Leu Ala Gln Pro Gln Arg Leu Leu Phe Ile Leu Asp
    260 265 270
    Gly Ala Asp Glu Leu Pro Ala Leu Gly Gly Pro Glu Ala Ala Pro Cys
    275 280 285
    Thr Asp Pro Phe Glu Ala Ala Ser Gly Ala Arg Val Leu Gly Gly Leu
    290 295 300
    Leu Ser Lys Ala Leu Leu Pro Thr Ala Leu Leu Leu Val Thr Thr Arg
    305 310 315 320
    Ala Ala Ala Pro Gly Arg Leu Gln Gly Arg Leu Cys Ser Pro Gln Cys
    325 330 335
    Ala Glu Val Arg Gly Phe Ser Asp Lys Asp Lys Lys Lys Tyr Phe Tyr
    340 345 350
    Lys Phe Phe Arg Asp Glu Arg Arg Ala Glu Arg Ala Tyr Arg Phe Val
    355 360 365
    Lys Glu Asn Glu Thr Leu Phe Ala Leu Cys Phe Val Pro Phe Val Cys
    370 375 380
    Trp Ile Val Cys Thr Val Leu Arg Gln Gln Leu Glu Leu Gly Arg Asp
    385 390 395 400
    Leu Ser Arg Thr Ser Lys Thr Thr Thr Ser Val Tyr Leu Leu Phe Ile
    405 410 415
    Thr Ser Val Leu Ser Ser Ala Pro Val Ala Asp Gly Pro Arg Leu Gln
    420 425 430
    Gly Asp Leu Arg Asn Leu Cys Arg Leu Ala Arg Glu Gly Val Leu Gly
    435 440 445
    Arg Arg Ala Gln Phe Ala Glu Lys Glu Leu Glu Gln Leu Glu Leu Arg
    450 455 460
    Gly Ser Lys Val Gln Thr Leu Phe Leu Ser Lys Lys Glu Leu Pro Gly
    465 470 475 480
    Val Leu Glu Thr Glu Val Thr Tyr Gln Phe Ile Asp Gln Ser Phe Gln
    485 490 495
    Glu Phe Leu Ala Ala Leu Ser Tyr Leu Leu Glu Asp Gly Gly Val Pro
    500 505 510
    Arg Thr Ala Ala Gly Gly Val Gly Thr Leu Leu Arg Gly Asp Ala Gln
    515 520 525
    Pro His Ser His Leu Val Leu Thr Thr Arg Phe Leu Phe Gly Leu Leu
    530 535 540
    Ser Ala Glu Arg Met Arg Asp Ile Glu Arg His Phe Gly Cys Met Val
    545 550 555 560
    Ser Glu Arg Val Lys Gln Glu Ala Leu Arg Trp Val Gln Gly Gln Gly
    565 570 575
    Gln Gly Cys Pro Gly Val Ala Pro Glu Val Thr Glu Gly Ala Lys Gly
    580 585 590
    Leu Glu Asp Thr Glu Glu Pro Glu Glu Glu Glu Glu Gly Glu Glu Pro
    595 600 605
    Asn Tyr Pro Leu Glu Leu Leu Tyr Cys Leu Tyr Glu Thr Gln Glu Asp
    610 615 620
    Ala Phe Val Arg Gln Ala Leu Cys Arg Phe Pro Glu Leu Ala Leu Gln
    625 630 635 640
    Arg Val Arg Phe Cys Arg Met Asp Val Ala Val Leu Ser Tyr Cys Val
    645 650 655
    Arg Cys Cys
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    <211> LENGTH: 764
    <212> TYPE: PRT
    <213> ORGANISM: Homo sapiens
    <400> SEQUENCE: 92
    Met Ala Gly Gly Ala Trp Gly Arg Leu Ala Cys Tyr Leu Glu Phe Leu
    1 5 10 15
    Lys Lys Glu Glu Leu Lys Glu Phe Gln Leu Leu Leu Ala Asn Lys Ala
    20 25 30
    His Ser Arg Ser Ser Ser Gly Glu Thr Pro Ala Gln Pro Glu Lys Thr
    35 40 45
    Ser Gly Met Glu Val Ala Ser Tyr Leu Val Ala Gln Tyr Gly Glu Gln
    50 55 60
    Arg Ala Trp Asp Leu Ala Leu His Thr Trp Glu Gln Met Gly Leu Arg
    65 70 75 80
    Ser Leu Cys Ala Gln Ala Gln Glu Gly Ala Gly His Ser Pro Ser Phe
    85 90 95
    Pro Tyr Ser Pro Ser Glu Pro His Leu Gly Ser Pro Ser Gln Pro Thr
    100 105 110
    Ser Thr Ala Val Leu Met Pro Trp Ile His Glu Leu Pro Ala Gly Cys
    115 120 125
    Thr Gln Gly Ser Glu Arg Arg Val Leu Arg Gln Leu Pro Asp Thr Ser
    130 135 140
    Gly Arg Arg Trp Arg Glu Ile Ser Ala Ser Leu Leu Tyr Gln Ala Leu
    145 150 155 160
    Pro Ser Ser Pro Asp His Glu Ser Pro Ser Gln Glu Ser Pro Asn Ala
    165 170 175
    Pro Thr Ser Thr Ala Val Leu Gly Ser Trp Gly Ser Pro Pro Gln Pro
    180 185 190
    Ser Leu Ala Pro Arg Glu Gln Glu Ala Pro Gly Thr Gln Trp Pro Leu
    195 200 205
    Asp Glu Thr Ser Gly Ile Tyr Tyr Thr Glu Ile Arg Glu Arg Glu Arg
    210 215 220
    Glu Lys Ser Glu Lys Gly Arg Pro Pro Trp Ala Ala Val Val Gly Thr
    225 230 235 240
    Pro Pro Gln Ala His Thr Ser Leu Gln Pro His His His Pro Trp Glu
    245 250 255
    Pro Ser Val Arg Glu Ser Leu Cys Ser Thr Trp Pro Trp Lys Asn Glu
    260 265 270
    Asp Phe Asn Gln Lys Phe Thr Gln Leu Leu Leu Leu Gln Arg Pro His
    275 280 285
    Pro Arg Ser Gln Asp Pro Leu Val Lys Arg Ser Trp Pro Asp Tyr Val
    290 295 300
    Glu Glu Asn Arg Gly His Leu Ile Glu Ile Arg Asp Leu Phe Gly Pro
    305 310 315 320
    Gly Leu Asp Thr Gln Glu Pro Arg Ile Val Ile Leu Gln Gly Ala Ala
    325 330 335
    Gly Ile Gly Lys Ser Thr Leu Ala Arg Gln Val Lys Glu Ala Trp Gly
    340 345 350
    Arg Gly Gln Leu Tyr Gly Asp Arg Phe Gln His Val Phe Tyr Phe Ser
    355 360 365
    Cys Arg Glu Leu Ala Gln Ser Lys Val Val Ser Leu Ala Glu Leu Ile
    370 375 380
    Gly Lys Asp Gly Thr Ala Thr Pro Ala Pro Ile Arg Gln Ile Leu Ser
    385 390 395 400
    Arg Pro Glu Arg Leu Leu Phe Ile Leu Asp Gly Val Asp Glu Pro Gly
    405 410 415
    Trp Val Leu Gln Glu Pro Ser Ser Glu Leu Cys Leu His Trp Ser Gln
    420 425 430
    Pro Gln Pro Ala Asp Ala Leu Leu Gly Ser Leu Leu Gly Lys Thr Ile
    435 440 445
    Leu Pro Glu Ala Ser Phe Leu Ile Thr Ala Arg Thr Thr Ala Leu Gln
    450 455 460
    Asn Leu Ile Pro Ser Leu Glu Gln Ala Arg Trp Val Glu Val Leu Gly
    465 470 475 480
    Phe Ser Glu Ser Ser Arg Lys Glu Tyr Phe Tyr Arg Tyr Phe Thr Asp
    485 490 495
    Glu Arg Gln Ala Ile Arg Ala Phe Arg Leu Val Lys Ser Asn Lys Glu
    500 505 510
    Leu Trp Ala Leu Cys Leu Val Pro Trp Val Ser Trp Leu Ala Cys Thr
    515 520 525
    Cys Leu Met Gln Gln Met Lys Arg Lys Glu Lys Leu Thr Leu Thr Ser
    530 535 540
    Lys Thr Thr Thr Thr Leu Cys Leu His Tyr Leu Ala Gln Ala Leu Gln
    545 550 555 560
    Ala Gln Pro Leu Gly Pro Gln Leu Arg Asp Leu Cys Ser Leu Ala Ala
    565 570 575
    Glu Gly Ile Trp Gln Lys Lys Thr Leu Phe Ser Pro Asp Asp Leu Arg
    580 585 590
    Lys His Gly Leu Asp Gly Ala Ile Ile Ser Thr Phe Leu Lys Met Gly
    595 600 605
    Ile Leu Gln Glu His Pro Ile Pro Leu Ser Tyr Ser Phe Ile His Leu
    610 615 620
    Cys Phe Gln Glu Phe Phe Ala Ala Met Ser Tyr Val Leu Glu Asp Glu
    625 630 635 640
    Lys Gly Arg Gly Lys His Ser Asn Cys Ile Ile Asp Leu Glu Lys Thr
    645 650 655
    Leu Glu Ala Tyr Gly Ile His Gly Leu Phe Gly Ala Ser Thr Thr Arg
    660 665 670
    Phe Leu Leu Gly Leu Leu Ser Asp Glu Gly Glu Arg Glu Met Glu Asn
    675 680 685
    Ile Phe His Cys Arg Leu Ser Gln Gly Arg Asn Leu Met Gln Trp Val
    690 695 700
    Pro Ser Leu Gln Leu Leu Leu Gln Pro His Ser Leu Glu Ser Leu His
    705 710 715 720
    Cys Leu Tyr Glu Thr Arg Asn Lys Thr Phe Leu Thr Gln Val Met Ala
    725 730 735
    His Phe Glu Glu Met Gly Met Cys Val Glu Thr Asp Met Glu Leu Leu
    740 745 750
    Val Cys Thr Phe Cys Ile Lys Phe Ser Arg His Val
    755 760
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    <211> LENGTH: 571
    <212> TYPE: PRT
    <213> ORGANISM: Mus musculus
    <400> SEQUENCE: 93
    Met Ala Leu Ala Arg Ala Asn Ser Pro Gln Glu Ala Leu Leu Trp Ala
    1 5 10 15
    Leu Asn Asp Leu Glu Glu Asn Ser Phe Lys Thr Leu Lys Phe His Leu
    20 25 30
    Arg Asp Val Thr Gln Phe His Leu Ala Arg Gly Glu Leu Glu Ser Leu
    35 40 45
    Ser Gln Val Asp Leu Ala Ser Lys Leu Ile Ser Met Tyr Gly Ala Gln
    50 55 60
    Glu Ala Val Arg Val Val Ser Arg Ser Leu Leu Ala Met Asn Leu Met
    65 70 75 80
    Glu Leu Val Asp Tyr Leu Asn Gln Val Cys Leu Asn His Leu Cys Tyr
    85 90 95
    Ser Asp Tyr Arg Glu Ile Tyr Arg Glu His Val Arg Cys Leu Glu Glu
    100 105 110
    Arg Gln Asp Trp Gly Val Asn Ser Ser His Asn Lys Leu Leu Leu Met
    115 120 125
    Ala Thr Ser Ser Ser Gly Gly Arg Arg Ser Pro Ser Cys Ser Asp Leu
    130 135 140
    Glu Gln Glu Leu Asp Pro Val Asp Val Glu Thr Leu Phe Ala Pro Glu
    145 150 155 160
    Ala Glu Ser Tyr Ser Thr Pro Pro Ile Val Val Met Gln Gly Ser Ala
    165 170 175
    Gly Thr Gly Lys Thr Thr Leu Val Lys Lys Leu Val Gln Asp Trp Ser
    180 185 190
    Lys Gly Lys Leu Tyr Pro Gly Gln Phe Asp Tyr Val Phe Tyr Val Ser
    195 200 205
    Cys Arg Glu Val Val Leu Leu Pro Lys Cys Asp Leu Pro Asn Leu Ile
    210 215 220
    Cys Trp Cys Cys Gly Asp Asp Gln Ala Pro Val Thr Glu Ile Leu Arg
    225 230 235 240
    Gln Pro Gly Arg Leu Leu Phe Ile Leu Asp Gly Tyr Asp Glu Leu Gln
    245 250 255
    Lys Ser Ser Arg Ala Glu Cys Val Leu His Ile Leu Met Arg Arg Arg
    260 265 270
    Glu Val Pro Cys Ser Leu Leu Ile Thr Thr Arg Pro Pro Ala Leu Gln
    275 280 285
    Ser Leu Glu Pro Met Leu Gly Glu Arg Arg His Val Leu Val Leu Gly
    290 295 300
    Phe Ser Glu Glu Glu Arg Glu Thr Tyr Phe Ser Ser Cys Phe Thr Asp
    305 310 315 320
    Lys Glu Gln Leu Lys Asn Ala Leu Glu Phe Val Gln Asn Asn Ala Val
    325 330 335
    Leu Tyr Lys Ala Cys Gln Val Pro Gly Ile Cys Trp Val Val Cys Ser
    340 345 350
    Trp Leu Lys Lys Lys Met Ala Arg Gly Gln Glu Val Ser Glu Thr Pro
    355 360 365
    Ser Asn Ser Thr Asp Ile Phe Thr Ala Tyr Val Ser Thr Phe Leu Pro
    370 375 380
    Thr Asp Gly Asn Gly Asp Ser Ser Glu Leu Thr Arg His Lys Val Leu
    385 390 395 400
    Lys Ser Leu Cys Ser Leu Ala Ala Glu Gly Met Arg His Gln Arg Leu
    405 410 415
    Leu Phe Glu Glu Glu Val Leu Arg Lys His Gly Leu Asp Gly Pro Ser
    420 425 430
    Leu Thr Ala Phe Leu Asn Cys Ile Asp Tyr Arg Ala Gly Leu Gly Ile
    435 440 445
    Lys Lys Phe Tyr Ser Phe Arg His Ile Ser Phe Gln Glu Phe Phe Tyr
    450 455 460
    Ala Met Ser Phe Leu Val Lys Glu Asp Gln Ser Gln Gln Gly Glu Ala
    465 470 475 480
    Thr His Lys Glu Val Ala Lys Leu Val Asp Pro Glu Asn His Glu Glu
    485 490 495
    Val Thr Leu Ser Leu Gln Phe Leu Phe Asp Met Leu Lys Thr Glu Gly
    500 505 510
    Thr Leu Ser Leu Gly Leu Lys Phe Cys Phe Arg Ile Ala Pro Ser Val
    515 520 525
    Arg Gln Asp Leu Lys His Phe Lys Glu Gln Ile Glu Ala Ile Lys Tyr
    530 535 540
    Lys Arg Ser Trp Asp Leu Glu Phe Ser Leu Tyr Asp Ser Lys Ile Lys
    545 550 555 560
    Lys Leu Thr Gln Gly Ile Gln Met Lys Asp Val
    565 570
    <210> SEQ ID NO 94
    <211> LENGTH: 590
    <212> TYPE: PRT
    <213> ORGANISM: Homo sapiens
    <400> SEQUENCE: 94
    Met Ala Met Ala Lys Ala Arg Lys Pro Arg Glu Ala Leu Leu Trp Ala
    1 5 10 15
    Leu Ser Asp Leu Glu Glu Asn Asp Phe Lys Lys Leu Lys Phe Tyr Leu
    20 25 30
    Arg Asp Met Thr Leu Ser Glu Gly Gln Pro Pro Leu Ala Arg Gly Glu
    35 40 45
    Leu Glu Gly Leu Ile Pro Val Asp Leu Ala Glu Leu Leu Ile Ser Lys
    50 55 60
    Tyr Gly Glu Lys Glu Ala Val Lys Val Val Leu Lys Gly Leu Lys Val
    65 70 75 80
    Met Asn Leu Leu Glu Leu Val Asp Gln Leu Ser His Ile Cys Leu His
    85 90 95
    Asp Tyr Arg Glu Val Tyr Arg Glu His Val Arg Cys Leu Glu Glu Trp
    100 105 110
    Gln Glu Ala Gly Val Asn Gly Arg Tyr Asn Gln Val Leu Leu Val Ala
    115 120 125
    Lys Pro Ser Ser Glu Ser Pro Glu Ser Leu Ala Cys Pro Phe Pro Glu
    130 135 140
    Gln Glu Leu Glu Ser Val Thr Val Glu Ala Leu Phe Asp Ser Gly Glu
    145 150 155 160
    Lys Pro Ser Leu Ala Pro Ser Leu Val Val Leu Gln Gly Ser Ala Gly
    165 170 175
    Thr Gly Lys Thr Thr Leu Ala Arg Lys Met Val Leu Asp Trp Ala Thr
    180 185 190
    Gly Thr Leu Tyr Pro Gly Arg Phe Asp Tyr Val Phe Tyr Val Ser Cys
    195 200 205
    Lys Glu Val Val Leu Leu Leu Glu Ser Lys Leu Glu Gln Leu Leu Phe
    210 215 220
    Trp Cys Cys Gly Asp Asn Gln Ala Pro Val Thr Glu Ile Leu Arg Gln
    225 230 235 240
    Pro Glu Arg Leu Leu Phe Ile Leu Asp Gly Phe Asp Glu Leu Gln Arg
    245 250 255
    Pro Phe Glu Glu Lys Leu Lys Lys Arg Gly Leu Ser Pro Lys Glu Ser
    260 265 270
    Leu Leu His Leu Leu Ile Arg Arg His Thr Leu Pro Thr Cys Ser Leu
    275 280 285
    Leu Ile Thr Thr Arg Pro Leu Ala Leu Arg Asn Leu Glu Pro Leu Leu
    290 295 300
    Lys Gln Ala Arg His Val His Ile Leu Gly Phe Ser Glu Glu Glu Arg
    305 310 315 320
    Ala Arg Tyr Phe Ser Ser Tyr Phe Thr Asp Glu Lys Gln Ala Asp Arg
    325 330 335
    Ala Phe Asp Ile Val Gln Lys Asn Asp Ile Leu Tyr Lys Ala Cys Gln
    340 345 350
    Val Pro Gly Ile Cys Trp Val Val Cys Ser Trp Leu Gln Gly Gln Met
    355 360 365
    Glu Arg Gly Lys Val Val Leu Glu Thr Pro Arg Asn Ser Thr Asp Ile
    370 375 380
    Phe Met Ala Tyr Val Ser Thr Phe Leu Pro Pro Asp Asp Asp Gly Gly
    385 390 395 400
    Cys Ser Glu Leu Ser Arg His Arg Val Leu Arg Ser Leu Cys Ser Leu
    405 410 415
    Ala Ala Glu Gly Ile Gln His Gln Arg Phe Leu Phe Glu Glu Ala Glu
    420 425 430
    Leu Arg Lys His Asn Leu Asp Gly Pro Arg Leu Ala Ala Phe Leu Ser
    435 440 445
    Ser Asn Asp Tyr Gln Leu Gly Leu Ala Ile Lys Lys Phe Tyr Ser Phe
    450 455 460
    Arg His Ile Ser Phe Gln Asp Phe Phe His Ala Met Ser Tyr Leu Val
    465 470 475 480
    Lys Glu Asp Gln Ser Arg Leu Gly Lys Glu Ser Arg Arg Glu Val Gln
    485 490 495
    Arg Leu Leu Glu Val Lys Glu Gln Glu Gly Asn Asp Glu Met Thr Leu
    500 505 510
    Thr Met Gln Phe Leu Leu Asp Ile Ser Lys Lys Asp Ser Phe Ser Asn
    515 520 525
    Leu Glu Leu Lys Phe Cys Phe Arg Ile Ser Pro Cys Leu Ala Gln Asp
    530 535 540
    Leu Lys His Phe Lys Glu Gln Met Glu Ser Met Lys His Asn Arg Thr
    545 550 555 560
    Trp Asp Leu Glu Phe Ser Leu Tyr Glu Ala Lys Ile Lys Asn Leu Val
    565 570 575
    Lys Gly Ile Gln Met Asn Asn Val Ser Phe Lys Ile Lys His
    580 585 590
    <210> SEQ ID NO 95
    <211> LENGTH: 555
    <212> TYPE: PRT
    <213> ORGANISM: Homo sapiens
    <400> SEQUENCE: 95
    Met Ala Glu Ser Asp Ser Thr Asp Phe Asp Leu Leu Trp Tyr Leu Glu
    1 5 10 15
    Asn Leu Ser Asp Lys Glu Phe Gln Ser Phe Lys Lys Tyr Leu Ala Arg
    20 25 30
    Lys Ile Leu Asp Phe Lys Leu Pro Gln Phe Pro Leu Ile Gln Met Thr
    35 40 45
    Lys Glu Glu Leu Ala Asn Val Leu Pro Ile Ser Tyr Glu Gly Gln Tyr
    50 55 60
    Ile Trp Asn Met Leu Phe Ser Ile Phe Ser Met Met Arg Lys Glu Asp
    65 70 75 80
    Leu Cys Arg Lys Ile Ile Gly Arg Arg Asn His Val Phe Tyr Ile Leu
    85 90 95
    Gln Leu Ala Tyr Asp Ser Thr Ser Tyr Tyr Ser Ala Asn Asn Leu Asn
    100 105 110
    Val Phe Leu Met Gly Glu Arg Ala Ser Gly Lys Thr Ile Val Ile Asn
    115 120 125
    Leu Ala Val Leu Arg Trp Ile Lys Gly Glu Met Trp Gln Asn Met Ile
    130 135 140
    Ser Tyr Val Val His Leu Thr Ala His Glu Ile Asn Gln Met Thr Asn
    145 150 155 160
    Ser Ser Leu Ala Glu Leu Ile Ala Lys Asp Trp Pro Asp Gly Gln Ala
    165 170 175
    Pro Ile Ala Asp Ile Leu Ser Asp Pro Lys Lys Leu Leu Phe Ile Leu
    180 185 190
    Glu Asp Leu Asp Asn Ile Arg Phe Glu Leu Asn Val Asn Glu Ser Ala
    195 200 205
    Leu Cys Ser Asn Ser Thr Gln Lys Val Pro Ile Pro Val Leu Leu Val
    210 215 220
    Ser Leu Leu Lys Arg Lys Met Ala Pro Gly Cys Trp Phe Leu Ile Ser
    225 230 235 240
    Ser Arg Pro Thr Arg Gly Asn Asn Val Lys Thr Phe Leu Lys Glu Val
    245 250 255
    Asp Cys Cys Thr Thr Leu Gln Leu Ser Asn Gly Lys Arg Glu Ile Tyr
    260 265 270
    Phe Asn Ser Phe Phe Lys Asp Arg Gln Arg Ala Ser Ala Ala Leu Gln
    275 280 285
    Leu Val His Glu Asp Glu Ile Leu Val Gly Leu Cys Arg Val Ala Ile
    290 295 300
    Leu Cys Trp Ile Thr Cys Thr Val Leu Lys Arg Gln Met Asp Lys Gly
    305 310 315 320
    Arg Asp Phe Gln Leu Cys Cys Gln Thr Pro Thr Asp Leu His Ala His
    325 330 335
    Phe Leu Ala Asp Ala Leu Thr Ser Glu Ala Gly Leu Thr Ala Asn Gln
    340 345 350
    Tyr His Leu Gly Leu Leu Lys Arg Leu Cys Leu Leu Ala Ala Gly Gly
    355 360 365
    Leu Phe Leu Ser Thr Leu Asn Phe Ser Gly Glu Asp Leu Arg Cys Val
    370 375 380
    Gly Phe Thr Glu Ala Asp Val Ser Val Leu Gln Ala Ala Asn Ile Leu
    385 390 395 400
    Leu Pro Ser Asn Thr His Lys Asp Arg Tyr Lys Phe Ile His Leu Asn
    405 410 415
    Val Gln Glu Phe Cys Thr Ala Ile Ala Phe Leu Met Ala Val Pro Asn
    420 425 430
    Tyr Leu Ile Pro Ser Gly Ser Arg Glu Tyr Lys Glu Lys Arg Glu Gln
    435 440 445
    Tyr Ser Asp Phe Asn Gln Val Phe Thr Phe Ile Phe Gly Leu Leu Asn
    450 455 460
    Ala Asn Arg Arg Lys Ile Leu Glu Thr Ser Phe Gly Tyr Gln Leu Pro
    465 470 475 480
    Met Val Asp Ser Phe Lys Trp Tyr Ser Val Gly Tyr Met Lys His Leu
    485 490 495
    Asp Arg Asp Pro Glu Lys Leu Thr His His Met Pro Leu Phe Tyr Cys
    500 505 510
    Leu Tyr Glu Asn Arg Glu Glu Glu Phe Val Lys Thr Ile Val Asp Ala
    515 520 525
    Leu Met Glu Val Thr Val Tyr Leu Gln Ser Asp Lys Asp Met Met Val
    530 535 540
    Ser Leu Tyr Cys Leu Asp Tyr Cys Cys His Leu
    545 550 555
    <210> SEQ ID NO 96
    <211> LENGTH: 682
    <212> TYPE: PRT
    <213> ORGANISM: Homo sapiens
    <400> SEQUENCE: 96
    Met Glu Gly Asp Lys Ser Leu Thr Phe Ser Ser Tyr Gly Leu Gln Trp
    1 5 10 15
    Cys Leu Tyr Glu Leu Asp Lys Glu Glu Phe Gln Thr Phe Lys Glu Leu
    20 25 30
    Leu Lys Lys Lys Ser Ser Glu Ser Thr Thr Cys Ser Ile Pro Gln Phe
    35 40 45
    Glu Ile Glu Asn Ala Asn Val Glu Cys Leu Ala Leu Leu Leu His Glu
    50 55 60
    Tyr Tyr Gly Ala Ser Leu Ala Trp Ala Thr Ser Ile Ser Ile Phe Glu
    65 70 75 80
    Asn Met Asn Leu Arg Thr Leu Ser Glu Lys Ala Arg Asp Asp Met Lys
    85 90 95
    Arg His Ser Pro Glu Asp Pro Glu Ala Thr Met Thr Asp Gln Gly Pro
    100 105 110
    Ser Lys Glu Lys Val Pro Gly Ile Ser Gln Ala Val Gln Gln Asp Ser
    115 120 125
    Ala Thr Ala Ala Glu Thr Lys Glu Gln Glu Ile Ser Gln Ala Met Glu
    130 135 140
    Gln Glu Gly Ala Thr Ala Ala Glu Thr Glu Glu Gln Glu Ile Ser Gln
    145 150 155 160
    Ala Met Glu Gln Glu Gly Ala Thr Ala Ala Glu Thr Glu Glu Gln Gly
    165 170 175
    His Gly Gly Asp Thr Trp Asp Tyr Lys Ser His Val Met Thr Lys Phe
    180 185 190
    Ala Glu Glu Glu Asp Val Arg Arg Ser Phe Glu Asn Thr Ala Ala Asp
    195 200 205
    Trp Pro Glu Met Gln Thr Leu Ala Gly Ala Phe Asp Ser Asp Arg Trp
    210 215 220
    Gly Phe Arg Pro Arg Thr Val Val Leu His Gly Lys Ser Gly Ile Gly
    225 230 235 240
    Lys Ser Ala Leu Ala Arg Arg Ile Val Leu Cys Trp Ala Gln Gly Gly
    245 250 255
    Leu Tyr Gln Gly Met Phe Ser Tyr Val Phe Phe Leu Pro Val Arg Glu
    260 265 270
    Met Gln Arg Lys Lys Glu Ser Ser Val Thr Glu Phe Ile Ser Arg Glu
    275 280 285
    Trp Pro Asp Ser Gln Ala Pro Val Thr Glu Ile Met Ser Arg Pro Glu
    290 295 300
    Arg Leu Leu Phe Ile Ile Asp Gly Phe Asp Asp Leu Gly Ser Val Leu
    305 310 315 320
    Asn Asn Asp Thr Lys Leu Cys Lys Asp Trp Ala Glu Lys Gln Pro Pro
    325 330 335
    Phe Thr Leu Ile Arg Ser Leu Leu Arg Lys Val Leu Leu Pro Glu Ser
    340 345 350
    Phe Leu Ile Val Thr Val Arg Asp Val Gly Thr Glu Lys Leu Lys Ser
    355 360 365
    Glu Val Val Ser Pro Arg Tyr Leu Leu Val Arg Gly Ile Ser Gly Glu
    370 375 380
    Gln Arg Ile His Leu Leu Leu Glu Arg Gly Ile Gly Glu His Gln Lys
    385 390 395 400
    Thr Gln Gly Leu Arg Ala Ile Met Asn Asn Arg Glu Leu Leu Asp Gln
    405 410 415
    Cys Gln Val Pro Ala Val Gly Ser Leu Ile Cys Val Ala Leu Gln Leu
    420 425 430
    Gln Asp Val Val Gly Glu Ser Val Ala Pro Phe Asn Gln Thr Leu Thr
    435 440 445
    Gly Leu His Ala Ala Phe Val Phe His Gln Leu Thr Pro Arg Gly Val
    450 455 460
    Val Arg Arg Cys Leu Asn Leu Glu Glu Arg Val Val Leu Lys Arg Phe
    465 470 475 480
    Cys Arg Met Ala Val Glu Gly Val Trp Asn Arg Lys Ser Val Phe Asp
    485 490 495
    Gly Asp Asp Leu Met Val Gln Gly Leu Gly Glu Ser Glu Leu Arg Ala
    500 505 510
    Leu Phe His Met Asn Ile Leu Leu Pro Asp Ser His Cys Glu Glu Tyr
    515 520 525
    Tyr Thr Phe Phe His Leu Ser Leu Gln Asp Phe Cys Ala Ala Leu Tyr
    530 535 540
    Tyr Val Leu Glu Gly Leu Glu Ile Glu Pro Ala Leu Cys Pro Leu Tyr
    545 550 555 560
    Val Glu Lys Thr Lys Arg Ser Met Glu Leu Lys Gln Ala Gly Phe His
    565 570 575
    Ile His Ser Leu Trp Met Lys Arg Phe Leu Phe Gly Leu Val Ser Glu
    580 585 590
    Asp Val Arg Arg Pro Leu Glu Val Leu Leu Gly Cys Pro Val Pro Leu
    595 600 605
    Gly Val Lys Gln Lys Leu Leu His Trp Val Ser Leu Leu Gly Gln Gln
    610 615 620
    Pro Asn Ala Thr Thr Pro Gly Asp Thr Leu Asp Ala Phe His Cys Leu
    625 630 635 640
    Phe Glu Thr Gln Asp Lys Glu Phe Val Arg Leu Ala Leu Asn Ser Phe
    645 650 655
    Gln Glu Val Trp Leu Pro Ile Asn Gln Asn Leu Asp Leu Ile Ala Ser
    660 665 670
    Ser Phe Cys Leu Gln His Cys Pro Tyr Leu
    675 680
    <210> SEQ ID NO 97
    <211> LENGTH: 598
    <212> TYPE: PRT
    <213> ORGANISM: Mus musculus
    <400> SEQUENCE: 97
    Phe Cys Leu Thr Leu Thr Pro Ala His Leu Ala Asp Phe Gly Phe Ile
    1 5 10 15
    Trp Tyr Trp Lys Glu Leu Asn Lys Ile Glu Phe Met Tyr Phe Lys Glu
    20 25 30
    Leu Leu Ile His Glu Ile Leu Gln Met Gly Leu Lys Gln Ile Ser Trp
    35 40 45
    Thr Glu Val Lys Glu Ala Ser Arg Glu Asp Leu Ala Ile Leu Leu Val
    50 55 60
    Lys His Cys Asp Gly Asn Gln Ala Trp Asp Thr Thr Phe Arg Val Phe
    65 70 75 80
    Gln Met Ile Gly Arg Asn Val Ile Thr Asn Arg Ala Thr Gly Glu Ile
    85 90 95
    Ala Ala His Ser Thr Ile Tyr Arg Ala His Leu Lys Glu Lys Leu Thr
    100 105 110
    His Asp Cys Ser Arg Lys Phe Asn Ile Ser Ile Gln Asn Phe Phe Gln
    115 120 125
    Asp Glu Tyr Asp His Leu Glu Asn Leu Leu Val Pro Asn Gly Thr Glu
    130 135 140
    Asn Asn Pro Lys Met Val Val Leu Gln Gly Val Ala Gly Ile Gly Lys
    145 150 155 160
    Thr Ile Leu Leu Lys Asn Leu Met Ile Val Trp Ser Glu Gly Leu Val
    165 170 175
    Phe Gln Asn Lys Phe Ser Tyr Ile Phe Tyr Phe Cys Cys His Asp Val
    180 185 190
    Lys Gln Leu Gln Thr Ala Ser Leu Ala Asp Leu Ile Ser Arg Glu Trp
    195 200 205
    Pro Ser Pro Ser Ala Pro Met Glu Glu Ile Leu Ser Gln Pro Glu Lys
    210 215 220
    Leu Leu Phe Ile Ile Asp Ser Leu Glu Gly Met Glu Trp Asn Val Thr
    225 230 235 240
    Gln Gln Asp Ser Gln Leu Cys Tyr Asn Cys Met Glu Lys Gln Pro Val
    245 250 255
    Asn Val Leu Leu Ser Ser Leu Leu Arg Lys Lys Ile Leu Pro Glu Ser
    260 265 270
    Ser Leu Leu Ile Ser Thr Ser Cys Glu Thr Phe Lys Asp Leu Lys Asp
    275 280 285
    Trp Ile Glu Tyr Thr Asn Val Arg Thr Ile Thr Gly Phe Lys Glu Asn
    290 295 300
    Asn Ile Asn Met Cys Phe His Ser Leu Phe Gln Asp Arg Asn Ile Ala
    305 310 315 320
    Gln Glu Ala Phe Ser Leu Ile Arg Glu Asn Glu Gln Leu Phe Thr Val
    325 330 335
    Cys Gln Ala Pro Val Val Cys Tyr Met Val Ala Thr Cys Leu Lys Asn
    340 345 350
    Glu Ile Glu Ser Gly Lys Asp Pro Val Ser Ile Cys Arg Arg Thr Thr
    355 360 365
    Ser Leu Tyr Thr Thr His Ile Leu Asn Leu Phe Ile Pro His Asn Ala
    370 375 380
    Gln Asn Pro Ser Asn Asn Ser Glu Asp Leu Leu Asp Asn Leu Cys Phe
    385 390 395 400
    Leu Ala Val Glu Gly Met Trp Thr Asp Ile Ser Val Phe Asn Glu Glu
    405 410 415
    Ala Leu Arg Arg Asn Gly Ile Met Asp Ser Asp Ile Pro Thr Leu Leu
    420 425 430
    Asp Ile Gly Ile Leu Glu Gln Ser Arg Glu Ser Glu Asn Ser Tyr Ile
    435 440 445
    Phe Leu His Pro Ser Val Gln Glu Phe Cys Ala Ala Met Phe Tyr Leu
    450 455 460
    Leu His Ser Glu Met Asp His Ser Cys Gln Gly Val Tyr Phe Ile Glu
    465 470 475 480
    Thr Phe Leu Phe Thr Phe Leu Asn Lys Ile Lys Lys Gln Trp Val Phe
    485 490 495
    Leu Gly Cys Phe Phe Phe Gly Leu Leu His Glu Thr Glu Gln Glu Lys
    500 505 510
    Leu Glu Ala Phe Phe Gly Tyr His Leu Ser Lys Glu Leu Arg Arg Gln
    515 520 525
    Leu Phe Leu Trp Leu Glu Leu Leu Leu Asp Thr Leu His Pro Asp Val
    530 535 540
    Lys Lys Ile Asn Thr Met Lys Phe Phe Tyr Cys Leu Phe Glu Met Glu
    545 550 555 560
    Glu Glu Val Phe Val Gln Ser Ala Met Asn Cys Arg Glu Gln Ile Asp
    565 570 575
    Val Val Val Lys Gly Tyr Ser Asp Phe Ile Val Ala Ala Tyr Cys Leu
    580 585 590
    Ser His Gly Ser Ala Leu
    595
    <210> SEQ ID NO 98
    <211> LENGTH: 628
    <212> TYPE: PRT
    <213> ORGANISM: Homo sapiens
    <400> SEQUENCE: 98
    Met Ala Asp Ser Ser Ser Ser Ser Phe Phe Pro Asp Phe Gly Leu Leu
    1 5 10 15
    Leu Tyr Leu Glu Glu Leu Asn Lys Glu Glu Leu Asn Thr Phe Lys Leu
    20 25 30
    Phe Leu Lys Glu Thr Met Glu Pro Glu His Gly Leu Thr Pro Trp Asn
    35 40 45
    Glu Val Lys Lys Ala Arg Arg Glu Asp Leu Ala Asn Leu Met Lys Lys
    50 55 60
    Tyr Tyr Pro Gly Glu Lys Ala Trp Ser Val Ser Leu Lys Ile Phe Gly
    65 70 75 80
    Lys Met Asn Leu Lys Asp Leu Cys Glu Arg Ala Lys Glu Glu Ile Asn
    85 90 95
    Trp Ser Ala Gln Thr Ile Gly Pro Asp Asp Ala Lys Ala Gly Glu Thr
    100 105 110
    Gln Glu Asp Gln Glu Ala Val Leu Gly Asp Gly Thr Glu Tyr Arg Asn
    115 120 125
    Arg Ile Lys Glu Lys Phe Cys Ile Thr Trp Asp Lys Lys Ser Leu Ala
    130 135 140
    Gly Lys Pro Glu Asp Phe His His Gly Ile Ala Glu Lys Asp Arg Lys
    145 150 155 160
    Leu Leu Glu His Leu Phe Asp Val Asp Val Lys Thr Gly Ala Gln Pro
    165 170 175
    Gln Ile Val Val Leu Gln Gly Ala Ala Gly Val Gly Lys Thr Thr Leu
    180 185 190
    Val Arg Lys Ala Met Leu Asp Trp Ala Glu Gly Ser Leu Tyr Gln Gln
    195 200 205
    Arg Phe Lys Tyr Val Phe Tyr Leu Asn Gly Arg Glu Ile Asn Gln Leu
    210 215 220
    Lys Glu Arg Ser Phe Ala Gln Leu Ile Ser Lys Asp Trp Pro Ser Thr
    225 230 235 240
    Glu Gly Pro Ile Glu Glu Ile Met Tyr Gln Pro Ser Ser Leu Leu Phe
    245 250 255
    Ile Ile Asp Ser Phe Asp Glu Leu Asn Phe Ala Phe Glu Glu Pro Glu
    260 265 270
    Phe Ala Leu Cys Glu Asp Trp Thr Gln Glu His Pro Val Ser Phe Leu
    275 280 285
    Met Ser Ser Leu Leu Arg Lys Val Met Leu Pro Glu Ala Ser Leu Leu
    290 295 300
    Val Thr Thr Arg Leu Thr Thr Ser Lys Arg Leu Lys Gln Leu Leu Lys
    305 310 315 320
    Asn His His Tyr Val Glu Leu Leu Gly Met Ser Glu Asp Ala Arg Glu
    325 330 335
    Glu Tyr Ile Tyr Gln Phe Phe Glu Asp Lys Arg Trp Ala Met Lys Val
    340 345 350
    Phe Ser Ser Leu Lys Ser Asn Glu Met Leu Phe Ser Met Cys Gln Val
    355 360 365
    Pro Leu Val Cys Trp Ala Ala Cys Thr Cys Leu Lys Gln Gln Met Glu
    370 375 380
    Lys Gly Gly Asp Val Thr Leu Thr Cys Gln Thr Thr Thr Ala Leu Phe
    385 390 395 400
    Thr Cys Tyr Ile Ser Ser Leu Phe Thr Pro Val Asp Gly Gly Ser Pro
    405 410 415
    Ser Leu Pro Asn Gln Ala Gln Leu Arg Arg Leu Cys Gln Val Ala Ala
    420 425 430
    Lys Gly Ile Trp Thr Met Thr Tyr Val Phe Tyr Arg Glu Asn Leu Arg
    435 440 445
    Arg Leu Gly Leu Thr Gln Ser Asp Val Ser Ser Phe Met Asp Ser Asn
    450 455 460
    Ile Ile Gln Lys Asp Ala Glu Tyr Glu Asn Cys Tyr Val Phe Thr His
    465 470 475 480
    Leu His Val Gln Glu Phe Phe Ala Ala Met Phe Tyr Met Leu Lys Gly
    485 490 495
    Ser Trp Glu Ala Gly Asn Pro Ser Cys Gln Pro Phe Glu Asp Leu Lys
    500 505 510
    Ser Leu Leu Gln Ser Thr Ser Tyr Lys Asp Pro His Leu Thr Gln Met
    515 520 525
    Lys Cys Phe Leu Phe Gly Leu Leu Asn Glu Asp Arg Val Lys Gln Leu
    530 535 540
    Glu Arg Thr Phe Asn Cys Lys Met Ser Leu Lys Ile Lys Ser Lys Leu
    545 550 555 560
    Leu Gln Cys Met Glu Val Leu Gly Asn Ser Asp Tyr Ser Pro Ser Gln
    565 570 575
    Leu Gly Phe Leu Glu Leu Phe His Cys Leu Tyr Glu Thr Gln Asp Lys
    580 585 590
    Ala Phe Ile Ser Gln Ala Met Arg Cys Phe Pro Lys Val Ala Ile Asn
    595 600 605
    Ile Cys Glu Lys Ile His Leu Leu Val Ser Ser Phe Cys Leu Lys His
    610 615 620
    Cys Arg Cys Leu
    625
    <210> SEQ ID NO 99
    <211> LENGTH: 599
    <212> TYPE: PRT
    <213> ORGANISM: Homo sapiens
    <400> SEQUENCE: 99
    Met Ala Ala Ser Phe Phe Ser Asp Phe Gly Leu Met Trp Tyr Leu Glu
    1 5 10 15
    Glu Leu Lys Lys Glu Glu Phe Arg Lys Phe Lys Glu His Leu Lys Gln
    20 25 30
    Met Thr Leu Gln Leu Glu Leu Lys Gln Ile Pro Trp Thr Glu Val Lys
    35 40 45
    Lys Ala Ser Arg Glu Glu Leu Ala Asn Leu Leu Ile Lys His Tyr Glu
    50 55 60
    Glu Gln Gln Ala Trp Asn Ile Thr Leu Arg Ile Phe Gln Lys Met Asp
    65 70 75 80
    Arg Lys Asp Leu Cys Met Lys Val Met Arg Glu Arg Thr Gly Tyr Thr
    85 90 95
    Lys Thr Tyr Gln Ala His Ala Lys Gln Lys Phe Ser Arg Leu Trp Ser
    100 105 110
    Ser Lys Ser Val Thr Glu Ile His Leu Tyr Phe Glu Glu Glu Val Lys
    115 120 125
    Gln Glu Glu Cys Asp His Leu Asp Arg Leu Phe Ala Pro Lys Glu Thr
    130 135 140
    Gly Lys Gln Pro Arg Thr Val Ile Ile Gln Gly Pro Gln Gly Ile Gly
    145 150 155 160
    Lys Thr Thr Leu Leu Met Lys Leu Met Met Ala Trp Ser Asp Asn Lys
    165 170 175
    Ile Phe Arg Asp Arg Phe Leu Tyr Thr Phe Tyr Phe Cys Cys Arg Glu
    180 185 190
    Leu Arg Glu Leu Pro Pro Thr Ser Leu Ala Asp Leu Ile Ser Arg Glu
    195 200 205
    Trp Pro Asp Pro Ala Ala Pro Ile Thr Glu Ile Val Ser Gln Pro Glu
    210 215 220
    Arg Leu Leu Phe Val Ile Asp Ser Phe Glu Glu Leu Gln Gly Gly Leu
    225 230 235 240
    Asn Glu Pro Asp Ser Asp Leu Cys Gly Asp Leu Met Glu Lys Arg Pro
    245 250 255
    Val Gln Val Leu Leu Ser Ser Leu Leu Arg Lys Lys Met Leu Pro Glu
    260 265 270
    Ala Ser Leu Leu Ile Ala Ile Lys Pro Val Cys Pro Lys Glu Leu Arg
    275 280 285
    Asp Gln Val Thr Ile Ser Glu Ile Tyr Gln Pro Arg Gly Phe Asn Glu
    290 295 300
    Ser Asp Arg Leu Val Tyr Phe Cys Cys Phe Phe Lys Asp Pro Lys Arg
    305 310 315 320
    Ala Met Glu Ala Phe Asn Leu Val Arg Glu Ser Glu Gln Leu Phe Ser
    325 330 335
    Ile Cys Gln Ile Pro Leu Leu Cys Trp Ile Leu Cys Thr Ser Leu Lys
    340 345 350
    Gln Glu Met Gln Lys Gly Lys Asp Leu Ala Leu Thr Cys Gln Ser Thr
    355 360 365
    Thr Ser Val Tyr Ser Ser Phe Val Phe Asn Leu Phe Thr Pro Glu Gly
    370 375 380
    Ala Glu Gly Pro Thr Pro Gln Thr Gln His Gln Leu Lys Ala Leu Cys
    385 390 395 400
    Ser Leu Ala Ala Glu Gly Met Trp Thr Asp Thr Phe Glu Phe Cys Glu
    405 410 415
    Asp Asp Leu Arg Arg Asn Gly Val Val Asp Ala Asp Ile Pro Ala Leu
    420 425 430
    Leu Gly Thr Lys Ile Leu Leu Lys Tyr Gly Glu Arg Glu Ser Ser Tyr
    435 440 445
    Val Phe Leu His Val Cys Ile Gln Glu Phe Cys Ala Ala Leu Phe Tyr
    450 455 460
    Leu Leu Lys Ser His Leu Asp His Pro His Pro Ala Val Arg Cys Val
    465 470 475 480
    Gln Glu Leu Leu Val Ala Asn Phe Glu Lys Ala Arg Arg Ala His Trp
    485 490 495
    Ile Phe Leu Gly Cys Phe Leu Thr Gly Leu Leu Asn Lys Lys Glu Gln
    500 505 510
    Glu Lys Leu Asp Ala Phe Phe Gly Phe Gln Leu Ser Gln Glu Ile Lys
    515 520 525
    Gln Gln Ile His Gln Cys Leu Lys Ser Leu Gly Glu Arg Gly Asn Pro
    530 535 540
    Gln Gly Gln Val Asp Ser Leu Ala Ile Phe Tyr Cys Leu Phe Glu Met
    545 550 555 560
    Gln Asp Pro Ala Phe Val Lys Gln Ala Val Asn Leu Leu Gln Glu Ala
    565 570 575
    Asn Phe His Ile Ile Asp Asn Val Asp Leu Val Val Ser Ala Tyr Cys
    580 585 590
    Leu Lys Tyr Cys Ser Ser Leu
    595
    <210> SEQ ID NO 100
    <211> LENGTH: 629
    <212> TYPE: PRT
    <213> ORGANISM: Homo sapiens
    <400> SEQUENCE: 100
    Trp Thr Phe Ser Cys Tyr Pro Gly Ser Pro Cys Glu Asn Gly Val Met
    1 5 10 15
    Leu Tyr Met Arg Asn Val Ser His Glu Glu Leu Gln Arg Phe Lys Gln
    20 25 30
    Leu Leu Leu Thr Glu Leu Ser Thr Gly Thr Met Pro Ile Thr Trp Asp
    35 40 45
    Gln Val Glu Thr Ala Ser Trp Ala Glu Val Val His Leu Leu Ile Glu
    50 55 60
    Arg Phe Pro Gly Arg Arg Ala Trp Asp Val Thr Ser Asn Ile Phe Ala
    65 70 75 80
    Ile Met Asn Cys Asp Lys Met Cys Val Val Val Arg Arg Glu Ile Asn
    85 90 95
    Ala Ile Leu Pro Thr Leu Glu Pro Glu Asp Leu Asn Val Gly Glu Thr
    100 105 110
    Gln Val Asn Leu Glu Glu Gly Glu Ser Gly Lys Ile Arg Arg Tyr Lys
    115 120 125
    Ser Asn Val Met Glu Lys Phe Phe Pro Ile Trp Asp Ile Thr Thr Trp
    130 135 140
    Pro Gly Asn Gln Arg Asp Phe Phe Tyr Gln Gly Val His Arg His Glu
    145 150 155 160
    Glu Tyr Leu Pro Cys Leu Leu Leu Pro Lys Arg Pro Gln Gly Arg Gln
    165 170 175
    Pro Lys Thr Val Ala Ile Gln Gly Ala Pro Gly Ile Gly Lys Thr Ile
    180 185 190
    Leu Ala Lys Lys Val Met Phe Glu Trp Ala Arg Asn Lys Phe Tyr Ala
    195 200 205
    His Lys Arg Trp Cys Ala Phe Tyr Phe His Cys Gln Glu Val Asn Gln
    210 215 220
    Thr Thr Asp Gln Ser Phe Ser Glu Leu Ile Glu Gln Lys Trp Pro Gly
    225 230 235 240
    Ser Gln Asp Leu Val Ser Lys Ile Met Ser Lys Pro Asp Gln Leu Leu
    245 250 255
    Leu Leu Leu Asp Gly Phe Glu Glu Leu Thr Ser Thr Leu Ile Asp Arg
    260 265 270
    Leu Glu Asp Leu Ser Glu Asp Trp Arg Gln Lys Leu Pro Gly Ser Val
    275 280 285
    Leu Leu Ser Ser Leu Leu Ser Lys Thr Met Leu Pro Glu Ala Thr Leu
    290 295 300
    Leu Ile Met Ile Arg Phe Thr Ser Trp Gln Thr Cys Lys Pro Leu Leu
    305 310 315 320
    Lys Cys Pro Ser Leu Val Thr Leu Pro Gly Phe Asn Thr Met Glu Lys
    325 330 335
    Ile Lys Tyr Phe Gln Met Tyr Phe Gly His Thr Glu Glu Gly Asp Gln
    340 345 350
    Val Leu Ser Phe Ala Met Glu Asn Thr Ile Leu Phe Ser Met Cys Arg
    355 360 365
    Val Pro Val Val Cys Trp Met Val Cys Ser Gly Leu Lys Gln Gln Met
    370 375 380
    Glu Arg Gly Asn Asn Leu Thr Gln Ser Cys Pro Asn Ala Thr Ser Val
    385 390 395 400
    Phe Val Arg Tyr Ile Ser Ser Leu Phe Pro Thr Arg Ala Glu Asn Phe
    405 410 415
    Ser Arg Lys Ile His Gln Ala Gln Leu Glu Gly Leu Cys His Leu Ala
    420 425 430
    Ala Asp Ser Met Trp His Arg Lys Trp Val Leu Gly Lys Glu Asp Leu
    435 440 445
    Glu Glu Ala Lys Leu Asp Gln Thr Gly Val Thr Ala Phe Leu Gly Met
    450 455 460
    Ser Ile Leu Arg Arg Ile Ala Gly Glu Glu Asp His Tyr Val Phe Thr
    465 470 475 480
    Leu Val Thr Phe Gln Glu Phe Phe Ala Ala Leu Phe Tyr Val Leu Cys
    485 490 495
    Phe Pro Gln Arg Leu Lys Asn Phe His Val Leu Ser His Val Asn Ile
    500 505 510
    Gln Arg Leu Ile Ala Ser Pro Arg Gly Ser Lys Ser Tyr Leu Ser His
    515 520 525
    Met Gly Leu Phe Leu Phe Gly Phe Leu Asn Glu Ala Cys Ala Ser Ala
    530 535 540
    Val Glu Gln Ser Phe Gln Cys Lys Val Ser Phe Gly Asn Lys Arg Lys
    545 550 555 560
    Leu Leu Lys Val Ile Pro Leu Leu His Lys Cys Asp Pro Pro Ser Pro
    565 570 575
    Gly Ser Gly Val Pro Gln Leu Phe Tyr Cys Leu His Glu Ile Arg Glu
    580 585 590
    Glu Ala Phe Val Ser Gln Ala Leu Asn Asp Tyr His Lys Val Val Leu
    595 600 605
    Arg Ile Gly Asn Asn Lys Glu Val Gln Val Ser Ala Phe Cys Leu Lys
    610 615 620
    Arg Cys Gln Tyr Leu
    625
    <210> SEQ ID NO 101
    <211> LENGTH: 662
    <212> TYPE: PRT
    <213> ORGANISM: Homo sapiens
    <400> SEQUENCE: 101
    Met Tyr Glu Phe Tyr Ile His Lys Gly Tyr Asp Asp Val Ser Ser Asp
    1 5 10 15
    Asn Ser Arg Glu Lys Ile Lys Gly Glu Pro Ser Glu Cys Glu Leu Gly
    20 25 30
    His Phe Pro Arg Ile Pro Trp Ala Asn Leu Arg Ala Ala Asp Pro Leu
    35 40 45
    Asn Leu Ser Phe Leu Leu Asp Glu His Phe Pro Lys Gly Gln Ala Trp
    50 55 60
    Lys Val Val Leu Gly Ile Phe Gln Thr Met Asn Leu Thr Ser Leu Cys
    65 70 75 80
    Glu Lys Val Arg Ala Glu Met Lys Glu Asn Val Gln Thr Gln Glu Leu
    85 90 95
    Gln Asp Pro Thr Gln Glu Asp Leu Glu Met Leu Glu Ala Ala Ala Gly
    100 105 110
    Asn Met Gln Thr Gln Gly Cys Gln Asp Pro Asn Gln Glu Glu Leu Asp
    115 120 125
    Glu Leu Glu Glu Glu Thr Gly Asn Val Gln Ala Gln Gly Cys Gln Asp
    130 135 140
    Pro Asn Gln Glu Glu Pro Glu Met Leu Glu Glu Ala Asp His Arg Arg
    145 150 155 160
    Lys Tyr Arg Glu Asn Met Lys Ala Glu Leu Leu Glu Thr Trp Asp Asn
    165 170 175
    Ile Ser Trp Pro Lys Asp His Val Tyr Ile Arg Asn Thr Ser Lys Asp
    180 185 190
    Glu His Glu Glu Leu Gln Arg Leu Leu Asp Pro Asn Arg Thr Arg Ala
    195 200 205
    Gln Ala Gln Thr Ile Val Leu Val Gly Arg Ala Gly Val Gly Lys Thr
    210 215 220
    Thr Leu Ala Met Arg Ala Met Leu His Trp Ala Asn Gly Val Leu Phe
    225 230 235 240
    Gln Gln Arg Phe Ser Tyr Val Phe Tyr Leu Ser Cys His Lys Ile Arg
    245 250 255
    Tyr Met Lys Glu Thr Thr Phe Ala Glu Leu Ile Ser Leu Asp Trp Pro
    260 265 270
    Asp Phe Asp Ala Pro Ile Glu Glu Phe Met Ser Gln Pro Glu Lys Leu
    275 280 285
    Leu Phe Ile Ile Asp Gly Phe Glu Glu Ile Ile Ile Ser Glu Ser Arg
    290 295 300
    Ser Glu Ser Leu Asp Asp Gly Ser Pro Cys Thr Asp Trp Tyr Gln Glu
    305 310 315 320
    Leu Pro Val Thr Lys Ile Leu His Ser Leu Leu Lys Lys Glu Leu Val
    325 330 335
    Pro Leu Ala Thr Leu Leu Ile Thr Ile Lys Thr Trp Phe Val Arg Asp
    340 345 350
    Leu Lys Ala Ser Leu Val Asn Pro Cys Phe Val Gln Ile Thr Gly Phe
    355 360 365
    Thr Gly Asp Asp Leu Arg Val Tyr Phe Met Arg His Phe Asp Asp Ser
    370 375 380
    Ser Glu Val Glu Lys Ile Leu Gln Gln Leu Arg Lys Asn Glu Thr Leu
    385 390 395 400
    Phe His Ser Cys Ser Ala Pro Met Val Cys Trp Thr Val Cys Ser Cys
    405 410 415
    Leu Lys Gln Pro Lys Val Arg Tyr Tyr Asp Leu Gln Ser Ile Thr Gln
    420 425 430
    Thr Thr Thr Ser Leu Tyr Ala Tyr Phe Phe Ser Asn Leu Phe Ser Thr
    435 440 445
    Ala Glu Val Asp Leu Ala Asp Asp Ser Trp Pro Gly Gln Trp Arg Ala
    450 455 460
    Leu Cys Ser Leu Ala Ile Glu Gly Leu Trp Ser Met Asn Phe Thr Phe
    465 470 475 480
    Asn Lys Glu Asp Thr Glu Ile Glu Gly Leu Glu Val Pro Phe Ile Asp
    485 490 495
    Ser Leu Tyr Glu Phe Asn Ile Leu Gln Lys Ile Asn Asp Cys Gly Gly
    500 505 510
    Cys Thr Thr Phe Thr His Leu Ser Phe Gln Glu Phe Phe Ala Ala Met
    515 520 525
    Ser Phe Val Leu Glu Glu Pro Arg Glu Phe Pro Pro His Ser Thr Lys
    530 535 540
    Pro Gln Glu Met Lys Met Leu Leu Gln His Val Leu Leu Asp Lys Glu
    545 550 555 560
    Ala Tyr Trp Thr Pro Val Val Leu Phe Phe Phe Gly Leu Leu Asn Lys
    565 570 575
    Asn Ile Ala Arg Glu Leu Glu Asp Thr Leu His Cys Lys Ile Ser Pro
    580 585 590
    Arg Val Met Glu Glu Leu Leu Lys Trp Gly Glu Glu Leu Gly Lys Ala
    595 600 605
    Glu Ser Ala Ser Leu Gln Phe His Ile Leu Arg Leu Phe His Cys Leu
    610 615 620
    His Glu Ser Gln Glu Glu Asp Phe Thr Lys Lys Met Leu Gly Arg Ile
    625 630 635 640
    Phe Glu Val Asp Leu Asn Ile Leu Glu Asp Glu Glu Leu Gln Ala Leu
    645 650 655
    Lys His Cys Lys Arg Leu
    660
    <210> SEQ ID NO 102
    <211> LENGTH: 322
    <212> TYPE: PRT
    <213> ORGANISM: ascidian
    <400> SEQUENCE: 102
    Thr Val Trp Val Val Gly Pro Pro Gly Val Gly Lys Thr Thr Leu Leu
    1 5 10 15
    Lys Met Met Val Lys Gln Ile Leu Lys His Glu Phe Leu Pro Asp Thr
    20 25 30
    Glu Tyr Ile Phe Phe Ile Asn Val Lys Asp Ile Asp Phe Asn Lys Glu
    35 40 45
    Met Thr Leu Leu Glu Phe Leu Thr Thr Asn Ser Arg Val Lys Val Asn
    50 55 60
    Tyr Thr Glu Glu Glu Ser Lys Ala Leu Ile Thr Phe Leu His Asn Asn
    65 70 75 80
    Pro Asn Val Ala Ile Phe Phe Asp Gly Leu Asp Glu Ala Ser Thr Asn
    85 90 95
    Glu Phe Ala Arg Ile Pro His Ile Cys Lys Leu Asp Gly Lys Ser Lys
    100 105 110
    Pro Val Asp Ile Met Lys Asn Leu Phe Asn Leu Thr Leu Leu Pro Lys
    115 120 125
    Ala Lys Ile Val Val Thr Ser Thr Leu His Gln Met Tyr Lys Leu His
    130 135 140
    Pro Asp Tyr Arg Pro Thr Ser Ile Phe Glu Val Leu Gly Leu Leu Glu
    145 150 155 160
    Glu Ala Lys Asn Asn Leu Gly Thr Gln Leu Cys Gly Glu Lys Tyr Pro
    165 170 175
    Ala Ile Lys Lys Ile Leu Asp Gln Gln Pro Asn Leu Ala His Leu Cys
    180 185 190
    Tyr Leu Pro Ile Asn Phe Ile Leu Ile Val Phe Cys Leu Leu Ser Asn
    195 200 205
    Glu Gly Ser Asp Ile Lys Thr Met Thr Gln Val Leu Ile Phe Ser Met
    210 215 220
    Thr Arg Phe Val Glu Leu Ser His Leu Lys Gly Glu Val Pro Leu Asp
    225 230 235 240
    Lys Val Gly Ala Glu Met Val Lys Leu Ala Arg Leu Ala Tyr Lys Gly
    245 250 255
    Leu Gln Gln Arg Lys Leu Val Phe Glu Lys Thr Asp Phe Asp Asp Val
    260 265 270
    Lys Leu Ala Asp Glu Met Val Thr Asn Phe Phe His Thr Tyr Val Asp
    275 280 285
    Lys Ser Ser Gly Ile Arg Met Lys Ile Leu Glu Gly Asn Lys Arg Ser
    290 295 300
    Tyr Phe Thr His Leu Ile Trp Gln Glu Phe Tyr Ala Ala Val Tyr Leu
    305 310 315 320
    Met Leu
    <210> SEQ ID NO 103
    <211> LENGTH: 82
    <212> TYPE: PRT
    <213> ORGANISM: Artificial Sequence
    <220> FEATURE:
    <223> OTHER INFORMATION: Synthetic construct
    <400> SEQUENCE: 103
    Phe Gly Leu Met Trp Tyr Leu Glu Glu Leu Lys Lys Glu Glu Phe Arg
    1 5 10 15
    Lys Phe Lys Glu His Leu Lys Gln Met Thr Leu Gln Leu Glu Leu Lys
    20 25 30
    Gln Ile Pro Trp Thr Glu Val Lys Lys Ala Ser Arg Glu Glu Leu Ala
    35 40 45
    Asn Leu Leu Ile Lys His Tyr Glu Glu Gln Gln Ala Trp Asn Ile Thr
    50 55 60
    Leu Arg Ile Phe Gln Lys Met Asp Arg Lys Asp Leu Cys Met Lys Val
    65 70 75 80
    Met Arg
    <210> SEQ ID NO 104
    <211> LENGTH: 321
    <212> TYPE: PRT
    <213> ORGANISM: Artificial Sequence
    <220> FEATURE:
    <223> OTHER INFORMATION: Synthetic construct
    <400> SEQUENCE: 104
    Pro Arg Thr Val Ile Ile Gln Gly Pro Gln Gly Ile Gly Lys Thr Thr
    1 5 10 15
    Leu Leu Met Lys Leu Met Met Ala Trp Ser Asp Asn Lys Ile Phe Arg
    20 25 30
    Asp Arg Phe Leu Tyr Thr Phe Tyr Phe Cys Cys Arg Glu Leu Arg Glu
    35 40 45
    Leu Pro Pro Thr Ser Leu Ala Asp Leu Ile Ser Arg Glu Trp Pro Asp
    50 55 60
    Pro Ala Ala Pro Ile Thr Glu Ile Val Ser Gln Pro Glu Arg Leu Leu
    65 70 75 80
    Phe Val Ile Asp Ser Phe Glu Glu Leu Gln Gly Gly Leu Asn Glu Pro
    85 90 95
    Asp Ser Asp Leu Cys Gly Asp Leu Met Glu Lys Arg Pro Val Gln Val
    100 105 110
    Leu Leu Ser Ser Leu Leu Arg Lys Lys Met Leu Pro Glu Ala Ser Leu
    115 120 125
    Leu Ile Ala Ile Lys Pro Val Cys Pro Lys Glu Leu Arg Asp Gln Val
    130 135 140
    Thr Ile Ser Glu Ile Tyr Gln Pro Arg Gly Phe Asn Glu Ser Asp Arg
    145 150 155 160
    Leu Val Tyr Phe Cys Cys Phe Phe Lys Asp Pro Lys Arg Ala Met Glu
    165 170 175
    Ala Phe Asn Leu Val Arg Glu Ser Glu Gln Leu Phe Ser Ile Cys Gln
    180 185 190
    Ile Pro Leu Leu Cys Trp Ile Leu Cys Thr Ser Leu Lys Gln Glu Met
    195 200 205
    Gln Lys Gly Lys Asp Leu Ala Leu Thr Cys Gln Ser Thr Thr Ser Val
    210 215 220
    Tyr Ser Ser Phe Val Phe Asn Leu Phe Thr Pro Glu Gly Ala Glu Gly
    225 230 235 240
    Pro Thr Pro Gln Thr Gln His Gln Leu Lys Ala Leu Cys Ser Leu Ala
    245 250 255
    Ala Glu Gly Met Trp Thr Asp Thr Phe Glu Phe Cys Glu Asp Asp Leu
    260 265 270
    Arg Arg Asn Gly Val Val Asp Ala Asp Ile Pro Ala Leu Leu Gly Thr
    275 280 285
    Lys Ile Leu Leu Lys Tyr Gly Glu Arg Glu Ser Ser Tyr Val Phe Leu
    290 295 300
    His Val Cys Ile Gln Glu Phe Cys Ala Ala Leu Phe Tyr Leu Leu Lys
    305 310 315 320
    Ser
    <210> SEQ ID NO 105
    <211> LENGTH: 116
    <212> TYPE: PRT
    <213> ORGANISM: Artificial Sequence
    <220> FEATURE:
    <223> OTHER INFORMATION: Synthetic construct
    <400> SEQUENCE: 105
    Leu Val Ala Asn Phe Glu Lys Ala Arg Arg Ala His Trp Ile Phe Leu
    1 5 10 15
    Gly Cys Phe Leu Thr Gly Leu Leu Asn Lys Lys Glu Gln Glu Lys Leu
    20 25 30
    Asp Ala Phe Phe Gly Phe Gln Leu Ser Gln Glu Ile Lys Gln Gln Ile
    35 40 45
    His Gln Cys Leu Lys Ser Leu Gly Glu Arg Gly Asn Pro Gln Gly Gln
    50 55 60
    Val Asp Ser Leu Ala Ile Phe Tyr Cys Leu Phe Glu Met Gln Asp Pro
    65 70 75 80
    Ala Phe Val Lys Gln Ala Val Asn Leu Leu Gln Glu Ala Asn Phe His
    85 90 95
    Ile Ile Asp Asn Val Asp Leu Val Val Ser Ala Tyr Cys Leu Lys Tyr
    100 105 110
    Cys Ser Ser Leu
    115
    <210> SEQ ID NO 106
    <211> LENGTH: 81
    <212> TYPE: PRT
    <213> ORGANISM: Artificial Sequence
    <220> FEATURE:
    <223> OTHER INFORMATION: Synthetic construct
    <400> SEQUENCE: 106
    Arg Glu Leu Leu Leu Ala Ala Leu Glu Glu Leu Ser Gln Glu Gln Leu
    1 5 10 15
    Lys Arg Phe Arg His Lys Leu Arg Asp Val Gly Pro Asp Gly Arg Ser
    20 25 30
    Ile Pro Trp Gly Arg Leu Glu Arg Ala Asp Ala Val Asp Leu Ala Glu
    35 40 45
    Gln Leu Ala Gln Phe Tyr Gly Pro Glu Pro Ala Leu Glu Val Ala Arg
    50 55 60
    Lys Thr Leu Lys Arg Ala Asp Ala Arg Asp Val Ala Ala Gln Leu Gln
    65 70 75 80
    Glu
    <210> SEQ ID NO 107
    <211> LENGTH: 321
    <212> TYPE: PRT
    <213> ORGANISM: Artificial Sequence
    <220> FEATURE:
    <223> OTHER INFORMATION: Synthetic construct
    <400> SEQUENCE: 107
    Pro Leu Thr Val Val Leu Gln Gly Pro Ala Gly Ile Gly Lys Thr Met
    1 5 10 15
    Ala Ala Lys Lys Ile Leu Tyr Asp Trp Ala Ala Gly Lys Leu Tyr Gln
    20 25 30
    Gly Gln Val Asp Phe Ala Phe Phe Met Pro Cys Gly Glu Leu Leu Glu
    35 40 45
    Arg Pro Gly Thr Arg Ser Leu Ala Asp Leu Ile Leu Asp Gln Cys Pro
    50 55 60
    Asp Arg Gly Ala Pro Val Pro Gln Met Leu Ala Gln Pro Gln Arg Leu
    65 70 75 80
    Leu Phe Ile Leu Asp Gly Ala Asp Glu Leu Pro Ala Leu Gly Gly Pro
    85 90 95
    Glu Ala Ala Pro Cys Thr Asp Pro Phe Glu Ala Ala Ser Gly Ala Arg
    100 105 110
    Val Leu Gly Gly Leu Leu Ser Lys Ala Leu Leu Pro Thr Ala Leu Leu
    115 120 125
    Leu Val Thr Thr Arg Ala Ala Ala Pro Gly Arg Leu Gln Gly Arg Leu
    130 135 140
    Cys Ser Pro Gln Cys Ala Glu Val Arg Gly Phe Ser Asp Lys Asp Lys
    145 150 155 160
    Lys Lys Tyr Phe Tyr Lys Phe Phe Arg Asp Glu Arg Arg Ala Glu Arg
    165 170 175
    Ala Tyr Arg Phe Val Lys Glu Asn Glu Thr Leu Phe Ala Leu Cys Phe
    180 185 190
    Val Pro Phe Val Cys Trp Ile Val Cys Thr Val Leu Arg Gln Gln Leu
    195 200 205
    Glu Leu Gly Arg Asp Leu Ser Arg Thr Ser Lys Thr Thr Thr Ser Val
    210 215 220
    Tyr Leu Leu Phe Ile Thr Ser Val Leu Ser Ser Ala Pro Val Ala Asp
    225 230 235 240
    Gly Pro Arg Leu Gln Gly Asp Leu Arg Asn Leu Cys Arg Leu Ala Arg
    245 250 255
    Glu Gly Val Leu Gly Arg Arg Ala Gln Phe Ala Glu Lys Glu Leu Glu
    260 265 270
    Gln Leu Glu Leu Arg Gly Ser Lys Val Gln Thr Leu Phe Leu Ser Lys
    275 280 285
    Lys Glu Leu Pro Gly Val Leu Glu Thr Glu Val Thr Tyr Gln Phe Ile
    290 295 300
    Asp Gln Ser Phe Gln Glu Phe Leu Ala Ala Leu Ser Tyr Leu Leu Glu
    305 310 315 320
    Asp
    <210> SEQ ID NO 108
    <211> LENGTH: 138
    <212> TYPE: PRT
    <213> ORGANISM: Artificial Sequence
    <220> FEATURE:
    <223> OTHER INFORMATION: Synthetic construct
    <400> SEQUENCE: 108
    Leu Leu Arg Gly Asp Ala Gln Pro His Ser His Leu Val Leu Thr Thr
    1 5 10 15
    Arg Phe Leu Phe Gly Leu Leu Ser Ala Glu Arg Met Arg Asp Ile Glu
    20 25 30
    Arg His Phe Gly Cys Met Val Ser Glu Arg Val Lys Gln Glu Ala Leu
    35 40 45
    Arg Trp Val Gln Gly Gln Gly Gln Gly Cys Pro Gly Val Ala Pro Glu
    50 55 60
    Val Thr Glu Gly Ala Lys Gly Leu Glu Asp Thr Glu Glu Pro Glu Glu
    65 70 75 80
    Glu Glu Glu Gly Glu Glu Pro Asn Tyr Pro Leu Glu Leu Leu Tyr Cys
    85 90 95
    Leu Tyr Glu Thr Gln Glu Asp Ala Phe Val Arg Gln Ala Leu Cys Arg
    100 105 110
    Phe Pro Glu Leu Ala Leu Gln Arg Val Arg Phe Cys Arg Met Asp Val
    115 120 125
    Ala Val Leu Ser Tyr Cys Val Arg Cys Cys
    130 135
    <210> SEQ ID NO 109
    <211> LENGTH: 82
    <212> TYPE: PRT
    <213> ORGANISM: Artificial Sequence
    <220> FEATURE:
    <223> OTHER INFORMATION: Synthetic construct
    <400> SEQUENCE: 109
    Glu Asn Gly Val Met Leu Tyr Met Arg Asn Val Ser His Glu Glu Leu
    1 5 10 15
    Gln Arg Phe Lys Gln Leu Leu Leu Thr Glu Leu Ser Thr Gly Thr Met
    20 25 30
    Pro Ile Thr Trp Asp Gln Val Glu Thr Ala Ser Trp Ala Glu Val Val
    35 40 45
    His Leu Leu Ile Glu Arg Phe Pro Gly Arg Arg Ala Trp Asp Val Thr
    50 55 60
    Ser Asn Ile Phe Ala Ile Met Asn Cys Asp Lys Met Cys Val Val Val
    65 70 75 80
    Arg Arg
    <210> SEQ ID NO 110
    <211> LENGTH: 321
    <212> TYPE: PRT
    <213> ORGANISM: Artificial Sequence
    <220> FEATURE:
    <223> OTHER INFORMATION: Synthetic construct
    <400> SEQUENCE: 110
    Pro Lys Thr Val Ala Ile Gln Gly Ala Pro Gly Ile Gly Lys Thr Ile
    1 5 10 15
    Leu Ala Lys Lys Val Met Phe Glu Trp Ala Arg Asn Lys Phe Tyr Ala
    20 25 30
    His Lys Arg Trp Cys Ala Phe Tyr Phe His Cys Gln Glu Val Asn Gln
    35 40 45
    Thr Thr Asp Gln Ser Phe Ser Glu Leu Ile Glu Gln Lys Trp Pro Gly
    50 55 60
    Ser Gln Asp Leu Val Ser Lys Ile Met Ser Lys Pro Asp Gln Leu Leu
    65 70 75 80
    Leu Leu Leu Asp Gly Phe Glu Glu Leu Thr Ser Thr Leu Ile Asp Arg
    85 90 95
    Leu Glu Asp Leu Ser Glu Asp Trp Arg Gln Lys Leu Pro Gly Ser Val
    100 105 110
    Leu Leu Ser Ser Leu Leu Ser Lys Thr Met Leu Pro Glu Ala Thr Leu
    115 120 125
    Leu Ile Met Ile Arg Phe Thr Ser Trp Gln Thr Cys Lys Pro Leu Leu
    130 135 140
    Lys Cys Pro Ser Leu Val Thr Leu Pro Gly Phe Asn Thr Met Glu Lys
    145 150 155 160
    Ile Lys Tyr Phe Gln Met Tyr Phe Gly His Thr Glu Glu Gly Asp Gln
    165 170 175
    Val Leu Ser Phe Ala Met Glu Asn Thr Ile Leu Phe Ser Met Cys Arg
    180 185 190
    Val Pro Val Val Cys Trp Met Val Cys Ser Gly Leu Lys Gln Gln Met
    195 200 205
    Glu Arg Gly Asn Asn Leu Thr Gln Ser Cys Pro Asn Ala Thr Ser Val
    210 215 220
    Phe Val Arg Tyr Ile Ser Ser Leu Phe Pro Thr Arg Ala Glu Asn Phe
    225 230 235 240
    Ser Arg Lys Ile His Gln Ala Gln Leu Glu Gly Leu Cys His Leu Ala
    245 250 255
    Ala Asp Ser Met Trp His Arg Lys Trp Val Leu Gly Lys Glu Asp Leu
    260 265 270
    Glu Glu Ala Lys Leu Asp Gln Thr Gly Val Thr Ala Phe Leu Gly Met
    275 280 285
    Ser Ile Leu Arg Arg Ile Ala Gly Glu Glu Asp His Tyr Val Phe Thr
    290 295 300
    Leu Val Thr Phe Gln Glu Phe Phe Ala Ala Leu Phe Tyr Val Leu Cys
    305 310 315 320
    Phe
    <210> SEQ ID NO 111
    <211> LENGTH: 115
    <212> TYPE: PRT
    <213> ORGANISM: Artificial Sequence
    <220> FEATURE:
    <223> OTHER INFORMATION: Synthetic construct
    <400> SEQUENCE: 111
    Leu Ile Ala Ser Pro Arg Gly Ser Lys Ser Tyr Leu Ser His Met Gly
    1 5 10 15
    Leu Phe Leu Phe Gly Phe Leu Asn Glu Ala Cys Ala Ser Ala Val Glu
    20 25 30
    Gln Ser Phe Gln Cys Lys Val Ser Phe Gly Asn Lys Arg Lys Leu Leu
    35 40 45
    Lys Val Ile Pro Leu Leu His Lys Cys Asp Pro Pro Ser Pro Gly Ser
    50 55 60
    Gly Val Pro Gln Leu Phe Tyr Cys Leu His Glu Ile Arg Glu Glu Ala
    65 70 75 80
    Phe Val Ser Gln Ala Leu Asn Asp Tyr His Lys Val Val Leu Arg Ile
    85 90 95
    Gly Asn Asn Lys Glu Val Gln Val Ser Ala Phe Cys Leu Lys Arg Cys
    100 105 110
    Gln Tyr Leu
    115
    <210> SEQ ID NO 112
    <211> LENGTH: 82
    <212> TYPE: PRT
    <213> ORGANISM: Artificial Sequence
    <220> FEATURE:
    <223> OTHER INFORMATION: Synthetic construct
    <400> SEQUENCE: 112
    Arg Glu Ala Leu Leu Trp Ala Leu Ser Asp Leu Glu Glu Asn Asp Phe
    1 5 10 15
    Lys Lys Leu Lys Phe Tyr Leu Arg Asp Met Thr Leu Ser Glu Gly Gln
    20 25 30
    Pro Pro Leu Ala Arg Gly Glu Leu Glu Gly Leu Ile Pro Val Asp Leu
    35 40 45
    Ala Glu Leu Leu Ile Ser Lys Tyr Gly Glu Lys Glu Ala Val Lys Val
    50 55 60
    Val Leu Lys Gly Leu Lys Val Met Asn Leu Leu Glu Leu Val Asp Gln
    65 70 75 80
    Leu Ser
    <210> SEQ ID NO 113
    <211> LENGTH: 317
    <212> TYPE: PRT
    <213> ORGANISM: Artificial Sequence
    <220> FEATURE:
    <223> OTHER INFORMATION: Synthetic construct
    <400> SEQUENCE: 113
    Pro Ser Leu Val Val Leu Gln Gly Ser Ala Gly Thr Gly Lys Thr Thr
    1 5 10 15
    Leu Ala Arg Lys Met Val Leu Asp Trp Ala Thr Gly Thr Leu Tyr Pro
    20 25 30
    Gly Arg Phe Asp Tyr Val Phe Tyr Val Ser Cys Lys Glu Val Val Leu
    35 40 45
    Leu Leu Glu Ser Lys Leu Glu Gln Leu Leu Phe Trp Cys Cys Gly Asp
    50 55 60
    Asn Gln Ala Pro Val Thr Glu Ile Leu Arg Gln Pro Glu Arg Leu Leu
    65 70 75 80
    Phe Ile Leu Asp Gly Phe Asp Glu Leu Gln Arg Pro Phe Glu Glu Lys
    85 90 95
    Leu Lys Lys Arg Gly Leu Ser Pro Lys Glu Ser Leu Leu His Leu Leu
    100 105 110
    Ile Arg Arg His Thr Leu Pro Thr Cys Ser Leu Leu Ile Thr Thr Arg
    115 120 125
    Pro Leu Ala Leu Arg Asn Leu Glu Pro Leu Leu Lys Gln Ala Arg His
    130 135 140
    Val His Ile Leu Gly Phe Ser Glu Glu Glu Arg Ala Arg Tyr Phe Ser
    145 150 155 160
    Ser Tyr Phe Thr Asp Glu Lys Gln Ala Asp Arg Ala Phe Asp Ile Val
    165 170 175
    Gln Lys Asn Asp Ile Leu Tyr Lys Ala Cys Gln Val Pro Gly Ile Cys
    180 185 190
    Trp Val Val Cys Ser Trp Leu Gln Gly Gln Met Glu Arg Gly Lys Val
    195 200 205
    Val Leu Glu Thr Pro Arg Asn Ser Thr Asp Ile Phe Met Ala Tyr Val
    210 215 220
    Ser Thr Phe Leu Pro Pro Asp Asp Asp Gly Gly Cys Ser Glu Leu Ser
    225 230 235 240
    Arg His Arg Val Leu Arg Ser Leu Cys Ser Leu Ala Ala Glu Gly Ile
    245 250 255
    Gln His Gln Arg Phe Leu Phe Glu Glu Ala Glu Leu Arg Lys His Asn
    260 265 270
    Leu Asp Gly Pro Arg Leu Ala Ala Phe Leu Ser Ser Asn Asp Tyr Gln
    275 280 285
    Leu Gly Leu Ala Ile Lys Lys Phe Tyr Ser Phe Arg His Ile Ser Phe
    290 295 300
    Gln Asp Phe Phe His Ala Met Ser Tyr Leu Val Lys Glu
    305 310 315
    <210> SEQ ID NO 114
    <211> LENGTH: 93
    <212> TYPE: PRT
    <213> ORGANISM: Artificial Sequence
    <220> FEATURE:
    <223> OTHER INFORMATION: Synthetic construct
    <400> SEQUENCE: 114
    Leu Leu Glu Val Lys Glu Gln Glu Gly Asn Asp Glu Met Thr Leu Thr
    1 5 10 15
    Met Gln Phe Leu Leu Asp Ile Ser Lys Lys Asp Ser Phe Ser Asn Leu
    20 25 30
    Glu Leu Lys Phe Cys Phe Arg Ile Ser Pro Cys Leu Ala Gln Asp Leu
    35 40 45
    Lys His Phe Lys Glu Gln Met Glu Ser Met Lys His Asn Arg Thr Trp
    50 55 60
    Asp Leu Glu Phe Ser Leu Tyr Glu Ala Lys Ile Lys Asn Leu Val Lys
    65 70 75 80
    Gly Ile Gln Met Asn Asn Val Ser Phe Lys Ile Lys His
    85 90
    <210> SEQ ID NO 115
    <211> LENGTH: 82
    <212> TYPE: PRT
    <213> ORGANISM: Artificial Sequence
    <220> FEATURE:
    <223> OTHER INFORMATION: Synthetic construct
    <400> SEQUENCE: 115
    Leu Cys Arg Leu Ser Thr Tyr Leu Glu Glu Leu Glu Ala Val Glu Leu
    1 5 10 15
    Lys Lys Phe Lys Leu Tyr Leu Gly Thr Ala Thr Glu Leu Gly Glu Gly
    20 25 30
    Lys Ile Pro Trp Gly Ser Met Glu Lys Ala Gly Pro Leu Glu Met Ala
    35 40 45
    Gln Leu Leu Ile Thr His Phe Gly Pro Glu Glu Ala Trp Arg Leu Ala
    50 55 60
    Leu Ser Thr Phe Glu Arg Ile Asn Arg Lys Asp Leu Trp Glu Arg Gly
    65 70 75 80
    Gln Arg
    <210> SEQ ID NO 116
    <211> LENGTH: 321
    <212> TYPE: PRT
    <213> ORGANISM: Artificial Sequence
    <220> FEATURE:
    <223> OTHER INFORMATION: Synthetic construct
    <400> SEQUENCE: 116
    Pro Arg Thr Val Val Met Gln Gly Ala Ala Gly Ile Gly Lys Ser Met
    1 5 10 15
    Leu Ala His Lys Val Met Leu Asp Trp Ala Asp Gly Lys Leu Phe Gln
    20 25 30
    Gly Arg Phe Asp Tyr Leu Phe Tyr Ile Asn Cys Arg Glu Met Asn Gln
    35 40 45
    Ser Ala Thr Glu Cys Ser Met Gln Asp Leu Ile Phe Ser Cys Trp Pro
    50 55 60
    Glu Pro Ser Ala Pro Leu Gln Glu Leu Ile Arg Val Pro Glu Arg Leu
    65 70 75 80
    Leu Phe Ile Ile Asp Gly Phe Asp Glu Leu Lys Pro Ser Phe His Asp
    85 90 95
    Pro Gln Gly Pro Trp Cys Leu Cys Trp Glu Glu Lys Arg Pro Thr Glu
    100 105 110
    Leu Leu Leu Asn Ser Leu Ile Arg Lys Lys Leu Leu Pro Glu Leu Ser
    115 120 125
    Leu Leu Ile Thr Thr Arg Pro Thr Ala Leu Glu Lys Leu His Arg Leu
    130 135 140
    Leu Glu His Pro Arg His Val Glu Ile Leu Gly Phe Ser Glu Ala Glu
    145 150 155 160
    Arg Lys Glu Tyr Phe Tyr Lys Tyr Phe His Asn Ala Glu Gln Ala Gly
    165 170 175
    Gln Val Phe Asn Tyr Val Arg Asp Asn Glu Pro Leu Phe Thr Met Cys
    180 185 190
    Phe Val Pro Leu Val Cys Trp Val Val Cys Thr Cys Leu Gln Gln Gln
    195 200 205
    Leu Glu Gly Gly Gly Leu Leu Arg Gln Thr Ser Arg Thr Thr Thr Ala
    210 215 220
    Val Tyr Met Leu Tyr Leu Leu Ser Leu Met Gln Pro Lys Pro Gly Ala
    225 230 235 240
    Pro Arg Leu Gln Pro Pro Pro Asn Gln Arg Gly Leu Cys Ser Leu Ala
    245 250 255
    Ala Asp Gly Leu Trp Asn Gln Lys Ile Leu Phe Glu Glu Gln Asp Leu
    260 265 270
    Arg Lys His Gly Leu Asp Gly Glu Asp Val Ser Ala Phe Leu Asn Met
    275 280 285
    Asn Ile Phe Gln Lys Asp Ile Asn Cys Glu Arg Tyr Tyr Ser Phe Ile
    290 295 300
    His Leu Ser Phe Gln Glu Phe Phe Ala Ala Met Tyr Tyr Ile Leu Asp
    305 310 315 320
    Glu
    <210> SEQ ID NO 117
    <211> LENGTH: 119
    <212> TYPE: PRT
    <213> ORGANISM: Artificial Sequence
    <220> FEATURE:
    <223> OTHER INFORMATION: Synthetic construct
    <400> SEQUENCE: 117
    Leu Leu Thr Glu Tyr Ala Phe Ser Glu Arg Ser Phe Leu Ala Leu Thr
    1 5 10 15
    Ser Arg Phe Leu Phe Gly Leu Leu Asn Glu Glu Thr Arg Ser His Leu
    20 25 30
    Glu Lys Ser Leu Cys Trp Lys Val Ser Pro His Ile Lys Met Asp Leu
    35 40 45
    Leu Gln Trp Ile Gln Ser Lys Ala Gln Ser Asp Gly Ser Thr Leu Gln
    50 55 60
    Gln Gly Ser Leu Glu Phe Phe Ser Cys Leu Tyr Glu Ile Gln Glu Glu
    65 70 75 80
    Glu Phe Ile Gln Gln Ala Leu Ser His Phe Gln Val Ile Val Val Ser
    85 90 95
    Asn Ile Ala Ser Lys Met Glu His Met Val Ser Ser Phe Cys Leu Lys
    100 105 110
    Arg Cys Arg Ser Ala Gln Val
    115
    <210> SEQ ID NO 118
    <211> LENGTH: 83
    <212> TYPE: PRT
    <213> ORGANISM: Artificial Sequence
    <220> FEATURE:
    <223> OTHER INFORMATION: Synthetic construct
    <400> SEQUENCE: 118
    Glu Trp Thr Leu Gln Thr Leu Leu Glu Gln Leu Asn Glu Asp Glu Leu
    1 5 10 15
    Lys Ser Phe Lys Ser Leu Leu Trp Ala Phe Pro Leu Glu Asp Val Leu
    20 25 30
    Gln Lys Thr Pro Trp Ser Glu Val Glu Glu Ala Asp Gly Lys Lys Leu
    35 40 45
    Ala Glu Ile Leu Val Asn Thr Ser Ser Glu Asn Trp Ile Arg Asn Ala
    50 55 60
    Thr Val Asn Ile Leu Glu Glu Met Asn Leu Thr Glu Leu Cys Lys Met
    65 70 75 80
    Ala Lys Ala
    <210> SEQ ID NO 119
    <211> LENGTH: 314
    <212> TYPE: PRT
    <213> ORGANISM: Artificial Sequence
    <220> FEATURE:
    <223> OTHER INFORMATION: Synthetic construct
    <400> SEQUENCE: 119
    Pro Tyr Thr Val Val Leu His Gly Pro Ala Gly Val Gly Lys Thr Thr
    1 5 10 15
    Leu Ala Lys Lys Cys Met Leu Asp Trp Thr Asp Cys Asn Leu Ser Pro
    20 25 30
    Thr Leu Arg Tyr Ala Phe Tyr Leu Ser Cys Lys Glu Leu Ser Arg Met
    35 40 45
    Gly Pro Cys Ser Phe Ala Glu Leu Ile Ser Lys Asp Trp Pro Glu Leu
    50 55 60
    Gln Asp Asp Ile Pro Ser Ile Leu Ala Gln Ala Gln Arg Ile Leu Phe
    65 70 75 80
    Val Val Asp Gly Leu Asp Glu Leu Lys Val Pro Pro Gly Ala Leu Ile
    85 90 95
    Gln Asp Ile Cys Gly Asp Trp Glu Lys Lys Lys Pro Val Pro Val Leu
    100 105 110
    Leu Gly Ser Leu Leu Lys Arg Lys Met Leu Pro Arg Ala Ala Leu Leu
    115 120 125
    Val Thr Thr Arg Pro Arg Ala Leu Arg Asp Leu Gln Leu Leu Ala Gln
    130 135 140
    Gln Pro Ile Tyr Val Arg Val Glu Gly Phe Leu Glu Glu Asp Arg Arg
    145 150 155 160
    Ala Tyr Phe Leu Arg His Phe Gly Asp Glu Asp Gln Ala Met Arg Ala
    165 170 175
    Phe Glu Leu Met Arg Ser Asn Ala Ala Leu Phe Gln Leu Gly Ser Ala
    180 185 190
    Pro Ala Val Cys Trp Ile Val Cys Thr Thr Leu Lys Leu Gln Met Glu
    195 200 205
    Lys Gly Glu Asp Pro Val Pro Thr Cys Leu Thr Arg Thr Gly Leu Phe
    210 215 220
    Leu Arg Phe Leu Cys Ser Arg Phe Pro Gln Gly Ala Gln Leu Arg Gly
    225 230 235 240
    Ala Leu Arg Thr Leu Ser Leu Leu Ala Ala Gln Gly Leu Trp Ala Gln
    245 250 255
    Met Ser Val Phe His Arg Glu Asp Leu Glu Arg Leu Gly Val Gln Glu
    260 265 270
    Ser Asp Leu Arg Leu Phe Leu Asp Gly Asp Ile Leu Arg Gln Asp Arg
    275 280 285
    Val Ser Lys Gly Cys Tyr Ser Phe Ile His Leu Ser Phe Gln Gln Phe
    290 295 300
    Leu Thr Ala Leu Phe Tyr Ala Leu Glu Lys
    305 310
    <210> SEQ ID NO 120
    <211> LENGTH: 115
    <212> TYPE: PRT
    <213> ORGANISM: Artificial Sequence
    <220> FEATURE:
    <223> OTHER INFORMATION: Synthetic construct
    <400> SEQUENCE: 120
    Leu Leu Ser Gly Glu Glu Arg Leu Lys Asn Pro Asp Leu Ile Gln Val
    1 5 10 15
    Gly His Phe Leu Phe Gly Leu Ala Asn Glu Lys Arg Ala Lys Glu Leu
    20 25 30
    Glu Ala Thr Phe Gly Cys Arg Met Ser Pro Asp Ile Lys Gln Glu Leu
    35 40 45
    Leu Gln Cys Lys Ala His Leu His Ala Asn Lys Pro Leu Ser Val Thr
    50 55 60
    Asp Leu Lys Glu Val Leu Gly Cys Leu Tyr Glu Ser Gln Glu Glu Glu
    65 70 75 80
    Leu Ala Lys Val Val Val Ala Pro Phe Lys Glu Ile Ser Ile His Leu
    85 90 95
    Thr Asn Thr Ser Glu Val Met His Cys Ser Phe Ser Leu Lys His Cys
    100 105 110
    Gln Asp Leu
    115
    <210> SEQ ID NO 121
    <211> LENGTH: 82
    <212> TYPE: PRT
    <213> ORGANISM: Artificial Sequence
    <220> FEATURE:
    <223> OTHER INFORMATION: Synthetic construct
    <400> SEQUENCE: 121
    Asp Phe Gly Leu Leu Leu Tyr Leu Glu Glu Leu Asn Lys Glu Glu Leu
    1 5 10 15
    Asn Thr Phe Lys Leu Phe Leu Lys Glu Thr Met Glu Pro Glu His Gly
    20 25 30
    Leu Thr Pro Trp Asn Glu Val Lys Lys Ala Arg Arg Glu Asp Leu Ala
    35 40 45
    Asn Leu Met Lys Lys Tyr Tyr Pro Gly Glu Lys Ala Trp Ser Val Ser
    50 55 60
    Leu Lys Ile Phe Gly Lys Met Asn Leu Lys Asp Leu Cys Glu Arg Ala
    65 70 75 80
    Lys Glu
    <210> SEQ ID NO 122
    <211> LENGTH: 321
    <212> TYPE: PRT
    <213> ORGANISM: Artificial Sequence
    <220> FEATURE:
    <223> OTHER INFORMATION: Synthetic construct
    <400> SEQUENCE: 122
    Pro Gln Ile Val Val Leu Gln Gly Ala Ala Gly Val Gly Lys Thr Thr
    1 5 10 15
    Leu Val Arg Lys Ala Met Leu Asp Trp Ala Glu Gly Ser Leu Tyr Gln
    20 25 30
    Gln Arg Phe Lys Tyr Val Phe Tyr Leu Asn Gly Arg Glu Ile Asn Gln
    35 40 45
    Leu Lys Glu Arg Ser Phe Ala Gln Leu Ile Ser Lys Asp Trp Pro Ser
    50 55 60
    Thr Glu Gly Pro Ile Glu Glu Ile Met Tyr Gln Pro Ser Ser Leu Leu
    65 70 75 80
    Phe Ile Ile Asp Ser Phe Asp Glu Leu Asn Phe Ala Phe Glu Glu Pro
    85 90 95
    Glu Phe Ala Leu Cys Glu Asp Trp Thr Gln Glu His Pro Val Ser Phe
    100 105 110
    Leu Met Ser Ser Leu Leu Arg Lys Val Met Leu Pro Glu Ala Ser Leu
    115 120 125
    Leu Val Thr Thr Arg Leu Thr Thr Ser Lys Arg Leu Lys Gln Leu Leu
    130 135 140
    Lys Asn His His Tyr Val Glu Leu Leu Gly Met Ser Glu Asp Ala Arg
    145 150 155 160
    Glu Glu Tyr Ile Tyr Gln Phe Phe Glu Asp Lys Arg Trp Ala Met Lys
    165 170 175
    Val Phe Ser Ser Leu Lys Ser Asn Glu Met Leu Phe Ser Met Cys Gln
    180 185 190
    Val Pro Leu Val Cys Trp Ala Ala Cys Thr Cys Leu Lys Gln Gln Met
    195 200 205
    Glu Lys Gly Gly Asp Val Thr Leu Thr Cys Gln Thr Thr Thr Ala Leu
    210 215 220
    Phe Thr Cys Tyr Ile Ser Ser Leu Phe Thr Pro Val Asp Gly Gly Ser
    225 230 235 240
    Pro Ser Leu Pro Asn Gln Ala Gln Leu Arg Arg Leu Cys Gln Val Ala
    245 250 255
    Ala Lys Gly Ile Trp Thr Met Thr Tyr Val Phe Tyr Arg Glu Asn Leu
    260 265 270
    Arg Arg Leu Gly Leu Thr Gln Ser Asp Val Ser Ser Phe Met Asp Ser
    275 280 285
    Asn Ile Ile Gln Lys Asp Ala Glu Tyr Glu Asn Cys Tyr Val Phe Thr
    290 295 300
    His Leu His Val Gln Glu Phe Phe Ala Ala Met Phe Tyr Met Leu Lys
    305 310 315 320
    Gly
    <210> SEQ ID NO 123
    <211> LENGTH: 115
    <212> TYPE: PRT
    <213> ORGANISM: Artificial Sequence
    <220> FEATURE:
    <223> OTHER INFORMATION: Synthetic construct
    <400> SEQUENCE: 123
    Leu Leu Gln Ser Thr Ser Tyr Lys Asp Pro His Leu Thr Gln Met Lys
    1 5 10 15
    Cys Phe Leu Phe Gly Leu Leu Asn Glu Asp Arg Val Lys Gln Leu Glu
    20 25 30
    Arg Thr Phe Asn Cys Lys Met Ser Leu Lys Ile Lys Ser Lys Leu Leu
    35 40 45
    Gln Cys Met Glu Val Leu Gly Asn Ser Asp Tyr Ser Pro Ser Gln Leu
    50 55 60
    Gly Phe Leu Glu Leu Phe His Cys Leu Tyr Glu Thr Gln Asp Lys Ala
    65 70 75 80
    Phe Ile Ser Gln Ala Met Arg Cys Phe Pro Lys Val Ala Ile Asn Ile
    85 90 95
    Cys Glu Lys Ile His Leu Leu Val Ser Ser Phe Cys Leu Lys His Cys
    100 105 110
    Arg Cys Leu
    115
    <210> SEQ ID NO 124
    <211> LENGTH: 83
    <212> TYPE: PRT
    <213> ORGANISM: Artificial Sequence
    <220> FEATURE:
    <223> OTHER INFORMATION: Synthetic construct
    <400> SEQUENCE: 124
    Glu Phe Tyr Ile His Lys Gly Tyr Asp Asp Val Ser Ser Asp Asn Ser
    1 5 10 15
    Arg Glu Lys Ile Lys Gly Glu Pro Ser Glu Cys Glu Leu Gly His Phe
    20 25 30
    Pro Arg Ile Pro Trp Ala Asn Leu Arg Ala Ala Asp Pro Leu Asn Leu
    35 40 45
    Ser Phe Leu Leu Asp Glu His Phe Pro Lys Gly Gln Ala Trp Lys Val
    50 55 60
    Val Leu Gly Ile Phe Gln Thr Met Asn Leu Thr Ser Leu Cys Glu Lys
    65 70 75 80
    Val Arg Ala
    <210> SEQ ID NO 125
    <211> LENGTH: 325
    <212> TYPE: PRT
    <213> ORGANISM: Artificial Sequence
    <220> FEATURE:
    <223> OTHER INFORMATION: Synthetic construct
    <400> SEQUENCE: 125
    Ala Gln Thr Ile Val Leu Val Gly Arg Ala Gly Val Gly Lys Thr Thr
    1 5 10 15
    Leu Ala Met Arg Ala Met Leu His Trp Ala Asn Gly Val Leu Phe Gln
    20 25 30
    Gln Arg Phe Ser Tyr Val Phe Tyr Leu Ser Cys His Lys Ile Arg Tyr
    35 40 45
    Met Lys Glu Thr Thr Phe Ala Glu Leu Ile Ser Leu Asp Trp Pro Asp
    50 55 60
    Phe Asp Ala Pro Ile Glu Glu Phe Met Ser Gln Pro Glu Lys Leu Leu
    65 70 75 80
    Phe Ile Ile Asp Gly Phe Glu Glu Ile Ile Ile Ser Glu Ser Arg Ser
    85 90 95
    Glu Ser Leu Asp Asp Gly Ser Pro Cys Thr Asp Trp Tyr Gln Glu Leu
    100 105 110
    Pro Val Thr Lys Ile Leu His Ser Leu Leu Lys Lys Glu Leu Val Pro
    115 120 125
    Leu Ala Thr Leu Leu Ile Thr Ile Lys Thr Trp Phe Val Arg Asp Leu
    130 135 140
    Lys Ala Ser Leu Val Asn Pro Cys Phe Val Gln Ile Thr Gly Phe Thr
    145 150 155 160
    Gly Asp Asp Leu Arg Val Tyr Phe Met Arg His Phe Asp Asp Ser Ser
    165 170 175
    Glu Val Glu Lys Ile Leu Gln Gln Leu Arg Lys Asn Glu Thr Leu Phe
    180 185 190
    His Ser Cys Ser Ala Pro Met Val Cys Trp Thr Val Cys Ser Cys Leu
    195 200 205
    Lys Gln Pro Lys Val Arg Tyr Tyr Asp Leu Gln Ser Ile Thr Gln Thr
    210 215 220
    Thr Thr Ser Leu Tyr Ala Tyr Phe Phe Ser Asn Leu Phe Ser Thr Ala
    225 230 235 240
    Glu Val Asp Leu Ala Asp Asp Ser Trp Pro Gly Gln Trp Arg Ala Leu
    245 250 255
    Cys Ser Leu Ala Ile Glu Gly Leu Trp Ser Met Asn Phe Thr Phe Asn
    260 265 270
    Lys Glu Asp Thr Glu Ile Glu Gly Leu Glu Val Pro Phe Ile Asp Ser
    275 280 285
    Leu Tyr Glu Phe Asn Ile Leu Gln Lys Ile Asn Asp Cys Gly Gly Cys
    290 295 300
    Thr Thr Phe Thr His Leu Ser Phe Gln Glu Phe Phe Ala Ala Met Ser
    305 310 315 320
    Phe Val Leu Glu Glu
    325
    <210> SEQ ID NO 126
    <211> LENGTH: 112
    <212> TYPE: PRT
    <213> ORGANISM: Artificial Sequence
    <220> FEATURE:
    <223> OTHER INFORMATION: Synthetic construct
    <400> SEQUENCE: 126
    Leu Leu Gln His Val Leu Leu Asp Lys Glu Ala Tyr Trp Thr Pro Val
    1 5 10 15
    Val Leu Phe Phe Phe Gly Leu Leu Asn Lys Asn Ile Ala Arg Glu Leu
    20 25 30
    Glu Asp Thr Leu His Cys Lys Ile Ser Pro Arg Val Met Glu Glu Leu
    35 40 45
    Leu Lys Trp Gly Glu Glu Leu Gly Lys Ala Glu Ser Ala Ser Leu Gln
    50 55 60
    Phe His Ile Leu Arg Leu Phe His Cys Leu His Glu Ser Gln Glu Glu
    65 70 75 80
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Claims (40)

We claim:
1. An isolated nucleic acid molecule encoding a PAAD-containing polypeptide, comprising:
(a) a nucleic acid molecule encoding a polypeptide comprising the amino acid sequence set forth as SEQ ID NOs: 66, 68, 70, 72, 74, 76 or 84; or
(b) a nucleic acid molecule that hybridizes to the complement of the nucleic acid molecule of (a) under highly stringent conditions, where the nucleic acid molecule encodes a biologically active PAAD domain-containing polypeptide.
2. The nucleic acid molecule of claim 1, encoding SEQ ID NO: 66, 68, 70, 72, 74, 76 or 84.
3. A vector containing the nucleic acid molecule of claim 1.
4. A recombinant cell containing the nucleic acid molecule of claim 1.
5. An isolated nucleic acid molecule encoding a PAAD domain, comprising:
(a) a nucleic acid molecule encoding a PAAD domain amino acid sequence set forth as any of SEQ ID NOS: 118, 121, 124 or 127; or
(b) a nucleic acid molecule that hybridizes to the nucleic acid molecule of (a) under highly stringent conditions, where the nucleic acid molecule encodes a biologically active PAAD domain.
6. A vector containing the nucleic acid molecule of claim 5.
7. A recombinant cell containing the nucleic acid molecule of claim 5.
8. An isolated nucleic acid molecule encoding a NACHT domain, comprising:
(a) a nucleic acid molecule encoding the NACHT domain amino acid set forth as any of SEQ ID NOS:107, 110, 113, 116, 119, 122, 125, 128;
(b) a nucleic acid molecule that hybridizes to the nucleic acid molecule of (a) under highly stringent conditions, where the nucleic acid molecule encodes a biologically active NACHT domain.
9. A vector containing the nucleic acid molecule of claim 8.
10. A recombinant cell containing the nucleic acid molecule of claim 8.
11. An oligonucleotide comprising at least 17 nucleotides capable of specifically hybridizing with the nucleotide sequence set forth in any of SEQ ID NOS:69, 71, 73 or 75 or the complement thereof.
12. An oligonucleotide comprising at least 50 nucleotides capable of specifically hybridizing with the nucleotide sequence set forth in any of SEQ ID NOS:69, 71, 73 or 75 or the complement thereof.
13. An isolated PAAD domain-containing polypeptide, comprising an amino acid sequence at least 80% identical to the amino acid sequence set forth in any of SEQ ID NOS:66, 68, 70, 72, 74, 76 or 84, wherein said polypeptide is a biologically active PAAD domain-containing polypeptide.
14. The PAAD domain-containing polypeptide of claim 13, wherein said polypeptide comprises the amino acid sequence set forth as any of SEQ ID NOS:66, 68, 70, 72, 74, 76 or 84.
15. An isolated PAAD domain polypeptide, comprising an amino acid sequence at least 80% identical to the amino acid sequence set forth as any of SEQ ID NOS: 118, 121, 124 or 127, wherein said polypeptide is a biologically active PAAD domain polypeptide.
16. An isolated PAAD domain polypeptide, comprising the amino acid sequence set forth as any of SEQ ID NOS: 118, 121, 124 or 127.
17. An isolated NACHT domain polypeptide, comprising an amino acid sequence at least 80% identical to the amino acid sequence set forth as any of SEQ ID NOS:107, 110, 113, 116, 119, 122, 125, 128, wherein said polypeptide is a biologically active NACHT domain polypeptide.
18. An isolated NACHT domain polypeptide, comprising an amino acid sequence set forth as any of SEQ ID NOS:107, 110, 113, 116, 119, 122, 125, 128.
19. An isolated peptide comprising at least 10 contiguous amino acids of any of SEQ ID NOS:70, 72, 74 or 76.
20. A method of producing a PAAD domain-containing polypeptide comprising expressing the nucleic acid molecule of claim 1 in vitro or in a cell under conditions suitable for expression of said polypeptide.
21. An isolated anti-PAAD antibody having specific reactivity with the PAAD domain-containing polypeptide of claim 14.
22. The antibody of claim 21, wherein said antibody is a monoclonal antibody.
23. A cell line producing the monoclonal antibody of claim 22.
24. The antibody of claim 21, wherein said antibody is a polyclonal antibody.
25. A method of identifying a nucleic acid molecule encoding a PAAD-containing polypeptide in a sample, said method comprising:
contacting a sample containing nucleic acids with an oligonucleotide according to claim 11, wherein said contacting is effected under high stringency hybridization conditions, and identifying a nucleic acid molecule which hybridizes thereto.
26. A method of detecting the presence of a PAAD domain-containing polypeptide in a sample, said method comprising contacting a test sample with an antibody according to claim 21, detecting the presence of an antibody:polypeptide complex, and thereby detecting the presence of a PAAD domain-containing polypeptide in said test sample.
27. A method of identifying a PAAD domain-containing polypeptide-associated polypeptide (PAP) comprising the steps of:
(a) contacting the PAAD domain-containing polypeptide of claim 13 with a candidate PAP;
(b) detecting association of said PAAD domain-containing polypeptide with said candidate PAP,
wherein a candidate PAP that associates with said polypeptide is identified as a PAP.
28. A method of identifying a PAP comprising the steps of:
(a) contacting the PAAD domain polypeptide of claim 16 with a candidate PAP;
(b) detecting association of said PAAD domain polypeptide with said candidate PAP,
wherein a candidate PAP that associates with said polypeptide is identified as a PAP.
29. A method of identifying a PAP comprising the steps of:
(a) contacting the NACHT domain polypeptide of claim 18 with a candidate PAP;
(b) detecting association of said NACHT polypeptide with said candidate PAP,
wherein a candidate PAP that associates with said polypeptide is identified as a PAP.
30. A method of identifying an effective agent that alters the association of a PAAD domain-containing polypeptide with a PAAD domain-containing polypeptide-associated polypeptide (PAP), comprising the steps of:
(a) contacting the PAAD domain-containing polypeptide of claim 13, or a PAAD, NACHT or ARED domain therefrom, and said PAP under conditions that allow said PAAD domain-containing polypeptide or said fragment and said PAP to associate, with a candidate agent; and
(b) detecting the altered association of said PAAD domain-containing polypeptide or domain with said PAP,
wherein an agent that alters said association is identified as an effective agent.
31. The method of claim 30, wherein said PAP is selected from the group consisting of ASC, ASC2, Caspase-1, Card10, Nod1, NIK, IKK-i, IκBα, IKAP, IKKα and IKKβ.
32. A method of identifying an agent that associates with a PAAD domain-containing polypeptide, comprising the steps of:
(a) contacting the PAAD domain-containing polypeptide of claim 13 with a candidate agent; and
(b) detecting association of said PAAD domain-containing polypeptide with said agent.
33. A method of identifying an agent that associates with a PAAD domain polypeptide, comprising the steps of:
(a) contacting the PAAD domain polypeptide of claim 15 with a candidate agent; and
(b) detecting association of said PAAD domain polypeptide with said agent.
34. A method of identifying an agent that associates with a NACHT domain polypeptide, comprising the steps of:
(a) contacting the NACHT domain polypeptide of claim 16 with a candidate agent; and
(b) detecting association of said NACHT domain polypeptide with said agent.
35. A method of identifying an agent that modulates PAAD domain-mediated inhibition of NFκB activity, comprising the steps of:
(a) contacting a cell that recombinantly expresses a PAAD domain-containing polypeptide with a candidate agent, wherein said PAAD domain polypeptide comprises an amino acid sequence at least 80% identical to the amino acid sequence set forth as any of SEQ ID NOS:118, 121, 124 or 127; and
(b) detecting NFκB activity in said cell, whereas increased or decreased NFκB activity in said cell compared to a control cell indicates that said candidate agent is an agent that modulates PAAD domain-mediated inhibition of NFκB activity.
36. The method of claim 35, wherein said PAAD domain polypeptide comprises an amino acid sequence set forth as any of SEQ ID NOS:118, 121, 124 or 127, wherein said polypeptide is a biologically active PAAD domain polypeptide.
37. The method of claim 35, wherein said cell is contacted with or recombinantly expresses an inducer of NFκB activity.
38. A method of identifying an agent that modulates an activity of a NACHT domain of a PAAD domain-containing polypeptide, comprising the steps of:
(a) contacting the NACHT domain polypeptide of claim 18 with a candidate agent; and
(b) detecting an activity of said NACHT domain, whereby an increase or decrease of said activity identifies said agent as an agent that modulates the activity of the NACHT domain of said PAAD domain-containing polypeptide;
wherein the detected activity of said NACHT domain is selected from homo-oligomerization, hetero-oligomerization, nucleotide hydrolysis, and nucleotide binding.
39. A method of modulating NFκB transcriptional activity in a cell, comprising the steps of:
(a) introducing the nucleic acid molecule of claim 5 into a cell; and
(b) expressing said nucleic acid molecule in said cell, whereby the expression of said nucleic acid modulates NFκB transcriptional activity in said cell.
40. A method of decreasing expression of a PAAD domain-containing polypeptide in a cell, comprising introducing an antisense or dsRNA nucleic molecule into a cell, wherein said antisense or dsRNA nucleic molecule binds to any of SEQ ID NOS:69, 71, 73 or 75.
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