Patent ID: 6248561
Filing Date: 2001-06-19
Classification: A01K,A61K,C07K

Abstract:
An isolated polynucleotide selected from the group consisting of:a polynucleotide comprising a nucleotide sequence encoding a polypeptide comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:2, 4, or 6;a polynucleotide consisting of a nucleotide sequence encoding a polypeptide consisting of a fragment of SEQ ID NO:2, 4, or 6, which consists of at least 8 consecutive amino acids of SEQ ID NO:2, 4, or 6, which consecutive amino acids are not found in hUCP3, and which polypeptide comprises at least one amino acid sequence selected from the group consisting of amino acids 3-12, 37-58, 100-115, 144-158, 182-198, 198-209, 242-266, 268-290, and 297-308 of SEQ ID NO:2; anda polynucleotide encoding a polypeptide comprising SEQ ID NO:2, amino acids 242-266.