Patent ID: 6025469
Filing Date: 2000-02-15
Classification: A01K,A61K,C07K

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