Patent ID: 6309869
Filing Date: 2001-10-30
Classification: C07K,C12N,C12Y

Abstract:
An isolated polypeptide having acid phosphatase activity, selected from the group consisting of:(a) a polypeptide having an amino acid sequence which has at least 80% identity with amino acids 19 to 318 for the mature polypeptide of SEQ ID NO. 2;(b) a polypeptide which is encoded by a nucleic acid sequence which hybridizes under medium stringency conditions with (i) nucleotides 138 to 1252 of SEQ ID NO. 1, (ii) the cDNA sequence contained in nucleotides 138 to 1252 of SEQ ID NO. 1, or (iii) a complementary strand of (i) or (ii), wherein medium stringency conditions are defined as prehybridization and hybridization at 42.degree. C. in 5.times.SSPE, 0.3% SDS, 200 .mu.g/ml sheared and denatured salmon sperm DNA, and 35% formamide, and washes at 55.degree. C. for 15 minutes in 2.times.SSC, 0.2% SDS; and(c) a fragment of (a) or (b), that has acid phosphatase activity.