Patent ID: 6084086
Filing Date: 2000-07-04
Classification: A61K,C07K,Y10S

Abstract:
An isolated polynucleotide segment, comprising a polynucleotide sequence, wherein the polynucleotide sequence encodes a polypeptide sequence selected from the group consisting of:(a) a first sequence comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:2;(b) a second sequence comprising a portion of the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:2, which portion comprises at least 30 contiguous amino acids of SEQ ID NO:2; and(c) a third sequence comprising a portion of the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:2, which portion comprises at least 50 contiguous amino acids of SEO ID NO:2;wherein the polypeptide sequence generates antibodies having binding specificity for the amino acid sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO:2.