Patent ID: 6117977
Filing Date: 2000-09-12
Classification: C07K

Abstract:
An isolated type C lectin polypeptide comprising an amino acid sequence selected from the group consisting of:(a) amino acid residues 37 to 1393 of the amino acid sequence of FIGS. 2A-H (SEQ ID NO:2);(b) amino acid residues 37 to 1393 of the amino acid sequence of FIG. 9 (SEQ ID NO:4);(c) amino acid residues 37 to 174 of the amino acid sequence of FIGS. 2A-H (SEQ ID NO:2);(d) amino acid residues 37 to 174 of the amino acid sequence of FIG. 9 (SEQ ID NO:4);(e) amino acid residues 175 to 229 of the amino acid sequence of FIGS. 2A-H (SEQ ID NO:2);(f) amino acid residues 175 to 229 of the amino acid sequence of FIG. 9 (SEQ ID NO:4);(g) amino acid residues 234 to 360 of the amino acid sequence of FIGS. 2A-H (SEQ ID NO:2);(h) amino acid residues 234 to 360 of the amino acid sequence of FIG. 9 (SEQ ID NO:4);(i) amino acid residues 381 to 507 of the amino acid sequence of FIGS. 2A-H (SEQ ID NO:2);(j) amino acid residues 381 to 507 of the amino acid sequence of FIG. 9 (SEQ ID NO:4);(k) amino acid residues 520 to 645 of the amino acid sequence of FIGS. 2A-H (SEQ ID NO:2);(l) amino acid residues 520 to 645 of the amino acid sequence of FIG. 9 (SEQ ID NO:4);(m) amino acid residues 667 to 809 of the amino acid sequence of FIGS. 2A-H (SEQ ID NO:2);(n) amino acid residues 667 to 809 of the amino acid sequence of FIG. 9 (SEQ ID NO:4);(o) amino acid residues 824 to 951 of the amino acid sequence of FIGS. 2A-H (SEQ ID NO:2);(p) amino acid residues 824 to 951 of the amino acid sequence of FIG. 9 (SEQ ID NO:4);(q) amino acid residues 970 to 1108 of the amino acid sequence of FIGS. 2A-H (SEQ ID NO:2);(r) amino acid residues 970 to 1108 of the amino acid sequence of FIG. 9 (SEQ ID NO:4);(s) amino acid residues 1110 to 1243 of the amino acid sequence of FIGS. 2A-H (SEQ ID NO:2);(t) amino acid residues 1110 to 1243 of the amino acid sequence of FIG. 9 (SEQ ID NO:4);(u) amino acid residues 1259 to 1393 of the amino acid sequence of FIGS. 2A-H (SEQ ID NO:2);(v) amino acid residues 1259 to 1393 of the amino acid sequence of FIG. 9 (SEQ ID NO:4);wherein the polypeptides of (a) and (b) are capable of binding to a carbohydrate residue and the polypeptides of (c) to (v) are useful for the production of antibodies capable of binding to the polypeptides of (a) and (b).