# Patent

## Title
In vivo method of initiating protein synthesis with an amino acid other

## Abstract

This invention relates to oligonucleotides encoding HCV E1 peptides, labeled oligonucleotide probes, recombinant DNA molecules comprising HCV E1 nucleotides, plasmids, expression vectors, transformed hosts, analytical kits for detecting nucleotide sequences of hepatitis C virus, and process for preparing polypeptides.

## Background
The present invention relates to nucleotide and peptide sequences of a European, more particularly French, strain of the hepatitis C virus, as well as to the diagnostic and therapeutic applications of these sequences.

The hepatitis C virus is a major causative agent of infections by viruses previously called "Non-A Non-B" viruses. Infections by the C virus in fact now represent the most frequent forms of acute hepatitides and chronic Non-A Non-B hepatitides (Alter et al. (1), Choo et al., (3); Hopf et al., (5); Kuo et al., (8); Miyamura et al., (11). Furthermore, there is a relationship (the significance of which is still poorly understood) between the presence of anti-HCV antibodies and the development of primary liver cancers. It has also been shown that the hepatitis C virus is involved in both chronic or acute Non-A Non-B hepatitides linked to transfusions of blood products or of sporadic origin.

The genome of the hepatitis C virus has been cloned and the nucleotide sequence of an American isolate has been described in EP-A-0 318 216, EP-A-0 363 025, EP-A-0 388 232 and WO-A-90/14436. Moreover, data is currently available on the nucleotide sequences of several Japanese isolates relating both to the structural region and the nonstructural region of the virus (Okamoto et al., (12), Enomoto et al., (4), Kato et al., (6); Takeuchi et al., (15 and 16)). The virus exhibits some similarities with the group comprising Flavi- and Pestiviruses; however, it appears to form a distinct class, different from viruses known up until now (Miller and Purcell, (10)).

In spite of the breakthrough which the cloning of HCV represented, several problems persist: which has made it possible to describe the existence of two groups of viruses, possibility of detecting anti-HCV antibodies in the serum of patients. This is due to the existence of false positive results and to a delayed seroconversion following acute infection. Finally there are clearly cases where only the detection of the virus RNA makes it possible to detect the HCV infection while the serology remains negative.

These problems have important implications both with respect to diagnosis and protection against the virus.

The authors of the present invention have carried out the cloning and obtained the partial nucleotide sequence of a French isolate of HCV (called hereinafter HCV E1) from a blood donor who transmitted an active chronic hepatitis to a recipient. Comparison of the nucleotide sequences and the peptide sequences obtained with the respective sequences of the American and Japanese isolates showed that there was

The present invention is based on new nucleotide and polypeptide sequences of the hepatitis C virus which have not been described in the abovementioned state of the art.

The subject of the present invention is thus a DNA sequence of HCV E1 comprising a DNA sequence chosen from the nucleotide sequences of at least 10 nucleotides between the following nucleotides (n); n.sub.118 to n.sub.138 ; n.sub.177 to n.sub.202 ; n.sub.233 to n.sub.247 ; n.sub.254 to n272 and n.sub.272 to n.sub.288 represented in the sequence SEQ ID NO:2, and, n.sub.156 to n.sub.170 ; n.sub.170 to n.sub.217 ; n.sub.267 to n.sub.263 and n.sub.310 to n.sub.334 represented in the sequence SEQ ID NO:4; as well as analogous nucleotide sequences resulting from degeneracy of the genetic code.

The subject of the invention is in particular the following nucleotide sequences: SEQ ID NO:2, SEQ IS NO:4 and SEQ ID NO:6.

The oligonucleotide sequences may be advantageously synthesised by the Applied Bio System technique.

The subject of the invention is also a peptide sequence of HCV E1 comprising a peptide sequence chosen from the sequences of at least 7 amino acids between the following amino acids (aa): aa.sub.58 to aa.sub.66 ; aa.sub.76 to aa.sub.101 represented in the peptide sequence SEQ ID NO:3; aa.sub.49 to aa.sub.78 ; aa.sub.98 to aa.sub.111 ; aa.sub.123 to aa.sub.133 ; aa.sub.140 to aa.sub.149 represented in the peptide sequence SEQ ID NO:5; as well as homologous peptide sequences which do not induce modification of biological and immunological properties.

Preferably, the peptide sequence is chosen from the following amino acid sequences: aa.sub.58 to aa66; aa.sub.76 to aa.sub.101, represented in the peptide sequence SEQ ID NO:3; aa.sub.49 to aa.sub.78 ; aa.sub.98 to aa.sub.111 ; aa.sub.123 to aa.sub.133 and aa.sub.140 to aa.sub.149 represented in the peptide sequence SEQ ID NO:5.

Moreover, the peptide sequence is advantageously chosen from the peptide sequences SEQ ID NO:3, SEQ ID NO:5 and SEQ ID NO:7.

The subject of the invention is also a nucleotide sequence encoding a peptide sequence as defined above.

Moreover, the subject of the invention is a polynucleotide probe comprising a DNA sequence as defined above.

The subject of the invention is also an immunogenic peptide comprising a peptide sequence as defined above.

The peptide sequences according to the invention can be obtained by conventional methods of synthesis or by the application of genetic engineering techniques comprising the insertion of a DNA sequence, encoding a peptide sequence according to the invention, into an expression vector such as a plasmid and the transformation of cells using this expression vector and the culture of these cells.

The subject of the invention is also plasmids or expression vectors comprising a DNA sequence encoding a peptide sequence as defined above as well as hosts transformed using this vector.

The preferred plasmids are those deposited with CNCM on 5 Jun. 1991 under the numbers I-1105, I-1106 and I-1107.

The subject of the invention is also monoclonal antibodies directed against a peptide sequence according to the invention or an immunogenic sequence of such a polypeptide.

The monoclonal antibodies according to the invention can be prepared according to a conventional technique. For this purpose, the polypeptides may be coupled, if necessary, to an immunogenic agent such as tetanus anatoxin using a coupling agent such as glutaraldehyde, a carbodiimide or a bisdiazotised benzidine.

The present invention also encompasses the fragments and the derivatives of monoclonal antibodies according to the invention. These fragments are especially F(ab').sub.2 fragments which can be obtained by enzymatic cleavage of the antibody molecules with pepsin, the Fab' fragments which can be obtained by reducing the disulphide bridges of the F(ab').sub.2 fragments, and the Fab fragments which can be obtained by enzymatic cleavage of the antibody molecules with papain in the presence of a reducing agent. These fragments, as well as the Fc fragments, can also be obtained by genetic engineering.

The derivatives of monoclonal antibodies are for example antibodies or fragments of these antibodies to which markers, such as a radioisotopes, are attached. The derivatives of monoclonal antibodies are also antibodies or fragments of these antibodies to which therapeutically active molecules are attached.

The subject of the invention is also an analytical kit for the detection of nucleotide sequences specific to the HVC E1 strain, comprising one or more probes as defined above.

The subject of the present invention is also an in vitro diagnostic process involving the detection of antigens specific to HCV E1, in a biological sample possibly containing the said antigens, in which, the biological sample is exposed to an antibody or an antibody fragment, as defined above; as well as a diagnostic kit for carrying out the process.

The subject of the invention is also an in vitro diagnostic process involving the detection of antibodies specific to HCV E1 in a biological sample possibly containing the said antibodies, in which a biological sample is exposed to an antigen containing an epitope corresponding to a peptide sequence, as well as a diagnostic kit for the detection of specific antibodies, comprising an antigen containing an epitope corresponding to a peptide sequence as defined above.

These procedures may be based on a radioimmunological method of the RIA, RIPA or IRMA type or an immunoenzymatic method of the WESTERN-BLOT type carried out on strips or of the ELISA type.

The subject of the invention is also a therapeutic composition comprising monoclonal antibodies or fragments of monoclonal antibodies or derivatives of monoclonal antibodies as defined above.

Advantageously, the monoclonal antibody derivatives are monoclonal antibodies or fragments of these antibodies attached to a therapeutically active molecule.

The subject of the invention is also an immunogenic composition containing an immunogenic sequence as defined above, optionally attached to a carrier protein, the said immunogenic sequence being capable of inducing protective antibodies or cytotoxic T lymphocytes. Anatoxins such as tetanus anatoxin may be used as carrier protein. Alternatively, immunogens produced according to the MAP (Multiple Antigenic Peptide) technique may also be used.

In addition to the immunogenic peptide sequence, the immunogenic composition may contain an adjuvant possessing immunostimulant properties.

The following are among the adjuvants which may be used: inorganic salts such as aluminium hydroxide, hydrophobic compounds or surface-active agents such as incomplete Freund's adjuvant, squalene or liposomes, synthetic polynucleotides, microorganisms or microbial components such as murabutide, synthetic artificial molecules such as imuthiol or levamisole, or alternatively cytokines such as interferons .alpha., .beta., .gamma. or interleukins.

The subject of the invention is also a process for assaying a peptide sequence as defined above, comprising the use of monoclonal antibodies directed against this peptide sequence.

The subject of the invention is also a process for preparing a peptide sequence as defined above, comprising the insertion of a DNA sequence, encoding the peptide sequence, into an expression vector, the transformation of cells using this expression vector and the culture of the cells.

The production of the DNA of the sequences of the HCV E1 strain will be described below in greater detail with reference to the accompanying figures in which:

FIG. 1 represents the location of the amplified and sequenced HCV E1 regions;

FIG. 2 represents the comparison of the nucleotide sequence of HCV E1 (1) SEQ ID NO:1!, in the non-coding region, with the sequences of an American isolate (2) SEQ ID NO:24! and two Japanese isolates: HCJ1 (3) SEQ ID NO:25! and HCJ4 (4) SEQ ID NO:26! respectively described in WO-A-90/14436 and by Okamoto et al. (12);

FIG. 3 represents the comparison of the nucleotide sequence of HCV E1 (1) SEQ ID NO:3!, in the region E1, with the sequences of an American isolate (HCVpt) (2) SEQ ID NO:27! described in WO 90/14436 and three Japanese isolates: HCVJ-1 (3) SEQ ID NO:28!, HCJ1 (4) SEQ ID NO:29! and HCJ4 (5) SEQ ID NO:30! described in Takeuchi et al. (15); Okamoto et al. (12);

FIG. 4 represents the comparison of the aminoacid sequence, in the region E1, of HCV E1 (1) SEQ ID NO:3! with the American isolate HCVpt (2) SEQ ID NO:31! and the Japanese isolates: HCVJ1 (3) SEQ ID NO:32!, HCJ1 (4) SEQ ID NO:33! and HCJ4 (5) SEQ ID NO:34!; the variable regions are boxed;

FIG. 5 represents the comparison of the nucleotide sequence, in the region E2/NS1, of HCV E1 (1) SEQ ID NO:4! with the American isolate HCVpt (2) SEQ ID NO:35! described in WO-A-90/14436 and the Japanese isolates HCJ1 (3) SEQ ID NO:36!, HCJ4 (4) SEQ ID NO:37! and HCVJ1 (5) SEQ ID NO:38! described by Okamoto et al. (12); Takeuchi et al. (15);

FIG. 6 represents a comparison of the aminoacid sequence, in the region E2/NS1, of HCV E1 (1) SEQ ID NO:5! with the American isolate HCVpt (2) SEQ ID NO:39! and the Japanese isolates HCJ1 (3) SEQ ID NO:40!, HCJ4 (4) SEQ ID NO:41! and HCVJ1 (5) SEQ ID NO:42!; the variable regions are boxed;

FIG. 7 represents the hydrophilicity profile of HCV E1 in the region E2/NS1; the hydrophobic regions are located under the middle line;

FIG. 8 represents the comparison of the nucleotide sequence, in the region NS3/NS4, of HCV E1 (1) SEQ ID NO:6! with the American isolate HCVpt (2) SEQ ID NO:43! described in WO-A-90/14436 and the Japanese isolate HCVJ1 (3) SEQ ID NO:44! described by Kubo et al. (7);

FIG. 9 represents the comparison of the aminoacid sequence, in the region NS3/NS4, of HCV E1 (1) SEQ ID NO:6! with the American isolate HCVpt (2) SEQ ID NO:45! and the Japanese isolate HCVJ1 (3) SEQ ID NO:46!.

1) Preparation of the HCV E1 RNA

The HCV E1 RNA was prepared as previously described in EP-A-0,318,216 from the serum of a French blood donor suffering from a chronic hepatitis, anti-HCV positive (anti-C100) (Kubo et al. (7)).

100 .mu.l of serum were diluted in a final volume of 1 ml, in the following extraction buffer: 50 mM tris-HCl, pH.8, 1 mM EDTA, 100 mM NaCl, 1 mg/ml of proteinase K, and 0.5% SDS. After digestion with proteinase K for 1 h at 37.degree. C., the proteins were extracted with one volume of TE-saturated phenol (10 mM Tris-HCl, pH.8, 1 mM EDTA). The aqueous phase was then extracted twice with one volume of phenol/chloroform (1:1) and once with one volume of chloroform. The aqueous phase was then adjusted to a final concentration of 0.2M sodium acetate and the nucleic acids were precipitated by the addition of two volumes of ethanol. After centrifugation, the nucleic acids were suspended in 30 .mu.l of DEPC-treated sterile distilled water.

2) Reverse Transcription and Amplification

A complementary DNA (cDNA) was synthesised using as primer either oligonucleotides specific to HCV, represented in Table I below, or a mixture of hexanucleotides not specific to HCV, and murine reverse transcriptase. A PCR (Polymerase Chain Reaction) was carried out over 40 cycles at the following temperatures: 94.degree. C. (1 min), 55.degree. C. (1 min), 72.degree. C. (1 min), on the cDNA thus obtained, using pairs of primers specific to HCV (Table I below). Various HCV primers were made from the sequence of HCV prototype (HCVpt), isolated from a chronically infected chimpanzee (Bradley et al. (2); Alter et al. (1), EP-A-0,318,216). The nucleotide sequence of the 5' region of the E2/NS1 gene was obtained using a strategy derived from the sequence-independent single primer amplification technique (SISPA) described by Reyes et al. (13). It consists in ligating double-stranded adaptors to the ends of the DNA synthesised using an HCV-specific primer localised in 5' of the HCVpt sequence (primer NS1A in Table I). A semi-specific amplification is then carried out using an HCV-specific primer as well as a primer corresponding to the adaptor. This approach makes it possible to obtain amplification products spanning the 5' region of the primer used for the synthesis of the cDNA. __________________________________________________________________________ Sequence of the primers and probes. __________________________________________________________________________ a) Primers.sup.a : NS3  (+) 5' ACAATACGTGTGTCACC (3013-3029) SEQ ID NO:8! NS4  (-) 5' AAGTTCCACATATGCTTCGC (3955-3935) SEQ ID NO:9! NS1A (-) 5' TCCGTTGGCATAACTGATAG (83-64) SEQ ID NO:10! NS1B (+) 5' CTATCAGTTATGCCAACGGA (64-83) SEQ ID NO:11! NS1C (-) 5' GTTGCCCGCCCCTCCGATGT (380-361) SEQ ID NO:12! NS1D (+) 5' CCCAGCCCCGTGGTGGTGGG (183-202) SEQ ID NO:13! NS1E (-) 5' CCACAAGCAGGAGCAGACGC (860-841) SEQ ID NO:14! NCA  (+) 5' CCATGGCGTTAGTATGAGT (-259--239) SEQ ID NO:15! NCB  (-) 5' GCAGGTCTACGAGACCTC (-4--23) SEQ ID NO:16! E1A  (+) 5' TTCTGGAAGACGGCGTGAAC (470-489) SEQ ID NO:17! E1B  (-) 5' TCATCATATCCCATGCCATG (973-954) SEQ ID NO:18! b) probes.sup.a : NS3/NS4 (+) 5'CCTTCACCATTGAGACAATCACGCTCCCCCAGGATGCTGT (3058-3097) SEQ ID NO:19! NS1  (+) 5'CTGTCCTGAGAGGCTAGCCAGCTGCCGACCCCTTACCGAT (5-44) SEQ ID NO:20! NS1B/C (+) 5'AGGTCGGGCGCGCCCACCTACAGCTGGGGTGAAAATGATA (210-248) SEQ ID NO:21! NC   (+) 5'GTGCAGCCTCCAGGACCCCC (235--216) SEQ ID NO:22! E1   (-) 5'CTCGTACACAATACTCGAGT (646-627) SEQ ID NO:23! __________________________________________________________________________ .sup.a The nucleotide sequences and their locations correspond to the HCV prototype (HCVpt) (EPA-0, 318, 216 and WOA-90/14436).

3) Cloning and Sequencing

The amplification products were cloned into M13 mp19 or into the bacteriophage lambda gt 10 as described by Thiers et al. (17). The probes used for screening the DNA sequences are represented in Table I above. The nucleotide sequence of the inserts was determined by the dideoxynucleotide-based method described by Sanger et al., (14).

The location of the various amplification products which made it possible to obtain the nucleotide sequence of the HCV E1 isolate in nonstructural and structural regions as well as in the noncoding region of the virus, is schematically represented in FIG. 1.

1) Nucleotide Sequence of HCV E1 in the Noncoding 5' Region

The amplified and sequenced noncoding 5' region of HCV E1 is called ID SEQ No.1. It corresponds to a 256-base pair (bp) fragment located in position -259 to -4 in HCVpt as described in WO-A-90/14436. Comparison of the HCV E1 sequence with those previously published shows a very high nucleic acid conservation (FIG. 2).

2) Nucleotide and Peptide Sequences of HCV E1 in the Structural Region

The nucleotide sequences probably correspond to two regions encoding the virus envelope proteins (currently designated as the E1 and E2/NS1 regions).

For the E1 region, the sequence obtained for HCV E1 corresponds to the 3' moiety of the gene. It has been called ID SEQ No.2. This 501-bp sequence is located in position 470 and 973 in the HCVpt sequence as described in WO-A-90/14436. Comparison of this sequence with those previously described shows a high genetic variability (FIG. 3). Indeed, depending on the isolates studied, a difference of 10 to 27% in nucleic acid composition and 7 to 20% in amino acid composition may be observed as shown in Table II below. Furthermore, comparison of the peptide sequence reveals the existence of two hypervariable regions which are boxed in FIG. 4.

For the E2/NS1 region, the HVC E1 sequence data were obtained from three overlapping amplification products (FIG. 1). The consensus sequence thus obtained (1210 bp) contains the entire E2/NS1 gene and was called ID SEQ No.3. The sequence of the E2/NS1 region of HCV E1 is situated in position 999 and 2209 compared with the HCVpt sequence described in WO-A-90/14436. Comparison of the HCV E1 sequences with the isolates previously described shows a difference of 13 to 33% in the case of nucleic acids and 11 to 30% in the case of amino acids (FIG. 5 and 6, Table II). The highest variability is observed in 5' of the E2/NS1 gene (FIG. 5). Comparison of amino acids shows the existence of four hypervariable regions which are boxed in FIG. 6. The hydrophilicity profile of the E2/NS1 region (Kyte and Dolittle, (9)) is given in FIG. 7. A hydrophilic region flanked by two hydrophobic regions are observed. Both hydrophobic regions probably correspond to the signal sequence as well as to the transmembrane segment. Finally, the central region has ten potential glycolisation sic! sites (N-X-T/S), which are conserved in the various isolates (FIG. 6).

3) Nucelotide and Peptide Sequence of HCV E1 in the Nonstructural Region

The sequence data for HCV E1 in the nonstructural region correspond to the 3' and 5' terminal parts of the NS3 and NS4 genes respectively (FIG. 1). The sequence obtained for HCV E1 (943 bp) is located in position 4361 to 5303 in the HCVpt sequence and was called ID SEQ No.4. The sequence homology is 95% with the HCVpt isolate and 78.6% with a Japanese isolate (FIG. 8, Table II above). In the case of the comparison of amino acids, a homology of 98% and 93% was observed with the HCVpt and Japanese isolates respectively (FIG. 8, Table II above).

Thus, comparison of the nucleotide sequence of the HCV E1 isolate with that of the American and Japanese isolates shows that the French isolate is different from the isolates described above. It reveals the existence of highly variable regions in the envelope proteins. The variability of the nonstructural region studied is lower. Finally, the noncoding 5' region shows a high conservation.

These results have implications both for diagnosis and prevention of HVC.

As far as diagnosis is concerned, definition of the hypervariable regions and of the conserved regions can lead to: specific to the various HCV groups.

For the envelope protein E1, peptides for the determination of type-specific epitopes are advantageously defined in a region between amino acids 75 to 100 (FIG. 4). Likewise, for the protein E2/NS1, peptides allow sic! characterisation of specific epitopes are synthesised in regions preferably between amino acids 50 and 149, (FIG. 6).

The expression of all or part of the cloned sequences, in particular clones corresponding to the envelope regions of the virus, make it possible to obtain new antigens for the development of diagnostic reagents and for the production of immunogenic compositions. Finally, the preparation of a substantial part of the nucleotide sequence of this isolate allows the production of the entire length of complementary DNA which can be used for a better understanding of the mechanisms of the viral infection and also for diagnostic and preventive purposes. ______________________________________ Difference in nucleic acids (n.a.) and amino acids (a.a.) between the Frech isolate (HCV E1) and the American (HCVpt) and japanese (HCVJ1, HCJ1, HCJ4) isolates. 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Lancet ii, 1273-1276 Symbols for the amino acids ______________________________________ A            Ala         alanine C            Cys         cysteine D            Asp         aspartic acid E            Glu         glutamic acid F            Phe         phenylalanine G            Gly         glycine H            His         histidine I            Ile         isoleucine K            Lys         lysine L            Leu         leucine M            Met         methionine N            Asn         asparagine P            Pro         proline Q            Gln         glutamine R            Arg         arginine S            Ser         serine T            Thr         threonine V            Val         valine W            Trp         tryptophan Y            Tyr         tyrosine ______________________________________ SEQUENCE LISTING (1) GENERAL INFORMATION: (iii) NUMBER OF SEQUENCES: 46 (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:1: (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS: (A) LENGTH: 256 base pairs (B) TYPE: nucleic acid (C) STRANDEDNESS: single (D) TOPOLOGY: linear (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: Other (A) DESCRIPTION: cDNA to genomic RNA (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:1: CCATGGCGTTAGTATGAGTGTCGTACAGCCTCCAGGACCCCCCCTCCCGGGAGAGCCATA60 GTGGTCTGCGGAGCCGGTGAGTACACCGGAATTGCCAGGACGACCGGGTCCTTTCTTGGA120 TCAACCCGCTCAATGCCTGGAGATTTGGGCGTGCCCCCGCAAGACTGCTAGCCGAGTAGT180 GTTGGGTCGCGAAAGGCCTTGTGGTACTGCCTGATAGGGTGCTTGCGAGTGCCCCGGGAG240 GTCTCGTAGACCGTGC256 (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:2: (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS: (A) LENGTH: 501 base pairs (B) TYPE: nucleic acid (C) STRANDEDNESS: single (D) TOPOLOGY: linear (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: Other (A) DESCRIPTION: cDNA to genomic RNA (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:2: TTCTGGAAGACGGCGTGAACTATGCAACAGGGAACCTTCCTGGTTGCTCTTTCTCTATCC60 TCCTCCTGGCCCTGCTCTCTTGCCTGACTGTGCCCGCGTCAGCCTACCAAGTACGCAATT120 CTCGCGGCCTTTACCATGTCACCAATGATTGCCCTAACTCGAGTATTGTGTACGAGACGG180 CCGATAGCATTCTACACTCTCCGGGGTGTGTCCCTTGCGTTCGCGAGGGTAACACCTCGA240 AATGTTGGGTGGCGGTGGCCCCTACAGTCGCCACCAGAGACGGCAGACTCCCCACAACGC300 AGCTTCGACGTCATATCGATCTGCTCGTCGGGAGCGCCACCCTCTGCTCGGCCCTCTATG360 TGGGGGACTTGTGCGGGTCCGTCTTCCTCGTCGGTCAATTGTTCACCTTCTCCCCCAGGC420 GCCACTGGACAACGCAAGACTGCAACTGTTCCATCTACCCCGGCCACGTAACGGGTCACC480 GCATGGCATGGGATATGATGA501 (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:3: (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS: (A) LENGTH: 166 amino acids (B) TYPE: amino acid (D) TOPOLOGY: linear (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: peptide (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:3: LeuGluAspGlyValAsnTyrAlaThrGlyAsnLeuProGlyCysSer 151015 PheSerIleLeuLeuLeuAlaLeuLeuSerCysLeuThrValProAla 202530 SerAlaTyrGlnValArgAsnSerArgGlyLeuTyrHisValThrAsn 354045 AspCysProAsnSerSerIleValTyrGluThrAlaAspSerIleLeu 505560 HisSerProGlyCysValProCysValArgGluGlyAsnThrSerLys 65707580 CysTrpValAlaValAlaProThrValAlaThrArgAspGlyArgLeu 859095 ProThrThrGlnLeuArgArgHisIleAspLeuLeuValGlySerAla 100105110 ThrLeuCysSerAlaLeuTyrValGlyAspLeuCysGlySerValPhe 115120125 LeuValGlyGlnLeuPheThrPheSerProArgArgHisTrpThrThr 130135140 GlnAspCysAsnCysSerIleTyrProGlyHisValThrGlyHisArg 145150155160 MetAlaTrpAspMetMet 165 (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:4: (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS: (A) LENGTH: 1210 base pairs (B) TYPE: nucleic acid (C) STRANDEDNESS: single (D) TOPOLOGY: linear (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: Other (A) DESCRIPTION: cDNA to genomic RNA (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:4: AATGGCTCAACTGCTCAGGGTCCCGCAAGCCATCTTGGACATGATCGCTGGTGCCCACTG60 GGGAGTCCTAGCGGGCATAGCGTATTTCTCCATGGTGGGGAACTGGGCGAAGGTCCTGCT120 AGTGCTGTTGCTGTTCGCCGGCGTCGATGCGGAAACCTACACCACCGGGGGGAGTACTGC180 CAGGACCACGCAAGGACTCGTCAGCCTTTTCAGTCGAGGCGCCAAGCAGGACATCCAGCT240 GATCAACACCAACGGCAGCTGGCACATTAATCGCACAGCTTTGAACTGTAATGAGAGCCT300 CGACACCGGCTGGGTAGCGGGGCTCTTCTATTACCACAAATTCAACTCTTCAGGCTGCCC360 CGAGAGGATGGCCAGCTGCAGACCCCTTGCCGATTTCGACCAGGGCTGGGGCCCTATCAG420 TTATGCCAACGGAACCGGCCCTGAACACCGCCCCTACTGCTGGCACTACCCCCCAAAGCC480 TTGTGGTATCGTGCCAGCACAGACCGTATGTGGCCCAGTGTATTGCTTCACTCCTAGCCC540 CGTGGTGGTGGGGACGACCAATAAGTTGGGCGCACCCACTTACAACTGGGGTTGTAATGA600 TACGGACGTCTTCGTCCTTAATAACACCAGGCCACCGCTGGGCAATTGGTTCGGCTGCAC660 CTGGGTGAACTCATCTGGATTTACTAAAGTGTGCGGAGCGCCTCCCTGTGTCATCGGAGG720 AGCGGGCAATAACACCTTGTACTGCCCCACTGACTGTTTCCGCAAGCATCCGGAAGCTAC780 ATACTCCCGATGTGGCTCCGGTCCTTGGATCACGCCCAGGTGCCTGGTTGGCTATCCTTA840 TAGGCTCTGGCATTATCCCTGTACTGTCAACTACACCCTGTTCAAGGTCAGGATGTACGT900 GGGAGGGGTCGAGCACAGGCTGCAAGTCGCTTGCAACTGGACGCGGGGCGAGCGTTGTAA960 TCTGGACGACAGGGACAGGTCCGAGCTCAGTCCGCTGCTGCTGTCTACCACACAGTGGCA1020 GGTCCTCCCGTGTTCCTTTACGACCTTGCCAGCCTTGACTACCGGCCTCATCCACCTCCA1080 CCAGAACATCGTGGACGTGCAATATTTGTACGGGGTGGGGTCAAGCATTGTGTCCTGGGC1140 CATCAAGTGGGAGTACGTCATTCTCCTGTTTCTCCTGCTTGCAGACGCGCGCGTCTGCTC1200 CTGCTTGTGG1210 (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:5: (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS: (A) LENGTH: 403 amino acids (B) TYPE: amino acid (C) STRANDEDNESS: single (D) TOPOLOGY: linear (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: peptide (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:5: MetAlaGlnLeuLeuArgValProGlnAlaIleLeuAspMetIleAla 151015 GlyAlaHisTrpGlyValLeuAlaGlyIleAlaTyrPheSerMetVal 202530 GlyAsnTrpAlaLysValLeuLeuValLeuLeuLeuPheAlaGlyVal 354045 AspAlaGluThrTyrThrThrGlyGlySerThrAlaArgThrThrGln 505560 GlyLeuValSerLeuPheSerArgGlyAlaLysGlnAspIleGlnLeu 65707580 IleAsnThrAsnGlySerTrpHisIleAsnArgThrAlaLeuAsnCys 859095 AsnGluSerLeuAspThrGlyTrpValAlaGlyLeuPheTyrTyrHis 100105110 LysPheAsnSerSerGlyCysProGluArgMetAlaSerCysArgPro 115120125 LeuAlaAspPheAspGlnGlyTrpGlyProIleSerTyrAlaAsnGly 130135140 ThrGlyProGluHisArgProTyrCysTrpHisTyrProProLysPro 145150155160 CysGlyIleValProAlaGlnThrValCysGlyProValTyrCysPhe 165170175 ThrProSerProValValValGlyThrThrAsnLysLeuGlyAlaPro 180185190 ThrTyrAsnTrpGlyCysAsnAspThrAspValPheValLeuAsnAsn 195200205 ThrArgProProLeuGlyAsnTrpPheGlyCysThrTrpValAsnSer 210215220 SerGlyPheThrLysValCysGlyAlaProProCysValIleGlyGly 225230235240 AlaGlyAsnAsnThrLeuTyrCysProThrAspCysPheArgLysHis 245250255 ProGluAlaThrTyrSerArgCysGlySerGlyProTrpIleThrPro 260265270 ArgCysLeuValGlyTyrProTyrArgLeuTrpHisTyrProCysThr 275280285 ValAsnTyrThrLeuPheLysValArgMetTyrValGlyGlyValGlu 290295300 HisArgLeuGlnValAlaCysAsnTrpThrArgGlyGluArgCysAsn 305310315320 LeuAspAspArgAspArgSerGluLeuSerProLeuLeuLeuSerThr 325330335 ThrGlnTrpGlnValLeuProCysSerPheThrThrLeuProAlaLeu 340345350 ThrThrGlyLeuIleHisLeuHisGlnAsnIleValAspValGlnTyr 355360365 LeuTyrGlyValGlySerSerIleValSerTrpAlaIleLysTrpGlu 370375380 TyrValIleLeuLeuPheLeuLeuLeuAlaAspAlaArgValCysSer 385390395400 CysLeuTrp (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:6: (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS: (A) LENGTH: 943 base pairs (B) TYPE: nucleic acid (C) STRANDEDNESS: single (D) TOPOLOGY: linear (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: Other (A) DESCRIPTION: cDNA to genomic RNA (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:6: ACAATACGTGTGTCACCCAGACAGTCGACTTCAGCCTTGACCCTACCTTCACCATTGAAA60 CAACAACGCTTCCCCAGGATGCTGTCTCCCGCACTCAACGTCGGGGCAGGACTGGCAGGG120 GGAAGCCAGGCATTTACAGATTTGTGGCACCTGGAGAGCGCCCCTCCGGCATGTTCGACT180 CGTCCGTCCTCTGCGAGTGCTATGACGCAGGCTGTGCTTGGTATGAGCTCACGCCCGCCG240 AGACCACAGTCAGGCTACGAGCATACATGAACACCCCGGGACTTCCCGTGTGCCAAGACC300 ATCTTGAGTTTTGGGAGGGCGTCTTCACGGGTCTCACCCATATAGACGCCCACTTCCTAT360 CCCAGACAAAGCAGAGTGGGGAAAACCTTCCTTACCTGGTAGCGTACCAAGCCACCGTGT420 GCGCTAGGGCCCAAGCCCCTCCCCCGTCGTGGGACCAGATGTGGAAGTGCTTGATTCGTC480 TCAAGCCCACCCTCCATGGGCCAACACCCCTGCTATACCGACTGGGCGCTGTTCAGAATG540 AAGTCACCCTGACGCACCCAATCACCAAATATATCATGACATGCATGTCGGCTGACCTGG600 AGGTCGTCACGAGTACCTGGGTGCTCGTGGGCGGCGTTCTGGCTGCTTTGGCCGCGTATT660 GCCTATCCACAGGCTGCGTGGTCATAGTAGGCAGGGTCATTTTGTCCGGGAAGCCGGCAA720 TCATACCCGACAGGGAAGTCCTCTACCGGGAGTTCGATGAGATGGAAGAGTGCTCTCAGC780 ACTTGCCATACATCGAGCAAGGGATGATGCTCGCCGAGCAGTTCAAGCAGAAGGCCCTCG840 GCCTCCTGCAAACACGGTCCCGCCAGGCAGAGGTCATCACCCCTGCTGTCCAGACCAACT900 GGCAGAGACTCGAGGCCTTCTGGGCGAAGCATATGTGGAACTT943 (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:7: (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS: (A) LENGTH: 313 amino acids (B) TYPE: amino acid (D) TOPOLOGY: linear (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: peptide (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:7: AsnThrCysValThrGlnThrValAspPheSerLeuAspProThrPhe 151015 ThrIleGluThrThrThrLeuProGlnAspAlaValSerArgThrGln 202530 ArgArgGlyArgThrGlyArgGlyLysProGlyIleTyrArgPheVal 354045 AlaProGlyGluArgProSerGlyMetPheAspSerSerValLeuCys 505560 GluCysTyrAspAlaGlyCysAlaTrpTyrGluLeuThrProAlaGlu 65707580 ThrThrValArgLeuArgAlaTyrMetAsnThrProGlyLeuProVal 859095 CysGlnAspHisLeuGluPheTrpGluGlyValPheThrGlyLeuThr 100105110 HisIleAspAlaHisPheLeuSerGlnThrLysGlnSerGlyGluAsn 115120125 LeuProTyrLeuValAlaTyrGlnAlaThrValCysAlaArgAlaGln 130135140 AlaProProProSerTrpAspGlnMetTrpLysCysLeuIleArgLeu 145150155160 LysProThrLeuHisGlyProThrProLeuLeuTyrArgLeuGlyAla 165170175 ValGlnAsnGluValThrLeuThrHisProIleThrLysTyrIleMet 180185190 ThrCysMetSerAlaAspLeuGluValValThrSerThrTrpValLeu 195200205 ValGlyGlyValLeuAlaAlaLeuAlaAlaTyrCysLeuSerThrGly 210215220 CysValValIleValGlyArgValIleLeuSerGlyLysProAlaIle 225230235240 IleProAspArgGluValLeuTyrArgGluPheAspGluMetGluGlu 245250255 CysSerGlnHisLeuProTyrIleGluGlnGlyMetMetLeuAlaGlu 260265270 GlnPheLysGlnLysAlaLeuGlyLeuLeuGlnThrArgSerArgGln 275280285 AlaGluValIleThrProAlaValGlnThrAsnTrpGlnArgLeuGlu 290295300 AlaPheTrpAlaLysHisMetTrpAsn 305310 (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:8: (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS: (A) LENGTH: 17 base pairs (B) TYPE: nucleic acid (C) STRANDEDNESS: single (D) TOPOLOGY: linear (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: Other (A) DESCRIPTION: DNA primer (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:8: ACAATACGTGTGTCACC17 (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:9: (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS: (A) LENGTH: 20 base pairs (B) TYPE: nucleic acid (C) STRANDEDNESS: single (D) TOPOLOGY: linear (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: Other (A) DESCRIPTION: DNA primer (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:9: AAGTTCCACATATGCTTCGC20 (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:10: (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS: (A) LENGTH: 20 base pairs (B) TYPE: nucleic acid (C) STRANDEDNESS: single (D) TOPOLOGY: linear (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: Other (A) DESCRIPTION: DNA primer (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:10: TCCGTTGGCATAACTGATAG20 (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:11: (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS: (A) LENGTH: 20 base pairs (B) TYPE: nucleic acid (C) STRANDEDNESS: single (D) TOPOLOGY: linear (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: Other (A) DESCRIPTION: DNA primer (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:11: CTATCAGTTATGCCAACGGA20 (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:12: (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS: (A) LENGTH: 20 base pairs (B) TYPE: nucleic acid (C) STRANDEDNESS: single (D) TOPOLOGY: linear (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: Other (A) DESCRIPTION: DNA primer (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:12: GTTGCCCGCCCCTCCGATGT20 (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:13: (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS: (A) LENGTH: 20 base pairs (B) TYPE: nucleic acid (C) STRANDEDNESS: single (D) TOPOLOGY: linear (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: Other (A) DESCRIPTION: DNA primer (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:13: CCCAGCCCCGTGGTGGTGGG20 (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:14: (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS: (A) LENGTH: 20 base pairs (B) TYPE: nucleic acid (C) STRANDEDNESS: single (D) TOPOLOGY: linear (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: Other (A) DESCRIPTION: DNA primer (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:14: CCACAAGCAGGAGCAGACGC20 (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:15: (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS: (A) LENGTH: 19 base pairs (B) TYPE: nucleic acid (C) STRANDEDNESS: single (D) TOPOLOGY: linear (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: Other (A) DESCRIPTION: DNA primer (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:15: CCATGGCGTTAGTATGAGT19 (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:16: (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS: (A) LENGTH: 18 base pairs (B) TYPE: nucleic acid (C) STRANDEDNESS: single (D) TOPOLOGY: linear (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: Other (A) DESCRIPTION: DNA primer (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:16: GCAGGTCTACGAGACCTC18 (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:17: (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS: (A) LENGTH: 20 base pairs (B) TYPE: nucleic acid (C) STRANDEDNESS: single (D) TOPOLOGY: linear (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: Other (A) DESCRIPTION: DNA primer (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:17: TTCTGGAAGACGGCGTGAAC20 (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:18: (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS: (A) LENGTH: 20 base pairs (B) TYPE: nucleic acid (C) STRANDEDNESS: single (D) TOPOLOGY: linear (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: Other (A) DESCRIPTION: DNA primer (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:18: TCATCATATCCCATGCCATG20 (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:19: (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS: (A) LENGTH: 40 base pairs (B) TYPE: nucleic acid (C) STRANDEDNESS: single (D) TOPOLOGY: linear (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: Other (A) DESCRIPTION: DNA probe (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:19: CCTTCACCATTGAGACAATCACGCTCCCCCAGGATGCTGT40 (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:20: (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS: (A) LENGTH: 40 base pairs (B) TYPE: nucleic acid (C) STRANDEDNESS: single (D) TOPOLOGY: linear (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: Other (A) DESCRIPTION: DNA probe (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:20: CTGTCCTGAGAGGCTAGCCAGCTGCCGACCCCTTACCGAT40 (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:21: (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS: (A) LENGTH: 40 base pairs (B) TYPE: nucleic acid (C) STRANDEDNESS: single (D) TOPOLOGY: linear (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: Other (A) DESCRIPTION: DNA probe (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:21: AGGTCGGGCGCGCCCACCTACAGCTGGGGTGAAAATGATA40 (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:22: (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS: (A) LENGTH: 20 base pairs (B) TYPE: nucleic acid (C) STRANDEDNESS: single (D) TOPOLOGY: linear (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: Other (A) DESCRIPTION: DNA probe (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:22: GTGCAGCCTCCAGGACCCCC20 (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:23: (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS: (A) LENGTH: 20 base pairs (B) TYPE: nucleic acid (C) STRANDEDNESS: single (D) TOPOLOGY: linear (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: Other (A) DESCRIPTION: DNA probe (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:23: CTCGTACACAATACTCGAGT20 (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:24: (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS: (A) LENGTH: 256 base pairs (B) TYPE: nucleic acid (C) STRANDEDNESS: single (D) TOPOLOGY: linear (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: Other (A) DESCRIPTION: cDNA to genomic RNA (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:24: CCATGGCGTTAGTATGAGTGTCGTGCAGCCTCCAGGACCCCCCCTCCCGGGAGAGCCATA60 GTGGTCTGCGGAACCGGTGAGTACACCGGAATTGCCAGGACGACCGGGTCCTTTCTTGGA120 TAAACCCGCTCAATGCCTGGAGATTTGGGCGCGCCCCCGCGAGACTGCTAGCCGAGTAGT180 GTTGGGTCGCGAAAGGCCTTGTGGTACTGCCTGATAGGGTGCTTGCGAGTGCCCCGGGAG240 GTCTCGTAGACCGTGC256 (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:25: (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS: (A) LENGTH: 256 base pairs (B) TYPE: nucleic acid (C) STRANDEDNESS: single (D) TOPOLOGY: linear (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: Other (A) DESCRIPTION: cDNA to genomic RNA (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:25: CCATGGCGTTAGTATGAGTGTCGTGCAGCCTCCAGGACCCCCCCTCCCGGGAGAGCCATA60 GTGGTCTGCGGAGCCGGTGAGTACACCGGAATTGCCAGGACGACCGGGTCCTTTCTTGGA120 TAAACCCGCTCAATGCCTGGAGATTTGGGCGCGCCCCCGCAAGACTGCTAGCCGAGTAGT180 GTTGGGTCGCGAAAGGCCTTGTGGTACTGCCTGATAGGGTGCTTGCGAGTGCCCCGGGAG240 GTCTCGTAGACCGTGC256 (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:26: (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS: (A) LENGTH: 256 base pairs (B) TYPE: nucleic acid (C) STRANDEDNESS: single (D) TOPOLOGY: linear (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: Other (A) DESCRIPTION: cDNA to genomic RNA (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:26: CCATGGCGTTAGTATGAGTGTCGTGCAGCCTCCAGGACCCCCCCTCCCGGGAGAGCCATA60 GTGGTCTGCGGAACCGGTGAGTACACCGGAATTGCCAGGACGACCGGGTCCTTTCTTGGA120 TAAACCCGCTCAATGCCTGGAGATTTGGGCGCGCCCCCGCGAGACTGCTAGCCGAGTAGT180 GTTGGGTCGCGAAAGGCCTTGTGGTACTGCCTGATAGGGTGCTTGCGAGTGCCCCGGGAG240 GTCTCGTAGACCGTGC256 (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:27: (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS: (A) LENGTH: 501 base pairs (B) TYPE: nucleic acid (C) STRANDEDNESS: single (D) TOPOLOGY: linear (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: Other (A) DESCRIPTION: cDNA to genomic RNA (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:27: TTCTGGAAGACGGCGTGAACTATGCAACAGGGAACCTTCCTGGTTGCTCTTTCTCTATCT60 TCCTTCTGGCCCTGCTCTCTTGCTTGACTGTGCCCGCTTCGGCCTACCAAGTGCGCAATT120 CCACGGGGCTTTACCACGTCACCAATGATTGCCCTAACTCGAGTATTGTGTACGAGGCGG180 CCGATGCCATCCTGCACACTCCGGGGTGCGTCCCTTGCGTTCGTGAGGGCAACGCCTCGA240 GGTGTTGGGTGGCGATGACCCCTACGGTGGCCACCAGGGATGGAAGACTCCCCGCGACGC300 AGCTTCGACGTCACATCGATCTGCTTGTCGGGAGCGCCACCCTCTGTTCGGCCCTCTACG360 TGGGGGACCTATGCGGGTCTGTCTTTCTTGTCGGCCAATTGTTCACCTTCTCTCCCAGGC420 GCCACTGGACGACGCAAGGTTGCAATTGCTCTATCTATCCCGGCCATATAACGGGTCACC480 GCATGGCATGGGATATGATGA501 (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:28: (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS: (A) LENGTH: 501 base pairs (B) TYPE: nucleic acid (C) STRANDEDNESS: single (D) TOPOLOGY: linear (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: Other (A) DESCRIPTION: cDNA to genomic RNA (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:28: TTCTGGAGGACGGCGTGAACTATGCAACAGGGAATTTGCCCGGTTGCTCTTTCTCTATCT60 TCCTCTTGGCTCTGCTGTCCTGTTTGACCATCCCAGCTTCCGCTTATGAAGTGCGCAACG120 TGTCCGGGATATACCATGTCACAAACGACTGCTCCAACTCAAGCATTGTGTATGAGGCGG180 CGGACGTGATCATGCATGCCCCCGGGTGCGTGCCCTGCGTTCGGGAGAACAATTCCTCCC240 GTTGCTGGGTAGCGCTCACTCCCACGCTCGCGGCCAGGAATGCCAGCGTCCCCACTACGA300 CATTACGACGCCACGTCGACTTGCTCGTTGGGACGGCTGCTTTCTGCTCCGCTATGTACG360 TGGGGGATCTCTGCGGATCTGTTTTCCTCATCTCCCAGCTGTTCACCTTCTCGCCTCGCC420 GGCATGAGACAGTACAGGACTGCAACTGCTCAATCTATCCCGGCCACGTATCAGGCCATC480 GCATGGCTTGGGATATGATGA501 (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:29: (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS: (A) LENGTH: 501 base pairs (B) TYPE: nucleic acid (C) STRANDEDNESS: single (D) TOPOLOGY: linear (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: Other (A) DESCRIPTION: cDNA to genomic RNA (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:29: TTCTGGAAGACGGCGTGAACTATGCAACAGGGAACCTTCCTGGTTGCTCTTTCTCTATCT60 TCCTTCTGGCCCTGCTCTCTTGCCTGACTGTGCCCGCTTCAGCCTACCAAGTGCGCAACT120 CCACAGGGCTTTATCATGTCACCAATGATTGCCCTAACTCGAGTATTGTGTACGAGGCGC180 ACGATGCCATCCTGCATACTCCGGGGTGTGTCCCTTGCGTTCGCGAGGGCAACGTCTCGA240 GGTGTTGGGTGGCGATGACCCCCACGGTAGCCACCAGGGACGGAAGACTCCCCGCGACGC300 AGCTTCGACGTCACATCGATCTGCTTGTCGGGAGCGCCACCCTCTGTTCGGCCCTCTACG360 TGGGGGATCTGTGCGGGTCCGTCTTCCTTATTGGTCAACTGTTTACCTTCTCTCCCAGGC420 GCCACTGGACAACGCAAGGCTGCAATTGTTCTATCTACCCCGGCCATATAACGGGTCATC480 GCATGGCATGGGATATGATGA501 (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:30: (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS: (A) LENGTH: 501 base pairs (B) TYPE: nucleic acid (C) STRANDEDNESS: single (D) TOPOLOGY: linear (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: Other (A) DESCRIPTION: cDNA to genomic RNA (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:30: TTCTGGAGGACGGCGTGAACTATGCAACAGGGAACTTGCCCGGTTGCTCTTTCTCTATCT60 TCCTCTTGGCTTTGCTGTCCTGTTTGACCATCCCAGCTTCCGCTTATGAAGTGCGCAACG120 TGTCCGGGATATACCATGTCACGAACGACTGCTCCAACTCAAGCATTGTGTATGAGGCAG180 CGGACATGATCATGCATACTCCCGGGTGCGTGCCCTGCGTTCGGGAGGACAACAGCTCCC240 GTTGCTGGGTAGCGCTCACTCCCACGCTCGCGGCCAGGAATGCCAGCGTCCCCACTACGA300 CAATACGACGCCACGTCGACTTGCTCGTTGGGGCGGCTGCTTTCTGCTCCGCTATGTACG360 TGGGGGATCTCTGCGGATCTGTTTTCCTCGTCTCCCAGCTGTTCACCTTCTCGCCTCGCC420 GGCATGAGACAGTGCAGGACTGCAACTGCTCAATCTATCCCGGCCATTTATCAGGTCACC480 GCATGGCTTGGGATATGATGA501 (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:31: (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS: (A) LENGTH: 166 amino acids (B) TYPE: amino acid (D) TOPOLOGY: linear (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: peptide (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:31: LeuGluAspGlyValAsnTyrAlaThrGlyAsnLeuProGlyCysSer 151015 PheSerIlePheLeuLeuAlaLeuLeuSerCysLeuThrValProAla 202530 SerAlaTyrGlnValArgAsnSerThrGlyLeuTyrHisValThrAsn 354045 AspCysProAsnSerSerIleValTyrGluAlaAlaAspAlaIleLeu 505560 HisThrProGlyCysValProCysValArgGluGlyAsnAlaSerArg 65707580 CysTrpValAlaMetThrProThrValAlaThrArgAspGlyArgLeu 859095 ProAlaThrGlnLeuArgArgHisIleAspLeuLeuValGlySerAla 100105110 ThrLeuCysSerAlaLeuTyrValGlyAspLeuCysGlySerValPhe 115120125 LeuValGlyGlnLeuPheThrPheSerProArgArgHisTrpThrThr 130135140 GlnGlyCysAsnCysSerIleTyrProGlyHisIleThrGlyHisArg 145150155160 MetAlaTrpAspMetMet 165 (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:32: (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS: (A) LENGTH: 166 amino acids (B) TYPE: amino acid (D) TOPOLOGY: linear (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: peptide (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:32: LeuGluAspGlyValAsnTyrAlaThrGlyAsnLeuProGlyCysSer 151015 PheSerIlePheLeuLeuAlaLeuLeuSerCysLeuThrIleProAla 202530 SerAlaTyrGluValArgAsnValSerGlyIleTyrHisValThrAsn 354045 AspCysSerAsnSerSerIleValTyrGluAlaAlaAspValIleMet 505560 HisAlaProGlyCysValProCysValArgGluAsnAsnSerSerArg 65707580 CysTrpValAlaLeuThrProThrLeuAlaAlaArgAsnAlaSerVal 859095 ProThrThrThrLeuArgArgHisValAspLeuLeuValGlyThrAla 100105110 AlaPheCysSerAlaMetTyrValGlyAspLeuCysGlySerValPhe 115120125 LeuIleSerGlnLeuPheThrPheSerProArgArgHisGluThrVal 130135140 GlnAspCysAsnCysSerIleTyrProGlyHisValSerGlyHisArg 145150155160 MetAlaTrpAspMetMet 165 (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:33: (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS: (A) LENGTH: 166 amino acids (B) TYPE: amino acid (D) TOPOLOGY: linear (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: peptide (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:33: LeuGluAspGlyValAsnTyrAlaThrGlyAsnLeuProGlyCysSer 151015 PheSerIlePheLeuLeuAlaLeuLeuSerCysLeuThrValProAla 202530 SerAlaTyrGlnValArgAsnSerThrGlyLeuTyrHisValThrAsn 354045 AspCysProAsnSerSerIleValTyrGluAlaHisAspAlaIleLeu 505560 HisThrProGlyCysValProCysValArgGluGlyAsnValSerArg 65707580 CysTrpValAlaMetThrProThrValAlaThrArgAspGlyArgLeu 859095 ProAlaThrGlnLeuArgArgHisIleAspLeuLeuValGlySerAla 100105110 ThrLeuCysSerAlaLeuTyrValGlyAspLeuCysGlySerValPhe 115120125 LeuIleGlyGlnLeuPheThrPheSerProArgArgHisTrpThrThr 130135140 GlnGlyCysAsnCysSerIleTyrProGlyHisIleThrGlyHisArg 145150155160 MetAlaTrpAspMetMet 165 (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:34: (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS: (A) LENGTH: 166 amino acids (B) TYPE: amino acid (D) TOPOLOGY: linear (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: peptide (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:34: LeuGluAspGlyValAsnTyrAlaThrGlyAsnLeuProGlyCysSer 151015 PheSerIlePheLeuLeuAlaLeuLeuSerCysLeuThrIleProAla 202530 SerAlaTyrGluValArgAsnValSerGlyIleTyrHisValThrAsn 354045 AspCysSerAsnSerSerIleValTyrGluAlaAlaAspMetIleMet 505560 HisThrProGlyCysValProCysValArgGluAspAsnSerSerArg 65707580 CysTrpValAlaLeuThrProThrLeuAlaAlaArgAsnAlaSerVal 859095 ProThrThrThrIleArgArgHisValAspLeuLeuValGlyAlaAla 100105110 AlaPheCysSerAlaMetTyrValGlyAspLeuCysGlySerValPhe 115120125 LeuValSerGlnLeuPheThrPheSerProArgArgHisGluThrVal 130135140 GlnAspCysAsnCysSerIleTyrProGlyHisLeuSerGlyHisArg 145150155160 MetAlaTrpAspMetMet 165 (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:35: (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS: (A) LENGTH: 1210 base pairs (B) TYPE: nucleic acid (C) STRANDEDNESS: single (D) TOPOLOGY: linear (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: Other (A) DESCRIPTION: cDNA to genomic RNA (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:35: AATGGCTCAGCTGCTCCGGATCCCACAAGCCATCTTGGACATGATCGCTGGTGCTCACTG60 GGGAGTCCTGGCGGGCATAGCGTATTTCTCCATGGTGGGGAACTGGGCGAAGGTCCTGGT120 AGTGCTGCTGCTATTTGCCGGCGTCGACGCGGAAACCCACGTCACCGGGGGAAGTGCCGG180 CCACACTGTGTCTGGATTTGTTAGCCTCCTCGCACCAGGCGCCAAGCAGAACGTCCAGCT240 GATCAACACCAACGGCAGTTGGCACCTCAATAGCACGGCTCTGAACTGCAATGATAGCCT300 TAACACCGGCTGGTTGGCAGGGCTTTTCTATCACCACAAGTTCAACTCTTCAGGCTGTCC360 TGAGAGGCTAGCCAGCTGCCGACCCCTTACCGATTTTGACCAGGGCTGGGGCCCTATCAG420 TTATGCCAACGGAAGCGGCCCCGACCAGCGCCCCTACTGCTGGCACTACCCCCCAAAACC480 TTGCGGTATTGTGCCCGCGAAGAGTGTGTGTGGTCCGGTATATTGCTTCACTCCCAGCCC540 CGTGGTGGTGGGAACGACCGACAGGTCGGGCGCGCCCACCTACAGCTGGGGTGAAAATGA600 TACGGACGTCTTCGTCCTTAACAATACCAGGCCACCGCTGGGCAATTGGTTCGGTTGTAC660 CTGGATGAACTCAACTGGATTCACCAAAGTGTGCGGAGCGCCTCCTTGTGTCATCGGAGG720 GGCGGGCAACAACACCCTGCACTGCCCCACTGATTGCTTCCGCAAGCATCCGGACGCCAC780 ATACTCTCGGTGCGGCTCCGGTCCCTGGATCACACCCAGGTGCCTGGTCGACTACCCGTA840 TAGGCTTTGGCATTATCCTTGTACCATCAACTACACCATATTTAAAATCAGGATGTACGT900 GGGAGGGGTCGAACACAGGCTGGAAGCTGCCTGCAACTGGACGCGGGGCGAACGTTGCGA960 TCTGGAAGACAGGGACAGGTCCGAGCTCAGCCCGTTACTGCTGACCACTACACAGTGGCA1020 GGTCCTCCCGTGTTCCTTCACAACCCTACCAGCCTTGTCCACCGGCCTCATCCACCTCCA1080 CCAGAACATTGTGGACGTGCAGTACTTGTACGGGGTGGGGTCAAGCATCGCGTCCTGGGC1140 CATTAAGTGGGAGTACGTCGTTCTCCTGTTCCTTCTGCTTGCAGACGCGCGCGTCTGCTC1200 CTGCTTGTGG1210 (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:36: (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS: (A) LENGTH: 541 base pairs (B) TYPE: nucleic acid (C) STRANDEDNESS: single (D) TOPOLOGY: linear (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: Other (A) DESCRIPTION: cDNA to genomic RNA (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:36: AATGGCTCAGCTGCTCCGCATCCCACAAGCCATCTTGGATATGATCGCTGGTGCTCACTG60 GGGAGTCCTGGCGGGCATAGCGTATTTCTCCATGGTGGGGAACTGGGCGAAGGTCCTGGT120 AGTGCTGTTGCTGTTTGCCGGCGTCGACGCGGAAACCATCGTCTCCGGGGGACAAGCCGC180 CCGCGCCATGTCTGGACTTGTTAGTCTCTTCACACCAGGCGCTAAGCAGAACATCCAGCT240 GATCAACACCAACGGCAGTTGGCACATCAATAGCACGGCCTTGAACTGCAATGAAAGCCT300 TAACACCGGCTGGTTAGCAGGGCTTATCTATCAACACAAATTCAACTCTTCGGGCTGTCC360 CGAGAGGTTGGCCAGCTGCCGACGCCTTACCGATTTTGACCAGGGCTGGGGCCCTATCAG420 TCATGCCAACGGAAGCGGCCCCGACCAACGCCCCTATTGTTGGCACTACCCCCCAAAACC480 TTGCGGTATCGTGCCCGCAAAGAGCGTATGTGGCCCGGTATATTGCTTCACTCCCAGCCC540 C541 (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:37: (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS: (A) LENGTH: 541 base pairs (B) TYPE: nucleic acid (C) STRANDEDNESS: single (D) TOPOLOGY: linear (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: Other (A) DESCRIPTION: cDNA to genomic RNA (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:37: GGTGTCGCAGTTGCTCCGGATCCCACAAGCTGTCGTGGACATGGTGGCGGGGGCCCACTG60 GGGAGTCCTGGCGGGCCTTGCCTACTATTCCATGGTAGGGAACTGGGCTAAGGTCCTGAT120 TGTGGCGCTACTCTTCGCCGGCGTTGACGGGGAGACCTACACGTCGGGGGGGGCGGCCAG180 CCACACCACCTCCACGCTCGCGTCCCTCTTCTCACCTGGGGCGTCTCAGAGAATCCAGCT240 TGTGAATACCAACGGCAGCTGGCACATCAACAGGACTGCCCTAAACTGCAATGACTCCCT300 CCACACTGGGTTCCTTGCCGCGCTGTTCTACACACACAGGTTCAACTCGTCCGGGTGCCC360 GGAGCGCATGGCCAGCTGCCGCCCCATTGACTGGTTCGCCCAGGGATGGGGCCCCATCAC420 CTATACTGAGCCTGACAGCCCGGATCAGAGGCCTTATTGCTGGCATTACGCGCCTCGACC480 GTGTGGTATCGTACCCGCGTCGCAGGTGTGTGGTCCAGTGTATTGCTTCACCCCAAGCCC540 T541 (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:38: (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS: (A) LENGTH: 325 base pairs (B) TYPE: nucleic acid (C) STRANDEDNESS: single (D) TOPOLOGY: linear (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: Other (A) DESCRIPTION: cDNA to genomic RNA (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:38: GGTGTCGCAGTTACTCCGGATCCCACAAGCTGTCATGGACATGGTGGCGGGGGCCCACTG60 GGGAGTCCTAGCGGGCCTTGCCTACTATTCCATGGTGGGGAACTGGGCTAAGGTTTTGAT120 TGTGATGCTACTCTTTGCCGGCGTTGACGGGCATACCCGCGTGACGGGGGGGGTGCAAGG180 CCACGTCACCTCTACACTCACGTCCCTCTTTAGACCTGGGGCGTCCCAGAAAATTCAGCT240 TGTAAACACCAATGGCAGTTGGCATATCAACAGGACTGCCCTGAACTGCAATGACTCCCT300 CCAAACTGGGTTCCTTGCCGCGCTG325 (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:39: (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS: (A) LENGTH: 403 amino acids (B) TYPE: amino acid (D) TOPOLOGY: linear (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: peptide (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:39: MetAlaGlnLeuLeuArgIleProGlnAlaIleLeuAspMetIleAla 151015 GlyAlaHisTrpGlyValLeuAlaGlyIleAlaTyrPheSerMetVal 202530 GlyAsnTrpAlaLysValLeuValValLeuLeuLeuPheAlaGlyVal 354045 AspAlaGluThrHisValThrGlyGlySerAlaGlyHisThrValSer 505560 GlyPheValSerLeuLeuAlaProGlyAlaLysGlnAsnValGlnLeu 65707580 IleAsnThrAsnGlySerTrpHisLeuAsnSerThrAlaLeuAsnCys 859095 AsnAspSerLeuAsnThrGlyTrpLeuAlaGlyLeuPheTyrHisHis 100105110 LysPheAsnSerSerGlyCysProGluArgLeuAlaSerCysArgPro 115120125 LeuThrAspPheAspGlnGlyTrpGlyProIleSerTyrAlaAsnGly 130135140 SerGlyProAspGlnArgProTyrCysTrpHisTyrProProLysPro 145150155160 CysGlyIleValProAlaLysSerValCysGlyProValTyrCysPhe 165170175 ThrProSerProValValValGlyThrThrAspArgSerGlyAlaPro 180185190 ThrTyrSerTrpGlyGluAsnAspThrAspValPheValLeuAsnAsn 195200205 ThrArgProProLeuGlyAsnTrpPheGlyCysThrTrpMetAsnSer 210215220 ThrGlyPheThrLysValCysGlyAlaProProCysValIleGlyGly 225230235240 AlaGlyAsnAsnThrLeuHisCysProThrAspCysPheArgLysHis 245250255 ProAspAlaThrTyrSerArgCysGlySerGlyProTrpIleThrPro 260265270 ArgCysLeuValAspTyrProTyrArgLeuTrpHisTyrProCysThr 275280285 IleAsnTyrThrIlePheLysIleArgMetTyrValGlyGlyValGlu 290295300 HisArgLeuGluAlaAlaCysAsnTrpThrArgGlyGluArgCysAsp 305310315320 LeuGluAspArgAspArgSerGluLeuSerProLeuLeuLeuThrThr 325330335 ThrGlnTrpGlnValLeuProCysSerPheThrThrLeuProAlaLeu 340345350 SerThrGlyLeuIleHisLeuHisGlnAsnIleValAspValGlnTyr 355360365 LeuTyrGlyValGlySerSerIleAlaSerTrpAlaIleLysTrpGlu 370375380 TyrValValLeuLeuPheLeuLeuLeuAlaAspAlaArgValCysSer 385390395400 CysLeuTrp (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:40: (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS: (A) LENGTH: 180 amino acids (B) TYPE: amino acid (D) TOPOLOGY: linear (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: peptide (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:40: MetAlaGlnLeuLeuArgIleProGlnAlaIleLeuAspMetIleAla 151015 GlyAlaHisTrpGlyValLeuAlaGlyIleAlaTyrPheSerMetVal 202530 GlyAsnTrpAlaLysValLeuValValLeuLeuLeuPheAlaGlyVal 354045 AspAlaGluThrIleValSerGlyGlyGlnAlaAlaArgAlaMetSer 505560 GlyLeuValSerLeuPheThrProGlyAlaLysGlnAsnIleGlnLeu 65707580 IleAsnThrAsnGlySerTrpHisIleAsnSerThrAlaLeuAsnCys 859095 AsnGluSerLeuAsnThrGlyTrpLeuAlaGlyLeuIleTyrGlnHis 100105110 LysPheAsnSerSerGlyCysProGluArgLeuAlaSerCysArgArg 115120125 LeuThrAspPheAspGlnGlyTrpGlyProIleSerHisAlaAsnGly 130135140 SerAlaProAspGlnArgProTyrCysTrpHisTyrProProLysPro 145150155160 CysGlyIleValProAlaLysSerValCysGlyProValTyrCysPhe 165170175 ThrProSerPro 180 (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:41: (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS: (A) LENGTH: 180 amino acids (B) TYPE: amino acid (D) TOPOLOGY: linear (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: peptide (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:41: ValSerGlnLeuLeuArgIleProGlnAlaValValAspMetValAla 151015 GlyAlaHisTrpGlyValLeuAlaGlyLeuAlaTyrTyrSerMetVal 202530 GlyAsnTrpAlaLysValLeuIleValAlaLeuLeuPheAlaGlyVal 354045 AspGlyGluThrTyrThrSerGlyGlyAlaAlaSerHisThrThrSer 505560 ThrLeuAlaSerLeuPheSerProGlyAlaSerGlnArgIleGlnLeu 65707580 ValAsnThrAsnGlySerTrpHisIleAsnArgThrAlaLeuAsnCys 859095 AsnAspSerLeuHisThrGlyPheLeuAlaAlaLeuPheTyrThrHis 100105110 ArgPheAsnSerSerGlyCysProGluArgMetAlaSerCysArgPro 115120125 IleAspTrpPheAlaGlnGlyTrpGlyProIleThrTyrThrGluPro 130135140 AspSerProAspGlnArgProTyrCysTrpHisTyrAlaProArgPro 145150155160 CysGlyIleValProAlaSerGlnValCysGlyProValTyrCysPhe 165170175 ThrProSerPro 180 (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:42: (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS: (A) LENGTH: 108 amino acids (B) TYPE: amino acid (D) TOPOLOGY: linear (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: peptide (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:42: ValSerGlnLeuLeuArgIleProGlnAlaValMetAspMetValAla 151015 GlyAlaHisTrpGlyValLeuAlaGlyLeuAlaTyrTyrSerMetVal 202530 GlyAsnTrpAlaLysValLeuIleValMetLeuLeuPheAlaGlyVal 354045 AspGlyHisThrArgValThrGlyGlyValGlnGlyHisValThrSer 505560 ThrLeuThrSerLeuPheArgProGlyAlaSerGlnLysIleGlnLeu 65707580 ValAsnThrAsnGlySerTrpHisIleAsnArgThrAlaLeuAsnCys 859095 AsnAspSerLeuGlnThrGlyPheLeuAlaAlaLeu 100105 (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:43: (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS: (A) LENGTH: 943 base pairs (B) TYPE: nucleic acid (C) STRANDEDNESS: single (D) TOPOLOGY: linear (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: Other (A) DESCRIPTION: cDNA to genomic RNA (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:43: ACAATACGTGTGTCACCCAGACAGTCGATTTCAGCCTTGACCCTACCTTCACCATTGAGA60 CAATCACGCTCCCCCAGGATGCTGTCTCCCGCACTCAACGTCGGGGCAGGACTGGCAGGG120 GGAAGCCAGGCATCTACAGATTTGTGGCACCGGGGGAGCGCCCCTCCGGCATGTTCGACT180 CGTCCGTCCTCTGTGAGTGCTATGACGCAGGCTGTGCTTGGTATGAGCTCACGCCCGCCG240 AGACTACAGTTAGGCTACGAGCGTACATGAACACCCCGGGGCTTCCCGTGTGCCAGGACC300 ATCTTGAATTTTGGGAGGGCGTCTTTACAGGCCTCACTCATATAGATGCCCACTTTCTAT360 CCCAGACAAAGCAGAGTGGGGAGAACCTTCCTTACCTGGTAGCGTACCAAGCCACCGTGT420 GCGCTAGGGCTCAAGCCCCTCCCCCATCGTGGGACCAGATGTGGAAGTGTTTGATTCGCC480 TCAAGCCCACCCTCCATGGGCCAACACCCCTGCTATACAGACTGGGCGCTGTTCAGAATG540 AAATCACCCTGACGCACCCAGTCACCAAATACATCATGACATGCATGTCGGCCGACCTGG600 AGGTCGTCACGAGCACCTGGGTGCTCGTTGGCGGCGTCCTGGCTGCTTTGGCCGCGTATT660 GCCTGTCAACAGGCTGCGTGGTCATAGTGGGCAGGGTCGTCTTGTCCGGGAAGCCGGCAA720 TCATACCTGACAGGGAAGTCCTCTACCGAGAGTTCGATGAGATGGAAGAGTGCTCTCAGC780 ACTTACCGTACATCGAGCAAGGGATGATGCTCGCCGAGCAGTTCAAGCAGAAGGCCCTCG840 GCCTCCTGCAGACCGCGTCCCGTCAGGCAGAGGTTATCGCCCCTGCTGTCCAGACCAACT900 GGCAAAAACTCGAGACCTTCTGGGCGAAGCATATGTGGAACTT943 (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:44: (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS: (A) LENGTH: 569 base pairs (B) TYPE: nucleic acid (C) STRANDEDNESS: single (D) TOPOLOGY: linear (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: Other (A) DESCRIPTION: cDNA to genomic RNA (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:44: GTAACACATGTGTCACTCAGACGGTCGATTTCAGCTTGGATCCCACTCTCACCATCGAGA60 CGACGACCGTGCCCCAAGATGCGGTTTCGCGCACGCAGCGGCGAGGTAGGACTGGCAGGG120 GCAGGAGAGGCATCTATAGGTTTGTGACTCCAGGAGAACGGCCCTCGGCGATGTTCGATT180 CTTCGGTCCTATGTGAGTGTTATGACGCGGGCTGTGCTTGGTATGAGCTCACGCCCGCTG240 AGACCTCGGTTAGGTTGCGGGCTTACCTAAATACACCAGGGTTGCCCGTCTGCCAGGACC300 ATCTGGAGTTCTGGGAGAGCGTCTTCACAGGCCTCACCCACATAGACGCCCACTTCTTGT360 CCCAGACTAAGCAGGCAGGAGACAACTTCCCCTACCTGGTAGCATACCAAGCCACAGTGT420 GCGCCAGGGCTAAGGCTCCACCTCCATCGTGGGATCAAATGTGGAAGTGTCTCATACGGC480 TAAAGCCTACGCTGCACGGGCCAACGCCCCTGCTGTATAGGCTAGGAGCCGTCCAGAATG540 AGGTCACCCTCACACACCCTATAACCAAA569 (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:45: (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS: (A) LENGTH: 313 amino acids (B) TYPE: amino acid (D) TOPOLOGY: linear (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: peptide (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:45: AsnThrCysValThrGlnThrValAspPheSerLeuAspProThrPhe 151015 ThrIleGluThrIleThrLeuProGlnAspAlaValSerArgThrGln 202530 ArgArgGlyArgThrGlyArgGlyLysProGlyIleTyrArgPheVal 354045 AlaProGlyGluArgProSerGlyMetPheAspSerSerValLeuCys 505560 GluCysTyrAspAlaGlyCysAlaTrpTyrGluLeuThrProAlaGlu 65707580 ThrThrValArgLeuArgAlaTyrMetAsnThrProGlyLeuProVal 859095 CysGlnAspHisLeuGluPheTrpGluGlyValPheThrGlyLeuThr 100105110 HisIleAspAlaHisPheLeuSerGlnThrLysGlnSerGlyGluAsn 115120125 LeuProTyrLeuValAlaTyrGlnAlaThrValCysAlaArgAlaGln 130135140 AlaProProProSerTrpAspGlnMetTrpLysCysLeuIleArgLeu 145150155160 LysProThrLeuHisGlyProThrProLeuLeuTyrArgLeuGlyAla 165170175 ValGlnAsnGluIleThrLeuThrHisProValThrLysTyrIleMet 180185190 ThrCysMetSerAlaAspLeuGluValValThrSerThrTrpValLeu 195200205 ValGlyGlyValLeuAlaAlaLeuAlaAlaTyrCysLeuSerThrGly 210215220 CysValValIleValGlyArgValValLeuSerGlyLysProAlaIle 225230235240 IleProAspArgGluValLeuTyrArgGluPheAspGluMetGluGlu 245250255 CysSerGlnHisLeuProTyrIleGluGlnGlyMetMetLeuAlaGlu 260265270 GlnPheLysGlnLysAlaLeuGlyLeuLeuGlnThrAlaSerArgGln 275280285 AlaGluValIleAlaProAlaValGluThrAsnTrpGlnLysLeuGlu 290295300 ThrPheTrpAlaLysHisMetTrpAsn 305310 (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:46: (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS: (A) LENGTH: 189 amino acids (B) TYPE: amino acid (D) TOPOLOGY: linear (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: peptide (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:46: AsnThrCysValThrGlnThrValAspPheSerLeuAspProThrLeu 151015 ThrIleGluThrThrThrValProGlnAspAlaValSerArgThrGln 202530 ArgArgGlyArgThrGlyArgGlyArgArgGlyIleTyrArgPheVal 354045 ThrProGlyGluArgProSerAlaMetPheAspSerSerValLeuCys 505560 GluCysTyrAspAlaGlyCysAlaTrpTyrGluLeuThrProAlaGlu 65707580 ThrSerValArgLeuArgAlaTyrLeuAsnThrProGlyLeuProVal 859095 CysGlnAspHisLeuGluPheTrpGluSerValPheThrGlyLeuThr 100105110 HisIleAspAlaHisPheLeuSerGlnThrLysGlnAlaGlyAspAsn 115120125 PheProTyrLeuValAlaTyrGlnAlaThrValCysAlaArgAlaLys 130135140 AlaProProProSerTrpAspGlnMetTrpLysCysLeuIleArgLeu 145150155160 LysProThrLeuHisGlyProThrProLeuLeuTyrArgLeuGlyAla 165170175 ValGlnAsnGluValThrLeuThrHisProIleThrLys 180185 __________________________________________________________________________

## Claims

1. An oligonucleotide encoding a peptide, wherein said peptide is an amino acid (aa) sequence selected from the group consisting of:

2. An oligonucleotide encoding a peptide, wherein said oligonucleotide is a DNA sequence selected from the group consisting of:

3. An oligonucleotide encoding a peptide, wherein said oligonucleotide is a DNA sequence selected from the group consisting of

4. An oligonucleotide probe comprising a DNA molecule according to any one of claims 1, 2, or 3, wherein said DNA molecule is labeled.

5. An expression vector comprising a DNA molecule or oligonucleotide as claimed in any one of claims 1, 2, or 3.

6. Host transformed with a vector according to claim 5.

7. Analytical kit for the detection of nucleotide sequences of the hepatitis C virus comprising one or more polynucleotide probe(s) according to claim 4.

8. A process for preparing a polypeptide comprising: encoding the polypeptide into an expression vector; transforming cells with this expression vector comprising said inserted DNA molecule; and culturing said transformed cells.