SECRETED PROTEINS AND POLYNUCLEOTIDES ENCODING THEM

Abstract: The present invention provides secreted proteins and polynucleotides encoding them, along with therapeutic, diagnostic and research utilities for these polynucleotides and proteins.

Description: SECRETED PROTEINS AND POLYNUCLEOTIDES ENCODING THEM This application is a continuation-in-part of the following applications: (1) application Ser. No. 09/298,733, filed April 23, 1999; which claims the benefit of provisional application Ser. No. 60/082,961, filed April 24, 1998, now abandoned; (2) provisional application Ser. No. 60/120,680, filed February 19, 1999; (3) provisional application Ser. No. 60/149,639, filed August 17, 1999; (4) provisional application Ser. No. 60/155,686, filed September 23, 1999; (5) provisional application Ser. No. 60/157,247, filed October 1, 1999; (6) provisional application Ser. No. 60/167,823, filed November 29, 1999; (7) provisional application Ser. No. 60/167,822, filed November 29, 1999; (8) provisional application Ser. No. 60/XXX,XXX, filed February 15, 2000; all of which are incorporated by reference herein. FIELD OF THE INVENTION The present invention provides novel polynucleotides and proteins encoded by such polynucleotides, along with therapeutic, diagnostic and research utilities for these polynucleotides and proteins. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION Technology aimed at the discovery of protein factors (including e.g., cytokines, such as lymphokines, interferons, CSFs and interleukins) has matured rapidly over the past decade. The now routine hybridization cloning and expression cloning techniques clone novel polynucleotides "directly" in the sense that they rely on information directly related to the discovered protein (i.e., partial DNA/amino acid sequence of the protein in the case of hybridization cloning; activity of the protein in the case of expression cloning). More recent "indirect" cloning techniques such as signal sequence cloning, which isolates DNA sequences based on the presence of a now well-recognized secretory leader sequence motif, as well as various PCR-based or low stringency hybridization cloning techniques, have advanced the state of the art by making available large numbers of DNA/amino acid sequences for proteins that are known to have biological activity by virtue of their secreted nature in the case of leader sequence cloning, or by virtue of the cell or tissue source in the case of PCR-based techniques. It is to these proteins and the polynucleotides encoding them that the present invention is directed. SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In one embodiment, the present invention provides a composition comprising an isolated polynucleotide selected from the group consisting of: (a) a polynucleotide comprising the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO:l; (b) a polynucleotide comprising the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO: 1 from nucleotide 737 to nucleotide 5302; (c) a polynucleotide comprising the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO:l from nucleotide 782 to nucleotide 5302; (d) a polynucleotide comprising the nucleotide sequence of the full- length protein coding sequence of clone vb24_l deposited with the ATCC under accession number 207113; (e) a polynucleotide encoding the full-length protein encoded by the cDNA insert of clone vb24_l deposited with the ATCC under accession number 207113; (f) a polynucleotide comprising the nucleotide sequence of a mature protein coding sequence of clone vb24_l deposited with the ATCC under accession number 207113; (g) a polynucleotide encoding a mature protein encoded by the cDNA insert of clone vb24_ 1 deposited with the ATCC under accession number 207113; (h) a polynucleotide encoding a protein comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:2; (i) a polynucleotide encoding a protein comprising a fragment of the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:2 having biological activity, the fragment comprising eight contiguous amino acids of SEQ ID NO:2; (j) a polynucleotide which is an allelic variant of a polynucleotide of (a)-(g) above; (k) a polynucleotide which encodes a species homologue of the protein of (h) or (i) above ; (1) a polynucleotide that hybridizes under stringent conditions to any one of the polynucleotides specified in (a)-(i); and (m) a polynucleotide that hybridizes under stringent conditions to any one of the polynucleotides specified in (a)-(i) and that has a length that is at least 25% of the length of SEQ ID NO: 1. Preferably, such polynucleotide comprises the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO: 1 from nucleotide 737 to nucleotide 5302; the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO: 1 from nucleotide 782 to nucleotide 5302; the nucleotide sequence of the full-length protein coding sequence of clone vb24_l deposited with the ATCC under accession number 207113; or the nucleotide sequence of a mature protein coding sequence of clone vb24_l deposited with the ATCC under accession number 207113. In other preferred embodiments, the polynucleotide encodes the full-length or a mature protein encoded by the cDNA insert of clone vb24_l deposited with the ATCC under accession number 207113. In further preferred embodiments, the present invention provides a polynucleotide encoding a protein comprising a fragment of the amino acid sequence of SEQ LD NO:2 having biological activity, the fragment preferably comprising eight (more preferably twenty, most preferably thirty) contiguous amino acids of SEQ ID NO:2, or a polynucleotide encoding a protein comprising a fragment of the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:2 having biological activity, the fragment comprising the amino acid sequence from amino acid 756 to amino acid 765 of SEQ ID NO:2. Other embodiments provide the gene corresponding to the cDNA sequence of SEQ ID NO:l. Further embodiments of the invention provide isolated polynucleotides produced according to a process selected from the group consisting of: (a) a process comprising the steps of: (i) preparing one or more polynucleotide probes that hybridize in 6X SSC at 65 degrees C to a nucleotide sequence selected from the group consisting of: (aa) SEQ ID NO: 1 , but excluding the poly(A) tail at the 3' end of SEQ m NO: 1; and (ab) the nucleotide sequence of the cDNA insert of clone vb24_l deposited with the ATCC under accession number 207113; (ii) hybridizing said probe(s) to human genomic DNA in conditions at least as stringent as 4X SSC at 50 degrees C; and (iii) isolating the DNA polynucleotides detected with the probe(s); and (b) a process comprising the steps of: (i) preparing one or more polynucleotide primers that hybridize in 6X SSC at 65 degrees C to a nucleotide sequence selected from the group consisting of: (ba) SEQ LD NO: 1 , but excluding the poly(A) tail at the 3' end of SEQ ID NO:l; and (bb) the nucleotide sequence of the cDNA insert of clone vb24_l deposited with the ATCC under accession number 207113; (ii) hybridizing said primer(s) to human genomic DNA in conditions at least as stringent as 4X SSC at 50 degrees C; (iii) amplifying human DNA sequences; and (iv) isolating the polynucleotide products of step (b)(iii). Preferably the polynucleotide isolated according to the above process comprises a nucleotide sequence corresponding to the cDNA sequence of SEQ ID NO: 1, and extending contiguously from a nucleotide sequence corresponding to the 5' end of SEQ ID NO:l to a nucleotide sequence corresponding to the 3' end of SEQ ID NO: 1 , but excluding the poly(A) tail at the 3' end of SEQ ID NO: 1. Also preferably the polynucleotide isolated according to the above process comprises a nucleotide sequence corresponding to the cDNA sequence of SEQ ID NO: 1 from nucleotide 737 to nucleotide 5302, and extending contiguously from a nucleotide sequence corresponding to the 5' end of said sequence of SEQ ID NO:l from nucleotide 737 to nucleotide 5302, to a nucleotide sequence corresponding to the 3' end of said sequence of SEQ ID NO:l from nucleotide 737 to nucleotide 5302. Also preferably the polynucleotide isolated according to the above process comprises a nucleotide sequence corresponding to the cDNA sequence of SEQ ID NO: l from nucleotide 782 to nucleotide 5302, and extending contiguously from a nucleotide sequence corresponding to the 5' end of said sequence of SEQ ID NO:l from nucleotide 782 to nucleotide 5302, to a nucleotide sequence corresponding to the 3' end of said sequence of SEQ ID NO: 1 from nucleotide 782 to nucleotide 5302. In other embodiments, the present invention provides a composition comprising a protein, wherein said protein comprises an amino acid sequence selected from the group consisting of: (a) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:2; (b) a fragment of the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:2, the fragment comprising eight contiguous amino acids of SEQ ID NO:2; and (c) the amino acid sequence encoded by the cDNA insert of clone vb24_l deposited with the ATCC under accession number 207113; the protein being substantially free from other mammalian proteins. Preferably such protein comprises the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:2. In further preferred embodiments, the present invention provides a protein comprising a fragment of the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:2 having biological activity, the fragment preferably comprising eight (more preferably twenty, most preferably thirty) contiguous amino acids of SEQ ID NO:2, or a protein comprising a fragment of the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:2 having biological activity, the fragment comprising the amino acid sequence from amino acid 756 to amino acid 765 of SEQ ID NO:2. In one embodiment, the present invention provides a composition comprising an isolated polynucleotide selected from the group consisting of: (a) a polynucleotide comprising the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO:3; (b) a polynucleotide comprising the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO:3 from nucleotide 60 to nucleotide 1130; (c) a polynucleotide comprising the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO:3 from nucleotide 156 to nucleotide 1130; (d) a polynucleotide comprising the nucleotide sequence of the full- length protein coding sequence of clone vc64_l deposited with the ATCC under accession number 207113; (e) a polynucleotide encoding the full-length protein encoded by the cDNA insert of clone vc64_l deposited with the ATCC under accession number 207113; (f) a polynucleotide comprising the nucleotide sequence of a mature protein coding sequence of clone vc64_l deposited with the ATCC under accession number 207113; (g) a polynucleotide encoding a mature protein encoded by the cDNA insert of clone vc64_l deposited with the ATCC under accession number 207113; (h) a polynucleotide encoding a protein comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:4; (i) a polynucleotide encoding a protein comprising a fragment of the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:4 having biological activity, the fragment comprising eight contiguous amino acids of SEQ ID NO:4; (j) a polynucleotide which is an allelic variant of a polynucleotide of (a)-(g) above; (k) a polynucleotide which encodes a species homologue of the protein of (h) or (i) above ; (1) a polynucleotide that hybridizes under stringent conditions to any one of the polynucleotides specified in (a)-(i); and (m) a polynucleotide that hybridizes under stringent conditions to any one of the polynucleotides specified in (a)-(i) and that has a length that is at least 25% of the length of SEQ ID NO:3. Preferably, such polynucleotide comprises the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO:3 from nucleotide 60 to nucleotide 1130; the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO:3 from nucleotide 156 to nucleotide 1130; the nucleotide sequence of the full-length protein coding sequence of clone vc64_l deposited with the ATCC under accession number 207113; or the nucleotide sequence of a mature protein coding sequence of clone vc64_l deposited with the ATCC under accession number 207113. In other preferred embodiments, the polynucleotide encodes the full-length or a mature protein encoded by the cDNA insert of clone vc64_l deposited with the ATCC under accession number 207113. In further preferred embodiments, the present invention provides a polynucleotide encoding a protein comprising a fragment of the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:4 having biological activity, the fragment preferably comprising eight (more preferably twenty, most preferably thirty) contiguous amino acids of SEQ ID NO:4, or a polynucleotide encoding a protein comprising a fragment of the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:4 having biological activity, the fragment comprising the amino acid sequence from amino acid 173 to amino acid 182 of SEQ ID NO:4. Other embodiments provide the gene corresponding to the cDNA sequence of SEQ ID NO:3. Further embodiments of the invention provide isolated polynucleotides produced according to a process selected from the group consisting of: (a) a process comprising the steps of: (i) preparing one or more polynucleotide probes that hybridize in 6X SSC at 65 degrees C to a nucleotide sequence selected from the group consisting of: (aa) SEQ ID NO:3, but excluding the poly(A) tail at the 3' end of SEQ ID NO:3; and (ab) the nucleotide sequence of the cDNA insert of clone vc64_l deposited with the ATCC under accession number 207113; (ii) hybridizing said probe(s) to human genomic DNA in conditions at least as stringent as 4X SSC at 50 degrees C; and (iii) isolating the DNA polynucleotides detected with the probe(s); and (b) a process comprising the steps of: (i) preparing one or more polynucleotide primers that hybridize in 6X SSC at 65 degrees C to a nucleotide sequence selected from the group consisting of: (ba) SEQ ID NO: 3, but excluding the poly (A) tail at the 3' end of SEQ ID NO:3; and (bb) the nucleotide sequence of the cDNA insert of clone vc64_l deposited with the ATCC under accession number 207113; (ii) hybridizing said primer(s) to human genomic DNA in conditions at least as stringent as 4X SSC at 50 degrees C; (iii) amplifying human DNA sequences; and (iv) isolating the polynucleotide products of step (b)(iii). Preferably the polynucleotide isolated according to the above process comprises a nucleotide sequence corresponding to the cDNA sequence of SEQ ID NO:3, and extending contiguously from a nucleotide sequence corresponding to the 5' end of SEQ ID NO:3 to a nucleotide sequence corresponding to the 3' end of SEQ ID NO:3 , but excluding the poly (A) tail at the 3' end of SEQ ID NO: 3. Also preferably the polynucleotide isolated according to the above process comprises a nucleotide sequence corresponding to the cDNA sequence of SEQ ID NO:3 from nucleotide 60 to nucleotide 1130, and extending contiguously from a nucleotide sequence corresponding to the 5' end of said sequence of SEQ ID NO:3 from nucleotide 60 to nucleotide 1130, to a nucleotide sequence corresponding to the 3' end of said sequence of SEQ ID NO: 3 from nucleotide 60 to nucleotide 1130. Also preferably the polynucleotide isolated according to the above process comprises a nucleotide sequence corresponding to the cDNA sequence of SEQ ID NO:3 from nucleotide 156 to nucleotide 1130, and extending contiguously from a nucleotide sequence corresponding to the 5' end of said sequence of SEQ ID NO:3 from nucleotide 156 to nucleotide 1130, to a nucleotide sequence corresponding to the 3' end of said sequence of SEQ ID NO:3 from nucleotide 156 to nucleotide 1130. In other embodiments, the present invention provides a composition comprising a protein, wherein said protein comprises an amino acid sequence selected from the group consisting of: (a) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:4; (b) a fragment of the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:4, the fragment comprising eight contiguous amino acids of SEQ ID NO:4; and (c) the amino acid sequence encoded by the cDNA insert of clone vc64_l deposited with the ATCC under accession number 207113; the protein being substantially free from other mammalian proteins. Preferably such protein comprises the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:4. In further preferred embodiments, the present invention provides a protein comprising a fragment of the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:4 having biological activity, the fragment preferably comprising eight (more preferably twenty, most preferably thirty) contiguous amino acids of SEQ ID NO:4, or a protein comprising a fragment of the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:4 having biological activity, the fragment comprising the amino acid sequence from amino acid 173 to amino acid 182 of SEQ ID NO:4. In one embodiment, the present invention provides a composition comprising an isolated polynucleotide selected from the group consisting of: (a) a polynucleotide comprising the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO:5; (b) a polynucleotide comprising the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO:5 from nucleotide 195 to nucleotide 1298; (c) a polynucleotide comprising the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO:5 from nucleotide 333 to nucleotide 1298; (d) a polynucleotide comprising the nucleotide sequence of the full- length protein coding sequence of clone vp20_l deposited with the ATCC under accession number 207113; (e) a polynucleotide encoding the full-length protein encoded by the cDNA insert of clone vp20_l deposited with the ATCC under accession number 207113; (f) a polynucleotide comprising the nucleotide sequence of a mature protein coding sequence of clone vp20_l deposited with the ATCC under accession number 207113; (g) a polynucleotide encoding a mature protein encoded by the cDNA insert of clone vp20_l deposited with the ATCC under accession number 207113; (h) a polynucleotide encoding a protein comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 6; (i) a polynucleotide encoding a protein comprising a fragment of the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:6 having biological activity, the fragment comprising eight contiguous amino acids of SEQ ID NO:6; (j) a polynucleotide which is an allelic variant of a polynucleotide of (a)-(g) above; (k) a polynucleotide which encodes a species homologue of the protein of (h) or (i) above ; (1) a polynucleotide that hybridizes under stringent conditions to any one of the polynucleotides specified in (a)-(i); and (m) a polynucleotide that hybridizes under stringent conditions to any one of the polynucleotides specified in (a)-(i) and that has a length that is at least 25% of the length of SEQ ID NO:5. Preferably, such polynucleotide comprises the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO:5 from nucleotide 195 to nucleotide 1298; the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO:5 from nucleotide 333 to nucleotide 1298; the nucleotide sequence of the full-length protein coding sequence of clone vp20_l deposited with the ATCC under accession number 207113; or the nucleotide sequence of a mature protein coding sequence of clone vp20_l deposited with the ATCC under accession number 207113. In other preferred embodiments, the polynucleotide encodes the full-length or a mature protein encoded by the cDNA insert of clone vp20_l deposited with the ATCC under accession number 207113. In further preferred embodiments, the present invention provides a polynucleotide encoding a protein comprising a fragment of the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:6 having biological activity, the fragment preferably comprising eight (more preferably twenty, most preferably thirty) contiguous amino acids of SEQ ID NO:6, or a polynucleotide encoding a protein comprising a fragment of the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 6 having biological activity, the fragment comprising the amino acid sequence from amino acid 179 to amino acid 188 of SEQ ID NO:6. Other embodiments provide the gene corresponding to the cDNA sequence of SEQ ID NO:5. Further embodiments of the invention provide isolated polynucleotides produced according to a process selected from the group consisting of: (a) a process comprising the steps of: (i) preparing one or more polynucleotide probes that hybridize in 6X SSC at 65 degrees C to a nucleotide sequence selected from the group consisting of: (aa) SEQ ID NO:5, but excluding the poly(A) tail at the 3' end of SEQ ID NO:5; and (ab) the nucleotide sequence of the cDNA insert of clone vp20_l deposited with the ATCC under accession number 207113; (ii) hybridizing said probe(s) to human genomic DNA in conditions at least as stringent as 4X SSC at 50 degrees C; and (iii) isolating the DNA polynucleotides detected with the probe(s); and (b) a process comprising the steps of: (i) preparing one or more polynucleotide primers that hybridize in 6X SSC at 65 degrees C to a nucleotide sequence selected from the group consisting of: (ba) SEQ ID NO:5, but excluding the poly(A) tail at the 3' end of SEQ ID NO:5; and (bb) the nucleotide sequence of the cDNA insert of clone vp20_l deposited with the ATCC under accession number 207113; (ii) hybridizing said primer(s) to human genomic DNA in conditions at least as stringent as 4X SSC at 50 degrees C; (iii) amplifying human DNA sequences; and (iv) isolating the polynucleotide products of step (b)(iii). Preferably the polynucleotide isolated according to the above process comprises a nucleotide sequence corresponding to the cDNA sequence of SEQ ID NO:5, and extending contiguously from a nucleotide sequence corresponding to the 5' end of SEQ ID NO:5 to a nucleotide sequence corresponding to the 3' end of SEQ ID NO: 5 , but excluding the poly(A) tail at the 3' end of SEQ ID NO:5. Also preferably the polynucleotide isolated according to the above process comprises a nucleotide sequence corresponding to the cDNA sequence of SEQ ID NO:5 from nucleotide 195 to nucleotide 1298, and extending contiguously from a nucleotide sequence corresponding to the 5' end of said sequence of SEQ ID NO:5 from nucleotide 195 to nucleotide 1298, to a nucleotide sequence corresponding to the 3' end of said sequence of SEQ ID NO:5 from nucleotide 195 to nucleotide 1298. Also preferably the polynucleotide isolated according to the above process comprises a nucleotide sequence corresponding to the cDNA sequence of SEQ ID NO:5 from nucleotide 333 to nucleotide 1298, and extending contiguously from a nucleotide sequence corresponding to the 5' end of said sequence of SEQ ID NO:5 from nucleotide 333 to nucleotide 1298, to a nucleotide sequence corresponding to the 3' end of said sequence of SEQ ID NO:5 from nucleotide 333 to nucleotide 1298. In other embodiments, the present invention provides a composition comprising a protein, wherein said protein comprises an amino acid sequence selected from the group consisting of: (a) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:6; (b) a fragment of the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:6, the fragment comprising eight contiguous amino acids of SEQ ID NO:6; and (c) the amino acid sequence encoded by the cDNA insert of clone vp20_l deposited with the ATCC under accession number 207113; the protein being substantially free from other mammalian proteins. Preferably such protein comprises the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 6. In further preferred embodiments, the present invention provides a protein comprising a fragment of the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:6 having biological activity, the fragment preferably comprising eight (more preferably twenty, most preferably thirty) contiguous amino acids of SEQ ID NO:6, or a protein comprising a fragment of the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 6 having biological activity, the fragment comprising the amino acid sequence from amino acid 179 to amino acid 188 of SEQ ID NO:6. In one embodiment, the present invention provides a composition comprising an isolated polynucleotide selected from the group consisting of: (a) a polynucleotide comprising the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO:7; (b) a polynucleotide comprising the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO: 7 from nucleotide 129 to nucleotide 731; (c) a polynucleotide comprising the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO:7 from nucleotide 186 to nucleotide 731; (d) a polynucleotide comprising the nucleotide sequence of the full- length protein coding sequence of clone vq4_l deposited with the ATCC under accession number 207113; (e) a polynucleotide encoding the full-length protein encoded by the cDNA insert of clone vq4_l deposited with the ATCC under accession number 207113; (f) a polynucleotide comprising the nucleotide sequence of a mature protein coding sequence of clone vq4_l deposited with the ATCC under accession number 207113; (g) a polynucleotide encoding a mature protein encoded by the cDNA insert of clone vq4_l deposited with the ATCC under accession number 207113; (h) a polynucleotide encoding a protein comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 8; (i) a polynucleotide encoding a protein comprising a fragment of the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:8 having biological activity, the fragment comprising eight contiguous amino acids of SEQ ID NO: 8; (j) a polynucleotide which is an allelic variant of a polynucleotide of (a)-(g) above; (k) a polynucleotide which encodes a species homologue of the protein of (h) or (i) above ; (1) a polynucleotide that hybridizes under stringent conditions to any one of the polynucleotides specified in (a)-(i); and (m) a polynucleotide that hybridizes under stringent conditions to any one of the polynucleotides specified in (a)-(i) and that has a length that is at least 25% of the length of SEQ ID NO:7. Preferably, such polynucleotide comprises the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO:7 from nucleotide 129 to nucleotide 731; the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO:7 from nucleotide 186 to nucleotide 731; the nucleotide sequence of the full-length protein coding sequence of clone vq4_l deposited with the ATCC under accession number 207113; or the nucleotide sequence of a mature protein coding sequence of clone vq4_l deposited with the ATCC under accession number 207113. In other preferred embodiments, the polynucleotide encodes the full-length or a mature protein encoded by the cDNA insert of clone vq4_l deposited with the ATCC under accession number 207113. In further preferred embodiments, the present invention provides a polynucleotide encoding a protein comprising a fragment of the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 8 having biological activity, the fragment preferably comprising eight (more preferably twenty, most preferably thirty) contiguous amino acids of SEQ ID NO:8, or a polynucleotide encoding a protein comprising a fragment of the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:8 having biological activity, the fragment comprising the amino acid sequence from amino acid 95 to amino acid 104 of SEQ ID NO:8. Other embodiments provide the gene corresponding to the cDNA sequence of SEQ ID NO:7. Further embodiments of the invention provide isolated polynucleotides produced according to a process selected from the group consisting of: (a) a process comprising the steps of: (i) preparing one or more polynucleotide probes that hybridize in 6X SSC at 65 degrees C to a nucleotide sequence selected from the group consisting of: (aa) SEQ ID NO:7, but excluding the poly(A) tail at the 3' end of SEQ ID NO:7; and (ab) the nucleotide sequence of the cDNA insert of clone vq4_l deposited with the ATCC under accession number 207113; (ii) hybridizing said probe(s) to human genomic DNA in conditions at least as stringent as 4X SSC at 50 degrees C; and (iii) isolating the DNA polynucleotides detected with the probe(s); and (b) a process comprising the steps of: (i) preparing one or more polynucleotide primers that hybridize in 6X SSC at 65 degrees C to a nucleotide sequence selected from the group consisting of: (ba) SEQ DO NO:7, but excluding the poly(A) tail at the 3' end of SEQ ID NO:7; and (bb) the nucleotide sequence of the cDNA insert of clone vq4_l deposited with the ATCC under accession number 207113; (ii) hybridizing said primer(s) to human genomic DNA in conditions at least as stringent as 4X SSC at 50 degrees C; (iii) amplifying human DNA sequences; and (iv) isolating the polynucleotide products of step (b)(iii). Preferably the polynucleotide isolated according to the above process comprises a nucleotide sequence corresponding to the cDNA sequence of SEQ DO NO:7, and extending contiguously from a nucleotide sequence corresponding to the 5' end of SEQ ID NO:7 to a nucleotide sequence corresponding to the 3' end of SEQ ID NO:7 , but excluding the poly(A) tail at the 3' end of SEQ ID NO:7. Also preferably the polynucleotide isolated according to the above process comprises a nucleotide sequence corresponding to the cDNA sequence of SEQ ID NO:7 from nucleotide 129 to nucleotide 731, and extending contiguously from a nucleotide sequence corresponding to the 5' end of said sequence of SEQ ID NO:7 from nucleotide 129 to nucleotide 731, to a nucleotide sequence corresponding to the 3' end of said sequence of SEQ ID NO:7 from nucleotide 129 to nucleotide 731. Also preferably the polynucleotide isolated according to the above process comprises a nucleotide sequence corresponding to the cDNA sequence of SEQ ID NO:7 from nucleotide 186 to nucleotide 731, and extending contiguously from a nucleotide sequence corresponding to the 5' end of said sequence of SEQ ID NO:7 from nucleotide 186 to nucleotide 731, to a nucleotide sequence corresponding to the 3' end of said sequence of SEQ ID NO:7 from nucleotide 186 to nucleotide 731. In other embodiments, the present invention provides a composition comprising a protein, wherein said protein comprises an amino acid sequence selected from the group consisting of: (a) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:8; (b) a fragment of the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 8, the fragment comprising eight contiguous amino acids of SEQ ID NO: 8; and (c) the amino acid sequence encoded by the cDN A insert of clone vq4_ 1 deposited with the ATCC under accession number 207113; the protein being substantially free from other mammalian proteins. Preferably such protein comprises the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:8. In further preferred embodiments, the present invention provides a protein comprising a fragment of the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:8 having biological activity, the fragment preferably comprising eight (more preferably twenty, most preferably thirty) contiguous amino acids of SEQ DO NO:8, or a protein comprising a fragment of the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 8 having biological activity, the fragment comprising the amino acid sequence from amino acid 95 to amino acid 104 of SEQ ID NO: 8. In one embodiment, the present invention provides a composition comprising an isolated polynucleotide selected from the group consisting of: (a) a polynucleotide comprising the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO:9; (b) a polynucleotide comprising the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO:9 from nucleotide 143 to nucleotide 571; (c) a polynucleotide comprising the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO:9 from nucleotide 221 to nucleotide 571; (d) a polynucleotide comprising the nucleotide sequence of the full- length protein coding sequence of clone vo7_l deposited with the ATCC under accession number PTA-362; (e) a polynucleotide encoding the full-length protein encoded by the cDNA insert of clone vo7_l deposited with the ATCC under accession number PTA-362; (f) a polynucleotide comprising the nucleotide sequence of a mature protein coding sequence of clone vo7_l deposited with the ATCC under accession number PTA-362; (g) a polynucleotide encoding a mature protein encoded by the cDNA insert of clone vo7_l deposited with the ATCC under accession number PTA-362; (h) a polynucleotide encoding a protein comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 10; (i) a polynucleotide encoding a protein comprising a fragment of the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 10 having biological activity, the fragment comprising eight contiguous amino acids of SEQ ID NO: 10; (j) a polynucleotide which is an allelic variant of a polynucleotide of (a)-(g) above; (k) a polynucleotide which encodes a species homologue of the protein of (h) or (i) above ; (1) a polynucleotide that hybridizes under stringent conditions to any one of the polynucleotides specified in (a)-(i); and (m) a polynucleotide that hybridizes under stringent conditions to any one of the polynucleotides specified in (a)-(i) and that has a length that is at least 25% of the length of SEQ ID NO:9. Preferably, such polynucleotide comprises the nucleotide sequence of SEQ DD NO:9 from nucleotide 143 to nucleotide 571; the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO:9 from nucleotide 221 to nucleotide 571; the nucleotide sequence of the full-length protein coding sequence of clone vo7_l deposited with the ATCC under accession number PTA-362; or the nucleotide sequence of a mature protein coding sequence of clone vo7_l deposited with the ATCC under accession number PTA-362. In other preferred embodiments, the polynucleotide encodes the full-length or a mature protein encoded by the cDNA insert of clone vo7_l deposited with the ATCC under accession number PTA-362. In further preferred embodiments, the present invention provides a polynucleotide encoding a protein comprising a fragment of the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 10 having biological activity, the fragment preferably comprising eight (more preferably twenty, most preferably thirty) contiguous amino acids of SEQ ID NO: 10, or a polynucleotide encoding a protein comprising a fragment of the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 10 having biological activity, the fragment comprising the amino acid sequence from amino acid 66 to amino acid 75 of SEQ ID NO: 10. Other embodiments provide the gene corresponding to the cDNA sequence of SEQ ID NO:9. Further embodiments of the invention provide isolated polynucleotides produced according to a process selected from the group consisting of: (a) a process comprising the steps of: (i) preparing one or more polynucleotide probes that hybridize in 6X SSC at 65 degrees C to a nucleotide sequence selected from the group consisting of: (aa) SEQ DD NO:9, but excluding the poly(A) tail at the 3' end of SEQ ID NO:9; and (ab) the nucleotide sequence of the cDNA insert of clone vo7_l deposited with the ATCC under accession number PTA-362; (ii) hybridizing said probe(s) to human genomic DNA in conditions at least as stringent as 4X SSC at 50 degrees C; and (iii) isolating the DNA polynucleotides detected with the probe(s); and (b) a process comprising the steps of: (i) preparing one or more polynucleotide primers that hybridize in 6X SSC at 65 degrees C to a nucleotide sequence selected from the group consisting of: (ba) SEQ DD NO:9, but excluding the ρoly(A) tail at the 3' end of SEQ ID NO:9; and (bb) the nucleotide sequence of the cDNA insert of clone vo7_l deposited with the ATCC under accession number PTA-362; (ii) hybridizing said primer(s) to human genomic DNA in conditions at least as stringent as 4X SSC at 50 degrees C; (iii) amplifying human DNA sequences; and (iv) isolating the polynucleotide products of step (b)(iii). Preferably the polynucleotide isolated according to the above process comprises a nucleotide sequence corresponding to the cDNA sequence of SEQ DD NO:9, and extending contiguously from a nucleotide sequence corresponding to the 5' end of SEQ ID NO:9 to a nucleotide sequence corresponding to the 3' end of SEQ ID NO:9 , but excluding the poly(A) tail at the 3' end of SEQ ID NO:9. Also preferably the polynucleotide isolated according to the above process comprises a nucleotide sequence corresponding to the cDNA sequence of SEQ ID NO:9 from nucleotide 143 to nucleotide 571, and extending contiguously from a nucleotide sequence corresponding to the 5' end of said sequence of SEQ ID NO:9 from nucleotide 143 to nucleotide 571, to a nucleotide sequence corresponding to the 3' end of said sequence of SEQ ID NO:9 from nucleotide 143 to nucleotide 571. Also preferably the polynucleotide isolated according to the above process comprises a nucleotide sequence corresponding to the cDNA sequence of SEQ ID NO:9 from nucleotide 221 to nucleotide 571, and extending contiguously from a nucleotide sequence corresponding to the 5' end of said sequence of SEQ ID NO:9 from nucleotide 221 to nucleotide 571, to a nucleotide sequence corresponding to the 3' end of said sequence of SEQ ID NO:9 from nucleotide 221 to nucleotide 571. In other embodiments, the present invention provides a composition comprising a protein, wherein said protein comprises an amino acid sequence selected from the group consisting of: (a) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 10; (b) a fragment of the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 10, the fragment comprising eight contiguous amino acids of SEQ ID NO: 10; and (c) the amino acid sequence encoded by the cDN A insert of clone vo7_ 1 deposited with the ATCC under accession number PTA-362; the protein being substantially free from other mammalian proteins. Preferably such protein comprises the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 10. In further preferred embodiments, the present invention provides a protein comprising a fragment of the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 10 having biological activity, the fragment preferably comprising eight (more preferably twenty, most preferably thirty) contiguous amino acids of SEQ DD NO: 10, or a protein comprising a fragment of the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 10 having biological activity, the fragment comprising the amino acid sequence from amino acid 66 to amino acid 75 of SEQ ID NO: 10. In one embodiment, the present invention provides a composition comprising an isolated polynucleotide selected from the group consisting of: (a) a polynucleotide comprising the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO:l l; (b) a polynucleotide comprising the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO: 11 from nucleotide 112 to nucleotide 570; (c) a polynucleotide comprising the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO: 11 from nucleotide 190 to nucleotide 570; (d) a polynucleotide comprising the nucleotide sequence of the full- length protein coding sequence of clone vc65_l deposited with the ATCC under accession number PTA-361; (e) a polynucleotide encoding the full-length protein encoded by the cDNA insert of clone vc65_l deposited with the ATCC under accession number PTA-361; (f) a polynucleotide comprising the nucleotide sequence of a mature protein coding sequence of clone vc65_l deposited with the ATCC under accession number PTA-361; (g) a polynucleotide encoding a mature protein encoded by the cDNA insert of clone vc65_l deposited with the ATCC under accession number PTA-361 ; (h) a polynucleotide encoding a protein comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 12; (i) a polynucleotide encoding a protein comprising a fragment of the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 12 having biological activity, the fragment comprising eight contiguous amino acids of SEQ ID NO: 12; (j) a polynucleotide which is an allelic variant of a polynucleotide of (a)-(g) above; (k) a polynucleotide which encodes a species homologue of the protein of (h) or (i) above ; (1) a polynucleotide that hybridizes under stringent conditions to any one of the polynucleotides specified in (a)-(i); and (m) a polynucleotide that hybridizes under stringent conditions to any one of the polynucleotides specified in (a)-(i) and that has a length that is at least 25% of the length of SEQ ID NO: 11. Preferably, such polynucleotide comprises the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO: 11 from nucleotide 112 to nucleotide 570; the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO: 11 from nucleotide 190 to nucleotide 570; the nucleotide sequence of the full-length protein coding sequence of clone vc65_l deposited with the ATCC under accession number PTA- 361; or the nucleotide sequence of a mature protein coding sequence of clone vc65_l deposited with the ATCC under accession number PTA-361. In other preferred embodiments, the polynucleotide encodes the full-length or a mature protein encoded by the cDNA insert of clone vc65_l deposited with the ATCC under accession number PTA- 361. In further preferred embodiments, the present invention provides a polynucleotide encoding a protein comprising a fragment of the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 12 having biological activity, the fragment preferably comprising eight (more preferably twenty, most preferably thirty) contiguous amino acids of SEQ ID NO: 12, or a polynucleotide encoding a protein comprising a fragment of the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 12 having biological activity, the fragment comprising the amino acid sequence from amino acid 71 to amino acid 80 of SEQ ID NO: 12. Other embodiments provide the gene corresponding to the cDNA sequence of SEQ ID NO:l l. Further embodiments of the invention provide isolated polynucleotides produced according to a process selected from the group consisting of: (a) a process comprising the steps of: (i) preparing one or more polynucleotide probes that hybridize in 6X SSC at 65 degrees C to a nucleotide sequence selected from the group consisting of: (aa) SEQ DD NO: 11 , but excluding the poly(A) tail at the 3' end of SEQ ID NO: 11 ; and (ab) the nucleotide sequence of the cDNA insert of clone vc65_l deposited with the ATCC under accession number PTA- 361; (ii) hybridizing said probe(s) to human genomic DNA in conditions at least as stringent as 4X SSC at 50 degrees C; and (iii) isolating the DNA polynucleotides detected with the probe(s); and (b) a process comprising the steps of: (i) preparing one or more polynucleotide primers that hybridize in 6X SSC at 65 degrees C to a nucleotide sequence selected from the group consisting of: (ba) SEQ DD NO: 11 , but excluding the poly(A) tail at the 3' end of SEQ ID NO: 11; and (bb) the nucleotide sequence of the cDNA insert of clone vc65_l deposited with the ATCC under accession number PTA- 361; (ii) hybridizing said primer(s) to human genomic DNA in conditions at least as stringent as 4X SSC at 50 degrees C; (iii) amplifying human DNA sequences; and (iv) isolating the polynucleotide products of step (b)(iii). Preferably the polynucleotide isolated according to the above process comprises a nucleotide sequence corresponding to the cDNA sequence of SEQ ID NO: 11, and extending contiguously from a nucleotide sequence corresponding to the 5' end of SEQ ID NO: 11 to a nucleotide sequence corresponding to the 3' end of SEQ ID NO: 11 , but excluding the poly(A) tail at the 3' end of SEQ ID NO:l l. Also preferably the polynucleotide isolated according to the above process comprises a nucleotide sequence corresponding to the cDNA sequence of SEQ DD NO: 11 from nucleotide 112 to nucleotide 570, and extending contiguously from a nucleotide sequence corresponding to the 5' end of said sequence of SEQ DD NO: 11 from nucleotide 112 to nucleotide 570, to a nucleotide sequence corresponding to the 3' end of said sequence of SEQ ID NO: 11 from nucleotide 112 to nucleotide 570. Also preferably the polynucleotide isolated according to the above process comprises a nucleotide sequence corresponding to the cDNA sequence of SEQ ID NO: 11 from nucleotide 190 to nucleotide 570, and extending contiguously from a nucleotide sequence corresponding to the 5' end of said sequence of SEQ ID NO: 11 from nucleotide 190 to nucleotide 570, to a nucleotide sequence corresponding to the 3' end of said sequence of SEQ ID NO: 11 from nucleotide 190 to nucleotide 570. In other embodiments, the present invention provides a composition comprising a protein, wherein said protein comprises an amino acid sequence selected from the group consisting of: (a) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 12; (b) a fragment of the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 12, the fragment comprising eight contiguous amino acids of SEQ ID NO: 12; and (c) the amino acid sequence encoded by the cDNA insert of clone vc65_l deposited with the ATCC under accession number PTA-361 ; the protein being substantially free from other mammalian proteins. Preferably such protein comprises the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 12. In further preferred embodiments, the present invention provides a protein comprising a fragment of the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 12 having biological activity, the fragment preferably comprising eight (more preferably twenty, most preferably thirty) contiguous amino acids of SEQ DD NO: 12, or a protein comprising a fragment of the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 12 having biological activity, the fragment comprising the amino acid sequence from amino acid 71 to amino acid 80 of SEQ ID NO: 12. In one embodiment, the present invention provides a composition comprising an isolated polynucleotide selected from the group consisting of: (a) a polynucleotide comprising the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO: 13; (b) a polynucleotide comprising the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO: 13 from nucleotide 4 to nucleotide 261; (c) a polynucleotide comprising the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO: 13 from nucleotide 124 to nucleotide 261; (d) a polynucleotide comprising the nucleotide sequence of the full- length protein coding sequence of clone vc66_l deposited with the ATCC under accession number PTA-361; (e) a polynucleotide encoding the full-length protein encoded by the cDNA insert of clone vc66_l deposited with the ATCC under accession number PTA-361; (f) a polynucleotide comprising the nucleotide sequence of a mature protein coding sequence of clone vc66_l deposited with the ATCC under accession number PTA-361; (g) a polynucleotide encoding a mature protein encoded by the cDNA insert of clone vc66_l deposited with the ATCC under accession number PTA-361 ; (h) a polynucleotide encoding a protein comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 14; (i) a polynucleotide encoding a protein comprising a fragment of the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 14 having biological activity, the fragment comprising eight contiguous amino acids of SEQ ID NO: 14; (j) a polynucleotide which is an allelic variant of a polynucleotide of (a)-(g) above; (k) a polynucleotide which encodes a species homologue of the protein of (h) or (i) above ; (1) a polynucleotide that hybridizes under stringent conditions to any one of the polynucleotides specified in (a)-(i); and (m) a polynucleotide that hybridizes under stringent conditions to any one of the polynucleotides specified in (a)-(i) and that has a length that is at least 25% of the length of SEQ ID NO: 13. Preferably, such polynucleotide comprises the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO: 13 from nucleotide 4 to nucleotide 261; the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO: 13 from nucleotide 124 to nucleotide 261; the nucleotide sequence of the full-length protein coding sequence of clone vc66_l deposited with the ATCC under accession number PTA- 361; or the nucleotide sequence of a mature protein coding sequence of clone vc66_l deposited with the ATCC under accession number PTA-361. In other preferred embodiments, the polynucleotide encodes the full-length or a mature protein encoded by the cDNA insert of clone vc66_l deposited with the ATCC under accession number PTA- 361. In further preferred embodiments, the present invention provides a polynucleotide encoding a protein comprising a fragment of the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 14 having biological activity, the fragment preferably comprising eight (more preferably twenty, most preferably thirty) contiguous amino acids of SEQ ID NO: 14, or a polynucleotide encoding a protein comprising a fragment of the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 14 having biological activity, the fragment comprising the amino acid sequence from amino acid 38 to amino acid 47 of SEQ ID NO: 14. Other embodiments provide the gene corresponding to the cDNA sequence of SEQ ID NO: 13. Further embodiments of the invention provide isolated polynucleotides produced according to a process selected from the group consisting of: (a) a process comprising the steps of: (i) preparing one or more polynucleotide probes that hybridize in 6X SSC at 65 degrees C to a nucleotide sequence selected from the group consisting of: (aa) SEQ DD NO: 13, but excluding the poly(A) tail at the 3' end of SEQ ID NO: 13; and (ab) the nucleotide sequence of the cDNA insert of clone vc66_l deposited with the ATCC under accession number PTA- 361; (ii) hybridizing said probe(s) to human genomic DNA in conditions at least as stringent as 4X SSC at 50 degrees C; and (iii) isolating the DNA polynucleotides detected with the probe(s); and (b) a process comprising the steps of: (i) preparing one or more polynucleotide primers that hybridize in 6X SSC at 65 degrees C to a nucleotide sequence selected from the group consisting of: (ba) SEQ DD NO: 13, but excluding the poly (A) tail at the 3' end of SEQ ID NO:13; and (bb) the nucleotide sequence of the cDNA insert of clone vc66_l deposited with the ATCC under accession number PTA- 361; (ii) hybridizing said primer(s) to human genomic DNA in conditions at least as stringent as 4X SSC at 50 degrees C; (iii) amplifying human DNA sequences; and (iv) isolating the polynucleotide products of step (b)(iii). Preferably the polynucleotide isolated according to the above process comprises a nucleotide sequence corresponding to the cDNA sequence of SEQ ID NO: 13, and extending contiguously from a nucleotide sequence corresponding to the 5' end of SEQ ID NO: 13 to a nucleotide sequence corresponding to the 3' end of SEQ ID NO: 13 , but excluding the poly(A) tail at the 3' end of SEQ ID NO: 13. Also preferably the polynucleotide isolated according to the above process comprises a nucleotide sequence corresponding to the cDNA sequence of SEQ ID NO: 13 from nucleotide 4 to nucleotide 261, and extending contiguously from a nucleotide sequence corresponding to the 5' end of said sequence of SEQ ID NO: 13 from nucleotide 4 to nucleotide 261, to a nucleotide sequence corresponding to the 3' end of said sequence of SEQ ID NO: 13 from nucleotide 4 to nucleotide 261. Also preferably the polynucleotide isolated according to the above process comprises a nucleotide sequence corresponding to the cDNA sequence of SEQ ID NO: 13 from nucleotide 124 to nucleotide 261, and extending contiguously from a nucleotide sequence corresponding to the 5' end of said sequence of SEQ ID NO: 13 from nucleotide 124 to nucleotide 261, to a nucleotide sequence corresponding to the 3' end of said sequence of SEQ ID NO: 13 from nucleotide 124 to nucleotide 261. In other embodiments, the present invention provides a composition comprising a protein, wherein said protein comprises an amino acid sequence selected from the group consisting of: (a) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 14; (b) a fragment of the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 14, the fragment comprising eight contiguous amino acids of SEQ ID NO: 14; and (c) the amino acid sequence encoded by the cDNA insert of clone vc66_l deposited with the ATCC under accession number PTA-361 ; the protein being substantially free from other mammalian proteins. Preferably such protein comprises the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 14. In further preferred embodiments, the present invention provides a protein comprising a fragment of the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 14 having biological activity, the fragment preferably comprising eight (more preferably twenty, most preferably thirty) contiguous amino acids of SEQ DD NO: 14, or a protein comprising a fragment of the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 14 having biological activity, the fragment comprising the amino acid sequence from amino acid 38 to amino acid 47 of SEQ ID NO: 14. In one embodiment, the present invention provides a composition comprising an isolated polynucleotide selected from the group consisting of: (a) a polynucleotide comprising the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO:15; (b) a polynucleotide comprising the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO: 15 from nucleotide 135 to nucleotide 1227; (c) a polynucleotide comprising the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO: 15 from nucleotide 216 to nucleotide 1227; (d) a polynucleotide comprising the nucleotide sequence of the full- length protein coding sequence of clone vc68_l deposited with the ATCC under accession number PTA-361; (e) a polynucleotide encoding the full-length protein encoded by the cDNA insert of clone vc68_l deposited with the ATCC under accession number PTA-361; (f) a polynucleotide comprising the nucleotide sequence of a mature protein coding sequence of clone vc68_l deposited with the ATCC under accession number PTA-361; (g) a polynucleotide encoding a mature protein encoded by the cDNA insert of clone vc68_l deposited with the ATCC under accession number PTA-361 ; (h) a polynucleotide encoding a protein comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 16; (i) a polynucleotide encoding a protein comprising a fragment of the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 16 having biological activity, the fragment comprising eight contiguous amino acids of SEQ ID NO: 16; (j) a polynucleotide which is an allelic variant of a polynucleotide of (a)-(g) above; (k) a polynucleotide which encodes a species homologue of the protein of (h) or (i) above ; (1) a polynucleotide that hybridizes under stringent conditions to any one of the polynucleotides specified in (a)-(i); and (m) a polynucleotide that hybridizes under stringent conditions to any one of the polynucleotides specified in (a)-(i) and that has a length that is at least 25% of the length of SEQ ID NO: 15. Preferably, such polynucleotide comprises the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO: 15 from nucleotide 135 to nucleotide 1227; the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO: 15 from nucleotide 216 to nucleotide 1227; the nucleotide sequence of the full-length protein coding sequence of clone vc68_l deposited with the ATCC under accession number PTA- 361; or the nucleotide sequence of a mature protein coding sequence of clone vc68_l deposited with the ATCC under accession number PTA-361. In other preferred embodiments, the polynucleotide encodes the full-length or a mature protein encoded by the cDNA insert of clone vc68_l deposited with the ATCC under accession number PTA- 361. In further preferred embodiments, the present invention provides a polynucleotide encoding a protein comprising a fragment of the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 16 having biological activity, the fragment preferably comprising eight (more preferably twenty, most preferably thirty) contiguous amino acids of SEQ ID NO: 16, or a polynucleotide encoding a protein comprising a fragment of the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 16 having biological activity, the fragment comprising the amino acid sequence from amino acid 160 to amino acid 169 of SEQ ID NO: 16. Other embodiments provide the gene corresponding to the cDNA sequence of SEQ ID NO: 15. Further embodiments of the invention provide isolated polynucleotides produced according to a process selected from the group consisting of: (a) a process comprising the steps of: (i) preparing one or more polynucleotide probes that hybridize in 6X SSC at 65 degrees C to a nucleotide sequence selected from the group consisting of: (aa) SEQ DD NO: 15, but excluding the poly(A) tail at the 3' end of SEQ ID NO: 15; and (ab) the nucleotide sequence of the cDNA insert of clone vc68_l deposited with the ATCC under accession number PTA- 361; (ii) hybridizing said probe(s) to human genomic DNA in conditions at least as stringent as 4X SSC at 50 degrees C; and (iii) isolating the DNA polynucleotides detected with the ρrobe(s); and (b) a process comprising the steps of: (i) preparing one or more polynucleotide primers that hybridize in 6X SSC at 65 degrees C to a nucleotide sequence selected from the group consisting of: (ba) SEQ ID NO: 15, but excluding the poly(A) tail at the 3' end of SEQ ID NO: 15; and (bb) the nucleotide sequence of the cDNA insert of clone vc68_l deposited with the ATCC under accession number PTA- 361; (ii) hybridizing said primer(s) to human genomic DNA in conditions at least as stringent as 4X SSC at 50 degrees C; (iii) amplifying human DNA sequences; and (iv) isolating the polynucleotide products of step (b)(iii). Preferably the polynucleotide isolated according to the above process comprises a nucleotide sequence corresponding to the cDNA sequence of SEQ ID NO: 15, and extending contiguously from a nucleotide sequence corresponding to the 5' end of SEQ ID NO: 15 to a nucleotide sequence corresponding to the 3' end of SEQ ID NO: 15 , but excluding the poly(A) tail at the 3' end of SEQ ID NO: 15. Also preferably the polynucleotide isolated according to the above process comprises a nucleotide sequence corresponding to the cDNA sequence of SEQ DD NO: 15 from nucleotide 135 to nucleotide 1227, and extending contiguously from a nucleotide sequence corresponding to the 5' end of said sequence of SEQ DD NO: 15 from nucleotide 135 to nucleotide 1227, to a nucleotide sequence corresponding to the 3' end of said sequence of SEQ ID NO: 15 from nucleotide 135 to nucleotide 1227. Also preferably the polynucleotide isolated according to the above process comprises a nucleotide sequence corresponding to the cDNA sequence of SEQ ID NO: 15 from nucleotide 216 to nucleotide 1227, and extending contiguously from a nucleotide sequence corresponding to the 5' end of said sequence of SEQ ID NO: 15 from nucleotide 216 to nucleotide 1227, to a nucleotide sequence corresponding to the 3' end of said sequence of SEQ ID NO: 15 from nucleotide 216 to nucleotide 1227. In other embodiments, the present invention provides a composition comprising a protein, wherein said protein comprises an amino acid sequence selected from the group consisting of: (a) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 16; (b) a fragment of the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 16, the fragment comprising eight contiguous amino acids of SEQ ID NO: 16; and (c) the amino acid sequence encoded by the cDNA insert of clone vc68_l deposited with the ATCC under accession number PTA-361 ; the protein being substantially free from other mammalian proteins. Preferably such protein comprises the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 16. In further preferred embodiments, the present invention provides a protein comprising a fragment of the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 16 having biological activity, the fragment preferably comprising eight (more preferably twenty, most preferably thirty) contiguous amino acids of SEQ ID NO: 16, or a protein comprising a fragment of the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 16 having biological activity, the fragment comprising the amino acid sequence from amino acid 160 to amino acid 169 of SEQ ID NO: 16. In one embodiment, the present invention provides a composition comprising an isolated polynucleotide selected from the group consisting of: (a) a polynucleotide comprising the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO: 17; (b) a polynucleotide comprising the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO: 17 from nucleotide 79 to nucleotide 2424; (c) a polynucleotide comprising the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO: 17 from nucleotide 145 to nucleotide 2424; (d) a polynucleotide comprising the nucleotide sequence of the full- length protein coding sequence of clone vk6_l deposited with the ATCC under accession number PTA-361; (e) a polynucleotide encoding the full-length protein encoded by the cDNA insert of clone vk6_l deposited with the ATCC under accession number PTA-361; (f) a polynucleotide comprising the nucleotide sequence of a mature protein coding sequence of clone vk6_l deposited with the ATCC under accession number PTA-361; (g) a polynucleotide encoding a mature protein encoded by the cDNA insert of clone vk6_l deposited with the ATCC under accession number PTA-361; (h) a polynucleotide encoding a protein comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 18; (i) a polynucleotide encoding a protein comprising a fragment of the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 18 having biological activity, the fragment comprising eight contiguous amino acids of SEQ ID NO: 18; (j) a polynucleotide which is an allelic variant of a polynucleotide of (a)-(g) above; (k) a polynucleotide which encodes a species homologue of the protein of (h) or (i) above ; (1) a polynucleotide that hybridizes under stringent conditions to any one of the polynucleotides specified in (a)-(i); and (m) a polynucleotide that hybridizes under stringent conditions to any one of the polynucleotides specified in (a)-(i) and that has a length that is at least 25% of the length of SEQ ID NO: 17. Preferably, such polynucleotide comprises the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO: 17 from nucleotide 79 to nucleotide 2424; the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO: 17 from nucleotide 145 to nucleotide 2424; the nucleotide sequence of the full-length protein coding sequence of clone vk6_l deposited with the ATCC under accession number PTA- 361 ; or the nucleotide sequence of a mature protein coding sequence of clone vk6_l deposited with the ATCC under accession number PTA-361. In other preferred embodiments, the polynucleotide encodes the full-length or a mature protein encoded by the cDNA insert of clone vk6_l deposited with the ATCC under accession number PTA- 361. In further preferred embodiments, the present invention provides a polynucleotide encoding a protein comprising a fragment of the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 18 having biological activity, the fragment preferably comprising eight (more preferably twenty, most preferably thirty) contiguous amino acids of SEQ ID NO: 18, or a polynucleotide encoding a protein comprising a fragment of the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 18 having biological activity, the fragment comprising the amino acid sequence from amino acid 386 to amino acid 395 of SEQ ID NO: 18. Other embodiments provide the gene corresponding to the cDNA sequence of SEQ ID NO: 17. Further embodiments of the invention provide isolated polynucleotides produced according to a process selected from the group consisting of: (a) a process comprising the steps of: (i) preparing one or more polynucleotide probes that hybridize in 6X SSC at 65 degrees C to a nucleotide sequence selected from the group consisting of: (aa) SEQ DD NO: 17, but excluding the poly(A) tail at the 3' end of SEQ ID NO: 17; and (ab) the nucleotide sequence of the cDNA insert of clone vk6_l deposited with the ATCC under accession number PTA-361 ; (ii) hybridizing said probe(s) to human genomic DNA in conditions at least as stringent as 4X SSC at 50 degrees C; and (iii) isolating the DNA polynucleotides detected with the probe(s); and (b) a process comprising the steps of: (i) preparing one or more polynucleotide primers that hybridize in 6X SSC at 65 degrees C to a nucleotide sequence selected from the group consisting of: (ba) SEQ DD NO: 17, but excluding the poly (A) tail at the 3' end of SEQ ID NO: 17; and (bb) the nucleotide sequence of the cDNA insert of clone vk6_l deposited with the ATCC under accession number PTA-361; (ii) hybridizing said primer(s) to human genomic DNA in conditions at least as stringent as 4X SSC at 50 degrees C; (iii) amplifying human DNA sequences; and (iv) isolating the polynucleotide products of step (b)(iii). Preferably the polynucleotide isolated according to the above process comprises a nucleotide sequence corresponding to the cDNA sequence of SEQ ID NO: 17, and extending contiguously from a nucleotide sequence corresponding to the 5' end of SEQ ID NO: 17 to a nucleotide sequence corresponding to the 3' end of SEQ ID NO: 17 , but excluding the poly(A) tail at the 3' end of SEQ ID NO: 17. Also preferably the polynucleotide isolated according to the above process comprises a nucleotide sequence corresponding to the cDNA sequence of SEQ ID NO: 17 from nucleotide 79 to nucleotide 2424, and extending contiguously from a nucleotide sequence corresponding to the 5' end of said sequence of SEQ DD NO: 17 from nucleotide 79 to nucleotide 2424, to a nucleotide sequence corresponding to the 3' end of said sequence of SEQ ID NO: 17 from nucleotide 79 to nucleotide 2424. Also preferably the polynucleotide isolated according to the above process comprises a nucleotide sequence corresponding to the cDNA sequence of SEQ ID NO: 17 from nucleotide 145 to nucleotide 2424, and extending contiguously from a nucleotide sequence corresponding to the 5' end of said sequence of SEQ ID NO: 17 from nucleotide 145 to nucleotide 2424, to a nucleotide sequence corresponding to the 3' end of said sequence of SEQ ID NO: 17 from nucleotide 145 to nucleotide 2424. In other embodiments, the present invention provides a composition comprising a protein, wherein said protein comprises an amino acid sequence selected from the group consisting of: (a) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 18; (b) a fragment of the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 18, the fragment comprising eight contiguous amino acids of SEQ ID NO: 18; and (c) the amino acid sequence encoded by the cDNA insert of clone vk6_l deposited with the ATCC under accession number PTA-361; the protein being substantially free from other mammalian proteins. Preferably such protein comprises the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 18. In further preferred embodiments, the present invention provides a protein comprising a fragment of the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 18 having biological activity, the fragment preferably comprising eight (more preferably twenty, most preferably thirty) contiguous amino acids of SEQ ID NO: 18, or a protein comprising a fragment of the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 18 having biological activity, the fragment comprising the amino acid sequence from amino acid 386 to amino acid 395 of SEQ ID NO: 18. In one embodiment, the present invention provides a composition comprising an isolated polynucleotide selected from the group consisting of: (a) a polynucleotide comprising the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO: 19; (b) a polynucleotide comprising the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO: 19 from nucleotide 2 to nucleotide 733; (c) a polynucleotide comprising the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO: 19 from nucleotide 71 to nucleotide 733; (d) a polynucleotide comprising the nucleotide sequence of the full- length protein coding sequence of clone vo4_l deposited with the ATCC under accession number PTA-361; (e) a polynucleotide encoding the full-length protein encoded by the cDNA insert of clone vo4_l deposited with the ATCC under accession number PTA-361; (f) a polynucleotide comprising the nucleotide sequence of a mature protein coding sequence of clone vo4_l deposited with the ATCC under accession number PTA-361; (g) a polynucleotide encoding a mature protein encoded by the cDNA insert of clone vo4_l deposited with the ATCC under accession number PTA-361 ; (h) a polynucleotide encoding a protein comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:20; (i) a polynucleotide encoding a protein comprising a fragment of the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:20 having biological activity, the fragment comprising eight contiguous amino acids of SEQ ID NO:20; (j) a polynucleotide which is an allelic variant of a polynucleotide of (a)-(g) above; (k) a polynucleotide which encodes a species homologue of the protein of (h) or (i) above ; (1) a polynucleotide that hybridizes under stringent conditions to any one of the polynucleotides specified in (a)-(i); and (m) a polynucleotide that hybridizes under stringent conditions to any one of the polynucleotides specified in (a)-(i) and that has a length that is at least 25% of the length of SEQ ID NO: 19. Preferably, such polynucleotide comprises the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO: 19 from nucleotide 2 to nucleotide 733; the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO: 19 from nucleotide 71 to nucleotide 733; the nucleotide sequence of the full-length protein coding sequence of clone vo4_l deposited with the ATCC under accession number PTA- 361; or the nucleotide sequence of a mature protein coding sequence of clone vo4_l deposited with the ATCC under accession number PTA-361. In other preferred embodiments, the polynucleotide encodes the full-length or a mature protein encoded by the cDNA insert of clone vo4_l deposited with the ATCC under accession number PTA- 361. In further preferred embodiments, the present invention provides a polynucleotide encoding a protein comprising a fragment of the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:20 having biological activity, the fragment preferably comprising eight (more preferably twenty, most preferably thirty) contiguous amino acids of SEQ ID NO:20, or a polynucleotide encoding a protein comprising a fragment of the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:20 having biological activity, the fragment comprising the amino acid sequence from amino acid 117 to amino acid 126 of SEQ ID NO:20. Other embodiments provide the gene corresponding to the cDNA sequence of SEQ ID NO: 19. Further embodiments of the invention provide isolated polynucleotides produced according to a process selected from the group consisting of: (a) a process comprising the steps of: (i) preparing one or more polynucleotide probes that hybridize in 6X SSC at 65 degrees C to a nucleotide sequence selected from the group consisting of: (aa) SEQ DD NO: 19, but excluding the poly(A) tail at the 3' end of SEQ ID NO: 19; and (ab) the nucleotide sequence of the cDNA insert of clone vo4_l deposited with the ATCC under accession number PTA-361; (ii) hybridrzing said probe(s) to human genomic DNA in conditions at least as stringent as 4X SSC at 50 degrees C; and (iii) isolating the DNA polynucleotides detected with the probe(s); and (b) a process comprising the steps of: (i) preparing one or more polynucleotide primers that hybridize in 6X SSC at 65 degrees C to a nucleotide sequence selected from the group consisting of: (ba) SEQ DD NO: 19, but excluding the poly (A) tail at the 3' end of SEQ ID NO:19; and (bb) the nucleotide sequence of the cDNA insert of clone vo4_l deposited with the ATCC under accession number PTA-361; (ii) hybridizing said primer(s) to human genomic DNA in conditions at least as stringent as 4X SSC at 50 degrees C; (iii) amplifying human DNA sequences; and (iv) isolating the polynucleotide products of step (b)(iii). Preferably the polynucleotide isolated according to the above process comprises a nucleotide sequence corresponding to the cDNA sequence of SEQ ID NO: 19, and extending contiguously from a nucleotide sequence corresponding to the 5' end of SEQ ID NO: 19 to a nucleotide sequence corresponding to the 3' end of SEQ ID NO: 19 , but excluding the poly(A) tail at the 3' end of SEQ ID NO: 19. Also preferably the polynucleotide isolated according to the above process comprises a nucleotide sequence corresponding to the cDNA sequence of SEQ ID NO: 19 from nucleotide 2 to nucleotide 733, and extending contiguously from a nucleotide sequence corresponding to the 5' end of said sequence of SEQ ID NO: 19 from nucleotide 2 to nucleotide 733, to a nucleotide sequence corresponding to the 3' end of said sequence of SEQ ID NO: 19 from nucleotide 2 to nucleotide 733. Also preferably the polynucleotide isolated according to the above process comprises a nucleotide sequence corresponding to the cDNA sequence of SEQ ID NO: 19 from nucleotide 71 to nucleotide 733, and extending contiguously from a nucleotide sequence corresponding to the 5' end of said sequence of SEQ ID NO: 19 from nucleotide 71 to nucleotide 733, to a nucleotide sequence corresponding to the 3' end of said sequence of SEQ ID NO: 19 from nucleotide 71 to nucleotide 733. In other embodiments, the present invention provides a composition comprising a protein, wherein said protein comprises an amino acid sequence selected from the group consisting of: (a) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:20; (b) a fragment of the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:20, the fragment comprising eight contiguous amino acids of SEQ ID NO:20; and (c) the amino acid sequence encoded by the cDN A insert of clone vo4_ 1 deposited with the ATCC under accession number PTA-361; the protein being substantially free from other mammalian proteins. Preferably such protein comprises the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:20. In further preferred embodiments, the present invention provides a protein comprising a fragment of the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:20 having biological activity, the fragment preferably comprising eight (more preferably twenty, most preferably thirty) contiguous amino acids of SEQ ID NO:20, or a protein comprising a fragment of the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:20 having biological activity, the fragment comprising the amino acid sequence from amino acid 117 to amino acid 126 of SEQ ID NO:20. In one embodiment, the present invention provides a composition comprising an isolated polynucleotide selected from the group consisting of: (a) a polynucleotide comprising the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO:21; (b) a polynucleotide comprising the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO:21 from nucleotide 151 to nucleotide 1323; (c) a polynucleotide comprising the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO:21 from nucleotide 217 to nucleotide 1323; (d) a polynucleotide comprising the nucleotide sequence of the full- length protein coding sequence of clone vo8_l deposited with the ATCC under accession number PTA-361; (e) a polynucleotide encoding the full-length protein encoded by the cDNA insert of clone vo8_l deposited with the ATCC under accession number PTA-361; (f) a polynucleotide comprising the nucleotide sequence of a mature protein coding sequence of clone vo8_l deposited with the ATCC under accession number PTA-361; (g) a polynucleotide encoding a mature protein encoded by the cDNA insert of clone vo8_l deposited with the ATCC under accession number PTA-361; (h) a polynucleotide encoding a protein comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:22; (i) a polynucleotide encoding a protein comprising a fragment of the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:22 having biological activity, the fragment comprising eight contiguous amino acids of SEQ ID NO:22; (j) a polynucleotide which is an allelic variant of a polynucleotide of (a)-(g) above; (k) a polynucleotide which encodes a species homologue of the protein of (h) or (i) above ; (1) a polynucleotide that hybridizes under stringent conditions to any one of the polynucleotides specified in (a)-(i); and (m) a polynucleotide that hybridizes under stringent conditions to any one of the polynucleotides specified in (a)-(i) and that has a length that is at least 25% of the length of SEQ ID NO:21. Preferably, such polynucleotide comprises the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO:21 from nucleotide 151 to nucleotide 1323; the nucleotide sequence of SEQ DD NO:21 from nucleotide 217 to nucleotide 1323; the nucleotide sequence of the full-length protein coding sequence of clone vo8_l deposited with the ATCC under accession number PTA- 361; or the nucleotide sequence of a mature protein coding sequence of clone vo8_l deposited with the ATCC under accession number PTA-361. In other preferred embodiments, the polynucleotide encodes the full-length or a mature protein encoded by the cDNA insert of clone vo8_l deposited with the ATCC under accession number PTA- 361. In further preferred embodiments, the present invention provides a polynucleotide encoding a protein comprising a fragment of the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:22 having biological activity, the fragment preferably comprising eight (more preferably twenty, most preferably thirty) contiguous amino acids of SEQ ID NO:22, or a polynucleotide encoding a protein comprising a fragment of the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:22 having biological activity, the fragment comprising the amino acid sequence from amino acid 190 to amino acid 199 of SEQ ID NO:22. Other embodiments provide the gene corresponding to the cDNA sequence of SEQ ID NO:21. Further embodiments of the invention provide isolated polynucleotides produced according to a process selected from the group consisting of: (a) a process comprising the steps of: (i) preparing one or more polynucleotide probes that hybridize in 6X SSC at 65 degrees C to a nucleotide sequence selected from the group consisting of: (aa) SEQ DO NO:21 , but excluding the ρoly(A) tail at the 3' end of SEQ ID NO:21; and (ab) the nucleotide sequence of the cDNA insert of clone vo8_l deposited with the ATCC under accession number PTA-361 ; (ii) hybridizing said probe(s) to human genomic DNA in conditions at least as stringent as 4X SSC at 50 degrees C; and (iii) isolating the DNA polynucleotides detected with the probe(s); and (b) a process comprising the steps of: (i) preparing one or more polynucleotide primers that hybridize in 6X SSC at 65 degrees C to a nucleotide sequence selected from the group consisting of: (ba) SEQ DO NO:21 , but excluding the ρoly(A) tail at the 3' end of SEQ ID NO:21; and (bb) the nucleotide sequence of the cDNA insert of clone vo8_l deposited with the ATCC under accession number PTA-361 ; (ii) hybridizing said primer(s) to human genomic DNA in conditions at least as stringent as 4X SSC at 50 degrees C; (iii) amplifying human DNA sequences; and (iv) isolating the polynucleotide products of step (b)(iii). Preferably the polynucleotide isolated according to the above process comprises a nucleotide sequence corresponding to the cDNA sequence of SEQ ID NO:21, and extending contiguously from a nucleotide sequence corresponding to the 5' end of SEQ ID NO:21 to a nucleotide sequence corresponding to the 3' end of SEQ ID NO:21 , but excluding the poly(A) tail at the 3' end of SEQ ID NO:21. Also preferably the polynucleotide isolated according to the above process comprises a nucleotide sequence corresponding to the cDNA sequence of SEQ ID NO:21 from nucleotide 151 to nucleotide 1323, and extending contiguously from a nucleotide sequence corresponding to the 5' end of said sequence of SEQ DD NO:21 from nucleotide 151 to nucleotide 1323, to a nucleotide sequence corresponding to the 3' end of said sequence of SEQ ID NO:21 from nucleotide 151 to nucleotide 1323. Also preferably the polynucleotide isolated according to the above process comprises a nucleotide sequence corresponding to the cDNA sequence of SEQ ID NO:21 from nucleotide 217 to nucleotide 1323, and extending contiguously from a nucleotide sequence corresponding to the 5' end of said sequence of SEQ ID NO:21 from nucleotide 217 to nucleotide 1323, to a nucleotide sequence corresponding to the 3' end of said sequence of SEQ ID NO:21 from nucleotide 217 to nucleotide 1323. In other embodiments, the present invention provides a composition comprising a protein, wherein said protein comprises an amino acid sequence selected from the group consisting of: (a) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:22; (b) a fragment of the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:22, the fragment comprising eight contiguous amino acids of SEQ ID NO:22; and (c) the amino acid sequence encoded by the cDN A insert of clone vo8_ 1 deposited with the ATCC under accession number PTA-361; the protein being substantially free from other mammalian proteins. Preferably such protein comprises the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:22. In further preferred embodiments, the present invention provides a protein comprising a fragment of the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:22 having biological activity, the fragment preferably comprising eight (more preferably twenty, most preferably thirty) contiguous amino acids of SEQ DD NO:22, or a protein comprising a fragment of the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 22 having biological activity, the fragment comprising the amino acid sequence from amino acid 190 to amino acid 199 of SEQ ID NO:22. In one embodiment, the present invention provides a composition comprising an isolated polynucleotide selected from the group consisting of: (a) a polynucleotide comprising the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO:23; (b) a polynucleotide comprising the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO: 23 from nucleotide 134 to nucleotide 613; (c) a polynucleotide comprising the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO:23 from nucleotide 215 to nucleotide 613; (d) a polynucleotide comprising the nucleotide sequence of the full- length protein coding sequence of clone vol0_l deposited with the ATCC under accession number PTA-361; (e) a polynucleotide encoding the full-length protein encoded by the cDNA insert of clone vol0_l deposited with the ATCC under accession number PTA-361; (f) a polynucleotide comprising the nucleotide sequence of a mature protein coding sequence of clone volO_l deposited with the ATCC under accession number PTA-361; (g) a polynucleotide encoding a mature protein encoded by the cDNA insert of clone vo 10_ 1 deposited with the ATCC under accession number PTA-361 ; (h) a polynucleotide encoding a protein comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:24; (i) a polynucleotide encoding a protein comprising a fragment of the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:24 having biological activity, the fragment comprising eight contiguous amino acids of SEQ ID NO: 24; (j) a polynucleotide which is an allelic variant of a polynucleotide of (a)-(g) above; (k) a polynucleotide which encodes a species homologue of the protein of (h) or (i) above ; (1) a polynucleotide that hybridizes under stringent conditions to any one of the polynucleotides specified in (a)-(i); and (m) a polynucleotide that hybridizes under stringent conditions to any one of the polynucleotides specified in (a)-(i) and that has a length that is at least 25% of the length of SEQ ID NO:23. Preferably, such polynucleotide comprises the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO:23 from nucleotide 134 to nucleotide 613; the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO:23 from nucleotide 215 to nucleotide 613; the nucleotide sequence of the full-length protein coding sequence of clone vol0_l deposited with the ATCC under accession number PTA- 361; or the nucleotide sequence of a mature protein coding sequence of clone volO_l deposited with the ATCC under accession number PTA-361. In other preferred embodiments, the polynucleotide encodes the full-length or a mature protein encoded by the cDNA insert of clone vol0_l deposited with the ATCC under accession number PTA- 361. In further preferred embodiments, the present invention provides a polynucleotide encoding a protein comprising a fragment of the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 24 having biological activity, the fragment preferably comprising eight (more preferably twenty, most preferably thirty) contiguous amino acids of SEQ ID NO:24, or a polynucleotide encoding a protein comprising a fragment of the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:24 having biological activity, the fragment comprising the amino acid sequence from amino acid 75 to amino acid 84 of SEQ ID NO:24. Other embodiments provide the gene corresponding to the cDNA sequence of SEQ ID NO:23. Further embodiments of the invention provide isolated polynucleotides produced according to a process selected from the group consisting of: (a) a process comprising the steps of: (i) preparing one or more polynucleotide probes that hybridize in 6X SSC at 65 degrees C to a nucleotide sequence selected from the group consisting of: (aa) SEQ DD NO:23, but excluding the poly(A) tail at the 3' end of SEQ ID NO:23; and (ab) the nucleotide sequence of the cDNA insert of clone vol0_l deposited with the ATCC under accession number PTA- 361; (ii) hybridizing said probe(s) to human genomic DNA in conditions at least as stringent as 4X SSC at 50 degrees C; and (iii) isolating the DNA polynucleotides detected with the probe(s); and (b) a process comprising the steps of: (i) preparing one or more polynucleotide primers that hybridize in 6X SSC at 65 degrees C to a nucleotide sequence selected from the group consisting of: (ba) SEQ ID NO:23, but excluding the poly(A) tail at the 3' end of SEQ ID NO:23; and (bb) the nucleotide sequence of the cDNA insert of clone vol0_l deposited with the ATCC under accession number PTA- 361; (ii) hybridizing said primer(s) to human genomic DNA in conditions at least as stringent as 4X SSC at 50 degrees C; (iii) amplifying human DNA sequences; and (iv) isolating the polynucleotide products of step (b)(iii). Preferably the polynucleotide isolated according to the above process comprises a nucleotide sequence corresponding to the cDNA sequence of SEQ ID NO:23, and extending contiguously from a nucleotide sequence corresponding to the 5' end of SEQ ID NO:23 to a nucleotide sequence corresponding to the 3' end of SEQ ID NO:23 , but excluding the poly(A) tail at the 3' end of SEQ ID NO:23. Also preferably the polynucleotide isolated according to the above process comprises a nucleotide sequence corresponding to the cDNA sequence of SEQ DD NO:23 from nucleotide 134 to nucleotide 613, and extending contiguously from a nucleotide sequence corresponding to the 5' end of said sequence of SEQ DD NO:23 from nucleotide 134 to nucleotide 613, to a nucleotide sequence corresponding to the 3' end of said sequence of SEQ ID NO:23 from nucleotide 134 to nucleotide 613. Also preferably the polynucleotide isolated according to the above process comprises a nucleotide sequence corresponding to the cDNA sequence of SEQ ID NO:23 from nucleotide 215 to nucleotide 613, and extending contiguously from a nucleotide sequence corresponding to the 5' end of said sequence of SEQ ID NO:23 from nucleotide 215 to nucleotide 613, to a nucleotide sequence corresponding to the 3' end of said sequence of SEQ ID NO:23 from nucleotide 215 to nucleotide 613. In other embodiments, the present invention provides a composition comprising a protein, wherein said protein comprises an amino acid sequence selected from the group consisting of: (a) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:24; (b) a fragment of the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:24, the fragment comprising eight contiguous amino acids of SEQ ID NO:24; and (c) the amino acid sequence encoded by the cDNA insert of clone vol0_l deposited with the ATCC under accession number PTA-361 ; the protein being substantially free from other mammalian proteins. Preferably such protein comprises the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:24. In further preferred embodiments, the present invention provides a protein comprising a fragment of the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:24 having biological activity, the fragment preferably comprising eight (more preferably twenty, most preferably thirty) contiguous amino acids of SEQ ID NO:24, or a protein comprising a fragment of the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:24 having biological activity, the fragment comprising the amino acid sequence from amino acid 75 to amino acid 84 of SEQ ID NO:24. In one embodiment, the present invention provides a composition comprising an isolated polynucleotide selected from the group consisting of: (a) a polynucleotide comprising the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO:25; (b) a polynucleotide comprising the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO:25 from nucleotide 102 to nucleotide 1163; (c) a polynucleotide comprising the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO:25 from nucleotide 156 to nucleotide 1163 ; (d) a polynucleotide comprising the nucleotide sequence of the full- length protein coding sequence of clone vo20_l deposited with the ATCC under accession number PTA-361; (e) a polynucleotide encoding the full-length protein encoded by the cDNA insert of clone vo20_l deposited with the ATCC under accession number PTA-361; (f) a polynucleotide comprising the nucleotide sequence of a mature protein coding sequence of clone vo20_l deposited with the ATCC under accession number PTA-361; (g) a polynucleotide encoding a mature protein encoded by the cDNA insert of clone vo20_l deposited with the ATCC under accession number PTA-361 ; (h) a polynucleotide encoding a protein comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:26; (i) a polynucleotide encoding a protein comprising a fragment of the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:26 having biological activity, the fragment comprising eight contiguous amino acids of SEQ ID NO:26; (j) a polynucleotide which is an allelic variant of a polynucleotide of (a)-(g) above; (k) a polynucleotide which encodes a species homologue of the protein of (h) or (i) above ; (1) a polynucleotide that hybridizes under stringent conditions to any one of the polynucleotides specified in (a)-(i); and (m) a polynucleotide that hybridizes under stringent conditions to any one of the polynucleotides specified in (a)-(i) and that has a length that is at least 25% of the length of SEQ ID NO:25. Preferably, such polynucleotide comprises the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO:25 from nucleotide 102 to nucleotide 1163; the nucleotide sequence of SEQ DD NO:25 from nucleotide 156 to nucleotide 1163; the nucleotide sequence of the full-length protein coding sequence of clone vo20_l deposited with the ATCC under accession number PTA- 361; or the nucleotide sequence of a mature protein coding sequence of clone vo20_l deposited with the ATCC under accession number PTA-361. In other preferred embodiments, the polynucleotide encodes the full-length or a mature protein encoded by the cDNA insert of clone vo20_l deposited with the ATCC under accession number PTA- 361. In further preferred embodiments, the present invention provides a polynucleotide encoding a protein comprising a fragment of the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:26 having biological activity, the fragment preferably comprising eight (more preferably twenty, most preferably thirty) contiguous amino acids of SEQ ID NO:26, or a polynucleotide encoding a protein comprising a fragment of the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:26 having biological activity, the fragment comprising the amino acid sequence from amino acid 172 to amino acid 181 of SEQ ID NO:26. Other embodiments provide the gene corresponding to the cDNA sequence of SEQ ID NO:25. Further embodiments of the invention provide isolated polynucleotides produced according to a process selected from the group consisting of: (a) a process comprising the steps of: (i) preparing one or more polynucleotide probes that hybridize in 6X SSC at 65 degrees C to a nucleotide sequence selected from the group consisting of: (aa) SEQ DD NO:25, but excluding the poly(A) tail at the 3' end of SEQ ID NO:25; and (ab) the nucleotide sequence of the cDNA insert of clone vo20_l deposited with the ATCC under accession number PTA- 361; (ii) hybridizing said probe(s) to human genomic DNA in conditions at least as stringent as 4X SSC at 50 degrees C; and (iii) isolating the DNA polynucleotides detected with the probe(s); and (b) a process comprising the steps of: (i) preparing one or more polynucleotide primers that hybridize in 6X SSC at 65 degrees C to a nucleotide sequence selected from the group consisting of: (ba) SEQ DD NO:25, but excluding the poly(A) tail at the 3' end of SEQ ID NO:25; and (bb) the nucleotide sequence of the cDNA insert of clone vo20_l deposited with the ATCC under accession number PTA- 361; (ii) hybridizing said primer(s) to human genomic DNA in conditions at least as stringent as 4X SSC at 50 degrees C; (iii) amplifying human DNA sequences; and (iv) isolating the polynucleotide products of step (b)(iii). Preferably the polynucleotide isolated according to the above process comprises a nucleotide sequence corresponding to the cDNA sequence of SEQ ID NO:25, and extending contiguously from a nucleotide sequence corresponding to the 5' end of SEQ ID NO:25 to a nucleotide sequence corresponding to the 3' end of SEQ ID NO:25 , but excluding the poly(A) tail at the 3' end of SEQ ID NO:25. Also preferably the polynucleotide isolated according to the above process comprises a nucleotide sequence corresponding to the cDNA sequence of SEQ DD NO:25 from nucleotide 102 to nucleotide 1163, and extending contiguously from a nucleotide sequence corresponding to the 5' end of said sequence of SEQ DD NO:25 from nucleotide 102 to nucleotide 1163, to a nucleotide sequence corresponding to the 3' end of said sequence of SEQ ID NO:25 from nucleotide 102 to nucleotide 1163. Also preferably the polynucleotide isolated according to the above process comprises a nucleotide sequence corresponding to the cDNA sequence of SEQ ID NO:25 from nucleotide 156 to nucleotide 1163, and extending contiguously from a nucleotide sequence corresponding to the 5' end of said sequence of SEQ ID NO:25 from nucleotide 156 to nucleotide 1163, to a nucleotide sequence corresponding to the 3' end of said sequence of SEQ ID NO:25 from nucleotide 156 to nucleotide 1163. In other embodiments, the present invention provides a composition comprising a protein, wherein said protein comprises an amino acid sequence selected from the group consisting of: (a) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:26; (b) a fragment of the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:26, the fragment comprising eight contiguous amino acids of SEQ ID NO:26; and (c) the amino acid sequence encoded by the cDNA insert of clone vo20_l deposited with the ATCC under accession number PTA-361 ; the protein being substantially free from other mammalian proteins. Preferably such protein comprises the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:26. In further preferred embodiments, the present invention provides a protein comprising a fragment of the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:26 having biological activity, the fragment preferably comprising eight (more preferably twenty, most preferably thirty) contiguous amino acids of SEQ DD NO:26, or a protein comprising a fragment of the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:26 having biological activity, the fragment comprising the amino acid sequence from amino acid 172 to amino acid 181 of SEQ ID NO:26. In one embodiment, the present invention provides a composition comprising an isolated polynucleotide selected from the group consisting of: (a) a polynucleotide comprising the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO:27; (b) a polynucleotide comprising the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO:27 from nucleotide 67 to nucleotide 702; (c) a polynucleotide comprising the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO:27 from nucleotide 157 to nucleotide 702; (d) a polynucleotide comprising the nucleotide sequence of the full- length protein coding sequence of clone vo21_l deposited with the ATCC under accession number PTA-361; (e) a polynucleotide encoding the full-length protein encoded by the cDNA insert of clone vo21_l deposited with the ATCC under accession number PTA-361; (f) a polynucleotide comprising the nucleotide sequence of a mature protein coding sequence of clone vo21_l deposited with the ATCC under accession number PTA-361; (g) a polynucleotide encoding a mature protein encoded by the cDNA insert of clone vo21_l deposited with the ATCC under accession number PTA-361 ; (h) a polynucleotide encoding a protein comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:28; (i) a polynucleotide encoding a protein comprising a fragment of the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:28 having biological activity, the fragment comprising eight contiguous amino acids of SEQ ID NO:28; (j) a polynucleotide which is an allelic variant of a polynucleotide of (a)-(g) above; (k) a polynucleotide which encodes a species homologue of the protein of (h) or (i) above ; (1) a polynucleotide that hybridizes under stringent conditions to any one of the polynucleotides specified in (a)-(i); and (m) a polynucleotide that hybridizes under stringent conditions to any one of the polynucleotides specified in (a)-(i) and that has a length that is at least 25% of the length of SEQ ID NO:27. Preferably, such polynucleotide comprises the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO:27 from nucleotide 67 to nucleotide 702; the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO:27 from nucleotide 157 to nucleotide 702; the nucleotide sequence of the full-length protein coding sequence of clone vo21_l deposited with the ATCC under accession number PTA- 361; or the nucleotide sequence of a mature protein coding sequence of clone vo21_l deposited with the ATCC under accession number PTA-361. In other preferred embodiments, the polynucleotide encodes the full-length or a mature protein encoded by the cDNA insert of clone vo21_l deposited with the ATCC under accession number PTA- 361. In further preferred embodiments, the present invention provides a polynucleotide encoding a protein comprising a fragment of the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:28 having biological activity, the fragment preferably comprising eight (more preferably twenty, most preferably thirty) contiguous amino acids of SEQ ID NO:28, or a polynucleotide encoding a protein comprising a fragment of the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:28 having biological activity, the fragment comprising the amino acid sequence from amino acid 101 to amino acid 110 of SEQ ID NO:28. Other embodiments provide the gene corresponding to the cDNA sequence of SEQ ID NO:27. Further embodiments of the invention provide isolated polynucleotides produced according to a process selected from the group consisting of: (a) a process comprising the steps of: (i) preparing one or more polynucleotide probes that hybridize in 6X SSC at 65 degrees C to a nucleotide sequence selected from the group consisting of: (aa) SEQ ID NO:27, but excluding the poly(A) tail at the 3' end of SEQ ID NO:27; and (ab) the nucleotide sequence of the cDNA insert of clone vo21_l deposited with the ATCC under accession number PTA- 361; (ii) hybridizing said probe(s) to human genomic DNA in conditions at least as stringent as 4X SSC at 50 degrees C; and (iii) isolating the DNA polynucleotides detected with the probe(s); and (b) a process comprising the steps of: (i) preparing one or more polynucleotide primers that hybridize in 6X SSC at 65 degrees C to a nucleotide sequence selected from the group consisting of: (ba) SEQ DD NO:27, but excluding the poly(A) tail at the 3' end of SEQ ID NO:27; and (bb) the nucleotide sequence of the cDNA insert of clone vo21_l deposited with the ATCC under accession number PTA- 361; (ii) hybridizing said primer(s) to human genomic DNA in conditions at least as stringent as 4X SSC at 50 degrees C; (iii) amplifying human DNA sequences; and (iv) isolating the polynucleotide products of step (b)(iii). Preferably the polynucleotide isolated according to the above process comprises a nucleotide sequence corresponding to the cDNA sequence of SEQ ID NO:27, and extending contiguously from a nucleotide sequence corresponding to the 5' end of SEQ ID NO:27 to a nucleotide sequence corresponding to the 3' end of SEQ ID NO:27 , but excluding the poly(A) tail at the 3' end of SEQ ID NO:27. Also preferably the polynucleotide isolated according to the above process comprises a nucleotide sequence corresponding to the cDNA sequence of SEQ ID NO: 27 from nucleotide 67 to nucleotide 702, and extending contiguously from a nucleotide sequence corresponding to the 5' end of said sequence of SEQ ID NO:27 from nucleotide 67 to nucleotide 702, to a nucleotide sequence corresponding to the 3' end of said sequence of SEQ ID NO:27 from nucleotide 67 to nucleotide 702. Also preferably the polynucleotide isolated according to the above process comprises a nucleotide sequence corresponding to the cDNA sequence of SEQ ID NO: 27 from nucleotide 157 to nucleotide 702, and extending contiguously from a nucleotide sequence corresponding to the 5' end of said sequence of SEQ ID NO: 27 from nucleotide 157 to nucleotide 702, to a nucleotide sequence corresponding to the 3' end of said sequence of SEQ ID NO:27 from nucleotide 157 to nucleotide 702. In other embodiments, the present invention provides a composition comprising a protein, wherein said protein comprises an amino acid sequence selected from the group consisting of: (a) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:28; (b) a fragment of the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:28, the fragment comprising eight contiguous amino acids of SEQ ID NO:28; and (c) the amino acid sequence encoded by the cDNA insert of clone vo21_1 deposited with the ATCC under accession number PTA-361 ; the protein being substantially free from other mammalian proteins. Preferably such protein comprises the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:28. In further preferred embodiments, the present invention provides a protein comprising a fragment of the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:28 having biological activity, the fragment preferably comprising eight (more preferably twenty, most preferably thirty) contiguous amino acids of SEQ DD NO:28, or a protein comprising a fragment of the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 28 having biological activity, the fragment comprising the amino acid sequence from amino acid 101 to amino acid 110 of SEQ ID NO:28. In one embodiment, the present invention provides a composition comprising an isolated polynucleotide selected from the group consisting of: (a) a polynucleotide comprising the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO:29; (b) a polynucleotide comprising the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO:29 from nucleotide 57 to nucleotide 272; (c) a polynucleotide comprising the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO:29 from nucleotide 114 to nucleotide 272; (d) a polynucleotide comprising the nucleotide sequence of the full- length protein coding sequence of clone vp24_l deposited with the ATCC under accession number PTA-361; (e) a polynucleotide encoding the full-length protein encoded by the cDNA insert of clone vp24_l deposited with the ATCC under accession number PTA-361; (f) a polynucleotide comprising the nucleotide sequence of a mature protein coding sequence of clone vp24_l deposited with the ATCC under accession number PTA-361; (g) a polynucleotide encoding a mature protein encoded by the cDNA insert of clone vp24_l deposited with the ATCC under accession number PTA-361 ; (h) a polynucleotide encoding a protein comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:30; (i) a polynucleotide encoding a protein comprising a fragment of the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 30 having biological activity, the fragment comprising eight contiguous amino acids of SEQ ID NO: 30; (j) a polynucleotide which is an allelic variant of a polynucleotide of (a)-(g) above; (k) a polynucleotide which encodes a species homologue of the protein of (h) or (i) above ; (1) a polynucleotide that hybridizes under stringent conditions to any one of the polynucleotides specified in (a)-(i); and (m) a polynucleotide that hybridizes under stringent conditions to any one of the polynucleotides specified in (a)-(i) and that has a length that is at least 25% of the length of SEQ ID NO:29. Preferably, such polynucleotide comprises the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO:29 from nucleotide 57 to nucleotide 272; the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO:29 from nucleotide 114 to nucleotide 272; the nucleotide sequence of the full-length protein coding sequence of clone vp24_l deposited with the ATCC under accession number PTA- 361; or the nucleotide sequence of a mature protein coding sequence of clone vp24_l deposited with the ATCC under accession number PTA-361. In other preferred embodiments, the polynucleotide encodes the full-length or a mature protein encoded by the cDNA insert of clone vp24_l deposited with the ATCC under accession number PTA- 361. In further preferred embodiments, the present invention provides a polynucleotide encoding a protein comprising a fragment of the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:30 having biological activity, the fragment preferably comprising eight (more preferably twenty, most preferably thirty) contiguous amino acids of SEQ ID NO:30, or a polynucleotide encoding a protein comprising a fragment of the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:30 having biological activity, the fragment comprising the amino acid sequence from amino acid 31 to amino acid 40 of SEQ ID NO: 30. Other embodiments provide the gene corresponding to the cDNA sequence of SEQ ID NO:29. Further embodiments of the invention provide isolated polynucleotides produced according to a process selected from the group consisting of: (a) a process comprising the steps of: (i) preparing one or more polynucleotide probes that hybridize in 6X SSC at 65 degrees C to a nucleotide sequence selected from the group consisting of: (aa) SEQ ID NO:29, but excluding the poly(A) tail at the 3' end of SEQ ID NO:29; and (ab) the nucleotide sequence of the cDNA insert of clone vp24_l deposited with the ATCC under accession number PTA- 361; (ii) hybridizing said probe(s) to human genomic DNA in conditions at least as stringent as 4X SSC at 50 degrees C; and (iii) isolating the DNA polynucleotides detected with the probe(s); and (b) a process comprising the steps of: (i) preparing one or more polynucleotide primers that hybridize in 6X SSC at 65 degrees C to a nucleotide sequence selected from the group consisting of: (ba) SEQ DD NO:29, but excluding the poly(A) tail at the 3' end of SEQ ID NO:29; and (bb) the nucleotide sequence of the cDNA insert of clone vp24_l deposited with the ATCC under accession number PTA- 361; (ii) hybridizing said primer(s) to human genomic DNA in conditions at least as stringent as 4X SSC at 50 degrees C; (iii) amplifying human DNA sequences; and (iv) isolating the polynucleotide products of step (b)(iii). Preferably the polynucleotide isolated according to the above process comprises a nucleotide sequence conesponding to the cDNA sequence of SEQ ID NO:29, and extending contiguously from a nucleotide sequence corresponding to the 5' end of SEQ ID NO:29 to a nucleotide sequence corresponding to the 3' end of SEQ ID NO:29 , but excluding the poly(A) tail at the 3' end of SEQ ID NO:29. Also preferably the polynucleotide isolated according to the above process comprises a nucleotide sequence corresponding to the cDNA sequence of SEQ ID NO: 29 from nucleotide 57 to nucleotide 272, and extending contiguously from a nucleotide sequence conesponding to the 5' end of said sequence of SEQ ID NO:29 from nucleotide 57 to nucleotide 272, to a nucleotide sequence corresponding to the 3' end of said sequence of SEQ ID NO:29 from nucleotide 57 to nucleotide 272. Also preferably the polynucleotide isolated according to the above process comprises a nucleotide sequence corresponding to the cDNA sequence of SEQ ID NO: 29 from nucleotide 114 to nucleotide 272, and extending contiguously from a nucleotide sequence corresponding to the 5' end of said sequence of SEQ ID NO:29 from nucleotide 114 to nucleotide 272, to a nucleotide sequence conesponding to the 3' end of said sequence of SEQ ID NO:29 from nucleotide 114 to nucleotide 272. In other embodiments, the present invention provides a composition comprising a protein, wherein said protein comprises an amino acid sequence selected from the group consisting of: (a) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:30; (b) a fragment of the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:30, the fragment comprising eight contiguous amino acids of SEQ ID NO:30; and (c) the amino acid sequence encoded by the cDNA insert of clone vp24_l deposited with the ATCC under accession number PTA-361 ; the protein being substantially free from other mammalian proteins. Preferably such protein comprises the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:30. In further prefened embodiments, the present invention provides a protein comprising a fragment of the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:30 having biological activity, the fragment preferably comprising eight (more preferably twenty, most preferably thirty) contiguous amino acids of SEQ ID NO:30, or a protein comprising a fragment of the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 30 having biological activity, the fragment comprising the amino acid sequence from amino acid 31 to amino acid 40 of SEQ ID NO:30. In one embodiment, the present invention provides a composition comprising an isolated polynucleotide selected from the group consisting of: (a) a polynucleotide comprising the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO:31; (b) a polynucleotide comprising the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO:31 from nucleotide 38 to nucleotide 757; (c) a polynucleotide comprising the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO:31 from nucleotide 137 to nucleotide 757; (d) a polynucleotide comprising the nucleotide sequence of the full- length protein coding sequence of clone vol7_l deposited with the ATCC under accession number PTA-366; (e) a polynucleotide encoding the full-length protein encoded by the cDNA insert of clone vol7_l deposited with the ATCC under accession number PTA-366; (f) a polynucleotide comprising the nucleotide sequence of a mature protein coding sequence of clone vol7_l deposited with the ATCC under accession number PTA-366; (g) a polynucleotide encoding a mature protein encoded by the cDNA insert of clone vol7_l deposited with the ATCC under accession number PTA-366; (h) a polynucleotide encoding a protein comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:32; (i) a polynucleotide encoding a protein comprising a fragment of the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:32 having biological activity, the fragment comprising eight contiguous amino acids of SEQ ID NO:32; (j) a polynucleotide which is an allelic variant of a polynucleotide of (a)-(g) above; (k) a polynucleotide which encodes a species homologue of the protein of (h) or (i) above ; (1) a polynucleotide that hybridizes under stringent conditions to any one of the polynucleotides specified in (a)-(i); and (m) a polynucleotide that hybridizes under stringent conditions to any one of the polynucleotides specified in (a)-(i) and that has a length that is at least 25% of the length of SEQ ID NO:31. Preferably, such polynucleotide comprises the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO:31 from nucleotide 38 to nucleotide 757; the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO:31 from nucleotide 137 to nucleotide 757; the nucleotide sequence of the full-length protein coding sequence of clone vol7_l deposited with the ATCC under accession number PTA- 366; or the nucleotide sequence of a mature protein coding sequence of clone vol7_l deposited with the ATCC under accession number PTA-366. In other prefened embodiments, the polynucleotide encodes the full-length or a mature protein encoded by the cDNA insert of clone vol7_l deposited with the ATCC under accession number PTA- 366. In further prefened embodiments, the present invention provides a polynucleotide encoding a protein comprising a fragment of the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:32 having biological activity, the fragment preferably comprising eight (more preferably twenty, most preferably thirty) contiguous amino acids of SEQ ID NO:32, or a polynucleotide encoding a protein comprising a fragment of the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:32 having biological activity, the fragment comprising the amino acid sequence from amino acid 115 to amino acid 124 of SEQ ID NO:32. Other embodiments provide the gene conesponding to the cDNA sequence of SEQ ID NO:31. Further embodiments of the invention provide isolated polynucleotides produced according to a process selected from the group consisting of: (a) a process comprising the steps of: (i) preparing one or more polynucleotide probes that hybridize in 6X SSC at 65 degrees C to a nucleotide sequence selected from the group consisting of: (aa) SEQ DD NO:31 , but excluding the poly(A) tail at the 3' end of SEQ ID NO:31; and (ab) the nucleotide sequence of the cDNA insert of clone vol7_l deposited with the ATCC under accession number PTA- 366; (ii) hybridizing said probe(s) to human genomic DNA in conditions at least as stringent as 4X SSC at 50 degrees C; and (iii) isolating the DNA polynucleotides detected with the probe(s); and (b) a process comprising the steps of: (i) preparing one or more polynucleotide primers that hybridize in 6X SSC at 65 degrees C to a nucleotide sequence selected from the group consisting of: (ba) SEQ DD NO:31, but excluding the poly(A) tail at the 3' end of SEQ ID NO:31; and (bb) the nucleotide sequence of the cDNA insert of clone vol7_l deposited with the ATCC under accession number PTA- 366; (ii) hybridizing said primer(s) to human genomic DNA in conditions at least as stringent as 4X SSC at 50 degrees C; (iii) amplifying human DNA sequences; and (iv) isolating the polynucleotide products of step (b)(iii). Preferably the polynucleotide isolated according to the above process comprises a nucleotide sequence conesponding to the cDNA sequence of SEQ ID NO:31, and extending contiguously from a nucleotide sequence conesponding to the 5' end of SEQ ID NO:31 to a nucleotide sequence conesponding to the 3' end of SEQ ID NO:31 , but excluding the poly(A) tail at the 3' end of SEQ ID NO:31. Also preferably the polynucleotide isolated according to the above process comprises a nucleotide sequence conesponding to the cDNA sequence of SEQ ID NO:31 from nucleotide 38 to nucleotide 757, and extending contiguously from a nucleotide sequence conesponding to the 5' end of said sequence of SEQ ID NO:31 from nucleotide 38 to nucleotide 757, to a nucleotide sequence conesponding to the 3' end of said sequence of SEQ ID NO: 31 from nucleotide 38 to nucleotide 757. Also preferably the polynucleotide isolated according to the above process comprises a nucleotide sequence conesponding to the cDNA sequence of SEQ ID NO:31 from nucleotide 137 to nucleotide 757, and extending contiguously from a nucleotide sequence conesponding to the 5' end of said sequence of SEQ ID NO:31 from nucleotide 137 to nucleotide 757, to a nucleotide sequence conesponding to the 3' end of said sequence of SEQ ID NO:31 from nucleotide 137 to nucleotide 757. In other embodiments, the present invention provides a composition comprising a protein, wherein said protein comprises an amino acid sequence selected from the group consisting of: (a) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:32; (b) a fragment of the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:32, the fragment comprising eight contiguous amino acids of SEQ ID NO:32; and (c) the amino acid sequence encoded by the cDNA insert of clone vol7_l deposited with the ATCC under accession number PTA-366; the protein being substantially free from other mammalian proteins. Preferably such protein comprises the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:32. In further prefened embodiments, the present invention provides a protein comprising a fragment of the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:32 having biological activity, the fragment preferably comprising eight (more preferably twenty, most preferably thirty) contiguous amino acids of SEQ DD NO:32, or a protein comprising a fragment of the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:32 having biological activity, the fragment comprising the amino acid sequence from amino acid 115 to amino acid 124 of SEQ ID NO:32. In one embodiment, the present invention provides a composition comprising an isolated polynucleotide selected from the group consisting of: (a) a polynucleotide comprising the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO:33; (b) a polynucleotide comprising the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO:33 from nucleotide 93 to nucleotide 263; (c) a polynucleotide comprising the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO:33 from nucleotide 174 to nucleotide 263; (d) a polynucleotide comprising the nucleotide sequence of the full- length protein coding sequence of clone vql l_l deposited with the ATCC under accession number PTA-367; (e) a polynucleotide encoding the full-length protein encoded by the cDNA insert of clone vql 1_1 deposited with the ATCC under accession number PTA-367; (f) a polynucleotide comprising the nucleotide sequence of a mature protein coding sequence of clone vql 1_1 deposited with the ATCC under accession number PTA-367; (g) a polynucleotide encoding a mature protein encoded by the cDNA insert of clone vql 1_1 deposited with the ATCC under accession number PTA-367; (h) a polynucleotide encoding a protein comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:34; (i) a polynucleotide encoding a protein comprising a fragment of the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:34 having biological activity, the fragment comprising eight contiguous amino acids of SEQ ID NO:34; (j) a polynucleotide which is an allelic variant of a polynucleotide of (a)-(g) above; (k) a polynucleotide which encodes a species homologue of the protein of (h) or (i) above ; (1) a polynucleotide that hybridizes under stringent conditions to any one of the polynucleotides specified in (a)-(i); and (m) a polynucleotide that hybridizes under stringent conditions to any one of the polynucleotides specified in (a)-(i) and that has a length that is at least 25% of the length of SEQ ID NO:33. Preferably, such polynucleotide comprises the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO:33 from nucleotide 93 to nucleotide 263; the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO:33 from nucleotide 174 to nucleotide 263; the nucleotide sequence of the full-length protein coding sequence of clone vql 1_1 deposited with the ATCC under accession number PTA- 367; or the nucleotide sequence of a mature protein coding sequence of clone vql l_l deposited with the ATCC under accession number PTA-367. In other prefened embodiments, the polynucleotide encodes the full-length or a mature protein encoded by the cDNA insert of clone vql 1_1 deposited with the ATCC under accession number PTA- 367. In further prefened embodiments, the present invention provides a polynucleotide encoding a protein comprising a fragment of the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:34 having biological activity, the fragment preferably comprising eight (more preferably twenty, most preferably thirty) contiguous amino acids of SEQ ID NO:34, or a polynucleotide encoding a protein comprising a fragment of the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 34 having biological activity, the fragment comprising the amino acid sequence from amino acid 23 to amino acid 32 of SEQ ID NO:34. Other embodiments provide the gene conesponding to the cDNA sequence of SEQ ID NO:33. Further embodiments of the invention provide isolated polynucleotides produced according to a process selected from the group consisting of: (a) a process comprising the steps of: (i) preparing one or more polynucleotide probes that hybridize in 6X SSC at 65 degrees C to a nucleotide sequence selected from the group consisting of: (aa) SEQ DD NO:33, but excluding the poly(A) tail at the 3' end of SEQ ID NO:33; and (ab) the nucleotide sequence of the cDNA insert of clone vql 1_1 deposited with the ATCC under accession number PTA- 367; (ii) hybridizing said probe(s) to human genomic DNA in conditions at least as stringent as 4X SSC at 50 degrees C; and (iii) isolating the DNA polynucleotides detected with the probe(s); and (b) a process comprising the steps of: (i) preparing one or more polynucleotide primers that hybridize in 6X SSC at 65 degrees C to a nucleotide sequence selected from the group consisting of: (ba) SEQ DD NO:33, but excluding the poly(A) tail at the 3' end of SEQ ID NO:33; and (bb) the nucleotide sequence of the cDNA insert of clone vql l_l deposited with the ATCC under accession number PTA- 367; (ii) hybridizing said primer(s) to human genomic DNA in conditions at least as stringent as 4X SSC at 50 degrees C; (iii) amplifying human DNA sequences; and (iv) isolating the polynucleotide products of step (b)(iii). Preferably the polynucleotide isolated according to the above process comprises a nucleotide sequence conesponding to the cDNA sequence of SEQ ID NO:33, and extending contiguously from a nucleotide sequence conesponding to the 5' end of SEQ ID NO:33 to a nucleotide sequence conesponding to the 3' end of SEQ ID NO: 33 , but excluding the poly(A) tail at the 3' end of SEQ ID NO:33. Also preferably the polynucleotide isolated according to the above process comprises a nucleotide sequence conesponding to the cDNA sequence of SEQ ID NO:33 from nucleotide 93 to nucleotide 263, and extending contiguously from a nucleotide sequence conesponding to the 5' end of said sequence of SEQ ID NO:33 from nucleotide 93 to nucleotide 263, to a nucleotide sequence conesponding to the 3' end of said sequence of SEQ ID NO:33 from nucleotide 93 to nucleotide 263. Also preferably the polynucleotide isolated according to the above process comprises a nucleotide sequence conesponding to the cDNA sequence of SEQ ID NO: 33 from nucleotide 174 to nucleotide 263, and extending contiguously from a nucleotide sequence conesponding to the 5' end of said sequence of SEQ ID NO:33 from nucleotide 174 to nucleotide 263, to a nucleotide sequence conesponding to the 3' end of said sequence of SEQ ID NO:33 from nucleotide 174 to nucleotide 263. In other embodiments, the present invention provides a composition comprising a protein, wherein said protein comprises an amino acid sequence selected from the group consisting of: (a) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:34; (b) a fragment of the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 34, the fragment comprising eight contiguous amino acids of SEQ ID NO:34; and (c) the amino acid sequence encoded by the cDNA insert of clone vq 11_1 deposited with the ATCC under accession number PTA-367; the protein being substantially free from other mammalian proteins. Preferably such protein comprises the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 34. In further prefened embodiments, the present invention provides a protein comprising a fragment of the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 34 having biological activity, the fragment preferably comprising eight (more preferably twenty, most preferably thirty) contiguous amino acids of SEQ DD NO:34, or a protein comprising a fragment of the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:34 having biological activity, the fragment comprising the amino acid sequence from amino acid 23 to amino acid 32 of SEQ ID NO:34. In one embodiment, the present invention provides a composition comprising an isolated polynucleotide selected from the group consisting of: (a) a polynucleotide comprising the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO:35; (b) a polynucleotide comprising the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO: 35 from nucleotide 43 to nucleotide 1125; (c) a polynucleotide comprising the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO: 35 from nucleotide 85 to nucleotide 1125; (d) a polynucleotide comprising the nucleotide sequence of the full- length protein coding sequence of clone vql2_l deposited with the ATCC under accession number PTA-367; (e) a polynucleotide encoding the full-length protein encoded by the cDNA insert of clone vql2_l deposited with the ATCC under accession number PTA-367; (f) a polynucleotide comprising the nucleotide sequence of a mature protein coding sequence of clone vql2_l deposited with the ATCC under accession number PTA-367; (g) a polynucleotide encoding a mature protein encoded by the cDNA insert of clone vql2_l deposited with the ATCC under accession number PTA-367; (h) a polynucleotide encoding a protein comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:36; (i) a polynucleotide encoding a protein comprising a fragment of the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:36 having biological activity, the fragment comprising eight contiguous amino acids of SEQ ID NO: 36; (j) a polynucleotide which is an allelic variant of a polynucleotide of (a)-(g) above; (k) a polynucleotide which encodes a species homologue of the protein of (h) or (i) above ; (1) a polynucleotide that hybridizes under stringent conditions to any one of the polynucleotides specified in (a)-(i); and (m) a polynucleotide that hybridizes under stringent conditions to any one of the polynucleotides specified in (a)-(i) and that has a length that is at least 25% of the length of SEQ ID NO:35. Preferably, such polynucleotide comprises the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO:35 from nucleotide 43 to nucleotide 1125; the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO:35 from nucleotide 85 to nucleotide 1125; the nucleotide sequence of the full-length protein coding sequence of clone vql2_l deposited with the ATCC under accession number PTA- 367; or the nucleotide sequence of a mature protein coding sequence of clone vql2_l deposited with the ATCC under accession number PTA-367. In other prefened embodiments, the polynucleotide encodes the full-length or a mature protein encoded by the cDNA insert of clone vql2_l deposited with the ATCC under accession number PTA- 367. In further prefened embodiments, the present invention provides a polynucleotide encoding a protein comprising a fragment of the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:36 having biological activity, the fragment preferably comprising eight (more preferably twenty, most preferably thirty) contiguous amino acids of SEQ ID NO:36, or a polynucleotide encoding a protein comprising a fragment of the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:36 having biological activity, the fragment comprising the amino acid sequence from amino acid 175 to amino acid 184 of SEQ ID NO:36. Other embodiments provide the gene conesponding to the cDNA sequence of SEQ ID NO:35. Further embodiments of the invention provide isolated polynucleotides produced according to a process selected from the group consisting of: (a) a process comprising the steps of: (i) preparing one or more polynucleotide probes that hybridize in 6X SSC at 65 degrees C to a nucleotide sequence selected from the group consisting of: (aa) SEQ DD NO:35, but excluding the poly(A) tail at the 3' end of SEQ ID NO:35; and (ab) the nucleotide sequence of the cDNA insert of clone vql2_l deposited with the ATCC under accession number PTA- 367; (ii) hybridizing said probe(s) to human genomic DNA in conditions at least as stringent as 4X SSC at 50 degrees C; and (iii) isolating the DNA polynucleotides detected with the probe(s); and (b) a process comprising the steps of: (i) preparing one or more polynucleotide primers that hybridize in 6X SSC at 65 degrees C to a nucleotide sequence selected from the group consisting of: (ba) SEQ DO NO:35, but excluding the ρoly(A) tail at the 3' end of SEQ ID NO:35; and (bb) the nucleotide sequence of the cDNA insert of clone vql2_l deposited with the ATCC under accession number PTA- 367; (ii) hybridizing said primer(s) to human genomic DNA in conditions at least as stringent as 4X SSC at 50 degrees C; (iii) amplifying human DNA sequences; and (iv) isolating the polynucleotide products of step (b)(iii). Preferably the polynucleotide isolated according to the above process comprises a nucleotide sequence conesponding to the cDNA sequence of SEQ ID NO: 35, and extending contiguously from a nucleotide sequence conesponding to the 5' end of SEQ ID NO:35 to a nucleotide sequence conesponding to the 3' end of SEQ ID NO:35 , but excluding the poly(A) tail at the 3' end of SEQ ID NO:35. Also preferably the polynucleotide isolated according to the above process comprises a nucleotide sequence conesponding to the cDNA sequence of SEQ ID NO: 35 from nucleotide 43 to nucleotide 1125, and extending contiguously from a nucleotide sequence corresponding to the 5' end of said sequence of SEQ ID NO:35 from nucleotide 43 to nucleotide 1125, to a nucleotide sequence conesponding to the 3' end of said sequence of SEQ ID NO:35 from nucleotide 43 to nucleotide 1125. Also preferably the polynucleotide isolated according to the above process comprises a nucleotide sequence conesponding to the cDNA sequence of SEQ ID NO:35 from nucleotide 85 to nucleotide 1125, and extending contiguously from a nucleotide sequence conesponding to the 5' end of said sequence of SEQ ID NO:35 from nucleotide 85 to nucleotide 1125, to a nucleotide sequence conesponding to the 3' end of said sequence of SEQ ID NO:35 from nucleotide 85 to nucleotide 1125. In other embodiments, the present invention provides a composition comprising a protein, wherein said protein comprises an amino acid sequence selected from the group consisting of: (a) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:36; (b) a fragment of the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:36, the fragment comprising eight contiguous amino acids of SEQ ID NO: 36; and (c) the amino acid sequence encoded by the cDNA insert of clone vql2_l deposited with the ATCC under accession number PTA-367; the protein being substantially free from other mammalian proteins. Preferably such protein comprises the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:36. In further prefened embodiments, the present invention provides a protein comprising a fragment of the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:36 having biological activity, the fragment preferably comprising eight (more preferably twenty, most preferably thirty) contiguous amino acids of SEQ DD NO:36, or a protein comprising a fragment of the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:36 having biological activity, the fragment comprising the amino acid sequence from amino acid 175 to amino acid 184 of SEQ ID NO:36. In one embodiment, the present invention provides a composition comprising an isolated polynucleotide selected from the group consisting of: (a) a polynucleotide comprising the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO:37; (b) a polynucleotide comprising the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO: 37 from nucleotide 32 to nucleotide 904; (c) a polynucleotide comprising the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO:37 from nucleotide 77 to nucleotide 904; (d) a polynucleotide comprising the nucleotide sequence of the full- length protein coding sequence of clone vql4_l deposited with the ATCC under accession number PTA-367; (e) a polynucleotide encoding the full-length protein encoded by the cDNA insert of clone vql4_l deposited with the ATCC under accession number PTA-367; (f) a polynucleotide comprising the nucleotide sequence of a mature protein coding sequence of clone vql4_l deposited with the ATCC under accession number PTA-367; (g) a polynucleotide encoding a mature protein encoded by the cDNA insert of clone vql4_l deposited with the ATCC under accession number PTA-367; (h) a polynucleotide encoding a protein comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:38; (i) a polynucleotide encoding a protein comprising a fragment of the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:38 having biological activity, the fragment comprising eight contiguous amino acids of SEQ ID NO:38; (j) a polynucleotide which is an allelic variant of a polynucleotide of (a)-(g) above; (k) a polynucleotide which encodes a species homologue of the protein of (h) or (i) above ; (1) a polynucleotide that hybridizes under stringent conditions to any one of the polynucleotides specified in (a)-(i); and (m) a polynucleotide that hybridizes under stringent conditions to any one of the polynucleotides specified in (a)-(i) and that has a length that is at least 25% of the length of SEQ ID NO:37. Preferably, such polynucleotide comprises the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO:37 from nucleotide 32 to nucleotide 904; the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO:37 from nucleotide 77 to nucleotide 904; the nucleotide sequence of the full-length protein coding sequence of clone vql4_l deposited with the ATCC under accession number PTA- 367; or the nucleotide sequence of a mature protein coding sequence of clone vql4_l deposited with the ATCC under accession number PTA-367. In other prefened embodiments, the polynucleotide encodes the full-length or a mature protein encoded by the cDNA insert of clone vql4_l deposited with the ATCC under accession number PTA- 367. In further prefened embodiments, the present invention provides a polynucleotide encoding a protein comprising a fragment of the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:38 having biological activity, the fragment preferably comprising eight (more preferably twenty, most preferably thirty) contiguous amino acids of SEQ ID NO:38, or a polynucleotide encoding a protein comprising a fragment of the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:38 having biological activity, the fragment comprising the amino acid sequence from amino acid 140 to amino acid 149 of SEQ ID NO:38. Other embodiments provide the gene conesponding to the cDNA sequence of SEQ ID NO:37. Further embodiments of the invention provide isolated polynucleotides produced according to a process selected from the group consisting of: (a) a process comprising the steps of: (i) preparing one or more polynucleotide probes that hybridize in 6X SSC at 65 degrees C to a nucleotide sequence selected from the group consisting of: (aa) SEQ DO NO:37, but excluding the poly(A) tail at the 3' end of SEQ ID NO:37; and (ab) the nucleotide sequence of the cDNA insert of clone vql4_l deposited with the ATCC under accession number PTA- (ii) hybridizing said probe(s) to human genomic DNA in conditions at least as stringent as 4X SSC at 50 degrees C; and (iii) isolating the DNA polynucleotides detected with the probe(s); and (b) a process comprising the steps of: (i) preparing one or more polynucleotide primers that hybridize in 6X SSC at 65 degrees C to a nucleotide sequence selected from the group consisting of: (ba) SEQ DO NO:37, but excluding the ρoly(A) tail at the 3' end of SEQ ID NO:37; and (bb) the nucleotide sequence of the cDNA insert of clone vql4_l deposited with the ATCC under accession number PTA- 367; (ii) hybridizing said primer(s) to human genomic DNA in conditions at least as stringent as 4X SSC at 50 degrees C; (iii) amplifying human DNA sequences; and (iv) isolating the polynucleotide products of step (b)(iii). Preferably the polynucleotide isolated according to the above process comprises a nucleotide sequence conesponding to the cDNA sequence of SEQ ID NO:37, and extending contiguously from a nucleotide sequence conesponding to the 5' end of SEQ ID NO:37 to a nucleotide sequence conesponding to the 3' end of SEQ ID NO:37 , but excluding the poly(A) tail at the 3' end of SEQ ID NO:37. Also preferably the polynucleotide isolated according to the above process comprises a nucleotide sequence conesponding to the cDNA sequence of SEQ ID NO:37 from nucleotide 32 to nucleotide 904, and extending contiguously from a nucleotide sequence conesponding to the 5' end of said sequence of SEQ ID NO:37 from nucleotide 32 to nucleotide 904, to a nucleotide sequence conesponding to the 3' end of said sequence of SEQ ID NO:37 from nucleotide 32 to nucleotide 904. Also preferably the polynucleotide isolated according to the above process comprises a nucleotide sequence conesponding to the cDNA sequence of SEQ ID NO:37 from nucleotide 77 to nucleotide 904, and extending contiguously from a nucleotide sequence conesponding to the 5' end of said sequence of SEQ ID NO:37 from nucleotide 77 to nucleotide 904, to a nucleotide sequence conesponding to the 3' end of said sequence of SEQ ID NO:37 from nucleotide 77 to nucleotide 904. In other embodiments, the present invention provides a composition comprising a protein, wherein said protein comprises an amino acid sequence selected from the group consisting of: (a) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:38; (b) a fragment of the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:38, the fragment comprising eight contiguous amino acids of SEQ ID NO:38; and (c) the amino acid sequence encoded by the cDNA insert of clone vq 14_1 deposited with the ATCC under accession number PTA-367; the protein being substantially free from other mammalian proteins. Preferably such protein comprises the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:38. In further prefened embodiments, the present invention provides a protein comprising a fragment of the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:38 having biological activity, the fragment preferably comprising eight (more preferably twenty, most preferably thirty) contiguous amino acids of SEQ DD NO:38, or a protein comprising a fragment of the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:38 having biological activity, the fragment comprising the amino acid sequence from amino acid 140 to amino acid 149 of SEQ ID NO:38. In one embodiment, the present invention provides a composition comprising an isolated polynucleotide selected from the group consisting of: (a) a polynucleotide comprising the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO:39; (b) a polynucleotide comprising the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO:39 from nucleotide 384 to nucleotide 1193; (c) a polynucleotide comprising the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO:39 from nucleotide 642 to nucleotide 1193; (d) a polynucleotide comprising the nucleotide sequence of the full- length protein coding sequence of clone vql5_l deposited with the ATCC under accession number PTA-367; (e) a polynucleotide encoding the full-length protein encoded by the cDNA insert of clone vql5_l deposited with the ATCC under accession number PTA-367; (f) a polynucleotide comprising the nucleotide sequence of a mature protein coding sequence of clone vql5_l deposited with the ATCC under accession number PTA-367; (g) a polynucleotide encoding a mature protein encoded by the cDNA insert of clone vq 15_ 1 deposited with the ATCC under accession number PTA-367 ; (h) a polynucleotide encoding a protein comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:40; (i) a polynucleotide encoding a protein comprising a fragment of the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:40 having biological activity, the fragment comprising eight contiguous amino acids of SEQ ID NO:40; (j) a polynucleotide which is an allelic variant of a polynucleotide of (a)-(g) above; (k) a polynucleotide which encodes a species homologue of the protein of (h) or (i) above ; (1) a polynucleotide that hybridizes under stringent conditions to any one of the polynucleotides specified in (a)-(i); and (m) a polynucleotide that hybridizes under stringent conditions to any one of the polynucleotides specified in (a)-(i) and that has a length that is at least 25% of the length of SEQ ID NO:39. Preferably, such polynucleotide comprises the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO:39 from nucleotide 384 to nucleotide 1193; the nucleotide sequence of SEQ DD NO:39 from nucleotide 642 to nucleotide 1193; the nucleotide sequence of the full-length protein coding sequence of clone vql5_l deposited with the ATCC under accession number PTA- 367; or the nucleotide sequence of a mature protein coding sequence of clone vql5_l deposited with the ATCC under accession number PTA-367. In other prefened embodiments, the polynucleotide encodes the full-length or a mature protein encoded by the cDNA insert of clone vql5_l deposited with the ATCC under accession number PTA- 367. In further prefened embodiments, the present invention provides a polynucleotide encoding a protein comprising a fragment of the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:40 having biological activity, the fragment preferably comprising eight (more preferably twenty, most preferably thirty) contiguous amino acids of SEQ ID NO:40, or a polynucleotide encoding a protein comprising a fragment of the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:40 having biological activity, the fragment comprising the amino acid sequence from amino acid 130 to amino acid 139 of SEQ ID NO:40. Other embodiments provide the gene conesponding to the cDNA sequence of SEQ ID NO:39. Further embodiments of the invention provide isolated polynucleotides produced according to a process selected from the group consisting of: (a) a process comprising the steps of: (i) preparing one or more polynucleotide probes that hybridize in 6X SSC at 65 degrees C to a nucleotide sequence selected from the group consisting of: (aa) SEQ DD NO:39, but excluding the poly(A) tail at the 3' end of SEQ ID NO:39; and (ab) the nucleotide sequence of the cDNA insert of clone vql5_l deposited with the ATCC under accession number PTA- 367; (ii) hybridizing said probe(s) to human genomic DNA in conditions at least as stringent as 4X SSC at 50 degrees C; and (iii) isolating the DNA polynucleotides detected with the probe(s); and (b) a process comprising the steps of: (i) preparing one or more polynucleotide primers that hybridize in 6X SSC at 65 degrees C to a nucleotide sequence selected from the group consisting of: (ba) SEQ DO NO:39, but excluding the poly(A) tail at the 3' end of SEQ ID NO:39; and (bb) the nucleotide sequence of the cDNA insert of clone vql5_l deposited with the ATCC under accession number PTA- 367; (ii) hybridizing said primer(s) to human genomic DNA in conditions at least as stringent as 4X SSC at 50 degrees C; (iii) amplifying human DNA sequences; and (iv) isolating the polynucleotide products of step (b)(iii). Preferably the polynucleotide isolated according to the above process comprises a nucleotide sequence conesponding to the cDNA sequence of SEQ ID NO:39, and extending contiguously from a nucleotide sequence conesponding to the 5' end of SEQ ID NO:39 to a nucleotide sequence conesponding to the 3' end of SEQ ID NO:39 , but excluding the ρoly(A) tail at the 3' end of SEQ ID NO:39. Also preferably the polynucleotide isolated according to the above process comprises a nucleotide sequence conesponding to the cDNA sequence of SEQ DD NO:39 from nucleotide 384 to nucleotide 1 193, and extending contiguously from a nucleotide sequence conesponding to the 5' end of said sequence of SEQ DD NO:39 from nucleotide 384 to nucleotide 1193, to a nucleotide sequence conesponding to the 3' end of said sequence of SEQ ID NO:39 from nucleotide 384 to nucleotide 1193. Also preferably the polynucleotide isolated according to the above process comprises a nucleotide sequence conesponding to the cDNA sequence of SEQ ID NO:39 from nucleotide 642 to nucleotide 1193, and extending contiguously from a nucleotide sequence conesponding to the 5' end of said sequence of SEQ ID NO:39 from nucleotide 642 to nucleotide 1193, to a nucleotide sequence conesponding to the 3' end of said sequence of SEQ ID NO:39 from nucleotide 642 to nucleotide 1193. In other embodiments, the present invention provides a composition comprising a protein, wherein said protein comprises an amino acid sequence selected from the group consisting of: (a) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:40; (b) a fragment of the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:40, the fragment comprising eight contiguous amino acids of SEQ ID NO:40; and (c) the amino acid sequence encoded by the cDNA insert of clone vql5_l deposited with the ATCC under accession number PTA-367; the protein being substantially free from other mammalian proteins. Preferably such protein comprises the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:40. In further prefened embodiments, the present invention provides a protein comprising a fragment of the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:40 having biological activity, the fragment preferably comprising eight (more preferably twenty, most preferably thirty) contiguous amino acids of SEQ ID NO:40, or a protein comprising a fragment of the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:40 having biological activity, the fragment comprising the amino acid sequence from amino acid 130 to amino acid 139 of SEQ ID NO:40. In one embodiment, the present invention provides a composition comprising an isolated polynucleotide selected from the group consisting of: (a) a polynucleotide comprising the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO:41; (b) a polynucleotide comprising the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO:41 from nucleotide 132 to nucleotide 503; (c) a polynucleotide comprising the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO:41 from nucleotide 189 to nucleotide 503; (d) a polynucleotide comprising the nucleotide sequence of the full- length protein coding sequence of clone vql7_l deposited with the ATCC under accession number PTA-367; (e) a polynucleotide encoding the full-length protein encoded by the cDNA insert of clone vql7_l deposited with the ATCC under accession number PTA-367; (f) a polynucleotide comprising the nucleotide sequence of a mature protein coding sequence of clone vql7_l deposited with the ATCC under accession number PTA-367; (g) a polynucleotide encoding a mature protein encoded by the cDNA insert of clone vql7_l deposited with the ATCC under accession number PTA-367; (h) a polynucleotide encoding a protein comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:42; (i) a polynucleotide encoding a protein comprising a fragment of the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:42 having biological activity, the fragment comprising eight contiguous amino acids of SEQ ID NO:42; (j) a polynucleotide which is an allelic variant of a polynucleotide of (a)-(g) above; (k) a polynucleotide which encodes a species homologue of the protein of (h) or (i) above ; (1) a polynucleotide that hybridizes under stringent conditions to any one of the polynucleotides specified in (a)-(i); and (m) a polynucleotide that hybridizes under stringent conditions to any one of the polynucleotides specified in (a)-(i) and that has a length that is at least 25% of the length of SEQ ID NO:41. Preferably, such polynucleotide comprises the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO:41 from nucleotide 132 to nucleotide 503; the nucleotide sequence of SEQ DD NO:41 from nucleotide 189 to nucleotide 503; the nucleotide sequence of the full-length protein coding sequence of clone vql7_l deposited with the ATCC under accession number PTA- 367; or the nucleotide sequence of a mature protein coding sequence of clone vql7_l deposited with the ATCC under accession number PTA-367. In other prefened embodiments, the polynucleotide encodes the full-length or a mature protein encoded by the cDNA insert of clone vql7_l deposited with the ATCC under accession number PTA- 367. In further prefened embodiments, the present invention provides a polynucleotide encoding a protein comprising a fragment of the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:42 having biological activity, the fragment preferably comprising eight (more preferably twenty, most preferably thirty) contiguous amino acids of SEQ ID NO:42, or a polynucleotide encoding a protein comprising a fragment of the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:42 having biological activity, the fragment comprising the amino acid sequence from amino acid 57 to amino acid 66 of SEQ ID NO:42. Other embodiments provide the gene conesponding to the cDNA sequence of SEQ ID NO:41. Further embodiments of the invention provide isolated polynucleotides produced according to a process selected from the group consisting of: (a) a process comprising the steps of: (i) preparing one or more polynucleotide probes that hybridize in 6X SSC at 65 degrees C to a nucleotide sequence selected from the group consisting of: (aa) SEQ DD NO:41 , but excluding the poly( A) tail at the 3' end of SEQ ID NO:41; and (ab) the nucleotide sequence of the cDNA insert of clone vql7_l deposited with the ATCC under accession number PTA- 367; (ii) hybridizing said probe(s) to human genomic DNA in conditions at least as stringent as 4X SSC at 50 degrees C; and (iii) isolating the DNA polynucleotides detected with the probe(s); and (b) a process comprising the steps of: (i) preparing one or more polynucleotide primers that hybridize in 6X SSC at 65 degrees C to a nucleotide sequence selected from the group consisting of: (ba) SEQ DD NO:41 , but excluding the poly(A) tail at the 3' end of SEQ DD NO:41; and (bb) the nucleotide sequence of the cDNA insert of clone vql7_l deposited with the ATCC under accession number PTA- 367; (ii) hybridizing said primer(s) to human genomic DNA in conditions at least as stringent as 4X SSC at 50 degrees C; (iii) amplifying human DNA sequences; and (iv) isolating the polynucleotide products of step (b)(iii). Preferably the polynucleotide isolated according to the above process comprises a nucleotide sequence conesponding to the cDNA sequence of SEQ ID NO:41, and extending contiguously from a nucleotide sequence conesponding to the 5' end of SEQ ID NO:41 to a nucleotide sequence conesponding to the 3' end of SEQ ID NO:41 , but excluding the poly(A) tail at the 3' end of SEQ ID NO:41. Also preferably the polynucleotide isolated according to the above process comprises a nucleotide sequence conesponding to the cDNA sequence of SEQ DD NO:41 from nucleotide 132 to nucleotide 503, and extending contiguously from a nucleotide sequence conesponding to the 5' end of said sequence of SEQ DD NO:41 from nucleotide 132 to nucleotide 503, to a nucleotide sequence conesponding to the 3' end of said sequence of SEQ ID NO:41 from nucleotide 132 to nucleotide 503. Also preferably the polynucleotide isolated according to the above process comprises a nucleotide sequence conesponding to the cDNA sequence of SEQ ID NO:41 from nucleotide 189 to nucleotide 503, and extending contiguously from a nucleotide sequence conesponding to the 5' end of said sequence of SEQ ID NO:41 from nucleotide 189 to nucleotide 503, to a nucleotide sequence conesponding to the 3' end of said sequence of SEQ ID NO:41 from nucleotide 189 to nucleotide 503. In other embodiments, the present invention provides a composition comprising a protein, wherein said protein comprises an amino acid sequence selected from the group consisting of: (a) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:42; (b) a fragment of the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:42, the fragment comprising eight contiguous amino acids of SEQ ID NO:42; and (c) the amino acid sequence encoded by the cDNA insert of clone vql7_l deposited with the ATCC under accession number PTA-367; the protein being substantially free from other mammalian proteins. Preferably such protein comprises the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:42. In further prefened embodiments, the present invention provides a protein comprising a fragment of the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:42 having biological activity, the fragment preferably comprising eight (more preferably twenty, most preferably thirty) contiguous amino acids of SEQ DD NO:42, or a protein comprising a fragment of the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:42 having biological activity, the fragment comprising the amino acid sequence from amino acid 57 to amino acid 66 of SEQ ID NO:42. In one embodiment, the present invention provides a composition comprising an isolated polynucleotide selected from the group consisting of: (a) a polynucleotide comprising the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO:43; (b) a polynucleotide comprising the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO:43 from nucleotide 69 to nucleotide 401; (c) a polynucleotide comprising the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO:43 from nucleotide 138 to nucleotide 401; (d) a polynucleotide comprising the nucleotide sequence of the full- length protein coding sequence of clone vql8_l deposited with the ATCC under accession number PTA-367; (e) a polynucleotide encoding the full-length protein encoded by the cDNA insert of clone vql8_l deposited with the ATCC under accession number PTA-367; (f) a polynucleotide comprising the nucleotide sequence of a mature protein coding sequence of clone vql8_l deposited with the ATCC under accession number PTA-367; (g) a polynucleotide encoding a mature protein encoded by the cDNA insert of clone vq 18_ 1 deposited with the ATCC under accession number PT A-367 ; (h) a polynucleotide encoding a protein comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ DO NO:44; (i) a polynucleotide encoding a protein comprising a fragment of the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:44 having biological activity, the fragment comprising eight contiguous amino acids of SEQ ID NO:44; (j) a polynucleotide which is an allelic variant of a polynucleotide of (a)-(g) above; (k) a polynucleotide which encodes a species homologue of the protein of (h) or (i) above ; (1) a polynucleotide that hybridizes under stringent conditions to any one of the polynucleotides specified in (a)-(i); and (m) a polynucleotide that hybridizes under stringent conditions to any one of the polynucleotides specified in (a)-(i) and that has a length that is at least 25% of the length of SEQ ID NO:43. Preferably, such polynucleotide comprises the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO:43 from nucleotide 69 to nucleotide 401; the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO:43 from nucleotide 138 to nucleotide 401; the nucleotide sequence of the full-length protein coding sequence of clone vql8_l deposited with the ATCC under accession number PTA- 367; or the nucleotide sequence of a mature protein coding sequence of clone vql8_l deposited with the ATCC under accession number PTA-367. In other prefened embodiments, the polynucleotide encodes the full-length or a mature protein encoded by the cDNA insert of clone vql8_l deposited with the ATCC under accession number PTA- 367. In further prefened embodiments, the present invention provides a polynucleotide encoding a protein comprising a fragment of the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:44 having biological activity, the fragment preferably comprising eight (more preferably twenty, most preferably thirty) contiguous amino acids of SEQ ID NO:44, or a polynucleotide encoding a protein comprising a fragment of the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:44 having biological activity, the fragment comprising the amino acid sequence from amino acid 50 to amino acid 59 of SEQ ID NO:44. Other embodiments provide the gene conesponding to the cDNA sequence of SEQ ID NO:43. Further embodiments of the invention provide isolated polynucleotides produced according to a process selected from the group consisting of: (a) a process comprising the steps of: (i) preparing one or more polynucleotide probes that hybridize in 6X SSC at 65 degrees C to a nucleotide sequence selected from the group consisting of: (aa) SEQ DD NO:43, but excluding the poly(A) tail at the 3' end of SEQ ID NO:43; and (ab) the nucleotide sequence of the cDNA insert of clone vql8_l deposited with the ATCC under accession number PTA- 367; (ii) hybridizing said probe(s) to human genomic DNA in conditions at least as stringent as 4X SSC at 50 degrees C; and (iii) isolating the DNA polynucleotides detected with the probe(s); and (b) a process comprising the steps of: (i) preparing one or more polynucleotide primers that hybridize in 6X SSC at 65 degrees C to a nucleotide sequence selected from the group consisting of: (ba) SEQ DD NO:43 , but excluding the poly (A) tail at the 3' end of SEQ ID NO:43; and (bb) the nucleotide sequence of the cDNA insert of clone vql8_l deposited with the ATCC under accession number PTA- 367; (ii) hybridizing said primer(s) to human genomic DNA in conditions at least as stringent as 4X SSC at 50 degrees C; (iii) amplifying human DNA sequences; and (iv) isolating the polynucleotide products of step (b)(iii). Preferably the polynucleotide isolated according to the above process comprises a nucleotide sequence conesponding to the cDNA sequence of SEQ ID NO:43, and extending contiguously from a nucleotide sequence conesponding to the 5' end of SEQ ID NO:43 to a nucleotide sequence conesponding to the 3' end of SEQ ID NO:43 , but excluding the poly(A) tail at the 3' end of SEQ ID NO:43. Also preferably the polynucleotide isolated according to the above process comprises a nucleotide sequence conesponding to the cDNA sequence of SEQ ID NO:43 from nucleotide 69 to nucleotide 401, and extending contiguously from a nucleotide sequence conesponding to the 5' end of said sequence of SEQ ID NO:43 from nucleotide 69 to nucleotide 401, to a nucleotide sequence conesponding to the 3' end of said sequence of SEQ ID NO:43 from nucleotide 69 to nucleotide 401. Also preferably the polynucleotide isolated according to the above process comprises a nucleotide sequence conesponding to the cDNA sequence of SEQ ID NO:43 from nucleotide 138 to nucleotide 401, and extending contiguously from a nucleotide sequence conesponding to the 5' end of said sequence of SEQ ID NO:43 from nucleotide 138 to nucleotide 401, to a nucleotide sequence conesponding to the 3' end of said sequence of SEQ ID NO:43 from nucleotide 138 to nucleotide 401. In other embodiments, the present invention provides a composition comprising a protein, wherein said protein comprises an amino acid sequence selected from the group consisting of: (a) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:44; (b) a fragment of the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:44, the fragment comprising eight contiguous amino acids of SEQ ID NO:44; and (c) the amino acid sequence encoded by the cDNA insert of clone vq 18_1 deposited with the ATCC under accession number PTA-367; the protein being substantially free from other mammalian proteins. Preferably such protein comprises the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:44. In further prefened embodiments, the present invention provides a protein comprising a fragment of the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:44 having biological activity, the fragment preferably comprising eight (more preferably twenty, most preferably thirty) contiguous amino acids of SEQ DD NO:44, or a protein comprising a fragment of the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:44 having biological activity, the fragment comprising the amino acid sequence from amino acid 50 to amino acid 59 of SEQ ID NO:44. In one embodiment, the present invention provides a composition comprising an isolated polynucleotide selected from the group consisting of: (a) a polynucleotide comprising the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO:45; (b) a polynucleotide comprising the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO:45 from nucleotide 65 to nucleotide 1180; (c) a polynucleotide comprising the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO:45 from nucleotide 149 to nucleotide 1180; (d) a polynucleotide comprising the nucleotide sequence of the full- length protein coding sequence of clone vq22_l deposited with the ATCC under accession number PTA-367; (e) a polynucleotide encoding the full-length protein encoded by the cDNA insert of clone vq22_l deposited with the ATCC under accession number PTA-367; (f) a polynucleotide comprising the nucleotide sequence of a mature protein coding sequence of clone vq22_l deposited with the ATCC under accession number PTA-367; (g) a polynucleotide encoding a mature protein encoded by the cDNA insert of clone vq22_l deposited with the ATCC under accession number PTA-367; (h) a polynucleotide encoding a protein comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:46; (i) a polynucleotide encoding a protein comprising a fragment of the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:46 having biological activity, the fragment comprising eight contiguous amino acids of SEQ ID NO:46; (j) a polynucleotide which is an allelic variant of a polynucleotide of (a)-(g) above; (k) a polynucleotide which encodes a species homologue of the protein of (h) or (i) above ; (1) a polynucleotide that hybridizes under stringent conditions to any one of the polynucleotides specified in (a)-(i); and (m) a polynucleotide that hybridizes under stringent conditions to any one of the polynucleotides specified in (a)-(i) and that has a length that is at least 25% of the length of SEQ ID NO:45. Preferably, such polynucleotide comprises the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO:45 from nucleotide 65 to nucleotide 1180; the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO:45 from nucleotide 149 to nucleotide 1180; the nucleotide sequence of the full-length protein coding sequence of clone vq22_l deposited with the ATCC under accession number PTA- 367; or the nucleotide sequence of a mature protein coding sequence of clone vq22_l deposited with the ATCC under accession number PTA-367. In other prefened embodiments, the polynucleotide encodes the full-length or a mature protein encoded by the cDNA insert of clone vq22_l deposited with the ATCC under accession number PTA- 367. In further prefened embodiments, the present invention provides a polynucleotide encoding a protein comprising a fragment of the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:46 having biological activity, the fragment preferably comprising eight (more preferably twenty, most preferably thirty) contiguous amino acids of SEQ ID NO:46, or a polynucleotide encoding a protein comprising a fragment of the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:46 having biological activity, the fragment comprising the amino acid sequence from amino acid 181 to amino acid 190 of SEQ ID NO:46. Other embodiments provide the gene conesponding to the cDNA sequence of SEQ ID NO:45. Further embodiments of the invention provide isolated polynucleotides produced according to a process selected from the group consisting of: (a) a process comprising the steps of: (i) preparing one or more polynucleotide probes that hybridize in 6X SSC at 65 degrees C to a nucleotide sequence selected from the group consisting of: (aa) SEQ DD NO:45, but excluding the poly(A) tail at the 3' end of SEQ ID NO:45; and (ab) the nucleotide sequence of the cDNA insert of clone vq22_l deposited with the ATCC under accession number PTA- 367; (ii) hybridizing said probe(s) to human genomic DNA in conditions at least as stringent as 4X SSC at 50 degrees C; and (iii) isolating the DNA polynucleotides detected with the probe(s); and (b) a process comprising the steps of: (i) preparing one or more polynucleotide primers that hybridize in 6X SSC at 65 degrees C to a nucleotide sequence selected from the group consisting of: (ba) SEQ DD NO:45, but excluding the ρoly(A) tail at the 3' end of SEQ ID NO:45; and (bb) the nucleotide sequence of the cDNA insert of clone vq22_l deposited with the ATCC under accession number PTA- 367; (ii) hybridizing said primer(s) to human genomic DNA in conditions at least as stringent as 4X SSC at 50 degrees C; (iii) amplifying human DNA sequences; and (iv) isolating the polynucleotide products of step (b)(iii). Preferably the polynucleotide isolated according to the above process comprises a nucleotide sequence conesponding to the cDNA sequence of SEQ ID NO:45, and extending contiguously from a nucleotide sequence conesponding to the 5' end of SEQ ID NO:45 to a nucleotide sequence conesponding to the 3' end of SEQ ID NO:45 , but excluding the poly(A) tail at the 3' end of SEQ ID NO:45. Also preferably the polynucleotide isolated according to the above process comprises a nucleotide sequence conesponding to the cDNA sequence of SEQ ID NO:45 from nucleotide 65 to nucleotide 1180, and extending contiguously from a nucleotide sequence corresponding to the 5' end of said sequence of SEQ DO NO:45 from nucleotide 65 to nucleotide 1180, to a nucleotide sequence conesponding to the 3' end of said sequence of SEQ ID NO:45 from nucleotide 65 to nucleotide 1180. Also preferably the polynucleotide isolated according to the above process comprises a nucleotide sequence conesponding to the cDNA sequence of SEQ ID NO:45 from nucleotide 149 to nucleotide 1180, and extending contiguously from a nucleotide sequence conesponding to the 5' end of said sequence of SEQ ID NO:45 from nucleotide 149 to nucleotide 1180, to a nucleotide sequence conesponding to the 3' end of said sequence of SEQ ID NO:45 from nucleotide 149 to nucleotide 1180. In other embodiments, the present invention provides a composition comprising a protein, wherein said protein comprises an amino acid sequence selected from the group consisting of: (a) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:46; (b) a fragment of the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:46, the fragment comprising eight contiguous amino acids of SEQ ID NO:46; and (c) the amino acid sequence encoded by the cDNA insert of clone vq22_l deposited with the ATCC under accession number PTA-367; the protein being substantially free from other mammalian proteins. Preferably such protein comprises the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:46. In further prefened embodiments, the present invention provides a protein comprising a fragment of the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:46 having biological activity, the fragment preferably comprising eight (more preferably twenty, most preferably thirty) contiguous amino acids of SEQ DD NO:46, or a protein comprising a fragment of the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:46 having biological activity, the fragment comprising the amino acid sequence from amino acid 181 to amino acid 190 of SEQ ID NO:46. In one embodiment, the present invention provides a composition comprising an isolated polynucleotide selected from the group consisting of: (a) a polynucleotide comprising the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO:47; (b) a polynucleotide comprising the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO:47 from nucleotide 18 to nucleotide 1409; (c) a polynucleotide comprising the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO:47 from nucleotide 60 to nucleotide 1409; (d) a polynucleotide comprising the nucleotide sequence of the full- length protein coding sequence of clone vr3_l deposited with the ATCC under accession number PTA-367; (e) a polynucleotide encoding the full-length protein encoded by the cDNA insert of clone vr3_l deposited with the ATCC under accession number PTA-367; (f) a polynucleotide comprising the nucleotide sequence of a mature protein coding sequence of clone vr3_l deposited with the ATCC under accession number PTA-367; (g) a polynucleotide encoding a mature protein encoded by the cDNA insert of clone vr3_l deposited with the ATCC under accession number PTA-367; (h) a polynucleotide encoding a protein comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:48; (i) a polynucleotide encoding a protein comprising a fragment of the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:48 having biological activity, the fragment comprising eight contiguous amino acids of SEQ ID NO:48; (j) a polynucleotide which is an allelic variant of a polynucleotide of (a)-(g) above; (k) a polynucleotide which encodes a species homologue of the protein of (h) or (i) above ; (1) a polynucleotide that hybridizes under stringent conditions to any one of the polynucleotides specified in (a)-(i); and (m) a polynucleotide that hybridizes under stringent conditions to any one of the polynucleotides specified in (a)-(i) and that has a length that is at least 25% of the length of SEQ ID NO:47. Preferably, such polynucleotide comprises the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO:47 from nucleotide 18 to nucleotide 1409; the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO:47 from nucleotide 60 to nucleotide 1409; the nucleotide sequence of the full-length protein coding sequence of clone vr3_l deposited with the ATCC under accession number PTA- 367; or the nucleotide sequence of a mature protein coding sequence of clone vr3_l deposited with the ATCC under accession number PTA-367. In other prefened embodiments, the polynucleotide encodes the full-length or a mature protein encoded by the cDNA insert of clone vr3_l deposited with the ATCC under accession number PTA- 367. In further prefened embodiments, the present invention provides a polynucleotide encoding a protein comprising a fragment of the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:48 having biological activity, the fragment preferably comprising eight (more preferably twenty, most preferably thirty) contiguous amino acids of SEQ ID NO:48, or a polynucleotide encoding a protein comprising a fragment of the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:48 having biological activity, the fragment comprising the amino acid sequence from amino acid 227 to amino acid 236 of SEQ ID NO:48. Other embodiments provide the gene conesponding to the cDNA sequence of SEQ ID NO:47. Further embodiments of the invention provide isolated polynucleotides produced according to a process selected from the group consisting of: (a) a process comprising the steps of: (i) preparing one or more polynucleotide probes that hybridize in 6X SSC at 65 degrees C to a nucleotide sequence selected from the group consisting of: (aa) SEQ DD NO:47, but excluding the poly(A) tail at the 3' end of SEQ ID NO:47; and (ab) the nucleotide sequence of the cDNA insert of clone vr3_l deposited with the ATCC under accession number PTA-367; (ii) hybridizing said probe(s) to human genomic DNA in conditions at least as stringent as 4X SSC at 50 degrees C; and (iii) isolating the DNA polynucleotides detected with the probe(s); and (b) a process comprising the steps of: (i) preparing one or more polynucleotide primers that hybridize in 6X SSC at 65 degrees C to a nucleotide sequence selected from the group consisting of: (ba) SEQ DD NO:47, but excluding the ρoly(A) tail at the 3' end of SEQ ID NO:47; and (bb) the nucleotide sequence of the cDNA insert of clone vr3_l deposited with the ATCC under accession number PTA-367; (ii) hybridizing said primer(s) to human genomic DNA in conditions at least as stringent as 4X SSC at 50 degrees C; (iii) amplifying human DNA sequences; and (iv) isolating the polynucleotide products of step (b)(iii). Preferably the polynucleotide isolated according to the above process comprises a nucleotide sequence conesponding to the cDNA sequence of SEQ ID NO:47, and extending contiguously from a nucleotide sequence conesponding to the 5' end of SEQ ID NO:47 to a nucleotide sequence conesponding to the 3' end of SEQ ID NO:47 , but excluding the poly (A) tail at the 3' end of SEQ ID NO:47. Also preferably the polynucleotide isolated according to the above process comprises a nucleotide sequence conesponding to the cDNA sequence of SEQ ID NO:47 from nucleotide 18 to nucleotide 1409, and extending contiguously from a nucleotide sequence conesponding to the 5' end of said sequence of SEQ DD NO:47 from nucleotide 18 to nucleotide 1409, to a nucleotide sequence conesponding to the 3' end of said sequence of SEQ ID NO:47 from nucleotide 18 to nucleotide 1409. Also preferably the polynucleotide isolated according to the above process comprises a nucleotide sequence conesponding to the cDNA sequence of SEQ ID NO:47 from nucleotide 60 to nucleotide 1409, and extending contiguously from a nucleotide sequence conesponding to the 5' end of said sequence of SEQ ID NO:47 from nucleotide 60 to nucleotide 1409, to a nucleotide sequence conesponding to the 3' end of said sequence of SEQ ID NO:47 from nucleotide 60 to nucleotide 1409. In other embodiments, the present invention provides a composition comprising a protein, wherein said protein comprises an amino acid sequence selected from the group consisting of: (a) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:48; (b) a fragment of the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:48, the fragment comprising eight contiguous amino acids of SEQ ID NO:48; and (c) the amino acid sequence encoded by the cDN A insert of clone vr3_ 1 deposited with the ATCC under accession number PTA-367; the protein being substantially free from other mammalian proteins. Preferably such protein comprises the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:48. In further prefened embodiments, the present invention provides a protein comprising a fragment of the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:48 having biological activity, the fragment preferably comprising eight (more preferably twenty, most preferably thirty) contiguous amino acids of SEQ DD NO:48, or a protein comprising a fragment of the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:48 having biological activity, the fragment comprising the amino acid sequence from amino acid 227 to amino acid 236 of SEQ ID NO:48. In one embodiment, the present invention provides a composition comprising an isolated polynucleotide selected from the group consisting of: (a) a polynucleotide comprising the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO:49; (b) a polynucleotide comprising the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO:49 from nucleotide 690 to nucleotide 2570; (c) a polynucleotide comprising the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO:49 from nucleotide 765 to nucleotide 2570; (d) a polynucleotide comprising the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO:49 from nucleotide 1286 to nucleotide 2895; (e) a polynucleotide comprising the nucleotide sequence of the full- length protein coding sequence of clone vb26_l deposited with the ATCC under accession number PTA-501; (f) a polynucleotide encoding the full-length protein encoded by the cDNA insert of clone vb26_l deposited with the ATCC under accession number PTA-501; (g) a polynucleotide comprising the nucleotide sequence of a mature protein coding sequence of clone vb26_l deposited with the ATCC under accession number PTA-501; (h) a polynucleotide encoding a mature protein encoded by the cDNA insert of clone vb26_l deposited with the ATCC under accession number PTA-501 ; (i) a polynucleotide encoding a protein comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:50; (j) a polynucleotide encoding a protein comprising a fragment of the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:50 having biological activity, the fragment comprising eight contiguous amino acids of SEQ ID NO:50; (k) a polynucleotide which is an allelic variant of a polynucleotide of (a)-(h) above; (1) a polynucleotide which encodes a species homologue of the protein of (i) or (j) above ; (m) a polynucleotide that hybridizes under stringent conditions to any one of the polynucleotides specified in (a)-(j); and (n) a polynucleotide that hybridizes under stringent conditions to any one of the polynucleotides specified in (a)-(j) and that has a length that is at least 25% of the length of SEQ ID NO:49. Preferably, such polynucleotide comprises the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO:49 from nucleotide 690 to nucleotide 2570; the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO:49 from nucleotide 765 to nucleotide 2570; the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO:49 from nucleotide 1286 to nucleotide 2895; the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO:49 from nucleotide 1286 to nucleotide 2570; the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO:49 from nucleotide 981 to nucleotide 1282; the nucleotide sequence of the full-length protein coding sequence of clone vb26_l deposited with the ATCC under accession number PTA-501 ; or the nucleotide sequence of a mature protein coding sequence of clone vb26_l deposited with the ATCC under accession number PTA-501. In other prefened embodiments, the polynucleotide encodes the full-length or a mature protein encoded by the cDNA insert of clone vb26_l deposited with the ATCC under accession number PTA-501. In yet other prefened embodiments, the present invention provides a polynucleotide encoding a protein comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ DO NO: 50 from amino acid 112 to amino acid 197. In further prefened embodiments, the present invention provides a polynucleotide encoding a protein comprising a fragment of the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:50 having biological activity, the fragment preferably comprising eight (more preferably twenty, most preferably thirty) contiguous amino acids of SEQ ID NO:50, or a polynucleotide encoding a protein comprising a fragment of the amino acid sequence of SEQ DD NO:50 having biological activity, the fragment comprising an amino acid sequence selected from the group comprising the sequence from amino acid 308 to amino acid 317 of SEQ ID NO:50, the sequence from amino acid 112 to amino acid 197 of SEQ ID NO:50, the sequence from amino acid 200 to amino acid 627 of SEQ ID NO:50, and the sequence from amino acid 364 to amino acid 373 of SEQ ID NO:50. Other embodiments provide the gene conesponding to the cDNA sequence of SEQ ID NO:49. Further embodiments of the invention provide isolated polynucleotides produced according to a process selected from the group consisting of: (a) a process comprising the steps of: (i) preparing one or more polynucleotide probes that hybridize in 6X SSC at 65 degrees C to a nucleotide sequence selected from the group consisting of: (aa) SEQ DD NO:49, but excluding the ρoly(A) tail at the 3' end of SEQ ID NO:49; and (ab) the nucleotide sequence of the cDNA insert of clone vb26_l deposited with the ATCC under accession number PTA-501; (ii) hybridizing said probe(s) to human genomic DNA in conditions at least as stringent as 4X SSC at 50 degrees C; and (iii) isolating the DNA polynucleotides detected with the probe(s); and (b) a process comprising the steps of: (i) preparing one or more polynucleotide primers that hybridize in 6X SSC at 65 degrees C to a nucleotide sequence selected from the group consisting of: (ba) SEQ ID NO:49, but excluding the poly(A) tail at the 3' end of SEQ ID NO:49; and (bb) the nucleotide sequence of the cDNA insert of clone vb26_l deposited with the ATCC under accession number PTA-501; (ii) hybridizing said primer(s) to human genomic DNA in conditions at least as stringent as 4X SSC at 50 degrees C; (iii) amplifying human DNA sequences; and (iv) isolating the polynucleotide products of step (b)(iii). Preferably the polynucleotide isolated according to the above process comprises a nucleotide sequence conesponding to the cDNA sequence of SEQ ID NO:49, and extending contiguously from a nucleotide sequence conesponding to the 5' end of SEQ ID NO:49 to a nucleotide sequence conesponding to the 3' end of SEQ ID NO:49 , but excluding the poly(A) tail at the 3' end of SEQ ID NO:49. Also preferably the polynucleotide isolated according to the above process comprises a nucleotide sequence conesponding to the cDNA sequence of SEQ DD NO:49 from nucleotide 690 to nucleotide 2570, and extending contiguously from a nucleotide sequence conesponding to the 5' end of said sequence of SEQ DO NO:49 from nucleotide 690 to nucleotide 2570, to a nucleotide sequence conesponding to the 3' end of said sequence of SEQ DD NO:49 from nucleotide 690 to nucleotide 2570. Also preferably the polynucleotide isolated according to the above process comprises a nucjeotide sequence conesponding to the cDNA sequence of SEQ ID NO:49 from nucleotide 765 to nucleotide 2570, and extending contiguously from a nucleotide sequence conesponding to the 5' end of said sequence of SEQ ID NO:49 from nucleotide 765 to nucleotide 2570, to a nucleotide sequence conesponding to the 3' end of said sequence of SEQ DD NO:49 from nucleotide 765 to nucleotide 2570. Also preferably the polynucleotide isolated according to the above process comprises a nucleotide sequence conesponding to the cDNA sequence of SEQ ID NO:49 from nucleotide 1286 to nucleotide 2895, and extending contiguously from a nucleotide sequence conesponding to the 5' end of said sequence of SEQ ID NO:49 from nucleotide 1286 to nucleotide 2895, to a nucleotide sequence conesponding to the 3' end of said sequence of SEQ ID NO:49 from nucleotide 1286 to nucleotide 2895. In other embodiments, the present invention provides a composition comprising a protein, wherein said protein comprises an amino acid sequence selected from the group consisting of: (a) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:50; (b) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 50 from amino acid 112 to amino acid 197; (c) a fragment of the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:50, the fragment comprising eight contiguous amino acids of SEQ ID NO:50; and (d) the amino acid sequence encoded by the cDNA insert of clone vb26_l deposited with the ATCC under accession number PTA-501; the protein being substantially free from other mammalian proteins. Preferably such protein comprises the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:50 or the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:50 from amino acid 112 to amino acid 197. In further prefened embodiments, the present invention provides a protein comprising a fragment of the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:50 having biological activity, the fragment preferably comprising eight (more preferably twenty, most preferably thirty) contiguous amino acids of SEQ ID NO:50, or a protein comprising a fragment of the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 50 having biological activity, the fragment comprising an amino acid sequence selected from the group comprising the sequence from amino acid 308 to amino acid 317 of SEQ ID NO:50, the sequence from amino acid 112 to amino acid 197 of SEQ ID NO:50, the sequence from amino acid 200 to amino acid 627 of SEQ ID NO:50, and the sequence from amino acid 364 to amino acid 373 of SEQ ID NO:50. In one embodiment, the present invention provides a composition comprising an isolated polynucleotide selected from the group consisting of: (a) a polynucleotide comprising the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO:51; (b) a polynucleotide comprising the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO:51 from nucleotide 105 to nucleotide 1724; (c) a polynucleotide comprising the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO: 51 from nucleotide 186 to nucleotide 1724; (d) a polynucleotide comprising the nucleotide sequence of the full- length protein coding sequence of clone vc70_l deposited with the ATCC under accession number PTA-1074; (e) a polynucleotide encoding the full-length protein encoded by the cDNA insert of clone vc70_l deposited with the ATCC under accession number PTA-1074; (f) a polynucleotide comprising the nucleotide sequence of a mature protein coding sequence of clone vc70_l deposited with the ATCC under accession number PTA-1074; (g) a polynucleotide encoding a mature protein encoded by the cDNA insert of clone vc70_l deposited with the ATCC under accession number PTA- 1074; (h) a polynucleotide encoding a protein comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:52; (i) a polynucleotide encoding a protein comprising a fragment of the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:52 having biological activity, the fragment comprising eight contiguous amino acids of SEQ ID NO:52; (j) a polynucleotide which is an allelic variant of a polynucleotide of (a)-(g) above; (k) a polynucleotide which encodes a species homologue of the protein of (h) or (i) above ; (1) a polynucleotide that hybridizes under stringent conditions to any one of the polynucleotides specified in (a)-(i); and (m) a polynucleotide that hybridizes under stringent conditions to any one of the polynucleotides specified in (a)-(i) and that has a length that is at least 25% of the length of SEQ ID NO:51. Preferably, such polynucleotide comprises the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO:51 from nucleotide 105 to nucleotide 1724; the nucleotide sequence of SEQ DD NO:51 from nucleotide 186 to nucleotide 1724; the nucleotide sequence of the full-length protein coding sequence of clone vc70_l deposited with the ATCC under accession number PTA- 1074; or the nucleotide sequence of a mature protein coding sequence of clone vc70_l deposited with the ATCC under accession number PTA-1074. In other prefened embodiments, the polynucleotide encodes the full-length or a mature protein encoded by the cDNA insert of clone vc70_l deposited with the ATCC under accession number PTA- 1074. In further prefened embodiments, the present invention provides a polynucleotide encoding a protein comprising a fragment of the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:52 having biological activity, the fragment preferably comprising eight (more preferably twenty, most preferably thirty) contiguous amino acids of SEQ ID NO:52, or a polynucleotide encoding a protein comprising a fragment of the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:52 having biological activity, the fragment comprising the amino acid sequence from amino acid 265 to amino acid 274 of SEQ ID NO:52. Other embodiments provide the gene conesponding to the cDNA sequence of SEQ ID NO:51. Further embodiments of the invention provide isolated polynucleotides produced according to a process selected from the group consisting of: (a) a process comprising the steps of: (i) preparing one or more polynucleotide probes that hybridize in 6X SSC at 65 degrees C to a nucleotide sequence selected from the group consisting of: (aa) SEQ DD NO: 51 , but excluding the poly(A) tail at the 3' end of SEQ ID NO:51; and (ab) the nucleotide sequence of the cDNA insert of clone vc70_l deposited with the ATCC under accession number PTA- 1074; (ii) hybridizing said probe(s) to human genomic DNA in conditions at least as stringent as 4X SSC at 50 degrees C; and (iii) isolating the DNA polynucleotides detected with the probe(s); and (b) a process comprising the steps of: (i) preparing one or more polynucleotide primers that hybridize in 6X SSC at 65 degrees C to a nucleotide sequence selected from the group consisting of: (ba) SEQ DO NO:51 , but excluding the ρoly(A) tail at the 3' end of SEQ ID NO:51; and (bb) the nucleotide sequence of the cDNA insert of clone vc70_l deposited with the ATCC under accession number PTA- 1074; (ii) hybridizing said primer(s) to human genomic DNA in conditions at least as stringent as 4X SSC at 50 degrees C; (iii) amplifying human DNA sequences; and (iv) isolating the polynucleotide products of step (b)(iii). Preferably the polynucleotide isolated according to the above process comprises a nucleotide sequence conesponding to the cDNA sequence of SEQ ID NO:51, and extending contiguously from a nucleotide sequence conesponding to the 5' end of SEQ ID NO:51 to a nucleotide sequence conesponding to the 3' end of SEQ ID NO:51 , but excluding the poly(A) tail at the 3' end of SEQ ID NO:51. Also preferably the polynucleotide isolated according to the above process comprises a nucleotide sequence conesponding to the cDNA sequence of SEQ DD NO: 51 from nucleotide 105 to nucleotide 1724, and extending contiguously from a nucleotide sequence conesponding to the 5' end of said sequence of SEQ ID NO:51 from nucleotide 105 to nucleotide 1724, to a nucleotide sequence conesponding to the 3' end of said sequence of SEQ ID NO:51 from nucleotide 105 to nucleotide 1724. Also preferably the polynucleotide isolated according to the above process comprises a nucleotide sequence conesponding to the cDNA sequence of SEQ ID NO:51 from nucleotide 186 to nucleotide 1724, and extending contiguously from a nucleotide sequence conesponding to the 5' end of said sequence of SEQ ID NO:51 from nucleotide 186 to nucleotide 1724, to a nucleotide sequence conesponding to the 3' end of said sequence of SEQ ID NO:51 from nucleotide 186 to nucleotide 1724. In other embodiments, the present invention provides a composition comprising a protein, wherein said protein comprises an amino acid sequence selected from the group consisting of: (a) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:52; (b) a fragment of the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:52, the fragment comprising eight contiguous amino acids of SEQ ID NO:52; and (c) the amino acid sequence encoded by the cDNA insert of clone vc70_l deposited with the ATCC under accession number PTA-1074; the protein being substantially free from other mammalian proteins. Preferably such protein comprises the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:52. In further prefened embodiments, the present invention provides a protein comprising a fragment of the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:52 having biological activity, the fragment preferably comprising eight (more preferably twenty, most preferably thirty) contiguous amino acids of SEQ DD NO:52, or a protein comprising a fragment of the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 52 having biological activity, the fragment comprising the amino acid sequence from amino acid 265 to amino acid 274 of SEQ ID NO:52. In one embodiment, the present invention provides a composition comprising an isolated polynucleotide selected from the group consisting of: (a) a polynucleotide comprising the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO:53; (b) a polynucleotide comprising the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO:53 from nucleotide 3 to nucleotide 239; (c) a polynucleotide comprising the nucleotide sequence of the full- length protein coding sequence of clone vo28_l deposited with the ATCC under accession number PTA-1074; (d) a polynucleotide encoding the full-length protein encoded by the cDNA insert of clone vo28_l deposited with the ATCC under accession number PTA-1074; (e) a polynucleotide comprising the nucleotide sequence of a mature protein coding sequence of clone vo28_l deposited with the ATCC under accession number PTA-1074; (f) a polynucleotide encoding a mature protein encoded by the cDNA insert of clone vo28_l deposited with the ATCC under accession number PTA- 1074; (g) a polynucleotide encoding a protein comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:54; (h) a polynucleotide encoding a protein comprising a fragment of the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:54 having biological activity, the fragment comprising eight contiguous amino acids of SEQ ID NO:54; (i) a polynucleotide which is an allelrc variant of a polynucleotide of (a)-(f) above; (j) a polynucleotide which encodes a species homologue of the protein of (g) or (h) above ; (k) a polynucleotide that hybridizes under stringent conditions to any one of the polynucleotides specified in (a)-(h); and (1) a polynucleotide that hybridizes under stringent conditions to any one of the polynucleotides specified in (a)-(h) and that has a length that is at least 25% of the length of SEQ ID NO:53. Preferably, such polynucleotide comprises the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO:53 from nucleotide 3 to nucleotide 239; the nucleotide sequence of the full-length protein coding sequence of clone vo28_l deposited with the ATCC under accession number PTA-1074; or the nucleotide sequence of a mature protein coding sequence of clone vo28_l deposited with the ATCC under accession number PTA-1074. In other prefened embodiments, the polynucleotide encodes the full-length or a mature protein encoded by the cDNA insert of clone vo28_l deposited with the ATCC under accession number PTA-1074. In further prefened embodiments, the present invention provides a polynucleotide encoding a protein comprising a fragment of the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:54 having biological activity, the fragment preferably comprising eight (more preferably twenty, most preferably thirty) contiguous amino acids of SEQ ID NO:54, or a polynucleotide encoding a protein comprising a fragment of the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:54 having biological activity, the fragment comprising the amino acid sequence from amino acid 34 to amino acid 43 of SEQ ID NO:54. Other embodiments provide the gene conesponding to the cDNA sequence of SEQ ID NO:53. Further embodiments of the invention provide isolated polynucleotides produced according to a process selected from the group consisting of: (a) a process comprising the steps of: (i) preparing one or more polynucleotide probes that hybridize in 6X SSC at 65 degrees C to a nucleotide sequence selected from the group consisting of: (aa) SEQ DD NO:53, but excluding the poly(A) tail at the 3' end of SEQ ID NO:53; and (ab) the nucleotide sequence of the cDNA insert of clone vo28_l deposited with the ATCC under accession number PTA- 1074; (ii) hybridizing said probe(s) to human genomic DNA in conditions at least as stringent as 4X SSC at 50 degrees C; and (iii) isolating the DNA polynucleotides detected with the probe(s); and (b) a process comprising the steps of: (i) preparing one or more polynucleotide primers that hybridize in 6X SSC at 65 degrees C to a nucleotide sequence selected from the group consisting of: (ba) SEQ DD NO:53, but excluding the poly(A) tail at the 3' end of SEQ ID NO:53; and (bb) the nucleotide sequence of the cDNA insert of clone vo28_l deposited with the ATCC under accession number PTA- 1074; (ii) hybridizing said primer(s) to human genomic DNA in conditions at least as stringent as 4X SSC at 50 degrees C; (iii) amplifying human DNA sequences; and (iv) isolating the polynucleotide products of step (b)(iii). Preferably the polynucleotide isolated according to the above process comprises a nucleotide sequence conesponding to the cDNA sequence of SEQ ID NO:53, and extending contiguously from a nucleotide sequence conesponding to the 5' end of SEQ ID NO:53 to a nucleotide sequence conesponding to the 3' end of SEQ ID NO:53 , but excluding the poly(A) tail at the 3' end of SEQ ID NO:53. Also preferably the polynucleotide isolated according to the above process comprises a nucleotide sequence conesponding to the cDNA sequence of SEQ ID NO:53 from nucleotide 3 to nucleotide 239, and extending contiguously from a nucleotide sequence conesponding to the 5' end of said sequence of SEQ ID NO:53 from nucleotide 3 to nucleotide 239, to a nucleotide sequence conesponding to the 3' end of said sequence of SEQ ID NO:53 from nucleotide 3 to nucleotide 239. In other embodiments, the present invention provides a composition comprising a protein, wherein said protein comprises an amino acid sequence selected from the group consisting of: (a) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:54; (b) a fragment of the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:54, the fragment comprising eight contiguous amino acids of SEQ ID NO:54; and (c) the amino acid sequence encoded by the cDNA insert of clone vo28_l deposited with the ATCC under accession number PTA-1074; the protein being substantially free from other mammalian proteins. Preferably such protein comprises the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:54. In further prefened embodiments, the present invention provides a protein comprising a fragment of the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:54 having biological activity, the fragment preferably comprising eight (more preferably twenty, most preferably thirty) contiguous amino acids of SEQ ID NO:54, or a protein comprising a fragment of the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 54 having biological activity, the fragment comprising the amino acid sequence from amino acid 34 to amino acid 43 of SEQ ID NO:54. In one embodiment, the present invention provides a composition comprising an isolated polynucleotide selected from the group consisting of: (a) a polynucleotide comprising the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO:55; (b) a polynucleotide comprising the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO: 55 from nucleotide 49 to nucleotide 1452; (c) a polynucleotide comprising the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO:55 from nucleotide 109 to nucleotide 1452; (d) a polynucleotide comprising the nucleotide sequence of the full- length protein coding sequence of clone vo29_l deposited with the ATCC under accession number PTA-1074; (e) a polynucleotide encoding the full-length protein encoded by the cDNA insert of clone vo29_l deposited with the ATCC under accession number PTA-1074; (f) a polynucleotide comprising the nucleotide sequence of a mature protein coding sequence of clone vo29_l deposited with the ATCC under accession number PTA-1074; (g) a polynucleotide encoding a mature protein encoded by the cDNA insert of clone vo29_l deposited with the ATCC under accession number PTA- 1074; (h) a polynucleotide encoding a protein comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:56; (i) a polynucleotide encoding a protein comprising a fragment of the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:56 having biological activity, the fragment comprising eight contiguous amino acids of SEQ ID NO:56; (j) a polynucleotide which is an allelic variant of a polynucleotide of (a)-(g) above; (k) a polynucleotide which encodes a species homologue of the protein of (h) or (i) above ; (1) a polynucleotide that hybridizes under stringent conditions to any one of the polynucleotides specified in (a)-(i); and (m) a polynucleotide that hybridizes under stringent conditions to any one of the polynucleotides specified in (a)-(i) and that has a length that is at least 25% of the length of SEQ ID NO:55. Preferably, such polynucleotide comprises the nucleotide sequence of SEQ DO NO:55 from nucleotide 49 to nucleotide 1452; the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO:55 from nucleotide 109 to nucleotide 1452; the nucleotide sequence of the full-length protein coding sequence of clone vo29_l deposited with the ATCC under accession number PTA- 1074; or the nucleotide sequence of a mature protein coding sequence of clone vo29_l deposited with the ATCC under accession number PTA-1074. In other prefened embodiments, the polynucleotide encodes the full-length or a mature protein encoded by the cDNA insert of clone vo29_l deposited with the ATCC under accession number PTA- 1074. In further prefened embodiments, the present invention provides a polynucleotide encoding a protein comprising a fragment of the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:56 having biological activity, the fragment preferably comprising eight (more preferably twenty, most preferably thirty) contiguous amino acids of SEQ ID NO:56, or a polynucleotide encoding a protein comprising a fragment of the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 56 having biological activity, the fragment comprising the amino acid sequence from amino acid 229 to amino acid 238 of SEQ ID NO:56. Other embodiments provide the gene conesponding to the cDNA sequence of SEQ ID NO:55. Further embodiments of the invention provide isolated polynucleotides produced according to a process selected from the group consisting of: (a) a process comprising the steps of: (i) preparing one or more polynucleotide probes that hybridize in 6X SSC at 65 degrees C to a nucleotide sequence selected from the group consisting of: (aa) SEQ DD NO:55, but excluding the poly(A) tail at the 3' end of SEQ ID NO:55; and (ab) the nucleotide sequence of the cDNA insert of clone vo29_l deposited with the ATCC under accession number PTA- 1074; (ii) hybridizing said probe(s) to human genomic DNA in conditions at least as stringent as 4X SSC at 50 degrees C; and (iii) isolating the DNA polynucleotides detected with the probe(s); and (b) a process comprising the steps of: (i) preparing one or more polynucleotide primers that hybridize in 6X SSC at 65 degrees C to a nucleotide sequence selected from the group consisting of: (ba) SEQ DO NO:55, but excluding the poly(A) tail at the 3' end of SEQ ID NO:55; and (bb) the nucleotide sequence of the cDNA insert of clone vo29_l deposited with the ATCC under accession number PTA- 1074; (ii) hybridizing said primer(s) to human genomic DNA in conditions at least as stringent as 4X SSC at 50 degrees C; (iii) amplifying human DNA sequences; and (iv) isolating the polynucleotide products of step (b)(iii). Preferably the polynucleotide isolated according to the above process comprises a nucleotide sequence conesponding to the cDNA sequence of SEQ ID NO:55, and extending contiguously from a nucleotide sequence conesponding to the 5' end of SEQ ID NO: 55 to a nucleotide sequence conesponding to the 3' end of SEQ ID NO: 55 , but excluding the poly(A) tail at the 3' end of SEQ ID NO:55. Also preferably the polynucleotide isolated according to the above process comprises a nucleotide sequence conesponding to the cDNA sequence of SEQ ID NO:55 from nucleotide 49 to nucleotide 1452, and extending contiguously from a nucleotide sequence conesponding to the 5' end of said sequence of SEQ DD NO:55 from nucleotide 49 to nucleotide 1452, to a nucleotide sequence conesponding to the 3' end of said sequence of SEQ DD NO:55 from nucleotide 49 to nucleotide 1452. Also preferably the polynucleotide isolated according to the above process comprises a nucleotide sequence conesponding to the cDNA sequence of SEQ ID NO:55 from nucleotide 109 to nucleotide 1452, and extending contiguously from a nucleotide sequence conesponding to the 5' end of said sequence of SEQ ID NO:55 from nucleotide 109 to nucleotide 1452, to a nucleotide sequence conesponding to the 3' end of said sequence of SEQ ID NO:55 from nucleotide 109 to nucleotide 1452. In other embodiments, the present invention provides a composition comprising a protein, wherein said protein comprises an amino acid sequence selected from the group consisting of: (a) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:56; (b) a fragment of the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:56, the fragment comprising eight contiguous amino acids of SEQ ID NO:56; and (c) the amino acid sequence encoded by the cDNA insert of clone vo29_l deposited with the ATCC under accession number PTA-1074; the protein being substantially free from other mammalian proteins. Preferably such protein comprises the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:56. In further prefened embodiments, the present invention provides a protein comprising a fragment of the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:56 having biological activity, the fragment preferably comprising eight (more preferably twenty, most preferably thirty) contiguous amino acids of SEQ DD NO:56, or a protein comprising a fragment of the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:56 having biological activity, the fragment comprising the amino acid sequence from amino acid 229 to amino acid 238 of SEQ ID NO:56. In one embodiment, the present invention provides a composition comprising an isolated polynucleotide selected from the group consisting of: (a) a polynucleotide comprising the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO:57; (b) a polynucleotide comprising the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO:57 from nucleotide 48 to nucleotide 866; (c) a polynucleotide comprising the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO:57 from nucleotide 114 to nucleotide 866; (d) a polynucleotide comprising the nucleotide sequence of the full- length protein coding sequence of clone vo30_l deposited with the ATCC under accession number PTA-1074; (e) a polynucleotide encoding the full-length protein encoded by the cDNA insert of clone vo30_l deposited with the ATCC under accession number PTA-1074; (f) a polynucleotide comprising the nucleotide sequence of a mature protein coding sequence of clone vo30_l deposited with the ATCC under accession number PTA-1074; (g) a polynucleotide encoding a mature protein encoded by the cDNA insert of clone vo30_l deposited with the ATCC under accession number PTA- 1074; (h) a polynucleotide encoding a protein comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:58; (i) a polynucleotide encoding a protein comprising a fragment of the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:58 having biological activity, the fragment comprising eight contiguous amino acids of SEQ ID NO:58; (j) a polynucleotide which is an allelic variant of a polynucleotide of (a)-(g) above; (k) a polynucleotide which encodes a species homologue of the protein of (h) or (i) above ; (1) a polynucleotide that hybridizes under stringent conditions to any one of the polynucleotides specified in (a)-(i); and (m) a polynucleotide that hybridizes under stringent conditions to any one of the polynucleotides specified in (a)-(i) and that has a length that is at least 25% of the length of SEQ ID NO:57. Preferably, such polynucleotide comprises the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO:57 from nucleotide 48 to nucleotide 866; the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO:57 from nucleotide 114 to nucleotide 866; the nucleotide sequence of the full-length protein coding sequence of clone vo30_l deposited with the ATCC under accession number PTA- 1074; or the nucleotide sequence of a mature protein coding sequence of clone vo30_l deposited with the ATCC under accession number PTA-1074. In other prefened embodiments, the polynucleotide encodes the full-length or a mature protein encoded by the cDNA insert of clone vo30_l deposited with the ATCC under accession number PTA- 1074. In further prefened embodiments, the present invention provides a polynucleotide encoding a protein comprising a fragment of the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:58 having biological activity, the fragment preferably comprising eight (more preferably twenty, most preferably thirty) contiguous amino acids of SEQ ID NO:58, or a polynucleotide encoding a protein comprising a fragment of the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:58 having biological activity, the fragment comprising the amino acid sequence from amino acid 131 to amino acid 140 of SEQ ID NO: 58. Other embodiments provide the gene conesponding to the cDNA sequence of SEQ ID NO:57. Further embodiments of the invention provide isolated polynucleotides produced according to a process selected from the group consisting of: (a) a process comprising the steps of: (i) preparing one or more polynucleotide probes that hybridize in 6X SSC at 65 degrees C to a nucleotide sequence selected from the group consisting of: (aa) SEQ ID NO:57, but excluding the poly(A) tail at the 3' end of SEQ ID NO:57; and (ab) the nucleotide sequence of the cDNA insert of clone vo30_l deposited with the ATCC under accession number PTA- 1074; (ii) hybridizing said probe(s) to human genomic DNA in conditions at least as stringent as 4X SSC at 50 degrees C; and (iii) isolating the DNA polynucleotides detected with the probe(s); and (b) a process comprising the steps of: (i) preparing one or more polynucleotide primers that hybridize in 6X SSC at 65 degrees C to a nucleotide sequence selected from the group consisting of: (ba) SEQ ID NO:57, but excluding the ρoly(A) tail at the 3' end of SEQ ID NO:57; and (bb) the nucleotide sequence of the cDNA insert of clone vo30_l deposited with the ATCC under accession number PTA- 1074; (ii) hybridizing said primer(s) to human genomic DNA in conditions at least as stringent as 4X SSC at 50 degrees C; (iii) amplifying human DNA sequences; and (iv) isolating the polynucleotide products of step (b)(iii). Preferably the polynucleotide isolated according to the above process comprises a nucleotide sequence conesponding to the cDNA sequence of SEQ ID NO:57, and extending contiguously from a nucleotide sequence conesponding to the 5' end of SEQ DD NO:57 to a nucleotide sequence conesponding to the 3' end of SEQ ID NO:57 , but excluding the poly(A) tail at the 3' end of SEQ ID NO:57. Also preferably the • polynucleotide isolated according to the above process comprises a nucleotide sequence conesponding to the cDNA sequence of SEQ ID NO:57 from nucleotide 48 to nucleotide 866, and extending contiguously from a nucleotide sequence conesponding to the 5' end of said sequence of SEQ ID NO:57 from nucleotide 48 to nucleotide 866, to a nucleotide sequence conesponding to the 3' end of said sequence of SEQ ID NO:57 from nucleotide 48 to nucleotide 866. Also preferably the polynucleotide isolated according to the above process comprises a nucleotide sequence conesponding to the cDNA sequence of SEQ ID NO:57 from nucleotide 114 to nucleotide 866, and extending contiguously from a nucleotide sequence conesponding to the 5' end of said sequence of SEQ ID NO:57 from nucleotide 114 to nucleotide 866, to a nucleotide sequence conesponding to the 3' end of said sequence of SEQ ID NO:57 from nucleotide 114 to nucleotide 866. In other embodiments, the present invention provides a composition comprising a protein, wherein said protein comprises an amino acid sequence selected from the group consisting of: (a) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:58; (b) a fragment of the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:58, the fragment comprising eight contiguous amino acids of SEQ ID NO:58; and (c) the amino acid sequence encoded by the cDNA insert of clone vo30_l deposited with the ATCC under accession number PTA-1074; the protein being substantially free from other mammalian proteins. Preferably such protein comprises the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:58. In further prefened embodiments, the present invention provides a protein comprising a fragment of the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:58 having biological activity, the fragment preferably comprising eight (more preferably twenty, most preferably thirty) contiguous amino acids of SEQ DO NO:58, or a protein comprising a fragment of the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:58 having biological activity, the fragment comprising the amino acid sequence from amino acid 131 to amino acid 140 of SEQ ID NO:58. In one embodiment, the present invention provides a composition comprising an isolated polynucleotide selected from the group consisting of: (a) a polynucleotide comprising the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO:59; (b) a polynucleotide comprising the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO:59 from nucleotide 235 to nucleotide 510; (c) a polynucleotide comprising the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO:59 from nucleotide 316 to nucleotide 510; (d) a polynucleotide comprising the nucleotide sequence of the full- length protein coding sequence of clone vp25_l deposited with the ATCC under accession number PTA-1074; (e) a polynucleotide encoding the full-length protein encoded by the cDNA insert of clone vp25_l deposited with the ATCC under accession number PTA-1074; (f) a polynucleotide comprising the nucleotide sequence of a mature protein coding sequence of clone vp25_l deposited with the ATCC under accession number PTA-1074; (g) a polynucleotide encoding a mature protein encoded by the cDNA insert of clone vp25_l deposited with the ATCC under accession number PTA- 1074; (h) a polynucleotide encoding a protein comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:60; (i) a polynucleotide encoding a protein comprising a fragment of the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:60 having biological activity, the fragment comprising eight contiguous amino acids of SEQ ID NO: 60; (j) a polynucleotide which is an allelic variant of a polynucleotide of (a)-(g) above; (k) a polynucleotide which encodes a species homologue of the protein of (h) or (i) above ; (1) a polynucleotide that hybridizes under stringent conditions to any one of the polynucleotides specified in (a)-(i); and (m) a polynucleotide that hybridizes under stringent conditions to any one of the polynucleotides specified in (a)-(i) and that has a length that is at least 25% of the length of SEQ ID NO:59. Preferably, such polynucleotide comprises the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO:59 from nucleotide 235 to nucleotide 510; the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO:59 from nucleotide 316 to nucleotide 510; the nucleotide sequence of the full-length protein coding sequence of clone vp25_l deposited with the ATCC under accession number PTA- 1074; or the nucleotide sequence of a mature protein coding sequence of clone vp25_l deposited with the ATCC under accession number PTA-1074. In other prefened embodiments, the polynucleotide encodes the full-length or a mature protein encoded by the cDNA insert of clone vp25_l deposited with the ATCC under accession number PTA- 1074. In further prefened embodiments, the present invention provides a polynucleotide encoding a protein comprising a fragment of the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:60 having biological activity, the fragment preferably comprising eight (more preferably twenty, most preferably thirty) contiguous amino acids of SEQ ID NO: 60, or a polynucleotide encoding a protein comprising a fragment of the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:60 having biological activity, the fragment comprising the amino acid sequence from amino acid 41 to amino acid 50 of SEQ ID NO:60. Other embodiments provide the gene conesponding to the cDNA sequence of SEQ ID NO:59. Further embodiments of the invention provide isolated polynucleotides produced according to a process selected from the group consisting of: (a) a process comprising the steps of: (i) preparing one or more polynucleotide probes that hybridize in 6X SSC at 65 degrees C to a nucleotide sequence selected from the group consisting of: (aa) SEQ DO NO:59, but excluding the ρoly(A) tail at the 3' end of SEQ ID NO:59; and (ab) the nucleotide sequence of the cDNA insert of clone vp25_l deposited with the ATCC under accession number PTA-1074; (ii) hybridizing said probe(s) to human genomic DNA in conditions at least as stringent as 4X SSC at 50 degrees C; and (iii) isolating the DNA polynucleotides detected with the probe(s); and (b) a process comprising the steps of: (i) preparing one or more polynucleotide primers that hybridize in 6X SSC at 65 degrees C to a nucleotide sequence selected from the group consisting of: (ba) SEQ DO NO:59, but excluding the poly(A) tail at the 3' end of SEQ ID NO:59; and (bb) the nucleotide sequence of the cDNA insert of clone vp25_l deposited with the ATCC under accession number PTA- 1074; (ii) hybridizing said primer(s) to human genomic DNA in conditions at least as stringent as 4X SSC at 50 degrees C; (iii) amplifying human DNA sequences; and (iv) isolating the polynucleotide products of step (b)(iii). Preferably the polynucleotide isolated according to the above process comprises a nucleotide sequence conesponding to the cDNA sequence of SEQ ID NO:59, and extending contiguously from a nucleotide sequence conesponding to the 5' end of SEQ ID NO:59 to a nucleotide sequence conesponding to the 3' end of SEQ ID NO:59 , but excluding the poly(A) tail at the 3' end of SEQ ID NO:59. Also preferably the polynucleotide isolated according to the above process comprises a nucleotide sequence conesponding to the cDNA sequence of SEQ DD NO:59 from nucleotide 235 to nucleotide 510, and extending contiguously from a nucleotide sequence conesponding to the 5' end of said sequence of SEQ ID NO: 59 from nucleotide 235 to nucleotide 510, to a nucleotide sequence conesponding to the 3' end of said sequence of SEQ ID NO:59 from nucleotide 235 to nucleotide 510. Also preferably the polynucleotide isolated according to the above process comprises a nucleotide sequence conesponding to the cDNA sequence of SEQ ID NO:59 from nucleotide 316 to nucleotide 510, and extending contiguously from a nucleotide sequence conesponding to the 5' end of said sequence of SEQ ID NO:59 from nucleotide 316 to nucleotide 510, to a nucleotide sequence conesponding to the 3' end of said sequence of SEQ ID NO:59 from nucleotide 316 to nucleotide 510. In other embodiments, the present invention provides a composition comprising a protein, wherein said protein comprises an amino acid sequence selected from the group consisting of: (a) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 60; (b) a fragment of the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 60, the fragment comprising eight contiguous amino acids of SEQ ID NO:60; and (c) the amino acid sequence encoded by the cDNA insert of clone vp25_l deposited with the ATCC under accession number PTA-1074; the protein being substantially free from other mammalian proteins. Preferably such protein comprises the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:60. In further prefened embodiments, the present invention provides a protein comprising a fragment of the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:60 having biological activity, the fragment preferably comprising eight (more preferably twenty, most preferably thirty) contiguous amino acids of SEQ DD NO:60, or a protein comprising a fragment of the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:60 having biological activity, the fragment comprising the amino acid sequence from amino acid 41 to amino acid 50 of SEQ ID NO:60. In one embodiment, the present invention provides a composition comprising an isolated polynucleotide selected from the group consisting of: (a) a polynucleotide comprising the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO:61; (b) a polynucleotide comprising the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO:61 from nucleotide 177 to nucleotide 1626; (c) a polynucleotide comprising the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO: 61 from nucleotide 219 to nucleotide 1626; (d) a polynucleotide comprising the nucleotide sequence of the full- length protein coding sequence of clone vq25_l deposited with the ATCC under accession number PTA-1074; (e) a polynucleotide encoding the full-length protein encoded by the cDNA insert of clone vq25_l deposited with the ATCC under accession number PTA-1074; (f) a polynucleotide comprising the nucleotide sequence of a mature protein coding sequence of clone vq25_ 1 deposited with the ATCC under accession number PTA-1074; (g) a polynucleotide encoding a mature protein encoded by the cDNA insert of clone vq25_l deposited with the ATCC under accession number PTA- 1074; (h) a polynucleotide encoding a protein comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:62; (i) a polynucleotide encoding a protein comprising a fragment of the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:62 having biological activity, the fragment comprising eight contiguous amino acids of SEQ ID NO:62; (j) a polynucleotide which is an allelic variant of a polynucleotide of (a)-(g) above; (k) a polynucleotide which encodes a species homologue of the protein of (h) or (i) above ; (1) a polynucleotide that hybridizes under stringent conditions to any one of the polynucleotides specified in (a)-(i); and (m) a polynucleotide that hybridizes under stringent conditions to any one of the polynucleotides specified in (a)-(i) and that has a length that is at least 25% of the length of SEQ ID NO:61. Preferably, such polynucleotide comprises the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO:61 from nucleotide 177 to nucleotide 1626; the nucleotide sequence of SEQ DO NO:61 from nucleotide 219 to nucleotide 1626; the nucleotide sequence of the full-length protein coding sequence of clone vq25_l deposited with the ATCC under accession number PTA- 1074; or the nucleotide sequence of a mature protein coding sequence of clone vq25_l deposited with the ATCC under accession number PTA-1074. In other prefened embodiments, the polynucleotide encodes the full-length or a mature protein encoded by the cDNA insert of clone vq25_l deposited with the ATCC under accession number PTA- 1074. In further prefened embodiments, the present invention provides a polynucleotide encoding a protein comprising a fragment of the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:62 having biological activity, the fragment preferably comprising eight (more preferably twenty, most preferably thirty) contiguous amino acids of SEQ ID NO: 62, or a polynucleotide encoding a protein comprising a fragment of the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 62 having biological activity, the fragment comprising the amino acid sequence from amino acid 236 to amino acid 245 of SEQ ID NO:62. Other embodiments provide the gene conesponding to the cDNA sequence of SEQ ID NO:61. Further embodiments of the invention provide isolated polynucleotides produced according to a process selected from the group consisting of: (a) a process comprising the steps of: (i) preparing one or more polynucleotide probes that hybridize in 6X SSC at 65 degrees C to a nucleotide sequence selected from the group consisting of: (aa) SEQ DD NO: 61 , but excluding the poly (A) tail at the 3' end of SEQ ID NO:61; and (ab) the nucleotide sequence of the cDNA insert of clone vq25_l deposited with the ATCC under accession number PTA- 1074; (ii) hybridizing said probe(s) to human genomic DNA in conditions at least as stringent as 4X SSC at 50 degrees C; and (iii) isolating the DNA polynucleotides detected with the probe(s); and (b) a process comprising the steps of: (i) preparing one or more polynucleotide primers that hybridize in 6X SSC at 65 degrees C to a nucleotide sequence selected from the group consisting of: (ba) SEQ ID NO:61 , but excluding the poly(A) tail at the 3' end of SEQ ID NO:61; and (bb) the nucleotide sequence of the cDNA insert of clone vq25_l deposited with the ATCC under accession number PTA-1074; (ii) hybridizing said primer(s) to human genomic DNA in conditions at least as stringent as 4X SSC at 50 degrees C; (iii) amplifying human DNA sequences; and (iv) isolating the polynucleotide products of step (b)(iii). Preferably the polynucleotide isolated according to the above process comprises a nucleotide sequence conesponding to the cDNA sequence of SEQ ID NO:61, and extending contiguously from a nucleotide sequence conesponding to the 5' end of SEQ ID NO:61 to a nucleotide sequence conesponding to the 3' end of SEQ ID NO:61 , but excluding the poly(A) tail at the 3' end of SEQ ID NO:61. Also preferably the polynucleotide isolated according to the above process comprises a nucleotide sequence conesponding to the cDNA sequence of SEQ ID NO: 61 from nucleotide 177 to nucleotide 1626, and extending contiguously from a nucleotide sequence conesponding to the 5' end of said sequence of SEQ DD NO:61 from nucleotide 177 to nucleotide 1626, to a nucleotide sequence conesponding to the 3' end of said sequence of SEQ ID NO:61 from nucleotide 177 to nucleotide 1626. Also preferably the polynucleotide isolated according to the above process comprises a nucleotide sequence conesponding to the cDNA sequence of SEQ ID NO: 61 from nucleotide 219 to nucleotide 1626, and extending contiguously from a nucleotide sequence conesponding to the 5' end of said sequence of SEQ ID NO:61 from nucleotide 219 to nucleotide 1626, to a nucleotide sequence conesponding to the 3' end of said sequence of SEQ ID NO:61 from nucleotide 219 to nucleotide 1626. In other embodiments, the present invention provides a composition comprising a protein, wherein said protein comprises an amino acid sequence selected from the group consisting of: (a) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:62; (b) a fragment of the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:62, the fragment comprising eight contiguous amino acids of SEQ ID NO:62; and (c) the amino acid sequence encoded by the cDNA insert of clone vq25_l deposited with the ATCC under accession number PTA-1074; the protein being substantially free from other mammalian proteins. Preferably such protein comprises the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:62. In further prefened embodiments, the present invention provides a protein comprising a fragment of the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:62 having biological activity, the fragment preferably comprising eight (more preferably twenty, most preferably thirty) contiguous amino acids of SEQ ID NO: 62, or a protein comprising a fragment of the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 62 having biological activity, the fragment comprising the amino acid sequence from amino acid 236 to amino acid 245 of SEQ ID NO:62. In certain prefened embodiments, the polynucleotide is operably linked to an expression control sequence. The invention also provides a host cell, including bacterial, yeast, insect and mammalian cells, transformed with such polynucleotide compositions. Also provided by the present invention are organisms that have enhanced, reduced, or modified expression of the gene(s) conesponding to the polynucleotide sequences disclosed herein. Processes are also provided for producing a protein, which comprise: (a) growing a culture of the host cell transformed with such polynucleotide compositions in a suitable culture medium; and (b) purifying the protein from the culture. The protein produced according to such methods is also provided by the present invention. Protein compositions of the present invention may further comprise a pharmaceutically acceptable canier. Compositions comprising an antibody which specifically reacts with such protein are also provided by the present invention. Methods are also provided for preventing, treating or ameliorating a medical condition which comprises administering to a mammalian subject a therapeutically effective amount of a composition comprising a protein of the present invention and a pharmaceutically acceptable canier. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS Figures 1 A and IB are schematic representations of the pED6 and pNOTs vectors, respectively, used for deposit of clones disclosed herein. DETAILED DESCRIPTION ISOLATED PROTEINS AND POLYNUCLEOTIDES Nucleotide and amino acid sequences, as presently determined, are reported below for each clone and protein disclosed in the present application. The nucleotide sequence of each clone can readily be determined by sequencing of the deposited clone in accordance with known methods. The predicted amino acid sequence (both full-length and mature forms) can then be determined from such nucleotide sequence. The amino acid sequence of the protein encoded by a particular clone can also be determined by expression of the clone in a suitable host cell, collecting the protein and determining its sequence. For each disclosed protein applicants have identified what they have determined to be the reading frame best identifiable with sequence information available at the time of filing. As used herein a "secreted" protein is one which, when expressed in a suitable host cell, is transported across or through a membrane, including transport as a result of signal sequences in its amino acid sequence. "Secreted" proteins include without limitation proteins secreted wholly (e.g., soluble proteins) or partially (e.g. , receptors) from the cell in which they are expressed. "Secreted" proteins also include without limitation proteins which are transported across the membrane of the endoplasmic reticulum. Clone "vb24 1 " A polynucleotide of the present invention has been identified as clone "vb24_l". vb24_l was isolated from a human fetal brain cDNA library and was identified as encoding a secreted or transmembrane protein on the basis of computer analysis of the amino acid sequence of the encoded protein. vb24_l is a full-length clone, including the entire coding sequence of a secreted protein (also refened to herein as "vb24_l protein"). The nucleotide sequence of vb24_l as presently determined is reported in SEQ ID NO: l, and includes a poly(A) tail. What applicants presently believe to be the proper reading frame and the predicted amino acid sequence of the vb24_l protein conesponding to the foregoing nucleotide sequence is reported in SEQ DD NO:2. Amino acids 3 to 15 of SEQ DD NO:2 are a predicted leader/signal sequence, with the predicted mature amino acid sequence beginning at amino acid 16. Due to the hydrophobic nature of the predicted leader/signal sequence, it is likely to act as a transmembrane domain should the predicted leader/signal sequence not be separated from the remainder of the vb24_l protein. The EcoRI/Notl restriction fragment obtainable from the deposit containing clone vb24_l should be approximately 6033 bp. The nucleotide sequence disclosed herein for vb24_l was searched against the GenBank and GeneSeq nucleotide sequence databases using BLASTN/BLASTX and FAST A search protocols. vb24_l demonstrated at least some similarity with sequences identified as AB005299 (Homo sapiens BAI 3 mRNA, complete cds), AB011122 (Homo sapiens mRNA for KIAA0550 protein, complete cds), N50991 (yy94e07.sl Homo sapiens cDNA clone 281220 3'), and Q77404 (Human genome fragment (Prefened); standard; DNA). The predicted amino acid sequence disclosed herein for vb24_l was searched against the GenPept and GeneSeq amino acid sequence databases using the BLASTX search protocol. The predicted vb24_l protein demonstrated at least some similarity to sequences identified as AB005299 (BAI 3 [Homo sapiens]) and W37412 (Human G-protein coupled receptor HD3CD07). Based upon sequence similarity, vb24_l proteins and each similar protein or peptide may share at least some activity. The TopPredD computer program predicts eight potential transmembrane domains within the vb24_l protein sequence, centered around amino acids 16, 888, 923, 952, 993, 1030, 1100, and 1138 of SEQ ID NO:2, respectively. The vb24_l protein shares significant amino acid sequence similarity with GenBank Accession Number AB005299 (BAI 3 [Homo sapiens]), which is a splice variant of GenBank Accession Number ABOl 1122 (KIAA0550 protein [Homo sapiens]), and shares amino acid similarity with other members of the B Al/secretin protein families. The members of the B Al/secretin protein families are G-protein-coupled receptors. The TopPredD profiles for some members of the BAI/secretin protein families are strikingly similar to that of vb24_l, with one transmembrane domain predicted at the N-terminus (approximately within the first 20 amino acids) and multiple transmembrane domains near the C-terminus. The N-terminal transmembrane domains of the BAI/secretin protein family members are described as leader/signal sequences, consistent with the first transmembrane domain in the predicted vb24_l protein being a leader/signal sequence. Clone "vc64 1" A polynucleotide of the present invention has been identified as clone "vc64_ l". vc64_l was isolated from a human fetal brain cDNA library and was identified as encoding a secreted or transmembrane protein on the basis of computer analysis of the amino acid sequence of the encoded protein. vc64_l is a full-length clone, including the entire coding sequence of a secreted protein (also refened to herein as "vc64_l protein"). The nucleotide sequence of vc64_l as presently determined is reported in SEQ ID NO:3, and includes a poly(A) tail. What applicants presently believe to be the proper reading frame and the predicted amino acid sequence of the vc64_l protein conesponding to the foregoing nucleotide sequence is reported in SEQ ID NO:4. Amino acids 20 to 32 of SEQ DD NO:4 are a predicted leader/signal sequence, with the predicted mature amino acid sequence beginning at amino acid 33. Due to the hydrophobic nature of the predicted leader/signal sequence, the TopPredD computer program predicts that is likely to act as a transmembrane domain should the predicted leader/signal sequence not be separated from the remainder of the vc64_l protein. The EcoRI/Notl restriction fragment obtainable from the deposit containing clone vc64_l should be approximately 2022 bp. The nucleotide sequence disclosed herein for vc64_l was searched against the GenBank and GeneSeq nucleotide sequence databases using BLASTN/BLASTX and FASTA search protocols. vc64_l demonstrated at least some similarity with sequences identified as AI217133 (qf47cl0.xl Soares_testis_NHT Homo sapiens cDNA clone IMAGE: 1753170 3', mRNA sequence), T19353 (Human gene signature HUMGS00377; standard; cDNA to mRNA), and Z49239 (A.thaliana mRNA for putative dTDP-glucose 4-6-dehydratases). The predicted amino acid sequence disclosed herein for vc64_l was searched against the GenPept and GeneSeq amino acid sequence databases using the BLASTX search protocol. The predicted vc64_l protein demonstrated at least some similarity to sequences identified as R98529 (dTDP-glucose dehydratase encoded by the acbB gene), U40800 (similar to thymidine diphosphoglucose 4,6-dehydratase [Caenorhabditis elegans]), and the dehydratases of many disparate species. The hydratase protein family is very diverse with proteins ranging in length from less than 300 to more than 400 amino acids. The vc64_l protein appears to be an alternatively spliced variant of certain hydratases, and the existence of splice variants is also consistent with the diversity of the hydratase family. Based upon sequence similarity, vc64_l proteins and each similar protein or peptide may share at least some activity. vc64_l protein was expressed in a COS cell expression system, and an expressed protein band of approximately 5 kDa was detected in conditioned medium using SDS polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis. Clone "vp20 1" A polynucleotide of the present invention has been identified as clone "vp20_l". vp20_l was isolated from a human adult prostate cDNA library and was identified as encoding a secreted or transmembrane protein on the basis of computer analysis of the amino acid sequence of the encoded protein. vp20_l is a full-length clone, including the entire coding sequence of a secreted protein (also refened to herein as "vp20_l protein"). The nucleotide sequence of vp20_l as presently determined is reported in SEQ ID NO:5, and includes a poly(A) tail. What applicants presently believe to be the proper reading frame and the predicted amino acid sequence of the vp20_l protein conesponding to the foregoing nucleotide sequence is reported in SEQ ID NO:6. Amino acids 34 to 46 of SEQ ID NO:6 are a predicted leader/signal sequence, with the predicted mature amino acid sequence beginning at amino acid 47. Due to the hydrophobic nature of the predicted leader/signal sequence, it is likely to act as a transmembrane domain should the predicted leader/signal sequence not be separated from the remainder of the vp20_ 1 protein. Another potential vp20_l reading frame and predicted amino acid sequence is encoded by basepairs 910 to 1293 of SEQ ID NO:5 and is reported as SEQ ID NO:88. Amino acids 9 to 21 of SEQ ID NO: 88 are a predicted leader/signal sequence, with the predicted mature amino acid sequence beginning at amino acid 22. Due to the hydrophobic nature of this predicted leader/signal sequence, it is likely to act as a transmembrane domain should the predicted leader/signal sequence not be separated from the remainder of the protein of SEQ ID NO:88. The EcoRI/Notl restriction fragment obtainable from the deposit containing clone vp20_l should be approximately 1916 bp. The nucleotide sequence disclosed herein for vp20_l was searched against the GenBank and GeneSeq nucleotide sequence databases using BLASTN/BLASTX and FASTA search protocols. vp20_l demonstrated at least some similarity with sequences identified as AA044732 (zk67e09.sl Soares pregnant uterus NbHPU Homo sapiens cDNA clone 487912 3', mRNA sequence) and AA044769 (zk67e09.rl Soares pregnant uterus NbHPU Homo sapiens cDNA clone 487912 5', mRNA sequence). Based upon sequence similarity, vp20_l proteins and each similar protein or peptide may share at least some activity. The TopPredD computer program predicts two additional potential transmembrane domains within the vp20_l protein sequence, one centered around amino acid 60 and another around amino acid 87 of SEQ ID NO:6. The TopPredD computer program also predicts one additional potential transmembrane domain within the protein of SEQ ID NO:88, centered around amino acid 80 of SEQ ID NO:88. The nucleotide sequence of the vp20_l clone indicates that it may contain one or more MIR repeat sequences. Clone "vq4 1" A polynucleotide of the present invention has been identified as clone "vq4_ l". vq4_l was isolated from a human adult lung cDNA library and was identified as encoding a secreted or transmembrane protein on the basis of computer analysis of the amino acid sequence of the encoded protein. vq4_l is a full-length clone, including the entire coding sequence of a secreted protein (also refened to herein as "vq4_l protein"). The nucleotide sequence of vq4_l as presently determined is reported in SEQ ID NO:7, and includes a poly(A) tail. What applicants presently believe to be the proper reading frame and the predicted amino acid sequence of the vq4_l protein conesponding to the foregoing nucleotide sequence is reported in SEQ DO NO:8. Amino acids 7 to 19 of SEQ DD NO: 8 are a predicted leader/signal sequence, with the predicted mature amino acid sequence beginning at amino acid 20. Due to the hydrophobic nature of the predicted leader/signal sequence, it is likely to act as a transmembrane domain should the predicted leader/signal sequence not be separated from the remainder of the vq4_l protein. Were the 'G' residue at position 336 of SEQ DD NO:7 to be deleted, two alternative overlapping vq4_l reading frames and predicted amino acid sequences would result: the first alternative amino acid sequence is encoded by SEQ ID NO: 7 from nucleotide 129 to what would then be nucleotide 359, and is reported in SEQ ID NO: 89; the second alternative amino acid sequence is encoded by SEQ DD NO:7 from nucleotide 275 to what would then be nucleotide 730, and is reported in SEQ ID NO:90. The EcoRI/Notl restriction fragment obtainable from the deposit containing clone vq4_l should be approximately 831 bp. The nucleotide sequence disclosed herein for vq4_l was searched against the GenBank and GeneSeq nucleotide sequence databases using BLASTN/BLASTX and FASTA search protocols. vq4_l demonstrated at least some similarity with sequences identified as M75099. (Human rapamycin- and FK506-binding protein, complete cds), N36303 (yx99e09.rl Homo sapiens cDNA clone 2698965" similar to SW:FKB3_MOUSE P45878 FK506-BINDING PROTEIN PRECURSOR), and T 18037 (Human FKBP-13 immunophilin cDNA; standard; cDNA). The predicted amino acid sequence disclosed herein for vq4_l was searched against the GenPept and GeneSeq amino acid sequence databases using the BLASTX search protocol. The predicted vq4_l protein demonstrated at least some similarity to sequences identified as M75099 (rapamycin- and FK506-binding protein [Homo sapiens]) and R28980 (hRFKBP). Based upon sequence similarity, vq4_l proteins and each similar protein or peptide may share at least some activity. The TopPredD computer program predicts two potential transmembrane domains within the vq4_l protein sequence, one centered around amino acid 14 and another around amino acid 164 of SEQ ID NO:8. Clone "vo7 1" A polynucleotide of the present invention has been identified as clone "vo7_l". vo7_l was isolated from a human adult pancreas cDNA library and was identified as encoding a secreted or transmembrane protein on the basis of computer analysis of the amino acid sequence of the encoded protein. vo7_l is a full-length clone, including the entire coding sequence of a secreted protein (also refened to herein as "vo7_l protein"). The nucleotide sequence of vo7_l as presently determined is reported in SEQ ID NO:9, and includes a poly(A) tail. What applicants presently believe to be the proper reading frame and the predicted amino acid sequence of the vo7_l protein conesponding to the foregoing nucleotide sequence is reported in SEQ DD NO: 10. Amino acids 14 to 26 of SEQ DD NO: 10 are a predicted leader/signal sequence, with the predicted mature amino acid sequence beginning at amino acid 27. Due to the hydrophobic nature of the predicted leader/signal sequence, it is likely to act as a transmembrane domain should the predicted leader/signal sequence not be separated from the remainder of the vo7_l protein. If a nucleotide were added to the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO: 9 between residue 477 and residue 484, and if a purine residue were added to the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO:9 between residue 896 and residue 900, another potential vo7_l reading frame and predicted amino acid sequence encoded by what would then be basepairs 143 to 1336 of SEQ DD NO:9 is reported in SEQ ID NO:91. Amino acids 14 to 26 of SEQ ID NO:91 are a predicted leader/signal sequence, with the predicted mature amino acid sequence beginning at amino acid 27. Due to the hydrophobic nature of the predicted leader/signal sequence, it is likely to act as a transmembrane domain should the predicted leader/signal sequence not be separated from the remainder of the protein of SEQ ID NO:91. The EcoRI Notl restriction fragment obtainable from the deposit containing clone vo7_l should be approximately 1740 bp. The nucleotide sequence disclosed herein for vo7_l was searched against the GenBank and GeneSeq nucleotide sequence databases using BLASTN/BLASTX and FASTA search protocols. vo7_l demonstrated at least some similarity with sequences identified as L04733 (Homo sapiens kinesin light chain mRNA, complete cds) and W07481 (za96d09.rl Soares fetal lung NbHL19W Homo sapiens cDNA clone 300401 5' similar to gb L04733 KINESIN LIGHT CHAIN (HUMAN); mRNA sequence). The predicted amino acid sequence disclosed herein for vo7_l was searched against the GenPept and GeneSeq amino acid sequence databases using the BLASTX search protocol. The predicted vo7_l protein demonstrated at least some similarity to sequences identified as L04733 (kinesin light chain [Homo sapiens]). Movement of membrane-bounded organelles to intracellular destinations requires properly oriented microtubules and force-generating enzymes, such as the microtubule-stimulated ATPase kinesin. (See Cyr et al, 1991, Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 88(22): 10114-10118, which is incorporated by reference herein). Based upon sequence similarity, vo7_l proteins and each similar protein or peptide may share at least some activity. Clone "vc65 1" A polynucleotide of the present invention has been identified as clone "vc65_l". vc65_l was isolated from a human fetal brain cDNA library and was identified as encoding a secreted or transmembrane protein on the basis of computer analysis of the amino acid sequence of the encoded protein. vc65_l is a full-length clone, including the entire coding sequence of a secreted protein (also refened to herein as "vc65_l protein"). The nucleotide sequence of vc65_l as presently determined is reported in SEQ ID NO:l 1, and includes a poly(A) tail. What applicants presently believe to be the proper reading frame and the predicted amino acid sequence of the vc65_l protein conesponding to the foregoing nucleotide sequence is reported in SEQ DO NO: 12. Amino acids 14 to 26 of SEQ DD NO: 12 are a predicted leader/signal sequence, with the predicted mature amino acid sequence beginning at amino acid 27. Due to the hydrophobic nature of the predicted leader/signal sequence, it is likely to act as a transmembrane domain should the predicted leader/signal sequence not be separated from the remainder of the vc65_l protein. The EcoRI/Notl restriction fragment obtainable from the deposit containing clone vc65_l should be approximately 826 bp. The nucleotide sequence disclosed herein for vc65_l was searched against the GenBank and GeneSeq nucleotide sequence databases using BLASTN/BLASTX and FASTA search protocols. vc65_l demonstrated at least some similarity with sequences identified as AA506313 (nh45c03.sl NCI_CGAP_Pr5 Homo sapiens cDNA clone IMAGE:955300 similar to TR:G685170 G685170 ADHERIN; mRNA sequence) and T22080 (Human gene signature HUMGS03624). Based upon sequence similarity, vc65_l proteins and each similar protein or peptide may share at least some activity. Clone "vc66 1" A polynucleotide of the present invention has been identified as clone "vc66_l". vc66_l was isolated from a human fetal brain cDNA library and was identified as encoding a secreted or transmembrane protein on the basis of computer analysis of the amino acid sequence of the encoded protein. vc66_l is a full-length clone, including the entire coding sequence of a secreted protein (also refened to herein as "vc66_l protein"). The nucleotide sequence of vc66_l as presently determined is reported in SEQ ID NO: 13, and includes a poly (A) tail. What applicants presently believe to be the proper reading frame and the predicted amino acid sequence of the vc66_l protein conesponding to the foregoing nucleotide sequence is reported in SEQ ID NO: 14. Amino acids 28 to 40 of SEQ ID NO: 14 are a predicted leader/signal sequence, with the predicted mature amino acid sequence beginning at amino acid 41. Due to the hydrophobic nature of the predicted leader/signal sequence, it is likely to act as a transmembrane domain should the predicted leader/signal sequence not be separated from the remainder of the vc66_l protein. The EcoRI/Notl restriction fragment obtainable from the deposit containing clone vc66_l should be approximately 1652 bp. The nucleotide sequence disclosed herein for vc66_l was searched against the GenBank and GeneSeq nucleotide sequence databases using BLASTN/BLASTX and FASTA search protocols. vc66_l demonstrated at least some similarity with sequences identified as AA291293 (zslδdl l.sl NCI_CGAP_GCB 1 Homo sapiens cDNA clone IMAGE 685557 3', mRNA sequence). Based upon sequence similarity, vc66_l proteins and each similar protein or peptide may share at least some activity. The nucleotide sequence of vc66_l indicates that it may contain a LiMA5 repeat region. Clone "vc68 1" A polynucleotide of the present invention has been identified as clone "vc68_l". vc68_l was isolated from a human fetal brain cDNA library and was identified as encoding a secreted or transmembrane protein on the basis of computer analysis of the amino acid sequence of the encoded protein. vc68_l is a full-length clone, including the entire coding sequence of a secreted protein (also refened to herein as "vc68_l protein"). The nucleotide sequence of vc68_l as presently determined is reported in SEQ ID NO: 15, and includes a poly(A) tail. What applicants presently believe to be the proper reading frame and the predicted amino acid sequence of the vc68_l protein conesponding to the foregoing nucleotide sequence is reported in SEQ ID NO: 16. Amino acids 15 to 27 of SEQ DD NO: 16 are a predicted leader/signal sequence, with the predicted mature amino acid sequence beginning at amino acid 28. Due to the hydrophobic nature of the predicted leader/signal sequence, it is likely to act as a transmembrane domain should the predicted leader/signal sequence not be separated from the remainder of the vc68_l protein. The EcoRI/Notl restriction fragment obtainable from the deposit containing clone vc68_l should be approximately 2652 bp. The nucleotide sequence disclosed herein for vc68_l was searched against the GenBank and GeneSeq nucleotide sequence databases using BLASTN/BLASTX and FASTA search protocols. vc68_l demonstrated at least some similarity with sequences identified as AI147732 (qb47e06.xl NCI_CGAP_Brn23 Homo sapiens cDNA clone IMAGE 1703266 3" similar to WP F55C5.2 CE11152 GLYCEROPHOSPHORYLDffiSTERPHOSPHODffiSTERASELIKE;mRNAsequence), AC003108 (Human Chromosome 16 BAC clone CIT987SK-327O24, complete sequence), and T26462 (Human gene signature HUMGS08704). The predicted amino acid sequence disclosed herein for vc68_l was searched against the GenPept and GeneSeq amino acid sequence databases using the BLASTX search protocol. The predicted vc68_l protein demonstrated at least some similarity to sequences identified as AC00310 (Unknown gene product [Homo sapiens]) and W89783 (Staphylococcus aureus protein SEQ ID #5231). Based upon sequence similarity, vc68_l proteins and each similar protein or peptide may share at least some activity. The TopPredπ computer program predicts an additional potential transmembrane domain within the vc68_l protein sequence centered around amino acid 38 of SEQ DD NO: 16. The nucleotide sequence of vc68_l indicates that it may contain an Alu repetitive element. Clone "vk6 1" A polynucleotide of the present invention has been identified as clone "vk6_l". vk6_l was isolated from a human adult brain cDNA library and was identified as encoding a secreted or transmembrane protein on the basis of computer analysis of the amino acid sequence of the encoded protein. vk6_l is a full-length clone, including the entire coding sequence of a secreted protein (also refened to herein as "vk6_l protein"). The nucleotide sequence of vk6_l as presently determined is reported in SEQ ID NO: 17, and includes a poly(A) tail. What applicants presently believe to be the proper reading frame and the predicted amino acid sequence of the vk6_l protein conesponding to the foregoing nucleotide sequence is reported in SEQ DD NO: 18. Amino acids 10 to 22 of SEQ DD NO: 18 are a predicted leader/signal sequence, with the predicted mature amino acid sequence beginning at amino acid 23. Due to the hydrophobic nature of the predicted leader/signal sequence, it is likely to act as a transmembrane domain should the predicted leader/signal sequence not be separated from the remainder of the vk6_l protein. If nine nucleotides encoding the amino acid sequence Met-De-Phe were inserted between nucleotide 678 and nucleotide 679 of SEQ ID NO: 17, another potential vk6_l reading frame and predicted amino acid sequence, encoded by what would then be basepairs 79 to 2427 of SEQ ID NO: 17, is reported in SEQ ID NO:92. The EcoRI/Notl restriction fragment obtainable from the deposit containing clone vk6_l should be approximately 4899 bp. The nucleotide sequence disclosed herein for vk6_l was searched against the GenBank and GeneSeq nucleotide sequence databases using BLASTN/BLASTX and FASTA search protocols. vk6_l demonstrated at least some similarity with sequences identified as AC006208 (Homo sapiens 3p21.1-9 PAC RPCI4-793P23 (Roswell Park Cancer Institute Human PAC Library) complete sequence), AH 27070 (qb97el0.xl Soares fetal heart NbHH19W Homo sapiens cDNA clone IMAGE 1708074 3', mRNA sequence), U28369 (Homo sapiens semaphorin V mRNA, complete cds), and V35367 (Human semaphorin encoding cDNA). The predicted amino acid sequence disclosed herein for vk6_l was searched against the GenPept and GeneSeq amino acid sequence databases using the BLASTX search protocol. The predicted vk6_l protein demonstrated at least some similarity to sequences identified as U28369 (semaphorin V [Homo sapiens]) and W63748 (Human semaphorin). The vk6_l amino acid sequence also demonstrated significant similarities to the semaphorin and collapsin proteins of many species. "The semaphorin genes encode a family of transmembrane and secreted growth cone guidance molecules." (Kolodkin et al., 1993, Cell 75(7): 1389-99, which is incorporated by reference herein). Based upon sequence similarity, vk6_l proteins and each similar protein or peptide may share at least some activity. Motif analysis detects an ATP/GTP-binding site motif A (P-loop) around residue 747 of SEQ ID NO: 18. The TopPredD computer program predicts two additional potential transmembrane domains within the vk6_ 1 protein sequence, one centered around amino acid 140 and another around amino acid 336 of SEQ ID NO: 18. Clone "vo4 1" A polynucleotide of the present invention has been identified as clone "vo4_ l". vo4_l was isolated from a human adult pancreas cDNA library and was identified as encoding a secreted or transmembrane protein on the basis of computer analysis of the amino acid sequence of the encoded protein. vo4_l is a full-length clone, including the entire coding sequence of a secreted protein (also refened to herein as "vo4_l protein"). The nucleotide sequence of vo4_l as presently determined is reported in SEQ ID NO: 19, and includes a poly(A) tail. What applicants presently believe to be the proper reading frame and the predicted amino acid sequence of the vo4_l protein conesponding to the foregoing nucleotide sequence is reported in SEQ DD NO:20. Amino acids 11 to 23 of SEQ DD NO:20 are a predicted leader/signal sequence, with the predicted mature amino acid sequence beginning at amino acid 24. Due to the hydrophobic nature of the predicted leader/signal sequence, it is likely to act as a transmembrane domain should the predicted leader/signal sequence not be separated from the remainder of the vo4_l protein. The EcoRI/Notl restriction fragment obtainable from the deposit containing clone vo4_l should be approximately 2383 bp. The nucleotide sequence disclosed herein for vo4_l was searched against the GenBank and GeneSeq nucleotide sequence databases using BLASTN/BLASTX and FASTA search protocols. vo4_l demonstrated at least some similarity with sequences identified as AA613523 (nq22d01.sl NCI_CGAP_Col0 Homo sapiens cDNA clone IMAGE: 1144609, mRNA sequence), E12646 (cDNA encoding cell growth inhibiting factor), and Q60729 (Human brain Expressed Sequence Tag EST00852). The predicted amino acid sequence disclosed herein for vo4_l was searched against the GenPept and GeneSeq amino acid sequence databases using the BLASTX search protocol. The predicted vo4_l protein demonstrated at least some similarity to sequences identified as W74956 (Human secreted protein encoded by gene 77 clone HOEAS24) and Z92825 (C13C4.5 [Caeno-rhabditis elegans]). Based upon sequence similarity, vo4_l proteins and each similar protein or peptide may share at least some activity. The TopPredD computer program predicts four additional potential transmembrane domains within the vo4_l protein sequence, centeres around amino acids 69, 114, 169, and 207 of SEQ DD NO:20, respectively. Clone "vo8 1" A polynucleotide of the present invention has been identified as clone "vo8_ l". vo8_l was isolated from a human adult pancreas cDNA library and was identified as encoding a secreted or transmembrane protein on the basis of computer analysis of the amino acid sequence of the encoded protein. vo8_l is a full-length clone, including the entire coding sequence of a secreted protein (also refened to herein as "vo8_l protein"). The nucleotide sequence of vo8_l as presently determined is reported in SEQ ID NO:21, and includes a poly(A) tail. What applicants presently believe to be the proper reading frame and the predicted amino acid sequence of the vo8_l protein conesponding to the foregoing nucleotide sequence is reported in SEQ DD NO:22. Amino acids 10 to 22 of SEQ DD NO:22 are a predicted leader/signal sequence, with the predicted mature amino acid sequence beginning at amino acid 23. Due to the hydrophobic nature of the predicted leader/signal sequence, it is likely to act as a transmembrane domain should the predicted leader/signal sequence not be separated from the remainder of the vo8_l protein. The EcoRI/Notl restriction fragment obtainable from the deposit containing clone vo8_l should be approximately 3243 bp. The nucleotide sequence disclosed herein for vo8_l was searched against the GenBank and GeneSeq nucleotide sequence databases using BLASTN/BLASTX and FASTA search protocols. vo8_l demonstrated at least some similarity with sequences identified as AF007138 (Homo sapiens clone 23631 mRNA sequence), AI204925 (an02a08.xl Stratagene schizo brain SI 1 Homo sapiens cDNA clone IMAGE 1684406 3' similar to TR Q92597 Q92597 RTP, COMPLETE CDS; mRNA sequence), and Q59200 (Human brain Expressed Sequence Tag EST00134). The predicted amino acid sequence disclosed herein for vo8_l was searched against the GenPept and GeneSeq amino acid sequence databases using the BLASTX search protocol. The predicted vo8_l protein demonstrated at least some similarity to sequences identified as AF045564 (development-related protein [Rattus norvegicus]). Based upon sequence similarity, vo8_l proteins and each similar protein or peptide may share at least some activity. Clone "volO 1" A polynucleotide of the present invention has been identified as clone "vol0_l". vol0_l was isolated from a human adult pancreas cDNA library and was identified as encoding a secreted or transmembrane protein on the basis of computer analysis of the amino acid sequence of the encoded protein. vol0_l is a full-length clone, including the entire coding sequence of a secreted protein (also refened to herein as "vol0_l protein"). The nucleotide sequence of vol0_l as presently determined is reported in SEQ ID NO:23, and includes a poly(A) tail. What applicants presently believe to be the proper reading frame and the predicted amino acid sequence of the vol0_l protein conesponding to the foregoing nucleotide sequence is reported in SEQ DD NO:24. Amino acids 15 to 27 of SEQ ID NO:24 are a predicted leader/signal sequence, with the predicted mature amino acid sequence beginning at amino acid 28. Due to the hydrophobic nature of the predicted leader/signal sequence, it is likely to act as a transmembrane domain should the predicted leader/signal sequence not be separated from the remainder of the vol0_l protein. The EcoRI/Notl restriction fragment obtainable from the deposit containing clone vol0_l should be approximately 1048 bp. The nucleotide sequence disclosed herein for volO_l was searched against the GenBank and GeneSeq nucleotide sequence databases using BLASTN/BLASTX and FASTA search protocols. volO_l demonstrated at least some similarity with sequences identified as AI193090 (qe69e08.xl Soares_fetal_lung_NbHL19W Homo sapiens cDNA clone IMAGE:1744262 3' similar to WP:F45G2.10 CE16053; mRNA sequence) and T 19307 (Human gene signature HUMGS00329). The predicted amino acid sequence disclosed herein for vol0_l was searched against the GenPept and GeneSeq amino acid sequence databases using the BLASTX search protocol. The predicted vol0_l protein demonstrated at least some similarity to sequences identified as Z93382 (F45G2.10 [Caenorhabditis elegans]). Based upon sequence similarity, vol0_l proteins and each similar protein or peptide may share at least some activity. Clone "vo20 1" A polynucleotide of the present invention has been identified as clone "vo20_l". vo20_l was isolated from a human adult pancreas cDNA library and was identified as encoding a secreted or transmembrane protein on the basis of computer analysis of the amino acid sequence of the encoded protein. vo20_l is a full-length clone, including the entire coding sequence of a secreted protein (also refened to herein as "vo20_l protein"). The nucleotide sequence of vo20_l as presently determined is reported in SEQ ID NO:25, and includes a poly(A) tail. What applicants presently believe to be the proper reading frame and the predicted amino acid sequence of the vo20_l protein conesponding to the foregoing nucleotide sequence is reported in SEQ ID NO:26. Amino acids 6 to 18 of SEQ ID NO:26 are a predicted leader/signal sequence, with the predicted mature amino acid sequence beginning at amino acid 19. Due to the hydrophobic nature of the predicted leader/signal sequence, it is likely to act as a transmembrane domain should the predicted leader/signal sequence not be separated from the remainder of the vo20_l protein. If a nucleotide residue was deleted from the sequence beginning at nucleotide 770 and ending at nucleotide 774 of SEQ ID NO:25, another potential vo20_l reading frame and predicted amino acid sequence, encoded by what would then be basepairs 102 to 932 of SEQ ID NO:25, is reported in SEQ ID NO:93. The EcoRI/Notl restriction fragment obtainable from the deposit containing clone vo20_l should be approximately 2067 bp. The nucleotide sequence disclosed herein for vo20_l was searched against the GenBank and GeneSeq nucleotide sequence databases using BLASTN/BLASTX and FASTA search protocols. vo20_l demonstrated at least some similarity with sequences identified as AA452380 (zx29bl l.rl Soares total fetus Nb2HF8 9w Homo sapiens cDNA clone 787869 5', mRNA sequence), LI 3291 Human ADP-ribosylarginine hydrolase mRNA, complete cds), and V05140 (cDNA encoding human ADP-ribosylarginine hydrolase). The predicted amino acid sequence disclosed herein for vo20_l was searched against the GenPept and GeneSeq amino acid sequence databases using the BLASTX search protocol. The predicted vo20_l protein demonstrated at least some similarity to sequences identified as LI 3291 (ADP-ribosylarginine hydrolase [Homo sapiens]) and W46493 (Human ADP-ribosylarginine hydrolase). Based upon sequence similarity, vo20_l proteins and each similar protein or peptide may share at least some activity. The predicted vo20_l protein demonstrated at least some similarity to ADP-ribosylarginine hydrolases from other species as well, which catalyze the reverse reaction of mono-ADP-ribosylation. "ADP-ribosylarginine hydrolases specifically cleave the alpha-anomer, leading to release of ADP-ribose and regeneration of the free guanidino group of arginine" (Moss et al., 1997, Adv. Exp. Med. Biol. 419: 25-33, which is incorporated by reference herein). Moss et al. also proport that there might be a cell surface version of the hydrolase. The TopPredD computer program predicts two additional potential transmembrane domains within the vo20_l protein sequence, one centered around amino acid 176 and another around amino acid 314 of SEQ ID NO:26. Clone "vo21 1" A polynucleotide of the present invention has been identified as clone "vo21_l". vo21_l was isolated from a human adult pancreas cDNA library and was identified as encoding a secreted or transmembrane protein on the basis of computer analysis of the amino acid sequence of the encoded protein. vo21_l is a full-length clone, including the entire coding sequence of a secreted protein (also refened to herein as "vo21_l protein"). The nucleotide sequence of vo21_l as presently determined is reported in SEQ ID NO:27, and includes a poly(A) tail. What applicants presently believe to be the proper reading frame and the predicted amino acid sequence of the vo21_l protein conesponding to the foregoing nucleotide sequence is reported in SEQ ID NO:28. Amino acids 18 to 30 of SEQ ID NO:28 are a predicted leader/signal sequence, with the predicted mature amino acid sequence beginning at amino acid 31. Due to the hydrophobic nature of the predicted leader/signal sequence, it is likely to act as a transmembrane domain should the predicted leader/signal sequence not be separated from the remainder of the vo21_l protein. The EcoRI/Notl restriction fragment obtainable from the deposit containing clone vo21_l should be approximately 2560 bp. The nucleotide sequence disclosed herein for vo21_l was searched against the GenBank and GeneSeq nucleotide sequence databases using BLASTN/BLASTX and FASTA search protocols. No significant sequence similarities were identified. Motif analysis revealed a cytochrome C motif around residue 3 of SEQ ID NO:28. The TopPredD computer program predicts an additional potential transmembrane domain within the vo21_l protein sequence centered around amino acid 193 of SEQ ID NO:28. The nucleotide sequence of vo21_l indicates that it may contain an Alu repetitive element. Clone "vp24 1" A polynucleotide of the present invention has been identified as clone "vp24_ l". vp24_l was isolated from a human adult prostate cDNA library and was identified as encoding a secreted or transmembrane protein on the basis of computer analysis of the amino acid sequence of the encoded protein. vp24_l is a full-length clone, including the entire coding sequence of a secreted protein (also refened to herein as "vp24_l protein"). The nucleotide sequence of vp24_l as presently determined is reported in SEQ ID NO:29, and includes a poly(A) tail. What applicants presently believe to be the proper reading frame and the predicted amino acid sequence of the vp24_l protein conesponding to the foregoing nucleotide sequence is reported in SEQ ID NO:30. Amino acids 7 to 19 of SEQ DO NO: 30 are a predicted leader/signal sequence, with the predicted mature amino acid sequence beginning at amino acid 20. Due to the hydrophobic nature of the predicted leader/signal sequence, it is likely to act as a transmembrane domain should the predicted leader/signal sequence not be separated from the remainder of the vp24_l protein. The EcoRI/Notl restriction fragment obtainable from the deposit containing clone vp24_l should be approximately 1536 bp. The nucleotide sequence disclosed herein for vp24_l was searched against the GenBank and GeneSeq nucleotide sequence databases using BLASTN/BLASTX and FASTA search protocols. vp24_l demonstrated at least some similarity with sequences identified as AA947280 (ok20al2.sl Soares_NSF_F8_9W_OT_PA_P_Sl Homo sapiens cDNA clone IMAGE 1508350 3', mRNA sequence). Based upon sequence similarity, vp24_l proteins and each similar protein or peptide may share at least some activity. The TopPredll computer program predicts an additional potential transmembrane domain within the vp24_l protein sequence centered around amino acid 55 of SEQ ID NO:30. Clone "vol7 1" A polynucleotide of the present invention has been identified as clone "vol7_l". vol7_l was isolated from a human adult pancreas cDNA library and was identified as encoding a secreted or transmembrane protein on the basis of computer analysis of the amino acid sequence of the encoded protein. vol7_l is a full-length clone, including the entire coding sequence of a protein (also refened to herein as "vol7_l protein"). The nucleotide sequence of vol7_l as presently determined is reported in SEQ ID NO:31, and includes a poly (A) tail. What applicants presently believe to be the proper reading frame and the predicted amino acid sequence of the vol7_l protein conesponding to the foregoing nucleotide sequence is reported in SEQ ID NO:32. Amino acids 21 to 33 of SEQ DD NO:32 are a predicted leader/signal sequence, with the predicted mature amino acid sequence beginning at amino acid 34. Another potential vol7_l reading frame and predicted amino acid sequence, encoded by basepairs 2530 to 2691 of SEQ ID NO:31, is reported in SEQ ID NO:94. Amino acids 2 to 14 of SEQ ID NO:94 are a possible leader/signal sequence, with the predicted mature amino acid sequence beginning at amino acid 15. Due to the hydrophobic nature of the predicted leader/signal sequence, it is likely to act as a transmembrane domain should the predicted leader/signal sequence not be separated from the remainder of the protein of SEQ ID NO:94. Another potential vol7_l reading frame and predicted amino acid sequence, encoded by basepairs 402 to 785 of SEQ DO NO:31 , is reported in SEQ DD NO:95. Amino acids 32 to 44 of SEQ DD NO:95 are a possible leader/signal sequence, with the predicted mature amino acid sequence beginning at amino acid 45. Due to the hydrophobic nature of the predicted leader/signal sequence, it is likely to act as a transmembrane domain should the predicted leader/signal sequence not be separated from the remainder of the protein of SEQ ID NO:95. The EcoRI/Notl restriction fragment obtainable from the deposit containing clone vol7_l should be approximately 2755 bp. The nucleotide sequence disclosed herein for vol7_l was searched against the GenBank and GeneSeq nucleotide sequence databases using BLASTN/BLASTX and FASTA search protocols. vol7_l demonstrated at least some similarity with sequences identified as AF020762 (Homo sapiens clone 1400 unknown protein mRNA, partial cds), N91173 (zbl2c08.sl Soares fetal lung NbHL19W Homo sapiens cDNA clone 301838 3', mRNA sequence), and Q60597 (Human brain Expressed Sequence Tag EST02608). The predicted amino acid sequence disclosed herein for vol7_l was searched against the GenPept and GeneSeq amino acid sequence databases using the BLASTX search protocol. The predicted vol7_l protein demonstrated at least some similarity to sequences identified as AF020762 (unknown protein [Homo sapiens]) and AF022770 (peripherial benzodiazepine receptor associated protein [Mus museums]). Benzodiazepine receptors are responsible for the manifestation of peripheral-type benzodiazepine recognition sites and are most likely to comprise binding domains for benzodiazepines and isoquinoline carboxamides. These integral membrane protein receptors play a role in the transport of porphyrins and heme and have a mitochondrial subcellular localization. Based upon sequence similarity, vol7_l proteins and each similar protein or peptide may share at least some activity. Clone "vq 11 1" A polynucleotide of the present invention has been identified as clone "vql l_ l ". vql 1_1 was isolated from a human adult lung cDNA library and was identified as encoding a secreted or transmembrane protein on the basis of computer analysis of the amino acid sequence of the encoded protein, vql 1_1 is a full-length clone, including the entire coding sequence of a secreted protein (also refened to herein as "vql 1_1 protein"). The nucleotide sequence of vql 1_1 as presently determined is reported in SEQ ID NO:33, and includes a poly(A) tail. What applicants presently believe to be the proper reading frame and the predicted amino acid sequence of the vql 1_1 protein conesponding to the foregoing nucleotide sequence is reported in SEQ DO NO:34. Amino acids 15 to 27 of SEQ DD NO:34 are a predicted leader/signal sequence, with the predicted mature amino acid sequence beginning at amino acid 28. Due to the hydrophobic nature of the predicted leader/signal sequence, it is likely to act as a transmembrane domain should the predicted leader/signal sequence not be separated from the remainder of the vql 1_1 protein. The EcoRI/Notl restriction fragment obtainable from the deposit containing clone vql 1_1 should be approximately 1177 bp. The nucleotide sequence disclosed herein for vql l_l was searched against the GenBank and GeneSeq nucleotide sequence databases using BLASTN/BLASTX and FASTA search protocols. vql l_l demonstrated at least some similarity with sequences identified as R39062 (yd08gl l.sl Homo sapiens cDNA clone 25117 3'). Based upon sequence similarity, vql 1_1 proteins and each similar protein or peptide may share at least some activity. Clone "vql 2 1" A polynucleotide of the present invention has been identified as clone "vql2_l ". vql2_l was isolated from a human adult lung cDNA library and was identified as encoding a secreted or transmembrane protein on the basis of computer analysis of the amino acid sequence of the encoded protein. vql2_l is a full-length clone, including the entire coding sequence of a secreted protein (also refened to herein as "vql2_l protein"). The nucleotide sequence of vql2_l as presently determined is reported in SEQ ID NO:35, and includes a poly(A) tail. What applicants presently believe to be the proper reading frame and the predicted amino acid sequence of the vql2_l protein conesponding to the foregoing nucleotide sequence is reported in SEQ ID NO:36. Amino acids 2 to 14 of SEQ DD NO:36 are a predicted leader/signal sequence, with the predicted mature amino acid sequence beginning at amino acid 15. Due to the hydrophobic nature of the predicted leader/signal sequence, it is likely to act as a transmembrane domain should the predicted leader/signal sequence not be separated from the remainder of the vql2_l protein. The EcoRI/Notl restriction fragment obtainable from the deposit containing clone vql2_l should be approximately 1435 bp. The nucleotide sequence disclosed herein for vql2_l was searched against the GenBank and GeneSeq nucleotide sequence databases using BLASTN/BLASTX and FASTA search protocols. vql2_l demonstrated at least some similarity with sequences identified as AI479299 (tm56h01.xl NCI_CGAP_Kidl l Homo sapiens cDNA clone IMAGE:2162161 3', mRNA sequence). Based upon sequence similarity, vql2_l proteins and each similar protein or peptide may share at least some activity. Motifs analysis detects a glycoprotein hormones beta chain signature centered approximately around amino acid 192 of SEQ ID NO:36. Clone "vq 14 1" A polynucleotide of the present invention has been identified as clone "vql4_ l". vql4_l was isolated from a human adult lung cDNA library and was identified as encoding a secreted or transmembrane protein on the basis of computer analysis of the amino acid sequence of the encoded protein. vql4_l is a full-length clone, including the entire coding sequence of a secreted protein (also referred to herein as "vql4_l protein"). The nucleotide sequence of vql4_l as presently determined is reported in SEQ ID NO:37, and includes a poly(A) tail. What applicants presently believe to be the proper reading frame and the predicted amino acid sequence of the vql4_l protein conesponding to the foregoing nucleotide sequence is reported in SEQ ID NO:38. Amino acids 3 to 15 of SEQ ID NO:38 are a predicted leader/signal sequence, with the predicted mature amino acid sequence beginning at amino acid 16. Due to the hydrophobic nature of the predicted leader/signal sequence, it is likely to act as a transmembrane domain should the predicted leader/signal sequence not be separated from the remainder of the vql4_l protein. If two nucleotides were inserted between nucleotide 651 and nucleotide 657 of SEQ ID NO:37, another potential vql4_l reading frame and predicted amino acid sequence, encoded by what would then be basepairs 32 to 712 of SEQ DD NO:37, is reported in SEQ ID NO:96. Amino acids 3 to 15 of SEQ ID NO:96 are a predicted leader/signal sequence, with the predicted mature amino acid sequence beginning at amino acid 16. Due to the hydrophobic nature of the predicted leader/signal sequence, it is likely to act as a transmembrane domain should the predicted leader/signal sequence not be separated from the remainder of the protein of SEQ ID NO:96. The EcoRI/Notl restriction fragment obtainable from the deposit containing clone vql4_l should be approximately 1183 bp. The nucleotide sequence disclosed herein for vql4_l was searched against the GenBank and GeneSeq nucleotide sequence databases using BLASTN/BLASTX and FASTA search protocols. vql4_l demonstrated at least some similarity with sequences identified as AI291113 (qml0dl2.xl NCI_CGAP_Lu5 Homo sapiens cDNA clone IMAGE:1881431 3' similar to contains LTRl.t3 TAR1 repetitive element; mRNA sequence) and T80413 (Tylactone synthase gene cluster). Based upon sequence similarity, vql4_l proteins and each similar protein or peptide may share at least some activity. The TopPredD computer program predicts 7 additional potential transmembrane domains within the vql4_l protein sequence, centered around amino acids 59, 108, 137, 176, 220, 240, and 250 of SEQ ID NO:38, respectively. The protein of SEQ ID NO:96 is also predicted to have 4 additional potential transmembrane domains, centered around amino acids 59, 108, 137, and 176 of SEQ ID NO:96, respectively. Clone "vql 5 1" A polynucleotide of the present invention has been identified as clone "vql5_l". vql5_l was isolated from a human adult lung cDNA library and was identified as encoding a secreted or transmembrane protein on the basis of computer analysis of the amino acid sequence of the encoded protein. vql5_l is a full-length clone, including the entire coding sequence of a secreted protein (also refened to herein as "vql5_l protein"). The nucleotide sequence of vql5_l as presently determined is reported in SEQ ID NO39, and includes a poly(A) tail. What applicants presently believe to be the proper reading frame and the predicted amino acid sequence of the vql5_l protein conesponding to the foregoing nucleotide sequence is reported in SEQ ID NO:40. Amino acids 74 to 86 of SEQ DD NO:40 are a predicted leader/signal sequence, with the predicted mature amino acid sequence beginning at amino acid 87. Due to the hydrophobic nature of the predicted leader/signal sequence, it is likely to act as a transmembrane domain should the predicted leader/signal sequence not be separated from the remainder of the vql5_l protein. Another potential vql5_l reading frame and predicted amino acid sequence, encoded by basepairs 18 to 353 of SEQ DD NO:39, is reported in SEQ ID NO:97. Amino acids 24 to 36 of SEQ ID NO:97 are a possible leader/signal sequence, with the predicted mature amino acid sequence beginning at amino acid 37. Due to the hydrophobic nature of the predicted leader/signal sequence, it is likely to act as a transmembrane domain should the predicted leader/signal sequence not be separated from the remainder of the protein of SEQ ID NO:97. The EcoRI/Notl restriction fragment obtainable from the deposit containing clone vql5_l should be approximately 1519 bp. The nucleotide sequence disclosed herein for vql5_l was searched against the GenBank and GeneSeq nucleotide sequence databases using BLASTN/BLASTX and FASTA search protocols. vql5_l demonstrated at least some similarity with sequences identified as AA573785 (nk07el2.sl NCI_CGAP_Co2 Homo sapiens cDNA clone IMAGE 1012846, mRNA sequence), AF115384 (Homo sapiens LR8 (LR8) mRNA, complete cds), and T20820 (Human gene signature HUMGS02069). The predicted amino acid sequence disclosed herein for vql5_l was searched against the GenPept and GeneSeq amino acid sequence databases using the BLASTX search protocol. The predicted vql5_l protein demonstrated at least some similarity to sequences identified as AF 11538 (LR8 [Homo sapiens]) and W75125 (Human secreted protein encoded by gene 69 clone HPEBD70). LR8 is a protein of unknown function, "expressed by a subpopulation of human lung fibroblasts by differential display" (Lurton et al, 1999, Am J Respir Cell Mol Biol 20(2): 327-31, which is incorporated by reference herein). Based upon sequence similarity, vql5_l proteins and each similar protein or peptide may share at least some activity. The TopPredD computer program predicts two additional potential transmembrane domains within the vql5_l protein sequence, one centered around amino acid 138 and another around amino acid 218 of SEQ ID NO:40. Clone "vq 17 1" A polynucleotide of the present invention has been identified as clone "vql7_l". vql7_l was isolated from a human adult lung cDNA library and was identified as encoding a secreted or transmembrane protein on the basis of computer analysis of the amino acid sequence of the encoded protein. vql7_l is a full-length clone, including the entire coding sequence of a secreted protein (also refened to herein as "vql7_l protein"). The nucleotide sequence of vql7_l as presently determined is reported in SEQ ID NO:41, and includes a poly(A) tail. What applicants presently believe to be the proper reading frame and the predicted amino acid sequence of the vql7_l protein conesponding to the foregoing nucleotide sequence is reported in SEQ ID NO:42. Amino acids 7 to 19 of SEQ DD NO:42 are a predicted leader/signal sequence, with the predicted mature amino acid sequence beginning at amino acid 20. Due to the hydrophobic nature of the predicted leader/signal sequence, it is likely to act as a transmembrane domain should the predicted leader/signal sequence not be separated from the remainder of the vql7_l protein. Another potential vql7_l reading frame and predicted amino acid sequence, encoded by basepairs 1947 to 2342 of SEQ ID NO:41, is reported in SEQ ID NO:98. The EcoRI/Notl restriction fragment obtainable from the deposit containing clone vql7_l should be approximately 2869 bp. The nucleotide sequence disclosed herein for vql7_l was searched against the GenBank and GeneSeq nucleotide sequence databases using BLASTN/BLASTX and FASTA search protocols. vql7_l demonstrated at least some similarity with sequences identified as AA225412 (nc24f07.sl NCI_CGAP_Prl Homo sapiens cDNA clone IMAGE: 1009093, mRNA sequence) and T20503 (Human gene signature HUMGS01709). Based upon sequence similarity, vql7_l proteins and each similar protein or peptide may share at least some activity. The TopPredD computer program predicts an additional potential transmembrane domain within the vql7_l protein sequence centered around amino acid 65 of SEQ DD NO:42. The TopPredD computer program predicts two potential transmembrane domains within the protein sequence of SEQ ID NO:98, one centered around amino acid 66 and another around amino acid 79 of SEQ ID NO: 98. Clone "vql 8 1" A polynucleotide of the present invention has been identified as clone "vql8_l ". vql8_l was isolated from a human adult lung cDNA library and was identified as encoding a secreted or transmembrane protein on the basis of computer analysis of the amino acid sequence of the encoded protein. vql8_l is a full-length clone, including the entire coding sequence of a secreted protein (also refened to herein as "vql8_l protein"). The nucleotide sequence of vql8_l as presently determined is reported in SEQ ID NO:43, and includes a poly(A) tail. What applicants presently believe to be the proper reading frame and the predicted amino acid sequence of the vql8_l protein conesponding to the foregoing nucleotide sequence is reported in SEQ ID NO:44. Amino acids 11 to 23 of SEQ DD NO:44 are a predicted leader/signal sequence, with the predicted mature amino acid sequence beginning at amino acid 24. Due to the hydrophobic nature of the predicted leader/signal sequence, it is likely to act as a transmembrane domain should the predicted leader/signal sequence not be separated from the remainder of the vql8_l protein. The EcoRI Notl restriction fragment obtainable from the deposit containing clone vql8_l should be approximately 687 bp. The nucleotide sequence disclosed herein for vql8_l was searched against the GenBank and GeneSeq nucleotide sequence databases using BLASTN/BLASTX and FASTA search protocols. vql8_l demonstrated at least some similarity with sequences identified as R47882 (yj62dl l.rl Soares breast 2NbHBst Homo sapiens cDNA clone IMAGE 153333 5', mRNA sequence). Based upon sequence similarity, vql8_l proteins and each similar protein or peptide may share at least some activity. The vql8_l protein appears to be one member of a family of proteins produced by alternative splicing (see, for example, the yd51_1 protein of International Application No. PCT/US99/10843, which is incorporated by reference herein). Clone "vq22 1" A polynucleotide of the present invention has been identified as clone "vq22_l". vq22_l was isolated from a human adult lung cDNA library and was identified as encoding a secreted or transmembrane protein on the basis of computer analysis of the amino acid sequence of the encoded protein. vq22_l is a full-length clone, including the entire coding sequence of a secreted protein (also refened to herein as "vq22_l protein"). The nucleotide sequence of vq22_l as presently determined is reported in SEQ ID NO:45, and includes a poly(A) tail. What applicants presently believe to be the proper reading frame and the predicted amino acid sequence of the vq22_l protein corresponding to the foregoing nucleotide sequence is reported in SEQ ID NO:46. Amino acids 16 to 28 of SEQ DD NO:46 are a predicted leader/signal sequence, with the predicted mature amino acid sequence beginning at amino acid 29. Due to the hydrophobic nature of the predicted leader/signal sequence, it is likely to act as a transmembrane domain should the predicted leader/signal sequence not be separated from the remainder of the vq22_l protein. If the following changes were made to the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO:45 — deletion of nucleotides 1096 and 1097; deletion of one nucleotide from the group of nucleotides 1142, 1143, and 1144; deletion of one nucleotide from the group of nucleotides 1159, 1160, and 1161; deletion of one nucleotide from the group of nucleotides 1187, 1188, and 1189; and insertion of a "G" residue between nucleotide 1204 and nucleotide 1207 — another potential reading frame would be createdfrom what would then be nucleotides 65 to 1327, with a predicted amino acid sequence reported as SEQ ID NO:99. Amino acids 16 to 28 of SEQ ID NO:99 are a predicted leader/signal sequence, with the predicted mature amino acid sequence beginning at amino acid 29. Due to the hydrophobic nature of the predicted leader/signal sequence, it is likely to act as a transmembrane domain should the predicted leader/signal sequence not be separated from the remainder of the protein of SEQ ID NO:99. The EcoRI/Notl restriction fragment obtainable from the deposit containing clone vq22_l should be approximately 1653 bp. The nucleotide sequence disclosed herein for vq22_l was searched against the GenBank and GeneSeq nucleotide sequence databases using BLASTN/BLASTX and FASTA search protocols. vq22_l demonstrated at least some similarity with sequences identified as AA716162 (zg63f01.sl Soares_fetal_heart_NbHH19W Homo sapiens cDNA clone IMAGE:398041 3', mRNA sequence) and T26470 (Human gene signature HUMGS08712). The predicted amino acid sequence disclosed herein for vq22_l was searched against the GenPept and GeneSeq amino acid sequence databases using the BLASTX search protocol. The predicted vq22_l protein demonstrated at least some similarity to sequences identified as U58748 (similar to potential transmembrane domains in S. cerevisiae nuclear division RFT1 protein (SP P38206) [Caenorhabditis elegans]). Based upon sequence similarity, vq22_l proteins and each similar protein or peptide may share at least some activity. The TopPredll computer program predicts four potential transmembrane domains within both the vq22_l protein sequence and the amino acid sequence of the protein of SEQ DD NO:99, centered around amino acids 96, 126, 181, and 343, respectively, of SEQ ID NO:46 and of SEQ ID NO:99. Clone "yr3 1" A polynucleotide of the present invention has been identified as clone "vr3_l". vr3_l was isolated from a human adult muscle cDNA library and was identified as encoding a secreted or transmembrane protein on the basis of computer analysis of the amino acid sequence of the encoded protein. vr3_l is a full-length clone, including the entire coding sequence of a secreted protein (also refened to herein as "vr3_l protein"). The nucleotide sequence of vr3_l as presently determined is reported in SEQ ID NO:47, and includes a poly(A) tail. What applicants presently believe to be the proper reading frame and the predicted amino acid sequence of the vr3_l protein conesponding to the foregoing nucleotide sequence is reported in SEQ ID NO:48. Amino acids 2 to 14 of SEQ DD NO:48 are a predicted leader/signal sequence, with the predicted mature amino acid sequence beginning at amino acid 15. Due to the hydrophobic nature of the predicted leader/signal sequence, it is likely to act as a transmembrane domain should the predicted leader/signal sequence not be separated from the remainder of the vr3_l protein. The EcoRI/Notl restriction fragment obtainable from the deposit containing clone vr3_l should be approximately 3133 bp. The nucleotide sequence disclosed herein for vr3_l was searched against the GenBank and GeneSeq nucleotide sequence databases using BLASTN/BLASTX and FASTA search protocols. vr3_l demonstrated at least some similarity with sequences identified as AI302099 (qn57gl0.xl NCI_CGAP_Kid5 Homo sapiens cDNA clone IMAGE 1902402 3' similar to gb M14058 COMPLEMENT C1R COMPONENT PRECURSOR (HUMAN); mRNA sequence) and M14058 (Human complement Clr mRNA, complete cds). The predicted amino acid sequence disclosed herein for vr3_l was searched against the GenPept and GeneSeq amino acid sequence databases using the BLASTX search protocol. The predicted vr3_l protein demonstrated at least some similarity to sequences identified as Ml 4058 (human complement Clr [Homo sapiens]). Clr is a zymogen of a serine protease that is involved in the activation of the first component of the classical pathway of the complement system (Leytus et al, 1986, Biochemistry 25 (17): 4855-4863, which is incorporated by reference herein). Based upon sequence similarity, vr3_l proteins and each similar protein or peptide may share at least some activity. Motifs analysis detects a serine proteases, trypsin family, active site around residue 407 of SEQ ID NO:48. Hidden Markov Model analysis detects a CUB domain from residue 16 to residue 137 of SEQ ID NO:48, and a trypsin profile from residue 222 to residue 456 of SEQ DD NO:48. The nucleotide sequence of vr3_l indicates that it may contain an Alu repetitive element. Clone "vb26 1" A polynucleotide of the present invention has been identified as clone "vb26_l ". vb26_l was isolated from a human fetal brain cDNA library and was identified as encoding a secreted or transmembrane protein on the basis of computer analysis of the amino acid sequence of the encoded protein. vb26_l is a full-length clone, including the entire coding sequence of a secreted protein (also referred to herein as "vb26_l protein"). The nucleotide sequence of vb26_l as presently determined is reported in SEQ ID NO:49, and includes a poly(A) tail. What applicants presently believe to be the proper reading frame and the predicted amino acid sequence of the vb26_l protein conesponding to the foregoing nucleotide sequence is reported in SEQ DD NO:50. Amino acids 13 to 25 of SEQ ID NO:50 are a predicted leader/signal sequence, with the predicted mature amino acid sequence beginning at amino acid 26. Due to the hydrophobic nature of the predicted leader/signal sequence, it is likely to act as a transmembrane domain should the predicted leader/signal sequence not be separated from the remainder of the vb26_l protein. The nucleotide and amino acid sequences of vb26_l are related to those of clone vc8_l, described in U.S. application Ser. No. 09/298,733. Clone vb26_l contains the entire coding sequence of clone vc8_l, and has an additional three nucleotides at nucleotides 1283 to 1285 of SEQ ID NO:49. The EcoRI/Notl restriction fragment obtainable from the deposit containing clone vb26_l should be approximately 2974 bp. The nucleotide ' sequence disclosed herein for vb26_l was searched against the GenBank and GeneSeq nucleotide sequence databases using BLASTN/BLASTX and FASTA search protocols. vb26_l demonstrated at least some similarity with sequences identified as AI807015 (wf37b05.xl Soares_NFL_T_GBC_S 1 Homo sapiens cDNA clone IMAGE:2357745 3' similar to SW:NDC1_RABIT Q28615 RENAL SODIUM/ DICARBOXYLATE COTRANSPORTER; mRNA sequence), U26209 (Human renal sodium/dicarboxylate cotransporter (NADC1) mRNA, complete cds), and V27580 (Human hepatocyte nuclear factor 4 isoform gamma DNA). The predicted amino acid sequence disclosed herein for vb26_l was searched against the GenPept and GeneSeq amino acid sequence databases using the BLASTX search protocol. The predicted vb26_l protein demonstrated at least some similarity to sequences identified as U87318 (NaDC-2 [Xenopus laevis]) and W98815 (H. pylori GHPO 1401 protein). Human renal sodium/dicarboxylate cotransporter (NADC1) displays remarkably wide substrate selectivity, covering endogenous substrates such as cyclic nucleotides, a prostaglandin and uric acid, and a variety of drugs with different structures (e.g. antibiotics, a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug, diuretics, an antineoplastic drug, and a uricosuric drug); this protein is a multispecific organic anion transporter at the basolateral membrane of the proximal tubule (Sekine et al, 1997, J. Biol. Chem. 272 (30): 18526-9, which is incorporated by reference herein). Based upon sequence similarity, vb26_l proteins and each similar protein or peptide may share at least some activity. The TopPredll computer program predicts 11 probable transmembrane domains within the vb26_l protein sequence, centered around amino acids 46, 61, 132, 282, 323, 385, 423, 508, 529, 556, and 598 of SEQ ID NO:50, respectively, and an additional two putative transmembrane domains centered around residues 91 and 472 of SEQ ID NO:50. Clone "vc70 1" A polynucleotide of the present invention has been identified as clone "vc70_ l". vc70_l was isolated from a human fetal brain cDNA library and was identified as encoding a secreted or transmembrane protein on the basis of computer analysis of the amino acid sequence of the encoded protein. vc70_l is a full-length clone, including the entire coding sequence of a secreted protein (also refened to herein as "vc70_l protein"). The nucleotide sequence of vc70_l as presently determined is reported in SEQ ID NO:51, and includes a poly(A) tail. What applicants presently believe to be the proper reading frame and the predicted amino acid sequence of the vc70_l protein conesponding to the foregoing nucleotide sequence is reported in SEQ DO NO:52. Amino acids 15 to 27 of SEQ DD NO:52 are a predicted leader/signal sequence, with the predicted mature amino acid sequence beginning at amino acid 28. Due to the hydrophobic nature of the predicted leader/signal sequence, it is likely to act as a transmembrane domain should the predicted leader/signal sequence not be separated from the remainder of the vc70_l protein. The EcoRI/Notl restriction fragment obtainable from the deposit containing clone vc70_l should be approximately 2187 bp. The nucleotide sequence disclosed herein for vc70_l was searched against the GenBank and GeneSeq nucleotide sequence databases using BLASTN/BLASTX and FASTA search protocols. vc70_l demonstrated at least some similarity with sequences identified as AI423223 (tf26f01.xl NCI_CGAP_Brn23 Homo sapiens cDNA clone IMAGE:2097337 3', mRNA sequence) and X33812 (Coding sequence for human secreted protein cb96_10). The predicted amino acid sequence disclosed herein for vc70_l was searched against the GenPept and GeneSeq amino acid sequence databases using the BLASTX search protocol. The predicted vc70_l protein demonstrated at least some similarity to sequences identified as Y05319 (Human secreted protein cb96_10). Based upon sequence similarity, vc70_l proteins and each similar protein or peptide may share at least some activity. The TopPredD computer program predicts eight additional potential transmembrane domains within the vc70_l protein sequence, centered around amino acids 58, 110, 153, 204, 316, 373, 420, and 502 of SEQ ID NO:52, respectively. The vc70_l protein appears to be a splice variant of the cb96_10 protein, with the vc70_l protein having an additional 73 amino acids at the N-terminal end containing a signal sequence and an additional transmembrane domain. Clone "vo28 1" A polynucleotide of the present invention has been identified as clone "vo28_l". vo28_l was isolated from a human adult pancreas cDNA library and was identified as encoding a novel protein on the basis of computer analysis of the amino acid sequence of the encoded protein. vo28_l is a full-length clone, including the entire coding sequence of a novel protein (also refened to herein as "vo28_l protein"). The nucleotide sequence of vo28_l as presently determined is reported in SEQ ID NO: 53, and includes a poly (A) tail. What applicants presently believe to be the proper reading frame and the predicted amino acid sequence of the vo28_l protein conesponding to the foregoing nucleotide sequence is reported in SEQ ID NO:54. The EcoRI/Notl restriction fragment obtainable from the deposit containing clone vo28_l should be approximately 2056 bp. The nucleotide sequence disclosed herein for vo28_l was searched against the GenBank and GeneSeq nucleotide sequence databases using BLASTN/BLASTX and FASTA search protocols. vo28_l demonstrated at least some similarity with sequences identified as F22780 (HSPD07683 HM3 Homo sapiens cDNA clone LL44/H10, mRNA sequence). Based upon sequence similarity, vo28_l proteins and each similar protein or peptide may share at least some activity. The nucleotide sequence of vo28_l indicates that it may contain an Alu repetitive element. Clone "vo29 1" A polynucleotide of the present invention has been identified as clone "vo29_l ". vo29_l was isolated from a human adult pancreas cDNA library and was identified as encoding a secreted or transmembrane protein on the basis of computer analysis of the amino acid sequence of the encoded protein. vo29_l is a full-length clone, including the entire coding sequence of a secreted protein (also refened to herein as "vo29_l protein"). The nucleotide sequence of vo29_l as presently determined is reported in SEQ ID NO:55, and includes a poly(A) tail. What applicants presently believe to be the proper reading frame and the predicted amino acid sequence of the vo29_l protein conesponding to the foregoing nucleotide sequence is reported in SEQ ID NO:56. Amino acids 8 to 20 of SEQ DD NO:56 are a predicted leader/signal sequence, with the predicted mature amino acid sequence beginning at amino acid 21; amino acids 5 to 17 of SEQ ID NO:56 are also a possible leader/signal sequence, with the predicted mature amino acid sequence begiiuiing in that case at amino acid 18; and amino acids 11 to 23 of SEQ ID NO:56 are also a possible leader/signal sequence, with the predicted mature amino acid sequence beginning in that case at arnino acid 24. Due to the hydrophobic nature of these predicted leader/signal sequences, each is likely to act as a transmembrane domain should it not be separated from the remainder of the protein of SEQ ID NO:56. The EcoRI/Notl restriction fragment obtainable from the deposit containing clone vo29_l should be approximately 1803 bp. The nucleotide sequence disclosed herein for vo29_l was searched against the GenBank and GeneSeq nucleotide sequence databases using BLASTN/BLASTX and FASTA search protocols. vo29_l demonstrated at least some similarity with sequences identified as AI433801 (th81f07.xl Soares_NhHMPu_Sl Homo sapiens cDNA clone IMAGE:2125093 3' similar to SW:YMN0_YEAST Q03103 HYPOTHETICAL 65.0 KD PROTEIN IN COX 145'REGION PRECURSOR; mRNA sequence), AR018794 (Sequence 76 from patent US 5783182), and X19751 (Mammalian Erol DNA). The predicted amino acid sequence disclosed herein for vo29_l was searched against the GenPept and GeneSeq amino acid sequence databases using the BLASTX search protocol. The predicted vo29_l protein demonstrated at least some similarity to sequences identified as AC00577 (unknown protein [Arabidopsis thaliana]), W99801 (Mammalian Erol protein), and Y03632 (Hypoxia-regulated gene RTP241 product). Erol regulates the oxidation potential of the endoplasmic reticulum, and may be used to increase disulfide bond formation in proteins during their production and/or purification. Based upon sequence similarity, vo29_l proteins and each similar protein or peptide may share at least some activity. Motifs analysis detects an EF-hand calcium binding domain centered around amino acid 159 of SEQ ID NO:56. Clone "vo30 1" A polynucleotide of the present invention has been identified as clone "vo30_l". vo30_l was isolated from a human adult pancreas cDNA library and was identified as encoding a secreted or transmembrane protein on the basis of computer analysis of the amino acid sequence of the encoded protein. vo30_l is a full-length clone, including the entire coding sequence of a secreted protein (also refened to herein as "vo30_l protein"). The nucleotide sequence of vo30_l as presently determined is reported in SEQ ID NO: 57, and includes a poly (A) tail. What applicants presently believe to be the proper reading frame and the predicted amino acid sequence of the vo30_l protein conesponding to the foregoing nucleotide sequence is reported in SEQ DD NO:58. Amino acids 10 to 22 of SEQ DD NO:58 are a predicted leader/signal sequence, with the predicted mature amino acid sequence beginning at amino acid 23. Due to the hydrophobic nature of the predicted leader/signal sequence, it is likely to act as a transmembrane domain should the predicted leader/signal sequence not be separated from the remainder of the vo30_l protein. The EcoRI/Notl restriction fragment obtainable from the deposit containing clone vo30_l should be approximately 1356 bp. The nucleotide sequence disclosed herein for vo30_l was searched against the GenBank and GeneSeq nucleotide sequence databases using BLASTN/BLASTX and FASTA search protocols. vo30_l demonstrated at least some similarity with sequences identified as AA397685 (zt87d03.rl Soares_testis_NHT Homo sapiens cDNA clone IMAGE 729317 5', mRNA sequence) and AI983410 (wul9cl0.xl Soares Dieckgraefe colon NHCD Homo sapiens cDNA clone IMAGE:990757 3' similar to contains TARl.t3 TAR1 repetitive element; mRNA sequence). Based upon sequence similarity, vo30_l proteins and each similar protein or peptide may share at least some activity. Motifs analysis detects an ATP/GTP binding site motif A (P-loop) centered around amino acid 38 of SEQ ID NO:58. Clone "vp25 1" A polynucleotide of the present invention has been identified as clone "vp25_l". vp25_l was isolated from a human adult prostate cDNA library and was identified as encoding a secreted or transmembrane protein on the basis of computer analysis of the amino acid sequence of the encoded protein. vp25_l is a full-length clone, including the entire coding sequence of a secreted protein (also refened to herein as "vp25_l protein"). The nucleotide sequence of vp25_l as presently determined is reported in SEQ ID NO:59, and includes a poly(A) tail. What applicants presently believe to be the proper reading frame and the predicted amino acid sequence of the vp25_l protein conesponding to the foregoing nucleotide sequence is reported in SEQ DD NO:60. Amino acids 15 to 27 of SEQ DD NO:60 are a predicted leader/signal sequence, with the predicted mature amino acid sequence beginning at amino acid 28. Due to the hydrophobic nature of the predicted leader/signal sequence, it is likely to act as a transmembrane domain should the predicted leader/signal sequence not be separated from the remainder of the vp25_l protein. Another potential reading frame, encoded by nucleotides 1362 to 1622 of SEQ ID NO:59, is reported as the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 100. Amino acids 5 to 17 of SEQ DD NO: 100 are a predicted leader/signal sequence, with the predicted mature amino acid sequence beginning at amino acid 18. Due to the hydrophobic nature of the predicted leader/signal sequence, it is likely to act as a transmembrane domain should the predicted leader/signal sequence not be separated from the remainder of the protein of SEQ ID NO: 100. Another potential reading frame, encoded by nucleotides 2560 to 2820 of SEQ ID NO:59, is reported as the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 101. Amino acids 21 to 33 of SEQ ID NO: 101 are a predicted leader/signal sequence, with the predicted mature amino acid sequence beginning at amino acid 34. Due to the hydrophobic nature of the predicted leader/signal sequence, it is likely to act as a transmembrane domain should the predicted leader/signal sequence not be separated from the remainder of the protein of SEQ DD NO:101. The EcoRI/Notl restriction fragment obtainable from the deposit containing clone vp25_l should be approximately 2989 bp. The nucleotide sequence disclosed herein for vp25_l was searched against the GenBank and GeneSeq nucleotide sequence databases using BLASTN/BLASTX and FASTA search protocols. vp25_l demonstrated at least some similarity with sequences identified as AA481107 (aa29d01.rl NCI_CGAP_GCB 1 Homo sapiens cDNA clone IMAGE:814657 5', mRNA sequence), AF146793 (Mus musculus protein B gene, partial cds; and CLOCK (Clock), PFT27 (pFT27), and H5AR (H5AR) genes, complete cds), AI081234 (oy67a03.xl NCI_CGAP_CLL1 Homo sapiens cDNA clone IMAGE 1670860 3' similar to SW PF27_MOUSE P52875 TRANSMEMBRANE PROTEIN PFT27; contains MSRl.tl MSR1 repetitive element), and X37441 (Human secreted protein cDNA fragment containing gene 55). The predicted amino acid sequence disclosed herein for vp25_l was searched against the GenPept and GeneSeq amino acid sequence databases using the BLASTX search protocol. The predicted vp25_l protein demonstrated at least some similarity to sequences identified as AF 14679 (PFT27 [Mus musculus]) and Y07843 (Human secreted protein fragment #2 encoded from gene 55). Based upon sequence similarity, vp25_l proteins and each similar protein or peptide may share at least some activity. The vp25_l protein and the proteins of database entries AF14679 and Y07843 appear to be members of a family of proteins produced as splice variants. The nucleotide sequence of vp25_l indicates that it may contain an Alu repetitive element. Clone "vq25 1" A polynucleotide of the present invention has been identified as clone "vq25_l". vq25_l was isolated from a human adult lung cDNA library and was identified as encoding a secreted or transmembrane protein on the basis of computer analysis of the amino acid sequence of the encoded protein. vq25_l is a full-length clone, including the entire coding sequence of a secreted protein (also refened to herein as "vq25_l protein"). The nucleotide sequence of vq25_l as presently determined is reported in SEQ ID NO:61, and includes a poly(A) tail. What applicants presently believe to be the proper reading frame and the predicted amino acid sequence of the vq25_l protein conesponding to the foregoing nucleotide sequence is reported in SEQ ID NO:62. Amino acids 2 to 14 of SEQ DD NO:62 are a predicted leader/signal sequence, with the predicted mature amino acid sequence beginning at amino acid 15; amino acids 4 to 16 of SEQ ID NO:62 are also a predicted leader/signal sequence, with the predicted mature amino acid sequence beginning in that case at amino acid 17. Due to the hydrophobic nature of these predicted leader/signal sequence, each is likely to act as a transmembrane domain should it not be separated from the remainder of the vq25_l protein. The EcoPvI/Notl restriction fragment obtainable from the deposit containing clone vq25_l should be approximately 2048 bp. The nucleotide sequence disclosed herein for vq25_l was searched against the GenBank and GeneSeq nucleotide sequence databases using BLASTN/BLASTX and FASTA search protocols. vq25_l demonstrated at least some similarity with sequences identified as AC007026 (Homo sapiens clone DJ0751G11, complete sequence), AI087294 (oz77h01.xl Soares_senescent_fibroblasts_NbHSF Homo sapiens cDNA clone IMAGE 1681393 3' similar to SW CTCF_HUMAN P49711 TRANSCRIPTIONAL REPRESSOR CTCF; mRNA sequence), AW003280 (wq64h08.xl NCI_CGAP_GC6 Homo sapiens cDNA clone IMAGE:2476095 3' similar to TR:Q60694 Q60694 RE1-SILENCING TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; mRNA sequence), and X00648 (Human secreted protein gene 38 clone HODCV74). The predicted amino acid sequence disclosed herein for vq25_l was searched against the GenPept and GeneSeq amino acid sequence databases using the BLASTX search protocol. The predicted vq25_l protein demonstrated at least some similarity to sequences identified as AC00487 (zinc finger-like; similar to P52742 (PID gl731411) [Homo sapiens]) and R99364 (Human REST protein DNA binding domain). Based upon sequence similarity, vq25_l proteins and each similar protein or peptide may share at least some activity. Motifs analysis detects three Zinc-finger, C2H2- type, domains centered around amino acids 149, 359, and 387 of SEQ ID NO:62, respectively. Hidden markov model analysis detects eight of these Zinc-finger, C2H2-type, domains approximately at amino acids 91 to 113, 119 to 141, 147 to 169, 301 to 323, 329 to 351, 357 to 379, 385 to 407, and 413 to 435 of SEQ ID NO:62, respectively. Deposit of Clones Clones vb24_l, vc64_l, vp20_l, and vq4_l were deposited on February 17, 1999 with the ATCC (American Type Culture Collection, 10801 University Boulevard, Manassas, Virginia 20110-2209 U.S.A.) as an original deposit under the Budapest Treaty and were given the accession number 207113, from which each clone comprising a particular polynucleotide is obtainable. Clone vo7_l was deposited on July 15, 1999 with the ATCC (American Type Culture Collection, 10801 University Boulevard, Manassas, Virginia 20110-2209 U.S.A.) as an original deposit under the Budapest Treaty and was given the accession number PTA- 362, from which the vo7_l clone comprising a particular polynucleotide is obtainable. Clones vc65_l, vc66_l, vc68_l, vk6_l, vo4_l, vo8_l, vol0_l, vo20_l, vo21_l, and vp24_l were deposited on July 15, 1999 with the ATCC (American Type Culture Collection, 10801 University Boulevard, Manassas, Virginia 20110-2209 U.S.A.) as an original deposit under the Budapest Treaty and were given the accession number PTA-361, from which each clone comprising a particular polynucleotide is obtainable. Clone vol7_l was deposited on July 15, 1999 with the ATCC (American Type Culture Collection, 10801 University Boulevard, Manassas, Virginia 20110-2209 U.S.A.) as an original deposit under the Budapest Treaty and was given the accession number PTA- 366, from which the vol7_l clone comprising a particular polynucleotide is obtainable. Clones vql l_l, vql2_l, vql4_l, vql5_l, vql7_l, vql8_l, vq22_l, and vr3_l were deposited on July 15, 1999 with the ATCC (American Type Culture Collection, 10801 University Boulevard, Manassas, Virginia 20110-2209 U.S.A.) as an original deposit under the Budapest Treaty and were given the accession number PTA-367, from which each clone comprising a particular polynucleotide is obtainable. Clone vb26_l was deposited on August 11, 1999 with the ATCC (American Type Culture Collection, 10801 University Boulevard, Manassas, Virginia 20110-2209 U.S.A.) as an original deposit under the Budapest Treaty and was given the accession number PTA-501. (Note that due to a typographical enor, the deposit of clone vb26_l under the accession number PTA-501 was initially recorded at the ATCC as a deposit of clone "YB26_1".) Clones vc70_l, vo28_l, vo29_l, vo30_l, vp25_l, and vq25_l were deposited on December 21, 1999 with the ATCC (American Type Culture Collection, 10801 University Boulevard, Manassas, Virginia 20110-2209 U.S.A.) as an original deposit under the Budapest Treaty and were given the accession number PTA-1074, from which each clone comprising a particular polynucleotide is obtainable. All restrictions on the availability to the public of the deposited material will be inevocably removed upon the granting of the patent, except for the requirements specified in 37 C.F.R. § 1.808(b), and the term of the deposit will comply with 37 C.F.R. § 1.806. Each clone has been transfected into separate bacterial cells (E. coli) in these composite deposits. Each clone can be removed from the vector in which it was deposited by performing an EcoRI/Notl digestion (5' site, EcoRI; 3' site, Notl) to produce the appropriate fragment for such clone. Each clone was deposited in either the pED6 or pNOTs vector depicted in Figures IA and IB, respectively. The pED6dpc2 vector ("pED6") was derived from pEDόdpcl by insertion of a new poly linker to facilitate cDNA cloning (Kaufman et al, 1991, Nucleic Acids Res. 19: 4485-4490); the pNOTs vector was derived from pMT2 (Kaufman et al, 1989, Mol Cell. Biol. 9: 946-958) by deletion of the DHFR sequences, insertion of a new poly linker, and insertion of the Ml 3 origin of replication in the Clal site. In some instances, the deposited clone can become "flipped" (i.e., in the reverse orientation) in the deposited isolate. In such instances, the cDNA insert can still be isolated by digestion with EcoRI and Notl. However, Notl will then produce the 5' site and EcoRI will produce the 3' site for placement of the cDNA in proper orientation for expression in a suitable vector. The cDNA may also be expressed from the vectors in which they were deposited. Bacterial cells containing a particular clone can be obtained from the composite deposit as follows: An oligonucleotide probe or probes should be designed to the sequence that is known for that particular clone. This sequence can be derived from the sequences provided herein, or from a combination of those sequences. The sequence of an oligonucleotide probe that was used to isolate or to sequence each full-length clone is identified below, and should be most reliable in isolating the clone of interest. Clone Probe Sequence vb24_l SEQ ID NO:63 vc64_l SEQ ID NO:64 vp20_l SEQ ID NO:65 vq4_l SEQ ID NO:66 vo7_l SEQ ID NO:67 vc65_l SEQ ID NO:68 vc66_l SEQ ID NO:69 vc68_l SEQ ID NO:70 vk6_l SEQ ID NO:71 vo4_l SEQ ID NO:72 vo8_l SEQ ID NO:73 volO_l SEQ ID NO:74 vo20_l SEQ ID NO:75 vo21_l SEQ ID NO:76 vp24_l SEQ ID NO:77 vol7_l SEQ ID NO:78 vql l.l SEQ ID NO:79 vql2_l SEQ ID NO:80 vql4_l SEQ ID NO:81 vql5_l SEQ ID NO:82 vql7_l SEQ ID NO:83 vql8_l SEQ ID NO:84 vq22_l SEQ ID NO:85 vr3_l SEQ ID NO:86 vb26_l SEQ ID NO:87 In prefened probes/primers, the second nucleotide position is occupied by a biotinyiated phosphoaramidite residue rather than a nucleotide (such as, for example, that produced by use of biotin phosphoramidite (l-dimethoxytrityloxy-2-(N-biotinyl-4-aminobutyl)-propyl- 3-O-(2-cyanoethyl)-(N,N-diisopropyl)-phosphoramadite) (Glen Research, cat. no. 10- 1953)). The design of the oligonucleotide probe should preferably follow these parameters: (a) It should be designed to an area of the sequence which has the fewest ambiguous bases ("N's"), if any; (b) It should be designed to have a T m of approx. 80 ° C (assuming 2° for each A or T and 4 degrees for each G or C). The oligonucleotide should preferably be labeled with γ- 32 P ATP (specific activity 6000 Ci/mmole) and T4 polynucleotide kinase using commonly employed techniques for labeling oligonucleotides. Other labeling techniques can also be used. Unincorporated label should preferably be removed by gel filtration chromatography or other established methods. The amount of radioactivity incorporated into the probe should be quantitated by measurement in a scintillation counter. Preferably, specific activity of the resulting probe should be approximately 4e+6 dpm/pmole. The bacterial culture containing the pool of full-length clones should preferably be thawed and 100 μl of the stock used to inoculate a sterile culture flask containing 25 ml of sterile L-broth containing ampicillin at 100 μg/ml. The culture should preferably be grown to saturation at 37°C, and the saturated culture should preferably be diluted in fresh L- broth. Aliquots of these dilutions should preferably be plated to determine the dilution and volume which will yield approximately 5000 distinct and well-separated colonies on solid bacteriological media containing L-broth containing ampicillin at 100 μg/ml and agar at 1.5% in a 150 mm petri dish when grown overnight at 37°C. Other known methods of obtaining distinct, well-separated colonies can also be employed. Standard colony hybridization procedures should then be used to transfer the colonies to nitrocellulose filters and lyse, denature and bake them. The filter is then preferably incubated at 65 °C for 1 hour with gentle agitation in 6X SSC (20X stock is 175.3 g NaCl/liter, 88.2 g Na citrate/liter, adjusted to pH 7.0 with NaOH) containing 0.5% SDS, 100 μg/ml of yeast RNA, and 10 mM EDTA (approximately 10 mL per 150 mm filter). Preferably, the probe is then added to the hybridization mix at a concentration greater than or equal to le+6 dpm/mL. The filter is then preferably incubated at 65 °C with gentle agitation overnight. The filter is then preferably washed in 500 mL of 2X SSC/0.5% SDS at room temperature without agitation, preferably followed by 500 mL of 2X SSC/0.1% SDS at room temperature with gentle shaking for 15 minutes. A third wash with 0.1X SSC/0.5% SDS at 65°C for 30 minutes to 1 hour is optional. The filter is then preferably dried and subjected to autoradiography for sufficient time to visualize the positives on the X-ray film. Other known hybridization methods can also be employed. The positive colonies are picked, grown in culture, and plasmid DNA isolated using standard procedures. The clones can then be verified by restriction analysis, hybridization analysis, or DNA sequencing. Fragments of the proteins of the present invention which are capable of exhibiting biological activity are also encompassed by the present invention. Fragments of the protein may be in linear form or they may be cyclized using known methods, for example, as described in H.U. Saragovi, et al, Bio/Technology 10, 773-778 (1992) and in R.S. McDowell, et al, J. Amer. Chem. Soc. 114, 9245-9253 (1992), both of which are incorporated herein by reference. Such fragments may be fused to canier molecules such as immunoglobulins for many purposes, including increasing the valency of protein binding sites. For example, fragments of the protein may be fused through "linker" sequences to the Fc portion of an immunoglobulin. For a bivalent form of the protein, such a fusion could be to the Fc portion of an IgG molecule. Other immunoglobulin isotypes may also be used to generate such fusions. For example, a protein - IgM fusion would generate a decavalent form of the protein of the invention. The present invention also provides both full-length and mature forms of the disclosed proteins. The full-length form of the such proteins is identified in the sequence listing by translation of the nucleotide sequence of each disclosed clone. The mature form(s) of such protein may be obtained by expression of the disclosed full-length polynucleotide (preferably those deposited with the ATCC) in a suitable mammalian cell or other host cell. The sequence(s) of the mature form(s) of the protein may also be determinable from the amino acid sequence of the full-length form. The present invention also provides genes conesponding to the polynucleotide sequences disclosed herein. "Conesponding genes" are the regions of the genome that are transcribed to produce the mRNAs from which cDNA polynucleotide sequences are derived and may include contiguous regions of the genome necessary for the regulated expression of such genes. Conesponding genes may therefore include but are not limited to coding sequences, 5' and 3' untranslated regions, alternatively spliced exons, introns, promoters, enhancers, and silencer or suppressor elements. The conesponding genes can be isolated in accordance with known methods using the sequence information disclosed herein. Such methods include the preparation of probes or primers from the disclosed sequence information for identification and/or amplification of genes in appropriate genomic libraries or other sources of genomic materials. An "isolated gene" is a gene that has been separated from the adjacent coding sequences, if any, present in the genome of the organism from which the gene was isolated. The chromosomal location conesponding to the polynucleotide sequences disclosed herein may also be determined, for example by hybridizing appropriately labeled polynucleotides of the present invention to chromosomes in situ. It may also be possible to determine the conesponding chromosomal location for a disclosed polynucleotide by identifying significantly similar nucleotide sequences in public databases, such as expressed sequence tags (ESTs), that have already been mapped to particular chromosomal locations. For at least some of the polynucleotide sequences disclosed herein, public database sequences having at least some similarity to the polynucleotide of the present invention have been listed by database accession number. Searches using the GenBank accession numbers of these public database sequences can then be performed at an Internet site provided by the National Center for Biotechnology Information having the address http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/UniGene/, in order to identify "UniGene clusters" of overlapping sequences. Many of the "UniGene clusters" so identified will already have been mapped to particular chromosomal sites. Organisms that have enhanced, reduced, or modified expression of the gene(s) conesponding to the polynucleotide sequences disclosed herein are provided. The desired change in gene expression can be achieved through the use of antisense polynucleotides or ribozymes that bind and/or cleave the mRNA transcribed from the gene (Albert and Morris, 1994, Trends Pharmacol. Sci. 15(7): 250-254; Lavarosky et al, 1997, Biochem. Mol Med. 62(1): 11-22; and Hampel, 1998, Prog. Nucleic Acid Res. Mol. Biol. 58: 1-39; all of which are incorporated by reference herein). The desired change in gene expression can also be achieved through the use of double-stranded ribonucleotide molecules having some complementarity to the mRNA transcribed from the gene, and which interfere with the transcription, stability, or expression of the mRNA ("RNA intereference" or "RNAi"; Fire et al, 1998, Nature 391 (6669): 806-811; Montgomery et al, 1998, Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 95 (26): 15502-15507; and Sharp, 1999, Genes Dev. 13 (2): 139-141; all of which are incorporated by reference herein). Transgenic animals that have multiple copies of the gene(s) conesponding to the polynucleotide sequences disclosed herein, preferably produced by transformation of cells with genetic constructs that are stably maintained within the transformed cells and their progeny, are provided. Transgenic animals that have modified genetic control regions that increase or reduce gene expression levels, or that change temporal or spatial patterns of gene expression, are also provided (see European Patent No. 0 649 464 Bl, incorporated by reference herein). In addition, organisms are provided in which the gene(s) conesponding to the polynucleotide sequences disclosed herein have been partially or completely inactivated, through insertion of extraneous sequences into the conesponding gene(s) or through deletion of all or part of the conesponding gene(s). Partial or complete gene inactivation can be accomplished through insertion, preferably followed by imprecise excision, of transposable elements (Plasterk, 1992, Bioessays 14(9): 629-633; Zwaal et al, 1993, Proc. Natl Acad. Sci. USA 90(16): 7431-7435; Clark et al, 1994, Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 91(2): 719-722; all of which are incorporated by reference herein), or through homologous recombination, preferably detected by positive/negative genetic selection strategies (Mansour et al, 1988, Nature 336: 348-352; U.S. Patent Nos. 5,464,764; 5,487,992; 5,627,059; 5,631,153; 5,614, 396; 5,616,491; and 5,679,523; all of which are incorporated by reference herein). These organisms with altered gene expression are preferably eukaryotes and more preferably are mammals. Such organisms are useful for the development of non-human models for the study of disorders involving the conesponding gene(s), and for the development of assay systems for the identification of molecules that interact with the protein product(s) of the conesponding gene(s). Where the protein of the present invention is membrane-bound (e.g., is a receptor), the present invention also provides for soluble forms of such protein. In such forms, part or all of the intracellular and transmembrane domains of the protein are deleted such that the protein is fully secreted from the cell in which it is expressed. The intracellular and transmembrane domains of proteins of the invention can be identified in accordance with known techniques for determination of such domains from sequence information. For example, the TopPredll computer program can be used to predict the location of transmembrane domains in an amino acid sequence, domains which are described by the location of the center of the transmsmbrane domain, with at least ten transmembrane amino acids on each side of the reported central residue(s). Proteins and protein fragments of the present invention include proteins with amino acid sequence lengths that are at least 25%(more preferably at least 50%, and most preferably at least 75%) of the length of a disclosed protein and have at least 60% sequence identity (more preferably, at least 75% identity; most preferably at least 90% or 95% identity) with that disclosed protein, where sequence identity is determined by comparing the amino acid sequences of the proteins when aligned so as to maximize overlap and identity while minimizing sequence gaps. Also included in the present invention are proteins and protein fragments that contain a segment preferably comprising 8 or more (more preferably 20 or more, most preferably 30 or more) contiguous amino acids that shares at least 75% sequence identity (more preferably, at least 85% identity; most preferably at least 95% identity) with any such segment of any of the disclosed proteins. In particular, sequence identity may be determined using WU-BLAST (Washington University BLAST) version 2.0 software, which builds upon WU-BLAST version 1.4, which in turn is based on the public domain NCBI-BLAST version 1.4 (Altschul and Gish, 1996, Local alignment statistics, Doolittle ed., Methods in Enzymology 266: 460-480; Altschul et al, 1990, Basic local alignment search tool, fournal of Molecular Biology 215: 403-410; Gish and States, 1993, Identification of protein coding regions by database similarity search, Nature Genetics 3: 266-272; Karlin and Altschul, 1993, Applications and statistics for multiple high-scoring segments in molecular sequences, Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 90: 5873-5877; all of which are incorporated by reference herein). WU-BLAST version 2.0 executable programs for several UNIX platforms can be downloaded from ftp://blast.wustl.edu/blast executables. The complete suite of search programs (BLASTP, BLASTN, BLASTX, TBLASTN, and TBLASTX) is provided at that site, in addition to several support programs. WU-BLAST 2.0 is copyrighted and may not be sold or redistributed in any form or manner without the express written consent of the author; but the posted executables may otherwise be freely used for commercial, nonprofit, or academic purposes. In all search programs in the suite — BLASTP, BLASTN, BLASTX, TBLASTN and TBLASTX — the gapped alignment routines are integral to the database search itself, and thus yield much better sensitivity and selectivity while producing the more easily interpreted output. Gapping can optionally be turned off in all of these programs, if desired. The default penalty (Q) for a gap of length one is Q=9 for proteins and BLASTP, and Q=10 for BLASTN, but may be changed to any integer value including zero, one through eight, nine, ten, eleven, twelve through twenty, twenty-one through fifty, fifty-one through one hundred, etc. The default per-residue penalty for extending a gap (R) is R=2 for proteins and BLASTP, and R=10 for BLASTN, but may be changed to any integer value including zero, one, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, ten, eleven, twelve through twenty, twenty-one through fifty, fifty-one through one hundred, etc. Any combination of values for Q and R can be used in order to align sequences so as to maximize overlap and identity while minimizing sequence gaps. The default amino acid comparison matrix is BLOSUM62, but other amino acid comparison matrices such as PAM can be utilized. Species homologues of the disclosed polynucleotides and proteins are also provided by the present invention. As used herein, a "species homologue" is a protein or polynucleotide with a different species of origin from that of a given protein or polynucleotide, but with significant sequence similarity to the given protein or polynucleotide. Preferably, polynucleotide species homologues have at least 60% sequence identity (more preferably, at least 75% identity; most preferably at least 90% identity) with the given polynucleotide, and protein species homologues have at least 30% sequence identity (more preferably, at least 45% identity; most preferably at least 60% identity) with the given protein, where sequence identity is determined by comparing the nucleotide sequences of the polynucleotides or the amino acid sequences of the proteins when aligned so as to maximize overlap and identity while minimizing sequence gaps. Species homologues may be isolated and identified by making suitable probes or primers from the sequences provided herein and screening a suitable nucleic acid source from the desired species. Preferably, species homologues are those isolated from mammalian species. Most preferably, species homologues are those isolated from certain mammalian species such as, for example, Pan troglodytes, Gorilla gorilla, Pongo pygmaeus, Hylobates concolor, Macaca mulatta, Papio papio, Papio hamadryas, Cercopithecus aethiops, Cebus capucinus, Aotus trivirgatus, Sanguinus oedipus, Microcebus murinus, Mus musculus, Rattus norvegicus, Cricetulus griseus, Felis catus, Mustela vison, Canis familiaris, Oryctolagus cuniculus, Bos taurus, Ovis aries, Sus scrofa, and Equus caballus, for which genetic maps have been created allowing the identification of syntenic relationships between the genomic organization of genes in one species and the genomic organization of the related genes in another species (O'Brien and Seuanez, 1988, Ann. Rev. Genet. 22: 323-351; O'Brien et al, 1993, Nature Genetics 3:103-112; Johansson et al, 1995, Genomics 25: 682-690; Lyons et al., 1997, Nature Genetics 15: 47-56; O'Brien et al, 1997, Trends in Genetics 13(10): 393-399; Carver and Stubbs, 1997, Genome Research 7: 1123-1137; all of which are incorporated by reference herein). The invention also encompasses allelic variants of the disclosed polynucleotides or proteins; that is, naturally-occuning alternative forms of the isolated polynucleotides which also encode proteins which are identical or have significantly similar sequences to those encoded by the disclosed polynucleotides. Preferably, allelic variants have at least 60% sequence identity (more preferably, at least 75% identity; most preferably at least 90% identity) with the given polynucleotide, where sequence identity is determined by comparing the nucleotide sequences of the polynucleotides when aligned so as to maximize overlap and identity while minimizing sequence gaps. Allelic variants may be isolated and identified by making suitable probes or primers from the sequences provided herein and screening a suitable nucleic acid source from individuals of the appropriate species. The invention also includes polynucleotides with sequences complementary to those of the polynucleotides disclosed herein. The present invention also includes polynucleotides that hybridize under reduced stringency conditions, more preferably stringent conditions, and most preferably highly stringent conditions, to polynucleotides described herein. Examples of stringency conditions are shown in the table below: highly stringent conditions are those that are at least as stringent as, for example, conditions A-F; stringent conditions are at least as stringent as, for example, conditions G-L; and reduced stringency conditions are at least as stringent as, for example, conditions M-R. * The hybπd length is that anticipated for the hybπdized regιon(s) of the hybπdizing polynucleotides When hybπdizmg a polynucleotide to a target polynucleotide of unknown sequence, the hybπd length is assumed to be that of the hybridizing polynucleotide When polynucleotides of known sequence are hybπdized, the hybπd length can be determined by aligning the sequences of the polynucleotides and identifying the region or regions of optimal sequence complementanty * SSPE (lxSSPE is 0 15M NaCl, lOmM NaH 2 P0 4 , and 1 25mM EDTA, pH 7 4) can be substituted for SSC (lxSSC is 0 15M NaCl and 15mM sodium citrate) in the hybπdization and wash buffers, washes are performed for 15 minutes after hybπdization is complete *T B - T R The hybπdization temperature for hybπds anticipated to be less than 50 base pairs in length should be 5-10°C less than the melting temperature (T m ) of the hybπd, where T m is determined according to the following equations For hybπds less than 18 base pairs in length, T m (°C) = 2(# of A + T bases) + 4(# of G + C bases) For hybπds between 18 and 49 base pairs in length, T m (°C) = 81 5 + 166(log 10 [Na + ]) + 041 (%G+C) - (600 N), where N is the number of bases in the hybrid, and [Na + ] is the concentration of sodium ions in the hybπdization buffer ([Na * ] for lxSSC = 0 165 M) Additional examples of stringency conditions for polynucleotide hybridization are provided in Sambrook, J., E.F. Fritsch, and T. Maniatis, 1989, Molecular Cloning: A Laboratory Manual, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press, Cold Spring Harbor, NY, chapters 9 and 11, and Current Protocols in Molecular Biology, 1995, F.M. Ausubel et al., eds., John Wiley & Sons, Inc., sections 2.10 and 6.3-6.4, incorporated herein by reference. Preferably, each such hybridizing polynucleotide has a length that is at least 25%(more preferably at least 50%, and most preferably at least 75%) of the length of the polynucleotide of the present invention to which it hybridizes, and has at least 60% sequence identity (more preferably, at least 75% identity; most preferably at least 90% or 95% identity) with the polynucleotide of the present invention to which it hybridizes, where sequence identity is determined by comparing the sequences of the hybridizing polynucleotides when aligned so as to maximize overlap and identity while minimizing sequence gaps. The isolated polynucleotide endcoing the protein of the invention may be operably linked to an expression control sequence such as the pMT2 or pED expression vectors disclosed in Kaufman et al, Nucleic Acids Res. 19, 4485-4490 (1991), in order to produce the protein recombinantly. Many suitable expression control sequences are known in the art. General methods of expressing recombinant proteins are also known and are exemplified in R. Kaufman, Methods in Enzymology 185. 537-566 (1990). As defined herein "operably linked" means that the isolated polynucleotide of the invention and an expression control sequence are situated within a vector or cell in such a way that the protein is expressed by a host cell which has been transformed (transfected) with the ligated polynucleotide/expression control sequence. A number of types of cells may act as suitable host cells for expression of the protein. Mammalian host cells include, for example, monkey COS cells, Chinese Hamster Ovary (CHO) cells, human kidney 293 cells, human epidermal A431 cells, human Colo205 cells, 3T3 cells, CV-1 cells, other transformed primate cell lines, normal diploid cells, cell strains derived from in vitro culture of primary tissue, primary explants, HeLa cells, mouse L cells, BHK, HL-60, U937, HaK or Jurkat cells. Alternatively, it may be possible to produce the protein in lower eukaryotes such as yeast or in prokaryotes such as bacteria. Potentially suitable yeast strains include Saccharomyces cerevisiae, Schizosaccharomyces pombe, Kluyveromyces strains, Candida, or any yeast strain capable of expressing heterologous proteins. Potentially suitable bacterial strains include Escherichia coli, Bacillus subtilis, Salmonella typhimurium, or any bacterial strain capable of expressing heterologous proteins. If the protein is made in yeast or bacteria, it may be necessary to modify the protein produced therein, for example by phosphorylation or glycosylation of the appropriate sites, in order to obtain the functional protein. Such covalent attachments may be accomplished using known chemical or enzymatic methods. The protein may also be produced by operably linking the isolated polynucleotide of the invention to suitable control sequences in one or more insect expression vectors, and employing an insect expression system. Materials and methods for baculovirus/insect cell expression systems are commercially available in kit form from, e.g., Invitrogen, San Diego, California, U.S.A. (the MaxBac® kit), and such methods are well known in the art, as described in Summers and Smith, Texas Agricultural Experiment Station Bulletin No. 1555 (1987). incorporated herein by reference. As used herein, an insect cell capable of expressing a polynucleotide of the present invention is "transformed." The protein of the invention may be prepared by culturing transformed host cells under culture conditions suitable to express the recombinant protein. The resulting expressed protein may then be purified from such culture (i.e., from culture medium or cell extracts) using known purification processes, such as gel filtration and ion exchange chromatography. The purification of the protein may also include an affinity column containing agents which will bind to the protein; one or more column steps over such affinity resins as concanavalin A-agarose, heparin-toyopearl® or Cibacrom blue 3GA Sepharose®; one or more steps involving hydrophobic interaction chromatography using such resins as phenyl ether, butyl ether, or propyl ether; or immunoaffinity chromatography. Alternatively, the protein of the invention may also be expressed in a form which will facilitate purification. For example, it may be expressed as a fusion protein, such as those of maltose binding protein (MBP), glutathione-S-transferase (GST) or thioredoxin (TRX). Kits for expression and purification of such fusion proteins are commercially available from New England BioLabs (Beverly, MA), Pharmacia (Piscataway, NJ) and Invitrogen Corporation (Carlsbad, CA), respectively. The protein can also be tagged with an epitope and subsequently purified by using a specific antibody directed to such epitope. One such epitope ("Flag") is commercially available from the Eastman Kodak Company (New Haven, CT). Finally, one or more reverse-phase high performance liquid chromatography (RP- HPLC) steps employing hydrophobic RP-HPLC media, e.g., silica gel having pendant methyl or other aliphatic groups, can be employed to further purify the protein. Some or all of the foregoing purification steps, in various combinations, can also be employed to provide a substantially homogeneous isolated recombinant protein. The protein thus purified is substantially free of other mammalian proteins and is defined in accordance with the present invention as an "isolated protein." The protein of the invention may also be expressed as a product of transgenic animals, e.g., as a component of the milk of transgenic cows, goats, pigs, or sheep which are characterized by somatic or germ cells containing a nucleotide sequence encoding the protein. The protein may also be produced by known conventional chemical synthesis. Methods for constructing the proteins of the present invention by synthetic means are known to those skilled in the art. The synthetically-constructed protein sequences, by virtue of sharing primary, secondary or tertiary structural and or conformational characteristics with proteins may possess biological properties in common therewith, including protein activity. Thus, they may be employed as biologically active or immunological substitutes for natural, purified proteins in screening of therapeutic compounds and in immunological processes for the development of antibodies. The proteins provided herein also include proteins characterized by amino acid sequences similar to those of purified proteins but into which modification are naturally provided or deliberately engineered. For example, modifications in the peptide or DNA sequences can be made by those skilled in the art using known techniques. Modifications of interest in the protein sequences may include the alteration, substitution, replacement, insertion or deletion of a selected amino acid residue in the coding sequence. For example, one or more of the cysteine residues may be deleted or replaced with another amino acid to alter the conformation of the molecule. Techniques for such alteration, substitution, replacement, insertion or deletion are well known to those skilled in the art (see, e.g., U.S. Patent No. 4,518,584). Preferably, such alteration, substitution, replacement, insertion or deletion retains the desired activity of the protein. Other fragments and derivatives of the sequences of proteins which would be expected to retain protein activity in whole or in part and may thus be useful for screening or other immunological methodologies may also be easily made by those skilled in the art given the disclosures herein. Such modifications are believed to be encompassed by the present invention. USES AND BIOLOGICAL ACTIVITY The polynucleotides and proteins of the present invention are expected to exhibit one or more of the uses or biological activities (including those associated with assays cited herein) identified below. Uses or activities described for proteins of the present invention may be provided by administration or use of such proteins or by administration or use of polynucleotides encoding such proteins (such as, for example, in gene therapies or vectors suitable for introduction of DNA). Research Uses and Utilities The polynucleotides provided by the present invention can be used by the research community for various purposes. The polynucleotides can be used to express recombinant protein for analysis, characterization or therapeutic use; as markers for tissues in which the conesponding protein is preferentially expressed (either constitutively or at a particular stage of tissue differentiation or development or in disease states); as molecular weight markers on Southern gels; as chromosome markers or tags (when labeled) to identify chromosomes or to map related gene positions; to compare with endogenous DNA sequences in patients to identify potential genetic disorders; as probes to hybridize and thus discover novel, related DNA sequences; as a source of information to derive PCR primers for genetic fingerprinting; as a probe to "subtract-out" known sequences in the process of discovering other novel polynucleotides; for selecting and making oligomers for attachment to a "gene chip" or other support, including for examination of expression patterns; to raise anti-protein antibodies using DNA immunization techniques; and as an antigen to raise anti-DNA antibodies or elicit another immune response. Where the polynucleotide encodes a protein which binds or potentially binds to another protein (such as, for example, in a receptor-ligand interaction), the polynucleotide can also be used in interaction trap assays (such as, for example, those described in Gyuris et al, 1993, Cell 75: 791-803 and in Rossi et al, 1997, Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 94: 8405-8410, all of which are incorporated by reference herein) to identify polynucleotides encoding the other protein with which binding occurs or to identify inhibitors of the binding interaction. The proteins provided by the present invention can similarly be used in assay to determine biological activity, including in a panel of multiple proteins for high-throughput screening; to raise antibodies or to elicit another immune response; as a reagent (including the labeled reagent) in assays designed to quantitatively determine levels of the protein (or its receptor) in biological fluids; as markers for tissues in which the conesponding protein is preferentially expressed (either constitutively or at a particular stage of tissue differentiation or development or in a disease state); and, of course, to isolate conelative receptors or ligands. Where the protein binds or potentially binds to another protein (such as, for example, in a receptor-ligand interaction), the protein can be used to identify the other protein with which binding occurs or to identify inhibitors of the binding interaction. Proteins involved in these binding interactions can also be used to screen for peptide or small molecule inhibitors or agonists of the binding interaction. Any or all of these research utilities are capable of being developed into reagent grade or kit format for commercialization as research products. Methods for performing the uses listed above are well known to those skilled in the art. References disclosing such methods include without limitation "Molecular Cloning: A Laboratory Manual", 2d ed., Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press, Sambrook, J., E.F. Fritsch and T. Maniatis eds., 1989, and "Methods in Enzymology: Guide to Molecular Cloning Techniques", Academic Press, Berger, S.L. and A.R. Kimmel eds., 1987. Nutritional Uses Polynucleotides and proteins of the present invention can also be used as nutritional sources or supplements. Such uses include without limitation use as a protein or amino acid supplement, use as a carbon source, use as a nitrogen source and use as a source of carbohydrate. In such cases the protein or polynucleotide of the invention can be added to the feed of a particular organism or can be administered as a separate solid or liquid preparation, such as in the form of powder, pills, solutions, suspensions or capsules. In the case of microorganisms, the protein or polynucleotide of the invention can be added to the medium in or on which the microorganism is cultured. Cytokine and Cell Proliferation/Differentiation Activity A protein of the present invention may exhibit cytokine, cell proliferation (either inducing or inhibiting) or cell differentiation (either inducing or inhibiting) activity or may induce production of other cytokines in certain cell populations. Many protein factors discovered to date, including all known cytokines, have exhibited activity in one or more factor-dependent cell proliferation assays, and hence the assays serve as a convenient confirmation of cytokine activity. The activity of a protein of the present invention is evidenced by any one of a number of routine factor dependent cell proliferation assays for cell lines including, without limitation, 32D, DA2, DA1G, T10, B9, B9/11, BaF3, MC9/G, M+ (preB M+), 2E8, RB5, DAI, 123, T1165, HT2, CTLL2, TF-1, Mo7e and CMK. The activity of a protein of the invention may, among other means, be measured by the following methods: Assays for T-cell or thymocyte proliferation include without limitation those described in: Cunent Protocols in Immunology, Ed by J. E. Coligan, A.M. Kruisbeek, D.H. Margulies, E.M. Shevach, W Strober, Pub. Greene Publishing Associates and Wiley- Interscience (Chapter 3, In Vitro assays for Mouse Lymphocyte Function 3.1-3.19; Chapter 7, Immunologic studies in Humans); Takai et al., J. Immunol. 137:3494-3500, 1986; Bertagnolli et al., J. Immunol. 145:1706-1712, 1990; Bertagnolli et al., Cellular Immunology 133:327-341, 1991; Bertagnolli, et al., J. Immunol. 149:3778-3783, 1992; Bowman et al., J. Immunol. 152: 1756-1761, 1994. Assays for cytokine production and/or proliferation of spleen cells, lymph node cells or thymocytes include, without limitation, those described in: Polyclonal T cell stimulation, Kruisbeek, A.M. and Shevach, E.M. In Current Protocols in Immunology. J.E.e.a. Coligan eds. Vol 1 pp. 3.12.1-3.12.14, John Wiley and Sons, Toronto. 1994; and Measurement of mouse and human Interferon γ, Schreiber, R.D. In Current Protocols in Immunology. J.E.e.a. Coligan eds. Vol 1 pp. 6.8.1-6.8.8, John Wiley and Sons, Toronto. 1994. Assays for proliferation and differentiation of hematopoietic and lymphopoietic cells include, without limitation, those described in: Measurement of Human and Murine Interleukin 2 and Interleukin 4, Bottomly, K., Davis, L.S. and Lipsky, P.E. In Current Protocols in Immunology. J.E.e.a. Coligan eds. Vol 1 pp. 6.3.1-6.3.12, John Wiley and Sons, Toronto. 1991; deVries et al., J. Exp. Med. 173:1205-1211, 1991; Moreau et al., Nature 336:690-692, 1988; Greenberger et al., Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 80:2931-2938, 1983; Measurement of mouse and human interleukin 6 - Nordan, R. In Current Protocols in Immunology. J.E.e.a. Coligan eds. Vol 1 pp. 6.6.1-6.6.5, John Wiley and Sons, Toronto. 1991; Smith et al., Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 83:1857-1861, 1986; Measurement of human Interleukin 11 - Bennett, F., Giannotti, J., Clark, S.C. and Turner, K. J. In Current Protocols in Immunology. J.E.e.a. Coligan eds. Vol 1 pp. 6.15.1 John Wiley and Sons, Toronto. 1991; Measurement of mouse and human Interleukin 9 - Ciarletta, A., Giannotti, J., Clark, S.C. and Turner, K.J. In Current Protocols in Immunology. J.E.e.a. Coligan eds. Vol 1 pp. 6.13.1, John Wiley and Sons, Toronto. 1991. Assays for T-cell clone responses to antigens (which will identify, among others, proteins that affect APC-T cell interactions as well as direct T-cell effects by measuring proliferation and cytokine production) include, without limitation, those described in: Cunent Protocols in Immunology, Ed by J. E. Coligan, A.M. Kruisbeek, D.H. Margulies, E.M. Shevach, W Strober, Pub. Greene Publishing Associates and Wiley-Interscience (Chapter 3, In Vitro assays for Mouse Lymphocyte Function; Chapter 6, Cytokines and their cellular receptors; Chapter 7, Immunologic studies in Humans); Weinberger et al., Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 77:6091-6095, 1980; Weinberger et al, Eur. J. Immun. 11:405-411, 1981; Takai et al., J. Immunol. 137:3494-3500, 1986; Takai et al., J. Immunol. 140:508-512, 1988. Immune Stimulating or Suppressing Activity A protein of the present invention may also exhibit immune stimulating or immune suppressing activity, including without limitation the activities for which assays are described herein. A protein may be useful in the treatment of various immune deficiencies and disorders (including severe combined immunodeficiency (SCID)), e.g., in regulating (up or down) growth and proliferation of T and/or B lymphocytes, as well as effecting the cytolytic activity of NK cells and other cell populations. These immune deficiencies may be genetic or be caused by viral (e.g., HIV) as well as bacterial or fungal infections, or may result from autoimmune disorders. More specifically, infectious diseases causes by viral, bacterial, fungal or other infection may be treatable using a protein of the present invention, including infections by HIV, hepatitis viruses, herpesviruses, mycobacteria, Leishmania spp., malaria spp. and various fungal infections such as candidiasis. Of course, in this regard, a protein of the present invention may also be useful where a boost to the immune system generally may be desirable, i.e., in the treatment of cancer. Autoimmune disorders which may be treated using a protein of the present invention include, for example, connective tissue disease, multiple sclerosis, systemic lupus erythematosus, rheumatoid arthritis, autoimmune pulmonary inflammation, Guillain-Bane syndrome, autoimmune thyroiditis, insulin dependent diabetes mellitis, myasthenia gravis, graft- versus-host disease and autoimmune inflammatory eye disease. Such a protein of the present invention may also to be useful in the treatment of allergic reactions and conditions, such as asthma (particularly allergic asthma) or other respiratory problems. Other conditions, in which immune suppression is desired (including, for example, organ transplantation), may also be treatable using a protein of the present invention. Using the proteins of the invention it may also be possible to regulate immune responses in a number of ways. Down regulation may be in the form of inhibiting or blocking an immune response already in progress or may involve preventing the induction of an immune response. The functions of activated T cells may be inhibited by suppressing T cell responses or by inducing specific tolerance in T cells, or both. Immunosuppression of T cell responses is generally an active, non-antigen-specific, process which requires continuous exposure of the T cells to the suppressive agent. Tolerance, which involves inducing non-responsiveness or anergy in T cells, is distinguishable from immunosuppression in that it is generally antigen-specific and persists after exposure to the tolerizing agent has ceased. Operationally, tolerance can be demonstrated by the lack of a T cell response upon reexposure to specific antigen in the absence of the tolerizing agent. Down regulating or preventing one or more antigen functions (including without limitation B lymphocyte antigen functions (such as , for example, B7)), e.g., preventing high level lymphokine synthesis by activated T cells, will be useful in situations of tissue, skin and organ transplantation and in graft-versus-host disease (GVHD). For example, blockage of T cell function should result in reduced tissue destruction in tissue transplantation. Typically, in tissue transplants, rejection of the transplant is initiated through its recognition as foreign by T cells, followed by an immune reaction that destroys the transplant. The administration of a molecule which inhibits or blocks interaction of a B7 lymphocyte antigen with its natural ligand(s) on immune cells (such as a soluble, monomeric form of a peptide having B7-2 activity alone or in conjunction with a monomeric form of a peptide having an activity of another B lymphocyte antigen (e.g., B7- 1, B7-3) or blocking antibody), prior to transplantation can lead to the binding of the molecule to the natural ligand(s) on the immune cells without transmitting the conesponding costimulatory signal. Blocking B lymphocyte antigen function in this matter prevents cytokine synthesis by immune cells, such as T cells, and thus acts as an immunosuppressant. Moreover, the lack of costimulation may also be sufficient to anergize the T cells, thereby inducing tolerance in a subject. Induction of long-term tolerance by B lymphocyte antigen-blocking reagents may avoid the necessity of repeated administration of these blocking reagents. To achieve sufficient immunosuppression or tolerance in a subject, it may also be necessary to block the function of a combination of B lymphocyte antigens. The efficacy of particular blocking reagents in preventing organ transplant rejection or GVHD can be assessed using animal models that are predictive of efficacy in humans. Examples of appropriate systems which can be used include allogeneic cardiac grafts in rats and xenogeneic pancreatic islet cell grafts in mice, both of which have been used to examine the immunosuppressive effects of CTLA4Ig fusion proteins in vivo as described in Lenschow et al, Science 257:789-792 (1992) and Turka et al, Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci USA, 59:11102-11105 (1992). In addition, murine models of GVHD (see Paul ed., Fundamental Immunology, Raven Press, New York, 1989, pp. 846-847) can be used to determine the effect of blocking B lymphocyte antigen function in vivo on the development of that disease. Blocking antigen function may also be therapeutically useful for treating autoimmune diseases. Many autoimmune disorders are the result of inappropriate activation of T cells that are reactive against self tissue and which promote the production of cytokines and autoantibodies involved in the pathology of the diseases. Preventing the activation of autoreactive T cells may reduce or eliminate disease symptoms. Administration of reagents which block costimulation of T cells by disrupting receptoπligand interactions of B lymphocyte antigens can be used to inhibit T cell activation and prevent production of autoantibodies or T cell-derived cytokines which may be involved in the disease process. Additionally, blocking reagents may induce antigen- specific tolerance of autoreactive T cells which could lead to long-term relief from the disease. The efficacy of blocking reagents in preventing or alleviating autoimmune disorders can be determined using a number of well-characterized animal models of human autoimmune diseases. Examples include murine experimental autoimmune encephalitis, systemic lupus erythmatosis in MRLIlprΔpr mice or NZB hybrid mice, murine autoimmune collagen arthritis, diabetes mellitus in NOD mice and BB rats, and murine experimental myasthenia gravis (see Paul ed., Fundamental Immunology, Raven Press, New York, 1989, pp. 840-856). Upregulation of an antigen function (preferably a B lymphocyte antigen function), as a means of up regulating immune responses, may also be useful in therapy. Upregulation of immune responses may be in the form of enhancing an existing immune response or eliciting an initial immune response. For example, enhancing an immune response through stimulating B lymphocyte antigen function may be useful in cases of viral infection. In addition, systemic viral diseases such as influenza, the common cold, and encephalitis might be alleviated by the administration of stimulatory forms of B lymphocyte antigens systemically. Alternatively, anti- viral immune responses may be enhanced in an infected patient by removing T cells from the patient, costimulating the T cells in vitro with viral antigen- pulsed APCs either expressing a peptide of the present invention or together with a stimulatory form of a soluble peptide of the present invention and reintroducing the in vitro activated T cells into the patient. Another method of enhancing anti-viral immune responses would be to isolate infected cells from a patient, transfect them with a nucleic acid encoding a protein of the present invention as described herein such that the cells express all or a portion of the protein on their surface, and reintroduce the transfected cells into the patient. The infected cells would now be capable of delivering a costimulatory signal to, and thereby activate, T cells in vivo. In another application, up regulation or enhancement of antigen function (preferably B lymphocyte antigen function) may be useful in the induction of tumor immunity. Tumor cells (e.g., sarcoma, melanoma, lymphoma, leukemia, neuroblastoma, carcinoma) transfected with a nucleic acid encoding at least one peptide of the present invention can be administered to a subject to overcome tumor-specific tolerance in the subject. If desired, the tumor cell can be transfected to express a combination of peptides. For example, tumor cells obtained from a patient can be transfected ex vivo with an expression vector directing the expression of a peptide having B7-2-like activity alone, or in conjunction with a peptide having B7-l-like activity and/or B7-3-like activity. The transfected tumor cells are returned to the patient to result in expression of the peptides on the surface of the transfected cell. Alternatively, gene therapy techniques can be used to target a tumor cell for transfection in vivo. The presence of the peptide of the present invention having the activity of a B lymphocyte antigen(s) on the surface of the tumor cell provides the necessary costimulation signal to T cells to induce a T cell mediated immune response against the transfected tumor cells. In addition, tumor cells which lack MHC class I or MHC class II molecules, or which fail to reexpress sufficient amounts of MHC class I or MHC class II molecules, can be transfected with nucleic acid encoding all or a portion of (e.g., a cytoplasmic-domain truncated portion) of an MHC class I α chain protein and β 2 microglobulin protein or an MHC class D α chain protein and an MHC class D β chain protein to thereby express MHC class I or MHC class II proteins on the cell surface. Expression of the appropriate class I or class II MHC in conjunction with a peptide having the activity of a B lymphocyte antigen (e.g., B7-1, B7-2, B7-3) induces a T cell mediated immune response against the transfected tumor cell. Optionally, a gene encoding an antisense construct which blocks expression of an MHC class II associated protein, such as the invariant chain, can also be cotransfected with a DNA encoding a peptide having the activity of a B lymphocyte antigen to promote presentation of tumor associated antigens and induce tumor specific immunity. Thus, the induction of a T cell mediated immune response in a human subject may be sufficient to overcome tumor-specific tolerance in the subject. The activity of a protein of the invention may, among other means, be measured by the following methods: Suitable assays for thymocyte or splenocyte cytotoxicity include, without limitation, those described in: Cunent Protocols in Immunology, Ed by J. E. Coligan, A.M. Kruisbeek, D.H. Margulies, E.M. Shevach, W Strober, Pub. Greene Publishing Associates and Wiley-Interscience (Chapter 3, In Vitro assays for Mouse Lymphocyte Function 3.1- 3.19; Chapter 7, Immunologic studies in Humans); Herrmann et al., Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 78:2488-2492, 1981; Herrmann et al., J. Immunol. 128:1968-1974, 1982; Handa et al., J. Immunol. 135:1564-1572, 1985; Takai et al., J. Immunol. 137:3494-3500, 1986; Takai et al., J. Immunol. 140:508-512, 1988; Herrmann et al., Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 78:2488-2492, 1981; Herrmann et al., J. Immunol. 128:1968-1974, 1982; Handa et al., J. Immunol. 135:1564-1572, 1985; Takai et al., J. Immunol. 137:3494-3500, 1986; Bowmanet al., J. Virology 61:1992-1998; Takai et al., J. Immunol. 140:508-512, 1988; Bertagnolli et al., Cellular Immunology 133:327-341, 1991; Brown et al., J. Immunol. 153:3079-3092, 1994. Assays for T-cell-dependent immunoglobulin responses and isotype switching (which will identify, among others, proteins that modulate T-cell dependent antibody responses and that affect Thl/Th2 profiles) include, without limitation, those described in: Maliszewski, J. Immunol. 144:3028-3033, 1990; and Assays for B cell function: In vitro antibody production, Mond, J.J. and Brunswick, M. In Current Protocols in Immunology. J.E.e.a. Coligan eds. Vol 1 pp. 3.8.1-3.8.16, John Wiley and Sons, Toronto. 1994. Mixed lymphocyte reaction (MLR) assays (which will identify, among others, proteins that generate predominantly Thl and CTL responses) include, without limitation, those described in: Cunent Protocols in Immunology, Ed by J. E. Coligan, A.M. Kruisbeek, D.H. Margulies, E.M. Shevach, W Strober, Pub. Greene Publishing Associates and Wiley-Interscience (Chapter 3, In Vitro assays for Mouse Lymphocyte Function 3.1- 3.19; Chapter 7, Immunologic studies in Humans); Takai et al., J. Immunol. 137:3494-3500, 1986; Takai et al., J. Immunol. 140:508-512, 1988; Bertagnolli et al., J. Immunol. 149:3778-3783, 1992. Dendritic cell-dependent assays (which will identify, among others, proteins expressed by dendritic cells that activate naive T-cells) include, without limitation, those described in: Guery et al., J. Immunol. 134:536-544, 1995; Inaba et al., Journal of Experimental Medicine 173:549-559, 1991; Macatonia et al., Journal of Immunology 154:5071-5079, 1995; Porgador et al., Journal of Experimental Medicine 182:255-260, 1995; Nair et al., Journal of Virology 67:4062-4069, 1993; Huang et al., Science 264:961- 965, 1994; Macatonia et al., Journal of Experimental Medicine 169:1255-1264, 1989; Bhardwaj et al., Journal of Clinical Investigation 94:797-807, 1994; and Inaba et al., Journal of Experimental Medicine 172:631-640, 1990. Assays for lymphocyte survival/apoptosis (which will identify, among others, proteins that prevent apoptosis after superantigen induction and proteins that regulate lymphocyte homeostasis) include, without limitation, those described in: Darzynkiewicz et al., Cytometry 13:795-808, 1992; Gorczyca et al., Leukemia 7:659-670, 1993; Gorczyca et al., Cancer Research 53:1945-1951, 1993; Itoh et al., Cell 66:233-243, 1991; Zacharchuk, Journal of Immunology 145:4037-4045, 1990; Zamai et al., Cytometry 14:891-897, 1993; Gorczyca et al., International Journal of Oncology 1:639-648, 1992. Assays for proteins that influence early steps of T-cell commitment and development include, without limitation, those described in: Antica et al., Blood 84:111-117, 1994; Fine et al., Cellular Immunology 155: 111-122, 1994; Galy et al., Blood 85:2770-2778, 1995; Toki et al., Proc. Nat. Acad Sci. USA 88:7548-7551, 1991. Hematopoiesis Regulating Activity A protein of the present invention may be useful in regulation of hematopoiesis and, consequently, in the treatment of myeloid or lymphoid cell deficiencies. Even marginal biological activity in support of colony forming cells or of factor-dependent cell lines indicates involvement in regulating hematopoiesis, e.g. in supporting the growth and proliferation of erythroid progenitor cells alone or in combination with other cytokines, thereby indicating utility, for example, in treating various anemias or for use in conjunction with iπadiation/chemotherapy to stimulate the production of erythroid precursors and/or erythroid cells; in supporting the growth and proliferation of myeloid cells such as granulocytes and monocytes/macrophages (i.e., traditional CSF activity) useful, for example, in conjunction with chemotherapy to prevent or treat consequent myelo- suppression; in supporting the growth and proliferation of megakaryocytes and consequently of platelets thereby allowing prevention or treatment of various platelet disorders such as thrombocytopenia, and generally for use in place of or complimentary to platelet transfusions; and/or in supporting the growth and proliferation of hematopoietic stem cells which are capable of maturing to any and all of the above-mentioned hematopoietic cells and therefore find therapeutic utility in various stem cell disorders (such as those usually treated with transplantation, including, without limitation, aplastic anemia and paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria), as well as in repopulating the stem cell compartment post iπadiation/chemotherapy, either in-vivo or ex-vivo (i.e., in conjunction with bone manow transplantation or with peripheral progenitor cell transplantation (homologous or heterologous)) as normal cells or genetically manipulated for gene therapy. The activity of a protein of the invention may, among other means, be measured by the following methods: Suitable assays for proliferation and differentiation of various hematopoietic lines are cited above. Assays for embryonic stem cell differentiation (which will identify, among others, proteins that influence embryonic differentiation hematopoiesis) include, without limitation, those described in: Johansson et al. Cellular Biology 15:141-151, 1995; Keller et al., Molecular and Cellular Biology 13:473-486, 1993; McClanahan et al, Blood 81:2903-2915, 1993. Assays for stem cell survival and differentiation (which will identify, among others, proteins that regulate lympho-hematopoiesis) include, without limitation, those described in: Methylcellulose colony forming assays, Freshney, M.G. In Culture of Hematopoietic Cells. R.I. Freshney, et al. eds. Vol pp. 265-268, Wiley-Liss, Inc., New York, NY. 1994; Hirayama et al., Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 89:5907-5911, 1992; Primitive hematopoietic colony forming cells with high proliferative potential, McNiece, I.K. and Briddell, R.A. In Culture of Hematopoietic Cells. R.I. Freshney, etal. eds. Vol pp. 23-39, Wiley-Liss, Inc., New York, NY. 1994; Neben et al., Experimental Hematology 22:353-359, 1994; Cobblestone area forming cell assay, Ploemacher, R.E. In Culture of Hematopoietic Cells. R.I. Freshney, etal. eds. Vol pp. 1-21, Wiley-Liss, Inc., New York, NY. 1994; Long term bone marrow cultures in the presence of stromal cells, Spooncer, E., Dexter, M. and Allen, T. In Culture of Hematopoietic Cells. R.I. Freshney, et al. eds. Vol pp. 163-179, Wiley-Liss, Inc., New York, NY. 1994; Long term culture initiating cell assay, Sutherland, H.J. In Culture of Hematopoietic Cells. R.I. Freshney, et al. eds. Vol pp. 139-162, Wiley-Liss, Inc., New York, NY. 1994. Tissue Growth Activity A protein of the present invention also may have utility in compositions used for bone, cartilage, tendon, ligament and/or nerve tissue growth or regeneration, as well as for wound healing and tissue repair and replacement, and in the treatment of burns, incisions and ulcers. A protein of the present invention, which induces cartilage and/or bone growth in circumstances where bone is not normally formed, has application in the healing of bone fractures and cartilage damage or defects in humans and other animals. Such a preparation employing a protein of the invention may have prophylactic use in closed as well as open fracture reduction and also in the improved fixation of artificial joints. De novo bone formation induced by an osteogenic agent contributes to the repair of congenital, trauma induced, or oncologic resection induced craniofacial defects, and also is useful in cosmetic plastic surgery. A protein of this invention may also be used in the treatment of periodontal disease, and in other tooth repair processes. Such agents may provide an environment to attract bone-forming cells, stimulate growth of bone-forming cells or induce differentiation of progenitors of bone-forming cells. A protein of the invention may also be useful in the treatment of osteoporosis or osteoarthritis, such as through stimulation of bone and/or cartilage repair or by blocking inflammation or processes of tissue destruction (collagenase activity, osteoclast activity, etc.) mediated by inflammatory processes. Another category of tissue regeneration activity that may be attributable to the protein of the present invention is tendon/ligament formation. A protein of the present invention, which induces tendon/ligament-like tissue or other tissue formation in circumstances where such tissue is not normally formed, has application in the healing of tendon or ligament tears, deformities and other tendon or ligament defects in humans and other animals. Such a preparation employing a tendon/ligament-like tissue inducing protein may have prophylactic use in preventing damage to tendon or ligament tissue, as well as use in the improved fixation of tendon or ligament to bone or other tissues, and in repairing defects to tendon or ligament tissue. De novo tendon/ligament-like tissue formation induced by a composition of the present invention contributes to the repair of congenital, trauma induced, or other tendon or ligament defects of other origin, and is also useful in cosmetic plastic surgery for attachment or repair of tendons or ligaments. The compositions of the present invention may provide an environment to attract tendon- or ligament-forming cells, stimulate growth of tendon- or ligament-forming cells, induce differentiation of progenitors of tendon- or ligament-forming cells, or induce growth of tendon/ligament cells or progenitors ex vivo for return in vivo to effect tissue repair. The compositions of the invention may also be useful in the treatment of tendinitis, carpal tunnel syndrome and other tendon or ligament defects. The compositions may also include an appropriate matrix and/or sequestering agent as a canier as is well known in the art. The protein of the present invention may also be useful for proliferation of neural cells and for regeneration of nerve and brain tissue, i.e. for the treatment of central and peripheral nervous system diseases and neuropathies, as well as mechanical and traumatic disorders, which involve degeneration, death or trauma to neural cells or nerve tissue. More specifically, a protein may be used in the treatment of diseases of the peripheral nervous system, such as peripheral nerve injuries, peripheral neuropathy and localized neuropathies, and central nervous system diseases, such as Alzheimer's, Parkinson's disease, Huntington's disease, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, and Shy-Drager syndrome. Further conditions which may be treated in accordance with the present invention include mechanical and traumatic disorders, such as spinal cord disorders, head trauma and cerebrovascular diseases such as stroke. Peripheral neuropathies resulting from chemotherapy or other medical therapies may also be treatable using a protein of the invention. Proteins of the invention may also be useful to promote better or faster closure of non-healing wounds, including without limitation pressure ulcers, ulcers associated with vascular insufficiency, surgical and traumatic wounds, and the like. It is expected that a protein of the present invention may also exhibit activity for generation or regeneration of other tissues, such as organs (including, for example, pancreas, liver, intestine, kidney, skin, endothelium), muscle (smooth, skeletal or cardiac) and vascular (including vascular endothelium) tissue, or for promoting the growth of cells comprising such tissues. Part of the desired effects may be by inhibition or modulation of fibrotic scarring to allow normal tissue to regenerate. A protein of the invention may also exhibit angiogenic activity. A protein of the present invention may also be useful for gut protection or regeneration and treatment of lung or liver fibrosis, reperfusion injury in various tissues, and conditions resulting from systemic cytokine damage. A protein of the present invention may also be useful for promoting or inhibiting differentiation of tissues described above from precursor tissues or cells; or for inhibiting the growth of tissues described above. The activity of a protein of the invention may, among other means, be measured by the following methods: Assays for tissue generation activity include, without limitation, those described in: International Patent Publication No. WO95/16035 (bone, cartilage, tendon); International Patent Publication No. WO95/05846 (nerve, neuronal); International Patent Publication No. WO91/07491 (skin, endothelium ). Assays for wound healing activity include, without limitation, those described in: Winter, Epidermal Wound Healing, pps. 71-112 (Maibach, HI and Rovee, DT, eds.), Year Book Medical Publishers, Inc., Chicago, as modified by Eaglstein and Mertz, J. Invest. Dermatol 71:382-84 (1978). Activin/Tnhibin Activity A protein of the present invention may also exhibit activin- or inhibin-related activities. Inhibins are characterized by their ability to inhibit the release of follicle stimulating hormone (FSH), while activins and are characterized by their ability to stimulate the release of follicle stimulating hormone (FSH). Thus, a protein of the present invention, alone or in heterodimers with a member of the inhibin family, may be useful as a contraceptive based on the ability of inhibins to decrease fertility in female mammals and decrease spermatogenesis in male mammals. Administration of sufficient amounts of other inhibins can induce infertility in these mammals. Alternatively, the protein of the invention, as a homodimer or as a heterodimer with other protein subunits of the inhibin-β group, may be useful as a fertility inducing therapeutic, based upon the ability of activin molecules in stimulating FSH release from cells of the anterior pituitary. See, for example, United States Patent 4,798,885. A protein of the invention may also be useful for advancement of the onset of fertility in sexually immature mammals, so as to increase the lifetime reproductive performance of domestic animals such as cows, sheep and pigs. The activity of a protein of the invention may, among other means, be measured by the following methods: Assays for activin/inhibin activity include, without limitation, those described in: Vale et al., Endocrinology 91:562-572, 1972; Ling et al., Nature 321:779-782, 1986; Vale et al., Nature 321:776-779, 1986; Mason et al., Nature 318:659-663, 1985; Forage et al., Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 83:3091-3095, 1986. Chemotactic/Chemokinetic Activity A protein of the present invention may have chemotactic or chemokinetic activity (e.g., act as a chemokine) for mammalian cells, including, for example, monocytes, fibroblasts, neutrophils, T-cells, mast cells, eosinophils, epithelial and/or endothelial cells. Chemotactic and chemokinetic proteins can be used to mobilize or attract a desired cell population to a desired site of action. Chemotactic or chemokinetic proteins provide particular advantages in treatment of wounds and other trauma to tissues, as well as in treatment of localized infections. For example, attraction of lymphocytes, monocytes or neutrophils to tumors or sites of infection may result in improved immune responses against the tumor or infecting agent. A protein or peptide has chemotactic activity for a particular cell population if it can stimulate, directly or indirectly, the directed orientation or movement of such cell population. Preferably, the protein or peptide has the ability to directly stimulate directed movement of cells. Whether a particular protein has chemotactic activity for a population of cells can be readily determined by employing such protein or peptide in any known assay for cell chemotaxis. The activity of a protein of the invention may, among other means, be measured by the following methods: Assays for chemotactic activity (which will identify proteins that induce or prevent chemotaxis) consist of assays that measure the ability of a protein to induce the migration of cells across a membrane as well as the ability of a protein to induce the adhesion of one cell population to another cell population. Suitable assays for movement and adhesion include, without limitation, those described in: Cunent Protocols in Immunology, Ed by J.E. Coligan, A.M. Kruisbeek, D.H. Margulies, E.M. Shevach, W.Strober, Pub. Greene Publishing Associates and Wiley-Interscience (Chapter 6.12, Measurement of alpha and beta Chemokines 6.12.1-6.12.28; Taub et al. J. Clin. Invest. 95: 1370-1376, 1995; Lind et al. APMIS 103:140-146, 1995; Muller et al Eur. J. Immunol. 25: 1744-1748; Gruber et al. J. of Immunol. 152:5860-5867, 1994; Johnston et al. J. of Immunol. 153: 1762-1768, 1994. Hemostatic and Thrombolytic Activity A protein of the invention may also exhibit hemostatic or thrombolytic activity. As a result, such a protein is expected to be useful in treatment of various coagulation disorders (including hereditary disorders, such as hemophilias) or to enhance coagulation and other hemostatic events in treating wounds resulting from trauma, surgery or other causes. A protein of the invention may also be useful for dissolving or inhibiting formation of thromboses and for treatment and prevention of conditions resulting therefrom (such as, for example, infarction of cardiac and central nervous system vessels (e.g., stroke). The activity of a protein of the invention may, among other means, be measured by the following methods: Assay for hemostatic and thrombolytic activity include, without limitation, those described in: Linet et al., J. Clin. Pharmacol. 26:131-140, 1986; Burdick et al., Thrombosis Res. 45:413-419, 1987; Humphrey et al., Fibrinolysis 5:71-79 (1991); Schaub, Prostaglandins 35:467-474, 1988. Receptor/Ligand Activity A protein of the present invention may also demonstrate activity as receptors, receptor ligands or inhibitors or agonists of receptor/ligand interactions. Examples of such receptors and ligands include, without limitation, cytokine receptors and their ligands, receptor kinases and their ligands, receptor phosphatases and their ligands, receptors involved in cell-cell interactions and their ligands (including without limitation, cellular adhesion molecules (such as selectins, integrins and their ligands) and receptor/ligand pairs involved in antigen presentation, antigen recognition and development of cellular and humoral immune responses). Receptors and ligands are also useful for screening of potential peptide or small molecule inhibitors of the relevant receptor/ligand interaction. A protein of the present invention (including, without limitation, fragments of receptors and ligands) may themselves be useful as inhibitors of receptor/ligand interactions. The activity of a protein of the invention may, among other means, be measured by the following methods: Suitable assays for receptor-ligand activity include without limitation those described in:Cuπent Protocols in Immunology, Ed by J.E. Coligan, A.M. Kruisbeek, D.H. Margulies, E.M. Shevach, W.Strober, Pub. Greene Publishing Associates and Wiley-Interscience (Chapter 7.28, Measurement of Cellular Adhesion under static conditions 7.28.1-7.28.22), Takai et al., Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 84:6864-6868, 1987; Bierer et al., J. Exp. Med. 168:1145-1156, 1988; Rosenstein et al., J. Exp. Med. 169:149-160 1989; Stoltenborg et al., J. Immunol. Methods 175:59-68, 1994; Stitt et al., Cell 80:661-670, 1995. Anti-Inflammatorv Activity Proteins of the present invention may also exhibit anti-inflammatory activity. The anti-inflammatory activity may be achieved by providing a stimulus to cells involved in the inflammatory response, by inhibiting or promoting cell-cell interactions (such as, for example, cell adhesion), by inhibiting or promoting chemotaxis of cells involved in the inflammatory process, inhibiting or promoting cell extravasation, or by stimulating or suppressing production of other factors which more directly inhibit or promote an inflammatory response. Proteins exhibiting such activities can be used to treat inflammatory conditions including chronic or acute conditions), including without limitation inflammation associated with infection (such as septic shock, sepsis or systemic inflammatory response syndrome (SIRS)), ischemia-reperfusion injury, endotoxin lethality, arthritis, complement-mediated hyperacute rejection, nephritis, cytokine or chemokine- induced lung injury, inflammatory bowel disease, Crohn's disease or resulting from over production of cytokines such as TNF or IL-1. Proteins of the invention may also be useful to treat anaphylaxis and hypersensitivity to an antigenic substance or material. Cadherin/Tumor Invasion Suppressor Activity Cadherins are calcium-dependent adhesion molecules that appear to play major roles during development, particularly in defining specific cell types. Loss or alteration of normal cadherin expression can lead to changes in cell adhesion properties linked to tumor growth and metastasis. Cadherin malfunction is also implicated in other human diseases, such as pemphigus vulgaris and pemphigus foliaceus (auto-immune blistering skin diseases), Crohn's disease, and some developmental abnormalities. The cadherin superfamily includes well over forty members, each with a distinct pattern of expression. All members of the superfamily have in common conserved extracellular repeats (cadherin domains), but structural differences are found in other parts of the molecule. The cadherin domains bind calcium to form their tertiary structure and thus calcium is required to mediate their adhesion. Only a few amino acids in the first cadherin domain provide the basis for homophilic adhesion; modification of this recognition site can change the specificity of a cadherin so that instead of recognizing only itself, the mutant molecule can now also bind to a different cadherin. In addition, some cadherins engage in heterophilic adhesion with other cadherins. E-cadherin, one member of the cadherin superfamily, is expressed in epithelial cell types. Pathologically, if E-cadherin expression is lost in a tumor, the malignant cells become invasive and the cancer metastasizes. Transfection of cancer cell lines with polynucleotides expressing E- cadherin has reversed cancer-associated changes by returning altered cell shapes to normal, restoring cells' adhesiveness to each other and to their substrate, decreasing the cell growth rate, and drastically reducing anchorage-independent cell growth. Thus, reintroducing E-cadherin expression reverts carcinomas to a less advanced stage. It is likely that other cadherins have the same invasion suppressor role in carcinomas derived from other tissue types. Therefore, proteins of the present invention with cadherin activity, and polynucleotides of the present invention encoding such proteins, can be used to treat cancer. Introducing such proteins or polynucleotides into cancer cells can reduce or eliminate the cancerous changes observed in these cells by providing normal cadherin expression. Cancer cells have also been shown to express cadherins of a different tissue type than their origin, thus allowing these cells to invade and metastasize in a different tissue in the body. Proteins of the present invention with cadherin activity, and polynucleotides of the present invention encoding such proteins, can be substituted in these cells for the inappropriately expressed cadherins, restoring normal cell adhesive properties and reducing or eliminating the tendency of the cells to metastasize. Additionally, proteins of the present invention with cadherin activity, and polynucleotides of the present invention encoding such proteins, can used to generate antibodies recognizing and binding to cadherins. Such antibodies can be used to block the adhesion of inappropriately expressed tumor-cell cadherins, preventing the cells from forming a tumor elsewhere. Such an anti- cadherin antibody can also be used as a marker for the grade, pathological type, and prognosis of a cancer, i.e. the more progressed the cancer, the less cadherin expression there will be, and this decrease in cadherin expression can be detected by the use of a cadherin-binding antibody. Fragments of proteins of the present invention with cadherin activity, preferably a polypeptide comprising a decapeptide of the cadherin recognition site, and poly-nucleotides of the present invention encoding such protein fragments, can also be used to block cadherin function by binding to cadherins and preventing them from binding in ways that produce undesirable effects. Additionally, fragments of proteins of the present invention with cadherin activity, preferably truncated soluble cadherin fragments which have been found to be stable in the circulation of cancer patients, and polynucleotides encoding such protein fragments, can be used to disturb proper cell- cell adhesion. Assays for cadherin adhesive and invasive suppressor activity include, without limitation, those described in: Hortsch et al. J Biol Chem 270 (32): 18809-18817, 1995; Miyaki et al. Oncogene 11: 2547-2552, 1995; Ozawa et al. Cell 63: 1033-1038, 1990. Tumor Inhibition Activity In addition to the activities described above for immunological treatment or prevention of tumors, a protein of the invention may exhibit other anti-tumor activities. A protein may inhibit tumor growth directly or indirectly (such as, for example, via antibody- dependent cell-mediated cytotoxicity (ADCC)). A protein may exhibit its tumor inhibitory activity by acting on tumor tissue or tumor precursor tissue, by inhibiting formation of tissues necessary to support tumor growth (such as, for example, by inhibiting angiogenesis), by causing production of other factors, agents or cell types which inhibit tumor growth, or by suppressing, eliminating or inhibiting factors, agents or cell types which promote tumor growth. Other Activities A protein of the invention may also exhibit one or more of the following additional activities or effects: inhibiting the growth, infection or function of, or killing, infectious agents, including, without limitation, bacteria, viruses, fungi and other parasites; effecting (suppressing or enhancing) bodily characteristics, including, without limitation, height, weight, hair color, eye color, skin, fat to lean ratio or other tissue pigmentation, or organ or body part size or shape (such as, for example, breast augmentation or diminution, change in bone form or shape); effecting biorhythms or caricadic cycles or rhythms; effecting the fertility of male or female subjects; effecting the metabolism, catabolism, anabohsm, processing, utilization, storage or elimination of dietary fat, lipid, protein, carbohydrate, vitamins, minerals, cofactors or other nutritional factors or component(s); effecting behavioral characteristics, including, without limitation, appetite, libido, stress, cognition (including cognitive disorders), depression (including depressive disorders) and violent behaviors; providing analgesic effects or other pain reducing effects; promoting differentiation and growth of embryonic stem cells in lineages other than hematopoietic lineages; hormonal or endocrine activity; in the case of enzymes, conecting deficiencies of the enzyme and treating deficiency-related diseases; treatment of hyperproliferative disorders (such as, for example, psoriasis); immunoglobulin-like activity (such as, for example, the ability to bind antigens or complement); and the ability to act as an antigen in a vaccine composition to raise an immune response against such protein or another material or entity which is cross-reactive with such protein. ADMINISTRATION AND DOSING A protein of the present invention (from whatever source derived, including without limitation from recombinant and non-recombinant sources) may be used in a pharmaceutical composition when combined with a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier. Such a composition may also contain (in addition to protein and a canier) diluents, fillers, salts, buffers, stabilizers, solubilizers, and other materials well known in the art. The term "pharmaceutically acceptable" means a non-toxic material that does not interfere with the effectiveness of the biological activity of the active ingredient(s). The characteristics of the carrier will depend on the route of administration. The pharmaceutical composition of the invention may also contain cytokines, lymphokines, or other hematopoietic factors such as M-CSF, GM-CSF, TNF, IL-1, IL-2, IL-3, IL-4, TL-5, IL-6, 1L-7, IL-8, IL-9, D.-10, IL- 11, IL-12, JL-13, TL-14, IL-15, IFN, TNFO, TNF1, TNF2, G-CSF, Meg-CSF, thrombopoietin, stem cell factor, and erythropoietin. The pharmaceutical composition may further contain other agents which either enhance the activity of the protein or compliment its activity or use in treatment. Such additional factors and/or agents may be included in the pharmaceutical composition to produce a synergistic effect with protein of the invention, or to minimize side effects. Conversely, protein of the present invention may be included in formulations of the particular cytokine, lymphokine, other hematopoietic factor, thrombolytic or anti-thrombotic factor, or anti-inflammatory agent to minimize side effects of the cytokine, lymphokine, other hematopoietic factor, thrombolytic or anti- thrombotic factor, or anti-inflammatory agent. A protein of the present invention may be active in multimers (e.g., heterodimers or homodimers) or complexes with itself or other proteins. As a result, pharmaceutical compositions of the invention may comprise a protein of the invention in such multimeric or complexed form. The pharmaceutical composition of the invention may be in the form of a complex of the protein(s) of present invention along with protein or peptide antigens. The protein and/or peptide antigen will deliver a stimulatory signal to both B and T lymphocytes. B lymphocytes will respond to antigen through their surface immunoglobulin receptor. T lymphocytes will respond to antigen through the T cell receptor (TCR) following presentation of the antigen by MHC proteins. MHC and structurally related proteins including those encoded by class I and class II MHC genes on host cells will serve to present the peptide antigen(s) to T lymphocytes. The antigen components could also be supplied as purified MHC-peptide complexes alone or with co-stimulatory molecules that can directly signal T cells. Alternatively antibodies able to bind surface immunolgobulin and other molecules on B cells as well as antibodies able to bind the TCR and other molecules on T cells can be combined with the pharmaceutical composition of the invention. The pharmaceutical composition of the invention may be in the form of a liposome in which protein of the present invention is combined, in addition to other pharmaceutically acceptable carriers, with amphipathic agents such as lipids which exist in aggregated form as micelles, insoluble monolayers, liquid crystals, or lamellar layers in aqueous solution. Suitable lipids for liposomal formulation include, without limitation, monoglycerides, diglycerides, sulfatides, lysolecithin, phosphohpids, saponin, bile acids, and the like. Preparation of such liposomal formulations is within the level of skill in the art, as disclosed, for example, in U.S. Patent No. 4,235,871; U.S. Patent No. 4,501,728; U.S. Patent No. 4,837,028; and U.S. Patent No. 4,737,323, all of which are incorporated herein by reference. As used herein, the term "therapeutically effective amount" means the total amount of each active component of the pharmaceutical composition or method that is sufficient to show a meaningful patient benefit, i.e., treatment, healing, prevention or amelioration of the relevant medical condition, or an increase in rate of treatment, healing, prevention or amelioration of such conditions. When applied to an individual active ingredient, administered alone, the term refers to that ingredient alone. When applied to a combination, the term refers to combined amounts of the active ingredients that result in the therapeutic effect, whether administered in combination, serially or simultaneously. In practicing the method of treatment or use of the present invention, a therapeutically effective amount of protein of the present invention is administered to a mammal having a condition to be treated. Protein of the present invention may be administered in accordance with the method of the invention either alone or in combination with other therapies such as treatments employing cytokines, lymphokines or other hematopoietic factors. When co-administered with one or more cytokines, lymphokines or other hematopoietic factors, protein of the present invention may be administered either simultaneously with the cytokine(s), lymphokine(s), other hematopoietic factor(s), thrombolytic or anti-thrombotic factors, or sequentially. If administered sequentially, the attending physician will decide on the appropriate sequence of administering protein of the present invention in combination with cytokine(s), lymphokine(s), other hematopoietic factor(s), thrombolytic or anti-thrombotic factors. Administration of protein of the present invention used in the pharmaceutical composition or to practice the method of the present invention can be canied out in a variety of conventional ways, such as oral ingestion, inhalation, topical application or cutaneous, subcutaneous, intraperitoneal, parenteral or intravenous injection. Intravenous administration to the patient is prefened. When a therapeutically effective amount of protein of the present invention is administered orally, protein of the present invention will be in the form of a tablet, capsule, powder, solution or elixir. When administered in tablet form, the pharmaceutical composition of the invention may additionally contain a solid canier such as a gelatin or an adjuvant. The tablet, capsule, and powder contain from about 5 to 95% protein of the present invention, and preferably from about 25 to 90% protein of the present invention. When administered in liquid form, a liquid canier such as water, petroleum, oils of animal or plant origin such as peanut oil, mineral oil, soybean oil, or sesame oil, or synthetic oils may be added. The liquid form of the pharmaceutical composition may further contain physiological saline solution, dextrose or other saccharide solution, or glycols such as ethylene glycol, propylene glycol or polyethylene glycol. When administered in liquid form, the pharmaceutical composition contains from about 0.5 to 90% by weight of protein of the present invention, and preferably from about 1 to 50% protein of the present invention. When a therapeutically effective amount of protein of the present invention is administered by intravenous, cutaneous or subcutaneous injection, protein of the present invention will be in the form of a pyrogen-free, parenterally acceptable aqueous solution. The preparation of such parenterally acceptable protein solutions, having due regard to pH, isotonicity, stability, and the like, is within the skill in the art. A prefened pharmaceutical composition for intravenous, cutaneous, or subcutaneous injection should contain, in addition to protein of the present invention, an isotonic vehicle such as Sodium Chloride Injection, Ringer's Injection, Dextrose Injection, Dextrose and Sodium Chloride Injection, Lactated Ringer's Injection, or other vehicle as known in the art. The pharmaceutical composition of the present invention may also contain stabilizers, preservatives, buffers, antioxidants, or other additives known to those of skill in the art. The amount of protein of the present invention in the pharmaceutical composition of the present invention will depend upon the nature and severity of the condition being treated, and on the nature of prior treatments which the patient has undergone. Ultimately, the attending physician will decide the amount of protein of the present invention with which to treat each individual patient. Initially, the attending physician will administer low doses of protein of the present invention and observe the patient's response. Larger doses of protein of the present invention may be administered until the optimal therapeutic effect is obtained for the patient, and at that point the dosage is not increased further. It is contemplated that the various pharmaceutical compositions used to practice the method of the present invention should contain about 0.01 μg to about 100 mg (preferably about 0.1 ng to about 10 mg, more preferably about 0.1 μg to about 1 mg) of protein of the present invention per kg body weight. The duration of intravenous therapy using the pharmaceutical composition of the present invention will vary, depending on the severity of the disease being treated and the condition and potential idiosyncratic response of each individual patient. It is contemplated that the duration of each application of the protein of the present invention will be in the range of 12 to 24 hours of continuous intravenous administration. Ultimately the attending physician will decide on the appropriate duration of intravenous therapy using the pharmaceutical composition of the present invention. Protein of the invention may also be used to immunize animals to obtain polyclonal and monoclonal antibodies which specifically react with the protein. As used herein, the term "antibody" includes without limitation a polyclonal antibody, a monoclonal antibody, a chimeric antibody, a single-chain antibody, a CDR-grafted antibody, a humanized antibody, or fragments thereof which bind to the indicated protein. Such term also includes any other species derived from an antibody or antibody sequence which is capable of binding the indicated protein. Antibodies to a particular protein can be produced by methods well known to those skilled in the art. For example, monoclonal antibodies can be produced by generation of antibody-producing hybridomas in accordance with known methods (see for example, Goding, 1983, Monoclonal antibodies: principles and practice, Academic Press Inc., New York; and Yokoyama, 1992, "Production of Monoclonal Antibodies" in Cunent Protocols in Immunology, Unit 2.5, Greene Publishing Assoc. and John Wiley & Sons). Polyclonal sera and antibodies can be produced by inoculation of a mammalian subject with the relevant protein or fragments thereof in accordance with known methods. Fragments of antibodies, receptors, or other reactive peptides can be produced from the conesponding antibodies by cleavage of and collection of the desired fragments in accordance with known methods (see for example, Goding, supra; and Andrew et al., 1992, "Fragmentation of Immunoglobulins" in Cunent Protocols in Immunology, Unit 2.8, Greene Publishing Assoc. and John Wiley & Sons). Chimeric antibodies and single chain antibodies can also be produced in accordance with known recombinant methods (see for example, 5,169,939, 5,194,594, and 5,576,184). Humanized antibodies can also be made from conesponding murine antibodies in accordance with well known methods (see for example, U.S. Patent Nos. 5,530,101, 5,585,089, and 5,693,762). Additionally, human antibodies may be produced in non-human animals such as mice that have been genetically altered to express human antibody molecules (see for example Fishwild et al, 1996, Nature Biotechnology 14: 845-851; Mendez etal, 1997, Nature Genetics 15: 146-156 (erratum Nature Genetics 16: 410); and U.S. Patents 5,877,397 and 5,625,126). Such antibodies may be obtained using either the entire protein or fragments thereof as an immunogen. The peptide immunogens additionally may contain a cysteine residue at the carboxyl terminus, and are conjugated to a hapten such as keyhole limpet hemocyanin (KLH). Methods for synthesizing such peptides are known in the art, for example, as in R.P. Menifield, J. Amer.Chem.Soc. 85, 2149-2154 (1963); J.L. Krstenansky, et al, FEBS Lett. 21_1, 10 (1987). Monoclonal antibodies binding to the protein of the invention may be useful diagnostic agents for the immunodetection of the protein. Neutralizing monoclonal antibodies binding to the protein may also be useful therapeutics for both conditions associated with the protein and also in the treatment of some forms of cancer where abnormal expression of the protein is involved. In the case of cancerous cells or leukemic cells, neutralizing monoclonal antibodies against the protein may be useful in detecting and preventing the metastatic spread of the cancerous cells, which may be mediated by the protein. For compositions of the present invention which are useful for bone, cartilage, tendon or ligament regeneration, the therapeutic method includes administering the composition topically, systematically, or locally as an implant or device. When administered, the therapeutic composition for use in this invention is, of course, in a pyrogen-free, physiologically acceptable form. Further, the composition may desirably be encapsulated or injected in a viscous form for delivery to the site of bone, cartilage or tissue damage. Topical administration may be suitable for wound healing and tissue repair. Therapeutically useful agents other than a protein of the invention which may also optionally be included in the composition as described above, may alternatively or additionally, be administered simultaneously or sequentially with the composition in the methods of the invention. Preferably for bone and/or cartilage formation, the composition would include a matrix capable of delivering the protein-containing composition to the site of bone and/or cartilage damage, providing a structure for the developing bone and cartilage and optimally capable of being resorbed into the body. Such matrices may be formed of materials presently in use for other implanted medical applications. The choice of matrix material is based on biocompatibility, biodegradability, mechanical properties, cosmetic appearance and interface properties. The particular application of the compositions will define the appropriate formulation. Potential matrices for the compositions may be biodegradable and chemically defined calcium sulfate, tricalciumphosphate, hydroxyapatite, polylactic acid, polyglycohc acid and polyanhydrides. Other potential materials are biodegradable and biologically well-defined, such as bone or dermal collagen. Further matrices are comprised of pure proteins or extracellular matrix components. Other potential matrices are nonbiodegradable and chemically defined, such as sintered hydroxapatite, bioglass, aluminates, or other ceramics. Matrices may be comprised of combinations of any of the above mentioned types of material, such as polylactic acid and hydroxyapatite or collagen and tricalciumphosphate. The bioceramics may be altered in composition, such as in calcium-aluminate-phosphate and processing to alter pore size, particle size, particle shape, and biodegradability. Presently prefened is a 50:50 (mole weight) copolymer of lactic acid and glycolic acid in the form of porous particles having diameters ranging from 150 to 800 microns. In some applications, it will be useful to utilize a sequestering agent, such as carboxymethyl cellulose or autologous blood clot, to prevent the protein compositions from disassociating from the matrix. A prefened family of sequestering agents is cellulosic materials such as alkylcelluloses (including hydroxyalkylcelluloses), including methylcellulose, ethylcellulose, hydroxyethylcellulose, hydroxypropylcellulose, hydroxypropyl- methylcellulose, and carboxymethylcellulose, the most prefened being cationic salts of carboxymethylcellulose (CMC). Other prefened sequestering agents include hyaluronic acid, sodium alginate, poly(ethylene glycol), polyoxyethylene oxide, carboxyvinyl polymer and poly(vinyl alcohol). The amount of sequestering agent useful herein is 0.5-20 wt%, preferably 1-10 wt% based on total formulation weight, which represents the amount necessary to prevent desorbtion of the protein from the polymer matrix and to provide appropriate handling of the composition, yet not so much that the progenitor cells are prevented from infiltrating the matrix, thereby providing the protein the opportunity to assist the osteogenic activity of the progenitor cells. In further compositions, proteins of the invention may be combined with other agents beneficial to the treatment of the bone and/or cartilage defect, wound, or tissue in question. These agents include various growth factors such as epideπnal growth factor (EGF), platelet derived growth factor (PDGF), transforming growth factors (TGF-α and TGF-β), and insulin-like growth factor (IGF). The therapeutic compositions are also presently valuable for veterinary applications. Particularly domestic animals and thoroughbred horses, in addition to humans, are desired patients for such treatment with proteins of the present invention. The dosage regimen of a protein-containing pharmaceutical composition to be used in tissue regeneration will be determined by the attending physician considering various factors which modify the action of the proteins, e.g., amount of tissue weight desired to be formed, the site of damage, the condition of the damaged tissue, the size of a wound, type of damaged tissue (e.g., bone), the patient's age, sex, and diet, the severity of any infection, time of administration and other clinical factors. The dosage may vary with the type of matrix used in the reconstitution and with inclusion of other proteins in the pharmaceutical composition. For example, the addition of other known growth factors, such as IGF I (insulin like growth factor I), to the final composition, may also effect the dosage. Progress can be monitored by periodic assessment of tissue/bone growth and/or repair, for example, X-rays, histomorphometric determinations and tetracycline labeling. Polynucleotides of the present invention can also be used for gene therapy. Such polynucleotides can be introduced either in vivo or ex vivo into cells for expression in a mammalian subject. Polynucleotides of the invention may also be administered by other known methods for introduction of nucleic acid into a cell or organism (including, without limitation, in the form of viral vectors or naked DNA). Cells may also be cultured ex vivo in the presence of proteins of the present invention in order to proliferate or to produce a desired effect on or activity in such cells. Treated cells can then be introduced in vivo for therapeutic purposes. Patent and literature references cited herein are incorporated by reference as if fully set forth.

Claims: What is claimed is: 1. An isolated polynucleotide comprising a nucleotide sequence selected from the group consisting of: (a) the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO: 1 ; (b) the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO: 1 from nucleotide 737 to nucleotide 5302; (c) the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO: 1 from nucleotide 782 to nucleotide 5302; (d) the nucleotide sequence of the full-length protein coding sequence of clone vb24_l deposited with the ATCC under accession number 361; (e) a nucleotide sequence encoding the full-length protein encoded by the cDNA insert of clone vb24_l deposited with the ATCC under accession number 361; (f) the nucleotide sequence of a mature protein coding sequence of clone vb24_l deposited with the ATCC under accession number 361; (g) a nucleotide sequence encoding a mature protein encoded by the cDNA insert of clone vb24_l deposited with the ATCC under accession number 361; (h) a nucleotide sequence encoding a protein comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:2; (i) a nucleotide sequence encoding a protein comprising a fragment of the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:2, the fragment comprising eight contiguous amino acids of SEQ ID NO:2; (j) the nucleotide sequence of a polynucleotide that hybridizes under conditions at least as stringent as 4X SSC at 65 degrees C, or 4X SSC at 42 degrees C with 50% formamide, to any one of the polynucleotides specified by (a)-(g); and (k) the nucleotide sequence of a polynucleotide that hybridizes under conditions at least as stringent as 4X SSC at 50 degrees C, or 6X SSC at 40 degrees C with 50% formamide, to any one of the polynucleotides specified by (a)-(g), and that has a length that is at least 25% of the length of SEQ ID NO: 1. 2. The polynucleotide of claim 1 wherein said polynucleotide is operably linked to at least one expression control sequence. 3. A host cell transformed with the polynucleotide of claim 2. 4. The host cell of claim 3, wherein said cell is a mammalian cell. 5. A process for producing a protein encoded by the polynucleotide of claim 2, which process comprises: (a) growing a culture of a host cell in a suitable culture medium, wherein the host cell has been transformed with the polynucleotide of claim 2; and (b) purifying said protein from the culture. 6. A protein produced according to the process of claim 5. 7. An isolated polynucleotide encoding the protein of claim 6. 8. The polynucleotide of claim 7, wherein the polynucleotide comprises the cDNA insert of clone vb24_l deposited with the ATCC under accession number 361. 9. A protein comprising an amino acid sequence selected from the group consisting of: (a) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:2; (b) a fragment of the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:2, the fragment comprising eight contiguous amino acids of SEQ ID NO:2; and (c) the amino acid sequence encoded by the cDNA insert of clone vb24_l deposited with the ATCC under accession number 361; the protein being substantially free from other mammalian proteins. 10. The protein of claim 9, wherein said protein comprises the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:2. 11. A composition comprising the protein of claim 9 and a pharmaceutically acceptable canier. 12. An isolated polynucleotide comprising a nucleotide sequence selected from the group consisting of: (a) the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO:3; (b) the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO:3 from nucleotide 60 to nucleotide 1130; (c) the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO: 3 from nucleotide 156 to nucleotide 1130; (d) the nucleotide sequence of the full-length protein coding sequence of clone vc64_l deposited with the ATCC under accession number 361; (e) a nucleotide sequence encoding the full-length protein encoded by the cDNA insert of clone vc64_l deposited with the ATCC under accession number 361; (f) the nucleotide sequence of a mature protein coding sequence of clone vc64_l deposited with the ATCC under accession number 361; (g) a nucleotide sequence encoding a mature protein encoded by the cDNA insert of clone vc64_l deposited with the ATCC under accession number 361; (h) a nucleotide sequence encoding a protein comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:4; (i) a nucleotide sequence encoding a protein comprising a fragment of the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:4, the fragment comprising eight contiguous amino acids of SEQ ID NO:4; (j) the nucleotide sequence of a polynucleotide that hybridizes under conditions at least as stringent as 4X SSC at 65 degrees C, or 4X SSC at 42 degrees C with 50% formamide, to any one of the polynucleotides specified by (a)-(g); and (k) the nucleotide sequence of a polynucleotide that hybridizes under conditions at least as stringent as 4X SSC at 50 degrees C, or 6X SSC at 40 degrees C with 50% formamide, to any one of the polynucleotides specified by (a)-(g), and that has a length that is at least 25% of the length of SEQ ID NO:3. 13. A protein comprising an amino acid sequence selected from the group consisting of: (a) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:4; (b) a fragment of the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:4, the fragment comprising eight contiguous amino acids of SEQ ID NO:4; and (c) the amino acid sequence encoded by the cDNA insert of clone vc64_l deposited with the ATCC under accession number 361; the protein being substantially free from other mammalian proteins. 14. An isolated polynucleotide comprising a nucleotide sequence selected from the group consisting of: (a) the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO:5; (b) the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO:5 from nucleotide 195 to nucleotide 1298; (c) the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO: 5 from nucleotide 333 to nucleotide 1298; (d) the nucleotide sequence of the full-length protein coding sequence of clone vp20_l deposited with the ATCC under accession number 361; (e) a nucleotide sequence encoding the full-length protein encoded by the cDNA insert of clone vp20_l deposited with the ATCC under accession number 361; (f) the nucleotide sequence of a mature protein coding sequence of clone vp20_l deposited with the ATCC under accession number 361; (g) a nucleotide sequence encoding a mature protein encoded by the cDNA insert of clone vp20_l deposited with the ATCC under accession number 361; (h) a nucleotide sequence encoding a protein comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:6; (i) a nucleotide sequence encoding a protein comprising a fragment of the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:6, the fragment comprising eight contiguous amino acids of SEQ ID NO:6; (j) the nucleotide sequence of a polynucleotide that hybridizes under conditions at least as stringent as 4X SSC at 65 degrees C, or 4X SSC at 42 degrees C with 50% formamide, to any one of the polynucleotides specified by (a)-(g); and (k) the nucleotide sequence of a polynucleotide that hybridizes under conditions at least as stringent as 4X SSC at 50 degrees C, or 6X SSC at 40 degrees C with 50% formamide, to any one of the polynucleotides specified by (a)-(g), and that has a length that is at least 25% of the length of SEQ ID NO:5. 15. A protein comprising an amino acid sequence selected from the group consisting of: (a) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:6; (b) a fragment of the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:6, the fragment comprising eight contiguous amino acids of SEQ ID NO: 6; and (c) the amino acid sequence encoded by the cDNA insert of clone vp20_l deposited with the ATCC under accession number 361; the protein being substantially free from other mammalian proteins. 16. An isolated polynucleotide comprising a nucleotide sequence selected from the group consisting of: (a) the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO:7; (b) the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO:7 from nucleotide 129 to nucleotide 731 ; (c) the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO:7 from nucleotide 186 to nucleotide 731 ; (d) the nucleotide sequence of the full-length protein coding sequence of clone vq4_l deposited with the ATCC under accession number 361; (e) a nucleotide sequence encoding the full-length protein encoded by the cDNA insert of clone vq4_l deposited with the ATCC under accession number 361; (f) the nucleotide sequence of a mature protein coding sequence of clone vq4_l deposited with the ATCC under accession number 361; (g) a nucleotide sequence encoding a mature protein encoded by the cDNA insert of clone vq4_l deposited with the ATCC under accession number 361; (h) a nucleotide sequence encoding a protein comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:8; (i) a nucleotide sequence encoding a protein comprising a fragment of the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 8, the fragment comprising eight contiguous amino acids of SEQ ID NO: 8; (j) the nucleotide sequence of a polynucleotide that hybridizes under conditions at least as stringent as 4X SSC at 65 degrees C, or 4X SSC at 42 degrees C with 50% formamide, to any one of the polynucleotides specified by (a)-(g); and (k) the nucleotide sequence of a polynucleotide that hybridizes under conditions at least as stringent as 4X SSC at 50 degrees C, or 6X SSC at 40 degrees C with 50% formamide, to any one of the polynucleotides specified by (a)-(g), and that has a length that is at least 25% of the length of SEQ ID NO:7. 17. A protein comprising an amino acid sequence selected from the group consisting of: (a) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:8; (b) a fragment of the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 8, the fragment comprising eight contiguous amino acids of SEQ ID NO: 8; and (c) the amino acid sequence encoded by the cDNA insert of clone vq4_l deposited with the ATCC under accession number 361; the protein being substantially free from other mammalian proteins. 18. An isolated polynucleotide comprising a nucleotide sequence selected from the group consisting of: (a) the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO: 9; (b) the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO: 9 from nucleotide 143 to nucleotide 571 ; (c) the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO:9 from nucleotide 221 to nucleotide 571; (d) the nucleotide sequence of the full-length protein coding sequence of clone vo7_l deposited with the ATCC under accession number 361; (e) a nucleotide sequence encoding the full-length protein encoded by the cDNA insert of clone vo7_l deposited with the ATCC under accession number 361; (f) the nucleotide sequence of a mature protein coding sequence of clone vo7_l deposited with the ATCC under accession number 361; (g) a nucleotide sequence encoding a mature protein encoded by the cDNA insert of clone vo7_l deposited with the ATCC under accession number 361; (h) a nucleotide sequence encoding a protein comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 10; (i) a nucleotide sequence encoding a protein comprising a fragment of the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 10, the fragment comprising eight contiguous amino acids of SEQ ID NO: 10; (j) the nucleotide sequence of a polynucleotide that hybridizes under conditions at least as stringent as 4X SSC at 65 degrees C, or 4X SSC at 42 degrees C with 50% formamide, to any one of the polynucleotides specified by (a)-(g); and (k) the nucleotide sequence of a polynucleotide that hybridizes under conditions at least as stringent as 4X SSC at 50 degrees C, or 6X SSC at 40 degrees C with 50% formamide, to any one of the polynucleotides specified by (a)-(g), and that has a length that is at least 25% of the length of SEQ ID NO:9. 19. A protein comprising an amino acid sequence selected from the group consisting of: (a) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 10; (b) a fragment of the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 10, the fragment comprising eight contiguous amino acids of SEQ ID NO: 10; and (c) the amino acid sequence encoded by the cDNA insert of clone vo7_l deposited with the ATCC under accession number 361; the protein being substantially free from other mammalian proteins. 20. An isolated polynucleotide comprising a nucleotide sequence selected from the group consisting of: (a) the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO: 11 ; (b) the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO: 11 from nucleotide 112 to nucleotide 570; (c) the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO: 11 from nucleotide 190 to nucleotide 570; (d) the nucleotide sequence of the full-length protein coding sequence of clone vc65_l deposited with the ATCC under accession number 361; (e) a nucleotide sequence encoding the full-length protein encoded by the cDNA insert of clone vc65_l deposited with the ATCC under accession number 361; (f) the nucleotide sequence of a mature protein coding sequence of clone vc65_l deposited with the ATCC under accession number 361; (g) a nucleotide sequence encoding a mature protein encoded by the cDNA insert of clone vc65_l deposited with the ATCC under accession number 361; (h) a nucleotide sequence encoding a protein comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 12; (i) a nucleotide sequence encoding a protein comprising a fragment of the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 12, the fragment comprising eight contiguous amino acids of SEQ ID NO: 12; (j) the nucleotide sequence of a polynucleotide that hybridizes under conditions at least as stringent as 4X SSC at 65 degrees C, or 4X SSC at 42 degrees C with 50% formamide, to any one of the polynucleotides specified by (a)-(g); and (k) the nucleotide sequence of a polynucleotide that hybridizes under conditions at least as stringent as 4X SSC at 50 degrees C, or 6X SSC at 40 degrees C with 50% formamide, to any one of the polynucleotides specified by (a)-(g), and that has a length that is at least 25% of the length of SEQ ID NO: 11. 21. A protein comprising an amino acid sequence selected from the group consisting of: (a) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 12; (b) a fragment of the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 12, the fragment comprising eight contiguous amino acids of SEQ ID NO: 12; and (c) the amino acid sequence encoded by the cDNA insert of clone vc65_l deposited with the ATCC under accession number 361; the protein being substantially free from other mammalian proteins. 22. An isolated polynucleotide comprising a nucleotide sequence selected from the group consisting of: (a) the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO: 13 ; (b) the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO: 13 from nucleotide 4 to nucleotide 261; (c) the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO: 13 from nucleotide 124 to nucleotide 261; (d) the nucleotide sequence of the full-length protein coding sequence of clone vc66_l deposited with the ATCC under accession number 361; (e) a nucleotide sequence encoding the full-length protein encoded by the cDNA insert of clone vc66_l deposited with the ATCC under accession number 361; (f) the nucleotide sequence of a mature protein coding sequence of clone vc66_l deposited with the ATCC under accession number 361; (g) a nucleotide sequence encoding a mature protein encoded by the cDNA insert of clone vc66_l deposited with the ATCC under accession number 361; (h) a nucleotide sequence encoding a protein comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 14; (i) a nucleotide sequence encoding a protein comprising a fragment of the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 14, the fragment comprising eight contiguous amino acids of SEQ ID NO: 14; (j) the nucleotide sequence of a polynucleotide that hybridizes under conditions at least as stringent as 4X SSC at 65 degrees C, or 4X SSC at 42 degrees C with 50% formamide, to any one of the polynucleotides specified by (a)-(g); and (k) the nucleotide sequence of a polynucleotide that hybridizes under conditions at least as stringent as 4X SSC at 50 degrees C, or 6X SSC at 40 degrees C with 50% formamide, to any one of the polynucleotides specified by (a)-(g), and that has a length that is at least 25% of the length of SEQ ID NO: 13. 23. A protein comprising an amino acid sequence selected from the group consisting of: (a) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 14; (b) a fragment of the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 14, the fragment comprising eight contiguous amino acids of SEQ ID NO: 14; and (c) the amino acid sequence encoded by the cDNA insert of clone vc66_l deposited with the ATCC under accession number 361; the protein being substantially free from other mammalian proteins. 24. An isolated polynucleotide comprising a nucleotide sequence selected from the group consisting of: (a) the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO: 15; (b) the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO: 15 from nucleotide 135 to nucleotide 1227; (c) the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO: 15 from nucleotide 216 to nucleotide 1227; (d) the nucleotide sequence of the full-length protein coding sequence of clone vc68_l deposited with the ATCC under accession number 361; (e) a nucleotide sequence encoding the full-length protein encoded by the cDNA insert of clone vc68_l deposited with the ATCC under accession number 361; (f) the nucleotide sequence of a mature protein coding sequence of clone vc68_l deposited with the ATCC under accession number 361; (g) a nucleotide sequence encoding a mature protein encoded by the cDNA insert of clone vc68_l deposited with the ATCC under accession number 361; (h) a nucleotide sequence encoding a protein comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 16; (i) a nucleotide sequence encoding a protein comprising a fragment of the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 16, the fragment comprising eight contiguous amino acids of SEQ ID NO: 16; (j) the nucleotide sequence of a polynucleotide that hybridizes under conditions at least as stringent as 4X SSC at 65 degrees C, or 4X SSC at 42 degrees C with 50% formamide, to any one of the polynucleotides specified by (a)-(g); and (k) the nucleotide sequence of a polynucleotide that hybridizes under conditions at least as stringent as 4X SSC at 50 degrees C, or 6X SSC at 40 degrees C with 50% formamide, to any one of the polynucleotides specified by (a)-(g), and that has a length that is at least 25% of the length of SEQ ID NO: 15. 25. A protein comprising an amino acid sequence selected from the group consisting of: (a) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 16; (b) a fragment of the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 16, the fragment comprising eight contiguous amino acids of SEQ ID NO: 16; and (c) the amino acid sequence encoded by the cDNA insert of clone vc68_l deposited with the ATCC under accession number 361; the protein being substantially free from other mammalian proteins. 26. An isolated polynucleotide comprising a nucleotide sequence selected from the group consisting of: (a) the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO: 17; (b) the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO: 17 from nucleotide 79 to nucleotide 2424; (c) the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO: 17 from nucleotide 145 to nucleotide 2424; (d) the nucleotide sequence of the full-length protein coding sequence of clone vk6_l deposited with the ATCC under accession number 361; (e) a nucleotide sequence encoding the full-length protein encoded by the cDNA insert of clone vk6_l deposited with the ATCC under accession number 361; (f) the nucleotide sequence of a mature protein coding sequence of clone vk6_l deposited with the ATCC under accession number 361; (g) a nucleotide sequence encoding a mature protein encoded by the cDNA insert of clone vk6_l deposited with the ATCC under accession number 361; (h) a nucleotide sequence encoding a protein comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 18; (i) a nucleotide sequence encoding a protein comprising a fragment of the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 18, the fragment comprising eight contiguous amino acids of SEQ ID NO: 18; (j) the nucleotide sequence of a polynucleotide that hybridizes under conditions at least as stringent as 4X SSC at 65 degrees C, or 4X SSC at 42 degrees C with 50% formamide, to any one of the polynucleotides specified by (a)-(g); and (k) the nucleotide sequence of a polynucleotide that hybridizes under conditions at least as stringent as 4X SSC at 50 degrees C, or 6X SSC at 40 degrees C with 50% formamide, to any one of the polynucleotides specified by (a)-(g), and that has a length that is at least 25% of the length of SEQ ID NO: 17. 27. A protein comprising an amino acid sequence selected from the group consisting of: (a) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 18; (b) a fragment of the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 18, the fragment comprising eight contiguous amino acids of SEQ ID NO: 18; and (c) the amino acid sequence encoded by the cDN A insert of clone vk6_ 1 deposited with the ATCC under accession number 361; the protein being substantially free from other mammalian proteins. 28. An isolated polynucleotide comprising a nucleotide sequence selected from the group consisting of: (a) the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO: 19; (b) the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO: 19 from nucleotide 2 to nucleotide 733; (c) the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO: 19 from nucleotide 71 to nucleotide 733; (d) the nucleotide sequence of the full-length protein coding sequence of clone vo4_l deposited with the ATCC under accession number 361; (e) a nucleotide sequence encoding the full-length protein encoded by the cDNA insert of clone vo4_l deposited with the ATCC under accession number 361; (f) the nucleotide sequence of a mature protein coding sequence of clone vo4_l deposited with the ATCC under accession number 361; (g) a nucleotide sequence encoding a mature protein encoded by the cDNA insert of clone vo4_l deposited with the ATCC under accession number 361; (h) a nucleotide sequence encoding a protein comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:20; (i) a nucleotide sequence encoding a protein comprising a fragment of the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:20, the fragment comprising eight contiguous amino acids of SEQ ID NO:20; (j) the nucleotide sequence of a polynucleotide that hybridizes under conditions at least as stringent as 4X SSC at 65 degrees C, or 4X SSC at 42 degrees C with 50% formamide, to any one of the polynucleotides specified by (a)-(g); and (k) the nucleotide sequence of a polynucleotide that hybridizes under conditions at least as stringent as 4X SSC at 50 degrees C, or 6X SSC at 40 degrees C with 50% formamide, to any one of the polynucleotides specified by (a)-(g), and that has a length that is at least 25% of the length of SEQ ID NO: 19. 29. A protein comprising an amino acid sequence selected from the group consisting of: (a) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:20; (b) a fragment of the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:20, the fragment comprising eight contiguous amino acids of SEQ ID NO:20; and (c) the amino acid sequence encoded by the cDN A insert of clone vo4_ 1 deposited with the ATCC under accession number 361 ; the protein being substantially free from other mammalian proteins. 30. An isolated polynucleotide comprising a nucleotide sequence selected from the group consisting of: (a) the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO:21 ; (b) the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO:21 from nucleotide 151 to nucleotide 1323; (c) the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO:21 from nucleotide 217 to nucleotide 1323; (d) the nucleotide sequence of the full-length protein coding sequence of clone vo8_l deposited with the ATCC under accession number 361; (e) a nucleotide sequence encoding the full-length protein encoded by the cDNA insert of clone vo8_l deposited with the ATCC under accession number 361; (f) the nucleotide sequence of a mature protein coding sequence of clone vo8_l deposited with the ATCC under accession number 361; (g) a nucleotide sequence encoding a mature protein encoded by the cDNA insert of clone vo8_l deposited with the ATCC under accession number 361; (h) a nucleotide sequence encoding a protein comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:22; (i) a nucleotide sequence encoding a protein comprising a fragment of the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:22, the fragment comprising eight contiguous amino acids of SEQ ID NO:22; (j) the nucleotide sequence of a polynucleotide that hybridizes under conditions at least as stringent as 4X SSC at 65 degrees C, or 4X SSC at 42 degrees C with 50% formamide, to any one of the polynucleotides specified by (a)-(g); and (k) the nucleotide sequence of a polynucleotide that hybridizes under conditions at least as stringent as 4X SSC at 50 degrees C, or 6X SSC at 40 degrees C with 50% formamide, to any one of the polynucleotides specified by (a)-(g), and that has a length that is at least 25% of the length of SEQ ID NO:21. 31. A protein comprising an amino acid sequence selected from the group consisting of: (a) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:22; (b) a fragment of the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:22, the fragment comprising eight contiguous amino acids of SEQ ID NO:22; and (c) the amino acid sequence encoded by the cDN A insert of clone vo8_ 1 deposited with the ATCC under accession number 361; the protein being substantially free from other mammalian proteins. 32. An isolated polynucleotide comprising a nucleotide sequence selected from the group consisting of: (a) the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO:23; (b) the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO:23 from nucleotide 134 to nucleotide 613; (c) the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO:23 from nucleotide 215 to nucleotide 613; (d) the nucleotide sequence of the full-length protein coding sequence of clone vol0_l deposited with the ATCC under accession number 361; (e) a nucleotide sequence encoding the full-length protein encoded by the cDNA insert of clone vol0_l deposited with the ATCC under accession number 361; (f) the nucleotide sequence of a mature protein coding sequence of clone vol0_l deposited with the ATCC under accession number 361; (g) a nucleotide sequence encoding a mature protein encoded by the cDNA insert of clone vol0_l deposited with the ATCC under accession number 361; (h) a nucleotide sequence encoding a protein comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:24; (i) a nucleotide sequence encoding a protein comprising a fragment of the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:24, the fragment comprising eight contiguous amino acids of SEQ ID NO:24; (j) the nucleotide sequence of a polynucleotide that hybridizes under conditions at least as stringent as 4X SSC at 65 degrees C, or 4X SSC at 42 degrees C with 50% formamide, to any one of the polynucleotides specified by (a)-(g); and (k) the nucleotide sequence of a polynucleotide that hybridizes under conditions at least as stringent as 4X SSC at 50 degrees C, or 6X SSC at 40 degrees C with 50% formamide, to any one of the polynucleotides specified by (a)-(g), and that has a length that is at least 25% of the length of SEQ ID NO:23. 33. A protein comprising an amino acid sequence selected from the group consisting of: (a) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:24; (b) a fragment of the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:24, the fragment comprising eight contiguous amino acids of SEQ ID NO:24; and (c) the amino acid sequence encoded by the cDNA insert of clone vol0_l deposited with the ATCC under accession number 361; the protein being substantially free from other mammalian proteins. 34. An isolated polynucleotide comprising a nucleotide sequence selected from the group consisting of: (a) the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO:25; (b) the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO:25 from nucleotide 102 to nucleotide 1163; (c) the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO:25 from nucleotide 156 to nucleotide 1163; (d) the nucleotide sequence of the full-length protein coding sequence of clone vo20_l deposited with the ATCC under accession number 361; (e) a nucleotide sequence encoding the full-length protein encoded by the cDNA insert of clone vo20_l deposited with the ATCC under accession number 361; (f) the nucleotide sequence of a mature protein coding sequence of clone vo20_l deposited with the ATCC under accession number 361; (g) a nucleotide sequence encoding a mature protein encoded by the cDNA insert of clone vo20_l deposited with the ATCC under accession number 361; (h) a nucleotide sequence encoding a protein comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:26; (i) a nucleotide sequence encoding a protein comprising a fragment of the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:26, the fragment comprising eight contiguous amino acids of SEQ ID NO:26; (j) the nucleotide sequence of a polynucleotide that hybridizes under conditions at least as stringent as 4X SSC at 65 degrees C, or 4X SSC at 42 degrees C with 50% formamide, to any one of the polynucleotides specified by (a)-(g); and (k) the nucleotide sequence of a polynucleotide that hybridizes under conditions at least as stringent as 4X SSC at 50 degrees C, or 6X SSC at 40 degrees C with 50% formamide, to any one of the polynucleotides specified by (a)-(g), and that has a length that is at least 25% of the length of SEQ ID NO:25. 35. A protein comprising an amino acid sequence selected from the group consisting of: (a) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:26; (b) a fragment of the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:26, the fragment comprising eight contiguous amino acids of SEQ ID NO:26; and (c) the amino acid sequence encoded by the cDNA insert of clone vo20_l deposited with the ATCC under accession number 361; the protein being substantially free from other mammalian proteins. 36. An isolated polynucleotide comprising a nucleotide sequence selected from the group consisting of: (a) the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO:27; (b) the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO:27 from nucleotide 67 to nucleotide 702; (c) the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO:27 from nucleotide 157 to nucleotide 702; (d) the nucleotide sequence of the full-length protein coding sequence of clone vo21_l deposited with the ATCC under accession number 361; (e) a nucleotide sequence encoding the full-length protein encoded by the cDNA insert of clone vo21_l deposited with the ATCC under accession number 361; (f) the nucleotide sequence of a mature protein coding sequence of clone vo21_l deposited with the ATCC under accession number 361; (g) a nucleotide sequence encoding a mature protein encoded by the cDNA insert of clone vo21_ l deposited with the ATCC under accession number 361; (h) a nucleotide sequence encoding a protein comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:28; (i) a nucleotide sequence encoding a protein comprising a fragment of the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:28, the fragment comprising eight contiguous amino acids of SEQ ID NO:28; (j) the nucleotide sequence of a polynucleotide that hybridizes under conditions at least as stringent as 4X SSC at 65 degrees C, or 4X SSC at 42 degrees C with 50% formamide, to any one of the polynucleotides specified by (a)-(g); and (k) the nucleotide sequence of a polynucleotide that hybridizes under conditions at least as stringent as 4X SSC at 50 degrees C, or 6X SSC at 40 degrees C with 50% formamide, to any one of the polynucleotides specified by (a)-(g), and that has a length that is at least 25% of the length of SEQ ID NO:27. 37. A protein comprising an amino acid sequence selected from the group consisting of: (a) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:28; (b) a fragment of the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:28, the fragment comprising eight contiguous amino acids of SEQ ID NO:28; and (c) the amino acid sequence encoded by the cDNA insert of clone vo21_l deposited with the ATCC under accession number 361; the protein being substantially free from other mammalian proteins. 38. An isolated polynucleotide comprising a nucleotide sequence selected from the group consisting of: (a) the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO:29; (b) the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO:29 from nucleotide 57 to nucleotide 272; (c) the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO: 29 from nucleotide 114 to nucleotide 272; (d) the nucleotide sequence of the full-length protein coding sequence of clone vp24_l deposited with the ATCC under accession number 361; (e) a nucleotide sequence encoding the full-length protein encoded by the cDNA insert of clone vp24_l deposited with the ATCC under accession number 361; (f) the nucleotide sequence of a mature protein coding sequence of clone vp24_l deposited with the ATCC under accession number 361; (g) a nucleotide sequence encoding a mature protein encoded by the cDNA insert of clone vp24_l deposited with the ATCC under accession number 361; (h) a nucleotide sequence encoding a protein comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 30; (i) a nucleotide sequence encoding a protein comprising a fragment of the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:30, the fragment comprising eight contiguous amino acids of SEQ ID NO:30; (j) the nucleotide sequence of a polynucleotide that hybridizes under conditions at least as stringent as 4X SSC at 65 degrees C, or 4X SSC at 42 degrees C with 50% formamide, to any one of the polynucleotides specified by (a)-(g); and (k) the nucleotide sequence of a polynucleotide that hybridizes under conditions at least as stringent as 4X SSC at 50 degrees C, or 6X SSC at 40 degrees C with 50% formamide, to any one of the polynucleotides specified by (a)-(g), and that has a length that is at least 25% of the length of SEQ ID NO:29. 39. A protein comprising an amino acid sequence selected from the group consisting of: (a) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:30; (b) a fragment of the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:30, the fragment comprising eight contiguous amino acids of SEQ ID NO:30; and (c) the amino acid sequence encoded by the cDNA insert of clone vp24_l deposited with the ATCC under accession number 361; the protein being substantially free from other mammalian proteins. 40. An isolated polynucleotide comprising a nucleotide sequence selected from the group consisting of: (a) the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO:31 ; (b) the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO:31 from nucleotide 38 to nucleotide 757; (c) the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO:31 from nucleotide 137 to nucleotide 757; (d) the nucleotide sequence of the full-length protein coding sequence of clone vol7_l deposited with the ATCC under accession number 361; (e) a nucleotide sequence encoding the full-length protein encoded by the cDNA insert of clone vol7_l deposited with the ATCC under accession number 361; (f) the nucleotide sequence of a mature protein coding sequence of clone vol7_l deposited with the ATCC under accession number 361; (g) a nucleotide sequence encoding a mature protein encoded by the cDNA insert of clone vol7_l deposited with the ATCC under accession number 361; (h) a nucleotide sequence encoding a protein comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:32; (i) a nucleotide sequence encoding a protein comprising a fragment of the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:32, the fragment comprising eight contiguous amino acids of SEQ ID NO:32; (j) the nucleotide sequence of a polynucleotide that hybridizes under conditions at least as stringent as 4X SSC at 65 degrees C, or 4X SSC at 42 degrees C with 50% formamide, to any one of the polynucleotides specified by (a)-(g); and (k) the nucleotide sequence of a polynucleotide that hybridizes under conditions at least as stringent as 4X SSC at 50 degrees C, or 6X SSC at 40 degrees C with 50% formamide, to any one of the polynucleotides specified by (a)-(g), and that has a length that is at least 25% of the length of SEQ ID NO:31. 41. A protein comprising an amino acid sequence selected from the group consisting of: (a) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:32; (b) a fragment of the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:32, the fragment comprising eight contiguous amino acids of SEQ ID NO:32; and (c) the amino acid sequence encoded by the cDNA insert of clone vol7_l deposited with the ATCC under accession number 361; the protein being substantially free from other mammalian proteins. 42. An isolated polynucleotide comprising a nucleotide sequence selected from the group consisting of: (a) the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO:33; (b) the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO:33 from nucleotide 93 to nucleotide 263; (c) the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO:33 from nucleotide 174 to nucleotide 263; (d) the nucleotide sequence of the full-length protein coding sequence of clone vql 1_1 deposited with the ATCC under accession number PTA-367; (e) a nucleotide sequence encoding the full-length protein encoded by the cDNA insert of clone vql l_l deposited with the ATCC under accession number PTA-367; (f) the nucleotide sequence of a mature protein coding sequence of clone vql 1_1 deposited with the ATCC under accession number PTA-367; (g) a nucleotide sequence encoding a mature protein encoded by the cDNA insert of clone vql 1_1 deposited with the ATCC under accession number PTA-367; (h) a nucleotide sequence encoding a protein comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:34; (i) a nucleotide sequence encoding a protein comprising a fragment of the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 34, the fragment comprising eight contiguous amino acids of SEQ ID NO:34; (j) the nucleotide sequence of a polynucleotide that hybridizes under conditions at least as stringent as 4X SSC at 65 degrees C, or 4X SSC at 42 degrees C with 50% formamide, to any one of the polynucleotides specified by (a)-(g); and (k) the nucleotide sequence of a polynucleotide that hybridizes under conditions at least as stringent as 4X SSC at 50 degrees C, or 6X SSC at 40 degrees C with 50% formamide, to any one of the polynucleotides specified by (a)-(g), and that has a length that is at least 25% of the length of SEQ ID NO:33. 43. A protein comprising an amino acid sequence selected from the group consisting of: (a) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:34; (b) a fragment of the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:34, the fragment comprising eight contiguous amino acids of SEQ ID NO: 34; and (c) the amino acid sequence encoded by the cDNA insert of clone vql 1_1 deposited with the ATCC under accession number PTA-367; the protein being substantially free from other mammalian proteins. 44. An isolated polynucleotide comprising a nucleotide sequence selected from the group consisting of: (a) the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO:35; (b) the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO:35 from nucleotide 43 to nucleotide 1125; (c) the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO:35 from nucleotide 85 to nucleotide 1125; (d) the nucleotide sequence of the full-length protein coding sequence of clone vql2_l deposited with the ATCC under accession number PTA-367; (e) a nucleotide sequence encoding the full-length protein encoded by the cDNA insert of clone vql2_l deposited with the ATCC under accession number PTA-367; (f) the nucleotide sequence of a mature protein coding sequence of clone vql2_l deposited with the ATCC under accession number PTA-367; (g) a nucleotide sequence encoding a mature protein encoded by the cDNA insert of clone vql2_l deposited with the ATCC under accession number PTA-367; (h) a nucleotide sequence encoding a protein comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:36; (i) a nucleotide sequence encoding a protein comprising a fragment of the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:36, the fragment comprising eight contiguous amino acids of SEQ ID NO:36; (j) the nucleotide sequence of a polynucleotide that hybridizes under conditions at least as stringent as 4X SSC at 65 degrees C, or 4X SSC at 42 degrees C with 50% formamide, to any one of the polynucleotides specified by (a)-(g); and (k) the nucleotide sequence of a polynucleotide that hybridizes under conditions at least as stringent as 4X SSC at 50 degrees C, or 6X SSC at 40 degrees C with 50% formamide, to any one of the polynucleotides specified by (a)-(g), and that has a length that is at least 25% of the length of SEQ ID NO: 35. 45. A protein comprising an amino acid sequence selected from the group consisting of: (a) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:36; (b) a fragment of the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:36, the fragment comprising eight contiguous amino acids of SEQ ID NO:36; and (c) the amino acid sequence encoded by the cDNA insert of clone vql2_l deposited with the ATCC under accession number PTA-367; the protein being substantially free from other mammalian proteins. 46. An isolated polynucleotide comprising a nucleotide sequence selected from the group consisting of: (a) the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO:37; (b) the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO:37 from nucleotide 32 to nucleotide 904; (c) the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO:37 from nucleotide 77 to nucleotide 904; (d) the nucleotide sequence of the full-length protein coding sequence of clone vql4_l deposited with the ATCC under accession number PTA-367; (e) a nucleotide sequence encoding the full-length protein encoded by the cDNA insert of clone vql4_l deposited with the ATCC under accession number PTA-367; (f) the nucleotide sequence of a mature protein coding sequence of clone vql4_l deposited with the ATCC under accession number PTA-367; (g) a nucleotide sequence encoding a mature protein encoded by the cDNA insert of clone vql4_l deposited with the ATCC under accession number PTA-367; (h) a nucleotide sequence encoding a protein comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:38; (i) a nucleotide sequence encoding a protein comprising a fragment of the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:38, the fragment comprising eight contiguous amino acids of SEQ ID NO:38; (j) the nucleotide sequence of a polynucleotide that hybridizes under conditions at least as stringent as 4X SSC at 65 degrees C, or 4X SSC at 42 degrees C with 50% formamide, to any one of the polynucleotides specified by (a)-(g); and (k) the nucleotide sequence of a polynucleotide that hybridizes under conditions at least as stringent as 4X SSC at 50 degrees C, or 6X SSC at 40 degrees C with 50% formamide, to any one of the polynucleotides specified by (a)-(g), and that has a length that is at least 25% of the length of SEQ ID NO:37. 47. A protein comprising an amino acid sequence selected from the group consisting of: (a) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:38; (b) a fragment of the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:38, the fragment comprising eight contiguous amino acids of SEQ ID NO:38; and (c) the amino acid sequence encoded by the cDNA insert of clone vql4_l deposited with the ATCC under accession number PTA-367; the protein being substantially free from other mammalian proteins. 48. An isolated polynucleotide comprising a nucleotide sequence selected from the group consisting of: (a) the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO:39; (b) the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO: 39 from nucleotide 384 to nucleotide 1193; (c) the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO:39 from nucleotide 642 to nucleotide 1193; (d) the nucleotide sequence of the full-length protein coding sequence of clone vql5_l deposited with the ATCC under accession number PTA-367; (e) a nucleotide sequence encoding the full-length protein encoded by the cDNA insert of clone vql5_l deposited with the ATCC under accession number PTA-367; (f) the nucleotide sequence of a mature protein coding sequence of clone vql5_l deposited with the ATCC under accession number PTA-367; (g) a nucleotide sequence encoding a mature protein encoded by the cDNA insert of clone vql5_l deposited with the ATCC under accession number PTA-367; (h) a nucleotide sequence encoding a protein comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:40; (i) a nucleotide sequence encoding a protein comprising a fragment of the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:40, the fragment comprising eight contiguous amino acids of SEQ ID NO:40; (j) the nucleotide sequence of a polynucleotide that hybridizes under conditions at least as stringent as 4X SSC at 65 degrees C, or 4X SSC at 42 degrees C with 50% formamide, to any one of the polynucleotides specified by (a)-(g); and (k) the nucleotide sequence of a polynucleotide that hybridizes under conditions at least as stringent as 4X SSC at 50 degrees C, or 6X SSC at 40 degrees C with 50% formamide, to any one of the polynucleotides specified by (a)-(g), and that has a length that is at least 25% of the length of SEQ ID NO:39. 49. A protein comprising an amino acid sequence selected from the group consisting of: (a) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:40; (b) a fragment of the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:40, the fragment comprising eight contiguous amino acids of SEQ ID NO:40; and (c) the amino acid sequence encoded by the cDNA insert of clone vql5_l deposited with the ATCC under accession number PTA-367; the protein being substantially free from other mammalian proteins. 50. An isolated polynucleotide comprising a nucleotide sequence selected from the group consisting of: (a) the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO:41 ; (b) the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO:41 from nucleotide 132 to nucleotide 503; (c) the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO:41 from nucleotide 189 to nucleotide 503; (d) the nucleotide sequence of the full-length protein coding sequence of clone vql7_l deposited with the ATCC under accession number PTA-367; (e) a nucleotide sequence encoding the full-length protein encoded by the cDNA insert of clone vql7_l deposited with the ATCC under accession number PTA-367; (f) the nucleotide sequence of a mature protein coding sequence of clone vql7_l deposited with the ATCC under accession number PTA-367; (g) a nucleotide sequence encoding a mature protein encoded by the cDNA insert of clone vql7_l deposited with the ATCC under accession number PTA-367; (h) a nucleotide sequence encoding a protein comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:42; (i) a nucleotide sequence encoding a protein comprising a fragment of the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:42, the fragment comprising eight contiguous amino acids of SEQ ID NO:42; (j) the nucleotide sequence of a polynucleotide that hybridizes under conditions at least as stringent as 4X SSC at 65 degrees C, or 4X SSC at 42 degrees C with 50% formamide, to any one of the polynucleotides specified by (a)-(g); and (k) the nucleotide sequence of a polynucleotide that hybridizes under conditions at least as stringent as 4X SSC at 50 degrees C, or 6X SSC at 40 degrees C with 50% formamide, to any one of the polynucleotides specified by (a)-(g), and that has a length that is at least 25% of the length of SEQ ID NO:41. 51. A protein comprising an amino acid sequence selected from the group consisting of: (a) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 42; (b) a fragment of the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:42, the fragment comprising eight contiguous amino acids of SEQ ID NO:42; and (c) the amino acid sequence encoded by the cDNA insert of clone vql7_l deposited with the ATCC under accession number PTA-367; the protein being substantially free from other mammalian proteins. 52. An isolated polynucleotide comprising a nucleotide sequence selected from the group consisting of: (a) the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO:43; (b) the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO:43 from nucleotide 69 to nucleotide 401; (c) the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO:43 from nucleotide 138 to nucleotide 401; (d) the nucleotide sequence of the full-length protein coding sequence of clone vql8_l deposited with the ATCC under accession number PTA-367; (e) a nucleotide sequence encoding the full-length protein encoded by the cDNA insert of clone vql8_l deposited with the ATCC under accession number PTA-367; (f) the nucleotide sequence of a mature protein coding sequence of clone vql8_l deposited with the ATCC under accession number PTA-367; (g) a nucleotide sequence encoding a mature protein encoded by the cDNA insert of clone vql8_l deposited with the ATCC under accession number PTA-367; (h) a nucleotide sequence encoding a protein comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:44; (i) a nucleotide sequence encoding a protein comprising a fragment of the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:44, the fragment comprising eight contiguous amino acids of SEQ ID NO:44; (j) the nucleotide sequence of a polynucleotide that hybridizes under conditions at least as stringent as 4X SSC at 65 degrees C, or 4X SSC at 42 degrees C with 50% formamide, to any one of the polynucleotides specified by (a)-(g); and (k) the nucleotide sequence of a polynucleotide that hybridizes under conditions at least as stringent as 4X SSC at 50 degrees C, or 6X SSC at 40 degrees C with 50% formamide, to any one of the polynucleotides specified by (a)-(g), and that has a length that is at least 25% of the length of SEQ ID NO:43. 53. A protein comprising an amino acid sequence selected from the group consisting of: (a) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:44; (b) a fragment of the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:44, the fragment comprising eight contiguous amino acids of SEQ ID NO:44; and (c) the amino acid sequence encoded by the cDNA insert of clone vql8_l deposited with the ATCC under accession number PTA-367; the protein being substantially free from other mammalian proteins. 54. An isolated polynucleotide comprising a nucleotide sequence selected from the group consisting of: (a) the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO:45; (b) the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO: 45 from nucleotide 65 to nucleotide 1180; (c) the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO:45 from nucleotide 149 to nucleotide 1180; (d) the nucleotide sequence of the full-length protein coding sequence of clone vq22_l deposited with the ATCC under accession number PTA-367; (e) a nucleotide sequence encoding the full-length protein encoded by the cDNA insert of clone vq22_l deposited with the ATCC under accession number PTA-367; (f) the nucleotide sequence of a mature protein coding sequence of clone vq22_l deposited with the ATCC under accession number PTA-367; (g) a nucleotide sequence encoding a mature protein encoded by the cDNA insert of clone vq22_l deposited with the ATCC under accession number PTA-367; (h) a nucleotide sequence encoding a protein comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:46; (i) a nucleotide sequence encoding a protein comprising a fragment of the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:46, the fragment comprising eight contiguous amino acids of SEQ ID NO:46; (j) the nucleotide sequence of a polynucleotide that hybridizes under conditions at least as stringent as 4X SSC at 65 degrees C, or 4X SSC at 42 degrees C with 50% formamide, to any one of the polynucleotides specified by (a)-(g); and (k) the nucleotide sequence of a polynucleotide that hybridizes under conditions at least as stringent as 4X SSC at 50 degrees C, or 6X SSC at 40 degrees C with 50% formamide, to any one of the polynucleotides specified by (a)-(g), and that has a length that is at least 25% of the length of SEQ ID NO:45. 55. A protein comprising an amino acid sequence selected from the group consisting of: (a) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:46; (b) a fragment of the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:46, the fragment comprising eight contiguous amino acids of SEQ ID NO:46; and (c) the amino acid sequence encoded by the cDNA insert of clone vq22_l deposited with the ATCC under accession number PTA-367; the protein being substantially free from other mammalian proteins. 56. An isolated polynucleotide comprising a nucleotide sequence selected from the group consisting of: (a) the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO:47; (b) the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO:47 from nucleotide 18 to nucleotide 1409; (c) the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO:47 from nucleotide 60 to nucleotide 1409; (d) the nucleotide sequence of the full-length protein coding sequence of clone vr3_l deposited with the ATCC under accession number PTA-367; (e) a nucleotide sequence encoding the full-length protein encoded by the cDNA insert of clone vr3_l deposited with the ATCC under accession number PTA-367; (f) the nucleotide sequence of a mature protein coding sequence of clone vr3_l deposited with the ATCC under accession number PTA-367; (g) a nucleotide sequence encoding a mature protein encoded by the cDNA insert of clone vr3_l deposited with the ATCC under accession number PTA-367; (h) a nucleotide sequence encoding a protein comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:48; (i) a nucleotide sequence encoding a protein comprising a fragment of the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 48, the fragment comprising eight contiguous amino acids of SEQ ID NO:48; (j) the nucleotide sequence of a polynucleotide that hybridizes under conditions at least as stringent as 4X SSC at 65 degrees C, or 4X SSC at 42 degrees C with 50% formamide, to any one of the polynucleotides specified by (a)-(g); and (k) the nucleotide sequence of a polynucleotide that hybridizes under conditions at least as stringent as 4X SSC at 50 degrees C, or 6X SSC at 40 degrees C with 50% formamide, to any one of the polynucleotides specified by (a)-(g), and that has a length that is at least 25% of the length of SEQ ID NO:47. 57. A protein comprising an amino acid sequence selected from the group consisting of: (a) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:48; (b) a fragment of the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:48, the fragment comprising eight contiguous amino acids of SEQ ID NO:48; and (c) the amino acid sequence encoded by the cDNA insert of clone vr3_ 1 deposited with the ATCC under accession number PTA-367; the protein being substantially free from other mammalian proteins. 58. An isolated polynucleotide comprising a nucleotide sequence selected from the group consisting of: (a) the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO:49; (b) the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO:49 from nucleotide 690 to nucleotide 2570; (c) the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO:49 from nucleotide 765 to nucleotide 2570; (d) the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO:49 from nucleotide 1286 to nucleotide 2895; (e) the nucleotide sequence of the full-length protein coding sequence of clone vb26_l deposited with the ATCC under accession number PTA-367; (f) a nucleotide sequence encoding the full-length protein encoded by the cDNA insert of clone vb26_l deposited with the ATCC under accession number PTA-367; (g) the nucleotide sequence of a mature protein coding sequence of clone vb26_l deposited with the ATCC under accession number PTA-367; (h) a nucleotide sequence encoding a mature protein encoded by the cDNA insert of clone vb26_l deposited with the ATCC under accession number PTA-367; (i) a nucleotide sequence encoding a protein comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:50; (j) a nucleotide sequence encoding a protein comprising a fragment of the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:50, the fragment comprising eight contiguous amino acids of SEQ ID NO: 50; (k) the nucleotide sequence of a polynucleotide that hybridizes under conditions at least as stringent as 4X SSC at 65 degrees C, or 4X SSC at 42 degrees C with 50% formamide, to any one of the polynucleotides specified by (a)-(h); and (1) the nucleotide sequence of a polynucleotide that hybridizes under conditions at least as stringent as 4X SSC at 50 degrees C, or 6X SSC at 40 degrees C with 50% formamide, to any one of the polynucleotides specified by (a)-(h), and that has a length that is at least 25% of the length of SEQ ID NO:49. 59. A protein comprising an amino acid sequence selected from the group consisting of: (a) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:50; (b) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 50 from amino acid 200 to amino acid 627; (c) a fragment of the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 50, the fragment comprising eight contiguous amino acids of SEQ ID NO:50; and (d) the amino acid sequence encoded by the cDNA insert of clone vb26_l deposited with the ATCC under accession number PTA-367; the protein being substantially free from other mammalian proteins. 60. An isolated polynucleotide comprising a nucleotide sequence selected from the group consisting of: (a) the nucleotide sequence of SEQ DD NO:51 ; (b) the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO:51 from nucleotide 105 to nucleotide 1724; (c) the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO:51 from nucleotide 186 to nucleotide 1724; (d) the nucleotide sequence of the full-length protein coding sequence of clone vc70_l deposited with the ATCC under accession number PTA-367; (e) a nucleotide sequence encoding the full-length protein encoded by the cDNA insert of clone vc70_l deposited with the ATCC under accession number PTA-367; (f) the nucleotide sequence of a mature protein coding sequence of clone vc70_ l deposited with the ATCC under accession number PTA-367; (g) a nucleotide sequence encoding a mature protein encoded by the cDNA insert of clone vc70_l deposited with the ATCC under accession number PTA-367; (h) a nucleotide sequence encoding a protein comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:52; (i) a nucleotide sequence encoding a protein comprising a fragment of the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:52, the fragment comprising eight contiguous amino acids of SEQ ID NO: 52; (j) the nucleotide sequence of a polynucleotide that hybridizes under conditions at least as stringent as 4X SSC at 65 degrees C, or 4X SSC at 42 degrees C with 50% formamide, to any one of the polynucleotides specified by (a)-(g); and (k) the nucleotide sequence of a polynucleotide that hybridizes under conditions at least as stringent as 4X SSC at 50 degrees C, or 6X SSC at 40 degrees C with 50% formamide, to any one of the polynucleotides specified by (a)-(g), and that has a length that is at least 25% of the length of SEQ ID NO:51. 31. A protein comprising an amino acid sequence selected from the group consisting of: (a) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:52; (b) a fragment of the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:52, the fragment comprising eight contiguous amino acids of SEQ ID NO:52; and (c) the amino acid sequence encoded by the cDNA insert of clone vc70_l deposited with the ATCC under accession number PTA-367; the protein being substantially free from other mammalian proteins. 62. An isolated polynucleotide comprising a nucleotide sequence selected from the group consisting of: (a) the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO:53; (b) the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO:53 from nucleotide 3 to nucleotide 239; (c) the nucleotide sequence of the full-length protein coding sequence of clone vo28_l deposited with the ATCC under accession number PTA-367; (d) a nucleotide sequence encoding the full-length protein encoded by the cDNA insert of clone vo28_l deposited with the ATCC under accession number PTA-367; (e) a nucleotide sequence encoding a protein comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:54; (f) a nucleotide sequence encoding a protein comprising a fragment of the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:54, the fragment comprising eight contiguous amino acids of SEQ ID NO:54; (g) the nucleotide sequence of a polynucleotide that hybridizes under conditions at least as stringent as 4X SSC at 65 degrees C, or 4X SSC at 42 degrees C with 50% formamide, to any one of the polynucleotides specified by (a)-(d); and (h) the nucleotide sequence of a polynucleotide that hybridizes under conditions at least as stringent as 4X SSC at 50 degrees C, or 6X SSC at 40 degrees C with 50% formamide, to any one of the polynucleotides specified by (a)-(d), and that has a length that is at least 25% of the length of SEQ ID NO:53. 63. A protein comprising an amino acid sequence selected from the group consisting of: (a) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:54; (b) a fragment of the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:54, the fragment comprising eight contiguous amino acids of SEQ ID NO:54; and (c) the amino acid sequence encoded by the cDNA insert of clone vo28_l deposited with the ATCC under accession number PTA-367; the protein being substantially free from other mammalian proteins. 64. An isolated polynucleotide comprising a nucleotide sequence selected from the group consisting of: (a) the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO:55; (b) the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO: 55 from nucleotide 49 to nucleotide 1452; (c) the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO:55 from nucleotide 109 to nucleotide 1452; (d) the nucleotide sequence of the full-length protein coding sequence of clone vo29_l deposited with the ATCC under accession number PTA-367; (e) a nucleotide sequence encoding the full-length protein encoded by the cDNA insert of clone vo29_l deposited with the ATCC under accession number PTA-367; (f) the nucleotide sequence of a mature protein coding sequence of clone vo29_l deposited with the ATCC under accession number PTA-367; (g) a nucleotide sequence encoding a mature protein encoded by the cDNA insert of clone vo29_l deposited with the ATCC under accession number PTA-367; (h) a nucleotide sequence encoding a protein comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:56; (i) a nucleotide sequence encoding a protein comprising a fragment of the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:56, the fragment comprising eight contiguous amino acids of SEQ ID NO:56; (j) the nucleotide sequence of a polynucleotide that hybridizes under conditions at least as stringent as 4X SSC at 65 degrees C, or 4X SSC at 42 degrees C with 50% formamide, to any one of the polynucleotides specified by (a)-(g); and (k) the nucleotide sequence of a polynucleotide that hybridizes under conditions at least as stringent as 4X SSC at 50 degrees C, or 6X SSC at 40 degrees C with 50% formamide, to any one of the polynucleotides specified by (a)-(g), and that has a length that is at least 25% of the length of SEQ ID NO:55. 65. A protein comprising an amino acid sequence selected from the group consisting of: (a) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:56; (b) a fragment of the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:56, the fragment comprising eight contiguous amino acids of SEQ ID NO:56; and (c) the amino acid sequence encoded by the cDNA insert of clone vo29_l deposited with the ATCC under accession number PTA-367; the protein being substantially free from other mammalian proteins. 66. An isolated polynucleotide comprising a nucleotide sequence selected from the group consisting of: (a) the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO:57; (b) the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO:57 from nucleotide 48 to nucleotide 866; (c) the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO:57 from nucleotide 114 to nucleotide 866; (d) the nucleotide sequence of the full-length protein coding sequence of clone vo30_l deposited with the ATCC under accession number PTA-367; (e) a nucleotide sequence encoding the full-length protein encoded by the cDNA insert of clone vo30_l deposited with the ATCC under accession number PTA-367; (f) the nucleotide sequence of a mature protein coding sequence of clone vo30_l deposited with the ATCC under accession number PTA-367; (g) a nucleotide sequence encoding a mature protein encoded by the cDNA insert of clone vo30_l deposited with the ATCC under accession number PTA-367; (h) a nucleotide sequence encoding a protein comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:58; (i) a nucleotide sequence encoding a protein comprising a fragment of the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:58, the fragment comprising eight contiguous amino acids of SEQ ID NO: 58; (j) the nucleotide sequence of a polynucleotide that hybridizes under conditions at least as stringent as 4X SSC at 65 degrees C, or 4X SSC at 42 degrees C with 50% formamide, to any one of the polynucleotides specified by (a)-(g); and (k) the nucleotide sequence of a polynucleotide that hybridizes under conditions at least as stringent as 4X SSC at 50 degrees C, or 6X SSC at 40 degrees C with 50% formamide, to any one of the polynucleotides specified by (a)-(g), and that has a length that is at least 25% of the length of SEQ ID NO:57. 67. A protein comprising an amino acid sequence selected from the group consisting of: (a) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:58; (b) a fragment of the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:58, the fragment comprising eight contiguous amino acids of SEQ ID NO:58; and (c) the amino acid sequence encoded by the cDNA insert of clone vo30_l deposited with the ATCC under accession number PTA-367; the protein being substantially free from other mammalian proteins. 68. An isolated polynucleotide comprising a nucleotide sequence selected from the group consisting of: (a) the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO:59; (b) the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO:59 from nucleotide 235 to nucleotide 510; (c) the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO: 59 from nucleotide 316 to nucleotide 510; (d) the nucleotide sequence of the full-length protein coding sequence of clone vp25_l deposited with the ATCC under accession number PTA-367; (e) a nucleotide sequence encoding the full-length protein encoded by the cDNA insert of clone vp25_l deposited with the ATCC under accession number PTA-367; (f) the nucleotide sequence of a mature protein coding sequence of clone vp25_l deposited with the ATCC under accession number PTA-367; (g) a nucleotide sequence encoding a mature protein encoded by the cDNA insert of clone vp25_l deposited with the ATCC under accession number PTA-367; (h) a nucleotide sequence encoding a protein comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:60; (i) a nucleotide sequence encoding a protein comprising a fragment of the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:60, the fragment comprising eight contiguous amino acids of SEQ ID NO:60; (j) the nucleotide sequence of a polynucleotide that hybridizes under conditions at least as stringent as 4X SSC at 65 degrees C, or 4X SSC at 42 degrees C with 50% formamide, to any one of the polynucleotides specified by (a)-(g); and (k) the nucleotide sequence of a polynucleotide that hybridizes under conditions at least as stringent as 4X SSC at 50 degrees C, or 6X SSC at 40 degrees C with 50% formamide, to any one of the polynucleotides specified by (a)-(g), and that has a length that is at least 25% of the length of SEQ ID NO:59. 69. A protein comprising an amino acid sequence selected from the group consisting of: (a) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:60; (b) a fragment of the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:60, the fragment comprising eight contiguous amino acids of SEQ ID NO:60; and (c) the amino acid sequence encoded by the cDNA insert of clone vp25_l deposited with the ATCC under accession number PTA-367; the protein being substantially free from other mammalian proteins. 70. An isolated polynucleotide comprising a nucleotide sequence selected from the group consisting of: (a) the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO: 61 ; (b) the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO: 61 from nucleotide 177 to nucleotide 1626; (c) the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO: 61 from nucleotide 219 to nucleotide 1626; (d) the nucleotide sequence of the full-length protein coding sequence of clone vq25_l deposited with the ATCC under accession number PTA-367; (e) a nucleotide sequence encoding the full-length protein encoded by the cDNA insert of clone vq25_l deposited with the ATCC under accession number PTA-367; (f) the nucleotide sequence of a mature protein coding sequence of clone vq25_l deposited with the ATCC under accession number PTA-367; (g) a nucleotide sequence encoding a mature protein encoded by the cDNA insert of clone vq25_l deposited with the ATCC under accession number PTA-367; (h) a nucleotide sequence encoding a protein comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:62; (i) a nucleotide sequence encoding a protein comprising a fragment of the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:62, the fragment comprising eight contiguous amino acids of SEQ ID NO:62; (j) the nucleotide sequence of a polynucleotide that hybridizes under conditions at least as stringent as 4X SSC at 65 degrees C, or 4X SSC at 42 degrees C with 50% formamide, to any one of the polynucleotides specified by (a)-(g); and (k) the nucleotide sequence of a polynucleotide that hybridizes under conditions at least as stringent as 4X SSC at 50 degrees C, or 6X SSC at 40 degrees C with 50% formamide, to any one of the polynucleotides specified by (a)-(g), and that has a length that is at least 25% of the length of SEQ ID NO:61. 71. A protein comprising an amino acid sequence selected from the group consisting of: (a) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 62; (b) a fragment of the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:62, the fragment comprising eight contiguous amino acids of SEQ ID NO:62; and (c) the amino acid sequence encoded by the cDNA insert of clone vq25_l deposited with the ATCC under accession number PTA-367; the protein being substantially free from other mammalian proteins.

Inventors: HALL JEFF, HOFFMAN HEIDI, RAPIEJKO PETER, VALENZUELA DARIO, YUAN OLIVE, HALL, JEFF, HOFFMAN, HEIDI, RAPIEJKO, PETER, VALENZUELA, DARIO, YUAN, OLIVE
Applicants: ALPHAGENE INC, ALPHAGENE, INC.
Application year: 2000
Main classification: C12N1
IPC codes: C07K14, C12N1