Patent Publication Number: US-6338844-B1

Title: Genomic nucleic acids, cDNA and mRNA which code for polypeptides with IL-16 activity, processes for the production thereof and their use

Description:
The invention concerns regulatory elements of the expression of IL-16, genomic nucleic acids, cDNA and mRNA that code for polypeptides with IL-16 activity, processes for the production thereof and their use. 
     IL-16 (interleukin-16) is a lymphokine that is also denoted “lymphocyte chemoattracting factor” (LCF) or “immunodeficiency virus suppressing lymphokine” (ISL). IL-16 and its properties are described in WO 94/28134, the International Application PCT/EP96/01486 as well as by Cruikshank, W. W., et al., Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 91 (1994) 5109-5113 and Baier, M., et al., Nature 378 (1995) 563. The recombinant production of IL-16 is also described therein. According to this IL-16 is a protein with a molecular mass of 13,385 D. Cruikshank also found that ISL elutes as a multimeric form with a molecular weight of 50-60 or 55-60 kD in molecular sieve chromatography. The chemoattractant activity is attributed to this multimeric form which is a cationic homotetramer (product information AMS Biotechnology Ltd., Europe, Cat. No. 11177186). Baier describes a homodimeric form of IL-16 with a molecular weight of 28 kD. However, the chemoattractant activity described by Cruikshank et al., in J. Immunol. 146 (1991) 2928-2934 and the activity of recombinant human IL-16 described by Baier are very low. 
     The object of the present invention is to provide regulatory elements of IL-16 expression, to improve the activity of IL-16 and to provide forms of IL-16 which exhibit low immunogenicity and are advantageously suitable for therapeutic use. 
     The object of the invention is achieved by a nucleic acid with which expression of a polypeptide having interleukin-16 activity can be achieved or regulated in a eukaryotic host cell, wherein the said nucleic acid 
     a) corresponds to the DNA sequence SEQ ID NO:1 or its complementary strand; 
     b) hybridizes under stringent conditions with the DNA of sequence SEQ ID NO:1, preferably with nucleotides 1-6297 of SEQ ID NO:1; 
     c) or is a nucleic acid sequence which, if there was no degeneracy of the genetic code, would hybridize under stringent conditions with the nucleic acid sequences defined by a) or b), 
     d) and, if it codes for a polypeptide having IL-16 activity, has a length of at least 1179 coding nucleotides. 
     A preferred sequence is the cDNA sequence shown in SEQ ID NO:6, the complementary strand thereof or a sequence which under stringent conditions hybridizes with the sequence SEQ ID NO:6. SEQ ID NO:5 and the plasmid pCI/IL16 PROM also describe the genomic DNA of IL-16 and contain the introns and exons each parity or completely. 
     Such a nucleic acid preferably codes a polypeptide with IL-16 activity, particularly preferably the natural IL-16 of primates such as human IL-16 or IL-16 of a species of monkey or another mammal such as e.g. mouse. 
     It surprisingly turned out the FIG. 2 of WO 94/28134 does not describe the complete sequence of IL-16. The start codon “ATG” of the precursor form of the protein does not begin with nucleotide 783. The sequence has yet more differences to FIG. 2 of WO 94/28134. These are for example nucleotide substitutions (313 G by A, 717 C by A, 1070 G by T). 
     The sequence of IL-16 can differ to a certain extent from protein sequences coded by such DNA sequences. Such sequence variations can be amino acid substitutions, deletions or additions. However, the amino acid sequence of IL-16 is preferably at least 75% especially preferably at least 90% identical to the amino acid sequence of IL-16. Variants of parts of the amino acid sequence or nucleic acid sequence are for example described in the International Patent Application Nos. PCT/EP96/01486, PCT/EP96/05662 and PCT/EP96/05661. 
     Nucleic acids within the sense of the invention are for example understood as DNA, RNA and nucleic acid derivatives and analogues. Preferred nucleic acid analogues are those compounds in which the sugar phosphate backbone is replaced by other units such as e.g. amino acids. Such compounds are denoted PNA and are described in WO 92/20702. Since for example PNA-DNA bonds are stronger the DNA-DNA bonds the stringent conditions for PNA-DNA hybridization described in the following are not applicable. Suitable hybridization conditions are, however, described in WO 92/20703. 
     SEQ ID NO:6 describes the cDNA derived from the mRNA. The cDNA is suitable, for instance, for the determination of the corresponding RNA in tissue fluids and body fluids of mammals and humans. The cDNA is preferably used, however, for the expression of full length IL-16 in prokaryotes, preferably in  E.coli.  For that purpose the cDNA is inserted into an appropriate vector, transformed into a prokaryotic host cell, said host cell is cultivated, and, after cultivation, IL-16 is isolated. This can be done according to the methods known to one skilled in the art. If the protein is not secreted but obtained within the cell as a denatured insoluble protein (inclusion bodies), solubilisation and naturation must be carried out thereafter. These methods are also known to one skilled in the art. 
     SEQ ID NO:7 describes the amino acid sequence of IL-16 in its precursor form, which is also a subject matter of the invention. 
     The term “IL-16” within the sense of the invention is understood as a polypeptide with the activity of IL-16. IL-16 preferably exhibits the effect stated in the International Patent Application No. PCT/EP96/01486 or it stimulates cell division according to WO 94/28134. 
     IL-16 binds to CD4 +  lymphocytes and can suppress the replication of viruses such as for example HIV-1, HIV-2 and SIV. The function of IL-16 is not limited by its presentation in the MHC complex. 
     IL-16 in particular exhibits one or several of the following properties: 
     binding to T cells via the CD4 receptor, 
     stimulating the expression of the IL-2 receptor and/or HLA-DR antigen on CD4 +  lymphocytes, 
     stimulating the proliferation of T helper cells in the presence of IL-2, 
     suppressing the proliferation of T helper cells stimulated with anti-CD3 antibodies, 
     suppressing the replication of viruses preferably HIV-1, HIV-2 or SIV. 
     The term “hybridizing under stringent conditions” means that two nucleic acid fragments hybridize with one another under standardized hybridization conditions as for example described in Sambrook et al., “Expression of cloned genes in  E. coli”  in Molecular Cloning: A laboratory manual (1989), Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press, New York, U.S.A. Such conditions are for example hybridization in 6.0×SSC at about 45° C. followed by a washing step at 2×SSC at 50° C. To select the stringency, the salt concentration in the washing step can be selected for example between 2.0×SSC at 50° C. for low stringency and 0.2×SSC at 50° C. for high stringency. In addition the temperature in the washing step can be varied between room temperature ca. 22° C. for low stringency and 65° C. for high stringency. 
     A “regulatory element” is understood as a DNA sequence which regulates the expression of genes (e.g. promoter, attenuator, enhancer). A promoter is understood as a cis-acting DNA sequence which is usually 80-120 base pairs long and is located 5′ upstream of the initiation site of the gene to be expressed. A promoter is in addition characterized in that RNA polymerase can bind to it and can initiate the correct transcription. A preferred DNA fragment with promoter activity spans nucleotides 2053-3195 of SEQ ID NO:1. 
     An enhancer is usually understood as a cis-acting DNA sequence of ca. 50-100 bp in length which is of paramount importance for an efficient transcription. Enhancer sequences work independently of orientation and position. 
     An intron is understood as a nucleotide sequence which is present in eukaryotic genes and is transcribed into pre-mRNA and is removed from the mRNA in a further step (splicing). The IL-16 gene contains several introns and exons which are described in SEQ ID NO:1, pCI/IL16 PROM and/or SEQ ID NO:5. 
     Plasmid pCI/IL-16 PROM contains a sequence upstream of SEQ ID NO:5. SEQ ID NO:5 describes the 3′ terminal part of the genomic DNA whereas the plasmid describes the 5′ terminal part. Both sequences overlap in the region of nucleotide 1 to nucleotide 87 of SEQ ID NO:5. Thus the plasmid contains the IL-16 sequence 5′ upstream of nucleotide 87 of SEQ ID NO:5. These are coding sequences and regulatory elements as well as one or several introns. In the first intron of SEQ ID NO:5 about 600 base pairs are missing at the position denoted “N”. These nucleotides can either be deleted or filled up by any nucleotides. However, it is important that the intron/exon junctions remain correct. The order of these base pairs is shown in SEQ ID NO:1. 
     A further subject matter of the invention are regulatory elements of the expression of IL-16 (in particular promoter and enhancer elements as they are present on the plasmid pCI/IL-16 PROM or in SEQ ID NO:1/SEQ ID NO:5 or can be derived therefrom). Promoter elements are at the 5′ end upstream of exon 1. The enhancer elements are on the 5′ side of the IL-16 gene to be expressed in the said plasmid as well as at the 3′ end of SEQ ID NO:1/SEQ ID NO:5. 
     The regulatory elements according to the invention are particularly suitable for the expression of polypeptides with IL-16 activity in eukaryotic cells. The regulatory elements are, however, also suitable for expression of other genes in eukaryotic cells. The regulatory elements are particularly advantageous for expression in lymphocytes in particular in T lymphocytes and cells or cell lines derived therefrom. Suitable regulator sequences can be selected as described in example 7. 
     IL-16 is preferably recombinantly produced in eukaryotic host cells. Such production methods are known to a person skilled in the art and are for example described in EP-B 0 148 605. However, in order to obtain the forms of IL-16 according to the invention by recombinant production in a defined and reproducible manner, additional measures have to be taken beyond the processes for recombinant production familiar to a person skilled in the art. For this a DNA is firstly prepared which is able to produce a protein that has the activity of IL-16. The DNA is cloned into a vector that can be transferred into a host cell and can be replicated there. Such a vector contains regulatory elements that are necessary to express the DNA sequence in addition to the IL-16 sequence. One or several regulatory elements contained in SEQ ID NO:1 are preferably used. Such a nucleic acid which contains the regulatory elements is transferred into a vector which is capable of expressing the DNA of IL-16. The host cell is cultured under conditions that are suitable for vector amplification and IL-16 is isolated. In this way suitable measures ensure that the protein can adopt an active tertiary structure in which it exhibits IL-16 properties. 
     A lymphoid expression cell line is preferably used instead of the usual host cells (COS, CHO). In this connection IL-16 may be processed into the active shortened form. 
     In this process it is not necessary that the expressed protein contains the exact IL-16 amino acid sequence from SEQ ID NO:7. Proteins are equally suitable which contain essentially the same sequence and have analogous properties. A eukaryotic expression using the regulatory elements and/or the genomic DNA of IL-16 ensures that IL-16 is correctly processed. In this way a protein is obtained in a recombinant manner which is essentially or completely identical to natural IL-16. 
     The nucleic acid sequence of the protein can be modified. Such modifications are for example: 
     Modification of the nucleic acid in order to introduce various recognition sequences of restriction enzymes to facilitate the steps of ligation, cloning and mutagenesis 
     modification of the nucleic acid to incorporate preferred codons for the host cell 
     extension of the nucleic acid by additional operator elements in order to optimize the expression in the host cell. 
     In addition the expression vectors usually contain a selectable marker in order to select the transformed cells. Such selectable markers are for example the DHFR gene, the resistance genes for ampicillin, chloroamphenicol, erythromycin, kanamycin, neomycin and tetracyclin (Davies et al., Ann. Rev. Microbiol. 32 (1978) 469). Selectable markers which are also suitable are the genes for substances that are essential for the biosynthesis of substances necessary for the cell such as e.g. histidine, tryptophan and leucine. 
     Further genetic engineering methods for the construction and expression of suitable vectors are described in J. Sambrook et al., Molecular Cloning: A laboratory manual (1989), Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press, New York, N.Y. 
     Recombinant IL-16 can be expressed in eukaryotic cells such as for example CHO cells, yeast or insect cells. CHO cells, COS cells or host cells derived from lymphocytes (preferably from T lymphocytes) are preferred as the eukaryotic expression system. Expression in yeast can be achieved by means of three types of yeast vectors: integrating YI P  (yeast integrating plasmids) vectors, replicating YR P  (yeast replicon plasmids) vectors and episomal YE P  (yeast episomal plasmids) vectors. More details of this are for example described in S. M. Kingsman et al., Tibtech 5 (1987) 53-57). 
     A further subject matter of the invention is a eukaryotic host cell which is transformed or transfected with a nucleic acid that codes for an IL-16 polypeptide according to the invention in such a way that the host cell expresses the said polypeptide. Such a host cell usually contains a biological functional nucleic acid vector, preferably a DNA vector e.g. a plasmid DNA that contains this nucleic acid. 
     A further subject matter of the invention is human interleukin-16 or interleukin-16 from primates preferably human IL-16 which can be obtained essentially free of other human proteins as a correctly processed product of a eukaryotic expression. IL-16 is a protein that occurs as a monomer or as a multimer composed of monomeric IL-16 (denoted subunits in the following). The molecular weight of a monomeric IL-16 subunit is preferably ca. 14 kD. In addition a monomeric IL-16 polypeptide is preferred which cannot be cleaved into further subunits. 
     It surprisingly turned out that the nucleic acid and protein sequence of IL-16 described in WO 94/28134 do not correspond to the natural human sequences. This is merely an IL-16 fragment. However, for therapeutic use it is preferable to use a correctly processed protein which is either identical to the natural protein or only differs slightly from the natural protein and exhibits at least a comparable activity and hence low immunogenicity. 
     Within the sense of the invention the nucleic acid sequence of IL-16 can contain deletions, mutations and additions. An IL-16 (monomeric form, subunit) that is coded by such a nucleic acid can be multimerized in a preferred embodiment. In this way the activity of IL-16 can be increased. Such multimeric forms are preferably dimeric, tetrameric or octameric forms. 
     In a further preferred embodiment polypeptides of the invention can additionally contain a defined content of metal ions wherein the number of metal ions per subunit is preferably 0.5 to 2. 
     Within the sense of the invention many metal ions are suitable as the metal ions. Alkaline earth metals as well as elements of side groups have proven to be suitable. Particularly suitable are alkaline earth metals, cobalt, zinc, selenium, manganese, nickel, copper, iron, magnesium, potassium, molybdenum and silver. The ions can be monovalent, divalent, trivalent or quadrivalent. Particularly preferred are divalent ions. The ions are preferably added as solutions of MgCl 2 , CaCl 2 , MnCl 2 , BaCl 2 , LiCl 2 , Sr(NO 3 ) 2 , Na 2 MoO 4 , AgCl 2 . 
     Such multimeric forms and forms of IL-16 containing metal ions are described in the International Patent Application No. PCT/EP96/05661. 
     The polypeptide according to the invention can be produced in such a way that a eukaryotic host cell which is transformed or transfected with a nucleic acid according to the invention is cultured under suitable nutrient conditions and the desired polypeptide is optionally isolated. If the polypeptide is to be produced in vivo as part of a gene therapy treatment, the polypeptide is of course not isolated from the cell. 
     In addition the invention concerns a pharmaceutical composition which contains a polypeptide according to the invention in an adequate amount and/or specific activity for a therapeutic application as well as optionally a pharmaceutical suitable diluent, adjuvant and/or carrier. 
     The polypeptides according to the invention are particularly suitable for the treatment of pathological states that have been caused by viral replication especially retroviral replication and for immunomodulation. Such therapeutic applications are also described in WO 94/28134 as well as in the International Patent Application No. PCT/EP96/01486. Diagnostic test procedures are also described in the latter. 
     The polypeptides according to the invention can preferably be used for immunosuppression. This immunosuppression is preferably achieved by inhibiting the helper function of TH O  and/or TH 1  and TH 2  cells. The polypeptides according to the invention are therefore of therapeutic value in all diseases in which an immunodys-regulatory component is postulated in the pathogenesis, in particular a hyperimmunity. Diseases which can be treated with IL-16 can be diseases in cardiology/angiology such as myocarditis, endocarditis and pericarditis, in pulmonology these are for example bronchitis, asthma, in hematology autoimmune neuropenia and graft rejection, in gastroenterology chronic gastritis, in endocrinology diabetes mellitus type I, in nephrology glomerulonephritis, diseases in the field of rheumatoid diseases, diseases in opthalmology, in neurology such as multiple sclerosis, in dermatology such as eczema. The polypeptides according to the invention can in particular be used in autoimmune disease, allergies and to avoid graft rejections. 
     A further subject matter of the invention is the use of nucleic acids according to the invention in the field of gene therapy. Vector systems that are suitable for this are for example retroviral or non-viral vector systems. 
     The following examples and publications as well as the sequence protocol are intended to elucidate the invention, the scope of which is characterized by the patent claims. The methods described are to be understood as examples which also after modifications still describe the subject matter of the invention. 
     The plasmid pCI/IL 16 PROM was deposited on the 26.03.96 under the No. DSM 10603 at the “Deutsche Sammlung von Mikroorganismen und Zellkulturen GmbH (DSM)”, Mascheroder Weg 1b, D-38124 Braunschweig. 
     General 
     Cells 
     Human peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMC) were isolated by Ficoll Hypaque gradient centrifugation and cultivated in RPM 1640 medium supplemented with 20% fetal calf serum, 100 units/ml IL-2 and 5 μg/ml phytohemagglutinin (PHA). T lymphocyte subsets were prepared as described by Ennen, J., et al., Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 91 (1994) 7207-7211. 
     RNA preparations and Northern blotting 
     Total RNA was extracted using the RNA-Isolation Kit (Stratagene, La Jolla, U.S.). Poly (A + ) RNA was isolated from total RNA with the Oligotex-dT mRNA system (Qiagen, Hilden, DE). 10 μg of total RNA or 2 μg of Poly (A + ) RNA were loaded on a formaldehyde agarose gel and after electrophoresis blotted onto a positively charged nylon membrane (Boehringer Mannheim GmbH, DE). The IL-16 cDNA probe was generated using the PCR DIG-probe synthesis system (Boehringer Mannheim GmbH, DE) and spans the IL-16 cDNA region from nucleotide 1693 to the end of the reading frame at nucleotide 2082. Hybridizations were carried out at 58° C. overnight followed by several high stringency washes. For detection of the signals the DIG luminescent system (Boehringer Mannheim GmbH, DE) was employed according to the manufacturer&#39;s recommendations. The quality of RNA preparations was routinely assessed by hybridization with a 13-actin probe. The Human RNA master blot (Clontech Laboratories, Palo Alto, U.S.) was analysed with the same IL-16 cDNA hybridization probe under comparable conditions. 
     Reverse transcription and PCR 
     Identification of the 5′ end of IL-16 precursor mRNA was performed using the 5′ RACE system for rapid amplification of cDNA ends (Life Technologies, Gaithersburg, U.S.). Additional RACE experiments were carried out with parts of the CapFinder system and Marathon-Ready cDNAs from human lymph nodes, leukocytes and murine leukocytes respectively (all from Clontech Laboratories, Palo Alto, U.S.). All other cDNAs were synthesized using up to 5 μg of total PBMC RNA and oligo-dT as primer (Pharmacia, Uppsala, SE). 
     Gel purified PCR products were ligated into the pGEM-T vector (Promega, Madison, U.S.) before determination of the nucleotide sequences according to standard methods. 
     Peptides and antibodies 
     Antibodies specific for pro-IL-16 coupled to KLH via disulfide bonds were raised in rabbits. The antisera and the peptides were obtained from the Custom peptide antibody production program (Eurogentec, Seraing, BE). Recombinant IL-16 (rIL-16His) was used to raise antisera in goats (Baier, M., et al., Nature 378 (1995) 563). Affinity purified goat anti-IL-16 antibodies were used at an IgG concentration of 0.25 μg/ml in immunoblot experiments. 
     Immunoblots 
     Cell lysates were prepared by incubation of 2.5×10 7  cells in 400 μl of solubilization buffer (20 mM Tris HCl, pH 7.5, 1% NP-40, 150 mM NaCl, 5 mM EDTA, 1 mM phenylmethyl-sulfonyl-fluoride, 10 mM sodium fluoride, 1 mM sodium pyrophosphate, 5 μg/ml aprotinin and 5 μg/ml leupeptin) for 15 minutes on ice. Nuclei were removed by centrifugation and the volume was finally adjusted to 500 μl with 4×SDS sample buffer. Immunoblots were carried out according to standard protocols. Antisera were used at appropriate dilutions in blocking buffer (phosphate buffered saline (PBS), pH 7.2, 5% Marvel). Finally, bound antibody was detected using the enhanced chemoluminescence (ECL) kit (Amersham, Little Chalfont, UK). 
     Proteolytic cleavage of pro-IL-16 in cell lysates 
     Purified CD8(+) cells were lysed after cultivation for 2 days by incubation in PBS-Dulbecco/1% NP-40 for 10 minutes on ice. Lysates were clarified by centrifugation and finally diluted 1:5 in PBS. The equivalent of 4.5×10 6  cells was incubated with 30 μg rIL-16His in a volume of 66 μl for 1648 hours at room temperature. Thereafter, the cleavage of rIL-16His was analysed by immunoblotting with 1:100 diluted serum 802, which recognizes the carboxyterminus of IL-16. 
    
    
     EXAMPLE 1 
     A 2.6 kb mRNA is the main IL-16 transcript and is predominantly expressed in lymphatic tissues. 
     IL-16 mRNA expression in PBMC was examined by Northern blotting using a fragment corresponding to the carboxyterminal 390 bp as hybridization probe under stringent conditions. The major transcript in PBMCs is of 2.6 kb length. 
     The human RNA tissue blot allows the direct quantitative comparison of gene expression in 50 different tissues. IL-16 mRNA was detectable at equally strong levels in spleen, thymus and lymph node samples. Significantly lower levels of expression were seen in peripheral leukocytes, bone marrow, fetal spleen, fetal thymus, stomach and the cerebellum. Only traces of IL-16 specific mRNA were found in appendix, occipital lobe, salivary gland and mammary gland tissue. Thus, 13 out of 50 tissues scored positively in this hybridization analysis. From the 13 positive tissue samples 8 were of lymphatic origin including those with the highest expression levels. 
     Example 2 
     Identification of the IL-16 mRNA 5′ end by different RACE approaches 
     To confirm that the IL-16 precursor mRNA is indeed larger than previously described, 5′ RACE experiments were conducted using an oligonucleotide located in a known region of pro-IL-16 as primer for the cDNA synthesis. The cDNAs were tailed by use of the terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase and finally amplified with PCR primers specific for IL-16 and the homopolymeric dC-tail. To enhance the specificity of these PCR amplifications in some cases secondary nested or semi-nested PCRs prior to cloning the products were performed, Surprisingly, the IL-16 cDNA sequence extends almost 1 kb beyond its previously published 5′ end. The CapFinder system displays higher selectivity for reverse transcripts of complete mRNAs (Zhu, Y., et al., Clontechniques 11 (1996) 30-31) and was therefore used in combination with IL-16 specific primers for cDNA synthesis to extend and confirm the sequence information obtained with the tailing approach. With both methods the 5′ end of the pro-IL-16 cDNA was found to consist of a fairly heterogenous set of transcriptional starting points. Similar results were obtained with commercially available cDNAs from human lymph nodes, leukocytes and murine leukocytes respectively. Incompletely processed transcripts were also found containing parts of an intron just upstream of the putative initiation codon. 
     Example 3 
     Sequence of the IL-16 precursor 
     The complete nucleotide and deduced amino acid sequence of the pro-IL-16 cDNA is shown in SEQ ID NO:6. The first ATG is found at position 190 and if used as a start codon would result in a relatively hydrophylic protein of 631 amino acids with a calculated molecular weight of 67 kDa. Use of the second ATG at position 271, which is in frame and in very good context for the initiation of translation, would give rise to a 63 kDA protein. The putative 5′ leader sequence is G-C rich (61%) and may contribute to the formation of secondary structures. 
     The most significant homologies in database searches were seen to the presynaptic density protein 95 and the tight junction protein ZO-1 (Genbank accession numbers P31016 and Q07157 respectively). Both carry GLGF motifs and the resemblance is solely due to the three GLGF domains in the carboxyterminal half of the pro-IL-16 sequence. 
     Database searches for the 3′ untranslated region (UTR) of the pro-IL-16 cDNA, which has a proposed length of 979 bp, were also carried out. The three expressed sequence tags (Genbank accession numbers N38840, H57532 and N22522) that cover the 3′ end were found to begin in a region between nucleotides 2371 and 2385 due to utilization of the polyadenylation signal at nucleotide position 2353. Thus, for the majority of transcripts the 3′ UTR of approximately 303 nucleotides would be significantly shorter than previously described. 
     Example 4 
     Immunoblot detection of pro-IL-16 in cell lysates 
     The IL-16 precursor protein was detectable in mitogen stimulated PBMCs as a protein band with an apparent molecular weight of about 80 kDa. In freshly isolated as well as in serotonin stimulated cells an almost equally strong second 60 kDa band was seen. Only overexposure of films allowed detection of the same 60 kDa protein in the samples after 2 days of cultivation in the presence of mitogen and IL-2. 
     To verify that the pro-IL-16 cDNA can be expressed the pro-IL-16 coding region under transcriptional control of the CMV promoter (pcDNA3, Invitrogen, San Diego, U.S.) was transfected into COS-7 cells. Immunoblots with lysates from transfected cells and PBMCs revealed that transfected cells, but not untransfected controls, express an 80 kDa protein which migrates in a manner identical to the pro-IL-16 found in PBMCs. Similar results were seen with pro-IL-16 specific serum 804 whereas use of pre-immunization sera gave no signals. 
     Example 5 
     Proteolytic cleavage of pro-IL-16 in cell lysates 
     The IL-16 precursor protein should be a substrate for proteases present in or on CD8(+) cells, the action of which would release the biologically active carboxyterminal portion. A recombinant pro-IL-16 fragment of 39 kDa is specifically proteolytically processed upon incubation in CD8(+) cell lysates and not in lysates from CD4(+) cells. It was investigated whether the recombinant 130 aa fragment would still act as a substrate for this proteolytic activity. Indeed, incubation of rIL-16His, which migrates as a 19 kDa protein in SDS gels, with CD8(+) cell lysate yields the same 17 kDa carboxyterminal fragment as seen previously in the 39 kDa precursor variant cleavage assays. No protease activity is detectable during the incubation time without addition of cell lysate. Therefore it is likely that naturally processed IL-16 is smaller than the originally suggested 130 amino acids. Preliminary laser desorption mass spectroscopy data obtained with purified cleavage products indicate that proteolytic processing occurs at the aspartate residue 510. 
     Example 6 
     Construction of the plasmid pCI/IL 16 PROM 
     A DNA fragment which contains the putative IL-16 promoter and further regulatory elements was amplified using the promoter Finder™ DNA Walking Kit (Clontech-laboratories, Palo Alto, Cat.# K1803-1). The kit mentioned above contains 5 DNA libraries with adaptor-ligated human subgenomic fragments. A ca. 2.7 kb large fragment was amplified in a nested PCR with 1 μl DNA from the Ssp I library as a template. In the first PCR cycle the adaptor primer AP1 from the kit and the gene-specific primer GSP1 were used. In the second cycle the adaptor primer AP2 from the kit and the gene-specific primer GSP2 were used. The gene-specific primer are reverse and complementary to sequences from Exon 2 according to SEQ ID NO:1. 
     Sequence of the primer GSP1: 
     (SEQ ID NO:2) CTTTTCGTCAAGTAGCTTCGTCTCACAG 
     Sequence of the primer GSP2: 
     (SEQ ID NO:3) GAAATCGAAGCGGCCGCGCTCCGTGCTCGCTGGCTAGGCATCTTGAG 
     The amplificates were digested with the restriction endonucleases Mu I and Not I and cloned into the expression vector pCI (Promega Corporation, Madison, Cat.# E1731). The constructed plasmid pCI/IL 16 PROM (DSM 10603) is ca. 6.7 kb in size. Due to the design of the Promoter Finder kit the following nucleotides of the Promoter Finder adaptor are present in front of the 5′ end of the cloned subgenomic sequence: (SEQ ID NO:4) GGTCGACGGCCCGGGCTGGT. 
     Example 7 
     Selection of IL-16 regulator sequences 
     In order to determine whether a promoter sequence is present in SEQ ID NO:1 DNA fragments upstream of Exon I were cloned in front of a reporter gene (e.g., luciferase, de Wet, J. R., et al., Mol. Cell. Biol. 7 (1987) 725-737). When such a fragment exhibits promoter activity, there is an expression of the reporter protein which can be detected by standard methods (Luciferase Assay system from Promega, Cat.# E1500). Promoter activity was identified in a fragment spanning nucleotides 2053-3195 according to SEQ ID NO:1. 
     Example 8 
     Expression, purification of recombinant human IL-16 
     CHO cells are transformed, selected, fermented and lysed using an expression plasmid which contains the genomic IL-16 gene according to SEQ ID NO:1 or the (mRNA analogous) cDNA sequence SEQ ID NO:6. 
     After centrifugation the supernatant is applied to a Q-Sepharose FF column (45 ml; Pharmacia) which has previously been equilibrated with 20 mM imidazole, pH 6.5. IL-16 is eluted with a gradient of 0 to 0.3 M NaCl in 20 mM imidazole, pH 6.5. Fractions containing IL-16 were identified by means of SDS-PAGE and pooled. The identity of IL-16 was confirmed by mass analysis and automated N-terminal sequence analysis. In order to determined the concentration the UV absorption of IL-16 at 280 nm and a calculated molar absorption coefficient of 5540 M −1  cm −1  at this wavelength (Mack et al. (1992) Analyt. Biochem. 200, 74-80) are used. 
     The IL-16 obtained in this way had a purity of more than 95% in a SDS-PAGE under reducing conditions. The analytical Superdex 75 FPLC column (Pharmacia) was eluted with mM Na-phosphate, 0.5 M NaCl, 10% glycerol, pH 7.0 and a flow rate of 1 ml/min. The amount of protein applied in a volume of 100 to 150 μl was 1.5 to 15 μg protein. The detection was at 220 mn. 
     A Vydac, Protein &amp; Peptide C18, 4×180 mm column is used for the purity analysis by means of RP-HPLC. It was eluted by a linear gradient of 0% to 80% B (solvent B: 90% acetonitrile in 0.1% TFA; solvent A: 0.1% TFA in H 2 O) within 30 min. at a flow rate of 1 ml/min. It was detected at 220 nm. 
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CTGGTACTTT CATGTACATT GTGTCAATTA AATCTTACAA CCACCTGATG GTGAGAGTCC     60
CAGTTGTGCA AAGAGGGAAC TGAGAAACTC GCTCAAGTTC ACATTGCTAG TGGGTCACAG    120
TTACCCACTA TGCAATGCTG AGTTTCCCAT CCTTACCCAG AAGCTGTCTC CCCCATCACG    180
GAATGGCCCT GCAGGGGCCT TGGCCCTTCC CTTAAGCACA CCGTGGGCAG GTGGGAGGGG    240
GCCTCTGGAA ATCCCCTAAA ACAATCTACA GTGAGGGTTG GCAAGCTTCA GGAGGGGTAG    300
CGGTGGAGAC GGGATGTTGA GTAGGAGGGG TGAAAGTGAA GGAGGGAGGA GGAAGTCAGG    360
TTACTAAAAA GGAAGTGCAG TTTTGCAGAG CGCTGGCAGG ATGTGGCTGG TTAGCAACAC    420
ATGATGGAGT TATCAGATGG ATCTGTTCTC CCACCCCCTC TTTTAAGCCC ATATTTCATT    480
TTCCCTTGGG CCTGAGACCT ATGAGTCCAG AAGGGCAAAT CAGGAGCAGC CAGCTGAGAA    540
GCCAGTCATT TTGCCTTCCT CCTGGAGGCC CAGAAAAGGA GTGCAGTTGC CACAGCAGGT    600
CTGTCCCAGT GATGCCCTTG GCAGAGCCAC ATAGGGTCAG GGAATATTCC CGAGTAAGGC    660
GTCTGGAGAA GGAACTGGGG TGTCCTCAGG GAAGCCCAGG CAAGGAACTT CCCACAGGTC    720
ATCTTTCATG CCCTGTGTGC CTCAGCAGAA TACAGGGCTC CCTCCTGTAC CTGCCCCCAA    780
CAGCACCGTC TCCTGGAGAC AAGGCCGTTC TGCAGCTGCC CTCCTCTGTT TGCTCTGGTC    840
TGTCCCACGT GGCCAGCAGA TCCTTCTCCC ACAAACATTT CCATAAAAGC AATCAGCACG    900
ACATAATTTT ATTGGGCACT GGAGAGGCGG GGGTCACAGA GAAAGGATCA TAGCACGCAA    960
TAGAAAACAG GAAGCAATTT GCTTGAGGTC ACTCTCAAAA TTTCCTTGAC CATTCCTGGG   1020
GATTTCTCAC TGGATGTTTT CTTCCGTGGC CACAGTGTCC ACTGTCTCAC TCTCCCACTT   1080
TTCCCTCCCT GCAGTCTTTT CTCTACAGGG TCCCAAGACT GTTGTCAAGC TGCTATGGAT   1140
GACCCCCAAG TCTTTCCCAT CTACTCTAAT TCAAGGGGAC TTAACTCTCA CAACCAATAT   1200
GAACTTTGGG ATATTTTCTT CAACAAAAAA CTAACATCCC TCTTATAAAA AATCAGCCTA   1260
AACTCTCCCC CGTGCTTTAA AAAACTTGCT TAAAAAAACA CAACAGGATT TTCGAAGAAT   1320
CCTTTCTTAG AAAACAAACA AAAAACCAAA CAAAAACGTA CTTTCTCCCC ACTATGCTGA   1380
ATCTGCTCTC TCCCTCTTTC CTTCTTTCTC TTCTCCCTCC CTCATCCACC AAGCATGGTT   1440
CCAGGAAACA CTAGTAAGAG AAAAATTTGT GTAAAATCAA ATTTATTTCA GGGGCTAATT   1500
CTGAAGTCTC CCATGAAGAG GATGCAATAT TGGATGTGTT GATGAAAAGA CAAAACACAT   1560
TTGTGCTGTT CTAAGTTGTA AAGCTGCATT GACTGCAGTT GGTATCACAT GTGGCTGCCT   1620
GTAAAAGAGC TAACAATCCA TGAATGTCAA CAGATGTCAA CTTACAGAGC TCCCAACCAG   1680
GTGAAATTAA ATTTCATCCC CATGTAATTT CTCTTGTGGA CAAGAGACTT AGAGATCATC   1740
AGGCCAATAT TTGGAGCTTC TAATGCCATG ACTCAGCCTT ACTTTTTTTA AGGGCTAGTT   1800
CGAGAAGCTC AATGATTCCT TTGAAATTGG TTGATCTCTC AGTATTTCAT AATGCTCTCC   1860
TAAAGCTCAG TTCTACAGTA GGGAACTCGA GCTGAGGCAA TGCTCTGTGA ATACACTTCT   1920
AACTTTTGTA GACCTTTGCT TCCTCCAAAA TGTTTATTGT CAATGTAGAT CTTAAATTTC   1980
AGGTCATGGA TATTTGCCAT TGCTTTTTTA GTCCCAAAGG ATGCATTTGT TCCTTCCTCT   2040
TTCCTTCCTC TCTGGAAGGA AGCCTGCAGC CATGTCAAAT GGCCCATCAT TACACAAATC   2100
TGGAATGAAC CGGACGTGGA GGCCACCGCA GTATAGCAAA GCATTTCTCT TGCAGACAAT   2160
CAAATACAGG TGGCATCATT TTGATGATGT CTGCTTTCTC AATCTTTTTT TCCAGATGGG   2220
TATTATGTTT GGTTGGGCTA TGTCTCTGGA ACACTATTTT TCTGCCTCTC TGCCTGCAAA   2280
ATTCTTACTC TGTTTATGAA GCAGACAGAA AGTACTTCTC TAGGAAGCCT TCTCCACCTC   2340
TGGGATGGAA CTGGTCTCTC TGTTTCCTCT GGGCCCTGAC AGTACCTTAA GCACACTGTG   2400
TGATAATCCA AACTCTTCAA GTATTGCATA GCTATTCAGA GCCTGGTTCA TCTTGTCCCT   2460
AGGCTGTTTT GGGAGGACCC CAAGGCTGCA TCCAGGCTCA GTGGTGGAAA CAATTCTGCA   2520
ACAGATTGAG GATGTCACCC TAGGTGCCAC AGAGGGGAGC AATGGCACAG GTGCTGAGTA   2580
TCTGTCATCT TTTGCAGAAC ACTTACTAAA TATTTGAAGA GTGCTTAACA AGTGACAGCA   2640
ATTGACAAGC ATTTTCCTGA GTGCTCTAAC CTTAGGGAAC ACTAGCTGCC AGGTTTTTTT   2700
GCTGCCTTGT TTCTACGCTG CCCTATACCC TCCCGGGGTG GGTAGTTCAC CAGATGCAGT   2760
TGTAACTGAA GCAATGCCAG TCCCTCCACA CTCAAAGCCT TTTGTTCCTA TCATAAAGAG   2820
TCAGGGTCTT CAAGTATGTC AACAGTATGA GCCCATGACC TGGATACCAG GTTGCTGGAA   2880
GTCAAGGGGT GCTCTGCATG TCTAGGAGGT GCTGGCTCTG CCACGTCAGC ACCAAGGAGA   2940
AAAGAATCCT CTTTACATGG CTGCTGATGA ACTTCTCACT GAAAGCAGCT CAATATCCGT   3000
TTTTCCGTCC CAATCAAAGC GTGTCTCGCC TTCTCACAGC TTGAGGCTAC CGTTTTGACA   3060
TGGTCTCGCT TCCTGTTTAC ACCACAGGAA GCGAGAGAGC TGCTGCCACT GCTGCTACCA   3120
CAGGAAGACA CAGCAGGGAG AAGCCCTAGT GCCTCTGCCG GCTGCCCAGG ACCTGGTATC   3180
GGCCCACAGA CCAAGTCCTC CACAGAGGGC GAGCCAGGGT GGAGAAGAGC CAGCCCAGGT   3240
AAGCTTTCAT TGAGATCTTC CAAAAGAAAG GGTCTTTTGA AAAAAGGTGC AGGGATAAGA   3300
TAAGAGCACA AATTGGCCTG AGGATCAGAG TGCTCTGCTT TGACATCACC ACTGGACCTG   3360
GCTGATCAAC AGTCAAGGGT TCCAGGTGCT GGGCAGCAGC ACCGTGGAGG TGCTGTCCAG   3420
GGTGGGGAGC CTCCTGGGTG GACGGGTGAT GCTGTGGGGG TGGCAGCAGG AATGCAGGCC   3480
ATTCTGGATA ATTGGGAGGA TGGAGCCCTT GGAAGAGGTC CAAAGACACA CCCACCCAGC   3540
CATCCTGGGC AGCTACCTCT AGGGTGCCAA CATTCCAGTT GCAACAGTCC TGCTGCATTC   3600
AGGATTTCTG AGTCAGAGAA TGCAACGCCA GAAAAGTATA AATAGCATCT ACCAGTGGTC   3660
ACCTCCTCCA TGAGGTGGAT AGCAAGGGTG TGTCCACATG GTACACCTGA CAATGCTAAG   3720
ACATGACTTG AATATTTATT TGCTTGCTAG AGAGAGCATA GGACTTGAAG TCAGGGAATC   3780
CTGGATCTGT CTGTCATTAG TATGATTCTG AGCAACCTAC TTTGCCTTTC TGAGCCCAGA   3840
TTCACTCATC AGCAATGTGT GGAAGAGCAC GTAGACCCCA AGCATATGAT GCATTCAGCA   3900
AGCACACATT GAATGCTGGC TTCGTGAGGC CCTGTGCTAG GTGCTGGGGG GAGAGAGAGA   3960
AAGGGATGAG ACCAGGTAGT CAGGTCCTGC CTCCAAGGAG CAACTAGTAG TGGCAGGAAA   4020
TAAACATATA GACTATAAAA CATATGACTG TTTGAGTAAC ACTACAGAAA AGCTCATGAA   4080
AGACTTTTGG AGGGCTAAGG GACATTTTGG AAAGATCTAG CACATCTCAC CCAGAGCAGA   4140
GGCCCTGTGG GTGGAGGCTC CTCTCCCTTA GTCACCCTAA TTGAGGAACA TTCTAGCAAA   4200
AGCAAACGCC TCAGTGTTTA ACTGACAGGA GGTTGTCACT CCAATCTGCA AAGGGCTTGC   4260
CTGTGGAACT TCTGCCTCCT GATTCTCACA ACAGCACCTT ACAGCCAAGC CATTCAAAAA   4320
TGCAGAAACA GGCTGGAGGC CTGGGCTCAC TTGCCCAAGG CCAGTCTCTT AGATTGTGCA   4380
GAATTTCTCT TTGATATCAT CAAGGTGTAA TGCTCCATGA TTCACTTCTT TTGAAACCTG   4440
GCATTGAGAC AAGGGACAGG AGGGATCAGA GTTCCTTCAA CTGGGTTGCG TTCCAGTAGC   4500
AAGCATCCCC CAAGGCACAC AGGCCAGCCT CCCTCTGCCC CTGGGAAAGA GACCAGGACA   4560
CCCTCTCCCT TTACCCATGC AGACATGATG CTGGTTCAAT GCTGGCTTCT GAGAAAGACT   4620
CCTATGTGCT CCAGGGCATG CCTGAGGTCC TGGCTGGCAC AGAGCAGGTT GCACATTGCA   4680
ATCCCCTGCT CATCACATTC CCAACACTCA GGTTGCATCC CAGGTATCTT CAGTCAGTAC   4740
CTAGGGGTGG GCGTCAGTAT TTTTCAGGGC CCTCCAGATT CCAGTATGTA GCCAAGGTGG   4800
AGAATCCTAC TTCACAGATT CCTTTCTACC TGGAACCTTT TCATCAGCTT TTGAGGGAGG   4860
GAAAACACTC CTTTGCCGAG GGCAAGCTGA TCAATGACCT GTGTATAGGC AGAGCAGCAA   4920
ACACACGGCT TCAGGGCCAG GCAGGTACAT ACATGGGAAA TGCTGGCTGG GTGAGAGGGA   4980
GCGTGAAGAG CTGTGGGAAG CCGAAGTGGC CCCATCAGAA GCTGTGCACA GGCACCTTGT   5040
TTTTAATGAC ACGGGTAGGT CAAAGCACAA ACAGCTGCCA ACTCATGACC TTTGTCTTAA   5100
AAGTTTAAAC GGCAGGAGAA CTGCTTTGGC TTTTACACAT TTAACATGGT ATCTTGGAGG   5160
CTCCTTAGTG CAGTAGAAAG GACATGAACT TCAAGAGTCA GGAGACACAG GGTCTTGCCT   5220
GAGCACTGCC ATCAGATGGC CCCTTACCCT TCTTGAAATG TAATATGCCA GAGGTCGGCC   5280
CAGATATTCT CTGAGCACCC TTCCAGGCCT AAAACACTAG GATACTGTGA GATTAACTCC   5340
TACTTCTGGT CCTTCACTCC TGCCTGTTGG CAGCTCAGTC AGGTAATAGC ACCTGGAGTT   5400
CACCCACCTG GGTGTCCCCC ACTTCTGCTA ATCTCCTCCT CTTGAATCCT TCTTGCTGTT   5460
CAGCTTGGAA ACTAGAATTT AGGAAGAAAA GTCACTGTAT GATGTAATGC ACAGCTTTGG   5520
CCTTGTTTCT GCACAGTAGT GACCCAAACA TCCCCGATAA AACACCCACT GCTTAAGAGG   5580
CAGGCTCGGA TGGACTATAG CTTTGATACC ACAGCCGAAG ACCCTTGGGT TAGGATTTCT   5640
GACTGCATCA AAAACTTATT TAGCCCCATC ATGAGTGAGA ACCATGGCCA CATGCCTCTA   5700
CAGCCCAATG CCAGCCTGAA TGAAGAAGAA GGGACACAGG GCCACCCAGA TGGGACCCCA   5760
CCAAAGCTGG ACACCGCCAA TGGCACTCCC AAAGTTTACA AGTCAGCAGA CAGCAGCACT   5820
GTGAAGAAAG GTCCTCCTGT GGCTCCCAAG CCAGCCTGGT TTCGCCAAAG CTTGAAAGGT   5880
TTGAGGAATC GTGCTTCAGA CCCAAGAGGG CTCCCTGATC CTGCCTTGTC CACCCAGCCA   5940
GCACCTGCTT CCAGGGAGCA CCTAGGATCA CACATCCGGG CCTCCTCCTC CTCCTCCTCC   6000
ATCAGGCAGA GAATCAGCTC CTTTGAAACC TTTGGCTCCT CTCAACTGCC TGACAAAGGA   6060
GCCCAGAGAC TGAGCCTCCA GCCCTCCTCT GGGGAGGCAG CAAAACCTCT TGGGAAGCAT   6120
GAGGAAGGAC GGTTTTCTGG ACTCTTGGGG CGAGGGGCTG CACCCACTCT TGTGCCCCAG   6180
CAGCCTGAGC AAGTACTGTC CTCGGGGTCC CCTGCAGCCT CCGAGGCCAG AGACCCAGGC   6240
GTGTCTGAGT CCCCTCCCCC AGGGCGGCAG CCCAATCAGA AAACTCTCCC CCCTGGCCCG   6300
GACCCGCTCC TAAGGCTGCT GTCAACACAG GCTGAGGAAT CTCAAGGCCC AGTGCTCAAG   6360
ATGCCTAGCC AGCGAGCACG GAGCTTCCCC CTGACCAGGT CCCAGTCCTG TGAGACGAAG   6420
CTACTTGACG AAAAGACCAG CAAACTCTAT TCTATCAGCA GCCAAGTGTC ATCGGCTGTC   6480
ATGAAATCCT TGCTGTGCCT TCCATCTTCT ATCTCCTGTG CCCAGACTCC CTGCATCCCC   6540
AAGGAAGGGG CATCTCCAAC ATCATCATCC AACGAAGACT CAGCTGCAAA TGGTTCTGCT   6600
GAAACATCTG CCTTGGACAC AGGGTTCTCG CTCAAGTGAG TTTCTACACC CGGTGTTTCT   6660
CTTTACCTTT CTCATCTTTT TCTTTCTCAT CTTTATTTTT AAAAATAATC CTATATATAA   6720
TTTAAAAAAT TCCCAGATAT ATTGATTAAA GAATTGTTCT GCCTCTTTCT TTCCATGTGT   6780
GTGCAGATGT CTGAGTGTGT GTGTGTCTGT CTGTAGGTAT TACACCTCTG CCTTTCACAT   6840
TAAGGAGGAG TTTTCACAAC ATCTGGCTTC AGGAGGGCTG GGAGGTAGGA GGTGGGACTG   6900
GCTCCCTGGT GAATTGCTCA TGAGGGCTGA CATACGCCTG TGGAGATTTG GAAGGTTGAT   6960
GCACATCTGA AATGTCCTGC GGTTACTCAG AAAGACCAGA ATGAGGCCAG GAAATTATCC   7020
ATCAGGAATT CTTACTCTCC AAATGGAATC CACTTGTACT CTGCACGTGG GTTCAACTCC   7080
CTCATCAGGG AGTTAGGATG TCTGGGTCCT AGTCTCAGCT TAGGCACTGA TTCTGACTAT   7140
GAGCAGGTTC TTTCCATGCT CACCCTCAGA TTCCTTGTCA GTTGAAATTA GGAGATGGAT   7200
GAGACCTTCT ATGCAGAACC AAGAGGATGT CAGACGTGCC ATAGGGTCCC TGCTGTAGGG   7260
CTGGGGCTTG GTCTTCCCTC TGATCAAAGT AGCTCTGCAT TTATTAGTTT TATTTATTAT   7320
TCTTACACTG CTGGGAAATA TCTGTAGAGT GAAGGTATGC TAGTATCTAC TCATAGATTT   7380
GTTGCATCAA ATAATATGCA CATAAGTGCT TGGCACCACA CCTGGGACAT AGTAATTATA   7440
CAATCACTGT TACCTCTTTT TAATATTGTT GTTCATACTG TGTGTTGTTT CTCCTTATGA   7500
AAGCCTTTCA GAGCTGAGAG AATATACAGA GGGTCTCACG GAAGCCAAGG AAGACGATGA   7560
TGGGGACCAC AGTTCCCTTC AGTCTGGTCA GTCCGTTATC TCCCTGCTGA GCTCAGAAGA   7620
ATTAAAAAAA CTCATCGAGG AGGTGAAGGT TCTGGATGAA GCAACATTAA AGGTAGGTTT   7680
CCTTTGTAAG CATCTGCAGT AACCAATGGC TTATTATGGC TGTGTGGCCA CCTTAGTTGG   7740
GCCAGAGGGG AAGTAGCTTG AGTAGCCTGC CACATCAGAC CCAGGTTGCG TCCTGTGATG   7800
GTGGGACACT GTAGCACTTG ACCACAGTAA GACCTTCCAT TTGAAGAGAG CCTTTTAGCT   7860
TGTGAACCAC TTTCAGTAGA TTGACTTCTT GCATCTTCTT TTGTCATTTT ATAAATGAGA   7920
AAGGTAAGGC TCAATCAAGG CTACAGAACC TGGGTTTTCT GTCTCCAAGT TCAAGTTCAG   7980
TGCTGTTTCC ACATTCCATG TGCTGCTGTC CTGGCATGTG TCTGTTGTGG GATGCTGTCC   8040
ATTGTAAACA ATGTGGGTTA CAAGAGCTCT CACCTGGAGC TTTCATTATT TCCACTGTGC   8100
ATGGAGAGGT GGCTGATCCC AGGGCTCACA AGTCCCCCAC GCTTCAGTCA AGTCATTCTG   8160
AAAGTCTCAC TTCCCATATG TTTTCTGAGC ATGACCCAAA GGGGTGTGGG GAGGAAGTGG   8220
CCAGGCTGAG CTGGGGCCAG CAGTCAAATG AGCTCAGGCT CATGGGTCCT GCACCCTCTA   8280
GGTGCTGCCC CAGGCCTCCG TAGGCTTTTG GCACTAGAAT GATCCAGGCT AGGATGAAGA   8340
GGATAAGGAG GTTCTCGTTT TCCATACAAG GAGGCCTCAT AGCTGCAATT TCCACATCAA   8400
GAGTGTAGGT GAGTCTGATG AGCCCAAGGT GCTGCTGTGC TGAGATTCTT TCGGCTGTGG   8460
CTTTCACTTG TCACCTGGGA CCATCATCCC CCAGGATCTT ACTCAGTGCA AATGAAATAA   8520
CAGAGGCAGA GCGTGTAAAA CACAAAGAGC CATCCTGCCT GAGCTGCTCT GGGGAGAGTA   8580
TTTGCTTTCT AACATGAGAA GAGCCTTCTA CAAGGCAAGT AACCTGATAC TTGGGTAAAA   8640
GTTGAGAGAG TTGGGCTAGT GTTGGGGCTT GGAGGTGAGG GTGCAGTGAG GTACATTCAT   8700
CCTTCCATGC CTTTGGGTCT TAGGGGCTCC AAGTCTTAGG ATCATAGGGA CAGCTGGAAG   8760
TCAGGTGCTC TAGTGACGCT GAGCAAGTGA ATTCTTTGAC ATAAGTTTAC TCCTTAGTGC   8820
CAAGGTACAA ACAGGTGCCC CAAGAACCTG TAGGTTTACT TTATTTGGTC TGCATGGTGA   8880
TGAAAAAAAT ATTGAATTCT ATACATGATA AAACCTGAAT TGAAACCTGG ACTTTAGGGA   8940
AGTGATCTGG TAGCGCTAGT TCTGTATGCC TACGTAGAGC TGACCCTTTG AGCAGATGTA   9000
CTCGTTGGCG CTCTGCAGTT CCTATCACAC ATCTGCCCAT TTGGCTCATT TTAGGGACCT   9060
GCCTGACTCC TATAGGCATC TGAGTTTGAG ACCCCTGCTC TAGACTGGAA TAGGAGTCTC   9120
TGACTGTGTC CTGGCTCCAT GGGAGTCCCC GTCTAGGCTA GGAAGTACCG TAGTAATGTG   9180
TGTGTGTGTG TGTGTGTGTG TGTGTGTGTC ACACTTGCAC ACTGTGCATT GGGGCAGGAT   9240
GTTAGCTGGG CTTCCTTAGT GCTGCTGCTG TGACCCATGG AGAAGTAGAA GGGAAGAAGG   9300
AGCAACCAAT TCCTGCAGAA CAGCACTGAC CCCTGTTTTG TTTTTTGTTG TTTTTTTTTG   9360
TTTTGTTTTA CCTGAAGTCC TACAACCTGA CTTCATCTCA CACTGTCCAA TATGCTGATT   9420
TCTGGCTGAC TTCATGGCAC TCCCCCTGCC CGGCTGTGGA CAGGGTGAAT GAGAGAGGAA   9480
AATAATTATG CTTGCTGCTT TACATACATT TTTTTTTTCT TCTAAGCTTC CCATGACTCC   9540
TGAAGGTCCA TTCTTTACAG ATGAGGAAAC TGAGGTTTGA GGAGGTGATG TAACTTGGAG   9600
GCTGGCCAAG CTGGGGTTTG AGATAACAAA TCAGTCTGAT GTCAGTCCGA TGTTAAATTG   9660
TTCATCCTCT TGCAGTAAAA TGTTTTTGGA TGTATGTATT TCCTCTGCAG CAATTAGACG   9720
GCATCCATGT CACCATCTTA CACAAGGAGG AAGGTGCTGG TCTTGGGTTC AGCTTGGCAG   9780
GAGGAGCAGA TCTAGAAAAC AAGGTGATTA CGGTGAGTGG CCAAGTGAAG GGGCATGTCA   9840
CAGCCAGAGG CAATGGTTCT GGGGGAGGGG GACACACTTG CCAGGAAGGG GCCCTGTGCT   9900
GGGGAAATGA AGAATGCATG ACACTAGGCC ACTGGGCAGG TCCTGTCCAC TCAGCACATC   9960
CCAGAGCCTG GGGCTGCGTG GAGAGGGTAG CAGGCCTGGC CATGGGCATC TTTTCCTGTG  10020
GGTCCCACTA TTCTGGCTCA TCCAATCTGA TCAGCATTGG CTGCTGCCTT CAGGTCACCT  10080
GTACCTGACC CAGATGGTTT CTGGTTCTGC CAGTTTTGTG GAGCCATGCT GCGGCTGCTC  10140
GCTCTCTAAA GCCGAGTGCA TTGCTGTCAT CCCAGGGCTG TGTTGTCTCA GGGTATCCTT  10200
TGTGTAGGCT GTGCTGGGCT CATTTGAATT TCCATGCCCA ACTGAAAACA AATCCTCCAG  10260
TTCACAGCAT CAGCCAGCAT TCAACATACC ACACCCCCTT GCAGTGGCAA TCTGGCATGT  10320
TCCTGCGTGT CACTTCAGAG TCAATCATGT CAGTGGTGAC TTCCTTGATT TCCTGATAAG  10380
TTTTCTATCA CATAAAAAAC ACTTAAAACC GGTAAGTCTC TATTTCTCTC ACTGAGTGCA  10440
GCTGAGTATT ACAAAAAGAT TCCTGACCGT GTAGTTTACT TTCTACTTGA AGAGGAGGAA  10500
AGAGAGCTTG CCTGTGGGAA TGGCACTTTG GGTATTTTTC TCTGTCCATG AGTAGCAACT  10560
TCTGTCCACG TCATCTGGCC AGTCACCCTT GAGACACTGC AGACAACAGG AAAATAGGAG  10620
GAAGGCGCAC ATGTTGGCTG GGCACATGCA CAAAAGTTCT TTCTCCTTCT GTGTTTGAGC  10680
ATTTCTCTTC CTTTCCAGAT GATTAGAAGG GAACTAACGT AGAGCACCAT CCACGGCCAT  10740
GCTGAGCACT CACTGACCTG TTGTCTAAAT TCATCCTACC CACACTTTGG ATTGATAAAT  10800
TGGTGGCATT TATGCTTCTT TTATAGAGGA GGAACCTGAG GTTCCTCCTT TAATTAACTT  10860
TAATCTTCGT TGGCCTAAAA ATCCTCTAGC ATTGAGGAAC CTGAGGCTCA GAGGAGAGGT  10920
TCCGCTCCAT GCTGGATGTT ACAGCCTGGG GATTCTAACC ATGTAACAGA ATTTTTCTAA  10980
CACCAAAACA ATTTAGAGAA GCAAAGAGCT TTGCTCCTAT CATAAAAGCA AAACTACAGG  11040
TACCACATTT TAGTGGTTTC CATGCATGCT ATCACTCAGT CCTCTTAATT ATAATGGACC  11100
TCATTAAAGA GGCTGAGGCA GAGACATGAG ATATTTTTGT GTGTTTGTTT ATCCCACATA  11160
TCTTGCAGAA AGGGGACCAA GAGGTGACTG GAGGTAAAGA GTCAGAATTT CTAGGGGAGG  11220
AGCTATAAAA ATGTCTAGAC TGCCTAGGAG AGTGTTTCTC AAAATGCATT CTGCCAAATG  11280
AGACCGAGAA TTTCTCTATG AGAAAAGAAT TCTTTGTTGA AACACTTTGG GAATCCCCAT  11340
AATACCCTGC CAACTTAGAA ATCTGCCATG CAGATTTGCA TTGTAGACCC TCTAAATGCC  11400
TTTTGCTTAG AAATCTGCTG CCATGCAAAT TTGCATTGTA GACCCTCTAA TGCCTTTTGC  11460
TTTTTAAAAG TAGACAATGT CAGAGCTTTT GTTTCACCCA GTATTCCTCA AGTTTCTTTG  11520
ATTTTAAAAA ATTTTTCTTG GCCGGGTGTG GTGGCTCATA CCTGTAATTC CAACACTGTG  11580
CGGGGCCAAG GTGAGAGGAT TGCTTGAGCC CAGGAGTTTG AGACCATCCT GGGCAACACT  11640
GGGAGACCTG TCTCTATTTT TTAAAAAATA ATAGGAAAAG CCTTTTTCTT ACACAATACC  11700
CGTTAATATG CCATAGAATC AGTGCCTTGA GAAAACTACT CTGGGGACTT CTGACCTAGG  11760
GCAGGTGAAG CAAAAGATTT TATATGGAAT CCCAACTAGA ATCGTGGTGG TACACTATAG  11820
GACGTTGTGT TGGGATGGAT TCTGAGGGCT TACCTGGTCA TTACTGCTGG TGATCTCTGC  11880
TCTGGATGGA GAAGGAGGGA ATGCTGGCCT CTGTGCCAGC AGCTCCAATC TAGGACACAA  11940
TTATCTTTAA TCTTTGTTGG CCTAAAAATC CTCTAGCATT GACTAACCGG TTCAATCCTC  12000
CTCCAGCAAG TATGTGGACT GGACTTGTGT GATTTCTGGT CCTGACTTCC TTTGGTTTGC  12060
TCAGGTTCAC AGAGTGTTTC CAAATGGGCT GGCCTCCCAG GAAGGGACTA TTCAGAAGGG  12120
CAATGAGGTT CTTTCCATCA ACGGCAAGTC TCTCAAGGGG ACCACGCACC ATGATGCCTT  12180
GGCAATCCTC CGCCAAGCTC GAGAGCCCAG GCAAGCTGTG ATTGTCACAA GGAAGCTGAC  12240
TCCAGAGGCC ATGCCCGACC TCAACTCCTC CACTGACTCT GCAGCCTCAG CCTCTGCAGC  12300
CAGTGATGTT TCTGTAGAAT CTAGTAAGTT CTCCCAACTC AGTGGAAGCC ACATGGGCCA  12360
CATCCTCTTT GGCCATTTGG GGCCAGACCT GATGGGGCTA CTCAGTAATT TGTGACCCCA  12420
AGAATGTGTG GCTGCCTAGT ACACTGCCTG AGACGTGTTT ACATGTGCCT GTGTGCAAAC  12480
ACGGGGGCTG TATCACCCCG GGCTCACTTG AAGCCCAGGG CATCTGTGGC CTGGGGAGAG  12540
GAGAGGATCC CTAACAGAGA CCTTGTGTTT TTCTCAGCAG CAGAGGCCAC AGTCTGCACG  12600
GTGACACTGG AGAAGATGTC GGCAGGGCTG GGCTTCAGCC TGGAAGGAGG GAAGGGCTCC  12660
CTACACGGAG ACAAGCCTCT CACCATTAAC AGGATTTTCA AAGGTGTGGG GTGTGTCTGG  12720
TTCTTTGCGT GCTCTCCAGT TGTGGGCATG TGGCCAGGCC CCCAAAAGGC TTCTGGGCAC  12780
TTTCTGGGCT ATGTTGTTTC CCACAACTCC ATGTCCTCTT CATAGGCATG CTGGTCCTTT  12840
TAGGGCTCAA TTCTGCTTTT TCTACTTTTT CTCCTTTGCT CAGACATCCC CTCAATCCCC  12900
CCTCTGTTTT GATGGGTCTT CAAAAATACC TAAGTCCTGG GCTTGGTTCG GGTTGGCAGG  12960
GCCAGGACTC TAGAGTGGGG CAGTGAGGCA CTGGCCTGTG GGGCAGAATT TTAAAGGGGT  13020
GCCAAAACAC TCAGTAACTC AGATCGATAC TATTTTAATG CAGCGTGTTT TTTAAAATTA  13080
ATTTTAAAAA AACATGTTGG GACAAAATAT CCAAGTTTTA AATCAAGACA GAGTCTGACT  13140
TTGTACTGCA CACTTGGCCT CATTTGCCTT ACCCTAGTCC TGGACACGTC AGCTCCTGCC  13200
TTTATTTAAA ATGTTGATAG ATATTTTGTT CATCAGGGAT TGGAGTACAA ACCAGTCTGA  13260
TATGGGGGTC ACTTGGATTT CCCTGTGAAA ATCATGAATG ACTGTGGCTA CCATGTAAAA  13320
CCATCCCTGA TTCTTTGGTG TTCCTCAAAT TGGAGGTCTC CAAGCCACAG AGCAAGGGGT  13380
TGTAGAGAGA GGAGTACTGG ACAGGGAGGC AGGTGGGCCA GGTTCTAGTC CCAGCTCTGC  13440
CTGTAATGTG CTGAGTGACC CTTCCCTTCT GGGCCTGAGG CTCTTCATCC ATAAAAGGAG  13500
GTAAAGAGGT ACAGGTGTGT GTCTGAGGGC TCTTAGGACT GAGACCCAAA GGGACTCTTA  13560
GCTCTGTCCC TCACCCACTA TGAGCTCCTG CTGCTGACTG GTTTCGTTAG AGGAAGTTCT  13620
GGCTGCGGCT GCAGAAACCC AGAAGGTAGA GTGAGGCTTA CATGGCATTC CCCCCAGAAT  13680
CCATGTTAAC CCCAATTCTG GGAAAGATAT TTCTAATTTT TGAAGGTCAA TTTGGAAGGA  13740
GCATTGGGTT CAATGTCAAG AGGACTAGAT TCCAGTGTTA GTTCTGCCAC ATGACCTTGG  13800
TAGCATGATC TTGGACAAGT CACTTCACCA CCATGGGCCC ATTTGCTTAA ATGTTTAGGA  13860
TGAGACTGCC AGCTGCAGGG TGATGTTGGA AGGAGAGATG CAGATTCTGG AGCCAGAAAG  13920
TCTGGGTTCC AGCCCAGGGC CCACCACTAG CAGCTATGAA GCTCTGGGCC AGTTACTTGA  13980
GTTCTTGGTT TCCTCAGCTG TTAAAAGGAA ACACAAATAA TACACCCCTC ATAGGATTAC  14040
TGTCATAAAT GCAAAACATT AGCACAACGC CTGTTAAAAT AATTGCCCAA TACACTTTAG  14100
CTATATTTTC ATTACTATCA TTAGTATTAT CTTCTACTCT TATCAGGATT TGTGAAGATC  14160
AACTGTGTCA AATGGATGGG AAATTTTATT TTAATATAAA CAGTAAAATA GCATTGTTTT  14220
CACTTGCAGC TTTGAAATAG TGGGGGCCAT ATATGGTTGT TTCCTTTTTT ATGTGGACAC  14280
AGAGGACTTC GTGCCAGAGG CAAGATCCCT GTAAATATTG TTGCACAAAA ATCTCACTAG  14340
CTCTCTTCCC ATACCACCCA ATGCTGATGT CCTCACCACA TGCGGAGAAC AAATGTGAAG  14400
GGAGTAGGAT ATTGGGTCAG TGTCCAAAGC AGGGTCTGGG CAGGACTCAG CTCCCCAGAG  14460
TCCTCTATGA ACTATGGACG GTGCTCCAGG CAGGCTAAGG CGTGGAGCTG CCTGATATTT  14520
CCCTCCCCTG GGGACAGCAA GGGCTATCCC TTTCCAAAGG CCATGGAGAG CTGGAGCCTG  14580
GTGCCCTAAC TTTTGAGTCA CCATCTTAAG AGATGCCTCA TTTTAGAACC ACCAACAAGC  14640
AAGCTCCCAA GGGATGGTGC CCTGTTCTCT ACCAAGCTAT CCTGGCTCTT TGGAGATCAA  14700
GGAGAGGAGG CAACTTTCCT TGTTCCCCAT CATCTGTGGA ACCCATTACC TTCTCCCTCA  14760
TTTCAGGAGC AGCCTCAGAA CAAAGTGAGA CAGTCCAGCC TGGAGATGAA ATCTTGCAGC  14820
TGGGTGGCAC TGCCATGCAG GGCCTCACAC GGTTTGAAGC CTGGAACATC ATCAAGGCAC  14880
TGCCTGATGG ACCTGTCACG ATTGTCATCA GGAGAAAAAG CCTCCAGTCC AAGGAAACCA  14940
CAGCTGCTGG AGACTCCTAG GCAGGACATG CTGAAGCCAA AGCCAATAAC ACACAGCTAA  15000
CACACAGCTC CCATAACCGC TGATTCTCAG GGTCTCTGCT GCCGCCCCAC CCAGATGGGG  15060
GAAAGCACAG GTGGGCTTCC CAGTGGCTGC TGCCCAGGCC CAGACCTTCT AGGACGCCAC  15120
CCAGCAAAAG GTTGTTCCTA AAATAAGGGC AGAGTCACAC GGGGGCAGCT GATACAAATT  15180
GCAGACTGTG TAAAAAGAGA GCTTAATGAT AATATTGTGG TGCCACAAAT AAAATGGATT  15240
TATTAGAATT TCATATGACA TTCATGCCTG GCTTCGCAAA ATGTTTCAAG TACTGTAACT  15300
GTGTCATGAT TCACCCCCAA ACAGTGACAT TTATTTTTCT CATGAATCTG CAATGTGGGC  15360
AGAGATTGGA ATGGGCAGCT CATCTCTGTC CCACTTGGCA TCAGCTGGCG TCATGCAAAG  15420
TCATGCAAAG GCTGGGACCA CGTGAGATCA TTCACTCATA CATCTGGCCG TTGATGTTGG  15480
CTGGGAACTC ACCTGGGGCT GCTGGCCTGA ATGCTTATAG GTGGCCTCTC CTTGTGGCCT  15540
GGCCTCCTCA CAACATGGTG TCTGGATTCC CAGGATGAGC ATCCCAGGAT CGCAAGAGCC  15600
ACGTAGAAGC TGCATCTTGT TTATACCTTT GCCTTGGAAG TTGCATGGCA TCACCTCCAC  15660
CATACTCCAT CAGTTAGAGC TGACACAAAC CTGCCTGGGT TTAAGGGGAG AGGAAATATT  15720
GCTGGGGTCA TTTATGAAAA ATACAGTTTG TCACATGAAA CATTTGCAAA ATTGTTTTTG  15780
GTTGGATTGG AGAAGTAATC CTAGGGAAGG GTGGTGGAGC CAGTAAACAG AGGAGTACAG  15840
GTGAAGCACC AAGCTCAAAG CGTGGACAGG TGTGCCGACA GAAGGAACCA GCGTGTATAT  15900
GAGGGTATCA AATAAAATTG CTACTACTTA CCTACC                            15936
 
           
           
             
               28 base pairs 
               nucleic acid 
               single 
               linear 
             
             
               other nucleic acid 
               /desc = “Primer” 
             
              2
CTTTTCGTCA AGTAGCTTCG TCTCACAG                                        28
 
           
           
             
               47 base pairs 
               nucleic acid 
               single 
               linear 
             
             
               other nucleic acid 
               /desc = “Primer” 
             
              3
GAAATCGAAG CGGCCGCGCT CCGTGCTCGC TGGCTAGGCA TCTTGAG                   47
 
           
           
             
               20 base pairs 
               nucleic acid 
               single 
               linear 
             
             
               other nucleic acid 
               /desc = “Primer” 
             
              4
GGTCGACGGC CCGGGCTGGT                                                 20
 
           
           
             
               9096 base pairs 
               nucleic acid 
               double 
               linear 
             
             
               DNA 
             
             
               exon 
               1..338
 
             
             
               intron 
               339..663
 
             
             
               exon 
               664..832
 
             
             
               intron 
               833..2870
 
             
             
               exon 
               2871..2972
 
             
             
               intron 
               2973..5224
 
             
             
               exon 
               5225..5483
 
             
             
               intron 
               5484..5737
 
             
             
               exon 
               5738..5863
 
             
             
               intron 
               5864..7926
 
             
             
               exon 
               7927..9096
 
             
             
               - 
               356 
               /product= “N means between 1 -
               about 6 bp”
 
             
              5
CCGGACCCGC TCCTAAGGCT GCTGTCAACA CAGGCTGAGG AATCTCAAGG CCCAGTGCTC     60
AAGATGCCTA GCCAGCGAGC ACGGAGCTTC CCCCTGACCA GGTCCCAGTC CTGTGAGACG    120
AAGCTACTTG ACGAAAAGAC CAGCAAACTC TATTCTATCA GCAGCCAAGT GTCATCGGCT    180
GTCATGAAAT CCTTGCTGTG CCTTCCATCT TCTATCTCCT GTGCCCAGAC TCCCTGCATC    240
CCCAAGGAAG GGGCATCTCC AACATCATCA TCCAACGAAG ACTCAGCTGC AAATGGTTCT    300
GCTGAAACAT CTGCCTTGGA CACAGGGTTC TCGCTCAAGT GAGTTTCTAC ACCCGNGGAT    360
GAGACCTTCT ATGCAGAACC AAGAGGATGT CAGACGTGCC ATAGGGTCCC TGCTGTAGGG    420
CTGGGGCTTG GTCTTCCCTC TGATCAAAGT AGCTCTGCAT TTATTAGTTT TATTTATTAT    480
TCTTACACTG CTGGGAAATA TCTGTAGAGT GAAGGTATGC TAGTATCTAC TCATAGATTT    540
GTTGCATCAA ATAATATGCA CATAAGTGCT TGGCACCACA CCTGGGACAT AGTAATTATA    600
CAATCACTGT TACCTCTTTT TAATATTGTT GTTCATACTG TGTGTTGTTT CTCCTTATGA    660
AAGCCTTTCA GAGCTGAGAG AATATACAGA GGGTCTCACG GAAGCCAAGG AAGACGATGA    720
TGGGGACCAC AGTTCCCTTC AGTCTGGTCA GTCCGTTATC TCCCTGCTGA GCTCAGAAGA    780
ATTAAAAAAA CTCATCGAGG AGGTGAAGGT TCTGGATGAA GCAACATTAA AGGTAGGTTT    840
CCTTTGTAAG CATCTGCAGT AACCAATGGC TTATTATGGC TGTGTGGCCA CCTTAGTTGG    900
GCCAGAGGGG AAGTAGCTTG AGTAGCCTGC CACATCAGAC CCAGGTTGCG TCCTGTGATG    960
GTGGGACACT GTAGCACTTG ACCACAGTAA GACCTTCCAT TTGAAGAGAG CCTTTTAGCT   1020
TGTGAACCAC TTTCAGTAGA TTGACTTCTT GCATCTTCTT TTGTCATTTT ATAAATGAGA   1080
AAGGTAAGGC TCAATCAAGG CTACAGAACC TGGGTTTTCT GTCTCCAAGT TCAAGTTCAG   1140
TGCTGTTTCC ACATTCCATG TGCTGCTGTC CTGGCATGTG TCTGTTGTGG GATGCTGTCC   1200
ATTGTAAACA ATGTGGGTTA CAAGAGCTCT CACCTGGAGC TTTCATTATT TCCACTGTGC   1260
ATGGAGAGGT GGCTGATCCC AGGGCTCACA AGTCCCCCAC GCTTCAGTCA AGTCATTCTG   1320
AAAGTCTCAC TTCCCATATG TTTTCTGAGC ATGACCCAAA GGGGTGTGGG GAGGAAGTGG   1380
CCAGGCTGAG CTGGGGCCAG CAGTCAAATG AGCTCAGGCT CATGGGTCCT GCACCCTCTA   1440
GGTGCTGCCC CAGGCCTCCG TAGGCTTTTG GCACTAGAAT GATCCAGGCT AGGATGAAGA   1500
GGATAAGGAG GTTCTCGTTT TCCATACAAG GAGGCCTCAT AGCTGCAATT TCCACATCAA   1560
GAGTGTAGGT GAGTCTGATG AGCCCAAGGT GCTGCTGTGC TGAGATTCTT TCGGCTGTGG   1620
CTTTCACTTG TCACCTGGGA CCATCATCCC CCAGGATCTT ACTCAGTGCA AATGAAATAA   1680
CAGAGGCAGA GCGTGTAAAA CACAAAGAGC CATCCTGCCT GAGCTGCTCT GGGGAGAGTA   1740
TTTGCTTTCT AACATGAGAA GAGCCTTCTA CAAGGCAAGT AACCTGATAC TTGGGTAAAA   1800
GTTGAGAGAG TTGGGCTAGT GTTGGGGCTT GGAGGTGAGG GTGCAGTGAG GTACATTCAT   1860
CCTTCCATGC CTTTGGGTCT TAGGGGCTCC AAGTCTTAGG ATCATAGGGA CAGCTGGAAG   1920
TCAGGTGCTC TAGTGACGCT GAGCAAGTGA ATTCTTTGAC ATAAGTTTAC TCCTTAGTGC   1980
CAAGGTACAA ACAGGTGCCC CAAGAACCTG TAGGTTTACT TTATTTGGTC TGCATGGTGA   2040
TGAAAAAAAT ATTGAATTCT ATACATGATA AAACCTGAAT TGAAACCTGG ACTTTAGGGA   2100
AGTGATCTGG TAGCGCTAGT TCTGTATGCC TACGTAGAGC TGACCCTTTG AGCAGATGTA   2160
CTCGTTGGCG CTCTGCAGTT CCTATCACAC ATCTGCCCAT TTGGCTCATT TTAGGGACCT   2220
GCCTGACTCC TATAGGCATC TGAGTTTGAG ACCCCTGCTC TAGACTGGAA TAGGAGTCTC   2280
TGACTGTGTC CTGGCTCCAT GGGAGTCCCC GTCTAGGCTA GGAAGTACCG TAGTAATGTG   2340
TGTGTGTGTG TGTGTGTGTG TGTGTGTGTC ACACTTGCAC ACTGTGCATT GGGGCAGGAT   2400
GTTAGCTGGG CTTCCTTAGT GCTGCTGCTG TGACCCATGG AGAAGTAGAA GGGAAGAAGG   2460
AGCAACCAAT TCCTGCAGAA CAGCACTGAC CCCTGTTTTG TTTTTTGTTG TTTTTTTTTG   2520
TTTTGTTTTA CCTGAAGTCC TACAACCTGA CTTCATCTCA CACTGTCCAA TATGCTGATT   2580
TCTGGCTGAC TTCATGGCAC TCCCCCTGCC CGGCTGTGGA CAGGGTGAAT GAGAGAGGAA   2640
AATAATTATG CTTGCTGCTT TACATACATT TTTTTTTTCT TCTAAGCTTC CCATGACTCC   2700
TGAAGGTCCA TTCTTTACAG ATGAGGAAAC TGAGGTTTGA GGAGGTGATG TAACTTGGAG   2760
GCTGGCCAAG CTGGGGTTTG AGATAACAAA TCAGTCTGAT GTCAGTCCGA TGTTAAATTG   2820
TTCATCCTCT TGCAGTAAAA TGTTTTTGGA TGTATGTATT TCCTCTGCAG CAATTAGACG   2880
GCATCCATGT CACCATCTTA CACAAGGAGG AAGGTGCTGG TCTTGGGTTC AGCTTGGCAG   2940
GAGGAGCAGA TCTAGAAAAC AAGGTGATTA CGGTGAGTGG CCAAGTGAAG GGGCATGTCA   3000
CAGCCAGAGG CAATGGTTCT GGGGGAGGGG GACACACTTG CCAGGAAGGG GCCCTGTGCT   3060
GGGGAAATGA AGAATGCATG ACACTAGGCC ACTGGGCAGG TCCTGTCCAC TCAGCACATC   3120
CCAGAGCCTG GGGCTGCGTG GAGAGGGTAG CAGGCCTGGC CATGGGCATC TTTTCCTGTG   3180
GGTCCCACTA TTCTGGCTCA TCCAATCTGA TCAGCATTGG CTGCTGCCTT CAGGTCACCT   3240
GTACCTGACC CAGATGGTTT CTGGTTCTGC CAGTTTTGTG GAGCCATGCT GCGGCTGCTC   3300
GCTCTCTAAA GCCGAGTGCA TTGCTGTCAT CCCAGGGCTG TGTTGTCTCA GGGTATCCTT   3360
TGTGTAGGCT GTGCTGGGCT CATTTGAATT TCCATGCCCA ACTGAAAACA AATCCTCCAG   3420
TTCACAGCAT CAGCCAGCAT TCAACATACC ACACCCCCTT GCAGTGGCAA TCTGGCATGT   3480
TCCTGCGTGT CACTTCAGAG TCAATCATGT CAGTGGTGAC TTCCTTGATT TCCTGATAAG   3540
TTTTCTATCA CATAAAAAAC ACTTAAAACC GGTAAGTCTC TATTTCTCTC ACTGAGTGCA   3600
GCTGAGTATT ACAAAAAGAT TCCTGACCGT GTAGTTTACT TTCTACTTGA AGAGGAGGAA   3660
AGAGAGCTTG CCTGTGGGAA TGGCACTTTG GGTATTTTTC TCTGTCCATG AGTAGCAACT   3720
TCTGTCCACG TCATCTGGCC AGTCACCCTT GAGACACTGC AGACAACAGG AAAATAGGAG   3780
GAAGGCGCAC ATGTTGGCTG GGCACATGCA CAAAAGTTCT TTCTCCTTCT GTGTTTGAGC   3840
ATTTCTCTTC CTTTCCAGAT GATTAGAAGG GAACTAACGT AGAGCACCAT CCACGGCCAT   3900
GCTGAGCACT CACTGACCTG TTGTCTAAAT TCATCCTACC CACACTTTGG ATTGATAAAT   3960
TGGTGGCATT TATGCTTCTT TTATAGAGGA GGAACCTGAG GTTCCTCCTT TAATTAACTT   4020
TAATCTTCGT TGGCCTAAAA ATCCTCTAGC ATTGAGGAAC CTGAGGCTCA GAGGAGAGGT   4080
TCCGCTCCAT GCTGGATGTT ACAGCCTGGG GATTCTAACC ATGTAACAGA ATTTTTCTAA   4140
CACCAAAACA ATTTAGAGAA GCAAAGAGCT TTGCTCCTAT CATAAAAGCA AAACTACAGG   4200
TACCACATTT TAGTGGTTTC CATGCATGCT ATCACTCAGT CCTCTTAATT ATAATGGACC   4260
TCATTAAAGA GGCTGAGGCA GAGACATGAG ATATTTTTGT GTGTTTGTTT ATCCCACATA   4320
TCTTGCAGAA AGGGGACCAA GAGGTGACTG GAGGTAAAGA GTCAGAATTT CTAGGGGAGG   4380
AGCTATAAAA ATGTCTAGAC TGCCTAGGAG AGTGTTTCTC AAAATGCATT CTGCCAAATG   4440
AGACCGAGAA TTTCTCTATG AGAAAAGAAT TCTTTGTTGA AACACTTTGG GAATCCCCAT   4500
AATACCCTGC CAACTTAGAA ATCTGCCATG CAGATTTGCA TTGTAGACCC TCTAAATGCC   4560
TTTTGCTTAG AAATCTGCTG CCATGCAAAT TTGCATTGTA GACCCTCTAA TGCCTTTTGC   4620
TTTTTAAAAG TAGACAATGT CAGAGCTTTT GTTTCACCCA GTATTCCTCA AGTTTCTTTG   4680
ATTTTAAAAA ATTTTTCTTG GCCGGGTGTG GTGGCTCATA CCTGTAATTC CAACACTGTG   4740
CGGGGCCAAG GTGAGAGGAT TGCTTGAGCC CAGGAGTTTG AGACCATCCT GGGCAACACT   4800
GGGAGACCTG TCTCTATTTT TTAAAAAATA ATAGGAAAAG CCTTTTTCTT ACACAATACC   4860
CGTTAATATG CCATAGAATC AGTGCCTTGA GAAAACTACT CTGGGGACTT CTGACCTAGG   4920
GCAGGTGAAG CAAAAGATTT TATATGGAAT CCCAACTAGA ATCGTGGTGG TACACTATAG   4980
GACGTTGTGT TGGGATGGAT TCTGAGGGCT TACCTGGTCA TTACTGCTGG TGATCTCTGC   5040
TCTGGATGGA GAAGGAGGGA ATGCTGGCCT CTGTGCCAGC AGCTCCAATC TAGGACACAA   5100
TTATCTTTAA TCTTTGTTGG CCTAAAAATC CTCTAGCATT GACTAACCGG TTCAATCCTC   5160
CTCCAGCAAG TATGTGGACT GGACTTGTGT GATTTCTGGT CCTGACTTCC TTTGGTTTGC   5220
TCAGGTTCAC AGAGTGTTTC CAAATGGGCT GGCCTCCCAG GAAGGGACTA TTCAGAAGGG   5280
CAATGAGGTT CTTTCCATCA ACGGCAAGTC TCTCAAGGGG ACCACGCACC ATGATGCCTT   5340
GGCAATCCTC CGCCAAGCTC GAGAGCCCAG GCAAGCTGTG ATTGTCACAA GGAAGCTGAC   5400
TCCAGAGGCC ATGCCCGACC TCAACTCCTC CACTGACTCT GCAGCCTCAG CCTCTGCAGC   5460
CAGTGATGTT TCTGTAGAAT CTAGTAAGTT CTCCCAACTC AGTGGAAGCC ACATGGGCCA   5520
CATCCTCTTT GGCCATTTGG GGCCAGACCT GATGGGGCTA CTCAGTAATT TGTGACCCCA   5580
AGAATGTGTG GCTGCCTAGT ACACTGCCTG AGACGTGTTT ACATGTGCCT GTGTGCAAAC   5640
ACGGGGGCTG TATCACCCCG GGCTCACTTG AAGCCCAGGG CATCTGTGGC CTGGGGAGAG   5700
GAGAGGATCC CTAACAGAGA CCTTGTGTTT TTCTCAGCAG CAGAGGCCAC AGTCTGCACG   5760
GTGACACTGG AGAAGATGTC GGCAGGGCTG GGCTTCAGCC TGGAAGGAGG GAAGGGCTCC   5820
CTACACGGAG ACAAGCCTCT CACCATTAAC AGGATTTTCA AAGGTGTGGG GTGTGTCTGG   5880
TTCTTTGCGT GCTCTCCAGT TGTGGGCATG TGGCCAGGCC CCCAAAAGGC TTCTGGGCAC   5940
TTTCTGGGCT ATGTTGTTTC CCACAACTCC ATGTCCTCTT CATAGGCATG CTGGTCCTTT   6000
TAGGGCTCAA TTCTGCTTTT TCTACTTTTT CTCCTTTGCT CAGACATCCC CTCAATCCCC   6060
CCTCTGTTTT GATGGGTCTT CAAAAATACC TAAGTCCTGG GCTTGGTTCG GGTTGGCAGG   6120
GCCAGGACTC TAGAGTGGGG CAGTGAGGCA CTGGCCTGTG GGGCAGAATT TTAAAGGGGT   6180
GCCAAAACAC TCAGTAACTC AGATCGATAC TATTTTAATG CAGCGTGTTT TTTAAAATTA   6240
ATTTTAAAAA AACATGTTGG GACAAAATAT CCAAGTTTTA AATCAAGACA GAGTCTGACT   6300
TTGTACTGCA CACTTGGCCT CATTTGCCTT ACCCTAGTCC TGGACACGTC AGCTCCTGCC   6360
TTTATTTAAA ATGTTGATAG ATATTTTGTT CATCAGGGAT TGGAGTACAA ACCAGTCTGA   6420
TATGGGGGTC ACTTGGATTT CCCTGTGAAA ATCATGAATG ACTGTGGCTA CCATGTAAAA   6480
CCATCCCTGA TTCTTTGGTG TTCCTCAAAT TGGAGGTCTC CAAGCCACAG AGCAAGGGGT   6540
TGTAGAGAGA GGAGTACTGG ACAGGGAGGC AGGTGGGCCA GGTTCTAGTC CCAGCTCTGC   6600
CTGTAATGTG CTGAGTGACC CTTCCCTTCT GGGCCTGAGG CTCTTCATCC ATAAAAGGAG   6660
GTAAAGAGGT ACAGGTGTGT GTCTGAGGGC TCTTAGGACT GAGACCCAAA GGGACTCTTA   6720
GCTCTGTCCC TCACCCACTA TGAGCTCCTG CTGCTGACTG GTTTCGTTAG AGGAAGTTCT   6780
GGCTGCGGCT GCAGAAACCC AGAAGGTAGA GTGAGGCTTA CATGGCATTC CCCCCAGAAT   6840
CCATGTTAAC CCCAATTCTG GGAAAGATAT TTCTAATTTT TGAAGGTCAA TTTGGAAGGA   6900
GCATTGGGTT CAATGTCAAG AGGACTAGAT TCCAGTGTTA GTTCTGCCAC ATGACCTTGG   6960
TAGCATGATC TTGGACAAGT CACTTCACCA CCATGGGCCC ATTTGCTTAA ATGTTTAGGA   7020
TGAGACTGCC AGCTGCAGGG TGATGTTGGA AGGAGAGATG CAGATTCTGG AGCCAGAAAG   7080
TCTGGGTTCC AGCCCAGGGC CCACCACTAG CAGCTATGAA GCTCTGGGCC AGTTACTTGA   7140
GTTCTTGGTT TCCTCAGCTG TTAAAAGGAA ACACAAATAA TACACCCCTC ATAGGATTAC   7200
TGTCATAAAT GCAAAACATT AGCACAACGC CTGTTAAAAT AATTGCCCAA TACACTTTAG   7260
CTATATTTTC ATTACTATCA TTAGTATTAT CTTCTACTCT TATCAGGATT TGTGAAGATC   7320
AACTGTGTCA AATGGATGGG AAATTTTATT TTAATATAAA CAGTAAAATA GCATTGTTTT   7380
CACTTGCAGC TTTGAAATAG TGGGGGCCAT ATATGGTTGT TTCCTTTTTT ATGTGGACAC   7440
AGAGGACTTC GTGCCAGAGG CAAGATCCCT GTAAATATTG TTGCACAAAA ATCTCACTAG   7500
CTCTCTTCCC ATACCACCCA ATGCTGATGT CCTCACCACA TGCGGAGAAC AAATGTGAAG   7560
GGAGTAGGAT ATTGGGTCAG TGTCCAAAGC AGGGTCTGGG CAGGACTCAG CTCCCCAGAG   7620
TCCTCTATGA ACTATGGACG GTGCTCCAGG CAGGCTAAGG CGTGGAGCTG CCTGATATTT   7680
CCCTCCCCTG GGGACAGCAA GGGCTATCCC TTTCCAAAGG CCATGGAGAG CTGGAGCCTG   7740
GTGCCCTAAC TTTTGAGTCA CCATCTTAAG AGATGCCTCA TTTTAGAACC ACCAACAAGC   7800
AAGCTCCCAA GGGATGGTGC CCTGTTCTCT ACCAAGCTAT CCTGGCTCTT TGGAGATCAA   7860
GGAGAGGAGG CAACTTTCCT TGTTCCCCAT CATCTGTGGA ACCCATTACC TTCTCCCTCA   7920
TTTCAGGAGC AGCCTCAGAA CAAAGTGAGA CAGTCCAGCC TGGAGATGAA ATCTTGCAGC   7980
TGGGTGGCAC TGCCATGCAG GGCCTCACAC GGTTTGAAGC CTGGAACATC ATCAAGGCAC   8040
TGCCTGATGG ACCTGTCACG ATTGTCATCA GGAGAAAAAG CCTCCAGTCC AAGGAAACCA   8100
CAGCTGCTGG AGACTCCTAG GCAGGACATG CTGAAGCCAA AGCCAATAAC ACACAGCTAA   8160
CACACAGCTC CCATAACCGC TGATTCTCAG GGTCTCTGCT GCCGCCCCAC CCAGATGGGG   8220
GAAAGCACAG GTGGGCTTCC CAGTGGCTGC TGCCCAGGCC CAGACCTTCT AGGACGCCAC   8280
CCAGCAAAAG GTTGTTCCTA AAATAAGGGC AGAGTCACAC GGGGGCAGCT GATACAAATT   8340
GCAGACTGTG TAAAAAGAGA GCTTAATGAT AATATTGTGG TGCCACAAAT AAAATGGATT   8400
TATTAGAATT TCATATGACA TTCATGCCTG GCTTCGCAAA ATGTTTCAAG TACTGTAACT   8460
GTGTCATGAT TCACCCCCAA ACAGTGACAT TTATTTTTCT CATGAATCTG CAATGTGGGC   8520
AGAGATTGGA ATGGGCAGCT CATCTCTGTC CCACTTGGCA TCAGCTGGCG TCATGCAAAG   8580
TCATGCAAAG GCTGGGACCA CGTGAGATCA TTCACTCATA CATCTGGCCG TTGATGTTGG   8640
CTGGGAACTC ACCTGGGGCT GCTGGCCTGA ATGCTTATAG GTGGCCTCTC CTTGTGGCCT   8700
GGCCTCCTCA CAACATGGTG TCTGGATTCC CAGGATGAGC ATCCCAGGAT CGCAAGAGCC   8760
ACGTAGAAGC TGCATCTTGT TTATACCTTT GCCTTGGAAG TTGCATGGCA TCACCTCCAC   8820
CATACTCCAT CAGTTAGAGC TGACACAAAC CTGCCTGGGT TTAAGGGGAG AGGAAATATT   8880
GCTGGGGTCA TTTATGAAAA ATACAGTTTG TCACATGAAA CATTTGCAAA ATTGTTTTTG   8940
GTTGGATTGG AGAAGTAATC CTAGGGAAGG GTGGTGGAGC CAGTAAACAG AGGAGTACAG   9000
GTGAAGCACC AAGCTCAAAG CGTGGACAGG TGTGCCGACA GAAGGAACCA GCGTGTATAT   9060
GAGGGTATCA AATAAAATTG CTACTACTTA CCTACC                             9096
 
           
           
             
               3061 base pairs 
               nucleic acid 
               double 
               linear 
             
             
               cDNA 
             
             
               CDS 
               190..2085
 
             
             
               3′UTR 
               2086..3061
 
             
             
               5′UTR 
               1..189
 
             
              6
CTGCTGCCAC TGCTGCTACC ACAGGAAGAC ACAGCAGGGA GAAGCCCTAG TGCCTCTGCC     60
GGCTGCCCAG GACCTGGTAT CGGCCCACAG ACCAAGTCCT CCACAGAGGG CGAGCCAGGG    120
TGGAGAAGAG CCAGCCCAGT GACCCAAACA TCCCCGATAA AACACCCACT GCTTAAGAGG    180
CAGGCTCGG ATG GAC TAT AGC TTT GAT ACC ACA GCC GAA GAC CCT TGG        228
          Met Asp Tyr Ser Phe Asp Thr Thr Ala Glu Asp Pro Trp
            1               5                  10
GTT AGG ATT TCT GAC TGC ATC AAA AAC TTA TTT AGC CCC ATC ATG AGT      276
Val Arg Ile Ser Asp Cys Ile Lys Asn Leu Phe Ser Pro Ile Met Ser
     15                  20                  25
GAG AAC CAT GGC CAC ATG CCT CTA CAG CCC AAT GCC AGC CTG AAT GAA      324
Glu Asn His Gly His Met Pro Leu Gln Pro Asn Ala Ser Leu Asn Glu
 30                  35                  40                  45
GAA GAA GGG ACA CAG GGC CAC CCA GAT GGG ACC CCA CCA AAG CTG GAC      372
Glu Glu Gly Thr Gln Gly His Pro Asp Gly Thr Pro Pro Lys Leu Asp
                 50                  55                  60
ACC GCC AAT GGC ACT CCC AAA GTT TAC AAG TCA GCA GAC AGC AGC ACT      420
Thr Ala Asn Gly Thr Pro Lys Val Tyr Lys Ser Ala Asp Ser Ser Thr
             65                  70                  75
GTG AAG AAA GGT CCT CCT GTG GCT CCC AAG CCA GCC TGG TTT CGC CAA      468
Val Lys Lys Gly Pro Pro Val Ala Pro Lys Pro Ala Trp Phe Arg Gln
         80                  85                  90
AGC TTG AAA GGT TTG AGG AAT CGT GCT TCA GAC CCA AGA GGG CTC CCT      516
Ser Leu Lys Gly Leu Arg Asn Arg Ala Ser Asp Pro Arg Gly Leu Pro
     95                 100                 105
GAT CCT GCC TTG TCC ACC CAG CCA GCA CCT GCT TCC AGG GAG CAC CTA      564
Asp Pro Ala Leu Ser Thr Gln Pro Ala Pro Ala Ser Arg Glu His Leu
110                 115                 120                 125
GGA TCA CAC ATC CGG GCC TCC TCC TCC TCC TCC TCC ATC AGG CAG AGA      612
Gly Ser His Ile Arg Ala Ser Ser Ser Ser Ser Ser Ile Arg Gln Arg
                130                 135                 140
ATC AGC TCC TTT GAA ACC TTT GGC TCC TCT CAA CTG CCT GAC AAA GGA      660
Ile Ser Ser Phe Glu Thr Phe Gly Ser Ser Gln Leu Pro Asp Lys Gly
            145                 150                 155
GCC CAG AGA CTG AGC CTC CAG CCC TCC TCT GGG GAG GCA GCA AAA CCT      708
Ala Gln Arg Leu Ser Leu Gln Pro Ser Ser Gly Glu Ala Ala Lys Pro
        160                 165                 170
CTT GGG AAG CAT GAG GAA GGA CGG TTT TCT GGA CTC TTG GGG CGA GGG      756
Leu Gly Lys His Glu Glu Gly Arg Phe Ser Gly Leu Leu Gly Arg Gly
    175                 180                 185
GCT GCA CCC ACT CTT GTG CCC CAG CAG CCT GAG CAA GTA CTG TCC TCG      804
Ala Ala Pro Thr Leu Val Pro Gln Gln Pro Glu Gln Val Leu Ser Ser
190                 195                 200                 205
GGG TCC CCT GCA GCC TCC GAG GCC AGA GAC CCA GGC GTG TCT GAG TCC      852
Gly Ser Pro Ala Ala Ser Glu Ala Arg Asp Pro Gly Val Ser Glu Ser
                210                 215                 220
CCT CCC CCA GGG CGG CAG CCC AAT CAG AAA ACT CTC CCC CCT GGC CCG      900
Pro Pro Pro Gly Arg Gln Pro Asn Gln Lys Thr Leu Pro Pro Gly Pro
            225                 230                 235
GAC CCG CTC CTA AGG CTG CTG TCA ACA CAG GCT GAG GAA TCT CAA GGC      948
Asp Pro Leu Leu Arg Leu Leu Ser Thr Gln Ala Glu Glu Ser Gln Gly
        240                 245                 250
CCA GTG CTC AAG ATG CCT AGC CAG CGA GCA CGG AGC TTC CCC CTG ACC      996
Pro Val Leu Lys Met Pro Ser Gln Arg Ala Arg Ser Phe Pro Leu Thr
    255                 260                 265
AGG TCC CAG TCC TGT GAG ACG AAG CTA CTT GAC GAA AAG ACC AGC AAA     1044
Arg Ser Gln Ser Cys Glu Thr Lys Leu Leu Asp Glu Lys Thr Ser Lys
270                 275                 280                 285
CTC TAT TCT ATC AGC AGC CAA GTG TCA TCG GCT GTC ATG AAA TCC TTG     1092
Leu Tyr Ser Ile Ser Ser Gln Val Ser Ser Ala Val Met Lys Ser Leu
                290                 295                 300
CTG TGC CTT CCA TCT TCT ATC TCC TGT GCC CAG ACT CCC TGC ATC CCC     1140
Leu Cys Leu Pro Ser Ser Ile Ser Cys Ala Gln Thr Pro Cys Ile Pro
            305                 310                 315
AAG GAA GGG GCA TCT CCA ACA TCA TCA TCC AAC GAA GAC TCA GCT GCA     1188
Lys Glu Gly Ala Ser Pro Thr Ser Ser Ser Asn Glu Asp Ser Ala Ala
        320                 325                 330
AAT GGT TCT GCT GAA ACA TCT GCC TTG GAC ACA GGG TTC TCG CTC AAC     1236
Asn Gly Ser Ala Glu Thr Ser Ala Leu Asp Thr Gly Phe Ser Leu Asn
    335                 340                 345
CTT TCA GAG CTG AGA GAA TAT ACA GAG GGT CTC ACG GAA GCC AAG GAA     1284
Leu Ser Glu Leu Arg Glu Tyr Thr Glu Gly Leu Thr Glu Ala Lys Glu
350                 355                 360                 365
GAC GAT GAT GGG GAC CAC AGT TCC CTT CAG TCT GGT CAG TCC GTT ATC     1332
Asp Asp Asp Gly Asp His Ser Ser Leu Gln Ser Gly Gln Ser Val Ile
                370                 375                 380
TCC CTG CTG AGC TCA GAA GAA TTA AAA AAA CTC ATC GAG GAG GTG AAG     1380
Ser Leu Leu Ser Ser Glu Glu Leu Lys Lys Leu Ile Glu Glu Val Lys
            385                 390                 395
GTT CTG GAT GAA GCA ACA TTA AAG CAA TTA GAC GGC ATC CAT GTC ACC     1428
Val Leu Asp Glu Ala Thr Leu Lys Gln Leu Asp Gly Ile His Val Thr
        400                 405                 410
ATC TTA CAC AAG GAG GAA GGT GCT GGT CTT GGG TTC AGC TTG GCA GGA     1476
Ile Leu His Lys Glu Glu Gly Ala Gly Leu Gly Phe Ser Leu Ala Gly
    415                 420                 425
GGA GCA GAT CTA GAA AAC AAG GTG ATT ACG GTT CAC AGA GTG TTT CCA     1524
Gly Ala Asp Leu Glu Asn Lys Val Ile Thr Val His Arg Val Phe Pro
430                 435                 440                 445
AAT GGG CTG GCC TCC CAG GAA GGG ACT ATT CAG AAG GGC AAT GAG GTT     1572
Asn Gly Leu Ala Ser Gln Glu Gly Thr Ile Gln Lys Gly Asn Glu Val
                450                 455                 460
CTT TCC ATC AAC GGC AAG TCT CTC AAG GGG ACC ACG CAC CAT GAT GCC     1620
Leu Ser Ile Asn Gly Lys Ser Leu Lys Gly Thr Thr His His Asp Ala
            465                 470                 475
TTG GCA ATC CTC CGC CAA GCT CGA GAG CCC AGG CAA GCT GTG ATT GTC     1668
Leu Ala Ile Leu Arg Gln Ala Arg Glu Pro Arg Gln Ala Val Ile Val
        480                 485                 490
ACA AGG AAG CTG ACT CCA GAG GCC ATG CCC GAC CTC AAC TCC TCC ACT     1716
Thr Arg Lys Leu Thr Pro Glu Ala Met Pro Asp Leu Asn Ser Ser Thr
    495                 500                 505
GAC TCT GCA GCC TCA GCC TCT GCA GCC AGT GAT GTT TCT GTA GAA TCT     1764
Asp Ser Ala Ala Ser Ala Ser Ala Ala Ser Asp Val Ser Val Glu Ser
510                 515                 520                 525
ACA GCA GAG GCC ACA GTC TGC ACG GTG ACA CTG GAG AAG ATG TCG GCA     1812
Thr Ala Glu Ala Thr Val Cys Thr Val Thr Leu Glu Lys Met Ser Ala
                530                 535                 540
GGG CTG GGC TTC AGC CTG GAA GGA GGG AAG GGC TCC CTA CAC GGA GAC     1860
Gly Leu Gly Phe Ser Leu Glu Gly Gly Lys Gly Ser Leu His Gly Asp
            545                 550                 555
AAG CCT CTC ACC ATT AAC AGG ATT TTC AAA GGA GCA GCC TCA GAA CAA     1908
Lys Pro Leu Thr Ile Asn Arg Ile Phe Lys Gly Ala Ala Ser Glu Gln
        560                 565                 570
AGT GAG ACA GTC CAG CCT GGA GAT GAA ATC TTG CAG CTG GGT GGC ACT     1956
Ser Glu Thr Val Gln Pro Gly Asp Glu Ile Leu Gln Leu Gly Gly Thr
    575                 580                 585
GCC ATG CAG GGC CTC ACA CGG TTT GAA GCC TGG AAC ATC ATC AAG GCA     2004
Ala Met Gln Gly Leu Thr Arg Phe Glu Ala Trp Asn Ile Ile Lys Ala
590                 595                 600                 605
CTG CCT GAT GGA CCT GTC ACG ATT GTC ATC AGG AGA AAA AGC CTC CAG     2052
Leu Pro Asp Gly Pro Val Thr Ile Val Ile Arg Arg Lys Ser Leu Gln
                610                 615                 620
TCC AAG GAA ACC ACA GCT GCT GGA GAC TCC TAG GCAGGACATG CTGAAGCCAA   2105
Ser Lys Glu Thr Thr Ala Ala Gly Asp Ser  *
            625                 630
AGCCAATAAC ACACAGCTAA CACACAGCTC CCATAACCGC TGATTCTCAG GGTCTCTGCT   2165
GCCGCCCCAC CCAGATGGGG GAAAGCACAG GTGGGCTTCC CAGTGGCTGC TGCCCAGGCC   2225
CAGACCTTCT AGGACGCCAC CCAGCAAAAG GTTGTTCCTA AAATAAGGGC AGAGTCACAC   2285
GGGGGCAGCT GATACAAATT GCAGACTGTG TAAAAAGAGA GCTTAATGAT AATATTGTGG   2345
TGCCACAAAT AAAATGGATT TATTAGAATT TCATATGACA TTCATGCCTG GCTTCGCAAA   2405
ATGTTTCAAG TACTGTAACT GTGTCATGAT TCACCCCCAA ACAGTGACAT TTATTTTTCT   2465
CATGAATCTG CAATGTGGGC AGAGATTGGA ATGGGCAGCT CATCTCTGTC CCACTTGGCA   2525
TCAGCTGGCG TCATGCAAAG TCATGCAAAG GCTGGGACCA CGTGAGATCA TTCACTCATA   2585
CATCTGGCCG TTGATGTTGG CTGGGAACTC ACCTGGGGCT GCTGGCCTGA ATGCTTATAG   2645
GTGGCCTCTC CTTGTGGCCT GGCCTCCTCA CAACATGGTG TCTGGATTCC CAGGATGAGC   2705
ATCCCAGGAT CGCAAGAGCC ACGTAGAAGC TGCATCTTGT TTATACCTTT GCCTTGGAAG   2765
TTGCATGGCA TCACCTCCAC CATACTCCAT CAGTTAGAGC TGACACAAAC CTGCCTGGGT   2825
TTAAGGGGAG AGGAAATATT GCTGGGGTCA TTTATGAAAA ATACAGTTTG TCACATGAAA   2885
CATTTGCAAA ATTGTTTTTG GTTGGATTGG AGAAGTAATC CTAGGGAAGG GTGGTGGAGC   2945
CAGTAAACAG AGGAGTACAG GTGAAGCACC AAGCTCAAAG CGTGGACAGG TGTGCCGACA   3005
GAAGGAACCA GCGTGTATAT GAGGGTATCA AATAAAATTG CTACTACTTA CCTACC       3061
 
           
           
             
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Met Asp Tyr Ser Phe Asp Thr Thr Ala Glu Asp Pro Trp Val Arg Ile
  1               5                  10                  15
Ser Asp Cys Ile Lys Asn Leu Phe Ser Pro Ile Met Ser Glu Asn His
             20                  25                  30
Gly His Met Pro Leu Gln Pro Asn Ala Ser Leu Asn Glu Glu Glu Gly
         35                  40                  45
Thr Gln Gly His Pro Asp Gly Thr Pro Pro Lys Leu Asp Thr Ala Asn
     50                  55                  60
Gly Thr Pro Lys Val Tyr Lys Ser Ala Asp Ser Ser Thr Val Lys Lys
 65                  70                  75                  80
Gly Pro Pro Val Ala Pro Lys Pro Ala Trp Phe Arg Gln Ser Leu Lys
                 85                  90                  95
Gly Leu Arg Asn Arg Ala Ser Asp Pro Arg Gly Leu Pro Asp Pro Ala
            100                 105                 110
Leu Ser Thr Gln Pro Ala Pro Ala Ser Arg Glu His Leu Gly Ser His
        115                 120                 125
Ile Arg Ala Ser Ser Ser Ser Ser Ser Ile Arg Gln Arg Ile Ser Ser
    130                 135                 140
Phe Glu Thr Phe Gly Ser Ser Gln Leu Pro Asp Lys Gly Ala Gln Arg
145                 150                 155                 160
Leu Ser Leu Gln Pro Ser Ser Gly Glu Ala Ala Lys Pro Leu Gly Lys
                165                 170                 175
His Glu Glu Gly Arg Phe Ser Gly Leu Leu Gly Arg Gly Ala Ala Pro
            180                 185                 190
Thr Leu Val Pro Gln Gln Pro Glu Gln Val Leu Ser Ser Gly Ser Pro
        195                 200                 205
Ala Ala Ser Glu Ala Arg Asp Pro Gly Val Ser Glu Ser Pro Pro Pro
    210                 215                 220
Gly Arg Gln Pro Asn Gln Lys Thr Leu Pro Pro Gly Pro Asp Pro Leu
225                 230                 235                 240
Leu Arg Leu Leu Ser Thr Gln Ala Glu Glu Ser Gln Gly Pro Val Leu
                245                 250                 255
Lys Met Pro Ser Gln Arg Ala Arg Ser Phe Pro Leu Thr Arg Ser Gln
            260                 265                 270
Ser Cys Glu Thr Lys Leu Leu Asp Glu Lys Thr Ser Lys Leu Tyr Ser
        275                 280                 285
Ile Ser Ser Gln Val Ser Ser Ala Val Met Lys Ser Leu Leu Cys Leu
    290                 295                 300
Pro Ser Ser Ile Ser Cys Ala Gln Thr Pro Cys Ile Pro Lys Glu Gly
305                 310                 315                 320
Ala Ser Pro Thr Ser Ser Ser Asn Glu Asp Ser Ala Ala Asn Gly Ser
                325                 330                 335
Ala Glu Thr Ser Ala Leu Asp Thr Gly Phe Ser Leu Asn Leu Ser Glu
            340                 345                 350
Leu Arg Glu Tyr Thr Glu Gly Leu Thr Glu Ala Lys Glu Asp Asp Asp
        355                 360                 365
Gly Asp His Ser Ser Leu Gln Ser Gly Gln Ser Val Ile Ser Leu Leu
    370                 375                 380
Ser Ser Glu Glu Leu Lys Lys Leu Ile Glu Glu Val Lys Val Leu Asp
385                 390                 395                 400
Glu Ala Thr Leu Lys Gln Leu Asp Gly Ile His Val Thr Ile Leu His
                405                 410                 415
Lys Glu Glu Gly Ala Gly Leu Gly Phe Ser Leu Ala Gly Gly Ala Asp
            420                 425                 430
Leu Glu Asn Lys Val Ile Thr Val His Arg Val Phe Pro Asn Gly Leu
        435                 440                 445
Ala Ser Gln Glu Gly Thr Ile Gln Lys Gly Asn Glu Val Leu Ser Ile
    450                 455                 460
Asn Gly Lys Ser Leu Lys Gly Thr Thr His His Asp Ala Leu Ala Ile
465                 470                 475                 480
Leu Arg Gln Ala Arg Glu Pro Arg Gln Ala Val Ile Val Thr Arg Lys
                485                 490                 495
Leu Thr Pro Glu Ala Met Pro Asp Leu Asn Ser Ser Thr Asp Ser Ala
            500                 505                 510
Ala Ser Ala Ser Ala Ala Ser Asp Val Ser Val Glu Ser Thr Ala Glu
        515                 520                 525
Ala Thr Val Cys Thr Val Thr Leu Glu Lys Met Ser Ala Gly Leu Gly
    530                 535                 540
Phe Ser Leu Glu Gly Gly Lys Gly Ser Leu His Gly Asp Lys Pro Leu
545                 550                 555                 560
Thr Ile Asn Arg Ile Phe Lys Gly Ala Ala Ser Glu Gln Ser Glu Thr
                565                 570                 575
Val Gln Pro Gly Asp Glu Ile Leu Gln Leu Gly Gly Thr Ala Met Gln
            580                 585                 590
Gly Leu Thr Arg Phe Glu Ala Trp Asn Ile Ile Lys Ala Leu Pro Asp
        595                 600                 605
Gly Pro Val Thr Ile Val Ile Arg Arg Lys Ser Leu Gln Ser Lys Glu
    610                 615                 620
Thr Thr Ala Ala Gly Asp Ser
625                 630