Patent Publication Number: US-6218117-B1

Title: Compositions and methods for identifying agents that quantitatively alter detectable extramitochondrial DNA:mitochondrial DNA ratios

Description:
TECHNICAL FIELD 
     The present invention relates generally to diseases in which altered mitochondrial function, such as free radical mediated oxidative injury, leads to tissue degeneration and, more specifically, to compositions and methods for detecting predisposition to such diseases by quantifying extramitochondrial DNA. 
     BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 
     A number of degenerative diseases are thought to be caused by or be associated with alterations in mitochondrial function. These diseases include Alzheimer&#39;s Disease, diabetes mellitus, Parkinson&#39;s Disease, Huntington&#39;s disease, dystonia, Leber&#39;s hereditary optic neuropathy, schizophrenia, and myodegenerative disorders such as “mitochondrial encephalopathy, lactic acidosis, and stroke” (MELAS), and “myoclonic epilepsy ragged red fiber syndrome” (MERRF). Other diseases involving altered metabolism or respiration within cells may also be regarded as diseases associated with altered mitochondrial function. 
     Functional mitochondria contain gene products encoded by mitochondrial genes situated in mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) and by extramitochondrial genes not situated in the circular mitochondrial genome. The 16.5 kb mtDNA encodes 22 tRNAs, two ribosomal RNAs (rRNA) and only 13 enzymes of the electron transport chain (ETC), the elaborate multi-complex mitochondrial assembly where, for example, respiratory oxidative phosphorylation takes place. The overwhelming majority of mitochondrial structural and functional proteins are encoded by extramitochondrial, and in most cases presumably nuclear, genes. Accordingly, mitochondrial and extramitochondrial genes may interact directly, or indirectly via gene products and their downstream intermediates, including metabolites, catabolites, substrates, precursors, cofactors and the like. Alterations in mitochondrial function, for example impaired electron transport activity, defective oxidative phosphorylation or increased free radical production, may therefore arise as the result of defective mtDNA, defective extramitochondrial DNA, defective mitochondrial or extramitochondrial gene products, defective downstream intermediates or a combination of these and other factors. 
     Mitochondria are the subcellular organelles that manufacture bio energetically essential adeno sine triphosphate (ATP) by oxidative phosphorylation. Defective mitochondrial activity, including failure at any step of the ETC, may result in the generation of highly reactive free radicals that have the potential of damaging cells and tissues. These free radicals may include reactive oxygen species (ROS) such as superoxide, peroxynitrite and hydroxyl radicals, and potentially other reactive species that may be toxic to cells. For example, oxygen free radical induced lipid peroxidation is a well established pathogenetic mechanism in central nervous system (CNS) injury, such as that found in a number of degenerative diseases, and in ischemia (i.e., stroke). 
     There are at least two deleterious consequences of exposure to reactive free radicals arising from mitochondrial dysfunction that adversely impact the mitochondria themselves. First, free radical mediated damage may inactivate one or more of the myriad proteins of the ETC. According to generally accepted theories of mitochondrial function, proper ETC respiratory activity requires maintenance of an electrochemical potential in the inner mitochondrial membrane by a coupled chemiosmotic mechanism. Free radical oxidative activity may dissipate this membrane potential, thereby preventing ATP biosynthesis and halting the production of a vital biochemical energy source. In addition, mitochondrial proteins such as cytochrome c and “apoptosis inducing factor” may leak out of the mitochondria after permeability transition and may induce the genetically programmed cell suicide sequence known as apoptosis or programmed cell death (PCD). 
     Second, free radical mediated damage may result in catastrophic mitochondrial collapse that has been termed “transition permeability”. For example, rapid mitochondrial permeability transition likely entails changes in the inner mitochondrial transmembrane protein adenylate translocase that results in the formation of a “pore.” In any event, because permeability transition is potentiated by free radical exposure, it may be more likely to occur in the mitochondria of cells from patients having mitochondria associated diseases that are chronically exposed to such reactive free radicals. 
     Altered mitochondrial function characteristic of the mitochondria associated diseases may also be related to loss of mitochondrial membrane electrochemical potential by mechanisms other than free radical oxidation, and such transition permeability may result from direct or indirect effects of mitochondrial genes, gene products or related downstream mediator molecules and/or extramitochondrial genes, gene products or related downstream mediators, or from other known or unknown causes. 
     Diabetes mellitus is a common, degenerative disease affecting 5 to 10 percent of the population in developed countries. The propensity for developing diabetes mellitus is reportedly maternally inherited, suggesting a mitochondrial genetic involvement. (Alcolado, J. C. and Alcolado, R.,  Br. Med. J . 302:1178-1180 (1991); Reny, S. L.,  International J. Epidem . 23:886-890 (1994)). Diabetes is a heterogenous disorder with a strong genetic component; monozygotic twins are highly concordant and there is a high incidence of the disease among first degree relatives of affected individuals. 
     At the cellular level, the degenerative phenotype that may be characteristic of late onset diabetes mellitus includes indicators of altered mitochondrial respiratory function, for example impaired insulin secretion, decreased ATP synthesis and increased levels of reactive oxygen species. Studies have shown that diabetes mellitus may be preceded by or associated with certain related disorders. For example, it is estimated that forty million individuals in the U.S. suffer from late onset impaired glucose tolerance (IGT). IGT patients fail to respond to glucose with increased insulin secretion. A small percentage of IGT individuals (5-10%) progress to insulin deficient non-insulin dependent diabetes (NIDDM) each year. Some of these individuals further progress to insulin dependent diabetes mellitus (IDDM). These forms of diabetes mellitus, NIDDM and IDDM, are associated with decreased release of insulin by pancreatic beta cells and/or a decreased end-organ response to insulin. Other symptoms of diabetes mellitus and conditions that precede or are associated with diabetes mellitus include obesity, vascular pathologies, peripheral and sensory neuropathies, blindness and deafness. 
     Parkinson&#39;s disease (PD) is a progressive, neurodegenerative disorder associated with altered mitochondrial function and characterized by the loss and/or atrophy of dopamine-containing neurons in the pars compacta of the substantia nigra of the brain. Like Alzheimer&#39;s Disease (AD), PD also afflicts the elderly. It is characterized by bradykinesia (slow movement), rigidity and a resting tremor. Although L-Dopa treatment reduces tremors in most patients for a while, ultimately the tremors become more and more uncontrollable, making it difficult or impossible for patients to even feed themselves or meet their own basic hygiene needs. 
     It has been shown that the neurotoxin 1-methyl-4-phenyl-1,2,3,6-tetrahydropyridine (MPTP) induces parkinsonism in animals and man at least in part through its effects on mitochondria. MPTP is converted to its active metabolite, MPP+, in dopamine neurons; it then becomes concentrated in the mitochondria. The MPP+ then selectively inhibits the mitochondrial enzyme NADH:ubiquinone oxidoreductase (“Complex I”), leading to the increased production of free radicals, reduced production of adenosine triphosphate, and ultimately, the death of affected dopamine neurons. 
     Mitochondrial Complex I is composed of 40-50 subunits; most are encoded by the nuclear genome and seven by the mitochondrial genome. Since parkinsonism may be induced by exposure to mitochondrial toxins that affect Complex I activity, it appears likely that defects in Complex I proteins may contribute to the pathogenesis of PD by causing a similar biochemical deficiency in Complex I activity. Indeed, defects in mitochondrial Complex I activity have been reported in the blood and brain of PD patients (Parker et al.,  Am. J Neurol . 26:719-723, 1989). 
     Alzheimer&#39;s disease (AD) is a progressive neurodegenerative disorder that is characterized by loss and/or atrophy of neurons in discrete regions of the brain, and that is accompanied by extracellular deposits of β-amyloid and the intracellular accumulation of neurofibrillary tangles. It is a uniquely human disease, affecting over 13 million people worldwide. It is also a uniquely tragic disease. Many individuals who have lived normal, productive lives are slowly stricken with AD as they grow older, and the disease gradually robs them of their memory and other mental faculties. Eventually, they cease to recognize family and loved ones, and they often require continuous care until their eventual death. 
     There is evidence that defects in oxidative phosphorylation within the mitochondria are at least a partial cause of sporadic AD. The enzyme cytochrome c oxidase (COX), which makes up part of the mitochondrial electron transport chain (ETC), is present in normal amounts in AD patients; however, the catalytic activity of this enzyme in AD patients and in the brains of AD patients at autopsy has been found to be abnormally low. This suggests that the COX in AD patients is defective, leading to decreased catalytic activity that in some fashion causes or contributes to the symptoms that are characteristic of AD. 
     Focal defects in energy metabolism in the mitochondria, with accompanying increases in oxidative stress, may be associated with AD. It is well-established that energy metabolism is impaired in AD brain (Palmer et al.,  Brain Res . 645:338-42, 1994; Pappolla et al.,  Am. J. Pathol . 140:621-28, 1992; Jeandel et al.,  Gerontol . 35:275, 1989; Balazs et al.,  Neurochem. Res . 19:1131-37, 1994; Mecocci et al.,  Ann. Neurol . 36:747-751, 1994; Gsell et al.,  J. Neurochem . 64:1216-23, 1995). For example, regionally specific deficits in energy metabolism in AD brains have been reported in a number of positron emission tomography studies (Kuhl, et al.,  J. Cereb. Blood Flow Metab . 7:S406, 1987; Grady, et al.,  J. Clin. Exp. Neuropsychol . 10:576-96, 1988; Haxby et al.,  Arch. Neurol . 47:753-60, 1990; Azari et al.,  J. Cereb. Blood Flow Metab . 13:438-47, 1993). Metabolic defects in the temporoparietal neocortex of AD patients apparently presage cognitive decline by several years. Skin fibroblasts from AD patients display decreased glucose utilization and increased oxidation of glucose, leading to the formation of glycosylation end products (Yan et al.,  Proc. Nat. Acad. Sci. USA  91:7787-91, 1994). Cortical tissue from postmortem AD brain shows decreased activity of the mitochondrial enzymes pyruvate dehydrogenase (Sheu et al.,  Ann. Neurol . 17:444-49, 1985) and α-ketoglutarate dehydrogenase (Mastrogiacomo et al.,  J. Neurochem . 6:2007-14, 1994), which are both key enzymes in energy metabolism. Functional magnetic resonance spectroscopy studies have shown increased levels of inorganic phosphate relative to phosphocreatine in AD brain, suggesting an accumulation of precursors that arises from decreased ATP production by mitochondria (Pettegrew et al.,  Neurobiol. of Aging  15:117-32, 1994; Pettigrew et al.,  Neurobiol. of Aging  16:973-75, 1995). In addition, the levels of pyruvate, but not of glucose or lactate, are reported to be increased in the cerebrospinal fluid of AD patients, consistent with defects in cerebral mitochondrial electron transport chain (ETC) activity (Parnetti et al.,  Neurosci. Lett . 199:231-33, 1995). 
     Signs of oxidative injury are prominent features of AD pathology and, as noted above, reactive oxygen species (ROS) are critical mediators of neuronal degeneration. Indeed, studies at autopsy show that markers of protein, DNA and lipid peroxidation are increased in AD brain (Palmer et al., Brain Res. 645:338-42, 1994; Pappolla et al., Am. J. Pathol. 140:621-28, 1992; Jeandel et al., Gerontol. 35:275-82, 1989; Balazs et al., Arch. Neurol. 4:864, 1994; Mecocci et al., Ann. Neurol. 36:747-51, 1994; Smith et al., Proc. Nat. Acad. Sci. USA 88:10540-43, 1991). In hippocampal tissue from AD but not from controls, carbonyl formation indicative of protein oxidation is increased in neuronal cytoplasm, and nuclei of neurons and glia (Smith et al.,  Nature  382:120-21, 1996). Neurofibrillary tangles also appear to be prominent sites of protein oxidation (Schweers et al.,  Proc. Nat. Acad. Sci. USA  92:8463, 1995; Blass et al.,  Arch. Neurol . 4:864, 1990). Under stressed and non-stressed conditions incubation of cortical tissue from AD brains taken at autopsy demonstrate increased free radical production relative to non-AD controls. In addition, the activities of critical antioxidant enzymes, particularly catalase, are reduced in AD (Gsell et al.,  J. Neurochem . 64:1216-23, 1995), suggesting that the AD brain is vulnerable to increased ROS production. Thus, oxidative stress may contribute significantly to the pathology of mitochondria associated diseases such as AD, where mitochondrial dysfimction and/or elevated ROS may be present. 
     One hallmark pathology of AD is the death of selected neuronal populations in discrete regions of the brain. Cell death in AD is presumed to be apoptotic because signs of programmed cell death (PCD) are seen and indicators of active gliosis and necrosis are not found. (Smale et al.,  Exp. Neurolog . 133:225-230, 1995; Cotman et al.,  Molec. Neurobiol . 10:19-45, 1995.) The consequences of cell death in AD, neuronal and synaptic loss, are closely associated with the clinical diagnosis of AD and are highly correlated with the degree of dementia in AD (DeKosky et al.,  Ann. Neurology  27:457-464, 1990). 
     Mitochondrial dysfunction is thought to be critical in the cascade of events leading to apoptosis in various cell types (Kroemer et al.,  FASEB J . 9:1277-87, 1995), and may be a cause of apoptotic cell death in neurons of the AD brain. Altered mitochondrial physiology may be among the earliest events in PCD (Zamzami et al.,  J. Exp. Med . 182:367-77, 1995; Zamzami et al.,  J. Exp. Med . 181:1661-72, 1995) and elevated reactive oxygen species (ROS) levels that result from such altered mitochondrial function may initiate the apoptotic cascade (Ausserer et al.,  Mol. Cell. Biol . 14:5032-42, 1994). In several cell types, including neurons, reduction in the mitochondrial membrane potential (ΔΨm) precedes the nuclear DNA degradation that accompanies apoptosis. In cell-free systems, mitochondrial, but not nuclear, enriched fractions are capable of inducing nuclear apoptosis (Newmeyer et al.,  Cell  70:353-64, 1994). Perturbation of mitochondrial respiratory activity leading to altered cellular metabolic states, such as elevated intracellular ROS, may occur in mitochondria associated diseases and may further induce pathogenetic events via apoptotic mechanisms. 
     Oxidatively stressed mitochondria may release a pre-formed soluble factor that can induce chromosomal condensation, an event preceding apoptosis (Marchetti et al.,  Cancer Res . 56:2033-38, 1996). In addition, members of the Bcl-2 family of anti-apoptosis gene products are located within the outer mitochondrial membrane (Monaghan et al.,  J. Histochem. Cytochem . 40:1819-25, 1992) and these proteins appear to protect membranes from oxidative stress (Korsmeyer et al,  Biochim. Biophys. Act . 1271:63, 1995). Localization of Bcl-2 to this membrane appears to be indispensable for modulation of apoptosis (Nguyen et al.,  J. Biol. Chem . 269:16521-24, 1994). Thus, changes in mitochondrial physiology may be important mediators of apoptosis. To the extent that apoptotic cell death is a prominent feature of neuronal loss in AD, mitochondrial dysfunction may be critical to the progression of this disease and may also be a contributing factor in other mitochondria associated diseases. 
     Regardless of whether a defect underlying a disease associated with altered mitochondrial function may have mitochondrial or extramitochondrial origins, and regardless of whether a defect underlying altered mitochondrial function has been identified, the present invention provides methods that are useful for determining the risk or presence of diseases associated with such altered mitochondrial function, and for identifying agents that are suitable for treating such diseases. In particular, as is elaborated herein below, the present invention provides compositions and methods for the detection of diseases associated with altered mitochondrial function by quantification of unusual mtDNA-like sequences not found in mitochondria and referred to as extramitochondrial DNA (exmtDNA), and other related advantages. 
     SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION 
     Briefly stated, the present invention is directed to compositions and methods useful for treating mitochondria associated diseases and involving extramitochondrial DNA (exmtDNA) sequences that are highly homologous to mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA). In one aspect the invention provides a method of identifying an agent suitable for treating a disease associated with altered mitochondrial function, by comparing a ratio r from a sample obtained before contacting a biological source with a candidate agent to the ratio r from a sample obtained after contacting the biological source with the candidate agent, said ratio r calculated using the formula: 
     
       
         r=x/(x+y) 
       
     
     wherein x is the amount of extramitochondrial DNA in a sample, and y is the amount of mitochondrial DNA in the sample; and therefrom determining the suitability of said candidate agent for treating a disease associated with altered mitochondrial function. In one embodiment, the biological sample may be a crude buffy coat fraction of whole blood. In another embodiment, the biological sample is treated by heating in water to lyse cells contained in the sample, and then extracting cellular DNA from lysed cells using an aqueous DNA extraction procedure. In another embodiment, the ratio r is calculated by contacting a sample containing extramitochondrial DNA and mitochondrial DNA with an oligonucleotide primer having a nucleotide sequence that is complementary to a sequence present in the extramitochondrial DNA and present in the mitochondrial DNA, under conditions and for a time sufficient to allow hybridization of the primer to the extramitochondrial DNA and to the mitochondrial DNA; and detecting hybridization of the primer to the extramitochondrial DNA and to the mitochondrial DNA, and therefrom quantifying the extramitochondrial DNA and the mitochondrial DNA to calculate the ratio r. 
     In another embodiment of the invention, the ratio r is calculated by contacting a sample containing extramitochondrial DNA and mitochondrial DNA with an oligonucleotide primer having a nucleotide sequence that is complementary to a sequence present in the extramitochondrial DNA and present in the mitochondrial DNA, under conditions and for a time sufficient to allow hybridization of the primer to the extramitochondrial DNA and to the mitochondrial DNA; and detecting hybridization and extension of the primer to the extramitochondrial DNA to produce a first product and hybridization and extension of the primer to the mitochondrial DNA to produce a second product distinguishable from the first product, and therefrom quantifying the extramitochondrial DNA and the mitochondrial DNA to calculate the ratio. In another embodiment, the ratio r is calculated by contacting a sample containing amplified extramitochondrial DNA and mitochondrial DNA with an oligonucleotide primer having a nucleotide sequence that is complementary to a sequence present in said amplified extramitochondrial DNA and present in said amplified mitochondrial DNA, under conditions and for a time sufficient to allow hybridization of said primer to the extramitochondrial DNA and to the mitochondrial DNA; and detecting hybridization of the primer to the extramitochondrial DNA and to the mitochondrial DNA, and therefrom quantifying the extramitochondrial DNA and the mitochondrial DNA to calculate the ratio r. 
     In yet another embodiment, the ratio r is calculated by contacting a sample containing amplified extramitochondrial DNA and mitochondrial DNA with an oligonucleotide primer having a nucleotide sequence that is complementary to a sequence present in the amplified extramitochondrial DNA and present in the amplified mitochondrial DNA, under conditions and for a time sufficient to allow hybridization of said primer to the extramitochondrial DNA and to the mitochondrial DNA; and detecting hybridization and extension of the primer to the extramitochondrial DNA to produce a first product and hybridization and extension of the primer to the mitochondrial DNA to produce a second product distinguishable from said first product, and therefrom quantifying the extramitochondrial DNA and the mitochondrial DNA to calculate the ratio. 
     In another embodiment of the invention, comparing the ratio r from a sample obtained before contacting a biological source with a candidate agent to the ratio r from a sample obtained after contacting the biological source with the candidate agent comprises determination of the presence in the sample of a nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO:1 or portion thereof, or a nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO:3 or a portion thereof In another embodiment, the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO:1 or a portion thereof corresponds to a mitochondrial cytochrome c oxidase encoding sequence of SEQ ID NO:2 or a portion thereof. In another embodiment, the mitochondrial cytochrome c oxidase encoding sequence of SEQ ID NO:2 or a portion thereof is a sequence encoding CO I or a portion thereof, or a sequence encoding CO2 or a portion thereof. In another embodiment, the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO:1 or portion thereof, or the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO:3 or portion thereof corresponds to a mitochondrial ATP synthetase subunit encoding sequence of SEQ ID NO:2 or a portion thereof. In another embodiment, the mitochondrial ATP synthetase subunit encoding sequence of SEQ ID NO:2 or a portion thereof may be a sequence encoding ATP synthetase subunit 6 or a portion thereof, or a sequence encoding ATP synthetase subunit 8 or a portion thereof. In another embodiment, the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO:1 corresponds to a sequence of SEQ ID NO:2 or a portion thereof that may be a sequence encoding a truncated NADH dehydrogenase subunit 1 or a portion thereof, a sequence encoding NADH dehydrogenase subunit 2 or a portion thereof or a sequence encoding truncated CO3 or a portion thereof. 
     In other embodiments of the invention, the disease associated with altered mitochondrial function may be Alzheimer&#39;s Disease, Huntington&#39;s Disease, Parkinson&#39;s Disease, dystonia, schizophrenia, non-insulin dependent diabetes mellitus, mitochondrial encephalopathy, lactic acidosis, and stroke, myoclonic epilepsy ragged red fiber syndrome, or Leber&#39;s hereditary optic neuropathy. 
     In another aspect, the invention provides a method of identifying an agent suitable for treating a subject suspected of being at risk for having a disease associated with altered mitochondrial function, by determining the apolipoprotein E genotype of the subject; comparing a ratio r in a biological sample obtained from the subject before contacting the sample with a candidate agent to the ratio r in a biological sample obtained from the subject after contacting the sample with a candidate agent, the ratio r calculated using the formula: 
     
       
         r=x/(x+y) 
       
     
     wherein x is the amount of extramitochondrial DNA in the sample, and y is the amount of mitochondrial DNA in the sample; and therefrom determining the suitability of said candidate agent for treating the disease associated with altered mitochondrial function. In another embodiment, the disease associated with altered mitochondrial function is Alzheimer&#39;s disease. 
     It is another aspect of the invention to provide a method of correlating a ratio r with the suitability of an agent for treating Alzheimer&#39;s disease in a subject, by determining a ratio r in a biological sample obtained from the subject, said ratio r calculated using the formula: 
     
       
         r=x/(x+y) 
       
     
     wherein x is the amount of extramitochondrial DNA in the sample, and y is the amount of mitochondrial DNA in the sample; contacting said subject with a candidate agent and evaluating the subject for alterations in the AD disease state, and therefrom correlating the suitability of the agent for treating AD in the subject with r. In another embodiment, the apolipoprotein E genotype of the subject is determined, and therefrom the suitability of the agent for treating AD in the subject is correlated with r and with the apolipoprotein E genotype. 
     These and other aspects of the present invention will become evident upon reference to the following detailed description and attached drawings. In addition, various references are set forth herein which describe in more detail certain aspects of this invention, and are therefore incorporated by reference in their entirety. 
    
    
     BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS 
     FIGS. 1 panels A-F depict the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO:1. 
     FIGS. 2 panels A-AA depict the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO:2 and amino acid sequences of SEQ ID NOs: 13-25. 
     FIG. 3 panels A and B depict the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO:3 and human mtDNA sequence of SEQ ID NO:26. 
    
    
     DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION 
     The present invention is directed generally to compositions and methods for diagnosing the risk or presence of a disease associated with altered mitochondrial function in a subject, and to compositions and methods for the identification of agents that may be suitable for treating a disease associated with altered mitochondrial function. The invention utilizes a ratio, r, that may be useful for pharmacogenomic purposes, for example to stratify patient populations according to the suitability of particular therapeutic agents for use in such populations. The ratio r is the ratio of the amount of exmtDNA in a biological sample relative to the sum of the amount of exmtDNA plus mtDNA in the sample. As expressed quantitatively, the ratio r may be calculated using the formula: 
     
       
         r=x/(x+y) 
       
     
     wherein 
     x is the amount of exmtDNA in a sample, and 
     y is the amount of mtDNA in the sample. 
     In various aspects of the invention, as elaborated more fully herein, quantification of x and y provide, through calculation of r, parameters useful in diagnosis of a disease associated with altered mitochondrial function and in screening assays for agents that may be suitable for the treatment of such a disease. 
     As discussed above, “altered mitochondrial function” may refer to any condition or state, including those that accompany a disease, where any structure or activity that is directly or indirectly related to a mitochondrial function has been changed. Altered mitochondrial function may have its origin in extramitochondrial structures or events as well as in mitochondrial structures or events, in direct interactions between mitochondrial and extramitochondrial genes and/or their gene products, or in structural or functional changes that occur as the result of interactions between intermediates that may be formed as the result of such interactions, including metabolites, catabolites, substrates, precursors, cofactors and the like. 
     Also as discussed above, altered mitochondrial function may include (but need not be limited to) altered respiratory or metabolic activity in some or all cells of a biological source. For example, markedly impaired ETC activity may be an example of altered mitochondrial function, as may be generation of increased ROS or defective oxidative phosphorylation. As further examples, altered mitochondrial membrane potential, induction of apoptotic pathways and formation of atypical chemical and biochemical crosslinked species within a cell, whether by enzymatic or non-enzymatic mechanisms, may all be regarded as indicative of altered mitochondrial function. Without wishing to be bound by theory, alterations in the ratio r are believed to reflect chemical changes within affected cells that quantitatively influence recoveries of exmtDNA and/or mtDNA. For example, biochemical crosslinking events may result in the formation of DNA aggregates, DNA adducts or other molecular species that affect DNA recoveries following extraction procedures. 
     According to the present invention, alterations in the ratio r as defined above provide a novel and useful parameter for diagnosing the risk or presence of a disease associated with altered mitochondrial function in a subject, and for identifying agents that may be suitable for treating a disease associated with altered mitochondrial function. As discussed above, a number of diseases, including several degenerative diseases, are associated with alterations in mitochondrial function. Further, detection of an appropriate parameter of altered mitochondrial function can provide preclinical evidence for a risk of or predisposition to a disease. 
     Determination of the ratio r involves quantification of exmtDNA (x) and mtDNA (y) that may be based on strong but not necessarily absolute nucleotide sequence conservation when corresponding portions of mtDNA and exmtDNA are compared, as discussed herein. In most preferred embodiments of the invention, determination of r is accomplished by detecting minor nucleotide sequence differences in highly conserved mtDNA and exmtDNA regions, as elaborated below. The invention provides compositions and methods that include the use of nucleic acid molecules, or portions thereof, having nucleotide sequences that are found in the human mtDNA sequence SEQ ID NO:2 (Anderson et al.,  Nature  290:457, 1981) and fragments of SEQ ID NO:2 that are suitable for use as oligonucleotide primers in nucleic acid primer extension or amplification techniques, as hybridization probes for the detection of complementary nucleotide sequences in a sample or for any number of additional uses that are well known to those familiar with the art. ExmtDNA may be nuclear DNA, including chromosomal and non-chromosomal DNA, or non-nuclear extramitochondrial DNA that may be from any subcellular compartment, provided it is not mtDNA. 
     Nucleic acid sequences within the scope of the invention include isolated DNA and RNA sequences that specifically hybridize under conditions of moderate or high stringency to exmtDNA nucleotide sequences, including exmtDNA sequences disclosed herein or fragments thereof, and their complements. As used herein, conditions of moderate stringency, as known to those having ordinary skill in the art, and as defined by Sambrook et al.,  Molecular Cloning: A Laboratory Manual , 2nd Ed. Vol. 1, pp. 1.101-104, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press (1989), include use of a prewashing solution for the nitrocellulose filters 5×SSC, 0.5% SDS, 1.0 mM EDTA (pH 8.0), hybridization conditions of 50% formamide, 6×SSC at 42° C. (or other similar hybridization solution), and washing conditions of about 50-60° C., 0.5×SSC, 0.1% SDS. Conditions of high stringency are defined as hybridization conditions as above, and with washing at 60-68° C., 0.2×SSC, 0.1% SDS. In other embodiments, hybridization to an exmtDNA nucleotide sequence may be at normal stringency, which is approximately 25-30° C. below Tm of the native duplex (e.g., 5×SSPE, 0.5% SDS, 5×Denhardt&#39;s solution, 50% formamide, at 42° C. or equivalent conditions), at low stringency hybridizations, which utilize conditions approximately 40° C. below Tm, or at high stringency hybridizations, which utilize conditions approximately 10° C. below Tm. The skilled artisan will recognize that the temperature, salt concentration, and chaotrope composition of hybridization and wash solutions may be adjusted as necessary according to factors such as the length and nucleotide base composition of the probe. (See also, e.g., Ausubel et al.,  Current Protocols in Molecular Biology , Greene Publishing, 1987.) 
     An “isolated nucleic acid molecule” refers to a polynucleotide molecule in the form of a separate fragment or as a component of a larger nucleic acid construct, that has been separated from its source cell (including the chromosome it normally resides in) at least once, preferably in a substantially pure form. Isolated nucleic acids may be nucleic acids having particular disclosed nucleotide sequences or may be regions, portions or fragments thereof. Those having ordinary skill in the art are able to prepare isolated nucleic acids having the complete nucleotide sequence, or the sequence of any portion of a particular isolated nucleic acid molecule, when provided with the appropriate nucleic acid sequence information as disclosed herein. Nucleic acid molecules may be comprised of a wide variety of nucleotides, including DNA, RNA, nucleotide analogues such as phosphorothioates or peptide nucleic acids, or other analogues with which those skilled in the art will be familiar, or some combination of these. 
     The present invention, as described herein, provides exmtDNA sequences and isolated exmtDNA nucleic acid molecules. exmtDNA may be isolated from genomic DNA, typically by first generating an appropriate DNA library through techniques for constructing libraries that are known in the art (see Sambrook et al.,  Molecular Cloning: A Laboratory Manual , Cold Spring Harbor Press, 1989) or purchased from commercial sources (e.g., Clontech, Palo Alto, Calif.). Briefly, genomic DNA libraries can be constructed in chromosomal vectors, such as YACs (yeast artificial chromosomes), bacteriophage vectors, such as pBeloBAC11, λEMBL3, λgt10, cosmids, or plasmids. Alternatively, isolated exmtDNA may be prepared by preferentially amplifying exmtDNA sequences present in biological samples using, for example, DNA amplification methodologies such as PCR or other amplification techniques that are well known in the art, with suitable oligonucleotide primers complementary to exmtDNA sequences as disclosed herein. 
     In one embodiment, known mtDNA sequences derived from SEQ ID NO:2 (Anderson et al., Nature 290:457, 1981) may be utilized to design oligonucleotide hybridization probes suitable for screening genomic libraries. Preferably, such oligonucleotide probes are 18-30 bases in length and have sequences that, under the hybridization conditions selected, hybridize to complementary exmtDNA sequences lacking nucleotide substitutions, insertions or deletions (“mutations”) relative to the corresponding region of the mtDNA sequence of SEQ ID NO:2. 
     Portions of an exmtDNA sequence and the mtDNA sequence of SEQ ID NO:2 are regarded as “corresponding” nucleic acid sequences, regions, fragments or the like, based on the convention for numbering mtDNA nucleic acid positions according to SEQ ID NO:2 (Anderson et al., Nature 290:457, 1981), wherein an exmtDNA sequence is aligned with the mtDNA sequence of SEQ ID NO:2 such that at least 70%, preferably at least 80% and more preferably at least 90% of the nucleotides in a given sequence of at least 20 consecutive nt&#39;s of a sequence are identical. In certain preferred embodiments, an exmtDNA sequence is greater than 95% identical to a corresponding mtDNA sequence. In certain particularly preferred embodiments, an exmtDNA sequence is identical to a corresponding mtDNA sequence. Those oligonucleotide probes having sequences that are identical in corresponding regions of mtDNA and exmtDNA may be identified and selected following hybridization target DNA sequence analysis, to verify the absence of mutations in the target exmtDNA sequence relative to the primer mtDNA-derived sequence. 
     To facilitate hybridization detection, the oligonucleotide may be conveniently labeled, generally at the 5′ end, with a reporter molecule, such as a radionuclide, e.g.,  32 P, enzymatic label, protein label, fluorescent label, biotin or other suitable labeling moieties known in the art. Such libraries are then generally plated as phage or colonies, depending upon the vector used. Subsequently, a plate replica to which the colonies or phage have been transferred, such as a nitrocellulose or nylon membrane or the like, is probed to identify candidate clones that contain the exmtDNA sequence. Such candidates may be verified as containing exmtDNA by any of various means including, for example, DNA sequence analysis or hybridization with a second, non-overlapping probe selected as described above to hybridize with target exmtDNA sequences lacking nucleotide substitutions, deletions or insertions relative to the corresponding portion of the mtDNA sequence of SEQ ID NO:2. 
     Once a library is identified as containing exmtDNA, the exmtDNA can be isolated by amplification. Briefly, when using genomic library DNA as a template, amplification primers are designed based upon known mtDNA sequences (SEQ ID NO:2) and primer “walking” is used to select primers that anneal to exmtDNA regions that are identical to mtDNA sequences. The primers preferably have a GC content of about 50% and contain restriction sites to facilitate cloning. Primers do not have self-complementary sequences, nor do they contain complementary sequences at their 3′ end (to prevent primer-dimer formation). The primers are annealed to genomic DNA and sufficient amplification cycles are performed to yield a product readily visualized by gel electrophoresis and staining. The amplified fragment is purified and inserted into a vector, such as λgt10 or pBS(M13+), and propagated. Confirmation of the nature of the fragment is obtained by DNA sequence analysis. 
     As an example of detection of mtDNA-like sequences in a DNA library, an oligonucleotide having a nucleotide sequence present in a portion of any human mtDNA gene, preferably one of the human mtDNA encoded genes NADH dehydrogenase subunit 1 (ND1), NADH dehydrogenase subunit 2 (ND2) or cytochrome c oxidase 3 (CO3) and more preferably one of the human mtDNA encoded genes CO1, CO2, ATPase 8 or ATPase 6, may be labeled and used as a probe on a human genomic DNA library. An initial hybridization at normal stringency may yield candidate clones or fragments. If no hybridization is initially observed, varying degrees of stringency may be used. (See Sambrook et al., Ausubel et al., supra, and other well-known sources for stringency conditions.) 
     Where it is advantageous to use oligonucleotide primers according to the present invention, such primers may be 10-60 nucleotides in length, preferably 15-35 nucleotides and still more preferably 18-30 nucleotides in length. Primers as described above for use in isolating exmtDNA from genomic DNA may also be useful in the present invention for quantifying mtDNA and exmtDNA by any of a variety of techniques well known in the art for determining the amount of specific nucleic acid target sequences present in a sample based on specific hybridization of a primer to the target sequence. Optionally, in certain of these techniques, hybridization precedes nucleotide polymerase catalyzed extension of the primer using the strand containing the target sequence as a template, and/or ligation of oligonucleotides hybridized to adjacent target sequences, and embodiments of the invention using primer extension are particularly preferred. For examples of references on such quantitative detection techniques, including those that may be used to detect nucleotide insertions, substitutions or deletions in a portion of an exmtDNA sequence site near an oligonucleotide primer target hybridization site that corresponds to a portion of the mtDNA sequence of SEQ ID NO:2, and further including those that involve primer extension, see U.S. Pat. No. 5,760,205 and the references cited therein, all of which are hereby incorporated by reference, and see also, for example, Botstein et al. (Am. J. Hum. Gen. 32:314, 1980), Gibbs et al. (Nucl. Ac. Res. 17:2437, 1989), Newton et al. (Nucl. Ac. Res. 17:2503, 1989), Grossman et al. (Nucl. Ac. Res. 22:4527, 1994), and Saiki et al. (Proc. Nat. Acad. Sci. 86:6230, 1989), all of which are hereby incorporated by reference. A particularly useful method for this purpose is the primer extension assay disclosed by Fahy et al. ( Nucl. Acids Res . 25:3102, 1997) and by Ghosh et al. ( Am. J. Hum. Genet . 58:325, 1996), both of which references are hereby incorporated in their entireties, as is Krook et al. (Hum. Molec. Genet. 1:391, 1995) which teaches modification of primer extension reactions to detect multiple nucleotide substitutions, insertions, deletions or other mutations. Other examples of useful techniques for quantifying the presence of specific nucleic acid target sequences in a sample include but need not be limited to labeled probe hybridization to the target nucleic acid sequences with or without first partially separating target nucleic acids from other nucleic acids present in the sample. 
     Examples of other useful techniques for determining the amount of specific nucleic acid target sequences present in a sample based on specific hybridization of a primer to the target sequence include specific amplification of target nucleic acid sequences and quantification of amplification products, including but not limited to polymerase chain reaction (PCR, Gibbs et al., Nucl. Ac. Res. 17:2437, 1989), transcriptional amplification systems, strand displacement amplification and self-sustained sequence replication (3SR, Ghosh et al, in Molecular Methods for Virus Detection, 1995 Academic Press, NY, pp. 287-314), the cited references for which are hereby incorporated in their entireties. Examples of other useful techniques include ligase chain reaction, single stranded conformational polymorphism analysis, Q-beta replicase assay, restriction fragment length polymorphism (RFLP, Botstein et al., Am. J. Hum. Gen. 32:314, 1980) analysis and cycled probe technology, as well as other suitable methods that will be known to those familiar with the art. 
     In a particularly preferred embodiment of the invention, primer extension is used to quantify exmtDNA and mtDNA present in a biological sample. (Ghosh et al.,  Am. J. Hum. Genet . 58:325, 1996) This embodiment may offer certain advantages by permitting both exmtDNA and mtDNA to be simultaneously quantified using a single oligonucleotide primer capable of hybridizing to a complementary nucleic acid target sequence that is present in a defined region of mtDNA and in a corresponding region of a exmtDNA sequence. Without wishing to be bound by theory, the use of a single primer for quantification of exmtDNA and of mtDNA is believed to avoid uncertainties associated with potential disparities in the relative hybridization properties of multiple primers and may offer other advantages. Where such a target sequence is situated adjacent to an exmtDNA nucleotide sequence position that is a nucleotide substitution, insertion or deletion relative to the corresponding mtDNA sequence position, primer extension assays may be designed such that oligonucleotide extension products of primers hybridizing to mtDNA are of different lengths than oligonucleotide extension products of primers hybridizing to exmtDNA. Accordingly, the amount of exmtDNA in a sample and the amount of mtDNA in the sample may be determined by quantification of distinct extension products that are separable on the basis of sequence length or molecular mass, for purposes of calculating the ratio r as described above. 
     Sequence length or molecular mass of primer extension assay products may be determined using any known method for characterizing the size of nucleic acid sequences with which those skilled in the art are familiar. In a preferred embodiment, primer extension products are characterized by gel electrophoresis. In another preferred embodiment, primer extension products are characterized by mass spectrometry (MS), which may further include matrix assisted laser desorption ionization/time of flight (MALDI-TOF) analysis or other MS techniques known to those having skill in the art. See, for example, U.S. Pat. No. 5,622,824, U.S. Pat. No. 5,605,798 and U.S. Pat. No. 5,547,835, all of which are hereby incorporated by reference in their entireties. In another preferred embodiment, primer extension products are characterized by liquid or gas chromatography, which may further include high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC), gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS) or other well known chromatographic methodologies. 
     Any exmtDNA sequence or portion of an exmtDNA sequence that corresponds to the human mtDNA sequence of SEQ ID NO:2 or a portion thereof or several portions thereof may be useful in this embodiment of the invention. Examples of human exmtDNA sequences that are useful in this and other embodiments of the invention are disclosed in SEQ ID NO:1 and in SEQ ID NO:3. Nucleotide positions at which exmtDNA and mtDNA differ are provided in Table 1 and Table 2, in which the identities of nucleotides at particular sequence positions in SEQ ID NO:2 and the corresponding positions in SEQ ID NO:1 and SEQ ID NO:3, respectively, are presented. Portions of SEQ ID NO:2 that include nucleic acid sequences encoding the mitochondrial ETC enzymes cytochrome c oxidase 1 (CO 1), cytochrome c oxidase 2 (CO 2), ATP synthetase subunit 8 (ATPase 8) and ATP synthetase subunit 6 (ATPase 6) may be particularly useful, and in preferred embodiments of the invention these sequences comprise isolated nucleic acid molecules that have nucleotide sequences identical or complementary to corresponding nucleic acid sequences present in exmtDNA of SEQ ID NO:1 and/or SEQ ID NO:3. Portions of SEQ ID NO:2 that include nucleic acid sequences encoding the mitochondrial tRNAs, including mitochondrial isoleucyl, glutaminyl, methionyl, aspartyl, cysteinyl, tyrosinyl and lysyl tRNAs may also be particularly useful, and in preferred embodiments of the invention these sequences comprise isolated nucleic acid molecules that have nucleotide sequences identical or complementary to corresponding nucleic acid sequences present in exmtDNA od SEQ ID NO:1 and/or SEQ ID NO:3. 
     
       
         
           
               
               
               
               
               
             
               
                   
                 TABLE 1 
               
               
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 Human 
                 Human 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 mtDNA 
                 exmtDNA 
               
               
                   
                 mt Gene 
                 Nucleotide 
                 SEQ ID 
                 SEQ ID 
               
               
                   
                 Region 
                 position 
                 NO:2 
                 NO:1 
               
               
                   
                   
               
             
            
               
                   
                 ND1 
                 4048 
                 G 
                 A 
               
               
                   
                   
                 4104 
                 A 
                 G 
               
               
                   
                 tRNA Ile   
                 4312 
                 C 
                 T 
               
               
                   
                   
                 4318 
                 C 
                 T 
               
               
                   
                 tRNA Gln   
                 4375 
                 C 
                 G 
               
               
                   
                   
                 4382 
                 C 
                 A 
               
               
                   
                   
                 4398 
                 C 
                 T 
               
               
                   
                 tRNA Met   
                 4456 
                 C 
                 T 
               
               
                   
                 ND2 
                 4496 
                 C 
                 T 
               
               
                   
                   
                 4736 
                 T 
                 C 
               
               
                   
                   
                 4769 
                 A 
                 G 
               
               
                   
                   
                 4856 
                 T 
                 C 
               
               
                   
                   
                 4904 
                 C 
                 T 
               
               
                   
                   
                 4914 
                 C 
                 T 
               
               
                   
                   
                 4940 
                 C 
                 T 
               
               
                   
                   
                 4958 
                 A 
                 G 
               
               
                   
                   
                 4985 
                 G 
                 A 
               
               
                   
                   
                 4991 
                 G 
                 A 
               
               
                   
                   
                 5041 
                 T 
                 C 
               
               
                   
                   
                 5147 
                 G 
                 A 
               
               
                   
                   
                 5320 
                 C 
                 T 
               
               
                   
                   
                 5351 
                 A 
                 G 
               
               
                   
                   
                 5387 
                 C 
                 T 
               
               
                   
                   
                 5426 
                 T 
                 C 
               
               
                   
                   
                 5471 
                 G 
                 A 
               
               
                   
                   
                 5474 
                 A 
                 G 
               
               
                   
                   
                 5498 
                 A 
                 G 
               
               
                   
                 tRNA Cys   
                 5821 
                 G 
                 A 
               
               
                   
                 tRNA Tyr   
                 5840 
                 C 
                 T 
               
               
                   
                 CO1 
                 6023 
                 G 
                 A 
               
               
                   
                   
                 6221 
                 T 
                 C 
               
               
                   
                   
                 6242 
                 C 
                 T 
               
               
                   
                   
                 6266 
                 A 
                 C 
               
               
                   
                   
                 6299 
                 A 
                 G 
               
               
                   
                   
                 6366 
                 G 
                 A 
               
               
                   
                   
                 6383 
                 G 
                 A 
               
               
                   
                   
                 6410 
                 C 
                 T 
               
               
                   
                   
                 6452 
                 C 
                 T 
               
               
                   
                   
                 6483 
                 C 
                 T 
               
               
                   
                   
                 6512 
                 T 
                 C 
               
               
                   
                   
                 6542 
                 C 
                 T 
               
               
                   
                   
                 6569 
                 C 
                 A 
               
               
                   
                   
                 6641 
                 T 
                 C 
               
               
                   
                   
                 6935 
                 C 
                 T 
               
               
                   
                   
                 6938 
                 C 
                 T 
               
               
                   
                   
                 7146 
                 A 
                 G 
               
               
                   
                   
                 7232 
                 C 
                 T 
               
               
                   
                   
                 7256 
                 C 
                 T 
               
               
                   
                   
                 7316 
                 G 
                 A 
               
               
                   
                 tRNA Asp   
                 7521 
                 G 
                 A 
               
               
                   
                 CO2 
                 7650 
                 C 
                 T 
               
               
                   
                   
                 7705 
                 T 
                 C 
               
               
                   
                   
                 7810 
                 C 
                 T 
               
               
                   
                   
                 7868 
                 C 
                 T 
               
               
                   
                   
                 7891 
                 C 
                 T 
               
               
                   
                   
                 7912 
                 G 
                 A 
               
               
                   
                   
                 8021 
                 A 
                 G 
               
               
                   
                   
                 8065 
                 G 
                 A 
               
               
                   
                   
                 8140 
                 C 
                 T 
               
               
                   
                   
                 8152 
                 G 
                 A 
               
               
                   
                   
                 8167 
                 T 
                 C 
               
               
                   
                   
                 8196-8197 
                 AC 
                 deletion 
               
               
                   
                   
                 8203 
                 C 
                 T 
               
               
                   
                 ATPase8 
                 8392 
                 G 
                 A 
               
               
                   
                   
                 8455 
                 C 
                 T 
               
               
                   
                   
                 8461 
                 C 
                 T 
               
               
                   
                   
                 8503 
                 T 
                 C 
               
               
                   
                   
                 8545 
                 G 
                 A 
               
               
                   
                 ATPase6 
                 8545 
                 G 
                 A 
               
               
                   
                   
                 8655 
                 C 
                 T 
               
               
                   
                   
                 8677 
                 A 
                 C 
               
               
                   
                   
                 8701 
                 A 
                 G 
               
               
                   
                   
                 8718 
                 A 
                 G 
               
               
                   
                   
                 8860 
                 A 
                 G 
               
               
                   
                   
                 8943 
                 C 
                 T 
               
               
                   
                   
                 9060 
                 C 
                 A 
               
               
                   
                   
                 9075 
                 C 
                 T 
               
               
                   
                   
                 9103 
                 C 
                 T 
               
               
                   
                   
                 9168 
                 C 
                 T 
               
               
                   
                   
                 9175 
                 C 
                 T 
               
               
                   
                 CO3 
                 9254 
                 A 
                 G 
               
               
                   
                   
                 9325 
                 T 
                 C 
               
               
                   
                   
                 9329 
                 G 
                 C 
               
               
                   
                   
                 9335 
                 C 
                 T 
               
               
                   
                   
                 9434 
                 A 
                 G 
               
               
                   
                   
                 9540 
                 T 
                 C 
               
               
                   
                   
                 9545 
                 A 
                 G 
               
               
                   
                   
                 9548 
                 G 
                 A 
               
               
                   
                   
                 9559 
                 G 
                 C 
               
               
                   
                   
                 9629 
                 A 
                 G 
               
               
                   
                   
               
            
           
         
       
     
     
       
         
           
               
               
               
               
             
               
                 TABLE 2 
               
               
                   
               
               
                   
                 Nucleotide 
                 Human mtDNA SEQ 
                 Human exmtDNA 
               
               
                 mt Gene Region 
                 position 
                 ID NO: 2 
                 SEQ ID NO: 3 
               
               
                   
               
             
            
               
                 tRNA Lys   
                 8310 
                 T 
                 C 
               
               
                   
                 8311 
                 T 
                 C 
               
               
                   
                 8336 
                 T 
                 C 
               
               
                   
                 8345 
                 C 
                 T 
               
               
                   
                 8348 
                 A 
                 T 
               
               
                   
                 8349 
                 C 
                 T 
               
               
                   
                 8351 
                 C 
                 T 
               
               
                 ATPase8 
                 8371 
                 C 
                 A 
               
               
                   
                 8374 
                 A 
                 G 
               
               
                   
                 8383 
                 T 
                 C 
               
               
                   
                 8386 
                 C 
                 T 
               
               
                   
                 8392 
                 G 
                 A 
               
               
                   
                 8395 
                 C 
                 T 
               
               
                   
                 8396 
                 A 
                 G 
               
               
                   
                 8398 
                 C 
                 T 
               
               
                   
                 8401 
                 A 
                 C 
               
               
                   
                 8404 
                 T 
                 C 
               
               
                   
                 8410 
                 C 
                 A 
               
               
                   
                 8419 
                 T 
                 C 
               
               
                   
                 8422 
                 A 
                 G 
               
               
                   
                 8423 
                 C 
                 T 
               
               
                   
                 8428 
                 C 
                 T 
               
               
                   
                 8450 
                 T 
                 C 
               
               
                   
                 8459 
                 A 
                 C 
               
               
                   
                 8463 
                 A 
                 G 
               
               
                   
                 8467 
                 C 
                 T 
               
               
                   
                 8470 
                 A 
                 G 
               
               
                   
                 8473 
                 T 
                 C 
               
               
                   
                 8474 
                 C 
                 A 
               
               
                   
                 8485 
                 G 
                 A 
               
               
                   
                 8486 
                 C 
                 T 
               
               
                   
                 8487 
                 C 
                 T 
               
               
                   
                 8488 
                 C 
                 T 
               
               
                   
                 8491 
                 A 
                 T 
               
               
                   
                 8503 
                 T 
                 C 
               
               
                   
                 8506 
                 T 
                 C 
               
               
                   
                 8508 
                 A 
                 G 
               
               
                   
                 8509 
                 C 
                 T 
               
               
                   
                 8512 
                 A 
                 G 
               
               
                   
                 8539 
                 C 
                 T 
               
               
                 ATPase8/6 
                 8541 
                 G 
                 A 
               
               
                   
                 8557 
                 G 
                 A 
               
               
                   
                 8562 
                 C 
                 T 
               
               
                   
                 8566 
                 A 
                 G 
               
               
                   
                 8568 
                 C 
                 A 
               
               
                 ATPase6 
                 8584 
                 G 
                 A 
               
               
                   
                 8591 
                 T 
                 C 
               
               
                   
                 8592 
                 G 
                 A 
               
               
                   
                 8598 
                 T 
                 C 
               
               
                   
                 8610 
                 T 
                 C 
               
               
                   
                 8611 
                 C 
                 T 
               
               
                   
                 8614 
                 T 
                 C 
               
               
                   
                 8617 
                 A 
                 G 
               
               
                   
                 8622 
                 C 
                 A 
               
               
                   
                 8634 
                 T 
                 C 
               
               
                   
                 8661 
                 C 
                 T 
               
               
                   
                 8674 
                 A 
                 C 
               
               
                   
                 8676 
                 C 
                 T 
               
               
                   
                 8677 
                 A 
                 C 
               
               
                   
                 8682 
                 A 
                 C 
               
               
                   
                 8687 
                 C 
                 T 
               
               
                   
                 8697 
                 G 
                 A 
               
               
                   
                 8703 
                 C 
                 G 
               
               
                   
                 8709 
                 C 
                 T 
               
               
                   
                 8714 
                 C 
                 T 
               
               
                   
                 8718 
                 A 
                 G 
               
               
                   
                 8730 
                 A 
                 G 
               
               
                   
                 8733 
                 T 
                 C 
               
               
                   
                 8743 
                 G 
                 A 
               
               
                   
                 8745 
                 A 
                 T 
               
               
                   
                 8749 
                 T 
                 C 
               
               
                   
                 8751 
                 A 
                 G 
               
               
                   
                 8754 
                 C 
                 T 
               
               
                   
                 8775 
                 C 
                 T 
               
               
                   
                 8788 
                 C 
                 T 
               
               
                   
                 8793 
                 T 
                 C 
               
               
                   
                 8810 
                 C 
                 T 
               
               
                   
               
            
           
         
       
     
     In another preferred embodiment of the invention, DNA in a biological sample containing exmtDNA and/or mtDNA is first amplified by methodologies well known in the art and described above, such that the amplification products may be used as templates in a method for quantifying the amount of exmtDNA and mtDNA present in the sample. Accordingly, it may be desirable to employ oligonucleotide primers that are complementary to target sequences that are identical in, and common to, mtDNA and exmtDNA, for example PCR amplification templates and primers prepared according to Fahy et al. ( Nucl. Acids Res ., 25:3102, 1997) and Davis et al. ( Proc. Nat. Acad. Sci. USA  94:4526, 1997; see also Hirano et al.,  Proc. Nat. Acad. Sci. USA  94:14894, 1997, and Wallace et al.,  Proc. Nat. Acad. Sci. USA  94:14900, 1997.) 
     Biological samples containing exmtDNA and mtDNA may comprise any tissue or cell preparation in which exmtDNA and mtDNA may be present. Biological samples may be provided by obtaining a blood sample, biopsy specimen, tissue explant, organ culture or any other tissue or cell preparation from a subject or a biological source. The subject or biological source may be a human or non-human animal, a primary cell culture or culture adapted cell line including but not limited to genetically engineered cell lines that may contain chromasomally integrated or episomal recombinant nucleic acid sequences, immortalized or immortalizable cell lines, somatic cell hybrid or cytoplasmic hybrid “cybrid” cell lines, differentiated or differentiatable cell lines, transformed cell lines and the like. In certain preferred embodiments of the invention, the subject or biological source may be suspected of having or being at risk for having a disease associated with altered mitochondrial function, and in certain preferred embodiments of the invention the subject or biological source may be known to be free of a risk or presence of such as disease. 
     In certain other preferred embodiments where it is desirable to determine whether or not a subject or biological source falls within clinical parameters indicative of Alzheimer&#39;s disease (AD), signs and symptoms of AD that are accepted by those skilled in the art may be used to so designate a subject or biological source, for example clinical signs referred to in McKhann et al. (Neurology 34:939, 1984, National Institute of Neurology, Communicative Disorders and Stroke and Alzheimer&#39;s Disease and Related Disorders Association Criteria of Probable AD, NINCDS-ADRDA) and references cited therein, or other means known in the art for diagnosing AD. 
     In certain aspects of the invention, biological samples containing mtDNA and exmtDNA may be obtained from the subject or biological source before and after contacting the subject or biological source with a candidate agent, for example to identify a candidate agent capable of effecting a change in the value of the ratio r, defined above, relative to the value of r before exposure of the subject or biological source to the agent. 
     In a most preferred embodiment of the invention, the biological sample containing mtDNA and exmtDNA may comprise a crude buffy coat fraction of whole blood, which is known in the art to comprise further a particulate fraction of whole blood enriched in white blood cells and platelets and substantially depleted of erythrocytes. Those familiar with the art will know how to prepare such a buffy coat fraction, which may be prepared by differential density sedimentation of blood components under defined conditions, including the use of density dependent separation media, or by other methods. 
     In another most preferred embodiment of the invention, the amount of exmtDNA and mtDNA in a biological sample may be quantified by first heating the sample in water to lyse cells contained therein, and then extracting cellular DNA from the lysed cells using an aqueous DNA extraction procedure. “Heating” may involve treating the cells for various times, typically 1-120 minutes, at a high temperature that is at least 80° C., preferably at least 90° C., more preferably at least 95° C. and most preferably in a boiling water bath. Based on the compositions and methods disclosed in the present application, the ordinarily skilled artisan will be able to readily determine optimal times and temperatures for heating samples to practice the invention without undue experimentation. As used herein, an “aqueous DNA extraction” method refers to preparation of DNA from such a boiled cell lysate without subjecting the lysate to sodium dodecylsulfate(SDS)/proteinase K treatments and/or without fractionating the lysate using a phenol-chloroform two-phase separation extraction step. Those skilled in the art will be familiar with various standard procedures for preparing and handling DNA without the use of SDS/ proteinase K and/or phenol-chloroform. 
     According to certain embodiments of the invention, the particular cell type or tissue type from which a biological sample is obtained may influence qualitative or quantitative aspects of the exmtDNA and/or mtDNA contained therein relative to exmtDNA and/or mtDNA obtained from distinct cell or tissue types of a common biological source. As described above, some diseases associated with altered mitochondrial function may manifest themselves in particular cell or tissue types. For example, AD is primarily a neurodegenerative disease that particularly effects changes in the central nervous system (CNS). It is therefore within the contemplation of the invention to quantify exmtDNA and mtDNA in biological samples from different cell or tissue types as may render the advantages of the invention most useful for a particular disease associated with altered mitochondrial function, and the relevant cell or tissue types will be known to those familiar with such diseases. 
     In order to determine whether a mitochondrial alteration may contribute to a particular disease state, it may be useful to construct a model system for diagnostic tests and for screening candidate therapeutic agents in which the nuclear genetic background may be held constant while the mitochondrial genome is modified. It is known in the art to deplete mitochondrial DNA from cultured cells to produce ρ 0  cells, thereby preventing expression and replication of mitochondrial genes and inactivating mitochondrial function. See, for example, International Publication Number WO 95/26973, which is hereby incorporated by reference in its entirety, and references cited therein. It is further known in the art to repopulate such ρ 0  cells with mitochondria derived from foreign cells in order to assess the contribution of the donor mitochondrial genotype to the respiratory phenotype of the recipient cells. Such cytoplasmic hybrid cells, containing genomic and mitochondrial DNAs of differing biological origins, are known as cybrids. 
     “ρ 0  cells” are cells essentially completely depleted of mtDNA, and therefore have no functional mitochondrial respiration/ electron transport activity. Such absence of mitochondrial respiration may be established by demonstrating a lack of oxygen consumption by intact cells in the absence of glucose, and/or by demonstrating a lack of catalytic activity of electron transport chain enzyme complexes having subunits encoded by mtDNA, using methods well known in the art. (See, e.g., Miller et al.,  J. Neurochem . 67:1897-1907, 1996.) That cells have become ρ 0  cells may be further established by demonstrating that no mtDNA sequences are detectable within the cells. For example, using standard techniques well known to those familiar with the art, cellular mtDNA content may be measured using slot blot analysis of 1 μg total cellular DNA probed with a mtDNA-specific oligonucleotide probe radiolabeled with, e.g.,  32 P to a specific activity ≧900 Ci/gm. Under these conditions ρ 0  cells yield no detectable hybridizing probe signal. Alternatively, any other method known in the art for detecting the presence of mtDNA in a sample may be used that provides comparable sensitivity. 
     “Mitochondrial DNA depleted” cells (“mtDNA depleted cells”) are cells substantially but not completely depleted of functional mitochondria and/or mitochondrial DNA, by any method useful for this purpose. MtDNA depleted cells are preferably at least 80% depleted of mtDNA as measured using the slot blot assay described above for the determination of the presence of ρ 0  cells, and more preferably at least 90% depleted of mtDNA. Most preferably, mtDNA depleted cells are depleted of &gt;95% of their mtDNA. 
     Mitochondria to be transferred to construct model systems in accordance with the present invention may be isolated from virtually any tissue or cell source. Cell cultures of all types may potentially be used, as may cells from any tissue. However, fibroblasts, brain tissue, myoblasts and platelets are preferred sources of donor mitochondria. Platelets are the most preferred, in part because of their ready abundance, and their lack of nuclear DNA. This preference is not meant to constitute a limitation on the range of cell types that may be used as donor sources. 
     For example, platelets may be isolated by an adaptation of the method of Chomyn ( Am. J. Hum. Genet . 54:966-974, 1994). However, it is not necessary that this particular method be used. Other methods are easily substituted. For instance, if nucleated cells are used, cell enucleation and isolation of mitochondria isolation can be performed as described by Chomyn et al.,  Mol. Cell. Biol . 11:2236-2244, 1991. Human tissue from a subject suspected of having or being at risk for having a disease associated with altered mitochondrial function, or from a subject known to be free of a risk or presence of such a disease, may be the source of donor mitochondrial DNA. 
     After preparation of mitochondria by isolation of platelets or enucleation of donor cells, the mitochondria may be transplanted into ρ 0  cells or mtDNA depleted cells using any known technique for introducing an organelle into a recipient cell, including but not limited to polyethylene glycol (PEG) mediated cell membrane fusion, cell membrane permeabilization, cell-cytoplast fusion, virus mediated membrane fusion, liposome mediated fusion, particle mediated cellular uptake, microinjection or other methods known in the art. For example by way of illustration and not limitation, mitochondria donor cells (˜1×10 7 ) are suspended in calcium-free Dulbecco&#39;s modified Eagle (DME) medium and mixed with ρ 0  cells (˜0.5×10 6 ) in a total volume of 2 ml for minutes at room temperature. The cell mixture is pelleted by centrifugation and resuspended in 150 μl PEG (PEG 1000, J.T. Baker, Inc., 50% w/v in DME). After 1.5 minutes, the cell suspension is diluted with normal ρ 0  cell medium containing pyruvate, uridine and glucose, and maintained in tissue culture plates. Medium is replenished daily, and after one week medium lacking pyruvate and uridine is used to inhibit growth of unfused ρ 0  cells. These or other methods known in the art may be employed to produce cytoplasmic hybrid, or “cybrid”, cell lines. 
     As a non-limiting example, cybrid model systems may be useful for diagnosing a patient suspected of having or being at risk for a disease associated with altered mitochondrial function. According to this example, the patient&#39;s mitochondria are used to construct cybrid cells as described above. These cybrid cells may then be propagated in vitro and used to provide a biological sample for the determination of the ratio r, which can be compared to an r value calculated from samples of a control cybrid cell line constructed with mitochondria from a subject known to be free of disease. Where it may be desirable to compare the influence upon r of mitochondria from different sources, both cybrid cell lines may be constructed from the same ρ 0  cell line to provide a constant background environment. These and similar uses of model systems according to the invention for determining the risk for or presence of a disease associated with altered mitochondrial function will be appreciated by those familiar with the art and are within the scope and spirit of the invention. 
     As another non-limiting example, cybrid model systems may be useful for identifying agents suitable for treating a disease associated with altered mitochondrial function. According to this example, a cybrid cell line may be a biological source in which the ratio r is calculated as described above, before and after cybrid cells are contacted with a candidate agent for treating disease. Such a cybrid cell line may be used to screen candidate agents by identifying those agents capable of effecting a change in the value of r relative to the value of r before exposure to the agent. The present invention thus provides model systems for selecting therapeutic agents that may be suitable for the treatment of diseases associated with altered mitochondrial function. These and similar uses of model systems according to the invention for the screening and identification of agents that influence the ratio r defined above, will be appreciated by those familiar with the art and are within the scope and spirit of the invention. 
     In addition, although the present invention is directed primarily towards model systems for diseases in which the mitochondria have metabolic alterations, it is not so limited. Conceivably there are disorders wherein mitochondria contain structural or morphological defects or anomalies, and the model systems of the present invention are of value, for example, to find drugs that can address that particular aspect of the disease. Also, there are certain individuals that have or are suspected of having extraordinarily effective or efficient mitochondrial function, and the model systems of the present invention may be of value in studying such mitochondria. Moreover, it may be desirable to put known normal mitochondria into cell lines having disease characteristics, in order to rule out the possibility that mitochondrial alterations contribute to pathogenesis. All of these and similar uses are within the scope of the present invention, and the use of the phrase “mitochondrial alteration” herein should not be construed to exclude such embodiments. 
     According to the present invention, a ratio r as defined herein is determined in a biological sample, for example by calculation following quantification of mtDNA and exmtDNA using a technique based on specific oligonucleotide hybridization to a target sequence. This hybridization may be optionally followed by target template directed extension, such as in primer extension assays described herein. For certain diseases associated with altered mitochondrial function, calculation of r may have diagnostic usefulness. For example, where other clinical indicators of a disease associated with altered mitochondrial function are known, values for r in subjects known to be free of a risk or presence of such disease based on the absence of these indicators may be determined to establish a control range for r. The ratio may also be calculated in biological samples obtained from subjects suspected of having or being at risk for having a disease associated with altered mitochondrial function, and compared to the control range of r values determined in disease free subjects. Those having familiarity with the art will appreciate that there may be any number of variations on the particular subjects, biological sources and bases for comparing r values that are useful beyond those that are expressly presented herein, and these additional uses are within the scope and spirit of the invention. 
     For instance, determination of r in may take the form of a diagnostic assay performed on whole blood collected from a subject by routine venous blood draw, on buffy coat cells prepared from blood or on biological samples that are other cells, organs or tissue from a subject. Alternatively, in certain situations it may be desirable to construct cybrid cell lines using mitochondria from either control subjects or subjects suspected of being at risk for a disease associated with altered mitochondrial function. Such cybrids may be used to determine r for diagnostic purposes, or as biological sources for screening assays to identify agents that may be suitable for treating disease based on their ability to change the r value obtained from treated cells. In one embodiment of this aspect of the invention, therapeutic agents or combinations of agents that are tailored to effectively treat an individual patient&#39;s particular disease may be identified by routine screening of candidate agents on cybrid cells constructed with the patient&#39;s mitochondria. 
     The present invention provides compositions and methods that are useful in pharmacogenomics, for the classification and/or stratification of a subject or a patient population, for instance correlation of one or more traits in a subject with indicators of the responsiveness to, or efficacy of, a particular therapeutic treatment. In one aspect of the invention, measurement of r in a biological sample from a subject is combined with identification of the subject&#39;s apolipoprotein E (APOE) genotype to determine the risk for, or presence of, Alzheimer&#39;s disease (AD) in the subject. The apolipoprotein E type 4 allele (APOE-ε4) allele is a genetic susceptibility factor for sporadic AD and confers a two fold risk for AD (Corder et al., Science 261:921, 1993; see also National Institute on Aging/Alzheimer&#39;s Association Working Group Consensus Statement, Lancet 347:1091, 1996 and references cited therein, all of which are hereby incorporated by reference in their entireties.). Accordingly, in a preferred embodiment of the invention, the method for determining the risk for or presence of AD in a subject by comparing r values will further comprise determining the APOE genotype of the subject suspected of being at risk for AD. By using the combination of the methods for determining r, as disclosed herein, and methods known in the art for determining APOE genotype, an enhanced ability to detect the relative risk for AD is provided by the instant invention along with other related advantages. Similarly, where APOE genotype and risk for AD are correlated, the present invention provides advantageous methods for identifying agents suitable for treating AD where such agents affect r in a biological source. 
     As described herein, determination of r may be used to stratify an AD patient population. Accordingly, in another preferred embodiment of the invention, determination of r in a biological sample from an AD subject may provide a useful correlative indicator for that subject. An AD subject so classified on the basis of an r value may then be monitored using AD clinical parameters referred to above, such that correlation between r value and any particular clinical score used to evaluate AD may be monitored. For example, stratification of an AD patient population according to r values may provide a useful marker with which to correlate the efficacy of any candidate therapeutic agent being used in AD subjects. In a further preferred embodiment of this aspect of the inventio, determination of r in concert with determination of an AD subject&#39;s APOE genotype may also be useful. These and related advantages will be appreciated by those familiar with the art. 
     In another aspect, the invention provides exmtDNA sequences that may be useful in the detection or regulation of telomeric events that are related to diseases, including diseases associated with altered mitochondrial function, or in the identification of agents that are suitable for the treatment of such diseases. Dynamic processes in the telomeric regions of chromosomes that involve specific nucleic acid sequences, and in particular that may involve particular nucleotide polymerase and nuclease activities, have been implicated in chromosomal events that may be related to cellular and molecular mechanisms of disease. See, for example, Fossel, J. Amer. Med. Assoc. 279, 1732 (1998); LaBranche et al., Nat. Genet. 19:199 (1998); Shay, Cancer J. Sci. Am. 4:526 (1998); Nowak et al., Cancer J. Sci. Am. 4:148 (1998); Iwama et al., Hum. Genet. 102:397 (1998), all of which are hereby incorporated by reference. In one embodiment of the invention, nucleic acid sequences are provided that may be used to monitor telomeric events, including but not limited to telomerase activity. As disclosed herein, nucleic acids having exmtDNA sequences may be used to increase or decrease telomeric processes, for instance by destabilizing or stabilizing telomers. Without wishing to be bound by theory, because telomeric structure is related to cellular growth potential and/or senescence, nucleic acid based intervention in regulation of telomeric structure may provide effective means for the detection or treatment of related disease processes. The present invention provides identification of human exmtDNA sequences in human chromosomal telomeric regions, and other related advantages. 
     The following examples are offered by way of illustration, and not by way of limitation. 
     EXAMPLES 
     Example 1 
     C LONING OF EXMT DNA  FROM PERIPHERAL BLOOD LYMPHOCYTE GENOMIC  DNA  LIBRARY    
     Peripheral blood lymphocytes were separated from the peripheral blood mononuclear cell fraction of freshly drawn venous blood from healthy human volunteers and the DNA extracted by standard techniques. Plasmid isolation, production of competent cells, transformation and manipulations using cloning vectors were performed essentially as described (Sambrook et al.,  Molecular Cloning, a Laboratory Manual , Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press, Cold Spring Harbor, N.Y., 1989). The human lymphocyte DNA was partially digested with HindlIl and inserted into the pBeloBAC11 vector (Genome Systems, Inc., St. Louis, Mo. with insert sizes ranging from 50 kb to over 240 kb to create a human genomic library. This library was screened by PCR using the following primers, which are complementary to mtDNA sequences in the CO1 encoding region of SEQ ID NO:2 but have single-base substitutions at the 3′ end. Details of PCR reaction conditions are provided in U.S. Pat. No. 5,565,323, which is hereby incorporated by reference, using 30 cycles instead of 25 cycles at 95° C. and with a single reaction being performed instead of five separate reactions. 
     5′-CCTTACACCTAGCAGGTA SEQ ID NO:4 
     5′-ACGCCGATGAATATGATAGC SEQ ID NO:5 
     A single positive clone was identified having a genomic DNA insert that included exmtDNA and was expanded, with the DNA then being purified using Magnum KB-100 columns (Genome Systems, St. Louis, Mo.). Portions of the insert were amplified with internal PCR primers complementary to human mtDNA sequences (Anderson et al., Nature 290:456, 1981) and sequenced using Prism DyeDeoxy terminator chemistry (Perkin-Elmer, Foster City, Calif.) according to the manufacturer&#39;s instructions. Sequence information at the junctions of exmtDNA and adjoining non-mtDNA in the positive pBeloBAC clone was obtained using the BigDye Terminator cycle sequencing kit (Perkin-Elmer) according to the supplier&#39;s recommendations. The products of sequencing reactions were purified by ethanol precipitation or by using CentriSep spin columns (Princeton Separations, Princeton, N.J.), then electorphoretically separated using an Applied Biosystems Model 373A DNA sequencing system (Applied Biosystems Division of Perkin-Elmer, Foster City, Calif.). Sequence Navigator software (Applied Biosystems) was used to analyze exmtDNA sequence data, and nucleotide insertions, deletions or substitutions were identified by comparing exmtDNA sequences to published human mtDNA sequence data. (SEQ ID NO:2, Anderson et al., Nature 290:456, 1981) 
     The insert contained the 5,844 base pair contiguous exmtDNA sequence of SEQ ID NO:1 (nucleotide positions 481-6337 in FIG.  1 ), which corresponded to and exhibited 98% sequence homology with nucleotide positions 3911-9755 of the human mtDNA sequence of SEQ ID NO:2. There were 89 nucleotide positions at which substitutions were detected, as indicated in Table 1. The complete ˜5.8 kb exmtDNA sequence is in a single reading frame relative to the corresponding region of the human mitochondrial genome (SEQ ID NO:2) with the exception of a two base pair deletion at nucleotide positions 8196-8197. Starting at the 5′ terminus (nt 481 in FIG. 1) and proceeding in the 3′ direction, the exmtDNA sequence includes DNA sequences corresponding, in order, to a truncated ND1 gene, complete ND2 and CO1 genes, a CO2 gene with the above noted two base pair deletion, complete ATP synthetase subunit 8 and ATP synthetase subunit 6 genes, and a truncated CO3 gene of the published human mtDNA sequence of SEQ ID NO:2 (Anderson et al., Nature 290:456, 1981). The non-mitochondrial DNA sequences on either side of the 5,844 base pair exmtDNA sequence (nucleotides 1-480 and 6338-6744) did not display homology to any nuclear DNA sequences listed in the GenBank database. 
     Example 2 
     D ETECTION OF EXMT DNA  IN RHO -0  CELLS    
     In order to verify that presumptive exmtDNA sequences originated from nuclear and not mitochondrial DNA present in the DNA preparation from which the human genomic library was constructed, two established cell lines were depleted of mtDNA using ethidium bromide to generate ρ0 cells (Miller et al., J. Neurochem. 67:1897, 1996) and assayed for the presence of exmtDNA sequences. Briefly, ρ0118/5 and 064/5 SH-SY5Y neuroblastoma cells and 0A431 epidermal carcinoma cells were produced and maintained as described (Miller et al., 1996). Cells were harvested and DNA was extracted with DNAzol (Molecular Research Center, Inc., Cincinnati, Ohio) according to the manufacturer&#39;s instructions. The recovered DNA was amplified by PCR and analyzed by primer extension assay using primers specific for a sequence region containing the nucleotide at position 7146 of the mtDNA sequence (SEQ ID NO:2), which corresponds to a nucleotide substitution in the exmtDNA sequence. (Table 1 and SEQ ID NO:1) PCR primers and reaction conditions and primer extension assays were as described in Fahy et al. (Nucl. Acids Res. 25:3102, 1997), which is hereby incorporated by reference in its entirety. Primer extension products corresponding to a region of the exmtDNA sequence of SEQ ID NO:1 and including a nucleotide corresponding to the guanosine residue at position 7146 or its complement were detected in p0 cells that contained no detectable mtDNA as described herein and in Miller et al. (J.Neurochem 67:1897, 1996) 
     Example 3 
     A BSENCE OF  D ETECTABLE  T RANSCRIPTS OF EXMT DNA  SEQUENCES IN  RT-PCR A SSAY    
     The reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR; Rappolee et al., Science 241:708, 1991; Chelly et al., Nature 333:858, 1988; Brenner et al., BioTechniques 7:1096, 1989) technique was employed to determine whether the novel 5.8 kb exmtDNA sequence cloned from a human genomic DNA library is transcribed. The buffy coat fraction of freshly drawn human venous blood was prepared using Accuspin devices (Sigma, St. Louis, Mo.) according to the manufacturer&#39;s instructions and total RNA was extracted from isolated buffy coat cells with Trizol reagent (GibcoBRL, Bethesda, Md.) as recommended by the supplier. First strand cDNA was synthesized from poly-A+ mRNA using the SuperScript™ preamplification system (GibcoBRL) with oligo(dT) as primer according to the manufacturer&#39;s instructions. PCR was conducted using this cDNA as template and primers complementary to portions of the CO2 mtDNA sequence (SEQ ID NO:2) as described in Fahy et al. (Nucl. Ac. Res. 25:3102, 1997). The corresponding region of exmtDNA (SEQ ID NO:1) contains nucleotide substitutions at positions 7650 and 7868, relative to mtDNA (Table 1). Amplicons were purified and analyzed by the primer extension assay as described in Fahy et al. such that readily distinguishable products are predicted depending on whether or not the primer has hybridized to a target sequence adjacent to a sequence having the substitutions. Based on quantitative analysis of fluorescent band intensities of the primer extension products, mRNA encoding human CO2 gene products of mtDNA (SEQ ID NO:2) was detectable, but no mRNA encoding products from the corresponding exmtDNA region of SEQ ID NO:1 was detected, indicating that the exmtDNA sequence is not expressed. 
     Example 4 
     P RIMER  E XTENSION  A SSAY TO  Q UANTIFY EXMT DNA  AND MT DNA 
     A competitive primer extension approach was used to simultaneously detect both mtDNA and exmtDNA sequences with a fluorophor-labeled primer and and a selected mix of deoxynucleotides (dNTPs) and dideoxynucleotides (ddNTPs). The exmtDNA and mtDNA compete as templates in the primer extension reaction and are distinguished by differential extension of the primer. Thus, to determine the relative quantities of defined portions of mtDNA (SEQ ID NO:2) and exmtDNA (SEQ ID NO:1) using the nucleotide substitution at position 7650 (Table 1) with the nucleotide combination of dATP, dTTP and ddGTP, the primer is extended by one base when the template is mtDNA. When exmtDNA is present as template, the primer is extended by three bases. The proportion of numtDNA in relation to mtDNA is estimated by comparing the ratio of fluorescence intensities of the gel-separated extension products with a standard curve generated from known mtDNA/numtDNA mixtures. (Fahy et al., Nucl. Ac. Res. 25:3102, 1997) 
     Thermo Sequenase™, dNTPs and ddNTPs were purchased from Amersham (Cleveland, Ohio). Calf intestine alkaline phosphatase and biochemical reagents were obtained from Boehringer Mannheim (Indianapolis, Ind.) and QIAquick PCR purification kits from Qiagen (Chatsworth, Calif.). Accuspin™ Tubes and HISTOPAQUE® 1077 were purchased from Sigma (St. Louis, Mo.) and EDTA vacutainers from Beckton Dickinson (San Jose, Calif.). UlTma™ DNA polymerase, AmpliTaq® DNA polymerase and reagents for DNA synthesis were purchased from Perkin Elmer (Foster City, Calif.). Oligonucleotides were synthesized on an Applied Biosystems 394 DNA/RNA synthesizer (Perkin Elmer) using standard phosphoramidite chemistry. 5′ Fluorescein-labeled oligonucleotide primers were obtained by using the 6-FAM Amidite reagent in the last step of the automated synthesis. Tritylated and fluorescein-labeled oligonucleotides were purified by reverse phase chromatography using an acetonitrile gradient in 0.1 M triethylammonium acetate, pH 6.8 running buffer. The oligonucleotides migrated as single bands on a 15% denaturing polyacrylamide gel. The homogeniety of the fluorescein-labeled oligonucleotides was independently assessed by electrophoresis on an Applied Biosystems Model 373 Sequencing System. 
     After IRB approval and informed consent, fresh venous blood samples were drawn from 837 patients with clinical diagnosis of probable Alzheimer&#39;s disease (AD mean age=74.7±1.1 years) and 191 controls (67±1 years; cognitively normal age-matched N=114; cortico-basal ganglionic degeneration N=2; Pick&#39;s disease N=1; Parkinson&#39;s disease N=24; non-insulin dependent diabetes mellitus N=29; insulin dependent diabetes mellitus N=6; Leigh&#39;s syndrome, N=2, Machado Joseph Disease N=2; idiopathic renal glycosuria N=1; progressive supranuclear palsy N=1; sporadic amyotropic lateral sclerosis N=6; familial sporadic amyotropic lateral sclerosis N=1; familial Alzheimer&#39;s disease N=2). AD patients met the National Institute of Neurological, Communicative Disorders and Stroke and Alzheimer&#39;s Diseases and Related Disorders Association (NINCDS-ADRDA) criteria of probable Alzheimer&#39;s disease (McKhann et al., Neurology 34:939, 1984). 
     Blood samples were collected in EDTA vacutainers and kept at  4_C for no more than  24 h. The platelet/white blood cell fraction was isolated with Accuspin™ Tubes (Sigma Diagnostics, St. Louis, Mo.) using the following procedure. Three ml of HISTOPAQUE® 1077 (Sigma) were added to the upper chamber of each Accuspin™ Tube and the device was centrifuged at 1000 g for 30 s. Two to three ml of blood were then introduced into the upper chamber and separated by centifugation at 1000 g for 10 min at room temperature. After centrifugation, the plasma and white blood cell layers were transferred to a new tube and the white blood cells were sedimented by centrifugation at 7,000 g for 10 min. The white cell pellet was resuspended in 0.4 ml of a solution containing 0.9% sodium chloride/1 mM EDTA and stored at −80° C. until use. 
     Frozen white blood cells (0.2 mL) were thawed and were sedimented by centrifugation at 12,000 g for 5 min. The white cell pellet was washed twice with 0.6 ml of Dulbecco&#39;s Phosphate Buffered Saline (PBS; GibcoBRL, Bethesda, Md.) and resuspended in 0.2 ml of water. The cells were lysed by incubation in a boiling water bath for 10 min. After cooling to room temperature, the cellular debris was sedimented by centrifugation at 14,000 g for 2 min. The supernatant was transferred to a new vial and the approximate concentration of the crude DNA preparation was estimated from its A 260  absorbance. The DNA sample was stored at −80° C. 
     Primer extension reaction templates were prepared by PCR amplification of cellular DNA. The reactions were carried out in a total volume of 50 μl using the primer pair sets described below. Following amplification, the PCR products were analyzed by electrophoresis on a 0.8% agarose gel. Reactions for analyzing exmtDNA to mtDNA ratios contained ˜1 μg of cellular DNA, 2.5 U of AmpliTaq® DNA polymerase, 20 pmol each of the light strand primer 
     5′-CATGCAGCGCAAGTAGGTCTACAAGAC-3′ (SEQ ID NO:6) 
     and the heavy strand primer 
     5′-TGTTATGTAAAGGATGCGTAGGGATGG-3′ (SEQ ID NO:7) 
     and 10 nmol of each dNTP in PCR buffer (10 mM Tris.HCl, pH 8.3, 50 mM KCl, 2 mM MgCl 2 ). After an initial denaturation step at 95° C. for 10 s in a Gene Amp PCR System 9600 thermal cycler (Perkin Elmer), amplification was carried out for 30 cycles under the following conditions: 95° C. for 1 min, 60° C. for 1 min, 72° C. for 1 min. After the last cycle, reaction tubes were kept at 72° C. for 4 min to ensure extension of incomplete strands to the full length 255 base pair size product. 
     Residual nucleotides that persisted after the PCR reaction were dephosphorylated by adding 1 unit of calf intestine alkaline phosphatase (CAP) in 5 μL of 10×CAP buffer (100 mM Tris.HCl, pH 8.3, 10 mM MgCl 2 , 10 mM ZnCl 2 ) to the PCR reaction mixture and incubating for 30 min at 37° C. in thermal cycler. Then 1.1 μL of 0.25 M EDTA, pH 8.0 was added and the alkaline phosphatase was denatured at 75° C. for 10 min. 
     Double-stranded PCR products were separated from primers, nucleosides and enzymes using QIAquick™ columns (Qiagen, Chatsworth, Calif.) and the buffers provided by the manufacturer. Thus, 250 μl of buffer PB were added to the PCR reaction mixture and mixed. A Qiaquick™ spin column (Qiagen) was placed in a 2 ml collection tube and the sample was loaded. The sample was centrifuged for 30-60 s at 14000 g and the flow through was discarded. The adsorbed PCR product was washed with 750 μl of buffer PE, and eluted with 50 μl of 10 mM Tris.HCl, pH 8.5. The purified product solution was dried in a Savant SpeedVac Concentrator and then reconstituted in 20 μl of water. 
     The fluorescein-labeled primer for analysis of the AD-associated mutation at nucleotide position 7650 was 
     TATGAGGGCGTGATCATGAAAG (SEQ ID NO:8) 
     using dATP and dTTP plus dideoxyGTP (ddGTP) to generate primer extension products of 23 and 25 nucleotides in length from mtDNA and exmtDNA templates, respectively. 
     Stock solutions of each dNTP and ddNTP were prepared by mixing equimolar amounts of the nucleotides with MgCl 2  and diluting the mixture to the desired concentration with 10 mM Tris, 1 mM EDTA, pH 8.0 (TE). The fluorescein-labeled primers were diluted in TE to provide final stock concentrations of 40 fmol/μl. One μl of the purified PCR-amplified DNA fragment was used as template for each assay. 
     Primer extension reactions were performed in a total volume of 8 μL. The thermostable enzyme, UlTma™ DNA polymerase (Perkin-Elmer, Foster City, Calif.) was used in primer extension assays for analyzing exmtDNA to mtDNA ratios. The reactions contained template, 20 fmol fluorescein-labeled primer, 400 μM ddNTPs/25 μM dNTPs of the appropriate nucleotide combination and 0.6 unit of enzyme in buffer containing 10 mM Tris-HCl, pH 8.8, 10 mM KCl, 0.002% Tween 20, 2 mM MgCl 2 . Each set of primer extension assays included control reactions with mtDNA and exmtDNA templates. 
     The products of the primer extension reaction were analyzed on an ABI 373 Sequencer using a 12% denaturing polyacrylamide gel and Tris borate/EDTA as running buffer. Prior to electrophoresis, the samples in loading dye were denatured for 3 min at 85° C. Three μl aliquots of the standards (primer with no added template, reaction products from control DNA templates) and each unknown reaction mixture were then loaded and electrophoresed according the manufacturer&#39;s instructions. Fluorescent band intensities associated with the primer extension products were estimated by the GENESCAN™ 672 software program (Perkin Elmer, Applied Biosystems Division). Quantitative analysis was carried out by correlating the fluorescent band intensities of mtDNA and exmtDNA-derived extension products from unknown samples with those from mtDNA and exmtDNA control templates. 
     Example 5 
     P RIMER  E XTENSION  A SSAY USING  DNA  ISOLATED FROM  A FFINITY ISOLATED MITOCHONDRIA    
     Mitochondria were immunoaffinity isolated from cultured cells and then DNA was extracted from the isolated organelles, to determine whether detectable exmtDNA was present. Normal SH-SY5Y neuroblastoma cells, and normal and ρ 0  A431 epidermal carcinoma cells were produced and maintained as described (Miller et al., J. Neurochem. 67:1897, 1996). Cells were harvested by scraping in MSB (0.21 M mannitol, 0.07 M sucrose, 0.05 M Tris-HCl, 0.01 M EDTA, pH 7.4; 10 7  cells/ml) and lysed by three freeze-thaw cycles. Cellular debris was removed by centrifugation at 1000×g for 5 min. The mitochondria enriched supernatants were used for subsequent immunopurification steps. The buffy coat fraction of whole blood containing white blood cells and platelets as described above was also prepared and lysed by freeze-thaw as was done with the cultured cells, to produce a mitochondrial fraction for immunopurification. 
     Monoclonal anti-mitochondrial antibody MAB 1273 (Chemicon International, Temecula, Calif.) was added to the mitochondria enriched fractions for 2 hr. Antibody-mitochondria complexes were isolated using a secondary antibody bound to magnetic beads (Dynal Inc., Great Neck, N.Y.) according to the manufacturer&#39;s instructions. After extensive washing of the bead-bound antibody-mitochondria complexes with PBS/0.1% BSA, mtDNA was extracted from the complexes using DNAzol reagent (Molecular Research Center, Inc., Cincinnati, Ohio) according to the manufacturer&#39;s recommendations. Quantification of mtDNA and exmtDNA was performed using the competitive primer extension assay described above in Example 4. No DNA could be amplified from the DNA extracted from immunopurified mitochondria from the ρ 0  A431 cell line, consistent with the depletion of mtDNA that is characteristic of the ρ 0  state. Primer extension results indicated that no exmtDNA sequences were present in the DNA extracted from mitochondria of blood buffy coat cells, SH-SY5Y cells or A431 cells, confirming that exmtDNA sequences are of extramitochondrial origin. 
     Example 6 
     D ETERMINATION OF  A PO E  GENOTYPE BY  P RIMER  E XTENSION  A SSAY    
     Primer extension assay procedures, essentially as described above in Example 4 but with the modifications indicated here, were used to determine APOE genotype in a panel of 837 clinically diagnosed AD individuals and 191 control subjects (cognitively normal age matched individuals, patients with non-insulin dependent diabetes mellitus (NIDDM) and neurological controls). The APOE allele distribution in the AD population an controls in the study is shown in Table 3. 
     
       
         
           
               
             
               
                 TABLE 3 
               
             
            
               
                   
               
               
                 APOE Genotype Distribution 
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
            
               
                 APOE 
                 Control 
                 AD 
               
               
                 allele 
                 (N = 191) 
                 (N = 837) 
               
               
                   
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
            
               
                 2/2 
                 1 
                   
               
               
                 2/3 
                 16 
                 33 
               
               
                 2/4 
                 3 
                 22 
               
               
                 3/3 
                 112 
                 295 
               
               
                 3/4 
                 56 
                 403 
               
               
                 4/4 
                 3 
                 84 
               
               
                   
               
            
           
         
       
     
     DNA isolation and preparation of primer extension reaction templates by PCR were essentially as described above in Example 4, except that for APOE analysis, a modification of the protocol of Livak and Hainer (1994)) was used. Thus, for template preparation by PCR each reaction contained ˜1 μg of cellular DNA, 2.5 U of AmpliTaq® DNA polymerase, 20 pmol each of the forward primer 
     5′-GGCACGGCTGTCCAAGG-3′ (SEQ ID NO:9) 
     and the reverse primer 
     5′-CCCGGCCTGGTACACTG-3′ (SEQ ID NO:10) 
     and 10 nmol of each dNTP in PCR buffer (10 mM Tris.HCl, pH 8.3, 50 mM KCl, 1.5 mM MgCl 2  supplemented with 5% DMSO). After an initial denaturation step at 95° C. for 10 s in a Gene Amp PCR System 9600 thermal cycler (Perkin Elmer), amplification was carried out for 25 cycles under the following conditions: 95° C. for 1 min, 55° C. for 1 min, 72° C. for 1 min. The PCR product obtained after amplification was 226 base pairs in length. 
     The fluorescein-labeled primers and nucleotide combinations for primer extension analysis of Apo-E alleles are shown in Table 4. 
     
       
         
           
               
               
               
               
               
               
             
               
                 TABLE 4 
               
               
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 Primer 
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 Extension 
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 Product 
                   
               
               
                 Gene 
                 Primer Sequence (5′-&gt;3′) 
                 size 
                 sizes 
                 dNTP 
                 ddNTP 
               
               
                   
               
             
            
               
                 APOE 
                 GCGGACATGGAGGACGTG 
                 18 
                 19, 20 
                 T 
                 G, C 
               
               
                 Codon 112 
                 (SEQ ID NO: 11) 
               
               
                 APOE 
                 CGATGCCGATGACCTGCAGAAG 
                 22 
                 23, 24 
                 T 
                 G, C 
               
               
                 Codon 158 
                 (SEQ ID NO: 12) 
               
               
                   
               
            
           
         
       
     
     Thermo Sequenase™ (Amersham, Cleveland, Ohio) DNA polymerase catalyzed reactions for Apo-E allele analysis were performed with 20 fmol fluorescein-labeled primer, 25 μM each of the appropriate ddNTP/dNTP combination and 0.64 unit of enzyme in buffer containing 10 mM Tris-HCl, pH 9.5, 5 mM KCl, 0.002% Tween 20, 2 mM MgCl 2 . Each set of primer extension assays included Apo-E allelic DNA controls. After an initial denaturation step at 95° C. for 2 min, the reaction conditions comprised 20 cycles of 95° C. for 20 s and 55° C. for 40 s. The samples were concentrated to ˜1 μl by heating open reaction tubes at 94° C. for 7 min. After the concentration step, 8 μl of loading dye (0.5% blue dextran in 83% formamide/8.3 mM EDTA, pH 8.0) was added. 
     The products of the primer extension reaction were analyzed as described above in Example 4. The Apo-E allele composition of unknown DNA samples was deduced by comparing the electrophoretic pattern of primer extension products with those from Apo-E allele DNA standards. APOE genotype distribution is shown in Table 3. 
     Example 7 
     C ORRELATION OF  E XMT DNA:M T DNA R ATIO WITH RISK FOR  AD 
     Primer extension assays as described in Example 4 were used to quantify the amounts of mtDNA and exmtDNA in blood samples from a panel of 837 clinically diagnosed AD individuals and 191 control subjects (cognitively normal age matched individuals, patients with non-insulin dependent diabetes mellitus (NIDDM) and neurological controls). For each subject, a ratio r was calculated using the formula: 
     
       
         r=x/(x+y) 
       
     
     wherein 
     x is the amount of exmtDNA in a sample, and 
     y is the amount of mtDNA in the sample. 
     The values for r were multiplied by 100 to give ranges of values according to which the patient population was stratified as shown in Table 5. Within each stratified range, the ratio of the number of subjects diagnosed with AD (McKhann et al., Neurology 34:939, 1984) to the number of subjects not having AD was determined, showing a correlation of increasing r value with increasing risk for AD (Table 5). 
     
       
         
           
               
             
               
                 TABLE 5 
               
             
            
               
                   
               
               
                 Relative Risk for AD: by r Value 
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
            
               
                   
                 r × 100 
                 # of AD subjects: # of Non-AD subjects 
               
               
                   
                   
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
            
               
                   
                 &gt;15 
                 1.42 
               
               
                   
                 &gt;20 
                 1.8 
               
               
                   
                 &gt;25 
                 2.2 
               
               
                   
                 &gt;30 
                 2.0 
               
               
                   
                   
               
            
           
         
       
     
     Example 8 
     I NCREASED PREDICTIVE VALUE OF  E XMT DNA:M T DNA R ATIO IN SUBJECTS HAVING AT LEAST ONE  A PO E4  ALLELE    
     Determination of the value r according to Example 7 was combined with determination of APOE genotype according to Example 6 using the patient populations characterized in Examples 6 and 7 to ascertain the relationship of APOE genotype to relative risk for AD, and to demonstrate the increased correlative value of APOE genotype combined with increasing r values with relative risk for AD. The relative risk for AD as a function of APOE genotype using the APOE alleles 2, 3 or 4 alone is shown in the bottom line of Table 6. The remainder of Table 6 shows the relative risk of AD as a function of APOE genotype and r value when subjects are stratified according to r as in Example 7. The relative risk for AD increases as a function of increasing r. In particular individuals with one APOE4 allele, and especially subjects who are homozygous for the APOE4 allele, exhibit increasing risk for AD as a function of increasing r, as shown in Table 6. 
     
       
         
           
               
             
               
                 TABLE 6 
               
             
            
               
                   
               
               
                 Relative Risk for AD: by r value and ApoE Genotype 
               
               
                 (# AD: # Non-AD) ApoE Genotype 
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                 r × 100 
                 e2/3 
                 e3/3 
                 one e4 allele 
                 e3/4 
                 e4/4 
               
               
                   
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                 &gt;15 
                 1.5 
                 1.5 
                 2.2 
                 2.1 
                 7.1 
               
               
                 &gt;20 
                 2.0 
                 1.9 
                 3.7 
                 3.1 
                 9.0 
               
               
                 &gt;25 
                 1.7 
                 1.8 
                 5.3 
                 3.0 
                 &gt;9.0 
               
               
                 &gt;30 
                 2.5 
                 2.0 
                 4.6 
                 3.0 
                 &gt;9.0 
               
               
                 independent of r 
                 0.5 
                 0.6 
                 1.9 
                 1.7 
                 6.3 
               
               
                   
               
            
           
         
       
     
     Example 9 
     I DENTIFICATION OF AGENTS THAT ALTER VALUE OF R    
     In this example, an agent suitable for treating AD is identified based on its ability to lower the value of r as defined above. A blood sample is obtained from a patient diagnosed with AD (McKhann et al., Neurology 34:939, 1984) and a ratio r is calculated using the formula: 
     
       
         r=x/(x+y) 
       
     
     wherein 
     x is the amount of exmtDNA in a sample, and 
     y is the amount of mtDNA in the sample, where x and y are determined using the primer extension assay as described in Example 4. The candidate agent is then administered to the patient in a quantity and for a time sufficient to impart a therapeutically beneficial effect, and blood samples are periodically collected and processed using the primer extension assay as described in Example 4 to monitor alterations in the value r. Candidate agents are subjected to preliminary characterization for toxicity, bioavailability and modes of delivery prior to administration to a patient. An agent is selected that causes a reduction in the value for r, signifying an effect on the altered mitochondrial function in the patient that may underlie the differential extractability of exmtDNA and mtDNA that contributes to r values associated with increased risk for AD. 
     Example 10 
     D ETECTION OF  E XMT DNA S EQUENCES IN  T ELOMERES    
     In this example, fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) is used to localize nucleic acid sequences that are present in SEQ ID NO:1 to the telomeric region of at least one human chromosome. The methods of Cannizzaro et al. (Methods Mol. Biol. 75:313, 1997) and references cited therein, all of which are incorporated hereby in their entireties, are used to conduct FISH. Human cell lines are grown to confluence on coverslips and then fixed and permeabilized for FISH analysis of metaphase chromosomes. The cloned pBeloBAC insert containing SEQ ID NO:1 as described above is excised from the plasmid vector and fluorescein labeled as described, and used to probe the fixed and permeabilized cells. Metaphase cells are evaluated by fluorescent laser scanning confocal microscopy and subchromosomal localization of the fluorescent probe to telomeric regions is observed. Cytological methods are used to prepare metaphase spreads of human peripheral blood leukocytes as described in the cited references, and the chromosomes are doubly labeled using suitable reporter moieties for discerning two signals, one being quinacrine to identify each chromosome by its characteristic banding pattern and the other being the labeled SEQ ID NO:1 insert, to correlate a particular chromosome with telomeric hybridization of the insert. The nucleic acid insert of SEQ ID NO:1 is next fragmented with restriction endonucleases, and the separated fragments are labeled to generate a panel of probes representing distinct sequence portions of SEQ ID NO:1, to determine whether the portion of the insert hybridizing to telomeres corresponds to an exmtDNA sequence or a non-exmtDNA sequence present in the insert as it was cloned from the human genomic library, as described above in Example 1. 
     From the foregoing, it will be appreciated that, although specific embodiments of the invention have been described herein for purposes of illustration, various modifications may be made without deviating from the spirit and scope of the invention. Accordingly, the invention is not limited except as by the appended claims. 
     
       
         
           
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               6744 base pairs 
               nucleic acid 
               single 
               linear 
             
             
               unknown 
             
             1
CCTACGGGCT ACTACAACCC TTCGCTGACG CCATAAAACT CTTCACCAAA GAGCCCCTAA     60
AACCCGCCAC ATCTACCATC ACCCTCTACA TCACCGCCCC GACCTTAGCT CTCACCATCG    120
CTCTTCTACT ATGAACCCCC CTCCCCATAC CCAACCCCCT GGTCAACCTC AACCTAGGCC    180
TCCTATTTAT TCTAGCCACC TCTAGCCTAG CCGTTTACTC AATCCTCTGA TCAGGGTGAG    240
CATCAAACTC AAACTACGCC CTGATCGGCG CACTGCGAGC AGTAGCCCAA ACAATCTCAT    300
ATGAAGTCAC CCTAGCCATC ATTCTACTAT CAACATTACT AATAAGTGGC TCCTTTAACC    360
TCTCCACCCT TATCACAACA CAAGAACACC TCTGATTACT CCTGCCATCA TGACCCTTGG    420
CCATAATATG ATTTATCTCC ACACTAGCAG AGACCAACCG AACCCCCTTC GACCTTGCCG    480
AAGGGGAGTC CGAACTAGTC TCAGGCTTCA ACATCGAATA CGCCGCAGGC CCCTTCGCCC    540
TATTCTTCAT AGCCGAATAC ACAAACATTA TTATAATAAA CACCCTCACC ACTACAATCT    600
TCCTAGGAAC AACATATRAC GCACTCTCCC CTGAACTCTA CACAACATAT TTTGTCACCA    660
AGACCCTACT TCTRACCTCC CTGTTCTTAT GAATTCGAAC AGCATACCCC CGATTCCGCT    720
ACGACCAACT CATACACCTC CTATGAAAAA ACTTCCTACC ACTCACCCTA GCATTACTTA    780
TATGATATGT CTCCATACCC ATTACAATCT CCAGCATTCC CCCTCAAACC TAAGAAATAT    840
GTCTGATAAA AGAGTTACTT TGATAGAGTA AATAATAGGA RYTTAAAYCC CCTTATTTCT    900
AGGACTATGA GAATCGAACC CATCCCTGAG AATCCAAAAT TCTCCGTGCC ACCTATCACA    960
CCCCATCCTA AAGTAAGGTC AGCTAAATAA GCTATCGGGC CCATACCCCG AAAATGTTGG   1020
TTATACCCTT CCCGTACTAA TTAATCCCCT GGCCCAACCC GTCATCTACT CTACCATCTT   1080
TGCAGGCACA CTCATCACAG CGCTAAGCTC GCACTGATTT TTTACCTGAG TAGGCCTAGA   1140
AATAAACATG CTAGCTTTTA TTCCAGTTCT AACCAAAAAA ATAAACCCTC GTTCCACAGA   1200
AGCTGCCATC AAGTATTTCC TCACGCAAGC AACCGCATCC ATAATCCTTC TAATAGCTAT   1260
CCTCTTCAAC AATATACTCT CCGGACAATG WRMCATWACC AATACYAYCA ATCAATACTC   1320
ATCATTAATA ATCATAATRG CTATAGCAAT AAAACTAGGA ATAGCCCCCT TTCACTTCTG   1380
AGTCCCAGAG GTTACCCAAG GGCACCCCTC TGACATCCGG CCTGCTYCTT CTCACATGAC   1440
AAAAACTAGC CCCCATCTCA ATCATATACC AAATYTCTCC CTCAYTAAAC GTAAGCCTTC   1500
TCCTCACTCT YTCAATCTTA TCCATCATRG CAGGCAGTTG AGGTGGATTA AACCARACCC   1560
ARCTACGCAA AATCTTAGCA TACTCCTCAA TTACCCACAT AGGATGAATA AYAGCAGTTC   1620
TACCGTACAA CCCTAACATA ACCATTCTTA ATTTAACTAT TTATATTATC CTAACTACTA   1680
CCGCATTCCT ACTACTCAAC TTAAACTCCA GCACCACAAC CCTACTACTA TCTCGCACCT   1740
GAAACAAGCT AACATGACTA ACACCCTTAA TTCCATCCAC CCTCCTCTCC CTAGGAGGCC   1800
TGCCCCCGCT AACCGGCTTT TTGCCCAAAT GGGCCATTAT CGAAGAATTC ACAAAAAACA   1860
ATAGCCTCAT CATCCCCACC ATCATAGCCA YCATCACCCT CCTTAACCTC TACTTCTACC   1920
TRCGCCTAAT CTACTCCACC TCAATCACAC TACTCCCYAT ATCTAACAAC GTAAAAATAA   1980
AATGACAGTT TGAACAYACA AAACCCACCC CATTCCTCCC CACACTCATC GCCCTTACCA   2040
CRCTRCTCCT ACCTATCTCC CCTTTTATRC TAATAATCTT ATAGAAATTT AGGTTAAATA   2100
CAGACCAAGA GCCTTCAAAG CCCTCAGTAA GTTGCAATAC TTAATTTCTG YAACAGCTAA   2160
GGACTGCAAA ACCCCACTCT GCATCAACTG NAACGCAAAT CAGCCACTTT AATTAAGCTT   2220
AAGCCCTTAC TAGACCAATG GGAACTTAAA CCCACAAACA CTTAGTTAAC AGCTAAGCAC   2280
CCTAATCAAC TGGCTTCAAT CTACTTCTCC CGCCGCCGGG AAAAAAGGCG GGAGAAGCCC   2340
CGGCAGGTTT GAAGCTGCTT CTTCGAATTT GCAATTCAAT ATGAAAATCA CCTCRGAGCT   2400
GGTAAAAAGA GGCYTAACCC CTGTCTTTAG ATTTACAGTC CAATGCTTCA CTCAGCCATT   2460
TTACCTCACC CCCACKGATG TTCGCCGACC GTTGACTATT CTCTACAAAC CACAAAGACA   2520
TTGGAACACT ATACCTATTA TTCGGCGCAT GAGCTGGAGT CCTAGGCACA GCTCTAAGCC   2580
TCCTTATTCG AGCCGARCTG GGCCAGCCAG GCAACCTTCT AGGTAACGAC CACATCTACA   2640
ACGTTATCGT CACAGCCCAT GCATTTGTAA TAATCTTCTT CATAGTAATA CCCATCATAA   2700
TCGGAGGCTT TGGCAACTGA CTAGTTCCCC TAATAATCGG TGCCCCCGAT ATGGCGTTTC   2760
CCCGCATAAA CAACATAAGC TTMTGACTCT TACCYCCCTC TCTCMTACTC CTGYTYGCAT   2820
CTGCTATAGT GGAGGCCGGM GCAGGAACAG GTTGAACAGT MTACCCTCCC TTRGCAGGGA   2880
ACTACTCCCA CCMTGGAGCC TCCGTAGACS TAACCATCTT STCCTTACAC YTAGCAGGTR   2940
TCTCCTTCTA TCTTAGGGGC CATCAATTTC ATCACAACAA TTATYAATAT AAAACCCCCT   3000
GCCATAACCC AATACCAAAC GCCCCTYTTC GTCTGATCCG TCCTAATCAC AGCAGTCYTA   3060
CTTCTCCTAT CTCTCCCAGT CCTAGCYGCT GGCATCACTA TACTACTAAC AGACCGYAMC   3120
YTCAACACCA CCTTYTTYGA CCCMGCCGGA GGAGGAGACC CCATTCTATA CCAACACCTA   3180
TTCTGATTTT TCGGTCACCC TGAAGTTTAT ATTCTYATCC TACCAGGCTT CGGAATAATC   3240
TCCCATATTG TAACTTACTA CTCCGGAAAA AAAGAACCAT TTGGATACAT AGGTATGGTC   3300
TGAGCTATGA TATCAATTGG CTTCCTAGGG TTTATCGTGT GAGCACACCA TATATTTACA   3360
GTAGGAATAG ACGTAGACAC ACGAGCATAT TTCACCTCCG CTACCATAAT CATCGCTATC   3420
CCCACCGGCG TCAAAGTATT TAGCTGACTC GCCACACTCC ACGGAAGCAA TATGAAATGA   3480
TCTGCTGCAG TGCTCTGAGC CCTAGGATTT ATTTTTCTTT TCACCGTAGG TGGCCTGACT   3540
GGCATTGTAT TAGCAAACTC ATCACTAGAC ATCGTACTAC ACGACACGTA CTACGTTGTA   3600
GCCCACTTCC ACTATGTCCT ATCAATAGGA GCTGTATTTG CCATCATAGG AGGCTTCATT   3660
CACTGATTTC CCCTATTCTC AGGGTACACC CTAGACCAAA CCTACGCCAA AATCCATTTC   3720
GCTATCATAT TCATCGGCGT AAATCTAACT TTCTTCCCAC AACACTTTCT CGGCCTATCC   3780
GGAATGCCCC GACGTTACTC GGACTAYCCC GATGCATACA CCACATGAAA YATCCTATCA   3840
TCTGTAGGCT CATTCATTTC TCTAACAGCA GTAATATTAA TAATTTTCAT AATTTGAGAA   3900
GCCTTCGCTT CGAAGCGAAA AGTCCTAATA GTAGAAGAAC CCTCCATAAA CCTGGAGTGA   3960
CTATATGGAT GCCCCCCACC CTACCACACA TTCGAAGAAC CCGTATACAT AAAATCTAGA   4020
CAAAAAAGGA AGGAATCGAA CCCCCCCAAA GCTGGTTTCA AGCCAACCCC ATGGCCTCCA   4080
TGACTTTTTC AAAAAGATAT TAGAAAAACC ATTTCATAAC TTTGTCAAAG TTAAATTATA   4140
GGCTAAATCC TATATATCTT AATGGCACAT GCAGCGCAAG TAGGTCTACA AGACGCTACT   4200
TCCCCTATCA TAGAAGAGCT TATCATCTTT CATGATCACG CCCTCATAAT CATTTTCCTT   4260
ATCTGCTTCC TAGTCCTGTA CGCCCTTTTC CTAACACTCA CAACAAAACT AACTAATACT   4320
AACATCTCAG ACGCTCAGGA AATAGAAACC GTCTGAACTA TCCTGCCCGC CATCATCCTA   4380
GTCCTYATCG CCCTCCCATY CCTACGCATC CTTTACATAA CAGACGAGGT CAACGATCCC   4440
TCCYTTACCA TCAAATCAAT TGGCCAYCAA TGGTACTGAA CCTACGARTA CACCGACTAC   4500
GGCGGACTAA TCTTCAACTC CTACATACTT CCCCCATTAT TCCTAGAACC AGGCGACCTG   4560
CGACTCCTTG ACGTTGACAA TCGAGTAGTA CTCCCGRTTG AAGCCCCCAT TCGTATAATA   4620
ATTACATCAC AAGACGTCTT ACACTCATGA GCTGTCCCCA CATTAGGCTT AAAAACAGAT   4680
GCAATTCCCG GACGTCTAAA CCAAACCACT TTCACTGCTA CACGACCAGG GGTATACTAC   4740
GGCCAATGCT CTGAAATCTG TGGAGCAAAC CAGTTTTATG CCCATCGTCC TAGAATTAAT   4800
TCCCCTAAAA ATCTTTGAAA TAGGGCCCGT ATTTACCCTA TAGCACCCCC TCTACCCCCT   4860
CTAGAGCCCA CTGTAAAGCT AACTTAGCAT TAACCTTTTA AGTTAAAGAT TAAGAGAACC   4920
AACACCTCTT TACAGTGAAA TGCCCCAACT AAATACTACC GTATGACCCA CCATAATTAC   4980
CCCCATACTC CTTACACTAT TCCTCATCAC CCAACTAAAA ATATTAAAYA CAAAYTACCA   5040
CCTACCTCCC TCACCAAAGC CCATAAAAAT AAAAAAYTAT AACAAACCCT GAGAACCAAA   5100
ATGAACGAAA ATCTGTTCRC TTCATTCATT GCCCCCACAA TCCTAGGCCT ACCCGCCGCA   5160
GTACTGATCA TTCTATTTCC CCCTCTATTG ATCCCCACCT CCAAATATCT CATCAACAAC   5220
CGACTAATTA CCACCCAACA ATGACTAATC MAACTAACCT CAAAACAAAT GATARCCATA   5280
CACAACACTA ARGGACGAAC CTGATCTCTT ATACTAGTAT CCTTAATCAT TTTTATTGCC   5340
ACAACTAACC TCCTCGGACT CCTGCCTCAC TCATTTACAC CAACCACCCA ACTATCTATA   5400
AACCTAGCCA TGGCCATCCC CTTATGAGCG GGCRCAGTGA TTATAGGCTT TCGCTCTAAG   5460
ATTAAAAATG CCCTAGCCCA CTTCTTACCA CAAGGCACAC CTACACCCCT TATCCCYATA   5520
CTAGTTATTA TCGAAACCAT CAGSCTAMTC ATTCAACCAA TAGCCCTGGC CGTAMGSCTA   5580
ACCGCTAACA TTACTGCAGG CCACCTAACT CATGMACCTA ATTGGAAGCG CCACMACTAG   5640
CAATATCAAS YATTAACCTT CCCTTCTACA CTTATCATYT TCACAATTCT AATTCTACTG   5700
ACTATCCTAG AAATCGCTGT CGCCTTAATC CAAGCCTACG TTTTYACACT TYTAGTAAGC   5760
CTCTACCTGC ACGACAACAC ATAATGACCC ACCAATCACA TGCCTATCAT ATAGTAAAAC   5820
CCAGCCCATG RCCCCTAACA GGGGCCCTCT CAGCCCTCCT AATGACCTCC GGCCTAGCCA   5880
TGTGATTTCA CTTCCACTCC AYAACSCTCC TYATACTAGG CCTACTAACC AACACACTAA   5940
CCATATACCA ATGATGGCGC GATGCTAACA CGAGTAAAGT CACATACCAA GGCCACCACA   6000
CACCACCTGT CCARAAAGGC CTTCGATACG GGATAATCCT ATTTATTACC TCAGAAGTTT   6060
TTTTCTTCGC AGGATTTTTC TGAGCCTTTT ACCACTCCAG CCTAGCTCCC TACCCCCCAA   6120
YTAGGRGGRC ACTGGCCCCS AACAGGCATC ACCCCGCTAA ATCCCCTAGA AGTCCCACTC   6180
CTAAACACAT CCGTATTACT CGCATCAGGR GTATCAATCA CCTGAGCTCA CCATAGTCTA   6240
ATAGAAAAAC AACCGAAACC AAATAATTCA AGCACTGCTT ATTACAATTT TACTGGGTCT   6300
CTATTTTACC CTCCTACAAG CCTCAGAGTA CTTCGAGGTT AAAATATTAG ATATTTCCCC   6360
TGATACAGGG CTCAATCTTT TTCTTTTTAA AGCAATATTT CTCAAAGTAC TTTTCACAGA   6420
ACTTAAGTTT CATTAAGCAC TTCACTAAAA GNAAAAGTCT GTGATCTAAT AAATTTGGAA   6480
AATATTGAGA ATTAGAGCCC CCTCTTAGAT ATGTACTGTA GCTACTCAGC TTGTTACAGA   6540
TGGAAGTAAA CATTGTAATA TTCACCCAGC TTTTGAGTGG ATGTCTATTA ACATCACCCA   6600
AATGAGTATT CCATGGAATG CACTTTGCAA AAACCTATTA TTCAAGAAAA ATTCTGGAGC   6660
ATGGAAAGCT ATTAATGGAT AAACCCATTC ACAAAATCAC ACCAAATATC TAAAATCATG   6720
TTTAAAATCT CCTAGAAATG GGTT                                          6744 
           
           
             
               16569 base pairs 
               nucleic acid 
               single 
               linear 
             
             
               unknown 
             
             2
GATCACAGGT CTATCACCCT ATTAACCACT CACGGGAGCT CTCCATGCAT TTGGTATTTT     60
CGTCTGGGGG GTATGCACGC GATAGCATTG CGAGACGCTG GAGCCGGAGC ACCCTATGTC    120
GCAGTATCTG TCTTTGATTC CTGCCTCATC CTATTATTTA TCGCACCTAC GTTCAATATT    180
ACAGGCGAAC ATACTTACTA AAGTGTGTTA ATTAATTAAT GCTTGTAGGA CATAATAATA    240
ACAATTGAAT GTCTGCACAG CCACTTTCCA CACAGACATC ATAACAAAAA ATTTCCACCA    300
AACCCCCCCT CCCCCGCTTC TGGCCACAGC ACTTAAACAC ATCTCTGCCA AACCCCAAAA    360
ACAAAGAACC CTAACACCAG CCTAACCAGA TTTCAAATTT TATCTTTTGG CGGTATGCAC    420
TTTTAACAGT CACCCCCCAA CTAACACATT ATTTTCCCCT CCCACTCCCA TACTACTAAT    480
CTCATCAATA CAACCCCCGC CCATCCTACC CAGCACACAC ACACCGCTGC TAACCCCATA    540
CCCCGAACCA ACCAAACCCC AAAGACACCC CCCACAGTTT ATGTAGCTTA CCTCCTCAAA    600
GCAATACACT GAAAATGTTT AGACGGGCTC ACATCACCCC ATAAACAAAT AGGTTTGGTC    660
CTAGCCTTTC TATTAGCTCT TAGTAAGATT ACACATGCAA GCATCCCCGT TCCAGTGAGT    720
TCACCCTCTA AATCACCACG ATCAAAAGGG ACAAGCATCA AGCACGCAGC AATGCAGCTC    780
AAAACGCTTA GCCTAGCCAC ACCCCCACGG GAAACAGCAG TGATTAACCT TTAGCAATAA    840
ACGAAAGTTT AACTAAGCTA TACTAACCCC AGGGTTGGTC AATTTCGTGC CAGCCACCGC    900
GGTCACACGA TTAACCCAAG TCAATAGAAG CCGGCGTAAA GAGTGTTTTA GATCACCCCC    960
TCCCCAATAA AGCTAAAACT CACCTGAGTT GTAAAAAACT CCAGTTGACA CAAAATAGAC   1020
TACGAAAGTG GCTTTAACAT ATCTGAACAC ACAATAGCTA AGACCCAAAC TGGGATTAGA   1080
TACCCCACTA TGCTTAGCCC TAAACCTCAA CAGTTAAATC AACAAAACTG CTCGCCAGAA   1140
CACTACGAGC CACAGCTTAA AACTCAAAGG ACCTGGCGGT GCTTCATATC CCTCTAGAGG   1200
AGCCTGTTCT GTAATCGATA AACCCCGATC AACCTCACCA CCTCTTGCTC AGCCTATATA   1260
CCGCCATCTT CAGCAAACCC TGATGAAGGC TACAAAGTAA GCGCAAGTAC CCACGTAAAG   1320
ACGTTAGGTC AAGGTGTAGC CCATGAGGTG GCAAGAAATG GGCTACATTT TCTACCCCAG   1380
AAAACTACGA TAGCCCTTAT GAAACTTAAG GGTCGAAGGT GGATTTAGCA GTAAACTAAG   1440
AGTAGAGTGC TTAGTTGAAC AGGGCCCTGA AGCGCGTACA CACCGCCCGT CACCCTCCTC   1500
AAGTATACTT CAAAGGACAT TTAACTAAAA CCCCTACGCA TTTATATAGA GGAGACAAGT   1560
CGTAACATGG TAAGTGTACT GGAAAGTGCA CTTGGACGAA CCAGAGTGTA GCTTAACACA   1620
AAGCACCCAA CTTACACTTA GGAGATTTCA ACTTAACTTG ACCGCTCTGA GCTAAACCTA   1680
GCCCCAAACC CACTCCACCT TACTACCAGA CAACCTTAGC CAAACCATTT ACCCAAATAA   1740
AGTATAGGCG ATAGAAATTG AAACCTGGCG CAATAGATAT AGTACCGCAA GGGAAAGATG   1800
AAAAATTATA ACCAAGCATA ATATAGCAAG GACTAACCCC TATACCTTCT GCATAATGAA   1860
TTAACTAGAA ATAACTTTGC AAGGAGAGCC AAAGCTAAGA CCCCCGAAAC CAGACGAGCT   1920
ACCTAAGAAC AGCTAAAAGA GCACACCCGT CTATGTAGCA AAATAGTGGG AAGATTTATA   1980
GGTAGAGGCG ACAAACCTAC CGAGCCTGGT GATAGCTGGT TGTCCAAGAT AGAATCTTAG   2040
TTCAACTTTA AATTTGCCCA CAGAACCCTC TAAATCCCCT TGTAAATTTA ACTGTTAGTC   2100
CAAAGAGGAA CAGCTCTTTG GACACTAGGA AAAAACCTTG TAGAGAGAGT AAAAAATTTA   2160
ACACCCATAG TAGGCCTAAA AGCAGCCACC AATTAAGAAA GCGTTCAAGC TCAACACCCA   2220
CTACCTAAAA AATCCCAAAC ATATAACTGA ACTCCTCACA CCCAATTGGA CCAATCTATC   2280
ACCCTATAGA AGAACTAATG TTAGTATAAG TAACATGAAA ACATTCTCCT CCGCATAAGC   2340
CTGCGTCAGA TTAAAACACT GAACTGACAA TTAACAGCCC AATATCTACA ATCAACCAAC   2400
AAGTCATTAT TACCCTCACT GTCAACCCAA CACAGGCATG CTCATAAGGA AAGGTTAAAA   2460
AAAGTAAAAG GAACTCGGCA AATCTTACCC CGCCTGTTTA CCAAAAACAT CACCTCTAGC   2520
ATCACCAGTA TTAGAGGCAC CGCCTGCCCA GTGACACATG TTTAACGGCC GCGGTACCCT   2580
AACCGTGCAA AGGTAGCATA ATCACTTGTT CCTTAAATAG GGACCTGTAT GAATGGCTCC   2640
ACGAGGGTTC AGCTGTCTCT TACTTTTAAC CAGTGAAATT GACCTGCCCG TGAAGAGGCG   2700
GGCATAACAC AGCAAGACGA GAAGACCCTA TGGAGCTTTA ATTTATTAAT GCAAACAGTA   2760
CCTAACAAAC CCACAGGTCC TAAACTACCA AACCTGCATT AAAAATTTCG GTTGGGGCGA   2820
CCTCGGAGCA GAACCCAACC TCCGAGCAGT ACATGCTAAG ACTTCACCAG TCAAAGCGAA   2880
CTACTATACT CAATTGATCC AATAACTTGA CCAACGGAAC AAGTTACCCT AGGGATAACA   2940
GCGCAATCCT ATTCTAGAGT CCATATCAAC AATAGGGTTT ACGACCTCGA TGTTGGATCA   3000
GGACATCCCG ATGGTGCAGC CGCTATTAAA GGTTCGTTTG TTCAACGATT AAAGTCCTAC   3060
GTGATCTGAG TTCAGACCGG AGTAATCCAG GTCGGTTTCT ATCTACCTTC AAATTCCTCC   3120
CTGTACGAAA GGACAAGAGA AATAAGGCCT ACTTCACAAA GCGCCTTCCC CCGTAAATGA   3180
TATCATCTCA ACTTAGTATT ATACCCACAC CCACCCAAGA ACAGGGTTTG TTAAGATGGC   3240
AGAGCCCGGT AATCGCATAA AACTTAAAAC TTTACAGTCA GAGGTTCAAT TCCTCTTCTT   3300
AACAACATAC CCATGGCCAA CCTCCTACTC CTCATTGTAC CCATTCTAAT CGCAATGGCA   3360
TTCCTAATGC TTACCGAACG AAAAATTCTA GGCTATATAC AACTACGCAA AGGCCCCAAC   3420
GTTGTAGGCC CCTACGGGCT ACTACAACCC TTCGCTGACG CCATAAAACT CTTCACCAAA   3480
GAGCCCCTAA AACCCGCCAC ATCTACCATC ACCCTCTACA TCACCGCCCC GACCTTAGCT   3540
CTCACCATCG CTCTTCTACT ATGAACCCCC CTCCCCATAC CCAACCCCCT GGTCAACCTC   3600
AACCTAGGCC TCCTATTTAT TCTAGCCACC TCTAGCCTAG CCGTTTACTC AATCCTCTGA   3660
TCAGGGTGAG CATCAAACTC AAACTACGCC CTGATCGGCG CACTGCGAGC AGTAGCCCAA   3720
ACAATCTCAT ATGAAGTCAC CCTAGCCATC ATTCTACTAT CAACATTACT AATAAGTGGC   3780
TCCTTTAACC TCTCCACCCT TATCACAACA CAAGAACACC TCTGATTACT CCTGCCATCA   3840
TGACCCTTGG CCATAATATG ATTTATCTCC ACACTAGCAG AGACCAACCG AACCCCCTTC   3900
GACCTTGCCG AAGGGGAGTC CGAACTAGTC TCAGGCTTCA ACATCGAATA CGCCGCAGGC   3960
CCCTTCGCCC TATTCTTCAT AGCCGAATAC ACAAACATTA TTATAATAAA CACCCTCACC   4020
ACTACAATCT TCCTAGGAAC AACATATGAC GCACTCTCCC CTGAACTCTA CACAACATAT   4080
TTTGTCACCA AGACCCTACT TCTAACCTCC CTGTTCTTAT GAATTCGAAC AGCATACCCC   4140
CGATTCCGCT ACGACCAACT CATACACCTC CTATGAAAAA ACTTCCTACC ACTCACCCTA   4200
GCATTACTTA TATGATATGT CTCCATACCC ATTACAATCT CCAGCATTCC CCCTCAAACC   4260
TAAGAAATAT GTCTGATAAA AGAGTTACTT TGATAGAGTA AATAATAGGA GCTTAAACCC   4320
CCTTATTTCT AGGACTATGA GAATCGAACC CATCCCTGAG AATCCAAAAT TCTCCGTGCC   4380
ACCTATCACA CCCCATCCTA AAGTAAGGTC AGCTAAATAA GCTATCGGGC CCATACCCCG   4440
AAAATGTTGG TTATACCCTT CCCGTACTAA TTAATCCCCT GGCCCAACCC GTCATCTACT   4500
CTACCATCTT TGCAGGCACA CTCATCACAG CGCTAAGCTC GCACTGATTT TTTACCTGAG   4560
TAGGCCTAGA AATAAACATG CTAGCTTTTA TTCCAGTTCT AACCAAAAAA ATAAACCCTC   4620
GTTCCACAGA AGCTGCCATC AAGTATTTCC TCACGCAAGC AACCGCATCC ATAATCCTTC   4680
TAATAGCTAT CCTCTTCAAC AATATACTCT CCGGACAATG AACCATAACC AATACTACCA   4740
ATCAATACTC ATCATTAATA ATCATAATAG CTATAGCAAT AAAACTAGGA ATAGCCCCCT   4800
TTCACTTCTG AGTCCCAGAG GTTACCCAAG GCACCCCTCT GACATCCGGC CTGCTTCTTC   4860
TCACATGACA AAAACTAGCC CCCATCTCAA TCATATACCA AATCTCTCCC TCACTAAACG   4920
TAAGCCTTCT CCTCACTCTC TCAATCTTAT CCATCATAGC AGGCAGTTGA GGTGGATTAA   4980
ACCAGACCCA GCTACGCAAA ATCTTAGCAT ACTCCTCAAT TACCCACATA GGATGAATAA   5040
TAGCAGTTCT ACCGTACAAC CCTAACATAA CCATTCTTAA TTTAACTATT TATATTATCC   5100
TAACTACTAC CGCATTCCTA CTACTCAACT TAAACTCCAG CACCACGACC CTACTACTAT   5160
CTCGCACCTG AAACAAGCTA ACATGACTAA CACCCTTAAT TCCATCCACC CTCCTCTCCC   5220
TAGGAGGCCT GCCCCCGCTA ACCGGCTTTT TGCCCAAATG GGCCATTATC GAAGAATTCA   5280
CAAAAAACAA TAGCCTCATC ATCCCCACCA TCATAGCCAC CATCACCCTC CTTAACCTCT   5340
ACTTCTACCT ACGCCTAATC TACTCCACCT CAATCACACT ACTCCCCATA TCTAACAACG   5400
TAAAAATAAA ATGACAGTTT GAACATACAA AACCCACCCC ATTCCTCCCC ACACTCATCG   5460
CCCTTACCAC GCTACTCCTA CCTATCTCCC CTTTTATACT AATAATCTTA TAGAAATTTA   5520
GGTTAAATAC AGACCAAGAG CCTTCAAAGC CCTCAGTAAG TTGCAATACT TAATTTCTGT   5580
AACAGCTAAG GACTGCAAAA CCCCACTCTG CATCAACTGA ACGCAAATCA GCCACTTTAA   5640
TTAAGCTAAG CCCTTACTAG ACCAATGGGA CTTAAACCCA CAAACACTTA GTTAACAGCT   5700
AAGCACCCTA ATCAACTGGC TTCAATCTAC TTCTCCCGCC GCCGGGAAAA AAGGCGGGAG   5760
AAGCCCCGGC AGGTTTGAAG CTGCTTCTTC GAATTTGCAA TTCAATATGA AAATCACCTC   5820
GGAGCTGGTA AAAAGAGGCC TAACCCCTGT CTTTAGATTT ACAGTCCAAT GCTTCACTCA   5880
GCCATTTTAC CTCACCCCCA CTGATGTTCG CCGACCGTTG ACTATTCTCT ACAAACCACA   5940
AAGACATTGG AACACTATAC CTATTATTCG GCGCATGAGC TGGAGTCCTA GGCACAGCTC   6000
TAAGCCTCCT TATTCGAGCC GAGCTGGGCC AGCCAGGCAA CCTTCTAGGT AACGACCACA   6060
TCTACAACGT TATCGTCACA GCCCATGCAT TTGTAATAAT CTTCTTCATA GTAATACCCA   6120
TCATAATCGG AGGCTTTGGC AACTGACTAG TTCCCCTAAT AATCGGTGCC CCCGATATGG   6180
CGTTTCCCCG CATAAACAAC ATAAGCTTCT GACTCTTACC TCCCTCTCTC CTACTCCTGC   6240
TCGCATCTGC TATAGTGGAG GCCGGAGCAG GAACAGGTTG AACAGTCTAC CCTCCCTTAG   6300
CAGGGAACTA CTCCCACCCT GGAGCCTCCG TAGACCTAAC CATCTTCTCC TTACACCTAG   6360
CAGGTGTCTC CTCTATCTTA GGGGCCATCA ATTTCATCAC AACAATTATC AATATAAAAC   6420
CCCCTGCCAT AACCCAATAC CAAACGCCCC TCTTCGTCTG ATCCGTCCTA ATCACAGCAG   6480
TCCTACTTCT CCTATCTCTC CCAGTCCTAG CTGCTGGCAT CACTATACTA CTAACAGACC   6540
GCAACCTCAA CACCACCTTC TTCGACCCCG CCGGAGGAGG AGACCCCATT CTATACCAAC   6600
ACCTATTCTG ATTTTTCGGT CACCCTGAAG TTTATATTCT TATCCTACCA GGCTTCGGAA   6660
TAATCTCCCA TATTGTAACT TACTACTCCG GAAAAAAAGA ACCATTTGGA TACATAGGTA   6720
TGGTCTGAGC TATGATATCA ATTGGCTTCC TAGGGTTTAT CGTGTGAGCA CACCATATAT   6780
TTACAGTAGG AATAGACGTA GACACACGAG CATATTTCAC CTCCGCTACC ATAATCATCG   6840
CTATCCCCAC CGGCGTCAAA GTATTTAGCT GACTCGCCAC ACTCCACGGA AGCAATATGA   6900
AATGATCTGC TGCAGTGCTC TGAGCCCTAG GATTCATCTT TCTTTTCACC GTAGGTGGCC   6960
TGACTGGCAT TGTATTAGCA AACTCATCAC TAGACATCGT ACTACACGAC ACGTACTACG   7020
TTGTAGCCCA CTTCCACTAT GTCCTATCAA TAGGAGCTGT ATTTGCCATC ATAGGAGGCT   7080
TCATTCACTG ATTTCCCCTA TTCTCAGGCT ACACCCTAGA CCAAACCTAC GCCAAAATCC   7140
ATTTCACTAT CATATTCATC GGCGTAAATC TAACTTTCTT CCCACAACAC TTTCTCGGCC   7200
TATCCGGAAT GCCCCGACGT TACTCGGACT ACCCCGATGC ATACACCACA TGAAACATCC   7260
TATCATCTGT AGGCTCATTC ATTTCTCTAA CAGCAGTAAT ATTAATAATT TTCATGATTT   7320
GAGAAGCCTT CGCTTCGAAG CGAAAAGTCC TAATAGTAGA AGAACCCTCC ATAAACCTGG   7380
AGTGACTATA TGGATGCCCC CCACCCTACC ACACATTCGA AGAACCCGTA TACATAAAAT   7440
CTAGACAAAA AAGGAAGGAA TCGAACCCCC CAAAGCTGGT TTCAAGCCAA CCCCATGGCC   7500
TCCATGACTT TTTCAAAAAG GTATTAGAAA AACCATTTCA TAACTTTGTC AAAGTTAAAT   7560
TATAGGCTAA ATCCTATATA TCTTAATGGC ACATGCAGCG CAAGTAGGTC TACAAGACGC   7620
TACTTCCCCT ATCATAGAAG AGCTTATCAC CTTTCATGAT CACGCCCTCA TAATCATTTT   7680
CCTTATCTGC TTCCTAGTCC TGTATGCCCT TTTCCTAACA CTCACAACAA AACTAACTAA   7740
TACTAACATC TCAGACGCTC AGGAAATAGA AACCGTCTGA ACTATCCTGC CCGCCATCAT   7800
CCTAGTCCTC ATCGCCCTCC CATCCCTACG CATCCTTTAC ATAACAGACG AGGTCAACGA   7860
TCCCTCCCTT ACCATCAAAT CAATTGGCCA CCAATGGTAC TGAACCTACG AGTACACCGA   7920
CTACGGCGGA CTAATCTTCA ACTCCTACAT ACTTCCCCCA TTATTCCTAG AACCAGGCGA   7980
CCTGCGACTC CTTGACGTTG ACAATCGAGT AGTACTCCCG ATTGAAGCCC CCATTCGTAT   8040
AATAATTACA TCACAAGACG TCTTGCACTC ATGAGCTGTC CCCACATTAG GCTTAAAAAC   8100
AGATGCAATT CCCGGACGTC TAAACCAAAC CACTTTCACC GCTACACGAC CGGGGGTATA   8160
CTACGGTCAA TGCTCTGAAA TCTGTGGAGC AAACCACAGT TTCATGCCCA TCGTCCTAGA   8220
ATTAATTCCC CTAAAAATCT TTGAAATAGG GCCCGTATTT ACCCTATAGC ACCCCCTCTA   8280
CCCCCTCTAG AGCCCACTGT AAAGCTAACT TAGCATTAAC CTTTTAAGTT AAAGATTAAG   8340
AGAACCAACA CCTCTTTACA GTGAAATGCC CCAACTAAAT ACTACCGTAT GGCCCACCAT   8400
AATTACCCCC ATACTCCTTA CACTATTCCT CATCACCCAA CTAAAAATAT TAAACACAAA   8460
CTACCACCTA CCTCCCTCAC CAAAGCCCAT AAAAATAAAA AATTATAACA AACCCTGAGA   8520
ACCAAAATGA ACGAAAATCT GTTCGCTTCA TTCATTGCCC CCACAATCCT AGGCCTACCC   8580
GCCGCAGTAC TGATCATTCT ATTTCCCCCT CTATTGATCC CCACCTCCAA ATATCTCATC   8640
AACAACCGAC TAATCACCAC CCAACAATGA CTAATCAAAC TAACCTCAAA ACAAATGATA   8700
ACCATACACA ACACTAAAGG ACGAACCTGA TCTCTTATAC TAGTATCCTT AATCATTTTT   8760
ATTGCCACAA CTAACCTCCT CGGACTCCTG CCTCACTCAT TTACACCAAC CACCCAACTA   8820
TCTATAAACC TAGCCATGGC CATCCCCTTA TGAGCGGGCA CAGTGATTAT AGGCTTTCGC   8880
TCTAAGATTA AAAATGCCCT AGCCCACTTC TTACCACAAG GCACACCTAC ACCCCTTATC   8940
CCCATACTAG TTATTATCGA AACCATCAGC CTACTCATTC AACCAATAGC CCTGGCCGTA   9000
CGCCTAACCG CTAACATTAC TGCAGGCCAC CTACTCATGC ACCTAATTGG AAGCGCCACC   9060
CTAGCAATAT CAACCATTAA CCTTCCCTCT ACACTTATCA TCTTCACAAT TCTAATTCTA   9120
CTGACTATCC TAGAAATCGC TGTCGCCTTA ATCCAAGCCT ACGTTTTCAC ACTTCTAGTA   9180
AGCCTCTACC TGCACGACAA CACATAATGA CCCACCAATC ACATGCCTAT CATATAGTAA   9240
AACCCAGCCC ATGACCCCTA ACAGGGGCCC TCTCAGCCCT CCTAATGACC TCCGGCCTAG   9300
CCATGTGATT TCACTTCCAC TCCATAACGC TCCTCATACT AGGCCTACTA ACCAACACAC   9360
TAACCATATA CCAATGATGG CGCGATGTAA CACGAGAAAG CACATACCAA GGCCACCACA   9420
CACCACCTGT CCAAAAAGGC CTTCGATACG GGATAATCCT ATTTATTACC TCAGAAGTTT   9480
TTTTCTTCGC AGGATTTTTC TGAGCCTTTT ACCACTCCAG CCTAGCCCCT ACCCCCCAAT   9540
TAGGAGGGCA CTGGCCCCCA ACAGGCATCA CCCCGCTAAA TCCCCTAGAA GTCCCACTCC   9600
TAAACACATC CGTATTACTC GCATCAGGAG TATCAATCAC CTGAGCTCAC CATAGTCTAA   9660
TAGAAAACAA CCGAAACCAA ATAATTCAAG CACTGCTTAT TACAATTTTA CTGGGTCTCT   9720
ATTTTACCCT CCTACAAGCC TCAGAGTACT TCGAGTCTCC CTTCACCATT TCCGACGGCA   9780
TCTACGGCTC AACATTTTTT GTAGCCACAG GCTTCCACGG ACTTCACGTC ATTATTGGCT   9840
CAACTTTCCT CACTATCTGC TTCATCCGCC AACTAATATT TCACTTTACA TCCAAACATC   9900
ACTTTGGCTT CGAAGCCGCC GCCTGATACT GGCATTTTGT AGATGTGGTT TGACTATTTC   9960
TGTATGTCTC CATCTATTGA TGAGGGTCTT ACTCTTTTAG TATAAATAGT ACCGTTAACT  10020
TCCAATTAAC TAGTTTTGAC AACATTCAAA AAAGAGTAAT AAACTTCGCC TTAATTTTAA  10080
TAATCAACAC CCTCCTAGCC TTACTACTAA TAATTATTAC ATTTTGACTA CCACAACTCA  10140
ACGGCTACAT AGAAAAATCC ACCCCTTACG AGTGCGGCTT CGACCCTATA TCCCCCGCCC  10200
GCGTCCCTTT CTCCATAAAA TTCTTCTTAG TAGCTATTAC CTTCTTATTA TTTGATCTAG  10260
AAATTGCCCT CCTTTTACCC CTACCATGAG CCCTACAAAC AACTAACCTG CCACTAATAG  10320
TTATGTCATC CCTCTTATTA ATCATCATCC TAGCCCTAAG TCTGGCCTAT GAGTGACTAC  10380
AAAAAGGATT AGACTGAACC GAATTGGTAT ATAGTTTAAA CAAAACGAAT GATTTCGACT  10440
CATTAAATTA TGATAATCAT ATTTACCAAA TGCCCCTCAT TTACATAAAT ATTATACTAG  10500
CATTTACCAT CTCACTTCTA GGAATACTAG TATATCGCTC ACACCTCATA TCCTCCCTAC  10560
TATGCCTAGA AGGAATAATA CTATCGCTGT TCATTATAGC TACTCTCATA ACCCTCAACA  10620
CCCACTCCCT CTTAGCCAAT ATTGTGCCTA TTGCCATACT AGTCTTTGCC GCCTGCGAAG  10680
CAGCGGTGGG CCTAGCCCTA CTAGTCTCAA TCTCCAACAC ATATGGCCTA GACTACGTAC  10740
ATAACCTAAA CCTACTCCAA TGCTAAAACT AATCGTCCCA ACAATTATAT TACTACCACT  10800
GACATGACTT TCCAAAAAAC ACATAATTTG AATCAACACA ACCACCCACA GCCTAATTAT  10860
TAGCATCATC CCTCTACTAT TTTTTAACCA AATCAACAAC AACCTATTTA GCTGTTCCCC  10920
AACCTTTTCC TCCGACCCCC TAACAACCCC CCTCCTAATA CTAACTACCT GACTCCTACC  10980
CCTCACAATC ATGGCAAGCC AACGCCACTT ATCCAGTGAA CCACTATCAC GAAAAAAACT  11040
CTACCTCTCT ATACTAATCT CCCTACAAAT CTCCTTAATT ATAACATTCA CAGCCACAGA  11100
ACTAATCATA TTTTATATCT TCTTCGAAAC CACACTTATC CCCACCTTGG CTATCATCAC  11160
CCGATGAGGC AACCAGCCAG AACGCCTGAA CGCAGGCACA TACTTCCTAT TCTACACCCT  11220
AGTAGGCTCC CTTCCCCTAC TCATCGCACT AATTTACACT CACAACACCC TAGGCTCACT  11280
AAACATTCTA CTACTCACTC TCACTGCCCA AGAACTATCA AACTCCTGAG CCAATAACTT  11340
AATATGACTA GCTTACACAA TAGCTTTTAT AGTAAAGATA CCTCTTTACG GACTCCACTT  11400
ATGACTCCCT AAAGCCCATG TCGAAGCCCC CATCGCTGGG TCAATAGTAC TTGCCGCAGT  11460
ACTCTTAAAA CTAGGCGGCT ATGGTATAAT ACGCCTCACA CTCATTCTCA ACCCCCTGAC  11520
AAAACACATA GCCTACCCCT TCCTTGTACT ATCCCTATGA GGCATAATTA TAACAAGCTC  11580
CATCTGCCTA CGACAAACAG ACCTAAAATC GCTCATTGCA TACTCTTCAA TCAGCCACAT  11640
AGCCCTCGTA GTAACAGCCA TTCTCATCCA AACCCCCTGA AGCTTCACCG GCGCAGTCAT  11700
TCTCATAATC GCCCACGGGC TTACATCCTC ATTACTATTC TGCCTAGCAA ACTCAAACTA  11760
CGAACGCACT CACAGTCGCA TCATAATCCT CTCTCAAGGA CTTCAAACTC TACTCCCACT  11820
AATAGCTTTT TGATGACTTC TAGCAAGCCT CGCTAACCTC GCCTTACCCC CCACTATTAA  11880
CCTACTGGGA GAACTCTCTG TGCTAGTAAC CACGTTCTCC TGATCAAATA TCACTCTCCT  11940
ACTTACAGGA CTCAACATAC TAGTCACAGC CCTATACTCC CTCTACATAT TTACCACAAC  12000
ACAATGGGGC TCACTCACCC ACCACATTAA CAACATAAAA CCCTCATTCA CACGAGAAAA  12060
CACCCTCATG TTCATACACC TATCCCCCAT TCTCCTCCTA TCCCTCAACC CCGACATCAT  12120
TACCGGGTTT TCCTCTTGTA AATATAGTTT AACCAAAACA TCAGATTGTG AATCTGACAA  12180
CAGAGGCTTA CGACCCCTTA TTTACCGAGA AAGCTCACAA GAACTGCTAA CTCATGCCCC  12240
CATGTCTAAC AACATGGCTT TCTCAACTTT TAAAGGATAA CAGCTATCCA TTGGTCTTAG  12300
GCCCCAAAAA TTTTGGTGCA ACTCCAAATA AAAGTAATAA CCATGCACAC TACTATAACC  12360
ACCCTAACCC TGACTTCCCT AATTCCCCCC ATCCTTACCA CCCTCGTTAA CCCTAACAAA  12420
AAAAACTCAT ACCCCCATTA TGTAAAATCC ATTGTCGCAT CCACCTTTAT TATCAGTCTC  12480
TTCCCCACAA CAATATTCAT GTGCCTAGAC CAAGAAGTTA TTATCTCGAA CTGACACTGA  12540
GCCACAACCC AAACAACCCA GCTCTCCCTA AGCTTCAAAC TAGACTACTT CTCCATAATA  12600
TTCATCCCTG TAGCATTGTT CGTTACATGG TCCATCATAG AATTCTCACT GTGATATATA  12660
AACTCAGACC CAAACATTAA TCAGTTCTTC AAATATCTAC TCATCTTCCT AATTACCATA  12720
CTAATCTTAG TTACCGCTAA CAACCTATTC CAACTGTTCA TCGGCTGAGA GGGCGTAGGA  12780
ATTATATCCT TCTTGCTCAT CAGTTGATGA TACGCCCGAG CAGATGCCAA CACAGCAGCC  12840
ATTCAAGCAA TCCTATACAA CCGTATCGGC GATATCGGTT TCATCCTCGC CTTAGCATGA  12900
TTTATCCTAC ACTCCAACTC ATGAGACCCA CAACAAATAG CCCTTCTAAA CGCTAATCCA  12960
AGCCTCACCC CACTACTAGG CCTCCTCCTA GCAGCAGCAG GCAAATCAGC CCAATTAGGT  13020
CTCCACCCCT GACTCCCCTC AGCCATAGAA GGCCCCACCC CAGTCTCAGC CCTACTCCAC  13080
TCAAGCACTA TAGTTGTAGC AGGAATCTTC TTACTCATCC GCTTCCACCC CCTAGCAGAA  13140
AATAGCCCAC TAATCCAAAC TCTAACACTA TGCTTAGGCG CTATCACCAC TCTGTTCGCA  13200
GCAGTCTGCG CCCTTACACA AAATGACATC AAAAAAATCG TAGCCTTCTC CACTTCAAGT  13260
CAACTAGGAC TCATAATAGT TACAATCGGC ATCAACCAAC CACACCTAGC ATTCCTGCAC  13320
ATCTGTACCC ACGCCTTCTT CAAAGCCATA CTATTTATGT GCTCCGGGTC CATCATCCAC  13380
AACCTTAACA ATGAACAAGA TATTCGAAAA ATAGGAGGAC TACTCAAAAC CATACCTCTC  13440
ACTTCAACCT CCCTCACCAT TGGCAGCCTA GCATTAGCAG GAATACCTTT CCTCACAGGT  13500
TTCTACTCCA AAGACCACAT CATCGAAACC GCAAACATAT CATACACAAA CGCCTGAGCC  13560
CTATCTATTA CTCTCATCGC TACCTCCCTG ACAAGCGCCT ATAGCACTCG AATAATTCTT  13620
CTCACCCTAA CAGGTCAACC TCGCTTCCCC ACCCTTACTA ACATTAACGA AAATAACCCC  13680
ACCCTACTAA ACCCCATTAA ACGCCTGGCA GCCGGAAGCC TATTCGCAGG ATTTCTCATT  13740
ACTAACAACA TTTCCCCCGC ATCCCCCTTC CAAACAACAA TCCCCCTCTA CCTAAAACTC  13800
ACAGCCCTCG CTGTCACTTT CCTAGGACTT CTAACAGCCC TAGACCTCAA CTACCTAACC  13860
AACAAACTTA AAATAAAATC CCCACTATGC ACATTTTATT TCTCCAACAT ACTCGGATTC  13920
TACCCTAGCA TCACACACCG CACAATCCCC TATCTAGGCC TTCTTACGAG CCAAAACCTG  13980
CCCCTACTCC TCCTAGACCT AACCTGACTA GAAAAGCTAT TACCTAAAAC AATTTCACAG  14040
CACCAAATCT CCACCTCCAT CATCACCTCA ACCCAAAAAG GCATAATTAA ACTTTACTTC  14100
CTCTCTTTCT TCTTCCCACT CATCCTAACC CTACTCCTAA TCACATAACC TATTCCCCCG  14160
AGCAATCTCA ATTACAATAT ATACACCAAC AAACAATGTT CAACCAGTAA CTACTACTAA  14220
TCAACGCCCA TAATCATACA AAGCCCCCGC ACCAATAGGA TCCTCCCGAA TCAACCCTGA  14280
CCCCTCTCCT TCATAAATTA TTCAGCTTCC TACACTATTA AAGTTTACCA CAACCACCAC  14340
CCCATCATAC TCTTTCACCC ACAGCACCAA TCCTACCTCC ATCGCTAACC CCACTAAAAC  14400
ACTCACCAAG ACCTCAACCC CTGACCCCCA TGCCTCAGGA TACTCCTCAA TAGCCATCGC  14460
TGTAGTATAT CCAAAGACAA CCATCATTCC CCCTAAATAA ATTAAAAAAA CTATTAAACC  14520
CATATAACCT CCCCCAAAAT TCAGAATAAT AACACACCCG ACCACACCGC TAACAATCAA  14580
TACTAAACCC CCATAAATAG GAGAAGGCTT AGAAGAAAAC CCCACAAACC CCATTACTAA  14640
ACCCACACTC AACAGAAACA AAGCATACAT CATTATTCTC GCACGGACTA CAACCACGAC  14700
CAATGATATG AAAAACCATC GTTGTATTTC AACTACAAGA ACACCAATGA CCCCAATACG  14760
CAAAATTAAC CCCCTAATAA AATTAATTAA CCACTCATTC ATCGACCTCC CCACCCCATC  14820
CAACATCTCC GCATGATGAA ACTTCGGCTC ACTCCTTGGC GCCTGCCTGA TCCTCCAAAT  14880
CACCACAGGA CTATTCCTAG CCATGCACTA CTCACCAGAC GCCTCAACCG CCTTTTCATC  14940
AATCGCCCAC ATCACTCGAG ACGTAAATTA TGGCTGAATC ATCCGCTACC TTCACGCCAA  15000
TGGCGCCTCA ATATTCTTTA TCTGCCTCTT CCTACACATC GGGCGAGGCC TATATTACGG  15060
ATCATTTCTC TACTCAGAAA CCTGAAACAT CGGCATTATC CTCCTGCTTG CAACTATAGC  15120
AACAGCCTTC ATAGGCTATG TCCTCCCGTG AGGCCAAATA TCATTCTGAG GGGCCACAGT  15180
AATTACAAAC TTACTATCCG CCATCCCATA CATTGGGACA GACCTAGTTC AATGAATCTG  15240
AGGAGGCTAC TCAGTAGACA GTCCCACCCT CACACGATTC TTTACCTTTC ACTTCATCTT  15300
GCCCTTCATT ATTGCAGCCC TAGCAACACT CCACCTCCTA TTCTTGCACG AAACGGGATC  15360
AAACAACCCC CTAGGAATCA CCTCCCATTC CGATAAAATC ACCTTCCACC CTTACTACAC  15420
AATCAAAGAC GCCCTCGGCT TACTTCTCTT CCTTCTCTCC TTAATGACAT TAACACTATT  15480
CTCACCAGAC CTCCTAGGCG ACCCAGACAA TTATACCCTA GCCAACCCCT TAAACACCCC  15540
TCCCCACATC AAGCCCGAAT GATATTTCCT ATTCGCCTAC ACAATTCTCC GATCCGTCCC  15600
TAACAAACTA GGAGGCGTCC TTGCCCTATT ACTATCCATC CTCATCCTAG CAATAATCCC  15660
CATCCTCCAT ATATCCAAAC AACAAAGCAT AATATTTCGC CCACTAAGCC AATCACTTTA  15720
TTGACTCCTA GCCGCAGACC TCCTCATTCT AACCTGAATC GGAGGACAAC CAGTAAGCTA  15780
CCCTTTTACC ATCATTGGAC AAGTAGCATC CGTACTATAC TTCACAACAA TCCTAATCCT  15840
AATACCAACT ATCTCCCTAA TTGAAAACAA AATACTCAAA TGGGCCTGTC CTTGTAGTAT  15900
AAACTAATAC ACCAGTCTTG TAAACCGGAG ATGAAAACCT TTTTCCAAGG ACAAATCAGA  15960
GAAAAAGTCT TTAACTCCAC CATTAGCACC CAAAGCTAAG ATTCTAATTT AAACTATTCT  16020
CTGTTCTTTC ATGGGGAAGC AGATTTGGGT ACCACCCAAG TATTGACTCA CCCATCAACA  16080
ACCGCTATGT ATTTCGTACA TTACTGCCAG CCACCATGAA TATTGTACGG TACCATAAAT  16140
ACTTGACCAC CTGTAGTACA TAAAAACCCA ATCCACATCA AAACCCCCTC CCCATGCTTA  16200
CAAGCAAGTA CAGCAATCAA CCCTCAACTA TCACACATCA ACTGCAACTC CAAAGCCACC  16260
CCTCACCCAC TAGGATACCA ACAAACCTAC CCACCCTTAA CAGTACATAG TACATAAAGC  16320
CATTTACCGT ACATAGCACA TTACAGTCAA ATCCCTTCTC GTCCCCATGG ATGACCCCCC  16380
TCAGATAGGG GTCCCTTGAC CACCATCCTC CGTGAAATCA ATATCCCGCA CAAGAGTGCT  16440
ACTCTCCTCG CTCCGGGCCC ATAACACTTG GGGGTAGCTA AAGTGAACTG TATCCGACAT  16500
CTGGTTCCTA CTTCAGGGTC ATAAAGCCTA AATAGCCCAC ACGTTCCCCT TAAATAAGAC  16560
ATCACGATG                                                          16569 
           
           
             
               823 base pairs 
               nucleic acid 
               single 
               linear 
             
             
               unknown 
             
             3
AGAGAGAGGC ATGTGAATTG GGAATTTGGG AAAAATTTTT TGGGGGGAAG GAAAGAAATA     60
GAGGTCAAGA GGTAGAATAG AAGTTGATGA AGAAAAGAAA AAAAGAAGGT AATGAAGGGG    120
GTGCTGGATG TTTCCAACAC AAAGAAATGA TAAATGTTTG GGAGGATGGA TATTCTAATT    180
AGCCTAATTA GCCTGATTAG CCCTCGCCAG AGTTCACTGT AAAGCTAACC CAGCATTAAC    240
CTTTTAAGTT AAAGACTAAG AGAATCATTA TCTCTTTACA GTGAAATGCC ACAGCTAAAT    300
ACCACTGTAT GACCTGCTAT CATCACCCCA ATACTCCTCA CGTTATTTCT CATCACCCAA    360
CTAAAAATAC TAAACACACA CTGCCATCTG CCCACCTCAC CAAAATTTAT TAAAATAAAA    420
AACTACAGTA AGCCCTGAGA ACCAAAATGA ACGAAAATTT ATTCGCTTCA TTCATTACCC    480
CTACAGTACT AGGCCTACCC GCCACAGTAC CAATCATCCT ATTTCCCCCC TTACTGGTCC    540
CAACCTCCAA ATACCTCATC AACAACCGAC TAATCACCAC TCAACAATGA CTACTTCAAC    600
TCACCTTAAA ACAAATAATA ACGATACATA ACATTAAGGG ACGAACCTGG TCCCTTATAC    660
TAATTTCCCT GATTATTTTT ATTGCCACAA CTAATCTCCT CGGACTCTTG CCCCACTCAT    720
TTACACCAAT CACTATACAT GTGTCTATTG AAACGTCACT ATGTGTGCCC CATGAATATG    780
TACATATTAT TATGTGATGT ACATGATTAT GTACACATTA TGT                      823 
           
           
             
               18 base pairs 
               nucleic acid 
               single 
               linear 
             
             
               unknown 
             
             4
CCTTACACCT AGCAGGTA                                                   18 
           
           
             
               20 base pairs 
               nucleic acid 
               single 
               linear 
             
             
               unknown 
             
             5
ACGCCGATGA ATATGATAGC                                                 20 
           
           
             
               27 base pairs 
               nucleic acid 
               single 
               linear 
             
             
               unknown 
             
             6
CATGCAGCGC AAGTAGGTCT ACAAGAC                                         27 
           
           
             
               27 base pairs 
               nucleic acid 
               single 
               linear 
             
             
               unknown 
             
             7
TGTTATGTAA AGGATGCGTA GGGATGG                                         27 
           
           
             
               22 base pairs 
               nucleic acid 
               single 
               linear 
             
             
               unknown 
             
             8
TATGAGGGCG TGATCATGAA AG                                              22 
           
           
             
               17 base pairs 
               nucleic acid 
               single 
               linear 
             
             
               unknown 
             
             9
GGCACGGCTG TCCAAGG                                                    17 
           
           
             
               17 base pairs 
               nucleic acid 
               single 
               linear 
             
             
               unknown 
             
             10
CCCGGCCTGG TACACTG                                                    17 
           
           
             
               18 base pairs 
               nucleic acid 
               single 
               linear 
             
             
               unknown 
             
             11
GCGGACATGG AGGACGTG                                                   18 
           
           
             
               22 base pairs 
               nucleic acid 
               single 
               linear 
             
             
               unknown 
             
             12
CGATGCCGAT GACCTGCAGA AG                                              22 
           
           
             
               318 amino acids 
               amino acid 
                 
               linear 
             
             
               unknown 
             
             13
Met Pro Met Ala Asn Leu Leu Leu Leu Ile Val Pro Ile Leu Ile Ala
1               5                   10                  15
Met Ala Phe Leu Met Leu Thr Glu Arg Lys Ile Leu Gly Tyr Met Gln
            20                  25                  30
Leu Arg Lys Gly Pro Asn Val Val Gly Pro Tyr Gly Leu Leu Gln Pro
        35                  40                  45
Phe Ala Asp Ala Met Lys Leu Phe Thr Lys Glu Pro Leu Lys Pro Ala
    50                  55                  60
Thr Ser Thr Ile Thr Leu Tyr Ile Thr Ala Pro Thr Leu Ala Leu Thr
65                  70                  75                  80
Ile Ala Leu Leu Leu Trp Thr Pro Leu Pro Met Pro Asn Pro Leu Val
                85                  90                  95
Asn Leu Asn Leu Gly Leu Leu Phe Ile Leu Ala Thr Ser Ser Leu Ala
            100                 105                 110
Val Tyr Ser Ile Leu Trp Ser Gly Trp Ala Ser Asn Ser Asn Tyr Ala
        115                 120                 125
Leu Ile Gly Ala Leu Arg Ala Val Ala Gln Thr Ile Ser Tyr Glu Val
    130                 135                 140
Thr Leu Ala Ile Ile Leu Leu Ser Thr Leu Leu Met Ser Gly Ser Phe
145                 150                 155                 160
Asn Leu Ser Thr Leu Ile Thr Thr Gln Glu His Leu Trp Leu Leu Leu
                165                 170                 175
Pro Ser Trp Pro Leu Ala Met Met Trp Phe Ile Ser Thr Leu Ala Glu
            180                 185                 190
Thr Asn Arg Thr Pro Phe Asp Leu Ala Glu Gly Glu Ser Glu Leu Val
        195                 200                 205
Ser Gly Phe Asn Ile Glu Tyr Ala Ala Gly Pro Phe Ala Leu Phe Phe
    210                 215                 220
Met Ala Glu Tyr Thr Asn Ile Ile Met Met Asn Thr Leu Thr Thr Thr
225                 230                 235                 240
Ile Phe Leu Gly Thr Thr Tyr Asp Ala Leu Ser Pro Glu Leu Tyr Thr
                245                 250                 255
Thr Tyr Phe Val Thr Lys Thr Leu Leu Leu Thr Ser Leu Phe Leu Trp
            260                 265                 270
Ile Arg Thr Ala Tyr Pro Arg Phe Arg Tyr Asp Gln Leu Met His Leu
        275                 280                 285
Leu Trp Lys Asn Phe Leu Pro Leu Thr Leu Ala Leu Leu Met Trp Tyr
    290                 295                 300
Val Ser Met Pro Ile Thr Ile Ser Ser Ile Pro Pro Gln Thr
305                 310                 315 
           
           
             
               347 amino acids 
               amino acid 
                 
               linear 
             
             
               unknown 
             
             14
Ile Asn Pro Leu Ala Gln Pro Val Ile Tyr Ser Thr Ile Phe Ala Gly
1               5                   10                  15
Thr Leu Ile Thr Ala Leu Ser Ser His Trp Phe Phe Thr Trp Val Gly
            20                  25                  30
Leu Glu Met Asn Met Leu Ala Phe Ile Pro Val Leu Thr Lys Lys Met
        35                  40                  45
Asn Pro Arg Ser Thr Glu Ala Ala Ile Lys Tyr Phe Leu Thr Gln Ala
    50                  55                  60
Thr Ala Ser Met Ile Leu Leu Met Ala Ile Leu Phe Asn Asn Met Leu
65                  70                  75                  80
Ser Gly Gln Trp Thr Met Thr Asn Thr Thr Asn Gln Tyr Ser Ser Leu
                85                  90                  95
Met Ile Met Met Ala Met Ala Met Lys Leu Gly Met Ala Pro Phe His
            100                 105                 110
Phe Trp Val Pro Glu Val Thr Gln Gly Thr Pro Leu Thr Ser Gly Leu
        115                 120                 125
Leu Leu Leu Thr Trp Gln Lys Leu Ala Pro Ile Ser Ile Met Tyr Gln
    130                 135                 140
Ile Ser Pro Ser Leu Asn Val Ser Leu Leu Leu Thr Leu Ser Ile Leu
145                 150                 155                 160
Ser Ile Met Ala Gly Ser Trp Gly Gly Leu Asn Gln Thr Gln Leu Arg
                165                 170                 175
Lys Ile Leu Ala Tyr Ser Ser Ile Thr His Met Gly Trp Met Met Ala
            180                 185                 190
Val Leu Pro Tyr Asn Pro Asn Met Thr Ile Leu Asn Leu Thr Ile Tyr
        195                 200                 205
Ile Ile Leu Thr Thr Thr Ala Phe Leu Leu Leu Asn Leu Asn Ser Ser
    210                 215                 220
Thr Thr Thr Leu Leu Leu Ser Arg Thr Trp Asn Lys Leu Thr Trp Leu
225                 230                 235                 240
Thr Pro Leu Ile Pro Ser Thr Leu Leu Ser Leu Gly Gly Leu Pro Pro
                245                 250                 255
Leu Thr Gly Phe Leu Pro Lys Trp Ala Ile Ile Glu Glu Phe Thr Lys
            260                 265                 270
Asn Asn Ser Leu Ile Ile Pro Thr Ile Met Ala Thr Ile Thr Leu Leu
        275                 280                 285
Asn Leu Tyr Phe Tyr Leu Arg Leu Ile Tyr Ser Thr Ser Ile Thr Leu
    290                 295                 300
Leu Pro Met Ser Asn Asn Val Lys Met Lys Trp Gln Phe Glu His Thr
305                 310                 315                 320
Lys Pro Thr Pro Phe Leu Pro Thr Leu Ile Ala Leu Thr Thr Leu Leu
                325                 330                 335
Leu Pro Ile Ser Pro Phe Met Leu Met Ile Leu
            340                 345 
           
           
             
               513 amino acids 
               amino acid 
                 
               linear 
             
             
               unknown 
             
             15
Met Phe Ala Asp Arg Trp Leu Phe Ser Thr Asn His Lys Asp Ile Gly
1               5                   10                  15
Thr Leu Tyr Leu Leu Phe Gly Ala Trp Ala Gly Val Leu Gly Thr Ala
            20                  25                  30
Leu Ser Leu Leu Ile Arg Ala Glu Leu Gly Gln Pro Gly Asn Leu Leu
        35                  40                  45
Gly Asn Asp His Ile Tyr Asn Val Ile Val Thr Ala His Ala Phe Val
    50                  55                  60
Met Ile Phe Phe Met Val Met Pro Ile Met Ile Gly Gly Phe Gly Asn
65                  70                  75                  80
Trp Leu Val Pro Leu Met Ile Gly Ala Pro Asp Met Ala Phe Pro Arg
                85                  90                  95
Met Asn Asn Met Ser Phe Trp Leu Leu Pro Pro Ser Leu Leu Leu Leu
            100                 105                 110
Leu Ala Ser Ala Met Val Glu Ala Gly Ala Gly Thr Gly Trp Thr Val
        115                 120                 125
Tyr Pro Pro Leu Ala Gly Asn Tyr Ser His Pro Gly Ala Ser Val Asp
    130                 135                 140
Leu Thr Ile Phe Ser Leu His Leu Ala Gly Val Ser Ser Ile Leu Gly
145                 150                 155                 160
Ala Ile Asn Phe Ile Thr Thr Ile Ile Asn Met Lys Pro Pro Ala Met
                165                 170                 175
Thr Gln Tyr Gln Thr Pro Leu Phe Val Trp Ser Val Leu Ile Thr Ala
            180                 185                 190
Val Leu Leu Leu Leu Ser Leu Pro Val Leu Ala Ala Gly Ile Thr Met
        195                 200                 205
Leu Leu Thr Asp Arg Asn Leu Asn Thr Thr Phe Phe Asp Pro Ala Gly
    210                 215                 220
Gly Gly Asp Pro Ile Leu Tyr Gln His Leu Phe Trp Phe Phe Gly His
225                 230                 235                 240
Pro Glu Val Tyr Ile Leu Ile Leu Pro Gly Phe Gly Met Ile Ser His
                245                 250                 255
Ile Val Thr Tyr Tyr Ser Gly Lys Lys Glu Pro Phe Gly Tyr Met Gly
            260                 265                 270
Met Val Trp Ala Met Met Ser Ile Gly Phe Leu Gly Phe Ile Val Trp
        275                 280                 285
Ala His His Met Phe Thr Val Gly Met Asp Val Asp Thr Arg Ala Tyr
    290                 295                 300
Phe Thr Ser Ala Thr Met Ile Ile Ala Ile Pro Thr Gly Val Lys Val
305                 310                 315                 320
Phe Ser Trp Leu Ala Thr Leu His Gly Ser Asn Met Lys Trp Ser Ala
                325                 330                 335
Ala Val Leu Trp Ala Leu Gly Phe Ile Phe Leu Phe Thr Val Gly Gly
            340                 345                 350
Leu Thr Gly Ile Val Leu Ala Asn Ser Ser Leu Asp Ile Val Leu His
        355                 360                 365
Asp Thr Tyr Tyr Val Val Ala His Phe His Tyr Val Leu Ser Met Gly
    370                 375                 380
Ala Val Phe Ala Ile Met Gly Gly Phe Ile His Trp Phe Pro Leu Phe
385                 390                 395                 400
Ser Gly Tyr Thr Leu Asp Gln Thr Tyr Ala Lys Ile His Phe Thr Ile
                405                 410                 415
Met Phe Ile Gly Val Asn Leu Thr Phe Phe Pro Gln His Phe Leu Gly
            420                 425                 430
Leu Ser Gly Met Pro Arg Arg Tyr Ser Asp Tyr Pro Asp Ala Tyr Thr
        435                 440                 445
Thr Trp Asn Ile Leu Ser Ser Val Gly Ser Phe Ile Ser Leu Thr Ala
    450                 455                 460
Val Met Leu Met Ile Phe Met Ile Trp Glu Ala Phe Ala Ser Lys Arg
465                 470                 475                 480
Lys Val Leu Met Val Glu Glu Pro Ser Met Asn Leu Glu Trp Leu Tyr
                485                 490                 495
Gly Cys Pro Pro Pro Tyr His Thr Phe Glu Glu Pro Val Tyr Met Lys
            500                 505                 510
Ser 
           
           
             
               227 amino acids 
               amino acid 
                 
               linear 
             
             
               unknown 
             
             16
Met Ala His Ala Ala Gln Val Gly Leu Gln Asp Ala Thr Ser Pro Ile
1               5                   10                  15
Met Glu Glu Leu Ile Thr Phe His Asp His Ala Leu Met Ile Ile Phe
            20                  25                  30
Leu Ile Cys Phe Leu Val Leu Tyr Ala Leu Phe Leu Thr Leu Thr Thr
        35                  40                  45
Lys Leu Thr Asn Thr Asn Ile Ser Asp Ala Gln Glu Met Glu Thr Val
    50                  55                  60
Trp Thr Ile Leu Pro Ala Ile Ile Leu Val Leu Ile Ala Leu Pro Ser
65                  70                  75                  80
Leu Arg Ile Leu Tyr Met Thr Asp Glu Val Asn Asp Pro Ser Leu Thr
                85                  90                  95
Ile Lys Ser Ile Gly His Gln Trp Tyr Trp Thr Tyr Glu Tyr Thr Asp
            100                 105                 110
Tyr Gly Gly Leu Ile Phe Asn Ser Tyr Met Leu Pro Pro Leu Phe Leu
        115                 120                 125
Glu Pro Gly Asp Leu Arg Leu Leu Asp Val Asp Asn Arg Val Val Leu
    130                 135                 140
Pro Ile Glu Ala Pro Ile Arg Met Met Ile Thr Ser Gln Asp Val Leu
145                 150                 155                 160
His Ser Trp Ala Val Pro Thr Leu Gly Leu Lys Thr Asp Ala Ile Pro
                165                 170                 175
Gly Arg Leu Asn Gln Thr Thr Phe Thr Ala Thr Arg Pro Gly Val Tyr
            180                 185                 190
Tyr Gly Gln Cys Ser Glu Ile Cys Gly Ala Asn His Ser Phe Met Pro
        195                 200                 205
Ile Val Leu Glu Leu Ile Pro Leu Lys Ile Phe Glu Met Gly Pro Val
    210                 215                 220
Phe Thr Leu
225 
           
           
             
               68 amino acids 
               amino acid 
                 
               linear 
             
             
               unknown 
             
             17
Met Pro Gln Leu Asn Thr Thr Val Trp Pro Thr Met Ile Thr Pro Met
1               5                   10                  15
Leu Leu Thr Leu Phe Leu Ile Thr Gln Leu Lys Met Leu Asn Thr Asn
            20                  25                  30
Tyr His Leu Pro Pro Ser Pro Lys Pro Met Lys Met Lys Asn Tyr Asn
        35                  40                  45
Lys Pro Trp Glu Pro Lys Trp Thr Lys Ile Cys Ser Leu His Ser Leu
    50                  55                  60
Pro Pro Gln Ser
65 
           
           
             
               226 amino acids 
               amino acid 
                 
               linear 
             
             
               unknown 
             
             18
Met Asn Glu Asn Leu Phe Ala Ser Phe Ile Ala Pro Thr Ile Leu Gly
1               5                   10                  15
Leu Pro Ala Ala Val Leu Ile Ile Leu Phe Pro Pro Leu Leu Ile Pro
            20                  25                  30
Thr Ser Lys Tyr Leu Ile Asn Asn Arg Leu Ile Thr Thr Gln Gln Trp
        35                  40                  45
Leu Ile Lys Leu Thr Ser Lys Gln Met Met Thr Met His Asn Thr Lys
    50                  55                  60
Gly Arg Thr Trp Ser Leu Met Leu Val Ser Leu Ile Ile Phe Ile Ala
65                  70                  75                  80
Thr Thr Asn Leu Leu Gly Leu Leu Pro His Ser Phe Thr Pro Thr Thr
                85                  90                  95
Gln Leu Ser Met Asn Leu Ala Met Ala Ile Pro Leu Trp Ala Gly Thr
            100                 105                 110
Val Ile Met Gly Phe Arg Ser Lys Ile Lys Asn Ala Leu Ala His Phe
        115                 120                 125
Leu Pro Gln Gly Thr Pro Thr Pro Leu Ile Pro Met Leu Val Ile Ile
    130                 135                 140
Glu Thr Ile Ser Leu Leu Ile Gln Pro Met Ala Leu Ala Val Arg Leu
145                 150                 155                 160
Thr Ala Asn Ile Thr Ala Gly His Leu Leu Met His Leu Ile Gly Ser
                165                 170                 175
Ala Thr Leu Ala Met Ser Thr Ile Asn Leu Pro Ser Thr Leu Ile Ile
            180                 185                 190
Phe Thr Ile Leu Ile Leu Leu Thr Ile Leu Glu Ile Ala Val Ala Leu
        195                 200                 205
Ile Gln Ala Tyr Val Phe Thr Leu Leu Val Ser Leu Tyr Leu His Asp
    210                 215                 220
Asn Thr
225 
           
           
             
               261 amino acids 
               amino acid 
                 
               linear 
             
             
               unknown 
             
             19
Met Thr His Gln Ser His Ala Tyr His Met Val Lys Pro Ser Pro Trp
1               5                   10                  15
Pro Leu Thr Gly Ala Leu Ser Ala Leu Leu Met Thr Ser Gly Leu Ala
            20                  25                  30
Met Trp Phe His Phe His Ser Met Thr Leu Leu Met Leu Gly Leu Leu
        35                  40                  45
Thr Asn Thr Leu Thr Met Tyr Gln Trp Trp Arg Asp Val Thr Arg Glu
    50                  55                  60
Ser Thr Tyr Gln Gly His His Thr Pro Pro Val Gln Lys Gly Leu Arg
65                  70                  75                  80
Tyr Gly Met Ile Leu Phe Ile Thr Ser Glu Val Phe Phe Phe Ala Gly
                85                  90                  95
Phe Phe Trp Ala Phe Tyr His Ser Ser Leu Ala Pro Thr Pro Gln Leu
            100                 105                 110
Gly Gly His Trp Pro Pro Thr Gly Ile Thr Pro Leu Asn Pro Leu Glu
        115                 120                 125
Val Pro Leu Leu Asn Thr Ser Val Leu Leu Ala Ser Gly Val Ser Ile
    130                 135                 140
Thr Trp Ala His His Ser Leu Met Glu Asn Asn Arg Asn Gln Met Ile
145                 150                 155                 160
Gln Ala Leu Leu Ile Thr Ile Leu Leu Gly Leu Tyr Phe Thr Leu Leu
                165                 170                 175
Gln Ala Ser Glu Tyr Phe Glu Ser Pro Phe Thr Ile Ser Asp Gly Ile
            180                 185                 190
Tyr Gly Ser Thr Phe Phe Val Ala Thr Gly Phe His Gly Leu His Val
        195                 200                 205
Ile Ile Gly Ser Thr Phe Leu Thr Ile Cys Phe Ile Arg Gln Leu Met
    210                 215                 220
Phe His Phe Thr Ser Lys His His Phe Gly Phe Glu Ala Ala Ala Trp
225                 230                 235                 240
Tyr Trp His Phe Val Asp Val Val Trp Leu Phe Leu Tyr Val Ser Ile
                245                 250                 255
Tyr Trp Trp Gly Ser
            260 
           
           
             
               115 amino acids 
               amino acid 
                 
               linear 
             
             
               unknown 
             
             20
Met Asn Phe Ala Leu Ile Leu Met Ile Asn Thr Leu Leu Ala Leu Leu
1               5                   10                  15
Leu Met Ile Ile Thr Phe Trp Leu Pro Gln Leu Asn Gly Tyr Met Glu
            20                  25                  30
Lys Ser Thr Pro Tyr Glu Cys Gly Phe Asp Pro Met Ser Pro Ala Arg
        35                  40                  45
Val Pro Phe Ser Met Lys Phe Phe Leu Val Ala Ile Thr Phe Leu Leu
    50                  55                  60
Phe Asp Leu Glu Ile Ala Leu Leu Leu Pro Leu Pro Trp Ala Leu Gln
65                  70                  75                  80
Thr Thr Asn Leu Pro Leu Met Val Met Ser Ser Leu Leu Leu Ile Ile
                85                  90                  95
Ile Leu Ala Leu Ser Leu Ala Tyr Glu Trp Leu Gln Lys Gly Leu Asp
            100                 105                 110
Trp Thr Glu
        115 
           
           
             
               98 amino acids 
               amino acid 
                 
               linear 
             
             
               unknown 
             
             21
Met Pro Leu Ile Tyr Met Asn Ile Met Leu Ala Phe Thr Ile Ser Leu
1               5                   10                  15
Leu Gly Met Leu Val Tyr Arg Ser His Leu Met Ser Ser Leu Leu Cys
            20                  25                  30
Leu Glu Gly Met Met Leu Ser Leu Phe Ile Met Ala Thr Leu Met Thr
        35                  40                  45
Leu Asn Thr His Ser Leu Leu Ala Asn Ile Val Pro Ile Ala Met Leu
    50                  55                  60
Val Phe Ala Ala Cys Glu Ala Ala Val Gly Leu Ala Leu Leu Val Ser
65                  70                  75                  80
Ile Ser Asn Thr Tyr Gly Leu Asp Tyr Val His Asn Leu Asn Leu Leu
                85                  90                  95
Gln Cys 
           
           
             
               459 amino acids 
               amino acid 
                 
               linear 
             
             
               unknown 
             
             22
Met Leu Lys Leu Ile Val Pro Thr Ile Met Leu Leu Pro Leu Thr Trp
1               5                   10                  15
Leu Ser Lys Lys His Met Ile Trp Ile Asn Thr Thr Thr His Ser Leu
            20                  25                  30
Ile Ile Ser Ile Ile Pro Leu Leu Phe Phe Asn Gln Ile Asn Asn Asn
        35                  40                  45
Leu Phe Ser Cys Ser Pro Thr Phe Ser Ser Asp Pro Leu Thr Thr Pro
    50                  55                  60
Leu Leu Met Leu Thr Thr Trp Leu Leu Pro Leu Thr Ile Met Ala Ser
65                  70                  75                  80
Gln Arg His Leu Ser Ser Glu Pro Leu Ser Arg Lys Lys Leu Tyr Leu
                85                  90                  95
Ser Met Leu Ile Ser Leu Gln Ile Ser Leu Ile Met Thr Phe Thr Ala
            100                 105                 110
Thr Glu Leu Ile Met Phe Tyr Ile Phe Phe Glu Thr Thr Leu Ile Pro
        115                 120                 125
Thr Leu Ala Ile Ile Thr Arg Trp Gly Asn Gln Pro Glu Arg Leu Asn
    130                 135                 140
Ala Gly Thr Tyr Phe Leu Phe Tyr Thr Leu Val Gly Ser Leu Pro Leu
145                 150                 155                 160
Leu Ile Ala Leu Ile Tyr Thr His Asn Thr Leu Gly Ser Leu Asn Ile
                165                 170                 175
Leu Leu Leu Thr Leu Thr Ala Gln Glu Leu Ser Asn Ser Trp Ala Asn
            180                 185                 190
Asn Leu Met Trp Leu Ala Tyr Thr Met Ala Phe Met Val Lys Met Pro
        195                 200                 205
Leu Tyr Gly Leu His Leu Trp Leu Pro Lys Ala His Val Glu Ala Pro
    210                 215                 220
Ile Ala Gly Ser Met Val Leu Ala Ala Val Leu Leu Lys Leu Gly Gly
225                 230                 235                 240
Tyr Gly Met Met Arg Leu Thr Leu Ile Leu Asn Pro Leu Thr Lys His
                245                 250                 255
Met Ala Tyr Pro Phe Leu Val Leu Ser Leu Trp Gly Met Ile Met Thr
            260                 265                 270
Ser Ser Ile Cys Leu Arg Gln Thr Asp Leu Lys Ser Leu Ile Ala Tyr
        275                 280                 285
Ser Ser Ile Ser His Met Ala Leu Val Val Thr Ala Ile Leu Ile Gln
    290                 295                 300
Thr Pro Trp Ser Phe Thr Gly Ala Val Ile Leu Met Ile Ala His Gly
305                 310                 315                 320
Leu Thr Ser Ser Leu Leu Phe Cys Leu Ala Asn Ser Asn Tyr Glu Arg
                325                 330                 335
Thr His Ser Arg Ile Met Ile Leu Ser Gln Gly Leu Gln Thr Leu Leu
            340                 345                 350
Pro Leu Met Ala Phe Trp Trp Leu Leu Ala Ser Leu Ala Asn Leu Ala
        355                 360                 365
Leu Pro Pro Thr Ile Asn Leu Leu Gly Glu Leu Ser Val Leu Val Thr
    370                 375                 380
Thr Phe Ser Trp Ser Asn Ile Thr Leu Leu Leu Thr Gly Leu Asn Met
385                 390                 395                 400
Leu Val Thr Ala Leu Tyr Ser Leu Tyr Met Phe Thr Thr Thr Gln Trp
                405                 410                 415
Gly Ser Leu Thr His His Ile Asn Asn Met Lys Pro Ser Phe Thr Arg
            420                 425                 430
Glu Asn Thr Leu Met Phe Met His Leu Ser Pro Ile Leu Leu Leu Ser
        435                 440                 445
Leu Asn Pro Asp Ile Ile Thr Gly Phe Ser Ser
    450                 455 
           
           
             
               603 amino acids 
               amino acid 
                 
               linear 
             
             
               unknown 
             
             23
Met Thr Met His Thr Thr Met Thr Thr Leu Thr Leu Thr Ser Leu Ile
1               5                   10                  15
Pro Pro Ile Leu Thr Thr Leu Val Asn Pro Asn Lys Lys Asn Ser Tyr
            20                  25                  30
Pro His Tyr Val Lys Ser Ile Val Ala Ser Thr Phe Ile Ile Ser Leu
        35                  40                  45
Phe Pro Thr Thr Met Phe Met Cys Leu Asp Gln Glu Val Ile Ile Ser
    50                  55                  60
Asn Trp His Trp Ala Thr Thr Gln Thr Thr Gln Leu Ser Leu Ser Phe
65                  70                  75                  80
Lys Leu Asp Tyr Phe Ser Met Met Phe Ile Pro Val Ala Leu Phe Val
                85                  90                  95
Thr Trp Ser Ile Met Glu Phe Ser Leu Trp Tyr Met Asn Ser Asp Pro
            100                 105                 110
Asn Ile Asn Gln Phe Phe Lys Tyr Leu Leu Ile Phe Leu Ile Thr Met
        115                 120                 125
Leu Ile Leu Val Thr Ala Asn Asn Leu Phe Gln Leu Phe Ile Gly Trp
    130                 135                 140
Glu Gly Val Gly Ile Met Ser Phe Leu Leu Ile Ser Trp Trp Tyr Ala
145                 150                 155                 160
Arg Ala Asp Ala Asn Thr Ala Ala Ile Gln Ala Ile Leu Tyr Asn Arg
                165                 170                 175
Ile Gly Asp Ile Gly Phe Ile Leu Ala Leu Ala Trp Phe Ile Leu His
            180                 185                 190
Ser Asn Ser Trp Asp Pro Gln Gln Met Ala Leu Leu Asn Ala Asn Pro
        195                 200                 205
Ser Leu Thr Pro Leu Leu Gly Leu Leu Leu Ala Ala Ala Gly Lys Ser
    210                 215                 220
Ala Gln Leu Gly Leu His Pro Trp Leu Pro Ser Ala Met Glu Gly Pro
225                 230                 235                 240
Thr Pro Val Ser Ala Leu Leu His Ser Ser Thr Met Val Val Ala Gly
                245                 250                 255
Ile Phe Leu Leu Ile Arg Phe His Pro Leu Ala Glu Asn Ser Pro Leu
            260                 265                 270
Ile Gln Thr Leu Thr Leu Cys Leu Gly Ala Ile Thr Thr Leu Phe Ala
        275                 280                 285
Ala Val Cys Ala Leu Thr Gln Asn Asp Ile Lys Lys Ile Val Ala Phe
    290                 295                 300
Ser Thr Ser Ser Gln Leu Gly Leu Met Met Val Thr Ile Gly Ile Asn
305                 310                 315                 320
Gln Pro His Leu Ala Phe Leu His Ile Cys Thr His Ala Phe Phe Lys
                325                 330                 335
Ala Met Leu Phe Met Cys Ser Gly Ser Ile Ile His Asn Leu Asn Asn
            340                 345                 350
Glu Gln Asp Ile Arg Lys Met Gly Gly Leu Leu Lys Thr Met Pro Leu
        355                 360                 365
Thr Ser Thr Ser Leu Thr Ile Gly Ser Leu Ala Leu Ala Gly Met Pro
    370                 375                 380
Phe Leu Thr Gly Phe Tyr Ser Lys Asp His Ile Ile Glu Thr Ala Asn
385                 390                 395                 400
Met Ser Tyr Thr Asn Ala Trp Ala Leu Ser Ile Thr Leu Ile Ala Thr
                405                 410                 415
Ser Leu Thr Ser Ala Tyr Ser Thr Arg Met Ile Leu Leu Thr Leu Thr
            420                 425                 430
Gly Gln Pro Arg Phe Pro Thr Leu Thr Asn Ile Asn Glu Asn Asn Pro
        435                 440                 445
Thr Leu Leu Asn Pro Ile Lys Arg Leu Ala Ala Gly Ser Leu Phe Ala
    450                 455                 460
Gly Phe Leu Ile Thr Asn Asn Ile Ser Pro Ala Ser Pro Phe Gln Thr
465                 470                 475                 480
Thr Ile Pro Leu Tyr Leu Lys Leu Thr Ala Leu Ala Val Thr Phe Leu
                485                 490                 495
Gly Leu Leu Thr Ala Leu Asp Leu Asn Tyr Leu Thr Asn Lys Leu Lys
            500                 505                 510
Met Lys Ser Pro Leu Cys Thr Phe Tyr Phe Ser Asn Met Leu Gly Phe
        515                 520                 525
Tyr Pro Ser Ile Thr His Arg Thr Ile Pro Tyr Leu Gly Leu Leu Thr
    530                 535                 540
Ser Gln Asn Leu Pro Leu Leu Leu Leu Asp Leu Thr Trp Leu Glu Lys
545                 550                 555                 560
Leu Leu Pro Lys Thr Ile Ser Gln His Gln Ile Ser Thr Ser Ile Ile
                565                 570                 575
Thr Ser Thr Gln Lys Gly Met Ile Lys Leu Tyr Phe Leu Ser Phe Phe
            580                 585                 590
Phe Pro Leu Ile Leu Thr Leu Leu Leu Ile Thr
        595                 600 
           
           
             
               174 amino acids 
               amino acid 
                 
               linear 
             
             
               unknown 
             
             24
Met Met Tyr Ala Leu Phe Leu Leu Ser Val Gly Leu Val Met Gly Phe
1               5                   10                  15
Val Gly Phe Ser Ser Lys Pro Ser Pro Ile Tyr Gly Gly Leu Val Leu
            20                  25                  30
Ile Val Ser Gly Val Val Gly Cys Val Ile Ile Leu Asn Phe Gly Gly
        35                  40                  45
Gly Tyr Met Gly Leu Met Val Phe Leu Ile Tyr Leu Gly Gly Met Met
    50                  55                  60
Val Val Phe Gly Tyr Thr Thr Ala Met Ala Ile Glu Glu Tyr Pro Glu
65                  70                  75                  80
Ala Trp Gly Ser Gly Val Glu Val Leu Val Ser Val Leu Val Gly Leu
                85                  90                  95
Ala Met Glu Val Gly Leu Val Leu Trp Val Lys Glu Tyr Asp Gly Val
            100                 105                 110
Val Val Val Val Asn Phe Asn Ser Val Gly Ser Trp Met Ile Tyr Glu
        115                 120                 125
Gly Glu Gly Ser Gly Leu Ile Arg Glu Asp Pro Ile Gly Ala Gly Ala
    130                 135                 140
Leu Tyr Asp Tyr Gly Arg Trp Leu Val Val Val Thr Gly Trp Thr Leu
145                 150                 155                 160
Phe Val Gly Val Tyr Ile Val Ile Glu Ile Ala Arg Gly Asn
                165                 170 
           
           
             
               380 amino acids 
               amino acid 
                 
               linear 
             
             
               unknown 
             
             25
Met Thr Pro Met Arg Lys Ile Asn Pro Leu Met Lys Leu Ile Asn His
1               5                   10                  15
Ser Phe Ile Asp Leu Pro Thr Pro Ser Asn Ile Ser Ala Trp Trp Asn
            20                  25                  30
Phe Gly Ser Leu Leu Gly Ala Cys Leu Ile Leu Gln Ile Thr Thr Gly
        35                  40                  45
Leu Phe Leu Ala Met His Tyr Ser Pro Asp Ala Ser Thr Ala Phe Ser
    50                  55                  60
Ser Ile Ala His Ile Thr Arg Asp Val Asn Tyr Gly Trp Ile Ile Arg
65                  70                  75                  80
Tyr Leu His Ala Asn Gly Ala Ser Met Phe Phe Ile Cys Leu Phe Leu
                85                  90                  95
His Ile Gly Arg Gly Leu Tyr Tyr Gly Ser Phe Leu Tyr Ser Glu Thr
            100                 105                 110
Trp Asn Ile Gly Ile Ile Leu Leu Leu Ala Thr Met Ala Thr Ala Phe
        115                 120                 125
Met Gly Tyr Val Leu Pro Trp Gly Gln Met Ser Phe Trp Gly Ala Thr
    130                 135                 140
Val Ile Thr Asn Leu Leu Ser Ala Ile Pro Tyr Ile Gly Thr Asp Leu
145                 150                 155                 160
Val Gln Trp Ile Trp Gly Gly Tyr Ser Val Asp Ser Pro Thr Leu Thr
                165                 170                 175
Arg Phe Phe Thr Phe His Phe Ile Leu Pro Phe Ile Ile Ala Ala Leu
            180                 185                 190
Ala Thr Leu His Leu Leu Phe Leu His Glu Thr Gly Ser Asn Asn Pro
        195                 200                 205
Leu Gly Ile Thr Ser His Ser Asp Lys Ile Thr Phe His Pro Tyr Tyr
    210                 215                 220
Thr Ile Lys Asp Ala Leu Gly Leu Leu Leu Phe Leu Leu Ser Leu Met
225                 230                 235                 240
Thr Leu Thr Leu Phe Ser Pro Asp Leu Leu Gly Asp Pro Asp Asn Tyr
                245                 250                 255
Thr Leu Ala Asn Pro Leu Asn Thr Pro Pro His Ile Lys Pro Glu Trp
            260                 265                 270
Tyr Phe Leu Phe Ala Tyr Thr Ile Leu Arg Ser Val Pro Asn Lys Leu
        275                 280                 285
Gly Gly Val Leu Ala Leu Leu Leu Ser Ile Leu Ile Leu Ala Met Ile
    290                 295                 300
Pro Ile Leu His Met Ser Lys Gln Gln Ser Met Met Phe Arg Pro Leu
305                 310                 315                 320
Ser Gln Ser Leu Tyr Trp Leu Leu Ala Ala Asp Leu Leu Ile Leu Thr
                325                 330                 335
Trp Ile Gly Gly Gln Pro Val Ser Tyr Pro Phe Thr Ile Ile Gly Gln
            340                 345                 350
Val Ala Ser Val Leu Tyr Phe Thr Thr Ile Leu Ile Leu Met Pro Thr
        355                 360                 365
Ile Ser Leu Ile Glu Asn Lys Met Leu Lys Trp Ala
    370                 375                 380 
           
           
             
               823 base pairs 
               nucleic acid 
               single 
               linear 
             
             
               unknown 
             
             26
CCCACATTAG GCTTAAAAAC AGATGCAATT CCCGGACGTC TAAACCAAAC CACTTTCACC     60
GCTACACGAC CGGGGGTATA CTACGGTCAA TGCTCTGAAA TCTGTGGAGC AAACCACAGT    120
TTCATGCCCA TCGTCCTAGA ATTAATTCCC CTAAAAATCT TTGAAATAGG GCCCGTATTT    180
ACCCTATAGC ACCCCCTCTA CCCCCTCTAG AGCCCACTGT AAAGCTAACT TAGCATTAAC    240
CTTTTAAGTT AAAGATTAAG AGAACCAACA CCTCTTTACA GTGAAATGCC CCAACTAAAT    300
ACTACCGTAT GGCCCACCAT AATTACCCCC ATACTCCTTA CACTATTCCT CATCACCCAA    360
CTAAAAATAT TAAACACAAA CTACCACCTA CCTCCCTCAC CAAAGCCCAT AAAAATAAAA    420
AATTATAACA AACCCTGAGA ACCAAAATGA ACGAAAATCT GTTCGCTTCA TTCATTGCCC    480
CCACAATCCT AGGCCTACCC GCCGCAGTAC TGATCATTCT ATTTCCCCCT CTATTGATCC    540
CCACCTCCAA ATATCTCATC AACAACCGAC TAATCACCAC CCAACAATGA CTAATCAAAC    600
TAACCTCAAA ACAAATGATA ACCATACACA ACACTAAAGG ACGAACCTGA TCTCTTATAC    660
TAGTATCCTT AATCATTTTT ATTGCCACAA CTAACCTCCT CGGACTCCTG CCTCACTCAT    720
TTACACCAAC CACCCAACTA TCTATAAACC TAGCCATGGC CATCCCCTTA TGAGCGGGCA    780
CAGTGATTAT AGGCTTTCGC TCTAAGATTA AAAATGCCCT AGC                      823