Patent Publication Number: US-6214579-B1

Title: Flea leucine aminopeptidase nucleic acid molecules and uses thereof

Description:
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS 
     The present invention is a continuation of U.S. application Ser. No. 08/639,075, filed Apr. 24, 1996, which is a continuation-in-part of U.S. patent application Ser. Nos. 08/484,211 now U.S. Pat. No. 5,972,645, 08/482,130 now U.S. Pat. No. 5,962,257, 08/485,443, and 08/485,455 now U.S. Pat. No. 5,712,143, each of which was filed on Jun. 7, 1995 and each of which is a continuation-in-part of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 08/326,773, filed Oct. 18, 1994, now U.S. Pat. No. 5,766,609 which is a continuation-in-part of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 07/806,482, filed Dec. 13, 1991, which issued as U.S. Pat. No. 5,356,622 on Oct. 18, 1994. The present application is also a continuation-in-part of pending U.S. patent application Ser. No. 08/326,773, ibid., as well as of PCT/US95/14442, the international filing date of which is Oct. 18, 1995. PCT/US95/14442 claims priority to U.S. patent application Ser. Nos. 08/326,773, 08/484,211, 08/482,130, 08/485,443 and 08/485,455, ibid. Each of the applications referred to in this section is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety. 
    
    
     FIELD OF THE INVENTION 
     The present invention relates to novel flea protease proteins and their use to reduce flea infestation of animals. The present invention also relates to the use of anti-flea protease antibodies and other compounds that reduce flea protease activity to reduce flea infestation of animals. 
     BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 
     Fleas, which belong to the insect order Siphonaptera, are obligate ectoparasites for a wide variety of animals, including birds and mammals. Flea infestation of animals is of health and economic concern because fleas are known to cause and/or transmit a variety of diseases. Fleas cause and/or carry infectious agents that cause, for example, flea allergy dermatitis, anemia, murine typhus, plague and tapeworm. In addition, fleas are a problem for animals maintained as pets because the infestation becomes a source of annoyance for the pet owner who may find his or her home generally contaminated with fleas which feed on the pets. As such, fleas are a problem not only when they are on an animal but also when they are in the general environment of the animal. 
     The medical and veterinary importance of flea infestation has prompted the development of reagents capable of controlling flea infestation. Commonly encountered methods to control flea infestation are generally focussed on use of insecticides in formulations such as sprays, shampoos, dusts, dips, or foams, or in pet collars. While some of these products are efficacious, most, at best, offer protection of a very limited duration. Furthermore, many of the methods are often not successful in reducing flea populations on the pet for one or more of the following reasons: (1) failure of owner compliance (frequent administration is required); (2) behavioral or physiological intolerance of the pet to the pesticide product or means of administration; and (3) the emergence of flea populations resistant to the prescribed dose of pesticide. Additional anti-flea products include nontoxic reagents such as insect growth regulators (IGRs), including methoprene, which mimics flea hormones and affect flea larval development. 
     An alternative method for controlling flea infestation is the use of flea vaccines to be administered to animals prior to or during flea infestation. However, despite considerable interest in developing anti-flea reagents, no flea vaccine presently exists. 
     SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION 
     The present invention relates to flea serine protease proteins, to flea aminopeptidase proteins, and to flea cysteine protease proteins; to flea serine protease, aminopeptidase and/or cysteine protease nucleic acid molecules, including those that encode such proteins; to antibodies raised against such proteins; and to compounds that inhibit flea serine protease, aminopeptidase and/or cysteine protease activities. The present invention also includes methods to obtain such proteins, nucleic acid molecules, antibodies, and inhibitors. Also included in the present invention are therapeutic compositions comprising such proteins, nucleic acid molecules, antibodies, and/or inhibitors as well as the use of such therapeutic compositions to protect a host animal from flea infestation. 
     One embodiment of the present invention is an isolated flea serine protease nucleic acid molecule that hybridizes under stringent hybridization conditions with a flea serine protease gene. Particularly preferred flea serine protease nucleic acid molecules include nucleic acid sequences SEQ ID NO:16, SEQ ID NO:18, SEQ ID NO:20, SEQ ID NO:22, SEQ ID NO:24, SEQ ID NO:26, SEQ ID.NO:28, SEQ ID NO:30, SEQ ID NO:32, SEQ ID NO:34, SEQ ID NO:36, and SEQ ID NO:38, SEQ ID NO:52, SEQ ID NO:54, SEQ ID NO:56, SEQ ID NO:58, SEQ ID NO:60, SEQ ID NO:62, SEQ ID NO:64, SEQ ID NO:66, SEQ ID NO:68, SEQ ID NO:70, SEQ ID NO:72, SEQ ID NO:74, SEQ ID NO:76, SEQ ID NO:78, SEQ ID NO:80, SEQ ID NO:82, SEQ ID NO:84, SEQ ID NO:86, SEQ ID NO:88, SEQ ID NO:90, SEQ ID NO:92, SEQ ID NO:94, SEQ ID NO:96, SEQ ID NO:98, SEQ ID NO:100, SEQ ID NO:102, SEQ ID NO:104, SEQ ID NO:106, SEQ ID NO:108, SEQ ID NO:110, the nucleic acid sequences disclosed in Table 2, SEQ ID NO:120, SEQ ID NO:122, SEQ ID NO:124, SEQ ID NO:126, SEQ ID NO:128, SEQ ID NO:130, SEQ ID NO:132, SEQ ID NO:134, SEQ ID NO:136, SEQ ID NO:138, SEQ ID NO:140, SEQ ID NO:142, SEQ ID NO:144, SEQ ID NO:146, SEQ ID NO:148, SEQ ID NO:150, SEQ ID NO:152, SEQ ID NO:154, SEQ ID NO:156, SEQ ID NO:158, SEQ ID NO:160, SEQ ID NO:162, SEQ ID NO:164 and/or SEQ ID NO:189 and/or nucleic acid sequences encoding proteins having amino acid sequences SEQ ID NO:1, SEQ ID NO:2, SEQ ID NO:3, SEQ ID NO:4, SEQ ID NO:5, SEQ ID NO:6, SEQ ID NO:7, SEQ ID NO:8, SEQ ID NO:9, SEQ ID NO:17, SEQ ID NO:19, SEQ ID NO:21, SEQ ID NO:23, SEQ ID NO:25, SEQ ID NO:27 SEQ ID NO:29, SEQ ID NO:31, SEQ ID NO:33, SEQ ID NO:35, SEQ ID NO:37, SEQ ID NO:39, SEQ ID NO:40, SEQ ID NO:41, SEQ ID NO:42, SEQ ID NO:43, SEQ ID NO:44, SEQ ID NO:45, SEQ ID NO:46, SEQ ID NO:47, SEQ ID NO:53, SEQ ID NO:55, SEQ ID NO:57, SEQ ID NO:59, SEQ ID NO:61, SEQ ID NO:63, SEQ ID NO:65, SEQ ID NO:67, SEQ ID NO:69, SEQ ID NO:71, SEQ ID NO:73, SEQ ID NO:75, SEQ ID NO:77, SEQ ID NO:79, SEQ ID NO:81, SEQ ID NO:83, SEQ ID NO:85, SEQ ID NO:87, SEQ ID NO:89, SEQ ID NO:91, SEQ ID NO:93, SEQ ID NO:95, SEQ ID NO:97, SEQ ID NO:99, SEQ ID NO:101, SEQ ID NO:103, SEQ ID NO:105, SEQ ID NO:107, SEQ ID NO:109, SEQ ID NO:111, SEQ ID NO:121, SEQ ID NO:123, SEQ ID NO:125, SEQ ID NO:127, SEQ ID NO:129, SEQ ID NO:131, SEQ ID NO:133, SEQ ID NO:135, SEQ ID NO:137, SEQ ID NO:139, SEQ ID NO:141, SEQ ID NO:143, SEQ ID NO:145, SEQ ID NO:147, SEQ ID NO:149, SEQ ID NO:151, SEQ ID NO:153, SEQ ID NO:155, SEQ ID NO:157, SEQ ID NO:159, SEQ ID NO:161, SEQ ID NO:163, SEQ ID NO:165, SEQ ID NO:179, SEQ ID NO:180, SEQ ID NO:181, SEQ ID NO:184 and/or SEQ ID NO:190, and/or the amino acid sequences disclosed in Table 2; as well as allelic variants of any of the listed nucleic acid sequences or complements of any of the listed nucleic acid sequences. 
     Another embodiment of the present invention is an isolated flea aminopeptidase nucleic acid molecule that hybridizes under stringent hybridization conditions with a flea aminopeptidase gene. A particularly preferred flea aminopeptidase nucleic acid molecule includes nucleic acid sequence SEQ ID NO:50, SEQ ID NO:112, SEQ ID NO:169 and/or SEQ ID NO:171, and/or nucleic acid sequences encoding proteins having amino acid sequences SEQ ID NO:51, SEQ ID NO:113, SEQ ID NO:167, SEQ ID NO:170, SEQ ID NO:172, as well as allelic variants of any of those nucleic acid sequences or complements of any of the listed nucleic acid sequences. 
     Another embodiment of the present invention is an isolated flea cysteine protease nucleic acid molecule that hybridizes under stringent hybridization conditions with a flea cysteine protease gene. A particularly preferred flea cysteine protease nucleic acid molecule includes nucleic acid sequence SEQ ID NO:177, and/or nucleic acid sequences encoding proteins having amino acid sequence SEQ ID NO:178, as well as allelic variants of any of those nucleic acid sequences or complements of any of the listed nucleic acid sequences. 
     The present invention also includes a nucleic acid molecule comprising a nucleic acid sequence that encodes a flea protease protein, including a larval serine protease protein, an adult serine protease protein, a larval aminopeptidase protein, an adult aminopeptidase protein, a larval cysteine protease protein and/or an adult cysteine protease protein 
     The present invention also relates to recombinant molecules, recombinant viruses and recombinant cells that include flea serine protease, aminopeptidase and/or cysteine protease nucleic acid molecules of the present invention. Also included are methods to produce such nucleic acid molecules, recombinant molecules, recombinant viruses and recombinant cells. 
     Another embodiment of the present invention includes an isolated flea serine protease protein, including a protein that includes a flea serine protease protein. A preferred flea serine protease protein is capable of eliciting an immune response against a natural flea protease when administered to an animal and/or of having serine protease activity. Particularly preferred flea serine protease proteins are those encoded by preferred flea serine protease nucleic acid molecules of the present invention. 
     Yet another embodiment of the present invention includes an isolated flea aminopeptidase protein, including a protein that includes a flea aminopeptidase protein. A preferred flea aminopeptidase protein is capable of eliciting an immune response against a natural flea protease when administered to an animal and/or of having aminopeptidase activity. 
     Yet another embodiment of the present invention includes an isolated flea cysteine protease protein, including a protein that includes a flea cysteine protease protein. A preferred flea cysteine protease protein is capable of eliciting an immune response against a natural flea protease when administered to an animal and/or of having cysteine protease activity. 
     The present invention also relates to mimetopes of flea serine protease, aminopeptidase and/or cysteine protease proteins as well as to isolated antibodies that selectively bind to flea serine protease proteins or mimetopes thereof, to flea aminopeptidase proteins or mimetopes thereof, or to flea cysteine protease proteins or mimetopes thereof. Also included are methods, including recombinant methods, to produce proteins, mimetopes and antibodies of the present invention. 
     Yet another embodiment of the present invention is a therapeutic composition that is capable of reducing flea infestation. Such a therapeutic composition includes one or more of the following protective compounds: an isolated flea serine protease protein or a mimetope thereof; an isolated flea serine protease nucleic acid molecule that hybridizes under stringent hybridization conditions with a flea serine protease gene; an isolated antibody that selectively binds to a flea serine protease protein; an inhibitor of flea serine protease activity identified by its ability to inhibit flea serine protease activity; an isolated flea aminopeptidase protein or a mimetope thereof; an isolated flea aminopeptidase nucleic acid molecule that hybridizes under stringent hybridization conditions with a flea aminopeptidase gene; an isolated antibody that selectively binds to a flea aminopeptidase protein; an inhibitor of flea aminopeptidase activity identified by its ability to inhibit flea aminopeptidase activity; an isolated flea cysteine protease protein or a mimetope thereof; an isolated flea cysteine protease nucleic acid molecule that hybridizes under stringent hybridization conditions with a flea cysteine protease gene; an isolated antibody that selectively binds to a flea cysteine protease protein; an inhibitor of flea cysteine protease activity identified by its ability to inhibit flea cysteine protease activity. A preferred therapeutic composition of the present invention also includes an excipient, an adjuvant and/or a carrier. Also included in the present invention is a method to reduce flea infestation. The method includes the step of administering to the animal a therapeutic composition of the present invention. 
     Another embodiment of the present invention is a method to identify a compound capable of inhibiting flea serine protease, flea aminopeptidase or flea cysteine protease activity. The method includes the steps of: (a) contacting an isolated flea serine protease protein, a flea aminopeptidase protein or a flea cysteine protease protein, with a putative inhibitory compound under conditions in which, in the absence of the compound, the protein has, respectively, serine protease, aminopeptidase or cysteine protease activity; and (b) determining if the putative inhibitory compound inhibits the respective activity. Also included in the present invention is a test kit to identify a compound capable of inhibiting flea serine protease, flea aminopeptidase or cysteine protease activity. Such a kit includes an isolated flea serine protease protein having serine protease activity, an isolated flea aminopeptidase protein having aminopeptidase activity or an isolated flea cysteine protease protein having cysteine protease activity and a means for determining the extent of inhibition of the respective activity in the presence of a putative inhibitory compound. 
    
    
     BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE FIGURES 
     FIG. 1 depicts a protease substrate gel analysis of the relative proteolytic activity in 1, 2, 5 or 10 midguts from either fed or unfed female fleas. 
     FIG. 2 depicts a protease substrate gel analysis of fed and unfed midgut preparations incubated in the presence or absence of a serine protease inhibitor. 
     FIG. 3 depicts a protease substrate gel analysis of various fractions obtained in the preparation of a soluble flea midgut preparation incubated in the presence or absence of a serine protease inhibitor. 
     FIG. 4 depicts a protease substrate gel showing midgut protease activity as a function of time after flea blood feeding. 
     FIG. 5A depicts a Coomassie stained SDS-PAGE of partially purified (1,3- 3 H) -diisopropylfluoro-phosphate (DFP)-labeled fed flea midgut serine proteases. 
     FIG. 5B depicts an autoradiogram of the SDS-PAGE gel of FIG. 5A of partially purified DFP-labeled fed flea midgut serine proteases. 
     FIG. 6 depicts the mean viability of adult (both male and female) fleas fed blood containing certain protease inhibitors. 
     FIG. 7 depicts the mean fecundity of adult female fleas fed blood containing certain protease inhibitors. 
     FIG. 8 depicts the mean viability of adult (both male and female) fleas fed blood containing certain protease inhibitors. 
     FIG. 9 depicts the mean fecundity of adult female fleas fed blood containing certain protease inhibitors. 
     FIG. 10 depicts induction over time of DFP-labeled proteases in fleas feeding on a cat. 
     FIG. 11 depicts SDS-PAGE of induction over time of DFP-labeled proteases in fleas feeding on a cat. 
     FIG. 12 depicts SDS-PAGE of DFP-labeled larval proteases in unfed larvae, fed 1st instar larvae and fed 3rd instar larvae. 
    
    
     DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION 
     The present invention includes the use of compounds that inhibit flea protease activity to protect a host animal from flea infestation. The inventors have discovered that proteases are significant components of the flea midgut and are good targets for immunotherapeutic and/or chemotherapeutic intervention to reduce flea burden both on the host animal and in the immediate (i.e., surrounding) environment of the animal. The inventors have shown, for example, that the viability and/or fecundity of fleas consuming a blood meal is reduced when the blood meal contains compounds that reduce flea protease activity, probably because the compounds interfere with flea digestion and other functions. Compounds that reduce the amount and/or activity of flea proteases without substantially harming the host animal are included in the present invention. Such compounds include flea protease vaccines, anti-flea protease antibodies, flea protease inhibitors, and/or compounds that suppress protease synthesis; such compounds are discussed in more detail below. 
     One embodiment of the present invention is a method to protect a host animal from flea infestation by treating the animal with a composition that includes a compound that reduces the protease activity of fleas feeding (includes fleas in the process of feeding as well as fleas having fed) from the treated animal thereby reducing the flea burden on the animal and in the environment of the animal. It is to be noted that the term “a” or “an” entity refers to one or more of that entity; for example, a compound refers to one or more compounds. As such, the terms “a” (or “an”), “one or more” and “at least one” can be used interchangeably herein. Thus, a composition of the present invention can include one or more compounds that target (reduced the activity of) one or more proteases in the flea. 
     As used herein, the phrase “to protect an animal from flea infestation” refers to reducing the potential for flea population expansion on and around the animal (i.e., reducing the flea burden). Preferably, the flea population size is decreased, optimally to an extent that the animal is no longer bothered by fleas. A host animal, as used herein, is an animal from which fleas can feed by attaching to and feeding through the skin of the animal. Fleas, and other ectoparasites, can live on a host animal for an extended period of time or can attach temporarily to an animal in order to feed. At any given time, a certain percentage of a flea population can be on a host animal whereas the remainder can be in the environment surrounding the animal (i.e., in the environment of the animal). Such an environment can include not only adult fleas, but also flea eggs and/or flea larvae. The environment can be of any size such that fleas in the environment are able to jump onto and off of a host animal. As such, it is desirable not only to reduce the flea burden on an animal per se, but also to reduce the flea burden in the environment surrounding the animal. 
     In accordance with the present invention, a host animal is treated by administering to the animal a compound of the present invention in such a manner that the compound itself (e.g., a protease inhibitor, protease synthesis suppressor or anti-flea protease antibody) or a product generated by the animal in response to administration of the compound (e.g., antibodies produced in response to a flea protease vaccine, or conversion of an inactive inhibitor “prodrug” to an active protease inhibitor) ultimately enters the flea midgut. An animal is preferably treated in such a way that the compound or product thereof enters the blood stream of the animal. Fleas are then exposed to the compound when they feed from the animal. For example, flea protease inhibitors administered to an animal are administered in such a way that the inhibitors enter the blood stream of the animal, where they can be taken up by feeding fleas. In another embodiment, when a host animal is administered a flea protease vaccine, the treated animal mounts an immune response resulting in the production of antibodies against the protease (anti-flea protease antibodies) which circulate in the animal&#39;s blood stream and are taken up by fleas upon feeding. Blood taken up by fleas enters the flea midgut where compounds of the present invention, or products thereof, such as anti-flea protease antibodies, flea protease inhibitors, and/or protease synthesis suppressors, interact with, and reduce proteolytic activity in the flea midgut. The present invention also includes the ability to reduce larval flea infestation in that when fleas feed from a host animal that has been administered a therapeutic composition of the present invention, at least a portion of compounds of the present invention, or products thereof, in the blood taken up by the flea are excreted by the flea in feces, which is subsequently ingested by flea larvae. It is of note that flea larvae obtain most, if not all, of their nutrition from flea feces. 
     In accordance with the present invention, reducing proteolytic activity in flea midguts can lead to a number of outcomes that reduce flea burden on treated animals and their surrounding environments. Such outcomes include, but are not limited to, (a) reducing the viability of fleas that feed from the treated animal, (b) reducing the fecundity of female fleas that feed from the treated animal, (c) reducing the reproductive capacity of male fleas that feed from the treated animal, (d) reducing the viability of eggs laid by female fleas that feed from the treated animal, (e) altering the blood feeding behavior of fleas that feed from the treated animal (e.g., fleas take up less volume per feeding or feed less frequently), (f) reducing the viability of flea larvae, for example due to the feeding of larvae from feces of fleas that feed from the treated animal and/or (g) altering the development of flea larvae (e.g., by decreasing feeding behavior, inhibiting growth, inhibiting (e.g., slowing or blocking) molting, and/or otherwise inhibiting maturation to adults). One embodiment of the present invention is a composition that includes one or more compounds that reduce the activity of one or more flea proteases directly (e.g., an anti-flea protease antibody or a flea protease inhibitor) and/or indirectly (e.g., a flea protease vaccine). Suitable flea proteases to target include flea aminopeptidases, flea carboxypeptidases and/or flea endopeptidases. Such proteases can include cytosolic and/or membrane-bound forms of a protease. Preferred flea proteases to target include, but are not limited to, serine proteases, metalloproteases, aspartic acid proteases and/or cysteine proteases. It is to be noted that these preferred groups of proteases include aminopeptidases, carboxypeptidases and/or endopeptidases. Preferred flea proteases to target include, but are not limited to, proteases that degrade hemoglobin, proteases involved in blood coagulation and/or lytic (anti-coagulation) pathways, proteases involved in the maturation of peptide hormones, proteases that inhibit complement or other host immune response elements (e.g., antibodies) and/or proteases involved in vitellogenesis. A number of proteases are known to those skilled in the art, including, but not limited to, aminopeptidases, such as leucine aminopeptidase and aminopeptidases B and M; astacin-like metalloproteases; calpains; carboxypeptidases, such as carboxypeptidases A, P and Y; cathepsins, such as cathepsins B, D, E, G, H, and L, chymotrypsins; cruzipains; meprins; papains; pepsins; renins; thermolysins and trypsins. A particularly preferred protease to target is a protease having a proteolytic activity that, when targeted with a composition of the present invention, reduces flea burden without substantially harming the host animal. Such a protease can be identified using, for example, methods as disclosed herein. 
     One aspect of the present invention is the discovery that a substantial amount of the proteolytic activity found in flea midguts is serine protease activity. Both in vitro and in vivo studies using a number of protease inhibitors substantiate this discovery, details of which are disclosed in the Examples. As such a particularly preferred protease to target is a serine protease. Examples of serine proteases, include, but are not limited to, acrosins, bromelains, cathepsin G, chymotrypsins, collagenases, elastases, factor Xa, ficins, kallikreins, papains, plasmins, Staphylococcal V8 proteases, thrombins and trypsins. In one embodiment, a preferred flea serine protease to target includes a protease having trypsin-like or chymotrypsin-like activity. It is appreciated by those skilled in the art that an enzyme having “like” proteolytic activity has similar activity to the referenced protease, although the exact structure of the preferred substrate cleaved may differ. “Like” proteases usually have similar tertiary structures as their referenced counterparts. 
     Protease inhibitor studies disclosed in the Examples section also indicate that additional preferred proteases to target include aminopeptidases and/or metalloproteases. Examples of such proteases include exo- and endo-metalloproteases, digestive enzymes, and enzymes involved in peptide hormone maturation. One example of an aminopeptidase that is also a metalloprotease is leucine aminopeptidase. 
     Suitable compounds to include in compositions of the present invention include, but are not limited to, a vaccine comprising a flea protease (a flea protease vaccine), an antibody that selectively binds to a flea protease (an anti-flea protease antibody), a flea protease inhibitor (a compound other than a vaccine or an antibody that inhibits a flea protease), and a mixture of such compounds. As used herein, a mixture thereof refers to a combination of one or more of the cited entities. Compositions of the present invention can also include compounds to suppress protease synthesis or maturation, such as, but not limited to, protease modulating peptides. 
     A preferred embodiment of the present invention is a flea protease vaccine and its use to reduce the flea population on and around an animal. A flea protease vaccine can include one or more proteins capable of eliciting an immune response against a flea protease and can also include other components. Preferred flea protease vaccines include a flea serine protease, a flea metalloprotease, a flea aspartic acid protease and/or a flea cysteine protease, with flea serine protease, flea metalloprotease and/or flea aminopeptidase vaccines being more preferred. Examples of flea protease vaccines include soluble flea midgut preparations of the present invention as well as one or more isolated proteins of the present invention. 
     One embodiment of the present invention is a soluble flea midgut preparation. Such a preparation includes primarily components naturally present in the lumen of a flea midgut and, depending on the method of preparation, can also include one or more peripheral midgut membrane proteins. Methods to preferentially include, or exclude, membrane proteins from such a preparation are known to those skilled in the art. The present invention includes the discovery that such a preparation has proteolytic activity, of which a substantial portion is serine protease activity. Preferably at least about 70 percent of the proteolytic activity in a soluble flea midgut soluble preparation is serine protease activity, as can be indicated by the ability to inhibit at least about 70 percent of the proteolytic activity with 4-2-aminoethylbenzenesulfonylfluoride-hydrochloride (AEBSF). Serine protease activity can also be identified using other known inhibitors or substrates. Other preferred inhibitors that can inhibit at least about 70 percent of the proteolytic activity of a soluble flea midgut preparation of the present invention include soybean trypsin inhibitor, 1,3-diisopropylfluorophosphate or leupeptin. 
     A soluble flea midgut preparation of the present invention includes proteases that range in molecular weight from about 5 kilodaltons (kD or kDa) to about 200 kD, as determined by SDS-PAGE (sodium dodecyl sulfate polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis), with at least a substantial portion of the serine proteases ranging in molecular weight from about 5 kD to about 60 kD, as determined by SDS-PAGE. A substantial portion of protease activity in a soluble flea midgut preparation of the present invention has a pH activity optimum ranging from about pH 5 to about pH 10, preferably an activity optimum ranging from about pH 7 to about pH 9, and even more preferably an activity optimum of about pH 8. While not being bound by theory, such a pH optimum suggests that a large proportion of proteases in soluble flea midgut preparations of the present invention are serine proteases. It is also interesting to note that the pH of the flea midgut is also about pH 8. The findings that proteases in soluble flea midgut preparations of the present invention exhibit a varied pattern of inhibition by protease inhibitors of a given type (e.g., serine protease inhibitors), as well as variances seen in molecular weights and pH optima of the proteases, suggest that there are a number of protease isoforms in such preparations. 
     A soluble flea midgut preparation of the present invention is preferably prepared by a method that includes the steps of (a) disrupting a flea midgut to produce a mixture including a liquid portion and a solid portion and (b) recovering the liquid portion to obtain a soluble flea midgut preparation. Such a method is a simplified version of methods disclosed in U.S. Pat. No. 5,356,622, ibid. It is to be noted that in accordance with the present invention, methods disclosed in U.S. Pat. No. 5,356,622, ibid. can also be used to prepare soluble flea midgut preparations having similar proteolytic activities. 
     Flea midguts can be obtained (e.g., dissected from) from unfed fleas or from fleas that recently consumed a blood meal (i.e., blood-fed fleas). Such midguts are referred to herein as, respectively, unfed flea midguts and fed flea midguts. Flea midguts can be obtained from either male or female fleas. As demonstrated in the Examples section, female flea midguts exhibit somewhat more proteolytic activity than do male flea midguts. Furthermore, fed flea midguts have significantly more proteolytic activity than do unfed flea midguts. While not being bound by theory, it is believed that blood feeding induces in flea midguts the synthesis and/or activation of proteases as well as other factors (e.g., enzymes, other proteins, co-factors, etc.) important in digesting the blood meal, as well as in neutralizing host molecules potentially damaging to the flea (e.g., complement, immunoglobulins, blood coagulation factors). It is also to be appreciated that unfed flea midguts may contain significant targets not found in fed flea midguts and vice versa. Furthermore, although the present application focusses primarily on flea midgut proteases, it is to be noted that the present invention also includes other components of soluble flea midgut preparations of the present invention that provide suitable targets to reduce flea burden on an animal and in the environment of that animal; see also U.S. Pat. No. 5,356,622, ibid. 
     Methods to disrupt flea midguts in order to obtain a soluble flea midgut preparation are known to those skilled in the art and can be selected according to, for example, the volume being processed and the buffers being used. Such methods include any technique that promotes cell lysis, such as, but are not limited to, chemical disruption techniques (e.g., exposure of midguts to a detergent) as well as mechanical disruption techniques (e.g., homogenization, sonication, use of a tissue blender or glass beads, and freeze/thaw techniques). 
     Methods to recover a soluble flea midgut preparation are also known to those skilled in the art and can include any method by which the liquid portion of disrupted flea midguts is separated from the solid portion (e.g., filtration or centrifugation). In a preferred embodiment, disrupted flea midguts are subjected to centrifugation, preferably at an acceleration ranging from about 10,000×g to about 15,000×g for several minutes (e.g., from about 1 min. to about 15 min.). The supernatant from such a centrifugation comprises a soluble flea midgut preparation of the present invention. 
     The present invention also includes an isolated protein that includes an amino acid sequence encoded by a nucleic acid molecule capable of hybridizing under stringent conditions (i.e., that hybridize under stringent hybridization conditions) with a nucleic acid molecule that encodes a protease present (i.e., the nucleic acid molecules hybridize with the nucleic acid strand that is complementary to the coding strand) in (i.e., can be found in) a flea midgut, such as a midgut from a blood-fed female flea, a midgut from a blood-fed male flea, a midgut from an unfed female flea or a midgut from an unfed male flea. A preferred midgut protease is present in the lumen of the midgut. 
     An isolated protein of the present invention, also referred to herein as an isolated protease protein, preferably is capable of eliciting an immune response against a flea midgut protease and/or has proteolytic activity. According to the present invention, an isolated, or biologically pure, protein, is a protein that has been removed from its natural milieu. As such, “isolated” and “biologically pure” do not necessarily reflect the extent to which the protein has been purified. An isolated protease protein can be obtained from its natural source. Such an isolated protein can also be produced using recombinant DNA technology or chemical synthesis. 
     As used herein, an isolated protein of the present invention can be a full-length protein or any homologue of such a protein, such as a protein in which amino acids have been deleted (e.g., a truncated version of the protein, such as a peptide), inserted, inverted, substituted and/or derivatized (e.g., by glycosylation, phosphorylation, acetylation, myristoylation, prenylation, palmitoylation, amidation and/or addition of glycerophosphatidyl inositol) such that the homologue comprises a protein having an amino acid sequence that is sufficiently similar to a natural flea midgut protease that a nucleic acid sequence encoding the homologue is capable of hybridizing under stringent conditions to (i.e., with) the complement of a nucleic acid sequence encoding the corresponding natural flea midgut protease amino acid sequence. As used herein, stringent hybridization conditions refer to standard hybridization conditions under which nucleic acid molecules, including oligonucleotides, are used to identify similar nucleic acid molecules. Such standard conditions are disclosed, for example, in Sambrook et al.,  Molecular Cloning: A Laboratory Manual,  Cold Spring Harbor Labs Press, 1989; Sambrook et al., ibid., is incorporated by reference herein in its entirety. Stringent hybridization conditions typically permit isolation of nucleic acid molecules having at least about 70% nucleic acid sequence identity with the nucleic acid molecule being used to probe in the hybridization reaction. Formulae to calculate the appropriate hybridization and wash conditions to achieve hybridization permitting 30% or less mismatch of nucleotides are disclosed, for example, in Meinkoth et al., 1984,  Anal. Biochem.  138, 267-284; Meinkoth et al., ibid., is incorporated by reference herein in its entirety. 
     The minimal size of a protein homologue of the present invention is a size sufficient to be encoded by a nucleic acid molecule capable of forming a stable hybrid with the complementary sequence of a nucleic acid molecule encoding the corresponding natural protein. As such, the size of the nucleic acid molecule encoding such a protein homologue is dependent on nucleic acid composition and percent homology between the nucleic acid molecule and complementary sequence as well as upon hybridization conditions per se (e.g., temperature, salt concentration, and formamide concentration). The minimal size of such nucleic acid molecules is typically at least about 12 to about 15 nucleotides in length if the nucleic acid molecules are GC-rich and at least about 15 to about 17 bases in length if they are AT-rich. As such, the minimal size of a nucleic acid molecule used to encode a protease protein homologue of the present invention is from about 12 to about 18 nucleotides in length. There is no limit, other than a practical limit, on the maximal size of such a nucleic acid molecule in that the nucleic acid molecule can include a portion of a gene, an entire gene, or multiple genes, or portions thereof. Similarly, the minimal size of a protease protein homologue of the present invention is from about 4 to about 6 amino acids in length, with preferred sizes depending on whether a full-length, multivalent (i.e., fusion protein having more than one domain each of which has a function), or functional portions of such proteins are desired. Protease protein homologues of the present invention preferably have protease activity and/or are capable of eliciting an immune response against a flea midgut protease. 
     A protease protein homologue of the present invention can be the result of allelic variation of a natural gene encoding a flea protease. A natural gene refers to the form of the gene found most often in nature. Protease protein homologues can be produced using techniques known in the art including, but not limited to, direct modifications to a gene encoding a protein using, for example, classic or recombinant DNA techniques to effect random or targeted mutagenesis. Isolated protease proteins of the present invention, including homologues, can be identified in a straight-forward manner by the proteins&#39; ability to effect proteolytic activity and/or to elicit an immune response against a flea midgut protease. Such techniques are known to those skilled in the art. 
     A preferred protease protein of the present invention is a flea serine protease, a flea metalloprotease, a flea aspartic acid protease, a flea cysteine protease, or a homologue of any of these proteases. A more preferred protease protein is a flea serine protease, a flea metalloprotease or a homologue of either. Also preferred is a flea aminopeptidase or a homologue thereof. Also preferred is a flea cysteine protease or a homologue thereof. Particularly preferred is a flea serine protease or a homologue thereof. 
     Preferred protease proteins of the present invention are flea protease proteins having molecular weights ranging from about 5 kD to about 200 kD, as determined by SDS-PAGE, and homologues of such proteins. More preferred are flea protease proteins having molecular weights ranging from about 5 kD to about 60 kD, as determined by SDS-PAGE, and homologues of such proteins. Even more preferred are flea serine protease proteins, particularly those having molecular weights of about 26 kD (denoted PfSP26, now denoted PafSP-26K to distinguish from flea PfSP26 as described in Example 26), about 24 kD (denoted PfSP24, now denoted PafSP-24K to distinguish from flea PfSP24 as described in Example 27), about 19 kD (denoted PfSP19, now denoted PafSP-19K to distinguish from flea PfSP19 as described in Example 32), about 6 kD (denoted PfSP6, now denoted PafSP-6K to distinguish from flea PfSP6 as described in Example 11), about 31 kD (denoted PfSP28), about 25 kD (denoted PlfSP-25K1) from 1st instar larvae, about 25 kD (denoted PlfSP-25K3) from 3rd instar larvae, about 28 kD (denoted PlfSP-28K3) and about 31 kD (denoted PlfSP-31K3), and flea aminopeptidase proteins, particularly those having molecular weights of about 95 kD (denoted PfAP-95K) as determined by SDS-PAGE, and homologues of such proteins. 
     One preferred embodiment of the present invention is an isolated flea protease protein that includes an amino acid sequence encoded by a nucleic acid molecule that hybridizes under stringent hybridization conditions with a flea serine protease gene, with a flea aminopeptidase gene or with a flea cysteine protease gene. As used herein, a flea protease gene includes all nucleic acid sequences related to a natural flea protease gene such as regulatory regions that control production of a flea protease protein encoded by that gene (such as, but not limited to, transcription, translation or post-translation control regions) as well as the coding region itself. 
     The inventors have discovered an extensive family of serine proteases, encoded by a family of serine protease genes. Such a gene family may be due to allelic variants (i.e., genes having similar, but different, sequences at a given locus in a population of fleas) and/or to, the existence of serine protease genes at more than one locus in the flea genome. As such, the present invention includes flea serine protease genes comprising not only the nucleic acid sequences disclosed herein (e.g., genes including nucleic acid sequences SEQ ID NO:16, SEQ ID NO:18, SEQ ID NO:20, SEQ ID NO:22, SEQ ID NO:24, SEQ ID NO:26, SEQ ID NO:28, SEQ ID NO:30, SEQ ID NO:32, SEQ ID NO:34, SEQ ID NO:36, SEQ ID NO:38 and/or the nucleic acid sequences disclosed in Table 2 (i.e., SEQ ID NO:52, SEQ ID NO:54, SEQ ID NO:56, SEQ ID NO:58, SEQ ID NO:60, SEQ ID NO:62, SEQ ID NO:64, SEQ ID NO:66, SEQ ID NO:68, SEQ ID NO:70, SEQ ID NO:72, SEQ ID NO:74, SEQ ID NO:76, SEQ ID NO:78), SEQ ID NO:80, SEQ ID NO:82, SEQ ID NO:84, SEQ ID NO:86, SEQ ID NO:88, SEQ ID NO:90, SEQ ID NO:92, SEQ ID NO:94, SEQ ID NO:96, SEQ ID NO:98, SEQ ID NO:100, SEQ ID NO:102, SEQ ID NO:104, SEQ ID NO:106, SEQ ID NO:108, SEQ ID NO:110, SEQ ID NO:120, SEQ ID NO:122, SEQ ID NO:124, SEQ ID NO:126, SEQ ID NO:128, SEQ ID NO:130, SEQ ID NO:132, SEQ ID NO:134, SEQ ID NO:136, SEQ ID NO:138, SEQ ID NO:140, SEQ ID NO:142, SEQ ID NO:144, SEQ ID NO:146, SEQ ID NO:148, SEQ ID NO:150, SEQ ID NO:152, SEQ ID NO:154, SEQ ID NO:156, SEQ ID NO:158, SEQ ID NO:160, SEQ ID NO:162, SEQ ID NO:164 and/or SEQ ID NO:189, and/or nucleic acid sequences encoding proteins having amino acid sequences as disclosed herein (e.g., SEQ ID NO:1, SEQ ID NO:2, SEQ ID NO:3, SEQ ID NO:4, SEQ ID NO:5, SEQ ID NO:6, SEQ ID NO:7, SEQ ID NO:8, SEQ ID NO:9, SEQ ID NO:17, SEQ ID NO:19, SEQ ID NO:21, SEQ ID NO:23, SEQ ID NO:25, SEQ ID NO:27, SEQ ID NO:29, SEQ ID NO:31, SEQ ID NO:33, SEQ ID NO:35, SEQ ID NO:37, SEQ ID NO:39, SEQ ID NO:40, SEQ ID NO:41, SEQ ID NO:42, SEQ ID NO:43, SEQ ID NO:44, SEQ ID NO:45, SEQ ID NO:46, SEQ ID NO:47, the amino acid sequences disclosed in Table 2 (i.e., SEQ ID NO: 53, SEQ ID NO:55, SEQ ID NO:57, SEQ ID NO:59, SEQ ID NO:61, SEQ ID NO:63, SEQ ID NO:65, SEQ ID NO:67, SEQ ID NO:69, SEQ ID NO:71, SEQ ID NO:73, SEQ ID NO:75, SEQ ID NO:77, SEQ ID NO:79), SEQ ID NO:81, SEQ ID NO:83, SEQ ID NO:85, SEQ ID NO:87, SEQ ID NO:89, SEQ ID NO:91, SEQ ID NO:93, SEQ ID NO:95, SEQ ID NO:97, SEQ ID NO:99, SEQ ID NO:101, SEQ ID NO:103, SEQ ID NO:105, SEQ ID NO:107, SEQ ID NO:109, SEQ ID NO:111, SEQ ID NO:121, SEQ ID NO:123, SEQ ID NO:125, SEQ ID NO:127, SEQ ID NO:129, SEQ ID NO:131, SEQ ID NO:133, SEQ ID NO:135, SEQ ID NO:137, SEQ ID NO:139, SEQ ID NO:141, SEQ ID NO:143, SEQ ID NO:145, SEQ ID NO:147, SEQ ID NO:149, SEQ ID NO:151, SEQ ID NO:153, SEQ ID NO:155, SEQ ID NO:157, SEQ ID NO:159, SEQ ID NO:161, SEQ ID NO:163, SEQ ID NO:165, SEQ ID NO:179, SEQ ID NO:180, SEQ ID NO:181, SEQ ID NO:184 and/or SEQ ID NO:190), but also allelic variants of any of those nucleic acid sequences. (It should be noted that since nucleic acid sequencing technology is not entirely error-free, all sequences represented herein are at best apparent (i.e., deduced) nucleic acid or amino acid sequences.) 
     A preferred flea aminopeptidase gene includes nucleic acid sequence SEQ ID NO:50, which encodes an aminopeptidase protein including SEQ ID NO:51. Another preferred flea aminopeptidase gene includes nucleic acid sequence SEQ ID NO:112, which encodes an aminopeptidase protein including SEQ ID NO:113. Another preferred flea aminopeptidase gene includes nucleic acid sequences SEQ ID NO:169 and/or SEQ ID NO:171; the gene encodes a putative membrane-bound form of an aminopeptidase protein that includes SEQ ID NO:167, SEQ ID NO:170 and/or SEQ ID NO:172. Additional preferred aminopeptidase genes include allelic variants of SEQ ID NO:50, of SEQ ID NO:112 SEQ ID NO:169 or SEQ ID NO:171. 
     A preferred flea cysteine protease gene includes nucleic acid sequence SEQ ID NO:SEQ ID NO:177, which encodes a cysteine protease protein including SEQ ID NO:178. Additional preferred cysteine protease genes include allelic variants of SEQ ID NO:177. 
     A preferred flea serine protease protein of the present invention is encoded by a nucleic acid molecule that hybridizes under stringent hybridization conditions with at least one of the following nucleic acid molecules: nfSP1, nfSP2, nfSP3, nfSP4, nfSP5, nfSP6, nfSP7, nfSP8, nfSP9, nfSP10, nfSP11, nfSP12, nfSP13, nfSP14, nfSP15, nfSP16, nfSP17, nfSP18, nfSP19, nfSP20, nfSP21, nfSP23, nfSP24, nfSP25, nfSP26, nfSP27, nfSP28, nfSP29, nfSP30, nfSP31, nfSP32, nfSP33, nfSP34, nfSP36, nfSP37, nfSP38 and nfSP39. As used herein, each of these nucleic acid molecules represent the entire coding region of a flea serine protease gene of the present invention (at least portions of which are also referred to by flea clone numbers, as described in the Examples). Nucleic acid molecules that contain partial coding regions or other parts of the corresponding gene are denoted by names that include the size of those nucleic acid molecules (e.g., nfSP4 156 ). Nucleic acid molecules containing apparent full length coding regions for which the size is known also are denoted by names that include the size of those nucleic acid molecules (e.g., nfSP4 672 ). The production, and at least partial nucleic acid sequence, of such nucleic acid molecules is disclosed in the Examples. 
     Particularly preferred serine protease proteins are encoded by a nucleic acid molecule that hybridizes under stringent hybridization conditions with at least one of the following nucleic acid molecules: nfSP4 672 , nfSP1 156 , nfSP2 168 , nfSP3 177 , nfSP4 156 , nfSP5 159 , nfSP6 168 , nfSP7 159 , nfSP8 186 , nfSP9 168 , nfSP10 120 , and nfSP11 162  as well as other specific nucleic acid molecules disclosed in the Examples section, such as, but not limited to, nfSP1 779 , nfSP2 944 , nfSP3 177 , nfSP4 672 , nfSP5 157 , nfSP5 218 , nfSP6 932 , nfSP7 894 , nfSP8 299 , nfSP9 266 , nfSP10 378 , nfSP11 252 , nfSP12 144 , nfSP12 225 , nfSP13 850 , nfSP14 213 , nfSP15 252 , nfSP16 168 , nfSP18 534 , nfSP19 359 , nfSP20 841 , nfSP5 806 , nfSP11 307 , nfSP8 515 , nfSP12 758 , nfSP26 610 , nfSP27 386 , nfSP23 423 , nfSP24 410 , nfSP33 426 , nfSP34 390 , nfSP36 197 , nfSP38 341 , nfSP37 261 , nfSP39 267  nfSP29 612 , nfSP30 641 , nfSP31 626 , nfSP32 433 , nfSP15 815 , nfSP19 855 , nfSP25 864 , nfSP21 595 , nfSP28 923  and/or nfSP778. Even more preferred serine protease proteins include the following amino acid sequences: SEQ ID NO:1, SEQ ID NO:2, SEQ ID NO:3, SEQ ID NO:4, SEQ ID NO:5, SEQ ID NO:6, SEQ ID NO:7, SEQ ID NO:8, SEQ ID NO:9, SEQ ID NO:17, SEQ ID NO:19, SEQ ID NO:21, SEQ ID NO:23, SEQ ID NO:25, SEQ ID NO:27, SEQ ID NO:29, SEQ ID NO:31, SEQ ID NO:33, SEQ ID NO:35, SEQ ID NO:37, SEQ ID NO:39, SEQ ID NO:40, SEQ ID NO:41, SEQ ID NO:42, SEQ ID NO:43, SEQ ID NO:44, SEQ ID NO:45, SEQ ID NO:46, SEQ ID NO:47, and/or the amino acid sequences presented in Table 2 (i.e., SEQ ID NO:53, SEQ ID NO:55, SEQ ID NO:57, SEQ ID NO:59, SEQ ID NO:61, SEQ ID NO:63, SEQ ID NO:65, SEQ ID NO:67, SEQ ID NO:69, SEQ ID NO:71, SEQ ID NO:73, SEQ ID NO:75, SEQ ID NO:77, and/or SEQ ID NO:79), as well as SEQ ID NO:81, SEQ ID NO:83, SEQ ID NO:85, SEQ ID NO:87, SEQ ID NO:89, SEQ ID NO:91, SEQ ID NO:93, SEQ ID NO:95, SEQ ID NO:97, SEQ ID NO:99, SEQ ID NO:101, SEQ ID NO:103, SEQ ID NO:105, SEQ ID NO:107, SEQ ID NO:109, SEQ ID NO:111, SEQ ID NO:113, SEQ ID NO:121, SEQ ID NO:123, SEQ ID NO:125, SEQ ID NO:127, SEQ ID NO:129, SEQ ID NO:131, SEQ ID NO:133, SEQ ID NO:135, SEQ ID NO:137, SEQ ID NO:139, SEQ ID NO:141, SEQ ID NO:143, SEQ ID NO:145, SEQ ID NO:147, SEQ ID NO:149, SEQ ID NO:151, SEQ ID NO:153, SEQ ID NO:155, SEQ ID NO:157, SEQ ID NO:159, SEQ ID NO:161, SEQ ID NO:163, SEQ ID NO:165, SEQ ID NO:179, SEQ ID NO:180, SEQ ID NO:181, SEQ ID NO:184 and/or SEQ ID NO:190. Additional particularly preferred serine protease proteins are encoded by allelic variants of nucleic acid molecules encoding proteins that include the cited amino acid sequences. Also preferred are flea serine protease proteins including regions that have at least about 50%, preferably at least about 75%, and more preferably at least about 90% identity with flea serine protease proteins having amino acid sequences as cited herein. 
     One embodiment of the present invention is a flea serine protease that degrades IgG antibodies circulating in a host animal (i.e., flea IgGase). An example of a flea IgGase is presented in the Examples section. 
     A preferred flea aminopeptidase proteins of the present invention is encoded by a nucleic acid molecule that hybridizes under stringent hybridization conditions with nfAP and/or nfAP2. Particularly preferred flea aminopeptidase proteins of the present invention are encoded by a nucleic acid molecule that hybridizes under stringent hybridization conditions with nucleic acid molecule nfAP 453 , nfAP 1580  and/or nfAP2 537 , the production of which are described in the Examples. Even more preferred is an aminopeptidase that includes amino acid sequence SEQ ID NO:51, SEQ ID NO:113, SEQ ID NO:167, SEQ ID NO:170 and/or SEQ ID NO:172 or an aminopeptidase encoded by an allelic variant of a nucleic acid molecule that includes SEQ ID NO:50, SEQ ID NO:112, SEQ ID NO:169 and/or SEQ ID NO:171. Also preferred are flea aminopeptidase proteins including regions that have at least about 50%, preferably at least about 75%, and more preferably at least about 90% identity with SEQ ID.NO:51, SEQ ID NO:113, SEQ ID NO:167, SEQ ID NO:170 and/or SEQ ID NO:172. 
     A preferred flea cysteine protease protein of the present invention is encoded by a nucleic acid molecule that hybridizes under stringent hybridization conditions with nucleic acid molecule nfCP1 (a flea cysteine protease full-length coding region that includes nfCP1 573 , the production of which is described in the Examples). Even more preferred is a cysteine protease that includes amino acid sequence SEQ ID NO:178 or a cysteine protease encoded by an allelic variant of a nucleic acid molecule that includes SEQ ID NO:177. Also preferred is a flea cysteine protease protein including regions that have at least about 50%, preferably at least about 75%, and more preferably at least about 90% identity with SEQ ID NO:178. 
     One embodiment of the present invention is an isolated protein having proteolytic activity that is substantially inhibited by a serine protease inhibitor, an aminopeptidase inhibitor and/or a cysteine protease inhibitor. Such inhibition can be measured by techniques known to those skilled in the art. To be substantially inhibited means, for example, for a serine protease, that at least half of the proteolytic activity of the protease protein is inhibited by a serine protease inhibitor. Preferably at least about 70 percent, and even more preferably at least about 90 percent of the proteolytic activity of the protease protein is inhibited by a serine protease inhibitor. 
     An isolated protein of the present invention can be produced in a variety of ways, including recovering such a protein from a flea midgut and producing such a protein recombinantly. In one embodiment, a flea midgut protease can be recovered by methods heretofore disclosed for obtaining a soluble flea midgut preparation. A flea midgut protease protein can be further purified from a disrupted flea midgut by a number of techniques known to those skilled in the art, including, but not limited to, affinity chromatography, ion exchange chromatography, filtration, electrophoresis (e.g., standard, capillary and flow-through electrophoresis), hydrophobic interaction chromatography, gel filtration chromatography, reverse phase chromatography, concanavalin A chromatography, chromatofocusing and differential solubilization. In one embodiment, a flea midgut protease is purified using protease inhibitor affinity chromatography, an example of which is disclosed in the Examples section. 
     Another embodiment of the present invention is a method to produce an isolated protein of the present invention using recombinant DNA technology. Such a method includes the steps of (a) culturing a recombinant cell comprising a nucleic acid molecule encoding a protein of the present invention to produce the protein and (b) recovering the protein therefrom. Details on producing recombinant cells and culturing thereof are presented below. The phrase “recovering the protein” refers simply to collecting the whole fermentation medium containing the protein and need not imply additional steps of separation or purification. Proteins of the present invention can be purified using a variety of standard protein purification techniques, as heretofore disclosed. 
     Isolated proteins of the present invention are preferably retrieved in “substantially pure” form. As used herein, “substantially pure” refers to a purity that allows for the effective use of the protein as a vaccine. A vaccine for animals, for example, should exhibit no substantial toxicity and should be capable of stimulating the production of antibodies in a vaccinated animal. 
     Another embodiment of the present invention is an isolated nucleic acid molecule capable of hybridizing under stringent conditions with a gene encoding a flea protease present in a flea midgut. Such a nucleic acid molecule is also referred to herein as a flea protease nucleic acid molecule. Particularly preferred is an isolated nucleic acid molecule that hybridizes under stringent conditions with a flea serine protease gene, with a flea aminopeptidase gene or with a flea cysteine protease gene. The characteristics of such genes are disclosed herein. In accordance with the present invention, an isolated nucleic acid molecule is a nucleic acid molecule that has been removed from its natural milieu (i.e., that has been subject to human manipulation). As such, “isolated” does not reflect the extent to which the nucleic acid molecule has been purified. An isolated nucleic acid molecule can include DNA, RNA, or derivatives of either DNA or RNA. 
     As stated above, a flea protease gene includes all nucleic acid sequences related to a natural flea protease gene such as regulatory regions that control production of a flea protease protein encoded by that gene (such as, but not limited to, transcription, translation or post-translation control regions) as well as the coding region itself. A nucleic acid molecule of the present invention can be an isolated natural flea protease nucleic acid molecule or a homologue thereof. A nucleic acid molecule of the present invention can include one or more regulatory regions, full-length or partial coding regions, or combinations thereof. The minimal size of a flea protease nucleic acid molecule of the present invention is the minimal size capable of forming a stable hybrid under stringent hybridization conditions with a corresponding natural gene. Flea protease nucleic acid molecules can also include a nucleic acid molecule encoding a hybrid protein, a fusion protein, a multivalent protein or a truncation fragment. 
     An isolated nucleic acid molecule of the present invention can be obtained from its natural source either as an entire (i.e., complete) gene or a portion thereof capable of forming a stable hybrid with that gene. As used herein, the phrase “at least a portion of” an entity refers to an amount of the entity that is at least sufficient to have the functional aspects of that entity. For example, at least a portion of a nucleic acid sequence, as used herein, is an amount of a nucleic acid sequence capable of forming a stable hybrid with the corresponding gene under stringent hybridization conditions. 
     An isolated nucleic acid molecule of the present invention can also be produced using recombinant DNA technology (e.g., polymerase chain reaction (PCR) amplification, cloning) or chemical synthesis. Isolated flea protease nucleic acid molecules include natural nucleic acid molecules and homologues thereof, including, but not limited to, natural allelic variants and modified nucleic acid molecules in which nucleotides have been inserted, deleted, substituted, and/or inverted in such a manner that such modifications do not substantially interfere with the nucleic acid molecule&#39;s ability to encode a flea protease protein of the present invention or to form stable hybrids under stringent conditions with natural nucleic acid molecule isolates. 
     A flea protease nucleic acid molecule homologue can be produced using a number of methods known to those skilled in the art (see, for example, Sambrook et al., ibid.). For example, nucleic acid molecules can be modified using a variety of techniques including, but not limited to, classic mutagenesis techniques and recombinant DNA techniques, such as site-directed mutagenesis, chemical treatment of a nucleic acid molecule to induce mutations, restriction enzyme cleavage of a nucleic acid fragment, ligation of nucleic acid fragments, polymerase chain reaction (PCR) amplification and/or mutagenesis of selected regions of a nucleic acid sequence, synthesis of oligonucleotide mixtures and ligation of mixture groups to “build” a mixture of nucleic acid molecules and combinations thereof. Nucleic acid molecule homologues can be selected from a mixture of modified nucleic acids by screening for the function of the protein encoded by the nucleic acid (e.g., the ability of a homologue to elicit an immune response against a flea protease and/or to have proteolytic activity) and/or by hybridization with isolated flea protease nucleic acids under stringent conditions. 
     An isolated flea protease nucleic acid molecule of the present invention can include a nucleic acid sequence that encodes at least one flea protease protein of the present invention, examples of such proteins being disclosed herein. Although the phrase “nucleic acid molecule” primarily refers to the physical nucleic acid molecule and the phrase “nucleic acid sequence” primarily refers to the sequence of nucleotides on the nucleic acid molecule, the two phrases can be used interchangeably, especially with respect to a nucleic acid molecule, or a nucleic acid sequence, being capable of encoding an flea protease protein. 
     One embodiment of the present invention is a flea protease nucleic acid molecule of the present invention that is capable of hybridizing under stringent conditions to a nucleic acid strand that encodes at least a portion of a flea protease or a homologue thereof or to the complement of such a nucleic acid strand. A nucleic acid sequence complement of any nucleic acid sequence of the present invention refers to the nucleic acid sequence of the nucleic acid strand that is complementary to (i.e., can form a complete double helix with) the strand for which the sequence is cited. It is to be noted that a double-stranded nucleic acid molecule of the present invention for which a nucleic acid sequence has been determined for one strand, that is represented by a SEQ ID NO, also comprises a complementary strand having a sequence that is a complement of that SEQ ID NO. As such, nucleic acid molecules of the present invention, which can be either double-stranded or single-stranded, include those nucleic acid molecules that form stable hybrids under stringent hybridization conditions with either a given SEQ ID NO denoted herein and/or with the complement of that SEQ ID NO, which may or may not be denoted herein. Methods to deduce a complementary sequence are known to those skilled in the art. Preferred is a flea protease nucleic acid molecule that includes a nucleic acid sequence having at least about 65 percent, preferably at least about 75 percent, more preferably at least about 85 percent, and even more preferably at least about 95 percent homology with the corresponding region(s) of the nucleic acid sequence encoding at least a portion of a flea protease protein. Particularly preferred is a flea protease nucleic acid molecule capable of encoding at least a portion of a flea protease that naturally is present in flea midguts and preferably is included in a soluble flea midgut preparation of the present invention. Examples of nucleic acid molecules of the present invention are disclosed in the Examples section. 
     A preferred flea serine protease nucleic acid molecule of the present invention is a nucleic acid molecule that hybridizes under stringent hybridization conditions with at least one of the following nucleic acid molecules: nfSP1, nfSP2, nfSP3, nfSP4, nfSP5, nfSP6, nfSP7, nfSP8, nfSP9, nfSP10, nfSP11, nfSP12, nfSP13, nfSP14, nfSP15, nfSP16, nfSP17, nfSP18, nfSP19, nfSP20, nfSP21, nfSP23, nfSP24, nfSP25, nfSP26, nfSP27, nfSP28, nfSP29, nfSP30, nfSP31, nfSP32, nfSP33, nfSP34, nfSP36, nfSP37, nfSP38 and/or nfSP39. More preferred is a nucleic acid molecule that hybridizes under stringent hybridization conditions with at least one of the following nucleic acid molecules: nfSP4 672 , nfSP1 156 , nfSP2 168 , nfSP3 177 , nfSP4 156 , nfSP5 159 , nfSP6 168 , nfSP7 159 , nfSP8 186 , nfSP9 168 , nfSP10 120 , nfSP11 162 , nfSP5 806 , nfSP11 307 , nfSP8 515 , nfSP12 758 , nfSP26 610 , nfSP27 386 , nfSP23 423 , nfSP24 410 , nfSP33 426 , nfSP34 390 , nfSP36 197 , nfSP38 341 , nfSP37 261 , nfSP39 267 , nfSP29 612 , nfSP30 641 , nfSP31 626 , nfSP32 433 , nfSP15 815 , nfSP19 855 , nfSP25 864 , nfSP21 595 , nfSP28 923  and/or nfSP33 778 , as well as other specific nucleic acid molecules disclosed in the Examples section. Even more preferred are nucleic acid molecules that include nfSP1, nfSP2, nfSP3, nfSP4, nfSP5, nfSP6, nfSP7, nfSP8, nfSP9, nfSP10, nfSP11, nfSP12, nfSP13, nfSP14, nfSP15, nfSP16, nfSP17, nfSP18, nfSP19, nfSP20, nfSP21, nfSP23, nfSP24, nfSP25, nfSP26, nfSP27, nfSP28, nfSP29, nfSP30, nfSP31, nfSP32, nfSP33, nfSP34, nfSP36, nfSP37, nfSP38 and/or nfSP39 and even more particularly, nfSP4 672 , nfSP1 156 , nfSP2 168 , nfSP3 177 , nfSP4 156 , nfSP5 159 , nfSP6 168 , nfSP7 159 , nfSP8 186 , nfSP9 168 , nfSP10 120 , nfSP11 162 , nfSP5 806 , nfSP11 307 , nfSP8 515 , nfSP12 758 , nfSP26 610 , nfSP27 386 , nfSP23 423 , nfSP24 410 , nfSP33 426 , nfSP34 390 , nfSP36 197 , nfSP38 341 , nfSP37 261 , nfSP39 267  nfSP29 612 , nfSP30 641 , nfSP31 626 , nfSP32 433 , nfSP15 815 , nfSP19 855 , nfSP25 864 , nfSP21 595 , nfSP28 923 , nfSP33 778 , as well as other specific nucleic acid molecules disclosed in the Examples section. 
     Particularly preferred flea serine protease nucleic acid molecules include at least one of the following sequences: SEQ ID NO:16, SEQ ID NO:18, SEQ ID NO:20, SEQ ID NO:22, SEQ ID NO:24, SEQ ID NO:26, SEQ ID NO:28, SEQ ID NO:30, SEQ ID NO:32, SEQ ID NO:34, SEQ ID NO:36, SEQ ID NO:38, and/or nucleic acid sequences disclosed in Table 2 (i.e., SEQ ID NO:52, SEQ ID NO:54, SEQ ID NO:56, SEQ ID NO:58, SEQ ID NO:60, SEQ ID NO:62, SEQ ID NO:64, SEQ ID NO:66, SEQ ID NO:68, SEQ ID NO:70, SEQ ID NO:72, SEQ ID NO:74, SEQ ID NO:76, SEQ ID NO:78), as well as SEQ ID NO:80, SEQ ID NO:82, SEQ ID NO:84, SEQ ID NO:86, SEQ ID NO:88, SEQ ID NO:90, SEQ ID NO:92, SEQ ID NO:94, SEQ ID NO:96, SEQ ID NO:98, SEQ ID NO:100, SEQ ID NO:102, SEQ ID NO:104, SEQ ID NO:106, SEQ ID NO:108, SEQ ID NO:110, SEQ ID NO:120, SEQ ID NO:122, SEQ ID NO:124, SEQ ID NO:126, SEQ ID NO:128, SEQ ID NO:130, SEQ ID NO:132, SEQ ID NO:134, SEQ ID NO:136, SEQ ID NO:138, SEQ ID NO:140, SEQ ID NO:142, SEQ ID NO:144, SEQ ID NO:146, SEQ ID NO:148, SEQ ID NO:150, SEQ ID NO:152, SEQ ID NO:154, SEQ ID NO:156, SEQ ID NO:158, SEQ ID NO:160, SEQ ID NO:162, SEQ ID NO:164 and/or SEQ ID NO:189, and complements thereof. Also preferred are allelic variants of such nucleic acid molecules. 
     A preferred flea aminopeptidase nucleic acid molecule of the present invention is a nucleic acid molecule that hybridizes under stringent hybridization conditions with nfAP and/or nfAP2. A more preferred flea aminopeptidase nucleic acid molecule of the present invention is a nucleic acid molecule that hybridizes under stringent hybridization conditions with nfAP 453 , nfAP 900 , nfAP 732 , nfAP 1580 , nfAP2 383  and/or nfAP2 537 . More preferred is an aminopeptidase nucleic acid molecule that includes nfAP 453 , nfAP 900 , nfAP 732 , nfAP 1580 , nfAP2 383  and/or nfAP2 537 . Particularly preferred is a nucleic acid molecule that includes nucleic acid sequence SEQ ID NO:50, SEQ ID NO:112, SEQ ID NO:169 and/or SEQ ID NO: 171, a complement of any of such sequences, or allelic variants thereof. 
     A preferred flea cysteine protease nucleic acid molecule of the present invention is a nucleic acid molecule that hybridizes under stringent hybridization conditions with nfCP1 573 . More preferred is a cysteine protease nucleic acid molecule that includes nfCP1 573 . Particularly preferred is a nucleic acid molecule that includes nucleic acid sequence SEQ ID NO:177, a complement of SEQ ID NO:177, or allelic variants of such nucleic acid molecule. 
     Knowing a nucleic acid molecule of a flea protease protein of the present invention allows one skilled in the art to make copies of that nucleic acid molecule as well as to obtain a nucleic acid molecule including additional portions of flea protease protein-encoding genes (e.g., nucleic acid molecules that include the translation start site and/or transcription and/or translation control regions), and/or flea protease nucleic acid molecule homologues. Knowing a portion of an amino acid sequence of a flea protease protein of the present invention allows one skilled in the art to clone nucleic acid sequences encoding such a flea protease protein. In addition, a desired flea protease nucleic acid molecule can be obtained in a variety of ways including screening appropriate expression libraries with antibodies which bind to flea protease proteins of the present invention; traditional cloning techniques using oligonucleotide probes of the present invention to screen appropriate libraries or DNA; and PCR amplification of appropriate libraries, or RNA or DNA using oligonucleotide primers of the present invention (genomic and/or cDNA libraries can be used). To isolate flea protease nucleic acid molecules, preferred cDNA libraries include cDNA libraries made from unfed whole fleas, fed whole fleas, fed flea midguts, unfed flea midguts, and flea salivary glands. Techniques to clone and amplify genes are disclosed, for example, in Sambrook et al., ibid. The Examples section includes examples of the isolation of cDNA sequences encoding flea protease proteins of the present invention. 
     The present invention also includes nucleic acid molecules that are oligonucleotides capable of hybridizing, under stringent conditions, with complementary regions of other, preferably longer, nucleic acid molecules of the present invention that encode at least a portion of a flea protease protein. Oligonucleotides of the present invention can be RNA, DNA, or derivatives of either. The minimal size of such oligonucleotides is the size required to form a stable hybrid between a given oligonucleotide and the complementary sequence on another nucleic acid molecule of the present invention. Minimal size characteristics are disclosed herein. The size of the oligonucleotide must also be sufficient for the use of the oligonucleotide in accordance with the present invention. Oligonucleotides of the present invention can be used in a variety of applications including, but not limited to, as probes to identify additional nucleic acid molecules, as primers to amplify or extend nucleic acid molecules or in therapeutic applications to inhibit flea protease production. Such therapeutic applications include the use of such oligonucleotides in, for example, antisense-, triplex formation-, ribozyme- and/or RNA drug-based technologies. The present invention, therefore, includes such oligonucleotides and methods to interfere with the production of flea protease proteins by use of one or more of such technologies. 
     The present invention also includes a recombinant vector, which includes a flea protease nucleic acid molecule of the present invention inserted into any vector capable of delivering the nucleic acid molecule into a host cell. Such a vector contains heterologous nucleic acid sequences, that is nucleic acid sequences that are not naturally found adjacent to flea protease nucleic acid molecules of the present invention. The vector can be either RNA or DNA, either prokaryotic or eukaryotic, and typically is a virus or a plasmid. Recombinant vectors can be used in the cloning, sequencing, and/or otherwise manipulating of flea protease nucleic acid molecules of the present invention. One type of recombinant vector, herein referred to as a recombinant molecule and described in more detail below, can be used in the expression of nucleic acid molecules of the present invention. Preferred recombinant vectors are capable of replicating in the transformed cell. Preferred nucleic acid molecules to include in recombinant vectors of the present invention are disclosed herein. 
     As heretofore disclosed, one embodiment of the present invention is a method to produce a flea protease protein of the present invention by culturing a cell capable of expressing the protein under conditions effective to produce the protein, and recovering the protein. A preferred cell to culture is a recombinant cell that is capable of expressing the flea protease protein, the recombinant cell being produced by transforming a host cell with one or more nucleic acid molecules of the present invention. Transformation of a nucleic acid molecule into a cell can be accomplished by any method by which a nucleic acid molecule can be inserted into the cell. Transformation techniques include, but are not limited to, transfection, electroporation, microinjection, lipofection, adsorption, and protoplast fusion. A recombinant cell may remain unicellular or may grow into a tissue, organ or a multicellular organism. Transformed nucleic acid molecules of the present invention can remain extrachromosomal or can integrate into one or more sites within a chromosome of the transformed (i.e., recombinant) cell in such a manner that their ability to be expressed is retained. Preferred nucleic acid molecules with which to transform a host cell are disclosed herein. 
     Suitable host cells to transform include any cell that can be transformed and that can express the introduced flea protease protein. Such cells are, therefore, capable of producing flea protease proteins of the present invention after being transformed with at least one nucleic acid molecule of the present invention. Host cells can be either untransformed cells or cells that are already transformed with at least one nucleic acid molecule. Suitable host cells of the present invention can include bacterial, fungal (including yeast), insect, animal and plant cells. Preferred host cells include bacterial, yeast, insect and mammalian cells, with bacterial (e.g.,  E. coli ) and insect (e.g., Spodoptera) cells being particularly preferred. 
     A recombinant cell is preferably produced by transforming a host cell with one or more recombinant molecules, each comprising one or more nucleic acid molecules of the present invention operatively linked to an expression vector containing one or more transcription control sequences. The phrase operatively linked refers to insertion of a nucleic acid molecule into an expression vector in a manner such that the molecule is able to be expressed when transformed into a host cell. As used herein, an expression vector is a DNA or RNA vector that is capable of transforming a host cell and of effecting expression of a specified nucleic acid molecule. Preferably, the expression vector is also capable of replicating within the host cell. Expression vectors can be either prokaryotic or eukaryotic, and are typically viruses or plasmids. Expression vectors of the present invention include any vectors that function (i.e., direct gene expression) in recombinant cells of the present invention, including in bacterial, fungal, insect, animal, and/or plant cells. As such, nucleic acid molecules of the present invention can be operatively linked to expression vectors containing regulatory sequences such as promoters, operators, repressors, enhancers, termination sequences, origins of replication, and other regulatory sequences that are compatible with the recombinant cell and that control the expression of nucleic acid molecules of the present invention. As used herein, a transcription control sequence includes a sequence which is capable of controlling the initiation, elongation, and termination of transcription. Particularly important transcription control sequences are those which control transcription initiation, such as promoter, enhancer, operator and repressor sequences. Suitable transcription control sequences include any transcription control sequence that can function in at least one of the recombinant cells of the present invention. A variety of such transcription control sequences are known to those skilled in the art. Preferred transcription control sequences include those which function in bacterial, yeast, helminth, insect and mammalian cells, such as, but not limited to, tac, lac, trp, trc, oxy-pro, omp/lpp, rrnB, bacteriophage lambda (λ) (such as λp L  and λp R  and fusions that include such promoters), bacteriophage T7, T7lac, bacteriophage T3, bacteriophage SP6, bacteriophage SP01, metallothionein, alpha mating factor, Pichia alcohol oxidase, alphavirus subgenomic promoters (such as Sindbis virus subgenomic promoters), baculovirus, Heliothis zea insect virus, vaccinia virus, herpesvirus, poxvirus, adenovirus, simian virus 40, retrovirus actin, retroviral long terminal repeat, Rous sarcoma virus, heat shock, phosphate and nitrate transcription control sequences as well as other sequences capable of controlling gene expression in prokaryotic or eukaryotic cells. Additional suitable transcription control sequences include tissue-specific promoters and enhancers as well as lymphokine-inducible promoters (e.g., promoters inducible by interferons or interleukins). Transcription control sequences of the present invention can also include naturally occurring transcription control sequences naturally associated with a DNA sequence encoding a flea protease protein. 
     Expression vectors of the present invention may also contain secretory signals (i.e., signal segment nucleic acid sequences) to enable an expressed flea protease protein to be secreted from the cell that produces the protein. Suitable signal segments include a flea protease protein signal segment or any heterologous signal segment capable of directing the secretion of a flea protease protein, including fusion proteins, of the present invention. Preferred signal segments include, but are not limited to, flea protease, tissue plasminogen activator (t-PA), interferon, interleukin, growth hormone, histocompatibility and viral envelope glycoprotein signal segments. 
     Expression vectors of the present invention may also contain fusion sequences which lead to the expression of inserted nucleic acid molecules of the present invention as fusion proteins. Inclusion of a fusion sequence as part of a flea protease nucleic acid molecule of the present invention can enhance the stability during production, storage and/or use of the protein encoded by the nucleic acid molecule. Furthermore, a fusion segment can function as a tool to simplify purification of a flea protease protein, such as to enable purification of the resultant fusion protein using affinity chromatography. A suitable fusion segment can be a domain of any size that has the desired function (e.g., increased stability and/or purification tool). It is within the scope of the present invention to use one or more fusion segments. Fusion segments can be joined to amino and/or carboxyl termini of a flea protease protein. Linkages between fusion segments and flea protease proteins can be constructed to be susceptible to cleavage to enable straight-forward recovery of the flea protease proteins. Fusion proteins are preferably produced by culturing a recombinant cell transformed with a fusion nucleic acid sequence that encodes a protein including the fusion segment attached to either the carboxyl and/or amino terminal end of a flea protease protein. 
     A recombinant molecule of the present invention is a molecule that can include at least one of any nucleic acid molecule heretofore described operatively linked to at least one of any transcription control sequence capable of effectively regulating expression of the nucleic acid molecule(s) in the cell to be transformed. A preferred recombinant molecule includes one or more nucleic acid molecules of the present invention, with those that encode one or more flea protease proteins, and particularly one or more flea serine protease, aminopeptidase and/or cysteine protease proteins, being more preferred. Similarly, a preferred recombinant cell includes one or more nucleic acid molecules of the present invention, with those that encode one or more flea protease proteins, and particularly one or more flea serine protease, aminopeptidase, and/or cysteine protease proteins, being more preferred. 
     It may be appreciated by one skilled in the art that use of recombinant DNA technologies can improve expression of transformed nucleic acid molecules by manipulating, for example, the number of copies of the nucleic acid molecules within a host cell, the efficiency with which those nucleic acid molecules are transcribed, the efficiency with which the resultant transcripts are translated, and the efficiency of post-translational modifications. Recombinant techniques useful for increasing the expression of nucleic acid molecules of the present invention include, but are not limited to, operatively linking nucleic acid molecules to high-copy number plasmids, integration of the nucleic acid molecules into one or more host cell chromosomes, addition of vector stability sequences to plasmids, substitutions or modifications of transcription control signals (e.g., promoters, operators, enhancers), substitutions or modifications of translational control signals (e.g., ribosome binding sites, Shine-Dalgarno sequences), modification of nucleic acid molecules of the present invention to correspond to the codon usage of the host cell, deletion of sequences that destabilize transcripts, and use of control signals that temporally separate recombinant cell growth from recombinant protein production during fermentation. The activity of an expressed recombinant protein of the present invention may be improved by fragmenting, modifying, or derivatizing the resultant protein. 
     In accordance with the present invention, recombinant cells can be used to produce flea protease proteins of the present invention by culturing such cells under conditions effective to produce such a protein, and recovering the protein. Effective conditions to produce a protein include, but are not limited to, appropriate media, bioreactor, temperature, pH and oxygen conditions that permit protein production. An appropriate, or effective, medium refers to any medium in which a cell of the present invention, when cultured, is capable of producing a flea protease protein. Such a medium is typically an aqueous medium comprising assimilable carbohydrate, nitrogen and phosphate sources, as well as appropriate salts, minerals, metals and other nutrients, such as vitamins. The medium may comprise complex nutrients or may be a defined minimal medium. 
     Cells of the present invention can be cultured in conventional fermentation bioreactors, which include, but are not limited to, batch, fed-batch, cell recycle, and continuous fermentors. Culturing can also be conducted in shake flasks, test tubes, microtiter dishes, and petri plates. Culturing is carried out at a temperature, pH and oxygen content appropriate for the recombinant cell. Such culturing conditions are well within the expertise of one of ordinary skill in the art. 
     Depending on the vector and host system used for production, resultant flea protease proteins may either remain within the recombinant cell; be secreted into the fermentation medium; be secreted into a space between two cellular membranes, such as the periplasmic space in  E. coli;  or be retained on the outer surface of a cell or viral membrane. Methods to purify such proteins are heretofore disclosed. 
     The present invention also includes isolated anti-flea protease antibodies and their use to reduce flea infestation on a host animal as well as in the environment of the animal. An anti-flea protease antibody is an antibody capable of selectively binding to a protease present in a flea midgut, including female and male fed midguts as well as female and male unfed midguts. An anti-flea protease antibody preferably binds to the protease in such a way as to reduce the proteolytic activity of that protease. 
     Isolated antibodies are antibodies that have been removed from their natural milieu. The term “isolated” does not refer to the state of purity of such antibodies. As such, isolated antibodies can include anti-sera containing such antibodies, or antibodies that have been purified to varying degrees. As used herein, the term “selectively binds to” refers to the ability of such antibodies to preferentially bind to the protease against which the antibody was raised (i.e., to be able to distinguish that protease from unrelated components in a mixture.). Binding affinities typically range from about 10 3  M −1  to about 10 12  M −1 . Binding can be measured using a variety of methods known to those skilled in the art including immunoblot assays, immunoprecipitation assays, radioimmunoassays, enzyme immunoassays (e.g., ELISA), immunofluorescent antibody assays and immunoelectron microscopy; see, for example, Sambrook et al., ibid. 
     Antibodies of the present invention can be either polyclonal or monoclonal antibodies. Antibodies of the present invention include functional equivalents such as antibody fragments and genetically-engineered antibodies, including single chain antibodies, that are capable of selectively binding to at least one of the epitopes of the protein used to obtain the antibodies. Antibodies of the present invention also include chimeric antibodies that can bind to more than one epitope. Preferred antibodies are raised in response to proteins that are encoded, at least in part, by a flea protease nucleic acid molecule of the present invention. 
     Anti-flea antibodies of the present invention include antibodies raised in an animal administered a flea protease vaccine of the present invention that exert their effect when fleas feed from the vaccinated animal&#39;s blood containing such antibodies. Anti-flea antibodies of the present invention also include antibodies raised in an animal against one or more flea protease proteins, or soluble flea midgut preparations, of the present invention that are then recovered from the animal using techniques known to those skilled in the art. Yet additional antibodies of the present invention are produced recombinantly using techniques as heretofore disclosed for flea protease proteins of the present invention. Antibodies produced against defined proteins can be advantageous because such antibodies are not substantially contaminated with antibodies against other substances that might otherwise cause interference in a diagnostic assay or side effects if used in a therapeutic composition. 
     Anti-flea protease antibodies of the present invention have a variety of uses that are within the scope of the present invention. For example, such antibodies can be used in a composition of the present invention to passively immunize an animal in order to protect the animal from flea infestation. Anti-flea antibodies can also be used as tools to screen expression libraries and/or to recover desired proteins of the present invention from a mixture of proteins and other contaminants. Furthermore, antibodies of the present invention can be used to target cytotoxic agents to fleas in order to kill fleas. Targeting can be accomplished by conjugating (i.e., stably joining) such antibodies to the cytotoxic agents using techniques known to those skilled in the art. 
     A preferred anti-flea protease antibody of the present invention can selectively bind to, and preferentially reduce the proteolytic activity of, a flea serine protease, a flea metalloprotease, a flea aspartic acid protease and/or a flea cysteine protease. More preferred anti-flea protease antibodies include anti-flea serine protease antibodies, anti-flea metalloprotease antibodies, anti-flea aminopeptidase antibodies, and anti-flea cysteine protease antibodies. Particularly preferred are anti-flea serine protease antibodies, anti-flea aminopeptidase antibodies, and anti-flea cysteine protease antibodies, including those raised against flea serine protease proteins, flea aminopeptidase proteins or cysteine protease proteins of the present invention. 
     The present invention also includes the use of protease inhibitors that reduce proteolytic activity of flea proteases to reduce flea infestation of animals and the surrounding environment. As used herein, protease inhibitors are compounds that interact directly with a protease thereby inhibiting that protease&#39;s activity, usually by binding to or otherwise interacting with the protease&#39;s active site. Protease inhibitors are usually relatively small compounds and as such differ from anti-protease antibodies that interact with the active site of a protease. 
     Protease inhibitors can be used directly as compounds in compositions of the present invention to treat animals as long as such compounds are not harmful to the animals being treated. Protease inhibitors can also be used to identify preferred types of flea proteases to target using compositions of the present invention. For example, the inventors have shown herein the predominance of serine proteases in flea midguts, particularly in soluble flea midgut preparations, using protease inhibitors. Such knowledge suggests that effective reduction of flea infestation of an animal can be achieved using serine protease vaccines, anti-flea serine protease antibodies and other inhibitors of serine protease synthesis and activity that can be tolerated by the animal. For example, flea IgGase activity disclosed herein can be targeted to reduce flea infestation. That other proteases are also present in flea midguts according to the present invention also suggests targeting such proteases. Methods to use protease inhibitors are known to those skilled in the art; examples of such methods are disclosed herein. 
     In one embodiment, a protease inhibitor that can be used in a composition of the present invention to treat an animal is identified by a method including the following steps: (a) identifying candidate (i.e., putative, possible) inhibitor compounds by testing the efficacy of one or more protease inhibitors (i) in vitro for their ability to inhibit flea protease activity and/or (ii) in a flea feeding assay for their ability to reduce the survival and/or fecundity of fleas by adding the inhibitors to the blood meal of a flea being maintained, for example, in a feeding system, such as that described by Wade et al., 1988,  J.Med Entomol.  25, 186-190; and (b) testing the efficacy of the candidate inhibitor compounds in animals infested with fleas. Although one does not need both in vitro assay data and flea feeding assay data to determine which candidate compounds to administer to animals, evaluation of both sets of data is preferred since data from neither of the assays necessarily predicts data to be obtained from the other assay. For example, candidate compounds identified using the in vitro assay may work “in the test tube” but may not work in vivo for a number of reasons, including the presence of interfering components in the blood meal that inhibit the activity of such compounds; e.g., although aprotinin can inhibit at least some flea serine proteases in vitro, aprotinin does not work well in the presence of serum proteins, such as are found in the blood. Furthermore, candidate inhibitor compounds identified by the flea feeding assays can include not only desired compounds but also compounds that reduce the viability and/or fecundity of fleas due to general toxicity (e.g., affecting the mitochondria of fleas). 
     In another embodiment, protease inhibitors are used in the purification of corresponding proteases by, for example, affinity chromatography, in which, a protease inhibitor is incubated with a mixture containing a desired protease under conditions that the inhibitor forms a complex with the protease. The protease can then be recovered from the complex. The protease inhibitor can be attached to a solid support and/or be labelled with, for example, a radioactive, fluorescent, or enzymatic tag that can be used to detect and/or recover the complex. 
     Suitable protease inhibitors to use in accordance with the present invention include serine protease inhibitors (including IgGase inhibitors), metalloprotease inhibitors, aspartic acid protease inhibitors, cysteine protease inhibitors and aminopeptidase inhibitors. Preferred protease inhibitors include serine protease inhibitors, metalloprotease inhibitors, aminopeptidase inhibitors and cysteine protease inhibitors, particularly those that are broad spectrum inhibitors. More preferred are broad spectrum serine protease inhibitors. 
     There is a wide variety of protease inhibitors, as is known to one skilled in the art. Examples include, but are not limited to, AEBSF, aprotinin, bestatin, chloromethyl ketones TLCK (Nα-p-tosyl-L-lysine chloromethyl ketone) and TPCK (N-tosyl-L-phenylalanine chloromethyl ketone), chymostatin, cystatin, 3′4-dichloroisocoumarin, E-64 (transepoxysuccinyl-L-leucylamido-(4-guanidino)butane), EDTA (ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid), leupeptin, methyl ketones having a variety of leaving groups, oxidized L-leucinethiol, pepstatin, 1,10-orthophenanthroline, phosphoramidon, soybean trypsin/chymotrypsin inhibitor and soybean trypsin inhibitor. Preferred protease inhibitors for use in the present invention include AEBSF, bestatin, E-64 leupeptin, pepstatin, 1,10-orthophenanthroline, phosphoramidon, TLCK and TPCK, with AEBSF (a broad spectrum serine protease inhibitor), bestatin (an inhibitor of leucine aminopeptidase) and 1,10-orthophenanthroline (a broad spectrum metalloprotease inhibitor) being particularly preferred. 
     Protease inhibitors can be produced using methods known to those skilled in the art. Protein- or peptide-based protease inhibitors, such as cystatin or small peptides comprising a protease substrate, can be produced recombinantly and modified as necessary. 
     The present invention also includes the use of proteolytically active flea protease proteins of the present invention to identify additional protease inhibitors, and preferably protease inhibitor compounds that can be included in a composition of the present invention to be administered to animals. A method to identify a flea protease inhibitor includes the steps of (a) contacting (e.g., combining, mixing) an isolated flea protease protein with a putative (i.e., candidate) inhibitory compound under conditions in which, in the absence of the compound, the protein has proteolytic activity, and (b) determining if the putative inhibitory compound inhibits the proteolytic activity of the protein. Putative inhibitory compounds to screen include organic molecules, antibodies (including functional equivalents thereof) and substrate analogs. Methods to determine protease activity are known to those skilled in the art, as heretofore disclosed. Particularly preferred for use in identifying inhibitors are flea serine protease proteins, flea aminopeptidase proteins and flea cysteine protease proteins of the present invention. 
     The present invention also includes a test kit to identify a compound capable of inhibiting flea protease activity. Such a test kit includes an isolated flea protease protein having proteolytic activity and a means for determining the extent of inhibition of proteolytic activity in the presence of (i.e., effected by) a putative inhibitory compound. 
     The present invention also includes inhibitors isolated by such a method, and/or test kit, and their use to inhibit any flea protease that is susceptible to such an inhibitor. 
     It is to be appreciated that the present invention also includes mimetopes of compounds of the present invention that can be used in accordance with methods as disclosed for compounds of the present invention. As used herein, a mimetope of a proteinaceous compound of the present invention (e.g., a flea protease protein, an anti-flea protease antibody, a proteinaceous inhibitor of protease activity or synthesis) refers to any compound that is able to mimic the activity of that proteinaceous compound, often because the mimetope has a structure that mimics the proteinaceous compound. For example, a mimetope of a flea protease protein is a compound that has an activity similar to that of an isolated flea protease protein of the present invention. Mimetopes can be, but are not limited to: peptides that have been modified to decrease their susceptibility to degradation; anti-idiotypic and/or catalytic antibodies, or fragments thereof; non-proteinaceous immunogenic portions of an isolated protein (e.g., carbohydrate structures); and synthetic or natural organic molecules, including nucleic acids. Such mimetopes can be designed using computer-generated structures of proteins of the present invention. Mimetopes can also be obtained by generating random samples of molecules, such as oligonucleotides, peptides or other organic molecules, and screening such samples by affinity chromatography techniques using the corresponding binding partner. 
     The present invention includes therapeutic compositions, also referred to herein as compositions, that include a (i.e., at least one) compound of the present invention. Preferred compounds to include in a composition of the present invention include flea protease vaccines, anti-flea protease antibodies and/or protease inhibitors as disclosed herein. Such a therapeutic composition can protect an animal from flea infestation by reducing flea protease activity, thereby reducing flea burden on the animal and in the environment of the animal. 
     Particularly preferred therapeutic compositions of the present invention include at least one of the following compounds: an isolated flea serine protease protein or a mimetope thereof; an isolated flea serine protease nucleic acid molecule that hybridizes under stringent hybridization conditions with a flea serine protease gene; an isolated antibody that selectively binds to a flea serine protease protein; an inhibitor of flea serine protease activity identified by its ability to inhibit flea serine protease activity; an isolated flea aminopeptidase protein or a mimetope thereof; an isolated flea aminopeptidase nucleic acid molecule that hybridizes under stringent hybridization conditions with a flea aminopeptidase gene; an isolated antibody that selectively binds to a flea aminopeptidase protein; an inhibitor of flea aminopeptidase activity identified by its ability to inhibit flea aminopeptidase activity; an isolated flea cysteine protease protein or a mimetope thereof; an isolated flea cysteine protease nucleic acid molecule that hybridizes under stringent hybridization conditions with a flea cysteine protease gene; an isolated antibody that selectively binds to a flea cysteine protease protein; and an inhibitor of flea cysteine protease activity identified by its ability to inhibit flea cysteine protease activity. 
     Another embodiment of the present invention is a therapeutic composition that includes a first compound that reduces flea protease activity and a second compound that reduces flea burden by a method other than by reducing flea protease activity. The present invention also includes a method to protect an animal from flea infestation by administering to the animal such a composition. The first compound of such a composition by effectively reducing flea protease activity in the midgut, enhances the activity of the second compound. While not being bound by theory, it is believed that a number of anti-flea treatments, particularly those that are proteinaceous, are not very effective because they are degraded in the flea midgut. The present invention permits the effective use of such anti-flea treatments by reducing proteolytic degradation of such treatments by the flea midgut. 
     Preferred first compounds to include in such a composition include flea protease vaccines, anti-flea protease antibodies and/or protease inhibitors as disclosed herein, such compounds that target flea IgGase activity. 
     Suitable second compounds include any anti-flea agent(s), including, but not limited to, proteinaceous compounds, insecticides and flea collars. Preferred second compounds are proteinaceous compounds that effect active immunization (e.g., antigen vaccines), passive immunization (e.g., antibodies), or that otherwise inhibit a flea activity that when inhibited can reduce flea burden on and around an animal. Examples of second compounds include a compound that inhibits binding between a flea membrane protein and its ligand (e.g., a compound that inhibits flea ATPase activity or a compound that inhibits binding of a peptide or steroid hormone to its receptor), a compound that inhibits hormone (including peptide or steroid hormones) synthesis, a compound that inhibits vitellogenesis (including production of vitellin and transport and maturation thereof into a major egg yolk protein), a compound that inhibits fat body function, a compound that inhibits flea muscle action, a compound that inhibits the flea nervous system, a compound that inhibits the flea immune system and/or a compound that inhibits flea feeding. 
     Compositions of the present invention can also include other components such as a pharmaceutically acceptable excipient, an adjuvant, and/or a carrier. For example, compositions of the present invention can be formulated in an excipient that the animal to be treated can tolerate. 
     Examples of such excipients include water, saline, Ringer&#39;s solution, dextrose solution, Hank&#39;s solution, and other aqueous physiologically balanced salt solutions. Nonaqueous vehicles, such as fixed oils, sesame oil, ethyl oleate, or triglycerides may also be used. Other useful formulations include suspensions containing viscosity enhancing agents, such as sodium carboxymethylcellulose, sorbitol, or dextran. Excipients can also contain minor amounts of additives, such as substances that enhance isotonicity and chemical stability. Examples of buffers include phosphate buffer, bicarbonate buffer and Tris buffer, while examples of preservatives include thimerosal, m- or o-cresol, formalin and benzyl alcohol. Standard formulations can either be liquid injectables or solids which can be taken up in a suitable liquid as a suspension or solution for injection. Thus, in a non-liquid formulation, the excipient can comprise dextrose, human serum albumin, preservatives, etc., to which sterile water or saline can be added prior to administration. 
     In one embodiment of the present invention, the composition can also include an immunopotentiator, such as an adjuvant or a carrier. Adjuvants are typically substances that generally enhance the immune response of an animal to a specific antigen. Suitable adjuvants include, but are not limited to, Freund&#39;s adjuvant; other bacterial cell wall components; aluminum-based salts; calcium-based salts; silica; polynucleotides; toxoids; serum proteins; viral coat proteins; other bacterial-derived preparations; gamma interferon; block copolymer adjuvants, such as Hunter&#39;s Titermax adjuvant (Vaxcel™, Inc. Norcross, Ga.); Ribi adjuvants (available from Ribi ImmunoChem Research, Inc., Hamilton, Mont.); and saponins and their derivatives, such as Quil A (available from Superfos Biosector A/S, Denmark). Carriers are typically compounds that increase the half-life of a therapeutic composition in the treated animal. Suitable carriers include, but are not limited to, polymeric controlled release formulations, biodegradable implants, liposomes, bacteria, viruses, oils, esters, and glycols. 
     One embodiment of the present invention is a controlled release formulation that is capable of slowly releasing a composition of the present invention into an animal. As used herein a controlled release formulation comprises a composition of the present invention in a controlled release vehicle. Suitable controlled release vehicles include, but are not limited to, biocompatible polymers, other polymeric matrices, capsules, microcapsules, microparticles, bolus preparations, osmotic pumps, diffusion devices, liposomes, lipospheres, and transdermal delivery systems. Other controlled release formulations of the present invention include liquids that, upon administration to an animal, form a solid or a gel in situ. Preferred controlled release formulations are biodegradable (i.e., bioerodible). 
     A preferred controlled release formulation of the present invention is capable of releasing a composition of the present invention into the blood of the treated animal at a constant rate sufficient to attain therapeutic dose levels of the composition to reduce protease activity in fleas feeding from the animal over a period of time ranging from about 1 to about 12 months. A controlled release formulation of the present invention is capable of effecting a treatment for preferably at least about 1 month, more preferably at least about 3 months and even more preferably for at least about 6 months, even more preferably for at least about 9 months, and even more preferably for at least about 12 months. 
     In order to protect an animal from flea infestation, a therapeutic composition of the present invention is administered to the animal in an effective manner such that the protease activity of fleas feeding from the blood stream of animals treated with the composition is reduced. As such, a treated animal is an animal that is competent to reduce the flea burden by reducing flea protease activity, or by reducing flea protease activity and at least one other flea activity. Preferably, the protease activity is reduced by at least about 50 percent, more preferably by at least about 70 percent and even more preferably by at least about 90 percent. Methods to administer compositions to the animal in order to render the animal competent depend on the nature of the composition and administration regime. Animals administered a protease vaccine with at least one booster shot usually become competent at about the same time as would be expected for any vaccine treatment. For example, animals administered a booster dose about 4 to 6 weeks after a primary dose usually become competent within another about 3 to 4 weeks. Animals administered a composition including an anti-flea protease antibody or protease inhibitor become competent as soon as appropriate serum levels of the compound are achieved, usually with one to three days. 
     In a preferred embodiment, a composition of the present invention when administered to a host animal is able to reduce flea viability by at least about 50 percent within at least about 21 days after the fleas begin feeding from the treated animal. (Note that fleas usually live about 40 days to about 50 days on one or more animals.) A more preferred composition when administered to a host animal is able to reduce flea viability by at least about 65 percent within at least about 14 days after the fleas begin feeding from the treated animal. An even more preferred composition when administered to an animal is able to reduce flea viability by at least about 90 percent within at least about 7 days after the fleas begin feeding from the treated animal. 
     In another preferred embodiment, a composition of the present invention when administered to a host animal is able to reduce flea fecundity (i.e., egg laying ability) by at least about 50 percent, more preferably by at least about 70 percent, and even more preferably by at least about 90 percent, within at least about 30 days after the fleas begin feeding from the treated animal. (Note that fleas usually do not begin laying eggs until about 7 days after taking a blood meal.) 
     In accordance with the present invention, compositions are administered to an animal in a manner such that the animal becomes competent to reduce flea protease activity in a flea that feeds from the competent; i.e., the animal becomes a treated animal. For example, a flea protease vaccine of the present invention, when administered to an animal in an effective manner, is able to elicit (i.e., stimulate) an immune response that produces an antibody titer in the blood stream of the animal sufficient to reduce flea protease activity. Similarly, an anti-flea protease antibody of the present invention, when administered to an animal in an effective manner, is administered in an amount so as to be present in the animal&#39;s blood stream at a titer that is sufficient to reduce flea protease activity. A protease inhibitor compound of the present invention, when administered to an animal in an effective manner, is administered in a manner so as to be present in the animal&#39;s blood stream at a concentration that is sufficient to reduce flea protease activity. Oligonucleotide nucleic acid molecules of the present invention can also be administered in an effective manner, thereby reducing expression of flea proteases. 
     Compositions of the present invention can be administered to animals prior to or during flea infestation. It is to be noted that when vaccines of the present invention are administered to an animal, a time period is required for the animal to elicit an immune response before the animal is competent to inhibit protease activity of fleas feeding from that animal. Methods to obtain an immune response in an animal are known to those skilled in the art. 
     Acceptable protocols to administer compositions in an effective manner include individual dose size, number of doses, frequency of dose administration, and mode of administration. Determination of such protocols can be accomplished by those skilled in the art. A suitable single dose is a dose that is capable of protecting an animal from flea infestation when administered one or more times over a suitable time period. For example, a preferred single dose of a protease vaccine or a mimetope thereof ranges from about 1 microgram (μg, also denoted ug) to about 10 milligrams (mg) of the composition per kilogram body weight of the animal. Booster vaccinations can be administered from about 2 weeks to several years after the original administration. Booster vaccinations preferably are administered when the immune response of the animal becomes insufficient to protect the animal from flea infestation. A preferred administration schedule is one in which from about 10 μg to about 1 mg of the vaccine per kg body weight of the animal is administered from about one to about two times over a time period of from about 2 weeks to about 12 months. In one embodiment, a booster dose of a composition of the present invention is administered about 4 to 6 weeks after the primary dose, and additional boosters are administered about once or twice a year. Modes of administration can include, but are not limited to, oral, nasal, topical, transdermal, rectal, and parenteral routes. Parenteral routes can include, but are not limited to subcutaneous, intradermal, intravenous, and intramuscular routes. 
     In another embodiment, a preferred single dose of an anti-flea protease antibody composition or a mimetope thereof ranges from about 1 μg to about 10 mg of the composition per kilogram body weight of the animal. Anti-flea antibodies can be re-administered from about 1 hour to about biweekly for several weeks following the original administration. Booster treatments preferably are administered when the titer of antibodies of the animal becomes insufficient to protect the animal from flea infestation. A preferred administration schedule is one in which from about 10 μg to about 1 mg of an anti-flea protease antibody composition per kg body weight of the animal is administered about every 2 to every 4 weeks. Suitable modes of administration are as disclosed herein and are known to those skilled in the art. 
     According to one embodiment, a nucleic acid molecule of the present invention can be administered to an animal in a fashion to enable expression of that nucleic acid molecule into a protective protein (e.g., flea protease vaccine, anti-flea protease antibody, or proteinaceous protease inhibitor) or protective RNA (e.g., antisense RNA, ribozyme or RNA drug) in the animal to be protected from disease. Nucleic acid molecules can be delivered to an animal in a variety of methods including, but not limited to, (a) direct injection (e.g., as “naked” DNA or RNA molecules, such as is taught, for example in Wolff et al., 1990,  Science  247, 1465-1468) or (b) packaged as a recombinant virus particle vaccine or as a recombinant cell vaccine (i.e., delivered to a cell by a vehicle selected from the group consisting of a recombinant virus particle vaccine and a recombinant cell vaccine). 
     A recombinant virus particle vaccine of the present invention includes a recombinant molecule of the present invention that is packaged in a viral coat and that can be expressed in an animal after administration. Preferably, the recombinant molecule is packaging-deficient. A number of recombinant virus particles can be used, including, but not limited to, those based on alphaviruses, poxviruses, adenoviruses, herpesviruses, and retroviruses. 
     When administered to an animal, a recombinant virus particle vaccine of the present invention infects cells within the immunized animal and directs the production of a protective protein or RNA nucleic acid molecule that is capable of protecting the animal from disease caused by a parasite of the present invention. A preferred single dose of a recombinant virus particle vaccine of the present invention is from about 1×10 4  to about 1×10 7  virus plaque forming nits (pfu) per kilogram body weight of the animal. Administration protocols are similar to those described herein for protein-based vaccines. 
     A recombinant cell vaccine of the present invention includes recombinant cells of the present invention that express at least one protein of the present invention. Preferred recombinant cells include Salmonella,  E. coli,  Mycobacterium,  S. frugiperda,  baby hamster kidney, myoblast G8, COS, MDCK and CRFK recombinant cells, with Salmonella recombinant cells being more preferred. Such recombinant cells can be administered in a variety of ways but have the advantage that they can be administered orally, preferably at doses ranging from about 10 8  to about 10 12  bacteria per kilogram body weight. Administration protocols are similar to those described herein for protein-based vaccines. Recombinant cell vaccines can comprise whole cells or cell lysates. 
     Compositions of the present invention can be administered to any animal susceptible to flea infestation, including warm-blooded animals. Preferred animals to treat include mammals and birds, with cats, dogs, humans, cattle, chinchillas, ferrets, goats, mice, minks, rabbits, raccoons, rats, sheep, squirrels, swine, chickens, ostriches, quail and turkeys as well as other furry animals, pets and/or economic food animals, being more preferred. Particularly preferred animals to protect are cats and dogs. 
     The present invention includes compositions to treat flea infestation by any flea. As such, compositions of the present invention can be derived from any flea species. Preferred fleas to target include fleas of the following genera: Ctenocephalides, Cyopsyllus, Diamanus (Oropsylla), Echidnophaga, Nosopsyllus, Pulex, Tunga, and Xenopsylla, with those of the species  Ctenocephalides canis, Ctenocephalides felis, Diamanus montanus, Echidnophaga gallinacea, Nosopsyllus faciatus, Pulex irritans, Pulex simulans, Tunga penetrans  and  Xenopsylla cheopis  being more preferred. Particularly preferred fleas from which to protect animals include fleas of the species  Ctenocephalides felis, Ctenocephalides canis,  and Pulex species (e.g.,  Pulex irritans  and  Pulex simulans ). It is also within the scope of the present invention to administer compositions of the present invention directly to fleas. 
     The present invention also includes the use of compositions of the present invention to reduce infestation by other ectoparasites as well as the use of compositions including protease vaccines, anti-protease antibodies and compounds that inhibit protease synthesis and/or activity derived from any ectoparasite to reduce ectoparasite infestation, particularly controlled release formulations containing such compositions. Preferred ectoparasites to target include arachnids, insects and leeches. More preferred ectoparasites to target include fleas; ticks, including both hard ticks of the family Ixodidae (e.g., Ixodes and Amblyomma) and soft ticks of the family Argasidae (e.g., Ornithodoros, such as  O. parkeri  and  O. turicata ); flies, such as midges (e.g., Culicoides), mosquitos, sand flies, black flies, horse flies, horn flies, deer flies, tsetse flies, stable flies, myiasis-causing flies and biting gnats; ants; spiders, lice; mites; and true bugs, such as bed bugs and kissing bugs, including those carrying Chagas disease. Even more preferred ectoparasites to target include fleas, mosquitos, midges, sandflies, blackflies, ticks and Rbodnius. 
     The following examples are provided for the purposes of illustration and are not intended to limit the scope of the present invention. 
     EXAMPLES 
     Example 1 
     This Example demonstrates that soluble flea midgut preparations contain serine protease activity as well as leucine aminopeptidase activity. 
     Using a homogenization/sonication protocol as described in U.S. Pat. No. 5,356,622, ibid., followed by an about 2 minute centrifugation step at about 10,000×g, soluble flea midgut preparations were obtained from fed and unfed fleas. Pellets from the centrifugation step were also collected and resuspended for analysis. Also prepared were whole flea lysates. Peptide substrate screening studies using the synthetic chromogenic trypsin substrate BAPNA (Nα-benzoyl-DL-arginine-p-nitroanilide; available from Sigma Chemical Co., St. Louis Mo.) demonstrated significant proteolytic activity in both soluble flea midgut preparations as well as some proteolytic activity in resuspended midgut pellets. Soluble unfed flea midgut preparations exhibited about 10 times as much activity as did controls (samples to which no flea midgut fractions were added), whereas soluble fed flea midgut preparations exhibited about 20 times as much activity as did controls. Whole flea preparations exhibited about 2 to 3 times as much activity as did controls. 
     The ability of soluble fed and unfed flea midgut preparations to cleave BAPNA was almost completely inhibited (i.e., nearly 100%) by aprotinin (available from Sigma), whereas PMSF (phenylmethane-7-sulfonyl fluoride; available from Sigma) inhibited such proteolytic activity by about 50%. EDTA inhibited proteolytic activity of the preparations by about 10%, whereas addition of calcium ions stimulated proteolytic activity by about 25%. These results indicate the presence of serine protease activity, and more particularly of trypsin-like activity, in these soluble flea midgut preparations. These results also suggest the presence of serine protease isoforms in the preparations. It is also of interest to note that flea trypsin-like activity appears to be distinctive from that of mosquitos in that mosquito trypsins are not affected by EDTA or calcium ions. 
     Using a methyl-hemoglobin substrate, the pH optimum of the proteolytic activity in the soluble flea midgut preparations was found to be between pH 7 and pH 9, with a pH of about pH 8 giving the best activity. Such pH optima suggest the presence of serine proteases in soluble flea midgut preparations. 
     Soluble preparations of both unfed and fed flea midgut soluble preparations also were able to cleave the leucine aminopeptidase specific substrate LPNA (L-leucine-p-nitroanilide; available from Sigma) using standard conditions, indicating the presence of leucine aminopeptidase (LAP) activity in such preparations. 
     Example 2 
     The following example evaluated the number of proteases in flea midguts that could be assessed by protease substrate gel analysis. 
     Protease substrate gels (available from Novex, San Diego, Calif., as Novex Zymogels) were 10% polyacrylamide-SDS gels with 0.1% gelatin. Samples and gels were processed according to Novex instructions. Briefly, samples were diluted in SDS-PAGE sample buffer without reducing agents. Tris-glycine SDS-PAGE was carried out by standard procedures. After electrophoresis, gels were incubated in 0.25% Triton X-100 at room temperature for 30 minutes (min), then in developing buffer (50 mM (millimolar) Tris-HCl pH 7.0, 5 mM CaCl 2 , 0.02% Brij 35, 0.2 M (molar) NaCl) at room temperature for 30 min, and then incubated with fresh developing buffer at 37° C., usually overnight. Gels were then stained 30 min in 0.5% coomassie R-250, 40% methanol, 10% acetic acid and destained in 40% methanol, 10% acetic acid. 
     The following flea midguts were dissected directly into sample buffer: 100 midguts from unfed males; 100 midguts from unfed females; 100 midguts from fed males; and 100 midguts from fed females. Samples containing 10 or 20 midguts each were evaluated using protease substrate gel analysis and numerous negative staining bands were observed. The general pattern was the same for female and male midguts, although there appeared to be more activity in gel lanes containing female midguts. There were distinct differences noted between gel lanes containing fed and unfed midguts. There was a definite increase in overall activity in the fed midgut lanes, and, in addition, there were differences in the band patterns. 
     Fed and unfed female midguts were further evaluated using protease substrate gel analysis and the results are shown in FIG.  1 . The protease substrate gel shown in FIG. 1 demonstrates the relative proteolytic activity in 1, 2, 5 or 10 midguts from either fed or unfed female fleas. Specifically, lane 1 contains a set of molecular weight markers. Lanes 2 through 5 contain, respectively, 10, 5, 2 and 1 unfed midguts. Lanes 6 through 9 contain, respectively, 1, 2, 5 and 10 fed midguts. Lane 10 contains 100 μg of dried bovine blood. 
     Proteolytic activity could easily be detected in one fed or one unfed female midgut, although there was considerably more activity in the fed midgut. Lane 10 evaluated 100 μg of dried bovine blood to assess if the increase in activity seen in the fed midgut lane was due to proteases in the blood meal. No activity was seen in the blood lane. 
     Example 3 
     This example evaluated the protease classes present in flea midguts. 
     Three unfed female midguts and 0.75 fed female midguts were evaluated in duplicate in several protease substrate gels. Each gel was cut in half. Half was processed as described in Example 2, while the other half contained protease inhibitors in all incubation buffers. The following inhibitors were evaluated: 
     (a) the serine protease inhibitor AEBSF (available from Boehringer Mannheim, Indianapolis, Ind.) was used at a final concentration of 1 mM; 
     (b) the serine protease inhibitor soybean trypsin inhibitor (available from Sigma) was used at a final concentration of 100 μg/ml (milliliter); 
     (c) the cysteine and serine protease inhibitor leupeptin (available from Sigma) was used at a final concentration of 10 μg/ml; 
     (d) the aminopeptidase inhibitor bestatin (available from Sigma) was used at a final concentration of 0.25 nM; 
     (e) the metalloprotease inhibitor EDTA (available from Sigma) was used at a final concentration of 2 mM; and 
     (f) the cysteine protease E-64 (available from Sigma) was used at a final concentration of 10 μg/ml. 
     AEBSF, soybean trypsin inhibitor and leupeptin were the only inhibitors to have any effect at the sensitivity of this assay. It was determined that serine proteases were the predominant, if not only, proteases present in the midgut preparations evaluated. FIG. 2 shows a protease substrate gel with fed (lanes 2 and 4) and unfed (lanes 1 and 3) midgut preparations with (lanes 3 and 4) and without (lanes 1 and 2) AEBSF. Residual activity in the inhibitor lanes could have been due to proteolysis that occurred during electrophoresis and prior to saturation of the gel with inhibitor in the incubation buffers. 
     Example 4 
     This Example evaluates protease activity contained in a soluble fed midgut preparation of the present invention. 
     Mixed-sex fed flea midguts were processed as described in U.S. Pat. No. 5,356,622, ibid. Aliguots of several steps of the procedure were evaluated by loading an equivalent of 0.4 midguts per lane of a protease substrate gel as described in Example 2. The results are shown in FIG.  3 . Samples were from the low speed supernatant (lanes 2 and 9), sonicated midguts (lanes 3 and 10), high speed supernatant (lanes 4 and 11), combined low and high speed supernatants (FGS) (lanes 5 and 12) and the high speed pellet (lanes 6 and 13). Lanes 7 and 8 contained 50 nanograms (ng) of trypsin as a control. Duplicate lanes were evaluated. The gel was cut in half, and lanes 1-7 were processed as described in Example 2, and lanes 8-14 were processed with 100 μg/ml soybean trypsin inhibitor in all the incubation buffers. 
     Protease activity was seen in all preparations, the most being observed in the FGS lane (lane 5). It was also evident that the majority of the activity was inhibited by soybean trypsin inhibitor, a serine protease inhibitor. 
     Example 5 
     This Example demonstrates the increase in flea midgut protease activity after blood feeding by fleas. 
     Fleas were fed on a dog for 15 minutes. At timed intervals after feeding, two midguts were dissected directly into sample buffer and proteases evaluated by protease substrate gel analysis as described in Example 2. FIG. 4 depicts a gel showing midgut protease activity at 30 min (lane 1), 1 hr (lane 2), 2 hr (lane 3), 4 hr (lane 4), 6 hr (lane 5), 8 hr (lane 6), 24 hr (lane 7) and 56 hr (lane 8) after blood feeding ended. 
     Increases in proteolytic activity were first observed 2 hr (lane 3) after feeding, although at 4 hr (lane 4) there was a much greater increase in activity noted. This increase in activity was still noticed 56 hr after feeding (lane 8). 
     Example 6 
     This Example evaluates the effect of a number of protease inhibitors on flea viability and fecundity in a flea feeding system as described by Wade et al. ibid. 
     The following protease inhibitors were tested at the indicated final concentrations in blood meals: 
     (a) Aminopeptidase inhibitor bestatin at 1.3 mM and 13 mM; 
     (b) Aspartic acid protease inhibitor pepstatin A at 1 μg/ml and 10 μg/ml; 
     (c) Cysteine protease inhibitor E-64 at 1 μg/ml and 10 μg/ml. 
     (d) Metalloprotease inhibitor phosphoramidon at 10 μg/ml and 100 μg/ml; and 
     (e) the following serine protease inhibitors: 
     AEBSF at 0.3 mM, 0.5 mM, 5.0 mM and 6.0 nM; 
     Aprotinin at 2 μg/ml and 20 μg/ml; 
     Leupeptin at 5 μg/ml and 50 μg/ml; 
     Soybean trypsin inhibitor at 10 μg/ml and 100 μg/ml; 
     Soybean trypsin/chymotrypsin inhibitor at 10 μg/ml and 100 μg/ml; 
     AEBSF is available from Boehringer Mannheim; all other listed inhibitors are available from Sigma. 
     Protease inhibitor compounds were tested in groups of 3 to 6 including appropriate control groups. Inhibitors were not tested in groups of common inhibition types. Rather, they were tested in groups based on the diluent needed to dissolve them. (AEBSF, aprotinin, bestatin, leupeptin, phosphoramidon, soybean trypsin inhibitor and soybean trypsin/chymotrypsin inhibitor were dissolved in water; E-64 and pepstatin were dissolved in ethanol). This reduced the number of control (diluent only) groups needed within a particular assay. Inhibitor concentrations were chosen such that the lower concentration used was within the range recommended by the supplier for that inhibitor. The higher concentration was typically 10 times above the lower concentration and was used to look for dose response. 
     The general protocol for all of the assays was as follows: Approximately 2000 newly emerged adult fleas were placed in feeding chambers to feed on normal blood for about 24 to 48 hr. The fleas were prefed for two reasons: The first was to be certain that only fleas that would feed in the feeding system were used in the comparative study. The second was to prime female fleas for egg laying, since female fleas typically do not begin laying maximal numbers of eggs per day until the third day of feeding. 
     The prefed fleas were placed in “minifeeder” feeding chambers at a ratio of about 80 female fleas to about 20 male fleas for a total of about 100 fleas per chamber. Actual total number of fleas per chamber varied from about 90 to 125 fleas. Previous experiments have not demonstrated any differences in adult survival or fecundity based on such variance in numbers of fleas in a chamber. Three chambers were prepared for each experimental and control group. A fresh blood meal containing the appropriate inhibitor in 3 ml total volume was placed on each chamber daily through the 7 day extent of an assay. 
     On days 3, 5, and 7 of the assay, surviving adult fleas were transferred to clean chambers. The contents of the original chambers were dissolved in about 40 ml of PBS (phosphate-buffered saline) in a 50 ml Falcon tube. The contents of a given tube were then filtered through a pre-weighed #1 Whatman filter disk inserted into a vacuum filter. The 50 ml tube and the filter funnel were rinsed with distilled water which was then passed through the filter. Once the chamber contents had been filtered, dead adult fleas were removed from the filter paper and placed in a labelled tube so that they could be counted and sexed. The filter paper was then placed into a preweighed 12×75 polypropylene tube and dried in the SpeedVac for 2.5 hr with the heater on. After drying the filter paper was weighed. The weight of the filter paper and tube was subtracted to obtain the dry weight of the eggs and this value was converted to an estimated number of eggs using the formula y=41384.361x+162.37, where x=dry weight of eggs. 
     On day 7, adult fleas that had survived the study were frozen, counted and sexed. The numbers were added to the number of male and female fleas that had died during the assay to verify the number of male and female fleas in each chamber at the start of the study. 
     Female, male and total adult flea survival were calculated for all experimental and control groups on days 3, 5, and 7 of each assay. Additionally, the number of eggs per surviving female was calculated on days 3, 5 and 7. Female fleas found dead on a given collection date were included in the total number of egg-laying females for the days between that date and the previous collection date, providing a conservative estimate of fecundity. Fecundity values were averaged for the three collection dates to obtain an average for each group over 7 days. 
     Results of these studies are presented below in Table 1 and FIG.  6  through FIG.  9 . All survival and fecundity values are presented below as a percent of control value. 
     
       
         
           
               
             
               
                 TABLE 1 
               
             
            
               
                   
               
               
                 Effect of Protease Inhibitors 
               
               
                 on Flea Viability and Fecundity 
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
            
               
                   
                 Fecundity 1   
                 Adult Survival 1   
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                 Compound 
                 Conc. 
                 Days 1-7 
                 Female 
                 Male 
                 Total 
               
               
                   
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                 AEBSF 
                 6.0 mM 
                 17.2% 
                 4.1% 
                 0.0 
                 3.4% 
               
               
                   
                 5.0 mM 
                 1.4% 
                 6.8% 
                 0.0% 
                 5.6% 
               
               
                   
                 0.5 mM 
                 95.0% 
                 103.9% 
                 104.2% 
                 103.6% 
               
               
                   
                 0.3 mM 
                 82.4% 
                 116.2% 
                 103.0% 
                 111.9% 
               
               
                 Aprotinin 
                 20 ug/ml 
                 84.2% 
                 100.0% 
                 101.7% 
                 99.9% 
               
               
                   
                 2 ug/ml 
                 83.2% 
                 103.2% 
                 104.9% 
                 103.3% 
               
               
                 Leupeptin 
                 50 ug/ml 
                 77.6% 
                 101.5% 
                 111.7% 
                 104.6% 
               
               
                   
                 5 ug/ml 
                 85.0% 
                 71.0% 
                 61.4% 
                 68.4% 
               
               
                 Soybean Trypsin 
                 100 ug/ml 
                 79.1% 
                 76.5% 
                 76.0% 
                 76.3% 
               
               
                 Inhibitor 
                 10 ug/ml 
                 96.1% 
                 80.1% 
                 101.7% 
                 83.9% 
               
               
                 Trypsin/ 
                 100 ug/ml 
                 81.1% 
                 88.0% 
                 95.4% 
                 89.9% 
               
               
                 Chymotrypsin 
                 10 ug/ml 
                 100.7% 
                 115.1% 
                 143.5% 
                 120.7% 
               
               
                 Inhibitor 
               
               
                 E-64 
                 10 ug/ml 
                 177.4% 
                 110.2% 
                 139.0% 
                 114.2% 
               
               
                   
                 1 ug/ml 
                 109.4% 
                 99.9% 
                 102.9% 
                 110.1% 
               
               
                   
                 10 ug/ml 
                 84.1% 
                 90.2% 
                 91.1% 
                 90.6% 
               
               
                   
                 1 ug/ml 
                 95.2% 
                 77.3% 
                 80.0% 
                 77.5% 
               
               
                 Phosphoramidon 
                 100 ug/ml 
                 84.9% 
                 70.2% 
                 64.6% 
                 69.7% 
               
               
                   
                 10 ug/ml 
                 89.0% 
                 98.8% 
                 95.2% 
                 97.8% 
               
               
                 Pepstatin A 
                 10 ug/ml 
                 83.9% 
                 113.6% 
                 133.4% 
                 116.2% 
               
               
                   
                 1 ug/ml 
                 67.7% 
                 77.6% 
                 96.6% 
                 80.5% 
               
               
                 Bestatin 
                 13.0 mM 
                 23.3% 
                 121.0% 
                 103.4% 
                 117.0% 
               
               
                   
                 1.3 mM 
                 60.4% 
                 119.5% 
                 116.3% 
                 116.8% 
               
               
                   
               
               
                   1 All experimental values are expressed as a percent of the corresponding control group.  
               
            
           
         
       
     
     The aminopeptidase inhibitor bestatin caused a significant (p&lt;0.05) reduction in fecundity at 13 mM (77% reduction) and at 1.3 mM (40% reduction) indicating the presence of an aminopeptidase or other exopeptidase in flea midguts. Bestatin at the concentrations tested, however, had no significant effect on adult viability at either concentration. These results suggest that aminopeptidases may play a role in ovarian function, or a related process, such as vitellogenesis. 
     The aspartic acid protease inhibitor pepstatin A caused a significant reduction (p&lt;0.05) in fecundity at 1 μg/ml (32% reduction), but not at 10 μg/ml. Pepstatin A had no significant effect on adult viability at either concentration. 
     The cysteine protease inhibitor E-64 showed no statistically significant reduction in fecundity in this assay. There was a small, but significant (p&lt;0.05), reduction in total adult flea survival when E-64 was dissolved in grain alcohol and added to blood at 1 μg/ml. However, this reduction was not evident in the group that was fed blood containing 10 μg/ml E-64 in grain alcohol. 
     The metalloprotease inhibitor phosphoramidon caused a reduction in adult viability of about 30%, which, however was not statistically significant. There was no significant reduction in fecundity. 
     Results using serine protease inhibitors were particularly interesting and suggest the significance of serine proteases in flea midguts. AEBSF administered at concentrations ranging from about 5 mM to about 6 mM reduced flea fecundity by more than 80%. In addition, adult survival was reduced to near zero (p&lt;0.05). 
     Aprotinin, however, had no significant effect on either fecundity or viability, likely due to the ability of serum proteins, such as albumin, to interfere with aprotinin&#39;s inhibitory activity. 
     Leupeptin had no effect on fecundity at both concentrations, but reduced adult viability by 30% at 5 μg/ml. However, adult viability was not affected by 50 μg/ml leupeptin and none of the observed reductions were statistically significant. 
     Soybean trypsin inhibitor caused a small (20%) statistically insignificant reduction in fecundity at 100 μg/ml. The lower concentration had no effect. Soybean trypsin inhibitor, on the other hand, is very effective in in vitro studies as disclosed in several of the examples and was used to purify serine proteases as disclosed in Example 7. Soybean trypsin/chymotrypsin inhibitor had no effect on adult viability or fecundity. 
     Example 7 
     This Example describes the production of a preferred soluble flea midgut preparation of the present invention and purification of flea serine proteases therefrom. Also included is amino acid sequence analysis of a flea serine protease of the present invention. 
     The soluble flea midgut preparation was prepared as follows. Flea midguts (3,735) from a mix of female and male fed fleas were homogenized in a homogenization buffer comprising 1.5 ml 50 mM Tris-HCl, 0.5 M NaCl, pH 8.5. The homogenate was centrifuged at 14,000×g for 10 min. The resultant pellet was processed again in another 1.5 ml of the homogenization. The two supernatant solutions were combined to form the soluble flea midgut preparation. 
     The preparation was added to 3 ml of p-aminobenzamidine-sepharose 6 B (affinity matrix for trypsin-like proteases, available from Sigma) and incubated at 5° C. overnight on a rocker. The sepharose beads were drained and washed with 7.5 ml of the homogenization buffer. The adsorbed proteins were eluted with 5 ml 0.1 M p-aminobenzamidine in the same buffer. This eluate was concentrated and the buffer exchanged to 50 mM Tris-HCl pH 8.5, 0.1 mM CaCl 2  by ultrafiltration through a membrane with a 3 kD cutoff, the final volume being 140 μl (microliters). 
     Labeling of proteins was performed by adding 10 μl of (1,3- 3 H) -diisopropylfluorophosphate (available from New England Nuclear, Beverly, Mass., at 6.0 Ci (Curies)/mmole, 1.0 mCi/ml) to 90 μl of the affinity purified proteins and incubating at 5° C. for 18 hours. The reaction was divided in half, each half then being separated by C4 reverse phase chromatography according to the following protocol: 
     Buffer A: 0.1% TFA in water 
     Buffer B: 0.085% TFA, 90% Acetonitrile 
     0.8 ml/min, 220 nm, 1 min fractions 
     5.6% B 15 min 
     15 5.6% to 100% B over 60 min 
     Ten microliters of each fraction was added to scintillation fluid and counted. Most protein-associated counts were found in fractions 44-47. FIG. 5A shows electrophoresis of fractions 40 (lane 2), 44 (lane 3), 46 (lane 4) and 47 (lane 5) from one chromatography run through a 14% Tris-glycine polyacrylamide-SDS gel, followed by coomassie staining. This gel was then processed with Entensigy (NEN) and exposed to film for 18 hours, as shown in FIG.  5 B. Each fraction contained several proteins as shown in FIG. 5A, but only 4 bands were labeled, the most prominent being 26 kd (seen in lanes 3, 4 and 5), and denoted herein as PfSP26 (now denoted PafSP-26K). A faint band of 24 kd, denoted herein as PfSP24 (now denoted PafSP-24K), was also noticed in lane 5. A band of 19 kD, denoted herein as PfSP19 (now denoted PafSP-19K), was labeled in lane 4 that was associated with a very faintly staining protein band. Some labeled proteins were seen at the dye front of lanes 4 and 5, indicating a molecular weight less than 6 kd, denoted herein as PfSP6 (now denoted PafSP-6K), and could be degradation products. 
     Fraction 44 (analogous to lane 3) from a second C4 chromatography separation experiment was electrophoresed, blotted onto PVDF, stained with Coomassie R-250 and destained via standard procedures. The 26 kd band, corresponding to PfSP26 (also referred to herein as PfSP44-E, indicating the fraction in which the protein eluted and the gel/filter band from which the protein was excised), was excised and subjected to N-terminal amino acid sequencing using techniques known to those skilled in the art. A partial N-terminal amino acid sequence of about 32 amino acids was deduced and is represented herein as SEQ ID NO:1: 
     
       
         
           
               
            
               
                 I I G G E V A G E G S A P Y Q V S L R T K E G N H 
               
               
                   
               
               
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     It should be noted that since amino acid sequencing technology is not entirely error-free, SEQ ID NO:1 represents, at best, an apparent partial N-terminal amino acid sequence of PfSP26. This caution is particularly relevant in light of the sequencing of this protein having been done at a low picomolar concentration. 
     A homology search of the non-redundant protein sequence database was performed through the National Center for Biotechnology Information using the BLAST network. This database includes +SwissProt+PIR+SPUpdate+GenPept+GPUpdate.ole level. Results of the search indicate that the N-terminus of PfSP26 shares significant amino sequence homology with a number of serine proteases, including a variety of trypsins, chymotrypsins and plasmins. The 32-amino acid N-terminal amino acid sequence of PfSP26 shared the highest degree of homology with a hornet chymotrypsin II. 
     Example 8 
     This example describes the cloning of certain flea protease nucleic acid molecules of the present invention. This example also describes the production of certain recombinant molecules, recombinant cells and flea protease proteins of the present invention. 
     Several flea serine protease nucleic acid molecules, ranging in size from about 250 to about 500 nucleotides, and representing one or more partial flea serine protease genes, were PCR amplified from a fed flea midgut cDNA library that was prepared from RNA isolated from fed flea midguts using standard protocols as described in Sambrook et al., ibid. Several pairs of primers were used in PCR amplification reactions that represented degenerate oligonucleotides designed from published sequences of serine protease genes isolated from biting insects (e.g., mosquitos and black flies). Each primer pair was designed so that a properly amplified fragment of a flea serine protease gene would include a domain corresponding to the most conserved domain of trypsin protease genes (thought to be the active site) given that such a domain is contained in flea serine protease gene(s). 
     The amplified PCR fragments were of predicted size, ranging from about 250 nucleotides to about 500 nucleotides, depending on which primer pairs were used. PCR fragments that hybridized to a probe designed from the domain most conserved among all known trypsin genes were gel purified and cloned, for example, into the pCRII cloning vector (available from InVitrogen, Corp., San Diego, Calif.), following manufacturer&#39;s instructions. Nucleic acid sequences of the fragments are being determined using standard techniques. 
     The amplified PCR fragments are also being used as probes to identify full-length flea protease genes in unfed and fed flea midgut cDNA libraries and in flea salivary gland cDNA libraries, as well as in flea genomic DNA libraries, using standard procedures. 
     Recombinant molecules and recombinant cells including the amplified PCR fragments as well as full-length flea protease genes are being produced using standard procedures. Culturing of such recombinant cells leads to the production of flea protease proteins of the present invention. 
     Example 9 
     This Example describes the testing of a flea protease protein as a flea protease vaccine of the present invention, that is for the ability of such a protein, upon administration to an animal, to elicit the production of antibodies that reduce flea protease activity and, as such, reduce flea viability and/or fecundity. This Example also demonstrates the use of such a flea protease protein as a vaccine on a dog subsequently infested with fleas. 
     A flea protease protein produced as described in Example 7 is administered to rabbits according to a standard immunization protocol known to those skilled in the art, including appropriate booster shots. Such a protein is also administered to guinea pigs and to dogs following a similar protocol. 
     Sera is collected from the treated rabbits and is verified to contain anti-flea protease antibodies. Such sera is then fed to fleas in a feeding system as reported by Wade et al. ibid. Fleas feeding on such a sera show reduced viability compared to fleas feeding on sera collected from rabbits not administered the flea protease protein. Sera from treated guinea pigs and dogs are verified in a similar manner. 
     Dogs treated with a flea protease protein are then infested with fleas as are dogs not treated with a flea protease protein. Dogs treated with a flea protease protein show a significant reduction in flea burden compared to untreated dogs. 
     Example 10 
     This Example describes the determination of the partial N-terminal amino acid sequence of additional flea serine protease proteins of the present invention. 
     An additional eight flea serine proteases were purified and consensus partial N-terminal amino acid sequences were determined as described in Example 7. The results are as follows, the proteins being named by the fraction in which they were eluted and the SDS-PAGE gel band from which they were excised. Each of the proteases bore at least some sequence homology to known proteases, the highest percent identity estimated to be no more than about 30-40%. 
     Flea protease PfSP45-C had a partial N-terminal amino acid sequence of X V G G H D T S I D X H P H Q V T, also represented herein as SEQ ID NO:2. PfSP45-C was most similar in amino acid sequence to a fruit fly trypsin epsilon. 
     Flea protease PfSP46-C had a partial N-terminal amino acid sequence of I V G G A D A A P G N A P F Q V S L R D K G, also represented herein as SEQ ID NO:3. PfSP46-C was most similar in amino acid sequence to a collagenolytic 36 kD protease from a Kamchatda crab. 
     Flea protease PfSP46-A had a partial N-terminal amino acid sequence of I V G G Q D A D I A K Y G Y Q A S L Q V F N E H F X G A X I L N N Y, also represented herein as SEQ ID NO:4. PfSP46-A was most similar in amino acid sequence to a hornet chymotrypsin II. 
     Flea protease PfSP46-B had a partial N-terminal amino acid sequence of I V G G T D V N I E N F G W Q V S L F D R N G H F, also represented herein as SEQ ID NO:5. PfSP46-B was most similar in amino acid sequence to a fruit fly trypsin beta. 
     Flea protease PfSP48-A had a partial N-terminal amino acid sequence of I V G G H D T S I D K H P F Q V S L I D K N, also represented herein as SEQ ID NO:6. PfSP48-A was most similar in amino acid sequence to a fruit fly trypsin epsilon. 
     Flea protease PfSP48-B had a partial N-terminal amino acid sequence of V V G G L E A A E G S A P Y Q V X L Q W G N F, also represented herein as SEQ ID NO:7. PfSP48-B was most similar in amino acid sequence to a human Factor 12. 
     Flea protease PfSP48-D had a partial N-terminal amino acid sequence of I V G G E D A E L G E X P T Q, also represented herein as SEQ ID NO:8. PfSP48-D was most similar in amino acid sequence to a bovine Factor 9. 
     Flea protease PfSP40-B had a partial N-terminal amino acid sequence of D E D G K D D S A P G E I, also represented herein as SEQ ID NO:9. PfSP40-B was most similar in amino acid sequence to a fruit fly furin-like protease I. 
     Example 11 
     This Example describes the isolation of nucleic acid molecules encoding flea serine protease proteins of the present invention. 
     Several midgut proteinase cDNA genes have been isolated in a manner similar to that described in Example 8, using two degenerate primers, the design of which was based on a highly conserved serine proteinase amino acid sequence (C Q/N G D S G G P L, denoted SEQ ID NO:10) located about 195 amino acid residues (based on an average protease size of about 240 residues) from the mature amino terminus in a number of known serine proteases. Complementing primers for use in the PCR amplification reaction were primers corresponding to the vectors in which nucleic acid molecules of the present invention had been ligated. The actual primers used in PCR amplification of serine protease nucleic acid molecules from whole fed flea cDNA expression libraries (produced as described in Example 8) included the following serine protease specific primers: cat-try #1 having nucleic acid sequence 5′ TAA WGG WCC WCC YGA ATC TCC CTG GCA 3′ (Y indicating C or T; W indicating A or T), represented herein as SEQ ID NO:11; and cat-try #2 having nucleic acid sequence 5′ TAA WGG WCC AGA RTC TCC TTG ACA 3′ (R indicating A or G), represented herein as SEQ ID NO:12. Vector specific primers included: M13 Reverse having nucleic acid sequence 5′ GGAAACAGCTATGACCATG 3′, represented herein as SEQ ID NO:13; and T3 Primer having nucleic acid sequence 5′ ATTAACCCTCACTAAAG 3′, represented herein as SEQ ID NO:14. The resultant PCR products, obtained using standard PCR conditions (e.g., Sambrook et al., ibid.), were about 600 to about 700 nucleotides in length. 
     The PCR products were hybridized under standard hybridization conditions (e.g., Sambrook et al., ibid.) with (i.e., to) an internal synthetic oligonucleotide probe named H57, the sequence of which corresponds to a region including a conserved histidine residue in known serine proteases. The nucleic acid sequence of H57 is 5′ TGG GTW GTW ACW GCW GCW CAT TG 3′, represented herein as SEQ ID NO:15. PCR products which hybridized strongly to the probe were gel purified and cloned into the TA Vector™ (available from InVitrogen, Corp.). Approximately 80 recombinant TA vector clones were isolated. 
     To prevent repetitive sequencing of the same serine proteinase clones, a number of the clones were characterized to identify those having unique restriction endonuclease patterns using the enzymes HaeII and HaeIII. About 11 plasmids apparently containing unique flea serine proteinase nucleic acid molecules of about 600 to about 700 nucleotides in length were isolated using this procedure. These nucleic acid molecules were subjected to nucleic acid sequencing using the Sanger dideoxy chain termination method, as described in Sambrook et al., ibid. 
     The complete nucleic acid sequence of one of the flea serine protease nucleic molecules, namely nfSP4 672  is represented herein as SEQ ID NO:16. Translation of SEQ ID NO:16 yields a protein of about 223 amino acids, denoted PfSP4 223 , having amino acid sequence SEQ ID NO:17. Although the entire amino acid sequence of PfSP4 223  is not highly conserved to that of known serine proteases, there are several conserved regions of note (as numbered for SEQ ID NO:17), including: (a) the sequence IVGG spanning from about amino acid 5 through about amino acid 9; (b) the active-site histidine at about amino acid 46 and surrounding sequences spanning from about amino acid 41 through about amino acid 47; (c) the conserved aspartic acid residue at about amino acid 90; (d) the GWG sequence spanning from about amino acid 124 through about amino acid 126; the conserved cysteines at about amino acid 152 and about amino acid 165; and the conserved sequence around the active site serine, spanning from about amino acid 174 through about amino acid 182. 
     Nucleic acid and amino acid sequences of all 11 flea serine protease nucleic acid molecules were determined for the regions corresponding to the region in known serine proteases to span from the conserved GWG sequence to the conserved CXGDSGGP sequence (denoted SEQ ID NO:10). Flea nucleic acid molecule nfSP1 156  has the nucleic acid sequence represented herein as SEQ ID NO:18, which encodes a protein PfSP1 52  having an amino acid sequence represented herein as SEQ ID NO:19. Flea nucleic acid molecule nfSP2 168  has the nucleic acid sequence represented herein as SEQ ID NO:20, which encodes a protein PfSP2 56  having an amino acid sequence represented herein as SEQ ID NO:21. Flea nucleic acid molecule nfSP3 177  has the nucleic acid sequence represented herein as SEQ ID NO: 22, which encodes a protein PfSP3 59  having an amino acid sequence represented herein as SEQ ID NO:23. Flea nucleic acid molecule nfSP4 156  has the nucleic acid sequence represented herein as SEQ ID NO: 24 , which encodes a protein PfSP4 52  having an amino acid sequence represented herein as SEQ ID NO:25. Flea nucleic acid molecule nfSP5 159  has the nucleic acid sequence represented herein as SEQ ID NO:26, which encodes a protein PfSP5 53  having an amino acid sequence represented herein as SEQ ID NO:27. Flea nucleic acid molecule nfSP6 168  has the nucleic acid sequence represented herein as SEQ ID NO:28, which encodes a protein PfSP6 56  having an amino acid sequence represented herein as SEQ ID NO:29. Flea nucleic acid molecule nfSP7 159  has the nucleic acid sequence represented herein as SEQ ID NO:30, which encodes a protein PfSP7 53  having an amino acid sequence represented herein as SEQ ID NO:31. Flea nucleic acid molecule nfSP8 186  has the nucleic acid sequence represented herein as SEQ ID NO:32, which encodes a protein PfSP8 62  having an amino acid sequence represented herein as SEQ ID NO:33. Flea nucleic acid molecule nfSP9 168  has the nucleic acid sequence represented herein as SEQ ID NO:34, which encodes a protein PfSP9 56  having an amino acid sequence represented herein as SEQ ID NO:35. Flea nucleic acid molecule nfSP10 120  has the nucleic acid sequence represented herein as SEQ ID NO:36, which encodes a protein PfSP10 40  having an amino acid sequence represented herein as SEQ ID NO:37. Flea nucleic acid molecule nfSP 11   162  has the nucleic acid sequence represented herein as SEQ ID NO:38, which encodes a protein PfSP11 54  having an amino acid sequence represented herein as SEQ ID NO:39. 
     Comparison of the nucleic acid sequences of the flea serine proteases with that of a mosquito ( A. aegypti ) trypsin indicates that SEQ ID NO:18 is about 33% identical, SEQ ID NO:20 is about 33% identical, SEQ ID NO:22 is about 24% identical, SEQ ID NO:24 is about 25% identical, SEQ ID NO:26 is about 32% identical, SEQ ID NO:28 is about 38% identical, SEQ ID NO:30 is about 33% identical, SEQ ID NO:32 is about 33% identical, SEQ ID NO:34 is about 40% identical, SEQ ID NO:36 is about 33% identical, and SEQ ID NO:38 is about 29% identical, to the corresponding region of the mosquito trypsin. Comparison of the nucleic acid sequences of the flea serine proteases with that of a black fly ( S. vittatum ) trypsin indicates that SEQ ID NO:18 is about 34% identical, SEQ ID NO:20 is about 34% identical, SEQ ID NO:22 is about 25% identical, SEQ ID NO:24 is about 28% identical, SEQ ID NO:26 is about 36% identical, SEQ ID NO:28 is about 45% identical, SEQ ID NO:30 is about 29% identical, SEQ ID NO:32 is about 36% identical, SEQ ID NO:34 is about 42% identical, SEQ ID NO:36 is about 34% identical, and SEQ ID NO:38 is about 30% identical, to the corresponding region of the black fly trypsin. It is to be noted that the mosquito and black fly trypsins are about 50% identical in the same regions. 
     Comparison of the amino acid sequences of the flea serine proteases with that of a mosquito ( A. aegypti ) trypsin indicates that SEQ ID NO:19 is about 11% identical, SEQ ID NO:21 is about 30% identical, SEQ ID NO:23 is about 19% identical, SEQ ID NO:25 is about 19% identical, SEQ ID NO:27 is about 28% identical, SEQ ID NO:29 is about 21% identical, SEQ ID NO:31 is about 14% identical, SEQ ID NO:33 is about 22% identical, SEQ ID NO:35 is about 30% identical, SEQ ID NO:37 is about 22% identical, and SEQ ID NO:39 is about 29% identical, to the corresponding region of the mosquito trypsin. Comparison of the amino acid sequences of the flea serine proteases with that of a black fly ( S. vittatum ) trypsin indicates that SEQ ID NO:19 is about 14% identical, SEQ ID NO:21 is about 28% identical, SEQ ID NO:23 is about 16% identical, SEQ ID NO:25 is about 17% identical, SEQ ID NO:27 is about 35% identical, SEQ ID NO:29 is about 33% identical, SEQ ID NO:31 is about 11% identical, SEQ ID NO:33 is about 22% identical, SEQ ID NO:35 is about 33% identical, SEQ ID NO:37 is about 21% identical, and SEQ ID NO:39 is about 25% identical, to the corresponding region of the black fly trypsin. It is to be noted that the mosquito and black fly trypsins are about 50% identical in the same regions. 
     Partial N-terminal amino acid sequences were deduced for each of the cloned flea serine protease nucleic acid molecules, four of which were identical to the following amino acid sequences derived from N-terminal sequencing of serine proteases as described in Example 10: SEQ ID NO:1, SEQ ID NO:4, SEQ ID NO:6 and SEQ ID NO:7. The remaining nucleic acid molecules had the following deduced N-terminal amino acid sequences: SEQ ID NO:40, namely I V G G E N A K E K S D V P Y Q V S L R N A E N K H F C G G A I I D D Y W V L T, which was most similar in amino acid sequence to mite fecal allergen Der pIII; SEQ ID NO:41, namely I V G G L E A K N G S A P F M V S L Q A E D Y F H, which was most similar in amino acid sequence to a chymotrypsin-like protein; SEQ ID NO:42, namely I I G G E V A G E G S A P Y Q V S L R T K E G N H F, which was most similar in amino acid sequence to a chymotrypsin-like protein; SEQ ID NO:43, namely I V G G T A V D I R G F P G R Y Q F K P K P S F L W W F Y, which did not substantially match any protein in the data base; SEQ ID NO:44, namely I V N G L E A G V G Q F P I Q V F L D L T N I R D E K S R C G G A L F, which was most similar in amino acid sequence to a trypsin precursor; SEQ ID NO:45, namely I V G G L E A K N G I T P F I G F F A S G R L F, which was most similar in amino acid sequence to a chymotrypsin-like protease; SEQ ID NO:46, namely I V G G N D V S X K I F W Q V S I Q S N X Q H F C G, which was most similar in amino acid sequence to a trypsin; and SEQ ID NO:47, namely I I G G E D A P E G S A P Y Q V S L R N Q N L E H F C G G S I, which was most similar in amino acid sequence to a chymotrypsin-like protein. 
     Additional amino terminal and carboxyl terminal sequences of flea serine protease nucleic acid molecules comprising sequences listed above as well as additional nucleic acid molecules identified using the techniques described herein are presented in Table 2. 
     
       
         
           
               
             
               
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                 Additional Flea Serine Protease Sequences 
               
               
                   
               
             
            
               
                   
               
            
           
           
               
            
               
                 A. The apparent N-terminal nucleic acid sequence (SEQ ID 
               
               
                 NO:52), as well as deduced amino acid sequence (SEQ ID NO:53) 
               
               
                 of nfSP1 is: 
               
               
                 TCA GCA CTC GTT GCC TTG TCT GCA GCT ATT CCT CAC TCC AAC AGA 
               
               
                 GTC 
               
               
                  S   A   L   V   A   L   S   A   A   I   P   H   S   N   R 
               
               
                 V 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 GTT GGA GGA CTG GAA GCT GCA GAG GGT TCT GCA CCT TAT CAA GTA 
               
               
                 TCC 
               
               
                  V   G   G   L   E   A   A   E   G   S   A   P   Y   Q   V 
               
               
                 S 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 TTG CAA GTT GGC AAC TTC CAC TTC TGT GGT GGT TCA ATT CTG AAC 
               
               
                 GAA 
               
               
                  L   Q   V   G   N   F   H   F   C   G   G   S   I   L   N 
               
               
                 E 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 TAT TGG GTT TTG ACT GCT GCT CAC TGT TTG GGT TAT GAC TTC GAC 
               
               
                 GTG 
               
               
                  Y   W   V   L   T   A   A   H   C   L   G   Y   D   F   D 
               
               
                 V 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 GTA GTT GGA ACA AAC AAA CTT GAT CAA CCA GGT GAA AGA TAC CTC 
               
               
                 GTA 
               
               
                  V   V   G   T   N   K   L   D   Q   P   G   E   R   Y   L 
               
               
                 V 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 GAA CAA ACT TTT GTT CAC 
               
               
                  E   Q   T   F   V   H 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 B. The apparent N-terminal nucleic acid sequence (SEQ ID 
               
               
                 NO:54), as well as deduced amino acid sequence (SEQ ID NO:55) 
               
               
                 of nfSP2 is: 
               
               
                 TTA GAT GGG CGC ATT GTT GGA GGA CAA GAT GCT GAT ATT GCC AAA 
               
               
                 TAT 
               
               
                  L   D   G   R   I   V   G   G   Q   D   A   D   I   A   K 
               
               
                 Y 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 GGC TAT CAA GCT TCA CTC CAA GTA TTT AAC GAA CAT TTC TGT GGA 
               
               
                 GCT 
               
               
                  G   Y   Q   A   S   L   Q   V   F   N   E   H   F   C   G 
               
               
                 A 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 TCA ATA TTG AAT AAT TAT TGG ATT GTC ACA GCA GCT CAT TGC ATA 
               
               
                 TAT 
               
               
                  S   I   L   N   N   Y   W   I   V   T   A   A   H   C  I 
               
               
                 Y 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 GAT GAA TTC ACG TAT TCA GTT CGA GTC GGC ACC AGT TTC CAA GGA 
               
               
                 AGA 
               
               
                  D   E   F   T   Y   S   V   R   V   G   T   S   F   Q   G 
               
               
                 R 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 CGT GGT TCC GTT CAT CCT GTG GCA CAA ATT ATC AAG CAT CCT GCA 
               
               
                 TAC 
               
               
                  R   G   S   V   H   P   V   A   Q   I   I   K   H   P   A 
               
               
                 Y 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 C. The apparent N-terminal nucleic acid sequence (SEQ ID 
               
               
                 NO:56), as well as deduced amino acid sequence (SEQ ID NO:57) 
               
               
                 of nfSP4 is: 
               
               
                 AGG GAA CAA AAG CTG GAG CTC CAC CGC GGT GCG CCG GCT CTA GAA 
               
               
                 CTA 
               
               
                  R   E   Q   K   L   E   L   H   R   G   A   P   A   L   E 
               
               
                 L 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 GTG GAT CCC CCG GGT CTG CAG GAA TTG GCA CGA GGA TGT TCT TGG 
               
               
                 CTG 
               
               
                 V   D   P   P   G   L   Q   E   L   A   R   G   C   S   W 
               
               
                 L 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 TGT TTA GTA GCT ATT CTT TGT GCA GTG GCT GCT GGG CCT ACT AAT 
               
               
                 CGC 
               
               
                  C   L   V   A   I   L   C   A   V   A   A   G   P   T   N 
               
               
                 R 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 ATT GTT GGA GGA TTG GAG GCG AAA AAT GGA ATC ACC CCA TTC ATC 
               
               
                 GGT 
               
               
                  I   V   G   G   L   E   A   K   N   G   I   T   P   F   I 
               
               
                 G 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 TTC TTT GCA AGC GGA AGA CTA TTT CA 
               
               
                  F   F   A   S   G   R   L   F 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 D. The apparent N-terminal nucleic acid sequence (SEQ ID 
               
               
                 NO:58), as well as deduced amino acid sequence (SEQ ID NO:59) 
               
               
                 of nfSP5 is: 
               
               
                 ACG AGG TTT CGC TTA GCA ATT GTA TGT GCT CTC GCT GTC TGC ACA 
               
               
                 TTC 
               
               
                 T   R  F   R   L   A   I  V   C   A   L   A  V   C   T   F&gt; 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 GGT GCC AGT GTT CCA GAA CCA TGG AAA AGA TTA GAT GGT AGA ATC 
               
               
                 GTA 
               
               
                 G   A  S   V   P   E   P  W   K   R   L   D  G   R   I   V&gt; 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 GGA GGA CAC GAT ACC AGC ATC GAT AAA CAC CCT CAT CAA GTA TCT 
               
               
                 TTA 
               
               
                  G   G   H   D   T   S   I   D   K   H   P   H   Q   V   S 
               
               
                 L&gt; 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 TTG TAC TCC AGC CAC AAT TGT GGT GGT TCC TTG ATT GCC AAA AAC 
               
               
                 TGG 
               
               
                  L   Y   S   S   H   N   C   G   G   S   L   I   A   K   N 
               
               
                 W&gt; 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 GTT TTG ACT GCA GCT CAT TGC ATT GGA GTT AAC AAA TAC AAT GTC 
               
               
                 CGT 
               
               
                  V   L   T   A   A   H   C   I   G   V   N   K   Y   N   V 
               
               
                 R&gt; 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 E. The apparent N-terminal nucleic acid sequence (SEQ ID 
               
               
                 NO:60), as well as deduced amino acid sequence (SEQ ID NO:61) 
               
               
                 of nfSP6 is: 
               
               
                 CCC TCA CTA AAG GGA ACA AAA GCT GGA GCT CCA CCG CGG TGC GCC 
               
               
                 GCT 
               
               
                  P   S   L   K   G   T   K   A   G   A   P   P   R   C   A 
               
               
                 A 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 CTA GAA CTA GTG GAT CCC CCG GGC TGC AGG AAT TCG GCA CGA GCG 
               
               
                 TTT 
               
               
                  L   E   L   V   D   P   P   G   C   R   N   S   A   R   A 
               
               
                 F 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 GGT TGG ATT GAG CGC GTC TCA TCT TAC AAG ATA AAG GAT AGA TTA 
               
               
                 GAT 
               
               
                  G   W   I   E   R   V   S   S   Y   K   I   K   D   R   L 
               
               
                 D 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 GGG CGC ATT GTT GGA GGA CAA GAT GCT GAT ATT GCC AAA TAT GGC 
               
               
                 TAT 
               
               
                  G   R   I   V   G   G   Q   D   A   D   I   A   K   Y   G 
               
               
                 Y 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 CAA GCT TCA CTC CAA GTA CTT AAC GAA CAT TTC TGT GGA GCT 
               
               
                  Q   A   S   L   Q   V   L   N   E   H   F   C   G   A 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 F. The apparent N-terminal nucleic acid sequence (SEQ ID 
               
               
                 NO:62), as well as deduced amino acid sequence (SEQ ID NO:63) 
               
               
                 of nfSP7 is: 
               
               
                 GCG GTG ATT GTG TCA TTT GTT CTG GCT TGT GCA TTT TCT GTA CAG 
               
               
                 GCT 
               
               
                  A   V   I   V   S   F   V   L   A   C   A   F   S   V   Q 
               
               
                 A 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 CTT CCA TCA AGC AGA ATT GTC AAT GGA CTT GAA GCA GGA GTT GGA 
               
               
                 CAA 
               
               
                  L   P   S   S   R   I   V   N   G   L   E   A   G   V   G 
               
               
                 Q 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 TTT CCA ATT CAG GTT TTC TTA GAC TTG ACA AAT ATC AGA GAC GAA 
               
               
                 AAA 
               
               
                  F   P   I   Q   V   F   L   D   L   T   N   I   R   D   E 
               
               
                 K 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 TCC AGA TGT GGT GGT GCT TTG TTA TCA GAT TCA TGG GTT TTG ACT 
               
               
                 GCT 
               
               
                  S   R   C   G   G   A   L   L   S   D   S   W   V   L   T 
               
               
                 A 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 GCT CAT TGT TTT GAT GAT TTG AAG TCT ATG GTA GTG TCC GTT GGT 
               
               
                 GCT 
               
               
                  A   H   C   F   D   D   L   K   S   M   V   V   S   V   G 
               
               
                 A 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 CAT GAT GTC AGC AAA TCT GAA GAA CCT CAC AGG CAA ACC AGG AAA 
               
               
                 CCT 
               
               
                  H   D   V   S   K   S   E   E   P   H   R   Q   T   R   K 
               
               
                 P 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 GAA 
               
               
                  E 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 G. The apparent N-terminal nucleic acid sequence (SEQ ID 
               
               
                 NO:64), as well as deduced amino acid sequence (SEQ ID NO:65) 
               
               
                 of nfSPl2 is: 
               
               
                 GTA CTG ATC GTT TTA GCA GTC ATT GAA TTC GCA TCA GCG TCT TCA 
               
               
                 ATC 
               
               
                  V   L   I   V   L   A   V   I   E   F   A   S   A   S   S 
               
               
                 I 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 GGC TGG AGA ATC GTG GGT GGT GAA AAT GCT AAA GAA AAA TCG GTG 
               
               
                 CCC 
               
               
                  G   W   R   I   V   G   G   E   N   A   K   E   K   S   V 
               
               
                 P 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 TAT CAA GTT TCM CTT CGA AAT GCT GAA AAC AAA CAT TTY TGT GGR 
               
               
                 GGR 
               
               
                  Y   Q   V   S   L   R   N   A   E   N   K   H   F   C   G 
               
               
                 G 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 H. The apparent N-terminal nucleic acid sequence (SEQ ID 
               
               
                 NO:66), as well as deduced amino acid sequence (SEQ ID NO:67) 
               
               
                 of nfSPl3 is:  
               
               
                 TTC GGC TTC AAG CTA AGT CAT TTG GTA AGT AAG TAC TGT GCT TGT 
               
               
                 GCA 
               
               
                  F   G   F   K   L   S   H   L   V   S   K   Y   C   A   C 
               
               
                 A 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 TTA GCA TCG GCA CTG AAG TAC TCC ATC GAT CAT GGT CCT CGT ATC 
               
               
                 ATC 
               
               
                  L   A   S   A   L   K   Y   S   I   D   H   G   P   R   I 
               
               
                 I 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 GGA GGT GAA GTT GCA GGT GAA GGA TCA GCA CCT TAC CAG GTG TCC 
               
               
                 TTA 
               
               
                  G   G   E   V   A   G   E   G   S   A   P   Y   Q   V   S 
               
               
                 L 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 AGA ACC AAG GAA GGA AAT CAT TTT TGC GGT GGA TCA ATA CTA AAT 
               
               
                 AAG 
               
               
                  R   T   K   E   G   N   H   F   C   G   G   S   I   L   N 
               
               
                 K 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 CGA TGG GTT GTA ACT GCA GCA CAT TGT CTT GAA CCG GAA ATA TTA 
               
               
                 GAT 
               
               
                  R   W   V   V   T   A   A   H   C   L   E   P   E   I   L 
               
               
                 D 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 TCG GTA TAC GTC GGA TCC AAT CAC TTA GAC CGA AAA GGC AGA TAT 
               
               
                 TAC 
               
               
                  S   V   Y   V   G   S   N   H   L   D   R   K   G   R   Y 
               
               
                 Y 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 GAC GTA GAA CGG TAT ATA ATT CAT GAA AAA TAT ATA GGA GAA CTA 
               
               
                 AAT 
               
               
                  D   V   E   R   Y   I   I   H   E   K   Y   I   G   E   L 
               
               
                 N 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 AAT TTT TAT GCT GAC ATC GGT CTA ATA AAA CTT GAT GGA AGA CTT 
               
               
                 AGA 
               
               
                  N   F   Y   A   D   I   G   L   I   K   L   D   G   R   L 
               
               
                 R 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 ATT CAA 
               
               
                  I   Q 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 I. The apparent N-terminal nucleic acid sequence (SEQ ID 
               
               
                 NO:68), as well as deduced amino acid sequence (SEQ ID NO:69) 
               
               
                 of nfSPl4 is: 
               
               
                 CGG GCT GCA GGA ATT CGG CAC GAG AAG AAA CTG CCA ATA TTA ATC 
               
               
                 GCC 
               
               
                  R   A   A   G   I   R   H   E   K   K   L   P   I   L   I 
               
               
                 A 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 TTG ATC GGA TGC GTT CTT TCT GAA GAA ATA GAG GAT CGC ATT GTC 
               
               
                 GGC 
               
               
                  L   I   G   C   V   L   S   E   E   I   E   D   R   I   V 
               
               
                 G 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 GGA ACG GCA GTT GAT ATA AGA GGT TTT CCC TGG CAG GTA TCA ATT 
               
               
                 CAA 
               
               
                  G   T   A   V   D   I   R   G   F   P   W   Q   V   S   I 
               
               
                 Q 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 ACC GAA AAC CGT CAT TTT TGT GGT GGT TCT ATT ATC GAT AAA AGC 
               
               
                 TGG 
               
               
                  T   E   N   R   H   F   C   G   G   S   I   I   D   K   S 
               
               
                 W 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 ATA TTA ACT GCC GCA CAT TGT GTA CMC GAT ATG AAG ATG TCG AAC 
               
               
                 TGG 
               
               
                  I   L   T   A   A   H   C   V   X   D   M   K   M   S   N 
               
               
                 W 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 J. The apparent N-terminal nucleic acid sequence (SEQ ID 
               
               
                 NO:70), as well as deduced amino acid sequence (SEQ ID NO:71) 
               
               
                 of nfSPl5 is: 
               
               
                 CAC GAG ATT TTA TTA AGC GCA TTA TTT GCA AGT GTA ATT TGC TCC 
               
               
                 TTT 
               
               
                  H   E   I   L   L   S   A   L   F   A   S   V   I   C   S 
               
               
                 F 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 AAC GCG GAA GTA CAA AAT CGA ATC GTT GGT GGC AAT GAT GTA AGT 
               
               
                 ATT 
               
               
                  N   A   E   V   Q   N   R   I   V   G   G   N   D   V   S 
               
               
                 I 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 TCA AAA ATT GGG TGG CAA GTA TCT ATT CAA AGT AAT AAA CAA CAT 
               
               
                 TTC 
               
               
                  S   K   I   G   W   Q   V   S   I   Q   S   N   K   Q   H 
               
               
                 F 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 TGT GGT GGT TCA ATC ATT GCT AAA GAT GGG TCC 
               
               
                  C   G   G   S   I   I   A   K   D   G   S 
               
               
                 K. The apparent N-terminal nucleic acid sequence (SEQ ID 
               
               
                 NO:72), as well as deduced amino acid sequence (SEQ ID NO:73) 
               
               
                 of nfSPl6 is: 
               
               
                 ATC ATG GCA AAT TTT AGG CTA TTC ACC TTA CTA GCC TTG GTT TCA 
               
               
                 GTA 
               
               
                  I   M   A   N   F   R   L   F   T   L   L   A   L   V   S 
               
               
                 V 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 GCA ACT TCC AAA TAT ATT GAT CCA AGA ATA ATT GGA GGC GAA GAT 
               
               
                 GCT 
               
               
                  A   T   S   K   Y   I   D   P   R   I   I   G   G   E   D 
               
               
                 A 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 CCT GAA GGC TCG GCT CCG TAC CAA GTT TCA TTG AGA AAT CAG AAT 
               
               
                 CTG 
               
               
                  P   E   G   S   A   P   Y   Q   V   S   L   R   N   Q   N 
               
               
                 L 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 GAG CAT TTC TGT GGT GGT TCC ATT 
               
               
                  E   H   F   C   G   G   S   I 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 L. The apparent N-terminal nucleic acid sequence (SEQ ID 
               
               
                 NO:74), as well as deduced amino acid sequence (SEQ ID NO:75) 
               
               
                 of nfSPl7 is: 
               
               
                 GCA CGA GAT CGC ATT GTT GGA GGA TTG GAG GCG AAA AAT GGA TCA 
               
               
                 GCC 
               
               
                  A   R   D   R   I   V   G   G   L   E   A   K   N   G   S 
               
               
                 A 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 CCA TTC ATG GTT TCT TTG CAA GCG GAA GAC TAT TTT CAT TTT TGT 
               
               
                 GGA 
               
               
                  P   F   M   V   S   L   Q   A   E   D   Y   F   H   F   C 
               
               
                 G 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 TCC TCT ATT CTG AAT GAG AGA TGG GTT CTT ACT GCT GCT CAC TGT 
               
               
                 ATC 
               
               
                  S   S   I   L   N   E   R   W   V   L   T   A   A   H   C 
               
               
                 I 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 CAA CCA AAT GTA CAC AAG TAC GTT TAC GTC GGT TCG AAC AAC GTA 
               
               
                 GAA 
               
               
                  Q   P   N   V   H   K   Y   V   Y   V   G   S   N   N   V 
               
               
                 E 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 M. The apparent C-terminal nucleic acid sequence (SEQ ID 
               
               
                 NO:76), as well as deduced amino acid sequence (SEQ ID NO:77) 
               
               
                 of nfSPl2 is: 
               
               
                 CCA ATC CAC GAT AGC CAA TAT GCA CTT TTG CAG ATA TGG GTC AAG 
               
               
                 GGT 
               
               
                  P   I   H   D   S   Q   Y   A   L   L   Q   I   W   V   K 
               
               
                 G&gt; 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 GCA TGT AAG GGT GAT TCC GGT GGC CCC TTA GTC ATC AAT GGA CAA 
               
               
                 CTT 
               
               
                  A   C   K   G   D   S   G   G   P   L   V   I   N   G   Q 
               
               
                 L&gt; 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 CAT GGA ATT GTT TCC TGG GGC ATT CCT TGC GCT GTC GCA AGC CTG 
               
               
                 ATG 
               
               
                  H   G   I   V   S   W   G   I   P   C   A   V   A   S   L 
               
               
                 M&gt; 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 TAT TCA CAA GAG TTT CTC ATT ATG TCG ATT GGA TTA AAT CCA AAA 
               
               
                 TTG 
               
               
                  Y   S   Q   E   F   L   I   M   S   I   G   L   N   P   K 
               
               
                 L&gt; 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 AAT AAA ATT GTT TAG 
               
               
                  N   K   I   V   * 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 N. The apparent C-terminal nucleic acid sequence (SEQ ID 
               
               
                 NO:78), as well as deduced amino acid sequence (SEQ ID NO:79) 
               
               
                 of nfSPl3 is (the initial GGPL is next to the conserved 
               
               
                 active-site serine): 
               
               
                 GGA GGT CCT TTG GCA ATC AAT GGT GAA CTT GTT GGT GTT ACT TCA 
               
               
                 TTC 
               
               
                  G   G   P   L   A   I   N   G   E   L   V   G   V   T   S 
               
               
                 F 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 ATT ATG GGG ACA TGT GGA GGA GGA CAT CCT GAT GTC TTC GGT CGA 
               
               
                 GTC 
               
               
                  I   M   G   T   C   G   G   G   H   P   D   V   F   G   R 
               
               
                 V 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 CTT GAC TTC AAA CCA TGG ATT GAT TCT CAT ATG GCA AAT GAC GGC 
               
               
                 GCT 
               
               
                  L   D   F   K   P   W   I   D   S   H   M   A   N   D   G 
               
               
                 A 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 AAT TCT TTT ATT TAA 
               
               
                  N   S   F   I   * 
               
               
                   
               
            
           
         
       
     
     Example 12 
     This Example describes the purification of a flea aminopeptidase of the present invention. 
     The starting material for the isolation of a flea aminopeptidase was a flea midgut lysate preparation that had been depleted of serine proteases by passage over a benzamidine-Sepharose affinity column. To assay for aminopeptidase activity, the synthetic substrate L-Leucine-AMC (Leu-AMC), which releases a fluorescent AMC leaving group upon proteolytic cleavage, was incubated with the serine protease-depleted flea midgut preparation. Aminopeptidase activity was easily detectable with as little as 1.2 μg of lysate, both confirming the presence of an aminopeptidase (as indicated in other Examples herein) and allowing for the detection of aminopeptidase activity in fractions collected throughout subsequent fractionation and purification procedures. 
     Serine protease-depleted flea midgut lysates (samples of about 1.2 μg and about 12 μg) were incubated with Leu-AMC in the presence of the following inhibitors: 1 mM pefabloc, 1 mg/ml trypsin/chymotrypsin inhibitor, 1 mg/ml trypsin inhibitor, 1 mM TPCK, 1 μg/ml pepstatin, 10 μg/ml E-64, 10 μg/ml of leupeptin, 10 mM EDTA, and 86 μg/ml of bestatin. Only bestatin inhibited the flea protease that cleaved Leu-AMC, whereas both EDTA and bestatin inhibited the control protease, a leucine aminopeptidase. These results indicated that the flea protease being characterized was an aminopeptidase, but apparently was not a metallo-aminopeptidase like the “classic” leucine aminopeptidases. 
     A flea aminopeptidase was purified using the following protocol. Flea midgut lysates cleared of serine protease activity were fractionated by anion-exchange chromatography. Those fractions containing aminopeptidase activity were pooled and subjected to cation-exchange chromatography, and the resulting fractions were again assayed for activity with L-Leu-AMC in 96-well plates. 
     Fractions containing aminopeptidase activity were subjected to SDS-PAGE and silver-stained to identify the protein(s) exhibiting that activity. Aminopeptidase activity was found to be associated with proteins that migrated at a molecular weight of about 95 kD and about 56 kD when subjected to SDS-PAGE. The 95 kD and 56 kD proteins may each be aminopeptidases or they may be subunits of a larger enzyme. A number of known aminopeptidases are -multi-subunit enzymes comprised of subunits ranging from about 45 kD to about 55 kD and from about 90 kD to about 95 kD. 
     Additional purification studies have indicated that the majority of aminopeptidase activity was found to be associated with the membrane pellet preparation and could be solubilized with detergent. Aminopeptidase activity in such preparations was also monitored during purification using L-Leu-AMC, and appeared to be associated with the 95 kD and 56 kD proteins when active fractions were analyzed by SDS-PAGE and silver staining. The 95 kD and 56 kD protein were co-purified to greater than 90% purity by cation exchange chromatography, affinity chromatography using w-aminohexyl agarose, and C-4 reverse phase chromatography. N-terminal amino acid sequence analysis indicated that both isolated aminopeptidases appeared to be blocked at the amino terminus. 
     Example 13 
     This Example describes the isolation of a flea aminopeptidase nucleic acid molecule of the present invention A nucleic acid molecule encoding A flea aminopeptidase was isolated in the following manner. A DNA fragment was PCR amplified from a whole fed flea cDNA expression library (prepared as described in Example 8 using degenerate primers, the design of which was based on conserved regions of bovine lens leucine aminopeptidase (LAP). The specific LAP-based primers used included: degenerate LAP sense primer A, corresponding to bovine lens LAP amino acid sequence from about amino acid 247 through 257 and having nucleic acid sequence 5′ GTW GGW AAA GGW WTW ACW TTY GAT TCW GGW GG 3′, represented herein as SEQ ID NO:48; and degenerate LAP antisense primer C, corresponding to bovine lens LAP amino acid sequence from about amino acid 335 through 329 and having nucleic acid sequence 5′ CG WCC TTC WGC ATC WGT ATT 3′, represented herein as SEQ ID NO:49. Also used were vector primers having SEQ ID NO:13 and SEQ ID NO:14, described in Example 11. 
     In a first experiment, the LAP primer C having SEQ ID NO:49 and the M13 reverse vector primer having SEQ ID NO:13 were used to PCR amplify DNA fragments from the expression library. The resultant PCR products were screened by hybridization under standard hybridization conditions with LAP primer A having SEQ ID NO:48. A PCR product that hybridized with SEQ ID NO:48 was subjected to nested (actually semi-nested) PCR amplification using LAP primer C and the T3 vector primer having SEQ ID NO:14. The resulting PCR product, which was about 900 nucleotides in length (denoted nfAP 900 ) and hybridized under standard (i.e., stringent) hybridization conditions with LAP primer A, was cloned into the TA™ vector and analyzed by DNA sequence analysis as described in Example 11. 
     The nucleic acid sequence of a portion of nfAP 900 , namely of nfAP 4531  is represented herein as SEQ ID NO:50. Translation of SEQ ID NO:50 yields a protein of about 151 amino acids, denoted herein as PfAP 151 , the amino acid sequence of which is represented herein as SEQ ID NO:51. Analysis of SEQ ID NO:51 suggests that the sequence includes a leader segment of about 15 amino acids followed by a mature protein that has about 32% identity with the bovine lens LAP. The corresponding bovine and flea nucleotide sequences are about 29% identical. 
     Example 14 
     This Example describes the production of an anti-flea midgut protease antiserum and its use to inhibit flea protease activity thereby supporting the utility of protease-based vaccines as anti-flea agents. 
     Anti-flea protease antiserum was produced in the following manner. A rabbit was immunized 3 times with approximately 40-50 μg of a flea midgut protease preparation that had been affinity-purified using benzamidine sepharose as described in Example 7 and then combined with Freund&#39;s complete adjuvant for the first immunization and with incomplete adjuvant for the second and third immunizations according to standard procedures. After the second immunization, endpoint titers of around 1:3200 were obtained, while the third immunization boosted the anti-protease titers to about 1:6400. Western blot analysis of the immunoreactivity of the resultant anti-flea protease antiserum against the affinity-purified midgut protease preparation demonstrated the presence of at least 7-8 reactive protease bands. This was an important observation since there are numerous reports in the literature of difficulties associated with generating high-titered antisera against certain classes of proteases. 
     To assess the inhibitory activity of the rabbit anti-flea protease antiserum against flea midgut proteases, an in vitro assay which measures trypsin activity as a function of absorbance at OD 450  using a defined protein substrate (i.e., succinylated casein) was established using a commercially available kit (available from Pierce, Rockford, Ill.). In preliminary assays, the proteolytic activity of the affinity-purified flea midgut protease preparation was about 25-30% of the activity observed with the trypsin control. This lower activity is not unexpected since the flea proteases may require different reaction conditions than the trypsin control for optimal activity. Also, the primary amino acid sequences determined for the flea proteases as described in Examples 7, 10 and 11 are suggestive of highly specialized functions that may require specific substrates for determining optimal activity. Incubation of the affinity purified midgut protease preparation with the succinylated casein substrate in the presence of about 500 ng of the rabbit anti-flea protease antibody-containing serum collected after the second immunization reduced the proteolytic activity of the protease preparation by about 20%. This result, using a suboptimal assay, supports the feasibility of using immunological methods to inhibit flea midgut protease activity. 
     Using a similar immunization protocol, anti-flea protease antiserum has also been generated in cats that has exhibited immunoreactivity, as identified by Western blot analysis, against several proteases in the affinity-purified midgut protease preparation. The cat anti-flea protease antiserum also reduced proteolytic activity of an affinity purified midgut protease preparation by about 20%, using the same assay as described for analyzing the rabbit antiserum. 
     Example 15 
     This Example demonstrates that flea larvae have predominantly serine-type proteases. 
     Newly hatched flea larvae were raised in colony rearing dishes and fed on larval rearing media containing dried bovine blood using standard techniques. About 300 to 500 larvae were collected at different developmental stages, homogenized by sonication in flea gut dissection buffer (50 mM Tris, 100 mM CaCl 2 , pH 8.0) and centrifuged to pellet cell debris. About 25 larval equivalents were incubated with about 2.5 μCi [1,3- 3 H) -diisopropylfluorophosphate (DFP) overnight at 4° C. After incubation, about 10 larval equivalents were spotted onto filter paper, precipitated with 10% trichloroacetic acid, and counted in a liquid scintillation counter. Reducing SDS-PAGE was performed on samples comprising about 2.5 larval equivalents, and autoradiography was performed using standard techniques. In addition, adult flea midgut proteases were extracted and  3 H-labeled in the same manner and examined by SDS-PAGE and autoradiography. Analysis of the gel indicated that, based on their ability to be labeled with DFP, larval proteases appear to be predominantly serine-type proteases, the production of which appears to be induced by blood feeding as occurs in adults. Blood-fed 3rd instars appeared to have the highest amount of proteolytic activity. 
     Example 16 
     The Example demonstrates that flea feces has proteolytic activity, that is predominantly due to serine proteases. 
     Flea feces were collected from fleas fed in flea cages placed on a live cat or in a flea feeding system as described in Example 6 in which the fleas were fed bovine blood. Fresh feces were collected every 9-17 hours, resuspended in water at 150 mg feces/ml, and centrifuged to pellet insoluble material. The soluble fractions were then assayed using two techniques. Western blot analysis was performed on samples subjected to reducing SDS-PAGE, each lane having about 40 μg of protein. Blotted proteins were incubated overnight at 4° C. with 1:500 rabbit anti-flea protease antiserum produced as described in Example 14. Goat anti-rabbit secondary antibody was used at 1:2000 to develop the Western blot. Analysis of the Western blot indicated the presence of serine-type proteases in flea feces. Appearance of such proteases migrating at about 25 to about 30 kD in such a system suggests the presence of full-length serine proteases. 
     Zymogram analysis was performed by loading approximately 56 μg protein into each lane of the electrophoresis gel in non-reducing sample buffer. After electrophoresis, the zymogram gel was soaked in 2.5% Triton-X-100 to renature the samples and developed at 37° C. in 50 mM Tris, pH 7.6, 200 mM NaCl, 5 mM CaCl 2 , 0.02% Brij 35. Coomassie staining the gel revealed clear plaques where active proteases digested the gelatin in the gel matrix. Both of these techniques indicated the presence of serine-type proteases in flea feces. 
     Example 17 
     This Example demonstrates that fleas that have fed on antibody-containing blood have antibodies in their feces, suggesting an immunological method to eradicate flea larvae, which feed from flea feces. 
     The ability of antibodies in a blood meal to be taken up by fleas, pass through the midgut and be excreted in the feces was demonstrated in the following manner. A commercially available rabbit antibody against ovalbumin was added at near physiological concentration (i.e., at about 2 mg/ml) to the blood meal of adult fleas in a flea feeding system as described in Example 6. Feces were collected at 24 hr and 48 hr after feeding and rehydrated in phosphate saline buffer. The rehydrated fecal samples were subjected to Western blot analysis and shown to contain rabbit anti-ovalbumin antibodies that were apparently full-length, using a rabbit-specific secondary antibody screen against the Fc region of rabbit antibodies. Supernatants of flea midguts collected at the same time periods showed residual amounts of rabbit anti-ovalbumin antibodies. 
     In a second experiment, fleas were fed in a similar manner a blood meal containing cat-specific antiserum generated against keyhole limpet hemocyanin (KLH) and feces were collected at 24, 48 and 72 hours post-feeding. The sample collected at 24 hours was divided into halves, with one half rehydrated immediately in PBS while the second half was rehydrated 7 days later. Fecal samples collected at 48 and 72 hours were held for 6 and 5 days, respectively, after collection in desiccated form prior to rehydration. Aliquots of the bloodmeal containing the KLH antiserum fed to the fleas were also sampled at 1 and 2 days. All of the recovered antibodies were reactive against KLH by Western blot analysis, with a pattern or reactivity indistinguishable from the cat anti-KLH serum alone. 
     These studies demonstrate that antibodies are able to pass through the flea midgut in intact form and are able to maintain their antigen-binding characteristics, thereby supporting the feasibility of an immunological method to target larval development, since flea larvae in their normal habitat feed from flea feces. 
     Example 18 
     This Example provides additional nucleic acid and deduced amino acid sequences of nucleic acid molecules encoding flea serine protease proteins of the present invention, examples of the isolation of which were described in Example 11. 
     A. Flea serine protease clone 1 was determined to comprise flea serine protease nucleic acid molecule nfSP1 779 , the nucleic acid sequence of which is denoted herein as SEQ ID NO: 80. Translation of SEQ ID NO:80 yielded a predicted serine protease protein referred to herein as PfSP1 232 , the amino acid sequence of which is denoted herein as SEQ ID NO:81, SEQ ID NO:80 including an apparent stop codon spanning about nucleotides 699 through 701. The N-terminus of the mature form of PfSP1 232  apparently occurs at about amino acid 17 of SEQ ID NO:81, and a conserved GWG sequence spans about amino acids 132 through 134 of SEQ ID. NO:81. PfSP1 232  apparently also includes SEQ ID NO:7 (a partial amino terminal sequence of a purified serine protease protein, the production of which is described in Example 10). nfSP1 779  also apparently includes SEQ ID NO:52 and SEQ ID NO:18 and, as such, PfSP1 232  apparently includes SEQ ID NO:53 and SEQ ID NO:19. A BLAST homology search indicated that SEQ ID NO:81 was most similar in amino acid sequence to an  Anopheles gambiae  chymotrypsin II and to a kallikrein. As is the case for any of these molecules, variations between sequences may be due to a number of factors, such as but not limited to, sequencing errors or allelic variation. 
     B. Flea serine protease clone 2 was determined to comprise flea serine protease nucleic acid molecule nfSP2 944 , the nucleic acid sequence of which is denoted herein as SEQ ID NO:82. Translation of SEQ ID NO:82 yielded a predicted serine protease protein referred to herein as PfSP2 255 , the amino acid sequence of which is denoted herein as SEQ ID NO:83, SEQ ID NO:82 including an apparent stop codon spanning about nucleotides 768 through 770. The N-terminus of the mature form of PfsP2 255  apparently occurs at about amino acid 23 of SEQ ID NO:81, and a conserved GWG sequence spans about amino acids 148 through 150 of SEQ ID NO:83. PfSP2 255  apparently also includes SEQ ID NO:5 (a partial amino terminal sequence of a purified serine protease protein, the production of which is described in Example 10). nfSP2 944  also apparently includes SEQ ID NO:20, and, as such, PfSP2 255  apparently includes SEQ ID NO:21. A BLAST homology search indicated that SEQ ID NO:83 was most similar in amino acid sequence to a  Bombix mori  vitellin-degrading protease precursor. 
     C. Flea serine protease clone 3 was determined to comprise flea serine protease nucleic acid molecule nfSP3 177 , the nucleic acid sequence of which is denoted herein as SEQ ID NO:22. Translation of SEQ ID NO:22 yielded a predicted serine protease protein referred to herein as PfSP3 59 , the amino acid sequence of which is denoted herein as SEQ ID NO:23. Flea serine protease protein PfSP3 59  includes a conserved GWG sequence that spans about amino acids 1 through 3 of SEQ ID NO:23. A BLAST homology search indicated that SEQ ID NO:23 was most similar in amino acid sequence to a rat trypsinogen. 
     D. Flea serine protease clone 4 was determined to comprise flea serine protease nucleic acid molecule nfSP4 672  described in Example 11. Nucleic acid molecule nfSP4 672  has nucleic acid sequence SEQ ID NO:16, translation of which yielded a predicted serine protease protein referred to herein as PfSP4 223 , the amino acid sequence of which is denoted herein as SEQ ID NO:17, SEQ ID NO:16 including an apparent stop codon spanning about nucleotides 670 through 672. As stated above, the N-terminus of the mature form of PfSP4 apparently occurs at about amino acid 5 of SEQ ID NO:17, and a conserved GWG sequence spans about amino acids 124 through 126 of SEQ ID NO:17. pfSP4 223  apparently includes SEQ ID NO:41 and a sequence that is very similar to SEQ ID NO:45. nfSP4 672  also apparently includes SEQ ID NO:24, SEQ ID NO:56 (following nucleotide 141 of SEQ ID NO:56) and SEQ ID NO:74. As such, PfSP4 223  apparently contains SEQ ID NO:25 and SEQ ID NO:75 as well as a sequence that is very similar to SEQ ID NO:57 (following amino acid 47 of SEQ ID NO:57). A BLAST homology search indicated that SEQ ID NO:17 was most similar in amino acid sequence to an  A. gambiae  chymotrypsin I precursor. 
     E. Flea serine protease clone 5 was determined to comprise flea serine protease nucleic acid molecules: nfSP5 157 , the nucleic acid sequence of which is denoted herein as SEQ ID NO:84; and nfSP5 218 , the nucleic acid sequence of which is denoted herein as SEQ ID NO:86. Translation of SEQ ID NO:84 yielded a predicted serine protease protein referred to herein as PfSP5 52 , the amino acid sequence of which is denoted herein as SEQ ID NO:85. The N-terminus of the mature form of the serine protease protein encoded by flea clone 5 apparently occurs at about amino acid 29 of SEQ ID NO:85. SEQ ID NO:85 apparently includes the first 10 amino acids of SEQ ID NO:2 as well as the first 10 amino acids of SEQ ID NO:6. SEQ ID NO:2 and SEQ ID NO:6 are partial N-terminal sequences of purified serine protease proteins, the production of which are described in Example 10. Translation of SEQ ID NO:86 yielded a predicted serine protease protein referred to herein as PfSP5 72 , the amino acid sequence of which is denoted herein as SEQ ID NO:87. PfSP5 72  includes a conserved GWG sequence spanning about amino acids 14 through 16 of SEQ ID NO:87. nfSP5 218  apparently includes SEQ ID NO:26, and, as such, PfSP5 72  apparently includes SEQ ID NO:27. A BLAST homology search indicated that the protein encoded by flea clone 5 was most similar in amino acid sequence to a Drosophila trypsin eta precursor. 
     F. Flea serine protease clone 6 was determined to comprise flea serine protease nucleic acid molecule nfSP6 932 , the nucleic acid sequence of which is denoted herein as SEQ ID NO:88. Translation of SEQ ID NO:88 yielded a predicted serine protease protein referred to herein as PfSP6 256 , the amino acid sequence of which is denoted herein as SEQ ID NO:89, SEQ ID NO:88 including an apparent stop codon spanning nucleotides 770 through 772. The N-terminus of the mature form of PfSP6 256  apparently occurs at about amino acid 26 of SEQ ID NO:89, and a conserved GWG sequence spans about amino acids 149 through 151 of SEQ ID NO:89. PfSP6 256  apparently also includes SEQ ID NO:4 (a partial amino terminal sequence of a purified serine protease protein, the production of which is described in Example 10). nfSP6 932  also apparently includes SEQ ID NO:28, SEQ ID NO:54 and SEQ ID NO:60 (following about nucleotide 111 of SEQ ID NO: 60). As such, PfSP6 256  apparently includes SEQ ID NO:29, SEQ ID NO:55 and SEQ ID NO:61 (following about amino acid 37 of SEQ ID NO:61). A BLAST homology search indicated that SEQ ID NO:89 was most similar in amino acid sequence to a  B. mori  vitellin-degrading protease. 
     G. Flea serine protease clone 7 was determined to comprise flea serine protease nucleic acid molecule nfSP7 894 , the nucleic acid sequence of which is denoted herein as SEQ ID NO:90. Translation of SEQ ID NO:90 yielded a predicted serine protease protein referred to herein as PfSP7 255 , the amino acid sequence of which is denoted herein as SEQ ID NO:91, SEQ ID NO:90 including an apparent stop codon spanning about nucleotides 766 through 768. The N-terminus of the mature form of PfSP7 255  apparently occurs at about amino acid 23 of SEQ ID NO:91, and a conserved GWG (in this case GWA) sequence spans about amino acids 152 through 154 of SEQ ID NO:91. PfSP7 255  apparently also includes SEQ ID NO:44. nfSP7 894  also apparently includes SEQ ID NO:30 and SEQ ID NO:623 As such, PfSP7 255  apparently includes SEQ ID NO:31 and SEQ ID NO:63. A BLAST homology search indicated that SEQ ID NO:91 was most similar in amino acid sequence to a hornet chymotrypsin II and to collagenase. 
     H. Flea serine protease clone 8 was determined to comprise flea serine protease nucleic acid molecule nfSP8 299 , the nucleic acid sequence of which is denoted herein as SEQ ID NO:92. Translation of SEQ ID NO:92 yielded a predicted serine protease protein referred to herein as PfSP8 99 , the amino acid sequence of which is denoted herein as SEQ ID NO:93. PfSP8 99  includes a conserved GWG sequence that spans about amino acids 31 through 33 of SEQ ID NO:93. nfSP8 299  also apparently includes SEQ ID NO:32, and, as such, PfSP8 99  apparently includes SEQ ID NO:33. A BLAST homology search indicated that SEQ ID NO:93 was most similar in amino acid sequence to a  Tachypleus tridentatus  coagulation factor B. 
     I. Flea serine protease clone 9 was determined to comprise flea serine protease nucleic acid molecule nfSP9 266 , the nucleic acid sequence of which is denoted herein as SEQ ID NO:94. Translation of SEQ ID NO:94 yielded a predicted serine protease protein referred to herein as PfSP9 88 , the amino acid sequence of which is denoted herein as SEQ ID NO:95. PfSP9 88  includes a conserved GWG sequence that spans amino acids about 33 through 35 of SEQ ID NO:95. nfSP9 266  also apparently includes SEQ ID NO:34, and, as such, PfSP9 88  apparently includes SEQ ID NO:35. A BLAST homology search indicated that SEQ ID NO:95 was most similar in amino acid sequence to an  A. gambiae  trypsin 2 precursor. 
     J. Flea serine protease clone 10 was determined to comprise flea serine protease nucleic acid molecule nfSP10 378 , the nucleic acid sequence of which is denoted herein as SEQ ID NO:96. Translation of SEQ ID NO:96 yielded a predicted serine protease protein referred to herein as PfSP10 126 , the amino acid sequence of which is denoted herein as SEQ ID NO:97. PfSP10 126  includes a conserved GWG sequence that spans about amino acids 63 through 65 of SEQ ID NO:97. nfSP10 378  also apparently includes SEQ ID NO:36, and, as such, PfSP10 126  apparently includes SEQ ID NO:37. A BLAST homology search indicated that SEQ ID NO:97 was most similar in amino acid sequence to an  A. gambiae  trypsin 1 precursor. 
     K. Flea serine protease clone 11 was determined to comprise flea serine protease nucleic acid molecule nfSP11 252 , the nucleic acid sequence of which is denoted herein as SEQ ID NO:98. Translation of SEQ ID NO:98 yielded a predicted serine protease protein referred to herein as PfSP11 84 , the amino acid sequence of which is denoted herein as SEQ ID NO:99. PfSP11 84  includes a conserved GWG sequence that spans about amino acids 23 through 25 of SEQ ID NO:99. nfSP11 252  also apparently includes SEQ ID NO:38, and, as such, PfSP11 84  apparently includes SEQ ID NO:39. A BLAST homology search indicated that SEQ ID NO:99 was most similar in amino acid sequence to a  Mus musculus  plasminogen precursor. 
     L. Flea serine protease clone 12 was determined to comprise flea serine protease nucleic acid molecules: nfSP12 144 , the nucleic acid sequence of which is denoted herein as SEQ ID NO:64; and nfSP12 225 , the nucleic acid sequence of which is denoted herein as SEQ ID NO:10Q. Translation of SEQ ID NO:64 yielded a predicted serine protease protein referred to herein as PfSP12 52 , the amino acid sequence of which is denoted herein as SEQ ID NO:65. The N-terminus of the mature form of the serine protease protein encoded by flea clone 12 apparently occurs at about amino acid 20 of SEQ ID NO:65. SEQ ID NO:65 apparently includes the first 30 amino acids of SEQ ID NO:40. Translation of SEQ ID NO:100 yielded a predicted serine protease protein referred to herein as PfSP12 69 , the amino acid sequence of which is denoted herein as SEQ ID NO:101, SEQ ID NO:100 apparently containing a stop codon spanning from about nucleotides 208 through 210. nfSP12 225  apparently includes SEQ ID NO:76, and, as such, PfSP12 69  apparently includes SEQ ID NO:77. A BLAST homology search indicated that the protein encoded by flea clone 12 was most similar in amino acid sequence to an  A. gambiae  trypsin. 
     M. Flea serine protease clone 13 was determined to comprise flea serine protease nucleic acid molecule nfSP13 850 , the nucleic acid sequence of which is denoted herein as SEQ ID NO:102. Translation of SEQ ID NO:102 yielded a predicted serine protease protein referred to herein as PfSP13 252 , the amino acid sequence of which is denoted herein as SEQ ID NO:103, SEQ ID NO:102 including an apparent stop codon spanning about nucleotides 758 through 760. The N-terminus of the mature form of PfSP13 252  apparently occurs at about amino acid 28 of SEQ ID NO:103, and a conserved GWG sequence spans about amino acids 137 through 139 of SEQ ID NO:103. PfSP13 252  apparently also includes SEQ ID NO.1 (a partial amino terminal sequence of a purified serine protease protein, the production of which is described in Example 10) and SEQ ID NO:42. nfSP13 850  also apparently includes SEQ ID NO:66 and SEQ ID NO:78 and, as such, PfSP13 252  apparently includes SEQ ID NO:67 and SEQ ID NO:79. A BLAST homology search indicated that SEQ ID NO:103 was most similar in amino acid sequence to an  A. gambiae  chymotrypsin. 
     N. Flea serine protease clone 14 was determined to comprise flea serine protease nucleic acid molecule nfSP14 213 , the nucleic acid sequence of which is denoted herein as SEQ ID NO:68. Translation of SEQ ID NO:68 yielded a predicted serine protease protein referred to herein as PfSP14 71 , the amino acid sequence of which is denoted herein as SEQ ID NO:69. The N-terminus of the mature form of the serine protease protein encoded by flea clone 12 apparently occurs at about amino acid 29 of SEQ ID NO:69. SEQ ID NO:69 apparently includes the first 13 amino acids of SEQ ID NO:43. A BLAST homology search indicated that the protein encoded by SEQ ID NO:69 was most similar in amino acid sequence to an  A. gambiae  trypsin. 
     O. Flea serine protease clone 15 was determined to comprise flea serine protease nucleic acid molecule nfSP15 252 , the nucleic acid sequence of which is denoted herein as SEQ ID NO:104. Translation of SEQ ID NO:104 yielded a predicted serine protease protein referred to herein as PfSP15 84 , the amino acid sequence of which is denoted herein as SEQ ID NO:105. The N-terminus of the mature form of the serine protease protein encoded by flea clone 15 apparently occurs at about amino acid 28 of SEQ ID NO:105. SEQ ID NO:105 apparently includes SEQ ID NO:46. nfSP15 252  also apparently includes SEQ ID NO:70, and, as such, PfSP15 84  apparently includes SEQ ID NO:71. A BLAST homology search indicated that the protein encoded by SEQ ID NO:105 was most similar in amino acid sequence to an  A. gambiae  trypsin. 
     P. Flea serine protease clone 16 was determined to comprise flea serine protease nucleic acid molecule nfSP16 168 , the nucleic acid sequence of which is denoted herein as SEQ ID NO:72. Translation of SEQ ID NO:72 yielded a predicted serine protease protein referred to herein as PfSP16 56 , the amino acid sequence of which is denoted herein as SEQ ID NO:73. The N-terminus of the mature form of the serine protease protein encoded by flea clone 16 apparently occurs at about amino acid 26 of SEQ ID NO:73. SEQ ID NO:73 apparently includes SEQ ID NO:47. A BLAST homology search indicated that the protein encoded by SEQ ID NO:73 was most similar in amino acid sequence to an acrosin. 
     Q. Flea serine protease clone 18 was determined to comprise flea serine protease nucleic acid molecule nfSP18 534 , the nucleic acid sequence of which is denoted herein as SEQ ID NO:106. Translation of SEQ ID NO:106 yielded a predicted serine protease protein referred to herein as PFSP18 178 , the amino acid sequence of which is denoted herein as SEQ ID NO:107. The N-terminus of the mature form of PfSP18 178  apparently occurs at about amino acid 284 of SEQ ID NO:107, and a conserved GWG sequence spans about amino acids 126 through 128 of SEQ ID NO:107. A BLAST homology search indicated that SEQ ID NO:107 was most similar in amino acid sequence to a chymotrypsin. 
     R. Flea serine protease clone 19 was determined to comprise flea serine protease nucleic acid molecule nfSP19 359 , the nucleic acid sequence of which is denoted herein as SEQ ID NO:108. Translation of SEQ ID NO:108 yielded a predicted serine protease protein referred to herein as PfSP19 119 , the amino acid sequence of which is denoted herein as SEQ ID NO:109. A conserved GWG sequence spans about amino acids 69 through 71 of SEQ ID NO:109. A BLAST homology search indicated that SEQ ID NO:109 was most similar in amino acid sequence to bovine duodenase I. 
     S. Flea serine protease clone 20 was determined to comprise flea serine protease nucleic acid molecule nfSP20 841 , the nucleic acid sequence of which is denoted herein as SEQ ID NO:110. Translation of SEQ ID NO:110 yielded a predicted serine protease protein referred to herein as PfSP20 248 , the amino acid sequence of which is denoted herein as SEQ ID NO:111, SEQ ID NO:110 including an apparent stop codon spanning about nucleotides 746 through 748. The N-terminus of the mature form of PfSP20 248 , apparently occurs at about amino acid 27 of SEQ ID NO:111, and a conserved GWG sequence spans about amino acids 147 through 149 of SEQ ID NO:111. PfSP20 248  apparently also includes SEQ ID NO:2 and SEQ ID NO:6 (partial amino terminal sequences of purified serine protease proteins, the production of which is described in Example 10). nfSP20 841  also apparently includes SEQ ID NO:58, and, as such, PfSP20 248  apparently includes SEQ ID NO:59. A BLAST homology search indicated that SEQ ID NO:111 was most similar in amino acid sequence to a trypsin. 
     Example 19 
     This Example provides additional nucleic acid and deduced amino acid sequences of nucleic acid molecules encoding flea aminopeptidase proteins of the present invention. 
     The nucleic acid sequence of the remainder of flea aminopeptidase nucleic acid molecule nfAP 900  was determined and used to design primers to use in combination with a vector primer (i.e., M13 universal primer) to PCR amplify the 3′ terminal fragment of the flea aminopeptidase coding region from a whole fed flea cDNA expression library using methods as described in Example 13. The PCR product was subjected to DNA sequencing analysis, and a composite sequence representing a close to full-length flea aminopeptidase coding region was deduced. The nucleic acid sequence of the composite nucleic acid molecule, referred to herein as nfAP 1580 , is denoted herein as SEQ ID NO:112. The primer used to obtain the 3′ terminal fragment spans from about nucleotide 849 through 877 of SEQ ID NO:112. A probe spanning from about nucleotide 918 through 938 of SEQ ID NO:112 was used to verify that the 3′ terminal fragment was a flea aminopeptidase nucleic acid molecule. The flea aminopeptidase gene-containing sequence of the 3′ terminal fragment, referred to herein as nfAP 732 , spans from about nucleotide 849 through 1580 of SEQ ID NO:112. 
     Translation of SEQ ID NO:112 yielded a deduced flea aminopeptidase protein of about 496 amino acids, denoted herein as PfAP 496 , having amino acid sequence SEQ ID NO:113. The deduced mature flea aminopeptidase is about 48% identical to mature bovine leucine aminopeptidase. The corresponding bovine and flea nucleic acid sequences are about 33% identical. 
     Example 20 
     This Example demonstrates the production of certain flea serine protease proteins of the present invention. 
     A. Flea serine protease protein PfSP1 216  was produced in the following manner. An about 670-bp DNA fragment, referred to herein as nfSP1 670  and designed to encode an apparently mature serine protease protein, was PCR amplified from flea serine protease clone 1 using the XhoI-site containing primers F1 sense 5′ GAGCTCTCGAGAGTTGTTGGAGGACTGGAAGC 3′ (SEQ ID NO:114) and F1 antisense 5′ GGACCTCGAGAATTAGTTATTTTCCATGGTC 3′ (SEQ ID NO:115). The PCR product nfSP1 670  was digested with XhoI restriction endonuclease, gel purified and subcloned into expression vector pTrcHisB (available from InVitrogen) that had been digested with XhoI and dephosphorylated. The resultant recombinant molecule, referred to herein as phis-nfSP1 167 , was transformed into  E. coli  HB101 competent cells (available from Gibco BRL, Gaithersburg, Md.) to form recombinant cell  E. coli  :pHis-nfSP1 670 . The recombinant cell was cultured in enriched bacterial growth medium containing 0.1 mg/ml ampicillin and 0.1% glucose at about 32° C. When the cells reached an OD600 of about 0.4-0.5, expression of nfSP1 670  was induced by the addition of 0.5 mm isopropyl-B-D-thiogalactoside (IPTG), and the cells were cultured for about 2 hours at about 32° C. Immunoblot analysis of recombinant cell  E. coli :pHis-nfSP1 670  lysates using a T7 tag monoclonal antibody (available from Novagen, Inc., Madison, Wis.) directed against the fusion portion of the recombinant PHIS-PfSP1 216  fusion protein identified a protein of the appropriate size, namely an about 29 kD protein. 
     B. Flea serine protease protein PfSP2 233  was produced in the following manner. An about 715-bp DNA fragment, referred to herein as nfSP2 715  and designed to encode an apparently mature serine protease protein, was PCR amplified from flea serine protease clone 2 using the XhoI-site containing primers F2 sense 5′ GAGCTCTCGAGCATCGTCGGCGGCACCAGTG 3′ (SEQ ID NO:116) and F2 antisense 5′ GGACGAATTCTTAAAGACCAGTTTTTTTGCG 3′ (SEQ ID NO:117). The PCR product nfSP2 715  was digested with XhoI restriction endonuclease, gel purified and subcloned into expression vector pTrcHisB (available from InVitrogen) that had been digested with XhoI and dephosphorylated. The resultant recombinant molecule, referred to herein as pHis-nfSP2 715 , was transformed into  E. coli  HB101 competent cells (available from Gibco BRL) to form recombinant cell  E. coli  :pHis-nfSP2 715 . The recombinant cell was cultured as described in Example 20A. Immunoblot analysis of recombinant cell  E. coli :pHis-nfSP2 715  lysates using a T7 tag monoclonal antibody (available from Novagen, Inc.) directed against the fusion portion of the recombinant PHIS-PfSP2 233  fusion protein identified a protein of the appropriate size, namely an about 35-kD protein. 
     C. Flea serine protease protein PfSP13 225  was produced in the following manner. An about 700-bp DNA fragment, referred to herein as nfSP13 700  and designed to encode an apparently mature serine protease protein, was PCR amplified from flea serine protease clone 13 using the XhoI-site containing primers F13 sense 5′ GAGCTCTCGAGTATCATCGGAGGTGAAGTTGC 3′ (SEQ ID NO:118) and F13 antisense 5′ GGACCTCGAGAATTATGCGCCGTCATTTGC 3′ (SEQ ID NO:119). The PCR product nfSP13 700  was digested with XhoI restriction endonuclease, gel purified and subcloned into expression vector pTrcHisB (available from InVitrogen) that had been digested with XhoI and dephosphorylated. The resultant recombinant molecule, referred to herein as pHis-nfSP13 700 , was transformed into  E. coli  HB101 competent cells (available from Gibco BRL) to form recombinant cell  E. coli  :pHis-nfSP13 700 . The recombinant cell was cultured as described in Example 20A. Immunoblot analysis of recombinant cell  E. coli :pHis-nfSP13 700  lysates using a T7 tag monoclonal antibody (available from Novagen, Inc.) directed against the fusion portion of the recombinant PHIS-PfSP13 225  fusion protein identified a protein of the appropriate size, namely an about 33-kD protein. 
     Example 21 
     This Example demonstrates the temporal induction of serine proteases in fleas feeding on cats. 
     Fleas contained in chambers similar to those used for in vitro feeding experiments were placed on cats and were allowed to feed for various periods of time. Upon removal from the cats, soluble extracts of flea midgut tissues were prepared as described herein. Proteases contained within the extracts were quantitated by labeling the extracts with (1,3- 3 H]DFP using a method similar to that described in Borovsky et al, 1988,  Arch. Insect Biochen. Physiol.  7, 187-210. The labeled samples either (a) were precipitated and the radioactivity in the precipitate quantitated or (b) were applied to SDS-PAGE and exposed by autoradiography. 
     Data generated from counting samples are shown in FIG.  10 , which plots [ 3 H]-DFP in counts per minute (cpm) per 10 flea midguts versus hours of flea feeding on cats. Also shown in FIG. 10 for comparison is a plot of the number of eggs laid per female flea per day for chamber-contained fleas feeding on cats for 1, 2, 3 and 4 days, respectively. These results suggest that DFP-labeled proteases (i.e., predominantly serine proteases) are induced in fleas in response to feeding. Induction is quite rapid once feeding begins and, unlike in mosquitos, is sustained over time. The results also suggest a positive correlation between flea protease activity and fecundity. 
     In order to obtain a profile of the sizes of DFP-labeled proteases temporally induced in fleas during feeding, samples were applied to SDS-PAGE and autoradiographed. FIG. 11 indicates protein molecular weight standards and samples of soluble flea midgut extracts obtained from fleas having fed for various times on cats (i.e., at, respectively, 3, 8, 15, 18, 24, 30, 34, 40, 44, 48, 52, 58, 68, 72, 78 and 88 hours of feeding). Analysis of the results indicates that primarily proteases migrating with a molecular weight of about 25-35 kD are induced in a flea relatively soon after the flea has begun feeding (i.e., at least within about 3 to about 8 hours). The amount of such proteases increases over time for about the first 2 days. Over time, several intensely labeled bands of lower molecular weight (primarily in the range of about 12-15 kD) also appear that may be representative of proteases having undergone degradation. 
     Example 22 
     This example describes the determination of internal amino acid sequence of a flea aminopeptidase. 
     About 10,200 cat blood-fed flea guts were dissected into 4 ml Gut Dissection Buffer (50 mM Tris-HCl, pH 8.0 and 100 mM CaCl 2 ). Flea gut extracts were prepared by sonicating the flea guts and centrifuging them at about 14,000 rpm for about 20 minutes. The resulting pellet was washed and briefly sonicated in 2 ml Gut Dissection Buffer and centrifuged again at about 14,000 rpm for about 20 minutes. The resulting pellet was resuspended and sonicated in 4 ml buffer comprising 20 mM NaAc, pH 6.0, 0.1% Brij, complete protease inhibitor cocktail (available from Pierce) and 0.25 mM bestatin; the sonicate was centrifuged at about 14,000 rpm for about 20 minutes. Both the pellet and supernatant were recovered. The pellet was re-sonicated and centrifuged as above, and the resulting supernatant was combined with the original supernatant. 
     The pooled supernatant was applied to a polyCAT cation exchange HPLC column and protein was eluted with a NaCl gradient ranging from 0 M to 1M NaCl in 20 mM NaAc, pH 6.0. Fractions collected from the column were assayed by H-Leu-AMC fluorescence, and active fractions were pooled and applied to a C-1 reverse phase HPLC column (TMS 250, Toso Hass). Proteins were eluted from the column using an acetonitrile gradient in 0.1% TFA in water, the gradient ranging between 20% and 100% acetonitrile. Proteins contained in fractions from the column were analyzed by SDS-PAGE gel electrophoresis and silver staining. The results of the gel electrophoresis indicated the presence of an about 95 kDa protein in some of the fractions. This protein correlates with the about 95 kDa protein described in Example 12 which was identified using membrane pellet from flea midgut lysates. 
     To determine internal amino acid sequence of the 95 kDa protein, those fractions containing the 95 kDa protein were pooled, dried and digested with BNPS-Skatole for about 72 hours at room temperature. The BNPS-Skatole digest was separated by 18% Tris-glycine PAGE gel electrophoresis and blotted onto PVDF membrane. A major band of about 28 kDa was cut out and N-terminally sequenced using techniques as described in Example 7. A partial N-terminal amino acid sequence of the internal peptide was obtained, namely LATTQFQATHARSAFPCFDEPAM (denoted herein SEQ ID NO:167). 
     Example 23 
     This example describes the cloning and sequencing of another flea aminopeptidase nucleic acid molecule. 
     Primer APN3 corresponding to a conserved region in Manduca sexta and rat aminopeptidases, having nucleic acid sequence 5′ CCC AAA TTT TCC ATW GCN CCN GC 3′ (N indicating any nucleotide; represented herein as SEQ ID NO:166) was used in combination with primer M13 Reverse primer (SEQ ID NO:13) to PCR amplify a portion of a flea aminopeptidase gene from a bovine blood-fed whole flea cDNA expression library as described above in Example 8. The resulting product of the PCR amplification was diluted about 1:50 and used as a template in a second, semi-nested PCR amplification using a primer APN3 in combination with degenerate primer APN1C, designed using SEQ ID NO:167 (described in Example 22), having nucleic acid sequence 5′ CAA TTY CAA GCT ACY CAT GC 3′ (represented herein as SEQ ID NO:168). The resulting PCR product, named nfAP2 383 , was approximately 383-bp when visualized on a 1% agarose gel. The PCR product nfAP2 383  was gel purified and cloned into the TA Vectors® System, and subjected to standard DNA sequencing techniques. The nucleotide sequence of nfAP2 383  is denoted SEQ ID NO:169. Translation of SEQ ID NO:169 yielded a deduced flea aminopeptidase protein of about 127 amino acids, denoted herein as PfAP2 127 , having amino acid sequence SEQ ID NO:170. 
     The PCR product nfAP2 383  was labelled with  32 p and used as a probe to screen a bovine blood-fed whole flea phage expression library using standard hybridization techniques. A single plaque purified clone was isolated, which included a 2100-nucleotide insert, referred to herein as nfAP2 2100 . Partial nucleic acid sequence was obtained using standard techniques from the 5′ end of nfAP2 2100 , to yield a flea aminopeptidase nucleic acid molecule named nfAP2 537  having nucleic acid sequence SEQ ID NO:171. Translation of SEQ ID NO:171 suggests that nucleic acid molecule nfAP2 537  encodes a non-full-length flea aminopeptidase protein of about 178 amino acids, referred to herein as PfAP 178 , having amino acid sequence SEQ ID NO:172, assuming the first codon spans from about nucleotide 2 through about nucleotide 4 of SEQ ID NO:171. SEQ ID NO:172 contains SEQ ID NO:167. 
     Flea aminopeptidase nucleic acid sequence SEQ ID NO:171 was compared with additional nucleic acid sequences characterized from other organisms. The nucleic acid sequence is about 50% identical to Manduca sexta aminopeptidase N nucleotides between corresponding regions of the two nucleic acid molecules. 
     Example 24 
     This example describes the cloning and sequencing of a flea cysteine protease nucleic acid molecule. 
     A flea cysteine protease nucleic acid molecule, referred to herein as nfCP1 573  was produced by PCR amplification using the following method. Primer Cal3F (designed to obtain a calreticulin gene), having nucleic acid sequence 5′ TTG GGA TAC ACT TTG ACT GTT AAC C 3′, represented herein as SEQ ID NO:173 was used in combination with the M13 universal primer, to PCR amplify, using standard techniques, a DNA fragment from a bovine blood-fed whole flea cDNA expression library as described above in Example 8. Surprisingly, the isolated DNA fragment correlated with a cysteine protease nucleic acid sequence. Sequence from this DNA fragment was used to design primer CyslR, having the nucleic acid sequence 5′ GTG AGC AAC CAT TAT TTC CAT ATC 3′, represented herein as SEQ ID NO:174, which was used in a second PCR amplification in combination with the M13 reverse primer. A third PCR amplification was performed using primer CyslF, having the nucleic acid sequence 5′ CTT TCC TCA CAA TAC CAC CAA GGA AGC 3′, represented herein as SEQ ID NO:176, in combination with the M13 universal primer. A fourth PCR amplification was performed using primer Cys2F, having the nucleic acid sequence 5′ CTT GTA CGA TTG TCT CAA CAG GC 3′, represented herein as SEQ ID NO:175, in combination with the M13 universal primer. The resulting PCR products were each gel purified and cloned into the TA Vector® System, and subjected to standard DNA sequencing techniques. A composite nucleic acid sequence representing a flea cysteine protease coding region was deduced, referred to herein as nfCP1 573 , was deduced and is denoted herein as SEQ ID NO:177. Translation of SEQ ID NO:177 suggests that nucleic acid molecule nfCP1 573 , encodes a non-full-length flea cysteine protease protein of about 191 amino acids, referred to herein as PfCP1 191 , having amino acid sequence SEQ ID NO:178, assuming the first codon spans from about nucleotide 1 through about nucleotide 3 of SEQ ID NO:177. 
     The nucleic acid and amino acid sequences of the nfCP1 573  nucleic acid molecule and PfCP1 191  protein, respectively, were compared to known nucleic acid and amino acid sequences using a Genbank homology search. SEQ ID NO:178 was found to be similar to the amino acid sequence of  P. sativum  cysteine protease. The most highly conserved region of continuous similarity between SEQ ID NO:178 and  P. sativum  cysteine protease amino acid sequences spans from about amino acid 71 through about amino acid 165 of SEQ ID NO:178 and from about amino acid 17 through about amino acid 168 of the  P. sativum  cysteine protease, there being about 42% identity between the two regions. Comparison of the nucleic acid sequence encoding amino acids from about 205 through about 492 of nfCP1 573  indicate that those regions are about 54% identical. 
     Example 25 
     This example describes the cloning and sequencing of certain flea serine protease nucleic acid molecules. 
     Additional serine protease cDNA nucleic acid molecules have been isolated in a manner similar to that described in Example 8. The actual primers used in PCR amplification of serine protease nucleic acid molecules from a bovine blood-fed flea cDNA expression library (produced as described in Example 8) included cat-try #2 (SEQ ID NO:12) in combination with either M13 reverse primer (SEQ ID NO:13) or H57 primer (SEQ ID NO:15). The resultant PCR products were gel purified and cloned into the TA Vector™. Two recombinant TA vector clones were isolated and found to correspond to previously cloned serine protease genes. These newly cloned nucleic acid molecules were subjected to nucleic acid sequencing using the Sanger dideoxy chain termination method, as described in Sambrook et al., ibid. 
     A. A nucleic acid sequence of the flea serine protease nucleic molecule corresponding to flea clone 5 (produced using primers cat try #2 and M13 reverse), namely nfSP5 806  is represented herein as SEQ ID NO:120. SEQ ID NO:84 and SEQ ID NO:86 are both contained within the sequence of the nucleic acid molecule nfSP5 806  Translation of SEQ ID NO: 120 suggests that nucleic acid molecule nfSP5 245 , encodes a close to full-length flea serine protease protein of about 245 amino acids, referred to herein as PfSP5 245 , having amino acid sequence SEQ ID NO:121, assuming an open reading frame in which the first codon spans from about nucleotide 2 through about nucleotide 4 of SEQ ID NO:120 and a stop codon spanning from about nucleotide 737 through about nucleotide 739 of SEQ ID NO:120. A Genbank homology search revealed most homology between SEQ ID NO:120 and a  Gallus gallus  trypsin gene, there being about 52% identity between corresponding regions of the two nucleic acid molecules. 
     B. A nucleic acid sequence of the flea serine protease nucleic molecule corresponding to flea clone 11 (produced using primers cat try #2 and M13 reverse), namely nfSP11 307 , is represented herein as SEQ ID NO:124. SEQ ID NO:38 and SEQ ID NO:98 are within the sequence of the nucleic acid molecule nfSP11 307  Translation of SEQ ID NO:124 suggests that nucleic acid molecule nfSP11 307  encodes a non-full-length flea serine protease protein of about 102 amino acids, referred to herein as PfSP11 102 , having amino acid sequence SEQ ID NO:125, assuming the first codon spans from about nucleotide 1 through about nucleotide 3 of SEQ ID NO:124. 
     C. A nucleic acid sequence of the flea serine protease nucleic molecule corresponding to flea clone 39 (produced using primers cat try #2 and H57), namely nfSP39 267 , is represented herein as SEQ ID NO:164. Translation of SEQ ID NO:164 suggests that nucleic acid molecule nfSP39 267  encodes a non-full-length flea serine protease protein of about 90 amino acids, referred to herein as PfSP39 89 , having amino acid sequence SEQ ID NO:165, assuming the first codon spans from about nucleotide 1 through about nucleotide 3 of SEQ ID NO:164. 
     Example 26 
     This example describes the cloning and sequencing of certain flea serine protease nucleic acid molecules. 
     A. Bovine Blood-Fed Library 
     Certain flea serine protease cDNA nucleic acid molecules have been isolated in a manner similar to that described in Example 8, using two nucleic acid molecules as probes to screen a bovine blood-fed flea cDNA expression library (produced as described in Example 8), cat-try #1 (SEQ ID NO:1l) and cat-try #2 (SEQ ID NO:12). Two clones that hybridized strongly to the probes were isolated and subjected to nucleic acid sequencing using the Sanger dideoxy chain termination method, as described in Sambrook et al., ibid. 
     1. The nucleic acid sequence of a flea serine protease nucleic molecule correlating to flea clone 8, namely nfSP8 436  is represented herein as SEQ ID NO:122. SEQ ID NO:92 is within the sequence of the nucleic acid molecule nfSP8 436 . Translation of SEQ ID NO:122 yields a protein of about 145 amino acids, denoted PfSP8 145 , having amino acid sequence SEQ ID NO:123, assuming the first codon spans from about nucleotide 2 through about nucleotide 4 of SEQ ID NO:122. A Genbank homology search revealed most homology between SEQ ID NO:122 and an  Anopheles gambiae  trypsin precursor gene, there being about 48% identity between corresponding regions of the two nucleic acid molecules. 
     2. The nucleic acid sequence of a flea serine protease nucleic molecule corresponding to flea clone 12, namely nfSP12 758  is represented herein as SEQ ID NO:126. SEQ ID NO:64 and SEQ ID NO:100 are both contained within the sequence of the nucleic acid molecule nfSP12 758 , Translation of SEQ ID NO:126 yields a protein of about 246 amino acids, denoted PfSP12 246 , having amino acid sequence SEQ ID NO:127, assuming an open reading frame in which the first codon spans from about nucleotide 1 through about nucleotide 3 of SEQ ID NO:126 and a stop codon spanning from about nucleotide 739 through about nucleotide 741 of SEQ ID NO:127. A Genbank homology search revealed most homology between SEQ ID NO:126 and a rat trypsinogen gene, there being about 57% identity between corresponding regions of the two nucleic acid molecules. 
     B. Cat Blood-Fed Library 
     Certain flea serine protease cDNA genes have been isolated from a cat blood-fed flea cDNA expression library by screening the library with the cat-try #l (SEQ ID NO:11) and cat-try #2 (SEQ ID NO:12) probes. The cat blood-fed flea library was produced in a similar manner as the bovine blood-fed flea library (described in Example 8) except the fleas were fed on cat blood. Two clones that hybridized strongly to the probes were isolated and subjected to nucleic acid sequencing using methods described above. 
     1. The nucleic acid sequence of one of the flea serine protease nucleic molecules, namely nfSP26 610  is represented herein as SEQ ID NO:140. Translation of SEQ ID NO:140 yields a non-full-length sequence of about 185 amino acids, denoted PfSP26 185 , having amino acid sequence SEQ ID NO:141, assuming the first codon spans from about nucleotide 1 through about nucleotide 3 of SEQ ID NO:140. A Genbank homology search revealed most homology between SEQ ID NO:141 and a  Aedes aegypti  trypsin protein sequence, there being about 48% identity between corresponding regions of the two amino acid sequences. 
     2. The nucleic acid sequence of a flea serine protease nucleic molecule, namely nfSP27 386  is represented herein as SEQ ID NO:142. Translation of SEQ ID NO:142 yields a protein of about 128 amino acids, denoted PfSP27 128 , having amino acid sequence SEQ ID NO:143, assuming the first codon spans from about nucleotide 1 through about nucleotide 3 of SEQ ID NO:142. 
     Example 27 
     This example describes the cloning and sequencing of certain flea serine protease nucleic acid molecules. 
     Certain serine protease cDNA nucleic acid molecules have been isolated from reverse transcriptase PCR amplification of mRNA isolated from cat blood-fed whole fleas. The mRNA was isolated from fleas gathered over 72 hours after the initiation of feeding on cat blood. As such, the mRNA comprised a mixture of mRNA isolated at different time points over 72 hours. The mRNA was isolated using ground-up fleas, extracting total flea RNA using Tri-Reagent (available from Molecular Research Center, Cincinnati, Ohio) and an Invitrogen Fast Tracks RNA isolation kit (available from Invitrogen, Inc. San Diego, Calif.). cDNA was synthesized using a Stratagene RT-PCR kit (available from Stratagene, Inc, San Diego, Calif.). Primers used for first-strand cDNA synthesis included an equal molar mixture of the following: 5′dT-2VT3′ and 5′dT-2VC3′ (as provided in a differential display kit, available from operon Technologies, Inc. Alameda, Calif.). 
     The actual primers used in the PCR amplification of the cDNA described above included cat-try #2 (SEQ ID NO:12) used in combination with H57 primer (SEQ ID NO:15). The resultant PCR products were gel purified and cloned into the TA Vector™. Six recombinant TA vector clones were isolated and the nucleic acid molecules were subjected to nucleic acid sequencing using analysis as described above. 
     A. A nucleic acid sequence of one of the flea serine protease nucleic molecules, namely nfSP23 423 , is represented herein as SEQ ID NO:134. Translation of SEQ ID NO:134 suggests that nucleic acid molecule nfSP23 423  encodes a non-full-length flea serine protease protein of about 141 amino acids, referred to herein as PfSP23 141 , having amino acid sequence SEQ ID NO:135, assuming the first codon spans from about nucleotide 1 through about nucleotide 3 of SEQ ID NO:134. A Genbank homology search revealed most homology between SEQ ID NO:134 and a Homo sapiens plasminogen precursor gene, there being about 51% identity between corresponding regions of the two nucleic acid molecules. 
     B. Another nucleic acid sequence of a flea serine protease nucleic molecule, namely nfSP24 410 , is represented herein as SEQ ID NO:136. Translation of SEQ ID NO:136 suggests that nucleic acid molecule nfSP24 410  encodes a non-full-length flea serine protease protein of about 136 amino acids, referred to herein as PfSP24 136 , having amino acid sequence SEQ ID NO:137, assuming the first codon spans from about nucleotide 1 through about nucleotide 3 of SEQ ID NO:136. A Genbank homology search revealed most homology between SEQ ID NO:137 and an Anopheles gambiae chymotrypsin protein sequence, there being about 38% identity between corresponding regions of the two amino acid sequences. 
     C. Another nucleic acid sequence of a flea serine protease nucleic molecule, namely nfSP33 426 , is represented herein as SEQ ID NO:154. Translation of SEQ ID NO:154 suggests that nucleic acid molecule nfSP33 426  encodes a non-full-length flea serine protease protein of about 142 amino acids, referred to herein as PfSP33 142 , having amino acid sequence SEQ ID NO:155, assuming the first codon spans from about nucleotide 1 through about nucleotide 3 of SEQ ID NO:154. A Genbank homology search revealed most homology between SEQ ID NO:155 and a Drosophila serine protease stubble protein sequence, there being about 45% identity between corresponding regions of the two amino acid sequences. 
     D. Another nucleic acid sequence of one of the flea serine protease nucleic molecule, namely nfSP36 197 , is represented herein as SEQ ID NO:158. SEQ ID NO:158 represents a partial sequence of a PCR amplified nucleic acid molecule nfSP36 500 . Translation of SEQ ID NO:158 suggests that nucleic acid molecule nfSP36 197  encodes a non-full-length flea serine protease protein of about 65 amino acids, referred to herein as PfSP36 65 , having amino acid sequence SEQ ID NO:159, assuming the first codon spans from about nucleotide 1 through about nucleotide 3 of SEQ ID NO:158. A Genbank homology search revealed most homology between SEQ ID NO:159 and a  Drosophila melanogaster  easter protein sequence, there being about 42% identity between corresponding regions of the two amino acid sequences. 
     E. Another nucleic acid sequence of a flea serine protease nucleic molecule, namely nfSP38 341 , is represented herein as SEQ ID NO:162. Translation of SEQ ID NO:162 suggests that nucleic acid molecule nfSP38 341  encodes a non-full-length flea serine protease protein of about 113 amino acids, referred to herein as PfSP38 113 , having amino acid sequence SEQ ID NO:163, assuming the first codon spans from about nucleotide 3 through bout nucleotide 5 of SEQ ID NO:162. A Genbank homology search revealed most homology between SEQ ID NO:163 and a rat trypsinogen protein sequence, there being about 30% identity between corresponding regions of the two amino acid sequences. 
     F. A nucleic acid sequence of one of the flea serine protease nucleic molecules, namely nfSP34 390 , is represented herein as SEQ ID NO:156. Translation of SEQ ID NO:156 suggests that nucleic acid molecule nfSP4 390  encodes a non-full-length flea serine protease protein of about 130 amino acids, referred to herein as PfSP34 130 , having amino acid sequence SEQ ID NO:157, assuming the first codon spans from about nucleotide 1 through about nucleotide 3 of SEQ ID NO:156. A Genbank homology search revealed most homology between SEQ ID NO:157 and a  Drosophila melanogaster  Delta precursor protein sequence, there being about 33% identity between corresponding regions of the two amino acid sequences. 
     Example 28 
     This example describes the cloning and sequencing of a flea serine protease nucleic acid molecule. 
     A serine protease cDNA nucleic acid molecule was isolated in a manner similar to that described in Example 8. The actual primers used in PCR amplification of the serine protease nucleic acid molecule from a cat blood-fed whole flea cDNA expression library (produced as described in Example 26) included cat-try #2 (SEQ ID NO:12) in combination with M13 reverse primer (SEQ ID NO:13). The resulting PCR product was diluted 1:25 and used as a template in a second PCR reaction using the forward vector primer T3 (SEQ ID NO:15) in combination with the reverse primer (derived from the nucleic acid sequence of nfSP33 778 , described in Example 27) having the nucleic acid sequence 5′ ATT CCT CGT GGT TCA GTC GCT C 3′, represented herein as SEQ ID NO:188. The resultant PCR product was gel purified and cloned into the TA Vector™. The clones were subjected to nucleic acid sequencing as described above. 
     A nucleic acid sequence of a flea serine protease nucleic molecule, namely nfSP33 778  is represented herein as SEQ ID NO:189. As expected, SEQ ID NO:189 includes a portion of SEQ ID NO:154 Translation of SEQ ID NO:189 suggests that nucleic acid molecule nfSP33 778  encodes a non-full-length flea serine protease protein of about 259 amino acids, referred to herein as PfSP33 259 , having amino acid sequence SEQ ID NO:190, assuming the first codon spans from about nucleotide 2 through about nucleotide 4 of SEQ ID NO:189. A Genbank homology search revealed most homology between SEQ ID NO:189 and a Drosophila serine protease stubble gene, there being about 54% identity between nucleotides 23-778 of SEQ ID NO:189 and nucleotides 2324-3064 of the  Drosophila serine  protease stubble gene. 
     Example 29 
     This example describes the cloning and sequencing of another flea serine protease nucleic acid molecule. 
     Using the method described in Example 26, a cDNA clone of a flea serine protease was obtained using mRNA isolated from bovine blood-fed whole fleas. The resulting cDNA was used as a template in PCR amplification using the primers cat-try #2 (SEQ ID NO:12) used in combination with H57 primer (SEQ ID NO:15). The resultant PCR products were gel purified and cloned into the TA Vector™. One recombinant TA vector clone was isolated and the flea serine protease nucleic acid molecule and denoted nFS37 500  was subjected to nucleic acid sequencing as described in Sambrook et al., ibid. 
     The nucleic acid sequence of part of the flea serine protease nucleic molecule nFS 37   500 , namely nfSP37 261 , is represented herein as SEQ ID NO:160. Translation of SEQ ID NO:160 suggests that nucleic acid molecule nfSP37 261  encodes a non-full-length sequence of a flea serine protease protein of about 87 amino acids, referred to herein as PfSP37 87 , having amino acid sequence SEQ ID NO:161, assuming the first codon spans from about nucleotide 1 through about nucleotide 3 of SEQ ID NO:160. A Genbank homology search revealed most homology between SEQ ID NO:161 and a chicken trypsinogen protein sequence, there being about 31% identity between corresponding regions of the two amino acid sequences. 
     Example 30 
     This example describes the cloning and sequencing of certain larval flea serine protease nucleic acid molecules. 
     Certain serine protease cDNA nucleic acid molecules have been isolated from a mixed instar larval cDNA library produced using 1st, 2nd and 3rd instar larvae fed on cat blood, by PCR amplification. The actual primers used in the PCR amplification included either cat-try #2 (SEQ ID NO:12) in combination with either H57 primer (SEQ ID NO:15)or M13 reverse primer (SEQ ID NO:13). The resultant PCR products were gel purified and cloned into the TA Vector™. Three recombinant TA vector clones were isolated containing PCR products using cat-try #2 and M13 reverse as primers and one clone was isolated containing PCR products using cat-try #2 and H57 primers. These newly cloned nucleic acid molecules were subjected to nucleic acid sequencing as described above. 
     A. A nucleic acid sequence of one of the larval flea serine protease nucleic molecules isolated using cat-try #2 and M13 reverse primers, namely nfSP29 612  is represented herein as SEQ ID NO:146. Translation of SEQ ID NO:146 suggests that nucleic acid molecule nfSP29 612  encodes a close to full-length flea serine protease protein of about 204 amino acids, referred to herein as PfSP29 204 , having amino acid sequence SEQ ID NO:147, assuming an open reading frame in which the first codon spans from about nucleotide 10 through about nucleotide 12 of SEQ ID NO:146. A Genbank homology search revealed most homology between SEQ ID NO:146 and a rat trypsinogen gene, there being about 50% identity between corresponding regions of the two nucleic acid molecules. 
     B. Another nucleic acid sequence of one of the larval flea serine protease nucleic molecules isolated using cat-try #2 and M13 reverse primers, namely nfSP3 641 , is represented herein as SEQ ID NO:148. Translation of SEQ ID NO:148 suggests that nucleic acid molecule nfSP30 641  encodes a non-full-length flea serine protease protein of about 213 amino acids, referred to herein as PfSP30 213 , having amino acid sequence SEQ ID NO:149, assuming the first codon spans from about nucleotide 3 through about nucleotide 5 of SEQ ID NO:148. A Genbank homology search revealed most homology between SEQ ID NO:148 and a  Anopheles gambiae  trypsin gene, there being about 52% identity between corresponding regions of the two nucleic acid molecules. 
     C. Another nucleic acid sequence of one of the larval flea serine protease nucleic molecules isolated using cat-try #2 and M13 reverse primers, namely nfSP31 626 , is represented herein as SEQ ID NO:150. Translation of SEQ ID NO:150 suggests that nucleic acid molecule nfSP31 626  encodes a non-full-length flea serine protease protein of about 208 amino acids, referred to herein as PfSP31 208 , having amino acid sequence SEQ ID NO:151, a assuming the first residue spans from about nucleotide 3 through about nucleotide 5 or from a putative start codon spanning from about nucleotide 6 to about nucleotide 8 of SEQ ID NO:150. A Genbank homology search revealed homology between SEQ ID NO:150 and an  Anopheles gambiae  trypsin gene, there being about 52% identity between corresponding regions of the two nucleic acid molecules. D. Another nucleic acid sequence of one of the larval flea serine protease nucleic molecules isolated using cat-try #2 and H57 primers, namely nfSP32 433 , is represented herein as SEQ ID NO:152. Translation of SEQ ID NO:152 suggests that nucleic acid molecule nfSP32 435  encodes a non-full-length flea serine protease protein of about 144 amino acids, referred to herein as PfSP32 144 , having amino acid sequence SEQ ID NO:153, assuming the first codon spans from about nucleotide 1 through about nucleotide 3 of SEQ ID NO:152. A Genbank homology search revealed most homology between SEQ ID NO:152 and an  Anopheles gambiae  trypsin gene, there being about 52% identity between corresponding regions of the two nucleic acid molecules. 
     Example 31 
     This example describes the cloning and sequencing of another flea serine protease nucleic acid molecule. 
     A bovine blood-fed whole flea cDNA library (prepared as described in Example 8) was immunoscreened with antiserum collected from a rabbit that was immunized with a collection of flea salivary gland products referred to as fspN (as described in PCT Publication No. WO96/11271, entitled “NOVEL ECTOPARASITE SALIVA PROTEINS AND APPARATUS TO COLLECT SUCH PROTEINS”, published Apr. 18, 1996, Application Serial No. PCT/US95/13,200). Immunoscreening was performed as follows. New Zealand White rabbit antiserum developed against fspN flea saliva products was used in the immunoscreening protocols described in the picoblue™ Immunoscreening Kit instruction manual, available from Stratagene, Inc The methods for preparation of the cDNA expression libraries for immunoscreening, i.e., expression of the cDNA clones and procedures for transferring lambda phage plaques to membranes for immunoscreening, are described in the ZAP-cDNA Synthesis Kit instruction manual, also available from Stratagene, Inc., La Jolla, Calif. 
     A nucleotide sequence for a flea serine protease nucleic acid molecule named nfsp15 815  is denoted as SEQ ID NO:128 and corresponds to SEQ ID NO:70. Translation of SEQ ID NO;128 suggests that nucleic acid molecule nfsp15 815  encodes a close to full-length flea serine protease protein of about 254 amino acids, referred to herein as Pfsp15 254 , having amino acid sequence SEQ ID NO:129, assuming an open reading frame in which the first codon spans from about nucleotide 1 through about nucleotide 3 of SEQ ID NO:128 and a stop codon spanning from about nucleotide 763 through about nucleotide 765 of SEQ ID NO:128. A Genbank homology search revealed homology between SEQ ID NO:128 and an  Anopheles gambiae  trypsin gene, there being about 52% identity between corresponding regions of the two nucleic acid molecules. 
     Example 32 
     This example describes the cloning and sequencing of additional flea serine protease nucleic acid molecules. 
     Certain flea serine protease cDNA nucleic acid molecules have been isolated in a manner similar to that described in Example 8, using two nucleic acid molecules as probes to screen an unfed flea cDNA expression library, nfSP8 299  (SEQ ID NO: 92) and nfSP19 359  (SEQ ID NO:108) A clone that hybridized strongly to the probes was isolated and subjected to nucleic acid sequencing as described above. 
     A. The nucleic acid sequence of the flea serine protease nucleic molecule, namely nfSP19 855 , is represented herein as SEQ ID NO:130. SEQ ID NO:108 is within the sequence of the nucleic acid molecule nfSP19 855 . Translation of SEQ ID NO:130 yields an apparent full-length protein of about 253 amino acids, denoted PfSP19 253 , having amino acid sequence SEQ ID NO:131, assuming the first codon, an apparent start codon, spans from about nucleotide 1 through about nucleotide 3 of SEQ ID NO:130. A Genbank homology search revealed most homology between SEQ ID NO:130 and an  Aedes aegypti  trypsin, there being about 53% identity between corresponding regions of both nucleic acid molecules. 
     B. The nucleic acid sequence of another flea serine protease nucleic molecule, namely nfSP25 864 , is represented herein as SEQ ID NO:138. Translation of SEQ ID NO:138 yields a protein of about 260 amino acids, denoted PfSP25 260 , having amino acid sequence SEQ ID NO:139, assuming the first codon spans from about nucleotide 2 through about nucleotide 4 of SEQ ID NO:138 and a stop codon spanning from about nucleotide 782 through about nucleotide 784 of SEQ ID NO:139. A Genbank homology search revealed most homology between SEQ ID NO:139 and an  Anopheles gambiae  chymotrypsin protein sequence, there being about 34% identity between corresponding regions of the two amino acid sequences. 
     Example 33 
     This example describes the cloning and sequencing of another flea serine protease nucleic acid molecule. 
     A flea serine protease cDNA nucleic acid molecule. has been isolated in a manner similar to that described in Example 8, using nfSP11 252  (SEQ ID NO:98) as a probe to screen an bovine blood-fed flea cDNA expression library (produced as described in Example 8). A clone that hybridized strongly to the probe was isolated and subjected to nucleic acid sequencing using the Sanger dideoxy chain termination method, as described in Sambrook et al., ibid. 
     The nucleic acid sequence of the flea serine protease nucleic molecule, namely nfSP21 595 , is represented herein as SEQ ID NO:132. Translation of SEQ ID NO:132 yields a protein of about 198 amino acids, denoted PfSP21 198 , having amino acid sequence SEQ ID NO:133, assuming the first codon spans from about nucleotide 2 through about nucleotide 4 of SEQ ID NO:132 and a putative stop codon spanning from about nucleotide 596 to about nucleotide 598. A Genbank homology search revealed most homology between SEQ ID NO: 133 and Tachypleus tridentatus coagulation factor G protein sequence, there being about 45% identity between corresponding regions of the two amino acid sequences. 
     Example 34 
     This example describes the isolation and characterization of a 31 kD flea serine protease. 
     Guts from about 1500 fleas that had been fed on cat blood for about 24 hours were dissected in Gut Dissection Buffer (50 mM Tris 8.0, 100 mM CaCl 2 ). The guts were disrupted by freezing and thawing 4 times, followed by sonication. The resulting extracts were clarified by centrifugation for 20 minutes at 14,000 rpm in a microfuge at 4° C. The supernatant was recovered. 
     The gut supernatant was loaded onto a 3 ml column comprising p-aminobenzamidine cross-linked to Sepharose beads (Sigma), previously equilibrated in Benzamidine Column Buffer (50 mM Tris 8.0, 100 mM CaCl 2 , 400 mM NaCl). The supernatant was incubated on the column for about 10 min. Unbound protein was slowly washed off the column using Benzamidine Column Buffer until no protein was detectable by Bradford Assay (Bio Rad). 
     Proteases bound to the benzamidine column were then eluted using 10 ml Benzamidine Column Buffer supplemented with 10 mM p-aminobenzamidine (brought to pH 8.0 with NaOH). Proteases in the eluant were concentrated and diafiltered into a volume of about 0.3 ml Gut Dissection Buffer using a Microcon 3 concentrator (Amicon). 
     About 120 μl of the concentrated eluant was further concentrated to a volume of about 30 μl. Proteases contained in this concentrate were resolved by gel electrophoresis on a 14% Tris-Glycine electrophoresis gel (15 μl per lane=approximately 300 gut equivalents per lane). After electrophoresis, the separated proteases were blotted onto a PVDF membrane using a CAPS buffer (10 mM CAPS pH 11, 0.5 mM DTT) The membrane was stained with Coomassie Brilliant Blue. A dominant protein band of about 31 kDa was visualized. The membrane was then used for automated N-terminal sequencing (described in Example 7). A partial N-terminal amino acid sequence of the flea protease was determined to be IVGGEDVDISTCGWC (denoted SEQ ID NO:179). 
     Example 35 
     This example describes the isolation and characterization of a 31 kD flea serine protease contained in a formulation having IgGase activity (i.e., ability to proteolyze immunoglobulin G proteins). 
     Cat blood-fed flea gut extracts were prepared and selected on a benzamidine column as described above in Example 32. IgG protease activity was assayed by incubating at 37° C., overnight, the benzamidine eluent with cat immunoglobulin G proteins (IgG) purified on Protein A sepharose. The ability of the flea gut benzamidine eluant to digest cat IgG was detected by resolving the samples by gel electrophoresis through a 14% SDS-PAGE gel and silver staining the gel using standard methods. The marked decrease (compared with control samples lacking protease activity) of a 50 kDa band on the silver stained gel, representing cat IgG heavy chain, indicated that the benzamidine eluant contains IgG protease activity. 
     The benzamidine eluant was then purified on a PolyPropylaspartamide hydrophobic interaction chromatography (HIC) column by applying the eluant to the column in buffer containing 0.1M KPO 4 , pH 6.5 and 2M (NH 4 ) 2 SO 4 . Proteases bound to the column were eluted using an ammonium sulfate gradient of 2M to 0M in HIC column buffer. Column fractions were tested for IgG protease activity using the method described above. Fractions containing IgG protease activity were pooled and applied to a PolyCat cation exchange column in 20M sodium acetate, pH 6. The proteins were eluted using a sodium chloride gradient of 0M to 1M NaCl in 20M sodium acetate. Fractions eluted from the column were tested for IgG protease activity and then each fraction was resolved by electrophoresis using SDS-PAGE. Fractions having the highest levels of IgG protease activity included a protein band that migrated at about 31 kDa on the SDS-PAGE gel. Weaker protease activity corresponded to an about 28 kDa band. 
     The 31 kDa protein present on the SDS-PAGE gel was used for N-terminal amino acid sequencing using the blotting method described above. A partial N-terminal amino acid sequence was determined to be IVGGEDVDIST(C)GWQI(S)FQ(S)ENLHF(C)GG(S)IIAPK (denoted herein as SEQ ID NO:184). A comparison of SEQ ID NO:184 and SEQ ID NO:179 (described in Example 34) indicates a single residue difference between the two amino acid sequences at residue 15 of each sequence (i.e., Q and V, respectively). Since SEQ ID NO:184 correlates with IgGase activity, the data suggests that the larval protein containing SEQ ID NO:179 has IgGase activity. 
     Example 36 
     This example describes the cloning and sequencing of a 31 kDa flea serine protease contained in a formulation having IgGase activity. 
     A flea protease nucleic acid molecule was isolated from a cat blood-fed whole flea library (described in Example 23) and a bovine blood-fed whole flea library (described in Example 8) by PCR amplification. The actual primers used in the PCR amplification included FP31A primer designed using the N-terminal amino acid sequence SEQ ID NO:179, the primer having the nucleic acid sequence 5′ GAA GAT GTW GAT ATT TCW ACA TGT GG 3′ (SEQ ID NO:185) used in combination with the M13 universal primer. The resultant PCR products were gel purified and cloned into the TA Vector™ and subjected to nucleic acid sequencing as described above. 
     A FP31B primer (5′ GAA AAT GAA ATC CAC TTA AAC ATT ACG 3′, (represented herein as SEQ ID NO:186) was designed using the DNA sequence of a DNA fragment from a bovine blood-fed cDNA library. A flea protease cDNA nucleic acid molecule was isolated by PCR amplification of the cat blood-fed whole flea library and the bovine blood-fed whole flea library described above by PCR amplification. PCR amplification was performed using the FP31B primer in combination with M13 reverse primer. The resulting PCR products were then diluted 1:25, and used as a template for a second PCR reaction using primer FP31C, having the sequence 5′ CTC TTA TTG TAC GAG GGA TGC 3′ (denoted herein SEQ ID NO:187) in combination with T3 primer (SEQ ID NO:14). The resulting nested PCR product was cloned into TA Vector™ and subjected to DNA sequencing. 
     The nucleic acid sequence of the resulting flea serine protease nucleic molecule, namely nfSP28 923  is represented herein as SEQ ID NO:144. Translation of SEQ ID NO:144 yields a protein of about 267 amino acids, denoted PfSP28 267 , having amino acid sequence SEQ ID NO:145, assuming an open reading frame in which the putative start codon spans from about nucleotide 8 through about nucleotide 10 of SEQ ID NO:144 or from about nucleotide 11 through about nucleotide 13, and a stop codon spanning from about nucleotide 803 through about nucleotide 805 of SEQ ID NO:144. SEQ ID NO:145 contains SEQ ID NO:179 except Q is substituted for C, and SEQ ID NO:184 A Genbank homology search revealed most homology between SEQ ID NO:144 and Bombix mori vitellin-degrading protease gene, there being about 53% identity between corresponding regions of the two nucleic acid sequences. 
     Example 37 
     This example describes  3 H-DFP labelling of larval serine proteases. 
     About 100 unfed larvae, 100 1st instar larvae, and 100 3rd Instar larvae were collected in 100 μl Gut Dissection Buffer (50 mM Tris 8.0, 100 mM CaCl 2 ). About 400 μl of water was added to the collected larvae, which were then sonicated. The sonicates were clarified by centrifugation at 15,000 RPM in an SS-34 rotor for 30 minutes at 4° C. The supernatant from each larval sonicate was recovered and concentrated to a volume of about 120 μl (1.2 μl per larval equivalent). 
     Samples containing about 25 larval equivalents (about 30 μl) were labeled with about 2.5 μCi of 3H-diisopropylfluorophosphate (DFP; obtained from New England Nuclear) and incubated at 4° C. for 18 hours. Following the incubation period, 5 larval equivalents of each larval stage (about 6 μl) were run on a 14% Tris Glycine SDS-PAGE gel. The gel was then soaked in Entensify (obtained from New England Nuclear) to enhance the tritium signal for autoradiography, and dried. The dried gel was then exposed to X-ray film (Kodak XO-mat) for about 3 days at −70° C. 
     The results indicate that gut extracts from unfed larvae do not contain detectable amounts of serine proteases (FIG. 12, lane A), while both fed 1st instar larvae (FIG. 12, lane B) and fed 3rd instar larvae (FIG. 12, lane C) produce serine proteases. In particular, fed 1st instar larvae primarily produce a serine protease having a molecular weight of about 25 kD; and fed 3rd instar larvae produce about serine proteases having molecular weights of about 25 kD, 28 kD and 31 kD. The approximate size of standard molecular weight protein markers are shown in FIG.  12 . 
     Example 38 
     This example describes the determination of partial N-terminal amino acid sequences for several larval serine proteases. 
     About 10,300 3rd Instar larvae were collected in Gut Dissection Buffer (50 mM Tris, pH 8.0, 100 mM CaCl 2 ). The larvae were homogenized by sonication and clarified by centrifugation at 15,000 rpm in an SS-34 rotor for 30 min., at 4° C. The supernatant was recovered. The 3rd Instar supernatant was mixed with 5 ml of p-aminobenzamidine cross-linked to Sepharose beads (Sigma) equilibrated in Benzamidine Column Buffer (50 mM Tris pH 8.0, 100 mM CaCl 2 , 400 mM NaCl). The supernatant was rocked with the beads overnight at 4° C. The beads were washed in about 45 ml Benzamidine Column Buffer to remove unbound protein. The beads were then mixed 2 hours at 4° C. with about 10 ml of Benzamidine Column Buffer containing 100 mM p-aminobenzamidine (pH 8.0 adjusted with NaOH) to elute proteins bound to the beads. The eluted proteins were then collected. The elution process was repeated once more. The eluted protein was concentrated by ultrafiltration with a Centriprep 10 concentrator (Amicon). The concentrate was diluted with Gut Dissection Buffer to a final volume of about 5 ml. 
     Partial N-terminal amino acid sequence of proteins eluted from the beads was obtained using the method described in Example 32. Two proteins having molecular weights of about 25 kDa and about 26 kDa were identified on the Coomassie Brilliant Blue stained membranes. Partial N-terminal amino acid sequence obtained for the protein having a molecular weight of about 25 kDa is IVGGVSVNINDYGYQLSLQSNGR, denoted herein as SEQ ID NO:181. Partial N-terminal amino acid sequence obtained for the protein having a molecular weight of about 26 kDa is IVGGHDTSIKQHPYQV, denoted herein as SEQ ID NO:180. 
     Example 39 
     This Example demonstrates the production of certain flea serine protease proteins of the present invention. 
     A. Flea serine protease protein PfSP1 216  was in the following manner. Flea serine protease nucleic acid molecule nfSP1 670 , produced as described in Example 20, was digested with XhoI restriction endonuclease, gel purified and subcloned into expression vector λP R /T 2 ori/S10HIS-RSET-A9 (the production of which is described in Tripp et al, International PCT Publication No. WO 95/24198, published Sep. 14, 1995; see, in particular, Example 7), that had been digested with XhoI and dephosphorylated. The resultant recombinant molecule, referred to herein as pHisCro-nfSP1 670 , was transformed into  E. coli  HB101 competent cells (available from Gibco BRL) to form recombinant cell  E. coli  :pHisCro-nfSP1 670 . The recombinant cell was cultured as described in Example 20. Flea serine protease protein PfSP1 216  was purified by nickel chelation chromatography followed by reverse phase high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC). Immunoblot analysis of the purified PfSP1 216  indicated that rabbit anti-flea protease antiserum, produced as described in example 14, selectively bound to PfSP1 216 . 
     B. Flea serine protease protein PfSP2 253  was produced in the following manner. Flea serine protease nucleic acid molecule nfSP2 715 , produced as described in Example 20, was digested with XhoI restriction endonuclease, gel purified and subcloned into expression vector λP R /T 2 ori/S10HIS-RSET-A9 as described in Example 39A. The resultant recombinant molecule, referred to herein as pHisCro-nfSP2 715 , was transformed into  E. coli  HB101 competent cells (available from Gibco BRL) to form recombinant cell  E. coli  :pHisCro-nfSP2 715 . The recombinant cell was cultured as described in Example 20. Flea serine protease protein PfSP2 233  was purified by nickel chelation chromatography followed by reverse phase HPLC. Immunoblot analysis of the purified PfSP2 233  indicated that rabbit anti-flea protease antiserum, produced as described in example 14, selectively bound to PfSP2 233 . 
     C. Flea serine protease protein PfSP13 225  was produced in the following manner. Flea serine protease nucleic acid molecule nfSP13 700 , produced as described in Example 20, was digested with XhoI restriction endonuclease, gel purified and subcloned into expression vector λP R /T 2 ori/S10HIS-RSET-A9 as described in Example 39A. The resultant recombinant molecule, referred to herein as pHisCro-nfSP13 700 , was transformed into  E. coli  HB101 competent cells (available from Gibco BRL) to form recombinant cell  E. coli  :pHisCro-nfSP13 700 . The recombinant cell was cultured as described in Example 20. Flea serine protease protein PfSP31 225  was purified by nickel chelation chromatography followed by reverse phase HPLC. Immunoblot analysis of the purified PfSP13 225  indicated that rabbit anti-flea protease antiserun, produced as described in example 14, selectively bound to PfSP13 225 . 
     D. Flea serine protease protein PfSP20 222  was produced in the following manner. An about 669-bp DNA fragment, referred to herein as nfSP20 669 , and designed to encode an apparently mature serine protease protein, was PCR amplified from flea serine protease clone 20 using the XhoI-site containing primer F27-S (sense) 5′ GAG CTC TCG AGA ATC GTA GGA GGA CAC GAT AC 3′ (SEQ ID NO:183) and the EcoRI-site containing primer F20-A (antisense) 5′ G GAC GAA TTC TTA AAC ACC AGA CAC TTC CTT G 3′ (SEQ ID NO:182). The PCR product nfSP20 669  was digested with XhoI and EcoRI restriction endonucleases, gel purified and subcloned into expression vector λP R /T 2 ori/S10HIS-RSET-A9 as described in Example 39A. The resultant recombinant molecule, referred to herein as pHisCro-nfSP20 669 , was transformed into  E. coli  HB101 competent cells (available from Gibco BRL) to form recombinant cell  E. coli  :pHisCro-nfSP20 669 . The recombinant cell was cultured as described in Example 20. Immunoblot analysis of recombinant cell  E. coli :pHisCro-nfSP20 669  lysates using a T7 tag monoclonal antibody (available from Novagen, Inc.) directed against the fusion portion of the recombinant PHISCRO-PfSP20 222  fusion protein identified a protein of the appropriate size, namely an about 31-kD protein. Flea serine protease protein PfSP20 222  was purified by nickel chelation chromatography followed by reverse phase HPLC. Immunoblot analysis of the purified PfSP20 222  indicated that rabbit anti-flea protease antiserum, produced as described in example 14, selectively bound to PfSP20  222 . 
     Example 40 
     This example describes that various flea serine protease nucleic acid molecules described in the foregoing examples can be obtained from multiple sources. 
     Nucleic acid molecules corresponding to flea clone 4 have been obtained from a bovine blood-fed whole flea library (described in Example 8), a cat blood-fed whole flea library (described in Example 26), an unfed whole flea library (described in Example 8), and a mixed instar whole flea library (described in Example 30). Nucleic acid molecules corresponding to flea clone 5 have been obtained from a bovine blood-fed whole flea library and a cat blood-fed whole flea library. Nucleic acid molecules corresponding to flea clone 6 have been obtained from a bovine blood-fed whole flea library, a cat blood-fed whole flea library and an unfed whole flea library. Nucleic acid molecule corresponding to flea clone 7 have been obtained from a bovine blood-fed whole flea library, and a cat blood-fed whole flea library. Nucleic acid molecules corresponding to flea clone 8 have been obtained from a bovine blood-fed whole flea library and an unfed whole flea library. Nucleic acid molecules corresponding to flea clone 12 have been obtained from a bovine blood-fed whole flea library and a cat blood-fed whole flea library. Nucleic acid molecules corresponding to flea clone 13 have been obtained from a bovine blood-fed whole flea library, a cat blood-fed whole flea library, and an unfed whole flea library. Nucleic acid molecules corresponding to flea clone 20 have been obtained from a bovine blood-fed whole flea library, a cat blood-fed whole flea library, and an unfed whole flea library. Nucleic acid molecules corresponding to flea clone 28 have been obtained from a bovine blood-fed whole flea library and a cat blood-fed whole flea library. 
     SEQUENCE LISTING 
     The following Sequence Listing is submitted pursuant to 37 CFR §1.821. A copy in computer readable form is also submitted herewith. 
     Applicants assert pursuant to 37.CFR §1.821(f) that the content of the paper and computer readable copies of SEQ ID NO:1 through SEQ ID NO:190 submitted herewith are the same. 
     
       
         
           
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Ile Ile Gly Gly Glu Val Ala Gly Glu Gly Ser Ala Pro Tyr Gln Val
1               5                   10                  15
Ser Leu Arg Thr Lys Glu Gly Asn His Phe Ser Gly Gly Ser Ile Leu
            20                  25                  30 
           
           
             
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Xaa Val Gly Gly His Asp Thr Ser Ile Asp Xaa His Pro His Gln Val
1               5                   10                  15
Thr 
           
           
             
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Ile Val Gly Gly Ala Asp Ala Ala Pro Gly Asn Ala Pro Phe Gln Val
1               5                   10                  15
Ser Leu Arg Asp Lys Gly
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Ile Val Gly Gly Gln Asp Ala Asp Ile Ala Lys Tyr Gly Tyr Gln Ala
1               5                   10                  15
Ser Leu Gln Val Phe Asn Glu His Phe Xaa Gly Ala Xaa Ile Leu Asn
            20                  25                  30
Asn Tyr 
           
           
             
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Ile Val Gly Gly Thr Asp Val Asn Ile Glu Asn Phe Gly Trp Gln Val
1               5                   10                  15
Ser Leu Phe Asp Arg Asn Gly His Phe
            20                  25 
           
           
             
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Ile Val Gly Gly His Asp Thr Ser Ile Asp Lys His Pro Phe Gln Val
1               5                   10                  15
Ser Leu Ile Asp Lys Asn
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Val Val Gly Gly Leu Glu Ala Ala Glu Gly Ser Ala Pro Tyr Gln Val
1               5                   10                  15
Xaa Leu Gln Trp Gly Asn Phe
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Ile Val Gly Gly Glu Asp Ala Glu Leu Gly Glu Xaa Pro Thr Gln
1               5                   10                  15 
           
           
             
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Asp Glu Asp Gly Lys Asp Asp Ser Ala Pro Gly Glu Ile
1               5                   10 
           
           
             
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                /note= “At pos. aa 2, Xaa = Gln or
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Cys Xaa Gly Asp Ser Gly Gly Pro Leu
1               5 
           
           
             
               27 base pairs 
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TAAWGGWCCW CCYGAATCTC CCTGGCA                                         27 
           
           
             
               24 base pairs 
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TAAWGGWCCA GARTCTCCTT GACA                                            24 
           
           
             
               19 base pairs 
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GGAAACAGCT ATGACCATG                                                  19 
           
           
             
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ATTAACCCTC ACTAAAG                                                    17 
           
           
             
               23 base pairs 
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TGGGTWGTWA CWGCWGCWCA TTG                                             23 
           
           
             
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                /note= “At pos. aa 224, substitute
               Xaa.” 
             
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GCA CGA GAT CGC ATT GTT GGA GGA TTG GAG GCG AAA AAT GGA TCA GCC       48
Ala Arg Asp Arg Ile Val Gly Gly Leu Glu Ala Lys Asn Gly Ser Ala
  1               5                  10                  15
CCA TTC ATG GTT TCT TTG CAA GCG GAA GAC TAT TTT CAT TTT TGT GGA       96
Pro Phe Met Val Ser Leu Gln Ala Glu Asp Tyr Phe His Phe Cys Gly
             20                  25                  30
TCC TCT ATT CTG AAT GAG AGA TGG GTT CTT ACT GCT GCT CAC TGT ATC      144
Ser Ser Ile Leu Asn Glu Arg Trp Val Leu Thr Ala Ala His Cys Ile
         35                  40                  45
CAA CCA AAT GTA CAC AAG TAC GTT TAC GTC GGT TCG AAC AAC GTA GAA      192
Gln Pro Asn Val His Lys Tyr Val Tyr Val Gly Ser Asn Asn Val Glu
     50                  55                  60
GTA GGC GGA ACA CAC TAC GAA ATC GAA AAA GCT TTC TAT CAC GAA GAA      240
Val Gly Gly Thr His Tyr Glu Ile Glu Lys Ala Phe Tyr His Glu Glu
 65                  70                  75                  80
TAT GAT GGA GTA GAT CTT GTA GAT CAT GAT GTG ATT GAT CAA AGT GAG      288
Tyr Asp Gly Val Asp Leu Val Asp His Asp Val Ile Asp Gln Ser Glu
                 85                  90                  95
ACA AAC ATT GAT TTA ATG AAG TGT CAA CCC ATT AAA TTA CGA AGA AAG      336
Thr Asn Ile Asp Leu Met Lys Cys Gln Pro Ile Lys Leu Arg Arg Lys
            100                 105                 110
CCA CTC GTT GGT GGT GAG GAA TTG AGA GCA GTA GGC TGG GGA AAT ACA      384
Pro Leu Val Gly Gly Glu Glu Leu Arg Ala Val Gly Trp Gly Asn Thr
        115                 120                 125
AAT TCA GCA GGG GAA AAT TTT CCA TTG AAA CTT CAA GAA TTG TAC GTG      432
Asn Ser Ala Gly Glu Asn Phe Pro Leu Lys Leu Gln Glu Leu Tyr Val
    130                 135                 140
AAA GCT TTG ACT AAT GAG GAG TGC AAA GCT AAA TCA CCA ATT CCA CCA      480
Lys Ala Leu Thr Asn Glu Glu Cys Lys Ala Lys Ser Pro Ile Pro Pro
145                 150                 155                 160
ACG ACC CAA GTC TGC ACA CTT TTG GAA AAG AAT CAT GGT GTA TGC TCG      528
Thr Thr Gln Val Cys Thr Leu Leu Glu Lys Asn His Gly Val Cys Ser
                165                 170                 175
GGA GAT TCT GGT GGT CCA TTG CTT TTG GAT GGC GAG CAA GTT GGC ATT      576
Gly Asp Ser Gly Gly Pro Leu Leu Leu Asp Gly Glu Gln Val Gly Ile
            180                 185                 190
GCC TCA TTT GTT ATC TTC AAA TGC GCA ATG GGG TAC CCT GAC TAT TTC      624
Ala Ser Phe Val Ile Phe Lys Cys Ala Met Gly Tyr Pro Asp Tyr Phe
        195                 200                 205
ACA AGA TTG TCT CTA TAT GTA GAT TGG ATT GAA CAA CAC ATG GAT TAA      672
Thr Arg Leu Ser Leu Tyr Val Asp Trp Ile Glu Gln His Met Asp Xaa
    210                 215                 220 
           
           
             
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Ala Arg Asp Arg Ile Val Gly Gly Leu Glu Ala Lys Asn Gly Ser Ala
  1               5                  10                  15
Pro Phe Met Val Ser Leu Gln Ala Glu Asp Tyr Phe His Phe Cys Gly
             20                  25                  30
Ser Ser Ile Leu Asn Glu Arg Trp Val Leu Thr Ala Ala His Cys Ile
         35                  40                  45
Gln Pro Asn Val His Lys Tyr Val Tyr Val Gly Ser Asn Asn Val Glu
     50                  55                  60
Val Gly Gly Thr His Tyr Glu Ile Glu Lys Ala Phe Tyr His Glu Glu
 65                  70                  75                  80
Tyr Asp Gly Val Asp Leu Val Asp His Asp Val Ile Asp Gln Ser Glu
                 85                  90                  95
Thr Asn Ile Asp Leu Met Lys Cys Gln Pro Ile Lys Leu Arg Arg Lys
            100                 105                 110
Pro Leu Val Gly Gly Glu Glu Leu Arg Ala Val Gly Trp Gly Asn Thr
        115                 120                 125
Asn Ser Ala Gly Glu Asn Phe Pro Leu Lys Leu Gln Glu Leu Tyr Val
    130                 135                 140
Lys Ala Leu Thr Asn Glu Glu Cys Lys Ala Lys Ser Pro Ile Pro Pro
145                 150                 155                 160
Thr Thr Gln Val Cys Thr Leu Leu Glu Lys Asn His Gly Val Cys Ser
                165                 170                 175
Gly Asp Ser Gly Gly Pro Leu Leu Leu Asp Gly Glu Gln Val Gly Ile
            180                 185                 190
Ala Ser Phe Val Ile Phe Lys Cys Ala Met Gly Tyr Pro Asp Tyr Phe
        195                 200                 205
Thr Arg Leu Ser Leu Tyr Val Asp Trp Ile Glu Gln His Met Asp Xaa
    210                 215                 220 
           
           
             
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GGG TGG GGA AGA CTT GGA GCT AAC TTG AAT GGA CCG AAT GAA CTC CAA       48
Gly Trp Gly Arg Leu Gly Ala Asn Leu Asn Gly Pro Asn Glu Leu Gln
  1               5                  10                  15
GAA CTT AAC ACT GTC ACA TTA AGC CAC CAG CAA TGT GTA AGA CAA CAA       96
Glu Leu Asn Thr Val Thr Leu Ser His Gln Gln Cys Val Arg Gln Gln
             20                  25                  30
ATT TAT CCA GTA TAC GAC AGC CAA CTT TGC ACA TTT GTT GGC AGT GGA      144
Ile Tyr Pro Val Tyr Asp Ser Gln Leu Cys Thr Phe Val Gly Ser Gly
         35                  40                  45
CGA GGC GCC TGC                                                      156
Arg Gly Ala Cys
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Gly Trp Gly Arg Leu Gly Ala Asn Leu Asn Gly Pro Asn Glu Leu Gln
  1               5                  10                  15
Glu Leu Asn Thr Val Thr Leu Ser His Gln Gln Cys Val Arg Gln Gln
             20                  25                  30
Ile Tyr Pro Val Tyr Asp Ser Gln Leu Cys Thr Phe Val Gly Ser Gly
         35                  40                  45
Arg Gly Ala Cys
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GGA TGG GGC AAA TTA AGT GAA TCA GGA CCC AAG CCA GTA AAT CTA CAA       48
Gly Trp Gly Lys Leu Ser Glu Ser Gly Pro Lys Pro Val Asn Leu Gln
  1               5                  10                  15
GGA GTA AAA GTG CCT TAT GTG ACC AAG ATA CAT GCT CTG ACA GCT ACG       96
Gly Val Lys Val Pro Tyr Val Thr Lys Ile His Ala Leu Thr Ala Thr
             20                  25                  30
TCT TTG CAG GTA AAA GAT ATC ACC GAA AAC ATG TTG TGT GCC GGA GTT      144
Ser Leu Gln Val Lys Asp Ile Thr Glu Asn Met Leu Cys Ala Gly Val
         35                  40                  45
AGA AGA GGT GGC AAG GAC TCC TGC                                      168
Arg Arg Gly Gly Lys Asp Ser Cys
     50                  55 
           
           
             
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Gly Trp Gly Lys Leu Ser Glu Ser Gly Pro Lys Pro Val Asn Leu Gln
  1               5                  10                  15
Gly Val Lys Val Pro Tyr Val Thr Lys Ile His Ala Leu Thr Ala Thr
             20                  25                  30
Ser Leu Gln Val Lys Asp Ile Thr Glu Asn Met Leu Cys Ala Gly Val
         35                  40                  45
Arg Arg Gly Gly Lys Asp Ser Cys
     50                  55 
           
           
             
               177 base pairs 
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             22
GGA TGG GGA TCA AGA TCT ACT TCC AAT TTC CCA TCT TAC CCC AAC CTT       48
Gly Trp Gly Ser Arg Ser Thr Ser Asn Phe Pro Ser Tyr Pro Asn Leu
  1               5                  10                  15
TTA CAG ACC GTT GAC AAA CCA ATT GTA TCT TAT GCC GAA TGT GAG AAA       96
Leu Gln Thr Val Asp Lys Pro Ile Val Ser Tyr Ala Glu Cys Glu Lys
             20                  25                  30
GTA TTG GGA GGT CCT GGA GCC TCA CCA CTT CAC CCC TTG AAC CTC TGC      144
Val Leu Gly Gly Pro Gly Ala Ser Pro Leu His Pro Leu Asn Leu Cys
         35                  40                  45
ACT GGA CCC TTG ACC GGT GGA GTA AGC GCT TGT                          177
Thr Gly Pro Leu Thr Gly Gly Val Ser Ala Cys
     50                  55 
           
           
             
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Gly Trp Gly Ser Arg Ser Thr Ser Asn Phe Pro Ser Tyr Pro Asn Leu
  1               5                  10                  15
Leu Gln Thr Val Asp Lys Pro Ile Val Ser Tyr Ala Glu Cys Glu Lys
             20                  25                  30
Val Leu Gly Gly Pro Gly Ala Ser Pro Leu His Pro Leu Asn Leu Cys
         35                  40                  45
Thr Gly Pro Leu Thr Gly Gly Val Ser Ala Cys
     50                  55 
           
           
             
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             24
GGC TGG GGA AAT ACA AAT TCA GCA GGG GAA AAT TTT CCA TTG AAA CTT       48
Gly Trp Gly Asn Thr Asn Ser Ala Gly Glu Asn Phe Pro Leu Lys Leu
  1               5                  10                  15
CAA GAA TTG TAC GTG AAA GCT TTG ACT AAT GAG GAG TGC AAA GCT AAA       96
Gln Glu Leu Tyr Val Lys Ala Leu Thr Asn Glu Glu Cys Lys Ala Lys
             20                  25                  30
TCA CCA ATT CCA CCA ACG ACC CAA GTC TGC ACA CTT TTG GAA AAG AAT      144
Ser Pro Ile Pro Pro Thr Thr Gln Val Cys Thr Leu Leu Glu Lys Asn
         35                  40                  45
CAT GGT GTA TGC                                                      156
His Gly Val Cys
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Gly Trp Gly Asn Thr Asn Ser Ala Gly Glu Asn Phe Pro Leu Lys Leu
  1               5                  10                  15
Gln Glu Leu Tyr Val Lys Ala Leu Thr Asn Glu Glu Cys Lys Ala Lys
             20                  25                  30
Ser Pro Ile Pro Pro Thr Thr Gln Val Cys Thr Leu Leu Glu Lys Asn
         35                  40                  45
His Gly Val Cys
     50 
           
           
             
               159 base pairs 
               nucleic acid 
               single 
               linear 
             
             
               cDNA 
             
             
               unknown 
             
             
               CDS 
                1..159 
             
             26
GGA TGG GGA TCA ACT GGA TCT GGT GGT CCA ATT ACA AAT GTT CTA CAA       48
Gly Trp Gly Ser Thr Gly Ser Gly Gly Pro Ile Thr Asn Val Leu Gln
  1               5                  10                  15
GAA GTC GAA GTT CCA TTT ATC GAC TTC AAC ACC TGC CGA AAA TCC TAC       96
Glu Val Glu Val Pro Phe Ile Asp Phe Asn Thr Cys Arg Lys Ser Tyr
             20                  25                  30
TCA ACC AGC TTA ACC GAC CGT ATG TTC TGC GCT GGA TTT TTG GGA ATT      144
Ser Thr Ser Leu Thr Asp Arg Met Phe Cys Ala Gly Phe Leu Gly Ile
         35                  40                  45
GGT GGT AAG GCT TGC                                                  159
Gly Gly Lys Ala Cys
     50 
           
           
             
               53 amino acids 
               amino acid 
               linear 
             
             
               protein 
             
             
               unknown 
             
             27
Gly Trp Gly Ser Thr Gly Ser Gly Gly Pro Ile Thr Asn Val Leu Gln
  1               5                  10                  15
Glu Val Glu Val Pro Phe Ile Asp Phe Asn Thr Cys Arg Lys Ser Tyr
             20                  25                  30
Ser Thr Ser Leu Thr Asp Arg Met Phe Cys Ala Gly Phe Leu Gly Ile
         35                  40                  45
Gly Gly Lys Ala Cys
     50 
           
           
             
               168 base pairs 
               nucleic acid 
               single 
               linear 
             
             
               cDNA 
             
             
               unknown 
             
             
               CDS 
                1..168 
             
             28
GGC TGG GGA AAT TTA GGG GAA GAT GAG GAC GAC CCC GAA CAA CTG CAA       48
Gly Trp Gly Asn Leu Gly Glu Asp Glu Asp Asp Pro Glu Gln Leu Gln
  1               5                  10                  15
TAT GTA AAG GTA CCT ATT GTT AAC TGG ACT CAG TGC AAA ACT ATA TAT       96
Tyr Val Lys Val Pro Ile Val Asn Trp Thr Gln Cys Lys Thr Ile Tyr
             20                  25                  30
GGA AAT GAA GGA CTA ATA ATT ACC CAA AAT ATG ATT TGT GCT GGT TAT      144
Gly Asn Glu Gly Leu Ile Ile Thr Gln Asn Met Ile Cys Ala Gly Tyr
         35                  40                  45
CCT GAT GGC GGT AAG GAC TCT TGC                                      168
Pro Asp Gly Gly Lys Asp Ser Cys
     50                  55 
           
           
             
               56 amino acids 
               amino acid 
               linear 
             
             
               protein 
             
             
               unknown 
             
             29
Gly Trp Gly Asn Leu Gly Glu Asp Glu Asp Asp Pro Glu Gln Leu Gln
  1               5                  10                  15
Tyr Val Lys Val Pro Ile Val Asn Trp Thr Gln Cys Lys Thr Ile Tyr
             20                  25                  30
Gly Asn Glu Gly Leu Ile Ile Thr Gln Asn Met Ile Cys Ala Gly Tyr
         35                  40                  45
Pro Asp Gly Gly Lys Asp Ser Cys
     50                  55 
           
           
             
               159 base pairs 
               nucleic acid 
               single 
               linear 
             
             
               cDNA 
             
             
               unknown 
             
             
               CDS 
                1..159 
             
             30
GGA TGG GCA TCT CCA AAG ATT TCC CCT GCT TTC GAA TTG CCT GAC AAA       48
Gly Trp Ala Ser Pro Lys Ile Ser Pro Ala Phe Glu Leu Pro Asp Lys
  1               5                  10                  15
CTA CAG TAC ACA ACT TTG GAA GTC CAA CCA AGT GAA GAC TGC AAA AAA       96
Leu Gln Tyr Thr Thr Leu Glu Val Gln Pro Ser Glu Asp Cys Lys Lys
             20                  25                  30
GTA TGG GCC CCT TAC ATG CGC GAC TAC ATC CTT TGT GCC AAA TTT GAA      144
Val Trp Ala Pro Tyr Met Arg Asp Tyr Ile Leu Cys Ala Lys Phe Glu
         35                  40                  45
AAA CAA AAC ATT TGC                                                  159
Lys Gln Asn Ile Cys
     50 
           
           
             
               53 amino acids 
               amino acid 
               linear 
             
             
               protein 
             
             
               unknown 
             
             31
Gly Trp Ala Ser Pro Lys Ile Ser Pro Ala Phe Glu Leu Pro Asp Lys
  1               5                  10                  15
Leu Gln Tyr Thr Thr Leu Glu Val Gln Pro Ser Glu Asp Cys Lys Lys
             20                  25                  30
Val Trp Ala Pro Tyr Met Arg Asp Tyr Ile Leu Cys Ala Lys Phe Glu
         35                  40                  45
Lys Gln Asn Ile Cys
     50 
           
           
             
               186 base pairs 
               nucleic acid 
               single 
               linear 
             
             
               cDNA 
             
             
               unknown 
             
             
               CDS 
                1..186 
                /note= “At pos. bp 86/87, change
               A/A to V/Y; at pos. aa 29, change Glu to Xaa and
               define Xaa =  Val, Ala, Asp, Glu or Gly. ” 
             
             32
GGT TGG GGA AAG ATA GAC TAT TCT GAG AGC AGA AGT GAT GAC CTA CTG       48
Gly Trp Gly Lys Ile Asp Tyr Ser Glu Ser Arg Ser Asp Asp Leu Leu
  1               5                  10                  15
AAA GTA GTA CTG AAA ATT ATT GAT AAT AGG CAA TGC GVY CCC TTA TAC       96
Lys Val Val Leu Lys Ile Ile Asp Asn Arg Gln Cys Xaa Pro Leu Tyr
             20                  25                  30
GTT GAT CAG ATT AAT AGA AGA AGA TTG AGA AAT GGA ATT GTA GAA ACA      144
Val Asp Gln Ile Asn Arg Arg Arg Leu Arg Asn Gly Ile Val Glu Thr
         35                  40                  45
CAG ATG TGT GCA GGA GAA TTG GAT GGT GGA AAA GAC ACT TGC              186
Gln Met Cys Ala Gly Glu Leu Asp Gly Gly Lys Asp Thr Cys
     50                  55                  60 
           
           
             
               62 amino acids 
               amino acid 
               linear 
             
             
               protein 
             
             
               unknown 
             
             
               Xaa = Val, Ala, Asp Glu or Gly 
                29 
             
             33
Gly Trp Gly Lys Ile Asp Tyr Ser Glu Ser Arg Ser Asp Asp Leu Leu
  1               5                  10                  15
Lys Val Val Leu Lys Ile Ile Asp Asn Arg Gln Cys Xaa Pro Leu Tyr
             20                  25                  30
Val Asp Gln Ile Asn Arg Arg Arg Leu Arg Asn Gly Ile Val Glu Thr
         35                  40                  45
Gln Met Cys Ala Gly Glu Leu Asp Gly Gly Lys Asp Thr Cys
     50                  55                  60 
           
           
             
               168 base pairs 
               nucleic acid 
               single 
               linear 
             
             
               cDNA 
             
             
               unknown 
             
             
               CDS 
                1..168 
             
             34
GGA TGG GGA AGA ACA TCG TTC GGT GGC CAA TTG TCT AAA AAT CTG CGA       48
Gly Trp Gly Arg Thr Ser Phe Gly Gly Gln Leu Ser Lys Asn Leu Arg
  1               5                  10                  15
GGA GTC GAG TTG GAA ATA ATA GAT CTA TTC GAT TGT TTC CTT TCC TAC       96
Gly Val Glu Leu Glu Ile Ile Asp Leu Phe Asp Cys Phe Leu Ser Tyr
             20                  25                  30
ATG GAT AAA GTA AAC GTG TCC GAA AGG CAA GTT TGC GCT GGA ATC CCC      144
Met Asp Lys Val Asn Val Ser Glu Arg Gln Val Cys Ala Gly Ile Pro
         35                  40                  45
GTT GTA GGT GGT AAA GAT TCT TGC                                      168
Val Val Gly Gly Lys Asp Ser Cys
     50                  55 
           
           
             
               56 amino acids 
               amino acid 
               linear 
             
             
               protein 
             
             
               unknown 
             
             35
Gly Trp Gly Arg Thr Ser Phe Gly Gly Gln Leu Ser Lys Asn Leu Arg
  1               5                  10                  15
Gly Val Glu Leu Glu Ile Ile Asp Leu Phe Asp Cys Phe Leu Ser Tyr
             20                  25                  30
Met Asp Lys Val Asn Val Ser Glu Arg Gln Val Cys Ala Gly Ile Pro
         35                  40                  45
Val Val Gly Gly Lys Asp Ser Cys
     50                  55 
           
           
             
               120 base pairs 
               nucleic acid 
               single 
               linear 
             
             
               cDNA 
             
             
               unknown 
             
             
               CDS 
                1..120 
             
             36
GGA TGG GGT GCA GTC TAC GAA GGA GGT GCA GGA TCC ACC CAA TTA CTA       48
Gly Trp Gly Ala Val Tyr Glu Gly Gly Ala Gly Ser Thr Gln Leu Leu
  1               5                  10                  15
TAC TCC CAA TTT GGC GGT GTT GCT CCT AGC ATG ATC TGC GCT GGA TTT       96
Tyr Ser Gln Phe Gly Gly Val Ala Pro Ser Met Ile Cys Ala Gly Phe
             20                  25                  30
GAC CAA GGC GGT AAG GAC GCT TGT                                      120
Asp Gln Gly Gly Lys Asp Ala Cys
         35                  40 
           
           
             
               40 amino acids 
               amino acid 
               linear 
             
             
               protein 
             
             
               unknown 
             
             37
Gly Trp Gly Ala Val Tyr Glu Gly Gly Ala Gly Ser Thr Gln Leu Leu
  1               5                  10                  15
Tyr Ser Gln Phe Gly Gly Val Ala Pro Ser Met Ile Cys Ala Gly Phe
             20                  25                  30
Asp Gln Gly Gly Lys Asp Ala Cys
         35                  40 
           
           
             
               162 base pairs 
               nucleic acid 
               single 
               linear 
             
             
               cDNA 
             
             
               unknown 
             
             
               CDS 
                1..162 
             
             38
GGT TGG GGA ACT ACA GAG AGT ACT GAA TCA TCA CAC CAC CTG AAA GAA       48
Gly Trp Gly Thr Thr Glu Ser Thr Glu Ser Ser His His Leu Lys Glu
  1               5                  10                  15
GTT GAA GTG AAC GCT GTA TCT AAT AGT GAA TGT CAA AGG CCT AAT GAA       96
Val Glu Val Asn Ala Val Ser Asn Ser Glu Cys Gln Arg Pro Asn Glu
             20                  25                  30
GAT CTT GCT ACT ATA TCA TCA CAT GAG ATA TGT GCA AGC GTT CCT GGT      144
Asp Leu Ala Thr Ile Ser Ser His Glu Ile Cys Ala Ser Val Pro Gly
         35                  40                  45
GGC GGC AAA GAT TCT TGT                                              162
Gly Gly Lys Asp Ser Cys
     50 
           
           
             
               54 amino acids 
               amino acid 
               linear 
             
             
               protein 
             
             
               unknown 
             
             39
Gly Trp Gly Thr Thr Glu Ser Thr Glu Ser Ser His His Leu Lys Glu
  1               5                  10                  15
Val Glu Val Asn Ala Val Ser Asn Ser Glu Cys Gln Arg Pro Asn Glu
             20                  25                  30
Asp Leu Ala Thr Ile Ser Ser His Glu Ile Cys Ala Ser Val Pro Gly
         35                  40                  45
Gly Gly Lys Asp Ser Cys
     50 
           
           
             
               40 amino acids 
               amino acid 
                 
               linear 
             
             
               protein 
             
             
               unknown 
             
             40
Ile Val Gly Gly Glu Asn Ala Lys Glu Lys Ser Asp Val Pro Tyr Gln
1               5                   10                  15
Val Ser Leu Arg Asn Ala Glu Asn Lys His Phe Cys Gly Gly Ala Ile
            20                  25                  30
Ile Asp Asp Tyr Trp Val Leu Thr
        35                  40 
           
           
             
               25 amino acids 
               amino acid 
                 
               linear 
             
             
               protein 
             
             
               unknown 
             
             41
Ile Val Gly Gly Leu Glu Ala Lys Asn Gly Ser Ala Pro Phe Met Val
1               5                   10                  15
Ser Leu Gln Ala Glu Asp Tyr Phe His
            20                  25 
           
           
             
               26 amino acids 
               amino acid 
                 
               linear 
             
             
               protein 
             
             
               unknown 
             
             42
Ile Ile Gly Gly Glu Val Ala Gly Glu Gly Ser Ala Pro Tyr Gln Val
1               5                   10                  15
Ser Leu Arg Thr Lys Glu Gly Asn His Phe
            20                  25 
           
           
             
               29 amino acids 
               amino acid 
                 
               linear 
             
             
               protein 
             
             
               unknown 
             
             43
Ile Val Gly Gly Thr Ala Val Asp Ile Arg Gly Phe Pro Gly Arg Tyr
1               5                   10                  15
Gln Phe Lys Pro Lys Pro Ser Phe Leu Trp Trp Phe Tyr
            20                  25 
           
           
             
               35 amino acids 
               amino acid 
                 
               linear 
             
             
               protein 
             
             
               unknown 
             
             44
Ile Val Asn Gly Leu Glu Ala Gly Val Gly Gln Phe Pro Ile Gln Val
1               5                   10                  15
Phe Leu Asp Leu Thr Asn Ile Arg Asp Glu Lys Ser Arg Cys Gly Gly
            20                  25                  30
Ala Leu Phe
        35 
           
           
             
               24 amino acids 
               amino acid 
                 
               linear 
             
             
               protein 
             
             
               unknown 
             
             45
Ile Val Gly Gly Leu Glu Ala Lys Asn Gly Ile Thr Pro Phe Ile Gly
1               5                   10                  15
Phe Phe Ala Ser Gly Arg Leu Phe
            20 
           
           
             
               26 amino acids 
               amino acid 
                 
               linear 
             
             
               protein 
             
             
               unknown 
             
             46
Ile Val Gly Gly Asn Asp Val Ser Xaa Lys Ile Phe Trp Gln Val Ser
1               5                   10                  15
Ile Gln Ser Asn Xaa Gln His Phe Cys Gly
            20                  25 
           
           
             
               31 amino acids 
               amino acid 
                 
               linear 
             
             
               protein 
             
             
               unknown 
             
             47
Ile Ile Gly Gly Glu Asp Ala Pro Glu Gly Ser Ala Pro Tyr Gln Val
1               5                   10                  15
Ser Leu Arg Asn Gln Asn Leu Glu His Phe Cys Gly Gly Ser Ile
            20                  25                  30 
           
           
             
               32 base pairs 
               nucleic acid 
               single 
               linear 
             
             
               other nucleic acid 
               /desc = “primer” 
             
             
               unknown 
             
             48
GTWGGWAAAG GWWTWACWTT YGATTCWGGW GG                                   32 
           
           
             
               20 base pairs 
               nucleic acid 
               single 
               linear 
             
             
               other nucleic acid 
               /desc = “primer” 
             
             
               unknown 
             
             49
CGWCCTTCWG CATCWGTATT                                                 20 
           
           
             
               453 base pairs 
               nucleic acid 
               single 
               linear 
             
             
               cDNA 
             
             
               unknown 
             
             
               CDS 
                1..453 
             
             50
CAC GAG TTT TGT GCG AGT GTC AGA TAT TGC AGC TCT ATG AGT AAC AAG       48
His Glu Phe Cys Ala Ser Val Arg Tyr Cys Ser Ser Met Ser Asn Lys
  1               5                  10                  15
AAA GGA TTA GTA CTG GGC ATC TAC GAC AAT GAA TTC GAT AAA AAA ATA       96
Lys Gly Leu Val Leu Gly Ile Tyr Asp Asn Glu Phe Asp Lys Lys Ile
             20                  25                  30
AGG TTA ACG CCA ACT GCT GAA CAA TTC AAT CGG CGA TTG CAG GGG CGT      144
Arg Leu Thr Pro Thr Ala Glu Gln Phe Asn Arg Arg Leu Gln Gly Arg
         35                  40                  45
TTA CTA GAT CTA ATT CAT TTG AGT GGA CCC ATT AAA TTG GGC AAG AGC      192
Leu Leu Asp Leu Ile His Leu Ser Gly Pro Ile Lys Leu Gly Lys Ser
     50                  55                  60
CGT ATT TTC TGG GAT CTC GAT GAA TTC GGC GCA GTT GCA GTT GCA GGT      240
Arg Ile Phe Trp Asp Leu Asp Glu Phe Gly Ala Val Ala Val Ala Gly
 65                  70                  75                  80
TTG GGA AAT CAC TCC CCC TGC GAA CTC CTG GAA GAA CTC GAT GTT TTG      288
Leu Gly Asn His Ser Pro Cys Glu Leu Leu Glu Glu Leu Asp Val Leu
                 85                  90                  95
CGC GAA AAT GCC AGA ATA GCT GCC GGT GCT GGT TGC CAA GCT CTT GCC      336
Arg Glu Asn Ala Arg Ile Ala Ala Gly Ala Gly Cys Gln Ala Leu Ala
            100                 105                 110
GCC GAT GGA ATC ACT ACC ATT AGC GTT GAA GTA TGG AGC ACC CGG AGG      384
Ala Asp Gly Ile Thr Thr Ile Ser Val Glu Val Trp Ser Thr Arg Arg
        115                 120                 125
CGG CCA TGC GAA GGT GCA ATA CTA TCG ACG TTC AAA TTC AGG TCA ACA      432
Arg Pro Cys Glu Gly Ala Ile Leu Ser Thr Phe Lys Phe Arg Ser Thr
    130                 135                 140
GAA GTA GTC CAG TGT AGC GGT                                          453
Glu Val Val Gln Cys Ser Gly
145                 150 
           
           
             
               151 amino acids 
               amino acid 
               linear 
             
             
               protein 
             
             
               unknown 
             
             51
His Glu Phe Cys Ala Ser Val Arg Tyr Cys Ser Ser Met Ser Asn Lys
  1               5                  10                  15
Lys Gly Leu Val Leu Gly Ile Tyr Asp Asn Glu Phe Asp Lys Lys Ile
             20                  25                  30
Arg Leu Thr Pro Thr Ala Glu Gln Phe Asn Arg Arg Leu Gln Gly Arg
         35                  40                  45
Leu Leu Asp Leu Ile His Leu Ser Gly Pro Ile Lys Leu Gly Lys Ser
     50                  55                  60
Arg Ile Phe Trp Asp Leu Asp Glu Phe Gly Ala Val Ala Val Ala Gly
 65                  70                  75                  80
Leu Gly Asn His Ser Pro Cys Glu Leu Leu Glu Glu Leu Asp Val Leu
                 85                  90                  95
Arg Glu Asn Ala Arg Ile Ala Ala Gly Ala Gly Cys Gln Ala Leu Ala
            100                 105                 110
Ala Asp Gly Ile Thr Thr Ile Ser Val Glu Val Trp Ser Thr Arg Arg
        115                 120                 125
Arg Pro Cys Glu Gly Ala Ile Leu Ser Thr Phe Lys Phe Arg Ser Thr
    130                 135                 140
Glu Val Val Gln Cys Ser Gly
145                 150 
           
           
             
               258 base pairs 
               nucleic acid 
               single 
               linear 
             
             
               cDNA 
             
             
               unknown 
             
             
               CDS 
                1..258 
             
             52
TCA GCA CTC GTT GCC TTG TCT GCA GCT ATT CCT CAC TCC AAC AGA GTC       48
Ser Ala Leu Val Ala Leu Ser Ala Ala Ile Pro His Ser Asn Arg Val
  1               5                  10                  15
GTT GGA GGA CTG GAA GCT GCA GAG GGT TCT GCA CCT TAT CAA GTA TCC       96
Val Gly Gly Leu Glu Ala Ala Glu Gly Ser Ala Pro Tyr Gln Val Ser
             20                  25                  30
TTG CAA GTT GGC AAC TTC CAC TTC TGT GGT GGT TCA ATT CTG AAC GAA      144
Leu Gln Val Gly Asn Phe His Phe Cys Gly Gly Ser Ile Leu Asn Glu
         35                  40                  45
TAT TGG GTT TTG ACT GCT GCT CAC TGT TTG GGT TAT GAC TTC GAC GTG      192
Tyr Trp Val Leu Thr Ala Ala His Cys Leu Gly Tyr Asp Phe Asp Val
     50                  55                  60
GTA GTT GGA ACA AAC AAA CTT GAT CAA CCA GGT GAA AGA TAC CTC GTA      240
Val Val Gly Thr Asn Lys Leu Asp Gln Pro Gly Glu Arg Tyr Leu Val
 65                  70                  75                  80
GAA CAA ACT TTT GTT CAC                                              258
Glu Gln Thr Phe Val His
                 85 
           
           
             
               86 amino acids 
               amino acid 
               linear 
             
             
               protein 
             
             
               unknown 
             
             53
Ser Ala Leu Val Ala Leu Ser Ala Ala Ile Pro His Ser Asn Arg Val
  1               5                  10                  15
Val Gly Gly Leu Glu Ala Ala Glu Gly Ser Ala Pro Tyr Gln Val Ser
             20                  25                  30
Leu Gln Val Gly Asn Phe His Phe Cys Gly Gly Ser Ile Leu Asn Glu
         35                  40                  45
Tyr Trp Val Leu Thr Ala Ala His Cys Leu Gly Tyr Asp Phe Asp Val
     50                  55                  60
Val Val Gly Thr Asn Lys Leu Asp Gln Pro Gly Glu Arg Tyr Leu Val
 65                  70                  75                  80
Glu Gln Thr Phe Val His
                 85 
           
           
             
               240 base pairs 
               nucleic acid 
               single 
               linear 
             
             
               cDNA 
             
             
               unknown 
             
             
               CDS 
                1..240 
             
             54
TTA GAT GGG CGC ATT GTT GGA GGA CAA GAT GCT GAT ATT GCC AAA TAT       48
Leu Asp Gly Arg Ile Val Gly Gly Gln Asp Ala Asp Ile Ala Lys Tyr
  1               5                  10                  15
GGC TAT CAA GCT TCA CTC CAA GTA TTT AAC GAA CAT TTC TGT GGA GCT       96
Gly Tyr Gln Ala Ser Leu Gln Val Phe Asn Glu His Phe Cys Gly Ala
             20                  25                  30
TCA ATA TTG AAT AAT TAT TGG ATT GTC ACA GCA GCT CAT TGC ATA TAT      144
Ser Ile Leu Asn Asn Tyr Trp Ile Val Thr Ala Ala His Cys Ile Tyr
         35                  40                  45
GAT GAA TTC ACG TAT TCA GTT CGA GTC GGC ACC AGT TTC CAA GGA AGA      192
Asp Glu Phe Thr Tyr Ser Val Arg Val Gly Thr Ser Phe Gln Gly Arg
     50                  55                  60
CGT GGT TCC GTT CAT CCT GTG GCA CAA ATT ATC AAG CAT CCT GCA TAC      240
Arg Gly Ser Val His Pro Val Ala Gln Ile Ile Lys His Pro Ala Tyr
 65                  70                  75                  80 
           
           
             
               80 amino acids 
               amino acid 
               linear 
             
             
               protein 
             
             
               unknown 
             
             55
Leu Asp Gly Arg Ile Val Gly Gly Gln Asp Ala Asp Ile Ala Lys Tyr
  1               5                  10                  15
Gly Tyr Gln Ala Ser Leu Gln Val Phe Asn Glu His Phe Cys Gly Ala
             20                  25                  30
Ser Ile Leu Asn Asn Tyr Trp Ile Val Thr Ala Ala His Cys Ile Tyr
         35                  40                  45
Asp Glu Phe Thr Tyr Ser Val Arg Val Gly Thr Ser Phe Gln Gly Arg
     50                  55                  60
Arg Gly Ser Val His Pro Val Ala Gln Ile Ile Lys His Pro Ala Tyr
 65                  70                  75                  80 
           
           
             
               218 base pairs 
               nucleic acid 
               single 
               linear 
             
             
               cDNA 
             
             
               unknown 
             
             
               CDS 
                1..216 
             
             56
AGG GAA CAA AAG CTG GAG CTC CAC CGC GGT GCG CCG GCT CTA GAA CTA       48
Arg Glu Gln Lys Leu Glu Leu His Arg Gly Ala Pro Ala Leu Glu Leu
  1               5                  10                  15
GTG GAT CCC CCG GGT CTG CAG GAA TTG GCA CGA GGA TGT TCT TGG CTG       96
Val Asp Pro Pro Gly Leu Gln Glu Leu Ala Arg Gly Cys Ser Trp Leu
             20                  25                  30
TGT TTA GTA GCT ATT CTT TGT GCA GTG GCT GCT GGG CCT ACT AAT CGC      144
Cys Leu Val Ala Ile Leu Cys Ala Val Ala Ala Gly Pro Thr Asn Arg
         35                  40                  45
ATT GTT GGA GGA TTG GAG GCG AAA AAT GGA ATC ACC CCA TTC ATC GGT      192
Ile Val Gly Gly Leu Glu Ala Lys Asn Gly Ile Thr Pro Phe Ile Gly
     50                  55                  60
TTC TTT GCA AGC GGA AGA CTA TTT CA                                   218
Phe Phe Ala Ser Gly Arg Leu Phe
 65                  70 
           
           
             
               72 amino acids 
               amino acid 
               linear 
             
             
               protein 
             
             
               unknown 
             
             57
Arg Glu Gln Lys Leu Glu Leu His Arg Gly Ala Pro Ala Leu Glu Leu
  1               5                  10                  15
Val Asp Pro Pro Gly Leu Gln Glu Leu Ala Arg Gly Cys Ser Trp Leu
             20                  25                  30
Cys Leu Val Ala Ile Leu Cys Ala Val Ala Ala Gly Pro Thr Asn Arg
         35                  40                  45
Ile Val Gly Gly Leu Glu Ala Lys Asn Gly Ile Thr Pro Phe Ile Gly
     50                  55                  60
Phe Phe Ala Ser Gly Arg Leu Phe
 65                  70 
           
           
             
               240 base pairs 
               nucleic acid 
               single 
               linear 
             
             
               cDNA 
             
             
               unknown 
             
             
               CDS 
                1..240 
             
             58
ACG AGG TTT CGC TTA GCA ATT GTA TGT GCT CTC GCT GTC TGC ACA TTC       48
Thr Arg Phe Arg Leu Ala Ile Val Cys Ala Leu Ala Val Cys Thr Phe
  1               5                  10                  15
GGT GCC AGT GTT CCA GAA CCA TGG AAA AGA TTA GAT GGT AGA ATC GTA       96
Gly Ala Ser Val Pro Glu Pro Trp Lys Arg Leu Asp Gly Arg Ile Val
             20                  25                  30
GGA GGA CAC GAT ACC AGC ATC GAT AAA CAC CCT CAT CAA GTA TCT TTA      144
Gly Gly His Asp Thr Ser Ile Asp Lys His Pro His Gln Val Ser Leu
         35                  40                  45
TTG TAC TCC AGC CAC AAT TGT GGT GGT TCC TTG ATT GCC AAA AAC TGG      192
Leu Tyr Ser Ser His Asn Cys Gly Gly Ser Leu Ile Ala Lys Asn Trp
     50                  55                  60
GTT TTG ACT GCA GCT CAT TGC ATT GGA GTT AAC AAA TAC AAT GTC CGT      240
Val Leu Thr Ala Ala His Cys Ile Gly Val Asn Lys Tyr Asn Val Arg
 65                  70                  75                  80 
           
           
             
               80 amino acids 
               amino acid 
               linear 
             
             
               protein 
             
             
               unknown 
             
             59
Thr Arg Phe Arg Leu Ala Ile Val Cys Ala Leu Ala Val Cys Thr Phe
  1               5                  10                  15
Gly Ala Ser Val Pro Glu Pro Trp Lys Arg Leu Asp Gly Arg Ile Val
             20                  25                  30
Gly Gly His Asp Thr Ser Ile Asp Lys His Pro His Gln Val Ser Leu
         35                  40                  45
Leu Tyr Ser Ser His Asn Cys Gly Gly Ser Leu Ile Ala Lys Asn Trp
     50                  55                  60
Val Leu Thr Ala Ala His Cys Ile Gly Val Asn Lys Tyr Asn Val Arg
 65                  70                  75                  80 
           
           
             
               234 base pairs 
               nucleic acid 
               single 
               linear 
             
             
               cDNA 
             
             
               unknown 
             
             
               CDS 
                1..234 
             
             60
CCC TCA CTA AAG GGA ACA AAA GCT GGA GCT CCA CCG CGG TGC GCC GCT       48
Pro Ser Leu Lys Gly Thr Lys Ala Gly Ala Pro Pro Arg Cys Ala Ala
  1               5                  10                  15
CTA GAA CTA GTG GAT CCC CCG GGC TGC AGG AAT TCG GCA CGA GCG TTT       96
Leu Glu Leu Val Asp Pro Pro Gly Cys Arg Asn Ser Ala Arg Ala Phe
             20                  25                  30
GGT TGG ATT GAG CGC GTC TCA TCT TAC AAG ATA AAG GAT AGA TTA GAT      144
Gly Trp Ile Glu Arg Val Ser Ser Tyr Lys Ile Lys Asp Arg Leu Asp
         35                  40                  45
GGG CGC ATT GTT GGA GGA CAA GAT GCT GAT ATT GCC AAA TAT GGC TAT      192
Gly Arg Ile Val Gly Gly Gln Asp Ala Asp Ile Ala Lys Tyr Gly Tyr
     50                  55                  60
CAA GCT TCA CTC CAA GTA CTT AAC GAA CAT TTC TGT GGA GCT              234
Gln Ala Ser Leu Gln Val Leu Asn Glu His Phe Cys Gly Ala
 65                  70                  75 
           
           
             
               78 amino acids 
               amino acid 
               linear 
             
             
               protein 
             
             
               unknown 
             
             61
Pro Ser Leu Lys Gly Thr Lys Ala Gly Ala Pro Pro Arg Cys Ala Ala
  1               5                  10                  15
Leu Glu Leu Val Asp Pro Pro Gly Cys Arg Asn Ser Ala Arg Ala Phe
             20                  25                  30
Gly Trp Ile Glu Arg Val Ser Ser Tyr Lys Ile Lys Asp Arg Leu Asp
         35                  40                  45
Gly Arg Ile Val Gly Gly Gln Asp Ala Asp Ile Ala Lys Tyr Gly Tyr
     50                  55                  60
Gln Ala Ser Leu Gln Val Leu Asn Glu His Phe Cys Gly Ala
 65                  70                  75 
           
           
             
               291 base pairs 
               nucleic acid 
               single 
               linear 
             
             
               cDNA 
             
             
               unknown 
             
             
               CDS 
                1..291 
             
             62
GCG GTG ATT GTG TCA TTT GTT CTG GCT TGT GCA TTT TCT GTA CAG GCT       48
Ala Val Ile Val Ser Phe Val Leu Ala Cys Ala Phe Ser Val Gln Ala
  1               5                  10                  15
CTT CCA TCA AGC AGA ATT GTC AAT GGA CTT GAA GCA GGA GTT GGA CAA       96
Leu Pro Ser Ser Arg Ile Val Asn Gly Leu Glu Ala Gly Val Gly Gln
             20                  25                  30
TTT CCA ATT CAG GTT TTC TTA GAC TTG ACA AAT ATC AGA GAC GAA AAA      144
Phe Pro Ile Gln Val Phe Leu Asp Leu Thr Asn Ile Arg Asp Glu Lys
         35                  40                  45
TCC AGA TGT GGT GGT GCT TTG TTA TCA GAT TCA TGG GTT TTG ACT GCT      192
Ser Arg Cys Gly Gly Ala Leu Leu Ser Asp Ser Trp Val Leu Thr Ala
     50                  55                  60
GCT CAT TGT TTT GAT GAT TTG AAG TCT ATG GTA GTG TCC GTT GGT GCT      240
Ala His Cys Phe Asp Asp Leu Lys Ser Met Val Val Ser Val Gly Ala
 65                  70                  75                  80
CAT GAT GTC AGC AAA TCT GAA GAA CCT CAC AGG CAA ACC AGG AAA CCT      288
His Asp Val Ser Lys Ser Glu Glu Pro His Arg Gln Thr Arg Lys Pro
                 85                  90                  95
GAA                                                                  291
Glu 
           
           
             
               97 amino acids 
               amino acid 
               linear 
             
             
               protein 
             
             
               unknown 
             
             63
Ala Val Ile Val Ser Phe Val Leu Ala Cys Ala Phe Ser Val Gln Ala
  1               5                  10                  15
Leu Pro Ser Ser Arg Ile Val Asn Gly Leu Glu Ala Gly Val Gly Gln
             20                  25                  30
Phe Pro Ile Gln Val Phe Leu Asp Leu Thr Asn Ile Arg Asp Glu Lys
         35                  40                  45
Ser Arg Cys Gly Gly Ala Leu Leu Ser Asp Ser Trp Val Leu Thr Ala
     50                  55                  60
Ala His Cys Phe Asp Asp Leu Lys Ser Met Val Val Ser Val Gly Ala
 65                  70                  75                  80
His Asp Val Ser Lys Ser Glu Glu Pro His Arg Gln Thr Arg Lys Pro
                 85                  90                  95
Glu 
           
           
             
               144 base pairs 
               nucleic acid 
               single 
               linear 
             
             
               cDNA 
             
             
               unknown 
             
             
               CDS 
                1..144 
                /note= “At pos. bp 108, change A to
               M; at pos. 135, change C to Y; at pos. 141, change
               A to R; at pos. 144, change A to R.” 
             
             64
GTA CTG ATC GTT TTA GCA GTC ATT GAA TTC GCA TCA GCG TCT TCA ATC       48
Val Leu Ile Val Leu Ala Val Ile Glu Phe Ala Ser Ala Ser Ser Ile
  1               5                  10                  15
GGC TGG AGA ATC GTG GGT GGT GAA AAT GCT AAA GAA AAA TCG GTG CCC       96
Gly Trp Arg Ile Val Gly Gly Glu Asn Ala Lys Glu Lys Ser Val Pro
             20                  25                  30
TAT CAA GTT TCM CTT CGA AAT GCT GAA AAC AAA CAT TTY TGT GGR GGR      144
Tyr Gln Val Ser Leu Arg Asn Ala Glu Asn Lys His Phe Cys Gly Gly
         35                  40                  45 
           
           
             
               48 amino acids 
               amino acid 
               linear 
             
             
               protein 
             
             
               unknown 
             
             65
Val Leu Ile Val Leu Ala Val Ile Glu Phe Ala Ser Ala Ser Ser Ile
  1               5                  10                  15
Gly Trp Arg Ile Val Gly Gly Glu Asn Ala Lys Glu Lys Ser Val Pro
             20                  25                  30
Tyr Gln Val Ser Leu Arg Asn Ala Glu Asn Lys His Phe Cys Gly Gly
         35                  40                  45 
           
           
             
               390 base pairs 
               nucleic acid 
               single 
               linear 
             
             
               cDNA 
             
             
               unknown 
             
             
               CDS 
                1..390 
             
             66
TTC GGC TTC AAG CTA AGT CAT TTG GTA AGT AAG TAC TGT GCT TGT GCA       48
Phe Gly Phe Lys Leu Ser His Leu Val Ser Lys Tyr Cys Ala Cys Ala
  1               5                  10                  15
TTA GCA TCG GCA CTG AAG TAC TCC ATC GAT CAT GGT CCT CGT ATC ATC       96
Leu Ala Ser Ala Leu Lys Tyr Ser Ile Asp His Gly Pro Arg Ile Ile
             20                  25                  30
GGA GGT GAA GTT GCA GGT GAA GGA TCA GCA CCT TAC CAG GTG TCC TTA      144
Gly Gly Glu Val Ala Gly Glu Gly Ser Ala Pro Tyr Gln Val Ser Leu
         35                  40                  45
AGA ACC AAG GAA GGA AAT CAT TTT TGC GGT GGA TCA ATA CTA AAT AAG      192
Arg Thr Lys Glu Gly Asn His Phe Cys Gly Gly Ser Ile Leu Asn Lys
     50                  55                  60
CGA TGG GTT GTA ACT GCA GCA CAT TGT CTT GAA CCG GAA ATA TTA GAT      240
Arg Trp Val Val Thr Ala Ala His Cys Leu Glu Pro Glu Ile Leu Asp
 65                  70                  75                  80
TCG GTA TAC GTC GGA TCC AAT CAC TTA GAC CGA AAA GGC AGA TAT TAC      288
Ser Val Tyr Val Gly Ser Asn His Leu Asp Arg Lys Gly Arg Tyr Tyr
                 85                  90                  95
GAC GTA GAA CGG TAT ATA ATT CAT GAA AAA TAT ATA GGA GAA CTA AAT      336
Asp Val Glu Arg Tyr Ile Ile His Glu Lys Tyr Ile Gly Glu Leu Asn
            100                 105                 110
AAT TTT TAT GCT GAC ATC GGT CTA ATA AAA CTT GAT GGA AGA CTT AGA      384
Asn Phe Tyr Ala Asp Ile Gly Leu Ile Lys Leu Asp Gly Arg Leu Arg
        115                 120                 125
ATT CAA                                                              390
Ile Gln
    130 
           
           
             
               130 amino acids 
               amino acid 
               linear 
             
             
               protein 
             
             
               unknown 
             
             67
Phe Gly Phe Lys Leu Ser His Leu Val Ser Lys Tyr Cys Ala Cys Ala
  1               5                  10                  15
Leu Ala Ser Ala Leu Lys Tyr Ser Ile Asp His Gly Pro Arg Ile Ile
             20                  25                  30
Gly Gly Glu Val Ala Gly Glu Gly Ser Ala Pro Tyr Gln Val Ser Leu
         35                  40                  45
Arg Thr Lys Glu Gly Asn His Phe Cys Gly Gly Ser Ile Leu Asn Lys
     50                  55                  60
Arg Trp Val Val Thr Ala Ala His Cys Leu Glu Pro Glu Ile Leu Asp
 65                  70                  75                  80
Ser Val Tyr Val Gly Ser Asn His Leu Asp Arg Lys Gly Arg Tyr Tyr
                 85                  90                  95
Asp Val Glu Arg Tyr Ile Ile His Glu Lys Tyr Ile Gly Glu Leu Asn
            100                 105                 110
Asn Phe Tyr Ala Asp Ile Gly Leu Ile Lys Leu Asp Gly Arg Leu Arg
        115                 120                 125
Ile Gln
    130 
           
           
             
               240 base pairs 
               nucleic acid 
               single 
               linear 
             
             
               cDNA 
             
             
               unknown 
             
             
               CDS 
                1..240 
                /note= “At pos. bp 218, change A to
               M.  At pos. aa 73, substitute Xaa.” 
             
             68
CGG GCT GCA GGA ATT CGG CAC GAG AAG AAA CTG CCA ATA TTA ATC GCC       48
Arg Ala Ala Gly Ile Arg His Glu Lys Lys Leu Pro Ile Leu Ile Ala
  1               5                  10                  15
TTG ATC GGA TGC GTT CTT TCT GAA GAA ATA GAG GAT CGC ATT GTC GGC       96
Leu Ile Gly Cys Val Leu Ser Glu Glu Ile Glu Asp Arg Ile Val Gly
             20                  25                  30
GGA ACG GCA GTT GAT ATA AGA GGT TTT CCC TGG CAG GTA TCA ATT CAA      144
Gly Thr Ala Val Asp Ile Arg Gly Phe Pro Trp Gln Val Ser Ile Gln
         35                  40                  45
ACC GAA AAC CGT CAT TTT TGT GGT GGT TCT ATT ATC GAT AAA AGC TGG      192
Thr Glu Asn Arg His Phe Cys Gly Gly Ser Ile Ile Asp Lys Ser Trp
     50                  55                  60
ATA TTA ACT GCC GCA CAT TGT GTA CMC GAT ATG AAG ATG TCG AAC TGG      240
Ile Leu Thr Ala Ala His Cys Val Xaa Asp Met Lys Met Ser Asn Trp
 65                  70                  75                  80 
           
           
             
               80 amino acids 
               amino acid 
               linear 
             
             
               protein 
             
             
               unknown 
             
             69
Arg Ala Ala Gly Ile Arg His Glu Lys Lys Leu Pro Ile Leu Ile Ala
  1               5                  10                  15
Leu Ile Gly Cys Val Leu Ser Glu Glu Ile Glu Asp Arg Ile Val Gly
             20                  25                  30
Gly Thr Ala Val Asp Ile Arg Gly Phe Pro Trp Gln Val Ser Ile Gln
         35                  40                  45
Thr Glu Asn Arg His Phe Cys Gly Gly Ser Ile Ile Asp Lys Ser Trp
     50                  55                  60
Ile Leu Thr Ala Ala His Cys Val Xaa Asp Met Lys Met Ser Asn Trp
 65                  70                  75                  80 
           
           
             
               177 base pairs 
               nucleic acid 
               single 
               linear 
             
             
               cDNA 
             
             
               unknown 
             
             
               CDS 
                1..177 
             
             70
CAC GAG ATT TTA TTA AGC GCA TTA TTT GCA AGT GTA ATT TGC TCC TTT       48
His Glu Ile Leu Leu Ser Ala Leu Phe Ala Ser Val Ile Cys Ser Phe
  1               5                  10                  15
AAC GCG GAA GTA CAA AAT CGA ATC GTT GGT GGC AAT GAT GTA AGT ATT       96
Asn Ala Glu Val Gln Asn Arg Ile Val Gly Gly Asn Asp Val Ser Ile
             20                  25                  30
TCA AAA ATT GGG TGG CAA GTA TCT ATT CAA AGT AAT AAA CAA CAT TTC      144
Ser Lys Ile Gly Trp Gln Val Ser Ile Gln Ser Asn Lys Gln His Phe
         35                  40                  45
TGT GGT GGT TCA ATC ATT GCT AAA GAT GGG TCC                          177
Cys Gly Gly Ser Ile Ile Ala Lys Asp Gly Ser
     50                  55 
           
           
             
               59 amino acids 
               amino acid 
               linear 
             
             
               protein 
             
             
               unknown 
             
             71
His Glu Ile Leu Leu Ser Ala Leu Phe Ala Ser Val Ile Cys Ser Phe
  1               5                  10                  15
Asn Ala Glu Val Gln Asn Arg Ile Val Gly Gly Asn Asp Val Ser Ile
             20                  25                  30
Ser Lys Ile Gly Trp Gln Val Ser Ile Gln Ser Asn Lys Gln His Phe
         35                  40                  45
Cys Gly Gly Ser Ile Ile Ala Lys Asp Gly Ser
     50                  55 
           
           
             
               168 base pairs 
               nucleic acid 
               single 
               linear 
             
             
               cDNA 
             
             
               unknown 
             
             
               CDS 
                1..168 
             
             72
ATC ATG GCA AAT TTT AGG CTA TTC ACC TTA CTA GCC TTG GTT TCA GTA       48
Ile Met Ala Asn Phe Arg Leu Phe Thr Leu Leu Ala Leu Val Ser Val
  1               5                  10                  15
GCA ACT TCC AAA TAT ATT GAT CCA AGA ATA ATT GGA GGC GAA GAT GCT       96
Ala Thr Ser Lys Tyr Ile Asp Pro Arg Ile Ile Gly Gly Glu Asp Ala
             20                  25                  30
CCT GAA GGC TCG GCT CCG TAC CAA GTT TCA TTG AGA AAT CAG AAT CTG      144
Pro Glu Gly Ser Ala Pro Tyr Gln Val Ser Leu Arg Asn Gln Asn Leu
         35                  40                  45
GAG CAT TTC TGT GGT GGT TCC ATT                                      168
Glu His Phe Cys Gly Gly Ser Ile
     50                  55 
           
           
             
               56 amino acids 
               amino acid 
               linear 
             
             
               protein 
             
             
               unknown 
             
             73
Ile Met Ala Asn Phe Arg Leu Phe Thr Leu Leu Ala Leu Val Ser Val
  1               5                  10                  15
Ala Thr Ser Lys Tyr Ile Asp Pro Arg Ile Ile Gly Gly Glu Asp Ala
             20                  25                  30
Pro Glu Gly Ser Ala Pro Tyr Gln Val Ser Leu Arg Asn Gln Asn Leu
         35                  40                  45
Glu His Phe Cys Gly Gly Ser Ile
     50                  55 
           
           
             
               192 base pairs 
               nucleic acid 
               single 
               linear 
             
             
               cDNA 
             
             
               unknown 
             
             
               CDS 
                1..192 
             
             74
GCA CGA GAT CGC ATT GTT GGA GGA TTG GAG GCG AAA AAT GGA TCA GCC       48
Ala Arg Asp Arg Ile Val Gly Gly Leu Glu Ala Lys Asn Gly Ser Ala
  1               5                  10                  15
CCA TTC ATG GTT TCT TTG CAA GCG GAA GAC TAT TTT CAT TTT TGT GGA       96
Pro Phe Met Val Ser Leu Gln Ala Glu Asp Tyr Phe His Phe Cys Gly
             20                  25                  30
TCC TCT ATT CTG AAT GAG AGA TGG GTT CTT ACT GCT GCT CAC TGT ATC      144
Ser Ser Ile Leu Asn Glu Arg Trp Val Leu Thr Ala Ala His Cys Ile
         35                  40                  45
CAA CCA AAT GTA CAC AAG TAC GTT TAC GTC GGT TCG AAC AAC GTA GAA      192
Gln Pro Asn Val His Lys Tyr Val Tyr Val Gly Ser Asn Asn Val Glu
     50                  55                  60 
           
           
             
               64 amino acids 
               amino acid 
               linear 
             
             
               protein 
             
             
               unknown 
             
             75
Ala Arg Asp Arg Ile Val Gly Gly Leu Glu Ala Lys Asn Gly Ser Ala
  1               5                  10                  15
Pro Phe Met Val Ser Leu Gln Ala Glu Asp Tyr Phe His Phe Cys Gly
             20                  25                  30
Ser Ser Ile Leu Asn Glu Arg Trp Val Leu Thr Ala Ala His Cys Ile
         35                  40                  45
Gln Pro Asn Val His Lys Tyr Val Tyr Val Gly Ser Asn Asn Val Glu
     50                  55                  60 
           
           
             
               207 base pairs 
               nucleic acid 
               single 
               linear 
             
             
               cDNA 
             
             
               unknown 
             
             
               CDS 
                1..204 
             
             76
CCA ATC CAC GAT AGC CAA TAT GCA CTT TTG CAG ATA TGG GTC AAG GGT       48
Pro Ile His Asp Ser Gln Tyr Ala Leu Leu Gln Ile Trp Val Lys Gly
  1               5                  10                  15
GCA TGT AAG GGT GAT TCC GGT GGC CCC TTA GTC ATC AAT GGA CAA CTT       96
Ala Cys Lys Gly Asp Ser Gly Gly Pro Leu Val Ile Asn Gly Gln Leu
             20                  25                  30
CAT GGA ATT GTT TCC TGG GGC ATT CCT TGC GCT GTC GCA AGC CTG ATG      144
His Gly Ile Val Ser Trp Gly Ile Pro Cys Ala Val Ala Ser Leu Met
         35                  40                  45
TAT TCA CAA GAG TTT CTC ATT ATG TCG ATT GGA TTA AAT CCA AAA TTG      192
Tyr Ser Gln Glu Phe Leu Ile Met Ser Ile Gly Leu Asn Pro Lys Leu
     50                  55                  60
AAT AAA ATT GTT TAG                                                  207
Asn Lys Ile Val
 65 
           
           
             
               68 amino acids 
               amino acid 
               linear 
             
             
               protein 
             
             
               unknown 
             
             77
Pro Ile His Asp Ser Gln Tyr Ala Leu Leu Gln Ile Trp Val Lys Gly
  1               5                  10                  15
Ala Cys Lys Gly Asp Ser Gly Gly Pro Leu Val Ile Asn Gly Gln Leu
             20                  25                  30
His Gly Ile Val Ser Trp Gly Ile Pro Cys Ala Val Ala Ser Leu Met
         35                  40                  45
Tyr Ser Gln Glu Phe Leu Ile Met Ser Ile Gly Leu Asn Pro Lys Leu
     50                  55                  60
Asn Lys Ile Val
 65 
           
           
             
               159 base pairs 
               nucleic acid 
               single 
               linear 
             
             
               cDNA 
             
             
               unknown 
             
             
               CDS 
                1..156 
             
             78
GGA GGT CCT TTG GCA ATC AAT GGT GAA CTT GTT GGT GTT ACT TCA TTC       48
Gly Gly Pro Leu Ala Ile Asn Gly Glu Leu Val Gly Val Thr Ser Phe
  1               5                  10                  15
ATT ATG GGG ACA TGT GGA GGA GGA CAT CCT GAT GTC TTC GGT CGA GTC       96
Ile Met Gly Thr Cys Gly Gly Gly His Pro Asp Val Phe Gly Arg Val
             20                  25                  30
CTT GAC TTC AAA CCA TGG ATT GAT TCT CAT ATG GCA AAT GAC GGC GCT      144
Leu Asp Phe Lys Pro Trp Ile Asp Ser His Met Ala Asn Asp Gly Ala
         35                  40                  45
AAT TCT TTT ATT TAA                                                  159
Asn Ser Phe Ile
     50 
           
           
             
               52 amino acids 
               amino acid 
               linear 
             
             
               protein 
             
             
               unknown 
             
             79
Gly Gly Pro Leu Ala Ile Asn Gly Glu Leu Val Gly Val Thr Ser Phe
  1               5                  10                  15
Ile Met Gly Thr Cys Gly Gly Gly His Pro Asp Val Phe Gly Arg Val
             20                  25                  30
Leu Asp Phe Lys Pro Trp Ile Asp Ser His Met Ala Asn Asp Gly Ala
         35                  40                  45
Asn Ser Phe Ile
     50 
           
           
             
               779 base pairs 
               nucleic acid 
               single 
               linear 
             
             
               cDNA 
             
             
               unknown 
             
             
               CDS 
                3..699 
                /note= “At pos. bp 371, change G to
               B.  At pos. aa 123, substitute Xaa.” 
             
             80
TT TTC TCA GCA CTC GTT GCC TTG TCT GCA GCT ATT CCT CAC TCC AAC        47
   Phe Ser Ala Leu Val Ala Leu Ser Ala Ala Ile Pro His Ser Asn
     1               5                  10                  15
AGA GTC GTT GGA GGA CTG GAA GCT GCA GAA GGT TCT GCA CCT TAC CAA       95
Arg Val Val Gly Gly Leu Glu Ala Ala Glu Gly Ser Ala Pro Tyr Gln
                 20                  25                  30
GTA TCC TTG CAA GTT GGT AAC TTC CAC TTC TGT GGT GGT TCA ATT TTG      143
Val Ser Leu Gln Val Gly Asn Phe His Phe Cys Gly Gly Ser Ile Leu
             35                  40                  45
AAC GAA TAT TGG GTT TTG ACT GCT GCT CAC TGT TTG GGT TAT GAC TTC      191
Asn Glu Tyr Trp Val Leu Thr Ala Ala His Cys Leu Gly Tyr Asp Phe
         50                  55                  60
GAC GTG GTA GTG GGA ACA AAC AAA CTT GAT CAA CCA GGT GAA AGA TAC      239
Asp Val Val Val Gly Thr Asn Lys Leu Asp Gln Pro Gly Glu Arg Tyr
     65                  70                  75
CTC GTA GAA CAA ACT TTT GTT CAC CAA TTC GAC CAG GAA TCT TTA AGA      287
Leu Val Glu Gln Thr Phe Val His Gln Phe Asp Gln Glu Ser Leu Arg
 80                  85                  90                  95
CAC GAT CTT GCT TTG GTA AAA GTG TCC AGC CCT ATC GAA TTC AAT GAT      335
His Asp Leu Ala Leu Val Lys Val Ser Ser Pro Ile Glu Phe Asn Asp
                100                 105                 110
TAT GTT CAA CCA ATT CCA TTG GGC GAA ACT TAT GTB GGC GGT GAA GTT      383
Tyr Val Gln Pro Ile Pro Leu Gly Glu Thr Tyr Xaa Gly Gly Glu Val
            115                 120                 125
GCT CGT CTT ACT GGA TGG GGA AGA CTT GGA GCT AAC TTG AAT GGA CCG      431
Ala Arg Leu Thr Gly Trp Gly Arg Leu Gly Ala Asn Leu Asn Gly Pro
        130                 135                 140
AAT GAA CTC CAA GAA CTT AAC ACT GTC ACA TTA AGC CAC CAG CAA TGT      479
Asn Glu Leu Gln Glu Leu Asn Thr Val Thr Leu Ser His Gln Gln Cys
    145                 150                 155
GTA AGA CAA CAA ATT TAT CCA GTA TAC GAC AGC CAA CTT TGC ACA TTT      527
Val Arg Gln Gln Ile Tyr Pro Val Tyr Asp Ser Gln Leu Cys Thr Phe
160                 165                 170                 175
GTT GGC AGT GGA CGA GGC GCC TGC AAC GGT GAC TCT GGT GGT CCA TTG      575
Val Gly Ser Gly Arg Gly Ala Cys Asn Gly Asp Ser Gly Gly Pro Leu
                180                 185                 190
GTC GTC AAT GGA GAA CTT CAC GGA GTC GTC TCC TGG GGA ATC CCC TGC      623
Val Val Asn Gly Glu Leu His Gly Val Val Ser Trp Gly Ile Pro Cys
            195                 200                 205
GCC GTT GGA TTA CCC GAT GTC TTC ACA AGA GTT TCA CAC TAC GCT GAC      671
Ala Val Gly Leu Pro Asp Val Phe Thr Arg Val Ser His Tyr Ala Asp
        210                 215                 220
TGG ATT AGA GAG ACC ATG GAA AAT AAC T AATTTTTAAT GGCATATTAT          719
Trp Ile Arg Glu Thr Met Glu Asn Asn
    225                 230
TGTATTGTCT GTGATGAAAA TTAATAAAAA CGTGATAGAT TAAAAAAAAA AAAAAAAAAA    779 
           
           
             
               232 amino acids 
               amino acid 
               linear 
             
             
               protein 
             
             
               unknown 
             
             81
Phe Ser Ala Leu Val Ala Leu Ser Ala Ala Ile Pro His Ser Asn Arg
  1               5                  10                  15
Val Val Gly Gly Leu Glu Ala Ala Glu Gly Ser Ala Pro Tyr Gln Val
             20                  25                  30
Ser Leu Gln Val Gly Asn Phe His Phe Cys Gly Gly Ser Ile Leu Asn
         35                  40                  45
Glu Tyr Trp Val Leu Thr Ala Ala His Cys Leu Gly Tyr Asp Phe Asp
     50                  55                  60
Val Val Val Gly Thr Asn Lys Leu Asp Gln Pro Gly Glu Arg Tyr Leu
 65                  70                  75                  80
Val Glu Gln Thr Phe Val His Gln Phe Asp Gln Glu Ser Leu Arg His
                 85                  90                  95
Asp Leu Ala Leu Val Lys Val Ser Ser Pro Ile Glu Phe Asn Asp Tyr
            100                 105                 110
Val Gln Pro Ile Pro Leu Gly Glu Thr Tyr Xaa Gly Gly Glu Val Ala
        115                 120                 125
Arg Leu Thr Gly Trp Gly Arg Leu Gly Ala Asn Leu Asn Gly Pro Asn
    130                 135                 140
Glu Leu Gln Glu Leu Asn Thr Val Thr Leu Ser His Gln Gln Cys Val
145                 150                 155                 160
Arg Gln Gln Ile Tyr Pro Val Tyr Asp Ser Gln Leu Cys Thr Phe Val
                165                 170                 175
Gly Ser Gly Arg Gly Ala Cys Asn Gly Asp Ser Gly Gly Pro Leu Val
            180                 185                 190
Val Asn Gly Glu Leu His Gly Val Val Ser Trp Gly Ile Pro Cys Ala
        195                 200                 205
Val Gly Leu Pro Asp Val Phe Thr Arg Val Ser His Tyr Ala Asp Trp
    210                 215                 220
Ile Arg Glu Thr Met Glu Asn Asn
225                 230 
           
           
             
               944 base pairs 
               nucleic acid 
               single 
               linear 
             
             
               cDNA 
             
             
               unknown 
             
             
               CDS 
                3..768 
             
             82
CT GAA GTG TGG ATT CAT CGT TGT TTT CCT TGT GGC GGC AGC TTG GGT        47
   Glu Val Trp Ile His Arg Cys Phe Pro Cys Gly Gly Ser Leu Gly
     1               5                  10                  15
GAA GAT TCG GTC GTC GAC CGC ATC GTC GGC GGC ACC AGT GTT AAA ATT       95
Glu Asp Ser Val Val Asp Arg Ile Val Gly Gly Thr Ser Val Lys Ile
                 20                  25                  30
GAG AAC TTC GGA TGG CAA GTG TCC TTA TTC GAT CGT AAG GGT CAC TTT      143
Glu Asn Phe Gly Trp Gln Val Ser Leu Phe Asp Arg Lys Gly His Phe
             35                  40                  45
TGC GGT GGT TCT ATA ATC AGC GAC GAA TGG GTC TTG ACT GCT GCA CAT      191
Cys Gly Gly Ser Ile Ile Ser Asp Glu Trp Val Leu Thr Ala Ala His
         50                  55                  60
TGC GTA TAC GAT TAT TTC TCG CCA AAG CAA TAT GGA GTG CGT GTC GGA      239
Cys Val Tyr Asp Tyr Phe Ser Pro Lys Gln Tyr Gly Val Arg Val Gly
     65                  70                  75
AGC AGT TTA CGC AAC AAA GGT GGA GTC CTT CAC AGA ATT TCC AGG GTA      287
Ser Ser Leu Arg Asn Lys Gly Gly Val Leu His Arg Ile Ser Arg Val
 80                  85                  90                  95
CAC ATT CAC CCA GAC TAC GAC ACG GTC AGC TAC GAC AAT GAC GTC GCG      335
His Ile His Pro Asp Tyr Asp Thr Val Ser Tyr Asp Asn Asp Val Ala
                100                 105                 110
CTC CTG AAA GTT GAA ACC AAA TTT AAA CTA AAC GGC AGG AGC GTT CGC      383
Leu Leu Lys Val Glu Thr Lys Phe Lys Leu Asn Gly Arg Ser Val Arg
            115                 120                 125
AAA GTT AAA TTG GTT GAC GAA GAT CAC GAG GTT GAT GAT GGT GCC CGG      431
Lys Val Lys Leu Val Asp Glu Asp His Glu Val Asp Asp Gly Ala Arg
        130                 135                 140
CTC ACC GTC ACT GGA TGG GGC AAA TTA AGT GAA TCA GGA CCC AAG CCA      479
Leu Thr Val Thr Gly Trp Gly Lys Leu Ser Glu Ser Gly Pro Lys Pro
    145                 150                 155
GTA AAT CTA CAA GGA GTA AAA GTG CCT TAT GTG GAC CAA GAT ACA TGC      527
Val Asn Leu Gln Gly Val Lys Val Pro Tyr Val Asp Gln Asp Thr Cys
160                 165                 170                 175
TCT GAC AGC TAC GTC TTT GCA GGA AAA GAT ATC ACC GAA AAC ATG TTG      575
Ser Asp Ser Tyr Val Phe Ala Gly Lys Asp Ile Thr Glu Asn Met Leu
                180                 185                 190
TGT GCC GGA GTT AGA AGA GGT GGC AAG GAC TCC TGC CAG GGT GAC AGC      623
Cys Ala Gly Val Arg Arg Gly Gly Lys Asp Ser Cys Gln Gly Asp Ser
            195                 200                 205
GGT GGT CCA CTT GTG GAC GAA AAC AAA AAT CTG GTC GGA GTC GTC TCT      671
Gly Gly Pro Leu Val Asp Glu Asn Lys Asn Leu Val Gly Val Val Ser
        210                 215                 220
TGG GGA AAT GGT TGT GCC AGA CCA AAC ATG CCA GGA GTA TAC GCT AAA      719
Trp Gly Asn Gly Cys Ala Arg Pro Asn Met Pro Gly Val Tyr Ala Lys
    225                 230                 235
GTT GCT GCT TCT AGC ATT AGA GAG TTC ATT CGC AAA AAA ACT GGT CTT T    768
Val Ala Ala Ser Ser Ile Arg Glu Phe Ile Arg Lys Lys Thr Gly Leu
240                 245                 250                 255
AATTTCCTTA TATGAACAAA TGTTCCACCA AAAATATAGT TTAGATTTTA GTATAATAAA    828
TCCTTTGTGA TTCATGCAAA TATTTTGTTT TATTTATTTA TTTACTTTAT TCAAACGAAT    888
GTATAAAGTG AATTAACAAT AAAAATGTTA GTGTTGCCAA AAAAAAAAAA AAAAAA        944 
           
           
             
               255 amino acids 
               amino acid 
               linear 
             
             
               protein 
             
             
               unknown 
             
             83
Glu Val Trp Ile His Arg Cys Phe Pro Cys Gly Gly Ser Leu Gly Glu
  1               5                  10                  15
Asp Ser Val Val Asp Arg Ile Val Gly Gly Thr Ser Val Lys Ile Glu
             20                  25                  30
Asn Phe Gly Trp Gln Val Ser Leu Phe Asp Arg Lys Gly His Phe Cys
         35                  40                  45
Gly Gly Ser Ile Ile Ser Asp Glu Trp Val Leu Thr Ala Ala His Cys
     50                  55                  60
Val Tyr Asp Tyr Phe Ser Pro Lys Gln Tyr Gly Val Arg Val Gly Ser
 65                  70                  75                  80
Ser Leu Arg Asn Lys Gly Gly Val Leu His Arg Ile Ser Arg Val His
                 85                  90                  95
Ile His Pro Asp Tyr Asp Thr Val Ser Tyr Asp Asn Asp Val Ala Leu
            100                 105                 110
Leu Lys Val Glu Thr Lys Phe Lys Leu Asn Gly Arg Ser Val Arg Lys
        115                 120                 125
Val Lys Leu Val Asp Glu Asp His Glu Val Asp Asp Gly Ala Arg Leu
    130                 135                 140
Thr Val Thr Gly Trp Gly Lys Leu Ser Glu Ser Gly Pro Lys Pro Val
145                 150                 155                 160
Asn Leu Gln Gly Val Lys Val Pro Tyr Val Asp Gln Asp Thr Cys Ser
                165                 170                 175
Asp Ser Tyr Val Phe Ala Gly Lys Asp Ile Thr Glu Asn Met Leu Cys
            180                 185                 190
Ala Gly Val Arg Arg Gly Gly Lys Asp Ser Cys Gln Gly Asp Ser Gly
        195                 200                 205
Gly Pro Leu Val Asp Glu Asn Lys Asn Leu Val Gly Val Val Ser Trp
    210                 215                 220
Gly Asn Gly Cys Ala Arg Pro Asn Met Pro Gly Val Tyr Ala Lys Val
225                 230                 235                 240
Ala Ala Ser Ser Ile Arg Glu Phe Ile Arg Lys Lys Thr Gly Leu
                245                 250                 255 
           
           
             
               157 base pairs 
               nucleic acid 
               single 
               linear 
             
             
               cDNA 
             
             
               unknown 
             
             
               CDS 
                1..157 
             
             84
GGA ATT CGG CAC GAG TAT CTG TGC CCT CGC AGT CTG CAC CCT TGG CGT       48
Gly Ile Arg His Glu Tyr Leu Cys Pro Arg Ser Leu His Pro Trp Arg
  1               5                  10                  15
AGC GTT CCT GAC TTT TGG AAC AGG TTA GAT GGC AGA ATC GTT GGA GGA       96
Ser Val Pro Asp Phe Trp Asn Arg Leu Asp Gly Arg Ile Val Gly Gly
             20                  25                  30
CAC GAT ACT AGC ATT GAT AAC ATC CTC ATG CAA GTA TCT TTG AGT TTA      144
His Asp Thr Ser Ile Asp Asn Ile Leu Met Gln Val Ser Leu Ser Leu
         35                  40                  45
CAC AAA CCA CAA  T                                                   157
His Lys Pro Gln
     50 
           
           
             
               52 amino acids 
               amino acid 
               linear 
             
             
               protein 
             
             
               unknown 
             
             85
Gly Ile Arg His Glu Tyr Leu Cys Pro Arg Ser Leu His Pro Trp Arg
  1               5                  10                  15
Ser Val Pro Asp Phe Trp Asn Arg Leu Asp Gly Arg Ile Val Gly Gly
             20                  25                  30
His Asp Thr Ser Ile Asp Asn Ile Leu Met Gln Val Ser Leu Ser Leu
         35                  40                  45
His Lys Pro Gln
     50 
           
           
             
               218 base pairs 
               nucleic acid 
               single 
               linear 
             
             
               cDNA 
             
             
               unknown 
             
             
               CDS 
                3..218 
             
             86
AA GAT GTA GAA TTA ACA CCT GGA ACT ATG TGC ACT GTT ACT GGA TGG        47
   Asp Val Glu Leu Thr Pro Gly Thr Met Cys Thr Val Thr Gly Trp
     1               5                  10                  15
GGA TCA ACT GGA TCT GGT GGT CCA ATT ACA AAT GTT CTA CAA GAA GTC       95
Gly Ser Thr Gly Ser Gly Gly Pro Ile Thr Asn Val Leu Gln Glu Val
                 20                  25                  30
GAA GTT CCA TTT ATC GAC TTC AAC ACC TGC CGA AAA TCC TAC TCA ACC      143
Glu Val Pro Phe Ile Asp Phe Asn Thr Cys Arg Lys Ser Tyr Ser Thr
             35                  40                  45
AGC TTA ACC GAC CGT ATG TTC TGC GCT GGA TTT TTG GGA ATT GGT GGT      191
Ser Leu Thr Asp Arg Met Phe Cys Ala Gly Phe Leu Gly Ile Gly Gly
         50                  55                  60
AAG GAC GCT TGC CAA GGC GAC TCC GGA                                  218
Lys Asp Ala Cys Gln Gly Asp Ser Gly
     65                  70 
           
           
             
               72 amino acids 
               amino acid 
               linear 
             
             
               protein 
             
             
               unknown 
             
             87
Asp Val Glu Leu Thr Pro Gly Thr Met Cys Thr Val Thr Gly Trp Gly
  1               5                  10                  15
Ser Thr Gly Ser Gly Gly Pro Ile Thr Asn Val Leu Gln Glu Val Glu
             20                  25                  30
Val Pro Phe Ile Asp Phe Asn Thr Cys Arg Lys Ser Tyr Ser Thr Ser
         35                  40                  45
Leu Thr Asp Arg Met Phe Cys Ala Gly Phe Leu Gly Ile Gly Gly Lys
     50                  55                  60
Asp Ala Cys Gln Gly Asp Ser Gly
 65                  70 
           
           
             
               932 base pairs 
               nucleic acid 
               single 
               linear 
             
             
               cDNA 
             
             
               unknown 
             
             
               CDS 
                2..770 
                /note= “At pos. bp 276, change G to
               K.  At pos. bp 332, change G to K.  At pos. aa 92
               and aa 111, substitute Xaa.” 
             
             88
G TTC ATA TTT GTG CTC GTT TGC GTT GGA TTG AGC GCC GTC TCA TCT         46
  Phe Ile Phe Val Leu Val Cys Val Gly Leu Ser Ala Val Ser Ser
    1               5                  10                  15
TAC AAG ATA AAG GAT GGA TTA GAT GGG CGC ATT GTT GGA GGA CAA GAT       94
Tyr Lys Ile Lys Asp Gly Leu Asp Gly Arg Ile Val Gly Gly Gln Asp
                 20                  25                  30
GCT GAT ATT GCC AAA TAT GGC TAT CAA GCT TCA CTC CAA GTA TTT AAC      142
Ala Asp Ile Ala Lys Tyr Gly Tyr Gln Ala Ser Leu Gln Val Phe Asn
             35                  40                  45
GAA CAT TTC TGT GGA GCT TCA ATA TTG AAT AAT TAT TGG ATT GTC ACA      190
Glu His Phe Cys Gly Ala Ser Ile Leu Asn Asn Tyr Trp Ile Val Thr
         50                  55                  60
GCA GCT CAT TGC ATA TAT GAT GAA TTC ACG TAT TCA GTT CGA GTC GGC      238
Ala Ala His Cys Ile Tyr Asp Glu Phe Thr Tyr Ser Val Arg Val Gly
     65                  70                  75
ACC AGT TTC CAA GGA AGA CGT GGT TCC GTT CAT CCT GKG GCA CAA ATT      286
Thr Ser Phe Gln Gly Arg Arg Gly Ser Val His Pro Xaa Ala Gln Ile
 80                  85                  90                  95
ATC AAG CAT CCT GCA TAC GGT AAT GTA ACT GAC ATC GAT ATG GAA KGC      334
Ile Lys His Pro Ala Tyr Gly Asn Val Thr Asp Ile Asp Met Glu Xaa
                100                 105                 110
GCC CTC ATC AAG GTT CGA AGA CCA TTC CGG TTG AAT AAC AGA ACT GTT      382
Ala Leu Ile Lys Val Arg Arg Pro Phe Arg Leu Asn Asn Arg Thr Val
            115                 120                 125
AGA ACA GTC AAA CTT ACT GAT GTT GGA AAA GAC ATG CCA TCA GGA GAA      430
Arg Thr Val Lys Leu Thr Asp Val Gly Lys Asp Met Pro Ser Gly Glu
        130                 135                 140
TTA GCC ACT GTT ACT GGC TGG GGA AAT TTA GGG GAA GAT GAA GAC GAC      478
Leu Ala Thr Val Thr Gly Trp Gly Asn Leu Gly Glu Asp Glu Asp Asp
    145                 150                 155
CCC GAA CAA CTG CAA TAT GTA AAG GTA CCT ATT GTT AAC TGG ACT CAG      526
Pro Glu Gln Leu Gln Tyr Val Lys Val Pro Ile Val Asn Trp Thr Gln
160                 165                 170                 175
TGC AAA ACT ATA TAT GGA AAT GAA GGA CTA ATA ATT ACC CAA AAT ATG      574
Cys Lys Thr Ile Tyr Gly Asn Glu Gly Leu Ile Ile Thr Gln Asn Met
                180                 185                 190
ATT TGT GCT GGT TAT CCT GAA GGC GGT AAG GAC TCT TGC CAA GGA GAT      622
Ile Cys Ala Gly Tyr Pro Glu Gly Gly Lys Asp Ser Cys Gln Gly Asp
            195                 200                 205
AGC GGT GGC CCA CTC GTC AAC TCT AAG GGA GTT CTG CAT GGA ATA GTG      670
Ser Gly Gly Pro Leu Val Asn Ser Lys Gly Val Leu His Gly Ile Val
        210                 215                 220
TCT TGG GGA ATA GGA TGT GCA CGA CCC GAA ATC CCA GGA GTA TAT ACC      718
Ser Trp Gly Ile Gly Cys Ala Arg Pro Glu Ile Pro Gly Val Tyr Thr
    225                 230                 235
CGA GTG GCT TCA AAA CCA ATA AGA GAA TTT ATC AAA ATG CAC ACT GGA      766
Arg Val Ala Ser Lys Pro Ile Arg Glu Phe Ile Lys Met His Thr Gly
240                 245                 250                 255
ATA T AAGAGTTTTA ACTTATAATA TTACAAATAT TTTTTGATAT TCCTTAATTT         820
Ile
CAATGATATA CTAAGACGAG ATGTTTTACA AAATTTTGAT ACTCAACTAA CAAATTAAAC    880
CATATTACTA CTCAAATAAA TATCACTAAT AATCAAAAAA AAAAAAAAAA AA            932 
           
           
             
               256 amino acids 
               amino acid 
               linear 
             
             
               protein 
             
             
               unknown 
             
             89
Phe Ile Phe Val Leu Val Cys Val Gly Leu Ser Ala Val Ser Ser Tyr
  1               5                  10                  15
Lys Ile Lys Asp Gly Leu Asp Gly Arg Ile Val Gly Gly Gln Asp Ala
             20                  25                  30
Asp Ile Ala Lys Tyr Gly Tyr Gln Ala Ser Leu Gln Val Phe Asn Glu
         35                  40                  45
His Phe Cys Gly Ala Ser Ile Leu Asn Asn Tyr Trp Ile Val Thr Ala
     50                  55                  60
Ala His Cys Ile Tyr Asp Glu Phe Thr Tyr Ser Val Arg Val Gly Thr
 65                  70                  75                  80
Ser Phe Gln Gly Arg Arg Gly Ser Val His Pro Xaa Ala Gln Ile Ile
                 85                  90                  95
Lys His Pro Ala Tyr Gly Asn Val Thr Asp Ile Asp Met Glu Xaa Ala
            100                 105                 110
Leu Ile Lys Val Arg Arg Pro Phe Arg Leu Asn Asn Arg Thr Val Arg
        115                 120                 125
Thr Val Lys Leu Thr Asp Val Gly Lys Asp Met Pro Ser Gly Glu Leu
    130                 135                 140
Ala Thr Val Thr Gly Trp Gly Asn Leu Gly Glu Asp Glu Asp Asp Pro
145                 150                 155                 160
Glu Gln Leu Gln Tyr Val Lys Val Pro Ile Val Asn Trp Thr Gln Cys
                165                 170                 175
Lys Thr Ile Tyr Gly Asn Glu Gly Leu Ile Ile Thr Gln Asn Met Ile
            180                 185                 190
Cys Ala Gly Tyr Pro Glu Gly Gly Lys Asp Ser Cys Gln Gly Asp Ser
        195                 200                 205
Gly Gly Pro Leu Val Asn Ser Lys Gly Val Leu His Gly Ile Val Ser
    210                 215                 220
Trp Gly Ile Gly Cys Ala Arg Pro Glu Ile Pro Gly Val Tyr Thr Arg
225                 230                 235                 240
Val Ala Ser Lys Pro Ile Arg Glu Phe Ile Lys Met His Thr Gly Ile
                245                 250                 255 
           
           
             
               894 base pairs 
               nucleic acid 
               single 
               linear 
             
             
               cDNA 
             
             
               unknown 
             
             
               CDS 
                1..766 
                /note= “At pos. bp 560, change G to
               N.  At pos. aa 187, substitute Xaa.” 
             
             90
CCG GCG GTG ATT GTG TCA TTT GTT CTG GCT TGT GCA TTT TCT GTA CAG       48
Pro Ala Val Ile Val Ser Phe Val Leu Ala Cys Ala Phe Ser Val Gln
  1               5                  10                  15
GCT CTT CCA TCA AGC AGA ATT GTC AAT GGA CTT GAA GCA GGA GTT GGA       96
Ala Leu Pro Ser Ser Arg Ile Val Asn Gly Leu Glu Ala Gly Val Gly
             20                  25                  30
CAA TTT CCA ATT CAG GTT TTC TTA GAC TTG ACA AAT ATC AGA GAC GAA      144
Gln Phe Pro Ile Gln Val Phe Leu Asp Leu Thr Asn Ile Arg Asp Glu
         35                  40                  45
AAA TCC AGA TGT GGT GGT GCT TTG TTA TCA GAT TCA TGG GTT TTG ACT      192
Lys Ser Arg Cys Gly Gly Ala Leu Leu Ser Asp Ser Trp Val Leu Thr
     50                  55                  60
GCT GCT CAT TGT TTT GAT GAT TTG AAG TCT ATG GTA GTG TCC GTT GGT      240
Ala Ala His Cys Phe Asp Asp Leu Lys Ser Met Val Val Ser Val Gly
 65                  70                  75                  80
GCT CAT GAT GTC AGC AAA TCT GAA GAA CCT CAC AGG CAA ACC AGG AAA      288
Ala His Asp Val Ser Lys Ser Glu Glu Pro His Arg Gln Thr Arg Lys
                 85                  90                  95
CCT GAA AGG TAC TTC CAG CAT GAA AAA TAC GAC AGG GCA AAT CTT GCA      336
Pro Glu Arg Tyr Phe Gln His Glu Lys Tyr Asp Arg Ala Asn Leu Ala
            100                 105                 110
TAT GAT CTT GGT TTG TTG AAA TTG GAC AAA CCA GTG GAA TTG AAT GAT      384
Tyr Asp Leu Gly Leu Leu Lys Leu Asp Lys Pro Val Glu Leu Asn Asp
        115                 120                 125
TTC GTG AAA CTC ACA AAA TTG AAC AAA GAC AAA ACT GAA ACT TTT GTC      432
Phe Val Lys Leu Thr Lys Leu Asn Lys Asp Lys Thr Glu Thr Phe Val
    130                 135                 140
GGC AAA ACT GCA ACT GTT AGT GGA TGG GCA TCT CCA AAG ATT TCC CCT      480
Gly Lys Thr Ala Thr Val Ser Gly Trp Ala Ser Pro Lys Ile Ser Pro
145                 150                 155                 160
GCT TTC GAA TTG CCT GAC AAA CTA CAG TAC ACA ACT TTG GAA GTC CAA      528
Ala Phe Glu Leu Pro Asp Lys Leu Gln Tyr Thr Thr Leu Glu Val Gln
                165                 170                 175
CCA AGT GAA GAC TGC AAA AAA GTA TGG GCC CNT TAC ATG CGC GAC TAC      576
Pro Ser Glu Asp Cys Lys Lys Val Trp Ala Xaa Tyr Met Arg Asp Tyr
            180                 185                 190
ATC CTT TGT GCC AAA TTT GAA AAA CAA AAC ATT TGC ACT GGT GAC AGT      624
Ile Leu Cys Ala Lys Phe Glu Lys Gln Asn Ile Cys Thr Gly Asp Ser
        195                 200                 205
GGC GGT CCA TTG ACC ATT GAT GGT GTC CAA GTT GGT GTG GTG AGT TTT      672
Gly Gly Pro Leu Thr Ile Asp Gly Val Gln Val Gly Val Val Ser Phe
    210                 215                 220
GGA AGT GTT CCT TGT GCC AGA GGA AAT CCT TCA GGA TTT ACC AAT GTT      720
Gly Ser Val Pro Cys Ala Arg Gly Asn Pro Ser Gly Phe Thr Asn Val
225                 230                 235                 240
GCT CAT TTT GTG GAT TGG ATT CAA GAA CAT ACT GGA TTG GAA TTG T        766
Ala His Phe Val Asp Trp Ile Gln Glu His Thr Gly Leu Glu Leu
                245                 250                 255
AAAAATAAAA CTCAAACTAA AAAAAAAATA ATTTAATTGC ACTGAAAAAT TTTTCAAGAA    826
AAGTTTGGAT CGTTTTGTAA TTGAATGACA ATAAAAGCGT AAATTAGAAA AAAAAAAAAA    886
AAAAACTC                                                             894 
           
           
             
               255 amino acids 
               amino acid 
               linear 
             
             
               protein 
             
             
               unknown 
             
             91
Pro Ala Val Ile Val Ser Phe Val Leu Ala Cys Ala Phe Ser Val Gln
  1               5                  10                  15
Ala Leu Pro Ser Ser Arg Ile Val Asn Gly Leu Glu Ala Gly Val Gly
             20                  25                  30
Gln Phe Pro Ile Gln Val Phe Leu Asp Leu Thr Asn Ile Arg Asp Glu
         35                  40                  45
Lys Ser Arg Cys Gly Gly Ala Leu Leu Ser Asp Ser Trp Val Leu Thr
     50                  55                  60
Ala Ala His Cys Phe Asp Asp Leu Lys Ser Met Val Val Ser Val Gly
 65                  70                  75                  80
Ala His Asp Val Ser Lys Ser Glu Glu Pro His Arg Gln Thr Arg Lys
                 85                  90                  95
Pro Glu Arg Tyr Phe Gln His Glu Lys Tyr Asp Arg Ala Asn Leu Ala
            100                 105                 110
Tyr Asp Leu Gly Leu Leu Lys Leu Asp Lys Pro Val Glu Leu Asn Asp
        115                 120                 125
Phe Val Lys Leu Thr Lys Leu Asn Lys Asp Lys Thr Glu Thr Phe Val
    130                 135                 140
Gly Lys Thr Ala Thr Val Ser Gly Trp Ala Ser Pro Lys Ile Ser Pro
145                 150                 155                 160
Ala Phe Glu Leu Pro Asp Lys Leu Gln Tyr Thr Thr Leu Glu Val Gln
                165                 170                 175
Pro Ser Glu Asp Cys Lys Lys Val Trp Ala Xaa Tyr Met Arg Asp Tyr
            180                 185                 190
Ile Leu Cys Ala Lys Phe Glu Lys Gln Asn Ile Cys Thr Gly Asp Ser
        195                 200                 205
Gly Gly Pro Leu Thr Ile Asp Gly Val Gln Val Gly Val Val Ser Phe
    210                 215                 220
Gly Ser Val Pro Cys Ala Arg Gly Asn Pro Ser Gly Phe Thr Asn Val
225                 230                 235                 240
Ala His Phe Val Asp Trp Ile Gln Glu His Thr Gly Leu Glu Leu
                245                 250                 255 
           
           
             
               299 base pairs 
               nucleic acid 
               single 
               linear 
             
             
               cDNA 
             
             
               unknown 
             
             
               CDS 
                3..299 
                /note= “At pos. bp 178/179, change
               G/C to V/Y.  At pos. aa 59, substitue Xaa.” 
             
             92
AA TTC GGC ACG AGA GTT AGT CTT TCC AAT TCG ATC AGA CCT TCT TGT        47
   Phe Gly Thr Arg Val Ser Leu Ser Asn Ser Ile Arg Pro Ser Cys
     1               5                  10                  15
TTA TGG GCC AAT GAC GAG TTC GAC ACA GAT AGT TCA ATT GCT ACT GGT       95
Leu Trp Ala Asn Asp Glu Phe Asp Thr Asp Ser Ser Ile Ala Thr Gly
                 20                  25                  30
TGG GGA AAG ATA GAC TAT GCT GAG AGC AGA AGT GAT GAC CTA CTG AAA      143
Trp Gly Lys Ile Asp Tyr Ala Glu Ser Arg Ser Asp Asp Leu Leu Lys
             35                  40                  45
GTA GTA CTG AAA ATT ATT GAT AAT AGG CAA TGC GVY CCC TTA TAC GTT      191
Val Val Leu Lys Ile Ile Asp Asn Arg Gln Cys Xaa Pro Leu Tyr Val
         50                  55                  60
GAT CAG ATT AAT AGA AGA AGA TTG AGA AAT GGA ATT GTA GAT ACA CAG      239
Asp Gln Ile Asn Arg Arg Arg Leu Arg Asn Gly Ile Val Asp Thr Gln
     65                  70                  75
ATG TGT GCA GGA GAA TTG GAT GGT GGC AAA GAC ACT TGC CAG GGA GAT      287
Met Cys Ala Gly Glu Leu Asp Gly Gly Lys Asp Thr Cys Gln Gly Asp
 80                  85                  90                  95
TCA GGT GGT CCT                                                      299
Ser Gly Gly Pro 
           
           
             
               99 amino acids 
               amino acid 
               linear 
             
             
               protein 
             
             
               unknown 
             
             93
Phe Gly Thr Arg Val Ser Leu Ser Asn Ser Ile Arg Pro Ser Cys Leu
  1               5                  10                  15
Trp Ala Asn Asp Glu Phe Asp Thr Asp Ser Ser Ile Ala Thr Gly Trp
             20                  25                  30
Gly Lys Ile Asp Tyr Ala Glu Ser Arg Ser Asp Asp Leu Leu Lys Val
         35                  40                  45
Val Leu Lys Ile Ile Asp Asn Arg Gln Cys Xaa Pro Leu Tyr Val Asp
     50                  55                  60
Gln Ile Asn Arg Arg Arg Leu Arg Asn Gly Ile Val Asp Thr Gln Met
 65                  70                  75                  80
Cys Ala Gly Glu Leu Asp Gly Gly Lys Asp Thr Cys Gln Gly Asp Ser
                 85                  90                  95
Gly Gly Pro 
           
           
             
               266 base pairs 
               nucleic acid 
               single 
               linear 
             
             
               cDNA 
             
             
               unknown 
             
             
               CDS 
                1..266 
             
             94
CTT GCA TAT CCG CTC AAG TTT AGC GAA GAC ATC CAA CCG ATC ATG ATG       48
Leu Ala Tyr Pro Leu Lys Phe Ser Glu Asp Ile Gln Pro Ile Met Met
  1               5                  10                  15
GCC GAA AAG GAC TAC GAA CCA CCA GCA GGA ACC AAG GCT TAT GTG TCT       96
Ala Glu Lys Asp Tyr Glu Pro Pro Ala Gly Thr Lys Ala Tyr Val Ser
             20                  25                  30
GGA TGG GGA AGA ACA TCG TTC GGT GGC CAA TTG TCT AAA AAT CTG CGA      144
Gly Trp Gly Arg Thr Ser Phe Gly Gly Gln Leu Ser Lys Asn Leu Arg
         35                  40                  45
GGA GTC GAG TTG GAA ATA ATA GAT CTA TTC GAT TGT TTC CTT TCC TAC      192
Gly Val Glu Leu Glu Ile Ile Asp Leu Phe Asp Cys Phe Leu Ser Tyr
     50                  55                  60
ATG GAT AAA GTA AAC GTG TCC GAA AGG CAA GTT TGC GCT GGA ATC CCC      240
Met Asp Lys Val Asn Val Ser Glu Arg Gln Val Cys Ala Gly Ile Pro
 65                  70                  75                  80
GTT GTA GGT GGT AAA GAT TCT TGC  CA                                  266
Val Val Gly Gly Lys Asp Ser Cys
                 85 
           
           
             
               88 amino acids 
               amino acid 
               linear 
             
             
               protein 
             
             
               unknown 
             
             95
Leu Ala Tyr Pro Leu Lys Phe Ser Glu Asp Ile Gln Pro Ile Met Met
  1               5                  10                  15
Ala Glu Lys Asp Tyr Glu Pro Pro Ala Gly Thr Lys Ala Tyr Val Ser
             20                  25                  30
Gly Trp Gly Arg Thr Ser Phe Gly Gly Gln Leu Ser Lys Asn Leu Arg
         35                  40                  45
Gly Val Glu Leu Glu Ile Ile Asp Leu Phe Asp Cys Phe Leu Ser Tyr
     50                  55                  60
Met Asp Lys Val Asn Val Ser Glu Arg Gln Val Cys Ala Gly Ile Pro
 65                  70                  75                  80
Val Val Gly Gly Lys Asp Ser Cys
                 85 
           
           
             
               378 base pairs 
               nucleic acid 
               single 
               linear 
             
             
               cDNA 
             
             
               unknown 
             
             
               CDS 
                1..376 
                /note= “At pos. bp 3, change G to
               S.  At pos. bp 270, change A to W.  At pos. aa 1
               and aa 90, substitute Xaa.” 
             
             96
GGS GGT ACT TCC CAC CGT GTT GCC CAA ATC GTC GTC CAC CCA CAA TAC       48
Xaa Gly Thr Ser His Arg Val Ala Gln Ile Val Val His Pro Gln Tyr
  1               5                  10                  15
AAC GGC AAC ACC AAC ATC AAC GAT GTT GCT GTT CTC CGT GTT CAA GAC       96
Asn Gly Asn Thr Asn Ile Asn Asp Val Ala Val Leu Arg Val Gln Asp
             20                  25                  30
AAA TTC GTA TTA AAC GGC AGA TCA GTT CGC CCC GTT GAC ATG ATC GCT      144
Lys Phe Val Leu Asn Gly Arg Ser Val Arg Pro Val Asp Met Ile Ala
         35                  40                  45
TCT GGT GTT GAC ACT CCA GCT GGA GCT CCC CTT TAC GTC ACT GGA TGG      192
Ser Gly Val Asp Thr Pro Ala Gly Ala Pro Leu Tyr Val Thr Gly Trp
     50                  55                  60
GGT GCA GTC TAC GAA GGA GGT GCA GGA TCC ACC CAA TTA CTA GGA GTA      240
Gly Ala Val Tyr Glu Gly Gly Ala Gly Ser Thr Gln Leu Leu Gly Val
 65                  70                  75                  80
GGT GTA CCC ATG CGT AGC CAC AAA AAC ACW TGT AAC AGC AAA TAC TCC      288
Gly Val Pro Met Arg Ser His Lys Asn Xaa Cys Asn Ser Lys Tyr Ser
                 85                  90                  95
CAA TTT GGC GGT GTT GCT CCT AGC ATG ATC TGC GCT GGA TTT GAC CAA      336
Gln Phe Gly Gly Val Ala Pro Ser Met Ile Cys Ala Gly Phe Asp Gln
            100                 105                 110
GGC GGT AAG GAC GCT TGT CAA GGA GAC TCT GGT GGT CCT  T TA            378
Gly Gly Lys Asp Ala Cys Gln Gly Asp Ser Gly Gly Pro
        115                 120                 125 
           
           
             
               125 amino acids 
               amino acid 
               linear 
             
             
               protein 
             
             
               unknown 
             
             97
Xaa Gly Thr Ser His Arg Val Ala Gln Ile Val Val His Pro Gln Tyr
  1               5                  10                  15
Asn Gly Asn Thr Asn Ile Asn Asp Val Ala Val Leu Arg Val Gln Asp
             20                  25                  30
Lys Phe Val Leu Asn Gly Arg Ser Val Arg Pro Val Asp Met Ile Ala
         35                  40                  45
Ser Gly Val Asp Thr Pro Ala Gly Ala Pro Leu Tyr Val Thr Gly Trp
     50                  55                  60
Gly Ala Val Tyr Glu Gly Gly Ala Gly Ser Thr Gln Leu Leu Gly Val
 65                  70                  75                  80
Gly Val Pro Met Arg Ser His Lys Asn Xaa Cys Asn Ser Lys Tyr Ser
                 85                  90                  95
Gln Phe Gly Gly Val Ala Pro Ser Met Ile Cys Ala Gly Phe Asp Gln
            100                 105                 110
Gly Gly Lys Asp Ala Cys Gln Gly Asp Ser Gly Gly Pro
        115                 120                 125 
           
           
             
               252 base pairs 
               nucleic acid 
               single 
               linear 
             
             
               cDNA 
             
             
               unknown 
             
             
               CDS 
                1..252 
             
             98
CGC GCG CCC TGT TGC CCT ACC AGC AGA GAA CGA GGA AAC CGA AAC AGG       48
Arg Ala Pro Cys Cys Pro Thr Ser Arg Glu Arg Gly Asn Arg Asn Arg
  1               5                  10                  15
GTC ACA CTC ACG GTG ACG GGT TGG GGA ACT ACA GAG AGT ACT GAA TCA       96
Val Thr Leu Thr Val Thr Gly Trp Gly Thr Thr Glu Ser Thr Glu Ser
             20                  25                  30
TCA CAC CAC CTG AAA GAA GTT GAA GTG AAC GCT GTA TCT AAT AGT GAA      144
Ser His His Leu Lys Glu Val Glu Val Asn Ala Val Ser Asn Ser Glu
         35                  40                  45
TGT CAA AGG CCT AAT GAA GAT CTT GCT ACT ATA TCA TCA CAT GAG ATA      192
Cys Gln Arg Pro Asn Glu Asp Leu Ala Thr Ile Ser Ser His Glu Ile
     50                  55                  60
TGT GCA AGC GTT CCT GGT GGC GGC AAA GAT TCT TGT CAA GGA GAC TCT      240
Cys Ala Ser Val Pro Gly Gly Gly Lys Asp Ser Cys Gln Gly Asp Ser
 65                  70                  75                  80
GGT GGT CCT TTA                                                      252
Gly Gly Pro Leu 
           
           
             
               84 amino acids 
               amino acid 
               linear 
             
             
               protein 
             
             
               unknown 
             
             99
Arg Ala Pro Cys Cys Pro Thr Ser Arg Glu Arg Gly Asn Arg Asn Arg
  1               5                  10                  15
Val Thr Leu Thr Val Thr Gly Trp Gly Thr Thr Glu Ser Thr Glu Ser
             20                  25                  30
Ser His His Leu Lys Glu Val Glu Val Asn Ala Val Ser Asn Ser Glu
         35                  40                  45
Cys Gln Arg Pro Asn Glu Asp Leu Ala Thr Ile Ser Ser His Glu Ile
     50                  55                  60
Cys Ala Ser Val Pro Gly Gly Gly Lys Asp Ser Cys Gln Gly Asp Ser
 65                  70                  75                  80
Gly Gly Pro Leu 
           
           
             
               225 base pairs 
               nucleic acid 
               single 
               linear 
             
             
               cDNA 
             
             
               unknown 
             
             
               CDS 
                1..208 
             
             100
CCA ATC CAC GAT AGC CAA TAT GCA CTT TTG CAG ATA TGG GTC AAG GGT       48
Pro Ile His Asp Ser Gln Tyr Ala Leu Leu Gln Ile Trp Val Lys Gly
  1               5                  10                  15
GCA TGT AAG GGT GAT TCC GGT GGC CCC TTA GTC ATC AAT GGA CAA CTT       96
Ala Cys Lys Gly Asp Ser Gly Gly Pro Leu Val Ile Asn Gly Gln Leu
             20                  25                  30
CAT GGA ATT GTT TCC TGG GGC ATT CCT TGC GCT GTC GCA AGC CTG ATG      144
His Gly Ile Val Ser Trp Gly Ile Pro Cys Ala Val Ala Ser Leu Met
         35                  40                  45
TAT TCA CAA GAG TTT CTC ATT ATG TCG ATT GGA TTA AAT CCA AAA TTG      192
Tyr Ser Gln Glu Phe Leu Ile Met Ser Ile Gly Leu Asn Pro Lys Leu
     50                  55                  60
CCA AAT AAA ATT GTT  T AGAGTATTAA AAAAAAA                            225
Pro Asn Lys Ile Val
 65 
           
           
             
               69 amino acids 
               amino acid 
               linear 
             
             
               protein 
             
             
               unknown 
             
             101
Pro Ile His Asp Ser Gln Tyr Ala Leu Leu Gln Ile Trp Val Lys Gly
  1               5                  10                  15
Ala Cys Lys Gly Asp Ser Gly Gly Pro Leu Val Ile Asn Gly Gln Leu
             20                  25                  30
His Gly Ile Val Ser Trp Gly Ile Pro Cys Ala Val Ala Ser Leu Met
         35                  40                  45
Tyr Ser Gln Glu Phe Leu Ile Met Ser Ile Gly Leu Asn Pro Lys Leu
     50                  55                  60
Pro Asn Lys Ile Val
 65 
           
           
             
               850 base pairs 
               nucleic acid 
               single 
               linear 
             
             
               cDNA 
             
             
               unknown 
             
             
               CDS 
                2..758 
             
             102
C CTG GTG AAA CTT TTC TTT GTA ATG TAC TGT GCT TGT GCA TTA GCA         46
  Leu Val Lys Leu Phe Phe Val Met Tyr Cys Ala Cys Ala Leu Ala
    1               5                  10                  15
TCG GCA CTG AAG TAC TCC ATC GAT CAT GGT CCT CGT ATC ATC GGA GGT       94
Ser Ala Leu Lys Tyr Ser Ile Asp His Gly Pro Arg Ile Ile Gly Gly
                 20                  25                  30
GAA GTT GCA GGT GAA GGA TCA GCA CCT TAC CAG GTG TCC TTA AGA ACC      142
Glu Val Ala Gly Glu Gly Ser Ala Pro Tyr Gln Val Ser Leu Arg Thr
             35                  40                  45
AAG GAA GGA AAT CAT TTT TGC GGT GGA TCA ATA CTA AAT AAG CGA TGG      190
Lys Glu Gly Asn His Phe Cys Gly Gly Ser Ile Leu Asn Lys Arg Trp
         50                  55                  60
GTT GTA ACT GCA GCA CAT TGT CTT GAA CCG GAA ATA TTA GAT TCG GTA      238
Val Val Thr Ala Ala His Cys Leu Glu Pro Glu Ile Leu Asp Ser Val
     65                  70                  75
TAC GTC GGA TCC AAT CAC TTA GAC CGA AAA GGC AGA TAT TAC GAC GTA      286
Tyr Val Gly Ser Asn His Leu Asp Arg Lys Gly Arg Tyr Tyr Asp Val
 80                  85                  90                  95
GAA CGG TAT ATA ATT CAT GAA AAA TAT ATA GGA GAA CTA AAT AAT TTT      334
Glu Arg Tyr Ile Ile His Glu Lys Tyr Ile Gly Glu Leu Asn Asn Phe
                100                 105                 110
TAT GCT GAC ATC GGT CTA ATA AAA CTT GAT GAA GAC TTA GAA TTC AAT      382
Tyr Ala Asp Ile Gly Leu Ile Lys Leu Asp Glu Asp Leu Glu Phe Asn
            115                 120                 125
GAC AAA GTC AAG CCA ATA AAA ATT CAT GAA AAC ACA ATT CAA GGT GGT      430
Asp Lys Val Lys Pro Ile Lys Ile His Glu Asn Thr Ile Gln Gly Gly
        130                 135                 140
GAA GGG CTT AGA GCA ACA GGT TGG GGA CGT CTT GGT GCT GGT CGC CCA      478
Glu Gly Leu Arg Ala Thr Gly Trp Gly Arg Leu Gly Ala Gly Arg Pro
    145                 150                 155
ATT CCT AAT AAA TTG CAG GAG CTA CAA ACA TTT GCT TTA AGT GAT AAA      526
Ile Pro Asn Lys Leu Gln Glu Leu Gln Thr Phe Ala Leu Ser Asp Lys
160                 165                 170                 175
GAT TGT ACA GTA AAA ACT GGT CTT GTA CCA AAG TCA CAA CTT TGT GTT      574
Asp Cys Thr Val Lys Thr Gly Leu Val Pro Lys Ser Gln Leu Cys Val
                180                 185                 190
TTC CGT GCA TCG GAA AAA GGA GTT TGC TTT GGT GAT TCG GGA GGT CCT      622
Phe Arg Ala Ser Glu Lys Gly Val Cys Phe Gly Asp Ser Gly Gly Pro
            195                 200                 205
TTG GCA ATC AAT GGT GAA CTT GTT GGT GTT ACT TCA TTC ATT ATG GGA      670
Leu Ala Ile Asn Gly Glu Leu Val Gly Val Thr Ser Phe Ile Met Gly
        210                 215                 220
ACA TGT GGA GGA GGA CAT CCT GAT GTC TTC GGT CGA GTC CTT GAC TTC      718
Thr Cys Gly Gly Gly His Pro Asp Val Phe Gly Arg Val Leu Asp Phe
    225                 230                 235
AAA CCA TGG ATT GAT TCT CAT ATG GCA AAT GAC GGC GCA T AATTCTTTTA     768
Lys Pro Trp Ile Asp Ser His Met Ala Asn Asp Gly Ala
240                 245                 250
TTTAATAATG ATTGAATGTA AAATTATAAA CAAATTGTAA ATTGCATAAA TGATATAAAT    828
GCAGGAAATT CGAAAAAAAA AA                                             850 
           
           
             
               252 amino acids 
               amino acid 
               linear 
             
             
               protein 
             
             
               unknown 
             
             103
Leu Val Lys Leu Phe Phe Val Met Tyr Cys Ala Cys Ala Leu Ala Ser
  1               5                  10                  15
Ala Leu Lys Tyr Ser Ile Asp His Gly Pro Arg Ile Ile Gly Gly Glu
             20                  25                  30
Val Ala Gly Glu Gly Ser Ala Pro Tyr Gln Val Ser Leu Arg Thr Lys
         35                  40                  45
Glu Gly Asn His Phe Cys Gly Gly Ser Ile Leu Asn Lys Arg Trp Val
     50                  55                  60
Val Thr Ala Ala His Cys Leu Glu Pro Glu Ile Leu Asp Ser Val Tyr
 65                  70                  75                  80
Val Gly Ser Asn His Leu Asp Arg Lys Gly Arg Tyr Tyr Asp Val Glu
                 85                  90                  95
Arg Tyr Ile Ile His Glu Lys Tyr Ile Gly Glu Leu Asn Asn Phe Tyr
            100                 105                 110
Ala Asp Ile Gly Leu Ile Lys Leu Asp Glu Asp Leu Glu Phe Asn Asp
        115                 120                 125
Lys Val Lys Pro Ile Lys Ile His Glu Asn Thr Ile Gln Gly Gly Glu
    130                 135                 140
Gly Leu Arg Ala Thr Gly Trp Gly Arg Leu Gly Ala Gly Arg Pro Ile
145                 150                 155                 160
Pro Asn Lys Leu Gln Glu Leu Gln Thr Phe Ala Leu Ser Asp Lys Asp
                165                 170                 175
Cys Thr Val Lys Thr Gly Leu Val Pro Lys Ser Gln Leu Cys Val Phe
            180                 185                 190
Arg Ala Ser Glu Lys Gly Val Cys Phe Gly Asp Ser Gly Gly Pro Leu
        195                 200                 205
Ala Ile Asn Gly Glu Leu Val Gly Val Thr Ser Phe Ile Met Gly Thr
    210                 215                 220
Cys Gly Gly Gly His Pro Asp Val Phe Gly Arg Val Leu Asp Phe Lys
225                 230                 235                 240
Pro Trp Ile Asp Ser His Met Ala Asn Asp Gly Ala
                245                 250 
           
           
             
               252 base pairs 
               nucleic acid 
               single 
               linear 
             
             
               cDNA 
             
             
               unknown 
             
             
               CDS 
                1..251 
                /note= “At pos. bp 4, change A to
               R.  At pos. aa 2, substitute Xaa.” 
             
             104
GCA RGG ATT CGG CAC GAG AAT TTA TTA AGC GCA TTA TTT GCA AGT GTA       48
Ala Xaa Ile Arg His Glu Asn Leu Leu Ser Ala Leu Phe Ala Ser Val
  1               5                  10                  15
ATT TGC TCC TTT AAC GCG GAA GTA CAA AAT CGA ATC GTT GGT GGC AAT       96
Ile Cys Ser Phe Asn Ala Glu Val Gln Asn Arg Ile Val Gly Gly Asn
             20                  25                  30
GAT GTA AGT ATT TCA AAA ATT GGG TGG CAA GTA TCT ATT CAA AGT AAT      144
Asp Val Ser Ile Ser Lys Ile Gly Trp Gln Val Ser Ile Gln Ser Asn
         35                  40                  45
AAC CAA CAT TTC TGT GGT GGT TCA ATC ATT GCT AAA GAT TGG GTA CTG      192
Asn Gln His Phe Cys Gly Gly Ser Ile Ile Ala Lys Asp Trp Val Leu
     50                  55                  60
ACT TCT TCT CAA TGC GTC GTG GAC AAA CAA AGT CCA CCG AAG GAT TTA      240
Thr Ser Ser Gln Cys Val Val Asp Lys Gln Ser Pro Pro Lys Asp Leu
 65                  70                  75                  80
ACT GTT CGT  GT T                                                    252
Thr Val Arg 
           
           
             
               83 amino acids 
               amino acid 
               linear 
             
             
               protein 
             
             
               unknown 
             
             105
Ala Xaa Ile Arg His Glu Asn Leu Leu Ser Ala Leu Phe Ala Ser Val
  1               5                  10                  15
Ile Cys Ser Phe Asn Ala Glu Val Gln Asn Arg Ile Val Gly Gly Asn
             20                  25                  30
Asp Val Ser Ile Ser Lys Ile Gly Trp Gln Val Ser Ile Gln Ser Asn
         35                  40                  45
Asn Gln His Phe Cys Gly Gly Ser Ile Ile Ala Lys Asp Trp Val Leu
     50                  55                  60
Thr Ser Ser Gln Cys Val Val Asp Lys Gln Ser Pro Pro Lys Asp Leu
 65                  70                  75                  80
Thr Val Arg 
           
           
             
               534 base pairs 
               nucleic acid 
               single 
               linear 
             
             
               cDNA 
             
             
               unknown 
             
             
               CDS 
                1..534 
             
             106
TCA AAT CGG ATT GTT AAT GGA GTT AAT GCC AAA AAC GGT TCT GCT CCA       48
Ser Asn Arg Ile Val Asn Gly Val Asn Ala Lys Asn Gly Ser Ala Pro
  1               5                  10                  15
TAT ATG GCT TCT CTA AGA GAT GTT ATG GAA ACC ATT TCT GTG GAG CAT       96
Tyr Met Ala Ser Leu Arg Asp Val Met Glu Thr Ile Ser Val Glu His
             20                  25                  30
CGA TAT TGG ATG AAC CGC TGG ATT CTT ACT GCT GCC CAT TGC CTT ACT      144
Arg Tyr Trp Met Asn Arg Trp Ile Leu Thr Ala Ala His Cys Leu Thr
         35                  40                  45
GAC GGT TAT CTA GAT ACA GTC TAC GTT GGT TCA AAT CAT CTT TCT GGC      192
Asp Gly Tyr Leu Asp Thr Val Tyr Val Gly Ser Asn His Leu Ser Gly
     50                  55                  60
GAC GGA GAG TAC TAC AAT GTA GAA GAA CAA GTC ATC CAT GAT AAA TAT      240
Asp Gly Glu Tyr Tyr Asn Val Glu Glu Gln Val Ile His Asp Lys Tyr
 65                  70                  75                  80
TTT GGT CAA ACA ACC GGC TTC AAA AAT GAT ATT GCT CTC GTC AAA GTT      288
Phe Gly Gln Thr Thr Gly Phe Lys Asn Asp Ile Ala Leu Val Lys Val
                 85                  90                  95
TCT AGT GCT ATA AAA CTT AGC AAA AAT GTT CGT CCC ATC AAA TTG CAC      336
Ser Ser Ala Ile Lys Leu Ser Lys Asn Val Arg Pro Ile Lys Leu His
            100                 105                 110
AAA GAT TTT ATA CGC GGA GGT GAA AAA TTG AAA ATT ACT GGA TGG GGA      384
Lys Asp Phe Ile Arg Gly Gly Glu Lys Leu Lys Ile Thr Gly Trp Gly
        115                 120                 125
TTG ACC AAT CAA ACT CAT GGT GAA GTT CCT GAT GCT CTT CAA GAG TTA      432
Leu Thr Asn Gln Thr His Gly Glu Val Pro Asp Ala Leu Gln Glu Leu
    130                 135                 140
CAG GTA GAA GCA CTT TCT AAC TCT AAA TGC AAG GCA ATT ACT GGT GTC      480
Gln Val Glu Ala Leu Ser Asn Ser Lys Cys Lys Ala Ile Thr Gly Val
145                 150                 155                 160
CAT CTT CCT GCT CAT CTC TGC ACC TTC AGA GCT CCT CAA AAG GGT GTA      528
His Leu Pro Ala His Leu Cys Thr Phe Arg Ala Pro Gln Lys Gly Val
                165                 170                 175
TGC CAG                                                              534
Cys Gln 
           
           
             
               178 amino acids 
               amino acid 
               linear 
             
             
               protein 
             
             
               unknown 
             
             107
Ser Asn Arg Ile Val Asn Gly Val Asn Ala Lys Asn Gly Ser Ala Pro
  1               5                  10                  15
Tyr Met Ala Ser Leu Arg Asp Val Met Glu Thr Ile Ser Val Glu His
             20                  25                  30
Arg Tyr Trp Met Asn Arg Trp Ile Leu Thr Ala Ala His Cys Leu Thr
         35                  40                  45
Asp Gly Tyr Leu Asp Thr Val Tyr Val Gly Ser Asn His Leu Ser Gly
     50                  55                  60
Asp Gly Glu Tyr Tyr Asn Val Glu Glu Gln Val Ile His Asp Lys Tyr
 65                  70                  75                  80
Phe Gly Gln Thr Thr Gly Phe Lys Asn Asp Ile Ala Leu Val Lys Val
                 85                  90                  95
Ser Ser Ala Ile Lys Leu Ser Lys Asn Val Arg Pro Ile Lys Leu His
            100                 105                 110
Lys Asp Phe Ile Arg Gly Gly Glu Lys Leu Lys Ile Thr Gly Trp Gly
        115                 120                 125
Leu Thr Asn Gln Thr His Gly Glu Val Pro Asp Ala Leu Gln Glu Leu
    130                 135                 140
Gln Val Glu Ala Leu Ser Asn Ser Lys Cys Lys Ala Ile Thr Gly Val
145                 150                 155                 160
His Leu Pro Ala His Leu Cys Thr Phe Arg Ala Pro Gln Lys Gly Val
                165                 170                 175
Cys Gln 
           
           
             
               359 base pairs 
               nucleic acid 
               single 
               linear 
             
             
               cDNA 
             
             
               unknown 
             
             
               CDS 
                1..359 
             
             108
GGG TTC GAA TTT GTG GAT CGA AAA GGC AGA TAT TAC GAT GTA GAA AGA       48
Gly Phe Glu Phe Val Asp Arg Lys Gly Arg Tyr Tyr Asp Val Glu Arg
  1               5                  10                  15
TTT GTG ATG CAC CAT AAT TAT ACT GGA AAG ATA GTT GCC AAT GTC GCT       96
Phe Val Met His His Asn Tyr Thr Gly Lys Ile Val Ala Asn Val Ala
             20                  25                  30
GAT ATA GGT CTA ATA AAA CTA GCA GAA GAT ATA AAA TTC AGT GAC AAG      144
Asp Ile Gly Leu Ile Lys Leu Ala Glu Asp Ile Lys Phe Ser Asp Lys
         35                  40                  45
GTA CAA CCT GTA AAA ATT CAT CAA ACT CAA ATC AAG GGC GGA GAG ATT      192
Val Gln Pro Val Lys Ile His Gln Thr Gln Ile Lys Gly Gly Glu Ile
     50                  55                  60
TGC AAA GCT ACT GGA TGG GGC AGG TTG GGT GCT GAT CAG CCT GTA CCA      240
Cys Lys Ala Thr Gly Trp Gly Arg Leu Gly Ala Asp Gln Pro Val Pro
 65                  70                  75                  80
AAT AAA TTA CAA CAA TTG GAG ACA ATT GCT ATT AGT GAT GAG AAA TGT      288
Asn Lys Leu Gln Gln Leu Glu Thr Ile Ala Ile Ser Asp Glu Lys Cys
                 85                  90                  95
TAT GCA GAT ACA GGG TTT TTA GAA CCT ACA TCT CAA ATA TGT GTA TTC      336
Tyr Ala Asp Thr Gly Phe Leu Glu Pro Thr Ser Gln Ile Cys Val Phe
            100                 105                 110
AGT GCA TTT GGA AAA GGA GTT  GT                                      359
Ser Ala Phe Gly Lys Gly Val
        115 
           
           
             
               119 amino acids 
               amino acid 
               linear 
             
             
               protein 
             
             
               unknown 
             
             109
Gly Phe Glu Phe Val Asp Arg Lys Gly Arg Tyr Tyr Asp Val Glu Arg
  1               5                  10                  15
Phe Val Met His His Asn Tyr Thr Gly Lys Ile Val Ala Asn Val Ala
             20                  25                  30
Asp Ile Gly Leu Ile Lys Leu Ala Glu Asp Ile Lys Phe Ser Asp Lys
         35                  40                  45
Val Gln Pro Val Lys Ile His Gln Thr Gln Ile Lys Gly Gly Glu Ile
     50                  55                  60
Cys Lys Ala Thr Gly Trp Gly Arg Leu Gly Ala Asp Gln Pro Val Pro
 65                  70                  75                  80
Asn Lys Leu Gln Gln Leu Glu Thr Ile Ala Ile Ser Asp Glu Lys Cys
                 85                  90                  95
Tyr Ala Asp Thr Gly Phe Leu Glu Pro Thr Ser Gln Ile Cys Val Phe
            100                 105                 110
Ser Ala Phe Gly Lys Gly Val
        115 
           
           
             
               841 base pairs 
               nucleic acid 
               single 
               linear 
             
             
               cDNA 
             
             
               unknown 
             
             
               CDS 
                2..746 
                /note= “At pos. bp 306, change A to
               M.  At pos. bp 382, change A to M.  At pos. bp. 394,
               change G to S.  At pos. aa 102, 127 and 131,
               substitute Xaa.” 
             
             110
C TTA GCA ATT GTA TGT GCT CTC GCT GTC TGC ACA TTC GGT GCC AGT         46
  Leu Ala Ile Val Cys Ala Leu Ala Val Cys Thr Phe Gly Ala Ser
    1               5                  10                  15
GTT CCA GAA TCA TGG AAA AGA TTA GAT AGT AGA ATC GTA GGA GGA CAC       94
Val Pro Glu Ser Trp Lys Arg Leu Asp Ser Arg Ile Val Gly Gly His
                 20                  25                  30
GAT ACC AGC ATC GAT AAA CAC CCT CAT CAA GTA TCT TTA TTG TAC TCC      142
Asp Thr Ser Ile Asp Lys His Pro His Gln Val Ser Leu Leu Tyr Ser
             35                  40                  45
AGC CAC AAT TGT GGT GGT TCC TTG ATT GCC AAA AAC TGG TGG GTT TTG      190
Ser His Asn Cys Gly Gly Ser Leu Ile Ala Lys Asn Trp Trp Val Leu
         50                  55                  60
ACT GCA GCT CAT TGC ATT GGA GTT AAC AAA TAC AAT GTC CGT GTA GGA      238
Thr Ala Ala His Cys Ile Gly Val Asn Lys Tyr Asn Val Arg Val Gly
     65                  70                  75
AGT TCC ATC GTA AAC AGC GGT GGT ATC TTG CAT AAA GTT AAA AAC CAT      286
Ser Ser Ile Val Asn Ser Gly Gly Ile Leu His Lys Val Lys Asn His
 80                  85                  90                  95
TAC AGA CAT CCA AAA TAC AMC GCA GCT GCT ATT GAC TTT GAT TAC GCA      334
Tyr Arg His Pro Lys Tyr Xaa Ala Ala Ala Ile Asp Phe Asp Tyr Ala
                100                 105                 110
CTC TTA GAA CTC GAA ACT CCT GTT CAA CTC ACA AAT GAT GTG TCC ATM      382
Leu Leu Glu Leu Glu Thr Pro Val Gln Leu Thr Asn Asp Val Ser Xaa
            115                 120                 125
ATA AAA TTG GTS GAT GAA GGA GTA GAT CTT AAA CCT GGT ACC TTG TTA      430
Ile Lys Leu Xaa Asp Glu Gly Val Asp Leu Lys Pro Gly Thr Leu Leu
        130                 135                 140
ACT GTT ACT GGA TGG GGA TCA ACT GGA AAT GGA CCT TCA ACC AAT GTT      478
Thr Val Thr Gly Trp Gly Ser Thr Gly Asn Gly Pro Ser Thr Asn Val
    145                 150                 155
TTG CAA GAA GTT CAA GTA CCA CAT GTC GAC CAA ACC ACT TGC TCC AAA      526
Leu Gln Glu Val Gln Val Pro His Val Asp Gln Thr Thr Cys Ser Lys
160                 165                 170                 175
TCT TAC CCA GGA AGT TTG ACT GAT CGT ATG TTC TGC GCT GGT TAT TTG      574
Ser Tyr Pro Gly Ser Leu Thr Asp Arg Met Phe Cys Ala Gly Tyr Leu
                180                 185                 190
GGA CAA GGA GGC AAG GAC TCA TGC CAA GGT GAT TCT GGT GGC CCA GTT      622
Gly Gln Gly Gly Lys Asp Ser Cys Gln Gly Asp Ser Gly Gly Pro Val
            195                 200                 205
GTT GTC AAT GGT GTT CAA CAT GGA ATT GTC TCA TGG GGT CGT GGT TGT      670
Val Val Asn Gly Val Gln His Gly Ile Val Ser Trp Gly Arg Gly Cys
        210                 215                 220
GCA CTT CCT GAT TAT CCT GGA GTT TAC TCT AAA ATC TCT ACC GCT CGC      718
Ala Leu Pro Asp Tyr Pro Gly Val Tyr Ser Lys Ile Ser Thr Ala Arg
    225                 230                 235
AGC TGG ATC AAG GAA GTG TCT GGT GTT T AATTTATTCT TGAAATCTCT          766
Ser Trp Ile Lys Glu Val Ser Gly Val
240                 245
ATTTTGTATT ATTTATGTAT ATAGTAAGAG TTGTAAATAT AAATAGTTAC ATCTAAAAAA    826
AAAAAAAAAA AAAAA                                                     841 
           
           
             
               248 amino acids 
               amino acid 
               linear 
             
             
               protein 
             
             
               unknown 
             
             111
Leu Ala Ile Val Cys Ala Leu Ala Val Cys Thr Phe Gly Ala Ser Val
  1               5                  10                  15
Pro Glu Ser Trp Lys Arg Leu Asp Ser Arg Ile Val Gly Gly His Asp
             20                  25                  30
Thr Ser Ile Asp Lys His Pro His Gln Val Ser Leu Leu Tyr Ser Ser
         35                  40                  45
His Asn Cys Gly Gly Ser Leu Ile Ala Lys Asn Trp Trp Val Leu Thr
     50                  55                  60
Ala Ala His Cys Ile Gly Val Asn Lys Tyr Asn Val Arg Val Gly Ser
 65                  70                  75                  80
Ser Ile Val Asn Ser Gly Gly Ile Leu His Lys Val Lys Asn His Tyr
                 85                  90                  95
Arg His Pro Lys Tyr Xaa Ala Ala Ala Ile Asp Phe Asp Tyr Ala Leu
            100                 105                 110
Leu Glu Leu Glu Thr Pro Val Gln Leu Thr Asn Asp Val Ser Xaa Ile
        115                 120                 125
Lys Leu Xaa Asp Glu Gly Val Asp Leu Lys Pro Gly Thr Leu Leu Thr
    130                 135                 140
Val Thr Gly Trp Gly Ser Thr Gly Asn Gly Pro Ser Thr Asn Val Leu
145                 150                 155                 160
Gln Glu Val Gln Val Pro His Val Asp Gln Thr Thr Cys Ser Lys Ser
                165                 170                 175
Tyr Pro Gly Ser Leu Thr Asp Arg Met Phe Cys Ala Gly Tyr Leu Gly
            180                 185                 190
Gln Gly Gly Lys Asp Ser Cys Gln Gly Asp Ser Gly Gly Pro Val Val
        195                 200                 205
Val Asn Gly Val Gln His Gly Ile Val Ser Trp Gly Arg Gly Cys Ala
    210                 215                 220
Leu Pro Asp Tyr Pro Gly Val Tyr Ser Lys Ile Ser Thr Ala Arg Ser
225                 230                 235                 240
Trp Ile Lys Glu Val Ser Gly Val
                245 
           
           
             
               1580 base pairs 
               nucleic acid 
               single 
               linear 
             
             
               cDNA 
             
             
               unknown 
             
             
               CDS 
                3..1491 
             
             112
GG CAC GAG TTT TGT GCG AGT GTC AGA TAT TGC AGC TCT ATG AGT AAC        47
   His Glu Phe Cys Ala Ser Val Arg Tyr Cys Ser Ser Met Ser Asn
     1               5                  10                  15
AAG AAA GGA TTA GTA CTG GGC ATC TAC GAC AAT GAA TTC GAT AAA AAA       95
Lys Lys Gly Leu Val Leu Gly Ile Tyr Asp Asn Glu Phe Asp Lys Lys
                 20                  25                  30
ATA AGG TTA ACG CCA ACT GCT GAA CAA TTC AAT CGG CGA TTG CAG GGG      143
Ile Arg Leu Thr Pro Thr Ala Glu Gln Phe Asn Arg Arg Leu Gln Gly
             35                  40                  45
CGT TTA CTA GAT CTA ATT CAT TTG AGT GGA CCC ATT AAA TTG GGC AAG      191
Arg Leu Leu Asp Leu Ile His Leu Ser Gly Pro Ile Lys Leu Gly Lys
         50                  55                  60
AGC CGT ATT TTC TGG GAT CTC GAT GAA TTC GGC GCA GTT GCA GTT GCA      239
Ser Arg Ile Phe Trp Asp Leu Asp Glu Phe Gly Ala Val Ala Val Ala
     65                  70                  75
GGT TTG GGA AAT CAC TCC CCC TGC GAA CTC CTG GAA GAA CTC GAT GTT      287
Gly Leu Gly Asn His Ser Pro Cys Glu Leu Leu Glu Glu Leu Asp Val
 80                  85                  90                  95
TTG CGC GAA AAT GCC AGA ATA GCT GCC GGT GCT GGT TGC CAA GCT CTT      335
Leu Arg Glu Asn Ala Arg Ile Ala Ala Gly Ala Gly Cys Gln Ala Leu
                100                 105                 110
GCC GCC GAT GGA ATC ACT ACC ATT AGC GTT GAA GTA TGG AGC ACC CGG      383
Ala Ala Asp Gly Ile Thr Thr Ile Ser Val Glu Val Trp Ser Thr Arg
            115                 120                 125
AGG CGG CCA TGC GAA GGT GCA ATA CTA TCG ACG TTC AAA TTC AGG TCA      431
Arg Arg Pro Cys Glu Gly Ala Ile Leu Ser Thr Phe Lys Phe Arg Ser
        130                 135                 140
ACA GAA GAA GAG TCC AAG TGT AAG CCG ATA CCT ACC ATA ACC CCT TAC      479
Thr Glu Glu Glu Ser Lys Cys Lys Pro Ile Pro Thr Ile Thr Pro Tyr
    145                 150                 155
TGC CTT CAA GAT AAA GAT GCT CCA TTA TGG GAA CTT GGC CAA GTA TCA      527
Cys Leu Gln Asp Lys Asp Ala Pro Leu Trp Glu Leu Gly Gln Val Ser
160                 165                 170                 175
GCA GCA GCT CAA AAC TGG GCT CGT ACA TTG ATG GAT ACA CCA GCA AAT      575
Ala Ala Ala Gln Asn Trp Ala Arg Thr Leu Met Asp Thr Pro Ala Asn
                180                 185                 190
CAA ATG ACA CCA TTT TTG TTC GCC GAA GCC GCC AAA GAA AAT TTA GTG      623
Gln Met Thr Pro Phe Leu Phe Ala Glu Ala Ala Lys Glu Asn Leu Val
            195                 200                 205
CCA TTA GGA GTG AAA GTT GAA GCT AGA GAT CGG AAA TGG GCG GTA AGC      671
Pro Leu Gly Val Lys Val Glu Ala Arg Asp Arg Lys Trp Ala Val Ser
        210                 215                 220
ATG AAA ATG GGA TCC TTC TTG TCT GTC GCT CGT GGC TCC AAT GAA CCA      719
Met Lys Met Gly Ser Phe Leu Ser Val Ala Arg Gly Ser Asn Glu Pro
    225                 230                 235
CCA GTT TTT CTT GAA ATT TCT TAT TGT GGT GGT CCA AAA GAT GAG GCA      767
Pro Val Phe Leu Glu Ile Ser Tyr Cys Gly Gly Pro Lys Asp Glu Ala
240                 245                 250                 255
CCG TTC GCA CTT GTT GGA AAG GGT GTC ACT TTC GAT ACT GGC GGT ATT      815
Pro Phe Ala Leu Val Gly Lys Gly Val Thr Phe Asp Thr Gly Gly Ile
                260                 265                 270
AGC ATC AAA CCG AGT GCA TCC ATG GAC GAA ATG CGT GGA GAT ATG GGA      863
Ser Ile Lys Pro Ser Ala Ser Met Asp Glu Met Arg Gly Asp Met Gly
            275                 280                 285
GGA GCT GCT TGC GTT GTT TCT ACA TTG GCA CAA TTG AAA GCA CCA GTC      911
Gly Ala Ala Cys Val Val Ser Thr Leu Ala Gln Leu Lys Ala Pro Val
        290                 295                 300
AAC GTC GTC GGT CTT ATC CCC TTA ACC GAG AAT ATG CCA GGT GGT AAA      959
Asn Val Val Gly Leu Ile Pro Leu Thr Glu Asn Met Pro Gly Gly Lys
    305                 310                 315
GCA ACA AAA CCT GGT GAC GTC GTT GTT GCG ATG AAT GGG AAA TCG ATT     1007
Ala Thr Lys Pro Gly Asp Val Val Val Ala Met Asn Gly Lys Ser Ile
320                 325                 330                 335
TGC GTG GAC AAT ACA GAT GCT GAA GGC CGT TTG ATT TTA GCT GAC GCT     1055
Cys Val Asp Asn Thr Asp Ala Glu Gly Arg Leu Ile Leu Ala Asp Ala
                340                 345                 350
TTA TGT TAC TCG GCA CAC TTC AAG CCA AAA TGG GTT CTA GAT ATA GCT     1103
Leu Cys Tyr Ser Ala His Phe Lys Pro Lys Trp Val Leu Asp Ile Ala
            355                 360                 365
ACA TTG ACT GGA GCT ATG AGA GTT GCT CTA GGT GAT TGT GCT ACT GGT     1151
Thr Leu Thr Gly Ala Met Arg Val Ala Leu Gly Asp Cys Ala Thr Gly
        370                 375                 380
GTA TTT TCT TCA TGC GAT AAT CTC TGG AAC ACA CTG CAC GAA GCT GGT     1199
Val Phe Ser Ser Cys Asp Asn Leu Trp Asn Thr Leu His Glu Ala Gly
    385                 390                 395
AGA GTA ACT GGA GAT AGA ATG TGG AGA TTC CCT CTT TTT AAG CAC TAC     1247
Arg Val Thr Gly Asp Arg Met Trp Arg Phe Pro Leu Phe Lys His Tyr
400                 405                 410                 415
GCG AAT CGT GTA ACA GAA TAT TCC GGT TAC GAT GTG AAC AAC ATA GGA     1295
Ala Asn Arg Val Thr Glu Tyr Ser Gly Tyr Asp Val Asn Asn Ile Gly
                420                 425                 430
AAG GGC AAA GGG GGA GGC AGT TGC CTA GCA GCT GCT TTC CTT AAT CAG     1343
Lys Gly Lys Gly Gly Gly Ser Cys Leu Ala Ala Ala Phe Leu Asn Gln
            435                 440                 445
TTT AGA CCT GAG GAC GTA CCC TGG ATG CAC TTG GAC ATT GCT GGA GTA     1391
Phe Arg Pro Glu Asp Val Pro Trp Met His Leu Asp Ile Ala Gly Val
        450                 455                 460
ATG AGC GAT TGC TCT GAT CAG TCC TAT CTT CCT AAG GGA ATG ACA GGG     1439
Met Ser Asp Cys Ser Asp Gln Ser Tyr Leu Pro Lys Gly Met Thr Gly
    465                 470                 475
CGA CCT ACC AGA ACT CTT GTT CAA TTT ATT CAA AGC CAA AAG CGT CAT     1487
Arg Pro Thr Arg Thr Leu Val Gln Phe Ile Gln Ser Gln Lys Arg His
480                 485                 490                 495
TCT T GAATGCATTT AAGAAACATA TGTCACCTAA CACCTTTACA TGCGCACCTC        1541
Ser
TGCTTAGCCA AACCACTTTT GTACAAAACC ATATTTTTA                          1580 
           
           
             
               496 amino acids 
               amino acid 
               linear 
             
             
               protein 
             
             
               unknown 
             
             113
His Glu Phe Cys Ala Ser Val Arg Tyr Cys Ser Ser Met Ser Asn Lys
  1               5                  10                  15
Lys Gly Leu Val Leu Gly Ile Tyr Asp Asn Glu Phe Asp Lys Lys Ile
             20                  25                  30
Arg Leu Thr Pro Thr Ala Glu Gln Phe Asn Arg Arg Leu Gln Gly Arg
         35                  40                  45
Leu Leu Asp Leu Ile His Leu Ser Gly Pro Ile Lys Leu Gly Lys Ser
     50                  55                  60
Arg Ile Phe Trp Asp Leu Asp Glu Phe Gly Ala Val Ala Val Ala Gly
 65                  70                  75                  80
Leu Gly Asn His Ser Pro Cys Glu Leu Leu Glu Glu Leu Asp Val Leu
                 85                  90                  95
Arg Glu Asn Ala Arg Ile Ala Ala Gly Ala Gly Cys Gln Ala Leu Ala
            100                 105                 110
Ala Asp Gly Ile Thr Thr Ile Ser Val Glu Val Trp Ser Thr Arg Arg
        115                 120                 125
Arg Pro Cys Glu Gly Ala Ile Leu Ser Thr Phe Lys Phe Arg Ser Thr
    130                 135                 140
Glu Glu Glu Ser Lys Cys Lys Pro Ile Pro Thr Ile Thr Pro Tyr Cys
145                 150                 155                 160
Leu Gln Asp Lys Asp Ala Pro Leu Trp Glu Leu Gly Gln Val Ser Ala
                165                 170                 175
Ala Ala Gln Asn Trp Ala Arg Thr Leu Met Asp Thr Pro Ala Asn Gln
            180                 185                 190
Met Thr Pro Phe Leu Phe Ala Glu Ala Ala Lys Glu Asn Leu Val Pro
        195                 200                 205
Leu Gly Val Lys Val Glu Ala Arg Asp Arg Lys Trp Ala Val Ser Met
    210                 215                 220
Lys Met Gly Ser Phe Leu Ser Val Ala Arg Gly Ser Asn Glu Pro Pro
225                 230                 235                 240
Val Phe Leu Glu Ile Ser Tyr Cys Gly Gly Pro Lys Asp Glu Ala Pro
                245                 250                 255
Phe Ala Leu Val Gly Lys Gly Val Thr Phe Asp Thr Gly Gly Ile Ser
            260                 265                 270
Ile Lys Pro Ser Ala Ser Met Asp Glu Met Arg Gly Asp Met Gly Gly
        275                 280                 285
Ala Ala Cys Val Val Ser Thr Leu Ala Gln Leu Lys Ala Pro Val Asn
    290                 295                 300
Val Val Gly Leu Ile Pro Leu Thr Glu Asn Met Pro Gly Gly Lys Ala
305                 310                 315                 320
Thr Lys Pro Gly Asp Val Val Val Ala Met Asn Gly Lys Ser Ile Cys
                325                 330                 335
Val Asp Asn Thr Asp Ala Glu Gly Arg Leu Ile Leu Ala Asp Ala Leu
            340                 345                 350
Cys Tyr Ser Ala His Phe Lys Pro Lys Trp Val Leu Asp Ile Ala Thr
        355                 360                 365
Leu Thr Gly Ala Met Arg Val Ala Leu Gly Asp Cys Ala Thr Gly Val
    370                 375                 380
Phe Ser Ser Cys Asp Asn Leu Trp Asn Thr Leu His Glu Ala Gly Arg
385                 390                 395                 400
Val Thr Gly Asp Arg Met Trp Arg Phe Pro Leu Phe Lys His Tyr Ala
                405                 410                 415
Asn Arg Val Thr Glu Tyr Ser Gly Tyr Asp Val Asn Asn Ile Gly Lys
            420                 425                 430
Gly Lys Gly Gly Gly Ser Cys Leu Ala Ala Ala Phe Leu Asn Gln Phe
        435                 440                 445
Arg Pro Glu Asp Val Pro Trp Met His Leu Asp Ile Ala Gly Val Met
    450                 455                 460
Ser Asp Cys Ser Asp Gln Ser Tyr Leu Pro Lys Gly Met Thr Gly Arg
465                 470                 475                 480
Pro Thr Arg Thr Leu Val Gln Phe Ile Gln Ser Gln Lys Arg His Ser
                485                 490                 495 
           
           
             
               32 base pairs 
               nucleic acid 
               single 
               linear 
             
             
               other nucleic acid 
               /desc = “primer” 
             
             
               unknown 
             
             114
GAGCTCTCGA GAGTTGTTGG AGGACTGGAA GC                                   32 
           
           
             
               31 base pairs 
               nucleic acid 
               single 
               linear 
             
             
               other nucleic acid 
               /desc = “primer” 
             
             
               unknown 
             
             115
GGACCTCGAG AATTAGTTAT TTTCCATGGT C                                    31 
           
           
             
               31 base pairs 
               nucleic acid 
               single 
               linear 
             
             
               other nucleic acid 
               /desc = “primer” 
             
             
               unknown 
             
             116
GAGCTCTCGA GCATCGTCGG CGGCACCAGT G                                    31 
           
           
             
               31 base pairs 
               nucleic acid 
               single 
               linear 
             
             
               other nucleic acid 
               /desc = “primer” 
             
             
               unknown 
             
             117
GGACGAATTC TTAAAGACCA GTTTTTTTGC G                                    31 
           
           
             
               32 base pairs 
               nucleic acid 
               single 
               linear 
             
             
               other nucleic acid 
               /desc = “primer” 
             
             
               unknown 
             
             118
GAGCTCTCGA GTATCATCGG AGGTGAAGTT GC                                   32 
           
           
             
               30 base pairs 
               nucleic acid 
               single 
               linear 
             
             
               other nucleic acid 
               /desc = “primer” 
             
             
               unknown 
             
             119
GGACCTCGAG AATTATGCGC CGTCATTTGC                                      30 
           
           
             
               806 base pairs 
               nucleic acid 
               single 
               linear 
             
             
               cDNA 
             
             
               unknown 
             
             
               CDS 
                2..736 
                /note= “At pos. bp 656, change G to
               S.  At pos. aa 219, substitute Xaa.” 
             
             120
C TCG CAG TCT GCA CCC TTG GTG CTA GGC GTT CCT GAC TTT TGG AAC         46
  Ser Gln Ser Ala Pro Leu Val Leu Gly Val Pro Asp Phe Trp Asn
    1               5                  10                  15
AGG TTA GAT GGC AGA ATC GTT GGA GGA CAC GAT ACT AGC ATT GAC AAA       94
Arg Leu Asp Gly Arg Ile Val Gly Gly His Asp Thr Ser Ile Asp Lys
                 20                  25                  30
CAT CCT CAT CAA GTA TCT TTG ATT TAC ACA AAC CAC AAT TGT GGT GGT      142
His Pro His Gln Val Ser Leu Ile Tyr Thr Asn His Asn Cys Gly Gly
             35                  40                  45
TCT TTA ATT GCC AAA AAC TGG GTT TTA ACA GCA GCT CAT TGC ATC AGC      190
Ser Leu Ile Ala Lys Asn Trp Val Leu Thr Ala Ala His Cys Ile Ser
         50                  55                  60
TCA ACC TAC TAC AGA GTC CGG GTA GGA AGT TCA ATC AAG AAC AGT GGT      238
Ser Thr Tyr Tyr Arg Val Arg Val Gly Ser Ser Ile Lys Asn Ser Gly
     65                  70                  75
GGT GTT GTT CAC AGC GTT AAA AAC CAA ATC AAG CAT CCA AAA TTC GGT      286
Gly Val Val His Ser Val Lys Asn Gln Ile Lys His Pro Lys Phe Gly
 80                  85                  90                  95
GAT TCG GCG ACA CTC GAC TTC GAT TTT GCA CTT CTG GAA TTG GAT GAA      334
Asp Ser Ala Thr Leu Asp Phe Asp Phe Ala Leu Leu Glu Leu Asp Glu
                100                 105                 110
CCA GTT ACA GTA ACA AAA GAC GTC AAC ATC ATC AAA CTA GTA GAC CAA      382
Pro Val Thr Val Thr Lys Asp Val Asn Ile Ile Lys Leu Val Asp Gln
            115                 120                 125
GAT GTA GAA TTA ACA CCT GGA ACT ATG TGC ACT GTT ACT GGA TGG GGA      430
Asp Val Glu Leu Thr Pro Gly Thr Met Cys Thr Val Thr Gly Trp Gly
        130                 135                 140
TCA ACT GGA TCT GGT GGT CCA ATT ACA AAT GTT CTA CAA GAA GTC GAA      478
Ser Thr Gly Ser Gly Gly Pro Ile Thr Asn Val Leu Gln Glu Val Glu
    145                 150                 155
GTT CCA TTT ATC GAC TTC AAC ACC TGC CGA AAA TCC TAC TCA ACC AGC      526
Val Pro Phe Ile Asp Phe Asn Thr Cys Arg Lys Ser Tyr Ser Thr Ser
160                 165                 170                 175
TTA ACC GAC CGT ATG TTC TGC GCT GGA TTT TTG GGA ATT GGT GGT AAG      574
Leu Thr Asp Arg Met Phe Cys Ala Gly Phe Leu Gly Ile Gly Gly Lys
                180                 185                 190
GAC GCT TGT CAA GGT GAC TCT GGT GGC CCA GTT GTT GTC GAT GGT GTT      622
Asp Ala Cys Gln Gly Asp Ser Gly Gly Pro Val Val Val Asp Gly Val
            195                 200                 205
CTT CAC GGA ATC GTA TCA TGG GGA CGT GGT TGC SCC CTT CCT GAC TAC      670
Leu His Gly Ile Val Ser Trp Gly Arg Gly Cys Xaa Leu Pro Asp Tyr
        210                 215                 220
CCC GGA GTC TAC TCT AAG ATC TCA TAT GCC CGT GAC TGG ATT AAG GAA      718
Pro Gly Val Tyr Ser Lys Ile Ser Tyr Ala Arg Asp Trp Ile Lys Glu
    225                 230                 235
AAT CAC TGG TGT TTA ATT TAATATTTAT TATACCAAAT AATTATATAT             766
Asn His Trp Cys Leu Ile
240                 245
AAATATATAC TATTTTAAAT ACAAAAAAAA AAAAAAAAAA                          806 
           
           
             
               245 amino acids 
               amino acid 
               linear 
             
             
               protein 
             
             
               unknown 
             
             121
Ser Gln Ser Ala Pro Leu Val Leu Gly Val Pro Asp Phe Trp Asn Arg
  1               5                  10                  15
Leu Asp Gly Arg Ile Val Gly Gly His Asp Thr Ser Ile Asp Lys His
             20                  25                  30
Pro His Gln Val Ser Leu Ile Tyr Thr Asn His Asn Cys Gly Gly Ser
         35                  40                  45
Leu Ile Ala Lys Asn Trp Val Leu Thr Ala Ala His Cys Ile Ser Ser
     50                  55                  60
Thr Tyr Tyr Arg Val Arg Val Gly Ser Ser Ile Lys Asn Ser Gly Gly
 65                  70                  75                  80
Val Val His Ser Val Lys Asn Gln Ile Lys His Pro Lys Phe Gly Asp
                 85                  90                  95
Ser Ala Thr Leu Asp Phe Asp Phe Ala Leu Leu Glu Leu Asp Glu Pro
            100                 105                 110
Val Thr Val Thr Lys Asp Val Asn Ile Ile Lys Leu Val Asp Gln Asp
        115                 120                 125
Val Glu Leu Thr Pro Gly Thr Met Cys Thr Val Thr Gly Trp Gly Ser
    130                 135                 140
Thr Gly Ser Gly Gly Pro Ile Thr Asn Val Leu Gln Glu Val Glu Val
145                 150                 155                 160
Pro Phe Ile Asp Phe Asn Thr Cys Arg Lys Ser Tyr Ser Thr Ser Leu
                165                 170                 175
Thr Asp Arg Met Phe Cys Ala Gly Phe Leu Gly Ile Gly Gly Lys Asp
            180                 185                 190
Ala Cys Gln Gly Asp Ser Gly Gly Pro Val Val Val Asp Gly Val Leu
        195                 200                 205
His Gly Ile Val Ser Trp Gly Arg Gly Cys Xaa Leu Pro Asp Tyr Pro
    210                 215                 220
Gly Val Tyr Ser Lys Ile Ser Tyr Ala Arg Asp Trp Ile Lys Glu Asn
225                 230                 235                 240
His Trp Cys Leu Ile
                245 
           
           
             
               436 base pairs 
               nucleic acid 
               single 
               linear 
             
             
               cDNA 
             
             
               unknown 
             
             
               CDS 
                2..436 
                /note= “At pos. bp 301, change A to
               W; at pos. bp 342, change C to Y; at pos. bp 397,
               change C to Y; at pos. bp 431, change G to S.
               At pos. aa 100, 114 and 144,
               substitute Xaa.” 
             
             122
A GTT AGT CTT TCC AAT TCG ATC AGA CCT TCT TGT TTA TGG GCC AAT         46
  Val Ser Leu Ser Asn Ser Ile Arg Pro Ser Cys Leu Trp Ala Asn
    1               5                  10                  15
GAC GAG TTC GAC ACA GAT AGT TCA ATT GCT ACT GGT TGG GGA AAG ATA       94
Asp Glu Phe Asp Thr Asp Ser Ser Ile Ala Thr Gly Trp Gly Lys Ile
                 20                  25                  30
GAC TAT GCT GAG AGC AGA AGT GAT GAC CTA CTG AAA GTA GTA CTG AAA      142
Asp Tyr Ala Glu Ser Arg Ser Asp Asp Leu Leu Lys Val Val Leu Lys
             35                  40                  45
ATT ATT GAT AAT AGG CAA TGC GCT CCC TTA TAC GTT GAT CAG ATT AAT      190
Ile Ile Asp Asn Arg Gln Cys Ala Pro Leu Tyr Val Asp Gln Ile Asn
         50                  55                  60
AGA AGA AGA TTG AGA AAT GGA ATT GTA GAT ACA CAG ATG TGT GCA GGA      238
Arg Arg Arg Leu Arg Asn Gly Ile Val Asp Thr Gln Met Cys Ala Gly
     65                  70                  75
GAA TTG GAT GGT GGC AAA GAC ACT TGC CAG GGA GAT TCA GGT GGG CCA      286
Glu Leu Asp Gly Gly Lys Asp Thr Cys Gln Gly Asp Ser Gly Gly Pro
 80                  85                  90                  95
TTG CAA ATA ACA AAW CAA AGC AAC AAA TGT ATC TTC TAC ATA GTG GGA      334
Leu Gln Ile Thr Xaa Gln Ser Asn Lys Cys Ile Phe Tyr Ile Val Gly
                100                 105                 110
ATA ACA TYA TTC GGA AGG GGA TGT GGT GCT CCT AAT AGC CCC GGT GTT      382
Ile Thr Xaa Phe Gly Arg Gly Cys Gly Ala Pro Asn Ser Pro Gly Val
            115                 120                 125
TAT ACT AGA GTC AGY AAG TAT GTT GAC TGG ATT GAA AGT GTT GTT TGG      430
Tyr Thr Arg Val Ser Lys Tyr Val Asp Trp Ile Glu Ser Val Val Trp
        130                 135                 140
SCA AAT                                                              436
Xaa Asn
    145 
           
           
             
               145 amino acids 
               amino acid 
               linear 
             
             
               protein 
             
             
               unknown 
             
             123
Val Ser Leu Ser Asn Ser Ile Arg Pro Ser Cys Leu Trp Ala Asn Asp
  1               5                  10                  15
Glu Phe Asp Thr Asp Ser Ser Ile Ala Thr Gly Trp Gly Lys Ile Asp
             20                  25                  30
Tyr Ala Glu Ser Arg Ser Asp Asp Leu Leu Lys Val Val Leu Lys Ile
         35                  40                  45
Ile Asp Asn Arg Gln Cys Ala Pro Leu Tyr Val Asp Gln Ile Asn Arg
     50                  55                  60
Arg Arg Leu Arg Asn Gly Ile Val Asp Thr Gln Met Cys Ala Gly Glu
 65                  70                  75                  80
Leu Asp Gly Gly Lys Asp Thr Cys Gln Gly Asp Ser Gly Gly Pro Leu
                 85                  90                  95
Gln Ile Thr Xaa Gln Ser Asn Lys Cys Ile Phe Tyr Ile Val Gly Ile
            100                 105                 110
Thr Xaa Phe Gly Arg Gly Cys Gly Ala Pro Asn Ser Pro Gly Val Tyr
        115                 120                 125
Thr Arg Val Ser Lys Tyr Val Asp Trp Ile Glu Ser Val Val Trp Xaa
    130                 135                 140
Asn
145 
           
           
             
               307 base pairs 
               nucleic acid 
               single 
               linear 
             
             
               cDNA 
             
             
               unknown 
             
             
               CDS 
                1..306 
             
             124
CAA ATA TTT AAG CAT GAA CCT GTG AAC GTG GTA TTA TTT CTT GTA GAA       48
Gln Ile Phe Lys His Glu Pro Val Asn Val Val Leu Phe Leu Val Glu
  1               5                  10                  15
GAT CGC TTC AAT TTT GAA ATT ACT AAC GCG CGC CCT GTT GCC CTA CCA       96
Asp Arg Phe Asn Phe Glu Ile Thr Asn Ala Arg Pro Val Ala Leu Pro
             20                  25                  30
GCA GAG AAC GAG GAA ACC GAA ACA GGG TCA CCA CTC ACG GTG ACG GGT      144
Ala Glu Asn Glu Glu Thr Glu Thr Gly Ser Pro Leu Thr Val Thr Gly
         35                  40                  45
TGG GGA ACT ACA GAG AGT ACT GAA TCA TCA CAC CAC CTG AAA GAA GTT      192
Trp Gly Thr Thr Glu Ser Thr Glu Ser Ser His His Leu Lys Glu Val
     50                  55                  60
GAA GTG AAC GCT GTA TCT AAT AGT GAA TGT CAA AAG GCC TAT GAA GAT      240
Glu Val Asn Ala Val Ser Asn Ser Glu Cys Gln Lys Ala Tyr Glu Asp
 65                  70                  75                  80
CTT GCT ACT ATA TCA TCA CAT GAG ATA TGT GCA AGC GTT CCT GGT GGC      288
Leu Ala Thr Ile Ser Ser His Glu Ile Cys Ala Ser Val Pro Gly Gly
                 85                  90                  95
GGC AAA GAT TCT TGT CAA G                                            307
Gly Lys Asp Ser Cys Gln
            100 
           
           
             
               102 amino acids 
               amino acid 
               linear 
             
             
               protein 
             
             
               unknown 
             
             125
Gln Ile Phe Lys His Glu Pro Val Asn Val Val Leu Phe Leu Val Glu
  1               5                  10                  15
Asp Arg Phe Asn Phe Glu Ile Thr Asn Ala Arg Pro Val Ala Leu Pro
             20                  25                  30
Ala Glu Asn Glu Glu Thr Glu Thr Gly Ser Pro Leu Thr Val Thr Gly
         35                  40                  45
Trp Gly Thr Thr Glu Ser Thr Glu Ser Ser His His Leu Lys Glu Val
     50                  55                  60
Glu Val Asn Ala Val Ser Asn Ser Glu Cys Gln Lys Ala Tyr Glu Asp
 65                  70                  75                  80
Leu Ala Thr Ile Ser Ser His Glu Ile Cys Ala Ser Val Pro Gly Gly
                 85                  90                  95
Gly Lys Asp Ser Cys Gln
            100 
           
           
             
               758 base pairs 
               nucleic acid 
               single 
               linear 
             
             
               cDNA 
             
             
               unknown 
             
             
               CDS 
                1..738 
                /note= “At pos. aa 241, substitute
               Xaa.” 
             
             126
AAG GTA CTG ATC GTT TTA GCA GTC ATT GAA TTC GCA TCA GCG TCT TCA       48
Lys Val Leu Ile Val Leu Ala Val Ile Glu Phe Ala Ser Ala Ser Ser
  1               5                  10                  15
ATC GGC TGG AGA ATC GTG GGT GGT GAA AAT GCT AAA GAA AAA TCG GTG       96
Ile Gly Trp Arg Ile Val Gly Gly Glu Asn Ala Lys Glu Lys Ser Val
             20                  25                  30
CCC TAT CAA GTT TCA CTT CGA AAT GCT GAA AAC AAA CAT TTC TGT GGA      144
Pro Tyr Gln Val Ser Leu Arg Asn Ala Glu Asn Lys His Phe Cys Gly
         35                  40                  45
GGA GCA ATT ATT GAC GAT TAT TGG GTT TTG ACT GCT GCT CAT TGC ATG      192
Gly Ala Ile Ile Asp Asp Tyr Trp Val Leu Thr Ala Ala His Cys Met
     50                  55                  60
GGA CAA CGT TTT GAA GTC GTT GCC GGC GTG AAT AAA CTG GAT GAA GTA      240
Gly Gln Arg Phe Glu Val Val Ala Gly Val Asn Lys Leu Asp Glu Val
 65                  70                  75                  80
GGT GAA CGA TAT AGA ATA GAA AAA ACT ATT ACT GAC AAG TTT GAT GAA      288
Gly Glu Arg Tyr Arg Ile Glu Lys Thr Ile Thr Asp Lys Phe Asp Glu
                 85                  90                  95
CAA ACT GCC GCA AAT GAT TTG GCA CTT GTA AAA CTT CGG AAT AAA ATA      336
Gln Thr Ala Ala Asn Asp Leu Ala Leu Val Lys Leu Arg Asn Lys Ile
            100                 105                 110
AAA TTC AGC GAT AAA GTG CAA AAA ATT CAA TTT GAA GAT AAA TAT ATC      384
Lys Phe Ser Asp Lys Val Gln Lys Ile Gln Phe Glu Asp Lys Tyr Ile
        115                 120                 125
GGA GGC GGA GAG GAT GCT CGT TTG ACT GGA TGG GGA CGA TTG GGA AAA      432
Gly Gly Gly Glu Asp Ala Arg Leu Thr Gly Trp Gly Arg Leu Gly Lys
    130                 135                 140
GAT TCA CCG CCA CCT AAT GAT TTA CAG GAA TTA AAT ACA TTT ACC ATC      480
Asp Ser Pro Pro Pro Asn Asp Leu Gln Glu Leu Asn Thr Phe Thr Ile
145                 150                 155                 160
CCC CAA AGT GTT TGC AGA AGA ATG TTT AAT GAG GAT AAG ATT CCA ATC      528
Pro Gln Ser Val Cys Arg Arg Met Phe Asn Glu Asp Lys Ile Pro Ile
                165                 170                 175
CAC GAT AGC CAA ATA TGC ACT TTT GCA GAT ATG GGC AAG GGT GCA TGT      576
His Asp Ser Gln Ile Cys Thr Phe Ala Asp Met Gly Lys Gly Ala Cys
            180                 185                 190
AAG GGT GAT TCC GGT GGC CCC TTA GTC ATC AAT GGA CAA CTT CAT GGA      624
Lys Gly Asp Ser Gly Gly Pro Leu Val Ile Asn Gly Gln Leu His Gly
        195                 200                 205
ATT GTT TCC TGG GGC ATT CCT TGC GCT GTC GGC AAG CCT GAT GTA TTC      672
Ile Val Ser Trp Gly Ile Pro Cys Ala Val Gly Lys Pro Asp Val Phe
    210                 215                 220
ACA AGA GTT TCT CAT TAT GTC GAT TGG ATT AAA TCC AAA ATT GCC AAA      720
Thr Arg Val Ser His Tyr Val Asp Trp Ile Lys Ser Lys Ile Ala Lys
225                 230                 235                 240
TAA AAT TGT TTA GTG TAT TAAAAAAAAA AAAAAAAAAA                        758
Xaa Asn Cys Leu Val Tyr
                245 
           
           
             
               246 amino acids 
               amino acid 
               linear 
             
             
               protein 
             
             
               unknown 
             
             127
Lys Val Leu Ile Val Leu Ala Val Ile Glu Phe Ala Ser Ala Ser Ser
  1               5                  10                  15
Ile Gly Trp Arg Ile Val Gly Gly Glu Asn Ala Lys Glu Lys Ser Val
             20                  25                  30
Pro Tyr Gln Val Ser Leu Arg Asn Ala Glu Asn Lys His Phe Cys Gly
         35                  40                  45
Gly Ala Ile Ile Asp Asp Tyr Trp Val Leu Thr Ala Ala His Cys Met
     50                  55                  60
Gly Gln Arg Phe Glu Val Val Ala Gly Val Asn Lys Leu Asp Glu Val
 65                  70                  75                  80
Gly Glu Arg Tyr Arg Ile Glu Lys Thr Ile Thr Asp Lys Phe Asp Glu
                 85                  90                  95
Gln Thr Ala Ala Asn Asp Leu Ala Leu Val Lys Leu Arg Asn Lys Ile
            100                 105                 110
Lys Phe Ser Asp Lys Val Gln Lys Ile Gln Phe Glu Asp Lys Tyr Ile
        115                 120                 125
Gly Gly Gly Glu Asp Ala Arg Leu Thr Gly Trp Gly Arg Leu Gly Lys
    130                 135                 140
Asp Ser Pro Pro Pro Asn Asp Leu Gln Glu Leu Asn Thr Phe Thr Ile
145                 150                 155                 160
Pro Gln Ser Val Cys Arg Arg Met Phe Asn Glu Asp Lys Ile Pro Ile
                165                 170                 175
His Asp Ser Gln Ile Cys Thr Phe Ala Asp Met Gly Lys Gly Ala Cys
            180                 185                 190
Lys Gly Asp Ser Gly Gly Pro Leu Val Ile Asn Gly Gln Leu His Gly
        195                 200                 205
Ile Val Ser Trp Gly Ile Pro Cys Ala Val Gly Lys Pro Asp Val Phe
    210                 215                 220
Thr Arg Val Ser His Tyr Val Asp Trp Ile Lys Ser Lys Ile Ala Lys
225                 230                 235                 240
Xaa Asn Cys Leu Val Tyr
                245 
           
           
             
               815 base pairs 
               nucleic acid 
               single 
               linear 
             
             
               cDNA 
             
             
               unknown 
             
             
               CDS 
                1..762 
                /note= “At pos. bp 453, change A to
               M; at 454, change G to V; at 456, G to V; at 457,
               A to M; at 460, A to R; at 470, G to S; at 493,
               A to R.  At pos. aa 120,
               136, 152, 153, 154, 157 and 165, substitute Xaa.” 
             
             128
ATT TTA TTA AGC GCA TTA TTT GCA AGT GTA ATT TGC TCC TTT AAC GCG       48
Ile Leu Leu Ser Ala Leu Phe Ala Ser Val Ile Cys Ser Phe Asn Ala
  1               5                  10                  15
GAA GTA CAA AAT CGA ATC GTT GGT GGC AAT GAT GTA AGT ATT TCA AAA       96
Glu Val Gln Asn Arg Ile Val Gly Gly Asn Asp Val Ser Ile Ser Lys
             20                  25                  30
ATT GGG TGG CAA GTA TCT ATT CAA AGT AAT AAC CAA CAT TTC TGT GGT      144
Ile Gly Trp Gln Val Ser Ile Gln Ser Asn Asn Gln His Phe Cys Gly
         35                  40                  45
GGT TCA ATC ATT GCT AAA GAT TGG GTA CTG ACT TCT TCT CAA TGC GTC      192
Gly Ser Ile Ile Ala Lys Asp Trp Val Leu Thr Ser Ser Gln Cys Val
     50                  55                  60
GTG GAC AAA CAA AGT CCA CCG AAG GAT TTA ACT GTT CGT GTT GGA ACT      240
Val Asp Lys Gln Ser Pro Pro Lys Asp Leu Thr Val Arg Val Gly Thr
 65                  70                  75                  80
AGC ACT CAC AAT GAT GGA GGA AAA GTG TAT GAT GTT ATT GAA ATT ATA      288
Ser Thr His Asn Asp Gly Gly Lys Val Tyr Asp Val Ile Glu Ile Ile
                 85                  90                  95
AAA CAT CCG AAA TAT AAT AAA GCA GTG CCA GAT GAT TTT GAT GTT GCA      336
Lys His Pro Lys Tyr Asn Lys Ala Val Pro Asp Asp Phe Asp Val Ala
            100                 105                 110
CTT TTA CGG ATC AAA GAG CCA ATC ATT TAC TCC ATG CAC AGT AAC TCC      384
Leu Leu Arg Ile Lys Glu Pro Xaa Ile Tyr Ser Met His Ser Asn Ser
        115                 120                 125
TGT AAA ATT AAT ACA ATC GGG AAA GAA GTA CCG AAG GGA ACA ACT TTG      432
Cys Lys Ile Asn Thr Ile Gly Xaa Glu Val Pro Lys Gly Thr Thr Leu
    130                 135                 140
AGT GTA ACT GGA TGG GGC GCM VCV MAG RAA TGG GGG CSC AAT TTC GCC      480
Ser Val Thr Gly Trp Gly Ala Xaa Xaa Xaa Trp Gly Xaa Asn Phe Ala
145                 150                 155                 160
AAA GTT ACA AGA RAG TTA AAG TTA AAG CTA CTC AAG TCA AGA ATG CAA      528
Lys Val Thr Arg Xaa Leu Lys Leu Lys Leu Leu Lys Ser Arg Met Gln
                165                 170                 175
GAA CAG TCT GCT ATT AAC AGT GAC ATC ATT TCT GAC AGT ATG ATG TGC      576
Glu Gln Ser Ala Ile Asn Ser Asp Ile Ile Ser Asp Ser Met Met Cys
            180                 185                 190
GCT GGT TTT CCT CAA GGA CAA AAA GAT ACT TGT CAT GGG GAT AGC GGT      624
Ala Gly Phe Pro Gln Gly Gln Lys Asp Thr Cys His Gly Asp Ser Gly
        195                 200                 205
GGC ACT GTA GAT AAA AAA CAG GTT CAA GTA GGA GTT ATA TCC TGG AGG      672
Gly Thr Val Asp Lys Lys Gln Val Gln Val Gly Val Ile Ser Trp Arg
    210                 215                 220
CGA GGA TGC GCG CGA CCT GGA TAT CCT GGC GTA TAT ACA AAA TTG AGC      720
Arg Gly Cys Ala Arg Pro Gly Tyr Pro Gly Val Tyr Thr Lys Leu Ser
225                 230                 235                 240
CAC CCG GAA ATC CAA CAG TTT ATT AAA AAC AAT GTA AAA CTT              762
His Pro Glu Ile Gln Gln Phe Ile Lys Asn Asn Val Lys Leu
                245                 250
TAAATCATAA AACTGTATGA AAATAACAAT AACAATTACG GGAAAAAAAA AAA           815 
           
           
             
               254 amino acids 
               amino acid 
               linear 
             
             
               protein 
             
             
               unknown 
             
             129
Ile Leu Leu Ser Ala Leu Phe Ala Ser Val Ile Cys Ser Phe Asn Ala
  1               5                  10                  15
Glu Val Gln Asn Arg Ile Val Gly Gly Asn Asp Val Ser Ile Ser Lys
             20                  25                  30
Ile Gly Trp Gln Val Ser Ile Gln Ser Asn Asn Gln His Phe Cys Gly
         35                  40                  45
Gly Ser Ile Ile Ala Lys Asp Trp Val Leu Thr Ser Ser Gln Cys Val
     50                  55                  60
Val Asp Lys Gln Ser Pro Pro Lys Asp Leu Thr Val Arg Val Gly Thr
 65                  70                  75                  80
Ser Thr His Asn Asp Gly Gly Lys Val Tyr Asp Val Ile Glu Ile Ile
                 85                  90                  95
Lys His Pro Lys Tyr Asn Lys Ala Val Pro Asp Asp Phe Asp Val Ala
            100                 105                 110
Leu Leu Arg Ile Lys Glu Pro Xaa Ile Tyr Ser Met His Ser Asn Ser
        115                 120                 125
Cys Lys Ile Asn Thr Ile Gly Xaa Glu Val Pro Lys Gly Thr Thr Leu
    130                 135                 140
Ser Val Thr Gly Trp Gly Ala Xaa Xaa Xaa Trp Gly Xaa Asn Phe Ala
145                 150                 155                 160
Lys Val Thr Arg Xaa Leu Lys Leu Lys Leu Leu Lys Ser Arg Met Gln
                165                 170                 175
Glu Gln Ser Ala Ile Asn Ser Asp Ile Ile Ser Asp Ser Met Met Cys
            180                 185                 190
Ala Gly Phe Pro Gln Gly Gln Lys Asp Thr Cys His Gly Asp Ser Gly
        195                 200                 205
Gly Thr Val Asp Lys Lys Gln Val Gln Val Gly Val Ile Ser Trp Arg
    210                 215                 220
Arg Gly Cys Ala Arg Pro Gly Tyr Pro Gly Val Tyr Thr Lys Leu Ser
225                 230                 235                 240
His Pro Glu Ile Gln Gln Phe Ile Lys Asn Asn Val Lys Leu
                245                 250 
           
           
             
               855 base pairs 
               nucleic acid 
               single 
               linear 
             
             
               cDNA 
             
             
               unknown 
             
             
               CDS 
                1..759 
                /note= “At pos. bp 693, change C to
               N.  At pos. aa 231, substitute Xaa.” 
             
             130
ATG GCT TAT ATT ATA TTA GTT ACT TTA ATT AGT TTG GGA TCG TTG GTT       48
Met Ala Tyr Ile Ile Leu Val Thr Leu Ile Ser Leu Gly Ser Leu Val
  1               5                  10                  15
TCT TCC GAA TAC CTT TCG TTT TCT ACT GAT CCT CGG ATA ATT GGT GGT       96
Ser Ser Glu Tyr Leu Ser Phe Ser Thr Asp Pro Arg Ile Ile Gly Gly
             20                  25                  30
GAA GAT GCT CCC GAG GGT TCT GCA CCA TAT CAG GTT TCA TTA AGA AAT      144
Glu Asp Ala Pro Glu Gly Ser Ala Pro Tyr Gln Val Ser Leu Arg Asn
         35                  40                  45
TCT GAC TTG CAG CAT TTT TGT GGT GGT TCC ATC CTA AAC AAA CGA TGG      192
Ser Asp Leu Gln His Phe Cys Gly Gly Ser Ile Leu Asn Lys Arg Trp
     50                  55                  60
ATT TTA ACA GCA GCA CAT TGT CTC GAA CCT GGT TTT TTA AAT TCT GTA      240
Ile Leu Thr Ala Ala His Cys Leu Glu Pro Gly Phe Leu Asn Ser Val
 65                  70                  75                  80
TAC ATG GGT TCG AAT TTG TTG GAT CGA AAA GGC AGA TAT TAC GAT GTA      288
Tyr Met Gly Ser Asn Leu Leu Asp Arg Lys Gly Arg Tyr Tyr Asp Val
                 85                  90                  95
GAA AGA TTT GTG ATG CAC CAT AAT TAT ACT GGA AAG ATA GTT GCC AAT      336
Glu Arg Phe Val Met His His Asn Tyr Thr Gly Lys Ile Val Ala Asn
            100                 105                 110
GTC GCT GAT ATA GGT CTA ATA AAA CTA GCA GAA GAT ATA AAA TTC AGT      384
Val Ala Asp Ile Gly Leu Ile Lys Leu Ala Glu Asp Ile Lys Phe Ser
        115                 120                 125
GAC AAG GTA CAA CCT GTA AAA ATT CAT CAA ACT CAA ATC AAG GGC GGA      432
Asp Lys Val Gln Pro Val Lys Ile His Gln Thr Gln Ile Lys Gly Gly
    130                 135                 140
GAG ATT TGC AAA GCT ACT GGA TGG GGC AGG TTG GGT GCT GAT CAG CCT      480
Glu Ile Cys Lys Ala Thr Gly Trp Gly Arg Leu Gly Ala Asp Gln Pro
145                 150                 155                 160
GTA CCA AAT AAA TTA CAA CAA TTG GAG ACA ATT GCT ATT AGT GAT GAG      528
Val Pro Asn Lys Leu Gln Gln Leu Glu Thr Ile Ala Ile Ser Asp Glu
                165                 170                 175
AAA TGT TAT GCA GAT ACA GGG TTT TTA GAA CCT ACA TCT CAA ATA TGT      576
Lys Cys Tyr Ala Asp Thr Gly Phe Leu Glu Pro Thr Ser Gln Ile Cys
            180                 185                 190
GTA TTC AGT GCA TTT GGA AAA GGA GTT TGT TTT GGA GAT TCT GGT GGT      624
Val Phe Ser Ala Phe Gly Lys Gly Val Cys Phe Gly Asp Ser Gly Gly
        195                 200                 205
CCA TTA GTT TAC AAA GGT GAA CAA GTA GGA GTT GCA TCA TTC ATC ATG      672
Pro Leu Val Tyr Lys Gly Glu Gln Val Gly Val Ala Ser Phe Ile Met
    210                 215                 220
ATC ACT TGT GGT GGT GGC AGN CCA GAT GTA TTT GTT AGA GTA CTC GAT      720
Ile Thr Cys Gly Gly Gly Xaa Pro Asp Val Phe Val Arg Val Leu Asp
225                 230                 235                 240
TAT CAG GAT TGG ATA AAT TCA TTT ATT TCT GGA GAT AAC TAGTCTTTAA       769
Tyr Gln Asp Trp Ile Asn Ser Phe Ile Ser Gly Asp Asn
                245                 250
TGTAAAATGA ACTATTATAA TATATATTTT TTATTCTTAT AAAATATATA CATTTTATTA    829
CGCACAAAAA AAAAAAAAAA AAAAAA                                         855 
           
           
             
               253 amino acids 
               amino acid 
               linear 
             
             
               protein 
             
             
               unknown 
             
             131
Met Ala Tyr Ile Ile Leu Val Thr Leu Ile Ser Leu Gly Ser Leu Val
  1               5                  10                  15
Ser Ser Glu Tyr Leu Ser Phe Ser Thr Asp Pro Arg Ile Ile Gly Gly
             20                  25                  30
Glu Asp Ala Pro Glu Gly Ser Ala Pro Tyr Gln Val Ser Leu Arg Asn
         35                  40                  45
Ser Asp Leu Gln His Phe Cys Gly Gly Ser Ile Leu Asn Lys Arg Trp
     50                  55                  60
Ile Leu Thr Ala Ala His Cys Leu Glu Pro Gly Phe Leu Asn Ser Val
 65                  70                  75                  80
Tyr Met Gly Ser Asn Leu Leu Asp Arg Lys Gly Arg Tyr Tyr Asp Val
                 85                  90                  95
Glu Arg Phe Val Met His His Asn Tyr Thr Gly Lys Ile Val Ala Asn
            100                 105                 110
Val Ala Asp Ile Gly Leu Ile Lys Leu Ala Glu Asp Ile Lys Phe Ser
        115                 120                 125
Asp Lys Val Gln Pro Val Lys Ile His Gln Thr Gln Ile Lys Gly Gly
    130                 135                 140
Glu Ile Cys Lys Ala Thr Gly Trp Gly Arg Leu Gly Ala Asp Gln Pro
145                 150                 155                 160
Val Pro Asn Lys Leu Gln Gln Leu Glu Thr Ile Ala Ile Ser Asp Glu
                165                 170                 175
Lys Cys Tyr Ala Asp Thr Gly Phe Leu Glu Pro Thr Ser Gln Ile Cys
            180                 185                 190
Val Phe Ser Ala Phe Gly Lys Gly Val Cys Phe Gly Asp Ser Gly Gly
        195                 200                 205
Pro Leu Val Tyr Lys Gly Glu Gln Val Gly Val Ala Ser Phe Ile Met
    210                 215                 220
Ile Thr Cys Gly Gly Gly Xaa Pro Asp Val Phe Val Arg Val Leu Asp
225                 230                 235                 240
Tyr Gln Asp Trp Ile Asn Ser Phe Ile Ser Gly Asp Asn
                245                 250 
           
           
             
               595 base pairs 
               nucleic acid 
               single 
               linear 
             
             
               cDNA 
             
             
               unknown 
             
             
               CDS 
                2..595 
                /note= “At pos. bp 509, change C to
               Y; at pos. 556, change C to Y; at pos. 557, change
               C to Y; at 561, change C to Y; at 573, change C to Y.
               At pos. aa. 170, 186, 187, 190 and 191,
               substitute Xaa.” 
             
             132
T GGT TCC ATC TTG AAC AAA CGT TGG ATT GTA ACA GCT GCA CAT TGC         46
  Gly Ser Ile Leu Asn Lys Arg Trp Ile Val Thr Ala Ala His Cys
    1               5                  10                  15
CTA AAC GCT GGC ATT TTA AAA TCC GTC TAT TTG GGA TCA AAC TCA TTA       94
Leu Asn Ala Gly Ile Leu Lys Ser Val Tyr Leu Gly Ser Asn Ser Leu
                 20                  25                  30
GAT GGC GAT GGT ACA TAC TAC GAC GTC GAA CGT TTT GTG ATG CAT GAT      142
Asp Gly Asp Gly Thr Tyr Tyr Asp Val Glu Arg Phe Val Met His Asp
             35                  40                  45
AAA TAT ACA CCA AGA ATC ACT GTC AAC TAT GCT GAT ATT GGT CTA ATA      190
Lys Tyr Thr Pro Arg Ile Thr Val Asn Tyr Ala Asp Ile Gly Leu Ile
         50                  55                  60
AAA GTG GCA AAA GAC ATT GTA TTC GGT GAC AAA GTC CAA CCG ATC AAA      238
Lys Val Ala Lys Asp Ile Val Phe Gly Asp Lys Val Gln Pro Ile Lys
     65                  70                  75
ATT AGC AAG AGA AAC ATC AAG GGT GGT GAA ATT TGC AAG GCA ACT GGT      286
Ile Ser Lys Arg Asn Ile Lys Gly Gly Glu Ile Cys Lys Ala Thr Gly
 80                  85                  90                  95
TGG GGT CTA TTA GGT TCT GTG GAC TCA GTA CCA AAC GAA TTA CAA CAA      334
Trp Gly Leu Leu Gly Ser Val Asp Ser Val Pro Asn Glu Leu Gln Gln
                100                 105                 110
GTA GAA ACC ACT GCA ATA ACA GAC GAA AAG TGC TTT GAA TTG ACT CAA      382
Val Glu Thr Thr Ala Ile Thr Asp Glu Lys Cys Phe Glu Leu Thr Gln
            115                 120                 125
TTC ATT GAC CCA ACT TCG CAA ATA TGT ACA TTC AGG GAA TTT GGT AGA      430
Phe Ile Asp Pro Thr Ser Gln Ile Cys Thr Phe Arg Glu Phe Gly Arg
        130                 135                 140
GGC ATT TGC TTT GGT GAT TCT GGT GGA CCA CTA GTT TAC AAA AAT GAA      478
Gly Ile Cys Phe Gly Asp Ser Gly Gly Pro Leu Val Tyr Lys Asn Glu
    145                 150                 155
CTT GTT GGC ATT ACA TCG ATG CAC TTA TAC YCC TGC AGA GGT GGC AGG      526
Leu Val Gly Ile Thr Ser Met His Leu Tyr Xaa Cys Arg Gly Gly Arg
160                 165                 170                 175
CCA GAT ATT TTT TGT GAA AGT GCG AGA TTY YCA AYC CTG GAT TAA AYT      574
Pro Asp Ile Phe Cys Glu Ser Ala Arg Phe Xaa Xaa Leu Asp Xaa Xaa
                180                 185                 190
CTG AAA TTG AAA AAA ATT AAA                                          595
Leu Lys Leu Lys Lys Ile Lys
            195 
           
           
             
               198 amino acids 
               amino acid 
               linear 
             
             
               protein 
             
             
               unknown 
             
             133
Gly Ser Ile Leu Asn Lys Arg Trp Ile Val Thr Ala Ala His Cys Leu
  1               5                  10                  15
Asn Ala Gly Ile Leu Lys Ser Val Tyr Leu Gly Ser Asn Ser Leu Asp
             20                  25                  30
Gly Asp Gly Thr Tyr Tyr Asp Val Glu Arg Phe Val Met His Asp Lys
         35                  40                  45
Tyr Thr Pro Arg Ile Thr Val Asn Tyr Ala Asp Ile Gly Leu Ile Lys
     50                  55                  60
Val Ala Lys Asp Ile Val Phe Gly Asp Lys Val Gln Pro Ile Lys Ile
 65                  70                  75                  80
Ser Lys Arg Asn Ile Lys Gly Gly Glu Ile Cys Lys Ala Thr Gly Trp
                 85                  90                  95
Gly Leu Leu Gly Ser Val Asp Ser Val Pro Asn Glu Leu Gln Gln Val
            100                 105                 110
Glu Thr Thr Ala Ile Thr Asp Glu Lys Cys Phe Glu Leu Thr Gln Phe
        115                 120                 125
Ile Asp Pro Thr Ser Gln Ile Cys Thr Phe Arg Glu Phe Gly Arg Gly
    130                 135                 140
Ile Cys Phe Gly Asp Ser Gly Gly Pro Leu Val Tyr Lys Asn Glu Leu
145                 150                 155                 160
Val Gly Ile Thr Ser Met His Leu Tyr Xaa Cys Arg Gly Gly Arg Pro
                165                 170                 175
Asp Ile Phe Cys Glu Ser Ala Arg Phe Xaa Xaa Leu Asp Xaa Xaa Leu
            180                 185                 190
Lys Leu Lys Lys Ile Lys
        195 
           
           
             
               423 base pairs 
               nucleic acid 
               single 
               linear 
             
             
               cDNA 
             
             
               unknown 
             
             
               CDS 
                1..423 
             
             134
GTA GTT ACA GCT GCA CAT TGT GTC ACC GTT GGA GGA CAT AAC CAA GTC       48
Val Val Thr Ala Ala His Cys Val Thr Val Gly Gly His Asn Gln Val
  1               5                  10                  15
GTA GCT GTT GTA GGA ACC AAC AAA TTG AGC TCC GGA GGC ACC ACA TAC       96
Val Ala Val Val Gly Thr Asn Lys Leu Ser Ser Gly Gly Thr Thr Tyr
             20                  25                  30
AAA GCT GAA CGT GTT GTT GTA CAC GAA CGT TAT GGC AAT GCT GAT ATT      144
Lys Ala Glu Arg Val Val Val His Glu Arg Tyr Gly Asn Ala Asp Ile
         35                  40                  45
GAC AAC GAT CTT GCC TTG ATC AAG TTG ACC CAA GAT GTC GTA TTC ACT      192
Asp Asn Asp Leu Ala Leu Ile Lys Leu Thr Gln Asp Val Val Phe Thr
     50                  55                  60
GAC CGC GTA CAG CCC GTC ACC GTA TCC AGA ACT ACA GTC AAA GGA GGA      240
Asp Arg Val Gln Pro Val Thr Val Ser Arg Thr Thr Val Lys Gly Gly
 65                  70                  75                  80
GAA ACC TTG AGA ATC ACT GGA TGG GGT TAC ACC AAC CAC GGT GGC CCA      288
Glu Thr Leu Arg Ile Thr Gly Trp Gly Tyr Thr Asn His Gly Gly Pro
                 85                  90                  95
GTT CTG CCC GAC AGT TTG CAA GAA CTT CAT GTA ACC GCC CAG ACC CCA      336
Val Leu Pro Asp Ser Leu Gln Glu Leu His Val Thr Ala Gln Thr Pro
            100                 105                 110
AGC ACA TGC CAA AAA TAC ACA CCA GCC GCC ACA CAA TTG TGC ACT TTC      384
Ser Thr Cys Gln Lys Tyr Thr Pro Ala Ala Thr Gln Leu Cys Thr Phe
        115                 120                 125
TTG AAG ACT GGA CAA GGA GTT TGC AAC GGT GAT TCT GGA                  423
Leu Lys Thr Gly Gln Gly Val Cys Asn Gly Asp Ser Gly
    130                 135                 140 
           
           
             
               141 amino acids 
               amino acid 
               linear 
             
             
               protein 
             
             
               unknown 
             
             135
Val Val Thr Ala Ala His Cys Val Thr Val Gly Gly His Asn Gln Val
  1               5                  10                  15
Val Ala Val Val Gly Thr Asn Lys Leu Ser Ser Gly Gly Thr Thr Tyr
             20                  25                  30
Lys Ala Glu Arg Val Val Val His Glu Arg Tyr Gly Asn Ala Asp Ile
         35                  40                  45
Asp Asn Asp Leu Ala Leu Ile Lys Leu Thr Gln Asp Val Val Phe Thr
     50                  55                  60
Asp Arg Val Gln Pro Val Thr Val Ser Arg Thr Thr Val Lys Gly Gly
 65                  70                  75                  80
Glu Thr Leu Arg Ile Thr Gly Trp Gly Tyr Thr Asn His Gly Gly Pro
                 85                  90                  95
Val Leu Pro Asp Ser Leu Gln Glu Leu His Val Thr Ala Gln Thr Pro
            100                 105                 110
Ser Thr Cys Gln Lys Tyr Thr Pro Ala Ala Thr Gln Leu Cys Thr Phe
        115                 120                 125
Leu Lys Thr Gly Gln Gly Val Cys Asn Gly Asp Ser Gly
    130                 135                 140 
           
           
             
               410 base pairs 
               nucleic acid 
               single 
               linear 
             
             
               cDNA 
             
             
               unknown 
             
             
               CDS 
                1..408 
             
             136
TGG GTT GTT ACT GCT GCT CAT TGT TTG AGA GGC AAA GAC CAC CTC CTG       48
Trp Val Val Thr Ala Ala His Cys Leu Arg Gly Lys Asp His Leu Leu
  1               5                  10                  15
GAC AAA CTG TTC ATT GCA GTC GGC CTG ACA AAT TTA GGT GAA GGA GGC       96
Asp Lys Leu Phe Ile Ala Val Gly Leu Thr Asn Leu Gly Glu Gly Gly
             20                  25                  30
ACC GTG TAT CCT GTA GAA AAA GGC ATC ATG CAC GAA GAA TAT GAA CAT      144
Thr Val Tyr Pro Val Glu Lys Gly Ile Met His Glu Glu Tyr Glu His
         35                  40                  45
TAT GAC ATA GTC AAC GAT ATT GCA CTA ATC AAA GTC AAA TCT CCG ATA      192
Tyr Asp Ile Val Asn Asp Ile Ala Leu Ile Lys Val Lys Ser Pro Ile
     50                  55                  60
GAA TTC AAT GAA AAA GTA ACG ACT GTA AAA TTA GGT GAG GAT TAT GTT      240
Glu Phe Asn Glu Lys Val Thr Thr Val Lys Leu Gly Glu Asp Tyr Val
 65                  70                  75                  80
GGC GGA GAC GTC CAA CTT CGA TTG ACA GGA TGG GGA GTT ACG ACA AAT      288
Gly Gly Asp Val Gln Leu Arg Leu Thr Gly Trp Gly Val Thr Thr Asn
                 85                  90                  95
GAG GGA ATC GGA AGC CCG AGT CAA AAA TTA CAG GTC ATG ACA GCC AAA      336
Glu Gly Ile Gly Ser Pro Ser Gln Lys Leu Gln Val Met Thr Ala Lys
            100                 105                 110
TCA CTA ACT TAT GAG GAT TGC AAA AAC GCA ATT TAT AAA AAA GAC TTT      384
Ser Leu Thr Tyr Glu Asp Cys Lys Asn Ala Ile Tyr Lys Lys Asp Phe
        115                 120                 125
CGA AAG CCA AAT TTG TGC ACA GGC TA                                   410
Arg Lys Pro Asn Leu Cys Thr Gly
    130                 135 
           
           
             
               136 amino acids 
               amino acid 
               linear 
             
             
               protein 
             
             
               unknown 
             
             137
Trp Val Val Thr Ala Ala His Cys Leu Arg Gly Lys Asp His Leu Leu
  1               5                  10                  15
Asp Lys Leu Phe Ile Ala Val Gly Leu Thr Asn Leu Gly Glu Gly Gly
             20                  25                  30
Thr Val Tyr Pro Val Glu Lys Gly Ile Met His Glu Glu Tyr Glu His
         35                  40                  45
Tyr Asp Ile Val Asn Asp Ile Ala Leu Ile Lys Val Lys Ser Pro Ile
     50                  55                  60
Glu Phe Asn Glu Lys Val Thr Thr Val Lys Leu Gly Glu Asp Tyr Val
 65                  70                  75                  80
Gly Gly Asp Val Gln Leu Arg Leu Thr Gly Trp Gly Val Thr Thr Asn
                 85                  90                  95
Glu Gly Ile Gly Ser Pro Ser Gln Lys Leu Gln Val Met Thr Ala Lys
            100                 105                 110
Ser Leu Thr Tyr Glu Asp Cys Lys Asn Ala Ile Tyr Lys Lys Asp Phe
        115                 120                 125
Arg Lys Pro Asn Leu Cys Thr Gly
    130                 135 
           
           
             
               864 base pairs 
               nucleic acid 
               single 
               linear 
             
             
               cDNA 
             
             
               unknown 
             
             
               CDS 
                2..781 
                /note= “At pos. bp 456, change G to
               K; at pos. bp 504, change A to R.  At pos. aa 152
               and 168, substitute Xaa.” 
             
             138
T ACA AAA CCT ATT ACA ATT CAA AAG TTG TTC CAA ATG ATG GCA AAT         46
  Thr Lys Pro Ile Thr Ile Gln Lys Leu Phe Gln Met Met Ala Asn
    1               5                  10                  15
TTT GTG CTA TTC ACC TTA CTA GCC TTA GTA TCA GTA GCA TGT TCC AAA       94
Phe Val Leu Phe Thr Leu Leu Ala Leu Val Ser Val Ala Cys Ser Lys
                 20                  25                  30
TAT ATT GAT CCA AGA ATC ATT GGA GGC GAA GAT GCT CCT GAA GGC TCG      142
Tyr Ile Asp Pro Arg Ile Ile Gly Gly Glu Asp Ala Pro Glu Gly Ser
             35                  40                  45
GCT CCG TAT CAA GTT TCA CTG AGA AAT CGG GAC CTA GAG CAT TTC TGT      190
Ala Pro Tyr Gln Val Ser Leu Arg Asn Arg Asp Leu Glu His Phe Cys
         50                  55                  60
GGT GGC TCC ATC TTA AAC AAA CGT TGG ATT GTG ACG GCT GCA CAT TGC      238
Gly Gly Ser Ile Leu Asn Lys Arg Trp Ile Val Thr Ala Ala His Cys
     65                  70                  75
CTA AAA CCT GGC ATT TTA AAA TCC GTC TAT ATG GGA TCA AAC TCA TTA      286
Leu Lys Pro Gly Ile Leu Lys Ser Val Tyr Met Gly Ser Asn Ser Leu
 80                  85                  90                  95
GAT GGC AAT GGT ACA TAC TAC GAC GTC GAA CGT TTT GTG ATG CAT CAT      334
Asp Gly Asn Gly Thr Tyr Tyr Asp Val Glu Arg Phe Val Met His His
                100                 105                 110
AAA TAT ACA CCA AAA ATT ACT GTC AAC TAT GCT GAT ATT GGT CTA ATA      382
Lys Tyr Thr Pro Lys Ile Thr Val Asn Tyr Ala Asp Ile Gly Leu Ile
            115                 120                 125
AAA GTG ACA AAA GAC ATT ATA TTC AGT GAC AAA GTT CAA CCA ATC AAA      430
Lys Val Thr Lys Asp Ile Ile Phe Ser Asp Lys Val Gln Pro Ile Lys
        130                 135                 140
ATA GCA AAA AAA ATA TCA AGG GTG GKG AAT CTG CAA GGC CAC TGG TTG      478
Ile Ala Lys Lys Ile Ser Arg Val Xaa Asn Leu Gln Gly His Trp Leu
    145                 150                 155
GGG TCG ATT GGC GGA TGG GGC CCC CRG TAC CAA ACG AAT TGC AAC AAG      526
Gly Ser Ile Gly Gly Trp Gly Pro Xaa Tyr Gln Thr Asn Cys Asn Lys
160                 165                 170                 175
GTG GAA ACC ACT GCA ATA ACA AAT GAA AAG TGC TAC GAA TTG TCT CAA      574
Val Glu Thr Thr Ala Ile Thr Asn Glu Lys Cys Tyr Glu Leu Ser Gln
                180                 185                 190
TTC GTT GAG CCA ACT TCG CAA ATA TGT ACA TTA AGG GAA TTT TTA AGA      622
Phe Val Glu Pro Thr Ser Gln Ile Cys Thr Leu Arg Glu Phe Leu Arg
            195                 200                 205
GGC ATT TGC TTT GGT GAT TCT GGT GGA CCA CTG GTT TAC AAA GGT GAA      670
Gly Ile Cys Phe Gly Asp Ser Gly Gly Pro Leu Val Tyr Lys Gly Glu
        210                 215                 220
CTG GTT GGC GTT TCT TCG TTT GTC TTG TAC ACT TGC GGA GCT GGA CGC      718
Leu Val Gly Val Ser Ser Phe Val Leu Tyr Thr Cys Gly Ala Gly Arg
    225                 230                 235
CCA GAT GTT TTT GTT AAA GTG CGT GAT TTC CAA TCT TGG ATC AAT TCT      766
Pro Asp Val Phe Val Lys Val Arg Asp Phe Gln Ser Trp Ile Asn Ser
240                 245                 250                 255
GAA ATT AGA AAA AAA TAAATAGATT TCAATCATGA TTTGTTGTAA TAAAAAATGG      821
Glu Ile Arg Lys Lys
                260
TTAAATAAAG GCAGCATAAT TTAAAAAAAA AAAAAAAAAA AAA                      864 
           
           
             
               260 amino acids 
               amino acid 
               linear 
             
             
               protein 
             
             
               unknown 
             
             139
Thr Lys Pro Ile Thr Ile Gln Lys Leu Phe Gln Met Met Ala Asn Phe
  1               5                  10                  15
Val Leu Phe Thr Leu Leu Ala Leu Val Ser Val Ala Cys Ser Lys Tyr
             20                  25                  30
Ile Asp Pro Arg Ile Ile Gly Gly Glu Asp Ala Pro Glu Gly Ser Ala
         35                  40                  45
Pro Tyr Gln Val Ser Leu Arg Asn Arg Asp Leu Glu His Phe Cys Gly
     50                  55                  60
Gly Ser Ile Leu Asn Lys Arg Trp Ile Val Thr Ala Ala His Cys Leu
 65                  70                  75                  80
Lys Pro Gly Ile Leu Lys Ser Val Tyr Met Gly Ser Asn Ser Leu Asp
                 85                  90                  95
Gly Asn Gly Thr Tyr Tyr Asp Val Glu Arg Phe Val Met His His Lys
            100                 105                 110
Tyr Thr Pro Lys Ile Thr Val Asn Tyr Ala Asp Ile Gly Leu Ile Lys
        115                 120                 125
Val Thr Lys Asp Ile Ile Phe Ser Asp Lys Val Gln Pro Ile Lys Ile
    130                 135                 140
Ala Lys Lys Ile Ser Arg Val Xaa Asn Leu Gln Gly His Trp Leu Gly
145                 150                 155                 160
Ser Ile Gly Gly Trp Gly Pro Xaa Tyr Gln Thr Asn Cys Asn Lys Val
                165                 170                 175
Glu Thr Thr Ala Ile Thr Asn Glu Lys Cys Tyr Glu Leu Ser Gln Phe
            180                 185                 190
Val Glu Pro Thr Ser Gln Ile Cys Thr Leu Arg Glu Phe Leu Arg Gly
        195                 200                 205
Ile Cys Phe Gly Asp Ser Gly Gly Pro Leu Val Tyr Lys Gly Glu Leu
    210                 215                 220
Val Gly Val Ser Ser Phe Val Leu Tyr Thr Cys Gly Ala Gly Arg Pro
225                 230                 235                 240
Asp Val Phe Val Lys Val Arg Asp Phe Gln Ser Trp Ile Asn Ser Glu
                245                 250                 255
Ile Arg Lys Lys
            260 
           
           
             
               610 base pairs 
               nucleic acid 
               single 
               linear 
             
             
               cDNA 
             
             
               unknown 
             
             
               CDS 
                1..555 
                /note= “At pos. bp 133, change A to
               H; at pos. bp 168, change A to W.  At pos. aa 45,
               substitute Xaa.” 
             
             140
GTT TTG ACA GCT GCT CAT TGT GTA GAA AAG TAT AAA TTG ACT GTT AGA       48
Val Leu Thr Ala Ala His Cys Val Glu Lys Tyr Lys Leu Thr Val Arg
  1               5                  10                  15
GTT GGC AGC AGC GAT TTG GAA TCA GGA GGC AAA ATA CAT ACC ATT AAA       96
Val Gly Ser Ser Asp Leu Glu Ser Gly Gly Lys Ile His Thr Ile Lys
             20                  25                  30
AAA ATC CAT GTT CAT CCA TAT TAC GAA CCG GTT GAC HAC GAT TTT GCC      144
Lys Ile His Val His Pro Tyr Tyr Glu Pro Val Asp Xaa Asp Phe Ala
         35                  40                  45
TTG CTG GGA CTT GAT GAA CCA GTW TTC TTG AGC AAC AAA GTT CAA CTT      192
Leu Leu Gly Leu Asp Glu Pro Val Phe Leu Ser Asn Lys Val Gln Leu
     50                  55                  60
GTG AAA CTT GTA GAA CAA GGT GTA GAT CTG GAT GAA GGA ACC TTT CTT      240
Val Lys Leu Val Glu Gln Gly Val Asp Leu Asp Glu Gly Thr Phe Leu
 65                  70                  75                  80
AAT GCC ACT GGA TGG GGT ACA ACA GCG ACC GAA GAT TTG GCT CCA GTT      288
Asn Ala Thr Gly Trp Gly Thr Thr Ala Thr Glu Asp Leu Ala Pro Val
                 85                  90                  95
CTT CAA TTA GTA ACA GTT CCA GTA GTC AAC ACA TAT ACT TGC AGC AAA      336
Leu Gln Leu Val Thr Val Pro Val Val Asn Thr Tyr Thr Cys Ser Lys
            100                 105                 110
ATT TAC GAC TTT GGT ATC ACA CAA AGA ATG TTT TGC GCT GGT TAT ATG      384
Ile Tyr Asp Phe Gly Ile Thr Gln Arg Met Phe Cys Ala Gly Tyr Met
        115                 120                 125
GAT GGA ACT CTT AAG GAC ATC TGC TCT GGA GAT TCA GGT AGT CCT GTG      432
Asp Gly Thr Leu Lys Asp Ile Cys Ser Gly Asp Ser Gly Ser Pro Val
    130                 135                 140
GTG AAG GAT GGT ATC CAA TAT GGT GTG GTG TCT TGG GGA AAA GCT TGT      480
Val Lys Asp Gly Ile Gln Tyr Gly Val Val Ser Trp Gly Lys Ala Cys
145                 150                 155                 160
GCC GAT CCA AGA TAT CCA AAT GTT TAT TCC AAA GTT AGC TAC GAA CGT      528
Ala Asp Pro Arg Tyr Pro Asn Val Tyr Ser Lys Val Ser Tyr Glu Arg
                165                 170                 175
ATA TGG ATT AAA GAA GTG TCT GGA GTT TAAGTAGATG CATTCTTTAT            575
Ile Trp Ile Lys Glu Val Ser Gly Val
            180                 185
TATAATAAAA TTGTTTAATT AAAAAAAAAA AAAAA                               610 
           
           
             
               185 amino acids 
               amino acid 
               linear 
             
             
               protein 
             
             
               unknown 
             
             141
Val Leu Thr Ala Ala His Cys Val Glu Lys Tyr Lys Leu Thr Val Arg
  1               5                  10                  15
Val Gly Ser Ser Asp Leu Glu Ser Gly Gly Lys Ile His Thr Ile Lys
             20                  25                  30
Lys Ile His Val His Pro Tyr Tyr Glu Pro Val Asp Xaa Asp Phe Ala
         35                  40                  45
Leu Leu Gly Leu Asp Glu Pro Val Phe Leu Ser Asn Lys Val Gln Leu
     50                  55                  60
Val Lys Leu Val Glu Gln Gly Val Asp Leu Asp Glu Gly Thr Phe Leu
 65                  70                  75                  80
Asn Ala Thr Gly Trp Gly Thr Thr Ala Thr Glu Asp Leu Ala Pro Val
                 85                  90                  95
Leu Gln Leu Val Thr Val Pro Val Val Asn Thr Tyr Thr Cys Ser Lys
            100                 105                 110
Ile Tyr Asp Phe Gly Ile Thr Gln Arg Met Phe Cys Ala Gly Tyr Met
        115                 120                 125
Asp Gly Thr Leu Lys Asp Ile Cys Ser Gly Asp Ser Gly Ser Pro Val
    130                 135                 140
Val Lys Asp Gly Ile Gln Tyr Gly Val Val Ser Trp Gly Lys Ala Cys
145                 150                 155                 160
Ala Asp Pro Arg Tyr Pro Asn Val Tyr Ser Lys Val Ser Tyr Glu Arg
                165                 170                 175
Ile Trp Ile Lys Glu Val Ser Gly Val
            180                 185 
           
           
             
               386 base pairs 
               nucleic acid 
               single 
               linear 
             
             
               cDNA 
             
             
               unknown 
             
             
               CDS 
                1..384 
                /note= “At pos. bp 3, change A to
               R.” 
             
             142
AAR ATT GGT ACT AGC CAT AGG ATA CTT TAT GGT AGA GTG ATA GAC ATA       48
Lys Ile Gly Thr Ser His Arg Ile Leu Tyr Gly Arg Val Ile Asp Ile
  1               5                  10                  15
AAA GAA ATT ATA ATG CAT CCA GAC TAT ACG TCT GTA TCA GGA AGT GGA       96
Lys Glu Ile Ile Met His Pro Asp Tyr Thr Ser Val Ser Gly Ser Gly
             20                  25                  30
TAC GAT GTA GCA CTA TTG AAA CCG TCT ACA AAA ATT GTT TTT AAC TCA      144
Tyr Asp Val Ala Leu Leu Lys Pro Ser Thr Lys Ile Val Phe Asn Ser
         35                  40                  45
AAA TCT ATC AAA CCT GTA AAG CTA ATT GAT GAA GGA ATC GAA ACG GCT      192
Lys Ser Ile Lys Pro Val Lys Leu Ile Asp Glu Gly Ile Glu Thr Ala
     50                  55                  60
AAT GGT TCA ATA GCA ACC GTG GCA GGT TGG GGT AAA GTA GTG GAT GGT      240
Asn Gly Ser Ile Ala Thr Val Ala Gly Trp Gly Lys Val Val Asp Gly
 65                  70                  75                  80
TTT CCG TAC ATA CCT AAT TAT TTA TTG GCT GTA AAT GTA CCG ATT ATT      288
Phe Pro Tyr Ile Pro Asn Tyr Leu Leu Ala Val Asn Val Pro Ile Ile
                 85                  90                  95
GAT AGC GAT ACA TGC AAG TCG ATG AAT ATT GAA TAT CAA AAA TAT TTG      336
Asp Ser Asp Thr Cys Lys Ser Met Asn Ile Glu Tyr Gln Lys Tyr Leu
            100                 105                 110
AAA CCA AAT ATG ATA TGC GCC GGA TAT GCA AAA GGT GGT AAA GAT TCT      384
Lys Pro Asn Met Ile Cys Ala Gly Tyr Ala Lys Gly Gly Lys Asp Ser
        115                 120                 125
TG                                                                   386 
           
           
             
               128 amino acids 
               amino acid 
               linear 
             
             
               protein 
             
             
               unknown 
             
             143
Lys Ile Gly Thr Ser His Arg Ile Leu Tyr Gly Arg Val Ile Asp Ile
  1               5                  10                  15
Lys Glu Ile Ile Met His Pro Asp Tyr Thr Ser Val Ser Gly Ser Gly
             20                  25                  30
Tyr Asp Val Ala Leu Leu Lys Pro Ser Thr Lys Ile Val Phe Asn Ser
         35                  40                  45
Lys Ser Ile Lys Pro Val Lys Leu Ile Asp Glu Gly Ile Glu Thr Ala
     50                  55                  60
Asn Gly Ser Ile Ala Thr Val Ala Gly Trp Gly Lys Val Val Asp Gly
 65                  70                  75                  80
Phe Pro Tyr Ile Pro Asn Tyr Leu Leu Ala Val Asn Val Pro Ile Ile
                 85                  90                  95
Asp Ser Asp Thr Cys Lys Ser Met Asn Ile Glu Tyr Gln Lys Tyr Leu
            100                 105                 110
Lys Pro Asn Met Ile Cys Ala Gly Tyr Ala Lys Gly Gly Lys Asp Ser
        115                 120                 125 
           
           
             
               923 base pairs 
               nucleic acid 
               single 
               linear 
             
             
               cDNA 
             
             
               unknown 
             
             
               CDS 
                2..802 
                /note= “At pos. bp 896, change G to
               B; at pos. bp 899, change A to W.” 
             
             144
A TTA ACA ATG ATG AAA CTT TTG GTA GTT TTT GCG ATT TTC GCT CAA         46
  Leu Thr Met Met Lys Leu Leu Val Val Phe Ala Ile Phe Ala Gln
    1               5                  10                  15
ATC AGT TTT GTT TTT GGA AAT AAT GTA ACA GAA TTC GAT GAC CGA ATC       94
Ile Ser Phe Val Phe Gly Asn Asn Val Thr Glu Phe Asp Asp Arg Ile
                 20                  25                  30
GTT GGA GGT GAA GAT GTT GAT ATA TCA ACT TGT GGT TGG CAA ATT TCA      142
Val Gly Gly Glu Asp Val Asp Ile Ser Thr Cys Gly Trp Gln Ile Ser
             35                  40                  45
TTT CAA AGT GAA AAC CTT CAT TTT TGT GGA GGA TCA ATT ATT GCA CCA      190
Phe Gln Ser Glu Asn Leu His Phe Cys Gly Gly Ser Ile Ile Ala Pro
         50                  55                  60
AAA TGG ATT CTA ACT GCT GCA CAC TGT GTT GAA TGG TTG AAA AAG CCG      238
Lys Trp Ile Leu Thr Ala Ala His Cys Val Glu Trp Leu Lys Lys Pro
     65                  70                  75
CTC AAA GAC ATA ACC GTA CGT ATA GGA AGC AGT ATA CGT AAC AAA GGT      286
Leu Lys Asp Ile Thr Val Arg Ile Gly Ser Ser Ile Arg Asn Lys Gly
 80                  85                  90                  95
GGT CGA GTT CAT AAA GTA ATA GAT TTC CAC ATG CAT CCC TCG TAC AAT      334
Gly Arg Val His Lys Val Ile Asp Phe His Met His Pro Ser Tyr Asn
                100                 105                 110
AAG AGG GCG GAT TAT GAT TTT GAC GTT GCT GTA CTA GAA CTT GAA AAA      382
Lys Arg Ala Asp Tyr Asp Phe Asp Val Ala Val Leu Glu Leu Glu Lys
            115                 120                 125
CCA GTC TCA TAT ACG GTT TGT ACA GTA GTA TCA GTA GAT TTA GCC GAA      430
Pro Val Ser Tyr Thr Val Cys Thr Val Val Ser Val Asp Leu Ala Glu
        130                 135                 140
AGT GGA ACT GAA GTT AAA CCT GGA GCA ATA CTT AGT GTC ACT GGA TGG      478
Ser Gly Thr Glu Val Lys Pro Gly Ala Ile Leu Ser Val Thr Gly Trp
    145                 150                 155
GGT GCA ACT AAG GAA GGT GGT GGC GGA ACT TTG CAA CTA CAA GGT GTG      526
Gly Ala Thr Lys Glu Gly Gly Gly Gly Thr Leu Gln Leu Gln Gly Val
160                 165                 170                 175
AAA GTT CCA GCT ATC TCT CCC AAA GAT TGT GCT AAG GGA TAT CCA CCT      574
Lys Val Pro Ala Ile Ser Pro Lys Asp Cys Ala Lys Gly Tyr Pro Pro
                180                 185                 190
TCT GGA GGT AAA GAC AAA ATT ACA GAC AGC ATG TTA TGT GCT GGT CTT      622
Ser Gly Gly Lys Asp Lys Ile Thr Asp Ser Met Leu Cys Ala Gly Leu
            195                 200                 205
CCT GAA GGA GGT AAA GAT TCC TGC CAA GGC GAC AGT GGC GGT CCA CTG      670
Pro Glu Gly Gly Lys Asp Ser Cys Gln Gly Asp Ser Gly Gly Pro Leu
        210                 215                 220
GTA GAT GAA AAT AGA AAG CAA GTA GGA GTG GTT TCT TGG GGT CAA GGA      718
Val Asp Glu Asn Arg Lys Gln Val Gly Val Val Ser Trp Gly Gln Gly
    225                 230                 235
TGT GCC AGA CCA GGA AAA CCA GGA ATT TAT GCT AAA GTG TCA CAC CCC      766
Cys Ala Arg Pro Gly Lys Pro Gly Ile Tyr Ala Lys Val Ser His Pro
240                 245                 250                 255
GAA ATC AGA AAA TTT ATT GAA AAA TAT GCT AAT GTT TAAGTGGATT           812
Glu Ile Arg Lys Phe Ile Glu Lys Tyr Ala Asn Val
                260                 265
TCATTTTCAA TATAATGTGA TTTAAGATAC TCTTTAATGT TATGATATGA ATTGTGATAA    872
ATTAAATAAT AAAGATTGAA GAABTGWTAA AAAAAAAAAA AAAAAAAAAA A             923 
           
           
             
               267 amino acids 
               amino acid 
               linear 
             
             
               protein 
             
             
               unknown 
             
             145
Leu Thr Met Met Lys Leu Leu Val Val Phe Ala Ile Phe Ala Gln Ile
  1               5                  10                  15
Ser Phe Val Phe Gly Asn Asn Val Thr Glu Phe Asp Asp Arg Ile Val
             20                  25                  30
Gly Gly Glu Asp Val Asp Ile Ser Thr Cys Gly Trp Gln Ile Ser Phe
         35                  40                  45
Gln Ser Glu Asn Leu His Phe Cys Gly Gly Ser Ile Ile Ala Pro Lys
     50                  55                  60
Trp Ile Leu Thr Ala Ala His Cys Val Glu Trp Leu Lys Lys Pro Leu
 65                  70                  75                  80
Lys Asp Ile Thr Val Arg Ile Gly Ser Ser Ile Arg Asn Lys Gly Gly
                 85                  90                  95
Arg Val His Lys Val Ile Asp Phe His Met His Pro Ser Tyr Asn Lys
            100                 105                 110
Arg Ala Asp Tyr Asp Phe Asp Val Ala Val Leu Glu Leu Glu Lys Pro
        115                 120                 125
Val Ser Tyr Thr Val Cys Thr Val Val Ser Val Asp Leu Ala Glu Ser
    130                 135                 140
Gly Thr Glu Val Lys Pro Gly Ala Ile Leu Ser Val Thr Gly Trp Gly
145                 150                 155                 160
Ala Thr Lys Glu Gly Gly Gly Gly Thr Leu Gln Leu Gln Gly Val Lys
                165                 170                 175
Val Pro Ala Ile Ser Pro Lys Asp Cys Ala Lys Gly Tyr Pro Pro Ser
            180                 185                 190
Gly Gly Lys Asp Lys Ile Thr Asp Ser Met Leu Cys Ala Gly Leu Pro
        195                 200                 205
Glu Gly Gly Lys Asp Ser Cys Gln Gly Asp Ser Gly Gly Pro Leu Val
    210                 215                 220
Asp Glu Asn Arg Lys Gln Val Gly Val Val Ser Trp Gly Gln Gly Cys
225                 230                 235                 240
Ala Arg Pro Gly Lys Pro Gly Ile Tyr Ala Lys Val Ser His Pro Glu
                245                 250                 255
Ile Arg Lys Phe Ile Glu Lys Tyr Ala Asn Val
            260                 265 
           
           
             
               612 base pairs 
               nucleic acid 
               single 
               linear 
             
             
               cDNA 
             
             
               unknown 
             
             
               CDS 
                1..612 
             
             146
GTT TGC AAG ATG GCA ACA ACT CTG TTT TCT CTT GCC ATA GTG TTG TTT       48
Val Cys Lys Met Ala Thr Thr Leu Phe Ser Leu Ala Ile Val Leu Phe
  1               5                  10                  15
ATC TCT ACT TCA GAA GAA TCA GCA CAT ATT TCG CAA GGA TCT CGA ATA       96
Ile Ser Thr Ser Glu Glu Ser Ala His Ile Ser Gln Gly Ser Arg Ile
             20                  25                  30
TTA GGA GGT AGA AAT GCA AAA CTC GGA GAT GCT CCT TAT CAA GTA TCA      144
Leu Gly Gly Arg Asn Ala Lys Leu Gly Asp Ala Pro Tyr Gln Val Ser
         35                  40                  45
CTA AGA GAT AAT TTT GGA CAT TTT TGT GGA GGT TCT ATC ATT AGT GAA      192
Leu Arg Asp Asn Phe Gly His Phe Cys Gly Gly Ser Ile Ile Ser Glu
     50                  55                  60
AAT TTT GTG ATT ACA GCA GCT CAT TGC CTT GAT GGA TAC ACA GTG AGC      240
Asn Phe Val Ile Thr Ala Ala His Cys Leu Asp Gly Tyr Thr Val Ser
 65                  70                  75                  80
AAA TTT AAA GTA GCA ACT GGT ACA ATC GAG TAT GGT AAA GGA GGT GAC      288
Lys Phe Lys Val Ala Thr Gly Thr Ile Glu Tyr Gly Lys Gly Gly Asp
                 85                  90                  95
GAA TAT AAA GTC ATC AAC TTT GTT GTC CGG GAT GAC TTT CAA TAT GTC      336
Glu Tyr Lys Val Ile Asn Phe Val Val Arg Asp Asp Phe Gln Tyr Val
            100                 105                 110
AAA TTA GAA AAT GAT ATT GCT ATA GTA CAA ATA GAT GGA TCT TTT AAA      384
Lys Leu Glu Asn Asp Ile Ala Ile Val Gln Ile Asp Gly Ser Phe Lys
        115                 120                 125
TTT AAT GAC TAT GTA AAG CCT ATA AAA TTG CCA AAT CAA GAT ACT AAA      432
Phe Asn Asp Tyr Val Lys Pro Ile Lys Leu Pro Asn Gln Asp Thr Lys
    130                 135                 140
GTT GGC GCG GAT GTT GTC CTA ACA GGA TGG GGA AAA ATG GAA GGT GGT      480
Val Gly Ala Asp Val Val Leu Thr Gly Trp Gly Lys Met Glu Gly Gly
145                 150                 155                 160
AAA AAT CCA GAA ACT CTA CAA ATC TTG AAC TTA AAA ACA ATT GAT CAA      528
Lys Asn Pro Glu Thr Leu Gln Ile Leu Asn Leu Lys Thr Ile Asp Gln
                165                 170                 175
GGA GAA TGC AAA CAA GCT TTG GCA GAA GTA AAC ACA GTT CTT CCA AGT      576
Gly Glu Cys Lys Gln Ala Leu Ala Glu Val Asn Thr Val Leu Pro Ser
            180                 185                 190
CAA ATT TGT ACC TAT GTT GGT GTT GGC AAA GGA GCT                      612
Gln Ile Cys Thr Tyr Val Gly Val Gly Lys Gly Ala
        195                 200 
           
           
             
               204 amino acids 
               amino acid 
               linear 
             
             
               protein 
             
             
               unknown 
             
             147
Val Cys Lys Met Ala Thr Thr Leu Phe Ser Leu Ala Ile Val Leu Phe
  1               5                  10                  15
Ile Ser Thr Ser Glu Glu Ser Ala His Ile Ser Gln Gly Ser Arg Ile
             20                  25                  30
Leu Gly Gly Arg Asn Ala Lys Leu Gly Asp Ala Pro Tyr Gln Val Ser
         35                  40                  45
Leu Arg Asp Asn Phe Gly His Phe Cys Gly Gly Ser Ile Ile Ser Glu
     50                  55                  60
Asn Phe Val Ile Thr Ala Ala His Cys Leu Asp Gly Tyr Thr Val Ser
 65                  70                  75                  80
Lys Phe Lys Val Ala Thr Gly Thr Ile Glu Tyr Gly Lys Gly Gly Asp
                 85                  90                  95
Glu Tyr Lys Val Ile Asn Phe Val Val Arg Asp Asp Phe Gln Tyr Val
            100                 105                 110
Lys Leu Glu Asn Asp Ile Ala Ile Val Gln Ile Asp Gly Ser Phe Lys
        115                 120                 125
Phe Asn Asp Tyr Val Lys Pro Ile Lys Leu Pro Asn Gln Asp Thr Lys
    130                 135                 140
Val Gly Ala Asp Val Val Leu Thr Gly Trp Gly Lys Met Glu Gly Gly
145                 150                 155                 160
Lys Asn Pro Glu Thr Leu Gln Ile Leu Asn Leu Lys Thr Ile Asp Gln
                165                 170                 175
Gly Glu Cys Lys Gln Ala Leu Ala Glu Val Asn Thr Val Leu Pro Ser
            180                 185                 190
Gln Ile Cys Thr Tyr Val Gly Val Gly Lys Gly Ala
        195                 200 
           
           
             
               641 base pairs 
               nucleic acid 
               single 
               linear 
             
             
               cDNA 
             
             
               unknown 
             
             
               CDS 
                3..641 
                /note= “At pos. bp 91, change G to
               N; at pos. bp 385, change A to M; at bp 404,
               change A to W.  At
               pos. aa 30, 128 and 134, substitute Xaa.” 
             
             148
CA AAC ATG AAA CTT TAT GTT TTT ACA TTG ATC ATC GCA GCC GCT GTT        47
   Asn Met Lys Leu Tyr Val Phe Thr Leu Ile Ile Ala Ala Ala Val
     1               5                  10                  15
GCT GCA CCA ACA AAC GAA ATC GAT TGG ATA GGC TTT CCC GAA GNT TTT       95
Ala Ala Pro Thr Asn Glu Ile Asp Trp Ile Gly Phe Pro Glu Xaa Phe
                 20                  25                  30
CCT CGT GTA GTT GGT GGC CAG ACT GCC AAA CCT CAC CAG TTC CCC TGG      143
Pro Arg Val Val Gly Gly Gln Thr Ala Lys Pro His Gln Phe Pro Trp
             35                  40                  45
CAG GTT TCC CTG CAA AGG TCC GGA AAG CAT TTG TGC GGC GGT TCC ATC      191
Gln Val Ser Leu Gln Arg Ser Gly Lys His Leu Cys Gly Gly Ser Ile
         50                  55                  60
TTG AAC GAC AGG TGG GTC TTG ACA GCC GCG CAC TGC ATC AGC GGA ACT      239
Leu Asn Asp Arg Trp Val Leu Thr Ala Ala His Cys Ile Ser Gly Thr
     65                  70                  75
GAA AAT TAC GAG GCT GTA GTC GGA AAA CAC GAT TTG TCG AAA AGC GAA      287
Glu Asn Tyr Glu Ala Val Val Gly Lys His Asp Leu Ser Lys Ser Glu
 80                  85                  90                  95
TCA TCT GAG CAA CGT TGC GCC TAC AAG AGG ACC ATC GTC CAC TCG TCC      335
Ser Ser Glu Gln Arg Cys Ala Tyr Lys Arg Thr Ile Val His Ser Ser
                100                 105                 110
TTC ACT GGA AGG GTG GGT CCT TAC GAT GTC GCT TTG ATT GAA TTA GAA      383
Phe Thr Gly Arg Val Gly Pro Tyr Asp Val Ala Leu Ile Glu Leu Glu
            115                 120                 125
AMA CCT TTC AAA TTG AAC GAW AAA TGT AAG CCA ATC AGA CTT CCA TTG      431
Xaa Pro Phe Lys Leu Asn Xaa Lys Cys Lys Pro Ile Arg Leu Pro Leu
        130                 135                 140
AAA GAT GAA GCA CAT TCT GGA CAA GTG ACG CTT TCT GGT TGG GGA TCT      479
Lys Asp Glu Ala His Ser Gly Gln Val Thr Leu Ser Gly Trp Gly Ser
    145                 150                 155
ACT TCA ACT ACC ATC TTC CCC ACT TAC CCA AAT GAA CTA CAG TAT GTT      527
Thr Ser Thr Thr Ile Phe Pro Thr Tyr Pro Asn Glu Leu Gln Tyr Val
160                 165                 170                 175
GAC AAA CCG ATT GTT CCA TAT ACT GAT TGC GAA AAT GCT ATG GGC GGA      575
Asp Lys Pro Ile Val Pro Tyr Thr Asp Cys Glu Asn Ala Met Gly Gly
                180                 185                 190
CCA GGA GCA TCT CCT CTT GAT CCT TTG AAC ATC TGC ACT GGT CCC TTG      623
Pro Gly Ala Ser Pro Leu Asp Pro Leu Asn Ile Cys Thr Gly Pro Leu
            195                 200                 205
ACT GGT GGC ATC AGT GCT                                              641
Thr Gly Gly Ile Ser Ala
        210 
           
           
             
               213 amino acids 
               amino acid 
               linear 
             
             
               protein 
             
             
               unknown 
             
             149
Asn Met Lys Leu Tyr Val Phe Thr Leu Ile Ile Ala Ala Ala Val Ala
  1               5                  10                  15
Ala Pro Thr Asn Glu Ile Asp Trp Ile Gly Phe Pro Glu Xaa Phe Pro
             20                  25                  30
Arg Val Val Gly Gly Gln Thr Ala Lys Pro His Gln Phe Pro Trp Gln
         35                  40                  45
Val Ser Leu Gln Arg Ser Gly Lys His Leu Cys Gly Gly Ser Ile Leu
     50                  55                  60
Asn Asp Arg Trp Val Leu Thr Ala Ala His Cys Ile Ser Gly Thr Glu
 65                  70                  75                  80
Asn Tyr Glu Ala Val Val Gly Lys His Asp Leu Ser Lys Ser Glu Ser
                 85                  90                  95
Ser Glu Gln Arg Cys Ala Tyr Lys Arg Thr Ile Val His Ser Ser Phe
            100                 105                 110
Thr Gly Arg Val Gly Pro Tyr Asp Val Ala Leu Ile Glu Leu Glu Xaa
        115                 120                 125
Pro Phe Lys Leu Asn Xaa Lys Cys Lys Pro Ile Arg Leu Pro Leu Lys
    130                 135                 140
Asp Glu Ala His Ser Gly Gln Val Thr Leu Ser Gly Trp Gly Ser Thr
145                 150                 155                 160
Ser Thr Thr Ile Phe Pro Thr Tyr Pro Asn Glu Leu Gln Tyr Val Asp
                165                 170                 175
Lys Pro Ile Val Pro Tyr Thr Asp Cys Glu Asn Ala Met Gly Gly Pro
            180                 185                 190
Gly Ala Ser Pro Leu Asp Pro Leu Asn Ile Cys Thr Gly Pro Leu Thr
        195                 200                 205
Gly Gly Ile Ser Ala
    210 
           
           
             
               626 base pairs 
               nucleic acid 
               single 
               linear 
             
             
               cDNA 
             
             
               unknown 
             
             
               CDS 
                3..626 
             
             150
TG ACT ATG AAC TTT GCA TTG TGG TTT GTG ACT CTT GTG TCC ATC ACC        47
   Thr Met Asn Phe Ala Leu Trp Phe Val Thr Leu Val Ser Ile Thr
     1               5                  10                  15
AGC GCT GAT CCA ATT CGT GTT TCC TCA ATT GGA AAT GCT AAT ATG GAA       95
Ser Ala Asp Pro Ile Arg Val Ser Ser Ile Gly Asn Ala Asn Met Glu
                 20                  25                  30
TCT CGC GTT GTT GGT GGC GAA AAC GCA GAA GTA GGA GCT GCT CCT TAC      143
Ser Arg Val Val Gly Gly Glu Asn Ala Glu Val Gly Ala Ala Pro Tyr
             35                  40                  45
CAA GTT TCT TTG AAA TAC AAT AAT GGA GCT CAT TTT TGC GGA GGT GTC      191
Gln Val Ser Leu Lys Tyr Asn Asn Gly Ala His Phe Cys Gly Gly Val
         50                  55                  60
GTG ATA ACC AAA ACT TGG GTG CTA ACT GCT GCA CGT TGT ATT CAC GAG      239
Val Ile Thr Lys Thr Trp Val Leu Thr Ala Ala Arg Cys Ile His Glu
     65                  70                  75
GAG GAA CCC GAC AGA TTC ACA GTG GTT GTT GGT ACC AAC ACT TTA AAT      287
Glu Glu Pro Asp Arg Phe Thr Val Val Val Gly Thr Asn Thr Leu Asn
 80                  85                  90                  95
GCT GGA GGA GAA GGT TAC AAC GTT AAA CAG ATA GTT ATT CAT ATG CAA      335
Ala Gly Gly Glu Gly Tyr Asn Val Lys Gln Ile Val Ile His Met Gln
                100                 105                 110
TTC AAC CAA GTT TAT CTT CTG AAC GAT ATT GGT TTG ATC GAA ACC GAA      383
Phe Asn Gln Val Tyr Leu Leu Asn Asp Ile Gly Leu Ile Glu Thr Glu
            115                 120                 125
TCA CCA ATA CAA TTT CAT GAT CTG GTT AAG CCA ATC TCA GTC CCC AAT      431
Ser Pro Ile Gln Phe His Asp Leu Val Lys Pro Ile Ser Val Pro Asn
        130                 135                 140
ATG CAT GTT GAA GAT GGC ACG AGA GTT ACT CTT TTT GGA TGG GGA AAT      479
Met His Val Glu Asp Gly Thr Arg Val Thr Leu Phe Gly Trp Gly Asn
    145                 150                 155
TTA ACG GCT GAA GGA CAT ATG CCA AAC CAT TTA CAA ACA ATT GAT TTG      527
Leu Thr Ala Glu Gly His Met Pro Asn His Leu Gln Thr Ile Asp Leu
160                 165                 170                 175
TTA ACA ATA AAT CTG AGT GAA TGC TCC CGA TTA TTA CCT GAA CCA AGT      575
Leu Thr Ile Asn Leu Ser Glu Cys Ser Arg Leu Leu Pro Glu Pro Ser
                180                 185                 190
ATG ATC AGT ACA AAA CAC ATT TGC ACC TTT GTT TCA TAT GGA AAA GGA      623
Met Ile Ser Thr Lys His Ile Cys Thr Phe Val Ser Tyr Gly Lys Gly
            195                 200                 205
CTT                                                                  626
Leu 
           
           
             
               208 amino acids 
               amino acid 
               linear 
             
             
               protein 
             
             
               unknown 
             
             151
Thr Met Asn Phe Ala Leu Trp Phe Val Thr Leu Val Ser Ile Thr Ser
  1               5                  10                  15
Ala Asp Pro Ile Arg Val Ser Ser Ile Gly Asn Ala Asn Met Glu Ser
             20                  25                  30
Arg Val Val Gly Gly Glu Asn Ala Glu Val Gly Ala Ala Pro Tyr Gln
         35                  40                  45
Val Ser Leu Lys Tyr Asn Asn Gly Ala His Phe Cys Gly Gly Val Val
     50                  55                  60
Ile Thr Lys Thr Trp Val Leu Thr Ala Ala Arg Cys Ile His Glu Glu
 65                  70                  75                  80
Glu Pro Asp Arg Phe Thr Val Val Val Gly Thr Asn Thr Leu Asn Ala
                 85                  90                  95
Gly Gly Glu Gly Tyr Asn Val Lys Gln Ile Val Ile His Met Gln Phe
            100                 105                 110
Asn Gln Val Tyr Leu Leu Asn Asp Ile Gly Leu Ile Glu Thr Glu Ser
        115                 120                 125
Pro Ile Gln Phe His Asp Leu Val Lys Pro Ile Ser Val Pro Asn Met
    130                 135                 140
His Val Glu Asp Gly Thr Arg Val Thr Leu Phe Gly Trp Gly Asn Leu
145                 150                 155                 160
Thr Ala Glu Gly His Met Pro Asn His Leu Gln Thr Ile Asp Leu Leu
                165                 170                 175
Thr Ile Asn Leu Ser Glu Cys Ser Arg Leu Leu Pro Glu Pro Ser Met
            180                 185                 190
Ile Ser Thr Lys His Ile Cys Thr Phe Val Ser Tyr Gly Lys Gly Leu
        195                 200                 205 
           
           
             
               433 base pairs 
               nucleic acid 
               single 
               linear 
             
             
               cDNA 
             
             
               unknown 
             
             
               CDS 
                1..432 
             
             152
GTA ACT GCT GCA CAT TGC TTT TAT GGA ACG TTA TTT CCG ATT GGA TTC       48
Val Thr Ala Ala His Cys Phe Tyr Gly Thr Leu Phe Pro Ile Gly Phe
  1               5                  10                  15
TCT GCG AGA GCC GGC AGC AGT ACT GTG AAT TCA GGA GGA ACT GTG CAT       96
Ser Ala Arg Ala Gly Ser Ser Thr Val Asn Ser Gly Gly Thr Val His
             20                  25                  30
ACA ATT TTG TAT TGG TAT ATT CAT CCA AAT TAT GAT TCA CAA AGT ACA      144
Thr Ile Leu Tyr Trp Tyr Ile His Pro Asn Tyr Asp Ser Gln Ser Thr
         35                  40                  45
GAC TTT GAT GTT TCT GTA GTT CGA CTA TTA TCT TCT TTA AAT TTG AAT      192
Asp Phe Asp Val Ser Val Val Arg Leu Leu Ser Ser Leu Asn Leu Asn
     50                  55                  60
GGA GGT TCT ATT CGA CCG GCT AGG TTA GTG GAT TCT GGA ACT GAT TTG      240
Gly Gly Ser Ile Arg Pro Ala Arg Leu Val Asp Ser Gly Thr Asp Leu
 65                  70                  75                  80
CCA GCC GGT GAG ATG GTT ACA GTA ACT GGA TGG GGA CGA CTT TCG GAA      288
Pro Ala Gly Glu Met Val Thr Val Thr Gly Trp Gly Arg Leu Ser Glu
                 85                  90                  95
AAT ACT TCT GTT CCC TCG CCA TCA ACT CTT CAA GGA GTT ACA GTA CCA      336
Asn Thr Ser Val Pro Ser Pro Ser Thr Leu Gln Gly Val Thr Val Pro
            100                 105                 110
GTT GTA AGT AAT TCG GAA TGT CAA CAA CAA TTG CAA AAT CAG ACA ATC      384
Val Val Ser Asn Ser Glu Cys Gln Gln Gln Leu Gln Asn Gln Thr Ile
        115                 120                 125
ACT GAC AAT ATG TTT TGT GCT GGT GAA TTA GAA GGA GGA AAG GAC TCT      432
Thr Asp Asn Met Phe Cys Ala Gly Glu Leu Glu Gly Gly Lys Asp Ser
    130                 135                 140
T                                                                    433 
           
           
             
               144 amino acids 
               amino acid 
               linear 
             
             
               protein 
             
             
               unknown 
             
             153
Val Thr Ala Ala His Cys Phe Tyr Gly Thr Leu Phe Pro Ile Gly Phe
  1               5                  10                  15
Ser Ala Arg Ala Gly Ser Ser Thr Val Asn Ser Gly Gly Thr Val His
             20                  25                  30
Thr Ile Leu Tyr Trp Tyr Ile His Pro Asn Tyr Asp Ser Gln Ser Thr
         35                  40                  45
Asp Phe Asp Val Ser Val Val Arg Leu Leu Ser Ser Leu Asn Leu Asn
     50                  55                  60
Gly Gly Ser Ile Arg Pro Ala Arg Leu Val Asp Ser Gly Thr Asp Leu
 65                  70                  75                  80
Pro Ala Gly Glu Met Val Thr Val Thr Gly Trp Gly Arg Leu Ser Glu
                 85                  90                  95
Asn Thr Ser Val Pro Ser Pro Ser Thr Leu Gln Gly Val Thr Val Pro
            100                 105                 110
Val Val Ser Asn Ser Glu Cys Gln Gln Gln Leu Gln Asn Gln Thr Ile
        115                 120                 125
Thr Asp Asn Met Phe Cys Ala Gly Glu Leu Glu Gly Gly Lys Asp Ser
    130                 135                 140 
           
           
             
               426 base pairs 
               nucleic acid 
               single 
               linear 
             
             
               cDNA 
             
             
               unknown 
             
             
               CDS 
                1..426 
             
             154
GCC ACG ACA CCA AAT TCG AAC CTG AAG GTG CGT TTG GGC GAA TGG GAC       48
Ala Thr Thr Pro Asn Ser Asn Leu Lys Val Arg Leu Gly Glu Trp Asp
  1               5                  10                  15
GTT CGC GAC CAC GAT GAG CGA CTG AAC CAC GAG GAA TAC GCA ATC GAA       96
Val Arg Asp His Asp Glu Arg Leu Asn His Glu Glu Tyr Ala Ile Glu
             20                  25                  30
CGC AAA GAA GTT CAT CCT TCA TAT TCA CCA ACC GAT TTC CGG AAT GAT      144
Arg Lys Glu Val His Pro Ser Tyr Ser Pro Thr Asp Phe Arg Asn Asp
         35                  40                  45
GTA GCC TTA GTG AAA CTC GAT AGA ACT GTT ATT TTC AAA CAA CAT ATT      192
Val Ala Leu Val Lys Leu Asp Arg Thr Val Ile Phe Lys Gln His Ile
     50                  55                  60
TTA CCT GTC TGC TTA CCT CAT AAG CAA ATG AAA CTG GCT GGA AAA ATG      240
Leu Pro Val Cys Leu Pro His Lys Gln Met Lys Leu Ala Gly Lys Met
 65                  70                  75                  80
GCA ACA GTC GCC GGA TGG GGA CGG ACG AGG CAC GGG CAG AGC ACT GTG      288
Ala Thr Val Ala Gly Trp Gly Arg Thr Arg His Gly Gln Ser Thr Val
                 85                  90                  95
CCG GCT GTC TTA CAA GAA GTC GAT GTC GAG GTG ATT CCG AAT GAA AGA      336
Pro Ala Val Leu Gln Glu Val Asp Val Glu Val Ile Pro Asn Glu Arg
            100                 105                 110
TGC CAG AGG TGG TTC CGT GCT GCG GGT CGA CGA GAA ACC ATT CAC GAT      384
Cys Gln Arg Trp Phe Arg Ala Ala Gly Arg Arg Glu Thr Ile His Asp
        115                 120                 125
GTC TTT CTC TGC GCC GGA TAT AAA GAG GGT GGT CGT GAT TCA              426
Val Phe Leu Cys Ala Gly Tyr Lys Glu Gly Gly Arg Asp Ser
    130                 135                 140 
           
           
             
               142 amino acids 
               amino acid 
               linear 
             
             
               protein 
             
             
               unknown 
             
             155
Ala Thr Thr Pro Asn Ser Asn Leu Lys Val Arg Leu Gly Glu Trp Asp
  1               5                  10                  15
Val Arg Asp His Asp Glu Arg Leu Asn His Glu Glu Tyr Ala Ile Glu
             20                  25                  30
Arg Lys Glu Val His Pro Ser Tyr Ser Pro Thr Asp Phe Arg Asn Asp
         35                  40                  45
Val Ala Leu Val Lys Leu Asp Arg Thr Val Ile Phe Lys Gln His Ile
     50                  55                  60
Leu Pro Val Cys Leu Pro His Lys Gln Met Lys Leu Ala Gly Lys Met
 65                  70                  75                  80
Ala Thr Val Ala Gly Trp Gly Arg Thr Arg His Gly Gln Ser Thr Val
                 85                  90                  95
Pro Ala Val Leu Gln Glu Val Asp Val Glu Val Ile Pro Asn Glu Arg
            100                 105                 110
Cys Gln Arg Trp Phe Arg Ala Ala Gly Arg Arg Glu Thr Ile His Asp
        115                 120                 125
Val Phe Leu Cys Ala Gly Tyr Lys Glu Gly Gly Arg Asp Ser
    130                 135                 140 
           
           
             
               390 base pairs 
               nucleic acid 
               single 
               linear 
             
             
               cDNA 
             
             
               unknown 
             
             
               CDS 
                1..390 
             
             156
GTA TAT GGC AGA GCA ACT CCA TCA CTG TTC ACC GTT GTA TCA GGC GCA       48
Val Tyr Gly Arg Ala Thr Pro Ser Leu Phe Thr Val Val Ser Gly Ala
  1               5                  10                  15
CTT TAC TTA ACT GAA GGT GGA GAA CAT CAT GCT GTT GCT TCC ATC AAA       96
Leu Tyr Leu Thr Glu Gly Gly Glu His His Ala Val Ala Ser Ile Lys
             20                  25                  30
TAT CAC GAA AAG TAC AGC CCA AAC ACT TTG GAC AAT GAT GTG GCA GTT      144
Tyr His Glu Lys Tyr Ser Pro Asn Thr Leu Asp Asn Asp Val Ala Val
         35                  40                  45
TTG AAG TTG AAA CAG CCA TTG ACT TTC AAT GCT AAC CAG AAA CCT GTC      192
Leu Lys Leu Lys Gln Pro Leu Thr Phe Asn Ala Asn Gln Lys Pro Val
     50                  55                  60
GCC TTG GCC TCA AAG GAT ACA CCT GGA GAC CTC AAA TGC AAA TTC TCT      240
Ala Leu Ala Ser Lys Asp Thr Pro Gly Asp Leu Lys Cys Lys Phe Ser
 65                  70                  75                  80
GGT TGG GGA TTA GAC GCA TAT CCA AGT GAT GTT TTA CCA AAT CAC TTA      288
Gly Trp Gly Leu Asp Ala Tyr Pro Ser Asp Val Leu Pro Asn His Leu
                 85                  90                  95
CAA AAA ATG GAT GTT CTG ACC TAC AAT AAC GCT GAC TGC CAA AAG TTC      336
Gln Lys Met Asp Val Leu Thr Tyr Asn Asn Ala Asp Cys Gln Lys Phe
            100                 105                 110
CAT AAT GCT GGA CCT AAA TCT AAC ACA ATC TAC CCA GGA ATG TTG TGC      384
His Asn Ala Gly Pro Lys Ser Asn Thr Ile Tyr Pro Gly Met Leu Cys
        115                 120                 125
GGA TTC                                                              390
Gly Phe
    130 
           
           
             
               130 amino acids 
               amino acid 
               linear 
             
             
               protein 
             
             
               unknown 
             
             157
Val Tyr Gly Arg Ala Thr Pro Ser Leu Phe Thr Val Val Ser Gly Ala
  1               5                  10                  15
Leu Tyr Leu Thr Glu Gly Gly Glu His His Ala Val Ala Ser Ile Lys
             20                  25                  30
Tyr His Glu Lys Tyr Ser Pro Asn Thr Leu Asp Asn Asp Val Ala Val
         35                  40                  45
Leu Lys Leu Lys Gln Pro Leu Thr Phe Asn Ala Asn Gln Lys Pro Val
     50                  55                  60
Ala Leu Ala Ser Lys Asp Thr Pro Gly Asp Leu Lys Cys Lys Phe Ser
 65                  70                  75                  80
Gly Trp Gly Leu Asp Ala Tyr Pro Ser Asp Val Leu Pro Asn His Leu
                 85                  90                  95
Gln Lys Met Asp Val Leu Thr Tyr Asn Asn Ala Asp Cys Gln Lys Phe
            100                 105                 110
His Asn Ala Gly Pro Lys Ser Asn Thr Ile Tyr Pro Gly Met Leu Cys
        115                 120                 125
Gly Phe
    130 
           
           
             
               197 base pairs 
               nucleic acid 
               single 
               linear 
             
             
               cDNA 
             
             
               unknown 
             
             
               CDS 
                3..197 
             
             158
GT GGT GGG CTG CCT TCT TCA ATA ACA TTA GCG CGA GTC AGA CTC GGC        47
   Gly Gly Leu Pro Ser Ser Ile Thr Leu Ala Arg Val Arg Leu Gly
     1               5                  10                  15
GAA CAT AAT GAT CAA TCG GGT ATA GAT TGC GAG GAC GAT GTT TGC GCA       95
Glu His Asn Asp Gln Ser Gly Ile Asp Cys Glu Asp Asp Val Cys Ala
                 20                  25                  30
GAA CCT GTC CAA GAT TTC GAT CCT GTG AAA ATA ATT CCA CAT CCA GAA      143
Glu Pro Val Gln Asp Phe Asp Pro Val Lys Ile Ile Pro His Pro Glu
             35                  40                  45
TAC AAA GAC GAA CTA TTT AAA CAT GAT ATA GCT CTG ATA AAA TTG GTA      191
Tyr Lys Asp Glu Leu Phe Lys His Asp Ile Ala Leu Ile Lys Leu Val
         50                  55                  60
GAA AAT                                                              197
Glu Asn
     65 
           
           
             
               65 amino acids 
               amino acid 
               linear 
             
             
               protein 
             
             
               unknown 
             
             159
Gly Gly Leu Pro Ser Ser Ile Thr Leu Ala Arg Val Arg Leu Gly Glu
  1               5                  10                  15
His Asn Asp Gln Ser Gly Ile Asp Cys Glu Asp Asp Val Cys Ala Glu
             20                  25                  30
Pro Val Gln Asp Phe Asp Pro Val Lys Ile Ile Pro His Pro Glu Tyr
         35                  40                  45
Lys Asp Glu Leu Phe Lys His Asp Ile Ala Leu Ile Lys Leu Val Glu
     50                  55                  60
Asn
 65 
           
           
             
               261 base pairs 
               nucleic acid 
               single 
               linear 
             
             
               cDNA 
             
             
               unknown 
             
             
               CDS 
                1..261 
             
             160
CCG ACT ACC TTA GGC GGA TCT ACT GGT CAC AGC AAT GAT ATT GCC CTA       48
Pro Thr Thr Leu Gly Gly Ser Thr Gly His Ser Asn Asp Ile Ala Leu
  1               5                  10                  15
ATC AAA GTC GAT AGA GAT ATC AAA TTC AGC AAA ACT GTC CAA CCT ATC       96
Ile Lys Val Asp Arg Asp Ile Lys Phe Ser Lys Thr Val Gln Pro Ile
             20                  25                  30
AAA TTG CAC AAA AGT TTA ATA AAT GGA GGT GAA AAA TTG AAA ATT ACT      144
Lys Leu His Lys Ser Leu Ile Asn Gly Gly Glu Lys Leu Lys Ile Thr
         35                  40                  45
GGA TGG GGA TTG ACG AAT CAA AGT CAT AGT GAT GAA CCA GAT GTT CTT      192
Gly Trp Gly Leu Thr Asn Gln Ser His Ser Asp Glu Pro Asp Val Leu
     50                  55                  60
CAA GAG TTG CAT GTA AAA GCA CTT ACT GAT TCT GAG TGC GAG AAA GCT      240
Gln Glu Leu His Val Lys Ala Leu Thr Asp Ser Glu Cys Glu Lys Ala
 65                  70                  75                  80
ACA GGT GAA GAC CAT CCT ACA                                          261
Thr Gly Glu Asp His Pro Thr
                 85 
           
           
             
               87 amino acids 
               amino acid 
               linear 
             
             
               protein 
             
             
               unknown 
             
             161
Pro Thr Thr Leu Gly Gly Ser Thr Gly His Ser Asn Asp Ile Ala Leu
  1               5                  10                  15
Ile Lys Val Asp Arg Asp Ile Lys Phe Ser Lys Thr Val Gln Pro Ile
             20                  25                  30
Lys Leu His Lys Ser Leu Ile Asn Gly Gly Glu Lys Leu Lys Ile Thr
         35                  40                  45
Gly Trp Gly Leu Thr Asn Gln Ser His Ser Asp Glu Pro Asp Val Leu
     50                  55                  60
Gln Glu Leu His Val Lys Ala Leu Thr Asp Ser Glu Cys Glu Lys Ala
 65                  70                  75                  80
Thr Gly Glu Asp His Pro Thr
                 85 
           
           
             
               341 base pairs 
               nucleic acid 
               single 
               linear 
             
             
               cDNA 
             
             
               unknown 
             
             
               CDS 
                3..341 
             
             162
GA AAA TCT CGA ATT GGG CGA CAG CTT AAA ATT CAC TAT GGA AAT AAC        47
   Lys Ser Arg Ile Gly Arg Gln Leu Lys Ile His Tyr Gly Asn Asn
     1               5                  10                  15
GAC TGG CAC TTT GGC TTC GTT AGT ATT GTA AAA AAG GCT ATT ATT CAT       95
Asp Trp His Phe Gly Phe Val Ser Ile Val Lys Lys Ala Ile Ile His
                 20                  25                  30
CCA AAT TAC AAC CCA GTG ACA TTT GAT AGT GAT GTG GCC CTT CTG AAG      143
Pro Asn Tyr Asn Pro Val Thr Phe Asp Ser Asp Val Ala Leu Leu Lys
             35                  40                  45
CTG CAC TCT CCA ATT ACC TTC ACA AAT GGC GTT CAT AAA GTG TCG CTG      191
Leu His Ser Pro Ile Thr Phe Thr Asn Gly Val His Lys Val Ser Leu
         50                  55                  60
GTC GAA AAA GGT CAA GAT CCT GTA CCT TAT TCA CCT GCG ATG ATC ACT      239
Val Glu Lys Gly Gln Asp Pro Val Pro Tyr Ser Pro Ala Met Ile Thr
     65                  70                  75
GGC TGG GGC CAT ACA ATG GAA GGT GAT ACT AGT ATT TCG CAA ATT TTA      287
Gly Trp Gly His Thr Met Glu Gly Asp Thr Ser Ile Ser Gln Ile Leu
 80                  85                  90                  95
CAA GGA GCT GTG GTC CCA ATC GTA AAC AGA AAT GAT TGT CCG AAT TAT      335
Gln Gly Ala Val Val Pro Ile Val Asn Arg Asn Asp Cys Pro Asn Tyr
                100                 105                 110
GGA CTC                                                              341
Gly Leu 
           
           
             
               113 amino acids 
               amino acid 
               linear 
             
             
               protein 
             
             
               unknown 
             
             163
Lys Ser Arg Ile Gly Arg Gln Leu Lys Ile His Tyr Gly Asn Asn Asp
  1               5                  10                  15
Trp His Phe Gly Phe Val Ser Ile Val Lys Lys Ala Ile Ile His Pro
             20                  25                  30
Asn Tyr Asn Pro Val Thr Phe Asp Ser Asp Val Ala Leu Leu Lys Leu
         35                  40                  45
His Ser Pro Ile Thr Phe Thr Asn Gly Val His Lys Val Ser Leu Val
     50                  55                  60
Glu Lys Gly Gln Asp Pro Val Pro Tyr Ser Pro Ala Met Ile Thr Gly
 65                  70                  75                  80
Trp Gly His Thr Met Glu Gly Asp Thr Ser Ile Ser Gln Ile Leu Gln
                 85                  90                  95
Gly Ala Val Val Pro Ile Val Asn Arg Asn Asp Cys Pro Asn Tyr Gly
            100                 105                 110
Leu 
           
           
             
               267 base pairs 
               nucleic acid 
               single 
               linear 
             
             
               cDNA 
             
             
               unknown 
             
             
               CDS 
                1..267 
             
             164
CCG ACT ACC TTA GGC GGA TCT ACT GGT CAC AGC AAT GAT ATT GCC CTA       48
Pro Thr Thr Leu Gly Gly Ser Thr Gly His Ser Asn Asp Ile Ala Leu
  1               5                  10                  15
ATC AAA GTC GAT AGA GAT ATC AAA TTC AGC AAA ACT GTC CAA CCT ATC       96
Ile Lys Val Asp Arg Asp Ile Lys Phe Ser Lys Thr Val Gln Pro Ile
             20                  25                  30
AAA TTG CAC AAA AGT TTA ATA AAT GGA GGT GAA AAA TTG AAA ATT ACT      144
Lys Leu His Lys Ser Leu Ile Asn Gly Gly Glu Lys Leu Lys Ile Thr
         35                  40                  45
GGA TGG GGA TTG ACG AAT CAA AGT CAT AGT GAT GAA CCA GAT GTT CTT      192
Gly Trp Gly Leu Thr Asn Gln Ser His Ser Asp Glu Pro Asp Val Leu
     50                  55                  60
CAA GAG TTG CAT GTA AAA GCA CTT ACT GAT TCT GAG TGC GAG AAA GCT      240
Gln Glu Leu His Val Lys Ala Leu Thr Asp Ser Glu Cys Glu Lys Ala
 65                  70                  75                  80
ACA GGT GAA GAC CAT CCT ACA CAC CTT                                  267
Thr Gly Glu Asp His Pro Thr His Leu
                 85 
           
           
             
               89 amino acids 
               amino acid 
               linear 
             
             
               protein 
             
             
               unknown 
             
             165
Pro Thr Thr Leu Gly Gly Ser Thr Gly His Ser Asn Asp Ile Ala Leu
  1               5                  10                  15
Ile Lys Val Asp Arg Asp Ile Lys Phe Ser Lys Thr Val Gln Pro Ile
             20                  25                  30
Lys Leu His Lys Ser Leu Ile Asn Gly Gly Glu Lys Leu Lys Ile Thr
         35                  40                  45
Gly Trp Gly Leu Thr Asn Gln Ser His Ser Asp Glu Pro Asp Val Leu
     50                  55                  60
Gln Glu Leu His Val Lys Ala Leu Thr Asp Ser Glu Cys Glu Lys Ala
 65                  70                  75                  80
Thr Gly Glu Asp His Pro Thr His Leu
                 85 
           
           
             
               23 base pairs 
               nucleic acid 
               single 
               linear 
             
             
               other nucleic acid 
               /desc = “primer” 
             
             
               unknown 
             
             166
CCCAAATTTT CCATWGCNCC NGC                                             23 
           
           
             
               23 amino acids 
               amino acid 
                 
               linear 
             
             
               protein 
             
             
               unknown 
             
             167
Leu Ala Thr Thr Gln Phe Gln Ala Thr His Ala Arg Ser Ala Phe Pro
1               5                   10                  15
Cys Phe Asp Glu Pro Ala Met
            20 
           
           
             
               20 base pairs 
               nucleic acid 
               single 
               linear 
             
             
               other nucleic acid 
               /desc = “primer” 
             
             
               unknown 
             
             
               misc_feature 
                1..20 
                /label= primer 
             
             168
CAATTYCAAG CTACYCATGC                                                 20 
           
           
             
               383 base pairs 
               nucleic acid 
               single 
               linear 
             
             
               cDNA 
             
             
               unknown 
             
             
               CDS 
                2..382 
             
             169
C CGT AGT GCT TTC CCT TGT TTC GAT GAA CCA GCA ATG AAG GCC CAT         46
  Arg Ser Ala Phe Pro Cys Phe Asp Glu Pro Ala Met Lys Ala His
    1               5                  10                  15
TTC GAA ATC AGC CTT ATA CAC CAT GAA AAA TTG AAA GCA ATT TCC AAT       94
Phe Glu Ile Ser Leu Ile His His Glu Lys Leu Lys Ala Ile Ser Asn
                 20                  25                  30
ATG GGT GTA GCA AAG GAA GAA AAC TTA GAT AAC AAC CGA AAA AGA ACA      142
Met Gly Val Ala Lys Glu Glu Asn Leu Asp Asn Asn Arg Lys Arg Thr
             35                  40                  45
ACA TTC GAA CAA TCA GTT CTC ATG TCT CCA TAC CTG GTG GCG TTT ATT      190
Thr Phe Glu Gln Ser Val Leu Met Ser Pro Tyr Leu Val Ala Phe Ile
         50                  55                  60
ATC TCA GAT TTC GAA TAT GTA GAA AAA ATT TCA GGA CCA GTG AAA TAC      238
Ile Ser Asp Phe Glu Tyr Val Glu Lys Ile Ser Gly Pro Val Lys Tyr
     65                  70                  75
AGA ATA TAT ACT GAT CCT TTC TCG ATT GAT CAA GCT GAC TAT GCA TTG      286
Arg Ile Tyr Thr Asp Pro Phe Ser Ile Asp Gln Ala Asp Tyr Ala Leu
 80                  85                  90                  95
ACT ATG AGC CCC AAA AAT TTT AAC GGC TTT GGA ACA ACT CAC AGG TGT      334
Thr Met Ser Pro Lys Asn Phe Asn Gly Phe Gly Thr Thr His Arg Cys
                100                 105                 110
AAA ATA TGT TTT GAA CAA GTT GGA CCA AGC AGC CAT TCC AGA TTT TGC      382
Lys Ile Cys Phe Glu Gln Val Gly Pro Ser Ser His Ser Arg Phe Cys
            115                 120                 125
T                                                                    383 
           
           
             
               127 amino acids 
               amino acid 
               linear 
             
             
               protein 
             
             
               unknown 
             
             170
Arg Ser Ala Phe Pro Cys Phe Asp Glu Pro Ala Met Lys Ala His Phe
  1               5                  10                  15
Glu Ile Ser Leu Ile His His Glu Lys Leu Lys Ala Ile Ser Asn Met
             20                  25                  30
Gly Val Ala Lys Glu Glu Asn Leu Asp Asn Asn Arg Lys Arg Thr Thr
         35                  40                  45
Phe Glu Gln Ser Val Leu Met Ser Pro Tyr Leu Val Ala Phe Ile Ile
     50                  55                  60
Ser Asp Phe Glu Tyr Val Glu Lys Ile Ser Gly Pro Val Lys Tyr Arg
 65                  70                  75                  80
Ile Tyr Thr Asp Pro Phe Ser Ile Asp Gln Ala Asp Tyr Ala Leu Thr
                 85                  90                  95
Met Ser Pro Lys Asn Phe Asn Gly Phe Gly Thr Thr His Arg Cys Lys
            100                 105                 110
Ile Cys Phe Glu Gln Val Gly Pro Ser Ser His Ser Arg Phe Cys
        115                 120                 125 
           
           
             
               537 base pairs 
               nucleic acid 
               single 
               linear 
             
             
               cDNA 
             
             
               unknown 
             
             
               CDS 
                2..535 
             
             171
A TAT ATT TTG GAA ATA AAA GGC TTC AAA TCT ACT TTG AGA GAT GAC         46
  Tyr Ile Leu Glu Ile Lys Gly Phe Lys Ser Thr Leu Arg Asp Asp
    1               5                  10                  15
ATG GCT GGC TTC TAC AAA AGT TCA TAC AAA ACG CCA AAA GGA GAA ACA       94
Met Ala Gly Phe Tyr Lys Ser Ser Tyr Lys Thr Pro Lys Gly Glu Thr
                 20                  25                  30
AGA TGG TTG GCT ACA ACC CAG TTT CAG GCA ACT CAT GCC CGT AGT GCT      142
Arg Trp Leu Ala Thr Thr Gln Phe Gln Ala Thr His Ala Arg Ser Ala
             35                  40                  45
TTC CCT TGT TTC GAT GAA CCA GCA ATG AAG GCC CAT TTC GAA ATC AGC      190
Phe Pro Cys Phe Asp Glu Pro Ala Met Lys Ala His Phe Glu Ile Ser
         50                  55                  60
CTT ATA CAC CAT GAA AAA TTG AAA GCA ATT TCC AAT ATG GGT GTA GCA      238
Leu Ile His His Glu Lys Leu Lys Ala Ile Ser Asn Met Gly Val Ala
     65                  70                  75
AAG GAA GAA AAC TTA GAT AAC AAC CGA AAA AGA ACA ACA TTC GAA CAA      286
Lys Glu Glu Asn Leu Asp Asn Asn Arg Lys Arg Thr Thr Phe Glu Gln
 80                  85                  90                  95
TCA GTT CTC ATG TCT CCA TAC CTG GTG GCG TTT ATT ATC TCA GAT TTC      334
Ser Val Leu Met Ser Pro Tyr Leu Val Ala Phe Ile Ile Ser Asp Phe
                100                 105                 110
GAA TAT GTA GAA AAA ATT TCA GGA CCA GTG AAA TAC AGA ATA TAT ACT      382
Glu Tyr Val Glu Lys Ile Ser Gly Pro Val Lys Tyr Arg Ile Tyr Thr
            115                 120                 125
GAT CCT TTC TCG ATT GAT CAA GCT GAC TAT GCA TTG ACT ATG AGC CCC      430
Asp Pro Phe Ser Ile Asp Gln Ala Asp Tyr Ala Leu Thr Met Ser Pro
        130                 135                 140
AAA AAT TTT AAC GGC TTT GGA ACA ACT CAC AGG TGT AAA ATA TGT TTT      478
Lys Asn Phe Asn Gly Phe Gly Thr Thr His Arg Cys Lys Ile Cys Phe
    145                 150                 155
GAA CAA GTT GGA CCA AGC AGC CAT TCC AGA TTT TGC TGC CGG CGC AAT      526
Glu Gln Val Gly Pro Ser Ser His Ser Arg Phe Cys Cys Arg Arg Asn
160                 165                 170                 175
GGA AAA TTT GG                                                       537
Gly Lys Phe 
           
           
             
               178 amino acids 
               amino acid 
               linear 
             
             
               protein 
             
             
               unknown 
             
             172
Tyr Ile Leu Glu Ile Lys Gly Phe Lys Ser Thr Leu Arg Asp Asp Met
  1               5                  10                  15
Ala Gly Phe Tyr Lys Ser Ser Tyr Lys Thr Pro Lys Gly Glu Thr Arg
             20                  25                  30
Trp Leu Ala Thr Thr Gln Phe Gln Ala Thr His Ala Arg Ser Ala Phe
         35                  40                  45
Pro Cys Phe Asp Glu Pro Ala Met Lys Ala His Phe Glu Ile Ser Leu
     50                  55                  60
Ile His His Glu Lys Leu Lys Ala Ile Ser Asn Met Gly Val Ala Lys
 65                  70                  75                  80
Glu Glu Asn Leu Asp Asn Asn Arg Lys Arg Thr Thr Phe Glu Gln Ser
                 85                  90                  95
Val Leu Met Ser Pro Tyr Leu Val Ala Phe Ile Ile Ser Asp Phe Glu
            100                 105                 110
Tyr Val Glu Lys Ile Ser Gly Pro Val Lys Tyr Arg Ile Tyr Thr Asp
        115                 120                 125
Pro Phe Ser Ile Asp Gln Ala Asp Tyr Ala Leu Thr Met Ser Pro Lys
    130                 135                 140
Asn Phe Asn Gly Phe Gly Thr Thr His Arg Cys Lys Ile Cys Phe Glu
145                 150                 155                 160
Gln Val Gly Pro Ser Ser His Ser Arg Phe Cys Cys Arg Arg Asn Gly
                165                 170                 175
Lys Phe 
           
           
             
               25 base pairs 
               nucleic acid 
               single 
               linear 
             
             
               other nucleic acid 
               /desc = “primer” 
             
             
               unknown 
             
             173
TTGGGATACA CTTTGACTGT TAACC                                           25 
           
           
             
               24 base pairs 
               nucleic acid 
               single 
               linear 
             
             
               other nucleic acid 
               /desc = “primer” 
             
             
               unknown 
             
             174
GTGAGCAACC ATTATTTCCA TATC                                            24 
           
           
             
               23 base pairs 
               nucleic acid 
               single 
               linear 
             
             
               other nucleic acid 
               /desc = “primer” 
             
             
               unknown 
             
             
               misc_feature 
                1..23 
                /label= primer 
             
             175
CTTGTACGAT TGTCTCAACA GGC                                             23 
           
           
             
               27 base pairs 
               nucleic acid 
               single 
               linear 
             
             
               other nucleic acid 
               /desc = “primer” 
             
             
               unknown 
             
             
               misc_feature 
                1..27 
                /label= primer 
             
             176
CTTTCCTCAC AATACCACCA AGGAAGC                                         27 
           
           
             
               573 base pairs 
               nucleic acid 
               single 
               linear 
             
             
               cDNA 
             
             
               unknown 
             
             
               CDS 
                1..573 
             
             177
CGA TCT TTT AGA CAA GCG AAA TTG ATA ACG AAG TTT TCG AAG TCG GAT       48
Arg Ser Phe Arg Gln Ala Lys Leu Ile Thr Lys Phe Ser Lys Ser Asp
  1               5                  10                  15
GAA GTA AAA ACC TTG CGT TGG TTT CCC CGG TCC CAG GAT CAG GAA CAG       96
Glu Val Lys Thr Leu Arg Trp Phe Pro Arg Ser Gln Asp Gln Glu Gln
             20                  25                  30
TTG CAC TTT ACC CCA ATG AGG GAA TTC GTG CAT CCC CAT TTT ACC GAA      144
Leu His Phe Thr Pro Met Arg Glu Phe Val His Pro His Phe Thr Glu
         35                  40                  45
CAT ATT GAT GAA GAA TTC CAC CGA TTC ATC AAT AAA CAC GGA AAA ATT      192
His Ile Asp Glu Glu Phe His Arg Phe Ile Asn Lys His Gly Lys Ile
     50                  55                  60
TAT AAT AAA AAT GAA GAA CAT CAT TTC CGC AAA GAA ATT TTC AGA CTA      240
Tyr Asn Lys Asn Glu Glu His His Phe Arg Lys Glu Ile Phe Arg Leu
 65                  70                  75                  80
AAC TTG AGG TAC ATT TTT TCT AAG AAT CGT GCA AAT TTG GGA TAC ACT      288
Asn Leu Arg Tyr Ile Phe Ser Lys Asn Arg Ala Asn Leu Gly Tyr Thr
                 85                  90                  95
TTG ACT GTT AAC CAT TTG GCT GAT CGT ACT GAA GCT GAA CTT AAG GCT      336
Leu Thr Val Asn His Leu Ala Asp Arg Thr Glu Ala Glu Leu Lys Ala
            100                 105                 110
TTG AGA GGA CAC AGA CCT TCC TCC GGT TAT AAT GGC GGT TTA CCC TTT      384
Leu Arg Gly His Arg Pro Ser Ser Gly Tyr Asn Gly Gly Leu Pro Phe
        115                 120                 125
CCT CAC AAT ACC ACC AAG GAA GCA AGA AAT TTA CCA GAT TCT TTC GAC      432
Pro His Asn Thr Thr Lys Glu Ala Arg Asn Leu Pro Asp Ser Phe Asp
    130                 135                 140
TGG CGA ATT TAT GGA GCT GTT ACT CCA GTT AAA GAT CAA TCT GTT TGT      480
Trp Arg Ile Tyr Gly Ala Val Thr Pro Val Lys Asp Gln Ser Val Cys
145                 150                 155                 160
GGT TCC TGC TGG TCT TTC GGA ACA ATT GGA GCA ATC GAA GGT GCA TAT      528
Gly Ser Cys Trp Ser Phe Gly Thr Ile Gly Ala Ile Glu Gly Ala Tyr
                165                 170                 175
TTC TTG AAA ACG GCG GTA ATC TGT ACG ATG TCT CAC AGC TTG ATG          573
Phe Leu Lys Thr Ala Val Ile Cys Thr Met Ser His Ser Leu Met
            180                 185                 190 
           
           
             
               191 amino acids 
               amino acid 
               linear 
             
             
               protein 
             
             
               unknown 
             
             178
Arg Ser Phe Arg Gln Ala Lys Leu Ile Thr Lys Phe Ser Lys Ser Asp
  1               5                  10                  15
Glu Val Lys Thr Leu Arg Trp Phe Pro Arg Ser Gln Asp Gln Glu Gln
             20                  25                  30
Leu His Phe Thr Pro Met Arg Glu Phe Val His Pro His Phe Thr Glu
         35                  40                  45
His Ile Asp Glu Glu Phe His Arg Phe Ile Asn Lys His Gly Lys Ile
     50                  55                  60
Tyr Asn Lys Asn Glu Glu His His Phe Arg Lys Glu Ile Phe Arg Leu
 65                  70                  75                  80
Asn Leu Arg Tyr Ile Phe Ser Lys Asn Arg Ala Asn Leu Gly Tyr Thr
                 85                  90                  95
Leu Thr Val Asn His Leu Ala Asp Arg Thr Glu Ala Glu Leu Lys Ala
            100                 105                 110
Leu Arg Gly His Arg Pro Ser Ser Gly Tyr Asn Gly Gly Leu Pro Phe
        115                 120                 125
Pro His Asn Thr Thr Lys Glu Ala Arg Asn Leu Pro Asp Ser Phe Asp
    130                 135                 140
Trp Arg Ile Tyr Gly Ala Val Thr Pro Val Lys Asp Gln Ser Val Cys
145                 150                 155                 160
Gly Ser Cys Trp Ser Phe Gly Thr Ile Gly Ala Ile Glu Gly Ala Tyr
                165                 170                 175
Phe Leu Lys Thr Ala Val Ile Cys Thr Met Ser His Ser Leu Met
            180                 185                 190 
           
           
             
               15 amino acids 
               amino acid 
                 
               linear 
             
             
               protein 
             
             
               unknown 
             
             179
Ile Val Gly Gly Glu Asp Val Asp Ile Ser Thr Cys Gly Trp Cys
1               5                   10                  15 
           
           
             
               17 amino acids 
               amino acid 
                 
               linear 
             
             
               protein 
             
             
               unknown 
             
             180
Ile Val Gly Gly His Asp Thr Ser Ile Lys Gln His Pro Tyr Gln Val
1               5                   10                  15
Ser 
           
           
             
               23 amino acids 
               amino acid 
                 
               linear 
             
             
               protein 
             
             
               unknown 
             
             181
Ile Val Gly Gly Val Ser Val Asn Ile Asn Asp Tyr Gly Tyr Gln Leu
1               5                   10                  15
Ser Leu Gln Ser Asn Gly Arg
            20 
           
           
             
               32 base pairs 
               nucleic acid 
               single 
               linear 
             
             
               other nucleic acid 
               /desc = “primer” 
             
             
               unknown 
             
             
               misc_feature 
                1..32 
                /label= primer 
             
             182
GGACGAATTC TTAAACACCA GACACTTCCT TG                                   32 
           
           
             
               32 base pairs 
               nucleic acid 
               single 
               linear 
             
             
               other nucleic acid 
               /desc = “primer” 
             
             
               unknown 
             
             
               misc_feature 
                1..32 
                /label= primer 
             
             183
GAGCTCTCGA GAATCGTAGG AGGACACGAT AC                                   32 
           
           
             
               34 amino acids 
               amino acid 
                 
               linear 
             
             
               protein 
             
             
               unknown 
             
             184
Ile Val Gly Gly Glu Asp Val Asp Ile Ser Thr Cys Gly Trp Gln Ile
1               5                   10                  15
Ser Phe Gln Ser Glu Asn Leu His Phe Cys Gly Gly Ser Ile Ile Ala
            20                  25                  30
Pro Lys 
           
           
             
               26 base pairs 
               nucleic acid 
               single 
               linear 
             
             
               other nucleic acid 
               /desc = “primer” 
             
             
               unknown 
             
             
               misc_feature 
                1..26 
                /label= primer 
             
             185
GAAGATGTWG ATATTTCWAC ATGTGG                                          26 
           
           
             
               27 base pairs 
               nucleic acid 
               single 
               linear 
             
             
               other nucleic acid 
               /desc = “primer” 
             
             
               unknown 
             
             
               misc_feature 
                1..27 
                /label= primer 
             
             186
GAAAATGAAA TCCACTTAAA CATTACG                                         27 
           
           
             
               21 base pairs 
               nucleic acid 
               single 
               linear 
             
             
               other nucleic acid 
               /desc = “primer” 
             
             
               unknown 
             
             187
CTCTTATTGT ACGAGGGATG C                                               21 
           
           
             
               22 base pairs 
               nucleic acid 
               single 
               linear 
             
             
               other nucleic acid 
               /desc = “primer” 
             
             
               unknown 
             
             188
ATTCCTCGTG GTTCAGTCGC TC                                              22 
           
           
             
               778 base pairs 
               nucleic acid 
               single 
               linear 
             
             
               cDNA 
             
             
               unknown 
             
             
               CDS 
                2..778 
                /note= “At pos. bp 13, change A to
               N.  At pos. aa 4, substitute Xaa.” 
             
             189
T GAT ACC TCA GAN TTG CCG GTA CAA AGG CGA ACG GTT TCG AGT GCG         46
  Asp Thr Ser Xaa Leu Pro Val Gln Arg Arg Thr Val Ser Ser Ala
    1               5                  10                  15
GTT TGT CAA TTT TCG TGC GTC CTG GGC GGC GGA AAA CCT CTT GAC CTG       94
Val Cys Gln Phe Ser Cys Val Leu Gly Gly Gly Lys Pro Leu Asp Leu
                 20                  25                  30
TGC AGC GGC GGA ATG ATC TGG TCG TGC TGC GTC GAC AGG GAC ATT CGG      142
Cys Ser Gly Gly Met Ile Trp Ser Cys Cys Val Asp Arg Asp Ile Arg
             35                  40                  45
CCT GAG CCG CAG CAC CAG GGC GCT CTG CAG AAC GCA ACT TGT GGA GAA      190
Pro Glu Pro Gln His Gln Gly Ala Leu Gln Asn Ala Thr Cys Gly Glu
         50                  55                  60
TTG TAC ACG AGG TCT AAT AGA ATC GTA GGA GGT CAT TCA ACA GGA TTC      238
Leu Tyr Thr Arg Ser Asn Arg Ile Val Gly Gly His Ser Thr Gly Phe
     65                  70                  75
GGG TCT CAT CCT TGG CAG GCG GCT TTG ATC AAA TCA GGA TTT TTG AGT      286
Gly Ser His Pro Trp Gln Ala Ala Leu Ile Lys Ser Gly Phe Leu Ser
 80                  85                  90                  95
AAA AAA TTA TCT TGC GGT GGC GCT TTA GTT AGC GAT CGA TGG GTT ATA      334
Lys Lys Leu Ser Cys Gly Gly Ala Leu Val Ser Asp Arg Trp Val Ile
                100                 105                 110
ACT GCT GCA CAT TGC GTT GCC ACG ACA CCA AAT TCG AAC CTG AAG GTG      382
Thr Ala Ala His Cys Val Ala Thr Thr Pro Asn Ser Asn Leu Lys Val
            115                 120                 125
CGA TTG GGC GAA TGG GAC GTC CGC GAC CAC GAT GAG CGA CTG AAC CAC      430
Arg Leu Gly Glu Trp Asp Val Arg Asp His Asp Glu Arg Leu Asn His
        130                 135                 140
GAG GAA TAC GCA ATC GAA CGC AAA GAA GTT CAT CCT TCA TAT TCA CCA      478
Glu Glu Tyr Ala Ile Glu Arg Lys Glu Val His Pro Ser Tyr Ser Pro
    145                 150                 155
ACC GAT TTC CGG AAT GAT GTA GCC TTA GTG AAA CTC GAT AGA ACT GTT      526
Thr Asp Phe Arg Asn Asp Val Ala Leu Val Lys Leu Asp Arg Thr Val
160                 165                 170                 175
ATT TTC AAA CAA CAT ATT TTA CCT GTC TGC TTA CCT CAT AAG CAA ATG      574
Ile Phe Lys Gln His Ile Leu Pro Val Cys Leu Pro His Lys Gln Met
                180                 185                 190
AAA CTG GCT GGA AAA ATG GCA ACA GTC GCC GGA TGG GGA CGG ACG AGG      622
Lys Leu Ala Gly Lys Met Ala Thr Val Ala Gly Trp Gly Arg Thr Arg
            195                 200                 205
CAC GGG CAG AGC ACT GTG CCG GCT GTC TTA CAA GAA GTC GAT GTC GAG      670
His Gly Gln Ser Thr Val Pro Ala Val Leu Gln Glu Val Asp Val Glu
        210                 215                 220
GTG ATT CCG AAT GAA AGA TGC CAG AGG TGG TTC CGT GCT GCG GGT CGA      718
Val Ile Pro Asn Glu Arg Cys Gln Arg Trp Phe Arg Ala Ala Gly Arg
    225                 230                 235
CGA GAA ACC ATT CAC GAT GTC TTT CTC TGC GCC GGA TAT AAA GAG GGT      766
Arg Glu Thr Ile His Asp Val Phe Leu Cys Ala Gly Tyr Lys Glu Gly
240                 245                 250                 255
GGT CGT GAT TCA                                                      778
Gly Arg Asp Ser 
           
           
             
               259 amino acids 
               amino acid 
               linear 
             
             
               protein 
             
             
               unknown 
             
             190
Asp Thr Ser Xaa Leu Pro Val Gln Arg Arg Thr Val Ser Ser Ala Val
  1               5                  10                  15
Cys Gln Phe Ser Cys Val Leu Gly Gly Gly Lys Pro Leu Asp Leu Cys
             20                  25                  30
Ser Gly Gly Met Ile Trp Ser Cys Cys Val Asp Arg Asp Ile Arg Pro
         35                  40                  45
Glu Pro Gln His Gln Gly Ala Leu Gln Asn Ala Thr Cys Gly Glu Leu
     50                  55                  60
Tyr Thr Arg Ser Asn Arg Ile Val Gly Gly His Ser Thr Gly Phe Gly
 65                  70                  75                  80
Ser His Pro Trp Gln Ala Ala Leu Ile Lys Ser Gly Phe Leu Ser Lys
                 85                  90                  95
Lys Leu Ser Cys Gly Gly Ala Leu Val Ser Asp Arg Trp Val Ile Thr
            100                 105                 110
Ala Ala His Cys Val Ala Thr Thr Pro Asn Ser Asn Leu Lys Val Arg
        115                 120                 125
Leu Gly Glu Trp Asp Val Arg Asp His Asp Glu Arg Leu Asn His Glu
    130                 135                 140
Glu Tyr Ala Ile Glu Arg Lys Glu Val His Pro Ser Tyr Ser Pro Thr
145                 150                 155                 160
Asp Phe Arg Asn Asp Val Ala Leu Val Lys Leu Asp Arg Thr Val Ile
                165                 170                 175
Phe Lys Gln His Ile Leu Pro Val Cys Leu Pro His Lys Gln Met Lys
            180                 185                 190
Leu Ala Gly Lys Met Ala Thr Val Ala Gly Trp Gly Arg Thr Arg His
        195                 200                 205
Gly Gln Ser Thr Val Pro Ala Val Leu Gln Glu Val Asp Val Glu Val
    210                 215                 220
Ile Pro Asn Glu Arg Cys Gln Arg Trp Phe Arg Ala Ala Gly Arg Arg
225                 230                 235                 240
Glu Thr Ile His Asp Val Phe Leu Cys Ala Gly Tyr Lys Glu Gly Gly
                245                 250                 255
Arg Asp Ser 
           
         
       
     
     While various embodiments of the present invention have been described in detail, it is apparent that modifications and adaptations of those embodiments will occur to those skilled in the art. It is to be expressly understood, however, that such modifications and adaptations are within the scope of the present invention, as set forth in the following claims.