Patent Publication Number: US-5424409-A

Title: DNA constructs encoding Bacillus thuringiensis toxins from strain A20

Description:
This invention relates to recombinant DNA, and in particular to such DNA coding Bacillus thuringiensis endotoxin. 
     The organism Bacillus thuringiensis carries genes which encode protein endotoxins which are insecticidal to a variety of agronomically important insects. They are not however harmful to many benign insects, or to earthworms, birds, fish or mammals. These endotoxins are thus useful as agricultural insecticides, particularly against Lepidopteran pests. Bacillus thuringiensis strains have been used as agricultural insecticides for many years. 
     Recently, Bacillus thuringiensis endotoxin genes have been engineered into dicotyledonous plants and shown to confer protection against insect attack. The Bacillus thuringiensis kurstaki strain, A20, is the subject of our prior unpublished copending UK application No 8730132 filed 24 Dec. 1987. Strain A20 has been deposited at the National Collection of Industrial and Marine Bacteria (NCIMB) at Aberdeen, Scotland on 20 Oct. 1987 under the NCIMB Accession Number 12570. It is more active than the commonly used variety kurstaki strain, HD-1. Strain A20 carries three different, but highly related, endotoxin genes similar to those described in the scientific literature as 6.6-, 5.3-, and 4.5-type genes. The first two genes are carried in one or more copies on plasmids and also on the bacterial chromosome, while the 4.5- type gene is only found on the bacterial chromosome. 
     According to the present invention we provide recombinant DNA coding for an insecticidally active form of the Bacillus thuringiensis endotoxin which DNA is derived from the A20 strain of Bacillus thuringiensis. The source of the DNA maybe either the chromosome or a plasmid. 
     In a further aspect, our invention comprises recombinant DNA coding for an insecticidally-active form of the Bacillus thuringiensis endotoxin which is derived from a 6.6-type endotoxin gene carried on a plasmid harboured by strain A20. The maximum molecular weight of such endotoxins is about 103,000 Dalton. 
     We have made such recombinant DNA comprising the first 2910 basepairs (970 amino acid codons) of the N-terminal coding region of a plasmid-derived 6.6-type endotoxin gene from Strain A20. The 6.6-type construct we have made encodes a fusion protein that includes 28 amino acid codons derived from the pUC19 vector DNA. The Bacillus thuringiensis-derived portion of the recombinant DNA has 10 basepair changes as compared with the analogous plasmid-derived 6.6-type gene from Bacillus thuringiensis strain HD 73 (Adang et al, Gene 36, 1985, 289-300). Surprisingly, all of the base changes occur within the generally conserved N-terminal portion of the gene previously designated as a &#34;highly-conserved&#34; region (Whiteley and Schnepf, Ann. Rev. Microbiol., 40, 1986, pp549-576). Nine of the ten changes are clustered in a 0.35 kilobase segment which does not overlap with any of the 5 regions shown to be conserved in all types of endotoxin genes analysed to date (Sanchis et al., Molecular Microbiol., 3, 1989, pp229- 238). Four of the 10 base changes result in amino acid substitutions. 
     The invention further comprises recombinant DNA coding for an insecticidally-active form of the Bacillus thuringiensis endotoxin which is derived from a 5.3-type endotoxin gene carried on a plasmid harboured by strain A20. The maximum molecular weight of the endotoxin is about 78,000 Daltons. 
     We have made such recombinant DNA comprising the first 2161 basepairs (696 amino acid codons) of the N-terminal coding region of a plasmid-derived 5.3-type endotoxin gene from Strain A20. This endotoxin gene differs from the analogous plasmid-derived 5.3-type gene from Bacillus thuringiensis strain HD-1 (Geiser etal., Gene 48, 1986, pp109-118) in that a deoxyguanosine base present in the published sequence at nucleotide 2024 is not present, resulting in a reading frame shift relative to the published structural gene. This frame shift results in a termination of the endotoxin gene product at amino acid residue 696, within the Bacillus thuringiensis-derived portion of the recombinant DNA. The recombinant DNA, however, encodes an insecticidally-active 5.3 type endotoxin protein. 
     In a further aspect, our invention comprises recombinant DNA coding for an insecticidally-active Bacillus thuringiensis endotoxin which is a chimera derived from sequences from at least two separate Bacillus thuringiensis genes. The molecular weight of the chimera may be of the order of 110,000 Daltons. Preferably the link or links between the sequences fall outside the hypervariable regions of such genes. In a more specific aspect, our invention comprises recombinant DNA coding for an insecticidally-active form of the Bacillus thuringiensis endotoxin comprising the first 1692 basepairs (564 amino acid codons) of the amino-terminal coding region from a 5.3-type endotoxin gene derived from Strain A20 and a restriction endonuclease Hind III-generated internal fragment of 1131 basepairs (377 amino acid codons) from a 4.5-type endotoxin gene derived from strain A20. 
     This chimetic gene encodes a novel fusion protein which also includes 28 amino acid codons derived from the pUC19 vector DNA. The Bacillus thuringiensis portion of the recombinant DNA has 97.1% DNA sequence homology with the 5.3-type gene from which it was largely derived. The internal Hind III-generated fragment used in the chimera and derived from the 4.5-type gene only differs from the analogous Hind III fragment from the 5.3-type gene by a 78 basepair insertion and 7 other physically separate base changes. These differences result in the in-frame addition of 26 amino acids due to the insertion, and in seven other amino acid changes; thus the novel protein has 91% amino acid homology with the 5.3-type gene product. 
     Recombinant genes according to our invention encoding insecticidally-active endotoxins may be of varying lengths. When cloning DNA from the A20 strain chromosome, it is convenient to use bacteriophage λ vectors or other cloning vectors that sequester the recombinant DNA from host cell enzymes that might cause homologous recombination. 
     Three Escherichia coli strains containing the cloned 6.6- and 5.3-type endotoxin genes from A20 and the chimetic endotoxin gene have been deposited at the National Collection of Industrial and Marine Bacteria at Aberdeen, Scotland. These are: 
     
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Strain                        Accession                                   
designation  Endotoxin Protein                                            
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E. coli MC1022/pJH1                                                       
             5.3-type fusion protein                                      
                              40049                                       
E. coli MC1022/pJH2                                                       
             Novel chimeric molecule                                      
                              40050                                       
E. coli MC1022/pJH10                                                      
             6.6-type fusion protein                                      
                              40211                                       
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     The first two deposits were made on 23 Sep. 1988 and the third on 15 Sep. 1989. 
     The invention may be further understood by reference to the drawings, in which: 
     FIGS. 1A, 1B and 1C show diagramatically the structure of 6.6, 5.3 and chimetic-type genes, respectively as cloned; 
     FIG. 2 illustrates schematically the construction of pJH1 (=pIC49), pJH2(=pIC47) from publicly available vector pUC19 and DNA obtained from A20 (NCIMB 12570); 
     FIGS. 3A1, 3A2, 3A3, 3B1, 3B2, 3B3, 4A1, 4A2, 4A3, 4B1, 4B2, 4B3, 5A1, 5A2, 5A3, 5B1, 5B2 and 5B3 show the base sequence, the amino acid sequence and the main restriction sites of the pJH10 endotoxin gene; 
     FIGS. 6A1, 6A2, 6A3, 6B1, 6B2, 6B3, 7A1, 7A2, 7A3, 7B1, 7B2, 7B3, 8A1, 8A2, 8A3, 8B1 and 8B2 show the base sequence, the amino acid sequence and the main restriction sites of the pJH1 endotoxin gene; 
     FIGS. 9A1, 9A2, 9B1, 9B2, 10A1, 10A2, 10B1, 10B2, 11A1, 11A2, 11B1, 11B2, 12A1 and 12A2 show the base sequence, the amino acid sequence and the main restriction sites of the chimetic pJH2 endotoxin gene; 
     FIG. 13 shows the characteristics of the pJH10 endotoxin gene product; 
     FIG. 14 shows the characteristics of the pJH1 endotoxin gene product; 
     FIG. 15 shows the characteristics of the pJH2 endotoxin gene product. 
     With further reference to FIG. 1, in this diagram H represents HindIII, D=DraI, X=XmnI, C= ClaI, E=EcoR1, R=EcoRV, P=Ps+I, B=BclI and K =KpnI. A dot shows a base change, while x indicates a base change and amino acid substitution in the 6.6-type gene of the invention as compared with the 6.6-type gene of strain HD73. The line under the 6.6-type gene indicates the 2.2 kilobase DraI fragment sequenced, while the line under the 5.3-type gene indicates the approximate length of the coding sequence. The heavy broken line indicates vector DNA. In FIG. 2, H is again HindIII, while N represents NdeI. 
     With reference to FIGS. 5A1, 5A2, 5A3, 5B1, 5B2 and 5B3, it should be noted that the sequence from nucleotide 2228 to nucleotide 2907 (internal DraI to HindIII) has been taken from the published literature. All other sequence data given for constructs of the inventions has been obtained independently by us. 
     In Heliothis virescens bioassays the chimetic gene product is of comparable potency to that of the 5.3-type gene over the normal bioassay time-course of six days. 
     The preferred method of producing recombinant DNA according to the invention is by culturing a sample of deposited strains NCIMB 40049, 40050 or 40211, obtainable from the National Collection of Industrial and Marine Bacteria, under suitable conditions in appropriate media. Such conditions and media are well-known to the art. Variant forms of DNA according to the invention may be made by cloning suitable DNA sequences from bacteria of strain A20 (also deposited at the NCIMB, under No 12570). 
     The invention further comprises insecticidal compositions comprising Bacillus thuringiensis endotoxin produced by expression of recombinant DNA according to the invention: as well as a process of combating insects which comprises exposing them to effective amounts of such endotoxin. 
     Insecticidal compositions according to the invention may be obtained from cultured cell suspensions by appropriate lysis techniques. Preparations of lysed cells (i.e. cell extracts) may be used directly, or concentrated by lyophilisation, followed by reconstitution. 
     The process of the invention is generally carried out by incorporation of the nonviable cell extracts into, or onto, the insect food source. Alternatively the novel insecticidal gene can be introduced into the genome of food plants normally attacked by Lepidopteran pests. For this purpose suitable plant regulatory DNA sequences are inserted adjacent the recombinant DNA in operative relation therewith so as to allow expression of the endotoxin in the plant. Specific examples of commercially important plants to be protected in this manner are maize, cotton, and tobacco. Various plant transformation methods are known to the art, for example the use of Ti plasmid vectors (for dicots) protoplast regeneration, embryo microinjection and microprojectiles. 
     Insects which are combated by the invention include various Lepidopteran pests, for example, those in Table 1. 
     
                       TABLE 1                                                     
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COMMON NAME        LATIN NAME                                             
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European Corn Borer                                                       
                   Ostrinia nubilalis                                     
Tobacco Budworm    Heliothis virescens                                    
Tobacco Hornworm   Manduca sexta                                          
Corn Earworm       Heliothis zea                                          
Beet Armyworm      Spodoptera exigua                                      
Fall Armyworm      Spodoptera frugiperda                                  
Diamondback Moth   Plutella xylostella                                    
Cabbage Looper     Trichoplusia ni                                        
Eastern Spruce Budworm                                                    
                   Choristoneura fumiferana                               
Gypsy Moth         Lymantria dispar                                       
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     The following Examples illustrate the invention. 
    
    
     EXAMPLE 1 
     Cloning of the plasmid-derived 6.6-type endotoxin gene carried on pJH10 and of chromosomally-derived endotoxin genes. 
     Covalently-closed circular (ccc) plasmid DNA was prepared from Bacillus thuringiensis Strain A20 (NCIMB 12570) by techniques well-known in the art. Large molecular weight (greater than 40 kilobases) plasmid ccc DNA was isolated by size fractionation on 10%-40% sucrose step gradients prior to digestion with restriction endonuclease Hind III and ligation into the Hind III--digested plasmid vector pUC19. The ligation reacted mixture was transformed into E. coli Strain MC1022, an ampicillin-sensitive strain with the genotype ara D139, Δ(ara, leu) 7697, Δ(lac Z) M15, gal U, gal K, str A. Amipicillin-resistant transformed colonies containing the 6.6 kilobase Hind III fragment were detected by hybridisation of lysed colonies fixed to nitrocellulose using a radioactively-labelled fragment of the Strain HD73 6.6-type endotoxin gene as a probe. Isolate pJH10 was further characterised by DNA hybridisation, restriction endonuclease mapping, and DNA sequence analysis techniques, all of which are well known in the art. 
     Endotoxin genes were cloned from chromosomal DNA prepared from Strain A20 (NCIMB 12570) as follows: 
     A 500 ml culture of Strain A20 was grown in L-broth at 37° C., with shaking, until an O.D. 600  =1.00. Cells were harvested by centrifugation at 8000 rounds per minute (rpm) for 10 minutes at 4° C., then re-suspended in 5 ml TES buffer (50 mM TriS-HCl pH7.5, 50mM NaCl, 5 mM EDTA). Cells were treated for 30 minutes at 37° C. with lysozyme (0.5 mg/ml final concentration) and RNase (0.1 mg/ml final concentration taken from a stock solution of 5 mg/ml boiled at 100° C for 5 minutes prior to use). Lysis was completed by the addition of Sarcosyl to give a final concentration of 0.8% and incubation at 37° C. for 60 minutes in the presence of Pronase (0.5mg/ml final concentration taken from a stock solution of 5 mg/ml pre-incubated at 37° C. for 60 minutes prior to use). Lysate volume was adjusted to 9.0 ml in the 50 mM Tris-HCl pH 7.6, 10 mM EDTA, prior to the addition of 9.2 g caesium chloride (CsCl). After the CsCl dissolved, 1.25 ml of a 5 mg/ml solution of ethidium bromide was added prior to isopyonic centrifugation of the mixture at 40,000 rpm for 48 hours at 15° C. 
     After removal of CsCl and ethidium bromide by conventional techniques, an aliquot of purified chromosomal DNA was partially digested with the restriction endonuclease EcoR1 prior to ligation into EcoR1-digested bacteriophage λ EMBL4 vector DNA. Ligation reaction mixtures were packaged into viable phage particles using a commercially-available kit from Amersham International PLC. The resultant recombinant phage particles were selected by growth on E. coli host strain PE392, a P2 lysogen of strain LE392 which has the genotype hsd R514 (r k   - , M k   + ), sup E44, SUP F58, lacYl or Δ(lac12Y), gal K2, gal T22, met B1, trp55. Recombinant phage carrying one or more endotoxin genes were detected by hybridisation of lysed plaques fixed to nitrocellulose using a radiolabelled fragment of the Strain A20 6.6-type plasmid-derived endotoxin gene as a probe. 
     Plaques containing endotoxin genes were purified and characterised by restriction endonuclease mapping techniques well known in the art. 
     EXAMPLE 2 
     Construction of plasmid pJH2 containing the chimeric endotoxin gene. 
     DNA was prepared from plasmids pIC41 and pIC45, the derivation of which is shown in FIG. 2. pIC41 DNA was digested with restriction endonuclease HindIII and joined to the isolated, internal 1131 basepair HindIII-generated fragment from plasmid pIC45 using T4 DNA ligase. Methods for DNA preparation, DNA fragment purification and in vitro ligation reactions are all well known to the art. The ligation reaction mixture was introduced by transformation into E. coli strain MC1022, an F -  strain with the genotype ara D139, Δ(ara, leu) 7697, Δ(lacZ) M15, galU, gal, str A. Ampicillin-resistant transformed colonies containing the 1131 basepair fragment were detected by hybridisation of lysed colonies fixed to nitrocellulose filters using the radioactively labelled 1131 basepair fragment as a probe. DNA samples from colonies reacting to the probe were checked for the presence of the introduced 1131 basepair fragment in the correct orientation. Transformation of E.coli cells made competent by treatment with calcium chloride, colony blotting, nick-translation of DNA to prepare radioactive probes, DNA hybridisation techniques, and restriction endonuclease &#34;mapping&#34; techniques are all well known in the art. 
     pJH1 was made in a similar manner from pIC34 and pIC41, as shown in FIG. 2. 
     EXAMPLE 3 
     Preparation of insecticidal extracts according to the invention. 
     E.coli strain MC1022/pIC47 was grown in 400 ml Luria-broth supplemented with 50 μg Ampicillin per ml overnight at 37 C. with shaking. Cells were harvested by centrifugation at 8000 rpm for 10 minutes at 4 C. and resuspended in 26.4 ml lysing buffer (150 mM NaCl, 20 mM Tris pH 8, 5 mM EDTA, 7 mM β-mercaptoethanol). The resuspended cells were placed on ice and then 0.3 ml 0.1M phenylmethylsulphonylfluoride (PMSF) was added, followed by 3 ml of a freshly prepared solution of 10 mg lysozyme per ml, followed by a further addition of 0.3 ml PMSF. The mixture was left for 30 minutes on ice. The cell suspension was subjected to sonic disruption by treatment for 45 seconds with a one centimeter diameter sonicator probe operated at a frequency of 12 microns on an MSE Soniprep 150 sonifier. The sonicated sample was then centrifuged at 11000 rpm for 20 minutes at 4° C. (using 50 cc capacity sterile centrifuge tubes). The supernatant was recovered by pouring off into a clean, sterile plastic container then dialyzed overnight at 4° C. in 20 mM phosphate buffer (mono- and di-basic) pH 7.2. Insecticidal extracts can be stored frozen, or lyophilised and stored frozen. 
     EXAMPLE 4 
     Efficacy of insecticidal extracts prepared from E.coli strains MC1022/pJH1 and MC1022/pJH2 in controlling Heliothis virescens and MC1022/pJH10 in controlling Heliothis virescens and Ostrinia nubilalis. 
     Insecticidal extract was added to molten insect diet (e.g. standard Heliothis diet) to give a final concentration of, for example, 1 ml per 10 g of diet (equivalent to approximately 510 ppm freeze-dried extract per treatment). 2.5 ml of treated diet was added to each of 10 plastic pots, covered and allowed to solidify. One first-instar larva was added to each pot and incubated at 27° C. for six days, at which time the results were recorded. In tests with lower treatment concentrations (e.g. 0.1 ml extract per 10 g of diet), surviving larvae at six days were left for longer periods of observation to allow documentation of altered stability. Results of typical experiments are shown in Tables 2 and 3. 
     EXAMPLE 5 
     Efficacy of insecticidal extracts prepared from strains MC1022/pJH2 and pJH1 on Lepidopteran larvae. 
     Lyophilised extracts from E.coli strains MC1022/pJB2 and MC1022/pdH1 were reconstituted in distilled water to give a stock solution which was then added, in varying amounts, to molten diet as described above in Example 4. Results of a typical bioassay experiment on Plutella xylostella (Diamondback moth, DBM), Heliothis zea (Corn earworm, CEW) and Trichoplusia ni (Cabbage looper, CL) are given in Table 4. 
     The work described herein was all done in conformity with physical and biological containment requirements specified in the NIH and GMAC guidelines. 
     
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Bioassay Results 6 Days After Treatment                                   
Inhibition of Development                                                 
               Percent                                                    
                    Larval                                                
                        (number of larvae per stage)                      
Construct Plasmid                                                         
               Mortality                                                  
                    Instar:                                               
                        1  2E                                             
                             2L                                           
                               3E                                         
                                 3L                                       
                                   4                                      
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Untreated controls                                                        
          --   0        5  2 8 4 1 --                                     
               5        -- --                                             
                             3 4 4 5                                      
Vector control                                                            
          pUC19                                                           
               0        -- 4 3 3 --                                       
                                   --                                     
               0        -- 2 --                                           
                               4 2 2                                      
Positive control                                                          
          pIC18*                                                          
               100      -- --                                             
                             --                                           
                               --                                         
                                 --                                       
                                   --                                     
               80       2  --                                             
                             --                                           
                               --                                         
                                 --                                       
                                   --                                     
5.3-type endotoxin                                                        
          pJH1 90       1  --                                             
                             --                                           
                               --                                         
                                 --                                       
                                   --                                     
Chimeric endotoxin                                                        
          pJH2 90       1  --                                             
                             --                                           
                               --                                         
                                 --                                       
                                   --                                     
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 *carries an endotoxin gene from B. thuringiensis HD73                    
 E = early                                                                
 L = late                                                                 
 
    
     
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Heliothis virescens and Ostrinia nubilalis Bioassay Results               
Six Days after Treatment                                                  
                H. virescens   O. nubilalis                               
                PERCENT LARVAL PERCENT LARVAL                             
GENE TYPE PLASMID                                                         
                MORTALITY                                                 
                        SIZE*  MORTALITY                                  
                                       SIZE*                              
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Untreated Controls                                                        
          --     0      2nd-4th instar                                    
                                0      6.2 mm                             
Vector Control                                                            
          pUC19  0      2nd-3rd instar                                    
                                5      5.7 mm                             
Positive Control.sup.+                                                    
          pIC18*                                                          
                30      1st instar                                        
                               50      2.0 mm                             
6.6 Type Gene                                                             
          pJH10 50      1st instar                                        
                               40      2.0 mm                             
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 *Developmental stage or length of surviving larvae                       
 .sup.+ Carries a 6.5 type endotoxin gene from B. thuringiensis strain HD7
 
    
     
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               % Mortality                                                
                          % Stunting                                      
Construct Plasmid                                                         
               DBM CEW CL DBM CEW CL                                      
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Untreated control                                                         
          --    0  0   0  0    0   0                                      
Vector control                                                            
          pUC19                                                           
                0  0   0  0    0   0                                      
Positive control                                                          
          pIC18                                                           
               100 5   0  0   95  100                                     
5.3-type endotoxin                                                        
          pJH1  95 0   0  5   100 45                                      
Chimeric endotoxin                                                        
          pJH2 100 5   0  0   95  65                                      
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     DEPOSIT OF MICROORGANISMS 
     The specification refers to four microorganisms that have been deposited. These are shown below. All four were deposited at the National Collections of Industrial and Marine Bacterial Limited (NCIMB) of PO BOX 31, 135 Abbey Road, Aberdeen, AB9 8DG, Scotland. 
     
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Strain                      NCIMB                                         
designation   Date of Deposit                                             
                            Accession No.                                 
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Bacillus thuringiensis                                                    
              20 Oct 1987   12570                                         
kurstaki A20                                                              
E. coli MC1022/pJH1                                                       
              23 Sep 1988   40049                                         
E. coli MC1022/pJH2                                                       
              23 Sep 1988   40050                                         
E. coli MC1022/pJH10                                                      
              15 Sep 1989   40211                                         
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     The Bacillus thuringiensis strain A20 is fully described in our European Patent Publication no 325037, the disclosure of which is incorporated herein by reference. The three E. coli strains are of well known type, differing only in the plasmids they carry, full details of which are given elsewhere in the present specification. 
     
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SEQUENCE LISTING                                                          
(1) GENERAL INFORMATION:                                                  
(iii) NUMBER OF SEQUENCES: 6                                              
(2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:1:                                          
(i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                             
(A) LENGTH: 2990 base pairs                                               
(B) TYPE: nucleic acid                                                    
(C) STRANDEDNESS: single                                                  
(D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                      
(ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)                                         
(xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:1:                                   
TATGTTT TAAATTGTAGTAATGAAAAACAGTATTATATCATAATGAATTGGTATCTTAAT60           
AAAAGAGATGGAGGTAACTTATGGATAACAATCCGAACATCAATGAATGCATTCCTTATA120           
ATTGTTTAAGTAACCCTGAAGTAGAAGTATTAGGTGGAGAAAGAATAGAAAC TGGTTACA180          
CCCCAATCGATATTTCCTTGTCGCTAACGCAATTTCTTTTGAGTGAATTTGTTCCCGGTG240           
CTGGATTTGTGTTAGGACTAGTTGATATAATATGGGGAATTTTTGGTCCCTCTCAATGGG300           
ACGCATTTCTTGTACAAATTGAACAGTTAA TTAACCAAAGAATAGAAGAATTCGCTAGGA360          
ACCAAGCCATTTCTAGATTAGAAGGACTAAGCAATCTTTATCAAATTTACGCAGAATCTT420           
TTAGAGAGTGGGAAGCAGATCCTACTAATCCAGCATTAAGAGAAGAGATGCGTATTCAAT480           
TCAATGA CATGAACAGTGCCCTTACAACCGCTATTCCTCTTTTGGCAGTTCAAAATTATC540          
AAGTTCCTCTTTTATCAGTATATGTTCAAGCTGCAAATTTACATTTATCAGTTTTGAGAG600           
ATGTTTCAGTGTTTGGACAAAGGTGGGGATTTGATGCCGCGACTATCAATAG TCGTTATA660          
ATGATTTAACTAGGCTTATTGGCAACTATACAGATTATGCTGTACGCTGGTACAATACGG720           
GATTAGAACGTGTATGGGGACCGGATTCTAGAGATTGGGTAAGGTATAATCAATTTAGAA780           
GAGAATTAACACTAACTGTATTAGATATCG TTGCTCTGTTCCCGAATTATGATAGTAGAA840          
GATATCCAATTCGAACAGTTTCCCAATTAACAAGAGAAATTTATACAAACCCAGTATTAG900           
AAAATTTTGATGGTAGTTTTCGAGGCTCGGCTCAGGGCATAGAAAGAAGTATTAGGAGTC960           
CACATTT GATGGATATACTTAACAGTATAACCATCTATACGGATGCTCATAGGGGTTATT1020         
ATTATTGGTCAGGGCATCAAATAATGGCTTCTCCTGTCGGGTTTTCGGGGCCAGAATTCA1080          
CGTTTCCGCTATATGGAACCATGGGAAATGCAGCTCCACAACAACGTATTGT TGCTCAAC1140         
TAGGTCAGGGCGTGTATAGAACATTATCCTCTACTTTTTATAGAAGACCTTTTAATATAG1200          
GGATAAATAATCAACAACTATCTGTTCTTGACGGGACAGAATTTGCTTATGGAACCTCCT1260          
CAAATTTGCCATCCGCTGTATACAGAAAAA GCGGAACGGTAGATTCGCTGGATGAAATAC1320         
CACCACAGAATAACAACGTGCCACCTAGGCAAGGATTTAGTCATCGATTAAGCCATGTTT1380          
CAATGTTTCGTTCAGGCTCTAGTAGTAGTGTAAGTATAATAAGAGCTCCTATGTTCTCTT1440          
GGATACA TCGTAGTGCTGAATTTAATAATATAATTGCATCGGATAGTATTACTCAAATCC1500         
CTGCAGTGAAGGGAAACTTTCTTTTTAATGGTTCTGTAATTTCAGGACCAGGATTTACTG1560          
GTGGGGACTTAGTTAGATTAAATAGTAGTGGAAATAACATTCAGAATAGAGG GTATATTG1620         
AAGTTCCAATTCACTTCCCATCGACATCTACCAGATATCGAGTTCGTGTACGGTATGCTT1680          
CTGTAACCCCGATTCACCTCAACGTTAATTGGGGTAATTCATCCATTTTTTCCAATACAG1740          
TACCAGCTACAGCTACGTCATTAGATAATC TACAATCAAGTGATTTTGGTTATTTTGAAA1800         
GTGCCAATGCTTTTACATCTTCATTAGGTAATATAGTAGGTGTTAGAAATTTTAGTGGGA1860          
CTGCAGGAGTGATAATAGACAGATTTGAATTTATTCCAGTTACTGCAACACTCGAGGCTG1920          
AATATAA TCTGGAAAGAGCGCAGAAGGCGGTGAATGCGCTGTTTACGTCTACAAACCAAC1980         
TAGGGCTAAAAACAAATGTAACGGATTATCATATTGATCAAGTGTCCAATTTAGTTACGT2040          
ATTTATCGGATGAATTTTGTCTGGATGAAAAGCGAGAATTGTCCGAGAAAGT CAAACATG2100         
CGAAGCGACTCAGTGATGAACGCAATTTACTCCAAGATTCAAATTTCAAAGACATTAATA2160          
GGCAACCAGAACGTGGGTGGGGCGGAAGTACAGGGATTACCATCCAAGGAGGGGATGACG2220          
TATTTAAAGAAAATTACGTCACACTATCAG GTACCTTTGATGAGTGCTATCCAACATATT2280         
TGTATCAAAAAATCGATGAATCAAAATTAAAAGCCTTTACCCGTTATCAATTAAGAGGGT2340          
ATATCGAAGATAGTCAAGACTTAGAAATCTATTTAATTCGCTACAATGCAAAACATGAAA2400          
CAGTAAA TGTGCCAGGTACGGGTTCCTTATGGCCGCTTTCAGCCCAAAGTCCAATCGGAA2460         
AGTGTGGAGAGCCGAATCGATGCGCGCCACACCTTGAATGGAATCCTGACTTAGATTGTT2520          
CGTGTAGGGATGGAGAAAAGTGTGCCCATCATTCGCATCATTTCTCCTTAGA CATTGATG2580         
TAGGATGTACAGACTTAAATGAGGACCTAGGTGTATGGGTGATCTTTAAGATTAAGACGC2640          
AAGATGGGCACGCAAGACTAGGGAATCTAGAGTTTCTCGAAGAGAAACCATTAGTAGGAG2700          
AAGCGCTAGCTCGTGTGAAAAGAGCGGAGA AAAAATGGAGAGACAAACGTGAAAAATTGG2760         
AATGGGAAACAAATATCGTTTATAAAGAGGCAAAAGAATCTGTAGATGCTTTATTTGTAA2820          
ACTCTCAATATGATCAATTACAAGCGGATACGAATATTGCCATGATTCATGCGGCAGATA2880          
AACGTGT TCATAGCATTCGAGAAGCTTGGCGTAATCATGGTCATAGCTGTTTCCTGTGTG2940         
AAATTGTTATCCGCTCACAATTCCACACAACATACGAGCCGGAAGCATAA2990                    
(2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:2:                                          
(i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                             
(A) LENGTH: 2815 base pairs                                               
(B) TYPE: nucleic acid                                                    
(C) STRANDEDNESS: single                                                  
(D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                      
(ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)                                         
(xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:2:                                   
AAATTGTAGTAATGAAAAACAGTATTATATCATAATGAATTGGTATCTTAATAAAAGAGA60            
TGGAGGTAACTTATGGATAACAATCCGAACATCAATGAATGCATTCCTTA TAATTGTTTA120          
AGTAACCCTGAAGTAGAAGTATTAGGTGGAGAAAGAATAGAAACTGGTTACACCCCAATC180           
GATATTTCCTTGTCGCTAACGCAATTTCTTTTGAGTGAATTTGTTCCCGGTGCTGGATTT240           
GTGTTAGGACTAGTTGATATAATATGGG GAATTTTTGGTCCCTCTCAATGGGACGCATTT300          
CTTGTACAAATTGAACAGTTAATTAACCAAAGAATAGAAGAATTCGCTAGGAACCAAGCC360           
ATTTCTAGATTAGAAGGACTAAGCAATCTTTATCAAATTTACGCAGAATCTTTTAGAGAG420           
TGGGA AGCAGATCCTACTAATCCAGCATTAAGAGAAGAGATGCGTATTCAATTCAATGAC480          
ATGAACAGTGCCCTTACAACCGCTATTCCTCTTTTTGCAGTTCAAAATTATCAAGTTCCT540           
CTTTTATCAGTATATGTTCAAGCTGCAAATTTACATTTATCAGTTTTGAG AGATGTTTCA600          
GTGTTTGGACAAAGGTGGGGATTTGATGCCGCGACTATCAATAGTCGTTATAATGATTTA660           
ACTAGGCTTATTGGCAACTATACAGATCATGCTGTACGCTGGTACAATACGGGATTAGAG720           
CGTGTATGGGGACCGGATTCTAGAGATT GGATAAGATATAATCAATTTAGAAGAGAATTA780          
ACACTAACTGTATTAGATATCGTTTCTCTATTTCCGAACTATGATAGTAGAACGTATCCA840           
ATTCGAACAGTTTCCCAATTAACAAGAGAAATTTATACAAACCCAGTATTAGAAAATTTT900           
GATGG TAGTTTTCGAGGCTCGGCTCAGGGCATAGAAGGAAGTATTAGGAGTCCACATTTG960          
ATGGATATACTTAACAGTATAACCATCTATACGGATGCTCATAGAGGAGAATATTATTGG1020          
TCAGGGCATCAAATAATGGCTTCTCCTGTAGGGTTTTCGGGGCCAGAATT CACTTTTCCG1080         
CTATATGGAACTATGGGAAATGCAGCTCCACAACAACGTATTGTTGCTCAACTAGGTCAG1140          
GGCGTGTATAGAACATTATCGTCCACTTTATATAGAAGACCTTTTAATATAGGGATAAAT1200          
AATCAACAACTATCTGTTCTTGACGGGA CAGAATTTGCTTATGGAACCTCCTCAAATTTG1260         
CCATCCGCTGTATACAGAAAAAGCGGAACGGTAGATTCGCTGGATGAAATACCGCCACAG1320          
AATAACAACGTGCCACCTAGGCAAGGATTTAGTCATCGATTAAGCCATGTTTCAATGTTT1380          
CGTTC AGGCTTTAGTAATAGTAGTGTAAGTATAATAAGAGCTCCTATGTTCTCTTGGATA1440         
CATCGTAGTGCTGAATTTAATAATATAATTCCTTCATCACAAATTACACAAATACCTTTA1500          
ACAAAATCTACTAATCTTGGCTCTGGAACTTCTGTCGTTAAAGGACCAGG ATTTACAGGA1560         
GGAGATATTCTTCGAAGAACTTCACCTGGCCAGATTTCAACCTTAAGAGTAAATATTACT1620          
GCACCATTATCACAAAGATATCGGGTAAGAATTCGCTACGCTTCTACCACAAATTTACAA1680          
TTCCATACATCAATTGACGGAAGACCTA TTAATCAGGGGAATTTTTCAGCAACTATGAGT1740         
AGTGGGAGTAATTTACAGTCCGGAAGCTTTAGGACTGTAGGTTTTACTACTCCGTTTAAC1800          
TTTTCAAATGGATCAAGTGTATTTACGTTAAGTGCTCATGTCTTCAATTCAGGCAATGAA1860          
GTTTA TATAGATCGAATTGAATTTGTTCCGGCAGAAGTAACCTTTGAGGCAGAATATGAT1920         
TTAGAAAGAGCACAAAAGGCGGTGAATGAGCTGTTTACTTCTTCCAATCAAATCGGGTTA1980          
AAAACAGATGTGACGGATTATCATATTGATCAAGTATCCAATTTAGTTGA GTGTTTATCT2040         
GATGAATTTTGTCTGGATGAAAAAAAAGAATTGTCCGAGAAAGTCAAACATGCGAACGAC2100          
TTAGTGATGAGCGGAATTTACTTCAAGATCCAAACTTTAGAGGGATCAATAGACAACTAG2160          
ACCGTGGCTGGAGAGGAAGTACGGATAT TACCATCCAAGGAGGCGATGACGTATTCAAAG2220         
AGAATTACGTTACGCTATTGGGTACCTTTGATGAGTGCTATCCAACGTATTTATATCAAA2280          
AAATAGATGAGTCGAAATTAAAAGCCTATACCCGTTACCAATTAAGAGGGTATATCGAAG2340          
ATAGT CAAGACTTAGAAATCTATTTAATTCGCTACAATGCCAAACACGAAACAGTAAATG2400         
TGCCAGGTACGGGTTCCTTATGGCCGCTTTCAGCCCCAAGTCCAATCGGAAAATGTGCCC2460          
ATCATTCCCATCATTTCTCCTTGGACATTGATGTTGGATGTACAGACTTA AATGAGGACT2520         
TAGGTGTATGGGTGATATTCAAGATTAAGACGCAAGATGGCCATGCAAGACTAGGAAATC2580          
TAGAATTTCTCGAAGAGAAACCATTAGTAGGAGAAGCACTAGCTCGTGTGAAAAGAGCGG2640          
AGAAAAAATGGAGAGACAAACGTGAAAA ATTGGAATGGGAAACAAATATTGTTTATAAAG2700         
AGGCAAAAGAATCTGTAGATGCTTTATTTGTAAACTCTCAATATGATAGATTACAAGCGG2760          
ATACCAACATCGCGATGATTCATGCGGCAGATAAACGCGTTCATAGCATTCGAGA2815               
(2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:3:                                          
(i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                             
(A) LENGTH: 3066 base pairs                                               
(B) TYPE: nucleic acid                                                    
(C) STRANDEDNESS: single                                                  
(D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                      
(ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)                                         
(xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:3:                                   
GTTAACACCCTGGGTCAAAAATTGATATTTAGTAAAATTAGTTGCACTTTGTGCATTTTT60            
TCA TAAGATGAGTCATATGTTTTAAATTGTAGTAATGAAAAACAGTATTATATCATAATG120          
AATTGGTATCTTAATAAAAGAGATGGAGGTAACTTATGGATAACAATCCGAACATCAATG180           
AATGCATTCCTTATAATTGTTTAAGTAACCCTGAAGTAGAAGTATTAGG TGGAGAAAGAA240          
TAGAAACTGGTTACACCCCAATCGATATTTCCTTGTCGCTAACGCAATTTCTTTTGAGTG300           
AATTTGTTCCCGGTGCTGGATTTGTGTTAGGACTAGTTGATATAATATGGGGAATTTTTG360           
GTCCCTCTCAATGGGACGCATTTCTT GTACAAATTGAACAGTTAATTAACCAAAGAATAG420          
AAGAATTCGCTAGGAACCAAGCCATTTCTAGATTAGAAGGACTAAGCAATCTTTATCAAA480           
TTTACGCAGAATCTTTTAGAGAGTGGGAAGCAGATCCTACTAATCCAGCATTAAGAGAAG540           
AGA TGCGTATTCAATTCAATGACATGAACAGTGCCCTTACAACCGCTATTCCTCTTTTTG600          
CAGTTCAAAATTATCAAGTTCCTCTTTTATCAGTATATGTTCAAGCTGCAAATTTACATT660           
TATCAGTTTTGAGAGATGTTTCAGTGTTTGGACAAAGGTGGGGATTTGA TGCCGCGACTA720          
TCAATAGTCGTTATAATGATTTAACTAGGCTTATTGGCAACTATACAGATCATGCTGTAC780           
GCTGGTACAATACGGGATTAGAGCGTGTATGGGGACCGGATTCTAGAGATTGGATAAGAT840           
ATAATCAATTTAGAAGAGAATTAACA CTAACTGTATTAGATATCGTTTCTCTATTTCCGA900          
ACTATGATAGTAGAACGTATCCAATTCGAACAGTTTCCCAATTAACAAGAGAAATTTATA960           
CAAACCCAGTATTAGAAAATTTTGATGGTAGTTTTCGAGGCTCGGCTCAGGGCATAGAAG1020          
GAA GTATTAGGAGTCCACATTTGATGGATATACTTAACAGTATAACCATCTATACGGATG1080         
CTCATAGAGGAGAATATTATTGGTCAGGGCATCAAATAATGGCTTCTCCTGTAGGGTTTT1140          
CGGGGCCAGAATTCACTTTTCCGCTATATGGAACTATGGGAAATGCAGC TCCACAACAAC1200         
GTATTGTTGCTCAACTAGGTCAGGGCGTGTATAGAACATTATCGTCCACTTTATATAGAA1260          
GACCTTTTAATATAGGGATAAATAATCAACAACTATCTGTTCTTGACGGGACAGAATTTG1320          
CTTATGGAACCTCCTCAAATTTGCCA TCCGCTGTATACAGAAAAAGCGGAACGGTAGATT1380         
CGCTGGATGAAATACCGCCACAGAATAACAACGTGCCACCTAGGCAAGGATTTAGTCATC1440          
GATTAAGCCATGTTTCAATGTTTCGTTCAGGCTTTAGTAATAGTAGTGTAAGTATAATAA1500          
GAG CTCCTATGTTCTCTTGGATACATCGTAGTGCTGAATTTAATAATATAATTCCTTCAT1560         
CACAAATTACACAAATACCTTTAACAAAATCTACTAATCTTGGCTCTGGAACTTCTGTCG1620          
TTAAAGGACCAGGATTTACAGGAGGAGATATTCTTCGAAGAACTTCACC TGGCCAGATTT1680         
CAACCTTAAGAGTAAATATTACTGCACCATTATCACAAAGATATCGGGTAAGAATTCGCT1740          
ACGCTTCTACCACAAATTTACAATTCCATACATCAATTGACGGAAGACCTATTAATCAGG1800          
GGAATTTTTCAGCAACTATGAGTAGT GGGAGTAATTTACAGTCCGGAAGCTTTAGGACTG1860         
TAGGTTTTACTACTCCGTTTAACTTTTCAAATGGATCAAGTGTATTTACGTTAAGTGCTC1920          
ATGTCTTCAATTCAGGCAATGAAGTTTATATAGATCGAATTGAATTTGTTCCGGCAGAAG1980          
TAA CCTTTGAGGCAGAATATGATTTAGAAAGAGCACAAAAGGCGGTGAATGAGCTGTTTA2040         
CTTCTTCCAATCAAATCGGGTTAAAAACAGATGTGACGGATTATCATATTGATCAAGTAT2100          
CCAATTTAGTTGAGTGTTTATCAGATGAATTTTGTCTGGATGAAAAACA AGAATTGTCCG2160         
AGAAAGTCAAACATGCGAAGCGACTTAGTGATGAGCGGAATTTACTTCAAGATCCAAACT2220          
TCAGAGGGATCAATAGACAACTAGACCGTGGCTGGAGAGGAAGTACGGATATTACCATCC2280          
AAGGAGGCGATGACGTATTCAAAGAG AATTACGTTACGCTATTGGGTACCTTTGATGAGT2340         
GCTATCCAACGTATTTATATCAAAAAATAGATGAGTCGAAATTAAAAGCCTATACCCGTT2400          
ATCAATTAAGAGGGTATATCGAAGATAGTCAAGACTTAGAAATCTATTTAATTCGCTACA2460          
ATG CAAAACATGAAACAGTAAATGTGCCAGGTACGGGTTCCTTATGGCCGCTTTCAGCCC2520         
AAAGTCCAATCGGAAAGTGTGGAGAGCCGAATCGATGCGCGCCACACCTTGAGTGGAATC2580          
CTGACTTAGATTGTTCGTGTAGGGATGGAGAAAAGTGTGCCCATCATTC GCATCATTTCT2640         
CCTTAGACATTGATGTAGGATGTACAGACTTAAATGAGGACCTAGGTGTATGGGTGATCT2700          
TTAAGATTAAGACGCAAGATGGGCACGCAAGACTAGGGAATCTAGAGTTTCTCGAAGAGA2760          
AACCATTAGTAGGAGAAGCGCTAGCT CGTGTGAAAAGAGCGGAGAAAAAATGGAGAGACA2820         
AACGTGAAAAATTGGAATGGGAAACAAATATCGTTTATAAAGAGGCAAAAGAATCTGTAG2880          
ATGCTTTATTTGTAAACTCTCAATATGATCAATTACAAGCGGATACGAATATTGCCATGA2940          
TTC ATGCGGCAGATAAACGTGTTCATAGCATTCGAGAAGCTTGGCGTAATCATGGTCATA3000         
CCTGTTTCCTGTGTGAAATTGTTATCCGCTCACAATTCCACACAACATACGAGCCGGAAG3060          
CATAAA 3066                                                               
(2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:4:                                          
(i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                             
(A) LENGTH: 969 amino acids                                               
(B) TYPE: amino acid                                                      
(C) STRANDEDNESS: single                                                  
(D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                      
(ii) MOLECULE TYPE: protein                                               
(xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:4:                                   
MetAspAsnAsnProAsnIleAsnGluCysIlePro TyrAsnCysLeu                         
151015                                                                    
SerAsnProGluValGluValLeuGlyGlyGluArgIleGluThrGly                          
2025 30                                                                   
TyrThrProIleAspIleSerLeuSerLeuThrGlnPheLeuLeuSer                          
354045                                                                    
GluPheValProGlyAlaGlyPheValLeuGlyLeuVal AspIleIle                         
505560                                                                    
TrpGlyIlePheGlyProSerGlnTrpAspAlaPheLeuValGlnIle                          
657075 80                                                                 
GluGlnLeuIleAsnGlnArgIleGluGluPheAlaArgAsnGlnAla                          
859095                                                                    
IleSerArgLeuGluGlyLeuSerAsnLeuTyrGlnIle TyrAlaGlu                         
100105110                                                                 
SerPheArgGluTrpGluAlaAspProThrAsnProAlaLeuArgGlu                          
115120 125                                                                
GluMetArgIleGlnPheAsnAspMetAsnSerAlaLeuThrThrAla                          
130135140                                                                 
IleProLeuLeuAlaValGlnAsnTyrGlnValProLeuLeuSerVal                          
 145150155160                                                             
TyrValGlnAlaAlaAsnLeuHisLeuSerValLeuArgAspValSer                          
165170 175                                                                
ValPheGlyGlnArgTrpGlyPheAspAlaAlaThrIleAsnSerArg                          
180185190                                                                 
TyrAsnAspLeuThrArgLeuIleGlyAsnTyrThrAspT yrAlaVal                         
195200205                                                                 
ArgTrpTyrAsnThrGlyLeuGluArgValTrpGlyProAspSerArg                          
210215220                                                                 
 AspTrpValArgTyrAsnGlnPheArgArgGluLeuThrLeuThrVal                         
225230235240                                                              
LeuAspIleValAlaLeuPheProAsnTyrAspSerArgArgTy rPro                         
245250255                                                                 
IleArgThrValSerGlnLeuThrArgGluIleTyrThrAsnProVal                          
260265 270                                                                
LeuGluAsnPheAspGlySerPheArgGlySerAlaGlnGlyIleGlu                          
275280285                                                                 
ArgSerIleArgSerProHisLeuMetAspIleLeuAsnSerIle Thr                         
290295300                                                                 
IleTyrThrAspAlaHisArgGlyTyrTyrTyrTrpSerGlyHisGln                          
305310315320                                                              
IleMetAlaSerProValGlyPheSerGlyProGluPheThrPhePro                          
325330335                                                                 
LeuTyrGlyThrMetGlyAsnAlaAlaProGlnGlnArgIle ValAla                         
340345350                                                                 
GlnLeuGlyGlnGlyValTyrArgThrLeuSerSerThrPheTyrArg                          
355360365                                                                 
 ArgProPheAsnIleGlyIleAsnAsnGlnGlnLeuSerValLeuAsp                         
370375380                                                                 
GlyThrGluPheAlaTyrGlyThrSerSerAsnLeuProSerAlaVal                          
 385390395400                                                             
TyrArgLysSerGlyThrValAspSerLeuAspGluIleProProGln                          
40541041 5                                                                
AsnAsnAsnValProProArgGlnGlyPheSerHisArgLeuSerHis                          
420425430                                                                 
ValSerMetPheArgSerGlySerSerSerSerValSerIleIl eArg                         
435440445                                                                 
AlaProMetPheSerTrpIleHisArgSerAlaGluPheAsnAsnIle                          
450455460                                                                 
Ile AlaSerAspSerIleThrGlnIleProAlaValLysGlyAsnPhe                         
465470475480                                                              
LeuPheAsnGlySerValIleSerGlyProGlyPheThrGlyGlyAsp                          
485490495                                                                 
LeuValArgLeuAsnSerSerGlyAsnAsnIleGlnAsnArgGlyTyr                          
500505510                                                                 
IleGluValProIleHisPheProSerThrSerThrArgTyrArgVal                          
515520525                                                                 
ArgValArgTyrAlaSerValThrProIleHisLeuAsnValAsnTrp                          
 530535540                                                                
GlyAsnSerSerIlePheSerAsnThrValProAlaThrAlaThrSer                          
545550555560                                                              
 LeuAspAsnLeuGlnSerSerAspPheGlyTyrPheGluSerAlaAsn                         
565570575                                                                 
AlaPheThrSerSerLeuGlyAsnIleValGlyValArgAsnPheS er                         
580585590                                                                 
GlyThrAlaGlyValIleIleAspArgPheGluPheIleProValThr                          
595600605                                                                 
 AlaThrLeuGluAlaGluTyrAsnLeuGluArgAlaGlnLysAlaVal                         
610615620                                                                 
AsnAlaLeuPheThrSerThrAsnGlnLeuGlyLeuLysThrAsnVal                          
625 630635640                                                             
ThrAspTyrHisIleAspGlnValSerAsnLeuValThrTyrLeuSer                          
645650655                                                                 
 AspGluPheCysLeuAspGluLysArgGluLeuSerGluLysValLys                         
660665670                                                                 
HisAlaLysArgLeuSerAspGluArgAsnLeuLeuGlnAspSerAsn                          
675680685                                                                 
PheLysAspIleAsnArgGlnProGluArgGlyTrpGlyGlySerThr                          
690695700                                                                 
GlyIleT hrIleGlnGlyGlyAspAspValPheLysGluAsnTyrVal                         
705710715720                                                              
ThrLeuSerGlyThrPheAspGluCysTyrProThrTyrLeuTyrGln                          
 725730735                                                                
LysIleAspGluSerLysLeuLysAlaPheThrArgTyrGlnLeuArg                          
740745750                                                                 
 GlyTyrIleGluAspSerGlnAspLeuGluIleTyrLeuIleArgTyr                         
755760765                                                                 
AsnAlaLysHisGluThrValAsnValProGlyThrGlySerLeuTrp                          
 770775780                                                                
ProLeuSerAlaGlnSerProIleGlyLysCysGlyGluProAsnArg                          
785790795800                                                              
Cys AlaProHisLeuGluTrpAsnProAspLeuAspCysSerCysArg                         
805810815                                                                 
AspGlyGluLysCysAlaHisHisSerHisHisPheSerLeuAspIle                          
 820825830                                                                
AspValGlyCysThrAspLeuAsnGluAspLeuGlyValTrpValIle                          
835840845                                                                 
Phe LysIleLysThrGlnAspGlyHisAlaArgLeuGlyAsnLeuGlu                         
850855860                                                                 
PheLeuGluGluLysProLeuValGlyGluAlaLeuAlaArgValLys                          
865 870875880                                                             
ArgAlaGluLysLysTrpArgAspLysArgGluLysLeuGluTrpGlu                          
885890895                                                                 
T hrAsnIleValTyrLysGluAlaLysGluSerValAspAlaLeuPhe                         
900905910                                                                 
ValAsnSerGlnTyrAspGlnLeuGlnAlaAspThrAsnIleAlaMet                          
 915920925                                                                
IleHisAlaAlaAspLysArgValHisSerIleArgGluAlaTrpArg                          
930935940                                                                 
AsnHisGlyHi sSerCysPheLeuCysGluIleValIleArgSerGln                         
945950955960                                                              
PheHisThrThrTyrGluProGluAla                                               
965                                                                       
(2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:5:                                          
(i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                             
(A) LENGTH: 695 amino acids                                               
(B) TYPE: amino acid                                                      
(C) STRANDEDNESS: single                                                  
(D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                      
(ii) MOLECULE TYPE: protein                                               
(xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:5:                                   
MetAspAsnAsnProAsnIleAsnGluCysIleProTyrAsnCysLeu                          
1 51015                                                                   
SerAsnProGluValGluValLeuGlyGlyGluArgIleGluThrGly                          
202530                                                                    
TyrThrPr oIleAspIleSerLeuSerLeuThrGlnPheLeuLeuSer                         
354045                                                                    
GluPheValProGlyAlaGlyPheValLeuGlyLeuValAspIleIle                          
50 5560                                                                   
TrpGlyIlePheGlyProSerGlnTrpAspAlaPheLeuValGlnIle                          
65707580                                                                  
GluGlnLeuIleAs nGlnArgIleGluGluPheAlaArgAsnGlnAla                         
859095                                                                    
IleSerArgLeuGluGlyLeuSerAsnLeuTyrGlnIleTyrAlaGlu                          
 100105110                                                                
SerPheArgGluTrpGluAlaAspProThrAsnProAlaLeuArgGlu                          
115120125                                                                 
GluMetArgIleGln PheAsnAspMetAsnSerAlaLeuThrThrAla                         
130135140                                                                 
IleProLeuPheAlaValGlnAsnTyrGlnValProLeuLeuSerVal                          
145150 155160                                                             
TyrValGlnAlaAlaAsnLeuHisLeuSerValLeuArgAspValSer                          
165170175                                                                 
ValPheGlyGlnA rgTrpGlyPheAspAlaAlaThrIleAsnSerArg                         
180185190                                                                 
TyrAsnAspLeuThrArgLeuIleGlyAsnTyrThrAspHisAlaVal                          
195 200205                                                                
ArgTrpTyrAsnThrGlyLeuGluArgValTrpGlyProAspSerArg                          
210215220                                                                 
AspTrpIleArgTyrAsnGlnPh eArgArgGluLeuThrLeuThrVal                         
225230235240                                                              
LeuAspIleValSerLeuPheProAsnTyrAspSerArgThrTyrPro                          
245 250255                                                                
IleArgThrValSerGlnLeuThrArgGluIleTyrThrAsnProVal                          
260265270                                                                 
LeuGluAsnPheAsp GlySerPheArgGlySerAlaGlnGlyIleGlu                         
275280285                                                                 
GlySerIleArgSerProHisLeuMetAspIleLeuAsnSerIleThr                          
290 295300                                                                
IleTyrThrAspAlaHisArgGlyGluTyrTyrTrpSerGlyHisGln                          
305310315320                                                              
IleMetAlaSerProVal GlyPheSerGlyProGluPheThrPhePro                         
325330335                                                                 
LeuTyrGlyThrMetGlyAsnAlaAlaProGlnGlnArgIleValAla                          
340 345350                                                                
GlnLeuGlyGlnGlyValTyrArgThrLeuSerSerThrLeuTyrArg                          
355360365                                                                 
ArgProPheAsnIleGlyI leAsnAsnGlnGlnLeuSerValLeuAsp                         
370375380                                                                 
GlyThrGluPheAlaTyrGlyThrSerSerAsnLeuProSerAlaVal                          
385390 395400                                                             
TyrArgLysSerGlyThrValAspSerLeuAspGluIleProProGln                          
405410415                                                                 
AsnAsnAsnValProPr oArgGlnGlyPheSerHisArgLeuSerHis                         
420425430                                                                 
ValSerMetPheArgSerGlyPheSerAsnSerSerValSerIleIle                          
435 440445                                                                
ArgAlaProMetPheSerTrpIleHisArgSerAlaGluPheAsnAsn                          
450455460                                                                 
IleIleProSerSerGlnIleThrGln IleProLeuThrLysSerThr                         
465470475480                                                              
AsnLeuGlySerGlyThrSerValValLysGlyProGlyPheThrGly                          
485 490495                                                                
GlyAspIleLeuArgArgThrSerProGlyGlnIleSerThrLeuArg                          
500505510                                                                 
ValAsnIleThrAlaPro LeuSerGlnArgTyrArgValArgIleArg                         
515520525                                                                 
TyrAlaSerThrThrAsnLeuGlnPheHisThrSerIleAspGlyArg                          
5305 35540                                                                
ProIleAsnGlnGlyAsnPheSerAlaThrMetSerSerGlySerAsn                          
545550555560                                                              
LeuGlnSerGlySerPheArgT hrValGlyPheThrThrProPheAsn                         
565570575                                                                 
PheSerAsnGlySerSerValPheThrLeuSerAlaHisValPheAsn                          
580 585590                                                                
SerGlyAsnGluValTyrIleAspArgIleGluPheValProAlaGlu                          
595600605                                                                 
ValThrPheGluAlaGluTyrAs pLeuGluArgAlaGlnLysAlaVal                         
610615620                                                                 
AsnGluLeuPheThrSerSerAsnGlnIleGlyLeuLysThrAspVal                          
625630 635640                                                             
ThrAspTyrHisIleAspGlnValSerAsnLeuValGluCysLeuSer                          
645650655                                                                 
AspGluPheCysLeuAspGlu LysLysGluLeuSerGluLysValLys                         
660665670                                                                 
HisAlaAsnAspLeuValMetSerGlyIleTyrPheLysIleGlnThr                          
675 680685                                                                
LeuGluGlySerIleAspAsn                                                     
690695                                                                    
(2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:6:                                          
(i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                             
(A) LENGTH: 969 amino acids                                               
(B) TYPE: amino acid                                                      
(C) STRANDEDNESS: single                                                  
(D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                      
( ii) MOLECULE TYPE: protein                                              
(xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:6:                                   
MetAspAsnAsnProAsnIleAsnGluCysIleProTyrAsnCysLeu                          
151015                                                                    
SerAsnProGluValGluValLeuGl yGlyGluArgIleGluThrGly                         
202530                                                                    
TyrThrProIleAspIleSerLeuSerLeuThrGlnPheLeuLeuSer                          
3540 45                                                                   
GluPheValProGlyAlaGlyPheValLeuGlyLeuValAspIleIle                          
505560                                                                    
TrpGlyIlePheGlyProSerGlnTrpAspAlaPheLe uValGlnIle                         
65707580                                                                  
GluGlnLeuIleAsnGlnArgIleGluGluPheAlaArgAsnGlnAla                          
8590 95                                                                   
IleSerArgLeuGluGlyLeuSerAsnLeuTyrGlnIleTyrAlaGlu                          
100105110                                                                 
SerPheArgGluTrpGluAlaAspProThrA snProAlaLeuArgGlu                         
115120125                                                                 
GluMetArgIleGlnPheAsnAspMetAsnSerAlaLeuThrThrAla                          
130135 140                                                                
IleProLeuPheAlaValGlnAsnTyrGlnValProLeuLeuSerVal                          
145150155160                                                              
TyrValGlnAlaAlaAsnLeuHisLeuSerValLe uArgAspValSer                         
165170175                                                                 
ValPheGlyGlnArgTrpGlyPheAspAlaAlaThrIleAsnSerArg                          
180185 190                                                                
TyrAsnAspLeuThrArgLeuIleGlyAsnTyrThrAspHisAlaVal                          
195200205                                                                 
ArgTrpTyrAsnThrGlyLeuGluArgValTrpGly ProAspSerArg                         
210215220                                                                 
AspTrpIleArgTyrAsnGlnPheArgArgGluLeuThrLeuThrVal                          
225230235 240                                                             
LeuAspIleValSerLeuPheProAsnTyrAspSerArgThrTyrPro                          
245250255                                                                 
IleArgThrValSerGlnLeuThrArgGluIle TyrThrAsnProVal                         
260265270                                                                 
LeuGluAsnPheAspGlySerPheArgGlySerAlaGlnGlyIleGlu                          
275280 285                                                                
GlySerIleArgSerProHisLeuMetAspIleLeuAsnSerIleThr                          
290295300                                                                 
IleTyrThrAspAlaHisArgGlyGluTyrTyrTrpSerGlyH isGln                         
305310315320                                                              
IleMetAlaSerProValGlyPheSerGlyProGluPheThrPhePro                          
325330 335                                                                
LeuTyrGlyThrMetGlyAsnAlaAlaProGlnGlnArgIleValAla                          
340345350                                                                 
GlnLeuGlyGlnGlyValTyrArgThrLeuSerSe rThrLeuTyrArg                         
355360365                                                                 
ArgProPheAsnIleGlyIleAsnAsnGlnGlnLeuSerValLeuAsp                          
370375380                                                                 
GlyThrGluPheAlaTyrGlyThrSerSerAsnLeuProSerAlaVal                          
385390395400                                                              
TyrArgLysSerGlyThrValAspSerLeuAspGluIle ProProGln                         
405410415                                                                 
AsnAsnAsnValProProArgGlnGlyPheSerHisArgLeuSerHis                          
420425 430                                                                
ValSerMetPheArgSerGlyPheSerAsnSerSerValSerIleIle                          
435440445                                                                 
ArgAlaProMetPheSerTrpIleHisArgSerAlaGlu PheAsnAsn                         
450455460                                                                 
IleIleProSerSerGlnIleThrGlnIleProLeuThrLysSerThr                          
465470475 480                                                             
AsnLeuGlySerGlyThrSerValValLysGlyProGlyPheThrGly                          
485490495                                                                 
GlyAspIleLeuArgArgThrSerProGlyGlnIleS erThrLeuArg                         
500505510                                                                 
ValAsnIleThrAlaProLeuSerGlnArgTyrArgValArgIleArg                          
515520 525                                                                
TyrAlaSerThrThrAsnLeuGlnPheHisThrSerIleAspGlyArg                          
530535540                                                                 
ProIleAsnGlnGlyAsnPheSerAlaThrMetSerSerGlySerAs n                         
545550555560                                                              
LeuGlnSerGlySerPheArgThrValGlyPheThrThrProPheAsn                          
565570 575                                                                
PheSerAsnGlySerSerValPheThrLeuSerAlaHisValPheAsn                          
580585590                                                                 
SerGlyAsnGluValTyrIleAspArgIleGluPheVal ProAlaGlu                         
595600605                                                                 
ValThrPheGluAlaGluTyrAspLeuGluArgAlaGlnLysAlaVal                          
610615620                                                                 
 AsnGluLeuPheThrSerSerAsnGlnIleGlyLeuLysThrAspVal                         
625630635640                                                              
ThrAspTyrHisIleAspGlnValSerAsnLeuValGluCys LeuSer                         
645650655                                                                 
AspGluPheCysLeuAspGluLysGlnGluLeuSerGluLysValLys                          
660665 670                                                                
HisAlaLysArgLeuSerAspGluArgAsnLeuLeuGlnAspProAsn                          
675680685                                                                 
PheArgGlyIleAsnArgGlnLeuAspArgGlyTrpArgGlyS erThr                         
690695700                                                                 
AspIleThrIleGlnGlyGlyAspAspValPheLysGluAsnTyrVal                          
70571071572 0                                                             
ThrLeuLeuGlyThrPheAspGluCysTyrProThrTyrLeuTyrGln                          
725730735                                                                 
LysIleAspGluSerLysLeuLysAlaTyrThrArgTyrGl nLeuArg                         
740745750                                                                 
GlyTyrIleGluAspSerGlnAspLeuGluIleTyrLeuIleArgTyr                          
755760765                                                                 
AsnAlaLysHisGluThrValAsnValProGlyThrGlySerLeuTrp                          
770775780                                                                 
ProLeuSerAlaGlnSerProIleGlyLysCysGlyGluProAsnArg                          
 785790795800                                                             
CysAlaProHisLeuGluTrpAsnProAspLeuAspCysSerCysArg                          
805810 815                                                                
AspGlyGluLysCysAlaHisHisSerHisHisPheSerLeuAspIle                          
820825830                                                                 
AspValGlyCysThrAspLeuAsnGluAspLeuGlyValTrp ValIle                         
835840845                                                                 
PheLysIleLysThrGlnAspGlyHisAlaArgLeuGlyAsnLeuGlu                          
850855860                                                                 
Ph eLeuGluGluLysProLeuValGlyGluAlaLeuAlaArgValLys                         
865870875880                                                              
ArgAlaGluLysLysTrpArgAspLysArgGluLysLeuGluTrpG lu                         
885890895                                                                 
ThrAsnIleValTyrLysGluAlaLysGluSerValAspAlaLeuPhe                          
90090591 0                                                                
ValAsnSerGlnTyrAspGlnLeuGlnAlaAspThrAsnIleAlaMet                          
915920925                                                                 
IleHisAlaAlaAspLysArgValHisSerIleArgGluAlaTrpAr g                         
930935940                                                                 
AsnHisGlyHisThrCysPheLeuCysGluIleValIleArgSerGln                          
945950955960                                                              
 PheHisThrThrTyrGluProGluAla                                              
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