Patent ID: RE40374

Claim:
An isolated protein selected from the group consisting of: (a) an isolated protein of at least about 20 amino acids in length, wherein said 20 amino acids are encoded by a nucleic acid molecule that has an at least 60 contiguous nucleotide region identical in sequence to a 60 contiguous nucleotide region of a nucleic acid sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NO:88, SEQ ID NO:89, SEQ ID NO:90, SEQ ID NO:91, SEQ ID NO:94, SEQ ID NO:96, SEQ ID NO:99, SEQ ID NO:102, and SEQ ID NO:104; and (b) an isolated protein of at least about 20 amino acids in length, wherein said protein has an at least 20 contiguous amino acid region identical in sequence to a 20 contiguous amino acid region selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NO:92, SEQ ID NO:97, SEQ ID NO:100, and SEQ ID NO:105, wherein said isolated protein of (a) or (b) elicits an immune response against a canine IL-13 protein or has IL-13 activity.