Patent ID: 7576189

Claim:
An isolated antibody or fragment thereof selected from the group consisting of: (I) an isolated antibody or fragment thereof that specifically binds a protein selected from the group consisting of: (a) a protein consisting of amino acid residues −46 to 373 of SEQ ID NO:2; (b) a protein consisting of amino acid residues −23 to 373 of SEQ ID NO:2; (c) a protein consisting of amino acid residues 1 to 373 of SEQ ID NO:2; (d) a protein consisting of amino acid residues 24 to 373 of SEQ ID NO:2; (e) a protein consisting of a fragment of SEQ ID NO:2, wherein said fragment comprises at least 30 contiguous amino acid residues of SEQ ID NO:2; (f) a protein consisting of a fragment of SEQ ID NO:2, wherein said fragment comprises at least 50 contiguous amino acid residues of SEQ ID NO:2; (g) a protein consisting of the full-length polypeptide encoded by the cDNA contained in ATCC Deposit Number 97149; (h) a purified protein produced by expressing a polypeptide encoded by the cDNA contained in ATCC Deposit No. 97149 from a host cell; (i) a protein consisting of a fragment of the polypeptide encoded by the cDNA contained in ATCC Deposit Number 97149, wherein said fragment comprises at least 30 contiguous amino acid residues of the polypeptide encoded by the cDNA contained in ATCC Deposit Number 97149; and (j) a protein consisting of a fragment of the polypeptide encoded by the cDNA contained in ATCC Deposit Number 97149, wherein said fragment comprises at least 50 contiguous amino acid residues of the polypeptide encoded by the cDNA contained in ATCC Deposit Number 97149; and (II) an isolated antibody or fragment thereof obtained from an animal that has been immunized with a protein selected from (a)-(j); wherein said antibody or fragment thereof specifically binds to said amino acid sequence.