Patent ID: 8084035

Claim:
An isolated SM38 polypeptide encoded by a nucleic acid molecule that binds over the full length to the complement nucleotide sequence of a nucleotide sequence that encodes: (i) the SM38 amino acid sequence of FIG. 13A (SEQ ID NO: 5); (ii) the SM38 amino acid sequence of FIG. 13A (SEQ ID NO: 5) having a deletion of one or more amino acids between 1-19; (iii) the SM38 amino acid sequence of FIG. 13A (SEQ ID NO: 5) having a deletion of one or more amino acids between 276-303; or (iv) the SM38 amino acid sequence of FIG. 13A (SEQ ID NO: 5) having a deletion of one or more amino acids between 1-19 and 276-303 wherein said binding takes place in 0.5 M NaHPO 4 , 7% sodium dodecyl sulfate (SDS), 1 mM EDTA at 65° C., and washing in 0.1×SSC/0.1% SDS at 68° C.