Patent ID: 6852847

Claim:
An isolated nucleic acid molecule selected from the group consisting of: (a) a nucleic acid molecule having a nucleic acid sequence that is at least about 95 percent identical over the full length to of a nucleic acid sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NO:6, SEQ ID NO:9, SEQ ID NO:16, SEQ ID NO:19, SEQ ID NO:25 and SEQ ID NO:28, wherein the isolated nucleic acid molecule encodes a protein that elicits an immune response against a canine protein having the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:7, SEQ ID NO:17 or SEQ ID NO:28 or wherein said encoded protein, in conjunction with engagement of a T cell receptor with a major histocompatability molecule complexed with a peptide, stimulates T cell proliferation; and (b) a nucleic acid molecule fully complementary to the nucleic acid molecule of (a).