Patent ID: 7153951

Claim:
An isolated nucleic acid molecule consisting of a polynucleotide encoding the sequence of a biologically active peptide selected from the group consisting of: (a) X 01 ValSerGluX 02 GlnLeuX 03 HisX 04 X 05 GlyLysX 06 (SEQ ID NO:1); and (b) a fragments of SEQ ID NO:1, wherein said fragment consists of amino acids 1–9, 1–10, 1–11, 1–12, or 1–13; wherein: X 01 is Ser or Ala; X 02 is lie or His; X 03 is Met, Leu or NIe; X 04 is Asn or Asp; X 05 is Leu or Lys; and X 06 is His or Ser, provided that said peptide is not PTHrP(1–14) (SEQ ID NO:4).