Patent ID: 7455991

Claim:
An isolated polynucleotide selected from the group consisting of (a) a polynucleotide comprising the sequence as shown in FIG. 9 (SEQ ID NO: 5), wherein T can also be U; (b) a polynucleotide comprising the sequence as shown in FIG. 9 (SEQ ID NO: 5), from nucleotide residue number 356 through nucleotide residue number 1717, wherein T can also be U; (c) a polynucleotide encoding a polypeptide comprising the sequence of the STEAP-2 polypeptide encoded by the cDNAs contained in the plasmid deposited with American Type Culture Collection as Accession No. PTA-311; and (d) a polynucleotide encoding a STEAP-2 protein comprising the amino acid sequence as shown in FIG. 9 (SEQ ID NO: 6).