Patent ID: 8450472

Claim:
An isolated nucleic acid molecule selected from the group consisting of (i) an isolated nucleic acid molecule comprising a nucleotide sequence selected from the group consisting of (i) SEQ ID NO: 11, or a fragment thereof which comprises at least 75 nucleotides; (ii) an isolated cDNA or an insoluble RNA transcribed therefrom that encodes a polypeptide comprising an amino acid sequence that is at least 90% identical to SEQ ID NO: 12 or to a fragment thereof which comprises at least 25 contiguous amino acids of said polypeptide; (iii) an isolated nucleic acid molecule having at least 90% sequence identity with the nucleic acid sequence in SEQ ID NO: 11 or to a fragment thereof which comprises at least 75 contiguous nucleotides and (iv) an isolated nucleic acid molecule comprising a fragment of SEQ ID NO: 11 wherein said fragment encodes the transmembrane or extracellular region of the polypeptide in SEQ ID NO:12.