Patent ID: 7005509

Claim:
An isolated polynucleotide comprising a polynucleotide sequence selected from the group consisting of: a) a polynucleotide sequence encoding an amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:2, b) a polynucleotide sequence encoding an allelic or recombinant variant of the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:2, wherein said variant has chemotactic activity and: i. has an insertion or deletion of 1–5 amino acids as compared with SEQ ID NO:2; or ii. has one amino acid substitution as compared with SEQ ID NO:2; or iii a combination of (i) and (ii), and further wherein said variant has chemotactic activity, c) a polynucleotide sequence fully complementary along its length to a), d) a polynucleotide sequence fully complementary along its length to b), and e) a ribonucleotide equivalent of a)–d).