Patent ID: 7517659

Claim:
A method for identifying a compound which binds to a polypeptide, comprising: i) contacting a polypeptide selected from the group consisting of: a) a polypeptide which is at least 95% identical to the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:11; b) a polypeptide which is at least 95% identical to the amino acid sequence encoded by the cDNA insert of the plasmid deposited with ATCC as Patent Deposit Number PTA-1640; and c) a polypeptide encoded by a nucleic acid molecule comprising a nucleotide sequence which is at least 95% identical to the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO:10 or SEQ ID NO:12; with a test compound under conditions suitable for binding; and ii) detecting binding of the test compound to the polypeptide; thereby identifying a compound which binds to the polypeptide.