Patent ID: 7091022

Claim:
An isolated polypeptide selected from the group consisting of: (a) a polypeptide encoded by a polynucleotide consisting of the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 1; (b) a polypeptide having at least 95% identity along its entire length to the complete polypeptide sequence of SEQ ID NO: 2 and which is encoded by a polynucleotide that hybridizes to the complete complement of SEQ ID NO:1 under stringent hybridization conditions comprising overnight incubation at 42° C. in a solution comprising: 50% formamide, 5×SSC (150 mM NaCl, 15 mM trisodium citrate), 50 mM sodium phosphate (pH7.6), 5× Denhardt's solution, 10% dextran sulfate, and 20 microgram/ml denatured, sheared salmon sperm DNA; followed by washing the filters in 0.1×SSC at 65° C.; and (c) the polypeptide sequence of SEQ ID NO: 2 wherein said polypeptide of (a)–(c) has kinase activity.