Patent ID: 7094566

Claim:
An isolated nucleic acid molecule comprising a nucleotide sequence selected from the group consisting of: (a) the nucleotide sequence comprising nucleotides 50 through 1729 of SEQ ID NO: 4; (b) the nucleotide sequence comprising nucleotides 50 through 1099 of SEQ ID NO: 4; (c) the nucleotide sequence comprising nucleotides 89 through 1099 of SEQ ID NO: 4; (d) the nucleotide sequence encoding the polypeptide comprising amino acids 1 through 560 of SEQ ID NO: 5; (e) the nucleotide sequence encoding the polypeptide comprising amino acids 1 through 350 of SEQ ID NO: 5; (f) the nucleotide sequence encoding the polypeptide comprising amino acids 14 through 350 of SEQ ID NO: 5; (g) the nucleotide sequence encoding the polypeptide having an amino acid sequence that is at least 90 percent identical to amino acids 14 through 350 of SEQ ID NO: 5, wherein the polypeptide binds IL-17; and (h) the nucleotide sequence fully complementary to any of (a)–(g).