Patent ID: 7994284

Claim:
An isolated polypeptide comprising an amino acid sequence selected from the group consisting of: (a) amino acid residues −19 to 231 of SEQ ID NO: 2; (b) amino acid residues −18 to 231 of SEQ ID NO: 2; (c) amino acid residues 1 to 231 of SEQ ID NO: 2; (d) the amino acid sequence of the connective tissue growth factor-3 polypeptide having the amino acid sequence encoded by the cDNA clone contained in ATCC™ Deposit No. 97756; (e) at least 30 contiguous amino acid residues of amino acid residues −19 to 231 of SEQ ID NO: 2; (f) at least 50 contiguous amino acid residues of amino acid residues −19 to 231 of SEQ ID NO: 2; (g) at least 30 contiguous amino acid residues of the amino acid sequence encoded by the cDNA clone contained in ATCC™ Deposit No. 97756; and (h) at least 50 contiguous amino acids residues of the amino acid sequence encoded by the cDNA clone contained in ATCC™ Deposit No. 97756.