Claims
- 1. An antibody or fragment thereof specifically binding a polypeptide comprising the amino acid sequence as shown in SEQ ID NO:2 or a fragment thereof.
- 2. The antibody or fragment thereof of claim 1 wherein the polypeptide comprises the amino acid sequence as shown in SEQ ID NO:2 lacking a signal sequence.
- 3. The antibody or fragment thereof of claim 1 wherein the polypeptide is a soluble HEK4 binding protein.
- 4. The antibody or fragment thereof of claim 3 wherein the polypeptide comprises the amino acid sequence as shown in SEQ ID NO:2 from residues 1-177 inclusive or from residues 1-179 inclusive, or a fragment of residues 1-177 inclusive or residues 1-179 inclusive.
- 5. The antibody or fragment thereof of claims 1 or 3 which is an antagonist antibody.
- 6. The antibody or fragment thereof of claims 1 or 3 which is a polyclonal, monoclonal or recombinant antibody.
Parent Case Info
This application is a divisional of prior application U.S. Ser. No. 08/379,802, filed Jan. 27, 1995 now U.S. Pat. No. 6,057,124.
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