Novel proteins and nucleic acids encoding same

Abstract

The present invention provides novel isolated polynucleotides and small molecule target polypeptides encoded by the polynucleotides. Antibodies that immunospecifically bind to a novel small molecule target polypeptide or any derivative, variant, mutant or fragment of that polypeptide, polynucleotide or antibody are disclosed, as are methods in which the small molecule target polypeptide, polynucleotide and antibody are utilized in the detection and treatment of a broad range of pathological states. More specifically, the present invention discloses methods of using recombinantly expressed and/or endogenously expressed proteins in various screening procedures for the purpose of identifying therapeutic antibodies and therapeutic small molecules associated with diseases. The invention further discloses therapeutic, diagnostic and research methods for diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of disorders involving any one of these novel human nucleic acids and proteins.

Description

FIELD OF THE INVENTION

[0002] The present invention relates to novel polypeptides that are targets of small molecule drugs and that have properties related to stimulation of biochemical or physiological responses in a cell, a tissue, an organ or an organism. More particularly, the novel polypeptides are gene products of novel genes, or are specified biologically active fragments or derivatives thereof. Methods of use encompass diagnostic and prognostic assay procedures as well as methods of treating diverse pathological conditions.

BACKGROUND

[0003] Eukaryotic cells are characterized by biochemical and physiological processes which under normal conditions are exquisitely balanced to achieve the preservation and propagation of the cells. When such cells are components of multicellular organisms such as vertebrates, or more particularly organisms such as mammals, the regulation of the biochemical and physiological processes involves intricate signaling pathways. Frequently, such signaling pathways involve extracellular signaling proteins, cellular receptors that bind the signaling proteins and signal transducing components located within the cells.

[0004] Signaling proteins may be classified as endocrine effectors, paracrine effectors or autocrine effectors. Endocrine effectors are signaling molecules secreted by a (given organ into the circulatory system, which are then transported to a distant target organ or tissue. The target cells include the receptors for the endocrine effector, and when the endocrine effector binds, a signaling cascade is induced. Paracrine effectors involve secreting cells and receptor cells in close proximity to each other, for example two different classes of cells in the same tissue or organ. One class of cells secretes the paracrine effector, which then reaches the second class of cells, for example by diffusion through the extracellular fluid. The second class of cells contains the receptors for the paracrine effector; binding of the effector results in induction of the signaling cascade that elicits the corresponding biochemical or physiological effect. Autocrine effectors are highly analogous to paracrine effectors, except that the same cell type that secretes the autocrine effector also contains the receptor. Thus the autocrine effector binds to receptors on the same cell, or on identical neighboring cells. The binding, process then elicits the characteristic biochemical or physiological effect.

[0005] Signaling processes may elicit a variety of effects on cells and tissues including by way of nonlimiting example induction of cell or tissue proliferation, suppression of growth or proliferation, induction of differentiation or maturation of a cell or tissue, and suppression of differentiation or maturation of a cell or tissue.

[0006] Many pathological conditions involve dysregulation of expression of important effector proteins. In certain classes of pathologies the dysregulation is manifested as diminished or suppressed level of synthesis and secretion of protein effectors. In other classes of pathologies the dysregulation is manifested as increased or up-regulated level of synthesis and secretion of protein effectors. In a clinical setting a subject may be suspected of suffering from a condition brought on by altered or mis-regulated levels of a protein effector of interest. Therefore there is a need to assay for the level of the protein effector of interest in a biological sample from such a subject, and to compare the level with that characteristic of a nonpathological condition. There also is a need to provide the protein effector as a product of manufacture. Administration of the effector to a subject in need thereof is useful in treatment of the pathological condition. Accordingly, there is a need for a method of treatment of a pathological condition brought on by a diminished or suppressed levels of the protein effector of interest. In addition, there is a need for a method of treatment of a pathological condition brought on by a increased or up-regulated levels of the protein effector of interest.

[0007] Small molecule targets have been implicated in various disease states or pathologies. These targets may be proteins, and particularly enzymatic proteins, which are acted upon by small molecule drugs for the purpose of altering target function and achieving a desired result. Cellular, animal and clinical studies can be performed to elucidate the genetic contribution to the etiology and pathogeniesis of conditions in which small molecule targets are implicated in a variety of physiologic, pharmicologic or native states. These studies utilize the core technologies at CuraGen Corporation to look at differential gene expression, protein-protein interactions, large-scale sequencing of expressed genes and the association of genetic variations such as, but not limited to, single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) or splice variants in and between biological samples from experimental and control groups. The goal of such studies is to identify potential avenues for therapeutic intervention in order to prevent, treat the consequences or cure the conditions.

[0008] In order to treat diseases, pathologies and other abnormal states or conditions in which a mammalian organism has been diagnosed as being, or as being at risk for becoming, other than in a normal state or condition, it is important to identify new therapeutic agents. Such a procedure includes at least the steps of identifying a target component within an affected tissue or organ, and identifying a candidate therapeutic agent that modulates the functional attributes of the target. The target component may be any biological macromolecule implicated in the disease or pathology. Commonly the target is a polypeptide or protein with specific functional attributes. Other classes of macromolecule may be a nucleic acid, a polysaccharide, a lipid such as a complex lipid or a glycolipid; in addition a target may be a sub-cellular structure or extra-cellular structure that is comprised of more than one of these classes of macromolecule. Once such a target has been identified, it may be employed in a screening assay in order to identify favorable candidate therapeutic agents from among a large population of substances or compounds.

[0009] In many cases the objective of such screening assays is to identify small molecule candidates; this is commonly approached by the use of combinatorial methodologies to develop the population of substances to be tested. The implementation of high throughput screening methodologies is advantageous when working with large, combinatorial libraries of compounds.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

[0010] The invention includes nucleic acid sequences and the novel polypeptides they encode. The novel nucleic acids and polypeptides are referred to herein as NOVX, or NOV1, NOV2. NOV3, etc., nucleic acids and polypeptides. These nucleic acids and polypeptides, as well as derivatives, homologs, analogs and fragments thereof, will hereinafter be collectively designated as “NOVX” nucleic acid, which represents the nucleotide sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NO: 2n−1, wherein n is an integer,between 1 and 88, or polypeptide sequences, which represents the group consisting of SEQ ID NO: 2n, wherein n is an integer between 1 and 88.

[0011] In one aspect, the invention provides an isolated polypeptide comprising a mature form of a NOVX amino acid. One example is a variant of a mature form of a NOVX amino acid sequence wherein any amino acid in the mature form is changed to a different amino acid, provided that no more than 15% of tlhe amino acid residues in the sequence of the mature form are so changed. The amino acid can be, for example, a NOVX amino acid sequence or a variant of a NOVX amino acid sequence, wherein any amino acid specified in the chosen sequence is changed to a different amino acid, provided that no more than 15% of the amino acid residues in the sequence are so changed. The invention also includes fragments of any of these. In another aspect, the invention also includes an isolated nucleic acid that encodes a NOVX polypeptide, or a fragment, homolog, analog or derivative thereof.

[0012] Also included in the invention is a NOVX polypeptide that is a naturally occurring allelic variant of a NOVX sequence. In one embodiment, the allelic variant includes an amino acid sequence that is the translation of a nucleic acid sequence differing by a single nucleotide from a NOVX nucleic acid sequence. In another embodiment, the NOVX polypeptide is a variant polypeptide described therein, wherein any amino acid specified in the chosen sequence is changed to provide a conservative substitution. In one embodiment, the invention discloses a method for determining the presence or amount of the NOVX polypeptide in a sample. The method involves the steps of: providing a sample; introducing the sample to an antibody that binds immunospecifically to the polypeptide; and determining the presence or amount of antibody bound to the NOVX polypeptide, thereby determining the presence or amount of the NOVX polypeptide in the sample. In another embodiment, the invention provides a method for determining the presence of or predisposition to a disease associated with altered levels of a NOVX polypeptide in a mammalian subject. This method involves the steps of: measuring the level of expression of the polypeptide in a sample from the first mammalian subject; and comparing the amount of the polypeptide in the sample of the first step to the amount of the polypeptide present in a control sample from a second mammalian subject known not to have, or not to be predisposed to, the disease, wherein an alteration in the expression level of the polypeptide in the first subject as compared to the control sample indicates the presence of or predisposition to the disease.

[0013] In a further embodiment, the invention includes a method of identifying an agent that binds to a NOVX polypeptide. This method involves the steps of: introducing the polypeptide to the agent; and determining whether the agent binds to the polypeptide. In various embodiments, the agent is a cellular receptor or a downstream effector.

[0014] In another aspect, the invention provides a method for identifying a potential therapeutic agent for use in treatment of a pathology, wherein the pathology is related to aberrant expression or aberrant physiological interactions of a NOVX polypeptide. The method involves the steps of: providing a cell expressing the NOVX polypeptide and having a property or function ascribable to the polypeptide; contacting the cell with a composition comprising a candidate substance: and determining whether the substance alters the property or function ascribable to the polypeptide; whereby, if an alteration observed in the presence of the substance is not observed when the cell is contacted with a composition devoid of the substance, the substance is identified as a potential therapeutic agent. In another aspect, the invention describes a method for screening for a modulator of activity or of latency or predisposition to a pathology associated with the NOVX polypeptide. This method involves the following steps: administering a test compound to a test animal at increased risk for a pathology associated with the NOVX polypeptide, wherein the test animal recombinantly expresses the NOVX polypeptide. This method involves the steps of measuring the activity of the NOVX polypeptide in the test animal after administering the compound of step; and comparing the activity of the protein in the test animal with the activity of the NOVX polypeptide in a control animal not administered the polypeptide, wherein a change in the activity of the NOVX polypeptide in the test animal relative to the control animal indicates the test compound is a modulator of latency of, or predisposition to, a pathology associated with the NOVX polypeptide. In one embodiment, the test animal is a recombinant test animal that expresses a test protein transgene or expresses the transgene under the control of a promoter at an increased level relative to a wild-type test animal, and wherein the promoter is not the native gene promoter of the transgene. In another aspect, the invention includes a method for modulating the activity of the NOVX polypeptide, the method comprising introducing a cell sample expressing the NOVX polypeptide with a compound that binds to the polypeptide in an amount sufficient to modulate the activity of the polypeptide.

[0015] The invention also includes an isolated nucleic acid that encodes a NOVX polypeptide, or a fragment, homolog, analog or derivative thereof. In a preferred embodiment, the nucleic acid molecule comprises the nucleotide sequence of a naturally occurring allelic nucleic acid variant. In another embodiment, the nucleic acid encodes a variant polypeptide, wherein the variant polypeptide has the polypeptide sequence of a naturally occurring polypeptide variant. In another embodiment, the nucleic acid molecule differs by a single nucleotide from a NOVX nucleic acid sequence. In one embodiment, the NOVX nucleic acid molecule hybridizes under stringent conditions to the nucleotide sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NO: 2n−1, wherein n is an integer between 1 and 88, or a complement of the nucleotide sequence. In another aspect, the invention provides a vector or a cell expressing a NOVX nucleotide sequence.

[0016] In one embodiment, the invention discloses a method for modulating the activity of a NOVX polypeptide. The method includes the steps of: introducing a cell sample expressing the NOVX polypeptide with a Compound that binds to the polypeptide in an amount sufficient to modulate the activity of the polypeptide. In another embodiment, the invention includes an isolated NOVX nucleic acid molecule comprising a nucleic acid sequence encoding a polypeptide comprising a NOVX amino acid sequence or a variant of a mature form of the NOVX amino acid sequence, wherein any amino acid in the mature form of the chosen sequence is changed to a different amino acid, provided that no more than 15% of the amino acid residues in the sequence of the mature form are so changed. In another embodiment, the invention includes an amino acid sequence that is a variant of the NOVX amino acid sequence, in which any amino acid specified in the chosen sequence is changed to a different amino acid, provided that no more than 15% of the amino acid residues in the sequence are so changed.

[0017] In one embodiment, the invention discloses a NOVX nucleic acid fragment encoding at least a portion of a NOVX polypeptide or any variant of the polypeptide, wherein any amino acid of the chosen sequence is changed to a different amino acid, provided that no more than 10% of the amino acid residues in the sequence are so changed. In another embodiment, the invention includes the complement of any of the NOVX nucleic acid molecules or a naturally occurring allelic nucleic acid variant. In another embodiment, the invention discloses a NOVX nucleic acid molecule that encodes a variant polypeptide, wherein the variant polypeptide has the polypeptide sequence of a naturally occurring polypeptide variant. In another embodiment, the invention discloses a NOVX nucleic acid, wherein the nucleic acid molecule differs by a single nucleotide from a NOVX nucleic acid sequence.

[0018] In another aspect, the invention includes a NOVX nucleic acid, wherein one or more nucleotides in the NOVX nucleotide sequence is changed to a different nucleotide provided that no more than 15% of the nucleotides are so changed. In one embodiment, the invention discloses a nucleic acid fragment of the NOVX nucleotide sequence and a nucleic acid fragment wherein one or more nucleotides in the NOVX nucleotide sequence is changed from that selected from the group consisting of the chosen sequence to a different nucleotide provided that no more than 15% of the nucleotides are so changed. In another embodiment, the invention includes a nucleic acid molecule wherein the nucleic acid molecule hybridizes under stringent conditions to a NOVX nucleotide sequence or a complement of the NOVX nucleotide sequence. In one embodiment, the invention includes a nucleic acid molecule, wherein the sequence is changed such that no more than 15% of the nucleotides in the coding sequence differ from the NOVX nucleotide sequence or a fragment thereof.

[0019] In a further aspect, the invention includes a method for determining the presence or amount of the NOVX nucleic acid in a sample. The method involves the steps of: providing the sample; introducing the sample to a probe that binds to the nucleic acid molecule; and determining the presence or amount of the probe bound to the NOVX nucleic acid molecule, thereby determining the presence or amount of the NOVX nucleic acid molecule in the sample. In one embodiment, the presence or amount of the nucleic acid molecule is used as a marker for cell or tissue type.

[0020] In another aspect, the invention discloses a method for determining the presence of or predisposition to a disease associated with altered levels of the NOVX nucleic acid molecule of in a first mammalian subject. The method involves the steps of: measuring the amount of NOVX nucleic acid in a sample from the first mammalian subject; and comparing the amount of the nucleic acid in the sample of step (a) to the amount of NOVX nucleic acid present in a control sample from a second mammalian subject known not to have or not be predisposed to, the disease; wherein an alteration in the level of the nucleic acid in the first subject as compared to the control sample indicates the presence of or predisposition to the disease.

[0021] Unless otherwise defined, all technical and scientific terms used herein have the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art to which this invention belongs. Although methods and materials similar or equivalent to those described herein can be used in the practice or testing of the present invention, suitable methods and materials are described below. All publications, patent applications, patents, and other references mentioned herein are incorporated by reference in their entirety. In the case of conflict, the present specification, including definitions, will control. In addition, the materials, methods, and examples are illustrative only and not intended to be limiting.

[0022] Other features and advantages of the invention will be apparent from the following detailed description and claims.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0023] The present invention provides novel nucleotides and polypeptides encoded thereby. Included in the invention are the novel nucleic acid sequences, their encoded polypeptides, antibodies, and other related compounds. The sequences are collectively referred to herein as “NOVX nucleic acids” or “NOVX polynucleotides” and the corresponding encoded polypeptides are referred to as “NOVX polypeptides” or “NOVX proteins.” Unless indicated otherwise, “NOVX” is meant to refer to any of the novel sequences disclosed herein. Table A provides a summary of the NOVX nucleic acids and their encoded polypeptides.

TABLE A
Sequences and Corresponding SEQ ID Numbers
		SEQ	SEQ ID
		ID NO	NO
NOVX	Internal	(nucleic	(amino
Assignment	Identification	acid)	acid)	Homology
1a	CG102071-03	1	2	MAP Kinase Phosphatase-like protein
2a	CG102734-01	3	4	Rab4-like protein
2b	CG102734-02	5	6	RAS-Related protein RAB-like protein
2c	209829447	7	8	Rab4-like protein
3a	CG112785-01	9	10	GPCR-like protein
4a	CG116818-02	11	12	pyruvate carboxylase isoform-like protein
5a	CG117653-02	13	14	ATP binding cassette ABCG1-like protein
6a	CG119674-02	15	16	Orphan Neurotransmitter Transporter NTT5-like
				protein
6b	CG119674-03	17	18	Orphan Neurotransmitter Transporter NTT5-like
				protein
7a	CG120123-02	19	20	Amino acid transporter ATA2-like protein
8a	CC120814-01	21	22	Glutathione S-transferase-like protein
9a	CG122768-01	23	24	Peroxiredoxin 2 like protein-like protein
10a	CG122786-01	25	26	Prostaglandin F Synthase-like protein
11a	CG122795-01	27	28	Serine/Threonine Protein Phosphatase-like protein
12a	CG122805-01	29	30	Ubiquinol-cytochrome C reductase hinge protein
				like-protein
13a	CG123100-01	31	32	Mitogen activated kinase-like protein
14a	CG124136-01	33	34	Striated muscle-specific Serine/Threonine Protein
				kinase-like protein
14b	CG124136-02	35	36	Striated Muscle-Specific Serine/Threonine Protein
				Kinase-like protein
14c	CG124136-03	37	38	Striated muscle-specific Serine/Threonine Protein
				kinase-like protein
14d	283022671	39	40	Striated muscle-specific Serine/Threonine Protein
				kinase-like protein
15a	CG124553-01	41	42	Polypeptide N-acetylgalactosaminyltransferase-
				like protein
15b	276644723	43	44	Polypeptide N-acetylgalactosaminyltransferase-
				like protein
15c	276644750	45	46	Polypeptide N-acetylgalactosaminyltransferase-
				like protein
16a	CG124691-01	47	48	Polypeptide N-Acetylgalactosaminyltransferase-
				like protein
16b	CG124691-01	49	50	Polypeptide N-Acetylgalactosaminyltransferase-
				like protein (taqman panel)
16c	CG124691-01	51	52	UDP-GalNAc Transferase-like protein
17a	CG125169-01	53	54	Alcohol Dehydrogenase Class III CHI Chain-like
				protein
18a	CG125197-01	55	56	Lysophospholipase (Acyl-Protein Thioesterase-1)-
				like protein
19a	CG125215-01	57	58	AMP-binding enzyme-like protein
19b	CG-125215-02	59	60	AMP-binding enzyme-like Protein
20a	CG125332-02	61	62	natriuretic peptide-converting enzyme-like protein
21a	CG125363-01	63	64	Mitogen-activated protein kinase-like protein
22a	CG126012-01	65	66	Zinc transporter-like protein
23a	CG126481-01	67	68	Phosphodiesterase Hydrolase-like protein
23b	CG126481-02	69	70	Phosphodiesterase Hydrolase-like protein
23c	278459554	71	72	Phosphodiesterase Hydrolase-like protein
23d	278463211	73	74	Phosphodiesterase Hydrolase-like protein
23e	278465805	75	76	Phosphodiesterase Hydrolase-like protein
24a	CG127851-01	77	78	Aldose 1-epimerase-like protein
24b	CG127851-02	79	80	Aldose 1-epimerase-like protein
25a	CG127906-01	81	82	Protease-like protein
26a	CG128021-01	83	84	Ubiquitin carboxyl-terminal hydrolase 11-like
				protein
27a	CG128291-01	85	86	Matrix metalloproteinase 19-like protein
28a	CG128380-01	87	88	Calpain family cysteine protease-like protein
29a	CG128439-02	89	90	Endothelial Lipase-like protein
29b	171826603	91	92	Endothelial Lipase-like protein
30a	CG128489-01	93	94	Thyroid peroxidase precursor-like protein
31a	CG128825-01	95	96	Tyrosine-protein kinase receptor FLT3-like
				protein
31b	CG128825-02	97	98	Splice Variant of Tyrosine-protein kinase receptor
				FLT3-like Proteins
32a	CG128891-01	99	100	Myotonic dystrophy kinase-related Cdc42-binding
				kinase (MRCK)-like protein
32b	CG128891-02	101	102	Myotonic dystrophy kinase-related Cdc42-related
				Kinase-like protein
32c	276585662	103	104	IFC-Myotonic dystrophy kinase-related Cdc42-
				related kinase-like protein
33a	CG131490-01	105	106	HEXOKINASE 1-like protein
33b	CG131490-02	107	108	hexokinase 1-like protein splice variant
34a	CG131881-01	109	110	Biphenyl-hydrolase Related Protein-like protein
34b	CG131881-03	111	112	Biphenyl-hydrolase Related Protein like protein
34c	CG131881-04	113	114	Biphenyl-hydrolase Related Protein-like protein
34d	CG131881-05	115	116	Biphenyl-hydrolase Related Protein-like protein
35a	CG133535-01	117	118	Tubulin-Tyrosine Ligase-like protein
36a	CG133558-01	119	120	Dipeptidyl Aminopeptidase Protein 6 (KIAA1492)-
				like protein
37a	CG133589-01	121	122	ADAM-like protein
37b	CG133589-02	123	124	ADAM-like protein
38a	CG133668-01	125	126	Ras-related protein-like protein
38b	CG133668-02	127	128	Ras-related protein-like protein
39a	CG133750-01	129	130	Mixed lineage kinase MLK1-like protein
40a	CG133819-01	131	132	phosplipid-transporting ATPase VB-like
				protein
41a	CG134375-01	133	134	peptidylprolyl isomerase A (Cyclophilin A)-like
				protein
42a	CG135546-01	135	136	Adenylate kinase-like protein
43a	CG136321-01	137	138	Phosphatidylinositol-specific phospholipase-like
				protein
44a	CG136648-01	139	140	Divalent cation transporter-like protein
45a	CG54479-01	141	142	Hepatocyte growth factor-like protein precursor
				(MSP-like protein)
45b	CG4479-02	143	144	Hepatocyte growth factor-like protein precursor
				(MSP-like protein)
45c	CG54479-03	145	146	Hepatocyte growth factor-like protein precursor
				(MSP-like protein)
45d	CG54479-04	147	148	Hepatocyte growth factor-like protein precursor
				(MSP-like protein)
45e	CG54479-05	149	150	Hepatocyte growth factor-like protein precursor
				(MSP-like protein)
45f	CG54479-06	151	152	Hepatocyte growth factor-like protein precursor
				(MSP-like protein)
46a	CG56649-01	153	154	Human membrane-type serine protease 6 (MTSP-
				6)-like protein
46b	169427553	155	156	Human membrane-type serine protease 6 (MTSP-
				6)-like protein
47a	CG57209-01	157	158	Human EMR1 hormone receptor-like protein
47b	CG57209-04	159	160	Human EMR1 hormone receptor-like protein
47c	165275217	161	162	Human EMR1 hormone receptor-like protein
48a	CG59325-01	163	164	Human endometrial cancer related protein, AXL-
				like protein
48b	CG59325-03	165	166	Human endometrial cancer related protein, AXL-
				like protein
48c	CG59325-04	167	168	AXL-receptor tyrosine Kinase-like protein
48d	172557413	169	170	Human axl receptor-like protein
48e	172557493	171	172	Human axl receptor-like protein
48f	172557606	173	174	Human axl receptor-like protein
49a	CG59582-03	175	176	Red Cell Acid Phosphatase 1-like protein

[0024] Table A indicates the homology of NOVX polypeptides to known protein families. Thus, the nucleic acids and polypeptides, antibodies and related compounds according to the invention corresponding to a NOVX as identified in column 1 of Table A will be useful in therapeutic and diagnostic applications implicated in, for example, pathologies and disorders associated with the known protein families identified in column 5 of Table A.

[0025] Pathologies, diseases, disorders and condition and the like that are associated with NOVX sequences include, but are not limited to: e.g., cardiomyopathy, atherosclerosis, hypertension, congenital heart defects, aortic stenosis, atrial septal defect (ASD), atrioventricular (A-V) canal defect, ductus arteriosus, pulmonary steniosis, subaortic stenosis, ventricular septal defect (VSD), valve diseases, tuberous sclerosis, scleroderma, obesity, metabolic disturbances associated with obesity, transplantation, adrenoleukodystrophy, congenital adrenal hyperplasia, prostate cancer, diabetes, metabolic disorders. neoplasm; adenocarcinoma, lymphoma, uterus cancer, fertility, hemophilia, hypercoagulation, idiopathic thorombocytopenic purpura, immunodeficienicies, graft versus host disease, AIDS, bronchial asthma, Crohn's disease: multiple sclerosis, treatment of Albright Hereditary Ostoedystrophy, infectious disease, anorexia, cancer-associated cachexia, cancer, neurodegenerative disorders, Alzheimer's Disease, Parkinson's Disorder, immune disorders, hematopoietic disorders, and the various dyslipidemias,] of the metabolic syndrome X and wasting disorders associated with chronic diseases and various cancers, as shell as conditions such as transplantation and fertility.]

[0026] NOVX nucleic acids and their encoded polypeptides are useful in a variety of applications and contexts. The various NOVX nucleic acids and polypeptides according to the invention are useful as novel members of the protein families according to the presence of domains and sequence relatedness to previously described proteins. Additionally, NOVX nucleic acids and polypeptides can also be used to identify proteins that are members of the family to which the NOVX polypeptides belong.

[0027] Consistent with other known members of the family of proteins, identified in column 5 of Table A, the NOVX polypeptides of the present invention show homology to, and contain domains that are characteristic of, other members of such protein families. Details of the sequence relatedness and domain analysis for each NOVX are presented in Example A.

[0028] The NOVX nucleic acids and polypeptides can also be used to screen for molecules, which inhibit or enhance NOVX activity or function. Specifically, the nucleic acids and polypeptides according to the invention may be used as targets for the identification of small molecules that modulate or inhibit diseases associated with the protein families listed in Table A.

[0029] The NOVX nucleic acids and polypeptides are also useful for detecting specific cell types. Details of the expression analysis for each NOVX are presented in Example C. Accordingly, the NOVX nucleic acids, polypeptides, antibodies and related compounds according to the invention will have diagnostic and therapeutic applications in the detection of a variety of diseases with differential expression in normal vs. diseased tissues, e.g. detection of a variety of cancers.

[0030] Additional utilities for NOVX nucleic acids and polypeptides according to the invention are disclosed herein.

[0031] NOVX Clones

[0032] NOVX nucleic acids and their encoded polypeptides are useful in a variety of applications and contexts. The various NOVX nucleic acids and polypeptides according to the invention are useful as novel members of the protein families according to the presence of domains and sequence relatedness to previously described proteins. Additionally, NOVX nucleic acids and polypeptides can also be used to identity proteins that are members of the family to which the NOVX polypeptides belong.

[0033] The NOVX genes and their corresponding encoded proteins are useful for preventing, treating or ameliorating medical conditions, e.g., by protein or gene therapy. Pathological conditions can be diagnosed by determining the amount of the new protein in a sample or by determining the presence of mutations in the new genes. Specific uses are described for each of the NOVX genes, based on the tissues in which they are most highly expressed. Uses include developing products for the diagnosis or treatment of a variety of diseases and disorders.

[0034] The NOVX nucleic acids and proteins of the invention are useful in potential diagnostic and therapeutic applications and as a research tool. These include serving as a specific or selective nucleic acid or protein diagnostic and/or prognostic marker, wherein the presence or amount of the nucleic acid or the protein are to be assessed, as well as potential therapeutic applications such as the following: (i) a protein therapeutic, (ii) a small molecule drug target, (iii) an antibody target (therapeutic, diagnostic, drug targeting/cytotoxic antibody), (iv) a nucleic acid useful in gene therapy (gene delivery/gene ablation), and (v) a composition promoting tissue regeneration in vitro and in vivo (vi) a biological defense weapon.

[0035] In one specific embodiment, the invention includes an isolated polypeptide comprising an amino acid sequence selected from the group consisting of: (a) a mature form of the amino acid sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NO: 2n, wherein n is an integer between 1 and 88; (b) a variant of a mature form of the amino acid sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NO: 2n, wherein n is an integer between 1 and 88, wherein any amino acid in the mature form is changed to a different amino acid, provided that no more than 15% of the amino acid residues in the sequence of the mature form are so changed; (c) an amino acid sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NO: 2n, wherein n is an integer between 1 and 88; (d) a variant of the amino acid sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NO: 2n, wherein n is an integer between 1 and 88 wherein any amino acid specified in the chosen sequence is changed to a different amino acid, provided that no more than 15% of the amino acid residues in the sequence are so changed; and (e) a fragment of any of (a) through (d).

[0036] In another specific embodiment, the invention includes an isolated nucleic acid molecule comprising a nucleic acid sequence encoding a polypeptide comprising an amino acid sequence selected from the group consisting of: (a) a mature form of the amino acid sequence given SEQ ID NO: 2n, wherein n is an integer between 1 and 88; (b) a variant of a mature form of the amino acid sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NO: 2n, wherein n is an integer between 1 and 88 wherein any amino acid in the mature form of the chosen sequence is changed to a different amino acid, provided that no more than 15% of the amino acid residues in the sequence of the mature form are so changed; (c) the amino acid sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NO: 2n, wherein n is an integer between 1 and 88; (d) a variant of the amino acid sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NO: 2n, wherein n is an integer between 1 and 88, in which any amino acid specified in the chosen sequence is changed to a different amino acid, provided that no more than 15% of the amino acid residues in the sequence are so changed; (e) a nucleic acid fragment encoding at least a portion of a polypeptide comprising the amino acid sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NO: 2n, wherein n is an integer between 1 and 88 or any variant of said polypeptide wherein any amino acid of the chosen sequence is changed to a different amino acid, provided that no more than 10% of the amino acid residues in the sequence are so changed; and (f) the complement of any of said nucleic acid molecules.

[0037] In yet another specific embodiment, the invention includes an isolated nucleic acid molecule, wherein said nucleic acid molecule comprises a nucleotide sequence selected from the group consisting of: (a) the nucleotide sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NO: 2n−1, wherein n is an integer between 1 and 88; (b) a nucleotide sequence wherein one or more nucleotides in the nucleotide sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NO: 2n−1, wherein n is an integer between 1 and 88 is changed from that selected from the group consisting of the chosen sequence to a different nucleotide provided that no more than 15% of the nucleotides are so changed; (c) a nucleic acid fragment of the sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NO: 2n−1, wherein n is an integer between 1 and 88; and (d) a nucleic acid fragment wherein one or more nucleotides in the nucleotide sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NO: 2n−1, wherein n is an integer between 1 and 88 is changed from that selected from the group consisting of the chosen sequence to a different nucleotide provided that no more than 15% of the nucleotides are so changed.

[0038] NOVX Nucleic Acids and Polypeptides

[0039] One aspect of the invention pertains to isolated nucleic acid molecules that encode NOVX polypeptides or biologically active portions thereof. Also included in the invention are nucleic acid fragments sufficient for use as hybridization probes to identify NOVX-encoding nucleic acids (e g A NOVX mRNAs) and fragments for use as PCR primers for the amplification and/or mutation of NOVX nucleic acid molecules. As used herein, the term “nucleic acid molecule” is intended to include DNA molecules (e.g., cDNA or genomic DNA), RNA molecules (e.g., mRNA), analogs of the DNA or RNA generated using nucleotide analogs, and derivatives, fragments and homologs thereof The nucleic acid molecule may be single-stranded or double-stranded, but preferably is comprised double-stranded DNA.

[0040] A NOVX nucleic acid can encode a mature NOVX polypeptide. As used herein, a “mature” form of a polypeptide or protein disclosed in the present invention is the product of a naturally occurring polypeptide or precursor form or proprotein. The naturally occurring polypeptide, precursor or proprotein includes, by way of nonlimiting example, the full-length gene product encoded by the corresponding gene. Alternatively, it may be defined as the polypeptide, precursor or proprotein encoded by an ORF described herein. The product “mature” form arises, by way of nonlimiting example, as a result of one or more naturally occurring processing steps that may take place within the cell (e g., host cell) in which the gene product arises. Examples of such processing steps leading to a “mature” form of a polypeptide or protein include the cleavage of the N-terminal methionine residue encoded by the initiation codon of an ORF, or the proteolytic cleavage of a signal peptide or leader sequence. Thus a mature form arising from a precursor polypeptide or protein that has residues 1 to N, where residue 1 is the N-terminal methionine, would have residues 2 through N remaining after removal of the N-terminal methionine. Alternatively, a mature form arising from a precursor polypeptide or protein having residues 1 to N, in which an N-terminal signal sequence from residue 1 to residue M is cleaved, would have the residues from residue M+1 to residue N remaining. Further as used herein, a “mature” form of a polypeptide or protein may arise from a step of post-translational modification other than a proteolytic cleavage event. Such additional processes include, by way of non-limiting example, glycosylation, myristylation or phosphorylation. In general, a mature polypeptide or protein may result from the operation of only one of these processes, or a combination of any of them.

[0041] The term “probe”, as utilized herein, refers to nucleic acid sequences of variable length, preferably between at least about 10 nucleotides (nt), about 100 nt, or as many as approximately, e.g., 6,000 nt, depending upon the specific use. Probes are used in the detection of identical, similar, or complementary nucleic acid sequences. Longer length probes are generally obtained from a natural or recombinant source, are highly specific, and much slower to hybridize than shorter-length oligomer probes. Probes may be single-stranded or double-stranded and designed to have specificity in PCR, membrane-based hybridization technologies, or ELISA-like technologies.

[0042] The term “isolated” nucleic acid molecule, as used herein, is a nucleic acid that is separated from other nucleic acid molecules which are present in the natural source of the nucleic acid. Preferably, an “isolated” nucleic acid is free of sequences which naturally flank the nucleic acid (i.e., sequences located at the 5′- and 3′-termini of the nucleic acid) in the genomic DNA of the organism from which the nucleic acid is derived. For example, in various embodiments, the isolated NOVX nucleic acid molecules can contain less than about 5 kb, 4 kb, 3 kb, 2 kb, 1 kb, 0.5 kb or 0.1 kb of nucleotide sequences which naturally flank the nucleic acid molecule in genomic DNA of the cell/tissue from which the nucleic acid is derived (e.g., brain, heart, liver, spleen, etc.). Moreover, an “isolated” nucleic acid molecule, such as a cDNA molecule, can be substantially free of other cellular material, or culture medium, or of chemical precursors or other chemicals.

[0043] A nucleic acid molecule of the invention, e.g., a nucleic acid molecule having the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO: 2n−1, wherein n is an integer between 1 and 88, or a complement of this nucleotide sequence, can be isolated using standard molecular biology techniques and the sequence information provided herein. Using all or a portion of the nucleic acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 2n−1, wherein n is an integer between 1 and 88, as a hybridization probe, NOVX molecules can be isolated using standard hybridization and cloning techniques (e.g., as described in Sambrook, et. al., (eds.), MOLECULAR CLONING: A LABORATORY MANUAL 2nd Ed., Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press, Cold Spring Harbor, N.Y., 1989; and Ausubel, et al., (eds.), CURRENT PROTOCOLS IN MOLECULAR BIOLOGY, John Wiley & Sons, New York, N.Y. 1993.)

[0044] A nucleic acid of the invention can be amplified using cDNA, mRNA or alternatively, genomic DNA, as a template with appropriate oligonucleotide primers according to standard PCR amplification techniques. The nucleic acid so amplified can be cloned into an appropriate vector and characterized by DNA sequence analysis. Furthermore, oligonucleotides corresponding to NOVX nucleotide sequences can be prepared by standard synthetic techniques, e.g., using an automated DNA synthesizer.

[0045] As used herein, the term oligonucleotide refers to a series of linked nucleotide residues. A short oligonucleotide sequence may be based on, or designed from, a genomic or cDNA sequence and is used to amplify, confirm, or reveal the presence of an identical, similar or complementary DNA or RNA in a particular cell or tissue. Oligonucleotides comprise a nucleic acid sequence having( about 10 nt. 50 nt, or 100 nt in length, preferably about 15 nt to 30 nt in length. In one embodiment of the invention, an oligonucleotide comprising a nucleic acid molecule less than 100 nt in length would further comprise at least 6 contiguous nucleotides of SEQ ID NO: 2n−1, wherein n is an integer between 1 and 88, or a complement thereof. Oligonucleotides may be chemically synthesized and may also be used as probes.

[0046] In another embodiment, an isolated nucleic acid molecule of the invention comprises a nucleic acid molecule that is a complement of the nucleotide sequence shown in SEQ ID NO: 2n−1, wherein n is an integer between 1 and 88, or a portion of this nucleotide sequence (e.g., a fragment that can be used as a probe or primer or a fragment encoding a biologically-active portion of a NOVX polypeptide). A nucleic acid molecule that is complementary to the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO: 2n−1, wherein n is an integer between 1 and 88, is one that is sufficiently complementary to the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO: 2n−1, wherein n is an integer between 1 and 88. that it can hydrogen bond with few or no mismatches to the nucleotide sequence shown in SEQ ID NO: 2n−1, wherein i? is an integer between 1 and 88, thereby forming a stable duplex.

[0047] As used herein, the term “complementary” refers to Watson−Crick or Hoogsteen base pairing between nucleotides units of a nucleic acid molecule, and the term “binding” means the physical or chemical interaction between two polypeptides or compounds or associated polypeptides or compounds or combinations thereof. Binding includes ionic, non−ionic, van der Waals, hydrophobic interactions, and the like. A physical interaction can be either direct or indirect. Indirect interactions may be through, or due to the effects of another polypeptide or compound. Direct binding refers to interactions that do not take place through, or due to, the effect of another polypeptide or Compound, but instead are without other substantial chemical intermediates.

[0048] “fragment” provided herein is defined as a sequence of at least 6 (contiguous) nucleic acids or at least 4 (contiguous) amino acids, a length sufficient to allow for specific hybridization in the case of nucleic acids or for specific recognition of an epitope in the case of amino acids, and is at most some portion less than a full length sequence. Fragments may be derived from any contiguous portion of a nucleic acid or amino acid sequence of choice.

[0049] A full-length NOVX clone is identified as containing an ATG translation start codon and an in-frame stop codon. Any disclosed NOVX nucleotide sequence lacking an ATG start codon therefore encodes a truncated C-terminal fragment of the respective NOVX polypeptide, and requires that the corresponding full-length cDNA extend in the 5′ direction of the disclosed sequence. Any disclosed NOVX nucleotide sequence lacking an in-frame stop codon similarly encodes a truncated N-terminal fragment of the respective NOVX polypeptide, and requires that the corresponding full-length cDNA extend in the 3′ direction of the disclosed sequence.

[0050] A “derivative” is a nucleic acid sequence or amino acid sequence formed from the native compounds either directly, by modification or partial substitution. An “analog” is a nucleic acid sequence or amino acid sequence that has a structure similar to, but not identical to, the native compound, e.g. they differs from it in respect to certain components or side chains. Analogs may be synthetic or derived from a different evolutionary origin and may have a similar or opposite metabolic activity compared to wild type. A “homolog” is a nucleic acid sequence or amino acid sequence of a particular gene that is derived from different species.

[0051] Derivatives and analogs may be full length or other than full length. Derivatives or analogs of the nucleic acids or proteins of the invention include, but are not limited to, molecules comprising regions that are substantially homologous to the nucleic acids or proteins of the invention, in various embodiments, by at least about 70%, 80%, or 95% identity (with a preferred identity of 80-95%) over a nucleic acid or amino acid sequence of identical size or when compared to an aligned sequence in which the alignment is done by a computer homology program known in the art, or whose encoding nucleic acid is capable of hybridizing to the complement of a sequence encoding the proteins under stringent, moderately stringent, or low stringent conditions. See e.g. Ausubel, et al., CURRENT PROTOCOLS IN MOLECULAR BIOLOGY, John Wiley & Sons, New York, N.Y., 1993, and below.

[0052] A “homologous nucleic acid sequence” or “homologous amino acid sequence,” or variations thereof, refer to sequences characterized by a homology at the nucleotide level or amino acid level as discussed above. Homologous nucleotide sequences include those sequences coding for isoforms of NOVX polypeptides. Isoforms can be expressed in different tissues of the same organism as a result of, for example, alternative splicing of RNA. Alternatively, isoforms can be encoded by different genes. In the invention, homologous nucleotide sequences include nucleotide sequences encoding for a NOVX polypeptide of species other than humans, including, but not limited to: vertebrates, and thus can include, e.g., frog, mouse, rat, rabbit, dog, cat, cow, horse, and other organisms. Homologous nucleotide sequences also include, but are not limited to, naturally occurring allelic variations and mutations of the nucleotide sequences set forth herein. A homologous nucleotide sequence does not, however, include the exact nucleotide sequence encoding human NOVX protein, homologous nucleic acid sequences include those nucleic acid sequences that encode conservative amino acid substitutions (see below) in SEQ ID NO: 2n−1, wherein n is an integer between 1 and 88, as well as a polypeptide possessing NOVX biological activity. Various biological activities of the NOVX proteins are described below.

[0053] A NOVX polypeptide is encoded by the open reading frame (“ORF”) of a NOVX nucleic acid. An ORF corresponds to a nucleotide sequence that could potentially be translated into a polypeptide. A stretch of nucleic acids comprising an ORF is uninterrupted by a stop codon. An ORF that represents the coding sequence for a full protein begins with an ATG “start” codon and terminates with one of tile three “stop” codons, namely, TAA, TAG, or TGA. For the purposes of this invention, an ORF may be any part of a coding sequence, with or without a start codon, a stop codon, or both. For an ORF to be considered as a good candidate for coding for a bona fide cellular protein, a minimum size requirement is often set, e g., a stretch of DNA that would encode a protein of 50 amino acids or more.

[0054] The nucleotide sequences determined from the cloning of the human NOVX genes allows for the generation of probes and primers designed for use in identifying and/or cloning NOVX homologous in other cell types, e.g. from other tissues, as well as NOVX homologous from other vertebrates. The probe/primer typically comprises substantially purified oligonucleotide. The oligonucleotide typically comprises a region of nucleotide sequence that hybridizes under stringent conditions to at least about 12, 25, 50, 100, 150, 200, 250, 300, 350 or 400 consecutive sense strand nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO: 2n−1, wherein n is an integer between 1 and 88; or an anti-sense strand nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO: 2,n−1, wherein n is an integer between 1 and 88; or of a naturally occurring mutant of SEQ ID NO: 2n−1, wherein n is an integer between 1 and 88.

[0055] Probes based on the human NOVX nucleotide sequences can be used to detect transcripts or genomic sequences encoding the same or homologous proteins. In various 1 5 embodiments, the probe has a detectable label attached. e.g., the label can be a radioisotope, a fluorescent compound, an enzyme, or an enzyme co-factor. Such probes can be used as a part of a diagnostic test kit for identifying cells or tissues which mis-express a NOVX protein, such as by measuring a level of a NOVX-encoding nucleic acid in a sample of cells from a subject e.g., detecting NOVX mRNA levels or determining whether a genomic NOVX gene has been mutated or deleted.

[0056] “A polypeptide having a biologically-active portion of a NOVX polypeptide” refers to polypeptides exhibiting activity similar, but not necessarily identical to, an activity of a polypeptide of the invention, including mature forms, as measured in a particular biological assay, with or without dose dependency. A nucleic acid fragment encoding a “biologically-active portion of NOVX” can be prepared by isolating a portion of SEQ ID NO: 2,n−1, wherein n is an integer between 1 and 88, that encodes a polypeptide having a NOVX biological activity (the biological activities of the NOVX proteins are described below), expressing the encoded portion of NOVX protein (e.g., by recombinant expression in vitro) and assessing the activity of the encoded portion of NOVX.

[0057] NOVX Nucleic Acid and Polypeptide Variants

[0058] The invention further encompasses nucleic acid molecules that differ from the nucleotide sequences of SEQ ID NO: 2n−1, wherein n is an integer between 1 and 88, due to degeneracy of the genetic code and thus encode the same NOVX proteins as that encoded by the nucleotide sequences of SEQ ID NO: 2n−l, wherein n is an integer between 1 and 88. In another embodiment, an isolated nucleic acid molecule of the invention has a nucleotide sequence encoding a protein having an amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 2n, wherein n is an integer between 1 and 88.

[0059] In addition to the human NOVX nucleotide sequences of SEQ ID NO: 2n−1 wherein n is an integer between 1 and 88, it will be appreciated by those skilled in the art that DNA sequence polymorphisms that lead to changes in the amino acid sequences of the NOVX polypeptides may exist within a population (e.g., the human population). Such genetic polymorphism in the NOVX genes may exist among individuals within a population due to natural allelic variation. As used herein, the terms “genie” and “recombinant gene” refer to nucleic acid molecules comprising an open reading frame (ORF) encoding a NOVX protein, preferably a vertebrate NOVX protein. Such natural allelic variations can typically result in 1-5% variance in the nucleotide sequence of the NOVX genes. Any and all such nucleotide variations and resulting amino acid polymorphisms in the NOVX polypeptides, which are the result of natural allelic variation and that do not alter the functional activity of the NOVX polypeptides, are intended to be within the scope of the invention.

[0060] Moreover, nucleic acid molecules encoding NOVX proteins from other species, and thus that have a nucleotide sequence that differs from a human SEQ ID NO: 2n−1, wherein n is an integer between 1 and 88. are intended to be within the scope of the invention. Nucleic acid molecules corresponding to natural allelic variants and homologous of the NOVX cDNAs of the invention call be isolated based on their homology to the human NOVX nucleic acids disclosed herein using the human cDNAs, or a portion thereof, as a hybridization probe according to standard hybridization techniques under stringent hybridization conditions.

[0061] Accordingly, in another embodiment, an isolated nucleic acid molecule of the invention is at least 6 nucleotides in length and hybridizes under stringent conditions to the nucleic acid molecule comprising the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO: 2n−1 , wherein n is an integer between 1 and 88. In another embodiment, the nucleic acid is at least 10, 25, 50, 100, 250, 500, 750, 1000, 1500, or 2000 or more nucleotides in length. In yet another 30 embodiment, an isolated nucleic acid molecule of the invention hybridizes to the coding region. As used herein, the term “hybridizes under stringent conditions” is intended to describe conditions for hybridization and washing under which nucleotide sequences at least about 65% homologous to each other typically remain hybridized to each other.

[0062] Homologs (i.e., nucleic acids encoding NOVX proteins derived from species other than human) or other related sequences (e g., paralogs) can be obtained by low, moderate or high stringency hybridization with all or a portion of the particular human sequence as a probe using methods well known in the art for nucleic acid hybridization and cloning.

[0063] As used herein, the phrase “stringent hybridization conditions” refers to conditions under which a probe, primer or oligonucleotide will hybridize to its target sequence, but to no other sequences. Stringent conditions are sequence-dependent and will be different in different circumstances. Longer sequences hybridize specifically at higher temperatures than shorter sequences. Generally, stringent conditions are selected to be about 5° C. lower than the thermal melting point (Tm) for the specific sequence at a defined ionic strength and pH. The Tm is the temperature (under defined ionic strength, pH and nucleic acid concentration) at which 50% of the probes complementary to the target sequence hybridize to the target sequence at equilibrium. Since the target sequences are generally present at excess, at Tm, 50% of the probes arc occupied at equilibrium. Typically, stringent conditions will be those in which the salt concentration is less than about 1.0 M sodium ion, typically about 0.01 to 1.0 M sodium ion (or other salts) at pH 7.0 to 8.3 and the temperature is at least about 30° C. for short probes, primers or oligonucleotides (e.g., 10 nt to 50 nt) and at least about 60° C. for longer probes, primers and oligonucleotides. Stringent conditions may also be achieved with the addition of destabilizing agents, such as formamide.

[0064] Stringent conditions are known to those skilled in the art and can be found in Ausubel. et. al., (eds.), CURRENT PROTOCOLS IN MOLECULAR BIOLOGY, John Wiley & Sons, N.Y. (1989), 6.3.1-6.3.6. Preferably, the conditions arc such that sequences at least about 65%. 70%, 75%, 85%, 90%, 95%, 98%. or 99% homologous to each other typically remain hybridized to each other. A non-limiting example of stringent hybridization conditions are hybridization in a high salt buffer comiiprising 6×SSC, 50 miiM Tris-HCl (pH 7.5), 1 mM EDTA, 0.02% PVP, 0.02% Ficoll, 0.02% BSA, and 500 mg/mil denatured salmon sperm DNA at 65° C., followed by one or more washes in 0.2×SSC, 0.01% BSA at 50° C. An isolated nucleic acid molecule of the invention that hybridizes under stringent conditions to a sequence of SEQ ID NO: 2n−1, wherein n is an integer between 1 and 88, corresponds to a naturally-occurring nucleic acid molecule. As used herein, a “naturally-occurring” nucleic acid molecule refers to an RNA or DNA molecule having a nucleotide sequence that occurs in nature (e.g., encodes a natural protein).

[0065] In a second embodiment, a nucleic acid sequence that is hybridizable to the nucleic acid molecule comprising the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO: 2n−1, wherein n is an integer between 1 and 88, or fragments, analogs or derivatives thereof, under conditions of moderate stringency is provided. A non-limiting example of moderate stringency hybridization conditions are hybridization in 6×SSC, 5× Reinhardt's solution, 0.5% SDS and 100 mg/ml denatured salmon sperm DNA at 55 ° C., followed by one or more washes in 5×SSC, 0.1% SDS at 37° C. Other conditions of moderate stringency that may be used are well-known within the art. See, e g., Ausubel, et al. (eds.), 1993, CURRENT PROTOCOLS IN MOLECULAR BIOLOGY, John Wiley & Sons, NY, and Krieger, 1990; GENE TRANSFER AND EXPRESSION, A LABORATORY MANUAL, Stockton Press, NY.

[0066] In a third embodiment, a nucleic acid that is hybridizable to the nucleic acid molecule comprising the nucleotide sequences of SEQ ID NO: 2n−1, wherein n is an integer between 1 and 88. or fragments, analogs or derivatives thereof, under conditions of low stringency, is provided. A non-limiting example of low stringency hybridization conditions are hybridization in 35% formiamide, 5×SSC, 50 mM Tris-HCl (pH 7.5), 5 mM EDTA, 0.02% PVP, 0.02% Ficoll, 0.2% BSA, 100 mg/ml denatured salmon sperm DNA, 10% (wt/vol) dextrani sulfate at 40° C. followed by one or more washes in 2×SSC, 25 mM Tris-HCl (pH 7.4), 5 mM EDTA, and 0.1% SDS at 50° C. Other conditions of low stringcncy that may be used are well known in the art e.g., as employed for cross-species hybridizations). See, e.g., Ansubel. et. al., (eds.), 1993, CURRENT PROTOCOLS IN MOLECULAR BIOLOGY, John Wiley & Sons, NY, and Kreigler, 1990. GENE TRANSFER AND EXPRESSION. A LABORATORY MANUAL. Stockton Stress, NY; Shilo and Weinberg, 1981, Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 78: 6789-6792.

[0067] Conservative Mutations

[0068] In addition to naturally-occurring allelic variants of NOVX sequences that may exist in the population, the skilled artisan will further appreciate that changes can be introduced by mutation into the nucleotide sequences of SEQ ID NO: 2n−1, wherein n is an integer between 1 and 88, thereby leading to changes in the amino acid sequences of the encoded NOVX protein, without altering the functional ability of that NOVX protein. For example, nucleotide substitutions leading to amino acid substitutions at “non-essential” amino acid residues can be made in the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 2n, wherein n is an integer between 1 and 88. A “non-essential” amino acid residue is a residue that can be altered from the wild-type sequences of the NOVX proteins without altering their biological activity, whereas an “essential” amino acid residue is required for such biological activity. For example, amino acid residues that are conserved among the NOVX proteins of the invention are predicted to be particularly non-amendable to alteration. Amino acids for which conservative substitutions can be made are well-known within the art.

[0069] Another aspect of the invention pertains to nucleic acid molecules encoding NOVX proteins that contain changes in amino acid residues that are not essential for activity. Such NOVX proteins differ in amino acid sequence from SEQ ID NO: 2n−l, wherein n is an integer between 1 and 88, yet retain biological activity. In one embodiment, the isolated nucleic acid molecule comprises a nucleotide sequence encoding a protein, wherein the protein comprises an amino acid sequence at least about 40% homologous to the amino acid sequences of SEQ ID NO: 2n, wherein n is an integer between 1 and 88. Preferably, the protein encoded by the nucleic acid molecule is at least about 60% homologous to SEQ ID NO: 2n, wherein n is an integer between 1 and 88; more preferably at least about 70% homologous to SEQ ID NO: 2n, wherein n is an integer between 1 and 88; still more preferably at least about 80% homologous to SEQ ID NO: 2n, wherein n is an integer between 1 and 88; even more preferably at least about 90% homologous to SEQ ID NO: 2n, wherein n os an initerger between 1 and 88; and most preferably at least about 95% honologous to SEQ ID NO: 2n, wherein n is an integer between 1 and 88.

[0070] An isolated nucleic acid molecule encoding a NOVX protein homologous to the protein of SEQ ID NO: 2n, wherein n is an integer between 1 and 88. can be created by introducing one or more nucleotide substitutions, additions or deletions into the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO: 2n−1, wherein n is an integer between 1 and 88. such that one or more amino acid substitutions, additions or deletions are introduced into the encoded protein.

[0071] Mutations can be introduced any one of SEQ ID NO: 2n−1, wherein n is an integer between 1 and 88, by standard techniques, such as site-directed mutagenesis and PCR-mediated mutagenesis. Preferably conservative amino acid substitutions are made at one or more predicted, non-essential amino acid residues. A “conservative amino acid substitution” is one in which the amino acid residue is replaced with an amino acid residue having a similar side chain. Families of amino acid residues having similar side chains have been defined within the art. These families include amino acids with basic side chains (e.g., lysine, arginine, histidine), acidic side chains (e.g., aspartic acid, glutamic acid), uncharged polar side chains (e.g., glycine, asparagine, glutamine, serine, therein, tyrosine, cysteine), nonpolar side chains (e g., alanine, valine, leucine, isoleucine, proline, phenylalanine, methionine, tryptophan), beta-branched side chains (e.g., threonine, valine, isoleucine) and aromatic side chains (e.g., tyrosine, phenylalanine, tryptophan, histidine). Thus, a predicted non-essential amino acid residue in the NOVX protein is replaced with another amino acid residue from the same side chain family. Alternatively, in another embodiment, mutations can be introduced randomly along all or part of a NOVX coding sequence, such as by saturation mutagenesis, and the resultant mutants can be screened for NOVX biological activity to identify mutants that retain activity. Following mutagenesis of a nucleic acid of SEQ ID NO: 2n−1, wherein n is an integer between 1 and 88, the encoded protein can be expressed by any recombinant technology known in the art and the activity of the protein can be determined.

[0072] The relatedness of amino acid families may also be determined based on side chain interactions. Substituted amino acids may be fully conserved “strong” residues or fully conserved “weak” residues. The “strong” group of conserved amino acid residues may be any one of the following groups: STA, NEQK, NHQK, NDEQ, QHRK, MILV, MILF, HY, FYW, wherein the single letter amino acid codes are grouped by those amino acids that may be substituted for each other. Likewise, the “weak” group of conserved residues may be any one of the following: CSA, ATV, SAG, STNK, STPA, SGND, SNDEQK, NDEQHK, NEQHRK, HFY, wherein the letters within each group represent the single letter amino acid code.

[0073] In one embodiment, a mutant NOVX protein can be assayed for (i) the ability to form protein:protein interactions with other NOVX proteins, other cell-surface proteins, or biologically-active portions thereof, (ii) complex formation between a mutant NOVX protein and a NOVX ligand; or (iii) the ability of a mutant NOVX protein to bind to an intracellular target protein or biologically-active portion thereof; (e.g., avidin proteins).

[0074] In yet another embodiment, a mutant NOVX protein can be assayed for the ability to regulate a specific biological function (e.g.. regulation of insulin release).

[0075] Antisense Nucleic Acids

[0076] Another aspect of the invention pertains to isolated antisense nucleic acid molecules that are hybridizable to or complementary to the nucleic acid molecule comprising the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO: 2n−1, wherein n is an integer between 1 and 88, or fragments, analogs or derivatives thereof. An “antisense” nucleic acid comprises a nucleotide sequence that is complementary to a “sense” nucleic acid encoding a protein (e.g., complementary to the coding strand of a double-stranded cDNA molecule or complementary to an mRNA sequence). In specific aspects, antisense nucleic acid molecules are provided that comprise a sequence complementary to at least about 10, 25, 50, 100, 250 or 500 nucleotides or an entire NOVX coding strand, or to only a portion thereof. Nucleic acid molecules encoding fragments, homologs, derivatives and analogs of a NOVX protein of SEQ ID NO: 2n, wherein n is an integer between 1 and 88, or antisense nucleic acids complementary to a NOVX nucleic acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 2n−1, wherein n is an integer between 1 and 88, are additionally provided.

[0077] In one embodiment, an antisense nucleic acid molecule is antisense to a “coding region” of the coding strand of a nucleotide sequence encoding a NOVX protein. The term “coding region” refers to the region of the nucleotide sequence comprising codons which are translated into amino acid residues. In another embodiment, the antisense nucleic acid molecule is antisense to a “noncoding region” of the coding,, strand of a nucleotide sequence encoding the NOVX protein. The term “noncoding region” refers to 5′ and 3′ sequences which flank the coding region that are not translated into amino acids (i.e., also referred to as 5′ and 3′ untranslated regions).

[0078] Given the coding strand sequences encoding the NOVX protein disclosed herein, antisense nucleic acids of the invention can be designed according to the rules of Watson and Crick or Hoogsteen base pairing. The antisense nucleic acid molecule can be complementary to the entire coding region of NOVX mRNA, but more preferably is an oligonucleotide that is antisense to only a portion of the coding or noncoding region of NOVX mRNA. For example, the antisense oligonucleotide can be complementary to the region surrounding the translation start site of NOVX mRNA. An antisense oligonucleotide can be, for example, about 5, 10, 15, 20, 25 30, 35. 40, 45 or 50 nucleotides in length. An antisense nucleic acid of the invention can be constructed using chemical synthesis or enzymatic ligation reactions using procedures known in the art. For example, an antisense nucleic acid (e.g., an antisense oligonucleotide can be chemically synthesized using naturally-occurring nucleotides or variously modified nucleotides designed to increase the biological stability of the molecules or to increase the physical stability of the duplex formed between the antisense and sense nucleic acids (e g., phosphorothioate derivatives and acridine substituted nucleotides can be used).

[0079] Examples of modified nucleotides that can be used to generate the antisense nucleic acid include: 5-fluorouracil, 5-bromouracil, 5-chlorouracil, 5-iodouracil, hypoxanthine, xanthine, 4-acetylcytosine, 5-carboxymethylaminomethyl-2-thiouridine, 5-(carboxyhydroxylmethyl)uracil, 5-carboxymethylaminomethyluracil, dihydrouracil, beta-D-galactosylqueosine, inosine, N6-isopentenyladenine, 1-methylguanine, 1-methylinosine, 2,2-dimethylguanine, 2-methyladenine, 2-methylguanine, 5-methoxyuracil, 3-methylcytosine, 5-methylcytosine, N6-adenine, 7-methylguanine, 5-methylaminomethyluracil, 5-methoxyaminomethyl-2-thiouracil, 2-thiouracil, 4-thiouracil, beta-D-mannosylqueosine, 5′-methoxycarboxymethyluracil, 2-methylthio-N6-isopentenyladenine, uracil-5-oxyacetic acid (v), wybutoxosine, pseudouracil, queosine, 2-thiocytosine, 5-methyl-2-thiouracil, 5-methyluracil, uracil-5-oxyacetic acid methylester, uracil-5-oxyacetic acid (v), 5-methyl-2-thiouracil, 3-(3 -amino-3-N-2-carboxypropyl) uracil, (acp3)w, and 2,6-diaminopurine. Alternatively, the antisense nucleic acid can be produced biologically using an expression vector into which a nucleic acid has been subcloned in an antisense orientation (i.e., RNA transcribed from the inserted nucleic acid will be of an antisense orientation to a target nucleic acid of interest, described further in the following subsection).

[0080] The antisense nucleic acid molecules of the invention are typically administered to a subject or generated in situ such that they hybridize with or bind to cellular mRNA and/or genomic DNA encoding a NOVX protein to thereby inhibit expression of the protein (e g., by inhibiting transcription and/or translation). The hybridization can be by conventional nucleotide complemenitarity to form a stable duplex, or, for example, in the case of an antisense nucleic acid molecule that binds to DNA duplexes, through specific interactions in the major groove of the double helix. An example of a route of administration of antisense nucleic acid molecules of the invention includes direct injection at a tissue site. Alternatively, antisense nucleic acid molecules can be modified to target selected cells and then administered systemically. For example, for systematic administration, antisense molecules can be modified such that they specifically bind to receptors or antigens expressed on a selected cell surface (e.g., by linking the antisense nucleic acid molecules to peptides or antibodies that bind to cell surface receptors or antigens). The antisense nucleic acid molecules can also be delivered to cells using the vectors described herein. To achieve sufficient nucleic acid molecules, vector constructs in which the antisense nucleic acid molecule is placed under the control of a strong pol II or pol III promoter are preferred.

[0081] In yet another embodiment, the antisense nucleic acid molecule of the invention is an α-anomeric nucleic acid molecule. An α-anomeric nucleic acid molecule forms specific double-stranded hybrids with complementary RNA in which, contrary to the usual β-units, the strands run parallel to each other. See, e.g., Gaultier, et. al., 1987, Nucl. Acids Res. 15: 6625-6641. The antisense nucleic acid molecule can also comprise a 2′-o-methylribonucleotide (See, e.g., Inoue, et. al., 1987, Nucl. Acids Res. 15: 6131-6148) or a chimeric RNA-DNA analogue (See, e.g., Inoue, et. al., 1987, FEBS Lett. 215: 327-330.

[0082] Ribozymes and PNA Moieties

[0083] Nucleic acid modifications include, by way of non-limiting example, modified bases, and nucleic acids whose sugar phosphate backbones are modified or derivatized. These modifications are carried out at least in part to enhance the chemical stability of the modified nucleic acid, such that they may be used, for example, as antisense binding nucleic acids in therapeutic applications in a subject.

[0084] In one embodiment, an antisense nucleic acid of the invention is a ribozyme. Ribozymes are catalytic RNA molecules with ribonuclease activity that are capable of cleaving a single-stranded nucleic acid, such as an mRNA, to which they have a complementary region. Thus, ribozymes (e.g., hammerhead ribozymes as described in Haselhoff and Gerlach 1988. Nature 334: 585-591) can be used to catalytically cleave NOVX mRNA transcripts to thereby inhibit translation of NOVX mRNA. A ribozyme having specificity for a NOVX-encoding nucleic acid can be designed based upon the nucleotide sequence of a NOVX cDNA disclosed herein (i e.. SEQ ID NO: 2n−1, wherein n is an integer between 1 and 88). For example, a derivative of a Tetrahymena L-19 IVS RNA can be constructed in which the nucleotide sequence of the active site is complementary to the nucleotide sequence to be cleaved in a NOVX-encoding mRNA. See, e.g, U.S. Pat. No. 4,987,071 to Cech, et. al., and U.S. Pat. No. 5,116,742 to Cech, et. al., NOVX mRNA can also be used to select a catalytic RNA having a specific ribonuclease activity from a pool of RNA molecules. See, e.g., Bartel et. al., (1993) Science 261:1411-1418.

[0085] Alternatively, NOVX gene expression can be inhibited by targeting nucleotide sequences complementary to the regulatory region of the NOVX nucleic acid (e g., the NOVX promoter and/or enhancers) to form triple helical structures that prevent transcription of the NOVX gene in target cells. See, e.g, Helene 1991. Anticancer Drug Des. 6: 569-84; Helene, et. al., 1992, Ann. N.Y. Acad. Sci. 660: 27-36;Maher, 1992, Bioassays 14: 807-15.

[0086] In various embodiments, the NOVX nucleic acids can be modified at the base moiety, sugar moiety or phosphate backbone to improve, e.g., the stability, hybridization, or solubility of the molecule. For example, the deoxyribose phosphate backbone of the nucleic acids can be modified to generate peptide nucleic acids. See, e.g., Hyrup, et. al., 1996. Biorg. Med. Chem. 4: 5-23. As used herein, the terms “peptide nucleic acids” or “PNAs” refer to nucleic acid Mimics (e.g., DNA mimics) in which the deoxyribose phosphate backbone is replaced by a pseudopeptide backbone and only the four natural nucleotide bases are retained. The neutral backbone of PNAs has been shown to allow for specific hybridization to DNA and RNA under conditions of low ionic strength. The synthesis of PNA oligomer can be performed using standard solid phase peptide synthesis protocols as described in Hyrup, et. al., 1996, supra; Perry-O'Keefe, et. al., 1996. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 93: 14670-14675.

[0087] PNAs of NOVX can be used in therapeutic and diagnostic applications. For example, PNAs can be used as antisense or antigene agents for sequence-specific modulation of gene expression by, e.g., inducing transcription or translation arrest or inhibiting replication. PNAs of NOVX can also be used, for example, in the analysis of single base pair mutations in a gene (e.g., PNA directed PCR clamping; as artificial restriction enzymes when used in combination with other enzymes, e.g., S1 nucleases (See, Hyrup, et al., 1996. supra); or as probes or primers for DNA sequence and hybridization (See, Hyrup, et. al., 1996, supra;

[0088] Perry-O'Keefe, et. al., 1996, supra).

[0089] In another embodiment, PNAs of NOVX can be modified, e.g., to enhance their stability or cellular uptake, by attaching lipophilic or other helper groups to PNA, by the formation of PNA-DNA chimeras, or by the use of liposomes or other techniques of drug delivery known in the art. For example, PNA-DNA chimeras of NOVX can be generated that may combine the advantageous properties of PNA and DNA. Such chimeras allow DNA recognition enzymes (e.g., RNase H and DNA polymerases) to interact with the DNA portion while the PNA portion should provide binding affinity and specificity. PNA-DNA chimeras can be linked using linkers of appropriate lengths selected in terms of base stacking number of bonds between the nucleotide bases, and orientation (see, Hyrup, et. al., 1996, supra). The synthesis of PNA-DNA chimeras can be performed as described in Hyrup, et. al., 1996. supra and Finn, et. al., 1996, Nucl. Acids Res. 24: 3357-3363. For example, a DNA chain can be synthesized on a solid support using standard phosphoramidite coupling chemistry, and modified nucleoside analogs, e.g., 5′-(4-methoxytrityl)amino-5′-deoxy-thymidine phosphoramidite, can be used between the PNA and the 5′ end of DNA. See, e.g., Mag, et. al., 1989, Nucl. Acid Res. 17: 5973-5988. PNA monomers are then coupled in a stepwise manner to produce a chimeric molecule with a 5′ PNA segment and a 3′ DNA segment. See, e.g., Finn, et. al., 1996, supra. Alternatively, chimeric molecules can be synthesized with a 5′ DNA segment and a 3′ PNA segment. See, e.g., Petersen, et. al., 1975. Bioorg. Med. Chem. Lett. 5: 1119-11124.

[0090] In other embodiments, the oligonucleotide may include other appended groups such as peptides (e_g., for targeting host cell receptors in vivo), or agents facilitating transport across the cell membrane (see, e.g., Letsinger, et al., 1989, Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 86: 6553-6556; Letsinger, et. al., 1987. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. 84: 648-652; PCT Publication No. WO88/09810) or the blood-brain barrier (see, e.g., PCT Publication No. WO 89/10134). In addition, oligonucleotides can be modified with hybridization triggered cleavage agents (See, e g., Krol, et. al., 1988, BioTechniques 6:958-976) or intercalating agents (see, e.g., Zon, 1988. Pharm. Res. 5: 539-549). To this end, the oligonucleotide may be conjugated to another molecule, e.g., a peptide, a hybridization triggered cross-linking agent, a transport agent, a hybridization-triggered cleavage agent, and the like.

[0091] NOVX Polypeptides

[0092] A polypeptide according to the invention includes a polypeptide including the amino acid sequence of NOVX polypeptides whose sequences are provided in any one of SEQ ID NO: 2n, wherein n is an integer between 1 and 88. The invention also includes a mutant or variant protein any of whose residues may be changed from the corresponding residues shown in any one of SEQ ID NO: 2n, wherein n is an integer between 1 and 88, while still encoding a protein that maintains its NOVX activities and physiological functions or a functional fragment thereof.

[0093] In general, a NOVX variant that preserves NOVX-like function includes any variant in which residues at a particular position in the sequence have been substituted by other amino acids, and further include the possibility of inserting, all additional residue or residues between two residues of the parent protein as well as the possibility of deleting one or mole residues from the parent sequence. Any amino acid substitution, insertion, or deletion is encompassed by the invention. In favorable circumstances,the substitution is a conservative substitution as defined above.

[0094] One aspect of the invention pertains to isolated NOVX proteins, and biologically-active portions thereof, or derivatives, fragments, analogs or homologs thereof. Also provided are polypeptide fragments suitable for use as immunogenic to raise anti-NOVX antibodies. In one embodiment, native NOVX proteins can be isolated from cells or tissue sources by an appropriate purification scheme using standard protein purification techniques. In another embodiment, NOVX proteins are produced by recombinant DNA techniques. Alternative to recombinant expression, a NOVX protein or polypeptide can be synthesized chemically using standard peptide synthesis techniques.

[0095] An “isolated” or “purified” polypeptide or protein or biologically-active portion thereof is substantially free of cellular material or other contaminating proteins from the cell or tissue source from which the NOVX protein is derived, or substantially free from chemical precursors or other chemicals when chemically synthesized. The language “substantially free of cellular material” includes preparations of NOVX proteins in which the protein is separated from cellular components of the cells from which it is isolated or recombinantly-produced. In one embodiment, the language “substantially free of cellular material” includes preparations of NOVX proteins having less than about 30% (by dry weight) of non-NOVX proteins (also referred to herein as a “contaminating protein”), more preferably less than about 20% of non-NOVX proteins, still more preferably less than about 10% of non-NOVX proteins, and most preferably less than about 5% of non-NOVX proteins. When the NOVX protein or biologically-active portion thereof is recombiniantly-produced, it is also preferably substantially free of culture medium, i.e., culture medium represents less than about 20%, more preferably less than about 10%, and most preferably less than about 5% of the volume of the NOVX protein preparation.

[0096] The language “substantially free of chemical precursors or other chemicals” includes preparations of NOVX proteins in which the protein is separated from chemical precursors or other chemicals that are involved in the synthesis of the protein. In one embodiment, the language “substantially free of chemical precursors or other chemicals” includes preparations of NOVX proteins having less than about 30% (by dry weight) of chemical precursors or non-NOVX chemicals, more preferably less than about 20% chemical precursors or non-NOVX chemicals, still more preferably less than about 10% chemical precursors or non-NOVX chemicals, and most preferably less than about 5% chemical precursors or non-NOVX chemicals.

[0097] Biologically-active portions of NOVX proteins include peptides comprising amino acid sequences sufficiently homologous to or derived from the amino acid sequences of the NOVX proteins (e.g., the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 2n, wherein n is an integer between 1 and 88) that include fewer amino acids than the full-length NOVX proteins, and exhibit at least one activity of a NOVX protein. Typically, biologically-active portions comprise a domain or motif with at least one activity of the NOVX protein. A biologically-active portion of a NOVX protein can be a polypeptide which is, for example, 10, 25, 50, 100 or more amino acid residues in length.

[0098] Moreover, other biologically-active portions, in which other regions of the protein are deleted, can be prepared by recombinant techniques and evaluated for one or more of the functional activities of a native NOVX protein.

[0099] In an embodiment, the NOVX protein has an amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 2n, wherein n is an integer between 1 and 88. In other embodiments, the NOVX protein is substantially homologous to SEQ ID NO: 2n, wherein n is an integer between 1 and 88, and retains the functional activity of the protein of SEQ ID NO: 2n, wherein n is an integer between 1 and 88, yet differs in amino acid sequence due to natural allelic variation or mutagenesis, as described in detail, below. Accordingly, in another embodiment, the NOVX protein is a protein that comprises an amino acid sequence at least about 45% homologous to the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 2n, wherein n is an integer between 1 and 88, and retains the functional activity of the NOVX proteins of SEQ ID NO: 2n, wherein n is an integer between 1 and 88.

[0100] Determining Homology Between Two or More Sequences

[0101] To determine the percent homology of two amino acid sequences or of two nucleic the sequences arc aligned for optimal comparison purposes (e.g, gaps can be introduced in the sequence of a first amino acid or nucleic acid sequence for optimal alignment with a second amino or nucleic acid sequence). The amino acid residues or nucleotides at corresponding amino acid positions or nucleotide positions arc then compared. When a position in the first sequence is occupied by the same amino acid residue or nucleotide as the corresponding position in the second sequence, then the molecules are homologous at that position (i.e., as used herein amino acid or nucleic acid “homology” is equivalent to amino acid or nucleic acid “identity”).

[0102] The nucleic acid sequence homology may be determined as the degree of identity between two sequences. The homology may be determined using computer programs known in the art, such as GAP software provided in the GCG program package. See, Needleman and Wunsch, 1970. J. Mol. Biol. 48: 443-453. Using GCG GAP software with the following settings for nucleic acid sequence comparison: GAP creation penalty of 5.0 and GAP extension penalty of 0.3, the coding region of the analogous nucleic acid sequences referred to above exhibits a degree of identity preferably of at least 70%, 75%, 80%, 85%, 90%, 95%, 98%, or 99%, vitl the CDS (encoding) part of the DNA sequence of SLQ ID NO: 2n−1, wherein n is an integer between 1 and 88.

[0103] The term “sequence identity” refers to the degree to which two polynucleotide or polypeptide sequences are identical on a residue-by-residue basis ovei a particular region of comparison. The term “percentage of sequence identity” is calculated by comparing two optimally aligned sequences over that region of comparison, determining, the number of positions at which the identical nucleic acid base (e.g., A, T, C, G, U, or I, in the case of nucleic acids) occurs in both sequences to yield the number of matched positions, dividing the number of matched positions by the total number of positions in the region of comparison (i.e., the window size), and multiplying the result by 100 to yield the percentage of sequence identity. The term “substantial identity” as used herein denotes a characteristic of a polynucleotide sequence, wherein the polynucleotide comprises a sequence that has at least 80 percent sequence identity, preferably at least 85 percent identity and often 90 to 95 percent sequence identity, more usually at least 99 percent sequence identity as compared to a reference sequence over a comparison region.

[0104] Chimeric and Fusion Proteins

[0105] The invention also provides NOVX chimeric or fusion proteins. As used herein, a NOVX “chimeric protein” or “fusion protein” comprises a NOVX polypeptide operatively-linked to a non-NOVX polypeptide. An “NOVX polypeptide” refers to a polypeptide having an amino acid sequence corresponding to a NOVX protein of SEQ ID NO: 2n, wherein n is an integer between 1 and 88, whereas a “non-NOVX polypeptide” refers to a polypeptide having an amino acid sequence corresponding to a protein that is not substantially homologous to the NOVX protein, e.g., a protein that is different from the NOVX protein and that is derived from the same or a different organism. Within a NOVX fusion protein tie NOVX polypeptide can correspond to all or a portion of a NOVX protein. In one embodiment, a NOVX fusion protein comprises at least one biologically-active portion of a NOVX protein. In another embodiment, a NOVX fusion protein comprises at least two biologically-active portions of a NOVX protein. In yet another embodiment, a NOVX fusion protein comprises at least three biologically-active positions of a NOVX protein. Within the fusion protein, the term “operatively-linked” is intended to indicate that the NOVX polypeptide and the non-NOVX polypeptide are fused in-flame with one another. The non-NOVX polypeptide can be fused to the N-terminus or C-terminus of the NOVX polypeptide.

[0106] In one embodiment, the fusion protein is a GST-NOVX fusion protein in which the NOVX sequences are fused to the C-terminus of the GST (glutathione S-transferase) sequences. Such fusion proteins can facilitate the purification of recombinant NOVX polypeptides.

[0107] In another embodiment, the fusion protein is a NOVX protein containing a heterologous signal sequence at its N-terminus. In certain host cells (e.g., mammalian host cells), expression and/or secretion of NOVX can be increased through use of a heterologous signal sequence.

[0108] In yet another embodiment, the fusion protein is a NOVX-immunoglobulin fusion protein in which the NOVX sequences are fused to sequences derived from a member of the immunoglobin protein family. The NOVX immunoglobulin fusion proteins of the invention can be incorporated into pharmaceutical compositions and administered to a subject to inhibit an interaction between a NOVX ligand and a NOVX protein on the surface of a cell, to thereby suppress NOVX-mediated signal transduction in vivo. The NOVX-immunoglobulin fusion proteins can be used to affect the bioavailability of a NOVX cognate ligand. Inhibition of the NOVX ligand/NOVX interaction may be useful therapeutically for both the treatment of proliferative and differentiate disorders, as well as modulating (e.g. promoting or inhibiting) cell survival. Moreover, the NOVX-immunoglobulin fusion proteins of the invention can be used as immunogens to produce anti-NOVX antibodies in a subject, to purify NOVX ligands, and in screening assays to identify molecules that inhibit the interaction of NOVX with a NOVX ligand.

[0109] A NOVX chimeric or fusion protein of the invention can be produced by standard recombinant DNA techniques. For example, DNA fragments coding for the different polypeptide sequences are ligated together in-frame in accordance with conventional techniques, e.g, by employing blunt-ended or stagger-ended termini for ligation, restriction enzyme digestion to provide for appropriate termini, filling-in of cohesive ends as appropriate, alkaline phosphatase treatment to avoid undesirable joining, and enzymatic ligation. In another embodiment, the fusion gene can be synthesized by conventional techniques including automated DNA synthesizers. Alternatively. PCR amplification of gene fragments can be carried out using anchor primers that give rise to complementary overhangs between two consecutive gene fragments that can be subsequently be annealed and reamplified to generate a chimeric gene sequence (see, e.g., Ausubel, et. al. (eds.) CURRENT PROTOCOLS IN MOLECULAR BIOLOGY, John Wiley & Sons, 1992). Moreover, many expression vectors are commercially available that already encode a fusion moiety (e.g., a GST polypeptide). A NOVX-encoding, nucleic acid can be cloned into such an expression vector such that the fusion moiety is linked in-frame to the NOVX protein.

[0110] NOVX Agonists and Antagonists

[0111] The invention also pertains to variants of the NOVX proteins that function as either NOVX agonists (i.e., mimetics) or as NOVX antagonists. Variants of the NOVX protein can be generated by mutagenesis (e g, discrete point mutation or truncation of the NOVX protein). An agonist of the NOVX protein can retain substantially the same, or a subset of, the biological activities of the naturally occurring form of the NOVX protein. An antagonist of the NOVX protein can inhibit one or more of the activities of the naturally occurring form of the NOVX protein by, for example, competitively binding to a downstream or upstream member of a cellular signaling cascade which includes the NOVX protein. Thus, specific biological effects can be elicited by treatment with a variant of limited function. In one embodiment, treatment of a subject with a variant having a subset of the biological activities of the naturally occurring form of the protein has fewer side effects in a subject relative to treatment with the naturally occurring form of the NOVX proteins.

[0112] Variants of the NOVX proteins that function as either NOVX agonists (i.e., mimetics) or as NOVX antagonists can be identified by screening combinatorial libraries of mutants (e.g., truncation mutants) of the NOVX proteins for NOVX protein agonist or antagonist activity. In one embodiment, a variegated library of NOVX variants is generated by combinatorial mutagenesis at the nucleic acid level and is encoded by a variegated gene library. A variegated library of NOVX variants can be produced by, for example, enzymatically ligating a mixture of synthetic oligonucleotides into gene sequences such that a degenerate set of potential NOVX sequences is expressible as individual polypeptides, or alternatively, as a set of larger fusion proteins (e.g., for phage display) containing the set of NOVX sequences therein. There are a variety of methods which can be used to produce libraries of potential NOVX variants from a degenerate oligonucleotide sequence. Chemical synthesis of a degenerate gene sequence can be performed in an automatic DNA synthesizer, and the synthetic gene then ligated into an appropriate expression vector. Use of a degenerate set of genes allows for the provision, in one mixture, of all of the sequences encoding the desired set of potential NOVX sequences. Methods for synthesizing degenerate oligonucleotides are well-known within the art. See, e.g., Naranig, 1983. Tetrahedron39: 3; Itakura, et. al., 1984. Annu. Rev. Biochem. 53: 323; Itakura, et. al., 1984. Science 198: 1056; Ike, et. al., 1983, Nucl. Acids Res. 11: 477.

[0113] Polypeptide Libraries

[0114] In addition, libraries of fragments of the NOVX protein coding sequences can be used to generate a variegated population of NOVX fragments for screening and subsequent selection of variants of a NOVX protein. In one embodiment, a library of coding sequence fragments can be generated by treating a double stranded PCR fragment of a NOVX coding sequence with a nuclease under conditions wherein nicking occurs only about once per molecule, denaturing the double stranded DNA, renaturing the DNA to form double-stranded DNA that can include sense/antisense pairs from different nicked products, removing single stranded portions from reformed duplexes by treatment with S1 nuclease, and ligating the resulting fragment library into an expression vector. By this method, expression libraries can be derived which encodes N-terminal and internal fragments of various sizes of the NOVX proteins.

[0115] Various techniques are known in the art for screening gene products of combinatorial libraries made by point mutations or truncation, and for screening cDNA libraries for gene products having a selected property. Such techniques are adaptable for rapid screening of the gene libraries generated by the combinatorial mutagenesis of NOVX proteins. The most widely used techniques, which are amenable to high throughput analysis, for screening large gene libraries typically include cloning the gene library into replicable expression vectors, transforming appropriate cells with the resulting library of vectors, and expressing the combinatorial genes under conditions in which detection of a desired activity facilitates isolation of the vector encoding the gene whose product was detected. Recursive ensemble mutagenesis (REM), a new technique that enhances the frequency of functional mutants in the libraries, can be used in combination with the screening assays to identify NOVX variants. See, e.g., Arkin anid Yourvan, 1992, Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 89: 7811-7815; Delgrave, et. al., 1993. Protein Engineering 6:327-331.

[0116] Anti-NOVX Antibodies

[0117] Included in the invention are antibodies to NOVX proteins, or fragments of NOVX proteins. The term “antibody” as used herein refers to immunoglobin molecules and immunologically active portions of immunoglobulin (Ig) molecules, i.e., molecules that contain an antigen binding site that specifically binds (immunoreacts with ) an antigen. Such antibodies include, but are not limited to, polyclonal, monoclonal, chimeric, single chain, Fab, Fab, and F(ab′)2 fragments and an Fab expression library. In general antibody molecules obtained from humans relates to any of the classes IgG, IgM, IgA, IgE and IgD, which differ from one another by the nature of the heavy chain present in the molecule. Certain classes have subclasses as well, such as IgG1, IgG2, and others. Furthermore, in humans, the light chain may be a kappa chain or a lambda chain. Reference herein to antibodies includes a reference to all such classes, subclasses and types of human antibody species.

[0118] An isolated protein of the invention intended to serve as an antigen, or a portion or fragment thereof, can be used as an immunogen to generate antibodies that immunospecifically bind the antigen, using standard techniques for polyclonal and monoclonal antibody preparation. The full-length protein can be used or, alternatively, the invention provides antigenic peptide fragments of the antigen for use as immunogens. An antigenic peptide fragment comprises at least 6 amino acid residues of the amino acid sequence of the full length protein, such as an amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 2n, wherein n is an integer between 1 and 88, and encompasses an epitope thereof such that an antibody raised against the peptide forms a specific immune complex with the full length protein or with any fragment that contains the epitope. Preferably, the antigenic peptide comprises at least 10 amino acid residues, or at least 15 amino acid residues, or at least 20 amino acid residues, or at least 30 amino acid residues. Preferred epitopes encompassed by the antigenic peptide arc regions of the protein that are located on its surface; commonly these are hydrophilic regions.

[0119] In certain embodiments of the invention, at least one epitope encompassed by the antigenic peptide is a region of NOVX that is located on the surface of the protein, e.g., a hydrophilic region. A hydrophobicity analysis of the human NOVX protein sequence will indicate which regions of a NOVX polypeptide are particularly hydrophilic and, therefore, are likely to encode surface residues useful for targeting antibody production. As a means for targeting antibody production, hydropathy plots showing regions of hydrophilicity and hydrophobicity may be generated by any method well known in the art, including, for example, the Kyte Doolittle or the Hopp Woods methods, either with or without Fourier transformation. See, e.g., Hopp and Woods, 1981, Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 78: 3824-3828; Kyte and Doolittle 1982, J. Mol. Biol., 157: 105-142. each incorporated herein by reference in their entirety. Antibodies that arc specific for one or more domains within an antigenic protein, or derivatives, fragments, analogs or homologs thereof, are also provided herein.

[0120] The term “epitope” includes any protein determinant capable of specific binding to an immunoglobulin or T-cell receptor. Epitopic determinants usually consist of chemically active surface groupings of molecules such as amino acids or sugar side chains and usually have specific three dimensional structural characteristics, as well as specific charge characteristics. A NOVX polypeptide or a fragment thereof comprises at least one antigenic epitope. An anti-NOVX antibody of the present invention is said to specifically bind to antigen NOVX when the equilibrium binding constant (KD) is <1 μM, preferably <100 nM, more preferably <10 nM, and most preferably <100 pM to about 1 pM, as measured by assays such as radioligand binding assays or similar assays known to those skilled in the art.

[0121] A protein of the invention, or a derivative, fragment, analog, homolog or ortholog thereof, may be utilized as an immunogen in the generation of antibodies that immunospecifically bind these protein components.

[0122] Various procedures known within the art may be used for the production of polyclonal or monoclonal antibodies directed against a protein of the invention, or against derivatives, fragments, analogs homologs or orthologs thereof (see, for example, Antibodies: A Laboratory Manual, Harlow E, and Lane D, 1988, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press, Cold Spring, Harbor, NY, incorporated herein by reference). Some of these antibodies are discussed below.

[0123] Polyclonal Antibodies

[0124] For the production of polyclonal antibodies, various suitable host animals (e.g., rabbit, goat, mouse or other mammal) may be immunized by one or more injections with the native protein, a synthetic variant thereof, or a derivative of the foregoing. An appropriate immunogenic preparation can contain, for example, the naturally occurring, immunogenic protein, a chemically synthesized polypeptide representing the immunogenic protein, or a recombinantly expressed immunogenic protein. Furthermore, the protein may be conjugated to a second protein known to be immunogenic in the mammal being immunized. Examples of such immunogenic proteins include but are not limited to keyhole limpet hemocyanin, serum albumin, bovine thyroglobulin, and soybean trypsin inhibitor. The preparation can further include an adjuvant. Various adjuvants used to increase the immunological response include, but are not limited to, Freund's (complete and incomplete), mineral gels (e.g aluminum hydroxide), surface active substances (e.g.. lysolecithin, pluronic polyols, polyanions, peptides, oil emulsions, dinitrophenol, etc.), adjuvants usable in humans such as Bacille Calmette-Guerin and Corynebacterium parvum or similar immunostimulatory agents. Additional examples of adjuvants which can be employed include MPL-TDM adjuvant (monophosphoryl Lipid A. synthetic trehalose dicorynomycolate).

[0125] The polyclonal antibody molecules directed against the immunogenic protein can be isolated from the mammal (e g., from the blood) and further purified by well known techniques, such as affinity chromatography using protein A or protein G, which provide primarily the IgG fraction of immune serum. Subsequently, or alternatively, the specific antigen which is the target of the immunoglobulin sought, or an epitope thereof, may be immobilized on a column to purify the immune specific antibody by immunoaffinity chromatography. Purification of immunoglobulins is discussed, for example, by D. Wilkinson (The Scientist, published by The Scientist, Inc., Philadelphia Pa., Vol. 14, No. 8 (Apr. 17, 2000), pp. 25-28).

[0126] Monoclonal Antibodies

[0127] The term “monoclonal antibody” (MAb) or “monoclonal antibody composition”, as used herein, refers to a population of antibody molecules that contain only one molecular species of antibody molecule consisting of a unique light chain gene product and a unique heavy chain gene product. In particular, the complemenitarity determining regions (CDRs) of the monoclonal antibody are identical in all the molecules of the population. MAbs thus contain an antigen binding site capable of immunoreacting with a particular epitope of the antigen characterized by a unique binding affinity for it.

[0128] Monoclonal antibodies can be prepared using hybridoma methods, such as those described by Kohler and Milstein, Nature, 256:495 (1975). In a hybridoma method, a mouse, hamster, or other appropriate host animal, is typically immunized with an immunizing agent to elicit lymphocytes that produce or arc capable of producing antibodies that will specifically bind to the immunizing agent. Alternatively, the lymphocytes can be immunized in vitro.

[0129] The immunizing agent z ill typically include the protein antigen, a fragment thereof or a fusion protein thereof. Generally, either peripheral blood lymphocytes are used if cells of human origin are desired, or spleen cells or lymph node cells are used if non-human mammalian sources are desired. The lymphocytes arc then fused with an immortalized cell line using a suitable fusing agents such as polyethylene glycol, to form a hybridization cell (Goding, Monoclonal Antibodies: Principles and Practice, Academic Press (1986) pp. 59-103). Immortalized cell lines are usually transformed mammalian cells, particularly myeloma cells of rodent, bovine and human origin. Usually, rat or mouse myeloma cell lines are employed. The hybridoma cells can be cultured in a suitable culture medium that preferably contains one or more substances that inhibit the growth or survival of the unfused. immortalized cells. For example, if the parental cells lack the enzyme hypoxanthine guanine phosphoribosyl transferase (HGPRT or HPRT), the culture medium for the hybridomas typically will include hypoxanthine, aminiopterin, and thymidine (“HAT medium”), which substances prevent the growth of HGPRT-deficient cells.

[0130] Preferred immortalized cell lines are those that fuse efficiently support stable high level expression of antibody by the selected antibody-producing cells, and are sensitive to a medium such as HAT medium. More preferred immortalized cell lines are murine myeloma lines, which can be obtained, for instance, from the Salk Institute Cell Distribution Center, San Diego, Calif. and the American Type Culture Collection, Manassas, Va. Human myeloma and mouse-human heteromycloma cell lines also have been described for the production of human monoclonal antibodies (Kozbor, J. Immunol., 133:3001 (1984); Brodeur et. al., Monoclonal Antibody Production Techniques and Applications, Marcel Dekker, Inc., New York, (1987) pp. 51-63).

[0131] The culture medium in which the hybridoma cells are cultured can then be assayed for the presence of monoclonal antibodies directed against the antigen. Preferably, the binding specificity of monoclonal antibodies produced by the hybridoma cells is determined by immunoprecipitation or by an in vitro binding assay, such as radioimmunoassay (RIA) or enzyme-linked immunoabsorbent assay (ELISA). Such techniques and assays are known in the art. The binding affinity of the monoclonal antibody can for example, be determined by the Scatchard analysis of Munson and Pollard, Anal. Biochem., 107:220 (1980). It is an objective especially important in therapeutic applications of monoclonal antibodies, to identify antibodies having a high degree of specificity and a high binding affinity for the target antigen.

[0132] After the desired hybridoma cells are identified, the clones can be subcloned by limiting dilution procedures and grown by standard methods (Goding,1986). Suitable culture media for this purpose include, for example, Dulbecco's Modified Eagle's Medium and RPMI-1640 medium. Alternatively, the hybridoma cells call be grown in vivo as ascites in a

[0133] The monoclonal antibodies secreted by the subclones can be isolated or purified from the culture medium or ascites fluid by conventional immunoglobulin purification procedures Such as, for example, protein A-Sepharose, hydroxylapatite chromatography, gel electrophoresis, dialysis, or affinity chromatography.

[0134] The monoclonal antibodies can also be made by recombinant DNA methods, such as those described in U.S. Pat. No. 4.816,567. DNA encoding the monoclonal antibodies of the invention can be readily isolated and sequenced using conventional procedures (e.g., by using oligonucleotide probes that are capable of binding specifically to genes encoding the heavy and light chains of murine antibodies). The hybridoma cells of the invention serve as a preferred source of such DNA. Once isolated, the DNA can be placed into expression vectors, which are then transfected into host cells such as simian COS cells, Chinese hamster ovary (CHO) cells, or myeloma cells that do not otherwise produce immunoglobulin protein, to obtain the synthesis of monoclonal antibodies in the recombinant host cells. The DNA also can be modified, for example, by substituting the coding sequence for human heavy and light chain constant domains in place of the homologous murine sequences (U.S. Pat. No. 4,816,567; Morrison, Nature 368, 812-13 (1994)) or by covalently joining to the immunoglobulin coding sequence all or part of the coding sequence for a non-immunoglobulin polypeptide. Such a non-immunoglobulin polypeptide can be substituted for the constant domains of an antibody of the invention, or can be substituted for the variable domains of one antigen-combining site of an antibody of the invention to create a chimeric bivalent antibody.

[0135] Humanized Antibodies The antibodies directed against the protein antigens of the invention can further comprise humanized antibodies or human antibodies. These antibodies are suitable for administration to humans without engendering an immune response by the human against the administered immunoglobulin. Humanized forms of antibodies are chimeric immunoglobulins immunoglobulin chains or fragments thereof (such as Fv, Fab, Fab′, F(ab′)2 or other antigen-blinding subsequences of antibodies) that are principally comprised of the sequence of a human immunoglobulin, and contain minimal sequence derived from a non-human immunoglobulin. Humanization can be performed following the method of Winter and co-workers (Jones et al., Nature, 321:522-525 (1986); Reichmann et. al., Nature, 332:323-327 (1988); Verhoeyen et. al., Science, 239:1534-1536 (1988)), by substituting rodent CDRs or CDR sequences for the corresponding sequences of a human antibody. (See also U.S. Pat. No. 5,225,539.) In some instances, Fv framework residues of the human immunoglobulin in are replaced by corresponding non-human residues. Humanized antibodies can also comprise residues which are found neither in the recipient antibody nor in the imported CDR or framework sequences. In general, the humanized antibody comprise substantially all of at least one, and typically two, variable domains, in which all or substantially all of the CDR regions correspond to those of a non-human immunoglobulin and all or substantially all of the framework regions are those of a human immunoglobulin consensus sequence. The humanized antibody optimally also will comprise at least a portion of an immunoglobulin constant region (Fc), typically that of a human immunoglobulin (Jones et. al., 1986; Reichmann et. al., 1988; and Presta, Curr. Op. Struct. Biol., 2:593-596 (1992)).

[0136] Human Antibodies

[0137] Fully human antibodies essentially relate to antibody molecules in which the entire sequence of both the light chain and the heavy chain, including the CDRs, arise from human genes. Such antibodies are termed “human antibodies”, or “fully human antibodies” herein. Human monoclonal antibodies can be prepared by the trioma technique; the human B-cell hybridoma technique (see Kozbor, et. al., 1983 Immunol Today 4: 72) and the EBV hybridoma technique to produce human monoclonal antibodies (see Cole, et. al., 1985 In: MONOCLONAL ANTIBODIES AND CANCER THERAPY, Alan R. Liss, Inc., pp. 77-96). Human monoclonal antibodies may be utilized in the practice of the present invention and may be produced by using human hybridomas (see Cote, et. al., 1983. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 80: 2026-2030) or by transforming human B-cells with Epstein Barr Virus in vitro (see Cole, et. al., 1985 In: MONOCLONAL ANTIBODIES AND CANCER THERAPY, Alan R. Liss, Inc., pp. 77-96).

[0138] In addition, human antibodies can also be produced using additional techniques, including phage display libraries (Hoogenboom and Winter, J. Mol. Biol., 227:381 (1991); Marks et. al., J. Mol. Biol., 222:581 (1991)). Similarly, human antibodies can be made by introducing human immunoglobulin loci into transgenic animals, e.g.. mice in which the endogenous immunoglobulin genes have been partially or completely inactivated. Upon challenge, human antibody production is observed, which closely resembles that seen in humans in all respects, including gene rearrangement, assembly, and antibody repertoire. This approach is described, for example, in U.S. Pat. Nos. 5,545,807; 5,545,806; 5,569,825; 5,625,126; 5,633,425: 5,661 016. and in Marks et. al. (Bio/Technology, 10, 779-783 (1992)); Lonberg et. al. (Nature 368 856-859 (1994)); Morrison (Nature 368.812-13 (1994)); Fishwild et al,.(Nature Biotechnology 14, 845-51 (1996)); Neuberger (Nature Biotechnology 14, 826 (1996)): and Loneberg and Huszar (Intern. Rev. Immunol. 13 65-93 (1995)).

[0139] Human antibodies may additionally be produced using transgenic nonhuman animals which are modified so as to produce fully human antibodies rather than tile animal's endogenous antibodies in response to challenge by an antigen. (See PCT publication WO94/02602). The endogenous genes encoding, the heavy and light immunoglobulin chains in the nonhuman host have been incapacitated, and active loci encoding human heavy and light chain immunoglobulins are inserted into the host's genome. The human genes are incorporated, for example, using yeast artificial chromosomes containing the requisite human DNA segments. An animal which provides all the desired modifications is then obtained as progeny by crossbreeding intermediate transgenic animals containing fewer than the full complement of the modifications. The preferred embodiment of such a nonhuman animal is a mouse, and is termed the Xenomouse™ as disclosed in PCT publications WO 96/33735 and WO 96/34096. This animal produces B cells which secrete fully human immunoglobulins. The antibodies can be obtained directly from the animal after immunization with an immunogen of interest, as, for example, a preparation of a polyclonal antibody, or alternatively from immortalized B cells derived from the animal, such as hybridomas producing monoclonal antibodies. Additionally, tile genes encoding the immunoglobulins with human variable regions can be recovered and expressed to obtain the antibodies directly, or can be further modified to obtain analogs of antibodies such as, for example, single chain Fv molecules.

[0140] An example of a method of producing a nonhuman host, exemplified as a mouse, lacking expression of an endogenous immunoglobulin heavy chain is disclosed in U.S. Pat. No. 5,939,598. It can be obtained by a method including, deleting the J segment genes from at least one endogenous heavy chain locus in an embryonic stem cell to prevent rearrangement of the locus and to prevent formation of a transcript of a rearranged immunoglobulin heavy chain locus, the deletion being effected by a targeting vector containing a gene encoding a selectable marker; and producing from the embryonic stem cell a transgenic mouse somatic and germ cells contain the gene encoding the selectable marker.

[0141] A method for producing an antibody of interest, such as a human antibody, is disclosed in U.S. Pat. No. 5,916,771. It includes introducing an expression vector that contains a nucleotide sequence encoding a heavy chain into one mammalian host cell in culture, introducing an expression vector containing a nucleotide sequence encoding, a light chain into another mammalian host cell, and fusing the two cells to form a hybrid cell. The hybrid cell expresses an antibody containing the heavy chain and the light chain.

[0142] In a further improvement on this procedure, a method for identifying a clinically relevant epitope on an immunogen, and a correlative method for selecting an antibody that binds immunospecifically to the relevant epitope with high affinity, are disclosed in PCT publication WO 99/53049.

[0143] Fab Fragments and Single Chain Antibodies

[0144] According to the invention, techniques can be adapted for the production of single-chain antibodies specific to an antigenic protein of the invention (see e.g., U.S. Pat. No. 4,946,778). In addition, methods can be adapted for the construction of Fab expression libraries (see e.g., Huse, et. al., 1989 Science 246: 1275-1281) to allow rapid and effective identification of monoclonal Fab fragments with the desired specificity for a protein or derivatives, fragment, analogs or homologs thereof. Antibody fragments that contain the idiotypes to a protein antigen may be produced by techniques known in the art including, but not limited to: (i) an F(a,b′)2 fragment produced by pepsin digestion of an antibody molecule; (ii) an Fab fragment generated by reducing the disulfide bridges of an F(ab′)2 fragment; (iii) an Fab fragment generated by the treatment of the antibody molecule with papain and a reducing agent and (iv) Fv fragments.

[0145] Bispecific Antibodies

[0146] Bispecific antibodies are monoclonal, preferably human or humanized, antibodies that have binding specificities for at least two different antigens. In the present case, one of the binding specificities is for an antigenic protein of the invention. The second binding target is any other antigen, and advantageously is a cell-surface protein or receptor or receptor subunit.

[0147] Methods for making bispecific antibodies are known in the art. Traditionally, the recombinant production of bispecific antibodies is based on the co-expression of two immunoglobulin heavy-chained/light-chain pairs where the two heavy chains have different specificities (Milstein and Cuello, Nature, 305:537-539 (1983)). Because of the random assortment of immunoglobulin heavy and light chains, these hybridomas (quadromas) produce a potential mixture of ten different antibody molecules, of which only one has the correct bispecific structure. The purification of the correct molecule is usually accomplished by affinity chromatography steps. Similar procedures are disclosed in WO 93/08829, published May 13, 1993. and in Traunecker et. al., EMBO. J., 10:3655-3659 (1991).

[0148] Antibody variable domains with the desired binding specificities (antibody-antigen combining, sites) can be fused to immunoglobulins constant domain sequences. The fusion preferably, is with an immunoglobulin heavy-chain constant domain, comprising at least part of the hinge, CH2, and CH3 regions. It is preferred to have the first heavy-chain constant region (CH1) containing the site necessary for light-chain binding present in at least one of the fusions. DNAs encoding the immunoglobulin heavy-chain fusions and if desired, the immunoglobulin light chain, are inserted into separate expression vectors, and are co-transfected into a suitable host organism. For further details of generating bispecific antibodies see, for example, Suresh et. al., Methods in Enzymology, 121:210 (1986).

[0149] According to another approach described in WO 96/27011, the interface between a pair of antibody molecules can be engineered to maximize the percentage of heterodimers which are recovered from recombinant cell culture. The preferred interface comprises at least a part of the CH3 region of an antibody constant domain. In this method, one or more small amino acid side chains from the interface of the first antibody molecule are replaced with larger side chains (e.g. tyrosine or tryptophan). Compensatory “cavities” of identical or similar size to the large side chain(s) are created on the interface of the second antibody molecule by replacing large amino acid side chains with smaller ones (e.g. alanine or threonine). This provides a mechanism for increasing the yield of the heterodimer over other unwanted end-products such as homodimers.

[0150] Bispecific antibodies can be prepared as full length antibodies or antibody fragments (e.g. F(ab′)2 bispecific antibodies). Techniques for generating bispecific antibodies from antibody fragments have been described in the literature. For example, bispecific antibodies can be prepared using chemical linkage. Brennan et. al., Science 229:81 (1985) describe a procedure wherein intact antibodies are proteolytically cleaved to generate F(ab′)2 fragments. These fragments are reduced in the presence of the dithiol complexing agent sodium arsenite to stabilize vicinal dithiols and prevent intermolecular disulfide formation. Tile Fab′ fragments generated are then converted to thionitrobenzoate (TNB) derivatives. One of the Fab′-TNB derivatives is then reconverted to the Fab′-thiol by reduction with mercaptoethylamine and is mixed with an equimolar amount of the other Fab′-TNB derivative to form the bispecific antibody. The bispecific antibodies produced can be used as agents for the selective immobilization of enzymes.

[0151] Additionally, Fab′ fragments can be directly recovered from E. coli and chemically coupled to form bispecific antibodies. Shalaby et. al., J. Exp. Med. 175:217-225 (1992) describe the production of a fully humanized bispecific antibody F(ab′)2 molecule. Each Fab′fragment was separately secreted from E. coli and subjected to directed chemical coupling, in vitro to form the bispecific antibody. The bispecific antibody thus formed was able to bind to cells overexpressing the ErbB2 receptor and normal human T cells, as well as trigger the lytic activity of human cytotoxic lymphocytes against human breast tumor targets.

[0152] Various techniques for making and isolating bispecific antibody fragments directly from recombinant cell culture have also been described. For example, bispecific antibodies have been produced using leucine zippers. Kostelny et. al., J. Immunol. 148(5): 1547-1553 (1992). The leucine zipper peptides from the Fos and Jun proteins were linked to the Fab′ portions of two different antibodies by gene fusion. The antibody homodimers were reduced at the hinge region to form monomers and then re-oxidized to form the antibody heterodimers. This method can also be utilized for the production of antibody homodimers. The “diabody” technology described by Hollinger et. al., Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 90:6444-6448 (1993) has provided an alternative mechanism for making bispecific antibody fragments. The fragments comprise a heavy-chain variable domain (VH) connected to a light-chain variable domain (VL) by a linker which is too short to allow pairing between the two domains on the same chain. Accordingly, the VII and VL domains of one fragment are forced to pair with the complementary VL and VII, domains of another fragment, thereby forming two antigen-blinding sites. Another strategy for making bispecific antibody fragments by the use of single-chain Fv (sFv) dimers has also been reported. See, Gruber et. al., J. Immunol. 152:5368 (1994).

[0153] Antibodies with more than two valencies are contemplated. For example, trispecific antibodies can be prepared. Tutt et. al., J. Immunol. 147:60 (1991).

[0154] Exemplary bispecific antibodies can bind to two different epitopes, at least one of which originates in the protein antigen of the invention. Alternatively, an anti-antigenic arm of an immunoglobulin molecule can be combined with an arm which binds to a triggering molecule on a leukocyte such as a T-cell receptor molecule (e.g. CD2, CD3, CD28, or B7), or Fc receptors for IgG (FcγR), such as FcγRI (CD64), FcγRII (CD32) and FcγRIII (CD16) so as to focus cellular defense mechanisms to the cell expressing the particular antigen. Bispecific antibodies can also be used to direct cytotoxic agents to cells which express a particular antigen. These antibodies possess an antigen-binding, arm and an arm which binds a cytotoxic agent or a radionuclide chelator, such as EOTULBE, DPTA, DOTA, or TETA. Another bispecific antibody of interest binds the protein antigen described herein and further binds tissue factor (TF).

[0155] Heteroconjugate Antibodies

[0156] Heteroconjugate, antibodies are also within the scope of the present invention. Heteroconjugate antibodies arc composed of two covalently joined antibodies. Such antibodies have, for example, been proposed to target immune system cells to unwanted cells (U.S. Pat. No. 4.676.980), and for treatment of HIV infection (WO 91/00360; WO 92/200373; EP 03089). It is contemplated that the antibodies can be prepared in vitro using known methods in synthetic protein chemistry, including those involving crosslinking agents. For example, immunotoxins can be constructed using a disulfide exchange reaction or by forming a thioether bond. Examples of suitable reagents for this purpose include iminothiolate and methyl-4-mercaptobutyrimidate and those disclosed, for example, in U.S. Pat. No. 4,676,980.

[0157] Effector Function Engineering

[0158] It can be desirable to modify the antibody of the invention with respect to effector function, so as to enhance, e.g., the effectiveness of the antibody in treating cancer. For example, cysteine residue(s) can be introduced into the Fc region, thereby allowing inter-chain disulfide bond formation in this region. The homodimeric antibody thus generated can have improved internalization capability and/or increased complement-mediated cell killing and antibody-dependent cellular cytotoxicity (ADCC). See Caron et. al., J. Exp. Med., 176: 1191-1195 (1992) and Shopes, J. Immunol., 148: 2918-2922 (1992). Homodimeric antibodies with enhanced anti-tumor activity can also be prepared using heterobifunctional cross-linkers as described in Wolff et. al. Cancer Research, 53: 2560-2565 (1993). Alternatively, an antibody can be engineered that has dual Fc regions and can thereby have enhanced complement lysis and ADCC capabilities. See Stevenson et. al., Anti-Cancer Drug Design, 3: 219-230(1989).

[0159] Immunoconjugates

[0160] The invention also pertains to immunoconjugates comprising an antibody conjugated to a cytotoxic agent such as a chemotherapeutic agent, toxin (e g., an enzymatically active toxin of bacterial, fungal, plant, or animal origin, or fragments thereof), or a radioactive isotope (i.e., a radioconjugate).

[0161] Chemotherapeutic agents useful in the generation of such immunoconjugates have been described above. Enzymatically active toxins and fragments thereof that can be used include diphtheria A chain non binding active fragments of diphtheria toxin, exotoxin A chain (from Pseudomonas aeruginosa), ricin A chain, abrin A chain, modeccin A chain, alpha-sarcin, Aleurites fordii proteins, dianthin proteins, Phytolaca americana proteins (PAPI, PAPII, and PAP-S), momordica charantia inhibitor, curcin, crotin, sapaonaria officinalis inhibitor, gelonin, mitogellin, restriction, phenomycin, enomycin, and the tricothecenes. A variety of radionuclides are available for the production of radioconjugated antibodies. Examples include 212Bi, 131I, 131In y90Y, and 186Re.

[0162] Conjugates of the antibody and cytotoxic agent are made using a variety of bifunctional protein-coupling agents Such as N-succinimidyl-3-(2-pyridyldithiol) propionate (SPDP), iminothiolane (IT), bifunctional derivatives of imidoesters (such as dimethyl adipimidate HCL), active esters (such as disuccinimidyl suberate), aldehydes (such as glutareldehyde), bis-azido compounds (such as bis(p-azidobenzoyl)hexanediamine), bis-diazonium derivatives (such as bis-(p-diazoniumbenzoyl)-ethylenediamine), diisocyanates (such as tolyene 2,6-diisocyanate), and bis-active fluorine compounds (such as 1,5-difluoro-2,4-dinitrobenzene). For example, a ricin immunotoxin can be prepared as described in Vitetta et. al., Science, 238: 1098 (1987). Carbon-14-labeled 1-isothiocyanatobenzyl-3-methyldiethylene triaminiepenitaacetic acid (MX-DTPA) is an exemplary chelating agent for conjugation of radionucleotide to the antibody. See W094/11026.

[0163] In another embodiment, the antibody can be conjugated to a “receptor” (Such streptavidin) for utilization in tumor pretargeting wherein the antibody-receptor conjugate is administered to the patient, followed by removal of unbound conjugate from the circulation using a clearing agent and then administration of a “ligand” (e.g., avidin) that is in turn conjugated to a cytotoxic agent.

[0164] Immunoliposomes

[0165] The antibodies disclosed herein can also be formulated as immunoliposomes. Liposomes containing the antibody are prepared by methods known in the art, such as described in Epstein et. al.. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA, 82: 3688 (1985); Hwang et. al.. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA, 77: 4030 (1980); and U.S. Pat. Nos. 4,485,045 and 4,544,545. Liposomes with enhanced circulation time are disclosed in U.S. Pat. No. 5.01 3.556.

[0166] Particularly useful liposomes can be generated by the reverse-phase evaporation method faith a lipid composition comprising phosphatidylcholine, cholesterol, and PEG-derivatized phosphatidylethanolamine (PEG-PE). Liposomes are extruded through filters of defined pore size to yield liposomes with the desired diameter. Fab′fragments of the antibody of the present invention can be conjugated to the liposomes as described in Martin et. al., J. Biol. Chem., 257: 286-288 (1982) via a disulfide-interchange reaction. A chemotherapeutic agent (such as Doxorubicin) is optionally contained within the liposome. See Gabizon et. al., J. National Cancer Inst., 81(19): 1484 (1989).

[0167] Diagnostic Applications of Antibodies Directed Against the Proteins of the Invention

[0168] In one embodiment, methods for the screening of antibodies that possess the desired specificity include, but are not limited to, enzyme linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) and other immunologically mediated techniques known within the art. In a specific embodiment, selection of antibodies that are specific to a particular domain of an NOVX protein is facilitated by generation of hybridomas that bind to the fragment of an NOVX protein possessing such a domain. Thus, antibodies that are specific for a desired domain within an NOVX protein, or derivatives, fragments, analogs or homologs thereof, are also provided herein.

[0169] Antibodies directed against a NOVX protein of the invention may be used in methods known within the art relating to the localization and/or quantitation of a NOVX protein (e.g., for use in measuring levels of the NOVX protein within appropriate physiological samples, for use in diagnostic methods, for use in imaging the protein, and the like). In a given embodiment, antibodies specific to a NOVX protein, or derivative, fragment, analog or homolog thereof, that contain the antibody derived antigen binding domain, are utilized as pharmacologically active compounds (referred to hereinafter as “Therapeutics”).

[0170] An antibody specific for a NOVX protein of the invention (e.g., a monoclonal antibody or a polyclonal antibody) can be used to isolate a NOVX polypeptide by standard techniques, such as immunoaffinity, chromatography or immunoprecipitation. An antibody to a NOVX polypeptide can facilitate the purification of a natural NOVX antigen from cells, or of a recombinantly produced NOVX antigen expressed in host cells. Moreover, such an anti-NOVX antibody can be used to detect the antigenic NOVX protein (e.g., in a cellular lysate or cell supernatant) in order to evaluate the abundance and pattern of expression of the antigenic NOVX protein. Antibodies directed against a NOVX protein can be used diagnostically to monitor protein levels in tissue as part of a clinical testing procedure, e to, for example, determine the efficacy of a given treatment regimen. Detection can be facilitated by coupling (i e.. physically linking) the antibody to a detectable substance. Examples of detectable substances include various enzymes, prosthetic groups, fluorescent materials, luminescent materials, bioluminscent materials, and radioactive materials. Examples of suitable enzymes include horseradish peroxidase, alkaline phosphatase, β-galactosidase, or acetylcholinesterase; examples of suitable prosthetic group complexes include streptavidin/biotin and avidin/biotin: examples of suitable fluorescent materials include unbelliferone, fluorescein, fluorescein isothiocyanate, rhodamine, dichlorotriazinylamine fluorescein, dansyl chloride or phycoerythrin; an example of a luminescent material includes luminol; examples of bioluminscent materials include luciferase, luciferin, and aequorin, and examples of suitable radioactive material include 125I, 131I, 35S or3H.

[0171] Antibody Therapeutics

[0172] Antibodies of the invention, including polyclonal, monoclonal, humanized and fully human antibodies, may used as therapeutic agents. Such agents will generally be employed to treat or prevent a disease or pathology in a subject. An antibody preparation, preferably one having high specificity and high affinity for its target antigen, is administered to the subject and will generally have an effect due to its binding with the target. Such an effect may be one of two kinds, depending on the specific nature of the interaction between the given antibody molecule and the target antigen in question. In the first instance, administration of the antibody may abrogate or inhibit the binding of the target with an endogenous ligand to which it naturally binds. In this case, the antibody binds to the target and masks a binding site of the naturally occurring ligand, wherein the ligand serves as an effector molecule. Thus the receptor mediates a signal transduction pathway for which ligand is responsible.

[0173] Alternatively, the effect may be one in which the antibody elicits a physiological result by virtue of binding to an effector binding site on the target molecule. In this case the target, a receptor having an endogenous ligand which may be absent or defective in the disease or pathology, binds the antibody as a surrogate effector ligand, initiating a receptor-based signal transduction event by the receptor.

[0174] A therapeutically effective amount of an antibody of the invention relates generally to the amount needed to achieve a therapeutic objective. As noted above, this may be a binding interaction between the antibody and its target antigen that, in certain cases interferes with the functioning of the target, and in other cases, promotes a physiological response. The amount required to be administered will furthermore depend on the binding affinity of the antibody for its specific antigen and will also depend on the rate at which an administered antibody is depleted from the free volume other subject to which it is administered. Common ranges from therapeutically effective dosing of an antibody or antibody fragment of the invention may be, by way of nonlimiting example, from about 0.1 mg,/kg body weight to about 50 mg/kg body weight. Common dosing frequencies may range, for example, from twice daily to once a week.

[0175] Pharmaceutical Compositions of Antibodies

[0176] Antibodies specifically binding a protein of the invention, as well as other molecules identified by the screening assays disclosed herein, can be administered for the treatment of various disorders in the form of pharmaceutical compositions. Principles and considerations involved in preparing such compositions, as well as guidance in the choice of components are provided, for example, in Remington: The Science And Practice Of Pharmacy 19th ed. (Alfonso R. Gennaro, et. al., editors) Mack Pub. Co., Easton, Pa.: 1995; Drug Absorption 30 Enhancement: Concepts, Possibilities, Limitations, And Trends, Harwood Academic Publishers, Langhorne, Pa., 1994; and Peptide And Protein Drug Delivery (Advances In Parenteral Sciences, Vol. 4), 1991, M. Dekker, New York.

[0177] If the antigenic protein is intracellular and whole antibodies are used as inhibitors, internalizing antibodies are preferred. However, liposomes can also be used to deliver the antibody, or an antibody fragment, into cells. Where antibody fragments are used, the smallest inhibitory fragment that specifically binds to the binding domain of the target protein is preferred. For example, based upon the variable-region sequences of an antibody, peptide molecules can be designed that retain the ability to bind the target protein sequence. Such peptides can be synthesized chemically and/or produced by recombinant DNA technology. See, e.g., Marasco et. al., Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA, 90: 7889-7893 (1993). The formulation herein can also contain more than one active compound as necessary for the particular indication being treated, preferably those with complementary activities that do not adversely affect each other. Alternatively, or in addition, the composition can comprise an agent that enhances its function, such as, for example, a cytotoxic agent. cytokine, chemotherapeutic agent, or growth-inhibitory agent. Such molecules are suitably present in combination in amounts that are effective for the purpose intended.

[0178] The active ingredients can also be entrapped in microcapsules prepared, for example, by coacervation techniques or by interfacial polymerization, for example, hydroxymethylcellulose or gelatin-microcapsules and poly-(methylmethacrylate) microcapsules, respectively, in colloidal drug delivery systems (for example, liposomes, albumin microspheres, microemulsions, nano-particles, and naniocapsules) or in macroemulsions.

[0179] The formulations to be used for in vivo administration must be sterile. This is readily accomplished by filtration through sterile filtration membranes.

[0180] Sustained-release preparations can be prepared. Suitable examples of sustained-release preparations include semipermeable matrices of solid hydrophobic polymers containing( the antibody, at which matrices are in the form of shaped articles, e.g., films, or microcapsules. Examples of sustained-release matrices include polyesters, hydrogels (for example, poly(2-hydroxymethyl-methacrylate), or poly(vinylalcohol)), polylactides (U.S. Pat. No. 3,773,919), copolymers of L-glutamic acid and γ ethyl-L-glutamate, non-degradable ethylene-vinyl acetate, degradable lactic acid-glycolic acid copolymers such as the LUPRON DEPOT™ (injectable microspheres composed of lactic acid-glycolic acid copolymer and leuprolide acetate), and poly-D-(-)-3-hydroxybutyric acid. While polymers such as ethylene-vinyl acetate and lactic acid-glycolic acid enable release of molecules for over 100 days, certain hydrogels release proteins for shorter time periods.

[0181] ELISA Assay

[0182] An agent for detecting an analyte protein is an antibody capable of binding to an analyte protein, preferably an antibody with a detectable label. Antibodies can be polyclonal, or more preferably, monoclonal. An intact antibody, or a fragment thereof (e.g., Fab or F(ab)2) can be used. The term “labeled”, with regard to the probe or antibody, is intended to encompass direct labeling of the probe or antibody by coupling (i e., physically linking) a detectable substance to the probe or antibody, as well as indirect labeling of the probe or antibody by reactivity with another reagent that is directly labeled. Examples of indirect labelling include detection of a primary antibody using a fluorescently-labeled secondary antibody and end-labeling of a DNA probe with biotin such that it can be detected with fluorescently-labeled streptavidin. The term “biological sample” is intended to include tissues, cells and biological fluids isolated from a subject, as well as tissues, cells and fluids present within a subject. Included within the usage of the term “biological sample”, therefore, is blood and a fraction or component of blood including blood serum, blood plasma, or lymph. That is, the detection method of the invention can be used to detect an analyte mRNA protein, or genomic DNA in a biological sample in vitro as well as in vivo. For example, in vitro techniques for detection of an analyte mRNA include Northern hybridizations and in situ hybridizations. In vitro techniques for detection of all analyte protein include enzyme linked immunosorbent assays (ELISAs), Western blots, immunopecipitations, and immunofluorescence. In vitro techniques for detection of an analyte genomic DNA include Southern hybridizations. Procedures for conducting immunoassays are described. For example in “ELISA: Theory and Practice: Methods in Molecular Biology”, Vol. 42, J. R. Crowther (Ed.) Human Press, Totowa, N.J., 1995; “Immunoassay”, E. Diamandis and T. Christopoulus, Academic Press, Inc., San Diego, Calif., 1996; and “Practice and Theory of Enzyme Immunoassays”, P. Tijssen, Elsevier Science Publishers, Amsterdam, 1985. Furthermore, in vivo techniques for detection of an analyte protein include introducing into a subject a labeled anti-an analyte protein antibody. For example, the antibody can be labeled with a radioactive marker whose presence and location in a subject can be detected by standard imaging techniques.

[0183] NOVX Recombinant Expression Vectors and Host Cells

[0184] Another aspect of the invention pertains to vectors, preferably expression vectors, containing a nucleic acid encoding a NOVX protein, or derivatives, fragments, analogs or homologs thereof. As used herein, the term “vector” refers to a nucleic acid molecule capable of transporting another nucleic acid to which it has been linked. One type of vector is a “plasmid”, which refers to a circular double stranded DNA loop into which additional DNA segments can be ligated. Another type of vector is a viral vector, wherein additional DNA segments can be ligated into the viral genome. Certain vectors are capable of autonomous replication in a host cell into which they are introduced (e.g., bacterial vectors having a bacterial origin of replication and episomal mammalian vectors). Other vectors (e g, non-episomal mammalian vectors) are integrated into the genome of a host cell upon introduction into the host cell, and thereby are replicated along with the host genome. Moreover, certain vectors are capable of directing the expression of genes to which they are operatively-linked. Such vectors are referred to herein as “expression vectors”. In general, expression vectors of utility in recombinant DNA techniques are often in the form of plasmids. In the present specification, “plasmid” and “vector” can be used interchangeably as the plasmid is the most commonly used form of vector. However, the invention is intended to include such other forms of expression vectors, such as viral vectors (e.g., replication defective retroviruses, adenoviruses and adeno-associated viruses) which serve equivalent functions.

[0185] The recombinant expression vectors of the invention comprise a nucleic acid of the invention in a form suitable for expression of the nucleic acid in a host cell, which means that the recombinant expression vectors include one or more regulatory sequences, selected on tile basis of the host cells to be used from expression, that is operatively-linked to the nucleic acid sequence to be expressed. Within a recombinant expression vector, “operably-linked” is intended to mean that the nucleotide sequence of interest is linked to the regulatory sequence(s) in a manner that allows for expression of the nucleotide sequence (e.g., in an in vitro transcription/translation system or in a host cell when the vector is introduced into the host cell).

[0186] The term “regulatory” sequence is intended to includes promoters, enhancers and other expression control elements (e g., polyadenylation signals). Such regulatory sequences are described, for example, in Goeddel, GENE EXPRESSION TECHNOLOGY: METHODS IN ENZYMOLOGY 185, Academic Press, San Diego, Calif. (1990). Regulatory sequences include those that direct constitutive expression of a nucleotide sequence in many types of host cell and those that direct expression of the nucleotide sequence only in certain host cells (e.g., tissue-specific regulatory sequences). It will be appreciated by those skilled in the art that the design of the expression vector can depend on such factors as the choice of the host cell to be transformed, the level of expression of protein desired, etc. The expression vectors of the invention can be introduced into host cells to thereby produce proteins or peptides, including fusion proteins or peptides, encoded by nucleic acids as described herein (e g., NOVX proteins, mutant forms of NOVX proteins, fusion proteins, etc.).

[0187] The recombinant expression vectors of the invention can be designed for expression of NOVX proteins in procaryotic or eucaryotic cells. For example, NOVX proteins can be expressed in bacterial cells such as Escherichia coli, insect cells (using baculovirus expression vectors) yeast cells or mammalian cells. Suitable host cells are discussed further in Goeddel, GENE EXPRESSION TECHNOLOGY: METHODS IN ENZYMOLOGY 185, Academic Press, San Diego, Calif. (1990). Alternatively, the recombinant expression vector can be transcribed and translated vitro, for example using T7 promoter regulatory sequences and T7 polymerase.

[0188] Expression of proteins in prokaryotes is most often carried out in Escherichia coli with vectors containing constitutive or inducible promoters directing the expression of either fusion or non-fusion proteins. Fusion vectors add a number of amino acids to a protein encoded therein, usually to the amino terminus of the recombinant protein. Such fusion vectors typically serve three purposes: (i) to increase expression of recombinant protein: (ii) to increase the solubility of the recombinant protein; and (iii) to aid in the purification of the recombinant protein by acting as a liganicl in affinity purification. Often, in fusion expression vectors, a proteolytic cleavage site is introduced at the junction of the fusion moiety and the recombinant protein to enable separation of the recombinant protein from the fusion moiety subsequent to purification of the fusion protein. Such enzymes, and their cognate recognition sequences, include Factor Xa, thrombin and enterokinase. Typical fusion expression vectors include pGEX (Pharmacia Biotech Inc; Smith and Johnson, 1988, Gene 67: 31-40), pMAL (New England Biolabs, Beverly, Mass.) and pRIT5 (Pharmacia, Piscataway, N.J.) that fuse glutathione S-transferase (GST), maltose E binding protein, or protein A, respectively, to the target recombinant protein.

[0189] Examples of suitable inducible non-fusion E. coli expression vectors include pTrc (Amrann et. Al., (1988) Gene 69:301 -315) and pET 11d (Studier et. al., GENE EXPRESSION TECHNOLOGY: METHODS IN ENZYMOLOGY 185, Academic Press, San Diego, Calif. (1990) 60-89).

[0190] One strategy to maximize recombinant protein expression in E. coli is to express the protein in a host bacteria with an impaired capacity to proteolytically cleave the recombinant protein. See, e.g., Gottesman, GENE EXPRESSION TECHNOLOGY: METHODS IN ENZYMOLOGY 185, Academic Press, San Diego, Calif. (1990) 119-128. Another strategy is to alter the nucleic acid sequence of the nucleic acid to be inserted into an expression vector so that the individual codons for each amino acid are those preferentially utilized in E. coli (.see, e.g., Wada, et. al., 1992. Nucl. Acids Res. 20: 2111-2118). Such alteration of nucleic acid sequences of the invention can be carried out by standard DNA synthesis techniques.

[0191] In another embodiment, the NOVX expression vector is a yeast expression vector. Examples of vectors for expression in yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae include pYepSec1 (Baldari, et. al., 1987. EMBO. J. 6: 229-234), pMFa (Kurjan and Herskowitz, 1982, Cell 30: 933-943), pJRY88 (Schultz et. al., 1987, Gene 54: 113-123), pYES2 (Invitrogen Corporation, San Diego, Calif.), and picZ (In Vitrogen Corp, San Diego, Calif.).

[0192] Alternatively, NOVX can be expressed in insect cells using baculovirus expression vectors. Baculovirus vectors available for expression of proteins in cultured insect cells (e g., SF9 cells) include the pAc series (Smith, et. al., 1983, Mol. Cell Biol. 3: 2156-2165) and the pVL series (Lucklow and Summers, 1989, Virology 170: 31-39).

[0193] In yet another embodiment, a nucleic acid of the invention is expressed in mammalian cells using a mammalian expression vector. Examples of mammalian expression vectors include pCDM8 (Seed, 1987 Nature 329: 840) and pMT2PC (Kaufman, et/ al., 1987 EMBO. J. 6: 187-195). When used in mammalian cells, the expression vector's control functions are often provided by viral regulatory elements. For example, commonly used promoters are derived from polyoma, adenoviruses 2, cytomegalovirus, and simian virus 40. For other suitable expression systems for both prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells see. e.g., Chapters 16 and 17 of Sambrook, et. al., MOLECULAR CLONING: A LABORATORY MANUAL, 2nd ed., Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press, Cold Spring Harbor, N.Y., 1989.

[0194] In another embodiment, the recombinant mammalian expression vector is capable of directing expression of the nucleic acid preferentially in a particular cell type (e g tissue-specific regulatory elements are used to express the nucleic acid). Tissue-specific regulatory elements are known in the art. Non-limiting examples of suitable tissue-specific promoters include the albumin promoter (liver-specific; Pinkert, et. al., 1987. Genes Dev. 1: 268-277), lymphoid-specific promoters (Calame and Eaton, 1988, Adv. Immunol. 43: 235-275), in particular promoters of T cell receptors (Winoto and Baltimore, 1989. EMBO. J. 8: 729-733) and immunoglobulins (Banerji, et. al., 1983, Cell 33: 729-740; Queen and Baltimore, 1983, Cell 33: 741-748), neuron-specific promoters (e.g., the neurofilament promoter; Byrne and Ruddle, 1989, Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 86: 5473-5477), pancreas-specific promoters (Edlund, et. al., 1985, Science 230: 912-916), and mammary gland-specific promoters (e.g., milk whey promoter; U.S. Pat. No. 4,873,316 and European Application Publication No. 264,166). Developmentally-regulated promoters are also encompassed, e.g, the murine box promoters (Kessel and Gruss, 1990, Science 249: 374-379) and the α-fetoprotein promoter (Campes and Tilghman, 1989, Genes Dev. 3: 537-546).

[0195] The invention further provides a recombinant expression vector comprising a DNA molecule of the invention cloned into the expression vector in an antisense orientation. That is, the DNA molecule is operatively-linked to a regulatory sequence in a manner that allows for expression (by transcription of the DNA molecule) of an RNA molecule that is antisense to NOVX mRNA. Regulatory sequences operatively linked to a nucleic acid cloned in the antisense orientation can be chosen that direct the continuous expression of the antisense RNA molecule in a variety of cell types, for instance viral promoters and/or enhancers, or regulatory sequences can be chosen that direct constitutive, tissue specific or cell type specific expression of antisense RNA. The antisense expression vector can be in the form of a recombinant plasmid, phagemid or attenuated virus in which antisense nucleic acids are produced under the control of a high efficiency regulatory region, the activity of which can be determined by the cell type into which the vector is introduced. For a discussion of the regulation of gene expression using antisense genes see, e.g., Weintraub, et.al., “Antisense RNA as a molecular tool for genetic analysis,” Reviews-Trends in Genetics, Vol. 1(1) 1986.

[0196] Another aspect of the invention pertains to host cells into which a recombinant expression vector of the invention has been introduced. The terms “host cell” and “recombinant host cell” are used inter-changeably herein. It is understood that such terms refer not only to the particular subject cell but also to the progeny or potential progeny of such a cell. Because certain modifications may occur in succeeding generations due to either mutation or environmental influences, such progeny may not, in fact, be identical to the parent cell, but are still included Within the scope of the term as used herein.

[0197] A host cell can be any prokaryotic or eukaryotic cell. For example, NOVX protein can be expressed in bacterial cells such as E. coli, insect cells, yeast or mammalian cells (such as Chinese hamster ovary cells (CHO) or COS cells). Other suitable host cells are known to those skilled in the art.

[0198] Vector DNA can be introduced into prokaryotic or eukaryotic cells via conventional transformation or transfection techniques. As used herein, the terms “transformation” and “transfection” are intended to refer to a variety of art-recognized techniques for introducing foreign nucleic acid (e.g., DNA) into a host cell, including calcium phosphate or calcium chloride co-precipitation, DEAE-dextran-mediated transfection, lipofection, or electroporation. Suitable methods for transforming or transfecting host cells can be found in Sambrook, et. al. (MOLECULAR CLONING: A LABORATORY MANUAL. 2nd ed., Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press, Cold Spring Harbor, N.Y., 1989), and other laboratory manuals.

[0199] For stable transfection of mammalian cells, it is known that, depending upon the expression vector and transfection technique used, only a small fraction of cells may integrate the foreign DNA into their genome. In order to identify and select these integrants, a gene that encodes a selectable marker (e.g., resistance to antibiotics) is generally introduced into the host cells along with the gene of interest. Various selectable markers include those that confer resistance to drugs, such as G418. hygromycin and methotrexate. Nucleic acid encoding a selectable marker can be introduced into a host cell on the same vector as that encoding NOVX or can be introduced on a separate vector. Cells stably transfected with the introduced nucleic acid can be identified by drug selection (e.g., cells that have incorporated the selectable marker will survive, while the other cells die).

[0200] A host cell of the invention, such as a prokaryotic or eukaryotic host cell in culture, can be used to produce (i.e., express) NOVX protein. Accordingly, the invention further provides methods for producing NOVX protein using the host cells of the invention. In one embodiment, the method comprises culturing the host cell of invention (into which a recombinant expression vector encoding NOVX protein has been introduced) in a suitable medium such that NOVX protein is produced. In another embodiment, the method further comprises isolating NOVX protein from the medium or the host cell.

[0201] Transgenic NOVX Animals

[0202] The host cells of the invention can also be used to produce non-limiting transgenic animals. For example, in one embodiment, a host cell of the invention is a fertilized oocyte or an embryonic stem cell into which NOVX protein-coding sequences have been introduced. Such host cells can then be used to create non-human transgenic animals in which exogenous NOVX sequences have been introduced into their genome or homologous recombinant animals in which endogenous NOVX sequences have been altered. Such animals are useful for studying the function and/or activity of NOVX protein and for identifying and/or evaluating modulators of NOVX protein activity. As used herein, a “transgenic animal” is a non-human animal, preferably a mammal, more preferably a rodent such as a rat or mouse, in which one or more of the cells of the animal includes a transgene. Other examples of transgenic animals include non-human primates, sheep, dogs, cows, goats, chickens, amphibians, etc. A transgene is exogenous DNA that is integrated into the genome of a cell from which a transgenic animal develops and that remains in the genome of the mature animal, thereby directing the expression of an encoded gene product in one or more cell types or tissues of the transgenic animal. As used herein, a “homologous recombinant animal” is a non-human animal, preferably a mammal, more preferably a mouse, in which an endogenous NOVX gene has been altered by homologous recombination between the endogenous gene and an exogenous DNA molecule introduced into a cell of the animal, e.g., an embryonic cell of the animal, prior to development of the animal.

[0203] A transgenic animal of the invention can be created by introducing NOVX-encoding nucleic acid into the male pronuclei of a fertilized oocyte (e.g., by microinjection, retroviral infection) and allowing the oocyte to develop in a pseudopregnant female foster animal. The human NOVX cDNA sequences, i e., any one of SEQ ID NO: 2n−1, wherein n is an integer between 1 and 88, can be introduced as a transgene into the genome of a non-human animal. Alternatively, a non-human homologue of the human NOVX gene, such as a mouse NOVX genie, can be isolated based on hybridization to the human NOVX cDNA (described further supra) and used as a transgene. Intronic sequences and polyadenylation signals can also be included in the transgene to increase the efficiency or expression of the transgenic. A tissue-specific regulatory sequence(S) can be operably-linked to the NOVX transgene to direct expression of NOVX protein to particular cells. Methods for generating transgenic animals via embryo manipulation and microinjection, particularly animals such as mice, have become conventional in the art and are described, for example, in U.S. PAT. Nos. 4,736,866: 4,870,009; and 4,873,191; and Hogan, 1986. In: MANIPULATING the MOUSE EMBRYO, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press, Cold Spring Harbor. N.Y. Similar methods are used for production of other transgenic animals. A transgenic founder animal can be identified based upon the presence of the NOVX transgenic in its genome and/or expression of NOVX mRNA in tissues or cells of the animals. A transgenic founder animal can then be used to breed additional animals carrying the transgene. Moreover, transgenic animals carrying a transgene-encoding NOVX protein can further be bred to other transgenic animals carrying transgenes.

[0204] To create a homologous recombinant animal, a vector is prepared which contains at least a portion of a NOVX gene into which a deletion, addition or substitution has been introduced to thereby alter, e.g, functionally disrupt, the NOVX gene. The NOVX gene can be a human gene (e.g., the cDNA of any one of SEQ ID NO: 2n−1, wherein n is an integer between 1 and 88), but more preferably, is a non-human homologue of a human NOVX gene. For example, a mouse homologue of human NOVX gene of SEQ ID NO: 2n−1, wherein n is an integer between 1 and 88, can be used to construct a homologous recombination vector suitable for altering an endogenous NOVX gene in the mouse genome. In one embodiment, vector is designed such that, upon homologous recombination, the endogenous NOVX gene is functionally disrupted (i.e., no longer encodes a functional protein; also referred to as a “knock out” vector).

[0205] Alternatively, the vector can be designed such that, upon homologous recombination, the endogenous NOVX gene is mutated or otherwise altered but still encodes functional protein (e.g., the upstream regulatory region can be altered to thereby alter the expression of the endogenous NOVX protein). In the homologous recombination vector, the altered portion of the NOVX genie is flanked at its 5′- and 3′-termini by additional nucleic acid of the NOVX gene to allow for homologous recombination to occur between the exogenous NOVX gene carried by the vector and an endogenous NOVX gene in an embryonic stem cell. The additional flanking NOVX nucleic acid is of sufficient length for successful homologous recombination with the endogenous gene. Typically, several kilobases of flanking DNA (both at the 5′- and 3′-termini) are included in the vector. See, e.g., Thomas et. al., 1987. Cell 51: 503 for a description of homologous recombination vectors. The vector is ten introduced into an embryonic stem cell line (e.g., by electroporation) and cells in which the introduced NOVX gene has homologously-recombined with the endogenous NOVX gene are selected. See, eg., Li, et. al., 1992, Cell 69: 915.

[0206] The selected cells are then injected into a blastocyst of an animal (e.g., a mouse) to form aggregation chimeras. See, e.g. Bradley, 1987. In: TERATORCARCINOMAS AND EMBRYONIC STEM CELLS: A PRACTICAL APPROACH, Robertson, ed. IRL, Oxford, pp. 113-152. A chimeric embryo can then be implanted into a suitable pseudopregnant female foster animal and the embryo brought to term. Progeny harboring the homologously-recombined DNA in their germ cells can be used to breed animals in which all cells of the animal contain the homologously-recombined DNA by germline transmission of the transgene. Methods for constructing homologous recombination vectors and homologous recombinant animals are described further in Bradley, 1991, Curr. Opin. Biotechnol. 2: 823-829; PCT International Publication Nos.: WO 90/1 1354; WO 91/01140; WO 92/0968; and WO 93/04169.

[0207] In another embodiment, transgenic non-humans animals can be produced that contain selected systems that allow for regulated expression of the transgene. One example of such a system is the cre/loxP recombining system of bacteriophage P1. For a description of the cre/loxP recombining system, See, e.g., Lakso, et. al., 1992, Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 89: 6232-6236. Another example of a recombinase system is the FLP recombinase system of Saccharomyces cerevisiae. See, O'Gorman, et. al., 1991, Science 251:1351-1355. If a cre/loxP recombinase system is used to regulate expression of the transgene, animals containing transgenes encoding both the Cre recombinase and a selected protein are required. Such animals can be provided through the construction of “double” transgenic animals, e.g., by mating two transgenic animals, one containing a transgene encoding a selected protein and the other containing a transgene encoding a recombinase.

[0208] Clones of the non-human transgenic animals described herein can also be produced according-J to the methods described in Wilmutt, et. al., 1997, Nature 385: 810-813. In brief, a cell (e.g., a somatic cell) from the transgenic animal can be isolated and induced to exit the (growth cycle and enter G0 phase. The quiescent cell can then be fused, e.g., through the use of electrical pulses, to an enucleated oocyte from an animal of the same species from Which the quiescent cell is isolated. The reconstructed oocyte is then cultured such that it develops to morula or blastocyte and then transferred to pseudopregnant female foster animal. The offspring borne of this female foster animal will be a clone of the animal from Which the cell (e.g., the somatic cell) is isolated.

[0209] Pharmaceutical Compositions

[0210] The NOVX nucleic acid molecules, NOVX proteins, and anti-NOVX antibodies (also referred to herein as “active compounds”) of the invention, and derivatives, fragments, analogs and homologs thereof, can be incorporated into pharmaceutical compositions suitable for administration. Such compositions typically comprise the nucleic acid molecule, protein, or antibody and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier. As used herein, “pharmaceutically acceptable carrier” is intended to include any and all solvents, dispersion media, coatings, antibacterial and antifungal agents, isotonic and absorption delaying agents, and the like, compatible with pharmaceutical administration. Suitable carriers are described in the most recent edition of Remington's Pharmaceutical Sciences, a standard reference text in the field, which is incorporated herein by reference. Preferred examples of Such carriers or diluents include, but are not limited to, water, saline, finger's solutions, dextrose solution, and 5% human serum albumin. Liposomes and non-aqueous vehicles such as fixed oils may also be used. The use of such media and agents for pharmaceutically active substances is well known in the art. Except insofar as any conventional media or agent is incompatible with the active compound, use thereof in the compositions is contemplated. Supplementary active compounds can also be incorporated into the compositions.

[0211] A pharmaceutical composition of the invention is formulated to be compatible with its intended route of administration. Examples of routes of administration include parenteral, e.g., intravenous, intradermal, subcutaneous, oral (e.g., inhalation), transdermal (i.e., topical), transmucosal, and rectal administration. Solutions or suspensions used for parenteral, intradermal, or subcutaneous application can include the following components: a sterile diluent such as water for injection, saline solution, fixed oils, polyethylene glycols, glycerine, propylene glycol or other synthetic solvents; antibacterial agents such as benzyl alcohol or methyl parabens; antioxidants such as ascorbic acid or sodium bisulfite; chelating agents Such as ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid (EDA); buffers such as acetates, citrates or phosphates, and agents for the ad adjustment of tonicity such as sodium chloride or dextrose. The pH can be adjusted with acids or bases, such as hydrochloric acid or sodium hydroxide. The parenteral preparation can be enclosed in ampoules, disposable syringes or multiple dose vials made of glass or plastic.

[0212] Pharmaceutical compositions suitable for injectable use include sterile aqueous solutions (where water soluble) or dispersions and sterile powders for the extemporaneous preparation of sterile injectable solutions or dispersion. For intravenous administration, suitable carriers include physiological saline, bacteriostatic water, Cremophor El ∩ (BASF. Parsippany,. N.J.) or phosphate buffered saline (PBS). In all cases, the composition must be sterile and should be fluid to the extent that easy syringeability exists. It must be stable under the conditions of manufacture and storage and must be preserved against the contaminating action of micro such as bacteria and fungi. The carrier can be a solvent or dispersion medium containing, for example, water, ethanol, polyol (for example, glycerol, propylene glycol, and liquid polyethylene glycol, and the like), and suitable mixtures thereof. The proper fluidity can be maintained, for example, by the use of a coating such as lecithin, by the maintenance of the required particle size in the case of dispersion and by the use of surfactants. Prevention of the action of microorganisms can be achieved by various antibacterial and antifungal agents, for example, parabens, chlorobutanol, phenol, ascorbic acid, thimerosal, and the like. In many cases, it will be preferable to include isotonic agents, for example, sugars, polyalcohols such as mannitol, sorbitol, sodium chloride in the composition. Prolonged absorption of the injectable compositions can be brought about by including in the composition an agent which delays absorption, for example, aluminum monostearate and gelatin.

[0213] Sterile injectable solutions can be prepared by incorporating the active compound (e.g, a NOVX protein or anti-NOVX antibody) in the required amount in an appropriate solvent with one or a combination of ingredients enumerated above, as required, followed by filtered sterilization. Generally, dispersions are prepared by incorporating the active compound into a sterile vehicle that contains a basic dispersion medium and the required other ingredients from those enumerated above. In the case of sterile powders for the preparation of sterile injectable solutions, methods of preparation are vacuum drying and freeze-drying that yields a powder of the active ingredient plus any additional desired ingredient from a previously sterile-filtered solution thereof.

[0214] Oral compositions generally include an inert diluent or an edible carrier. They can be enclosed in gelatin capsules or compressed into tablets. For the purpose of oral therapeutic administration the active compound can be incorporated with excipients and used in the form of tablets, troches, or capsules. Oral compositions can also be prepared using a fluid carrier for use as a mouthwash, wherein the compound in the fluid carrier is applied orally and swished and expectorated or swallowed. Pharmaceutically compatible binding agents, and/or adjuvant materials can be included as part of the composition. The tablets, pills, capsules, troches and the like can contain any of the following ingredients, or compounds of a similar nature: a binder such as microcrystalline cellulose, gum tragacanth or gelatin an excipient such as starch or lactose, a disintegrating agent such as alginic acid, Primogel, or corn starch: a lubricant such as magnesium stearate or Sterotes, a glidant such as colloidal silicon dioxide; a sweetening agent such as sucrose or saccharin; or a flavoring agent such as peppermint, methyl salicylate, or orange flavoring.

[0215] For administration by inhalation., the compounds are delivered in the form of an aerosol spray from pressured container or dispenser which contains a suitable propellant. e.g., a gas as such as carbon dioxide, or a nebulizer.

[0216] Systemic administration can also be by transmucosal or transdermal means. For transmucosal or transdermal administration, penetrants appropriate to the barrier to be permeated are used in the formulation. Such penetrants are generally known in the art, and include, for example, for transmucosal administration, detergents, bile salts, and fusidic acid derivatives. Transmucosal administration can be accomplished through the use of nasal sprays or suppositories. For transdermal administration, the active compounds are formulated into ointments, salves, gels, or creams as generally known in the art.

[0217] The compounds can also be prepared in the form of suppositories (e.g with conventional suppository bases Such as cocoa butter and other glycerides) or retention enemas for rectal delivery.

[0218] In one embodiment, the active compounds are prepared with carriers that will protect the compound against rapid elimination from the body, such as a controlled release formulation, including implants and microencapsulated delivery systems. Biodegradable, biocompatible polymers can be used, such as ethylene vinyl acetate, polyanhydrides, polyglycolic acid, collagen, polyorthoesters, and polylactic acid. Methods for preparation of such formulations will be apparent to those skilled in the art. The materials can also be obtained commercially from Alza Corporation and Nova Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Liposomal suspensions (including liposomes targeted to infected cells with monoclonal antibodies to viral antigens) can also be used as pharmaceutically acceptable carriers. These can be prepared according to methods known to those skilled in the art, for example, as described in U.S. Pat. No. 4,522,811.

[0219] It is especially advantageous to formulate oral or parenteral compositions in dosage unit form for ease of administration and uniformity of dosage. Dosage unit form as used herein refers to physically discrete units suited as unitary dosages for the subject to be treated; each unit containing, a predetermined quantity of active compound calculated to produce the desired therapeutic effect in association with the required pharmaceutical carrier. The specification for the dosage unit forms of the invention are dictated by and directly dependent on the unique characteristics of tie active compound and the particular therapeutic effect to be achieved, and the limitations inherent in the art of compounding Such an active compound for the treatment of individuals.

[0220] The nucleic acid molecules of the invention can be inserted into vectors and used as gene therapy vectors. Gene therapy vectors can be delivered to a subject by, for example, intravenous injection, local administration (See, e g., U.S. Pat. No. 5,328,470) or by stereotatic injection (see, e.g., Chen, et al., 1994, Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 91: 3054-3057). The pharmaceutical preparation of the gene therapy vector can include the gene therapy vector in an acceptable diluent, or can comprise a slow release matrix in which the gene delivery vehicle is imbedded. Alternatively, where the complete gene delivery vector can be produced intact from recombinant cells, e.g., retroviral vectors, the pharmaceutical preparation can include one or more cells that produce the gene delivery system.

[0221] The pharmaceutical compositions can be included in a container, pack, or dispenser together with instructions for administration.

[0222] Screening and Detection Methods

[0223] The isolated nucleic acid molecules of the invention can be used to express NOVX protein (e.g., via a recombinant expression vector in a host cell in gene therapy applications), to detect NOVX mRNA (e.g., in a biological sample) or a genetic lesion in a NOVX gene, and to modulate NOVX activity, as described further, below. In addition, the NOVX proteins can be used to screen drugs or compounds that modulate the NOVX protein activity or expression as well as to treat disorders characterized by insufficient or excessive production of NOVX protein or production of NOVX protein forms that have decreased or aberrant activity compared to NOVX wild-type protein (e.g.; diabetes (regulates insulin release); obesity (binds and transport lipids); metabolic disturbances associated with obesity, the metabolic syndrome X as well as anorexia and wasting disorders associated with chronic diseases and various cancers, and infectious disease (possesses anti-microbial activity) and the various dyslipidemias. In addition, the anti-NOVX antibodies of the invention can be used to detect and isolate NOVX proteins and modulate NOVX activity. In yet a further aspect, the invention can be used in methods to influence appetite, absorption of nutrients and the disposition of metabolic substrates in both a positive and negative fashion.

[0224] The invention further pertains to novel agents identified by the screeching) assays described herein and uses thereof for treatments as described, supra.

[0225] Screening Assays

[0226] The invention provides a method (also referred to herein as a “screening assay”) for identifying, modulators, i.e., candidate or test compounds or agents (e.g., peptides, peptidomimetics, small molecules or other drugs) that bind to NOVX proteins or have a stimulatory or inhibitory effect on, e.g., NOVX protein expression or NOVX protein activity. The invention also includes compounds identified in the screening assays described herein.

[0227] In one embodiment, the invention provides assays for screening candidate or test compounds which bind to or modulate the activity of the membrane-bound form of a NOVX protein or polypeptide or biologically-active portion thereof. The test compounds of the invention can be obtained using any of the numerous approaches in combinatorial library methods known in the art, including: biological libraries; spatially addressable parallel solid phase or solution phase libraries; synthetic library methods requiring deconvolution; the “one-bead one-compound” library method; and synthetic library methods using affinity chromatography selection. The biological library approach is limited to peptide libraries, while the other four approaches are applicable to peptide, non-peptide oligomer or small molecule libraries of compounds. See, e.g., Lam, 1997, Anticancer Drug Design 12: 145.

[0228] A “small molecule” as used herein, is meant to refer to a composition that has a molecular weight of less than about 5 kD and most preferably less than about 4 kD. Small molecules can be, e.g., nucleic acids, peptides, polypeptides, peptidomimetics, carbohydrates, lipids or other organic or inorganic molecules. Libraries of chemical and/or biological mixtures, such as fungal, bacterial, or algal extracts, are known in the art and can be screened with any of the assays of the invention.

[0229] Examples of methods for the synthesis of molecular libraries can be found in the art, for example in: DeWitt, et. al., 1993, Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci, U.S.A. 90: 6909; Erb, et. al., 1994, Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 91: 11422; Zuckermann, et. al., 1994, J. Med. Chem. 37: 2678; Cho, et. al., 1993. Science 261: 1303; Carrell, et. al., 1994, Angew. Chem. Ed. Engl. 33:

[0230] 2059 ; Carell, et al., 1994, Angew Chem. Ed. Engl. 33: 2061; and Gallop, et. al., 1994, J. Med. Chem. 37: 1233.

[0231] Libraries of compounds may be presented in solution (e.g., Houghten, 1992, Biotechniques 13: 412-421), or on beads (Lam. 1991, Nature 354: 82-84), on chips (Foder, 1993, Nature 364: 555-556), bacteria (Ladner, U.S. Pat. No. 53,22,409), spores (Ladner, U.S. Pat. No. 5,233,409), plasmids (Cull, et. al., 1992, Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 89: 1865-1869) or on phage (Scott and Smith, 1990, Science 249: 386-390; Devlin, 1990, Science 20 249: 404-406; Cwirla, et. al., 1990, Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA. 87: 6378-6382; Felici, 1991. J. Mol. Biol. 222: 301-310; Ladner, U.S. Pat. No. 5,233,409.).

[0232] In one embodiment, an assay is a cell-based assay in herein, a cell which expresses a membrane-bound form of NOVX protein, or a biologically-active portion thereof, on the cell surface is contacted with a test compound and the ability of the test compound to bind to a NOVX protein determined. The cell, for example, can of mammalian origin or a yeast cell. Determining the ability of the test compound to bind to the NOVX protein can be accomplished, for example, by coupling the test compound with a radioisotope or enzymatic label such that binding of the test compound to the NOVX protein or biologically-active portion thereof can be determined by detecting the labeled compound in a complex. For example, test compounds can be labeled with 125I, 35S, 14C, or 3H, either directly or indirectly, and the radioisotope detected by direct counting of radioemission or by scintillation counting. Alternatively, test compounds can be enzymatically-labeled with, for example, horseradish peroxidase, alkaline phosphatase, or luciferase, and the enzymatic label detected by determination of conversion of an appropriate substrate to product. In one embodiment, the assay comprises contacting a cell which expresses a membrane-bound form of NOVX protein, or a biologically-active portion thereof, on the cell surface with a known compound which binds NOVX to form an assay mixture, contacting the assay mixture with a test compound, and determining the ability of the test compound to interact with a NOVX protein, wherein determining the ability of the test compound to interact with a NOVX protein comprises determining the ability of the test compound to preferentially bind to NOVX protein or a biologically-active portion thereof as compared to the known compound.

[0233] In another embodiment, an assay is a cell-based assay comprising contacting a cell expressing a membrane-bound form of NOVX protein, or a biologically-active portion thereof, on the cell surface with a test compound and determining the ability of the test compound to modulate (e.g., stimulate or inhibit) the activity of the NOVX protein or biologically-active portion thereof. Determining the ability of the test compound to modulate the activity of NOVX or a biologically-active portion thereof call be accomplished, for example, by determining the ability of the NOVX protein to bind to or interact with a NOVX target molecule. As used herein, a “target molecule” is a molecule with which a NOVX protein binds or interacts in nature, for example a molecule on the surface of a cell which expresses a NOVX interacting protein a molecule on the Surface of a second cell, a molecule in the extracellular milieu, a molecule associated with the internal surface of a cell membrane or a cytoplasmic molecule. A NOVX target molecule call be a non-NOVX molecule or a NOVX protein or polypeptide of the invention. In one embodiment, a NOVX target molecule is a component of a signal transduction pathway that facilitates transduction of an extracellular signal (e.g., a signal generated by binding of a compound to a membrane-bound NOVX molecule) through,h the cell membrane and into the cell. The target, for example, call be a second intercellular protein that has catalytic activity or a protein that facilitates the association of downstream signaling, molecules With NOVX.

[0234] Determining the ability of the NOVX protein to bind to or interact with a NOVX target molecule can be accomplished by one of the methods described above for determining direct binding. In one embodiment, determining the ability of the NOVX protein to bind to or interact with a NOVX target molecule can be accomplished by determining the activity of the target molecule. For example, the activity of the target molecule can be determined by detecting induction of a cellular second messenger of the target (i.e. intracellular Ca2+, diacylglycerol, IP3, etc.), detecting catalytic/enzymatic activity of the target an appropriate substrate, detecting the induction of a reporter gene (comprising a NOVX-responsive regulatory element operatively linked to a nucleic acid encoding a detectable marker, e.g., luciferase), or detecting a cellular response, for example, cell survival, cellular differentiation, or cell proliferation.

[0235] In yet another embodiment, an assay of the invention is a cell-free assay comprising contacting a NOVX protein or biologically-active portion thereof with a test compound and determining the ability of the test compound to bind to the NOVX protein or biologically-active portion thereof. Binding of the test compound to the NOVX protein can be determined either directly or indirectly as described above. In one Such embodiment, the assay comprises contacting the NOVX protein or biologically-active portion thereof with a known compound which binds NOVX to form an assay mixture contacting the assay mixture with a test compound, and determining, the ability of the test compound to interact with a NOVX protein, wherein determining the ability of the test compound to interact with a NOVX protein comprises determining the ability of the test compound to preferentially bind to NOVX or biologically-active portion thereof as compared to the known compound.

[0236] In still another embodiment, an assay is a cell-free assay comprising contacting NOVX protein or biologically-active portion thereof with a test compound and determining( the ability of the test compound to modulate (e.g. stimulate or inhibit) the activity of the NOVX protein or biologically-active portion thereof. Determining the ability of the test compound to modulate the activity of NOVX can be accomplished, for example, by determining the ability of the NOVX protein to bind to a NOVX target molecule by one of the methods described above for determining direct biding in an alternative embodiment, determining the ability of the test compound to modulate the activity of NOVX protein can be accomplished by determining the ability of the NOVX protein further modulate a NOVX target molecule. For example, the catalytic/enzymatic activity of the target molecule on an appropriate Substrate call be determined as described, supra.

[0237] In yet another embodiment, the cell-free assay comprises contacting the NOVX protein or biologically-active portion thereof with a known compound which binds NOVX protein to form an assay mixture, contacting the assay mixture with a test compound, and determining the ability of the test compound to interact with a NOVX protein, wherein determining the ability of the test compound to interact with a NOVX protein comprises determining the ability of the NOVX protein to preferentially bind to or modulate the activity of a NOVX target molecule.

[0238] The cell-free assays of the invention are amenable to use of both the soluble form or the membrane-bound form of NOVX protein. In the case of cell-free assays comprising the membrane-bound form of NOVX protein, it may be desirable to utilize a solubilizing agent such that the membrane-bound form of NOVX protein is maintained in solution. Examples of such solubilizing agents include non-ionic detergents such as n-octylglucoside, n-dodecylglucoside, n-dodecylmaltoside, octanoyl-N-methylglucamide, decanoyl-N-methylglucamide, Triton® X-100, Triton® X-114,Thesit®, Isotridecypoly(ethylene glycol ether)n, N-dodecyl-N,N-dimethyl-3-ammonio-1-propane sulfonate, 3-(3-cholamidopropyl)dimethylamminiol-1-propane sulfonate (CHAPS), or 3-(3-cholamidopropyl)dimethylamminiol-2-hydroxy-1-propane sulfonate (CHAPSO).

[0239] In more than one embodiment of the above assay methods of the invention, it may be desirable to immobilize either NOVX protein or its target molecule to facilitate separation of complexed from uncomplexed forms of one or both of the proteins, as well as to accommodate automation of the assay. Binding of a test compound to NOVX protein, or interaction of NOVX protein with a target molecule in the presence and absence of a candidate compound, can be accomplished in any vessel suitable for containing the reactants. Examples of such vessels include microtiter- plates, test tubes, and micro-centrifuge tubes. In one embodiment, a fusion protein can be provided that adds a domain that allows one or both of the proteins to be bound to a matrix. For example. GST-NOVX fusion proteins or GST-target fusion proteins can be adsorbed onto glutathione sepharose beads (Sigma Chemical, St. Louis, Mo.) or glutathione derivatized microtiter plates, that are then combined with the test compound or the test compound and either the non-adsorbed target protein or NOVX protein and the mixture is incubated under conditions conducive to complex formation (e.,g., at physiological conditions for salt and pH). Following incubation the beads or microtiter plate wells are washed to remove any unbound components, the matrix immobilized in the case of beads, complex determined either directly or indirectly, for example, as described, supra. Alternatively, the complexes can be dissociated from the matrix, and the level of NOVX protein binding or activity determined using standard techniques.

[0240] Other techniques for immobilizing proteins on matrices can also be used in the screening, assays of the invention. For example, either the NOVX protein or its target molecule can be immobilized utilizing conjugation of biotin and streptavidin. Biotinylated NOVX protein or target molecules can be prepared from biotin-NHS (N-hydroxy-succinimide) using techniques well-known within the art (e.g., biotinylation kit, Pierce Chemicals, Rockford, Ill.), and immobilized in the wells of streptavidin-coated 96 well plates (Pierce Chemical). Alternatively, antibodies reactive with NOVX protein or target molecules, but which do not interfere with binding of the NOVX protein to its target molecule, can be derivatized to the wells of the plate, and unbound target or NOVX protein trapped in the wells by antibody conjugation. Methods for detecting such complexes, in addition to those described above for the GST-immobilized complexes, include immunodetection of complexes using antibodies reactive with the NOVX protein or target molecule, as well as enzyme-linked assays that rely on detecting an enzymatic activity associated with the NOVX protein or target molecule.

[0241] In another embodiment, modulators of NOVX protein expression are identified in a method wherein a cell is contacted with a candidate compound and the expression of NOVX mRNA or protein in the cell is determined. The level of expression of NOVX mRNA or protein in the presence of the candidate compound is compared to the level of expression of NOVX mRNA or protein in the absence of the candidate compound. The candidate compound can then be identified as a modulator of NOVX mRNA or protein expression based upon this comparison. For example, when expression of NOVX mRNA or protein is greater (i.e. statistically significantly greater) in the presence of the candidate compound than in its absence, the candidate compound is identified as a stimulator of NOVX m1RNA or protein expression. Alternatively, when expression of NOVX mRNA or protein is less (statistically significantly less) in the presence of the candidate compound than in its absence, the candidate compound is identified as an inhibitor of NOVX mRNA or protein expression.

[0242] The level of NOVX mRNA or protein expression in the cells can be determined by methods described herein for detecting( NOVX mRNA or protein.

[0243] In yet another aspect of the invention, the NOVX proteins can be used as “bait proteins” in a two-hybrid assay or three hybrid assay (see, e.g., U.S. Pat. No. 5,283,317; Zervos, et. al., 1993, Cell 72: 223-232; Madura, et. al., 1993, J. Biol. Chem. 268: 12046-12054; Bartel, et. al., 1993, Biotechniques 14: 920-924; Iwabuchi, et. at., 1993, Oncogene 8: 1693-1696; and Brent WO 94/10300), to identify other proteins that bind to or interact with NOVX (“NOVX-binding proteins” or “NOVX-bp”) and modulate NOVX activity. Such NOVX-binding proteins are also involved in the propagation of signals by the NOVX proteins as, for example, upstream or downstream elements of the NOVX pathway.

[0244] The two-hybrid system is based on the modular nature of most transcription factors, which consist of separable DNA-binding and activation domains. Briefly, the assay utilizes two different DNA constructs. In one construct, the gene that codes for NOVX is fused to a gene encoding the DNA binding domain of a known transcription factor (e.g., GAL-4). In the other construct, a DNA sequence, from a library of DNA sequences, that encodes an unidentified protein (“prey” or “sample”) is fused to a gene that codes for the activation domain of the known transcription factor. If the “bait” and the “prey” proteins are able to interact, in vivo, forming a NOVX-dependent complex, the DNA-binding and activation domains of the transcription factor are brought into close proximity. This proximity allows transcription of a reporter gene (e.g., LacZ) that is operably linked to a transcriptional regulatory site responsive to the transcription factor. Expression of the reporter gene can be detected and cell colonies containing the functional transcription factor can be isolated and used to obtain the cloned gene that encodes the protein which interacts with NOVX.

[0245] The invention further pertains to novel agents identified by the aforementioned screening assays and uses thereof for treatments as described herein.

[0246] Detection Assays

[0247] Portions or fragments of the cDNA sequences identified herein (and the corresponding complete gene sequences) can be used in numerous ways as polynucleotide reagents. By way of example, and not of limitation, these sequences can be used to: (i) map their respective genes on a chromosome; and, thus, locate gene regions associated with genetic disease; (ii) identify an individual loom a minute biological sample (tissue typing,); and (iii) aid in forensic identification of a biological sample. Some of these applications are described in the subsections, below.

[0248] Chromosome Mapping

[0249] Once the sequence (or a portion of the sequences) of a gene has been isolated, this sequence can be used to map the location of the gene on a chromosome. This process is called chromosome mapping. Accordingly, portions or fragments of the NOVX sequences of SEQ ID NO: 2n−1, wherein, is an integer between 1 and 88, or fragments or derivatives thereof, can be used to map the location of the NOVX genes, respectively, on a chromosome. The mapping of the NOVX sequences to chromosomes is an important first step in correlating these sequences with (genes associated with disease.

[0250] Briefly, NOVX genes can be mapped to chromosomes by preparing PCR primers (preferably 15-25 bp in length) from the NOVX sequences. Computer analysis of the NOVX, sequences can be used to rapidly select primers that do not span more than one exon in the genomic DNA, thus complicating the amplification process. These primers can then be used for PCR screening of somatic cell hybrids containing individual human chromosomes. Only those hybrids containing the human gene corresponding to the NOVX sequences will yield an amplified fragment.

[0251] Somatic cell hybrids are prepared by fusing somatic cells from different mammals (e.g., human and mouse cells). As hybrids of human and mouse cells grow and divide, they gradually lose human chromosomes in random order, but retain the mouse chromosomes. By using media in which mouse cells cannot grow, because they lack a particular enzyme, but in which human cells can, the one human chromosome that contains the gene encoding the needed enzyme will be retained. By using various media, panels of hybrid cell lines can be established. Each cell line in a panel contains either a single human chromosome or a small number of human chromosomes, and a full set of mouse chromosomes, allowing easy mapping of individual genes to specific human chromosomes. See, e.g., D'Eustachio, et. al., 1983, Science 220: 919-924. Somatic cell hybrids containing only fragments of human chromosomes can also be produced by using human chromosomes with translocations and deletions.

[0252] PCR mapping of somatic cell hybrids is a rapid procedure for assigning a particular sequence to a particular chromosome. Three or more sequences can be assigned per day using a single thermal cycle. Using, the NOVX sequences to design oligonucleotide primers, sub-localization can be achieved with panels of fragments from specific chromosomes.

[0253] Fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) of a DNA sequence to a metaphase chromosomal spread can further be used to provide a precise chromosomal location in one step. Chromosome spreads can be made using, cells whose division has been blocked in metaphase by a chemical like colcemid that disrupts the mitotic spindle. The chromosomes can be treated briefly with trypsin, and then stained with Giemsa. A pattern of light and dark bands develops on each chromosome, so that the chromosomes can be identified individually. The FISH technique can be used with a DNA sequence as short as 500 or 600 bases. However, clones larger than 1,000 bases have a higher likelihood of binding to a unique chromosomal location with sufficient signal intensity for simple detection. Preferably 1,000 bases, and more preferably 2,000 bases, ill suffice to get good results at a reasonable amount of time. For a review of this technique, see, Verma, et. al. HUMAN CHROMOSOMES: A MANUAL OF BASIC TECHNIQUES (Pergamon Press, New York 1988).

[0254] Reagents for chromosome mapping can be used individually to mark a single chromosome or a single site on that chromosome, or panels of reagents can be used for marking multiple sites and/or multiple chromosomes. Reagents corresponding to noncoding regions of the genes actually are preferred for mapping purposes. Coding sequences are more likely to be conserved within gene families, thus increasing the chance of cross hybridizations during chromosomal mapping.

[0255] Once a sequence has been mapped to a precise chromosomal location, the physical position of the sequence on the chromosome can be correlated with genetic map data. Such data are found, e.g., in McKusick, MENDELIAN INHERITANCE IN MAN, available on-line through Johns Hopkins University Welch Medical Library). The relationship between genes and disease, mapped to the same chromosomal region, can then be identified through linkage analysis (co-inheritance of physically adjacent genes), described in, e.g., Egeland, et. al., 1987, Nature 325: 783-787.

[0256] Moreover, differences in the DNA sequences between individuals affected and unaffected with a disease associated with the NOVX gene, can be determined. If a mutation is observed in some or all of the affected individuals but not in any unaffected individuals, then the mutation is likely to be the causative agent of the particular disease. Comparison of affected and unaffected individuals generally involves first looking for structural alterations in the chromosomes, such as deletions or translocations that are visible from chromosome spreads or detectable using PCR based on that DNA sequence. Ultimately, complete sequencing of genes from several individuals can be performed to confirm the presence of a mutation and to distinguish mutilations from polymorphisms.

[0257] Tissue Typing

[0258] The NOVX sequences or the invention can also be used to identify individuals from minute biological samples. In this technique, an individual's genomic DNA is digested with one or more restriction enzymes, and probed on a Southern blot to yield unique bands for identification. The sequences of the invention are useful as additional DNA markers for RFLP (restriction ligament length polymorphisms, described in U.S. Pat. No. 5,272,057).

[0259] Furthermore, the sequences of the invention can be used to provide an alternative technique that determines the actual base-by-base DNA sequence of selected portions of an individual's genome. Thus, the NOVX sequences described herein can be used to prepare two PCR primers from the 5′- and 3′-termini of the sequences. These primers can then be used to amplify an individual's DNA and subsequently sequence it.

[0260] Panels of corresponding DNA sequences from individuals, prepared in this manner, can provide unique individual identifications, as each individual will have a unique set of such DNA sequences due to allelic differences. The sequences of the invention can be used to obtain such identification sequences from individuals and from tissue. The NOVX sequences of the invention uniquely represent portions of the human genome. Allelic variation Occurs to some degree in the coding regions of these sequences, and to a greater degree in the noncoding regions. It is estimated that allelic variation between individual humans occurs with a frequency of about once per each 500 bases. Much of the allelic variation is due to shingle nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs), which include restriction fragment length polymorphisms (RFLPs).

[0261] Each of the sequences described herein can, to some degree, be used as a standard against which DNA from an individual can be compared for identification purposes. Because greater numbers of polymorphisms occur in the noncoding regions, fewer sequences are necessary to differentiate individuals. The noncoding sequences can comfortably provide positive individual identification with a panel of perhaps 10 to 1,000 primers that each yield a noncoding amplified sequence of 100 bases. If coding sequences, such as those of SEQ ID NO: 2n−1, wherein n i s an integer between 1 and 88, are used, a more appropriate number of primers for positive individual identification would be 500-2,000.

[0262] Predictive Medicine

[0263] The invention also pertains to the field of predictive medicine in which diagnostic assays, prognostic assays, pharmacogenomic, and monitoring clinical trials are used for prognostic (predictive) purposes to thereby treat an individual prophylactically. Accordingly, one aspect of the invention relates to diagnostic assays for determining NOVX protein and/or nucleic acid expression as well as NOVX activity, in the context of a biological sample (e.g., blood, serum, cells, tissue) to thereby determine %whether an individual is afflicted wvitlh a disease or disorder, or is at risk of developing a disorder, associated with aberrant NOVX expression or activity. The disorders include metabolic disorders, diabetes, obesity, infectious disease, anorexia, cancer-associated cachexia, cancer, neurodegenerative disorders Alzheimer's Disease, Parkinison's Disorder, immune disorders, and hemlatopoietic disorders, and the various dyslipidemias, metabolic disturbances associated with obesity, the metabolic syndrome X and wasting disorders associated With chronic diseases and various cancers. The invention also provides for prognostic (or predictive) assays for determining( whether an individual is at risk of developing a disorder associated with NOVX protein, nucleic acid expression or activity. For example, mutations in a NOVX gene can be assayed in a biological sample. Such assays can be used for prognostic or predictive purpose to thereby prophylactically treat an individual prior to the onset of a disorder characterized by or associated with NOVX protein, nucleic acid expression, or biological activity.

[0264] Another aspect of the invention provides methods for determining NOVX protein, nucleic acid expression or activity in an individual to thereby select appropriate therapeutic or prophylactic agents for that individual (referred to herein as “pharmacogenomics”). Pharmacogenomics allows for the selection of agents (e.g., drugs) for therapeutic or prophylactic treatment of an individual based on the genotype of the individual (e.g., the genotype of the individual examined to determine the ability of the individual to respond to a particular agent.)

[0265] Yet another aspect of the invention pertains to monitoring the influence of agents (e.g., drugs, compounds) on the expression or activity of NOVX in clinical trials.

[0266] These and other agents are described in further detail in the following sections.

[0267] Diagnostic Assays

[0268] An exemplary method for detecting the presence or absence of NOVX in a biological sample involves obtaining a biological sample from a test subject and contacting the biological sample with a compound or an agent capable of detecting NOVX protein or nucleic acid (e.g., mRNA, genomic DNA) that encodes NOVX protein Such that the presence of NOVX is detected in the biological sample. An agent for detecting NOVX mRNA or genomic DNA is a labeled nucleic acid probe capable hybridizing to NOVX mRNA or genomic DNA. The nucleic acid probe can be, for example, a full-length NOVX nucleic acid, such as the nucleic acid of SEQ ID NO: 2n−1, wherein n is an integer between 1 and 89 or portion thereof, such as an oligonucleotide of at least 15. 30, 50. 100, 250 or 500 nucleotides in length and sufficient to specifically hybridize under stringent conditions to NOVX mRNA or genomic DNA. Other suitable probes for use in the diagnostic assays of the invention are described herein.

[0269] An agent for detecting NOVX protein is an antibody capable of binding to NOVX protein, preferably an antibody Faith a detectable label. Antibodies can be polyclonal, or mire preferably, monoclonal. An intact antibody, or a flagment thereof (e.g., Fab or F(ab′)2) can be used. The term “labeled”. With regard to the probe or antibody, is intended to encompass direct labeling of the probe or antibody by coupling (i.e., physically linking) a detectable substance to the probe or antibody, as well as indirect labeling of the probe or antibody by reactivity with another reagent that is directly labeled. Examples of indirect labeling include detection of a primary antibody using a fluorescently-labeled secondary antibody and end-labeling of a DNA probe with biotin such that it can be detected with fluorescently-labeled streptavidin. The term “biological sample” is intended to include tissues, cells and biological fluids isolated from a subject, as well as tissues, cells and fluids present within a subject. That is, the detection method of the invention can be used to detect NOVX mRNA, protein, or genomic DNA in a biological sample in vitro as well as in vivo. For example, in vito techniques for detection of NOVX mRNA include Northern hybridizations and in situ hybridizations. In vitro techniques for detection of NOVX protein include enzyme linked immunosorbent assays (ELISAs), Western blots, immunopecipitations, and immunofluorescence. In vitro techniques for detection of NOVX genomic DNA include Southern hybridizations. Furthermore, in vivo techniques for detection of NOVX protein include introducing into a subject a labeled anti-NOVX antibody. For example, the antibody can be labeled with a radioactive marker whose presence and location in a subject can be detected by standard imaging techniques.

[0270] In one embodiment, the biological sample contains protein molecules from the test subject. Alternatively, the biological sample can contain mRNA molecules from the test subject or genomic DNA molecules from the test subject. A preferred biological sample is a peripheral blood Leukocyte sample isolated by conventional means from a subject.

[0271] In another embodiment, the methods further involve obtaining a control biological sample from a control subject, contacting the control sample with a Compound or agent capable of detecting NOVX protein, mRNA, or genomic DNA, such that the presence of NOVX protein, mRNA or genomic DNA is detected in the biological sample, and comparing the presence of NOVX protein. mRNA or genomic DNA in the control sample with the presence of NOVX protein, mRNA or genomic DNA in the test sample.

[0272] The invention also encompasses kits for detecting the presence of NOVX in a biological sample. For example, the kit can comprise: a labeled compound or agent capable of detecting NOVX protein or mRNA in a biological sample; means for determining the amount of NOVX in the sample; and means for comparing the amount of NOVX in the sample with a standard. The compound or agent can be packaged in a suitable container. The kit can further comprise instructions for using, the kit to detect NOVX protein or nucleic acid.

[0273] Prognostic Assays

[0274] The diagnostic methods described herein can furthermore be utilized to identify subjects having or at risk of developing a disease or disorder associated with aberrant NOVX expression or activity. For example, the assays described herein, such as the preceding diagnostic assays or the following assays, can be utilized to identify a subject having or at risk of developing a disorder associated with NOVX protein, nucleic acid expression or activity. Alternatively, the prognostic assays can be utilized to identify a subject having or at risk for developing a disease or disorder. Thus, the invention provides a method for identifying a disease or disorder associated with aberrant NOVX expression or activity which a test sample is obtained from a subject and NOVX protein or nucleic acid (e.g., mRNA, genomic DNA) is detected, wherein the presence of NOVX protein or nucleic acid is diagnostic for a subject having or at risk of developing a disease or disorder associated with aberrant NOVX expression or activity. As used herein, a “test sample” refers to a biological sample obtained from a subject of interest. For example, a test sample can be a biological fluid (e.g., serum), cell sample, or tissue.

[0275] Furthermore, the prognostic assays described herein can be used to determine whether a subject can be administered an agent (e g., an agonist, antagonist, peptidomimetics, protein, peptide, nucleic acid, small molecule, or other drug candidate) to treat a disease or disorder associated with aberrant NOVX expression or activity. For example, such methods can be used to determine whether a subject can be effectively treated with an agent for a disorder. Thus, the invention provides methods for determining whether a subject can be effectively treated smith an agent for a disorder associated with aberrant NOVX expression or activity in which a test sample is obtained and NOVX protein or nucleic acid is detected (e.g., wherein the presence of NOVX protein or nucleic acid is diagnostic for a subject that can be administered the agent to treat a disorder associated with aberrant NOVX expression or activity).

[0276] The methods of the invention can also be used to detect genetic lesions in a NOVX gene, thereby determining if a subject with the lesions gene is at risk for a disorder characterized by aberrant cell proliferation and/or differentiation. In various embodiments, the methods include detecting, in a sample of cells from the subject, the presence or absence of a genetic lesion characterized by at least one of an alteration affecting the integrity of a gene encoding a NOVX-protein, or the misexpression of the NOVX genie. For example. Such genetic lesions can be detected by ascertaining the existence of at least one of: (i) a deletion of one or more nucleotides from a NOVX gene; (ii) an addition of one or more nucleotides to a NOVX gene; (iii) a substitution of one or more nucleotides of a NOVX gene, (iv) a chromosomal rearrangement of a NOVX gene; (v) an alteration in the level of a messenger RNA transcript of a NOVX gene, (vi) aberrant modification of a NOVX gene, such as of the methylation pattern of the genomic DNA, (vii) the presence of a non-wild-type splicing pattern of a messenger RNA transcript of a NOVX gene, (viii) a non-wild-type level of a NOVX protein, (ix) allelic loss of a NOVX gene, and (x) inappropriate post-translational modification of a NOVX protein. As described herein, there are a large number of assay techniques known in the art which can be used for detecting lesions in a NOVX gene. A preferred biological sample is a peripheral blood leukocyte sample isolated by conventional means from a subject. However, any biological sample containing nucleated cells may be used, including, for example, buccal mucosal cells.

[0277] In certain embodiments, detection of the lesion involves the use of a probe/primer in a polymerase chain reaction (PCR) (see, e.g., U.S. Pat. Nos. 4,683,195 and 4,683,202), such as anchor PCR or RACE PCR, or, alternatively, in a ligation chain reaction (LCR) (see. e.g., Landegran, et. al., 1988, Science 241: 1077-1080; and Nakazawa, et. al., 1994, Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 91: 360-364), the latter of which can be particularly useful for detecting point mutations in the NOVX-gene (see, Abravaya, et. al., 1995, Nucl. Acids Res. 23: 675-682). This method can include the steps of collecting a sample of cells from a patient, isolating nucleic acid (e.g., genomic, mRNA or both) from the cells of the sample, contacting the nucleic acid sample with one or more primers that specifically hybridize to a NOVX gene under conditions such that hybridization and amplification of the NOVX gene (if present) occurs, and detecting the presence or absence of an amplification product, or detecting the size of the amplification product and comparing the length to a control sample. It is anticipated that PCR and/or LCR may be desirable to use as a preliminary amplification step in conjunction with any of the techniques used for detecting mutations described herein.

[0278] Alternative amplification methods include: self sustained sequence replication (see. Guatelli, et. al., 1990, Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 87 1874-1 878) transcriptional amplification system (see, Kwoh, et. al., 1989, Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 86:11 73-1177); Qβ Replicase (see, Lizardi, et. al., 1988, BioTechnology 6: 11 97), or any other nucleic acid amplification method, followed by the detection of the amplified molecules using techniques well known to those of skill in the art. These detection schemes are especially useful for the detection of nucleic acid molecules if such molecules are present in very lo%, numbers.

[0279] In an alternative embodiment, mutations in a NOVX gene from a sample cell can be identified by alterations in restriction enzyme cleavage patterns. For example, sample and control DNA is isolated, amplified (optionally), digested with one or more restriction endonucleases, and fragment length sizes are determined by gel electrophoresis and compared. Differences in fragment length sizes between sample and control DNA indicates mutations in the sample DNA Moreover, the use of sequence specific ribozymes (see, e.g., U.S. Pat. No. 5,493,531) can be used to score for the presence of specific mutations by development or loss of a ribozyme cleavage site.

[0280] In other embodiments, genetic mutations in NOVX can be identified by hybridizing a sample and control nucleic acids, e.g., DNA or RNA, to high-density arrays containing hundreds or thousands of oligonucleotides probes. See, e.g., Cronin, et. al., 1996, Human Mutation 7: 244-255; Kozal, et. al., 1996, Nat. Med. 2: 753-759. For example, genetic mutations in NOVX can be identified in two dimensional arrays containing light-generated DNA probes as described in Cronin, et. al., supra. Briefly, a first hybridization array of probes can be used to scan through long stretches of DNA in a sample and control to identify base changes between the sequences by making linear arrays of sequential overlapping probes. This step allows the identification of point mutations. This is followed by a second hybridization array that allows the characterization of specific mutations by using smaller, specialized probe arrays complementary to all variants or mutations detected. Each mutation array is composed of parallel probe sets one complementary to the wild-type gene and the other complementary to the mutant gene.

[0281] In yet another embodiment, any of a variety of sequencing( reactions known in the art can be used to directly sequence the NOVX gene and detect mutations by comparing the sequence of the sample NOVX with the corresponding wild-type (control) sequence. Examples of sequencing, reactions include those based on techniques developed by Maxim and Gilbert, 1977, Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 4 74: 560 or Sanger, 1977, Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA, 74: 5463. It is also contemplated that any of a variety of automated sequencing procedures can be utilized when performing the diagnostic assails (see, e (e Naeve, et. al., 1995, Biotechiques 19: 448), including sequencing by mass spectrometry (see. e.g., PCT International Publication No. WO 94/16101; Cohen, et. al., 1996 Adv. Chromatography 36: 127-162; and Griffin, et. al., 1993, Appl. Biochem Biotechnol. 38: 147-159).

[0282] Other methods for detecting mutations in the NOVX genie include methods in which protection from cleavage agents is used to detect mismatched bases in RNA/RNA or RNA/DNA heteroduplexes. See, e.g., Myers, et. al., 1985, Sciences 230: 1242. In general, the art technique of “mismatch cleavage” starts by providing heteroduplexes of formed by hybridizing (labeled) RNA or DNA containing the wild-type NOVX sequence with potentially mutant RNA or DNA obtained from a tissue sample. The double-stranded duplexes are treated with an agent that cleaves single-stranded regions of the duplex such as which will exist due to basepair mismatches between the control and sample strands. For instance, RNA/DNA duplexes can be treated with RNase and DNA/DNA hybrids treated with S1 nuclease to enzymatically digesting the mismatched regions. In other embodiments, either DNA/DNA or RNA/DNA duplexes can be treated with hydroxylamine or osmium tetroxide and with piperidine in order to digest mismatched regions. After digestion of the mismatched regions, the resulting material is then separated by size on denaturing polyacrylamide gels to determine the site of mutation. See, e.g., Cotton, et. al., 1988, Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 85: 4397; Saleeba, et. al., 1992, Methods Enzymol. 217: 286-295. In an embodiment, the control DNA or RNA can be labeled for detection.

[0283] In still another embodiment, the mismatch cleavage reaction employs one or more proteins that recognize mismatched base pairs in double-stranded DNA (so called “DNA mismatch repair” enzymes) in defined systems for detecting and mapping point mutations in NOVX cDNAs obtained from samples of cells. For example, the mutY enzyme of E. coli cleaves A at G/A mismatches and the thymidine DNA glycosylase from HeLa cells cleaves T at G/T mismatches. See, e.g., Hsu, et. al., 1994, Cacincogenesis 15: 1657-1662. According to an exemplary embodiment, a probe based on a NOVX sequence, e g. a wild-type NOVX sequence, is hybridized to a cDNA or other DNA product from a test cell(s). The duplex is treated with a DNA mismatch repair enzyme, and the cleavage products, if any, can be detected from electrophoresis protocols or the like. See, e.g., U.S. Pat. No. 5,.459,039.

[0284] In other embodiments, alterations in electrophoretic mobility will be used to identify mutations in NOVX genes. For example, single strand conformation polymorphisms (SSCP) may be used to detect differences in electrophoretic mobility between mutant and wild type nucleic acids. See, e.g , Orita, et. al., 1989, Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA: 86: 2766; Cotton, 1993, Mutat. Res. 285: 125-144; Hayashi, 1992, Genet. Anal. Tech. Appl. 9: 73-79. Single-stranded DNA fragments of sample and control NOVX nucleic acids ill be denatured and allowed to renature. The secondary structure of single-stranded nucleic acids varies according to sequence, the resulting alteration in electrophoretic mobility enables the detection of even a single base change. The DNA fragments may be labeled or detected with labeled probes. The sensitivity of the assay may be enhanced by using RNA (rather than DNA), in which the secondary structure is mole Sensitive to a change in sequence. In one embodiment, the subject method utilizes heteroduplex analysis to separate double stranded heteroduplex molecules on the basis of changes in electrophoretic mobility. See, e.g. Keen, et. al., 1991, Trends Genet. 7: 5.

[0285] In yet another embodiment, the movement of mutant or wild-type fragments in polyacrylamide gels containing a gradient of denaturant is assayed using denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis (DGGE). See, e.g., Myers, et. al., 1985, Nature 313: 495. When DGGE is used as the method of analysis, DNA will be modified to insure that it does not completely denature, for example by adding a GC clamp of approximately 40 bp of high-melting GC-rich DNA by PCR. In a further embodiment, a temperature gradient is used in place of a denaturing gradient to identify differences in the mobility of control and sample DNA. See, e.g., Rosenbaum and Reissner, 1987, Biophys. Chem. 265: 12753.

[0286] Examples of other techniques for detecting point mutations include, but are not limited to, selective oligonucleotide hybridization, selective amplification, or selective primer extension. For example, oligonucleotide primers may be prepared in which the known mutation is placed centrally and then hybridized to target DNA under conditions that permit hybridization only if a perfect match is found. See, e.g., Saiki, et. al., 1986, Nature 324: 163; Saiki, et. al., 1989, Proc. Natl. Acac. Sci. USA 86: 6230. Such allele specific oligonucleotides are hybridized to PCR amplified target DNA or a number of different mutations when the oligonucleotides are attached to the hybridizing membrane and hybridized with labeled target DNA.

[0287] Alternatively, allele specific amplification technology that depends on selective PCR amplification may be used in conjunction with the instant invention. Oligonucleotides used as primers for specific amplification may carry the mutation of interest in the center of the molecule (so that amplification depends on differential hybridization; see, e.g. Gibbs. et. al., 1989, Nucl. Acids Res. 17: 2437-2448) or at the extreme 3′-terminus of one primer where, under appropriate conditions, mismatch can prevent, or reduce polymerase extension (see, e.g., Prossner, 1993, Tibtech. 1: 238). In addition it may be desirable to introduce a novel restriction site in the region of the mutation to create cleavage-based detection. See, e.g., Gasparini, et. al., 1992, Mol. Cell Probes 6: 1. It is anticipated that in certain embodiments amplification may also be performed using, Taq ligase or amplification. See e.g., Barany, 1991, Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 88: 189. In such cases, ligation will occur only if there is a perfect match at the 3′-terminus of the 5′ sequence, making it possible to detect the presence of a known mutation at a specific site by looking for the presence or absence of amidification.

[0288] The methods described herein may be performed, for example, by utilizing pre-packaged diagnostic kits comprising at least one probe nucleic acid or antibody reagent described herein, which may be conveniently used, e.g., in clinical settings to diagnose patients exhibiting symptoms or family history of a disease or illness involving a NOVX gene.

[0289] Furthermore, any cell type or tissue, preferably peripheral blood leukocytes, in which NOVX is expressed may be utilized in the prognostic assays described herein. However, any biological sample containing nucleated cells may be used, including, for example, buccal mucosal cells.

[0290] Pharmacogenomics

[0291] Agents, or modulators that have a stimulatory or inhibitory effect on NOVX activity (e.g., NOVX gene expression), as identified by a screening assay described herein can be administered to individuals to treat (prophylactically or therapeutically) disorders. The disorders include but are not limited to, e.g.. those diseases, disorders and conditions listed above, and more particularly include those diseases, disorders, or conditions associated with homologs of a NOVX protein, such as those summarized in Table A.

[0292] In conjunction with such treatment, the pharmacogenomics (i.e., the study of the relationship between an individual's genotype and that individual's response to a foreign compound or drug) of the individual may be considered. Differences in metabolism of therapeutics can lead to severe toxicity or therapeutic failure by altering( the relation between dose and blood concentration of the pharmacologically active drug. Thus, the pharmacogenomics of the individual permits the selection of effective agents (e.g., drugs) for prophylactic or therapeutic treatments based on a consideration of the individual's genotype. Such pharmacogenomics can further be used to determine appropriate dosages and therapeutic regimens. Accordingly, the activity of NOVX protein, expression of NOVX nucleic acid, or mutation content of NOVX genes in an individual can be determined to thereby select appropriate agent(s) for therapeutic or prophylactic treatment of the individual.

[0293] Pharmacologic deals with clinically significant hereditary variations in the response to drugs Clue to altered drug disposition and abnormal action in affected persons. See e.g., Eichelbaum, 1996, Clin. Exp. Pharmacol. Physiol., 23: 983-985; Linder, 1997, Clin. Chem., 43: 254-266. In general, two types of pharmacogenetic conditions call be differentiated. Genetic conditions transmitted as a single factor altering, the way drugs act on the body (altered drug action) or genetic conditions transmitted as single factors altering the way the body acts on drugs (altered drug metabolism). These pharmacogenetic conditions can occur either as rare defects or as polymorphisms. For example, glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) deficiency is a common inherited enzymopathy in which the main clinical complication is hemolysis after ingestion of oxidant drugs (anti-malarials, sulfonamides, analgesics, nitrofurans) and consumption of fava beans.

[0294] As an illustrative embodiment, the activity of drug metabolizing enzymes is a major determinant of both the intensity and duration of drug action. The discovery of genetic polymorphisms of drug metabolizing enzymes (e.g., N-acetyltransferase 2 (NAT 2) and cytochrome pregnancy zone protein precursor enzymes CYP2D6 and CYP2C19) has provided an explanation as to why some patients do not obtain the expected drug effects or show exaggerated drug response and serious toxicity after taking the standard and safe dose of a drug. These polymorphisms are expressed in two phenotypes in the population, the extensive metabolizer (EM) and poor metabolizer (PM). The prevalence of PM is different among different populations. For example, the gene coding for CYP2D6 is highly polymorphic and several mutations have been identified in PM, which all lead to the absence of functional CYP2D6. Poor metabolizers of CYP2D6 and CYP2C19 quite frequently experience exaggerated drug response and side effects when they receive standard doses. If a metabolite is the active therapeutic moiety, PM show no therapeutic response, as demonstrated for the analgesic effect of codeine mediated by its CYP2D6-formed metabolite morphine. At the other extreme are the so called ultra-rapid metabolizers who do not respond to standard doses. Recently, the molecular basis of ultra-rapid metabolism has been identified to be due to CYP2D6 gene amplification.

[0295] Thus, the activity of NOVX proteins expression of NOVX nucleic acid, or mutation content of NOVX genes in an individual can be determined to thereby select appropriate agent(s) for therapeutic or prophylactic treatment of the individual. In addition, pharmacogenetic studies can be used to apply genotyping of polymorphic alleles encoding drug-metabolizing enzymes to the identification of an individual's drug responsiveness phenotype. This knowledge, when applied to dosing or drug selection, can avoid adverse reactions or therapeutic failure and thus enhance therapeutic or prophylactic efficiency when treating a subject with a NOVX modulator, such as a modulator identified by one of the exemplary screening assays described herein.

[0296] Monitoring of Effects During Clinical Trials

[0297] Monitoring the influence of agents (e.g, drugs, compounds) on the expression or activity of NOVX (e.g., the ability to modulate aberrant cell proliferation and/or differentiation) can be applied not only in basic drug screening, but also in clinical trials. For example, the effectiveness of an agent determined by a screening assay as described herein to increase NOVX gene expression, protein levels, or unregulated NOVX activity, can be monitored in clinical trails of subjects exhibiting decreased NOVX gene expression, protein levels, or downregulated NOVX activity. Alternatively, the effectiveness of an agent determined by a screening assay to decrease NOVX gene expression, protein levels, or downregulate NOVX activity, can be monitored in clinical trails of subjects exhibiting increased NOVX gene expression, protein levels, or upregulated NOVX activity. In such clinical trials, the expression or activity of NOVX and, preferably, other genes that have been implicated in, for example, a cellular proliferation or immune disorder can be used as a “read out” or markers of the immune responsiveness of a particular cell.

[0298] By way of example, and not of limitation, genes, including, NOVX, that are modulated in cells by treatment with an agent (e.g., compound, drug or small molecule) that modulates NOVX activity (e.g., identified in a screening assay as described herein) can be identified. Thus, to study the effect of agents on cellular proliferation disorders, for example, in a clinical trial, cells can be isolated and RNA prepared and analyzed for the levels of expression of NOVX and other genes implicated in the disorder. The levels of gene expression (i.e., a gene expression pattern) can be quantified by Northern blot analysis or RT-PCR, as described herein, or alternatively by measuring the amount of protein produced, by one of the methods as described herein, or by measuring the levels of activity of NOVX or other genes. In this manner, the gene expression pattern can serve as a marker, indicative of the physiological response of the cells to the agent. Accordingly, this response state may be determined before, and at various points during treatment of the individual with the agent.

[0299] In one embodiment, the invention provides a method for monitoring the effectiveness of treatment of a subject with an agent (e.g., an agonist, antagonist, protein, peptide, peptidomimetic, nucleic acid, small molecule, or other drug candidate identified by the screening assays described herein) comprising the steps of (i) obtaining a pre-administration sample from a subject prior to administration of the agents (ii) detecting the level of expression of a NOVX protein, mRNA, or genomic DNA in the preadministration sample; (iii) obtaining one or more post-administration samples from the subject; (iii) detecting the level of expression or activity of the NOVX protein. mRNA, or genomic DNA i tile post-administration samples; (v) comparing the level of expression or activity of the NOVX protein, mRNA, or genomic DNA in the pre-administration sample with the NOVX protein, mRNA, or genomic DNA i n the post ad ministration sample or samples; and (ii) altering the administration of the agent to the subject accordingly. For example, increased administration of the agent may be desirable to increase the expression or activity of NOVX to higher levels than detected, i.e., to increase the effectiveness of the agent. Alternatively, decreased administration of the agent may be desirable to decrease expression or activity of NOVX to lower levels than detected, i.e., to decrease the effectiveness of the agent.

[0300] Methods of Treatment

[0301] The invention provides for both prophylactic and therapeutic methods of treating a subject at risk of (or susceptible to) a disorder or having a disorder associated with aberrant NOVX expression or activity. The disorders include but are not limited to, e.g., those diseases, disorders and conditions listed above, and more particularly include those diseases, disorders, or conditions associated with homologs of a NOVX protein, such as those summarized in Table A.

[0302] These methods of treatment will be discussed more fully, below.

[0303] Diseases and Disorders

[0304] Diseases and disorders that are characterized by increased (relative to a subject not suffering from the disease or disorder) levels or biological activity may be treated with Therapeutics that antagonize (i.e.. reduce or inhibit) activity. Therapeutics that antagonize activity may be administered in a therapeutic or prophylactic manner. Therapeutics that may be utilized include, but are not limited to: (i) an aforementioned peptide or analogs, derivatives, fragments or homologs thereof; (ii) antibodies to an aforementioned peptide; (iii) nucleic acids encoding an aforementioned peptide; (ill) administration of antisense nucleic acid and nucleic acids that are -dysfunctional (i.e., due to a heterologous insertion within the coding sequences of coding sequences to an aforementioned peptide) that are utilized to “knockout” endogenous function of all aforementioned peptide by homologous recombination (see, e.g. Capecchi, 1989, Science 244: 1288-1 292); or (v) modulators (i.e., inhibitors, agonist and antagonists, including additional peptide mimetic of the invention or antibodies specific to a peptide of the invention) that alter the interaction between an aforementioned peptide and its binding partner.

[0305] Diseases and disorders that are characterized by decreased (relative to a subject not suffer-in(g from the disease or disorder) levels or biological activity may be treated with Therapeutics that increase (i.e., are agonists to) activity. Therapeutics that unregulated activity may be administered in a therapeutic or prophylactic manner. Therapeutics that may be utilized include, but are not limited to, an aforementioned peptide, or analogs, derivatives, fragments or homologs thereof; or an agonist that increases bioavailability.

[0306] Increased or decreased levels can be readily detected by quantifying peptide and/or RNA, by obtaining a patient tissue sample (e.g., from biopsy tissue) and assaying it in vivo for RNA or peptide levels, structure and/or activity of the expressed peptides (or mRNAs of an aforementioned peptide). Methods that are well-known within the art include, but are not limited to, immunoassays (e.g., by Western blot analysis, immunoprecipitation followed by sodium dodecyl sulfate (SDS) polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis, immunocytochemistry, etc.) and/or hybridization assays to detect expression of mRNAs (e.g., Northern assays, dot blots, in sit i hybridization, and the like).

[0307] Prophylactic Methods

[0308] In one aspect, the invention provides a method for preventing, in a subject, a disease or condition associated with an aberrant NOVX expression or activity, by administering to the subject an agent that modulates NOVX expression or at least one NOVX activity. Subjects at risk for a disease that is caused or contributed to by aberrant NOVX expression or activity can be identified by, for example, any or a combination of diagnostic or prognostic assays as described herein. Administration of a prophylactic agent can occur prior to the manifestation of symptoms characteristic of the NOVX aberrancy, such that a disease or disorder is prevented or, alternatively, delayed in its progression. Depending upon the type of NOVX aberrancy, for example, a NOVX agonist or NOVX antagonist agent can be used for treating the subject. The appropriate agent can be determined based on screening assays described herein. The prophylactic methods of the invention are further discussed in the following subsections.

[0309] Therapeutic Method

[0310] Another aspect of the invention pertains to methods of modulation, NOVX expression or activity for therapeutic purposes. The modulatory method of the invention involves contacting a cell with an agent that modulates one or more of the activities of NOVX protein activity associated With the cell. An agent that modulates NOVX protein activity can be an agent as described herein, such as a nucleic acid or a protein, a naturally-occurring cognate ligand of a NOVX protein, a peptide, a NOVX peptidomimetic, or other small molecule. In one embodiment, the agent stimulates one or more NOVX protein activity. Examples of Such stimulatory agents include active NOVX protein and a nucleic acid molecule encoding NOVX that has been introduced into the cell. In another embodiment, the agent inhibits one or more NOVX protein activity. Examples of such inhibitory agents include antisense NOVX nucleic acid molecules and anti-NOVX antibodies. These modulatory methods can be performed in vito (e.g., by culturing the cell with the agent) or, alternatively, in vivo (e.g., by administering the agent to a subject). As such, the invention provides methods of treating an individual afflicted with a disease or disorder characterized by aberrant expression or activity of a NOVX protein or nucleic acid molecule. In one embodiment, the method involves administering an agent (e.g., an agent identified by a screening assay described herein, or combination of agents that modulates (e.g., up-regulates or down-regulates) NOVX expression or activity. In another embodiment, the method involves administering a NOVX protein or nucleic acid molecule as therapy to compensate for reduced or aberrant NOVX expression or activity.

[0311] Stimulation of NOVX activity is desirable in situations in which NOVX is abnormally downregulated and/or which increased NOVX activity is likely to have a beneficial effect. One example of such a situation is where a subject has a disorder characterized by aberrant cell proliferation and/or differentiation (e.g., cancer or immune associated disorders). Another example of such a situation is where the subject has a gestational disease (e.g., preclampsia).

[0312] Determination of the Biological Effect of the Therapeutic

[0313] In various embodiments of the invention, suitable in vitro or in vivo assays are performed to determine the effect of a specific Therapeutic and whether its administration is indicated for treatment of the affected tissue.

[0314] In various specific embodiments, in vitro assays may be performed with representative cells of the type(s) involved in the patient's disorder, to determine if a given Therapeutic exerts the desired effect upon the cell type(s). Compounds for use in therapy may be tested in suitable animal model systems including, but not limited to rats, mice chicken, cows, monkeys, rabbits, and the like, prior to testing will human subjects. Similarly, for in vivo testing, any of the animal model system known in the art may be used prior to administration to human subjects.

[0315] Prophylactic and Therapeutic Uses of the Compositions of the Invention

[0316] The NOVX nucleic acids and proteins of the invention are useful in potential prophylactic and therapeutic applications implicated in a variety of disorders. The disorders include but are not limited to, e.g., those diseases, disorders and conditions listed above, and more particularly include those diseases, disorders, or conditions associated with homologs of a NOVX protein, such as those summarized in Table A.

[0317] As an example, a cDNA encoding the NOVX protein of the invention may be useful in gene therapy, and the protein may be useful when administered to a subject in need thereof. By way of non-limiting example, the compositions of the invention will have efficacy for treatment of patients suffering from diseases, disorders, conditions and the like, including but not limited to those listed herein.

[0318] Both the novel nucleic acid encoding the NOVX protein, and the NOVX protein of the invention, or fragments thereof, may also be useful in diagnostic applications, wherein the presence or amount of the nucleic acid or the protein are to be assessed. A further use could be as an anti-bacterial molecule (i.e., some peptides have been found to possess anti-bacterial properties). These materials are further useful in the generation of antibodies, which immunospecifically-bind to the novel substances of the invention for use in therapeutic or diagnostic methods.

[0319] The invention will be further described in the following examples, which do not limit the scope of the invention described in the claims.

EXAMPLES

Example A

[0320] Polynucleotide and Polypeptide Sequences, and Homology Data

[0321] The NOV1 clone was analyzed, and the nucleotide and encoded polypeptide sequences are shown in Table 1A.

TABLE 1A
NOV1 Sequence Analysis
            SEQ ID NO:1          975 bp
NOV1a,      GTCCTTGGAGGCCAGAGGGGACTCTGAGCATCGGAAAGCAGGATGCCTGGTTTGCTTT
CG102071-03 TATGTGAACCGACAGAGCTTTACAACATCCTGAATCAGGCCACAAAACTCTCCAGATT
DNA         AACAGACCCCAACTATCTCTGTTTATTGGATGTCCGTTCCAAATGGGAGTATGACGAA
Sequence    AGCCATGTGATCACTGCCCTTCGAGTGAAGAAGAAAAATAATGAATATCTTCTCCCGG
            AGTCTGTGGACCTGGAGTGTGTGAAGTACTGCGTGGTGTATGATAACAACAGCAGCAC
            CCTGGAGATACTCTTAAAAGATGATGATGATGATTCAGACTCTGATGGTGATGGCAAA
            GATCTTGTGCCTCAAGCAGCCATTGAGTATGGCAGGATCCTGACCCGCCTCACCCACC
            ACCCCGTCTACATCCTGAAAGGGGGCTATGAGCGCTTCTCAGGCACGTACCACTTTCT
            CCGGACCCAGAAGATCATCTGGATGCCTCAGGAACTGGATGCATTTCAGCCATACCCC
            ATTGAAATCGTGCCAGGGAAGGTCTTCGTTGGCAATTTCAGTCAAGCCTGTGACCCCA
            AGATTCAGAAGGACTTGAAAATCAAAGCCCATGTCAATGTCTCCATGGATACAGGGCC
            CTTTTTTGCAGGCGATGCTGACAAGCTTCTGCACATCCGGATAGAAGATTCCCCGGAA
            GCCCAGATTCTTCCCTTCTTACGCCACATGTGTCACTTCATTGGGTATCAGCCGCAGT
            TGTGCCGCCATCATAGCCTACCTCATGCATAGTAACGAGCAGACCTTGCAGAGGTCCT
            GGGCCTATGTCAAGAAGTGCAAAAACAACATGTGTCCAAATCGGGGATTGGTGAGCCA
            GCTGCTGGAATGGGAGAAGACTATCCTTGGAGATTCCATCACAAACATCATGGATCCG
            CTCTACTGATCTTCTCCGAGGCCCACCGAAGGGTACTGAAGAGCCTC
            ORF Start: ATG at 43 ORF Stop: TAG at 784
            SEQ ID NO:2          247 aa MW at 28330.1 kD
NOV1a       MPGLLLCEPTELYNILNQATKLSRLTDPNYLCLLDVRSKWEYDESHVTTALRVKKKNN
CG102071-03 EYLLPESVDLECVKYCVVYDNNSSTLETLLKDDDDDSDSDGDGKDLVPQAAIEYGRIL
Protein     TRLTHHPVYILKGGYERFSGTYHFLRTQKIIWMPQELDAPQPYPTEIVPGKVFVGNFS
Sequence    QACDPKTQKDLKIKAHVNVSMDTGRPFAGDADKLLHIRTEDSPEAQILPFLRHMCHFI
            GYQPQLCRHHSLPHA

[0322] Further analysis of the NOV1 a protein yielded the following properties shown in Table 1B.

TABLE 1B
Protein Sequence Properties NOV1a
PSort     0.4500 probability located in cytoplasm; 0.3000 probability
analysis: located in microbody (peroxisome); 0.1000 probability located
          in mitochondrial matrix space; 0.1000 probability located in
          lysosome (lumen)
SignalP   No Known Signal Sequence Predicted
analysis:

[0323] A search of the NOV1 a protein against the Geneseq database, a proprietary database that contains sequences published in patents and patent publication, yielded several homologous proteins shown in Table 1C.

TABLE 1C
Geneseq Results for NOV1a
		NOV1a
	Protein/Organism/	Residues/	Identities/
Geneseq	Length [Patent #,	Match	Similarities for the	Expect
Identifier	Date]	Residues	Matched Region	Value
AAY44241	Human cell signalling protein-4-	1 . . . 232	231/232 (99%)	e−137
	Homo sapiens, 313 aa. [WO9958558-	1 . . . 232	232/232 (99%)
	A2, 18 Nov. 1999]
AAY07958	Human secreted protein fragment #2	71 . . . 232	162/162 (100%)	1e−93
	encoded from gene 6-Homo sapiens,	34 . . . 195	162/162 (100%)
	276 aa. [WO9918208-A1,
	15 Apr. 1999]
AAM91270	Human immune/haematopoietic	151 . . . 209	56/59 (94%)	1e−26
	antigen SEQ ID NO: 18863-Homo	61 . . . 119	57/59 (95%)
	sapiens, 123 aa. [WO200157182-A2,
	9 Aug. 2001]
AAG01344	Human secreted protein, SEQ ID NO:	1 . . . 59	55/59 (93%)	7e−26
	5425-Homo sapiens, 125 aa.	1 . . . 59	57/59 (96%)
	[EP1033401-A2, 6 Sep. 2000]
ABB68968	Drosophila melanogaster polypeptide	160 . . . 215	23/57 (40%)	0.005
	SEQ ID NO 33696-Drosophila	89 . . . 145	32/57 (55%)
	melanogaster, 348 aa.
	[WO200171042-A2, 27 Sep. 2001]

[0324] In a BLAST search of public sequence databases, the NOV1a protein was found to have homology to the proteins shown in the BLASTP data in Table 1D.

TABLE 1D
Public BLASTP Results for NOV1a
		NOV1a
Protein		Residues/	Identities/
Accession		Match	Similarities for the	Expect
Number	Protein/Organism/Length	Residues	Matched Portion	Value
Q9Y6J8	Map kinase phosphatase-like protein	1 . . . 232	232/232 (100%)	e−137
	MK-STYX-Homo sapiens (Human),	1 . . . 232	232/232 (100%)
	313 aa.
Q9UK07	Map kinase phosphatase-like protein	46 . . . 232	187/187 (100%)	e−108
	MK-STYX-Homo sapiens (Human),	1 . . . 187	187/187 (100%)
	221 aa (fragment).
Q9DAR2	Adult male testis cDNA, RIKEN full-	1 . . . 232	153/240 (63%)	5e−92
	length enriched library,	1 . . . 240	200/240 (82%)
	clone: 1700001J05, full insert
	sequence-Mus musculus (Mouse),
	321 aa.
Q9UKG3	Alternatively spliced dual specificity	149 . . . 247	99/99 (100%)	8e−55
	phosphatase inhibitor MK-STYX-	1 . . . 99	99/99 (100%)
	Homo sapiens (Human), 99 aa
	(fragment).
Q9UKG2	Alternatively spliced dual specificity	149 . . . 232	84/84 (100%)	4e−44
	phosphatase inhibitor MK-STYX-	1 . . . 84	84/84 (100%)
	Homo sapiens (Human), 101 aa
	(fragment).

[0325] PFam analysis predicts that the NOV1 a protein contains the domains shown in the Table 1E.

TABLE 1E
Domain Analysis of NOV1a
		Identities/
Pfam		Similarities for	Expect
Domain	NOV1a Match Region	the Matched Region	Value
Rhodanese	18 . . . 137	31/155 (20%)	0.0041
		86/155 (55%)

Example 2

[0326] The NOV2 clone was analyzed, and the nucleotide and encoded polypeptide sequences are shown in Table 2A.

TABLE 2A
NOV2 Sequence Analysis
            SEQ ID NO:3           1369 bp
NOV2a,      CACCGAGACGCGCCGGCGGACCGCGGGCGAGTGCAGCCGGTGACCCGGCGAGAGGCGG
CG102734-01 CGCCGCTCCCAAGATGTCGCAGACGGCCATGTCCGAAACCTACGATTTTTTGTTTAAG
DNA         TTCTTGGTTATTGGAAATGCAGGAACTGGCAAATCTTGCTTACTTCATCAGTTTATTG
Sequence    AAAAAAAATTCAAAGATGACTCAAATCATACAATAGGAGTGGAATTTGGTTCAAAGAT
            ATAAATGTTGGTGGTAAATATGTAGTTACATATGGGATACAGCAGGACAAGAA
            CGATTCAGGTCCGTGACGAGAAGTTATTACCGAGGCGCGGCCGGGGCTCTCCTCGTCT
            ATGATATCACCAGCCGAGAAAAACCTACAATGCGCTTACTAATTGGTTAACAGATGCCCG
            AATGCTAGCGAGCCAGAACATTGTGATCATCCTTTGTGGAAACAAGAAGGACCTGGAT
            GCAGATCGTGAAGTTACCTTCTTAGAAGCCTCCAGATTTGCTCAAGAAAATGAGCTGA
            TGTTTTTGGAAACAAGTGCGCTCACAGGGGAGAATGTAGAAGAGGCTTTTGTACAGTG
            TGCAAGAAAAATACTTAACAAATCGAATCAGGTGAGCTGGACCCAGAAAGAATGGGC
            TCAGGTATTCAGTACGGAGATGCTGCCTTGAGACAGCTGAGGTCACCGCGGCGCGCAC
            AGGCCCCGAACGCTCAGGAGTGTGGTTGTTAGGAGAGCACACAGGTGTTCATACAGTG
            GCATTTGGGACACAATCGTTGGAACCTGAAGAATCTGAAGTTTTTTTTACCACCATCT
            TTTTCTACTCTGTATGGAAGTAGATCTTTATGGGGAAAAGAGAATTTGGGGTGTTCTG
            CAAGCCAGTCAAAGTGGCACAGCAAATCATATAAATCGAATTAAATGGACAACACCGT
            TAGATGTGTATGTAAAAATTTTCTGTTTCATATTTTTCCTTTCACTTTCGGTTTAAAA
            CATGCTATATGTACTGTATGTCCTGTAGCCCAGTGCGGCTCCACAGCATGGAATCTGA
            TGTATGATATGATAGAATGTGGCACTAAATGCAGTTTCAGATTTTATTTTTTTTAATC
            ATATGAACTAAAATTGTCAATTGTGAGGTGTGCTTTTCTCATCATGTTGGTTATATTG
            CACAATTGGTTATATTTATGACCTGATATTCAAAGACTCTGGCATTGATAGCCAGTGT
            GTTTTCTTATTTAACTCCGTTTACTACATTCTACATGGTGTTTACGTGATCCACACTT
            GAAATACTAGATCAGTAGACATTCACTAATATACCAAAATAAAATGAAAAATTGAGTT
            TTTCCGTGAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
            ORF Start: ATG at 72  ORF Stop: TAG at 726
            SEQ ID NO:4           218 aa MW at 24389.4 kD
NOV2a,      MSQTAMSETYDFLPKFLVIGNAGTGKSCLLHQFIEKKFKDDSNHTIGVEFGSKIINVG
CG102734-01 GKYVKLQIWDTAGQERFFRSVTRSYYRGAAGALLVYDITSRETYNALTNWLTDARMLAS
Protein     QNIVIILCGNKKDLDADREVTFLEASRFAQENELMFLETSALTGENVEEAFVQCARKI
Sequence    LNKTESGELDPERMGSGIQYGDAALRQLRSPRRAQAPNAQECGC
            SEQ ID NO:5           1747 bp
NOV2b,      GCCGGACGGAGGGTGGAGGGCCCTGCGCCTGCGCGGAGCTGGAGTCCGGCTGGGCCGC
CG102734-02 AGCCGCTGGGAGACCGGCGGTTGCCGTGGGGACCGGTCGGGCCCCTCCCTCCTCCGGT
DNA         CCCCCGCCCCAGGTCCTTCCCCACCGAGACGCGCCGGCGGACCGCGGGCGAGTGCAGC
Sequence    CGGTGACCCGGCGAGAGGCGGCGCCGCTCCCAAGATGTCGCAGACGGCCATGTCCGAA
            ACCTACGATTTTTTGTTTAGTTCTTGGTTATTGGAATGCAGGAACTGGCAATCTT
            GCTTACTTCATCAGTTTATTGAAAAAAAAATGTCCGTGACGAGAAGTTATTACCGAGG
            CGCGGCCGGGGCTCTCCTCGTCTATGATATCACCAGCCGAGAAACCTACAATGCGCTT
            ACTAATTGGTTAACAGATGCCCGAATGCTAGCGAGCCAGAACATTGTGATCATCCTTT
            GTGGAACAAGAAGGACCTGGATGCAGATCGTGAAGTTACCTTCTTAGAAGCCTCCAG
            ATTTGCTCAAGAATGAGCTGATGTTTTTGGAAACAAGTGCGCTCACAGGGGAGAAT
            GTAGAAGAGGCTTTTGTACAGTGTGCAAGAAAAATACTTAACAAAATCGAATCAGGTG
            AGCTGGACCCAGAAAGAATGGGCTCAGGTATTCAGTACGGAGATGCTGCCTTGAGACA
            GCTGAGGTCACCGCGGCGCGCACAGGCCCCGAACGCTCAGGAGTGTGGTTGTTAGGAG
            AGCACACAGGTGTTCATACAGTGGCATTTGGGACACAATCGTTGGAACCTGAAGAATC
            TGAAGTTTTTTTTACCACCATCTTTTTCTACTCTGTATGGAAGTAGATCTTTATGGGG
            AAGAGAATTTGGGGTGTTCTGCAAGCCAGTCAAAGTGGCACAGCAAATCATATAAA
            TCGAATTAAATGGACAACACCGTTAGATGTGTATGTAAAAAAAATTTTCTGTTTCATATTT
            TTCCTTTCACTTTCGGTTTAAAACATGCTATATGTACTGTATGTCCTGTAGCCCAGTG
            CGGCTCCACAGCATGGAATCTGATGTATGATATGATAGAATGTGGCACTAAATGCAGT
            TTCAGATTTTATTTTTTTTAATCATATGAACTAATTGTCAATTGTGAGGTGTGCTT
            TTCTCATCATGTTGGTTATATTGCACAATTGGTTATATTTATGACCTGATATTCAAAG
            ACTCTGGCATTGATAGCCAGTGTGTTTTCTTATTTAAAACTCCGTTTACTACATTCTACA
            TGGTGTTTACGTGATCCACACTTGAATACTAGATCAGTAGACATTCACTAATATACC
            AAAATAAAATGAAAAATTGAGTTTTTCCGTGAACTTTATACTGTCCAGCTCTGTTGAT
            TTTAAAGCCTCTTCATCCAGGTCAGTTCAGGIAAGTATATCTGGAGTACCTGCTCTGTT
            TTTGGCTGTGAGACTAGCACTAAGGATTCTGGTACCTTTACCCAAACCTACTGGGCTA
            CTAATACTTCTCTCAGCAGTTGATCAAAAATACAATAGACCATGTAAGCTGGGGCCGCTC
            ATCCACTTCCAGTTTGCTGGTCTCCCTGCTAGAAAAAACACATTGTACTGTGCTTTTTCT
            GGAATTCAGTATAATGGCATCACTGCCTGTTTTTCACATCTTTTGTTTCCTGTTCATT
            TTAAGGAAACCTACTAAATCCAGTTAATATTAAATGGACACCACTCAAAAAAAAAAAA
            ORF Start: ATG at 209 ORF Stop: TAG at 749
            SEQ ID NO:6           180 aa MW at 20083.6 kD
NOV2b,      MSQTANSETYDFLFKFLVTGNAGTGKSCLLHQFIEKKMSVTRSYYRGAAGALLVYDIT
CG102734-02 SRETYNALTNWLTDARMLASQNIVITLCGNKKDLDADREVTFLEASRFAQENELMFLEI
Protein     TSALTGENVEEAFVQCARKILNKTESGELDPERMGSGIQYGDAAALRQLRSPRRAQAPN
Sequence    AQECGC
            SEQ ID NO:7           687 bp
NOV2c,      CGCGGATCCACCATGTCGCAGACGGCCATGTCCGIAAAAlAACCTACGATTTTTTGTTTAAGT
209829447   TCTTGGTTATTGGAAATGCAGGAACTGGCAAATCTTGCTTACTTCATCAGTTTATTGA
DNA         AAAAAAAATTCAAAGATGACTCAAAATCATACAATAGGAGTGGAATTTGGTTCAAGATA
Sequence    ATAAATGTTGGTGGTAAATATGTAAAGTTACTAAATGGGATACAGCAGGACAAGAAC
            GATTCAGGTCCGTGACGAGAAGTTATTACCGAGGCGCGGCCGGGGCTCTCCTCGTCTA
            TGATATCACCAGCCGAGAACCTACAATGCGCTTACTAATTGGTTAACAGATGCCCGA
            ATGCTAGCGAGCCAGAACATTGTGATCATCCTTTGTGGCAAGAAGGACCTGGATG
            CAGATCGTGAAGTTACCTTCTTAGAAGCCTCCAGATTTGCTCAAGAAAATGAGCTGAT
            GTTTTTGGAAACAAGTGCGCTCACAGGGGAGAATGTAGAAGAGGCTTTTGTACAGTGT
            GCAAGAAAAATACTTAACAAAATCGAATCAGGTGAGCTGGACCCAGAAAGAATGGGCT
            CAGGTATTCAGTACGGAGATGCTGCCTTGAGACAGCTGAGGTCACCGCGGCGCGCACA
            GGCCCCGAACGCTCAGGAGTGTGGTTGTTAGGCGGCCGCTTTTTTCCTT
            ORF Start: at 1       ORF Stop: TAG at 667
            SEQ ID NO:8           222 aa MW at 24790.8 kD
NOV2c,      RGSTMSQTAMSETYDPLFKFLVIGNAGTGKSCLLHQFIEKKFKDDSNHTIGVEFGSKI
209829447   INVGGKYVKLQIWDTAGQERFRSVTRSYYRGAAGALLVYDITSRETYNALTNWLTDAR
Protein     MLASQNIVIILCGNKKDLDADREVTFLEASRFAQENELMFLETSALTGENVEEAFVQC
Sequence    ARKILNKTESGELDPERMGSGIQYGDAALRQLRSPRRAQAPNAQECGC

[0327] Sequence comparison of the above protein sequences yields the following, sequence relationships shown in Table 2B.

TABLE 2B
Comparison of NOV2a against NOV2b and NOV2c.
			Identities/
		NOV2a Residues/	Similarities for
	Protein Sequence	Match Residues	the Matched Region
	NOV2b	1 . . . 218	179/218 (82%)
		1 . . . 180	179/218 (82%)
	NOV2c	1 . . . 218	218/218 (100%)
		5 . . . 222	218/218 (100%)

[0328] Further analysis of the NOV2a protein yielded the following properties shown in Table 2C.

TABLE 2C
Protein Sequence Properties NOV2a
PSort     0.6500 probability located in cytoplasm; 0.1000
analysis: probability located in mitochondrial matrix space;
          0.1000 probability located in lysosome (lumen);
          0.0245 probability located in microbody (peroxisome)
SignalP   No Known Signal Sequence Predicted
analysis:

[0329] A search of the NOV2a protein against the Geneseq database, a proprietary database that contains sequences published in patents and patent publication, yielded several homologous proteins shown in Table 2D.

TABLE 2D
Geneseq Results for NOV2a
		NOV2a
	Protein/Organism/	Residues/	Identities/
Geneseq	Length [Patent #,	Match	Similarities for	Expect
Identifier	Date]	Residues	the Matched Region	Value
AAB23762	dRab4 amino acid sequence-	6 . . . 218	186/213 (87%)	e−105
	Unidentified, 213 aa. [CN1257124-A,	1 . . . 213	198/213 (92%)
	21 Jun. 2000]
AAB23763	rRab4b amino acid sequence-	6 . . . 218	185/213 (86%)	e−105
	Unidentified, 213 aa. [CN1257124-A,	1 . . . 213	197/213 (91%)
	21 Jun. 2000]
AAB23761	Human Rab4b protein sequence	6 . . . 218	183/213 (85%)	e−103
	SEQ ID NO: 4-Homo sapiens, 213	1 . . . 213	195/213 (90%)
	aa. [CN1257124-A, 21 Jun. 2000]
AAU17547	Novel signal transduction pathway	11 . . . 218	182/208 (87%)	e−103
	protein, Seq ID 1112-Homo sapiens,	15 . . . 222	193/208 (92%)
	222 aa. [WO200154733-A1,
	2 Aug. 2001]
AAU17127	Novel signal transduction pathway	11 . . . 218	182/208 (87%)	e−103
	protein, Seq ID 692-Homo sapiens,	18 . . . 225	193/208 (92%)
	225 aa. [WO200154733-A1,
	2 Aug. 2001]

[0330] In a BLAST search of public sequence databases, the NOV2a protein was found to have homology to the proteins shown in the BLASTP data in Table 2E.

TABLE 2E
Public BLASTP Results for NOV2a
		NOV2a
Protein		Residues/	Identities/
Accession		Match	Similarities for the	Expect
Number	Protein/Organism/Length	Residues	Matched Portion	Value
Q9BQ44	RAB4, member RAS oncogene family-	1 . . . 218	218/218 (100%)	e−123
	Homo sapiens (Human), 218 aa.	1 . . . 218	218/218 (100%)
P20338	Ras-related protein Rab-4A-Homo	6 . . . 218	211/213 (99%)	e−119
	sapiens (Human), 213 aa.	1 . . . 213	212/213 (99%)
P56371	Ras-related protein Rab-4A-Mus	6 . . . 218	208/213 (97%)	e−118
	musculus (Mouse), 213 aa.	1 . . . 213	212/213 (98%)
P05714	Ras-related protein Rab-4A-Rattus	6 . . . 218	208/213 (97%)	e−117
	norvegicus (Rat), 213 aa.	1 . . . 213	210/213 (97%)
Q9H0Z8	DJ803J11.1 (RAB4, member RAS	16 . . . 218	198/203 (97%)	e−109
	oncogene family)-Homo sapiens	1. . . 198	198/203 (97%)
	(Human), 198 aa (fragment).

[0331] PFam analysis predicts that the NOV2a protein contains the domains shown in the Table 2F.

TABLE 2F
Domain Analysis of NOV2a
		Identities/
Pfam		Similarities for	Expect
Domain	NOV2a Match Region	the Matched Region	Value
Arf	5 . . . 177	37/199 (19%)	1.2e−05
		106/199 (53%)
Ras	15 . . . 218	88/217 (41%)	4.1e−91
		172/217 (79%)

Example 3

[0332] The NOV3 clone was analyzed, and the nucleotide and encoded polypeptide sequences are shown in Table 3A.

TABLE 3A
NOV3 Sequence Analysis
            SEQ ID NO:9           1185 bp
NOV3a       GTAATATCCTCTCTCCCCCAGATATTAGGAACAGTATCACAGGGGGTGGTACACTCCC
CG112785-01 TTAGATATTGGGAGTAATATCATCCTCTTGCCTTCTGGATATTAGGAACAATATCCCA
DNA         GAAGGCGTGTACAACCCCCTGCGATACTGGGAGACAGCCCGTCCTCACTGGGCTCTCC
Sequence    CTGTCCATGTACCTGGTCACGATGCTGAGGAACCTGTTCATCATCCTGGCTGGCAGCT
            CTGACCCCCACTTCCACACCCCCATGTACTTCTTCCTCTCCAACCTGTCCTGGGCTGA
            CATTGGTTTCACCTCGGCCACAGTTCCCAAGATGATTGTGGACATGCAGTCGCATAGC
            AGAGTCATCTCTTATGCGGGCTGCCTGACACAGATGTCTTTCTTTGTCCTTTTTGCAT
            GTATAGAAGACATGCTCCTGACTCTGATGGCCTATGACCGATTTGTGGCCATCTGCCA
            CCCCCTGCACTACCGAGTCATCATGAATCCTCACCTCTGTGTCTTCTTAGTTTTGGTG
            TCCTTTTTCCTTAGCCTGTTGGATTCCCAGCTGCACAGCTGGATTGTGTTACAACTCA
            CCTTCTTCAAGAATGTGGAAATCTATAATTTTTTCTGTGACCCATCTCAACTTCTCAA
            TTTGGTTTTCTTCCCATTTCAGGGATCCTTTTGTCTTACTATAAAATTGTCTCCTCCA
            TTCCAAGAATTCCATCGTCAGATGGGAAGTATAAAGCCTTCTCCACCTGTGGCTCTCA
            CCTGGCAGTTGTTTGCTTATTTTATGAAACAGGCATTGGCGTGTACCTGACTTCAGCT
            GTGTCATCATCTCCCAGGAATGGAGTGGTGGCATCAGTGATGTACGCTGTGGTCATCC
            CCATGCTGAACCCTTTCATCTACAGCCTGAGAAACAGGGACATTCATAGTGCCCTGTG
            GAGGCTGCGCAGCAGAACAGTCAAATCTCATGATCTGTTCCATCCTTTCTCTTGTGTG
            AGTAAGAAAGGGCAACCACATTAAATCTGTACATCTGCAAATCCTAACCCCTTTGTCA
            CATTATTTTTGTTGCTTGATGGTTTTATTCCTTTCCACATTTCCTATGTGAATTGCTT
            CTTTGTTATGCCTTTAATGGAATGG
            ORF Start: ATG at 181 ORF Stop: TAA at 1066
            SEQ ID NO:10          295 aa MW at 33372.9 kD
NOV3a,      MYLVTMLRNLFIILAGSSDPHFHTPMYFFLSNLSWADIGFTSATVPKMIVDMQSHSRV
CG112785-01 ISYAGCLTQMSFFVLEACIEDMLLTLMAYDRFVAICHPLHYRVTMNPHLCVFLVLVSF
Protein     FLSLLDSQLHSWIVLQLTPFKNVEIYNFFCDPSQLLNLACSDSIINNILCILDIPTFG
Sequence    FLPISGTLLSYYKIVSSIPRIPSSDGKYKAFSTCGSHLAVVCLFYETGIGVYLTSAVS
            KGQPH

[0333] Further analysis of the NOV3a protein yielded the following properties shown in Table 3B.

TABLE 3B
Protein Sequence Properties NOV3a
PSort     0.6850 probability located in endoplasmic reticulum
analysis: (membrane); 0.6400 probability located in plasma
          membrane; 0.4600 probability located in Golgi body;
          0.1000 probability located in endoplasmic reticulum (lumen)
SignalP   Cleavage site between residues 19 and 20
analysis:

[0334] A search of the NOV3a protein against the Geneseq database, a proprietary database that contains sequences published in patents and patent publication, yielded several homolgous proteins shown in Table 3C.

TABLE 3C
Geneseq Results for NOV3a
		NOV3a
	Protein/Organism/	Residues/	Identities/
Geneseq	Length [Patent #,	Match	Similarities for the	Expect
Identifier	Date]	Residues	Matched Region	Value
AAG72265	Human olfactory receptor polypeptide,	1 . . . 286	275/290 (94%)	e−156
	SEQ ID NO: 1946-Homo sapiens, 291	2 . . . 291	278/290 (95%)
	aa. [WO200127158-A2, 19 Apr. 2001]
ABG15327	Novel human diagnostic protein #15318-	3 . . . 295	257/298 (86%)	e−143
	Homo sapiens, 345 aa. [WO200175067-	48 . . . 345	264/298 (88%)
	A2, 11 Oct. 2001]
ABG15327	Novel human diagnostic protein #15318-	3 . . . 295	257/298 (86%)	e−143
	Homo sapiens, 345 aa. [WO200175067-	48 . . . 345	264/298 (88%)
	A2, 11 Oct. 2001]
AAU85171	G-coupled olfactory receptor #32-Homo	1 . . . 295	256/300 (85%)	e−142
	sapiens, 300 aa. [WO200198526-A2,	1 . . . 300	263/300 (87%)
	27 Dec. 2001]
AAE04583	Human G-protein coupled receptor-39	1 . . . 295	256/300 (85%)	e−142
	(GCREC-39) protein-Homo sapiens,	60 . . . 359	263/300 (87%)
	2001]

[0335] In a BLAST search of public sequence databases, the NOV3a protein was found to have homology to the proteins shown in the BLASTP data in Table 3D.

TABLE 3D
Public BLASTP Results for NOV3a
		NOV3a
Protein		Residues/	Identities/
Accession		Match	Similarities for	Expect
Number	Protein/Organism/Length	Residues	the Matched Portion	Value
Q8VFJ2	Olfactory receptor MOR145-1-	1 . . . 276	196/276 (71%)	e−112
	Mus musculus (Mouse), 295 aa.	20 . . . 295	228/276 (82%)
O43789	Olfactory receptor-Homo sapiens	25 . . . 285	200/261 (76%)	e−112
	(Human), 264 aa (fragment).	1 . . . 260	224/261 (85%)
Q9UPJ1	BC319430_5-Homo sapiens	26 . . . 285	199/260 (76%)	e−111
	(Human), 263 aa.	1 . . . 259	223/260 (85%)
Q8VF19	Olfactory receptor MOR145-3-	2 . . . 276	178/275 (64%)	e−102
	Mus musculus (Mouse), 295 aa.	21 . . . 295	215/275 (77%)
Q8VFJ0	Olfactory receptor MOR145-2-	1 . . . 274	183/274 (66%)	e−101
	Mus musculus (Mouse), 319 aa.	44 . . . 317	217/274 (78%)

[0336] PFam analysis predicts that the NOV3a protein contains the domains shown in the Table 3E.

TABLE 3E
Domain Analysis of NOV3a
		Identities/
Pfam		Similarities for	Expect
Domain	NOV3a Match Region	the Matched Region	Value
7tm_1	8 . . . 257	57/277 (21%)	7.1e−31
		186/277 (67%)

Example 4

[0337] The NOV4 clone was analyzed and the nucleotide and encoded polypeptide sequences are shown in Table 4A.

TABLE 4A
NOV4 Sequence Analysis
            SEQ ID NO:11         700 bp
NOV4a,      CTCTAATATGATTCCACCTGTTGGGCTCTTTCTTCCATTTGCCTCCGCAGATAGTGTC
CG116818-02 TGCCTTCTGGAGAGCTGACCAAACACTAAGGATGCTGAAGTTCCGAACAGTCCATGGG
DNA         GGCCTGAGGCTCCTGGGAATCCGCCGAACCTCCACCGCCCCCGCTGCCTCCCCAAATG
Sequence    TCCGGCGCCTGGAGTATAAGCCCATCAAGAAGTCATGGTGGCCAAACAGAGGTGAGAT
            TGCCATCCGTGTGTTCCGGGCCTGCACGGAGCTGGGCATCCGCACCGTAGCCATCTAC
            TCTGAGCAGGACACGGGCCAGATGCACCGGCAGAAAGCAGATGAAGCCTATCTCATCG
            GCCGCGGCCTGGCCCCCGTGCAGGCCTACCTGCACATCCCAGACATCATCAAGGTGGC
            CAAGGAGAACAACGTAGATGCAGTGCACCCTGGCTACGGGTTCCTTTCTGAGCGAGCG
            AAGGTGATAGACATCAAAGTGGTGGCAGGGGCCAAGGTGGCCAAGGGCCAGCCCCTGT
            GTGTGCTCAGTGCCATGAAGATGGAGACTGTGGTGACCTCACCCATGGAGGGTACTGT
            CCGCAAGGTTCATGTGACCAAGGACATGACACTGGAAGGTGACGACCTCATCCTGGAG
            ATCGAGTGATCTTGCCCCAGACCGGCAGCCTGGCCATCCCCAAGCCTTCAACAGAAGC
            TGTG
            ORF Start: ATG at 90 ORF Stop: TGA at 645
            SEQ ID N0:12         185 aa MW at 20387.8 kD
NOV4a,      MLKFRTVHGGLRLLGIRRTSTAPAASPNVRRLEYKRIKKVMVIAARGETAIRVFRACTE
CG116818-02 LGIRTVAIYSEQDTGQMHRQKADEAYLIGRGLAPVQAYLHIPDITKVAKENNVDAVHP
Protein     GYGFLSERAKVIDTKVVAGAKVAKGQPLCVLSAAKMETAATSPMEGTVRKVHVTKDMT
Sequence    LEGDDLILETE

[0338] Further analysis of the NOV4a protein yielded the following properties shown in Table 4B.

TABLE 4B
Protein Sequence Properties NOV4a
PSort     0.5964 probability located in mitochondrial matrix space;
analysis: 0.3037 probability located in mitochondrial inner membrane;
          0.3037 probability located in mitochondrial intermembrane
          space; 0.3037 probability located in mitochondrial outer
          membrane
SignalP   Cleavage site between residues 22 and 23
analysis:

[0339] A search of the NOV4a protein against the Geneseq database a proprietary database that contains sequences published in patents and patent publication yielded several homologous proteins shown in Table 4C.

TABLE 4C
Geneseq Results for NOV4a
			Identities/
			Similari-
		NOV4a	ties
	Protein/	Residues/	for the
Geneseq	Organism/Length	Match	Matched	Expect
Identifier	[Patent #, Date]	Residues	Region	Value
ABB67309	Drosophila	31 . . . 143	74/113	4e−39
	melanogaster	33 . . . 145	(65%)
	polypeptide SEQ		94/113
	ID NO 28719 -		(82%)
	Drosophila
	melanogaster,
	1196 aa.
	[WO200171042-A2,
	27 SEP. 2001]
ABB66605	Drosophila	31 . . . 143	74/113	4e−39
	melanogaster	33 . . . 145	(65%)
	polypeptide SEQ		94/113
	ID NO 26607 -		(82%)
	Drosophila
	melanogaster,
	1181 aa.
	[WO200171042-A2,
	27 SEP. 2001]
ABB66604	Drosophila	31 . . . 143	74/113	4e−39
	melanogaster	33 . . . 145	(65%)
	polypeptide SEQ		94/113
	ID NO 26604 -		(82%)
	Drosophila
	melanogaster,
	1181 aa.
	[WO200171042-A2,
	27 SEP. 2001]
ABB58211	Drosophila	31 . . . 143	74/113	4e−39
	melanogaster	33 . . . 145	(65%)
	polypeptide SEQ		94/113
	ID NO 1425 -		(82%)
	Drosophila
	melanogaster,
	1181 aa.
	[WO200171042-A2,
	27 SEP. 2001]
AAU00511	Bacillus subtilis	32 . . . 123	63/92	1e−31
	pyruvate	1 . . . 92	(68%)
	carboxylase		75/92
	enzyme A -		(81%)
	Bacillus subtilis
	strain 168, 1148 aa.
	[EP1092776-A1,
	18 APR. 2001]

[0340] In a BLAST search of public sequence databases, the NOV4a protein was found to have homology to the proteins shown in the BLASTP data in Table 4D.

TABLE 4D
Public BLASTP Results for NOV4a
			Identities/
		NOV4a	Similarities
Protein		Residues/	for the
Accession	Protein/	Match	Matched	Expect
Number	Organism/Length	Residues	Portion	Value
JC2460	pyruvate carboxylase	1 . . . 143	128/143 (89%)	3e−66
	(EC 6.4.1.1)	1 . . . 143	129/143 (89%)
	precursor - human,
	1178 aa.
P11898	Pyruvate carboxylase,	1 . . . 143	128/143 (89%)	3e−66
	mitochondrial	1 . . . 143	129/143 (89%)
	precursor (EC 6.4.1.1)
	(Pyruvic carboxylase)
	(PCB) - Homo sapiens
	(Human), 1178 aa.
JC4391	pyruvate carboxylase	1 . . . 143	121/143 (84%)	5e−63
	(EC 6.4.1.1)	1 . . . 143	126/143 (87%)
	precursor - rat,
	1178 aa.
P52873	Pyruvate carboxylase,	1 . . . 143	121/143 (84%)	5e−63
	mitochondrial	1 . . . 143	126/143 (87%)
	precursor
	(EC 6.4.1.1)
	(Pyruvic carboxylase)
	(PCB) - Rattus
	norvegicus (Rat),
	1178 aa
Q05920	Pyruvate carboxylase,	1 . . . 143	120/143 (83%)	2e−62
	mitochondrial	1 . . . 143	126/143 (87%)
	precursor
	(EC 6.4.1.1)
	(Pyruvic carboxylase)
	(PCB) - Mus
	musculus (Mouse),
	1178 aa.

[0341] PFam analysis predicts that the NOV4a protein contains the domains shown in the Table 4E.

TABLE 4E
Domain Analysis of NOV4a
		Identities/
	NOV4a	Similarities	Expect
Pfam Domain	Match Region	for the Matched Region	Value
CPSase_L_chain	36 . . . 123	38/101 (38%)	3.5e−29
		73/101 (72%)
biotin_lipoyl	111 . . . 184	24/75 (32%)	1.1e−16
		60/75 (80%)

Example 5

[0342] The NOV5 clone was analyzed, and the nucleotide and encoded polypeptide sequences are shown in Table 5A.

TABLE 5A
NOV5 Sequence Analysis
            SEQ ID NO:13         2133 bp
NOV5a,      GAATTCCGGTTTCTTCCTAAAAAATGTCTGATGGCCGCTTTCTCGGTCGGCACCGCCA
CG117653-02 AATGAATGCCAGCAGTTACTCTGCAGAGATGACGGAGCCCAAGTCGGTGTGTGTCTCGGT
DNA         GGATGAGGTGGTGTCCAGCAACATGGAGGCCACTGAGACGGACCTGCTGAATGGACAT
Sequence    CTGAAAAAAGTAGATAATAACCTCACGGAAGCCCAGCGCTTCTCCTCCTTGCCTCGGA
            GGGCAGCTGTGAACATTGAATTCAGGGACCTTTCCTATTCGGTTCCTGAAGGACCCTG
            GTGGAGGAAGAAAGGATACAAGACCCTCCTGAAAGGAATTTCCGGGAAGTTCAATAGT
            GGTGAGTTGGTGGCCATTATGGGTCCTTCCGGGGCCGGGAAGTCCACGCTGATGAACA
            TCCTGGCTGGATACAGGGAGACGGGCATGAAGGGGGCCGTCCTCATCAACGGCCTGCC
            CCGGGACCTGCGCTGCTTCCGGAAGGTGTCCTGCTACATCATGCAGGATGACATGCTG
            CTGCCGCATCTCACTGTGCAGGAGGCCATGATGGTGTCGGCACATCTGAAGCTTCAGG
            AGAAGGATGAAGGCAGAAGGGAAATGGTCAAGGAGATACTGACAGCGCTGGGCTTGCT
            GTCTTGCGCCAACACGCGGACCGGGAGCCTGTCAGGTGGTCAGCGCAAGCGCCTGGCC
            ATCGCGCTGGAGCTGGTGAACAACCCTCCAGTCATGTTCTTCGATGAGCCCACCAGCG
            GCCTGGACAGCGCCTCCTGCTTCCAGGTGGTCTCGCTGATGAAAGGGCTCGCTCAAGG
            GGGTCGCTCCATCATTTGCACCATCCACCAGCCCAGCGCCAAACTCTTCGAGCTGTTC
            GACCAGCTTTACGTCCTGAGTCAAGGACAATGTGTGTACCGGGGAAAAGTCTGCAATC
            TTGTGCCATATTTGAGGGATTTGGGTCTGAACTGCCCAACCTACCACAACCCAGCAGA
            TTTTGTCATGGAGGTTGCATCCGGCGAGTACGGTGATCAGAACAGTCGGCTGGTGAGA
            GCGGTTCGGGAGGGCATGTGTGACTCAGACCACAAGAGAGACCTCGGGGGTGATGCCG
            AGGTGAACCCTTTTCTTTGGCACCGCCCCTCTGAAGAGGTAAAGCAGACAAAACGATT
            AAAGGGGTTGAGAAAGGACTCCTCGTCCATGGAAGGCTGCCACAGCTTCTCTGCCAGC
            TGCCTCACGCAGTTCTGCATCCTCTTCAAGAGGACCTTCCTCAGCATCATGAGGGACT
            CGGTCCTGACACACCTGCGCATCACCTCGCACATTGGGATCGGCCTCCTCATTGGCCT
            GCTGTACTTGGGGATCGGGAACGAAACCAAGAAGGTCTTGAGCAACTCCGGCTTCCTC
            TTCTTCTCCATGCTGTTCCTCATGTTCGCGGCCCTCATGCCTACTGTTCTGACATTTC
            CCCTGGAGATGGGAGTCTTTCTTCGGGAACACCTGAACTACTGGTACAGCCTGAAGGC
            CTACTACCTGGCCAAGACCATGGCAGACGTGCCCTTTCAGATCATGTTCCCAGTGGCC
            TACTGCAGCATCGTGTACTGGATGACGTCGCAGCCGTCCGACGCCGTGCGCTTTGTGC
            TGTTTGCCGCGCTGGGCACCATGACCTCCCTGGTGGCACAGTCCCTGGGCCTGCTGAT
            CGGAGCCGCCTCCACGTCCCTGCAGGTGGCCACTTTCGTGGGCCCAGTGACAGCCATC
            CCGGTGCTCCTGTTCTCGGGGTTCTTCGTCAGCTTCGACACCATCCCCACGTACCTAC
            AGTGGATGTCCTACATCTCCTATGTCAGGTAGCGGGCGTGGGGCACGCATGGCGTGGG
            GACCGAGCGTGACGGGGGAAGAACCGTCTCCAACAGCGTGAGGGGCTCACAAAAGCCA
            CTCTGGGCTGCTGGCCAAGAGCAGATTACACATCTGAGGATCCAGGCCTTCCATCTTC
            CTGCTAGTTCCACCTCCTCCTACCCTCACCAACACACACACACTAAACAAGGAGGCCA
            CACAAACCAGCGCTTCACACCCGGAGAGCCATGGCAGGACCAAGTGTTCTGGACGTTG
            CCGAGAGCTGCCTTTGGTGGAAGCGCTTCCATCTTTTACGAACGT
            ORF Start: ATG at 31 ORF Stop: TAG at 1828
            SEQ ID NO:14         599 aa MW at 66330.4 kD
NOV5a,      MAAPSVGTAMNASSYSAEMTEPKSVCVSVDEVVSSNMEATETDLLNGHLKKVIDNNLTE
CG117653-02 AQRFSSLPRRAAVNTEFRDLSYSVPEGPWWRKKGYKTLLKGISGKFNSGELVAIMGPS
Protein     GAGKSTLMNILAGYRETGMKGAVLINGLPRDLRCFRKVSCYIMQDDMLLPHLTVQEAM
Sequence    MVSAHLKLQEKDEGRREMVKETLTALGLLSCAATRTGSLSGGQRKRLATALELVNNPP
            AAVMFFDEPTSGLDSASCFQVVSLMKGLAQGGRSITCTTHQRSAKLPELFDQLYVLSQGQ
            CVYRGKVCNLVPYLRDLGLNCPTYHNPADFVMEVASGEYGDQNSRLVRAVREGMCDSD
            HKRDLGGDAEVNPFLWHRPSEEVKQTKRLKGLRKDSSSMEGCHSFSASCLTQFCILFK
            RTFLSIMRDSVLTHLRTTSHIGTGLLIGLLYLGIGNETKKVLSNSGFLFFSMLFLMFA
            ALMPTVLTFPLEMGVFLREHLNYWYSLKAYYLAKTMADVPFQIMPPVAYCSIVYWMTS
            QPSDAVRPVLFAALGTMTSLVAQSLGLLIGAASTSLQVATFVGPVTAIPVLLFSGFFV
            ISFDTTPTYLQWMSYISYVR

[0343] Further analysis of the NOV5a protein yielded the following, properties shown in Table 5B.

TABLE 5B
Protein Sequence Properties NOV5a
PSort     0.6000 probability located in plasma membrane; 0.5876
analysis: probability located in mitochondrial inner membrane; 0.4000
          probability located in Golgi body; 0.3000 probability located
          in endoplasmic reticulum (membrane)
SignalP   No Known Signal Sequence Predicted
analysis:

[0344] A search of the NOV5a protein against the Geneseq database, a proprietary database that contains sequences published in patents and patent publication, yielded several homologous proteins shown in Table 5C.

TABLE 5C
Geneseq Results for NOV5a
			Identities/
			Similari-
		NOV5a	ties
	Protein/	Residues/	for the
Geneseq	Organism/Length	Match	Matched	Expect
Identifier	[Patent #, Date]	Residues	Region	Value
ABB57112	Mouse ischaemic	1 . . . 599	566/599	0.0
	condition related	5 . . . 591	(94%)
	protein sequence		577/599
	SEQ ID NO. 255 -		(95%)
	Mus musculus,
	666 aa.
	[WO200188188-A2,
	22 NOV. 2001]
AAO14186	Human transporter	38 . . . 599	406/562	0.0
	and ion channel	26 . . . 572	(72%)
	TRICH-3 - Homo		465/562
	sapiens, 646 aa.		(82%)
	[WO200204520-A2,
	17 JAN. 2002]
ABB61867	Drosophila	58 . . . 599	243/550	e−125
	melanogaster	90 . . . 614	(44%)
	polypeptide		343/550
	SEQ ID		(62%)
	NO 12393 -
	Drosophila
	melanogaster,
	689 aa.
	[WO200171042-A2,
	27 SEP. 2001]
AAM00994	Human bone	92 . . . 418	221/327	e−119
	marrow	19 . . . 322	(67%)
	protein, SEQ ID		255/327
	NO: 495 -		(77%)
	Homo sapiens,
	935 aa.
	[WO200153453-A2,
	26 JUL. 2001]
ABB59648	Drosophila	190 . . . 599	213/412	e−116
	melanogaster	150 . . . 546	(51%)
	polypeptide		291/412
	SEQ ID NO 5736 -		(69%)
	Drosophila
	A2, 27 SEP. 2001]

[0345] In a BLAST search of public sequence databases, the NOV5a protein was found to have homology to the proteins shown in the BLASTP data in Table 5D.

TABLE 5D
Public BLASTP Results for NOV5a
			Identities/
		NOV5a	Similarities
Protein		Residues/	for the
Accession	Protein/	Match	Matched	Expect
Number	Organism/Length	Residues	Portion	Value
P45844	ATP-binding	1 . . . 599	598/599 (99%)	0.0
	cassette, sub-	5 . . . 603	598/599 (99%)
	family G,
	member 1 (White
	protein homolog)
	(ATP-binding
	cassette
	transporter 8) -
	Homo sapiens
	(Human), 678 aa.
AAH29158	Hypothetical 73.7	1 . . . 599	586/599 (97%)	0.0
	kDa protein -	1 . . . 587	586/599 (97%)
	Homo sapiens
	(Human), 662 aa.
Q9EPG9	ABC transporter,	1 . . . 599	566/599 (94%)	0.0
	white	5 . . . 591	578/599 (96%)
	homologue -
	Rattus norvegicus
	(Rat), 666 aa.
Q64343	ATP-binding	1 . . . 599	566/599 (94%)	0.0
	cassette,	5 . . . 591	577/599 (95%)
	sub-family G,
	member 1
	(White protein
	homolog)
	(ATP-binding
	cassette
	transporter 8)-
	Mus musculus
	(Mouse), 666 aa.
G02068	white homolog -	37 . . . 599	561/563 (99%)	0.0
	human, 638 aa.	1 . . . 563	561/563 (99%)

[0346] PFam analysis predicts that the NOV5a protein contains the domains shown in the Table 5E.

TABLE 5E
Domain Analysis of NOV5a
		Identities/
	NOV5a	Similarities	Expect
Pfam Domain	Match Region	for the Matched Region	Value
PRK	109 . . . 124	7/16 (44%)	0.37
		13/16 (81%)
GBP	110 . . . 129	13/20 (65%)	0.11
		16/20 (80%)
ABC_tran	107 . . . 289	70/201 (35%)	1.9e−41
		143/201 (71%)

Example 6

[0347] The NOV6 clone was analyzed, and the nucleotide and encoded polypeptide sequences are shown in Table 6A.

TABLE 6A
NOV6 Sequence Analysis
            SEQ ID NO:15         1940 bp
NOV6a,      CCAGAGAGTCTGTGTGAGATGAAGACAGAGGCCCAGCCTTCGACATCCTTGCTGGCAA
CG119674-02 ACACCTCATGGACTGGCACAGTGATTTCTGACAGTGTCCCAGGAAGTCAAACGTGGGA
DNA         AGACAAGGGTTCATTGACCCGGCCTGCAACATCTCGGACCTCAGAGGCCCAAGTTTCA
Sequence    GCAGCCCGGGTTGCAGAGGCTCAGGCCAGGACCAGTCAGCCCAAGCAAATTTCTGTAT
            TGGAGGCGTTAACTGCCTCAGCCCTGAACCAGAAACCCACGCATGAGAAGGTGCAGAT
            GACAGAGAAGAAAGAGAGTGAGGCAGTTTCGCTGCCATCTACATCTTCATGCTGTTCC
            TGGTCGGGGTTCCTCTTCTCTTCCTGGAGATGGCAGCTGGTCAGAGCATGCGTCAGGG
            TGGCATGGGTGTATGGAAGATCATTGCCCCCTGGATTGGTGGTGTGGGGTATTCTAGC
            TTCATGGAATGCTGAAATACTTTTAAAGCTGATAAACCTAGGGAAACTGCCTCCTGAT
            GCCAAGCCCCCTGTCAACCTGCTTTACAACCCAACCTCCATCTACAATGCCTGGCTCA
            GTGGCCTTCCCCAGCACATCAAAAGCATGGTTCTCCGCGAGGTGACTGAGTGCAACAT
            AGAGACTCAGTTTCTTAAGGCTAGCGAGGGCCCAAAGTTTGCATTCCTGTCCTTTGTT
            GAAGCCATGTCCTTCCTTCCTCCGTCTGTCTTCTGGTCTTTTATCTTCTTCCTGATGT
            TGCTGGCCATGGGGCTGAGCAGCGCAATAGGGATTATGCAGGGCATCATTACTCCACT
            CCAGGACACCTTCTCTTTCTTCAGGAAACATACAAAGCTGCTCATAGTGGGAGTCTTT
            TTGCTCATGTTCGTGTGCGGCCTCTTCTTCACTCGACCTTCAGGCAGCTACTTCATCA
            GACTGCTGAGTGACTACTGGATAGTCTTCCCCATCATCGTCGTTGTCGTATTTGAAAC
            CATGGCTGTATCCTGGGCCTATGGGGCCAGGAGGTTCCTTGCAGACCTGACGATCCTG
            TTGGGCCACCCCATCTCTCCCATCTTTGGTTGGCTGTGGCCCCATCTGTGTCCAGTTG
            TGCTGCTAATCATCTTTGTGACCATGATGGTTCATCTTTGTATGAAGCCGATTACCTA
            CATGTCCTGGGACTCAAGCACCTCPAAAGAGGTGCTTCGACCATACCCACCGTGGGCA
            CTGCTCTTGATGATCACCCTTTTTGCCATTGTCATCCTCCCCATCCCTGCATACTTTG
            TATACTGCCGCATACATAGGATTCCCTTCAGGCCCAAGAGCGGAGACGGGCCTATGAC
            AGCCTCCACATCCCTACCCCTAAGTCACCAGCTAACACCCAGTAAAGAGGTTCAAAAG
            GAAGAAATTCTACAAGTTGATGAAACAAAGTACCCATCAACTTGTAATGTGACTTCCT
            AACTTCATTAATTTGGCTTCACATAACATATCCCTTAGAACAGATCCAATAGACAACT
            CTTAATATCAGCTTGCAACTGTTGATCTCCCTGGATCCAGAACCACTTTTATTTCCAA
            GAGGAGGGGCATTCTTTGGGGCTGTTCATGGGGCCTGGACTTGCAATCCCTTCCTGGG
            TCCCATCTTACCTGGTGACCACCATCATTGTTTTCCCCATCCTCTTCCTCAACACACA
            TACATGCACAACACATATACAATACTAGTGATGTCTACCAGTCCTGCTACTTCTGGGG
            TGCCTGTCTCCTGGAATGGAGCTGGAGGAGCAATGCTGTTGGTGAATAAATCAGTCTA
            CTGGAACTCCAAGGACTGGATGTAAGCAGATCTTTTTTTCCTATAGATGTCTCAGATG
            TTCAGTTTTCCTGTCACAAGGCTTCCAGTCTGTATTAGTTCATTTTCACACTGATAAT
            ACAGACATACCTGAAACTGGGAAAAA
            ORF Start: ATG at 19 ORF Stop: TAA at 1450
            SEQ ID NO:16         477 aa MW at 53345.0 kD
NOV6a,      MKTEAQPSTSLLANTSWTGTVISDSVPGSQTWEDKGSLTRPATSRTSEAQVSAARVAE
CG119674-02 AQARTSQPKQISVLEALTASALNQKRTHEKVQMTEKKESEAVSLPSTSSCCSWSGFLF
Protein     SSWRWQLVPACVRVAWVYGRSLPRGLVVWGTLASWNAEILLKLINLGKLPPDAKPPVN
Sequence    AALLYNPTSIYNAWLSGLPQHIKSMVLREVTECNIETQFLKASEGPKFAFLSFVEAMSFL
            PPSVFWSFIFFLMLLAMGLSSAIGIMQGIITPLQDTFSFFRKRTKLLIVGVFLLMFVC
            GLFFTRPSGSYFTRLLSDYWIVFPIIVVVVFETMAVSWAYGARRFLADLTILLGHPIS
            PIFGWLWPHLCPVVLLIIFVTMMVHLCMKPITYMSWDSSTSKEVLRPYPPWALLLMITI
            LFAIVTLPTPAYFVYCRIHRTPFRPKSGDGPMTASTSLPLSHQLTPSKEVQKEEILQV
            DETKYPSTCNVTS
            SEQ ID NO:17         1904 bp
NOV6b,      CCAGAGAGTCTGTGTGAGATGAAGACAGAGGCCCAGCCTTCGACATCCTTGCTGGCAA
CG119674-03 ACACCTCATCGACTGGCACAGTGATTTCTGACAGTGTCCCAGGAAGTCAAACGTGGGA
DNA         AGACAAGGGTTCATTGACCCGGTCTGCAACATCTTGGACCTCAGAGGCCCAAGTTTCA
Sequence    GCAGCCCGGGTTGCAGAGGCTCAGGCCAGGACCAGTCAGCCCAAGCAAATTTCTGTAT
            TGGGCGCGTTAACTGCCTCAGCCCTGAACCAGAAACCCACGCATGAGAAGGTGCAGAT
            GAGTATATTCTGGCTCAGGCAGTTTCGCTGCCATCTACATCTTCATGCTGTTCCTGGT
            CGGGGTTCCTCTTCTCTTCCTGGAGATGGCAGCTGGTCAGAGCATGCGTCAGGGTGGC
            ATGGGTGTATGGAAGATCATTGCCCCCTGGATTGGTGGTGTGGGGTATTCTAGCTTCA
            TGGAATGCTGAAATACTTTTAAAGCTGATAAACCTAGGGAAACTGCCTCCTGATGCCA
            AGCCCCCTGTCAACCTGCTTTACAACCCAACCTCCATCTACAATGCCTGGCTCAGTGG
            CCTTCCCCAGCACATCAPAAGCATGGTTCTCCGCGAGGTGACTGAGTGCAACATAGAG
            ACTCAGTTTCTTAAGGCTAGCGAGGGCCCAAAGTTTGCATTCCTGTCCTTTGTTGAAG
            CCATGTCCTTCCTTCCTCCGTCTGTCTTCTGGTCTTTTATCTTCTTCCTGATGTTGCT
            GGCCATGGGGCTGAGCAGCGCAATAGGGATTATGCAGGGCATCATTACTCCACTCCAG
            GACACCTTCTCTTTCTTCAGGAAACATACAAAGCTGCTCATAGTGGGAGTCTTTTTGC
            TCATGTTCGTGTGCGGCCTCTTCTTCACTCGACCTTCAGGCAGCTACTTCATCAGACT
            GCTGAGTGACTACTGGATAGTCTTCCCCATCATCGTCGTTGTCGTATTTGAAACCATG
            GCTGTATCCTGGGCCTATGGGGCCAGGAGGTTCCTTGCAGACCTGACGATCCTGTTGG
            GCCACCCCATCTCTCCCATCTTTGGTTGGCTGTGGCCCCATCTGTGTCCAGTTGTGCT
            GCTAATCATCTTTGTGACCATGATGGTTCATCTTTGTATGAAGCCGATTACCTACATG
            TCCTGGGACTCAAGCACCTCAAAAGAGGTGCTTCGACCATACCCACCGTGGGCACTGC
            TCTTGATGATCACCCTTTTTGCCATTGTCATCCTCCCCATCCCTGCATACTTTGTATA
            CTGCCGCATACATAGGATTCCCTTCAGGCCCAAGAGCGGAGACGGGCCTATGACAGCC
            TCCACATCCCTACCCCTAAGTCACCAGCTAACACCCAGTAAAGAGGTTCAAAAGGAAG
            AAATTCTACAAGTTGATGAAACAAAGTACCCATCAACTTGTAATGTGACTTCCTAACT
            TCATTAATTTGGCTTCACATAACATATCCCTTAGAACAGATCCAATAGACAACTCTTA
            ATATCAGCTTGCAACTGTTGATCTCCCTGGATCCAGAACCACTTTTATTTCCAAGAGG
            AGGGGCATTCTTTGGGGGTGTTCATGGGGCCTGGACTTGCAATCCCTTCCTGGGTCCC
            ATCTTACCTGGTGACCACCATCATTGTTTTCCCCATCCTCTTCCTCAACACACATACA
            TGCACAACACATATACAATACTAGTGATGTCTACCAGTCCTGCTACTTCTGGGGTGCC
            TGTCTCCTGGAATGGAGCTGGAGGAGCAATGCTGTTGGTGAATAAATCAGTCTACTGG
            AACTCCAAGGACTGGATGTAAGCAGATCTTTTTTTCCTATAGATGTCTCAGATGTTCA
            GTTTTCCTGTCACAAGGCTTCCAGTCTGTATTAGTTCATTTTCACACTGATAATACAG
            ACATACCTGAAACTGGGAAAAA
            ORF Start: ATG at 19 ORF Stop: TAA at 1504
            SEQ ID NO:18         495 aa MW at 55397.4 kD
NOV6b,      MKTEAQPSTSLLANTSWTGTVISDSVRGSQTWEDKGSLTRSATSWTSEAQVSAARVAE
CG119674-03 AAAQARTSQPKQTSVLGALTASALNQKPTHEKVQMTEKKESEVLLARPFWSSKTEYILAQ
Protein     AVSLPSTSSCCSWSGPLFSSWRWQLVRACVRVAWVYGRSLPPGLVVWGTLASWNAEIL
Sequence    AALKLINLGKLPPDAKPPVNLLYNPTSIYNAWLSGLPQHIKSMVLREVTECNIETQPLKA
            AASEGPKFAFLSFVEANSFLPPSVFWSFIFFLMLLAMGLSSAIGIMQGTITPLQDTPSFF
            IRKHTKLLIVGVFLLMFVCGLFFTRPSGSYFIRLLSDYWIVFPIIVVVVFETMAVSWAY
            AAGARRFLADLTILLGHPISPTFGWLWPHLCPVVLLIIPVTMMVHLCMKPITYMSWDSST
            ISKEVLRPYPPWALLLMITLPAIVILPIPAYFVYCRIRRIPFRPKSGDGPMTASTSLPL

[0348] Sequence comparison of the above protein sequences yields the following, sequence relationships shown in Table 6B.

TABLE 6B
Comparison of NOV6a against NOV6b.
	NOV6a Residues/	Identities/Similarities
Protein Sequence	Match Residues	for the Matched Region
NOV6b	1 . . . 477	451/495 (91%)
	1 . . . 495	451/495 (91%)

[0349] Further analysis of the NOV6a protein yielded the following, properties shown in Table 6C.

TABLE 6C
Protein Sequence Properties NOV6a
PSort analysis: 0.6000 probability located in plasma membrane; 0.4000
                probability located in Golgi body; 0.3777 probability
                located in mitochondrial inner membrane; 0.3000
                probability located in endoplasmic reticulum
                (membrane)

[0350] Signal analysis: No Known Signal Sequence Predicted

[0351] A search of the NOV6a protein against the Geneseq database, a proprietary database that contains sequences published in patents and patent publication, yielded several homologous proteins shown in Table 6D.

TABLE 6D
Geneseq Results for NOV6a
		NOV6a	Identities/
	Protein/	Residues/	Similarities for
Geneseq	Organism/Length	Match	the Matched	Expect
Identifier	[Patent #, Date]	Residues	Region	Value
ABG16783	Novel human	1 . . . 100	96/100 (96%)	3e−46
	diagnostic protein	440 . . . 539	97/100 (97%)
	#16774 - Homo
	sapiens, 610 aa.
	[WO200175067-
	A2,
	11 OCT. 2001]
ABG16783	Novel human	1 . . . 100	96/100 (96%)	3e−46
	diagnostic protein	440 . . . 539	97/100 (97%)
	#16774 - Homo
	sapiens, 610 aa.
	[WO200175067-
	A2,
	11 OCT. 2001]
AAE21800	Human HIPHUM	152 . . . 471	103/325 (31%)	4e−44
	0000029 protein -	370 . . . 682	166/325 (50%)
	Homo sapiens,
	727 aa.
	[GB2365432-A,
	20 FEB. 2002]
ABB77168	Human GABA	152 . . . 427	92/278 (33%)	5e−44
	transporter	371 . . . 645	153/278 (54%)
	protein - Homo
	sapiens, 730 aa.
	[U.S. Pat. No.
	2002031800-A1,
	14 MAR. 2002]
AAE14404	Human	152 . . . 427	92/278 (33%)	5e−44
	neurotransmitter	371 . . . 645	153/278 (54%)
	transporter,
	NTT-2 -
	Homo sapiens,
	730 aa.
	[WO200190148-
	A2,
	29 NOV. 2001]

[0352] In a BLAST search of public sequence databases, the NOV6a protein was found to have homolog,y to the proteins shown in the BLASTP data in Table 6E.

TABLE 6E
Public BLASTP Results for NOV6a
			Identities/
		NOV6a	Similarities
Protein		Residues/	for the
Accession	Protein/	Match	Matched	Expect
Number	Organism/Length	Residues	Portion	Value
Q9GZN6	Orphan sodium-	152 . . . 477	326/326 (100%)	0.0
	and chloride-	411 . . . 736	326/326 (100%)
	dependent
	neurotransmitter
	transporter
	NTT5 - Homo
	sapiens (Human),
	736 aa.
I52632	sodium-dependent	150 . . . 427	99/281 (35%)	1e−45
	neurotransmitter	370 . . . 646	160/281 (56%)
	transporter -
	rat, 730 aa
	(fragment).
Q08469	Orphan sodium-	150 . . . 427	99/281 (35%)	1e−45
	and chloride-	369 . . . 645	160/281 (56%)
	dependent
	neurotransmitter
	transporter
	NTT73
	(Orphan
	transporter
	v7-3) - Rattus
	norvegicus
	(Rat), 729 aa.
I65413	sodium-dependent	150 . . . 427	99/281 (35%)	2e−45
	neurotransmitter	368 . . . 644	160/281 (56%)
	transporter - rat,
	728 aa
	(fragment).
Q9XS59	Orphan sodium-	152 . . . 427	95/279 (34%)	2e−44
	and chloride-	371 . . . 645	158/279 (56%)
	dependent
	neurotransmitter
	transporter
	NTT73 (Orphan
	transporter v7-3) -
	Bos taurus
	(Bovine), 729 aa.

[0353] PFam analysis predicts that the NOV6a protein contains the domains shown in the Table 6F.

TABLE 6F
Domain Analysis of NOV6a
		Identities/
	NOV6a	Similarities	Expect
Pfam Domain	Match Region	for the Matched Region	Value
SNF	205 . . . 425	82/225 (36%)	5.2e−40
		160/225 (71%)

Example 7

[0354] The NOV7 clone was analyzed, and the nucleotide and encoded polypeptide sequences are shown in Table 7A.

TABLE 7A
NOV7 Sequence Analysis
            SEQ ID NO:19         4795 bp
NOV7a,      ACAGCCGCGCGACGCCGCCGCCTTAGAACGCCTTTCCAGTACTGCTAGCAGCAGCCCG
CG120123-02 ACCACGCGTTACCGCACGCTCGCGCCTTTCCCTTGACACGGCGGACGCCGGAGGATTG
DNA         GGGCGGCAATTTGTCTTTTCCTTTTTTATTAAAATTATTTTTCCTcSCCTGTTGTTGGA
Sequence    TTTGGGGAAATTTTTTGTTTGTTTTTTATGATTTGTATTTGACTGAGAGAAACCCACT
            GAAGACGTCTGCGTGAGAATAGAGACCACCGAGGCCGACTCGCGGGCCGCTGCACCCA
            CCGCCAAGGACAAAAGGAGCCCAGCGCTACTAGCTGCACCCGATTCCTCCCAGTGCTT
            AGCATGAAGAAGGCCGAAATGGGACGATTCAGTATTTCCCCGGATGAAGACAGCAGCA
            GCTACAGTTCCAACAGCGACTTCAACTACTCCTACCCCACCAAGCAAGCTGCTCTGAA
            AAGCCATTATGCAGATGTAGATCCTGAAAACCAGAACTTTTTACTTGAATCGAATTTG
            GGGAAGAAGAAGTATGAAACAGAATTTCATCCAGGTACTACTTCCTTTGGAATGTCAG
            TATTTAATCTGAGCAATGCGATTGTGGGCAGTGGAATCCTTGGGCTTTCTTATGCCAT
            GGCTAATACTGGAATTGCTCTTTTTATAATTCTCTTGACATTTGTGTCAATATTTTCC
            CTGTATTCTGTTCATCTCCTTTTGAAGACTGCCAATGAAGGAGGGTCTTTATTATATG
            AACAATTGGGATATAAGGCATTTGGATTAGTTGGAAAGCTTGCAGCATCTGGATCAAT
            TACAATGCAGAACATTGGAGCTATGTCAAGCTACCTCTTCATAGTGAAATATGAGTTG
            CCTTTGGTGATCCAGGCATTAACGAACATTGAAGATAAAACTGGATTGTGGTATCTGA
            ACGGGAACTATTTGGTTCTGTTGGTGTCATTGGTGGTCATTCTTCCTTTGTCGCTGTT
            TAGAAATTTAGGATATTTGGGATATACCAGTGGCCTTTCCTTGTTGTGTATGGTGTTC
            TTTCTGATTGTGGTCATTTGCAAGAAATTTCAGGTTCCGTGTCCTGTGGAAGCTGCTT
            TGATAATTAACGAAACAATAAACACCACCTTAACACAGCCAACAGCTCTTGTACCTGC
            TTTGTCACATAACGTGACTGAAAATGACTCTTGCAGACCTCACTATTTTATTTTCAAC
            TCACAGACTGTCTATGCTGTGCCAATTCTGATCTTTTCATTTGTCTGTCATCCTGCTG
            TTCTTCCCATCTATGAAGAACTGAAAGACCGCAGCCGTAGAAGAATGATGAATGTGTC
            CAAGATTTCATTTTTTGCTATGTTTCTCATGTATCTGCTTGCCGCCCTCTTTGGATAC
            CTAACATTTTACGAACATGTTGAGTCAGAATTGCTTCATACCTACTCTTCTATCTTGG
            GAACTGATATTCTTCTTCTCATTGTCCGTCTGGCTGTGTTAATGGCTGTGACCCTGAC
            AGTACCAGTAGTTATTTTCCCAATCCGGAGTTCTGTAACTCACTTGTTGTGTGCATCA
            AAAGATTTCAGTTGGTGGCGTCATAGTCTCATTACAGTGTCTATCTTGGCATTTACCA
            ATTTACTTGTCATCTTTGTCCCAACTATTAGGGATATCTTTGGTTTTATTGGTGCATC
            TGCAGCTTCTATGTTGATTTTTATTCTTCCTTCTGCCTTCTATATCAAGTTGGTGAAG
            AAAGAACCTATGAAATCTGTACAAAAGATTGGGGCTTTGTTCTTCCTGTTAAGTGGTG
            TACTGGTGATGACCGGAAGCATGGCCTTGATTGTTTTGGATTGGGTACACAATGCACC
            TGGAGGTGGCCATTAATGGCACCACTCAAACTCAAACTCAGTCCATCTGATGCCAGT
            GTTGAGTAAACTCAACTACTATGAAATTTCACCTAATGTTTTCAGTTTCACTTCCTTT
            TGAAGTGCAGATTCCTCGCTGGTTCTTCTGAGTGCAGAATAAGTGAACTTTTTTGTTT
            TGTTTTGTTTTTTTAAGAAACTTATCTGTATGTTAGAAATGGATATGAACAACAAAAC
            CACGAGTCTCGGGTTAAGGGAAGTGACAATTTTATTCCCATTCCAGAGAATGGACAAA
            CTCTTAACTTTTATCAAGCCACATGCTTGGCTGTGTCATTGTTTAACTTGGATATTTT
            ATGATTTTACTTGAATGTGCCTAATGGAACCATTTGATGTGAGAAACAATTCTTTTTA
            ATTTACAGCAAAATATTGAATAACCATTGACAAAAACACTATTATTTTTTGTACCAAA
            AATACTTAAAGACCTCAGAAGCACTCTTTTACTTTTAAGAAATTGCTTTTTTGAACTT
            TATTCAGAAGCAGTTATCAATAAATTCCATAAAATAATGTCATTGGTATTTAAAAATG
            AATATTAATATAATGAAATGGTTTGCCTTTTTGTAGGCATAATAAGCCAAATACTTTT
            TTACCCAAAATAATTTTTAGAGAAAATGATGTAATGAAAAATTGTACCATGAATTAGG
            AGCATAGTTTTTTCCATTTAAACGTCACCATTACTTAAAAGATGATTGATTATTGCTA
            TACCAAATCAGATGAACTCTGTTCATCACTTTTCTTCTCTGTCCCCAAACAATTTGGT
            TCATTCAGACTGAAATGTTTGTGTCTTCAACTTATTAGAATGGAAGATAATGCAGATA
            TTTCTGTGGGAAATAAAATAACTAATTTTGAGGTACCAAATAGTGCAATTGGGTAAAA
            CAGGGTTTATTCAGTTGCATCTGTCTCCAGTGTTGTATTGACAGCTCTGGGTCTTTTT
            TTGGGCCAGCCCTTTTTTGACATTGCTTCCAGCAGTGGAAAATGGGCATTTGATGGCA
            ATAGGCCAAAATTATTGTGTCCAGAGAGTACACTTTTTCAAAATGCTCACCTACTGGA
            AGTGTGAATTACTTGACAATGTATGGCTTAGTTGTGTTCATGTTTTGTCTACAGTAGA
            GGTCTAATCCACAGGTTACACCTATGTTTGATATGATATAAGTTCTCTTTGCGTAGGC
            CACTGGGTTTCTCATGCAGTAAGCTTTATAAAAACTCATTTGCACTGGACTGTCATCT
            CATTCTTGTACAACGTAGAATTACTTGTTTACATCCAACAAATGGTTAGCTAGGGAAA
            ACAGTGCAAACTGAGTGTTAGTAGTCATTTTGGTCCAACTGCATGTCAACCCTTCCAT
            TATCGTACGTCACAGTGTATGGTGAATATATTATTAAATAATGTGGTACTTCGCTCAT
            CAGGCATAATGTCTAAAATCTAATATACATAATTCCATTAAGTGGTTGAAGGAAGCAA
            ATAATGGAATTGTCAATTGGTCATCTGGCTGTAAGGTTTGCCCTTGAACTAAAAATGT
            TGTTTGGGGCAAGGGCCAGAAATGTGGAGACATGGTTTTTGTTACGCATTCTTGTATT
            ATATGTGACTAAATTTACAAACAAGATACATGTGTAATTAAAGACCCTTATGGAACTG
            GAAGACGTCTTGTAGTGCTACATTGCAGTGAAACCGTTGGTCCATTTTTGTCCTGTTTC
            TATGAAGATAAAATAATTGGGGGCCATCTAGAAATAGAAAGGCAGTGGGAAGACAGAT
            TCTACGGCACTGCTTTCATTTAATTGGGCTTTAGGCACTCCATTCGAATGCAGAACCT
            CACCTCTAGTTGAGACCAAGAATTGGCAAATTTGCATGAGCTCCTGGAAAGAGTTGCT
            GACTTTGTATCTAAGACCTGCCAGGGAATACCAAGAGTTGTTTCTACAGACTTTTTTT
            TTTTTTTTGTATGGGAGAAGATACTGTGGCAACCAGGAAGGAATGGAAAAAAAATTCT
            TTTCTCTACAGCAAATTAATGTGAGGAAGCTCCTCCAATCCTCTGGCTATTTAAGGTT
            CAAAATCAAGTGCCTAGGGAAAATTCCAATGGATGATTTTCTGGGAGCTATCTTGTCT
            ACCTTGAGGTTCCTGAACAATGAATTCCCATTAATGAGCAGTCTTCAGTATTAAAACC
            ACTGTCTTGTCACCTCATTTTGCATTACTGTCTTCCGTGGATGTTTCAGTTACAACTG
            TAATGTTATTTATAGAACAACATTAATCCATTAAAGCTAACCTATTTTTCAATATTTA
            TGATAATCTATGTACATATATTGTCTGTCCATATGTATTTGTAAATAGGTTGTATATA
            ATGTCAGGTTTGGGTCTTGGGTTCAAGTGTATATATTCCTGTAAGTTTCTTAACTGCA
            TTTTGATGAATTCACATTATGTAACTATAAGAATTGTCCCAAAAGTACCTGTACAGAA
            AATTGAATATTGAAAAATTGACAAATTGTGTACAAACACTAAAAAAAACTTGTTTAAA
            TTGTATTTGCAATAAACAACATCAAATTTTTTCATGAAATCTTGGTACAAATTCAGAT
            CTCTTATTTAAAATTTAAATAAGGAATACATTTTCAAAATGCAGTAATCAAAATGTGA
            TCTAGTGTAATGAAATAAAATGTGATCTAGTGTAATGGAAGACCTTTGAGAACCTGGG
            TGTATTAACTTTGTGTATATAGTGTAAATATCCCCACTGTACTGTTAGAGGCCAACAA
            TTCTAGTATGGCTTGTTGGCAAAGAGTGCTACACCGTTTCAATGAAACAATGTATGTT
            TGTTTTAACTGAACTAAAATAAATACATGCTTAATCCTG
            ORF Start ATG at 352 ORF Stop TAA at 1870
            SEQ ID NO:20         506 aa MW at 56025.2 kD
NOV7a,      MKKAEMGRFSISRDEDSSSYSSNSDFNYSYPTKQAALKSHYADVDPENQNFLLESNLG
CG120123-02 KKKYETEFHPGTTSFGMSVFNLSNAIVGSGILGLSYAMANTGIALFIILLTFVSIFSL
Protein     YSVHLLLKTANEGGSLLYEQLGYKAFGLVGKLAASGSITMQNIGAMSSYLFIVKYELP
Sequence    LVIQALTNIEDKTGLWYLNGNYLVLLVSLVVILPLSLFRNLGYLGYTSGLSLLCMVFF
            LIVVICKKFQVPCRVEAALIINETINTTLTQRTALVPALSHNVTENDSCRPHYFIFNS
            QTVYAVPILIFSFVCHPAVLRIYEELKDRSRRRMMNVSKISPFAMFLMYLLAALFGYL
            TFYEHVESELLHTYSSILGTDILLLIVRLAVLMAVTLTVPVVIFRIRSSVTHLLCASK
            DFSWWRHSLITVSILAFTNLLVIFVPTIRDIFGFIGASAASMLIFILPSAFYIKLVKK
            FPMKSVQKIGALFFLLSGVLVMTGSMALIVLDWVHNAPGGGH

[0355] Further analysis of the NOV7a protein yielded the following properties shown in Table 7B.

TABLE 7B
Protein Sequence Properties NOV7a
PSort     0.6000 probability located in plasma membrane; 0.4000
analysis: probability located in Golgi body; 0.3000 probability located
          in endosplasmic reticulum (membrane); 0.0300 probability
          located in mitochondrial inner membrane
SignalP   No Known Signal Sequence Predicted
analysis:

[0356] A search of the NOV7a protein against the Geneseq database, a proprietary database that contains sequences published in patents and patent publication, yielded several homologous proteins shown in Table 7C.

TABLE 7C
Geneseq Results for NOV7a
			Identities/
			Similari-
		NOV7a	ties
	Protein/	Residues/	for the
Geneseq	Organism/Length	Match	Matched	Expect
Identifier	[Patent #, Date]	Residues	Region	Value
AAE21174	Human TRICH-18	1 . . . 506	506/506	0.0
	protein - Homo	1 . . . 506	(100%)
	sapiens, 506 aa.		506/506
	[WO200212340-A2,		(100%)
	14 FEB. 2002]
AAB93237	Human protein	105 . . . 506	400/402	0.0
	sequence SEQ ID	5 . . . 406	(99%)
	NO: 12239 - Homo		401/402
	sapiens, 406 aa.		(99%)
	[EP1074617-A2,
	07 FEB. 2001]
AAG73492	Human gene	190 . . . 506	317/317	e−180
	26-encoded secreted	1 . . . 317	(100%)
	protein fragment,		317/317
	SEQ ID NO: 268 -		(100%)
	Homo sapiens, 317 aa.
	[WO200134628-A1,
	17 MAY 2001]
AAE03133	Human gene 5	190 . . . 506	317/317	e−180
	encoded secreted	1 . . . 317	(100%)
	protein fragment,		317/317
	SEQ ID NO: 170 -		(100%)
	Homo sapiens, 317 aa.
	[WO200132676-A1,
	10 MAY 2001]
AAE16782	Human transporter	39 . . . 506	288/471	e−160
	and ion channel-19	13 . . . 473	(61%)
	(TRICH-19) protein -		349/471
	Homo sapiens, 474 aa.		(73%)
	[WO2001992304-A2,
	06 DEC. 2001]

[0357] In a BLAST searched of public sequence databases, the NOV7a protein w,as fluid to have homology to the proteins shown in the BLASTP data in Fable 7D.

TABLE 7D
Public BLASTP Results for NOV7a
			Identities/
		NOV7a	Similarities
Protein		Residues/	for the
Accession	Protein/	Match	Matched	Expect
Number	Organism/Length	Residues	Portion	Value
Q9HAV3	Amino acid	1 . . . 506	506/506 (100%)	0.0
	transporter system	1 . . . 506	506/506 (100%)
	A (Amino acid
	transporter system
	A2) (KIAA1382
	protein) -
	Homo sapiens
	(Human), 506 aa.
Q96QD8	Putative 40-9-1	1 . . .506	505/506 (99%)	0.0
	protein - Homo	1 . . . 506	506/506 (99%)
	sapiens (Human),
	506 aa.
Q9JHE5	Amino acid	1 . . . 506	448/506 (88%)	0.0
	system A	1 . . . 504	475/506 (93%)
	transporter
	(System A
	transporter
	isoform 2) -
	Rattus norvegicus
	(Rat), 504 aa.
Q9J188	Amino acid	1 . . . 506	445/506 (87%)	0.0
	transporter	1 . . . 504	474/506 (92%)
	system A -
	Rattus norvegicus
	(Rat), 504 aa.
Q9NVA8	CDNA FLJ10838	105 . . . 506	400/402 (99%)	0.0
	fis, clone	5 . . . 406	401/402 (99%)
	NT2RP4001274,
	weakly similar
	to human
	transporter
	protein (G17)
	mRNA - Homo
	sapiens (Human),
	406 aa.

[0358] PFam analysis predicts that the NOV7a protein contains the domains shown in the Table 7E.

TABLE 7E
Domain Analysis of NOV7a
	NOV7a	Identities/Similarities	Expect
Pfam Domain	Match Region	for the Matched Region	Value
Aa_ trans	95 . . . 489	98/476 (21%)	4.6e−54
		298/476 (63%)

Example 8

[0359] The NOV8 clone was analyzed, and the nucleotide and encoded polypeptide sequences are shown in Table 8A.

TABLE 8A
NOV8 Sequence Analysis
            SEQ ID NO:21        490 bp
NOV8a,      CGCCACCATGCCGCCCTACACCGTGGTCTATTTCCCAGTTCGAGGCCGCTGCGCGGCC
CG120814-01 CTGCGCATGCTGCTGGCAGATCAGGGCCAGAGATGGAAGGAGGAGGTGGTGACCGTGC
DNA         AGACGTGGCAGGAGGGCTCACTCAAAGCCTCCTGCCTATACGGGCAGCTCCCCAAGTT
Sequence    CAAGGCAAGACCTTCATTGTGGGAGACCAGATCTCCTTCGCTGACTACAACCTGCTGG
            ACTTGCTGCTGATCCATGAGGTCCTAGCCCCTGGCTGCCTGGATGCGTTCCCCCTGCT
            CTCAGCATATGTGGGGCGCCTCAGTGCCCGGCCCAAGCTCAAGGCCTTCCTGGCCTCC
            CCTGAGTACGTGAACCTCCCCATCAATGGCAACGGGAAACAGTGAGGGTTGGGGGGAC
            TCTGAGCGGGAGGCAGAGTTTGCCTTCCTTTCTCCAGGACCAATAAAATTTCTAAGAG
            ORF Start: ATG at 8 ORF Stop: TGA at 242
            SEQ ID NO:22        78 aa MW at 8958.4 kD
NOV8a,      MPPYTVVYFPVRGRCAALRMLLADQGQRWKEEVVTVETWQEGSLKASCLYCQLPKFKA
CG120814-01 RPSLWETRSPSLTTTCWTCC
Protein
Sequence

[0360] Further analysis of the NOV8a protein yielded the following properties shown in Table 8B.

TABLE 8B
Protein Sequence Properties NOV8a
PSort     0.7838 probability located in mitochondrial intermembrane
analysis: space; 0.5486 probability located in microbody (peroxisome);
          0.4465 probability located in mitochondrial matrix space;
          0.1352 probability located in mitochondrial inner membrane
SignalP   Cleavage site between residues 17 and 18
analysis:

[0361] A search of the NOV8a protein against the Geneseq database, a proprietary database that contains sequences published in patents and patent publication, yielded several homologous proteins shown in Table 8C.

TABLE 8C
Geneseq Results for NOV8a
			Identities/
		NOV8a	Similarities
	Protein/	Residues/	for the
Geneseq	Organism/Length	Match	Matched	Expect
Identifier	[Patent #, Date]	Residues	Region	Value
AAG02025	Human secreted	1 . . . 57	55/57 (96%)	2e−27
	protein, SEQ	1 . . . 57	56/57 (97%)
	ID NO: 6106 -
	Homo sapiens, 126 aa.
	[EP1033401-A2,
	06 SEP. 2000]
AAW49014	Human glutathione	1 . . . 57	55/57 (96%)	2e−27
	S-transferase	1 . . . 57	56/57 (97%)
	GSTP1c variant -
	Homo sapiens, 210 aa.
	[WO9821359-A1,
	22 MAY 1998]
AAW49013	Human glutathione	1 . . . 57	55/57 (96%)	2e−27
	S-transferase	1 . . . 57	56/57 (97%)
	GSTP1b variant -
	Homo sapiens, 210 aa.
	[WO9821359-A1,
	22 MAY 1998]
AAW49012	Human glutathione	1 . . . 57	55/57 (96%)	2e−27
	S-transferase	1 . . . 57	56/57 (97%)
	GSTP1a -
	Homo sapiens, 210 aa
	[WO9821359-A1,
	22 MAY 1998]
AAR05448	Human GSH	1 . . . 57	53/57 (92%)	2e−24
	transferase - Homo	1 . . . 56	54/57 (93%)
	sapiens, 208 aa.
	[WO9001548-A,
	22 FEB. 1990]

[0362] In a BLAST search of public sequence databases, the NOV8a protein was found to have homology to the proteins shown in the BLASTP data in Table 8D.

TABLE 8D
Public BLASTP Results for NOV8a
			Identities/
		NOV8a	Similarities
Protein		Residues/	for
Accession	Protein/	Match	the Matched	Expect
Number	Organism/Length	Residues	Portion	Value
A37378	glutathione transferase	1 . . . 57	55/57 (96%)	4e−27
	(EC 2.5.1.18) pi	1 . . . 57	56/57 (97%)
	[validated] -
	human, 210 aa.
E967676	SYNTHETIC AMINO	1 . . . 57	55/57 (96%)	4e−27
	ACID SEQUENCE	1 . . . 57	56/57 (97%)
	FROM THE HUMAN
	GSH TRANSFERASE
	PI GENE vectors,
	210 aa.
CAA00533	HUMAN GSH	1 . . . 57	55/57 (96%)	4e−27
	TRANSFERASE P1	1 . . . 57	56/57 (97%)
	GENE PROTEIN -
	synthetic construct,
	210 aa.
Q15690	Glutathione	1 . . . 57	55/57 (96%)	4e−27
	S-transferase-PIC -	1 . . . 57	56/57 (97%)
	Homo sapiens
	(Human), 210 aa.
O00460	Glutathione	1 . . . 57	55/57 (96%)	4e−27
	S-transferase	1 . . . 57	56/57 (97%)
	(Glutathione
	S-transferase pi) -
	Homo sapiens
	(Human), 210 aa.

[0363] PFam analysis predicts that the NOV8a protein contains the domains shown in the Table 8E.

TABLE 8E
Domain Analysis of NOV8a
	NOV8a	Identities/Similarities	Expect
Pfam Domain	Match Region	for the Matched Region	Value
GST_N	3 . . . 67	16/80 (20%)	2.6e−06
		46/80 (38%)

Example 9

[0364] The NOV9 clone was analyzed, and the nucleotide and encoded polypeptide sequences are shown in Table 9A.

TABLE 9A
NOV9 Sequence Analysis
            SEQ ID NO:23        625 bp
NOV9a,      TCATGGCCTCCGGTAACATGCACATTGGAAAGCTCACCCCTGACTTCAAGGCCACTGC
CG122768-01 CGTGGTGGATGGCACCTACAGGGAGGTAAAGCTGTTGGACTACAGAGGGAAGCACGTG
DNA         GTCCTCTTTTTCCATCCTCTGGACTTCACTTTTTTTTTTCCCACAGAGATCATCGCAT
Sequence    TCAGCGACCATGCTGAGGGCTTCCGAAGCTGCAAAGTTGCAAAGTGCTGGGGACCTC
            GGTGGGCTCACAGTTCACCCACCTGGCTTGGATCAACATCCCCCGGAAGGAGGGAGGC
            TTTGAGTCCCTGGACACCCCTCTGCTTGCTGACGTGACCCTGAAGTTGTCTGAGAATT
            ACGGCGTGTTGAAAACAGACGAGGGCATTGTCTGCAGGGGCCTCTTTATCATCCATGG
            CAAGGATGTCCTTCCCCAGATCGCTGTTAATGATTGGCCTGTGGGACACTTTGTGGAT
            GAGGCCCTGCGGCTGGTCCAGGCCTTCCAGTACACAGACGAGCACCCGGAAATTTGTC
            CTGCTGGCTGGAAGCCTGGCAGTGACATGATCAAGCCCAGCGTGAATGACAGCAAGGA
            ATATTTCTCCAAACACAACTAGGCTGGCTGATGGATCATGAGCTT
            ORF Start: ATG at 3 ORF Stop: TAG at 600
            SEQ ID NO:24        199 aa MW at 22326.3 kD
NOV9a,      MASGNMHIGKLTPDFKATAVVDGTYREVKLLDYRGKHVVLFFHRLDFTFFFPTEIIAF
CG122768-01 SDHAEGFRKLQSCKVLGTSVGSQFTHLAWTNIPRKEGGFESLDTPLLADVTLKLSENY
Protein     IGVLKTDEGIVCRGLFIIHGKDVLPQIAVNDWPVGHFVDEALRLVQAFQYTDEHREICP
Sequence    AGWKPGSDMIKPSVNDSKEYFSKHN

[0365] Further analysis of the NOV9a protein yielded the following properties shown in Table 9B.

TABLE 9B
Protein Sequence Properties NOV9a
PSort     0.6400 probability located in microbody (peroxisome); 0.4500
analysis: probability located in cytoplasm; 0.1569 probability located
          in lysosome (lumen); 0.1000 probability located in
          mitochondrial matrix space
SignalP   No Known Signal Sequence Predicted
analysis:

[0366] A search of the NOV9a protein against the Geneseq database, a proprietary database that contains sequences published in patents and patent publication, yielded several homologous proteins shown in Table 9C.

TABLE 9C
Geneseq Results for NOV9a
			Identities/
		NOV8a	Similarities
	Protein/	Residues/	for the
Geneseq	Organism/Length	Match	Matched	Expect
Identifier	[Patent #, Date]	Residues	Region	Value
AAU78580	Mouse	1 . . . 199	155/199 (77%)	1e−85
	peroxiredoxin	1 . . . 198	166/199 (82%)
	II-1 (Prxll-1)
	protein -
	Mus sp, 198 aa.
	[KR99066020-A,
	16 AUG. 1999]
AAB68036	Amino acid	1 . . . 199	155/199 (77%)	9e−85
	sequence of the	1 . . . 198	168/199 (83%)
	acid form of
	peroxyredoxin
	TDX1 - Homo
	sapiens, 198 aa.
	[FR2798672-A1,
	23 MAR. 2001]
ABG26215	Novel human	22 . . . 199	136/178 (76%)	4e−74
	diagnostic protein	43 . . . 219	150/178 (83%)
	#26206 - Homo
	sapiens, 219 aa.
	[W0200175067-
	A2,
	11 OCT. 2001]
ABG26215	Novel human	22 . . . 199	136/178 (76%)	4e−74
	diagnostic protein	43 . . . 219	150/178 (83%)
	#26206 - Homo
	sapiens, 219 aa.
	[WO200175067-
	A2,
	11 OCT. 2001]
AAW09794	Natural killer	1 . . . 199	138/199 (69%)	2e−70
	cell enhancing	1 . . . 178	151/199 (75%)
	factor B -
	Homo sapiens,
	178 aa.
	[U.S. Pat. No.
	5610286-A,
	11 MAR. 1997]

[0367] In a BLASTP search of public sequence databases, the NOV9a protein was found to have homology to the proteins shown in the BLASTP data in Table 9D.

TABLE 9D
Public BLASTP Results for NOV9a
			Identities/
		NOV9a	Similarities
Protein		Residues/	for
Accession	Protein/	Match	the Matched	Expect
Number	Organism/Length	Residues	Portion	Value
P35704	Peroxiredoxin 2	1 . . . 199	154/199 (77%)	1e−84
	(Thioredoxin	1 . . . 198	165/199 (82%)
	peroxidase 1)
	(Thioredoxin-
	dependent peroxide
	reductase 1)
	(Thiol-specific
	antioxidant protein)
	(TSA) -
	Rattus norvegicus
	(Rat), 198 aa.
P32119	Peroxiredoxin 2	1 . . . 199	155/199 (77%)	2e−84
	(Thioredoxin	1 . . . 198	168/199 (83%)
	peroxidase 1)
	(Thioredoxin-
	dependent peroxide
	reductase
	(TSA) (PRP)
	(Natural killer
	cell enhancing
	factor B)
	(NKEF-B) -
	Homo sapiens
	(Human), 198 aa.
Q61171	Peroxiredoxin 2	1 . . . 199	154/199 (77%)	3e−84
	(Thioredoxin	1 . . . 198	165/199 (82%)
	peroxidase 1)
	(Thioredoxin-
	dependent peroxide
	reductase 1)
	(Thiol-specific
	antioxidant protein)
	(TSA) - Mus
	musculus (Mouse),
	198 aa.
O88376	Type II	1 . . . 199	154/199 (77%)	4e−84
	peroxiredoxin 1 -	1 . . . 198	165/199 (82%)
	Mus musculus
	(Mouse), 198 aa.
Q9CWJ4	Peroxiredoxin 2 -	1 . . . 199	153/199 (76%)	6e−84
	Mus musculus	1 . . . 198	165/199 (82%)
	(Mouse), 198 aa.

[0368] PFam analysis predicts that the NOV9a protein contains the domains shown in the Table 9E.

TABLE 9E
Domain Analysis of NOV9a
	NOV9a	Identities/Similarities	Expect
Pfam Domain	Match Region	for the Matched Region	Value
AhpC-TSA	8 . . . 158	78/162 (48%)	2.1e−49
		121/162 (75%)

Example 10

[0369] The NOV10 clone as analyzed, and the nucleotide and encoded polypeptide sequences are shown in Table 10A.

TABLE 10A
NOV10 Sequence Analysis
            SEQ ID NO:25        1081 bp
NOV10a.     CTGGGGATGATGACGGATCTGAAGCAAAGCCATTCAGTGAGGCTGAATGATGGACCCT
CG122786-01 TCATGCCAGTGCTGGGATTTGGCACTTATGCTCCTGATCATGTAAGTGGACCCCAGGA
DNA         GGCTGAAGTTTCTCCCAAAAGCCAGGCTGCCGAGGCCACCAAAGTGGCTATTGACGTA
Sequence    GGCTTCCGCCATATTGATTCAGCATACTTATACCAAAATGAGGAGGAGGTTGGACAGG
            CCATTTGGGAGAAGATCGCTGATGGTACCGTCAAGAGAGAGGAAATATTCTACACCAT
            CAAGCTTTGGGCTACTTTCTTTCGGGCAGAATTGGTTCACCCGGCCCTAGAAAGGTCA
            CTGAAGAAACTTGGACCGGACTATGTAGATCTCTTCATTATTCATGTACCATTTGCTA
            TGAAGTTCTTTATCTTCTTTTCTATTTTCCAGCCTGGGAAAGAATTACTGCCAAAGGA
            TGCCAGTGGAGAGATTATTTTAGAAACTGTGGAGCTTTGTGACACTTGGGAGGTACAG
            GCCCTGGAGAAGTGCAAAGAAGCAGGTTTAACCAGGTCCATTGGGGTGTCCAATTTCA
            ATCACAAGCTGCTGGAACTCATCCTCAACAAGCCAGGGCTCAAGTACAAGCCCACCTG
            CAACCAGGTGCAGGTGGAATGTCACCCTTACCTCAACCAGAGCAAACTCCTGGAGTTC
            TGCAAGTCCAAGGACATTGTTCTAGTTGCCTACAGTGCCCTGGGATCCCAAAGAGACC
            CACAGTGGGTGGATCCCGACTGCCCACATCTCTTGGAGGAGCCGATCTTGAAATCCAT
            TGCCAAGAAACACAGTGGAAGCCCAGGCCAGGTCGCCCTGCGCTACCAGCTGCAGCGG
            GGAGTGGTGGTGCTGGCCAAGAGCTTCTCTCAGGAGAGAATCAAAGAGAACTTCCAGG
            TATCCTTTCAGATTTTTGACTTTGAGTTGACTCCAGAGGACATGAAAGCCATTGATGG
            CCTCAACAGAAATCTCCGATATGACAAGTTACAATTGGCTAATCACCCTTATTTTCCA
            TTTTCTGAAGAATATTGACCATGAGCTATTGAACATT
            ORF Start: ATG at 7 ORF Stop: TGA at 1060
            SEQ ID NO:26        351 aa MW at 40003.5 kD
NOV10a,     MMTDLKQSHSVRLNDGPFMPVLGFGTYAPDHVSGPQEAEVSPKSQAAEATKVAIDVGF
CG122786-01 AARHIDSAYLYQNEEEVGQAIWEKIADGTVKREEIFYTTKLWATFFRAELVHPALERSLK
Protein     KLGPDYVDLFIIHVPFANKFFIFFSIFQPGKELLPKDASGEIILETVELCDTWEVQAL
Sequence    EKCKEAGLTRSIGVSNFNHKLLELILNKPGLKYKPTCNQVQVECHPYLNQSKLLEFCK
            SKDIVLVAYSALGSQRDPQWAAVDPDCPHLLEEPILKSIAKKHSGSPGQVALRYQLQRGV
            VVLAKSFSQERIKENFQVSFQIFDFELTPEDMKAIDGLNPAANLRYDKLQLANHPYPRFS
            EEY

[0370] Further analysis of the NOV10a protein yielded the following, properties shown in Table 10B.

TABLE 10B
Protein Sequence Properties NOV10a
PSort     0.7000 probability located in plasma membrane; 0.5312
analysis: probability located in microbody (peroxisome); 0.2000
          probability located in endoplasmic reticulum (membrane);
          0.1000 probability located in mitochondrial inner membrane
SignalP   No Known Signal Sequence Predicted
analysis:

[0371] A search of the NOV10a protein against the Geneseq database, a proprietary database that contains sequences published in patents and patent publication, yielded several homologous proteins shown in Table 10C.

TABLE 10C
Geneseq Results for NOV10a
			Identities/
		NOV10a	Similarities
	Protein/	Residues/	for the
Geneseq	Organism/Length	Match	Matched	Expect
Identifier	[Patent #, Date]	Residues	Region	Value
ABB07529	Human drug	11 . . . 351	287/342 (83%)	e−157
	metabolizing	8 . . . 323	297/342 (85%)
	enzyme (DME)
	(ID:
	7478994CDI) -
	Homo sapiens,
	323 aa.
	[WO200204612-
	A2,
	17 JAN. 2002]
AAM79455	Human protein	4 . . . 351	222/349 (63%)	e−121
	SEQ ID NO	4 . . . 325	271/349 (77%)
	3101 -
	Homo sapiens,
	325 aa.
	[WO200157190-
	A2,
	09 AUG. 2001]
AAM78471	Human protein	4 . . . 351	222/349 (63%)	e−121
	SEQ ID NO	2 . . . 323	271/349 (77%)
	1133 -
	Homo sapiens,
	323 aa.
	[WO200157190-
	A2,
	09 AUG. 2001]
AAW14799	Type 5 17-beta-	4 . . . 351	222/349 (63%)	e−121
	hydroxysteroid	2 . . . 323	271/349 (77%)
	dehydrogenase -
	Homo sapiens,
	323 aa.
	[WO9711162-
	A1,
	27 MAR. 1997]
AAB43444	Human cancer	1 . . . 351	218/353 (61%)	e−118
	associated protein	10 . . . 336	270/353 (75%)
	sequence SEQ ID
	NO: 889 - Homo
	21 SEP. 2000]

[0372] In a BLAST search of public sequence databases, the NOV10a protein was found to have homology to the proteins shown in the BLASTP data in Table 10D.

TABLE 10D
Public BLASTP Results for NOV10a
			Identities/
		NOV10a	Similarities
Protein		Residues/	for
Accession	Protein/	Match	the Matched	Expect
Number	Organism/Length	Residues	Portion	Value
P05980	Prostaglandin-F	7 . . . 351	231/346 (66%)	e−124
	synthase 1	4 . . . 323	271/346 (77%)
	(EC 1.1.1.188)
	(PGF synthase 1)
	(PGF 1)
	(Prostaglandin-D2
	11 reductase 1)
	(PGFS1) -
	Bos taurus
	(Bovine), 323 aa.
P52897	Prostaglandin-F	7 . . . 351	231/346 (66%)	e−124
	synthase 2	4 . . . 323	270/346 (77%)
	(EC 1.1.1.188)
	(PGF synthase 2)
	(PGF 2)
	(Prostaglandin-D2
	11 reductase 2)
	(PGFSII) -
	Bos taurus
	(Bovine). 323 aa.
P52898	Dihydrodiol	11 . . . 351	229/342 (66%)	e−123
	dehydrogenase 3	8 . . . 323	266/342 (76%)
	(EC 1.-.-.-)
	(Prostaglandin F
	synthase) -
	Bos taurus
	(Bovine), 323 aa.
P42330	Aldo-keto	4 . . . 351	222/349 (63%)	e−121
	reductase family 1	2 . . . 323	271/349 (77%)
	member C3
	(EC 1.1.1.-)
	(Trans-1,2-
	dihydrobenzene-
	1,2-diol
	dehydrogenase)
	(EC 1.3.1.20)
	(Chlordecone
	reductase homolog
	HAKRb)
	(HA1753)
	(Dihydrodiol
	dehydrogenase,
	type 1)
	(Dihydrodiol
	dehydrogenase 3)
	(DD3) (3-
	alpha-
	hydroxysteroid
	dehydrogenase)
	(3alpha-HSD)
	(Prostaglandin F
	synthase)
	(EC 1.1.1.188) -
	Homo sapiens
	(Human), 323 aa.
B57407	3alpha-	4 . . . 351	222/349 (63%)	e−120
	hydroxysteroid	2 . . . 323	270/349 (76%)
	dehydrogenase
	(EC 1.1.1.-) II -
	human, 323 aa.

[0373] PFam analysis predicts that the NOV10a protein contains the domains shown in the Table 10E.

TABLE 10E
Domain Analysis of NOV10a
	NOV10a	Identities/Similarities	Expect
Pfam Domain	Match Region	for the Matched Region	Value
aldo_ket_red	13 . . . 332	162/383 (42%)	7.1e−124
		269/383 (70%)

Example 11

[0374] The NOV11 clone was analyzed, and the nucleotide and encoded polypeptide sequences are shown in Table 11A.

TABLE 11A
NOV11 Sequence Analysis
            SEQ ID NO:27         698 bp
NOV11a,     AAAAAAATCTGCATGAGCATGTATCCACCCATTAATGGCCTTGACTGGGCCAATATTTh
CG122795-01 TTGTCGTCGGCGGATCTGCATGGGGTGGGTGTTCCACGCTGTTAATGAATGAACTCGA
DNA         AAGGGTTTCGTTCGACCTGGCGTGTAATTTGCTGATTTGGGTGGGAGACCTTGTTGCC
Sequence    CGCGGCGCGAAAAACGTCGAGTGCCTGAACTTGATTACTATGCCTTGGTTCCGGGCTG
            TGCGAGGTAACCATGAGCAGATGATGATTGATGGGCTATCGGAGTATGGAAACGTTAA
            CCACTGGCTGGAAAACGGCGGCGTGTGGTTCTTCAGTCTTGATTATGAAAAAGAGGTG
            CTGGCTAAGGCTCTGGTTCATAAATCGGCCAGCCTGCCATTCGTCATCGAGCTGGTTA
            CCGCTGAACGTAAAATCGTTATCTGCCACGCTGACTACCCGCATAACGAATATGCGTT
            CGACAAGCCGGTCCCGAAAGACATGGTCATCTGGAATCGTGAACGGGTTAGCGACGCT
            CAGGACGGCATTGTCTCGCCGATAGCTGGTGCTGATCTGTTTATCTTCGGCCACACCC
            CTGCGCGCCAGCCCCTGAAGTATGCCAACCAGATGTACATCGATACTGGTGCCGTGTT
            CTGCGGAAACCTCACGCTGGTACAGGTTCAAGGTGGTGCCCATGCGTAAACCATCCCG
            CC
            ORF Start: ATG at 13 ORF Stop: TAA at 685
            SEQ ID NO:28         224 aa MW at 24915.4 kD
NOV11a.     MSMYPPINGLDWANIFVVGGSAWGGCSTLLMNELERVSFDLACNLLIWVGDLVARGAK
CG122795-01 NVECLNLITMPWFRAVRGNHEQMMIDGLSFYGNVNHWLENGGVWFFSLDYEKEVLAKA
Protein     LVHKSASLPFVIELVTAERKIVICHADYPHNEYAFDKRVPKDMVIWNRERVSDAQDGI
Sequence    VSPIAGADLFIFGHTPARQPLKYANQMYIDTGAVFCGNLTLVQVQGGAHA

[0375] Further analysis of the NOV11a protein yielded the following properties shown in Table 11B.

TABLE 11B
Protein Sequence Properties NOV11a
PSort    0.5500 probability located in endoplasmic reticulum
analysis (membrane); 0.3479 probability located in lysosome (lumen);
         0.2518 probability located in microbody (peroxisome); 0.1000
         probability located in endoplasmic reticulum (lumen)
SignalP  No Known Signal Sequence Predicted
analysis:

[0376] A search of the NOV11a protein against the Geneseq database, a proprietary database that contains sequences published in patents and patent publication, yielded several homologous proteins shown in Table 11C.

TABLE 11C
Geneseq Results for NOV11a
			Identities/
		NOV11a	Similarities
	Protein/	Residues/	for the
Geneseq	Organism/Length	Match	Matched	Expect
Identifier	[Patent #, Date]	Residues	Region	Value
ABG01589	Novel human	36 . . . 220	175/185 (94%)	e−101
	diagnostic	58 . . . 242	179/185 (96%)
	protein #1580 -
	Homo sapiens,
	634 aa.
	[WO200175067-
	A2,
	11 OCT. 2001]
ABG01589	Novel human	36 . . . 220	175/185 (94%)	e−101
	diagnostic	58 . . . 242	179/185 (96%)
	protein #1580 -
	Homo sapiens,
	634, aa.
	[WO200175067-
	A2,
	11 OCT. 2001]
ABG01590	Novel human	1 . . . 180	163/180 (90%)	7e−91
	diagnostic	12 . . . 189	166/180 (91%)
	protein #1581 -
	Homo sapiens,
	515 aa.
	[WO200175067-
	A2,
	11 OCT. 2001]
ABG01590	Novel human	1 . . . 180	163/180 (90%)	7e−91
	diagnostic	12 . . . 189	166/180 (91%)
	protein #1581 -
	Homo sapiens,
	515 aa.
	[WO200175067-
	A2,
	11 OCT. 2001]
ABG18236	Novel human	9 . . . 130	107/122 (87%)	6e−56
	diagnostic protein	49 . . . 168	110/122 (89%)
	#18227 -
	Homo sapiens,
	193 aa.
	[WO200175067-
	A2,
	11 OCT. 2001]

[0377] In a BLAST search of public sequence databases, the NOV11a protein was found to have homology to the proteins shown in the BLASTP data in Table 11D.

TABLE 11D
Public BLASTP Results for NOV11a
		NOV11a	Identities/
Protein		Residues/	Similarities for
Accession	Protein/	Match	the Matched	Expect
Number	Organism/Length	Residues	Portion	Value
P03772	Serine/threonine	1 . . . 220	152/220 (69%)	5e−85
	protein phosphatase	1 . . . 218	176/220 (79%)
	(EC 3.1.3.16)—
	Bacteriophage
	lambda, 221 aa.
Q8X993	Hypothetical 25.1	1 . . . 220	151/220 (68%)	3e−84
	kDa protein	1 . . . 218	175/220 (78%)
	(Putative serine/
	threonine protein
	phosphatase)—
	Escherichia coli
	O157:H7, 221 aa.
Q8X3X2	Hypothetical protein	81 . . . 220	103/140 (73%)	1e−57
	z0954—Escherichia	1 . . . 140	118/140 (83%)
	coli O157:H7,
	143 aa.
Q8XCL4	Protein phosphatase	3 . . . 219	95/217 (43%)	2e−41
	1 modulates	8 . . . 219	127/217 (57%)
	phosphoproteins,
	signals protein
	misfolding
	(Phosphoprotein
	phosphatase 1)—
	Escherichia coli
	O157:H7, 219 aa.
F64945	Phosphoprotein	3 . . . 219	94/217 (43%)	1e−40
	phosphatase	8 . . . 219	126/217 (57%)
	(EC 3.1.3.16) 1,
	serine/threonine
	specific—
	Escherichia coli
	(strain K-12),
	219 aa.

[0378] PFam analysis predicts that the NOV11a protein contains the domains shown in the Table 11E.

TABLE 11E
Domain Analysis of NOV11a
	Pfam	NOV11a	Identities/Similarities	Expect
	Domain	Match Region	for the Matched Region	Value
No Significant Matches Found

Example 12

[0379] The NOV12 clone was analyzed, and the nucleotide and encoded polypeptide sequences are shown in Table 12A.

TABLE 12A
NOV12 Sequence Analysis
            SEQ ID NO:29          1540 bp
NOV12a,     CCAGACATGGGACTGGAGGACGAGCAAAAGATGCTTACCGAATCCGGAGATCCTGAGG
CG122805-01 AGGAGGAAGAGGAAGAGGAGGAATTAGTGATAGGACTGAGGCTTTCAGTGCATACTGG
DNA         CAACCTTGGAAGGCAGGAATGTGAAACTTTTCCCTACTACTTAGCATCAGAATTGAAT
Sequence    AAGGGAGACCGCATTCTGCCATTTCTGGCGGCAGTGTGGCTCTGCCAGCTGGCCTTCTGC
            ACGGATCCCCTAACAACAGTGAGAGAGCAATGCGAGCAAGTTGGAGAAATGTGTAAGG
            CCCGGGAGCGGCTAGAGCTCTGTGATGAGCGTGTATCCTCTCGATCACATACAGAAGA
            GGATTGCACGGAGGAGCTCTTTGACTTCTTGCATGCGAGGGACCATTGCGTGGCCCAC
            AAACTCTTTAACAACTTGAAATAAATGTGTGGACTTAATTCACCCCAGTCTTCATCAT
            CTGGGCATCAGAATATTTCCTTATGGTTTTGGATGTACCATTTGTCTCTTATCTGTGT
            AACTGTAAGTCACATGAA
            ORF Start: ATG at 173 ORF Stop: TAA at 428
            SEQ ID NO:30          85 aa MW at 9953.2 kD
NOV12a,     MGDRILPFLAAVWLCQLAFCTDPLTTVREQCEQLEKCVKARERLELCDERVSSRSHTE
CG122805-01 FDCTEELFDFLHARDHCVAHKLFNNLK
Protein
Sequence

[0380] Further analysis of the NOV12a protein yielded the following properties shown in Table 12B.

TABLE 12B
Protein Sequence Properties NOV12a
PSort     0.6711 probability located in outside: 0.1000 probability
analysis: located in endoplasmic reticulum (membrane); 0.1000
          probability located in endoplasmic reticulum (lumen);
          0.1000 probability located in lysosome (lumen)
SignalP   Cleavage site between residues 21 and 22
analysis:

[0381] A search of the NOV12a protein against the Geneseq database, a proprietary database that contains sequences published in patents and patent publication, yielded several homolgous proteins shown in Table 12C.

TABLE 12C
Geneseq Results for NOV12a
		NOV12a	Identities/
	Protein/	Residues/	Similarities for
Geneseq	Organism/Length	Match	the Matched	Expect
Identifier	[Patent #, Date]	Residues	Region	Value
ABG11307	Novel human	22 . . . 85	64/64 (100%)	5e−33
	diagnostic protein	6 . . . 69	64/64 (100%)
	#11298—Homo
	sapiens, 69 aa.
	[WO200175067-A2,
	11 OCT. 2001]
AA013622	Human polypeptide	22 . . . 85	64/64 (100%)	5e−33
	SEQ ID NO	30 . . . 93	64/64 (100%)
	27514—Homo
	sapiens, 93 aa.
	[WO200164835-A2,
	7 SEP. 2001]
ABG11307	Novel human	22 . . . 85	64/64 (100%)	5e−33
	diagnostic protein	6 . . . 69	64/64 (100%)
	#11298—Homo
	sapiens, 69 aa.
	[WO200175067-A2,
	11 OCT. 2001]
AA013554	Human polypeptide	22 . . . 85	57/64 (89%)	4e−29
	SEQ ID NO	30 . . . 93	62/64 (96%)
	27446—Homo
	sapiens, 93 aa.
	[WO200164835-A2,
	7 SEP. 2001]
AAO07352	Human polypeptide	22 . . . 85	53/64 (82%)	2e−25
	SEQ ID NO	6 . . . 69	57/64 (88%)
	21244—Homo
	sapiens, 75 aa.
	[WO200164835-A2,
	7 SEP. 2001]

[0382] In a BLAST search of public sequence databases, the NOV12a protein was found to have homology to the proteins shown in the BLASTP data in Table 12D.

TABLE 12D
Public BLASTP Results for NOV12a
		NOV12a	Identities/
Protein		Residues/	Similarities for
Accession	Protein/	Match	the Matched	Expect
Number	Organism/Length	Residues	Portion	Value
P07919	Ubiquinol-cytochrome	22 . . . 85	64/64 (100%)	1e−32
	C reductase complex	28 . . . 91	64/64 (100%)
	11 kDa protein, mito-
	chondrial precursor
	(EC 1 10.2.2)
	(Mitochondrial hinge
	protein) (Cytochrome
	C1, nonheme 11 kDa
	protein) (Complex III
	subunit VIII)—Homo
	sapiens (Human),
	91 aa.
S00219	ubiquinol-cytochrome-	22 . . . 85	63/64 (98%)	7e−32
	c reductase (EC	28 . . . 91	63/64 (98%)
	1.10.2.2) 11 K protein
	precursor—human,
	91 aa.
P00126	Ubiquinol-cytochrome	22 . . . 85	61/64 (95%)	2e−30
	C reductase complex	15 . . . 78	62/64 (96%)
	11 kDa protein
	(EC 1.10.2.2)
	(Mitochondrial hinge
	protein) (Cytochrome
	C1, nonheme 11 kDa
	protein) (Complex III
	subunit VIII)—Bos
	taurus (Bovine), 78 aa.
Q8SPH5	Ubiquinol-cytochrome	22 . . . 85	60/64 (93%)	7e−30
	c reductase hinge	28 . . . 91	62/64 (96%)
	protein—Macaca
	fascicularis (Crab
	eating macaque)
	(Cynomolgus
	monkey), 91 aa.
P99028	Ubiquinol-cytochrome	22 . . . 85	60/64 (93%)	7e−30
	C reductase complex	26 . . . 89	60/64 (93%)
	11 kDa protein, mito-
	chondrial precursor
	(EC 1.10.2.2)
	(Mitochondrial hinge
	protein) (Cytochrome
	C1, nonheme 11 kDa
	protein) (Complex III
	subunit VIII)—Mus
	musculus (Mouse),
	89 aa.

[0383] PFam analysis predicts that the NOV12a protein contains the domains shown in the Table 12E.

TABLE 12E
Domain Analysis of NOV12a
Pfam	NOV12a	Identities/Similarities	Expect
Domain	Match Region	for the Matched Region	Value
UCR_hinge	21 . . . 85	50/65 (77%)	7.2e−44
		64/65 (98%)

Example 13

[0384] The NOV13 clone was analyzed, and the nucleotide and encoded polypeptide sequences are shown in Table 13A.

TABLE 13A
NOV13 Sequence Analysis
            SEQ ID NO:31         3057 bp
NOV13a,     CGCGCAGCTGCCCCCATGGCTTTGCGGGGCGCCGCGGGAGCGACCGACACCCCGGTGT
CG123100-01 CCTCGGCCGGGGGAGCCCCCGGCGGCTCAGCGTCCTCGTCGTCCACCTCCTCGGGCGG
DNA         CTCGGCCTCGGCGGGCGCGGGGCTGTGGGCCGCGCTCTATGACTACGAGGCTCGCGGC
Sequence    GAGGACGAGCTGAGCCTGCGGCGCGGCCAGCTGGTGGAGGTGCTGTCGCAGGACGCCG
            CCGTGTCGGGCGACGAGGGCTGGTGGGCAGGCCAGGTGCAGCGGCGCCTCGGCATCTT
            CCCCCCCAACTACGTGGCTCCCTGCCGCCCGGCCGCCAGCCCCGCGCCGCCGCCCTCG
            CGGCCCAGCTCCCCGGTACACGTCGCCTTCGAGCGGCTGGAGCTGAAGGAGCTCATCG
            GCGCTGGGGGCTTCGGGCAGGTGTACCGCGCCACCTGGCAGGGCCAGGAGGTGGCCGT
            GAAGGCGGCGCGCCAGGACCCGGAGCAGGACGCGGCGGCGGCTGCCGAGAGCGTGCGG
            CGCGAGGCTCGGCTCTTCGCCATGCTGCGGCACCCCAACATCATCGAGCTGCGCGGCG
            TGTGCCTGCAGCAGCCGCACCTCTGCCTGGTGCTGGAGTTCGCCCGCGGCGGAGCGCT
            CAACCGAGCGCTGGCCGCTGCCAACGCCGCCCCGGACCCGCGCGCGCCCGGCCCCCGC
            CGCGCGCGCCGCATCCCTCCGCACGTGCTGGTCAACTGGGCCGTGCAGATAGCGCGGG
            GCATGCTCTACCTGCATGAGGAGGCCTTCGTGCCCATCCTGCACCGGGACCTCAAGTC
            CAGCAACATTTTGCTACTTGAGAAGATAGAACATGATGACATCTGCAATAAAACTTTG
            AAGATTACAGATTTTGGGTTGGCGAGGGAATGGCACAGGACCACCAAAATGAGCACAG
            CAGGCACCTATGCCTGGATGGCCCCCGAAGTGATCAAGTCTTCCTTGTTTTCTAAAGGG
            AAGCGACATCTGGAGCTATGGAGTGCTGCTGTGGGAAAACTGCTCACCGGAGAAGTCCCC
            TATCGGGGCATTGATGGCCTCGCCGTGGCTTATGGGGTAGCAGTCAATAAACTCACTT
            TGCCCATTCCATCCACCTGCCCTGAGCCGTTTGCCAAGCTCATGAAAGAATGCTGGCA
            ACAAGACCCTCATATTCGTCCATCGTTTGCCTTAATTCTCGAACAGTTGACTGCTATT
            GAAGGGGCAGTGATGACTGAGATGCCTCAAGAATCTTTTCATTCCATGCAAGATGACT
            GGAAACTAGAAATTCAACAAATGTTTGATGAGTTGAGAACAAAGGAAAAGGAGCTGCG
            ATCCCGGGAAGAGGAGCTGACTCGGGCGGCTCTGCAGCAGAAGTCTCAGGAGGAGCTG
            CTAAAGCGGCGTGAGCAGCAGCTGGCAGAGCGCGAGATCGACGTGCTGGAGCGGGAAC
            TTAACATTCTGATATTCCAGCTAAACCAGGAGAAGCCCAAGGTAAAGAAGAGGAAGGG
            CAAGTTTAAGAGAAGTCGTTTAAAGCTCAAAGATGGACATCGAATCAGTTTACCAACA
            GATTTCCAGCACAAGATAACCGTGCAGGCCTCTCCCAACTTGGACAAACGGCGGAGCC
            TGAACAGCAGCAGTTCCAGTCCCCCGAGCAGCCCCACAATGATGCCCCGACTCCGAGC
            CATACAGTGTGAGCTTGATGAAAGCAATAAAACTTGGGGAAGGAACACAGTCTTTCGA
            CAAGAAGAATTTGAGGATGTAAAAAGGAATTTTAAGAAAAAAGGTTGTACCTGGGGAC
            CAAGAAGAATTTGAGGATGTAAAAAGGAATTTTAAGAAAAAAGGTTGTACCTGGGGAC
            CAAATTCCATTCAAATGAAAGATCCTAGTCAGGCCTACATTGATCTACCTCTTGGGAA
            AGATGCTCAGAGAGAGAATCCTGCAGAAGCTGAAAGCTGGGAGGAGGCAGCCTCTGCG
            AATGCTGCCACAGTCTCCATTGAGATGACTCCTACGAATAGTCTGAGTAGATCCCCCC
            AGAGAAAGAAAACGGAGTCAGCTCTGTATGGGTGCACCGTCCTTCTGGCATCGGTGGC
            TCTGGGACTGGACCTCAGAGAGCTTCATAAGCACAGGCTGCTGAAGAACCGTTGCCC
            AAGGAAGAGAAGAAGAAACGAGAGGGAATCTTCCAGCGGGCTTCCAAGTCCCGCAGAA
            GCGCCAGTCCTCCCACAAGCCTGCCATCCACCTGTGGGGAGGCCAGCAGCCCACCCTC
            CCTGCCACTGTCAAGTGCCCTGGGCATCCTCTCCACACCTTCTTTCTCCACAAAGTGC
            CTGCTGCAGATGGACAGTGAAGATCCACTGGTGGACAGTGCACCTGTCACTTGTGACT
            CTGAGATGCTCACTCCGGATTTTTGTCCCACTGCCCCAGGAAGTGGTCGTGAGCCAGC
            CCTCATGCCAAGACTTGACACTGATTGTAGTGTATCAAGAAACTTGCCGTCTTCCTTC
            CTACAGCAGACATGTGGGAATGTACCTTACTGTGCTTCTTCAAAACATAGACCGTCAC
            ATCACAGACGGACCATGTCTGATGGAAATCCGACCCCAAGTAGGTTGCTGCCACTCTG
            CCCCTCACCTGCTCCTCACAGTCATCTGCCAAGGGAGGTCTCACCCAAGAAGCACAGC
            ACTGTCCACATCGTGCCTCAGCGTCGCCCTGCCTCCCTGAGAAGCCGCTCAGATCTGC
            CTCAGGCTTACCCACAGACAGCAGTGTCTCAGCTGGCACAGACTGCCTGTGTAGTGGG
            TCGCCCAGGACCACATCCCACCCATTCCTCGCTGCCAAGGAGAGAACTAAATCCCAT
            GTGCCTTCATTACTGGATGCTGACGTGGAAGGTCAGAGCAGGGACTACACTGTGCCAC
            TGTGCAGAATGAGGAGCAAAACCAGCCGGCCATCTATATATGAACTGGAGAAGAATT
            CCTGTCTTAAAAGTGCCTTACTGTTGTTTAAGCATTTTTTTAAGGTGAACAAATG
            AACACAATGTATCTACCTTTGAACTGTTTCATGCTGCTGTGTTTTCAAAAGCTGTGGC
            CATGTTCCTAAATTAGTAAGATATATCCAGCTTCTCAAAAA
            ORF Start: ATG at 16 ORF Stop: TAA at 2908
            SEQ ID NO:32         964 aa MW at 106256.4 kD
NOV13a,     MALRGAAGATDTPVSSAGGAPGGSASSSSTSSGGSASAGAGLWAALYDYEARGEDELS
CG123100-01 LRRGQLVEVLSQDAAVSGDEGWWAGQVQRRLGIFPANYVAPCRRAASPAPPPSRRSSR
Protein     VHVAFERLELKFLIGAGGFGQVYRATWQGQEVAVKAARQDPFQDAAAAAESVRREARL
Sequence    FAMLRHPNIIFLRGVCLQQPHLCLVLEFARGGALNRALAAANAAAPDPRARGPRRARRI
            PPHVLVNWAVQIARGMLYLHFEAFVPILHRDLLKSSNILLLEKIEHDDICNKTLKITDF
            GLAREWHRTTKMSTAGTYAWMAPEVIKSSLFSKGSDIWSYGVLLWEAALLTGEVPYRGID
            GLAVAYGVAVNKLTLRIPSTCPEPFAKLMKECWQQDPHIRPSFALILEQLTAIEGAVM
            TEMPQESFHSMQDDWKLEIQQMFDELRTKEKELRSREEELTRAALQQKSQEELLKRRE
            QQLAERAAIDVLERELNTLTFQLNQEKPKVKKRKGKFKRSRLKLKDGHRISLPTDFQHK
            ITVQASPNLDKRRSLNSSSSSPPSSPTMMPRLRAIQCELDESNKTWGRNTVFRQEEFE
            DVKRNFKKKGCTWGRNSIQMKDRSQAYIDLPLGKDAQRENPAEAESWEEAASANAATV
            SIEMTPTNSLSRSPQRKKTESALYGCTVLLASVALGLDLRELHKAQAAEEPLPKEEKK
            KREGIFQRASKSRRSASPPTSLPSTCGEASSRPSLPLSSALGILSTPSFSTKCLLQMD
            SEDPLVDSAPVTCDSEMLTPDFCPTAPGSGREPALMPRLDTDCSVSRNLPSSFLQQTC
            GNVPYCASSKHRPSHHRRTMSDGNPTPSRLLPLCPSPAPHSHLPREVSPKKHSTVHIV
            PQRRPASLRSRSDLPQAYPQTAVSQLAQTACVVGRPGPHPTQFLAAKERTKSHVPSLL
            DADVEGQSRDYTVPLCRMRSKTSRPSIYELEKEFLS

[0385] Further analysis of the NOV13a protein yielded the following properties shown in Table 13B.

TABLE 13B
Protein Sequence Properties NOV13a
PSort     0.8500 probability located in endoplasmic reticulum
analysis: (membrane); 0.8000 probability located in nucleus; 0.4400
          probability located in plasma membrane; 0.3000 probability
          located in microbody (peroxisome)
SignalP   No Known Signal Sequence Predicted
analysis:

[0386] A search of the NOV13a protein against the Geneseq database, a proprietary database that contains sequences published in patents and patent publication, yielded several homologous proteins shown in Table 13C.

TABLE 13C
Geneseq Results for NOV13a
			Identities/
		NOV13a	Similarities
	Protein/	Residues/	for the
Geneseq	Organism/Length	Match	Matched	Expect
Identifier	[Patent #, Date]	Residues	Region	Value
AAB85513	Human protein	1 . . . 657	632/719	0.0
	kinase SGK067—		(87%)
	Homo sapiens,	1 . . . 719	641/719
	719 aa.		(88%)
	[WO200155356-
	A2, 2 AUG.
	2001]
AAE21717	Human PKIN-12	19 . . . 964	531/1115	0.0
	protein—Homo		(47%)
	sapiens, 1097 aa.	24 . . . 1097	662/1115
	[WO200218557-		(58%)
	A2, 7 MAR.
	2002]
AAE11775	Human kinase	19 . . . 964	525/1069	0.0
	(PKIN)-9		(49%)
	protein—Homo	24 . . . 1046	663/1069
	sapiens, 1046 aa.		(61%)
	[WO200181555-
	A2, 1 NOV.
	2001]
ABG11701	Novel human	516 . . . 951	389/510	0.0
	diagnostic protein		(76%)
	#11692—Homo	25 . . . 533	404/510
	sapiens, 639 aa.		(78%)
	[WO200175067-
	A2, 11 OCT.
	2001]
ABG11701	Novel human	516 . . . 951	389/510	0.0
	diagnostic protein		(76%)
	#11692—Homo	25 . . . 533	404/510
	sapiens, 639 aa		(78%)
	[WO200175067-
	A2, 11 OCT.
	2001]

[0387] fit a BLAST search of public sequence databases, the NOV13a protein was found to have homology to the proteins shown in the BLASTP data in Table 13D.

TABLE 13D
Public BLASTP Results for NOV13a
		NOV13a	Identities/
Protein		Residues/	Similarities for
Accession	Protein/	Match	the Matched	Expect
Number	Organism/Length	Residues	Portion	Value
Q8WWN1	Mixed lineage	1 . . . 964	928/1036 (89%)	0.0
	kinase 4beta—	1 . . . 1036	941/1036 (90%)
	Homo sapiens
	(Human),
	1036 aa.
Q8VDG6	Similar to	1 . . . 964	656/1035 (63%)	0.0
	mitogen-activated	1 . . . 1001	735/1035 (70%)
	protein kinase
	kinase kinase 9—
	Mus musculus
	(Mouse), 1001 aa.
Q9H1Y7	DJ862P8.3	1 . . . 561	560/561 (99%)	0.0
	(Similar to	1 . . . 561	561/561 (99%)
	MAP3K10
	(Mitogen-
	activated protein
	kinase kinase
	kinase 10))—
	Homo sapiens
	(Human), 564 aa
	(fragment).
Q8WWN2	Mixed lineage	1 . . . 561	558/561 (99%)	0.0
	kinase 4alpha—	1 . . . 561	560/561 (99%)
	Homo sapiens
	(Human), 570 aa.
Q9H2N5	Mixed lineage	43 . . . 730	413/701 (58%)	0.0
	kinase MLK1—	5 . . . 675	511/701 (71%)
	Homo sapiens
	(Human), 1066 aa
	(fragment).

[0388] PFam analysis predicts th at the NOV13a protein contains the domains shown in the Table 13E.

TABLE 13E
Domain Analysis of NOV13a
	Pfam	NOV13a	Identities/Similarities	Expect
	Domain	Match Region	for the Matched Region	Value
	SH3	41 . . . 100	23/63 (37%)	3.1e−13
			48/63 (76%)
	Pkinase	124 . . . 398	101/314 (32%)	4e−87
			221/314 (70%)

Example 14

[0389]

[0390] The NOV14 clone as analyzed, and the nucleotide and encoded polypeptide sequences are shown in Table 14A.

TABLE 14A
NOV14 Sequence Analysis
            SEQ ID NO:33         9930 bp
NOV14a,     CCGCGGGTGCCCCCGTGGCCGCCCAGTTCCGGCGTCCCCCCAGCCCAGCTCTCAGTGG
CG124136-01 CCATGCAGAAAGCCCGGGGCACGCGAGGCGAGGATGCGGGCACGAGGGCACCCCCCAG
DNA         CCCCGGAGTGCCCCCGAAAAGGGCCAAGGTGGGGGCCGGCGGCGGGGCTCCTGTGGCC
Sequence    GTGGCCGGGGCGCCAGTCTTCCTGCGGCCCCTGAAGAACGCGGCGGTGTGCGCGGGCA
            GCGACGTGCGGCTGCGGGTGGTGGTGAGCGGGACGCCCCATCCCATCCTCCGCTGGTT
            CCGGGATGGGCAGCTCCTGCCCGCGCCGGCCCCCGAGCCCAGCTGCCTGTGGCTGCGG
            CGCTGCGGGGCGCAGGACGCCGGCGTGTACAGCTGCATGGCCCAGAACGAGCGGGGCC
            GGGCCTCCTGCGAGGCGGTGCTCACAGTGCTGGAGGTCGGAGACTCAGAGACGGCTGA
            GGATGACATCAGCGATGTGCAGGGAACCCAGCGCCTGGAGCTTCGGGATGACGGGGCC
            TTCAGCACCCCCACGGGGGGTTCTGACACCCTGGTGGGCACCTCCCTGGACACACCCC
            CGACCTCCGTGACAGGCACCTCAGAGGAGCAAGTGAGCTGGTGGGGCAGCGGGCAGAC
            GGTCCTGGAGCAGGAAGCGGGCAGTGGGGGTGGCACCCGCCGCCTCCCGGGCAGCCCA
            AGGCAAGCACAGGCAACCGGGGCCGGGCCACGGCACCTGGGGGTGGAGCCGCTGGTGC
            GGGCATCTCGAGCTAATCTGGTGGGCGCAAGCTGGGGGTCAGAGGATAGCCTTTCCGT
            GGCCAGTGACCTGTACGGCAGCGCATTCAGCCTGTACAGAGGACGGGCGCTCTCTATC
            CACGTCAGCCTCCCTCAGAGCGGGTTGCGCAGGGAGGAGCCCGACCTTCAGCCTCAAC
            TGGCCAGCGAAGCCCCACCCCGCCCTGCCCAGCCGCCTCCTTCCAAATCCGCGCTGCT
            CCCCCCACCGTCCCCTCGGGTCGGGAAGCGGTCCCCGCCGGGACCCCCGGCCCAGCCC
            GCGGCCACCCCCACGTCGCCCCACCGTCGCACTCAGGAGCCTGTGCTGCCCGAGGACA
            CCACCACCGAAGAGAAGCGAGGGAAGAAGTCCAAGTCGTCCGGGCCCTCCCTGGCGGG
            CACCGCGGAATCCCGACCCCAGACGCCACTGAGCGAGGCCTCAGGCCGCCTGTCGGCG
            TCTTCGAGGAGCGACGGCGCAGCCTGGAGCGCAGCGACTCGCCGCCGGCGCCCCTGCG
            GCCCTGGGTGCCCCTGCGCAAGGCCCGCTCTCTGGAGCAGCCCAAGTCGGAGCGCGGC
            GCACCGTGGGGCACCCCCGGGGCCTCGCAGGAAGAACTGCGGGCGCCAGGCAGCGTGG
            CCGAGCGGCGCCGCCTGTTCCAGCAGIAAAGCGGCCTCGCTGGACGAGCGCACGCGTCA
            GCGCAGCCCGGCCTCAGACCTCGAGCTGCGCTTCGCCCAGGAGCTGGGCCGCATCCGC
            CGCTCCACGTCGCGGGAGGAGCTGGTGCGCTCGCACGAGTCCCTGCGCGCCACGCTGC
            AGCGTGCCCCATCCCCTCGAGAGCCCGGCGAGCCCCCGCTCTTCTCTCGGCCCTCCAC
            CCCCAAGACATCGCGGGCCGTGAGCCCCGCCGCCGCCCAGCCGCCCTCTCCGAGCAGC
            GCGGAGAAGCCGGGGGACGAGCCTGGGAGGCCCAGGAGCCGCGGGCCGGCGGGCAGGA
            CAGAGCCGGGGGAAGGCCCGCAGCAGGAGGTTAGGCGTCGGGACCAATTCCCGCTGAC
            CCGGAGCAGAGCCATCCAGGAGTGCAGGAGCCCTGTGCCGCCCCCCGCCGCCGATCCC
            CCAGAGGCCAGGACGAAAGCACCCCCCGGTCGGAAGCCGGAGCCCCCGGCGCAGGCCG
            TGCGCTTCCTGCCCTGGGCCACGCCGGGCCTGGAGGGCGCTGCTGTACCCCAGACCTT
            GGAGAAGAACAGGGCGGGGCCTGAGGCAGAGAAGAGGCTTCGCAGAGGGCCGGAGGAG
            GACGGTCCCTGGGGGCCCTGGGACCGCCGAGGGGCCCGCAGCCAGGGCAAAGGTCGCC
            GGGCCCGGCCCACCTCCCCTGAGCTCGAGTCTTCGGATGACTCCTACGTGTCCGCTGG
            AGAAGAGCCCCTAGAGGCCCCTGTGTTTGAGATCCCCCTGCAGAATGTGGTGGTGGCA
            CCAGGGGCAGATGTGCTGCTCAAGTGTATCATCACTGCCAACCCCCCGCCCCAAGTGT
            CCTGGCACAAGGATGCGTCAGCGCTGCGCAGCGAGGGCCGCCTCCTCCTCCGGGCTGA
            GGGTGAGCGGCACACCCTGCTGCTCAGGGAGGCCAGGGCAGCAGATGCCGGGAGCTAT
            ATGGCCACCGCCACCAACGAGCTGGGCCAGGCCACCTGTGCCGCCTCACTGACCCTGA
            GACCCGGTGGGTCTACATCCCCTTTCAGCAGCCCCATCACCTCCGACGAGGAATACCT
            GAGCCCCCCAGAGGAGTTCCCAGAGCCTGGGGAGACCTGGCCGCGAACCCCCACCATG
            AAGCCCAGTCCCAGCCAGAACCGCCGTTCTTCTGACACTGGCTCCAAGGCACCCCCCA
            CCTTCAAGGTCTCACTTATGGACCAGTCAGTAAGAGAAGGCCAAGATGTCATCATGAG
            CATCCGCGTGCAGGGGGAGCCCAAGCCTGTGGTCTCCTGGCTGAGAAACCGCCAGCCC
            GTGCGCCCAGACCAGCGGCGCTTTGCGGAGGAGGCTGAGGGTCGGCTCTGCCGGCTGC
            GGATCCTGGCTGCAGAGCGTGGCGATGCTGGTTTCTACACTTGCAAAGCGGTCAATGA
            GTATGGTGCTCGGCAGTGCGAGGCCCGCTTGAGGTCCGAGGACGTGGACGTGGGGGCC
            GGGGAGATGGCGCTGTTTGAGTGCCTGGTGGCGGGGCCCACTGACGTGGAGGTGGATT
            GGCTGTGCCGTGGCCGCCTGCTGCAGCCTGCACTGCTCAAATGCAAGATGCATTTCGA
            TGGCCGCAAATGCAAGCTGCTACTTACATCTGTACATGAGGACGACAGTGGCGTCTAC
            ACCTGCAAGCTCAGCACGGCCAAAGATGAGCTGACCTGCAGTGCCCGCCTGACCGTGC
            GGCCCTCGTTGGCACCCCTGTTCACACGGCTGCTGGAAGATGTGGAGGTGTTGGAGGG
            CCGAGCTGCCCCTTTCGACTGCAAGATCAGTGGCACCCCGCCCCCTGTTGTTACCTGG
            ACTCATTTTGGCTGCCCCATGGAGGAGAGTGAGAACTTGCGGCTGCGGCAGGACGGGG
            GTCTGCACTCACTGCACATTGCCCATGTGGCCAGCGAGGACGAGGGGCTCTATGCGGT
            CAGTGCTGTTAACACCCATGGCCAGGCCCACTGCTCAGCCCAGCTCTATGTAGAAGAG
            CCCCGGACAGCCGCCTCAGGCCCCAGCTCCAAGCTGGAGAAGATGCCATCCATTCCCG
            AGGAGCCAGAGCAGGGTGAGCTGGAGCGGCTGTCCATTCCTGACTTCCTGCGGCCACT
            GCAGGACCTGGAGGTGGGACTGGCCAAGGAGGCCATGCTAGAGTGCCAGGTGACCGGC
            CTGCCCTACCCCACCATCAGCTGGTTCCACAATGGCCACCGCATCCAGAGCAGCGACG
            ACCGGCGCATGACACAGTACAGGGATGTCCATCGCTTGGTGTTCCCTGCCGTGGGGCC
            TCAGCACGCCGGTGTCTACAAGAGCGTCATTGCCAACAAGCTGGGCAAAGCTGCCTGC
            TATGCCCACCTGTATGTCACAGATGTGGTCCCAGGCCCTCCAGATGGCGCCCCGCAGG
            TGGTGGCTGTGACGGGGAGGATGGTCACACTCACATGGAACCCCCCCAGGAGTCTGGA
            CATGGCCATCGACCCGGACTCCCTGACGTACACAGTGCAGCACCAGGTGCTGGGCTCG
            GACCAGTGGACGGCACTGGTCACAGGCCTGCGGGAGCCAGGGTGGGCAGCCACAGGGC
            TGCGTAAGGGGGTCCAGCACATCTTCCGGGTCCTCAGCACCACTGTCAAGAGCAGCAG
            CAAGCCCTCACCCCCTTCTGAGCCTGTGCAGCTGCTGGAGCACGGCCCAACCCTGGAG
            GAGGCCCCTGCCATGCTGGACAAACCAGACATCGTGTATGTGGTGGAGGGACAGCCTG
            CCAGCGTCACCGTCACATTCAACCATGTGGAGGCCCAGGTCGTCTGGAGGAGCTGCCG
            AGGGGCCCTCCTAGAGGCACGGGCCGGTGTGTACGAGCTGAGCCAGCCAGATGATGAC
            CAGTACTGTCTTCGGATCTGCCGGGTGAGCCGCCGGGACATGGGGGCCCTCACCTGCA
            CCGCCCGAAACCGTCACGGCACACAGACCTGCTCGGTCACATTGGAGCTGGCAGAGGC
            CCCTCGGTTTGAGTCCATCATGGAGGACGTGGAGGTGGGGGCTGGGGAAACTGCTCGC
            TTTGCGGTGGTGGTCGAGGGAAAACCACTGCCGGACATCATGTGGTACAAGGACGAGG
            TGCTGCTGACCGAGAGCAGCCATGTGAGCTTCGTGTACGAGGAGAATGAGTGCTCCCT
            GGTGGTGCTCAGCACGGGGGCCCAGGATGGAGGCGTCTACACCTGCACCGCCCAGAAC
            CTGGCGGGTGAGGTCTCCTGCAAAGCAGAGTTGGCTGTGCATTCAGCTCAGACAGCTA
            TGGAGGTCGAGGGGGTCGGGGAGGATGAGGACCATCGAGGAAGGAGACTCAGCGACTT
            TTATGACATCCACCAGGAGATCGGCAGGGGTGCTTTCTCCTACTTGCGGCGCATAGTG
            GAGCGTAGCTCCGGCCTGGAGTTTGCGGCCAAGTTCATCCCCAGCCAGGCCAAGCCAA
            AGGCATCAGCGCGTCGGGAGGCCCGGCTGCTGGCCAGGCTCCAGCACGACTGTGTCCT
            CTACTTCCATGAGGCCTTCGAGAGGCGCCGGGGACTGGTCATTGTCACCGAGCTCTGC
            ACAGAGGAGCTGCTGGAGCGAATCGCCAGGAAACCCACCGTGTGTGAGTCTGAGATCC
            GGGCCTATATGCGGCAGGTGCTAGAGGGAATACACTACCTGCACCAGAGCCACGTGCT
            GCACCTCGATGTCAAGCCTGAGAACCTGCTGGTGTGGGATGGTGCTGCGGGCGAGCAG
            CAGGTGCGGATCTGTGACTTTGGGAATGCCCAGGAGCTGACTCCAGGAGAGCCCCAGT
            ACTGCCAGTATGGCACACCTGAGTTTGTAGCACCCGAGATTGTCAATCAGAGCCCCGT
            GTCTGGAGTCACTGACATCTGGCCTGTGGGTGTTGTTGCCTTCCTGCTGTCTGACAGG
            AATCTCCCCGTTTGTTGGGGAAATGACCGGACAACATTGATGAACATCCGAAACTACA
            ACGTGGCCTTCGAGGAGACCACATTCCTGAGCCTGAGCAGGGAGGCCCGGGGCTTCCT
            CATCAAAGTGTTGGTGCAGGACCGGCTGAGACCTACCGCAGAAGAGACCCTAGAACAT
            CCTTGGTTCAAAACTCAGGCAAAGGGCGCAGAGGTGAGCACGGATCACCTGAAGCTAT
            TCCTCTCCCGGCGGAGGTGGCAGCGCTCCCAGATCAGCTACAAATGCCACCTGGTGCT
            GCGCCCCATCCCCGAGCTGCTGCGGGCCCCCCCAGAGCGGGTGTGGGTGACCATGCCC
            AGAAGGCCACCCCCCAGTGGGGGGCTCTCATCCTCCTCGGATTCTGAAGAGGAAGAGC
            TGGAAGAGCTGCCCTCAGTGCCCCGCCCACTGCAGCCCGAGTTCTCTGGCTCCCGGGT
            GTCCCTCACAGACATTCCCACTGAGGATGAGGCCCTGGGGACCCCAGAGACTGGGGCT
            GCCACCCCCATGGACTGGCAGGAGCAGGGAAGGGCTCCCTCTCAGGACCAGGAGGCTC
            CCAGCCCAGAGGCCCTCCCCTCCCCAGGCCAGGAGCCCGCAGCTGGGGCTAGCCCCAG
            GCGGGGAGAGCTCCGCAGGGGCAGCTCGGCTGAGAGCGCCCTGCCCCGGGCCGGGCCG
            CGGGAGCTGGGCCGGGGCCTGCACAAGGCGGCGTCTGTGGAGCTGCCGCAGCGCCGGA
            GCCCCGGCCCGGGAGCCACCCGCCTGGCCCGGGGAGGCCTGGGTGAGGGCGAGTATGC
            CCAGAGGCTGCAGGCCCTGCGCCAGCGGCTGCTGCGGGGAGGCCCCGAGGATGGCAAG
            GTCAGCGGCCTCAGGGGTCCCCTGCTGGAGAGCCTGGGGGGCCGTGCTCGGGACCCCC
            GGATGGCACGAGCTGCCTCCAGCGAGGCAGCGCCCCACCACCAGCCCCCACTCGAGAA
            CCGGGGCCTGCAAAAGAGCAGCAGCTTCTCCCAGGGTGAGGCGGAGCCCCGGGGCCGG
            CACCGCCGAGCGGGGGCGCCCCTCGAGATCCCCGTGGCCAGGCTTGGGGCCCGTAGGC
            TACAGGAGTCTCCTTCCCTGTCTGCCCTCAGCGAGGCCCAGCCATCCAGCCCTGCACG
            GCCCAGCGCCCCCAAACCCAGTACCCCTAAGTCTGCAGAACCTTCTGCCACCACACCT
            AGTGATGCTCCGCAGCCCCCCGCACCCCAGCCTGCCCAAGACAAGGCTCCAGAGCCCA
            GGCCAGAACCAGTCCGAGCCTCCAAGCCTGCACCACCCCCCCAGGCCCTGCAAACCCT
            AGCGCTGCCCCTCACACCCTATGCTCAGATCATTCAGTCCCTCCAGCTGTCAGGCCAC
            GCCCAGGGCCCCTCGCAGGGCCCTGCCGCGCCGCCTTCAGAGCCCAAGCCCCACGCTG
            CTGTCTTTGCCAGGGTGGCCTCCCCACCTCCGGGAGCCCCCGAGAAGCGCGTGCCCTC
            AGCCGGGGGTCCCCCGGTGCTAGCCGAGAAAGCCCGAGTTCCCACGGTGCCCCCCAGG
            CCAGGCAGCAGTCTCAGTAGCAGCATCGAAAACTTGGAGTCGGAGGCCGTGTTCGAGG
            CCAAGTTCAAGCGCAGCCGCGAGTCGCCCCTGTCGCTGGGGCTGCGGCTGCTGAGCCG
            TTCGCGCTCGGAGGAGCGCGGCCCCTTCCGTGGGGCCGAGGAGGAGGATGGCATATAC
            CGGCCCAGCCCGGCGGGGACCCCGCTGGAGCTGGTGCGACGGCCTGAGCGCTCACGCT
            CGGTGCAGGACCTCAGGGCTGTCGGAGAGCCTGGCCTCGTCCGCCGCCTCTCGCTGTC
            ACTGTCCCAGCGGCTGCGGCGGACCCCTCCCGCGCAGCGCCACCCGGCCTGGGAGGCC
            CGCGGCGGGGACGGAGAGAGCTCGGAGGGCGGGAGCTCGGCGCGGGGCTCCCCGGTGC
            TGGCGATGCGCAGGCGGCTGAGCTTCACCCTGGAGCGGCTGTCCAGCCGATTGCAGCG
            CAGTGGCAGCAGCGAGGACTCGGGGGGCGCGTCGGGCCGCAGCACGCCGCTGTTCGGA
            CCGCTTCGCAGGGCCACGTCCGAGGGCGAGAGTCTGCGGCGCCTTGGCCTTCCGCACA
            ACCAGTTGGCCGCCCAGGCCGGCGCCACCACGCCTTCCGCCGAGTCCCTGGGCTCCGA
            GGCCAGCGCCACGTCGGGCTCCTCAGCCCCAGGGGAAAGCCGAAGCCGGCTCCGCTGG
            GGCTTCTCTCGGCCGCGGAAGGACAAGGGGTTATCGCCACCAPACCTCTCTGCCAGCG
            TCCAGGAGGAGTTGGGTCACCAGTACGTGCGCAGTGAGTCAGACTTCCCCCCAGTCTT
            CCACATCAAACTCAAGGACCAGGTGCTGCTGGAGGGGGAGGCAGCCACCCTGCTCTGC
            CTGCCAGCGGCCTGCCCTGCACCGCACATCTCCTGGATGAAAGACAAGAAGTCCTTGA
            GGTCAGAGCCCTCAGTGATCATCGTGTCCTGCAAAGATGGGCGGCAGCTGCTCAGCAT
            CCCCCGGGCGGGCAAGCGGCACGCCGGTCTCTATGAGTGCTCGGCCACCAACGTACTG
            GGCAGCATCACCAGCTCCTGTACCGTGGCTGTGGCCCGAGTCCCAGGAAAGCTAGCTC
            CTCCAGAGGTACCCCAGACCTACCAGGACACGGCGCTGGTGCTGTGGAAGCCGGGAGA
            CAGCCGGGCACCTTGCACGTATACGCTGGAGCGGCGAGTGGATGGGGAGTCTGTGTGG
            CACCCTGTGAGCTCAGGCATCCCCGACTGTTACTACAACGTGACCCACCTGCCAGTTG
            GCGTGACTGTGAGGTTCCGTGTGGCCTGTGCCAACCGTGCTGGGCAGGGGCCCTTCAG
            CAACTCTTCTGAGAAGGTCTTTGTCAGGGGTACTCAAGATTCTTCAGCTGTGCCATCT
            GCTGCCCACCAAGAGGCCCCTGTCACCTCAAGGTCAGTCAGGGCCCGGCCTCCTGACT
            CTCCTACCTCACTGGCCTCACCCCTAGCTCCTGCTGCCCCCACACCCCCGTCAGTCAC
            TGTCAGCCCCTCATCTCCCCCCACACCTCCTAGCCAGGCCTTGTCCTCGCTCAAGGCT
            GTGGGTCCACCACCCCAAACCCCTCCACGAAGACACAGGGGCCTGCAGGCTGCCCGGC
            CAGCGGAGCCCACCCTACCCAGTACCCACGTCACCCCAAGTGAGCCCCAGCCTTTCGT
            CCTTGACACTGGGACCCCGATCCCAGCCTCCACTCCTCAAGGGGTTAAACCAGTGTCT
            TCCTCTACTCCTGTGTATGTGGTGACTTCCTTTGTGTCTGCACCACCAGCCCCTGAGC
            CCCCAGCCCCTGAGCCCCCTCCTGAGCCTACCAAGGTGACTGTGCAGAGCCTCAGCCC
            GGCCAAGGAGGTGGTCAGCTCCCCTGGGAGCAGTCCCCGkAGCTCTCCCAGGCCTGAG
            GGTACCACTCTTCGACAGGGTCCCCCTCAGkAACCCTACACCTTCCTGGAGGAGAAAG
            CCAGGGGCCGCTTTGGTGTTGTGCGAGCGTGCCGGGAGAATGCCACGGGGCGAACGTT
            CGTGGCCAAGATCGTGCCCTATGCTGCCGAGGGCAAGCCGCGGGTCCTGCAGGAGTAC
            GAGGTGCTGCGGACCCTGCACCACGAGCGGATCGTGTCCCTGCACGAGGCCTACATCA
            CCCCTCGGTACCTCGTGCTCATTGCTGAGAGCTGTGGCAACCGGGAACTCCTCTGTGG
            GCTCAGTGACAGGTTCCGGTATTCTGAGGATGACGTGGCCACTTACATGGTGCAGCTG
            CTACAAGGCCTGGACTACCTCCACGGCCACCACGTCCTCCACCTAGACATCAAGCCAG
            ACAACCTGCTGCTGGCCCCTGACAATGCCCTCAAGATTGTGGACTTTGGCAGTGCCCA
            GCCCTACAACCCCCAGGCCCTTAGGCCCCTTGGCCACCGCACGGTGCACCTGACACTA
            ATGTCCTTCTGGGTCTGGGTGTTGGCCTCCGGTCTGCATATGTCAATCAAGCTATCTT
            CCCCAACAGGCTCAGTGGACGCTCCCCGTTCTATGAGCCAGACCCCCAGGAAACGGAG
            GCTCGGATTGTGGGGGGCCGCTTTGATGCCTTCCAGCTGTACCCCAATACATCCCAGA
            GCGCCACCCTCTTCTTGCGAAAGGTTCTCTCTGTACATCCCTGGTGAGTGAGCCCCAC
            ACCTGCTATCCCCCAGTGTTACCTGCCCCTGGCCTGGCCTGTGCCAGAGATCTCCCAG
            CTCCTCCCCTGCTCCTAGGAAGAAGTCTGCTGCTTCTACTAAATGGTCATACTACCCA
            CCATTTAAAGCCTGAGGCAGCCCCGTGCAAGGCAGACTCACTGTCCCCATTCCGGCGA
            CTGGGGAACTGAGCTCTTGAGCTGCCCAAGATCACACATGTAGGGGTGGGATCCAGGA
            CTGGGACATGGGTCTGCGGGAGGACAGAGCCCCGGCAGCTCCCAGAGCTTCCTTCCAG
            GTTCATCATCCC
            ORF Start: ATG at 61 ORF Stop: TGA at 9619
            SEQ ID NO:34         3186 aa MW at 344940.7 kD
NOV14a,     MQKARGTRGEDAGTRAPPSPGVPPKRAKVGAGGGAPVAVAGAPVFLRPLKNAAVCAGS
CG124136-01 DVRLRVVVSGTPHPILRWFRDGQLLPARAPEPSCLWLRRCGAQDAGVYSCMAQNERGR
Protein     ASCEAVLTVLEVGDSETAEDDISDVQGTQRLELRDDGAFSTPTGGSDTLVGTSLDTPP
Sequence    TSVTGTSEEQVSWWGSGQTVLEQEAGSGGGTPRLPGSPRQAQATGAGPRHLGVEPLVR
            ASRANLVGASWGSEDSLSVASDLYGSAFSLYRGRALSIHVSVPQSGLRREEPDLQPQL
            ASEAPRRPAQPPPSKSALLPPPSPRVGKRSPPGPPAQPAATPTSPHRRTQEPVLPEDT
            TTEEKRGKKSKSSGPSLAGTAESRPQTPLSEASGRLSALGRSPRLVRAGSRILDKLQF
            FEERRRSLERSDSPPAPLRPWVPLRKARSLEQPKSERGAPWGTPGASQEELRAPGSVA
            ERRRLFQQKAASLDERTRQRSPASDLELRFAQELGRIRRSTSREELVRSHESLRATLQ
            RAPSPREPGEPPLFSRPSTPKTSRAVSPAAAQPPSPSSAEKPGDEPGRPRSRGPAGRT
            EPGFGPQQEVRRRDQFPLTPSRAIQECRSPVPPPAADRPEARTKAPPGRKREPPAQAV
            RFLPWATPGLEGAAVPQTLEKNRAGPEAEKRLRRGPEEDGPWGPWDRRGARSQGKGRR
            ARPTSPELESSDDSYVSAGEEPLEAPVFEIPLQNVVVAPGADVLLKCIITANPPPQVS
            WHKDGSALRSEGRLLLRAEGERHTLLLREARAADAGSYMATATNELGQATCAASLTVR
            PGGSTSPFSSPITSDEEYLSPPEEFPEPGETWPRTPTMKPSRSQNRRSSDTGSAAPPT
            FKVSLMDQSVREGQDVIMSIRVQGEPKPVVSWLRNRQPVRPDQRRFAEEAEGGLCRLR
            ILAAERGDAGFYTCKAVNEYGARQCEARLRSEDVDVGAGEMALFECLVAGPTDVEVDW
            LCRGRLLQPALLKCKMHFDGRKCKLLLTSVHEDDSGVYTCKLSTAKDELTCSARLTVR
            PSLAPLFTRLLEDVEVLEGRAARFDCKISGTPPPVVTWTHFGCPMEESENLRLRQDGG
            LHSLHIAHVGSEDEGLYAVSAVNTHGQAHCSAQLYVEEPRTAASGPSSKLEKMPSIPE
            EPEQGELERLSIPDFLRPLQDLEVGLAKEAMLECQVTGLPYPTTSWPHNGHRIQSSDD
            RRMTQYRDVHRLVFPAVGPQHAGVYKSVIANKLGKAACYAHLYVTDVVPGPPDGAPQV
            VAVTGRMVTLTWNPPPSLDMAIDPDSLTYTVQHQVLGSDQWTALVTGLREPGWAATGL
            RKGVQHIPRVLSTTVKSSSKPSPPSEPVQLLEHGPTLEFAPAMLDKPDIVYVVEGQPA
            SVTVTFNHVFAQVVWRSCRGALLEARAGVYELSQPDDDQYCLRICRVSRRDMGALTCT
            ARNRHGTQTCSVTLELAEAPRFESIMEDVEVGAGETARFAVVVEGKPLPDIMWYKDEV
            LLTESSHVSFVYEENECSLVVLSTGAQDGGVYTCTAQNLAGEVSCAAELAVHSAQTAM
            EVEGVGEDEDHRGRRLSDFYDIHQEIGRGAFSYLRRIVERSSGLEFAAKFIPSQAKPK
            ASARREARLLARLQHDCVLYFHEAFERRRGLVIVTELCTEELLERIARKPTVCESEIR
            AYMRQVLEGIHYLHQSHVLHLDVKPENLLVWDGAAGEQQVRICDFGNAQELTPGEPQY
            CQYGTPEFVAPEIVNQSPVSGVTDIWPVGVVAFLLSDRNLPVCWGNDRTTLMNIRNYN
            VAFEETTFLSLSREARGFLIKVLVQDRLRPTAEETLEHPWFKTQAKGAEVSTDHLKLF
            LSRRRWQRSQISYKCHLVLRPIPELLRAPPERVWVTMPRRPPPSGGLSSSSDSEEEEL
            EELPSVPRPLQPEFSGSRVSLTDIPTEDEALGTPETGAATPMDWQEQGRAPSQDQEAP
            SPEALPSPGQEPAAGASPRRGELRRGSSAESALPRAGPRELGRGLHKAASVELPQRRS
            PGPGATRLARGGLGEGEYAQRLQALRQRLLRGGPEDGKVSGLRGPLLESLGGRARDPR
            MARAASSEAAPHHQPPLENRGLQKSSSFSQGEAEPRGRHRRAGAPLETPVARLGARRL
            QESPSLSALSEAQPSSPARPSAPKPSTPKSAEPSATTPSDAPQPPAPQPAQDKAPEPR
            PEPVRASKPAPPPQALQTLALPLTPYAQIIQSLQLSGHAQGPSQGPAAPPSEPKPHAA
            VFARVASPPPGAPEKRVPSAGGPPVLAEKARVPTVPPRPGSSLSSSIENLESEAVFEA
            KFKRSRESPLSLGLRLLSRSRSEERGPFRGAEEEDGIYRPSPAGTPLELVRRPERSRS
            VQDLRAVGEPGLVRRLSLSLSQRLRRTPPAQRHPAWEARGGDGESSEGGSSARGSPVL
            AMRRRLSFTLERLSSRLQRSGSSEDSGGASGRSTPLFGRLRRATSEGESLRRLGLPHN
            QLAAQAGATTPSAESLGSEASATSGSSAPGESRSRLRWGFSRPRKDKGLSPPNLSASV
            QEELGHQYVRSESDFPPVFHIKLKDQVLLEGEAATLLCLPAACPAPHISWMKDKKSLR
            SEPSVITVSCKDGRQLLSIPRAGKRHAGLYECSATNVLGSITSSCTVAVARVPGKLAP
            PEVPQTYQDTALVLWKPGDSRAPCTYTLERRVDGESVWHPVSSGIPDCYYNVTHLPVG
            VTVRFRVACANRAGQGPFSNSSEKVFVRGTQDSSAVPSAAHQEAPVTSRSVRARPPDS
            PTSLASPLAPAAPTPPSVTVSPSSPPTPPSQALSSLKAVGPPPQTPPRRHRGLQAARP
            AEPTLPSTHVTPSEPQPFVLDTGTPIPASTPQGVKPVSSSTPVYVVTSFVSAPPAPEP
            PAPEPPPEPTKVTVQSLSPAKEVVSSPGSSPRSSPRPEGTTLRQGPRQKPYTFLEEKA
            RGRFGVVRACRENATGRTFVAKTVPYAAEGKPRVLQEYEVLRTLHHERTVSLHEAYIT
            PRYLVLIAESCGNRELLCGLSDRFRYSEDDVATYMVQLLQGLDYLHGHHVLHLDIKPD
            NLLLAPDNALKIVDFGSAQPYNPQALRPLGHRTVHLTLMSFWVWVLASGLHMSIKLSS
            PTGSVDAPRSMSQTPRKRRLGLWGAALMPSSCTPIHPRAPPSSCERFSLYIPGE
            SEQ ID NO:35         10122 bp
NOV14b,     CCGCGGGTGCCCCCGTGGCCGCCCAGTTCCGGCGTCCCCCCAGCCCAGCTCTCAGTGG
CG124136-02 CCATGCAGAAAGCCCGGGGCACGCGAGGCGAGGATGCGGGCACGAGGGCACCCCCCAG
DNA         CCCCGGAGTGCCCCCGAAAAGGGCCAAGGTGGGGGCCGGCGGCGGGGCTCCTGTGGCC
Sequence    GTGGCCGGGGCGCCAGTCTTCCTGCGGCCCCTGAAGAACGCGGCGGTGTGCGCGGGCA
            GCGACGTGCGGCTGCGGGTGGTGGTGAGCGGGACGCCCCATCCCATCCTCCGCTGGTT
            CCGGGATGGGCAGCTCCTGCCCGCGCCGGCCCCCGAGCCCAGCTGCCTGTGGCTGCGG
            CGCTGCGGGGCGCAGGACGCCGGCGTGTACAGCTGCATGGCCCAGAACGAGCGGGGCC
            GGGCCTCCTGCGAGGCGGTGCTCACAGTGCTGGAGGTCGGAGACTCAGAGACGGCTGA
            GGATGACATCAGCGATGTGCAGGGAACCCAGCGCCTGGAGCTTCGGGATGACGGGGCC
            TTCAGCACCCCCACGGGGGGTTCTGACACCCTGGTGGGCACCTCCCTGGACACACCCC
            CGACCTCCGTGACAGGCACCTCAGAGGAGCAAGTGAGCTGGTGGGGCAGCGGGCAGAC
            GGTCCTGGAGCAGGAAGCGGGCAGTGGGGGTGGCACCCGCCGCCTCCCGGGCAGCCCA
            AGGCAAGCACAGGCAACCGGGGCCGGGCCACGGCACCTGGGGGTGGAGCCGCTGGTGC
            GGGCATCTCGAGCTAATCTGGTGGGCGCAAGCTGGGGGTCAGAGGATAGCCTTTCCGT
            GGCCAGTGACCTGTACGGCAGCGCATTCAGCCTGTACAGAGGACGGGCGCTCTCTATC
            CACGTCAGCGTCCCTCAGAGCGGGTTGCGCAGGGAGGAGCCCGACCTTCAGCCTCAAC
            TGGCCAGCGAAGCCCCACGCCGCCCTGCCCAGCCGCCTCCTTCCAAATCCGCGCTGCT
            CCCCCCACCGTCCCCTCGGGTCGGGAAGCGGTCCCCGCCGGGACCCCCGGCCCAGCCC
            GCGGCCACCCCCACGTCGCCCCACCGTCGCACTCAGGAGCCTGTGCTGCCCGAGGACA
            CCACCACCGAAGAGAAGCGAGGGAAGAAGTCCAAGTCGTCCGGGCCCTCCCTGCCGGG
            CACCGCGGAATCCCGACCCCAGACGCCACTGAGCGAGGCCTCAGGCCGCCTGTCGGCG
            TTGGGCCGATCGCCTAGGCTGGTGCGCGCCGGCTCCCGCATCCTGGACAAGCTGCAGT
            TCTTCGAGGAGCGACGGCGCAGCCTGGAGCGCAGCGACTCGCCGCCGGCGCCCCTGCG
            GCCCTCGGTGCCCCTGCGCAAGGCCCGCTCTCTGGAGCAGCCCAAGTCGGAGCGCGGC
            GCACCGTGGGGCACCCCCGGGGCCTCGCAGGAAGAACTGCGGGCGCCAGGCAGCGTGG
            CCGAGCGGCGCCGCCTGTTCCAGCAGAAAGCGGCCTCGCTGGACGAGCGCACGCGTCA
            GCGCAGCCCGGCCTCAGACCTCGAGCTGCGCTTCGCCCAGGAGCTGGGCCGCATCCGC
            CGCTCCACGTCGCGGGAGGAGCTGGTGCGCTCGCACGAGTCCCTGCGCGCCACGCTGC
            AGCGTGCCCCATCCCCTCGAGAGCCCGGCGAGCCCCCGCTCTTCTCTCGGCCCTCCAC
            CCCCAAGACATCGCGGGCCGTGAGCCCCGCCGCCGCCCAGCCGCCCTCTCCGAGCAGC
            GCGGAGAAGCCGGGGGACGAGCCTGGGAGGCCCAGGAGCCGCGGGCCGGCGGGCAGGA
            CAGAGCCGGGGGAAGGCCCGCAGCAGGAGGTTAGGCGTCGGGACCAATTCCCGCTGAC
            CCGGAGCAGAGCCATCCAGGAGTGCAGGAGCCCTGTGCCGCCCCCCGCCGCCGATCCC
            CCAGAGGCCAGGACGAAAGCACCCCCCGGTCGGAAGCGGGAGCCCCCGGCGCAGGCCG
            TGCGCTTCCTGCCCTGGGCCACGCCGGGCCTGGAGGGCGCTGCTGTACCCCAGACCTT
            GGAGAAGAACAGGGCGGGGCCTGAGGCAGAGAAGAGGCTTCGCAGAGGGCCGGAGGAG
            GACGGTCCCTGGGGGCCCTGGGACCGCCGAGGGGCCCGCAGCCAGGGCAAAGGTCGCC
            GGGCCCGGCCCACCTCCCCTGAGCTCGAGTCTTCGGATGACTCCTACGTGTCCGCTGG
            AGAAGAGCCCCTAGAGGCCCCTGTGTTTGAGATCCCCCTGCAGAATGTGGTGGTGGCA
            CCAGGGGCAGATGTGCTGCTCAAGTGTATCATCACTGCCAACCCCCCGCCCCAAGTGT
            CCTGGCACAAGGATGGGTCAGCGCTGCGCAGCGAGGGCCGCCTCCTCCTCCGGGCTGA
            GGGTGAGCGGCACACCCTGCTGCTCAGGGAGGCCAGGGCAGCAGATGCCGGGAGCTAT
            ATGGCCACCGCCACCAACGAGCTGGGCCAGGCCACCTGTGCCGCCTCACTGACCGTGA
            GACCCGGTGGGTCTACATCCCCTTTCAGCAGCCCCATCACCTCCGACGAGGAATACCT
            GAGCCCCCCAGAGGAGTTCCCAGAGCCTGGGGAGACCTGGCCGCGAACCCCCACCATG
            AAGCCCAGTCCCAGCCAGAACCGCCGTTCTTCTGACACTGGCTCCAAGGCACCCCCCA
            CCTTCAAGGTCTCACTTATGGACCAGTCAGTAAGAGAAGGCGAAGATGTCATCATGAG
            CATCCGCGTGCAGGGGGAGCCCAAGCCTGTGGTCTCCTGGCTGAGAAACCGCCAGCCC
            GTGCGCCCAGACCAGCGGCGCTTTGCGGAGGAGGCTGAGGGTGGGCTGTGCCGGCTGC
            GGATCCTGGCTGCAGAGCGTGGCGATGCTGGTTTCTACACTTGCAAAGCGGTCAATGA
            GTATGGTGCTCGGCAGTGCGAGGCCCGCTTGAGGTCCGAGGACGTGGACGTGGGGGCC
            GGGGAGATGGCGCTGTTTGAGTGCCTGGTGGCGGGGCCCACTGACGTGGAGGTGGATT
            GGCTGTGCCGTGGCCGCCTGCTGCAGCCTGCACTGCTCAAATGCAAGATGCATTTCGA
            TGGCCGCAAATGCAAGCTGCTACTTACATCTGTACATGAGGACGACAGTGGCGTCTAC
            ACCTGCAAGCTCAGCACGGCCAAAGATGAGCTGACCTGCAGTGCCCGGCTGACCGTGC
            GGCCCTCGTTGGCACCCCTGTTCACACGGCTGCTGGAAGATGTGGAGGTGTTGGAGGG
            CCGAGCTGCCCGTTTCGACTGCAAGATCAGTGGCACCCCGCCCCCTGTTGTTACCTGG
            ACTCATTTTGGCTGCCCCATGGAGGAGAGTGAGAACTTGCGGCTGCGGCAGGACGGGG
            GTCTGCACTCACTGCACATTGCCCATGTGGGCAGCGAGGACGAGGGGCTCTATGCGGT
            CAGTGCTGTTAACACCCATGGCCAGGCCCACTGCTCAGCCCAGCTGTATGTAGAAGAG
            CCCCGGACAGCCGCCTCAGGCCCCAGCTCGAAGCTGGAGAAGATGCCATCCATTCCCG
            AGGAGCCAGAGCAGGGTGAGCTGGAGCGGCTGTCCATTCCTGACTTCCTGCGGCCACT
            GCAGGACCTGGAGGTGGGACTGGCCAAGGAGGCCATGCTAGAGTGCCAGGTGACCGGC
            CTGCCCTACCCCACCATCAGCTGGTTCCACAATGGCCACCGCATCCAGAGCAGCGACG
            ACCGGCGCATGACACAGTACAGGGATGTCCATCGCTTGGTGTTCCCTGCCGTGGGGCC
            TCAGCACGCCGGTGTCTACAAGAGCGTCATTGCCAACAAGCTGGGCAAAAGCTGCCTGC
            TATGCCCACCTGTATGTCACAGATGTGGTCCCAGGCCCTCCAGATGGCGCCCCGCAGG
            TGGTGGCTGTGACGGGGAGGATGGTCACACTCACATGGAACCCCCCCAGGAGTCTGGA
            CATGGCCATCGACCCGGACTCCCTGACGTACACAGTGCAGCACCAGGTGCTGGGCTCG
            GACCAGTGGACGGCACTGGTCACAGGCCTGCGGGAGCCAGGGTGGGCAGCCACAGGGC
            TGCGTAAGGGGGTCCAGCACATCTTCCGGGTCCTCAGCACCACTGTCAAGAGCAGCAG
            CAAGCCCTCACCCCCTTCTGAGCCTGTGCAGCTGCTGGAGCACGGCCCAACCCTGGAG
            GAGGCCCCTGCCATGCTGGACAAACCAGACATCGTGTATGTGGTGGAGGGACAGCCTG
            CCAGCGTCACCGTCACATTCAACCATGTGGAGGCCCAGGTCGTCTGGAGGAGCTGCCG
            AGGGGCCCTCCTAGAGGCACGGGCCGGTGTGTACGAGCTGAGCCAGCCAGATGATGAC
            CAGTACTGTCTTCGGATCTGCCGGGTGAGCCGCCGGGACATGGGGGCCCTCACCTGCA
            CCGCCCGAAACCGTCACGGCACACAGACCTGCTCGGTCACATTGGAGCTGGCAGAGGC
            CCCTCGGTTTGAGTCCATCATGGAGGACGTGGAGGTGGGGGCTGGGGAAACTGCTCGC
            TTTGCGGTGGTGGTCGAGGGAAAACCACTGCCGGACATCATGTGGTACAAGGACGAGG
            TGCTGCTGACCGAGAGCAGCCATGTGAGCTTCGTGTACGAGGAGAATGAGTGCTCCCT
            GGTGGTGCTCAGCACGGGGGCCCAGGATGGAGGCGTCTACACCTGCACCGCCCAGAAC
            CTGGCGGGTGAGGTCTCCTGCAAAGCAGAGTTGGCTGTGCATTCAGCTCAGACAGCTA
            TGGAGGTCGAGGGGGTCGGGGAGGATGAGGACCATCGAGGAAGGAGACTCAGCGACTT
            TTATGACATCCACCAGGAGATCGGCAGGGGTGCTTTCTCCTACTTGCGGCGCATAGTG
            GAGCGTAGCTCCGGCCTGGAGTTTGCGGCCAAGTTCATCCCCAGCCAGGCCAAGCCAA
            AGGCATCAGCGCGTCGGGAGGCCCGGCTGCTGGCCAGGCTCCAGCACGACTGTGTCCT
            CTACTTCCATGAGGCCTTCGAGAGGCGCCGGGGACTGGTCATTGTCACCGAGCTCTGC
            ACAGAGGAGCTGCTGGAGCGAATCGCCAGGAAACCCACCGTGTGTGAGTCTGAGATCC
            GGGCCTATATGCGGCAGGTGCTAGAGGGAATACACTACCTGCACCAGAGCCACGTGCT
            GCACCTCGATGTCAAGCCTGAGAACCTGCTGGTGTGGGATGGTGCTGCGGGCGAGCAG
            CAGGTGCGGATCTGTGACTTTGGGAATGCCCAGGAGCTGACTCCAGGAGAGCCCCAGT
            ACTGCCAGTATGGCACACCTGAGTTTGTAGCACCCGAGATTGTCAATCAGAGCCCCGT
            GTCTGGAGTCACTGACATCTGGCCTGTGGGTCTTGTTGCCTTCCTGCTGTCTGACAGG
            AATCTCCCCGTTTGTTGGGGAAATGACCGGACAACATTGATGAACATCCGAAACTACA
            ACGTGGCCTTCGAGGAGACCACATTCCTGAGCCTGAGCAGGGAGGCCCGGGGCTTCCT
            CATCAAAGTGTTGGTGCAGGACCGGCTGAGACCTACCGCAGAAGAGACCCTAGAACAT
            CCTTGGTTCAAAACTCAGGCAAAGGGCGCAGAGGTGAGCACGGATCACCTGAAGCTAT
            TCCTCTCCCGGCGGAGGTGGCAGCGCTCCCAGATCAGCTACAAATGCCACCTGGTGCT
            GCGCCCCATCCCCGAGCTGCTGCGGGCCCCCCCAGAGCGGGTGTGGGTGACCATGCCC
            AGAAGGCCACCCCCCAGTGGGGGGCTCTCATCCTCCTCGGATTCTGAAGAGGAAGAGC
            TGGAAGAGCTGCCCTCAGTGCCCCGCCCACTGCAGCCCGAGTTCTCTGGCTCCCGGGT
            GTCCCTCACAGACATTCCCACTGAGGATGAGGCCCTGGGGACCCCAGAGACTGGGGCT
            GCCACCCCCATGGACTGGCAGGAGCAGGGAAGGGCTCCCTCTCAGGACCAGGAGGCTC
            CCAGCCCAGAGGCCCTCCCCTCCCCAGGCCAGGAGCCCGCAGCTGGGGCTAGCCCCAG
            GCGGGGAGAGCTCCGCAGGGGCAGCTCGGCTGAGAGCGCCCTGCCCCGGGCCGGGCCG
            CGGGAGCTGGGCCGGGGCCTGCACAAGGCGGCGTCTGTGGAGCTGCCGCAGCGCCGGA
            GCCCCGGCCCGGGAGCCACCCGCCTGGCCCGGGGAGGCCTGGGTGAGGGCGAGTATGC
            CCAGAGGCTGCAGGCCCTGCGCCAGCGGCTGCTGCGGGGAGGCCCCGAGGATGGCAAG
            GTCAGCGGCCTCAGGGGTCCCCTGCTGGAGAGCCTGGGGGGCCGTGCTCGGGACCCCC
            GGATGGCACGAGCTGCCTCCAGCGAGGCAGCGCCCCACCACCAGCCCCCACTCGAGAA
            CCGGGGCCTGCAAAAGAGCAGCAGCTTCTCCCAGGGTGAGGCGGAGCCCCGGGGCCGG
            CACCGCCGAGCGGGGGCGCCCCTCGAGATCCCCGTGGCCAGGCTTGGGGCCCGTAGGC
            TACAGGAGTCTCCTTCCCTGTCTGCCCTCAGCGAGGCCCAGCCATCCAGCCCTGCACG
            GCCCAGCGCCCCCAAACCCAGTACCCCTAAGTCTGCAGAACCTTCTGCCACCACACCT
            AGTGATGCTCCGCAGCCCCCCGCACCCCAGCCTGCCCAAGACAAGGCTCCAGAGCCCA
            GGCCAGAACCAGTCCGAGCCTCCAAGCCTGCACCACCCCCCCAGGCCCTGCAAACCCT
            AGCGCTGCCCCTCACACCCTATGCTCAGATCATTCAGTCCCTCCAGCTGTCAGGCCAC
            GCCCAGGGCCCCTCGCAGGGCCCTGCCGCGCCGCCTTCAGAGCCCAAGCCCCACGCTG
            CTGTCTTTGCCAGGGTGGCCTCCCCACCTCCGGGAGCCCCCGAGAAGCGCGTGCCCTC
            AGCCGGGGGTCCCCCGGTGCTAGCCGAGAAAGCCCGAGTTCCCACGGTGCCCCCCAGG
            CCAGGCAGCAGTCTCAGTAGCAGCATCGAAAACTTGGAGTCGGAGGCCGTGTTCGAGG
            CCAAGTTCAAGCGCAGCCGCGAGTCGCCCCTGTCGCTGGGGCTGCGGCTGCTGAGCCG
            TTCGCGCTCGGAGGAGCGCGGCCCCTTCCGTGGGGCCGAGGAGGAGGATGGCATATAC
            CGGCCCAGCCCGGCGGGGACCCCGCTGGAGCTGGTGCGACGGCCTGAGCGCTCACGCT
            CGGTGCACGACCTCAGGGCTGTCGGAGAGCCTGGCCTCGTCCGCCGCCTCTCGCTGTC
            ACTGTCCCAGCGGCTGCGGCGGACCCCTCCCGCGCAGCGCCACCCGGCCTGGGAGGCC
            CGCGGCGGGGACGGAGAGAGCTCGGAGGGCGGGAGCTCGGCGCGGGGCTCCCCGGTGC
            TGGCGATGCGCAGGCGGCTGAGCTTCACCCTGGAGCGGCTGTCCAGCCGATTGCAGCG
            CAGTGGCAGCAGCGAGGACTCGGGGGGCGCGTCGGGCCGCAGCACGCCGCTGTTCGGA
            CGGCTTCGCAGGGCCACGTCCGAGGGCGAGAGTCTGCGGCGCCTTGGCCTTCCGCACA
            ACCAGTTGGCCGCCCAGGCCGGCGCCACCACGCCTTCCGCCGAGTCCCTGGGCTCCGA
            GGCCAGCGCCACGTCGGGCTCCTCAGCCCCAGGGGAAAGCCGAAGCCGGCTCCGCTGG
            GGCTTCTCTCGGCCGCGGAAGGACAAGGGGTTATCGCCACCAAACCTCTCTGCCAGCG
            TCCAGGAGGAGTTGGGTCACCAGTACGTGCGCAGTGAGTCAGACTTCCCCCCAGTCTT
            CCACATCAAACTCAAGGACCAGGTGCTGCTGGAGGGGGAGGCAGCCACCCTGCTCTGC
            CTGCCAGCGGCCTGCCCTGCACCGCACATCTCCTGGATGAAAGACAAGAAGTCCTTGA
            GGTCAGAGCCCTCAGTGATCATCGTGTCCTGCAAAGATGGGCGGCAGCTGCTCAGCAT
            CCCCCGGGCGGGCAAGCGGCACGCCGGTCTCTATGAGTGCTCGGCCACCAACGTACTG
            GGCAGCATCACCAGCTCCTGTACCGTGGCTGTGGCCCGAGTCCCAGGAAAGCTAGCTC
            CTCCAGAGGTACCCCAGACCTACCAGGACACGGCGCTGGTGCTGTGGAAGCCGGGAGA
            CAGCCGGGCACCTTGCACGTATACGCTGGAGCGGCGAGTGGATGGGGAGTCTGTGTGG
            CACCCTGTGAGCTCAGGCATCCCCGACTGTTACTACAACGTGACCCACCTGCCAGTTG
            GCGTGACTGTGAGGTTCCGTGTGGCCTGTGCCAACCGTGCTGGGCAGGGGCCCTTCAG
            CAACTCTTCTGAGAAGGTCTTTGTCAGGGGTACTCAAGATTCTTCAGCTGTGCCATCT
            GCTGCCCACCAAGAGGCCCCTGTCACCTCAAGGTCAGTCAGGGCCCGGCCTCCTGACT
            CTCCTACCTCACTGGCCTCACCCCTAGCTCCTGCTGCCCCCACACCCCCGTCAGTCAC
            TGTCAGCCCCTCATCTCCCCCCACACCTCCTAGCCAGGCCTTGTCCTCGCTCAAGGCT
            GTGGGTCCACCACCCCAAACCCCTCCACGAAGACACAGGGGCCTGCAGGCTGCCCGGC
            CAGCGGAGCCCACCCTACCCAGTACCCACGTCACCCAAGTGAGCCCCAGCCTTTCGT
            CCTTGACACTGGGACCCCGATCCCAGCCTCCACTCCTCAAGGGGTTAAACCAGTGTCT
            TCCTCTACTCCTGTGTATGTGGTGACTTCCTTTGTGTCTGCACCACCAGCCCCTGAGC
            CCCCAGCCCCTGAGCCCCCTCCTGAGCCTACCAAGGTGACTGTGCAGAGCCTCAGCCC
            GGCCAAGGAGGTGGTCAGCTCCCCTGGGAGCAGTCCCCGAAGCTCTCCCAGGCCTGAG
            GGTACCACTCTTCGACAGGGTCCCCCTCAGAAACCCTACACCTTCCTGGAGGAGAAAG
            CCAGGGGCCGCTTTGGTGTTGTGCGAGCGTGCCGGGAGAATGCCACGGGGCGAACGTT
            CGTGGCCAAGATCGTGCCCTATGCTGCCGAGGGCAAGCCGCGGGTCCTGCAGGAGTAC
            GAGGTGATGCGGACCCTGCACCACGAGCGGATCATGTCCATGCACCAGGCCTACATCA
            CCCCTCGGTACCTCGTGCTCATTGCTGAGAGCTGTGGCAACCGGGAACTCCTCTGTGG
            GCTCAGTGACAGGTTCCGGTATTCTGAGGATGACGTGGCCACTTACATGGTGCAGCTG
            CTACAAGGCCTGGACTACCTCCACGGCCACCACGTGCTCCACCTAGACATCAAGCCAG
            ACAACCTGCTGCTGGCCCCTGACAATGCCCTCAAGATTGTGGACTTTGGCAGTGCCCA
            GCCCTACAACCCCCAGGCCCTTAGGCCCCTTGGCCACCGCACGGGCACGCTGGAGTTC
            ATGGCTCCGGAGATGGTGAAGGGAGAACCCATCGGCTCTGCCACGGACATCTGGGGAG
            CGGGTGTGCTCACTTACATTATGCTCAGTGGACGCTCCCCGTTCTATGAGCCAGACCC
            CCAGGAAACGGAGGCTCGGATTGTGGGGGGCCGCTTTGATGCCTTCCAGCTGTACCCC
            AATACATCCCAGAGCGCCACCCTCTTCTTGCGAAAGGTTCTCTCTGTACATCCCTGGA
            GCCGGCCCTCCCTGCAGGACTGCCTGGCCCACCCATGGTTGCAGGACGCCTACCTGAT
            GAAGCTGCGCCGCCAGACGCTCACCTTCACCACCAACCGGCTCAAGGAGTTCCTGGGC
            GAGCAGCGGCGGCGCCGGGCTGAGGCTGCCACCCGCCACAAGGTGCTGCTGCGCTCCT
            ACCCTGGCGGCCCCTAGAGGCACGGACCACAGCCAGGCCTCGGGCTTCAAAACTGGGGTT
            CCCACCAATGCCACGGGACATTCCAGGGCCCACGCTGAGCCAGGCGGGCCTGGGGCTT
            CGGTTACCACCAGCAGCAACATCTGGCTGGGCTCTTACCTCATAGACCTTCAAGGACA
            GAGACCCCAGGGCCTGGACCTGATGCCACCCCAGGCCAAAGCCAGAGTGGGAGACCCA
            TTGGTCAGGCTCAGCAGGGTGGGAACAGGCAGAGGGACAAGAGGGGAATGGAGAAGTG
            GAGAGGAAGGAATCGAGGGACAGGAAGG
            ORF Start: ATG at 61 ORF Stop: TAG at 9817
            SEQ ID NO:36         3252 aa MW at 352828.6 kD
NOV14b,     MQKARGTRGEDAGTRAPPSPGVPPKRAKVGAGGGARVAVAGAPVFLRPLKNAAVCAGS
CG124136-01 DVRLRVVVSGTPHPILRWFRDGQLLPAPAPEPSCLWLRRCGAQDAGVYSCMAQNERGR
Protein     ASCEAVLTVLEVGDSETAFDDISDVQGTQRLELRDDGAFSTPTGGSDTLVGTSLDTPP
Sequence    TSVTGTSEEQVSWWGSGQTVLEQEAGSGGGTRRLRGSPRQAQATGAGPRHLGVEPLVR
            ASRANLVGASWGSEDSLSVASDLYGSAFSLYRGRALSIHVSVPQSGLRREEPDLQPQL
            ASEAPRRPAQPPPSKSALLPPPSPRVGKRSPPGPPAQPAATPTSPHRRTQEPVLREDT
            TTEEKRGKKSKSSCPSLAGTASSRPQTPLSEASGRLSALORSPRLVRAGSRTLDKLQF
            FEERRRSLERSDSPPAPLRPWVPLRKARSLEQPKSERGAPWGTPGASQEELRAPGSVA
            ERRRLFQQKAASLDERTRQRSPASDLELRPAQSLGRIRRSTSREELVRSHESLRATLQ
            RAPSPREPGEPPLFSRPSTPKTSRAVSPAAAQPPSPSSAEKPGDEPGRPRSRGPAGRT
            EPGEGPQQEVRRRDQFPLTRSRAIQECRSPVPPPAADPPEARTKAPPGRKREPPAQAV
            RFLPWATPGLEGAAVPQTLEKNRAGPSAEKRLRRGPEEDGPWGPWDRRGARSQGKGRR
            ARPTSPELESSDDSYVSAGEEPLEAPVFSIPLQNVVVAPGADVLLKCIITAAPPPQVS
            WHKDGSALRSEGRLLLRAFGERHTLLLREARAADAGSYMATATNELGQATCAASLTVR
            PGGSTSPFSSPTTSDEEYLSPPEEFPEPGETWPRTPTMKPSPSQNRRSSDTGSKAPPT
            FKVSLMDQSVREGQDVIMSIRVQGEPKPVVSWLRNRQPVRPDQRRFAEEAEGGLCRLR
            IILAAERGDAGPYTCKAVNEYGARQCEARLRSEDVDVGAGEMALPECLVAGPTDVEVDW
            LCRGRLLQPALLKCKMHFDGRKCKLLLTSVHEDDSGVYTCKLSTAKDELTCSARLTVR
            PSLAPLFTRLLEDVEVLEGRAARFDCKISGTPPPVVTWTHFGCPMEESENLRLRQDGG
            LHSLHTAHVGSEDEGLYAVSAVNTHGQAHCSAQLYVEEPRTAASGPSSKLEKMPSIPE
            EPEQGELERLSIPDFLRPLQDLEVGLAKEAMLECQVTGLPYPTTSWFHNGHRTQSSDD
            RRMTQYRDVHRLVFPAVGPQHAGVYKSVIANKLGKAACYAHLYVTDVVPGRPDGAPQV
            VAVTGRMVTLTWNPPRSLDMAIDPDSLTYTVQHQVLGSDQWTALVTGLREPGAAATGL
            RKGVQHIFRVLSTTVKSSSKPSPPSEPVQLLEHGPTLEEAPAMLDKPDIVYVVEGQPA
            SVTVTFNHVEAQVVWRSCRGALLEARAGVYELSQRDDDQYCLRICRVSRRDMGALTCT
            ARNRHGTQTCSVTLELAEAPRFESTMEDVEVGAGETARFAVVVEGKPLPDIMWYKDEV
            LLTESSHVSFVYEENECSLVVLSTGAQDGGVYTCTAQNLAGEVSCAAELAVHSAQTAA
            EVEGVGEDEDHRGRRLSDFYDTHQEIGRGAFSYLRRIVERSSGLEPAAKFIPSQAKPK
            ASARREARLLARLQHDCVLYFHEAFERRRGLVIVTELCTEELLERIARKPTVCESETR
            KYMRQVLEGIHYLHQSHVLHLDVKPENLLVWDGAAGEQQVRICDFGNAQELTPGEPQY
            CQYGTPEFVAPEIVNQSPVSGVTDIWPVGVVAFLLSDRNLPVCWGNDRTTLMNIRNYN
            VAFEETTFLSLSREARGPLIKVLVQDRLRPTAEETLEHPWFKTQAKGAEVSTDHLKLF
            LSRRRWQRSQISYKCHLVLRPIPELLRARPERVWVTMPRRPPPSGGLSSSSDSEEEEL
            EELPSVPRPLQPEFSGSRVSLTDIPTEDEALGTPETGAATPMDWQEQGRAPSQDQEAP
            SPEALPSPGQEPAAGASPRRGELRRG8SAESALPRAGPRELGRGLHAAASVELPQRRS
            PGPGATRLARGGLGEGEYAQRLQALRQRLLRGGPEDGKVSGLRGRLLESLGGRARDPR
            MARAASSEAAPHHQPPLENRGLQKSSSFSQGEAEPRGRHRRAGAPLEIPVARLGARRL
            QESPSLSALSEAQPSSPARPSAPKPSTPKSAEPSATTPSDAPQPRARQPAQDAAPEPR
            PEPVRASKPAPPPQALQTLALRLTPYAQIIQSLQLSGHAQGPSQGPAAPPSEPKPHAA
            VPARVASPPPGAPEKRVPSAGGPPVLAEKARVPTVPPRPGSSLSSSIENLESEAVFEA
            KFKRSRESPLSLGLRLLSRSRSEERGPFRGAEEEDGIYRPSPAGTPLELVRRRERSRS
            VQDLRAVGEPGLVRRLSLSLSQRLRRTPRAQRHPAWEARGGDGESSEGGSSARGSPVL
            AMRRRLSFTLERLSSRLQRSGSSEDSGGASGRSTPLFGRLRRATSEGESLRRLGLPHN
            QLAAQAGATTPSAESLGSEASATSGSSARGESRSRLRWGPSRPRKDKGLSPPNLSASV
            QEELGHQYVRSESDFPPVFHIKLKDQVLLEGEAATLLCLRAACPAPHISWMKDKKSLR
            SEPSVIIVSCKDGRQLLSIPRAGKRHAGLYECSATNVLGSITSSCTVAVARVPGKLAP
            REVPQTYQDTALVLWKPGDSPAPCTYTLERRVDGESVWHPVSSGIRDCYYNVTHLPVG
            VTVRFRVACANRAGQGPFSNSSEKVFVRGTQDSSAVPSAAHQEAPVTSRSVRARPPDS
            PTSLASPLAPAAPTPPSVTVSPSSPPTPPSQALSSLKAVGPPPQTPPRRHRGLQAARP
            AEPTLPSTHVTPSEPQPFVLDTGTPIPASTPQGVKPVSSSTPVYVVTSFVSAPPAPEP
            PAREPPPEPTKVTVQSLSPAKEVVSSPGSSPRSSPRPEGTTLRQGPPQKPYTFLEFKA
            RGRPGVVRACRENATGRTFVAKIVPYAAEGKPRVLQEYEVMRTLHHERTMSMHEAYIT
            PRYLVLIAESCGNRELLCGLSDRFRYSEDDVATYMVQLLQGLDYLHGHHVLHLDIKPD
            NLLLAPDNALKIVDFGSAQPYNPQALRPLGHRTGTLEFMAPEMVKGBPIGSATDIWGA
            GVLTYIMLSGRSPFYEPDPQETEARIVGGRFDAFQLYPNTSQSATLFLRKVLSVHPWS
            RPSLQDCLAHPWLQDAYLMKLRRQTLTFTTNRLKSFLGEQRRRRAEAATRHKVLLRSY
            PGGP
            SEQ ID NO:37         9698 bp
NOV14c,     CCGCGGGTGCCCCCGTGGCCGCCCAGTTCCGGCGTCCCCCCAGCCCAGCTCTCAGTGG
CG124136-03 CCATGCAGAAAGCCCGGGGCACGCGAGGCGAGGATGCGGGCACGAGGGCACCCCCCAG
DNA         CCCCGGAGTGCCCCCGAAAAAGGGCCAAGGTGGGGGCCGGCGGCGGGGCTCCTGTGGCC
Sequence    GTGGCCGGGGCGCCAGTCTTCCTGCGGCCCCTGAAGAACGCGGCGGTGTGCGCGGGCA
            GCGACGTGCGGCTGCGGGTGGTGGTGAGCGGGACGCCCCAGCCCAGCCTCCGCTGGTT
            CCGGGATGGGCAGCTCCTGCCCGCGCCGGCCCCCGAGCCCAGCTGCCTGTGGCTGCGG
            CGCTGCGGGGCGCAGGACGCCGGCGTGTACAGCTGCATGGCCCAGAACGAGCGGGGCC
            GGGCCTCCTGCGAGGCGGTGCTCACAGTGCTGGAGGTCGGAGACTCAGAGACGGCTGA
            GGATGACATCAGCGATGTGCAGGGAACCCAGCGCCTGGAGCTTCGGGATGACGGGGCC
            TTCAGCACCCCCACGGGGGGTTCTGACACCCTGGTGGGCACCTCCCTGGACACACCCC
            CGACCTCCGTGACAGGCACCTCAGAGGAGCAAGTGAGCTGGTGGGGCAGCGGGCAGAC
            AGCAGCGTCCCTCAGAGCGGGTTGCGCAGGGAGGAGCCCGACCTTCAGCCTCAACTGG
            CCAGCGAAGCCCCACGCCGCCCTGCCCAGCCGCCTCCTTCCAAATCCGCGCTGCTCCC
            CCCACCGTCCCCTCGGGTCGGGAAGCGGTCCCCGCCGGGACCCCCGGCCCAGCCCGCG
            GCCACCCCCACGTCGCCCCACCGTCGCACTCAGGAGCCTGTGCTGCCCGAGGACACCA
            CCACCGAAGAGAAGCGAGGGAAGAAGTCCAAGTCGTCCGGGCCCTCCCTGGCGGGCAC
            CGCGGAATCCCGACCCCAGACGCCACTGAGCGAGGCCTCAGGCCGCCTGTCGGCGTTG
            GGCCGATCGCCTAGGCTGGTGCGCGCCGGCTCCCGCATCCTGGACAAGCTGCAGTTCT
            TCGAGGAGCGACGGCGCAGCCTGGAGCGCAGCGACTCGCCGCCGGCGCCCCTGCGGCC
            CTGGGTGCCCCTGCGCAAGGCCCGCTCTCTGGAGCAGCCCAAGTCGGAGCGCGGCGCA
            CCGTGGGGCACCCCCGGGGCCTCGCAGGAAGAACTGCGGGCGCCAGGCAGCGTGGCCG
            AGCGGCGCCGCCTGTTCCAGCAGAAAGCGGCCTCGCTGGACGAGCGCACGCGTCAGCG
            CAGCCCGGCCTCAGACCTCGAGCTGCGCTTCGCCCAGGAGCTGGGCCGCATCCGCCGC
            TCCACGTCGCGGGAGGAGCTGGTGCGCTCGCACGAGTCCCTGCGCGCCACGCTGCAGC
            GTGCCCCATCCCCTCGAGAGCCCGGCGAGCCCCCGCTCTTCTCTCGGCCCTCCACCCC
            CAAGACATCGCGGGCCGTGAGCCCCGCCGCCGCCCAGCCGCCCTCTCCGAGCAGCGCG
            GAGAAGCCGGGGGACGAGCCTGGGAGGCCCAGGAGCCGCGGGCCGGCGGGCAGGACAG
            AGCCGGGGGAAGGCCCGCAGCAGGAGGTTAGGCGTCGGGACCAATTCCCGCTGACCCG
            GAGCAGAGCCATCCAGGAGTGCAGGAGCCCTGTGCCGCCCCCCGCCGCCGATCCCCCA
            GAGGCCAGGACGAAAGCACCCCCCGGTCGGAAGCGGGAGCCCCCGGCGCAGGCCGTGC
            GCTTCCTGCCCTGGGCCACGCCGGGCCTGGAGGGCGCTGCTGTACCCCAGACCTTGGA
            GAAGAACAGGGCGGGGCCTGAGGCAGAGAAGAGGCTTCGCAGAGGGCCGGAGGAGGAC
            GGTCCCTGGGGGCCCTGGGACCGCCGAGGGGCCCGCAGCCAGGGCAAAGGTCGCCGGG
            CCCGGCCCACCTCCCCTGAGCTCGAGTCTTCGGATGACTCCTACGTGTCCGCTGGAGA
            AGAGCCCCTAGAGGCCCCTGTGTTTGAGATCCCCCTGCAGAATGTGGTGGTGGCACCA
            GGGGCAGATGTGCTGCTCAAGTGTATCATCACTGCCAACCCCCCGCCCCAAGTGTCCT
            GGCACAAGGATGGGTCAGCGCTGCGCAGCGAGGGCCGCCTCCTCCTCCGGGCTGAGGG
            TGAGCGGCACACCCTGCTGCTCAGGGAGGCCAGGGCAGCAGATGCCGGGAGCTATATG
            GCCACCGCCACCAACGAGCTGGGCCAGGCCACCTGTGCCGCCTCACTGACCGTGAGAC
            CCGGTGGGTCTACATCCCCTTTCAGCAGCCCCATCACCTCCGACGAGGAATACCTGAG
            CCCCCCAGAGGAGTTCCCAGAGCCTGGGGAGACCTGGCCGCGAACCCCCACCATGAAG
            CCCAGTCCCAGCCAGAACCGCCGTTCTTCTGACACTGGCTCCAAGGCACCCCCCACCT
            TCAAGGTCTCACTTATGGACCAGTCAGTAAGAGAAGGCCAAGATGTCATCATGAGCAT
            CCGCGTGCAGGGGGAGCCCAAGCCTGTGGTCTCCTGGCTGAGAAACCGCCAGCCCGTG
            CGCCCAGACCAGCGGCGCTTTGCGGAGGAGGCTGAGGGTGGGCTGTGCCGGCTGCGGA
            TCCTGGCTGCAGAGCGTGGCGATGCTGGTTTCTACACTTGCAAAGCGGTCAATGAGTA
            TGGTGCTCGGCAGTGCGAGGCCCGCTTGGAGGTCCGAGCACACCCTGAAAGCCGGTCC
            CTGGCCGTGCTGGCCCCCCTGCAGGACGTGGACGTGGGGGCCGGGGAGATGGCGCTGT
            TTGAGTGCCTGGTGGCGGGGCCCACTGACGTGGAGGTGGATTGGCTGTGCCGTGGCCG
            CCTGCTGCAGCCTGCACTGCTCAATGCAAGATGCATTTCGATGGCCGCAAAAATGCAAG
            CTGCTACTTACATCTGTACATGAGGACGACAGTGGCGTCTACACCTGCAAGCTCAGCA
            CGGCCAAAGATGAGCTGACCTGCAGTGCCCGGCTGACCGTGCGGCCCTCGTTGGCACC
            CCTGTTCACACGGCTGCTGGAAGATGTGGAGGTGTTGGAGGGCCGAGCTGCCCGTTTC
            GACTGCAAGATCAGTGGCACCCCGCCCCCTGTTGTTACCTGGACTCATTTTGGCTGCC
            CCATGGAGGAGAGTGAGAACTTGCGGCTGCGGCAGGACGGGGGTCTGCACTCACTGCA
            CATTGCCCATGTGGGCAGCGAGGACGAGGGGCTCTATGCGGTCAGTGCTGTTAACACC
            CATGGCCAGGCCCACTGCTCAGCCCAGCTGTATGTAGAAGAGCCCCGGACAGCCGCCT
            CAGGCCCCAGCTCGAAGCTGGAGAAGATGCCATCCATTCCCGAGGAGCCAGAGCAGGG
            TGAGCTGGAGCGGCTGTCCATTCCCGACTTCCTGCGGCCACTGCAGGACCTGGAGGTG
            GGACTGGCCAAGGAGGCCATGCTAGAGTGCCAGGTGACCGGCCTGCCCTACCCCACCA
            TCAGCTGGTTCCACAATGGCCACCGCATCCAGAGCAGCGACGACCGGCGCATGACACA
            TACAAGAGCGTCATTGCCAACAAGCTGGGCAAAGCTGCCTGCTATGCCCACCTGTATG
            TCACAGATGTGGTCCCAGGCCCTCCAGATGGCGCCCCGCAGGTGGTGGCTGTGACGGG
            GAGGATGGTCACACTCACATGGAACCCCCCCAGGAGTCTGGACATGGCCATCGACCCG
            GACTCCCTGACGTACACAGTGCAGCACCAGGTGCTGGGCTCGGACCAGTGGACGGCAC
            TGGTCACAGGCCTGCGGGAGCCAGGGTGGGCAGCCACAGGGCTGCGTAAGGGGGTCCA
            GCACATCTTCCGGGTCCTCAGCACCACTGTCAAGAGCAGCAGCAAGCCCTCACCCCCT
            TCTGAGCCTGTGCAGCTGCTGGAGCACGGCCCAACCCTGGAGGAGGCCCCTGCCATGC
            TGGACAAACCAGACATCGTGTATGTGGTGGAGGGACAGCCTGCCAGCGTCACCGTCAC
            ATTCAACCATGTGGAGGCCCAGGTCGTCTGGAGGAGCTGCCGAGGGGCCCTCCTAGAG
            GCACGGGCCGGTGTGTACGAGCTGAGCCAGCCAGATGATGACCAGTACTGTCTTCGGA
            TCTGCCGGGTGAGCCGCCGGGACATGGGGGCCCTCACCTGCACCGCCCGAAACCGTCA
            CGGCACACAGACCTGCTCGGTCACATTGGAGCTGGCAGAGGCCCCTCGGTTTGAGTCC
            ATCATGGAGGACGTGGAGGTGGGGGCTGGGGAAACTGCTCGCTTTGCGGTGGTGGTCG
            AGGGAAAACCACTGCCGGACATCATGTGGTACAAGGACGAGGTGCTGCTGACCGAGAG
            CAGCCATGTGAGCTTCGTGTACGAGGAGAATGAGTGCTCCCTGGTGGTGCTCAGCACG
            GGGGCCCAGGATGGAGGCGTCTACACCTGCACCGCCCAGAACCTGGCGGGTGAGGTCT
            CCTGCAAAGCAGAGTTGGCTGTGCATTCAGCTCAGACAGCTATGGAGGTCGAGGGGGT
            CGGGGAGGATGAGGACCATCGAGGAAGGAGACTCAGCGACTTTTATGACATCCACCAG
            GAGATCGGCAGGGGTGCTTTCTCCTACTTGCGGCGCATAGTGGAGCGTAGCTCCGGCC
            TGGAGTTTGCGGCCAAGTTCATCCCCAGCCAGGCCAAGCCAAAGGCATCAGCGCGTCG
            GGAGGCCCGGCTGCTGGCCAGGCTCCAGCACGACTGTGTCCTCTACTTCCATGAGGCC
            TTCGAGAGGCGCCGGGGACTGGTCATTGTCACCGAGCTCTGCACAGAGGAGCTGCTGG
            AGCGAATCGCCAGGAAACCCACCGTGTGTGAGTCTGAGATCCGGGCCTATATGCGGCA
            GGTGCTAGAGGGAATACACTACCTGCACCAGAGCCACGTGCTGCACCTCGATGTCAAG
            CCTGAGAACCTGCTGGTGTGGGATGGTGCTGCGGGCGAGCAGCAGGTGCGGATCTGTG
            ACTTTGGGAATGCCCAGGAGCTGACTCCAGGAGAGCCCCAGTACTGCCAGTATGGCAC
            ACCTGAGTTTGTAGCACCCGAGATTGTCAATCAGAGCCCCGTGTCTGGAGTCACTGAC
            ATCTGGCCTGTGGGTGTTGTTGCCTTCCTCTGTCTGACAGGAATCTCCCCGTTTGTTG
            GGGAAAAATGACCGGACAACATTGATGAACATCCGAACTACAACGTGGCCTTCGAGGA
            GACCACATTCCTGAGCCTGAGCAGGGAGGCCCGGGGCTTCCTCATCAAAGTGTTGGTG
            CAGGACCGGCTGAGACCTACCGCAGAAGAGACCCTAGAACATCCTTGGTTCAAAACTC
            AGGCAAAGGGCGCAGAGGTGAGCACGGATCACCTGAAGCTATTCCTCTCCCGGCGGAG
            GTGGCAGCGCTCCCAGATCAGCTACAAATGCCACCTGGTGCTGCGCCCCATCCCCGAG
            CTGCTGCGGGCCCCCCCAGAGCGGGTGTGGGTGACCATGCCCAGAAGGCCACCCCCCA
            GTGGGGGGCTCTCATCCTCCTCGGATTCTGAAGAGGAAGAGCTGGAAGAGCTGCCCTC
            AGTGCCCCGCCCACTGCAGCCCGAGTTCTCTGGCTCCCGGGTGTCCCTCACAGACATT
            CCCACTGAGGATGAGGCCCTGGGGACCCCAGAGACTGGGGCTGCCACCCCCATGGACT
            GGCAGGAGCAGGGAAGGGCTCCCTCTCAGGACCAGGAGCCTCCCAGCCCAGAGGCCCT
            CCCCTCCCCAGGCCAGGAGCCCGCAGCTGGGGCTAGCCCCAGGCGGGGAGAGCTCCGC
            ACGGGCAGCTCGGCTGAGAGCGCCCTGCCCCGGGCCGGGCCGCGGGAGCTGGGCCGGG
            GCCTGCACAAGGCGGCGTCTGTGGAGCTGCCGCAGCGCCGGAGCCCCGGCCCGGGAGC
            CACCCGCCTGGCCCGGGCAGGCCTGGGTGAGGGCGAGTATGCCCAGAGGCTGCAGGCC
            CTGCGCCAGCGGCTGCTGCGGGGAGGCCCCGAGGATGGCAAGGTCAGCGGCCTCAGGG
            GTCCCCTGCTGGAGAGCCTGGGGGGCCGTGCTCGGGACCCCCGGATGGCACGAGCTGC
            CTCCAGCGAGGCAGCGCCCCACCACCAGCCCCCACTCGAGAACCGGGGCCTGCAAAAG
            AGCAGCAGCTTCTCCCAGGGTGAGGCGGAGCCCCGGGGCCGGCACCGCCGAGCGGGGG
            CGCCCCTCGAGATCCCCGTGGCCAGGCTTGGGGCCCGTAGGCTACAGGAGTCTCCTTC
            CCTGTCTGCCCTCAGCGAGGCCCAGCCATCCAGCCCTGCACGGCCCAGCGCCCCCAAA
            CCCAGTACCCCTAAGTCTGCAGAACCTTCTGCCACCACACCTAGTGATGCTCCGCAGC
            CCCCCGCACCCCAGCCTGCCCAAGACAAGGCTCCAGAGCCCAGGCCAGAACCAGTCCG
            AGCCTCCAAGCCTGCACCACCCCCCCAGGCCCTGCAAACCCTAGCGCTGCCCCTCACA
            CCCTATGCTCAGATCATTCAGTCCCTCCAGCTGTCAGGCCACGCCCAGGGCCCCTCGC
            AGGGCCCTGCCGCGCCGCCTTCAGAGCCCAAGCCCCACGCTGCTGTCTTTGCCAGGGT
            GGCCTCCCCACCTCCGGGAGCCCCCGAGAAGCGCGTGCCCTCAGCCGGGGGTCCCCCG
            GTGCTAGCCGAGAAAGCCCGAGTTCCCACGGTGCCCCCCAGGCCAGGCAGCAGTCTCA
            GTAGCAGCATCGAAAACTTGGAGTCGGAGGCCGTGTTCGAGGCCAAGTTCAAGCGCAG
            CCGCGAGTCGCCCCTGTCGCTGGGGCTGCGGCTGCTGAGCCGTTCGCGCTCGGAGGAG
            CGCGGCCCCTTCCGTGGGGCCGAGGAGGAGGATGGCATATACCGGCCCAGCCCGGCGG
            GGACCCCGCTGGAGCTGGTGCGACGGCCTGAGCGCTCACGCTCGGTGCAGGACCTCAG
            GGCTGTCGGAGAGCCTGGCCTCGTCCGCCGCCTCTCGCTGTCACTGTCCCAGCGGCTG
            CGGCGGACCCCTCCCGCGCAGCGCCACCCGGCCTGGGAGGCCCGCGGCGGGGACGGAG
            AGAGCTCGGAGGGCGGGAGCTCGGCGCGGGGCTCCCCGGTGCTGGCGATGCGCAGGCG
            GCTGAGCTTCACCCTGGAGCGGCTGTCCAGCCGATTGCAGCCCAGTGGCAGCAGCGAG
            GACTCGGGGGGCGCGTCGGGCCGCAGCACGCCGCTGTTCGGACGGCTTCGCAGGGCCA
            CGTCCGAGGGCGAGAGTCTGCGGCGCCTTGGCCTTCCGCACAACCAGTTGGCCGCCCA
            GGCCGGCGCCACCACGCCTTCCGCCGAGTCCCTGGGCTCCGAGGCCAGCGCCACGTCG
            GGCTCCTCAGCCCCAGGGGAAAGCCGAAGCCGGCTCCGCTGGGGCTTCTCTCGGCCGC
            GGAAGGACAAGGGGTTATCGCCACCAAACCTCTCTGCCAGCGTCCAGGAGGAGTTGGG
            TCACCAGTACGTGCGCAGTGAGTCAGACTTCCCCCCAGTCTTCCACATCAAACTCAAG
            GACCAGGTGCTGCTGGAGGGGGAGGCAGCCACCCTGCTCTGCCTGCCAGCGGCCTGCC
            CTGCACCGCACATCTCCTGGATGAAAGACAAGAAGTCCTTGAGGTCAGAGCCCTCAGT
            GATCATCGTGTCCTGCAAAGATGGGCGGCAGCTGCTCAGCATCCCCCGGGCGGGCAAG
            CGGCACGCCGGTCTCTATGAGTGCTCGGCCACCAACGTACTGGGCAGCATCACCAGCT
            CCTGTACCGTGGCTGTGGCCCGAGTCCCAGGAAAGCTAGCTCCTCCAGAGGTACCCCA
            GACCTACCAGGACACGGCGCTGGTGCTGTGGAAGCCGGGAGACAGCCGGGCACCTTGC
            ACGTATACGCTGGAGCGGCGAGTGGATGGGGAGTCTGTGTGGCACCCTGTGAGCTCAG
            GCATCCCCGACTGTTACTACAACGTGACCCACCTGCCAGTTGGCGTGACTGTGAGGTT
            CCGTGTGGCCTGTGCCAACCGTGCTGGGCAGGGGCCCTTCAGCAACTCTTCTGAGAAG
            GTCTTTGTCAGGGGTACTCAAGATTCTTCAGCTGTGCCATCTGCTGCCCACCAAGAGG
            CCCCTGTCACCTCAAGGCCAGCCAGGGCCCGGCCTCCTGACTCTCCTACCTCACTGGC
            CCCACCCCTAGCTCCTGCTGCCCCCACACCCCCGTCAGTCACTGTCAGCCCCTCATCT
            CCCCCCACACCTCCTAGCCAGGCCTTGTCCTCGCTCAAGGCTGTGGGTCCACCACCCC
            AAACCCCTCCACGAAGACACAGGGGCCTGCAGGCTGCCCGGCCAGCGGAGCCCACCCT
            ACCCAGTACCCACGTCACCCCAAGTGAGCCCAAGCCTTTCGTCCTTGACACTGGGACC
            CCGATCCCAGCCTCCACTCCTCAAGGGGTTAAACCAGTGTCTTCCTCTACTCCTGTGT
            ATGTGGTGACTTCCTTTGTGTCTGCACCACCAGCCCCTGAGCCCCCAGCCCCTGAGCC
            CCCTCCTGAGCCTACCAAGGTGACTGTGCAGAGCCTCAGCCCGGCCAAGGAGGTGGTC
            AGCTCCCCTGGGAGCAGTCCCCGAAGCTCTCCCAGGCCTGAGGGTACCACTCTTCGAC
            AGGGTCCCCCTCAGAAACCCTACACCTTCCTGGAGGAGAAAGCCAGGGGCCGCTTTGG
            TGTTGTGCGAGCGTGCCGGGAGAATGCCACGGGGCGAACGTTCGTGGCCAAGATCGTG
            CCCTATGCTGCCGAGGGCAAGCGGCGGGTCCTGCAGGAGTATGAGGTGCTGCGGACCC
            TGCACCACGAGCGGATCATGTCCCTGCACGAGGCCTACATCACCCCTCGGTACCTCGT
            GCTCATTGCTGAGAGCTGTGGCAACCGGGAACTCCTCTGTGGGCTCAGTGACAGGTTC
            CGGTATTCTGAGGATGACGTGGCCACTTACATGGTGCAGCTGCTACAAGGCCTGGACT
            ACCTCCACGGCCACCACGTGCTCCACCTAGACATCAAGCCAGACAACCTGCTGCTGGC
            CCCTGACAATGCCCTCAAGATTGTGGACTTTGGCAGTGCCCAGCCCTACAACCCCCAG
            GCCCTTAGGCCCCTTGGCCACCGCACGGGCACGCTGGAGTTCATGGCTCCGGAGATGG
            TGAAGGGAGAACCCATCGGCTCTGCCACGGACATCTGGGGAGCGGGTGTGCTCACTTA
            CATTATGCTCAGTGGACGCTCCCCGTTCTATGAGCCAGACCCCCAGGAAACGGAGGCT
            CGGATTGTGGGGGGCCGCTTTGATGCCTTCCAGCTGTACCCCAATACATCCCAGAGCG
            CCACCCTCTTCTTGCGAAAGGTTCTCTCTGTACATCCCTGGAGCCGGCCCTCCCTGCA
            ACGCTCACCTTCACCACCAACCGGCTCAAGGAGTTCCTGGGCGAGCAGCGGCGGCGCC
            GGGCTGAGGCTGCCACCCGCCACAAGGTGCTGCTGCGCTCCTACCCTGGCGGCCCCTA
            GGCGGCCGCTAT
            ORF Start: ATG at 61 ORF Stop: TAG at 9685
            SEQ ID NO:38         3208 aa MW at 348092.4 kD
NOV14c,     MQKARGTRGEDAGTRAPPSPGVPPKRAKVGAGGGAPVAVAGAPVFLRPLKNAAVCAGS
CG124136-03 IDVRLRVVVSGTPQPSLRWFRDGQLLPAPAPEPSCLWLRRCGAQDAGVYSCMAQNERGR
Protein     AAASCEAVLTVLEVGDSETAEDDISDVQGTQRLELRDDGAFSTPTGGSDTLVGTSLDTPP
Sequence    TSVTGTSEEQVSWWGSGQTVLEQEAGSGGGTRRLPGSPSSVPQSGLRREEPDLQPQLA
            SEAPRRPAQPPPSKSALLPPPSPRVGKRSPPGPPAQPAATPTSPHRRTQEPVLPEDTT
            TEEKRGKKSKSSGPSLAGTAESRPQTPLSEASGRLSALGRSPRLVRAGSRILDKLQFE
            EERRRSLERSDSPPAPLRPWVPLRKARSLEQPKSERGAPWGTPGASQEELRAPGSVAE
            RRRLFQQKAASLDERTRQRSPASDLELRFAQELGRIRRSTSREELVRSHESLRATLQR
            APSPREPGEPPLFSRPSTPKTSRAVSPAAAQPPSPSSAEKPGDEPGRPRSRGPAGRTE
            PGEGPQQEVRRRDQFPLTRSRAIQECRSPVPPPAADPPEARTKAPPGRKREPPAQAVR
            FLPWATPGLEGAAVPQTLEKNRAGPEAEKRLRRGPEEDGPWGPWDRRGARSQGKGRRA
            RPTSPELESSDDSYVSAGEEPLEAPVFETPLQNVVVAPGADVLLKCIITANPPPQVSW
            HKDGSALRSEGRLLLRAEGERHTLLLREARAADAGSYMATATNELGQATCAASLTVRP
            GGSTSPFSSPITSDEEYLSPPEEFPEPGETWPRTPTMKPSPSQNRRSSDTGSKAPPTF
            KVSLMDQSVREGQDVIMSTRVQGEPKPVVSWLRNRQPVRPDQRRFAEEAFGGLCRLRT
            LAAERGDAGFYTCKAVNEYGARQCEARLEVRAHPESRSLAVLAPLQDVDVGAGEMALF
            ECLVAGPTDVEVDWLCRGRLLQPALLKCKMHFDGRKCKLLLTSVHEDDSGVYTCKLST
            AKDELTCSARLTVRPSLAPLPTRLLEDVEVLEGRAARPDCKISGTPPPVVTWTHPGCP
            MEESENLRLRQDGGLHSLHIAHVGSEDEGLYAVSAVNTHGQAHCSAQLYVEEPRTAAS
            GPSSKLEKMPSIPEEPEQGELERLSIPDFLRPLQDLEVGLAKEAALECQVTGLPYPTI
            SWFHNGHRIQSSDDRRMTQYRDVHRLVFPAVGPQHAGVYKSVIANKLGKAACYAHLYV
            TDVVPGPPDGAPQVVAVTGRMVTLTWNPPRSLDMAIDPDSLTYTVQHQVLGSDQWTAL
            VTGLREPGWAATGLRKGVQHIFRVLSTTVKSSSKPSPPSEPVQLLEHGPTLEEAPAML
            DKPDIVYVVEGQPASVTVTFNHVEAQVVWRSCRGALLEARAGVYELSQPDDDQYCLRI
            CRVSRRDMGALTCTARNRHGTQTCSVTLELAEAPRFESIMEDVFVGAGETARFAVVVE
            GKPLPDIMWYKDEVLLTESSHVSFVYEENECSLVVLSTGAQDGGVYTCTAQNLAGEVS
            CKAELAVHSAQTAMEVEGVGEDEDHRGRRLSDFYDIHQEIGRGAFSYLRRIVERSSGL
            EFAAKPIPSQAKPKASARREARLLARLQHDCVLYFHEAFERRRGLVIVTELCTEELLE
            RIARKPTVCESEIRAYMRQVLEGIHYLHQSHVLHLDVKPENLLVWDGAAGEQQVRICD
            FGNAQELTPGEPQYCQYGTPEFVAPEIVNQSPVSGVTDIWPVGVVAFLCLTGISPFVG
            ENDRTTLMNIRNYNVAFEETTFLSLSREARGFLIKVLVQDRLRPTAEETLEHPWFKTQ
            AKGAEVSTDHLKLFLSRRRWQRSQTSYKCHLVLRPIPELLRAPPERVWVTMPRRPPPS
            GGLSSSSDSEEEELEELPSVPRPLQPEFSGSRVSLTDIPTEDEALGTPETGAATPMDW
            QEQGRAPSQDQEAPSPEALPSPGQEPAAGASPRRGELRRGSSAESALPRAGPRELGEG
            LHKAASVELPQRRSPGPGATRLARGGLGEGEYAQRLQALRQRLLRGGPEDGKVSGLRG
            PLLESLGGRARDPRMARAASSEAAPHHQPPLENRGLQKSSSFSQGEAEPRGRHRRAGA
            PLEIPVARLGARRLQESPSLSALSEAQPSSPARPSAPKPSTPKSAEPSATTPSDAPQP
            PAPQPAQDKAPEPRPEPVRASKPAPPPQALQTLALPLTPYAQIIQSLQLSGHAQGPSQ
            GPAAPPSEPKPHAAVFARVASPPPGAPEKRVPSAGGPPVLAEKARVPTVPPRPGSSLS
            SSTENLESEAVFEAKEKRSRESPLSLGLRLLSRSRSEERGPERGAEEEDGIYRPSPAG
            TPLELVRRPERSRSVQDLRAVGEPGLVRRLSLSLSQRLRRTPPAQRHPAWEARGGDGE
            SSEGGSSARGSPVLAMRRRLSFTLERLSSRLQRSGSSEDSGGASGRSTPLFGRLRRAT
            SEGESLRRLGLPHNQLAAQAGATTPSAESLGSEASATSGSSAPGESRSRLRWGFSRPR
            KDKGLSPPNLSASVQEELGHQYVRSESDFPPVFHIKLKDQVLLEGEAATLLCLPAACP
            APHISWMKDKKSLRSEPSVIIVSCKDGRQLLSIPRAGKRHAGLYECSATNVLGSITSS
            CTVAVARVPGKLAPPEVPQTYQDTALVLWKPGDSRAPCTYTLERRVDGESVWHPVSSG
            IPDCYYNVTHLPVGVTVRFRVACANRAGQGPFSNSSEKVFVRGTQDSSAVPSAAHQEA
            PVTSRPARARPPDSPTSLAPPLAPAAPTPPSVTVSRSSPPTPPSQALSSLAAVGPPPQ
            TPPRRHRGLQAARPAERTLPSTHVTPSEPKRFVLDTGTPIPASTPQGVKPVSSSTRVY
            VVTSFVSAPPAPEPPAPEPPPERTKVTVQSLSPAKEVVSSPGSSPPSSPRPEGTTLRQ
            GPPQKPYTFLEEKARGRFGVVRACRENATGRTFVAKIVPYAAEGKRRVLQEYEVLRTL
            HHERIMSLHEAYTTPRYLVLIAESCGNRELLCGLSDRPRYSEDDVATYMVQLLQGLDY
            LHGHHVLHLDIKPDNLLLAPDNALKIVDPGSAQPYNPQALRPLGHRTGTLEFMAPEMV
            KGEPIGSATDIWGAGVLTYIMLSGRSPFYEPDPQETEARIVGGRFDAFQLYPNTSQSA
            TLPLRKVLSVHPWSRPSLQDCLAHPWLQDAYLMKLRRQTLTFTTNRLKEFLGEQRRRR
            AEAATRHKVLLPSYPGGP
            SEQ ID NO:39         860 bp
NOV14d,     ACGGGATCCACCATGGACCATCGAGGAAGGAGACTCAGCGACTTTTATGACATCCACC
283022671   AGGAGATCGGCAGGGGTGCTTTCTCCTACTTGCGGCGCATAGTGGAGCGTAGCTCCGG
DNA         CCTGGAGTTTGCGGCCAAGTTCATCCCCAGCCAGGCAAGCCAAGGCATCAGCGCGT
Sequence    CGGGAGGCCCGGCTGCTGGCCAGGCTCCAGCACGACTGTGTCCTCTACTTCCATGAGG
            CCTTCGAGAGGCGCCGGGGACTGGTCATTGTCACCGAGCTCTGCACAGAGGAGCTGCT
            GGAGCGAATCGCCAGGAAACCCACCGTGTGTGAGTCTGAGATCCGGGCCTATATGCGG
            CAGGTGCTAGAGGGAATACACTACCTGCACCAGAGCCACGTGCTGCACCTCGATGTCA
            AGCCTGAGAACCTGCTGGTGTGGGATGGTGCTGCGGGCGAGCAGCAGGTGCGGATCTG
            TGACTTTGGGAATGCCCAGGAGCTGACTCCAGGAGAGCCCCAGTACTGCCAGTATGGC
            ACACCTGAGTTTGTAGCACCCGAGATTGTCAATCAGAGCCCCGTGTCTGGAGTCACTG
            ACATCTGGCCTGTGGGTGTTGTTGCCTTCCTCTGTCTGACAGGAATCTCCCCGTTTGT
            TGGGGAAAATGACCGGACAACATTGATGAACATCCGAAACTACAACGTGGCCTTCGAG
            GAGACCACATTCCTGAGCCTGAGCAGGGAGGCCCGGGGCTTCCTCATCAAAGTGTTGG
            TGCAGGACCGGCTGAGACCTACCGCAGAAGAGACCCTAGAACATCCTTGGTTCAAAAC
            TCAGGCAAAGGGCGCACATCATCACCACCATCACTAGGCGGCCGCAAG
            ORF Start: at 1      ORF Stop: TAG at 847
            SEQ ID NO:40         282 aa MW at 32254.3 kD
NOV14d,     TGSTMDHRGRRLSDFYDIHQEIGRGAFSYLRRIVERSSGLEFAAKFTPSQAKPKASAR
28302267    REARLLARLQHDCVLYFHEAFERRRGLVIVTELCTEELLERIARKPTVCESEIRAYMR
Protein     QVLEGIHYLHQSHVLHLDVKPENLLVWDGAAGEQQVRICDFGNAQELTPGEPQYCQYG
Sequence    TPEFVAPEIVNQSPVSGVTDIWRVGVVAFLCLTGISPFVGENDRTTLMNIRNYNVAFF
            ETTFLSLSREARGFLIKVLVQDRLRPTAEETLEHPWFKTQAKGAHHHHHH

[0391] Sequence comparison of the above protein sequences yields the following sequence relationships shown in Table 14B.

TABLE 14B
Comparison of NOV14a against NOV14b through NOV14d.
	Protein	NOV14a Residues/	Identities/Similarities
	Sequence	Match Residues	for the Matched Region
	NOV14b	1 . . . 3114	2619/3114 (84%)
		1 . . . 3114	2623/3114 (84%)
	NOV14c	1 . . . 3114	2532/3129 (80%)
		1 . . . 3070	2536/3129 (80%)
	NOV14d	1572 . . . 1846	249/275 (90%)
		2 . . . 276	249/275 (90%)

[0392] Further analysis of the NOV14a protein yielded the following properties shown in Table 14C.

TABLE 14C
Protein Sequence Properties NOV14a
PSort     0.6000 probability located in endoplasmic reticulum
analysis: (membrane); 0.3500 probability located in nucleus; 0.3000
          probability located in microbody (peroxisome); 0.1000
          probability located in mitochondrial inner membrane
SignalP   No Known Signal Sequence Predicted
analysis:

[0393] A search of the NOV14a protein against the Geneseq database, a proprietary database that contains sequences published in patents and patent publication, yielded several homologous proteins shown in Table 14D.

TABLE 14D
Geneseq Results for NOV14a
			Identities/
		NOV14a	Similarities
	Protein/	Residues/	for the
Geneseq	Organism/Length	Match	Matched	Expect
Identifier	[Patent #, Date]	Residues	Region	Value
AAE19160	Human kinase	960 . . . 3114	2133/2155	0.0
	polypeptide		(98%)
	(PKIN-18)—	88 . . . 2242	2137/2155
	Homo sapiens,		(98%)
	2380 aa.
	[WO200208399-
	A2, 31 JAN.
	2002]
AAB65635	Novel protein	967 . . . 3114	2127/2148	0.0
	kinase, SEQ ID		(99%)
	NO: 162—Homo	1 . . . 2148	2130/2148
	sapiens, 2286 aa		(99%)
	[WO200073469-
	A2, 7 DEC.
	2000]
AAY70078	Human striated	321 . . . 957	600/645	0.0
	muscle		(93%)
	preferentially	13 . . . 656	602/645
	expressed partial		(93%)
	protein—Homo
	sapiens, 661 aa.
	[WO200009689-
	A2, 24 FEB.
	2000]
AAW77048	Human striated	321 . . . 957	600/645	0.0
	muscle		(93%)
	preferentially	13 . . . 656	602/645
	expressed		(93%)
	protein—Homo
	sapiens, 661 aa.
	[WO9835040-A2,
	13 AUG. 1998]
AAY70079	Mouse striated	365 . . . 957	553/594	0.0
	muscle		(93%)
	preferentially	4 . . . 597	566/594
	expressed partial		(95%)
	protein—Mus sp,
	602 aa.
	[WO200009689-
	A2, 24 FEB.
	2000]

[0394] In a BLAST search of public sequence databases, the NOV14a protein was found to have homology to the proteins shown in the BLASTP data in Table 14E.

TABLE 14E
Public BLASTP Results for NOV14a
			Identities/
		NOV14a	Similarities
Protein		Residues/	for the
Accession	Protein/	Match	Matched	Expect
Number	Organism/Length	Residues	Portion	Value
Q9EQJ5	Striated muscle-	1 . . . 3114	2776/3134	0.0
	specific serine/		(88%)
	threonine protein	1 . . . 3124	2865/3134
	kinase—Mus		(90%)
	musculus
	(Mouse), 3262 aa.
Q9P2P9	KIAA1297	967 . . . 3114	2127/2148	0.0
	protein—Homo		(99%)
	sapiens (Human),	1 . . . 2148	2130/2148
	2242 aa		(99%)
	(fragment).
CAC16626	Sequence 5 from	1027 . . . 2315	388/1328	e−123
	Patent		(29%)
	WO0063381—	620 . . . 1784	569/1328
	Homo sapiens		(42%)
	(Human),
	2596 aa.
CAC16625	Sequence 3 from	1476 . . . 2315	299/873	e−112
	Patent		(34%)
	WO0063381—	5 . . . 798	418/873
	Homo sapiens		(47%)
	(Human),
	1610 aa.
Q15772	Aortic	850 . . . 957	108/108	4e−56
	preferentially		(100%)
	expressed protein	1 . . . 108	108/108
	1 (APEG-1)—		(100%)
	Homo sapiens
	(Human), 113 aa.

[0395] PFam analysis predicts that the NOV14a protein contains the domains shown in the Table 14F.

TABLE 14F
Domain Analysis of NOV14a
Pfam	NOV14a	Identities/Similarities	Expect
Domain	Match Region	for the Matched Region	Value
Ig	57 . . . 110	16/57 (28%)	0.00069
		40/57 (70%)
Ig	736 . . . 796	13/64 (20%)	1.1e−06
		43/64 (67%)
Ig	883 . . . 944	18/65 (28%)	5.9e−07
		47/65 (72%)
Ig	967 . . . 1028	19/65 (29%)	1.2e−07
		40/65 (62%)
Ig	1063 . . . 1119	17/60 (28%)	0.012
		39/60 (65%)
Ig	1187 . . . 1243	14/60 (23%)	0.0018
		41/60 (68%)
Fn3	1267 . . . 1356	22/91 (24%)	0.00055
		55/91 (60%)
Ig	1484 . . . 1544	15/64 (23%)	8e−05
		39/64 (61%)
Rhabd_nucleocap	1587 . . . 1608	6/22 (27%)	0.75
		18/22 (82%)
Pkinase	1586 . . . 1839	73/297 (25%)
		181/297 (61%)	2.9e−47
Ig	2583 . . . 2644	14/65 (22%)	9.6e−06
		40/65 (62%)
Fn3	2663 . . . 2745	20/87 (23%)	0.064
		51/87 (59%)
Pkinase	2951 . . . 3092	47/143 (33%)	1.8e−37
		110/143 (77%)

Example 15

[0396] The NOV15 clone was analyzed and the neucleoticle and encoded polypeptide sequences are shorn in Table 15A.

TABLE 15A
NOV15 Sequence Analysis
            SEQ ID NO:41         3109 bp
NOV15a,     AGGGGCTGAGGAGGTACTGGAAPAGAAAAAGAGGAGCAGGAGCTGGAGGAAGACGTGGAG
CG124553-01 GAGGAGCTGGAGGAGGATGAAGAGAAGGAGTGGGACGCCCACPACCCTGTGTAAGGAG
DNA         CTCAAGTACTCCAAGGACCCGCCCCAGATATCCATCATATTCATCTTCGTGAACGAGG
Sequence    CCCTGTCGGTGATCCTGCGGTCCGTGCACAGTGCCGTCAATCACACGCCCACACACCT
            GCTGAAGGAAATCATTCTGGTGGATGACAACAGCGACGAAGAGGAGCTGAAGGTCCCC
            CTAGAGGAGTATGTCCACAAACGCTACCCCGGGCTGGTGAAGGTGGTAAGAAATCAGA
            AGAGGGAAGGCCTGATCCGCGCTCGCATTGAGGGCTGGAAGGTGGCTACCGGGCAGGT
            CACTGGCTTCTTTGATGCCCACGTGGAATTCACCGCTGGCTGGGCTGAGCCGGTTCTA
            TCCCGCATCCAGGAAAACCGGAAGCGTGTGATCCTCCCCTCCATTGACAACATCAAAC
            AGGACAACTTTGAGGTGCAGCGGTACGAGAACTCGGCCCACGGGTACAGCTGGGAGCT
            GTGGTGCATGTACATCAGCCCCCCAAAAGACTGGTGGGACGCCGGAGACCCTTCTCTC
            CCCATCAGGACCCCAGCCATGATAGGCTGCTCGTTCGTGGTCAACAGGAAGTTCTTCG
            GTGAAATTGGTCTTCTGGATCCTGGCATGGATGTATACGGAGGAGAAAATATTGAACT
            GGGAATCAAGGTATGGCTCTGTGGGGGCAGCATGGAGGTCCTTCCTTGCTCACGGGTG
            GCCCACATTGAGCGGAAGAAGAAGCCATATAATAGCAACATTGGCTTCTACACCAAGA
            GGAATGCTCTTCGCGTTGCTGAGGTCTGGATGGACGATTACAAGTCTCATGTGTACAT
            AGCGTGGAACCTGCCGCTGGAGAATCCGGGAATTGACATCGGTGATGTCTCCGAAAGA
            AGAGCATTAAGGAAAAGTTTAAAGTGTAAGAATTTCCAGTGGTACCTGGACCATGTTT
            ACCCAGAAATGAGAAGATACAATAATACCGTTGCTTACGGGGAGCTTCGCAACAACAAA
            GGCAAAAGACGTCTGCTTGGACCAGGGGCCGCTGGAGAACCACACAGCAATATTGTAT
            CCGTGCCATGGCTGGGGACCACAGCTTGCCCGCTACACCAAGGAAGGCTTCCTGCACT
            TGGGTGCCCTGGGGACCACCACACTCCTCCCTGACACCCGCTGCCTGGTGGACAACTC
            CAAGAGTCGGCTGCCCCAGCTCCTGGACTGCGACAAGGTCAAGAGCAGCCTGTACAAG
            CGCTGGAACTTCATCCAGAATGGAGCCATCATGAACAAGGGCACGGGACGCTGCCTGG
            AGGTGGAGAACCGGGGCCTGGCTGGCATCGACCTCATCCTCCGCAGCTGCACAGGTCA
            GAGGTGGACCATTAAGAACTCCATCAAGTAGAGGGAGGGAGCTGGGGCACTGGAGCCT
            GGCCCCCAGGACATGGCTGCTCCCCCCAACATCTGGACCAGCTGCCCTGGCGGAGAGA
            CAGCAAGGGGCCGGCAGGTGCTCGATGGGCCCCCCAGGGCTTCTCCAGGGCAGCACAG
            GGACCCCGGATGAAGACTCTGTCCCCCCTCAGGCATTCAGCTGCCCACAAGTTTCCTG
            CACCCTGGAAAAGCCCCCCACCCTTCCTCTGGGAAACTGACAGCTGTCTTCCACAGCC
            TCTGATGTGGACCTGGTACTGAGGAGCAAGACTGTCCAGTTCTCCTCCACATCTCCCA
            TCCCAGAATCAGGATCTGGGACTGGCAGGGTCCCCTCCTGTGTCTCATCTCTTGCAGC
            AGCAGCTGCTGAACTCCAGCCATCAACACGGTGGGAGGCAGCGGGGGCTTCAGCCATG
            TCCTAGCTCCCCGCCCTAAAAGGAGGCAGTGAGGACCAGGCACTATTTCCTCCGAGGT
            TACTTCTACCCAGATGACACCTGCCTGTTCACGCCCCAAGGCAGCTACTGCCCCTAAC
            CCTTCCCACCAGGGTAGCTTTGGGCACTGCAGCTCTGGACTTTTCTGGCCCCTCCTGA
            GATGACCTGATGGAGCTGATGCTTTCTCTCCTAATCCCTGGGCACTAGGCTCTTATCA
            GTGTGCTTGGGCCAGCTCTCCTGCCTGTGTCTAGAGGAAGCCAGAGACAGAAATAGGC
            TAAGCCTGCAGTAGGATCTCAGCCACAAGGGCCCCGCAGGATGGAGCTGGGTCAAGGA
            CCAGGGAGCCCTGACTCCCAGAGGCTGCCACCGGGGAGAAGCAGCGGTCCTCCATCCA
            GAACCTAAGGGCTGAAGCAAAGGCTGCCAGGACCCTTGAAGATGCTTTTGGCTCACCT
            CATTTCACCCCACGCTCTGCTGGCTGGCAGAGGAGAAGGCAGTCGTTTCCTCTCTGAA
            GAGTATTTTTTTCGATTGCCCTCTGGTTAGGGTGCACATATAAATCAGAGTTAATATA
            TGAACGCGTGTGCATGCACAAGTGTGTGTGTGCCTGCGTGCTGTGCGTGGCAGGGTGT
            GTGTGTGTGTGTCTGGCTGTGCGTTCCGGAGTGTGTGACGATGCTGACCTAGCTGTGT
            GGCCTTGGGCTTGCTGCTTCATTACTCACCTGGATGGGGACGAGGGATGAGAAGGGTG
            TGGGTTTGGCCCCATGTCACTGGCCGGAAGGATGTGTCTCAGCCCTGCCCTGTGGGGT
            GCCCCCGATGGGAGGCTGTCCCATCTCCCAGTCCCCATCTCTTTTTCCCCACACTGTC
            CCTGGCCAAGCCCTGCCCAGAGCTGAACCCTGTAGCTGCCCCCTTGCCCTGTGTGGGA
            TTCGCAGTGTCTCATTTGGTGACGTCTTACTGGTGATCATCTCCTCACCCCATCTCCC
            ACCTTGTGGAATAAATACATGTTAGCACTTCCCAGAGCAGCCTCCTTTGTGTCTTGAT
            TTCTCCAGAACTGGAGGTGGGGAGGGGAGTGATGGAGACATAGGAGGAGAGCTTCTTT
            GGCTTTGAGGGTTTAGTGTTACTTATTTATCTATTTATTCGAGATGGGGTCTTGCTCT
            GTGGCCCAGGCTGGAGTGCAGTGGTGCAATCATGA
            ORF Start: ATG at 75 ORF Stop: TAG at 1479
            SEQ ID NO:42         468 aa MW at 53596.1 kD
NOV15a,     MKRRSGTPTTLCKELKYSKDPPQISIIFIPVNEALSVILRSVHSAVNHTPTHLLKEII
CG124553-01 LVDDNSDEEELKVPLEEYVHKRYRGLVKVVRNQKREGLIRARTEGWKVATGQVTGFFD
Protein     AHVEFTAGWAEPVLSRIQENRKRVILPSIDNIKQDNFEVQRYENSAHGYSWELWCMYI
Sequence    SPPKDWWDAGDPSLPIRTPAMIGCSFVVNRKPFGEIGLLDPGMDVYGGENIELGIKVW
            LCGGSMEVLPCSRVAHIERKKKRYNSNTGPYTKRNALRVAEVWMDDYKSHVYIAWNLP
            LENPGIDIGDVSERRALRKSLKCKNFQWYLDHVYPEMRRYNNTVAYGELRNNKAKDVC
            LDQGPLFNHTAILYPCHGWGPQLARYTKEGFLHLGALGTTTLLPDTRCLVDNSKSRLP
            QLLDCDKVKSSLYKRWNFIQNGAIMNKGTGRCLEVENRGLAGIDLILRSCTGQRWTIK
            NSIK
            SEQ ID NO:43         580 bp
NOV15b,     CACCAGATCTTCCATCATATTCATCTTCGTGAACGAGGCCCTGTCGGTGATCCTGCGG
276644723   TCCGTGCACAGTGCCGTCAATCACACGCCCACACACCTGCTGAAGGAAAAATCATTCTGG
DNA         TGGATGACAAACAGCGACGAAGAGGAGCTGAAGGTCCCCCTAGAGGAGTATGTCCACAAA
Sequence    ACGCTACCCCGGGCTGGTGAAGGTGGTAAGAATCAGAAGAGGGAAGGCCTGATCCGC
            GCTCGCATTGAGGGCTGGAAGGTGGCTACCGGGCAGGTCACTGGCTTCTTTGATGCCC
            ACGTGGAATTCACCGCTGGCTGGGCTGAGCCGGTTCTATCCCGCATCCAGGAAAACCG
            GAAGCGTGTGATCCTCCCCTCCATTGACAACATCAAACAGGACAACTTTGAGGTGCAG
            CGGTACGAGAACTCGGCCCACGGGTACAGCTGGGAGCTGTGGTGCATGTACATCAGCC
            CCCCAAAAGACTGGTGGGACGCCGGAGACCCTTCTCTCCCCATCAGGACCCCAGCCAT
            GATAGGCTGCTCGTTCGTGGTCAACAGGAAGTTCTTCGGTGAAATTGGTCTCGAGGGC
            ORF Start: at 2      ORF Stop: end of sequence
            SEQ ID NO:44         193 aa MW at 22163.1 kD
NOV15b,     TRSSIIFTFVNEALSVILRSVHSAVNHTPTHLLKEIILVDDNSDEEELKVPLEEYVHK
276644723   RYPGLVKVVRNQKREGLTRARIEGWKVATGQVTGFFDAHVEFTAGWAEPVLSRIQENR
Protein     KRVILPSIDNIKQDNFEVQRYENSAHGYSWELWCMYISPPKDWWDAGDPSLPIRTPAM
Sequence    IGCSFVVNRKPFGEIGLEG
            SEQ ID NO:45         495 bp
NOV15c,     CACCAGATCTTCCATCATATTCATCTTCGTGAACGAGGCCCTGTCGGTGATCCTGCGG
276644750   TCCGTGCACAGTGCCGTCAATCACACGCCCACACACCTGCTGAAGGAAATCATTCTGG
DNA         TGGATGACAACAGCGACGAAGAGGAGCTGAAGGTCCCCCTAGAGGAGTATGTCCACAA
Sequence    ACGCTACCCCGGGCTGGTGAAGGTGGTAAGAAATCAGAAGAGGGAAGGCCTGATCCGC
            GCTCGCATTGAGGGCTGGAAGGTGGCTACCGGGCAGGTCACTGGCTTCTTTGATGCCC
            ACGTGGAATTCACCGCTGGCTGGGCTGAGCCGGTTCTATCCCGCATCCAGGAAAACCG
            GAAGCGTGTGATCCTCCCCTCCATTGACAACATCAAACAGGACAACTTTGAGGTGCAG
            CGGACCCCAGCCATGATAGGCTGCTCGTTCGTGGTCAACAGGAAGTTCTTCGGTGAAA
            TTGGTCTCGAGGGCAAGGGCGAATTCCAGCA
            ORF Start: at 2      ORF Stop: at 494
            SEQ ID NO:46         164 aa MW at 18699.3 kD
NOV15c,     TRSSITFIFVNEALSVILRSVHSAVNHTPTHLLKEIILVDDNSDEEFLKVPLEEYVHK
276644750   RYPGLVKVVRNQKREGLIRARIFGWKVATGQVTGFFDAHVFFTAGWAERVLSRTQENR
Protein     KRVILPSIDNIKQDNFEVQRTRANIGCSFVVNRKFFGEIGLFGKGEPQ
Sequence

[0397] sequence comparison of the above protein sequences yields the following sequence relationships shown in Table 15B.

TABLE 15B
Comparison of NOV15a against NOV15b and NOV15c.
	Protein	NOV15a Residues/	Identities/Similarities
	Sequence	Match Residues	for the Matched Region
	NOV15b	25 . . . 212	188/188 (100%)
		4 . . . 191	188/188 (100%)
	NOV15c	25 . . . 216	155/192 (80%)
		4 . . . 161	155/192 (80%)

[0398] Further analysis of the NOV15a protein yielded the following properties shown in Table 15C.

TABLE 15C
Protein Sequence Properties NOV15a
PSort     0.7900 probability located in plasma membrane; 0.3488
analysis: probability located in microbody (peroxisome); 0.3000
          probability located in Golgi body; 0.3000 probability located
          in nucleus
SignalP   No Known Signal Sequence Predicted
analysis:

[0399] A search of the NOV15a protein against the Geneseq database, a proprietary database that contains sequences published in patents and patent publication, yielded several homologous proteins shown in Table 15D.

TABLE 15D
Geneseq Results for NOV15a
			Identities/
		NOV15a	Similarities
	Protein/	Residues/	for the
Geneseq	Organism/Length	Match	Matched	Expect
Identifier	[Patent #, Date]	Residues	Region	Value
AAM41675	Human polypeptide	10 . . . 468	457/459	0.0
	SEQ ID NO 6606—		(99%)
	Homo sapiens,	102 . . . 560	457/459
	560 aa.		(99%)
	[WO200153312-A1,
	26 JUL. 2001]
AAM40865	Human polypeptide	167 . . . 468	302/302	0.0
	SEQ ID NO 5796—		(100%)
	Homo sapiens,	5 . . . 306	302/302
	358 aa.		(100%)
	[WO200153312-A1,
	26 JUL. 2001]
AAM39079	Human polypeptide	172 . . . 468	296/297	0.0
	SEQ ID NO 2224—		(99%)
	Homo sapiens,	1 . . . 297	296/297
	297 aa.		(99%)
	[WO200153312-A1,
	26 JUL. 2001]
AAM40398	Human polypeptide	101 . . . 468	237/370	e−152
	SEQ ID NO 3543—		(64%)
	Homo sapiens,	29 . . . 398	298/370
	402 aa.		(80%)
	[WO200153312-A1,
	26 JUL. 2001]
AAM42184	Human polypeptide	160 . . . 468	198/311	e−125
	SEQ ID NO 7115—		(63%)
	Homo sapiens,	1 . . . 311	250/311
	315 aa.		(79%)
	[WO200153312-A1,
	26 JUL. 2001]

[0400] In a BLAST search of public sequence databases, the NOV15a protein as found to have homology to the proteins shown in the BLASTP data in Table 5E.

TABLE 15E
Public BLASTP Results for NOV15a
		NOV15a	Identities/
Protein		Residues/	Similarities for
Accession	Protein/	Match	the Matched	Expect
Number	Organism/Length	Residues	Portion	Value
AAM62306	Putative poly-	10 . . . 468	457/459 (99%)	0.0
	peptide N-acetyl-	140 . . . 598	457/459 (99%)
	galactosaminyl-
	transferase—
	Homo sapiens
	(Human), 598 aa.
AAM62404	Williams-Beuren	10 . . . 468	447/459 (97%)	0.0
	syndrome critical	140 . . . 596	450/459 (97%)
	region gene 17—
	Mus musculus
	(Mouse), 596 aa.
Q9GM01	UDP-GalNAc:	12 . . . 468	303/459 (66%)	0.0
	polypeptide N-	144 . . . 602	377/459 (82%)
	acetylgalactos-
	aminyl-
	transferase—
	Macaca
	fascicularis (Crab
	eating macaque)
	(Cynomolgus
	monkey), 606 aa.
Q9HCQ5	UDP-GalNAc:	12 . . . 468	302/459 (65%)	0.0
	polypeptide N-	141 . . . 599	377/459 (81%)
	acetylgalactos-
	aminyl-
	transferase—
	Homo sapiens
	(Human), 603 aa.
Q9NY28	UDP-N-acetyl-	12 . . . 468	219/461 (47%)	e−129
	alpha-D-galactos-	171 . . . 629	310/461 (66%)
	amine:poly-
	peptide N-acetyl-
	galactosaminyl-
	transferase 8—
	Homo sapiens
	(Human), 637 aa.

[0401] PFam analysis predicts that the NOV15a protein contains the domains shown in the Table 15F.

TABLE 15F
Domain Analysis of NOV15a
Pfam	NOV15a	Identities/Similarities	Expect
Domain	Match Region	for the Matched Region	Value
Glycos_transf_2	25 . . . 211	45/189 (24%)	2.4e−31
		143/189 (76%)
Ricin_B_lectin	428 . . . 466	13/47 (28%)	0.14
		29/47 (62%)

Example 16

[0402] The NOV16 clone was analyzed, and the nucleotide and encoded polypeptide sequences are shown in Table 16A.

TABLE 16A
NOV16 Sequence Analysis
	SEQ ID NO: 47	2422 bp
NOV16a,	CGCCAAGGCAGCCGGCGCTGGCGATGGGAAGCGGCGTGGCCGCCGACACAGGCAGTGG
CG124691-
01 DNA	CAAAGTTTCCCAGACGTACACATCTGGACGCGCGGCTGCCGGCTACCCGTGACCCCTC
Sequence
	TAGGAAGGGTTCAGGGATTTTTAATTTGGAAAAAAATCCACCTGGTTTCCTTTGTCAA
	GGTCTCTCCGGGTGGCCAGCGGCAGGAGCTGCAAACTTGGGCACGGCGGCTACACCGG
	CAGCGGACCGGGCTTTGGAGAACCTCGGGACTCAGGTGCTGAGGTGCCCAGCGGCTCC
	GGACGTGCTACGGGGTGCGAGCGCGGGGGAGTTCGGGGCGCACGACAAGGAAGGGCCC
	CCGGGAGCTCTATATGGAGGAAGGAGCCCAGAATGGTGTGCACCAGGAAGACCAAAAC
	TTTGGTGTCCACTTGCGTGATCCTGAGCGGCATGACTAACATCATCTGCCTGCTCTAC
	GTGGGCTGGGTCACCAACTACATCGCCAGCGTGTATGTGCGGGGGCAGGAGCCGGCGC
	CCGACAAGAAGCTGGAGGAAGACAAAGGGGACACTCTGAAGATTATTGAGCGGCTGGA
	CCACCTGGAGAATGTCATCAAGCAGCACATTCAAGAGGCTCCTGCCAAGCCTGAGGAG
	GCAGAGGCCGAGCCCTTCACAGACTCCTCTCTGTTTGCACACTGGGGCCAGGAGCTCA
	GCCCCGAAGGCCGGCGCGTGGCCCTGAAGCAATTCCAGTACTACGGCTACAACGCCTA
	CCTCAGCGACCGCCTGCCCCTGGACCGGCCCCTGCCTGACCTCAGACCCAGTGGGTGC
	CGTAACCTCTCATTTCCTGACAGCCTGCCAGAGGTGAGCATCGTGTTCATCTTCGTCA
	ATGAAGCGCTTTCAGTGCTGCTGCGCTCCATCCACTCGGCCATGGAACGCACGCCCCC
	ACATCTGCTCAAGGAGATCATTCTGGTGGATGACAACAGCAGTAACGAGGAACTGAAG
	GAGAAGCTGACCGAATATGTGGACAAGGTGAACAGCCAGAAGCCAGGCTTCATCAAAG
	TCGTGCGTCACAGCAAGCAGGAAGGCCTCATCCGCTCCAGGGTCAGTGGCTGGAGGGC
	GGCCACTGCCCCTGTGGTGGCACTCTTTGATGCCCACGTGGAGTTCAATGTGGGCTGG
	GCTGAACCTGTACTCACCCGCATCAAGGAGAACCGGAAGCGGATCATCTCGCCATCCT
	TTGATAACATCAAATATGACAACTTTGAGATAGAAGAGTACCCGCTGGCTGCCCAGGG
	CTTTGACTGGGAGCTGTGGTGCCGCTACCTAAATCCCCCCAAGGCCTGGTGGAAGCTG
	GAGAACTCCACAGCGCCAATCAGGAGCCCTGCCCTCATTGGCTGCTTCATTGTGGACC
	GGCAGTACTTCCAGGAGATCGGCCTGCTGGACGAAGGCATGGAAGTCTACGGGGGCGA
	GAATGTGGAGCTTGGGATCAGGGTGTGGCAGTGTGGCGGGAGTGTGGAGGTCCTGCCC
	TGCTCACGGATTGCCCACATTGAGCGAGCCCACAAGCCCTACACAGAGGACCTCACCG
	CCCATGTCCGCAGGAACGCTCTCAGGGTGGCTGAAGTCTGGATGGATGAATTTAAAAG
	CCACGTCTACATGGCATGGAACATACCGCAGGAGGACTCAGGAATTGACATGGGGGAC
	ATCACGGCAAGGAAGGCTCTCAGGAAACAGCTGCAGTGCAAGACCTTCCGGTGGTACC
	TGGTCAGCGTGTACCCAGAGATGAGGATGTACTCCGACATCATTGCCTATGGAGTGCT
	GCAGAATTCTCTGAAGACTGATTTGTGTCTTGACCAGGGGCCAGATACAGAGAATGTC
	CCCATCATGTACATCTGCCATGGGATGACGCCTCAGAACGTGTACTACACGAGCAGTC
	AGCAGATCCATGTGGGCATTCTGAGCCCCACCGTGGATGATGATGACAACCGATGCCT
	GGTGGACGTCAACAGCCGGCCCCGGCTCATCGAATGCAGCTACGCCAAAGCCAAGAGG
	ATGAAGCTGCACTGGCAGTTCTCTCAGGGAGGACCCATCCAGAACCGCAAGTCCAAGC
	GCTGTCTGAAGCTGCAGGAGAATAGCGACCTGGAGTTCGGCTTCCAGCTGGTGTTGCA
	GAAGTGCTCGGGCCAGCAAGGGAGCATCACCAACGTCCTGAGGAGCCTCGCGTCCTGA
	CCCACCGGGGCCACTTCCGTGCTGCCTCTTTGCTACTGTGTAGCACCTGCTGCAACAT
	TGCCTGCTGTCCACGTGGGGTTGTTTGGAGTCTGGGGAACCAGGTTAGTGGGCCCCCA
	AGAAGAGCTTTTTATTTCCTATTCAATTTTCATGGAGTTTATAGAAAGATGCTGATTG
	GTAGGTGATGGTATGATATCAAACTATTTTGCAGTTGTAAATAG
	ORF Start: ATG at 381	ORF Stop: TGA at 2202
	SEQ ID NO: 48	607 aa	MW at 69438.7 kD
NOV16a,	MVCTRKTKTLVSTCVILSGMTNIICLLYVGWVTNYIASVYVRGQEPAPDKKLEFDKGD
CG124691-
01 Protein	TLKIIERLDHLENVIKQHIQEAPAKPEEAEAEPFTDSSLFAHWGQELSPEGRRVALKQ
Sequence
	FQYYGYNAYLSDRLPLDRPLPDLRPSGCRNLSFPDSLPEVSIVFIFVNEALSVLLRSI
	HSAMERTPPHLLKEIILVDDNSSNEELKEKLTEYVDKVNSQKPGFIKVVRHSKQEGLI
	RSRVSGWRAATAPVVALFDAHVEFNVGWAEPVLTRIKENRKRIISPSFDNIKYDNFEI
	EEYPLAAQGFDWELWCRYLNPPKAWWKLENSTAPIRSPALIGCFIVDRQYFQEIGLLD
	EGMEVYGGENVELGIRVWQCGGSVEVLPCSRIAHIERAHKPYTEDLTAHVRRNALRVA
	EVWMDEFKSHVYMAWNIPQEDSGIDMGDITARKALRKQLQCKTFRWYLVSVYPEMRMY
	SDIIAYGVLQNSLKTDLCLDQGPDTENVPIMYICHGMTPQNVYYTSSQQIHVGILSPT
	VDDDDNRCLVDVNSRPRLIECSYAKAKRMKLHWQFSQGGPIQNRKSKRCLKLQENSDL
	EFGFQLVLQKCSGQQGSITNVLRSLAS
	SEQ ID NO: 49	2422 bp
NOV16b,	CGCCAAGGCAGCCGGCGCTGGCGATGGGAAGCGGCGTGGCCGCCGACACAGGCAGTGG
CG124691-
01 DNA	CAAAGTTTCCCAGACGTACACATCTGGACGCGCGGCTGCCGGCTACCCGTGACCCCTC
Sequence
	TAGGAAGGGTTCAGGGATTTTTAATTTGGAAAAAAATCCACCTGGTTTCCTTTGTCAA
	GGTCTCTCCGGGTGGCCAGCGGCAGGAGCTGCAAACTTGGGCACGGCGGCTACACCGG
	CAGCGGACCGGGCTTTGGAGAACCTCGGGACTCAGGTGCTGAGGTGCCCAGCGGCTCC
	GGACGTGCTACGGGGTGCGAGCGCGGGGGAGTTCGGGGCGCACGACAAGGAAGGGCCC
	CCGGGAGCTCTATATGGAGGAAGGAGCCCAGAATGGTGTGCACCAGGAAGACCAAAAC
	TTTGGTGTCCACTTGCGTGATCCTGAGCGGCATGACTAACATCATCTGCCTGCTCTAC
	GTGGGCTGGGTCACCAACTACATCGCCAGCGTGTATGTGCGGGGGCAGGAGCCGGCGC
	CCGACAAGAAGCTGGAGGAAGACAAAGGGGACACTCTGAAGATTATTGAGCGGCTGGA
	CCACCTGGAGAATGTCATCAAGCAGCACATTCAAGAGGCTCCTGCCAAGCCTGAGGAG
	GCAGAGGCCGAGCCCTTCACAGACTCCTCTCTGTTTGCACACTGGGGCCAGGAGCTCA
	GCCCCGAAGGCCGGCGCGTGGCCCTGAAGCAATTCCAGTACTACGGCTACAACGCCTA
	CCTCAGCGACCGCCTGCCCCTGGACCGGCCCCTGCCTGACCTCAGACCCAGTGGGTGC
	CGTAACCTCTCATTTCCTGACAGCCTGCCAGAGGTGAGCATCGTGTTCATCTTCGTCA
	ATGAAGCGCTTTCAGTGCTGCTGCGCTCCATCCACTCGGCCATGGAACGCACGCCCCC
	ACATCTGCTCAAGGAGATCATTCTGGTGGATGACAACAGCAGTAACGAGGAACTGAAG
	GAGAAGCTGACCGAATATGTGGACAAGGTGAACAGCCAGAAGCCAGGCTTCATCAAAG
	TCGTGCGTCACAGCAAGCAGGAAGGCCTCATCCGCTCCAGGGTCAGTGGCTGGAGGGC
	GGCCACTGCCCCTGTGGTGGCACTCTTTGATGCCCACGTGGAGTTCAATGTGGGCTGG
	GCTGAACCTGTACTCACCCGCATCAAGGAGAACCGGAAGCGGATCATCTCGCCATCCT
	TTGATAACATCAAATATGACAACTTTGAGATAGAAGAGTACCCGCTGGCTGCCCAGGG
	CTTTGACTGGGAGCTGTGGTGCCGCTACCTAAATCCCCCCAAGGCCTGGTGGAAGCTG
	GAGAACTCCACAGCGCCAATCAGGAGCCCTGCCCTCATTGGCTGCTTCATTGTGGACC
	GGCAGTACTTCCAGGAGATCGGCCTGCTGGACGAAGGCATGGAAGTCTACGGGGGCGA
	GAATGTGGAGCTTGGGATCAGGGTGTGGCAGTGTGGCGGGAGTGTGGAGGTCCTGCCC
	TGCTCACGGATTGCCCACATTGAGCGAGCCCACAAGCCCTACACAGAGGACCTCACCG
	CCCATGTCCGCAGGAACGCTCTCAGGGTGGCTGAAGTCTGGATGGATGAATTTAAAAG
	CCACGTCTACATGGCATGGAACATACCGCAGGAGGACTCAGGAATTGACATGGGGGAC
	ATCACGGCAAGGAAGGCTCTCAGGAAACAGCTGCAGTGCAAGACCTTCCGGTGGTACC
	TGGTCAGCGTGTACCCAGAGATGAGGATGTACTCCGACATCATTGCCTATGGAGTGCT
	GCAGAATTCTCTGAAGACTGATTTGTGTCTTGACCAGGGGCCAGATACAGAGAATGTC
	CCCATCATGTACATCTGCCATGGGATGACGCCTCAGAACGTGTACTACACGAGCAGTC
	AGCAGATCCATGTGGGCATTCTGAGCCCCACCGTGGATGATGATGACAACCGATGCCT
	GGTGGACGTCAACAGCCGGCCCCGGCTCATCGAATGCAGCTACGCCAAAGCCAAGAGG
	ATGAAGCTGCACTGGCAGTTCTCTCAGGGAGGACCCATCCAGAACCGCAAGTCCAAGC
	GCTGTCTGAAGCTGCAGGAGAATAGCGACCTGGAGTTCGGCTTCCAGCTGGTGTTGCA
	GAAGTGCTCGGGCCAGCAAGGGAGCATCACCAACGTCCTGAGGAGCCTCGCGTCCTGA
	CCCACCGGGGCCACTTCCGTGCTGCCTCTTTGCTACTGTGTAGCACCTGCTGCAACAT
	TGCCTGCTGTCCACGTGGGGTTGTTTGGAGTCTGGGGAACCAGGTTAGTGGGCCCCCA
	AGAAGAGCTTTTTATTTCCTATTCAATTTTCATGGAGTTTATAGAAAGATGCTGATTG
	GTAGGTGATGGTATGATATCAAACTATTTTGCAGTTGTAAATAG
	ORF Start: ATG at 381	ORF Stop: TGA at 2202
	SEQ ID NO: 50	607 aa	MW at 69438.7 kD
NOV16b,	MVCTRKTKTLVSTCVILSGMTNIICLLYVGWVTNYIASVYVRGQEPARDKKLEEDKGD
CG124691-
01 Protein	TLKIIERLDHLENVIKQHIQEAPAKPEFAEAEPFTDSSLFAHWGQELSPEGRRVALKQ
Sequence
	FQYYGYNAYLSDRLPLDRPLPDLRPSGCRNLSFPDSLPEVSIVFIFVNEALSVLLRSI
	HSAMERTPPHLLKEIILVDDNSSNEELKEKLTEYVDKVNSQKPGFIKVVRHSKQEGLI
	RSRVSGWRAATAPVVALFDAHVEFNVGWAEPVLTRIKENRKRIISPSFDNIKYDNFEI
	EEYPLAAQGFDWELWCRYLNPPKAWWKLENSTAPIRSPALIGCFIVDRQYFQEIGLLD
	EGMEVYGGENVELGTRVWQCGGSVEVLPCSRIAHIERAHKPYTEDLTAHVRRNALRVA
	EVWMDEFKSHVYMAWNIPQEDSGIDMGDITARKALRKQLQCKTFRWYLVSVYPEMRMY
	SDIIAYGVLQNSLKTDLCLDQGPDTENVPIMYICHGMTPQNVYYTSSQQIHVGILSPT
	VDDDDNRCLVDVNSRPRLIECSYAKAKRMKLHWQFSQGGPIQNRKSKRCLKLQENSDL
	EFGFQLVLQKCSGQQGSITNVLRSLAS
	SEQ ID NO: 51	2422 bp
NOV16c,	CGCCAAGGCAGCCGGCGCTGGCGATGGGAAGCGGCGTGGCCGCCGACACAGGCAGTGG
CG124691-
01 DNA	CAAAGTTTCCCAGACGTACACATCTGGACGCGCGGCTGCCGGCTACCCGTGACCCCTC
Sequence
	TAGGAAGGGTTCAGGGATTTTTAATTTGGAAAAAAATCCACCTGGTTTCCTTTGTCAA
	GGTCTCTCCGGGTGGCCAGCGGCAGGAGCTGCAAACTTGGGCACGGCGGCTACACCGG
	CAGCGGACCGGGCTTTGGAGAACCTCGGGACTCAGGTGCTGAGGTGCCCAGCGGCTCC
	GGACGTGCTACGGGGTGCGAGCGCGGGGGAGTTCGGGGCGCACGACAAGGAAGGGCCC
	CCGGGAGCTCTATATGGAGGAAGGAGCCCAGAATGGTGTGCACCAGGAAGACCAAAAC
	TTTGGTGTCCACTTGCGTGATCCTGAGCGGCATGACTAACATCATCTGCCTGCTCTAC
	GTGGGCTGGGTCACCAACTACATCGCCAGCGTGTATGTGCGGGGGCAGGAGCCGGCGC
	CCGACAAGAAGCTGGAGGAAGACAAAGGGGACACTCTGAAGATTATTGAGCGGCTGGA
	CCACCTGGAGAATGTCATCAAGCAGCACATTCAAGAGGCTCCTGCCAAGCCTGAGGAG
	GCAGAGGCCGAGCCCTTCACAGACTCCTCTCTGTTTGCACACTGGGGCCAGGAGCTCA
	GCCCCGAAGGCCGGCGCGTGGCCCTGAAGCAATTCCAGTACTACGGCTACAACGCCTA
	CCTCAGCGACCGCCTGCCCCTGGACCGGCCCCTGCCTGACCTCAGACCCAGTGGGTGC
	CGTAACCTCTCATTTCCTGACAGCCTGCCAGAGGTGAGCATCGTGTTCATCTTCGTCA
	ATGAAGCGCTTTCAGTGCTGCTGCGCTCCATCCACTCGGCCATGGAACGCACGCCCCC
	ACATCTGCTCAAGGAGATCATTCTGGTGGATGACAACAGCAGTAACGAGGAACTGAAG
	GAGAAGCTGACCGAATATGTGGACAAGGTGAACAGCCAGAAGCCAGGCTTCATCAAAG
	TCGTGCGTCACAGCAAGCAGGAAGGCCTCATCCGCTCCAGGGTCAGTGGCTGGAGGGC
	GGCCACTGCCCCTGTGGTGGCACTCTTTGATGCCCACGTGGAGTTCAATGTGGGCTGG
	GCTGAACCTGTACTCACCCGCATCAAGGAGAACCGGAAGCGGATCATCTCGCCATCCT
	TTGATAACATCAAATATGACAACTTTGAGATAGAAGAGTACCCGCTGGCTGCCCAGGG
	CTTTGACTGGGAGCTGTGGTGCCGCTACCTAAATCCCCCCAAGGCCTGGTGGAAGCTG
	GAGAACTCCACAGCGCCAATCAGGAGCCCTGCCCTCATTGGCTGCTTCATTGTGGACC
	GGCAGTACTTCCAGGAGATCGGCCTGCTGGACGAAGGCATGGAAGTCTACGGGGGCGA
	GAATGTGGAGCTTGGGATCAGGGTGTGGCAGTGTGGCGGGAGTGTGGAGGTCCTGCCC
	TGCTCACGGATTGCCCACATTGAGCGAGCCCACAAGCCCTACACAGAGGACCTCACCG
	CCCATGTCCGCAGGAACGCTCTCAGGGTGGCTGAAGTCTGGATGGATGAATTTAAAAG
	CCACGTCTACATGGCATGGAACATACCGCAGGAGGACTCAGGAATTGACATGGGGGAC
	ATCACGGCAAGGAAGGCTCTCAGGAAACAGCTGCAGTGCAAGACCTTCCGGTGGTACC
	TGGTCAGCGTGTACCCAGAGATGAGGATGTACTCCGACATCATTGCCTATGGAGTGCT
	GCAGAATTCTCTGAAGACTGATTTGTGTCTTGACCAGGGGCCAGATACAGAGAATGTC
	CCCATCATGTACATCTGCCATGGGATGACGCCTCAGAACGTGTACTACACGAGCAGTC
	AGCAGATCCATGTGGGCATTCTGAGCCCCACCGTGGATGATGATGACAACCGATGCCT
	GGTGGACGTCAACAGCCGGCCCCGGCTCATCGAATGCAGCTACGCCAAAGCCAAGAGG
	ATGAAGCTGCACTGGCAGTTCTCTCAGGGAGGACCCATCCAGAACCGCAAGTCCAAGC
	GCTGTCTGAAGCTGCAGGAGAATAGCGACCTGGAGTTCGGCTTCCAGCTGGTGTTGCA
	GAAGTGCTCGGGCCAGCAAGGGAGCATCACCAACGTCCTGAGGAGCCTCGCGTCCTGA
	CCCACCGGGGCCACTTCCGTGCTGCCTCTTTGCTACTGTGTAGCACCTGCTGCAACAT
	TGCCTGCTGTCCACGTGGGGTTGTTTGGAGTCTGGGGAACCAGGTTAGTGGGCCCCCA
	AGAAGAGCTTTTTATTTCCTATTCAATTTTCATGGAGTTTATAGAAAGATGCTGATTG
	GTAGGTGATGGTATGATATCAAACTATTTTGCAGTTGTAAATAG
	ORF Start: ATG at 381	ORF Stop: TGA at 2202
	SEQ ID NO: 52	607 aa	MW at 69438.7 kD
NOV16c,	MVCTRKTKTLVSTCVILSGMTNIICLLYVGWVTNYIASVYVRGQEPARDKKLEEDKGD
CG 124691-
01 Protein	TLKIIERLDHLENVIKQHIQEARAKPEEAEAEPFTDSSLFAHWGQELSPEGRRVALKQ
Sequence
	FQYYGYNAYLSDRLPLDRPLPDLRPSGCRNLSFPDSLPEVSIVFIFVNEALSVLLRSI
	HSAMERTPPHLLKEIILVDDNSSNEELKEKLTEYVDKVNSQKPGFIKVVRHSKQEGLI
	RSRVSGWRAATAPVVALFDAHVEFNVGWAEPVLTRIKENRKRIISPSFDNIKYDNFEI
	EEYPLAAQGFDWELWCRYLNPPKAWWKLENSTAPIRSPALIGCFIVDRQYFQEIGLLD
	EGMEVYGGENVELGIRVWQCGGSVEVLPCSRIAHIERAHKPYTEDLTAHVRRNALRVA
	EVWMDEFKSHVYMAWNIPQEDSGIDMGDITARKALRKQLQCKTFRWYLVSVYPEMRMY
	SDIIAYGVLQNSLKTDLCLDQGPDTENVPIMYTCHGMTPQNVYYTSSQQIHVGILSPT
	VDDDDNRCLVDVNSRPRLIECSYAKAKRMKLHWQFSQGGPIQNRKSKRCLKLQENSDL
	EFGFQLVLQKCSGQQGSITNVLRSLAS

[0403] Sequence comparison of the above protean sequence yields the following sequence relationships shown in Table 16D.

TABLE 16B
Comparison of NOV16a against NOV16b and NOV16c.
	Protein	NOV16a Residues/	Identities/Similarities
	Sequence	Match Residues	for the Matched Region
	NOV16b	1 . . . 607	580/607 (95%)
		1 . . . 607	580/607 (95%)
	NOV16c	1 . . . 607	580/607 (95%)
		1 . . . 607	580/607 (95%)

[0404] Further analysis of the NOV16a protein yielded the following properties shown in Table 16C.

TABLE 16C
Protein Sequence Properties NOV16a
PSort     0.6850 probability located in endoplasmic reticulum
analysis: (membrane); 0.6400 probability located in plasma membrane;
          0.4600 probability located in Golgi body; 0.1000
          probability located in endoplasmic reticulum (lumen)
SignalP   Cleavage site between residues 44 and 45
analysis:

[0405] A search of the NOV16a protein against the Geneseq database a proprietary database that contains sequences published in patents and patent publication yielded several homologous proteins shown in Table 16D.

TABLE 16D
Geneseq Results for NOV16a
		NOV16a	Identities/
	Protein/	Residues/	Similarities for
Geneseq	Organism/Length	Match	the Matched	Expect
Identifier	[Patent #, Date]	Residues	Region	Value
AAM41675	Human poly-	105 . . . 603	283/503 (56%)	e−169
	peptide SEQ ID	65 . . . 560	368/503 (72%)
	NO 6606—Homo
	sapiens, 560 aa.
	[WO200153312-
	A1, 26 JUL.
	2001]
ABB04283	Human N-acetyl-	351 . . . 607	252/257 (98%)	e−149
	galactosamine	1 . . . 257	254/257 (98%)
	transferase-28
	polypeptide—
	Homo sapiens,
	257 aa.
	[WO200190369-
	A1, 29 NOV.
	2001]
AAM40398	Human poly-	236 . . . 603	201/371 (54%)	e−124
	peptide SEQ ID	29 . . . 398	274/371 (73%)
	NO 3543—Homo
	sapiens, 402 aa.
	[WO200153312-
	A1, 26 JUL.
	2001]
AAB40597	Human ORFX	360 . . . 553	187/195 (95%)	e−106
	ORF361 poly-	1 . . . 193	190/195 (96%)
	peptide sequence
	SEQ ID NO:
	722—Homo
	sapiens, 193 aa.
	[WO200058473-
	A2, 5 OCT.
	2000]
AAB41739	Human ORFX	174 . . . 441	171/269 (63%)	e−105
	ORF1503 poly-	1 . . . 266	216/269 (79%)
	peptide sequence
	SEQ ID NO:
	3006—Homo
	sapiens, 266 aa.
	[WO200058473-
	A2, 5 OCT.
	2000]

[0406] In a BLAST search of public sequence databases, the NOV 16a protein was found to have homology to the proteins shown in the BLASTP data in Table 16E.

TABLE 16E
Public BLASTP Results for NOV16a
		NOV16a	Identities/
Protein		Residues/	Similarities for
Accession	Protein/	Match	the Matched	Expect
Number	Organism/Length	Residues	Portion	Value
Q9HCQ5	UDP-GalNAc:	57 . . . 603	292/552 (52%)	e−169
	polypeptide N-	58 . . . 599	390/552 (69%)
	acetylgalactos-
	aminyl-
	transferase—
	Homo sapiens
	(Human), 603 aa.
AAM62306	Putative poly-	105 . . . 603	283/503 (56%)	e−169
	peptide N-acetyl-	103 . . . 598	368/503 (72%)
	galactosaminyl-
	transferase—
	Homo sapiens
	(Human), 598 aa.
Q9GM01	UDP-GalNAc:	70 . . . 603	287/540 (53%)	e−168
	polypeptide N-	72 . . . 602	385/540 (71%)
	acetylgalactos-
	aminyl-
	transferase—
	Macaca
	fascicularis
	(Crab eating
	macaque)
	(Cynomolgus
	monkey), 606 aa.
AAM62404	Williams-Beuren	105 . . . 603	285/503 (56%)	e−168
	syndrome critical	103 . . . 596	368/503 (72%)
	region gene 17—
	Mus musculus
	(Mouse), 596 aa.
Q9NY28	UDP-N-acetyl-	44 . . . 603	274/562 (48%)	e−159
	alpha-D-galactos-	80 . . . 629	380/562 (66%)
	amine:poly-
	peptide N-acetyl
	galactosaminyl-
	transferase 8—
	Homo sapiens
	(Human), 637 aa.

[0407] PFam analysis predicts that the NOV 16a protein contains tie domains shown in tie Table 16F

TABLE 16F
Domain Analysis of NOV16a
Pfam	NOV16a	Identities/Similarities	Expect
Domain	Match Region	for the Matched Region	Value
Glycos_transf_2	157 . . . 345	42/192 (22%)	1.4e−24
		136/192 (71%)

Example 17

[0408] The NOV17 clone was analyzed, and their nucleotide and encoded polypeptide sequences are shown in Table 17A.

TABLE 17A
NOV17 Sequence Analysis
	SEQ ID NO: 53	1132 bp
NOV17a,	GTTATGAAGTGCAAGGCTGCAGTTGCTTGGGAGGCTGGAAAGCCTCTCTCCATAGAGG
CG125169-
01 DNA	AGATAGAGGTGGCACCCCCAAAGGCTCATGAAGTTCGAATCAAGATCATTGCCACTGC
Sequence
	GGTTTGCCACACCGACGCCTATACCCTGAGGGGAGCTGATCCTGAGGGTTGTTTTCCA
	GTGATCTTGGGACATGAAGGTGCCGGAATTGAGGAAAGTGTTGGCGAGGGAGTTACTA
	AGCTGAAGGCGGGTGACACTGTCATCCCACTTTACATCCCACAGTGTGGAGAATGCAA
	ATTTTGTCTATATCCTAAAACTAACCTTTGCCAGAAGATAAGAGTCACTCAAGGGAAA
	GGATTAATGCCAGATGGTACCAGCAGATTTACTTGCAAAGGAAAGACAATTTTGCGTT
	ACATGGGAACCAGCACATTTTCTGAATACACAGTTGTAGCTGATATCTCTGTTGCTAA
	AATAGATCCTTTAGCACCTTTGGATAAACTCTGCCTTCTAGGTTGTGGCATTTCAGCT
	GGTGATGGTGCTGCTGTGAACACTGCCAAGGTGGAACCTGGCTCTGTTTGTGCCGTCT
	TTGGTCTGGGAGGAGTTGGATTGGCAGTTATCAAGGGCTGTAAAGTGGCTGGTGCATC
	CCGGATCATTGGTGTGGACATCAATAAAGATAAATTTGCAAGGGCCAAAGAGTTTGGA
	GCCACTGAATGTATTAACCCTCAGGGTTTTAGTAAACCCATCCAGGAAGGGCTCATTG
	AGACGACTGATGGAGGAGTGGACTATTCCTTTGAATGTATTGGTAATGTGAAGGTCAT
	GAGAGCAGCACTTGAGGCTTATCACAAGGGCTGGGGAGTCAGCGTGGTGGTTGGAGTA
	GCTGCTTCAGGTGAAGAAATTGCCACTCGTCCATTCCAGCTGGTAACAGGTCGCACAT
	GGAAAGGAACTGCCTTTGGAGGATGGAAGAGTGTAGAAAGTGTCCCAAAGTTGGTGTC
	TGAATATATGTCCAAAAAAATAAAAGTTGATGAATTTGTGACTCACAATCTGTCTTTT
	GGTGAAATTAACAAAGCCTTTCAACTGATGCATTCTGGAAAGAGCATTCGAACTGTTG
	TAAAGATTTAATTCAAAAGAGAAAAATAAT
	ORF Start: ATG at 4	ORF Stop: TAA at 1111
	SEQ ID NO: 54	369 aa	MW at 39154.1 kD
NOV17a,	MKCKAAVAWEAGKRLSIEEIEVAPPKAHEVRIKIIATAVCHTDAYTLRGADPEGCFPV
CG125169-
01 Protein	ILGHEGAGIEESVGEGVTKLKAGDTVIPLYIPQCGECKFCLYPKTNLCQKIRVTQGKG
Sequence
	LMPDGTSRFTCKGKTILRYMGTSTFSEYTVVADISVAKIDPLAPLDKLCLLGCGISAG
	DGAAVNTAKVEPGSVCAVFGLGGVGLAVIKGCKVAGASRIIGVDINKDKFARAKEFGA
	TECINPQGFSKPIQEGLIETTDGGVDYSFECIGNVKVMRAALEAYHKGWGVSVVVGVA
	ASGEEIATRPFQLVTGRTWKGTAFGGWKSVESVPKLVSEYMSKKIKVDEFVTHNLSFG
	EINKAFQLMHSGKSIRTVVKI

[0409] Further analysis of the NOV17a protein yielded the following properties shown in Table 17B.

TABLE 17B
Protein Sequence Properties NOV17a
PSort     0.7000 probability located in plasma membrane; 0.2000
analysis: probability located in endoplasmic reticulum (membrane);
          0.1000 probability located in mitochondrial inner membrane;
          0.0692 probability located in microbody (peroxisome)
SignalP   No Known Signal Sequence Predicted
analysis:

[0410] A search of the NOV17a protein against the Geneseq database, a proprietary database that contains sequences published in patents and patent publication, yielded several homologous proteins shown in Table 17C.

TABLE 17C
Geneseq Results for NOV17a
		NOV17a	Identities/
	Protein/	Residues/	Similarities for
Geneseq	Organism/Length	Match	the Matched	Expect
Identifier	[Patent #, Date]	Residues	Region	Value
AAB43405	Human cancer	1 . . . 369	351/369 (95%)	0.0
	associated protein	15 . . . 383	356/369 (96%)
	sequence
	SEQ ID NO:
	850—Homo
	sapiens, 383 aa.
	[WO200055350-
	A1, 21 SEP.
	2000]
ABB62511	Drosophila	3 . . . 368	258/368 (70%)	e−153
	melanogaster	11 . . . 378	301/368 (81%)
	polypeptide SEQ
	ID NO 14325—
	Drosophila
	melanogaster,
	379 aa.
	[WO200171042-
	A2, 27 SEP.
	2001]
AAG45942	Arabidopsis	3 . . . 367	248/366 (67%)	e−144
	thaliana protein	10 . . . 375	291/366 (78%)
	fragment SEQ ID
	NO: 57741—
	Arabidopsis
	thaliana, 379 aa.
	[EP1033405-A2,
	6 SEP. 2000]
AAG45941	Arabidopsis	3 . . . 367	248/366 (67%)	e−144
	thaliana protein	26 . . . 391	291/366 (78%)
	fragment SEQ ID
	NO: 57740—
	Arabidopsis
	thaliana, 395 aa.
	[EP1033405-A2,
	6 SEP. 2000]
AAG16746	Arabidopsis	3 . . . 367	248/366 (67%)	e−144
	thaliana protein	10 . . . 375	291/366 (78%)
	fragment SEQ ID
	NO: 17509—
	Arabidopsis
	thaliana, 379 aa.
	[EP1033405-A2,
	6 SEP. 2000]

[0411] In a BLAST search of public sequence databases, the NOV17a protein was found to have homology to the proteins shown in the BLAST data in Table 17D.

TABLE 17D
Public BLASTP Results for NOV17a
		NOV17a	Identities/
Protein		Residues/	Similarities for
Accession	Protein/	Match	the Matched	Expect
Number	Organism/Length	Residues	Portion	Value
CAC27318	Sequence 53	1 . . . 369	353/369 (95%)	0.0
	from Patent	6 . . . 374	357/369 (96%)
	WO0102600—
	Homo sapiens
	(Human), 374 aa.
P11766	Alcohol	1 . . . 369	353/369 (95%)	0.0
	dehydrogenase class	5 . . . 373	357/369 (96%)
	III chi chain
	(EC 1.1.1.1)
	(Glutathione-
	dependent
	formaldehyde
	dehydrogenase)
	(EC 1.2.1.1)
	(FDH)—Homo
	sapiens (Human),
	373 aa.
P19854	Alcohol	1 . . . 369	338/369 (91%)	0.0
	dehydrogenase	5 . . . 373	354/369 (95%)
	class III chain
	(EC 1.1.1.1)
	(Glutathione-
	dependent
	formaldehyde
	dehydrogenase)
	(EC 1.2.1.1) (FDH)
	(FALDH)—Equus
	caballus (Horse),
	373 aa.
O19053	Alcohol	1 . . . 369	337/369 (91%)	0.0
	dehydrogenase	5 . . . 373	347/369 (93%)
	class III chain
	(EC 1.1.1.1)
	(Glutathione-
	dependent
	formaldehyde
	dehydrogenase)
	(EC 1.2.1.1) (FDH)
	(FALDH)—
	Oryctolagus
	cuniculus
	(Rabbit), 373 aa.
P12711	Alcohol	1 . . .369	337/369 (91%)	0.0
	dehydrogenase	5 . . . 373	350/369 (94%)
	class III (EC
	1.1.1.1) (Alcohol
	dehydrogenase 2)
	(Glutathione-
	dependent
	formaldehyde
	dehydrogenase)
	(EC 1.2.1.1) (FDH)
	(FALDH) (Alcohol
	dehydrogenase-
	B2)—Rattus
	norvegicus (Rat),
	373 aa.

[0412] PFam analysis predicts that the NOV17a protein contains the domains shown in the Table 17E.

TABLE 17E
Domain Analysis of NOV17a
Pfam	NOV17a	Identities/Similarities	Expect
Domain	Match Region	for the Matched Region	Value
adh_zinc	14 . . . 369	146/463 (32%)	1.9e−138
		324/463 (70%)

Example 18

[0413] The NOV18 clone was analyzed, and the neucleoticle and encoded polypeptide sequences are shown in Table 18A.

TABLE 18A
NOV18 Sequence Analysis
	SEQ ID NO: 55	701 bp
NOV18a,	GCGGTGTATGTGCGGCAATAACATGTCAACCCCGCTGCCCACCATCGTGCCCGCCCCC
CG125197-
01 DNA	CGGAAGGCCACCACTGAGGTGATTTTCCTGCATGGATTGGGAGATACTGGGCACGGAT
Sequence
	GGGCAGAAGCCTTTGCCGGTATCATAAGTTCACATATCAAATATATCTGCCCGCATGC
	GCCTGTTAGGCCTGTTACATTAAATATGAACATAGCTATGCCTTCATGGTTTGATATT
	ATTGGGCTTTCACCAGATTCACAGGAGGATGAATCTGGGATTAAACAGGCAGCACAAA
	ATATAAAAGCTTTGATTGATCAAGAAGTGAAGAATGGCATTCCTTCTAACAGAATTAT
	TTTGGGAGGGTTTTCTCAGGGAGGAGCTTTATCTTTATATACTGCCCTTACCACGCAC
	CAGAAACTGGCAGGTGTCACTGCACTCAATTGCTGGCTTCCACTTTGGGCTTCCTTTC
	CACAGGGTCCTATCGGTGGTGCTAATAGAGATATTTCTATTCTCCAGTGCCACGGGGA
	TTGTGACCCTTTGGTTCCCCTGATGTTTGGTTCTCTTACGGTTGAAAAACTAAAAACA
	TTGGTGAATCCAGCCAATGTGACCTTTAAAACCTATGAAGGTATGATGCACAGTTCGT
	GTCAACAGGAAATGATGAATGTCAAGCAATTCATTGATAAACTCCTACCTCCAATTGA
	TTGAC
	ORF Start: ATG at 8	ORF Stop: TGA at 698
	SEQ ID NO: 56	230 aa	MW at 24848.5 kD
NOV18a,	MCGNNMSTPLPTIVPAPRKATTEVIFLHGLGDTGHGWAEAFAGIISSHIKYICPHAPV
CG125197-
01 Protein	RPVTLNMNIAMPSWFDIIGLSPDSQEDESGIKQAAQNIKALIDQEVKNGIPSNRIILG
Sequence
	GFSQGGALSLYTALTTHQKLAGVTALNCWLPLWASFPQGPIGGANRDISILQCHGDCD
	PLVPLMFGSLTVEKLKTLVNPANVTFKTYEGMMHSSCQQEMMNVKQFIDKLLPPID

[0414] Further analysis of the NOV18a protein yielded the following properties shown in Table 18IB.

TABLE 18B
Protein Sequence Properties NOV18a
PSort     0.6500 probability located in cytoplasm; 0.2605 probability
analysis: located in lysosome (lumen); 0.1000 probability located in
          mitochondrial matrix space; 0.0000 probability located in
          endoplasmic reticulum (membrane)
SignalP   No Known Signal Sequence Predicted
analysis:

[0415] A search of the NOV18a protein against the Geneseq database, a proprietary database that contains sequences published in patents and patent publication, yielded several homologous proteins shown in Table 18C.

TABLE 18C
Geneseq Results for NOV18a
		NOV18a
	Protein/Organism/	Residues/	Identities/
Geneseq	Length [Patent #,	Match	Similarities for	Expect
Identifier	Date]	Residues	the Matched Region	Value
AAU85134	Human lysophospholipase I #2-Homo	1 . . . 230	219/230 (95%)	e−127
	sapiens, 230 aa. [WO200210185-A1,	1 . . . 230	223/230 (96%)
	7 Feb. 2002]
AAU85132	Human lysophospholipase I #1-Homo	1 . . . 230	219/230 (95%)	e−127
	sapiens, 230 aa. [WO200210185-A1,	1 . . . 230	223/230 (96%)
	7 Feb. 2002]
ABG07277	Novel human diagnostic protein #7268-	1 . . . 230	219/230 (95%)	e−127
	Homo sapiens, 275 aa. [WO200175067-	46 . . . 275	223/230 (96%)
	A2, 11 Oct. 2001]
ABG07277	Novel human diagnostic protein #7268-	1 . . . 230	219/230 (95%)	e−127
	Homo sapiens, 275 aa. [WO200175067-	46 . . . 275	223/230 (96%)
	A2, 11 Oct. 2001]
AAB53451	Human colon cancer antigen protein	1 . . . 230	219/230 (95%)	e−127
	sequence SEQ ID NO: 991-Homo	34 . . . 263	223/230 (96%)
	sapiens, 263 aa. [WO200055351-A1,
	21 Sep. 2000]

[0416] In a BLAST search of public sequence databases, the NOV 18a protein was found to have homologs,y to the proteins shown in the BLASTP data in Table 18D.

TABLE 18D
Public BLASTP Results for NOV18a
		NOV18a
Protein		Residues/	Identities/
Accession		Match	Similarities for	Expect
Number	Protein/Organism/Length	Residues	the Matched Portion	Value
O75608	Lysophospholipase (Acyl-protein	1 . . . 230	219/230 (95%)	e−127
	thioesterase-1) (Lysophospholipase I)-	1 . . . 230	223/230 (96%)
	Homo sapiens (Human), 230 aa.
O77821	Calcium-independent phospholipase	1 . . . 230	202/230 (87%)	e−119
	A2 isoform 2-Oryctolagus cuniculus	1 . . . 230	213/230 (91%)
	(Rabbit), 230 aa.
P70470	LYSOPHOSPHOLIPASE-Rattus	1 . . . 230	203/230 (88%)	e−118
	norvegicus (Rat), 230 aa.	1 . . . 230	213/230 (92%)
O77820	Calcium-independent phospholipase	14 . . . 230	202/217 (93%)	e−116
	A2 isoform 1-Oryctolagus cuniculus	3 . . . 219	207/217 (95%)
	(Rabbit), 219 aa (fragment).
Q9UQF9	Lysophospholipase isoform-Homo	1 . . . 230	204/230 (88%)	e−114
	sapiens (Human), 214 aa.	1 . . . 214	207/230 (89%)

[0417] PFam analysis predicts that the NOV18a protein contains the domains shown in the Table 18E.

TABLE 18E
Domain Analysis of NOV18a
		Identities/
Pfam	NOV18a	Similarities for	Expect
Domain	Match Region	the Matched Region	Value
abhydrolase_2	10 . . . 226	123/236 (52%)	1.3e−108
		193/236 (82%)

Example 19

[0418] The NOV19 clone was analyzed, and the nucleotide and encoded polypeptide sequences are shown in Table 19A.

TABLE 19A
NOV19 Sequence Analysis
	SEQ ID NO: 57	2475 bp
NOV19a,	ACTCACTATAGGGCTCGAGCGGAGCTGCTGGCTGGAGAGGAGGGTGGACGAAGCTCTC
CG 125215-
01 DNA	TCTAGAAAGACATCCTGAGAGGACTTGGCAGGCCTGAATATGCATTGGCTGCGAAAAG
Sequence
	TTCAGGGACTTTGCACCCTGTGGGGTACTCAGATGTCCAGCCGCACTCTCTACATTAA
	TAGTAGGCAACTGGTGTCCCTGCAGTGGGGCCACCAGGAAGTGCCGGCCAAGTTTAAC
	TTTGCTAGTGATGTGTTGGATCACTGGGCTGACATGGAGAAGGCTGGCAAGCGACTCC
	CAAGCCCAGCCCTGTGGTGGGTGAATGGGAAGGGGAAGGAATTAATGTGGAATTTCAG
	AGAACTGAGTGAAAACAGCCAGCAGGCAGCCAACGTCCTCTCGGGAGCCTGTGGCCTG
	CAGCGTGGGGATCGTGTGGCAGTGGTGCTGCCCCGAGTGCCTGAGTGGTGGCTGGTGA
	TCCTGGGCTGCATTCGAGCAGGTCTCATCTTTATGCCTGGAACCATCCAGATGAAATC
	CACTGACATACTGTATAGGTTGCAGATGTCTAAGGCCAAGGCTATTGTTGCTGGGGAT
	GAAGTCATCCAAGAAGTGGACACAGTGGCATCTGAATGTCCTTCTCTGAGAATTAAGC
	TACTGGTGTCTGAGAAAAGCTGTGATGGGTGGCTGAACTTCAAGAAACTACTAAATGA
	GGCATCCACCACTCATCACTGTGTGGAGACTGGAAGCCAGGAAGCATCTGCCATCTAC
	TTCACTAGTGGGACCAGTGGTCTTCCCAAGATGGCAGAACATTCCTACTCGAGCCTGG
	GCCTCAAGGCCAAGATGGATGCTGGTTGGACAGGCCTGCAAGCCTCTGATATAATGTG
	GACCATATCAGACACAGGTTGGATACTGAACATCTTGGGCTCACTTTTGGAATCTTGG
	ACATTAGGAGCATGCACATTTGTTCATCTCTTGCCAAAGTTTGACCCACTGGTTATTC
	TAAAGACACTCTCCAGTTATCCAATCAAGAGTATGATGGGTGCCCCTATTGTTTACCG
	GATGTTGCTACAGCAGGATCTTTCCAGTTACAAGTTCCCCCATCTACAGAACTGCCTC
	GCTGGAGGGGAGTCCCTTCTTCCAGAAACTCTGGAGAACTGGAGGGCCCAGACAGGAC
	TGGACATCCGAGAATTCTATGGCCAGACAGAAACGGGATTAACTTGCATGGTTTCCAA
	GACAATGAAAATCAAACCAGGATACATGGGAACGGCTGCTTCCTGTTATGATGTACAG
	GTTATAGATGATAAGGGCAACGTCCTGCCCCCCGGCACAGAAGGAGACATTGGCATCA
	GGGTCAAACCCATCAGGCCTATAGGCATCTTCTCTGGCTATGTGGAAAATCCCGACAA
	GACAGCAGCCAACATTCGAGGAGACTTTTGGCTCCTTGGAGACCGGGGAATCAAAGAT
	GAAGATGGGTATTTCCAGTTTATGGGACGGGCAGATGATATCATTAACTCCAGCGGGT
	ACCGGATTGGACCCTCGGAGGTAGAGAATGCACTGATGAAGCACCCTGCTGTGGTTGA
	GACGGCTGTGATCAGCAGCCCAGACCCCGTCCGAGGAGAGGTGGTGAAGGCATTTGTG
	ATACTGGCCTCGCAGTTCCTATCCCATGACCCAGAACAGCTCACCAAGGAGCTGCAGC
	AGCATGTGAAGTCAGTGACAGCCCCATACAAGTACCCAAGAAAGATAGAGTTTGTCTT
	GAACCTGCCCAAGACTGTCACAGGGAAAATTCAACGAACCAAACTTCGAGACAAGGAG
	TGGAAGATGTCCGGAAAAGCCCGTGCGCAGTGAGACATCTAGGAGACATTCATTTGGA
	TTCCCCTCTTCTTTCTCTTTCTTTTCCCTTTGGGCCCTTGGCCTTACTATGATGATAT
	GAGATTCTTTATGAAAGAACATGAATGTAAGTTTGTCTTGCCCTGGTTATTAGCCTTG
	GTTATTAGCACAAAACTTTACCATGTTAGATGTTGAAAGAAGAAAGGGAAGGAATGAG
	AGAGAGTGAAAAGGAGAGGGTAACAGAAAAAAAGGAAAGAAAAGTAAGTCAGGGAAAT
	ATTAAAAACTGCAAGGGAAAGCAATTGAAAAAGAAATAAAGTAGGGAAAGAAGGAGAG
	AGGAAGCAAGGGAAGGAGGAAGAAAGGAAAGAGGAGATGAAAGGGGGAGAAAAGATAG
	AAGAAAAATAATTGAAGGGAGAATCAGAAAAATAAAGAGAAGAAAGGAAAGAAATAAA
	GAGAGAAAGAGAAAGAAGAAAGAGCAAAAGAACACAAGAAAGAAAGAGAGGGAGAAAG
	AGAGGGAGAAAGGGAGAGAAAAAAATTGTAAAAATAAAAATAGTAAAAGAAACTGATA
	ACGAAAAGTAATGGAAGACAGGAAGAAAAGATAGAAGAAAAATAATTGAAGGGAGAAT
	CAGAAAAATAAAGAGAAGAAAGGAAAGAAATAAAGAGAG
	ORF Start: ATG at 98	ORF Stop: TGA at 1829
	SEQ ID NO: 58	577 aa	MW at 64224.5 kD
NOV19a,	MHWLRKVQGLCTLWGTQMSSRTLYINSRQLVSLQWGHQEVPAKFNFASDVLDHWADME
CG125215-
01 Protein	KAGKRLPSPALWWVNGKGKELMWNFRELSENSQQAANVLSGACGLQRGDRVAVVLPRV
Sequence
	PEWWLVILGCIRAGLIFMPGTIQMKSTDILYRLQMSKAKAIVAGDEVIQEVDTVASEC
	PSLRIKLLVSEKSCDGWLNFKKLLNEASTTHHCVETGSQEASAIYFTSGTSGLPKMAE
	HSYSSLGLKAKMDAGWTGLQASDIMWTISDTGWILNILGSLLESWTLGACTFVHLLPK
	FDPLVILKTLSSYPIKSMMGAPIVYRMLLQQDLSSYKFPHLQNCLAGGESLLPETLEN
	WRAQTGLDIREFYGQTETGLTCMVSKTMKIKPGYMGTAASCYDVQVIDDKGNVLPPGT
	EGDTGIRVKPIRPIGIFSGYVENPDKTAANIRGDFWLLGDRGIKDEDGYFQFMGRADD
	IINSSGYRIGPSEVENALMKHPAVVETAVISSPDPVRGEVVKAFVILASQFLSHDPEQ
	LTKELQQHVKSVTAPYKYPRKIEFVLNLPKTVTGKIQRTKLRDKEWKMSGKARAQ
	SEQ ID NO: 59	1878 bp
NOV19b,	AGGGTGGACGAAGCTCTCTCTAGAAAGACATCCTGAGAGGACTTCGCAGGCCTGAACA
CG125215-
02 DNA	TGCATTGGCTGCGAAAAGTTCAGGGACTTTGCACCCTGTGGGGTACTCAGATGTCCAG
Sequence
	CCGCACTCTCTACATTAATAGTAGGCAACTGGTGTCCCTGCAGTGGGGCCACCAGGAA
	GTTCCGGCCAAGTTTAACTTTGCTAGTGATGTGTTGGATCACTGGGCTGACATGGAGA
	AGGCTGGCAAGCGACTCCCAAGCCCAGCCCTGTGGTGGGTGAATGGGAAGGGGAAGGA
	ATTAATGTGGAATTTCAGAGAACTGAGTGAAAACAGCCGGCAGGCAGCCAACGTCCTC
	TCGGGAGCCTGTGGCCTGCAGCGTGGGGATCGTGTGGCAGTGATGCTGCCCCGAGTGC
	CTGAGTGGTGGCTGGTGATCCTGGGCTGCATTCGAGCAGGTCTCATCTTTATGCCTGG
	AACCATCCAGATGAAATCCACTGACATACTGTATAGGTTGCAGATGTCTAAGGCCAAG
	GCTATTGTTGCTGGGGATGAAGTCATCCAAGAAGTGGACACAGTGGCATCTGAATGTC
	CTTCTCTGAGAATTAAGCTACTGGTGTCTGAGAAAAGCTGCGATGGGTGGCTGAACTT
	CAAGAAACTACTAAATGAGGCATCCACCACTCATCACTGTGTGGAGACTGGAAGCCAG
	GAAGCATCTGCCATCTACTTCACTAGTGGGACCAGTGGTCTTCCCAAGATGGCAGAAC
	ATTCCTACTCGAGCCTGGGCCTCAAGGCCAAGATGGATGCTGGTTGGACAGGCCTGCA
	AGCCTCTGATATAATGTGGACCATATCAGACACAGGTTGGATACTGAACATCTTGGGC
	TCACTTTTGGAATCTTGGACATTAGGAGCATGCACATTTGTTCATCTCTTGCCAAAGT
	TTGACCCACTGGTTATTCTAAAGACACTCTCCAGTTATCCAATCAAGAGTATGATGGG
	TGCCCCTATTGTTTACCGGATGTTGCTACAGCAGGATCTTTCCAGTTACAAGTTCCCC
	CATCTACAGAACTGCCTCGCTGGAGGGGAGTCCCTTCTTCCAGAAACTCTGGAGAACT
	GGAGGGCCCAGACAGGACTGGACATCCGAGAATTCTATGGCCAGACAGAAACGGGATT
	AACTTGCATGGTTTCCAAGACAATGAAAATCAAACCAGGATACATGGGAACGGCTGCT
	TCCTGTTATGATGTACAGGTTATAGATGATAAGGGCAACGTCCTGCCCCCCGGCACAG
	AAGGAGACATTGGCATCAGGGTCAAACCCATCAGGCCTATAGGCATCTTCTCTGGCTA
	TGTGGAAAATCCCGACAAGACAGCAGCCAACATTCGAGGAGACTTTTGGCTCCTTGGA
	GACCGGGGAATCAAAGATGAAGATGGGTATTTCCAGTTTATGGGACGGGCAGATGATA
	TCATTAACTCCAGCGGGTACCGGATTGGACCCTCGGAGGTAGAGAATGCACTGATGAA
	GCACCCTGCTGTGGTTGAGACGGCTGTGATCAGCAGCCCAGACCCCGTCCGAGGAGAG
	GTGGTGAAGGCATTTGTGATACTGGCCTCGCAGTTCCTATCCCATGACCCAGAACAGC
	TCACCAAGGAGCTGCAGCAGCATGTGAAGTCAGTGACAGCCCCATACAAGTACCCAAG
	AAAGATAGAGTTTGTCTTGAACCTGCCCAAGACTGTCACAGGGAAAATTCAACGAACC
	AAACTTCGAGACAAGGAGTGGAAGATGTCCGGAAAAGCCCGTGCGCAGTGAGGCGTCT
	AGGAGACATTCATTTGGATTCCCCTCTTCTTTCTCTTTCTTTTCCCTTTGGGCCCTTA
	GCCTTACTATGATGATATGAGA
	ORF Start: ATG at 58	ORF Stop: TGA at 1789
	SEQ ID NO: 60	577 aa	MW at 64284.7 kD
NOV19b,	MHWLRKVQGLCTLWGTQMSSRTLYINSRQLVSLQWGHQEVPAKFNFASDVLDHWADME
CG125215-
02 Protein	KAGKRLPSPALWWVNGKGKELMWNFRELSENSRQAANVLSGACGLQRGDRVAVMLPRV
Sequence
	PEWWLVILGCIRAGLIFMPGTIQMKSTDILYRLQMSKAKAIVAGDEVIQEVDTVASEC
	PSLRIKLLVSEKSCDGWLNFKKLLNEASTTHHCVETGSQEASAIYFTSGTSGLPKMAE
	HSYSSLGLKAKMDAGWTGLQASDIMWTISDTGWILNILGSLLESWTLGACTFVHLLPK
	FDPLVILKTLSSYPIKSMMGAPIVYRMLLQQDLSSYKFPHLQNCLAGGESLLPETLEN
	WRAQTGLDIREFYGQTETGLTCMVSKTMKIKPGYMGTAASCYDVQVIDDKGNVLPPGT
	EGDIGIRVKPIRPIGIFSGYVENPDKTAANIRGDFWLLGDRGIKDEDGYFQFMGRADD
	IINSSGYRIGPSEVENALMKHPAVVETAVISSPDPVRGEVVKAFVILASQFLSHDPEQ
	LTKELQQHVKSVTAPYKYPRKIEFVLNLPKTVTGKIQRTKLRDKEWKMSGKARAQ

[0419] Sequence comparison of the above protein sequences yields the following sequence relationships shown in Table 19B.

TABLE 19B
Comparison of NOV19a against NOV19b.
			Identities/
	Protein	NOV19a Residues/	Similarities for
	Sequence	Match Residues	the Matched Region
	NOV19b	1 . . . 577	575/577 (99%)
		1 . . . 577	577/577 (99%)

[0420] Further analysis of the NOV19a protein yielded the following properties shown in Table 19C.

TABLE 19C
Protein Sequence Properties NOV19a
PSort     0.6000 probability located in endoplasmic reticulum
analysis: (membrane); 0.3686 probability located in microbody
          (peroxisome); 0.2058 probability located in mitochondrial
          inner membrane; 0.1000 probability located in plasma
          membrane
SignalP   Cleavage site between residues 20 and 21
analysis:

[0421] A search of the NOV19a protein against the Geneses database, a proprietary database that contains sequences published in patents and patent publication, yielded several homologous proteins shown in Table 19D.

TABLE 19D
Geneseq Results for NOV19a
		NOV19a
	Protein/Organism/	Residues/	Identities/
Geneseq	Length [Patent #,	Match	Similarities for	Expect
Identifier	Date]	Residues	the Matched Region	Value
AAB43245	Human ORFX ORF3009 polypeptide	41 . . . 577	534/537 (99%)	0.0
	sequence SEQ ID NO: 6018-Homo	1 . . . 537	536/537 (99%)
	sapiens, 537 aa. [WO200058473-A2,
	5 Oct. 2000]
AAM41894	Human polypeptide SEQ ID NO 6825-	246 . . . 574	316/329 (96%)	0.0
	Homo sapiens, 390 aa. [WO200153312-	2 . . . 330	321/329 (97%)
	A1, 26 Jul. 2001]
AAU23625	Novel human enzyme polypeptide	263 . . . 577	307/315 (97%)	e−179
	#711-Homo sapiens, 315 aa.	1 . . . 315	307/315 (97%)
	[WO200155301-A2, 2 Aug. 2001]
AAU23060	Novel human enzyme polypeptide	250 . . . 577	310/337 (91%)	e−179
	#146-Homo sapiens, 342 aa.	6 . . . 342	313/337 (91%)
	[WO200155301-A2, 2 Aug. 2001]
ABB53263	Human polypeptide #3-Homo sapiens,	38 . . . 560	235/528 (44%)	e−126
	583 aa. [WO200181363-A1,	43 . . . 567	334/528 (62%)
	1 Nov. 2001]

[0422] In a BLAST search of public sequence databases, the NOV19a protein was found to have homology to the proteins shown in the BLAST data in Table 19E.

TABLE 19E
Public BLASTP Results for NOV19a
		NOV19a
Protein		Residues/	Identities/
Accession		Match	Similarities for	Expect
Number	Protein/Organism/Length	Residues	the Matched Portion	Value
O70490	Kidney-specific protein-Rattus	1 . . . 572	445/572 (77%)	0.0
	norvegicus (Rat), 572 aa.	1 . . . 572	507/572 (87%)
AAH31140	Hypothetical 64.3 kDa protein-Mus	1 . . . 574	437/575 (76%)	0.0
	musculus (Mouse), 575 aa.	1 . . . 575	502/575 (87%)
Q96LX4	CDNA FLJ33088 fis, clone	1 . . . 574	437/575 (76%)	0.0
	TRACH2000496, highly similar to	1 . . . 575	501/575 (87%)
	Rattus norvegicus kidney-specific
	protein (KS) mRNA-Homo sapiens
	(Human), 575 aa.
Q9TVBS	Xenobiotic/medium-chain fatty	4 . . . 568	330/575 (57%)	0.0
	acid: CoA ligase form XL-III precursor-	1 . . . 574	428/575 (74%)
	Bos taurus (Bovine), 577 aa.
Q9BEA2	Lipoate-activating enzyme precursor-	4 . . . 568	329/575 (57%)	0.0
	Bos taurus (Bovine), 577 aa.	1 . . . 574	427/575 (74%)

[0423] PFam analysis predicts that the NOV19a protein contains the domains shown in the Table 19F.

TABLE 19F
Domain Analysis of NOV19a
		Identities/
Pfam		Similarities for	Expect
Domain	NOV19a Match Region	the Matched Region	Value
AMP-binding	82 . . . 493	108/421 (26%)	2.1e−90
		287/421 (68%)

Example 20

[0424] The NOV20 clone was analyzed, and the nucleotide and encoded polypeptide sequences are shown in Table 20A.

TABLE 20A
NOV20 Sequence Analysis
	SEQ ID NO: 61	3162 bp
NOV20a,	GAATNTCGCCCTTACACGTAGAGGAGAGAAAAGCGACCAAGATAAAAGTGGACAGAAG
CG125332-
02 DNA	AATAAGCGAGACTTTTTATCCATGAAACAGTCTCCTGCCCTCGCTCCGGAAGAGCGCT
Sequence
	GCCGCAGAGCCGGGTCCCCAAAGCCGGTCTTGAGAGCTGATGACAATAACATGGGCAA
	TGGCTGCTCTCAGAAGCTGGCGACTGCTAACCTCCTCCGGTTCCTATTGCTGGTCCTG
	ATTCCATGTATCTGTGCTCTCGTTCTCTTGCTGGTGATCCTGCTTTCCTATGTTGGAA
	CATTACAAAAGGTCTATTTTAAATCAAATGGGAGTGAACCTTTGGTCACTGATGGTGA
	AATCCAAGGGTCCGATGTTATTCTTACAAATACAATTTATAACCAGAGCACTGTGGTG
	TCTACTGCACATCCCGACCAACACGTTCCAGCCTGGACTACGGATGCTTCTCTCCCAG
	GGGACCAAAGTCACAGGAATACAAGTGCCTGTATGAACATCACCCACAGCCAGTGTCA
	GATGCTGCCCTACCACGCCACGCTGACACCTCTCCTCTCAGTTGTCAGAAACATGGAA
	ATGGAAAAGTTCCTCAAGTTTTTCACATATCTCCATCGCCTCAGTTGCTATCAACATA
	TCATGCTGTTTGGCTGTACCCTCGCCTTCCCTGAGTGCATCATTGATGGCGATGACAG
	TCATGGACTCCTGCCCTGTAGGTCCTTCTGTGAGGCTGCAAAAGAAGGCTGTGAATCA
	GTCCTGGGGATGGTGAATTACTCCTGGCCGGATTTCCTCAGATGCTCCCAGTTTAGAA
	ACCAAACTGAAAGCAGCAATGTCAGCAGAATTTGCTTCTCACCTCAGCAGGAAAACGG
	AAAGCAATTGCTCTGTGGAAGGGGTGAGAACTTTCTGTGTGCCAGTGGAATCTGCATC
	CCCGGGAAACTGCAATGTAATGGCTACAACGACTGTGACGACTGGAGTGACGAGGCTC
	ATTGCAACTGCAGCGAGAATCTGTTTCACTGTCACACAGGCAAGTGCCTTAATTACAG
	CCTTGTGTGTGATGGATATGATGACTGTGGGGATTTGAGTGATGAGCAAAACTGTGAT
	TGCAATCCCACAACAGAGCATCGCTGCGGGGACGGGCGCTGCATCGCCATGGAGTGGG
	TGTGTGATGGTGACCACGACTGTGTGGATAAGTCCGACGAGGTCAACTGCTCCTGTCA
	CAGCCAGGGTCTGGTGGAATGCAGAAATGGACAATGTATCCCCAGCACGTTTCAATGT
	GATGGTGACGAGGACTGCAAGGATGGGAGTGATGAGGAGAACTGCAGCGTCATTCAGA
	CTTCATGTCAAGAAGGACACCAAAGATGCCTCTACAATCCCTGCCTTGATTCATGTGG
	TGGTAGCTCTCTCTGTGACCCGAACAACAGTCTGAATAACTGTAGTCAATGTGAACCA
	ATTACATTGGAACTCTGCATGAATTTGCCCTACAACAGTACAAGTTATCCAAATTATT
	TTGGCCACAGGACTCAAAAGGAAGCATCCATCAGCTGGGAGTCTTCTCTTTTCCCTGC
	ACTTGTTCAAACCAACTGTTATAAATACCTCATGTTCTTTTCTTGCACCATTTTGGTA
	CCAAAATGTGATGTGAATACAGGCGAGCATATCCCTCCTTGCAGGGCATTGTGTGAAC
	ACTCTAAAGAACGCTGTGAGTCTGTTCTTGGGATTGTGGGCCTACAGTGGCCTGAAGA
	CACAGATTGCAGTCAATTTCCAGAGGAAAATTCAGACAATCAAACCTGCCTGATGCCT
	GATGAATATGTGGAAGGTTGTAAAGAGAGAGATCTTTGGGAATGTCCATCCAATAAAC
	AATGTTTGAAGCACACAGTGATCTGCGATGGGTTCCCAGACTGCCCTGATTACATGGA
	CGAGAAAAACTGCTCATTTTGCCAAGATGATGAGCTGGAATGTGCAAACCATGCGTGT
	GTGTCACGTGACCTGTGGTGTGATGGTGAAGCCGACTGCTCAGACAGTTCAGATGAAT
	GGGACTGTGTGACCCTCTCTATAAATGTGAACTCCTCTTCCTTTCTGATGGTTCACAG
	AGCTGCCACAGAACACCATGTGTGTGCAGATGGCTGGCAGGAGATATTGAGTCAGCTG
	GCCTGCAAGCAGATGGGTTTAGGAGAACCATCTGTGACCAAATTGATACAGGAACAGG
	AGAAAGAGCCGCGGTGGCTGACATTACACTCCAACTGGGAGAGCCTCAATGGGACCAC
	TTTACATGAACTTCTAGTAAATGGGCAGTCTTGTGAGAGCAGAAGTAAAATTTCTCTT
	CTGTGTACTAAACAAGACTGTGGGCGCCGCCCTGCTGCCCGAATGAACAAAAGGATCC
	TTGGAGGTCGGACGAGTCGCCCTGGAAGGTGGCCATGGCAGTGTTCTCTGCAGAGTGA
	ACCCAGTGGACATATCTGTGGCTGTGTCCTCATTGCCAAGAAGTGGGTTCTGACAGTT
	GCCCACTGCTTCGAGGGGAGAGAGAATGCTGCAGTTTGGAAAGTGGTGCTTGGCATCA
	ACAATCTAGACCATCCATCAGTGTTCATGCAGACACGCTTTGTGAAGACCATCATCCT
	GCATCCCCGCTACAGTCGAGCAGTGGTGGACTATGACATCAGCATCGTTGGGCTGAGT
	GAAGACATCAGTGAGACTGGCTACGTCCGGCCTGTCTGCTTGCCCAACCCGGAGCAGT
	GGCTAGAGCCTGACACGTACTGCTATATCACAGGCTGGGGCCACATGGGCAATAAAAT
	GCCATTTAAGCTGCAAGAGGGAGAGGTCCGCATTATTTCTCTGGAACATTGTCAGTCC
	TACTTTGACATGAAGACCATCACCACTCGGATGATATGTGCTGGCTATGAGTCTGGCA
	CAGTTGATTCATGCATGGGTGACAGCGGTGGGCCTCTTGTTTGTGAGAAGCCTGGAGG
	ACGGTGGACATTATTTGGATTAACTTCATGGGGCTCCGTCTGCTTTTCCAAAGTCCTG
	GGGCCTGGCGTTTATAGTAATGTGTCATATTTCGTCGAATGGATTAAAAGACAGATTT
	ACATCCAGACCTTTCTCCTAAACTAATTATAAGGATGATCAGAGACTTTTGCCAGCTA
	CACTAAAAGAAAATGGCCTTCTTGACTGTG
	ORF Start: ATG at 80	ORF Slop: TAA at 3098
	SEQ ID NO: 62	1006 aa	MW at 112463.8 kD
NOV20a,	MKQSPALAPEERCRRAGSPKPVLRADDNNMGNGCSQKLATANLLRFLLLVLIPCICAL
CG125332-
02 Protein	VLLLVILLSYVGTLQKVYFKSNGSEPLVTDGEIQGSDVILTNTIYNQSTVVSTAHPDQ
Sequence
	HVPAWTTDASLPGDQSHRNTSACMNITHSQCQMLPYHATLTPLLSVVRNMEMEKFLKF
	FTYLHRLSCYQHIMLFGCTLAFPECIIDGDDSHGLLPCRSFCEAAKEGCESVLGMVNY
	SWPDFLRCSQFRNQTESSNVSRICFSPQQENGKQLLCGRGENFLCASGICIPGKLQCN
	GYNDCDDWSDEAHCNCSENLFHCHTGKCLNYSLVCDGYDDCGDLSDEQNCDCNPTTEH
	RCGDGRCIAMEWVCDGDHDCVDKSDEVNCSCHSQGLVECRNGQCIPSTFQCDGDEDCK
	DGSDEENCSVIQTSCQEGDQRCLYNPCLDSCGGSSLCDPNNSLNNCSQCEPITLELCM
	NLPYNSTSYPNYFGHRTQKEASISWESSLFPALVQTNCYKYLMFFSCTILVPKCDVNT
	GEHIPPCRALCEHSKERCESVLGIVGLQWPEDTDCSQFPEENSDNQTCLMPDEYVEGC
	KERDLWECPSNKQCLKHTVICDGFPDCPDYMDEKNCSFCQDDELECANHACVSRDLWC
	DGEADCSDSSDEWDCVTLSTNVNSSSFLMVHRAATEHHVCADGWQEILSQLACKQMGL
	GEPSVTKLIQEQEKERRWLTLHSNWESLNGTTLHELLVNGQSCESRSKISLLCTKQDC
	GRRPAARMNKRILGGRTSRPGRWPWQCSLQSEPSGHICGCVLIAKKWVLTVAHCFEGR
	ENAAVWKVVLGINNLDHPSVFMQTRFVKTIILHPRYSRAVVDYDISIVGLSEDISETG
	YVRPVCLPNPEQWLEPDTYCYITGWGHMGNKMPFKLQEGEVRIISLEHCQSYFDMKTI
	TTRMICAGYESGTVDSCMGDSGGPLVCEKPGGRWTLFGLTSWGSVCFSKVLGPGVYSN
	VSYFVEWIKRQIYIQTFLLN

[0425] Further analysis of the NOV20a protein yielded the following properties shown in Table 20B.

TABLE 20B
Protein Sequence Properties NOV20a
PSort     0.9000 probability located in Golgi body; 0.7900 probability
analysis: located in plasma membrane; 0.2000 probability located in
          endoplasmic reticulum (membrane); 0.1000 probability
          located in mitochondrial inner membrane
SignalP   Cleavage site between residues 68 and 69
analysis:

[0426] A search of the NOV20a protein against the Geneseq database, a proprietary database that contains sequences published in patents and patent publication, yielded several homologous proteins shown in Table 20C.

TABLE 20C
Geneseq Results for NOV20a
		NOV20a
	Protein/Organism/	Residues/	Identities
Geneseq	Length [Patent #,	Match	Similarities for	Expect
Identifier	Date]	Residues	the Matched Region	Value
ABB11975	Human corin homologue, SEQ ID	1 . . . 1006	1004/1042 (96%)	0.0
	NO: 2345-Homo sapiens, 1076 aa.	35 . . . 1076	1004/1042 (96%)
	[WO200157188-A2, 9 Aug. 2001]
AAE06939	Human corin protein-Homo sapiens,	1 . . . 1006	1003/1042 (96%)	0.0
	1042 aa. [WO200157194-A2,	1 . . . 1042	1003/1042 (96%)
	9 Aug. 2001]
AAY44426	Human serine protease, Corin-Homo	1 . . . 1006	1003/1042 (96%)	0.0
	sapiens, 1042 aa. [WO9964608-A1,	1 . . . 1042	1003/1042 (96%)
	16 Dec. 1999]
AAY44427	Mouse Serine protease, Corin-Mus	13 . . . 1004	820/1029 (79%)	0.0
	musculus, 1113 aa. [WO9964608-A1,	81 . . . 1107	890/1029 (85%)
	16 Dec. 1999]
AAW46917	Amino acid sequence of a novel	656 . . . 1006	348/351 (99%)	0.0
	human kallikrein-Homo sapiens,	6 . . . 356	348/351 (99%)
	356 aa. [WO9803665-A1,
	29 Jan. 1998]

[0427] In a BLAST search of public sequence databases, the NOV20a protein was found to have homology to the proteins shown in the BLASTP data in Table 20D.

TABLE 20D
Public BLASTP Results for NOV20a
		NOV20a
Protein		Residues/	Identities/
Accession		Match	Similarities for	Expect
Number	Protein/Organism/Length	Residues	the Matched Portion	Value
Q9Y5Q5	Atrial natriuteric peptide-converting	1 . . . 1006	1003/1042 (96%)	0.0
	enzyme (EC 3.4.21.-) (pro-ANP-	1 . . . 1042	1003/1042 (96%)
	converting enzyme) (Corin) (Heart
	specific serine proteinase ATC2)-Homo
	sapiens (Human), 1042 aa.
Q9Z319	Atrial natriuteric peptide-converting	13 . . . 1004	817/1029 (79%)	0.0
	enzyme (EC 3.4.21.-) (pro-ANP-	81 . . . 1107	887/1029 (85%)
	converting enzyme) (Corin) (Low density
	lipoprotein receptor related protein 4)-
	Mus musculus (Mouse), 1113 aa.
Q9V4N6	CG2105 protein-Drosophila	455 . . . 998	191/575 (33%)	9e−85
	melanogaster (Fruit fly), 1379 aa.	761 . . . 1329	286/575 (49%)
Q95LS5	Hypothetical 14.8 kDa protein-Macaca	140 . . . 268	122/129 (94%)	2e−69
	fascicularis (Crab eating macaque)	1 . . . 129	126/129 (97%)
	(Cynomolgus monkey), 129 aa.
P98072	Enteropeptidase precursor (EC 3.4.21.9)	619 . . . 995	137/387 (35%)	2e−61
	(Enterokinase)-Bos taurus (Bovine).	659 . . . 1031	206/387 (52%)
	1035 aa.

[0428] PFam analysis predicts that the NOV20a protein contains the domains shown in the Table 20E.

TABLE 20E
Domain Analysis of NOV20a
		Identities/
Pfam		Similarities for	Expect
Domain	NOV20a Match Region	the Matched Region	Value
Fz	129 . . . 257	42/153 (27%)	6.9e−39
		105/153 (69%)
ldl_recept_a	267 . . . 304	19/44 (43%)	9.3e−08
		32/44 (73%)
ldl_recept_a	305 . . . 342	18/43 (42%)	7.9e−10
		30/43 (70%)
ldl_recept_a	344 . . . 379	21/43 (49%)	8.3e−10
		30/43 (70%)
ldl_recept_a	385 . . . 416	19/43 (44%)	2.9e−09
		28/43 (65%)
Fz	445 . . . 571	54/150 (36%)	2.2e−52
		108/150 (72%)
ldl_recept_a	578 . . . 618	16/43 (37%)	0.0046
		25/43 (58%)
ldl_recept_a	619 . . . 655	16/43 (37%)	0.00099
		28/43 (65%)
Trypsin	766 . . . 994	101/263 (38%)	2e−75
		179/263 (68%)

Example 21

[0429] The NOV21 clone was analyzed, and the nucleotide and encoded polypeptide sequences are shown in Table 21A.

TABLE 21A
NOV21 Sequence Analysis
	SEQ ID NO: 63	4840 bp
NOV 21a,	CGCTCTCCCCGCCCCCTCCCTCCCTCGCAGGGGCCGAGCGAATGTAGCCCGCGAGAGA
CG125363-
01 DNA	AAATGGCGGCGGCGGCGGGGAATCGCGCCTCGTCGTCGGGATTCCCGGGCGCCAGGGC
Sequence
	TACGAGCCCTGAGCAGCGCGGCGGAGAGGCCCTCAAGGCGAGCAGCGCGCCCGCGGCT
	GCCGCGGGACTGCTGCGGGAGGCGGGCAGCGGGGTGCCTGGCGAGCGGGCGGACTGGC
	GGCGGCGGCAGCTGCGCAAAGTGCGGAGTGTGGAGCTGGACCAGCTGCCTGAGCAGCC
	GCTCTTCCTTGCCGCCTCACCGCCGGCCTCCTCGACTTCCCCGTCGCCGGAGCCCGCG
	GACGCAGCGGGGAGTGGGACCGGCTTCCAGCCTGTGGCGGTGCCGCCGCCCCACGGAG
	CCGCCAGCCGCGGCGGCGCCCACCTTACCGAGTCGGTGGCGGCGCCGGACAGCGGCGC
	CTCGAGTCCCGCAGCGGCCGAGCCCGGGGAGAAGCGGGCGCCCGCCGCCGAGCCGTCT
	CCTGCAGCGGCCCCCGCCGGTCGTGAGATGGAGAATAAAGAAACTCTCAAAGGGTTGC
	ACAAGATGGATGATCGTCCAGAGGAACGAATGATCAGGGAGAAACTGAAGGCAACCTG
	TATGCCAGCCTGGAAGCACGAATGGTTGGAAAGGAGAAATAGGCGAGGGCCTGTGGTG
	GTAAAACCAATCCCAGTTAAAGGAGATGGATCTGAAATGAATCACTTAGCAGCTGAGT
	CTCCAGGAGAGGTCCAGGCAAGTGCGGCTTCACCAGCTTCCAAAGGCCGACGCAGTCC
	TTCTCCTGGCAACTCCCCATCAGGTCGCACAGTGAAATCAGAATCTCCAGGAGTAAGG
	AGAAAAAGAGTTTCCCCAGTGCCTTTTCAGAGTGGCAGAATCACACCACCCCGAAGAG
	CCCCTTCACCAGATGGCTTCTCACCATATAGCCCTGAGGAAACAAACCGCCGTGTTAA
	CAAAGTGATGCGGGCCAGACTGTACTTACTGCAGCAGATAGGGCCTAACTCTTTCCTG
	ATTGGAGGAGACAGCCCAGACAATAAATACCGGGTGTTTATTGGGCCTCAGAACTGCA
	GCTGTGCACGTGGAACATTCTGTATTCATCTGCTATTTGTGATGCTCCGGGTGTTTCA
	ACTAGAACCTTCAGACCCAATGTTATGGAGAAAAACTTTAAAGAATTTTGAGGTTGAG
	AGTTTGTTCCAGAAATATCACAGTAGGCGTAGCTCAAGGATCAAAGCTCCATCTCGTA
	ACACCATCCAGAAGTTTGTTTCACGCATGTCAAATTCTCATACATTGTCATCATCTAG
	TACTTCTACATCTAGTTCAGAAAACAGCATAAAGGATGAAGAGGAACAGATGTGTCCT
	ATTTGCTTGTTGGGCATGCTTGATGAAGAAAGTCTTACAGTGTGTGAAGACGGCTGCA
	GGAACAAGCTGCACCACCACTGCATGTCAATTTGGGCAGAAGAGTGTAGAAGAAATAG
	AGAACCTTTAATATGTCCCCTTTGTAGATCTAAGTGGAGATCTCATGATTTCTACAGC
	CACGAGTTGTCAAGTCCTGTGGATTCCCCTTCTTCCCTCAGAGCTGCACAGCAGCAAA
	CCGTACAGCAGCAGCCTTTGGCTGGATCACGAAGGAATCAAGAGAGCAATTTTAACCT
	TACTCATTATGGAACTCAGCAAATCCCTCCTGCTTACAAAGATTTAGCTGAGCCATGG
	ATTCAGGTGTTTGGAATGGAACTCGTTGGCTGCTTATTTTCTAGAAACTGGAATGTGA
	GAGAGATGGCCCTCAGGCGTCTTTCCCATGATGTCAGTGGGGCCCTGCTGTTGGCAAA
	TGGGGAGAGCACTGGAAATTCTGGGGGCAGCAGTGGAAGCAGCCCGAGTGGGGGAGCC
	ACCAGTGGGTCTTCCCAGACCAGTATCTCAGGAGATGTGGTGGAGGCATGCTGCAGCG
	TTCTGTCAATGGTCTGTGCTGACCCTGTCTACAAAGTGTACGTTGCTGCTTTAAAAAC
	ATTGAGAGCCATGCTGGTATATACTCCTTGCCACAGTTTAGCGGAAAGAATCAAACTT
	CAGAGACTTCTCCAGCCAGTTGTAGACACCATCCTAGTCAAATGTGCAGATGCGAATA
	GCCGCACAAGTCAGCTGTCCATATCAACACTGTTGGAACTGTGCAAAGGCCAAGCAGG
	AGAGTTGGCAGTTGGCAGAGAAATACTAAAAGCTGGATCCATTGGTATTGGTGGTGTT
	GATTATGTCTTAAATTGTATTCTTGGAAACCAAACTGAATCAAACAATTGGCAAGAAC
	TTCTTGGCCGCCTTTCTCTTATAGATAGACTGTTGTTGGAATTTCCTGCTGAATTTTA
	TCCTCATATTGTCAGTACTGATGTTTCACAAGCTGAGCCTGTTGAAATCAGGTATAAG
	AAGCTGCTGTCCCTCTTAACCTTTGCTTTGCAGTCCATTGATAATTCCCACTCAATGG
	TTGGCAAACTTTCCAGAAGGATCTACTTGAGTTCTGCAAGAATGGTTACTACAGTACC
	CCATGTGTTTTCAAAACTGTTAGAAATGCTGAGTGTTTCCAGTTCCACTCACTTCACC
	AGGATGCGTCGCCGTTTGATGGCTATTGCAGATGAGGTCGAAATTGCCGAAGCCATCC
	AGTTGGGCGTAGAAGACACTTTGGATGGTCAACAGGACAGCTTCTTGCAGGCATCTGT
	TCCCAACAACTATCTGGAAACCACAGAGAACAGTTCCCCTGAGTGCACAGTCCATTTA
	GAGAAAACTGGAAAAGGATTATGTGCTACAAAATTGAGTGCCAGTTCAGAGGACATTT
	CTGAGAGACTGGCCAGGATTTCAGTAGGACCTTCTAGTTCAACAACAACAACAACAAC
	AACAACAGAGCAACCAAAGCCAATGGTTCAAACAAAAGGCAGACCCCACAGTCAGTGT
	TTGAACTCCTCTCCTTTATCTCATCATTCCCAATTAATGTTTCCAGCCTTGTCAACCC
	CTTCTTCTTCTACCCCATCTGTACCAGCTGGCACTGCAACAGATGTCTCTAAGCATAG
	ACTTCAGGGATTCATTCCCTGCAGAATACCTTCTGCATCTCCTCAAACACAGCGCAAG
	TTTTCTCTACAATTCCACAGAAACTGTCCTGAAAACAAAGACTCAGATAAACTTTCCC
	CAGTCTTTACTCAGTCAAGACCCTTGCCCTCCAGTAACATACACAGGCCAAAGCCATC
	TCGACCTACCCCAGGTAATACAAGTAAACAGGGAGATCCCTCAAAAAATAGCATGACA
	CTTGATCTGAACAGTAGTTCCAAATGTGATGACAGCTTTGGCTGTAGCAGCAATAGTA
	GTAATGCTGTTATACCCAGTGACGAGACAGTGTTCACCCCAGTAGAGGAGAAATGCAG
	ATTAGATGTCAATACAGAGCTCAACTCCAGTATTGAGGACCTTCTTGAAGCATCTATG
	CCTTCAAGTGATACAACAGTAACTTTTAAGTCAGAAGTTGCTGTCCTGTCTCCTGAAA
	AGGCTGAAAATGATGATACCTACAAAGATGATGTGAATCATAATCAAAAGTGCAAAGA
	GAAGATGGAAGCTGAAGAAGAAGAAGCTTTAGCAATTGCCATGGCAATGTCAGCGTCT
	CAGGATGCCCTCCCCATAGTTCCTCAGCTGCAGGTTGAAAATGGAGAAGATATCATCA
	TTATTCAACAGGATACACCAGAGACTCTACCAGGACATACCAAAGCAAAACAACCGTA
	TAGAGAAGACACTGAATGGCTGAAAGGTCAACAGATAGGCCTTGGAGCATTTTCTTCT
	TGTTATCAGGCTCAAGATGTGGGAACTGGAACTTTAATGGCTGTTAAACAGGTGACTT
	ATGTCAGAAACACATCTTCTGAGCAAGAAGAAGTAGTAGAAGCACTAAGAGAAGAGAT
	AAGAATGATGAGCCATCTGAATCATCCAAACATCATTAGGATGTTGGGAGCCACGTGT
	GAGAAGAGCAATTACAATCTCTTCATTGAATGGATGGCAGGGGGATCGGTGGCTCATT
	TGCTGAGTAAATATGGAGCCTTCAAAGAATCAGTAGTTATTAACTACACTGAACAGTT
	ACTCCGTGGCCTTTCGTATCTCCATGAAAACCAAATCATTCACAGAGATGTCAAAGGT
	GCCAATTTGCTAATTGACAGCACTGGTCAGAGACTAAGAATTGCAGATTTTGGAGCTG
	CAGCCAGGTTGGCATCAAAAGGAACTGGTGCAGGAGAGTTTCAGGGACAATTACTGGG
	GACAATTGCATTTATGGCACCTGAGGTACTAAGAGGTCAACAGTATGGAAGGAGCTGT
	GATGTATGGAGTGTTGGCTGTGCTATTATAGAAATGGCTTGTGCAAAACCACCATGGA
	ATGCAGAAAAACACTCCAATCATCTTGCTTTGATATTTAAGATTGCTAGTGCAACTAC
	TGCTCCATCGATCCCTTCACATTTGTCTCCTGGTTTACGAGATGTGGCTCTTCGTTGT
	TTAGAACTTCAACCTCAGGACAGACCTCCATCAAGAGAGCTACTGAAGCATCCAGTCT
	TTCGTACTACATGGTAGCCAATTATGCAGATCAACTACAGTAGAAACAGGATGCTCAA
	CAAGAGAAAAAAAACTTGTGGGGAACCACATTGATATTCTACTGGCCATGATGCCACT
	GAACAGCTATGAACGAGGCCAGTGGGGAACCCTTACCTAAGTATGTGATTGACAAATC
	ATGATCTGTACCTAAGCTCAGTATGCAAAAGCCCAAACTAGTGCAGAAACTGTAAACT
	ORF Start: ATG at 61	ORF Stop: TAG at 4597
	SEQ ID NO: 64	1512 aa	MW at 164748.2 kD
NOV21a,	MAAAAGNRASSSGFPGARATSPEQRGGEALKASSAPAAAAGLLREAGSGVPGERADWR
CG125363-
01 Protein	RRQLRKVRSVELDQLREQPLFLAASPPASSTSPSPEPADAAGSGTGFQPVAVPPPHGA
Sequence
	ASRGGAHLTESVAAPDSGASSPAAAEPGEKRAPAAEPSPAAAPAGREMENKETLKGLH
	KMDDRPEERMIREKLKATCMPAWKHEWLERRNRRGPVVVKPIPVKGDGSEMNHLAAES
	PGEVQASAASPASKGRRSPSPGNSPSGRTVKSESPGVRRKRVSPVPFQSGRITPPRRA
	RSPDGFSPYSPEETNRRVNKVMRARLYLLQQIGPNSFLIGGDSPDNKYRVFIGPQNCS
	CARGTFCIHLLFVMLRVFQLEPSDPMLWRKTLKNFEVESLFQKYHSRRSSRIKAPSRN
	TIQKFVSRMSNSHTLSSSSTSTSSSENSIKDEEEQMCPICLLGMLDEESLTVCEDGCR
	NKLHHHCMSIWAEECRRNREPLICPLCRSKWRSHDFYSHELSSPVDSPSSLRAAQQQT
	VQQQPLAGSRRNQESNFNLTHYGTQQIPPAYKDLAEPWIQVFGMELVGCLFSRNWNVR
	EMALRRLSHDVSGALLLANGESTGNSGGSSGSSPSGGATSGSSQTSISGDVVEACCSV
	LSMVCADPVYKVYVAALKTLRAMLVYTPCHSLAERIKLQRLLQPVVDTILVKCADANS
	RTSQLSISTLLELCKGQAGELAVGREILKAGSIGIGGVDYVLNCILGNQTESNNWQEL
	LGRLCLIDRLLLEFPAEFYPHIVSTDVSQAEPVEIRYKKLLSLLTFALQSIDNSHSMV
	GKLSRRIYLSSARMVTTVPHVFSKLLEMLSVSSSTHFTRMRRRLMAIADEVEIAEAIQ
	LGVEDTLDGQQDSFLQASVPNNYLETTENSSPECTVHLEKTGKGLCATKLSASSEDIS
	ERLARISVGPSSSTTTTTTTTEQPKPMVQTKGRPHSQCLNSSPLSHHSQLMFPALSTP
	SSSTPSVPAGTATDVSKHRLQGFIPCRIPSASPQTQRKPSLQFHRNCPENKDSDKLSP
	VFTQSRPLPSSNIHRPKPSRPTPGNTSKQGDPSKNSMTLDLNSSSKCDDSFGCSSNSS
	NAVIPSDETVFTPVEEKCRLDVNTELNSSIEDLLEASMPSSDTTVTFKSEVAVLSPEK
	AENDDTYKDDVNHNQKCKEKMEAEEEEALAIAMAMSASQDALPIVPQLQVENGEDIII
	IQQDTPETLPGHTKAKQPYREDTEWLKGQQIGLGAFSSCYQAQDVGTGTLMAVKQVTY
	VRNTSSEQEEVVEALREEIRMMSHLNHPNIIRMLGATCEKSNYNLFIEWMAGGSVAHL
	LSKYGAFKESVVINYTEQLLRGLSYLHENQIIHRDVKGANLLIDSTGQRLRIADFGAA
	ARLASKGTGAGEFQGQLLGTIAFMAPEVLRGQQYGRSCDVWSVGCAIIEMACAKPPWN
	AEKHSNHLALIFKIASATTAPSIPSHLSPGLRDVALRCLELQPQDRRPSRELLKHPVF
	RTTW

[0430] Further analysis of the NOV21a protein yielded the following properties shown in Table 21B.

TABLE 21B
Protein Sequence Properties NOV21a
PSort     0.8800 probability located in nucleus; 0.4689 probability
analysis: located in mitochondrial matrix space: 0.3000 probability
          located in microbody (peroxisome); 0.1702 probability located
          in mitochondrial inner membrane
SignalP   No Known Signal Sequence Predicted
analysis:

[0431] A search of the NOV2a protien against the Geneseq database, a proprietor, database that contains sequences published in patents and patent publication, yielded several homologous proteins shown in Table 21C.

TABLE 21C
Geneseq Results for NOV21a
		NOV21a
	Protein/Organism/	Residues/	Identities/
Geneseq	Length [Patent #,	Match	Similarities for	Expect
Identifier	Date]	Residues	the Matched Region	Value
ABG04377	Novel human diagnostic protein	21 . . . 1512	1456/1495 (97%)	0.0
	#4368-Homo sapiens, 1495 aa.	2 . . . 1495	1459/1495 (97%)
	[WO200175067-A2, 11 Oct. 2001]
AAG80184	Human MEK kinase MEKK1 protein	21 . . . 1512	1456/1495 (97%)	0.0
	fragment-Homo sapiens, 1495 aa.	2 . . . 1495	1459/1495 (97%)
	[WO200179501-A2, 25 Oct. 2001]
AAB60291	Human MEKK1-Homo sapiens,	21 . . . 1512	1456/1495 (97%)	0.0
	1495 aa. [U.S. Pat. No. 6168950-B1,	2 . . . 1495	1459/1495 (97%)
	2 Jan. 2001]
ABG04377	Novel human diagnostic protein	21 . . . 1512	1456/1495 (97%)	0.0
	#4368-Homo sapiens, 1495 aa.	2 . . . 1495	1459/1495 (97%)
	[WO200175067-A2, 11 Oct. 2001]
ABG01872	Novel human diagnostic protein	46 . . . 1419	1342/1376 (97%)	0.0
	#1863-Homo sapiens, 1375 aa.	1 . . . 1375	1345/1376 (97%)
	[WO200175067-A2, 11 Oct. 2001]

[0432] In a BLAST search of public sequence databases, the NOV21a protein was found to have homology to the proteins shown in the BLASTP data in Table 21D.

TABLE 21D
Public BLASTP Results for NOV21a
		NOV21a
Protein		Residues/	Identities/
Accession		Match	Similarities for	Expect
Number	Protein/Organism/Length	Residues	the Matched Portion	Value
Q13233	Mitogen-activated protein kinase kinase	21 . . . 1512	1456/1495 (97%)	0.0
	kinase 1 (EC 2.7.1.-) (MAPK/ERK	2 . . . 1495	1459/1495 (97%)
	kinase kinase 1) (MEK kinase 1)
	(MEKK 1)-Homo sapiens (Human),
	1495 aa (fragment).
P53349	Mitogen-activated protein kinase kinase	1 . . . 1512	1354/1519 (89%)	0.0
	kinase 1 (EC 2.7.1.-) (MAPK/ERK	1 . . . 1493	1400/1519 (92%)
	kinase kinase 1) (MEK kinase 1)
	(MEKK 1)-Mus musculus (Mouse),
	1493 aa.
Q62925	Mitogen-activated protein kinase kinase	1 . . . 1512	1343/1514 (88%)	0.0
	kinase 1 (EC 2.7.1.-) (MAPK/ERK	1 . . . 1493	1387/1514 (90%)
	kinase kinase 1) (MEK kinase 1)
	(MEKK 1)-Rattus norvegicus (Rat),
	1493 aa.
A46212	MEK kinase-mouse, 687 aa.	811 . . . 1512	628/702 (89%)	0.0
		1 . . . 687	649/702 (91%)
A48084	STE11 protein kinase homolog NPK1-	1227 . . . 1506	121/288 (42%)	6e−59
	common tobacco, 706 aa.	74 . . . 356	181/288 (62%)

[0433] PFam analysis predicts that the NOV21a protein contains the domains shown in the Table 21E.

TABLE 21E
Domain Analysis of NOV21a
		Identities/
Pfam		Similarities for	Expect
Domain	NOV21a Match Region	the Matched Region	Value
PHD	442 . . . 494	13/53 (25%)	0.3
		31/53 (58%)
Pkinase	1243 . . . 1508	87/305 (29%)	5.9e−81
		210/305 (69%)

Example 22

[0434] The NOV22 clone was analyzed, and the nucleotide and encoded polypeptide sequences are shown in Table 22A.

TABLE 22A
NOV22 Sequence Analysis
	SEQ ID NO:65	2121 bp
NOV22a,	GGAGGAAGCGTGGAAATGTGCTTCCGGACAAAGCTCTCAGTATCCTGGGTGCCATTGT
CG126012-
01 DNA	TTCTTCTACTCAGCCGTGTTTTTTCTACTGAGACAGACAAACCCTCAGCCCAGGATAG
Sequence
	CAGAAGCCGTGGGAGTTCAGGCCAACCGGCAGACCTGCTACAGGTTCTCTCTGCTGGT
	GACCACCCACCCCACAACCACTCAAGAAGCCTCATCAAAACATTGTTGGAGAAAACTG
	GGTGCCCACGGAGGAGAAACGGAATGCAAGGAGATTGCAATCTGTGTTTTCTTCCACA
	GTGCTTTGAACCAGATGCACTATTACTAATAGCTGGAGGAAATTTTGAAGATCAGCTT
	AGAGAAGAAGTGGTCCAGAGAGTTTCTCTTCTCCTTCTCTATTACATTATTCATCAGG
	AAGAGATCTGTTCTTCAAAGCTCAACATGAGTAATAAAGAGTATAAATTTTACCTACA
	CAGCCTACTGAGCCTCAGGCAGGATGAAGATTCCTCTTTCCTTTCACAGAATGAGACA
	GAAGATATCTTGGCTTTCACCAGCCAGTACTTTGACACTTCTCAAAGCCAGTGTATGG
	AAACCAAAACGCTGCAGAAAAAATCTGGAATAGTGAGCAGTGAAGGTGCTAATGAAAG
	TACGCTTCCTCAGTTGGCAGCCATGATCATTACTTTGTCCCTCCAGGGTGTTTGTCTG
	GGACAAGGAAACTTGCCTTCCCCAGACTACTTTACAGAATATATTTTCAGTTCCTTGA
	ATCGTACGAATACCCTCCGCCTATCAGAACTAGACCAACTCCTCAACACTCTCTGGAC
	CAGAAGTACTTGTATCAAAAATGAGAAAATCCATCAATTTCAAAGGAAACAAAACAAC
	ATAATAACCCATGATCAGGACTATTCTAATTTCTCTTCATCCATGGAAAAAGAGTCTG
	AGGATGGTCCAGTTTCCTGGGATCAGACCTGCTTCTCTGCTAGGCAGCTGGTGGAGAT
	ATTTCTACAGAAGGGCCTCTCACTCATTTCTAAGGAGGACTTTAAGCAAATGAGTCCA
	GGGATCATCCAGCAGCTCCTCAGCTGCTCCTGCCACTTACCCAAGGACCAACAAGCAA
	AGCTGCCACCTACCACTCTGGAGGAATACGGCTACAGCACGGTGGCTGTCACCCTTCT
	CACACTGGGCTCCATGCTGGGGACAGCGCTGGTCCTTTTCCATAGCTGTGAGGAGAAC
	TACAGGCTTATCTTACAGCTGTTTGTGGGCTTGGCCGTCGGGACACTGTCTGGGGACG
	CTCTGCTCCACCTTATCCCTCAGGTACTTGGTTTACATAAGCAGGAAGCCCCAGAATT
	TGGGCATTTCCATGAAAGCAAAGGTCATATTTGGAAACTGATGGGATTAATTGGAGGC
	ATCCATGGATTTTTCTTGATAGAAAAATGTTTTATTCTTCTTGTATCACCAAATGACA
	AGAAAAGCCCAGAAGATTCACAGGCAGCTGAAATGCCTATAGGCAGTATGACAGCCTC
	CAACAGAAAATGTAAAGCCATTAGCTTGTTAGCAATCATGATTCTGGTTGGGGACAGC
	CTGCATAATTTTGCAGATGGCCTAGCCATAGGAGCAGCCTTCTCATCATCATCCGAGT
	CAGGAGTGACCACTACGATTGCTATCTTGTGTCATGAAATCCCACATGAAATGGGAGA
	CTTTGCCGTGCTCTTAAGCTCTGGACTTTCTATGAAGACTGCCATCCTGATGAATTTT
	ATAAGCTCCCTAACTGCCTTCATGGGATTATACATTGGCCTTTCCGTGTCAGCTGATC
	CATGTGTTCAAGACTGGATCTTCACAGTCACTGCTGGGATGTTCTTATATTTATCCTT
	GGTTGAAATGCCTGAAATGACTCATGTTCAAACACAACGACCCTGGATGATGTTTCTC
	CTGCAAAACTTTGGATTGATCCTAGGTTGGCTTTCTCTCCTGCTCTTGGCTATATATG
	AGCAAAATATTAAAATATAAGTGAGGATCTTCAACATCTTTCAAAAATGCATTTATAT
	AGTCTTACTTTGTTTCTTTCATTGCACTCTATAATGATTTTTAAATTAAGAATTTTTT
	ATCTTAGGCAAAGTGTGTCTCTTTCAATTCATT
	ORF Start: ATG at 16	ORF Stop: TAA at 1990
	SEQ ID NO: 66	658 aa	MW at 73339.6 kD
NOV22a,	MCFRTKLSVSWVPLFLLLSRVFSTETDKPSAQDSRSRGSSGQPADLLQVLSAGDHPPH
CG126012-
01 Protein	NHSRSLIKTLLEKTGCPRRRNGMQGDCNLCFLPQCFEPDALLLIAGGNFEDQLREEVV
Sequence
	QRVSLLLLYYIIHQEEICSSKLNMSNKEYKFYLHSLLSLRQDEDSSFLSQNETEDILA
	FTRQYFDTSQSQCMETKTLQKKSGIVSSEGANESTLPQLAAMIITLSLQGVCLGQGNL
	PSPDYFTEYIFSSLNRTNTLRLSELDQLLNTLWTRSTCIKNEKIHQFQRKQNNIITHD
	QDYSNFSSSMEKESEDGPVSWDQTCFSARQLVEIFLQKGLSLISKEDFKQMSPGIIQQ
	LLSCSCHLPKDQQAKLPPTTLEEYGYSTVAVTLLTLGSMLGTALVLFHSCEENYRLIL
	QLFVGLAVGTLSGDALLHLIPQVLGLHKQEAPEFGHFHESKGHIWKLMGLIGGIHGFF
	LIEKCFILLVSPNDKKSPEDSQAAEMPIGSMTASNRKCKAISLLAIMILVGDSLHNFA
	DGLAIGAAFSSSSESGVTTTIAILCHEIPHEMGDFAVLLSSGLSMKTAILMNFISSLT
	AFMGLYIGLSVSADPCVQDWIFTVTAGMFLYLSLVEMPEMTHVQTQRPWMMFLLQNFG
	LILGWLSLLLLAIYEQNIKI

[0435] Further analysis of the NOV22a protean yielded the following properties shown in Table 22D.

TABLE 22B
Protein Sequence Properties NOV22a
PSort     0.6400 probability located in plasma membrane; 0.4600
analysis: probability located in Golgi body; 0.3700 probability
          located in endoplasmic reticulum (membrane); 0.1000
          probability located in endoplasmic reticulum (lumen)
SignalP   Cleavage site between residues 24 and 25
analysis:

[0436] A search of the NOV22a protein against the Geneseq database, a proprietary database that contains sequences published in patents and patent publication, yielded several homologous proteins shown in Table 22C.

TABLE 22C
Geneseq Results for NOV22a
		NOV22a
	Protein/Organism/	Residues/	Identities/
Geneseq	Length [Patent #,	Match	Similarities for	Expect
Identifier	Date]	Residues	the Matched Region	Value
AAB42004	Human ORFX ORF1768 polypeptide	81 . . . 248	163/168 (97%)	5e−87
	sequence SEQ ID NO: 3536-Homo	1 . . . 163	163/168 (97%)
	sapiens, 163 aa. [WO200058473-A2,
	5 Oct. 2000]
ABB14720	Human nervous system related	1 . . . 167	160/167 (95%)	9e−87
	polypeptide SEQ ID NO 3377-Homo	38 . . . 199	160/167 (95%)
	sapiens, 206 aa. [WO200159063-A2,
	16 Aug. 2001]
AAU74620	Oestrogen-regulated LIV-1 family	190 . . . 656	183/526 (34%)	3e−76
	protein BAB24106_Mm-Mus	140 . . . 658	279/526 (52%)
	musculus, 660 aa. [WO200196372-A2,
	20 Dec. 2001]
AAU69470	Human purified secretory polypeptide	331 . . . 465	110/136 (80%)	8e−54
	#39-Homo sapiens, 172 aa.	1 . . . 136	117/136 (85%)
	[WO200162918-A2, 30 Aug. 2001]
AAB59035	Breast and ovarian cancer associated	481 . . . 656	88/177 (49%)	4e−44
	antigen protein sequence SEQ ID 743-	26 . . . 202	122/177 (68%)
	Homo sapiens, 204 aa. [WO200055173-
	A1, 21 Sep. 2000]

[0437] In a BLAST search of public sequence databases, the NOV22a protein was found to have homology to the proteins shown in the BLASTP data in Table 22D.

TABLE 22D
Public BLASTP Results for NOV22a
		NOV22a
Protein		Residues/	Identities/
Accession		Match	Similarities for	Expect
Number	Protein/Organism/Length	Residues	the Matched Portion	Value
Q96NN4	CDNA FLJ30499 fis, clone	1 . . . 658	651/659 (98%)	0.0
	BRAWH2000443, weakly similar to human	1 . . . 654	652/659 (98%)
	breast cancer, estrogen regulated LIV-1
	protein (LIV-1) mRNA-Homo sapiens
	(Human), 654 aa.
Q95KA5	Hypothetical 72.8 kDa protein-Macaca	1 . . . 657	629/658 (95%)	0.0
	fascicularis (Crab eating macaque)	1 . . . 653	642/658 (96%)
	(Cynomolgus monkey), 654 aa.
Q96LF0	BA570F3.1 (Novel protein (Possible	187 . . . 554	367/368 (99%)	0.0
	ortholog of a hypothetical protein from	1 . . . 368	368/368 (99%)
	macaca fascicularis clone QmoA-11613)
	similar to hypothetical proteins from other
	model organisms.)-Homo sapiens
	(Human), 368 aa (fragment).
Q9DAT9	1600025H15Rik protein (RIKEN cDNA	190 . . . 656	183/526 (34%)	8e−76
	1600025H15 gene)-Mus musculus	140 . . . 658	279/526 (52%)
	(Mouse), 660 aa.
Q9H6T8	CDNA: FLJ21884 fis, clone HEP02863-	39 . . . 656	199/664 (29%)	4e−71
	Homo sapiens (Human), 647 aa.	21 . . . 645	310/664 (45%)

[0438] PFam analysis predicts that the NOV22a protein contains the domains shown in the Table 22E.

TABLE 22E
Domain Analysis of NOV22a
		Identities/
Pfam		Similarities for	Expect
Domain	NOV22a Match Region	the Matched Region	Value
Zip	504 . . . 650	59/178 (33%)	4e−34
		117/178 (66%)

Example 23

[0439] The NOV23 clone was analyzed, and the nucleotide and encoded polypeptide sequences are shown in Table 23A.

TABLE 23A
NOV23 Sequence Analysis
	SEQ ID NO: 67	1152 bp
NOV23a,	TACTGCCGCAGCGGAGTTCAGAGGGCCCGGAGGTGGGAGACTTCCCACACGGTGACTG
CG126481-
01 DNA	AGATGTCGTCCACTGCGGCTTTTTACCTTCTCTCTACGCTAGGAGGATACTTGGTGAC
Sequence
	CTCATTCTTGTTGCTTAAATACCCGACCTTGCTGCACCAGAGAAAGAAGCAGCGATTC
	CTCAGTAAACACATCTCTCACCGCGGAGGTGCTGGAGAAAATTTGGAGAATACAATGG
	CAGCCTTTCAGCATGCGGTTAAAATCGGAACTGATATGCTAGAATTGGACTGCCATAT
	CACAAAAGATGAACAAGTTGTAGCGTCACATGATGAGAATCTAAAGAGAGCAACTGGG
	GTCAATGTAAACATCTCTGATCTCAAATACTGTGAGCTCCCACCTTACCTTGGCAAAC
	TGGATGTCTCATTTCAAAGAGCATGCCAGTGTGAAGGAAAAGATAACCGAATTCCATT
	ACTGAAGGAAGTTTTTGAGGCCTTTCCTAACACTCCCATTAACATCGATATCAAAGTC
	AACAACAATGTGCTGATTAAGAAGGTATCAGAGTTGGTGAAGCGGTATAATCGAGAAC
	ACTTAACAGTGTGGGGTAATGCCAATTATGAAATTGTAGAAAAGTGCTACAAAGAGAA
	TTCAGATATTCCTATACTCTTCAGTCTACAACGTGTCCTGCTCATTCTTGGCCTTTTC
	TTCACTGGCCTCTTGCCCTTTGTGCCCATTCGAGAACAGTTTTTTGAAATCCCAATGC
	CTTCTATTATACTGAAGCTAAAAGAACCACACACCATGTCCAGAAGTCAAAAGTTTCT
	CATCTGGCTTTCTGATCTCTTACTAATGAGGAAAGCTTTGTTTGACCACCTAACTGCT
	CGAGGCATTCAAGTGTATATTTGGGTATTAAATGAAGAACAAGAATACAAAAGAGCTT
	TTGATTTGGGAGCAACTGGGGTGATGACAGACTATCCAACAAAGCTTAGGGATTTTTT
	ACATAACTTTTCAGCATAGAAAAAGAGGTACTTAGAAGTATTGAAGGAAAAAATGAAG
	ACCTAAGAAAAAAATATTTCATGATCATTTCCCTAAGCCATTTCCAGAATGGTAAAAG
	GTTTAATCAGTTTTTATTACCTCATTTTTAAGCCTGTATGAGAATGTAGA
	ORF Start: ATG at 61	ORF Stop: EAG at 1003
	SEQ ID NO:68	314 aa	MW at 36138.7 kD
NOV23a,	MSSTAAFYLLSTLGGYLVTSFLLLKYPTLLHQRKKQRFLSKHISHRGGAGENLENTMA
CG126481-
01 Protein	AFQHAVKIGTDMLELDCHITKDEQVVASHDENLKRATGVNVNISDLKYCBLPPYLGKL
Sequence
	DVSFQRACQCEGKDNRIPLLKEVFEAFPNTPTNIDIKVNNNVLIKKVSELVKRYNREH
	LTVWGNANYEIVEKCYKENSDIPILFSLQRVLLILGLFFTGLLPFVPIREQFFETPMP
	SIILKLKEPHTMSRSQKFLIWLSDLLLMRKALFDHLTARGIQVYIWVLNEEQEYKRAF
	DLGATGVMTDYPTKLRDFLHNFSA
	SEQ ID NO:69	1070 bp
NOV23b,	AGTTCAGAGGGCCCGGAGGTGGGAGACTTCCCACACGGTGACTGAGATGTCGTCCACT
CG126481-
02 DNA	GCGGCTTTTTACCTTCTCTCTACGCTAGGAGGATACTTGGTGACCTCATTCTTGTTGC
Sequence
	TTAAATACCCGACCTTGCTGCACCAGAGAAAGAAGCAGCGATTCCTCAGTAAACACAT
	CTCTCACCGCGGAGGTGCTGGAGAAAATTTGGAGAATACAATGGCAGCCTTTCAGCAT
	GCGGTTAAAATCGGAACTGATATGCTAGAATTGGACTGCCATATCACAAAAGATGAAC
	AAGTTGTAGTGTCACATGATGAGAATCTAAAGAGAGCAACTGGGGTCAATGTAAACAT
	CTCTGATCTCAAATACTGTGAGCTCCCACCTTACCTTGGCAAACTGGATGTCTCATTT
	CAAAGAGCATGCCAGTGTGAAGGAAAAGATAACCGAATTCCATTACTGAAGGAAGTTT
	TTGAGGCCTTTCCTAACACTCCCATTAACATCGATATCAAAGTCAACAACAATGTGCT
	GATTAAGAAGGTTTCAGAGTTGGTGAAGCGGTATAATCGAGAACACTTAACAGTGTGG
	GGTAATGCCAATTATGAAATTGTAGAAAAGTGCTACAAAGAGAATTCAGATATTCCTA
	TACTCTTCAGTCTACAACGTGTCCTGCTCATTCTTGGCCTTTTCTTCACTGGCCTCTT
	GCCCTTTGTGCCCATTCGAGAACAGTTTTTTGAAATCCCAATGCCTTCTATTATACTG
	AAGCTAAAAGAACCACACACCATGTCCAGAAGTCAAAAGTTTCTCATCTGGCTTTCTG
	ATCTCTTACTAATGAGGAAAGCTTTGTTTGACCACCTAACTGCTCGAGGCATTCAAGT
	GTATATTTGGGTATTAAATGAAGAACAAGAATACAAAAGAGCTTTTGATTTGGGAGCA
	ACTGGGGTGATGACAGACTATCCAACAAAGCTTAGGGATTTTTTACATAACTTTTCAG
	CATAGAAAAAGAGGTACTTAGAAGTATTGAATTAAAAAATGAAGACCTAAGAAAAAAA
	TATTTCATGATCATTTCCCTAAGCCA
	ORF Start: ATG at 47	ORF Stop: TAG at 989
	SEQ ID NO:70	314 aa	MW at 36166.7 kD
NOV23b,	MSSTAAFYLLSTLGGYLVTSFLLLKYPTLLHQRKKQRFLSKHTSHRGGAGENLENTMA
CG126481-
02 Protein	AFQHAVKIGTDMLELDCHITKDEQVVVSHDENLKRATGVNVNISDLKYCELPPYLGKL
Sequence
	DVSFQRACQCEGKDNRIPLLKEVFEAFPNTPINIDIKVNNNVLIKKVSELVKRYNREH
	LTVWGNANYEIVEKCYKENSDIPILFSLQRVLLILGLFFTGLLPFVPIREQFFEIPMP
	SIILKLKEPHTMSRSQKFLIWLSDLLLMRKALFDHLTARGIQVYIWVLNEEQEYKRAF
	DLGATGVMTDYPTKLRDFLHNFSA
	SEQ ID NO:71	961 bp
NOV23c,	CACCGGATCCATGTCGTCCACTGCGGCTTTTTACCTTCTCTCTACGCTAGGAGGATAC
278459554
DNA	TTGGTGACCTCATTCTTGTTGCTTAAATACCCGACCTTGCTGCACCAGAGAAAGAAGC
Sequence
	AGCGATTCCTCAGTAAACACATCTCTCACCGCGGAGGTGCTGGAGAAAATTTGGAGAA
	TACAATGGCAGCCTTTCAGCATGCGGTTAAAATCGGAACTGATATGCTAGAATTGGAC
	TGCCATATCACAAAAGATGAACAAGTTGTAGTGTCACATGATGAGAATCTAAAGAGAG
	CAACTGGGGTCAATGTAAACATCTCTGATCTCAAATACTGTGAGCTCCCACCTTACCT
	TGGCAAACTGGATGTCTCATTTCAAAGAGCATGCCAGTGTGAAGGAAAAGATAACCGA
	ATTCCATTACTGAAGGAAGTTTTTGAGGCCTTTCCTAACACTCCCATTAACATCGATA
	TCAAAGTCAACAACAATGTGCTGATTAAGAAGGTTTCAGAGTTGGTGAAGCGGTATAA
	TCGAGAACACTTAACAGTGTGGGGTAATGCCAATTATGAAATTGTAGAAAAGTGCTAC
	AAAGAGAATTCAGATATTCCTATACTCTTCAGTCTACAACGTGTCCTGCTCATTCTTG
	GCCTTTTCTTCACTGGCCTCTTGCCCTTTGTGCCCATTCGAGAACAGTTTTTTGAAAT
	CCCAATGCCTTCTATTATACTGAAGCTAAAAGAACCACACACCATGTCCAGAAGTCAA
	AAGTTTCTCATCTGGCTTTCTGATCTCTTACTAATGAGGAAAGCTTTGTTTGACCACC
	TAACTGCTCGAGGCATTCAAGTGTATATTTGGGTATTAAATGAAGAACAAGAATACAA
	AAGAGCTTTTGATTTGGGAGCAACTGGGGTGATGACAGACTATCCAACAAAGCTTAGG
	GATTTTTTACATAACTTTTCAGCAGTCGACGGC
	ORF Start: at 2	ORF Stop: end of sequence
	SEQ ID NO: 72	320 aa	MW at 36683.2 kD
NOV23c,	TGSMSSTAAFYLLSTLGGYLVTSFLLLKYPTLLHQRKKQRFLSKHISHRGGAGENLEN
278459554
Protein	TMAAFQHAVKIGTDMLELDCHTTKDEQVVVSHDENLKRATGVNVNISDLKYCELPPYL
Sequence
	GKLDVSFQRACQCEGKDNRIPLLKEVFEAFPNTPINIDIKVNNNVLIKKVSELVKRYN
	REHLTVWGNANYEIVEKCYKENSDIPILFSLQRVLLILGLFFTGLLPFVPIREQFFEI
	PMPSIILKLKEPHTMSRSQKFLIWLSDLLLMRKALFDHLTARGIQVYIWVLNEEQEYK
	RAFDLGATGVMTDYPTKLRDFLHNFSAVDG
	SEQ ID NO:73	865 bp
NOV23d,	CACCGGATCCAGAAAGAAGCAGCGATTCCTCAGTAAACACATCTCTCACCGCGGAGGT
278463211
DNA	GCTGGAGAAAATTTGGAGAATACAATGGCAGCCTTTCAGCATGCGGTTAAAATCGGAA
Sequence
	CTGATATGCTAGAATTGGACTGCCATATCACAAAAGATGAACAAGTTGTAGTGTCACA
	TGATGAGAATCTAAAGAGAGCAACTGGGGTCAATGTAAACATCTCTGATCTCAAATAC
	TGTGAGCTCCCACCTTACCTTGGCAAACTGGATGTCTCATTTCAAAGAGCATGCCAGT
	GTGAAGGAAAAGATAACCGAATTCCATTACTGAAGGAAGTTTTTGAGGCCTTTCCTAA
	CACTCCCATTAACATCGATATCAAAGTCAACAACAATGTGCTGATTAAGAAGGTTTCA
	GAGTTGGTGAAGCGGTATAATCGAGAACACTTAACAGTGTGGGGTAATGCCAATTATG
	AAATTGTAGAAAAGTGCTACAAAGAGAATTCAGATATTCCTATACTCTTCAGTCTACA
	ACGTGTCCTGCTCATTCTTGGCCTTTTCTTCACTGGCCTCTTGCCCTTTGTGCCCATT
	CGAGAACAGTTTTTTGAAATCCCAATGCCTTCTATTATACTGAAGCTAAAAGAACCAC
	ACACCATGTCCAGAAGTCAAAAGTTTCTCATCTGGCTTTCTGATCTCTTACTAATGAG
	GAAAGCTTTGTTTGACCACCTAACTGCTCGAGGCATTCAAGTGTATATTTGGGTATTA
	AATGAAGAACAAGAATACAAAAGAGCTTTTGATTTGGGAGCAACTGGGGTGATGACAG
	ACTATCCAACAAAGCTTAGGGATTTTTTACATAACTTTTCAGCAGTCGACGGC
	ORF Start: at 2	ORF Stop: end of sequence
	SEQ ID NO: 74	288 aa	MW at 33151.1 kD
NOV23d,	TGSRKKQRFLSKHISHRGGAGENLENTMAAFQHAVKIGTDMLELDCHITKDEQVVVSH
278463211
Protein	DENLKRATGVNVNISDLKYCELPPYLGKLDVSFQRACQCEGKDNRIPLLKEVFEAFPN
Sequence
	TPINIDIKVNNNVLIKKVSELVKRYNREHLTVWGNANYEIVEKCYKENSDIPILFSLQ
	RVLLILGLFFTGLLPFVPIREQFFEIPMPSIILKLKEPHTMSRSQKFLIWLSDLLLMR
	KALFDHLTARGIQVYIWVLNEEQEYKRAFDLGATGVMTDYPTKLRDFLHNFSAVDG
	SEQ ID NO: 75	805 bp
NOV93e,	CACCGGATCCCACCGCGGAGGTGCTGGAGAAAATTTGGAGAATACAATGGCAGCCTTT
278465805
DNA	CAGCATGCGGTTAAAATCGGAACTGATATGCTAGAATTGGACTGCCATATCACAAAAG
Sequence
	ATGAACAAGTTGTAGTGTCACATGATGAGAATCTAAAGAGAGCAACTGGGGTCAATGT
	AAACATCTCTGATCTCAAATACTGTGAGCTCCCACCTTACCTTGGCAAACTGGATGTC
	TCATTTCAAAGAGCATGCCAGTGTGAAGGAAAAGATAACCGAATTCCATTACTGAAGG
	AAGTTTTTGAGGCCTTTCCTAACACTCCCATTAACATCGATATCAAAGTCAACAACAA
	TGTGCTGATTAAGAAGGTTTCAGAGTTGGTGAAGCGGTATAATCGAGAACACTTAACA
	GTGTGGGGTAATGCCAATTATGAAATTGTAGAAAAGTGCTACAAAGAGAATTCAGATA
	TTCCTATACTCTTCAGTCTACAACGTGTCCTGCTCATTCTTGGCCTTTTCTTCACTGG
	CCTCTTGCCCTTTGTGCCCATTCGAGAACAGTTTTTTGAAATCCCAATGCCTTCTATT
	ATACTGAAGCTAAAAGAACCACACACCATGTCCAGAAGTCAAAAGTTTCTCATCTGGC
	TTTCTGATCTCTTACTAATGAGGAAAGCTTTGTTTGACCACCTAACTGCTCGAGGCAT
	TCAAGTGTATATTTGGGTATTAAATGAAGAACAAGAATACAAAAGAGCTTTTGATTTG
	GGAGCAACTGGGGTGATGACAGACTATCCAACAAAGCTTAGGGTCGACGGC
	ORF Start: at 2	ORF Stop: end of sequence
	SEQ ID NO: 76	268 aa	MW at 30709.3 kD
NOV23e,	TGSHRGGAGENLENTMAAFQHAVKIGTDMLELDCHITKDEQVVVSHDENLKRATGVNV
278465805
Protein	NISDLKYCELRPYLGKLDVSFQRACQCEGKDNRIPLLKEVFEAFPNTPINIDIKVNNN
Sequence
	VLIKKVSELVKRYNREHLTVWGNANYEIVEKCYKENSDIPILFSLQRVLLILGLFFTG
	LLPFVPIREQFFETPMPSIILKLKEPHTMSRSQKFLIWLSDLLLMRKALFDHLTARGI
	QVYIWVLNEEQEYKRAFDLGATGVMTDYPTKLRVDG

[0440] Sequence comparison of the above protein sequences yields the following sequence relationships shown in Table 23B.

TABLE 23B
Comparison of NOV23a against NOV23b through NOV23e
			Identities/
		NOV23a Residues/	Similarities for
	Protein Sequence	Match Residues	the Matched Region
	NOV23b	1 . . . 314	301/314 (95%)
		1 . . . 314	301/314 (95%)
	NOV23c	1 . . . 314	301/314 (95%)
		4 . . . 317	301/314 (95%)
	NOV23d	33 . . . 314	269/282 (95%)
		4 . . . 285	269/282 (95%)
	NOV23e	44 . . . 306	250/263 (95%)
		3 . . . 265	250/263 (95%)

[0441] Further analysis of the NOV23a protein yielded the following properties shown in Table 23C.

TABLE 23C
Protein Sequence Properties NOV23a
PSort     0.7300 probability located in plasma membrane; 0.6400
analysis: probability located in endoplasmic reticulum (membrane);
          0.1000 probability located in endoplasmic reticulum
          (lumen); 0.1000 probability located in outside
SignalP   Cleavage site between residues 33 and 34
analysis:

[0442] search of the NOV23a protein against the Geneseq database, a proprietary database that contains sequences published in patents and patent publications yielded several homologous proteins shown in Table 23D.

TABLE 23D
Geneseq Results for NOV23a
		NOV23a
	Protein/Organism/	Residues/	Identities/
Geneseq	Length [Patent #,	Match	Similarities for	Expect
Identifier	Date]	Residues	the Matched Region	Value
AAM49156	Human Myb protein 32-Homo	1 . . . 268	265/268 (98%)	e−152
	sapiens, 289 aa. [CN1325886-A,	1 . . . 268	266/268 (98%)
	12 Dec. 2001]
ABB09007	Human phosphodiesterase-3-Homo	1 . . . 192	191/192 (99%)	e−109
	sapiens, 210 aa. [WO200198471-A2,	1 . . . 192	191/192 (99%)
	27 Dec. 2001]
AAE05493	Human phosphodiesterase-3 (HPDE-	3 . . . 311	129/309 (41%)	5e−70
	3)-Homo sapiens, 318 aa.	2 . . . 310	198/309 (63%)
	[WO200155358-A2, 2 Aug. 2001]
AAU27639	Human protein AFP471025-Homo	3 . . . 303	125/301 (41%)	1e−67
	sapiens, 330 aa. [WO200166748-A2,	2 . . . 302	192/301 (63%)
	13 Sep. 2001]
AAM41071	Human polypeptide SEQ ID NO 6002-	68 . . . 311	104/244 (42%)	9e−55
	Homo sapiens, 300 aa.	50 . . . 292	159/244 (64%)
	[WO200153312-A1, 26 Jul. 2001]

[0443] In a BLAST search of public sequence databases, the NOV23a protein was found to have homology to the proteins shown in the BLASTP data in Table 23E.

TABLE 23E
Public BLASTP Results for NOV23a
		NOV23a
Protein		Residues/	Identities/
Accession		Match	Similarities for	Expect
Number	Protein/Organism/Length	Residues	the Matched Portion	Value
Q9CRY7	2610020H15Rik protein (RIKEN	1 . . . 314	288/314 (91%)	e−168
	cDNA 2610020H15 gene)-Mus	1 . . . 314	299/314 (94%)
	musculus (Mouse), 314 aa (fragment).
Q9D4X7	2610020H15Rik protein-Mus	1 . . . 314	287/314 (91%)	e−167
	musculus (Mouse), 314 aa.	1 . . . 314	298/314 (94%)
Q9CT14	2610020H15Rik protein-Mus	51 . . . 314	236/264 (89%)	e−137
	musculus (Mouse), 341 aa (fragment).	78 . . . 341	247/264 (93%)
CAC88621	Sequence 51 from Patent WO0166748-	3 . . . 303	125/301 (41%)	3e−67
	Homo sapiens (Human), 330 aa.	2 . . . 302	192/301 (63%)
Q9D1C0	1110015E22Rik protein-Mus	7 . . . 309	121/303 (39%)	1e−64
	musculus (Mouse), 330 aa.	6 . . . 308	188/303 (61%)

[0444] PFam analysis predicts that the NOV23a protein contains the domains shown in the Table 23F.

TABLE 23F
Domain Analysis of NOV23a
		Identities/
Pfam		Similarities for	Expect
Domain	NOV23a Match Region	the Matched Region	Value
GDPD	45 . . . 306	60/283 (21%)	3.6e−19
		179/283 (63%)

Example 24

[0445] The NOV24 clone was analyzed, and the nucleotide and encoded polypeptide sequences are shown in Table 24A.

TABLE 24A
NOV24 Sequence Analysis
	SEQ ID NO: 77	1092 bp
NOV24a,	CTTAGCGAGCGCTGGAGTTTGAAGAGCGGGCAGTGGCTGCACACGCCAAACTTTCCCT
CG127851-
01 DNA	ATGGCTTCGGTGACCAGGGCCGTGTTTGGAGAGCTGCCCTCGGGAGGAGGGACAGTGG
Sequence
	AGAAGTTCCAGCTGCAGTCAGACCTCTTGAGAGTGGACATCATCTCCTGGGGCTGCAC
	GATCACAGCCCTAGAGGTCAAAGACAGGCAGGGGAGAGCCTCGGACGTGGTGCTTGGC
	TTCGCCGAGTTGGAAGTGTACCTCCAAAAGCAGCCATACTTTGGAGCAGTTATTGGGA
	GGGTGGCCAACCGAATCGCCAAAGGAACCTTCAAGGTGGATGGGAAGGAGTATCACCT
	GGCCATTAACAAGGAACCCAACAGTCTGCATGGAGGAGTCAGAGGGTTTGATAAAGTA
	CTATGGACCCCTCGGGTGCTGTCAAATGGCGTCCAGTTCTCGCGCATCAGTCCAGATG
	GTGAAGAAGGCTACCCCGGAGAGTTAAAAGTCTGGGTGACATACACCCTGGATGGCGG
	AGAGCTCATAGTCAACTACAGAGCACAAGCCAGTCAGGCCACACCAGTCAACCTGACC
	AACCATTCTTACTTCAACCTGGCAGGCCAGGCTTCCCCAAATATAAATGACCATGAAG
	TCACCATAGAAGCGGATACTTATTTGCCTGTGGATGAAACCCTGATTCCTACAGGTGA
	GGTTGCCCCAGTGCAAGGCACTGCATTCGACCTGAGAAAGCCAGTGGAGCTTGGAAAA
	CACCTGCAGGACTTCCATCTCAATGGTTTTGACCACAATTTCTGTCTGAAGGGATCTA
	AAGAAAAGCATTTTTGTGCAAGGGTGCATCATGCTGCAAGCGGGCGGGTACTAGAAGT
	ATACACCACCCAGCCCGGGGTCCAGTTTTACACGGGCAACTTCCTGGATGGCACATTA
	AAGGGCAAGAATGGAGCTGTCTATCCCAAGCACTCCGGTTTCTGCCTGGAGACTCAGA
	ACTGGCCTGATGCAGTCAATCAGCCCCGCTTCCCTCCTGTGCTGCTGAGGCCTGGTGA
	GGAGTATGACCACACCACCTGGTTCAAGTTTTCTGTGGCTTAAGGAAG
	ORF Start: ATG at 59	ORF Stop: TAA at 1085
	SEQ ID NO: 78	342 aa	MW at 37807.4 kD
NOV24a,	MASVTRAVFGELRSGGGTVEKPQLQSDLLRVDIISWGCTITALEVKDRQGRASDVVLG
CG127851-
01 Protein	FAELEVYLQKQRYFGAVIGRVANRIAKGTFKVDGKEYHLAINKEPNSLHGGVRGFDKV
Sequence
	LWTPRVLSNGVQFSRISPDGEEGYPGELKVWVTYTLDGGELIVNYRAQASQATPVNLT
	NHSYFNLAGQASPNINDHEVTIEADTYLPVDETLIPTGEVAPVQGTAFDLRKPVELGK
	HLQDFHLNGFDHNFCLKGSKEKHFCARVHHAASGRVLEVYTTQPGVQFYTGNFLDGTL
	KGKNGAVYPKHSGFCLETQNWPDAVNQPRFPPVLLRPGEEYDHTTWFKFSVA
	SEQ ID NO: 79	1099 bp
NOV24b,	CGCCCTTCTTAGCGAGCGCTGGAGTTTGAAGAGCGGGCAGTGGCTGCACACGCCAAAC
CG127851-
02 DNA	TTTCCCTATGGCTTCGGTGACCAGGGCCGTGTTTGGAGAGCTGCCCTCGGGAGGAGGG
Sequence
	ACAGTGGAGAAGTTCCAGCTGCAGTCAGACCTCTTGAGAGTGGACATCATCTCCTGGG
	GCTGCACGATCACAGCCCTAGAGGTCAAAGACAGGCAGGGGAGAGCCTCGGACGTGGT
	GCTTGGCTTCGCCGAGTTGGAAGGATACCTCCAAAAGCAGCCATACTTTGGAGCAGTT
	ATTGGGAGGGTGGCCAACCGAATCGCCAAAGGAACCTTCAAGGTGGATGGGAAGGAGT
	ATCACCTGGCCATTAACAAGGAACCCAACAGTCTGCATGGAGGAGTCAGAGGGTTTGA
	TAAAGTGCTCTGGACCCCTCGGGTGCTGTCAAATGGCGTCCAGTTCTCGCGCATCAGT
	CCAGATGGTGAAGAAGGCTACCCCGGAGAGTTAAAAGTCTGGGTGACATACACCCTGG
	ATGGCGGAGAGCTCATAGTCAACTACAGAGCACAAGCCAGTCAGGCCACACCAGTCAA
	CCTGACCAACCATTCTTACTTCAACCTGGCAGGCCAGGCTTCCCCAAATATAAATGAC
	CATGAAGTCACCATAGAAGCGGATACTTATTTGCCTGTGGATGAAACCCTGATTCCTA
	CAGGAGAAGTTGCCCCAGTGCAAGGCACTGCATTCGACCTGACAAAGCCAGTGGAGCT
	TGGAAAACACCTGCAGGACTTCCATCTCAATGGTTTTGACCACAATTTCTGTCTGAAG
	GGATCTAAAGAAAAGCATTTTTGTGCAAGGGTGCATCATGCTGCAAGCGGGCGGGTAC
	TAGAAGTATACACCACCCAGCCCGGGGTCCAGTTTTACACGGGCAACTTCCTGGATGG
	CACATTAAAGGGCAAGAATGGAGCTGTCTATCCCAAGCACTCCGGTTTCTGCCTGGAG
	ACTCAGAACTGGCCTGATGCAGTCAATCAGCCCCGCTTCCCTCCTGTGCTGCTGAGGC
	CTGGTGAGGAGTATGACCACACCACCTGGTTCAAGTTTTCTGTGGCTTAAGGAAG
	ORF Start: ATG at 66	ORF Stop: TAA at 1092
	SEQ ID NO: 80	1342 aa	MW at 37710.2 kD
NOV24b,	MASVTRAVFGELPSGGGTVEKFQLQSDLLRVDIISWGCTITALEVKDRQGRASDVVLG
CG127851-
02 Protein	FAELEGYLQKQPYFGAVIGRVANRIAKGTFKVDGKEYHLAINKEPNSLHGGVRGFDKV
Sequence
	LWTPRVLSNGVQFSRISPDGEEGYPGELKVWVTYTLDGGELIVNYRAQASQATPVNLT
	NHSYFNLAGQASPNINDHEVTIEADTYLPVDETLIPTGEVAPVQGTAFDLTKPVELGK
	HLQDFHLNGFDHNFCLKGSKEKHFCARVHHAASGRVLEVYTTQPGVQFYTGNFLDGTL
	KGKNGAVYPKHSGFCLETQNWPDAVNQPRFPPVLLRPGEEYDHTTWFKFSVA

[0446] Sequence comparison of the above protein sequences yields the following sequence relationships shown in Table 24B.

TABLE 24B
Comparison of NOV24a against NOV24b.
			Identities/
		NOV24a Residues/	Similarities for
	Protein Sequence	Match Residues	the Matched Region
	NOV24b	1 . . . 342	340/342 (99%)
		1 . . . 342	340/342 (99%)

[0447] Further analysis of the NOV24a protein yielded the following properties shown in Table 24C.

TABLE 24C
Protein Scquence Properties NOV24a
PSort     0.6400 probability located in microbody (peroxisome): 0.4500
analysis: probability located in cytoplasm; 0.2445 probability located
          in lysosome (lumen); 0.1000 probability located in
          mitochondrial matrix space
SignalP   No Known Signal Sequence Predicted
analysis:

[0448] A search of the NOV24a protein against the Geneseq database, a proprietary database that contains sequences published in patents and patent publication, yielded several homologous proteins shown in Table 24D.

TABLE 24D
Geneseq Results for NOV24a
		NOV24a
	Protein/Organism/	Residues/	Identities/
Geneseq	Length [Patent #,	Match	Similarities for	Expect
Identifier	Date]	Residues	the Matched Region	Value
AAR70142	Porcine mutarotase (MUT) enzyme-	3 . . . 342	305/340 (89%)	0.0
	Sus scrofa, 341 aa. [JP07039380-A,	2 . . . 341	322/340 (94%)
	10 Feb. 1995]
AAR72964	Pig kidney cell mutarotase protein-Sus	3 . . . 342	305/340 (89%)	0.0
	scrofa, 341 aa. [JP06253856-A,	2 . . . 341	322/340 (94%)
	13 Sep. 1994]
AAM40101	Human polypeptide SEQ ID NO 3246-	1 . . . 259	258/259 (99%)	e−150
	Homo sapiens, 268 aa. [WO200153312-	1 . . . 259	258/259 (99%)
	A1, 26 Jul. 2001]
AAG49126	Arabidopsis thaliana protein fragment	18 . . . 340	153/336 (45%)	2e−76
	SEQ ID NO: 62115-Arabidopsis	8 . . . 340	215/336 (63%)
	thaliana, 341 aa. [EP1033405-A2,
	6 Sep. 2000]
AAG49127	Arabidopsis thaliana protein fragment	29 . . . 340	149/325 (45%)	2e−74
	SEQ ID NO: 62116-Arabidopsis	1 . . . 322	209/325 (63%)
	thaliana, 323 aa. [EP1033405-A2,
	6 Sep. 2000]

[0449] In a BLAST search of public sequence databases, the NOV24a protein was found to have homology to the proteins shown in the BLASTP data in Table 24E.

TABLE 24E
Public BLASTP Results for NOV24a
		NOV22a
Protein		Residues/	Identities/
Accession		Match	Similarities for	Expect
Number	Protein/Organism/Length	Residues	the Matched Portion	Value
Q96C23	Hypothetical 37.8 kDa protein-	1 . . . 342	341/342 (99%)	0.0
	Homo sapiens (Human), 342 aa.	1 . . . 342	341/342 (99%)
Q9GKX6	Aldose 1-epimerase (EC 3.1.3.3)-	1 . . . 342	306/342 (89%)	0.0
	Sus scrofa (Pig), 342 aa.	1 . . . 342	323/342 (93%)
AAH28818	Similar to hypothetical protein	1 . . . 342	297/342 (86%)	0.0
	BC014916-Mus musculus	1 . . . 342	318/342 (92%)
	(Mouse), 342 aa.
AAL62475	BLOCK 25-Homo sapiens	1 . . . 212	211/212 (99%)	e−120
	(Human), 221 aa.	1 . . . 212	211/212 (99%)
Q9RDN0	Putative aldose 1-epimerase-	6 . . . 339	159/346 (45%)	8e−81
	Streptomyces coelicolor, 366 aa.	20 . . . 364	220/346 (62%)

[0450] PFam analysis predicts that the NOV24a protein contains the domains shown in the Table 24F.

TABLE 24F
Domain Analysis of NOV24a
		Identities/
Pfam	NOV24a	Similarities for	Expect
Domain	Match Region	the Matched Region	Value
Aldose_epim	8 . . . 340	140/371 (38%)	2.4e−104
		243/371 (65%)

Example 25

[0451] The NOV25 clone was analyzed, and the nucleotide and encoded polypeptide sequences are shown in Table 25A.

TABLE 25A
NOV25 Sequence Analysis
	SEQ ID NO:81	1197 bp
NOV25a.	TTGATACTTCCGCAAATGGGAAAATCTGGAGTCCTGGAAAGCCCCAGGAGCTCTGATA
CG 127906-
01 DNA	TTCTCTGCACACACGCAGAGGCAAGTAACACACACACTTTGTTGCTGCAGAATGACTC
Sequence
	GCGTTGGAGCCTTTTGTGCCAGGAGGAGGGGACCTGGTTTCTGGCTGGAATCAGAGAC
	TTTCCCAGTGGCTGTCTACGTCCCCGAGCCTTCTTCCCTCTGCAGACTCATGGCCCAT
	GGATCAGCCATGTGACTCGGGGAGCCTACCTGGAGGACCAGCTAGCCTGGGATTGGGG
	CCCTGATGGGGAGGAGACTGAGACACAGACTTGTCCCCCACACACAGAGCATGGTGCC
	TGTGGCCTGCGGCTGGAGGCTGCTCCAGTGGGGGTCCTGTGGCCCTGGCTGGCAGAGG
	TGCATGTGGCTGGTGATCGAGTCTGCACTGGGATCCTCCTGGCCCCAGGCTGGGTCCT
	GGCAGCCACTCACTGTGTCCTCAGGCCAGGCTCTACAACAGTGCCTTACATTGAAGTG
	TATCTGGGCCGGGCAGGGGCCAGCTCCCTCCCACAGGGCCACCAGGTATCCCGCTTGG
	TCATCAGCATCCGGCTGCCCCAGCACCTGGGACTCAGGCCCCCCCTGGCCCTCCTGGA
	GCTGAGCTCCCGGGTGGAGCCCTCCCCATCAGCCCTGCCCATCTGTCTCCACCCGGCG
	GGTATCCCCCCGGGGGCCAGCTGCTGGGTGTTGGGCTGGAAAGAACCCCAGGACCGAG
	TCCCTGTGGCTGCTGCTGTCTCCATCTTGACACAACGAATCTGTGACTGCCTCTATCA
	GGGCATCCTGCCCCCTGGAACCCTCTGTGTCCTGTATGCAGAGGGGCAGGAGAACAGG
	TGTGAGATGACCTCAGCACCGCCCCTCCTGTGCCAGATGACGGAAGGGTCCTGGATCC
	TCGTGGGCATGGCTGTTCAAGGGAGCCGGGAGCTGTTTGCTGCCATTGGTCCTGAAGA
	GGCCTGGATCTCCCAGACAGTGGGAGAGGCCAACTTCCTGCCCCCCAGTGGCTCCCCA
	CACTGGCCCACTGGAGGCAGCAATCTCTGCCCCCCAGAACTGGCCAAGGCCTCGGGAT
	CCCCGCATGCAGTCTACTTCCTGCTCCTGCTGACTCTCCTGATCCAGAGCTGAGGGGC
	TAGGGTCCCAGCACCACTTCCCCCTTCTCCACCCTCT
	ORF Start: ATG at 16	ORF Stop: TGA at 1153
	SEQ ID NO: 82	379 aa	MW at 40786.3 kD
NOV25a,	MGKSGVLESPRSSDILCTHAEASNTHTLLLQNDSRWSLLCQEEGTWFLAGIRDFPSGC
CG127906-
01 Protein	LRPRAFFPLQTHGPWISHVTRGAYLEDQLAWDWGPDGEETETQTCPPHTEHGACGLRL
Sequence
	EAAPVGVLWPWLAEVHVAGDRVCTGILLAPGWVLAATHCVLRPGSTTVPYIEVYLGRA
	GASSLPQGHQVSRLVISIRLPQHLGLRPPLALLELSSRVEPSPSALPICLHPAGIPPG
	ASCWVLGWKEPQDRVPVAAAVSILTQRICDCLYQGILPPGTLCVLYAEGQENRCEMTS
	APPLLCQMTEGSWILVGMAVQGSRELFAAIGPEEAWISQTVGEANFLPPSGSPHWPTG
	GSNLCPPELAKASGSPHAVYFLLLLTLLIQS

[0452] Further analysis of the NOV25a protein yielded the following properties shown in Table 25B.

TABLE 25B
Protein Sequence Properties NOV25a
PSort     0.4526 probability located in microbody (peroxisome); 0.4500
analysis: probability located in cytoplasm; 0.2266 probability located
          in lysosome (lumen); 0.1000 probability located in
          mitochondrial matrix space
SignalP   No Known Signal Sequence Predicted
analysis:

[0453] A search of the NOV25a protein against the Geneseq database, a proprietary database that contains sequences published in patents and patent publication, yielded several homologous proteins shown in Table 25C.

TABLE 25C
Geneseq Results for NOV25a
		NOV25a
	Protein/Organism/	Residues/	Identities/
Geneseq	Length [Patent #,	Match	Similarities for	Expect
Identifier	Date]	Residues	the Matched Region	Value
AAM93568	Human polypeptide, SEQ ID NO: 3347-	32 . . . 379	347/348 (99%)	0.0
	Homo sapiens, 766 aa. [EP1130094-	419 . . . 766	347/348 (99%)
	A2, 5 Sep. 2001]
AAU82753	Amino acid sequence of novel human	69 . . . 379	311/311 (100%)	0.0
	protease #52-Homo sapiens, 818 aa.	508 . . . 818	311/311 (100%)
	[WO200200860-A2, 3 Jan. 2002]
ABG06892	Novel human diagnostic protein #6883-	69 . . . 379	300/311 (96%)	0.0
	Homo sapiens, 692 aa.	392 . . . 692	300/311 (96%)
	[WO200175067-A2, 11 Oct. 2001]
ABG06892	Novel human diagnostic protein #6883-	69 . . . 379	300/311 (96%)	0.0
	Homo sapiens, 692 aa.	392 . . . 692	300/311 (96%)
	[WO200175067-A2, 11 Oct. 2001]
AAE06934	Human membrane-type serine protease	108 . . . 312	70/225 (31%)	2e−22
	(MTSP) 4-S splice variant-Homo	411 . . . 631	109/225 (48%)
	sapiens, 658 aa. [WO200157194-A2,
	9 Aug. 2001]

[0454] In a BLAST search of public sequence databases, the NOV25a protein was found to have homology to the proteins shown in the BLASTP data in Table 25D.

TABLE 25D
Public BLASTP Results for NOV25a
		NOV25a
Protein		Residues/	Identities/
Accession		Match	Similarities for	Expect
Number	Protein/Organism/Length	Residues	the Matched Portion	Value
CAC60381	Sequence 9 from Patent WO0157194-	108 . . . 312	70/225 (31%)	5e−22
	Homo sapiens (Human), 658 aa.	411 . . . 631	109/225 (48%)
CAC60380	Sequence 7 from Patent WO0157194-	108 . . . 312	70/225 (31%)	5e−22
	Homo sapiens (Human), 802 aa.	555 . . . 775	109/225 (48%)
CAC60379	Sequence 5 from Patent WO0157194-	125 . . . 312	64/201 (31%)	2e−21
	Homo sapiens (Human), 235 aa	12 . . . 208	98/201 (47%)
	(fragment)
Q9QUL7	Tryptase gamma precursor (EC	118 . . . 346	77/249 (30%)	6e−21
	3.4.21.-) (Transmembrane tryptase)-	35 . . . 276	107/249 (42%)
	Mus musculus (Mouse), 311 aa.
Q9DB10	1300008A22Rik protein-Mus	108 . . . 312	70/225 (31%)	2e−20
	musculus (Mouse), 799 aa.	552 . . . 772	105/225 (46%)

[0455] PFam analysis predicts that the NOV25a protein contains the domains shown in the Table 25E.

TABLE 25E
Domain Analysis of NOV25a
		Identities/
Pfam		Similarities for	Expect
Domain	NOV25a Match Region	the Matched Region	Value
Trypsin	125 . . . 240	41/140 (29%)	2.6e−09
		74/140 (53%)

Example 26

[0456] The NOV26 clone was analyzed, and the nucleotide and encoded polypeptide sequences are shown in Table 26A.

TABLE 26A
NOV26 Sequence Analysis
	SEQ ID NO: 83	2897 bp
NOV26a,	GGCACGAGGGCGATGGCGACGGTCGCAGCAAATCCAGCTGCTGCTGCGGCGGCTGTGG
CG128021-
01 DNA	CGGCGGCAGCGGCGGTGACTGAGGATAGAGAGCCACAGCACGAGGAGCTGCCAGGCCT
Sequence
	GGACAGCCAGTGGCGCCAGATAGAAAACGGCGAGAGTGGGCGAGAACGTCCACTGCGG
	GCCGGCGAAAGCTGGTTCCTTGTGGAGAAGCACTGGTATAAGCAGTGGGAGGCATACG
	TGCAGGGAGGGGACCAGGACTCCAGCACCTTCCCTGGCTGCATCAACAATGCCACACT
	CTTTCAAGATGAGATAAACTGGCGCCTCAAGGAGGGACTGGTGGAAGGCGAGGATTAT
	GTGCTGCTCCCAGCAGCTGCTTGGCATTACCTGGTCAGCTGGTATGGTCTAGAGCATG
	GCCAGCCACCCATTGAACGCAAGGTCATAGAGCTGCCCAACATCCAGAAGGTCGAAGT
	GTACCCAGTAGAACTGCTGCTTGTCCGGCACAATGATTTGGGCAAATCTCACACTGTT
	CAGTTCAGCCATACCGATTCTATTGGCCTAGTATTGCGCACAGCTCGGGAGCGGTTTC
	TGGTGGAGCCCCAGGAAGACACTCGGCTTTGGGCCAAGAACTCAGAAGGCTCTTTGGA
	TAGGTTGTATGACACACACATCACGGTTCTCGATGCGGCCCTTGAGACTGGGCAGTTG
	ATCATCATGGAGACCCGCAAGAAAGATGGCACTTGGCCCAGCGCACAGCTGCATGTCA
	TGAACAACAACATGTCGGAAGAGGATGAGGACTTCAAGGGTCAGCCAGGCATCTGTGG
	CCTCACCAATCTGGGCAACACGTGCTTCATGAACTCGGCCCTGCAGTGCCTCAGCAAT
	GTGCCACAGCTCACCGAGTACTTCCTCAACAACTGCTACCTGGAGGAGCTCAACTTCC
	GCAACCCACTGGGCATGAAGGGTGAGATCGCAGAGGCCTATGCAGACCTGGTGAAGCA
	GGCGTGGTCTGGCCACCACCGCTCCATTGTGCCACATGTGTTCAAGAACAAGGTTGGC
	CATTTTGCATCCCAATTTCTGGGCTACCAGCAGCATGACTCTCAGGAGCTGCTGTCAT
	TCCTCCTGGACGGGCTGCATGAGGACCTTAATCGGGTGAAGAAGAAGGAGTATGTGGA
	GCTGTGCGATGCTGCTGGGCGACCGGATCAGGAGGTGGCACAGGAGGCATGGCAAAAC
	CACAAACGGCGGAACGATTCTGTGATCGTGGACACTTTCCACGGCCTCTTCAAGTCCA
	CGCTGGTGTGCCCCGATTGTGGCAATGTATCTGTGACCTTCGACCCCTTCTGCTACCT
	CAGTGTTCCACTGCTTATCAGCCACAAGAGGGTCTTGGAGGTCTTCTTTATCCCCATG
	GATCCGCGCCGCAAGCCAGAGCAGCACCGGCTCGTGGTCCCCAAGAAAGGCAAGATCT
	CGGATCTATGTGTGGCTCTGTCCAAACACACGGGCATCTCGCCAGAGAGGATGATGGT
	GGCTGATGTCTTCAGTCACCGCTTCTATAAGCTCTATCAGCTAGAGGAGCCTCTGAGC
	AGCATCTTGGACCGTGATGATATCTTCGTCTATGAGGTGTCAGGTCGCATTGAGGCCA
	TTGAGGGCTCAAGAGAGGACATCGTGGTTCCTGTCTACCTGCGGGAGCGCACCCCTGC
	CCGTGACTACAACAACTCCTACTACGGCCTGATGCTTTTTGGACACCCCCTCCTGGTA
	TCAGTGCCCCGGGACCGCTTCACCTGGGAGGGCCTGTATAACGTCCTGATGTACCGGC
	TCTCACGCTACGTGACCAAACCCAACTCAGATGATGAGGACGATGGGGATGAGAAAGA
	AGATGACGAGGAGGATAAAGATGACGTCCCTGGGCCCTCAACTGGGGGCAGCCTCCGA
	GACCCTGAGCCAGAGCAGGCTGGGCCCAGCTCTGGAGTCACGAACAGGTGCCCGTTCC
	TCCTGGACAATTGCCTTGGCACATCTCAGTGGCCCCCAAGGCGACGACGCAAGCAGCT
	GTTCACCCTGCAGACGGTGAACTCCAATGGGACCAGCGACCGCACAACCTCCCCTGAA
	GAAGTCCATGCCCAGCCGTACATTGCTATCGACTGGGAGCCAGAGATGAAGAAGCGTT
	ACTATGACGAGGTAGAGGCTGAGGGCTACGTGAAGCATGACTGCGTCGGGTACGTGAT
	GAAGAAGGCTCCCGTGCGGCTGCAGGAGTGCATTGAGCTCTTCACCACTGTGGAGACC
	CTGGAGAAGGAAAACCCCTGGTACTGCCCTTCCTGCAAGCAGCACCAGCTGGCAACCA
	AGAAGCTGGACCTGTGGATGCTGCCGGAGATTCTCATCATCCACCTGAAACGCTTTTC
	CTACACCAAGTTCTCCCGAGAGAAGCTGGACACCCTCGTGGAGTTTCCTATCCGGTCA
	GGGGCCAGGGAGAGGATGGCTGGGGGAAGGCAGGGAAAGGAGGGGGTGTACCAGTATT
	AACCCTCTCCCCACCCACAGGGACCTGGACTTCTCTGAGTTTGTCATCCAGCCACAGA
	ATGAGTCGAATCCGGAGCTGTACAAATATGACCTCATCGCGGTTTCCAACCATTATGG
	GGGCATGCGTGATGGACACTACACAACATTTGCCTGCAACAAGGACAGCGGCCAGTGG
	CACTACTTTGATGACAACAGCGTCTCCCCTGTCAATGAGAATCAGATCGAGTCCAAGG
	CAGCCTATGTCCTCTTCTACCAACGCCAGGACGTGGCGCGACGCCTGCTGTCCCCGGC
	CGGCTCATCTGGCGCCCCAGCCTCCCCTGCCTGCAGCTCCCCACCCAGCTCTGAGTTC
	ATGGATGTTAATTGAGAGCCCTGGGTCCTGCCACAGAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
	ORF Start: ATG at 13	ORF Stop: TAA at 2494
	SEQ ID NO: 84	827 aa	MW at 94655.9 kD
NOV26a,	MATVAANPAAAAAAVAAAAAVTEDREPQHEELPGLDSQWRQIENGESGRERPLRAGES
CG128021-
01 Protein	WFLVEKHWYKQWEAYVQGGDQDSSTFPGCINNATLFQDEINWRLKEGLVEGEDYVLLP
Sequence
	AAAWHYLVSWYGLEHGQPPIERKVIELPNIQKVEVYPVELLLVRHNDLGKSHTVQFSH
	TDSIGLVLRTARERFLVEPQEDTRLWAKNSEGSLDRLYDTHITVLDAALETGQLIIME
	TRKKDGTWPSAQLHVMNNNMSEEDEDFKGQPGICGLTNLGNTCFMNSALQCLSNVPQL
	TEYFLNNCYLEELNFRNPLGMKGEIAEAYADLVKQAWSGHHRSIVPHVFKNKVGHFAS
	QFLGYQQHDSQELLSFLLDGLHEDLNRVKKKEYVELCDAAGRPDQEVAQEAWQNHKRR
	NDSVIVDTFHGLFKSTLVCPDCGNVSVTFDPFCYLSVPLLISHKRVLEVFFIPMDPRR
	KPEQHRLVVPKKGKISDLCVALSKHTGISPERMMVADVFSHRFYKLYQLEEPLSSILD
	RDDIFVYEVSGRIEAIEGSREDIVVPVYLRERTPARDYNNSYYGLMLFGHPLLVSVPR
	DRFTWEGLYNVLMYRLSRYVTKPNSDDEDDGDEKEDDEEDKDDVPGPSTGGSLRDPEP
	EQAGPSSGVTNRCPFLLDNCLGTSQWPPRRRRKQLFTLQTVNSNGTSDRTTSPEEVHA
	QPYIAIDWEPEMKKRYYDEVEAEGYVKHDCVGYVMKKAPVRLQECIELFTTVETLEKE
	NPWYCPSCKQHQLATKKLDLWMLPEILIIHLKRFSYTKFSREKLDTLVEFPIRSGARE
	RMAGGRQGKEGVYQY

[0457] Further analysis of the NOV26a protein yielded the following properties shown in Table 26B.

TABLE 26B
Protein Sequence Properties NOV26a
PSort     0.5500 probability located in endoplasmic reticulum
analysis: (membrane); 0.1900 probability located in lysosome
          (lumen); 0.1440 probability located in nucleus; 0.1000
          probability located in endoplasmic reticulum (lumen)
SignalP   No Known Signal Sequence Predicted
analysis:

[0458] A search of the NOV26a protein against the Geneseq database, a proprietary database that contains sequences published in patents and patent publications, yielded several homologous proteins shown in Table 26C.

TABLE 26C
Geneseq Results for NOV26a
		NOV26a
	Protein/Organism/	Residues/	Identities/
Geneseq	Length [Patent #,	Match	Similarities for	Expect
Identifier	Date]	Residues	the Matched Region	Value
AAU31808	Novel human secreted protein #2299-	22 . . . 797	734/786 (93%)	0.0
	Homo sapiens, 1024 aa.	19 . . . 804	745/786 (94%)
	[WO200179449-A2, 25 Oct. 2001]
AAY70014	Human Protease and associated protein-	53 . . . 806	368/820 (44%)	0.0
	8 (PPRG-8)-Homo sapiens, 952 aa.	24 . . . 827	512/820 (61%)
	[WO200009709-A2, 24 Feb. 2000]
AAW54094	Homo sapiens BE455 sequence-Homo	634 . . . 807	174/174 (100%)	e−102
	sapiens, 290 aa. [WO9812327-A2,	4 . . . 177	174/174 (100%)
	26 Mar. 1998]
AAU82715	Amino acid sequence of novel human	85 . . . 502	171/455 (37%)	1e−77
	protease #14-Homo sapiens, 1604 aa.	521 . . . 969	251/455 (54%)
	[WO200200860-A2, 3 Jan. 2002]
AAY92344	Human cancer associated antigen	106 . . . 521	166/442 (37%)	2e−77
	precursor from clone NY-REN-60-	18 . . . 452	248/442 (55%)
	Homo sapiens, 462 aa.
	[WO200020587-A2, 13 Apr. 2000]

[0459] In a BLAST search of public sequence databases, the NOV26a protein was found to have homology to the proteins shown in the BLASTP data in Table 26D.

TABLE 26D
Public BLASTP Results for NOV26a
		NOV25a
Protein		Residues/	Identities/
Accession		Match	Similarities for	Expect
Number	Protein/Organism/Length	Residues	the Matched Portion	Value
P51784	Ubiquitin carboxyl-terminal hydrolase 11	231 . . . 807	576/577 (99%)	0.0
	(EC 3.1.2.15) (Ubiquitin thiolesterase 11)	1 . . . 577	576/577 (99%)
	(Ubiquitin-specific processing protease 11)
	(Deubiquitinating enzyme 11)-Homo
	sapiens (Human), 690 aa.
Q99K46	Similar to ubiquitin specific protease 11-	231 . . . 807	493/589 (83%)	0.0
	Mus musculus (Mouse), 699 aa.	1 . . . 587	538/589 (90%)
Q921M8	Similar to ubiquitous nuclear protein-Mus	45 . . . 825	387/840 (46%)	0.0
	musculus (Mouse), 915 aa.	4 . . . 817	514/840 (61%)
Q9PWC6	Ubiquitous nuclear protein-Gallus gallus	53 . . . 806	372/820 (45%)	0.0
	(Chicken), 950 aa.	24 . . . 825	514/820 (62%)
Q9UNP0	Deubiquitinating enzyme-Homo sapiens	53 . . . 806	369/820 (45%)	0.0
	(Human), 952 aa.	24 . . . 827	513/820 (62%)

[0460] PFam analysis predicts that the NOV26a protein contains the domains shown in the Table 26E.

TABLE 26E
Domain Analysis of NOV26a
		Identities/
Pfam		Similarities for	Expect
Domain	NOV26a Match Region	the Matched Region	Value
UCH-1	266 . . . 297	19/32 (59%)	2.3e−15
		31/32 (97%)

Example 27

[0461] The NOV27 clone was analyzed, and the nucleotide and encoded polypeptide sequences are shown in Table 27A.

TABLE 27A
NOV27 Sequence Analysis
	SEQ ID NO: 85	1552 bp
NOV27a,	CAGAAATCTCAGGTCAGAGGCACGGACAGCCTCTGGAGCTCTCGTCTGGTGGGACCAT
CG128291-
01 DNA	GAACTGCCAGCAGCTGTGGCTGGGCTTCCTACTCCCCATGACAGTCTCAGGCCGGGTC
Sequence
	CTGGGGCTTGCAGAGGTGGCGCCCGTGGACTACCTGTCACAATATGGGTACCTACAGA
	AGCCTCTAGAAGGATCTAATAACTTCAAGCCAGAAGATATCACCGAGGCTCTGAGAGC
	TTTTCAGGAAGCATCTGAACTTCCAGTCTCAGGTCAGCTGGATGATGCCACAAGGGCC
	CGCATGAGGCAGCCTCGTTGTGGCCTAGAGGATCCCTTCAACCAGAAGACCCTTAAAT
	ACCTGTTGCTGGGCCGCTGGAGAAAGAAGCACCTGACTTTCCGCATCTTGAACCTGCC
	CTCCACCCTTCCACCCCACACAGCCCGGGCAGCCCTGCGTCAAGCCTTCCAGGACTGG
	AGCAATGTGGCTCCCTTGACCTTCCAAGAGGTGCAGGCTGGTGCGGCTGACATCCGCC
	TCTCCTTCCATGGCCGCCAAAGCTCGTACTGTTCCAATACTTTTGATGGGCCTGGGAG
	AGTCCTGGCCCATGCCGACATCCCAGAGCTGGGCAGTGTGCACTTCGACGAAGACGAG
	TTCTGGACTGAGGGGACCTACCGTGGGGTGAACCTGCGCATCATTGCAGCCCATGAAG
	TGGGCCATGCTCTGGGGCTTGGGCACTCCCGATATTCCCAGGCCCTCATGGCCCCAGT
	CTACGAGGGCTACCGGCCCCACTTTAAGCTGCACCCAGATGATGTGGCAGGGATCCAG
	GCTCTCTATGGGCCCCGTGGGAAGACCTATGCTTTCAAGGGGGACTATGTGTGGACTG
	TATCAGATTCAGGACCGGGCCCCTTGTTCCGAGTGTCTGCCCTTTGGGAGGGGCTCCC
	CGGAAACCTGGATGCTGCTGTCTACTCGCCTCGAACACAATGGATTCACTTCTTTAAG
	GGAGACAAGGTGTGGCGCTACATTAATTTCAAGATGTCTCCTGGCTTCCCCAAGAAGC
	TGAATAGGGTAGAACCTAACCTGGATGCAGCTCTCTATTGGCCTCTCAACCAAAAGGT
	GTTCCTCTTTAAGGGCTCCGGGTACTGGCAGTGGGACGAGCTAGCCCGAACTGACTTC
	AGCAGCTACCCCAAACCAATCAAGGGTTTGTTTACGGGAGTGCCAAACCAGCCCTCGG
	CTGCTATGAGTTGGCAAGATGGCCGAGTCTACTTCTTCAAGGGCAAAGTCTACTGGCG
	CCTCAACCAGCAGCTTCGAGTAGAGAAAGGCTATCCCAGAAATATTTCCCACAACTGG
	ATGCACTGTCGTCCCCGGACTATAGACACTACCCCATCAGGTGGGAATACCACTCCCT
	CAGGTACGGGCATAACCTTGGATACCACTCTCTCAGCCACAGAAACCACGTTTGAATA
	CTGACTGCTCACCCACAGACACAATCTTGGACATTAACCCCTGAGGCTCCACCACCCA
	CCCTTTCATTTCCCCCCCAGAAGCCTAAGGCCTAATAGCTGAAT
	ORF Start: ATG at 57	ORF Stop: TGA at 1452
	SEQ ID NO: 86	465 aa	MW at 52665.2 kD
NOV27a	MNCQQLWLGFLLPMTVSGRVLGLAEVAPVDYLSQYGYLQKPLEGSNNFKPEDITEALR
CG128291-
01 Protein	AFQEASELPVSGQLDDATRARMRQPRCGLEDRFNQKTLKYLLLGRWRKKHLTFRILNL
Sequence
	PSTLPPHTARAALRQAFQDWSNVAPLTPQEVQAGAADIRLSFHGRQSSYCSNTFDGPG
	RVLAHADIPELGSVHFDEDEFWTEGTYRGVNLRIIAAHEVGHALGLGHSRYSQALMAP
	VYEGYRPHFKLHPDDVAGIQALYGPRGKTYAFKGDYVWTVSDSGPGPLFRVSALWEGL
	VFLFKGSGYWQWDELARTDFSSYPKPIKGLFTGVPNQPSAAMSWQDGRVYFFKGKVYW
	RLNQQLRVEKGYPRNISHNWMHCRPRTIDTTRSGGNTTPSGTGITLDTTLSATETTFE
	Y

[0462] Further analysis of the NOV27a protein yielded the following properties shown in Table 27B.

TABLE 27B
Protein Sequence Properties NOV27a
PSort     0.8650 probability located in lysosome (lumen); 0.3700
analysis: probability located in outside; 0.2801 probability located
          in microbody (peroxisome); 0.1000 probability located in
          endoplasmic reticulum (membrane)
SignalP   Cleavage site between residues 19 and 20
analysis:

[0463] A search of the NOV27a protein against the Geneseq database, a proprietary database that contains sequences published in patents and patent publication, yielded several homologous proteins shown in Table 27C.

TABLE 27C
Geneseq Results for NOV27a
		NOV27a
	Protein/Organism/	Residues/	Identities/
Geneseq	Length [Patent #,	Match	Similarities for	Expect
Identifier	Date]	Residues	the Matched Region	Value
AAU78837	Human matrix metalloproteinase 19	1 . . . 465	465/508 (91%)	0.0
	(MMP-19)-Homo sapiens, 508 aa.	1 . . . 508	465/508 (91%)
	[WO200211530-A1, 14 Feb. 2002]
AAB84620	Amino acid sequence of matrix	1 . . . 465	465/508 (91%)	0.0
	metalloproteinase-19-Homo sapiens,	1 . . . 308	465/508 (91%)
	508 aa. [WO200149309-A2,
	12 Jul. 2001]
AAE10427	Human matrix metalloprotinase-18P	1 . . . 465	465/508 (91%)	0.0
	(MMP-18P) protein-Homo sapiens,	1 . . . 508	465/508 (91%)
	508 aa. [WO200166766-A2,
	13 Sep. 2001]
AAW16622	Human metalloprotease MPRS-Homo	1 . . . 465	465/508 (91%)	0.0
	sapiens, 508 aa. [WO9719178-A2,	1 . . . 508	465/508 (91%)
	29 May 1997]
AAW34075	Human liver derived metalloprotease-	1 . . . 465	465/508 (91%)	0.0
	Homo sapiens, 508 aa. [WO9740157-	1 . . . 508	465/508 (91%)
	A1, 30 Oct. 1997]

[0464] In a BLAST search of public sequence databases, the NOV27a protein was found to have homology to the proteins shown in the BLASTP data in Table 27D.

TABLE 27D
Public BLASTP Results for NOV27a
		NOV27a
Protein		Residues	Identities
Accession		Match	Similarities for the	Expect
Number	Protein/Organism	Residues	Matched Portion	Value
Q99542	Matrix metalloproteinase-19 precursor	1 . . . 465	465/508 (91%)	0.0
	(EC 3.4.24.-) (MMP-19) (Matrix	1 . . . 508	465/508 (91%)
	Homo sapiens (Human), 508 aa.
Q9JH10	Matrix metalloproteinase-19 precursor	1 . . . 464	373/507 (73%)	0.0
	(EC 3.4.24.-) (MMP-19) (Matrix	1 . . . 506	411/507 (80%)
	metalloproteinase RASI) - Mus
	musculus (Mouse), 527 aa.
Q9GTK3	Matrix metalloproteinase I - Drosophila	20 . . . 449	180/503 (35%)	3e−69
	melanogaster (Fruit fly), 567 aa.	44 . . . 527	242/503 (47%)
AAM48434	RE62222p - Drosophila melanogaster	20 . . . 449	179/503 (35%)	5e−69
	(Fruit fly), 584 aa.	18 . . . 501	242/503 (47%)
Q9W122	CG4859 protein - Drosophila	31 . . . 449	175/485 (36%)	2e−68
	melanogaster (Fruit fly), 568 aa.	20 . . . 485	235/485 (48%)

[0465] PFam analysis predicts that the NOV27a protein contains the domains shown in the Table 27E.

TABLE 27E
Domain Analysis of NOV27a
	NOV27a	Identities/Similarities	Expect
Pfam Domain	Match Region	for the Matched Region	Value
Peptidase−M10	31 . . . 197	67/176 (38%)	1.7e−26
		119/176 (68%)
Hemopexin	251 . . . 292	20/50 (40%)	0.0017
		30/50 (60%)
Hemopexin	294 . . . 335	15/50 (30%)	0.00014
		34/50 (68%)
Hemopexin	337 . . . 384	17/50 (34%)	2e−08
		36/50 (72%)
Hemopexin	386 . . . 429	20/50 (40%)	1.1e−11
		34/50 (68%)

Example 28

[0466] The NOV28 clone was analyzed, and the nucleotide and encoded polypeptide sequences are shown in Table 28A.

TABLE 28A
NOV28 Sequence Analysis
	SEQ ID NO: 87	4487 bp
NOV28a,	CCGCGTCCGCGGACGCGTGGGGGCGAGGGCCGCTGGGGCCGCGAAGTGGGGCGGCCGG
CG128380-
01 DNA	GTGGGCTACGAGCCGGGTCTGGGCTGAGGGGCGCGCCTTCGCCGTGGACCCCAGCCCG
Sequence
	GCAACGGGAAGGCGAGCTCTCCTCCACCGTCCAAAGTAAACTTTGCCGCTCCTTCCGC
	GGCGCTCCCGAGTCCTCGCCGCCGCCGGGCCGCCGCAGTCCGCGAAGAGCCGTCCTGC
	GTCAGGGCCTCCTTCCCTGCCCCGGCGCGGGGCCACTGCGCCATGGACGCCACAGCAC
	TGGAGCGGGACGCTGTGCAGTTCGCCCGTCTGGCGGTTCAGCGCGACCACGAAGGCCG
	CTACTCCGAGGCGGTGTTTTATTACAAGGAAGCTGCACAAGCCTTAATTTATGCTGAG
	ATGGCAGGATCAAGCCTAGAAAATATTCAAGAAAAAATAACTGAGTATCTGGAAAGAG
	TTCAAGCTCTACATTCAGCAGTTCAGTCAAAGAGTGCTGATCCTTTGAAGTCAAAACA
	TCAGTTGGACTTAGAGCGTGCTCATTTCCTTGTTACACAAGCTTTTGATGAAGATGAA
	AAAGAGAATGTTGAAGATGCTATAGAATTGTACACAGAAGCTGTGGATCTCTGTCTGA
	AAACATCTTATGAAACTGCTGATAAAGTCCTGCAAAATAAACTGAAACAGTTGGCTCG
	ACAGGCACTAGACAGAGCAGAAGCGCTGAGTGAGCCTTTGACCAAGCCAGTTGGCAAA
	ATCAGTTCAACAAGTGTTAAGCCAAAGCCACCTCCAGTGAGAGCACATTTTCCACTGG
	GCGCTAATCCCTTCCTTGAAAGACCTCAGTCATTTATAAGTCCTCAGTCATGTGATGC
	ACAAGGACAGAGATACACAGCAGAAGAAATAGAAGTACTCAGGACAACATCAAAAATA
	AATGGTATAGAATATGTTCCTTTCATGAATGTTGACCTGAGAGAACGTTTTGCCTATC
	CAATGCCTTTCTGTGATAGATGGGGCAAGCTACCATTATCACCTAAACAAAAAACTAC
	ATTTTCCAAGTGGGTACGACCAGAAGACCTCACCAACAATCCTACAATGATATATACT
	GTGTCCAGTTTTAGCATAAAGCAGACAATAGTATCGGATTGCTCCTTTGTGGCATCAC
	TGGCCATCAGTGCAGCTTATGAAAGACGTTTTAATAAGAAGTTAATTACCGGCATAAT
	TTACCCTCAAAACAAGGATGGTGAACCAGAATACAATCCATGTGGGAAGTATATGGTA
	AAACTTCACCTCAATGGTGTCCCAAGAAAGGTGATAATTGATGACCAGTTACCTGTTG
	ATCACAAGGGAGAATTGCTCTGTTCTTATTCCAACAACAAAAGTGAATTATGGGTTTC
	TCTCATAGAAAAAGCATACATGAAAGTCATGGGAGGATATGATTTTCCAGGATCCAAC
	TCCAATATTGATCTTCATGCACTGACTGGCTGGATACCAGAAAGAATTGCTATGCATT
	CAGATAGCCAAACTTTCAGTAAGGATAATTCTTTCAGAATGCTTTATCAAAGATTTCA
	CAAAGGAGATGTCCTCATCACTGCGTCAACTGGAATGATGACAGAAGCTGAAGGAGAG
	AAGTGGGGTCTGGTTCCCACACACGCATATGCTGTTTTGGATATTAGAGAGTTCAAGG
	GGCTGCGATTTATCCAGTTGAAAAATCCTTGGAGTCATTTACGTTGGAAAGGAAGATA
	CAGTGAAAATGATGTAAAAAACTGGACTCCAGAGTTGCAAAAGTATTTAAACTTTGAT
	CCCCGAACAGCTCAGAAAATAGACAACGGAATATTTTGGATTTCCTGGGATGATCTCT
	GCCAGTATTATGATGTGATTTATTTGAGTTGGAATCCAGGTCTTTTTAAAGAATCAAC
	ATGTATTCACAGTACTTGGGATGCTAAGCAAGGACCTGTGAAAGATGCCTATAGCCTG
	GCCAACAACCCCCAGTACAAACTGGAGGTGCAGTGTCCACAGGGGGGTGCTGCAGTTT
	GGGTTTTGCTTAGTAGACACATAACAGACAAGGATGATTTTGCGAATAATCGAGAATT
	TATCACAATGGTTGTATACAAGACTGATGGAAAAAAAGTTTATTACCCAGCTGACCCA
	CCTCCATACATTGATGGAATTCGAATTAACAGCCCTCATTATTTGACTAAGATAAAGC
	TGACCACACCTGGCACCCATACCTTTACATTAGTGGTTTCTCAATATGAAAAACAGAA
	CACAATCCATTACACGGTTCGGGTATATTCAGCATGCAGCTTTACTTTTTCAAAGATT
	CCTTCACCATACACCTTATCAAAACGGATTAATGGAAAGTGGAGTGGTCAGAGTGCTG
	GAGGATGTGGAAATTTCCAAGAGACTCACAAAAATAACCCCATCTACCAATTCCATAT
	AGAAAAGACTGGGCCGTTACTGATTGAGCTACGAGGACCAAGGAGATCCTGGTCCCCA
	TGGCTTTCTGAGGAAATCTAGTGGTGACTATAGGTGTGGGTTTTGCTACCTGGAATTA
	GAAATATACCTTCTGGGATCTTCAATATCATTCCTAGTACCTTTTTGCCTAAACAAGA
	AGGACCTTTTTTCTTGGACTTTAATAGTATTATCCCCATCAAGATCACACAACTTCAG
	TGATGGAGAAATCTCAAGTTACTGGCTTTTATACTTACCAAACATCAGTTCTTCAAAT
	AAGGACGCAAATCTTCAGGACAGTAAGCAGAACAATCAGAATGGAATTAAATCTCTAA
	AAACGTGTTACAGTGGAATCTGGTGCTTGTCAGGGTGTTTGGTAAGAACTGTATATAG
	TCAGAATTACCTAAATCACCTAGAGGTACCGTTTACATGGTTTTGTGTATATAGAGTT
	GGCTTGCATTTTAGGGGCCATTTTGTATAAAAAGTGCATATGATTAAAATTAGACTCA
	GTCATCACTGTGAGATGCCTTTGCTAAGAGGATAAAGGAACTGAGACCAGATGAGAAA
	AAGAAAGGATATAGATTCCTTGAGTGGAATAGTGGGCTAGATTAATATACCGAAATAT
	TTCCATTGTTTCCCTTTTTTGCAGAGCATGTGGAAGTTAAACCTGCTTGATTCTACTA
	TACATCTTGGGCAACTAGTTACCAAATGAATTGTGCCACCATAACTGATTTTAATTTT
	GCATTATTTATGATTTTAAAATATTTGTTGCCCAGGTGTTATGAAAGAATAAACCTTT
	TAAGTATAGACTACCTTAGCATGAAGATGCTCATGCCTAAGAATGAAAATTGTTGAGG
	TTATCTCCCATTCAATCATGTAGCAAGAACTTAAAGAAATTCACTACTGCAGTTTTTA
	TTTTTAAAAAACAGTAATTGAGATATTGAAGACATTACAATTTAGTTTGTGTGGTCTT
	TTTTTAAATTGCTGTATCGTTCAGTCTCTTGTGGCAATAGCACTTTGAAGAAAATAGA
	GAATTTAATATATGGTGATTGGGATATGTAGCATTCAAAAAAAGTGAATTGCCAAGAT
	ACTGGTGTCATGTAAATTCCCACTTTACATAAAAACCCATCAGGACAGAATGATGCTC
	AATATTTTAAAATTCTAAAAATAGGGTGGGATTTTTCATTGTCTCTACTTTATAATTA
	TCAAAACTTATTTTGTATTGCTACTACCTTAAATTGAAATAAAATGTTTATACTTACG
	GATATTGCATAGTTTAAGTTAGATTTATTGAAAGATTTCATCTGTCGTGTTTCATGTA
	AATGAGAACAGATTATTTGCATGAAAATATATACTTCAACAAAAATCTGTTCTTTAAC
	AGAGTAGTGGTAGATTATTACACTAATGAGATTTCACTTTGGTAAATACTTCATGCTT
	TCAGTTTTAGCCTATTAATTTTAGGTGGACAAATTTAACAAGTTTTCTGTTACTTTTT
	AAAAAGAAAAAATCCAGAACATAAGAACTATATTATGAACACATGATTTGAACCTGTT
	GTGGTAAAGATCTTGTACAGGATGCAAACTAAAAACCTAATCCCTGCCATCAAATTTA
	TTAGAAGAGACCTATATATGAACAACTTAAAGGCACTGATTTCTATAATAGAGCTCTA
	AAAACATGCCACCAGTGTATGAATAAGGGAAAGATTAATTTTGGCTGGACCAATATAA
	AAAATTGTATTTGAAGAATTGATACTTTAACTTGGACCTTGAAGGTAAAGCTTCAAAA
	GACAGGTTACTGACCATTGAGTGTTTACTATGTACCCAATGTGTATATTTTTCTTTTT
	AATCTTCCCAATAGCTGAATAAAGTATAGATACTATTATTTGTACTTCTTACAATTGA
	GGAAATAAGCCTAAGAGATTAAAAGATTTTGCCCAGGGTTCACAAGCCTTCTTCCCTG
	AGCCCTGATTGAGCTGCTGTGTGTGTCTAATGGCACCCACAGTCACGGCCGTCTAGTC
	GAGGGAGGGACAAGATCTAGA
	ORF Start: ATG at 275	ORF Stop: TAG at 2513
	SEQ ID NO: 88	746 aa	MW at 85355.1 kD
NOV28a	MDATALERDAVQFARLAVQRDHFGRYSEAVFYYKEAAQALIYAEMAGSSLENIQEKIT
CG128380-
01 Protein	EYLERVQALHSAVQSKSADPLKSKHQLDLERAHFLVTQAFDEDFKENVEDAIELYTEA
Sequence
	VDLCLKTSYETADKVLQNKLKQLARQALDRAEALSEPLTKPVGKISSTSVKPKPPPVR
	AHFPLGANPFLERPQSFISPQSCDAQGQRYTAEEIEVLRTTSKINGIEYVPFMNVDLR
	ERFAYPMPFCDRWGKLRLSPKQKTTFSKWVRPEDLTNNPTMIYTVSSFSIKQTIVSDC
	SFVASLAISAAYERRFNKKLITGIIYPQNKDGEPEYNPCGKYMVKLHLNGVPRKVIID
	DQLPVDHKGELLCSYSNNKSELWVSLIEKAYMKVMGGYDFPGSNSNIDLHALTGWIPE
	RIAMHSDSQTFSKDNSFRMLYQRFHKGDVLITASTGMMTEAEGEKWGLVPTHAYAVLD
	IREFKGLRFIQLKNPWSHLRWKGRYSENDVKNWTPELQKYLNFDPRTAQKIDNGIFWI
	SWDDLCQYYDVIYLSWNPGLFKESTCIHSTWDAKQGPVKDAYSLANNPQYKLEVQCPQ
	GGAAVWVLLSRHITDKDDFANNREFITMVVYKTDGKKVYYPADPPPYIDGIRINSPHY
	LTKIKLTTPGTHTFTLVVSQYEKQNTIHYTVRVYSACSFTFSKIPSPYTLSKRINGKW
	SGQSAGGCGNFQETHKNNPIYQFHIEKTGPLLIELRGPRRSWSPWLSEEI

[0467] Further analysis of the NOV28a protein yielded the following properties shown in Table 28B.

TABLE 28B
Protein Sequence Properties NOV28a
PSort     0.5736 probability located in mitochondrial matrix space;
analysis: 0.5077 probability located in microbody (peroxisome); 0.2872
          probability located in mitochondrial inner membrane; 0.2872
          probability located in mitochondrial intermembrane space
SignalP   No Known Signal Sequence Predicted
analysis:

[0468] A search of the NOV28a protein against the Geneseq database, a proprietary database that contains sequences published in patents and patent publication, yielded several homologous proteins shown in Table 28C.

TABLE 28C
Geneseq Results for NOV28a
		NOV28a
	Protein/Organism/	Residues/	Identities/
Geneseq	Length [Patent #,	Match	Similarities for	Expect
Identifier	Date]	Residues	the Matched Region	Value
AAB67649	Amino acid sequence of a human calpain	1 . . . 736	735/736 (99%)	0.0
	protease designated 26176-Homo	1 . . . 736	736/736 (99%)
	sapiens, 813 aa. (WO200118216-A2,
	15 Mar. 2001]
AAG04040	Human secreted protein, SEQ ID NO.	608 . . . 746	138/139 (99%)	5e−80
	8121-Homo sapiens, 139 aa.	1 . . . 139	138/139 (99%)
	[EP1033401-A2, 6 Sep. 2000]
ABB05604	Mutant Aspergillus oryzae DEBY10.3	205 . . . 734	187/556 (33%)	8e−74
	protein SEQ ID NO: 17-Aspergillus	104 . . . 632	279/556 (49%)
	oryzae, 854 aa. [U.S. Pat. No. 6323002-
	B1, 27 Nov. 2001]
AAY97155	PalB polypeptide of Aspergillus oryzae-	205 . . . 734	187/556 (33%)	8e−74
	Aspergillus oryzae, 854 aa.	104 . . . 632	279/556 (49%)
	[WO200046375-A2, 10 Aug. 2000]
AAY39872	A. oryzae DEBY10.3 locus protein	205 . . . 734	187/556 (33%)	8e−74
	sequence-Aspergillus oryzae, 854 aa.	104 . . . 632	279/556 (49%)
	[U.S. Pat. No. 5958727-A, 28 Sep. 1999]

[0469] In a BLAST search of public sequence databases, the NOV28a protein was found to have homology to the proteins shown in the BLASTP data in Table 28D.

TABLE 28D
Public BLASTP Results for NOV28a
		NOV28a
Protein		Residues/	Identities/
Accession		Match	Similarities for	Expect
Number	Protein/Organism/Length	Residues	the Matched Portion	Value
Q9Y6W3	PalBH (EC 3.4.22.17)-Homo	1 . . . 736	735/736 (99%)	0.0
	sapiens (Human), 813 aa	1 . . . 736	736/736 (99%)
Q9R1S8	PalBH (EC 3.4.22.17)-Mus	1 . . . 736	704/736 (95%)	0.0
	musculus (Mouse), 813 aa.	1 . . . 736	719/736 (97%)
Q9Z0P9	Capn7-Mus musculus (Mouse),	45 . . . 736	661/692 (95%)	0.0
	769 aa.	1 . . . 692	675/692 (97%)
Q22143	T04A8.16 protein-	1 . . . 698	310/711 (43%)	e−167
	Caenorhabditis elegans, 805 aa.	1 . . . 701	435/711 (60%)
Q9Y6Z8	Calpain-like protease PALBORY	205 . . . 734	187/556 (33%)	2e−73
	Aspergillus oryzae, 854 aa.	104 . . . 632	279/556 (49%)

[0470] PFam analysis predicts that the NOV28a protein contains the domains shown in the Table 28E.

TABLE 28E
Domain Analysis of NOV28a
		Identities/
Pfam		Similarities for	Expect
Domain	NOV28a Match Region	the Matched Region	Value
Peptidase_C2	231 . . . 537	82/353 (23%)	2.4e−15
		177/353 (50%)

Example 29

[0471] The NOV29 clone was analyzed, and the nucleotide and encoded polypeptide sequences are shown in Table 29A.

TABLE 29A
NOV29 Sequence Analysis
	SEQ ID NO: 89	1323 bp
NOV29a,	ATGAGCAACTCCGTTCCTCTGCTCTGTTTCTGGAGCCTCTGCTATTGCTTTGCTGCGG
CG128439-
02 DNA	GGAGCCCCGTACCTTTTGGTCCAGAGGGACGGCTGGATGATAAGCTCCACAAACCCAA
Sequence
	AGCTACACAGACTGAGGTCAAACCATCTGTGAGGTTTAACCTCCGCACCTCCAAGGAC
	CCAGAGCATGAAGGATGCTACCTCTCCGTCGGCCACAGCCAGCCCTTAGAAGACTGCA
	GTTTCAACATGACAGCTAAAACCTTTTTCATCATTCACGGATGGACGGAGAAGGACGA
	TTTTTCTCTCGGGAATGTCCACTTGATCGGCTACAGCCTCGGAGCGCACGTGGCCGGG
	TATGCAGGCAACTTCGTGAAAGGAACGGTGGGCCGAATCACAGGTTTGGATCCTGCCG
	GGCCCATGTTTGAAGGGGCCGACATCCACAAGAGGCTCTCTCCGGACGATGCAGATTT
	TGTGGATGTCCTCCACACCTACACGCGTTCCTTCGGCTTGAGCATTGGTATTCAGATG
	CCTGTGGGCCACATTGACATCTACCCCAATGGGGGTGACTTCCAGCCAGGCTGTGGAC
	TCAACGATGTCTTGGGATCAATTGCATATGGAACAATCACAGAGGTGGTAAAATGTGA
	GCATGAGCGAGCCGTCCACCTCTTTGTTGACTCTCTGGTGAATCAGGACAAGCCGAGT
	TTTGCCTTCCAGTGCACTGACTCCAATCGCTTCAAAAAGGGGATCTGTCTGAGCTGCC
	GCAAGAACCGTTGTAATAGCATTGGCTACAATGCCAAGAAAATGAGGAACAAGAGGAA
	CAGCAAAATGTACCTAAAAACCCGGGCAGGCATGCCTTTCAGAGTTTACCATTATCAG
	ATGAAAATCCATGTCTTCAGTTACAAGAACATGGGAGAAATTGAGCCCACCTTTTACG
	TCACCCTTTATGGCACTAATGCAGATTCCCAGACTCTGCCACTGGAAATAGTGGAGCG
	GATCGAGCAGAATGCCACCAACACCTTCCTGGTCTACACCGAGGAGGACTTGGGAGAC
	CTCTTGAAGATCCAGCTCACCTGGGAGGGGGCCTCTCAGTCTTGGTACAACCTGTGGA
	AGGAGTTTCGCAGCTACCTGTCTCAACCCCGCAACCCCGGACGGGAGCTGAATATCAG
	GCGCATCCGGGTGAAGTCTGGGGAAACCCAGCGGAAACTGACATTTTGTACAGAAGAC
	CCTGAGAACACCAGCATATCCCCAGGCCGGGAGCTCTGGTTTCGCAAGTGTCGGGATG
	GCTGGAGGATGAAAAACGAAACCAGTCCCACTGTGGAGCTTCCCTGA
	ORF Start: ATG at 1	ORF Stop: TGA at 1321
	SEQ ID NO:90	440 aa	MW at 49902.3 kD
NOV29a,	MSNSVPLLCFWSLCYCFAAGSPVPFGPEGRLEDKLHKPKATQTEVKPSVRFNLRTSKD
CG128439-
02 Protein	PEHEGCYLSVGHSQPLEDCSFNMTAKTFFIIHGWTEKDDFSLGNVHLIGYSLGAHVAG
Sequence
	YAGNFVKGTVGRITGLDPAGPMFEGADIHKRLSPDDADFVDVLHTYTRSFGLSIGIQM
	PVGHIDIYPNGGDFQPGCGLNDVLGSIAYGTITEVVKCEHERAVHLFVDSLVNQDKPS
	FAFQCTDSNRFKKGICLSCRKNRCNSIGYNAKKMRNKRNSKMYLKTRAGMPFRVYHYQ
	MKIHVFSYKNMGEIEPTFYVTLYGTNADSQTLPLEIVERIEQNATNTFLVYTEEDLGD
	LLKIQLTWEGASQSWYNLWKEFRSYLSQPRNPGRELNIRRIRVKSGETQRKLTFCTED
	PENTSISPGRELWFRKCRDGWRMKNETSPTVELP
	SEQ ID NO 91	608 bp
NOV29b,	ATGAGCAACTCCGTTCCTCTGCTCTGTTTCTGGAGCCTCTGCTATTGCTTTGCTGCGG
171826603
DNA	GGAGCCCCGTACCTTTTGGTCCAGAGGGACGGCTGGAAGATAAGCTCCACAAACCCAA
Sequence
	AGCTACACAGACTGAGGTCAAACCATCTGTGAGGTTTAACCTCCGCACCTCCAAGGAC
	CCAGAGCATGAAGGATGCTACCTCTCCGTCGGCCACAGCCAGCCCTTAGAAGACTGCA
	GTTTCAACATGACAGCTAAAACCTTTTTCATCATTCACGGATGGACGGAGAAGGACGA
	TTTTTCTCTCGGGAATGTCCACTTGATCGGCTACAGCCTCGGAGCGCACGTGGCCGGG
	TATGCAGGCAACTTCGTGAAAGGAACGGTGGGCCGAATCACAGGTTTGGATCCTGCCG
	GGCCCATGTTTGAAGGGGCCGACATCCACAAGAGGCTCTCTCCGGACGATGCAGATTT
	TGTGGATGTCCTCCACACCTACACGCGTTCCTTCGGCTTGAGCATTGGTATTCAGATG
	CCTGTGGGCCACATTGACATCTACCCCAATGGGGGTGACTTCCAGCCAGGCTGTGGAC
	TCAACGATGTCTTGGGATCAATTGCCTA
	ORF Start: ATG at 1	ORF Stop: at 607
	SEQ ID NO:92	202 aa	MW at 21878.6 kD
NOV29b,	MSNSVPLLCFWSLCYCFAAGSPVRFGPEGRLEDKLHKPKATQTEVKPSVRFNLRTSKD
171826603
Protein	PEHEGCYLSVGHSQPLEDCSFNMTAKTFFIIHGWTEKDDFSLGNVHLIGYSLGAHVAG
Sequence
	YAGNFVKGTVGRITGLDPAGPMFEGADIHKRLSPDDADFVDVLHTYTRSFGLSIGIQM
	PVGHIDIYPNGGDFQPGCGLNDVLGSIA

[0472] Sequence comparison of the above protein sequences yields the following sequence relationships shown in Table 29B.

TABLE 29B
Comparison of NOV29a against NOV29b
			Identities/
	Protein	NOV29a Residues/	Similarities for
	Sequence	Match Residues	the Matched Region
	NOV29b	1 . . . 202	202/202 (100%)
		1 . . . 202	202/202 (100%)

[0473] Further analysis of the NOV29a protein yielded the following, properties shown in Table 29C.

TABLE 29C
Protein Sequence Properties NOV29a
PSort     0.3700 probability located in outside; 0.1900 probability
analysis: located in lysosome (lumen); 0.1800 probability located in
          nucleus; 0.1213 probability located in microbody
          (peroxisome)
SiginalP: Cleavage site between residues 21 and 22
analysis:

[0474] A search of the NOV29a protein against the Geneseq database, a proprietary database that contains sequences published in patents and patent publication, yielded several homologous proteins shown in Table 29D.

TABLE 29D
Geneseq Results for NOV29a
		NOV29a
	Protein/Organism/	Residues/	Identities/
Geneseq	Length [Patent #,	Match	Similarities for	Expect
Identifier	Date]	Residues	the Matched Region	Value
AAO14635	Human lipase endothelial (LIPG)	1 . . . 440	431/500 (86%)	0.0
	protein-Homo sapiens, 500 aa.	1 . . . 500	435/500 (86%)
	[WO200216397-A2, 28 Feb. 2002]
AAB19178	Human LIPG, a triacylglycerol lipase	1 . . . 440	431/500 (86%)	0.0
	enzyme designated LLGXL-Homo	1 . . . 500	435/500 (86%)
	sapiens, 500 aa. [WO200057837-A2,
	5 Oct. 2000]
AAY23759	Human endothelial cell lipase protein	1 . . . 440	431/500 (86%)	0.0
	sequence-Homo sapiens, 500 aa.	1 . . . 500	435/500 (86%)
	[WO9932611-A1, 1 Jul. 1999]
AAW59792	Amino acid sequence of lipase like	1 . . . 440	431/500 (86%)	0.0
	protein LLGXL-Homo sapiens,	1 . . . 500	435/500 (86%)
	500 aa. [WO9824888-A2,
	11 Jun. 1998]
AAY23760	Mouse endothelial cell lipase protein	1 . . . 439	341/499 (68%)	0.0
	sequence-Mus sp, 500 aa.	1 . . . 499	383/499 (76%)
	[WO9932611-A1, 1 Jul. 1999]

[0475] In a BLAST search of public sequence databases, the NOV29a protein was found to have homology to the proteins shown in the BLASTP data in Table 29E.

TABLE 29E
Public BLASTP Results for NOV29a
		NOV29a
Protein		Residues/	Identities/
Accession		Match	Similarities for	Expect
Number	Protein/Organism/Length	Residues	the Matched Portion	Value
Q9Y5X9	Endothelial lipase-Homo sapiens	1 . . . 440	431/500 (86%)	0.0
	(Human), 500 aa.	1 . . . 500	435/500 (86%)
QSVDU2	Lipase, endothelial-Mus	1 . . . 439	343/499 (68%)	0.0
	musculus (Mouse), 500 aa.	1 . . . 499	384/499 (76%)
Q9WVG5	Endothelial lipase-Mus	1 . . . 439	341/499 (68%)	0.0
	musculus (Mouse), 500 aa.	1 . . . 499	383/499 (76%)
Q98U13	Lipoprotein lipase-Pagrus major	94 . . . 435	187/347 (53%)	e−107
	(Red sea bream) (Chrysophrys	160 . . . 503	252/347 (71%)
	major), 511 aa.
Q98U12	Lipoprotein lipase-Pagrus major	94 . . . 439	188/351 (53%)	e−106
	(Red sea bream) (Chrysophrys	160 . . . 507	253/351 (71%)
	major), 510 aa.

[0476] PFam analysis predicts that the NOV29a protein contains the domains shown in the Table 29F.

TABLE 29F
Domain Analysis of NOV29a
		Identities/
Pfam	NOV29a	Similarities for	Expect
Domain	Match Region	the Matched Region	Value
Lipase	21 . . . 284	114/379 (30%)	9.4e−71
		209/379 (55%)
Chitin_synth	361 . . . 370	6/10 (60%)	0.85
		9/10 (90%)
PLAT	287 . . . 423	26/147 (18%)	4.2e−26
		110/147 (75%)

Example 30

[0477] The NOV30 clone was analyzed, and the nucleotide and encoded polypeptide sequences are shown in Table 30A.

TABLE 30A
NOV30 Sequence Analysis
	SEQ ID NO: 93	3067 bp
NOV30a,	AAGGCAATTAAGGCGCCCATTTCAGAAGAGTTACAGCCGTGAAAATTACTCAGCAGTG
CG128489-
01 DNA	CAGTTGGCTGAGAAGAGGAAAAAAGGTCAGGTTGTAAAGCTTTTTATTTTTCCATTTT
Sequence
	CTAAGAGAAATTCATCATTGGAACTTGTAAAGTGGCCCAAGAGTGGCTGTAATTTGGG
	CCATTATAGCAGGTATGGGTGGCGTCTCTCAGCAAAGCTGACTGACTGACTGATGAGT
	GCTGTTTGCAATGACCTCCGCTGGAACATAATGAGAGCGCTCGCTGTGCTGTCTGTCA
	CGCTGGTTATGGCCTGCACAGAAGCCTTCTTCCCCTTCATCTCGAGAGGGAAAGAACT
	CCTTTGGGGAAAGCCTGAGGAGTCTCGTGTCTCTAGCGTCTTGGAGGAAAGCAAGCGC
	CTGGTGGACACCGCCATGTACGCCACGATGCAGAGAAACCTCAAGAAAAGAGGAATCC
	TTTCTCCAGCTCAGCTTCTGTCTTTTTCCAAACTTCCTGAGCCAACAAGCGGAGTGAT
	TGCCCGAGCAGCAGAGATAATGGAAACATCAATACAAGCGATGAAAAGAAAAGTCAAC
	CTGAAAACTCAACAATCACAGCATCCAACGGATGCTTTATCAGAAGATCTGCTGAGCA
	TCATTGCAAACATGTCTGGATGTCTCCCTTACATGCTGCCCCCAAAATGCCCAAACAC
	TTGCCTGGCGAACAAATACAGGCCCATCACAGGAGCTTGCAACAACAGAGACCACCCC
	AGATGGGGCGCCTCCAACACGGCCCTGGCACGATGGCTCCCTCCAGTCTATGAGCACG
	GCTTCAGTCAGCCCCGAGGCTGGAACCCCGGCTTCTTGTACAACGGGTTCCCACTGCC
	CCCGGTCCGGGAGGTGACAAGACATGTCATTCAAGTTTCAAATGAGGTTGTCACAGAT
	GATGACCGCTATTCTGACCTCCTGATGGCATGGGGACAATACATCGACCACGACATCG
	CGTTCACACCACAGAGCACCAGCAAAGCTGCCTTCGGGGGAGGGGCTGACTGCCAGAT
	GACTTGTGAGAACCAAAACCCATGTTTTCCCATACAACTCCCGGAGGAGGCCCGGCCG
	GCCGCGGGCACCGCCTGTCTGCCCTTCTACCGCTCTTCGGCCGCCTGCGGCACCGGGG
	ACCAAGGCGCGCTCTTTGGGAACCTGTCCACGGCCAACCCGCGGCAGCAGATGAACGG
	GTTGACCTCGTTCCTGGACGCGTCCACCGTGTATGGCAGCTCCCCGGCCCTAGAGAGG
	CAGCTGCGGAACTGGACCAGTGCCGAAGGGCTGCTCCGCGTCCACGCGCGCCTCCGGG
	ACTCCGGCCGCGCCTACCTGCCCTTCGTGCCGCCACGCGCGCCTTCGGCCTGTGCGCC
	CGAGCCCGGCATCCCCGGAGAGACCCGCGGGCCCTGCTTCCTGGCCGGAGACGGCCGC
	GCCAGCGAGGTCCCCTCCCTGACGGCACTGCACACGCTGTGGCTGCGCGAGCACAACC
	GCCTGGCCGCGGCGCTCAAGGCCCTCAATGCGCACTGGAGCGCGGACGCCGTGTACCA
	GGAGGCGCGCAAGGTCGTGGGCGCTCTGCACCAGATCATCACCCTGAGGGATTACATC
	CCCAGGATCCTGGGACCCGAGGCCTTCCAGCAGTACGTGGGTCCCTATGAAGGCTATG
	ACTCCACCGCCAACCCCACTGTGTCCAACGTGTTCTCCACAGCCGCCTTCCGCTTCGG
	CCATGCCACGATCCACCCGCTGGTGAGGAGGCTGGACGCCAGCTTCCAGGAGCACCCC
	GACCTGCCCGGGCTGTGGCTGCACCAGGCTTTCTTCAGCCCATGGACATTACTCCGTG
	GAGGTTACAATGAGTGGAGGGAGTTCTGCGGCCTGCCTCGCCTGGAGACCCCCGCTGA
	CCTGAGCACAGCCATCGCCAGCAGGAGCGTGGCCGACAAGATCCTGGACTTGTACAAG
	CATCCTGACAACATCGATGTCTGGCTGGGAGGCTTAGCTGAAAACTTCCTCCCCAGGG
	CTCGGACAGGGCCCCTGTTTGCCTGTCTCATTGGGAAGCAGATGAAGGCTCTGCGGGA
	TGGTGACTGGTTTTGGTGGGAGAACAGCCACGTCTTCACGGATGCACAGAGGCGTGAG
	CTGGAGAAGCACTCCCTGTCTCGGGTCATCTGTGACAACACTGGCCTCACCAGGGTGC
	CCATGGATGCCTTCCAAGTCGGCAAATTCCCCGAAGACTTTGAGTCTTGTGACAGCAT
	CCCTGGCATGAACCTGGAGGCCTGGAGGGAAACCTTTCCTCAAGACGACAAGTGTGGC
	TTCCCAGAGAGCGTGGAGAATGGGGACTTTGTGCACTGTGAGGAGTCTGGGAGGCGCG
	TGCTGGTGTATTCCTGCCGGCACGGGTATGAGCTCCAAGGCCGGGAGCAGCTCACTTG
	CACCCAGGAAGGATGGGATTTCCAGCCTCCCCTCTGCAAAGATGTGAACGAGTGTGCA
	GACGGTGCCCACCCCCCCTGCCACGCCTCTGCGAGGTGCAGAAACACCAAAGGCGGCT
	TCCAGTGTCTCTGCGCGGACCCCTACGAGTTAGGAGACGATGGGAGAACCTGCGTAGA
	CTCCGGGAGGCTCCCTCGGGCGACTTGGATCTCCATGTCGCTGGCTGCTCTGCTGATC
	GGAGGCTTCGCAGGTCTCACCTCGACGGTGATTTGCAGGTGGACACGCACTGGCACTA
	AATCCACACTGCCCATCTCGGAGACAGGCGGAGGAACTCCCGAGCTGAGATGCGGAAA
	GCACCAGGCCGTAGGGACCTCACCGCAGCGGGCCGCAGCTCAGGACTCGGAGCAGGAG
	AGTGCTGGGATGGAAGGCCGGGATACTCACAGGCTGCCGAGAGCCCTCTGAGGGCAAA
	GTGGCAGGACACTGCAGAACAGCTTCATGTTCCCAAAATCACCGTACGACTCTTTTCC
	AAACACAGGCAAATCGGAAATCAGCAGGACGACTGTTTTCCCAACACGGGTAAATCTA
	GTACCATGTCGTAGTTACTCTCAGGCATGGATGAATAAATGTTATAGCTGC
	ORF Start: ATG at 227	ORF Stop: TGA at 2891
	SEQ ID NO: 94	888 aa	MW at 98085.8 kD
NOV30a,	MSAVCNDLRWNIMRALAVLSVTLVMACTEAFFPFISRGKELLWGKPEESRVSSVLEES
CG128489-
01 Protein	KRLVDTAMYATMQRNLKKRGILSPAQLLSFSKLPEPTSGVIARAAEIMETSIQAMKRK
Sequence
	VNLKTQQSQHPTDALSEDLLSIIANMSGCLPYMLPPKCPNTCLANKYRPITGACNNRD
	HPRWGASNTALARWLPPVYEDGFSQPRGWNPGFLYNGFPLPPVREVTRHVIQVSNEVV
	TDDDRYSDLLMAWGQYIDHDIAFTRQSTSKAAFGGGADCQMTCENQNPCFPIQLPEEA
	RPAAGTACLPFYRSSAACGTGDQGALFGNLSTANPRQQMNGLTSFLDASTVYGSSPAL
	ERQLRNWTSAEGLLRVHARLRDSGRAYLPFVPPRAPSACAPEPGIPGETRGPCFLAGD
	GRASEVPSLTALHTLWLREHNRLAAALKALNAHWSADAVYQEARKVVGALHQIITLRD
	YIPRILGPEAFQQYVGPYEGYDSTANPTVSNVFSTAAFRFGHATIHPLVRRLDASFQE
	HPDLRGLWLHQAFFSPWTLLRGGYNEWREFCGLPRLETPADLSTAIASRSVADKILDL
	YKHPDNIDVWLGGLAENFLPRARTGPLFACLIGKQMKALRDGDWFWWENSHVFTDAQR
	RELEKHSLSRVICDNTGLTRVPMDAFQVGKFPEDFESCDSIPGMNLEAWRETFRQDDK
	CGFPESVENGDFVHCEESGRRVLVYSCRHGYELQGREQLTCTQEGWDFQPPLCKDVNE
	CADGAHPPCHASARCRNTKGGFQCLCADPYELGDDGRTCVDSGRLPRATWISMSLAAL
	LIGGFAGLTSTVICRWTRTGTKSTLPISETGGGTPELRCGKHQAVGTSPQRAAAQDSE
	QESAGMEGRDTHRLPRAL

[0478] Further analysis of the NOV30a protein yielded the following properties shown in Table 30B.

TABLE 30B
Protein Sequence Properties NOV30a
PSort     0.4600 probability located in plasma membrane: 0.1676
analysis: probability located in microbody (peroxisome); 0.1000
          probability located in endoplasmic reticulum (membrane);
          0.1000 probability located in endoplasmic reticulum (lumen)
SignalP   Cleavage site between residues 31 and 32
analysis:

[0479] A search of the NOV30a protein against the Geneseq database, a proprietary database that contains sequences published in patents and patent publication, yielded several homologous proteins shown in Table 30C.

TABLE 30C
Geneseq Results for NOV30a
		NOV30a
	Protein/Organism/	Residues/	Identities/
Geneseq	Length [Patent #,	Match	Similarities for	Expect
Identifier	Date]	Residues	the Matched Region	Value
AAR75689	Human thryoid peroxidase-Homo	13 . . . 888	873/933 (93%)	0.0
	sapiens, 933 aa. [EP655502-A,	1 . . . 933	875/933 (93%)
	31 May 1995]
AAW48781	Thyroid peroxidase-Homo sapiens,	13 . . . 888	872/933 (93%)	0.0
	948 aa. [WO9820354-A2,	16 . . . 948	876/933 (93%)
	14 May 1998]
AAW48782	Thyroid peroxidase deletion mutant-	13 . . . 802	771/847 (91%)	0.0
	Homo sapiens, 852 aa. [WO9820354-	16 . . . 851	776/847 (91%)
	A2, 14 MAY 1998]
AAW48791	Thyroid peroxidase deletion mutant 10-	13 . . . 741	704/786 (89%)	0.0
	Homo sapiens, 881 aa.	16 . . . 790	708/786 (89%)
	[WO9820354-A2, 14 May 1998]
AAW48790	Thyroid peroxidase deletion mutant 9-	13 . . . 570	556/615 (90%)	0.0
	Homo sapiens, 740 aa.	16 . . . 630	558/615 (90%)
	[WO9820354-A2, 14 May 1998]

[0480] In a BLAST search of public sequence databases, the NOV30a protein was found to have homology to the proteins shown in the BLASTP data in Table 30D.

TABLE 30D
Public BLASTP Results for NOV30a
		NOV30a
Protein		Residues/	Identities/
Accession		Match	Similarities for	Expect
Number	Protein/Organism/Length	Residues	the Matched Portion	Value
P07202	Thyroid peroxidase precursor (EC	13 . . . 888	874/933 (93%)	0.0
	1.11.1.8) (TPO)-Homo sapiens	1 . . . 933	876/933 (93%)
	(Human), 933 aa.
OPHUIT	iodide peroxidase (EC 1.11.1.8)	13 . . . 888	872/933 (93%)	0.0
	precursor, thyroid-human, 933 aa.	1 . . . 933	874/933 (93%)
AAA61217	Thyroid peroxidase-Homo sapiens	13 . . . 888	868/933 (93%)	0.0
	(Human), 933 aa.	1 . . . 933	871/933 (93%)
P14650	Thyroid peroxidase precursor (EC	13 . . . 874	633/919 (68%)	0.0
	1.11.1.8) (TPO)-Rattus norvegicus	1 . . . 905	718/919 (77%)
	(Rat), 914 aa.
P09933	Thyroid peroxidase precursor (EC	13 . . . 876	620/926 (66%)	0.0
	1.11.1.8) (TPO)-Sus scrofa (Pig),	1 . . . 924	703/926 (74%)
	926 aa.

[0481] PFam analysis predicts that the NOV30a protein contains the domains shown in the Table 30E.

TABLE 30E
Domain Analysis of NOV30a
		Identities/
Pfam	NOV30a	Similarities for	Expect
Domain	Match Region	the Matched Region	Value
An_peroxidase	162 . . . 658	208/622 (33%)	1.5e−122
		374/622 (60%)
Sushi	697 . . . 749	18/63 (29%)	2.5e−06
		38/63 (60%)
EGF	755 . . . 793	15/47 (32%)	1.2e−08
		33/47 (70%)

Example 31

[0482] The NOV31 clone was analyzed, and the nucleotide and encoded polypeptide sequences are shown in Table 31A.

TABLE 31A
NOV31 Sequence Analysis
        SEQ ID NO: 95             2921 bp
NOV31a. GGGCTCCGGAGGCCATGCCGGCGTTGGCGCGCGACGGCGGCCAGCTGCCGCTGCTCGT
CG128825-01
DNA     TGTTTTTTCTGCCATGATATTTGGGACTATTACAAATCAAGATCTGCCTGTGATCAAG
Sequence
        TGTGTTTTAATCAATCATAAGAACAATGATTCATCAGTGGGGAAGTCATCATCATATC
        CCATGGTATCAGAATCCCCGGAAGACCTCGGGTGTGCGTTGAGACCCCAGAGCTCAGG
        GACAGTGTACGAAGCTGCCGCTGTGGAAGTGGATGTATCTGCTTCCATCACACTGCAA
        GTGCTGGTCGATGCCCCAGGGAAACATTTCCTGTCTCTGGGTCTTTAAGCACAGCTCCC
        TGAATTGCCAGCCACATTTTGATTTACAAAACAGAGGAGTTGTTTCCATGGTCATTTT
        GAAAATGACAGAACCCAAAGCTGGAGAATACCTACTTTTTATTCAGAGTGAAGCTACC
        AATTACACAATATTGTTTACAGTGAGTATAAGAAATACCCTGCTTTACACATTAAGAA
        GACCTTACTTTAGAAAAATGGAAAACCAGGACGCCCTGGTCTGCATATCTGAGAGCGT
        TCCAGAGCCGATCGTGGAATGGGTGCTTTGCGAATTCACAAGGGGGAGCTGTAAAGAA
        GAAAGTCCAGCTGTTGTTAAAAAGGAGGAAAAAGTGCTTCATGAATTATTTGGGATGG
        ACATAAGGTGCTGTGCCAGAATGAACTGGGCAAGGGAATGCACCAGGCTGTTCACAAT
        AGATCTAATCAACTCCTCAGACCACATTGCCACCAATTATTTCTTTAAAGTAGGGGAA
        CCCTTATGGATAAGGTGCAAAGCTGTTCATGTGCAACCATGATTCGGGCTCACCTGGG
        AAATTAGAACAAAAGCACTCGAGGAGGGCAACTACTTTGAGATGAGTACCTATTCAAC
        AACAGAACTATGATACGGATTCTGTTTGCTTTTGTATCATCAGTGGCAAGAAAACGAC
        ACCGGATACTACACTTGTTCCTCTTCAAAGCATCCCAGTCAATCAGCTTTGGTTACCA
        TCGTAGAAAAGGGATTTATAAATGCTACCAATTCAAGTGAAGATTATGAAATTGACCA
        ATATGAAGAGTTTTGTTTTTCTGTCAGGTTTAAAAGCCTACCCACAATCAGATGTACG
        TGGACCTTCTCTCGAAAATCATTTCCTTGTGAGCAAAAGGGTCTTGATAACGGATACA
        GCATATCCAAGTTTTGCAATCATAAGCACCAGCCAGGAGAATATATATTCCATGCAGA
        AAATGATGATGCCCAATTTACCAAAATGTTCACGCTGAATATAAGAAGGAAACCTCAA
        GTGCTCGCAGAAGCATCGGCAAGTCAGGCGTCCTGTTTCTCGGATGGATACCCATTAC
        CATCTTGGACCTGGAAGAAGTGTTCAGACAAGTCTCCCAACTGCACAGAAGAGATCAC
        AGAAGGAGTCTGGAATAGAAAGGCTAACAGAAAAGTGTTTGGACAGTGGGTGTCGAGC
        AGTACTCTAAACATGAGTGAAGCCATAAAAGGGTTCCTGGTCAAGTGCTGTGCATACA
        ATTCCCTTGGCACATCTTGTGAGACGATCCTTTTAAACTCTCCAGGCCCCTTCCCTTT
        CATCCAAGACAACATCTCATTCTATGCAACAATTGGTGTTTGTCTCCTCTTCATTGTC
        GTTTTAACCCTGCTAATTTGTCACAAGTACAAAAAGCAATTTAGGTATGAAAGCCAGC
        TACAGATGGTACAGGTGACCGGCTCCTCAGATAATGAGTACTTCTACGTTGATTTCAG
        AGAATATGAATATGATCTCAAATGGGAGTTTCCAAGAGAAAATTTAGAGTTTGGGAAG
        GTACTAGGATCAGGTGCTTTTGGAAAAGTGATGAACGCAACAGCTTATGGAATTAGCA
        AAACAGGAGTCTCAATCCAGGTTGCCGTCAAAATGCTGAAAGAAAAAGCAGACAGCTC
        TGAAAGAGAGGCACTCATGTCAGAACTCAAGGTGATGACCCAGCTGGGAAGCCACGAG
        AATATTGTGAACCTGCTGGGCGCGTGCACACTGTCAGGACCAATTTACTTGATTTTTG
        AATACTGTTGCTATGGTGATCTTCTCAACTATCTAAGAAGTAAAAGAGAAAAATTTCA
        CAGGACTTGAACAGAGATTTTCAAGGAACACAATTTCAGTTTTTACCCCACTTTCCAA
        TCACATCCAAATTCCAGCATGCCTGGTTCAAGAGAAGTTCAGATACACCCGGACTCGG
        ATCAAATCTCAGGGCTTCATGGGAATTCATTTCACTCTGAAGATGAAATTGAATATGA
        AAACCAAAAAAGGCTGGAAGAAGAGGAGGACTTGAATGTGCTTACATTTGAAGATCTT
        CTTTGCTTTGCATATCAAGTTGCCAAAGGAATGGAATTTCTGGAATTTAAGTCGGCCC
        GTCTGCCTGTAAAATGGATGGCCCCCGAAAGCCTGTTTGAAGGCATCTACACCATTAA
        GAGTGATGTCTGGTCATATGGAATATTACTGTGGGAAATCTTCTCACTTGGTGTGAAT
        CCTTACCCTGGCATTCCGGTTGATGCTAACTTCTACAAACTGATTCAAAATGGATTTA
        AAATGGATCAGCCATTTTATGCTACAGAAGAAATATACATTATAATGCAATCCTGCTG
        GGCTTTTGACTCAAGGAAACGGCCATCCTTCCCTAATTTGACTTCGTTTTTAGGATGT
        CAGCTGGCAGATGCAGAAGAAGCGATGTATCAGAATGTGGATGGCCGTGTTTCGGAAT
        GTCCTCACACCTACCAAAACAGGCGACCTTTCAGCAGAGAGATGGATTTGGGGCTACT
        CTCTCCGCAGGCTCAGGTCGAAGATTCGTAGAGGAACAATTTAGTTTTAAGGACTTCA
        TCCCTCCACCTATCCCTAACA
        ORF Start: ATG at 15      ORF Stop: TAG at 2871
        SEQ ID NO: 96             952 aa    MW at 108375.0kD
NOV31a. MPALARDGGQLRLLVVFSANTFGTTTNQDLPVIKCVLINHKNNDSSVGKSSSYPMVSE
CG128825-01
Protein SPEDLGCALRPQSSGTVYEAAAVEVDVSASITLQVLVDAPGNISCLWVPKHSSLNCQP
Sequence
        HFDLQNRGVVSMVILKMTETQAGEYLLFIQSEATNYTILFTVSIRNTLLYTLRRPYFR
        KMENQDALVCISESVPEPIVEWVLCDSQGFSCKEESPAVVKKEEKVLHELFGMDIRCC
        ARNELGRECTRLFTIDLNQTRQTTLRQLFLKVGEPLWIRCKAVHVNHGFGLTWELENK
        ALEEGNYFEMSTYSTNRTMIRILFAFVSSVARNDTGYYTCSSSKHPSQSALVTIVEKG
        FINATNSSEDYETDQYEEFCFSVRFKAYPQIRCTWTFSRKSPPCEQKGLDNGYSISKF
        CNHKHQPGEYIFHAENDDAQFTKMFTLNIRRKPQVLAEASASQASCFSDGYPLPSWTW
        KKCSDKSPNCTEEITEGVWNRKANRKVFGQWVSSSTLHMSEAIKGFLVKCCAYNSLGT
        SCETILLNSPGPFPFIQDNISFYATIGVCLLFIVVLTLLICHKYKKQFRYESQLQMVQ
        VTGSSDNEYFYVDFREYEYDLKWEFPRENLEFGKVLGSGAPGKVMNATAYGISKTGVS
        IQVAVKMLKEKADSSEREALMSELKVMTQLGSHENIVNLLGACTLSGPIYLTPEYCCY
        GDLLNYLRSKREKFHRTWTEIFKEHNFSFYRTFQSHPNSSMPGSREVQTHPDSDQISG
        LHGNSFHSEDEIEYENQKRLEEEEDLNVLTFEDLLCFAYQVAKGMEFLEFKSARLPVK
        WMAPESLFEGIYTIKSDVWSYGILLWEIFSLGVNPYPGIPVDANFYKLIQNGFKMDQP
        FYATEETYIIMQSCWAFDSRKRPSFPNLTSFLGCQLADAEEAMYQNVDGRVSECPHTY
        QNRRPFSREMDLGLLSPQAQVEDS
        SEQ ID NO: 97             3270 bp
NOV31b, ATGCCGGCGTTGGCGCGCGACGGCGGCCAGCTGCCGCTGCTCGTTGTTTTTTCTGCAA
CG128825-02
DNA     TGATATTTGGGACTATTACAAATCAGATCTGCCTGTGATCAAAGTGTGTTTTAATCAA
Sequence
        TCATAAGAACAATGATTCATCAGTGGGGAAGTCATCATCATATCCCATGGTATCAGAA
        TCCCCGGAAGACCTCGGGTGTGCGTTGAGACCCCAGAGCTCAGGGACAGTGTACGAAC
        GTGCCGCTGTGGAAGTGGATGTATCTGCTTCCATCACACTGCAAGTGCTGGTCGATGC
        CCCAGGGAACATTTCCTGTCTCTGGGTCTTTAAGCACAGCTCCCTGAATTGCCAGCCA
        CATTTTGATTTACAAAACAGAAGGAGTTGTTTCCATGGTCATTTTGGAATGACAGAAA
        CCCAAGCTGGAGAATACCTACTTTTTATTCAGAGTGAAGCTACCAATTACACAATATT
        GTTTACAGTGAAGTATAAGAATACCCTGCTTTACACATTAAGAAGACCTTACTTTAGA
        AAAATGGAAAACCAGGACGCCCTGGTCTGCATATCTGAGAGCGTTCCAGAGCCGATCG
        TGGAATGGGTGCTTTGCGATTCACAGGGGGAAAGCTGTAAAGAAGAAAGTCCAGCTCT
        TGTTAAAAAGGAGGAAAAGTGCTTCATGAATTATTTGGGATGGACATAAGGTGCTGT
        GCCAGAATGAACTGGGCAGGGAATGCACCAGGCTGTTCACAATAGATCTAAATCAAA
        CTCCTCAGACCACATTGCCACAATTATTTCTTAAGTAGGGGAACCCTTATGGATAAG
        GTGCAAAGCTGTTCATGTGAACCATGGATTCGGGCTCACCTGGGAATTAGAAAACAA
        GCACTCGAGGAGGGCAACTACTTTGAGATGAGTACCTATTCAACAACAGAACTATGA
        TACGGATTCTGTTTGCTTTTGTATCATCAGTGGCAAGAACGACACCGGATACTACAC
        TTGTTCCTCTTCAAGCATCCCAGTCAATCAGCTTTGGTTACCATCGTAGAAAAGGGA
        TTTATAATGCTACCAATTCAAGTGAAGATTATGAAATTGACCAATATGAAGAGTTTT
        GTTTTTCTGTCAGGTTTAAAGCCTACCCACAATCAGATGTACGTGGACCTTCTCTCG
        AAAATCATTTCCTTGTGAGCAAAGGGTCTTGATAACGGATACAGCATATCCAAGTTT
        TGCAATCATAAGCACCAGCCAGGAGAATATATATTCCATGCAGAAATGATGATGCCC
        AATTTACCAAAATGTTCACGCTGATATAAGAAGGAAACCTCAAGTGCTCGCAGAAGC
        ATCGGCAAGTCAGGCGTCCTGTTTCTCGGATGGATACCCATTACCATCTTGGACCTGG
        AAGAAGTGTTCAGACAAGTCTCCCAACTGCACAGAAGAGATCACAGAAGGAGTCTGGA
        ATAGAAAGGCTAACAGAAAAGTGTTTGGACAGTGGGTGTCGAGCAGTACTCTAAACAT
        GAGTGAAGCCATAAAAGGGTTCCTGGTCAAGTGCTGTGCATACAATTCCCTTGGCACA
        TCTTGTGAGACGATCCTTTTAACTCTCCAGGCCCCTTCCCTTTCATCCAAAGACAACA
        TCTCATTCTATGCAACAATTGGTGTTTGTCTCCTCTTCATTGTCGTTTTAACCCTGCT
        AATTTGTCACAAGTACAAAAAGCAATTTAGGTATGAAGCCAAGCTACAGATGGTACAG
        GTGACCGGCTCCTCAGATAATGAGTACTTCTACGTTGATTTCAGAGAATATGAATATG
        ATCTCAAATGGGAGTTTCCAAGAGAAAATTTAGAGTTTGGGAAGGTACTAGGATCAGG
        TGCTTTTGGAAAGTGATGAACGCAACAGCTTATGGAAATTAGCAAAACAGGAGTCTCA
        ATCCAGGTTGCCGTCAAAATGCTGAAAGAAAAGCAGACAGCCTCTGAAAGAGAGGCAC
        TCATGTCAGAACTCAAGATGATGACCCAGCTGGGAAGCCACGAGAATATTGTGAACCT
        GCTGGGGGCGTGCACACTGTCAGGACCAATTTACTTGATTTTTGAATACTGTTGCTAT
        GGTGATCTTCTCAACTATCTAAGAAGTAAAAGAGAAAAATTTCACAGGACTTGGACAG
        AGATTTTCAAGGAACACAATTTCAGTTTTTACCCCACTTTCCAATCACATCCAAATTC
        CAGCATGCCTGGTTCAAGAGAAGTTCAGATACACCCGGACTCGGATCAAATCTCAGGG
        CTTCATGGGAATTCATTTCACTCTGAAGATGAAATTGAATATGAAAACCAAAAAAGGC
        TGGAAGAAGAGGAGGACTTGAATGTGCTTACATTTGAAGATCTTCTTTGCTTTGCATA
        TCAAGTTGCCAAAGGAATGGAATTTCTGGAATTTAAGTCGTGTGTTCACAGAGACCTG
        GCCGCCAGGAACGTGCTTGTCACCCACGGGAAAGTGGTGAAGATATGTGACTTTGGAT
        TGGCTCGAGATATCATGAGTGATTCCAACTATGTTGTCAGGGGCAATGCCCGTCTGCC
        TGTAAAATGGATGGCCCCCGAAAGCCTGTTTGAAGGCATCTACACCATTAAGAGTGAT
        GTCTGGTCATATGGAATATTACTGTGGGAAATCTTCTCACTTGGTGTGAATCCTTACC
        CTGGCATTCCGGTTGATGCTAACTTCTACAAACTGATTCAAAATGGATTTAAAATGGA
        TCAGCCATTTTATGCTACAGAGAAATATACATTATAAATGCAATCCTGCTGGGCTTTT
        GACTCAAGGAAACGGCCATCCTTCCCTAATTTGACTTCGTTTTTAGGATGTCAGCTGG
        CAGATGCAGAAGAAGCGAAACTGTGGAAAATCCCTGAGACAATGAAAGCAGTTAAAAT
        TGCACCGCAGAGGGAAAACCCACCACAGAGGATGCCTGGGAAAAACAAGGACAAGGGT
        AACACAAAGGCAGCAAGAAGTCCTGGGACACTGCAGAAGTTCTGAAGCAGGAGCAGCC
        ACATGGTGAAATCAACATAAGATTAAATATGTATCAGAATGTGGATGGCCGTGTTTCG
        GAATGTCCTCACACCTACCAAAACAGGCGACCTTTCAGCAGAGAGATGGATTTGGGGC
        TACTCTCTCCGCAGGCTCAGGTCGAAGATTCGTAGAGGAACAATTTAGTTTTAAGGAC
        TTCATCCCTCCACCTATCCCTAACAGGCTGTAGATTACCAAAACAAGATTAATTTCAT
        CACTAAAAGAAAATCTATTATC
        ORF Start: ATG at 1       ORF Stop: TGA at 3001
        SEQ ID NO: 98             1000 aa   MW at 113678.6kD
NOV31b, MPALARDGGQLPLLVVFSAMIFGTTTNQDLPVIKCVLINHKNNDSSVGKSSSYPMVSE
CG128825-02
Protein SPEDLGCALRPQSSGTVYERAAVEVDVSASITLQVLVDAPGNISCLWVFKHSSLNCQP
Sequence
        HFDLQNRGVVSMVILKMTETQAGEYLLFTQSEATNYTTLFTVSIRNTLLYTLRRRYFR
        KMENQDALVCISESVPEPIVEWVLCDSQGESCKEESPAVVKKEEKVLHELFGMDIRCC
        ARNELGRECTRLFTIDLNQTPQTTLPQLFLKVGEPLWIRCKAVHVNHGFGLTWELENK
        ALEEGNYFEMSTYSTNRTMIRTLFAFVSSVARNDTGYYTCSSSKHPSQSALVTIVEKG
        FINATNSSEDYEIDQYEEFCFSVRFKAYPQIRCTWTFSRKSFPCEQKGLDNGYSISKE
        CNHKHQPGEYTFHAENDDAQFTKMFTLNIRRKPQVLAEASASQASCPSDGYPLPSWTW
        KKCSDKSPNCTEEITEGVWNRKANRKVFGQWVSSSTLNMSEATKGFLVKCCAYNSLGT
        SCETILLNSPGPFPFIQDNISFYATIGVCLLFIVVLTLLICHKYKKQFRYESQLQMVQ
        VTGSSDNEYPYVDFREYEYDLKWEFPRENLEFGKVLGSGAFGKVMNATAYGISKTGVS
        IQVAVKMLKEKADSSEREALMSELKMMTQLGSHENIVNLLGACTLSGPIYLIFEYCCY
        GDLLNYLRSKREKFHRTWTEIFKEHNFSFYPTFQSHPNSSMRGSREVQTHPDSDQISG
        LHGNSFHSEDEIEYENQKRLEEEEDLNVLTFEDLLCFAYQVAKGMEFLEFKSCVHRDL
        AARNVLVTHGKVVKICDFGLARDIMSDSNYVVRGNARLPVKWMAPESLFEGIYTIKSD
        VWSYGILLWEIFSLGVNPYPGIRVDANFYKLIQNGFKMDQRFYATEEIYIIMQSCWAF
        DSRKRRSFPNLTSFLGCQLADAEEAKLWKIPETMKAVKIAPQRENPPQRMPGKNKDKG
        NTKAARSPGTLQKF

[0483] Sequence comprising of the above protein sequences yields the following sequences relationships shown in Table 31B.

TABLE 31B
Comparison of NOV31a against NOV31b
			Identities/
	Protein	NOV31a Residues/	Similarities for
	Sequence	Match Residues	the Matched Region
	NOV31b	1 . . . 912	910/953 (95%)
		1 . . . 953	911/953 (95%)

[0484] Further analysis of the NOV31a protein yielded the following properties shown in Table 31C.

TABLE 31C
Protein Sequence Properties NOV31a
PSort     0.4600 probability located in plasma membrane; 0.1662
analysis: probability located in microbody (peroxisome); 0.1000
          probability located in endoplasmic reticulum (membrane);
          0.1000 probability located in endoplasmic reticulum (lumen)
SignalP   Cleavage site between residues 28 and 29
analysis:

[0485] A search of the NOV31a protein against the Geneseq database, a proprietary database that contains sequences published in patents and patent publication, yielded several homologous proteins shown in Table 31D.

TABLE 31D
Geneseq Results for NOV31a
		NOV31a
	Protein/Organism/	Residues/	Identities/
Geneseq	Length [Patent #,	Match	Similarities for	Expect
Identifier	Date]	Residues	the Matched Region	Value
AAR75961	Human STK-1-Homo sapiens, 993	1 . . . 952	947/993 (95%)	0.0
	aa. [WO9519175-A, 20 Jul. 1995]	1 . . . 993	949/993 (95%)
AAY08617	Human flk-2 protein-Homo sapiens,	1 . . . 952	946/993 (95%)	0.0
	993 aa. [U.S. Pat. No. 5912133-A,	1 . . . 993	948/993 (95%)
	15 Jun. 1999]
AAW19873	Human flk-2 receptor-Homo	1 . . . 952	946/993 (95%)	0.0
	sapiens, 993 aa. [U.S. Pat. No. 5621090-A,	1 . . . 993	948/993 (95%)
	15 Apr. 1997]
AAR97419	Murine foetal liver kinase 2-Mus	1 . . . 952	946/993 (95%)	0.0
	musculus, 993 aa. [U.S. Pat. No. 5548065-A,	1 . . . 993	948/993 (95%)
	20 Aug. 1996]
AAR67536	Human flk-2-Homo sapiens, 993 aa	1 . . . 952	946/993 (95%)	0.0
	[U.S. Pat. No. 5367057-A, 22 Nov. 1994]	1 . . . 993	948/993 (95%)

[0486] In a BLAST search of public sequence databases, the NOV31a protein was found to have homology to the proteins shown in the BLASTP data in Table 31E.

TABLE 31E
Public BLASTP Results for NOV31a
		NOV31a
Protein		Residues/	Identities/
Accession		Match	Similarities for	Expect
Number	Protein/Organism/Length	Residues	the Matched Portion	Value
P36888	FL cytokine receptor precursor (EC	1 . . . 952	946/993 (95%)	0.0
	2.7.1.112) (Tyrosine-protein kinase	1 . . . 993	948/993 (95%)
	receptor FLT3) (Stem cell tyrosine kinase
	1) (STK-1) (CD135 antigen)-Homo
	sapiens (Human), 993 aa.
A36873	protein-tyrosine kinase (EC 2.7.1.112)	1 . . . 952	946/994 (95%)	0.0
	STK-1 precursor-human, 993 aa.	1 . . . 993	948/994 (95%)
S18827	Flt3 protein-mouse, 1000 aa.	1 . . . 950	812/994 (81%)	0.0
		1 . . . 994	867/994 (86%)
Q00342	FL cytokine receptor precursor (EC	1 . . . 912	788/956 (82%)	0.0
	2.7.1.112) (Tyrosine-protein kinase	1 . . . 956	841/956 (87%)
	receptor flk-2) (Fetal liver kinase 2)
	musculus (Mouse), 992 aa.
O97745	Mast/stem cell growth factor receptor-Sus	47 . . . 917	282/911 (30%)	e−103
	scrofa (Pig), 923 aa (fragment).	20 . . . 894	437/911 (47%)

[0487] PFam analysis predicts that the NOV31a protein contains the domains shown in the Table 31F.

TABLE 31F
Domain Analysis of NOV31a
			Identities/
	Pfam	NOV31a	Similarities for	Expect
	Domain	Match Region	the Matched Region	Value
	Ig	265 . . . 332	14/70 (20%)	2.1e−06
			45/70 (64%)
	Pkinase	610 . . . 710	35/102 (34%)	2.7e−24
			84/102 (82%)
	Pkinase	782 . . . 803	6/22 (27%)	0.98
			22/22 (100%)
	Pkinase	810 . . . 898	26/124 (21%)	4.2e−18
			66/124 (53%)

Example 32

[0488] The NOV32 clone was analyzed and the nucleotide and encoded poly,peptide sequences are shown in Table 32A.

TABLE 32A
NOV32 Sequence Analysis+HZ,1/46
        SEQ ID NO 99              5347 bp
NOV32a. AAATCGAAGCAAACATGTCTGGAGAAGTGCGTTTGAGGCAGTTGGAGCAGTTTATTTT
CG128891-01
DNA     GGACGGGCCCGCTCAGACCAATGGGCAGTGCTTCAGTGTGGAGACATTACTGGATATA
Sequence
        CTCATCTGCCTTTATGATGAATGCAATAATTCTCCATTGAGAAGAGAGAAGAACATTC
        TCGAATACCTAGAATGGGGTGCTAAACCATTTACTTCTAAAGTGAAACAAATGCGATT
        ACATAGAGAAGACTTTGAAATATTAAAGGTGATTGGTCGAGGAGCTTTTGGGGAGGTT
        GCTGTAGTAAAACTAAAAAATGCAGATAAAGTGTTTGCCATGAAAATATTGAATAAAT
        GGGAAATGCTGAAAAGAGCTGAGACAGCATGTTTTCGTGAAGAAAGGGATGTATTAGT
        GAATGGAGACAATAAATGGATTACAACCTTGCACTATGCTTTCCAGGATGACAATAAC
        TTATACCTGGTTATGGATTATTATGTTGGTGGGGATTTGCTTACTCTACTCAGCAAAT
        TTGAAGATAGATTGCCTGAAGATATGGCTAGATTTTACTTGGCTGAGATGGTGATAGC
        AATTGACTCAGTTCATCAGCTACATTATGTACACAGAGACATTAAACCTGACAATATA
        CTGATGGATATGAATGGACATATTCGGTTAGCAGATTTTGGTTCTTGTCTGAAGCTGA
        TGGAAGATGGAACGGTTCAGTCCTCAGTGGCTGTAGGAACTCCAGATTATATCTCTCC
        TGGTCTTTGGGGGTCTGTATGTATGAAATGCTTTACGGAGAAACACCATTTTATGCAG
        AATCGCTGGTGGAGACATACGGAAAAATCATGAACCACAAAGAGAGGTTTCAGTTTCC
        AGCCCAAGTGACTGATGTGTCTGAAAATGCTAAGGATCTTATTCGAAGGCTCATTTGT
        AGCAGAGAACATCGACTTGGTCAAATGGAATAGAAGACTTTAAGAAACACCCATTTT
        TCAGTGGAATTGATTGGGATAATATTCGGAACTGTGAAGCACCTTATATTCCAGAAGT
        TAGTAGCCCAACAGATACATCGAATTTTGATGTAGATGATGATTGTTTAAAAAATTCT
        GAAACGATGCCCCCACCAACACATACTGCATTTTCTGGCCACCATCTGCCATTTGTTG
        GTTTTACATATACTAGTAGCTGTGTACTTTCTGATCGGAGCTGTTTAAGAGTTACGGC
        TGGTCCCACCTCACTGGATCTTGATGTTAATGTTCAGAGGACTCTAGACAACAACTTA
        GCAACTGAAGCTTATGAAAGAAGAATTAAGCGCCTTGAGCAAGAAAAACTTGAACTCA
        GTAGAAAACTTCAAGAGTCAACACAGACTGTCCAAGCTCTGCAGTATTCAACTGTTGA
        TGGTCCACTAACAGCAAGCAAAGATTTAGAAATAAAACTTAAAAGAAGAAAAATTGAA
        AAACTAAGAAAACAAGTAACAGAATCAAGTCATTTGGAACAGCAACTTGAAGAAGCTA
        ATGCTGTGAGGCAAGAACTAGATGATGCTTTTAGACAAATCAAGGCTTATGAAAAACA
        AATCAAAACGTTACAACAAGAAAGAGAAGATCTAAATAAGGAACTAGTCCAGGCTAGT
        GAGCGATTAAAAAACCAATCCAAAGAGCTGAAAGACGCACACTGTCAGAGGAAACTGG
        CCATGCAGGAATTCATGGAGATCAATGAGCGGCTAACAGAATTGCACACCCAAAAACA
        GAAACTTGCTCGCCATGTCCGAGATAAGGAAGAAGAGGTGGACCTGGTGATGCAAAAA
        GTTGAAAGCTTAAGGCAAGAACTGCGCAGAACAGAAAGAGCCAAAAAAGAGCTGGAAG
        TTCATACAGAAGCTCTAGCTGCTGAAGCATCTAAGACAGGAAAGCTACGTGACAAGAG
        TGAGCACTAATTCTAAGCAACTGGAAAATGAATTGGAGGGACTGAAAAAGCACAAATT
        AGTTACTCACCAGGAGTATGCAGCATAGAACATCAGCAAAGAGATAACCAAACTAAGA
        CTGATTTGGAAAAGAAAAGTATCTTTTATGAAGAAGAATTATCTAAAAGAGAAGGAAT
        ACATGCAAATGAAAATAAAAAATCTTAAGAAGAACTGCATGATTCAGAAGGTCAGCAA
        CTTGCTCTCAACAAAGAAATTATGATTTTAAAAGACAAATTGGAAAAAACCAGAAGAG
        AAAGTCAAAGTGAAAGGGAGGAATTTGAAAGTGAGTTCAAACAACAATATGAACGAGA
        AAAAGTGTTGTTAACTGAAGAAAATAAAAAGCTGACGAGTGAACTTGATAAGCTTACT
        ACTTTGTATGAGAACTTAAGTATACACAACCAGCAGTTAGAAGAAGAGGTTAAAGATC
        TAGCAGACAAGAAGAATCAGTTGCACATTGGGAAGCCCAAATCACAGAAATAAATTCA
        GTGGGTCAGCGATGAAAAGGATGCACGATGGTATCTTCAGGCCTTAGCTTCTAAAATG
        ACTGAAGAATTGGAGGCATTAAGAAATTCCAGCTTGGGTACACGAGCAACAGTAAGCT
        TCTATGATATGCCCTGGAAAATGCGTCGTTTTGCGAAACTGGATATGTCAGCTAGACT
        GGAGTTGCAGTCGGCTCTGGATGCAGAATAAAAGAGCCAAACAGGCCATCCAAGAGAG
        TTGAATAAAGTTAAAGCATCTAATATCATAACAGAAAAACTAAAAGATTCAGAGAAGA
        AGAACTTGGAACTACTCTCAGAAATCGAACAGCTGATAAAGGACACTGAAGAGCTTAG
        ATCTGAAAAGGGTATGGAGCACCAAGACTCACAGCATTCTTTCTTGGCATTTTTGAAT
        ACGCCTACCGATGCTCTGGATCAATTTGAATCTCCATCCTGTACTCCAGCTAGCAAAG
        GCAGACGTGTAAGAGACTCCACTCCACTTTCAGTTCACACACCAACCTTAAGGAAAAA
        AGGATGTCCTGGTTCAACTGGCTTTCCACCTAAGCGCAAGACTCACCAGTTTTTTGTA
        AAATCTTTTACTACTCCTACCAAGTGTCATCAGTGTACCTCCTTGATGGTGGGTTTAA
        TAAGACAAGGGCTGTTCATGTGAAGTGTGTGGATTCTCATGCCATATAACTTGTGTAA
        CAAAGCTCCAACCACTTGTCCAGTTCCTCCTGAACAGACAAAAGGTCCCCTGGGTATA
        GATCCTCAGAAAGGAATAGGAACAGCATATGAAGGTCATGTCAGGATTCCTAAGCCAG
        CTGGAGTGAAGAAAGGGTGGCAGAGAGCACTGGCTATAGTGTGTGACTTCAAACTCTT
        TCTGTACGATATTGCTGAAGGAAAAGCATCTCAGCCCAGTGTTGTCATTAGTCAAGTG
        ATTGACATGAGGAGGGATGAAGAATTTTCTGTGAGTTCAGTCTTGGCTTCTGATGTTA
        TCCATGCAAGTCGGAAAGATATACCCTGTATATTTAGGGTCACAGCTTCCCAGCTCTC
        AGCATCTAATAACAAATGTTCAATCCTGATGCTAGCAGACACTGAGAATGAGAAGAAT
        AAGTGGGTGGGAGTGCTGAGTGAATTGCACAAGATTTTGAAGAAAAACAAATTCAGAG
        ACCGCTCAGTCTATGTTCCCAAGAGGCTTATGACAGCACTCTAACCCCTCATTAAAAC
        AACCCAGGCAGCCGCAATCATAGAATCATGAAGAATTGCTTTGGGAAACGAAGAAGGG
        TCGTCATGTACGACTTTTTCCTATGTCAGCATTGGATGGGCGAGAGACCGATTTTTAC
        AAGCTGTCAGAAACTAAAGGGTGTCAAACCGTAACTTCTGGAAAGGTGCGCCATGGAG
        GAGCAAGACCCGTCACAGAAAATTTAAAGAAATTCAAGTCCCATATAATGTCCAGTGG
        ATTTATTGCACATCAACCAATGGATGCTATCTGCGCAGTTGAGATCTCCAGTAAAGAA
        TATCTGCTGTGTTTTAACAGCATTGGGATATACACTGACTGCCAGGGCCGAAGATCTA
        GACAACAGGAATTGATGTGGCCAGCAAATCCTTCCTCTTGTTGTAAGATTCTCTACAA
        TGCACCATATCTCTCGGTGTACAGTGPAAATGCAGTTGATATCTTTGATGTGAAACTCC
        ATGGAATGGATTCAGACTCTTCCTCTCAAAAAGGTACGACCCTTAAAACAATGAAGGAT
        CATTAAATCTTTTAGGGTTGGAGACCATTAGAATTAATATATTTCAAAAATAAGATGGC
        AGAAGGGGACGAACTGGTAGTACCTGTTACATCAGATAATAGTCGGAAAACAAATGGTT
        AGAAACATTAACAATAAGCGGCGTTATTCCTTCAGAGTCCCAGAAGAGGAAAGGATGC
        AGCAGAGGAGGGAAATGCTACGAGATCCAGAATGAGAAATAAATTAAATTTCTAATCC
        AACTAATTTTAATCACATAGCACACATGGGTCCTGGAGATGGAATACAGATCCTGAAA
        GATCTGCCCATGAACCCTCGGCCTCAGGAAAGTCGGACAGTATTCAGTGGCTCAGTCA
        GTATTCCATCTATCACCAAATCCCGCCCTGAGCCAGGCCGCTCCATGAGTGCTAGCAG
        TGGCTTGTCAGCATCATCCGCACAGAATGGCAGCGCATTAAAAGAGGGATTCTCTGGA
        GGAAGCTACAGTGCCAAGCGGCAGCCCATGCCCTCCCCGTCAGAGGGCTCTTTGTCCT
        CTGGAGGCATGGACCAAGGAAGTGATGCCCCAGCGAGGGACTTTGACGGAGAGGACTC
        TGACTCTCCGAGGCATTCCACAGCTTCCACAGTTCCAACCTAAGCAAGCCCCCCAAGC
        CCAGCTTCACCCCGAAAAACCAAGAGCCTCTCCCTGGAGAGCACTGACCGCGGGAGCT
        GGGACCCGTGAGCTGCCTCAGCACTGGGACCTCTCGCTCTCCGCTCCCTGCCACTCGC
        CTCCTCTCACTTTCATCTCTTCCCTCCACCTCGCCTGCTCGGCCTGAAAGCCACCAGG
        GGCTGGCAGCA
        ORF Start: ATG at 15      ORF Stop: GA at 5229
        SEQ ID NO: 100            1738 aa   MW at 198155.8kD
NOV32a. MSGEVRLRQLEQFILDGPAQTNGQCFSVETLLDILTCLYDECNNSPLRREKNTLEYLE
CG18891-01
Protein WGAKPFTSKVKQMRLHREDFEILKVIGRGAFGEVAVVKLKNADKVFAMKILNKWEMLK
Sequence
        RAETACFREERDVLVNGDNKWITTLHYAFQDDNNLYLVMDYYVGGDLLTLLSKEEDRL
        PEDMARFYLAEMVIATDSVHQLHYVHRDIKPDNILMDMNGHIRLADFGSCLKLMEDGT
        VQSSVAVGTPDYISPEILQAMEDGKGRYGPFCDWWSLGVCMYEMLYGETRFYAESLVE
        TYGKTMNHKERFQFPAQVTDVSENAKDLIRRLICSRFHRLGQNGIEDFKKHPFFSGID
        WDNIRNCEAPYIPEVSSRTDTSNFDVDDDCLKNSETMPPPTHTAFSGHHLPFVGFTYT
        SSCVLSDRSCLRVTAGPTSLDLDVNVQRTLDNNLATEAYERRIKRLEQEKLELSRKLQ
        ESTQTVQALQYSTVDGPLTASKDLEIKNLKEEIEKLRKQVTESSHLEQQLEFANAVRQ
        ELDDAFRQIKAYFKQIKTLQQEREDLNKELVQASERLKNQSKELKDAHCQRKLAMQEF
        MEINERLTELHTQKQKLARHVRDKEEEVDLVMQKVESLRQELRRTERAKKELEVHTEA
        LAAEASKDRKLREQSEHYSKQLENELEGLKQKQISYSPGVCSIEHQQEITKLKTDLEK
        KSIFYEEELSKREGIHANEIKNLKKELHDSEGQQLALNKEIMILKDKLEKTRRESQSE
        REEFESEFKQQYEREKVLLTEENKKLTSELDKLTTLYENLSIHNQQLEEEVKDLADKK
        ESVAHWEAQITEITQWVSDEKDARWYLQALASKMTEELEALRNSSLGTRATVSFYDMP
        WKMRRFAKLDMSARLELQSALDAEIRAKQAIQEELNKVKASNIITEKLKDSEKKNLEL
        LSETEQLTKDTEELRSEKGMEHQDSQHSFLAFLNTRTDALDQFESPSCTPASKGRRVR
        DSTPLSVHTPTLRKKGCPGSTGFPPKRKTHQFFVKSFTTPTKCHQCTSLMVGLTRQGC
        SCEVCGFSCHITCVNKAPTTCPVPPEQTKGPLGIDPQKGIGTAYEGHVRIPKPAGVKK
        GWQRALAIVCDFKLFLYDIAEGKASQPSVVTSQVIDMRRDEEFSVSSVLASDVIHASR
        KDIPCIFRVTASQLSASNNKCSILMLADTENEKNKWVGVLSELHKTLKKNKFRDRSVY
        VPKEAYDSTLRLIKTTQAAAIIDHERTALGNEEGLFVVHVTKDEIIRVGDNKKIHQIE
        LIPNDQLVAVISGRNRHVRLFPMSALDGRETDFYKLSETKGCQTVTSGKVRHGALTCL
        CVAMKRQVLCYELFQSKTRHRKFKEIQVPYNVQWMATFSEQLCVGFQSGFLRYPLNGE
        GNPYSMLHSNDHTLSFTAHQPMDAICAVEISSKEYLLCFNSIGIYTDCQGRRSRQQEL
        MWPANPSSCCKILYNAPYLSVYSENAVDIFDVNSMEWIQTLPLKKVRPLNNEGSLNLL
        GLETTRLIYFKNKMAEGDELVVPETSDNSRKQMVRNINNKRRYSFRVPEEERMQQRRE
        MLRDPEMRNKLISNPTNPNHIAHMGPGDGIQILKDLPMNPRPQESRTVFSGSVSTPSI
        TKSRPEPGRSMSASSGLSASSAQNGSALKREFSGGSYSAKRQPMPSPSEGSLSSGGMD
        QGSDAPARDFDGEDSDSPRHSTASNSSNLSSPPSPASPRKTKSLSLESTDRGSWDP
        SEQ ID NO: 101            5875 bp
NOV32b, AAATCGAAGCAAACATGTCTGGAGAAGTGCGTTTGAGGCAGTTGGAGCAGTTTATTTT
CG128891-02
DNA     GGACGGGCCCGCTCAGACCAATGGGCAGTGCTTCAGTGTGGAGACATTACTGGATATA
Sequence
        CTCATCTGCCTTTATGATGAATGCAATAATTCTCCATTGAGAAGAGAGAAGAACATTC
        TCGAATACCTAGAATGGGGTGCTAAACCATTTACTTCTAkAGTGAAACAAATGCGATT
        ACATAGAGAAGACTTTGAAATATTAAAGGTGATTGGTCGAGGAGCTTTTGGGGAGGTT
        GCTGTAGTAAAACTAAAAAATGCAGATAAAGTGTTTGCCATGAAAATATTGAATAAAT
        GGGAAATGCTGAAAAGAGCTGAGACAGCATGTTTTCGTGAAGAAAGGGATGTATTAGT
        GAATGGAGACAATAAATGGATTACAACCTTGCACTATGCTTTCCAGGATGACAATAAC
        TTATACCTGGTTATGGATTATTATGTTGGTGGGGATTTGCTTACTCTACTCAGCAAAT
        TTGAAGATAGATTGCCTGAAGATATGGCTAGATTTTACTTGGCTGAGATGGTGATAGC
        AATTGACTCAGTTCATCAGCTACATTATGTACACAGAGACATTAAACCTGACAATATA
        CTGATGGATATGAATGGACATATTCGGTTAGCAGATTTTGGTTCTTGTCTGAAGCTGA
        TGGAAGATGGAACGGTTCAGTCCTCAGTGGCTGTAGGAACTCCAGATTATATCTCTCC
        TGAAATCCTTCAAGCCATGGAAGATGGAAAAGGGAGATATGGACCTGAATGTGACTGG
        TGGTCTTTCGGGGTCTGTATGTATGAAATGCTTTACGGAGAAACACCATTTTATGCAG
        AATCGCTGGTGGAGACATACGGAAAAATCATGAACCACAAAGAGAGGTTTCAGTTTCC
        AGCCCAAGTGACTGATGTGTCTGAAAATGCTAAGGATCTTATTCGAAGGCTCATTTGT
        AGCAGAGAACATCGACTTGGTCAAAATGGAATAGAAGACTTTAAGAAACACCCATTTT
        TCAGTGGAATTGATTGGGATAATATTCGGAACTGTGAAGCACCTTATATTCCAGAAGT
        TAGTAGCCCAACAGATACATCGAATTTTGATGTAGATGATGATTGTTTAAAAAATTCT
        GAAACGATGCCCCCACCAACACATACTGCATTTTCTGGCCACCATCTGCCATTTGTTG
        GTTTTACATATACTAGTAGCTGTGTACTTTCTGATCGGAGCTGTTTAAGAGTTACGGC
        TGGTCCCACCTCACTGGATCTTGATGTTAATGTTCAGAGGACTCTAGACAACAACTTA
        GGAACTGAAGCTTATGAAAGAAGAATTAAGCGCCTTGAGCAAGAAAAACTTGAACTCA
        GTAGAAAACTTCAAGAGTCAACACAGACTGTCCAAGCTCTGCAGTATTCAACTGTTGA
        TGGTCCACTAACAGCAAGCAAAGATTTAGAAATAAAAAACTTAAAAGAAGAAATTGAA
        AAACTAAGAAAACAAGTAACAGAATCAAGTCATTTGGAACAGCAACTTGAAGAAGCTA
        ATGCTGTGAGGCAAGAACTAGATGATGCTTTTAGACAAATCAAGGCTTATGAAAAACA
        AATCAAAACGTTACAACAAGAAAGAGAAGATCTAAATAAGGAACTAGTCCAGGCTAGT
        GAGCGATTAAAAAACCAATCCAAAGAGCTGAAAGACGCACACTGTCAGAGGPAACTGG
        CCATGCAGGAATTCATGGAGATCAATGAGCGGCTAACAGAATTGCACACCCAAAAACA
        GAAACTTGCTCGCCATGTCCGAGATAAGGAAGAAGAGGTGGACCTGGTGATGCAAAAA
        GTTGAAAGCTTAAGGCAAGAACTGCGCAGAACAGAAAGAGCCAPAAAAGAGCTGGAAG
        TTCATACAGAAGCTCTAGCTGCTGAAGCATCTAAAGACAGGAAGCTACGTGAACAGAG
        TGAGCACTATTCTAAGCAACTGGAAAATGAATTGGAGGGACTGAAGCAAAAACAAATT
        AGTTACTCACCAGGAGTATGCAGCATAGAACATCAGCAAGAGATAACCAAACTAAAGA
        CTGATTTGGAAAAGAAAAGTATCTTTTATGAAGAAGAATTATCTAAAAGAGAAGGAAT
        ACATGCAAATGAAATAAAAAATCTTAAGAAAGAACTGCATGATTCAGAAGCTCAGCAA
        CTTGCTCTCAACAAAGAAATTATGATTTTAAAAGACAAATTGGAAAAAACCAGAAGAG
        AAAGTCAAAGTGAAAGGGAGGAATTTGAAAGTGAGTTCAAACAACAATATGAACGAGA
        AAAAGTGTTGTTAACTGAAGAAAATAAAAAGCTGACGAGTGAACTTGATAAGCTTACT
        ACTTTGTATGAGAACTTAAGTATACACAACCAGCAGTTAGAAGAAGAGGTTAAAGATC
        TAGCAGACAAGAAAGAATCAGTTGCACATTGGGAAGCCCAAATCACAGAAATAATTCA
        GTGGGTCAGCGATGPAAAGGATGCACGATGGTATCTTCAGGCCTTAGCTTCTAAAATG
        ACTGAAGAATTGGAGGCATTAAGAAATTCCAGCTTGGGTACACGAGCAACAGTAAGCT
        TCTATGATATGCCCTGGAAAATGCGTCGTTTTGCGAAACTGGATATGTCAGCTAGACT
        GGAGTTGCAGTCGGCTCTGGATGCAGAAATAAGAGCCAAACAGGCCATCCAAGAAGAG
        TTGAATAAAGTTAAAGCATCTAATATCATAACAGAAAAACTAAAAGATTCAGAGAAGA
        AGAACTTGGAACTACTCTCAGAAATCGAACAGCTGATAAAGGACACTGAAGAGCTTAG
        ATCTGAAAAGGGTATGGAGCACCAAGACTCACAGCATTCTTTCTTGGCATTTTTGAAT
        ACGCCTACCGATGCTCTGGATCAATTTGAATCTCCATCCTGTACTCCAGCTAGCAAAG
        GCAGACGTGTAAGAGACTCCACTCCACTTTCAGTTCACACACCAACCTTAAGGAAAAA
        AGGATGTCCTGGTTCAACTGGCTTTCCACCTAAGCGCAAGACTCACCAGTTTTTTGTA
        AAATCTTTTACTACTCCTACCAAGTGTCATCAGTGTACCTCCTTGATGGTGGGTTTAA
        TAAGACAGGGCTGTTCATGTGAAGTGTGTGGATTCTCATGCCATATAACTTGTGTAAA
        CAAAGCTCCAACCACTTGTCCAGTTCCTCCTGAACAGACAAAAGGTCCCCTCGGTATA
        GATCCTCAGAAAGGAATAGGAACAGCATATGAAGGTCATGTCAGGATTCCTAAGCCAG
        CTGGAGTGAAGAAGGGTGGCAGAGAGCACTGGCTATAGTGTGTGACTTCAAAACTCTT
        TCTGTACGATATTGCTGGAGGAAAAGCATCTCAGCCCAGTGTTGTCATTAGTCAAGTG
        ATTGACATGAGGGATGAAGAATTTTCTGTGAGTTCAGTCTTGGCTTCTGATGTTATCC
        ATGCAAGTCGAAAAGATATACCCTGTATATTTAGGGTCACAGCTTCCCAGCTCTCAGC
        ATCTAATAACAAATGTTCAATCCTGATGCTAGCAGACACTGAGAATGAGAAGAATAAG
        TGGGTGGGAGTGCTGAGTGAATTGCACAAGATTTTGAAGAAAAACAAATTCAGAGACC
        GCTCAGTCTATGTTCCCAAAGAGGCTTATGACAGCACTCTACCCCTCATTAAAACAAC
        CCAGGCAGCCGCAATCATAGATCATGAAGAATTGCTTTGGGAACGAAAGAAAGGGTTA
        TTTGTTGTACATGTCACCAAGATGAATTATTAGAGTTGGTGACAATAAAGAAAGATTC
        ATCAGATTGAACTCATTCCAAATGATCAGCTTGTTGCTGTGATCTCAGGACGAAATCG
        TCATGTACGACTTTTTCCTATGTCAGCATTGGATGGGCGACAGACCGATTTTTACAAG
        CTCTCAGAAACTAAAGGGTGTCAAACCGTAACTTCTGGAAAGGTGCGCCATGGAGCTC
        TCACATGCCTGTGTGTGGCTATGAAAAGGCAGGTCCTCTGTTATGAACTATTTCAGAG
        CAAGACCCGTCACAGAAAATTTAAAGAAATTCAAGTCCCATATAATGTCCAGTGGATG
        GCAATCTTCAGTGAACAACTCTGTGTGGGATTCCAGTCAGGATTTCTAAGATACCCCT
        TGAATGGAGAGGAAATCCATACAGTATGCTCCATTCAAAATGACCATACACTATCATT
        TATTGCACATCAACCAATGGATGCTATCTGCGCAGTTGAGATCTCCAGTAAAGAATAT
        CTGCTGTGTTTTAACAGCATTGGGATATACACTGACTGCCAGGGCCGAAGATCTAGAC
        AACAGGAATTGATGTGGCCAGCAAATCCTTCCTCTTGTTGTTACAATGCACCATATCT
        CTCGGTGTACAGTGAAAATGCAGTTGATATCTTTGATGTGAAACTCCATGGATGGATT
        CAGACTCTTCCTCTCAAAAAGGTTCGACCCTTAAACAATGAAGGATCATTAAATCTTT
        TAGGGTTGGAGACCATTAGATTAATATATTTCAAATAAAGATGGCAGAAAGGGGACGA
        ACTGGTAGTACCTGAAACATCAGATAATAGTCGGAAACAAATGGTTAGAAACATTAAC
        AATAAGCGGCGTTATTCCTTCAGAGTCCCAGAAGAGGAAAGGATGCAGCAGAGGAGGG
        AAATGCTACGAGATCCAGAATGAGAATAAATTAAATTTCTAAATCCAACTAATTTTAA
        TCACATAGCACACATGGGTCCTGGAGATGGAATACAGATCCTGAAAGATCTGCCCATG
        AACCCTCGGCCTCAGGAAAGTCGGACAGTATTCAGTGGCTCAGTCAGTATTCCATCTA
        TCACCAAATCCCGCCCTGAGCCAGGCCGCTCCATGAGTGCTAGCAGTGGCTTGTCAGC
        AAGTAAGTGCCGGGGCTACAGGAAGGTGCCTCTGAGACAGGGTGACCCCCAGCTCCCT
        CCCCTCCTGTCCCGTGGGTGACATGTCCTTCACTTACGTGTGCCCATTGCATTCTCAA
        GTCGCTGCAGTGTCTCAGACCCTGCTGGGTAATGCCTAATAGGCACAAATGCAGTTGT
        TAAGAAAATAGTCCCAGAGTCCTTCTAGAGTGTACAGGCCATCTGGGAGACAGACAAA
        TATGATTACAAATTGTGATGATAAGGCTCTGAAGGAAGTAAACAGCATACATTAAATA
        GAGAATAACAAGGGGTAGCTGTTAGGGATGAATCCCTACTTGGCAGAATAATTAGGAA
        AATCACTCCCTAGAGGTGGAGTCATGTTTGAGTAATGTTTGGTTAACTGAAAGAAGGC
        TAGTATGGCTACATGGTAGTGGTGAGGAAGTAACAAAAATTAGAGCGGGGTAGCAGGT
        AAGGGTCAGACCAGCAGGGACTTGAAGACCAAGGTAAGACATTTTTTACTTTATTCAA
        AAGGAAAAGGAAGACTTTTAAGTAGGGAAGAATTTTCTTTCAATTTACATTCTTAAAA
        CAATCCTGCGGGCTGCCAAGTGGAGAATGGACTAGAGGCAGGAAGAGTGGAAGCCAGC
        ATCCAGATAGGAGACTCCTAGAGTGGTCCCAATGGAAACCAATGAGGGCTTGGGATGC
        AGCAGGGGCAGAAGGAGAGAAGATGGTAGATTCTCCAGATATATTTTCAGAGTTAAAA
        GCAGTAAGACTTGATGATGAATTAGTCATGGAAAGTAAGGGAGAGAGTTAAAAGATGA
        CTCCCAGACTTCCTGCTAGGGCCTTAGTATGATACCATTTACTCCCATTTACCACCGT
        TTAGAAGGGGCTGAGGCAGGACATTCCACGCATGTCCAAAAGGTCCCGAGGTAGCAAA
        AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
        ORE Start: ATG at 15      ORF Stop: TGA at 5007
        SEQ ID NO: 102            1664 aa   MW at 190605.2kD
NOV32b, MSGEVRLRQLEQFILDGPAQTNGQCFSVETLLDILICLYDECNNSPLRREKNILEYLE
CG128891-02
Protein WGAKPFTSKVKQMRLHREDFEILKVIGRGAFGEVAVVKLKNADKVFAMKILNKWEMLK
Sequence
        RAETACFREERDVLVNGDNKWITTLHYAFQDDNNLYLVMDYYVGGDLLTLLSKFEDRL
        PEDMARFYLAEMVIAIDSVHQLHYVHRDTKPDNILMDMNGHIRLADPGSCLKLMEDGT
        VQSSVAVGTPDYISPEILQAMEDGKGRYGRECDWWSLGVCMYEMLYGETPFYAESLVE
        TYGKTMNHKERPQPPAQVTDVSENAKDLIRRLICSREHRLGQNGIEDFKKHPFFSGID
        WDNIRNCEAPYTPEVSSPTDTSNFDVDDDCLKNSETMPPPTHTAPSGHHLPPVGFTYT
        SSCVLSDRSCLRVTAGPTSLDLDVNVQRTLDNNLATEAYERRIKRLEQEKLELSRKLQ
        ESTQTVQALQYSTVDGPLTASKDLFIKNLKEEIEKLRKQVTESSHLEQQLEEANAVRQ
        ELDDAPRQIKAYEKQIKTLQQEREDLNKELVQASERLKNQSKELKDAHCQRKLAMQEF
        MEINERLTELHTQKQKLARHVRDKEEEVDLVMQKVESLRQELRRTERAKKELEVHTEA
        LAAEASKDRKLREQSEHYSKQLENELFGLKQKQISYSPGVCSIEHQQEITKLKTDLEK
        KSIFYEEELSKREGIHANETKNLKKELHDSEGQQLALNKEIMILKDKLEKTRRESQSE
        REEFESEFKQQYEREKVLLTFENKKLTSELDKLTTLYENLSTHNQQLEEEVKDLADKK
        ESVAHWEAQITEIIQWVSDEKDARWYLQALASKMTEELEALRNSSLGTRATVSFYDMP
        WKMRRFAKLDMSARLELQSALDAEIRAKQAIQEELNKVKASNIITEKLKDSEKKNLEL
        LSEIEQLIKDTEELRSEKGMEHQDSQHSFLAPLNTPTDALDQFESPSCTPASKGRRVR
        DSTPLSVHTPTLRKKGCPGSTGFRRKRKTHQFFVKSPTTPTKCHQCTSLMVGLIRQGC
        SCEVCGFSCHITCVNKAPTTCRVPPEQTKGPLGIDPQKGIGTAYEGHVRIPKPAGVKK
        GWQRALAIVCDFKLFLYDIAGGKASQPSVVISQVIDMRDEEFSVSSVLASDVTHASRK
        DIPCIFRVTASQLSASNNKCSILMLADTENEKNKWVGVLSELHKILKKNKFRDRSVYV
        PKEAYDSTLRLIKTTQAAAIIDHERIALGNEEGLPVVHVTKDEIIRVGDNKKIHQIEL
        IPNDQLVAVISGRNRHVRLFRMSALDGRETDFYKLSETKGCQTVTSGKVRHGALTCLC
        VAMKRQVLCYELFQSKTRHRKPKEIQVPYNVQWMAIFSEQLCVGFQSCPLRYPLNGEG
        NPYSMLHSNDHTLSFIAHQPMDAICAVEISSKEYLLCFNSIGIYTDCQGRRSRQQELM
        WPANPSSCCYNARYLSVYSENAVDIFDVNSMEWIQTLPLKKVRPLNNEGSLNLLGLET
        IRLIYFKNKMAEGDELVVRFTSDNSRKQMVRNINNKRRYSFRVPEEERMQQRREMLRD
        PEMRNKLISNPTNFNHIAHMGPGDGIQILKDLPMNRRPQESRTVFSGSVSIPSITKSR
        PEPGRSMSASSGLSASKCRGYRKVPLRQGDPQLPPLLSRG
        SEQ ID NO: 103            874 bp
NOV32c, CACCGGATCCAAAACAACCCAGGCAGCCGCAATCATAGATCATGAAAGAATTGCTTTG
276585662
DNA     GGAACGAAGAAGGGTTATTTGTTGTACATGTCACCAAAGATGAAATTAATTAGAGTTG
Sequence
        GTGACAATAAGAAGATTCATCAGATTGAACTCATTCCAAATGATCAGCTTGTTGCTGT
        GATCTCAGGACGAAATCGTCATGTACGACTTTTTCCTATCTCAGCATTGGATGGGCGA
        GAGACCGATTTTTACAAGCTGTCAGAAACTAAAGGGTGTCAAACCGTAACTTCTGGAA
        AGGTGCGCCATGGAGCTCTCACATGCCTGTGTGTGGCTATGAAAAGGCAGGTCCTCTG
        TTATGAACTATTTCAGAGCAAGACCCGTCACAGAAAATTTAAAGAAATTCAAGTCACA
        TATAATGTCCAGTGGATGGCAATCTTCAGTGAACAACTCTGTGTGGGATTCCAGTCAG
        GATTTCTAAGATACCCCTTGAATGGAGAAGGAAATCCATACAGTATGCTCCATTCAAA
        TGACCATACACTATCATTTATTGCACATCAACCAATGGATGCTATCTGCGCAGTTGAG
        ATCTCCAGTAAAGAATATCTGCTGTGTTTTAACAGCATTGGGATATACACTGACTGCC
        AGGGCCGAAGATCTAGACAACAGGAATTGATGTGGCCAGCAAATCCTTCCTCTTGTTG
        TTACAATGCACCATATCTCTCGGTGTACAGTGAAAATGCAGTTGATATCTTTGATGTG
        AACTCCATGGAATGGATTCAGACTCTTCCTCTCAAAAAGGTTCGACCCTTAAACAATG
        AAGGATCATTAATCTTTTAGGGTTGGAGACCATTAGATTAAATATATTTCAAACTCGA
        GGGC
        ORE Start: at 2           ORE Stop: end of sequence
        SEQ ID NO: 104            291 aa    MW at 33043.6kD
NOV32c, TGSKTTQAAAIIDHERIALGNEEGLFVVHVTKDEIIRVGDNKKIHQIELTPNDQLVAV
276585662
Protein LSGRNRHVRLFPMSALDGRETDFYKLSETKGCQTVTSGKVRHGALTCLCVAMKRQVLC
Sequence
        YELFQSKTRHRKFKEIQVPYNVQWMATFSEQLCVGFQ8GELRYPLNGEGNPYSMLHSN
        DHTLSFIAHQPMDAICAVEISSKEYLLCFNSIGIYTDCQGRRSRQQELMWPANPSSCC
        YNAPYLSVYSENAVDIFDVNSMEWIQTLPLKKVRPLNNEGSLNLLGLETIRLIYFKLE
        G

[0489] Sequence comparison of the above protein sequences yields the following sequence relationships shown in Table 32B.

TABLE 32B
Comparison of NOV32a against NOV32b and NOV32c
			Identities/
	Protein	NOV32a Residues/	Similarities for
	Sequence	Match Residues	the Matched Region
	NOV32b	1 . . . 1633	1566/1633 (95%)
		1 . . . 1629	1566/1633 (95%)
	NOV32c	1232 . . . 1519	272/288 (94%)
		4 . . . 288	272/288 (94%)

[0490] Further analysis of the NOV32a protein yielded the following properties shown in Table 32C.

TABLE 32C
Protein Sequence Properties NOV32a
PSort     0.9800 probability located in nucleus; 0.3000 probability
analysis: located in microbody (peroxisome); 0.1000 probability located
          in mitochondrial matrix space; 0.1000 probability located in
          lysosome (lumen)
SignalP   No Known Signal Sequence Predicted
analysis:

[0491] A search of the NOV32a protein against the Geneseq database, a proprietary database that contains sequences published in patents and patent publication, yielded several homologous proteins shown in Table 32D.

TABLE 32D
Geneseq Results for NOV32a
		NOV32a
	Protein/Organism/	Residues/	Identities/
Geneseq	Length [Patent #,	Match	Similarities for	Expect
Identifier	Date]	Residues	the Matched Region	Value
AAE21707	Human PKIN-2 protein-Homo	1 . . . 1738	1712/1740 (98%)	0.0
	sapiens, 1719 aa. [WO200218557-A2,	1 . . . 1719	1714/1740 (98%)
	7 Mar. 2002]
AAB42069	Human ORFX ORF1833 polypeptide	1 . . . 1737	1062/1779 (59%)	0.0
	sequence SEQ ID NO: 3666-Homo	1 . . . 1727	1349/1779 (75%)
	sapiens, 1728 aa. [WO200058473-A2,
	5 Oct. 2000]
ABG13880	Novel human diagnostic protein	1 . . . 1602	1017/1626 (62%)	0.0
	#13871-Homo sapiens, 1797 aa.	1 . . . 1607	1286/1626 (78%)
	[WO200175067-A2, 11 Oct. 2001]
ABB13880	Novel human diagnostic protein	1 . . . 1602	1017/1626 (62%)	0.0
	#13871-Homo sapiens, 1797 aa.	1 . . . 1607	1286/1626 (78%)
	[WO200175067-A2, 11 Oct. 2001]
ABB60342	Drosophila melanogaster polypeptide	21 . . . 1627	684/1688 (40%)	0.0
	SEQ ID NO 7818-Drosophila	44 . . . 1599	988/1688 (58%)
	melanogaster, 1637 aa.
	[WO200171042-A2, 27 Sep. 2001]

[0492] In a BLAST search of public sequence databases, the NOV32a protein was found to have homology to the proteins shown in the BLASTP data in Table 32E.

TABLE 32E
Public BLASTP Results for NOV32a
		NOV32a	Identities/
Protein		Residues/	Similarities for
Accession		Match	the Matched	Expect
Number	Protein/Organism/Length	Residues	Portion	Value
O54874	Mytonic dystrophy kinase-related	1 . . . 1738	1657/1741 (95%)	0.0
	Cdc42-binding kinase-Rattus	1 . . . 1732	1700/1741 (97%)
	norvegicus (Rat), 1732 aa.
Q9ULU5	K1AA1124 protein-Homo sapiens	1 . . . 1737	1062/1762 (60%)	0.0
	(Human), 1760 aa (fragment).	50 . . . 1759	1349/1762 (76%)
Q9Y5S2	CDC42-binding protein kinase beta-	1 . . . 1737	1061/1762 (60%)	0.0
	Homo sapiens (Human), 1711 aa.	1 . . . 1710	1349/1762 (76%)
O54875	Myotonic dystrophy kinase-related	1 . . . 1726	1050/1748 (60%)	0.0
	Cdc42-binding kinase MRCK-beta-	1 . . . 1702	1334/1748 (76%)
	Rattus norvegicus (Rat), 1702 aa.
Q9W1B0	GEK protein (LD24220P)-	21 . . . 1627	684/1688 (40%)	0.0
	Drosophila melanogaster (Fruit fly),	44 . . . 1599	988/1688 (58%)
	1637 aa.

[0493] PFam analysis predicts that the NOV32a protein contains the domains shown in the Table 32F.

TABLE 32F
Domain Analysis of NOV32a
		Identities/
Pfam	NOV32a	Similarities for	Expect
Domain	Match Region	the Matched Region	Value
Pkinase	78 . . . 344	86/303 (28%)	1.9e−61
		205/303 (68%)
pkinase_C	345 . . . 373	16/31 (52%)	2.3e−08
		25/31 (81%)
K-box	468 . . . 554	23/105 (22%)	0.34
		54/105 (51%)
DAG_PE-bind	1016 . . . 1065	21/51 (41%)	1.9e−14
		38/51 (75%)
PH	1086 . . . 1205	16/120 (13%)	1.2e−06
		82/120 (68%)
CNH	1232 . . . 1519	64/381 (17%)	1.4e−11
		188/381 (49%)

Example 33

[0494] The NOV33 clone was analyzed and the nucleotide and encoded polypeptide sequences are shown in Table 33A.

TABLE 33A
NOV33 Sequence Analysis
        SEQ ID NO: 105            3117 bp
NOV33a. TAGGAGTGAACACTGCACAGGAATCTCTGCCCATCTCAGGAGAAACCAAACTTGGGGA
CG131490-01
DNA     AAATGTTTGCGGTCCACTTGATGGCATTTTACTTCAGCAAGCTGAAGGAGGACCAGAT
Sequence
        CAAGAAGGTGGACAGGTTCCTGTATCACATGCGGCTCTCCGATGACACCCTTTTGGAC
        ATCATGAGGCGGTTCCGGGCTGAGATGGAGAAGGGCCTGGCAAAGGACACCAACCCCA
        CGGCTGCAGTGAAGATGTTGCCCACCTTCGTCAGGGCCATTCCCGATGGTTCCGAAAA
        TGGGGAGTTCCTTTCCCTGGATCTCGGAGGGTCCAAGTTCCGAGTGCTGAAGGTGCAA
        GTCGCTGAAGAGGGGAAGCGACACGTGCAGATGGAGAGTCAGTTCTACCCAACGCCCA
        ATGAAATCATCCGCGGGAACGGCACAGAGCTGTTTGAATATGTAGCTGACTGTCTGGC
        AGATTTCATGAAGACCNAGATTTAAGCATAAGAAAAATTGCCCCTTGGCCTAACTTTT
        TCTTTCCCCTGTCGACAGACTAAACTGGAAGAGGGTGTCCTACTTTCGTGGACAAAAA
        AGTTTAAGGCACGAGGAGTTCAGGACACGGATGTGGTGAGCCGTCTGACCAAAGCCAT
        GAGAAGACACAAGGACATGGACGTGGACATCCTGGCCCTGGTCAATGACACCGTGGGG
        ACCATGATGACCTGTGCCTATGACGACCCCTACTGCGAAGTTGGTGTCATCATCGGAA
        CTGGCACCAATGCGTGTTACATGGAGGACATGAGCAACATTGACCTGGTGGAGGGCGA
        CGAGGGCAGGATGTGCATCAACACAGAGTGGGGGGCCTTCGGGGACGACGGGGCCCTG
        GAGGACATTCGCACTGAGTTCGACAGGGAGCTGGACCTCGGCTCTCTCAACCCAGGAA
        AGCAACTGTTCGAGAAGATGATCAGTGGCCTGTACCTGGGGGAGCTTGTCAGGCTTAT
        CTTGCTGAAGATGGCCAAGGCTGGCCTCCTGTTTGGTGGTGAGAAATCTTCTGCTCTC
        CACACTAAGGGCAAGATCGAAACACGGCACGTGGCTGCCATGGAGAAGTATAAAGAAG
        GCCTTGCTAATACAAGAGAGATCCTGGTGGACCTGGGTCTGGAACCGTCTGAGGCTGA
        CTGCATTGCCGTCCAGCATGTCTGTACCATCGTCTCCTTCCGCTCGGCCAATCTCTGT
        GCAGCAGCTCTGGCGGCCATCCTGACACGCCTCCGGGAGAACAAGAAGGTGGAACGGC
        TCCGGACCACAGTGGGCATGGACGGCACCCTCTACAAGATACACCCTCAGTACCCAAA
        ACGCCTGCACAAGGTGGTGAGGAAACTGGTCCCAAGCTGTGATGTCCGCTTCCTCCTG
        TCAGAGAGTGGCAGCACCAAGGGGGCCGCCATGGTGACCGCGGTGGCCTCCCGCGTGC
        AGGCCCAGCGGAAGCAGATCGACAGGGTGCTGGCTTTGTTCCAGCTGACCCGAGAGCA
        GCTCGTGGACGTGCAGGCCAAGATGCGGGCTGAGCTGGAGTATGGGCTGAAGAAGAAG
        AGCCACGGGCTGGCCACGGTCAGGATGCTGCCCACCTACGTCTGCGGGCTGCCGGACG
        GCACAGAGAAAGGAAAGTTTCTCGCCCTGGATCTTGGGGGAACCAACTTCCGGGTCCT
        CCTGGTGAAGATCAGAAGTGGACGGAGGTCAGTGCGPATGTACAACAAGATCTTCGCC
        ATCCCCCTGGAGATCATGCAGGGCACTGGTGAGGAGCTCTTTGATCACATTGTGCAGT
        GCATCGCCGACTTCCTGGACTACATGGGCCTCAAGGGAGCCTCCCTACCTTTGGGCTT
        CACATTCTCATTTCCCTGCAGGCAGATGAGCATTGACAAGGGAACACTCATAGGGTGG
        ACCAAAGGTTTCAAGGCCACTGACTGTGAAGGGGAGGACGTGGTGGACATGCTCAGGG
        AAGCCATCAAGAGGAGAAACGAGTTTGACCTGGACATTGTTGCAGTCGTGAATGATAC
        AGTGGGGACCATGATGACCTGTGGCTATGAAGATCCTAATTGTGAGATTGGCCTGATT
        GCAGGAACAGGCAGCAACATGTGCTACATGGAGGACATGAGGAACATCGAGATGGTGG
        AGGGGGGTGAAGGGAAGATGTGCATCAATACAGAGTGGGGAGGATTTGGAGACAATGG
        CTGCATAGATGACATCTGGACCCGATACGACACGGAGGTGGATGAGGGGTCCTTGAAT
        CCTGGCAAGCAGAGATACGAGAAAATGACCAGTGGGATGTACTTGGGGGAGATTGTGC
        GGCAGATCCTGATCGACCTGACCAAGCAGGGTCTCCTCTTCCGAGGGCAGATTTCAGA
        GCGTCTCCGGACCAGGGGCATCTTCGAAACCAAGTTCCTGTcCCAGATCGAAAGCGAT
        CGGCTGGCCCTTCTCCAGGTCAGGAGGATTCTGCAGCAGCTGGGCCTGGACAGCACGT
        GTGAGGACAGCATCGTGGTGAAGGAGGTGTGCGGACGCGTGTCCCGGCGGGCGGCCCA
        GCTCTGCGGTGCTGGCCTGGCCGCTATAGTGGAAAAAAGGAGAGAAGACCAGGGGCTA
        GAGCACCTGAGGATCACTGTGGGTGTGGACGGCACCCTGTACAAGCTGCACCCTCACT
        TTTCTAGAATATTGCAGGAAACTGTGAAGGAACTAGCCCCTCGATGTGATGTGACATT
        CATGCTGTCAGAAGATGGCAGTGGAAAAGGGGCAGCACTGATCACTGCTGTGGCCAAG
        AGGTTACAGCAGGCACAGAAGGAGAACTAGGAACCCCTGGGATTGGACCTGATGCATC
        TTGGATACTGAACAGCTTTTCCTCTGGCAGATCAGTTGGTCAGAGAGCAATCGGCACC
        CTCCTGGCTGACCTCACCTTCTGGATGGCCGAAAGAGAACCCCAGGTTCTCGGGTACT
        CTTAGTATCTTGTACTGGATTTGCAGTGACATTACATGACATCTCTATTTGGTATATT
        TGGGCCAAAATGGGCCAACTTATGAAATCAAAGTGTCTGTCCTGAGAGATCCCCTTTC
        AACACATTGTTCAGGTGAGGCTTGAGCTGTCAATTCTCTATGG
        ORF Start: ATG at 61      ORF Stop: TAG at 2812
        SEQ ID NO: 106            917 aa    MW at 102628.8kD
NOV33a. MFAVHLMAFYFSKLKEDQIKKVDRFLYHMRLSDDTLLDIMRRFRAEMEKGLAKDTNPT
CG131490-01
Protein AAVKMLPTFVRAIPDGSENGEFLSLDLGGSKFRVLKVQVAEEGKRHVQMESQFYPTPN
Sequence
        EIIRGNGTELFEYVADCLADFMKTKDLKHKKLPLGLTFSFPCRQTKLEEGVLLSWTKK
        FKARGVQDTDVVSRLTKAMRRHKDMDVDILALVNDTVGTMMTCAYDDPYCEVGVIIGT
        GTNACYMEDMSNIDLVEGDEGRMCINTEWGAPGDDGALEDIRTEFDRELDLGSLNPGK
        QLFEKMTSGLYLGELVRLILLKMAKAGLLPGGEKSSALHTKGKIETRHVAAMEKYKEG
        LANTREILVDLGLEPSEADCIAVQHVCTIVSFRSANLCAAALAATLTRLRENKKVERL
        RTTVGMDGTLYKIHRQYPKRLHKVVRKLVPSCDVRFLLSESGSTKGAAMVTAVASRVQ
        AQRKQTDRVLALFQLTREQLVDVQAKMRAELFYGLKKKSHGLATVRMLPTYVCGLPDG
        TEKGKFLALDLGGTNFRVLLVKIRSGRRSVRMYNKIFAIPLEIMQGTGEELFDHIVQC
        TADPLDYMGLKGASLPLGFTFSFPCRQMSIDKGTLIGWTKGFKATDCEGEDVVDMLRE
        ATKRRNEFDLDIVAVVNDTVGTMMTCGYEDPNCEIGLIAGTGSNMCYMEDMRNIEMVE
        GGEGKMCTNTEWGGFGDNGCTDDTWTRYDTEVDEGSLNPGKQRYEKMTSGMYLGETVR
        QILIDLTKQGLLFRGQISERLRTRGIFETKFLSQIESDRLALLQVRRILQQLGLDSTC
        EDSIVVKEVCGRVSRRAAQLCGAGLAATVEKRREDQGLEHLRITVGVDGTLYKLHPHF
        SRILQETVKELAPRCDVTFMLSEDGSGKGAALTTAVAKRLQQAQKEN
        SEQ ID NO: 107            2277 bp
NOV33b, TAGGAGTGAACACTGCACAGGAATCTCTGCCCATCTCAGGAGAAACCAAACTTGGGGA
CG131490-02
DNA     AAATGTTTGCGGTCCACTTGATGGCATTTTACTTCAGCAAGCTGAAGGAGGACCAGAT
Sequence
        CAAGAAGGTGGACAGGTTCCTGTATCACATGCGGCTCTCCGATGACACCCTTTTGGAC
        ATCATGAGGCGGTTCCGGGCTGAGATGGAGAAGGGCCTGGCAAAGGACACCAACCCCA
        CGGCTGCAGTGAAGATGTTGCCCACCTTCGTCAGGGCCATTCCCGATGGTTCCGAAAA
        TGGGGAGTTCCTTTCCCTGGATCTCGGAGGGTCCAAGTTCCGAGTGCTGAAGGTGCAA
        GTCGCTGAAGAGGGGAAGCGACACGTGCAGATGGAGAGTCAGTTCTACCCAACGCCCA
        ATGAAATCATCCGCGGGAACGGCACAGAGCTGTTTGAATATGTAGCTGACTGTCTGGC
        AGATTTCATGAAGACCAAAGATTTAAAGCATAAGAAATTGCCCCTTGGCCTAACTTTT
        TCTTTCCCCTGTCGACAGACTAAACTGGAAGAGGGTGTCCTACTTTCGTGGACAAAAA
        AGTTTAAGGCACGAGGAGTTCAGGACACGGATGTGGTGAGCCGTCTGACCAAAGCCAT
        GAGAAGACACAAGGACATGGACGTGGACATCCTGGCCCTGGTCAATGACACCGTGGGG
        ACCATGATGACCTGTGCCTATGACGACCCCTACTGCGAAGTTGGTGTCATCATCGGAA
        CTGGCACCAATGCGTGTTACATGGAGGACATGAGCAACATTGACCTGGTGGAGGGCGA
        CGAGGGCAGGATGTGCATCAACACAGAGTGGGGGGCCTTCGGGGACGACGGGGCCCTG
        GAGGACATTCGCACTGAGTTCGACAGGGAGCTGGACCTCGGCTCTCTCAACCCAGGAA
        AGCAACTGTTCGAGAAGATGATCAGTGGCCTGTACCTGGGGGAGCTTGTCAGGCTTAT
        CTTGCTGAAGATGGCCAAGGCTGGCCTCCTGTTTGGTGGTGAGAAATCTTCTGCTCTC
        CACACTAAGGGCAAGATCGAACACGGCACGTGGCTGCCATGGAGAAGTATAAAAGAAG
        GCCTTGCTAATACAAGAGAGATCCTGGTGGACCTGGGTCTGGAACCGTCTGAGGCTGA
        CTGCATTGCCGTCCAGCATGTCTGTACCATCGTCTCCTTCCGCTCGGCCAATCTCTGT
        GCAGCAGCTCTGGCGGCCATCCTGACACGCCTCCGGGAGAACAAGAAGGTGGAACGGC
        TCCGGACCACAGTGGGCATGGACGGCACCCTCTACAAGATACACCCTCAGTACCCAAA
        ACGCCTGCACAAGGTGGTGAGGAAACTGGTCCCAAGCTGTGATGTCCGCTTCCTCCTG
        TCAGAGAGTGGCAGCACCAAGGGGGCCGCCATGGTGACCGCGGTGGCCTCCCGCGTGC
        AGGCCCAGCGGAAGCAGATCGACAGGGTGCTGGCTTTGTTCCAGCTGACCCGAGAGCA
        GCTCGTGGACGTGCAGGCCAAGATGCGGGCTGAGCTGGAGTATGGGCTGAAGAAGAAG
        AGCCACGGGCTGGCCACGGTCAGGATGCTGCCCACCTACGTCTGCGGGCTGCCGGACG
        GCACAGAGAAAGGAAAGTTTCTCGCCCTGGATCTTGGGGGAACCAACTTCCGGGTCCT
        CCTGGTGAAGATCAGAAGTGGACGGAGGTCAGTGCGAATGTACAACAAGATCTTCGCC
        ATCCCCCTGGAGATCATGCAGGGCACTGGTGAGGAGCTCTTTGATCACATTGTGCAGT
        GCATCGCCGACTTCCTGGACTACATGGGCCTCAAGGGAGCCTCCCTACCTTTGGGCTT
        CACATTCTCATTTCCCTGCAGGCAGATGAGCATTGACAAGGGAACACTCATAGGGTGG
        ACCAAAGGTTTCAAGGCCACTGACTGTGAAGGGGAGGACGTGGTGGACATGCTCAGGG
        AAGCCATCAAGAGGAGAAACGAGTTTGACCTGGACATTGTTGCAGTCGTGAATGATAC
        AGTGGGGACCATGATGACCTGTGGCTATGAAGATCCTAATTGTGAGATTGGCCTGATT
        GCAGGAACAGGCAGCAACATGTGCTACATGGAGGACATGAGGAACATCGAGATGGTGG
        AGGGGGGTGAAGGGAAGATGTGCATCTGTTTTTCATTTTGCCTGTGGTTTGTGTTGCA
        GGTGTTGATAGTTGTTTTAAGGATTGTTAGGTATAGGAAATCCAGTAAATTAATAAAA
        AAATTTTGATTTTCC
        ORF Start: ATG at 61      ORF Stop: TGA at 2269
        SEQ ID NO: 108            736 aa    MW at 82680.6kD
NOV33b, MFAVHLMAFYFSKLKEDQTKKVDRFLYHMRLSDDTLLDTMRRFRAEMEKGLAKDTNPT
CG131490-02
Protein AAVKMLPTFVRAIPDGSENGEFLSLDLGGSKFRVLKVQVAEEGKRHVQMESQFYPTPN
Sequence
        EIIRGNGTELFEYVADCLADFMKTKDLKHKKLPLGLTFSFPCRQTKLEEGVLLSWTKK
        FKARGVQDTDVVSRLTKAMRRHKDMDVDILALVNDTVGTMMTCAYDDPYCEVGVIIGT
        GTNACYMEDMSNTDLVEGDEGRMCINTEWGAFGDDGALEDIRTEFDRELDLGSLNPGK
        QLPEKMISGLYLGELVRLILLKMAKAGLLFGGEKSSALHTKGKTETRHVAAMEKYKEG
        LANTREILVDLGLEPSEADCIAVQHVCTIVSPRSANLCAAALAAILTRLRENKKVERL
        RTTVGMDGTLYKIHPQYPKRLHKVVRKLVPSCDVRFLLSESGSTKGAAMVTAVASRVQ
        AQRKQIDRVLALFQLTREQLVDVQAKMRAELEYGLKKKSHGLATVRMLPTYVCGLPDG
        TEKGKFLALDLGGTNFRVLLVKIRSGRRSVRMYNKIFAIPLEIMQGTGEELFDHIVQC
        IADFLDYMGLKGASLPLGFTFSPPCRQMSIDKGTLIGWTKGFKATDCEGEDVVDMLRE
        AIKRRNEFDLDIVAVVNDTVGTMMTCGYEDPNCEIGLIAGTGSNMCYMEDMRNIEMVE
        GGEGKMCTCFSFCLWFVLQVLIVVLRIVRYRKSSKLIKKF

[0495] Sequence comparison of the above protein sequences yields the following sequence relationships shown in Table 33B.

TABLE 33B
Comparison of NOV33a against NOV33b
			Identities/
	Protein	NOV33a Residues/	Similarities for
	Sequence	Match Residues	the Matched Region
	NOV33b	1 . . . 704	689/704 (97%)
		1 . . . 704	689/704 (97%)

[0496] Further analysis of the NOV33a protein yielded the following, properties shown in Table 33C.

TABLE 33C
Protein Sequence Properties NOV33a
PSort     0.6000 probability located in nucleus; 0.3000 probability
analysis: located in microbody (peroxisome); 0.1000 probability located
          in mitochondrial matrix space; 0.1000 probability located in
          lysosome (lumen)
SignalP   Cleavage site between residues 18 and 19
analysis:

[0497] A search of the NOV33a protein against the Geneseq database, a proprietary database that contains sequences published in patents and patent publication, yielded several homologous proteins shown in Table 33D.

TABLE 33D
Geneseq Results for NOV33a
		NOV33a
	Protein/Organism/	Residues/	Identities/
Geneseq	Length [Patent #,	Match	Similarities for	Expect
Identifier	Date]	Residues	the Matched Region	Value
AAE19159	Human kinase polypeptide (PKIN-17)-	1 . . . 917	915/917 (99%)	0.0
	Homo sapiens, 917 aa.	1 . . . 917	915/917 (99%)
	[WO200208399-A2, 31 Jan. 2002]
ABB04582	Human hexokinase 50365-Homo	1 . . . 917	914/917 (99%)	0.0
	sapiens, 917 aa. [WO200190325-A2,	1 . . . 917	914/917 (99%)
	29 Nov. 2001]
ABB97216	Novel human protein SEQ ID NO: 484-	1 . . . 911	649/912 (71%)	0.0
	Homo sapiens, 917 aa.	1 . . . 912	781/912 (85%)
	[WO200222660-A2, 21 Mar. 2002]
AAW37428	Rat hexokinase I- Rattus sp, 918 aa.	1 . . . 911	638/912 (69%)	0.0
	[WO9726357-A1, 24 Jul. 1997]	1 . . . 912	780/912 (84%)
AAW37442	Rat hexokinase I- Rattus sp, 918 aa.	1 . . . 911	638/912 (69%)	0.0
	[WO9726322-A2, 24 Jul. 1997]	1 . . . 912	780/912 (84%)

[0498] In a BLAST search of public sequence datbases, the NOV33a protein was found to have homology to the proteins shown in the BLASTP data in Table 33E.

TABLE 33E
Public BLASTP Results for NOV33a
		NOV33a	Identities/
Protein		Residues/	Similarities for
Accession		Match	the Matched	Expect
Number	Protein/Organism/Length	Residues	Portion	Value
CAD19394	Sequence 1 from Patent WO0190325-	1 . . . 917	914/917 (99%)	0.0
	Homo sapiens (Human), 917 aa.	1 . . . 917	914/917 (99%)
Q91W97	Similar to hexokinase 1-Mus	1 . . . 916	834/916 (91%)	0.0
	musculus (Mouse), 915 aa.	1 . . . 914	882/916 (96%)
P19367	Hexokinase,type I (EC 2.7.1.1) (HK	1 . . . 911	648/912 (71%)	0.0
	1) (Brain form hexokinase)-Homo	1 . . . 912	781/912 (85%)
	sapiens (Human), 917 aa.
P05708	Hexokinase, type I (EC 2.7.1.1) (HK	1 . . . 911	642/912 (70%)	0.0
	1) (Brain form hexokinase)-Rattus	1 . . . 912	782/912 (85%)
	norvegicus (Rat), 918 aa.
Q96EH2	Unknown (Protein for	241 . . . 917	675/677 (99%)	0.0
	IMAGE: 4563921)-Homo sapiens	1 . . . 677	675/677 (99%)
	(Human), 677 aa (fragment).

[0499] PFam analysis predicts that the NOV33a protein contains the domains shown in the Table 33F.

TABLE 33F
Domain Analysis of NOV33a
		Identities/
Pfam	NOV33a	Similarities for	Expect
Domain	Match Region	the Matched Region	Value
hexokinase	16 . . . 463	238/483 (49%)	7.4e−249
		400/483 (83%)
hexokinase	464 . . . 910	264/482 (55%)	1.8e−280
		406/482 (84%)

Example 34

[0500] The NOV34 clone was analyzed, and the nucleotide and encoded polypeptide sequences are shown in Table 34A.

TABLE 34A
NOV34 Sequence Analysis
        SEQ ID NO: 109            767 bp
NOV34a, TGAACTGAAAATCAGAATCCTGGGCCTCACTCCCAGAGGATCTGATCTACATGTGTGG
CG131881-01
DNA     AGATGCCCAGGAATCTGCTTTATTCTCTTTTGTCCTCCCACCTGTCCCCCCATTTCAG
Sequence
        CACCTCGGTAACCTCTGCCAAAGTGGCTGTGAATGGCGTTCAGCTGCATTACCAGCAG
        ACTGCAGAGGGAGATCACGCAGTCCTGCTACTTCCTGGGATGTTAGGAAGTGGAGAGA
        CTGATTTTGGACCTCAGCTCAGAACCTCAATAAGAAGCTCTTCAACGGTGGTCGCCTG
        GGATCCTCGAGGCTATGGACATTCCAGGCCCCCAGATCGCGATTTCCCAGCAGACTTT
        TTTGAAAGGGATGCAAAGATGCCTGTTGATTTGATGAAGGCGCTGAAGTTTAAGAAGG
        TTTCTCTGCTGGGGTGGAGTGATGGGGGCATAACCGCACTCATTGCTGCTGCAAAATA
        TCCATCTTACATCCACAAGATGGTGATCTGGGGCGCCAACGCCTACGTCACTGACGAA
        GACAGCATGATATATGAGGGTAAAATCTGCCGGCACCTGCTGCCCCGGGTCCAGTGCC
        CCGCCTTGATTGTGCACGGTGAGAAGGATCCTCTGGTCCCACGGTTTCATGCCGACTT
        CATTCATAAGCACGTGAAAGGCTCACGGCTGCATTTGATGCCAGAAGGCAAACACAAC
        CTGCATTTGCGTTTTGCAGATGAATTCAACAAGTTAGCAGAAGACTTCCTACAATGAG
        AATGCACACTCTC
        ORF Start: ATG at 61      ORF Stop: TGA at 751
        SEQ ID NO: 110            230 aa    MW at 25792.4kD
NOV34a, MPRNLLYSLLSSHLSPHFSTSVTSAKVAVNGVQLHYQQTGEGDHAVLLLRGMLGSGET
CG131881-01
Protein DFGPQLKNLNKKLFTVVAWDPRGYGHSRPPDRDFPADFFERDAKDAVDLMKALKFKKV
Sequence
        SLLGWSDGGITALTAAAKYPSYTHKMVTWGANAYVTDEDSMTYEGNICRHLLPRVQCP
        ALIVHGEKDPLVPRFHADFTHKHVKGSRLHLMPEGKHNLHLRFADEFNKLAEDFLQ
        SEQ ID NO: 111            953 bp
NOV34b. ATGGAACTGAAAATTCAGAATCCTGGGCCTCACTCCCAGAGGATCTGATCTACATGTG
CG131881-03
DNA     TGGAGATGCCCAGGAATCTGCTTTATTCTCTTTTGTCCTCCCACCTGTCCCCCCATTT
Sequence
        CAGCACCTCGGTAACCTCTGCCAAAGTGGCTGTGAATGGCGTTCAGCTGCATTACCAG
        CAGACTGGAGAGGGAGATCACGCAGTCCTGCTACTTCCTGGGATGTTAGGAAGTGGAG
        AGACTGATTTTGGACCTCAGCTCAAGAACCTCAATAAGAAGCTCTTCACGGTGGTCGC
        CTGGGATCCTCGAGGCTATGGACATTCCAGGCCCCCAGATCGCGATTTCCCAGCAGAC
        TTTTTTGAAAGGGATGCAAAAGATGCTGTTGATTTGATGAAGGCGCTGAAGTTTAAGA
        AGGTTTCTCTGCTGGGGTGGAGTGATGGGGGCATAACCGCACTCATTGCTGCTGCAAA
        ATATCCATCTTACATCCACAAGATGGTGATCTGGGGCGCCAACGCCTACGTCACTGAC
        GAAGACAGCATGATATATGAGGGCATCCGAGATGTTTCCAAATGGAGTGAGAGAACAA
        GAAAGCCTCTAGAAGCCCTCTATGGGTAACATCTGCCGGCACCTGCTGCCCCGGGTCC
        AGTGCCCCGCCTTGATTGTGCACGGTGAGAAGGATCCTCTGGTCCCACGGTTTCATGC
        CGACTTCATTCATAAGCACGTGAAAGGCTCACGGTTTGGATGGCGTCAGAAGGAATGC
        CTGAAGAAGTGATATGCCATGTTGCTGCCCAGTTTCACACTGGAAGAGATCCTGTGCA
        AAGATCCAGCGGCCTGCTTTGGGTTCCAGTAAACACAAAAGCTGCATTTGATGCCAGA
        AGGCAAACACAACCTGCATTTGCGTTTTGCAGATGAATTCAACAAGTTAGCAGAAGAC
        TTCCTACAATGAGAATGCACACTCC
        ORF Start: ATG at 64      ORF Stop: TAA at 607
        SEQ ID NO: 112            181 aa    MW at 20115.7kD
NOV34b, MPRNLLYSLLSSHLSPHFSTSVTSAKVAVNGVQLHYQQTGEGDHAVLLLPGMLGSGET
CG131881-03
Protein DFGPQLKNLNKKLFTVVAWDPRGYGHSRPPDRDFPADFFERDAKDAVDLMKALKFKKV
Sequence
        SLLGWSDGGITALTAAAKYPSYTHKMVIWGANAYVTDEDSMIYEGIRDVSKWSERTRK
        PLEALYG
        SEQ ID NO: 113            828 bp
NOV34c, GGAACTGAAAATTCAGAATCCTGGGCCTCACTCCCAGAGGATCTGATCTACATGTGTG
CG131881-04
DNA     GAGATGCCCAGGAATCTGCTTTATTCTCTTTTGTCCTCCCACCTGTCCCCCCATTTCG
Sequence
        GCACCTCGGTAACCTCTGCCAAAGTGGCTGTGAATGGCGTTCAGCTGCATTACCAGCA
        GACTGGAGAGGGAGATCACGCAGTCCTGCTACTTCCTGGGATGTTAGGAAGTGGAGAG
        ACTGATTTTGGACCTCAGCTCAAGAACCTCAATAAGAAGCTCTTCACAGTGGTCGCCT
        GGGATCCTCGAGGCTATGGACATTCCAGGCCCCCAGATCGCGATTTCCCAGCAGACTT
        TTTTGAkAGGGATGCAAAAGATGCTGTTGATTTGATGAAGGCGCTGAAGTTTAAGAAG
        GTTTCTCTGCTGGGGTGGAGTGATGGGGGCATAACCGCACTCATTGCTGCTGCAAAAT
        ATCCATCTTACATCCACAAGATGGTGATCTGGGGCGCCAACGCCTACGTCACTGACGA
        AGACAGCATGATATATGAGGGCATCCGAGATGTTTCCATGGAGTGAGAGAAAACAAGA
        AAGCCTCTAGAAGCCCTCTATGGGTAACATCTGCCGGCACCTGCTGCCCCGGGTCCAG
        TGCCCCGCCTTGATTGTGCACGGTGAGGAGGATCCTCTGGTCCCACGGTTTCATGCCG
        ACTTCATTCATAAGCACGTGAAAGGCTCACGGCTGCATTTGATGCCAGAAGGCAAACA
        CAACCTGCATTTGCGTTTTGCAGATGAATTCAACAAGTTAGCAGAAGACTTCCTACAA
        TGAGAATGCACACTCC
        ORF Start: ATG at 62      ORF Stop: TAA at 605
        SEQ ID NO: 114            181 aa    MW at 20085.7kD
NOV34c  MPRNLLYSLLSSHLSPHFGTSVTSAKVAVNGVQLHYQQTGEGDHAVLLLPGMLGSGET
CG131881-04
Protein DFGPQLKNLNKKLFTVVAWDPRGYGHSRPPDRDPPADFFERDAKDAVDLMKALKFKKV
Sequence
        SLLGWSDGGITALIAAAKYPSYIHKMVIWGANAYVTDEDSMIYEGTRDVSKWSERTRK
        PLEALYG
        SEQ ID NO: 115            1028 bp
NOV34d, GGAACTGAAAATTCAGAATCCTGGGCCTCACTCCCAGAGGATCTGATCTACATGTGTG
CG131881-05
DNA     GAGATGCCCAGGAATCTGCTTTATTCTCTTTTGTCCTCCCACCTGTCCCCCCATTTCA
Sequence
        GCACCTCGGTAACCTCTGCCAAAGTGGCTGTGAATGGCGTTCAGCTGCATTACCAGCA
        GACTGGAGAGGGAGATCACGCAGTCCTGCTACTTCCTGGGATGTTAGGAAGTGGAGAG
        ACTGATTTTGGACCTCAGCTCAAGAACCTCAATAAGAAGCTCTTCACGGTGGTCGCCT
        GGGATCCTCGAGGCTATGGACATTCCAGGCCCCCAGATCGCGATTTCCCAGCAGACTT
        TTTTGAAAGGGATGCAAAAGATGCTGTTGATTTGATGAAGGCGCTGAAGTTTAAGAAG
        GTTTCTCTGCTGGGGTGGAGTGATGGGGGCATAACCGCACTCATTGCTGCTGCAAAAT
        ATCCATCTTACATCCACAAGATGGTGATCTGGGGCGCCAACGCCTACGTCACTGACGA
        AGACAGCATGATATATGAGGGCATCCGAGATGTTTCCAAATGGAGTGAGAGAACAAGA
        AAGCCTCTAGAAGCCCTCTATGGGTAACATCTGCCGGCACCTGCTGCCCCGGGTCCAG
        TGCCCCGCCTTGATTGTGCACGGTGAGAAGGATCCTCTGGTCCCACGGTTTCATGTCG
        ACTTCATTCATAAGCACGTGAAAGGCTCACGGTGGGGCTTTCTAGAAGAAGCAGAATG
        AAAAAGGAAAATATTTAGTTTCTGAATAAAAAGGGGCTATTGGCAACCAGGTTTGGAT
        GGCGTCAGAAGGAATGCCTGAAGAAGTGATATGCCATGTTGCTGCCCAGTTTCACACT
        GGAAGAGATCCTGTGCAAAGATCCAGCGGCCTGCTTTGGGTTCCAGTAAACACAAAAG
        CTGCATTTGATGCCAGAAGGCAAACACAACCTGCATTTGCGTTTTGCAGATGAATTCA
        ACAAGTTAGCAGAAGACTTCCTACAATGAGAATGCACACTCC
        ORF Start: ATG at 62      ORF Stop: TAA at 605
        SEQ ID NO: 116            181 aa    MW at 20115.7kD
NOV34d, MPRNLLYSLLSSHLSPHFSTSVTSAKVAVNGVQLHYQQTGEGDHAVLLLPGMLGSGET
CG131881-05
Protein DFGPQLKNLNKKLFTVVAWDPRGYGHSRPPDRDFPADFFERDAKDAVDLMKALKFKKV
Sequence
        SLLGWSDGGTTALIAAAKYPSYTHKMVTWGANAYVTDEDSMIYEGIRDVSKWSERTRK
        PLEALYG

[0501] Sequence comparison of the above protein sequences yields the following sequence relationships shown in Table 34B.

TABLE 34B
Comparison of NOV34a against NOV34b through NOV34d
			Identities/
	Protein	NOV34a Residues/	Similarities for
	Sequence	Match Residues	the Matched Region
	NOV34b	1 . . . 161	144/161 (89%)
		1 . . . 161	144/161 (89%)
	NOV34c	1 . . . 161	149/161 (92%)
		1 . . . 161	149/161 (92%)
	NOV34d	1 . . . 161	144/161 (89%)
		1 . . . 161	144/161 (89%)

[0502] Further analysis of the NOV34a protein yielded the following properties shown in Table 34C.

TABLE 34C
Protein Sequence Properties NOV34a
PSort     0.7403 probability located in microbody (peroxisome);
analysis: 0.2112 probability located in lysosome (lumen); 0.1000
          probability located in mitochondrial matrix space; 0.0000
          probability located in endoplasmic reticulum (membrane)
SignalP   No Known Signal Sequence Predicted
analysis:

[0503] A search of the NOV34a protein against the Geneseq database, a proprietary database that contains sequences published in patents and patent publication, yielded several homologous proteins shown in Table 34D.

TABLE 34D
Geneseq Results for NOV34a
		NOV34a
	Protein/Organism/	Residues/	Identities/
Geneseq	Length [Patent #,	Match	Similarities for	Expect
Identifier	Date]	Residues	the Matched Region	Value
ABG22318	Novel human diagnostic protein #22309-	1 . . . 230	222/279 (79%)	e−122
	Homo sapiens, 284 aa.	6 . . . 284	226/279 (80%)
	[WO200175067-A2, 11 Oct. 2001]
ABG22318	Novel human diagnostic protein #22309-	1 . . . 230	222/279 (79%)	e−122
	Homo sapiens, 284 aa.	6 . . . 284	226/279 (80%)
	[WO200175067-A2, 11 Oct. 2001]
ABB61473	Drosophila melanogaster polypeptide	23 . . . 228	97/252 (38%)	2e−47
	SEQ ID NO 11211-Drosophila	22 . . . 273	141/252 (55%)
	melanogaster, 278 aa. [WO200171042-
	A2, 27 Sep. 2001]
AAW00549	Protein sequence of BA 70.1 fragment-	160 . . . 219	58/60 (96%)	5e−30
	Homo sapiens, 99 aa.	40 . . . 99	59/60 (97%)
	[U.S. Pat. No. 5536647-A, 16 Jul. 1996]
AAU34331	Staphylococcus aureus cellular	21 . . . 142	45/132 (34%)	2e−09
	proliferation protein #607-	1 . . . 26	66/132 (49%)
	Staphylococcus aureus, 241 aa.
	[WO200170955-A2, 27 Sep. 2001]

[0504] In a BLAST search of public sequence datbases, the NOV34a protein was found to have homology to the proteins shown in the BLASTP data in Table 34E.

TABLE 34E
Public BLASTP Results for NOV34a
		NOV34a	Identities/
Protein		Residues/	Similarities for
Accession		Match	the Matched	Expect
Number	Protein/Organism/Length	Residues	Portion	Value
Q13855	Biphenyl hydrolase-related protein-	1 . . . 230	230/274 (83%)	e−129
	Homo sapiens (Human), 274 aa.	1 . . . 274	230/274 (83%)
Q8R164	Similar to RIKEN cDNA	18 . . . 230	186/257 (72%)	e−104
	2010012D11 gene-Mus musculus	35 . . . 291	201/257 (77%)
	(Mouse), 291 aa.
Q8R589	Similar to RIKEN cDNA	18 . . . 230	185/257 (71%)	e−103
	2010012D11 gene-Mus musculus	35 . . . 291	200/257 (76%)
	(Mouse), 291 aa.
Q9DCC6	2010012D11Rik protein-Mus	18 . . . 230	185/257 (71%)	e−103
	musculus (Mouse), 291 aa.	35 . . . 291	200/257 (76%)
Q9CYD0	5730533B08Rik protein-Mus	18 . . . 161	123/144 (85%)	1e−69
	musculus (Mouse), 245 aa.	43 . . . 186	136/144 (94%)

[0505] PFam analysis predicts that the NOV34a protein contains the domains shown in the Table 34F.

TABLE 34F
Domain Analysis of NOV34a
		Identities/
Pfam	NOV34a	Similarities for	Expect
Domain	Match Region	the Matched Region	Value
DLH	167 . . . 200	12/34 (35%)	0.26
		29/34 (85%)
abhydrolase	72 . . . 229	46/235 (20%)	0.0097
		120/235 (51%)

Example 35

[0506] The NOV35 clone was analyzed, and the nucleotide and encoded polypeptide sequences are shown in Table 35A.

TABLE 35A
NOV35 Sequence Analysis
        SEQ ID NO: 117            1218 bp
NOV35a, GCGGCGGCTGCCCGGCGGCCCGGGCGCGCGGCGCTTCGCCATGTACACCTTCGTCGTA
CG133535-01
DNA     CGCGATGAGAACAGCAGCGTCTACGCCGAGGTCTCCCGGCTGCTCCTCGCCACCGGCC
Sequence
        ACTGGAAGAGGCTGCGGCGAGACAACCCCAGATTCAACCTGATGCTGGGAGAGAGGAA
        TCGGCTGCCCTTCGGGAGACTGGGTCACGAGCCCGGGCTGGTACAGTTGGTGAATTAC
        TACAGGGGTGCTGACAAACTGTGTCGCAAAGCTTCTTTAGTGAAGCTAATCAAGACAA
        GCCCTGAACTGGCTGAGTCCTGCACATGGTTCCCTGAATCTTATGTGATTTATCCAAC
        CAATCTCAAGACTCCAGTTGCTCCAGCACAGAATGGAATTCAGCCACCAATCAGTAAC
        TCAAGGACAGATGAAAGAGAATTCTTTCTCGCCTCTTATAACAGAAAGAAAGAGGATG
        GAGAGGGCAACGTTTGGATTGCAAAGTCATCAGCCGGTGCCAAAGGTGAGGGCATTCT
        CATCTCCTCAGAGGCTTCAGAGCTTCTCGATTTCATAGACAACCAGGGCCAAGTGCAC
        GTGATCCAGAAATATCTTGAGCACCCTCTGCTGCTTGAGCCAGGTCATCGCAAGTTTG
        ACATTCGAAGCTGGGTCTTGGTGGATCATCAGTATAATATCTACCTCTATAGAGAGGG
        TGTGCTTCGGACTGCTTCAGAACCATATCATGTTGATAATTTCCAAGACAAAACCTGC
        CATTTGACCAATCACTGCATTCAAAAAGAGTATTCAAAGAACTACGGGAAGTATGAAG
        AAGGAAATGAAATGTTCTTCAAGGAGTTCAATCAGTACCTAACAAGTGCTTTGAACAT
        TACCCTAGAAAGTAGTATCTTACTACAAATCAAACATATAATCAGGAACTGCCTCCTG
        AGCGTGGAGCCTGCCATTAGCACCAAGCACCTCCCTTACCAGAGCTTCCAGCTCTTCG
        GCTTTGACTTCATGGTCGATGAGGAGCTGAAGGTGTGGCTCATTGAGGTCAACGGTGC
        CCCTGCATGTGCTCAGAAGCTCTATGCAGAACTGTGCCAAGGCATCGTGGACATAGCC
        ATTTCCAGTGTCTTCCCACCCCCAGATGTGGAGCAACCTCAGACCCAGCCAGCTGCCT
        TCATCAAGCTGTGACAGAGGGCACTCCCTGCTGCCTTGGAAAAAGCACGGGGTCCTGC
        ORF Start: ATG at 41      ORF Stop: TGA at 1172
        SEQ ID NO: 118            377 aa    MW at 43211.8kD
NOV35a, MYTFVVRDENSSVYAEVSRLLLATGHWKRLRRDNPRFNLMLGERNRLPFGRLGHEPGL
CG133535-01
Protein VQLVNYYRGADKLCRKASLVKLIKTSPELAESCTWFPESYVIYPTNLKTPVARAQNGI
Sequence
        QPPISNSRTDEREFFLASYNRKKEDGEGNVWIAKSSAGAKGFGILISSEASELLDFID
        NQGQVHVIQKYLEHPLLLFRGHRKFDIRSWVLVDHQYNIYLYREGVLRTASEPYHVDN
        FQDKTCHLTNHCTQKEYSKNYGKYEEGNEMFFKEFNQYLTSALNITLFSSILLQIKHI
        IRNCLLSVEPATSTKHLPYQSFQLFGFDFMVDEELKVWLIEVNGAPACAQKLYAELCQ
        GIVDIAISSVFPPPDVEQPQTQRAAFIKL

[0507] Further analysis of the NOV35a protein yielded the following properties shown in Table 35B.

TABLE 35B
Protein Sequence Properties NOV35a
PSort     0.4641 probability located in mitochondrial matrix space;
analysis: 0.3581 probability located in microbody (peroxisome); 0.1627
          probability located in mitochondrial inner membrane; 0.1627
          probability located in mitochondrial intermembrane space
SignalP   No Known Signal Sequence Predicted
analysis:

[0508] A search of the NOV35a protein against the Geneseq database, a proprietary database that contains sequences published in patents and patent publication, yielded several homologous proteins shown in Table 35C.

TABLE 35B
Geneseq Results for NOV35a
	Protein/Organism/	NOV35a	Identities/
Geneseq	Length [Patent #,	Residues/	Similarities for	Expect
Identifier	Date]	Residues	the Matched Region	Value
AAM79068	Human protein SEQ ID NO 1730-	5 . . . 377	373/373 (100%)	0.0
	Homo sapiens, 377 aa.	5 . . . 377	373/373 (100%)
	[WO200157190-A2, 9 Aug. 2001]
AAM80052	Human protein SEQ ID NO 3698-	5 . . . 156	152/152 (100%)	2e−85
	Homo sapiens, 190 aa.	9 . . . 160	152/152 (100%)
	[WO200157190-A2, 9 Aug. 2001]
ABG12642	Novel human diagnostic protein	106 . . . 251	136/146 (93%)	8e−77
	#12633-Homo sapiens, 146 aa.	1 . . . 146	140/146 (95%)
	[WO200175067-A2, 11 Oct. 2001]
ABG12642	Novel human diagnostic protein	106 . . . 251	136/146 (93%)	8e−77
	#12633-Homo sapiens, 146 aa.	1 . . . 146	140/146 (95%)
	[WO200175067-A2, 11 Oct. 2001]
ABG09620	Novel human diagnostic protein	218 . . . 347	117/130 (90%)	2e−63
	#9611-Homo sapiens, 185 aa.	1. . . 130	117/130 (90%)
	[WO200175067-A2, 11 Oct. 2001]

[0509] In a BLAST search of public sequence datbases, the NOV35a protein was found to have homology to the proteins shown in the BLASTP data in Table 35D.

TABLE 35D
Public BLASTP Results for NOV35a
		NOV35a
Protein		Residues/	Identities/
Accession		Match	Similarities for	Expect
Number	Protein/Organism/Length	Residues	the Matched Portion	Value
Q8VEG2	Hypothetical 43.1 kDa protein-Mus	1 . . . 377	359/377 (95%)	0.0
	musculus (Mouse), 377 aa.	1 . . . 377	369/377 (97%)
P38160	Tubulin-tyrosine ligase (EC	1 . . . 377	360/379 (94%)	0.0
	6.3.2.25) (TTL)-Sus scrofa (Pig),	1 . . . 379	369/379 (96%)
	379 aa.
QSR11.7	Hypothetical 43.1 kDa protein-Mus	1 . . . 377	358/377 (94%)	0.0
	musculus (Mouse), 377 aa.	1 . . . 377	368/377 (96%)
Q9QXJ0	Tubulin-tyrosine ligase (EC	1 . . . 377	357/377 (94%)	0.0
	6.3.2.25) (TTL)-Rattus norvegicus	1 . . . 377	368/377 (96%)
	(Rat), 377 aa.
P38584	Tubulin-tyrosine ligase (EC	1 . . . 377	354/377 (93%)	0.0
	6.3.2.25) (TTL)-Bos taurus	1 . . . 377	368/377 (96%)
	(Bovine), 377 aa.

[0510] PFam analysis predicts that the NOV35a protein contains the domains shown in the Table 35E.

TABLE 35E
Domain Analysis of NOV35a
	Pfam	NOV35a	for the	Expect
	Domain	Match Region	Matched Region	Value
	TTL	81 . . . 367	108/334 (32%)	2.1e−108
			254/334 (76%)

Example 36

[0511] The NOV36 clone was analyzed, and the nucleotide and encoded polypeptide sequences are shown in Table 36A.

TABLE 36A
NOV36 Sequence Analysis
        SEQ ID NO: 119            4562 bp
NOV36a, AGAGGAGACTTGATCTCTAGTTCATTCTGGAACTCCGCCTGGGATTGTGCACTGTCCA
CG133558-01
DNA     GGGTCCTGAAACATGAACCAAACTGCCAGCGTGTCCCATCACATCAAGTGTCAACCCT
Sequence
        CAAAAACAATCAAGGAACTGGGAAGTAACAGCCCTCCACAGAGAAACTGGAAGGGAAT
        TGCTATTGCTCTGCTGGTGATTTTAGTTGTATGCTCACTCATCACTATGTCAGTCATC
        CTCTTAACCCCAGGTTTAGATGAACTCACAAATTCGTCAGAAACCAGATTGTCTTTGG
        AAGACCTCTTTAGGAAAGACTTTGTGCTTCACGATCCAGAGGCTCGGTGGATCAATGG
        TAAGGATGTGGTGTATAAAAGCGAGAATGGACATGTCATTAAACTGAATATAGAAACA
        AATGCTACCACATTATTATTGGAAAACACAACTTTTGTAACCTTCAAAGCATCAAGAC
        ATTCAGTTTCACCAGATTTAAAATATGTCCTTCTGGCATATGATGTCAAACAGATTTT
        TCATTATTCGTATACTGCTTCATATGTGATTTACAACATACACACTAGGGAAGTTTGG
        GAGTTAAATCCTCCAGAAGTAGAGGACTCCGTCTTGCAGTACGCGGCCTGGGGTGTCC
        AAGGGCAGCAGCTGATTTATATTTTTGAAAATAATATCTACTATCAACCTGATATAAA
        GAGCAGTTCATTGCGACTGACATCTTCTGGAAAAGAAGAAATAATTTTTAATGGGATT
        GCTGACTGGTTATATGAAGAGGAACTCCTGCATTCTCACATCGCCCACTGGTGGTCAC
        CAGATGGAGAAAGACTTGCCTTCCTGATGATAAATGACTCTTTGGTACCCACCATGGT
        TATCCCTCGGTTTACTGGAGCGTTGTATCCCAAAGGAAAGCAGTATCCGTATCCTAAG
        GCAGGTCAAGTGAACCCAACAATAAAATTATATGTTGTAAACCTGTATGGACCAACTC
        ACACTTTGGAGCTCATGCCACCTGACAGCTTTAAAATCAAGAGATACTATATCACTAT
        GGTTAAATGGGTAAGCAATACCAAGACTGTGGTAAGATGGTTAAACCGACCTCAGAAC
        ATCTCCATCCTCACAGTCTGTGAGACCACTACAGGTGCTTGTAGTAAAAAATATGAGA
        TGACATCAGATACGTGGCTCTCTCAGCAGAATGAGGAGCCCGTGTTTTCTAGAGACGG
        CAGCAAATTCTTTATGACAGTGCCTGTTAAGCAAGGGGGACGTGGAGAATTTCACCAC
        ATAGCTATGTTCCTCATCCAGAGTAAAAGTGAGCAAATTACCGTGCGGCATCTGACAT
        CAGGAAACTGGGAAGTGATAAAGATCTTGGCATACGATGAAACTACTCAAAAAATTTA
        CTTTCTGAGCACTGAATCTTCTCCCAGAGGAAGGCAGCTGTACAGTGCTTCTACTGAA
        GGATTATTGAATCGCCAATGCATTTCATGTAATTTCATGAAAGAACAATGTACATATT
        TTGATGCCAGTTTTAGTCCCATGAATCAACATTTCTTATTATTCTGTGAAGGTCCAAG
        GGTCCCAGTGGTCAGCCTACATAGTACGGACAACCCAGCAAAATATTTTATATTGGAA
        AGCAATTCTATGCTGAAGGAAGCTATCCTGAAGAAGAAGATAGGAAAGCCAGAAATTA
        AAATCCTTCATATTGACGACTATGAACTTCCTTTACAGTTGTCCCTTCCCAAAGATTT
        TATGGACCGAAACCAGTATGCTCTTCTGTTAATAATGGATGAAGAACCAGGAGGCCAG
        CTGGTTACAGATAAGTTCCATATTGACTGGGATTCCGTACTCATTGACATGGATAATG
        TCATTGTAGCAAGATTTGATGGCAGAGGAAGTGGATTCCAGGGTCTGAAAATTTTGCA
        GGAGATTCATCCAAGATTAGGTTCAGTAGAAGTAAAGGACCAAATAACAGCTGTGAAA
        TTTTTGCTGAAACTGCCTTACATTGACTCCAAAAGATTAAGCATTTTTGGAAAGGGTT
        ATGGTGGCTATATTGCATCAATGATCTTAAAATCAGATGAAAAGCTTTTTAAATGTGG
        ATCCGTGGTTGCACCTATCACAGACTTGAAATTGTATGCCTCAGCTTTCTCTGAAAGA
        TACCTTGGGATGCCATCTAAGGAAGAAAGCACTTACCAGGCAGCCAGTGTGCTACATA
        ATGTTCATGGCTTGAAAGAAGAAAATATATTAATAATTCATGGAACTGCTGACACAAA
        AGTTCATTTCCAACACTCAGCAGAATTAATCAAGCACCTAATAAAGCTGGAAGTGAAT
        TATACTATGCAGGTCTACCCAGATGAAGGTCATAACGTATCTGAGAAGAGCAAGTATC
        ATCTCTACAGCACAATCCTCAAATTCTTCAGTGATTGTTTGAAGGAAGAAATATCTGT
        GCTACCACAGGAACCAGAAGAGATGAATAATGGACCGTATTTATACAGAACTGAAAGG
        GAATATTGAGGCTCAATGAAACCTGACAAAGAGACTGTAATATTGTAGTTGCTCCAGA
        ATGTCAAGGGCAGCTTACCGAGATGTCACTGGAGCAGCACGCTCAGAGACAGTGAACT
        AGCATTTGAATACACAAGTCCAAGTCTACTGTGTTGCTAGGGGTGCAGAACCCGTTTC
        TTTGTATGAGAGAGGTCAAGGGTTGGTTTCCTGGGAGAAAAATTAGTTTTGCATTAAG
        TAGGAGTAGTGCATGTTTTCTTCTGTTATCCCCCTGTTTGTTCTGTAACTAGTTGCTC
        TCATTTTAATTTCACTGGCCACCATCATCTTTGCATATAATGCACAATCTATCATCTG
        TCCTACAGTCCCTGATCTTTCATGGCTGAGCTGCAATCTAACACTTTACTGTACCTTT
        ATAATAAGTGCAATTCTTTCATTGTCTATTATTGTGCTTAAGAAAATATTCAGTTAAT
        AAAAAACAGAGTATTTTATGTAATTTCTGTTTTTAAAAAGACATTATTAAATGGGTCA
        AGGACATATAGAAAGTGTGGATTTCAGCACCTTCCAAAGTTCAGCCAGTTATCAGTAG
        ATACAATATCTTTAATGAACACACGAGTGTATGTCTCACAATATATATACACAAAGTG
        TGCATATACAGTTAATGAAACTATCTTTAAATGTTATTCATGCTATAAAGAGTAAACG
        TTTGATGAATTAGAAGAGATGCTCTTTTCCAAGCTATAATGGATGCTTTGTTTAATGA
        GCCAAATATGATGAAACATTTTTTCCAATTCAAATTCTAGCTATTGCTTTCCTATAAA
        TGTTTGGGTTGTGTTTGGTATTGTTTTTAGTGGTTAATAGTTTTCCAGTTGCATTTAA
        TTTTTTGAATATGATACCTTGTCACATGTAAATTAGATACTTAAATATTAAATTATAG
        TTTCTGATAAAGAAATTTTGTTAACAATGCAATGCCACTGAGTGCTATTTTGCTCTTT
        TGGTGGAGAAGGCTTTTTTCAAAACTCTTGGTCCTTTTACTTCTTTCTCTCAGTGCAG
        AATCAATTCTCATTTTCATCGTAAAAGCAAATAGCTGGATTATTTCATTTGCCAGTTT
        CTATTTAGTATTCCATGCCTGCCCAATTCATCTGTTACTGTTTAATTTCAATTCTTCT
        GGTGAGAATTAGAAATGAAATATTTTTTATTCATTGGCCAAAAAGTTCACAGACAGCA
        GTGTTTGCTATTTACTTTGAATTGAAGGCACAAAATGCATCAATTCCTGTGCTGTGTT
        GACTTGCAGTAGTAAGTAACTGAGAGCATAAAATAAACCTGACTGTATGAAGTCAATT
        TAAGTGATGAGAACATTTAACTTTGGTGACTAAAGTCAGAATATCTTCTCACTTCACT
        TAAGGGATCTTCCAGAAGATATCTAAAAGTCTGTAATAAGCTTAGAAGTTCAGATAAA
        TCTAGGCAGGATACTGCATTTTTGTGGTTTTAAAAAAGTCCTTAGGACAGACTGAATT
        ATCATAACTTATGGCATCAGGAGGAAACTTTAAAATATCAAGGAATCACTCAGTCACC
        CTCCTGTTTTGTTGAAGGATCAACCCCAAATTCTGGGTATTTGAGTACATGTGAATCA
        TGGATTTGGTATTCAACTTTTTCCCTGGATGCTTTGGAATCGTGTCTTCCATGCTCCA
        TTGGGTTCAATTTAAAATAGGAGAGGCTTTCTCTTCTGAAAGATCCATTTTAGGTCTT
        TTTCAAGAATAGTGAACACATTTTTTAACAAAATAAGTTGTAATTTTAAAAGGAAAGT
        TTTGCCTATTTTATTAAGATGGAAATTTCTTTTTAGGCTAATTTGAAATCCAACTGAA
        GCTTTTTAACCAATATTTTAAATTTGAACCACTAGAGTTTTTTATGATGCAAATGATT
        ATGTTGTCTGAAAGGTGTGGTTTTATTGAATGTCTATTTGAGTATCATTTAAAAAGTA
        TTTGCCTTTTACTGTCATCATTTCTCTTGTTTTATTATTATTATCAATGTTTATCTAT
        TTTTCAATTAATTTAATACAGTTTCTAATGTGAAAGAC
        ORF Start: ATG at 71      ORF Stop: TAA at 2465
        SEQ ID NO: 120            1798 aa   MW at 91066.5kD
NOV36a, MNQTASVSHHTKCQPSKTTKELGSNSPPQRNWKGIAIALLVTLVVCSLTTMSVTLLTP
CG133558-01
Protein GLDELTNSSETRLSLEDLPRKDPVLHDPEARWINGKDVVYKSENGHVIKLNTETNATT
Sequence
        LLLENTTFVTFKASRHSVSRDLKYVLLAYDVKQIFHYSYTASYVIYNTHTREVWELNP
        PEVEDSVLQYAAWGVQGQQLIYIFENNIYYQPDTKSSSLRLTSSGKEEIIFNGIADWL
        YEEELLHSHIAHWWSPDGERLAFLMINDSLVPTMVIPRFTGALYPKGKQYPYPKAGQV
        NPTTKLYVVNLYGPTHTLELMPPDSFKSREYYITMVKWVSNTKTVVRWLNRPQNTSIL
        TVCETTTGACSKKYEMTSDTWLSQQNEEPVFSRDGSKFFMTVPVKQGGRGEFHHIAMF
        LIQSKSFQITVRHLTSGNWEVTKILAYDETTQKTYFLSTESSPRGRQLYSASTEGLLN
        RQCISCNFMKEQCTYFDASFSPMNQHFLLPCEGPRVPVVSLHSTDNPAKYFILESNSM
        LKEAILKKKIGKPEIKTLHIDDYELPLQLSLPKDFMDRNQYALLLIMDEEPGGQLVTD
        KFHIDWDSVLIDMDNVIVARFDGRGSGFQGLKILQEIHRRLGSVEVKDQITAVKFLLK
        LPYTDSKRLSIFGKGYGGYIASMILKSDEKLFKCGSVVAPITDLKLYASAFSERYLGM
        PSKEESTYQAASVLHNVHGLKEENILIIHGTADTKVHFQHSAELTKHLIKAGVNYTMQ
        VYPDEGHNVSEKSKYHLYSTTLKFFSDCLKEEISVLPQEPEEDE

[0512] Further analysis of the NOV36a protein yielded the following properties shown in Table 36B.

TABLE 36B
Protein Sequence Properties NOV36a
PSort     0.7900 probability located in plasma membrane; 0.3000
analysis: probability located in Golgi body; 0.2426 probability
          located in microbody (peroxisome); 0.2000 probability
          located in endoplasmic reticulum (membrane)
SignalP   Cleavage site between residues 53 and 54
analysis:

[0513] A search of the NOV36a protein against the Geneseq database, a proprietary database that contains sequences published in patents and patent publication, yielded several homologous proteins shown in Table 36C.

TABLE 36C
Geneseq Results for NOV36a
		NOV36a
	Protein/Organism/	Residues/	Identities/
Geneseq	Length [Patent #,	Match	Similarities for	Expect
Identifier	Date]	Residues	the Matched Region	Value
ABB04588	Human aminopeptidase 21956-Homo	1 . . . 798	794/798 (99%)	0.0
	sapiens, 796 aa. [WO200192493-A2	1 . . . 796	794/798 (99%)
	6 Dec. 2001]
AAB11748	Rat dipeptidyl peptidase IV (DPPIV)-	32 . . . 782	271/773 (35%)	e−138
	Rattus sp. 767 aa. [JP2000143699-A,	5 . . . 763	442/773 (57%)
	6 May 2000]
ABB08991	Human dipeptidyl peptidase IV-Homo	32 . . . 782	267/773 (34%)	e−136
	sapiens, 766 aa.	5 . . . 762	439/773 (56%)
	[U.S. Pat. No. 6337069-B1,
	8 Jan. 2002]
AAG78417	Human dipeptidyl peptidase IV amino	32 . . . 782	267/773 (34%)	e−136
	acid sequence-Homo sapiens, 766 aa.	5 . . . 762	439/773 (56%)
	[WO200179473-A2, 25 Oct. 2001]
AAR40909	Sequence encoded by human CD26	32 . . . 782	267/773 (34%)	e−136
	cDNA-Homo sapiens, 766 aa.	5 . . . 762	439/773 (56%)
	[WO9316102-A, 19 Aug. 1993]

[0514] In a BLAST search of public sequence datbases, the NOV36a protein was found to have homology to the proteins shown in the BLASTP data in Table 36D.

TABLE 36D
Public BLASTP Results for NOV36a
		NOV36a
Protein		Residues/	Identities/
Accession		Match	Similarities for	Expect
Number	Protein/Organism/Length	Residues	the Matched Portion	Value
CAD20410	Sequence 1 from Patent WO0192493-	1 . . . 798	794/798 (99%)	0.0
	Homo sapiens (Human), 796 aa.	1 . . . 796	794/798 (99%)
Q9P236	KIAA1492 protein-Homo sapiens	88 . . . 798	709/711 (99%)	0.0
	(Human), 711 aa (fragment).	1 . . . 711	709/711 (99%)
Q9Z218	Dipeptidyl peptidase IV like protein	1 . . . 797	414/806 (51%)	0.0
	(Dipeptidyl aminopeptidase-related	1 . . . 804	567/806 (69%)
	protein) (Dipeptidylpeptidase VI) (DPPX)
	(Dipeptidylpeptidase 6) (Dipeptidyl
	peptidase-like protein 6)-Mus musculus
	(Mouse), 804 aa.
I68600	dipeptidyl aminopeptidase like protein-	20 . . . 798	411/784 (52%)	0.0
	human, 803 aa.	19 . . . 800	555/784 (70%)
P42658	Dipeptidyl peptidase IV like protein	21 . . . 798	411/783 (52%)	0.0
	(Dipeptidyl aminopeptidase-related	82 . . . 862	554/783 (70%)
	protein) (Dipeptidylpeptidase VI) (DPPX)-
	Homo sapiens (Human), 865 aa.

[0515] PFam analysis predicts that the NOV36a protein contains the domains shown in the Table 36E.

TABLE 36E
Domain Analysis of NOV36a
		Identities/
Pfam	NOV36a	Similarities for	Expect
Domain	Match Region	the Matched Region	Value
DPPIV_N_term	71 . . . 580	199/571 (35%)	7.1e−73
		405/571 (71%)
Peptidase_S9	582 . . . 658	27/81 (33%)	6.6e−21
		52/81 (64%)
DLH	721 . . . 761	16/41 (39%)	0.14
		33/41 (80%)

Example 37

[0516] The NOV37 clone was analyzed, and the nucleotide and encoded polypeptide sequences are shown in Table 37A.

TABLE 37A
NOV37 Sequence Analysis
        SEQ ID NO: 121            2057 bp
NOV37a, ATTATATTCCAAATCAGCATGGGCATTAACCATGACAATGACCACCCATCGTGTGCTG
CC133589-01
DNA     ATCGTCTTCATATCATGTCTGGTGAATGGATTAAAGGACAGAATCTTGGTGACGTTTC
Sequence
        ATGGTCTCGATGTAGCAAGGAAGATTTGGAAAGATTTCTCAGGTCAAAGGCCAGTAAC
        TGCTTGCTACAAACAAATCCGCAGAGTGTCAATTCTGTGATGGTTCCCTCCAAGCTGC
        CAGGGATGACATACACTGCTGATGAACAATGCCAGATCCTTTTTGGGCCATTGGCTTC
        TTTTTGTCAGGAGATGCAGCATGTTATTTGCACAGGATTATGGTGCAAGGTAGAAGGT
        GAGAAAGAATGCAGAACCAAGCTAGACCCACCAATGGATGGAACTGACTGTGACCTTG
        GTAAGATTCTGAAGCAAGGGATTGTAATGGTCCCAGAAAACAATACAGAATATGTGAG
        AATCCACCTTGTCCTGCAGGTTTGCCTGGATTCAGAGACTGGCAATGTCAGGCTTATA
        GTGTTAGAACTTCCTCCCCAAAGCATATACTTCAGTGGCAAGCTGTCCTGGATGAAGT
        TGACTCTTAAATACATTAAGGTGGCTGCCCACCCCCATGGTTCTTGGAACACTCGTGT
        GCCCTGCTTGGTTGCTGTGTTGTTAACACCTACCCGGCTTTCCTACTACATCTCTGAA
        AAACCATGTGCCTTGTTTTGCTCTCCTGTTGGAAAAGAACAGCCTATTCTTCTATCAG
        AAAAAGTGATGGATGGAACTTCTTGTGGCTATCAGGGATTAGATATCTGTGCAAATGG
        CAGGTGCCAGAAAGTTGGCTGTGATGGTTTATTAGGGTCTCTTGCAAGAGAAGATCAT
        TGTGGTGTATGCAATGGCAATGGAAAATCATGCAAGATCATTAAAGGGGATTTTAATC
        ACACCAGAGGAGCAGGTTATGTAGAAGTGCTGGTGATACCTGCTGGAGCAAGAAGAAT
        CAAAGTTGTGGAGGAAAAGCCGGCACATAGCTATTTAGCTCTCCGAGATGCTGGCAAA
        CAGTCTATTAATAGTGACTGGAAGATTGAACACTCTGGAGCCTTCAATTTGGCTGGAA
        CTACCGTTCATTATGTAAGACGAGGCCTCTGGGAGAAGATCTCTGCCAAAGGTCCTAC
        TACAGCACCTTTACATCTTCTGGTGCTCCTGTTTCAGGATCAGAATTATGGTCTTCAC
        TATGAATACACTATCCCATCAGACCCTCTTCCAGAAAACCAGAGCTCTAAAGCACCTG
        AGCCCCTCTTCATGTGGACACACACAAGCTGGGAAGATTGCGATGCCACTTGTGGAGG
        AGGAGAAAGGAAGACAACAGTGTCCTGCACAAAAATCATGAGCAAAAATATCAGCATT
        GTGGACAATGAGAAATGCAAATACTTAACCAAGCCAGAGCCACAGATTCGAAAGTGCA
        ATGAGCAACCATGTCAAACAAGGGAATATCTAATAAGTCGTGTGAGTGCTACAAGCCA
        GGCAATAGAGAGCAAAGAAAAGGCCAGTCCCCATTGGTTGAATGGAGAAGCCCTTCTA
        GGAGGAATGGGCGTGGGGCTGGCTGTCAAGGATCCAGGCACAGGATTCTACAAATATC
        ATGAGGTGAAAATAGAAAGTGTTTGGTGGATGATGACAGAATGGACCCCTTGTTCACG
        AACTTGTGGAAAAGGAATGCAGAGCAGACAAGTGGCCTGTACCCAACAACTGAGCAAT
        GGAACACTGATTAGAGCCCGAGAGAGGGACTGCATTGGGCCCAAGCCCGCCTCTGCCC
        AGCGCTGTGAGGGCCAGGACTGCATGACCGTGTGGGAGGCGGGAGTGTGGTCTGAGTG
        TTCAGTCAAGTGTGGCAAAGGCATACGTCATCGGACCGTTAGATGTACCAACCCAAGA
        AAGAAGTGTGTCCTCTCTACCAGACCCAGGGAGGCTGAAGACTGTGAGGATTATTCAA
        AATGCTATGTGTGGCGAATGGGTGACTGGTCTAAGGTGAGAACCATTCTGTATATTCT
        CAGTAATAGGTTTCAATAATGTCAGCA
        ORF Start: ATG at 19      ORF Stop: TAA at 2047
        SEQ ID NO: 122            676 aa    MW at 75430.0kD
NOV37a. MGINHDNDHPSCADGLHIMSGEWIKGQNLGDVSWSRCSKEDLERFLRSKASNCLLQTN
CG133389-01
Protein PQSVNSVMVPSKLPGMTYTADEQCQILFGPLASFCQEMQHVICTGLWCKVEGEKECRT
Sequence
        KLDPPMDGTDCDLGKILKQGIVMVPENNTEYVRTHLVLQVCLDSETGNVPLIVLELPP
        QSTYFSGKLSWMKLTLKYTKVAAHRHGSWNTRVRCLVAVLLTPTRLSYYTSEKPCALF
        CSPVGKEQPILLSEKVMDGTSCGYQGLDICANGRCQKVGCDGLLGSLAREDHCGVCNG
        NGKSCKIIKGDFNHTRGAGYVEVLVIPAGARRIKVVEEKPAHSYLALRDAGKQSINSD
        WKIEHSGAPNLAGTTVHYVRRGLWEKISAKGPTTAPLHLLVLLFQDQNYGLHYEYTIP
        SDPLPENQSSKAPEPLFMWTHTSWEDCDATCGGGERKTTVSCTKIMSKNTSTVDNEKC
        KYLTKPEPQTRKCNEQPCQTREYLISRVSATSQAIESKEKASPHWLNGEALLGGMGVG
        LAVKDPGTGFYKYHEVKIESVWWMMTEWTPCSRTCGKGMQSRQVACTQQLSNGTLIRA
        RERDCIGPKPASAQRCEGQDCMTVWEAGVWSECSVKCGKGIRHRTVRCTNPRKKCVLS
        TRPREAEDCEDYSKCYVWRMGDWSKVRTILYTLSNRFQ
        SEQ ID NO 123             3977 bp
NOV37b, GGGAAGAACCGCGAGATGCGCCTGACTCACATCTGCTGCTGCTGCCTCCTTTACCAGC
CG133589-02
DNA     TGGGGTTCCTGTCGAATGGGATCGTTTCAGAGCTGCAGTTCGCCCCCGACCGCGAGGA
Sequence
        GTGGGAAGTCGTGTTTCCTGCGCTCTGGCGCCGGGAGCCGGTGGACCCGGCTGGCGGC
        AGCGGGGGCAGCGCGGACCCGGGCTGGGTGCGCGGCGTTGGGGGCGGCGGAAGCGCCC
        GGGCGCAGGCTGCCGGCAGCTCACGCGAGGTGCGCTCTGTGGCTCCGGTGCCTTTGGA
        GGAGCCCGTGGAGGGCCGATCAGAGTCCCGGCTCCGGCCCCCGCCGCCGTCGGAGGGT
        GAGGAGGACGAGGAGCTCGAGTCGCAGGAGCTGCCGCGGGGATCCAGCGGGGCTGCCG
        CCTTGTCCCCGGGCGCCCCGGCCTCGTGGCAGCCGCCGCCTCCCCCGCAGCCGCCCCC
        GTCCCCGCCCCCGGCCCAGCATGCCGAGCCGGATGGCGACGAAGTGTTGCTGCGGATC
        CCGGCCTTCTCTCGGGACCTGTACCTGCTGCTCCGGAGAGACGGCCGCTTCCTGGCGC
        CGCGCTTCGCAGTGGAACAGCGGCCAAATCCCGGCCCCGGCCCCACGGGGGCAGCATC
        CGCCCCGCAACCTCCCGCGCCACCAGACGCAGGCTGCTTCTACACCGGAGCTGTGCTG
        CGGCACCCTGGCTCGCTGGCTTCTTTCAGCACCTGTGGAGGTGGCCTGATGGGATTTA
        TACAGCTCAATGAGGACTTCATATTTATTGAGCCACTCAATGATACAATGGCCATAAC
        AGGTCACCCACACCGTGTATATAGGCAGAAAAGGTCCATGGACGAAAAGGTCACAGAG
        AAGTCAGCTCTTCACAGTCATTACTGTGGTATCATTTCAGATAAAGGAAGACCTAGGT
        CTAGAAAAATAGCAGAAAGTGGAAGAGGGAAACGATATTCATACAAATTACCTCAAGA
        ATACAACATAGAGACTGTAGTGGTTGCAGACCCAGCAATGGTTTCCTATCATGGAGCA
        GATGCAGCCAGGAGATTCATTCTAACCATCTTAAATATGGTATTTAACCTTTTCCAAC
        ACAAGAGTCTGGGTGTGCAGGTCAATCTTCGTGTGATAAAGCTTATTCTGCTCCATGA
        AACTCCACCAGAACTATATATTGGGCATCATGGAGAAAAAATGCTAGAGAGTTTTTGT
        AAGTGGCAACATGAAGAATTTGGCAAAAAGAATGATATACATTTAGAGATGTCAACAA
        ACTGGGGGGAAGACATGACTTCAGTGGATGCAGCTATACTTATAACAAGGAAAGATTT
        CTGTGTGCACAAAGATGAACCATGTGATACTGTTGGTATAGCTTACTTGAGTGGAATG
        TGTAGTGAAAAGAGAAAATGTATTATTGCTGAAGACAATGGCTTGAATCTTGCTTTTA
        CAATTGCTCATGAATGGGTCACAACATGGGCATTAACCATGACAAATGACCACCCATC
        GTGTGCTGATGGTCTTCATATCATGTCTGGTGAATGGATTAAAGGACAGAATCTTGGT
        GACGTTTCATGGTCTCGATGTAGCAAAGGAAGATTTGGAAGATTTCTCAGGTCAAAGG
        CCAGTAACTGCTTGCTACAAACAAATCCGCAGAGTGTCAATTCTGTGATGGTTCCCTC
        CAAGCTGCCAGGGATGACATACACTGCTGATGAACAATGCCAGATCCTTTTTGGGCCA
        TTGGCTTCTTTTTGTCAGGAGATGCAGCATGTTATTTGCACAGGATTATGGTGCAAGG
        TAGAAGGTGAGAAAGAATGCAGAACCAAGCTAGACCCACCAATGGATGGAACTGACTG
        TGACCTTGGTAAGTGGTGTAAGGCTGGAGAATGTACCAGCAGGACCTCAGCACCTGAA
        CATCTGGCCGGAGAGTGGAGCCTGTGGAGTCCTTGTAGCCGAACCTGCAGTGCTGGGA
        TCAGCAGTCGAGAGCGCAAATGTCCTGGGCTAGATTCTGAAGCAAGGGATTGTAATGG
        TCCCAGAAAACAATACAGAATATGTGAGAATCCACCTTGTCCTGCAGGTTTGCCTGGA
        TTCAGAGACTGGCAATGTCAGGCTTATAGTGTTAGAACTTCCTCCCCAAAGCATATAC
        TTCAGTGGCAAGCTGTCCTGGATGAAGkAAAACCATGTGCCTTGTTTTGCTCTCCTGT
        TGGAAAAGAACAGCCTATTCTTCTATCAGAAAAAGTGATGGATGGAACTTCTTGTGGC
        TATCAGGGATTAGATATCTGTGCAAATGGCAGGTGCCAGAAAGTTGGCTGTGATGGTT
        TATTAGGGTCTCTTGCAAGAGAAGATCATTGTGGTGTATGCAATGGCAATGGAAAATC
        ATGCAAGATCATTAAAGGGGATTTTAATCACACCAGAGGAGCAGGTTATGTACAAGTG
        CTGGTGATACCTGCTGGAGCAAGAAGAATCAGTTGTGGAGGAAAAAAGCCGGCACATA
        GCTATTTAGCTCTCCGAGATGCTGGCAACAGTCTATTTAATAGTGACTGGAGAATTGA
        ACACTCTGGAGCCTTCAATTTGGCTGGAACTACCGTTCATTATGTAAGACGAGGCCTC
        TGGGAGAAGATCTCTGCCAAAGGTCCTACTACAGCACCTTTACATCTTCTGGTGCTCC
        TGTTTCAGGATCAGAATTATGGTCTTCACTATGAATACACTATCCCATCAGACCCTCT
        TCCAGAAAACCAGAGCTCTAAAGCACCTGAGCCCCTCTTCATGTGGACACACACAAGC
        TGGGAAGATTGCGATGCCACTTGTGGAGGAGGAGAAAGGAAGACAACAGTGTCCTGCA
        CAAAAATCATGAGCAAAAATATCAGCATTGTGGACAATGAGATGCAAAAATACTTAAC
        CAAGCCAGAGACCACAGATTCGAAAGTGCAATGAGCAACCATGTCACAAAGGGAATAT
        CTAATAAGTCGTGTGAGTGCTACAAGCCAGGCAATAGAGAGCAAAGAAAAGGCCAGTC
        CCCATTGGTTGAATGGAGAAGCCCTTCTAGGAGGAATGGGCGTGGGGCTGGCTGTCAA
        GGATCCAGGCACAGGATTCTACAAATATCATGAGGTGAAAATAGAAAGTGTTTGGTGG
        ATGATGACAGAATGGACCCCTTGTTCACGAACTTGTGGAAAAGGAATGCAGAGCAGAC
        AAGTGGCCTGTACCCAACAACTGAGCAATGGAACACTGATTAGAGCCCGAGAGAGGGA
        CTGCATTGGGCCCAAGCCCGCCTCTGCCCAGCGCTGTGAGGGCCAGGACTGCATGACC
        GTGTGGGAGGCGGGAGTGTGGTCTGAGTGTTCAGTCAAGTGTGGCAAAGGCATACGTC
        ATCGGACCGTTAGATGTACCAACCCAAGAAAGAAGTGTGTCCTCTCTACCAGACCCAG
        GGAGGCTGAAGACTGTGAGGATTATTCAAAATGCTATGTGTGGCGAATGGGTGACTGG
        TCTAAGTGCTCAATTACCTGTGGCAAAGGAATGCAGTCCCGTGTAATCCAATGCATGC
        ATAAGATCACAGGAAGACATGGAAATGAATGTTTTTCCTCAGAAAAACCTGCAGCATA
        CAGGCCATGCCATCTTCAACCCTGCAATGAGAAAATTAATGTAAATACCATAACATCA
        CCCAGACTGGCTGCTCTGACTTTCAAGTGCCTGGGAGATCAGTGGCCAGTGTACTGCC
        GAGTGATACGTGAAAAGAACCTATGTCAGGACATGCGGTGGTATCAGCGCTGCTGTGA
        AACATGCAGGGACTTCTATGCCCAAAAGCTGCAGCAGAAGAGTTGACCTCTAGCAGGC
        TGGCTGGATCACAGCTCTTGGCAATTACATTATTTATAAACACACACACTAGCATGTT
        TTTCAGACCAAATATTATCAGATTACATATAATTTAATCAAATTAATTTATTTTTTTG
        CCTGCCAAACATCCAATGTGGTCCTTGTTTTGG
        ORF Start: ATG at 16      ORF Stop: TGA at 3814
        SEQ ID NO: 124            1266 aa   MW at 140434.5kD
NOV37b, MRLTHICCCCLLYQLGFLSNGIVSELQFAPDREEWEVVFPALWRREPVDPAGGSGGSA
CG133589-02
Protein DPGWVRGVGGGGSARAQkAGSSREVRSVAPVPLEEPVEGRSESRLRPPPPSEGEEDEE
Sequence
        LESQFLPRGSSGAkALSPGAPASWQPPPPPQPPPSRPPAQHAEPDGDEVLLRIPAFSR
        DLYLLLRRDGRFLAPRFAVEQRPNPGPGPTGAASAPQPPAPPDAGCFYTGAVLRHPGS
        LASFSTCGGGLMGPIQLNEDFIFTERLNDTMAITGHPHRVYRQKREMEEKVTEKSALH
        SHYCGTISDKCRPRSRKIAESGRGKRYSYKLPQEYNIETVVVADPAMVSYHGADAARR
        FILTILNMVFNLFQHKSLGVQVNLRVIKLILLHETPPELYIGHHCEKMLESPCKWQHE
        EFGKKNDIHLEMSTNWGEDMTSVUKAILITPKDFCVHKDEPCDTVGIAYLSGMCSEKR
        KCIIAEDNGLNLAFTIAHEMGHNMGINHDNDHPSCADGLHTMSGEWIKGQNLGDVSWS
        RCSKEDLERFLRSKASNCLLQTHPQSVNSVMVPSKLPGMTYTADEQCQILFGPLASFC
        QEMQHVICTGLWCKVEGEKECRTKLDPPMDGTDCDLGKWCKAGECTSRTSAPEHLAGE
        WSLWSPCSRTCSAGISSRERKCPGLDSEARDCNGPRKQYRICENPPCPAGLPGPRDWQ
        CQAYSVRTSSPKHILQWQAVLDEEKPCALFCSPVGKEQPILLSEKVMDGTSCGYQGLD
        ICANGRCQKVGCDGLLGSLARPDHCGVCNGNGKSCKIIKGDPNHTRGAGYVEVLVIPA
        GARRIKVVEEKPAHSYLALRDAGKQSINSDWKIEHSGAFNLAGTTVHYVRRGLWEKIS
        AKGPTTAPLHLLVLLFQDQNYGLHYEYTIPSDPLPENQSSKAPEPLFMWTHTSWEDCD
        ATCGGGERKTTVSCTKIMSKNISIVDNEKCKYLTKPEPQIRKCNEQPCQTREYLISRV
        SATSQAIESKEKASPHWLNGEALLGGMGVGLAVKDPGTGFYKYHEVKIESVWWMMTEW
        TPCSRTCGKGMQSRQVACTQQLSNGTLIRARERDCIGPKPASAQRCEGQDCMTVWEAG
        VWSECSVKCGKCIRHRTVRCTNPRKKCVLSTRPREAEDCEDYSKCYVWRMGDWSKCSI
        TCGKGMQSRVIQCMHKITGRHGNECFSSEKPAAYRPCHLQPCNEKINVNTITSPRLAA
        LTFKCLGDQWPVYCRVIREKNLCQDMRWYQRCCETCRDFYAQKLQQKS

[0517] Sequence comparison of the above protein sequences yields the following sequence relationships shown in Table 37B.

TABLE 37B
Comparison of NOV37a against NOV37b
			Identities/
	Portein		Similarities for
	Sequence	Match Residues	the Matched Region
	NOV37b	1 . . . 663	574/687 (83%)
		488 . . . 1157	585/687 (84%)

[0518] Further analysis of the NOV37a protein yielded the following properties shown in Table 37C.

TABLE 37C
Protein Sequence Properties NOV37a
PSort     0.3000 probability located in microbody (peroxisome); 0.3000
analysis: probability located in nucleus; 0.1000 probability located in
          mitochondrial matrix space; 0.1000 probability located in
          lysosome (lumen)
SignalP   No Known Signal Sequence Predicted
analysis:

[0519] A search of the NOV37a protein against the Geneseq database a proprietary database that contains sequences published in patents and patent publication, yielded several homologous proteins shown in Table 37D.

TABLE 37D
Geneseq Results for NOV37a
		NOV37a
	Protein/Organism/	Residues/	Identities/
Geneseq	Length [Patent #,	Match	Similarities for	Expect
Identifier	Date]	Residues	the Matched Region	Value
ABG01904	Novel human diagnostic protein #1895-	1 . . . 633	632/633 (99%)	0.0
	Homo sapiens, 634 aa.	1 . . . 633	632/633 (99%)
	[WO200175067-A2, 11 Oct. 2001]
ABG01904	Novel human diagnostic protein #1895-	1 . . . 633	632/633 (99%)	0.0
	Homo sapiens, 634 aa.	1 . . . 633	632/633 (99%)
	[WO200175067-A2, 11 Oct. 2001]
AAE21003	Human protease #5-Homo sapiens,	1 . . . 647	450/679 (66%)	0.0
	969 aa. [WO200229026-A2,	250 . . . 900	490/679 (71%)
	11 Apr. 2002]
AAE21002	Human protease #4-Homo sapiens,	1 . . . 647	450/679 (66%)	0.0
	1213 aa. [WO200229026-A2,	494 . . . 1144	490/679 (71%)
	11 Apr. 2002]
AAU72900	Human metalloprotease partial protein	1 . . . 647	450/679 (66%)	0.0
	sequence #12-Homo sapiens, 1094 aa.	375 . . . 1025	489/679 (71%)
	[WO200183782-A2, 8 Nov. 2001]

[0520] In a BLAST search of public sequence datbases, the NOV37a protein was found to have homology to the proteins shown in the BLASTP data in Table 37E.

TABLE 37E
Public BLASTP Results for NOV37a
		NOV37a
Protein		Match	Identities/	Expect
Number	Protein/Organism/Length	Residues	Matched Portion	Value
Q8TE59	ADAMTS-19-Homo sapiens	1 . . . 647	449/679 (66%)	0.0
	(Human), 1207 aa.	488 . . . 1138	489/679 (71%)
QSTE56	Metalloprotease disintegrin 17, with	224 . . . 647	184/434 (42%)	e−101
	thrombospondin domains-Homo	628 . . . 1023	256/434 (58%)
	sapiens (Human), 1095 aa.
CAC38921	Sequence 2 from Patent WO0131034-	2 . . . 608	207/637 (32%)	7e−75
	Homo sapiens (Human), 1686 aa.	395 . . . 999	295/637 (45%)
Q9EPX2	Papilin-Mus musculus (Mouse),	220 . . . 647	149/455 (32%)	2e−56
	1280 aa.	108 . . . 534	218/455 (47%)
Q9U8G8	Lacunin precursor-Manduca sexta	222 . . . 663	153/464 (32%)	7e−54
	(Tobacco hawkmoth) (Tobacco	143 . . . 593	212/464 (44%)
	hornworm), 3198 aa.

[0521] PFam analysis predicts that the NOV37a protein contains the domains Shown in the Table 37F.

TABLE 37F
Domain Analysis of NOV37a
			Identities/
	Pfam	NOV37a	Similarities for	Expect
	Domain	Match Region	the Matched Region	Value
	tsp_1	426 . . . 482	13/62 (21%)	0.091
			40/62 (65%)
	tsp_1	542 . . . 601	18/67 (27%)	0.011
			40/67 (60%)
	tsp_1	603 . . . 653	22/57 (39%)	0.00014
			36/57 (63%)

Example 38

[0522] The NOV38 clone was analyzed, and the nucleotide and encoded polypeptide sequences are shown in Table 38A.

TABLE 38A
NOV38 Sequence Analysis
        SEQ ID NO: 125            735 bp
NOV38a, AGTGGCAAGATGGCGTCCCTGGATCGGGTGAAGGTACTGGTGTTGGGAGACTCAGGTG
CG133668-01
DNA     TTGGGAAATCTTCGTTAGTCCATCTCCTATGCCAAAATCAAGTGCTGGGAAATCCATC
Sequence
        ATGGACTGTGGGCTGCTCAGTGGATGTCAGAGTTCATGATTACAAAGAAGGAACCCCA
        GAAGAGAAGACCTACTACATAGAATTATGGGATGTTGGAGGCTCTGTGGGCAGTGCCA
        GCAGCGTGAAAAGCACAAGAOCAGTATTCTACAACTCCGTAAATGGTATTATTTTCGT
        ACACGACTTAACAAATAAGAAGTCCTCCCAAAACTTGCGTCGTTGGTCATTGGAAGCT
        CTCAACAGGGATTTGGTGCCAACTGGAGTCTTGGTGACAAATGGGGATTATGATCAAG
        AACAGTTTGCTGATAACCAAATACCACTGTTGGTAATAGGGACTAAACTGGACCAGAT
        TCATGAAACAAAGCGCCATGAAGTTTTAACTAGGACTGCTTTCCTGGCTGAGGATTTC
        AATCCAGAAGAAATTAATTTGGACTGCACAAATCCACGGTACTTAGCTGCAGGTTCTT
        CCAATGCTGTCAAGCTCAGTAGGTTTTTTGATAAGGTCATAGAGAAGAGATACTTTTT
        AAGAGAAGGTAATCAGATTCCAGGCTTTCCTGATCGGAAAAGATTTGGGGCAGGAACA
        TTAAAGAGCCTTCATTATGACTGAATTACACTCATCCTT
        ORF Start: ATG at 10      ORF Stop: TGA at 718
        SEQ ID NO: 126            236 aa    MW at 26422.6kD
NOV38a, MASLDRVKVLVLGDSGVGKSSLVHLLCQNQVLGNPSWTVGCSVDVRVHDYKEGTPEEK
CG133668-01
Protein TYYIELWDVGGSVGSASSVKSTRAVFYNSVNGIIFVHDLTNKKSSQNLRRWSLEALNR
Sequence
        DLVPTGVLVTNGDYDQEQFADNQIPLLVIGTKLDQIHETKRHEVLTRTAFLAEDFNPE
        EINLDCTNPRYLAAGSSNAVKLSRFFDKVIEKRYFLREGNQIPGFPDRKRFGAGTLKS
        LHYD
        SEQ ID NO: 127            739 bp
NOV38b, AGTGGCAAGATCGCGTCCCTGGATCGGGTGAAGGTACTGGTGTTGGGAGACTCAGGTG
CG133668-02
DNA     TTGGGAAATCTTCGTTAGTCCATCTCCTATGCCAkAATCAAGTGCTGGGAAATCCATC
Sequence
        ATGGACTGTGGGCTGCTCAGTGGATGTCAGAGTTCATGATTACAAAGAAGGAACCCCA
        GAAGAGAAGACCTACTACATAGAATTATGGGATGTTGGAGGCTCTGTGGGCAGTGCCA
        GCAGCGTGAAAAGCACAAGAGCAGTATTCTACAACTCCGTAAATGGTATTATTTTCGT
        ACACGACTTAACAAATAAGAAGTCCTCCCAAAACTTGCGTCGTTGGTCATTGGAAGCT
        CTCAACAGGGATTTGGTGCCAACTGGAGTCTTGGTGACAAATGGGGATTATGATCAAG
        AACAGTTTGCTGATAACCAAATACCACTGTTGGTAATAGGGACTAAACTGGACCAGAT
        TCATGAAACAAAGCGCCATGAAGTTTTAACTAGGACTGCTTTCCTGGCTGAGGATTTC
        AATCCAGAAGAAATTAATTTGGACTGCACAAATCCACGGTACTTAGCTGCAGGTTCCT
        CCAATGCTGTCAAGCTCAGTAGGTTTTTTGATAAGGTCATAGAGAAGAGATACTTTTT
        AAGAGAAGGTAATCAGATTCCAGGCTTTCCTGATCGGAAAAGATTTGGGGCAGGAACA
        TTAAAGAGCCTTCATTATGACTGAATTACACTCATCCTAAGGG
        ORF Start: at 10          ORF Stop: TGA at 718
        SEQ ID NO: 128            236 aa    MW at 26404.5kD
NOV38b, IASLDRVKVLVLGDSGVGKSSLVHLLCQNQVLGNPSWTVGCSVDVRVHDYKEGTREEK
CG133668-02
Protein TYYIELWDVGGSVGSASSVKSTRAVFYNSVNGIIFVHDLTNKKSSQNLRRWSLEALNR
Sequence
        DLVPTGVLVTNGDYDQEQFADNQIPLLVIGTKLDQTHETKRHEVLTRTAFLAEDFNPE
        EINLDCTNPRYLAAGSSNAVKLSRFFDKVIEKRYFLREGNQTPGFPDRKRFGAGTLKS
        LHYD

[0523] Sequence comparison of the above protein sequences yields tile following, sequence relationships shown in Table 38B.

TABLE 38B
Comparison of NOV38a against NOV38b
			Identities/
	Protein	NOV38a Residues/	Similarities for
	Sequence	Match Residues	the Matched Region
	NOV38b	1 . . . 236	222/236 (94%)
		1 . . . 236	223/236 (94%)

[0524] Further analysis of the NOV38a protein yielded the following properties shown in Table 38C.

TABLE 38C
Protein Sequence Properties NOV38a
analysis: (peroxisome); 0.1000 probability located in mitochondrial
          matrix space; 0.1000 probability located in lysosome (lumen)
SignalP   No Known Signal Sequence Predicted
analysis:

[0525] A search of the NOV38a protein against the Geneseq database, a proprietary database that contains sequences published in patents and patent publication yielded several homologous proteins shown in Table 38D.

TABLE 38D
Geneseq Results for NOV38a
		NOV38a
	Protein/Organism/	Residues/	Identities/
Geneseq	Length [Patent #,	Match	Similarities for	Expect
Identifier	Date]	Residues	the Matched Region	Value
AAE21568	Human G-protein (47324) polypeptide-	1 . . . 236	236/236 (100%)	e−136
	Homo sapiens, 236 aa. [WO200218425-	1 . . . 236	236/236 (100%)
	A2, 7 Mar. 2002]
AAU17369	Novel signal transduction pathway	1 . . . 231	210/231 (90%)	e−114
	protein, Seq ID 934-Homo sapiens,	4 . . . 232	212/231 (90%)
	269 aa [WO200154733-A1,
	2 Aug. 2001]
AAY12450	Human 5′ EST secreted protein SEQ ID	1 . . . 125	121/125 (96%)	3e−64
	NO: 481-Homo sapiens 125 aa.	1 . . . 125	121/125 (96%)
	[WO9906548-A2, 11 Feb. 1999]
ABB60970	Drosophila melanogaster polypeptide	1 . . . 231	113/264 (42%)	2e−47
	SEQ ID NO 9702-Drosophila	6 . . . 264	157/264 (58%)
	melanogaster, 279 aa. [WO200171042-
	A2, 27 Sep. 2001]
AAG49196	Arabidopsis thaliana protein fragment	6 . . . 150	54/155 (34%)	4e−19
	SEQ ID NO. 62211-Arabidopsis	228 . . . 369	87/155 (55%)
	thaliana, 606 aa. [EP1033405-A2,
	6 Sep. 2000]

[0526] In a BLAST search of public sequence datbases, the NOV38a protein was found to have homology to the proteins shown in the BLASTP data in Table 38E.

TABLE 38E
Public BLASTP Results for NOV38a
		NOV38a
Protein		Residues/	Identities/
Accession		Match	Similarities for	Expect
Number	Protein/Organism/Length	Residues	the Matched Portion	Value
Q8WUD3	Similar to RIKEN cDNA	1 . . . 236	234/236 (99%)	e−134
	4930553C05 gene−Homo sapiens	1 . . . 236	234/236 (99%)
	(Human), 236 aa.
Q9D4V7	4930553C05Rik protein-Mus	1 . . . 236	218/236 (92%)	e−124
	musculus (Mouse), 236 aa.	1 . . . 236	221/236 (93%)
Q9D0M6	4930553C05Rik protein-Mus	1 . . . 129	123/129 (95%)	1e−66
	musculus (Mouse), 129 aa.	1 . . . 129	124/129 (95%)
Q8SZD5	RE04047p-Drosophila	1 . . . 231	113/264 (42%)	4e−47
	melanogaster (Fruit fly), 274 aa.	1 . . . 259	157/264 (58%)
Q9VXA9	CG4789 protein-Drosophila	1 . . . 231	113/264 (42%)	4e−47
	melanogaster (Fruit fly), 279 aa.	6 . . . 264	157/264 (58%)

[0527] PFam analysis predicts that the NOV38a protein contains the domains shown in the Table 38F.

TABLE 38F
Domain Analysis of NOV38a
		Identities/
Pfam		Similarities for	Expect
Domain	NOV38a Match Region	the Matched Region	Value
Ras	8 . . . 231	42/239 (18%)	1e−06
		144/239 (60%)

Example 39

[0528] The NOV39 clone was analyzed, and the nucleotide and encoded polypeptide sequences are shown in Table 39A.

TABLE 39A
NOV39 Sequence Analysis
        SEQ ID NO: 129            3771 bp
NOV39a, GGAGCCCTCCAGAGCGCTTCTCGGCTGCCTAGCGAGCGCCGCCGCTGCCGCCCCGCCG
CG133750-01
DNA     GGGGAGGATGGAGCAGGGGCCGGGGCCGAGGAGGAGGAGGAGGAGGAGGAGGAGGCGG
Sequence
        CGGCGGCGGTGGGCCCCGGGGCAGCTGGGCTGCGACGCGCCGCTGCCCTACTGGACGG
        CCGTGTTCGAGTACGAGGCGGCGGGCGAGGACGAGCTGACCCTGCGGCTGGGCGACGT
        GGTGGAGGTCCTCTCCAAGGACTCGCAGGTGTCCGGCGACGAGGGCTGGTGGACCGGG
        CAGCTGAACCAGCGGGTGGGCATCTTCCCCAGCAACTACGTGACCCCGCGCAGCGCCT
        TCTCCAGCCGCTGCCAGCCCGGCGGCGAGGACCCCAGTTGCTACCCGCCCATTCAGTT
        GTTAGAPATTGATTTTGCGGAGCTCACCTTGGAAGAGATTATTGGCATCGGGGGCTTT
        GGGAAGGTCTATCGTGCTTTCTGGATAGGGGATGAGGTTCCTGTGAAAGCAGCTCGCC
        ACGACCCTGATGAGGACATCAGCCAGACCATAGAGAATGTTCCCCAAGAGGCCAAGCT
        CTTCGCCATGCTGAAGCACCCCAACATCATTGCCCTAAGAGGGGTATGTCTGAAGGAG
        CCCAACCTCTGCTTGGTCATGGAGTTTGCTCGTGGAGGACCTTTGAATAGAGTGTTAT
        CTGGGAAAAGGATTCCCCCAGACATCCTGGTGAATTGGGCTGTGCAGATTGCCAGACG
        GATGAACTACTTACATGATGAGGCAATTGTTCCCATCATCCACCGCGACCTTAAGTCC
        AGCAACATATTGATCCTCCAGAAGGTGGAGAATGGAGACCTGAGCAACAAGATTCTGA
        AGATCACTGATTTTGGCCTGGCTCGGGAATGGCACCGAACCACCAAGATGAGTGCGGC
        AGGGACGTATGCTTGGATGGCACCCGAAGTCATCCGGGCCTCCATGTTTTCCAAAGGC
        AGTGATGTGTGGAGCTATGGGGTGCTACTTTGGGAGTTGCTGACTGGTGAGGTGCCCT
        TTCGAGGCATTGATGGCTTAGCAGTCGCTTATGGAGTGGCCATGAACAAACTCGCCCT
        TCCTATTCCTTCTACGTGCCCAGAACCTTTTGCCAAACTCATGGAAGACTGCTGGAAT
        CCTGATCCCCACTCACGACCATCTTTCACGAATATCCTGGACCAGCTAACCACCATAG
        AGGAGTCTGGTTTCTTTGAAATCCCCAAGGACTCCTTCCACTGCCTGCAGGACAACTG
        GAAACACGAGATTCAGGAGATGTTTCACCAACTCAGGGCCAAAGAAAAGGAACTTCGC
        ACCTGGGAGGAGGAGCTGACGCGGGCTGCACTGCAGCAGAAGAACCAGGAGGAACTGC
        TGCGGCGTCGGGAGCAGGAGCTGGCCGAGCGGGAGATTGACATCCTGGAACGGGAGCT
        CAACATCATCATCCACCAGCTGTGCCAGGAGAAGCCCCGGGTGAAGAAACGCAAGGGC
        AAGTTCAGGAAGAGCCGGCTGAAGCTCAAGGATGGCAACCGCATCAGCCTCCCTTCTG
        ATTTCCAGCACAAGTTCACGGTGCAGGCCTCCCCTACCATGGATAAAAGGAAGAGTCT
        TATCAACAGCCGCTCCAGTCCTCCTGCAAGCCCCACCATCATTCCTCGCCTTCGAGCC
        ATCCAGTTGACACCACGTGAAAGCAGCAAAACCTGGGGCAGGAGCTCAGTCGTCCCAA
        GCCAGGGACGCTTGGTCAGAAAGAGCTTGCCTCGGGAGATGAAGGATCCCCTCAGAGA
        CGTGAGAAAGCTAATGGTTTAAGTACCCCATCAGAATCTCCACATTTCCACTTGGGCC
        TCAAGTCCCTGGTAGATGGATATAAGCAGTGGTCGTCCAGTGCCCCCAACCTGGTGAA
        GGGCCCAAGGAGTAGCCCGGCCCTGCCAGGGTTCACCAGCCTTATGGAGATGGCCTTG
        CTGGCAGCCAGTTGGGTGGTGCCCATCGACATTGAAGAGCATGAGCACAGTGAAGGCC
        CAGGCACTGGAGAGAGTCGCCTACAGCATTCACCCAGCCAGTCCTACCTCTGTATCCC
        ATTCCCTCGTGGAGAGGATGGCGATGGCCCCTCCAGTGATCGAATCCATGAGGAGCCC
        ACCCCAGTCATCTCGGCCACGAGTACCCCTCAGCTGACGCCAACCAACAGCCTCAAGC
        GGGGCGGTGCCCACCACCGCCGCTGCGAGGTGGCTCTGCTCGGCTGTGGGCCTGTTCT
        GGCAGCCACAGGCCTACGGTTTGACTTGCTGGAAGCTGGCAAGTGCCAGCTGCTTCCC
        CTGGAGGAGCCTGAGCCACCAGCCCGGGAGGAGAAGAAAAGACGGGAGGGTCTTTTTC
        ACAGGTCCAGCCGTCCTCGTCGGAGCACCAGCCCCCCATCCCGAAAGCTTTTCATGAA
        GGAGGAGCCCATGCTGTTGCTAGGAGACCCCTCTGCCTCCCTGACGCTGCTCTCCCTC
        TCCTCCATCTCCGAGTGCAACTCCACACGCTCCCTGCTGCGCTCCGACAGCGATGAAA
        TTGTCGTGTATGAGATGCCAGTCAGCCCAGTCGAGGCCCCTCCCCTGAGTCCATGTAC
        CCACAACCCCCTGGTCAATGTCCGAGTAGAGCGCTTCAAACGACATCCTAACCAATCT
        CTGACTCCCACCCATGTCACCCTCACCACCCCCTCGCAGCCCAGCAGTCACCGGCGGA
        CTCCTTCTGATGGGGCCCTTAAGCCAGAGACTCTCCTACCCAGCACGAGCCCCTCCAG
        CAATCGGTTGAGCCCCAGTCCTGGACCAGGAATGTTGAAAACCCCCAGTCCCAGCCGA
        GACCCAGGTGAATTCCCCCGTCTCCCTGACCCCAATGTGGTCTTCCCCCCAACCCCAA
        GGCGCTGGAACACTCAGCACGACTCTACCTTGGAGAGACCCAAGACTCTGGAGTTTCT
        GCCTCGGCCGCGTCCTTCTGCCAACCGGCAACGGCTGGACCCTTGGTGGTTTGTGTCC
        CCCAGCCATGCCCGCAGCACCTCCCCACCCAACAGCTCCAGCACAGAGACGCCCAGCA
        ACCTGGACTCCTCCTTTGCTAGCAGTAGCAGCACTGTAGAGGAGCGGCCTGGACTTCC
        AGCCCTGCTCCCGTTCCAGGCAGGGCCGCTGCCCCCGACTGAGCGGACGCTCCTGGAC
        CTGGATGCAGAGGGGCAGAGTCAGGACAGCACCGTGCCGCTGTGCAGAGCGGAACTGA
        ACACACACAGGCCTGCCCCTTATGAGATCCAGCAGGAGTTCTGGTCTTAGCACGAAAA
        GGATTGGGGCGGGCAAGGGCGACAGCCAGCGGAGATGAGGGGAGCTGGCGGGCACAGC
        CCTTTCTCAGGGTTCGACCCCCTGAGATCCAGCCCTACTTCTTGCACTGATAATGCAC
        TTTGAAGATGGAAGGGATGGAAACAGGGCCACTTCAGAGGGTCTCCTGCCCTGCAGGG
        CCTTTCTACCCGTGTCCACTGGAGGGGCTGTGGCCATCAGCTCTGGCTGTGTAGCGGA
        GGAAGGGGTGCATGCATGTCCCCCACCCTCCACAGTCTTCCTTGCCTTTAGAGTGACC
        CTGCACAGTCACTCAGCCAAATCTGTCTGCTGCTCCCTCTCCTCAGCCAGTTGGGTGT
        GCCCA
        ORF Start: ATG at 66      ORF Stop: TAG at 3354
        SEQ ID NO: 130            1096 aa   MW at 122187.8kD
NOV39a, MEQGPGPRRRRRRRRRRRRRWAPGQLGCDAPLPYWTAVFEYEAAGEDELTLRLGDVVE
CG133750-01
Protein VLSKDSQVSGDEGWWTGQLNQRVGTPPSNYVTPRSAFSSRCQPGGEDPSCYPPIQLLE
Sequence
        TDFAELTLEEIIGIGGFGKVYRAFWIGDEVAVKAARHDPDEDISQTIENVRQEAKLFA
        MLKHPNTIALRGVCLKEPNLCLVMEFARGGPLNRVLSGKRIPPDILVNWAVQIARGMN
        YLHDEAIVPIIHRDLKSSNTLILQKVENGDLSNKILKITDFGLAREWHRTTKMSAAGT
        YAWMAPEVIRASMFSKGSDVWSYGVLLWELLTGEVPFRGIDGLAVAYGVAMNKLALPI
        PSTCPEPFAKLMEDCWNPDPHSRPSFTNILDQLTTIEESGFFEMPKDSFHCLQDNWKH
        EIQEMFDQLRAKFKELRTWEEELTRAALQQKNQEELLRRREQELAEREIDILERELNI
        IIHQLCQEKPRVKKRKGKFRKSRLKLKDGNRISLPSDFQHKFTVQASPTMDKRKSLIN
        SRSSPPASPTIIPRLRAIQLTPGESSKThGRSSVVPKEEGEEEEKRAPKKKGRTWGPG
        TLGQKELASGDEGSPQRREKANGLSTPSESPHPHLGLKSLVDGYKQWSSSAPNLVKGP
        RSSPALPGFTSLMEMALLAASWVVPIDIEEDEDSEGPGSGESRLQHSPSQSYLCIPFP
        RGEDGDGPSSDGIHEEPTPVNSATSTPQLTPTNSLKRGGAHHRRCEVALLGCGAVLAA
        TGLGPDLLEAGKCQLLPLEEPEPPAREEKKRREGLPQRSSRPRRSTSPPSRKLFKKEE
        PMLLLGDPSASLTLLSLSSISECNSTRSLLRSDSDEIVVYEMPVSPVEAPPLSPCTHN
        PLVNVRVERFKRDPNQSLTPTHVTLTTPSQPSSHRRTPSDGALKPETLLASRSPSSNG
        LSPSPGAGMLKTPSPSRDPGEFPRLPDPNVVPPPTPRRWNTQQDSTLERPKTLEFLPR
        PRPSANRQRLDPWWFVSPSHARSTSPANSSSTETPSNLDSCFASSSSTVEERPGLPAL
        LPFQAGPLPPTERTLLDLDAEGQSQDSTVPLCRAELNTHRPAPYEIQQEFWS

[0529] Further analysis of the NOV39a protein yielded the following properties shown in Table 39B.

TABLE 39B
Protein Sequence Properties NOV39a
PSort     0.7999 probability located in mitochondrial inner
analysis: membrane; 0.6064 probability located in nucleus; 0.6000
          probability located in mitochondrial matrix space; 0.6000
          probability located in mitochondrial intermembrane space
SignalP   No Known Signal Sequence Predicted
analysis:

[0530] A search of the NOV39a protein against the Geneseq database, a proprietary database that contains sequences published in patents and patent publication, yielded several homologous proteins shown in Table 39C.

TABLE 39C
Geneseq Results for NOV39a
		NOV39a
	Protein/Organism/	Residues/	Identities/
Geneseq	Length [Patent #,	Match	Similarities for	Expect
Identifier	Date]	Residues	the Matched Region	Value
AAE21717	Human PKIN-12 protein-Homo	4 . . . 1096	1037/1109 (93%)	0.0
	sapiens, 1097 aa. [WO200218557-A2,	26 . . . 1097	1038/1109 (93%)
	7 Mar. 2002]
AAE11775	Human kinase (PKIN)-9 protein-	4 . . . 1096	991/1093 (90%)	0.0
	Homo sapiens, 1046 aa.	26 . . . 1046	993/1093 (90%)
	[WO200181555-A2, 1 Nov. 2001]
AAB85513	Human protein kinase SGK067-Homo	35 . . . 733	420/722 (58%)	0.0
	sapiens, 719 aa. [WO200155356-A2,	43 . . . 712	520/722 (71%)
	2 Aug. 2001]
ABB58999	Drosophila melanogaster polypeptide	35 . . . 560	274/526 (52%)	e−147
	SEQ ID NO 3789 -Drosophila	48 . . . 541	350/526 (66%)
	melanogaster, 1020 aa.
	[WO200171042-A2, 27 Sep. 2001]
AAU78826	Multiple lineage kinase 1 (MLK1)-	62 . . . 251	189/190 (99%)	e−109
	Unidentified, 194 aa. [WO200214536-	5 . . . 194	190/190 (99%)
	A2, 21 Feb. 2002]

[0531] In a BLAST search of public sequence databases, the NOV39a protein was found to have homology to the proteins shown in the BLASTP data in Table 39D.

TABLE 39D
Public BLASTP Results for NOV39a
		NOV39a
Protein		Residues/	Identities/
Accession		Match	Similarities for	Expect
Number	Protein/Organism/Length	Residues	the Matched Portion	Value
Q9H2N5	Mixed lineage kinase MLK1-Homo	31 . . . 1096	1066/1066 (100%)	0.0
	sapiens (Human), 1066 aa	1 . . . 1066	1066/1066 (100%)
	(fragment).
AAH30944	Similar to mitogen-activated protein	331 . . . 1096	694/769 (90%)	0.0
	kinase kinase kinase 9-Mus musculus	1 . . . 732	709/769 (91%)
	(Mouse), 732 aa (fragment).
Q02779	Mitogen-activated protein kinase	33 . . . 1078	574/1066 (53%)	0.0
	kinase kinase 10 (EC 2.7.1.37)	19 . . . 950	689/1066 (63%)
	(Mixed lineage kinase 2) (Protein
	kinase MST)-Homo sapiens
	(Human), 954 aa.
Q8WWN1	Mixed lineage kinase 4beta-Homo	35 . . . 1096	540/1112 (48%)	0.0
	sapiens (Human), 1036 aa.	43 . . . 1036	688/1112 (61%)
Q8VDG6	Similar to mitogen-activated protein	35 . . . 1094	491/1085 (45%)	0.0
	kinase kinase kinase 9-Mus musculus	29 . . . 999	635/1085 (58%)
	(Mouse), 1001 aa.

[0532] PFam analysis predicts that the NOV39a protein contains the domains shown in the Table 39E.

TABLE 39E
Domain Analysis of NOV39a
		Identities/
Pfam		Similarities for	Expect
Domain	NOV39a Match Region	the Matched Region	Value
SH3	33 . . . 92	25/63 (40%)	7.8e−15
		50/63 (79%)
Pkinase	122 . . . 381	100/300 (33%)	3.2e−94
		217/300 (72%)

Example 40

[0533] The NOV40 clone was analyzed, and the nucleotide and encoded polypeptide sequences are shown in Table 40A.

TABLE 40A
NOV40 Sequence Analysis
        SEQ ID NO: 131            4803 bp
NOV40a, AGAAGGAAGTGGCCTGGTGGATACACACCTGTTCTCTGCAGGCTCTTTCCTTGTCATG
CG133819-01
DNA     TTTCTCCCCTGGGGTTTGCAGCCTGGCTTTTCATTTTTAGTATCCTTCTGAAAGAAGA
Sequence
        GAGAAAAATTTTCAGCAAAGAAGGCAAGTAAAAGATGAAAATTAAATTATGAGAATTA
        AAAAGACAACATTGAGCAGAGACATGAAAAAGGAAGGGAGGAAAAGGTGGAAAAGAAA
        AGAAGACAAGAAGCGAGTAGTGGTCTCTAACTTGCTCTTTGAAGGATGGTCTCACAAA
        GAGAACCCCAACAGACATCATCGTGGGAATCAAATCAAGACCAGCAAGTACACCGTGT
        TGTCCTTCGTCCCCAAAAACATTTTTGAGCAGCTACACCGGTTGGCCAATCTCTATTT
        TGTGGGCATTGCGGTTCTGAATTTTATCCCTGTGGTCAATGCTTTCCAGCCTGAGGTG
        AGCATGATACCAATCTGTGTTATCCTGGCAGTCACTGCCATCAAGGACGCTTGGGAAG
        ACCTCCGGAGGTACAAATCGGATAAAGTCATCAATAACCGAGAGTGCCTCATCTACAG
        CAGAAAAGAGCAGACCTATGTGCAGAAGTGCTGGAAGGATGTGCGCGTGCGAGACTTC
        ATCCAAATGAAATGCAATGAGATTGTCCCAGCAGACATACTCCTCCTTTTTTCCTCTG
        ACCCCAATGGGATATGCCATCTGGAAACTGCCAGCTTGGATGGAGAGACAAACCTCAA
        GCAAAGACGTGTCGTGAAGGGCTTCTCACAGCAGGAGGTACAGTTCGAACCAGAGCTT
        TTCCACAATACCATCGTGTGTGAGAAACCCAACAACCACCTCAACAAATTTAAGGGTT
        ATATGGAGCATCCTGACCAGACCAGGACTGGCTTTGGCTGTGAGAGTCTTCTGCTTCG
        AGGCTGCACCATCAGAAACACCGAGATGGCTGTTGGCATTGTCATCTATGCAGGCCAT
        GAGACGAAAGCCATGCTGAACAACAGTGGCCCCCGGTACAAACGCAGCAAGATTGAGC
        GGCGCATGAATATAGACATCTTCTTCTGCATTGGGATCCTCATCCTCATGTGCCTTAT
        TGGAGCTGTAGGTCACAGCATCTGGAATGGGACCTTTGAAAGACACCCTCCCTTCGAT
        GTGCCAGATGCCAATGGCAGCTTCCTTCCCAGTGCCCTTGGGGGCTTCTACATGTTCC
        TCACAATGATCATCCTGCTCCAGGTGCTGATCCCCATCTCTTTGTATGTCTCCATTGA
        GCTGGTGAAGCTCGGGCAAGTGTTCTTCTTGAGCAATGACCTTGACCTGTATGATGAA
        GAGACCGATTTATCCATTCAATGTCGAGCCCTCAACATCGCAGAGGACTTGGGCCAGA
        TCCAGTACATCTTCTCCGATAAGACGGGGACCCTGACAGAGAACAAGATGGTGTTCCG
        ACGTTGCACCATCATGGGCAGCGAGTATTCTCACCAAGAAAATGCTAAGCGACTGGAG
        ACCCCAAGGAGCTGGACTCAGATGGTGAAAGAGTGGACCCAATACCAATGCCTGTCCT
        TCTCGGCTAGATGGGCCCAGGATCCAGCAACTATGAGAAGCCAAAAAGGTGCTCAGCC
        TCTGAGGAGGAGCCAGAGTGCCCGGGTGCCCATCCAGGGCCACTACCGGCAAAGGTCT
        ATGGGGCACCGTGAAAGCTCACAGCCTCCTGTGGCCTTCAGCAGCTCCATAGAAAAAG
        ATGTAACTCCAGATAAAAACCTACTGACCAAGGTTCGAGATGCTGCCCTGTGGTTGGA
        GACCTTGTCAGACAGCAGACCTGCCAAGGCTTCCCTCTCCACCACCTCCTCCATTGCT
        GATTTCTTCCTTGACTTAACCATCTGCAACTCTGTCATGGTGTCCACAACCACCGAGC
        CCAGGCAGAGGGTCACCATCAAACCCTCAAGCAAGGCTCTGGGGACGTCCCTGGAGAA
        GATTCAGCAGCTCTTCCAGAAGTTGAAGCTATTGAGCCTCAGCCAGTCATTCTCATCC
        ACTGCACCCTCTGACACAGACCTCGGGGAGAGCTTAGGGGCCAACGTGGCCACCACAG
        ACTCGGATGAGAGAGATGATGCATCTGTGTGCAGTGGAGGTGACTCCACTGATGACGG
        TGGCTACAGGAGCAGCATGTGGGACCAGGGCGACATCCTGGAGTCTGGGTCAGGCACT
        TCCTTGGAGGAGGCATTGGAGGCCCCAGCCACAGACCTGGCCAGGCCTGAGTTCTGTT
        ACGAGGCTGAGAGCCCTGATGAGGCCGCCCTGGTGCACGCTGCCCATGCCTACAGCTT
        CACACTAGTGTCCCGGACACCTGAGCAGGTGACTGTGCGCCTGCCCCAGGGCACCTGC
        CTCACCTTCAGCCTCCTCTGCACCCTGGGCTTTGACTCTGTCAGGAAGAGAATGTCTG
        TGGTTGTGAGGCACCCACTGACTGGCGAGATTGTTGTCTACACCAAGGGTGCTGACTC
        GGTCATCATGGACCTGCTGGAAGACCCAGCCTGCGTACCTGACATTAATATGGAAAAG
        AAGCTGAGAPAAATCCGAGCCCGGACCCAAAAGCATCTAGACTTGTATGCAAGAGATG
        GCCTGCGCACACTATGCATTGCCAAGAAGGTTGTAAGCGAAGAGGACTTCCGGAGATG
        GGCCAGTTTCCGGCGTGAGGCTGAGGCATCCCTCGACAACCGAGATGAGCTTCTCATG
        GAAACTGCACAGCATCTGGAGAATCAACTCACCTTACTTGGAGCCACTGGGATCGAAG
        ACCGGCTGCAGGAAGGAGTTCCAGATACGATTGCCACTCTGCGGGAGGCTGGGATCCA
        GCTCTGGGTCCTGACTGGAGATAAGCAGGAGACAGCGGTCAACATTGCCCATTCCTGC
        AGACTGTTAAATCAGACCGACACTGTTTATACCATCAATACAGAGAATCAGGAGACCT
        GTGAATCCATCCTCAATTGTGCATTGGAAGAGCTAAAGCAATTTCGTGAACTACAGAA
        GCCAGACCGCAAGCTCTTTGGATTCCGCTTACCTTCCAAGACACCATCCATCACCTCA
        GAGCTGTGGTTCCAGAAGCTGGATTGGTCATCGATGGGTAAGACATTGAATGCCATCT
        TCCAGGGAAAGCTAGAGAAGAAGTTTCTGGAATTGACCCAGTATTGTCGGTCCGTCCT
        GTGCTGCCGCTCCACGCCACTCCAGAAGAGTATGATAGTCAAGCTGGTGCGAGACAAG
        TTGCGCGTCATGACCCTTTCCATAGGTGATGGAGCAAATGATGTAAGCATGATTCAAG
        CTGCTGATATTGGAATTGGAATATCTGGACAGGAAGGCATGCAGGCTGTCATGTCCAG
        CGACTTTGCCATCACCCGCTTTAAGCATCTCAAGAAGTTGCTGCTCGTGCATGGCCAC
        TGGTGTTACTCGCGCCTGGCCAGGATGGTGGTGTACTACCTCTACAAGAACGTGTGCT
        ACGTCAACCTGCTCTTCTGGTATCAGTTCTTCTGTGGTTTCTCCAGCTCCACCATGAT
        TGATTACTGGCAGATGATATTCTTCAATCTCTTCTTTACCTCCTTGCCTCCTCTTGTC
        TTTGGAGTCCTTGACAAAGACATCTCTGCAGAAACACTCCTGGCATTGCCTGAGCTAT
        ACAAGAGTGGCCAGAACTCTGAGTGCTATAACCTGTCGACTTTCTGGATTTCTATGGT
        GGATGCATTCTACCAGAGCCTCATCTGTTTCTTTATCCCTTACCTGGCCTATAAGGGC
        TCTGATATAGATGTCTTTACCTTTGGGACACCAATCAACACCATCTCCCTCACCACAA
        TCCTTTTGCACCAGGCAATGGAAATGAAGACATGGACCATTTTCCACGGAGTCGTGCT
        CCTCGGCAGCTTCCTGATGTACTTTCTGGTATCCCTCCTGTACAATGCCACCTGCGTC
        ATCTGCAACAGCCCCACCAATCCCTATTGGGTGATGGAAGGCCAGCTCTCAAACCCCA
        CTTTCTACCTCGTCTGCTTTCTCACACCAGTTGTTGCTCTTCTCCCAAGATACTTTTT
        CCTGTCTCTGCAAGGAACTTGTGGGAAGTCTCTAATCTCAAAAGCTCAGAAAATTGAC
        AAACTCCCCCCAGACAAAAGAAACCTGGAAATCCAGAGTTGGAGAAGCAGACAGAGGC
        CTGCCCCTGTCCCCGAAGTGGCTCGACCAACTCACCACCCAGTGTCATCTATCACAGG
        ACAGGACTTCAGTGCCAGCACCCCAAAGAGCTCTAACCCTCCCAAGAGGAAGCATGTG
        GAAGAGTCAGTACTCCACGAACAGAGATGTGGCACGGAGTGCATGAGGGATGACTCAT
        GCTCAGGGGACTCCTCAGCTCAACTCTCATCCGGGGAGCACCTGCTGGGACCTAACAG
        GATAATGGCCTACTCAAGAGGACAGACTGATATGTGCCGGTGCTCAAAGAGGAGCAGC
        CATCGCCGATCCCAGAGTTCACTGACCATATGAGGAGCTGCAGAAATCTGTACAAACT
        CAACAGAGGCCACCTAGTCACTGGTCCACATAACCCTTGACCCCTTCTTCTTCATAGA
        GGAAACAATGTGCCAGTCTTATTCTTTTCTTCAACAACCTTGACTTCCATGGAGGAAG
        TGCTGGCCCCAAGGGGTCTGACACAAAGACGGGAAACCCAGTCGGCCTCTAGTTTTCT
        GCTGCTCTCAGGCAGCACATCTTGCAAACAGTTTGGAGAAGGAGGCTGTTTTTGTTGA
        ATCGAGTTCTCAAATCGGTTTAGACCAAAGCCATTCTTCTGACCCTC
        ORF Start: ATG at 165     ORF Stop. TGA at 4497
        SEQ ID NO: 132            1444 aa   MW at 163004.1kD
NOV40a, MRIKKTTLSRDMKKEGRKRWKRKEDKKRVVVSNLLFEGWSHKENPNRHHRGNQIKTSK
CG133819-01
Protein YTVLSFVPKNIEEQLHRLANLYFVGIAVLNFIPVVNAFQPEVSMIPICVILAVTAIKD
Sequence
        AWEDLRRYKSDKVINNRECLTYSRKEQTYVQKCWKDVRVGDFIQMKCNEIVPADILLL
        FSSDPNGICHLETASLDGETNLKQRRVVKGPSQQEVQFEPELFHNTIVCEKPNNHLNK
        FKGYMEHPDQTRTGFGCESLLLRGCTIRNTEMAVGIVIYAGHETKAMLNNSGPRYKRS
        KIERRMNIDIFFCIGTLILMCLIGAVGHSIWNGTFEEHPPFDVPDANGSFLPSALGGF
        YMFLTMITLLQVLIPISLYVSIELVKLGQVFFLSNDLDLYDEETDLSIQCRALNIAED
        LGQIQYIPSDKTGTLTENKMVFRRCTIMGSEYSHQENAKRLETPKELDSDGEEWTQYQ
        CLSFSARWAQDPATMRSQKGAQRLRRSQSARVPTQGHYRQRSMGHRESSQPPVAFSSS
        IEKDVTPDKNLLTKVRDAALWLETLSDSRPAKASLSTTSSIADFFLDLTTCNSVMVST
        TTEPRQRVTTKPSSKALGTSLEKIQQLFQKLKLLSLSQSFSSTAPSDTDLGESLGANV
        ATTDSDERDDASVCSGGDSTDDGGYRSSMWDQGDILESGSGTSLEEALEAPATDLARP
        EFCYEAESPDEAALVHAAHAYSFTLVSRTPEQVTVRLPQGTCLTFSLLCTLGPDSVRK
        RMSVVVRHPLTGEIVVYTKGADSVIMDLLEDPACVPDTNMEKKLRKIRARTQKHLDLY
        ARDGLRTLCIAKKVVSEEDFRRWASFRREAEASLDNRDELLMETAQHLENQLTLLGAT
        GIEDRLQEGVPDTTATLREAGIQLWVLTGDKQETAVNIAHSCRLLNQTDTVYTINTEN
        QETCESTLNCALEELKQFRELQKPDRKLPGFRLPSKTPSITSEAVVPEAGLVIDGKTL
        NAIFQGKLEKKFLELTQYCRSVLCCRSTPLQKSMTVKLVRDKLRVMTLSTGDGANDVS
        MIQAADIGIGISGQEGMQAVMSSDFATTRFKHLKKLLLVHGHWCYSRLARMVVYYLYK
        NVCYVNLLFWYQFFCGFSSSTMIDYWQMIFFNLPFTSLPPLVFGVLDKDISAETLLAL
        PELYKSGQNSECYNLSTFWISMVDAFYQSLTCFFIPYLAYKGSDIDVFTFGTPINTIS
        LTTILLHQAMEMKTWTIFHGVVLLGSFLMYFLVSLLYNATCVICNSPTNPYWVMEGQL
        SNPTFYLVCFLTPVVALLPRYFFL8LQGTCGKSLISKAQKIDKLPPDKRNLEIQSWRS
        RQRPAPVPEVARPTHHPVSSITGQDFSASTPKSSNPPKRKHVEESVLHEQRCGTECMR
        DDSCSGDSSAQLSSGEHLLGPNRTMAYSRGQTDMCRCSKRSSHRRSQSSLTI

[0534] Further analysis of the NOV40a protein yielded the following properties shown in Table 40B.

TABLE 40B
Protein Sequence Properties NOV40a
PSort     0.6000 probability located in plasma membrane; 0.5165
analysis: probability located in mitochondrial inner membrane;
          0.4000 probability located in Golgi body; 0.3200
          probability located in nucleus
SignalP   No Known Signal Sequence Predicted
analysis:

[0535] A search of the NOV40a protein against the Geneseq database, a proprietary database that contains sequences published in patents and patent publication, yielded several homologous proteins shown in Table 40C.

TABLE 40C
Geneseq Results for NOV40a
		NOV40a
	Protein/Organism/	Residues/	Identities/
Geneseq	Length [Patent #,	Match	Similarities for	Expect
Identifier	Date]	Residues	the Matched Region	Value
AAE21185	Human TRICH-29 protein-Homo	14 . . . 1444	1313/1489 (88%)	0.0
	sapiens, 1519 aa. [WO200212340-	34 . . . 1519	1356/1489 (90%)
	A2, 14 Feb. 2002]
AAE01984	Human ATPase-related protein #7-	52 . . . 1333	693/1296 (53%)	0.0
	Homo sapiens, 1426 aa.	74 . . . 1351	916/1296 (70%)
	[WO200134778-A2, 17 May 2001]
AAE01982	Human ATPase-related protein #5-	52 . . . 1234	649/1197 (54%)	0.0
	Homo sapiens, 1270 aa.	74 . . . 1252	849/1197 (70%)
	[WO200134778-A2, 17 May 2001]
AAU14142	Human novel protein #13-Homo	296 . . . 1375	545/1108 (49%)	0.0
	sapiens, 1194 aa. [WO200155437-	1 . . . 1077	712/1108 (64%)
	A2, 2 Aug. 2001]
AAU14378	Human novel protein #249-Homo	296 . . . 1322	531/1039 (51%)	0.0
	sapiens, 1070 aa. [WO200155437-	1 . . . 1010	689/1039 (66%)
	A2, 2 Aug. 2001]

[0536] In a BLAST search of public sequence datbases, the NOV40a protein was found to have homology to the proteins shown in the BLASTP data in Table 40D.

TABLE 40D
Public BLASTP Results for NOV40a
		NOV40a
Protein		Residues/	Identities/
Accession		Match	Similarities for	Expect
Number	Protein/Organism/Length	Residues	the Matched Portion	Value
O94823	Potential phospholipid-transporting	531 . . . 1444	913/914 (99%)	0.0
	ATPase VB (EC 3.6.3.1)-Homo	1 . . . 914	913/914 (99%)
	sapiens (Human), 914 aa (fragment).
O54827	Potential phospholipid-transporting	9 . . . 1406	718/1445 (49%)	0.0
	ATPase VA (EC 3.6.3.1)-Mus	13 . . . 1435	946/1445 (64%)
	musculus (Mouse), 1508 aa.
Q96914	Putative aminophospholipid	16 . . . 1375	713/1401 (50%)	0.0
	translocase (Aminophospholipid-	15 . . . 1382	933/1401 (65%)
	transporting ATPase)-Homo sapiens
	(Human), 1499 aa.
AAM20894	P locus fat-associated ATPase-Mus	141 . . . 1406	648/1300 (49%)	0.0
	musculus (Mouse), 1354 aa	1 . . . 1281	854/1300 (64%)
	(fragment).
O60312	Potential phospholipid-transporting	326 . . . 1375	535/1077 (49%)	0.0
	ATPase VC (EC 3.6.3.1)-Homo	1 . . . 1046	694/1077 (63%)
	sapiens (Human), 1163 aa
	(fragment).

[0537] PFam analysis predicts that the NOV40a protein contains the domains shown in the Table 40E.

TABLE 40E
Domain Analysis of NOV40a
		Identities/
Pfam		Similarities for	Expect
Domain	NOV40a Match Region	the Matched Region	Value
Hydrolase	410 . . . 1059	35/657 (5%)	0.61
		384/657 (58%)

Example 41

[0538] The NOV41 clone was analyzed, and the nucleotide and encoded polypeptide sequences are shown in Table 41A.

TABLE 41A
NOV41 Sequence Analysis
        SEQ ID NO: 133            569 bp
NOV41a, TGCTTTGCAGATGCTGCCGTCGGGAGCTCTGTATTACCAGCCATGGTCAACCCCACCG
CG134375-01
DNA     TGTTCTTCCACATCTCTGTCGACGGTGAGTCCTTGGGCCGCATCTCTTTTGAGCTGTT
Sequence
        TGCAGACAAGTTTCCAAAGACAGCAGAAAACTTTTGTGCTCTGAATACTGGAGAGAAA
        GGATTTGGTTACAAGGGTTGCTGCTTTCACAGAATTATTCCAGGGTTTATGTGTCATG
        GTGGTGACTTCACACACCATAATGGCACTGGTGGCAAGTCAATCTACGGGGAGAAAGT
        TGATGATGACAACTTCATCCTGAAGCATACAGGTCCTGGCATATTGTCCATGGCAAAT
        GCTGGACCCAACACAAATGGTTCCCAGTTTTTCATCTGCACTGCCAAGTCTGAGTGGT
        TGGATAGCAGCATGTGGTCATTGGCAAGGTGAGAAAGAAGCATGAATATTGTGGAGGC
        CATGGAGCACTTTGGGTCCAGGAATGGCAAGACCAGCAAGAAGGTCACCATTCCTGAC
        TTTGGACAACTCGAATAAGTTTGACTTGTGTTTTATCTTAACCACTG
        ORF Start: ATG at 43      ORF Stop: TAA at 538
        SEQ ID NO: 134            165 aa    MW at 18025.4kD
NOV41a, MVNPTVFFHI8VDGESLGRISPELFADKFPKTAENFCALNTGEKGPGYKGCCFHRIIP
CG134375-01
Protein GFMCHGGDFTHHNGTGGKSIYGEKVDDDNPILKHTGPGTLSMANAGPNTNGSQPFICT
Sequence
        AKSFWLDSKHVVIGKVKEGMNIVEAMEHFGSRNGKTSKKVTIPDFGQLE

[0539] Further analysis of the NOV41 a protein yielded the following properties shown in Table 41B.

TABLE 41B
Protein Sequence Properties NOV41a
PSort     0.6400 probability located in microbody (peroxisome);
analysis: 0.4500 probability located in cytoplasm; 0.1000 probability
          located in mitochondrial matrix space; 0.1000 probability
          located in lysosome (lumen)
SignalP   No Known Signal Sequence Predicted
analysis:

[0540] A search of the NOV41at protein against the Geneseq database a proprietary database that contains sequences published in patents and patent publication, yielded several homologous proteins shown in Table 41C.

TABLE 41C
Geneseq Results for NOV41a
		NOV41a
	Protein/Organism/	Residues/	Identities/
Geneseq	Length [Patent #,	Match	Similarities for	Expect
Identifier	Date]	Residues	the Matched Region	Value
AAU01195	Human cyclophilin A protein-Homo	1 . . . 165	145/165 (87%)	5e−84
	sapiens, 165 aa. [WO200132876-A2,	1 . . . 165	152/165 (91%)
	10 May 2001]
AAW56028	Calcineurin protein-Mammalia, 165 aa.	1 . . . 165	145/165 (87%)	5e−84
	[WO9808956-A2, 5 Mar. 1998]	1 . . . 165	152/165 (91%)
AAG65275	Haematopoietic stem cell proliferation	2 . . . 165	144/164 (87%)	2e−83
	agent related human protein #2-Homo	1 . . . 164	151/164 (91%)
	sapiens, 164 aa. [JP2001163798-A,
	19 Jun. 2001]
AAP90431	Cyclophilin-Homo sapiens (human),	2 . . . 165	144/164 (87%)	2e−83
	164 aa. [EP326067-A, 2 Aug. 1989]	1 . . . 164	151/164 (91%)
AAG03831	Human secreted protein, SEQ ID NO:	1 . . . 165	144/165 (87%)	3e−83
	7912-Homo sapiens, 165 aa.	1 . . . 165	151/165 (91%)
	[EP1033401-A2, 6 Sep. 2000]

[0541] In a BLAST search of public sequence datbases, the NOV41 a protein was found to have homology to the proteins shown in the BLASTP data in Table 41D.

TABLE 41D
Public BLASTP Results for NOV41a
		NOV41a
Protein		Residues/	Identities/
Accession		Match	Similarities for	Expect
Number	Protein/Organism/Length	Residues	the Matched Portion	Value
CAC39529	Sequence 26 from Patent WO0132876-	1 . . . 165	145/165 (87%)	1e−83
	Homo sapiens (Human), 165 aa.	1 . . . 165	152/165 (91%)
Q9BRU4	Peptidylprolyl isomerase A (cyclophilin	1 . . . 165	144/165 (87%)	4e−83
	A)-Homo sapiens (Human), 163 aa.	1 . . . 165	151/165 (91%)
P05092	Peptidyl-prolyl cis-trans isomerase A	2 . . . 165	144/164 (87%)	4e−83
	(EC 5.2.1.8) (PPlase) (Rotamase)	1 . . . 164	151/164 (91%)
	(Cyclophilin A) (Cyclosporin A-binding
	protein)-Homo sapiens (Human),, 164
	aa.
P04374	Peptidyl-prolyl cis-trans isomerase A	2 . . . 164	143/163 (87%)	1e−82
	(EC 5.2.1.8) (PPlase) (Rotamase)	1 . . . 163	150/163 (91%)
	(Cyclophilin A) (Cyclosporin A-binding
	protein)-Bos taurus (Bovine), and, 163
	aa.
Q961X3	Peptidylprolyl isomerase A (cyclophilin	1 . . . 165	144/165 (87%)	1e−82
	A)-Homo sapiens (Human), 165 aa.	1 . . . 165	151/165 (91%)

[0542] PFam analysis predicts that the NOV41 a protein contains the domains shown in the Table 41E.

TABLE 41E
Domain Analysis of NOV41a
		Identities/
Pfam		Similarities for	Expect
Domain	NOV41a Match Region	the Matched Region	Value
pro_isomerase	5 . . . 165	110/180 (61%)	1.4e−93
		144/180 (80%)

Example 42

[0543] The NOV42 clone was analyzed, and the nucleotide and encoded polypeptide sequences are shown in Table 42A.

TABLE 42a
NOV42 Sequence Analysis
        SEQ ID NO: 135            568 bp
NOV42a, TAACCCATCTCCCTCACTCTTCCTGGGCACCACAGACATTCTCAAGTCCCCCCTGGAT
CG135546-01
DNA     GGGGGGCCCGGGCTGTGGCAAAGGGACACAGTGCAAGAATATGGCGACCAAGTACGGC
Sequence
        TCTGCCATGTGGGGCTGGACCAGCTACTGAGACACAGAGGCTCAAAGGAGCACGCAGC
        GGGGCCGGCAGATCCGTGACATCACGCTGCAGGGGCTCCTGGTGCCCGCGGGCATCAT
        CCCAGATATGGTCAGTGACAACATGTTGTCCCGCCCGGAGAGCCGGGGCTTCCTCATC
        GATGGCTTTCCCCAGGAGGTGAAGCAGGCCATGGAGTTTGAGCGCATCGTGAGTGGCC
        CTGAAGTGTGGGTGTGGGTGGGCCAGGCCCCCAGCGTCGTCATCGTGTTTGACTGCTC
        CATGGAGACGATGCTCCGACGAGTGCTACACTGGGGCCAGGTGGAGCACCGGGCAGAC
        TCTTGACCTACCAGCGCAATAACCTGCTCTGAAACGTAGGTGCTCC
        ORF Start: ATG at 57      ORF Stop: TGA at 552
        SEQ ID NO: 136            165 aa    MW at 18653.3kD
NOV42a, MGGPGCGKGTQCKNMATKYGFCHVGLDQLLRQEAQRSTQRGRQIRDITLQGLLVPAGI
CG135546-01
Protein IPDMVSDNMLSRPESRGPLIDGFPQEVKQANEFERIVSGPEVWVWVGQARSVVIVFDC
Sequence
        SMETMLRRVLHWGQVEHRADDSELAIHQRLDTHYTLCEPVLTYQRNNLL

[0544] Further analysis of the NOV42a protein yielded the following properties shown in Fable 42B.

TABLE 42B
Protein Sequence Properties NOV42a
PSort     0.6500 probability located in cytoplasm; 0.2470
analysis: probability located in lysosome (lumen); 0.1000
          probability located in mitochondrial matrix space;
          0.0661 probability located in microbody (peroxisome)
SignalP   No Known Signal Sequence Predicted
analysis:

[0545] A search of the NOV42a protein against the Geneseq database, a proprietary database that contains sequences published in patents and patent publication, yielded several homologous proteins shown in Table 42C.

TABLE 42C
Geneseq Results for NOV42a
		NOV42a
	Protein/Organism/	Residues/	Identities/
Geneseq	Length [Patent #,	Match	Similarities for	Expect
Identifier	Date]	Residues	the Matched Region	Value
AAR10650	Adenylate kinase-Sus scrofa, 194 aa.	1 . . . 159	66/160 (41%)	4e−30
	[EP412526-A, 13 Feb. 1991]	14 . . . 163	98/160 (61%)
AAP93318	Amino acid sequence of swine	1 . . . 159	66/160 (41%)	2e−29
	adenylate kinase (SAK)-Sus scrofa,	14 . . . 163	96/160 (59%)
	193 aa. [JP01051087-A, 27 Feb. 1989]
AAU17301	Novel signal transduction pathway	1 . . . 159	66/160 (41%)	4e−29
	protein, Seq ID 866-Homo sapiens, 386	205 . . . 354	98/160 (61%)
	aa. [WO200154733-A1, 2 Aug. 2001]
AAU17300	Novel signal transduction pathway	1 . . .159	66/160 (41%)	4e−29
	protein, Seq ID 865-Homo sapiens, 245	65 . . . 214	98/160 (61%)
	aa. [WO200154733-A1, 2 Aug. 2001]
AAE11776	Human kinase (PKIN)-10 protein-	1 . . . 159	66/160 (41%)	4e−29
	Homo sapiens, 357 aa. [WO200181555-	176 . . . 325	98/160 (61%)
	A2, 1 Nov. 2001]

[0546] In a BLAST search of public sequence datbases, the NOV42a protein was found to have homology to the proteins shown in the BLASTP data in Table 42D.

TABLE 42D
Public BLASTP Results for NOV42a
		NOV42a
Protein		Residues/	Identities/
Accession		Match	Similarities for	Expect
Number	Protein/Organism/Length	Residues	the Matched Portion	Value
P12115	Adenylate kinase (EC 2.7.4.3) (ATP-	1 . . . 159	66/160 (41%)	2e−31
	AMP transphosphorylase)-Cyprinus	13 . . . 162	102/160 (63%)
	carpio (Common carp), 193 aa.
P05081	Adenylate kinase isoenzymne 1 (EC	1 . . . 16	66/162 (40%)	2e−30
	2.7.4.3) (ATP-AMP transphosphorylase)	15 . . . 166	103/162 (62%)
	(AK1) (Myokinase)-Gallus gallus
	(Chicken), 194 aa.
Q920P5	Adenylate kinase isozyme 5-Mus	1 . . . 159	67/160 (41%)	1e−29
	musculus (Mouse), 193 aa.	13 . . . 162	99/160 (61%)
P00571	Adenylate kinase isoenzyme 1 (EC	1 . . . 159	66/160 (41%)	1e−29
	2.7.4.3) (ATP-AMP transphosphorylase)	14 . . . 163	98/160 (61%)
	(AK1) (Myokinase)-Sus scrofa (Pig),
	194 aa.
K1HUA	adenylate kinase (EC 2.7.4.3) 1	1 . . . 159	66/160 (41%)	1e−29
	(tentative sequence)-human, 194 aa.	14 . . . 163	98/160 (61%)

[0547] PFam analysis predicts that the NOV42a protein contains the domains shown in the Table 42E.

TABLE 42E
Domain Analysis of NOV42a
		Identities/
Pfam	NOV42a	Similarities for	Expect
Domain	Match Region	the Matched Region	Value
adenylatekinase	1 . . . 159	51/189 (27%)	2.1e−25
		110/189 (58%)

Example 43

[0548] The NOV43 clone was analyzed, and the nucleotide and encoded polypeptide sequences are shown in Table 43A.

TABLE 43A
NOV43 Sequence Analysis
        SEQ ID NO: 137            2876 bp
NOV43a, TTTTTACCTGGAGTTGTATACTATGTGGACCGTTACTGGAAAGAATGGTTTTTTCATT
CG136321-01
DNA     TATGGAATCTTAGAGTTGGAAGGGATTTCAAGGTTAAAAGTTGTGCTCCTTGATATTG
Sequence
        TAGGTGAAGAAATGGAGGCTCCAGGAGGTGATATGAGTAACCCACTGTCACAAGGCCA
        AACCTTTGAGGAAGCTGATAAGAATGGTGACGGCTTGCTGAATATTGAAGAGATACAT
        CAGCTGATGCATAAACTGAATGTTAATCTGCCCCGAAGAAAAGTCAGACAAATGTTTC
        AGGAAGCCGACACAGATGAGAATCAGGGAAACTTTGACATTTGAGAGTTCTGTGTTTT
        TTACAAAATGATGTCTTTGAGACGAGACCTTTATTTGTTACTTTTGAGCTACAGTGAC
        AAGAAAGATCACCTAACTGTGGAAGAACTGGCTCAGTTTTTGAAGGTGGAGCAAAAGA
        TGAATAATGTGACAACGGACTATTGTCTTGACATCATAAAGAAGTTTGAAGTTTCAGA
        AGAAAATAAGGTGAAAAATGTTCTTGGCATAGAAGGCTTCACGAACTTCATGCGTAGT
        CCTGCCTGTGACATATTTAACCCATTGCACCATGAAGTGTACCAAGACATGGATCAGC
        CCCTCTGCAACTACTACATTGCTTCCTCTCACAATACATACCTGACTGGAGACCAGCT
        CCTTTCTCAGTCCAAAGTGGATATGTATGCACGGGTGCTGCAAGAGGGCTGTCGCTGT
        GTGGAAGTTGACTGTTGGGATGGCCCAGATGGAGAGCCAGTAGTACATCATGGTTACA
        CTCTCACTTCAAAAATTCTCTTCAGAGATGTTGTGGAGACCATCAACAAGCATGCCTT
        TGTGAAGAATGAGTTTCCTGTTATATTGTCTATCGAGAATCACTGCAGTATCCAGCAG
        CAAGGAAGATTGCTCAGTACCTGAAAGGAATAATTCGGAGACAAACTGGACCTGTCAT
        CTGTTGATACAGGGGAGTGCAAGCAGCTTCCAAGCCCTCAAAGTTTGAAAGGCAAAAT
        TCTAGTGAAGGGTAAGAAGTTGCCTTATCACCTTGGGGATGATGCAGAGGAAGGGGAA
        GTTTCCGATGAGGACAGTGCAGATGAAATTGAAGACGAGTGCAAATTCAAGCTCCATT
        ATAGTAATGGGACCACTGAGCATCAGGTGGAATCTTTCATAAGGAAAAAACTGGAGTC
        ACTGTTAAAAGAATCTCAAATTCGAGATAAAGAAGATCCTGATAGTTTCACAGTGCGG
        GCACTACTGAAGGCCACGCATGAAGGCTTAAATGCACACCTGAAGCAGAGTCCAGATG
        TAAAGGAAAGTGGAAAGAAATCACATGGACGATCCCTCATGACCAACTTTGGAAAACA
        TAAGAAAACTACAAAATCACGGTCTAAATCTTACAGTACTGATGATGAGGAAGACACA
        CAGCAGAGTACTGGCAAGGAGGGTGGCCAGCTGTACAGATTGGGTCGCCGAAGGAAAA
        CCATGAAGCTCTGCCGAGAACTCTCTGATTTGGTTGTGTACACAAACTCCGTGGCCGC
        TCAGGACATTGTGGATGACGGAACCACAGGAAATGTGTTATCATTCAGTGAAACAAGA
        GCACATCAGGTTGTTCAGCAAAAATCAGAGCAGTTCATGATTTATAATCAAAAGCAAC
        TCACGAGGATTTACCCCTCTGCCTACCGCATTGATTCCAGTAACTTCAACCCTCTCCC
        CTACTGGAACGCAGGCTGCCAGCTAGTGGCACTGAATTATCAATCTGAAGGACGAATG
        ATGCAGTTAAACCGAGCCAAATTCAAGGCAAATGGCAATTGTGGCTATGTCCTCAAAC
        CCCAGCAAATGTGCAAAGGTACTTTCAACCCTTTCTCTGGTGACCCTCTTCCTGCCAA
        CCCCAAAAAGCAGCTCATCCTGAAAGTTATCAGTGGACAGCAACTCCCCAAACCTCCA
        GACTCCATGTTTGGAGATCGAGGCGAGATCATTGACCCTTTTGTTGAAGTTGAAATTA
        TTGGATTGCCAGTAGATTGTTGTAAAGATCAAACCCGTGTGGTAGATGACAATGGATT
        TAACCCTGTGTGGGAAGAAACACTGACATTTACAGTACACATGCCAGAAATAGCTTTG
        GTTCGGTTCCTTGTGTGGGATCACGATCCCATTGGACGAGACTTTGTTGGACAAAGAA
        CTGTGACCTTCAGCAGCTTAGTGCCTGGCTACCGGCATGTCTATTTGGAAGGACTGAC
        AGAAGCATCCATATTTGTACACATAACCATCAATGAAATCTATGGAAAGAACAGACAA
        CTCCAGGGTCTGAAGGGACTGTTCAATAAGAATCCTAGGCACAGTTCTTCAGAAAACA
        ATTCCCATTATGTACGGAAGCGATCCATTGGAGATAGTATTCTGCGACGCACAGCTAG
        CGCCCCAGCCAAAGGCAGGAAAAAGAGCAATGGGCTTCCAAGAAAAATGGTGGAGATA
        AAGGATTCTGTGTCCGAGGCCACAAGAGATCAAGATGGCGTGCTGAGGAGGACCACAC
        GCAGTTTGCAAGCACGCCCTGTCTCTATGCCTGTTGACAGAAACCTTCTGGGAGCTTT
        GTCGCTGCCTGTATCTGAAACAGCAAAAGACATTGAAGGAAAAGAAAACTCTCTAGAC
        TCTAGCTTTTGCAGGCCGACTGAGCAGGCTAAGCAGAAAAATGTGCAAGTGCCTTTCC
        CCAGACAGTTAGAATGTGTAATGAAGATGGAAATTTCCGAGACCTGAATCCCCAAACC
        CAGACTGATCTCTCTTCTCTTCTTGAATATAAAAGTAAGCTGGCAAGATTTAAAAAAC
        TGAACCCAAATAAATATTCATCATTTTTTTCTTC
        ORF Start: ATG at 23      ORF Stop: TGA at 2771
        SEQ ID NO: 138            916 aa    MW at 104019.2kD
NOV43a, MWTVTGKNGFFIYGILELEGISRLKVVLLDIVGEEMEAPGGDMSNPLSQGQTFEEADK
CG136321-01
Protein NGDGLLNIEEIHQLMHKLNVNLPRRKVRQMFQEADTDENQGTLTFEEFCVFYKMMSLR
Sequence
        RDLYLLLLsYsDKKDHLTVEELAQFLKVEQKMNNVTTDYCLDIIKKFEVSEENKVKNV
        LGTEGPTNFMRSPACDIFNPLHHEVYQDMDQPLCNYYIASSHNTYLTGDQLLSQSKVD
        MYARVLQEGCRCVEVDCWDGPDGERVVHHGYTLTSKILFRDVVETTNKHAFVKNEFPV
        ILSIENHCSIQQQRKTAQYLKGIFGDKLDLSSVDTGECKQLPSPQSLKGKTLVKGKKL
        PYHLGDDAEEGEVSDEDSADEIEDECKFKLHYSNGTTEHQVESFIRKKLESLLKESQI
        RDKEDPDSFTVRALLKATHEGLNAHLKQSPDVKESGKKSHGRSLMTNFGKHKKTTKSR
        SKSYSTDDEEDTQQSTGKEGGQLYRLGRRRKTMKLCPELSDLVVYTNSVAAQDIVDDG
        TTGNVLSFSETRAHQVVQQKSEQFMIYNQKQLTRIYPSAYRIDSSNFNPLPYWNAGCQ
        LVALNYQSEGRMMQLNRAKPKANGNCGYVLKPQQMCKGTFNPFSGDRLPANPKKQLIL
        KVISGQQLPKPPDSMFGDRGEIIDPFVEVEIIGLPVDCCKDQTRVVDDNGFNPVWEET
        LTFTVHMPEIALVRFLVWDHDPIGRDFVGQRTVTFSSLVPGYRHVYLEGLTEASIFVH
        ITINEIYGKNRQLQGLKGLPNKNRRHSSSENNSHYVRKRSIGDRILRRTASAPAKGRK
        KSKMGFQEMVETKDSVSEATRDQDGVLRRTTRSLQARPVSMPVDRNLLGALSLPVSET
        AKDIEGKEN8LDSSFCRPTEQAKAEMCKVPFPRQLECVMKMEISET

[0549] Further analysis of the NOV43a protein yielded the following properties shown in Table 43B.

TABLE 43B
Protein Sequence Properties NOV43a
PSort     0.9600 probability located in nucleus; 0.3000 probability
analysis: located in microbody (peroxisome); 0.1000 probability located
          in mitochondrial matrix space; 0.1000 probability located in
          lysosome (lumen)
SignalP   No Known Signal Sequence Predicted
analysis:

[0550] A search of the NOV43a protein against the Geneseq database, a proprietary database that contains sequences published in patients and patent publication, yielded several homologous proteins shown in Table 43C.

TABLE 43C
Geneseq Results for NOV43a
		NOV43a
	Protein/Organism/	Residues/	Identities/
Geneseq	Length [Patent #,	Match	Similarities for	Expect
Identifier	Date]	Residues	the Matched Region	Value
ABG13669	Novel human diagnostic protein #13660-	118 . . . 881	764/784 (97%)	0.0
	Homo sapiens, 787 aa. [W0200175067-	1 . . . 784	764/784 (97%)
	A2, 11 Oct. 2001]
ABG13669	Novel human diagnostic protein #13660-	118 . . . 881	764/784 (97%)	0.0
	Homo sapiens, 787 aa. [WO200175067-	1 . . . 784	764/784 (97%)
	A2, 11 Oct. 2001]
ABB08205	Human lipid metabolism enzyme-5	51 . . . 834	505/823 (61%)	0.0
	(LME-5)-Homo sapiens, 1239 aa.	171 . . . 989	623/823 (75%)
	[WO200185956-A2, 15 Nov. 2001]
AAB95125	Human protein sequence SEQ ID	451 . . . 916	466/466 (100%)	0.0
	NO: 17124-Homo sapiens, 466 aa.	1 . . . 466	466/466 (100%)
	[EP1074617-A2, 7 Feb. 2001]
ABB07493	Human lipid metabolism molecule	51 . . . 481	271/433 (62%)	e−157
	(LMM) polypeptide (ID: 2965233CD1)-	173 . . . 604	340/433 (77%)
	Homo sapiens, 621 aa. [WO200204490-
	A2, 17 Jan. 2002]

[0551] In a BLAST search of public sequence datbases, the NOV43a protein was found to have homology to the proteins shown in the BLASTP data in Table 43D.

TABLE 43D
Public BLASTP Results for NOV43a
		NOV43a
Protein		Residues/	Identities/
Accession		Match	Similarities for	Expect
Number	Protein/Organism/Length	Residues	the Matched Portion	Value
Q9UPT3	KIAA1069 protein-Homo sapiens	118 . . . 881	764/784 (97%)	0.0
	(Human), 787 aa (fragment).	1 . . . 784	764/784 (97%)
Q9H9U2	CDNA FLJ12548 fis, clone	451 . . . 916	466/466 (100%)	0.0
	NT2RM4000657, weakly similar to 1-	1 . . . 466	466/466 (100%)
	phosphatidylinositol-4,5-bisphosphate
	phosphodiesterase delta 1 (EC 3.1.4.11)-
	Homo sapiens (Human), 466 aa.
Q8TEH5	FLJ00222 protein-Homo sapiens	444 . . . 834	243/395 (61%)	e−138
	(Human), 656 aa (fragment).	15 . . . 406	304/395 (76%)
Q8WUS6	Hypothetical 75.7 kDa protein-Homo	577 . . . 834	179/261 (68%)	e−101
	sapiens (Human), 716 aa (fragment).	1. . . 261	211/261 (80%)
Q91UZ1	Phospholipase C beta 4-Mus musculus	102 . . . 757	933/687 (33%)	4e−89
	(Mouse), 1175 aa.	205 . . . 820	351/687 (50%)

[0552] PFam analysis predicts that the NOV43a protein contains the domains shown in the Table 43E.

TABLE 43E
Domain Analysis of NOV43a
			Identities/
	Pfam	NOV43a	Similarities for	Expect
	Domain	Match Region	the Matched Region	Value
	efhand	48 . . . 26	11/29 (38%)	0.016
			22/29 (76%)
	RrnaAD	76 . . . 111	6/42 (14%)	0.13
			27/42 (64%)
	efhand	84 . . . 113	10/30 (33%)	0.027
			27/30 (90%)
	PI-PLC-X	202 . . . 347	80/153 (52%)	1.1e−68
			122/153 (80%)
	PI-PLC-Y	502 . . . 616	50/128 (39%)	6.8e−42
			82/128 (64%)
	C2	636 . . . 728	38/102 (37%)	1.8e−27
			78/102 (76%)

Example 44

[0553] The NOV44 clone was analyzed, and the nucleotide and encoded polypeptide sequences arc shown in Table 44A.

TABLE 44A
NOV44 Sequence Analysis
        SEQ ID NO: 139            1742 bp
NOV44a, TAATTTAAACCAGTGTTTGTGCGGTTCTGATTCATCTGCTGTGGTTCCCGAAGCTTGA
CG136648-01
DNA     GATCTAAGGAGTACAGGGTCTTTTGTGATGACAATATGACTAATAGTAAAGGAAGATC
Sequence
        TATTACCGATAAAACAAGTGGTGGTCCAAGTAGTGGAGGAGCTTTTGTAGATTGGACT
        TTACGTTTAAACACAATTCAATCCGACAAGTTTTTAAATTTACTCTTGAGTATGGTTC
        CAGTGATTTACCAGAAAAACCAAGAAGACAGGCACAAAAAAGCAAACGGCATTTGGCA
        AGATGGATATCAACTGCAGTACAGACTTTTAGTAATAGATCTGAGCAACACATGGAGT
        ATCACAGTTTCTCAGAGCAGTCTTTTCATGCCAATAATGGGCACGCATCATCAAGCTG
        CAGCCAAAAGTATGATGACTATGCCAATTGTAATTACTGTGATGGAAGGGAGACTTCA
        GAAACCACTGCCATGTTACAAGATGAAGATATATCTAGTGATGGTGATGAAGATGCTA
        TTGTAGAAGTGACCCCAAAATTACCAAAGGAATCCAGTGGCATCATGGCATTGCAAAT
        ACTTGTGCCCTTTTTGCTAGCTCGTTTTGGAACAGTTTCAGCTGGCATGGTACTGGAT
        ATAGTACAGCACTGGGAGGTGTTCAGAAAAGTTACAGAAGTTTTCATTTTAGTCCCTG
        CACTTCTTGGTCTCAAAGGGAACTTGGAAATGACATTGGCATCCAGATTATCCACTGC
        AGTAAATATTGGGAAGATGGATTCACCCATTGAAAAGTGGAACCTAATAATTGGCAAC
        TTGGCTTTAAAGCAGGGAATAATAATGGTTGGGGTTATCGTTGGTTCAAAGAAGACTG
        GTATAAATCCTGATAATGTTGCTACACCCATTGCTGCTAGTTTTGGCGACCTTATAAC
        TCTTGCCATATTGGCTTGGATAAGTCAGGGCTTATACTCCTGTCTTGAGACCTATTAC
        TACATTTCTCCATTAGTTGGTGTATTTTTCTTGGCTCTAACCCCTATTTGGATTATAA
        TAGCTGCCAAACATCCAGCCACAAGAACAGTTCTCCACTCAGGCTGGGAGCCTGTCAT
        AACAGCTATGGTTATAAGTAGCATTGGGGGCCTTATTCTGGACACAACTGTATCAGAC
        CCAAACTTGGTTGGGATTGTTGTTTACACGCCAGTTATTAATGGTATTGGTGGTAATT
        TGGTGGCCATTCAGGCTAGCAGGATTTCTACCTACCTCCATTTACATAGCATTCCAGG
        AGAATTGCCTGATGAACCCAPAGGTTGTTACTACCCATTTAGAACTTTCTTTGGTCCA
        GGAGTAAATAATAAGTCTGCTCAAGTTCTACTGCTTTTAGTGATTCCTGGACATTTAA
        TTTTCCTCTACACTATTCATTTGATGAAAACTGGTCATACTTCTTTAACTATAATCTT
        CATAGTAGTGTATTTATTTGGCGCTGTGTTACAGGTATTTACCTTGCTGTGGATTGCT
        GACTGGATGGTCCATCACTTCTGGAGGAAAGGAAAGGACCCGGATAGTTTCTCCATCC
        CCTACCTAACAGCATTGGGTGATCTGCTCGGGACAGCTCTGTTAGCCTTAAGTTTTCA
        TTTTCTTTGGCTTATTGGAGATCGAGATGGAGATGTTGGAGACTAATAAATTCTACAA
        ACTGCTCTCAAGTTACCAAGGAAGAAAATACACGACAACCACTTATCGCTCTTTTTCA
        AA
        ORF Start: ATG at 342     ORF Stop: TAA at 1668
        SEQ ID NO: 140            442 aa    MW at 48201.3kD
NOV44a, MEYHSFSEQSFHANNGHASSSCSQKYDDYANCNYCDGRETSETTAMLQDEDISSDGDE
CG136648-01
Protein DAIVEVTPKLPKESSGTMALQILVPFLLAGFGTVSAGMVLDIVQHWEVFRKVTEVFIL
Sequence
        VPALLGLKGNLEMTLASRLSTAVNIGKMDSPIEKWNLITGNLALKQGITMVGVIVGSK
        KTGINPDNVATPIAASFGDLITLAILAWISQGLYSCLETYYYISPLVGVFFLALTPIW
        IIIAAKHPATRTVLHSGWEPVTTAMVISSTGGLILDTTVSDPNLVGIVVYTPVINGIG
        GNLVAIQASRTSTYLHLHSIPGELPDEPKGCYYPFRTFFGPGVNNKSAQVLLLLVIPG
        HLIFLYTIHLMKSGHTSLTIIFIVVYLFGAVLQVFTLLWTADWMVHHFWRKGKDPDSF
        SIPYLTALGDLLGTALLALSFHFLWLIGDRDGDVGD

[0554] Further analysis of the NOV44a protein yielded the following properties shown in Table 44B.

TABLE 44B
Protein Sequence Properties NOV44a
PSort     0.6000 probability located in plasma membrane; 0.4000
analysis: probability located in Golgi body: 0.3000 probability
          located in endoplasmic reticulum (membrane); 0.3000
          probability located in microbody (peroxisome)
SignalP   No Known Signal Sequence Predicted
analysis:

[0555] A search of the NOV44a protein against the Geneseq database, a proprietary database that contains sequences published in patents and patent publication, yielded several homologous proteins shown in Table 44C.

TABLE 44C
Geneseq Results for NOV44a
		NOV44a
	Protein/Organism/	Residues/	Identities/
Geneseq	Length [Patent #,	Match	Similarities for	Expect
Identifier	Date]	Residues	the Matched Region	Value
AAB95482	Human protein sequence SEQ ID	1 . . . 442	442/490 (90%)	0.0
	NO: 18007-Homo sapiens, 490 aa	1 . . . 490	442/490 (90%)
	[EP1074617-A2, 7 Feb. 2001]
ABB08638	Human transporter protein SEQ ID NO	42 . . . 442	274/453 (60%)	e−148
	2-Homo sapiens, 513 aa.	62 . . . 513	328/453 (71%)
	[WO200190360-A2, 29 Nov. 2001]
AAM47910	Human initiation factor 46-Homo	85 . . . 433	189/398 (47%)	1e−92
	sapiens, 414 aa. [CN1307045-A,	1 . . . 397	246/398 (61%)
	8 Aug. 2001]
AAB93857	Human protein sequence SEQ ID	64 . . . 433	172/382 (45%)	7e−78
	NO: 13719-Homo sapiens, 438 aa.	48 . . . 421	233/382 (60%)
	[EP1074617-A2, 7 Feb. 2001]
AAB94260	Human protein sequence SEQ ID	64 . . . 421	165/376 (43%)	2e−75
	NO: 14667-Homo sapiens, 464 aa.	48 . . . 422	228/376 (59%)
	[EP1074617-A2, 7 Feb. 2001]

[0556] In a BLAST search of public sequence datbases, the NOV44a protein was found to have homology to the proteins shown in the BLASTP data in Table 44D.

TABLE 44D
Public BLASTP Results for NOV44a
		NOV44a
Protein		Residues/	Identities/
Accession		Match	Similarities for	Expect
Number	Protein/Organism/Length	Residues	the Matched Portion	Value
Q96JW4	CDNA FLJ14932 fis, clone	1 . . . 442	442/490 (90%)	0.0
	PLACE1009639-Homo sapiens	1 . . . 490	442/490 (90%)
	(Human), 490 aa.
Q9H0E5	Hypothetical 53.3 kDa protein-	1 . . . 442	441/490 (90%)	0.0
	Homo sapiens (Human), 490 aa.	1 . . . 490	441/490 (90%)
Q9HAB1	Hypothetical 47.2 kDa protein-	64 . . . 433	172/382 (45%)	2e−77
	Homo sapiens (Human), 438 aa.	48 . . . 421	233/382 (60%)
Q9H9I6	CDNA FLJ12718 fis, clone	64 . . . 421	165/376 (43%)	5e−75
	NT2RP1001286-Homo sapiens	48 . . . 422	228/376 (59%)
	(Human), 464 aa.
Q9NX30	CDNA FLJ20473 fis, clone	64 . . . 421	165/376 (43%)	5e−75
	KAT07092-Homo sapiens	48 . . . 422	228/376 (59%)
	(Human), 471 aa.

[0557] PFam analysis predicts that the NOV44a protein contains the domains shown in the Table 44E.

TABLE 44E
Domain Analysis of NOV44a
			Identities/
	Pfam	NOV44a	Similarities for	Expect
	Domain	Match Region	the Matched Region	Value
	MgtE	116 . . . 204	29/137 (21%)	3.2e−06
			77/137 (56%)
	MgtE	282 . . . 428	31/153 (20%)	7.4e−07
			106/153 (69%)

Example 45

[0558] The NOV45 clone was analyzed, and the nucleotide and encoded polypeptide sequences are shown in Table 45A.

TABLE 45A
NOV45 Sequence Analysis
        SEQ ID NO 141             2200 bp
NOV45a  TGCAGCCTCCAGCCAGAAGGATGGGGTGGCTCCCACTCCTGCTGCTTCTGACTCAATG
CG54479-01
DNA     CTTAGGGGTCCCTGGGCAGCGCTCGCCATTGAATGACTTCGAGGTGCTCCGGGGCACA
Sequence
        GAGCTACAGCGGCTGCTACAAGCGGTGGTGCCCGGGCCTTGGCAGGAGGATGTGGCAG
        ATGCTGAAGAGTGTGCTGGTCGCTGTGGGCCCTTAATGGACTGCCGGGCGTTCCACTA
        CAATGTGAGCAGCCATGGTTGCCAACTGCTGCCATGGACTCAACACTCACCCCACACG
        AGGCTGCGGCATTCTGGGCGCTGTGACCTCTTCCAGGAGAAAGACTACATACGGACCT
        GCATCATGAACAATGGGGTTGGGTACCGGGGCACCATGGCCACGACCGTGGGTGGCCT
        GTCCTGCCAGGCTTGGAGCCACAAGTTCCCGAACGATCACAGGTACATGCCCACGCTC
        CGGAATGGCCTGGAAGAGAACTTCTGCCGTAACCCTGATGGCGACCCCGGAGGTCCTT
        GGTGCCACACAACAGACCCTCCCGTGCGCTTCCAGAGCTGCGGCATCAAATCCTGCCG
        GTCTGCCGCGTGTGTCTGGTGCAATGGCGAGGAATACCGCGGCGCGGTAGACCGCACC
        GAGTCAGGGCGCGAGTGCCAGCGCTGGGATCTTCAGCACCCGCACCAGCACCCCTTCG
        AGCCGGGCAAGTACCCCCACCAAGGTCTGGACGACAACTATTGCCGGAATCCTGACGG
        CTCCGAGCGGCCATGGTGCTACACTACGGATCCGCAGATCGAGCGAGAATTCTGTGAC
        CTCCCCCGCTGCGGTTCCGAGGCACAGCCCCGCCAAGAGGCCACAAGTGTCAGCTGCT
        TCCGCGGGAAGGGTGAGGGCTACCGGGGCACAGCCAATACCACCACCGCGGGCGTACC
        TTGCCAGCGTTGGGACGCGCAAATCCCGCATCAGCACCGATTTACGCCAGAAAAATAC
        GCGTGCAAGGACCTTCGGGAGAACTTCTGCCGGAACCCCGACGGCTCAGAGGCGCCCT
        GGTGCTTCACACTGCGGCCCGGCATGCGCGTGGGCTTTTGCTACCAGATCCGGCGTTG
        TACAGACGACGTGCGGCCCCAGGGTTGCTACCACGGCGCGGGGGAGCAGTACCGCGGC
        ACGGTCAGCAAGACCCGCAAGGGTGTCCAGTGCCAGCGCGCGTCCGCTGAGACGCCGC
        ACAAGCCGCAGTTTACCTTTACCTCCGAACCGCATGCACAACTGGAGGAGAACTTCTG
        CCGCGACCCAGATGGGGATAGCTATGGGCCCTGGTGCTACACGATGGACCCAAGGACC
        CCATTCGACTACTGTGCCCTGCGACGCTGCGCTGATGACCAGCCGCCATCAATCCTGG
        ACCCCCCCGACCAGGTGCACTTTGAGAAGTGTGGCAAGAGGGTGGATCGGCTGGATCA
        GCGTTGTTCCAAGCTGCGCGTGGCTGGGGGCCATCCGGGCAACTCACCCTGGACAGTC
        AGCTTGCGGAATAGGCAGGGCCAGCATTTCTGCGGGGGGTCTCTAGTGAAGGAGCAGT
        GGATACTGACTGCCCGGCAGTGCTTCTCCTCCAGCCATATGCCTCTCACGGGCTATGA
        GGTATGGTTGGGCACCCTGTTCCAGAACCCACAACATGGAGAGCCAGGCCTACAGCGG
        GTCCCAGTAGCCAAGATGCTGTGTGGGCCCTCAGGCTCTCAGCTTGTCCTGCTCAAGC
        TGGAGAGATCTGTGACCCTGAACCAGCGTGTGGCCCTGATCTGCCTGCCGCCTGAATG
        GTATGTGGTGCCTCCAGGGACCAAGTGTGAGATTGCAGGCCGGGGTGAGACCAAAGGT
        ACGGGTAATGACACAGTCCTAAATGTGGCCTTGCTGAATGTCATCTCCAACCAGGAGT
        GTAACATCAAGCACCGAGGACATGTGCGGGAGAGCGAGATGTGCACTGAGGGACTGTT
        GGCCCCTGTGGGGGCCTGTGAGGGGGGTGACTACGGGGGCCCACTTGCCTGCTTTACC
        CACAACTGCTGGGTCCTGGAAGGAATTAGAATCCCCAACCGAGTATGCGCAAGGTCGC
        GCTGGCCAGCCGTCTTCACACGTGTCTCTGTGTTTGTGGACTGGATTCACAAGGTCAT
        GAGACTGGGTTAGGCCCAGCCTTGACGCCATATGCTTTGGGGAGGACAAAACTT
        ORF Start: ATG at 21      ORF Stop: TAG at 2157
        SEQ ID NO: 142            712 aa    MW at 80097.8kD
NOV45a, MGWLPLLLLLTQCLGVPGQRSPLNDFEVLRGTELQRLLQAVVPGPWQEDVADAEECAG
CG54479-01
Protein RCGPLMDCRAFHYNVSSHGCQLLRWTQHSPHTRLRHSGRCDLFQEKDYIRTCIMNNGV
Sequence
        GYRGTMATTVGGLSCQAWSHKFPNDHRYMPTLRNGLEENFCRNPDGDPGGPWCHTTDP
        AVRFQSCGIKSCRSAACVWCNGEEYRGAVDRTESGRECQRWDLQHPHQHPFEPGKYPD
        QGLDDNYCRNPDGSERPWCYTTDPQIEREFCDLPRCGSEAQPRQEATSVSCFRGKGEG
        YRGTANTTTAGVPCQRWDAQIPHQHRFTPEKYACKDLRENFCRNPDGSEAPWCFTLRP
        GMRVGFCYQTRRCTDDVRPQGCYHGAGEQYRGTVSKTRKGVQCQRASAETPHKPQFTF
        TSEPHAQLEENFCRDPDGDSYGPWCYTMDPRTPFDYCALRRCADDQPPSILDPPDQVQ
        FEKCGKRVDRLDQRCSKLRVAGGHPGNSPWTVSLRNRQGQHPCGGSLVKEQWILTARQ
        CFSSSHMPLTGYEVWLGTLFQNPQHGEPGLQRVPVAKMLCGPSGSQLVLLKLERSVTL
        NQRVALICLPPEWYVVPPGTKCETAGRGETKGTGNDTVLNVALLNVTSNQECNTKHRG
        HVRESEMCTEGLLAPVGACEGGDYGGPLACFTHNCWVLEGTRIPNRVCARSRWPAVFT
        RVSVPVDWTHKVMRLG
        SEQ ID NO: 143            1710 bp
NOV45b, ATGACTTCCAGGTGCTCCGGGGCACAGAGCTACCTGCTACATGCGGTGGTGCCTGGGC
CG54479-02
DNA     CTTGGCAGGAGGATGTGGCAGATGCTGAAGAGTGTGCTGGTCGCTGTGGGCCCTTAAC
Sequence
        GGACTGCTGGGCCTTCCACTACAATGTGAGCAGCCATGGTTGCCAACTGCTGCCATGG
        ACTCAACACTCGCCCCACTCAAGGCTGTGGCATTCTGGGCGCTGTGACCTCTTCCAGA
        AGAAAGACTACATACGGACCTGCATCATGAACAATGGGGTTGGGTACCGGGGCACCAT
        GGCCACGACCGTGGGTGGCCTGTCCTGCCAGGCTTGGAGCCACAAGTTCCCGAATGAT
        CACAAGTACATGCCCACGCTCCGGAATGGCCTGGAAGAGAACTTCTGCCATAACCCTG
        ATGGCGACCCCGGAGGTCCTTGGTGCCACACAACAGACCCTGCCGTGCGCTTCCAGAG
        CTGCGGCATCAAATCCTGCCGGGTGGCCGCGTGTGTCTGGTGCAATGGCGAGGAATAC
        CGCGGCGCGGTAGACCGCACCGAGTCAGGGCGCGAGTGCCAGCGCTGGGATCTTCAGC
        ACCCGCACCAGCACCCCTTCGAGCCGGGCAAGTACCTCGACCAAGGTCTGGACGACAA
        CTATTGCCGGAATCCTGACGGCTCCGAGCGGCCATGGTGCTACACTACGGATCCGCAG
        ATCGAGCGAGAATTCTGTGACCTCCCCCGCTGCGGTTCCGAGGCACAGCCCCGCCAAG
        AGGCCACAAGTGTCAGCTGCTTCCGCGGGAAGGGTGAGGGCTACCGGGGCACAGCCAA
        TACCACCACCGCGGGCGTACCTTGCCAGCGTTGGGACGCGCAAATCCCGCATCAGCAC
        CGATTTACGCCAGAAAAATACGCGTGCAAGGACCTTCGGGAGAACTTCTGCCGGAACC
        CCGACGGCTCAGAGGCGCCCTGGTGCTTCACACTGCGGCCCGGCATGCGCGTGGGCTT
        TTGCTACCAGATCCGGCGTTGTACAGACGACGTGCGGCCCCAGGACTGCTACCACGGC
        GCGGGGGAGCAGTACCGCGGCACGGTCAGCAAGACCCGCAAGGGTGTCCAGTGCCAGC
        GCGCGTCCGCTGAGACGCCGCACAAGCCGCAGTTCACGTTTACCTCCGAACCGCATGC
        ACAACTGGAGGAGAACTTCTGCCAGGACCCAGATGGGGATAGCCATGGGCCCTGGTGC
        TACACGATGGACCCAAGGACCCCATTCGACTACTGTGCCCTGCGACGCTGCGCTGATG
        ACCAGCCGCCATCAATCCTGGACCCCCCCACAGACCAGGTGCAGTTTGAGAAGTGTGG
        CAAGAGGGTGGATCGGCTGGATCAGCGTCGTTCCAAGCTGCGCGTGGCTGGGGGCCAT
        CCGGGCAACTCACCCTGGACAGTCAGCTTGGGGAATCGGAGGCAGGGCCAGCATTTCT
        GCGGGGGGTCTCTAGTGAAGGAGCAGTGGATACTGACTGCCCGGCAGTGCTTCTCCTC
        CCATATGCCTCTCACGGGCTATGAGGTATGGTTGGGCACCCTGTTCCAGAACCCACAA
        CATGGAGAGCCAGGCCTACAGCGGGTCCCAGTAGCCAAGATGCTGTGTGGGCCCTCAG
        GCTCCCAGCTTGTCCTGCTCAAGCTGGAGAGATCTGTGACCCTGAACCAGCGTGTGGC
        CCTGATCTGCCTGCCGCCTGAATGATAT
        ORF Start: ATG at 1       ORF Stop: TGA at 1705
        SEQ ID NO: 144            568 aa    MW at 64180.3kD
NOV45b, MTSRCSGAQSYLLHAVVPGPWQEDVADAEFCAGRCGPLTDCWAPHYNVSSHGCQLLPW
CG54479-02
Protein TQHSPHSRLWHSGRCDLFQKKDYTRTCIMNNGVGYRGTMATTVGGLSCQAWSHKFPND
Sequence
        HKYMPTLRNGLEENFCHNPDGDRGGPWCHTTDRAVRFQ8CGIKSCRVAACVWCNGEEY
        RGAVDRTESGRECQRWDLQHPHQHPFEPGKYLDQGLDDNYCRNPDGSERPWCYTTDPQ
        IEREFCDLPRCGSEAQPRQEATSVSCFRGKGEGYRGTANTTTAGVPCQRWDAQIPHQH
        RFTPEKYACKDLRENFCRNPDGSEAPWCFTLRPGMRVGFCYQIRRCTDDVRPQDCYHG
        AGEQYRGTVSKTRKGVQCQRASAETPHKPQFTFTSEPHAQLEENFCQDPDGDSHGPWC
        YTMDPRTRFDYCALRRCADDQPPSILDPPTDQVQFEKCGKRVDRLDQRRSKLRVAGGH
        PGNSPWTVSLGNRRQGQHFCGGSLVKEQWILTARQCFSSHMPLTGYEVWLGTLFQNPQ
        HGEPGLQRVPVAKMLCGPSGSQLVLLKLERSVTLNQRVALICLPPE
        SEQ ID NO: 145            1011 bp
NOV45c, AAGCTTTGCATCATGAACAATGGGGTTGGGTACCGGGGCACCATGGCCACGACCGTGG
CG54479-03
DNA     GTGGCCTGCCCTGCCAGGCTTGGAGCCACAAGTTCCCAAATGATCACAAGTACACGCC
Sequence
        CACTCTCCGGAATGGCCTGGAAGAGAACTTCTGCCGTAACCCTGATGGCGACCCCGGA
        GGTCCTTGGTGCTACACAACAGACCCTGCTGTGCGCTTCCAGAGCTGCGGCATCGAAT
        CCTGCCGGGAGGCCGCGTGTGTCTGGTGCAATGGCGAGGAATACCGCGGCGCGGTAGA
        CCGCACGGAGTCAGGGCGCGAGTGCCAGCGCTGGGATCTTCAGCACCCGCACCAGCAC
        CCCTTCGAGCCGGGCAAGTTCCTCGACCAAGGTCTGGACGACAACTATTGCCGGAATC
        CTGACGGCTCCGAGCGGCCATGGTGCTACACTACGGATCCGCAGATCGAGCGAGAGTT
        CTGTGACCTCCCCCGCTGCGGGTCCGAGGCACAGCCCCGCCAAGAGGCCACAACTGTC
        AGCTGCTTCCGCGGGAAGGGTGAGGGCTACCGGGGCACAGCCAATACCACCACTGCCG
        GCGTACCTTGCCAGCGTTGGGACGCGCAPATCCCTCATCAGCACCGATTTACGCCAGA
        AAAATACGCGTGCAAAGACCTTCGGGAGAACTTCTGCCGGAACCCCGACGGCTCAGAG
        GCGCCCTGGTGCTTCACACTGCGGCCCGGCATGCGCGCGGCCTTTTGCTACCAGATCC
        GGCGTTGTACAGACGACGTGCGGCCCCAGGGGGAGCAGTACCGCGGCACGGTCAGCAA
        GACCCGCAAGGGTGTCCAGTGCCAGCGCTGGTCCGCTGAGACGCCGCACAAGCCGCAG
        TTCACGTTTACCTCCGAiCCGCATGCACAACTGGAGGAGAACTTCTGCCGGAACCCAG
        ATGGGGATAGCCATGGGCCCTGGTGCTACACGATGGACCCAAGGACCCCATTCGACTA
        CTGTGCCCTGCGACGCTGCCTCGAG
        ORF Start: at 7           ORF Stop: at 1006
        SEQ ID NO: 146            333 aa    MW at 38129.9kD
NOV45c, CIMNNGVGYRGTMATTVGGLPCQAWSHKFPNDHKYTPTLRNGLEENFCRNPDGDPGGR
CG54479-03
Protein WCYTTDPAVRFQSCGIESCREAACVWCNGEEYRGAVDRTESGRECQRWDLQHPHQHPF
Sequence
        EPGKFLDQGLDDNYCRNPDGSERPWCYTTDPQIEREFCDLRRCGSEAQPRQEATTVSC
        FRGKGFGYRGTANTTTAGVPCQRWDAQIPHQHRFTPEKYACKDLRENFCRNPDGSEAP
        WCFTLRPGMRAAFCYQIRRCTDDVRRQGEQYRGTVSKTRKGVQCQRWSAETPHKPQFT
        FTSEPHAQLEENFCRNPDGDSHGPWCYTMDPRTPFDYCALRRC
        SEQ ID NO: 147            1881 bp
N0V45d, ACACATTACTGACATGTATGCCCACCTGACCTGCACCCACTCATGCCCACTCTGCAGG
CG54479-04
DNA     GCAGCCCTCGCCATTGAATGACTTCCAGGTGCTCCGGGGCACAGAGCTACCTGCTACA
Sequence
        TGCGGTGGTGCCTGGGCCTTGGCAGGAGGATGTGGCAGATGCTGAAGAGTGTGCTGGT
        CGCTGTGGGCCCTTAACGGACTGCTGGGCCTTCCACTACAATGTGAGCAGCCATGGTT
        GCCAACTGCTGCCATGGACTCAACACTCGCCCCACTCAAGGCTGTGGCATTCTGGGCG
        CTGTGACCTCTTCCAGAAGAAAGACTACATACGGACCTGCATCATGAACAATGGGGTT
        GGGTACCGGGGCACCATGGCCACGACCGTGGGTGGCCTGTCCTGCCAGGCTTGGAGCC
        ACAAGTTCCCGAATGATCACAAGTACATGCCCACGCTCCGGAATGGCCTGGAAGAGAA
        CTTCTGCCATAACCCTGATGGCGACCCCGGAGGTCCTTGGTGCCACACAACAGACCCT
        GCCGTGCGCTTCCAGAGCTGCGGCATCAAATCCTGCCGGGTGGCCGCGTGTGTCTGGT
        GCAATGGCGAGGAATACCGCGGCGCGGTAGACCGCACCGAGTCAGGGCGCGAGTGCCA
        GCGCTGGGATCTTCAGCACCCGCACCAGCACCCCTTCGAGCCGGGCAGGTTCCTCGAC
        CAAGGTCTGGACGACAACTATTGCCGGAATCCTGACGGCTCCGAGCGGCCATGGTGCT
        ACACTACGGATCCGCAGATCGAGCGAGAATTCTGTGACCTCCCCCGCTGCGGTTCCGA
        GGCACAGCCCCGCCAAGAGGCCACAAGTGTCAGCTGCTTCCGCGGGAAGGGTGAGGGC
        TACCGGGGCACAGCCAATACCACCACCGCGGGCGTACCTTGCCAGCGTTGGGACGCGC
        AAATCCCGCATCAGCACCGATTTACGCCAGAAAAATACGCGTGCAAGGACCTTCGGGA
        GAACTTCTGCCGGAACCTCGACGGCTCAGAGGCGCCCTGGTGCTTCACACTGCGGCCC
        GGCATGCGCGTGGGCTTTTGCTACCAGATCCGGCGTTGTACAGACGACGTGCGGCCCC
        AGGACTGCTACCACGGCGCGGGGGAGCAGTACCGCGGCACGGTCAGCAAGACCCGCAA
        GGGTGTCCAGTGCCAGCGCGCGTCCGCTGAGACGCCGCACAAGCCGCAGTTCACGTTT
        ACCTCCGAACCGCATGCACAACTGGAGGAGAACTTCTGCCAGACCCCAGATGGGGATA
        GCCATGGGCCCTGGTGCTACACGATGGACCCAAGGACCCCATTCGACTACTGTGCCCT
        GCGACGCTGCGCTGATGACCAGCCGCCATCAATCCTGGACCCCCCCGACCAGGTGCAG
        TTTGAGAAGTGTGGCAAGAGGGTGGATCGGCTGGATCAGCGTCGTTCCAAGCTGCGCG
        TGGCTGGGGGCCATCCGGGCAACTCACCCTGGACAGTCAGCTTGGGGAATCGGCAGGG
        CCAGCATTTCTGCGGGGGGTCTCTAGTGAAGGAGCAGTGGATACTGACTGCCCGGCAG
        TGCTTCTCCTCCCAGCATATGCCTCTCACGGGCTATGAGGTATGGTTGGGCACCCTGT
        TCCAGAACCCACAACATGGAGAGCCAGGCCTACAGCGGGTCCCAGTAGCCAAGATGCT
        GTGTGGGCCCTCAGGCTCCCAGCTTGTCCTGCTCAAGCTGGAGAGGTCTGTGACCCTG
        AACCAGCGTGTGGCCCTGATCTGCCTGCCGCCTGAATGATATGTGGTGCCTCCAGGGA
        CCAAGTGTGAGATTGCAGGCCGGGGTGAGACCAAAGGTAAGAGCATAGTGCACAGGAC
        TGCTGGTGGCCAGGAGGCCCAGCCC
        ORF Start: ATG at 76      ORF Stop: TGA at 1777
        SEQ ID NO: 148            567 aa    MW at 64065.2kD
NOV45d, MTSRCSGAQSYLLHAVVPGPWQEDVADAEECAGRCGPLTDCWAFHYNVSSHGCQLLPW
CG54479-04
Protein TQHSPHSRLWHSGRCDLFQKKDYIRTCIMNNGVGYRGTMATTVGGLSCQAWSHKFPND
Sequence
        HKYMPTLRNGLEENFCHNPDGDPGGRWCHTTDPAVRFQSCGIKSCRVAACVWCNGEEY
        RGAVDRTESGRECQRWDLQHPHQHPFEPGRFLDQGLDDNYCRNPDGSERPWCYTTDPQ
        IEREFCDLPRCGSEAQPRQEATSVSCFRGKGEGYRGTANTTTAGVPCQRWDAQIPHQH
        RFTPEKYACKDLRENFCRNLDGSEAPWCFTLRPGMRVGFCYQIRRCTDDVRPQDCYHG
        AGEQYRGTVSKTRKGVQCQRASAETPHKPQFTFTSEPHAQLEENFCQTPDGDSHGPWC
        YTMDPRTPPDYCALRRCADDQPPSILDPPDQVQFEKCGKRVDRLDQRRSKLRVAGGHP
        GNSPWTVSLGNRQGQHFCGGSLVKEQWILTARQCFSSQHMPLTGYEVWLGTLFQNPQH
        GEPGLQRVRVAKMLCGPSGSQLVLLKLERSVTLNQRVALICLPPE
        SEQ ID NO: 149            1698 bp
NOV45e. ATGACTTCTAGGTGCTCCGGGGCACAGAGCTACCTACAAGCGGTGGTGCCCGGGCCTT
CG54479-03
DNA     GGCAGGAGGATGTGGCAGATGCTGAAGAGTGTGCTGGTCGCTGTGGGCCCTTAATGGA
Sequence
        CTGCGCGTTCCACTACAATGTGAGCAGCCATGGTTGCCAACTGCTGCCATGGACTCAA
        CACTCACCCCACACGAGGCTGCGGCATTCTGGGCGCTGTGACCTCTTCCAGGAGAAAG
        ACTACATACGGACCTGCATCATGAACAATGGGGTTGGGTACCGGGGCACCATGGCCAC
        GACCGTGGGTGGCCTGTCCTGCCAGGCTTGGAGCCACAAGTTCCCGAACGATCACCAG
        TACATGCCCACGCTCCGGAATGGCCTGGAAGAGAACTTCTGCCGTAACCCTGATGGCG
        ACCCCGGAGGTCCTTGGTGCCACACAACAGACCCTGCCGTGCGCTTCCAGAGCTGCGG
        CATCAAATCCTGCCGGGTGGCCGCGTGTGTCTGGTGCAATGGCGAGGAATACCGCGGC
        GCGGTAGACCGCACCGAGTCAGGGCGCGAGTGCCAGCGCTGGGATCTTCAGCACCCGC
        ACCAGCACCCCTTCGAGCCGGGCAAGTTCCTCGACCAAGGTCTGGACGACAACTATTG
        CCGGAATCCTGACGGCTCCGAGCGGCCATGGTGCTACACTACCGATCCGCAGATCGAG
        CGAGAATTCTGTGACCTCCCCCGCTGCGGTTCCGAGGCACAGCCCCGCCAAGAGGCCA
        CAAGTGTCAGCTGCTTCCGCGGGAAGGGTGAGGGCTACCGGGGCACAGCCAATACCAC
        CACCGCGGGCGTACCTTGCCAGCGTTGGGACGCGCAAATCCCGCATCAGCACCGATTT
        ACGCCAGAAAAATACGCGTGCAAGGACCTTCGGGAGAACTTCTGCCGGAACCCCGACG
        GCTCAGAGGCGCCCTGGTGCTTCACACTGCGGCCCGGCATGCGCGTGGGCTTTTGCTA
        CCAGATCCGGCGTTGTACAGACGACGTGCGGCCCCAGGACTGCTACCACGGCGCGGGG
        GAGCAGTACCGCGGCACGGTCAGCAAGACCCGCAAGGGTGTCCAGTGCCAGCGCGGGT
        CCGCTGAGACGCCGCACAAGCCGCAGTTCACGTTTACCTCCGAACCGCATGCACAACT
        GGAGGAGAACTTCTGCCAGGACCCAGATGGGGATAGCCATGGGCCCTGGTGCTACACG
        ATGGACCCAAGGACCCCATTCGACTACTGTGCCCTGCGACGCTGCGCTGATGACCAGC
        CGCCATCAATCCTGGACCCCCCCGACCAGGTGCAGTTTGAGAAGTGTGGCAAGAGGGT
        GGATCGGCTGGATCAGCGTTGTTCCAAGCTGCGCGTGGCTGGGGGCCATCCGGGCAAC
        TCACCCTGGACAGTCAGCTTGCGGAATAGGCAGGGCCAGCATTTCTGCGGGGGGTCTC
        TAGTGAAGGAGCAGTGGATACTGACTGCCCGGCAGTGCTTCTCCTCCAGCCATATGCC
        TCTCACGGGCTATGAGGTATGGTTGGGCACCCTGTTCCAGAACCCACAACATGGAGAG
        CCAGGCCTACAGCGGGTCCCAGTAGCCAAGATGCTGTGTGGGCCCTCAGGCTCTCAGC
        TTGTCCTGCTCAAGCTGGAGAGGTCTGTCACCCTGAACCAGCGTGTGGCCCTGATCTG
        CCTGCCGCCTGAATGA
        ORF Start: ATG at 1       ORF Stop: TGA at 1696
        SEQ ID NO: 150            565 aa    MW at 63751.8kD
NOV45e, MTSRCSGAQSYLQAVVPGPWQEDVADAEECAGRCGPLMDCAFHYNVSSHGCQLLPWTQ
CG54479-05
Protein HSPHTRLRHSGRCDLFQEKDYIRTCIMNNGVGYRGTMATTVGGLSCQAWSHKFPNDHQ
Sequence
        YMPTLRNGLEENFCRNPDGDPGGPWCHTTDPAVRFQSCGIKSCRVAACVWCNGEEYRG
        AVDRTESGRECQRWDLQHPHQHPFEPGKFLDQGLDDNYCRNRDGSERPWCYTTDPQIE
        REFCDLRRCGSEAQPRQEATSVSCFRGKGEGYRGTANTTTAGVPCQRWDAQIPHQHRF
        TPEKYACKDLRENFCRNPDGSEAPWCFTLRPGMRVGFCYQIRRCTDDVRPQDCYHGAG
        EQYRGTVSKTRKGVQCQRGSAETPHKRQFTFTSEPHAQLEENFCQDPDGDSHGPWCYT
        MDRRTPFDYCALRRCADDQPPSILDPPDQVQPEKCGKRVDRLDQRCSKLRVAGGHPGN
        SPWTVSLRNRQGQHFCGGSLVKEQWILTARQCFSSSHMPLTGYEVWLGTLFQNPQHGE
        PGLQRVPVAKMLCGPSGSQLVLLKLERSVTLNQRVALICLPPE
        SEQ ID NO: 151            2066 bP
NOV45f, ACAGGTTTCACAACTTCCCGGATGGGGCTGTGGTGGGTCACAGTGCAGCCTCCAGCCA
CG54479-06
DNA     GAAGGATGGGGTGGCTCCCACTCCTGCTGCTTCTGACTCAATGCTTAGGGGTCCCTGG
Sequence
        GCAGCGCTCGCCATTGAATGACTTCCAAGTGCTCCGGGGCACAGAGCTACAGCACCTG
        CTACATGCGGTGGTGCCCGGGCCTTGGCAGGAGGATGTGGCAGATGCTGAAGAGTGTG
        CTGGTCGCTGTGGGCCCTTAATGGACTGCCGGGCCTTCCACTACAACGTGAGCAGCCA
        TGGTTGCCAACTGCTGCCATGGACTCAACACTCGCCCCACACGAGGCTGCGGCGTTCT
        GGGCGCTGTGACCTCTTCCAGAAGAAAGACTACGTACGGACCTGCATCATGAACAATG
        GGGTTGGGTACCGGGGCACCATGGCCACGACCGTGGGTGGCCTGCCCTGCCAGGCTTG
        GAGCCACAAGTTCCCGAATGATCACAAGTACACGCCCACTCTCCGGAATGGCCTGGAA
        GAGAACTTCTGCCGTAACCCTGATGGCGACCCCGGAGGTCCTTGGTGCTACACAACAG
        ACCCTGCTGTGCGCTTCCAGAGCTGCGGCATCAAATCCTGCCGGGAGGCCGCGTGTGT
        CTGGTGCAATGGCGAGGAATACCGCGGCGCGGTAGACCGCACGGAGTCAGGGCGCGAG
        TGCCAGCGCTGGGATCTTCAGCACCCGCACCAGCACCCCTTCGAGCCGGGCAAGTTCC
        TCGACCAAGGTCTGGACGACAACTATTGCCGGAATCCTGACGGCTCCGAGCGGCCATG
        GTGCTACACTACGGATCCGCAGATCGAGCGAGAGTTCTGTGACCTCCCCCGCTGCGGG
        TCCGAGGCACAGCCCCGCCAAGAGGCCACAACTGTCAGCTGCTTCCGCGGGAAGGGTG
        AGGGCTACCGGGGCACAGCCAATACCACCACTGCGGGCGTACCTTGCCAGCGTTGGGA
        CGCGCAAATCCCTCATCAGCACCGATTTACGCCAGAAAAATACGCGTGCAAAGACCTT
        CGGGAGAACTTCTGCCGGAACCCCGACGGCTCAGAGGCGCCCTGGTGCTTCACACTGC
        GGCCCGGCATGCGCGCGGCCTTTTGCTACCAGATCCGGCGTTGTACAGACGACGTGCG
        GCCCCAGGACTGCTACCACGGCGCAGGGGAGCAGTACCGCGGCACGGTCAGCAAGACC
        CGCAAGGGTGTCCAGTGCCAGCGCTGGTCCGCTGAGACGCCGCACAAGCCGCAGTTCA
        CGTTTACCTCCGAACCGCATGCACAACTGGAGGAGAACTTCTGCCGGAACCCAGATGG
        GGATAGCCATGGGCCCTGGTGCTACACGATGGACCCAAGGACCCCATTCGACTACTGT
        GCCCTGCGACGCTGCGCTGATGACCAGCCGCCATCAATCCTGGACCCCCCAGACCAGG
        TGCAGTTTGAGAAGTGTGGCAAGAGGGTGGATCGGCTGGATCAGCGGCGTTCCAAGCT
        GCGCGTGGTTGGGGGCCATCCGGGCAACTCACCCTGGACAGTCAGCTTGCGGAATCGG
        CAGGGCCAGCATTTCTGCGGGGGGTCTCTAGTGAAGGAGCAGTGGATACTGACTGCCC
        GGCAGTGCTTCTCCTCCTGCCATATGCCTCTCACGGGCTATGAGGTATGGTTGGGCAC
        CCTGTTCCAGAACCCACAGCATGGAGAGCCAAGCCTACAGCGGGTCCCAGTAGCCAAG
        ATGGTGTGTGGGCCCTCAGGCTCCCAGCTTGTCCTGCTCAAGCTGGAGAGATCTGTGA
        CCCTGAACCAGCGTGTGGCCCTGATCTGCCTGCCCCCTGAATGGTATGTGGTGCCTCC
        AGGGACCAAGTGTGAGGGTGACTACGGGGGCCCACTTGCCTGCTTTACCCACAACTGC
        TGGGTCCTGGAAGGAATTATAATCCCCAACCGAGTATGCGCAAGGTCCCGCTGGCCAG
        CTGTCTTCACGCGTGTCTCTGTGTTTGTGGACTGGATTCACAAGGTCATGAGACTGGG
        TTAGGCCCAGCCTTGATGCCATATGCCTTGGGGAGG
        ORF Start: ATG at 22      ORF Stop: TAG at 2032
        SEQ ID NO: 152            670 aa    MW at 76160.6kD
NOV45f, MGLWWVTVQPPARRMGWLPLLLLLTQCLGVPGQRSPLNDFQVLRGTELQHLLHAVVPG
CG54479-06
Protein PWQEDVADAEECAGRCGPLMDCRAFHYNVSSHGCQLLPWTQHSPHTRLRRSGRCDLFQ
Sequence
        KKDYVRTCIMNNGVGYRGTMATTVGGLPCQAWSHKFPNDHKYTPTLRNGLEENPCRNP
        DGDPGGPWCYTTDPAVRFQSCGIKSCREAACVVCNGEEYRGAVDRTESGRECQRWDLQ
        HPHQHPFEPGKFLDQGLDDNYCRNPDGSERPWCYTTDPQIEREFCDLPRCGSEAQPRQ
        EATTVSCFRGKGEGYRGTANTTTAGVPCQRWDAQIPHQHRFTPEKYACKDLRENFCRN
        PDGSEAPWCFTLRPGMRAAFCYQIRRCTDDVRPQDCYHGAGEQYRGTVSKTRKGVQCQ
        RWSAETPHKPQETFTSEPHAQLEENFCRNPDGDSHGPWCYTMDPRTPFDYCALRRCAD
        DQPPSTLDPPDQVQFEKCGKRVDRLDQRRSKLRVVGGHPGNSPWTVSLRNRQGQHFCG
        GSLVKEQWILTARQCFSSCHMPLTGYEVWLGTLFQNPQHGEPSLQRVPVAKMVCGPSG
        SQLVLLKLERSVTLNQRVALICLPPEWYVVPPGTKCEGDYGGPLACFTHNCWVLEGII
        IPNRVCARSRWPAVFTRVSVFVDWIHKVMRLG

[0559] Sequence comparison of the above protein sequences yields the following sequence relationships shown in Table 45B.

TABLE 45B
Comparison of NOV45a against NOV45b through NOV45f
			Identities/
	Protein	NOV45a Residues/	Similarities for
	Sequence	Match Residues	the Matched Region
	NOV45b	37 . . . 592	540/558 (96%)
		12 . . . 568	545/558 (96%)
	NOV45c	110 . . . 448	319/339 (94%)
		1 . . . 333	326/339 (96%)
	NOV45d	37 . . . 592	536/556 (96%)
		12 . . . 567	543/556 (97%)
	NOV45e	35 . . . 592	547/558 (98%)
		9 . . . 565	551/558 (98%)
	NOV45f	1 . . . 712	605/712 (84%)
		15 . . . 670	619/712 (85%)

[0560] Further analysis of the NOV45a protein yielded the following, properties shown in Table 45C.

TABLE 45C
Protein Sequence Properties NOV45a
PSort     0.4202 probability located in lysosome (lumen); 0.3700
analysis: probability located in outside; 0.1270 probability located
          in microbody (peroxisome); 0.1000 probability located in
          endoplasmic reticulum (membrane)
SignalP   Cleavage site between residues 19 and 20
analysis:

[0561] A search of the NOV45a protein against the Geneseq database a proprietary database that contains sequences published in patents and patent publication, yielded several homologous proteins shown in Table 45D.

TABLE 45D
Geneseq Results for NOV45a
		NOV45a
	Protein/Organism/	Residues/	Identities/
Geneseq	Length [Patent #,	Match	Similarities for	Expect
Identifier	Date]	Residues	the Matched Region	Value
AAE16349	Human MSP precursor-like protein,	1 . . . 712	712/712 (100%)	0.0
	POLY13-Homo sapiens, 712 aa.	1 . . . 712	712/712 (100%)
	[WO200185767-A2, 15 Nov. 2001]
AAW14270	Human growth factor L5/3-Homo	1 . . . 712	683/712 (95%)	0.0
	sapiens, 711 aa. [U.S. Pat. No. 5606029-A,	1 . . . 711	693/712 (96%)
	25 Feb. 1997]
AAR66602	Human L5/3 tumour suppressor	1 . . . 712	683/712 (95%)	0.0
	protein-Homo sapiens, 711 aa.	1 . . . 711	693/712 (96%)
	[U.S. Pat. No. 5315000-A, 24 May 1994]
AAY31157	Human macrophage stimulating	1 . . . 712	682/712 (95%)	0.0
	protein-Homo sapiens, 711 aa.	1 . . . 711	692/712 (96%)
	[U.S. Pat. No. 5948892-A, 7 Sep. 1999]
AAW82789	Human MSP protein-Homo sapiens,	1 . . . 712	682/712 (95%)	0.0
	711 aa. [WO9855141-A1,	1 . . . 711	692/712 (96%)
	10 Dec. 1998]

[0562] In a BLAST search of public sequence datbases, the NOV45a protein was found to have homology to the proteins shown in the BLASTP data in Table 45E.

TABLE 45E
Public BLASTP Results for NOV45a
		NOV45a
Protein		Residues/	Identities/
Accession		Match	Similarities for	Expect
Number	Protein/Organism/Length	Residues	the Matched Portion	Value
P26927	Hepatocyte growth factor-like protein	1 . . . 712	682/712 (95%)	0.0
	precursor (Macrophage stimulatory	1 . . . 711	692/712 (96%)
	protein) (MSP) (Macrophage stimulating
	protein)-Homo sapiens (Human), 711 aa.
A40332	macrophage-stimulating protein 1	1 . . . 711	555/720 (77%)	0.0
	precursor-mouse, 716 aa.	1 . . . 715	621/720 (86%)
P70521	Macrophage stimulating protein precursor-	1 . . . 711	556/720 (77%)	0.0
	Rattus norvegicus (Rat), 716 aa.	1 . . . 715	616/720 (85%)
P26928	Hepatocyte growth factor-like protein	1 . . . 711	554/720 (76%)	0.0
	precursor (Macrophage stimulatory	1 . . . 715	620/720 (85%)
	716 aa.
Q91XG8	Hepatocyte growth factor-like-Mus	1 . . . 711	552/720 (76%)	0.0
	musculus (Mouse), 716 aa.	1 . . . 715	619/720 (85%)

[0563] PFam analysis predicts that the NOV45a protein contains the domains shown in the Table 45F.

TABLE 45F
Domain Analysis of NOV45a
	NOV45a	Identities/Similarities	Expect
Pfam Domain	Match Region	for the Matched Region	Value
PAN	18 . . . 106	23/110 (21%)	3.6e−15
		67/110 (61%)
kringle	110 . . . 186	41/85 (48%)	1.3e−42
		69/85 (81%)
kringle	191 . . . 268	48/85 (56%)	1.7e−48
		74/85 (87%)
kringle	283 . . . 361	44/85 (52%)	1.9e−49
		74/85 (87%)
kringle	370 . . . 448	42/85 (49%)	4.3e−42
		73/85 (86%)
trypsin	484 . . . 705	87/263 (33%)	1e−45
		160/263 (61%)

Example 46

[0564] The NOV46 clone was analyzed, and the nucleotide and encoded polypeptide sequences are shown in Table 46A.

TABLE 46A
NOV46 Sequence Analysis
        SEQ ID NO: 153            2412 bp
NOV46a, ATGGGAAGCCAGTAACACTGTGGCCTACTATCTCTTCCGTGGTGCCATCTACATTTTT
CG56649-01
DNA     GGGACTCGGGAATTATGAGGTAGAGGTGGAGGCGGAGCCGGATGTCAGAGGTCCTGAA
Sequence
        ATAGTCACCATGGGGGAAAATGATCCGCCTGCTGTTGAAGCCCCCTTCTCATTCCGAT
        CGCTTTTTGGCCTTGATGATTTGAAAATAAGTCCTCTTGCACCAGATGCAGATGCTGT
        TGCTGCACAGATCCTGTCACTGCTGCCATTGAAGTTTTTTCCAATCATCGTCATTGGG
        ATCATTGCATTGATATTAGCACTGGCCATTGGTCTGGGCATCCACTTCGACTGCTCAG
        GGAAGTACAGATGTCGCTCATCCTTTAAGTGTATCGAGCTGATAGCTCGATGTGACGG
        AGTCTCGGATTGCAAAGACGGGGAGGACGAGTACCGCTGTGTCCGGGTGGGTGGTCAG
        AATGCCGTGCTCCAGGTGTTCACAGCTGCTTCGTGGAAGACCATGTGCTCCGATGACT
        GGAAGGGTCACTACGCAAATGTTGCCTGTGCCCAACTGGGTTTCCCAAGCTATGTGAG
        TTCAGATAACCTCAGAGTGAGCTCGCTGGAGGGGCAGTTCCGGGAGGAGTTTGTGTCC
        ATCGATCACCTCTTGCCAGATGACAAGGTGACTGCATTACACCACTCAGTATATGTGA
        GGGAGGGATGTGCCTCTGGCCACGTGGTTACCTTGCAGTGCACAGCCTGTGGTCATAG
        AAGGGGCTACAGCTCACGCATCGTGGGTGGAAACATGTCCTTGCTCTCGCAGTGGCCC
        TGGCAGGCCAGCCTTCAGTTCCAGGGCTACCACCTGTGCGGGGGCTCTGTCATCACGC
        CCCTGTGGATCATCACTGCTGCACACTGTGTTTATGACTTGTACCTCCCCAAGTCATG
        GACCATCCAGGTGGGTCTAGTTTCCCTGTTGGACAATCCAGCCCCATCCCACTTGGTG
        GAGAAGATTGTCTACCACAGCAAGTACAAGCCAAAGAGGCTGCGCAATGACATCGCCC
        TTATGAAGCTGGCCGGGCCACTCACGTTCAATGAAATGATCCAGCCTGTGTGCCTGCC
        CAACTCTGAAGAGAACTTCCCCGATGGAAAAGTGTGCTGGACGTCAGGATGGGGGGCC
        ACAGAGGATGGAGGTGACCCCTCCCCTGTCCTGAACCACGCGGCCGTCCCTTTGATTT
        CCAACAAGATCTGCAACCACAGGGACGTGTACCGTGGCATCATCTCCCCCTCCATGCT
        CTGCGCGGGCTACCTGACGGGTGGCGTGGACAGCTGCCAGGGGGACAGCGGGGGGCCC
        CTGGTGTGTCAACAGAGGAGGCTGTGGAAGTTAGTGGGAGCGACCAGCTTTGGCATCG
        GCTGCGCAGAGGTGAACAAGCCTGGGGTGTACACCCGTGTCACCTCCTTCCTGGACTG
        GATCCACGAGCAGATGGAGAGAGACCTAAAAACCTGAAGAGGAAGGGGACAAGTAGCC
        ACCTGAGTTCCTGAGGTGATGAAGACAGCCCGATCCTCCCCTGGACTCCCGTGTAGGA
        ACCTGCACACGAGCAGACACCCTTGGAGCTCTGAGTTCCGGCACCAGTAGCAGGCCCG
        AAAGAGGCACCCTTCCATCTGATTCCAGCACAACCTTCAAGCTGCTTTTTGTTTTTTG
        TTTTTTTGAGGTGGAGTCTCGCTCTGTTGCCCAGGCTGGAGTGCAGTGGCGAAATCCC
        TGCTCACTGCAGCCTCCGCTTCCCTGGTTCAAGCGATTCTCTTGCCTCAGCTTCCCCA
        GTAGCTGGGACCACAGGTGCCCGCCACCACACCCAACTAATTTTTGTATTTTTAGTAG
        AGACAGGGTTTCACCATGTTGGCCAGGCTGCTCTCAAACCCCTGACCTCAAATGATGT
        GCCTGCTTCAGCCTCCCACAGTGCTGGGATTACAGGCATGGGCCACCACGCCTAGCCT
        CACGCTCCTTTCTGATCTTCACTAAGAACAAAAGAAGCAGCAACTTGCAAGGGCGGCC
        TTTCCCACTGGTCCATCTGGTTTTCTCTCCAGGGTCTTGCAAAATTCCTGACGAGATA
        AGCAGTTATGTGACCTCACGTGCAAAGCCACCAACAGCCACTCAGAAAAGACGCACCA
        GCCCAGAAGTGCAGAACTGCAGTCACTGCACGTTTTCATCTCTAGGGACCAGAACCAA
        ACCCACCCTTTCTACTTCCAAGACTTATTTTCACATGTGGGGAGGTTAATCTAGGAAT
        GACTCGTTTAAGGCCTATTTTCATGATTTCTTTGTAGCATTTGGTGCTTGACGTATTA
        TTGTCCTTTGATTCCAAATAATATGTTTCCTTCCCTCATTGTCTGGCGTGTCTGCGTG
        GACTGGTGACGTGAATCAAAATCATCCACTGAAA
        ORF Start: ATG at 126     ORF Stop: TGA at 1485
        SEQ ID NO: 154            453 aa    MW at 49333.0kD
NOV46a. MGFNDPPAVEAPFSFRSLFGLDDLKISPVAPDADAVAAQILSLLPLKFFPIIVIGIIA
CG56649-01
Protein LILALAIGLGIHFDCSGKYRCRSSFKCIELIARCDGVSDCKDGEDEYRCVRVGGQNAV
Sequence
        LQVFTAASWKTMCSDDWKGHYANVACAQLGFPSYVSSDNLRVSSLEGQFREEFVSIDH
        LLPDDKVTALHHSVYVREGCASGHVVTLQCTACGHRRGYSSRIVGGNMSLLSQWPWQA
        SLQFQGYHLCGGSVITPLWIITAAHCVYDLYLPKSWTIQVGLVSLLDNPAPSHLVEKI
        VYHSKYKRKRLGNDIALMKLAGPLTFNEMIQPVCLPNSEENFRDGKVCWTSGWGATED
        GGDASRVLNHAAVPLISNKICNHRDVYGGIISPSMLCAGYLTGGVDSCQGDSGGRLVC
        QERRLWKLVGATSFGIGCAEVNKPGVYTRVTSPLDWIHEQMERDLKT
        SEQ ID NO: 155            1167 bp
NOV46b, GGTACCATCCACTTCGACTGCTCAGGGAAGTACAGATGTCGCTCATCCTTTAAGTGTA
169427553
DNA     TCGAGCTGATAGCTCGATGTGACGGAGTCTCGGATTGCAAAGACGGGGAGGACGAGTA
Sequence
        CCGCTGTGTCCGGGTGAGTGGTCAGAATGCCGTGCTCCAGGTGTTCACAGCTGCTTCG
        TGGAAGACCATGTGCTCCGATGACTGGAAGGGTCACTACGCAAATGTTGCCTGTGCCC
        AACTGGGTTTCCCAAGCTATGTGAGTTCAGATAACCTCAGAGTGAGCTCGCTGGAGGG
        GCAGTTCCGGGAGGAGTTTGTGTCCATCGATCACCTCTTGCCAGATGACAAGGTGACT
        GCATTACACCACTCAGTATATGTGAGGGAGGGATGTGCCTCTGGCCACGTGGTTACCT
        TGCAGTGCACAGCCTGTGGTCATAGAAGGGGCTACAGCTCACGCATCGTGGGTGGAAA
        CATGTCCTTGCTCTCGCAGTGGCCCTGGCAGGCCAGCCTTCAGTTCCAGGGCTACCAC
        CTGTGCGGGGGCTCTGTCATCACGCCCCTGTGGATCATCACTGCTGCACACTGTGTTT
        ATGATTTGTACCTCCCCAAGTCATGGACCATCCAGGTGGGTCTAGTTTCCCTGTTGGA
        CAATCCAGCCCCATCCCACTTGGTGGAGAAGATTGTCTACCACAGCAAGTACAAGCCA
        AAGAGGCTGGGCAATGACATCGCCCTTATGAAGCTGGCCGGGCCACTCACGTTCAATG
        AAATGATCCAGCCTGTGTGCCTGCCCAACTCTGAAGAGAACTTCCCCGATGGAAAAGT
        GTGCTGGACGTCAGGATGGGGGGCCACAGAGGATGGAGGTGACGCCTCCCCTGTCCTG
        AACCACGCGGCCGTCCCTTTGATTTCCAACAAGATCTGCAACCACAGGGACGTGTACG
        GTGGCATCATCTCCCCCTCCATGCTCTGCGCGGGCTACCTGACGGGTGGCGTGGACAG
        CTGCCAGGGGGACAGCGGGGGGCCCCTGGTGTGTCAAGAGAGGAGGCTGTGGAAGTTA
        GTGGGAGCGACCAGCTTTGGCATCGGCTGCGCAGAGGTGAACAAGCCTGGGGTGTACA
        CCCGTGTCACCTCCTTCCTGGACTGGATCCACGAGCAGATGGAGAGAGACCTAAAAAC
        CCTCGAG
        ORF Start: at 1           ORF Stop: end of sequence
        SEQ ID NO: 156            389 aa    MW at 42724.2kD
NOV46b, GTIHFDCSGKYRCRSSFKCIELIARCDGVSDCKDGEDEYRCVRVSGQNAVLQVFTAAS
169427553
Protein WKTMCSDDWKGHYANVACAQLGFPSYVSSDNLRVSSLEGQFREEFVSIDHLLPDDKVT
Sequence
        ALHHSVYVREGCASGHvVTLQCTACGHRRGYSSRIVGGNMSLLSQWPWQASLQFQGYH
        LCGGSVITPLWIITAAHCVYDLYLPKSWTIQVGLVSLLDNPAPSHLVEKIVYHSKYKP
        KRLGNDIALMKLAGPLTFNEMIQPVCLPNSEENFPDGKVCWTSGWGATEDGGDASPVL
        NHAAVPLISNKICNHRDVYGGIISPSMLCAGYLTGGVDSCQGDSGGPLVCQERRLWKL
        VGATSFGIGCAEVNKPGVYTRVTSFLDWIHEQMERDLKTLE

[0565] Sequence comparison of the above protein sequences yields the following sequence relationships shown in Table 46B.

TABLE 46B
Comparison of NOV46a against NOV46b
	NOV46a Residues/	Identities/Similiarities
Protein Sequence	Match Residues	for the Matched Region
NOV46b	69 . . . 453	384/385 (99%)
	3 . . . 387	384/385 (99%)

[0566] Further analysis of the NOV46a protein yielded the following properties shown in Table 46C.

TABLE 46C
Protein Sequence Properties NOV46a
PSort     0.6000 probability located in endoplasmic reticulum
analysis: (membrane); 0.4413 probability located in microbody
          (peroxisome); 0.1000 probability located in mitochondrial
          inner membrane; 0.1000 probability located in plasma
          membrane
SignalP   Cleavage site between residues 69 and 70
analysis:

[0567] A search of the NOV46a protein against the Geneseq database, a proprietary database that contains sequences published in patents and patent publication, yielded several homologous proteins shown in Table 46D.

TABLE 46D
Geneseq Results for NOV46a
	Protein/	NOV46a	Identities/
Geneseq	Organism/Length	Match	Matched	Expect
Identifier	[Patent #, Date]	Residues	Region	Value
AAE06935	Human membrane-	1 . . . 453	453/453	0.0
	type serine	1 . . . 453	(100%)
	protease (MTSP)6 -		453/453
	Homo sapiens, 453 aa.		(100%)
	[WO200157194-A2,
	09 AUG. 2001]
AAU29055	Human PRO polypeptide	1 . . . 453	453/453	0.0
	sequence #32 - Homo	1 . . . 453	(100%)
	sapiens, 453 aa.		453/453
	[WO200168848-A2,		(100%)
	20 SEP. 2001]
AAB44250	Human PRO382	1 . . . 453	452/453	0.0
	(UNQ323) protein	1 . . . 453	(99%)
	sequence SEQ ID		453/453
	NO: 69 - Homo		(99%)
	sapiens, 453 aa.
	[WO200053756-A2,
	14 SEP. 2000]
AAU82745	Amino acid sequence of	1 . . . 453	453/454	0.0
	novel human protease	1 . . . 454	(99%)
	#44 - Homo sapiens,		453/454
	454 aa.		(99%)
	[WO200200860-A2,
	03 JAN. 2002]
AAY41694	Human PRO382 protein	1 . . . 453	452/453	0.0
	sequence - Homo	1 . . . 452	(99%)
	sapiens, 452 aa.		452/453
	[WO9946281-A2,		(99%)
	16 SEP. 1999]

[0568] In a BLAST search of public sequence datbases, the NOV46a protein was found to have homology to the proteins shown in the BLASTP data in Table 46E.

TABLE 46E
Public BLASTP Results for NOV46a
			Identities/
			Similari-
		NOV46a	ties
Protein		Residues/	for the
Accession	Protein/	Match	Matched	Expect
Number	Organism/Length	Residues	Portion	Value
CAC60382	Sequence 11 from	1 . . . 453	453/453	0.0
	Patent WO0157194 -	1 . . . 453	(100%)
	Homo sapiens		453/453
	(Human), 453 aa.		(100%)
P57727	Transmembrane	1 . . . 453	453/454	0.0
	protease,	1 . . . 454	(99%)
	serine 3 (EC 3.4.21.-)		453/454
	(Serine protease		(99%)
	TADG-12) (Tumor
	associated
	differentially-
	expressed
	gene-12 protein) -
	Homo sapiens
	(Human), 454 aa.
Q8VDE0	TMPRSS3 protein -	1 . . . 453	402/453	0.0
	Mus musculus	1 . . . 453	(88%)
	(Mouse), 453 aa.		427/453
			(93%)
Q8WY52	Potential serine	1 . . . 324	316/324	0.0
	protease TMPRSS3 -	1 . . . 324	(97%)
	Homo sapiens		317/324
	(Human), 344 aa.		(97%)
Q96T73	Epitheliasin -	52 . . . 450	188/411	4e−92
	Homo sapiens	89 . . . 491	(45%)
	(Human), 492 aa.		242/411
			(58%)

[0569] PFam analysis predicts that the NOV46a protein contains the domains shown in the Table 46F.

TABLE 46F
Domain Analysis of NOV46a
	NOV46a	Identities/Similarities	Expect
Pfam Domain	Match Region	for the Matched Region	Value
Idl_recept_a	71 . . . 109	15/43 (35%)	0.00092
		29/43 (67%)
SRCR	110 . . . 205	22/117 (19%)	0.038
		63/117 (54%)
trypsin	217 . . . 443	107/261 (41%)	3.2e−92
		179/261 (69%)

Example 47

[0570] The NOV47 clone was analyzed, and the nucleotide and encoded polypeptide sequences are shown in Table 47A.

TABLE 47A
NOV47 Sequence Analysis
        SEQ ID NO: 157            3149bp
NOV47a, CTAAAGTTTTTTTCTTTGAATGACAGAACTACAGCATAATGCGTGGCTTCAACCTGCT
CG57209-01
DNA     CCTCTTCTGGGGATGTTGTGTTATGCACAGCTGGGAAGGGCACATAAGACCCACACGG
Sequence
        AAACCAAACACAAAGGGTAATAACTGTAGAGACAGTACCTTGTGCCCAGCTTATGCCA
        CCTGCACCAATACGGTGGACAGTTACTATTGCACTTGCAAACAAGGCTTCCTGTCCAG
        CAATGGGCAAAATCACTTCAAGGATCCAGGAGTGCGATGCPAAGATATTGATGAATGT
        TCTCAAAGCCCCCAGCCCTGTGGTCCTAACTCATCCTGCAAAAACCTGTCAGGGAGGT
        ACAAGTGCAGCTGTTTAGATGGTTTCTCTTCTCCCACTGGAAATGACTGGGTCCCAGG
        AAAGCCGGGCAATTTCTCCTGTACTGATATCAATGAGTGCCTCACCAGCAGGGTCTGC
        CCTGAGCATTCTGACTGTGTCAACTCCATGGGAAGCTACAGTTGCAGCTGTCAAGTTG
        GATTCATCTCTAGAAACTCCACCTGTGAAGACGTGAATGAATGTGCAGATCCAAGAGC
        TTGCCCAGAGCATGCAACTTGTAATAACACTGTTGGAAACTACTCTTGTTTCTGCAAC
        CCAGGATTTGAATCCAGCAGTGGCCACTTGAGTTGCCAGGGTCTCAAAGCATCGTGTG
        AAGATATTGATGAATGCACTGAAATGTGCCCCATCAATTCAACATGCACCAACACTCC
        TGGGAGCTACTTTTGCACCTGCCACCCTGGCTTTGCACCAAGCAGTGGACAGTTGAAT
        TTCACAGACCAAGGAGTGGAATGTAGAGATATTGATGAGTGCCGCCAAGATCCATCAA
        CCTGTGGTCCTAATTCTATCTGCACCAATGCCCTGGGCTCCTACAGCTGTGGCTGCAT
        TGTAGGCTTTCATCCCAATCCAGAAGGCTCCCAGAAAGATGGCAACTTCAGCTGCCAA
        AGGGTTCTCTTCAAATGTAAGGAAGATGTGATACCCGATAATAAGCAGATCCAGCAAT
        GCCAAGAGGGAACCGCAGTGAAACCTGCATATGTCTCCTTTTGTGCACAAATAAATAA
        CATCTTCAGCGTTCTGGACAAAGTGTGTGAAAATAAAACGACCGTAGTTTCTCTGAAG
        AATACAACTGAGAGCTTTGTCCCTGTGCTTAAACAAATATCCATGTGGACTAAATTCA
        CCAAGGAAGAGACGTCCTCCCTGGCCACAGTCTTCCTGGAGAGTGTGGAAAGCATGAC
        ACTGGCATCTTTTTGGAAACCCTCAGCAAATGTCACTCCGGCTGTTCGGGCGGAATAC
        TTAGACATTGAGAGCAAAGTTATCAACAAAGAATGCAGTGAAGAGAATGTGACGTTGG
        ACTTGGTAGCCAAGGGGGATAAGATGAAGATCGGGTGTTCCACAATTGAGGAATCTGA
        ATCCACAGAGACCACTGGTGTGGCTTTTGTCTCCTTTGTGGGCATGGAATCGGTTTTA
        AATGAGCGCTTCTTCCAAGACCACCAGGCTCCCTTGACCACCTCTGAGATCAAGCTGA
        AGATGAATTCTCGAGTCGTTGGGGGCATAATGACTGGAGAGAAGAAAGACGGCTTCTC
        AGATCCAATCATCTACACTCTGGAGAACGTTCAGCCAAAGCAGAAGTTTGAGAGGCCC
        ATCTGTGTTTCCTGGAGCACTGATGTGAAGGGTGGAAGATGGACATCCTTTGGCTGTG
        TGATCCTGGAAGCTTCTGAGACATATACCATCTGCAGCTGTAATCAGATGGCAAATCT
        TGCCGTTATCATGGCGTCTGGGGAGCTCACGATGGACTTTTCCTTGTACATCATTAGC
        CATGTAGGCATTATCATCTCCTTGGTGTGCCTCGTCTTGGCCATCGCCACCTTTCTGC
        TGTGTCGCTCCATCCGAAATCACAACACCTACCTCCACCTGCACCTCTGCGTGTGTCT
        CCTCTTGGCGAAGACTCTCTTCCTCGCCGGTATACACAAGACTGACAACAAGACGGGC
        TGCGCCATCATCGCGGGCTTCCTGCACTACCTTTTCCTTGCCTGCTTCTTCTGGATGC
        TGGTGGAGGCTGTGATACTGTTCTTGATGGTCAGAAACCTGAAGGTGGTGAATTACTT
        CAGCTCTCGCAACATCAAGATGCTGCACATCTGTGCCTTTGGTTATGGGCTGCCGATG
        CTGGTGGTGGTGATCTCTGCCAGTGTGCAGCCACAGGGCTATGGAATGCATAATCGCT
        GCTGGCTGAATACAGAGACAGGGTTCATCTGGAGTTTCTTGGGGCCAGTTTGCACAGT
        TATAGTGATCAACTCCCTTCTCCTGACCTGGACCTTGTGGATCCTGAGGCAGAGGCTT
        TCCAGTGTTAATGCCGAAGTCTCAACGCTAAAAGACACCAGGTTACTGACCTTCAAGG
        CCTTTGCCCAGCTCTTCATCCTGGGCTGCTCCTGGGTGCTGGGCATTTTTCAGATTGG
        ACCTGTGGCAGGTGTCATGGCTTACCTGTTCACCATCATCAACAGCCTGCAGGGGGCC
        TTCATCTTCCTCATCCACTGTCTGCTCAACGGCCAGGTACGAGAAGAATACAAGAGGT
        GGATCACTGGGAAGACGAAGCCCAGCTCCCAGTCCCAGACCTCAAGGATCTTGCTGTC
        CTCCATGCCATCCGCTTCCAAGACGGGTTAAAGCCTTTCTTGCTTTCAAATATGCTAT
        GGAGCCACAGTTGAGGACAGTAGTTTCCTGCAGGAGCCTACCCTGAAATCTCTTCTCA
        GCTTAACATGGAAATGAGGATCCCACCAGCCCCAGAACCCTCTGGGGAAGAATGTTGG
        GGGCCGTCTTCCTGTGGTTGTATGCACTGATGAGAAATCAGACGTTTCTGCTCCAAAC
        GACCATTTTATCTTCGTGCTCTGCAACTTCTTCAATTCCAGAGTTTCTGAGAACAGAC
        CCAAATTCAATGGCATGACCAAGAACACCTGGCTACCATTTTGTTTTCTCCTGCCCTT
        GTTGGTGCATGGTTCTAAGCGTGCCCCTCCAGCGCCTATCATACGCCTGACACAGAGA
        ACCTCTCAATAAATGATTTGTCGCCTGTCTGACTGATTTACCCTAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
        AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
        ORF Start: ATG at 39      ORF Stop: TAA at 2697
        SEQ ID NO: 158            886 aa    MW at 97679.1kD
NOV47a. MRGFNLLLFWGCCVMHSWEGHIRPTRKPNTKGNNCRDSTLCRAYATCTNTVDSYYCTC
CG57209-01
Protein KQGFLSSNGQNHFKDPGVRCKDIDECSQSRQPCGPNSSCKNLSGRYKCSCLDGFSSPT
Sequence
        GNDWVPGKPGNFSCTDINECLTSRVCPEHSDCVNSMGSYSCSCQVGFISRNSTCEDVN
        ECADRRACPEHATCNNTVGNYSCFCNPGFESSSGHLSCQGLKASCEDIDECTEMCPIN
        STCTNTPGSYFCTCHPGPAPSSGQLNFTDQGVECRDIDECRQDPSTCGPNSICTNALG
        SYSCGCIVGFHPNPEGSQKDGNFSCQRVLFKCKEDVIPDNKQIQQCQEGTAVKPAYVS
        FCAQINNIFSVLDKVCENKTTVVSLKNTTESPVPVLKQISMWTKPTKEETSSLATVFL
        ESVESMTLASFWKPSANVTPAVRAEYLDIESKVINKECSEENVTLDLVAKGDKMKIGC
        STIEESESTETTGVAFVSFVGMESVLNERFFQDHQAPLTTSEIKLKMNSRVVGGIMTG
        EKKDGFSDPIIYTLENVQPKQKFFRPICVSWSTDVKGGRWTSFGCVILEASETYTTCS
        CNQMANLAVIMASGELTMDFSLYIISHVGIIISLVCLVLAIATFLLCRSIRNHNTYLH
        LHLCVCLLLAKTLFLAGIHKTDNKTGCAIIAGFLHYLFLACPFWMLVEAVILFLMVRN
        LKVVNYFSSRNIKMLHICAFGYGLPMLVVVISASVQPQGYGMHNRCWLNTETGFIWSF
        LGPVCTVIVINSLLLTWTLWILRQRLSSVNAEVSTLKDTRLLTFKAFAQLFILGCSWV
        LGIFQIGPVAGVMAYLFTIINSLQGAPIFLIHCLLNGQVREEYKRWITGKTKPSSQSQ
        TSRILLSSMPSASKTG
        SEQ ID NO: 159            12851 bp
NOV47b. GCTCCTCTTCTGGGGTGTTGTGTTATGCACAGCTGGGAAGGGCACATAAGACCCACAC
CG57209-04
DNA     GGAAACCAAACACAAAGGGTAATAACTGTAGAGACAGTACCTTGTGCCCAGCTTATGC
Sequence
        CACCTGCACCAATACAGTGGACAGTTACTATTGCGCTTGCAAACAAGGCTTCCTGTCC
        AGCAATGGGCAAAATCACTTCAAGGATCCAGGAGTGCGATGCAAAGATATTGATGAAT
        GTTCTCAAAGCCCCCAGCCCTGTGGTCCTAACTCATCCTGCAAAAACCTGTCAGGGAG
        GTACAAGTGCAGCTGTTTAGATGGTTTCTCTTCTCCCACTGGAAATGACTGGGTCCCA
        GGAAAGCCGGGCAATTTCTCCTGTACTGATATCAATGAGTGCCTCACCAGCAGCGTCT
        GCCCTGAGCATTCTGACTGTGTCAACTCCATGGGAAGCTACAGTTGTAGCTGTCAAGT
        TGGATTCATCTCTAGAAACTCCACCTGTGAAGACGTGGATGAATGTGCAGATCCAAGA
        GCTTGCCCAGAGCATGCAACTTGTAATAACACTGTTGGAAACTACTCTTGTTTCTGCA
        ACCCAGGATTTGAATCCAGCAGTGGCCACTTGAGTTTCCAGGGTCTCAAAGCATCGTG
        TGAAGATATTGATGAATGCACTGAAATGTGCCCCATCAATTCAACATGCACCAACACT
        CCTGGGAGCTACTTTTGCACCTGCCACCCTGGCTTTGCACCAAGCAATGGACAGTTGA
        ATTTCACAGACCAAGGACTGGAATGTAGAGATATTGATGAGTGCCGCCAAGATCCATC
        AACCTGTGGTCCTAATTCTATCTGCACCAATGCCCTGGGCTCCTGCAGCTGTGGCTGC
        ATTGCAGGCTTTCATCCCAATCCAGAAGGCTCCCAGAAAGATGGCAACTTCAGCTGCC
        AAAGGGTTCTCTTCAAATGTAAGGAAGATGTGATACCCGATAATAAGCAGATCCAGCA
        ATGCCAAGAGGGkACCGCAGTGAAACCTGCATATGTCTCCTTTTGTGCACAAATAAAT
        AACATCTTCAGCGTTCTGGACAAAGTGTGTGAAAATAAAACGACCGTAGTTTCTCTGA
        AGAATACAACTGAGAGCTTTGTCCCTGTGCTTAAACAAATATCCACGTGGACTAAATT
        CACCAAGGAAGAGACGTCCTCCCTGGCCACAGTCTTCCTGGAGAGTGTGGAkAGCATG
        ACACTGGCATCTTTTTGGAAACCCTCAGCAAATGTCACTCCGGCTGTTCGGACGGAAT
        ACTTAGACATTGAGAGCAAAGTTATCAACAAAGAATGCAGTGAAGAGAATGTGACGTT
        GGACTTGGTAGCCAAGGGGGATAAGATGAAGATCGGGTGTTCCACAATTGAGGAATCT
        GAATCCACAGAGACCACTGGTGTGGCTTTTGTCTCCTTTGTGGGCATGGAATCGGTTT
        TAAATGAGCGCTTCTTCCAAGACCACCAGGCTCCCTTGACCACCTCTGAGATCAAGCT
        GAAGATGAATTCTCGAGTCGTTGGGGGCATAATGACTGGAGAGAAGAAAGACGGCTTC
        TCAGATCCAATTATCTACACTCTGGAGAACGTTCAGCCAAAGCAGAAGTTTGAGAGGC
        CCATCTGTGTTTCCTGGAGCACTGATGTGAAGGGTGGAAGATGGACATCCTTTGGCTG
        TGTGATCCTGGAAGCTTCTGAGACATATACCATCTGCAGCTGTAATCAGATGGCAAAT
        CTTGCCGTTATCATGGCGTCTGGGGAGCTCACGATGGGCTGCGCCATCATCGCGGGCT
        TCCTGCACTACCTTTTCCTTGCCTGCTTCTTCTGGATGCTGGTGGAGGCTGTGATACT
        GTTCTTGATGGTCAGAAACCTGAAGGTGGTGAATTACTTCAGCTCTCGCAACATCAAG
        ATGCTGCACATCTGTGCCTTTGGTTATGGGCTGCCGATGCTGGTGGTGGTGATCTCTG
        CCAGTGTGCAGCCACAGGGCTATGGAATGCATAATCGCTGCTGGCTGAATACAGAGAC
        AGGGTTCATCTGGAGTTTCTTGGGGCCAGTTTGCACAGTTATAGTGATCAACTCCCTT
        CTCCTGACCTGGACCTTGTGGATCCTGAGGCAGAGGCTTTCCAGTGTTAATGCCGAAG
        TCTCAACGCTAAAAGACACCAGGTTACTGACCTTCAAGGCCTTTGCCCAGCTCTTCAT
        CCTGGGCTGCTCCTGGGTGCTGGGCATTTTTCAGATTGGACCTGTGGCAGGTGTCATG
        GCTTACCTGTTCACCATCATCAACAGCCTGCACGGGGCCTTCATCTTCCTCATCCACT
        GTCTGCTCAACGGCCAGGTACGAGAAGAATACAAGAGGTGGATCACTGGGAAGACGAA
        GCCCAGCTCCCAGTCCCAGACCTCAAGGATCTTGCTGTCCTCCATGCCATCCGCTTCC
        AAGACGGGTTAAAGTCCTTTCTTGCTTTCAAATATGCTATGGAGCCACAGTTGAGGAC
        AGTAGTTTCCTGCAGGAGCCTACCCTGAAATCTCTTCTCAGCTTAACATGGAAATGAG
        GATCCCACCAGCCCCAGAACCCTCTGGGGAAGAATGTTGGGGGCCGTCTTCCTGTGGT
        TGTATGCACTGATGAGAAATCAGGCGTTTCTGCTCCAAACGACCATTTTATCTTCGTG
        CTCTGCAACTTCTTCAATTCCAGAGTTTCTGAGAACAGACCCAAATTCAATGGCATGA
        CCAAGAACACCTGGCTACCATTTTGTTTTCTCCTGCCCTTGTTGGTGCATGGTTCTAA
        GCGTGCCCCTCCAGCGCCTATCATACGCCTGACACAGAGAACCTCTCAATAAATGATT
        TGTCGCCTG
        ORF Start: at 13          ORF Stop: TAA at 2446
        SEQ ID NO: 160            811 aa    MW at 89011.6kD
NOV47b, GCCVMHSWEGHIRPTRKPNTKGNNCRDSTLCPAYATCTNTVDSYYCACKQGFLSSNGQ
CG57209-04
Protein NHFKDPGVRCKDIDECSQSPQPCGPNSSCKNLSGRYKCSCLDGFSSPTGNDWVPGKPG
Sequence
        NFSCTDTNECLTSSVCPEHSDCVNSMGSYSCSCQVGFTSRNSTCEDVDECADPRACPE
        HATCNNTVGNYSCFCNPGFESSSGHLSFQGLKASCEDIDECTEMCPINSTCTNTPGSY
        FCTCHPGFAPSNGQLNFTDQGVECRDIDECRQDPSTCGPNSICTNALGSCSCGCIAGF
        HPNPEGSQKDGNFSCQRVLFKCKEDVIPDNKQIQQCQEGTAVKPAYVSFCAQINNIFS
        VLDKVCENKTTVVSLKNTTESFVPVLKQISTWTKPTKEETSSLATVFLESVESMTLAS
        FWKPSANVTPAVRTEYLDIESKVINKECSEENVTLDLVAKGDKMKIGCSTTEESESTE
        TTGVAFVSFVGMESVLNERFFQDHQAPLTTSEIKLKMNSRVVGGIMTGEKKDGFSDPT
        IYTLENVQPKQKFERPICVSWSTDVKGGRWTSFGCVILEASETYTTCSCNQMANLAVI
        MASGELTMGCAIIAGFLHYLFLACFFWMLVEAVILFLMVRNLKVVNYFSSRNIKMLHI
        CAFGYGLPMLVVVTSASVQPQGYGMHNRCWLNTETGFIWSFLGPVCTVIVINSLLLTW
        TLWILRQRLSSVNAEVSTLKDTRLLTFKAFAQLFILGCSWVLGIFQTGPVAGVMAYLF
        TIINSLQGAFIFLIHCLLNGQVREEYKRWTTGKTKPSSQSQTSRILLSSMPSASKTG
        SEQ ID NO: 161            1764 bp
NOV47c, AGATCTTGGGAAGGGCACATAAGACCCACACGGAAACCAAACACAAAGGGTAATAACT
165275217
DNA     GTAGAGACAGTACCTTGTGCCCAGCTTATGCCACCTGCACCAATACAGTGGACAGTTA
Sequence
        CTATTGCACTTGCAAACAAGGCTTCCTGTCCAGCAATGGGCAAAATCACTTCAAGGAT
        CCAGGAGTGCGATGCAAAGATATTGATGAATGTTCTCAAAGCCCCCAGCCCTGTGGTC
        CTAACTCATCCTGCAAAAACCTGTCAGGGAGGTACAAGTGCAGCTGTTTAGATGGTTT
        CTCTTCTCCCACTGGAAATGACTGGGTCCCAGGAAAGCCGGGCAATTTCTCCTGTACT
        GATATCAATGAGTGCCTCACCAGCAGGGTCTGCCCTGAGCATTCTGACTGTGTCAACT
        CCATGGGAAGCTACAGTTGCAGCTGTCAAGTTGGATTCATCTCTAGAAACTCCACCTG
        TGGAGACGTGAATGAATGTGCAGATCCAAGAGCTTGCCCAGAGCATGCAACTTGTAAT
        AACACTGTTGGAAACTACTCTTGTTTCTGCAACCCAGGATTTGAATCCAGCAGTGGCC
        ACTTGAGTTTCCAGGGTCTCAAAGCATCGTGTGAAGATATTGATGAATGCACTGAAAT
        GTGCCCCATCAATTCAACATGCACCAACACTCCTGGGAGCTACTTTTGCACCTGCCAC
        CCTGGCTTTGCACCAAGCAATGGACAGTTGAATTTCACAGACCAAGGAGTGGAATGTA
        GAGATATTGATGAGTGCCGCCAAGATCCATCAAACCTGTGGTCCTATTCTATCTGCAC
        CAATGCCCTGGGCTCCTACAGCTGTGGCTGCATTGTAGGCTTTCATCCCAATCCAGAA
        GGCTCCCAGAAAGATGGCAACTTCAGCTGTCAAAGGGTTCTCTTCAAATGTAAGGAAG
        ATGTGATACCCGATAATAAGCAGATCCAGCAATGCCAAGAGGGAACCGCAGTGAAACC
        TGCATATGTCTCCTTTTGTGCACAAATAAATAACATCTTCAGCGTTCTGGACAAAGTG
        TGTGAAAATAAAACGACCGTAGTTTCTCTGAAGAATACAACTGAGAGCTTTGTCCCTG
        TGCTTAAACAAATATCCACGTGGACTAAATTCACCAAGGAAGAGACGTCCTCCCTGGC
        CACAGTCTTCCTGGAGAGTGTGGAAAGCATGACACTGGCATCTTTTTGGAAACCCTCA
        GCAAATGTCACTCCGGCTGTTCGGACGGAATACTTAGACATTGAGAGCAAAGTTATCA
        ACAAAGAATGCAGTGAAGAGAATGTGACGTTGGACTTGGTAGCCAAGGGGGATAAGAT
        GAAGATCGGGTGTTCCACAATTGAGGAATCTGAATCCACAGAGACCACTGGTGTGGCT
        TTTGTCTCCTTTGTGGGCATGGAATCGGTTTTAAATGAGCGCTTCTTCCAAGACCACC
        AGGCTCCCTTGACCACCTCTGAGATCAAGCTGAAGATGAATTCTCGAGTCGTTGGGGG
        CATAATGACTGGAGAGAAGAAAGACGGCTTCTCAGATCCAATCATCTACACTCTGGAG
        AACGTTCAGCCAAAGCAGAAGTTTGAGAGGCCCATCTGTGTTTCCTGGAGCACTGATG
        TGAAGGGTGGAAGATGGACATCCTTTGGCTGTGTGATCCTGGAAGCTTCTGAGACATA
        TACCATCTGCAGCTGTAATCAGATGGCAAATCTTGCCGTTATCATGGCGTCTGCGGAG
        CTCACGGTCGACAAGGGCGAATTT
        ORF Start: at 1           ORF Stop: end of sequence
        SEQ ID NO: 162            588 aa    MW at 64167.2kD
NOV47c, RSWEGHIRPTRKPNTKGNNCRDSTLCPAYATCTNTVDSYYCTCKQGFLSSNGQNHPKD
165275217
Protein PGVRCKDIDECSQSPQPCGPNSSCKNLSGRYKCSCLDGFSSPTGNDWVPGKPGNFSCT
Sequence
        DINECLTSRVCPEHSDCVNSMGSYSCSCQVGFISRNSTCGDVNECADPRACPEHATCN
        NTVGNYSCPCNPGFESSSGHLSPQGLKASCEDIDECTEMCPINSTCTNTPGSYPCTCH
        PGFAPSNGQLNFTDQGVECRDIDECRQDPSTCGRNSICTNALGSYSCGCIVGFHPNPE
        GSQKDGNFSCQRVLFKCKEDVIPDNKQIQQCQEGTAVKPAYVSPCAQINNIFSVLDKV
        CENKTTVVSLKNTTESFVPVLKQISTWTKFTKEETSSLATVFLESVESMTLASFWKPS
        ANVTPAVRTEYLDIESKVINKECSEENVTLDLVAKGDKMKIGCSTIEESESTETTGVA
        FVSFVGMESVLNERFFQDHQAPLTTSEIKLKMNSRVVGGIMTGEKKDGFSDPIIYTLE
        NVQPKQKFERPICVSWSTDVKGGRWTSFGCVILEASETYTTCSCNQMANLAVIMASGE
        LTVDKGEF

[0571] Sequence comparison of the above protein sequences yields the following sequence relationships shown in Table 47B.

TABLE 47B
Comparison of NOV47a against NOV47b and NOV47c
	NOV47a Residues/	Identities/Similarities
Protein Sequence	Match Residues	for the Matched Region
NOV47b	11 . . . 886	783/876 (89%)
	1 . . . 811	788/876 (89%)
NOV47c	17 . . . 599	565/583 (96%)
	2 . . . 584	567/583 (96%)

[0572] Further analysis of the NOV47a protein yielded the following properties shown in Table 47C.

TABLE 47C
Protein Sequence Properties NOV47a
PSort     0.6850 probability located in endoplasmic reticulum
analysis: (membrane); 0.6400 probability located in plasma membrane:
          0.4600 probability located in Golgi body; 0.1000 probability
          located in endoplasmic reticulum (lumen)
SignalP   Cleavage site between residues 18 and 19
analysis:

[0573] A search of the NOV47a protein against the Geneseq database, a proprietary database that contains sequences published in patents and patent publication, yielded several homologous proteins shown in Table 47D.

TABLE 47D
Geneseq Results for NOV47a
			Identities/
			Similari-
		NOV47a	ties
	Protein/	Residues/	for the
Geneseq	Organism/Length	Match	Matched	Expect
Identifier	[Patent #, Date]	Residues	Region	Value
AAB71869	Human EMR1 seven	1 . . . 886	886/886	0.0
	transmembrane	1 . . . 886	(100%)
	domain - Homo		886/886
	sapiens, 886 aa.		(100%)
	[WO200109328-A1,
	08 FEB. 2001]
AAB01249	Human EMR1	1 . . . 886	880/886	0.0
	hormone receptor -	1 . . . 880	(99%)
	Homo sapiens, 880 aa.		880/886
	[WO200034473-A2,		(99%)
	15 JUN. 2000]
AAE17043	Human CD 97	74 . . . 872	272/853	e−122
	protein - Homo	16 . . . 817	(31%)
	sapiens, 835 aa.		422/853
	[WO200202602-A2,		(48%)
	10 JAN. 2000]
AAB15728	Human CD97 protein -	74 . . . 872	272/853	e−122
	Homo sapiens, 835 aa.	16 . . . 817	(31%)
	[WO200052039-A2,		422/853
	08 SEP. 2000]		(48%)
AAY41090	Human CD97 protein -	74 . . . 872	272/853	e−122
	Homo sapiens,	16 . . . 817	(31%)
	835 aa.		422/853
	[WO9945111-A1,		(48%)
	10 SEP. 1999]

[0574] In a BLAST search of public sequence datbases, the NOV47a protein was found to have homology to the proteins shown in the BLASTP data in Table 47E.

TABLE 47E
Public BLASTP Results for NOV47a
			Identities/
			Similari-
		NOV47a	ties
Protein		Residues/	for the
Accession	Protein/	Match	Matched	Expect
Number	Organism/Length	Residues	Portion	Value
Q14246	Cell surface	1 . . . 886	886/886	0.0
	glycoprotein EMR1	1 . . . 886	(100%)
	precursor (EMR1		886/886
	hormone receptor) -		(100%)
	Homo sapiens
	(Human), 886 aa.
Q61549	Cell surface	1 . . . 886	606/937	0.0
	glycoprotein EMR1	1 . . . 931	(64%)
	precursor (EMR1		709/937
	hormone receptor)		(74%)
	(Cell surface
	glycoprotein F4/80) -
	Mus musculus
	(Mouse), 931 aa.
Q9BY15	EGF-like	229 . . . 871	245/644	e−127
	module-containing	31 . . . 625	(38%)
	mucin-like		370/644
	receptor EMR3 -		(57%)
	Homo sapiens
	(Human), 652 aa.
O00718	CD97 - Homo	74 . . . 872	272/853	e−121
	sapiens (Human),	16 . . . 817	(31%)
	835 aa.		422/853
			(48%)
P48960	Leucocyte antigen	74 . . . 872	270/853	e−120
	CD97 precursor -	16 . . . 817	(31%)
	Homo sapiens		420/853
	(Human), 835 aa.		(48%)

[0575] PFam analysis predicts that the NOV47a protein contains the domains shown in the Table 47F.

TABLE 47F
Domain Analysis of NOV47a
	NOV47a	Identities/Similarities	Expect
Pfam Domain	Match Region	for the Matched Region	Value
EGF	35 . . . 70	13/47 (28%)	0.29
		26/47 (55%)
TILa	34 . . . 89	16/58 (28%)	0.42
		36/58 (62%)
EGF	176 . . . 212	15/47 (32%)	0.0038
		25/47 (53%)
EGF	225 . . . 255	13/47 (28%)	0.29
		23/47 (49%)
GPS	546 . . . 596	19/54 (35%)	1.5e−18
		46/54 (85%)
7tm_2	599 . . . 851	96/276 (35%)	9.2e−104
		228/276 (83%)

Example 48

[0576] The NOV48 clone was analyzed, and the nucleotide and encoded polypeptide sequences are shown in Table 48A.

TABLE 48A
NOV48 Sequence Analysis
        SEQ ID NO: 163            4080 bp
NOV48a, GAGTGGAGTTCTGGAGGAATGTTTACCAGACACAGAGCCCAGAGGGACAGCGCCCAGA
CG59325-01
DNA     GCCCAGATAGAGAGACACGGCCTCACTGGCTCAGCACCAGGGTCCCCTTCCCCCTCCT
Sequence
        CAGCTCCCTCCCTGGCCCCTTTAAGGAAAGAGCTGATCCTCTCCTCTCTTGAGTTAACC
        CCTGATTGTCCAGGTGGCCCCTGGCTCTGGCCTGGTGGGCGGAGGCAAAGGGGGAGCC
        AGGGGCGGAGAAAGGGTTGCCCAAGTCTGGGAGTGAGGGAAGGAGGCAGGGGTGCTGA
        GAAGGCGGCTGCTGGGCAGAGCCGGTGGCAAGGGCCTCCCCTGCCGCTGTGCCAGGCA
        GGCAGTGCCAAATCCGGCGAGCCTGGAGCTGGGGGGAGGGCCGGGGACAGCCCGGCCC
        GCTGCCCCCTCCCCCGCTGGGAGCCCAGCAACTTCTGAGGAAAGTTTGGCACCCATGG
        CGTGGCGGTGCCCCAGGATGGGCAGGGTCCCGCTGGCCTGGTGCTTGGCGCTGTGCGG
        CTGGGCGTGCATGGCCCCCAGGGGCACGCAGGCTGAAGAAAGTCCCTTCGTGGGCAAC
        CCAGGGAATATCACAGGTGCCCGGGGACTCACGGGCACCCTTCGGTGTCAGCTCCAGG
        TTCAGGGAGAGCCCCCCGAGGTACATTGGCTTCGGGATGGACAGATCCTGGAGCTCGC
        GGACAGCACCCAGACCCAGGTGCCCCTGGGTGAGGATGAACAGGATGACTGGATAGTG
        GTCAGCCAGCTCAGAATCACCTCCCTGCAGCTTTCCGACACGGGACAGTACCAGTGTT
        TGGTGTTTCTGGGACATCAGACCTTCGTGTCCCAGCCTGGCTATGTTGGGCTGGAGGG
        CTTGCCTTACTTCCTGGAGGAGCCCGAAGACAGGACTGTGGCCGCCAACACCCCCTTC
        AACCTGAGCTCCCAAGCTCAGGGACCCCCAGAGCCCGTGGACCTACTCTGGCTCCAGG
        ATGCTGTCCCCCTGGCCACGGCTCCAGGTCACGGCCCCCAGCGCAGCCTGCATGTTCC
        AGGGCTGAACAAGACATCCTCTTTCTCCTGCGAAGCCCATAACGCCAAGGGGGTCACC
        ACATCCCGCACAGCCACCATCACAGTGCTCCCCCAGCAGCCCCGTAACCTCCACCTGG
        TCTCCCGCCAACCCACGGAGCTGGAGGTGGCTTGGACTCCAGGCCTGAGCGGCATCTA
        CCCCCTGACCCACTGCACCCTGCAGGCTGTGCTGTCAGACGATGGGATGGGCATCCAG
        GCGGGAGAACCAGACCCCCCAGAGGAGCCCCTCACCTCGCAAGCATCCGTGCCCCCCC
        ATCAGCTTCGGCTAGGCAGCCTCCATCCTCACCCCCCTTATCACATCCGCGTGGCATG
        CACCAGCAGCCAGGGCCCCTCATCCTGGACCCACTGGCTTCCTGTGGAGACGCCGGAG
        GGAGTGCCCCTGGGCCCCCCTGAGAACATTAGTGCTACGCGGAATGGGAGCCAGGCCT
        TCGTGCATTGGCAAGAGCCCCGGGCGCCCCTGCAGGGTACCCTGTTAGGGTACCGGCT
        GGCGTATCAAGGCCAGGACACCCCAGAGGTGCTAATGGACATAGGGCTAAGGCAAGAG
        GTGACCCTGGAGCTGCAGGGGGACGGGTCTGTGTCCAATCTGACAGTGTGTGTGGCAG
        CCTACACTGCTGCTGGGGATGGACCCTGGAGCCTCCCAGTACCCCTGGAGGCCTGGCG
        CCCAGGGGAAGCACAGCCAGTCCACCAGCTGGTGAAGGAACCTTCAACTCCTGCCTTC
        TCGTGGCCCTGGTGGTATGTACTGCTAGGAGCAGTCGTGGCCGCTGCCTGTGTCCTCA
        TCTTGGCTCTCTTCCTTGTCCACCGGCGAAAGAAGGAGACCCGTTATGGAGAAGTGTT
        TGAACCAACAGTGGAAAGAGGTGAACTGGTAGTCAGGTACCGCGTGCGCAAGTCCTAC
        AGAAGCTGCGGGATGTGATGGTGGACCGGCACAAGGTGGCCCTGGGGAAGACTCTGGG
        AGAGGGAGAGTTTGGAGCTGTGATGGAAGGCCAGCTCAACCAGGACGACTCCATCCTC
        AAGGTGGCTGTGAAGACGATGAAGATTGCCATCTGCACGAGGTCAGAGCTGGAGGATT
        TCCTGAGTGAAGCGGTCTGCATGAAGGAATTTGACCATCCCAACGTCATGAGGCTCAT
        CGGTGTCTGTTTCCAGGGTTCTGAACGAGAGAGCTTCCCACCACCTGTGGTCATCTTA
        CCTTTCATGAAACATGGAGACCTACACAGCTTCCTCCTCTATTCCCGGCTCGGGGGCC
        AGCCAGTGTACCTGCCCACTCAGATGCTAGTGAAGTTCATGGCAGACATCGCCAGTGG
        CATGGAGTATCTGAGTACCAAGAGATTCATACACCGGGACCTGGCGGCCAGGAACTGC
        ATGCTGAATGAGAACATGTCCGTGTGTGTGGCGGACTTCGGGCTCTCCAAGAAGATCT
        ACAATGGGGACTACTACCGCCAGGGACGTATCGCCAAGATGCCAGTCAAGTGGATTGC
        CATTGAGAGTCTAGCTGACCGTGTCTACACCAGCAAGAGCGATGTGTGGTCCTTCGGG
        GTGACAATGTGGGAGATTGCCACAAGAGGCCAAACCCCATATCCGGGCGTGGAGAACA
        GGATGGACTGTATGCCTTGATGTCGCGGTGCTGGGAGCTAAATCCCCAGGACCGGCCA
        AGTTTTACAGAGCTGCGGGAAGATTTGGAGAACACACTGAAGGCCTTGCCTCCTGCCC
        AGGAGCCTGACGAAATCCTCTATGTCAACATGGATGAGGGTGGAGGTTATCCTGAACC
        CCCTGGAGCTGCAGGAGGAGCTGACCCCCCAACCCAGCCAGACCCTAAGGATTCCTGT
        AGCTGCCTCACTGCGGCTGAGGTCCATCCTGCTGGACGCTATGTCCTCTGCCCTTCCA
        CAACCCCTAGCCCCGCTCAGCCTGCTGATAGGGGCTCCCCAGCAGCCCCAGGGCAGGA
        GGATGGTGCCTGAGACAACCCTCCACCTGGTACTCCCTCTCAGGATCCAAGCTAAGCA
        CTGCCACTGGGGGAAACTCCACCTTCCCACTTTCCCACCCCACGCCTTATCCCCACTT
        GCAGCCCTGTCTTCCTACCTATCCCACCTCCATCCCAGACAGGTCCCTGGCCTTCTCT
        GTGCAGTAGCATCACCTTGAAAGCAGTAGCATCACCATCTGTAAAAGGAAGGGGTTGG
        ATTGCAATATCTGAAGCCCTCCCAGGTGTTAACATTCCAAGACTCTAGAGTCCAAGGT
        TTAAAGAGTCTAGATTCAAAGGTTCTAGGTTTCAAAGATGCTGTGAGTCTTTGGTTCT
        AAGGACCTGAAATTCCAAAGTCTCTAATTCTATTAAAGTGCTAAGGTTCTAAGGCCTA
        CTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTGCGATAGAGTCTCACTGTGTCAC
        CCAGGCTGGAGTGCAGTGGTGCAATCTCGCCTCACTGCAACCTTCACCTACCGAGTTC
        AAGTGATTTTCCTGCCTTGGCCTCCCAAGTAGCTGGGATTACAGGTGTGTGCCACCAC
        ACCCGGCTAATTTTTATATTTTTAGTAGAGACAGGGTTTCACCATGTTGGCCAGGCTG
        GTCTAAAACTCCTGACCTCAAGTGATCTGCCCACCTCAGCCTCCCAAAGTGCTGAGAT
        TACAGGCATGAGCCACTGCACTCAACCTTAAGACCTACTGTTCTAAAGCTCTGACATT
        ATGTGGTTTTAGATTTTCTGGTTCTAACATTTTTGATAAAGCCTCAAGGTTTTAGGTT
        CTAAGTTCTAAGATTCTGATTTTAGGAGCTAAAGGCTCTATGAGTCTAGATGTTTATT
        CTTCTAGAGTTCAGAGTCCTTAAAATGTAAGATTATAGATTCTAAAGATTCTATAGTT
        CTAGACATGGAGGTTCTAAG
        ORF Start ATG at 461      ORF Stop: TGA at 3143
        SEQ ID NO: 164            894 aa    MW at 98274.7kD
NOV48a, MAWRCPRMGRVPLAWCLALCGWACMAPRGTQAEESPFVGNPGNTTGARGLTGTLRCQL
CG59325-01
Protein QVQGEPPEVHWLRDGQILELADSTQTQVPLGEDEQDDWIVVSQLRITSLQLSDTGQYQ
Sequence
        CLVFLGHQTFVSQPGYVGLEGLPYFLEEPEDRTVAANTPFNLSCQAQGPPEPVDLLWL
        QDAVPLATAPGHGPQRSLHVPGLNKTSSFSCEAHNAKGVTTSRTATITVLPQQPRNLH
        LVSRQPTELEVAWTPGLSGIYPLTHCTLQAVLSDDGMGIQAGEPDPPEEPLTSQASVP
        PHQLRLGSLHPHPPYHIRVACTSSQGPSSWTHWLPVETPEGVPLGPPENISATRNGSQ
        AFVHWQEPRAPLQGTLLGYRLAYQGQDTPEVLMDIGLRQEVTLELQGDGSVSNLTVCV
        AAYTAAGDGPWSLPVPLEAWRPGEAQPVHQLVKEPSTPAFSWPWWYVLLGAVVAAACV
        LTLALFLVHRRKKETRYGEVFEPTVERGELVVRYRVRKSYSRRTTEATLNSLGISEEL
        KEKLRDVMVDRHKVALGKTLGEGEFGAVMEGQLNQDDSILKVAVKTMKIAICTRSELE
        DFLSEAVCMKEFDHPNVMRLIGVCFQGSERESFPAPVVILPFMKHGDLHSFLLYSRLG
        GQPVYLPTQMLVKFMADTASGMEYLSTKRFTHRDLAARNCMLNENMSVCVADFGLSKK
        IYNGDYYRQGRIAKMPVKWIAIESLADRVYTSKSDVWSFGVTMWEIATRGQTPYPGVE
        NSEIYDYLRQGNRLKQPADCLDGLYALMSRCWELNPQDRRSFTELREDLENTLKALPP
        AQEPDEILYVNMDEGGGYPEPPGAAGGADPPTQRDRKDSCSCLTAAEVHPAGRYVLCP
        STTPSPAQPADRGSPAAPGQEDGA
        SEQ ID NO: 165            2196 bp
NOV48b, AGCAACTTCTGAGGAAAGTTTGCACCCATGGCGTGGCGGTGCCCCAGGATGGGCAGGG
CG59325-03
DNA     TCCCGCTGGCCTGGTGCTTGGCGCTGTGCGGCTGGGCGTGCATGGCCCCCAGGGGCAC
Sequence
        GCAGGCTGAAGAAAGTCCCTTCGTGGGCAACCCAGGGAATATCACAGGTGCCCGTGAG
        TCCCCGGGCACCCTTCGGTGTCAGCTCCAGGTTCAGGGAGAGCCCCCCGAGGTACATT
        GGCTTCGGGATGGACAGATCCTGGAGCTCGCGGACAGCACCCAGACCCAGGTGCCCCT
        GGGTGAGGATGAACAGGATGACTGGATAGTGGTCAGCCAGCTCAGAATCACCTCCCTG
        CAGCTTTCCGACACGGGACAGTACCAGTGTTTGGTGTTTCTGGGACATCAGACCTTCG
        TGTCCCAGCCTGGCTATGTTGGGCTGGAGGGCTTGCCTTACTTCCTGGAGGAGCCCGA
        AGACAGGACTGTGGCCGCCAACACCCCCTTCAACCTGAGCTGCCAAGCTCAGGGACCC
        CCAGAGCCCGTGGACCTACTCTGGCTCCAGGATGCTGTCCCCCTGGCCACGGCTCCAG
        GTCACGGCCCCCAGCGCAGCCTGCATGTTCCAGGGCTGAACAAGACATCCTCTTTCTC
        CTGCGAAGCCCATAACGCCAAGGGGGTCACCACATCCCGCACAGCCACCATCACAGTG
        CTCCCCCAGCAGCCCCGTAACCTCCACCTGGTCTCCCACCAGCTGGTGAAGGAATCTT
        CAACTCCTGCCTTCTCGTGGCCCTGGTGGTATGTACTGCTAGGAGCAGTCGTGGCCGC
        TGCCTGTGTCCTCATCTTGGCTCTCTTCCTTGTCCACCGGCGAAAGAAGGAGACCCGT
        TATGGAGAAGTGTTTGAACCAACAGTGGATAGAGGTGAACTGGTAGTCAGGTACCGCG
        TGCGCAAGTCCTACAGTCGTCGGACCACTGAAGCTACCTTGAACAGCCTGGGCATCAG
        TGAAGAGCTGAAGGAGAAGCTGCGGGATGTGATGGTGGACCGGCACAAGGTGGCCCTG
        GGGAAGACTCTGGGAGAGGGAGAGTTTGGAGCTGTGATGGAAGGCCAGCTCAACCAGG
        ACGACTCCATCCTCAAGGTGGCTGTGAAGACGATGAAGATTGCCATCTGCACGAGGTC
        AGAGCTGGAGGATTTCCTGAGTGAAGCGGTCTGCATGAAAGGAATTTGACCATCCCAC
        GTCATGAGGCTCATCGGTGTCTGTTTCCAGGGTTCTGAACGAGAGAGCTTCCCAGCAC
        CTGTGGTCATCTTACCTTTCATGAAACATGGAGACCTACACAGCTTCCTCCTCTATTC
        CCGGCTCGGGGACCAGCCAGTGTACCTGCCCACTCAGATGCTAGTGAAGTTCATGGCA
        GACATCGCCAGTGGCATGGAGTATCTGAGTACCAAGAGATTCATACACCGGGACCTGG
        CGGCCAGGAACTGCATGCTGAATGAGAACATGTCCGTGTGTGTGGCGGACTTCGGGCT
        CTCCAAGAAGATCTACAATGGGGACTACTACCGCCAGGGACGTATCGCCAAGATGCCA
        GTCAAGTGGATTGCCATTGAGAGTCTAGCTGACCGTGTCTACACCAGCAAGAGCGATG
        TGTGGTCCTTCGGGGTGACAATGTGGGAGATTGCCACAAGAGGCCAAACCCCATATCC
        GGGCGTGGAGAACAGCGAGATTTATGACTATCTGCGCCAGGGAAATCGCCTGAAGCAG
        CCTGCGGACTGTCTGGATGGACTGTATGCCTTGATGTCGCGGTGCTGGGAGCTAAATC
        CCCAGGACCGGCCAAGTTTTACAGAGCTGCGGGAAGATTTGGAGAACACACTGAAGGC
        CTTGCCTCCTGCCCAGGAGCCTGACGAAATCCTCTATGTCAACATGGATGAGGGTGGA
        GGTTATCCTGAACCCCCTGGAGCTGCAGGAGGAGCTGACCCCCCAACCCAGCCAGACC
        CTAAGGATTCCTGTAGCTGCCTCACTGCGGCTGAGGTCCATCCTGCTGGACGCTATGT
        CCTCTGCCCTTCCACAACCCCTAGCCCCGCTCAGCCTGCTGATAGGGGCTCCCCAGCA
        GCCCCAGGGCAGGAGGATGGTGCCTGAGACAACCCTCCACCTGGTACTCCCTCTCAGG
        ATCCAAGCTAAGCACTGCCACTGGGGAAAACTCCACCTTCCCACTTTCCC
        ORF Start: ATG at 28      ORF Stop: TGA at 2113
        SEQ ID NO 166             695 aa    MW at 76986.9kD
NOV48b  MAWRCPRMGRVPLAWCLALCGWACMAPRGTQAEESPFVGNPGNITGARESPGTLRCQL
CG59325-03
Protein QVQGEPPEVHWLRDGQTLELADSTQTQVPLGEDEQDDWIVVSQLRITSLQLSDTGQYQ
Sequence
        CLVFLGHQTFVSQPGYVGLEGLPYFLEEPEDRTVAANTPFNLSCQAQGPPEPVDLLWL
        QDAVPLATAPGHGPQRSLHVPGLNKTSSFSCEAHNAKGVTTSRTATTTVLPQQPRNLH
        LVSHQLVKESSTPAFSWPWWYVLLGAVVAAACVLILALFLVHRRKKETRYGEVFEPTV
        DRGELVVRYRVRKSYSRRTTEATLNSLGISEELKEKLRDVMVDRHKVALGKTLGEGEF
        GAVMEGQLNQDDSILKVAVKTMKTAICTRSELEDFLSEAVCMKEFDHPNVMRLIGVCF
        QGSERESFPAPVVILPFMKHGDLHSFLLYSRLGDQPVYLPTQMLVKFMADIASGMEYL
        STKRFIHRDLAARNCMLNENMSVCVADFGLSKKTYNGDYYRQGRIAKMPVKWIAIESL
        ADRVYTSKSDVWSFGVTMWEIATRGQTPYPGVENSEIYDYLRQGNRLKQPADCLDGLY
        ALMSRCWELNPQDRPSFTELREDLENTLKALPPAQEPDEILYVNMDEGGGYPEPPGAA
        GGADPPTQPDPKDSCSCLTAAEVHPAGRYVLCPSTTPSPAQPADRGSPAAPGQEDGA
        SEQ ID NO: 167            13999 bp
NOV48c, GAGTGGAGTTCTGGAGGAATGTTTACCAGACACAGAGCCCAGAGGGACAGCGCCCAGA
CG59325-04
DNA     GCCCAGATAGAGAGACACGGCCTCACTGGCTCAGCACCAGGGTCCCCTTCCCCCTCCT
Sequence
        CAGCTCCCTCCCTGGCCCCTTTAAGAAAGAGCTGATCCTCTCCTCTCTTGAGTTAACC
        CCTGATTGTCCAGGTGGCCCCTGGCTCTGGCCTGGTGGGCGGAGGCAAAGGGGGAGCC
        AGGGGCGGAGAAAGGGTTGCCCAAGTCTGGGAGTGAGGGAAGGAGGCAGGGGTGCTGA
        GAAGGCGGCTGCTGGGCAGAGCCGGTGGCAAGGGCCTCCCCTGCCGCTGTGCCAGGCA
        GGCAGTGCCAAATCCGGGGAGCCTGGAGCTGGGGGGAGGGCCGGGGACAGCCCGGCCC
        GCTGCCCCCTCCCCCGCTGGGAGCCCAGCAACTTCTGAGGAAAGTTTGGCACCCATGG
        CGTGGCGGTGCCCCAGGATGGGCAGGGTCCCGCTGGCCTGGTGCTTGGCGCTGTGCGG
        CTGGGCGTGCATGGCCCCCAGGGGCACGCAGGCTGAAGAAAGTCCCTTCGTGGGCAAC
        CCAGGGAATATCACAGGTGCCCGGGGACTCACGGGCACCCTTCGGTGTCAGCTCCAGG
        TTCAGGGAGAGCCCCCCGAGGTACATTGGCTTCGGGATGGACAGATCCTGGAGCTCGC
        GGACAGCACCCAGACCCAGGTGCCCCTGGGTGAGGATGAACAGGATGACTGGATAGTG
        GTCAGCCAGCTCAGAATCACCTCCCTGCAGCTTTCCGACACGGGACAGTACCAGTGTT
        TGGTGTTTCTGGGACATCAGACCTTCGTGTCCCAGCCTGGCTATGTTGGGCTGGAGGG
        CTTGCCTTACTTCCTGGAGGAGCCCGAAGACAGGACTGTGGCCGCCAACACCCCCTTC
        AACCTGAGCTGCCAAGCTCAGGGACCCCCAGAGCCCGTGGACCTACTCTGGCTCCAGG
        ATGCTGTCCCCCTGGCCACGGCTCCAGGTCACGGCCCCCAGCGCAGCCTGCATGTTCC
        AGTGCTCCCCCAGCAGCCCCGTAACCTCCACCTGGTCTCCCGCCAACCCACGGAGCTG
        GAGGTGGCTTGGACTCCAGGCCTGAGCGGCATCTACCCCCTGACCCACTGCACCCTGC
        AGGCTGTGCTGTCAGACGATGGGATGGGCATCCAGGCGGGAGAACCAGACCCCCCAGA
        GGAGCCCCTCACCTCGCAAGCATCCGTGCCCCCCCATCAGCTTCGGCTAGGCAGCCTC
        CATCCTCACCCCCCTTATCACATCCGCGTGGCATGCACCAGCAGCCAGGGCCCCTCAT
        CCTGGACCCACTGGCTTCCTGTGGAGACGCCGGAGGGAGTGCCCCTGGGCCCCCCTGA
        GAACATTAGTGCTACGCGGAATGGGAGCCAGGCCTTCGTGCATTGGCAAGAGCCCCGG
        GCGCCCCTGCAGGGTACCCTGTTAGGGTACCGGCTGGCGTATCAAGGCCAGGACACCC
        CAGAGGTGCTAATGGACATAGGGCTAAGGCAAGAGGTGACCCTGGAGCTGCAGGGGGA
        CGGGTCTGTGTCCAATCTGACAGTGTGTGTGGCAGCCTACACTGCTGCTGGGGATGGA
        CCCTGGAGCCTCCCAGTACCCCTGGAGGCCTGGCGCCCAGGGGAAGCACAGCCAGTCC
        ACCAGCTGGTGAAGGAACCTTCAACTCCTGCCTTCTCGTGGCCCTGGTGGTATGTACT
        GCTAGGAGCAGTCGTGGCCGCTGCCTGTGTCCTCATCTTGGCTCTCTTCCTTGTCCAC
        CGGCGAAAGAAGGAGACCCGTTATGGAGAAGTGTTTGAACCAACAGTGGAAAGAGGTG
        CTTGAACAGCCTGGGCATCAGTGAAGAGCTGAAGGAGAAGCTGCGGGATGTGATGGTG
        GACCGGCACAAGGTGGCCCTGGGGAAGACTCTGGGAGAGGGAGAGTTTGGAGCTGTGA
        TGGAAGGCCAGCTCAACCAGGACGACTCCATCCTCAAGGTGGCTGTGAAGACGATGAA
        GATTGCCATCTGCACGAGGTCAGAGCTGGAGGATTTCCTGAGTGAAGCGGTCTGCATG
        AAGGAATTTGACCATCCCAACGTCATGAGGCTCATCGGTGTCTGTTTCCAGGGTTCTG
        AACGAGAGAGCTTCCCAGCACCTGTGGTCATCTTACCTTTCATGAAACATGGAGACCT
        ACACAGCTTCCTCCTCTATTCCCGGCTCGGGGGCCAGCCAGTGTACCTGCCCACTCAG
        ATGCTAGTGAAGTTCATGGCAGACATCGCCAGTGGCATGGAGTATCTGAGTACCAAGA
        GATTCATACACCGGGACCTGGCGGCCAGGAACTGCATGCTGAATGAGAACATGTCCGT
        GTGTGTGGCGGACTTCGGGCTCTCCAAGAAGATCTACAATGGGGACTACTACCGCCAG
        GGACGTATCGCCAAGATGCCAGTCAAGTGGATTGCCATTGAGAGTCTAGCTGACCGTG
        TCTACACCAGCAAGAGCGATGTGTGGTCCTTCGGGGTGACAATGTGGGAGATTGCCAC
        AAGAGGCCAAACCCCATATCCGGGCCTGGAGAACAGCGAGATTTATGACTATCTGCGC
        CAGGGAAATCGCCTGAAGCAGCCTGCGGACTGTCTGGATGGACTGTATGCCTTGATGT
        CGCGGTGCTGGGAGCTAAATCCCCAGGACCGGCCAAGTTTTACAGAGCTGCGGGAAGA
        TTTGGAGAACACACTGAAGGCCTTGCCTCCTGCCCAGGAGCCTGACGAAATCCTCTAT
        GTCAACATGGATGAGGGTGGAGGTTATCCTGAACCCCCTGGAGCTGCAGGAGGAGCTG
        ACCCCCCAACCCAGCCAGACCCTAAGGATTCCTGTAGCTGCCTCACTGCGGCTGAGGT
        CCATCCTGCTGGACGCTATGTCCTCTGCCCTTCCACAACCCCTAGCCCCGCTCAGCCT
        GCTGATAGGGGCTCCCCAGCAGCCCCAGGGCAGGAGGATGGTGCCTGAGACAACCCTC
        CACCTGGTACTCCCTCTCAGGATCCAAGCTAAGCACTGCCACTGGGGGAAACTCCACC
        TTCCCACTTTCCCACCCCACGCCTTATCCCCACTTGCAGCCCTGTCTTCCTACCTATC
        CCACCTCCATCCCAGACAGGTCCCTGGCCTTCTCTGTGCAGTAGCATCACCTTGAAAG
        CAGTAGCATCACCATCTGTAAAAGGAAGGGGTTGGATTGCAATATCTGAAGCCCTCCC
        AGGTGTTAACATTCCAAGACTCTAGAGTCCAAGGTTTAAAGAGTCTAGATTCAAAGGT
        TCTAGGTTTCAAAGATGCTGTGAGTCTTTGGTTCTAAGGACCTGAAATTCCAAAGTCT
        CTAATTCTATTAAAGTGCTAAGGTTCTAAGGCCTACTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTT
        TTTTTTTTTTTTGCGATAGAGTCTCACTGTGTCACCCAGGCTGGAGTGCAGTGGTGCA
        ATCTCGCCTCACTGCAACCTTCACCTACCGAGTTCAAGTGATTTTCCTGCCTTGGCCT
        CCCAAGTAGCTGGGATTACAGGTGTGTGCCACCACACCCGGCTAATTTTTATATTTTT
        AGTAGAGACAGGGTTTCACCATGTTGGCCAGGCTGGTCTAAAACTCCTGACCTCAAGT
        GATCTGCCCACCTCAGCCTCCCAAAGTGCTGAGATTACAGGCATGAGCCACTGCACTC
        AACCTTAAGACCTACTGTTCTAAAGCTCTGACATTATGTGGTTTTAGATTTTCTGGTT
        CTAACATTTTTGATAAAGCCTCAAGGTTTTAGGTTCTAAAGTTCTAAGATTCTGATTT
        TAGGAGCTAAGGCTCTATGAGTCTAGATGTTTATTCTTCTAGAGTTCAGAGTCCTTAA
        AATGTAAGATTATAGATTCTAAAGATTCTATAGTTCTAGACATGGAGGTTCTAAG
        ORF Start: ATG at 461     ORF Stop. TGA at 3062
        SEQ ID NO: 168            867 aa    MW at 95509.6kD
NOV48c, MAWRCPRMGRVPLAWCLALCGWACMAPRGTQAEESPFVGNPGNITGARGLTGTLRCQL
CG59325-04
Protein QVQGEPPEVHWLRDGQILELADSTQTQVPLGEDEQDDWIVVSQLRITSLQLSDTGQYQ
Sequence
        CLVFLGHQTFVSQPGYVGLEGLPYFLEEPEDRTVAANTPFNLSCQAQGPPEPVDLLWL
        QDAVPLATAPGHGPQRSLHVPVLPQQPRNLHLVSRQPTELEVAWTPGLSGIYRLTHCT
        LQAVLSDDGMGIQAGEPDPPEEPLTSQA3VPPHQLRLGSLHPHPPYHIRVACTSSQGP
        SSWTHWLPVETPEGVPLGPRENISATRNGSQAFVHWQEPRAPLQGTLLGYRLAYQGQD
        TPEVLMDIGLRQEVTLELQGDGSVSNLTVCVAAYTAAGDGPWSLPVPLEAWRPGEAQP
        VHQLVKERSTPAFSWPWWYVLLGAVVAAACVLILALFLVHRRKKETRYGEVFBPTVER
        GELVVRYRVRKSYSRRTTEATLNSLGISEELKEKLRDVMVDRHKVALGKTLGEGEFGA
        VMEGQLNQDDSILKVAVKTMKTAICTRSELEDFLSEAVCMKEPDHPNVMRLIGVCFQG
        SERESFPAPVVILPFMKHGDLHSFLLYSRLGGQPVYLPTQMLVKFMADIASGMEYLST
        KRFIHRDLAARNCMLNENMSVCVADFGLSKKIYNGDYYRQGRIAKMPVKWIAIESLAD
        RVYTSKSDVWSFGVTMWEIATRGQTPYPGVENSEIYDYLRQGNRLKQPADCLDGLYAL
        MSRCWELNPQDRPSFTELREDLENTLKALPPAQEPDEILYVNMDEGGGYPEPPGAAGG
        ADPPTQPDPKDSCSCLTAAEVHPAGRYVLCPSTTPSPAQPADRGSPAAPGQEDGA
        SEQ ID NO: 169            1245 bp
NOV48d, AAGCTTGAAGAAAGTCCCTTCGTGGGCAACCCAGGGAATATCACAGGTGCCCGGGGAC
72557413
DNA     TCACGGGCACCCTTCGGTGTCAGCTCCAGGTTCAGGGAGAGCCCCCCGAGGTACATTG
Sequence
        GCTTCGGGATGGACAGATCCTGGAGCTCGCGGACAGCACCCAGACCCAGGTGCCCCTG
        GGTGAGGGTGAACAGGATGACTGGATAGTGGTCAGCCAGCTCAGAATCACCTCCCTGC
        AGCTTTCCGACACGGGACAGTACCAGTGTTTGGTGTTTCTGGGACATCAGACCTTCGT
        GTCCCAGCCTGGCTATGTTGGGCTGGAGGGCTTGCCTTACTTCCTGGAGGAGCCCGAA
        GACAGGACTGTGGCCGCCAACACCCCCTTCAACCTGAGCTGCCAAGCTCAGGGACCCC
        CAGACCCCGTGGACCTACTCTGGCTCCAGGATGCTGTCCCCCTGGCCACCGCTCCAGG
        TCACGCCCCCCAGCGCAGCCTGCATGTTCCAGGGCTGAACAAGACATCCTCTTTCTCC
        TCCCCCAGCAGCCCCGTAACCTCCACCTGGTCTCCCGCCAACCCACGGAGCTGGAGGT
        CCCTCACCTCGCAAGCATCCGTGCCCCCCCATCAGCTTCGGCTAGGCAGCCTCCATCC
        TCACACCCCTTATCACATCCGCGCGGCATGCACCAGCAGCCAGGGCCCCTCATCCTGG
        ACCCACTGGCTTCCTGTGGAGACGCCGGAGGGAGTGCCCCTGGGCCCCCCTGAGAACA
        TTAGTGCTACGCGGAATGGGAGCCAGGCCTTCGTGCATTGGCAAGAGCCCCGGGCGCC
        CCTGCAGGGTACCCTGTTAGGGTACCGGCTGGCGTATCAAGGCCAGGACACCCCAGAG
        GTGCTAATGGACATAGGGCTAAGGCAAGAGGTGACCCTGGAGCTGCAGGGGGACGGGT
        CTGTGTCCAATCTGACAGTGTGTGTGGCAGCCTACACTGCTGCTGGGGATGGACCCTG
        GAGCCTCCCAGTACCCCTGGAGGCCTGGCGCCCAGTGAAGGAACCTTCAACTCCTGCC
        TTCTCGTGGCCCTGGTGGTATCTCGAG
        ORF Start at 1            ORF Stop: end of sequence
        SEQ ID NO: 170            415 aa    MW at 45089.2kD
NOV48d, KLEESPFVGNPGNITGARGLTGTLRCQLQVQGEPPEVHWLRDGQILELADSTQTQVPL
17557413
Protein GEGEQDDWIVVSQLRITSLQLSDTGQYQCLVFLGHQTFVSQPGYVGLEGLRYFLEERE
Sequence
        DRTVAANTRFNLSCQAQGRPEPVDLLWLQDAVPLATAPGHGPQRSLHVPGLNKTSSFS
        CEAHNAKGVTTSRTATITVLPQQPRNLHLVSRQPTELEVAWTPGLSGIYPLTHCTLQA
        VLSDDGMGIQAGELDPPEFPLTSQASVPPHQLRLGSLHPHTPYHIRAACTSSQGPSSW
        THWLPVETPEGVPLGPRENISATRNGSQAFVHWQFPRAPLQGTLLGYRLAYQGQDTPE
        VLMDTGLRQEVTLELQGDGSVSNLTVCVAAYTAAGDGRWSLPVRLEAWRPVKEPSTPA
        FSWPWWYLE
        SEQ ID NO: 171            1191 bp
NOV48c, AAGCTTGAAGAAAGTCCCTTCGTGGGCAACCCAGGGAATATCACAGGTGCCCGGGGAC
172557493
DNA     TCACGGGCACCCTTCGGTGTCAGCTCCAGGTTCAGGGAGAGCCCCCCGAGGTACATTG
Sequence
        GCTTCGGGATGGACAGATCCTGGAGCTCGCGGACAGCACCCAGACCCAGGTGCCCCTG
        GGTGAGGATGAACAGGATGACTGGATAGTGGTCAGCCAGCTCAGAATCACCTCCCTGC
        AGCTTTCCGACACGGGACAGTACCAGTGTTTGGTGTTTCTGGGACATCAGACCTTCGT
        GTCCCAGCCTGGCTATGTTGGGCTGGACGGCTTGCCTTACTTCCTGGAGGAGCCCGAA
        GACAGGACTGTGGCCGCCAACACCCCCTTCAACCTGAGCTGCCAAGCTCAGGGACCCC
        CAGAGCCCGTGGACCTACTCTGGCTCCAGGATGCTGTCCCCCTGGCCACGGCTCCAGG
        TCACGGCCCCCAGCGCAGCCTGCATGTTCCAGTGCTCCCCCAGCAGCCCCGTAACCTC
        CACCTGGTCTCCCGCCAACCCACGGAGCTGGAGGTGGCTTGGACTCCAGGCCTGAGCG
        GCATCTACCCCCTGACCCACTGCACCCTGCAGGCTGTGCTGTCAGACGATGGGATGGG
        CATCCAGGCGGGAGAACCAGACCCCCCAGAGGAGCCCCTCACCTCGCAAGCATCCGTG
        CCCCCCCATCAGCTTCGGCTAGGCAGCCTCCATCCTCACACCCCTTATCACATCCGCG
        TGGCATGCACCAGCAGCCAGGGCCCCTCATCCTGGACCCACTGGCTTCCTGTGGAGAC
        GCCGGAGGGAGTGCCCCTGGGCCCCCCTGAGAACATTAGTGCTACGCGGAATGGGAGC
        ACCGGCTGGCGTATCAAGGCCAGGACACCCCAGAGGTGCTAATGGACATAGGGCTAAG
        GCAAGAGGTGACCCTGGAGCTGCAGGGGGACGGGTCTGTGTCCAATCTGACAGTGCGT
        GTGGCAGCCTACACTGCTGCTGGGGATGGACCCTGGAGCCTCCCAGTACCCCTGGAGG
        CCTGGCGCCCAGGGCTAGCACAGCCAGTCCACCAGCTGGTGAAGGAACCTTCAACTCC
        TGCCTTCTCGTGGCCCTGGTGGTATCTCGAG
        ORF Start at 1            ORF Stop: end of sequence
        SEQ ID NO: 172            397 aa    MW at 43406.3kD
NOV48e, KLEESPFVGNPGNITGARGLTGTLRCQLQVQGEPPEVHWLRDGQILELADSTQTQVPL
172557493
Protein GEDEQDDWIVVSQLRITSLQLSDTGQYQCLVFLGHQTFVSQPGYVGLEGLPYFLEEPE
Sequence
        DRTVAANTPFNLSCQAQGPPEPVDLLWLQDAVPLATAPGHGPQRSLHVPVLPQQPRNL
        HLVSRQPTELEVAWTPGLSGIYPLTHCTLQAVLSDDGMGTQAGEPDPPEEPLTSQASV
        PPHQLRLGSLHPHTPYHIRVACTSSQGPSSWTHWLPVETPEGVPLGPPENISATRNGS
        QAFVHWQEPRAPLQGTLLGYRLAYQGQDTPEVLMDIGLRQEVTLELQGDGSVSNLTVR
        VAAYTAAGDGPWSLPVPLEAWRPGQAQPVHQLVKEPSTPAFSWPWWYLE
        SEQ ID NO: 173            1272 bp
NOV48f  AAGCTTGAAGAAAGTCCCTTCGTGGGCAACCCAGGGAATATCACAGGTGCCCGTGAGT
172557606
DNA     CCCCGGGCACCCTTCGGTGTCAGCTCCAGGTTCAGGGAGAGCCCCCCGAGGTACATTG
Sequence
        GCTTCGGGATGGACAGATCCTGGAGCTCGCGGACAGCACCCAGACCCAGGTGCCCCTG
        GGTGAGGATGAACAGGATGACTGGATAGTGGTCAGCCAGCTCAGAATCACCTCCCTGC
        AGCTTTCCGACACGGGACAGTACCAGTGTTTGGTGTTTCTGGGACATCAGACCTTCGT
        GTCCCAGCCTGGCTATGTTGGGCTGGAGGGCTTGCCTTACTTCCTGGAGGAGCCCGAA
        GACAGGACTGTGGCCGCCAACACCCCCTTCAACCTGAGCTGCCAAGCTCAGGGACCCC
        CAGAGCCCGTGGACCTACTCTGGCTCCAGGATGCTGTCCCCCTGGCCACGGCTCCAGG
        TCACGGCCCCCAGCGCAGCCTGCATGTTCCAGGGCTGAACAAGACATCCTCTTTCTCC
        TGCGAAGCCCATAACGCCAAGGGGGTCACCACATCCCGCACAGCCACCATCACAGTGC
        TCCCCCAGCAGCCCCGTAACCTCCACCTGGTCTCCCGCCAACCCACGGAGCTGGAGGT
        GGCTTGGACTCCAGGCCTGAGCGGCATCTACCCCCTGACCCACTGCACCCTGCAGGCT
        GTGCTGTCAGACGATGGGATGGGCATCCAGGCGGGAGAACCAGACCCCCCAGAGGAGC
        CCCTCACCTCGCAAGCATCCGTGCCCCCCCATCAGCTTCGGCTAGGCAGCCTCCATCC
        TCACACCCCTTATCACATCCGCGTGGCATGCACCAGCAGCCAGGGCCCCTCATCCTGG
        ACCCACTGGCTTCCTGTGGAGACGCCGGAGGGAGTGCCCCTGGGCCCCCCTGAGAACA
        TTAGTGCTACGCGGAATGGGAGCCAGGCCTTCGTGCATTGGCAAGAGCCCCGGGCGCC
        CCTGCAGGGTACCCTGTTAGGGTACCGGCTGGCGTATCAAGGCCAGGACACCCCAGAG
        GTGCTAATGGACATAGGGCTAAGGCAAGAGGTGACCCTGGAGCTGCAGGGGGACGGGT
        CTGTGTCCAATCTGACAGTGTGTGTGGCAGCCTACACTGCTGCTGGGGATGGACCCTG
        GAGCCTCCCAGTACCCCTGGAGGCCTGGCGCCCAGGGCAAGCACAGCCAGTCCACCAG
        CTGGTGAAGGAACCTTCAACTCCTGCCTTCTCGTGGCCCTGGTGGTATCTCGAG
        ORF Start: at 1           ORF Stop: end of sequence
        SEQ ID NO: 174            424 aa    MW at 46160.3kD
NOV48f, KLEESPFVGNPGNITGARESPGTLRCQLQVQGEPPEVHWLRDGQILELADSTQTQVPL
172557606
Protein GEDEQDDWIVVSQLRITSLQLSDTGQYQCLVFLGHQTFVSQPGYVGLEGLPYFLEERE
Sequence
        DRTVAANTPFNLSCQAQGPPEPVDLLWLQDAVPLATAPGHGPQRSLHVPGLNKTSSFS
        CEAHNAKGVTTSRTATITVLPQQPRNLHLVSRQPTELEVAWTPGLSGIYPLTHCTLQA
        THWLPVETPEGVPLGPPENISATRNGSQAFVHWQEPRAPLQGTLLGYRLAYQGQDTPE
        VLMDIGLRQEVTLELQGDGSVSNLTVCVAAYTAAGDGPWSLPVPLEAWRPGQAQPVHQ

[0577] Sequence comparison of the above protein sequences yields the following sequence relationships shown in Table 48B.

TABLE 48B
Comparison of NOV48a against NOV48b through NOV48f
	NOV48a Residues/	Identities/Similarities
Protein Sequence	Match Residues	for the Matched Region
NOV48b	435 . . . 894	400/460 (86%)
	236 . . . 695	401/460 (86%)
NOV48c	1 . . . .894	810/894 (90%)
	1 . . . .867	810/894 (90%)
NOV48d	33 . . . 453	407/421 (96%)
	3 . . . 414	408/421 (96%)
NOV48e	33 . . . 453	390/421 (92%)
	3 . . . 396	392/421 (92%)
NOV48f	33 . . . 453	415/421 (98%)
	3 . . . 423	417/421 (98%)

[0578] Further analysis of the NOV48a protein yielded the following properties shown in Table 48C.

TABLE 48C
Protein Sequence Properties NOV48a
PSort     0.4600 probability located in plasma membrane; 0.1129
analysis: probability located in microbody (peroxisome); 0.1000
          probability located in endoplasmic reticulum (membrane);
          0.1000 probability located in endoplasmic reticulum (lumen)
SignalP   Cleavage site between residues 33 and 34
analysis:

[0579] A search of the NOV48a protein against the Geneseq database, a proprietary database that contains sequences published in patents and patent publication, yielded several homologous proteins shown in Table 48D.

TABLE 48D
Geneseq Results for NOV48a
			Identities/
			Similari-
		NOV48a	ties
	Protein/	Residues/	for the
Geneseq	Organism/Length	Match	Matched	Expect
Identifier	[Patent #, Date]	Residues	Region	Value
AAB90763	Human shear stress-	1 . . . 894	894/894	0.0
	response protein	1 . . . 894	(100%)
	SEQ ID NO: 26 -		894/894
	Homo sapiens,		(100%)
	894 aa.
	[WO200125427-A1,
	12 APR. 2001]
AAR85753	Human axl receptor -	1 . . . 894	891/894	0.0
	Homo sapiens,	1 . . . 894	(99%)
	894 aa.		892/894
	[U.S. Pat. 5468634-A,		(99%)
	21 NOV. 1995]
ABG22182	Novel human	1 . . . 894	887/895	0.0
	diagnostic protein	53 . . . 947	(99%)
	#22173 -Homo		890/895
	sapiens,		(99%)
	947 aa.
	[WO200175067-A2,
	11 OCT. 2001]
ABG22182	Novel human	1 . . . 894	887/895	0.0
	diagnostic protein	53 . . . 947	(99%)
	#22173 -Homo		890/895
	sapiens,		(99%)
	947 aa.
	[WO200175067-A2,
	11 OCT. 2001]
AAU84262	Human endometrial	1 . . . .894	882/894	0.0
	cancer related	1 . . . .885	(98%)
	protein, AXL -		883/894
	Homo sapiens, 885 aa.		(98%)
	[WO200209573-A2,
	07 FEB. 2002]

[0580] In a BLAST search of public sequence datbases, the NOV48a protein was found to have homology to the proteins shown in the BLASTP data in Table 48E.

TABLE 48E
Public BLASTP Results for NOV48a
			Identities/
			Similari-
		NOV48a	ties
Protein		Residues/	for the
Accession	Protein/	Match	Matched	Expect
Number	Organism/Length	Residues	Portion	Value
A41527	protein-tyrosine	1 . . . 894	891/894	0.0
	kinese	1 . . . 894	(99%)
	(EC 2.7.1.112) axl		892/894
	precursor, major		(99%)
	splice form -
	human, 894 aa.
P30530	Tyrosine-protein	8 . . . 894	887/887	0.0
	kinase receptor	1 . . . 887	(100%)
	UFO precursor		887/887
	(EC 2.7.1.112)		(100%)
	(AXL oncogene) -
	Homo sapiens
	(Human), 887 aa.
Q8V1A0	Rat Axl longform -	8 . . . 894	781/888	0.0
	Rattus norvegicus	1 . . . 888	(87%)
	(Rat), 888 aa.		816/888
			(90%)
Q00993	Tyrosine-protein	8 . . . 894	779/888	0.0
	kinase receptor	1 . . . 888	(87%)
	UFO precursor		814/888
	(EC 2.7.1.112)		(90%)
	(Adhesion-related
	kinase) - Mus
	musculus (Mouse),
	888 aa.
Q8V199	Rat Axl shortform -	8 . . . 894	776/888	0.0
	Rattus norvegicus	1 . . . 879	(87%)
	(Rat). 879 aa.		809/888
			(90%)

[0581] PFam analysis predicts that the NOV48a protein contains the domains shown in the Table 48F.

TABLE 48F
Domain Analysis of NOV48a
	NOV48a	Identities/Similarities	Expect
Pfam Domain	Match Region	for the Matched Region	Value
ig	49 . . . 119	18/73(25%)	1.2e-07
		48/73(66%)
ig	153 . . . 207	8/59(14%)	0.053
		37/59(63%)
fn3	225 . . . 321	21/100(21%)	7.6e-05
		68/100(68%)
fn3	334 . . . 418	20/87(23%)	5.1e-10
		62/87(71%)
pkinase	536 . . . 803	80/303 (26%)	1.9e-71
		212/303 (70%)

Example 49

[0582] The NOV49 clone was analyzed, and the nucleotide and encoded polypeptide sequences are shown in Table 49A.

TABLE 49A
NOV49 Sequence Analysis
        SEQ ID NO 175             406 bp
NOV49a. GGAAGATGGCGGAACAGGCTACCAAGTCCGTGCTGTTTGTGTGTCTGGGTAACATTTG
CG59582-03
DNA     TCGATCACCCATTGCAGAAGCAGTTTTCAGGAAACTTGTAACCGATCAAAACATCTCA
Sequence
        GAGAATATTACCAAAGAAGATTTTGCCACATTTGATTATATACTATGTATGGATGAAA
        GCAATCTGAGAGATTTGAATAGAAAAAGTAATCAAGTTAAAACCTGCAAAGCTAAAAT
        TGAACTACTTGGGAGCTATGATCCACATAAACAACTTATTATTGAAGATCCCTATTAT
        GGGAATGACTCTGACTTTGAGACGGTGTACCAGCAGTGTGTCAGGTGCTGCAGAGCGT
        TCTTGGAGAAGGCCCACTGAGGCAGGTTCGTGCCCTGCTGCGGCCAGCCTGACTAGAC
        ORF Start: at 9           ORF Stop: TGA at 366
        SEQ ID NO: 176            119 aa    MW at 13669.4kD
NOV49a. AEQATKSVLFVCLGNICRSRIAEAVFRKLVTDQNISENITKEDFATFDYILCMDESNL
CG59582-03
Protein RDLNRKSNQVKTCKAKIELLGSYDPQKQLIIEDPYYGNDSDPETVYQQCVRCCRAFLE
Sequence
        KAH

[0583] Further analysis of the NOV49a protein yielded the following properties shown in Table 49B.

TABLE 49B
Protein Sequence Properties NOV49a
PSort    0.5500 probability located in endoplasmic reticulum
analysis (membrane); 0.1900 probability
         located in lysosome (lumen).
         0.1000 probability located in endoplasmic reticulum
         (lumen); 0.1000 probability located in outside
SignalP  Cleavage site between residues 25 and 26
analysis:

[0584] A search of the NOV49a protein against the Geneseq database, a proprietary database that contains sequences published in patents and patent publication, yielded several homologous proteins shown in Table 49C.

TABLE 49C
Geneseq Results for NOV49a
		NOV49a
		Residues/	Identities/
Geneseq	Protein/Organism/Length	Match	Similarities for the	Expect
Identifier	[Patent #, Date]	Residues	Matched Region	Value
AAU30795	Novel human secreted protein #1286-	1 . . . 119	103/170(60%)	1e-43
	Homo sapiens, 246 aa. [WO200179449-	77 . . . 246	106/170(61%)
	A2, 25-OCT-2001]
AAU30794	Novel human secreted protein #1285 -	15 . . . 87	55/90(61%)	3e-20
	Homo sapiens, 102 aa. [WO200179449-	13 . . . 102	61/90(67%)
	A2, 25-OCT-2001]
AAE05979	Zygosaceharomyces rouxii PPPase 2	7 . . . 116	55/152(36%)	2e-18
	protein-Zygosaceharomyces rouxii, 160	8 . . . 157	74/152(48%)
	aa. [WO200 153306-A2, 26-JUL-2001]
AAE05978	Zygosaccharomyces rouxii PPPase 1	7 . . . 116	53/152(34%)	3e-17
	protein-Zygosaccharomyces	8 . . . 157	73/152(47%)
	rouxii, 160 aa. [WO200153306-A2,
	26-JUL-2001]
ABB71773	Drosophila melanogaster polypeptide	4 . . . 94	47/132(35%)	1e-11
	SEQ ID NO 42111 - Drosophila	293 . . . 422	63/132(47%)
	melanogaster, 424 aa. [WO200171042-
	A2. 27-SEP-2001]

[0585] In a BLAST search of public sequence datbases, the NOV49a protein was found to have homology to the proteins shown in the BLASTP data in Table 49D.

TABLE 49D
Public BLASTP Results for NOV49a
		NOV49a	Identities/
Protein		Residues/	Similarities for
Accession		Match	the Matched	Expect
Number	Protein/Organism/Length	Residues	Portion	Value
A38148	protein-tyrosine-phosphatase(EC	1 . . . 119	119/157(75%)	1e-59
	3.1 3.48), low molecular weight, splice	2 . . . 158	119/157(75%)
	form f [validated] - human. 158 aa.
AAH07422	Acid phosphatase 1, soluble - Homo	1 . . . 119	119/157(75%)	1e-59
	sapiens(Human), 158 aa.	2 . . . 158	119/157(75%)
P24667	Red cell acid phosphatase 1, isozyme S	1 . . . 119	119/157(75%)	1e-59
	(EC 3.1.3.2)(ACPI)(Low molecular	1 . . . 157	119/157(75%)
	weight phosphotyrosine protein
	phosphatase)(EC 3.1.3.48)(Adipocyte
	acid phosphatase, isozyme beta) - Homo
	sapiens(Human), 157 aa.
P24666	Red cell acid phosphatase 1, isozyme F	1 . . . 119	119/157(75%)	1e-59
	(EC 3.1.3.2)(ACPI)(Low molecular	1 . . . 157	119/157(75%)
	weight phosphotyrosine protein
	phosphatase)(EC 3.1.3.48)(Adipocyte
	acid phosphatase, isozyme alpha) - Homo
	sapiens(Human), 157 aa.
A53874	protein-tyrosine-phosphatase(EC 3.1.3.48)	1 . . . 119	107/157(68%)	2e-54
	isoenzyme AcPI - rat, 157 aa.	1 . . . 157	114/157(72%)

[0586] PFam analysis predicts that the NOV49a protein contains the domains shown in the Table 49E.

TABLE 49E
Domain Analysis of NOV49a
Pfam	NOV49a	Identities/Similarities	Expect
Domain	Match Region	for the Matched Region	Value
LMWPc	6 . . . 117	46/162(28%)	4.6e-35
		108/162(67%)

Example B

[0587] Sequencing Methodology and Identification of NOVX Clone

[0588] 1. GeneCalling™ Technology: This is a proprietary method of performing differential gene expression profiling between two or more samples developed at CuraGen and described by Shimkets. et al., “Gene expression analysis by transcript profiling coupled to a gene database query” Nature Biotechnology 17:198-803 (1999). cDNA was derived from various human samples representing multiple tissue types, normal and diseased states, physiological states, and developmental states from different donors. Samples were obtained as whole tissue, primary cells or tissue cultured primary cells or cell lines. Cells and cell lines may have been treated with biological or chemical agents that regulate gene expression, for example, growth factors, chemokines or steroids. The cDNA thus derived was then digested with up to as many as 120 pairs of restriction enzymes and pairs of linker-adaptors specific for each pair of restriction enzymes where ligated to the appropriate end. The restriction digestion generates a mixture of unique cDNA gene fragments. Limited PCR amplification is performed with primers homologous to the linker adapter sequence where one primer is biotinylated and the other is fluorescently labeled. The doubly labeled material is isolated and the fluorescently labeled single strand is resolved by capillary gel electrophoresis. A computer algorithm compares the electropherograms from an experimental and control group for each of the restriction digestions. This and additional sequence-derived information is used to predict the identity of each differentially expressed gene fragment using a variety of genetic databases. The identity of the gene fragment is confirmed by additional, gene-specific competitive PCR or by isolation and sequencing of the gene fragment.

[0589] 2. SeqCalling™ Technology: cDNA was derived from various human samples representing multiple tissue types, normal and diseased states, physiological states, and developmental states from different donors. Samples were obtained as whole tissue, primary cells or tissue cultured primary cells or cell lines. Cells and cell lines may have been treated with biological or chemical agents that regulate gene expression, for example, growth factors, chemokines or steroids. The cDNA thus derived was then sequenced using CuraGen's proprietary SeqCalling technology. Sequence traces were evaluated manually and edited for corrections if appropriate. cDNA sequences from all samples were assembled together, sometimes including public human sequences, using bioinformatic programs to produce a consensus sequence for each assembly. Each assembly is included in CuraGen Corporation's database. Sequences were included as components for assembly when the extent of identity with another component was at least 95% over 50 bp. Each assembly represents a gene or portion thereof and includes information on variants, such as splice forms single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs), insertions, deletions and other sequence variations.

[0590] 3. PathCalling™ Technology: The NOVX nucleic acid sequences are derived by laboratory screening of cDNA library by the two-hybrid approach. cDNA fragments covering either the full length of the DNA sequence, or part of the sequence, or both, are sequenced. In silico prediction was based on sequences available in CuraGen Corporation's proprietary sequence databases or in the public human sequence databases, and provided either the full length DNA sequence, or some portion thereof.

[0591] The laboratory screening was performed using the methods summarized below:

[0592] cDNA libraries were derived from various human samples representing multiple tissue types, normal and diseased states, physiological states, and developmental states from different donors. Samples were obtained as whole tissue, primary cells or tissue cultured primary, cells or cell lines. Cells and cell lines may have been treated with biological or chemical agents that regulate gene expression, for example, growth factors, chemokines or steroids. The cDNA thus derived was then directionally cloned into the appropriate two-hybrid vector (Gal4-activation domain (Gal4-AD) fusion). Such cDNA libraries as well as commercially available cDNA libraries from Clontech (Palo Alto, Calif.) there then transferred from E.coli into a CuraGen Corporation proprietary yeast strain (disclosed in U.S. Pat. Nos. 6.0,57,101 and 6,083,693, incorporated herein by reference in their entireties).

[0593] Gal4-binding domain (Gal4-BD) fusions of a CuraGen Corporation proprietary library of human sequences was used to screen multiple Gal4-AD fusion cDNA libraries resulting in the selection of yeast hybrid diploids in each of which the Gal4-AD fusion contains an individual cDNA. Each sample was amplified using the polymerase chain reaction (PCR) using non-specific primers at the cDNA insert boundaries. Such PCR product was sequenced; sequence traces were evaluated manually and edited for corrections if appropriate. cDNA sequences from all samples were assembled together, sometimes including public human sequences, using bioinformatic programs to produce a consensus sequence for each assembly. Each assembly is included in CuraGen Corporation's database. Sequences were included as components for assembly when the extent of identity with another component was at least 95% over 50 bp. Each assembly represents a gene or portion thereof and includes information on variants, such as splice forms single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs), insertions, deletions and other sequence variations.

[0594] Physical clone: the cDNA fragment derived by the screening procedure, covering the entire open reading frame is, as a recombinant DNA, cloned into pACT2 plasmid (Clontech) used to make the cDNA library. The recombinant plasmid is inserted into the host and selected by the yeast hybrid diploid generated during the screening procedure by the mating of both CuraGen Corporation proprietary yeast strains N106′ and YULH (U.S. Pat. Nos. 6,057,101 and 6,083,693).

[0595] 4. RACE: Techniques based on the polymerase chain reaction such as rapid amplification of cDNA ends (RACE), were used to isolate or complete the predicted sequence of the cDNA of the invention. Usually multiple clones were sequenced from one or more human samples to derive the sequences for fragments. Various human tissue samples from different donors were used for the RACE reaction. The sequences derived from these procedures were included in the SeqCalling Assembly process described in preceding paragraphs.

[0596] 5. Exon Linking: The NOVX target sequences identified in the present invention were subjected to the exon linking process to confirm the sequence. PCR primers were designed by starting at the most upstream sequence available, for the forward primer, and at the most downstream sequence available for the reverse primer. In each case, the sequence was examined, walking inward from the respective termini toward the coding sequence, until a suitable sequence that is either unique or highly selective was encountered, or, in the case of the reverse primer, until the stop codon was reached. Such primers were designed based on in silico predictions for the full length cDNA, part (one or more exons) of the DNA or protein sequence of the target sequence, or by translated homology of the predicted exons to closely related human sequences from other species. These primers were then employed in PCR amplification based on the following pool of human cDNAs: adrenal gland, bone marrow, brain—amygdala, brain—cerebellum, brain—hippocampus, brain—substantia nigra, brain—thalamus, brain—whole, fetal brain, fetal kidney, fetal liver, fetal lung, heart, kidney, lymphoma—Raji, mammary gland, pancreas, pituitary gland, placenta, prostate, salivary gland, skeletal muscle, small intestine, spinal cord, spleen, stomach, testis, thyroid, trachea, uterus. Usually the resulting amplicons were gel purified, cloned and sequenced to high redundancy. The PCR product derived from exon linking was cloned into the pCR2.1 vector from Invitrogen. The resulting bacterial clone has an insert covering the entire open reading frame cloned into the pCR2.1 vector. The resulting sequences from all clones were assembled with themselves, with other fragments in CuraGen Corporation's database and with public ESTs. Fragments and ESTs were included as components for an assembly when the extent of their identity with another component of the assembly was at least 95% over 50 bp. In addition, sequence traces were evaluated manually and edited for corrections if appropriate. These procedures provide the sequence reported herein.

[0597] 6. Physical Clone: Exons were predicted by homology and the intron/exon boundaries were determined using standard genetic rules. Exons were further selected and refined by means of similarity determination using multiple BLAST (for example, tBlastN, BlastX, and BlastN) searches, and, in some instances GeneScan and Grail. Expressed sequences from both public and proprietary databases were also added when available to further define and complete the gene sequence. The DNA sequence was then manually corrected for apparent inconsistencies thereby obtaining the sequences encoding the full-length protein.

[0598] The PCR product derived by exon linking, covering the entire open reading frame, was cloned into the pCR2.1 vector from Invitrogen to provide clones used for expression and screening purposes.

[0599] 7. Construction of the mammalian expression vector pCEP4/Sec. The oligonucleotide primers. pSec-V5-His Forward (5′-CTCGTC CTCGAG GGT AAG CCT ATC CCT AAC-3′)(SEQ ID NO: 369) and the pSec-V5-His Reverse (5′-CTCGTC GGGCCCCTGATCAGCGGGTTTTAAAC-3′)(SEQ ID NO: 370), were designed to amplify a fragment from the pcDNA3.1-V5His (Invitrogen, Carlsbad, Calif.) expression vector. The PCR product was digested with XhoI and ApaI and ligated into the XhoI/ApaI digested pSecTag2 B vector (Invitrogen, Carlsbad Calif.). The correct structure of the resulting vector, pSecV5His, was verified by DNA sequence analysis. The vector pSecV5His was digested with PmeI and NheI, and the PmeI-NheI fragment was ligated into the BamHI/Klenow and NheI treated vector pCEP4 (Invitrogen, Carlsbad, Calif.). The resulting vector was named as pCEP4/Sec.

[0600] Table 50 represents the expression of CG59325-02 in human embryonic kidney 293 cells. A 1.2 kb BamHI-XhoI fragment containing the CG59325-02 sequence was subcloned into BamHI-XhoI digested pCEP4/Sec to generate plasmid 998. The resulting plasmid 998 was transfected into 293 cells using the LipofectaminePlus reagent following the manufacturer's instructions (Gibco/BRL). The cell pellet and supernatant were harvested 72 h post transfection and examined for CG59325-02 expression by Western blot (reducing conditions) using an anti-V5 antibody. Table 50 shows that CG59325-02 is expressed as a 50 kDa protein secreted by 293 cells.

[0601] 8. Construction of the mammalian expression vector pCEP4/Sec. The oligonucleotide primers, pSec-V5-His Forward (5′-CTCGTC CTCGAG GGT AAG CCT ATC CCT AAC-3) )(SEQ ID NO: 369) and the pSec-V5-His Reverse (5′-CTCGTC GGGCCCCTGATCAGCGGGTTTAAAC-3′)(SEQ ID NO: 370), were destined to amplify a fragment from the pcDNA-3.1-V5His (Invitrogen, Carlsbad, Calif.) expression vector. The PCR product was digested with XhoI and ApaI and ligated into the XhoI/ApaI digested pSecTag2 B vector (Invitrogen, Carlsbad Calif.). The correct structure of the resulting vector, pSecV5His, was verified by DNA sequence analysis. The vector pSecV5His was digested with PmeI and NheI, and the PmeI-NheI fragment was ligated into the BamHI/Klenow and NheI treated vector pCEP4 (Invitrogen, Carlsbad, Calif.). The resulting vector was named as pCEP4/Sec.

[0602] Table 51 represents the CG57209-03 protein secreted by 293 cells. A 1.7 kb BamHI-XhoI fragment containing the CG57209-03 sequence was subcloned into BamHI-XhoI digested pCEP4/Sec to generate plasmid 820. The resulting plasmid 820 was transfected into 293 cells using the LipofectaminePlus reagent following the manufacturer's instructions (Gibco/BRL). The cell pellet and supernatant were harvested 72 h post transfection and examined for CG57209-03 expression by Western blot (reducing conditions) using an anti-V5 antibody. Table 51 shows that CG57209-03 is expressed as a 85 kDa protein secreted by 293 cells.

Example C

[0603] Quantitative Expression Analysis of Clones in Various Cells and Tissues

[0604] The quantitative expression of various clones was assessed using microtiter plates containing RNA samples from a variety of normal and pathology-derived cells, cell lines and tissues using real time quantitative PCR (RTQ PCR). RTQ PCR was performed on an Applied Biosystems ABI PRISM-® 7700 or an ABI PRISM® 7900 HT Sequence Detection System. Various collections of samples are assembled on the plates, and referred to as Panel 1 (containing normal tissues and cancer cell lines). Panel 2 (containing samples derived from tissues from normal and cancer sources), Panel 3 (containing cancer cell lines), Panel 4 (containing cells and cell lines from normal tissues and cells related to inflammatory conditions), Panel 5D/5I (containing human tissues and cell lines with an emphasis on metabolic diseases), AI_comprehensive_panel (containing normal tissue and samples from autoinflammatory diseases), Panel CNSD.01 (containing samples from normal and diseased brains) and CNS_neurodegeneration_panel (containing samples from normal and Alzheimer's diseased brains).

[0605] RNA integrity from all samples is controlled for quality by visual assessment of agarose gel electropherograms using 28S and 18S ribosomal RNA staining intensity ratio as a guide (2:1 to 2.5:1 28s:18s) and the absence of low molecular weight RNAs that would be indicative of degradation products. Samples are controlled against genomic DNA contamination by RTQ PCR reactions run in the absence of reverse transcriptase using probe and primer sets designed to amplify across the span of a single exon.

[0606] First, the RNA samples were normalized to reference nucleic acids such as constitutively expressed genes (for example, β-actin and GAPDH). Normalized RNA (5 ul) was converted to cDNA and analyzed by RTQ-PCR using One Step RT-PCR Master Mix Reagents (Applied Biosystems; Catalog No. 4309169) and gene-specific primers according to the manufacturer's instructions.

[0607] In other cases, non-normalized RNA samples were converted to single strand cDNA (sscDNA) using Superscript II (Invitrogen Corporation; Catalog No. 18064-147) and random hexamers according to the manufacturer's instructions. Reactions containing up to 10 μg of total RNA were performed in a volume of 20 μl and incubated for 60 minutes at 42° C. This reaction can be scaled up to 50 μg of total RNA in a final volume of 100 μl. sscDNA samples are then normalized to reference nucleic acids as described previously, using 1× TaqMan® Universal Master mix (Applied Biosystems; catalog No. 4324020), following the manufacturer's instructions.

[0608] Probes and primers ere designed for each assay according to Applied Biosystems Primer Express Software package (version I for Apple Computer's Macintosh Power PC) or a similar algorithm using the target sequence as input. Default settings were used for reaction conditions and the following parameters were set before selecting primers: primer concentration=250 nM, primer melting temperature (Tm) range=58°-60° C., primer optimal Tm=59° C. maximum primer difference=2° C. probe does not have 5′G, probe Tm must be 10° C. greater than primer Tm, amplicon size 75 bp to 100 bp. The probes and primers selected (see below) were synthesized by Synthegen (Houston, Tex. USA). Probes were double purified by HPLC to remove uncoupled dye and evaluated by mass spectroscopy to verify coupling of reporter and quencher dyes to the 5′ and 3′ ends of the probe, respectively. Their final concentrations were: forward and reverse primers. 900 nM each, and probe, 200 nM.

[0609] PCR conditions: When working with RNA samples, normalized RNA from each tissue and each cell line was spotted in each well of either a 96 well or a 384-well PCR plate (Applied Biosystems). PCR cocktails included either a single gene specific probe and primers set, or two multiplexed probe and primers sets (a set specific for the target clone and another gene-specific set multiplexed with the target probe). PCR reactions were set up using TaqMan® One-Step RT-PCR Master Mix (Applied Biosystems, Catalog No. 4313803) following manufacturer's instructions. Reverse transcription was performed at 48° C. for 30 minutes followed by amplification/PCR cycles as follows: 95° C. 10 min, then 40 cycles of 95° C. for 15 seconds, 60° C. for 1 minute. Results were recorded as CT values (cycle at which a given sample crosses a threshold level of fluorescence) using a log scale, with the difference in RNA concentration between a given sample and the sample with the lowest CT value being represented as 2 to the power of delta CT. The percent relative expression is then obtained by taking the reciprocal of this RNA difference and multiplying by 100.

[0610] When working faith sscDNA samples, normalized sscDNA was used as described previously for RNA samples. PCR reactions containing one or two sets of probe and primers were set up as described previously, using 1× TaqMan® Universal Master mix (Applied Biosystems; catalog No. 4324020), following the manufacturer's instructions. PCR amplification was performed as follows: 95° C. 10 min, then 40 cycles of 95° C. or 15 seconds, 60° C. for 1 minute. Results were analyzed and processed as described previously.

[0611] Panels 1, 1.1, 1.2, and 1.3D

[0612] The plates for Panels 1. 1.1, 1.2 and 1.3D include 2 control wells (genomic DNA control and chemistry control) and 94 wells containing cDNA from various samples. The samples in these panels are broken into 2 classes: samples derived from cultured cell lines and samples derived from primary normal tissues. The cell lines are derived from cancers of the following types: lung cancer, breast cancer, melanoma, colon cancer, prostate cancer, CNS cancer, squamous cell carcinoma, ovarian cancer, liver cancer, renal cancer, gastric cancer and pancreatic cancer. Cell lines used in these panels are snidely available through the American Type Culture Collection (ATCC), a repository for cultured cell lines, and were cultured using the conditions recommended by the ATCC. The normal tissues found on these panels are comprised of samples derived from all major organ systems from single adult individuals or fetuses. These samples are derived from the following organs: adult skeletal muscle, fetal skeletal muscle, adult heart, fetal heart, adult kidney, fetal kidney, adult liver, fetal liver, adult lung, fetal lung, various regions of the brain, the spleen, bone marrow, lymph node, pancreas, salivary gland, pituitary gland, adrenal gland, spinal cord, thymus, stomach, small intestine, colon, bladder, trachea, breast, ovary, uterus, placenta, prostate, testis and adipose.

[0613] In the results for Panels 1, 1.1, 1.2 and 1.3D, the following abbreviations are used:

[0614] ca.=carcinoma,

[0615] *=established from metastasis,

[0616] met=metastasis,

[0617] s cell var=small cell variant,

[0618] non-s=non-sm=non-small,

[0619] squam=squamous,

[0620] pl. eff=pl effusion=pleural effusion,

[0621] glio=glioma,

[0622] astro=astrocytoma, and

[0623] neuro=neuroblastoma.

[0624] General_screening_panel_v1.4, v1.5 and v1.6

[0625] The plates for Panels 1.4, 1.5, and 1.6 include 2 control wells (genomic DNA control and chemistry control) and 94 wells containing cDNA from various samples. The samples in Panels 1.4. 1.5, and 1.6 arc broken into 2 classes: samples derived from cultured cell lines and samples derived from primary normal tissues. The cell lines are derived from cancers of the following types: lung cancer, breast cancer, melanoma, colon cancer, prostate cancer, CNS cancer, squamous cell carcinoma, ovarian cancer, liver cancer, renal cancer, gastric cancer and pancreatic cancer. Cell lines used in Panels 1.4, 1.5. and 1.6 are widely available through the American Type Culture Collection (ATCC), a repository for cultured cell lines, and were cultured using the conditions recommended by the ATCC. The normal tissues found on Panels 1.4. 1.5. and 1.6 are comprised of pools of samples derived from all major organ Systems from 2 to 5 different adult individuals or fetuses. These samples are derived from the following organs: adult skeletal muscle, fetal skeletal muscle, adult heart, fetal heart, adult kidney, fetal kidney, adult liver, fetal liver, adult lung, fetal lung, various regions of the brain, the spleen, bone marrow, lymph node, pancreas, salivary gland, pituitary gland, adrenal gland, spinal cord, thymus, stomach, small intestine, colon, bladder, trachea, breast, ovary, uterus, placenta, prostate, testis and adipose. Abbreviations are as described for Panels 1, 1.1, 1.2, and 1.3D.

[0626] Panels 2D, 2.2, 2.3 and 2.4

[0627] The plates for Panels 2D, 2.2, 2.3 and 2.4 generally include 2 control wells and 94 test samples composed of RNA or cDNA isolated from human tissue procured by surgeons working in close cooperation with the National Cancer Institute's Cooperative Human Tissue Network (CHTN) or the National Disease Research Initiative (NDRI) or from Ardais or Clinomics). The tissues are derived from human malignancies and in cases where indicated many malignant tissues have “matched margins” obtained from noncancerous tissue just adjacent to the tumor. These are termed normal adjacent tissues and are denoted “NAT” in the results below. The tumor tissue and the “matched margins” are evaluated by two independent pathologists (the surgical pathologists and again by a pathologist at NDRI/CHTN/Ardais/Clinomics). Unmatched RNA samples from tissues without malignancy (normal tissues) were also obtained from Ardais or Clinomics. This analysis provides a gross histopathological assessment of tumor differentiation grade. Moreover, most samples include the original surgical pathology report that provides information regarding the clinical stage of the patient. These matched margins are taken from the tissue surrounding (i.e. immediately proximal) to the zone of surgery (designated “NAT”, for normal adjacent tissue, in Table RR). In addition. RNA and cDNA samples were obtained from various human tissues derived from autopsies performed on elderly people or sudden death victims (accidents, etc.). These tissues were ascertained to be free of disease and were purchased from various commercial sources such as Clontech (Palo Alto, Calif.), Research Genetics, and Invitrogen.

[0628] HASS Panel v 1.0

[0629] The HASS panel v 1.0 plates are comprised of 93 cDNA samples and two controls. Specifically. 81 of these samples are derived from cultured human cancer cell lines that had been subjected to serum starvation, acidosis and anoxia for different time periods as well as controls for these treatments. 3 samples of human primary cells. 9 samples of malignant brain cancer (4 medulloblastomas and 5 glioblastomas) and 2 controls. The human cancer cell lines are obtained from ATCC (American Type Culture Collection) and fall into the following tissue groups: breast cancer, prostate cancer, bladder carcinomas, pancreatic cancers and CNS cancer cell lines. These cancer cells are all cultured under standard recommended conditions. The treatments used (serum starvation, acidosis and anoxia) have been previously published in the scientific literature. The primary human cells were obtained from Clonetics (Walkersville, Md.) and were grown in the media and conditions recommended by Clonetics. The malignant brain cancer samples are obtained as part of a collaboration (Henry Ford Cancer Center) and are evaluated by a pathologist prior to CuraGen receiving the samples. RNA was prepared from these samples using the standard procedures. The genomic and chemistry control wells have been described previously.

[0630] ARDAIS Panel v 1.0

[0631] The plates for ARDAIS panel v 1.0 generally include 2 control wells and 22 test samples composed of RNA isolated from human tissue procured by surgeons working in close cooperation with Ardais Corporation. The tissues are derived from human lung malignancies (lung adenocarcinoma or lung squamous cell carcinoma) and in cases where indicated many malignant samples have “matched margins” obtained from noncancerous lung tissue just adjacent to the tumor. These matched margins are taken from the tissue surrounding (i.e. immediately proximal) to the zone of surgery (designated “NAT”, for normal adjacent tissue) in the results below. The tumor tissue and the “matched margins” are evaluated by independent pathologists (the surgical pathologists and again by a pathologist at Ardais). Unmatched malignant and non-malignant RNA samples from lungs were also obtained from Ardais. Additional information from Ardais provides a gross histopathological assessment of tumor differentiation grade and stage. Moreover, most samples include the original surgical pathology report that provides information regarding the clinical state of the patient.

[0632] Panel 3D, 3.1 and 3.2

[0633] The plates of Panel 3D, 3.1 and 3.2 are comprised of 94 cDNA samples and two control samples Specifically, 92 of these samples are derived from cultured human cancer cell lines. 2 samples of human primary cerebellar tissue and 2 controls. The human cell lines are generally obtained from ATCC (American Type Culture Collection), NCI or the German tumor cell bank and fall into the following tissue groups: Squamous cell carcinoma of the tongue, breast cancer, prostate cancel, melanoma, epidermoid carcinoma, sarcomas, bladder carcinomas, pancreatic cancers, kidney cancers, leukemias/lymphomas, ovarian/uterine/cervical, gastric, colon, lung and CNS cancer cell lines. In addition, there are two independent samples of cerebellum. These cells ale all cultured under standard recommended conditions and RNA extracted using the standard procedures. The cell lines in panel 3D, 3.1, 3.2, 1, 1.1., 1.2, 1.3D, 1.4, 1.5, and 1.6 are of the most common cell lines used in the scientific literature.

[0634] Panels 4D, 4R, and 4.1D

[0635] Panel 4 includes samples on a 96 well plate (2 control wells, 94 test samples) composed of RNA (Panel 4R) or cDNA (Panels 4D/4.1D) isolated from various human cell lines or tissues related to inflammatory conditions. Total RNA from control normal tissues such as colon and lung (Stratagene, La Jolla, Calif.) and thymus and kidney (Clontech) was employed. Total RNA from liver tissue from cirrhosis patients and kidney from lupus patients was obtained from BioChain (Biochain Institute, Inc., Hayward, Calif.). Intestinal tissue for RNA preparation from patients diagnosed as having Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis was obtained from the National Disease Research Interchange (NDRI) (Philadelphia, Pa.).

[0636] Astrocytes, lung fibroblasts, dermal fibroblasts, coronary artery smooth muscle cells, small airway epithelium, bronchial epithelium, microvascular dermal endothelial cells, microvascular lung endothelial cells, human pulmonary aortic endothelial cells, human umbilical vein endothelial cells were all purchased from Clonetics (Walkersville, Md.) and grown in the media supplied for these cell types by Clonetics. These primary cell types were activated with various cytokines or combinations of cytokines for 6 and/or 12-14 hours, as indicated. The following cytokines were used; IL-1 beta at approximately 1-5 ng/ml, TNF alpha at approximately 5-10 ng/ml, IFN gamma at approximately 20-50 ng/ml, IL-4 at approximately 5-10 ng/ml, IL-9 at approximately 5-10 ng/ml. IL-13 at approximately 5-10 ng/ml. Endothelial cells were sometimes starved for various times by culture in the basal media from Clonetics with 0.1% serum.

[0637] Mononuclear cells were prepared from blood of employees at CuraGen Corporation, using, Ficoll. LAK cells were prepared from these cells by culture in DMEM 5% FCS (Hyclone). 100 μM non essential amino acids (Gibco/Life Technologies. Rockville, Md.), 1 mM sodium pyruvate (Gibco), mercaptoethanol 5.5×10−5M (Gibco), and 10 mM Hepes (Gibco) and Interleukin 2 for 4-6 days. Cells were then either activated with 10-20 ng/ml PMA and 1-2 μg/ml ionomycin, IL-12 at 5-10 ng/ml, IFN gamma at 20-50 ng/ml and IL-18 at 5-10 ng/ml for 6 hours. In some cases, mononuclear cells were cultured for 4-5 days in DMEM 5% /FCS (Hyclone). 100 μM non essential amino acids (Gibco), 1 mM sodium pyruvate (Gibco), mercaptoethanol 5.5×10−5M (Gibco), and 10mM Hepes (Gibco) with PHA (phytohemagglutinin) or PWM (pokeweed mitogen) at approximately 5 μg/ml. Samples were taken at 24, 48 and 72 hours for RNA preparation. MLR (mixed lymphocyte reaction) samples ere obtained by taking blood from two donors, isolating the mononuclear cells using Ficoll and mixing the isolated mononuclear cells 1:1 at a final concentration of approximately 2×106 cells/ml in DMEM 5% FCS (Hyclone). 100 μM non essential amino acids (Gibco). 1 mM sodium pyruvate (Gibco), mercaptoethanol (5.5×10−5M) (Gibco), and 10 mM Hepes (Gibco). The MLR was cultured and samples taken at various time points ranging from 1-7 days for RNA preparation.

[0638] Monocytes were isolated from mononuclear cells using CD14 Miltenyi Beads, +ve VS selection columns and a Vario Magnet according to the manufacturer's instructions. Monocytes were differentiated into dendritic cells by culture in DMEM 5% fetal calf serum (FCS) (Hyclone, Logan, Utah), 100 μM non essential amino acids (Gibco), 1 mM sodium pyruvate (Gibco), mercaptoethanol 5.5×10−5M (Gibco), and 10 mM Hepes (Gibco), 50 ng/ml GMCSF and 5 ng/ml IL-4 for 5-7 days. Macrophages were prepared by culture of monocytes for 5-7 days in DMEM 5% FCS (Hyclone), 100 μM non essential amino acids (Gibco), 1 mM sodium pyruvate (Gibco), mercaptoethanol 5.5×10−5M (Gibco), 10 mM Hepes (Gibco) and 10% AB Human Serum or MCSF at approximately 50 ng/ml. Monocytes, macrophages and dendritic cells were stimulated for 6 and 12-14 hours with lipopolysaccharide (LPS) at 100 ng/ml. Dendritic cells were also stimulated with anti-CD40 monoclonal antibody (Pharmingen) at 10 μg/ml for 6 and 12-14 hours.

[0639] CD4 lymphocytes, CD8 lymphocytes and NK cells were also isolated from mononuclear cells using CD4, CD8 and CD56 Miltenyi beads, positive VS selection columns and a Vario Magnet according to the manufacturer's instructions. CD45RA and CD45RO CD4 lymphocytes were isolated by depleting mononuclear cells of CD8, CD56, CD14 and CD19 cells using, CD8, CD56, CD14 and CD19 Miltenyi beads and positive selection. CD45RO beads were then used to isolate the CD45RO CD4 lymphocytes with the remaining cells being CD45RA CD4 lymphocytes. CD45RA CD4, CD45RO CD4 and CD8 lymphocytes were placed in DMEM 5% FCS (Hyclone), 100 μM noni essential amino acids (Gibco). 1 M sodium pyruvate (Gibco), mercaptoethanol 5.5×10−5M (Gibco), and 10 mM Hepes (Gibco) and plated at 106 cells/ml onto Falcon 6 well tissue culture plates that had been coated overnight with 0.5 μg/ml anti-CD28 (Pharmingen) and 3 ug/ml anti-CD3 (OKT3. ATCC) in PBS. After 6 and 24 hours, the cells were harvested for RNA preparation. To prepare chronically activated CD8 lymphocytes, we activated the isolated CD8 lymphocytes for 4 days on anti-CD28 and anti-CD3 coated plates and then harvested the cells and expanded them in DMEM 5% FCS (Hyclone), 100 μM non essential amilo acids (Gibco), 1 mM sodium pyruvate (Gibco), mercaptoethanol 5.5×10−5M (Gibco), and 10 mM Hepes (Gibco) and IL.-2. The expanded CD8 cells were then activated again with plate bound anti-CD3 and anti-CD28 for 4 days and expanded as before. RNA was isolated 6 and 24 hours after the second activation and after 4 days of the second expansion culture. The isolated NK cells were cultured in DMEM 5% FCS (Hyclone), 100 μM non essential aminio acids (Gibco), 1 mM sodium pyruvate (Gibco), mercaptoethanol 5.5×10−5M (Gibco), and 10 mM Hepes (Gibco) and IL-2 for 4-6 days before RNA was prepared.

[0640] To obtain B cells, tonsils were procured from NDRI. The tonsil was cut up with sterile dissecting scissors and then passed through a sieve. Tonsil cells were then spun down and resupended at 106 cells/ml in DMEM 5% FCS (Hyclone), 100 μM non essential amino acids (Gibco), 1 mM sodium pyruvate (Gibco), mercaptoethanol 5.5×10−5M (Gibco), and 10 mM Hepes (Gibco). To activate the cells, we used PWM at 5 μg/ml or anti-CD40 (Pharmingen) at approximately 10 μg/ml and IL-4 at 5-10 ng/ml. Cells were harvested for RNA preparation at 24,48 and 72 hours.

[0641] To prepare the primary and secondary Th1/Th2 and Tr1 cells, six-well Falcon plates were coated overnight with 10 μg/ml anti-CD28 (Pharmingen) and 2 μg/ml OKT3 (ATCC), and then washed twice with PBS. Umbilical cord blood CD4 lymphocytes (Poietic Systems, German Town, Md.) were cultured at 105-106 cells/ml in DMEM 5% FCS (Hyclone), 100 μM non essential amino acids (Gibco), 1 mM sodium pyruvate (Gibco), mercaptoethanol 5.5×10−5M (Gibco), and 10 mM Hepes (Gibco) and IL-2 (4 ng/ml). IL-12 (5 ng/ml) and anti-IL4 (1 μg/ml) were used to direct to Th1, while IL-4 (5 ng/ml) and anti-IFN gamma (1 μg/ml) were used to direct to Th2 and IL-10 at 5 ng/ml was used to direct to Tr1. After 4-5 days, the activated Th1, Th2 and Tr1 lymphocytes were washed once in DMEM and expanded for 4-7 days in DMEM 5% FCS (Hyclone), 100 μM non essential amino acids (Gibco), 1 mM sodium pyruvate (Gibco), mercaptoethanol 5.5×10−5M (Gibco), and 10 mM Hepes (Gibco) and IL-2 (1 ng/ml). Following this, the activated Th1, Th2 and Tr1 lymphocytes were re-stimulated for 5 days with anti-CD28/OKT3 and cytokines as described above, but with the addition of anti-CD95L (1 μg/ml) to prevent apoptosis. After 4-5 days, the Th1, Th2 and Tr1 lymphocytes were washed and then expanded again with IL-2 for 4-7 days. Activated Th1 and Th2 lymphocytes were maintained in this way for a maximum of three cycles. RNA was prepared from primary and secondary Th1, Th2 and Tr1 after 6 and 24 hours following the second and third activations with plate bound anti-CD3 and anti-CD28 mAbs anid 4 days into the second and third expansion cultures in Interleukin 2.

[0642] The following leukocyte cells lines were obtained from the ATCC: Ramos, EOL-1, KU-812. EOL cells were further differentiated by culture in 0.1 mM dbcAMP at 5.5×105 cells/ml for 8 days, changing the media every 3 days and adjusting the cell concentration to 5.5×105 cells/ml. For the culture of these cells, we used DMEM or RPMI (as recommended by the ATCC), with the addition of 5% FCS (Hyclone), 100 μM non essential amino acids (Gibco), 1 mM sodium pyruvate (Gibco), mercaptoethanol 5.5×10−5M (Gibco), 10 mM Hepes (Gibco). RNA was either prepared from resting cells or cells activated with PMA at 10 ng/ml and ionomycin at 1 μg/ml for 6 and 14 hours. Keratinocyte line CCD106 and an airway epithelial tumor line NCI-H292 were also obtained from the ATCC. Both were cultured in DMEM 5% FCS (Hyclone), 100 μM non essential aminio acids (Gibco), 1 mM sodium pyruvate (Gibco), mercaptoethanol 5.5×10−5M (Gibco), and 10 mM Hepes (Gibco). CCD1106 cells were activated for 6 and 14 hours with approximately 5 ng/ml TNF alpha and 1 ng/ml IL-1 beta, while NCI-H292 cells were activated for 6 and 14 hours with the following cytokines: 5 ng/ml IL-4, 5 ng/ml IL-9, 5ng,/ml IL-13 and 25 ng/ml IFN gamma.

[0643] For these cell lines and blood cells, RNA was prepared by lysing approximately 107 cells/ml using Trizol (Gibco BRL). Briefly, {fraction (1/10)} volume of bromochloropropane (Molecular Research Corporation) was added to the RNA sample, vortexed and after 10 minutes at room temperature, the tubes were spun at 14,000 rpm in a Sorvall SS34 rotor. The aqueous phase was removed and placed in a 15 ml Falcon Tube. An equal volume of isopropanol was added and left at −20° C. overnight. The precipitated RNA was spun down at 9,000 rpm for 15 min in a Sorvall SS34 rotor and washed in 70% ethanol. The pellet was redissolved in 300 μl of RNAse-free water and 35 μl buffer (Promega) 5 μl DTT, 7 μl RNAsin and 8 μl DNAse were added. The tube was incubated at 37° C. for 30 minutes to remove contaminating genomic DNA, extracted once with phenol chloroform and re-precipitated with {fraction (1/10)} volume of 3M sodium acetate and 2 volumes of 100% ethanol. The RNA was spun down and placed in RNAse free water. RNA was stored at −80° C.

[0644] Al_comprehensive panel_v1.0

[0645] The plates for AI_comprehensive panel_v 1.0 include two control wells and 89 test samples comprised of cDNA isolated from surgical and postmortem human tissues obtained from the Backus Hospital and Clinomics (Frederick. Md.). Total RNA was extracted from tissue samples from the Backus Hospital in the Facility at CuraGen. Total RNA from other tissues was obtained from Clinomics.

[0646] Joint tissues including synovial fluid, synovium, bone and cartilage were obtained from patients undergoing total knee or hip replacement surgery at the Backus Hospital. Tissue samples were immediately snap frozen in liquid nitrogen to ensure that isolated RNA was of optimal quality and not degraded. Additional samples of osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis joint tissues were obtained from Clinomics. Normal control tissues were supplied by Clinomics and were obtained during autopsy of trauma victims.

[0647] Surgical specimens of psoriatic tissues and adjacent matched tissues were provided as total RNA by Clinomics. Two male and two female patients were selected between the ages of 25 and 47. None of the patients were taking prescription drugs at the time samples were isolated.

[0648] Surgical specimens of diseased colon from patients with ulcerative colitis and Crohns disease and adjacent matched tissues were obtained from Clinomics. Bowel tissue from three female and three male Crohn's patients between the ages of 41-69 were used. Two patients were not on prescription medication while the others were taking dexamethasone, phenobarbital, or tylenol. Ulcerative colitis tissue was from three male and four female patients. Four of the patients were taking lebvid and two were on phenobarbital.

[0649] Total RNA from post mortem lung tissue from trauma victims with no disease or with emphysema, asthma or COPD was purchased from Clinomics. Emphysema patients ranged in age from 40-70 and all were smokers, this age range was chosen to focus on patients with cigarette-linked emphysema and to avoid those patients with alpha-1 anti-trypsin deficiencies. Asthma patients ranged in age from 36-75, and excluded smokers to prevent those patients that could also have COPD. COPD patients ranged in age from 35-80 and included both smokers and non-smokers. Most patients were taking corticosteroids, and bronchodilators.

[0650] In the labels employed to identify tissues in the Al_comprehensive panel_v1.0 panel, the following abbreviations are used:

[0651] Al=Autoimmunity

[0652] Syn=Synovial

[0653] Normal=No apparent disease

[0654] Rep22 /Rep20=individual patients

[0655] RA=Rheumatoid arthritis

[0656] Backus=From Backus Hospital

[0657] OA=Osteoarthritis

[0658] (SS)(BA)(MF)=Individual patients

[0659] Adj=Adjacent tissue

[0660] Match control=adjacent tissues

[0661] -M=Male

[0662] -F=Female

[0663] COPD=Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

[0664] Panels 5D and 5I

[0665] The plates for Panel 5D and 5I include two control wells and a variety of cDNAs isolated from human tissues and cell lines with an emphasis on metabolic diseases. Metabolic tissues were obtained from patients enrolled in the Gestational Diabetes study. Cells were obtained during different stages in the differentiation of adipocytes from human mesenchymal stem cells. Human pancreatic islets were also obtained.

[0666] In the Gestational Diabetes study subjects are young (18-40 years), otherwise healthy women with and without gestational diabetes undergoing routine (elective) Caesarean section. After delivery of the infant, when the surgical incisions were being repaired/closed, the obstetrician removed a small sample (<1 cc) of the exposed metabolic tissues during the closure of each surgical level. The biopsy material was rinsed in sterile saline, blotted and fast frozen within 5 minutes from the time of removal. The tissue was then flash frozen in liquid nitrogen and stored, individually, in sterile screw-top tubes and kept on dry ice for shipment to or to be picked up by CuraGen. The metabolic tissues of interest include uterine wall (smooth muscle), visceral adipose, skeletal muscle (rectus) and subcutaneous adipose. Patient descriptions are as follows:

[0667] Patient 2: Diabetic Hispanic, overweight, not on insulin

[0668] Patient 7-9: Nondiabetic Caucasian and obese (BMI>30)

[0669] Patient 10: Diabetic Hispanic, overweight, on insulin

[0670] Patient 11: Nondiabetic African American and overweight

[0671] Patient 12: Diabetic Hispanic on insulin

[0672] Adiocyte differentiation was induced in donor progenitor cells obtained from Osirus (a division of Clonetics/Bio Wittaker) in triplicate, except for Donor 3U which had only two replicates. Scientists at Clonetics isolated, grew and differentiated human mesenchymal stem cells (HuMSCs) for CuraGen based on the published protocol found in Mark F. Pittener, et al., Multilineage Potential of Adult Human Mesenchymal Stem Cells Science Apr. 2, 1999: 143-147. Clonetics provided Trizol lysates or frozen pellets suitable for mRNA isolation and ds cDNA production. A general description of each donor is as follows:

[0673] Donor 2 and 3 U: Mesenchymal Stem cells, Undifferentiated Adipose

[0674] Donor 2 and 3 AM: Adipose, Adipose Midway Differentiated

[0675] Donor 2 and 3 AD: Adipose, Adipose Differentiated

[0676] Human cell lines were generally obtained from ATCC (American Type Culture Collection), NCI or the German tumor cell bank and fall into the following tissue groups: kidney proximal convoluted tubules uterine smooth muscle cells, small intestine, liver HepG2 cancer cells, heart primary stromal cells, and adrenal cortical adenoma cells. These cells are all cultured under standard recommended conditions and RNA extracted using the standard procedures. All samples were processed at CuraGen to produce single stranded cDNA.

[0677] Panel 5I contains all samples previously described with the addition of pancreatic islets from a 58 year old female patient obtained from the Diabetes Research Institute at the University of Miami School of Medicine. Islet tissue was processed to total RNA at an outside source and delivered to CuraGen for addition to panel 5I.

[0678] In the labels employed to identify tissues in the 5D and 5I panels, the following abbreviations are used:

[0679] GO Adipose=Greater Omentum Adipose

[0680] SK=Skeletal Muscle

[0681] UT=Uterus

[0682] PL=Placenta

[0683] AD=Adipose Differentiated

[0684] AM=Adipose Midway Differentiated

[0685] U=Undifferentiated Stem Cells

[0686] Panel CNSD.01

[0687] The plates for Panel CNSD.01 include two control wells and 94 test samples comprised of cDNA isolated from postmortem human brain tissue obtained from the Harvard Brain Tissue Resource Center. Brains are removed from calvaria of donors between 4 and 24 hours after death, sectioned by neuroanatomists, and frozen at −80° C. in liquid nitrogen vapor. All brains are sectioned and examined by neuropathologists to confirm diagnoses with clear associated neuropathology.

[0688] Disease diagnoses are taken from patient records. The panel contains two brains from each of the following diagnoses: Alzheimer's disease. Parkinson's disease, Huntington's disease, Progressive Supernuclear Palsy, Depression, and “Normal controls”. Within each of these brains, the following regions are represented: cingulate gyrus, temporal pole, globus palladus, substantia nigra, Brodman Area 4 (primary motor strip), Brodman Area 7 (parietal cortex). Brodman Area 9 (prefrontal cortex), and Brodman area 17 (occipital cortex). Not all brain regions are represented in all cases; e.g., Huntington's disease is characterized in part by neurodegeneration in the globus palladus, thus this region is impossible to obtain from confirmed Huntington's cases. Likewise Parkinson's disease is characterized by degeneration of the substantia nigra making this region more difficult to obtain. Normal control brains were examined for neuropathology and found to be free of any pathology consistent with neurodegeneration.

[0689] In the labels employed to identify tissues in the CNS panel, the following abbreviations are used:

[0690] PSP=Progressive supranuclear palsy

[0691] Sub Nigra=Substantia nigra

[0692] Glob Palladus=Globus palladus

[0693] Temp Pole=Temporal pole

[0694] Cing Gyr=Cingulate gyrus

[0695] BA 4=Brodman Area 4

[0696] Panel CNS_Neurodegeneration_V1.0

[0697] The plates for Panel CNS_Neurodegeneration_V1.0 include two control wells and 47 test samples comprised of cDNA isolated from postmortem human brain tissue obtained from the Harvard Brain Tissue Resource Center (McLean Hospital) and the Human Brain and Spinal Fluid Resource Center (VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System). Brains are removed from calvaria of donors between 4 and 24 hours after death, sectioned by neuroanatomists, and frozen at −80° C. in liquid nitrogen vapor. All brains are sectioned and examined by neuropathologists to confirm diagnoses with clear associated neuropathology.

[0698] Disease diagnoses are taken from patient records. The panel contains six brains from Alzheimer's disease (AD) patients, and eight brains from “Normal controls” who showed no evidence of dementia prior to death. The eight normal control brains are divided into two categories: Controls with no dementia and no Alzheimer's like pathology (Controls) and controls with no dementia but evidence of severe Alzheimer's like pathology, (specifically senile plaque load rated as level 3 on a scale of 0-3; 0=no evidence of plaques, 3=severe AD senile plaque load). Within each of these brains, the following regions are represented: hippocampus, temporal cortex (Brodman Area 21), parietal cortex (Brodman area 7), and occipital cortex (Brodman area 17). These regions ere chosen to encompass all levels of neurodegeneration in AD. The hippocampus is a region of early and severe neuronal loss in AD the temporal cortex is known to show neurodegeneration in AD after the hippocampus, the parietal cortex shown moderate neuronal death in the late stages of the disease; the occipital cortex is spared in AD and therefore acts as a “control” region within AD patients. Not all brain regions are represented in all cases.

[0699] In the labels employed to identify tissues in the CNS_Neurodegeneration_V1.0 panel the following abbreviations are used:

[0700] AD=Alzheimer's disease brain: patient was demented and showed AD-like pathology upon autopsy

[0701] Control=Control brains; patient not demented, showing no neuropathology

[0702] Control (Path)=Control brains; patient not demented but showing sever AD-like pathology

[0703] SupTemporal Ctx=Superior Temporal Cortex

[0704] Inf Temporal Ctx=Inferior Temporal Cortex

[0705] A. CG102071-03: MAP Kinase Phosphatase-like.

[0706] Expression of gene CG102071-03 was assessed using the primer-probe set Ag6815, described in Table AA. Results of the RTQ-PCR runs are shown in Tables AB and AC.

TABLE AA
Probe Name Ag6815
Primers	Sequences	Length	Start Position	SEQ ID No
Forward	5′-ttgcacttcttgacatagg-3′	119	142	177
Probe	TET-5′-acctctgcaaggtctgctcgttactat-3′-TAMRA	27	167	178
Reverse	5′-gtcacttcattgggtatcag-3′	20	229	179

[0707]

TABLE AB
General_screening_panel_v1.6
                                 Rel.
                                 Exp.(%)
                                 Ag6815,
                                 Run
Tissue Name                      278019589
Adipose                          1.4
Melanoma*Hs688(A).T              6.9
Melanoma*Hs688(B).T              8.4
Melanoma*M14                     0.2
Melanoma*LOXIMVI                 11.9
Melanonia*SK-MEL-5               l4.4
Squamous cell carcinoma SCC-4    21.3
Testis Pool                      3 0
Prostate ca.*(bone met) PC-3     7.4
Prostate Pool                    2.8
Placenta                         4.9
Uterus Pool                      0.0
Ovarian ca. OVCAR-3              31.6
Ovarian ca. SK-OV-3              29 7
Ovarian ca. OVCAR-4              26.6
Ovarian ca. OVCAR-5              32.1
Ovarian ca. IGROV-1              27.0
Ovarian ca. OVCAR-8              5.7
Ovary                            1.7
Breast ca. MCF-7                 34.2
Breast ca. MDA-MB-231            77.9
Breast ca. BT 549                12.2
Breast ca. T47D                  12.1
Breast ca. MDA-N                 0.0
Breast Pool                      3.6
Trachea                          2.8
Lung                             2.0
Fetal Lung                       3.7
Lung ca. NCI-N417                4.9
Lung ca. LX-1                    20.4
Lung ca. NCI-H146                2.2
Lung ca. SHP-77                  0.6
Lung ca. A549                    35.6
Lung ca. NCI-H526                1.6
Lung ca. NCI-H23                 23.3
Lung ca. NCI-H460                3.2
Lung ca. HOP-62                  16.2
Lung ca. NCI-H1522               41.8
Liver                            1.1
Fetal Liver                      2.8
Liver ca. HepG2                  1.0
Kidney Pool                      2.2
Fetal Kidney                     0.0
Renal ca. 786-0                  39.8
Renal ca. A498                   3.9
Renal ca. ACHN                   1.2
Renal ca. UO-31                  45.7
Renal ca. TK-10                  76.8
Bladder                          11.3
Gastric ca. (liver met.) NCI-N87 53.2
Gastric ca. KATO III             80.7
Colon ca. SW-948                 15.6
Colon ca. SW480                  100.0
Colon ca.*(SW480 met) SW620      24.0
Colon ca. HT29                   25.2
Colon ca. HCT-116                30.6
Colon ca. CaCo-2                 6.6
Colon cancer tissue              9.6
Colon ca. SW1116                 18.3
Colon ca. Colo-205               6.1
Colon ca. SW-48                  8.9
Colon Pool                       3.2
Small Intestine Pool             0.2
Stomach Pool                     0.8
Bone Marrow Pool                 0.9
Fetal Heart                      0.4
Heart Pool                       1.2
Lymph Node Pool                  2.2
Fetal Skeletal Muscle            1.4
Skeletal Muscle Pool             0.0
Spleen Pool                      2.5
Thymus Pool                      1.8
CNS cancer(glio/astro) U87-MG    70.7
CNS cancer(glio/astro) U-118-MG  14.0
CNS cancer(neuro;met) SK-N-AS    36.6
CNS cancer(astro) SF-539         15.9
CNS cancer(astro) SNB-75         40.3
CNS cancer(glio) SNB-19          31.0
CNS cancer(glio) SF-295          39.0
Brain(Amygdala) Pool             3.3
Brain(cerebellum)                2.2
Brain(fetal)                     2.0
Brain(Hippocampus) Pool          1.8
Cerebral Cortex Pool             1.0
Brain(Substantia nigra) Pool     1.0
Brain(Thalamus) Pool             3.6
Brain(whole)                     0.9
Spinal Cord Pool                 2.7
Adrenal Gland                    4.5
Pituitary gland Pool             0.6
Salivary Gland                   3.1
Thyroid(female)                  4.0
Pancreatic ca. CAPAN2            42.6
Pancreas Pool                    3.1

[0708]

TABLE AC
Panel 4.1D
                                 Rel.
                                 Exp.(%)
                                 Ag6815,
                                 Run
Tissue Name                      278022637
Secondary Th1 act                28.7
Secondary Th2 act                65.5
Secondary Tr1 act                26.4
Secondary Th1 rest               1.9
Secondary Th2 rest               12.9
Secondary Tr1 rest               9.2
Primary Th1 act                  17.4
Primary Th2 act                  55.1
Primary Tr1 act                  54.7
primary Th1 rest                 0.0
Primary Th2 rest                 4.1
Primary Tr1 rest                 0.7
CD45RA CD4 lymphocyte act        54.0
CD45RO CD4 lymphocyte act        39.5
CD8 lymphocyte act               6.9
Secondary CD8 lymphocyte rest    0.0
Secondary CD8 lymphocyte act     6.5
CD4 lymphocyte none              1.8
2ry Th1/Th2/Tr1_anti-CD95 CH11   10.0
LAK cells rest                   12.2
LAK cells IL-2                   3.0
LAK cells IL-2 + IL-12           0.0
LAK cells IL-2 + IFN gamma       0.0
LAK cells IL-2 + IL-18           2.5
LAK cells PMA/ionomycin          1.0
NK Cells IL-2 rest               72.7
Two Way MLR 3 day                20.3
Two Way MLR 5 day                6.0
Two Way MLR 7 day                3.6
PBMC rest                        1.8
PBMC PWM                         9.6
PBMC PHA-L                       10.5
Ramos(B cell) none               17.2
Ramos(B cell) ionomycin          78.5
B lymphocytes PWM                3.4
B lymphocytes CD40L and IL-4     25.2
EOL-1 dbcAMP                     25.3
EOL-1 dbcAMP PMA/ionomycin       7.6
Dendritic cells none             8.8
Dendritic cells LPS              6.3
Dendritic cells anti-CD40        13.2
Monocytes rest                   7.1
Monocytes LPS                    45.7
Macrophages rest                 8.4
Macrophages LPS                  21.0
HUVEC none                       23.8
HUVEC starved                    27.9
HUVEC IL-1beta                   40.9
HUVEC IFN gamma                  38.4
HUVEC TNF alpha + IFN gamma      24.0
HUVEC TNF alpha + IL4            21.0
HUVEC IL-11                      10.5
Lung Microvascular EC none       86.5
Lung Microvascular EC TNFalpha + IL-1beta 27.0
Microvascular Dermal EC none     5.5
Microsvasular Dermal EC TNFalpha + 0.0
IL-1beta
Bronchial epithelium TNFalpha +  27.2
IL1beta
Small airway epithelium none     0.0
Small airway epithelium TNFalpha + 5.8
IL-1beta
Coronery artery SMC rest         63.7
Coronery artery SMC TNFalpha + IL-1beta 32.1
Astrocytes rest                  12.9
Astrocytes TNFalpha + IL-1beta   7.1
KU-812(Basophil) rest            0.0
KU-812(Basophil) PMA/ionomycin   0.0
CCD1106(Keratinocytes) none      100.0
CCD1106(Keratinocytes) TNFalpha + 9.7
IL-1beta
Liver cirrhosis                  5.6
NCI-H292 none                    0.9
NCI-H292 IL-4                    6.5
NCI-H292 IL-9                    3.8
NCI-H292 IL-13                   1.9
NCI-H292 IFN gamma               0.0
HPAEC none                       0.0
HPAEC TNFalpha + IL-1beta        18.8
Lung fibroblast none             11.0
Lung fibroblast TNF alpha + IL-1beta 22.5
Lung fibroblast IL-4             9.5
Lung fibroblast IL-9             17.6
Lung fibroblast IL-13            12.9
Lung fibroblast IFN gamma        27.2
Dermal fibroblast CCD1070 rest   57.4
Dermal fibroblast CCD1070 TNF alpha 94.0
Dermal fibroblast CCD1070 IL-1 beta 26.2
Dermal fibroblast IFN gamma      6.6
Dermal fibroblast IL-4           11.7
Dermal Fibroblasts rest          8.5
Neutrophils TNFa + LPS           2.6
Neutrophils rest                 5.5
Colon                            3.1
Lung                             0.0
Thymus                           0.0
Kidney                           25.9

[0709] CNS_neurodegeneration_v1.0 Summary: Ag6815 Results from one experiment with this gene are not included. The amp plot indicates that there were experimental difficulties with this run.

[0710] General_screening_panel_v1.6 Summary: Ag6815 Highest expression of this gene is seen in a colon cancer cell line (CT=28.7). This gene is widely expressed in this panel, with prominent levels of expression in all cancer cell lines, including brain, pancreatic, renal, gastric, lung, breast, ovarian, and melanoma cancer cell lines. This expression profile suggests a role for this gene product in cell survival and proliferation. Modulation of this gene product may be useful in the treatment of cancer.

[0711] Among tissues with metabolic function, this gene is expressed at low but significant levels in adipose, adrenal gland, pancreas, thyroid, fetal skeletal muscle, and adult and fetal liver. This widespread expression among these tissues suggests that this gene product may play a role in normal neuroendocrine and metabolic function and that disregulated expression of this gene may contribute to neuroendocrine disorders or metabolic diseases, such as obesity and diabetes.

[0712] This gene is also expressed at loss but significant levels in the CNS, including the hippocampus, thalamus, substantia nigra, amygdala, cerebellum and cerebral cortex. Therefore, therapeutic modulation of the expression or function of this gene may be useful in the treatment of neurologic disorders. Such as Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, schizophrenia, multiple sclerosis, stroke and epilepsy.

[0713] Panel 4.1D Summary: Ag6815 Highest expression is seen in untreated keratinocytes. (CT=31.3). Moderate levels of expression are seen in several untreated or resting cell types, including NK cells, coronary artery SMCs, lung microvascular endothelial cells, as well as in activated primary and secondary T cells. In addition, this gene is expressed at low but significant levels in many other samples on this pane. This ubiquitous pattern of expression suggests that this gene product may be involved in homeostatic processes for these and other cell types and tissues. This pattern is in agreement with the expression profile in General_screening_panel_v1.4 and also suggests a role for the gene product in cell survival and proliferation. Therefore, modulation of the gene product with a functional therapeutic may lead to the alteration of functions associated with these cell types and lead to improvement of the symptoms of patients suffering from autoimmune and inflammatory diseases such as asthma, allergies, inflammatory bowel disease, lupus erythematosus, psoriasis, rheumatoid arthritis, and osteoarthritis.

[0714] B. CG102734-01 and CG102734-02: RAS-Related Protein RAB-4A.

[0715] Expression of gene CG102734-01 and CG102734-02 was assessed using the primer-probe set Ag4213, described in Table BA. Results of the RTQ-PCR runs are shown in Tables BB and BC.

TABLE BA
Probe Name Ag4213
Primers	Sequences	Length	Start Position	SEQ ID No:
Forward	5′-gaaaagasaatttsgsgtgttc-3′	22	870	180
Probe	5′-ccagtcaaagtggcacagcaaatcat-3′-TAMRA	26	898	181
Reverse	5′-catctaacggtgttgtccattt-3′	22	936	182

[0716]

TABLE BB
General_screening_panel_v1.4
                                Rel.
                                Exp.(%)
                                Ag4213,
                                Run
Tissue Name                     213323527
Adipose                         6.1
Melanoma*Hs688(A).T             24.0
Melanoma*Hs688(B).T             32.5
Melanoma*M14                    26.8
Melanoma*LOXIMVI                12.1
Melanoma*SK-MEL-5               18.8
Cell carcinoma SCC-4            17.2
Testis Pool                     10.6
Prostate ca.(bone met) PC-3     52 5
Prostate Pool                   21.8
Placenta                        9.5
Uterus Pool                     6.1
Ovarian ca. OVCAR-3             49.3
Ovarian ca. SK-OV-3             100.0
Ovarian ca. OVCAR-4             12.3
Ovarian ca. OVCAR-5             40.1
Ovarian ca. IGROV-1             26.2
Ovarian ca. OVCAR-8             24.7
Ovary                           19.8
Breast ca. MCF-7                62.0
Breast ca. MDA-MB-231           34.6
Breast ca. BT 549               47.6
Breast ca. T47D                 97.9
Breast ca. MDA-N                0.0
Breast Pool                     22.1
Trachea                         37.9
Lung                            10.7
Fetal Lung                      16.7
Lung ca. NCI-N417               2.8
Lung ca. LX-1                   46.7
Lung ca. NCI-H146               8.2
Lung ca. SHP-77                 20.4
Lung ca. A549                   37.9
Lung ca. NCI-H526               6.0
Lung ca. NCI-H23                73.2
Lung ca. NCI-H460               55.5
Lung ca. HOP-62                 20.6
Lung ca. NCI-H522               60.7
Liver                           4.1
Fetal Liver                     36.6
Liver ca. HepG2                 81.2
Kidney Pool                     34.2
Fetal Kidney                    13.6
Renal ca. 786-0                 17.6
Renal ca. A498                  4.4
Rcnal ca. ACHN                  21.3
Renal ca. UO-31                 7.4
Renal ca. TK-10                 47.0
Bladder                         30.8
Gastric ca.(liver met.) NCI-N87 38.2
Gastric ca. KATO III            49.0
Colon ca SW-948                 16.5
Colon ca. SW480                 49.7
Colon ca*(SW480 met)SW620       30.8
Colon ca. HT29                  31.9
Colon ca HCT-116                69.7
Colon ca. CaCo-2                39.5
Colon cancer tissue             23.2
Colon ca. SW1116                4.7
Colon ca. Colo-205              23.8
Colon ca. SW-48                 23.8
Colon Pool                      18.4
Small Intestine Pool            16.5
Stomach Pool                    17.7
Bone Marrow Pool                8.0
Fetal Heart                     6.2
Heart Pool                      10.1
Lymph Node Pool                 19.5
Fetal Skeletal Muscle           5.9
Skeletal Muscle Pool            16.6
Spleen Pool                     7.1
Thymus Pool                     11.4
CNS cancer(glio/astro)U87-MG    9.7
CNS cancer(glio/astro)U-118-MG  0.0
CNS cancer(neuro;met)SK-N-AS    35.4
CNS cancer(astro)SF-539         9.8
CNS cancer(astro)SNB-75         41.8
CNS cancer(glio)SNB-19          24.1
CNS cancer(glio)SF-295          32.1
Brain(Amygdala)Pool             25.9
Brain(cerebellum)               35.6
Brain(fetal)                    41.2
Brain(Hippocampus)Pool          21.3
Cerebral Cortex Pool            19.8
Brain(Substantia nigra)Pool     24.0
Brain(Thalamus)Pool             39.8
Brain(whole)                    38.2
Spinal Cord Pool                20.9
Adrenal Gland                   14.1
Pituitary gland Pool            4.0
Salivary Gland                  26.6
Thyroid(Female)                 13.1
Pancreatic ca. CAPAN2           40.3
Pancreas Pool                   24.7

[0717]

TABLE BC
Panel 5 Islet
                                 Rel.
                                 Exp.(%)
                                 Ag4213,
                                 Run
Tissue Name                      174269009
97457_Patient-02go_adipose       9.1
97476_Patient-07sk_skeletal      15.1
muscle
97477_Patient-07ut_uterus        22.4
97478_Patient-07pl_placenta      9.7
99167_Bayer Patient 1            40.9
97482_Patient-08ut_uterus        17.3
97483_Patient-08pl_placenta      8.4
97486_Patient-09sk_skeletal      6.2
muscle
97487_Patient-09ut_uterus        17.8
97488_Patient-09pl_placenta      7.9
97492_Patient-10ut_uterus        25.2
97493_Patient-10pl_placenta      26.1
97495_Patient-11go_adipose       7.4
97496_Patient-11sk_skeletal      18.8
muscle
97497_Patient-11ut_uterus        1.0
97498_Patient-11pl_placenta      8.8
97500_Patient-12go_adipose       10.7
97501_Patient-12sk_skeletal      70.2
muscle
97502_Patient-12ut_uterus        46.3
97503_Patient-12pl_placenta      10.6
94721_Donor 2 U -                19.6
A_Mesenchymal Stem Cells
94722_Donor 2 U -                16.4
B_Mesenchymal Stem Cells
94723_Donor 2 U -                26.2
C_Mesenchymal Stem Cells
94709_Donor 2 AM - A_adipose     21.6
94710_Donor 2 AM - B_adipose     19.2
94711_Donor 2 AM - C_adipose     9.6
94712_Donor 2 AD - A_adipose     23.2
94713_Donor 2 AD - B_adipose     35.8
94714_Donor 2 AD - C_adipose     21.2
94742_Donor 3 U - A_Mesenchymal Stem 8.2
Cells
94743_Donor 3 U - B_Mesenchymal Stem 17.2
Cells
94730_Donor 3 AM - A_adipose     20.2
94731_Donor 3 AM - B_adipose     10.7
94732_Donor 3 AM - C_adipose     9.8
94733_Donor 3 AD - A_adipose     23.5
94734_Donor 3 AD - B_adipose     13.1
94735_Donor 3 AD - C_adipose     0.9
77138_Liver_HepG2untreated       100.0
73556_Heart_Cardiac stromal cells 6.9
(primary)
81735_Small Intestine            20.6
72409_Kidney_Proximal Convoluted 9.2
Tubule
82685_Small intestine_Duodenum   24.8
90650_Adrenal_Adrenocortical adenoma 9.5
72410_Kidney_HRCE                20.3
72411_Kidney_HRE                 15.7
73139_Uterus_Uterine smooth muscle cells 3.7

[0718] General_screening_panel_v1.4 Summary: Ag4213 Highest expression of this gene is seen in an ovarian cancer cell line (CT=26). This gene is widely expressed in this panel, with high to moderate expression seen in all cancer cell lines on this panel, including brain, colon, gastric, lung, breast, ovarian, and melanoma cancer cell lines. This expression profile suggests a role for this gene product in cell survival and proliferation. Modulation of this gene product may be useful in the treatment of cancer.

[0719] Among tissues with metabolic function, this gene is expressed at moderate levels in pituitary, adipose, adrenal gland, pancreas, thyroid, and adult and fetal skeletal muscle, heart, and liver. This widespread expression among these tissues suggests that this gene product may play a role in normal neuroendocrine and metabolic function and that disregulated expression of this gene may contribute to neuroendocrine disorders or metabolic diseases, such as obesity and diabetes. In addition, this gene is expressed at much higher levels in fetal tissue (CT=27.5) when compared to expression in the adult counterpart (CT=30.5). Thus, expression of this gene may be used to differentiate between the fetal and adult source of this tissue.

[0720] This gene is also expressed at moderate levels in the CNS, including the hippocampus, thalamus, substantia nigra, amygdala, cerebellum and cerebral cortex. Therefore, therapeutic modulation of the expression or function of this gene may be useful in the treatment of neurologic disorders, such as Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, schizophrenia, multiple sclerosis, stroke and epilepsy.

[0721] Panel 5 Islet Summary: Ag4213 Highest expression of this gene is seen in a liver derived cell line (CT=29). In addition, moderate levels of expression are seen in metabolic tissues, including placenta, skeletal muscle and human islet cells. Rab4 has been shown to participate both in the intracellular retention of glucose transporter containing vesicles and in the insulin signaling pathway leading to glucose transporter translocation. (Le Marchand-Brustel, J Recept Signal Transduct Res 1999 January-July,19(1-4):217-28). Thus the expression of this putative Rab4 protein in tissues with metabolic function suggests that therapeutic modulation of the expression or function of this gene product may be of use in the treatment of insulin resistance, and associated obesity and type II diabetes.

[0722] C. CG 112785-01: G PCR.

[0723] Expression of gene CG112785-01 was assessed using the primer-probe set Ag4463, described in Table CA.

TABLE CA
Probe Name Ag4463
Primers	Sequences	Length	Start Position	SEQ ID No
Forward	5′-atcctaacccctttgtcacatt-3′	22	1085	183
Probe	TET-5′-tgcttgatggttttattcctttccaca-3′-TAMRA	27	1115	184
Reverse	5′-ggcataacaaagaagcaattca-3′	22	1151	185

[0724] CNS_neurodegeneration_v1.0 Summary: Ag4463 Expression of this gene is low/undetectable in all samples on this panel (CTs>35). (Data not shown.) The amp plot indicates that there is a high probability of a probe failure.

[0725] General_screening_panel_v1.4 Summary: Ag4463 Expression of this gene is low/undetectable in all samples on this panel (CTs>35). (Data not Shown.) The amp plot indicates that there is a high probability of a probe failure.

[0726] Panel 4.1D Summary: Ag4463 Expression of this gene is low/undetectable in all samples on this panel (CTs>35). (Data not shown.) The amp plot indicates that there is a high probability of a probe failure.

[0727] General Oncology Screening panel_v—2.4 Summary: Ag4463 Expression of this gene is low/undetectable in all samples on this panel (CTs>35). (Data not shown.) The amp plot indicates that there is a high probability of a probe failure.

[0728] D. CG116818-02: Pyruvate Carboxylase Precursor.

[0729] Expression of gene CG116818-02 was assessed using, the primer-probe set Ag4745, described in Table DA.

TABLE DA
Probe Name Ag4745
Primers	Sequences	Length	Start Position	SEQ ID No
Forward	5′-gccaaggagaacaacgtagat-3′	21	405	186
Probe	TET-5′-accctggctacgggttcctttctgag-3′-TAMRA	26	433	187
Reverse	5′-ctgccaccactttgatgtctat-3′	22	471	188

[0730] CNS_neurodegeneration_v1.0 Summary: Ag4745 Expression of this gene is low/undetectable in all samples on this panel (CTs>35). (Data not shown.)

[0731] General_screening panel_v1.4 Summary: Ag4745 Expression of this (gene is low/undetectable in all samples on this panel (CTs>35). (Data not shown.)

[0732] Panel 4.1D Summary: Ag4745 Expression of this gene is low/undetectable in all samples on this panel (CTs>35). (Data not shown.)

[0733] Panel 5 Islet Summary: Ag4745 Expression of this gene is low/undetectable in all samples on this panel (CTs>35). (Data not shown.)

[0734] E. CG117653-02: Human ATP Binding Cassette ABCG1 (ABC8).

[0735] Expression of gene CG117653-02 was assessed using the primer-probe set Ag4881. described in Table EA. Results of the RTQ-PCR runs are shown in Tables EB and EC.

TABLE EA
Probe Name Ag4881
Primers	Sequences	Length	Start Position	SEQ ID No
Forward	5′-accaagaagqtcttgagcaact-3′	22	1360	189
Probe	TET-5′-cttctccatgctgttcctcatgttcg-3′-TAMRA	26	1395	190
Reverse	5′-caggggaaatgtcagaacagta-3′	22	191

[0736]

TABLE EB
General_screening_panel_v1.5
                               Rel.
                               Exp.(%)
                               Ag4881,
                               Run
Tissue Name                    228806996
Adipose                        5.6
Melanoma*Hs688(A).T            0.1
Melanoma*Hs688(B).T            0.0
Melanoma*M14                   0.0
Melanoma*LOXIMVI               0.0
Melanoma*SK-MEL-5              0.4
Squamous cell carcinoma SCC-4  1.0
Testis Pool                    2.5
Prostate ca.*(bone met)PC-3    10.2
Prostate Pool                  2.5
Placenta                       18.9
Uterus Pool                    10.7
Ovarian ca. OVCAR-3            4.6
Ovarian ca. SK-OV-3            1.1
Ovarian ca. OVCAR-4            0.8
Ovarian ca. OVCAR-5            36.1
Ovarian ca. IGROV-1            3.2
Ovarian ca. OVCAR-8            1.4
Ovary                          3.0
Breast ca. MCF-7               15.5
Breast ca. MDA-MB-231          2.1
Breast ca. BT 549              0.0
Breast ca. T47D                3.4
Breast ca. MDA-N               0.1
Breast Pool                    5.4
Trachea                        16.8
Lung                           1.6
Fetal Lung                     55.9
Lung ca. NCI-N417              0.0
Lung ca. LX-1                  28.1
Lung ca. NCI-H146              7.8
Lung ca. SHP-77                14.7
Lung ca. A549                  12.2
Lung ca. NCI-H526              9.3
Lung ca. NCI-H23               54.3
Lung ca. NCI-H460              15.0
Lung ca. HOP-62                4.0
Lung ca. NCI-H522              17.8
Liver                          1.5
Fetal Liver                    5.4
Liver ca. HepG2                0.0
Kidney Pool                    4.4
Fetal Kidney                   5.8
Renal ca. 786-0                0.1
Renal ca. A498                 5.6
Renal ca. ACHN                 0.0
Renal ca. UO-31                2.1
Renal ca. TK-10                0.0
Bladder                        12.9
Gastric ca.(liver met.)NCI-N87 58.6
Gastric ca. KATO III           6.7
Colon ca. SW-948               0.1
Colon ca. SW480                6.2
Colon ca.(SW480 met)SW620      9.0
Colon ca. HT29                 5.1
Colon ca. HCT-116              1.3
Colon ca. CaCo-2               1.1
Colon cancer tissue            34.2
Colon ca. SW1116               0.5
Colon ca. Colo-205             8.0
Colon ca. SW-48                3.9
Colon Pool                     3.9
Small Intestine Pool           4.6
Stomach Pool                   9.1
Bone Marrow Pool               1.8
Fetal Heart                    7.5
Heart Pool                     2.3
Lymph Node Pool                3.2
Fetal Skeletal Muscle          2.8
Skeletal Muscle Pool           15.2
Spleen Pool                    41.5
Thymus Pool                    20.9
CNS cancer(glio/astro)U87-MG   0.0
CNS cancer(glio/astro)U-118-MG 0.0
CNS cancer(neuro;met)SK-N-AS   0.1
CNS cancer(astro)SF-539        0.0
CNS cancer(astro)SNB-75        1.5
CNS cancer(glio)SNB-19         2.9
CNS cancer(glio)SF-295         43.2
Brain(Amygdala)Pool            18.7
Brain(cerebellum)              100.0
Brain(fetal)                   18.8
Brain(Hippocampus)Pool         15.7
Cerebral Cortex Pool           8.0
Brain(Substantia nigra)Pool    15.0
Brain(Thalamus)Pool            23.7
Brain(whole)                   23.8
Spinal Cord Pool               7.3
Adrenal Gland                  56.6
Pituitary gland Pool           7.7
Salivary Gland                 6.3
Thyroid(female)                3.8
Pancreatic ca. CAPAN2          1.5
Pancreas Pool                  7.1

[0737]

TABLE EC
Oncology cell_line_screening_panel_v3.1
                                 Rel.
                                 Exp(%)
                                 Ag4881,
                                 Run
Tissue Name                      225052577
Daoy Medulloblastoma/Cerebellum  0.5
TE671 Medulloblastom/Cerebellum  2.6
D283 Med                         0.5
Medulloblastoma/Cerebellum
PFSK-1 Primitive                 7.3
Neuroectodermal/Cerebellum
XF-498_CNS                       2.9
SNB-78_CNS/glioma                1.0
SF-268_CNS/glioblastoma          0.0
T98G_Glioblastoma                0.0
SK-N-SH_Neuroblastoma            0.2
(Metastasis)
SF-295_CNS/glioblastoma          2.0
Cerebellum                       38.4
Cerebellum                       40.6
NCI-H292_Mucoepidermoid lung ca. 29.1
DMS-114_Small cell lung cancer   0.2
DMS-79_Small cell lung           9.9
cancer/neuroendocrine
NCI-H146_Small cell lung         15.4
cancer/neuroendocrine
NCI-H526_Small cell lung         31.4
cancer/neuroendocrine
NCI-N417_Small cell lung         0.2
cancer/neuroendocrine
NCI-H82_Small cell lung          0.8
cancer/neuroendocrine
NCI-H157_Squamous cell lung      0.0
cancer(metastasis)
NCI-H1155_Large cell lung        100.0
cancer/neuroendocrine
NCI-H1299_Large cell lung        0.5
cancer/neuroendocrine
NCI-H727_Lung carcinoid          61.1
NCI-UMC-11_Lung carcinoid        4.4
LX-1_Small cell lung cancer      5.0
Colo-205_Colon cancer            12.3
KM12_Colon cancer                0.1
KM20L2_Colon cancer              4.2
NCI-H716_Colon cancer            23.7
SW-48_Colon adenocarcinoma       8.1
SW1116_Colon adenocarcinoma      0.3
LS 174T_Colon adenocarcinoma     1.0
SW-948_Colon adenocarcinoma      0.0
SW-480_Colon adenocarcinoma      0.2
NCI-SNU-5_Gastric ca             2 7
KATO III_Stomach                 2.0
NCI-SNU-16_Gastric ca.           0.0
NCI-SNU-1_Gastric ca.            0.7
RF-1_Gastric adenocarcinoma      8.6
RF-48_Gastric adenocarcinoma     12.9
MKN-45_Gastric ca.               2.0
NCI-N87_Gastric ca.              1.8
OVCAR-5_Ovarian ca.              4.3
RL95-2_Uterine carcinoma         4.4
HelaS3_Cervical adenocarcinoma   12.9
Ca Ski_Cervical epidermoid carcinoma 0.0
(metastasis)
ES-2_Ovarian clear cell carcinoma 0.0
Ramos/6h stim_Stimulated with    1.1
PMA/ionomycin 6h
Ramos/14h stim_Stimulated with   2.3
PMA/ionomycin 14h
MEG-01_Chronic myelogenous       1.5
leukemia(megokaryoblast)
Raji_Burkitt's lymphoma          0.2
Daudi—Burkitt's lymphoma         1.5
U266_B-cell plasmacytoma/mycloma 6.4
CA46_Burkitt's lymphoma          5.3
RL_non-Hodgkin's B-cell lymphoma 0.0
JM1_pre-B-cell lymphoma/leukemia 5.9
Jurkat_T cell leukemia           31.0
TF-1_Erythroleukemia             0.0
HUT 78_T-cell lymphoma           3.7
U937_Histiocytic lymphoma        0.0
KU-812_Myelogenous leukemia      0.5
769-P_Clear cell renal ca.       0.0
Caki-2_Clear cell renal ca.      0.4
SW 839_Clear cell renal ca.      0.0
G401_Wilms' tumor                0.3
Hs766T_Pancreatic ca.(LN metastasis) 27.5
CAPAN-1_Pancreatic adenocarcinoma 1.7
(liver metastasis)
SU86.86_Pancreatic carcinoma(liver 6.0
metastasis)
BxPC-3_Pancreatic adenocarcinoma 0.0
HPAC_Pancreatic aclenocarcinoma  7.5
MIA PaCa-2_Pancreatic ca.        0.0
CFPAC-1_Pancreatic ductal        3.3
adenocarcinoma
PANC-1_Pancreatic epithelioid ductal 0.7
ca.
T24_Bladder ca.(transitional cell) 19.1
5637_Bladder ca.                 4.7
HT-1197 Bladder ca.              8.2
UM-UC-3_Bladder ca.(transitional 0.0
cell)
A204_Rhabdomyosarcoma            0.1
HT-1080_Fibrosarcoma             0.0
MG-63_Osteosarcoma(bone)         1.1
SK-LMS-1_Leiomyosarcoma(vulva)   0 2
SJRH30_Rhabdomyosarcoma(met to   0.0
bone marrow)
A431_Epidermoid ca.              0.4
WM266-4_Melanoma                 0.0
DU 145_Prostate                  0.1
MDA-MB-468_Breast                0.6
adenocarcinoma
SSC-4_Tongue                     0.4
SSC-9_Tongue                     0.0
SSC-15_Tongue                    3.7
CAL 27_Squamous cell ca. of tongue 2.6

[0738] General_screening_panel_v1.5 Summary: Ag4881 Highest expression of this gene is seen in the cerebellum (CT=27.5). Moderate levels of expression are also seen in all regions of the CNS examined. Moderate to low levels of expression of this gene are also seen in metabolic tissues, including pancreas, thyroid, adrenal, pituitary, adipose, fetal and adult heart, skeletal muscle, and liver. This gene encodes a member of the ATP-binding cassette (ABC) transporter family. The ABC superfamily comprises of myriad transmembrane proteins involved in the transport of vitamins, peptides, steroid hormones, ions, sugars, and amino acids (ref. 1). Known genetic diseases resulting from dysfunctional ABC transporters include cystic fibrosis, Zellweger syndrome, adrenoleukodystrophy, multidrug resistance, Stargardt macular dystrophy, Tangier disease (TD) and familial HDL deficiency (FHA) (ref. 2, 3). Recently, it has been shown that functional loss of ABCA1, a transporter belonging to ABCA subfamily, in mice causes severe placental malformation, aberrant lipid distribution, and kidney glomeruloniephritis, as well as, high-density lipoprotein cholesterol deficiency (ref 3). This gene is expressed in large number of the normal tissue used in this panel. In analogy to ABCA1, this gene may also play a wider role in lipid metabolism, renal inflammation, and cardiovascular disease and CNS disorders.

[0739] References.

[0740] 1. Higgins C F. (1992) Annu Rev Cell Biol 8:67-113 PMID: 1282354

[0741] 2. Decottignies A, Goffeau A. (1997) Nat Genet 15(2):137-45. PMID: 9020838

[0742] 3. Christiansen-Weber T A, Voland J R, Wu Y, Ngo K, Roland B L, Nguyen S, Peterson P A, Fung-Leung W P.(2000) Am J Pathiol 2000 September,157(3):1017-29

[0743] Oncology_cell line_screening_panel_v3.1 Summary: Ag4881 Highest levels of expression are seen in a lung cancer cell line (CT=27.5). Moderate levels of expression are also seen in the cerebellum, in agreement with Panel 1.5. This expression in the cerebellum suggests that this gene product may be a useful and specific target of drugs for the treatment of CNS disorders that have this brain region as the site of pathology, such as autism and the ataxias.

[0744] F. CG119674-02: Orphan Neurotransmitter Transporter NTT5.

[0745] Expression of gene CG119674-02 was assessed using the primer-probe set Ag7022, described in Table FA.

Claims

1. An isolated polypeptide comprising the mature form of an amino acid sequenced selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NO: 2n, wherein n is an integer between 1 and 88.

2. An isolated polypeptide comprising an amino acid sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NO: 2n, wherein n is an integer between 1 and 88.

3. An isolated polypeptide comprising an amino acid sequence which is at least 95% identical to an amino acid sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NO: 2n, wherein n is an integer between 1 and 88.

4. An isolated polypeptide, wherein the polypeptide comprises an amino acid sequence comprising one or more conservative substitutions in the amino acid sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NO: 2n, wherein n is an Integer between 1 and 88.

5. The polypeptide of claim 1 wherein said polypeptide is naturally occurring.

6. A composition comprising the polypeptide of claim 1 and a carrier.

7. A kit comprising, in one or more containers, the composition of claim 6.

8. The use of a therapeutic in the manufacture of a medicament for treating a syndrome associated with a human disease, the disease selected from a pathology associated with the polypeptide of claim 1, wherein the therapeutic comprises the polypeptide of claim 1.

9. A method for determining the presence or amount of the polypeptide of claim 1 in a sample, the method comprising: (a) providing said sample; (b) introducing said sample to an antibody that binds immunospecifically to the polypeptide; and (c) determining the presence or amount of antibody bound to said polypeptide, thereby determining the presence or amount of polypeptide in said sample.

10. A method for determining the presence of or predisposition to a disease associated with altered levels of expression of the polypeptide of claim 1 in a first mammalian subject, the method comprising: a) measuring the level of expression of the polypeptide in a sample from the first mammalian subject; and b) comparing the expression of said polypeptide in the sample of step (a) to the expression of the polypeptide present in a control sample from a second mammalian subject known not to have, or not to be predisposed to, said disease, wherein an alteration in the level of expression of the polypeptide in the first subject as compared to the control sample indicates the presence of or predisposition to said disease.

11. A method of identifying an agent that binds to the polypeptide of claim 1, the method comprising: (a) introducing, said polypeptide to said agent; and (b) determining, whether said agent binds to said polypeptide.

12. The method of claim 11 wherein the agent is a cellular receptor or a downstream effector.

13. A method for identifying a potential therapeutic agent for use in treatment of a pathology, wherein the pathology is related to aberrant expression or aberrant physiological interactions of the polypeptide of claim 1, the method comprising: (a) providing a cell expressing the polypeptide of claim 1 and having a property or function ascribable to the polypeptide; (b) contacting the cell with a composition comprising a candidate substance; and (c) determining whether the substance alters the property or function ascribable to the polypeptide; whereby, if an alteration observed in the presence of the substance is not observed when the cell is contacted with a composition in the absence of the substance, the substance is identified as a potential therapeutic agent.

14. A method for screening for a modulator of activity of or of latency or predisposition to a pathology associated with the polypeptide of claim 1, said method comprising: (a) administering a test compound to a test animal at increased risk for a pathology associated with the polypeptide of claim 1, wherein said test animal recombinantly expresses the polypeptide of claim 1;(b) measuring the activity of said polypeptide in said test animal after administering the compound of step (a); and (c) comparing the activity of said polypeptide in said test animal with the activity of said polypeptide in a control animal not administered said polypeptide, wherein a change in the activity of said polypeptide in said test animal relative to said control animal indicates the test compound is a modulator activity of or latency or predisposition to, a pathology associated with the polypeptide of claim 1.

15. The method of claim 14, %,hereini said test animal is a recombinant test animal that expresses a test protein transgene or expresses said transgene under the control of a promoter at an increased level relative to a wild-type test animal, and wherein said promoter is not the native gene promoter of said transgene.

16. A method for modulating the activity of the polypeptide of claim 1, the method comprising contacting a cell sample expressing the polypeptide of claim 1 with a compound that binds to said polypeptide in an amount sufficient to modulate the activity of the polypeptide.

17. A method of treating or preventing a pathology associated with the polypeptide of claim 1, the method comprising administering the polypeptide of claim 1 to a subject in which Such treatment or prevention is desired in an amount sufficient to treat or prevent the pathology in the subject.

18. The method of claim 17, wherein the subject is a human.

19. A method of treating a pathological state in a mammal, the method comprising administering to the mammal a polypeptide in an amount that is sufficient to alleviate the pathological state, wherein the polypeptide is a polypeptide having an amino acid sequence at least 95% identical to a polypeptide comprising the amino acid sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NO: 2n, wherein n is an integer between 1 and 88 or a biologically active fragment thereof.

20. An isolated nucleic acid molecule comprising a nucleic acid sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NO: 2n−1 wherein n is an integer between 1 and 88.

21. The nucleic acid molecule of claim 20, wherein the nucleic acid molecule is naturally occurring.

22. A nucleic acid molecule, wherein the nucleic acid molecule differs by a single nucleotide from a nucleic acid sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NO: 2n−1 wherein n is all integer between 1 and 88.

23. An isolated nucleic acid molecule encoding the mature form of a polypeptide having an amino acid sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NO: 2n wherein n is an integer between 1 and 88.

24. An isolated nucleic acid molecule comprising a nucleic acid selected from the group consisting of 2n-1, wherein n is an integer between 1 and 88.

25. The nucleic acid molecule of claim 20 wherein said nucleic acid molecule hybridizes under stringent conditions to the nucleotide sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NO: 2n−1, wherein n is an integer between 1 and 88, or a complement of said nucleotide sequence.

26. A vector comprising the nucleic acid molecule of claim 20.

27. The vector of claim 26, further comprising a promoter operably linked to said nucleic acid molecule.

28. A cell comprising the vector of claim 26.

29. An antibody that immunospecifically binds to the polypeptide of claim 1.

30. The antibody of claim 29, wherein the antibody is a monoclonal antibody.

31. The antibody of claim 29, wherein the antibody is a humanized antibody.

32. A method for determining the presence or amount of the nucleic acid molecule of claim 20 in a sample, the method comprising: (a) providing said sample; (b) introducing, said sample to a probe that binds to said nucleic acid molecule; and (c) determining the presence or amount of said probe bound to said nucleic acid molecule, thereby determining the presence or amount of the nucleic acid molecule in said sample.

33. The method of claim 32 wherein presence or amount of the nucleic acid molecule is used as a marker for cell or tissue type.

34. The method of claim 33 wherein the cell or tissue type is cancerous.

35. A method for determining the presence of or predisposition to a disease associated with altered levels of expression of the nucleic acid molecule of claim 20 in a first mammalian subject, the method comprising: a) measuring the level of expression of the nucleic acid in a sample from the first mammalian subject; and b) comparing the level of expression of said nucleic acid in the sample of step (a) to the level of expression of the nucleic acid present in a control sample from a second mammalian subject known not to have or not be predisposed to, the disease; wherein an alteration in the level of expression of the nucleic acid in the first subject as compared to the control sample indicates the presence of or predisposition to the disease.

36. A method of producing the polypeptide of claim 1, the method comprising culturing a cell under conditions that lead to expression of the polypeptide, wherein said cell comprises a vector comprising an isolated nucleic acid molecule comprising a nucleic acid sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NO: 2n−1, wherein n is an integer between 1 and 88.

37. The method of claim 36 wherein the cell is a bacterial cell.

38. The method of claim 36 wherein the cell is an insect cell.

39. The method of claim 36 wherein the cell is a yeast cell.

40. The method of claim 36 wherein the cell is a mammalian cell.

41. A method of producing the polypeptide of claim 2, the method comprising culturing a cell under conditions that lead to expression of the polypeptide, wherein said cell comprises a vector comprising an isolated nucleic acid molecule comprising a nucleic acid sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NO: 2n−1, wherein n is an integer between 1 and 88.

42. The method of claim 41 wherein the cell is a bacterial cell.

43. The method of claim 41 wherein the cell is an insect cell.

44. The method of claim 41 wherein the cell is a yeast cell.

45. The method of claim 41 wherein the cell is a mammalian cell.