Ubiquitin-specific proteases

Abstract

The disclosure relates to a generic class of ubiquitin-specific proteases which specifically cleave at the C-terminus of the ubiquitin moiety in a ubiquitin fusion protein irrespective of the size of the ubiquitin fusion protein. More specifically, the disclosure relates to ubiquitin-specific proteases of this class which have been isolated from a cell. The disclosure also relates to isolated DNA sequences encoding the proteases of this class.

Description

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

Ubiquitin (Ub), a highly conserved 76-residue protein, is present in eukaryotic cells either free or covalently joined to a great variety of proteins. The posttranslational coupling of ubiquitin to other proteins is catalyzed by a family of Ub-conjugating (E2) enzymes and involves formation of an isopeptide bond between the C-terminal Gly residue of ubiquitin and the .epsilon.-amino group of a Lys residue in an acceptor protein. One function of ubiquitin is to mark proteins destined for selective degradation. Ubiquitin was also shown to have a chaperone function, in that its transient (cotranslational) covalent association with specific ribosomal proteins promotes the assembly of ribosomal subunits.

Unlike branched Ub-protein conjugates, which are formed posttranslationally, linear Ub-protein adducts are formed as the translational products of natural or engineered gene fusions. Thus, in the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae for example, ubiquitin is generated exclusively by proteolytic processing of precursors in which ubiquitin is joined either to itself, as in the linear polyubiquitin protein Ubi4, or to unrelated amino acid sequences, as in the hybrid proteins Ubi1-Ubi3. In growing yeast cells, ubiquitin is generated largely from the Ubi1-Ubi3 precursors whose "tails" are specific ribosomal proteins. The polyubiquitin (UBI4) gene is dispensable in growing cells but becomes essential (as the main supplier of ubiquitin) during stress. The lack of genes encoding mature ubiquitin, and the fusion structure of ubiquitin precursors in yeast are characteristic of other eukaryotes as well.

Ub-specific, ATP-independent proteases capable of cleaving ubiquitin from its linear or branched conjugates have been detected in all eukaryotes examined but not in bacteria such as Escherichia coli, which lack ubiquitin and Ub-specific enzymes. Miller et al. (Biotechnology 1: 698-704 (1989)) have cloned a S. cerevisiae gene, named YUH1, encoding a Ub-specific protease that cleaves ubiquitin from its relatively short C-terminal extensions but is virtually inactive with larger fusions such as Ub-.beta.-galactosidase (Ub-.beta.gal). Wilkinson et al. (Science 246: 670-673 (1989)) have also cloned a cDNA encoding a mammalian homolog of the yeast Yuh1 protease. Tobias and Varshavsky (J. Biol. Chem. 266: 12021-12028 (1991)) reported the cloning and functional analysis of another yeast gene, named UBP1, which encodes a Ub-specific processing protease whose amino acid sequence is dissimilar to those of the Yuh1 protease and other known proteins. Unlike YUH1 and its known homologues in other species, Ubp1 deubiquitinates ubiquitin fusion proteins irrespective of their size or the presence of an N-terminal ubiquitin extension.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

The subject invention relates to a genetic class of ubiquitin-specific proteases which specifically cleave at the C-terminus of the ubiquitin moiety in a ubiquitin fusion protein irrespective of the size of the ubiquitin fusion protein. More specifically, the invention relates to ubiquitin-specific proteases of this class which have been isolated from a cell. The invention also relates to isolated DNA sequences encoding the proteases of this class.

One useful property of ubiquitin-specific proteases is that they cleave ubiquitin from its C-terminal extensions irrespective of the identity of the extension's residue abutting the cleavage site. This property of the Ubp proteases make possible the in vivo or in vitro generation of proteins or peptides bearing predetermined N-terminal residues, a method with applications in both basic research and biotechnology.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 is a diagram representing the plasmid pJT60.

FIG. 2 is a diagram representing the plasmid pJTUP.

FIG. 3 is a diagram representing a restriction map of UBP2.

FIG. 4 is a diagram representing a restriction map of UBP3.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

A ubiquitin fusion protein, as used herein, is defined as a fusion protein comprising ubiquitin or its functional homolog having its C-terminal amino acid residue fused to the N-terminal amino acid residue of a non-ubiquitin protein or peptide. As discussed in the Examples which follow, the ubiquitin fusion protein can be a naturally occurring fusion protein, or a fusion protein produced by recombinant DNA technology. The specific cleavage takes place either in vivo or in vitro, between the C-terminal residue of ubiquitin and the N-terminal residue of the protein or peptide.

In contrast to the class of ubiquitin-specific proteases disclosed herein, the previously isolated YUH1 enzyme cleaves ubiquitin off a ubiquitin fusion protein only if the non-ubiquitin portion of the fusion is relatively short (shorter than about 60 residues). Since, for instance, many of the pharmaceutically important proteins are much longer than 60 residues, the YUH1 protease cannot be used to deubiquitinate fusions of these proteins with ubiquitin. The proteases of the class disclosed herein, however, can be used for this purpose, thereby allowing the generation of desired residues at the N-termini of either large or small proteins, polypeptides or peptides (the terms protein, polypeptide and peptide are often used interchangeably in the art).

Disclosed in the Examples which follow are DNA sequences which encode three of the proteases which are members of the class of ubiquitin-specific proteases to which this invention pertains. These proteases have been designated UBP1, UBP2 and UBP3. The DNA sequences which encode these proteases, and their deduced amino acid sequences, are set forth in Sequence I.D. Numbers 3-4, Sequence I.D. Numbers 5-6 and Sequence I.D. Numbers 7-8, respectively. The DNA sequences which encode the proteases disclosed herein can be isolated by the methods described below, or by using the polymerase chain reaction amplification method. Primer sequences to be used in such an amplification method can be determined by reference to the DNA Sequence Listing below.

The proteases UBP1 and UBP2 demonstrate activity both in vivo and in vitro, whereas the UBP3 protease demonstrates activity only in vivo. Each of these proteases has been shown to specifically cleave a ubiquitin fusion protein having a molecular weight of about 120 kilodaltons (ubiquitin-methionine-.beta.-galactosidase). By contrast, the YUH1 ubiquitin-specific protease is virtually inactive with this ubiquitin fusion either in vitro or in vivo. The DNA sequence encoding this 120 kilodalton fusion protein is represented in Sequence I.D. Number 1. The amino acid sequence is represented in Sequence I.D. Numbers 1-2.

The scope of the invention encompasses an isolated DNA sequence encoding a ubiquitin-specific protease, or a biologically active portion thereof, which is characterized by the ability to hybridize specifically with the DNA sequence represented in Sequence I.D. Number 3, Sequence I.D. Number 5 or Sequence I.D. Number 7, under stringent hybridization conditions. DNA sequences which hybridize to the listed sequences under stringent hybridization conditions are either perfectly complementary, or highly homologous to the listed sequence. Homologous, as used herein, refers to DNA sequences which differ from the listed sequence, but the difference has no substantial effect on the biological activity (i.e., cleavage properties) of the encoded protease. One of the possible sets of stringent hybridization conditions is 50% formamide, 5.times.SSPE (1.times.SSPE is 0.15 mNaCl, 1 mM Na-EDTA, 10 mM Na-phosphate, pH 7.0), 5.times.Denhardt's solution (0.1% polyvinylpyrrolidone, 0.1% Ficoll) at 45.degree. C.

The isolated DNA sequences which fall within the scope of this invention can be used to express the encoded protease in large quantities in either prokaryotic or eukaryotic host cells. For this purpose, the DNA is inserted into a prokaryotic or eukaryotic expression vector, with the appropriate regulatory signals, and used to transform cells. A variety of appropriate vectors and regulatory signals have been previously developed for this purpose and are well known to those skilled in the art.

As discussed in the Examples below, the proteases of this invention have been overexpressed in E. coli to the extent that they represent a substantial proportion of the total cellular protein. The purification of a protein which is expressed at such substantial levels, and for which a simple assay system is established, is a straightforward matter to one skilled in the art.

Isolated UBP1 or UBP2, or a cellular extract containing UBP1 or UBP2 produced from a recombinant DNA expression vector can be used to cleave ubiquitin off ubiquitin fusions in vitro. A cellular extract can be prepared from a culture of host cells expressing a recombinant DNA expression vector by simply concentrating and lysing the cell culture. The lysis can be followed, optionally, by various degrees of purification as described above. The range of conditions appropriate for in vitro cleavage can be determined empirically by one skilled in the art, using no more than routine experimentation, from the information provided in the Examples which follow.

In addition, the UBP1, UBP2 and UBP3 proteases can be used to deubiquitinate fusion proteins in vivo. For example, prokaryotic cells harboring an expression vector encoding the protease can be transformed with an expression vector encoding a ubiquitin fusion protein. Such cells will produce a deubiquitinated product having a predetermined N-terminal amino acid residue. There are many well known advantages to producing recombinant proteins in prokaryotic organisms such as E. coli.

In some fusions of ubiquitin to a non-ubiquitin protein or peptide, the presence of the ubiquitin moiety may inhibit or modify the functional activity of the non-ubiquitin protein or peptide. In this case, ubiquitin can be used as a temporary inhibitor (or modifier) of the functional activity of the non-ubiquitin protein or peptide, with the ability to restore the original functional activity at any desired time, either in vitro or in vivo, by contacting the corresponding ubiquitin fusion with the ubiquitin-specific protease to remove the ubiquitin moiety.

The invention is further illustrated by the following Examples.

EXAMPLES

Example 1: Cloning and Analysis of UBP1

Preparation of Yeast Genomic DNA Library and Lysate for Screening

Escherichia coli (strain HB101) transformed with a Saccharomyces cerevisiae genomic library was used for a sib selection strategy. The library, RB237, was produced by partially digesting yeast genomic DNA with SauIIIA and ligating the fragments into the BamH1 site in the Tet.TM. gene of the yeast/E. coli shuttle vector YCp50. Upon initial analysis, the library contained inserts with an average size of .about.19 Kb.

E. coli, transformed with the above library, were plated on agar containing Luria Broth (LB) and ampicillin (amp) (100 .mu.g/ml) at a density of about 40 viable cells per plate. The plates were incubated at 36.degree. C. for 16 hours. The colonies were then replicated onto LB/amp plates. The original plates were stored at 4.degree. C., and their replicas were grown for 24 hours at 36.degree. C. Each replicate was eluted with 1 ml of LB/amp (50 .mu.g/ml) by repeated washing over the surface of the plate until all of the colonies were loosened into the liquid. The entire eluate was then added to 4 ml of LB/amp, and incubated on a roller drum at 36.degree. C. overnight.

The E. coli cells in these overnight (stationary-phase) cultures were then lysed. 1.7 ml of each culture was placed in a microcentrifuge tube on ice, and then centrifuged at 12,000.times.g for 1 min at 4 .degree. C. The cell pellet was resuspended, by vortexing at high speed, in 50 .mu.l of 25% sucrose (w/v), 250 mM Tris-HCl (pH 8.0). 10 .mu.l of freshly made lysozyme solution (10 mg/ml chicken egg-white lysozyme (Sigma) in 0.25M Tris-HCl (pH 8.0)) was then added, and mixed by light vortexing. The suspension was incubated on ice for 5 minutes, 150 .mu.l of 75 mM EDTA, 0.33M Tris-HCl (pH 8.0) was then added, mixed by light vortexing, and the tube was incubated on ice for 5 minutes with occasional stirring. 1 .mu.l of 10% Triton X-100 (Pierce) was then added to each tube, and mixed by pipetting. The cell lysate was centrifuged at 12,000.times.g for 15 minutes at 4.degree. C. The supernatant was retained on ice, and the pellet was discarded.

Preparation of Labeled Substrate

Cell lysates were assayed for the Ub-specific protease activity using a .sup.35 S-labeled substrate. .sup.35 S-labeled ubiquitin-methionine-dihydrofolate reductase (Ub-Met-DHFR) was prepared as follows: Luria Broth (50 ml) supplemented with 50 .mu.g/ml ampicillin was inoculated with 1 ml of a saturated overnight culture of E. coli strain JM101 containing a plasmid expressing the Ub-Met-DHFR fusion protein from an IPTG-inducible, highly active derivative of the lac promoter. The cells were grown with shaking at 37.degree. C. until they reached an A.sub.600 of .about.0.9. The culture was chilled on ice for 15 minutes, then centrifuged at 3000.times.g for 5 minutes and washed 2 times with M9 salts at 0.degree. C. The cells were resuspended after the I0 final wash in 25 ml of M9 salts supplemented with 0.2% glucose, 1.8 .mu.g/ml thiamine, 40 .mu.g/ml ampicillin, 1 mM IPTG, 0.0625% (w/v) methionine assay medium (Difco). The suspension was then shaken for 1 hour at 37.degree. C. and the cells were labeled by the addition of 1 mCi of .sup.35 S-Translabel (ICN), followed by a 5-min incubation, with shaking. Unlabeled L-methionine was then added to a final concentration of 0.0032% (w/v), and the cells were shaken for an additional 10 min. The cells were then harvested (3000.times.g for 5 minutes) and washed once in cold M9 salts. After the M9 wash, the cell pellet was resuspended in 0.5 ml 25% Sucrose, 50 mM Tris-HCl (pH 8.0), and incubated on ice for 5 minutes. During this time, chicken egg-white lysozyme (Sigma) was dissolved freshly in 250 mM Tris-HCl (pH 8.0) to a concentration of 10 mg/ml. 10 .mu.l of the lysozyme solution was added to the cell suspension, mixed, and incubated for 5 minutes at 0.degree. C. 5 .mu.l of 0.5M EDTA (pH 8.0) was then added, and the suspension left at 0.degree. C. for 5 minutes, with intermittent mixing. The cell suspension was then added to a centrifuge tube containing 0.975 ml of 65 mM EDTA (pH 8.0), 50 mM Tris-HCl (pH 8.0) and protease inhibitors antipain, chymostatin, leupeptin, aprotinin and pepstatin, each at 25 .mu.g/ml. 10 .mu.l 10% Triton X-100 (Pierce) was then added, and dispersed by pipetting. The lysate was centrifuged at 39,000.times.g for 30 minutes. The supernatant was retained, quickly frozen in liquid nitrogen, and stored at -85.degree. C.

To affinity-purify the .sup.35 S-labeled Ub-Met-DHFR, a methotrexate (MTX)-agarose affinity matrix was prepared according to the method of Kaufman (Meth. Enzymol. 34:272-281 (1974)). A 0.5 ml bed volume column was filled with the MTX-agarose, and washed with 10 ml of MTX column buffer (20 mM Hepes (pH 7.5), 1 mM EDTA 200 mM NaCl, 0.2 mM dithiothreitol). The .sup.35 S-labeled supernatant of the preceding step was thawed and applied to the MTX-agarose column. The column was washed with 50 ml of MTX column buffer, 50 ml of MTX column buffer containing 2M urea, and again with 50 ml of MTX column buffer. The labeled Ub-Met-DHFR was eluted from the column with folic acid elution buffer (0.2M potassium borate (pH 9.0), 1M KCl, 1 mM DTT, 1 mM EDTA, 10 mM folic acid). The elution buffer was applied to the column in 1 ml aliquots, and 1 ml fractions were collected. The fractions were assayed for .sup.35 S radioactivity and those fractions that contained the major radioactive peak were pooled. The pooled fractions were dialyzed for .about.20 hours against two changes of a storage buffer containing 40 mM Tris-HCl (pH 7.5), 1 mM MgCl.sub.2, 0.1 mM EDTA, 50% glycerol. The purified .sup.35 S-labeled Ub-Met-DHFR was assayed by SDS-PAGE, followed by fluorography and found to be greater than 95% pure.

Deubiquianation Assay

The cell lysates were assayed for the Ub-specific protease activity, by combining 9 .mu.l of the cell lysate supernatant with 1 .mu.l of the affinity purified .sup.35 S-labeled Ub-Met-DHFR fusion in a 0.5 ml microcentrifuge tube, and incubated at 36.degree. C. for 3 hr. 5 .mu.l of a 3-fold concentrated electrophoretic sample buffer (30% glycerol, 3% SDS (w/v), 15 mM EDTA, 0.2M 2-mercaptoethanol, 0.3 .mu.g/ml bromophenol blue, 375 mM Tris-HCl (pH 6.8) was then added, and each tube was placed in a boiling water bath for 3 min. The samples were loaded onto a 12% polyacrylamide-SDS gel, and electrophoresed at 50 V until the bromophenol dye reached the bottom of the gel. Positions of the radioactively labeled proteins in the gel were visualized by fluorography. The gel was washed in 10% acetic acid, 25% methanol for 15 minutes, rinsed in H.sub.2 O for 15 minutes and incubated with Autofluor (National Diagnostics) for 1 hour. The gel was then dried at 80.degree. C. under vacuum, placed in a light-proof cassette against Kodak XAR-5 film and stored at -85 .degree. C. overnight.

The above deubiquitination assay was repeated with lysates from different pools of E. coli transformants until the gel analysis revealed a lysate that displayed proteolytic activity acting at the ubiquitin-DHFR junction. This assay indicated that at least one of the .about.40 E. coli colonies on the original LB/amp plate (from which the pooled lysate had been derived) contained a YCp50-based plasmid having a yeast DNA insert conferring Ub-specific protcolytic activity.

The next step of this sib selection approach to cloning the UBP1 gene was to carry out a similar Ub-Met-DHFR cleavage assay to determine which of the .about.40 colonies in a "positive" pool contained the desired plasmid. To do so, a sample of each individual colony on the plate of interest was inoculated into LB/amp and grown overnight. The Ub-Met-DHFR cleavage assay was then repeated exactly as above, but this time each lysate sample was representative of a single clonal E. coli transformant rather than a mixture of .about.40 such transformants. This analysis revealed a single colony that contained a plasmid which conferred the ability to specifically cleave at the Ub-DHFR junction.

Cloning and DNA Sequence Analysis of UBP1

Analysis of the initially isolated plasmid (pJT55) revealed a .about.15 kb insert of yeast genomic DNA in the YCp50 vector. SphI digestion of this plasmid yielded a .about.14 kb fragment, which, upon subcloning into the vector pUC19, conferred the same proteolytic activity. This plasmid was called pJT57. The .about.14 kb fragment was subcloned further by cutting with SphI and XhoI, isolating the .about.5.5 kb of the insert DNA and subcloning it into the pUC19 vector pre-cut with SphI and SalI. This resulted in .about.8.1 kb plasmid pJT60 containing the .about.5.5 kb yeast DNA insert that conferred the same Ub-specific proteolytic activity as the original plasmid.

A map showing restriction endonuclease recognition sites in plasmid pJT60 is shown in FIG. 1. In the map, base pair positions are indicated by a number in parentheses following a restriction site. The yeast DNA insert in pJT60 contained a KpnI site near its center that divided the insert into two smaller fragments A and B (bases 423 and 5830). In this fragment, the open arrow indicates the open reading frame (ORF) representing UBP1. The entire ORF, and the thin lines bracketing it, represent the extent of the sequenced DNA shown in Sequence I.D. Number 3. Both fragments were subcloned into pUC19, yielding pJT60A and pJT60B. Fragment A was isolated from pJT57 after cutting with KpnI and SphI. This fragment was subcloned into pUC19 that had been cut with the same restriction endonucleases. Fragment B was isolated from pJT57 that had been cut by KpnI and XhoI; it was subcloned into pUC19 that had been cut by KpnI and SalI. Neither pJT60A nor pJT60B was able to confer Ub-specific proteolytic activity. This result suggested that the gene of interest straddled the KpnI site of the .about.5.5 kb insert of pJT60.

To sequence the cloned gene, the inserts of pJT60A and pJT60B were subcloned into the M13mp19 phage vector. Nucleotide sequence was determined (using the chain termination method) in both directions from the internal KpnI site in pJT60. The KpnI site was found to be ensconced within an open reading frame extending from this site in both directions. Unidirectional deletions were then made in the sequencing templates by the methods of Dale et al., (Plasmid 13:31-40 (1989)) and the entire open reading frame (ORF) was determined. The 5' end of the ORF was in fragment B and the termination codon was in fragment A. The ORF was 2427 nucleotides long, and encoded an 809-residue protein, with a molecular mass of 93 kD. The sequenced ORF was then isolated on a 2.8 kb fragment by cutting pJT60 with AccI, filling in the 5' overhangs with Klenow PolI, and ligating SalI linkers to the blunt ends. This construct was digested with SalI and BamHI, the 2.8 kb fragment was electrophoretically purified and ligated into pUC19 that had been digested with BamHI and SalI. The resulting plasmid was called pJT70. This plasmid, when transformed into E. coli, was able to confer the Ub-specific proteolytic activity to the same extent as either the original .about.15 kb insert in YCp50 or the .about.5.5 kb insert of the pJT60 plasmid that includes the .about.2.8 kb fragment of pJT70. The plasmid pJT60 has been deposited with the American Type Culture Collection (Rockville, Md.), and has been assigned ATCC designation 68211. The 2.8 kb fragment contained no other ORFs of significant size, indicating that the sequenced ORF shown in Sequence I.D. Number 3 encoded the Ub-specific protease. This new gene has been named UBP1, for Ubiquitin-specific protease.

Substrate Specificity of UBP1

The in vitro substrate specificity of the UBP1 encoded product was examined by testing for cleavage using a variety of substrates. These experiments demonstrated the ability of Ubp1 to deubiquitinate [.sup.35 S]Ub-Met-DHFR and [.sup.35 S]ubiquitin-methionine-.beta.-galactosidase (Ub-Met-.beta.gal). The construction of the [.sup.35 S]Ub-Met-.beta.gal fusion protein has been described previously (Bachmair et al., Science 234: 179-186 (1986)). The labeled substrates were employed in a deubiquitination assay as described above. Both fusion proteins were specifically deubiquitinated. Fluorograms of electrophoretic patterns from these deubiquitination experiments revealed deubiquitination reaction products of the expected molecular mass.

The Ubp1 protease was also shown to deubiquitinate natural ubiquitin fusions to yeast ribosomal proteins (Ubi2 and Ubi3) in vitro. An expression construct encoding Ubi2, a natural ubiquitin-ribosomal protein fusion of S. cerevisiae, was used to transform E. coli. A cellular extract from a culture of the transformed cells was treated with an E. coli extract from cells expressing Ubp1, followed by electrophoresis in a polyacrylamide-SDS-gel, blotting onto polyvinylidene difluoride membrane, and detection using a rabbit anti-ubiquitin antibody, with subsequent application of a secondary goat anti-rabbit antibody linked to alkaline phosphatase, and colorgenic substrates of alkaline phosphatase. These experiments demonstrated that an extract from E. coli expressing the Ubp1 gene product effectively deubiquitinated the natural ubiquitin fusion proteins Ubi2 and Ubi3.

To determine whether a sandwich-type ubiquitin fusion protein in which the ubiquitin moiety had an N-terminal extension was a substrate for Ubp1, a plasmid was constructed that encoded a triple fusion protein consisting of an N-terminal dihydrofolate reductase (DHFR) moiety, a flexible linker region of three glycine residues and a serine, followed by ubiquitin and Met-.beta.gal moieties. The mouse DHFR gene was isolated on a BamHI/HindIII fragment from a plasmid encoding Ub-Met-DHFR (Bachmair and Varshavsky, Cell 56:1019-1032 (1989)). This fragment was treated with Klenow PolI to fill in the ends, and KpnI linkers were ligated. The fragment was then cut with KpnI to yield a 678 bp fragment which was cloned into the KpnI site in a modified Ub-Met-.beta.gal expression vector in which the second codon of the ubiquitin moiety was altered to encode a KpnI site (Gonda et al., J. Biol. Chem. 264:16700-16712 (1989)). This procedure yielded a plasmid that encoded DHFR, ubiquitin (without the initial Met codon) and Met-.beta.gal, with the open reading frames for each moiety not yet aligned into a single open reading frame. To effect the alignment of the open reading frames and to position the initiator codon of DHFR correctly with respect to the GAL promoter in the vector, site-directed mutagenesis was performed at two locations in the plasmid.

The plasmid was cut with BamHI and HindIII, and the .about.2.76 kb fragment encoding DHFR, ubiquitin and the first few residues of Met-.beta.gal was cloned into M13mp19 that had been cut with the same enzymes. Oligonucleotide-mediated, site-directed mutagenesis was performed using the single-stranded M13 derivative and standard protocols. The first oligodeoxynucleotide was designed to produce a 20 bp deletion that would bring the initiator codon of DHFR to a proper position relative to the GAL5 promoter of the vector. The second oligodeoxynucleotide was designed to bring together the reading frames of DHFR and ubiquitin, and to introduce the 4-residue spacer (-Gly-Gly-Gly-Ser-) SEQ ID NO: 9 between the DHFR and ubiquitin moieties. After mutagenesis, DNA clones were tested for incorporation of both changes by direct nucleotide sequencing using the chain termination method.

Double stranded, replicative form (RF) of the desired M13 clone was isolated and digested with BamHI and XhoI. The resulting .about.1.2 kb fragment was cloned into the .about.9.87 kb fragment of a Ub-Met-.beta.gal expression vector digested with the same enzymes, replacing the Ub-Met-coding fragment with the DHFR-Ub-Met-coding fragment produced by the site-directed mutagenesis. This last step yielded an expression vector that encoded the triple fusion DHFR-Ub-Met-.beta.gal. The vector was named pJTUP (FIG. 2).

pJTUP was used to test whether a ubiquitin fusion in which the ubiquitin moiety is located between two nonoubiquitin moieties would be a substrate for cleavage by Ubp1. In E. coli metabolically labelled with [.sup.35 S]methionine, the fate of expressed DHFR-Ub-Met-.beta.gal was determined in the presence or absence of Ubp1 using immunoprecipitation with a monoclonal antibody to .beta.-galactosidase, followed by polyacrylamide-SDS gel electrophoresis and fluorography. These experiments demonstrated that UBP1 efficiently cleaves the triple fusion protein.

The ability to cleave such a sandwich construct is particularly useful in situations wherein the first non-ubiquitin moiety confers some desirable property on the sandwich ubiquitin fusion. For example, the first non-ubiquitin moiety may facilitate affinity purification of the ubiquitin fusion protein. In such a case, the fusion protein can be expressed in a cell (e.g., E. coli) that lacks ubiquitin-specific proteases, and a cellular lysate can be passed over an affinity column specific for the first non-ubiquitin moiety. One example of a protein which is useful for affinity purification is streptavidin. Following affinity purification of the fusion protein, the latter is contacted with the ubiquitin-specific protease. The second non-ubiquitin moiety is thereby liberated from the sandwich ubiquitin fusion construct.

Example 2: Cloning and Analysis of UBP2 and UBP3

Cloning Strategy

The strategy employed to clone the genes encoding Ub-specific proteases of S. cerevisiae other than Ubp1 and Yuh1 took advantage of the fact that bacteria such as E. coli lack ubiquitin and Ub-specific enzymes, and was also based on the recent demonstration that the N-end rule, a relation between the in vivo half-life of a protein and the identity of its N-terminal residue, operates not only in eukaryotes but in E. coli as well. In eukaryotes, ubiquitin fusions to test proteins such as .beta.-galactosidase are deubiquitinated by Ub-specific processing proteases irrespective of the identity of a residue at the Ub-.beta.gal junction, making it possible to expose in vivo different residues at the N-termini of otherwise identical test proteins. This technique, required for detection and analysis of the N-end rule in eukaryotes, has been made applicable in bacteria through the isolation of the yeast UBP1 gene (see Example 1), inasmuch as E. coli transformed with UBP1 acquires the ability to deubiquitinate ubiquitin fusions. The finding that an X-.beta.gal test protein such as Arg-.beta.gal is short-lived in E. coli, whereas Ub-Arg-.beta.gal is long-lived, made possible a new E. coli-based in vivo screen for Ub-specific proteases. E. coli expressing the (long-lived) Ub-Arg-.beta.gal fusion protein form blue colonies on plates containing X-Gal, a chromogenic substrate of .beta.gal. However, if a deubiquitinating activity is present in the cells as well, Ub-Arg-.beta.gal is convened into a short-lived Arg-.beta.gal, whose low steady-state level results in white E. coli colonies on X-Gal plates.

To be clonable by this strategy using a conventional yeast genomic DNA library, a yeast gene must have a promoter that functions in E. coli (a minority of yeast promoters can do so), must lack introns in its coding region (most yeast genes lack introns), and must encode a Ub-specific processing protease that functions as a monomer or a homooligomer. One advantage of this in vivo screen over the previously used in vitro screen that yielded UBP1 is that the former requires a relevant protease to be active in vivo but not necessarily in vitro (in E. coli extracts).

Plasmids Expressing Ubiquitin-Containing Test Proteins

The plasmid pACUb-R-.beta.gal, expressing Ub-Arg-.beta.gal, was constructed by subcloning the .about.5 kb ScaI fragment of pUB23-R (Bachmair et al., Science 234: 179-186 (1986)) that contains the Ub-Arg-.beta.gal coding region downstream from the GAL10 promoter, into HincII-digested pACYC184, whose P15A origin of replication makes this plasmid compatible with pMB1(ColE1)-based E. coli vectors such as pUC19 and pBR322. pACUb-R-.beta.gal expressed Ub-Arg-.beta.gal in E. coli from the galactose-inducible yeast GAL10 promoter, which functions as a weak constitutive promoter in E. coli. The plasmid pACUb-M-.beta.gal, expressing Ub-Met-.beta.gal, was constructed identically to pACUb-R-.beta.gal except that pUB23-M was used instead of pUB23-R. Plasmids pKKUBI2, pKKUBI3 and pUB17 expressed in E. coli the natural yeast ubiquitin fusions (ubiquitin precursors) Ubi2, Ubi3 and Ubi4 (polyubiquitin), respectively (Ozkaynak et al., EMBO J. 6: 1429-1439 (1987)), using an isopropylthiogalactoside (IPTG)-inducible promoter in the vector pKK223-3 (Ausubel et al., Current Protocols in Molecular Biology, J. Wiley & Sons, N.Y. (1989)). The plasmids pKKHUb2 and pKKHUb3 that expressed, respectively, the human diubiquitin and triubiquitin (both of which contain the naturally occurring 1-residue C-terminal extension, cysteine), were constructed as follows. A 1.77 kb BamHI fragment containing the human UbB (triubiquitin) gene from the plasmid pB8.3 was ligated into BamHI-digested pUC19 in the orientation that placed the 3' end of UbB adjacent to the SmaI site of the polylinker in pUC19, yielding pUbB. A 1.04 kb DraI/SmaI fragment of pUbB containing the UbB coding and 3' flanking regions (the DraI site is located 10 bp upstream of the UbB start codon) was subcloned into the SmaI/HincII-digested pUC19, placing the UbB start codon adjacent to the EcoRI site in the polylinker, and yielding pHUb3. This plasmid was partially digested with SalI, which cleaves once within each Ub-coding repeat (the polylinker's SalI site was removed during the construction of pHUb3); the vector-containing fragment that retained two Ub-coding repeats was isolated and self-ligated, yielding pHUb2. The inserts of pHUb2 and pHUb3 were excised with EcoRI and PstI, and subcloned into the EcoRI/Psa-cut pKK223-3, yielding, respectively, pKKHUb2 and pKKHUb3. The start codon of the Ub-coding region in these plasmids is 36 bp downstream of the Shine-Dalgarno sequence in pKK223-3.

Screening Results

E. coli carrying a plasmid expressing Ub-Arg-.beta.gal were transformed with the S. cerevisiae genomic DNA library RB237 carried in the plasmid YCp50, plated on X-Gal plates containing antibiotics that selected for the presence of both plasmids, and incubated overnight at 37.degree. C. Of .about.800 colonies thus screened, six (named pRBW1-pRBW6) were white or pale blue, whereas the other colonies were dark blue (comparable to control colonies of E. coli transformed with the YCp50 vector alone). Three of the six candidate colonies were found to be false positives, two contained plasmids (termed pRBW1 and pRBW6) with overlapping inserts of yeast DNA, while the remaining colony contained a plasmid (termed pRBW2) with a distinct yeast DNA insert. Plasmids pRBW1 and pRBW2 were isolated and retransformed into E. coli expressing either Ub-Arg-.beta.gal or Ub-Met-.beta.gal. Transformants expressing Ub-Arg-.beta.gal formed white colonies on X-Gal plates, confirming the original results, whereas transformants expressing Ub-Met-.beta.gal formed blue colonies on these plates, indicating that the metabolic destabilization of Ub-Arg-.beta.gal by inserts in pRBW1 and pRBW2 was N-end rule-specific. (Arg and Met are, respectively, destabilizing and stabilizing residues in the E. coli N-end rule).

Surprisingly, extracts of E. coli carrying pRBW1 or pRBW2 were inactive in an in vitro deubiquitinating assay with Ub-Met-DHFR, suggesting that Ub-specific proteases encoded by pRBW1 and pRBW2 were either inactivated in cell extracts or, alternatively, could deubiquitinate ubiquitin fusions cotranslationally but not posttranslationally. The Ub-specific protease activities conferred by pRBW1 and pRBW2 on E. coli were therefore assayed in vivo by pulse-chase analyses with Ub-Met-.beta.gal, using a monoclonal antibody to .beta.gal. The results confirmed that pRBW1 and pRBW2 (but not the YCp50 vector alone) did confer deubiquitinating activity on E. coli. Subsequent overexpression of Ub-specific proteases encoded by pRBW1 and pRBW2 made possible their detection in E. coli extracts as well.

The ORF encoding deubiquitinating activity of pRBW2 was identified by subcloning experiments and nucleotide sequencing, and was named the UBP2 gene (FIG. 3 and Sequence I.D. Number 5). The position of the start (ATG) codon in the UBP2 was inferred so as to yield the longest (3715 bp) ORF encoding an acidic (calculated pI of 4.95), 1264-residue (145 kDa) protein.

The ORF encoding deubiquitinating protease of pRBW1 was identified by subcloning experiments and nucleotide sequencing, and was named the UBP3 gene (FIG. 4 and Sequence I.D. Number 7). The position of the start (ATG) codon was inferred so as to yield the longest (2736 bp) ORF, which encodes a slightly basic (calculated pI of 7.92), 912-residue (102 kDa) protein. A plasmid (pRB143) containing this ORF downstream of an E. coli promoter conferred deubiquitinating activity on E. coli.

Expression of UBP1, UBP2 and UBP3 in E. coli

The previously constructed plasmids pJT70 (pUC19-based) and pJT184 (pACYC184-based) expressed the yeast UBP1 in E. coli from the yeast UBP1 promoter, which is weakly active in E. coli. Although a 1.9 kb HindIII subclone of pRBW2 conferred deubiquitinating activity on E. coli, it contained only the 3' half of the UBP20RF. Pilot experiments indicated that the truncated Ubp2 protein yielded variable levels of deubiquitinating activity in E. coli extracts. To construct a plasmid that expressed the full-length Ubp2 in E. coli, a 5' portion of UBP2, isolated as the 1.56 kb HindIII/XbaI fragment of pRB6 (see FIG. 3), was subcloned into pRS316 (Sikorski and Hieter, Genetics 122: 19-27 (1989)), which contains a polylinker, placing an EcoRI site close to the HindIII site in UBP2. The resulting insert was then excised as the 1.57 kb EcoRI/XbaI fragment. A 3' portion of UBP2 was isolated as the .about.3.4 kb XbaI/BamHI fragment from pRB11 (see FIG. 3), and subcloned into pRS316, placing a PstI site close to the BamHI site in UBP2. The resulting insert was then excised as a .about.3.4 kb XbaI/PstI fragment. This fragment and the above 1.57 kb EcoRI/XbaI fragment were ligated into the EcoRI/XbaI-cut pKK223-3, yielding (among other products) the plasmid pRB 105, which contained UBP2 in the correct orientation, 50 bp downstream from the Shine-Dalgamo sequence of pKK223-3. For experiments requiring the simultaneous presence of two distinct plasmids in E. coli, the UBP2/rrnB terminator region of pRB105 was excised as the .about.6.4 kb SphI/ScaI fragment, and subcloned into the SphI/EcoRV-cut pACYC 184, yielding pRB173.

Since in the initial experiments, the Ub-specific protease activity of Ubp3 could be detected in vivo but not in E. coli extracts, a UBP3-overexpressing plasmid was constructed. The .about.2.9 kb KpnI/DraI fragment of pRB27 that contained the entire UBP3 gene was subcloned into the KpnI/HincII-cut pUC19, placing the EcoRI and the Psa site of the plasmid near, respectively, the KpnI site and the DraI site of the introduced insert. The insert was then excised with EcoRI/PstI and subcloned into the EcoRI/PstI-cut pKK223-3, yielding pRB143, which contained UBP3 in the correct orientation, 50 bp downstream form the Shine-Dalgarno sequence of pKK223-3. For experiments requiring the simultaneous presence of two distinct plasmids in E. coli, the UBP3/rrnB terminator region of pRB 143 was excised as the .about.4.2 kb SphI/ScaI fragment and subcloned into the SphI/EcoRV-cut pACYC184, yielding pRB175.

In more recent experiments, UBP1, UBP2 and UBP3 were overexpressed in E. coli from a pKK-based expression vector (Ausubel et al., Current Protocols in Molecular Biology, J. Wiley & Sons, N.Y. (1989)). Each of the UBP proteins was expressed to a level where it comprises a substantial proportion (1-5%) of the total cellular protein.

Sequence Comparisons of Ub-specific Proteases

Sequence alignment of the 809-residue Ubp1, 1264-residue Ubp2 and 912-residue Ubp3 demonstrated the lack of overall sequence similarity between these proteins, as well as the presence of two short regions of statistically significant similarity that are spaced a few hundred residues apart in each of the Ubp proteases. The two regions of similarity are centered around a Cys and two His residues. As has been seen with Ubp1, neither Ubp2 nor Ubp3 have significant sequence similarities to the fourth Ub-specific protease of yeast, Yuh1 or its mammalian homologs. The region in Yuh1 and its mammalian homologs that contains a putative active-site Cys residue is not similar to the conserved "Cys" region of Ubp1-Ubp3: apart from the Cys residue, only one other residue position is occupied by an identical residue (Ash) in all six proteins. No such identities are seen in an analogous alignment of the two conserved His residues in Yuh1-like proteases with either of the conserved His residues in Ubp1-Ubp3.

In Vitro Properties of Ub-specific Proteases

The previously characterized Ubp1 protease can efficiently deubiquitinate in vitro a variety of linear ubiquitin fusion proteins, including the natural ubiquitin precursors Ubi1-Ubi3 and engineered fusions such as Ub-X-.beta.gal and Ub-X-DHFR. Similar assays, in which an extract of E. coli carrying an overexpression vector-based plasmid expressing either Ubp2 (pRB105), Ubp3 (pRB143), or Yuh1 (pKKYUH1) is incubated with Ub-containing test proteins, were used to analyze in vitro the substrate specificity of these proteases. Extracts of E. coli carrying the UBP1-expressing plasmid pJT70 or vector alone, were also used in these assays. The cleavage products were fractionated by SDS-PAGE and visualized by immunoblotting, using anti-Ub antibodies or, with purified, .sup.35 S-labeled test proteins, directly by fluorography.

In these in vitro assays, the Ubp2 protease efficiently deubiquitinated Ub-Met-.beta.gal and Ub-Met-DHFR, as well as Ubi2 and Ubi3, the natural precursors of ubiquitin, in which it is fused to specific ribosomal proteins. Both Ubp1 and Ubp2 released the Cys residue from Ub-Ub-Cys (diubiquitin bearing a one-residue C-terminal extension) but were unable to cleave at the Ub-Ub junction in Ub-Ub-Cys. Ubp1 and Ubp2 were also unable to cleave at the Ub-Ub junctions in the yeast polyubiquitin, a natural ubiquitin precursor containing five head-to-tail ubiquitin repeats as was previously reported for Ubp 1. Thus, Ubp1 and Ubp2 efficiently cleaved in vitro after the last (Gly.sup.76) residue of ubiquitin in all of the tested ubiquitin fusions, the Ub-Ub linkage in polyubiquitins being the single exception. However, as shown below, these proteases are able to cleave polyubiquitin when coexpressed with it E. coli.

Although the expression of Ubp3 in E. coli from the pKK overexpression vector-based plasmid pRB143 resulted in a substantial overproduction of a protein with the expected molecular mass, extracts of Ubp3-expressing E. coli lacked deubiquitinating activity. Since Ubp3 is certainly active in E. coli in vivo, it is either inactivated in cell extracts or is able to cleave ubiquitin fusions exclusively during or shortly after their ribosome-mediated synthesis.

In agreement with previously reported findings, extracts of E. coli expressing Yuh1 efficiently deubiquitinated short ubiquitin fusions such as Ubi2 and Ubi3. However, Yuh1 was much less active against the larger fusion tro-Met-DHFR (a 229-residue C-terminal extension of ubiquitin), deubiquitinating at most .about.50% of the fusion even after a prolonged incubation, and was virtually inactive against Ub-Met-.beta.gal (Sequence I.D. Numbers 1-2).

In Vivo Properatis of Ub-specific Proteases

As expected from their activities in E. coli extracts, both Ubp1, Ubp2 and Yuh1 were active in vivo against the natural. ubiquitin fusions Ubi2 and Ubi3. Ubp3, which was inactive in E. coli extracts, efficiently deubiquitinated Ubi2 and Ubi3 when coexpressed with them in E. coli. While Ubp 1 and Ubp2 were unable to cleave at the Ub-Ub junction in polyubiquitins in vitro, both of them were active against yeast polyubiquitin when coexpressed with it in E. coli. In contrast, the Ubp3 protease, while active in vivo against ubiquitin fusions such as Ubi2 and Ubi3, was inactive, under the same conditions, against polyubiquitin. These distinctions among Ub-specific processing proteases indicate subtle differences in their requirements for the conformation of protein domains in the vicinities of Ub-X peptide bonds.

The in vivo deubiquitination of ubiquitin fusions such as Ub-Met-.beta.gal by Ubp2 and Ubp3 was also followed by pulse-chase analysis, in part to confirm the findings of the original X-Gal screen. As expected, both proteases deubiquitinated Ub-Met-.beta.gal in vivo, except that the cleavage by Ubp3 was incomplete, and a significant proportion of pulse-labeled Ub-Met-.beta.gal remained intact 15 min after the pulse. These results are consistent with the pattern of deubiquitination by Ubp3 that is more strictly cotranslational than that by Ubp2. In a similar pulse-chase assay, Yuh1 was unable to deubiquitinate Ub-Met-.beta.gal in vivo, indicating that an apparently greater susceptibility of the Ub-Met peptide bond in a nascent (as distinguished from mature) Ub-Met-.beta.gal is insufficient to allow its deubiquitination by Yuh1. By contrast, this difference is sufficient to allow a cotranslational (but apparently not posttranslational) deubiquitination of Ub-Met-.beta.gal by Ubp3.

EQUIVALENTS

Those skilled in the art will recognize or be able to ascertain, using no more than routine experimentation, many equivalents to the specific embodiments of the invention described herein. Such equivalents are intended to be encompassed by the claims which follow the Sequence Listing.

__________________________________________________________________________ SEQUENCE LISTING(1) GENERAL INFORMATION:(iii ) NUMBER OF SEQUENCES: 9(2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:1:(i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS: (A) LENGTH: 3365 base pairs (B) TYPE: nucleic acid (C) STRANDEDNESS: double (D) TOPOLOGY: linear(ix) FEATURE: (A) NAME/KEY: CDS (B) LOCATION: 1..3363(xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:1:ATGCAG ATTTTC GTCAAGA CTTTGAC CGGTAAA ACCATA ACATTGG AA 48MetGln IlePhe ValLys ThrLeu ThrGly LysThr IleThr LeuGlu1 5 10 15GTTGAA TCTTCC GATACCA TCGACAA CGTTAAG TCGAAA ATTCAAG AC 96ValGlu SerSer AspThr IleAsp AsnVal LysSer LysIle GlnAsp 20 2 5 30AAGGAA GGTATC CCTCCAG ATCAACA AAGATTG ATCTTT GCCGGTA AG1 44LysGlu GlyIle ProPro AspGln GlnArg LeuIle PheAla GlyLys 35 40 45CAGCTA GAAGAC GGTAGAA CGCTGTC TGATTAC AACATT CAGAAGG AG1 92GlnLeu GluAsp GlyArg ThrLeu SerAsp TyrAsn IleGln LysGlu50 55 60TCCACC TTACAT CTTGTG CTAAGGC TAAGAGG TGGTATG CACGGA TCC 240SerThr LeuHis LeuVal LeuArg LeuArg GlyGly MetHis GlySer65 70 75 80GGAGCT TGGCTG TTGCCC GTCTCAC TGGTGAA AAGAAAA ACCACC CTG 288GlyAla TrpLeu LeuPro ValSer LeuVal LysArg LysThr ThrLeu 85 90 95GCGCCC AATACG CAAACCG CCTCTC CCCGCGC GTTGGCC GATTCA TTA 336AlaPro AsnThr GlnThr AlaSer ProArg AlaLeu AlaAsp SerLeu 100 10 5 110ATGCAG CTGGCA CGACAGG TTTCCCG ACTTAAT CGCCTT GCAGCAC AT3 84MetGln LeuAla ArgGln ValSer ArgLeu AsnArg LeuAla AlaHis 115 120 125CCCCCT TTCGCC AGCTGGC GTAATAG CGAAGAG GCCCGC ACCGATC GC4 32ProPro PheAla SerTrp ArgAsn SerGlu GluAla ArgThr AspArg130 1 35 140CCTTCC CAACAG TTGCGCA GCCTGAA TGGCGAA TGGCGC TTTGCCT GG4 80ProSer GlnGln LeuArg SerLeu AsnGly GluTrp ArgPhe AlaTrp145 150 155 1 60TTTCCG GCACCA GAAGCGG TGCCGGA AAGCTGG CTGGAG TGCGATC TT5 28PhePro AlaPro GluAla ValPro GluSer TrpLeu GluCys AspLeu 165 170 175CCTGAG GCCGAT ACTGTCG TCGTCC CCTCAAA CTGGCAG ATGCAC GGT 576ProGlu AlaAsp ThrVal ValVal ProSer AsnTrp GlnMet HisGly 180 18 5 190TACGAT GCGCCC ATCTACA CCAACGT AACCTAT CCCATT ACGGTCA AT6 24TyrAsp AlaPro IleTyr ThrAsn ValThr TyrPro IleThr ValAsn 195 200 205CCGCCG TTTGTT CCCACGG AGAATCC GACGGGT TGTTAC TCGCTCA CA6 72ProPro PheVal ProThr GluAsn ProThr GlyCys TyrSer LeuThr210 2 15 220TTTAAT GTTGAT GAAAGCT GGCTACA GGAAGGC CAGACG CGAATTA TT7 20PheAsn ValAsp GluSer TrpLeu GlnGlu GlyGln ThrArg IleIle225 230 235 2 40TTTGAT GGCGTT AACTCGG CGTTTCA TCTGTGG TGCAAC GGGCGCT GG7 68PheAsp GlyVal AsnSer AlaPhe HisLeu TrpCys AsnGly ArgTrp 245 250 255GTCGGT TACGGC CAGGACA GTCGTTT GCCGTCT GAATTT GACCTGA GC8 16ValGly TyrGly GlnAsp SerArg LeuPro SerGlu PheAsp LeuSer 260 26 5 270GCATTT TTACGC GCCGGAG AAAACCG CCTCGCG GTGATG GTGCTGC GT8 64AlaPhe LeuArg AlaGly GluAsn ArgLeu AlaVal MetVal LeuArg 275 280 285TGGAGT GACGGC AGTTATC TGGAAGA TCAGGAT ATGTGG CGGATGA GC9 12TrpSer AspGly SerTyr LeuGlu AspGln AspMet TrpArg MetSer290 2 95 300GGCATT TTCCGT GACGTCT CGTTGCT GCATAAA CCGACT ACACAAA TC9 60GlyIle PheArg AspVal SerLeu LeuHis LysPro ThrThr GlnIle305 310 315 3 20AGCGAT TTCCAT GTTGCCA CTCGCTT TAATGAT GATTTC AGCCGCG CT10 08SerAsp PheHis ValAla ThrArg PheAsn AspAsp PheSer ArgAla 325 330 335GTACTG GAGGCT GAAGTTC AGATGTG CGGCGAG TTGCGT GACTACC TA10 56ValLeu GluAla GluVal GlnMet CysGly GluLeu ArgAsp TyrLeu 340 34 5 350CGGGTA ACAGTT TCTTTA TGGCAGG GTGAAAC GCAGGTC GCCAGC GGC1 104ArgVal ThrVal SerLeu TrpGln GlyGlu ThrGln ValAla SerGly 355 360 365ACCGCG CCTTTC GGCGGTG AAATTAT CGATGAG CGTGGT GGTTATG CC11 52ThrAla ProPhe GlyGly GluIle IleAsp GluArg GlyGly TyrAla370 3 75 380GATCGC GTCACA CTACGTC TGAACGT CGAAAAC CCGAAA CTGTGGA GC12 00AspArg ValThr LeuArg LeuAsn ValGlu AsnPro LysLeu TrpSer385 390 395 4 00GCCGAA ATCCCG AATCTCT ATCGTGC GGTGGT TGAACTG CACACC GCC1 248AlaGlu IlePro AsnLeu TyrArg AlaVal ValGlu LeuHis ThrAla 405 410 415GACGGC ACGCTG ATTGAAG CAGAAGC CTGCGAT GTCGGT TTCCGCG AG12 96AspGly ThrLeu IleGlu AlaGlu AlaCys AspVal GlyPhe ArgGlu 420 42 5 430GTGCGG ATTGAA AATGGTC TGCTGC TGCTGAA CGGCAAG CCGTTG CTG1 344ValArg IleGlu AsnGly LeuLeu LeuLeu AsnGly LysPro LeuLeu 435 440 445ATTCGA GGCGTT AACCGTC ACGAGCA TCATCCT CTGCAT GGTCAGG TC13 92IleArg GlyVal AsnArg HisGlu HisHis ProLeu HisGly GlnVal450 4 55 460ATGGAT GAGCAG ACGATGG TGCAGGA TATCCT GCTGAT GAAGCAG AAC 1440MetAsp GluGln ThrMet ValGln AspIle LeuLeu MetLys GlnAsn465 470 475 4 80AACTTT AACGCC GTGCGCT GTTCGCA TTATCCG AACCAT CCGCTGT GG14 88AsnPhe AsnAla ValArg CysSer HisTyr ProAsn HisPro LeuTrp 485 490 495TACACG CTGTGC GACCGCT ACGGCCT GTATGT GGTGGAT GAAGCC AAT1 536TyrThr LeuCys AspArg TyrGly LeuTyr ValVal AspGlu AlaAsn 500 50 5 510ATTGAA ACCCAC GGCATGG TGCCAAT GAATCGT CTGACC GATGATC CG15 84IleGlu ThrHis GlyMet ValPro MetAsn ArgLeu ThrAsp AspPro 515 520 525CGCTGG CTACCG GCGATGA GCGAACG CGTAACG CGAATG GTGCAGC GC16 32ArgTrp LeuPro AlaMet SerGlu ArgVal ThrArg MetVal GlnArg530 5 35 540GATCGT AATCAC CCGAGTG TGATCA TCTGGTC GCTGGGG AATGAA TCA1 680AspArg AsnHis ProSer ValIle IleTrp SerLeu GlyAsn GluSer545 550 555 5 60GGCCAC GGCGCT AATCACG ACGCGCT GTATCGC TGGATC AAATCTG TC17 28GlyHis GlyAla AsnHis AspAla LeuTyr ArgTrp IleLys SerVal 565 570 575GATCCT TCCCGC CCGGTGC AGTATGA AGGCGGC GGAGCC GACACCA CG17 76AspPro SerArg ProVal GlnTyr GluGly GlyGly AlaAsp ThrThr 580 58 5 590GCCACC GATATT ATTTGCC CGATGTA CGCGCGC GTGGAT GAAGACC AG18 24AlaThr AspIle IleCys ProMet TyrAla ArgVal AspGlu AspGln 595 600 605CCCTTC CCGGCT GTGCCGA AATGGTC CATCAAA AAATGG CTTTCGC TA18 72ProPhe ProAla ValPro LysTrp SerIle LysLys TrpLeu SerLeu610 6 15 620CCTGGA GAGACG CGCCCGC TGATCC TTTGCGA ATACGCC CACGCG ATG1 920ProGly GluThr ArgPro LeuIle LeuCys GluTyr AlaHis AlaMet625 630 635 6 40GGTAAC AGTCTT GGCGGTT TCGCTAA ATACTGG CAGGCG TTTCGTC AG19 68GlyAsn SerLeu GlyGly PheAla LysTyr TrpGln AlaPhe ArgGln 645 650 655TATCCC CGTTTA CAGGGCG GCTTCGT CTGGGAC TGGGTG GATCAGT CG20 16TyrPro ArgLeu GlnGly GlyPhe ValTrp AspTrp ValAsp GlnSer 660 66 5 670CTGATT AAATAT GATGAAA ACGGCAA CCCGTGG TCGGCT TACGGCG GT20 64LeuIle LysTyr AspGlu AsnGly AsnPro TrpSer AlaTyr GlyGly 675 680 685GATTTT GGCGAT ACGCCGA ACGATCG CCAGTTC TGTATG AACGGTC TG21 12AspPhe GlyAsp ThrPro AsnAsp ArgGln PheCys MetAsn GlyLeu690 6 95 700GTCTTT GCCGAC CGCACGC CGCATCC AGCGCTG ACGGAA GCAAAAC AC21 60ValPhe AlaAsp ArgThr ProHis ProAla LeuThr GluAla LysHis705 710 715 7 20CAGCAG CAGTTT TTCCAGT TCCGTTT ATCCGGG CAAACC ATCGAAG TG22 08GlnGln GlnPhe PheGln PheArg LeuSer GlyGln ThrIle GluVal 725 730 735ACCAGC GAATAC CTGTTCC GTCATAG CGATAAC GAGCTC CTGCACT GG22 56ThrSer GluTyr LeuPhe ArgHis SerAsp AsnGlu LeuLeu HisTrp 740 74 5 750ATGGTG GCGCTG GATGGTA AGCCGCT GGCAAGC GGTGAA GTGCCT CTG2 304MetVal AlaLeu AspGly LysPro LeuAla SerGly GluVal ProLeu 755 760 765GATGTC GCTCCA CAAGGTA AACAGTT GATTGAA CTGCCT GAACTAC CG23 52AspVal AlaPro GlnGly LysGln LeuIle GluLeu ProGlu LeuPro770 7 75 780CAGCCG GAGAGC GCCGGGC AACTCTG GCTCACA GTACGC GTAGTGC AA24 00GlnPro GluSer AlaGly GlnLeu TrpLeu ThrVal ArgVal ValGln785 790 795 8 00CCGAAC GCGACC GCATGGT CAGAAGC CGGGCAC ATCAGC GCCTGGC AG24 48ProAsn AlaThr AlaTrp SerGlu AlaGly HisIle SerAla TrpGln 805 810 815CAGTGG CGTCTG GCGGAAA ACCTCAG TGTGACG CTCCCC GCCGCGT CC24 96GlnTrp ArgLeu AlaGlu AsnLeu SerVal ThrLeu ProAla AlaSer 820 82 5 830CACGCC ATCCCG CATCTGA CCACCAG CGAAATG GATTTT TGCATCG AG25 44HisAla IlePro HisLeu ThrThr SerGlu MetAsp PheCys IleGlu 835 840 845CTGGGT AATAAG CGTTGGC AATTTAA CCGCCAG TCAGGC TTTCTT TCA2 592LeuGly AsnLys ArgTrp GlnPhe AsnArg GlnSer GlyPhe LeuSer850 8 55 860CAGATG TGGATT GGCGATA AAAAACA ACTGCT GACGCCG CTGCGC GAT2 640GlnMet TrpIle GlyAsp LysLys GlnLeu LeuThr ProLeu ArgAsp865 870 875 8 80CAGTTC ACCCGT GCACCGC TGGATAA CGACATT GGCGTA AGTGAAG CG26 88GlnPhe ThrArg AlaPro LeuAsp AsnAsp IleGly ValSer GluAla 885 890 895ACCCGC ATTGAC CCTAACG CCTGGGT CGAACGC TGGAAG GCGGCGG GC27 36ThrArg IleAsp ProAsn AlaTrp ValGlu ArgTrp LysAla AlaGly 900 90 5 910CATTAC CAGGCC GAAGCAG CGTTGTT GCAGTGC ACGGCA GATACAC TT27 84HisTyr GlnAla GluAla AlaLeu LeuGln CysThr AlaAsp ThrLeu 915 920 925GCTGAT GCGGTG CTGATTA CGACCGC TCACGCG TGGCAG CATCAGG GG28 32AlaAsp AlaVal LeuIle ThrThr AlaHis AlaTrp GlnHis GlnGly930 9 35 940AAAACC TTATTT ATCAGCC GGAAAAC CTACCGG ATTGAT GGTAGTG GT28 80LysThr LeuPhe IleSer ArgLys ThrTyr ArgIle AspGly SerGly945 950 955 9 60CAAATG GCGATT ACCGTTG ATGTTGA AGTGGCG AGCGAT ACACCGC AT29 28GlnMet AlaIle ThrVal AspVal GluVal AlaSer AspThr ProHis 965 970 975CCGGCG CGGATT GGCCTGA ACTGCCA GCTGGCG CAGGTA GCAGAGC GG29 76ProAla ArgIle GlyLeu AsnCys GlnLeu AlaGln ValAla GluArg 980 98 5 990GTAAAC TGGCTC GGATTAG GGCCGCA AGAAAAC TATCCC GACCGCC TT30 24ValAsn TrpLeu GlyLeu GlyPro GlnGlu AsnTyr ProAsp ArgLeu 995 1000 1005ACTGCC GCCTGT TTTGACC GCTGGGA TCTGCCA TTGTCA GACATGT AT30 72ThrAla AlaCys PheAsp ArgTrp AspLeu ProLeu SerAsp MetTyr101 0 1 015 1020ACCCCG TACGTC TTCCCGA GCGAAAA CGGTCTG CGCTGC GGGACGC GC31 20ThrPro TyrVal PhePro SerGlu AsnGly LeuArg CysGly ThrArg1025 1030 103 5 1 040GAATTG AATTAT GGCCCAC ACCAGTG GCGCGGC GACTTC CAGTTCA AC31 68GluLeu AsnTyr GlyPro HisGln TrpArg GlyAsp PheGln PheAsn 1045 1050 1055ATCAGC CGCTAC AGTCAAC AGCAACT GATGGAA ACCAGC CATCGCC AT32 16IleSer ArgTyr SerGln GlnGln LeuMet GluThr SerHis ArgHis 1060 10 65 1070CTGCTG CACGCG GAAGAAG GCACATG GCTGAAT ATCGAC GGTTTCC AT32 64LeuLeu HisAla GluGlu GlyThr TrpLeu AsnIle AspGly PheHis 1075 1080 1085ATGGGG ATTGGT GGCGACG ACTCCTG GAGCCCG TCAGTA TCGGCGG AA33 12MetGly IleGly GlyAsp AspSer TrpSer ProSer ValSer AlaGlu109 0 1 095 1100TTCCAG CTGAGC GCCGGTC GCTACCA TTACCAG TTGGTC TGGTGTC AA33 60PheGln LeuSer AlaGly ArgTyr HisTyr GlnLeu ValTrp CysGln1105 1110 111 5 1 120AAATA 33 65Lys(2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:2:(i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS: (A) LENGTH: 1121 amino acids (B) TYPE: amino acid (D) TOPOLOGY: linear(ii) MOLECULE TYPE: protein(xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:2:MetGln IlePhe ValLys ThrLeu ThrGly LysThr IleThr LeuGlu1 5 10 15ValGlu SerSer AspThr IleAsp AsnVal LysSer LysIle GlnAsp 20 2 5 30LysGlu GlyIle ProPro AspGln GlnArg LeuIle PheAla GlyLys 35 40 45GlnLeu GluAsp GlyArg ThrLeu SerAsp TyrAsn IleGln LysGlu50 55 60SerThr LeuHis LeuVal LeuArg LeuArg GlyGly MetHis GlySer65 70 75 80GlyAla TrpLeu LeuPro ValSer LeuVal LysArg LysThr ThrLeu 85 90 95AlaPro AsnThr GlnThr AlaSer ProArg AlaLeu AlaAsp SerLeu 100 10 5 110MetGln LeuAla ArgGln ValSer ArgLeu AsnArg LeuAla AlaHis 115 120 125ProPro PheAla SerTrp ArgAsn SerGlu GluAla ArgThr AspArg130 1 35 140ProSer GlnGln LeuArg SerLeu AsnGly GluTrp ArgPhe AlaTrp145 150 155 1 60PhePro AlaPro GluAla ValPro GluSer TrpLeu GluCys AspLeu 165 170 175ProGlu AlaAsp ThrVal ValVal ProSer AsnTrp GlnMet HisGly 180 18 5 190TyrAsp AlaPro IleTyr ThrAsn ValThr TyrPro IleThr ValAsn 195 200 205ProPro PheVal ProThr GluAsn ProThr GlyCys TyrSer LeuThr210 2 15 220PheAsn ValAsp GluSer TrpLeu GlnGlu GlyGln ThrArg IleIle225 230 235 2 40PheAsp GlyVal AsnSer AlaPhe HisLeu TrpCys AsnGly ArgTrp 245 250 255ValGly TyrGly GlnAsp SerArg LeuPro SerGlu PheAsp LeuSer 260 26 5 270AlaPhe LeuArg AlaGly GluAsn ArgLeu AlaVal MetVal LeuArg 275 280 285TrpSer AspGly SerTyr LeuGlu AspGln AspMet TrpArg MetSer290 2 95 300GlyIle PheArg AspVal SerLeu LeuHis LysPro ThrThr GlnIle305 310 315 3 20SerAsp PheHis ValAla ThrArg PheAsn AspAsp PheSer ArgAla 325 330 335ValLeu GluAla GluVal GlnMet CysGly GluLeu ArgAsp TyrLeu 340 34 5 350ArgVal ThrVal SerLeu TrpGln GlyGlu ThrGln ValAla SerGly 355 360 365ThrAla ProPhe GlyGly GluIle IleAsp GluArg GlyGly TyrAla370 3 75 380AspArg ValThr LeuArg LeuAsn ValGlu AsnPro LysLeu TrpSer385 390 395 4 00AlaGlu IlePro AsnLeu TyrArg AlaVal ValGlu LeuHis ThrAla 405 410 415AspGly ThrLeu IleGlu AlaGlu AlaCys AspVal GlyPhe ArgGlu 420 42 5 430ValArg IleGlu AsnGly LeuLeu LeuLeu AsnGly LysPro LeuLeu 435 440 445IleArg GlyVal AsnArg HisGlu HisHis ProLeu HisGly GlnVal450 4 55 460MetAsp GluGln ThrMet ValGln AspIle LeuLeu MetLys GlnAsn465 470 475 4 80AsnPhe AsnAla ValArg CysSer HisTyr ProAsn HisPro LeuTrp 485 490 495TyrThr LeuCys AspArg TyrGly LeuTyr ValVal AspGlu AlaAsn 500 50 5 510IleGlu ThrHis GlyMet ValPro MetAsn ArgLeu ThrAsp AspPro 515 520 525ArgTrp LeuPro AlaMet SerGlu ArgVal ThrArg MetVal GlnArg530 5 35 540AspArg AsnHis ProSer ValIle IleTrp SerLeu GlyAsn GluSer545 550 555 5 60GlyHis GlyAla AsnHis AspAla LeuTyr ArgTrp IleLys SerVal 565 570 575AspPro SerArg ProVal GlnTyr GluGly GlyGly AlaAsp ThrThr 580 58 5 590AlaThr AspIle IleCys ProMet TyrAla ArgVal AspGlu AspGln 595 600 605ProPhe ProAla ValPro LysTrp SerIle LysLys TrpLeu SerLeu610 6 15 620ProGly GluThr ArgPro LeuIle LeuCys GluTyr AlaHis AlaMet625 630 635 6 40GlyAsn SerLeu GlyGly PheAla LysTyr TrpGln AlaPhe ArgGln 645 650 655TyrPro ArgLeu GlnGly GlyPhe ValTrp AspTrp ValAsp GlnSer 660 66 5 670LeuIle LysTyr AspGlu AsnGly AsnPro TrpSer AlaTyr GlyGly 675 680 685AspPhe GlyAsp ThrPro AsnAsp ArgGln PheCys MetAsn GlyLeu690 6 95 700ValPhe AlaAsp ArgThr ProHis ProAla LeuThr GluAla LysHis705 710 715 7 20GlnGln GlnPhe PheGln PheArg LeuSer GlyGln ThrIle GluVal 725 730 735ThrSer GluTyr LeuPhe ArgHis SerAsp AsnGlu LeuLeu HisTrp 740 74 5 750MetVal AlaLeu AspGly LysPro LeuAla SerGly GluVal ProLeu 755 760 765AspVal AlaPro GlnGly LysGln LeuIle GluLeu ProGlu LeuPro770 7 75 780GlnPro GluSer AlaGly GlnLeu TrpLeu ThrVal ArgVal ValGln785 790 795 8 00ProAsn AlaThr AlaTrp SerGlu AlaGly HisIle SerAla TrpGln 805 810 815GlnTrp ArgLeu AlaGlu AsnLeu SerVal ThrLeu ProAla AlaSer 820 82 5 830HisAla IlePro HisLeu ThrThr SerGlu MetAsp PheCys IleGlu 835 840 845LeuGly AsnLys ArgTrp GlnPhe AsnArg GlnSer GlyPhe LeuSer850 8 55 860GlnMet TrpIle GlyAsp LysLys GlnLeu LeuThr ProLeu ArgAsp865 870 875 8 80GlnPhe ThrArg AlaPro LeuAsp AsnAsp IleGly ValSer GluAla 885 890 895ThrArg IleAsp ProAsn AlaTrp ValGlu ArgTrp LysAla AlaGly 900 90 5 910HisTyr GlnAla GluAla AlaLeu LeuGln CysThr AlaAsp ThrLeu 915 920 925AlaAsp AlaVal LeuIle ThrThr AlaHis AlaTrp GlnHis GlnGly930 9 35 940LysThr LeuPhe IleSer ArgLys ThrTyr ArgIle AspGly SerGly945 950 955 9 60GlnMet AlaIle ThrVal AspVal GluVal AlaSer AspThr ProHis 965 970 975ProAla ArgIle GlyLeu AsnCys GlnLeu AlaGln ValAla GluArg 980 98 5 990ValAsn TrpLeu GlyLeu GlyPro GlnGlu AsnTyr ProAsp ArgLeu 995 1000 1005ThrAla AlaCys PheAsp ArgTrp AspLeu ProLeu SerAsp MetTyr101 0 1 015 1020ThrPro TyrVal PhePro SerGlu AsnGly LeuArg CysGly ThrArg1025 1030 103 5 1 040GluLeu AsnTyr GlyPro HisGln TrpArg GlyAsp PheGln PheAsn 1045 1050 1055IleSer ArgTyr SerGln GlnGln LeuMet GluThr SerHis ArgHis 1060 10 65 1070LeuLeu HisAla GluGlu GlyThr TrpLeu AsnIle AspGly PheHis 1075 1080 1085MetGly IleGly GlyAsp AspSer TrpSer ProSer ValSer AlaGlu109 0 1 095 1100PheGln LeuSer AlaGly ArgTyr HisTyr GlnLeu ValTrp CysGln1105 1110 111 5 1 120Lys(2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:3:(i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS: (A) LENGTH: 2845 base pairs (B) TYPE: nucleic acid (C) STRANDEDNESS: double (D) TOPOLOGY: linear(ix) FEATURE: (A) NAME/KEY: CDS (B) LOCATION: 193..2619(xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:3:TGTGAT CTGCGTC CTTTTTT TCTCAGGAA AAAAAAAT TTTATAGA CATTCAAA GAATAGA 60AGCGATT GTCAAAAT TCGCTTC TCCTTTCT TTTCCAT TATAACGT CTGATCA TTTTACGT 120CTTCAGT GCCCTCC CTTGTTC GAAACTAGA TACTTTCG AACACTTC TCCCCTT TTAATCTACAAAAT TTTGTA TGGATTT GTTTAT TGAAAGC AAGATA AACAGTT TA 180 Me tAspLe uPheIl eGluSe rLysIl eAsnSe rLeu 1 5 1 0 2 28TTACAA TTTTTA TTTGGTT CCCGACA GGATTTT TTGAGA AATTTTA AALeuGln PheLeu PheGly SerArg GlnAsp PheLeu ArgAsn PheLys 15 20 25 2 76ACTTGG AGTAAC AACAATA ACAATCT ATCGATT TATTTA TTAATT TTTThrTrp SerAsn AsnAsn AsnAsn LeuSer IleTyr LeuLeu IlePhe30 35 40 3 24GGCATA GTAGTA TTTTTT TATAAAA AACCAGA CCATCTA AACTAC ATTGlyIle ValVal PhePhe TyrLys LysPro AspHis LeuAsn TyrIle45 50 55 603 72GTTGAG AGCGTT AGTGAAA TGACAAC AAACTTC AGAAAT AATAATA GCValGlu SerVal SerGlu MetThr ThrAsn PheArg AsnAsn AsnSer 65 70 75 4 20CTTAGC CGTTGG TTGCCCA GAAGTAA GTTTACC CACTTA GACGAAG AGLeuSer ArgTrp LeuPro ArgSer LysPhe ThrHis LeuAsp GluGlu 80 8 5 90 4 68ATCTTG AAAAGA GGTGGTT TCATTGC TGGTTTA GTTAAT GATGGTA ACIleLeu LysArg GlyGly PheIle AlaGly LeuVal AsnAsp GlyAsn 95 100 105 5 16ACTTGT TTTATG AACTCTG TTTTGCA ATCATTG GCATCA TCCAGAG AAThrCys PheMet AsnSer ValLeu GlnSer LeuAla SerSer ArgGlu110 1 15 120 5 64TTAATG GAGTTC TTGGACA ATAATGT CATAAGG ACCTAT GAGGAGA TALeuMet GluPhe LeuAsp AsnAsn ValIle ArgThr TyrGlu GluIle125 130 135 1 406 12GAACAA AATGAA CACAATG AAGAAGG AAACGGG CAAGAA TCTGCTC AAGluGln AsnGlu HisAsn GluGlu GlyAsn GlyGln GluSer AlaGln 145 150 155 6 60GATGAA GCCACT CATAAGA AAAACAC TCGTAAG GGTGGC AAAGTTT ATAspGlu AlaThr HisLys LysAsn ThrArg LysGly GlyLys ValTyr 160 16 5 170 7 08GGTAAG CATAAG AAGAAAT TGAATAG GAAGTCA AGTTCG AAAGAAG ACGlyLys HisLys LysLys LeuAsn ArgLys SerSer SerLys GluAsp 175 180 185 7 56GAAGAA AAGAGC CAGGAGC CAGATAT CACTTTC AGTGTC GCCTTAA GGGluGlu LysSer GlnGlu ProAsp IleThr PheSer ValAla LeuArg190 1 95 200 8 04GATCTA CTTTCT GCCTTAA ATGCGAA GTATTA TCGGGAT AAACCC TATAspLeu LeuSer AlaLeu AsnAla LysTyr TyrArg AspLys ProTyr205 210 215 2 208 52TTCAAA ACCAAT AGTTTAT TGAAAGC AATGTC CAAATCT CCAAGA AAAPheLys ThrAsn SerLeu LeuLys AlaMet SerLys SerPro ArgLys 225 230 235 9 00AATATT CTTCTT GGCTACG ACCAAGA GGACGCG CAAGAA TTCTTCC AGAsnIle LeuLeu GlyTyr AspGln GluAsp AlaGln GluPhe PheGln 240 24 5 250 9 48AACATA CTAGCC GAGTTGG AAAGTAA CGTTAAA TCATTG AATACTG AAAsnIle LeuAla GluLeu GluSer AsnVal LysSer LeuAsn ThrGlu 255 260 265 9 96AAACTA GATACC ACTCCAG TTGCGAA ATCAGAA TTACCC GATGATG CT10 44LysLeu AspThr ThrPro ValAla LysSer GluLeu ProAsp AspAla270 2 75 280TTAGTA GGTCAA CTTAACC TTGGTGA AGTTGGC ACTGTT TACATTC CA10 92LeuVal GlyGln LeuAsn LeuGly GluVal GlyThr ValTyr IlePro285 290 295 3 00ACTGAA CAGATT GATCCTA ACTCTAT ACTACAT GACAAG TCCATTC AA11 40ThrGlu GlnIle AspPro AsnSer IleLeu HisAsp LysSer IleGln 305 310 315AATTTC ACACCT TTCAAAC TAATGAC TCCTTT AGATGGT ATCACG GCA1 188AsnPhe ThrPro PheLys LeuMet ThrPro LeuAsp GlyIle ThrAla 320 32 5 330GAAAGA ATTGGT TGTTTAC AGTGTGG TGAGAAC GGTGGC ATAAGAT AT12 36GluArg IleGly CysLeu GlnCys GlyGlu AsnGly GlyIle ArgTyr 335 340 345TCCGTA TTTTCG GGATTAA GCTTAAA TTTACCG AACGAG AATATTG GT12 84SerVal PheSer GlyLeu SerLeu AsnLeu ProAsn GluAsn IleGly350 3 55 360TCCACT TTAAAA TTATCTC AGTTATT AAGCGAC TGGAGT AAACCTG AA13 32SerThr LeuLys LeuSer GlnLeu LeuSer AspTrp SerLys ProGlu365 370 375 3 80ATCATC GAAGGC GTAGAAT GTAACCG TTGTGCC CTCACA GCAGCGC AC13 80IleIle GluGly ValGlu CysAsn ArgCys AlaLeu ThrAla AlaHis 385 390 395TCTCAT TTATTT GGTCAGT TGAAAGA ATTTGAA AAAAAA CCTGAGG GT14 28SerHis LeuPhe GlyGln LeuLys GluPhe GluLys LysPro GluGly 400 40 5 410TCGATC CCAGAA AAGCCAA TTAACGC TGTAAAA GATAGG GTCCATC AA14 76SerIle ProGlu LysPro IleAsn AlaVal LysAsp ArgVal HisGln 415 420 425ATCGAA GAAGTT CTTGCCA AACCAGT TATTGAC GATGAA GATTATA AG15 24IleGlu GluVal LeuAla LysPro ValIle AspAsp GluAsp TyrLys430 4 35 440AAGTTG CATACA GCAAATA TGGTACG TAAATGC TCTAAA TCTAAGC AG15 72LysLeu HisThr AlaAsn MetVal ArgLys CysSer LysSer LysGln445 450 455 4 60ATTTTA ATATCA AGACCTC CACCATT ATTATC CATTCAT ATCAAC AGA1 620IleLeu IleSer ArgPro ProPro LeuLeu SerIle HisIle AsnArg 465 470 475TCCGTA TTTGAT CCAAGAA CGTACAT GATTAGA AAAAAT AACTCGA AA16 68SerVal PheAsp ProArg ThrTyr MetIle ArgLys AsnAsn SerLys 480 48 5 490GTATTG TTTAAG TCAAGGT TGAATCT TGCCCCA TGGTGT TGTGATA TT17 16ValLeu PheLys SerArg LeuAsn LeuAla ProTrp CysCys AspIle 495 500 505AATGAA ATCAAT TTGGATG CTCGTTT GCCAATG TCAAAA AAGGAAA AA17 64AsnGlu IleAsn LeuAsp AlaArg LeuPro MetSer LysLys GluLys510 5 15 520GCTGCG CAACAA GATTCAA GTGAAGA TGAAAAC ATTGGC GGTGAAT AC18 12AlaAla GlnGln AspSer SerGlu AspGlu AsnIle GlyGly GluTyr525 530 535 5 40TATACG AAATTA CATGAAC GCTTCGA GCAGGAA TTTGAA GACAGCG AG18 60TyrThr LysLeu HisGlu ArgPhe GluGln GluPhe GluAsp SerGlu 545 550 555GAAGAA AAAGAA TACGATG ACGCAGA GGGGAAC TATGCG TCTCATT AC19 08GluGlu LysGlu TyrAsp AspAla GluGly AsnTyr AlaSer HisTyr 560 56 5 570AATCAT ACCAAG GATATCA GTAACTA TGATCCC CTAAAC GGTGAAG TC19 56AsnHis ThrLys AspIle SerAsn TyrAsp ProLeu AsnGly GluVal 575 580 585GATGGC GTGACA TCCGATG ATGAAGA TGAGTAC ATTGAA GAAACCG AT20 04AspGly ValThr SerAsp AspGlu AspGlu TyrIle GluGlu ThrAsp590 5 95 600GCTTTA GGGAAT ACAATCA AAAAAAG GATCAT AGAACAT TCTGAT GTT2 052AlaLeu GlyAsn ThrIle LysLys ArgIle IleGlu HisSer AspVal605 610 615 6 20GAAAAC GAGAAT GTAAAAG ATAATGA AGAACTG CAAGAA ATCGACA AT21 00GluAsn GluAsn ValLys AspAsn GluGlu LeuGln GluIle AspAsn 625 630 635GTGAGC CTTGAC GAACCAA AGATCAA TGTTGAA GATCAA CTAGAAA CA21 48ValSer LeuAsp GluPro LysIle AsnVal GluAsp GlnLeu GluThr 640 64 5 650TCATCT GATGAG GAAGATG TTATACC AGCTCCA CCTATC AATTATG CT21 96SerSer AspGlu GluAsp ValIle ProAla ProPro IleAsn TyrAla 655 660 665AGGTCA TTTTCC ACAGTTC CAGCCAC TCCATTG ACATAT TCATTGC GC22 44ArgSer PheSer ThrVal ProAla ThrPro LeuThr TyrSer LeuArg670 6 75 680TCTGTC ATTGTT CACTACG GTACCCA TAATTAT GGTCAT TACATTG CA22 92SerVal IleVal HisTyr GlyThr HisAsn TyrGly HisTyr IleAla685 690 695 7 00TTTAGA AAATAC AGGGGTT GTTGGTG GAGAATA TCTGAT GAGACTG TG23 40PheArg LysTyr ArgGly CysTrp TrpArg IleSer AspGlu ThrVal 705 710 715TACGTT GTGGAC GAAGCTG AAGTCCT TTCAACA CCCGGT GTATTT ATG2 388TyrVal ValAsp GluAla GluVal LeuSer ThrPro GlyVal PheMet 720 72 5 730TTATTT TACGAA TATGACT TTGATGA AGAAACT GGGAAG ATGAAGG AT24 36LeuPhe TyrGlu TyrAsp PheAsp GluGlu ThrGly LysMet LysAsp 735 740 745GATTTG GAAGCT ATTCAGA GTAATAA TGAAGAA GATGAT GAAAAAG AG24 84AspLeu GluAla IleGln SerAsn AsnGlu GluAsp AspGlu LysGlu750 7 55 760CAGGAG CAAAAA GGAGTCC AGGAGCC AAAGGAA AGCCAA GAGCAAG GA25 32GlnGlu GlnLys GlyVal GlnGlu ProLys GluSer GlnGlu GlnGly765 770 775 7 80GAAGGT GAAGAG CAAGAGG AAGGTCA AGAGCAG ATGAAG TTCGAGA GA25 80GluGly GluGlu GlnGlu GluGly GlnGlu GlnMet LysPhe GluArg 785 790 795ACAGAA GACCAT AGAGATA TTTCTGG TAAAGAT GTAAAC TAAGTTAT AA2 629ThrGlu AspHis ArgAsp IleSer GlyLys AspVal Asn 800 80 5ATACGAT ATCCGTA ATTGTGT AAATAACAA TAACTATA ATTAAAT TGAATAAT TAAAAG 2689CTACGTT ATTCGTT AAATCAAT TGTTTAGC TAGTTACG AATGTCT AAAGTTTT TGTAGG 2749CAATTGC AAAAATCA CTTCCAT TATTATAC AAATCCT TCTAAGCT TCATTTT TCTTACC 2809TTGTAC TTCTTCAA CTTTTTC TCTTCTCT TCTCTCC 2845(2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:4:(i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS: (A) LENGTH: 809 amino acids (B) TYPE: amino acid (D) TOPOLOGY: linear(ii) MOLECULE TYPE: protein(xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:4:MetAsp LeuPhe IleGlu SerLys IleAsn SerLeu LeuGln PheLeu1 5 10 15PheGly SerArg GlnAsp PheLeu ArgAsn PheLys ThrTrp SerAsn 20 2 5 30AsnAsn AsnAsn LeuSer IleTyr LeuLeu IlePhe GlyIle ValVal 35 40 45PhePhe TyrLys LysPro AspHis LeuAsn TyrIle ValGlu SerVal50 55 60SerGlu MetThr ThrAsn PheArg AsnAsn AsnSer LeuSer ArgTrp65 70 75 80LeuPro ArgSer LysPhe ThrHis LeuAsp GluGlu IleLeu LysArg 85 90 95GlyGly PheIle AlaGly LeuVal AsnAsp GlyAsn ThrCys PheMet 100 10 5 110AsnSer ValLeu GlnSer LeuAla SerSer ArgGlu LeuMet GluPhe 115 120 125LeuAsp AsnAsn ValIle ArgThr TyrGlu GluIle GluGln AsnGlu130 1 35 140HisAsn GluGlu GlyAsn GlyGln GluSer AlaGln AspGlu AlaThr145 150 155 1 60HisLys LysAsn ThrArg LysGly GlyLys ValTyr GlyLys HisLys 165 170 175LysLys LeuAsn ArgLys SerSer SerLys GluAsp GluGlu LysSer 180 18 5 190GlnGlu ProAsp IleThr PheSer ValAla LeuArg AspLeu LeuSer 195 200 205AlaLeu AsnAla LysTyr TyrArg AspLys ProTyr PheLys ThrAsn210 2 15 220SerLeu LeuLys AlaMet SerLys SerPro ArgLys AsnIle LeuLeu225 230 235 2 40GlyTyr AspGln GluAsp AlaGln GluPhe PheGln AsnIle LeuAla 245 250 255GluLeu GluSer AsnVal LysSer LeuAsn ThrGlu LysLeu AspThr 260 26 5 270ThrPro ValAla LysSer GluLeu ProAsp AspAla LeuVal GlyGln 275 280 285LeuAsn LeuGly GluVal GlyThr ValTyr IlePro ThrGlu GlnIle290 2 95 300AspPro AsnSer IleLeu HisAsp LysSer IleGln AsnPhe ThrPro305 310 315 3 20PheLys LeuMet ThrPro LeuAsp GlyIle ThrAla GluArg IleGly 325 330 335CysLeu GlnCys GlyGlu AsnGly GlyIle ArgTyr SerVal PheSer 340 34 5 350GlyLeu SerLeu AsnLeu ProAsn GluAsn IleGly SerThr LeuLys 355 360 365LeuSer GlnLeu LeuSer AspTrp SerLys ProGlu IleIle GluGly370 3 75 380ValGlu CysAsn ArgCys AlaLeu ThrAla AlaHis SerHis LeuPhe385 390 395 4 00GlyGln LeuLys GluPhe GluLys LysPro GluGly SerIle ProGlu 405 410 415LysPro IleAsn AlaVal LysAsp ArgVal HisGln IleGlu GluVal 420 42 5 430LeuAla LysPro ValIle AspAsp GluAsp TyrLys LysLeu HisThr 435 440 445AlaAsn MetVal ArgLys CysSer LysSer LysGln IleLeu IleSer450 4 55 460ArgPro ProPro LeuLeu SerIle HisIle AsnArg SerVal PheAsp465 470 475 4 80ProArg ThrTyr MetIle ArgLys AsnAsn SerLys ValLeu PheLys 485 490 495SerArg LeuAsn LeuAla ProTrp CysCys AspIle AsnGlu IleAsn 500 50 5 510LeuAsp AlaArg LeuPro MetSer LysLys GluLys AlaAla GlnGln 515 520 525AspSer SerGlu AspGlu AsnIle GlyGly GluTyr TyrThr LysLeu530 5 35 540HisGlu ArgPhe GluGln GluPhe GluAsp SerGlu GluGlu LysGlu545 550 555 5 60TyrAsp AspAla GluGly AsnTyr AlaSer HisTyr AsnHis ThrLys 565 570 575AspIle SerAsn TyrAsp ProLeu AsnGly GluVal AspGly ValThr 580 58 5 590SerAsp AspGlu AspGlu TyrIle GluGlu ThrAsp AlaLeu GlyAsn 595 600 605ThrIle LysLys ArgIle IleGlu HisSer AspVal GluAsn GluAsn610 6 15 620ValLys AspAsn GluGlu LeuGln GluIle AspAsn ValSer LeuAsp625 630 635 6 40GluPro LysIle AsnVal GluAsp GlnLeu GluThr SerSer AspGlu 645 650 655GluAsp ValIle ProAla ProPro IleAsn TyrAla ArgSer PheSer 660 66 5 670ThrVal ProAla ThrPro LeuThr TyrSer LeuArg SerVal IleVal 675 680 685HisTyr GlyThr HisAsn TyrGly HisTyr IleAla PheArg LysTyr690 6 95 700ArgGly CysTrp TrpArg IleSer AspGlu ThrVal TyrVal ValAsp705 710 715 7 20GluAla GluVal LeuSer ThrPro GlyVal PheMet LeuPhe TyrGlu 725 730 735TyrAsp PheAsp GluGlu ThrGly LysMet LysAsp AspLeu GluAla 740 74 5 750IleGln SerAsn AsnGlu GluAsp AspGlu LysGlu GlnGlu GlnLys 755 760 765GlyVal GlnGlu ProLys GluSer GlnGlu GlnGly GluGly GluGlu770 7 75 780GlnGlu GluGly GlnGlu GlnMet LysPhe GluArg ThrGlu AspHis785 790 795 8 00ArgAsp IleSer GlyLys AspVal Asn 805(2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:5:(i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS: (A) LENGTH: 6008 base pairs (B) TYPE: nucleic acid (C) STRANDEDNESS: double (D) TOPOLOGY: linear(ix) FEATURE: (A) NAME/KEY: CDS (B) LOCATION: 983..4774(xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:5:GCATGCT CCCAAGT GTCAGAAT TTATCAGA TGCTCAGGC TGCATTT TTGGACCG TGTTAT 60TCGTGTA GATCAAGC TGGCGAAT TAGGTGCA GACTACAT CTACGCTG GCCAGTAC TTCGT 120GTTGGCT CATAGGTA CCCTCAC TTGAAACC TGTGCTAA AGCACATA TGGGACCA GGAGAT 180ACATCAT CATAATAC TTTTAACA ATTTGCA ATTGAAAAG GAGAGTCA GGCCTTC CTTATT 240AACGCCT TTGTGGAA GGCAGGAG CCTTTGC AATGGGGGC TGGTACCG CATTGAT TTCTCC 300AGAAGCA GCTATGGC TTGTACT GAAGCTGT CGAGACAGT AATCGGAG GGCACTAC AATGG 360CCAATTG CGAAACTT GGCCAATC AATTCAAT TTAGAAAGA ACAGATGG AACAAAGG GTCC4 20AAGTGAG GAAATCAA ATCCTTA ACTTCTAC TATCCAAC AGTTCAGG GATGACGA GCTAGA 480GCATCTA GACACCGC TATCAAGC ATGATTC GTATATGG CAGTTCC ATATACA GTTATCAC 540TGAAGGT ATTAAAAC GATTTGCA GAGTAGCT ATATGGAG TGCCGAAA GAATTTAA CCACC 600AGAAAGT GGCATACA TCAGTCGC GTTATGC CAGAAAAGG AGAATTGA AAGGAAAA CGGTT 660TGATAAA TGTCCTA ATTAAAC TATCATGT ATAAAATT ATGTATC ATCCTTA CGCATTTT A720ACGCTAT ATGACCAA TATGACAG GAATAGAT ACACTGTC TATAATT ATGTAAA TGGGGTA 780TGGGTTC ATAGTCT AAGGGTGA GTACAAAC TGGATCTT TAACAAGA GTAACAGT TAATTA 840GAGCAAA ACTATAG TACATATA GCTTGAAA AAAACAAGC GGCTTGCC ATTGGAAG AACAT 900TGCATAA AAACGGGG CCACTGCT AATAATAA AGTGGTAA TTAAAAAG AAAGCTTT TGTTC 960AAGGTTA AGAAGGTA TAAGGAA ATGCCGA ACGAAGA TAATGAA CTTCAA AAA10 12 MetPro AsnGlu AspAsn GluLeu GlnLys 1 5 10GCAATT GAGAAC CATCATA ATCAACT ACTAAAC CAGGAT AAAGAAA AT10 60AlaIle GluAsn HisHis AsnGln LeuLeu AsnGln AspLys GluAsn 15 20 25GCTGAC AGAAAT GGGTCTG TTATAGA AGACCTC CCATTA TACGGGA CA11 08AlaAsp ArgAsn GlySer ValIle GluAsp LeuPro LeuTyr GlyThr 30 3 5 40AGTATA AACCAG CAGTCTA CCCCTGG AGATGTT GACGAT GGAAAAC AC11 56SerIle AsnGln GlnSer ThrPro GlyAsp ValAsp AspGly LysHis 45 50 55TTACTG TATCCA GATATTG CCACCAA CCTACCA CTGAAG ACTTCTG AC12 04LeuLeu TyrPro AspIle AlaThr AsnLeu ProLeu LysThr SerAsp60 65 70AGACTT TTGGAC GATATAC TTTGCGA TACTATT TTTCTC AATTCTA CA12 52ArgLeu LeuAsp AspIle LeuCys AspThr IlePhe LeuAsn SerThr75 80 85 90GACCCG AAGGTC ATGCAAA AGGGCCT GCAATCG AGGGGT ATTTTAA AA13 00AspPro LysVal MetGln LysGly LeuGln SerArg GlyIle LeuLys 95 100 105GAGTCT ATGCTT TCTTACT CAACTTT CAGAAGT AGTATT CGCCCTA AC13 48GluSer MetLeu SerTyr SerThr PheArg SerSer IleArg ProAsn 110 11 5 120TGCTTG GGTTCA TTAACTG ATCAAGT GGTTTT TCAAACA AAATCC GAG1 396CysLeu GlySer LeuThr AspGln ValVal PheGln ThrLys SerGlu 125 130 135TATGAT TCCATT TCATGCC CAAAATA TAATAAA ATACAT GTATTTC AG14 44TyrAsp SerIle SerCys ProLys TyrAsn LysIle HisVal PheGln140 1 45 150GCGGTC ATCTTT AATCCAT CACTGGC AGAACAG CAAATT TCAACTT TT14 92AlaVal IlePhe AsnPro SerLeu AlaGlu GlnGln IleSer ThrPhe155 160 165 1 70GATGAT ATTGTT AAAATTC CTATTT ATCATCT TAAGGTT AGCGTA AAA1 540AspAsp IleVal LysIle ProIle TyrHis LeuLys ValSer ValLys 175 180 185GTCCGC CAAGAA CTGGAGC GGTTGAA GAAGCAT GTCGGT GTTACTC AA15 88ValArg GlnGlu LeuGlu ArgLeu LysLys HisVal GlyVal ThrGln 190 19 5 200TTCCAC TCACTA GATCATT TGCACGA ATACGAT CGAGTA GACCTTT CG16 36PheHis SerLeu AspHis LeuHis GluTyr AspArg ValAsp LeuSer 205 210 215ACTTTT GATTCT TCCGATC CTAATTT GTTGGAT TACGGT ATTTACG TT16 84ThrPhe AspSer SerAsp ProAsn LeuLeu AspTyr GlyIle TyrVal220 2 25 230TCTGAT GATACT AACAAAC TGATCT TGATTGA AATTTT TAAACCC GAG 1732SerAsp AspThr AsnLys LeuIle LeuIle GluIle PheLys ProGlu235 240 245 2 50TTTAAT TCACCT GAAGAGC ATGAGAG TTTTACT GCCGAC GCAATTA AG17 80PheAsn SerPro GluGlu HisGlu SerPhe ThrAla AspAla IleLys 255 260 265AAGAGA TACAAT GCTATGT GTGTAAA AAATGAA TCACTA GATAAAA GC18 28LysArg TyrAsn AlaMet CysVal LysAsn GluSer LeuAsp LysSer 270 27 5 280GAGACG CCATCT CAAGTTG ACTGTTT TTACACA CTTTTT AAAATTT TT18 76GluThr ProSer GlnVal AspCys PheTyr ThrLeu PheLys IlePhe 285 290 295AAAGGG CCTTTG ACGAGGA AAAGTAA AGCGGAA CCTACA AAGACAA TT19 24LysGly ProLeu ThrArg LysSer LysAla GluPro ThrLys ThrIle300 3 05 310GATTCT GGAAAT TTGGCCC TTAACAC TCACCTG AATCCT GAATGGT TA19 72AspSer GlyAsn LeuAla LeuAsn ThrHis LeuAsn ProGlu TrpLeu315 320 325 3 30ACGTCC AAGTAT GGATTTC AAGCAAG CTCAGAA ATCGAT GAGGAAA CT20 20ThrSer LysTyr GlyPhe GlnAla SerSer GluIle AspGlu GluThr 335 340 345AATGAG ATATTT ACTGAAT ACGTCCC TCCAGAT ATGGTG GACTATG TA20 68AsnGlu IlePhe ThrGlu TyrVal ProPro AspMet ValAsp TyrVal 350 35 5 360AACGAT TTGGAG ACAAGAA AAATTCG AGAATCG TTTGTG AGGAAGT GT21 16AsnAsp LeuGlu ThrArg LysIle ArgGlu SerPhe ValArg LysCys 365 370 375TTACAA CTGATA TTTTGGG GTCAACT ATCTACC TCATTA CTGGCAC CT21 64LeuGln LeuIle PheTrp GlyGln LeuSer ThrSer LeuLeu AlaPro380 3 85 390AATTCT CCCTTG AAAAATA CGAAAAG CGTAAAG GGAATG TCTTCAT TA22 12AsnSer ProLeu LysAsn ThrLys SerVal LysGly MetSer SerLeu395 400 405 4 10CAAACT TCTTTC TCAACAC TACCTTG GTTCCAT TTATTG GGAGAAT CC22 60GlnThr SerPhe SerThr LeuPro TrpPhe HisLeu LeuGly GluSer 415 420 425AGAGCA AGGATT CTATTAA ATTCCAA TGAGCAA ACTCAT TCTCCT TTG2 308ArgAla ArgIle LeuLeu AsnSer AsnGlu GlnThr HisSer ProLeu 430 43 5 440GACGCA GAACCT CATTTTA TTAATCT TTCCGT TTCGCAT TATTAT ACC2 356AspAla GluPro HisPhe IleAsn LeuSer ValSer HisTyr TyrThr 445 450 455GATAGA GATATA ATCAGAA ACTACGA ATCTTT GTCTTC TTTGGAT CCT 2404AspArg AspIle IleArg AsnTyr GluSer LeuSer SerLeu AspPro460 4 65 470GAAAAT ATTGGG CTGTAT TTTGACG CACTGAC ATACATT GCAAAT AGG2 452GluAsn IleGly LeuTyr PheAsp AlaLeu ThrTyr IleAla AsnArg475 480 485 4 90AAGGGG GCATAT CAATTGA TTGCTTA CTGTGGA AAACAG GACATTA TA25 00LysGly AlaTyr GlnLeu IleAla TyrCys GlyLys GlnAsp IleIle 495 500 505GGCCAA GAAGCT CTAGAAA ATGCTTT GTTAAT GTTTAAA ATTAAC CCT2 548GlyGln GluAla LeuGlu AsnAla LeuLeu MetPhe LysIle AsnPro 510 51 5 520AAAGAG TGTAAC ATCTCCG AATTAAA TGAGGCG ACTTTG CTATCT ATT2 596LysGlu CysAsn IleSer GluLeu AsnGlu AlaThr LeuLeu SerIle 525 530 535TACAAA TATGAA ACATCAA ATAAGAG CCAAGTA ACCTCT AATCACC TA26 44TyrLys TyrGlu ThrSer AsnLys SerGln ValThr SerAsn HisLeu540 5 45 550ACAAAT TTGAAA AATGCTC TAAGATT GTTGGCC AAATAT ACCAAAT CT26 92ThrAsn LeuLys AsnAla LeuArg LeuLeu AlaLys TyrThr LysSer555 560 565 5 70GACAAA CTAAAA TTTTACG TCGATCA TGAGCCC TACAGA GCTTTAT CC27 40AspLys LeuLys PheTyr ValAsp HisGlu ProTyr ArgAla LeuSer 575 580 585CAGGCA TACGAC ACACTTT CAATTGA CGAGTCT GTTGAT GAAGACA TT27 88GlnAla TyrAsp ThrLeu SerIle AspGlu SerVal AspGlu AspIle 590 59 5 600ATAAAA ACTGCA TATTCGG TCAAGAT TAACGAC TCTCCC GGATTAA AG28 36IleLys ThrAla TyrSer ValLys IleAsn AspSer ProGly LeuLys 605 610 615TTGGAT TGTGAT AGAGCAC TTTACAC CATTGCT ATCAGT AAAAGAA GC28 84LeuAsp CysAsp ArgAla LeuTyr ThrIle AlaIle SerLys ArgSer620 6 25 630CTTGAT TTGTTC AATTTTT TAACAGA GGAATGC CCACAG TTTTCCA AC29 32LeuAsp LeuPhe AsnPhe LeuThr GluGlu CysPro GlnPhe SerAsn635 640 645 6 50TATTAT GGTCCA GAGAAGC TTCTTCA AGTGAAT GAAAAT GCCTCTG AC29 80TyrTyr GlyPro GluLys LeuLeu GlnVal AsnGlu AsnAla SerAsp 655 660 665GAAACC ATTTTG AAAATCT TTAAACA AAAGTGG TTTGAT GAAAACG TT30 28GluThr IleLeu LysIle PheLys GlnLys TrpPhe AspGlu AsnVal 670 67 5 680TATGAG CCTGAC CAATTTC TTATTT TGAGGGC AGCATTG ACCAAA ATC3 076TyrGlu ProAsp GlnPhe LeuIle LeuArg AlaAla LeuThr LysIle 685 690 695AGTATA GAAAGA AATTCAA CTTTAA TCACCAA CTTCTT ACTAACT GGT 3124SerIle GluArg AsnSer ThrLeu IleThr AsnPhe LeuLeu ThrGly700 7 05 710ACGATA GATCCA AATTCCT TGCCGCC AGAAAAT TGGCCA ACTGGCA TT31 72ThrIle AspPro AsnSer LeuPro ProGlu AsnTrp ProThr GlyIle715 720 725 7 30AATAAT ATCGGG AACACCT GTTACCT AAATTCT TTATTA CAATATT AC32 20AsnAsn IleGly AsnThr CysTyr LeuAsn SerLeu LeuGln TyrTyr 735 740 745TTTTCC ATTGCG CCACTAA GAAGATA TGTATT GGAATAT CAAAAA ACG3 268PheSer IleAla ProLeu ArgArg TyrVal LeuGlu TyrGln LysThr 750 75 5 760GTAGAA AATTTC AATGACC ACCTCTC TAATAGT GGGCAT ATTAGAA GA33 16ValGlu AsnPhe AsnAsp HisLeu SerAsn SerGly HisIle ArgArg 765 770 775ATTGGT GGAAGA GAAATTA GTAGAGG CGAAGTG GAAAGA TCTATTC AA33 64IleGly GlyArg GluIle SerArg GlyGlu ValGlu ArgSer IleGln780 7 85 790TTCATA TACCAA CTTCGCA ACCTTTT CTATGCG ATGGTT CATACAA GA34 12PheIle TyrGln LeuArg AsnLeu PheTyr AlaMet ValHis ThrArg795 800 805 8 10GAAAGA TGTGTA ACACCCT CAAAAGA GCTAGCA TATTTG GCATTTG CT34 60GluArg CysVal ThrPro SerLys GluLeu AlaTyr LeuAla PheAla 815 820 825CCAAGT AATGTT GAAGTAG AATTTGA AGTGGAA GGCAAT AAAGTAG TT35 08ProSer AsnVal GluVal GluPhe GluVal GluGly AsnLys ValVal 830 83 5 840GATCAA ACAGGA GTTCTT TCGGATT CAAAGAA GGAAACA ACGGAT GAC3 556AspGln ThrGly ValLeu SerAsp SerLys LysGlu ThrThr AspAsp 845 850 855GCATTT ACTACA AAAATAA AGGATAC AAGCCTG ATTGAT TTAGAAA TG36 04AlaPhe ThrThr LysIle LysAsp ThrSer LeuIle AspLeu GluMet860 8 65 870GAAGAT GGCCTT AATGGCG ATGTTGG TACAGAT GCGAAC AGAAAAA AA36 52GluAsp GlyLeu AsnGly AspVal GlyThr AspAla AsnArg LysLys875 880 885 8 90AATGAA TCGAAT GATGCTG AAGTAAG TGAGAAC GAAGAT ACAACAG GA37 00AsnGlu SerAsn AspAla GluVal SerGlu AsnGlu AspThr ThrGly 895 900 905TTAACT TCACCT ACGCGTG TGGCAAA AATCAGT TCTGAT CAATTAG AA37 48LeuThr SerPro ThrArg ValAla LysIle SerSer AspGln LeuGlu 910 91 5 920AATGCT TTGGAA ATGGGTA GGCAACA AGATGTT ACTGAA TGCATAG GA37 96AsnAla LeuGlu MetGly ArgGln GlnAsp ValThr GluCys IleGly 925 930 935AACGTG TTATTT CAGATAG AAAGCGG TTCAGAG CCTATC CGATATG AT38 44AsnVal LeuPhe GlnIle GluSer GlySer GluPro IleArg TyrAsp940 9 45 950GAAGAC AACGAG CAATATG ACTTGGT TAAGCAA CTATTT TATGGTA CT38 92GluAsp AsnGlu GlnTyr AspLeu ValLys GlnLeu PheTyr GlyThr955 960 965 9 70ACTAAA CAAAGT ATTGTT CCTTTG TCCGCAA CAAATAA AGTCCGT ACG 3940ThrLys GlnSer IleVal ProLeu SerAla ThrAsn LysVal ArgThr 975 980 985AAAGTT GAAAGA TTCCTA TCGTTAC TGATAAA TATTGGC GATCAT CCT3 988LysVal GluArg PheLeu SerLeu LeuIle AsnIle GlyAsp HisPro 990 99 5 1000AAAGAT ATTTAT GATGCGT TTGATTC TTATTT TAAAGAC GAATAT CTG4 036LysAsp IleTyr AspAla PheAsp SerTyr PheLys AspGlu TyrLeu 1005 1010 1015ACAATG GAAGAG TATGGTG ATGTTA TACGTAC CGTTGCT GTTACA ACT4 084ThrMet GluGlu TyrGly AspVal IleArg ThrVal AlaVal ThrThr102 0 1 025 1030TTTCCT ACTATT TTGCAGG TACAAAT CCAAAGA GTTTAT TACGATC GT41 32PhePro ThrIle LeuGln ValGln IleGln ArgVal TyrTyr AspArg1035 1040 104 5 1 050GAAAGA TTAATG CCGTTTA AATCCAT TGAGCCC TTACCA TTCAAAG AA41 80GluArg LeuMet ProPhe LysSer IleGlu ProLeu ProPhe LysGlu 1055 1060 1065GTTATT TACATG GACAGAT ACGCGGA TACAGAG AACCCT TTATTG TTG4 228ValIle TyrMet AspArg TyrAla AspThr GluAsn ProLeu LeuLeu 1070 10 75 1080GCAAAA AAGAAA GAAACAG AAGAAAT GAAGCAA AAGTTG AAGGTAA TG42 76AlaLys LysLys GluThr GluGlu MetLys GlnLys LeuLys ValMet 1085 1090 1095AAAAAT AGACAA AGAGAGC TTTTGAG TCGTGAT GATTCA GGGCTTA CA43 24LysAsn ArgGln ArgGlu LeuLeu SerArg AspAsp SerGly LeuThr110 0 1 105 1110AGGAAG GATGCA TTTTTGG AGAGTAT CAAGCTA TTGGAA TCGGATA CC43 72ArgLys AspAla PheLeu GluSer IleLys LeuLeu GluSer AspThr1115 1120 112 5 1 130ATAAAG AAAACT CCTTTAA AAATTGA GGCTGCT AATGAT GTGATAA AG44 20IleLys LysThr ProLeu LysIle GluAla AlaAsn AspVal IleLys 1135 1140 1145ACGCTG AGAAAC AACGTTC AAAATAT CGATAAT GAATTG ATGAAAT TA44 68ThrLeu ArgAsn AsnVal GlnAsn IleAsp AsnGlu LeuMet LysLeu 1150 11 55 1160TACAAT GATATC AACAGTT TGGAAGA GAAAATA AGCCAT CAATTTG AC45 16TyrAsn AspIle AsnSer LeuGlu GluLys IleSer HisGln PheAsp 1165 1170 1175GATTTC AAGGAA TATGGTT ACTCACT GTTTTCG GTTTTT ATTCATC GC45 64AspPhe LysGlu TyrGly TyrSer LeuPhe SerVal PheIle HisArg118 0 1 185 1190GGCGAG GCCAGT TATGGTC ACTATTG GATATA TATCAAG GACAGA AAT4 612GlyGlu AlaSer TyrGly HisTyr TrpIle TyrIle LysAsp ArgAsn1195 1200 120 5 1 210CGCAAT GGAATT TGGAGGA AGTACAA TGATGAA ACCATC AGCGAGG TC46 60ArgAsn GlyIle TrpArg LysTyr AsnAsp GluThr IleSer GluVal 1215 1220 1225CAGGAA GAGGAG GTCTTCA ATTTCAA TGAGGGT AACACT GCAACTC CA47 08GlnGlu GluGlu ValPhe AsnPhe AsnGlu GlyAsn ThrAla ThrPro 1230 12 35 1240TATTTC CTAGTA TATGTCA AACAAGG ACAAGAA GGTGAT ATTGAGC CA47 56TyrPhe LeuVal TyrVal LysGln GlyGln GluGly AspIle GluPro 1245 1250 1255TTGAAA AGAATT CTAAAGT AGTCTTAG TCAATGAA GAGTTTA TGTAAA 4804LeuLys ArgIle LeuLys126 0ATGTCAC TATTGCC ATAAGTAC CATTATTA TGTAAAAA GCTTTGCC ATATTCA ATGTTA 4864GGGTGAC TATCTGC TACGTAAA GAAAAACG AAAAAACAA AAAAAAAA AGAACAAG CTCA4 924AGAAGTG AATACGAA AGCTGAAG AAAGTCGT TAAGTAGA TAGGTTGC GTAAACTA GGTG4 984GTCCAAT CAAAGTAA TCCAATTA GATATAC TGGACTAT AATTAAGA TGTCATC TGAAAG 5044CCACAGG ATCAACCA CAGAAGGA GCAAATCA GCAATAACG TCGGCGTT ACCACCAA TAG51 04ACAAGCA ATGAGGAA ACAAGCCG CTCTCAAG ATGATAAT GTCAAGGA AGTCAATG GAAA5 164GATGATA CTAAAGAA GAGGAACA AGAAGAAG ACGCAGAAC TAGATGAT TTATTTG GAGA5 224GACAATG ATGACGAT GATGATGA TGATGTT AAAAAATCG GAGACTGA AAAAAGTG ATAG5 284GATAGTG ATGAAGAC GACGAGGG AGAGAATA TCAACCAT AGAAGTCG TCATAGAG AAAG5 344CTCGGGT TAGATGA TGATGAAG CAGAGGAG CAAGCCATG TACACCCG AAAATTT TATGG 5404GAGGATG CTAATAA CTTTTCT GATCTTGA TGAGACTA CTCACACT TTTAAAGA GGAAAA 5464GTAGAGC TTGTCAGA CATATTA TTCCAAGT AAAGCTAAT GTGAATGA AACGGCGT CTCA5 524AACGAAA TTTTCTA TGCTAGAA TTCCCAAC TTTTTAAC TATCGAT CCAATTC CTTTCGA 5584CCTCCAA GTTTTGAG GCCAAAGT AAACGAAA GGGCAAGCA ATTCAGCT TCTAGGGA GGA56 44CAACTGG ACGACCGC CTGATTG ATGAAAAC ACTGTTAG ATGGAGAT ACTCTCG TGACAA 5704GACCAAC ATGTCTT TAAAGAAT CAAATACA CAAATAGTG CAGTGGTC AGACGGTA CATA5 764TCGCTAA AAGTTGGT GAAGAGTG TACAGATA TATTGGTC AACGATAC GAGCAACA CTTT5 824TTGACAG TATCGCAT GACCAACA AGAGTTGA TCCAGTGT TACGAAGG GGGTGAAA TAAA5 884AAGACGT TGATGTT TATTCCA ACTTCGACG AATTCAAA AATACATC AAAAACTA AGTAA 5944GCTGTT ATAAGAAG GAACCAAA GACAAAGC AAGGGTCC TGGAAATA CATTGTAA GTATG 6004ATCC 60 08(2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:6:(i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS: (A) LENGTH: 1264 amino acids (B) TYPE: amino acid (D) TOPOLOGY: linear(ii) MOLECULE TYPE: protein(xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:6:MetPro AsnGlu AspAsn GluLeu GlnLys AlaIle GluAsn HisHis1 5 10 15AsnGln LeuLeu AsnGln AspLys GluAsn AlaAsp ArgAsn GlySer 20 2 5 30ValIle GluAsp LeuPro LeuTyr GlyThr SerIle AsnGln GlnSer 35 40 45ThrPro GlyAsp ValAsp AspGly LysHis LeuLeu TyrPro AspIle50 55 60AlaThr AsnLeu ProLeu LysThr SerAsp ArgLeu LeuAsp AspIle65 70 75 80LeuCys AspThr IlePhe LeuAsn SerThr AspPro LysVal MetGln 85 90 95LysGly LeuGln SerArg GlyIle LeuLys GluSer MetLeu SerTyr 100 10 5 110SerThr PheArg SerSer IleArg ProAsn CysLeu GlySer LeuThr 115 120 125AspGln ValVal PheGln ThrLys SerGlu TyrAsp SerIle SerCys130 1 35 140ProLys TyrAsn LysIle HisVal PheGln AlaVal IlePhe AsnPro145 150 155 1 60SerLeu AlaGlu GlnGln IleSer ThrPhe AspAsp IleVal LysIle 165 170 175ProIle TyrHis LeuLys ValSer ValLys ValArg GlnGlu LeuGlu 180 18 5 190ArgLeu LysLys HisVal GlyVal ThrGln PheHis SerLeu AspHis 195 200 205LeuHis GluTyr AspArg ValAsp LeuSer ThrPhe AspSer SerAsp210 2 15 220ProAsn LeuLeu AspTyr GlyIle TyrVal SerAsp AspThr AsnLys225 230 235 2 40LeuIle LeuIle GluIle PheLys ProGlu PheAsn SerPro GluGlu 245 250 255HisGlu SerPhe ThrAla AspAla IleLys LysArg TyrAsn AlaMet 260 26 5 270CysVal LysAsn GluSer LeuAsp LysSer GluThr ProSer GlnVal 275 280 285AspCys PheTyr ThrLeu PheLys IlePhe LysGly ProLeu ThrArg290 2 95 300LysSer LysAla GluPro ThrLys ThrIle AspSer GlyAsn LeuAla305 310 315 3 20LeuAsn ThrHis LeuAsn ProGlu TrpLeu ThrSer LysTyr GlyPhe 325 330 335GlnAla SerSer GluIle AspGlu GluThr AsnGlu IlePhe ThrGlu 340 34 5 350TyrVal ProPro AspMet ValAsp TyrVal AsnAsp LeuGlu ThrArg 355 360 365LysIle ArgGlu SerPhe ValArg LysCys LeuGln LeuIle PheTrp370 3 75 380GlyGln LeuSer ThrSer LeuLeu AlaPro AsnSer ProLeu LysAsn385 390 395 4 00ThrLys SerVal LysGly MetSer SerLeu GlnThr SerPhe SerThr 405 410 415LeuPro TrpPhe HisLeu LeuGly GluSer ArgAla ArgIle LeuLeu 420 42 5 430AsnSer AsnGlu GlnThr HisSer ProLeu AspAla GluPro HisPhe 435 440 445IleAsn LeuSer ValSer HisTyr TyrThr AspArg AspIle IleArg450 4 55 460AsnTyr GluSer LeuSer SerLeu AspPro GluAsn IleGly LeuTyr465 470 475 4 80PheAsp AlaLeu ThrTyr IleAla AsnArg LysGly AlaTyr GlnLeu 485 490 495IleAla TyrCys GlyLys GlnAsp IleIle GlyGln GluAla LeuGlu 500 50 5 510AsnAla LeuLeu MetPhe LysIle AsnPro LysGlu CysAsn IleSer 515 520 525GluLeu AsnGlu AlaThr LeuLeu SerIle TyrLys TyrGlu ThrSer530 5 35 540AsnLys SerGln ValThr SerAsn HisLeu ThrAsn LeuLys AsnAla545 550 555 5 60LeuArg LeuLeu AlaLys TyrThr LysSer AspLys LeuLys PheTyr 565 570 575ValAsp HisGlu ProTyr ArgAla LeuSer GlnAla TyrAsp ThrLeu 580 58 5 590SerIle AspGlu SerVal AspGlu AspIle IleLys ThrAla TyrSer 595 600 605ValLys IleAsn AspSer ProGly LeuLys LeuAsp CysAsp ArgAla610 6 15 620LeuTyr ThrIle AlaIle SerLys ArgSer LeuAsp LeuPhe AsnPhe625 630 635 6 40LeuThr GluGlu CysPro GlnPhe SerAsn TyrTyr GlyPro GluLys 645 650 655LeuLeu GlnVal AsnGlu AsnAla SerAsp GluThr IleLeu LysIle 660 66 5 670PheLys GlnLys TrpPhe AspGlu AsnVal TyrGlu ProAsp GlnPhe 675 680 685LeuIle LeuArg AlaAla LeuThr LysIle SerIle GluArg AsnSer690 6 95 700ThrLeu IleThr AsnPhe LeuLeu ThrGly ThrIle AspPro AsnSer705 710 715 7 20LeuPro ProGlu AsnTrp ProThr GlyIle AsnAsn IleGly AsnThr 725 730 735CysTyr LeuAsn SerLeu LeuGln TyrTyr PheSer IleAla ProLeu 740 74 5 750ArgArg TyrVal LeuGlu TyrGln LysThr ValGlu AsnPhe AsnAsp 755 760 765HisLeu SerAsn SerGly HisIle ArgArg IleGly GlyArg GluIle770 7 75 780SerArg GlyGlu ValGlu ArgSer IleGln PheIle TyrGln LeuArg785 790 795 8 00AsnLeu PheTyr AlaMet ValHis ThrArg GluArg CysVal ThrPro 805 810 815SerLys GluLeu AlaTyr LeuAla PheAla ProSer AsnVal GluVal 820 82 5 830GluPhe GluVal GluGly AsnLys ValVal AspGln ThrGly ValLeu 835 840 845SerAsp SerLys LysGlu ThrThr AspAsp AlaPhe ThrThr LysIle850 8 55 860LysAsp ThrSer LeuIle AspLeu GluMet GluAsp GlyLeu AsnGly865 870 875 8 80AspVal GlyThr AspAla AsnArg LysLys AsnGlu SerAsn AspAla 885 890 895GluVal SerGlu AsnGlu AspThr ThrGly LeuThr SerPro ThrArg 900 90 5 910ValAla LysIle SerSer AspGln LeuGlu AsnAla LeuGlu MetGly 915 920 925ArgGln GlnAsp ValThr GluCys IleGly AsnVal LeuPhe GlnIle930 9 35 940GluSer GlySer GluPro IleArg TyrAsp GluAsp AsnGlu GlnTyr945 950 955 9 60AspLeu ValLys GlnLeu PheTyr GlyThr ThrLys GlnSer IleVal 965 970 975ProLeu SerAla ThrAsn LysVal ArgThr LysVal GluArg PheLeu 980 98 5 990SerLeu LeuIle AsnIle GlyAsp HisPro LysAsp IleTyr AspAla 995 1000 1005PheAsp SerTyr PheLys AspGlu TyrLeu ThrMet GluGlu TyrGly101 0 1 015 1020AspVal IleArg ThrVal AlaVal ThrThr PhePro ThrIle LeuGln1025 1030 103 5 1 040ValGln IleGln ArgVal TyrTyr AspArg GluArg LeuMet ProPhe 1045 1050 1055LysSer IleGlu ProLeu ProPhe LysGlu ValIle TyrMet AspArg 1060 10 65 1070TyrAla AspThr GluAsn ProLeu LeuLeu AlaLys LysLys GluThr 1075 1080 1085GluGlu MetLys GlnLys LeuLys ValMet LysAsn ArgGln ArgGlu109 0 1 095 1100LeuLeu SerArg AspAsp SerGly LeuThr ArgLys AspAla PheLeu1105 1110 111 5 1 120GluSer IleLys LeuLeu GluSer AspThr IleLys LysThr ProLeu 1125 1130 1135LysIle GluAla AlaAsn AspVal IleLys ThrLeu ArgAsn AsnVal 1140 11 45 1150GlnAsn IleAsp AsnGlu LeuMet LysLeu TyrAsn AspIle AsnSer 1155 1160 1165LeuGlu GluLys IleSer HisGln PheAsp AspPhe LysGlu TyrGly117 0 1 175 1180TyrSer LeuPhe SerVal PheIle HisArg GlyGlu AlaSer TyrGly1185 1190 119 5 1 200HisTyr TrpIle TyrIle LysAsp ArgAsn ArgAsn GlyIle TrpArg 1205 1210 1215LysTyr AsnAsp GluThr IleSer GluVal GlnGlu GluGlu ValPhe 1220 12 25 1230AsnPhe AsnGlu GlyAsn ThrAla ThrPro TyrPhe LeuVal TyrVal 1235 1240 1245LysGln GlyGln GluGly AspIle GluPro LeuLys ArgIle LeuLys 1250 1255 1260(2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:7:(i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS: (A) LENGTH: 4887 base pairs (B) TYPE: nucleic acid (C) STRANDEDNESS: double (D) TOPOLOGY: linear(ix) FEATURE: (A) NAME/KEY: CDS (B) LOCATION: 1278..4013(xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:7:GCATGCT GAACATCC TTCTGCAA ACAACCTT GCCACATAA CGGGTATA CCAGGCAG GCGT 60TCATCAT CACGCCAA CATATTT CTTGATCA ACAATTGC TTCACAGA TGCGGGAT TCAAGG 120GGAAAAT GACCGCCA TCAACGAG CAGGGCCA CGACTCGAT TGATTTCG AGTCGTTG ATTT1 80CTGCCC TTGAGCAG CACGAGGC GGAGCCGC AGCCCCAT AGTACCAC AGAGATGA TTCAGG 240GGCCAAA GTTGACCA AGAAGGTC TACAGGTA CGTTATGT ACTGCAT CCCGACGT TTGCAA 300ACCCATC GGGAAACA CATACTCG CTTGAGAC CAGACGCAG ACTTATCG ACATCGCT CGGA3 60AGTACGA CATGCTGA TAATCAC TGATGACG TGTACGAT ATTCTAG ATTACACG ACGCCCT 420CAGATGA GCTGCCC TCTCCGC CCCTAAGG ATGGTGCA CATAGACA GAAGTACA GCGCCCT 480CCGGTGA GGACTCGT TCGGGAAT ACAGTGTC CAACGCAAC TTTCTCC AAGCTGAT CGCCC 540CTGGGCT CAGATTTG GATACCAT GAGTCAAT CAACGCGAA TCTCGCCA GACAGCTA TCTA6 00AAGGTGG TGCAAACG TCTCTGGC GGAACTCC CTCACAACT GAACTCCA TGATCGT GGGTG 660AGATGCT GCGTAGTG GTGCCGC CCAGAGAT GCATTGCAC ATCTGAGA TCCGTAT ACTCCG 720AGAGGGC CACTGTC TTGACCTC GGCGCTTA AGAAATACA TGCCCCA TGGAACCG AGATTA 780TGCCATT GAAGGGCG GCTATTT TACTTGGA TCACTCTC CCACCAGC GTACAATG CCATGG 840AGATATC CACTATT CTTGCCAA GAAATTTA ATGTCATC CTTGCCGA CGGCTCCA ATTTCG 900AGGTCAT CGGCGATG AGAAAAAC TGGGGTCA GTCATGCT TTAGGCTT TCTATTA GTTTCT 960TAGAAGT TGATGAT ATCGACAG GGGCATTG AGCTGTTT GGAGCTGT TTGCAAAT CTCAT 1020CGATCAC CAATAACA TAACTAT GTAGAAGG AATACGTA TATAGGTG AACGGTAA TAAGA 1080GGTAATT TTTCTACG GGCAAAGG CAAGGAAG AAAAAGAAA AAGAAGGA AAAAAATA TAA11 40GTGATAA AACAAACA AGCAGCGA AAAAGCGA AAGGGAAGA GAAGTGTT CTAGAGAA GAA12 00GTCATT TTAATAG TAAGTCAG ACTCGTCT GCTACCA TCATCCAG GTACCGC TTTCCTTT 1260CATCATC ATTAAAAA AAATGAA CATGCAA GACGCT AACAAAG AAGAGTC G13 10 MetAs nMetGl nAspAl aAsnLy sGluGl uSer 1 5 10TACTCG ATGTAC CCGAAAA CCTCTT CTCCACC ACCACCT ACGCCA ACC1 358TyrSer MetTyr ProLys ThrSer SerPro ProPro ProThr ProThr 15 2 0 25AATATG CAGATT CCTATT TATCAAG CGCCTTT GCAGATG TACGGC TAC1 406AsnMet GlnIle ProIle TyrGln AlaPro LeuGln MetTyr GlyTyr 30 35 40ACTCAG GCCCCA TATCTA TACCCCA CACAAAT ACCTGCC TATTCG TTT1 454ThrGln AlaPro TyrLeu TyrPro ThrGln IlePro AlaTyr SerPhe45 50 55AATATG GTCAAC CAAAACC AGCCAAT CTACCAT CAAAGT GGCAGCC CA15 02AsnMet ValAsn GlnAsn GlnPro IleTyr HisGln SerGly SerPro60 65 70 75CATCAC TTGCCT CCGCAAA ACAATAT TAACGGC GGAAGC ACTACCA AT15 50HisHis LeuPro ProGln AsnAsn IleAsn GlyGly SerThr ThrAsn 80 85 90AACAAC AACATT AACAAGA AGAAGTG GCACTCT AATGGC ATTACCA AT15 98AsnAsn AsnIle AsnLys LysLys TrpHis SerAsn GlyIle ThrAsn 95 10 0 105AACAAT GGAAGC AGCGGTA ATCAAGG CGCCAAC TCTAGC GGTAGCG GC16 46AsnAsn GlySer SerGly AsnGln GlyAla AsnSer SerGly SerGly 110 115 120ATGAGC TACAAC AAATCCC ACACCTA CCATCAC AATTAC TCTAACA AT16 94MetSer TyrAsn LysSer HisThr TyrHis HisAsn TyrSer AsnAsn125 1 30 135CATATC CCCATG ATGGCCT CTCCAAA CAGTGGC AGCAAT GCGGGCA TG17 42HisIle ProMet MetAla SerPro AsnSer GlySer AsnAla GlyMet140 145 150 1 55AAAAAA CAGACC AACTCTT CCAACGG CAACGGT TCTTCG GCTACTT CA17 90LysLys GlnThr AsnSer SerAsn GlyAsn GlySer SerAla ThrSer 160 165 170CCATCG TACTCT TCCTACA ACTCTTC TTCACAG TATGAT TTATACA AG18 38ProSer TyrSer SerTyr AsnSer SerSer GlnTyr AspLeu TyrLys 175 18 0 185TTTGAT GTCACT AAATTAA AGAATCT CAAGGAA AATTCA TCAAACT TG18 86PheAsp ValThr LysLeu LysAsn LeuLys GluAsn SerSer AsnLeu 190 195 200ATTCAA TTGCCA CTGTTC ATAAACA CTACGGA AGCAGAA TTTGCT GCG1 934IleGln LeuPro LeuPhe IleAsn ThrThr GluAla GluPhe AlaAla205 2 10 215GCAAGT GTCCAA AGGTACG AATTAAA CATGAAG GCTTTG AACCTAA AC19 82AlaSer ValGln ArgTyr GluLeu AsnMet LysAla LeuAsn LeuAsn220 225 230 2 35TCTGAA AGCTTA GAGAACT CATCTGT AGAAAAG AGCTCT GCCCATC AT20 30SerGlu SerLeu GluAsn SerSer ValGlu LysSer SerAla HisHis 240 245 250CACACA AAAAGC CATAGTA TACCAAA GCATAAT GAGGAA GTAAAGA CA20 78HisThr LysSer HisSer IlePro LysHis AsnGlu GluVal LysThr 255 26 0 265GAAACA CATGGG GAAGAAG AAGATGC TCATGAT AAAAAA CCACATG CG21 26GluThr HisGly GluGlu GluAsp AlaHis AspLys LysPro HisAla 270 275 280AGCAAA GATGCG CACGAGC TTAAAAA GAAAACT GAAGTA AAGAAAG AG21 74SerLys AspAla HisGlu LeuLys LysLys ThrGlu ValLys LysGlu285 2 90 295GATGCT AAGCAA GACCGTA ACGAAAA AGTTAT ACAGGAA CCTCAA GCT2 222AspAla LysGln AspArg AsnGlu LysVal IleGln GluPro GlnAla300 305 310 3 15ACTGTT TTACCT GTAGTGG ATAAGAA GGAACCA GAGGAA TCTGTTG AA22 70ThrVal LeuPro ValVal AspLys LysGlu ProGlu GluSer ValGlu 320 325 330GAAAAT ACTTCC AAGACAT CTTCACC TTCACCA TCTCCT CCAGCAG CA23 18GluAsn ThrSer LysThr SerSer ProSer ProSer ProPro AlaAla 335 34 0 345AAATCC TGGTCC GCCATAG CATCAGA TGCGATT AAAAGT AGACAAG CT23 66LysSer TrpSer AlaIle AlaSer AspAla IleLys SerArg GlnAla 350 355 360AGTAAC AAAACA GTCTCCG GATCGAT GGTCACT AAAACA CCAATTT CT24 14SerAsn LysThr ValSer GlySer MetVal ThrLys ThrPro IleSer365 3 70 375GGTACG ACCGCA GGCGTTT CATCAAC AAACATG GCTGCG GCGACTA TA24 62GlyThr ThrAla GlyVal SerSer ThrAsn MetAla AlaAla ThrIle380 385 390 3 95GGTAAA TCCAGC TCTCCC CTGTTG TCCAAGC AGCCTCA GAAAAAG GAT 2510GlyLys SerSer SerPro LeuLeu SerLys GlnPro GlnLys LysAsp 400 405 410AAAAAA TACGTT CCACCTT CTACAAA GGGTATT GAGCCA CTGGGTT CG25 58LysLys TyrVal ProPro SerThr LysGly IleGlu ProLeu GlySer 415 42 0 425ATTGCG TTAAGA ATGTGT TTTGATC CCGATTT CATTAGT TACGTT TTA2 606IleAla LeuArg MetCys PheAsp ProAsp PheIle SerTyr ValLeu 430 435 440CGGAAT AAAGAT GTTGAAA ACAAAAT ACCAGTC CATTCC ATTATT CCA2 654ArgAsn LysAsp ValGlu AsnLys IlePro ValHis SerIle IlePro445 4 50 455AGAGGC ATAATT AACAGAG CCAACAT TTGTTT TATGAGT TCTGTG TTA2 702ArgGly IleIle AsnArg AlaAsn IleCys PheMet SerSer ValLeu460 465 470 4 75CAAGTG TTACTC TACTGTA AGCCATT TATTGAT GTAATT AACGTTC TC27 50GlnVal LeuLeu TyrCys LysPro PheIle AspVal IleAsn ValLeu 480 485 490AGTACA CGGAAT ACCAATT CAAGAGT CGGCACA TCATCC TGTAAAT TA27 98SerThr ArgAsn ThrAsn SerArg ValGly ThrSer SerCys LysLeu 495 50 0 505TTAGAT GCTTGT TTGACTA TGTATAA GCAATTC GATAAG GAAACCT AT28 46LeuAsp AlaCys LeuThr MetTyr LysGln PheAsp LysGlu ThrTyr 510 515 520GAGAAA AAATTC CTAGAGA ATGCTGA TGATGCT GAAAAA ACCACGG AA28 94GluLys LysPhe LeuGlu AsnAla AspAsp AlaGlu LysThr ThrGlu525 5 30 535AGTGAT GCAAAA AAATCAT CAAAATC CAAGAGT TTCCAA CACTGCG CC29 42SerAsp AlaLys LysSer SerLys SerLys SerPhe GlnHis CysAla540 545 550 5 55ACTGCC GATGCT GTCAAAC CTGACGA ATTTTAC AAAACT TTGTCTA CT29 90ThrAla AspAla ValLys ProAsp GluPhe TyrLys ThrLeu SerThr 560 565 570ATACCG AAGTTC AAAGACT TGCAATG GGGCCAT CAGGAA GACGCAG AA30 38IlePro LysPhe LysAsp LeuGln TrpGly HisGln GluAsp AlaGlu 575 58 0 585GAATTT TTGACC CACTTAT TGGACCA ATTACAC GAGGAA TTAATT TCT3 086GluPhe LeuThr HisLeu LeuAsp GlnLeu HisGlu GluLeu IleSer 590 595 600GCAATT GATGGC TTAACCG ATAATGA AATTCAA AATATG CTGCAAA GT31 34AlaIle AspGly LeuThr AspAsn GluIle GlnAsn MetLeu GlnSer605 6 10 615ATTAAT GATGAA CAATTGA AAGTTTT CTTTAT TAGAAAT TTGTCA CGT3 182IleAsn AspGlu GlnLeu LysVal PhePhe IleArg AsnLeu SerArg620 625 630 6 35TATGGA AAAGCA GAGTTTA TCAAAAA TGCTAGT CCTAGA CTGAAGG AG32 30TyrGly LysAla GluPhe IleLys AsnAla SerPro ArgLeu LysGlu 640 645 650TTGATA GAAAAA TATGGCG TGATCAA TGATGAC TCTACC GAAGAAA AT32 78LeuIle GluLys TyrGly ValIle AsnAsp AspSer ThrGlu GluAsn 655 64 0 665GGTTGG CATGAA GTGAGCG GATCTAG CAAAAGA GGCAAG AAAACTA AG33 26GlyTrp HisGlu ValSer GlySer SerLys ArgGly LysLys ThrLys 670 675 680ACCGCT GCCAAG AGGACTG TCGAGAT TGTTCCA TCACCA ATCTCCA AA33 74ThrAla AlaLys ArgThr ValGlu IleVal ProSer ProIle SerLys685 6 90 695CTTTTC GGTGGC CAGTTCA GATCTGT GTTAGAT ATACCG AACAATA AG34 22LeuPhe GlyGly GlnPhe ArgSer ValLeu AspIle ProAsn AsnLys700 705 710 7 15GAATCT CAATCG ATTACAC TCGATCC GTTCCAA ACAATT CAATTGG AC34 70GluSer GlnSer IleThr LeuAsp ProPhe GlnThr IleGln LeuAsp 720 725 730ATTTCA GATGCT GGTGTGA ATGATCT AGAAACT GCATTC AAAAAAT TT35 18IleSer AspAla GlyVal AsnAsp LeuGlu ThrAla PheLys LysPhe 735 74 0 745AGTGAA TACGAA TTGCTA CCCTTTA AGTCCTC GTCAGGG AATGAT GTC3 566SerGlu TyrGlu LeuLeu ProPhe LysSer SerSer GlyAsn AspVal 750 755 760GAGGCC AAGAAG CAGACTT TTATTGA TAAATTG CCGCAA GTTCTT TTA3 614GluAla LysLys GlnThr PheIle AspLys LeuPro GlnVal LeuLeu765 7 70 775ATCCAA TTCAAA AGATTCT CATTCAT AAATAAT GTGAAC AAAGACA AC36 62IleGln PheLys ArgPhe SerPhe IleAsn AsnVal AsnLys AspAsn780 785 790 7 95GCAATG ACGAAC TATAACG CGTACAA TGGACGT ATTGAG AAGATCA GG37 10AlaMet ThrAsn TyrAsn AlaTyr AsnGly ArgIle GluLys IleArg 800 805 810AAAAAA ATTAAA TATGGTC ACGAGTT AATCAT ACCTGAA GAATCA ATG3 758LysLys IleLys TyrGly HisGlu LeuIle IlePro GluGlu SerMet 815 82 0 825TCTTCC ATAACA TTGAAAA ACAACAC CTCAGGG ATTGAT GATAGAA GA38 06SerSer IleThr LeuLys AsnAsn ThrSer GlyIle AspAsp ArgArg 830 835 840TATAAG CTAACC GGAGTTA TATACCA TCATGGG GTAAGT TCCGATG GC38 54TyrLys LeuThr GlyVal IleTyr HisHis GlyVal SerSer AspGly845 8 50 855GGTCAT TACACA GCGGATG TTTATCA TAGCGAG CACAAC AAATGGT AT39 02GlyHis TyrThr AlaAsp ValTyr HisSer GluHis AsnLys TrpTyr860 865 870 8 75AGAATA GATGAT GTAAATA TTACCGA ACTAGAG GACGAT GACGTTT TG39 50ArgIle AspAsp ValAsn IleThr GluLeu GluAsp AspAsp ValLeu 880 885 890AAAGGT GGCGAA GAAGCTT CTGATTC GAGGACT GCCTAT ATTTTA ATG3 998LysGly GlyGlu GluAla SerAsp SerArg ThrAla TyrIle LeuMet 895 90 0 905TATCAA AAGAGA AATTAAGA CGGGGGGT GGTATTA TAGACAAAA TACATAAA AAA4 053TyrGln LysArg Asn 910TAATATA GCAATAAT ACAATACA ATACAATA CAATACGAT AGTGAGCA CGATTTT AAAA4 113AGAAATA GAGACAGA CAGAGAAA CAGAGTTA CACTTTAT GCTTGGCA TATTTAAA AAAT4 173ATTTCGC CCAGGATC GAACTGGG GACGTTCT GCGTGTTA AGCAGATG CCATAACC GACT4 233GACCACG AAACCAAT TATTTCT TGGAGATG AACATTTAA GAAACAAA TACCTTG TAGAA 4293GAATGTG AATTTCAA AATATTA TGGCCTTT GGCAACAA TGGAATCA CAACAATT ATCAC 4353AAACTCA TACATCT CTTAAGA TTCATTTC TTACTTT AAGTAATC ATCCAAA TTTAGCCA 4413AGTTTGA TTTTACC TAAAAAAA GCAGAGGA TTCCCGAT TTCAATCA TATGTGCA CAGAC 4473ATGAGTC CAACACGT TATCGTT AACATAGT GCTCAATA TTGCCACT GCGCTTCG CAGGA 4533CATATT TCGTATAC GCCAAGCC CAAGGAGG GTTTTGTC ATTAAGCA GCTTACGC CAATT 4593AGTGCTA ACCTCGAA GCACCATA CTTTATC TCAGGATT TACAAACT CCCTATT GCACAA 4653GGCAAAC AACATAAT CATGACCA AATGGGTA AAAAAGATG AGCTGTGA AAAAGCCA AAA47 13AAAAAAG GAAGAACT AGAATTAC ATTTATT ATTCTACA CACAAAAA GAAAAAAT AGTTT 4773TTTATT TAAATGAT TTGAAGAA AAAGAACT ATAACGACT ACATCGAA GAATACAA TATT4 833GTAAAAA ACACATGT CCTGTTT AAAATAAG TCTCTAGT TAAAGACT ATTCGAT C 4887(2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:8:(i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS: (A) LENGTH: 912 amino acids (B) TYPE: amino acid (D) TOPOLOGY: linear(ii) MOLECULE TYPE: protein(xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:8:MetAsn MetGln AspAla AsnLys GluGlu SerTyr SerMet TyrPro1 5 10 15LysThr SerSer ProPro ProPro ThrPro ThrAsn MetGln IlePro 20 2 5 30IleTyr GlnAla ProLeu GlnMet TyrGly TyrThr GlnAla ProTyr 35 40 45LeuTyr ProThr GlnIle ProAla TyrSer PheAsn MetVal AsnGln50 55 60AsnGln ProIle TyrHis GlnSer GlySer ProHis HisLeu ProPro65 70 75 80GlnAsn AsnIle AsnGly GlySer ThrThr AsnAsn AsnAsn IleAsn 85 90 95LysLys LysTrp HisSer AsnGly IleThr AsnAsn AsnGly SerSer 100 10 5 110GlyAsn GlnGly AlaAsn SerSer GlySer GlyMet SerTyr AsnLys 115 120 125SerHis ThrTyr HisHis AsnTyr SerAsn AsnHis IlePro MetMet130 1 35 140AlaSer ProAsn SerGly SerAsn AlaGly MetLys LysGln ThrAsn145 150 155 1 60SerSer AsnGly AsnGly SerSer AlaThr SerPro SerTyr SerSer 165 170 175TyrAsn SerSer SerGln TyrAsp LeuTyr LysPhe AspVal ThrLys 180 18 5 190LeuLys AsnLeu LysGlu AsnSer SerAsn LeuIle GlnLeu ProLeu 195 200 205PheIle AsnThr ThrGlu AlaGlu PheAla AlaAla SerVal GlnArg210 2 15 220TyrGlu LeuAsn MetLys AlaLeu AsnLeu AsnSer GluSer LeuGlu225 230 235 2 40AsnSer SerVal GluLys SerSer AlaHis HisHis ThrLys SerHis 245 250 255SerIle ProLys HisAsn GluGlu ValLys ThrGlu ThrHis GlyGlu 260 26 5 270GluGlu AspAla HisAsp LysLys ProHis AlaSer LysAsp AlaHis 275 280 285GluLeu LysLys LysThr GluVal LysLys GluAsp AlaLys GlnAsp290 2 95 300ArgAsn GluLys ValIle GlnGlu ProGln AlaThr ValLeu ProVal305 310 315 3 20ValAsp LysLys GluPro GluGlu SerVal GluGlu AsnThr SerLys 325 330 335ThrSer SerPro SerPro SerPro ProAla AlaLys SerTrp SerAla 340 34 5 350IleAla SerAsp AlaIle LysSer ArgGln AlaSer AsnLys ThrVal 355 360 365SerGly SerMet ValThr LysThr ProIle SerGly ThrThr AlaGly370 3 75 380ValSer SerThr AsnMet AlaAla AlaThr IleGly LysSer SerSer385 390 395 4 00ProLeu LeuSer LysGln ProGln LysLys AspLys LysTyr ValPro 405 410 415ProSer ThrLys GlyIle GluPro LeuGly SerIle AlaLeu ArgMet 420 42 5 430CysPhe AspPro AspPhe IleSer TyrVal LeuArg AsnLys AspVal 435 440 445GluAsn LysIle ProVal HisSer IleIle ProArg GlyIle IleAsn450 4 55 460ArgAla AsnIle CysPhe MetSer SerVal LeuGln ValLeu LeuTyr465 470 475 4 80CysLys ProPhe IleAsp ValIle AsnVal LeuSer ThrArg AsnThr 485 490 495AsnSer ArgVal GlyThr SerSer CysLys LeuLeu AspAla CysLeu 500 50 5 510ThrMet TyrLys GlnPhe AspLys GluThr TyrGlu LysLys PheLeu 515 520 525GluAsn AlaAsp AspAla GluLys ThrThr GluSer AspAla LysLys530 5 35 540SerSer LysSer LysSer PheGln HisCys AlaThr AlaAsp AlaVal545 550 555 5 60LysPro AspGlu PheTyr LysThr LeuSer ThrIle ProLys PheLys 565 570 575AspLeu GlnTrp GlyHis GlnGlu AspAla GluGlu PheLeu ThrHis 580 58 5 590LeuLeu AspGln LeuHis GluGlu LeuIle SerAla IleAsp GlyLeu 595 600 605ThrAsp AsnGlu IleGln AsnMet LeuGln SerIle AsnAsp GluGln610 6 15 620LeuLys ValPhe PheIle ArgAsn LeuSer ArgTyr GlyLys AlaGlu625 630 635 6 40PheIle LysAsn AlaSer ProArg LeuLys GluLeu IleGlu LysTyr 645 650 655GlyVal IleAsn AspAsp SerThr GluGlu AsnGly TrpHis GluVal 660 66 5 670SerGly SerSer LysArg GlyLys LysThr LysThr AlaAla LysArg 675 680 685ThrVal GluIle ValPro SerPro IleSer LysLeu PheGly GlyGln690 6 95 700PheArg SerVal LeuAsp IlePro AsnAsn LysGlu SerGln SerIle705 710 715 7 20ThrLeu AspPro PheGln ThrIle GlnLeu AspIle SerAsp AlaGly 725 730 735ValAsn AspLeu GluThr AlaPhe LysLys PheSer GluTyr GluLeu 740 74 5 750LeuPro PheLys SerSer SerGly AsnAsp ValGlu AlaLys LysGln 755 760 765ThrPhe IleAsp LysLeu ProGln ValLeu LeuIle GlnPhe LysArg770 7 75 780PheSer PheIle AsnAsn ValAsn LysAsp AsnAla MetThr AsnTyr785 790 795 8 00AsnAla TyrAsn GlyArg IleGlu LysIle ArgLys LysIle LysTyr 805 810 815GlyHis GluLeu IleIle ProGlu GluSer MetSer SerIle ThrLeu 820 82 5 830LysAsn AsnThr SerGly IleAsp AspArg ArgTyr LysLeu ThrGly 835 840 845ValIle TyrHis HisGly ValSer SerAsp GlyGly HisTyr ThrAla850 8 55 860AspVal TyrHis SerGlu HisAsn LysTrp TyrArg IleAsp AspVal865 870 875 8 80AsnIle ThrGlu LeuGlu AspAsp AspVal LeuLys GlyGly GluGlu 885 890 895AlaSer AspSer ArgThr AlaTyr IleLeu MetTyr GlnLys ArgAsn 900 905 910(2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:9:(i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS: (A) LENGTH: 4 amino acids (B) TYPE: amino acid (D) TOPOLOGY: linear(xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:9:GlyGly GlySer

Claims

1. An isolated ubiquitin-specific protease which specifically cleaves a ubiquitin fusion protein having a molecular weight of about 120 kilodaltons, the specific cleavage taking place in vitro between the C-terminal residue of ubiquitin and the N-terminal residue of the protein or peptide, the fusion protein being encoded by the DNA represented in Sequence ID Number 1.

2. An isolated protease of claim 1 which is encoded by the DNA represented in Sequence I.D. Number 5.

3. An isolated ubiquitin-specific protease which specifically cleaves a ubiquitin fusion protein having a molecular weight of about 120 kilodaltons, the specific cleavage taking place in a prokaryotic cell between the C-terminal residue of ubiquitin and the N-terminal residue of the protein or peptide, the fusion protein being encoded by the DNA represented in Sequence I.D. Number 1.

4. An isolated protease of claim 3 which is encoded by the DNA represented in Sequence I.D. Number 5.

5. An isolated protease of claim 3 which is encoded by the DNA represented in Sequence I.D. Number 7.