53014, a human metalloprotease family member and uses therefor

An isolated nucleic acid molecule selected from the group consisting of:

• a)a nucleic acid molecule comprising a nucleotide sequence which is at least 80% identical to the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO:
• 1, SEQ ID NO:
• 3, SEQ ID NO:
• 4, SEQ ID NO:
• 6, or the cDNA insert of the plasmid deposited with the ATCC as Accession Number ______;
• b) a nucleic acid molecule comprising a fragment of at least 450 nucleotides of the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO:
• 1, SEQ ID NO:
• 3, SEQ ID NO:
• 4, SEQ ID NO:
• 6, or the cDNA insert of the plasmid deposited with the ATCC as Accession Number ______;
• c) a nucleic acid molecule which encodes a polypeptide comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:
• 2, SEQ ID NO:
• 5, or the amino acid sequence encoded by the cDNA insert of the plasmid deposited with the ATCC as Accession Number ______;
• d) a nucleic acid molecule which encodes a fragment of a polypeptide comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:
• 2, SEQ ID NO:
• 5, or the amino acid sequence encoded by the cDNA insert of the plasmid deposited with the ATCC as Accession Number ______, wherein the fragment comprises at least 15 contiguous amino acids of SEQ ID NO:
• 2, SEQ ID NO:
• 5, or the amino acid sequence encoded by the cDNA insert of the plasmid deposited with the ATCC as Accession Number ;
• and
• e) a nucleic acid molecule which encodes a naturally occurring allelic variant of a polypeptide comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:
• 2, SEQ ID NO:
• 5, or the amino acid sequence encoded by the cDNA insert of the plasmid deposited with the ATCC as Accession Number ______, wherein the nucleic acid molecule hybridizes to a nucleic acid molecule comprising SEQ ID NO:
• 1, 3, 4, 6, or a complement thereof, under stringent conditions.