Class II cytokine receptor-like proteins and nucleic acids encoding them

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

• a) a nucleic acid molecule comprising a nucleotide sequence which is at least 55% identical to the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO:1, 3, 11, 13, 19, 21, 22, 24 or the cDNA insert of the plasmid deposited with the ATCC as Accession Number 20716 or 20717, or a complement thereof;
• b) a nucleic acid molecule comprising a fragment of at least 300 nucleotides of the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO:1, 3, 11, 13, 19, 21, 22, 24 or the cDNA insert of the plasmid deposited with the ATCC as Accession Number 20716 or 20717, or a complement thereof;
• c) a nucleic acid molecule which encodes a polypeptide comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:2, 12, or the amino acid sequence encoded by the cDNA insert of the plasmid deposited with the ATCC as Accession Number 20716 or 20717;
• d) a nucleic acid molecule which encodes a fragment of a polypeptide comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:2, 12, or the polypeptide encoded by the cDNA insert of the plasmid deposited with the ATCC as Accession Number 20716 or 20717, wherein the fragment comprises at least 15 contiguous amino acids of SEQ ID NO:2, 12, or the polypeptide encoded by the cDNA insert of the plasmid deposited with the ATCC as Accession Number 20716 or 20717;
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• 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, 12, or the amino acid sequence encoded by the cDNA insert of the plasmid deposited with the ATCC as Accession Number 20716 or 20717, wherein the nucleic acid molecule hybridizes to a nucleic acid molecule consisting of the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO:1, 3, 11, 13, 19, 21, 22, 24 or a complement thereof under stringent conditions.