14273 receptor, a novel G-protein coupled receptor

An isolated polypeptide having an amino acid sequence selected from the group consisting of:

• (a) The amino acid sequence shown in SEQ ID NO 1 or SEQ ID NO 4;
• (b) The amino acid sequence encoded by the cDNA contained in ATCC Deposit No. ______;
• (c) The amino acid sequence of an allelic variant of the amino acid sequence shown in SEQ ID NO 1 or SEQ ID NO 4;
• (d) The amino acid sequence of an allelic variant of the amino acid sequence encoded by the cDNA contained in ATCC Deposit No. ______;
• (e) The amino acid sequence of a sequence variant of the amino acid sequence shown in SEQ ID NO 1 or SEQ ID NO 4, wherein the sequence variant is encoded by a nucleic acid molecule hybridizing to the nucleic acid molecule shown in SEQ ID NO 2 or SEQ ID NO 5 under stringent conditions;
• (f) The amino acid sequence of a sequence variant of the amino acid sequence encoded by the cDNA clone contained in ATCC Deposit No. ______, wherein the sequence variant is encoded by a nucleic acid molecule hybridizing under stringent conditions to the cDNA contained in ATCC Deposit No. ______;
• (g) A fragment of the amino acid sequence shown in SEQ ID NO 1 or SEQ ID NO 4, wherein the fragment comprises at least 33 contiguous amino acids;
• (h) A fragment of the amino acid sequence encoded by the cDNA contained in ATCC Deposit No. ______, wherein the fragment comprises at least 33 contiguous amino acids;
• (i) The amino acid sequence of the mature receptor polypeptide from about amino acid 36 to about amino acid 361, shown in SEQ ID NO 1 or SEQ ID NO 4;
• (j) The amino acid sequence of the mature polypeptide from about amino acid 36 to about amino acid 361, encoded by the cDNA clone contained in ATCC Deposit No. ______;
• (k) The amino acid sequence of the polypeptide shown in SEQ ID NO 1 or SEQ ID NO 4, from about amino acid 1 to about amino acid 45;
• (l) The amino acid sequence from about amino acid 1 to about amino acid 45 in the polypeptide encoded by the cDNA contained in ATCC Deposit No. ______;
• (m) The amino acid sequence of an epitope bearing region of any one of the polypeptides of (a)-(l).