Novel ITALY, LOR-2, STRIFE, TRASH, BDSF, LRSG, and STMST protein and nucleic acid molecules and uses therefor

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

• a) a nucleic acid molecule having a nucleotide sequence which is at least 90% identical to the nucleotide sequence of any of SEQ ID NO:1, 3, 10, 12, 22, 24, 25, 26, 28, 29, 31, 33, 36, 38, 40, 45, 47, 48, 50, 52, 53, 58, 60, 67, 69, 70, 72, 73, or 75, or the nucleotide sequence of any of the clones deposited as ATCC Accession number 98960, 98756, or 98695, or a complement thereof;
• b) a nucleic acid molecule comprising at least 15 nucleotide residues and having a nucleotide sequence identical to at least 15 consecutive nucleotide residues of any of SEQ ID NO:1, 3, 10, 12, 22, 24, 25, 26, 28, 29, 31, 33, 36, 38, 40, 45, 47, 48, 50, 52, 53, 58, 60, 67, 69, 70, 72, 73, or 75, or the nucleotide sequence of any of the clones deposited as ATCC Accession number 98960, 98756, or 98695, or a complement thereof;
• c) a nucleic acid molecule which encodes a polypeptide comprising the amino acid sequence of any of SEQ ID NO:2, 4, 11, 23, 27, 32, 37, 39, 41, 46, 49, 51, 54, 59, 68, 71, or 74, or the amino acid sequence encoded by the nucleotide sequence of any of the clones deposited as ATCC Accession number 98960, 98756, or 98695;
• d) a nucleic acid molecule which encodes a fragment of a polypeptide comprising the amino acid sequence of any of SEQ ID NO:2, 4, 11, 23, 27, 32, 37, 39, 41, 46, 49, 51, 54, 59, 68, 71, or 74, or the amino acid sequence encoded by the nucleotide sequence of any of the clones deposited as ATCC Accession number 98960, 98756, or 98695, wherein the fragment comprises at least 10 consecutive amino acid residues of any of SEQ ID NO:2, 4, 11, 23, 27, 32, 37, 39, 41, 46, 49, 51, 54, 59, 68, 71, or 74, or the amino acid sequence encoded by the nucleotide sequence of any of the clones deposited as ATCC Accession number 98960, 98756, or 98695;
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• d) a nucleic acid molecule which encodes a fragment of a polypeptide comprising the amino acid sequence of any of SEQ ID NO:2, 4, 11, 23, 27, 32, 37, 39, 41, 46, 49, 51, 54, 59, 68, 71, or 74, or the amino acid sequence encoded by the nucleotide sequence of any of the clones deposited as ATCC Accession number 98960, 98756, or 98695, wherein the fragment comprises consecutive amino acid residues corresponding to at least half of the full length of any of SEQ ID NO:2, 4, 11, 23, 27, 32, 37, 39, 41, 46, 49, 51, 54, 59, 68, 71, or 74, or the amino acid sequence encoded by the nucleotide sequence of any of the clones deposited as ATCC Accession number 98960, 98756, or 98695;
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• f) a nucleic acid molecule which encodes a naturally occurring allelic variant of a polypeptide comprising the amino acid sequence of any of SEQ ID NO:2, 4, 11, 23, 27, 32, 37, 39, 41, 46, 49, 51, 54, 59, 68, 71, or 74, wherein the nucleic acid molecule hybridizes with a nucleic acid molecule consisting of the nucleotide sequence of any of SEQ ID NO:1, 3, 10, 12, 22, 24, 25, 26, 28, 29, 31, 33, 36, 38, 40, 45, 47, 48, 50, 52, 53, 58, 60, 67, 69, 70, 72, 73, or 75, or the nucleotide sequence of any of the clones deposited as ATCC Accession number 98960, 98756, or 98695, or a complement thereof under stringent conditions.