Feline interferon-alpha proteins

An isolated protein comprising an amino acid sequence selected from the group consisting of:

• (a) an amino acid sequence identical to SEQ ID NO:108, SEQ ID NO:113, SEQ ID NO:162 or SEQ ID NO:165;
• (b) an amino acid sequence which is a variant of SEQ ID NO:108, wherein the difference between said variant sequence and SEQ ID NO:108 is that said variant sequence differs from SEQ ID NO:108 at one or more positions corresponding to amino acids 57, 86, 115, 125 and/or 141 of SEQ ID NO:108;
• (c) an amino acid sequence which is a variant of SEQ ID NO:114, wherein the difference between said variant sequence and SEQ ID NO:114 is that said variant sequence differs from SEQ ID NO:114 at one or more positions corresponding to amino acids 34, 63, 92, 102 and/or 118 of SEQ ID NO:114.
• (d) an amino acid sequence which is a variant of SEQ ID NO:162, wherein the difference between said variant sequence and SEQ ID NO:162 is that said variant sequence differs from SEQ ID NO:162 at one or more positions corresponding to amino acids 57, 86, 115, 125 and/or 146 of SEQ ID NO:162;
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• (e) an amino acid sequence which is a variant of SEQ ID NO:165, wherein the difference between said variant sequence and SEQ ID NO:165 is that said variant sequence differs from SEQ ID NO:165 at one or more positions corresponding to amino acids 34, 63, 92, 102 and/or 123 of SEQ ID NO:165.

An isolated protein comprising an amino acid sequence selected from the group consisting of:

• (a) an amino acid sequence identical to SEQ ID NO:108, SEQ ID NO:113, SEQ ID NO:162 or SEQ ID NO:165;
• (b) an amino acid sequence which is a variant of SEQ ID NO:108, wherein the difference between said variant sequence and SEQ ID NO:108 is that said variant sequence differs from SEQ ID NO:108 at one or more positions corresponding to amino acids 57, 86, 115, 125 and/or 141 of SEQ ID NO:108;
• (c) an amino acid sequence which is a variant of SEQ ID NO:114, wherein the difference between said variant sequence and SEQ ID NO:114 is that said variant sequence differs from SEQ ID NO:114 at one or more positions corresponding to amino acids 34, 63, 92, 102 and/or 18 of SEQ ID NO:114.
• (d) an amino acid sequence which is a variant of SEQ ID NO:162, wherein the difference between said variant sequence and SEQ ID NO:162 is that said variant sequence differs from SEQ ID NO:162 at one or more positions corresponding to amino acids 57, 86, 115, 125 and/or 146 of SEQ ID NO:162;
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• (e) an amino acid sequence which is a variant of SEQ ID NO:165, wherein the difference between said variant sequence and SEQ ID NO:165 is that said variant sequence differs from SEQ ID NO:165 at one or more positions corresponding to amino acids 34, 63, 92, 102 and/or 123 of SEQ ID NO:165.