Secreted immunomodulatory proteins
AssigneeMillennium Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
InventorSamantha J. Busfield
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Abstract
The invention concerns cDNA molecules encoding TANGO 191 and TANGO 195, both of which are transmembrane proteins. The nucleic acids and polypeptides of the present invention are useful as modulating agents in regulating a variety of cellular processes. Accordingly, in one aspect, this invention provides isolated nucleic acid molecules encoding a polypeptide of the invention or biologically active portion thereof. The present invention also provides nucleic acid molecules which are suitable as primers or hybridization probes for the detection of nucleic acids encoding a polypeptide of the invention.
Claims10
An isolated polypeptide comprising an amino acid sequence which is at least 95% identical to the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:5, over the whole length of SEQ ID NO:5, wherein the polypeptide increases the maturation and/or proliferation of B cells.
An isolated polypeptide selected from the group consisting of:
- a) a polypeptide comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:5;
- b) a polypeptide comprising amino acids 23-312 of SEQ ID NO:5;
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- c) a polypeptide which is encoded by a nucleic acid molecule comprising the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO:4 or SEQ ID NO:6.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.