Secreted proteins and polynucleotides encoding them

Abstract

Novel polynucleotides and the proteins encoded thereby are disclosed.

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         14 . A protein encoded by an isolated polynucleotide, said protein being produced by a process comprising:
 (i) growing a culture of a host cell in a suitable culture medium, wherein the host cell has been transformed with said polynucleotide; and   (ii) purifying said protein from the culture,   wherein said polynucleotide is operably linked to at least one expression control sequence, and   wherein said polynucleotide is selected from the group consisting of:   (a) a polynucleotide comprising the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO:155;   (b) a polynucleotide comprising the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO:155 from nucleotide 110 to nucleotide 742;   (c) a polynucleotide comprising the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO:155 from nucleotide 170 to nucleotide 742; and   (d) a polynucleotide encoding a protein comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:156.   
     
     
         15 . A protein comprising an amino acid sequence selected from the group consisting of:
 (a) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:156;   (b) a fragment of the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:156, the fragment comprising eight contiguous amino acids of SEQ ID NO:156; and   (c) the amino acid sequence encoded by the cDNA insert of clone qv538 — 1 deposited under accession number ATCC 207187, the protein being substantially free from other mammalian proteins.   
     
     
         16 . The protein of  claim 15 , wherein said protein comprises the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:156. 
     
     
         17 . A composition comprising the protein of  claim 15  and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier.