Novel human proteases and polynucleotides encoding the same
Novel human polynucleotide and polypeptide sequences are disclosed that can be used in therapeutic, diagnostic, and pharmacogenomic applications.
1 . An isolated nucleic acid molecule comprising at least 24 contiguous bases of nucleotide sequence first disclosed in the NHP sequence described in SEQ ID NO: 3.
2 . An isolated nucleic acid molecule comprising a nucleotide sequence that:
(a) encodes the amino acid sequence shown in SEQ ID NO: 4; and
(b) hybridizes under stringent conditions to the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO: 3 or the complement thereof.
3 . An isolated nucleic acid molecule according to claim 2 wherein said nucleotide sequence is present in cDNA.
4 . An isolated nucleic acid molecule comprising a sequence encoding an amino acid sequence drawn from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOS:2, 4, and 6.
5 . An isolated nucleic acid molecule comprising a sequence encoding the amino acid sequence presented in SEQ ID NO:2.
6 . An isolated nucleic acid molecule comprising a sequence encoding the amino acid sequence presented in SEQ ID NO:4.
7 . An isolated nucleic acid molecule comprising a sequence encoding the amino acid sequence presented in SEQ ID NO:6.