| abstract |
The present invention provides identification of the presence and function of novel extracellular proteins in humans, and nucleic acid molecule sequences encoding the proteins. Novel extracellular proteins (PRO polypeptides), particularly those with a membrane-binding domain deleted or inactive, and nucleic acid molecules encoding these peptides. Also, vectors and host cells comprising these nucleic acid sequences, chimeric polypeptide molecules comprising polypeptides fused to heterologous polypeptide sequences, antibodies that bind to the polypeptides, and polypeptides. [Selection figure] None |