Novel molecules of the tango-77 related protein family and uses thereof

摘要

Novel Tango-77 polypeptides, proteins, and nucleic acid molecules are disclosed. In addition to isolated, full-length Tango-77 proteins, the invention further provides isolated Tango-77 fusion proteins, antigenic peptides and anti-Tango-77 antibodies. The invention also provides Tango-77 nucleic acid molecules, recombinant expression vectors containing a nucleic acid molecule of the invention, host cells into which the expression vectors have been introduced and non-human transgenic animals in which a Tango-77 gene has been introduced or disrupted. Diagnostic, screening and therapeutic methods utilizing compositions of the invention are also provided.