Superoxide dismutase-4

摘要

Disclosed is a superoxide dismutase-4 (SOD-4) polypeptide and polynucleotides encoding such SOD-4 polypeptides. Also provided is a process for producing such polypeptide by recombinant techniques. Furthermore disclosed is a nucleic acid molecule specifically hybridizing to a polynucleotide encoding such polypeptide and antibodies against such polypeptide as well as the use of such nucleic acid molecules and antibodies for diagnosis. Such SOD-4 polypeptides may be combined with a suitable pharmaceutical carrier to provide therapeutical and/or prophylactic effects against various diseases.