Novel proteins and novel genes encoding the same

Abstract

Novel proteins, novel genes encoding the same, plasmids respectively comprising these genes, transformants respectively comprising these plasmids, antibodies or fragments thereof against the above novel proteins, methods of detecting a bacterial infection, and novel polynucleotides are disclosed. The novel proteins are activated human macrophage-specific proteins.

1 - 10 . (canceled)  
     
     
         11 . A gene encoding a protein comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 4 in the sequence listing, or a variation functionally equivalent thereto, or a fragment of said protein or said variation.  
     
     
         12 . The gene according to  claim 11 , consisting of the 126 th  to 1295 th  bases in a base sequence of SEQ ID NO: 3 in the sequence listing.  
     
     
         13 . A plasmid comprising said gene according to  claim 11 .  
     
     
         14 . A transformant comprising said plasmid according to  claim 13 .  
     
     
         15 - 17 . (canceled)  
     
     
         18 . A polynucleotide capable of specifically hybridizing to an mRNA consisting of a base sequence of SEQ ID NO: 3 in the sequence listing.  
     
     
         19 - 27 . (canceled)  
     
     
         28 . A plasmid comprising said gene according to  claim 12.