Abstract:
In some embodiments, the present invention provides a protein comprising amino acids in the following sequence L(X) n=14 X 3 (X) n=1 X 1 (X) n=1 E(X) n=4 P(X) n=1 NR(X) n=3 S(X) n=4 D(X) n=2 G(X) n=7 Y(X) n=4 Y (X) n=32-34 X 2 , wherein each X independently represents any naturally occurring amino acid residue and n indicates the number of amino acid residues represented by the respective paranthetical at that position, wherein: a) X1 is selected from the group consisting of S, C, T, M, V, Y, N, P, L, G, Q, A, I, D, W, H, or E, wherein if X 1 is L, H or V, then X 3 is D; and/or b) X 2 is selected from the group consisting of H, L, S or V. In some embodiments, the present invention also provides a protein comprising amino acids in the sequence set forth by SEQ ID NO: 38 or SEQ ID NO: 39, except that: the amino acid at position 406 is an amino acid other than F; and/or the amino acid at position 474 is an amino acid other than N.