The invention provides isolated nucleic acids molecules, designated 14715 nucleic acid molecules, which encode novel fringe family members. The invention also provides antisense nucleic acid molecules, recombinant expression vectors containing 14715 nucleic acid molecules, host cells into which the expression vectors have been introduced, and nonhuman transgenic animals in which a 14715 gene has been introduced or disrupted. The invention still further provides isolated 14715 proteins, fusion proteins, antigenic peptides and anti-14715 antibodies. Diagnostic and therapeutic methods utilizing compositions of the invention are also provided.