The present invention relates to full-length WF-HABP, WF-HABP, OE-HABP,
and BM-HABP, members of the hyaluronan receptor family. The invention
provides isolated nucleic acid molecules encoding human to full-length
WF-HABP, WF-HABP, OE-HABP, and BM-HABP receptors. Full-length WF-HABP,
WF-HABP, OE-HABP, and BM-HABP polypeptides are also provided, as are
vectors, host cells and recombinant methods for producing the same. The
invention further relates to screening methods for identifying agonists
and antagonists of full-length WF-HABP, WF-HABP, OE-HABP, and BM-HABP
receptor activity. Also provided are diagnostic methods for detecting
disease states related to the aberrant expression of full-length WF-HABP,
WF-HABP, OE-HABP, and BM-HABP receptors. Further provided are therapeutic
methods for treating disease states including, but not limited to,
proliferative conditions, metastasis, inflammation, ischemia, host
defense dysfunction, immune surveillance dysfunction, arthritis, multiple
sclerosis, autoimmunity, immune dysfunction, and allergy.