A DNA, which encodes the following polypeptide (a), (b), (c) or (d): (a)
a polypeptide consisting of an amino acid sequence represented by SEQ ID
NO: 2 or 4, (b) a polypeptide consisting of an amino acid sequence
derived from the amino acid sequence represented by SEQ ID NO: 2 or 4 by
deletion, substitution or addition of one or several amino acids, and
having hypophosphatemia-inducing activity, phosphate
transport-suppressing activity, calcification-suppressing activity or in
vivo vitamin D metabolism-regulating activity, (c) a polypeptide
consisting of a partial sequence of the amino acid sequence represented
by SEQ ID NO: 2, wherein the above partial sequence contains an amino
acid sequence at least ranging from the 34.sup.th to 201.sup.st amino
acids in the above amino acid sequence, or (d) a polypeptide consisting
of a partial sequence of the amino acid sequence represented by SEQ ID
NO: 2, wherein the above partial sequence: (i) contains an amino acid
sequence ranging from at least the 34.sup.th to 201.sup.st amino acids in
said amino acid sequence, (ii) consists of an amino acid sequence derived
from the partial sequence by deletion, substitution, or addition of one
or several amino acids, and (iii) has hypophosphatemia-inducing activity,
phosphate transport-suppressing activity, calcification-suppressing
activity or in vivo vitamin D metabolism-regulating activity.