CLONING AND RECOMBINANT PRODUCTION OF CRF (CORTICOTROPIN RELEASING FACTOR) RECEPTOR(S)

In accordance with the present invention there are provided novel G-protein-coupled receptor proteins (CRF-R) characterized by having sufficient binding affinity for corticotropin releasing factor (CRF) such that concentrations of 10 nM of CRF occupy 50 % of the binding sites of said receptor protei...

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Hauptverfasser: LEWIS, KATHY A, VALE, WYLIE W., JR, CHEN, RUOPING, DONALDSON, CYNTHIA J, PERRIN, MARILYN H
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Zusammenfassung:In accordance with the present invention there are provided novel G-protein-coupled receptor proteins (CRF-R) characterized by having sufficient binding affinity for corticotropin releasing factor (CRF) such that concentrations of 10 nM of CRF occupy 50 % of the binding sites of said receptor protein. Nucleic acid sequences encoding such receptors, assays employing same, as well as antibodies derived therefrom, are also disclosed. Invention CRF-Rs can be employed in a variety of ways, such as, for example, in bioassays, for production of antibodies thereto, in therapeutic compositions containing such proteins and/or antibodies.