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Julie Heinrich

Fred W Wagner

Yuannan Xia

H Edward Grotjan

A method and recombinant assay cell for detecting growth hormone releasing hormone (GHRH) in a sample, the method includes exposing a recombinant cell to the sample and measuring transcription of a reporter gene. A suitable recombinant cell includes a reporter gene operatively connected to a cAMP-responsive promoter and a GHRH-responsive protein whose binding to GHRH induces the production of cAMP. GHRH present in an assay sample results in the GHRH-responsive protein activating the production of cAMP, which then activates the c-AMP-responsive promoter to express the reporter protein. The amount of reporter protein produced is quantitatively correlated to the amount of GHRH in the sample. In one embodiment, the protein is a cell surface receptor for GHRH.

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Lincoln, NE, United States of America

Julie Heinrich