Bristol-Myers Squibb Compnay

Kelly L Bennett

John N Feder

Chandra S Ramanathan

Gabriel A Mintier

Alejandro A Aruffo

Brad W Greenfield

Edith A Wolff

The present invention provides novel polynucleotides encoding HGPRBMY5v1 and HGPRBMY5v2 polypeptides, fragments and homologues thereof. Also provided are vectors, host cells, antibodies, and recombinant and synthetic methods for producing said polypeptides. The invention further relates to diagnostic and therapeutic methods for applying these novel HGPRBMY5v1 and HGPRBMY5v2 polypeptides to the diagnosis, treatment, and/or prevention of various diseases and/or disorders related to these polypeptides. The invention further relates to screening methods for identifying agonists and antagonists of the polynucleotides and polypeptides of the present invention.

Human relaxin receptor HGPRBMY5v1

Polynucleotide encoding a human relaxin receptor, HGPRBMY5v1

Novel articifial proteoglycans containing a GAG assembly site and a control sequence required for assembly, method for enhancing the biological activity of a glycosaminoglycan binding protein using artificial proteoglycans, DNA constructs of artificial proteoglycans. The artificial proteoglycans of the present invention are useful for preparations of adjuvants for vaccination, for targeting of chemokines to non-immunogenic tumor cells to enhance cellular anti-tumor response, for preparations designed to help promote wound healing, and for treatment of immunological disorders,including rheumatoid arthritis, asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disorder, Lupus, inflammatory bowel disease, psoriasis, osteoarthritis, and HIV infection.

Artificial proteoglycans

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Skillman, NJ, United States of America

Kelly L Bennett