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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 20, 1998
Filed:
May. 19, 1995
Timothy D Bartley, Thousand Oaks, CA (US);
William J Boyle, Moorpark, CA (US);
Gary M Fox, Newbury Park, CA (US);
Andrew A Welcher, Glendale, CA (US);
Ella Magal, Thousand Oaks, CA (US);
Richard A Lindberg, Thousand Oaks, CA (US);
Vann P Parker, Newbury Park, CA (US);
Amgen Inc., Thousand Oaks, CA (US);
Abstract
Ligands which bind to the eck receptor are disclosed. More particularly, polypeptides which bind specifically to the eck receptor (eck receptor binding proteins or EBPs) and DNA sequences encoding said polypeptides are disclosed. Methods of treatment using eck receptor ligands and soluble eck receptor and disclosed, as are pharmaceutical compositions containing same. A rapid and sensitive method for the detection of receptor binding activity in crude samples is provided.