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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 06, 1999
Filed:
Jun. 05, 1997
Applicant:
Inventors:
Lawrence S Barak, Durham, NC (US);
Marc G Caron, Hillsborough, NC (US);
Stephen S Ferguson, London, CA;
Jie Zhang, Durham, NC (US);
Assignee:
Duke University, Durham, NC (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N / ; C07H / ; C12N / ; C07K / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
435-72 ; 536 234 ; 530350 ; 435 791 ; 435 691 ;
Abstract
Described are methods of detecting G-protein coupled receptor (GPCR) activity in vivo and in vitro; methods of assaying GPCR activity; and methods of screening for GPCR ligands, G protein-coupled receptor kinase (GRK) activity, and compounds that interact with components of the GPCR regulatory process. Constructs useful in such methods are described.