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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 26, 1999
Filed:
Jun. 23, 1992
Michael Oliver Thorner, North Garden, VA (US);
Bruce David Gaylinn, Trevilians, VA (US);
John Ronald Zysk, French Town, NJ (US);
Cecil Mark Eppler, Langhorne, PA (US);
The University of Virginia Patent Foundation, Charlottesville, VA (US);
American Cyanamid Company, Wayne, NJ (US);
Abstract
Growth hormone releasing hormone (GHRH) receptor binding has been characterized using a unique binding assay utilizing iodinated GHRH probes. Photoaffinity GHRH probes have been constructed which allow for photolabeling and characterization of the receptor. In addition, high affinity biotinylated GHRH analogs have been constructed. Solubilization of GHRH-R/GHRH complexes and extraction of specifically bound GHRH using a mild detergent solution, followed by affinity chromotography, leads to a substantially purified GHRH-R isolate. Electrophoretic treatment of the GHRH-R isolate produces GHRH-R of sufficient purity to conduct sequencing of the receptor.