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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 30, 2007
Filed:
Dec. 31, 1998
Applicants:
Thomas J. Gardella, Needham, MA (US);
Henry M. Kronenberg, Belmont, MA (US);
John T. Potts, Newton, MA (US);
Inventors:
Thomas J. Gardella, Needham, MA (US);
Henry M. Kronenberg, Belmont, MA (US);
John T. Potts, Newton, MA (US);
Assignee:
The General Hospital Corporation, Boston, MA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 33/567 (2006.01); C12N 5/06 (2006.01); C12N 15/63 (2006.01); C07K 14/72 (2006.01); C07H 21/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The invention provides a novel PTH receptor polypeptide, rΔNt, characterized by a deletion of the extracellular amino-terminus, ligand binding domain of the receptor. Additionally disclosed are nucleic acid molecules encoding the receptor. The receptor has a minimal domain for ligand binding and is useful in screening assays designed for the identification of agonists and antagonists of PTH receptor activity.