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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 29, 2008
Filed:
Aug. 06, 2002
David E. Lowery, Portage, MI (US);
Valdin G. Smith, Kalamazoo, MI (US);
Teresa M. Kubiak, Richland, MI (US);
Martha J. Larsen, Kalamazoo, MI (US);
David E. Lowery, Portage, MI (US);
Valdin G. Smith, Kalamazoo, MI (US);
Teresa M. Kubiak, Richland, MI (US);
Martha J. Larsen, Kalamazoo, MI (US);
Pharmacia & Upjohn Company, Kalamazoo, MI (US);
Abstract
The present invention providesGPCR (DmGPCR) polypeptides and polynucleotides which identify and encode such a DmGPCR. In addition, the invention provides expression vectors, host cells, and methods for its production. The invention also provides methods for the identification of homologs in other species and of DmGPCR agonists/antagonists useful as potential insecticides. The invention further provides methods for binding a DmGPCR, methods for identifying modulators of DmGPCR expression and activity, methods for controlling a population of insects with a DmGPCR antibody, a DmGPCR antisense polynucleotide, a DmGPCR binding partner or modulator, and methods of preventing or treating a disease or condition associated with an ectoparasite. Specifically, this invention discloses the matching of the orphandrotachykinin, droleucokinin, and drostatin-C receptors with their cognate peptide ligands.