Claims
- 1. An eosinophil eotaxin receptor, free from receptor-associated proteins.
- 2. The eosinophil eotaxin receptor of claim 1 which is human.
- 3. An isolated eosinophil eotaxin receptor.
- 4. The eosinophil eotaxin receptor of claim 3 which is human.
- 5. The receptor of claim 2 which comprises a full length receptor or which comprises the amino acid sequence (SEQ ID NO:1).
- 6. The receptor of claim 4 which comprises a full length receptor or which comprises the amino acid sequence (SEQ ID NO:1).
- 8. A functional equivalent of the eosinophil eotaxin receptor of claim 1.
- 9. A nucleic acid which encodes an eosinophil eotaxin receptor receptor or a functional equivalent, said nucleic acid being free from associated nucleic acids.
- 10. A nucleic acid according to claim 9 which encodes a human eosinophil eotaxin receptor, or a functional equivalent.
- 11. The nucleic acid of claim 10 which is a DNA.
- 12. The nucleic acid of claim 11 which comprises the nucleotide sequence (SEQ ID NO:2).
- 13. The nucleic acid of claim 12 which further comprises the nucleotide sequence (SEQ ID NO:3).
- 14. The nucleic acid of claim 13 which further comprises the nucleotide sequence (SEQ ID NO:4).
- 15. A vector comprising a nucleic acid which encodes an eosinophil eotaxin receptor receptor, or a functional equivalent.
- 16. A vector according to claim 15 which is selected from the group consisting of: plasmids, and modified viruses, yeast artificial chromosomes, bacteriophages and cosmids or transposable elements
- 17. A vector according to claim 16 wherein the nucleic acid encodes human eosinophil eotaxin receptor receptor or a functional equivalent.
- 18. A host cell comprising a vector according to claim 17.
- 19. The host cell of claim 18 wherein the nucleic acid encodes human eosinophil eotaxin receptor receptor, or a functional equivalent.
- 20. The host cell of claim 19 which is from the AML14.3D10 cell line.
- 21. A nucleic acid encoding an eosinophil eotaxin receptor receptor clone that belongs to the β-chemokine receptor family and that hybridizes with a nucleotide which a human eosinophil eotaxin receptor under reduced stringency of hybridization.
- 22. A method to determine the presence of a compound which binds to an eosinophil eotaxin receptor comprising:
(a) introducing a nucleic acid which encodes an eosinophil eotaxin receptor into a cell under conditions so that eosinophil eotaxin receptor is expressed; (b) introducing a detector molecule or a nucleic acid encoding a detector molecule into the cell, wherein the detector molecule is directly or indirectly responsive to a eosinophil eotaxin-ligand binding event; (c) contacting the cell with a compound suspected of binding to the eosinophil eotaxin receptor; and (d) determining whether the compound binds to the eosinophil eotaxin receptor by monitoring the detector molecule.
- 23. The method of claim 22 wherein the eosinophil eotaxin receptor is human.
- 24. The method of claim 22 wherein the nucleic acid which encodes an eosinophil eotaxin receptor comprises the nucleotide sequence (SEQ ID NO:2).
- 25. The method of claim 22 wherein the result of step (d) is compared to that obtained using a known ligand of the eosinophil eotaxin receptor.
- 26. The method of claim 25 wherein the known ligand of the eosinophil eotaxin receptor is eotaxin.
- 27. The method of claim 25 wherein the known ligand of the eosinophil eotaxin receptor is RANTES.
- 28. The method of claim 25 wherein the known ligand of the eosinophil eotaxin receptor is MCP-3.
- 29. The method of claim 22 wherein the eosinophil eotaxin receptor is expressed in a host cell which does not naturally express the human eosinophil eotaxin receptor
- 30. The method of claim 29 wherein the host cell is from the AML14.3D10 cell line.
- 31. A ligand identified by the method of claim 22.
- 32. A ligand identified by the method of claim 23.
- 33. A ligand identified by the method of claim 24.
- 34. A ligand identified by the method of claim 25.
- 35. A ligand identified by the method of claim 30.
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] This application claims priorty under 35 U.S.C. § 119(e) from provisional application Case Number 19634PV, filed Apr. 26, 1996 and from provisional application Case Number 19697PV, filed Apr. 26, 1996 as U.S. Ser. No. 60/016,158.
Provisional Applications (2)
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Date |
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60016158 |
Apr 1996 |
US |
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60017113 |
Apr 1996 |
US |
Divisions (1)
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Parent |
08847296 |
Apr 1997 |
US |
Child |
09922895 |
Aug 2001 |
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