Patent no: 7,045,498 titled Soluble Zcytor11 cytokine receptors with the abstract Novel polypeptide combinations, polynucleotides encoding the polypeptides, and related compositions and methods are disclosed for soluble zcytor11 receptors that may be used as novel cytokine antagonists, and within methods for detecting ligands that stimulate the proliferation and/or development of hematopoietic, lymphoid and myeloid cells in vitro and in vivo. Ligand-binding receptor polypeptides and antibodies can also be used to block TIF activity in vitro and in vivo, and may be used in conjunction with TIF and other cytokines to selectively stimulate the immune system. The present invention also includes methods for producing the protein, uses therefor and antibodies thereto.
Patent no: 6,207,413 titled Nucleic acids encoding novel orphan cytokine receptors with the abstract : The present invention provides for nucleic acid sequences that encode novel mammalian receptor polypeptides, designated OCR1. The invention also provides assay systems that may be used to detect and/or measure ligands that bind the MAMMALIAN OCR1 gene product. The present invention also provides for diagnostic and therapeutic methods based on the interaction between MAMMALIAN OCR1 and agents that initiate signal transduction through binding to MAMMALIAN OCR1. In a specific embodiment, the MAMMALIAN OCR1 may HUMAN OCR1 or MOUSE OCR1.
Patent no: 5,747,292 titled Chimeric cytokine receptors in lymphocytes with the abstract : Recombinant polynucleotides are provided that encode chimeric cytokine receptors. The chimeric receptor is comprised of an extracellular domain derived from cytokine receptor A-R that binds cytokine A, used to a transmembrane and cytoplasmic domain derived from cytokine receptor B-R that binds cytokine B. When the chimeric receptor is expressed in a lymphocyte it lessens the growth dependency of the lymphocyte on cytokine B in the presence of cytokine A.
Patent no: 5,374,423 titled Method of using cytokine receptors on microorganism with the abstract: Cytokine receptors for tumor necrosis factor e which are found on microorganisms may, if bound with exogenous TNF.alpha., enhance the response of natural killer cells activated by the microorganisms, or increase TNF.alpha. Production by peripheral blood lymphocytes treated with the microorganisms. Microorganisms with receptor-bound exogenous TNF.alpha. Have enhanced cellular invasion ability which may change the immune response thereto. Clinical and pharmaceutical applications of these discoveries are provided.
Patent no: 6,844,193 titled Isolated FGF receptor with the abstract Disclosed herein are compositions and methods which are useful in the identification and isolation of components involved in transmembrane receptor-mediated signaling. Such components include the receptors themselves (e.g., tyrosine kinase receptors, cytokine receptors and tyrosine phosphatase receptors), as well as ligands which bind the receptors and modulators of the downstream intracellular catalytic event which characterizes receptor-mediated signalling. Two novel ligands for the FGF receptor and the nucleotide sequences encoding them are also described.
Patent no: 6,740,520 titled Cytokine receptor and nucleic acids encoding the same with the abstract The present invention is directed to novel cytokine receptors having sequence similarity to AF18497_1 and to nucleic acid molecules encoding those cytokine receptors. Also provided herein are vectors and host cells comprising those nucleic acid sequences, chimeric polypeptide molecules comprising the polypeptides of the present invention fused to heterologous polypeptide sequences, antibodies which bind to the polypeptides of the present invention and to methods for producing the polypeptides of the present invention
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