Non-endogenous, constitutively activated known G protein-coupled receptors
First Claim
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1. A method for directly identifying a non-endogenous compound as a compound having an activity selected from the group consisting of:
- inverse agonists, parallel agonists, and partial agonists, to a non-endogenous, constitutively activated version of known G protein-coupled receptor, said receptor comprising a transmembrane-6 region and an intracellular region, comprising the steps of;
(a) selecting a non-endogenous version of a known GPCR having an amino acid sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ.ID.NO.;
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(b) confirming that the selected non-endogenous GPCR of step (a) is constitutively active;
(c) contacting a non-endogenous candidate compound with the non-endogenous, constitutively activated GPCR of step of (b); and
(d) determining, by measurement of the compound efficacy at said contacted receptor, whether said non-endogenous compound having inverse agonist activity as an inverse agonist or agonist activity is an agonist to said receptor of step (b).
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Abstract
The invention disclosed in this patent document relates to transmembrane receptors, more particularly to a human G protein-coupled receptor for which the endogenous ligand is known (“known GPCRs”), and most particularly to mutated (non-endogenous) versions of the known GPCRs for use, most preferably in screening assays for the direct identification of candidate compounds as inverse agonists, agonists and partial agonists.
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1. A method for directly identifying a non-endogenous compound as a compound having an activity selected from the group consisting of:
- inverse agonists, parallel agonists, and partial agonists, to a non-endogenous, constitutively activated version of known G protein-coupled receptor, said receptor comprising a transmembrane-6 region and an intracellular region, comprising the steps of;
(a) selecting a non-endogenous version of a known GPCR having an amino acid sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ.ID.NO.;
425;
SEQ.ID.NO.;
427;
SEQ.ID.NO.;
429;
SEQ.ID.NO.;
431;
SEQ.ID.NO.;
433;
SEQ.ID.NO.;
435;
SEQ.ID.NO.;
437;
SEQ.ID.NO.;
439;
SEQ.ID.NO.;
441;
SEQ.ID.NO.;
443;
SEQ.ID.NO.;
445;
SEQ.ID.NO.;
447;
SEQ.ID.NO.;
449;
SEQ.ID.NO.;
451;
SEQ.ID.NO.;
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SEQ.ID.NO.;
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SEQ.ID.NO.;
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SEQ.ID.NO.;
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SEQ.ID.NO.;
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SEQ.ID.NO.;
463;
SEQ.ID.NO.;
465;
SEQ.ID.NO.;
467;
SEQ.ID.NO.;
469;
SEQ.ID.NO.;
471;
SEQ.ID.NO.;
473;
SEQ.ID.NO.;
475;
SEQ.ID.NO.;
477;
SEQ.ID.NO.;
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SEQ.ID.NO.;
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SEQ.ID.NO.;
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SEQ.ID.NO.;
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SEQ.ID.NO.;
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(b) confirming that the selected non-endogenous GPCR of step (a) is constitutively active;
(c) contacting a non-endogenous candidate compound with the non-endogenous, constitutively activated GPCR of step of (b); and
(d) determining, by measurement of the compound efficacy at said contacted receptor, whether said non-endogenous compound having inverse agonist activity as an inverse agonist or agonist activity is an agonist to said receptor of step (b). - View Dependent Claims (2, 3)
- inverse agonists, parallel agonists, and partial agonists, to a non-endogenous, constitutively activated version of known G protein-coupled receptor, said receptor comprising a transmembrane-6 region and an intracellular region, comprising the steps of;
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