Inventors:
Jian Ni - Rockville MD, US
Craig A Rosen - Laytonsville MD, US
James G Pan - Ypsilanti MI, US
Reiner L Gentz - Silver Spring MD, US
Vishva M Dixit - Los Altos Hills CA, US
Assignee:
Human Genome Sciences, Inc. - Rockville MD
The Regents of the University of Michigan - Ann Arbor MI
International Classification:
A61K 39/395, A61K 51/10, C07K 16/30
US Classification:
4241431, 4241331, 424130, 4241341, 4241381, 4241411, 4241551, 4241741, 4241781, 4241811, 424 149, 530350, 5303871, 5303873, 5303877, 5303881, 53038822, 5303888, 5303891, 5303897, 5303911, 5303913, 5303917
Abstract:
The present invention relates to novel Death Domain Containing Receptor-4 (DR4) proteins which are members of the tumor necrosis factor (TNF) receptor family. In particular, isolated nucleic acid molecules are provided encoding the human DR4 proteins. DR4 polypeptides are also provided as are vectors, host cells and recombinant methods for producing the same. The invention further relates to screening methods for identifying agonists and antagonists of DR4 activity.