Design, expression, and characterization of a synthetic human cannabinoid receptor and cannabinoid receptor/G-protein fusion protein

Journal of Peptide Research

Volumn 60, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 336-347

  Farrens, David L ^a   Dunham, T D ^a   Fay, J F ^a   Dews, I C ^a   Caldwell, J ^a   Nauert, B ^a  

^a OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cannabinoid receptor; CB1; Fusion protein; G Protein; GPCR; Synthetic gene

Indexed keywords

CANNABINOID RECEPTOR; HYBRID PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; CELL STRAIN COS1; CHIMERA; GENE; GENE CONSTRUCT; GENE EXPRESSION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; LIGAND BINDING; MOLECULAR CLONING; MUTAGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN PURIFICATION; SHCB1 GENE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES; BASE SEQUENCE; BINDING, COMPETITIVE; CELL LINE; CLONING, MOLECULAR; CODON; COS CELLS; EPITOPES; GTP-BINDING PROTEINS; HUMANS; LIGANDS; MICROSCOPY, CONFOCAL; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PIPERIDINES; PYRAZOLES; RECEPTORS, CANNABINOID; RECEPTORS, DRUG; RECOMBINANT FUSION PROTEINS; RESTRICTION MAPPING; TRANSFECTION;

EID: 0036945737     PISSN: 1397002X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1399-3011.2002.21066.x     Document Type: Article

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