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DNA encoding bradykinin B1 receptor

Assignee: MERCK & CO INCPriority: Apr 15, 1994Filed: Oct 22, 2001Published: Feb 20, 2003
Est. expiryApr 15, 2014(expired)· nominal 20-yr term from priority
A61P 43/00A61P 9/02C07K 14/72A61P 29/00A61K 48/00A61K 38/00A61P 25/04
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Abstract

DNAs encoding bradykinin B 1 receptors from mammalian cells have been cloned and characterized. The recombinant receptor is capable of forming receptors which bind des-Arg 10 kallidin and other B 1 -specific ligands. The DNA has been expressed in recombinant host cells which produce active recombinant protein. In addition, the recombinant host cells are utilized to establish a method for identifying modulators of the receptor activity, and receptor modulators are identified.

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What is claimed is:  
     
         1 . An isolated and purified DNA molecule which encodes a bradykinin B 1  receptor or a functional derivative thereof.  
     
     
         2 . The isolated and purified DNA molecule of  claim 1 , having a nucleotide sequence:  
       
         
           
                 
                 
                 
               
                     
                 
                   CAGAGAAAACTCCTCCAAAAGCAGCTCTCACTATCAGAAAACCCAACTAC 
                   (SEQ. ID. NO.:1) 
                     
                 
                     
                 
                   AGTTGTGAACGCCTTCATTTTCTGCCTGAGGTCTCAGTCCGTCGGCCCAG 
                 
                     
                 
                   ACTGAAGTGCAGTGGCACAATCATAGCTCGCTGCAGCCTCGACCTTCCAG 
                 
                     
                 
                   GCTTAAACGATTCTCCCACCTCAGCCTCTCGAGTTGCTGGGACCACAGGT 
                 
                     
                 
                   CACTGTGCATGGCATCATCCTGGCCCCCTCTAGAGCTCCAATCCTCCAAC 
                 
                     
                 
                   CAGAGCCAGCTCTTCCCTCAAAATGCTACGGCCTGTGACAATGCTCCAGA 
                 
                     
                 
                   AGCCTGGGACCTGCTGCACAGAGTGCTGCCGACATTTATCATCTCCATCT 
                 
                     
                 
                   GTTTCTTCGGCCTCCTAGGGAACCTTTTTGTCCTGTTGGTCTTCCTCCTG 
                 
                     
                 
                   CCCCGGCGGCAACTGAACGTGGCAGAAATCTACCTGGCCAACCTGGCAGC 
                 
                     
                 
                   CTCTGATCTGGTGTTTGTCTTGGGCTTGCCCTTCTGGGCAGAGAATATCT 
                 
                     
                 
                   GGAACCAGTTTAACTGGCCTTTCGGAGCCCTCCTCTGCCGTGTCATCAAC 
                 
                     
                 
                   GGGGTCATCAAGGCCAATTTGTTCATCAGCATCTTCCTGGTGGTGGCCAT 
                 
                     
                 
                   CAGCCAGGACCGCTACCGCGTGCTGGTGCACCCTATGGCCAGCGGAAGGC 
                 
                     
                 
                   AGCAGCGGCGGAGGCAGGCCCGGGTCACCTGCGTGCTCATCTGGGTTGTG 
                 
                     
                 
                   GGGGGCCTCTTGAGCATCCCCACATTCCTGCTGCGATCCATCCAAGCCGT 
                 
                     
                 
                   CCCAGATCTGAACATCACCGCCTGCATCCTGCTCCTCCCCCATGAGGCCT 
                 
                     
                 
                   GGCACTTTGCAAGGATTGTGGAGTTAAATATTCTGGGTTTCCTCCTACCA 
                 
                     
                 
                   CTGGCTGCGATCGTCTTCTTCAACTACCACATCCTGGCCTCCCTGCGAAC 
                 
                     
                 
                   GCGGGAGGAGGTCAGCAGGACAAGGTGCGGGGGCCGCAAGGATAGCAAGA 
                 
                     
                 
                   CCACAGCGCTGATCCTCACGCTCGTGGTTGCCTTCCTGGTCTGCTGGGCC 
                 
                     
                 
                   CCTTACCACTTCTTTGCCTTCCTGGAATTCTTATTCCAGGTGCAAGCAGT 
                 
                     
                 
                   CCGAGGCTGCTTTTGGGAGGACTTCATTGACCTGGGCCTGCAATTGGCCA 
                 
                     
                 
                   ACTTCTTTGCCTTCACTAACAGCTCCCTGAATCCAGTAATTTATGTCTTT 
                 
                     
                 
                   GTGGGCCGGCTCTTCAGGACCAAGGTCTGGGAACTTTATAAACAATGCAC 
                 
                     
                 
                   CCCTAAAAGTCTTGCTCCAATATCTTCATCCCATAGGAAAGAAATCTTCC 
                 
                     
                 
                   AACTTTTCTGGCGGAATTAAAACAGCATTGAACCAAGAAAAAAAAAAAAA 
                 
                     
                 
                   AAAAAAA 
                 
                     
                 
             
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
               
            
           
         
       
       or functional derivatives thereof.  
     
     
         3 . The isolated and purified DNA molecule of  claim 1 , wherein said DNA molecule is genomic DNA.  
     
     
         4 . An expression vector for expression of a bradykinin B 1  receptor in a recombinant host, wherein said vector contains a recombinant gene encoding a bradykinin B 1  receptor or functional derivaative thereof.  
     
     
         5 . The expression vector of  claim 4 , wherein the expression vector contains a cloned gene encoding the bradykinin B 1  receptor, having a nucleotide sequence:  
       
         
           
                 
                 
                 
               
                     
                 
                   CAGAGAAAACTCCTCCAAAAGCAGCTCTCACTATCAGAAAACCCAACTAC 
                   (SEQ. ID. NO.:1) 
                     
                 
                     
                 
                   AGTTGTGAACGCCTTCATTTTCTGCCTGAGGTCTCAGTCCGTCGGCCCAG 
                 
                     
                 
                   ACTGAAGTGCAGTGGCACAATCATAGCTCGCTGCAGCCTCGACCTTCCAG 
                 
                     
                 
                   GCTTAAACGATTCTCCCACCTCAGCCTCTCGAGTTGCTGGGACCACAGGT 
                 
                     
                 
                   CACTGTGCATGGCATCATCCTGGCCCCCTCTAGAGCTCCAATCCTCCAAC 
                 
                     
                 
                   CAGAGCCAGCTCTTCCCTCAAAATGCTACGGCCTGTGACAATGCTCCAGA 
                 
                     
                 
                   AGCCTGGGACCTGCTGCACAGAGTGCTGCCGACATTTATCATCTCCATCT 
                 
                     
                 
                   GTTTCTTCGGCCTCCTAGGGAACCTTTTTGTCCTGTTGGTCTTCCTCCTG 
                 
                     
                 
                   CCCCGGCGGCAACTGAACGTGGCAGAAATCTACCTGGCCAACCTGGCAGC 
                 
                     
                 
                   CTCTGATCTGGTGTTTGTCTTGGGCTTGCCCTTCTGGGCAGAGAATATCT 
                 
                     
                 
                   GGAACCAGTTTAACTGGCCTTTCGGAGCCCTCCTCTGCCGTGTCATCAAC 
                 
                     
                 
                   GGGGTCATCAAGGCCAATTTGTTCATCAGCATCTTCCTGGTGGTGGCCAT 
                 
                     
                 
                   CAGCCAGGACCGCTACCGCGTGCTGGTGCACCCTATGGCCAGCGGAAGGC 
                 
                     
                 
                   AGCAGCGGCGGAGGCAGGCCCGGGTCACCTGCGTGCTCATCTGGGTTGTG 
                 
                     
                 
                   GGGGGCCTCTTGAGCATCCCCACATTCCTGCTGCGATFCATCCAAGCCGT 
                 
                     
                 
                   CCCAGATCTGAACATCACCGCCTGCATCCTGCTCCTCCCCCATGAGGCCT 
                 
                     
                 
                   GGCACTTTGCAAGGATTGTGGAGTTAAATATTCTGGGTTTCCTCCTACCA 
                 
                     
                 
                   CTGGCTGCGATCGTCTTCTTCAACTACCACATCCTGGCCTCCCTGCGAAC 
                 
                     
                 
                   GCGGGAGGAGGTCAGCAGGACAAGGTGCGGGGGCCGCAAGGATAGCAAGA 
                 
                     
                 
                   CCACAGCGCTGATCCTCACGCTCGTGGTTGCCTTCCTGGTCTGCTGGGCC 
                 
                     
                 
                   CCTTACCACTTCTTTGCCTTCCTGGAATTCTTATTCCAGGTGCAAGCAGT 
                 
                     
                 
                   CCGAGGCTGCTTTTGGGAGGACTTCATTGACCTGGGCCTGCAATTGGCCA 
                 
                     
                 
                   ACTTCTTTGCCTTCACTAACAGCTCCCTGAATCCAGTAATTTATGTCTTT 
                 
                     
                 
                   GTGGGCCGGCTCTTCAGGACCAAGGTCTGGGAACTTTATAAACAATGCAC 
                 
                     
                 
                   CCCTAAAAGTCTTGCTCCAATATCTTCATCCCATAGGAAAGAAATCTTCC 
                 
                     
                 
                   AACTTTTCTGGCGGAATTAAAACAGCATTGAACCAAGAAAAAAAAAAAAA 
                 
                     
                 
                   AAAAAAA 
                 
                     
                 
             
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
               
            
           
         
       
       or functional derivative thereof.  
     
     
         6 . The expression vector of  claim 4 , wherein the expression vector contains genomic DNA encoding the bradykinin BI receptor.  
     
     
         7 . A recombinant host cell containing a recombinantly cloned gene encoding a bradykinin B 1  receptor or functional derivative thereof.  
     
     
         8 . The recombinant host cell of  claim 7 , wherein said gene encoding the bradykinin B 1  receptor has a nucleotide sequence:  
       
         
           
                 
                 
                 
               
                     
                 
                   CAGAGAAAACTCCTCCAAAAGCAGCTCTCACTATCAGAAAACCCAACTAC 
                   (SEQ. ID. NO.:1) 
                     
                 
                     
                 
                   AGTTGTGAACGCCTTCATTTTCTGCCTGAGGTCTCAGTCCGTCGGCCCAG 
                 
                     
                 
                   ACTGAAGTGCAGTGGCACAATCATAGCTCGCTGCAGCCTCGACCTTCCAG 
                 
                     
                 
                   GCTTAAACGATTCTCCCACCTCAGCCTCTCGAGTTGCTGGGACCACAGGT 
                 
                     
                 
                   CACTGTGCATGGCATCATCCTGGCCCCCTCTAGAGCTCCAATCCTCCAAC 
                 
                     
                 
                   CAGAGCCAGCTCTTCCCTCAAAATGCTACGGCCTGTGACAATGCTCCAGA 
                 
                     
                 
                   AGCCTGGGACCTGCTGCACAGAGTGCTGCCGACATTTATCATCTCCATCT 
                 
                     
                 
                   GTTTCTTCGGCCTCCTAGGGAACCTTTTTGTCCTGTTGGTCTTCCTCCTG 
                 
                     
                 
                   CCCCGGCGGCAACTGAACGTGGCAGAAATCTACCTGGCCAACCTGGCAGC 
                 
                     
                 
                   CTCTGATCTGGTGTTTGTCTTGGGCTTGCCCTTCTGGGCAGAGAATATCT 
                 
                     
                 
                   GGAACCAGTTTAACTGGCCTTTCGGAGCCCTCCTCTGCCGTGTCATCAAC 
                 
                     
                 
                   GGGGTCATCAAGGCCAATTTGTTCATCAGCATCTTCCTGGTGGTGGCCAT 
                 
                     
                 
                   CAGCCAGGACCGCTACCGCGTGCTGGTGCACCCTATGGCCAGCGGAAGGC 
                 
                     
                 
                   AGCAGCGGCGGAGGCAGGCCCGGGTCACCTGCGTGCTCATCTGGGTTGTG 
                 
                     
                 
                   GGGGGCCTCTTGAGCATCCCCACATTCCTGCTGCGATCCATCCAAGCCGT 
                 
                     
                 
                   CCCAGATCTGAACATCACCGCCTGCATCCTGCTCCTCCCCCATGAGGCCT 
                 
                     
                 
                   GGCACTTTGCAAGGATTGTGGAGTTAAATATTCTGGGTTTCCTCCTACCA 
                 
                     
                 
                   CTGGCTGCGATCGTCTTCTTCAACTACCACATCCTGGCCTCCCTGCGAAC 
                 
                     
                 
                   GCGGGAGGAGGTCAGCAGGACAAGGTGCGGGGGCCGCAAGGATAGCAAGA 
                 
                     
                 
                   CCACAGCGCTGATCCTCACGCTCGTGGTTGCCTTCCTGGTCTGCTGGGCC 
                 
                     
                 
                   CCTTACCACTTCTTTGCCTTCCTGGAATTCTTATTCCAGGTGCAAGCAGT 
                 
                     
                 
                   CCGAGGCTGCTTTTGGGAGGACTTCATTGACCTGGGCCTGCAATTGGCCA 
                 
                     
                 
                   ACTTCTTTGCCTTCACTAACAGCTCCCTGAATCCAGTAATTTATGTCTTT 
                 
                     
                 
                   GTGGGCCGGCTCTTCAGGACCAAGGTCTGGGAACTTTATAAACAATGCAC 
                 
                     
                 
                   CCCTAAAAGTCTTGCTCCAATATCTTCATCCCATAGGAAAGAAATCTTCC 
                 
                     
                 
                   AACTTTTCTGGCGGAATTAAAACAGCATTGAACCAAGAAAAAAAAAAAAA 
                 
                     
                 
                   AAAAAAA 
                 
                     
                 
             
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
               
            
           
         
       
       or functional derivative thereof.  
     
     
         9 . The recombinant host cell of  claim 7 , wherein said cloned gene encoding the bradykinin B 1  receptor is genomic DNA.  
     
     
         10 . A protein, in substantially pure form which functions as a bradykinin B 1  receptor.  
     
     
         11 . The protein according to  claim 10 , having an amino acid sequence:  
       
         
           
                 
                 
                 
               
                     
                 
                   Met Ala Ser Ser Trp Pro Pro Leu Glu Leu Gln Ser Ser Asn 
                   (SEQ. ID. NO.:2) 
                     
                 
                     
                 
                   Gln Ser Gln Leu Phe Pro Gln Asn Ala Thr Ala Cys Asp Asn 
                 
                     
                 
                   Ala Pro Glu Ala Trp Asp Leu Leu His Arg Val Leu Pro Thr 
                 
                     
                 
                   Phe Ile Ile Ser Ile Cys Phe Phe Gly Leu Leu Gly Asn Leu 
                 
                     
                 
                   Phe Val Leu Leu Val Phe Leu Leu Pro Arg Arg Gln Leu Asn 
                 
                     
                 
                   Val Ala Glu Ile Tyr Leu Ala Asn Leu Ala Ala Ser Asp Leu 
                 
                     
                 
                   Val Phe Val Leu Gly Leu Pro Phe Trp Ala Glu Asn Ile Trp 
                 
                     
                 
                   Asn Gln Phe Asn Trp Pro Phe Gly Ala Leu Leu Cys Arg Val 
                 
                     
                 
                   Ile Asn Gly Val Ile Lys Ala Asn Leu Phe Ile Ser Ile Phe 
                 
                     
                 
                   Leu Val Val Ala Ile Ser Gln Asp Arg Tyr Arg Val Leu Val 
                 
                     
                 
                   His Pro MET Ala Ser Gly Arg Gln Gln Arg Arg Arg Gln Ala 
                 
                     
                 
                   Arg Val Thr Cys Val Leu Ile Trp Val Val Gly Gly Leu Leu 
                 
                     
                 
                   Ser Ile Pro Thr Phe Leu Leu Arg Ser Ile Gln Ala Val Pro 
                 
                     
                 
                   Asp Leu Asn Ile Thr Ala Cys Ile Leu Leu Leu Pro His Glu 
                 
                     
                 
                   Ala Trp His Phe Ala Arg Ile Val Glu Leu Asn Ile Leu Gly 
                 
                     
                 
                   Phe Leu Leu Pro Leu Ala Ala Ile Val Phe Phe Asn Tyr His 
                 
                     
                 
                   Ile Leu Ala Ser Leu Arg Thr Arg Glu Glu Val Ser Arg Thr 
                 
                     
                 
                   Arg Cys Gly Gly Arg Lys Asp Ser Lys Thr Thr Ala Leu Ile 
                 
                     
                 
                   Leu Thr Leu Val Val Ala Phe Leu Val Cys Trp Ala Pro Tyr 
                 
                     
                 
                   His Phe Phe Ala Phe Leu Glu Phe Leu Phe Gln Val Gln Ala 
                 
                     
                 
                   Val Arg Gly Cys Phe Trp Glu Asp Phe Ile Asp Leu Gly Leu 
                 
                     
                 
                   Gln Leu Ala Asn Phe Phe Ala Phe Thr Asn Ser Ser Leu Asn 
                 
                     
                 
                   Pro Val Ile Tyr Val Phe Val Gly Arg Leu Phe Arg Thr Lys 
                 
                     
                 
                   Val Trp Glu Leu Tyr Lys Gln Cys Thr Pro Lys Ser Leu Ala 
                 
                     
                 
                   Pro Ile Ser Ser Ser His Arg Lys Glu Ile Phe Gln Leu Phe 
                 
                     
                 
                   Trp Arg Asn 
                 
                     
                 
             
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
               
            
           
         
       
       or functional derivative thereof.  
     
     
         12 . A monospecific antibody immunologically reactive with a bradykinin B 1  receptor.  
     
     
         13 . The antibody of  claim 12 , wherein the antibody blocks activity of the bradykinin B 1  receptor.  
     
     
         14 . A process for expression of a bradykinin B 1  receptor protein in a recombinant host cell, comprising: 
 (a) transferring the expression vector of  claim 4  into suitable host cells; and    (b) culturing the host cells of step (a) under conditions which allow expression of the bradykinin B 1  receptor protein from the expression vector.    
     
     
         15 . A method of identifying compounds that modulate bradykinin B 1  receptor activity, comprising: 
 (a) combining a suspected modulator of bradykinin B 1  receptor activity with a bradykinin B 1  receptor; and    (b) measuring an effect of the modulator on the receptor.    
     
     
         16 . The method of  claim 15 , wherein the effect of the modulator on the receptor is inhibiting or enhancing binding of B 1  receptor ligands.  
     
     
         17 . The method of  claim 15 , wherein the effect of the modulator on the receptor is stimulation or inhibition of signal transduction mediated by B 1  receptors.  
     
     
         18 . The method of  claim 17 , wherein the effect of the modulator on the receptor is signal transduction mediated by B 1  receptors, and said signal transduction is selected from the group consisting of phosphatidyl inositol hydrolysis, release of intracellular Ca 2+  stores, and arachidonic acid release.  
     
     
         19 . A compound active in the method of  claim 15 , wherein said compound is a modulator of a bradykinin B 1  receptor.  
     
     
         20 . A compound active in the method of  claim 15 , wherein said compound is an agonist or antagonist of a bradykinin B 1  receptor.  
     
     
         21 . A compound active in the method of  claim 15 , wherein said compound is a modulator of expression of a bradykinin B 1  receptor.  
     
     
         22 . A pharmaceutical composition comprising a compound active in the method of  claim 15 , wherein said compound is a modulator of bradykinin B1 receptor activity.  
     
     
         23 . A method of treating a patient in need of such treatment for a condition which is mediated by a bradykinin B1 receptor, comprising administration of a bradykinin B1 receptor modulating compound active in the method of  claim 15 .  
     
     
         24 . A method of treating a patient in need of such treatment for a condition which is mediated by a bradykinin B1 receptor and is characterized by hyperalgesia, acute inflammation or chronic inflammation, comprising administration of a bradykinin B1 receptor modulating compound active in the method of  claim 15 .  
     
     
         25 . A method of identifying compounds that modulate bradykinin B 1  receptor activity, comprising: 
 (a) combining a suspected modulator of bradykinin B 1  receptor activity with a cell expressing a recombinant bradykinin B 1  receptor; and    (b) measuring an effect of the modulator on the receptor.    
     
     
         26 . The method of  claim 25 , wherein the effect of the modulator on the receptor in step (b) is inhibiting or or enhancing binding of B 1  receptor ligands.  
     
     
         27 . The method of  claim 25 , wherein the effect of the modulator on the receptor in step (b) is inhibition or enhancement of signal transduction mediated by B 1  receptors.  
     
     
         28 . The method of  claim 27 , wherein the signal transduction is selected from a group consisting of phosphatidyl inositol hydrolysis, release of intracellular Ca 2+  stores, and arachidonic acid release.  
     
     
         29 . A compound active in the method of  claim 25 , wherein said compound is a modulator of a bradykinin B 1  receptor.  
     
     
         30 . A compound active in the method of  claim 25 , wherein said compound is an agonist or antagonist of a bradykinin B 1  receptor.  
     
     
         31 . A compound active in the method of  claim 25 , wherein said compound is a modulator of expression of a bradykinin B 1  receptor.  
     
     
         32 . A pharmaceutical composition comprising a compound active in the method of  claim 25 , wherein said compound is a modulator of bradykinin B1 receptor activity.  
     
     
         33 . A method of treating a patient in need of such treatment for a condition which is mediated by a bradykinin B1 receptor, comprising administration of a bradykinin B1 receptor modulating compound active in the method of  claim 25 .  
     
     
         34 . A method of treating a patient in need of such treatment for a condition which is mediated by a bradykinin B1 receptor and is characterized by hyperalgesia, acute inflammation or chronic inflammation, comprising administration of a bradykinin B1 receptor modulating compound active in the method of  claim 25.

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