Inventors:
Jean Pierre Kinet - Bethesda MD
Assignee:
The United States of America as represented by the Department of Health
and Human Services - Washington DC
International Classification:
C12N 510
C12N 1512
Abstract:
The present invention relates to nucleic acid sequences, encoding amino acid sequences of the. alpha. ,. beta. , and. gamma. subunits of the high affinity receptor for immunoglobulin E, and for amino acid sequences of the subunits. The invention further relates to a method of producing the receptor by expressing cDNA for its. alpha. ,. beta. , and. gamma. subunits in a host cell simultaneously. Aspects of the invention are methods and compositions to inhibit the function of the human beta subunit, thereby treating or preventing allergic reactions.