In accordance with the present invention, there are provided novel G-protein-coupled receptor proteins (CRF-R) characterized by having sufficient binding affinity for corticotropin releasing factor (CRF) such that concentrations of 10 nM of CRF occupy 50% of the binding sites of said receptor protein....http://www.google.com.au/patents/US6638905?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US6638905 - Cloning and recombinant production of CFR receptor(s)
