.beta. APP-C100 receptor

Chemistry: natural resins or derivatives; peptides or proteins; – Proteins – i.e. – more than 100 amino acid residues

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ABSTRACT:
The present invention relates to the cloning of .beta.APP-C100 receptor (C100-R), and genetically engineered host cells which express the C100-R. Such engineered cells may be used to evaluate and screen drugs and analogs of .beta.-APP involved in Alzheimer's Disease.

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