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Strategies for the identification and purification of ligands for orphan biomolecules

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The isolation of related genes with evolutionary conserved motifs by the application ofpolymerase chain reaction-based molecular biology techniques, or from database searchingstrategies, has facilitated the identification of new members of protein families. Many of theseprotein molecules will be involved in protein–protein interactions (e.g. growth factors,receptors, adhesion molecules), since such interactions are intrinsic to virtually every cellularprocess. However, the precise biological function and specific binding partners of these novelproteins are frequently unknown, hence they are known as ‘orphan’ molecules.Complementary technologies are required for the identification of the specific ligands orreceptors for these and other orphan proteins (e.g., antibodies raised against crude biologicalextracts or whole cells). We describe herein several alternative strategies for the identification,purification and characterisation of orphan peptide and protein molecules, specifically thesynergistic use of micropreparative HPLC and biosensor techniques.

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    Edouard Nice, Bruno Catimel, Martin Lackmann, Steven Stacker, Andrew Runting, Andrew Wilks & Antony Burgess

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    Nicos Nicola

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    Edouard Nice, Martin Lackmann, Steven Stacker, Andrew Runting, Andrew Wilks, Nicos Nicola & Antony Burgess

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Nice, E., Catimel, B., Lackmann, M. et al. Strategies for the identification and purification of ligands for orphan biomolecules. Letters in Peptide Science 4, 107–120 (1997). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1008802822767

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