Feline bitter taste receptors and methods
US10295529B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | May 22, 2017 |
| Grant date | May 21, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 22, 2037 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01N2500/04
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A family of novel feline bitter taste receptors, referred to as feline TAS2R (fTAS2R), are disclosed herein. Isolated polynucleotides encoding the novel feline bitter taste receptors and chimeric polypeptides are also disclosed, as are expression vectors and host cells for expression of the novel feline bitter taste receptors. Methods of identifying compounds that bind to the novel feline bitter taste receptors and modulate their activity are disclosed.
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