Modified ligand-gated ion channels and methods of use
US11124554B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | May 6, 2020 |
| Grant date | Sep 21, 2021 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 6, 2040 |
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- Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
- CPC primaryC07K2319/03
- WIPO fieldPharmaceuticals
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
This document relates to materials and methods for controlling ligand gated ion channel (LGIC) activity. For example, modified LGICs including at least one LGIC subunit having a modified ligand binding domain (LBD) and/or a modified ion pore domain (IPD) are provided. Also provided are exogenous LGIC ligands that can bind to and activate the modified LGIC, as well as methods of modulating ion transport across the membrane of a cell of a mammal, methods of modulating the excitability of a cell in a mammal, and methods of treating a mammal having a channelopathy.
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