Method of identifying ligands which bind recombinant galanin receptor (GALR2)
US5972624A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 1, 1996 |
| Grant date | Oct 26, 1999 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 1, 2016 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61K38/00
- WIPO fieldPharmaceuticals
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
This invention provides an isolated nucleic acid encoding a mammalian galanin receptor, an isolated galanin receptor protein, vectors comprising an isolated nucleic acid encoding a galanin receptor, cells comprising such vectors, antibodies directed to the galanin receptor, nucleic acid probes useful for detecting nucleic acid encoding galanin receptors, antisense oligonucleotides complementary to unique sequences of a nucleic acid encoding a galanin receptor, nonhuman transgenic animals which express DNA encoding a normal or a mutant galanin receptor, as well as methods of determining binding of compounds to the galanin receptor.
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