Cloning and characterizing of genes associated with long-term memory
US6051559A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 21, 1994 |
| Grant date | Apr 18, 2000 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 21, 2014 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T436/105831
- WIPO fieldPharmaceuticals
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A method of regulating long term memory is disclosed. Also disclosed is isolated DNA encoding a cyclic 3',5'-adenosine monophosphate responsive transcriptional activator, isolated DNA encoding an antagonist of cyclic 3',5'-adenosine monophosphate-inducible transcription, isolated DNA encoding an enhancer-specific activator, and isolated DNA encoding a nitric oxide synthase. A method for assessing the effect of a drug on long term memory formation is also disclosed.
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