Methods for identifying compounds which modulate circadian rhythm
US6475744B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 18, 2000 |
| Grant date | Nov 5, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 17, 2020 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01N2500/20
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
The invention is based, in part, on the discovery that the CRY proteins and the PER2 protein function as important modulators of mammalian circadian rhythm. The invention includes methods of modulating the circadian rhythm and identifying compounds that modulate the circadian rhythm.
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