Promotor for functional characterization of G-protein coupled receptors in the yeast saccharomyces cerevisiae

US6602699B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Aventis Pharma Deutschland GmbH · DE

Inventors

• Detlef Kozian · Kelkheim, DE
• Almut Nitsche · Wiesbaden, DE
• Pauline Fraissignes · Le Grand-Quevilly, FR
• Sabine Gratzer · Gräfelfing, DE
• Ekkehard Leberer · Germering, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Nov 7, 2001
• Grant date: Aug 5, 2003
• Expiry date: Nov 7, 2021

Classification

• Technology area (CPC C): Chemistry; Metallurgy
• CPC primary: C12N2830/702
• WIPO field: Biotechnology
• WIPO sector: Chemistry

Abstract

The present invention relates to a promoter, to DNA fragments containing said promoter and to the use thereof, in particular in methods for identifying substances exhibiting an activating or inhibiting action on G protein-coupled receptors.