DNA molecules encoding splice variants of the human melanocortin 1 receptor protein
US6693184B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 18, 2001 |
| Grant date | Feb 17, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 18, 2021 |
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- Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
- CPC primaryC07K14/723
- WIPO fieldBiotechnology
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
The present invention relates to DNA molecules encoding splice variants of the melanocortin-1 receptor (MC-R1) protein belonging to the rhodopsin sub-family of G-protein coupled receptors, recombinant vectors comprising DNA molecules encoding MC-R1B protein, recombinant host cells which contain a recombinant vector encoding MC-R1B, the human MC-R1B protein encoded by the DNA molecule, and methods of identifying selective agonists and antagonists of MC-R1B proteins disclosed throughout this specification.
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