Db, the receptor for leptin, nucleic acids encoding the receptor, and uses thereof
US7619079B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 24, 2006 |
| Grant date | Nov 17, 2009 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 21, 2026 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01N2800/044
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
The present invention relates to identification of a receptor for a satiety factor, which is involved in body weight homeostasis. Mutations in this receptor are associated with obese phenotypes. In particular, the present invention relates to identification and characterization of the receptor for leptin, including a naturally occurring soluble form of the receptor that is expected to modulate leptin activity, in particular to agonize leptin activity. The invention further relates to the nucleic acids encoding the receptor, and to methods for using the receptor, e.g., to identify leptin analogs, therapeutically, such as in gene therapy or in soluble form as an agonist or antagonist of leptin activity, or diagnostically.
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