Feline bitter taste receptors and methods
US9310384B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 10, 2015 |
| Grant date | Apr 12, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 10, 2035 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01N2500/04
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A family of novel feline bitter taste receptors, referred to as feline TAS2R (fTAS2R), are disclosed herein. Isolated polynucleotides encoding the novel feline bitter taste receptors and chimeric polypeptides are also disclosed, as are expression vectors and host cells for expression of the novel feline bitter taste receptors. Methods of identifying compounds that bind to the novel feline bitter taste receptors and modulate their activity are disclosed.
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