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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 17, 2019
Filed:
Apr. 12, 2018
Applicant:
Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Chevy Chase, MD (US);
Inventors:
Loren Looger, Sterling, VA (US);
Karel Svoboda, Leesburg, VA (US);
Douglas Kim, Reston, VA (US);
Rex Kerr, Leesburg, VA (US);
Assignee:
Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Chevy Chase, MD (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C07K 14/47 (2006.01); G01N 33/50 (2006.01); C07K 14/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 33/5041 (2013.01); C07K 14/00 (2013.01); C07K 14/4728 (2013.01); C07K 2319/60 (2013.01); G01N 2333/4727 (2013.01); G01N 2500/10 (2013.01);
Abstract
Genetically encoded calcium indicator (GECI) polypeptides and the nucleic acid molecules encoding such polypeptides are provided. In addition, methods of using such nucleic acids and polypeptides in methods of screening for agonists or antagonists of G-protein coupled receptor (GPCR) or ion channels and methods of monitoring neural activity also are provided.