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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 11, 2000
Filed:
Oct. 28, 1997
Applicant:
Inventors:
Assignee:
Takeda Chemical Industries, Ltd., Tsukuba Ibaraki, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12N / ; C07K / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
435 691 ; 536 235 ; 4352523 ; 43525411 ; 4353201 ; 435325 ;
Abstract
A novel G-protein coupled receptor protein, a partial peptide and their salts are disclosed. DNA encoding the receptor protein, production of the receptor protein, determination of a ligand to the receptor protein, a method for screening for compounds which inhibit ligand binding to the receptor protein, a kit for screening for such compounds are also disclosed. The receptor protein, its partial peptide and their salts are used for screening for candidate compounds of drugs and the like.