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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 06, 2001
Filed:
Oct. 14, 1998
Alain Stricker-Krongrad, Lexington, MA (US);
Wei Gu, Brookline, MA (US);
Millennium Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Cambridge, MA (US);
Abstract
The invention features assays for the identification of compounds useful for the modulation of body weight. Such compounds are useful for the treatment of obesity and cachexia. The methods of the invention involve cell-free and cell-based assays that identify compounds which bind to and/or activate or inhibit the activity of GPR10, a G protein-coupled receptor, followed by an in vivo assay of the effect of the compound on feeding behavior, body weight, or metabolic rate. The invention also features compounds which bind to and/or activate or inhibit the activity of GPR10 as well as pharmaceutical compositions comprising such compounds. In addition, the invention includes nucleic acid molecules comprising a nucleotide sequence encoding all or a portion of murine GPR10, polypeptides comprising all or a portion of murine GPR10, antibodies directed against murine GPR10, and animals harboring a murine GPR10 transgene (e.g., mice overexpressing murine GPR10).