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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 31, 2001
Filed:
Jul. 26, 1999
Reagents and methods for the screening of compounds useful in the treatment of neurological diseases
Applicant:
Inventors:
Evan Samuel Deneris, University Heights, OH (US);
Dmitry Viktor Fyodorov, San Diego, CA (US);
Timothy John Hendricks, Cleveland Heights, OH (US);
Assignee:
Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12N 1/512 ; C12N 1/518 ; C12Q 1/02 ; C12Q 1/68 ; G01N 3/353 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C12N 1/512 ; C12N 1/518 ; C12Q 1/02 ; C12Q 1/68 ; G01N 3/353 ;
Abstract
This invention relates to the gene sequence of a novel transcription factor specific for central 5-HT (serotonergic) neurons. The sequence and products are useful in screening methods for identifying and testing agonists and antagonists of seronergic activity.