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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 19, 2002
Filed:
Sep. 21, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
Daniel Cortright, Northford, CT (US);
James Krause, Madison, CT (US);
Assignee:
Neurogen Corporation, Branford, CT (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12N 1/512 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C12N 1/512 ;
Abstract
This invention provides novel human capsaicin receptors and the nucleotide sequences encoding these receptors. Also provided are vectors encoding these receptors and mammalian and non-mammalian cells expressing these vectors. Further provided are assays for identifying compounds that modulate capsaicin receptors and diagnostic assays for capsaicin receptor polymorphisms and aberrant capsaicin receptor expression.