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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 26, 2002
Filed:
Jun. 07, 1995
Applicant:
Inventors:
Kathryn J. Elliott, San Diego, CA (US);
Michael M. Harpold, El Cajon, CA (US);
Assignee:
Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, NJ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12N 5/10 ; C12N 1/512 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C12N 5/10 ; C12N 1/512 ;
Abstract
DNA encoding human neuronal nicotinic acetylcholine receptor alpha and beta subunits, mammalian and amphibian cells containing said DNA, methods for producing alpha and beta subunits and recombinant (i.e., isolated or substantially pure) alpha subunits (specifically &agr; ) and beta subunits (specifically &bgr; ) are provided. In addition, combinations of a plurality of subunits (i.e., one or more of as &agr; , &agr; , &agr; , &agr; , &agr; , &agr; and/or &agr; subunits in combination with one or more of &bgr; subunits are provided.