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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 10, 2002
Filed:
Dec. 17, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Randall R. Reed, Baltimore, MD (US);
King-Wai Yau, Towson, MD (US);
Dietmar Krautwurst, Bergholz Rehbrücke, DE;
Assignee:
The John Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12P 1/934 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C12P 1/934 ;
Abstract
This invention provides novel libraries of olfactory receptor odorant/ligand-binding domains and methods of making and using them. The invention also provides libraries of vectors and cells comprising these nucleic acid constructs. The compositions and methods of the invention are used to identify novel ligand-binding domains for olfactory neuron odorant receptors and their ligands. Thus, the compositions and methods of the invention can be used to generate novel odorants, to screen for toxic odorants, or to manipulate an animal's olfactory response.