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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 11, 2003
Filed:
Oct. 13, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
Assignee:
University of British Columbia, Vancouver, CA;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 3/353 ; C12Q 1/68 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 3/353 ; C12Q 1/68 ;
Abstract
A specific amino acid sequence proximal to the carboxy terminus of P/Q type ion channels has been shown to mediate, through binding to the Homer protein, the expression of the gene encoding syntaxin-1A. This region of the P/Q type calcium ion channel provides peptides that can be used in screening assays for compounds that modulate the central nervous system.