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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 14, 2003
Filed:
Dec. 02, 1997
Applicant:
Inventors:
Tung M. Fong, Somerset, NJ (US);
Ruey-Ruey C. Huang, Towaco, NJ (US);
Leonardus Van Der Ploeg, Scotch Plains, NJ (US);
Assignee:
Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, NJ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12Q 1/66 ; C07K 1/4705 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C12Q 1/66 ; C07K 1/4705 ;
Abstract
Mutant ob receptors have been made which a) lack a functional first CK-F3 domain; b) lack a functional second CK-F3 domain or c) lack a functional intracellular domain. These receptors may be used in various assays, such as a transactivation assay to identify novel ligands.