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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 25, 2003
Filed:
May. 25, 1995
Applicant:
Inventors:
Michael M. Harpold, El Cajon, CA (US);
Steven B. Ellis, San Diego, CA (US);
Mark E. Williams, Carlsbad, CA (US);
Ann F. McCue, La Mesa, CA (US);
Alison Gillespie, San Diego, CA (US);
Daniel H. Feldman, Gainesville, FL (US);
Robert Brenner, Austin, TX (US);
Assignee:
Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, NJ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12N 1/500 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C12N 1/500 ;
Abstract
Isolated DNA encoding each of human calcium channel &agr; -, &agr; -, &bgr;- and &ggr;-subunits, including subunits that arise as splice variants of primary transcripts, is provided. Cells and vectors containing the DNA and methods for identifying compounds that modulate the activity of human calcium channels are also provided.