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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 11, 2006
Filed:
Nov. 21, 2000
Applicants:
Rajesh Ranganathan, Cambridge, MA (US);
H. Robert Horvitz, Auburndale, MA (US);
Stephen C. Cannon, Needham, MA (US);
Inventors:
Rajesh Ranganathan, Cambridge, MA (US);
H. Robert Horvitz, Auburndale, MA (US);
Stephen C. Cannon, Needham, MA (US);
Assignees:
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA (US);
The General Hospital Corporation, Boston, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C07H 21/02 (2006.01); C07H 21/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Disclosed is a novel serotonin-gated anion channel that is permeable to chloride ions. Also disclosed are methods for the screening of therapeutics useful for treating serotonin-mediated cellular responses and conditions, as well as diagnostic methods for identifying such conditions.