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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 27, 2006
Filed:
Dec. 23, 1999
Kenneth A. Jones, Bergenfield, NJ (US);
Mary W. Walker, Midland Park, NJ (US);
Joseph Tamm, Hawthorne, NJ (US);
Theresa A. Branchek, Teaneck, NJ (US);
Christophe P. G. Gerald, Ridgewood, NJ (US);
Kenneth A. Jones, Bergenfield, NJ (US);
Mary W. Walker, Midland Park, NJ (US);
Joseph Tamm, Hawthorne, NJ (US);
Theresa A. Branchek, Teaneck, NJ (US);
Christophe P. G. Gerald, Ridgewood, NJ (US);
H. Lundbeck A/S, Valby-Copenhagen, DK;
Abstract
This invention provides isolated nucleic acids encoding chimeric G proteins, vectors comprising nucleic acids encoding chimeric G proteins, cells comprising such vectors, processes of determining agonists and antagonists of mammalian G protein-coupled receptors utilizing chimeric G proteins, processes of determining compounds which bind to mammalian G protein-coupled receptors utilizing chimeric G proteins, processes for making a composition of matter which specifically binds to a mammalian G protein-coupled receptor utilizing chimeric G proteins, processes for preparing a composition which comprises admixing a carrier and a pharmaceutically effective amount of a chemical compound identified by a process of the invention utilizing chimeric G proteins, processes of identifying a ligand for a mammalian G protein-coupled receptor utilizing chimeric G proteins, and processes of screening a plurality of independent clones to identify and isolate a clone encoding a mammalian G protein-coupled receptor utilizing chimeric G proteins.