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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 16, 2007
Filed:
Apr. 25, 2001
Qingyun Liu, The Woodlands, TX (US);
Kevin R. Lynch, Charlottesville, VA (US);
Andrew D. Howard, Park Ridge, NJ (US);
Theodore N. Mellin, Annadale, NJ (US);
Alison Strack, Scotch Plains, NJ (US);
Leonardus H. T. Van Der Ploeg, Newton, MA (US);
Ruiping Wang, Maple Glen, PA (US);
Qingping Jiang, Midland Park, NJ (US);
David Williams, Telford, PA (US);
Qingyun Liu, The Woodlands, TX (US);
Kevin R. Lynch, Charlottesville, VA (US);
Andrew D. Howard, Park Ridge, NJ (US);
Theodore N. Mellin, Annadale, NJ (US);
Alison Strack, Scotch Plains, NJ (US);
Leonardus H. T. Van Der Ploeg, Newton, MA (US);
Ruiping Wang, Maple Glen, PA (US);
Qingping Jiang, Midland Park, NJ (US);
David Williams, Telford, PA (US);
Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, NJ (US);
Abstract
A new neuromedin U receptor, designated NMUR2 has been found, which is involved in modulation of feeding behavior in mammals. Ligands of this receptor are able to modulate eating, and weight gain. Amino acid sequences of the human and rat forms, as well as their nucleic acid sequences are given.