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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 24, 2007
Filed:
May. 28, 2002
Applicants:
Carina Tan, Metuchen, NJ (US);
Hideki Sano, Nagareyama, JP;
Inventors:
Carina Tan, Metuchen, NJ (US);
Hideki Sano, Nagareyama, JP;
Assignees:
Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, NJ (US);
Banyu Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., Chuo-ku, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C07K 14/705 (2006.01); C12N 15/12 (2006.01); G01N 33/566 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The present invention identifies the presence of MCH-2R in the dog, ferret and rhesus monkey. MCH-2R is a G-protein coupled receptor that responds to MCH and is distinct from MCH-1R. MCH-2R polypeptide and nucleic acid sequences related to the dog, ferret, and rhesus monkey MCH-2R are described herein along with uses of such polypeptides and nucleic acids.