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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 10, 2007
Filed:
Jun. 25, 2002
Leslie B. Vosshall, New York, NY (US);
Hubert O. Amrein, Durham, NC (US);
Richard Axel, New York, NY (US);
Leslie B. Vosshall, New York, NY (US);
Hubert O. Amrein, Durham, NC (US);
Richard Axel, New York, NY (US);
The Trustees of Columbia University in the city of New York, New York, NY (US);
Abstract
This invention provides an isolated nucleic acid molecule encoding an insect odorant receptor. This invention provides a nucleic acid molecule of at least 12 nucleotides capable of specifically hybridizing with the nucleic acid molecule encoding an insect odorant receptor. This invention also provides a purified, insect odorant receptor. This invention provides an antibody capable of specifically binding to an insect odorant receptor. This invention provides a method for identifying cDNA inserts encoding an insect odorant receptors. This invention provides a method of identifying a compound capable of specifically bind to an insect odorant receptor. This invention also provides a method of identifying a compound capable of activating the activity of an insect odorant receptor.