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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 08, 2008
Filed:
Apr. 11, 2002
Syuji Hinuma, Ibaraki, JP;
Ryo Fujii, Ibaraki, JP;
Yuji Kawamata, Ibaraki, JP;
Masanori Miwa, Osaka, JP;
Masaki Hosoya, Ibaraki, JP;
Syuji Hinuma, Ibaraki, JP;
Ryo Fujii, Ibaraki, JP;
Yuji Kawamata, Ibaraki, JP;
Masanori Miwa, Osaka, JP;
Masaki Hosoya, Ibaraki, JP;
Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited, Osaka, JP;
Abstract
The present invention intends to provide a screening of agonist/antagonist and the like. Specifically, the invention provides a method of screening a compound or its salt that alters the binding property between a novel G protein-coupled receptor protein or its salt, and a substance relating to cholesterol metabolism, which comprises using the receptor protein or its salt, which contains the same or substantially the same amino acid sequence as the amino acid sequence represented by SEQ ID NO: 1, SEQ ID NO: 5, SEQ ID NO: 7, SEQ ID NO: 14 or SEQ ID NO: 16, and the substance relating to cholesterol metabolism.