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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 16, 2008
Filed:
Jun. 20, 2005
Hiroaki Matsunami, Durham, NC (US);
Momoka Matsunami, Durham, NC (US);
Harumi Saito, Durham, NC (US);
Hanyi Zhuang, Durham, NC (US);
Hiroaki Matsunami, Durham, NC (US);
Momoka Matsunami, Durham, NC (US);
Harumi Saito, Durham, NC (US);
Hanyi Zhuang, Durham, NC (US);
Duke University, Durham, NC (US);
Abstract
The present invention relates to polypeptides capable of promoting odorant receptor cell surface localization and odorant receptor functional expression. The present invention further provides assays for the detection of ligands specific for various odorant receptors. Additionally, the present invention provides methods of screening for odorant receptor accessory protein polymorphisms and mutations associated with disease states, as well as methods of screening for therapeutic agents, ligands, and modulators of such proteins.