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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 23, 2008
Filed:
Jun. 17, 2003
Steve A. Kay, San Diego, CA (US);
John B. Hogenesch, Encinitas, CA (US);
M. Fernanda Ceriani, Buenos Aires, AR;
Satchidananda Panda, San Diego, CA (US);
Steve A. Kay, San Diego, CA (US);
John B. Hogenesch, Encinitas, CA (US);
M. Fernanda Ceriani, Buenos Aires, AR;
Satchidananda Panda, San Diego, CA (US);
The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, CA (US);
IRM LLC, Hamilton, BM;
Abstract
Screening assays for identifying agents that modulate BK channel activity and further modulate the sleep/wake cycle in a subject, circadian regulated locomotor activity in a subject, or both are provided, as are agents identified using such screening assays. Also provided are methods of modulating the sleep/wake cycle in a subject and methods of modulating circadian regulated locomotor activity in a subject by administering an agent that modulates BK channel activity to the subject, for example, an agent identified by a screening assay as disclosed.