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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 23, 2009
Filed:
Jan. 18, 2005
Applicants:
Merouane Bencherif, Winston-Salem, NC (US);
Ronald J. Lukas, Phoenix, AZ (US);
Inventors:
Merouane Bencherif, Winston-Salem, NC (US);
Ronald J. Lukas, Phoenix, AZ (US);
Assignees:
Targacept, Inc., Winston-Salem, NC (US);
Catholic Healthcare West, San Francisco, CA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12N 5/10 (2006.01); C12N 15/12 (2006.01); C12N 15/63 (2006.01); C12N 1/21 (2006.01); C07K 14/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A chimeric nAChR receptor subunit polypeptide having a substitution of at least about 15% of the native amino acid sequence of the subunit in the area of the C-terminal cytoplasmic domain is provided, as well as polynucleotides encoding the polypeptide. Vectors, host cells, and related methods for evaluating compounds are also provided.