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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 22, 2009
Filed:
May. 13, 2005
Noriyuki Satoh, Kyoto, JP;
Yasushi Okamura, Okazaki, JP;
Hirohide Iwasaki, Okazaki, JP;
Yoshimichi Murata, Okazaki, JP;
Noriyuki Satoh, Kyoto, JP;
Yasushi Okamura, Okazaki, JP;
Hirohide Iwasaki, Okazaki, JP;
Yoshimichi Murata, Okazaki, JP;
Kyoto University, Kyoto, JP;
National Institutes of Natural Sciences, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A single polypeptide is disclosed that without the need of any direct ion flow, is capable of converting electrical signals to chemical signals. The polypeptide of at least one embodiment of the present invention can be a novel membrane protein including a specified domain capable of independently functioning as a potential sensor and another domain exhibiting a phosphatise activity. In one potential embodiment, the polypeptide preferably consists of the 1to 239amino acids of the amino sequence of SEQ ID NO. 2.