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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 06, 2010
Filed:
Nov. 03, 2000
Applicants:
Xinzhong Dong, Pasadena, CA (US);
David J. Anderson, Altadena, CA (US);
Inventors:
Xinzhong Dong, Pasadena, CA (US);
David J. Anderson, Altadena, CA (US);
Assignee:
California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12N 15/12 (2006.01); C07K 14/705 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The invention relates generally to novel genes expressed in normal but not neurogenin-1-deficient animals. The invention relates specifically to a novel family of G protein-coupled receptors and a novel family of two-transmembrane segment proteins that are expressed in dorsal root ganglia, and a method of screening for genes specifically expressed in nociceptive sensory neurons.