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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 21, 2012
Filed:
Oct. 03, 2008
Jacques Barhanin, Nice, FR;
Christian Gestreau, Marseilles, FR;
Richard Warth, Regensburg, DE;
Dirk Heitzmann, Regensburg, DE;
Jörg Thomas, Neu Ulm, DE;
Jacques Barhanin, Nice, FR;
Christian Gestreau, Marseilles, FR;
Richard Warth, Regensburg, DE;
Dirk Heitzmann, Regensburg, DE;
Jörg Thomas, Neu Ulm, DE;
Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique—Cnrs, Paris Cedex, FR;
Universite Paul Cezanne Marseille III, Aix-en-Provence, FR;
Abstract
The present invention relates to the use of a screening method for identifying candidate molecules that can be used for the treatment of respiratory conditions in a mammal, wherein the screening method comprises a step which comprises determining whether the functional activity of a TASK-2 polypeptide in the presence of a test molecule is decreased or eliminated compared with the functional activity of the TASK-2 polypeptide in the absence of the test molecule, the test molecule being considered to be a candidate molecule when it decreases or eliminates the functional activity.