Novel g protein-coupled receptor protein and dna thereof

• Main Authors: TAKEO MORIYA, YASUSHI SHINTANI, NOBUYUKI MIYAJIMA, TAKASHI ITO
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 21.01.2002
• Edition: 7
• Subjects: BEER; BIOCHEMISTRY; CHEMISTRY; COMPOSITIONS THEREOF; CULTURE MEDIA; ENZYMOLOGY; HUMAN NECESSITIES; HYGIENE; INVESTIGATING OR ANALYSING MATERIALS BY DETERMINING THEIRCHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROPERTIES; MEASURING; MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; METALLURGY; MICROBIOLOGY; MICROORGANISMS OR ENZYMES; MUTATION OR GENETIC ENGINEERING; ORGANIC CHEMISTRY; PEPTIDES; PHYSICS; PREPARATIONS FOR MEDICAL, DENTAL, OR TOILET PURPOSES; PROPAGATING, PRESERVING OR MAINTAINING MICROORGANISMS; SPECIFIC THERAPEUTIC ACTIVITY OF CHEMICAL COMPOUNDS ORMEDICINAL PREPARATIONS; SPIRITS; TESTING; VINEGAR; WINE

The present invention provides a human-derived protein or a salt thereof, a DNA encoding the same, a method for determination of ligand to the protein, a screening method/kits for a compound or its salt that alters a binding property between ligand and the protein, and the like. The human-derived protein or a DNA encoding the same of the present invention can be used in (1) determination of ligand to the protein of the present invention, (2) a prophylactic/therapeutic agent for diseases associated with dysfunction of the protein of the present invention, (3) a screening of a compound (agonist, antagonist, etc.) that alters a binding property between the protein and the ligand of the present invention, and the like.