Patent ID: 6420532
Filing Date: 2002-07-16
Classification: A01K,A61K,A61P,C07K,C12N

Abstract:
A method of preparing a composition which binds to a human Y2 receptor that comprises determining whether a chemical compound binds to a human Y2 receptor expressed on the surface of a mammalian cell, and if the compound binds to the receptor, recovering the bound compound free of any Y2 receptor, and admixing the compound with a carrier, wherein the mammalian cell comprises a vector which expresses the receptor; wherein the human Y2 receptor (a) has an amino acid sequence identical to the amino acid sequence shown in FIG. 2 (SEQ ID NO: 2) or (b) is encoded by a nucleic acid sequence identical to the receptor-encoding nucleic acid sequence contained in plasmid pcEXV-hY2 (ATCC Accession No. 75659).