Patent ID: 6485967
Filing Date: 2002-11-26
Classification: C07K,G01N

Abstract:
An isolated DNA molecule, comprising a sequence of nucleotides that encode an &agr;6-subunit of a human neuronal nicotinic acetylcholine receptor, wherein the sequence of nucleotides encoding the &agr;6 subunit is selected from the group consisting of:a) a sequence of nucleotides that encodes a human &agr;6 subunit and comprises the coding portion of the sequence of nucleotides as set forth in SEQ ID NO: 1; b) a sequence of nucleotides that encodes a human &agr;6 subunit that comprises the sequence of amino acids as set forth in SEQ ID NO: 2; and c) a sequence of nucleotides which is degenerate as a result of the genetic code to the sequence of nucleotides as set forth in any of (a) or (b).