Patent ID: 7271257

Claim:
An isolated DNA molecule, comprising: (a) a nucleic acid sequence encoding a glutamate receptor protein selected from the group consisting of: (A) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 2, or (B) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 2 with at least one amino acid substitution selected from the group consisting of: (i) His 26 to Tyr, (ii) Arg 39 to Ser, (iii) Val 51 to lle, or (iv) combinations thereof; (b) a nucleic acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 1; (c) a nucleic acid sequence of residues 442-2169 of SEQ ID NO: 1; or (d) a nucleic acid sequence which hybridizes with SEQ ID NO: 1 at 60° C and at a salt concentration of 0.1×SSC and 0.1% SDS.