Patent ID: 7368540

Claim:
An isolated nematode neuromuscular junction GABA receptor complex of the formula I A-B Formula wherein A is an amino acid sequence selected from the group consisting of: (a) an amino acid sequence which is encoded by a nucleic acid sequence which has at least 95% identity to SEQ ID NO 2; and (b) an amino acid sequence which has at least 95% identity to SEQ ID NO 1; and wherein B is an amino acid sequence selected from the group consisting of: (a) an amino acid sequence which is encoded by a nucleic acid sequence which has at least 95% identity to SEQ ID NO 4; and (b) an amino acid sequence which has at least 95% identity to SEQ ID NO 3; and wherein A-B is a heteropentamer which comprises 1 to 4 A amino acid sequences and 1 to 4 B amino acid sequences.