Patent 7109296 was granted and assigned to Ortho-McNeil Pharmaceutical on September, 2006 by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
DNA encoding human 5-HT3-C has been cloned and characterized. The recombinant protein is capable of forming biologically active human 5-HT3-C protein. The cDNA has been expressed in recombinant host cells that produce active recombinant protein. In addition, the recombinant host cells are utilized to establish a method for identifying modulators of the receptor activity, and receptor modulators are identified.