Inventors:
Qingyun Liu - North Wales PA
Terrence P. McDonald - Langhorne PA
Andrew D. Howard - Park Ridge NJ
Assignee:
Merck Co., Inc. - Rahway NJ
Banyu Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. - Tokyo
International Classification:
C07H 2104
US Classification:
435 691, 435 701, 4352523, 43525411, 4353201, 435325, 530300, 530350, 536 231, 536 235
Abstract:
The present invention features HG67 nucleic acids and HG67 polypeptides. HG67, also referred to herein as âMCH-R2â, is a G-protein coupled receptor having a high degree of sequence identity with MCH-R1. The amino acid sequence for HG67 is provided by SEQ. ID. NO. 1. The cDNA sequence of HG67 is provided by SEQ. ID. NO. 2.