IDENTIFICATION OF NEW SPLICE-VARIANTS OF G-PROTEIN COUPLED RECEPTOR EP3 AND USES THEREOF

摘要

The present invention is directed to a polynucleotide sequence of the novel G-Protein Coupled Receptors EP3-11 OR EP3-12. The present invention provides polynucleotide sequences comprising the nucleic acid sequence SEQ ID NO: 20 or SEQ ID NO: 21 or nucleic acid sequences that hybridize to SEQ ID NO: 20 or SEQ ID NO: 21 or its complimentary strand having at least 40% sequence identity. The invention also provides the human EP3-11 or EP3-12 as targets for the identification of compounds useful for the treatment and prevention of cardiovascular diseases, inflammation, reproduction disorders and cancer as a result of relative quantification of the mRNA distribution in different human tissues by expression profiling. The invention also provides assays for the identification of compounds modulating EP3-11 or EP3-12.