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Identification and characterization of a novel human vanilloid receptor-like protein, VRL-2
19 Jan 2001
Abstract excerpt
Remarkable progress has been made recently in identifying a new gene family related to the capsaicin (vanilloid) receptor, VR1. Using a combination of in silico analysis of expressed sequence tag (EST) databases and conventional molecular cloning, we have isolated a novel vanilloid-like receptor, which we call VRL-2, from human kidney. The translated gene shares 46% and 43% identity with VR1 and VRL-1,...
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