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Targeted disruption of the mouse Mel(1b) melatonin receptor.
Molecular and cellular biology - 1 Feb 2003
Jin Xiaowei, von Gall Charlotte, Pieschl Rick L, Gribkoff Valentin K, Stehle Jorg H, Reppert Steven M, Weaver David R
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Two high-affinity, G protein-coupled melatonin receptor subtypes have been identified in mammals. Targeted disruption of the Mel(1a) melatonin receptor prevents some, but not all, responses to the hormone, suggesting functional redundancy among receptor subtypes (Liu et al., Neuron 19:91-102, 1997). In the present work, the mouse Mel(1b) melatonin receptor cDNA was isolated and characterized, and the gene has...
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