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Hunting for ion channel modulators with herpes simplex virus

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An innovative use of HSV-1 vectors lays the foundation for a novel genetic screen for modulators of ligand-gated ion channels.

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Figure 1: Schematic description of the genetic selection for a TRPV1 dominant negative subunit.

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  1. Marianne E. Buck and James E. Krause are in the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Daniel N. Cortright, Neurogen Corporation, Branford, Connecticut 06405, USA. dcortright@nrgn.com,

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All of the authors work for the Neurogen Corporation, which is in the business of identifying novel drug therapies, some of which may target ion channels such as Trpv1.

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