Appeal No. 2000-1780 Application No. 08/403,663 TABLE OF CONTENTS BACKGROUND.............................................................................................................4 DECISION ON APPEAL ...............................................................................................5 REFERENCES ..............................................................................................................6 DISCUSSION .................................................................................................................8 THE KAINATE CLASS OF GLUTAMATE RECEPTORS....................................11 I. The EAA3C & EAA3D Subclass: ................................................................11 Appeal No. 1999-0350 Application No. 08/189,738 .................................................................................11 II. The EAA4 Subclass:......................................................................................21 Appeal No. 1997-3221 Application No. 08/249,241 .................................................................................21 III. The EAA5 Subclass:......................................................................................30 Appeal No. 1998-0217 Application No. 08/178,019 .................................................................................30 Appeal No. 1999-0399 Application No. 08/377,503 .................................................................................39 THE AMPA CLASS OF GLUTAMATE RECEPTORS ..........................................46 I. The GLUR1 Subclass: ..................................................................................46 Appeal No. 1997-3377 Application No. 08/216,326 .................................................................................46 II. The GLUR2 Subclass: ..................................................................................54 Appeal No. 1999-1393 Application No. 08/242,344 .................................................................................54 Appeal No. 1999-2118 Application No. 08/439,946 .................................................................................61 III. The GLUR3 Subclass: ..................................................................................70 Appeal No. 1999-2200 Application No. 08/896,063 .................................................................................70 Appeal No. 2000-1778 Application No. 08/257,029 .................................................................................81 2Page: Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007