Search of receptor for a novel neuropeptide in the hypothalamus

最近，我们在鸟类和哺乳动物大脑中发现了一个新的下丘脑基因。我们预测，这个新的基因编码的神经肽和这个肽是参与能量稳态。特异性受体的鉴定对于阐明神经肽的生理作用至关重要。本研究通过信号转导实验寻找神经肽的受体。不幸的是，我们在这项研究中没有找到特异性受体。

Recently, we identified a novel hypothalamic gene in the avian and mammalian brains. We predict that this novel gene encodes a neuropeptide and this peptide is involved in the energy homeostasis. The identification of the specific receptor is essential to elucidate the physiological roles of the neuropeptide. In this study, we soughtthe receptor for the neuropeptide by signal transduction assay . Unfortunately , we could not find the specific receptor in this study .