Abstract: The present invention relates to methods of selective modulation of peroxisome proliferator activated receptors (PPARs) over G-protein coupled receptor 40 (GPR40), and the use of therapeutically effective amounts of compounds and pharmaceutical compositions which selectively modulate PPAR over GPR40 for the treatment of diseases in patients in need thereof. The methods disclosed herein are exceptionally useful in treating metabolic diseases whilst avoiding certain side effects common to modulators of PPAR previously disclosed in the art.

Abstract: A trace amine receptor 1 has been isolated from the genome of Cercopithecus aethiops (African green monkey). Described is the amino acid sequence of the receptor, the nucleic acid encoding the receptor, and methods for using the receptor to identify analytes that are agonists or antagonists of the receptor.

Abstract: The invention provides a novel expression cloning technique referred to as a matrix analysis of gene expression in cells (MAGEC) that allows for the indexed introduction, and analysis of nucleic acids in a host cell. While normally one takes cells attached to a surface followed by contacting the cells with heterologous DNA under conditions favoring the uptake of the heterologous DNA, the present invention, in sharp contrasts, proposes affixing (depositing) a nucleic acid-containing mixture onto a suitable surface and thereafter contacting suitable host cells (target cells) with the DNA-containing markings under conditions favoring uptake by the cells of the heterologous expression vector comprising a the target nucleic slide acid molecule. The method enables one to further characterize the gene product(s) of a known gene and unknown in a high-throughput assay format. It essentially allows for the identification of a gene based upon the function of its gene product.