SURROGATE GENETICS TARGET CHARACTERIZATION METHOD
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    发明公开
    SURROGATE GENETICS TARGET CHARACTERIZATION METHOD 审中-公开
    代孕遗传学表征的靶基因

    公开(公告)号:EP0966528A1

    公开(公告)日:1999-12-29

    申请号:EP98960164.0

    申请日:1998-11-06

    IPC分类号: C12N15 C12Q1

    摘要: A two-step, scalable method is described for identifying the cellular function(s) of one or more genes of unknown function, and for identifying modulators or the gene(s). The method uses the reversal or alteration of a phenotype created by the expression of the heterologous gene, e.g., a human gene, to identify modulators of that gene's activity. That modulator is then used in an in vitro or in vivo disease model system to identify compounds which affect disease progression. The subset of compounds which influence disease in a therapeutic manner are drug leads. However, all compounds which influence disease progression are tools to at least partially characterize gene function. The inhibitor identification step or the method is preferably carried out using a plurality of microbial strains or cell lines expressing different heterologous DNA sequences in a single solution. The method is particularly useful for genes which have not been validated as good inhibitor targets.