摘要:
[Problem] To provide a mitochondria-function regulator effective for treatment or prevention of obesity, and a screening method therefore. [Solution] The mitochondria-function regulator of the present invention contains, as an active ingredient, a PGC-1β - protein function regulator synoviolin. The screening method of the present invention includes a step for causing a test substance to act on an adipose tissue cell or an individual animal, and measuring or detecting one or more of the following in the adipose tissue cell: (1) expression level of synoviolin; (2) a bond between synoviolin and PGC-1β protein; and (3) the ubiquitination of the PGC-1β protein by synoviolin.
摘要:
The present disclosure relates generally to the field of cancer diagnosis. More specifically, the present disclosure relates to the identification and use of monoubiquitination of histone 2B as a biomarker for the diagnosis and prognosis of cancer including, but not limited to, parathyroid cancer. The present disclosure also relates to the identification of binding between CDC73 and RNF20, and the use of CDC73 and RNF20 in an assay for screening for an agent that modulates monoubiquitination of a histone protein.
摘要:
The present disclosure provides methods for treating Cystic Fibrosis in a subject by administering to the subject a corrector agent capable of acting through MSD1 during the biosynthesis of CFTR protein. The disclosure also provides methods of screening for new corrector agents capable of acting through MSD1 during the biosynthesis of a CFTR protein.
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There is described a method for analyzing ubiquitin polymers using linkage-specific deubiquitinase enzymes. Novel specificities of deubiquitinase enzymes are also provided.
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Methods for treating cardiovascular disease, and in particular heart failure, are provided comprising administering a therapeutically effective amount of a modulator of SERCA2a post-translation modification such as SUMOylation or acetylation. Also provided are methods of treating cardiovascular disease by inhibiting SERCA2a degradation. Further provided are methods of diagnosing a propensity to develop heart failure comprising determining if a SERCA2a mutant is present or determining the level of expression of SUMOl in cardiomyocytes. The disclosure also provides methods of screening for therapeutics that modulate the post-translational modification of SERCA2a, such as by modulating post-translational SUMOylation and/or acetylation.
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There is described a substrate for measuring the activity of a deubiquitinating enzyme (DUB), comprising a diubiquitin molecule, wherein an ubiquitin monomer is labeled with a fluorescent label, as well as an assay for DUB enzymes using such substrates.
摘要:
The instant invention provides a method for establishing safety profiles for chemical compounds, as well as pharmacological profiling said method comprising (A) testing the effects of said chemical compounds on the amount and/or post-translational modifications of two or more macromolecules in intact cells; (B) constructing a pharmacological profile based on the results of said tests; and (C) comparing said profile to the profile(s) of drugs with established safety characteristics. Additionally, the invention is also directed to a composition comprising an assay panel, said panel comprising at least one high-content assay for the amount and/or post-translational modification of a protein and at least one high-content assay for the amount and/or subcellular location of a protein-protein interaction.