摘要:
It is intended to provide a method for evaluating an effect of controlling the activity of proline 4-hydroxyolase; a screening method with the use of the above evaluation method; and a method of screening a compound which is useful in treating or preventing fibrosis or rheumatoid arthritis. A method for detecting an effect of controlling the ubiquitination activity of proline 4-hydroxyolase alpha subunit (P4HA1) by synoviolin; and a method of screening a substance having an effect of controlling the ubiquitination activity of P4HA1 of synoviolin based on the above method. A compound found out by this screening is useful in treating or preventing diseases caused by disorders in the activity of proline 4-hydroxylase such as fibrosis and rheumatoid arthritis.
摘要:
The present invention discloses a novel protein called Synoviolin and a gene that encodes it. This protein is expressed specifically by synovial tissue and also accompanies the presence of an auto-antibody that recognizes this protein in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients. The protein according to the present invention and its antibody can be expected to be used as specific diagnostic markers for RA. In addition, the gene or protein according to the present invention may be used to permit the screening of drugs to treat RA. Moreover, the present invention provides synoviolin gene transgenic animals. The transgenic animals according to the present invention can be used as RA model animals in the development of pharmaceuticals to treat RA.
摘要:
An antibody, or fragment thereof, against synoviolin for providing a monoclonal antibody capable of recognizing a part of synoviolin, which antibody against synoviolin is capable of inhibiting the self-ubiquitinization of synoviolin.
摘要:
Promoter of synoviolin gene comprising at least a fragment of 2120th to 2130th nucleotides of the base sequence of SEQ ID NO. 1 or 2 or comprising at least a fragment of 1st to 2201st, 969th to 2201st, 1142nd to 2201st, 1699th to 2201st, 1880th to 2201st, 2002nd to 2201st, 2094th to 2201st or 2118th to 2201st nucleotides of the base sequence of SEQ ID NO. 1 or 2; and a method of regulating the transcriptive activity characterized in that the activity of this promoter is inhibited or enhanced.
摘要:
It is intended to specify a substance causative of hyperexcitability in Isaacs syndrome to thereby establish efficacious diagnostic and therapeutic methods therefor. A specific cDNA is isolated from a nerve cell-origin cDNA library by an immunoscreening technique with the use of the serum of a patient with Isaacs syndrome. The nucleotide sequence of the cDNA is clarified and a novel protein neurotonin is obtained by cloning based on the same. Then the amino acid sequence structure of neurotonin is determined. This novel protein, which is considered as the key factor in Isaacs syndrome, is useful in studies on peripheral nerve disorders and clinical application.