摘要:
Human Ect2 polypeptide, fragments and derivatives, along with vectors and host cells for expression and production of Ect2 polypeptide are provided. Various methods of screening for agents that modulate interaction of Ect2 with an Ect2 binding agent, including high throughput methods, are also provided.
摘要:
Provided is a protein used in the development of a therapeutic agent for neuron- or endocrine cell-related diseases, in which the transport system is involved. The protein has an amino acid sequence with one or more amino acids deleted, substituted, inserted or added relative to the amino acid sequence set forth under SEQ ID NO: 1 in the Sequence Listing and which has a property to interact with GDP/GTP exchange factor II.
摘要翻译:提供了用于开发涉及运输系统的神经元或内分泌细胞相关疾病的治疗剂的蛋白质。 蛋白质具有相对于序列表中SEQ ID NO:1所示的氨基酸序列缺失,取代,插入或添加的一个或多个氨基酸的氨基酸序列,其具有与GDP / GTP交换相互作用的性质 因素二。
摘要:
Human Ect2 polypeptide, fragments and derivatives, along with vectors and host cells for expression and production of Ect2 polypeptide are provided. Various methods of screening for agents that modulate interaction of Ect2 with an Ect2 binding agent, including high throughput methods, are also provided.
摘要:
A novel taste cell specific guanine nucleotide binding protein, gustducin, is disclosed as well as polynucleotide sequences encoding the null subunit of gustducin. Also disclosed are methods of modifying taste involving agents that inhibit or activate the gustducin null subunit, methods for identifying such taste modifying agents and various taste modifying agents.
摘要:
Gene sequences as shown in SEQ ID NOS:1-85 have been found to be significantly associated with metastatic potential of cancer cells, especially breast and colon cancer cells. Methods are provided for determining the risk of metastasis of a tumor, which involve determining whether a tissue sample from a tumor expresses a polypeptide encoded by a gene as shown in SEQ ID NOS:1-85, or a substantial portion thereof.
摘要翻译:已经发现SEQ ID NO:1-85所示的基因序列与癌细胞,特别是乳腺癌和结肠癌细胞的转移潜能显着相关。 提供了用于确定肿瘤转移风险的方法,其涉及确定来自肿瘤的组织样品是否表达由SEQ ID NO:1-85所示基因编码的多肽,或其实质部分。
摘要:
Six genes whose expression is induced by leptin are disclosed (LIG46; LIG56; Tgtp, encoding a T cell-specific GTP-binding protein; LRG-47, encoding an interferon (IFN) inducible protein; RC10-II, encoding a subunit of a 20S brain proteasome; and Stra13, encoding a retinoic acid inducible protein). These six leptin-inducible genes and the proteins they encode represent targets for the development of therapeutic agents for use in modulating body weight. For example, agents that alter the expression or activity of one or more of the leptin-induced proteins can be used to modulate body weight. Such agents can be identified using cellular, in vitro, or in vivo assays which monitor the expression or activity of one or more of the six leptin-induced proteins. Potentially useful therapeutic agents can also be identified through the use of assays designed to identify agents that bind to one of the leptin-induced proteins. The leptin-induced genes of the invention and the proteins they encode may themselves be useful therapeutically and diagnostically.
摘要:
The present invention relates to a new class of G-protein-coupled receptor antagonists which bind to the intracellular molecular interface between the receptor and the G-protein, thus hampering signal transduction. The present invention describes peptide sequences derived from the prostaglandin receptor F2&agr; and the G-protein, G&agr;q protein. produced by molecular biology techniques or chemical synthesis, as selective inhibitors of signal transduction involved in the stimulation of this receptor. Such peptides or molecules derived from their primary, secondary and tertiary structures may be used as effective tocolytics for the prevention of premature labor or be utilized for the treatment of dysmenorrhea.
摘要:
Provided are novel phospholipase D DNA and amino acid sequences. The sequences are useful in methods and compositions for identifying phospholipase D mediator molecules which are in turn useful in therapeutic pharmacuetical compositions for treating rheumatoid arthritis, psoriasis, ulcerative colitis, in wound healing and for treating other diseases or conditions characterized by exhibition of an inflammatory response or in the treatment of cancer and other diseases characterized by pathogenic mitogenicity.
摘要:
Novel polymer-bound oligopeptides exhibiting antimicrobial activity have been develop. The oligopeptides are unique amino acid sequences that form amphiphilic helices.
摘要:
The invention provides two new WD-40 proteins (WDPro) and polynucleotides which identify and encode WDPro. The invention also provides expression vectors, host cells, agonists, antibodies and antagonists. The invention also provides methods for treating disorders associated with expression of WDPro.