摘要:
The effect of GDNF on kidney morphogenesis is disclosed. Methods for stimulating budding and branching of the ureteric epithelium, for stimulating axonal outgrowth, for maintaining ureteric epithelial cells in culture, for preventing apoptosis of ureteric epithelial cells, and for treating diseases using GDNF are also disclosed.
摘要:
Receptors for Glial Cell Line-Derived Neurotrophic Factor (GDNF), their cellular expression, isolation, biochemical characterization, and sequences are disclosed. c-RET is disclosed as one receptor for GDNF; additional novel receptors are also disclosed. The preparation of monoclonal antibodies directed against GDNF is also disclosed.
摘要:
The invention provides methods and compositions for identifying agents which modulate cell death, indicated e.g. by the expression of caspase-2 and/or caspase-7, in GDNF family growth factor deprived neuronal or nonneuronal cells. The methods for identifying such agents find particular application in drug development.
摘要:
The invention provides methods for identifying modulators of RETindependent, GDNF effected intracellular signaling. The invention further provides methods of identifying useful modulators of RET-independent GDNF receptoreffected MET activation, as well as modulators of morphological responses which are effected by nonRET GDNF receptor-effected intracellular signaling. Methods of distinguishing RET-independent GDNF ligand-mediated intracellular signaling by different cellular GDNF receptors from RET-dependent intracellular signaling are provided. The methods of the invention also provide an understanding of the complex interrelationships between RET, MET, GFRa in response to GDNF ligands.
摘要:
The present invention generally relates to the field of treatment of neuronal disorders and more particularly to neurotrophic factor MANF and uses thereof. The present invention provides a pharmaceutical compound comprising MANF nucleic acid molecule, MANF protein or a functional fragment thereof for the treatment of a peripherial neuropathy including Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, epilepsy, drug addiction and ischemic brain injury.
摘要:
The present invention discloses purified and isolated nucleic acid sequences encoding polypeptides having a structure substantially similar to that of splicing forms of mammalian GFRα4 comprising the amino acid sequence (SEQ ID NO:1:)-(SEQ ID NO:6:). The preferred sequences comprise cDNAs having the sequence (SEQ ID NO:7:)-(SEQ ID NO:13:). The present invention is also related to purified and isolated polypeptides comprising the amino acid sequence and or substantially similar splicing forms of mammalian GFRà4. Furthermore, the invention is related to substances capable of specifically recognizing said polypeptides and including both antibodies and receptors. The active compounds of the present invention including cDNAS, polypeptides, binding substances, and antibodies. The invention is useful not only for producing cell-lines and/or transgenic non-human animal but also for diagnosing and treating neuronal disorders or endocrine tumors as well as other related diseases by enabling measurements of GFRα4-mediated signalling in endocrine cells and neurons.
摘要翻译:本发明公开了编码具有与包含氨基酸序列(SEQ ID NO:1:) - (SEQ ID NO:6))的哺乳动物GFRα4剪接形式基本相似的结构的多肽的纯化和分离的核酸序列。 优选的序列包含具有序列(SEQ ID NO:7:) - (SEQ ID NO:13 :)的cDNA。 本发明还涉及包含哺乳动物GFRà4的氨基酸序列和/或基本相似的剪接形式的纯化和分离的多肽。 此外,本发明涉及能够特异性识别所述多肽并包括抗体和受体的物质。 本发明的活性化合物包括cDNAS,多肽,结合物质和抗体。 本发明不仅可用于生产细胞系和/或转基因非人类动物,还可用于诊断和治疗神经元疾病或内分泌肿瘤以及其他相关疾病,方法是测量GFRalpha4介导的内分泌细胞和神经元信号。
摘要:
The present invention relates to Glial Cell Line-Derived Neurotrophic Factor (GDNF) protein and gene and is, in particular, directed to a novel splice variant of GDNF protein, which is encoded by a novel splice variant pre-(γ)pro-GDNF, and secreted under biological regulation.
摘要:
A method for treating a condition in a patient, wherein the condition is selected from the group consisting of Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, stroke and peripheral neuropathy. The method consists of administering to the patient a pharmaceutically effective amount of a pharmaceutical composition comprising the MANF2 polypeptide of SEQ ID NO:2 or a functional fragment thereof.
摘要翻译:一种治疗患者状况的方法,其中所述病症选自阿尔茨海默病,帕金森氏病,肌萎缩性侧索硬化,中风和周围神经病变。 该方法包括向患者施用药学有效量的包含SEQ ID NO:2的MANF2多肽或其功能片段的药物组合物。
摘要:
Neurturin polypeptides which possess reduced heparin and heparan sulfate binding affinity but retain neurotrophic activity, nucleic acids which encode the neurturin variants and vectors and host cells which express the enhanced neurturin polypeptides. Use of the enhanced neurturin polypeptides, nucleic acids and host cells in the treatment or prevention of disease.
摘要:
The present invention discloses a novel neurotrophic factor protein, MANF2 and a genetic sequence encoding the same. The molecule will be useful in the development of a range of therapeutics and diagnostics useful in the treatment, prophylaxis and/or diagnosis of MANF2 dependent conditions. The molecule of the present invention is also a useful effector of primary and central neurons, especially dopaminergic neurons at the central nervous system and growth factor genes.