摘要:
The present invention provides antibodies that bind to the C-terminal region of TSG101. The invention also provides methods of using the TSG101 antibodies for the treatment of viral infections, including HIV and Ebola virus infection.
摘要:
The present invention provides antibodies that bind to the C-terminal region of TSG101. The invention also provides methods of using the TSG101 antibodies for the treatment of viral infections, including HIV and Ebola virus infection.
摘要:
Genes relating to resistance to infection by influenza virus are identified. The genes and the gene products (i.e., the polynucleotides transcribed from and polypeptides encoded by the genes) can be used for the prevention and treatment of influenza. The genes and the gene products can also be used to screen agents that modulate the gene expression or the activities of the gene products.
摘要:
The present invention provides antibodies that bind to the C-terminal region of TSG101. The invention also provides methods of using the TSG101 antibodies for the treatment of viral infections, including HIV and Ebola virus infection.
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The importance of interaction between TSG101 and Vps28 in the release of HIV-1 and other viruses is disclosed. Suppressing or interfering in this interaction may inhibit HIV-1 virion release from infected cells. Agents that modulate this interaction include antibodies that bind to Vps28, polypeptides that bind to Vps28, and nucleic acids that may be used in gene therapy to interfere with the expression of wild type Vps28. Administration of such agents in vitro for screening and diagnostic purposes, and in vivo for diagnostic and therapeutic purposes, is disclosed.
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The invention provides nucleotide sequence of a novel mammalian gene which is involved in rapamycin resistance and tumorgenesis the RapR7 gene, and amino acid sequences of its encoded proteins, and fragments and derivatives and analogs thereof. The present invention also provides methods and compositions for regulating rapamycin resistance and/or tumorgenesis by modulating the expression and/or the activity of RapR7 gene. The invention also provides methods and compositions for treatment of diseases, e.g., cancers, by modulating the expression and/or activity of RapR7 gene. The invention also provides methods and compositions for diagnosing and screening RapR7 mediated rapamycin resistance and/or tumorgenesis in patients. The invention further provides host cells whose RapR7 gene can be reversibly overexpressed, and to methods of using the RapR7 gene in evaluation and screening for drugs which regulate rapamycin resistance and/or tumorgenesis.
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The invention provides nucleotide sequence of a novel mammalian gene, the RapR6 gene, which is involved in resistance and tumorgenesis, and amino acid sequences of the encoded proteins. The present invention also provides methods and compositions for regulating rapamycin resistance and/or tumorgenesis by modulating the expression and/or the activity of RapR6 gene. The invention also provides methods and compositions for treatment of diseases, e.g., cancers, by modulating the expression and/or activity of RapR6 gene. The invention also provides methods and compositions for diagnosing and screening RapR6 mediated rapamycin resistance and/or tumorgenesis in patients. The invention further provides host cells a portion of whose RapR6 gene can be reversibly expressed, and to methods of using the RapR6 gene in evaluation and screening for drugs which regulate rapamycin resistance and/or tumorgenesis.
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The invention involves the detection of virally infected cells by antibodies or antibody fragments which selectively bind to TSG101. TSG101 is on the surface of mammalian cells, and thus available for detection by antibodies, during viral budding—a phenomenon wherein viral particles escape a virally infected cell after propagation in that cell, so as to infect other cells. To achieve budding, a protein, TSG101 is “hijacked” and misdirected to, or mis-expressed on, the surface of the infected cell. Antibodies can be used to selectively detect such infected cells. Certain TSG101 antibodies may provide therapeutic benefit when administered to infected mammals.
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TSG101 is a tumor susceptibility gene whose homozygous functional knock out in fibroblasts leads to transformation and the ability of these cells to form metastatic tumors in nude mice. The cellular transformation that results from inactivation of TSG101 is reversible by restoration of TSG101 function. Decreased expression of TSG101 is associated with the occurrence of certain human cancers, including breast carcinomas. The TSG101 nucleic acid compositions find use in identifying homologous or related proteins and the DNA sequences encoding such proteins; in producing compositions that modulate the expression or function of the protein; and in studying associated physiological pathways. In addition, modulation of the gene activity in vivo is used for prophylactic and therapeutic purposes, such as treatment of cancer, identification of cell type based on expression, and the like. The DNA is further used as a diagnostic for a genetic predisposition to cancer, and to identify specific cancers having mutations in this gene.
摘要:
Compounds that possess anti-infective activity are described. Methods of using these compounds for the treatment or prevention of infectious diseases such as acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) are also described. The compounds inhibit HIV infectivity and do not exhibit significant cytotoxicity in HIV producing cells.