摘要:
Inhibition of synoviolin function was found to activate the cancer-suppressing protein p53. Substances inhibiting the function of synoviolin are useful as cancer therapeutic agents. The inhibition of synoviolin function was also found to lead to the inhibition of p53 ubiquitination, increased activity of p53 phosphorylation proteins, and the like. Based on these findings, the present invention provides methods capable of efficiently screening for cancer therapeutic agents. Further, it was also found that regulation of the autoubiquitination of synoviolin protein suppresses the proliferation of rheumatoid arthritis synovial cells. Substances regulating the autoubiquitination of synoviolin protein are useful as anti-rheumatic agents. Moreover, the present invention provides methods of efficiently screening for anti-rheumatic agents.
摘要:
The present invention relates to an assay method for determining a auto-ubiquitination activity of synoviolin, comprising reacting synoviolin and ubiquitin in a reaction system containing them and determining an amount of ubiquitin binding to synoviolin, to a method of screening a substance capable of regulating such an activity, and to a kit for auto-ubiquitination assay of synoviolin.
摘要:
The present invention provides a decoy nucleic acid for the Synoviolin gene promoter. Also provided is the decoy nucleic acid can inhibit the promoter activity by binding to the transcription factor of the Synoviolin gene promoter. It also provides a decoy nucleic acid as expressed in (a) a decoy nucleic acid consisting of a nucleotide sequence as shown in SEQ ID NO: 11 or 12; and it also provides (b) a decoy nucleic acid consisting of a nucleotide sequence as shown in SEQ ID NO: 11 or 12 having deletion, substitution or addition of one or several nucleotides and has the function of inhibiting Synoviolin gene promoter activity.
摘要翻译:本发明提供了用于滑膜炎基因启动子的诱饵核酸。 还提供了诱饵核酸可以通过与滑膜素基因启动子的转录因子结合来抑制启动子活性。 它还提供如(a)由如SEQ ID NO:11或12所示的核苷酸序列组成的诱饵核酸所表达的诱饵核酸; 并且还提供(b)由SEQ ID NO:11或12所示的具有缺失,取代或添加一个或几个核苷酸的核苷酸序列组成的具有抑制滑膜素基因启动子活性的功能的诱饵核酸。
摘要:
The present invention provides a pharmaceutical composition containing a substance which inhibits the proliferation of synovial tissue or synovial cells and the interleukin-6 production. It also provides a pharmaceutical composition for inhibiting the proliferation of synovial tissue or synovial cells and the interleukin-6 production, which is useful for diagnosing and treating at least one selected from the group consisting of rheumatoid arthritis, fibrosis, arthritis, cancers, and cerebral neural diseases. In addition, it provides a method for inhibiting the proliferation of synovial cells and the interleukin-6 production by inhibiting the expression of hsHRD3 in synovial cells.
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:
The present inventors discovered that knockout mice whose S1-5 gene function is lost develop age-related diseases or symptoms. Histological analysis in such knockout mice revealed that bone mineral content, bone mineral density, and bone strength were decreased, and the number of osteoclasts in bone tissues was increased. Analysis of osteoclast-forming ability using bone marrow cells derived from the knockout mice revealed that osteoclast-forming ability is enhanced and osteoclasts are larger in the knockout mice than in wildtype mice. When purified S1-5 protein was added to this in vitro system, osteoclast-forming ability was inhibited.
摘要:
The present invention provides a method for inhibiting secretase activity. A method for promoting the sensitivity of a secretase inhibitor, a method for binding synoviolin to Herp (homocysteine-inducible endoplasmic reticulum stress-inducible ubiquitin-like domain member 1), or the like is employed to inhibit secretase activity.
摘要:
The present invention provides methods for evaluating the regulation on prolyl 4-hydroxylase activity. The present invention also provides screening methods using the evaluation methods. Furthermore, the present invention provides methods of screening for compounds that are useful for treating or preventing fibrosis or rheumatoid arthritis. The present invention relates to methods for detecting regulatory activity on the synoviolin ubiquitination of prolyl 4-hydroxylase α subunit (P4HA1). It also relates to methods of screening for compounds with regulatory effect on the ubiquitination activity of synoviolin on P4HA1 based on these methods. Compounds discovered in the screening are useful for treating and/or preventing diseases caused by abnormalities in the prolyl 4-hydroxylase activity, such as fibrosis and rheumatoid arthritis.
摘要:
The present inventors discovered that knockout mice whose S1-5 gene function is lost develop age-related diseases or symptoms. In such knockout mice, bone mineral content, bone mineral density, and bone strength were found to be decreased, and the number of osteoclasts in bone tissues was found to be increased. Analysis of osteoclast-forming ability using bone marrow cells derived from the knockout mice revealed that osteoclast-forming ability is enhanced and osteoclasts are larger in the knockout mice than in wildtype mice. When purified S1-5 protein was added to this in vitro system, osteoclast-forming ability was inhibited. Furthermore, administration of purified S1-5 protein to osteoporotic model mice showed that this protein has the effect of improving osteoporosis. The above findings demonstrate that S1-5 protein is useful for treating and preventing age-related diseases such as osteoporosis.
摘要:
The present invention relates to an antibody against synoviolin or a fragment thereof for providing a monoclonal antibody capable of recognizing a part of synoviolin, which monoclonal antibody is capable of inhibiting the auto-ubiquitination of synoviolin.