Abstract:
The present invention relates to regulation of the cell cycle. More particularly, the present invention is directed to nucleic acids encoding components of the ubiquitin ligation pathway, e.g., ubiquitin and ubiquitin-like molecules, E1, E2, and E3 proteins and their substrates, which are involved in modulation of cell cycle arrest. The invention further relates to methods for identifying and using agents, including small molecule chemical compositions, antibodies, peptides, cyclic peptides, nucleic acids, RNAi, antisense nucleic acids, and ribozymes, that modulate cell cycle arrest via modulation of the ubiquitin ligation pathway; as well as to the use of expression profiles and compositions in diagnosis and therapy related to cell cycle regulation and modulation of cellular proliferation, e.g., for treatment of cancer and other diseases of cellular proliferation.
Abstract:
Disclosed is a method for improving cancer therapy that relies on induction of apoptosis in malignant cells. It has been found that docking of protease inhibitors PAI-1 and TIMP-1 renders malignant cells expressing these inhibitors more sensitive to apoptosis, whereas non-malignant cells do not change their sensitivity to apoptosis induction. It is therefore possible to increase the effect of various anti-cancer treatments in a rational manner and to predict whether or not an apoptosis-inducing cancer treatment will be effective in a patient or not. The invention also provides for methods of identifying agents that inhibit the apoptosis sensitivity modulating effects of protease inhibitors and to methods of identifying anti-cancer compounds that are not dependent on an apoptosis inducing mechanism which can be modulated by protease inhibitors.
Abstract:
The present invention is directed to compositions of matter useful for the enhancement of apoptosis in mammals and to methods of using those compositions of matter for the same
Abstract:
The invention relates to screening assays for the identification of agents which modulate the activity of polypeptides which affect the apoptotic activity of the tumour suppressor protein p53 and including gene therapy vectors comprising p53 and antibodies that bind phosphorylated epitopes.
Abstract:
Human C14ORF35 genes are identified as modulators of the beta catenin pathway, and thus are therapeutic targets for disorders associated with defective beta catenin function. Methods for identifying modulators of beta catenin, comprising screening for agents that modulate the activity of C14ORF35 are provided.
Abstract:
The present invention is directed to compositions of matter useful for the enhancement of apoptosis in mammals and to methods of using those compositions of matter for the same
Abstract translation:一种新型共轭蛋白; 以及用于癌症或神经变性疾病的预防/治疗剂等。能够抑制(a)含有与SEQ ID NO.1的氨基酸序列相同或基本相同的氨基酸序列的蛋白质的缀合的化合物或其盐。 45或其部分肽或其盐,和(b)含有与SEQ ID NO:45的氨基酸序列相同或基本相同的氨基酸序列的蛋白质。 46,SEQ ID NO: 47,SEQ ID NO: 48,SEQ ID NO: 49,SEQ ID NO: 50或SEQ ID NO。 51,或其部分肽或其盐可用作例如癌症的预防/治疗剂等。另一方面,能够促进上述缀合的化合物或其盐可用作, 例如,用于神经变性障碍的预防/治疗剂等
Abstract:
Human ADK genes are identified as modulators of the PTEN pathway, and thus are therapeutic targets for disorders associated with defective PTEN function. Methods for identifying modulators of PTEN, comprising screening for agents that modulate the activity of ADK are provided.
Abstract:
The present invention provides methods for identifying agents useful for inhibiting cancer cells by binding to various nuclear receptor proteins, or to the genes or RNA encoding such proteins.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to compositions and methods for destabilizing lysosomes to increase the degradation of oncogenic or aberrant proteins for the prevention and treatment of disease. Methods for identifying agents which destabilize lysosomes are also provided as are agents identified in accordance with the screening method.