[EN] SSH-2 (SLINGSHOT-2) INHIBITORS AND METHODS FOR MAKING AND USING THEM<br/>[FR] INHIBITEURS DE SSH-2 (SLINGSHOT-2) ET PROCÉDÉS POUR LES PRÉPARER ET LES UTILISER
申请人:UNIV CALIFORNIA
公开号:WO2012129057A2
公开(公告)日:2012-09-27
In alternative embodiments, the invention provides compositions that inhibit the polypeptide SSH-2, or SlingSHot-2, a phosphatase enzyme that regulates actin filaments, and methods for making and using them, including methods comprising administering compositions of the invention to regulate or modify actin filament polymerization by inhibiting SSH-2, where in one embodiment compositions of the invention slow or inhibit F-actin depolymerization and severing. In alternative embodiments, compositions and methods of the invention are used to slow or inhibit cell motility and/or internal remodeling. In alternative embodiments, compositions and methods of the invention are used to slow or inhibit, or reverse, or ameliorate the progression of a cancer or a metastasis or other uncontrolled or unregulated cell growth, and/or Alzheimer's disease.