申请人:Rigel Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
公开号:US20020155512A1
公开(公告)日:2002-10-24
The present invention relates to regulation of lymphocyte activation and migration. More particularly, the present invention is directed to nucleic acids encoding EDG family GPCR proteins, e.g., EDG-1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, or 8, which are involved in modulation of lymphocyte activation and migration. The invention further relates to methods for identifying and using agents, including small organic molecules, antibodies, peptides, cyclic peptides, nucleic acids, antisense nucleic acids, sphingolipid analogs, and ribozymes, that modulate lymphocyte activation or migration via modulation of EDG GPCRs and EDG related signal transduction; as well as to the use of expression profiles and compositions in diagnosis and therapy related to lymphocyte activation and suppression, and lymphocyte migration.
本发明涉及淋巴细胞活化和迁移的调节。更具体地说,本发明涉及编码 EDG 家族 GPCR 蛋白的核酸,如 EDG-1、2、3、4、5、6、7 或 8,它们参与淋巴细胞活化和迁移的调节。本发明进一步涉及鉴定和使用通过调节 EDG GPCR 和 EDG 相关信号转导来调节淋巴细胞活化或迁移的制剂(包括有机小分子、抗体、肽、环肽、核酸、反义核酸、鞘脂类似物和核酶)的方法;以及表达谱和组合物在与淋巴细胞活化和抑制以及淋巴细胞迁移相关的诊断和治疗中的应用。