[EN] NEW METHOD FOR IDENTIFYING COMPOUNDS USEFUL FOR TREATING AND/OR PREVENTING DISEASE-ASSOCIATED BONE LOSS<br/>[FR] NOUVEAU PROCÉDÉ POUR IDENTIFIER DES COMPOSÉS UTILISÉS DANS LE TRAITEMENT ET/OU LA PRÉVENTION DE MALADIES ASSOCIÉES À LA PERTE OSSEUSE
申请人:CENTRE NAT RECH SCIENT
公开号:WO2010020647A2
公开(公告)日:2010-02-25
The present invention concerns a method for identifying a compound which inhibits the activation of RAC GTPase by DOCK5 protein comprising the steps of (i) coexpressing the DOCK5 and the RAC proteins in a cell, wherein said D0CK5 protein induces the conversion of inactive RAC, which inactive RAC is bound to GDP, to active RAC, which active RAC is bound to GTP, (ii) contacting or not said cell with said compound, (iii) determining the conversion of inactive RAC to active RAC in the presence or absence of said compound, and (iv) selecting the compound inhibiting the conversion of inactive RAC to active RAC. Said compound is useful for treating disease-associated bone loss.