The present invention relates to a screening method/screening kit for screening a compound or its salt that changes the binding properties of (a) a protein containing the same or substantially the same amino acid sequence as the amino acid sequence represented by SEQ ID NO: 1 or SEQ ID NO: 19, its partial peptides, or salts thereof, and (b) a ligand capable of binding specifically to the protein; compounds obtained by the screening or salts thereof; pharmaceuticals comprising the compounds or salts thereof; a protein containing the same or substantially the same amino acid sequence as the amino acid sequence represented by SEQ ID NO: 19; etc. The compounds obtained by the screening of the present invention are useful as agents for the prevention/treatment of, for example, neurodegenerative diseases, immunological diseases, edema, acid indigestion, etc.
本发明涉及一种筛选方法/筛选试剂盒,用于筛选改变(a)与
SEQ ID NO:1或
SEQ ID NO:19所代表的
氨基酸序列相同或基本相同的蛋白质、其部分肽段或其盐的结合性质,以及(b)能够特异性结合于蛋白质的
配体的化合物或其盐。本发明筛选得到的化合物或其盐;包含该化合物或其盐的药物;与
SEQ ID NO:19所代表的
氨基酸序列相同或基本相同的蛋白质等均属于本发明的范畴。本发明所筛选得到的化合物可用作预防/治疗神经退行性疾病、免疫性疾病、
水肿、酸性消化不良等的药剂。