MitoNEET polypeptide from mitochondrial membranes, modulators thereof, and methods of using the same
申请人:Colca R. Jerry
公开号:US20050043361A1
公开(公告)日:2005-02-24
The invention relates generally to a family of polypeptides from mitochondrial membranes, which bind insulin sensitizing, antidiabetic thiazolodinediones, and nucleic acid sequences encoding the family of polypeptides. The invention relates to methods of identifying therapeutic agents that bind to the polypeptides of the present invention. The invention further relates to methods useful for treating or modulating metabolic disorders in mammals in need of such biological effect.
本发明涉及来自线粒体膜的一系列多肽,它们能够结合胰岛素敏感、抗糖尿病的噻唑烷二酮类药物,以及编码该多肽家族的核酸序列。本发明涉及用于鉴定与本发明中多肽结合的治疗剂的方法。本发明还涉及用于治疗或调节需要此种生物效应的哺乳动物的代谢性疾病的方法。