The present invention relates to a compound for use as an anti-helminthic agent, said compound being selected from (i) a compound interfering with the transcription or translation of a nucleic acid sequence encoding a polypeptide having a function of introducing a methyl group at a specific position into the sterol nucleus of a sterol which nucleic acid sequence is (a) a nucleic acid sequence encoding a polypeptide comprising or consisting of the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 1; (b) a nucleic acid sequence comprising or consisting of the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 2; (c) a nucleic acid sequence which encodes a polypeptide which is at least 70% identical to the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 1;(d) the nucleic acid sequence of (b) wherein T is U; (e) a nucleic acid sequence hybridizing to the complementary strand of a nucleic acid molecule of any of (a) to (d); or (f) a nucleic acid sequence being degenerate to the sequence of the nucleic acid molecule of (d) or (e), wherein said compound is an antisense molecule, siRNA, shRNA, miRNA, aptamer, antibody or a ribozyme, and (ii) a compound interfering with the function of the polypeptide encoded by the nucleic acid sequence of (i) said compound being an antibody, enzyme, peptide or a small organic molecule.
本发明涉及一种用作抗蠕虫剂的化合物,所述化合物选自(i)干扰编码
多肽的核酸序列的转录或翻译的化合物,该
多肽具有在特定位置将甲基基团引入
甾醇核的功能,其核酸序列为(a)编码
多肽的核酸序列,该
多肽包括或由
SEQ ID NO.1的
氨基酸序列组成;(b)编码
多肽的核酸序列,该
多肽包括或由
SEQ ID NO.2的
氨基酸序列组成;(c)编码
多肽的核酸序列,该
多肽与
SEQ ID NO.3的
氨基酸序列至少70%相同:1 的
氨基酸序列组成的
多肽的核酸序列;(b) 由
SEQ ID NO: 2 的序列组成的核酸序列;(c) 编码与
SEQ ID NO:1;(d) (b)的核酸序列,其中 T 为 U;(e) 与(a)至(d)中任何一项的核酸分子的互补链杂交的核酸序列;或 (f) 与(d)或(e)的核酸分子序列变性的核酸序列,其中所述化合物是反义分子、 siRNA、shRNA、miRNA、aptamer、
抗体或核酶,以及 (ii) 干扰由(i)的核酸序列编码的
多肽功能的化合物,所述化合物是
抗体、酶、肽或小有机分子。