申请人:NPS Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
公开号:US06011068A1
公开(公告)日:2000-01-04
The present invention relates to the different roles inorganic ion receptors have in cellular and body processes. The present invention features: (1) molecules which can modulate one or more inorganic ion receptor activities, preferably the molecule can mimic or block an effect of an extracellular ion on a cell having an inorganic ion receptor, more preferably the extracellular ion is Ca.sup.2+ and the effect is on a cell having a calcium receptor; (2) inorganic ion receptor proteins and fragments thereof, preferably calcium receptor proteins and fragments thereof; (3) nucleic acids encoding inorganic ion receptor proteins and fragments thereof, preferably calcium receptor proteins and fragments thereof; (4) antibodies and fragments thereof, targeted to inorganic ion receptor proteins, preferably calcium receptor protein; and (5) uses of such molecules, proteins, nucleic acids and antibodies.
本发明涉及无机离子受体在细胞和体内过程中扮演的不同角色。本发明的特点包括:(1)能够调节一个或多个无机离子受体活性的分子,最好是该分子能够模拟或阻断细胞中具有无机离子受体的细胞对细胞外离子的影响,更好的是细胞外离子为Ca.sup.2+,对具有钙受体的细胞的影响;(2)无机离子受体蛋白及其片段,最好是钙受体蛋白及其片段;(3)编码无机离子受体蛋白及其片段的核酸,最好是编码钙受体蛋白及其片段的核酸;(4)针对无机离子受体蛋白的抗体及其片段,最好是针对钙受体蛋白;以及(5)这些分子、蛋白质、核酸和抗体的用途。