摘要 |
The present invention relates to C. elegans insulin-like genes and methods for identifying insulin-like genes. The methods provide nucleotide sequences of C. elegans insuline-like genes, amino acid sequences of their encoded proteins, and derivatives (e.g., fragments) and analogs thereof. The invention further relates to fragments (and derivatives and analogs thereof) of insuline-like proteins which comprise one or more domains of an insulin-like protein. Antibodies to an insuline-like protein, and derivatives and analogs thereof, are provided. Methods of production of an insuline-like protein (e.g., by recombinant means), and derivatives and analogs thereof, are provided. Further, methods to identify the biological function of a C. elegans insulin-like gene are provided, including various methods for the functional modification (e.g., overexpression, underexpression, mutation, knock-out) of one or more genes silmutaneously. Still further, methods to identify a C. elegans gene which modifies the function of, and/or functions in a downstream pathway from, an insulin-like gene are provided. |
申请人 |
EXELIXIS PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.;HOMBURGER, SHEILA, A.;PLATT, DARREN, M.;FERGUSON, KIMBERLY, C.;DOBERSTEIN, STEPHEN, K.;BUCHMAN, ANDREW, R.;REDDY, BINDU, P. |
发明人 |
HOMBURGER, SHEILA, A.;PLATT, DARREN, M.;FERGUSON, KIMBERLY, C.;DOBERSTEIN, STEPHEN, K.;BUCHMAN, ANDREW, R.;REDDY, BINDU, P. |