| 摘要 |
<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To obtain a new protein having dicarboxylic acid transportation activity and a DNA encoding the protein, to provide a method for screening a compound for promoting or inhibiting the activity of the protein and to obtain a compound prepared by the screening method. <P>SOLUTION: The protein is useful as a diagnostic marker for liver diseases, prostatic diseases, splenic diseases, renal diseases, metabolic diseases, cardiovascular diseases or cancers. The compound for promoting or inhibiting the activity of the protein obtained by the screening method using the protein is used, for example, as a prophylactic/a therapeutic agent for the above-mentioned diseases. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO |
