SCREENING METHOD FOR THE IDENTIFICATION OF TNF-PATHWAY MODULATORS USING TRADD /REPORTER FUSION PROTEIN

摘要

The present invention relates inter alia to methods for identifying modulators of tumour necrosis factor (TNF) signalling. In one aspect, the method involves identifying an agent that modulates a signalling pathway mediated by TNF, comprising the steps of providing a host cell comprising TNF receptor 1 (TNFR1)-associated death domain (TRADD) linked to a reporter molecule, and determining at least one cellular characteristic detectable by the reporter molecule in the host cell in the presence of TNF and in the presence and absence of a candidate modulator. The invention is suitable for high-throughput screening (HTS) and high-content screening (HCS), or a combination of HTS and HCS.