USE OF MLKL IN CANCER THERAPY

摘要

The present invention pertains to the field of therapeutic and diagnostic compositions. Specifically, it relates to a polynucleotide comprising a nucleic acid sequence encoding a MLKL polypeptide or variants thereof for use as medicament. The present invention relates further to a nucleic acid which specifically binds to a polynucleotide encoding a MLKL polypeptide for use as a medicament, whereby the nucleic acid upon specific binding prevents the generation of a biologically active polypeptide encoded by the said polynucleotide. Additionally, the present invention relates to an antibody or an RNA- aptamer which specifically recognizes a polypeptide encoded by a polynucleotide as specified above for use as a medicament. The present invention also relates to the use of a polynucleotide of the present invention, a nucleic acid of the present invention, or an antibody of the present invention for the manufacture of a medicament for the treatment of cancer. The present invention relates to methods for diagnosing cancer in a subject, methods for assessing whether a subject suffering from cancer will benefit from a MLKL based anti-cancer treatment, methods for identifying MLKL modulators, and a method for the manufacture of medicament comprising the steps of the aforementioned methods and a further step of formulating the modulator as a medicament.