| 摘要 |
<p>The polypeptide of the present invention has an activity of binding specifically to the cis-element of ChM-I gene promoter and promoting the transcription of the ChM-I gene. Therefore, the polypeptide of the present invention or the DNA of the present invention are useful as preventives/remedies for diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis, arthrosis deformans, osteoporosis, bone fracture, cancer, etc. Also, the polypeptide, the DNA of the present invention, or the transformant of the present invention are usable in screening, for example, a compound or the like that promotes or inhibits the activity of the polypeptide of the present invention. Compounds or the like that promote the activity of the polypeptide of the present invention or the expression of the DNA of the present invention are useful as preventives/remedies for diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis, arthrosis deformans, osteoporosis, bone fracture, cancer, etc. Compounds or the like that inhibit the activity of the polypeptide of the present invention or the expression of the DNA of the present invention are useful as preventives/remedies for diseases such as intervertebral disk hernia, sciatica, ectopic chondrogenesis, etc.</p> |
