摘要 |
The present invention relates to a human-derived protein, its partial peptides, or salts thereof, a DNA encoding the protein, methods for determining a ligand to the protein, screening methods/screening kits for a compound that alters the binding property between a ligand and the protein, a compound obtainable by the screening or its salts, etc. The human-derived protein of this invention or the DNA encoding the protein can be used for 1 &cir& determination of ligands to the e present invention; 2 &cir& prophylactic and/or therapeutic agents for diseases associated with dysfunction of the protein of the present invention; 3 &cir& screening of compounds (agonists, antagonists, etc.) that alter the binding property between the protein of the present invention and ligands. <IMAGE> |