NOVEL SEMAPHORIN GENE: SEMAPHORIN W

摘要

Semaphorin W having an inhibitory effect on nerve extension and its gene; other semaphorins hybridizable with the semaphorin W gene; modified proteins and partial peptides of the semaphorin W; an antibody against the semaphorin W; an antisense nucleotide of the semaphorin W gene; the use of these substances as medicines, diagnostic drugs or research reagents; a method for screening semaphorin W antagonists with the use of the semaphorin W; semaphorin W antagonists obtained by this screening method; medicines containing these antagonists; and transgenic animals, etc. relative to the semaphorin W.