| 摘要 |
<p>A human OAP polypeptide and DNA (RNA) encoding such polypeptide and a procedure for producing such polypeptide by recombinant techniques is disclosed. Also disclosed are methods for utilizing such polypeptide as an antiviral agent, for stimulating the differentiation in growth of osteoblasts and osteoclasts, which may be used to promote the healing of bone fractures and de novo bone formation and for osteoporosis. Also disclosed are agonists and antagonists to the polypeptide of the present invention which may be utilized to treat osteodystrophy, osteohypertrophy, osteoma osteopetrusis, osteoporosis and osteoblastoma. Diagnostic assays for identifying mutations in nucleic acid sequence encoding a polypeptide of the present invention.</p> |
