Myriad Genetics, Inc.

Kimberly Mauck

Paul L Bartel

Daniel Wettstein

Karen A Heichman

Jean-Marc Roch

Max Dufford

Philippe Szankasi

Novel zinc finger proteins and nucleic acids encoding the proteins are provided. The zinc finger proteins interact with ZNF202, a zinc finger protein that regulates the expression of a variety of genes involved in lipid metabolism and transportation. Modulation of the novel zinc finger proteins and their interactions with ZNF202 can be useful in the treatment of coronary heart diseases, dyslipidemia, dyscholesterolemia and obesity.

Zinc finger proteins

Novel PN7718 protein and nucleic acids encoding PN7718 are provided. PN7718-containing protein complexes formed by PN7718 and a PN7718-interacting protein (e.g., cyclophilin C) are also provided. Cyclophilin C and PN7718 may be involved in common biological processes such as intracellular calcium signaling, beta-amyloid formation, T-cell receptor and IgE receptor signaling pathways, and protein folding and degradation. Thus, the protein complexes as well as PN7718 can be used in screening assays to select modulators of PN7718 and the protein complexes formed by PN7718 and cyclophilin C. The identified modulators can be useful in modulating the functions and activities of PN7718 and protein complexes containing PN7718, and in treating and preventing autoimmune diseases, neurological diseases and cardiovascular disorders.

PN7718 nucleic acids and use thereof

The present invention relates to the discovery of protein&mdash;protein interactions that are involved in the pathogenesis of neurodegenerative disorders, including Alzheimer's disease (AD). Thus, the present invention is directed to complexes of these proteins and/or their fragments, antibodies to the complexes, diagnosis of neurodegenerative disorders (including diagnosis of a predisposition to and diagnosis of the existence of the disorder), drug screening for agents which modulate the interaction of proteins described herein, and identification of additional proteins in the pathway common to the proteins described herein.

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Kimberly Mauck