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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 10, 2007
Filed:
Dec. 13, 2002
Masaaki Mori, Ibaraki, JP;
Tomoko Chikatsu, Ibaraki, JP;
Shuji Sato, Ibaraki, JP;
Toshimi Nagi, Ibaraki, JP;
Tsukasa Sugo, Ibaraki, JP;
Masaaki Mori, Ibaraki, JP;
Tomoko Chikatsu, Ibaraki, JP;
Shuji Sato, Ibaraki, JP;
Toshimi Nagi, Ibaraki, JP;
Tsukasa Sugo, Ibaraki, JP;
Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited, Osaka, JP;
Abstract
The present invention relates to a screening method/screening kit for screening a compound or its salt that changes the binding properties of (a) a protein containing the same or substantially the same amino acid sequence as the amino acid sequence represented by SEQ ID NO: 1 or SEQ ID NO: 19, its partial peptides, or salts thereof, and (b) a ligand capable of binding specifically to the protein; compounds obtained by the screening or salts thereof; pharmaceuticals comprising the compounds or salts thereof; a protein containing the same or substantially the same amino acid sequence as the amino acid sequence represented by SEQ ID NO: 19; etc. The compounds obtained by the screening of the present invention are useful as agents for the prevention/treatment of, for example, neurodegenerative diseases, immunological diseases, edema, acid indigestion, etc.