NOVEL ACTIVIN RECEPTOR AND USES THEREOF

• Main Authors: KWAK KEITH SOO-NYUNG, HAN HQ, ZHOU XIAOLAN
• Format: Patent
• Language: English; Japanese
• Published: 04.11.2016
• Subjects: BEER; BIOCHEMISTRY; CHEMISTRY; COMPOSITIONS THEREOF; CULTURE MEDIA; ENZYMOLOGY; METALLURGY; MICROBIOLOGY; MICROORGANISMS OR ENZYMES; MUTATION OR GENETIC ENGINEERING; PROPAGATING, PRESERVING OR MAINTAINING MICROORGANISMS; SPIRITS; VINEGAR; WINE

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide transforming growth factor-β (TGF-β) family members and TGF-β receptors, as well as methods of modulating the activities of TGF-β family members for the treatment of various disorders.SOLUTION: The present invention provides novel activin IIB5 receptor polypeptides capable of binding, and inhibiting the activities of, activin A, myostatin or GDF-11. The present invention also provides polynucleotides, vectors and host cells capable of producing the receptor polypeptides. Compositions and methods for treating muscle-wasting, metabolic and other disorders are also provided.SELECTED DRAWING: None 【課題】トランスフォーミング増殖因子−β（ＴＧＦ−β）ファミリーメンバーおよびＴＧＦ−β受容体、ならびに多様な障害の治療のため、ＴＧＦ−βファミリーメンバーの活性を調節する方法を提供する。【解決手段】アクチビンＡ、ミオスタチン、またはＧＤＦ−１１に結合し、そしてその活性を阻害することが可能な、新規アクチビンＩＩＢ５受容体ポリペプチド。該受容体ポリペプチドを産生可能なポリヌクレオチド、ベクターおよび宿主細胞。筋萎縮、代謝および他の障害を治療するための組成物および方法。【選択図】なし