Induction of the mitochondrial permeability transition
OwnerPhilip Hogginventor
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Abstract
The present invention relates to process for identifying a compound which induces the mitochondrial permeability transition (MPT) in proliferating cells, wherein said process comprises contacting a cell or cell extract with a compound, determining whether compound binds to adenine nucleotide translocator (ANT), and determining whether the compound selectively induces the MPT in proliferating cells.
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A process for identifying a compound which selectively induces the mitochondrial permeability transition (MPT) in proliferating cells, wherein said process comprises contacting a cell or cell extract with a compound, determining whether the compound binds to adenine nucleotide translocator (ANT), and determining whether the compound selectively induces the MPT in proliferating cells.
A process for screening a plurality of compounds to identify a compound which selectively induces MPT in proliferating cells, wherein said process comprises contacting a cell or a cell extract with the plurality of compounds, determining whether any of the compounds bind to ANT, and if so, separately determining for each of the plurality of compounds whether the compound selectively induces the MPT in proliferating cells.
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