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AssigneeJapan Science and Technology Agency
InventorsYoshinori Fukui, Takehiko Sasazuki
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The present invention is related to provide a method for screening a substance interfering in the association of DOCK2 and ELMO1, a method for screening a substance interfering in the association of ELMO1 and Tiam1, and a method for searching a therapeutic agent for immune related diseases such as allergy, autoimmune diseases, GvH, graft rejection with the use of these searching methods, and so on. It was found that in DOCK2-mutant lacking 504 amino acid residues at the N terminus of DOCK2, Rac-activating ability was significantly decreased, and that actin polymerization could not be induced, and ELMO1 was identified as a molecule binding to this domain. It was found that DOCK2 was associated to ELMO1 via SH3 domain. Moreover, it was found that ELMO1 is bound with Tiam1 functioning as Rac-specific GDP/GTP exchange factor (GEF). It was found that DOCK2 activates Rac by recruiting Tiam1 via ELMO1.
A method for screening a substance interfering in the association of DOCK2 and ELMO, comprising the steps of contacting DOCK2, ELMO and a test substance, and then estimating the level of formation of association of DOCK2 and ELMO.
A method for screening a substance interfering in the association of DOCK2 and ELMO, comprising the steps of contacting SH3 domain of DOCK2, ELMO and a test substance, and then estimating the level of formation of association of SH3 domain of DOCK2 and ELMO.
A method for screening a substance interfering in the association of DOCK2 and C terminus domain of ELMO, comprising the steps of contacting DOCK2, C terminus domain of ELMO and a test substance, and then estimating the level of formation of association of DOCK2 and C terminus domain of ELMO.
A method for screening a substance interfering in the association of DOCK2 and ELMO, comprising the steps of contacting SH3 domain of DOCK2, C terminus domain of ELMO and a test substance, and then estimating the level of formation of association of SH3 domain of DOCK2 and C terminus domain of ELMO.
A method for screening a substance interfering in the association of ELMO and GDP/GTP exchange factor, comprising the steps of contacting ELMO, GDP/GTP exchange factor and a test substance, and then estimating the level of formation of association of ELMO and GDP/GTP exchange factor.
A method for screening a substance interfering in the association of ELMO and GDP/GTP exchange factor, comprising the steps of contacting N terminus domain of ELMO, GDP/GTP exchange factor and a test substance, and then estimating the level of formation of association of N terminus domain of ELMO and GDP/GTP exchange factor.
A method for screening a substance for promoting or suppressing Rac activation, comprising the steps of contacting DOCK2, ELMO, GDP/GTP exchange factor and a test substance, and then estimating the level of formation of association of DOCK2 and ELMO, or the level of formation of association of ELMO and GDP/GTP exchange factor.
A method for screening a substance for promoting or suppressing Rac activation, comprising the steps of contacting SH3 domain of DOCK2, ELMO, GDP/GTP exchange factor and a test substance and then estimating the level of formation of association of SH3 domain of DOCK2 and ELMO, or the level of formation of association of ELMO and GDP/GTP exchange factor.
A method for screening a substance inhibiting DOCK2-function, by targeting N terminus domain of DOCK2 including SH3 domain, comprising the steps of contacting SH3 domain of DOCK2, the SH3 domain-binding protein and a test substance, and then estimating the level of formation of association of DOCK2 and SH3 domain-binding protein.
A method for screening a substance inhibiting DOCK2-function, by using a transgenic cell line expressing full-length DOCK2 and DOCK2-deleted mutants, comprising the steps of measuring and estimating the level of Rac activation in these cell lines, identifying the functional domain of DOCK2, searching a molecule associated with functional domain that associates with the functional domain, contacting the functional domain of DOCK2, the molecule associated with functional domain and a test substance, and estimating the level of formation of association of functional domain of DOCK2 and molecule associated with functional domain of DOCK2.
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