Nucleic acid, polypeptide, expression vector and host cell; osteoprotegerin binding protein and process for its preparation, antibody and medicament for preventing or treating bone diseases

摘要

The invention relates to osteoprotegerin binding protein (OPGbp) and related nucleic acids, expression vectors, host cells, processes for preparing said protein by cultivating host cells transformed or transfected with said nucleic acid, antibodies against the protein, methods for detecting the presence of the protein in abiological sample, methods of assessing the ability of atest compound to bind to the protein, and use of antibodies against the protein for preventing or treating bone diseases.