DIAGNOSTICS AND THERAPEUTICS FOR DISEASES ASSOCIATED WITH DIPEPTIDYL-PEPTIDASE 10 (DPP10)

摘要

The invention provides a human DPP10 which is associated with the cardiovascular diseases, dermatological diseases, endocrinological diseases, metabolic diseases, cancer, inflammation, gastroenterological diseases, hematological diseases, respiratory diseases, muscle skeleton diseases, neurological diseases, urological diseases. The invention also provides assays for the identification of compounds useful in the treatment or prevention of cardiovascular diseases, dermatological diseases, endocrinological diseases, metabolic diseases, cancer, inflammation, gastroenterological diseases, hematological diseases, respiratory diseases, muscle skeleton diseases, neurological diseases, urological diseases. The invention also features compounds which bind to and/or activate or inhibit the activity of DPP10 as well as pharmaceutical compositions comprising such compounds.