Patent ID: 6346374
Filing Date: 2002-02-12
Classification: C07K

Abstract:
A method for identifying a compound that increases the activity of GLUTX, the method comprising:(a) contacting a cell expressing a polypeptide comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:2 with a test compound; (b) measuring the activity of the polypeptide comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:2 in the presence of the test compound; (c) comparing the activity of the polypeptide comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:2 in the presence of the test compound to the activity of the polypeptide in the absence of the test compound; and (d) determining that the test compound is a compound that increases the activity of GLUTX if the activity of the polypeptide measured in the presence of the compound is greater than the activity of the polypeptide in the absence of the test compound.