Abstract: The present invention relates to regulation of cellular proliferation. More particularly, the present invention is directed to nucleic acids encoding NP95, which is involved in modulation of cell cycle arrest. The invention further relates to methods for identifying and using agents, including small molecule chemical compositions, antibodies, peptides, cyclic peptides, nucleic acids, RNAi, antisense nucleic acids, and ribozymes, that modulate cell cycle arrest via modulation of NP95; as well as to the use of expression profiles and compositions in diagnosis and therapy related to cell cycle regulation and modulation of cellular proliferation, e.g., for treatment of cancer and other diseases of cellular proliferation.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides methods for the treatment of cell proliferative disorders by administration of a RET kinase inhibitor. Cell proliferative disorders treatable by the methods include, thyroid tumors.

Abstract: The present invention relates to regulation of cellular proliferation. More particularly, the present invention is directed to nucleic acids encoding SAK, which is a protein kinase involved in modulation of cellular proliferation and cell cycle regulation. The invention further relates to methods for identifying and using agents, including small molecule chemical compositions, antibodies, peptides, cyclic peptides, nucleic acids, RNAi, antisense nucleic acids, and ribozymes, that modulate cell cycle regulation and cellular proliferation via modulation of SAK; as well as to the use of expression profiles and compositions in diagnosis and therapy related to cell cycle regulation and modulation of cellular proliferation, e.g., for treatment of cancer and other diseases of cellular proliferation.

Abstract: The present invention relates to regulation of cellular proliferation. More particularly, the present invention is directed to nucleic acids encoding MRE11, which is a protein involved in modulation of cellular proliferation. The invention further relates to methods for identifying and using agents, including small molecule chemical compositions, antibodies, peptides, cyclic peptides, nucleic acids, antisense nucleic acids, and ribozymes, that modulate cellular proliferation via modulation of MRE11; as well as to the use of expression profiles and compositions in diagnosis and therapy related to modulation of cellular proliferation.

Abstract: The present invention relates to regulation of cellular proliferation. More particularly, the present invention is directed to nucleic acids encoding NP95, which is involved in modulation of cell cycle arrest. The invention further relates to methods for identifying and using agents, including small molecule chemical compositions, antibodies, peptides, cyclic peptides, nucleic acids, RNAi, antisense nucleic acids, and ribozymes, that modulate cell cycle arrest via modulation of NP95; as well as to the use of expression profiles and compositions in diagnosis and therapy related to cell cycle regulation and modulation of cellular proliferation, e.g., for treatment of cancer and other diseases of cellular proliferation.

Abstract: The present invention relates to regulation of cellular proliferation. More particularly, the present invention binding partners of peptides that block the cell cycle. These binding partners are targets for drug discovery, e.g., for small molecule cancer therapeutics.

Abstract: The present invention relates to regulation of cellular proliferation. More particularly, the present invention is directed to nucleic acids encoding NP95, which is involved in modulation of cell cycle arrest. The invention further relates to methods for identifying and using agents, including small molecule chemical compositions, antibodies, peptides, cyclic peptides, nucleic acids, RNAi, antisense nucleic acids, and ribozymes, that modulate cell cycle arrest via modulation of NP95; as well as to the use of expression profiles and compositions in diagnosis and therapy related to cell cycle regulation and modulation of cellular proliferation, e.g., for treatment of cancer and other diseases of cellular proliferation.

Abstract: The invention relates to methods and compositions useful for screening for altered cellular phenotypes using an inducible expression system to enrich for and detect the altered phenotypes and, more particularly, relates to screening libraries of candidate bioactive agents, for example, nucleic acids and peptides, in cells using an regulatable expression system to enrich for a subpopulation of cells having an altered phenotype due to the presence of a candidate bioactive agent.

Abstract: The invention relates to methods and compositions useful for screening for altered cellular phenotypes using an inducible expression system to enrich for and detect the altered phenotypes and, more particularly, relates to screening libraries of candidate bioactive agents, for example, nucleic acids and peptides, in cells using an regulatable expression system to enrich for a subpopulation of cells having an altered phenotype due to the presence of a candidate bioactive agent.

Abstract: The present invention relates to regulation of cellular proliferation. More particularly, the present invention is directed to nucleic acids encoding BRCA-1-Associated Protein-1 (BAP-1), Nuclear Protein 95 (NP95), Fanconi anemia group A protein (FANCA), DEAD/H box polypeptide 9 (DDX9), insulin-like growth factor 1 receptor (IGF1R), ubiquitin-conjugating enzyme E2 variant 1 (UBE2V1), aldehyde dehydrogenase, pyruvate kinase, glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase, HCDR-3, DEAD/H box polypeptide 21 (DDX21), serine threonine kinase 15 (ARK2), transmembrane 4 superfamily member 1, or ERCC1, which are involved in modulation of cell cycle arrest.

Abstract: The present invention relates to regulation of cellular proliferation. More particularly, the present invention is directed to nucleic acids encoding LETM1 (“leucine zipper EF hand transmembrane receptor”), which is involved in modulation of cellular proliferation and cell cycle regulation. The invention further relates to methods for identifying and using agents, including small molecule chemical compositions, antibodies, siRNA, antisense nucleic acids, and ribozymes, that modulate cell cycle regulation and cellular proliferation via modulation of LETM1 and LETM1 related signal transduction; as well as to the use of expression profiles and compositions in diagnosis and therapy related to cell cycle regulation and modulation of cellular proliferation.

Abstract: The present invention relates to regulation of cellular proliferation. More particularly, the present invention is directed to nucleic acids encoding protein kinase C &zgr; (PKC-&zgr;), phospholipase C-&bgr;1 (PLC-&bgr;1), protein tyrosine kinase 2 (FAK), protein tyrosine kinase 2b (FAK2), casein kinase 2 (CK2), cMET tyrosine kinase (cMET), flap structure specific endonuclease 1 (FEN1), REV1 dCMP transferase (REV1), apurinic/apyrimidinic nuclease 1 (APE1), cyclin dependent kinase 3 (CDK3), PIM1 kinase (PIM1), cell division cycle 7 kinase (CDC7L1), cyclin dependent kinase 7 (CDK7), cytokine inducible kinase (CNK), potentially prenylated protein tyrosine phosphatase (PRL-3), serine threonine kinase 2 (STK2) or (NEK4), cyclin dependent serine threonine kinase (NKIAMRE), or histone acetylase (HBO1), which are involved in modulation of cell cycle arrest.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to novel polypeptides such as the the Toso protein and related molecuels which have an inhibitory effect on TNF mediated apoptosis and to nucleic acid molecules encoding those polypeptides. Also provided herein are vectors and host cells comprising those nucleic acid sequences, chimeric polypeptide molecules comprising the polypeptides of the present invention fused to heterologous polypeptide sequences, antibodies which bind to the polypeptides of the present invention and to methods for producing the polypeptides of the present invention.

Abstract: The present invention relates to regulation of cellular proliferation. More particularly, the present invention is directed to nucleic acids encoding NP95, which is involved in modulation of cell cycle arrest. The invention further relates to methods for identifying and using agents, including small molecule chemical compositions, antibodies, peptides, cyclic peptides, nucleic acids, RNAi, antisense nucleic acids, and ribozymes, that modulate cell cycle arrest via modulation of NP95; as well as to the use of expression profiles and compositions in diagnosis and therapy related to cell cycle regulation and modulation of cellular proliferation, e.g., for treatment of cancer and other diseases of cellular proliferation.

Abstract: The present invention relates to regulation of cellular proliferation. More particularly, the present invention is directed to nucleic acids encoding BAP-1, which is involved in modulation of cell cycle arrest. The invention further relates to methods for identifying and using agents, including small molecule chemical compositions, antibodies, peptides, cyclic peptides, nucleic acids, RNAi, antisense nucleic acids, and ribozymes, that modulate cell cycle arrest via modulation of BAP-1; as well as to the use of expression profiles and compositions in diagnosis and therapy related to cell cycle regulation and modulation of cellular proliferation, e.g., for treatment of cancer and other diseases of cellular proliferation.

Abstract: The present invention relates to regulation of cellular proliferation. More particularly, the present invention is directed to nucleic acids encoding LETM1 (“leucine zipper EF hand transmembrane receptor”), which is involved in modulation of cellular proliferation and cell cycle regulation. The invention further relates to methods for identifying and using agents, including small molecule chemical compositions, antibodies, siRNA, antisense nucleic acids, and ribozymes, that modulate cell cycle regulation and cellular proliferation via modulation of LETM1 and LETM1 related signal transduction; as well as to the use of expression profiles and compositions in diagnosis and therapy related to cell cycle regulation and modulation of cellular proliferation.

Abstract: The present invention relates to regulation of cellular proliferation. More particularly, the present invention is directed to nucleic acids encoding MRE 11, which is a protein involved in modulation of cellular proliferation. The invention further relates to methods for identifying and using agents, including small molecule chemical compositions, antibodies, peptides, cyclic peptides, nucleic acids, antisense nucleic acids, and ribozymes, that modulate cellular proliferation via modulation of MRE 11; as well as to the use of expression profiles and compositions in diagnosis and therapy related to modulation of cellular proliferation.

Abstract: The present invention relates to regulation of cellular proliferation. More particularly, the present invention is directed to nucleic acids encoding SAK, which is a protein kinase involved in modulation of cellular proliferation and cell cycle regulation. The invention further relates to methods for identifying and using agents, including small molecule chemical compositions, antibodies, peptides, cyclic peptides, nucleic acids, RNAi, antisense nucleic acids, and ribozymes, that modulate cell cycle regulation and cellular proliferation via modulation of SAK; as well as to the use of expression profiles and compositions in diagnosis and therapy related to cell cycle regulation and modulation of cellular proliferation, e.g., for treatment of cancer and other diseases of cellular proliferation.

Abstract: The invention relates to methods and compositions useful for screening for altered cellular phenotypes using an inducible expression system to enrich for and detect the altered phenotypes and, more particularly, relates to screening libraries of candidate bioactive agents, for example, nucleic acids and peptides, in cells using an regulatable expression system to enrich for a subpopulation of cells having an altered phenotype due to the presence of a candidate bioactive agent.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to novel polypeptides such as the the Toso protein and related molecuels which have an inhibitory effect on TNF mediated apoptosis and to nucleic acid molecules encoding those polypeptides. Also provided herein are vectors and host cells comprising those nucleic acid sequences, chimeric polypeptide molecules comprising the polypeptides of the present invention fused to heterologouspolypeptide sequences, antibodies which bind to the polypeptides of the present invention and to methods for producing the polypeptides of the present invention.