| abstract |
The invention relates to methods to identify new SLC41A1 functions at the cell, tissue, organ and organism level. In part, it is related to methods useful in (a) identifying molecules that bind SLC41A1 polypeptides, which (b) modulate SLC41A1 related Na+/Mg2+ exchanger activity or its cellular or tissue specific expression. Thus, the invention comprises SLC41A1 mutation libraries, SLC41A1 specific antibodies, their generation and finding as well as an inducible conditional SLC41A1 knock out mice model and inducible conditional knock out SLC41A1 cell lines. |