abstract |
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an ADAMTS-J which is a member of a protein family known as an ADAMTS protein. Provision of a new member named 1. The present invention relates to polynucleotides encoding ADAMTS-J1, antibodies against ADAMTS-J1, assays for studying the function of ADAMTS-J1, assays for determining agonists or antagonists of ADAMTS-J1, and It also relates to the use of an ADAMTS-J1 polypeptide or polynucleotide in a diagnostic, biotherapeutic, or gene therapy method. |