C - Chemistry – Metallurgy – 12 – Q
Patent
C - Chemistry, Metallurgy
12
Q
C12Q 1/68 (2006.01) A61K 35/14 (2006.01) G01N 33/68 (2006.01)
Patent
CA 2342677
The present invention relates to compositions and methods directed at screening or characterizing compounds that modulate the activity of calcium channels in cells preferably, calcium-release activated channels in cells. The compositions and methods can be used to produce inhibitors or activators of said channel, which represent leads or candidate therapeutic drugs for treating various pathological conditions. More specifically, the method comprises (a) contacting a test compound and a calcium channel activator, preferably an Icrac activator with a population of calcium channel expressing cells, preferably Icrac expressing cells containing a reporter construct comprising a reporter gene under the control of a NFAT- inducible promoter, and (b) determining the activity of the test compound on the calcium release-activated channel by assessing the reporter gene expression in said cells.
Allen Janet
Brunelle Gilles
Normant Emmanuel
Roman Francois
Robic
Warner-Lambert Company
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