METHOD FOR RESTORING BMP-RECEPTOR SIGNALING IN A CELL

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APP PUB NO 20110045568A1
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12735915

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The invention relates to a method for restoring BMP-receptor signaling in a cell. According to the invention, the activity of the protein cGKI is increased in a cell. Furthermore, the invention relates to the use of cGKI for the treatment of a disease selected from the group consisting of pulmonary artery hypertension (PAH), cancer, fibrosis, bone diseases, and neurodegenerative diseases, and the use of cGKI for manufacturing a pharmaceutical composition for the treatment of said diseases, the use of a BMP receptor for screening for compounds having cGKI activity, the use of cGKI for screening for receptors associated with it, and the use of cGKI for the transcriptional activation of genes containing a BMP response element.

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FREIE UNIVERSITAT BERLIN14195 BERLIN

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Knaus, Petra Berlin, DE 3 14
Schwappacher, Raphaela Berlin, DE 1 0

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