20100055691 | SCREENING METHOD FOR THERAPEUTIC AGENT FOR AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS - The objective of the present invention is to provide methods of screening therapeutic agents for juvenile familial amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS2). The invention provides a method of screening therapeutic agents for juvenile familial amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, comprising a step of assessing a substance that suppresses the expression of Tollip in cells as a therapeutic agent for juvenile familial amyotrophic lateral sclerosis; a method of screening therapeutic agents for juvenile familial amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, comprising a step of assessing a substance that promotes migration of Tollip in cells from the cytoplasm to the cell nucleus as a therapeutic agent for juvenile familial amyotrophic lateral sclerosis; and a method of screening therapeutic agents for juvenile familial amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, comprising a step of assessing a substance that inhibits the interaction between Tollip and IRAK-1 in cells as a therapeutic agent for juvenile familial amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. | 03-04-2010 |