| abstract |
(57) [Problem] To provide a novel secretory protein. Kind Code: A1 A novel secretory protein or a partial peptide thereof or a salt thereof, a method for producing the protein, a medicament containing the protein, an antibody against the protein, a compound promoting or inhibiting the activity of the protein or a salt thereof. Screening method / screening kit, compounds obtained by the screening, medicaments containing the compounds, etc. The protein or its partial peptide of the present invention can be used, for example, as a regenerating agent after extirpating a diseased tissue or a diagnostic agent for cancer. Further, the antibody of the present invention can be used for quantification of the protein of the present invention in a test solution. Further, the protein of the present invention is useful as a reagent for screening for a compound that promotes or inhibits the activity of the protein of the present invention. |