Cell-penetrating peptides

Abstract

The present invention provides a peptide of a length from 10 to 50 amino acid residues, which comprises the amino acid sequence Xaa1KXaa2WXaa3Xaa4Xaa5Xaa6Xaa7W (SEQ ID NO: 1), wherein Xaa1, Xaa2 Xaa3, Xaa4 Xaa5, Xaa6 and Xaa7 are each independently any amino acid, in particular, which comprises the amino acid sequence LKXaa1WXaa2Xaa3GAIW (SEQ ID NO: 19), wherein Xaa1, Xaa2, and Xaa3, are each independently any amino acid. The invention also provides a conjugate comprising the peptide, a pharmaceutical composition comprising the conjugate, a method for delivering a cargo into a cell, a nucleic acid molecule encoding the peptide, and a host cell comprising said nucleic acid molecule.

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