Method of cell inhibition using polypeptides derived from the venom of the Austrialian jumper ant Myrmecia pilosula
AssigneeNorthern Sydney Area Health Service
InventorsGregory Donovan, Brian Baldo
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Abstract
An isolated polypeptide having cytotoxic activity comprising the amino acid sequence of Pilosulin 1 shown in the figure, and active portion thereof, or a functionally equivalent amino acid sequence thereof, and a method of inhibiting the growth of a cell comprising exposing the cell to an effective amount of Pilosulin 1 shown in the figure, and active portion thereof, or a functionally equivalent amino acid sequence thereof, such that the growth of the cell is inhibited.
Claims4
An isolated cytotoxic peptide, consisting of SEQ ID NO:2.
A method of inhibiting the growth of a cell comprising contacting the cell with a peptide of SEQ ID NO:
- 1 for a time and under conditions effective to inhibit growth of the cell.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.