Transfection complexes
AssigneeICH Productions Limited
InventorsStephen Lewis Hart, Michele Writer
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Abstract
The invention provides a peptide having at least 3 amino acids comprising an amino acid sequence selected from a) X1SM [SEQ.ID.NO.: 1] b) LX2HK [SEQ.ID.NO.: 2] c) PSGX3ARA [SEQ.ID.NO.: 9] d) SX4RSMNF [SEQ.ID.NO.: 16] e) LX5HKSMP [SEQ.ID.NO.: 18] in which X1 is a basic amino acid residue, X2 is Q or P, X3 is A or T, X4 is an acidic amino acid residue and X5 is P or Q. The invention further provides non-viral cell-targeting vector complexes and methods associated therewith.
Claims24
An isolated peptide of 7 to 100 amino acids comprising an amino acid sequence including KSM , wherein said amino acid sequence is selected from LX5HKSMP [SEQ ID NO.:18], in which X5 is P or Q, and VKSMVTH [SEQ ID NO.:6], and wherein said amino acid sequence binds to a cell surface receptor.
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