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US 9,539,341 B2Granted
Methods and compositions for targeting adipose cells in mammals
AssigneeBoard of Regents, The University of Texas System
InventorsMikhail G. Kolonin, Alexes Daquinag, Yan Zhang
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Abstract
Methods and compositions are presented for use in diagnostic, imaging or targeting of therapeutic agents to treat obesity/adiposity-associated disorders, compositions and methods identify and use peptides to selectively target adipose tissue stromal cells in mammals.
Claims15
A polypeptide comprising the amino acid sequence selected from the group consisting of CSWKYWFGEC (SEQ ID NO:13) and SWKYWFGE (SEQ ID NO:14), wherein the polypeptide binds to cells that express a proteolytic cleavage product of decorin (ADCN).
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