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Sequences facilitating penetration of a substance of interest

US7544664B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateAug 13, 2004
Grant dateJun 9, 2009
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Expiry dateAug 22, 2024

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  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY02A50/30
  • WIPO fieldPharmaceuticals
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

The present invention relates to an amino acid sequence being able to facilitate penetration of a substance of interest inside cells and/or cell nuclei and having the following formula (I) [(X1)p [(X)o (B)nX B X X B]m (X2)q wherein X1 and X2 are amino acid sequences of 1 to 20 amino acids; p and q are whole numbers between 0 and 5; B is a basic amino acid; X is a non-basic, preferably hydrophobic amino acid, such as alanine, isoleucine, leucine, methionine, phenylalanine, tryptophan, valine or tyrosine; n is 2 or 3; m is 1 to 4; o is 0 or 1, between 0 and 5; B is a basic amino acid; X is a non-basic, preferably hydrophobic amino acid, such as alanine, isoleucine, leucine, methionine phenylalanine, tryptophan, valine or tyrosine; n is 2 or 3; m is 1 to 4; o is 0 or 1.

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