Peptides and uses thereof
US9732129B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 18, 2015 |
| Grant date | Aug 15, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 18, 2035 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02A50/30
- WIPO fieldPharmaceuticals
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
Disclosed herein are zinc finger peptides having at least 4 zinc finger domains, such as 6, 11, 12 or 18 zinc finger domains. The zinc finger peptides may be fused to effector domains for modulating gene expression. Zinc finger peptides of the invention are useful for targeting trinucleotide-repeat sequences in mutant genes and may have applications in gene therapy. The zinc finger peptides may have nucleic acid recognition sequences according to SEQ ID NO: 101. Also disclosed are methods for constructing poly-zinc finger peptides having arrays of at least 8 zinc finger domains, along with zinc finger frameworks that may be useful for selecting zinc finger peptides from libraries.
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