The University of Texas System

Baylor College of Medicine

Sanae Shoji-Kawata

Beth Levine

Olivier Lichtarge

Angela D Wilkins

Nick V Grishin

Lisa N Kinch

Beth C Levine

An autophagy-inducing compound comprises an autophagy-inducing peptide comprising Beclin 1 peptides immediately N- and C-terminally flanked by moieties Rand R, respectively, wherein up to six of said peptide residues may be substituted, Rand Rdo not naturally flank the Beclin 1 residues, and F270 and F274 are optionally substituted and optionally linked. The compounds may be used to induce autophagy.

Autophagy-inducing peptide analogs

An autophagy-inducing compound comprises an autophagy-inducing peptide comprising Beclin 1 residues 269-279 immediately N- and C-terminally flanked by moieties Rand R, respectively, wherein up to six of said residues may be substituted, Rand Rdo not naturally flank the Belclin 1 residues, and F270 and F274 are optionally substituted and optionally linked. The compounds may be used to induce autophagy.

An autophagy-inducing compound comprises an autophagy-inducing peptide comprising beclin-1 residues 269-283 and a heterologous moiety that promotes therapeutic stability or delivery of the compound. The compound may be used to induce autophagy and in assays with beclin-1 binding partners.

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