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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 18, 2025
Filed:
Jan. 14, 2019
Children's Medical Center Corporation, Boston, MA (US);
The Regents of the University of California, Oakland, CA (US);
Min Dong, Weatogue, CT (US);
Liang Tao, Boston, MA (US);
Rongsheng Jin, Irvine, CA (US);
Peng Chen, Oakland, CA (US);
Aina He, Boston, MA (US);
Children's Medical Center Corporation, Boston, MA (US);
The Regents of the University of California, Oakland, CA (US);
Abstract
Provided herein are agents that bind to the lipid binding groove of Frizzled (FZD). In some embodiments, the agent is a fragment of TcdB corresponding to amino acids 1285-1804 of SEQ ID NO: 1. In some embodiments, binding of the agent to the lipid binding groove of FZD inhibits TcdB entry into cells, and/or inhibits Wnt signaling. Methods of treatinginfection (CDI) and methods of treating cancer are also provided.