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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 09, 1999
Filed:
Aug. 04, 1994
Erkki Ruoslahti, Rancho Sante Fe, CA (US);
Erkki Koivunen, San Diego, CA (US);
La Jolla Cancer Research Foundation, San Diego, CA (US);
Abstract
This invention is directed to novel integrin binding peptides. These peptides bind to .alpha..sub.v - of .alpha..sub.5 -containing integrins and can exhibit high binding affinity. They contain one of the following sequence motifs: RX.sub.1 ETX.sub.2 WX.sub.3 [SEQ ID NO: 1] (especially RRETAWA [SEQ ID NO: 8]); RGDGX [SEQ ID NO: 2], in which X is an amino acid with a hydrophobic, aromatic side chain; the double cyclic CX.sub.1 CRGDCX.sub.2 C [SEQ ID NO: 15]; and RLD. The peptides generally exhibit their highest binding affinity when they assume a conformationally stabilized configuration. This invention also provides methods of using these peptides.