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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 04, 2001
Filed:
Dec. 18, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
John N. Feder, San Carlos, CA (US);
Randall C. Schatzman, Daly City, CA (US);
Pamela J. Bjorkman, Pasadena, CA (US);
Melanie Bennett, Pasadena, CA (US);
Jose Lebron, Pasadena, CA (US);
Assignee:
Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc., Hercules, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 3/810 ; C07K 7/08 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 3/810 ; C07K 7/08 ;
Abstract
The present invention relates to peptides and peptide analogues designed from HFE protein. In particular, it relates to peptides and peptide analogues designed from an alpha-1 region of HFE protein which lowers the binding affinity of transferrin receptor for transferrin. Such compounds mimic HFE protein function, and reduce iron uptake and/or accumulation by a cell.