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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 25, 2003
Filed:
Aug. 16, 2000
Robert Newcomb, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Andrew L. Palma, San Ramon, CA (US);
Balazs G. Szoke, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Katalin Tarczy-Hornoch, Berkeley, CA (US);
William F. Hopkins, Mountain View, CA (US);
Ruth L. Cong, Fremont, CA (US);
George P. Miljanich, Redwood City, CA (US);
Robin Dean, Mountain View, CA (US);
Laszlo Nadasdi, Walnut Creek, CA (US);
Laszlo Urge, Berkeley, CA (US);
Stephen Scott Bowersox, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Elan Pharmaceuticals, Inc., South San Francisco, CA (US);
Abstract
A novel class of peptides selectively block class E voltage-gated calcium channels. The class is exemplified by HG peptides such as HG-1, which is isolated from the venom-producing cells of the tarantula Hysterocrates gigas. Also disclosed are methods of producing blocking class E channels using the peptides. HG peptides have utility, for example, in inhibiting oxytocin release and for use as anticonvulsants.