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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 25, 2005
Filed:
Mar. 17, 2003
Robert O. Fox, Galveston, TX (US);
Alan D. Barrett, Galveston, TX (US);
Xiuzhen Fan, Galveston, TX (US);
Michael R. Holbrook, Oklahoma City, OK (US);
Robert O. Fox, Galveston, TX (US);
Alan D. Barrett, Galveston, TX (US);
Xiuzhen Fan, Galveston, TX (US);
Michael R. Holbrook, Oklahoma City, OK (US);
Board of Regents, The University of Texas System, Austin, TX (US);
Abstract
Disclosed are polypeptides which include an amino acid sequence corresponding to CCXXXCKEGXXC (SEQ ID NO:1). Also disclosed are methods for inhibiting the activity of a flavivirus or other virus by contacting the virus with a miniprotein ligand under conditions effective for the miniprotein ligand to bind to the virus. Methods for detecting a flavivirus or other virus in a sample by contacting the sample with a miniprotein ligand and determining whether the miniprotein ligand is bound to a flavivirus or other virus as also disclosed, as are methods of assessing a compound's usefulness in inhibiting the activity of a flavivirus or other virus.