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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 22, 2008
Filed:
Sep. 17, 2004
Applicants:
Ethan Bier, San Diego, CA (US);
Kweon Yu, San Diego, CA (US);
Inventors:
Ethan Bier, San Diego, CA (US);
Kweon Yu, San Diego, CA (US);
Assignee:
The Regents of the University of California, Oakland, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C07K 14/475 (2006.01); A61K 38/18 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A potent peptide inhibitor (SuperSog) of TGF-β family growth factor signaling, peptide variants thereof and nucleotide coding sequences therefore are provided by the invention. The Super-Sog peptide comprises a fragment of theshort gastrulation (Sog) gene which includes the CR-1 cysteine-rich repeat of Sog. Methods and compositions for use of Super-Sog in therapeutic and diagnostic applications are also provided.