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Date of Patent:
May. 18, 2010

Filed:

Jul. 15, 2003
Applicants:

George Mclendon, Durham, NC (US);

Rachael A. Kipp, Bridgewater, MA (US);

Martin Case, Essex Junction, VT (US);

Yigong Shi, Plainsboro, NJ (US);

Martin F. Semmelhack, Princeton, NJ (US);

Philip A. Albiniak, Muncie, IN (US);

Aislyn D. Wist, West Orange, NJ (US);

Inventors:

George McLendon, Durham, NC (US);

Rachael A. Kipp, Bridgewater, MA (US);

Martin Case, Essex Junction, VT (US);

Yigong Shi, Plainsboro, NJ (US);

Martin F. Semmelhack, Princeton, NJ (US);

Philip A. Albiniak, Muncie, IN (US);

Aislyn D. Wist, West Orange, NJ (US);

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C07K 4/00 (2006.01); C07K 5/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

Compounds that bind cellular IAPs (inhibitor of apoptosis proteins) are disclosed. The compounds are mimetics of the N-terminal tetrapeptide of IAP-binding proteins, such as Smac/DIABOLO, IIid, Grim and Reaper, which interact with a specific surface groove of IAP. Also disclosed are methods of using these compounds for therapeutic, diagnostic and assay purposes.


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