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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 25, 2012
Filed:
Feb. 06, 2012
Applicants:
Radu O. Minea, Arcadia, CA (US);
Francis S. Markland, Jr., Manhattan Beach, CA (US);
Inventors:
Radu O. Minea, Arcadia, CA (US);
Francis S. Markland, Jr., Manhattan Beach, CA (US);
Assignee:
University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 38/00 (2006.01); A61K 38/36 (2006.01); A61P 35/00 (2006.01); A61P 7/02 (2006.01); A61P 35/04 (2006.01); C07K 14/705 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
This invention relates to methods of inhibiting binding between a cell expressing integrin receptors specific for one or more integrins selected from the group consisting of αIIbβ3, αvβ3, αvβ5, or α5β1, said method comprising contacting the cell with a monomeric disintegrin or monomeric disintegrin domain which comprises a C-terminal sequence non-native to the disintegrin or disintegrin domain, said C-terminal sequence encoding a functional integrin-binding loop.