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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 05, 2013
Filed:
Jan. 16, 2009
Erkki Ruoslahti, Buellton, CA (US);
Tambet Teesalu, Goleta, CA (US);
Kazuki Sugahara, Goleta, CA (US);
Erkki Ruoslahti, Buellton, CA (US);
Tambet Teesalu, Goleta, CA (US);
Kazuki Sugahara, Goleta, CA (US);
Sanford-Burnham Medical Research Institute, La Jolla, CA (US);
Abstract
Disclosed are compositions and methods useful for targeting tissue undergoing angiogenesis or to cells or tissue expressing αv integrins. The compositions and methods are based on peptide sequences that selectively bind to and home to tissue undergoing angiogenesis or to cells or tissue expressing αv integrins in animals. The disclosed targeting is useful for delivering therapeutic and detectable agents to tissue experiencing angiogenesis or to cells or tissue expressing αv integrins.