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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 28, 2013
Filed:
Oct. 15, 2009
Fernanda Staquicini, Houston, TX (US);
Renata Pasqualini, Houston, TX (US);
Wadih Arap, Houston, TX (US);
Fernanda Staquicini, Houston, TX (US);
Renata Pasqualini, Houston, TX (US);
Wadih Arap, Houston, TX (US);
Board of Regents, The University of Texas System, Austin, TX (US);
Abstract
Provided are MUC 18 targeting peptides which may be used, e.g., to therapeutically target B-I lymphocytes to reduce the influence of these cells on the metastatic potential of melanoma cells and/or to target cancerous cells, including certain melanoma and leukemia cells. MUC 18 targeting peptides may be comprised in fusion constructs, imaging constructs, and/or therapeutic constructs such as fusion constructs which may be used for diagnosing or treating a cancer.