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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 02, 2015
Filed:
Nov. 14, 2011
Applicant:
George W. Jackson, Pearland, TX (US);
Inventor:
George W. Jackson, Pearland, TX (US);
Assignee:
Biotex, Inc., Houston, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 31/80 (2006.01); A61P 17/00 (2006.01); C07H 21/04 (2006.01); A61K 31/713 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 31/713 (2013.01);
Abstract
The present invention is directed to nucleic acid ligands to LL37, methods for producing said nucleic acid ligands, and methods for utilizing said nucleic acid ligands. In one exemplary embodiment, for example, this invention relates to nucleic acid ligands exhibiting high specific binding affinity to LL37 peptides, precursors and/or portions thereof. Further, the nucleic acid ligands may bind competitively with native ligands of LL37 and may also inhibit and/or interfere with LL37 function, such as by binding to LL37.