Intracellular delivery of biological effectors
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1. A multimeric transporter peptide according to Formula I,[P]v−
- [Spacer]x−
Core−
[Linker]y−
[Reporter]z
(I)wherein P is a transporter peptide, comprising at least one amino acid sequence selected from the group consisting of;
a) (XmRXoRXn);
b) (XmRRRXn);
c) (XmRRXRXn); and
d) (XmRXRRXn), wherein X is a non-basic amino acid;
m is an integer from zero to fourteen;
n is an integer, independent of m, between zero and fourteen;
o is an integer, independent of m and n, between zero and five;
v is an integer from two to eight;
x, y and z, are, independently, zero or one; and
wherein each P can be the same or different, and said transporter peptide is capable of translocating across a biological membrane.
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Abstract
The invention relates to sequences of amino acids with the capacity to facilitate transport of an effector across a biological membrane. More specifically, the present invention relates to novel peptide transporters that specifically target certain cell types for the intracellular delivery of drugs and therapeutic agents.
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46 Claims
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1. A multimeric transporter peptide according to Formula I,
[P]v− - [Spacer]x−
Core−
[Linker]y−
[Reporter]z
(I)wherein P is a transporter peptide, comprising at least one amino acid sequence selected from the group consisting of;
a) (XmRXoRXn);
b) (XmRRRXn);
c) (XmRRXRXn); and
d) (XmRXRRXn), wherein X is a non-basic amino acid;
m is an integer from zero to fourteen;
n is an integer, independent of m, between zero and fourteen;
o is an integer, independent of m and n, between zero and five;
v is an integer from two to eight;
x, y and z, are, independently, zero or one; and
wherein each P can be the same or different, and said transporter peptide is capable of translocating across a biological membrane. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42)
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10. A transporter unit of Formula II:
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([P]v−
[Spacer]x−
Core−
[Linker]y−
[Reporter]z)·
E
(II)wherein;
E is an effector;
P is a transporter peptide, comprising at least one amino acid sequence selected from the group consisting of;
e) (XmRXoRXn);
f) (XmRRRXn);
g) (XmRRXRXn); and
h) (XmRXRRXn), wherein X is a non-basic amino acid;
m is an integer from zero to fourteen;
n is an integer, independent of m, between zero and fourteen;
o is an integer, independent of m and n, between zero and five;
v is an integer from two to eight;
x, y and z, are, independently, zero or one; and
wherein each P can be the same or different, and wherein said transporter peptide is capable of translocating across a biological membrane. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 43, 44, 45)
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46. A multimeric transporter peptide, wherein each transporter peptide amino acid sequence is selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOS:
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