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20100093625 | SMOOTHENED POLYPEPTIDES AND METHODS OF USE - Disclosed is an isolated or purified polypeptide or peptidomimetic comprising an amino acid sequence of a portion of a Smoothened (SMO) protein, wherein the portion comprises an amino acid sequence of any of the intracellular loops of the SMO protein, a functional fragment thereof, or a functional variant of either the portion or the functional fragment, wherein the functional fragment comprises at least 7 contiguous amino acids of the intracellular loops, and wherein the functional fragment or functional variant inhibits proliferation of a diseased cell, or a fatty acid derivative thereof. Related conjugates, nucleic acids, recombinant expression vectors, host cells, and pharmaceutical compositions are further provided. Methods of inhibiting proliferation of a diseased cell, treating or preventing cancer, treating a neoplasm or psoriasis, and inhibiting the expression of genes involved in the Hedgehog signaling pathway, thereby inhibiting the Hedgehog signaling pathway, are furthermore provided by the invention. | 04-15-2010 |
20120282196 | SMOOTHENED POLYPEPTIDES AND METHODS OF USE - Disclosed is an isolated or purified polypeptide or peptidomimetic comprising an amino acid sequence of a portion of a Smoothened (SMO) protein, wherein the portion comprises an amino acid sequence of any of the intracellular loops of the SMO protein, a functional fragment thereof, or a functional variant of either the portion or the functional fragment, wherein the functional fragment comprises at least 7 contiguous amino acids of the intracellular loops, and wherein the functional fragment or functional variant inhibits proliferation of a diseased cell, or a fatty acid derivative thereof. Related conjugates, nucleic acids, recombinant expression vectors, host cells, and pharmaceutical compositions are further provided. Methods of inhibiting proliferation of a diseased cell, treating or preventing cancer, treating a neoplasm or psoriasis, and inhibiting the expression of genes involved in the Hedgehog signaling pathway, thereby inhibiting the Hedgehog signaling pathway, are furthermore provided by the invention. | 11-08-2012 |
20130316957 | SMOOTHENED POLYPEPTIDES AND METHODS OF USE - Disclosed is an isolated or purified polypeptide or peptidomimetic comprising an amino acid sequence of a portion of a Smoothened (SMO) protein, wherein the portion comprises an amino acid sequence of any of the intracellular loops of the SMO protein, a functional fragment thereof, or a functional variant of either the portion or the functional fragment, wherein the functional fragment comprises at least 7 contiguous amino acids of the intracellular loops, and wherein the functional fragment or functional variant inhibits proliferation of a diseased cell, or a fatty acid derivative thereof. Related conjugates, nucleic acids, recombinant expression vectors, host cells, and pharmaceutical compositions are further provided. Methods of inhibiting proliferation of a diseased cell, treating or preventing cancer, treating a neoplasm or psoriasis, and inhibiting the expression of genes involved in the Hedgehog signaling pathway, thereby inhibiting the Hedgehog signaling pathway, are furthermore provided by the invention. | 11-28-2013 |
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20100120817 | AZONAFIDE DERIVED TUMOR AND CANCER TARGETING COMPOUNDS - An azonafide-based compound of Formula I, a composition comprising the compound, and a method of using the compound to deliver a cytotoxic azonafide derivative to a cell, as well as related compounds and methods for the use thereof to pre-pare an azonafide-based compound of Formula I. | 05-13-2010 |
20100184697 | PEPTIDE-BASED STAT INHIBITOR - A peptide or peptidomimetic comprising the amino acid sequence of the second helix of a STAT protein, or a variant of such sequence, wherein the peptide or peptidomimetic comprises about 40 or fewer amino acids and binds to a STAT protein, as well as a method of inhibiting a STAT protein in a cell, a method of treating or preventing a disease associated with STAT overexpression in a host, and related compounds, compositions, and methods. | 07-22-2010 |
20110195911 | SYNTHETIC ANALOGS OF THE JUXTAMEMBRANE DOMAIN OF IGF1R AND USES THEREOF - A peptide or peptidomimetic comprising the amino acid sequence RXGNGV (SEQ ID NO: 1) or the inverse thereof, or comprising at least six contiguous amino acids of the juxtamembrane domain of IGF1R (SEQ ID NO: 43) or inverse thereof, wherein the peptide or peptidomimetic comprises a total of about 50 or fewer amino acids and inhibits IFG-R1 activity, as well as a method of inhibiting a IGF1R in a cell, a method of treating or preventing IGF1R-mediated disease, and related compounds, compositions, and methods. | 08-11-2011 |
20130109619 | PEPTIDE-BASED INHIBITOR OF INTERLEUKIN-10 OR INTERFERON-GAMMA SIGNALING | 05-02-2013 |
20130273058 | SYNTHETIC PEPTIDE INHIBITORS OF WNT PATHWAY - A peptide or peptidomimetic comprising the amino acid sequence KKRLSVXLTSSLFR (SEQ ID NO: 1) or the inverse thereof, or comprising at least eight contiguous amino acids of helix C of β-catenin (SEQ ID NO: 41) or inverse thereof, wherein the peptide or peptidomimetic comprises a total of about 50 or fewer amino acids and inhibits the Wnt pathway, as well as a method of inhibiting the Wnt pathway in a cell, a method of treating or preventing a disease mediated by the Wnt pathway, and related compounds, compositions, and methods. | 10-17-2013 |
20140135276 | LIPOPEPTIDE INHIBITORS OF RAS ONCOPROTEINS - The invention provides a peptide or peptidomimetic that is derived from or based upon the amino acid sequence of the C-terminal α-helix or hypervariable region (HVR) or a Ras protein, a nucleic acid encoding the peptide or peptidomimetic, and methods employing the same. | 05-15-2014 |