MODIFICATIONS OF PEPTIDE COMPOSITIONS TO INCREASE STABILITY AND DELIVERY EFFICIENCY

Abstract

The disclosed invention relates to methods of modifying peptide compositions to increase stability and delivery efficiency. Specifically, the disclosed invention relates to methods to increase the stability and delivery efficiency of protein kinase C (PKC) modulatory peptide compositions. A "therapeutic peptide composition" comprises a "carrier peptide" and a "cargo peptide." A "carrier peptide" is a peptide or amino acid sequence within a peptide that facilitates the cellular uptake of the therapeutic peptide composition. The "cargo peptide" is a PKC modulatory peptide. Peptide modifications to either the carrier peptide, the cargo peptide, or both, which are described herein increase the stability and delivery efficiency of therapeutic peptide compositions by reducing disulfide bond exchange, physical stability, reducing proteolytic degradation, and increasing efficiency of cellular uptake.

Description

CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS

[0001] This application is a continuation of U.S. application Ser. No. 16/933,749, filed Jul. 20, 2020, which is a continuation of U.S. application Ser. No. 16/120,156, filed Aug. 31, 2018 which is a divisional of U.S. application Ser. No. 14/991,823, filed Jan. 8, 2016, now U.S. Pat. No. 10,077,438, which is a divisional of U.S. application Ser. No. 13/305,685, filed Nov. 28, 2011, now U.S. Pat. No. 9,255,124 which is a divisional of U.S. application Ser. No. 12/017,985, filed Jan. 22, 2008, now U.S. Pat. No. 8,067,532, which claims the benefit of priority of U.S. Provisional Application Nos. 60/881,419, filed Jan. 19, 2007 and 60/945,285, filed Jun. 20, 2007, all of which are incorporated herein by reference in their entirety.

REFERENCE TO SEQUENCE LISTING

[0002] A Sequence Listing is being submitted electronically via EFS in the form of a text file, created May 19, 2022, and named "091508-0452_SEQ-LISTING.txt" (43,145 bytes), the contents of which are incorporated herein by reference in their entirety.

TECHNICAL FIELD

[0003] This application relates to compositions and methods to improve carrier of biologically active agents into cells in living tissue. The compositions and methods comprise a PKC modulatory peptide conjugated to a modified tat peptide that imparts improved plasma stability to the conjugate, allowing more efficient uptake of the PKC modulatory peptide into cells.

BACKGROUND ART

[0004] Research has produced many peptides that have potential as therapeutic compositions. Yet realizing and exploiting the full therapeutic potential of peptides directed against intracellular targets has yet to be achieved, for a variety of reasons. One of the most important of these is that most therapeutic peptides do not possess the ability to cross cell membranes to reach their therapeutic targets. One solution to this problem is the use of carrier peptides that act to ferry a cargo peptide into a target cell.

[0005] There are a number of notable examples of carrier peptides which are effective to facilitate the crossing of a target cell's membrane by a cargo peptide. One example is a peptide sequence derived from the TAT protein of the HIV virus. See U.S. Pat. No. 6,316,003, which is hereby incorporated by reference in its entirety. Another well-known carrier peptide sequence is the "poly-Arg" sequence. See, e.g., U.S. Pat. No. 6,306,993.

[0006] In many cases, the use of a disulfide bond to link the carrier and cargo peptides, producing the therapeutic peptide construct, is an effective strategy to solve the problem of targeting soluble peptides to intracellular targets. One theory explaining the usefulness of disulfide bonds holds that once the carrier-cargo construct enters a target cell, the two peptides can separate through disulfide bond reduction. This separation in the intracellular environment may allow a greater diffusion of cargo peptides within the cell as opposed to other linkage mechanisms which maintain the carrier-cargo link. With this said, however, the administration of therapeutic peptides still suffers from numerous challenges, such as disulfide bond exchange, proteolytic degradation and efficiency of cellular uptake. Methods directed to controlling these issues will increase the stability and potency of therapeutic peptides.

[0007] One way to increase the potency of a therapeutic peptide comprising a carrier peptide disulfide bonded to a cargo peptide is to reduce disulfide bond exchange. Disulfide bond exchange reduces the amount of a carrier-cargo peptide construct in a given sample by allowing a carrier peptide to exchange its cargo peptide for another carrier peptide, thus resulting in a carrier-carrier construct and a cargo-cargo construct. The carrier-only construct will have no therapeutic effect. The cargo-cargo construct will have a tremendously reduced, if not completely eliminated effect, since the carrier peptide enables the delivery of the cargo to its intracellular target. As such, the problem of controlling disulfide bond exchange is important to maximizing the therapeutic potential of a carrier-cargo peptide construct.

[0008] Another problem facing the use of therapeutic peptides is proteolytic degradation. Peptides are notoriously unstable molecules and frequently labile to proteolytic attack when administered to a subject. Labile carrier peptides which degrade upon administration will reduce or even eliminate the efficacy of the cargo peptide because the cargo depends upon the carrier peptide to reach the intracellular target. Thus, methods to control or eliminate the labile nature of therapeutic peptides are also important to maximizing a carrier-cargo peptide's therapeutic potential.

[0009] Increasing the efficiency of cellular uptake of a therapeutic peptide is yet another problem which can reduce the efficacy or potency of a therapeutic peptide. Optimization of carrier peptide sequences and placement relative to the cargo peptide provide methods for increasing the stability and potency of therapeutic peptide constructs.

DISCLOSURE OF THE INVENTION

[0010] The disclosed invention relates to methods of preparing a therapeutic peptide composition comprising a carrier peptide and a PKC activity modulating cargo peptide, whereby the resulting therapeutic peptide compositions have increased stability and potency relative to an unmodified therapeutic peptide. One embodiment of the invention is a method of decreasing disulfide bond exchange in a therapeutic peptide composition, comprising providing a therapeutic peptide composition, which comprises a carrier peptide comprising a first cysteine residue and a PKC activity modulating cargo peptide comprising a second cysteine residue, wherein the carrier peptide and the cargo peptide are linked by a cysteine-cysteine disulfide bond between the first and second cysteine residues, and introducing at least one aliphatic residue immediately proximate to the first or second cysteine residues, or both, whereby the rate of disulfide bond exchange is decreased relative to an unmodified therapeutic peptide composition.

[0011] Another embodiment of the disclosed invention related to a method of decreasing proteolytic degradation of a therapeutic peptide composition, comprising providing a therapeutic peptide composition, which comprises a carrier peptide and a PKC activity modulating cargo peptide, and wherein the carrier peptide is linked to the cargo peptide, identifying a proteolytically labile site on the carrier peptide, the cargo peptide, or both peptides, and modifying the amino acid sequence at the labile site such that the rate of proteolytic degradation at the site is decreased relative to an unmodified therapeutic peptide composition.

[0012] Another embodiment of the disclosed invention relates to a method of increasing plasma stability of a therapeutic peptide composition, comprising providing a therapeutic peptide composition, which comprises a carrier peptide and a PKC activity modulating cargo peptide, and wherein the carrier peptide is linked to the cargo peptide, modifying the amino terminal, carboxy terminal or both residues of the carrier peptide, the cargo peptide, or both, such that the plasma stability of the therapeutic peptide composition is increased relative to an unmodified therapeutic peptide composition.

[0013] Compositions are also contemplated disclosed herein. One embodiment of the disclosed compositions comprises a protein kinase C (PKC) modulatory peptide composition, comprising a PKC modulatory peptide covalently linked to an intracellular carrier peptide, wherein the intracellular carrier peptide, the modulatory peptide, or both are modified at the N-terminus.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0014] FIG. 1 shows a graph plotting CK release against concentrations of therapeutic peptides KAI-9706 and KAI-1455.

[0015] FIG. 2 shows a graph plotting percent infarction against increasing concentrations of therapeutic peptides KAI-9706 and KAI-1455.

[0016] FIGS. 3A-3C show graphs plotting percent of intact therapeutic peptides KAI-9803, KAI-9706, and KAI-1455, surviving over time in human serum (FIG. 3A), pig serum (FIG. 3B), and rat serum (FIG. 3C).

[0017] FIGS. 4A and 4B show illustrate the conversion of a therapeutic peptide comprising a carrier peptide and a cargo peptide linked via a disulfide bond to a therapeutic peptide in linear form. This linear peptide (KP-01547) has been capped at its amino and carboxy termini and contains a short amino acid sequence linker.

[0018] FIG. 5 shows a graph plotting percent of intact therapeutic peptides (linear and non-linear) over time (days).

[0019] FIG. 6 shows a graph comparing the stability of therapeutic peptides over time (days).

[0020] FIG. 7 shows illustrated two linear peptides.

[0021] FIG. 8 shows a graph comparing the stability of various PKC-.beta..sub.I therapeutic peptides over time.

[0022] FIG. 9 shows a graph a graph comparing the stability of various PKC-.beta..sub.II therapeutic peptides over time.

[0023] FIG. 10A-10D shows graphs illustrating the impact of temperature on the stability KAI-9706 at 26.degree. C. (FIG. 10A) and 37.degree. C. (FIG. 10B), and on KAI 1455 at 26.degree. C. (FIG. 10C) and 37.degree. C. (FIG. 10D).

[0024] FIG. 11 shows a graph plotting creatine kinase release in the presence of increasing concentrations of KAI-9803 or KAI-1355 peptides in a Langendorff in vitro post-ischemia assay, with 10 minutes perfusion.

[0025] FIG. 12 shows an illustration depicting the construction of KAI-1479.

[0026] FIGS. 13A and 13B show bar graphs of results from a reperfusion study, wherein 13A illustrates the time line of events during the experiment and 13B shows a bar graph illustrating the protective properties of various therapeutic peptides (KAI-9803, KAI-1479, and KAI-1482).

[0027] FIG. 14 shows the cargo peptide of SEQ ID NO:33 with a cysteine residue at the amino terminus of the peptide.

[0028] FIG. 15A-15D show four different possible configurations of therapeutic peptide multimers.

[0029] FIG. 16 shows linear peptides KP-1680, KP-1681, KP-1633, and KP-1678.

[0030] FIG. 17A-17D show graphs of the percent of peptides remaining in test solutions over time. FIG. 17A shows the percent of peptides remaining in test solutions over time. FIG. 17B shows the percent of peptides remaining in test solutions over time. FIG. 17C shows the percent of peptides remaining in test solutions over time. FIG. 17D shows the percent of peptides remaining in test solutions over time.

MODES OF CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION

[0031] The disclosed invention relates to methods of modifying peptide compositions to increase stability and delivery efficiency. Specifically, the disclosed invention relates to methods to increase the stability and delivery efficiency of protein kinase C (PKC) modulatory peptide compositions. A "therapeutic peptide composition" comprises a "carrier peptide" and a "cargo peptide." A "carrier peptide" is a peptide or amino acid sequence within a peptide that facilitates the cellular uptake of the therapeutic peptide composition. The "cargo peptide" is a PKC modulatory peptide. Peptide modifications to either the carrier peptide, the cargo peptide, or both, which are described herein increase the stability and delivery efficiency of therapeutic peptide compositions by reducing disulfide bond exchange, physical stability, reducing proteolytic degradation, and increasing efficiency of cellular uptake.

Disulfide Bond Exchange

[0032] A preferred embodiment of the disclosed therapeutic peptide compositions provides a cargo peptide coupled to a carrier peptide via a disulfide bond between two joining sulfur-containing residues, one in each peptide. The disulfide bond of this embodiment can be unstable whether the therapeutic peptide composition is in solution, lyophilized, precipitated, crystallized, or spray-dried, leading to carrier-cargo combinations to degrade to carrier-carrier compositions, which are inactive, and cargo-cargo compositions, which are also inactive and are frequently insoluble. The stability of the disclosed therapeutic peptide compositions is improved through the use of chemical modifications and by controlling the physical environment of the peptide compositions prior to use.

Chemical Modifications

[0033] The joining sulfur-containing residue can be placed anywhere in the sequence of the carrier or cargo peptides. For example, a preferred embodiment of the disclosed therapeutic peptide composition typically has the joining sulfur-containing residue at the amino terminus of the carrier and cargo peptides. The joining sulfur-containing residues can be placed at the carboxy termini of the peptides, or alternatively at the amino terminus of peptide and at the carboxy terminus of the other peptide. Additionally, the joining sulfur-containing residue can be placed anywhere within the sequence of either or both of the peptides. Placing the joining sulfur-containing residue within the carrier peptide, the cargo peptide, or both has been observed to reduce the rate of disulfide bond exchange.

[0034] An example of chemical modifications useful to stabilize the disulfide bonds of the therapeutic peptide compositions involves optimizing the amino acid residue or residues immediately proximate to the sulfur-containing residues used to join the carrier and cargo peptide. A preferred method of stabilizing the disulfide bond involves placing an aliphatic residue immediately proximate to the sulfur-containing residue in the carrier and/or cargo peptides. Aliphatic residues include alanine, valine, leucine and isoleucine. Thus, when the joining sulfur-containing residue is placed at the amino terminus of a peptide, an aliphatic residue is placed at the penultimate amino terminal position of the peptide to reduce the rate of disulfide bond exchange. When the joining sulfur-containing residue is located at the carboxy terminus of a peptide, an aliphatic residue is placed at the penultimate carboxy terminal position of the peptide to reduce the rate of disulfide bond exchange. When the joining sulfur-containing residue is located within the sequence of a peptide, the aliphatic residue can be place at either the amino terminal or carboxy terminal side of the residue, or at both sides.

[0035] A variety of sulfur-containing residues are contemplated for use with the presently disclosed invention. Cysteine and cysteine analogs can also be used as the joining cysteine residues in the peptide composition. Particular cysteine analogs include D-cysteine, homocysteine, alpha-methyl cysteine, mercaptopropionic acid, mercaptoacetic acid, penicillamine, acetylated forms of those analogs capable of accepting an acetyl group, and cysteine analogs modified with other blocking groups. For example, the use of homocysteine, acetylated homocysteine, penicillamine, and acetylated penicillamine in the cargo, the carrier, or both peptides have been shown to stabilize the peptide composition and decrease disulfide bond exchange. Alpha-methyl cysteine inhibits disulfide degration because the base-mediated abstraction of the alpha hydrogen from one cysteine is prevented by the presence of the sulfur atom. Cargo/carrier peptide conjugates joined by disulfide bonds have been shown to be more resistant to glutathione reduction than unmodified peptides. Other cysteine analogs are also useful as joining cysteines. Similarly, stereoisomers of cysteine will inhibit disulfide bond exchange.

[0036] Disulfide bond exchange can be eliminated completely by linking the carrier and cargo peptides to form a single, linear peptide. This method is discussed below.

Physical Stability

[0037] The physical environment of the disulfide has an effect on stability. As shown (in part) in FIGS. 10A-10D, stability increases in solution as the pH of the solution decreases (acidic environment better than basic), the temperature of the solution decreases, and as the concentration of the peptide composition in solution decreases. In the lyophilized form, stability increases as the pH decreases, the temperature decreases, and the ratio of the peptide composition to excipient increases. Preferred excipients are discussed in U.S. patent application Ser. No. 11/240,962, filed Sep. 30, 2005, which is hereby incorporated by reference in its entirety.

[0038] The unexpected "excipient effect" was most pronounced for mannitol, which is a highly crystalline excipient. Using less crystalline excipients (such as sucrose) or even using no excipient, showed much less dependency on peptide composition quantity. Although not wishing to be bound or limited by any theory, it is thought that use of a non-crystalline excipient creates an amorphous matrix, which helps prevent intermolecular associations. Theoretically, in a crystalline matrix the peptide composition is excluded and forced to the walls of the vial, perhaps causing high local concentrations. With low amount of API the resulting thin film has high peptide-glass contact area and the silica is destabilizing.

[0039] A number of factors impact the efficiency with which a therapeutic peptide composition is taken up by a target cell. For example, the solubility of a therapeutic peptide impacts the efficiency with which the peptide is taken up by a target cell. In turn, the amino acid sequence of a carrier or cargo peptide largely determines that solubility the peptide compositions in which they are used. Some peptides, particularly cargo peptides, will contain hydrophobic residues, (e.g., Phe, Tyr, Leu), with regular spacing which allows for intramolecular interactions by a "zipper" mechanism leading to aggregation. An example of such a potentially problematic peptide is shown in FIG. 14. The illustrated sequence is believed to form a beta-strand in the VI domain of SPKC. Such peptides have the tendency to form insoluble deposits.

[0040] The solubility of such peptides can be improved by making certain modifications to the cargo peptide sequence. For example, the introduction of solubilizing groups at amino and or carboxy termini or on internal residues, such as hydrating groups, like polyethylene glycol (PEG), highly charged groups, like quaternary ammonium salts, or bulky, branched chains of particular amino acid residues will improve the solubility of peptides like the one illustrated in FIG. 14. Additionally, those hydrophobic side chains that are shown not to be required for activity can be eliminated by deletion or substitution with a conservative or non-interfering residue, such as an alanine, glycine, or serine, thus improving the solubility of the peptides.

Proteolytic Degradation: Plasma Stability

[0041] Blood and plasma contain proteases which can degrade the protein kinase C modulatory peptides disclosed herein or the carrier peptides which facilitate the cellular uptake of the peptide composition, or both. One method to decrease proteolytic degradation of the carrier or cargo peptides is to mask the targets of the proteases presented by the therapeutic peptide composition.

[0042] Once the therapeutic peptide enters the plasma of a subject, it become vulnerable to attack by peptidases. Strategies are provided which address peptide degradation caused by exopeptidases (any of a group of enzymes that hydrolyze peptide bonds formed by the terminal amino acids of peptide chains) or endopeptidases (any of a group of enzymes that hydrolyze peptide bonds within the long chains of protein molecules). Exopeptidases are enzymes that cleave amino acid residues from the amino or carboxy termini of a peptide or protein, and can cleave at specific or non-specific sites. Endopeptidases, which cleave within an amino acid sequence, can also be non-specific, however endopeptidases frequently recognize particular amino sequences (recognition sites) and cleaves the peptide at or near those sites.

[0043] One method of protecting peptide compositions from proteolytic degradation involves the "capping" the amino and/or carboxy termini of the peptides. The term "capping" refers to the introduction of a blocking group to the terminus of the peptide via a covalent modification. Suitable blocking groups serve to cap the termini of the peptides without decreasing the biological activity of the peptides. Acetylation of the amino termini of the described peptides is a preferred method of protecting the peptides from proteolytic degradation. Other capping moieties are possible. The selection of acylating moiety provides an opportunity to "cap" the peptide as well as adjust the hydrophobicity of the compound. For example, the hydrophobicity increases for the following acyl group series: formyl, acetyl, propanoyl, hexanoyl, myristoyl, and are also contemplated as capping moieties. Amidation of the carboxy termini of the described peptides is also a preferred method of protecting the peptides from proteolytic degradation.

[0044] Protecting peptides from endopeptidases typically involves identification and elimination of an endopeptidase recognition site from a peptide. Protease recognition cites are well known to those of ordinary skill in the art. Thus it is possible to identity a potential endoprotease recognition site and then eliminating that site by altering the amino acid sequence within the recognition site. Residues in the recognition sequence can be moved or removed to destroy the recognition site. Preferably, a conservative substitution is made with one or more of the amino acids which comprise an identified protease recognition site. The side chains of these amino acids possess a variety of chemical properties. For the purposes of the present discussion, the most common amino acids are categorized into 9 groups, listed below. Substitution within these groups is considered to be a conservative substitution.

TABLE-US-00001 Conservative Amino Acid Substitution Small/Aliphatic residues: Gly, Ala, Val, Leu, Ile Cyclic Imino Acid: Pro Hydroxyl Residues: Ser, Thr Acidic Residues: Asp, Glu Amide Residues: Asn, Gin Basic Residues: Lys, Arg Imidazole Residue: His Aromatic Residues: Phe, Tyr, Trp Sulfur-Containing Residues: Met, Cys

Efficiency of Cellular Uptake

[0045] In addition to the modifications discussed above, improve utility for the disclosed therapeutic peptide compositions can be achieved by altering the linkage of the carrier and cargo peptides. For example, in one embodiment, carrier and cargo peptides are linked by a peptide bond to form a linear peptide. Stability and potency of the therapeutic peptides can also be increased through the construction of peptide multimers, wherein a plurality of cargo peptides is linked to one or more carrier peptides. An additional embodiment of the invention involving a cleavable linker sequence is also discussed.

Linear Peptides

[0046] Another strategy to improve peptide composition stability involves joining the cargo and carrier peptides into a single peptide as opposed to joining the peptides via a disulfide bond. For example, in the embodiment shown in FIG. 4A, the cargo peptide (SEQ ID NO:13) linked via amino terminal cysteines. A linear version of the cargo and carrier peptides is shown in FIG. 4B, where the cargo and carrier peptides are linked via a short dipeptide linker (e.g., Ser-Gly). This linker is exemplary.

[0047] In the example illustrated, the C-terminus of cargo is linked to the N-terminus of the carrier via the linker. However, the other possible permutations are also contemplated, including linking the peptide via there C-termini, their N-termini, and where the carrier peptide is located at the N-terminal portion of the peptide composition.

[0048] Additionally, the steps discussed above to stabilize a disulfide bond linked peptide composition can also be used with a linear, where appropriate. For example, the linear peptide composition shown in FIG. 4B has been capped at both its amino and carboxy termini. Moreover sequences within the peptide can be scrambled or substituted with D-amino acids.

[0049] As shown in FIG. 7, deamination of Asn at position 7 of the .beta.-I had been observed to cause significant instability in the linearized version of the peptide composition linked by Asn-Gly. Changing the Gly to Leu stabilized this linear peptide composition. Similarly, deamination of the Gln residue at position 2 of the linear .beta.-II composition was observed to cause significant instability. Substitution with Glu improved stability of the linear composition. Data comparing the modified versions of these peptides is shown in FIGS. 8 and 9.

[0050] Without being limited to any particular theory, it is thought that deamination results from the attack of the alpha or main-chain amide HN-C-terminal to the Asn residue on the side-chain amide of Asn, generating the cyclic aspartamide intermediate which can hydrolyze to an aspartic acid moiety. Increasing the size of the residue C-terminal to Asn is thought to increase the steric hinderance on the main-chain amide, significantly slowing deamidation.

Peptide Multimers

[0051] Another method of improving stability and potency is available by forming multimers with a plurality of cargo peptides associated with one or more carrier peptides. Examples of such formulations are shown in FIG. 15. Branched, multivalent peptide compositions will increase avidity, potency and stability of the compositions. By engineering cleavage sites or other release mechanisms into the multimer compositions, the multiple conjugates can release nearly simultaneously, PKC modulatory cargo peptides inside a target cell. An example of multimeric peptides is discussed in Yu et al. JBC 275(6):3943-9 (2000).

Cleavable Sequence

[0052] Typically the carrier and cargo are linked by a linkage that can be cleaved by ubiquitous enzymes such as esterases, amidases, and the like. It is assumed that the concentration of such enzymes is higher inside cells rather than in the extracellular milieu. Thus, once the conjugate is inside a cell, it is more likely to encounter an enzyme that can cleave the linkage between cargo and carrier. The enzyme can thus release the biologically active cargo inside a cell, where it presumably is most useful.

Protein Kinase C Modulatory Peptides

[0053] The term protein kinase C modulatory peptide refers to a peptide derived from a PKC isozyme- and/or variable region. Various PKC isozyme- and variable region-specific peptides have been described and can be used with the presently disclosed invention. Preferably, the PKC modulatory peptide is a V1, V3 or V5-derived peptide. (The terminology "V1" and "C2" are synonymous.) The following US Patents or Patent Applications describe a variety of suitable peptides that can be used with the presently disclosed invention: U.S. Pat. Nos. 5,783,405, 6,165,977, 6,855,693, US2004/0204364, US2002/0150984, US2002/0168354, US2002/057413, US2003/0223981, US2004/0009922 and Ser. No. 10/428,280, each of which are incorporated herein by reference in their entirety. Table 1 provides a listing of preferred PKC modulatory peptides for use with the present invention.

TABLE-US-00002 TABLE 1 Cargo Peptides derived from PKC isozymes Peptide SEQ ID NO. Sequence .alpha.V3-1 SEQ ID NO: 2 I-P-E-G-D-E-E-G .alpha.V5-1 SEQ ID NO: 3 Q-L-V-I-A-N .alpha.V5-1.1 SEQ ID NO: 4 G-L-G-A-E-N .alpha.V5-1.2 SEQ ID NO: 5 A-R-G-A-E-N .alpha.V5-1.3 SEQ ID NO: 6 C-G-K-G-A-E-N .alpha.V5-1.4 SEQ ID NO: 7 C-G-K-G-A-E-N .beta.C2-1 SEQ ID NO: 8 K-Q-K-T-K-T-I-K .beta.C2-2 SEQ ID NO: 9 M-D-P-N-G-L-S-D-P-Y-V-K-L .beta.C2-3 SEQ ID NO: 10 I-P-D-P-K-S-E .beta.C2-4 SEQ ID NO: 11 S-L-N-P-E-W-N-E-T .beta.V3-1 SEQ ID NO: 12 V-P-P-E-G-S-E-A .beta.IV5-1 SEQ ID NO: 13 K-L-F-I-M-N .beta.IV5-2 SEQ ID NO: 14 R-D-K-R-D-T-S .beta.IV5-2.1 SEQ ID NO: 15 C-A-R-D-K-R-D-T-S .beta.IV5-2.2 SEQ ID NO: 16 G-R-D-K-R-D-T-S .beta.IV5-2.3 SEQ ID NO: 17 A-R-D-K-R-D-T-S .beta.IV5-3 SEQ ID NO: 18 A-R-D-K-R-D-T-S-N-F-D-K .beta.IV5-4 SEQ ID NO: 19 A-E-E-E-E-Y-T-N-P-E-F-V-I-N-V .beta.IIV5-1 SEQ ID NO: 20 Q-E-V-I-R-N .beta.IIV5-2 SEQ ID NO: 21 C-G-R-N-A-E .beta.IIV5-3 SEQ ID NO: 22 A-C-G-R-N-A-E .beta.IIV5-3.1 SEQ ID NO: 23 A-C-G-K-N-A-E .beta.IIV5-4 SEQ ID NO: 24 K-A-C-G-R-N-A-E .beta.IIV5-5 SEQ ID NO: 25 C-G-R-N-A-E-N .beta.IIV5-6 SEQ ID NO: 26 A-C-G-R-N-A-E .beta.IIV5-7 SEQ ID NO: 27 S-F-V-N-S-E-F-L-K-P-E-V-L-S .gamma.V3-1 SEQ ID NO: 28 V-A-D-A-D-N-C-S .gamma.V5-1 SEQ ID NO: 29 G-R-S-G-E-N .gamma.V5-1.1 SEQ ID NO: 30 G-L-S-G-E-N .gamma.V5-2 SEQ ID NO: 31 R-L-V-L-A-S .gamma.V5-3 SEQ ID NO: 32 P-C-G-R-S-G-E-N .delta.V1-1 SEQ ID NO: 33 C-S-F-N-S-Y-E-L-G-S-L Leu-Truncate SEQ ID NO: 165 C-S-F-N-S-Y-E-L-G-S .delta.V1-1.1 SEQ ID NO: 34 S-F-N-S-Y-E-L-G-S-L .delta.V1-1.2 SEQ ID NO: 35 T-F-N-S-Y-E-L-G-S-L .delta.V1-1.3 SEQ ID NO: 36 A-F-N-S-N-Y-E-L-G-S-L .delta.V1-1.4 SEQ ID NO: 37 S-F-N-S-Y-E-L-G-T-L .delta.V1-1.5 SEQ ID NO: 38 S-T-N-S-Y-E-L-G-S-L .delta.V1-1.6 SEQ ID NO: 39 S-F-N-S-F-E-L-G-S-L .delta.V1-1.7 SEQ ID NO: 40 S-N-S-Y-D-L-G-S-L .delta.V1-1.8 SEQ ID NO: 41 S-F-N-S-Y-E-L-P-S-L .delta.V1-1.9 SEQ ID NO: 42 T-F-N-S-Y-E-L-G-T-L .delta.V1-1.10 SEQ ID NO: 43 S-F-N-S-Y-E-I-G-S-V .delta.V1-1.11 SEQ ID NO: 44 S-F-N-S-Y-E-V-G-S-I- .delta.V1-1.12 SEQ ID NO: 45 S-F-N-S-Y-E-L-G-S-V .delta.V1-1.13 SEQ ID NO: 46 S-F-N-S-Y-E-L-G-S-I .delta.V1-1.14 SEQ ID NO: 47 S-F-N-S-Y-E-I-G-S-L .delta.V1-1.15 SEQ ID NO: 48 S-F-N-S-Y-E-V-G-S-L .delta.V1-1.16 SEQ ID NO: 49 A-F-N-S-Y-E-L-G-S-L .delta.V1-1.17 SEQ ID NO: 50 Y-D-L-G-S-L .delta.V1-1.18 SEQ ID NO: 51 F-D-L-G-S-L .delta.V1-1.19 SEQ ID NO: 52 Y-D-I-G-S-L .delta.V1-1.20 SEQ ID NO: 53 Y-D-V-G-S-L .delta.V1-1.21 SEQ ID NO: 54 Y-D-L-P-S-L .delta.V1-1.22 SEQ ID NO: 55 Y-D-L-G-L-L .delta.V1-1.23 SEQ ID NO: 56 Y-D-L-G-S-I .delta.V1-1.24 SEQ ID NO: 57 Y-D-L-G-S-V .delta.V1-1.25 SEQ ID NO: 58 I-G-S-L .delta.V1-1.26 SEQ ID NO: 59 V-G-S-L .delta.V1-1.27 SEQ ID NO: 60 L-P-S-L .delta.V1-1.28 SEQ ID NO: 61 L-G-L-L .delta.V1-1.29 SEQ ID NO: 62 L-G-S-I .delta.V1-1.30 SEQ ID NO: 63 L-G-S-V .delta.V1-2 SEQ ID NO: 64 A-L-S-T-E-R-G-K-T-L-V .delta.V1-2.1 SEQ ID NO: 65 A-L-S-T-D-R-G-K-T-L-V .delta.V1-2.2 SEQ ID NO: 66 A-L-T-S-D-R-G-K-T-L-V .delta.V1-2.3 SEQ ID NO: 67 A-L-T-T-D-R-G-K-S-L-V .delta.V1-2.4 SEQ ID NO: 68 A-L-T-T-D-R-P-K-T-L-V .delta.V1-2.5 SEQ ID NO: 69 A-L-T-T-D-R-G-R-T-L-V .delta.V1-2.6 SEQ ID NO: 70 A-L-T-T-D-K-G-K-T-L-V .delta.V1-2.7 SEQ ID NO: 71 A-L-T-T-D-K-G-K-T-L-V .delta.V1-3 SEQ ID NO: 72 V-L-M-R-A-A-E-E-P-V .delta.V1-4 SEQ ID NO: 73 Q-S-M-R-S-E-D-E-A-K .delta.V1-5 SEQ ID NO: 163 A-F-N-S-Y-E-L-G-S .delta.v3-1 SEQ ID NO: 74 Q-G-F-E-K-K-T-G-V .delta.v3-2 SEQ ID NO: 75 D-N-N-G-T-Y-G-K-I .delta.v5-1 SEQ ID NO: 76 K-N-L-I-D-S .delta.v5-2 SEQ ID NO: 77 V-K-S-P-R-D-Y-S .delta.v5-2.1 SEQ ID NO: 78 V-K-S-P-C-R-D-Y-S .delta.v5-2.2 SEQ ID NO: 79 I-K-S-P-R-L-Y-S .delta.v5-3 SEQ ID NO: 80 K-N-L-I-D-S .delta.v5-4 SEQ ID NO: 81 P-K-V-K-S-P-R-D-Y-S-N V1-1 SEQ ID NO: 82 N-G-L-L-K-I-K V1-2 SEQ ID NO: 83 E-A-V-S-L-K-P-T V1-3 SEQ ID NO: 84 L-A-V-F-H-D-A-P-I-G-Y V1-4 SEQ ID NO: 85 D-D-F-V-A-N-C-T-I V1-5 SEQ ID NO: 86 W-I-D-L-E-P-E-G-R-V V1-6 SEQ ID NO: 87 H-A-V-G-P-R-P-Q-T-F V1-7 SEQ ID NO: 88 N-G-S-R-H-F-E-D V1-7.1 SEQ ID NO: 89 H-D-A-P-I-G-Y-D V1-7.2 SEQ ID NO: 90 H-D-A-P-I-G V1-7.3 SEQ ID NO: 91 H-D-A-A-I-G-Y-D V1-7.4 SEQ ID NO: 92 H-D-A-P-I-P-Y-D V1-7.5 SEQ ID NO: 93 H-N-A-P-I-G-Y-D V1-7.6 SEQ ID NO: 94 H-A-A-P-I-G-Y-D V1-7.7 SEQ ID NO: 95 A-D-A-P-I-G-Y-D V1-7.8 SEQ ID NO: 96 H-D-A-P-A-G-Y-D V1-7.9 SEQ ID NO: 97 H-D-A-P-I-G-A-D V1-7.10 SEQ ID NO: 98 H-D-A-P-I-A-Y-D V1-7.11 SEQ ID NO: 99 H-D-A-P-I-G-Y-A V3-1 SEQ ID NO: 100 S-S-P-S-E-E-D-R-S V3-2 SEQ ID NO: 101 P-C-D-Q-E-I-K-E V3-3 SEQ ID NO: 102 E-N-N-I-R-K-A-L-S V3-4 SEQ ID NO: 103 G-E-V-R-Q-G-Q-A V5-1 SEQ ID NO: 104 E-A-V-K-Q V5-2 SEQ ID NO: 105 I-K-T-K-R-D-V V5-2.1 SEQ ID NO: 106 I-K-T-K-R-L-I V5-3 SEQ ID NO: 107 C-E-A-I-V-K-Q V5-4 SEQ ID NO: 108 T-K-R-D-V-N-N-F-D-Q .zeta.v1-1 SEQ ID NO: 109 V-R-L-K-A-H-Y .zeta.v1-2 SEQ ID NO: 110 V-D-S-E-G-D .zeta.v1-3 SEQ ID NO: 111 V-F-P-S-I-P-E-Q .zeta.v3-1 SEQ ID NO: 112 S-Q-E-P-P-V-D-D-K-N-E-D-A-D-L .zeta.v3-2 SEQ ID NO: 113 I-K-D-D-S-E-D .zeta.v3-3 SEQ ID NO: 114 P-V-I-D-G-M-D-G-I .zeta.v5.-1 SEQ ID NO: 115 E-D-A-I-K-R .zeta.v5-1.1 SEQ ID NO: 116 E-D-A-I-R .zeta.v5.-2 SEQ ID NO: 117 I-T-D-D-Y-G-L-D .zeta.v5-2.1 SEQ ID NO: 118 I-T-D-D-Y-G-D-L .zeta.v5.-3 SEQ ID NO: 119 D-D-Y-G-L-D-N .eta.V1-1 SEQ ID NO: 120 N-G-Y-L-R-V-R .eta.V1-2 SEQ ID NO: 121 E-A-V-G-L-Q-P-T .eta.V1-3 SEQ ID NO: 122 L-A-V-F-H-E-T-P-L-G-Y

.eta.V1-4 SEQ ID NO: 123 D-F-V-A-N-C-T-L .eta.V1-5 SEQ ID NO: 124 W-V-D-L-E-P-E-G-K-V .eta.V1-6 SEQ ID NO: 125 H-S-L-F-K-K-G-H .eta.V1-7 SEQ ID NO: 126 T-G-A-S-D-T-F-E-G .eta.V5-1 SEQ ID NO: 127 E-G-H-L-P-M .eta.V5-1.1 SEQ ID NO: 128 E-G-H-D-P-M .eta.V5-2 SEQ ID NO: 129 I-K-S-R-E-D-V-S .eta.V5-3 SEQ ID NO: 130 V-R-S-R-E-D-V-S .eta.V5-4 SEQ ID NO: 131 P-R-I-K-S-R-E-D-V .lamda.v1-1 SEQ ID NO: 132 H-Q-V-R-V-K-A-Y-Y-R .lamda.v1-2 SEQ ID NO: 133 Y-E-L-N-K-D-S-E-L-L-I .lamda.v3-1 SEQ ID NO: 134 M-D-Q-S-S-M-H-S-D-H-A-Q-T-V-I .lamda.v3-2 SEQ ID NO: 135 L-D-Q-V-G-E-E .lamda.v3-3 SEQ ID NO: 136 E-A-M-N-T-R-E-S-G .lamda.v5-1 SEQ ID NO: 137 D-D-I-V-R-K .mu.V5-2 SEQ ID NO: 138 V-K-L-C-D-F-G-F .mu.V5-2.1 SEQ ID NO: 139 I-R-L-C-D-F-A-F .mu.V5-3 SEQ ID NO: 140 Q-V-K-L-C-D-F-G-F-A .mu.V1-1 SEQ ID NO: 141 M-S-V-P-P-L-L-R-P .mu.V1-2 SEQ ID NO: 142 K-F-P-E-C-G-F-Y-G-L-Y .mu.V3-1 SEQ ID NO: 143 D-P-D-A-D-Q-E-D-S .mu.V3-2 SEQ ID NO: 144 S-K-D-T-L-R-K-R-H .mu.V3-3 SEQ ID NO: 145 I-T-L-F-Q-N-D-T-G .mu.V3-4 SEQ ID NO: 146 G-S-N-S-H-K-D-I-S .mu.V5-1 SEQ ID NO: 147 S-D-S-P-E-A .THETA.V1-1 SEQ ID NO: 148 G-L-S-N-F-D-C-G .THETA.V1-2 SEQ ID NO: 149 Y-V-E-S-E-N-G-Q-M-Y-I .THETA.V1-3 SEQ ID NO: 150 I-V-K-G-K-N-V-D-L-I .THETA.V1-4 SEQ ID NO: 151 D-M-N-E-F-E-T-E-G-F .THETA.V3-1 SEQ ID NO: 152 C-S-I-K-N-E-A-R-L .THETA.V3-2 SEQ ID NO: 153 G-K-R-E-P-Q-G-I-S .THETA.V3-3 SEQ ID NO: 154 D-E-V-D-K-M-C-H-L .THETA.V5-1 SEQ ID NO: 155 R-A-L-I-N-S .THETA.V5-2 SEQ ID NO: 156 V-K-S-P-F-D-C-S .THETA.V5-2.1 SEQ ID NO: 157 V-R-S-P-F-D-C-S .THETA.V5-3 SEQ ID NO: 158 D-R-A-L-I-N-S V5-1 SEQ ID NO: 159 I-S-G-E-F-G-L-D V5-1.1 SEQ ID NO: 160 C-S-G-E-F-G-L-D V5-2 SEQ ID NO: 161 D-D-D-I-V-R-K V5-3 SEQ ID NO: 162 D-D-I-V-R-K

TABLE-US-00003 TABLE 2 Carrier Peptides TAT Carrier SEQ ID NO: 166 YGRKKRRQRRR Peptide TAT Carrier SEQ ID NO: 164 CYGRKKRRQRRR Peptide with N- terminal Cys

[0054] Other examples of carries include octa-Arg, octa-D-Arg, and Antennapedia derived peptides, which are known in the art.

[0055] The following examples are offered to illustrate but not to limit the invention.

EXAMPLE 1

Exopeptidase Protection: Plasma Stability of Capped Peptides

[0056] Plasma stability of capped peptides was compared. KAI-9706 was modified stepwise at its amino and carboxy termini. Plasma stability as measured by the percent of peptide composition remaining after 15 minutes. The results are provided in Table 2.

TABLE-US-00004 TABLE 2 Plasma Stability of KAI-9706 cargo H--OH Ac--OH H--NH.sub.2 Ac--NH.sub.2 carrier H--OH 1 1 0 0 Ac--OH 57 nd nd 48 H--NH.sub.2 60 nd nd 51 Ac--NH.sub.2 92 93 90 90 % parent remaining at 15 mins t.sub.1/2 in rat plasma = 40-45 mins for longest-lived derivatives

[0057] The data provided above shows that the peptide composition, comprising unmodified cargo and carrier peptides, was the least stable. Moreover, protection of the carrier peptide alone failed to increase the half life of the peptide composition in plasma. Moreover, modification of the cargo peptide with the carrier peptide unmodified had no apparent effect on half-life stability in plasma. However, the addition of protecting groups to the carrier peptide, whether at the amino or carboxy termini lead to a marked and nearly equivalent increase in plasma stability for the peptide composition. Protection of both groups in the carrier peptide provided additional protection. Interestingly, protection of the cargo peptide had little or no effect on the stability of the composition.

EXAMPLE 2

Effect of D-Peptides on Plasma Stability

[0058] KAI-9706 was engineered with D-amino acids to determine their impact on peptide composition stability. Unmodified KAI-9706 was compared to a peptide composition with the same amino acid sequence, however the amino acids used were d-enantiomers instead of 1-amino acids. A retro-inverso version and a scrambled version of the peptide composition were also prepared. The data from the experiment is shown in Table 3.

TABLE-US-00005 TABLE 3 Plasma Stability of KAI-9706 cargo All-L All-D scrambled R/I carrier All-L 1 0 2 All-D 88 100 67 R/I 100 % parent remaining at 15 mins

[0059] Modification of the carrier showed the great propensity in improving the half life of the composition while modification of the cargo showed little effect.

EXAMPLE 3

Capped KAI-9706 Maintains In Vitro Potency

[0060] Capping the carrier peptide portion KAI-9706 (KAI-1455) was shown to increase the plasma half life of the peptide composition. The ability of the capped composition to inhibit ischemic damage in a rat heat model (Langendorff Assay) was evaluated versus the uncapped form. The results are shown in FIG. 1.

EXAMPLE 4

Capped KAI-9706 Shows Increased Potency

[0061] KAI-1455 was tested in a stroke model. As shown in FIG. 2, the capped version of the peptide composition provided increased protection to brain tissue as judged by percent infract. This data shows that significant protection of brain tissue was achieved at lower doses.

EXAMPLE 5

Peptide Stability is Increased Regardless of Species

[0062] The stability of modified KAI-9706 peptide (KAI-1455) was compared against KAI-9706 and KAI-9803 in human (FIG. 3A), pig (FIG. 3B) and rat serum (FIG. 3C). The capped version, KAI-1455, showed increased plasma stability in all three species.

EXAMPLE 6

Capped KAI-9706 Shows Increased Potency

[0063] KAI-1455 was tested in a stroke model. As shown in FIG. 2, the capped version of the peptide composition provided increased protection to brain tissue as judged by percent infract. This data shows that significant protection of brain tissue was achieved at lower doses.

EXAMPLE 7

Peptide Stability is Increased Regardless of Species

[0064] The stability of modified KAI-9706 peptide (KAI-1455) was compared against KAI-9706 and KAI-9803 in human (FIG. 3A), pig (FIG. 3B) and rat serum (FIG. 3C). The capped version, KAI-1455, showed increased plasma stability in all three species.

EXAMPLE 8

Stability of Linear Peptides

[0065] Linear versions of KAI-9803 and BC2-4 were constructed to evaluate their stability relative to disulfide bond linked versions of these and other peptide compositions. The peptides were placed in solution at 0.1 mg/ml in PBS (pH 7.4) at 37.degree. C. As shown in FIG. 5, the linear versions of KAI-9803 and BV2-4 showed increased stability.

EXAMPLE 9

Linear PKC-.beta..sub.I and PKC-.beta..sub.II Peptide Compositions Show Increased Stability Over Disulfide inked Compositions

[0066] Linear and disulfide bond linked versions of PKC-.beta..sub.I and PKC-.beta..sub.II peptide compositions were incubated under the conditions described in Example 8. As can be seen in FIG. 6, the linear forms of the PKC-.beta..sub.I and PKC-.beta..sub.II peptides showed increased stability as compared to their non-linear counterparts.

EXAMPLE 10

Improved Stability of Linear PKC-.beta..sub.I and PKC-.beta..sub.II Peptide Compositions

[0067] The linear versions of PKC-.beta..sub.I and PKC-.beta..sub.II peptide compositions showed improved stability but were also the subject of deamination reactions. In particular, the Asn residues at position 7 of the PKC-.beta.I and PKC-.beta.II peptides and the Gln at position 2 of the PKC-.beta.II peptide. These linear peptide compositions were modified by substituting the Gly immediately C-terminal to the Asn with either Leu in the .beta.I peptide composition or Gly to Ile in the .beta.II peptide composition. The Gln at position 2 of the .beta.II peptide composition was also substituted with a Glu residue. The stability of the peptides was studied under the conditions described in Example 8. As shown in FIGS. 8 and 9, the amino acid substitutions discussed above served to stabilize these linear peptide compositions.

EXAMPLE 11

KAI-9803 Derivative (KAI-1355) Maintains Potency

[0068] A truncated version of KAI-9803, KAI-1355, in which the carboxy terminal leucine was removed was tested for potency. Stability studies with KAI-1355 showed that deletion of the C-terminal Leu residue increased the stability of this cargo peptide. Potency of the derivative peptide composition was compared to that of the full length version, KAI-9803 in a Langendorff in vitro post-ischemia model. The results of the experiment are shown in FIG. 11. As shown, KAI-1355 (the modified version of KAI-9803) is still capable of protecting cardiac tissue from ischemia with potency comparable to that of the full length KAI-9803.

EXAMPLE 12

Optimization of KAI-9803 to Produce KAI-1479

[0069] Having demonstrated that truncation of the cargo peptide of KAI-9803 had little or now effect on potency, while stabilizing the peptide composition. As illustrated in FIG. 12, a capped version of the TAT carrier peptide was bound to the truncated cargo peptide of KAI-1355, producing KAI-1479, which comprises a truncated 9803 cargo peptide and a fully capped TAT carrier peptide.

[0070] The modified KAI-1479, KAI-9803 and KAI-1482 peptide compositions were assayed in a rat middle cerebral artery occlusion (MCAO) stroke model to determine the ability of the peptide compositions to inhibit infarct size. The rats were subjected to a 2 hour period of cerebral arterial occlusion. Each of the peptide compositions or saline was administered to the test animals immediately prior to a 22 hour reperfusion period, after which time the animals were sacrificed and the infarct size was measured. As shown in FIG. 13, the modified KAI-1479 peptide composition showed an increased ability to retard infarct size as compared to KAI-9803. KP-01482 has a cargo sequence (CELGSLQAEDD) linked to a TAT peptide with a N-Term Cys, which is capped at both ends and disulfide conjugated to the cargo.

EXAMPLE 13

In Vitro Biological Stability of a Series of Linear Epsilon PKC Inhibitors

[0071] The effect of N-terminal acetylation and C-terminal amidation on compound stability in plasma and serum from rat and human was studied. The linear peptides examined are shown in FIG. 16. The compounds were tested in the plasma/serum at a concentration of 100 .mu.g/ml. The solutions were incubated at room temperature, precipitated with 5% TCA, and then the supernatant was neutralized with ammonium acetate. The peptides were then analyzed by LC/MS. As can be seen from the data in FIGS. 17A-17D, all the tested compounds were relatively stable in human plasma but KP-1633 and KP-1678, containing C-terminal amides, showed increased stability in human serum. N-terminal acetylation alone did not stabilize the peptides. Interestingly, the amino acid sequence of KP-1680 and its degradation products indicated that the metabolized forms of the peptide showed sequential cleavage of arginine residues from the C-terminus. Carboxypeptidase N activity in the serum but not the plasma could account for the difference in observed stability. The plasma samples were collected with EDTA, which is known to inhibit this zinc metalloprotease.

Sequence CWU 1

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172111PRTArtificial SequenceSynthetic constructDOMAIN(1)...(11)Cargo peptide 1Cys Glu Leu Gly Ser Leu Gln Ala Glu Asp Asp1 5 1028PRTArtificial SequenceSynthetic constructDOMAIN(1)...(8)Cargo peptide 2Ile Pro Glu Gly Asp Glu Glu Gly1 536PRTArtificial SequenceSynthetic constructDOMAIN(1)...(6)Cargo peptide 3Gln Leu Val Ile Ala Asn1 546PRTArtificial SequenceSynthetic constructDOMAIN(1)...(6)Cargo peptide 4Gly Leu Gly Ala Glu Asn1 556PRTArtificial SequenceSynthetic constructDOMAIN(1)...(6)Cargo peptide 5Ala Arg Gly Ala Glu Asn1 567PRTArtificial SequenceSynthetic constructDOMAIN(1)...(7)Cargo peptide 6Cys Gly Lys Gly Ala Glu Asn1 577PRTArtificial SequenceSynthetic constructDOMAIN(1)...(7)Cargo peptide 7Cys Gly Lys Gly Ala Glu Asn1 588PRTArtificial SequenceSynthetic constructDOMAIN(1)...(8)Cargo peptide 8Lys Gln Lys Thr Lys Thr Ile Lys1 5913PRTArtificial SequenceSynthetic constructDOMAIN(1)...(13)Cargo peptide 9Met Asp Pro Asn Gly Leu Ser Asp Pro Tyr Val Lys Leu1 5 10107PRTArtificial SequenceSynthetic constructDOMAIN(1)...(7)Cargo peptide 10Ile Pro Asp Pro Lys Ser Glu1 5119PRTArtificial SequenceSynthetic constructDOMAIN(1)...(9)Cargo peptide 11Ser Leu Asn Pro Glu Trp Asn Glu Thr1 5128PRTArtificial SequenceSynthetic constructDOMAIN(1)...(8)Cargo peptide 12Val Pro Pro Glu Gly Ser Glu Ala1 5136PRTArtificial SequenceSynthetic constructDOMAIN(1)...(6)Cargo peptide 13Lys Leu Phe Ile Met Asn1 5147PRTArtificial SequenceSynthetic constructDOMAIN(1)...(7)Cargo peptide 14Arg Asp Lys Arg Asp Thr Ser1 5159PRTArtificial SequenceSynthetic constructDOMAIN(1)...(9)Cargo peptide 15Cys Ala Arg Asp Lys Arg Asp Thr Ser1 5168PRTArtificial SequenceSynthetic constructDOMAIN(1)...(8)Cargo peptide 16Gly Arg Asp Lys Arg Asp Thr Ser1 5178PRTArtificial SequenceSynthetic constructDOMAIN(1)...(8)Cargo peptide 17Ala Arg Asp Lys Arg Asp Thr Ser1 51812PRTArtificial SequenceSynthetic constructDOMAIN(1)...(12)Cargo peptide 18Ala Arg Asp Lys Arg Asp Thr Ser Asn Phe Asp Lys1 5 101914PRTArtificial SequenceSynthetic constructDOMAIN(1)...(14)Cargo peptide 19Ala Gly Phe Ser Tyr Thr Asn Pro Glu Phe Val Ile Asn Val1 5 10206PRTArtificial SequenceSynthetic constructDOMAIN(1)...(6)Cargo peptide 20Gln Glu Val Ile Arg Asn1 5216PRTArtificial SequenceSynthetic constructDOMAIN(1)...(6)Cargo peptide 21Cys Gly Arg Asn Ala Glu1 5227PRTArtificial SequenceSynthetic constructDOMAIN(1)...(7)Cargo peptide 22Ala Cys Gly Arg Asn Ala Glu1 5237PRTArtificial SequenceSynthetic constructDOMAIN(1)...(7)Cargo peptide 23Ala Cys Gly Lys Asn Ala Glu1 5248PRTArtificial SequenceSynthetic constructDOMAIN(1)...(8)Cargo peptide 24Lys Ala Cys Gly Arg Asn Ala Glu1 5257PRTArtificial SequenceSynthetic constructDOMAIN(1)...(7)Cargo peptide 25Cys Gly Arg Asn Ala Glu Asn1 5267PRTArtificial SequenceSynthetic constructDOMAIN(1)...(7)Cargo peptide 26Ala Cys Gly Arg Asn Ala Glu1 52714PRTArtificial SequenceSynthetic constructDOMAIN(1)...(14)Cargo peptide 27Ser Phe Val Asn Ser Glu Phe Leu Lys Pro Glu Val Leu Ser1 5 10288PRTArtificial SequenceSynthetic constructDOMAIN(1)...(8)Cargo peptide 28Val Ala Asp Ala Asp Asn Cys Ser1 5296PRTArtificial SequenceSynthetic constructDOMAIN(1)...(6)Cargo peptide 29Gly Arg Ser Gly Glu Asn1 5306PRTArtificial SequenceSynthetic constructDOMAIN(1)...(6)Cargo peptide 30Gly Leu Ser Gly Glu Asn1 5316PRTArtificial SequenceSynthetic constructDOMAIN(1)...(6)Cargo peptide 31Arg Leu Val Leu Ala Ser1 5328PRTArtificial SequenceSynthetic constructDOMAIN(1)...(8)Cargo peptide 32Pro Cys Gly Arg Ser Gly Glu Asn1 53311PRTArtificial SequenceSynthetic constructDOMAIN(1)...(11)Cargo peptide 33Cys Ser Phe Asn Ser Tyr Glu Leu Gly Ser Leu1 5 103410PRTArtificial SequenceSynthetic constructDOMAIN(1)...(10)Cargo peptide 34Ser Phe Asn Ser Tyr Glu Leu Gly Ser Leu1 5 103510PRTArtificial SequenceSynthetic constructDOMAIN(1)...(10)Cargo peptide 35Thr Phe Asn Ser Tyr Glu Leu Gly Ser Leu1 5 103611PRTArtificial SequenceSynthetic constructDOMAIN(1)...(11)Cargo peptide 36Ala Phe Asn Ser Asn Tyr Glu Leu Gly Ser Leu1 5 103710PRTArtificial SequenceSynthetic constructDOMAIN(1)...(10)Cargo peptide 37Ser Phe Asn Ser Tyr Glu Leu Gly Thr Leu1 5 103810PRTArtificial SequenceSynthetic constructDOMAIN(1)...(10)Cargo peptide 38Ser Thr Asn Ser Tyr Glu Leu Gly Ser Leu1 5 103910PRTArtificial SequenceSynthetic constructDOMAIN(1)...(10)Cargo peptide 39Ser Phe Asn Ser Phe Glu Leu Gly Ser Leu1 5 10409PRTArtificial SequenceSynthetic constructDOMAIN(1)...(9)Cargo peptide 40Ser Asn Ser Tyr Asp Leu Gly Ser Leu1 54110PRTArtificial SequenceSynthetic constructDOMAIN(1)...(10)Cargo peptide 41Ser Phe Asn Ser Tyr Glu Leu Pro Ser Leu1 5 104210PRTArtificial SequenceSynthetic constructDOMAIN(1)...(10)Cargo peptide 42Thr Phe Asn Ser Tyr Glu Leu Gly Thr Leu1 5 104310PRTArtificial SequenceSynthetic constructDOMAIN(1)...(10)Cargo peptide 43Ser Phe Asn Ser Tyr Glu Ile Gly Ser Val1 5 104410PRTArtificial SequenceSynthetic constructDOMAIN(1)...(10)Cargo peptide 44Ser Phe Asn Ser Tyr Glu Val Gly Ser Ile1 5 104510PRTArtificial SequenceSynthetic constructDOMAIN(1)...(10)Cargo peptide 45Ser Phe Asn Ser Tyr Glu Leu Gly Ser Val1 5 104610PRTArtificial SequenceSynthetic constructDOMAIN(1)...(10)Cargo peptide 46Ser Phe Asn Ser Tyr Glu Leu Gly Ser Ile1 5 104710PRTArtificial SequenceSynthetic constructDOMAIN(1)...(10)Cargo peptide 47Ser Phe Asn Ser Tyr Glu Ile Gly Ser Leu1 5 104810PRTArtificial SequenceSynthetic constructDOMAIN(1)...(10)Cargo peptide 48Ser Phe Asn Ser Tyr Glu Val Gly Ser Leu1 5 104910PRTArtificial SequenceSynthetic constructDOMAIN(1)...(10)Cargo peptide 49Ala Phe Asn Ser Tyr Glu Leu Gly Ser Leu1 5 10506PRTArtificial SequenceSynthetic constructDOMAIN(1)...(6)Cargo peptide 50Tyr Asp Leu Gly Ser Leu1 5516PRTArtificial SequenceSynthetic constructDOMAIN(1)...(6)Cargo peptide 51Phe Asp Leu Gly Ser Leu1 5526PRTArtificial SequenceSynthetic constructDOMAIN(1)...(6)Cargo peptide 52Tyr Asp Ile Gly Ser Leu1 5536PRTArtificial SequenceSynthetic constructDOMAIN(1)...(6)Cargo peptide 53Tyr Asp Val Gly Ser Leu1 5546PRTArtificial SequenceSynthetic constructDOMAIN(1)...(6)Cargo peptide 54Tyr Asp Leu Pro Ser Leu1 5556PRTArtificial SequenceSynthetic constructDOMAIN(1)...(6)Cargo peptide 55Tyr Asp Leu Gly Leu Leu1 5566PRTArtificial SequenceSynthetic constructDOMAIN(1)...(6)Cargo peptide 56Tyr Asp Leu Gly Ser Ile1 5576PRTArtificial SequenceSynthetic constructDOMAIN(1)...(6)Cargo peptide 57Tyr Asp Leu Gly Ser Val1 5584PRTArtificial SequenceSynthetic constructDOMAIN(1)...(4)Cargo peptide 58Ile Gly Ser Leu1594PRTArtificial SequenceSynthetic constructDOMAIN(1)...(4)Cargo peptide 59Val Gly Ser Leu1604PRTArtificial SequenceSynthetic constructDOMAIN(1)...(4)Cargo peptide 60Leu Pro Ser Leu1614PRTArtificial SequenceSynthetic constructDOMAIN(1)...(4)Cargo peptide 61Leu Gly Leu Leu1624PRTArtificial SequenceSynthetic constructDOMAIN(1)...(4)Cargo peptide 62Leu Gly Ser Ile1634PRTArtificial SequenceSynthetic constructDOMAIN(1)...(4)Cargo peptide 63Leu Gly Ser Val16411PRTArtificial SequenceSynthetic constructDOMAIN(1)...(11)Cargo peptide 64Ala Leu Ser Thr Glu Arg Gly Lys Thr Leu Val1 5 106511PRTArtificial SequenceSynthetic constructDOMAIN(1)...(11)Cargo peptide 65Ala Leu Ser Thr Asp Arg Gly Lys Thr Leu Val1 5 106611PRTArtificial SequenceSynthetic constructDOMAIN(1)...(11)Cargo peptide 66Ala Leu Thr Ser Asp Arg Gly Lys Thr Leu Val1 5 106711PRTArtificial SequenceSynthetic construct 67Ala Leu Thr Thr Asp Arg Gly Lys Ser Leu Val1 5 106811PRTArtificial SequenceSynthetic constructDOMAIN(1)...(11)Cargo peptide 68Ala Leu Thr Thr Asp Arg Pro Lys Thr Leu Val1 5 106911PRTArtificial SequenceSynthetic constructDOMAIN(1)...(11)Cargo peptide 69Ala Leu Thr Thr Asp Arg Gly Arg Thr Leu Val1 5 107011PRTArtificial SequenceSynthetic constructDOMAIN(1)...(11)Cargo peptide 70Ala Leu Thr Thr Asp Lys Gly Lys Thr Leu Val1 5 107111PRTArtificial SequenceSynthetic constructDOMAIN(1)...(11)Cargo peptide 71Ala Leu Thr Thr Asp Lys Gly Lys Thr Leu Val1 5 107210PRTArtificial SequenceSynthetic constructDOMAIN(1)...(10)Cargo peptide 72Val Leu Met Arg Ala Ala Glu Glu Pro Val1 5 107310PRTArtificial SequenceSynthetic constructDOMAIN(1)...(10)Cargo peptide 73Gln Ser Met Arg Ser Glu Asp Glu Ala Lys1 5 10749PRTArtificial SequenceSynthetic constructDOMAIN(1)...(9)Cargo peptide 74Gln Gly Phe Glu Lys Lys Thr Gly Val1 5759PRTArtificial SequenceSynthetic constructDOMAIN(1)...(9)Cargo peptide 75Asp Asn Asn Gly Thr Tyr Gly Lys Ile1 5766PRTArtificial SequenceSynthetic constructDOMAIN(1)...(6)Cargo peptide 76Lys Asn Leu Ile Asp Ser1 5778PRTArtificial SequenceSynthetic constructDOMAIN(1)...(8)Cargo peptide 77Val Lys Ser Pro Arg Asp Tyr Ser1 5789PRTArtificial SequenceSynthetic constructDOMAIN(1)...(9)Cargo peptide 78Val Lys Ser Pro Cys Arg Asp Tyr Ser1 5798PRTArtificial SequenceSynthetic constructDOMAIN(1)...(8)Cargo peptide 79Ile Lys Ser Pro Arg Leu Tyr Ser1 5806PRTArtificial SequenceSynthetic constructDOMAIN(1)...(6)Cargo peptide 80Lys Asn Leu Ile Asp Ser1 58111PRTArtificial SequenceSynthetic constructDOMAIN(1)...(11)Cargo peptide 81Pro Lys Val Lys Ser Pro Arg Asp Tyr Ser Asn1 5 10827PRTArtificial SequenceSynthetic constructDOMAIN(1)...(7)Cargo peptide 82Asn Gly Leu Leu Lys Ile Lys1 5838PRTArtificial SequenceSynthetic constructDOMAIN(1)...(8)Cargo peptide 83Glu Ala Val Ser Leu Lys Pro Thr1 58411PRTArtificial SequenceSynthetic constructDOMAIN(1)...(11)Cargo peptide 84Leu Ala Val Phe His Asp Ala Pro Ile Gly Tyr1 5 10859PRTArtificial SequenceSynthetic constructDOMAIN(1)...(9)Cargo peptide 85Asp Asp Phe Val Ala Asn Cys Thr Ile1 58610PRTArtificial SequenceSynthetic constructDOMAIN(1)...(10)Cargo peptide 86Trp Ile Asp Leu Glu Pro Glu Gly Arg Val1 5 108710PRTArtificial SequenceSynthetic constructDOMAIN(1)...(10)Cargo peptide 87His Ala Val Gly Pro Arg Pro Gln Thr Phe1 5 10888PRTArtificial SequenceSynthetic constructDOMAIN(1)...(8)Cargo peptide 88Asn Gly Ser Arg His Phe Glu Asp1 5898PRTArtificial SequenceSynthetic constructDOMAIN(1)...(8)Cargo peptide 89His Asp Ala Pro Ile Gly Tyr Asp1 5906PRTArtificial SequenceSynthetic constructDOMAIN(1)...(6)Cargo peptide 90His Asp Ala Pro Ile Gly1 5918PRTArtificial SequenceSynthetic constructDOMAIN(1)...(8)Cargo peptide 91His Asp Ala Ala Ile Gly Tyr Asp1 5928PRTArtificial SequenceSynthetic constructDOMAIN(1)...(8)Cargo peptide 92His Asp Ala Pro Ile Pro Tyr Asp1 5938PRTArtificial SequenceSynthetic constructDOMAIN(1)...(8)Cargo peptide 93His Asn Ala Pro Ile Gly Tyr Asp1 5948PRTArtificial SequenceSynthetic constructDOMAIN(1)...(8)Cargo peptide 94His Ala Ala Pro Ile Gly Tyr Asp1 5958PRTArtificial SequenceSynthetic constructDOMAIN(1)...(8)Cargo peptide 95Ala Asp Ala Pro Ile Gly Tyr Asp1 5968PRTArtificial SequenceSynthetic constructDOMAIN(1)...(8)Cargo peptide 96His Asp Ala Pro Ala Gly Tyr Asp1 5978PRTArtificial SequenceSynthetic constructDOMAIN(1)...(8)Cargo peptide 97His Asp Ala Pro Ile Gly Ala Asp1 5988PRTArtificial SequenceSynthetic constructDOMAIN(1)...(8)Cargo peptide 98His Asp Ala Pro Ile Ala Tyr Asp1 5998PRTArtificial SequenceSynthetic constructDOMAIN(1)...(8)Cargo peptide 99His Asp Ala Pro Ile Gly Tyr Ala1 51009PRTArtificial SequenceSynthetic constructDOMAIN(1)...(9)Cargo peptide 100Ser Ser Pro Ser Glu Glu Asp Arg Ser1 51018PRTArtificial SequenceSynthetic constructDOMAIN(1)...(8)Cargo peptide 101Pro Cys Asp Gln Glu Ile Lys Glu1 51029PRTArtificial SequenceSynthetic constructDOMAIN(1)...(9)Cargo peptide 102Glu Asn Asn Ile Arg Lys Ala Leu Ser1 51038PRTArtificial SequenceSynthetic constructDOMAIN(1)...(8)Cargo peptide 103Gly Glu Val Arg Gln Gly Gln Ala1 51046PRTArtificial SequenceSynthetic constructDOMAIN(1)...(6)Cargo peptide 104Glu Ala Ile Val Lys Gln1 51057PRTArtificial SequenceSynthetic constructDOMAIN(1)...(7)Cargo peptide 105Ile Lys Thr Lys Arg Asp Val1 51067PRTArtificial SequenceSynthetic constructDOMAIN(1)...(7)Cargo peptide 106Ile Lys Thr Lys Arg Leu Ile1 51077PRTArtificial SequenceSynthetic constructDOMAIN(1)...(7)Cargo peptide 107Cys Glu Ala Ile Val Lys Gln1 510810PRTArtificial SequenceSynthetic constructDOMAIN(1)...(10)Cargo peptide 108Thr Lys Arg Asp Val Asn Asn Phe Asp Gln1 5 101097PRTArtificial SequenceSynthetic constructDOMAIN(1)...(7)Cargo peptide 109Val Arg Leu Lys Ala His Tyr1 51106PRTArtificial SequenceSynthetic constructDOMAIN(1)...(6)Cargo peptide 110Val Asp Ser Glu Gly Asp1 51118PRTArtificial SequenceSynthetic constructDOMAIN(1)...(8)Cargo peptide 111Val Phe Pro Ser Ile Pro Glu Gln1 511215PRTArtificial SequenceSynthetic constructDOMAIN(1)...(15)Cargo peptide 112Ser Gln Glu Pro Pro Val Asp Asp Lys Asn Glu Asp Ala Asp Leu1 5 10 151137PRTArtificial SequenceSynthetic constructDOMAIN(1)...(7)Cargo peptide 113Ile Lys Asp Asp Ser Glu Asp1 51149PRTArtificial SequenceSynthetic constructDOMAIN(1)...(9)Cargo peptide 114Pro Val Ile Asp Gly Met Asp Gly Ile1 51156PRTArtificial SequenceSynthetic constructDOMAIN(1)...(6)Cargo peptide 115Glu Asp Ala Ile Lys Arg1 51165PRTArtificial SequenceSynthetic constructDOMAIN(1)...(5)Cargo peptide 116Glu Asp Ala Ile Arg1 51178PRTArtificial SequenceSynthetic constructDOMAIN(1)...(8)Cargo peptide 117Ile Thr Asp Asp Tyr Gly Leu Asp1 51188PRTArtificial SequenceSynthetic constructDOMAIN(1)...(8)Cargo peptide 118Ile Thr Asp Asp Tyr Gly Asp Leu1 51197PRTArtificial SequenceSynthetic constructDOMAIN(1)...(7)Cargo peptide 119Asp Asp Tyr Gly Leu Asp Asn1 51207PRTArtificial SequenceSynthetic constructDOMAIN(1)...(7)Cargo peptide 120Asn Gly Tyr Leu Arg Val Arg1 51218PRTArtificial SequenceSynthetic constructDOMAIN(1)...(8)Cargo peptide 121Glu Ala Val Gly Leu Gln Pro Thr1 512211PRTArtificial SequenceSynthetic constructDOMAIN(1)...(11)Cargo peptide 122Leu Ala Val Phe His Glu Thr Pro Leu Gly Tyr1 5 101238PRTArtificial SequenceSynthetic constructDOMAIN(1)...(8)Cargo peptide 123Asp Phe Val Ala Asn Cys Thr Leu1 512410PRTArtificial SequenceSynthetic constructDOMAIN(1)...(10)Cargo peptide 124Trp Val Asp Leu Glu Pro Glu Gly Lys Val1 5 101258PRTArtificial SequenceSynthetic constructDOMAIN(1)...(8)Cargo peptide 125His Ser Leu Phe Lys Lys Gly His1 51269PRTArtificial SequenceSynthetic constructDOMAIN(1)...(9)Cargo peptide 126Thr Gly Ala Ser Asp Thr Phe Glu Gly1 51276PRTArtificial SequenceSynthetic constructDOMAIN(1)...(6)Cargo peptide 127Glu Gly His Leu Pro Met1 51286PRTArtificial SequenceSynthetic constructDOMAIN(1)...(6)Cargo peptide 128Glu Gly His Asp Pro Met1 51298PRTArtificial

SequenceSynthetic constructDOMAIN(1)...(8)Cargo peptide 129Ile Lys Ser Arg Glu Asp Val Ser1 51308PRTArtificial SequenceSynthetic constructDOMAIN(1)...(8)Cargo peptide 130Val Arg Ser Arg Glu Asp Val Ser1 51319PRTArtificial SequenceSynthetic constructDOMAIN(1)...(9)Cargo peptide 131Pro Arg Ile Lys Ser Arg Glu Asp Val1 513210PRTArtificial SequenceSynthetic constructDOMAIN(1)...(10)Cargo peptide 132His Gln Val Arg Val Lys Ala Tyr Tyr Arg1 5 1013311PRTArtificial SequenceSynthetic constructDOMAIN(1)...(11)Cargo peptide 133Tyr Glu Leu Asn Lys Asp Ser Glu Leu Leu Ile1 5 1013415PRTArtificial SequenceSynthetic constructDOMAIN(1)...(15)Cargo peptide 134Met Asp Gln Ser Ser Met His Ser Asp His Ala Gln Thr Val Ile1 5 10 151357PRTArtificial SequenceSynthetic constructDOMAIN(1)...(7)Cargo peptide 135Leu Asp Gln Val Gly Glu Glu1 51369PRTArtificial SequenceSynthetic constructDOMAIN(1)...(9)Cargo peptide 136Glu Ala Met Asn Thr Arg Glu Ser Gly1 51376PRTArtificial SequenceSynthetic constructDOMAIN(1)...(6)Cargo peptide 137Asp Asp Ile Val Arg Lys1 51388PRTArtificial SequenceSynthetic constructDOMAIN(1)...(8)Cargo peptide 138Val Lys Leu Cys Asp Phe Gly Phe1 51398PRTArtificial SequenceSynthetic constructDOMAIN(1)...(8)Cargo peptide 139Ile Arg Leu Cys Asp Phe Ala Phe1 514010PRTArtificial SequenceSynthetic constructDOMAIN(1)...(10)Cargo peptide 140Gln Val Lys Leu Cys Asp Phe Gly Phe Ala1 5 101419PRTArtificial SequenceSynthetic constructDOMAIN(1)...(9)Cargo peptide 141Met Ser Val Pro Pro Leu Leu Arg Pro1 514211PRTArtificial SequenceSynthetic constructDOMAIN(1)...(11)Cargo peptide 142Lys Phe Pro Glu Cys Gly Phe Tyr Gly Leu Tyr1 5 101439PRTArtificial SequenceSynthetic constructDOMAIN(1)...(9)Cargo peptide 143Asp Pro Asp Ala Asp Gln Glu Asp Ser1 51449PRTArtificial SequenceSynthetic constructDOMAIN(1)...(9)Cargo peptide 144Ser Lys Asp Thr Leu Arg Lys Arg His1 51459PRTArtificial SequenceSynthetic constructDOMAIN(1)...(9)Cargo peptide 145Ile Thr Leu Phe Gln Asn Asp Thr Gly1 51469PRTArtificial SequenceSynthetic constructDOMAIN(1)...(9)Cargo peptide 146Gly Ser Asn Ser His Lys Asp Ile Ser1 51476PRTArtificial SequenceSynthetic constructDOMAIN(1)...(6)Cargo peptide 147Ser Asp Ser Pro Glu Ala1 51488PRTArtificial SequenceSynthetic constructDOMAIN(1)...(8)Cargo peptide 148Gly Leu Ser Asn Phe Asp Cys Gly1 514911PRTArtificial SequenceSynthetic constructDOMAIN(1)...(11)Cargo peptide 149Tyr Val Glu Ser Glu Asn Gly Gln Met Tyr Ile1 5 1015010PRTArtificial SequenceSynthetic constructDOMAIN(1)...(10)Cargo peptide 150Ile Val Lys Gly Lys Asn Val Asp Leu Ile1 5 1015110PRTArtificial SequenceSynthetic constructDOMAIN(1)...(10)Cargo peptide 151Asp Met Asn Glu Phe Glu Thr Glu Gly Phe1 5 101529PRTArtificial SequenceSynthetic constructDOMAIN(1)...(9)Cargo peptide 152Cys Ser Ile Lys Asn Glu Ala Arg Leu1 51539PRTArtificial SequenceSynthetic constructDOMAIN(1)...(9)Cargo peptide 153Gly Lys Arg Glu Pro Gln Gly Ile Ser1 51549PRTArtificial SequenceSynthetic constructDOMAIN(1)...(9)Cargo peptide 154Asp Glu Val Asp Lys Met Cys His Leu1 51556PRTArtificial SequenceSynthetic constructDOMAIN(1)...(6)Cargo peptide 155Arg Ala Leu Ile Asn Ser1 51568PRTArtificial SequenceSynthetic constructDOMAIN(1)...(8)Cargo peptide 156Val Lys Ser Pro Phe Asp Cys Ser1 51578PRTArtificial SequenceSynthetic constructDOMAIN(1)...(8)Cargo peptide 157Val Arg Ser Pro Phe Asp Cys Ser1 51587PRTArtificial SequenceSynthetic constructDOMAIN(1)...(7)Cargo peptide 158Asp Arg Ala Leu Ile Asn Ser1 51598PRTArtificial SequenceSynthetic constructDOMAIN(1)...(8)Cargo peptide 159Ile Ser Gly Glu Phe Gly Leu Asp1 51608PRTArtificial SequenceSynthetic constructDOMAIN(1)...(8)Cargo peptide 160Cys Ser Gly Glu Phe Gly Leu Asp1 51617PRTArtificial SequenceSynthetic constructDOMAIN(1)...(7)Cargo peptide 161Asp Asp Asp Ile Val Arg Lys1 51626PRTArtificial SequenceSynthetic constructDOMAIN(1)...(6)Cargo peptide 162Asp Asp Ile Val Arg Lys1 51639PRTArtificial SequenceSynthetic constructDOMAIN(1)...(9)Cargo peptide 163Ala Phe Asn Ser Tyr Glu Leu Gly Ser1 516412PRTArtificial SequenceSynthetic constructDOMAIN(1)...(12)Carrier peptide 164Cys Tyr Gly Arg Lys Lys Arg Arg Gln Arg Arg Arg1 5 1016510PRTArtificial SequenceSynthetic constructDOMAIN(1)...(10)Cargo peptide 165Cys Ser Phe Asn Ser Tyr Glu Leu Gly Ser1 5 1016611PRTArtificial SequenceSynthetic constructDOMAIN(1)...(11)Carrier peptide 166Tyr Gly Arg Lys Lys Arg Arg Gln Arg Arg Arg1 5 1016721PRTArtificial SequenceSynthetic constructDOMAIN(1)...(21)Linear peptide 167Glu Ala Val Ser Leu Lys Pro Thr Gly Gly Tyr Gly Arg Lys Lys Arg1 5 10 15Arg Gln Arg Arg Arg 201687PRTArtificial SequenceSynthetic constructDOMAIN(1)...(7)Carrier peptide 168Cys Lys Leu Phe Ile Met Asn1 516920PRTArtificial SequenceSynthetic constructDOMAIN(1)...(20)Cargo peptide 169Gly Lys Leu Phe Ile Met Asn Leu Gly Tyr Gly Arg Lys Lys Arg Arg1 5 10 15Gln Arg Arg Arg 2017021PRTArtificial SequenceSynthetic constructDOMAIN(1)...(21)Linear peptide 170Gly Lys Leu Phe Ile Met Asn Leu Ser Gly Tyr Gly Arg Lys Lys Arg1 5 10 15Arg Gln Arg Arg Arg 2017121PRTArtificial SequenceSynthetic constructDOMAIN(1)...(21)Linear peptide 171Gly Glu Glu Val Ile Arg Asn Ile Ser Gly Tyr Gly Arg Lys Lys Arg1 5 10 15Arg Gln Arg Arg Arg 2017212PRTArtificial SequenceSynthetic constructDOMAIN(1)...(12)Modified TAT carrier peptideSITE1Xaa = acetylated cysteineSITE12Xaa = amide-modified arginine 172Xaa Tyr Gly Arg Lys Lys Arg Arg Gln Arg Arg Xaa1 5 10

Claims

1. A protein kinase C (PKC) modulatory peptide conjugate, comprising: a PKC modulatory peptide covalently linked to an intracellular carrier peptide, wherein the intracellular carrier peptide, the modulatory peptide, or both are modified at the N-terminus, and a pharmaceutically acceptable excipient.

2. The conjugate of claim 1, wherein the PKC modulatory peptide is an inhibitory peptide which inhibits activity of a PKC isozyme or an activator peptide which promotes activity of a PKC isozyme.

3. The conjugate of claim 1, wherein the intracellular carrier peptide is a modified tat peptide comprising YGRKKRRQRRR (SEQ ID NO: 166) or a modified tat peptide comprising CYGRKKRRQRRR (SEQ ID NO: 164).

4. The conjugate of claim 3, wherein the modified tat peptide is substituted at its N-terminal end by an acyl, alkyl, or sulfonyl group.

5. The conjugate of claim 4, wherein the modified tat peptide is acylated at its N-terminal end.

6. The conjugate of claim 1, wherein the tat peptide is further modified at its C-terminal end.

7. The conjugate of claim 1, wherein the tat peptide is further modified by formation of an amide at its C-terminal end.

8. The conjugate of claim 1, wherein the PKC modulatory peptide is covalently linked to a side chain of an amino acid of the modified tat peptide.

9. The conjugate of claim 1, wherein the PKC modulatory peptide is covalently linked to a side chain of a residue selected from cysteine, lysine, and tyrosine.

10. The conjugate of claim 3, wherein the PKC modulatory peptide is covalently linked to a side chain of the N-terminal cysteine residue of the modified tat peptide comprising CYGRKKRRQRRR (SEQ ID NO: 164).

11. The conjugate of claim 10, wherein the N-terminal cysteine of the tat peptide is acylated.

12. The conjugate of claim 10, wherein the C-terminal arginine of the tat peptide is a primary carboxamide.

13. The conjugate of claim 10, wherein the PKC modulatory peptide is modified by either acylation at its N-terminal end, or amidation at its C-terminal end, or by both acylation at its N-terminal end and amidation at its C-terminal end.

14. The conjugate of claim 10, wherein the PKC modulatory peptide is covalently linked to the tat peptide through the sulfhydryl group of the cysteine residue of the tat peptide.

15. The conjugate of claim 1, which further comprises a second carrier peptide.

16. A linear therapeutic peptide, comprising: a carrier peptide and a PKC activity modulating cargo peptide, wherein the carrier peptide and the cargo peptide are linked by a peptide bond.

17. The linear therapeutic peptide of claim 16, further comprising a linker peptide positioned between the carrier peptide and the cargo peptide, wherein the carrier peptide and the cargo peptide are linked to the linker peptide by a peptide bond.

18. A therapeutic peptide multimer, comprising: at least one carrier peptide conjugated to a plurality of PKC activity modulating cargo peptides.

19. The therapeutic peptide multimer of claim 18, wherein the at least one carrier protein comprises a first and a second cysteine residue.

20. The therapeutic peptide multimer of claim 19, wherein a first cargo peptide is linked to the first cysteine residue by a disulfide bond and a second cargo protein is linked to the second cysteine residue by a disulfide bond.