Molecules and methods for inhibition and detection of proteins
Patent Information
- Authority / Receiving Office
- CN · China
- Current Assignee / Owner
- VLAAMS INTERUNIVERSITAIR INST VOOR BIOTECHNOLOGIE VZW
- Publication Date
- 2014-01-29
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Abstract
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field of invention
[0001] This application is in the field of functional peptides and more specifically in the field of controlled protein aggregation. The present invention discloses molecules of peptide structure as defined in the claims, and methods of using such molecules in therapeutic and diagnostic applications, as well as other applications such as in the field of agricultural biology (agbio) and industrial biotechnology. The molecules of the invention can be used to treat and / or stabilize infections such as bacterial, fungal and viral diseases, as well as non-infectious human and veterinary diseases. The molecules of the invention can also be used to detect protein biomarkers and in the prognosis and diagnosis of various diseases. Background technique
[0002] Protein aggregation results from protein misfolding and subsequent aggregation in insoluble aggregates. Protein aggregation is essentially a self-association process in which many identical protein molecules...