Hiv gp41 hr2-derived synthetic peptides, and their use in...

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A61K 38/16 (2006.01) C07H 19/00 (2006.01) C07H 21/04 (2006.01) C07K 14/00 (2006.01)

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CA 2551082

Provided are synthetic peptides based on a native sequence of HIV gp41 HR2 except that the synthetic peptides have a plurality of amino acid replacements comprising (a) a helix-promoting amino acid, or (b) a combination of helix- promoting amino acids, and charged amino acids introduced to form ion pairs in the synthetic peptide; wherein the synthetic peptides demonstrate an unexpected, improved biological activity, as compared to a peptide having an amino acid sequence without the plurality of amino acid substitutions. Also provided are polynucleotides encoding synthetic peptide, and methods of using these synthetic peptides in inhibition of, or as compositions to inhibit, transmission of HIV to a target cell.

L'invention concerne des peptides synthétiques basés sur une séquence native de la région HR2 de la gp41 du VIH. Ces peptides synthétiques présentent une pluralité de substitutions d'acides aminés comprenant (a) un acide aminé formant une hélice, ou (b) une combinaison d'acides aminés formant des hélices, et des acides aminés chargés introduits dans le peptide synthétique pour former des paires d'ions. Lesdits peptides synthétiques présentent une activité biologique améliorée inattendue, par rapport à un peptide avec une séquence d'acides aminés sans la pluralité de substitutions d'acides aminés. L'invention concerne également des polynucléotides codant pour les peptides synthétiques, et des méthodes d'utilisation desdits peptides synthétiques dans l'inhibition de la transmission du VIH dans une cellule cible, ou comme compositions destinées à inhiber la transmission du VIH dans une cellule cible.

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