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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 |
| 20100021488 | HMGN POLYPEPTIDES AS IMMUNE ENHANCERS AND HMGN ANTAGONISTS AS IMMUNE SUPPRESSANTS - A method of enhancing an antigen-specific immune response in a host comprising administering to the host an HMGN polypeptide comprising at least one of HMGN1, HMGN3a, HMGN3b, HMGN4, Nsbpl, or a functional fragment thereof, in an amount effective to enhance an antigen-specific immune response; as well as a pharmaceutical composition comprising an HMGN polypeptide comprising at least one of HMGN1, HMGN3a, HMGN3b, HMGN4, Nsbpl, or a functional fragment thereof, and an antigen, or nucleic acids encoding such molecules; and related methods and compositions. | 01-28-2010 |
