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CELL-PENETRATING PEPTIDES

Application US20260091120A1 Kind: A1 Apr 02, 2026

Inventors

Matthew WOOD, Samir EL ANDALOUSSI, Graham MCCLOREY, Raquel MANZANO, Michael J. GAIT, Caroline GODFREY, Andrey ARZUMANOV, Liz O'DONOVAN, Richard RAZ

Abstract

The present invention relates to peptides, in particular cell-penetrating peptides, having a first hydrophobic domain positioned at the C-terminus of the peptide and a second hydrophobic domain positioned at the N-terminus of the peptide, and to conjugates of such cell-penetrating peptides with a therapeutic molecule. The present invention further relates to use of such peptides or conjugates in methods of treatment or as a medicament, especially in the treatment of genetic disorders and in particular muscular dystrophies such as Duchenne muscular dystrophy.

CPC Classifications

A61K 47/645 C07K 7/08 C07K 14/00 C12N 15/113 C07K 2319/10 C12N 2310/11 C12N 2310/3513 C12N 2320/32

Filing Date

2025-10-21

Application No.

19363869