申请人:TRUSTEES OF BOSTON UNIVERSITY
公开号:US10391068B2
公开(公告)日:2019-08-27
The invention provides compositions and methods for treatment of neurodegenerative diseases or disorders, particularly neurodegenerative diseases and disorders associated with protein aggregation. The present invention is based on the discovery of binding regions on the surface of PrPc, referred to as PrPc Binding Domains (PBD). In particular, the inventors have identified six different binding regions on PrPc, referred to herein as PrP-binding domain-1 (PBD-1), PrP-binding domain-2 (PBD-2), PrP-binding domain-3 (PBD-3), PrP-binding domain-4 (PBD-4), PrP-binding domain-5 (PBD-5), and PrP-binding domain-6 (PBD-6), herein. The PBD-1 to PBD-6 are each defined by a cluster of amino acids located in the globular domain of the protein, e.g., in the C-terminal half of the protein (i.e., in residues 120-230). One embodiment uses residues 127-226.
本发明提供了治疗神经退行性疾病或紊乱的组合物和方法,特别是与蛋白质聚集相关的神经退行性疾病和紊乱。本发明基于 PrPc 表面结合区的发现,这些结合区被称为 PrPc 结合区(PBD)。特别是,本发明者在 PrPc 上发现了六个不同的结合区域,在此称为 PrP 结合域-1 (PBD-1)、PrP 结合域-2 (PBD-2)、PrP 结合域-3 (PBD-3)、PrP 结合域-4 (PBD-4)、PrP 结合域-5 (PBD-5) 和 PrP 结合域-6 (PBD-6)。PBD-1 至 PBD-6 分别由位于蛋白质球状结构域中的一组氨基酸定义,例如位于蛋白质的 C 端半部(即残基 120-230)。一个实施方案使用残基 127-226。