The present invention relates to novel peptides, which impair PBX-dependent regulation of gene transcription and thus have utility in the treatment or prevention of disorders in which aberrant cell division occurs. In particular, the invention provides a peptide comprising the amino acid sequence (I): Y1X1X2KWX3X4X5X6X7Y2 (I) wherein the sequence X1 to X7 is an amino acid sequence comprising at least 7 amino acids, which may optionally be interrupted by one or two amino acid residues between one or more of the 9 amino acid positions defined herein; X1 is selected from W, T, PE, KQI, W, PQT, H, R1 and absent; X2 is an amino acid with an aromatic side chain or cysteine; X3 is a hydrophobic amino acid X4 is an amino acid with a charged side chain; X5 is an amino acid with a basic side chain; X6 is an amino acid or absent; X7 is one or more amino acids or absent; and Y1 and Y2 are each either absent or a peptide comprising a cationic polymer of basic amino acids, provided that at least one of Y1 and Y2 is present.
本发明涉及新型
多肽,它能损害依赖于 PBX 的
基因转录调控,因此可用于治疗或预防细胞分裂异常的疾病。特别是,本发明提供了一种包含
氨基酸序列(I)的
多肽:Y1X1X2KWX3X4X5X6X7Y2 (I) 其中序列 X1 至 X7 是由至少 7 个
氨基酸组成的
氨基酸序列,可任选在本文定义的 9 个
氨基酸位置中的一个或多个位置之间被一个或两个
氨基酸残基打断;X1 选自 W、T、PE、KQI、W、PQT、H、R1 和无;X2 是具有芳香族侧链或半胱
氨酸的
氨基酸;X3 是疏
水性
氨基酸; X4 是带电荷侧链的
氨基酸; X5 是带碱性侧链的
氨基酸; X6 是一种
氨基酸或不存在; X7 是一种或多种
氨基酸或不存在; Y1 和 Y2 要么不存在,要么是由碱性
氨基酸阳离子聚合物组成的肽,条件是至少存在 Y1 和 Y2 中的一种。