Patent ID: 6770798
Filing Date: 2004-08-03
Classification: C07K,C12N

Abstract:
An isolated nucleic acid comprising a nucleic acid sequence encoding a thanatin peptide which comprises the amino acid sequence of Formula IXaa-Ile-Ile-Tyr-Cys-Asn-Arg-Arg-Thr-Gly-Lys-Cys-Xaa (SEQ ID NO:14)â€ƒâ€ƒ(I) in whichXaa at position 1 represents a variable number of 1-10 amino acid residues selected from the group consisting of Gly, Ser, Lys, Pro and Val; and Xaa at position 13 represents a variable number of 1-5 amino acid residues selected from the group consisting of Gln, Arg, and Met.