Patent ID: 8778886

Claim:
A method for delivery of a therapeutic agent to a cell or a tissue or for transduction into the cell or cells of the tissue, the method comprising: providing the therapeutic agent conjugated or linked to at least one copy of an amino acid sequence comprising: SEQ ID NO:1, SEQ ID NO:2, SEQ ID NO: 12, SEQ ID NO: 13, SEQ ID NO: 14, SEQ ID NO: 15, SEQ ID NO: 16, or SEQ ID NO: 17, wherein the amino acid sequence is effective for delivery to the cell or transduction into the cell of the therapeutic agent; and contacting the cell or tissue with the therapeutic agent conjugated or linked to the amino acid sequence, wherein the therapeutic agent is delivered to or transduced into the cell or the cells of the tissue, wherein the cell or the tissue is ocular.