Patent ID: 7579318

Claim:
A cell-penetrating peptide comprising an amino acid sequence selected from the group consisting of GLWRALWRLLRSLWRLLWKA; (SEQ ID No: 2) GLWRALWRALWRSLWKLKRKV; (SEQ ID No: 3) GLWRALWRALRSLWKLKRKV; (SEQ ID No: 4) GLWRALWRGLRSLWKLKRKV; (SEQ ID No: 5) GLWRALWRGLRSLWKKKRKV; (SEQ ID No: 6) GLWRALWRLLRSLWRLLWKA; (SEQ ID No: 7) GLWRALWRALWRSLWKLKWKV; (SEQ ID No: 8) GLWRALWRALWRSLWKSKRKV; (SEQ ID No: 9) GLWRALWRALWRSLWKKKRKV; (SEQ ID No: 10) and GLWRALWRLLRSLWRLLWSQ. (SEQ ID No: 11) and wherein the cell penetrating peptide comprises, covalently linked to the N-terminal end of said amino acid sequence, one or more chemical entities selected from the group consisting of an acetyl, a fatty acid, a cholesterol, a poly-ethylene glycol, a nuclear localization signal, and a targeting molecule.