Patent ID: 8022178

Claim:
A self-assembling peptide comprising: a) a first amino acid domain that mediates self-assembly of the peptide, which first amino acid domain is at least 8 amino acids in length and has an amino acid sequence made up of repeated units, each repeated unit being at least two amino acids in length and comprising alternating hydrophobic and hydrophilic amino acids, b) a second amino acid domain comprising a minimal biologically active sequence selected from the group consisting of: -PRGDSGYRGD-; -DGRGDSVAYG-; -ALKRQGRTLYGF-; -PFSSTKT-; -FLGFPT-; -KLTWQELYQLKYKGI-; -SKPPGTSS-; -STFTKSP-; -IKVAV-; -FHRRIKA-; -IKLLI-; -RGD-; -REDV-; and -LKKTETQ-; which second amino acid domain does not self-assemble when isolated from the first amino acid domain, and c) a linker group of 1-4 glycine residues, connecting the C-terminus of the first amino acid domain to the N-terminus of the second amino acid domain.