Patent Document ID: 20090221506
Application ID: 12064190
Patent Flag: 0

Claim One:
1. A method of stimulating neurite outgrowth, neuronal cell survival, and/or differentiation of a neural precursor cell in a subject, comprising administering an effective amount of a peptide having a sequence of 6 to 22 contiguous amino acid residues comprising a motif of the formula: 
 X a -(x)-X b -X c -X d -X f wherein X a is amino acid residue D, E, A or G, (x) is a sequence of 2-3 amino acid residues or a single amino acid residue selected from the group consisting of amino acid residues A, D, E, G, I, K, L, P, Q, S, T and V, X b is amino acid residue Y or H, or a hydrophobic amino acid residue, and at least one of X c , X d or X f is a charged or hydrophobic amino acid residue said peptide being capable of stimulating neurite outgrowth, neuronal cell survival, and/or differentiation of a neural precursor cell.