abstract |
This invention relates to an isolated, synthetic or recombinant peptide, wherein the peptide comprises the sequence: C K G K G A Xaa 1 C R Xaa 2 Xaa 3 Xaa 4 Y Xaa 5 C C Xaa 6 G Xaa 7 C R Xaa 8 Xaa 9 R C SEQ ID NO: 1 wherein Xaa 1 , Xaa 3 , Xaa 4 , Xaa 6 , Xaa 7 and Xaa 8 are independently selected from serine and threonine; Xaa 2 is selected from arginine and lysine; Xaa 5 is selected from aspartic acid and glutamic acid; and Xaa 9 is selected from glycine, alanine, valine, leucine and isoleucine. |