| abstract |
Novel short peptides are disclosed that bind to the thrombospondin 1 receptor, which preferably have 5-13 amino acid residues which share the tripeptide Val-Val-Met and have the following sequences: RFYVVMWKQVTQS (Seq ID No. 1) and fragments thereof containing the minimal sequence RFYVVM, (Seq ID No. 3) and FIRVVMYEGKK (Seq ID No. 4) and fragments thereof containing the minimal sequence IRVVM (Seq ID No. 5). |