Polypeptides capable of inhibiting the binding between leptin and Neuropilin-1
The present invention relates to agents capable of inhibiting the binding between Leptin and Neuropilin-1 (NRP1) and uses thereof in the therapeutic field.
1. An isolated, a synthetic or a recombinant polypeptide capable of inhibiting the binding between leptin and NRP-1, wherein the polypeptide consists of the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:3 (ENLRDLLHVLAFSKSCHLPWASGLETL) or SEQ ID NO:4 (EGNKPVLFOGNTNPTDVYVAVFPK), and wherein the polypeptide is fused to at least one heterologous polypeptide.
2. A nucleic acid encoding the polypeptide fused to the at least one heterologous polypeptide of claim 1 .
3. The nucleic acid of claim 2 which is included in a suitable vector.
4. An isolated host cell comprising the nucleic acid of claim 2 .
5. A pharmaceutical composition comprising the polypeptide fused to the at least one heterologous polypeptide of claim 1 or a nucleic acid encoding the polypeptide fused to the at least one heterologous polypeptide.
6. The nucleic acid of claim 3 wherein the vector is a plasmid, a cosmid, an episome, an artificial chromosome, a phage or a viral vector.