PROTEIN COMPRISING IG-LIKE DOMAIN 4 OF A VEGF RECEPTOR MEDIATES RECEPTOR DIMERIZATION, BUT NOT ACTIVATION

摘要

The invention relates to novel compounds that act to prevent dimerisation of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) receptors. The novel compounds may comprise the amino acid sequence of the fourth Ig-like domain of a VEGF receptor, or a variant that retains the ability to bind to a VEGF receptor. These compounds are useful in the inhibition of the biological activity of VEGF receptors and may thus be used to treat diseases in which VEGF plays a role.