Patents by Inventor Jeremy Thorner

Jeremy Thorner has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Cloning and expression of yeast STE13 and Dpp2 genes encoding dipeptidyl aminopeptidase A and B
    Patent number: 4977085
    Abstract: A method is provided for expressing the proteases dipeptidyl aminopeptidases A and B which are useful for processing precursor proteins. Genes controlling these proteases may be insdrted into appropriate vectors and transformed into cultures. The proteases may either be utilized to process precursor proteins in vivo or may be extracted from cultures and used to process precursor proteins in vitro.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 29, 1984
    Date of Patent: December 11, 1990
    Assignee: The Board of Regents of the Univ. of California
    Inventors: George Sprague, Ira Herskowitz, Jeremy Thorner, David Julius, Lindley Blair, Anthony Brake