Patents Assigned to GlycoFi, Inc
  • Patent number: 8507224
    Abstract: Lower eukaryote host cells in which an endogenous or heterologous Ca2+ ATPase is overexpressed are described. Also described are lower eukaryote host cells in which a calreticulin and/or ERp57 protein are overexpressed. These host cells are useful for producing recombinant glycoproteins that have reduced O-glycosylation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2013
    Assignee: GlycoFi, Inc.
    Inventor: Byung-Kwon Choi
  • Patent number: 8501438
    Abstract: A method is described for producing protein compositions having reduced amounts of O-linked glycosylation. The method includes producing the protein in cells cultured in the presence of an inhibitor of Pmt-mediated O-linked glycosylation and/or in the presence of one or more ?-1,2-mannosidases.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2013
    Assignee: GlycoFi, Inc.
    Inventors: Piotr Bobrowicz, W. James Cook, Warren Kett
  • Publication number: 20130018177
    Abstract: The present invention relates to eukaryotic host cells which have been modified to produce sialylated glycoproteins by the heterologous expression of a set of glycosyltransferases, including sialyltransferase and/or trans-sialidase, to become host-strains for the production of mammalian, e.g., human therapeutic glycoproteins. Novel eukaryotic host cells expressing a CMP-sialic acid biosynthetic pathway for the production of sialylated glycoproteins are also provided. The invention provides nucleic acid molecules and combinatorial libraries which can be used to successfully target and express mammalian enzymatic activities (such as those involved in sialylation) to intracellular compartments in a eukaryotic host cell. The process provides an engineered host cell which can be used to express and target any desirable gene(s) involved in glycosylation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 20, 2012
    Publication date: January 17, 2013
    Applicant: GlycoFi, Inc.
    Inventor: Stephen R. Hamilton
  • Publication number: 20120322101
    Abstract: A method is described for producing protein compositions having reduced amounts of O-linked glycosylation. The method includes producing the protein in cells cultured in the presence of an inhibitor of Pmt-mediated O-linked glycosylation and/or in the presence of one or more ?-1,2-mannosidases.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2012
    Publication date: December 20, 2012
    Applicant: GLYCOFI, INC.
    Inventors: Piotr Bobrowicz, W. James Cook, Warren Kett
  • Publication number: 20120322100
    Abstract: Cell lines having genetically modified glycosylation pathways that allow them to carry out a sequence of enzymatic reactions, which mimic the processing of glycoproteins I humans, have been developed. Recombinant proteins expressed in these engineered hosts yield glycoproteins more similar, if not substantially identical, to their human counterparts. The lower eukaryotes, which ordinarily produce high-mannose containing N-glycans such as Man5GlcNAC2 or other structures along human glycosylation pathways.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 1, 2012
    Publication date: December 20, 2012
    Applicant: Glycofi, Inc.
    Inventor: TILLMAN U. GERNGROSS
  • Patent number: 8298811
    Abstract: A method for producing human-like glycoproteins by expressing a Class 2 ?-mannosidase having a substrate specificity for Man?1,3 and Man?1,6 glycosidic linkages in a lower eukaryote is disclosed. Hydrolysis of these linkages on oligosaccharides produces substrates for further N-glycan processing in the secretory pathway.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 30, 2012
    Assignee: Glycofi, Inc.
    Inventor: Stephen Hamilton
  • Patent number: 8299228
    Abstract: A method for producing human-like glycoproteins by expressing a Class 2 ?-mannosidase having a substrate specificity for Man?1,3 and Man?1,6 glycosidic linkages in a lower eukaryote is disclosed. Hydrolysis of these linkages on oligosaccharides produces substrates for further N-glycan processing in the secretory pathway.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 30, 2012
    Assignee: Glycofi, Inc.
    Inventor: Stephen Hamilton
  • Publication number: 20120237973
    Abstract: A method is described for producing protein compositions having reduced amounts of O-linked glycosylation. The method includes producing the protein in cells cultured in the presence of an inhibitor of Pmt-mediated O-linked glycosylation and/or in the presence of one or more ?-1,2-mannosidases.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2012
    Publication date: September 20, 2012
    Applicant: GLYCOFI, INC.
    Inventors: Piotr Bobrowicz, W. James Cook, Warren Kett
  • Patent number: 8268609
    Abstract: The present invention relates to eukaryotic host cells which have been modified to produce sialylated glycoproteins by the heterologous expression of a set of glycosyltransferases, including sialyltransferase and/or trans-sialidase, to become host-strains for the production of mammalian, e.g., human therapeutic glycoproteins. Novel eukaryotic host cells expressing a CMP-sialic acid biosynthetic pathway for the production of sialylated glycoproteins are also provided. The invention provides nucleic acid molecules and combinatorial libraries which can be used to successfully target and express mammalian enzymatic activities (such as those involved in sialylation) to intracellular compartments in a eukaryotic host cell. The process provides an engineered host cell which can be used to express and target any desirable gene(s) involved in glycosylation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 18, 2012
    Assignee: Glycofi, Inc.
    Inventor: Stephen R. Hamilton
  • Patent number: 8211691
    Abstract: Cell lines having genetically modified glycosylation pathways that allow them to carry out a sequence of enzymatic reactions, which mimic the processing of glycoproteins in humans, have been developed. Recombinant proteins expressed in these engineered hosts yield glycoproteins more similar to their human counterparts. The lower eukaryotes, which ordinarily produce high-mannose containing N-glycans, including unicellular and multicellular fungi are modified to produce N-glycans such as Man5GlcNAc2 or other structures along human glycosylation pathways.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2012
    Assignee: Glycofi, Inc.
    Inventor: Tillman U. Gerngross
  • Patent number: 8206949
    Abstract: A method is described for producing protein compositions having reduced amounts of O-linked glycosylation. The method includes producing the protein in cells cultured in the presence of an inhibitor of Pmt-mediated O-linked glycosylation and/or in the presence of one or more ?-1,2-mannosidases.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2006
    Date of Patent: June 26, 2012
    Assignee: GlycoFi, Inc.
    Inventors: Piotr Bobrowicz, W. James Cook, Warren Kett
  • Publication number: 20120116058
    Abstract: A novel gene encoding P. pastoris orotate-phosphoribosyl transferase (URA5) is disclosed. Methods for producing and selecting yeast strains capable of stable genetic integration of heterologous sequences into the host genome are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 7, 2011
    Publication date: May 10, 2012
    Applicant: Glycofi, Inc.
    Inventor: Juergen H. Nett
  • Patent number: 8158384
    Abstract: The present invention provides methods to reduce or eliminate ?-mannosidase resistant glycans on glycoproteins in yeast. The reduction or elimination of ?-mannosidase resistant glycans on glycoproteins results from the disruption of the newly isolated P. pastoris AMR2 gene encoding ?1,2-mannosyltransferase. The present invention also discloses novel genes, polypeptides, antibodies, vectors and host cells relating to ?-mannosidase resistance on glycans.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2012
    Assignee: Glycofi, Inc.
    Inventor: Piotr Bobrowicz
  • Patent number: 8137954
    Abstract: Methods and materials are provided for the production of compositions of erythropoietin protein, wherein said compositions comprise a pre-selected N-linked glycosylation pattern as the predominant N-glycoform.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2012
    Assignee: Glycofi, Inc.
    Inventors: Natarajan Sethuraman, Juergen Nett, Robert Davidson
  • Publication number: 20120064568
    Abstract: The present invention generally relates to methods of modifying the glycosylation structures of recombinant proteins expressed in fungi or other lower eukaryotes, to more closely resemble the glycosylation of proteins from higher mammals, in particular humans. The present invention also relates to novel enzymes and, nucleic acids encoding them and, hosts engineered to express the enzymes, methods for producing modified glycoproteins in hosts and modified glycoproteins so produced.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2011
    Publication date: March 15, 2012
    Applicant: Glycofi, Inc.
    Inventor: Stephen Hamilton
  • Publication number: 20120052530
    Abstract: The present invention relates to eukaryotic host cells having modified oligosaccharides which may be modified further by heterologous expression of a set of glycosyltransferases, sugar transporters and mannosidases to become host-strains for the production of mammalian, e.g., human therapeutic glycoproteins. The invention provides nucleic acid molecules and combinatorial libraries which can be used to successfully target and express mammalian enzymatic activities such as those involved in glycosylation to intracellular compartments in a eukaryotic host cell. The process provides an engineered host cell which can be used to express and target any desirable gene(s) involved in glycosylation. Host cells with modified oligosaccharides are created or selected. N-glycans made in the engineered host cells have a Man5GlcNAc2 core structure which may then be modified further by heterologous expression of one or more enzymes, e.g.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 9, 2011
    Publication date: March 1, 2012
    Applicant: GlycoFi, Inc.
    Inventors: TILLMAN U. GERNGROSS, Stefan Wildt, Byung-kwon Choi, Juergen Hermann Nett, Piotr Bobrowicz, Stephen R. Hamilton, Robert C. Davidson
  • Patent number: 8067551
    Abstract: The present invention relates to eukaryotic host cells having modified oligosaccharides which may be modified further by heterologous expression of a set of glycosyltransferases, sugar transporters and mannosidases to become host-strains for the production of mammalian, e.g., human therapeutic glycoproteins. The invention provides nucleic acid molecules and combinatorial libraries which can be used to successfully target and express mammalian enzymatic activities such as those involved in glycosylation to intracellular compartments in a eukaryotic host cell. The process provides an engineered host cell which can be used to express and target any desirable gene(s) involved in glycosylation. Host cells with modified oligosaccharides are created or selected. N-glycans made in the engineered host cells have a Man5GlcNAc2 core structure which may then be modified further by heterologous expression of one or more enzymes, e.g.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2011
    Assignee: Glycofi, Inc.
    Inventors: Tillman U. Gerngross, Stefan Wildt, Byung-Kwon Choi, Juergen Hermann Nett, Piotr Bobrowicz, Stephen R Hamilton, Robert C. Davidson
  • Patent number: 8062879
    Abstract: A novel gene encoding P. pastoris orotate-phosphoribosyl transferase (URA5) is disclosed. Methods for producing and selecting yeast strains capable of stable genetic integration of heterologous sequences into the host genome are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2011
    Assignee: Glycofi, Inc.
    Inventor: Juergen H. Nett
  • Patent number: 7981660
    Abstract: Cell lines having genetically modified glycosylation pathways that allow them to carry out a sequence of enzymatic reactions, which mimic the processing of glycoproteins in humans, have been developed. Recombinant proteins expressed in these engineered hosts yield glycoproteins more similar, if not substantially identical, to their human counterparts. The lower eukaryotes, which ordinarily produce high-mannose containing N-glycans, including unicellular and multicellular fungi are modified to produce N-glycans such as Man5GlcNAc2 or other structures along human glycosylation pathways.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2011
    Assignee: Glycofi, Inc.
    Inventor: Tillman U. Gerngross
  • Patent number: 7935513
    Abstract: The present invention relates to eukaryotic host cells having modified oligosaccharides which may be modified further by heterologous expression of a set of glycosyltransferases, sugar transporters and mannosidases to become host-strains for the production of mammalian, e.g., human therapeutic glycoproteins. The invention provides nucleic acid molecules and combinatorial libraries which can be used to successfully target and express mammalian enzymatic activities such as those involved in glycosylation to intracellular compartments in a eukaryotic host cell. The process provides an engineered host cell which can be used to express and target any desirable gene(s) involved in glycosylation. Host cells with modified oligosaccharides are created or selected. N-glycans made in the engineered host cells have a Man5GlcNAc2 core structure which may then be modified further by heterologous expression of one or more enzymes, e.g.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2011
    Assignee: Glycofi, Inc.
    Inventors: Tillman U. Gerngross, Stefan Wildt, Byung-Kwon Choi, Juergen Hermann Nett, Piotr Bobrowicz, Stephen R. Hamilton, Robert C. Davidson