Abstract: The invention relates to Cathepsin-binding compounds bound to a carrier comprising a diagnostic moiety, for use in the diagnosis of inflammatory diseases, and/or for use in the diagnosis of neoplastic diseases, wherein the Cathepsin-binding compound binds to inflammatory cells of the tumour stroma. The invention also relates to Cathepsin B-targeting compounds and Cathepsin B-binding and liposome-binding compounds.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
October 24, 2017
Date of Patent:
June 2, 2020
Assignee:
J. Stefan Institute
Inventors:
Olga Vasiljeva, Georgy Mikhaylov, Boris Turk, Norbert Schaschke
Abstract: The invention concerns the determination and evaluation of the crystal structure of autolysin E (AtlE) of Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus), or a crystallizable fragment of AtlE, a method for producing a crystal of AtlE and the respective crystallization kit, and its use in a method for screening an inhibitor of the N-acetylglucosaminidase activity of AtlE, for obtaining atomic spatial relationship data, and for identifying a binding compound of AtlE, e.g. by in silico screening.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
April 27, 2015
Date of Patent:
October 1, 2019
Assignee:
J. Stefan Institute
Inventors:
Marko Miheli{hacek over (c)}, Miha Renko, Dusan Turk
Abstract: The invention relates to Cathepsin-binding compounds bound to a carrier comprising a diagnostic moiety, for use in the diagnosis of inflammatory diseases, and/or for use in the diagnosis of neoplastic diseases, wherein the Cathepsin-binding compound binds to inflammatory cells of the tumour stroma. The invention also relates to Cathepsin B-targeting compounds and Cathepsin B-binding and liposome-binding compounds.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
June 22, 2012
Date of Patent:
November 28, 2017
Assignee:
J. Stefan Institute
Inventors:
Olga Vasiljeva, Georgy Mikhaylov, Boris Turk, Norbert Schaschke
Abstract: The invention relates to Cathepsin-binding compounds bound to a carrier comprising a diagnostic moiety, for use in the diagnosis of inflammatory diseases, and/or for use in the diagnosis of neoplastic diseases, wherein the Cathepsin-binding compound binds to inflammatory cells of the tumour stroma. The invention also relates to Cathepsin B-targeting compounds and Cathepsin B-binding and liposome-binding compounds.
Type:
Application
Filed:
June 22, 2012
Publication date:
August 14, 2014
Applicant:
J. Stefan Institute
Inventors:
Olga Vasiljeva, Georgy Mikhaylov, Boris Turk, Norbert Schaschke