Patents Assigned to The Borad of Trustees of the University of Illinois
  • Compositions and methods for treating conditions related to ephrin signaling with cupredoxins
    Patent number: 7381701
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compositions and methods of use of cupredoxins, and variants, derivatives and structural equivalents of cupredoxins that interfere with the ephrin signaling system in mammalian cells. Specifically, the invention relates to compositions and methods that use cupredoxins, such as azurin, rusticyanin and plastocyanin, and variants, derivatives and structural equivalents thereof, to treat cancer in mammals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2006
    Date of Patent: June 3, 2008
    Assignee: The Borad of Trustees of the University of Illinois
    Inventors: Ananda Chakrabarty, Tapas Das Gupta, Tohru Yamada, Anita Chaudhari, Arsenio Fialho, Yonghua Zhu