Patents by Inventor Alaka Mullick
Alaka Mullick 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).
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Patent number: 8728759Abstract: Recently, the development of inducible expression systems has involved exploitation of the p-cym operon from Pseudomonas putida. Disclosed herein are novel expression systems and components thereof, which involve the development of CymR variants with reverse DNA binding activity, such that they exhibit increased affinity for DNA in a presence rather than an absence of an effector molecule such as cumene or an equivalent thereof. Also disclosed are the CymR variants, fusion proteins incorporating such variants, and their use in the control and expression of polynucleotides.Type: GrantFiled: October 3, 2005Date of Patent: May 20, 2014Assignee: National Research Council of CanadaInventors: Yan Xu, Alaka Mullick, Bernard Massie
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Patent number: 8252556Abstract: Recently, the development of inducible expression systems has involved exploitation of the p-cym operon from Pseudomonas putida. Disclosed herein are novel expression systems and components thereof, which involve the development of a CymR variant with reverse DNA binding activity, such that they exhibit increased affinity for DNA in a presence rather than an absence of an effector molecule such as cumene or an equivalent thereof. Also disclosed are the CymR variant, fusion proteins incorporating such a variant, and its use in the control and expression of polynucleotides. The CymR variant comprises a 142Glu to 142Gly single point mutation of wild type CymR.Type: GrantFiled: March 24, 2011Date of Patent: August 28, 2012Assignee: National Research Council of CanadaInventors: Felix Malenfant, Alaka Mullick
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Patent number: 8216821Abstract: Methylotrophic or methanotrophic bacteria such as Methylobacterium are transformed with a gene of interest, and expression of the gene is regulated by means of a cumate repressor protein and an operator sequence which is operatively linked to the gene of interest, and the addition of an external agent. Specifically, the cymR repressor and cmt operator from Pseudomonas putida may serve to regulate gene expression in methylotrophic or methanotrophic bacteria with the addition of cumate.Type: GrantFiled: August 21, 2006Date of Patent: July 10, 2012Assignee: National Research Council of CanadaInventors: Carlos B. Miguez, Young-Jun Choi, Alaka Mullick, Bernard Massie
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Patent number: 8163894Abstract: The invention relates to a new “gene-switch” (cumate-inducible switch) for mammalian cells, having a mammalian promoter which has a TATA element and is linked to the coding sequence of CymR. This switch is as useful in the development of expression systems and cell-based assays for functional genomics as in the generation of viral vectors for gene therapy.Type: GrantFiled: April 28, 2010Date of Patent: April 24, 2012Assignee: National Research Council of CanadaInventors: Bernard Massie, Alaka Mullick, Peter C. K. Lau, Yasuo Konishi
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Publication number: 20110171686Abstract: Recently, the development of inducible expression systems has involved exploitation of the p-cym operon from Pseudomonas putida. Disclosed herein are novel expression systems and components thereof, which involve the development of a CymR variant with reverse DNA binding activity, such that they exhibit increased affinity for DNA in a presence rather than an absence of an effector molecule such as cumene or an equivalent thereof. Also disclosed are the CymR variant, fusion proteins incorporating such a variant, and its use in the control and expression of polynucleotides. The CymR variant comprises a 142Glu to 142Gly single point mutation of wild type CymR.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 24, 2011Publication date: July 14, 2011Applicant: NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL OF CANADAInventors: Félix MALENFANT, Alaka MULLICK
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Patent number: 7935788Abstract: Recently, the development of inducible expression systems has involved exploitation of the p-cym operon from Pseudomonas putida. Disclosed herein are novel expression systems and components thereof, which involve the development of a CymR variant with reverse DNA binding activity, such that they exhibit increased affinity for DNA in a presence rather than an absence of an effector molecule such as cumene or an equivalent thereof. Also disclosed are the CymR variant, fusion proteins incorporating such a variant, and its use in the control and expression of polynucleotides. The CymR variant comprises a 142Glu to 142Gly single point mutation of wild type CymR.Type: GrantFiled: December 10, 2008Date of Patent: May 3, 2011Assignee: National Research Council of CanadaInventors: Félix Malenfant, Alaka Mullick
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Publication number: 20110060045Abstract: The invention disclosed relates to the use of anti-glycation agents of formula (I), wherein X represents NR7, wherein R7 represents hydrogen atom or an acyl group derived from a linear, branched or cyclic C1-10 aliphatic acid or a C6-10 aromatic acid, R1 represents hydrogen atom, NH2, or a linear, branched or cyclic C1-10 alkyl which may be substituted with a C6-10 aromatic group, R2 represents hydrogen atom, a linear, branched or cyclic C1-10 alkyl, or COOH group, R?2 represents hydrogen atom or a linear, branched or cyclic C1-10 alkyl group, R3 represents hydrogen atom, ?O, OR8, SR8, or NR8R9, wherein R8 and R9 represent hydrogen atom, a linear, branched or cyclic C1-10 alkyl, or an acyl group derived from a linear or branched C1-10 aliphatic acid or a C6-10 aromatic acid, provided that R8 and R9 are not both an acyl group, R4 and R5 each independently represents OH, NH2, or SH, R6 represents hydrogen, F, Cl, Br, I, OR10, or SR10, wherein R10 represents hydrogen or an acyl group derived from a linear oType: ApplicationFiled: March 23, 2007Publication date: March 10, 2011Applicant: NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL OF CANADAInventors: Yasuo Konishi, Alaka Mullick
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Publication number: 20100221813Abstract: Methylotrophic or methanotrophic bacteria such as Methylobacterium are transformed with a gene of interest, and expression of the gene is regulated by means of a cumate repressor protein and an operator sequence which is operatively linked to the gene of interest, and the addition of an external agent. Specifically, the cymR repressor and cmt operator from Pseudomonas putida may serve to regulate gene expression in methylotrophic or methanotrophic bacteria with the addition of cumate.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 21, 2006Publication date: September 2, 2010Inventors: Carlos B. Miguez, Young-Jun Choi, Alaka Mullick, Bernard Massie
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Publication number: 20100210830Abstract: The invention relates to a new “gene-switch” (cumate-inducible switch) for mammalian cells. This switch is as useful in the development of expression systems and cell-based assays for functional genomics as in the generation of viral vectors for gene therapy.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 28, 2010Publication date: August 19, 2010Inventors: Bernard MASSIE, Alaka Mullick, Peter C.K. Lau, Yasuo Konishi
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Patent number: 7745592Abstract: The invention relates to a new “gene-switch” (cumate-inducible switch) for mammalian cells. This switch is as useful in the development of expression systems and cell-based assays for functional genomics as in the generation of viral vectors for gene therapy.Type: GrantFiled: May 1, 2002Date of Patent: June 29, 2010Assignee: National Research Council of CanadaInventors: Bernard Massie, Alaka Mullick, Peter C. K. Lau, Yasuo Konishi
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Publication number: 20090176275Abstract: Recently, the development of inducible expression systems has involved exploitation of the p-cym operon from Pseudomonas putida. Disclosed herein are novel expression systems and components thereof, which involve the development of a CymR variant with reverse DNA binding activity, such that they exhibit increased affinity for DNA in a presence rather than an absence of an effector molecule such as cumene or an equivalent thereof. Also disclosed are the CymR variant, fusion proteins incorporating such a variant, and its use in the control and expression of polynucleotides. The CymR variant comprises a 142Glu to 142Gly single point mutation of wild type CymR.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 10, 2008Publication date: July 9, 2009Applicant: NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL OF CANADAInventors: Felix MALENFANT, Alaka MULLICK
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Publication number: 20080311618Abstract: Recently, the development of inducible expression systems has involved exploitation of the p-cym operon from Pseudomonas putido. Disclosed herein are novel expression systems and components thereof, which involve the development of CymR variants with reverse DNA binding activity, such that they exhibit increased affinity for DNA in a presence rather than an absence of an effector molecule such as cumene or an equivalent thereof. Also disclosed are the CymR variants, fusion proteins incorporating such variants, and their use in the control and expression of polynucleotides.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 3, 2005Publication date: December 18, 2008Applicant: NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL OF CANADAInventors: Yan Xu, Alaka Mullick, Bernard Massie
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Publication number: 20080044855Abstract: A baculovirus-based expression system under control of CR5 promoter improves expression of transgenic nucleic acid molecules in mammalian cells. It also provides a platform for regulated expression of transgenic nucleic acid molecules in mammalian cells.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 21, 2007Publication date: February 21, 2008Inventors: Yan Xu, Cynthia Elias, Alaka Mullick, Bernard Massie, Barbara Jardin
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Publication number: 20040205834Abstract: The invention relates to a new “gene-switch” (cumate-inducible switch) for mammalian cells. This switch is as useful in the development of expression systems and cell-based assays for functional genomics as in the generation of viral vectors for gene therapy.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 1, 2002Publication date: October 14, 2004Applicant: NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL OF CANADAInventors: Bernard Massie, Alaka Mullick, Peter C.K. Lau, Yasuo Konishi