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).

  • Patent number: 8728759
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 2005
    Date of Patent: May 20, 2014
    Assignee: National Research Council of Canada
    Inventors: Yan Xu, Alaka Mullick, Bernard Massie
  • Patent number: 8252556
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 28, 2012
    Assignee: National Research Council of Canada
    Inventors: Felix Malenfant, Alaka Mullick
  • Patent number: 8216821
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2006
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2012
    Assignee: National Research Council of Canada
    Inventors: Carlos B. Miguez, Young-Jun Choi, Alaka Mullick, Bernard Massie
  • Patent number: 8163894
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2012
    Assignee: National Research Council of Canada
    Inventors: Bernard Massie, Alaka Mullick, Peter C. K. Lau, Yasuo Konishi
  • Publication number: 20110171686
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2011
    Publication date: July 14, 2011
    Applicant: NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL OF CANADA
    Inventors: Félix MALENFANT, Alaka MULLICK
  • Patent number: 7935788
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2011
    Assignee: National Research Council of Canada
    Inventors: Félix Malenfant, Alaka Mullick
  • Publication number: 20110060045
    Abstract: 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 o
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2007
    Publication date: March 10, 2011
    Applicant: NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL OF CANADA
    Inventors: Yasuo Konishi, Alaka Mullick
  • Publication number: 20100221813
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: August 21, 2006
    Publication date: September 2, 2010
    Inventors: Carlos B. Miguez, Young-Jun Choi, Alaka Mullick, Bernard Massie
  • Publication number: 20100210830
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2010
    Publication date: August 19, 2010
    Inventors: Bernard MASSIE, Alaka Mullick, Peter C.K. Lau, Yasuo Konishi
  • Patent number: 7745592
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: May 1, 2002
    Date of Patent: June 29, 2010
    Assignee: National Research Council of Canada
    Inventors: Bernard Massie, Alaka Mullick, Peter C. K. Lau, Yasuo Konishi
  • Publication number: 20090176275
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2008
    Publication date: July 9, 2009
    Applicant: NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL OF CANADA
    Inventors: Felix MALENFANT, Alaka MULLICK
  • Publication number: 20080311618
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: October 3, 2005
    Publication date: December 18, 2008
    Applicant: NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL OF CANADA
    Inventors: Yan Xu, Alaka Mullick, Bernard Massie
  • Publication number: 20080044855
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: March 21, 2007
    Publication date: February 21, 2008
    Inventors: Yan Xu, Cynthia Elias, Alaka Mullick, Bernard Massie, Barbara Jardin
  • Publication number: 20040205834
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: May 1, 2002
    Publication date: October 14, 2004
    Applicant: NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL OF CANADA
    Inventors: Bernard Massie, Alaka Mullick, Peter C.K. Lau, Yasuo Konishi