Patents by Inventor Alan Wolffe
Alan Wolffe 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: 8071564Abstract: Provided herein are a variety of methods and compositions for regulating angiogenesis, such methods and compositions being useful in a variety of applications where modulation of vascular formation is useful, including, but not limited to, treatments for ischemia and wound healing. Certain of the methods and compositions accomplish this by using various zinc finger proteins that bind to particular target sites in one or more VEGF genes. Nucleic acids encoding the zinc finger proteins are also disclosed. Methods for modulating the expression of one or more VEGF genes with the zinc finger proteins and nucleic acids are also disclosed. Such methods can also be utilized in a variety of therapeutic applications that involve the regulation of endothelial cell growth. Pharmaceutical compositions including the zinc finger proteins or nucleic acids encoding them are also provided.Type: GrantFiled: September 3, 2009Date of Patent: December 6, 2011Assignee: Sangamo Biosciences, Inc.Inventors: Edward Rebar, Andrew Jamieson, Qiang Liu, Pei-Qi Liu, Alan Wolffe, Stephen P. Eisenberg, Eric Jarvis
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Publication number: 20100093838Abstract: Provided herein are a variety of methods and compositions for regulating angiogenesis, such methods and compositions being useful in a variety of applications where modulation of vascular formation is useful, including, but not limited to, treatments for ischemia and wound healing. Certain of the methods and compositions accomplish this by using various zinc finger proteins that bind to particular target sites in one or more VEGF genes. Nucleic acids encoding the zinc finger proteins are also disclosed. Methods for modulating the expression of one or more VEGF genes with the zinc finger proteins and nucleic acids are also disclosed. Such methods can also be utilized in a variety of therapeutic applications that involve the regulation of endothelial cell growth. Pharmaceutical compositions including the zinc finger proteins or nucleic acids encoding them are also provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 3, 2009Publication date: April 15, 2010Applicant: Sangamo BioSciences, Inc.Inventors: Edward Rebar, Andrew Jamieson, Qiang Liu, Pei-Qi Liu, Alan Wolffe, Stephen P. Eisenberg, Eric Jarvis
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Patent number: 7605140Abstract: Provided herein are a variety of methods and compositions for regulating angiogenesis, such methods and compositions being useful in a variety of applications where modulation of vascular formation is useful, including, but not limited to, treatments for ischemia and wound healing. Certain of the methods and compositions accomplish this by using various zinc finger proteins that bind to particular target sites in one or more VEGF genes. Nucleic acids encoding the zinc finger proteins are also disclosed. Methods for modulating the expression of one or more VEGF genes with the zinc finger proteins and nucleic acids are also disclosed. Such methods can also be utilized in a variety of therapeutic applications that involve the regulation of endothelial cell growth. Pharmaceutical compositions including the zinc finger proteins or nucleic acids encoding them are also provided.Type: GrantFiled: April 26, 2005Date of Patent: October 20, 2009Assignee: Sangamo Biosciences, Inc.Inventors: Edward Rebar, Andrew Jamieson, Qiang Liu, Pei-Qi Liu, Alan Wolffe, Stephen P. Eisenberg, Eric Jarvis
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Patent number: 7560440Abstract: Provided herein are a variety of methods and compositions for regulating angiogenesis, such methods and compositions being useful in a variety of applications where modulation of vascular formation is useful, including, but not limited to, treatments for ischemia and wound healing. Certain of the methods and compositions accomplish this by using various zinc finger proteins that bind to particular target sites in one or more VEGF genes. Nucleic acids encoding the zinc finger proteins are also disclosed. Methods for modulating the expression of one or more VEGF genes with the zinc finger proteins and nucleic acids are also disclosed. Such methods can also be utilized in a variety of therapeutic applications that involve the regulation of endothelial cell growth. Pharmaceutical compositions including the zinc finger proteins or nucleic acids encoding them are also provided.Type: GrantFiled: July 14, 2006Date of Patent: July 14, 2009Assignee: Sangamo Bioschiences, Inc.Inventors: Edward Rebar, Andrew Jamieson, Qiang Liu, Pei-Qi Liu, Alan Wolffe, Stephen P. Eisenberg, Eric Jarvis
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Patent number: 7217509Abstract: Methods and compositions for the identification, isolation and characterization of regulatory DNA sequences in a cell of interest are provided. Also provided are libraries of regulatory sequences obtained according to the methods, and databases comprising collections of regulatory sequences for a particular cell of interest. In addition, various uses for the regulatory sequences so obtained, and uses for the databases of regulatory sequences, are provided. Also disclosed are computer systems and computer program products for utilizing the databases to conduct various genetic analyses, and uses of accessible regulatory sequences in the design of vectors bearing transgenes.Type: GrantFiled: April 27, 2001Date of Patent: May 15, 2007Assignee: Sangamo Biosciences, Inc.Inventors: Alan Wolffe, Fyodor Urnov
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Publication number: 20070072818Abstract: Provided herein are a variety of methods and compositions for regulating angiogenesis, such methods and compositions being useful in a variety of applications where modulation of vascular formation is useful, including, but not limited to, treatments for ischemia and wound healing. Certain of the methods and compositions accomplish this by using various zinc finger proteins that bind to particular target sites in one or more VEGF genes. Nucleic acids encoding the zinc finger proteins are also disclosed. Methods for modulating the expression of one or more VEGF genes with the zinc finger proteins and nucleic acids are also disclosed. Such methods can also be utilized in a variety of therapeutic applications that involve the regulation of endothelial cell growth. Pharmaceutical compositions including the zinc finger proteins or nucleic acids encoding them are also provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 14, 2006Publication date: March 29, 2007Applicant: Sangamo BioSciences, Inc.Inventors: Edward Rebar, Andrew Jamieson, Qiang Liu, Pei-Qi Liu, Alan Wolffe, Stephen Eisenberg, Eric Jarvis
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Publication number: 20060251642Abstract: Methods and compositions for modifying stem cells using one or more ZFPs are disclosed. Such methods and compositions are useful for facilitating processes such as, for example, dedifferentiating cells, differentiating stems cells into the desired phenotype, propagating stem cells and/or facilitating cloning.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 24, 2002Publication date: November 9, 2006Inventors: Alan Wolffe, Michael Moore, Timothy Farries, Trevor Collingwood, Fyodor Urnov
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Patent number: 7097978Abstract: Methods for assessing potential pharmacological effects and/or side effects of an agent, based on the effect of the agent on the distribution and properties of accessible regions in cellular chromatin, are provided.Type: GrantFiled: May 8, 2003Date of Patent: August 29, 2006Assignee: Sangamo Biosciences, Inc.Inventors: Alan Wolffe, Fyodor Urnov, Dmitry Guschin, Trevor Collingwood, Xiao-Yong Li, Brian Johnstone
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Publication number: 20060188972Abstract: Methods and compositions for targeted modification of chromatin structure, within a region of interest in cellular chromatin, are provided. Such methods and compositions are useful for facilitating processes such as, for example, transcription and recombination, that require access of exogenous molecules to chromosomal DNA sequences.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 16, 2006Publication date: August 24, 2006Inventor: Alan Wolffe
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Patent number: 7067317Abstract: Provided herein are a variety of methods and compositions for regulating angiogenesis, such methods and compositions being useful in a variety of applications where modulation of vascular formation is useful, including, but not limited to, treatments for ischemia and wound healing. Certain of the methods and compositions accomplish this by using various zinc finger proteins that bind to particular target sites in one or more VEGF genes. Nucleic acids encoding the zinc finger proteins are also disclosed. Methods for modulating the expression of one or more VEGF genes with the zinc finger proteins and nucleic acids are also disclosed. Such methods can also be utilized in a variety of therapeutic applications that involve the regulation of endothelial cell growth. Pharmaceutical compositions including the zinc finger proteins or nucleic acids encoding them are also provided.Type: GrantFiled: April 30, 2001Date of Patent: June 27, 2006Assignee: Sangamo BioSciences, Inc.Inventors: Edward Rebar, Andrew Jamieson, Qiang Liu, Pei-Qi Liu, Alan Wolffe, Stephen P. Eisenberg, Eric Jarvis
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Patent number: 7026462Abstract: Provided herein are a variety of methods and compositions for regulating angiogenesis, such methods and compositions being useful in a variety of applications where modulation of vascular formation is useful, including, but not limited to, treatments for ischemia and wound healing. Certain of the methods and compositions accomplish this by using various zinc finger proteins that bind to particular target sites in one or more VEGF genes. Nucleic acids encoding the zinc finger proteins are also disclosed. Methods for modulating the expression of one or more VEGF genes with the zinc finger proteins and nucleic acids are also disclosed. Such methods can also be utilized in a variety of therapeutic applications that involve the regulation of endothelial cell growth. Pharmaceutical compositions including the zinc finger proteins or nucleic acids encoding them are also provided.Type: GrantFiled: December 6, 2001Date of Patent: April 11, 2006Assignee: Sangamo BioSciences, Inc.Inventors: Edward Rebar, Andrew Jamieson, Qiang Liu, Pei-Qi Liu, Elizabeth J. Wolffe, Stephen P. Eisenberg, Eric Jarvis, Alan Wolffe
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Publication number: 20050267062Abstract: Provided herein are a variety of methods and compositions for regulating angiogenesis, such methods and compositions being useful in a variety of applications where modulation of vascular formation is useful, including, but not limited to, treatments for ischemia and wound healing. Certain of the methods and compositions accomplish this by using various zinc finger proteins that bind to particular target sites in one or more VEGF genes. Nucleic acids encoding the zinc finger proteins are also disclosed. Methods for modulating the expression of one or more VEGF genes with the zinc finger proteins and nucleic acids are also disclosed. Such methods can also be utilized in a variety of therapeutic applications that involve the regulation of endothelial cell growth. Pharmaceutical compositions including the zinc finger proteins or nucleic acids encoding them are also provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 26, 2005Publication date: December 1, 2005Applicant: Sangamo BioSciences, Inc.Inventors: Edward Rebar, Andrew Jamieson, Qiang Liu, Pei-Qi Liu, Alan Wolffe, Stephen Eisenberg, Eric Jarvis
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Patent number: 6933113Abstract: Disclosed herein are methods and compositions for modulating expression of endogenous cellular genes using recombinant zinc finger proteins.Type: GrantFiled: August 28, 2001Date of Patent: August 23, 2005Assignee: Sangamo BioSciences, Inc.Inventors: Casey C. Case, Elizabeth Wolffe, Fyodor Urnov, Albert Lai, Andrew Snowden, Siyuan Tan, Philip Gregory, Alan Wolffe
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Publication number: 20050130267Abstract: Methods and compositions for regulating gene expression are provided. In particular, methods and compositions comprising localization domains, and fusions of localization domains with DNA binding domains and, optionally regulatory domains, are provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 28, 2005Publication date: June 16, 2005Inventors: Alan Wolffe, Fyodor Urnov, Albert Lai, Eva Raschke
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Publication number: 20040204345Abstract: Disclosed herein are methods and compositions for modulating expression of endogenous cellular genes using recombinant zinc finger proteins.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 13, 2004Publication date: October 14, 2004Applicant: Sangamo Biosciences, Inc.Inventors: Casey C. Case, Alan Wolffe, Elizabeth J. Wolffe, Fyodor Urnov, Albert Lai, Andrew Snowden, Siyuan Tan, Philip Gregory
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Publication number: 20030190664Abstract: Methods for the identification of a drug target, wherein the drug target is a component of a signal transduction pathway, are provided. The methods are based, in part, on selection of a gene of therapeutic interest and determination of regulatory DNA sequences which regulate expression of the gene in a cell of interest, followed by reconstruction of signal transduction pathways which act on molecules which bind to the regulatory sequence. Also provided are methods for assessing potential pharmacological effects and/or side effects of an agent, based on the effect of the agent on the distribution and properties of accessible regions in cellular chromatin.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 8, 2003Publication date: October 9, 2003Inventors: Alan Wolffe, Fyodor Urnov, Dmitry Guschin, Trevor Collingwood, Xiao-Yong Li, Brian Johnstone
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Patent number: 6610489Abstract: Methods for the identification of a drug target, wherein the drug target is a component of a signal transduction pathway, are provided. The methods are based, in part, on selection of a gene of therapeutic interest and determination of regulatory DNA sequences which regulate expression of the gene in a cell of interest, followed by reconstruction of signal transduction pathways which act on molecules which bind to the regulatory sequence. Also provided are methods for assessing potential pharmacological effects and/or side effects of an agent, based on the effect of the agent on the distribution and properties of accessible regions in cellular chromatin.Type: GrantFiled: April 27, 2001Date of Patent: August 26, 2003Assignee: Sangamo BioSciences, Inc.Inventors: Alan Wolffe, Fyodor Urnov, Dmitry Guschin, Trevor Collingwood, Xiao-Yong Li, Brian Johnstone
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Publication number: 20030044404Abstract: Provided herein are a variety of methods and compositions for regulating angiogenesis, such methods and compositions being useful in a variety of applications where modulation of vascular formation is useful, including, but not limited to, treatments for ischemia and wound healing. Certain of the methods and compositions accomplish this by using various zinc finger proteins that bind to particular target sites in one or more VEGF genes. Nucleic acids encoding the zinc finger proteins are also disclosed. Methods for modulating the expression of one or more VEGF genes with the zinc finger proteins and nucleic acids are also disclosed. Such methods can also be utilized in a variety of therapeutic applications that involve the regulation of endothelial cell growth. Pharmaceutical compositions including the zinc finger proteins or nucleic acids encoding them are also provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 30, 2001Publication date: March 6, 2003Inventors: Edward Rebar, Andrew Jamieson, Qiang Liu, Pei-Qi Liu, Alan Wolffe, Stephen P. Eisenberg, Eric Jarvis
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Publication number: 20030021776Abstract: Provided herein are a variety of methods and compositions for regulating angiogenesis, such methods and compositions being useful in a variety of applications where modulation of vascular formation is useful, including, but not limited to, treatments for ischemia and wound healing. Certain of the methods and compositions accomplish this by using various zinc finger proteins that bind to particular target sites in one or more VEGF genes. Nucleic acids encoding the zinc finger proteins are also disclosed. Methods for modulating the expression of one or more VEGF genes with the zinc finger proteins and nucleic acids are also disclosed. Such methods can also be utilized in a variety of therapeutic applications that involve the regulation of endothelial cell growth. Pharmaceutical compositions including the zinc finger proteins or nucleic acids encoding them are also provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 6, 2001Publication date: January 30, 2003Applicant: Sangamo BioSciences, Inc.Inventors: Edward Rebar, Andrew Jamieson, Qiang Liu, Pei-Qi Liu, Alan Wolffe, Stephen P. Eisenberg, Eric Jarvis
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Patent number: 6511808Abstract: Methods for the design of exogenous regulatory molecules, comprising a DNA-binding domain and a functional domain, are provided. The methods rely on the identification, isolation and characterization of regulatory DNA sequences obtained on the basis of their accessibility in cellular chromatin.Type: GrantFiled: April 27, 2001Date of Patent: January 28, 2003Assignee: Sangamo Biosciences, Inc.Inventors: Alan Wolffe, Fyodor Urnov, Dmitry Guschin, Trevor Collingwood, Xiao-Yong Li, Brian Johnstone