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).

  • Patent number: 8071564
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2011
    Assignee: Sangamo Biosciences, Inc.
    Inventors: Edward Rebar, Andrew Jamieson, Qiang Liu, Pei-Qi Liu, Alan Wolffe, Stephen P. Eisenberg, Eric Jarvis
  • Publication number: 20100093838
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: September 3, 2009
    Publication date: April 15, 2010
    Applicant: Sangamo BioSciences, Inc.
    Inventors: Edward Rebar, Andrew Jamieson, Qiang Liu, Pei-Qi Liu, Alan Wolffe, Stephen P. Eisenberg, Eric Jarvis
  • Patent number: 7605140
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2005
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2009
    Assignee: Sangamo Biosciences, Inc.
    Inventors: Edward Rebar, Andrew Jamieson, Qiang Liu, Pei-Qi Liu, Alan Wolffe, Stephen P. Eisenberg, Eric Jarvis
  • Patent number: 7560440
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2006
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2009
    Assignee: Sangamo Bioschiences, Inc.
    Inventors: Edward Rebar, Andrew Jamieson, Qiang Liu, Pei-Qi Liu, Alan Wolffe, Stephen P. Eisenberg, Eric Jarvis
  • Patent number: 7217509
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2001
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2007
    Assignee: Sangamo Biosciences, Inc.
    Inventors: Alan Wolffe, Fyodor Urnov
  • Publication number: 20070072818
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: July 14, 2006
    Publication date: March 29, 2007
    Applicant: Sangamo BioSciences, Inc.
    Inventors: Edward Rebar, Andrew Jamieson, Qiang Liu, Pei-Qi Liu, Alan Wolffe, Stephen Eisenberg, Eric Jarvis
  • Publication number: 20060251642
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2002
    Publication date: November 9, 2006
    Inventors: Alan Wolffe, Michael Moore, Timothy Farries, Trevor Collingwood, Fyodor Urnov
  • Patent number: 7097978
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2003
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2006
    Assignee: Sangamo Biosciences, Inc.
    Inventors: Alan Wolffe, Fyodor Urnov, Dmitry Guschin, Trevor Collingwood, Xiao-Yong Li, Brian Johnstone
  • Publication number: 20060188972
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: February 16, 2006
    Publication date: August 24, 2006
    Inventor: Alan Wolffe
  • Patent number: 7067317
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2001
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2006
    Assignee: Sangamo BioSciences, Inc.
    Inventors: Edward Rebar, Andrew Jamieson, Qiang Liu, Pei-Qi Liu, Alan Wolffe, Stephen P. Eisenberg, Eric Jarvis
  • Patent number: 7026462
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2001
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2006
    Assignee: Sangamo BioSciences, Inc.
    Inventors: Edward Rebar, Andrew Jamieson, Qiang Liu, Pei-Qi Liu, Elizabeth J. Wolffe, Stephen P. Eisenberg, Eric Jarvis, Alan Wolffe
  • Publication number: 20050267062
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: April 26, 2005
    Publication date: December 1, 2005
    Applicant: Sangamo BioSciences, Inc.
    Inventors: Edward Rebar, Andrew Jamieson, Qiang Liu, Pei-Qi Liu, Alan Wolffe, Stephen Eisenberg, Eric Jarvis
  • Patent number: 6933113
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are methods and compositions for modulating expression of endogenous cellular genes using recombinant zinc finger proteins.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2001
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2005
    Assignee: Sangamo BioSciences, Inc.
    Inventors: Casey C. Case, Elizabeth Wolffe, Fyodor Urnov, Albert Lai, Andrew Snowden, Siyuan Tan, Philip Gregory, Alan Wolffe
  • Publication number: 20050130267
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: January 28, 2005
    Publication date: June 16, 2005
    Inventors: Alan Wolffe, Fyodor Urnov, Albert Lai, Eva Raschke
  • Publication number: 20040204345
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are methods and compositions for modulating expression of endogenous cellular genes using recombinant zinc finger proteins.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 13, 2004
    Publication date: October 14, 2004
    Applicant: Sangamo Biosciences, Inc.
    Inventors: Casey C. Case, Alan Wolffe, Elizabeth J. Wolffe, Fyodor Urnov, Albert Lai, Andrew Snowden, Siyuan Tan, Philip Gregory
  • Publication number: 20030190664
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: May 8, 2003
    Publication date: October 9, 2003
    Inventors: Alan Wolffe, Fyodor Urnov, Dmitry Guschin, Trevor Collingwood, Xiao-Yong Li, Brian Johnstone
  • Patent number: 6610489
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2001
    Date of Patent: August 26, 2003
    Assignee: Sangamo BioSciences, Inc.
    Inventors: Alan Wolffe, Fyodor Urnov, Dmitry Guschin, Trevor Collingwood, Xiao-Yong Li, Brian Johnstone
  • Publication number: 20030044404
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2001
    Publication date: March 6, 2003
    Inventors: Edward Rebar, Andrew Jamieson, Qiang Liu, Pei-Qi Liu, Alan Wolffe, Stephen P. Eisenberg, Eric Jarvis
  • Publication number: 20030021776
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2001
    Publication date: January 30, 2003
    Applicant: Sangamo BioSciences, Inc.
    Inventors: Edward Rebar, Andrew Jamieson, Qiang Liu, Pei-Qi Liu, Alan Wolffe, Stephen P. Eisenberg, Eric Jarvis
  • Patent number: 6511808
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2001
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2003
    Assignee: Sangamo Biosciences, Inc.
    Inventors: Alan Wolffe, Fyodor Urnov, Dmitry Guschin, Trevor Collingwood, Xiao-Yong Li, Brian Johnstone