Patents by Inventor Alexander J. MARTINKO

Alexander J. MARTINKO 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: 11939379
    Abstract: Chemically induced dimerizers (AbCIDs) have emerged as one of the most powerful tools to artificially regulate signaling pathways in cells; however, no facile method to identify or design these systems currently exists. The present invention provides a methodology to rapidly generate antibody-based chemically induced dimerizers (AbCIDs) from known small-molecule-protein complexes by selecting for synthetic antibodies that recognize the chemical epitope created by the bound small molecule. Success of this strategy is demonstrated by generating ten chemically-inducible antibodies against the BCL-xL/ABT-737 complex. Three of the antibodies are highly selective for the BCL-xL/ABT-737 complex over BCL-xL alone. Two exemplary important cellular applications of AbCIDs are demonstrated by applying them intracellularly to induce CRISPRa-mediated gene expression and extracellularly to regulate CAR T-cell activation with the small molecule, ABT-737.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: The Regents of the University of California
    Inventors: James A Wells, Zachary B. Hill, Alexander J. Martinko
  • Publication number: 20230265206
    Abstract: The disclosure is related to antibodies and antibody fragments that specifically bind the CUB domain-containing protein 1 (CDCP1) and their methods and uses in treating and detecting cancers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2023
    Publication date: August 24, 2023
    Applicant: The Regents of the University of California
    Inventors: James A. WELLS, Alexander J. MARTINKO, Juan E. DIAZ, Michael J. HORNSBY
  • Patent number: 11603412
    Abstract: The disclosure is related to antibodies and antibody fragments that specifically bind the CUB domain-containing protein 1 (CDCP1) and their methods and uses in treating and detecting cancers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2023
    Assignee: The Regents of the University of California
    Inventors: James A. Wells, Alexander J. Martinko, Juan E. Diaz, Michael J. Hornsby
  • Publication number: 20230046416
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a system that enables precise temporal control of the serum half-life a therapeutic moiety by inducing the association or disassociation of the therapeutic moiety with an Fc domain by a small molecule. The present disclosure also provides a system that enables precise control of the serum half- life a T cell engager domain by incorporating a chemically induced dimerizer (CID). One half of the CID is fused to a T cell engager, and the other half of the CID is fused to a HSA binding domain. Addition or removal of a small molecule induces association or dissociation of the T cell engager with HSA, thereby enabling precise temporal control of the serum half-life the T cell engager.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2020
    Publication date: February 16, 2023
    Applicant: Soteria Biotherapeutics, Inc.
    Inventors: Zachary B. Hill, Alexander J. Martinko, James A. Wells, Meghan Zubradt, Erin F. Simonds
  • Publication number: 20220332776
    Abstract: The present invention provides antibody-based chemically induced dimerizers (AbCIDs) comprising an antibody domain that recognizes a chemical epitope created by the binding of an IMiD to a binding partner, such as cereblon, and methods to rapidly generate such AbCIDs. Several aspects described herein relate to systems, compositions, and methods including components of a chemically induced dimerizer (CID), such as an antibody chemically induced dimerizer (AbCID).
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 6, 2020
    Publication date: October 20, 2022
    Inventors: James A. WELLS, Zachary B. HILL, Alexander J. MARTINKO
  • Publication number: 20210179729
    Abstract: The disclosure is related to antibodies and antibody fragments that specifically bind the CUB domain-containing protein 1 (CDCP1) and their methods and uses in treating and detecting cancers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2018
    Publication date: June 17, 2021
    Applicant: The Regents of the University of California
    Inventors: James A. WELLS, Alexander J. MARTINKO, Juan E. DIAZ, Michael J. HORNSBY
  • Publication number: 20200255519
    Abstract: Chemically induced dimerizers (AbCIDs) have emerged as one of the most powerful tools to artificially regulate signaling pathways in cells; however, no facile method to identify or design these systems currently exists. The present invention provides a methodology to rapidly generate antibody-based chemically induced dimerizers (AbCIDs) from known small-molecule-protein complexes by selecting for synthetic antibodies that recognize the chemical epitope created by the bound small molecule. Success of this strategy is demonstrated by generating ten chemically-inducible antibodies against the BCL-xL/ABT-737 complex. Three of the antibodies are highly selective for the BCL-xL/ABT-737 complex over BCL-xL alone. Two exemplary important cellular applications of AbCIDs are demonstrated by applying them intracellularly to induce CRISPRa-mediated gene expression and extracellularly to regulate CAR T-cell activation with the small molecule, ABT-737.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 21, 2018
    Publication date: August 13, 2020
    Inventors: James A. WELLS, Zachary B. HILL, Alexander J. MARTINKO