Patents by Inventor Andrei KARGINOV

Andrei KARGINOV 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).

  • Optogenetic construct for allosteric control of protein activity
    Patent number: 11965002
    Abstract: A light-activated construct composed of two photoreceptive polypeptide domains connected to one another by a flexible linker is provided, as is a fusion protein containing the same and polynucleotides encoding said construct and fusion protein. Methods of making and using the light-activated construct and fusion protein are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2024
    Assignee: THE BD OF TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS
    Inventor: Andrei Karginov
  • OPTOGENETIC CONSTRUCT FOR ALLOSTERIC CONTROL OF PROTEIN ACTIVITY
    Publication number: 20200172583
    Abstract: A light-activated construct composed of two photoreceptive polypeptide domains connected to one another by a flexible linker is provided, as is a fusion protein containing the same and polynucleotides encoding said construct and fusion protein. Methods of making and using the light-activated construct and fusion protein are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 29, 2019
    Publication date: June 4, 2020
    Applicant: THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOI
    Inventor: Andrei KARGINOV