Patents by Inventor Beth A. Wurzburg

Beth A. Wurzburg 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).

  • Publication number: 20060063201
    Abstract: The present invention includes three-dimensional models of antibodies, such as Fc-C?3/C?4 regions of IgE antibodies, as well as methods to produce such models. The present invention also includes muteins having increased stability and/or antibody receptor binding activity, as well as methods to produce such muteins, preferably using information derived from three-dimensional models of the present invention. Also included are nucleic acid sequences encoding muteins of the present invention and use of those sequences to produce such muteins. Also included is the use of the model to identify compounds that inhibit the binding of an antibody receptor protein to an antibody. The present invention also includes uses of such muteins and inhibitory compounds, for example, in methods to diagnose and protect animals from allergy and other abnormal immune responses.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2005
    Publication date: March 23, 2006
    Inventors: Theodore Jardetzky, Beth Wurzburg
  • Publication number: 20060036420
    Abstract: The present invention includes three-dimensional models of complexes between antibody receptor proteins, such as Fc?RI? proteins, and antibodies, such as Fc-C?3/C?4 regions of IgE antibodies, as well as methods to produce such models. The present invention also includes muteins having increased stability and/or antibody binding activity, as well as methods to produce such muteins, preferably using information derived from three-dimensional models of the present invention. Also included are nucleic acid sequences encoding muteins of the present invention and use of those sequences to produce such muteins. Also included is the use of the model to identify compounds that inhibit the binding of an antibody receptor protein to an antibody. The present invention also includes uses of such muteins and inhibitory compounds, for example, in methods to diagnose and protect animals from allergy and other abnormal immune responses.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 19, 2005
    Publication date: February 16, 2006
    Inventors: Theodore Jardetzky, Scott Garman, Beth Wurzburg, Jean-Pierre Kinet
  • Publication number: 20050187716
    Abstract: The present invention includes three-dimensional models of antibodies, such as Fc-C?3/C?4 regions of IgE antibodies, as well as methods to produce such models. The present invention also includes muteins having increased stability and/or antibody receptor binding activity, as well as methods to produce such muteins, preferably using information derived from three-dimensional models of the present invention. Also included are nucleic acid sequences encoding muteins of the present invention and use of those sequences to produce such muteins. Also included is the use of the model to identify compounds that inhibit the binding of an antibody receptor protein to an antibody. The present invention also includes uses of such muteins and inhibitory compounds, for example, in methods to diagnose and protect animals from allergy and other abnormal immune responses.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 1, 2002
    Publication date: August 25, 2005
    Inventors: Theodore Jardetzky, Beth Wurzburg
  • Patent number: 6889145
    Abstract: The present invention includes three-dimensional models of antibodies, such as Fc-C?/C?4 regions of IgE antibodies, as well as methods to produce such models. The present invention also includes muteins having increased stability and/or antibody receptor binding activity, as well as methods to produce such muteins, preferably using information derived from three-dimensional models of the present invention. Also included are nucleic acid sequences encoding muteins of the present invention and use of those sequences to produce such muteins. Also included is the use of the model to identify compounds that inhibit the binding of an antibody receptor protein to an antibody. The present invention also includes uses of such muteins and inhibitory compounds, for example, in methods to diagnose and protect animals from allergy and other abnormal immune responses.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2002
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2005
    Assignee: Northwestern University
    Inventors: Theodore S. Jardetzky, Beth A. Wurzburg
  • Publication number: 20040133356
    Abstract: The present invention includes three-dimensional models of antibodies, such as Fc-C&egr;3/C&egr;4 regions of IgE antibodies, as well as methods to produce such models. The present invention also includes muteins having increased stability and/or antibody receptor binding activity, as well as methods to produce such muteins, preferably using information derived from three-dimensional models of the present invention. Also included are nucleic acid sequences encoding muteins of the present invention and use of those sequences to produce such muteins. Also included is the use of the model to identify compounds that inhibit the binding of an antibody receptor protein to an antibody. The present invention also includes uses of such muteins and inhibitory compounds, for example, in methods to diagnose and protect animals from allergy and other abnormal immune responses.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 7, 2003
    Publication date: July 8, 2004
    Inventors: Theodore S. Jardetzky, Beth A. Wurzburg
  • Publication number: 20030003502
    Abstract: The present invention includes three-dimensional models of complexes between antibody receptor proteins, such as Fc&egr;RI&agr; proteins, and antibodies, such as Fc-C&egr;3/C&egr;4 regions of IgE antibodies, as well as methods to produce such models. The present invention also includes muteins having increased stability and/or antibody binding activity, as well as methods to produce such muteins, preferably using information derived from three-dimensional models of the present invention. Also included are nucleic acid sequences encoding muteins of the present invention and use of those sequences to produce such muteins. Also included is the use of the model to identify compounds that inhibit the binding of an antibody receptor protein to an antibody. The present invention also includes uses of such muteins and inhibitory compounds, for example, in methods to diagnose and protect animals from allergy and other abnormal immune responses.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2001
    Publication date: January 2, 2003
    Inventors: Theodore S. Jardetzky, Scott Clayton Garman, Beth A. Wurzburg, Jean-Pierre Kinet
  • Publication number: 20010039479
    Abstract: The present invention includes three-dimensional models of antibodies, such as Fc-C&egr;3/C&egr;4 regions of IgE antibodies, as well as methods to produce such models. The present invention also includes muteins having increased stability and/or antibody receptor binding activity, as well as methods to produce such muteins, preferably using information derived from three-dimensional models of the present invention. Also included are nucleic acid sequences encoding muteins of the present invention and use of those sequences to produce such muteins. Also included is the use of the model to identify compounds that inhibit the binding of an antibody receptor protein to an antibody. The present invention also includes uses of such muteins and inhibitory compounds, for example, in methods to diagnose and protect animals from allergy and other abnormal immune responses.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2001
    Publication date: November 8, 2001
    Inventors: Theodore S. Jardetzky, Beth A. Wurzburg