Patents by Inventor Carlos Amezcua

Carlos Amezcua 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).

  • PAS kinase
    Patent number: 6319679
    Abstract: The invention provides methods and compositions relating to a novel kinase designated PAS Kinase (PASK). The compositions include isolated polypeptides comprising a native PASK protein or a PASK N-terminal domain and polypeptides consisting of a PASK PAS-A or PAS-B domain, as well as isolated polynucleotides encoding such polypeptides, and expression vectors and cells comprising such polynucleotides. The methods include binding assays comprising the steps of incubating a mixture comprising a subject polypeptide with a ligand under conditions wherein the polypeptide binds the ligand; and detecting binding of the polypeptide to the ligand.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2001
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2001
    Assignee: Board of Regents, The University of Texas System
    Inventors: Steven L. McKnight, Kevin Gardner, Shannon Harper, Jared Rutter, Carolyn Michnoff, Carlos Amezcua