Patents by Inventor Cheryl Reifsnyder

Cheryl Reifsnyder 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).

  • Yeast silencing genes proteins and methods
    Patent number: 5989897
    Abstract: The present invention provides the yeast genes SAS2, SAS3 and ESA1 and the proteins encoded thereby. SAS2, SAS3 and ESA1 genes of members of the genus Saccharomyces are provided, particularly the SAS2, SAS3 and ESA1 genes of S. cerevisiae. Also provided are yeast SAS2, SAS3 and ESA1 coding sequences. Specifically provided are the SAS2, SAS3 and ESA1 coding sequences of members of the genus Saccharomyces, and more specifically of S. cerevisiae. Genes of this invention comprise protein coding sequences as well as the regulatory regions that control expression of the encoded protein. Of most interest are SAS2, SAS3, and ESA1 genes of yeast including those of the genus Saccharomyces which are 90% or more homologous to the corresponding genes of S. cerevisiae. Specifically provided are DNA constructs comprising purified and isolated DNA molecules comprising SAS2, SAS3 or ESA1 coding sequences that encode proteins from a strain of S. cerevisiae.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 1998
    Date of Patent: November 23, 1999
    Assignee: University Technology Corporation
    Inventors: Lorraine Pillus, Astrid Clarke, Joanna Lowell, Sandra Jacobson, Cheryl Reifsnyder