Patents by Inventor Christina M. Woo

Christina M. Woo 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: 11912664
    Abstract: Provided herein are methods, systems, kits, and compositions useful for determining small molecule-protein interactions and protein-protein interactions. The photo-click tags provided herein can be conjugated to a small molecule or amino acid analog to provide compounds that can be integrated into a protein through photo-conjugation, allowing for identification of a small molecule-protein interaction or protein-protein interaction to elucidate the small molecules mechanism of action or the protein targeted by the small molecule. In some embodiments, the photo-click tags comprise a photo-conjugation moiety and a click chemistry handle, allowing for the attachment of various functional groups (e.g., affinity tags) to the small molecule or amino acid analog.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2024
    Assignee: President and Fellows of Harvard College
    Inventors: Christina M. Woo, Jinxu Gao, Yuka Amako, Chia Fu Chang, Zhi Lin, Hung-Yi Wu
  • Publication number: 20240043528
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides fusion proteins comprising a nanobody and a split glycosyl hydrolase enzyme. Also provided herein are split glycosyl hydrolase enzymes and fusion proteins comprising such enzymes. Further provided herein are polynucleotides, vectors, and cells. The present disclosure also provides methods of deglycosylating a protein and methods of studying the effects of glycosylation on protein function in cells. Also provided herein are methods of treating diseases.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 4, 2021
    Publication date: February 8, 2024
    Applicant: President and Fellows of Harvard College
    Inventors: Christina M. Woo, Yun Ge, Daniel Hector Ramirez
  • Publication number: 20230167081
    Abstract: Provided herein are compounds that promote targeted degradation of IKZF2, a protein whose activity is implicated in the pathology of certain cancers (e.g., acute myeloid leukemia). Also provided are pharmaceutical compositions comprising the compounds. Also provided are methods of treating cancer, and methods of promoting the degradation of IKZF2 in a subject or biological sample by administering a compound or composition described herein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 29, 2021
    Publication date: June 1, 2023
    Applicants: President and Fellows of Harvard College, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
    Inventors: Christina M. Woo, David K. Miyamoto, Michael Kharas, Sun Mi Park
  • Publication number: 20210395704
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides fusion proteins comprising a nanobody and a glycan modifying enzyme. Also provided herein are methods of glycosylating a protein and methods of removing a sugar from a protein. Further provided in the present disclosure are methods of treating and/or diagnosing diseases. Also provided herein are kits, polynucleotides, vectors, and cells.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2019
    Publication date: December 23, 2021
    Applicant: President and Fellows of Harvard College
    Inventors: Christina M. Woo, Daniel Hector Ramirez, Chanat Aonbangkhen
  • Publication number: 20200140388
    Abstract: Provided herein are methods, systems, kits, and compositions useful for determining small molecule-protein interactions and protein-protein interactions. The photo-click tags provided herein can be conjugated to a small molecule or amino acid analog to provide compounds that can be integrated into a protein through photo-conjugation, allowing for identification of a small molecule-protein interaction or protein-protein interaction to elucidate the small molecules mechanism of action or the protein targeted by the small molecule. In some embodiments, the photo-click tags comprise a photo-conjugation moiety and a click chemistry handle, allowing for the attachment of various functional groups (e.g., affinity tags) to the small molecule or amino acid analog.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 6, 2018
    Publication date: May 7, 2020
    Applicant: President and Fellows of Harvard College
    Inventors: Christina M. Woo, Jinxu Gao, Yuka Amako, Chia Fu Chang, Zhi Lin, Hung-Yi Wu