Patents by Inventor Holly A. Rees

Holly A. Rees 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: 20230348883
    Abstract: Some aspects of this disclosure provide strategies, systems, reagents, methods, and kits that are useful for the targeted editing of nucleic acids, including editing a single site within the genome of a cell or subject, e.g., within the human genome. In some embodiments, fusion proteins of nucleic acid programmable DNA binding proteins (napDNAbp), e.g., Cpf1 or variants thereof, and nucleic acid editing proteins or protein domains, e.g., deaminase domains, are provided. In some embodiments, methods for targeted nucleic acid editing are provided. In some embodiments, reagents and kits for the generation of targeted nucleic acid editing proteins, e.g., fusion proteins of a napDNAbp (e.g., CasX, CasY, Cpf1, C2c1, C2c2, C2C3, and Argonaute) and nucleic acid editing proteins or domains, are provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2022
    Publication date: November 2, 2023
    Applicant: President and Fellows of Harvard College
    Inventors: David R. Liu, Alexis Christine Komor, Liwei Chen, Holly A. Rees
  • Publication number: 20220380740
    Abstract: The invention provides an improved genome editing construct which is capable of editing a target sequence in an HDR-dependent manner (i.e., “HDR-dependent genome editors”) with increased efficiency and reduced indel formation and which does not require a dividing cell. In particular, the instant specification provides a new fusion protein comprising a nucleic acid programmable DNA binding protein (napDNAbp) (e.g., Cas9) with a nickase activity and a single-stranded DNA binding protein (e.g., Rad51) which edits a target DNA in an HDR-dependent manner with greater efficiency (e.g., increased rate of induced HDR) and/or with a lower rate or occurrence of indel formation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2019
    Publication date: December 1, 2022
    Applicants: The Broad Institute, Inc., President and Fellows of Harvard College
    Inventors: David R. Liu, Holly A. Rees
  • Publication number: 20220307003
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides novel adenine base editors that retain ability to edit DNA efficiently but show greatly reduced off-target effects, such as reduced RNA editing activity, as well as lower off-target DNA editing activity and reduced indel by product formation. Also provided are base editing methods comprising contacting a nucleic acid molecule with an adenine base editor and a guide RNA that has complementarity to a target sequence. Further provided are complexes comprising a guide RNA bound to a base editor provided herein; and kits and pharmaceutical compositions for the administration of adenine base editor variants to a host cell.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 16, 2020
    Publication date: September 29, 2022
    Applicants: The Broad Institute, Inc., President and Fellows of Harvard College
    Inventors: David R. Liu, Holly A. Rees
  • Publication number: 20220220462
    Abstract: Some aspects of this disclosure provide strategies, systems, reagents, methods, and kits that are useful for the targeted editing of nucleic acids, including editing a single site within the genome of a cell or subject, e.g., within the human genome. In some embodiments, fusion proteins of Cas9 and nucleic acid editing proteins or protein domains, e.g., deaminase domains, are provided. In some embodiments, methods for targeted nucleic acid editing are provided. In some embodiments, reagents and kits for the generation of targeted nucleic acid editing proteins, e.g., fusion proteins of Cas9 and nucleic acid editing proteins or domains, are provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2021
    Publication date: July 14, 2022
    Applicant: President and Fellows of Harvard College
    Inventors: David R. Liu, Alexis Christine Komor, Holly A. Rees, Yongjoo Kim
  • Patent number: 11268082
    Abstract: Some aspects of this disclosure provide strategies, systems, reagents, methods, and kits that are useful for the targeted editing of nucleic acids, including editing a single site within the genome of a cell or subject, e.g., within the human genome. In some embodiments, fusion proteins of nucleic acid programmable DNA binding proteins (napDNAbp), e.g., Cpf1 or variants thereof, and nucleic acid editing proteins or protein domains, e.g., deaminase domains, are provided. In some embodiments, methods for targeted nucleic acid editing are provided. In some embodiments, reagents and kits for the generation of targeted nucleic acid editing proteins, e.g., fusion proteins of a napDNAbp (e.g., CasX, CasY, Cpf1, C2c1, C2c2, C2C3, and Argonaute) and nucleic acid editing proteins or domains, are provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2022
    Assignee: President and Fellows of Harvard College
    Inventors: David R. Liu, Alexis Christine Komor, Liwei Chen, Holly A. Rees
  • Patent number: 11214780
    Abstract: Some aspects of this disclosure provide strategies, systems, reagents, methods, and kits that are useful for the targeted editing of nucleic acids, including editing a single site within the genome of a cell or subject, e.g., within the human genome. In some embodiments, fusion proteins of Cas9 and nucleic acid editing proteins or protein domains, e.g., deaminase domains, are provided. In some embodiments, methods for targeted nucleic acid editing are provided. In some embodiments, reagents and kits for the generation of targeted nucleic acid editing proteins, e.g., fusion proteins of Cas9 and nucleic acid editing proteins or domains, are provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2022
    Assignee: President and Fellows of Harvard College
    Inventors: David R. Liu, Alexis Christine Komor, Holly A. Rees, Yongjoo Kim
  • Patent number: 10167457
    Abstract: Some aspects of this disclosure provide strategies, systems, reagents, methods, and kits that are useful for the targeted editing of nucleic acids, including editing a single site within the genome of a cell or subject, e.g., within the human genome. In some embodiments, fusion proteins of Cas9 and nucleic acid editing proteins or protein domains, e.g., deaminase domains, are provided. In some embodiments, methods for targeted nucleic acid editing are provided. In some embodiments, reagents and kits for the generation of targeted nucleic acid editing proteins, e.g., fusion proteins of Cas9 and nucleic acid editing proteins or domains, are provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2019
    Assignee: President and Fellows of Harvard College
    Inventors: David R. Liu, Alexis Christine Komor, Holly A. Rees, Yongjoo Kim
  • Publication number: 20180312825
    Abstract: Some aspects of this disclosure provide strategies, systems, reagents, methods, and kits that are useful for the targeted editing of nucleic acids, including editing a single site within the genome of a cell or subject, e.g., within the human genome. In some embodiments, fusion proteins of Cas9 and nucleic acid editing proteins or protein domains, e.g., deaminase domains, are provided. In some embodiments, methods for targeted nucleic acid editing are provided. In some embodiments, reagents and kits for the generation of targeted nucleic acid editing proteins, e.g., fusion proteins of Cas9 and nucleic acid editing proteins or domains, are provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 23, 2018
    Publication date: November 1, 2018
    Applicant: President and Fellows of Harvard College
    Inventors: David R. Liu, Alexis Christine Komor, Holly A. Rees, Yongjoo Kim
  • Publication number: 20180312828
    Abstract: Some aspects of this disclosure provide strategies, systems, reagents, methods, and kits that are useful for the targeted editing of nucleic acids, including editing a single site within the genome of a cell or subject, e.g., within the human genome. In some embodiments, fusion proteins of nucleic acid programmable DNA binding proteins (napDNAbp), e.g., Cpf1 or variants thereof, and nucleic acid editing proteins or protein domains, e.g., deaminase domains, are provided. In some embodiments, methods for targeted nucleic acid editing are provided. In some embodiments, reagents and kits for the generation of targeted nucleic acid editing proteins, e.g., fusion proteins of a napDNAbp (e.g., CasX, CasY, Cpf1, C2c1, C2c2, C2C3, and Argonaute) and nucleic acid editing proteins or domains, are provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2018
    Publication date: November 1, 2018
    Applicant: President and Fellows of Harvard College
    Inventors: David R. Liu, Alexis Christine Komor, Liwei Chen, Holly A. Rees
  • Publication number: 20170121693
    Abstract: Some aspects of this disclosure provide strategies, systems, reagents, methods, and kits that are useful for the targeted editing of nucleic acids, including editing a single site within the genome of a cell or subject, e.g., within the human genome. In some embodiments, fusion proteins of Cas9 and nucleic acid editing proteins or protein domains, e.g., deaminase domains, are provided. In some embodiments, methods for targeted nucleic acid editing are provided. In some embodiments, reagents and kits for the generation of targeted nucleic acid editing proteins, e.g., fusion proteins of Cas9 and nucleic acid editing proteins or domains, are provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 22, 2016
    Publication date: May 4, 2017
    Inventors: David R. Liu, Alexis Christine Komor, Holly A. Rees, Yongjoo Kim