Patents by Inventor Irwin B. Levitan

Irwin B. Levitan 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).

  • Method for assessing modulation of potassium ion channel activity
    Patent number: 5955259
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for assessing the ability of a compound to modulate the formation of a complex between a potassium channel and a protein tyrosine kinase. The method comprises the steps of (1) contacting a first polypeptide comprising the proline-rich binding region of the potassium channel, a second protein comprising the SH3 binding domain of the protein tyrosine kinase and the compound to be assessed; and (2) measuring the extent of complex formation between the first polypeptide and the second polypeptide.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 1996
    Date of Patent: September 21, 1999
    Assignee: Brandeis University
    Inventors: Todd C. Holmes, Irwin B. Levitan