Patents by Inventor Jacques Drouin

Jacques Drouin 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).

  • Nur-RE a response element which binds nur nuclear receptors and method of use therefor
    Patent number: 6852538
    Abstract: The present invention relates to intracellular receptors, and methods for the modulation of transcription using same. More particularly, the invention relates to the Nur family of nuclear receptors. In general aspects, the present invention relates to the idenfication of a physiologically relevant response element (RE) for Nur family members, an ER-10 element as well as to the idenfication of the type of protein-protein interactions of Nur family member, enabling their specific interaction with this RE-10 and tfeir modulation of transcription at physiologically relevant sites. The invention further relates to methods for modulating processes mediated by such nuclear receptors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 1997
    Date of Patent: February 8, 2005
    Assignee: Institut de Recherches Cliniques de Montreal
    Inventors: Jacques Drouin, Alexandra Philips, Mario Maira