Patents by Inventor Joan L. Weller

Joan L. Weller 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).

  • Methods and compositions for bisubstrate inhibitors of acetyltransferases
    Publication number: 20020002144
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method of producing a bisubstrate inhibitor in a cell, comprising introducing into the cell an alkylating derivative of an acetyl acceptor substrate for an acetyltransferase present in the cell. Further provided is a method of inhibiting the activity of an acetyltransferase in a cell, comprising introducing into the cell an alkylating derivative of an acetyl acceptor substrate for an acetyltransferase present in the cell under conditions whereby a bisubstrate inhibitor will be produced, thereby inhibiting the activity of the acetyltransferase in the cell.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 20, 2001
    Publication date: January 3, 2002
    Applicant: The Government of the United States of America, Department of Health & Human Services
    Inventors: David C. Klein, M. A.A. Namboodiri, Joan L. Weller, Jeffrey A. Kowalak, Anthony K. Ho