Patents by Inventor Malavi T. Madireddi

Malavi T. Madireddi 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).

  • Melanoma differentiation associated gene-7 promoter and uses thereof
    Patent number: 6841362
    Abstract: The present invention provides for an isolated Mda-7 promoter capable of directing transcription of a heterologous coding sequence positioned downstream therefrom, wherein the promoter is selected from the group consisting of: (a) a promoter comprising the nucleotide sequence shown in SEQ ID NO:1; (b) a promoter comprising a nucleotide sequence functionally equivalent to the nucleotide sequence shown in SEQ ID NO: 1; and (c) a promoter comprising a nucleotide sequence that hybridizes to a sequence complementary to the promoter of (a) or (b) in a Southern hybridization reaction performed under stringent conditions. The invention provides for a host cell comprising the recombinant expression construct as described herein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 29, 2000
    Date of Patent: January 11, 2005
    Assignee: The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York
    Inventors: Paul B. Fisher, Malavi T. Madireddi