Patents by Inventor Maolei ZHANG

Maolei ZHANG 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).

  • Patent number: 12203120
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the technical field of nucleic acids, and in particular, to a method for precisely preparing a circular RNA with an Anabaena intron self-cleaving ribozyme. By redesigning a target nucleic acid sequence of a linear RNA, selecting a site suitable for precise cleavage by the intron self-cleaving ribozyme, and removing exon sequences from the Anabaena intron self-cleaving ribozyme, precise cyclization of RNAs after in vitro transcription is achieved. The method provided by the present invention solves the problem in the prior art that linear RNAs cannot be precisely cyclized during the process of generating circular RNAs in vitro, and provides an ideal in vitro preparation method for circular RNA applications.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2024
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2025
    Assignee: Guangzhou Geneseed Biotech Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ming Liu, Maolei Zhang, Yesheng Wang, Qiujie Cai, Wanjun Zhang, Xiaodan Ma
  • Patent number: 12054759
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the technical field of molecular biology, and in particular, to a mutant-type RNase R and a preparation method therefor and application thereof. The mutant-type RNase R provided by the present invention is designated RNase R_?M8, an amino acid sequence of which is shown as SEQ ID NO. 5, and a nucleotide sequence encoding the amino acid sequence is shown as SEQ ID NO. 6. Preparation processes of the mutant-type RNase R_?M8 provided by the present invention include vector construction, vector transformation, protein induction expression, bacteria collection, protein purification, activity assay, etc. The mutant-type RNase R provided by the present invention improves the expression yield and salt tolerance of RNase R and is beneficial to meeting diverse RNA sample requirements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2024
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2024
    Assignee: Guangzhou Geneseed Biotech Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ming Liu, Qiujie Cai, Wanjun Zhang, MaoLei Zhang
  • Publication number: 20240247295
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the technical field of nucleic acids, and in particular, to a method for precisely preparing a circular RNA with an Anabaena intron self-cleaving ribozyme. By redesigning a target nucleic acid sequence of a linear RNA, selecting a site suitable for precise cleavage by the intron self-cleaving ribozyme, and removing exon sequences from the Anabaena intron self-cleaving ribozyme, precise cyclization of RNAs after in vitro transcription is achieved. The method provided by the present invention solves the problem in the prior art that linear RNAs cannot be precisely cyclized during the process of generating circular RNAs in vitro, and provides an ideal in vitro preparation method for circular RNA applications.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 1, 2024
    Publication date: July 25, 2024
    Applicant: Guangzhou Geneseed Biotech Co.,Ltd.
    Inventors: Ming LIU, Maolei ZHANG, Yesheng WANG, Qiujie CAI, Wanjun ZHANG, Xiaodan MA
  • Publication number: 20240229004
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the technical field of molecular biology, and in particular, to a mutant-type RNase R and a preparation method therefor and application thereof. The mutant-type RNase R provided by the present invention is designated RNase R__?M8, an amino acid sequence of which is shown as SEQ ID NO. 5, and a nucleotide sequence encoding the amino acid sequence is shown as SEQ ID NO. 6. Preparation processes of the mutant-type RNase R_?M8 provided by the present invention include vector construction, vector transformation, protein induction expression, bacteria collection, protein purification, activity assay, etc. The mutant-type RNase R provided by the present invention improves the expression yield and salt tolerance of RNase R and is beneficial to meeting diverse RNA sample requirements.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 6, 2024
    Publication date: July 11, 2024
    Applicant: Guangzhou Geneseed Biotech Co.,Ltd.
    Inventors: Ming LIU, Qiujie CAI, Wanjun ZHANG, MaoLei ZHANG
  • Publication number: 20240200048
    Abstract: Provided are a polypeptide translated by a circular RNA Circ-ACE2 and an application thereof, the circular RNA molecule comprising at least one of the following sequences: 1) an RNA sequence as set forth in SEQ ID NO: 1; 2) an RNA sequence having at least 70% identity with 1), preferably an RNA sequence having at least 80% identity with 1), preferably an RNA sequences having at least 85% identity with 1), preferably an RNA sequence having at least 90% identity with 1), preferably an RNA sequence having at least 95% identity with 1), and more preferably, an RNA sequence having at least 99% identity with 1).
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 1, 2023
    Publication date: June 20, 2024
    Inventors: Xingguo LIU, Ming LIU, Maolei ZHANG, Guangsuo XING, Shan LIANG