Patents by Inventor Maribel Guerra Valespi

Maribel Guerra Valespi 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).

  • Cancer therapy method
    Patent number: 9145554
    Abstract: This invention describes a method for treating cancer by increasing the nuclear localization of the COMMD1 protein, which is associated with decreasing or blocking the proliferation of the cancer cell. The invention is also related to the use of agents that increase nuclear localization of the COMMD1 protein, in the manufacture of a medicament for cancer therapy. These agents can be peptides or proteins, among other compounds. The invention is also related to the optimization of a peptide, coming from the sequence HARIKPTFRRLKWKKYKGKFW, to increase the nuclear localization of the protein COMMD, and thus, to increase the antitumor effect of this peptide.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 29, 2015
    Assignee: CENTRO DE INGENIERIA GENETICA Y BIOTECNOLOGIA
    Inventors: Maribel Guerra Valespi, Julio Raul Fernandez Masso, Alexis Musacchio Lasa, Jeovanis Gil Valdes, Osvaldo Reyes Acosta, Brizaida Maylin Oliva Arguelles