Patents by Inventor Matthew Banghart

Matthew Banghart 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).

  • Photoreactive regulator of protein function and methods of use thereof
    Patent number: 8114843
    Abstract: The present invention provides a synthetic regulator of protein function, which regulator is a light-sensitive regulator. The present invention further provides a light-regulated polypeptide that includes a subject synthetic regulator. Also provided are cells and membranes comprising a subject light-regulated polypeptide. The present invention further provides methods of modulating protein function, involving use of light. The present invention further provides methods of identifying agents that modulate protein function.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2006
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2012
    Assignee: The Regents of the University of California
    Inventors: Ehud Y. Isacoff, Richard H. Kramer, Dirk Trauner, Matthew Banghart, Matthew Volgraf, Pablo Ignacio Gorostiza Langa, Katharine Borges
  • Photoreactive regulator of protein function and methods of use thereof
    Publication number: 20070128662
    Abstract: The present invention provides a synthetic regulator of protein function, which regulator is a light-sensitive regulator. The present invention further provides a light-regulated polypeptide that includes a subject synthetic regulator. Also provided are cells and membranes comprising a subject light-regulated polypeptide. The present invention further provides methods of modulating protein function, involving use of light. The present invention further provides methods of identifying agents that modulate protein function.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 17, 2006
    Publication date: June 7, 2007
    Inventors: Ehud Isacoff, Richard Kramer, Dirk Trauner, Matthew Banghart, Matthew Volgraf, Pablo Langa