Patents by Inventor Min Gao

Min Gao 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).

  • Hepatitis C virus assays
    Publication number: 20040121975
    Abstract: The present invention includes an assay useful for identifying inhibitors of Hepatitis C virus (HCV) activity. Particularly, the present invention is directed to a dual HCV assay useful for high throughput screening that quantifies both the amount of HCV RNA replication inhibitory activity associated with a test compound and the amount of cytotoxicity associated with that test compound. The present invention also includes compounds discovered using this assay, compositions containing such compounds and methods of treating Hepatitis C by the administration of such compounds. The present invention also includes reporter assays using enzymes associated with HCV RNA replication, as well as a cell line having ATTC Accession No. PTA-4583.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 12, 2003
    Publication date: June 24, 2004
    Inventors: Min Gao, Julie A. Lemm, Donald R. O'Boyle, Peter Nower, Karen Rigat, Jin-Hua Sun
  • Compositions and methods for reproducing and modulating mammalian messenger RNA decapping
    Publication number: 20020150913
    Abstract: An in-vitro system in which mammalian messenger RNA decapping occurs is provided, for use in identifying modulators, deficiencies, and other aspects of the regulation of RNA turnover.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 18, 2001
    Publication date: October 17, 2002
    Inventors: Jeffrey Wilusz, Carol Wilusz, Min Gao