Patents by Inventor Narasimhan Sudarsan

Narasimhan Sudarsan 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: 9580713
    Abstract: Disclosed are compounds, compositions, and methods relating to fluoride aptamers, fluoride-responsive riboswitches, fluoride-regulated expression constructs, fluoride transporters, nucleic acids encoding fluoride transporters, expression constructs encoding fluoride transporters, and cells containing or including any combination of these.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2017
    Assignee: Yale University
    Inventors: Ronald Breaker, Jenny Baker, Narasimhan Sudarsan, Zasha Weinberg, Adam Roth, Tyler Ames, James Nelson
  • Publication number: 20150023889
    Abstract: Disclosed are compounds, compositions, and methods relating to fluoride aptamers, fluoride-responsive riboswitches, fluoride-regulated expression constructs, fluoride transporters, nucleic acids encoding fluoride transporters, expression constructs encoding fluoride transporters, and cells containing or including any combination of these.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 17, 2012
    Publication date: January 22, 2015
    Inventors: Ronald Breaker, Jenny Baker, Narasimhan Sudarsan, Zasha Weinberg, Adam Roth, Tyler Ames, James Nelson
  • Publication number: 20130143955
    Abstract: Disclosed are compositions and methods involving cyclic di-GMP—responsive Riboswitches and cyclic di-GMP-II motifs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 9, 2011
    Publication date: June 6, 2013
    Applicant: YALE UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Ronald R. Breaker, Jenny Baker, Elaine Lee, Narasimhan Sudarsan, Zasha Weinberg
  • Patent number: 8440810
    Abstract: It has been discovered that certain natural mRNAs serve as metabolite-sensitive genetic switches wherein the RNA directly binds a small organic molecule. This binding process changes the conformation of the mRNA, which causes a change in gene expression by a variety of different mechanisms. Modified versions of these natural “riboswitches” (created by using various nucleic acid engineering strategies) can be employed as designer genetic switches that are controlled by specific effector compounds. Such effector compounds that activate a riboswitch are referred to herein as trigger molecules. The natural switches are targets for antibiotics and other small molecule therapies.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2013
    Assignee: Yale University
    Inventors: Ronald R. Breaker, Ali Nahvi, Narasimhan Sudarsan, Margaret S. Ebert, Wade Winkler, Jeffrey E. Barrick, John K. Wickiser
  • Publication number: 20110152215
    Abstract: It has been discovered that certain natural mRNAs serve as metabolite-sensitive genetic switches wherein the RNA directly binds a small organic molecule. This binding process changes the conformation of the mRNA, which causes a change in gene expression by a variety of different mechanisms. Modified versions of these natural “riboswitches” (created by using various nucleic acid engineering strategies) can be employed as designer genetic switches that are controlled by specific effector compounds. Such effector compounds that activate a riboswitch are referred to herein as trigger molecules. The natural switches are targets for antibiotics and other small molecule therapies.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 23, 2011
    Publication date: June 23, 2011
    Inventors: Ronald R. Breaker, Ali Nahvi, Narasimhan Sudarsan, Margaret S. Ebert, Wade Winkler, Jeffrey E. Barrick, John K. Wickiser
  • Publication number: 20110151471
    Abstract: It has been discovered that certain natural mRNAs serve as metabolite-sensitive genetic switches wherein the RNA directly binds a small organic molecule. This binding process changes the conformation of the mRNA, which causes a change in gene expression by a variety of different mechanisms. Modified versions of these natural “riboswitches” (created by using various nucleic acid engineering strategies) can be employed as designer genetic switches that are controlled by specific effector compounds. Such effector compounds that activate a riboswitch are referred to herein as trigger molecules. The natural switches are targets for antibiotics and other small molecule therapies.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 23, 2011
    Publication date: June 23, 2011
    Inventors: Ronald R. Breaker, Ali Nahvi, Narasimhan Sudarsan, Margaret S. Ebert, Wade Winkler, Jeffrey E. Barrick, John K. Wickiser
  • Publication number: 20110150854
    Abstract: It has been discovered that certain natural mRNAs serve as metabolite-sensitive genetic switches wherein the RNA directly binds a small organic molecule. This binding process changes the conformation of the mRNA, which causes a change in gene expression by a variety of different mechanisms. Modified versions of these natural “riboswitches” (created by using various nucleic acid engineering strategies) can be employed as designer genetic switches that are controlled by specific effector compounds. Such effector compounds that activate a riboswitch are referred to herein as trigger molecules. The natural switches are targets for antibiotics and other small molecule therapies.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 23, 2011
    Publication date: June 23, 2011
    Inventors: Ronald R. Breaker, Ali Nahvi, Narasimhan Sudarsan, Margaret S. Ebert, Wade Winkler, Jeffrey E. Barrick, John K. Wickiser
  • Publication number: 20110152213
    Abstract: It has been discovered that certain natural mRNAs serve as metabolite-sensitive genetic switches wherein the RNA directly binds a small organic molecule. This binding process changes the conformation of the mRNA, which causes a change in gene expression by a variety of different mechanisms. Modified versions of these natural “riboswitches” (created by using various nucleic acid engineering strategies) can be employed as designer genetic switches that are controlled by specific effector compounds. Such effector compounds that activate a riboswitch are referred to herein as trigger molecules. The natural switches are targets for antibiotics and other small molecule therapies.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 23, 2011
    Publication date: June 23, 2011
    Inventors: Ronald R. Breaker, Ali Nahvi, Narasimhan Sudarsan, Margaret S. Ebert, Wade Winkler, Jeffrey E. Barrick, John K. Wickiser
  • Publication number: 20100286082
    Abstract: Riboswitches are targets for antibiotics and other small molecule therapies. Riboswitches and portions thereof can be used to regulate the expression or function of RNA molecules and other elements and molecules. Riboswitches and portions thereof can be used in a variety of other methods to, for example, identify or detect compounds. Compounds can be used to stimulate, active, inhibit and/or inactivate the riboswitch. Riboswitches and portions thereof, both alone and in combination with other nucleic acids, can be used in a variety of constructs and RNA molecules and can be encoded by nucleic acids.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 29, 2008
    Publication date: November 11, 2010
    Applicant: Yale University
    Inventors: Ronald R. Breaker, Zasha Weinberg, Narasimhan Sudarsan, Joy Xin Wang, Michelle M. Meyer, Adam Roth, Elizabeth E. Regulski
  • Patent number: 7794931
    Abstract: It has been discovered that certain natural mRNAs serve as metabolite-sensitive genetic switches wherein the RNA directly binds a small organic molecule. This binding process changes the conformation of the mRNA, which causes a change in gene expression by a variety of different mechanisms. Modified versions of these natural “riboswitches” (created by using various nucleic acid engineering strategies) can be employed as designer genetic switches that are controlled by specific effector compounds. Such effector compounds that activate a riboswitch are referred to herein as trigger molecules. The natural switches are targets for antibiotics and other small molecule therapies.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2003
    Date of Patent: September 14, 2010
    Assignee: Yale University
    Inventors: Ronald R. Breaker, Ali Nahvi, Narasimhan Sudarsan, Margaret S. Ebert, Wade Winkler, Jeffrey E. Barrick, John K. Wickiser
  • Publication number: 20100190244
    Abstract: It has been discovered that certain natural mRNAs serve as metabolite-sensitive genetic switches wherein the RNA directly binds a small organic molecule. This binding process changes the conformation of the mRNA, which causes a change in gene expression by a variety of different mechanisms. Modified versions of these natural “riboswitches” (created by using various nucleic acid engineering strategies) can be employed as designer genetic switches that are controlled by specific effector compounds. Such effector compounds that activate a riboswitch are referred to herein as trigger molecules. The natural switches are targets for antibiotics and other small molecule therapies.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 19, 2010
    Publication date: July 29, 2010
    Applicant: YALE UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: RONALD R. BREAKER, ALI NAHVI, NARASIMHAN SUDARSAN, MARGARET S. EBERT, WADE WINKLER, JEFFREY E. BARRICK, JOHN K. WICKISER
  • Publication number: 20100184810
    Abstract: Disclosed are methods and compositions related to riboswitches that control alternative splicing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2008
    Publication date: July 22, 2010
    Applicant: Yale University
    Inventors: Ronald R. Breaker, Ming Tatt Cheah, Narasimhan Sudarsan, Andreas Wachter
  • Publication number: 20100137440
    Abstract: The lysine riboswitch is a target for antibiotics and other small molecule therapies. Compounds can be used to stimulate, active, inhibit and/or inactivate the lysine riboswitch.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 11, 2007
    Publication date: June 3, 2010
    Applicant: Yale University
    Inventors: Ronald R. Breaker, Jinsoo Lim, Kenneth F. Blount, Joy Wang, Narasimhan Sudarsan
  • Publication number: 20100041742
    Abstract: It has been discovered that certain natural mRNAs serve as metabolite-sensitive genetic switches wherein the RNA directly binds a small organic molecule. This binding process changes the conformation of the mRNA, which causes a change in gene expression by a variety of different mechanisms. Modified versions of these natural “riboswitches” (created by using various nucleic acid engineering strategies) can be employed as designer genetic switches that are controlled by specific effector compounds. Such effector compounds that activate a riboswitch are referred to herein as trigger molecules. The natural switches are targets for antibiotics and other small molecule therapies.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 26, 2009
    Publication date: February 18, 2010
    Applicant: Yale University
    Inventors: Ronald R. Breaker, Ali Nahvi, Narasimhan Sudarsan, Margaret S. Ebert, Wade Winkler, Jeffrey E. Barrick, John K. Wickiser
  • Publication number: 20050053951
    Abstract: It has been discovered that certain natural mRNAs serve as metabolite-sensitive genetic switches wherein the RNA directly binds a small organic molecule. This binding process changes the conformation of the mRNA, which causes a change in gene expression by a variety of different mechanisms. Modified versions of these natural “riboswitches” (created by using various nucleic acid engineering strategies) can be employed as designer genetic switches that are controlled by specific effector compounds. Such effector compounds that activate a riboswitch are referred to herein as trigger molecules. The natural switches are targets for antibiotics and other small molecule therapies.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 22, 2003
    Publication date: March 10, 2005
    Inventors: Ronald Breaker, Ali Nahvi, Narasimhan Sudarsan, Margaret Ebert, Wade Winkler, Jeffrey Barrick, John Wickiser