Patents by Inventor Scott Anthony Gerber

Scott Anthony Gerber 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: 7501286
    Abstract: The invention provides reagents, kits and methods for detecting and/or quantifying proteins in complex mixtures, such as a cell lysate. The methods can be used in high throughput assays to profile cellular proteomes. In one aspect, the invention provides a peptide internal standard labeled with a stable isotope and corresponding in amino acid sequence to the amino acid sequence of a subsequence of a target polypeptide. In another aspect, the peptide internal standard is labeled at a modified amino acid residue and is used to determine the presence of, and/or quantitate the amount of a particular modified form of a protein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2004
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2009
    Assignee: President and Fellows of Harvard College
    Inventors: Steven P. Gygi, Scott Anthony Gerber
  • Publication number: 20090053742
    Abstract: The invention provides non-affinity based isotope tagged peptides, chemistries for making these peptides, and methods for using these peptides. In one aspect, tags comprise a reactive site (RS) for reacting with a molecule on a protein to form a stable association with the peptide (e.g., a covalent bond) and an anchoring site (AS) group for reversibly or removably anchoring the tag to a solid phase such as a resin support. Anchoring may be direct or indirect (e.g., through a linker molecule). Preferably, the anchoring site comprises a biotin compound. Preferably, the tag comprises a mass-altering label, such as a stable isotope, such that association of the tag with the peptide can be monitored by mass spectrometry. The reagents can be used for rapid and quantitative analysis of proteins or protein function in mixtures of proteins.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2007
    Publication date: February 26, 2009
    Applicant: President and Fellows of Harvard College
    Inventors: Steven P. Gygi, Scott Anthony Gerber, Carlos Augusto Gartner
  • Patent number: 7332613
    Abstract: The invention provides non-affinity based isotope tagged peptides, chemistries for making these peptides, and methods for using these peptides. In one aspect, tags comprise a reactive site (RS) for reacting with a molecule on a protein to form a stable association with the peptide (e.g., a covalent bond) and an anchoring site (AS) group for reversibly or removably anchoring the tag to a solid phase such as a resin support. Anchoring may be direct or indirect (e.g., through a linker molecule). Preferably, the anchoring site comprises a biotin compound. Preferably, the tag comprises a mass-altering label, such as a stable isotope, such that association of the tag with the peptide can be monitored by mass spectrometry. The reagents can be used for rapid and quantitative analysis of proteins or protein function in mixtures of proteins.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2004
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2008
    Assignee: President and Fellows of Harvard College
    Inventors: Steven P. Gygi, Scott Anthony Gerber, Carlos Augusto Gartner
  • Publication number: 20040259164
    Abstract: The invention provides non-affinity based isotope tagged peptides, chemistries for making these peptides, and methods for using these peptides. In one aspect, tags comprise a reactive site (RS) for reacting with a molecule on a protein to form a stable association with the peptide (e.g., a covalent bond) and an anchoring site (AS) group for reversibly or removably anchoring the tag to a solid phase such as a resin support. Anchoring may be direct or indirect (e.g., through a linker molecule). Preferably, the anchoring site comprises a biotin compound. Preferably, the tag comprises a mass-altering label, such as a stable isotope, such that association of the tag with the peptide can be monitored by mass spectrometry. The reagents can be used for rapid and quantitative analysis of proteins or protein function in mixtures of proteins.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 7, 2004
    Publication date: December 23, 2004
    Applicant: President and Fellows of Harvard College
    Inventors: Steven P. Gygi, Scott Anthony Gerber, Carlos Augusto Gartner
  • Publication number: 20040235186
    Abstract: The invention provides non-affinity based isotope tagged peptides, chemistries for making these peptides, and methods for using these peptides. In one aspect, tags comprise a reactive site (RS) for reacting with a molecule on a protein to form a stable association with the peptide (e.g., a covalent bond) and an anchoring site (AS) group for reversibly or removably anchoring the tag to a solid phase such as a resin support. Anchoring may be direct or indirect (e.g., through a linker molecule). Preferably, the tag comprises a mass-altering label, such as a stable isotope, such that association of the tag with the peptide can be monitored by mass spectrometry. The reagents can be used for rapid and quantitative analysis of proteins or protein function in mixtures of proteins.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 16, 2004
    Publication date: November 25, 2004
    Applicant: President and Fellows of Harvard College
    Inventors: Steven P. Gygi, Scott Anthony Gerber, Carlos Augusto Gartner
  • Publication number: 20040229283
    Abstract: The invention provides reagents, kits and methods for detecting and/or quantifying proteins in complex mixtures, such as a cell lysate. The methods can be used in high throughput assays to profile cellular proteomes. In one aspect, the invention provides a peptide internal standard labeled with a stable isotope and corresponding in amino acid sequence to the amino acid sequence of a subsequence of a target polypeptide. In another aspect, the peptide internal standard is labeled at a modified amino acid residue and is used to determine the presence of, and/or quantitate the amount of a particular modified form of a protein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 17, 2004
    Publication date: November 18, 2004
    Applicant: President and Fellows of Harvard College
    Inventors: Steven P. Gygi, Scott Anthony Gerber