Patents by Inventor Soren G.F. Rasmussen

Soren G.F. Rasmussen 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).

  • Publication number: 20170253644
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to the field of G protein coupled receptor (GPCR) structural biology and signaling. In particular, the present disclosure relates to binding domains directed against and/or specifically binding to GPCR:G protein complexes. Also provided are nucleic acid sequences encoding such binding domains and cells expressing or capable of expressing such binding domains. The binding domains of the present disclosure can be used as universal tools for the structural and functional characterization of G-protein coupled receptors in complex with downstream heterotrimeric G proteins and bound to various natural or synthetic ligands, for investigating the dynamic features of G protein activation, as well as for screening and drug discovery efforts that make use of GPCR:G protein complexes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 1, 2017
    Publication date: September 7, 2017
    Applicants: VIB VZW, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University, The Regents of the University of Michigan
    Inventors: Jan Steyaert, Els Pardon, Toon Laeremans, Brian Kobilka, Soren G.F. Rasmussen, Sebastien Granier, Roger K. Sunahara
  • Patent number: 9689872
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the field of GPCR structure biology and signaling. In particular, the present invention relates to protein binding domains directed against or capable of specifically binding to a functional conformational state of a G-protein-coupled receptor (GPCR). More specifically, the present invention provides protein binding domains that are capable of increasing the stability of a functional conformational state of a GPCR, in particular, increasing the stability of a GPCR in its active conformational state. The protein binding domains of the present invention can be used as a tool for the structural and functional characterization of G-protein-coupled receptors bound to various natural and synthetic ligands, as well as for screening and drug discovery efforts targeting GPCRs. Moreover, the invention also encompasses the diagnostic, prognostic and therapeutic usefulness of these protein binding domains for GPCR-related diseases.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2017
    Assignees: VIB VZW, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University
    Inventors: Jan Steyaert, Juan Jose Fung, Brian Kobilka, Toon Laeremans, Els Pardon, Soren G. F. Rasmussen
  • Publication number: 20170153245
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the field of GPCR structure biology and signaling. In particular, the present invention relates to protein binding domains directed against or capable of specifically binding to a functional conformational state of a G-protein-coupled receptor (GPCR). More specifically, the present invention provides protein binding domains that are capable of increasing the stability of a functional conformational state of a GPCR, in particular, increasing the stability of a GPCR in its active conformational state. The protein binding domains of the present invention can be used as a tool for the structural and functional characterization of G-protein-coupled receptors bound to various natural and synthetic ligands, as well as for screening and drug discovery efforts targeting GPCRs. Moreover, the invention also encompasses the diagnostic, prognostic and therapeutic usefulness of these protein binding domains for GPCR-related diseases.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 18, 2017
    Publication date: June 1, 2017
    Applicants: VIB VZW, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University
    Inventors: Jan Steyaert, Els Pardon, Soren G.F. Rasmussen, Juan Jose Fung, Brian Kobilka, Toon Laeremans
  • Publication number: 20160347842
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the field of GPCR structure biology and signaling. In particular, the present invention relates to protein binding domains directed against or capable of specifically binding to a functional conformational state of a G-protein-coupled receptor (GPCR). More specifically, the present invention provides protein binding domains that are capable of increasing the stability of a functional conformational state of a GPCR, in particular, increasing the stability of a GPCR in its active conformational state. The protein binding domains of the present invention can be used as a tool for the structural and functional characterization of G-protein-coupled receptors bound to various natural and synthetic ligands, as well as for screening and drug discovery efforts targeting GPCRs. Moreover, the invention also encompasses the diagnostic, prognostic and therapeutic usefulness of these protein binding domains for GPCR-related diseases.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 13, 2016
    Publication date: December 1, 2016
    Applicants: VIB VZW, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University
    Inventors: Jan Steyaert, Juan Jose Fung, Brian Kobilka, Toon Laeremans, Els Pardon, Soren G.F. Rasmussen