Patents by Inventor Tse-Chun Kuo

Tse-Chun Kuo 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).

  • Modulation of midbody derivatives
    Patent number: 9409978
    Abstract: The number of midbody derivatives in a cell may be modulated by modulating autophagy induced by NBR1. Exemplary methods include modulating the amount or activity of NBR1 in the cell, potentiating or inhibiting binding between NBR1 and Cep55 in the cell, or modulating the amount of Cep55 in the cell. These methods can be used in the treatment of cancers or in methods of reprogramming cells.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2016
    Assignee: University of Massachusetts
    Inventors: Stephen J. Doxsey, Tse-Chun Kuo, Chun-Ting Chen
  • Modulation of Midbody Derivatives
    Publication number: 20140314836
    Abstract: The number of midbody derivatives in a cell may be modulated by modulating autophagy induced by NBR1. Exemplary methods include modulating the amount or activity of NBR1 in the cell, potentiating or inhibiting binding between NBR1 and Cep55 in the cell, or modulating the amount of Cep55 in the cell. These methods can be used in the treatment of cancers or in methods of reprogramming cells.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 7, 2012
    Publication date: October 23, 2014
    Applicant: UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS
    Inventors: Stephen J. Doxsey, Tse-Chun Kuo, Chun-Ting Chen