Patents by Inventor Valery G. Krasnoperov

Valery G. Krasnoperov 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).

  • Nucleic acids encoding a calcium independent receptor of &agr;-latrotoxin, characterization and uses thereof
    Patent number: 6630345
    Abstract: A novel receptor of &agr;-latrotoxin (&agr;-LTx) which binds &agr;-LTx independently of calcium (Ca2+) presence and is thus a mediator of the calcium-independent stimulation of neurotransmitter release by &agr;-latrotoxin has been isolated, purified and characterized. Designated CIRL (calcium-independent receptor of &agr;-latrotoxin), it and its endogenous ligands can be used to modulate and regulate spontaneous calcium-independent neurotransmitter release and produce &agr;-latrotoxin-like effects on the nerve terminal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 1997
    Date of Patent: October 7, 2003
    Assignee: New York University
    Inventors: Alexandre G. Petrenko, Valery G. Krasnoperov
  • CALCIUM INDEPENDENT RECEPTOR OF ALPHA-LATROTOXIN,CHARACTERIZATION AND USES THEREOF
    Publication number: 20030143665
    Abstract: A novel receptor of &agr;-latrotoxin (&agr;-LTx) which binds &agr;-LTx independently of calcium (Ca2+) presence and is thus a mediator of the calcium-independent stimulation of neurotransmitter release by &agr;-latrotoxin has been isolated, purified and characterized. Designated CIRL (calcium-independent receptor of &agr;-latrotoxin), it and its endogenous ligands can be used to modulate and regulate spontaneous calcium-independent neurotransmitter release and produce &agr;-latrotoxin-like effects on the nerve terminal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 4, 1997
    Publication date: July 31, 2003
    Inventors: ALEXANDRE G. PETRENKO, VALERY G. KRASNOPEROV