Patents by Inventor Wi S. Lai

Wi S. Lai 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).

  • TTP-related zinc finger domains and methods of use
    Patent number: 7238473
    Abstract: The present invention provides methods of regulating the destruction of mRNA molecules containing an AU-rich element (ARE), for example, methods of stimulating the degradation of an mRNA molecule encoding TNF-?, and methods of inhibiting the degradation of an mRNA molecule encoding GM-CSF. Also provided are methods for identifying compounds that regulate the destruction of mRNA molecules containing AREs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 2000
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2007
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services
    Inventors: Perry J. Blackshear, Wi S. Lai, Ester Carballo-Jane