Patents by Inventor Yuexi Gu

Yuexi Gu 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).

  • Mammalian Atg8 Proteins Control Autolysosomal Biogenesis Through SNARES
    Publication number: 20200262916
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to the elucidation of the mechanism that human Atg8 protein regulates endolysosomal systems in the cell and the role this protein plays in mediating autophagy. Methods of treating autophagy-mediated disease states with agonists/antagonists of Atg8, STX16 and STX17 proteins are disclosed as are pharmaceutical compositions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 14, 2020
    Publication date: August 20, 2020
    Inventors: Vojo P. Deretic, Yuexi Gu, Graham Timmins