Patents by Inventor Zhongbo Yu

Zhongbo Yu 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).

  • Patent number: 11505800
    Abstract: A method for improving a bio-coupling efficiency between a protein and a nucleic acid based on an ?-helix handle includes the following steps. First, the handle carrying the non-natural amino acid (H-tag) is designed. Then, a recombinant expression plasmid encoding a fusion protein containing the H-tag and the protein to be tested is constructed. Subsequently, the fusion recombinant protein containing the non-natural amino acid in the H-tag is expressed and purified. Finally, the non-natural amino acid in the H-tag-fused protein and the coupling group on the nucleic acid substrate are efficiently connected by click chemistry. Thea-helix handle is used to provide a controllable reaction condition on the protein surface for the non-natural amino acid, avoiding the complex structure, charge and polar nanoenvironment around the surface of the protein to be tested.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2022
    Assignee: Nankai University
    Inventors: Zhongbo Yu, Xu Li, Xiaofeng Ma, Lihua Qu, Wei Huang
  • Publication number: 20210332372
    Abstract: A method for improving a bio-coupling efficiency between a protein and a nucleic acid based on an ?-helix handle includes the following steps. First, the handle carrying the non-natural amino acid (H-tag) is designed. Then, a recombinant expression plasmid encoding a fusion protein containing the H-tag and the protein to be tested is constructed. Subsequently, the fusion recombinant protein containing the non-natural amino acid in the H-tag is expressed and purified. Finally, the non-natural amino acid in the H-tag-fused protein and the coupling group on the nucleic acid substrate are efficiently connected by click chemistry. Thea-helix handle is used to provide a controllable reaction condition on the protein surface for the non-natural amino acid, avoiding the complex structure, charge and polar nanoenvironment around the surface of the protein to be tested.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2019
    Publication date: October 28, 2021
    Applicant: Nankai University
    Inventors: Zhongbo Yu, Xu Li, Xiaofeng Ma, Lihua Qu, Wei Huang