Patents by Inventor Zixu Mao

Zixu Mao 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).

  • CONJUGATES AND METHODS FOR MEASURING CHAPERONE-MEDIATED AUTOPHAGY
    Publication number: 20130065267
    Abstract: This disclosure relates to methods of detecting chaperone-mediated autophagy. In some embodiments, the disclosure relates to methods of measuring chaperone-mediated autophagy in living cells and in purified lysosomes. In some embodiments, the disclosure relates to methods of detecting, diagnosing, monitoring, and/or treating lysosomal diseases in a subject.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 4, 2012
    Publication date: March 14, 2013
    Applicant: EMORY UNIVERSITY
    Inventor: Zixu Mao
  • COMPOSITIONS AND MODULATION OF MYOCYTE ENHANCER FACTOR 2 (MEF2)
    Publication number: 20120149645
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to mitochondrial myocyte enhancer factor 2 (MEF2), Parkinson's disease, and other related diseases. In certain embodiments, the disclosure relates to analyzing the levels of mitochondrial MEF2 isoforms and/or its mitochondrial target gene ND6 in peripheral blood cells such as white blood cells as an indicator for neuronal mitochondrial MEF2 or ND6 and correlated the level to disease diagnosis, treatment, and prognosis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2011
    Publication date: June 14, 2012
    Applicant: EMORY UNIVERSITY
    Inventor: Zixu Mao