104 results about "Cellular protein" patented technology

The present invention relates to multi-phase protein separation methods capable of resolving and characterizing large numbers of cellular proteins, including methods for efficiently facilitating the transfer of protein samples between separation phases. In particular, the present invention provides an automated system for the separation, identification, and characterization of protein samples. The present invention thus provides improved methods for the analysis of samples containing large numbers of proteins.

This invention discloses isolated short peptides comprising the amino acid sequence Cys-Glu-Phe-His (CEFH) and analogs thereof as well as compositions comprising CEFH peptides and analogs thereof. The CEFH peptides disclosed herein are effective in mediating the denitration of 3-nitrotyrosines (3-NT) in cellular proteins thereby preventing tissue damage associated with excess nitric oxide (NO) and its reactive species. The CEFH peptides disclosed herein are useful in the treatment of ischemia/reperfusion (I/R) injury of various tissues (e.g., I/R injury of heart muscle associated with heart attack or cardiac surgery, I/R injury of brain tissue associated with stroke, I/R injury of liver tissue, skeletal muscles, etc.), septic shock, anaphylactic shock, neurodegenerative diseases (e.g., Alzheimer's and Parkinson's diseases), neuronal injury, atherosclerosis, diabetes, multiple sclerosis, autoimmune uveitis, pulmonary fibrosis, oobliterative bronchiolitis, bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD), amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), sepsis, inflammatory bowel disease, arthritis, allograft rejection, autoimmune myocarditis, myocardial inflammation, pulmonary granulomatous inflammation, influenza- or HSV-induced pneumonia, chronic cerebral vasospasm, allergic encephalomyelitis, central nervous system (CNS) inflammation, Heliobacterium pylori gastritis, necrotizing entrerocolitis, celliac disease, peritonitis, early prosthesis failure, inclusion body myositis, preeclamptic pregnancies, skin lesions with anaphylactoid purpura, nephrosclerosis, ileitis, leishmaniasis, cancer, and related disorders.

The present invention relates to a transplant rejection in an animal suppressed by administration of an antibody directed at a cell surface antigen selected from the group consisting of CD4, CD8, CD154, LFA-1, CD80, CD86 and ICAM-1, preferably an anti-CD4 antibody, together with a non-cellular protein antigen to generate in the animal a population of regulatory T-lymphocytes; reactivating said population of regulatory T-lymphocytes by further administration to the animal of the non-cellular protein antigen; and transplanting said organ or tissue whilst said population of regulatory T-lymphocytes is activated. Regulatory T cells can be generated ex vivo by culturing T cells with an antibody directed at a cell surface antigen selected from the group consisting of CD4, CD8, CD154, LFA-1, CD80, CD86 and ICAM-1, in the presence of cells that present either alloantigen or a non-cellular protein antigen. Ex vivo generated T-lymphocytes can be used as an alternative method of overcoming transplant rejection or in combination with the in vivo method. A similar approach can be adopted for the treatment of autoimmune conditions.

Provided herein are methods for the purification of recombinant adeno-associated virus (rAAV) vectors that can be used for gene transfer and specifically for gene therapy or vaccination. Recombinant AAV vectors of the invention are substantially free of in-process impurities, including production components such as cellular nucleic acids, cellular proteins, helper virus, and media components.

The present invention relates to multiphase protein separation methods capable of resolving large numbers of cellular proteins. The methods of the present invention provide protein profile maps for imaging and comparing protein expression patterns. The present invention provides alternatives to traditional 2-D gel separation methods for the screening of protein profiles.

Commercial production of human insulin can be affected via transgenic expression in plant seeds. Thus, levels of insulin accumulation exceeding 0.1% of total cellular protein can be achieved recombinantly, through expression of the insulin with a single-chain antibody as a fusion partner. Production in seeds offers flexibility in storage and shipment of insulin as a raw material, and insulin retains its activity upon extraction from stored seed. Further, the amount of biomass subjected to extraction is limited, due to the relatively low water content of plant seeds.

The present invention relates to nucleic acid sequences and cellular proteins encoded by these sequences that are involved in infection or are otherwise associated with the life cycle of one or more pathogens.

The present invention relates to methods and reagents for targeting proteolysis of a polypeptide by cis or trans association with a ubiquitin protein ligase, and further provides methods and reagents for inhibiting the ubiquitination and proteolysis of cellular proteins which are recognized by a ubiquitin protein ligase.

The invention relates generally to methods of treating cell proliferative diseases with HSP90 inhibitors and, depending on the specific aspect and embodiment(s) claimed, to the treatment of proliferative diseases that are associated with fusion proteins, e.g., bcrabl, or mutant proteins or cellular protein isoforms, e.g., mutant forms of p53.

Array systems that facilitate the simultaneous monitoring of many interactions between biological molecules and the analysis of cellular protein interactions with high throughput. The present invention provides methods and arrays for analyzing biochemical pathways by forming an array of immobilized biomolecules; exposing the array to biomolecules in solution; and detecting modification of the immobilized biomolecules, modification of the biomolecules in solution, and/or binding of biomolecules in solution to immobilized biomolecules.

The present invention provides several networks of cellular protein kinases as potential targets for medical intervention against hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection and HCV-related diseases and disorders in mammals, including humans. The invention relates to therapeutic protocols and pharmaceutical compositions designed to inhibit the activity of one or more of these protein kinases for the prevention and/or treatment of infections and diseases caused by HCV. The invention also relates to methods for the identification of kinase inhibitors that may be used to treat and/or prevent HCV infections and HCV-related diseases.

The present invention makes available a rapid, reproducible, robust assay system for screening and identifying pharmaceutically effective compounds that specifically interact with and modulate the activity of a cellular protein, e.g., a receptor or ion channel. The subject assay enables rapid screening of large numbers of compounds to identify those which act as an agonist or antagonist to the bioactivity of the cellular protein. In this system, the cell is treated with a compound, and functional interaction of this compound with a cellular receptor yields a detectable signal, which can be specifically measured. The subject assays include methods of identifying compounds which specifically modulate, for example, heterologous receptors coupled to the pheromone response pathway in yeast. The subject assays are particularly amenable to the identification of specific agonists and antagonists of G protein-coupled receptors.

The present invention relates to cellular proteins that are involved in toxicity and infection or are otherwise associated with the life cycle of one or more pathogens.

A method of treating sarcopenia comprises immunizing a subject in need thereof against AGE-modified proteins or peptides of a cell. Immunizing a subject includes administering a vaccine that comprises an AGE antigen. Vaccines against AGE-modified proteins or peptides contain an AGE antigen, an adjuvant, optional preservatives and optional excipients.

The present invention makes available a rapid, effective assay for screening and identifying pharmaceutically effective compounds that specifically interact with and modulate the activity of a target cell surface protein, e.g., a receptor or ion channel. The subject assay enables rapid screening of large numbers of compounds to identify those which modulate the bioactivity of the cellular proteins. The subject assays are particularly amenable for high throughput formats and are particular useful in identifying modulators of a mammalian metabotropic glutamate receptor protein.

The present invention relates to cell migration capacity of adult stem cells derived from adipose tissue, and more specifically, to treatment of adipose-derived, adult stem cells with cellular protein secretions. In particular, the present invention is a new use for adipose stem cells, whereby pretreatment of adipose-derived, adult stem cells with a specific chemokine or growth factor induces a more effective migration to diseased parts of the body. Adipose-derived adult stem cells, pretreated with specific chemokine or growth factor may be intravenously administered as a simple way to target stem cells (targetting) to the site of the disease and represents potential for cell therapy.

Disclosed is a cyclophilin protein with PPIase activity functioning as an antioxidant. When being overexpressed in transplanted cells, the cyclophilin protein remarkably reduces the cytotoxicity induced by cyclosporin A or its analogues so that it can greatly improve the success rate in transplantation. Also, disclosed is a composition useful to prevent transplant rejection, comprising a recombinant expression vector which can over-express a cyclophilin protein with PPIase activity. The recombinant expression vector is introduced into cells which are thus transformed to be resistant to cyclosporin A and its analogues. A method of preparing such cells is also disclosed.

The present invention makes available a rapid, reproducible, robust assay system for screening and identifying pharmaceutically effective compounds that specifically interact with and modulate the activity of a cellular protein, e.g., a receptor. or ion channel. The subject assay enables rapid screening of large numbers of compounds to identify those which act as an agonist or antagonist to the bioactivity of the cellular protein. In this system, the first cell is treated with a compound, and functional interaction of this compound with a cellular receptor yields a secreted signal. A second cell, bearing a receptor for this secreted signal, makes use of an indicator gene in a signaling pathway coupled to this second receptor. The subject assays include methods of identifying compounds which specifically modulate, for example, heterologous receptors coupled to the pheromone response pathway in yeast. The subject assays are particularly amenable to the identification of specific agonists and antagonists of G protein-coupled receptors.

A method and kit for simultaneous detection and/or determination of a plurality of modified proteins in a sample. The method comprises: a) contacting the sample under mild protein denaturation conditions with a plurality of first antibodies capable of binding to a specific target protein, the first antibodies being immobilized on solid support material, each first antibody being differentiable from others by a differentiation parameter, whereby the first antibodies bind to respective target proteins present in the sample; b) removing unbound materials from the locus of the first antibodies; c) contacting the materials from step (b) with one or more second antibodies, each of which is specific to a class or subclass of modified proteins or with a plurality of second antibodies, each of which is specific to a modified protein, so as to bind the second antibody or antibodies to modified proteins in the sample; and d) detecting and/or determining a plurality of modified proteins in the sample. The kit comprises a plurality of primary antibodies immobilized on the above-mentioned solid support material, one or more buffers for lysing and for washing cellular material samples to be assayed, an assay buffer for conducting the assay, the buffer containing a sulfate or sulfonate detergent, and one or more second antibodies specific to the modified proteins. Also disclosed is a process for mild denaturation of modified proteins for use in such a procedure.