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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20120128624 | Recombinant Human Albumin-Granulocyte Macrophage Colony Stimulating Factor Fusion Protein With Long-Lasting Biological Effects Compositions, kits and methods are provided for promoting general health or for prevention or treatment of diseases by using novel recombinant fusion proteins of human serum albumin (HSA) and bioactive molecules. The bioactive molecules may be a protein or peptide havin... | 05/24/2012 |
| 20120128669 | MONOVALENT, BIVALENT AND TRIVALENT ANTI HUMAN RESPIRATORY SYNCYTIAL VIRUS (HRSV) NANOBODY CONSTRUCTS FOR THE PREVENTION AND/OR TREATMENT OF RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS Amino acid sequences are provided that are directed against and/or that can specifically bind protein F of hRSV, as well as to compounds or constructs, and in particular proteins and polypeptides, that comprise or essentially consist of one or more such amino acid seque... | 05/24/2012 |
| 20120131696 | POLYNUCLEOTIDES AND POLYPEPTIDES FOR INCREASING DESIRABLE PLANT QUALITIES Provided are isolated polynucleotides which are at least 80% homologous to SEQ ID NO: 75, 1-74, 76-473, 783-1272, 1277-4139, 4142, 4146-5508, or 5509; and isolated polypeptides which are at least 80% homologous to 548, 474-547, 549-562, 564-620, 622-750, 752-782, 5510-5... | 05/24/2012 |
| 20120128591 | ANTI-FAP ANTIBODIES AND METHODS OF USE The invention provides antibodies against Fibroblast Activation Protein (FAP) and methods of using the same.... | 05/24/2012 |
| 20120131699 | METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS FOR OBTAINING MARKER-FREE TRANSGENIC PLANTS The invention provides methods and compositions for identifying transgenic seed that contain a transgene of interest, but lack a marker gene. Use of an identification sequence that results in a detectable phenotype increases the efficiency of screening for seed and plan... | 05/24/2012 |
| 20120129254 | Inducible Expression System Transcription Modulators Comprising A Distributed Protein Transduction Domain And Methods For Using The Same Aspects of the invention include inducible expression systems in which a transcription modulator having a distributed protein transduction domain is employed. Aspects of the invention further include methods of using the systems to induce expression of a coding sequence... | 05/24/2012 |
| 20120128677 | PANCREATIC CANCER TARGETS AND USES THEREOF The present invention provides a method for diagnosing and detecting diseases associated with pancreas. The present invention provides one or more proteins or fragments thereof, peptides or nucleic acid molecules differentially expressed in pancreatic diseases (PCAT) an... | 05/24/2012 |
| 20120131698 | Dominant Negative Mutant Kip-Related Proteins (KRP) in Zea Mays and Methods of Their Use The present invention provides expression vectors comprising polynucleotides encoding mutant Zea mays KRP dominant negative proteins, and methods of using the same. In addition, transgenic plants expressing said KRP dominant negative proteins are provided. Furthe... | 05/24/2012 |
| 20120131695 | Chalcone synthase dihyrdoflavonol 4-reductase and leucoanthocyanidine reductase from clover, medic ryegrass or fescue The present invention relates to nucleic acid fragments encoding amino acid sequences for flavonoid biosynthetic enzymes in plants, and the use thereof for the modification of, for example, flavonoid biosynthesis in plants, and more specifically the modification of the ... | 05/24/2012 |
| 20120125355 | Transgenic Plants Comprising Constructs Encoding Phosphoenolpyruvate Carboxykinase and/or Pyruvate Orthophosphate Dikinase The invention provides genetic constructs which comprise a senescence-specific promoter operably linked to at least one coding sequence, which encodes at least one polypeptide having phosphoenolpyruvate carboxykinase (PCK) activity and/or pyruvate orthophosphate dikinas... | 05/24/2012 |
| 20120128635 | METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS FOR TREATING HEMOPHILIA B Disclosed herein are methods and compositions for insertion of Factor IX (FIX) sequences into the genome of a cell for treating hemophilia B.... | 05/24/2012 |
| 20120128723 | CANCER SPECIFIC ANTIBODY AND CELL SURFACE PROTEINS The present invention provides the amino acid and nucleic acid sequences of heavy chain and light chain complementarity determining regions of a cancer specific antibody. In addition, the invention provides cancer specific antibodies and immunoconjugates comprising the ... | 05/24/2012 |
| 20120107333 | VANGL1 PEPTIDES AND VACCINES INCLUDING THE SAME The present invention provides isolated peptides or the fragments derived from SEQ ID NO: 35, which bind to an HLA antigen and induce cytotoxic T lymphocytes (CTL). The peptides may include one of the above mentioned amino acid sequences with substitution, deletion, or ... | 05/03/2012 |
| 20120107929 | Variable Lymphocyte Receptors, Related Polypeptides and Nucleic Acids, and Uses Thereof Disclosed are compositions and methods related to variable lymphocyte receptors (VLRs).... | 05/03/2012 |
| 20120107234 | Pan-HER Antibody Composition The present invention is directed to improved therapeutics against receptors within the EGFR/ErbB/HER family that more broadly interfere with multiple members of the HER family (pan-HER inhibition). More particularly, the invention is directed to the use of antibody com... | 05/03/2012 |
| 20120107939 | DOWN-REGULATION OF GENE EXPRESSION USING ARTIFICIAL MICRORNAS Isolated nucleic acid fragments comprising precursor miRNA, and artificial miRNAs and their use in down-regulating gene expression are described.... | 05/03/2012 |
| 20120108795 | Antibodies Binding Human Collagen II The present invention relates to antibodies against human collagen II, polypeptides and polynucleotides encoding human collagen II antibodies or fragments thereof, and methods of making and using the foregoing.... | 05/03/2012 |
| 20120108493 | Polypeptide Fragments Comprising Endonuclease Activity and Their Use The present invention relates to polypeptide fragments comprising an amino-terminal fragment of the PA subunit of a viral RNA-dependent RNA polymerase or variants thereof possessing endonuclease activity, wherein said PA subunit is from a virus belonging to the Orthomyx... | 05/03/2012 |
| 20120107330 | ANTAGONISTS, USES & METHODS FOR PARTIALLY INHIBITING TNFR1 The present invention relates to anti-Tumor Necrosis Factor 1 (TNFR1, p55, CD120a, P60, TNF receptor superfamily member 1A, TNFRSF1A) antagonists for partially inhibiting TNFR1 useful for the treatment and/or prevention of TNFR1-mediated diseases or conditions such as a... | 05/03/2012 |
| 20120110686 | Cand45 tRNA-Derived Expression System for Gene Modulation The present invention relates to systems and methods for modulating gene expression and applications thereof. Provided is a novel expression system to generate RNaseZ and RNA polymerase III dependent RNAs to regulate genes and control the timing and the location of the ... | 05/03/2012 |
| 20120110685 | MODULAR DNA-BINDING DOMAINS AND METHODS OF USE The present invention refers to methods for selectively recognizing a base pair in a DNA sequence by a polypeptide, to modified polypeptides which specifically recognize one or more base pairs in a DNA sequence and, to DNA which is modified so that it can be specificall... | 05/03/2012 |
| 20120110694 | PLANT MYB TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR HOMOLOGS This invention relates to an isolated nucleic acid fragment encoding a Myb-related transcription factor. The invention also relates to the construction of a chimeric gene encoding all or a portion of the Myb-related transcription factor, in sense or antisense orientatio... | 05/03/2012 |
| 20120108521 | IMMUNOSTIMULATORY COMPOSITIONS AND USES THEREOF The present invention provides novel immune-stimulatory polypeptides, and methods for their use and identification.... | 05/03/2012 |
| 20120108662 | COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR TREATING SKIN DISORDERS The present application relates to compositions and the treatment of skin disorders, dry skin, protection of skin in inflammatory events and neurological disorders. The present application more particularly discloses the identification of new genes and metabolic pathway... | 05/03/2012 |
| 20120110699 | METHOD FOR PROMOTING THE FORMATION OF SECONDARY CELL WALL OF PLANT Provided is a method for increasing the thickness of the secondary cell wall of a plant. A method for increasing the thickness of the secondary cell wall of a plant by using a tracheary element differentiation (TED)-associated protein or a C-terminal fragment of the sam... | 05/03/2012 |
| 20120107285 | Mitochondrial enhancement of cells Certain embodiments disclosed herein include, but are not limited to, at least one of compositions, methods, devices, systems, kits, or products regarding rejuvenation or preservation of stem cells. Certain embodiments disclosed herein include, but are not limited to, m... | 05/03/2012 |
| 20120084889 | Novel Fatty Acid Elongation Components and Uses Thereof The invention provides isolated nucleic acid molecules which encodes a novel fatty acid nECR. The invention also provides recombinant expression vectors containing nECR nucleic acid molecules, host cells into which the expression vectors have been introduced, and method... | 04/05/2012 |
| 20120084890 | REGULATORY SEQUENCES FOR EXPRESSING GENE PRODUCTS IN PLANT REPRODUCTIVE TISSUE Expression cassettes causing specific regulatory control of transgene expression in plants, wherein the expression cassettes include regulatory sequences from the MADS gene family for expression of recombinant gene products in the reproductive tissue of plants for the p... | 04/05/2012 |
| 20120083024 | Materials and Methods for Synthesis of a Flavor and Aroma Volatile in Plants The subject invention concerns polynucleotides encoding a plant 2-phenylethanol dehydrogenase enzyme. In one embodiment, the polynucleotide encodes a tomato 2-phenylethanol dehydrogenase. The subject invention also concerns polynucleotides encoding a plant phenylalanine... | 04/05/2012 |
| 20120083020 | MANIPULATION OF GENES OF THE MEVALONATE AND ISOPRENOID PATHWAYS TO CREATE NOVEL TRAITS IN TRANSGENIC ORGANISMS Disclosed are the uses of specific genes of the mevalonate and isoprenoid biosynthetic pathways, and of inactive gene sites (the pseudogene) to (1) enhance biosynthesis of isopentenyl diphosphate, dimethylallyl diphosphate and isoprenoid pathway derived products in the ... | 04/05/2012 |
| 20120083442 | MYOSTATIN BINDING AGENTS The present invention provides binding agents comprising peptides capable of binding myostatin and inhibiting its activity. In one embodiment the binding agent comprises at least one myostatin-binding peptide attached directly or indirectly to at least one vehicle such ... | 04/05/2012 |
| 20120082670 | CD33 BINDING AGENTS The present invention relates to immunotherapies that are based on myeloid cell depletion. In particular, the present invention relates to CD33 binding agents for use in such therapies, e.g. in the treatment of myeloid cell malignancies and myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS... | 04/05/2012 |
| 20120082666 | ANTIBODY COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS OF USE The invention provides compositions comprising anti-gH antibodies and anti-Complex I antibodies as well as methods of using the same.... | 04/05/2012 |
| 20120083013 | GLUCOSYLTRANSFERASE SPECIFIC TO POSITION-4 OF FUROFURAN-TYPE LIGNAN, AND POLYNUCLEOTIDE ENCODING SAME The invention provides a polynucleotide encoding a furofuran lignan 4-O-glucosyltransferase, and others. The polynucleotide in accordance with the present invention comprises a polynucleotide consisting of the nucleotide sequence represented by SEQ ID NO: 3 or SEQ ID NO... | 04/05/2012 |
| 20120084880 | CONTROL OF GENE EXPRESSION IN PLANTS The invention provides the isolated promoter polynucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO: 1 from perennial ryegrass (Lolium perenne L.), and fragments and variants thereof. The invention also provides constructs, plant cells and plant genetically modified to contain the... | 04/05/2012 |
| 20120084885 | Promoter, promoter control elements, and combinations, and uses thereof The present invention provides DNA molecules that constitute fragments of the genome of a plant, and polypeptides encoded thereby. The DNA molecules are useful for specifying a gene product in cells, either as a promoter or as a protein coding sequence or as an UTR or a... | 04/05/2012 |
| 20120082622 | Macaca fascicularis CCL17 Isolated polynucleotides encoding Macaca fascicularis CCL17 (CynoCCL17), polypeptides obtainable from expression of these polynucleotides, recombinant cells, and methods of use are disclosed.... | 04/05/2012 |
| 20120073018 | JATROPHA CURCAS CURCIN GENES, TISSUE-SPECIFIC PROMOTERS AND GENERATION OF CURCIN-DEFICIENT TRANSGENIC JATROPHA PLANTS The present invention relates to the isolation of Jatropha curcas curcin genes and tissue-specific promoters and to the production of curcin-deficient Jatropha plants. More specifically, the present invention relates to the isolation of Jatropha curcas ... | 03/22/2012 |
| 20120071859 | INDUCIBLE INTERLEUKIN-12 The invention provides an isolated or purified nucleic acid comprising a nucleotide sequence encoding a nuclear factor of activated T-cells (NFAT) promoter operatively associated with a nucleotide sequence encoding IL-12. The invention also provides a nucleic acid compr... | 03/22/2012 |
| 20120070435 | CHIMERIC ANTIGENS FOR ELICITING AN IMMUNE RESPONSE Disclosed herein are compositions and methods for eliciting immune responses against antigens. In particular embodiments, the compounds and methods elicit immune responses against antigens that are otherwise recognized by the host as “self” antigens. The immune resp... | 03/22/2012 |
