Patent classifications
C12N2310/11
COMPOUNDS AND METHODS FOR THE MODULATION OF PROTEINS
In certain embodiments, the present disclosure provides compounds and methods of increasing the amount or activity of a target protein in a cell. In certain embodiments, the compounds comprise a translation suppression element inhibitor. In certain embodiments, the translation suppression element inhibitor is a uORF inhibitor. In certain embodiments, the uORF inhibitor is an antisense compound.
COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR MONITORING, DIAGNOSIS, PROGNOSIS, DETECTION, AND TREATMENT OF CANCER
The present invention relates to the field of cancer and inflammation, and in particular methods of monitoring, diagnosis, prognosis, detecting, treating and preventing cancer and inflammation conditions. The use of composition comprises method of monitoring, diagnosis, prognosis, and detecting cancer and inflammation with EN2 and/or SATB2 expression and/or activity. The pharmaceutical composition will further comprise agents that inhibit EN2 and/or SATB2 expression or activity.
SPINAL SUBPIAL GENE DELIVERY SYSTEM
Delivery devices, systems, and methods related thereto may be used in humans for spinal delivery of cells, drugs or vectors. Thus, the system enables subpial delivery, which leads to a near complete spinal parenchymal AAV9-mediated gene expression or ASO distribution in both white and grey matter.
RNA EDITING INHIBITORS AND METHODS OF USE
An antisense oligonucleotide (AON) capable of inhibiting ADAR-mediated deamination of a target adenosine present in an editing-site sequence (ESS) of a target RNA molecule, wherein under physiological conditions the ESS would hybridize with an editing-site complementary sequence (ESCS) of an RNA molecule to form a double stranded RNA complex, wherein the AON comprises a sequence configured to compete with the ESCS for hybridization with the ESS.
Compounds and Methods for Reducing ATXN3 Expression
Provided are compounds, methods, and pharmaceutical compositions for reducing the amount or activity of ATXN3 RNA in a cell or animal, and in certain embodiments reducing the amount of ATXN3 protein in a cell or animal. Such compounds, methods, and pharmaceutical compositions are useful to ameliorate at least one symptom or hallmark of a neurodegenerative disease. Such symptoms and hallmarks include motor dysfunction, aggregation formation, and neuron death. Such neurodegenerative diseases include spinocerebellar ataxia type 3 (SCA3).
METHODS AND PHARMACEUTICAL COMPOSITIONS FOR TREATING OCULAR DISEASES
The present invention relates to a method for treating ocular disease in a subject in need thereof comprising a step of administering to said subject a therapeutically amount of an inhibitor of SOX21 gene expression and/or activity. By studying a mouse model of congenital microcoria, the inventors demonstrate that this ultra-rare and purely ocular disease is due to unanticipated complex mechanisms linked with 3D regulation of gene expression. They propose that the disease is due to the illegitimate expression of a transcription factor, SOX21, induced by the adoption of a DCT enhancer(s). They show that SOX21 binds to a regulatory region of the Tgfβ2 gene and the inventors demonstrate overexpression of this trophic factor in the iris and accumulation of its product in the aqueous humor of the mouse carrying the minimal MCOR deletion which recapitulates the observed accumulation in patients with POAG and one of our patient with MCOR.
SELECTIVE ANTISENSE COMPOUNDS AND USES THEREOF
The present invention provides oligomeric compounds. Certain such oligomeric compounds are useful for hybridizing to a complementary nucleic acid, including but not limited, to nucleic acids in a cell. In certain embodiments, hybridization results in modulation of the amount, activity, or expression of the target nucleic acid in a cell. In certain embodiments, hybridization results in selective modulation of the amount, activity, or expression of a target Huntingtin gene or Huntingtin transcript in a cell.
SELECTIVE INHIBITION OF T FOLLICULAR HELPER CELLS FOR TREATMENT OF AUTOIMMUNE DISORDERS
Disclosed herein is a method of inhibiting T Follicular Helper (TFH) cell-mediated differentiation and/or activation in a subject. This method involves administering to a subject in need of treatment for an autoimmune disorder a eukaryotic translation initiation factor 4E (eIF4E) inhibitor to inhibit TFH cell-mediated differentiation and/or activation in the subject. Also disclosed is a method of inhibiting T Follicular Helper (THF) cell differentiation or TFH cell activity.
METHOD OF TREATING CANCER AND METHOD OF SENSITIZING CANCER CELLS TO THE ACTION OF CHEMOTHERAPEUTIC AGENTS VIA GROWTH HORMONE RECEPTOR ANTAGONISTS OR KNOCK DOWN
Various aspects of the present invention relate to a method of treating cancer in a subject having cancer cells, wherein the cancer cells possess at least one growth hormone receptor, and wherein the method includes controlling an action of the growth hormone receptor. In various non-limiting embodiments, controlling an action of the growth hormone receptor may occur via knock down of the growth hormone receptor, or may be caused by inhibiting growth hormone action, such as via the use of antibodies directed against growth hormone or the growth hormone receptor. Methods may also relate to administering an antagonist of the growth hormone receptor, and administering at least one anti-tumor drug in concert with administration of the antagonist. Another aspect may include a method of maintaining an anti-tumor drug in cancer cells of a subject by controlling an action of at least one growth hormone receptor in the cancer cells.
ENHANCEMENT OF THE PRODUCTION OF ADENOIDVIRUS-BASED GENETRANSFER VECTORS
In one aspect, the embodiments disclosed herein relate to the production of fully-deleted adenovirus-based gen delivery vectors packaged without the use of an adenoviral helper virus, and more particularly in their use in the transfer of genes and the expression of proteins, vaccine development, and cell engineering. In another aspect, the production of adenoviral vectors deleted of all adenoviral genes is described that carry genes of interest with detrimental or toxic activities to eukaryotic cells.