Genetics Institute, Inc.

Glaxosmithkline LLC

Praecis Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

Glaxosmithkline Intellectual Property Development Limited

Ontogeny, Inc.

David I Israel

Malcolm L Gefter

Barry A Morgan

Richard W Wagner

Dennis R Benjamin

Christopher C Arico-Muendel

Malcolm J Kavarana

Matthew Clark

Stephen Paul Hale

Raksha A Acharya

Nils Jakob Vest Hansen

George J Franklin

Paolo A Centrella

Neil M Wolfman

Steffen Phillip Creaser

Oliver Schon

Ghotas Evindar

Ninad V Prabhu

Peter Kumpalume

Christine Patricia Donahue

David Paolella

Letian Kuai

Steffan Phillip Creaser

Mark A Findeis

Ethan R Signer

Howard Benjamin

Michael Kelley

Arvind Hundal

Paulo A Centrella

Alicia Peticolas

Farah Natoli

Kuanghui Lu

Martin P Keough

William Goodwin

Ling Chai

Nils Jakob Hansen

Mathew A Clark

Compounds useful for affinity chromatography as presented, more particularly for use in affinity chromatography to purify serum albumin, especially human serum albumin (HSA) and fusion proteins thereof. Methods for extending the half-life of therapeutic agents are also presented, particularly therapeutic peptide agents and small molecules, such as by conjugation of compounds described herein to the therapeutic peptide or small molecule, which, upon administration, binds to HSA, thereby providing a prolonged release of the therapeutic agent.

Compounds for affinity chromatography and for extending the half-life of a therapeutic agent

Compounds useful for affinity chromatography as presented, more particularly for use in affinity chromatography to purify serum albumin, especially human serum albumin (HSA) and fusion proteins thereof. Methods for extending the half-life of therapeutic agents are also presented, particularly therapeutic peptide agents and small molecules, such as by conjugation of compounds described herein to the therapeutic peptide or small molecule, which upon administration, binds to HSA, thereby providing a prolonged release of the therapeutic agent.

The present invention provides a method of synthesizing libraries of molecules which include an encoding oligonucleotide tag.

Methods for synthesis of encoded libraries

The present invention provides a method for identifying a compound of interest by screening libraries of molecules which include an encoding oligonucleotide tag.

Methods for identifying compounds of interest using encoded libraries

The present invention provides methods of synthesizing a molecule comprising a functional moiety which is operatively linked to an encoding oligonucleotide. The methods include providing an initiator compound comprising an initial functional moiety comprising n building blocks, wherein the initial functional moiety comprises at least one reactive group, and is operatively linked to an initial oligonucleotide; reacting the initiator compound with a building block comprising at least one complementary reactive group, under conditions suitable for reaction of the complementary reactive group to form a covalent bond; and reacting the initial oligonucleotide with an incoming oligonucleotide corresponding to the building block in the presence of an enzyme which catalyzes ligation of the initial oligonucleotide and the incoming oligonucleotide, under conditions suitable for ligation of the incoming oligonucleotide and the initial oligonucleotide to form an encoding oligonucleotide.

The present invention provides methods of synthesizing libraries of molecules comprising a functional moiety which is operatively linked to an encoding oligonucleotide, wherein the encoding oligonucleotide comprises a capping sequence containing degenerate nucleotides. The methods generally include providing a solution comprising initiator compounds comprising an initial functional moiety comprising n building blocks which is operatively linked to an initial oligonucleotide; dividing the solution into reaction vessels; reacting the initiator compounds in each reaction vessel with a building block comprising a complementary reactive group to form a covalent bond; and reacting the initial oligonucleotide in each aliquot with a distinct incoming oligonucleotide in the presence of an enzyme which catalyzes the ligation of the incoming oligonucleotide and the initial oligonucleotide, under conditions suitable for enzymatic ligation of the incoming oligonucleotide and the initial oligonucleotide to form an encoding oligonucleotide.

The present invention provides methods of synthesizing libraries of molecules comprising a functional moiety which is operatively linked to an encoding oligonucleotide. The methods generally include providing a solution comprising initiator compounds comprising an initial functional moiety which comprises n building blocks which comprise at least one reactive group, which is operatively linked to an initial oligonucleotide; dividing the solution into reaction vessels; reacting the initiator compounds in each reaction vessel with a building block comprising a complementary reactive group to form a covalent bond; and reacting the initial oligonucleotide in each aliquot with a distinct incoming oligonucleotide in the presence of an enzyme which catalyzes the ligation of the incoming oligonucleotide and the initial oligonucleotide, under conditions suitable for enzymatic ligation of the incoming oligonucleotide and the initial oligonucleotide to form an encoding oligonucleotide which identifies the structure of the functional moiety.

The present invention relates to a methods for producing recombinant heterodimeric BMP proteins useful in the field of treating bone defects, healing bone injury and in wound healing in general. The invention also relates to the recombinant heterodimers and compositions containing them.

Recombinant bone morphogenetic protein heterodimers, compositions and methods of use

This invention provides peptide compounds that bind to either a fibroblast growth factor (FGF) or a fibroblast growth factor receptor (FGFR) and, accordingly, are useful for modulating FGFR activity. Preferably, the FGFR is FGFR2-IIIC. Preferably, the FGF is basic FGF. Preferably the peptide compound comprises an amino acid sequence: (Y/F)-(L/F/I)-(R/D/E/S/Y/G)-(Q/L/Y)-Y-(M/L/K/R)-(L/M/D/E/N/S)-(R/L/S/T)-(L/F/M/V) (SEQ ID NO: 1). The invention further comprises pharmaceutical compositions comprising the peptide compounds of the invention and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier. The invention still further provides methods of modulating FGFR activity using the peptide compounds of the invention.

Peptide compounds useful for modulating FGF receptor activity

The present invention is directed to methods and reagents for performing rapid, detailed analysis of the spatial and temporal expression of genes. The method uses linker tags in a head to tail array in a serial analysis of gene expression.

Analysis of gene expression, methods and reagents therefor

Recombinant bone morphogenetic protein heterodimers

A process for increasing the yield of recombinant bone-inducing proteins of the BMP-2 family is provided, wherein dextran sulfate is added to the culture medium in which cells expressing the proteins are grown.

Production of recombinant bone-inducing proteins

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Concord, MA, United States of America

David I Israel