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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 24, 2018
Filed:
Mar. 15, 2013
Applicants:
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA (US);
The Regents of the University of California, Oakland, CA (US);
Inventors:
Virgil A. Rhodius, El Sobrante, CA (US);
Christopher Voigt, Belmont, MA (US);
Carol A. Gross, Berkeley, CA (US);
Assignees:
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA (US);
The Regents of the University of California, Oakland, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12N 15/79 (2006.01); C40B 30/02 (2006.01); C07K 14/195 (2006.01); C12N 15/63 (2006.01); G06N 3/12 (2006.01); B82Y 10/00 (2011.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C40B 30/02 (2013.01); B82Y 10/00 (2013.01); C07K 14/195 (2013.01); C12N 15/63 (2013.01); C12N 15/635 (2013.01); G06N 3/123 (2013.01);
Abstract
The invention relates to anti-sigma factors ('anti-sigmas') that bind to sigma factors and block activation of transcription. Anti-sigmas and their cognate sigma factors provide a highly effective mechanism for regulating gene expression in genetic circuits.