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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 20, 2022
Filed:
Jan. 24, 2020
Wilfred Chen, Hockessin, DE (US);
Alexander A. Mitkas, Newark, DE (US);
Wilfred Chen, Hockessin, DE (US);
Alexander A. Mitkas, Newark, DE (US);
University of Delaware, Newark, DE (US);
Abstract
The present invention provides a method for controlling colocalization of two or more proteins in a cell. The method comprises expressing the proteins, scaffold RNA molecules having binding motifs for the proteins, and a trigger RNA molecule in the cell. In the presence of the trigger RNA molecule, a scaffold may be assembled (ON) by the scaffold RNA molecules via hybridization such that the proteins may be colocalized; or disassembled (OFF) such that the proteins may be separated and not colocalized. The proteins may provide a biological activity when colocalized or not colocalized.