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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 29, 2011
Filed:
Jul. 15, 2008
Timothy P. Tully, Cold Spring Harbor, NY (US);
Roderick E. M. Scott, New York, NY (US);
Rusiko Bourtchouladze, New York, NY (US);
Timothy P. Tully, Cold Spring Harbor, NY (US);
Roderick E. M. Scott, New York, NY (US);
Rusiko Bourtchouladze, New York, NY (US);
Helicon Therapeutics, Inc., San Diego, CA (US);
Abstract
The present invention provides methods for screening a pharmaceutical agent for its ability to modulate long term memory formation, performance of a hippocampal-dependent cognitive task or STAUFEN function. The present invention also provides methods for modulating long term memory formation or performance of a hippocampal-dependent cognitive task by modulating staufen-dependent protein expression. The present invention further provides methods for treating a defect in long term memory formation associated with a defect in STAUFEN and methods for treating a defect in performance of a hippocampal-dependent cognitive task associated with a defect in STAUFEN.