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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 13, 2015
Filed:
Jul. 22, 2011
Daniel J. Finley, Jamaica Plain, MA (US);
Randall W. King, Brookline, MA (US);
Byung-hoon Lee, Cambridge, MA (US);
Min J. Lee, Jamaica Plain, MA (US);
Timothy C. Gahman, Encinitas, CA (US);
Daniel J. Finley, Jamaica Plain, MA (US);
Randall W. King, Brookline, MA (US);
Byung-Hoon Lee, Cambridge, MA (US);
Min J. Lee, Jamaica Plain, MA (US);
Timothy C. Gahman, Encinitas, CA (US);
President and Fellows of Harvard College, Cambridge, MA (US);
Abstract
Proteinopathies result from the proteasome not acting efficiently enough to eliminate harmful proteins and prevent the formation of the pathogenic aggregates. As described herein, inhibition of proteasome-associated deubiquitinase Usp14 results in increased proteasome efficiency. The present invention therefore provides novel compositions and methods for inhibition of Usp14, enhancement of proteasome activity and treatment of proteinopathies.