MUMBAI, India, Sept. 28 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202511014079 A) filed by Council Of Scientific And Industrial Research An Indian Registered Body Incorporated Under The Regn. Of Soc. Act Act Xxi Of on February 18, 2025, for A Mutant Lc3b Allosteric Switch For Autophagy Regulation.
Inventors include Lipi Thukral; Deepanshi Gahlot; and Niyati Jain.
The application for the patent was published on September 25, 2026, under issue no. 39/2026.
Abstract: The present invention relates to a mutant LC3B allosteric switch, wherein three specific residues have been mutated to either reduce or enhance receptor binding, compared to the wild-type protein. In particular, the present invention provides a method f...