ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 5 -- United States Patent no. 12,618,856, issued on May 5, was assigned to INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY BOMBAY (Maharashtra, India).
"Alpha-synuclein mutants and uses thereof" was invented by Samir K. Maji (Maharashtra, India), Gadhe Laxmikant Ganeshrao (Maharashtra, India), Rakesh Kumar (Maharashtra, India) and Soumik Ray (Maharashtra, India).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Alpha-Synuclein mutants and uses thereof are disclosed herein. The mutants of the present invention are non-self-aggregating forms of Alpha-Synuclein which make them a suitable candidate for use as substrates in aggregation assay for evaluating the presence of misfolded Alpha-Syn protein. Also disclos...