US Patent Issued to Northwestern University on Feb. 18 for "Methods for enhancing cellular clearance of pathological molecules via activation of the cellular protein ykt6" (Illinois Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,226,410, issued on Feb. 18, was assigned to Northwestern University (Evanston, Ill.).

"Methods for enhancing cellular clearance of pathological molecules via activation of the cellular protein ykt6" was invented by Joseph R. Mazzulli (Chicago) and Leah K. Cuddy (Chicago).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Disclosed are methods and compositions for enhancing cellular clearance of pathological molecules. Particularly disclosed are methods and compositions enhancing cellular clearance of pathological molecules via activating the cellular protein ykt6. The disclosed methods and compositions may be utilized in order to treat a subject having or at...