US Patent Issued to Northwestern University on Oct. 28 for "Integration of mesa receptors and promotors to implement customized cellular function" (Illinois, Michigan, North Carolina Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,454,689, issued on Oct. 28, was assigned to Northwestern University (Evanston, Ill.).

"Integration of mesa receptors and promotors to implement customized cellular function" was invented by Joshua N. Leonard (Wilmette, Ill.), Rachel M. Dudek (Ann Arbor, Mich.) and Kelly A. Schwarz (Mooresville, N.C.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Disclosed are systems and methods for detecting extracellular ligands and/or inducing expression of an exogenous or endogenous gene. The disclosed systems and methods typically include and/or utilize (i) first and second exogenous extracellular sensors, and third and fourth exogenous extracellular sensors; and (...