US Patent Issued to UNM RAINFOREST INNOVATIONS on April 29 for "Trim proteins and galectins cooperate and codirect autophagy and are useful in the treatment of autophagy related diseases" (New Mexico Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,285,470, issued on April 29, was assigned to UNM RAINFOREST INNOVATIONS (Albuquerque, N.M.).

"Trim proteins and galectins cooperate and codirect autophagy and are useful in the treatment of autophagy related diseases" was invented by Vojo Deretic (Placitas, N.M.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Tie present invention relates to compositions and methods of influencing autophagy by modulating TRIM (tripartite motif containing) proteins, especially TRIM 8, TRIM: 10, TRIM 16, TRIM 19 and/or TRIM 51 (preferably TRIM 16} and galectins, especially galectins 3 m order to influence autophagy and treat a number of disease states and/or conditions whic...