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Stem cell differentiating agents and uses therefor

US7981935B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

The Board of Regents of the University of Texas System · US

Inventors

Eric Olson · Dallas, US
Douglas Frantz · Boerne, US
Jenny Hsieh · Irving, US
Steven L. McKnight · Dallas, US
Jay Schneider · Cherry Hill, US

Key dates

Filing date	Jul 31, 2008
Grant date	Jul 19, 2011
Priority date	—
Expiry date	May 2, 2029

Classification

Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
CPC primaryC12N2501/999
WIPO fieldPharmaceuticals
WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

The present invention relates to screens for compounds that can induce stem cell differentiation. In addition, isoxazoles and sulfonyl hydrazones are identified as general classes of compounds that can induce differentiation of stem cells into cells of neuronal and cardiac fate, respectively.

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