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Stem cell differentiating agents and uses therefor

US8318951B2 · 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	May 26, 2011
Grant date	Nov 27, 2012
Priority date	—
Expiry date	May 26, 2031

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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