IP Library Granted Patent US 7,981,866
Granted Patent B2
US 7,981,866 · App. 12/307,303 · Granted Jul 19, 2011

MG53 compositions and methods of use

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Patent No.
US 7,981,866
App. No.
12/307,303
Granted
Jul 19, 2011
Kind
B2
Abstract

Disclosed herein are nucleic acid sequences that encode novel polypeptides. Also disclosed are polypeptides encoded by these nucleic acid sequences, and antibodies, which immunospecifically-bind to the polypeptide, as well as derivatives, variants, mutants, or fragments of the aforementioned polypeptide, polynucleotide, or antibody. The invention further discloses therapeutic, diagnostic and research methods for diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of disorders involving any one of these novel human nucleic acids and proteins.

Claims (25)

1. A composition comprising an effective amount of an MG53 polypeptide and a pharmaceutically acceptable excipient or carrier.

2. A method for the treatment or prevention of cellular damage comprising administering a therapeutically or prophylactically effective amount of the composition of claim 1 .

3. The method of claim 2 , wherein the method further comprises administering, contemporaneously, another polypeptide comprising SEQ ID NO. 8 or a portion thereof.

4. The method of claim 2 , wherein the cellular damage is due to a cardiovascular disorder.

5. The method of claim 2 , wherein the cellular damage is due to exercise or rigorous physical activity.

6. The method of claim 2 , wherein the cellular damage is due to a surgical procedure or device.

7. A method of treating or preventing muscle cell damage comprising administering a therapeutically or prophylactically effective amount of the composition of claim 1 .

8. The composition of claim 1 , wherein the MG53 polypeptide is a polypeptide having at least 95% identity to at least one of SEQ ID NO. 1, 3, 5 or 7, wherein the peptide is effective for repairing cell membrane damage.

9. The composition of claim 1 , wherein the MG53 polypeptide comprises a polypeptide as set forth in SEQ ID NO:1.

10. The composition of claim 1 , wherein the MG53 polypeptide comprises a polypeptide as set forth in SEQ ID NO:3.

11. The composition of claim 1 , wherein the MG53 polypeptide comprises a polypeptide as set forth in SEQ ID NO:5.

12. The composition of claim 1 , wherein the MG53 polypeptide comprises a polypeptide as set forth in SEQ ID NO:7.

13. The composition of claim 8 , wherein the MG53 polypeptide is joined covalently in a single, contiguous polypeptide chain with an additional polypeptide.

14. The composition of claim 13 , wherein the additional polypeptide comprises at least one of a MG53 polypeptide, TAT polypeptide, RFP, GFP, FLAG tag, 6×His tag, maltose bind tag (MBP) or combination thereof.

15. The composition of claim 13 , wherein an additional polypeptide is located at either of the amino terminus, the carboxyl terminus, or both, and wherein all of the polypeptides are joined covalently in a single, contiguous polypeptide chain.

16. An isolated MG53 polypeptide comprising an amino acid sequence having at least 95% sequence identity with at least one of SEQ ID NO.: 1, 3, 5, or 7, wherein the MG53 polypeptide is effective for promoting repair of a damaged cell membrane or resisting cell membrane damage.

17. A composition comprising the isolated MG53 polypeptide of claim 16 , further comprising a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier.

18. A method for the treatment or prevention of cellular damage comprising administering a composition comprising a therapeutically or prophylactically effective amount of the composition of claim 1 .

19. The method of claim 18 , wherein the cellular damage comprises at least one of muscle cell damage, epithelial cell damage, fibroblast cell damage, stromal cell damage, kidney cell damage or a combination thereof.

20. The method of claim 19 , wherein the muscle cell damage is skeletal muscle cell damage.

21. The method of claim 18 , wherein the composition is administered topically.

22. The method of claim 18 , wherein the composition is administered locally.

23. The method of claim 18 , wherein the composition is administered systemically.

24. A method of treating or preventing muscle cell damage comprising administering a composition comprising a therapeutically or prophylactically effective amount of an MG53 polypeptide having at least 95% identity to SEQ ID NO. 1, 3, 5 or 7, and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier, wherein the composition is effective for promoting repair of a damaged muscle cell membrane or resisting cell membrane damage.

25. A therapeutic composition comprising an effective amount of an MG53 polypeptide and a pharmaceutically acceptable excipient or carrier, wherein the composition is effective for promoting repair of a damaged cell membrane or resisting cell membrane damage.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 2, 2013
From: UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE AND DENTISTRY OF NEW JERSEY
To: RUTGERS, THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW JERSEY
Reel/Frame 031700/0446 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 5, 2009
From: MA, JIANJIE; WEISLEDER, NOAH; CAI, CHUANXI
To: UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE AND DENTISTRY OF NEW JERSEY
Reel/Frame 022057/0643 →