Summaries by Inventor Djuranovic, Sergej

Antisense Oligonucleotides (ASOs) to Treat Neurodegeneration in ALS and FTD
Djuranovic, Sergej ; Pirzada, Mujeeb
T-021032

— Published Date: 5/14/2025 Value proposition: Novel ASOs that increase key protein production to limit neurodegeneration caused by ALS and frontotemporal dementia (FTD). Technology Description TDP-43 pathology is present in ~97% of ALS, ~50% of FTD, and frequently observed in other neurodegenerat…

Simple, universal DNA motifs for modulating protein production
Djuranovic, Sergej
T-016819

— Technology Description Researchers in Prof. Sergej Djuranovic’s laboratory have discovered short DNA coding motifs that can increase or decrease expression of recombinant proteins by 3-4 orders of magnitude in a variety of organisms. Together, these universal tools can provide tightly contro…

An alternative approach in antimalarial drug design
Djuranovic, Sergej ; Erath, Jessey Lee ; Pavlovic Djuranovic, Slavica
T-018688

— Technology Description Researchers in Sergei Djuranovic’s lab at Washington University have developed polybasic peptides and polymers to block Plasmodium falciparum adhesion as a treatment for malaria. These therapeutics reduce parasite infection of human cells, making this a promising alter…

Plasmid library for miRNA, Pumilio, Smaug and AU-rich elements
Djuranovic, Sergej
T-019514

— This is the pcDNA-5 plasmid library with 6500 barcoded constructs containing eGFP followed by 650 combinations of 3’UTRs with miRNA, Pumilio, Smaug and AU-rich. This library can be used to optimize gene expression and to study gene regulation by different micro RNAs and RNA-binding proteins. …