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US 11,859,189 B2Granted
Recombinant bacteria engineered to treat diseases associated with methionine metabolism and methods of use thereof
AssigneesSynlogic Operating Company, Inc., Ginkgo Bioworks, Inc.
InventorsDylan Alexander Carlin, Vincent M. Isabella, Jonathan McMurry, Theodore Carlton Moore, III, Mylene Perreault, Nathan Schmidt, Mark Simon
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Abstract
The present disclosure provides host cells, e.g., bacterial cells, that comprise a methionine decarboxylase enzyme for the treatment of diseases and disorders associated with methionine metabolism in a subject. The disclosure further provides pharmaceutical compositions and methods of treating disorders associated with methionine metabolism, such as homocystinuria.
Claims14
A recombinant bacterial cell comprising:
- a heterologous methionine decarboxylase (metDC) gene operably linked to a promoter, wherein the heterologous metDC gene encodes a polypeptide comprising SEQ ID NO:
- 1048.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.