USPTO Patent Application: Sustained Transgene Expression of Modified ERT2 Peptide Fusion

This document is a USPTO patent application (US20260083859A1) for a "Sustained transgene expression of modified ERT2 peptide-suicide protein fusion polypeptides." The application describes novel targeting constructs that include mutants of the estrogen receptor alpha ligand binding domain (ER-LBD) for inducible cell death systems, along with methods for their use. The filing date was July 31, 2025.

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