Patents by Inventor Hodaka Fujii

Hodaka Fujii has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Publication number: 20230046749
    Abstract: A method comprising (A) fragmenting genomic DNA in a state where the interaction of the genomic DNA and molecules interacting therewith is maintained, and (B) bringing genomic DNA into contact with an exogenous molecule capable of binding to a specific endogenous DNA sequence in the genomic DNA. According to the method, with the use of an endogenous DNA sequence present inside or in the vicinity of a target genomic region in cells to be analyzed, any genomic region can be specifically isolated in a state where the interaction of the genomic region and molecules interacting therewith is maintained, without the need of inserting a recognition sequence of an exogenous DNA-binding molecule into the vicinity of the target genomic region in the cells to be analyzed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2022
    Publication date: February 16, 2023
    Applicant: OSAKA UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Hodaka FUJII, Toshitsugu FUJITA
  • Publication number: 20230031001
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method for detecting a target nucleic acid that discriminates the target nucleic acid from a non-target nucleic acid having a nucleotide sequence or modification state that differs from a portion of the target nucleic acid, the method comprising conducting a nucleic acid amplification reaction using a region in the non-target nucleic acid that differs from the target nucleic acid as a target region, using a region in the target nucleic acid that differs from the non-target nucleic acid as a corresponding target region, using a nucleic acid test sample as a template, and using a primer that hybridizes with both the target nucleic acid and the non-target nucleic acid, with the nucleic acid amplification reaction conducted in the presence of a molecule capable of binding specifically to the target region in the non-target nucleic acid, under temperature conditions under which the molecule can bind to the non-target nucleic acid, and then detecting the target nucleic acid on the b
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 16, 2020
    Publication date: February 2, 2023
    Inventors: Toshitsugu FUJITA, Hodaka FUJII
  • Patent number: 11466306
    Abstract: A method comprising (A) fragmenting genomic DNA in a state where the interaction of the genomic DNA and molecules interacting therewith is maintained, and (B) bringing genomic DNA into contact with an exogenous molecule capable of binding to a specific endogenous DNA sequence in the genomic DNA. According to the method, with the use of an endogenous DNA sequence present inside or in the vicinity of a target genomic region in cells to be analyzed, any genomic region can be specifically isolated in a state where the interaction of the genomic region and molecules interacting therewith is maintained, without the need of inserting a recognition sequence of an exogenous DNA-binding molecule into the vicinity of the target genomic region in the cells to be analyzed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2022
    Assignee: OSAKA UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Hodaka Fujii, Toshitsugu Fujita
  • Patent number: 11155873
    Abstract: Provided is a method for detecting a variation of a reference sequence in a target nucleic acid region, the method comprising the steps of: performing a template-dependent nucleic acid amplification reaction for amplifying a region containing the reference sequence using, as a template, a nucleic acid containing the target nucleic acid region, in the presence of a 10 to 200 nucleotide single-stranded nucleic acid capable of hybridizing with the reference sequence in the target nucleic acid region, and examining the presence or absence of an amplified product, wherein the single-stranded nucleic acid is RNA or a chimeric nucleic acid composed of RNA and one or more different nucleic acids, wherein the single-stranded nucleic acid contains a sequence complementary to the reference sequence, and wherein the single-stranded nucleic acid has a higher complementarity to the reference sequence than to a variant sequence having a variation of the reference sequence.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 26, 2021
    Assignee: EPIGENERON, INC.
    Inventors: Hodaka Fujii, Toshitsugu Fujita
  • Publication number: 20210147940
    Abstract: Provided is a method for detecting a variation of a reference sequence in a target nucleic acid region, the method comprising the steps of: performing a template-dependent nucleic acid amplification reaction for amplifying a region containing the reference sequence using, as a template, a nucleic acid containing the target nucleic acid region, in the presence of a 10 to 200 nucleotide single-stranded nucleic acid capable of hybridizing with the reference sequence in the target nucleic acid region, and examining the presence or absence of an amplified product, wherein the single-stranded nucleic acid is RNA or a chimeric nucleic acid composed of RNA and one or more different nucleic acids, wherein the single-stranded nucleic acid contains a sequence complementary to the reference sequence, and wherein the single-stranded nucleic acid has a higher complementarity to the reference sequence than to a variant sequence having a variation of the reference sequence.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 19, 2019
    Publication date: May 20, 2021
    Applicant: EPIGENERON, INC.
    Inventors: Hodaka FUJII, Toshitsugu FUJITA
  • Publication number: 20160138081
    Abstract: Provided is a method comprising (A) fragmenting genomic DNA in a state where the interaction of the genomic DNA and molecules interacting therewith is maintained, and (B) bringing genomic DNA into contact with an exogenous molecule capable of binding to a specific endogenous DNA sequence in the genomic DNA. According to the method, with the use of an endogenous DNA sequence present inside or in the vicinity of a target genomic region in cells to be analyzed, any genomic region can be specifically isolated in a state where the interaction of the genomic region and molecules interacting therewith is maintained, without the need of inserting a recognition sequence of an exogenous DNA-binding molecule into the vicinity of the target genomic region in the cells to be analyzed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 6, 2013
    Publication date: May 19, 2016
    Inventors: Hodaka FUJII, Toshitsugu FUJITA
  • Patent number: 8415098
    Abstract: Provided is a method for specifically isolating any genomic region while maintaining interaction of the genomic region with its interacting molecule(s).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2013
    Assignee: Osaka University
    Inventors: Hodaka Fujii, Toshitsugu Fujita
  • Publication number: 20120164689
    Abstract: Provided is a method for specifically isolating any genomic region while maintaining interaction of the genomic region with its interacting molecule(s).
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 20, 2010
    Publication date: June 28, 2012
    Inventors: Hodaka Fujii, Toshitsugu Fujita
  • Patent number: 7435546
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a novel method for screening to identify/detect polypeptides capable of translocating into or out of the nucleus of a cell in response to induction by an external stimulus or stimuli. Kits for practicing the method of the invention are also encompassed by the present invention.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2005
    Date of Patent: October 14, 2008
    Assignee: New York University
    Inventor: Hodaka Fujii
  • Publication number: 20060014188
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a novel method for screening to identify/detect polypeptides capable of translocating into or out of the nucleus of a cell in response to induction by an external stimulus or stimuli. Kits for practicing the method of the invention are also encompassed by the present invention.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2005
    Publication date: January 19, 2006
    Inventor: Hodaka Fujii