Patents Assigned to National Institute of Agrobiochemical Science
  • Patent number: 8043850
    Abstract: The present invention provides a novel fluorescent protein the wavelength of the maximum of the fluorescence of which exists in a wavelength side longer than 510 nm, and which exhibits yellow fluorescence or yellowish green fluorescence and can be expressed in a heterogeneous cell, and a gene encoding the same, wherein the fluorescent protein has an amino acid sequence as set forth in SEQ ID NO: 1 and it is a fluorescent protein derived from a copepod taxonomically classified to Chiridius Poppei.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2011
    Assignees: NEC Soft, Ltd., National Institute of Agrobiochemical Science
    Inventors: Frederick I. Tsuji, Hiroshi Mizuno, Kenji Takase, Mitsuru Momma, Zui Fujimoto, Toshiyuki Wako, Yasuhiro Takenaka, Noboru Nakura, Hiromi Takenaka
  • Publication number: 20090123969
    Abstract: The present invention provides a novel fluorescent protein the wavelength of the maximum of the fluorescence of which exists in a wavelength side longer than 510 nm, and which exhibits yellow fluorescence or yellowish green fluorescence and can be expressed in a heterogeneous cell, and a gene encoding the same, wherein the fluorescent protein has an amino acid sequence as set forth in SEQ ID NO: 1 and it is a fluorescent protein derived from a copepod taxonomically classified to Chiridius Poppei.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 4, 2008
    Publication date: May 14, 2009
    Applicants: NEC SOFT LTD., NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF AGROBIOCHEMICAL SCIENCE
    Inventors: Frederick I. Tsuji, Hiroshi Mizuno, Kenji Takase, Mitsuru Momma, Zui Fujimoto, Toshiyuki Wako, Yasuhiro Takenaka, Noboru Nakura, Hiromi Takenaka
  • Patent number: 7442768
    Abstract: The present invention provides a novel fluorescent protein the wavelength of the maximum of the fluorescence of which exists in a wavelength side longer than 510 nm, and which exhibits yellow fluorescence or yellowish green fluorescence and can be expressed in a heterogeneous cell, and a gene encoding the same, wherein the fluorescent protein has an amino acid sequence as set forth in SEQ ID NO:1and it is a fluorescent protein derived from a copepod taxonomically classified to Chiridius Poppei.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2004
    Date of Patent: October 28, 2008
    Assignees: NEC Soft, Ltd., National Institute of Agrobiochemical Science
    Inventors: Frederick I. Tsuji, Hiroshi Mizuno, Kenji Takase, Mitsuru Momma, Zui Fujimoto, Toshiyuki Wako, Yasuhiro Takenaka, Noboru Nakura, Hiromi Takenaka