Patents Assigned to Saitama Medical University
  • Pharmaceutical composition for treating and diagnosing a disorder associated with peroxisomal biogenesis and function
    Publication number: 20080160023
    Abstract: The invention relates to a pharmaceutical composition for treating or diagnosing a disorder associated with production of peroxisome in a cell, comprising a polypeptide which has cysteine protease activity and directly processes peroxisomal enzymes targeted by PTS1 or PTS2 signals. Preferably, the polypeptide is encoded by Tysnd1.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2007
    Publication date: July 3, 2008
    Applicants: Riken, Saitama Medical University
    Inventors: Igor Kurochkin, Christian Schoenbach, Yasushi Okazaki