Abstract: Provided is a short-chain guide RNA that is able to induce site-specific editing even when only a small number of nucleotides is attached to the target recognition site. The guide RNA includes a first oligonucleotide that identifies the target RNA, and a second oligonucleotide that links to the 3? end of the first oligonucleotide. The first oligonucleotide contains: a target-corresponding nucleotide residue that corresponds to an adenosine residue in the target RNA; an oligonucleotide of 15 to 30 residues that links to the 5? end of the target-corresponding nucleotide residue and that has a base sequence complementary to the target RNA; and an oligonucleotide of 3 or 4 residues that links to the 3? end of the target-corresponding nucleotide residue and that has a base sequence complementary to the target RNA. The second oligonucleotide contains 2 to 24 nucleotide residues, and induces site-specific editing of the target RNA.

Abstract: A pharmaceutical product for administration of an anti HER2 antibody-drug conjugate in combination with an ATM inhibitor is provided. The anti-HER2 antibody-drug conjugate is an antibody-drug conjugate in which a drug linker represented by the following formula (wherein A represents the connecting position to an antibody) is conjugated to an anti-HER2 antibody via a thioether bond. Also provided is a therapeutic use and method wherein the antibody-drug conjugate and the ATM inhibitor are administered in combination to a subject: Formula (I).

Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide an industrially useful and novel process for producing a 1,3-benzodioxole derivative, with high yield and few impurities, including a novel chlorination reaction of a benzene ring. In the novel process for producing a 1,3-benzodioxole derivative, it has been found that an industrially useful and novel chlorination reaction of a benzene ring is conducted by using sulfuryl chloride with high yield and few impurities. Based on the finding, the invention has been accomplished.

Abstract: The present invention provides an approach to enhancing the production of a foreign protein serving as a protein-based pharmaceutical product in host cells such as cultured cells derived from a mammal. The present invention provides transformed cells having a novel Hspa5 gene promoter, and a method for secreting and producing a foreign protein at high levels using the transformed host cells.

Abstract: A pharmaceutical product for administration of an anti HER2 antibody-drug conjugate in combination with a CDK9 inhibitor is provided. The anti-HER2 antibody-drug conjugate is an antibody-drug conjugate in which a drug linker represented by the following formula (wherein A represents the connecting position to an antibody) is conjugated to an anti-HER2 antibody via a thioether bond.

Abstract: It is an object of the present invention to provide an antibody binding to CDH6 and having internalization activity, an antibody-drug conjugate of the antibody and a drug having antitumor activity, a pharmaceutical product comprising the antibody-drug conjugate and having therapeutic effects on a tumor, a method for treating a tumor using the antibody, the antibody-drug conjugate or the pharmaceutical product, and the like. The present invention provides an anti-CDH6 antibody having internalization activity, an antibody-drug conjugate of the antibody and a drug having antitumor activity, a pharmaceutical product comprising the antibody or the antibody-drug conjugate, and a method for treating a tumor.

Abstract: The present invention provides a pharmaceutical composition comprising an antibody which binds specifically to human TLR7 or monkey TLR7 and does not bind to mouse TLR7 or rat TLR7, and has an activity of inhibiting a function of human TLR7 or monkey TLR7, and the like.

Abstract: The present invention provides a novel peptide that has an amino acid sequence represented by SEQ ID NO: 18, and binds to an active protease but does not bind to a pro-protease.

Abstract: Provided is a novel and industrially useful method for producing a 3,6-disubstituted imidazo[1,2-b]pyridazine derivative. The present invention provides a method for producing a 3,6-disubstituted imidazo[1,2-b]pyridazine derivative, which uses 6-fluoroimidazo[1,2-b]pyridazine as a starting material, while using an aromatic substitution reaction that utilizes C—H activation by means of palladium.

Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a novel anti-CD147 antibody exhibiting potent antitumor efficacy and having excellent safety. Another object of the present invention is to provide a pharmaceutical product comprising such an antibody. Another object of the present invention is to provide a method for treating tumors using the antibody or the pharmaceutical product, for example. The present invention provides a CD147-specific antibody that activates CD147 and exhibits high antitumor efficacy. The present invention provides the anti-CD147 antibody that exhibits high antitumor efficacy independent of effector functions. The present invention provides a pharmaceutical composition comprising such an anti-CD147 antibody. The present invention provides a method for treating tumors using such an anti-CD147 antibody and/or pharmaceutical composition.

Abstract: The present invention provides an immunity-inducing agent comprising a polynucleotide-peptide conjugate or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof as an active component, wherein the polynucleotide-peptide conjugate consists of: a single-chain polynucleotide or polynucleotide derivative comprising a CpG motif; a peptide; and a spacer which is covalently bonded at one end thereof to the polynucleotide or polynucleotide derivative and covalently bonded at the other end thereof to the peptide, wherein the peptide is a peptide modified by substituting one or more contiguous amino acids at the N-terminus of an MHC-binding peptide with an amino acid having a reactive functional group which allows for the formation of a covalent bond with the spacer, wherein the one or more contiguous amino acids contain no anchor residues for MHC binding.

Abstract: Provided is a short-chain guide RNA that is able to induce site-specific editing even when only a small number of nucleotides is attached to the target recognition site. The guide RNA includes a first oligonucleotide that identifies the target RNA, and a second oligonucleotide that links to the 3? end of the first oligonucleotide. The first oligonucleotide contains: a target-corresponding nucleotide residue that corresponds to an adenosine residue in the target RNA; an oligonucleotide of 15 to 30 residues that links to the 5? end of the target-corresponding nucleotide residue and that has a base sequence complementary to the target RNA; and an oligonucleotide of 3 or 4 residues that links to the 3? end of the target-corresponding nucleotide residue and that has a base sequence complementary to the target RNA. The second oligonucleotide contains 2 to 24 nucleotide residues, and induces site-specific editing of the target RNA.

Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a compound having an anti-inflammatory activity or a pharmacologically acceptable salt thereof. The solution of the present invention is a compound of general formula (1) or a pharmacologically acceptable salt thereof. wherein the symbols in the formula are defined below: R1: e.g., a C1-C6 alkyl group; R2: a C1-C6 alkyl group; A: e.g., an oxygen atom; and R3: e.g., a C1-C6 alkyl group.

Abstract: As an antitumor drug which is excellent in terms of antitumor effect and safety, there is provided an antibody-drug conjugate in which an antitumor compound represented by the following formula is conjugated to an antibody via a linker having a structure represented by the following formula: -L1-L2-LF-NH—(CH2)n1-La-Lb-Lc- wherein the antibody is connected to the terminal of L1, and the antitumor compound is connected to the terminal of Lc with the nitrogen atom of the amino group at position 1 as a connecting position.

Abstract: A novel antibody-pyrrolodiazepine derivative and a novel antibody-pyrrolodiazepine derivative conjugate using the same, comprising substituted benzo[e]pyrrolo[1,2-a][1,4]diazepines represented by the [Formula 24], [Formula 25], [Formula 26], and/or [Formula 27].

Abstract: The present invention provides a novel antibody binding to human CD3, and a molecule having antigen binding activity that includes the antibody. The present invention provides a novel antibody binding to human CD3, a molecule having antigen binding activity that includes the antibody, and a pharmaceutical composition having cytotoxic activity that includes the antibody or the molecule as an active ingredient.

Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a compound useful as a therapeutic drug for an autoimmune disease such as systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and lupus nephritis of SLE patients by suppressing immune cell function by inhibiting proliferation of activated T cells and production of interferon alpha (IFN-?). The present invention provides a compound represented by formula (I): wherein R1, R2 and R3 are the same as defined in the specification, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.

Abstract: The present invention provides a novel antibody-pyrrolodiazepine derivative and a novel antibody-pyrrolodiazepine derivative conjugate using the same, and a novel CLDN6 and/or CLDN9 antibody.

Abstract: The present invention provides a compound or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof having an inhibitory action on the interaction between menin and an MLL protein. The compound represented by the formula (1) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof. wherein, in the formula (1), the dotted circle, R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, R7, R8, Ring Q1, W, m and n are each as defined in the description.

Abstract: An oligonucleotide that induces a site-specific editing for a target RNA, the oligonucleotide including a first oligonucleotide that specifies the target RNA, a second oligonucleotide that is linked to the 3?-side of the first oligonucleotide, a third oligonucleotide that is capable of forming a complementary pair together with the second oligonucleotide, and a first linking portion that links the second oligonucleotide and the third oligonucleotide. The first oligonucleotide is composed of a target-corresponding nucleotide residue that corresponds to an adenosine residue in the target RNA; an oligonucleotide of 10 to 30 residues linked to the 5?-side of the target-corresponding nucleotide residue and having a base sequence complementary to the target RNA; and an oligonucleotide of 3-6 residues linked to the 3?-side of the target-corresponding nucleotide residue and having a base sequence complementary to the target RNA.