Patents by Inventor HARUKI OKMURA

HARUKI OKMURA 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).

IFN-Y PRODUCTION INDUCING PROTEIN (IGIF, IL-18)

Publication number: 20030099607

Abstract: A protein which induces the IFN-&ggr; production by immunocompetent cells and has a molecular weight of 19,000±5,000 daltons on SDS-PAGE or gel filtration method and a pI of 4.8±1.0 on chromatofocusing. The protein is isolated from mouse liver and can be purified by a monoclonal antibody specific to it. The monoclonal antibody can be also used for assaying the protein.

Type: Application

Filed: August 12, 1999

Publication date: May 29, 2003

Inventors: HARUKI OKMURA, TADAO TANIMOTO, KAKUJI TORIGOE, TOSHI KUNIKATA, MUTSUKO TANIGUCHI, KEIZO KOHNO, MASSASHI KURIMOTO

IFN-Y PRODUCTION INDUCING PROTEIN (IGIF, IL-18)