Patents by Inventor Hirohide Saito

Hirohide Saito 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).

  • Patent number: 8871437
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide an RNAi control system using an RNA-protein interaction motif. The present invention provides an shRNA comprising: a guide strand having a sequence complementary to a target sequence; a passenger strand which forms a duplex with the guide strand; and a linker strand which links the guide strand and the passenger strand, wherein the linker strand comprises an RNP-derived protein-binding motif sequence. The present invention also provides an RNAi control system comprising: the shRNA; and an RNP-derived protein which specifically binds to a protein-binding motif sequence in the shRNA.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 28, 2014
    Assignee: Japan Science and Technology Agency
    Inventors: Tan Inoue, Hirohide Saito, Shunichi Kashida, Karin Hayashi
  • Publication number: 20140030707
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to construct an mRNA which specifically responds to a short RNA sequence and can activate, repress, and regulate the translation of the desired gene, and to construct an artificial cell model system using a liposome comprising the mRNA and a cell-free translational system encapsulated therein. The present invention provides: an mRNA comprising a target RNA-binding site located immediately 5? to the ribosome-binding site, and a nucleotide sequence located 5? to the target RNA-binding site, the nucleotide sequence being complementary to the ribosome-binding site; an mRNA comprising a small RNA-binding site located 3? to the start codon, and a nucleotide sequence located 3? to the small RNA-binding site, the nucleotide sequence encoding a protein; and a liposome comprising any of these mRNAs encapsulated therein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2013
    Publication date: January 30, 2014
    Applicant: JAPAN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AGENCY
    Inventors: Tan Inoue, Hirohide Saito, Yusho Kato, Kenichi Yoshikawa, Ayako Yamada, Toru Yamanaka
  • Patent number: 8592569
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to construct an mRNA which specifically responds to a short RNA sequence and can activate, repress, and regulate the translation of the desired gene, and to construct an artificial cell model system using a liposome comprising the mRNA and a cell-free translational system encapsulated therein. The present invention provides: an mRNA comprising a target RNA-binding site located immediately 5? to the ribosome-binding site, and a nucleotide sequence located 5? to the target RNA-binding site, the nucleotide sequence being complementary to the ribosome-binding site; an mRNA comprising a small RNA-binding site located 3? to the start codon, and a nucleotide sequence located 3? to the small RNA-binding site, the nucleotide sequence encoding a protein; and a liposome comprising any of these mRNAs encapsulated therein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2013
    Assignee: Japan Science and Technology Agency
    Inventors: Tan Inoue, Hirohide Saito, Yusho Kato, Kenichi Yoshikawa, Ayako Yamada, Toru Yamanaka
  • Publication number: 20110263026
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide an RNAi control system using an RNA-protein interaction motif. The present invention provides an shRNA comprising: a guide strand having a sequence complementary to a target sequence; a passenger strand which forms a duplex with the guide strand; and a linker strand which links the guide strand and the passenger strand, wherein the linker strand comprises an RNP-derived protein-binding motif sequence. The present invention also provides an RNAi control system comprising: the shRNA; and an RNP-derived protein which specifically binds to a protein-binding motif sequence in the shRNA.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2009
    Publication date: October 27, 2011
    Applicant: JAPAN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AGENCY
    Inventors: Tan Inoue, Hirohide Saito, Shunichi Kashida, Karin Hayashi
  • Publication number: 20110040077
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a translationally regulatable mRNA which has wider application and can perform specific ON-OFF regulation, an RNA-protein complex specifically bound to the mRNA, and a translational regulatory system. The present invention provides an mRNA having an RNA-protein complex interacting motif-derived nucleotide sequence 5? to the ribosome-binding site or within the 5? region of the open reading frame, and an mRNA having a nucleotide sequence complementary to an RNA-protein complex interacting motif-derived nucleotide sequence 5? to the ribosome-binding site or within the 5? region of the open reading frame.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2008
    Publication date: February 17, 2011
    Applicant: JAPAN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AGENCY
    Inventors: Tan Inoue, Hirohide Saito, Tetsuhiro Kobayashi, Tomoaki Hara
  • Publication number: 20100323356
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to construct an mRNA which specifically responds to a short RNA sequence and can activate, repress, and regulate the translation of the desired gene, and to construct an artificial cell model system using a liposome comprising the mRNA and a cell-free translational system encapsulated therein. The present invention provides: an mRNA comprising a target RNA-binding site located immediately 5? to the ribosome-binding site, and a nucleotide sequence located 5? to the target RNA-binding site, the nucleotide sequence being complementary to the ribosome-binding site; an mRNA comprising a small RNA-binding site located 3? to the start codon, and a nucleotide sequence located 3? to the small RNA-binding site, the nucleotide sequence encoding a protein; and a liposome comprising any of these mRNAs encapsulated therein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2008
    Publication date: December 23, 2010
    Applicant: JAPAN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AGENCY
    Inventors: Tan Inoue, Hirohide Saito, Yusho Kato, Kenichi Yoshikawa, Ayako Yamada, Toru Yamanaka
  • Patent number: 7622248
    Abstract: The present invention provides catalytic RNA molecules having cis or trans aminoacylation activity. The catalytic RNA molecules having cis aminoacylation activity comprise a catalytic domain and an aminoacylation domain. The catalytic RNA molecules having trans aminoacylation activity only have the catalytic domain. A method is provided for constructing and screening of these molecules. These molecules are suitable for aminoacylating with specific amino acids.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 2003
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2009
    Assignee: The Research Foundation of State University of New York
    Inventors: Hiroaki Suga, Hiroshi Murakami, Hirohide Saito
  • Patent number: 7001723
    Abstract: The present invention provides catalytic RNA molecules having cis or trans aminoacylation activity. The catalytic RNA molecules having cis aminoacylation activity comprise a catalytic domain and an aminoacylation domain. The catalytic RNA molecules having trans aminoacylation activity only have the catalytic domain. A method is provided for constructing and screening of these molecules. These molecules are suitable for aminoacylating tRNA-like molecules with specific amino acids.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2000
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2006
    Assignee: The Research Foundation of State University of New York
    Inventors: Hiroaki Suga, Dimitrios Kourouklis, Hirohide Saito, Nick Lee, Neil Bonzagni
  • Publication number: 20030228593
    Abstract: The present invention provides catalytic RNA molecules having cis or trans aminoacylation activity. The catalytic RNA molecules having cis aminoacylation activity comprise a catalytic domain and an aminoacylation domain. The catalytic RNA molecules having trans aminoacylation activity only have the catalytic domain. A method is provided for constructing and screening of these molecules. These molecules are suitable for aminoacylating with specific amino acids.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 18, 2003
    Publication date: December 11, 2003
    Inventors: Hiraoki Suga, Hiroshi Murakami, Hirohide Saito