Patents by Inventor Ikunoshin K

Ikunoshin K 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).

  • METHOD FOR PRODUCTION OF PLURIPOTENT STEM CELL
    Publication number: 20110117653
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for production of a cell population containing a pluripotent stem cell, said method comprising a step of treating a somatic cell which has been contacted with nuclear reprogramming factors under nutrient-starved condition, and/or a step of treating the somatic cell with an agent capable of arresting cell cycle. The present invention allows induction and growth of pluripotent stem cells at high frequency, and it also allows production of pluripotent stem cells with high efficiency. The nuclear reprogramming factors to be used may be any selected from the group consisting of OCT4, SOX2, c-MYC, KLF4, NANOG and LIN28.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 7, 2009
    Publication date: May 19, 2011
    Applicant: Takara Bio Inc.
    Inventors: Tatsuji Enoki, Fumiko Iwamoto, Toshikazu Nishie, Takahiro Marui, Fuyuko Takashima, Ikunoshin K