Patents by Inventor Kaoru Mitsui

Kaoru Mitsui 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).

  • Publication number: 20170051306
    Abstract: The invention provides a method to search for a best promoter for reliably targeting a cancerization-causing cell in human ES/iPS cells. Discovering a gene which can kill or remove a cancerization-causing cell contained in human ES/iPS cells with high efficiency is also provided. A method is provided for removing an undifferentiated cell, which remains after the differentiation of human ES/iPS cells into desired cells, with high efficiency and comprehensively. A viral vector is provided which includes a nucleotide sequence and a recombination cassette. The nucleotide sequence contains a target gene and a killing gene that are linked to each other through a sequence that enables the simultaneous expression of the two genes by one promoter. The recombination cassette contains a promoter region which is so linked as to enable the expression of the labeling gene and the killing gene. The viral vector may contain a promoter specific to an undifferentiated cell.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 14, 2015
    Publication date: February 23, 2017
    Inventors: Ken-ichiro Kosai, Kaoru Mitsui, Kanako Ide