Patents by Inventor Kiyoshi Tachikawa

Kiyoshi Tachikawa 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: 20240115692
    Abstract: Provided herein are nucleic acid molecules encoding viral replication proteins and antigenic proteins or fragments thereof. Also provided herein are compositions that include nucleic acid molecules encoding viral replication and antigenic proteins, and lipids. Nucleic acid molecules provided herein are useful for inducing immune responses.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 12, 2023
    Publication date: April 11, 2024
    Inventors: Sean Michael SULLIVAN, Daiki MATSUDA, Kiyoshi TACHIKAWA, Padmanabh CHIVUKULA, Priya Prakash KARMALI, Jared Henry DAVIS, Yanjie BAO
  • Publication number: 20240115691
    Abstract: Provided herein are nucleic acid molecules encoding viral replication proteins and antigenic coronavirus proteins or fragments thereof. Also provided herein are compositions that include nucleic acid molecules encoding viral replication and antigenic proteins, and lipids. Nucleic acid molecules provided herein are useful for inducing immune responses.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2023
    Publication date: April 11, 2024
    Inventors: Sean Michael SULLIVAN, Daiki MATSUDA, Kiyoshi TACHIKAWA, Padmanabh CHIVUKULA, Priya Prakash KARMALI, Jared Henry DAVIS, Yanjie BAO, Amit SAGI
  • Patent number: 11939363
    Abstract: A range of therapeutic mRNA molecules expressible to provide a target polypeptide or protein. The RNA molecules can contain one or more 5-methoxyuridines and 5-methylcytidines. Further provided are DNA templates, which can be transcribed to provide a target mRNA, and can have altered nucleotides, such as reduced deoxyadenosines. Also provided are processes for making the therapeutic mRNA molecules. The RNA molecules can be translated in vitro or in vivo to provide an active polypeptide or protein. The RNA molecules can be included in a composition used for preventing, treating, or ameliorating at least one symptom of a disease or condition in a subject in need thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: ARCTURUS THERAPEUTICS, INC.
    Inventors: Pattraranee Limphong, Kiyoshi Tachikawa, Padmanabh Chivukula, Daiki Matsuda, Arisa Cale
  • Patent number: 11939600
    Abstract: This invention provides a range of translatable polynucleotide and oligomer molecules for expressing a human phenylalanine hydroxylase (PAH), or a fragment thereof having PAH activity. The polynucleotide and oligomer molecules are expressible to provide the human PAH or a fragment thereof having PAH activity. The molecules can be used as active agents to express an active polypeptide or protein in cells or subjects. The agents can be used in methods for ameliorating, preventing, delaying onset, or treating a disease or condition associated with phenylketonuria, decreased metabolism of phenylalanine, or increased levels of phenylalanine in a subject.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: Arcturus Therapeutics, Inc.
    Inventors: Kiyoshi Tachikawa, Carlos Gustavo Perez-Garcia, Padmanabh Chivukula, Hari Bhaskaran, Sean Christopher Daugherty, Christian W. Cobaugh
  • Publication number: 20240002815
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a modified human OTC protein having improved properties for the treatment of OTC deficiency in a patient. Preferably, the protein of the disclosure is produced from a codon optimized mRNA suitable for administration to a patient suffering from OTC deficiency wherein upon administration of the mRNA to the patient, the protein of the disclosure is expressed in the patient in therapeutically effective amounts to treat OTC deficiency. The present disclosure also provides codon optimized mRNA sequences encoding wild type human OTC comprising a 5? UTR derived from a gene expressed by Arabidopsis thaliana for use in treating OTC deficiency in a patient.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 18, 2023
    Publication date: January 4, 2024
    Inventors: Carlos G. PEREZ-GARCIA, Kiyoshi TACHIKAWA, Daiki MATSUDA, Padmanabh CHIVUKULA
  • Publication number: 20230323345
    Abstract: An oligomer comprising a sense strand and an antisense strand that mediates RNA interference against a target RNA sequence having a trinucleotide repeat expansion is provided, wherein the antisense strand is complementary to the target RNA sequence and comprises a sequence having at least 80% identity to the sequence of Formula (I): rGrCrUrGrCrUrGrCX1X2rCrUrGrCrUrGrCrUrG (I), wherein X1 and X2 are each independently selected from the group consisting of rA, rU, rG, rC, UNA-A, UNA-U, UNA-G, and UNA-C and wherein at least one of X1 and X2 is a UNA monomer; the oligomer comprises a UNA monomer at the first position at the 5?-end of the sense strand; and the sense strand and the antisense strand each independently include 19-29 monomers. The oligomers are useful as therapeutics targeting polyglutamine diseases and other diseases stemming from a trinucleotide repeat expansion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 17, 2021
    Publication date: October 12, 2023
    Inventors: Kiyoshi TACHIKAWA, Angel I-Jou LEU, Padmanabh CHIVUKULA, Priya Prakash KARMALI
  • Patent number: 11759515
    Abstract: Provided herein are nucleic acid molecules encoding viral replication proteins and antigenic proteins or fragments thereof. Also provided herein are compositions that include nucleic acid molecules encoding viral replication and antigenic proteins, and lipids. Nucleic acid molecules provided herein are useful for inducing immune responses.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2023
    Assignee: ARCTURUS THERAPEUTICS, INC.
    Inventors: Sean Michael Sullivan, Daiki Matsuda, Kiyoshi Tachikawa, Padmanabh Chivukula, Priya Prakash Karmali, Jared Henry Davis, Yanjie Bao
  • Patent number: 11744887
    Abstract: Provided herein are nucleic acid molecules encoding viral replication proteins and antigenic coronavirus proteins or fragments thereof. Also provided herein are compositions that include nucleic acid molecules encoding viral replication and antigenic proteins, and lipids. Nucleic acid molecules provided herein are useful for inducing immune responses.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2023
    Assignee: ARCTURUS THERAPEUTICS, INC.
    Inventors: Sean Michael Sullivan, Daiki Matsuda, Kiyoshi Tachikawa, Padmanabh Chivukula, Priya Prakash Karmali, Jared Henry Davis, Yanjie Bao, Amit Sagi
  • Publication number: 20230227826
    Abstract: A method for inhibiting expression of an mRNA having an expanded trinucleotide repeat region is provided comprising administering an oligomer comprising a sense strand and an antisense strand wherein: a) the antisense strand comprises a sequence of Formula (I): rGrCrUrGrCrUrGrCX1X2rCrUrGrCrUrGrCrUrG (I), wherein X1 and X2 are each independently selected from rA, rU, rG, rC, UNA-A, UNA-U, UNA-G, and UNA-C and wherein at least one of X1 and X2 is a UNA monomer; b) the oligomer comprises a UNA monomer at the first position at the 5?-end of the sense strand; and the sense strand and the antisense strand each independently include 19-29 monomers. The oligomer can be formulated in a lipid delivery vehicle, and can inhibit expression of Atrophin-1, Huntingtin, Ataxin-1, Ataxin-2, Ataxin-3, Ataxin-7, Alpha1A-voltage-dependent calcium channel subunit, TATA-box binding protein (TBP), Androgen Receptor, PP2A-PR55beta, FMR-1 Protein (FMRP), FMR-2 protein, Frataxin, Dystrophy Protein Kinase (DMPK), or Ataxin-8.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 17, 2021
    Publication date: July 20, 2023
    Inventors: Kiyoshi TACHIKAWA, Angel I-Jou LEU, Padmanabh CHIVUKULA, Priya Prakash KARMALI, Tomoki HIRUNAGI, Kentaro SAHASHI, Masahisa KATSUNO
  • Publication number: 20230219996
    Abstract: Provided herein are RNA molecules encoding viral replication proteins and antigenic proteins or fragments thereof. Also provided herein are compositions that include RNA molecules encoding viral replication proteins and antigenic proteins or fragments thereof, and lipids. RNA molecules and compositions including them are useful for inducing immune responses.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2022
    Publication date: July 13, 2023
    Inventors: Daiki MATSUDA, Sean Michael Sullivan, Kiyoshi Tachikawa, Padmanabh Chivukula, Priya Prakash Karmali, Yanjie Bao, Amit Sagi, Rajesh Mukthavaram
  • Patent number: 11685906
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a modified human OTC protein having improved properties for the treatment of OTC deficiency in a patient. Preferably, the protein of the disclosure is produced from a codon optimized mRNA suitable for administration to a patient suffering from OTC deficiency wherein upon administration of the mRNA to the patient, the protein of the disclosure is expressed in the patient in therapeutically effective amounts to treat OTC deficiency. The present disclosure also provides codon optimized mRNA sequences encoding wild type human OTC comprising a 5? UTR derived from a gene expressed by Arabidopsis thaliana for use in treating OTC deficiency in a patient.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2023
    Assignee: ARCTURUS THERAPEUTICS, INC.
    Inventors: Carlos G. Perez-Garcia, Kiyoshi Tachikawa, Daiki Matsuda, Padmanabh Chivukula
  • Patent number: 11685921
    Abstract: This invention encompasses compounds and compositions useful in methods for medical therapy, in general, for inhibiting Hepatitis B virus in a subject. The compounds have a first strand and a second strand, each of the strands being 19-29 monomers in length, the monomers comprising UNA monomers and nucleic acid monomers, and the compounds are targeted to a sequence of an HBV genome.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2023
    Assignee: Arcturus Therapeutics, Inc.
    Inventors: Pattraranee Limphong, Kiyoshi Tachikawa, Christine Esau, Padmanabh Chivukula
  • Publication number: 20230159449
    Abstract: Lipid formulations that encapsulate messenger RNA (mRNA) are provided herein. The mRNA can be used to express CFTR protein in vitro or in vivo. The lipid formulations can be administered via inhalation to treat cystic fibrosis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 3, 2022
    Publication date: May 25, 2023
    Inventors: Carlos G. PEREZ-GARCIA, Kiyoshi TACHIKAWA, Daiki MATSUDA, Padmanabh CHIVUKULA, Priya Prakash KARMALI, Yanjie BAO, Jerel Boyd Lee VEGA, Rajesh MUKTHAVARAM, Amit SAGI, Yihua PEI
  • Publication number: 20230059111
    Abstract: A range of therapeutic mRNA molecules expressible to provide a target polypeptide or protein. The RNA molecules can contain one or more 5-methoxyuridines and 5-methylcytidines. Further provided are DNA templates, which can be transcribed to provide a target mRNA, and can have altered nucleotides, such as reduced deoxyadenosines. Also provided are processes for making the therapeutic mRNA molecules. The RNA molecules can be translated in vitro or in vivo to provide an active polypeptide or protein. The RNA molecules can be included in a composition used for preventing, treating, or ameliorating at least one symptom of a disease or condition in a subject in need thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 14, 2022
    Publication date: February 23, 2023
    Inventors: Pattraranee LIMPHONG, Kiyoshi TACHIKAWA, Padmanabh CHIVUKULA, Daiki MATSUDA, Arisa CALE
  • Publication number: 20220340886
    Abstract: This invention provides a range of translatable polynucleotide and oligomer molecules for expressing a human amylo-alpha-1, 6-glucosidase, 4-alpha-glucanotransferase (AGL), or a fragment thereof having AGL activity. The polynucleotide and oligomer molecules are expressible to provide the human AGL or a fragment thereof having AGL activity. The molecules can be used as active agents to express an active polypeptide or protein in cells or subjects. The agents can be used in methods for ameliorating, preventing, delaying onset, or treating a disease or condition associated with reduced activity of amylo-alpha-1, 6-glucosidase, 4-alpha-glucanotransferase (AGL) in a subject.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 4, 2022
    Publication date: October 27, 2022
    Inventors: Kiyoshi TACHIKAWA, Carlos Gustavo PEREZ-GARCIA, Padmanabh CHIVUKULA, Hari BHASKARAN, Christian W. COBAUGH, Sean Christopher DAUGHERTY
  • Patent number: 11407800
    Abstract: A range of therapeutic mRNA molecules expressible to provide a target polypeptide or protein. The RNA molecules can contain one or more 5-methoxyuridines and 5-methylcytidines. Further provided are DNA templates, which can be transcribed to provide a target mRNA, and can have altered nucleotides, such as reduced deoxyadenosines. Also provided are processes for making the therapeutic mRNA molecules. The RNA molecules can be translated in vitro or in vivo to provide an active polypeptide or protein. The RNA molecules can be included in a composition used for preventing, treating, or ameliorating at least one symptom of a disease or condition in a subject in need thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2022
    Assignee: ARCTURUS THERAPEUTICS, INC.
    Inventors: Pattraranee Limphong, Kiyoshi Tachikawa, Padmanabh Chivukula, Daiki Matsuda, Arisa Cale
  • Patent number: 11377643
    Abstract: This invention provides a range of translatable polynucleotide and oligomer molecules for expressing a human amylo-alpha-1, 6-glucosidase, 4-alpha-glucanotransferase (AGL), or a fragment thereof having AGL activity. The polynucleotide and oligomer molecules are expressible to provide the human AGL or a fragment thereof having AGL activity. The molecules can be used as active agents to express an active polypeptide or protein in cells or subjects. The agents can be used in methods for ameliorating, preventing, delaying onset, or treating a disease or condition associated with reduced activity of amylo-alpha-1, 6-glucosidase, 4-alpha-glucanotransferase (AGL) in a subject.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2022
    Assignee: ULTRAGENYX PHARMACEUTICAL INC.
    Inventors: Kiyoshi Tachikawa, Carlos Gustavo Perez-Garcia, Padmanabh Chivukula, Hari Bhaskaran, Christian W. Cobaugh, Sean Christopher Daugherty
  • Publication number: 20220096520
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a modified human protein having improved in vivo stability. The modified human protein has been altered from a wild-type human protein at either at least one ubiquitination site, at the signal peptide portion, or both. The protein of the disclosure can be produced from a codon optimized mRNA suitable for administration to a patient suffering from deficiency of the wild-type protein, wherein upon administration of the mRNA to the patient, the modified protein of the disclosure is expressed in the patient in therapeutically effective amounts.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2019
    Publication date: March 31, 2022
    Inventors: Carlos G. Perez-Garcia, Padmanabh Chivukula, Kiyoshi Tachikawa
  • Publication number: 20220023442
    Abstract: Nucleotides encoding a Cystic Fibrosis Transmembrane Conductance Regulator (CFTR) protein are provided herein. Also describe are mRNA constructs that can be used to express CFTR protein in vitro or in vivo. The mRNA constructs can be formulated in a lipid formulation and administered via inhalation to treat cystic fibrosis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2021
    Publication date: January 27, 2022
    Inventors: Carlos G. Perez-Garcia, Kiyoshi Tachikawa, Daiki Matsuda, Padmanabh Chivukula, Priya Prakash Karmali, Yanjie Bao, Jerel Boyd Lee Vega, Rajesh Mukthavaram, Amit Sagi
  • Publication number: 20210317468
    Abstract: This invention provides expressible polynucleotides, which can express a target protein or polypeptide. Synthetic mRNA constructs for producing a protein or polypeptide can contain one or more 5? UTRs, where a 5? UTR may be expressed by a gene of a plant. In some embodiments, a 5? UTR may be expressed by a gene of a member of Arabidopsis genus. The synthetic mRNA constructs can be used as pharmaceutical agents for expressing a target protein or polypeptide in vivo.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 23, 2021
    Publication date: October 14, 2021
    Inventors: Pattraranee Limphong, Carlos G. Perez-Garcia, Kiyoshi Tachikawa, Padmanabh Chivukula, Arisa Cale, Angel I-Jou Leu, Jared Davis