Patents by Inventor Kohsuke Kataoka

Kohsuke Kataoka 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).

  • Transcription activator
    Publication number: 20050186632
    Abstract: The invention provides a synthesis-inducible eucaryotic promoter having a transcriptional activity comprising, for example, a heavy metal-sensitive DNA sequence, derived from a natural promotor, of a base sequence of any one of SEQ ID NOS: 1 to 4; an inducer of the transcriptional activation activity thereof; a recombinant expression vector comprising a site for the insertion of an extraneous gene ligated to the above promotor; a eucaryotic expression kit comprising eucaryotic cells transfected with the above vector and the above inducer; and a method for expression of an extraneous gene in a eucaryotic system by using the same
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2005
    Publication date: August 25, 2005
    Inventor: Kohsuke Kataoka
  • Transcriptional activators
    Patent number: 6908761
    Abstract: The invention provides a synthesis-inducible eucaryotic promoter having a transcriptional activity comprising, for example, a heavy metal-sensitive DNA sequence, derived from a natural promotor, of a base sequence of any one of SEQ ID NOS: 1 to 4; an inducer of the transcriptional activation activity thereof; a recombinant expression vector comprising a site for the insertion of an extraneous gene ligated to the above promotor: a eucaryotic expression kit comprising eucaryotic cells transfected with the above vector and the above inducer; and a method for expression of an extraneous gene in a eucaryotic system by using the same
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 2000
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2005
    Assignee: Otsuka Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Kohsuke Kataoka