Patents by Inventor Kug Chan Kim

Kug Chan Kim 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: 8343940
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a method for enhancing sensitivity of cancer cells to compounds or radiation by inhibiting the expression of testis-specific protein, Y-encoded like 5 (TSPYL5). More specifically, because methylation of TSPYL5 protein expressed in lung cancer cell line was inhibited to increase the expression level of the gene, resistance to stress such as radiation or anticancer agents was increased. Because the sensitivity of cancer cells to stress such as radiation or anticancer agents was increased by inhibiting the expression of the TSPYL5 gene to promote the apoptosis of the cells, an anticancer supplement agent containing an inhibitor of the expression or activity of the TSPYL5 gene of the present invention inhibits the growth of cancer cells and enhances the sensitivity to various stresses to maximize the apoptosis. Thus, when used in combination with radiotherapy or chemotherapy, the anticancer supplement agent may be used very usefully for anticancer treatment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2013
    Assignee: Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute
    Inventors: In Gyu Kim, Tae Lim Kim, Kug Chan Kim, Eun Jin Kim, So Yong Lee, Il Lae Jung
  • Publication number: 20110111400
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a method for enhancing sensitivity of cancer cells to compounds or radiation by inhibiting the expression of testis-specific protein, Y-encoded like 5 (TSPYL5). More specifically, because methylation of TSPYL5 protein expressed in lung cancer cell line was inhibited to increase the expression level of the gene, resistance to stress such as radiation or anticancer agents was increased. Because the sensitivity of cancer cells to stress such as radiation or anticancer agents was increased by inhibiting the expression of the TSPYL5 gene to promote the apoptosis of the cells, an anticancer supplement agent containing an inhibitor of the expression or activity of the TSPYL5 gene of the present invention inhibits the growth of cancer cells and enhances the sensitivity to various stresses to maximize the apoptosis. Thus, when used in combination with radiotherapy or chemotherapy, the anticancer supplement agent may be used very usefully for anticancer treatment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 24, 2010
    Publication date: May 12, 2011
    Applicant: Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute
    Inventors: In Gyu KIM, Tae Lim Kim, Kug Chan Kim, Eun Jin Kim, So Yong Lee, Il Lae Jung
  • Patent number: 7771964
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a recombinant Escherichia coli having phbCAB originated from Alcaligenes eutrophus and an overproduction method of polyhydroxyalkanoate using the same, more precisely, a recombinant Escherichia coli ‘MG1655/pTZ18U-PHB’ or ‘JIL938/pTZ18U-PHB’ having phbCAB originated from Alcaligenes eutrophus and an overproduction method of polyhydroxyalkanoate comprising the steps of preparing transformed Escherichia coli having phbCAB originated from Alcaligenes eutrophus, inoculating and culturing the cells (growth phase), inducing the production of polyhydroxyalkanoate in the recomibnant Escherichia coli (stationary phase and producing phase), and inducing the extracellular secretion of the polyhydroxyalkanoate from the recombinant Escherichia coli.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2004
    Date of Patent: August 10, 2010
    Assignee: Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute
    Inventors: In Gyu Kim, Il Lae Jung, Hyo Kook Park, Kug Chan Kim, Byung Ho Choi